SECTION I: LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear a telephone conversation between a woman and a man who works for a holiday
company about a holiday she would like to go on. Complete the note below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer:

Cycling holiday in Austria

-Holiday begins on (1)_______________________________
-No more than (2)____________________________
-Holiday costs (3) £ ____________________per person without flights
-All food included except (4)__________________________
-Essential to bring a (5)___________________________

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2:You will hear someone talking on the radio about food and restaurants in the local area. Listen
and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. The market is now situated___________________.
A. under a car park. B. beside the cathedral.
C. near the river. D. by the new shopping centre
2. On only one day a week the market sells __________________
A. antique furniture. B. local produce
C. hand-made items. D. utensils like saucepans
3. The area is well-known for
A. apples B. ice cream. C. a kind of cake. D. a fish dish
4. What do fishermen do with the fish they catch?
A. They have just started selling fish in the harbour.
B. They sell all their fish in London
C. They don’t sell fish to other countries
D. They sell fresh fish in a stall in the harbour.
5. What change has taken place in the harbour area?
A. Fish can now be bought from the fisherman.
B. The restaurants have moved to a different part.
C. There are fewer restaurants than there used to be.
D. Many new restaurants have been opened
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3: You will hear a lecture about customers’ psychology. Decide whether the statements are true
or false. Write your answers to the space provided.
1. The colour purple encourages people to spend more money.
2. When people see orange, they eat faster.
3. Businesses should use blue as it makes people feel safe.
4. Colour can not only create mood and influence customers, but also attract specific groups of customers.
4. Bright and soft colours appeal to younger customers.
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4: You will hear a lecture about exotic pests. Complete the chart. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each answer:
EXOTIC PESTS
Origin Name of pest New habitat Notes
Australia red-backed spider New Zealand and Japan even on island in middle of
(1)____________________

England Rabbit Australia 800 years ago: imported into

England to be used for
(2)_______________

fire ants (3)_________________ imported by chance

in Brisbane
Australia (4) Scotland introduced to improve
(5)_________
New Flatworm (6) Accidental introduction inside
Zealand Europe imported(7)__________________

Japan (8) Australian coastal some advantages

waters
Australia Budgerigar urban areas of south Smaller flocks because of arrival
– east (9) of (10)____________________
in recent years
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

10.
6. 7. 8. 9.

SECTION II: GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY

Part 1: A. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. You have to be___________if you want to beat her.
A. under your wings B. on your toes C. in the balance D. off the record
2. It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems and
________ some solutions to those in Viet Nam.
A. think B. advise C. expect D. propose
3. The lawyers hoped for a quick settlement but the case________for months.
A. dawned on B. brought on C. got on D. dragged on
4. Finding the most cost-effective measure to fight against the Covid 19 outbreak is a _____debated issue.
A. heavily B. profoundly C. hotly D. deeply
5. I don’t suppose there is anyone there,__________?.
A. do I B. isn’t there C. is there D. don’t I
6. He asked me if I had taken________the previous semester.
A. house economics B. home economic C. house economic D. home economics
7. The play was a success more by accident than by .
A. purpose B. design C. plan D. trial
8. A wave of bombings ________through the capital’s business district.
A. hit B. hacked C. cut D. ripped
9. The Vauxhall____________to be economical, has recently regained popularity among car collectors.
 A. automobile, being designed B. automobile being designed
C. automobile, a car designed D. automobile, designed
10. ___________ on by my friend, I applied for the job I had always dreamt of having .
A. Begged B. Obliged C. Urged D. Pleaded
11.The young rookie scored over 20 goals in his first year, taking the whole league by____________.
A. storm B. rain C. force D. assault
12. I do not understand why Cuong his notebook.
A. is always forgetting B. will always forget
C. always forgetting D. has always forgotten
12. Anne, who died on 22 July, will be missed by all who knew her.
A. crazily B. painfully C. badly D. sorely
13. “Levitating” will almost surely find space inside the top 10 Billboard one again, and in doing so, it will
________history one more.
A. mark B. make C. win D. change
14. He’s sometimes bad-tempered but he’s a good fellow ________heart.
A. by B. at C. with D. in
15. Everyone was there ________Linda. She was too sick to come.
A. take B. make C. save D. have
16. Prices of many agricultural commodities remain________.
A. passing B. impermanent C. volatile D. fleeting
17. After I was nearly expelled in my first year of college, I decided to put my_______to the wheel and get
as much out of my degree as I could.
A. head B. foot C. shoulder D. hand
18. - Daniel: “Our friends are coming. ________, Patrick?”
- Patrick: “I’m sorry, but I can’t do it now.”
A. Shall you make some coffee, please B. Would you mind making some coffee
C. Why don’t we cook some coffee D. Shall I make you like some coffee
19. I doubt whether he can keep________his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.
A. in B. up C. on D. with
Part 3. Complete the following sentences with the words given in the brackets. You have to change the
form of the word.
1. I am looking to leave in order to find a new job,________________________of whether Mr. Perkins
offers me more money or not. (REGARD)
2. It was a____________________ minor accident but tragically, one of the two drivers died. (SEEM)
3. Most of the activities we did on the course were____________________and irrelevant. I think it is very
wasteful to spend money on these things. (MEAN)
4. The best way to solve this dispute is to find a neutral,________________third party and follow his or her
suggestions. (INTEREST)
5. To join the police, there is normally both an age and a height________________________. (REQUIRE)
6. You have been___________________important to the success of this company. I don't know what I
would have done without you. (MEASURE)
7. His performance in the match today______________________his reputation as a great player. (LIE)
8. Rabbits are often seen as______________________figures at Easter, representing rebirth and springtime.
(SYMBOL)
9. The___________________________of any manned mission to the planets will be increased if a secure
fuel supply can be found beforehand. (SURVIVAL)
10. His behaviour in his father's presence caused his______________________and his sister ended up
inheriting the whole family fortune. (INHERIT)
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 6. 7. 8. 9. 10._____________

SECTION III: READING

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
Running for the office of the President of the United States is exceptionally arduous and should not be
undertaken by the (1)________hearted. The candidates must first compete in the local primary elections.
During the primary campaigns, the candidate endeavors to (2)_________the votes of his or her constituents.
Any new candidates are the opponents (3) __________the incumbent, the President currently in office who
is running for re-election. The candidates refrain from actions that might create animosity
(4)__________them and the pubic. Rather, they attempt to appease their constituency by using promotional
gimmicks and ambiguous equivocation, as well as (5)_________decorous protocol. The pubic is indeed
curious about, if not (6)__________of, the candidate’s professional life, in addition to his or her personal
life, which will be under (7)_________scrutiny during the campaign. Since his or her private life becomes
public domain, the candidate may (8)_________to disclose any controversial behavior in his or her past
before the press digs it up. (9) ________ history has shown us, even a prominent politician can be revealed
as a phony. A politician exhibiting scandalous behaviour might even be subjected (10)______censure from
his political colleagues

1. A. faint B. meek C. mild D. weak

2. A. extract B. gain C. exist D. drop
3. A. with B. by C. for D. of
4. A. by B. beside C. between D. to
5. A. observance B. observing C. appeal D. appellation
6. A. adventurous B. dangerous C. querulous D. suspicious
7. A. near B. care C. close D. front
8. A. to fit B. see fit C. look fit D. be fit
9. A. Contrary B. Despite C. As D. Where
10. A. by B. under C. to D. with

Part 2: For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space.
The Greek philosopher, Socrates,__________(1) to peace as 'the time when children bury their parents'
and war as “the time when parents bury their children” . War, in other words, is a time when the natural
state of things is thrown ________(2) chaos and __________(3) of any good comes out of it.
The people who suffer in a war need not______________(4) be the losing party. There are always two
sides to an argument. Both warring parties will inevitably sustain casualties, and it is the people who pay
for all the senseless damage. In a war, the soldiers________________(5) be enemies to each other, but
they are still somebody's father, brother, son or husband. Someone will (6) ____________for them if they
die.
Our generation is fortunate(7) __________________we have not had the misfortune to go (8)
________________ a war. We should prevent such tragic events from recurring in the future. We should
do our utmost to preserve peace, first in our (9)_________________ lives, and then in others. Only then
can we live in (10)____________ with one another.
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 6. 7. 8. 9. 10._________

Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions.
When people learn to play video games, they are learning a new literacy. Of course, this is not the way the
word "literacy" is normally used. Traditionally, people think of literacy as the ability to read and write.
Why should we think of literacy more broadly? There are two reasons.
First, language is not the only important communicational system nowadays. Images, symbols, graphs,
diagrams, artifacts, and many other visual symbols are particularly significant. Thus, the idea of different
types of "visual literacy" would seem to be an important one. For example, interior designs in homes,
modernist art in museums, and videos on MTV are other forms of visual literacy.
Furthermore, today words and images of various sorts are juxtaposed and integrated in a variety of ways.
In newspapers, magazines and textbooks, images take up more space. In fact, in modern high school and
college textbooks, images not only take up more space but carry meanings independent of the words in the
text. In such multimodal texts (texts that mix words and images), the images often communicate different
things from the words. And the combination of the two modes communicates things that neither of the
modes does separately. Thus, the idea of different sorts of multimodal literacy seems important. Both
modes go far beyond images and words to include sounds, music, movement, bodily sensations, and
smells. We obviously live in a world awash with images. It is our first answer to the question why we
should think of literacy more broadly. The second answer is this: Though reading and writing seem so
central to what literacy means traditionally, reading and writing are not such general and obvious matters
as they might at first seem. After all, we never just read or write; rather, we always read or write
something in some way.
So there are different ways to read different types of texts. Literacy is multiple in the sense that the legal
literacy needed for reading law books is not the same as for reading physics texts or superhero comic
books. And we should never dismiss the latter form of literacy. Many a superhero comic is replete with
post-Freudian irony of a sort that would make a modern literary critic's heart beat fast and confuse any
otherwise normal adult. Literacy, then, even as traditionally conceived to involve only print, is not a
unitary thing but a multiple matter. There are, even in regard to printed texts and even leaving aside
images and multimodal texts, different "literacies."
Once we see this multiplicity of literacy (literacies), we realize that when we think about reading and
writing, we have to think beyond print. Reading and writing in any domain, whether it is law, rap songs,
academic essays, superhero comics, or whatever, are not just ways of decoding print, they are also caught
up with and in social practices... Video games are a new form of art. They will not replace books but sit
beside them, interact with them, and change them as they are already doing strongly with movies. (Many
movies are based on video games and are influenced by them.) We have no idea yet how people "read"
video games, what meanings they make from them. Still less do we know how they will "read" them in the
future.
1. According to the first paragraph, the broadest definition of "literacy" is
A. The ability to analyze literature B.The ability comprehend basic cultural cues
C.The ability to read and write D.The ability to compose poetry
2. All are mentioned as being types of "visual literacy" EXCEPT
A. Musical tones B. Interior Design C. Diagrams D. Modern Art
3. An example from a science textbook of the phenomenon the author describes in the third paragraph
could be________
A. A genetic tree that coincides with the discussion of specific mammal classes in the text
B. A diagram of a specific chemical reaction that is used to explain a broad definition in the text
C. An illustration of a plant cycle that accompanies a chapter on photosynthesis
D. A cartoon that references the same methods discussed in the text about laboratory safety
4. What is an example of a "multimodal" text?
A. A dictionary
 B. A movie script
C. A photo album
D. An art book that describes the art as well as reproduces images of the original prints
5. The phrase "beyond print" is closest in meaning to______________.
A. Reading to understand the underlying meanings and themes of the author's words-not just a literal
interpretation.
B. Reading text that defines different types of wheat and grains
C. To read the text from right to left rather than left to right
D. To read books that use recycled paper and other green alternatives
6. In the seventh paragraph, the author suggests that literacy is multiple, meaning that___________
A. To be "literate" can mean participating in any form of expression
B. One's literacy increases exponentially as greater mastery of reading and writing is achieved
C. Different genres and modes of expression require different background knowledge and perspectives to
understand them
D. Literacy can only be gained by exploring every type of media and expression
7. Why does the author give the example of superhero comics to explain multiple literacies?
A. To explain that comic books are written for children and purely for entertainment. They
require only a basic knowledge of the action that occurs in the story
B. To once again refer to his earlier points about "multimodal" texts
C. To insist that even when an author may intend multiple meanings and interpretations, they
are rarely successful in conveying those to readers
D. Things that may seem on the surface to be only meant for a particular group of people can
actually have very profound meanings to those who possess other types of literacy
8. The author suggests that all of the following require different types of literacy and the
ability to decode meaning EXCEPT
A. Rap music B. Comic books C. Academic papers D. Symphonies
9. The author says that video games____________
A. are not yet entirely understood in terms of literacy, but are already impacting other forms
of expression such as filmmaking.
B. are unrealistic and should not fall into the same categories as the other texts he describes
C. are too violent to risk experimenting with for the purposes of understanding literacy
D. are irrelevant in academic discussion because no one has yet determined how to explain the ways that
people understand them
10. What would be the most logical information for the next paragraph to contain if the article continued?
A. A technological definition of video games, how they are made, and how they are played
B. A historical explanation of the very first video game and its evolution
C. Examples of the way that some people currently interpret video games and what they mean to them
D. A price comparison of video game consoles and whether or not quality has a direct impact on literacy
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

Part 4: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Light pollution
A . After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold
suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking
skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find than it was an hour ago.
B. Light pollution—the artificial light that illuminates more than its intended target area—has become a
problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15 years. In the suburbs, where over-lit
shopping mall parking lots are the norm, only 200 of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are visible on a clear
night. Even fewer can be seen from large cities.
C. America has become so bright that in a satellite image, the outline of the country is visible from its
lights alone. Mark Adams, superintendent of the McDonald Observatory in west Texas, says that the very
fact that city lights are visible from on high is proof of their wastefulness. “When you’re up in an airplane,
all that light you see on the ground from the city is wasted. It’s going up into the night sky..”
D. But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light engineers, light pollution
control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.” They say that overly bright security lights can
actually force neighbours to close the shutters, which means that if any criminal activity does occur on the
street, no one will see it. And the old assumption that bright lights deter crime appears to have been a false
one: A new report concludes that there is no documented correlation between the level of lighting and the
level of crime in an area.
E. For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard. Glaring lights can temporarily blind drivers,
increasing the likelihood of an accident. To help prevent such accidents, some cities and states prohibit the
use of lights that impair night-time vision. For instance, New Hampshire law forbids the use of “any light
along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travelers on the adjacent highway.”
F. Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people. Newly hatched turtles in Florida
move toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of the ocean. Migrating birds,
confused by lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and lighthouses, are injured, sometimes fatally, after
colliding with high, lighted structures. And light pollution harms air quality as well: Because most of the
country’s power plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air pollution.
G. Darkness was threatened. “We were totally losing the night sky,” said a scientist. Now, after retrofitting
inefficient mercury lighting with low-sodium lights that block light from “trespassing” into unwanted
areas like bedroom windows, and by doing away with some unnecessary lights altogether, the city is softly
glowing rather than brightly beaming.
H. Legislation isn’t the only answer to light pollution problems. A representative for the Ohio Light
Pollution Advisory Council, says that education is just as important, if not more so. Simple actions like
replacing old bulbs and fixtures with more efficient and better-designed ones can make a big difference in
preserving the night sky.
Question 1-6: The first six paragraphs are lettered A-F. Choose the most suitable headings for
paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below. NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you
will not use them all.
List of Headings
i. Why lights are needed
ii. Lighting discourages law breakers
iii. The environmental dangers
iv. People at risk from bright lights
v. Illuminating space
vi. A problem lights do not solve
vii. Seen from above
viii. More light than is necessary
ix. Approaching the city

1. Paragraph A
2. Paragraph B
3. Paragraph C
4. Paragraph D
5. Paragraph E
6. Paragraph F
Question 7-10: Complete each of the following statements with words taken from the passage. Write
ONE or TWO WORDS for each answer.
7. According to a recent study, well-lit streets do not___________or make neighbourhoods safer to live in.
8. Inefficient lighting increases_______________because most electricity is produced from coal, gas or oil.
9. Efficient lights__________________from going into areas where it is not needed.
10. In dealing with light pollution____________________is at least as important as passing new laws.
Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.