14/5/2021

SECTION 2. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. For question 1-20, read the following sentences and then decide which word A, B, C or D
best fits each space. Circle the correct answer.
1. For a team to be successful, all members have to ________ their weight.
A. take B. make C. get D. pull
pull one's weight: vận động, góp sức
2. You really will have to be able to ________ down a job for more than six weeks.
A. keep B. turn C. take D. hold
hold down a job: gắn bó với công việc
3. It took him a long time to come to ________ with the fact that he was homeless.
A. terms B. acceptance C. tabs D. agreement
come to terms with: đi đến thỏa thuận, chấp nhận
4. Simon has a very strong ________ of duty so he will always carry out his promises.
A. sense B. idea C. mind D. thought
5. The birth of their first child caused a lot of ________ in Angela Ken’s lives.
A. uproar B. upheaval C. outcry D. overthrow
upheaval: biến động, biến cố
6. The interviewer’s warm smile soon put Jill at her ________.
A. comfort B. leisure C. rest D. ease
7. No ________ how long it takes, I will keep trying to find an answer.
A. way B. matter C. worry D. mind
8. I ________ to think how you’re going to cope all by yourself with two babies.
A. fear B. avoid C. dread D. worry
9. However at the last training session there was a very poor ________.
A. turn-up B. turnover C. turnout D. turn-off
turnout: (người) có mặt, tham gia
10. The old lady ________ on going to court to give evidence.
A. demanded B. urged C. begged D. insisted
11. We all know that you are guilty so why don’t you ________ up?
A. give B. turn C. own D. say
own up: thú nhận
12. How could we have been so gullible- it was all a ________ of lies.
A. pack B. heap C. bunch D. pile
13. They were caught because their sudden wealth gave the ________ away.
A. fact B. game C. idea D. match
give the game away: tiết lộ bí mật
14. Kate ________ Tim that he had an appointment after lunch.
A. remembered B. recalled C. reminded D. recollected
15. Police are trying to ________ the stolen goods.
A. trace B. track C. shadow D. stalk
trace: lần mò, truy vết
16. I am ________ my brother is.
A. nowhere like ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as
 C. nothing as ambitious like D. nowhere near as ambitious as
nowhere near as adj as: không tới mức đó
17. ________ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters’ use of slang.
A. That Myan’s stories B. Myan’s stories, which
B. Myan’s stories D. Because Myan’s stories
18. After a six-year relationship, Martha and Billy have decided to ________.
A. break the bank B. turn the page C. tie the knot D. make the grade
19. After the accident, there was considerable doubt ________ exactly what had happened.
A. in the question of B. as to C. in the shape of D. for
20. Most discounts have been dramatically ________ in the final days of our clearance sale from
15% to 5%.
A. declined B. diminished C. slashed D. taken down

Part 2. For question 1-10, use the word in capitals at the end of the sentence to form one word
that fits in the space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0. We really must look for staff who have good ___qualification_____. QUALIFY
1. _Assertiveness_______ is much more effective than aggression. ASSERT
assertiveness: sự quả quyết
2. The singer’s unconventional lifestyle attracts the attention of the press. CONVENTION
unconventional: khác thường = special
3. When she passed 30, Sue became increasingly _desperate_______ for a baby. DESPAIR
desperate: tuyệt vọng
4. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat _disheartened .What a shame. HEAR
disheartened = disappointed: chán nản
5. My brother’s a comedian who specializes in doing impersonation of famous people. PERSON
impersonation: mạo danh, bắt chước
6. Michael Spencer’s upcoming book is likely to be a huge success. COME
upcoming: sắp ra mắt
7. Some _workplaces______ now have their own nursery facilities for staff with children. WORK
8. He won’t get angry with you- he has a very calm __temperament______. TEMPER
temperament: tính cách = characteristic
9. Sam was very grateful to his ___adoptive_____ parents for their generosity. ADOPT
adoptive (adj): (con/ bố, mẹ) nuôi
10. The subtle photography and music make the film very ___atmospheric_____. ATMOSPHERE

SECTION 3. READING
Part 1. Choose which answer best fits each gap.
FRIENDSREUNITED.CO.UK
Have you ever looked into what happened to your old friends? Friends Reunited is a website
which puts old school and college friends back in (1) ________ with one another. It was (2) ________
by a husband and wife team when the wife, Julie Pankhurst, decided she wanted to track (3) ________
some of her own school friends. The website now has over five million (4) ________ and is one of the
most popular websites in the UK. You pay a small (5) ________ to join, and then add your name and
email address to a list. This list is (6) ________ by school and year, so it is easy to find people.
Thousands of reunions have now (7) ________ place across the UK and the idea has spread to
many other countries. So if you join Friends Reunited, you can find the person who was your best
friend when you were eight, even if he or she's now living on the other side of the world! There may
even be some surprises (8) ________ for you! You might (9) ________ that the quiet boy who
everyone used to tease in school has now become a professor of Physics, and the tall shy girl has now
become a top fashion model with her picture in Vogue magazine. Or, (10) ________, you might find
that no one you knew has changed much at all!
1. A. connection B. association C. meeting D. touch
2. A. set up B. made out C. put on D. got off
3. A. for B. down C. in D. out
4. A. players B. holders C. users D. consumers
5. A. price B. fare C. expense D. fee
6. A. organized B. demonstrated C. managed D. controlled
7. A. made B. taken C. given D. done
8. A. in store B. on order C. in place D. en route
9. A. investigate B. identify C. discover D. invent
10. A. in particular B. in effect C. on the whole D. on the other hand

(FCE-Use of English)
Part 2. This following reading passage has nine paragraphs, A-I. (10 points)
List of Headings
i      A fresh and important long-term goal
ii     Charging for roads and improving other transport methods
iii    Changes affecting the distances goods may be transported
iv    Taking all the steps necessary to change transport patterns
v     The environmental costs of road transport
vi    The escalating cost of rail transport
vii   The need to achieve transport rebalance
viii  The rapid growth of private transport
ix    Plans to develop major road networks
x     Restricting road use through charging policies alone
xi    Transport trends in countries awaiting EU admission

 Example:                           Answer:
Paragraph F                          vii

What have been the trends and what are the prospects for European transport systems?
A. It is difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system.
Although modern information technologies can reduce the demand for physical transport by
facilitating teleworking and teleservices, the requirement for transport continues to increase. There are
two key factors behind this trend. For passenger transport, the determining factor is the spectacular
growth in car use. The number of cars on European Union (EU) roads saw an increase of three million
cars each year from 1990 to 2010, and in the next decade the EU will see a further substantial increase
in its fleet.
B. As far as goods transport is concerned, growth is due to a large extent to changes in the
European economy and its system of production. In the last 20 years, as internal frontiers have been
abolished, the EU has moved from a ”stock” economy to a ”flow” economy. This phenomenon has
been emphasised by the relocation of some industries, particularly those which are labour intensive, to
reduce production costs, even though the production site is hundreds or even thousands of kilometres
away from the final assembly plant or away from users.
C. The strong economic growth expected in countries which are candidates for entry to the EU
will also increase transport flows, in particular road haulage traffic. In 1998, some of these countries
already exported more than twice their 1990 volumes and imported more than five times their 1990
volumes. And although many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail,
the distribution between modes has tipped sharply in favour of road transport since the 1990s. Between
1990 and 1998, road haulage increased by 19,4%, while during the same period rail haulage decreased
by 43,5%, although – and this could benefit the enlarged EU – it is still on average at a much higher
level than in existing member states.
D. However, a new imperative-sustainable development – offers an opportunity for adapting
the EU's common transport policy. This objective, agreed by the Gothenburg European Council, has to
be achieved by integrating environmental considerations into Community policies, and shifting the
balance between modes of transport lies at the heart of its strategy. The ambitious objective can only
be fully achieved by 2020, but proposed measures are nonetheless a first essential step towards a
sustainable transport system which will ideally be in place in 30 years‟ time, that is by 2040.
E. In 1998, energy consumption in the transport sector was to blame
for 28% of emissions of CO2，the leading greenhouse gas. According to the
latest estimates, if nothing is done to reverse the traffic growth trend,
CO2 emissions from transport can be expected to increase by around 50%
to 1,113 billion tonnes by 2020 ， compared with the 739 billion tonnes
recorded in 1990. Once again, road transport is the main culprit since it
alone accounts for 84% of the CO2 emissions attributable to transport.
Using alternative fuels and improving energy efficiency is thus both an
ecological necessity and a technological challenge.
F. At the same time greater efforts must be made to achieve a modal shift. Such a change
cannot be achieved overnight, all the less so after over half a century of constant deterioration in
favour of road. This has reached such a pitch that today rail freight services are facing marginalisation,
with just 8% of market share, and with international goods trains struggling along at an average speed
of 18km/h. Three possible options have emerged.
G. The first approach would consist of focusing on road transport solely through pricing. This
option would not be accompanied by complementary measures in the other modes of transport. In the
short term it might curb the growth in road transport through the better loading ratio of goods vehicles
and occupancy rates of passenger vehicles expected as a result of the increase in the price of transport.
However, the lack of measures available to revitalise other modes of transport would make it
impossible for more sustainable modes of transport to take up the baton.
H. The second approach also concentrates on road transport pricing but is accompanied by
measures to increase the efficiency of the other modes (better quality of services, logistics,
technology). However, this approach does not include investment in new infrastructure, nor does it
guarantee better regional cohesion. It could help to achieve greater uncoupling than the first approach,
but road transport would keep the lion’s share of the market and continue to concentrate on saturated
arteries, despite being the most polluting of the modes. It is therefore not enough to guarantee the
necessary shift of the balance.
I. The third approach, which is not new, comprises a series of measures ranging from pricing to
revitalising alternative modes of transport and targeting investment in the trans-European network.
This integrated approach would allow the market shares of the other modes to return to their 1998
levels and thus make a shift of balance. It is far more ambitious than it looks, bearing in mind the
historical imbalance in favour of roads for the last fifty years, but would achieve a marked break in the
link between road transport growth and economic growth, without placing restrictions on the mobility
of people and goods.
Questions 1 – 5:
Choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-E from the list of headings below.
1. Paragraph A ___viii____
2. Paragraph B __iii_____
3. Paragraph C ___xi____
4. Paragraph D ___i____
5. Paragraph E ___v____

Questions 6 – 10
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading Passage? In boxes 6-
10, write
TRUE   if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE   if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN   if there is no information on this
6. ___T____ The need for transport is growing, despite technological developments.
7. ___F____To reduce production costs, some industries have been moved closer to their relevant
consumers.
8. ____N___ Cars are prohibitively expensive in some EU candidate countries.
9. ____N___ The Gothenburg European Council was set up 30 years ago.
10. ____F___ By the end of this decade, CO2 emissions from transport are predicted to reach 739
billion tonnes.
(IELTS 10- Test 2 – Reading Passage 2, p 22)

Part 3. Read the following passage extracted from www.asiatravel.com and select the best
answer to each question below. (10 points)
Culture Shock is not something that people generally get on a holiday but as soon as your
boss calls you into the office and says "Hi John, we value you so much we want you to head our Hong
Kong operations!" you really need to start thinking about the implications and how you are going to
avoid this condition. It is not so much as a life threatening disease, but it can lead to some very serious
problems if you do not take a few precautions.
Culture shock is definitely a serious condition that needs to be watched, and checked upon. I
personally have suffered from it on numerous occasions and sleep deprivation, mood swings, and
depression are all in there.
Travelling to a new destination with unusual habits and traditions can be a
very traumatic experience. A little research before you leave will help tremendously but the most
important thing is to actually leave with an open mind. A lot of people fly off without any research and
expect things to be done in exactly the same way and at the same speed as they were at home. Well
this just isn't going to happen. And it is very important to try to understand the culture religion and
people of the country that you are travelling to.
The culture shock selection of books are a very good starting place, but one that you will not
really understand fully until you are actually in the country mingling with the locals. One interesting
point of this can be found in the book Culture Shock Thailand. Thai people are among the nicest
people in the world but it is a very different world from, let's say, the UK. The book explains a good
deal about Thai culture and traditions and it explains how Thais smile their way out of an
embarrassing situation and look down on those that don't. The book then puts this into a couple of
different examples to try to ensure that the reader understands. One such example is that if you are
walking down the street and someone throws dirty water over you from a doorway, you should smile
at the person that did this, showing your forgiveness. This should help clear the air and the person will
most likely go out of their way to help you clean up. Imagine this happening in London! Thais shy
away from confrontation, and this is one of the many aspects that make them such a happy and kind
nation.
If as an expatriate you are moving to a country with severe Culture Shock such as perhaps
Cambodia, or Vietnam, then even more research would be needed. Nowadays you can possibly do a
lot more research than ever with the growth of the internet. You can see pictures of pretty much every
destination in the world and even read restaurant, hotel and bar reviews without having even left your
office. It is also advisable to stay away from a lot of the other expats especially before you leave and
while after you arrive in the destination. A lot of expats can be very negative about a country, even
though they continue to stay there and this is not something that you need when you have just travelled
half way around the world. Instead, leave with an open mind and make your own judgments about the
place after you have started to understand it a little.
One of the biggest causes, though, of Culture Shock is language. It will make an enormous
amount of difference to you if you learn a little or as much as possible of the local language before you
leave. Take up classes and practice it as much as you can; if you are studying Thai, eat out at Thai
restaurants and try to practice your Thai. This small step will make your life a lot simpler and will also
give you immediate respect when you arrive in the foreign country, not to mention open many new
doors. If you show an interest in the other person’s language and culture they will show an interest in
you.
If you are being relocated by your company, try to find out a little about the living conditions
in that country and the package that the company offers you. Will they supply you with hotel
accommodation or will you be straight into an apartment or house? Are you given a housing allowance
and allowed to choose the accommodation yourself? Will the company pay the deposits that the
landlord requires? Will you have maids? What about a car? How many return trips will you have a
year to your home country? Will they be in economy or business class? What about your family rights
- the wife - the husband - the children? How long is the posting for? Will the company pay for
repatriation due to illness, or unemployment? Do they have limits to the amount of furniture that you
can send over but most importantly bring back? Will they cover these charges? Do they have any
restrictions as to how you send these things? Do they offer you insurance that is suitable for the
country that you are travelling to?
When you arrive it is important to fit in, get a feel for the place, the smells and the sounds. I
would suggest just walking for a day or two experiencing the mystique of the new land you have just
discovered. After a while when you are feeling a little more at home join a club, and make friends
socially outside of your regular work patterns, and try to meet and befriend as many locals a you can,
so that you will really get a deeper understanding of where you and most probably appreciate the
differences in culture a lot more.
Culture Shock basically comes from a lack of understanding and built up anxiety, and can be
caused by the most minute things, building up. One time in Hong Kong a colleague seemed to be
literally screaming at the waitress in Cantonese, I was very anxious and asked what was wrong, my
colleague looked very confused as to why I was asking the question and she simply replied that she
was ordering some water!
All in all every expat has had his or her bad days, and there are times you just want to get on a
plane and fly back, however these days are minimal compared to the fun, and amazing discoveries that
you will make. Once you are bitten by the spirit and feeling of adventure you are about to embark
on, you will have more difficulty believe it or not, returning "home" than you imagined
especially the longer you stay away.

1. What is the main idea of the reading passage?

A. Travelling abroad has some specific negative effects on your feelings due to culture shock.
B. It is believed that every expat is certain to encounter culture shock during the overseas trip.
expat = foreigner
C. There are always some things one can do to get over anger and confusion when traveling
abroad.
D. There is no point in worrying about culture shock in other countries since it is not as serious
as people thought.
2. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.
A. people’s expectation that the destination country will bear the similarity to their home one is
useless
B. Most of the countries have unusual habits as one characteristic to help building up culture
shock.
C. More research should be carried out before the trip so as to avoid understanding unusual
habits in a new country.
D. People should be open-minded since what they are going to experience will not have much
difference to that in their country.
3. Which of the following can best replace the word “traumatic” in the third paragraph?
A. fantastic  B. upsetting  C. unavoidable  D. resembling
4. According to the passage, what should people do when Thais cause some annoyance to them?
A. Buy a book called Culture Shock Thailand to learn more about the trouble.
B. Try to talk to them about the problem in order to clear the air.
C. Clean up yourself and continue to walk down the street so as not to have any trouble with
them.
D. Give them a smile and be tolerant of the situation.
5. What does the writer advise people to do when they arrive in a new country?
A. People should arrange a short trip a few days earlier in order to get accustomed to
restaurants, hotels and bars in the new place.
B. It’s best not to talk to people who arrived there since they may give irrelevant and negative
comments.
C. People should make their own judgements right before the trip.
D. People should understand the new place a little by staying away from expats because of
their negative points.
6. What does the word “it” in the sixth paragraph refer to?
A. culture shock  B. difference  C. classes  D. language
7. It can be inferred from the seventh paragraph that ______.
A. Shelters should be first considered when people have plans to travel to a country.
 B. Being aware of the situation in which you live and other services is essential for people’s
abroad relocation.
C. As soon as people are relocated by their company, they should ask themselves some
necessary questions in order to prepare for culture shock.
D. People should look down on the offers from the company for the relocation since all
questions have already been dealt with.
8. Which of the following phrases can best replace the word “fit in” in the eighth paragraph?
A. become involved  B. feel the similarity \
C. control feelings  D. see the point
9. What can be inferred from the writer’s experience in the restaurant with his colleague during the trip
in Hong Kong?
A. He felt very annoyed about his colleague.
B. The waitress in the restaurant was shocked at her colleague’s screaming.
C. A lack of understanding is a cause to culture shock.
D. His anxiety was built up during the trip.
10. In the last paragraph, what does the writer mean by saying “you will have more difficulty believe
it or not, returning "home" than you imagined especially the longer you stay away”?
A. Once people underwent culture shock, they would find it hard to leave the destination
country due to its extreme annoyance.
B. People would like to stay longer to understand more about the culture shock since they think
it is more interesting than annoying.
C. Culture shock is inevitable and may cause people to want to return home since the longer
people stay the more trouble they have.
D. The difficulty in returning home will make people stay longer in the destination country
than you expected.

SECTION 3. WRITING
Part 1. For questions 1-5, 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. (10 points)
1. I fully intended to find out who is responsible for the graffiti. INTENTION
I had every intention of finding out who is responsible for the graffiti.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. SUCCESS
Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have been a success.
3. He would never agree to sell his business, even if he received a very temping offer. OFFER
However tempting the offer was he would never agree to sell his business.
4. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness. ACTION
…Urgent action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.
5. Philip’s inability to make decisions dates from his accident. UNABLE
Phillip has been unable to make decisions ever since his accident.
Part 2. For questions 1-5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. (10 points)
1. Apparently, the restaurant in town has been bought out by someone else.
🡪I hear the restaurant in town is under new management.
2. Sarah cried her eyes out immediately she was told she'd failed her driving test.
🡪Sarah broke down into tears as soon as she was told she’d failed her driving test.
3. The Government recently said our problems are the fault of the worldwide economic slowdown.
🡪The Government have placed the blame on the worldwide economic slowdown.
4. You led me to believe the job was mine if I wanted it. 
🡪I was left/given with the impression that the job was mine if I wanted it.
5. He would never have guessed that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.
🡪Little did he know that at the age of 17 he would be playing for his country.

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