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PART I. LISTENING (1.0 POINT)
Question 1: You will hear a talk given to new students about the university advisory service. Listen and fill in
the missing information in numbered spaces WITH NUMBERS OR NO MORE THREE WORDS. (0.5 pt)
HELPING DETAILS
 Officer: Jackie (1) ………………………….
 Address: Student Welfare Office 13 Marshall Road
 Telephone number: (2) ………………………….
 Opening hours: 9.30 am – 6 pm (weekdays) ; (3) ……………………………………. (Saturdays)
 Ring or visit office for: (4) ……………………………………
 N.B. At peak times there may be a (5) ………………………….
Question 2: Listen and choose the best answer A, B or C. (0.5 point)
1. When are the experimental areas closed to the public?
A. all the year round B. almost all the year C. a short time every year
2. How can you move around the park?
A. by tram, walking or bicycle B. by solar car or bicycle C. by bicycle, walking or bus
3. The rare breed animals kept in the park include ______.
A. hens and horses B. goats and cows C. goats and hens
4. What is the main purpose of having the Rare Breeds Section?
A. to save unusual animals B. to keep a variety of breeds C. to educate the public
5. What can you see in the park at the present time?
A. the arrival of wild birds B. fruit tree blossom C. a demonstration of fishing
Question 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (0.2 point)
1. A. heal B. beam C. beach D. meant
2. A. official B. delicious C. ocean D. conceal
Question 2. Pick out the word that has different stress pattern from the rest. (0.3 point)
1. A. prevent B. pollute C. destroy D. gather
2. A. government B. expansion C. excitement D. fixation
3. A. accomplishment B. activity C. competition D. experiment
PART III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.0 POINTS)
Question 1. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1.5 points)
1. Have a cup of tea, ______?
A. do you B. won’t you C. will you D. don’t you
2. I am learning English because I want to read newspapers ______ English.
A. by B. with C. on D. in
3. The form teacher insists that every student ______ their homework regularly.
A. do B. does C. to do D. doing
4. Thanks to the women's liberation, women can take part in ______ activities.
A. social B. society C. socially D. socialize
5. Mary was the last applicant ______ by that interviewer.
A. to be interviewed B. interviewing C. to interview D. interviewed
6. Had I listened to my parents, I ______ in so much trouble now.
A. wouldn’t be B. wouldn’t have been C. won’t be D. won’t have been
7. The competition makes the price of goods ______.
A. most cheap and cheap B. cheaper and cheaper
C. more cheap and more cheap D. more and more cheap
8. During the rush hour, the traffic ______ in the city center is terrible.
A. condensation B. accumulation C. congestion D. concentration
9. We delayed our departure ______ the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
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10. I’ve ______ so much weight recently that I’ll have to go on a diet.
A. put on B. get in C. bring on D. take up
11. For a short while, I managed to catch ______ of the president entering the palace.
A. vision B. notice C. view D. sight
12. ______ not only you but also he going to Japan next week?
A. Are B. Is C. Will D. Shall
13. After seeing the movie Centennial, ______.
A. the book made many people want to read it B. many people want to read the book
C. the reading of the book interested many people D. the book was read by many people
14. He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted the second __________ when it was offered.
A. load B. pile C. helping D. sharing
15. Duong: “My first English test was not as good as I expected.” - Thomas: “______”
A. Good Heavens! B. That’s brilliant enough!
C. It’s okay. Don’t worry. D. Never mind, better job next time!

Question 2: Choose the word that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part. (0.3 point)
1. My sister is a very diligent student. She works very hard at every subject.
A. clever B. practical C. studious D. helpful
2. Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.
A. variety B. changes C. conservation D. number
3. My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstances.
A. be confident B. be optimistic C. be pessimistic D. be smart

Question 3: Choose the word that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part. (0.2 point)
1. I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
A. attention B. unawareness C. unconcern D. carelessness
2. Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
A. busy with B. free from C. relaxed about D. interested in
Question 4. Supply the correct form/tense of the verb in the brackets. (1.0 point)
Every ten minutes, one species of animal, plant or insect (1. die) out forever. If 1. ……………………..
nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today (2. become) extinct twenty 2. ……………………..
years from now. Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the 3. ……………………..
World Wildlife Fund, a small group of people (3. want) to raise money to save animals and 4. ……………………..
plants from extinction, (4. found). Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international 5. ……………………..
organization. It (5. raise) over 35 million pounds for conservation project, and has given 6. ……………………..
support to national parks in six continents. It has helped thirty mammals and birds (6. 7. ……………………..
survive). Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more money (7. give) and if more 8. ……………………..
governments wake up to what (8. happen), perhaps the World Wildlife Fund (9. be) able to 9. ……………………..
help us avoid the disaster that (10. threaten) the natural world, and all of us with it. 10. ……………………..
Question 5. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given. (1.0 point)
HOW A HOBBY CAN MAKE YOU ANGRY! 1. ……………………
Recently, I decided to take up (1. PHOTOGRAPH) as a hobby. I like taking snaps, but I am not 2. ……………………
very (2. SKILL). My snaps are either a complete (3. FAIL) for technical reasons, or are just not 3. ……………………
very (4. IMAGINE). First, I decided that to be (5. SUCCESS), I would have to buy new equipment. 4. ……………………
Just then, I had an (6. EXPECT) piece of good luck. A friend who works in a camera shop said 5. ……………………
she could sell me a (7. VALUE) camera. A customer had left it at the shop to be repaired, but 6. ……………………
there had been a (8. UNDERSTAND), and it was actually for sale. I thought this was a rather (9. 7. ……………………
BELIEF) explanation and so I asked her some more questions. She said she had had a (10. 8. ……………………
AGREE) with the customer and he had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his 9. ……………………
photo! 10. ……………………
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PART IV. READING (2.5 POINTS)

Question 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, D. (1.0 point)
Insects' lives are very short and they have many enemies, but they must survive long enough to breed and
perpetuate their kind. The less insect-like they look, the better their chance of survival. To look "inedible" by
resembling or imitating plants is a deception widely practiced by insects. Mammals rarely use this type of
camouflage, but many fish and invertebrates do. The stick caterpillar is well named. It is hardly distinguishable
5 from a brown or green twig. This caterpillar is quite common and can be found almost anywhere in North America.
It is also called "measuring worm" or "inchworm." It walks by arching its body, than stretching out and grasping the
branch with its front feet then looping its body again to bring the hind feet forward. When danger threatens, the
stick caterpillar stretches its body away from the branch at an angle and remains rigid and still, like a twig, until the
danger has passed. Walking sticks, or stick insects, do not have to assume a rigid, twig-like pose to find
10 protection; they look like inedible twigs in any position. There are many kinds of walking sticks, ranging in size
from the few inches of the North American variety to some tropical species that may be over a foot long. When at
rest their front legs are stretched out. Heightening their camouflage. Some of the tropical species
are adorned with spines or ridges. Imitating the thorny bushes or trees in which they live. Leaves also seem to be
a favorite object for insects to imitate. Many butterflies can suddenly disappear from view by folding their wings
15 and sitting quietly among the foliage that they resemble.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How some insects imitate plants to survive. B. The feeding habits of insects.
C. Insects that are threatened with extinction. D. Caterpillars that live in trees.
2. Which of the following does the word "enemies" refer to?
A. creatures that eat insects B. plants looking like insects
C. extreme weather conditions D. insects looking like plants
3. According to the passage, how does the stick caterpillar make itself look like a twig?
A. By changing the color of its skin. B. By looping itself around a stick.
C. By laying its body flat against a branch. D. By holding its body stiff and motionless.
4. Which of the following is true of stick insects?
A. They resemble their surroundings all the time. B. They make themselves look like other insects.
C. They change color to make themselves invisible. D. They are camouflaged only when walking.
5. Which of the following are NOT mentioned in the passage as objects that are imitated as a means of protection?
A. Flowers B. Thorns C. Leaves D. Sticks
6. In which paragraph does the author describe the way in which stick caterpillars move?
A. Paragraph one B. Paragraph four C. Paragraph three D. Paragraph two
7. Which of the following is the OPPOSITE meaning of the word "inedible" in line 10?
A. moving B. beautiful C. eatable D. colourful
8. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the stick caterpillar?
A. It is not popular in North America.
B. The tropical stick caterpillars can have parts of their body looking like thorns.
C. It changes its colour to avoid danger D. It can have different sizes.
9. How can butterflies make themselves invisible?
A. By hiding under the leaves. B. By disappearing from the view.
C. By folding wings and sitting still among the leaves with similar colours.
D. By flying among colourful flowers.
10. Which of the following best paraphrases the sentence in italics? “The stick caterpillar is well named.”
A. The caterpillar is stuck to a popular name. B. The caterpillar is named after a well- known name.
C. The caterpillar has a good name. D. The caterpillar is named just like the way it looks.
Question 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each of the gaps. (1.0 point)
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1) ___ it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea. A
special room was built and lowered (2) ___ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived (3) ___ a
depth of 40 feet. At a (4) ___ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house”. On returning to the
surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (5) ___ many interesting scientific
observations. The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (6) ___ the seabed. He said that
some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing
population of the world. The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (7) ___ the bottom of the sea. On four
occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (8) ___ of the marine life, some of which had
never been seen before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and
witnessed a gathering of an immense (9) ___ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found
out that it was (10) ___ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”.
1. A. which B. what C. how D. whether
2. A. underneath B. into C. down D. below
3. A. in B. at C. on D. from
4. A. any B. more C. much D. some
5. A. made B. exercised C. caught D. done
6. A. implanting B. transplanting C. growing D. cultivating
7. A. inquiring B. exploring C. imploring D. enquiring
8. A. systems B. forms C. breeds D. castes
9. A. pack B. herd C. school D. flock
10. A. able B. possible C. hardly D. capable
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Question 3. Read the passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list A-E for
each part 1-5 of the article. (0.5 point)
List of headings
A. Ways to communicate 1. ……
B. Getting started 2. ……
C. Speed and flexibility 3. ……
D. Communicating with friends online 4. ……
E. Long-distance solution 5. ……
CHAT WITH FRIENDS IN AN INSTANT (by Chris Toney)
1. Instant messagingor IM is more immediate than e-mail as you don’t have to check your inbox for new massages.
They appear instantly. Another advantage is that more than two people at a time can join in an IM conversation, so
it’s ideal for making social arrangements among groups of friends.
2. Communication by IM isn’t restricted to text. You can send pictures stored on your computer, and if you have
microphones and speakers you can talk – the advantage being that the Internet charges are usually cheaper than
phone calls. If you and a friend have webcams, you can also make a video call, in which you can see as well as
hear each other.
3. John Moran, 13, from Southport uses instant messaging to keep in touch with relatives on the other side of the
world. “When I go online, I swap messages with my cousins in Australia”, says John. “It’s much cheaper than
phoning them and means I can speak to them more often”. Carol Taylor, 24, who lives in Argentina, agrees. “My
parents live in the UK, and we prefer using an instant messengers to sending e-mails or text messages as it’s more
like a real conversation”, she says. “I’d rather chat online than call them as it costs so much less”.
4. The first step in using IM to ease to download a piece of software from one of the websites that offer the service. If
you already have friends who use IM, find out which program they have. It’s free, doesn’t take long to download and
the only costs you face are the standard call charges while you are online.
5. Once you’ve installed this software and connected to the Internet, you can start exchanging messages with your
friends online. Each user of the service has their own user name. If you find out the user name of people you know,
you can create a friend list. Then, when you go online, the software tells you which of them are also connected to
the Internet, and you can send them a message.

PART V. WRITING (2.0 POINTS)

Question 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. (0.5 point)
1. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
Hard ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They do not clean the windows, so the room looks rather dark.
Were they ………………………………………………………………………
3. I would prefer you to wear something more formal to work.
I’d rather ……………………………………………………………………….
4. Mary used to go skiing when she was in Australia.
Mary would ……………………………………………………………………
5. I shall never lend Robert any more money, no matter what happens.
Under no ………………………………………………………………………
Question 2. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one. (0.5 point)
1. The doctor said to me, “If I were you, I wouldn’t smoke”. ADVISED
……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They bought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. WHICH
……………………………………………………………………………..
3. The phone rang again as soon as I put it down HAD
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. He finds it easier to work on a night shift. USED
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The present came as a complete surprise to me. ABACK
……………………………………………………………………………..

Question 3. Writing (1.0 point)

Violence is increasing at an alarming rate in many schools. What are the causes of this and what should be done to solve
the problem? Write at least 200 words to express your viewpoint. You must not add your personal information.