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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT
MÔN: Tiếng Anh (khối 10)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút.
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi này có 11 trang, không kể trang phách)

Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bản đề thi này.

Kết quả điểm bài thi Số phách bài thi

Bằng số: Bằng chữ: (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm thi ghi)

Họ và tên, chữ ký giám khảo 1: ............................................................................................

Họ và tên, chữ ký giám khảo 2: ............................................................................................

PART A. LISTENING (15 points)

Questions 1-5: Gap-filling

Destination Harbour City

• Express train leaves at 1 …………………….

• Nearest station is 2 …………………….
• Number 706 bus goes to 3 …………………….
• Number 4 ……………………. bus goes to station
• Earlier bus leaves at 5 …………………….
Question 6-10 (Answer the questions in short, using NO MORE THAN FOUR words
and/or numbers)
6. How much does it cost to travel by train from the bus station to Harbour city without a
Travel Link card?__________________________
7. What, according to the man, is considered off-peak time?____________________
8. Do they offer any discount on the train fares to Harbour city during peak hours?______
TRUE or FALSE
9. The woman is in possession of a Travel Link Card.____________
10. The woman has never been to Harbour city._________________
Section 2
1. We are all present hedonists
A at school B at birth C while eating and drinking
2. American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
A they need to be in control of the way they learn
B they play video games instead of doing school work
C they are not as intelligent as girls
3. Present-orientated children
A do not realise present actions can have negative future effects
B are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes
C know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway
4. If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it
A working harder B building relationships C sharing family meals
5. Understanding how people think about time can help us
A become more virtuous
B work together better
C identify careless or ambitious people
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
PART B. PHONETICS (5 points)
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. cheap B. character C. chaos D. charismatic
2. A. tough B. through C. rough D. enough
3. A. mineral B. determine C. examiner D. mining
4. A. surface B. palace C. necklace D. decadence
5. A. gorgeous B. gem C. gene D. genius
Your answer:
1. ........... 2. ........... 3. ........... 4. ........... 5. ...........
II. Which word has a different stress pattern?
1: A. introduce B. influence C. arrogant D. majesty
2: A. lunatic B. dynamic C. mosquito D. climatic
3: A. colleague B. humane C. canteen D. unite
4: A. dismiss B. insect C. discount D. district
5: A. diagonal B. admirable C. discipline D.
mechanism
Your answer:
1. ........... 2. ........... 3. ........... 4. ........... 5. ...........
PART C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)
I. Give the correct forms/ tenses of the verbs in brackets.
Although they (1- be) a topic of human speculation throughout human history, the content
and purpose of dream (2- not/understand). It (3- now/ acknowledge) that dreams (4.
strongly/link) to the rapid eye movement that takes place during the first stage of sleep. Over
the full course of a typical human lifespan, a total approaching six years may (5. spend)
dreaming. Yet, despite this, it (6. not/ establish) where in the human brain dreams (7-
originate), or whether they have a common cause.
Philosophers and artists (8- for centuries/fascinate) by sleep and dreams. Yet they (9-often/
portray) as a dark and often disturbing sphere of human existence, despite the fact that it (10-
for many years/ know) that both physical survival and mental well-being (11. depend) on
them.
Two thousand years ago, dreams (12. regularly/ interpreted) as supernatural and divine
communication and they (13. therefore/ think) to foretell the future. By the beginning of the
twelfth century, the interpretation of dreams (14. most often/ associate) with psychoanalysis
and its famous practitioners, Freud and Jung, who (15. regard) dreams as the bridge between
the conscious and the unconscious mind, a tool with which the secrets of the human mind
could (16. finally/ unlock). But the key to those secrets (17. yet/ not/ find). What (18-
suggest) so far, however, can form the basis for further attempts (19- gradually/ unveil) the
truth (20- surround) the connection between the human brain and the human dream.
Your answer:
1. ........................ 2. ........................ 3. ........................ 4. ........................
5. ........................ 6. ........................ 7. ........................ 8. ........................
9. ........................ 10. ........................ 11. ........................ 12. ........................
13. ........................ 14. ........................ 15. ........................ 16. ........................
17. ........................ 18. ........................ 19. ........................ 20. ........................

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.

1. Business has been thriving in the past year. Long _______ it continue to do so.
A. could B. does C. may D. might
2. The escaped prisoners remain on the _________ in the hills.
A. open B. loose C. liberty D. free
3. He’s a rumbustious character who always tries to live life to the ________.
A. extent B. full C. fun D. end
4. This ward has been reserved for the ________ ill.
A. terminally B. deeply C. terribly D. deathly
5. Only _________ people in their chosen profession are invited to attend this prestigious
event.
A. prominent B. infamous C. fading D. eminent
6. Just because he’s seventy doesn’t mean he’s__________.
A. lost it B. past it C. up to it D. over the hill
7. The __________ to listen while not being listened to should not be underestimated.
A. aptitude B. ability C. technique D. skill
8. Being very frustrated by his 4ignific, she has no alternative but _______ the boat.
A. rattling B. shake C. to rock D. to roll
9. All Jane’s friends visited her in hospital to wish her_______ .
a rushing recovery B. a speedy recovery C. recovering hastily D. recovering
quickly
10. The winds changes abruptly and it looks as if our sailing team_______out on top.
A. had floated B. has got C. is coming D. reached
11. Sandra’s unpleasant_______suggested that she knew about Amanda’s terrible secret.
A. grimace B. smirk C. snort D. wince
12. The student’s rude interruption brought a sharp _______from his teacher.
A. recoup B. repeat C. report D. retort
13. Their discussion quickly developed into a _______ argument over who should receive
the money.
A. burning B. heated C. hot D. scorching
14. The salesman demonstrated how a push of the button would cause the aerial to______.
A. rebound B. recoil C. retract D. retreat
15.Students are rarely able to_______ all the information given in one of the professor’s
lectures.
A. absorb B. achieve C. capture D. interest
16. She is usually_______courteous to strangers.
A.absolutely B. exceedingly C. somewhat D. utterly
17. The idea of locking twelve strangers in a house and letting millions of the viewing public
watch the minutiae of their daily routine must have seemed to some producers a _______
idiotic way of eating into their budget.
A. comprehensively B. finally C. sheer D. totally
18. It’s_______ clear that television is taking us down roads that no one in their right mind
would wish for the medium.
A. abundantly B. out-and-out C. outright D. plain
19. It will make a(n) _______ change to meet someone who is so dedicated to their work for
once.
A. refreshing B. significant C. social D. sudden
20. The Government has announced plans to make _______ changes to the tax system next
year.
A. considerable B. dramatic C. far-reaching D. political
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
III. Fill in each blank with ONE preposition or articles
1. Dr Richards is distinguished ———————— his selfless service to humanity.
2. On account of his advanced age he was disqualified ——————— competing.
3. He was discharged because there was no proof ——————– him.
4. Brass consists ——————– copper and zinc.
5. His parents are very worried ———————- his safety.
6. He parted ——————- his family and belongings and went on a pilgrimage.
7. I am convinced that he is acting ——————— compulsion.
8. The patient is now free ———————- danger
9. This peculiar custom prevails ———————- the Hindus.
10. Many Hindi plays are adapted ——————– English.
11. The police is entrusted ———————- the enforcement of law and order.
12. During the height _______________ this season, he forced five waitresses to hand in
their notice even though they were completely competent.
13. I’ve always been honest _____________ my feelings. You on the other hand, have not.
14. Much ______________ I detest the idea of punishing children, I can see that it
sometimes has its uses.
15. Mr. Sugar Deliver, I’m sure, would be a huge asset ________________ your company.
16. No further comments or responses of any kind have been made from her PR
__________________ late.
17. The younger sons therefore considered themselves to have been robbed
_______________ their rightful inheritance.
18. The white Audi was eliminated __________________ police enquiries at an early stage.
19. The stolen painting was eventually restored ____________________ their rightful
owner.
20. The argument is centred ________________ whether or not to lower the age limit.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

IV. Write the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the incorrect part, and then correct it.
1. (A) As interesting and lively as it is, (B) included in your story are several historical

inaccuracies, i.e. your hero Miss Swinton ( C ) might not have offered shelter under
his umbrella, ( D ) for they weren’t invented until a hundred years later.
2. (A) At ground level, it is (B) dangerous enough a substance, but in the (C) upper

atmosphere, it bonds with free ions to create (D) deadening smog particles.
3. Having (A) unshakeable confidence (B) in his ability, he (C) carried off the role of Hamlet

with (D) faultless skill.

4. (A) In winning the 1998 Kentucky Derby, Swiftilocks showed a (B) burst of speed

( C ) not unlike that of Man o’War, who (D) had been winning 20 of 21 races in 1919
and 1920.
5. That the time (A) spent in transit by the average traveller was (B) widely anticipated to

decrease was (C) because automobiles’ (D) replacing horses as the primary means of
transportation.
6. (A) Likewise the power-generating (B) apparatus of a conventional car, ( C ) that of

a hybrid car depends on a (D) combustible fuel to generate power.

7. (A) Rising tides of unemployment claims (B) across the state has led the governor to (C)

declare the economy to be in a (D) state of emergency.

8. The (A) outpatient department of Cho Ray Hospital has been through a (B) momentous

year since the doctors sticking to (C) tried and tested methods has brought about (D)
desirable outcomes.
9. Their family (A) having conflicts over personal properties, neither Kath nor Bill wants

(B) to make a permanent commitment to the other (C) despite having been seeing each
other (D) on and on for the last five years.
10. (A) Utter willpower enabled her to win the heat and (B) qualify for the final of the 400

(C) meters (D) final.

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

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words:

In Totteridge, in north London, there is a yew tree estimated to be between 1,000 and 2,000
years old. This tree, however, is a mere youngster in comparison with others of the species.
The record in the UK is held by a yew in Scotland that is thought to be between 4,000 and
5,000 years old.
However, such trees are becoming (1) _____INCREASE rare and the Totteridge specimen
was considered of (2) SUFFICE ________ importance to be named in 1999 as one of the 41
‘great trees’ in London. Like many yews, the Totteridge tree (3)________ DOUBT predates
the buildings around and its exact age is unknown.
The Totteridge tree needs little (4)__________ MAINTAIN. Some of its outer branches
hang down so low that they have taken root. But this is part of the tree’s natural architecture
and contributes to its (5) _________STABLE in high winds. With the best of (6)_________
INTEND , ancient yew sites are often tidied up with no benefit to the tree. Dead branches are
not (7)______ READY shed by the tree and their wood harbours a multitude of insects, an
inseparable part of the old tree’s natural (8) _________ DIVERSE. Something of the tree’s
history is lost with the (9) _________ REMOVE of dead wood. After all, the decaying,
twisted and (10)__________ ATTRACT parts give the tree character.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
VI. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one of the words listed.
each every all whole none no
I was telling you about my family, wasn’t I?
It seems that no (1)_______ family is having the same problems. Since last week, I have
spoken to nearly (2) _______ my colleagues and (3) _______ other one says that (4)
_______ is sweetness and light in their family. (5) _______ of them, the (6) _______
family- sit down and (7) _______ of them take turns to say something about what they’re
doing or what they’ve been doing and nearly (8) _______ other member of the family hangs
on their (9) _______ word. There’s (10) _______ aggression; (11) _______ of the others
shows anything but total interest in the others’ (12) _______ story. (13) _______ of them
takes his or her turn and (14) _______ of them listen – (15) _______ of them resents it.
(16) _______ I can say is, they are lucky. Almost (17) _______ meal we have is spoilt
because there’s (18) _______ contact with anyone else and (19) _______ of us remains a
little island. (20) _______ wonder my daughters don’t come and visit very often.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
PART D. READING (30 points)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best alternative to answer the questions that
follow:
One of the most dangerous drugs for pregnant women to consume is alcohol. Because
alcohol is delivered quickly into the blood and passes quickly into the tissues and
membranes, the human fetus is particularly vulnerable to its effects. The reality is that the
negative effects on a fetus are so pronounced that babies born after exposure to alcohol are
said to be suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome. As a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, the
alcohol is passed into her bloodstream almost simultaneously. Moreover, because the
bloodstream of the fetus is inextricably tied to that of the mother, the alcohol passes directly
into the bloodstream of the fetus as well. And, what is more, the concentration of alcohol in
the fetus is exactly the same as in the mother.
For the mother, this concentration is not a problem because her liver can remove one ounce
of alcohol from her system per hour. However, the fetus’s liver is not completely developed
(how developed it is depends on its stage of development). The rate at which it is able to
eliminate the alcohol from the blood of the fetus is much slower. Eventually, the alcohol will
be returned to the mother’s system by passing across the placenta, but this process is slow.
By the time this takes place, major neurological damage may have already occurred.
Research has shown that as little as one drink of alcohol can produce significant, irreversible
damage to the fetus. Babies born after exposure to alcohol generally exhibit facial distortion,
inability to concentrate, and difficulty in remembering. Simply speaking, it is imperative that
pregnant women avoid alcohol.
1. What is the main topic of this reading?
(A) Women and drugs (B) The dangers of pregnancy
(C) The fetus and alcohol (D) Drinking and the human body
2. The word “its” refers to_____________.
(A) the fetus (B) the blood (C) the tissue (D) the alcohol
3. The word “pronounced” most closely means____________.
(A) evident (B) spoken (C) described (D) unfortunate
4. How much time can it be inferred that it takes alcohol to enter a woman’s bloodstream
after she takes a drink?
(A) about one hour (B) a few seconds (C) several minutes (D) at least 24 hours
5. The word “inextricably” most nearly means____________.
(A) unexplainedly (B) formerly (C) forcefully (D) inseparably
6. According to the passage, how does the concentration of alcohol in a fetus compare to that
in the mother?
(A) The concentration is more. (B) The concentration is less.
(C) The concentration is equivalent. (D) The concentration cannot be measured.
7. It can be inferred that the development of a fetal liver depends on____________.
(A) how many months pregnant the mother is (B) how much alcohol the mother has
consumed
(C) how large the fetus is (D) how well the mother has taken care of the
fetus
8. According to the passage, how is alcohol finally returned to the mother’s system?
(A) it is carried through the bloodstream (B) it is transferred across the placenta
(C) it is expelled by the fetus’s liver (D) it is not completely returned
9. Which one of the following was NOT mentioned as a sign of fetal alcohol syndrome?
(A) disfigurement of the face (B) concentration difficulties
(C) increased aggression (D) memory problems
10. At what place in the passage does the author discuss the quantity of alcohol necessary to
produce negative results?
(A) Lines 2-3 (B) Lines 10-11 (C) Lines 18-19 (D) Lines 20-21
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Select the corresponding letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the best option to fill in
each of the blanks.

What we know about music and the brain

Work on the human brain has indicated how different parts are centres of activity for
different skills, feelings, perceptions and so on. It has also been shown that the left and
right halves, or hemispheres, of the brain are (1) …….. for different functions. While
language is processed in the left, or analytical hemisphere, music is processed in the
right, or emotional hemisphere. (2) …….. of music like tone, pitch and melody are all
 probably processed in different parts of the brain. Some features of musical experience
are processed not just in the (3) ……….. parts of the brain, but in the visual ones. We
don’t yet fully understand the (4) …….. of this.
The tempo of music seems to be (5) …….. related to its emotional impact, with fast
music often (6) …….. as happier and slower music as sadder. It is the same with the
major (7) ………. rhythm of the body: our heart (8) …….. quickens when we’re
happy, but slows when we’re sad. Military music may have (9) …….. from attempts
to get us ready for (10) …….. by using fast drumming to (11) …….. our hearts into
beating faster. Music is perhaps one of the most complex experiences the brain (12)
…….. with and it has become an absolutely (13) …….. part of our rituals and
ceremonies. It has power (14) ………. language to (15) …….. mood and co-ordinate
our emotional states.
1. A. amenable B. dependable C. responsible D. reliable
2. A. Views B. Aspects C. Factors D. Pieces
3. A. hearing B. olfactory C. auditory D. sensory
4. A. expectations B. implications C. assumptions D. propositions
5. A. surely B. plainly C. evidently D. directly
6. A. felt B. endured C. encountered D. touched
7. A. biology B. biological C. music D. musical
8. A. pulse B. speed C. pace D. rate
9. A. evolved B. extended C. advanced D. elevated
10. A. battle B. fight C. quarrel D. struggle
11. A. activate B. motivate C. stimulate D. animate
12. A. manages B. copes C. bears D. holds
13. A. vital B. important C. compulsory D. dominant
14. A. with B. above C. beyond D. over
15. A. notify B. report C. associate D. communicate
Your answer:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
III. Complete each of the gap in the following passage with one word
Stress

Stress (0) … often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if perhaps (1)
… different names. These days we regard stress (2) … a necessary evil of modern living.
Yet stress is not negative and without (3) … we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in
life (4) … as the anticipation before a date or the tension leading (5) … to an important
match. All these situations produce stress but (6) … you can control it and not the other way
(7) … you will feel stimulated, not worn (8) … Unlike these situations, which are generally
positive and easier to deal with, sitting in a train (9) … is late, (10) … stuck in a traffic jam,
working to a tight deadline are (11) … harder to manage and control. Stress is now
recognised as a medical problem and as a s12ignificant factor (12) … causing coronary heart
disease, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol count. Patients are often unwilling to
admit to stress problems (13) … they feel they are a form of social failure and it is important
that symptoms (14) … identified in order to avoid unnecessary suffering. So what should we
be looking out for as danger signals? Common signs of stress are increased tiredness,
irritability and (15) … inability to cope with certain situations.

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

IV. Read the text and answer the questions that follow
Tough sensor can take the heat
A. A new gas sensor made form a nickel’s worth of materials can endure high temperatures,
corrosion, vibrations, and exposure to water, according to its inventors at Argonne National
Lavatory in Illinois. The tiny sensor detects a variety of gases.
B. Conventional silicon sensors do not work well at temperatures above 150 degree F. But
Argonne’s new sensor, made of ceramics and metals, is not affected by high temperatures.
“The materials in this sensor behave well through a wide range of temperatures,”, says
Michael Vogt, a control system engineer at Argonne.
C. Vogt and his colleagues made the sensor by film-screening layers of ceramic and metal on
a ceramic substrate, then firing the sensor in an industrial oven at more than 1,000C. The
Argonne researchers set out to build a sensor that would detect overheating computer
components. Before an overheating component fails, and possibly ignites, epoxy in the
circuit boards releases a gas. The Argonne sensor can detect this vapour and cut off power to
the circuit.
D. The device senses gases by applying a steadily increasing voltage across its electrical
leads, and monitoring current spikes induced as gasses react on the sensor’s surface. Each
gas reacts at a characteristic voltage, and the size of the current spike indicates the
“signature” of several representative organic solvents.
E. The sensor could be used to monitor hydrocarbon emissions from cars; today’s typical
sensors only measure oxygen. The sensor could also monitor gases in industrial chemical
processes.
Question 1- 4: The following statements summarize some of the paragraphs of the
passage. Write the letter of the paragraph (A-E) next to its summarizing statement (1-4)
in the spaces provided.
1. How the device senses gases.
2. A brief introduction to the new gas sensor.
3. Other uses of the new gas sensor.
4. How the device was designed.
Question 5-10: Below is a summary of the passage. Fill in the spaces with a maximum of
three words from the passage
A new sensor made of ceramics and metals can endure corrosion, vibrations, exposure to
water, and (5) __________ , while not affected by (6) __________. As (7) __________
reacts at a (8) __________, the device applies a steadily increasing voltage and monitor
current spikes induced, (9) __________of which indicates the concentration of the gases.
Conventional sensors, on the other hand, do not work well at temperatures above 150 and
could be used only to (10) __________.
Your answers:
Statement 1. Statement 2. Statement 3. Statement 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART E. WRITING (20 points)
I. Use the word given in bold to complete each sentence below in such a way that it
means exactly as the one printed before it.
1. I think Robert is too young to look after his brother. (CARE)
I think Robert isn’t __________________________of his brother.
2. Ben certainly wasn’t as innocent as he pretended to be. (MEANS)
Ben was____________________________________________ he pretended to be.
3. The twins are eager to see their cousins again in the summer. (LOOKING)
The twins ________________________________their cousins again in the summer.
4. It was necessary to inspect the electrical systems in order to make sure they are safe.
(INTERESTS)
In___________________________________________________the electrical systems.
5. The proceeds from the sale went to charity. (MADE)
All the___________________________________________________________charity.

II. Write a paragraph on the following topic:

How much influence has fashion had on our lives? Are those influences negative or positive?
You should write between 150 and 180 words.
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN VĨNH PHÚC
 MARKING SCHEMES
MÔN: Tiếng Anh (khối 10)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút.
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi này có 11 trang, không kể trang phách)

Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bản đề thi này.

LISTENING (15 points; 1 pt/item)

1. 9.30 (a.m) 2. Helendale 3. Central street 4. Number (N0) 792 5. 8.55 (a.m)
6. $10 7. before 5pm or after 8. No, (they don’t) 9. FALSE 10. FALSE
7.30pm
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B

PHONETICS (5 points; 0.5pt/item)

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Your answer:
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A
II. Which word has a different stress pattern?
Your answer:
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 points)
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5points; 0.25 pt/item)
Your answer:
1. HAVE BEEN 2. ARE NOT UNDERSTOOD 3. HAS NOW BEEN 4. ARE STRONGLY LINKED
ACKNOWLEDGED
5. BE SPENT 6. HAS NOT BEEN 7. ORIGINATE 8. HAVE FOR CENTURIES BEEN
ESTABLISHED FASCINATED
9. ARE OFTEN PORTRAYED 10. HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR 11. DEPEND 12. WAS REGULARLY
MANY YEARS INTERPRETED
13. ARE THEREFORE THOUGHT 14. WAS MOST OFTEN 15. REGARDED 16. FINALLY BE UNLOCKED
ASSOCIATED
17. HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND 18. HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED SO 19. TO GRADUALLY UNVEIL 20. SURROUNDING
FAR

II. Choose the best option to complete the sentence: (5 points; 0.25pt/item)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A
5. A 6. A 7. B 8. C
9. B 10. C 11. B 12. D
13. B 14. C 15. A 16. B
17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C

III. Fill in each blank with ONE preposition or article (5 points; 0.25 pt/item)
Your answer:
1. FOR 2. FROM 3. AGAINST 4. OF
5. ABOUT 6. WITH 7. FROM 8. FROM
9. AMONG 10. FROM 11. WITH 12. OF
13. ABOUT 14. AS 15. TO 16. OF
17. OFF 18. FROM 19. TO 20. ON

IV. Choose the word or phrase which needs correcting by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (5 points; 0.5 pt/item)
Your answer:
1. C; 2. D; 3. D; 4. D; 5. C; 6. A; 7. A; 8. A; 9. D; on 10. A;
might deadly flawless had because Like Rising outpatients and off sheer
not skills won of/ due tide department willpower
have to
been
offered
V. Supply the correct form of the word (5 points; 0.5 pt/item)
1. increasingly 2. sufficient 3. doubtlessly 4. maintenance 5. stability
6. intentions 7. readily 8. diversity 9. removal 10. unattractive
VI. Use the words provided to fill in the blanks (5 points; 0.25pt/item)
1. every 2. all 3. every 4. all
5. all 6. whole 7. each 8. every
9. every 10. no 11. none 12. every
13. each 14. all 15. none 16. all
17. every 18. no 19. each 20. no

READING (30 points)

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (5 points; 0.5pt/item)
Your answer:
1 C, 2 D, 3 A, 4 B, 5 D, 6 C, 7 A, 8 B, 9 C, 10 C
II. Read the text then answer the questions by choosing the correct answer A, B, C, or D. (7.5 points; 0.5
pt/item)
Your answer:

1.C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D

III. Put a suitable word in each gap. (7.5 points; 0.5 pt/item)
1. under 2. as 3. it 4. such 5. to 6. if 7. round 8. out 9. which/that 10. being
11. much 12. for 13. as/ 14. be 15. an
because

III. Read the text and answer the questions that follow: (10 points; 1pt/item)
Your answer:
Statement 1. D Statement 2. A Statement 3. E Statement 4. C 5. detect gases
6. high 7. each gas 8. characteristic 9. the size 10. measure oxygen
temperatures voltage

WRITING (20 points)

I. Rewrite each sentence using the words given in bold letters. (5 points; 1 pt/item)
1. I think Robert isn’t old enough to take care of his brother. (CARE)
2. Ben was by no means as innocent as he pretended. (MEANS)
3. The twins are looking forward to seeing their cousins again this summer. (LOOKING)
4. In the interests of safety, it was necessary to inspect the electrical systems. (INTERESTS)
5. All the money they made went to charity. (PROCEEDS)

II. Paragraph writing (15 points; of which:

Task achievement (4 points)
Grammar range and Accuracy (3 points)
Coherence and cohesion (4 points)
Lexical resource ( 4 points)

TRANSCRIPT
Section 1
You will hear a conversation between a clerk at the enquiries desk of a transport company and a man who is
asking for travel information. First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
[20 seconds]

You will see that there is an example that has been done for you. On this occasion only the conversation
relating to this will be played first.

Woman: Good morning, Travel Link. How can I help you?

Man: Good morning. I live in Bayswater and I’d like to get to Harbour City

tomorrow before 11am.

Woman: Well, to get to Bayswater …

Man: No, no. I live in Bayswater – my destination is Harbour City.

Woman: Sorry. Right; so that’s Bayswater to Harbour City. Are you planning to

travel by bus or train?

Narrator:

The man wants to go to Harbour City, so Harbour City has been written in the space. Now we shall begin. You
should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time. Listen
carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
Woman: Good morning, Travel Link. How can I help you?

Man: Good morning. I live in Bayswater and I’d like to get to Harbour City

tomorrow before 11am.

Woman: Well, to get to Bayswater …

Man: No, no. I live in Bayswater – my destination is Harbour City.

Woman: Sorry. Right; so that’s Bayswater to Harbour City. Are you planning to

travel by bus or train?

Man: I don’t mind really, whichever option is faster, I suppose.

Woman: Well, if you catch a railway express, that’ll get you there in under

an hour … Let’s see – yes, if you can make the 9.30am express, I’d recommend you do that.

Man: Great. Which station does that leave from?

Woman: Helendale is the nearest train station to you.

Man: Did you say Helensvale?

woman: No, Helendale – that’s H-E-L-E-N-D-A-L-E

Man: What’s the best way to get to the Helendale station then?

Woman: Well, hang on a minute while I look into that … Now, it seems to me that

you have two options. Option one would be to take the 706 bus from the

Bayswater Shopping Centre to Central Street. When you get there, you

transfer to another bus which will take you to the station. Or, the second

option, if you don’t mind walking a couple of kilometres, is to go directly

to Central Street and get straight on the bus going to the train station.

Man: Okay. Which bus is that?

Woman: The 792 will take you to the station.

Man: I guess the walk will be good for me so that might be the better option.

What time do I catch the 792?

Woman: There are two buses that should get you to the station on time: one just

before nine o’clock and one just after. But look, at that time of the

morning it might be better to take the earlier one just in case there’s a
 traffic jam or something. The 8.55 is probably safer than the 9.05.

Man: Yeah, I don’t want to the miss the train, so I’ll be sure to get on the five-

to-nine bus.
Narrator:

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.

[20 seconds]

Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.

Man: By the way, how much will I have to pay in fares?

Woman: Well, you can get a ticket on the bus for $1.80 cash and you’ll need $10

each way for the train. Wait, do you have a Travel Link Card?

Man: No, but I can get one before tomorrow.

Woman: Okay, well that’ll make it considerably cheaper then. The bus will cost

$1.50 each way, and the train will be – the train to Harbour City will …

still cost $10.00 because you’ll be travelling during peak hours in the

morning, so no savings there, I’m afraid. However, if you could come

back at an off-peak time …

Man: What does that mean?

Woman: Well, if you could start your return journey before 5pm or later than half

past 7 in the evening …

Man: Actually, I wasn’t planning on coming back till at least 8 o’clock anyway.

Woman: In that case, you can make quite a saving if you use your Travel Link
 Card. You did say you were planning to purchase one, didn’t you?

Man: Yes, I’ll pick one up later today.

Woman: Good – that would mean that your return train journey would only cost

you $7.15 with your card.

Man: Thank you.

Woman: Is there anything else I can help you with?

Man: Actually, there is. Do you know if I can use the Travel Link Card on

ferries?

Woman: If you’re thinking of the Harbour City ferries that go back and forth

between the north and south bank, those are the commuter ferries, then

yes. A one-way trip costs $4.50 but with your card you’d make a 20%

saving and only pay $3.55.

Man: So, $3.55 for the commuter ferry …What about the tour boats?
Woman: You mean the tourist ferries that go upriver on sightseeing tours? No –

they only take cash or credit card. They’re not part of the Travel Link

Company.

Man: Oh, I see. I don’t suppose you know the cost of a tour?

Woman: In actual fact, I do, because I took a friend on the trip upriver just last

week. We decided on the afternoon tour and that was $35 each but I

understand that you can do the whole day for $65.

Man: Thank you. You’ve been a great help.

Woman: My pleasure. Enjoy your day out.

Narrator:

That is the end of section 1. You now have half a minute to check your answers. [30 seconds]

Section 2
Today, I’m going to be talking about time. Specifically I’ll be looking at how people think about time, and how
these time perspectives structure our lives. According to social psychologists, there are six ways of thinking
about time, which are called personal time zones.
The first two are based in the past. Past positive thinkers spend most of their time in a state of nostalgia, fondly
remembering moments such as birthdays, marriages and important achievements in their life. These are the
kinds of people who keep family records, books and photo albums. People living in the past negative time zone
are also absorbed by earlier times, but they focus on all the bad things – regrets, failures, poor decisions. They
spend a lot of time thinking about how life could have been.
Then, we have people who live in the present. Present hedonists are driven by pleasure and immediate
sensation. Their life motto is to have a good time and avoid pain. Present fatalists live in the moment too, but
they believe this moment is the product of circumstances entirely beyond their control; it’s their fate. Whether
it’s poverty, religion or society itself, something stops these people from believing they can play a role in
changing their outcomes in life. Life simply “is” and that’s that.
Looking at the future time zone, we can see that people classified as future active are the planners and go-
getters. They work rather than play and resist temptation. Decisions are made based on potential
consequences, not on the experience itself. A second future-orientated perspective, future fatalistic, is driven by
the certainty of life after death and some kind of a judgement day when they will be assessed on how virtuously
they have lived and what success they have had in their lives.
Okay, let’s move on. You might ask “how do these time zones affect our lives?” Well, let’s start at the beginning.
Everyone is brought into this world as a present hedonist. No exceptions. Our initial needs and demands – to be
warm, secure, fed and catered – all stem from the present moment. But things change when we enter formal
education – we’re taught to stop existing in the moment and to begin thinking about future outcomes.

But, did you know that every nine seconds a child in the USA drops out of school? For boys, the rate is much
higher than for girls. We could easily say “Ah, well, boys just aren’t as bright as girls” but the evidence doesn’t
support this. A recent study states that boys in America, by the age of twenty one, have spent 10,000 hours
playing video games. The research suggests that they’ll never fit in the traditional classroom because these boys
require a situation where they have the ability to manage their own learning environment.
Now, let’s look at the way we do prevention education. All prevention education is aimed at a future time zone.
We say “don’t smoke or you’ll get cancer”, “get good grades or you won’t get a good job”. But with present-
orientated kids that just doesn’t work. Although they understand the potentially negative consequences of their
actions, they persist with the behaviour because they’re not living for the future; they’re in the moment right
now. We can’t use logic and it’s no use reminding them of potential fall-out from their decisions or previous
errors of judgment – we’ve got to get in their minds just as they’re about to make a choice.
Time perspectives make a big difference in how we value and use our time. When Americans are asked how
busy they are, the vast majority report being busier than ever before. They admit to sacrificing their
relationships, personal time and a good night’s sleep for their success. Twenty years ago, 60% of Americans had
sit-down dinners with their families, and now only 20% do. But when they’re asked what they would do with
an eight-day week, they say “Oh that’d be great”. They would spend that time labouring away to achieve more.
They’re constantly trying to get ahead, to get toward a future point of happiness.
So, it’s really important to be aware of how other people think about time. We tend to think: “Oh, that person’s
really irresponsible” or “That guy’s power hungry” but often what we’re looking at is not fundamental
differences of personality, but really just different ways of thinking about time. Seeing these conflicts as
differences in time perspective, rather than distinctions of character, can facilitate more effective cooperation
between people and get the most out of each person’s individual strengths.
Narrator:
That is the end of section 4. You now have half a minute to check your answers. [30 seconds]
That is the end of the listening test. You now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the listening
answer sheet.

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