A: LISTENING (4/20 points)

Part 1: Questions 1-5: Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
asnwer (2.0points)
VISA APPLICATION FORM
Name: Kelly (1)……………………………………………
Address: 106 (2)… ………………………………………., Hawaii.
Nationality: (3) ………………………………………………….
Age: (4……………………………………………………
Marital status: (5)………………………………………………….
Questions 6- 8: Circle the correct letter A, B or C.
6. According to the applicant, who lives in Australia?
A. His counsin B. His uncle C. His sister-in- law
7. The applicant wants to visit Australia because he wants to………………………….
A. do some travelling B. develop his business C. work
8. The aplicant can have a visa for………………………………
A. 6 months B. 12 months C. 30 days
Questions 9-10: Complete the sentences by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER
for each answer.
9. The applicant must go to the visa office between …………….………………………
and…………….…………..
10. What two things must the applicant take to the visa office? …………….…………..and…………….………….
Part 2: You will hear an interview with a woman called Helen Hunter who runs a summer camp for teenagers.
Complete the sentences by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/ or a NUMBER in the space
provided. (1.0 point)
SUMMER CAMPS
1. Helen says that people taking part in the summer camp usually sleep in a ……..………………………………
2. The summer camp is a chance for teenagers to meet people and learn ……..………………………………
3. As an example of a practical activity, Helen tells us about a team which built a ……..…………………………
4. In the next camp, teams will work out problem-solving activities such as a ……..……………………with clues.
5. Helen gives the example of ……..………………………… as the only typical sporting activity at the camp.
6. The day when teams can choose their own activities is called “……..………………………………”
7. The summer camp is good for people who don’t have opportunities or have little ……..……………………….
8. On ‘Battle of the Bands’ day, the teams make a pop record and a ……..………………………………………..
9. For the teenagers taking part, the camp lasts for ……..…………………………………………………………...
10. You can book for a summer camp that will be held in the month of ……..………………………………………
Part 3: Circle the appropriate letter A, B or C. (1.0 point)
1. Where in Australia were Asian honey bees found?
A. Queensland B. New South Wales C. several states
2. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they
A. attack bees B. carry parasites C. damage crops
3. What point is made about Australian bees?
A. Their honey varies in quality
B. Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers.
C. They are sold to customers abroad.
4. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia,
A. the country’s economy would be affected
B. they could be used in the study of allergies.
C. certain areas of agriculture would benefit.
5. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got
A. advice from personal friends in other countries.
B. help from students in other countries.
C. information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries.
PART B: PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS ( 1 Point)
I. Which word is stressed differently from the others? (0,5 P)
1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie
2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually
3. A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective D. difference
4. A. activity B. destination C. independent D. intersection
5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous
II. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (0,5P)
6. A. drop B. joke C. top D. confidence
7. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound
8. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin
9. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour
10. A. sugar B. steam C. press D. waste

PART C: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (5.0points)

Part 1: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer questions. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (1.5P).
1. Please wait for a moment. It________heavily
A. is raining B. rains C. raining D. is rainy
2. I would appreciate it ________what I have told you a secret.
A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept
3. Andrew is a very disciplined employee. He ________ great importance to coming to work in time.
A. plays B. admits C. attaches D. attributes
4. “Will Sam adapt well to his new position?”
“It is ________ that I really don’t know if he’ll be able to.”
A. such a drastical change B. so drastic a change
C. so drastic change D. so drastically changing
5. Don’t ________to phone Mary, I’ve already talked to her.
A. concern B. forget C. bother D. worry
6. She moved to the city last year________she was tired of driving so far to work.
A. although B. so C. but D. because
7. I could not turn in my paper on time because my word processor ________.
A. fell down B. turned down C. broke down D. tore down
8. We shall review the salary arrangements________ due course.
A. on B. by C. with D. in
9. Very little was said about his failure, ________?
A. was it B. wasn't it C. was there D. wasn't he
10. “Could I use your telephone?” – “_________”
A. I’m sorry to hear that B. Please, feel free
C. Certainly. I do D. That’s very kind of you.
11._________ is visiting important and historic places in a city or an area as a tourist.
A.Travelling B.Sightseeing C.Wandering D.Sunbathing
12.All _________ must complete a visa form upon arrival at Singapore airport.
A.tourists B.departures C.customers D.passengers
13.Travellers are advised to find an alternative _________ during road repairs.
A.field B.direction C.route D.itinerary
14.All food products should carry a list of _________ on the packet.
A.elements B.materials C.foods D.ingredients
15.Traditionally, an ‘English breakfast’ is a large cooked breakfast, usually _________ bacon and eggs, toast, baked
beans, black pudding, and tea or coffee.
A.making of B.having C.consisting of D.existing of

Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 p)
BLOGGING AND THE MEDIA
The growing number of weblogs - or blogs, as they are (1- AFFECTION) ___________ known - on
the internet has become a cause for concern among mainstream media organizations. Within a few years, blogs have
developed from (2- PERSON) ___________musing on daily events to full-blown critical commentaries
___________ which are often well-informed and eloquently expressed. With an estimated fifty-two million
bloggers writing on almost every (3- CONCEIVE) ___________ subjects each day, cooperate media can no longer
ignore them or treat them with disrespect. The ubiquity of blogs means that they are increasingly (4- INFLUENCE)
___________ as can be seen in the number of news stories that have been discredited or called into question by
bloggers in recent years. For bloggers have a freedom unavailable to mainstream journalists. They (5- PASS)
___________ both editor and (6-PUBLISH) ___________, who by their presence (7- INEVITABLE)
___________distort stories by “tailoring” them to suit their own ends. The material on blogs is raw, unmodified by
editors, and often harsh and direct in its (8- CRITICIZE) ___________of the way news is reported by the media.
The advantages of this for the reading public are obvious. Bloggers act as a kind of media watchdog, able to check
facts and verify or disprove information in a way that journalists are often (9- ABLE) ___________ to, and this is
shaking mainstream media out of its (10- COMPLACENT) ___________.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline the errors and write the corrections in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0p)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated
because of much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust of automobiles causes a
large percent of all air pollution. However, the automobile provides transportation for million of people. Factories
discharge much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to the large number of people.
Thus, to end or great reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them.
Most the people do not want to do that, of course. Nevertheless, pollution can be gradual reduced in several ways.
Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to less the way of pollution that such things as automobiles and
factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that request businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down
on certain polluted activities.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in
the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (1,5 P)
try out slip up carry on get by put out
take after get down look up go through run for
1. If you’re finding it difficult to _______ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?
2. I know what you’re _______ and I feel really sorry for you.
3. In many ways you _______ your father.
4. If you _______ you’ll get into trouble.
5. Hilary Clinton has decided to _______the American presidency in the election that will take place next year.
6. You’d better _______ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.
7. If you _______ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.
8. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure _______ you _______.
9. The car’s in quite good condition but you can _______ it _______ before you make any decision to buy,
10. When I was in New York, I was able to _____ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART D: READING (5 points)

Part 1: Read the following passages and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point)
SMILE POWER
The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved
that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (1) _______
by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial expressions affected the flow
of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible (2)
_________ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. However, sad, angry expressions decreased
the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious (3) _________ of gloom and depression by effectively (4)
_________ the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early (5) _________, and suggests that the temperature of the brain
could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters which definitely influence our moods and energy
levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further
chemical imbalance by inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains
remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can
(6)_________ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters - replacing a depressed condition (7) ________ a
happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic (8)_______, depression and anxiety states could (9) _______
from simply exercising their zygomatic- (10) _____ which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a
smile several times an hour.
1. A. given out B. sent for C. handed in D. put forward
2. A. laughter B. sadness C. humour D. depression
3. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle D. vortex
4. A. cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating
5. A. result B. subject C. research D. experiment
6. A. allow B. persuade C. let D. decide
7. A. through B. by C. after D. with
8. A. disease B. illness C. infection D. ailment
9. A. recover B. improve C. benefit D. progress
10. A. muscles B. nerves C. veins D. bones
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
There is an example at the beginning (0) (2.0 pts)
Conversations are such common, everyday events that we easily take them for (1)__________ and assume that they
require no special (2)_______________ but at some time or other , most of us have had problems talking with other
people. You may find (3)________unable to get word in edgeways, and feel foolish and inadequate. Sometimes you
have to interrupt rudely, and are (4) __________ feeling that, to other people, you must seem unpleasantly
aggressive. Or (5) __________ been desperate to speak, you do not know how to stop and risk (6)______
considered boring. Everyone sometimes finds it difficult to strike up conversations. The importance of being able to
start conversations is obvious. To have relationships, you have to meet people and get to know them. To get to
know them, you have to talk to them. At some point, (7) __________ has to be an opening line, but how do you
know what to say? Conversations often begin (8) __________ one person remarks, ‘Beautiful weather, isn’t it?’ or
asks some other clichéd question. Conversation openers are rarely original – the anxiety of (9) __________ the first
approach is not conducive to creative thought – but this does not matter what does matter is that these openers are
recognized as what they are – attempts at starting a conversation. The (10)________ are unimportant, the fact that
they have been spoken is.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Read the following passage and then choose the best answers to the questions. Write your answers (A,
B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 p)
While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the opportunity never comes.
Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores
slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has
been made by the tiny kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds
containing about 5% free water. Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a
metabolic conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his small
supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and through evaporation from
his respiratory tract.
Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved various experiments
with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their bodies and slowly utilize these
resources in the long periods when no free water is available from dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this
question was to determine the total water content in the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long
periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they
begin with a store of water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments
with kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body weight. There was
no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water deprivation. When the kangaroo rats
were given free access to water, they did not drink water. They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this
did not change appreciably the water content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period.
This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of free water, therefore, did
not lead to any “storage” that could be meaningful as a water reserve. This makes it reasonable to conclude that
physiological storage of water is not a factor in the kangaroo rat’s ability to live on dry food.
1. What is the topic of this passage?
A. Kangaroo rats B. Water in the desert C. Desert life D. Physiological experiments
2. The word “expire” is closest in meaning to
A. become ill B. die C. shrink D. dehydrate
3. Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals?
 A. Desert plants B. Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body
C. The blood of other animals D. Streams
4. The word “it” refers to
A. water B. the desert C. the opportunity D. a living thing
5. The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT
A. the economy with which it uses available water B. living without drinking water
C. breathing slowly and infrequently D. manufacturing water internally
6. The word “parsimony” is closest in meaning to
A. intelligence B. desire C. frugality D. skill
7. It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of
A. less need for water than other animals B. their ability to adjust to the desert environment
C. their ability to eat plants D. many opportunities for them to find water
8. The word “deprivation” is closest in meaning to
A. preservation B. renewal C. examination D. loss
9. According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that
A. kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods.
B. kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water.
C. there was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility to water.
D. a dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat’s health.
10. The tone of the passage is
A. critical B. scientific C. optimistic D. negative
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART E: WRITING (5points)

Part 1: Sentence transformation (1.0points)
For questions 1–5, finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first
sentence
1. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his marriage proposal”, said Nam to Lan.
Nam ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I was strongly determined to complete my assignment before the end of the month.
I had……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Ann speaks French much better than her sister does.
Ann’s sister……………………………………………………………………………..
. 4. We have never visited such a charming place.
 Never ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. You’ll be in serious trouble unless you apologize to Mrs. Dempsey.
You’ll get………………………………………………………………………………..

For questions 6–10, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
(1.0 point)

6. Are you sorry that you invited Liam to join us on our trip?
 Do ______________________________________ Liam to join us on our trip? REGRET
7. Considering that Luke is so young, you must admit he’s making excellent progress as a musician.
If you _________________________________________young Luke is, you must admit he’s making excellent
progress as a musician. ACCOUNT
8. My new MP3 player was twice the price of yours.
Your MP3 player was ______________________________________mine. EXPENSIVE
9. The website wouldn’t allow me to access certain pages.
 The website ____________________________________________ certain page. DENIED
10. The police managed to prevent the fighting between the two gangs by arresting the masterminds.
 The police managed to ______________________ fight by arresting the masterminds. PUT

For questions 11-15, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence but using
the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (1.0 point)

11. The fridge is completely empty. (LEFT)

_________________________________________________________________.
12. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired. (WORTH)
_________________________________________________________________.
13. Frank never pays any attention to my advice. (NOTICE)
________________________________________________________________.
14. Even if we don't like the idea, we'll have to obey his orders. (WHETHER)
________________________________________________________________.
15. I knew nothing about the rebellion that they were planning (DARK)
_________________________________________________________________.
Part 2: Writing an argument (2.0points)
“It is said that game online is one of the topics worrying many parents these days?”
Do you agree or disagree with the statement above?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Your writing must be between 200 and 250 words.
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