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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would
be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now intend to forget it. Well, almost.
"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria. "But we have so much we want to do
together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver
Richard, agrees. "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future. I'll never forget our wedding
ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so
many hopes. Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."
"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our
own place. We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs
in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings. Do they intend to add to the
extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me.
"Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get 3 years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect."
The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle.
Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue. "I would like to go
travelling as much as possible together. Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience. I
think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one else there." Victoria
also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do alone. "I have always been fascinated
by safari and my real wish is to go on safari. Richard has no interest in wildlife though."
And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and
Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains
thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other. If you stop communicating, what
chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely. "I hope that we can speak about
things, but also not expect everything to be easy. I think many people expect the wedding to be the
end of getting to know each other. I think it's the start."
Statement: Victoria and Richard have
Statement: They got married in a
been married for about a year and a half. dramatic location. a. TRUE a. FALSE
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng
b. NOT GIVEN Câu trả l ời đúng c. NOT GIVEN c. TRUE
Statement: Their first ambition is to find a
Their first ambition is to find a house to live in. house to live in. a. FALSE a. FALSE
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng c. NOT GIVEN c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: Victoria thinks she now
Statement: Richard and Victoria have
knows Richard sufficiently well.
identical tastes regarding vacations. a. NOT a. TRUE GIVEN b. NOT GIVEN b. TRUE c. FALSE
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Statement: They both have many brothers
Statement: Victoria wants an old and sisters. fashioned house.
a. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng a. TRUE b. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: Richard hopes to make talking
Statement: Richard can temporarily leave his
an important part of their marriage. a. NOT
job to look after his children. GIVEN b. FALSE
Chọn một câu trả l ời:
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng a. TRUE
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời không đúng c. NOT GIVEN
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a
population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai. It is a
little piece of England. The name of the new area is "English Town". The manager of Hong Kong
Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an English town.
"This town is like Bristol or Chester. There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed like in
Trafalgar Square, London. There are four English-style pubs and you can buy English beer to drink.
There is a canal and you can row a boat there like in Cambridge."
Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in Shanghai
can play this game. But there is a football stadium like those in England. And the thing we are very
proud of is our shopping street. There are several shops where you can buy traditional English food like
fish and chips or Christmas Pudding."
The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house in "English
Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds and tall hedges.
But there is one problem. The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of $400,000!
Question: These houses are only for
Question: "English Town" is in a Chinese city. English people to buy. a. FALSE a. TRUE b. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
Question: There aren't any cricket fields in
Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the new development. the English-style shops. a. FALSE a. FALSE
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
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Question: Most houses have a lawn.
Question: There are a variety of birds on a. FALSE the square.
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời không đúng a. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN b. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the
Question: There aren't any cricket fields in the English-style shops. new development a. NOT GIVEN a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng b. FALSE c. FALSE
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
Question: Some houses cost millions of dollars a. TRUE b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN
Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below:
1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate our
wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown
Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish.
For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!
2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and the
menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very good.
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly and
polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The menu offered vegetarian
dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose
a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!
4. My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of restaurant in my
country. It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which
you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and
my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal.
Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy
Question: In which paragraph did the person their meal?
go there for a special occasion? a. Paragraph 3 a. Paragraph 3
b. Paragraph 2 Câu trả l ời đúng b. Paragraph 4 c. Paragraph 1
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Question: In which text did someone
Question: Which restaurant was cheap? eat seafood?
a. Paragraph 2 Câu trả l ời đúng a. Paragraph 4 b. Paragraph 1 b. Paragraph 3 c. Paragraph 4
c. Paragraph 1 Câu trả l ời đúng
Question: In which text did the person eat
Question: In which text did the person talk pizza? a. Paragraph 1
about the atmosphere of the restaurant? a.
b. Paragraph 4 Câu trả l ời đúng Paragraph 4 c. Paragraph 3
b. Paragraph 3 Câu trả l ời đúng c. Paragraph 1
Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant?
a. Paragraph 3 Câu trả l ời đúng b. Paragraph 1 c. Paragraph 4
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
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Statement: You have a free day
Statement: You can keep fit while in Antigua.
you are on board the cruise ship. a. a. NOT GIVEN NOT GIVEN b. TRUE b. FALSE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. TRUE
Statement: The cruise may start
Statement: There is a cinema on in Spain. board each ship
a. FALSE Câu trả l ời không đúng a. FALSE b. TRUE b. NOT GIVEN c. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
You can go on a cruise for two weeks. Statement: The company only
a. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng does cruises in the Caribbean. b. NOT GIVEN
a. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. FALSE b. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: Your cruise starts in
Statement: The ship doesn’t travel The Bahamas. to Venezuela.
a. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng a. TRUE b. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
The cruise finishes in a different country.
a. FALSE Câu trả l ời không đúng b. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious
cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children
who want to do the course. Parents pay $ 280 for the course where their children can have fun and learn how to make good food,
Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do it better than her. The
teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good we’ve made’.
Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions. ‘I love cooking. I did a meal for ten friends
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weekends. I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first. I’m really glad I decided to come, though’.
Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun. Children pay attention and remember things better than
adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re always learning
more about food. If parents interest their children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have
enough skill to make food for themselves when they leave home.
Question: Why did Flora join the
Question: What is the writer trying to
course? a. Her mother wanted her to do in the text?
develop an interest. Câu trả l ời đúng
a. advertise schools that teach
b. She felt bored at weekends, people how to cook. with nothing to do. b. describe how some children
c. She wanted to learn to cook a spend their spare time. big meal.
c. warn parents not to expect too much from their children.
Question: What can a reader find
Question: What does Phillipe say out from this text? about his young students?
a. why the classes are so successful.
a. They have a good memory but b. how much one lesson costs. don’t always listen.
c. which dishes students prefer to
b. They will be confident about cook on the course. cooking in the future.
c. They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do.
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and launch it
despite calls for it to be banned. In the game, players take on the role of a new students at a school and
have to fight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat.Critics have said that the
game encourages violence, but the makers deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game, it is
just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game is directed against the bullies to
protect pupils who are being bullied. The makers also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A
British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people
perceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to
bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries.
Statement: Only critics agree that
Statement: The anti-bullying charity the game encourages violence.
thinks the game is good because it a. NOT GIVEN
might make pupils stand up to bullies. a.
b. TRUE Câu trả l ời không đúng NOT GIVEN lOMoARcPSD|46342985 c. FALSE
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. TRUE
Statement: The politician used to be
Statement: A British politician has a minister. spoken in favour of the game. a. FALSE a. TRUE b. NOT GIVEN b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng
Statement: The makers of the computer Statement: The game is set in game decided not to release it a university.
a. NOT GIVEN Câu trả l ời không đúng a. TRUE b. FALSE
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. TRUE c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: In the game, the player
Statement: The makers of the computer
takes on the role of a bully. a. NOT game decided not to release it GIVEN
a. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng b. TRUE b. TRUE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: The politician thinks it
might make young people look at violence differently. a. FALSE b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:
Orbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an
aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a
fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia, Samatha tells the story
of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl.
Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her
eyes were badly damaged. Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never
see again, I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldn’t , things like reading
schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realized how lucky I am’.
‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some
Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited
nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey removed her bandages. ‘In six months your sight will be back
to normal’, he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’
‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to
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Question: What is the writer’s Question: After meeting
main purpose in writing this text? Eukhtuul , Samantha felt
a. to describe a dangerous trip a. grateful for her own sight.
b. to report a patient’s cure. Câu trả l
b. surprised by Eukhtuul’s courage. c. ời đúng
proud of the the doctor’s skill.
c. to explain how sight can be lost.
Question: What can a reader learn
Question: What is the result of about in this text? Eukhtuul’s operation?
a. the international work of some eye doctors.
a. She can see better but will
b. the difficulties for blind travelers. never have normal eyes.
c. the life of schoolchildrent in Mongolia.
b. After some time she will see as
well as before. Câu trả lời đúng
c. She can already see perfectly again.
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming and
worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the
more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples.
From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the
Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand.
The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present
day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, which were rediscovered in 1861.This
spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The area
covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the finest examples of Khmer art and architecture.
Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place.
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which
contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little over the last 800
years. To see the whole thing can take several days. The most important temples to visit in the area are
Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains of the capital; Ta Prohm, a
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Visas are required to enter Cambodia. You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International Airport
for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person. You will also need another passport photo for the
Angkor Temple Entrance Pass. Please ensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and
plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there. The most commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar. Statement: The stonework of
Statement: It took few years to build
Angkor Wat is in poor condition the capital. today. a. NOT GIVEN a. NOT GIVEN b. TRUE b. TRUE c. FALSE c. FALSE
Statement: You will need a couple of
Statement: In the 9th to the 14th passport photos. centuries, Europe was more a. NOT GIVEN advanced than Cambodia. b. TRUE
Chọn một câu trả l ời: c. FALSE a. NOT GIVEN b. TRUE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng Statement: Angkor Wat was the
Statement: It takes you around 10
capital of the Cambodian empire.
days to see the whole stone work. a. TRUE a. TRUE
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN
c. NOT GIVEN Câu trả l ời đúng
Statement: Most people visit Siem
Reap because of the temples in the area. a. NOT GIVEN b. FALSE
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Early morning in California, and Elizabeth Safran, a public relations consultant, is dealing with a huge
number of e-mails. Everybody in the small company works from home and relies on e-mails and instant
messaging to stay in touch. Elizabeth worries about her work-life balance and thinks that ‘technology
makes us more productive, but everyone is working all the time – weekends, evenings. It is too much.’
Five o’clock Friday afternoon in the , Paul Renucci, managing director of a systems integration
company, switches off his computer. He now works at home and is off to pick up his children. In the
past, it would take him two hours to get home from the office.
Ms Safran and Mr Renucci represent different side of a modern problem: the capacities of the latest
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to draw the line between work and leisure and raise important questions about the nature of
‘flexible working’- where employees can work where and when they choose.
There are three issues here. First, does the rise of portable, networked devices such as the Blackberry
and Palm Treo really damage an individual’s work and life? Second, what is the effect of these devices
on traditional workplace relationships? And third, how do individuals manage them?
A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee
morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover.
However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and
from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where manufacturers try
to persuade customers upgrade more frequently.
Statement: Workers mentioned in the text
Statement: Elizabeth is happy with the way
mainly use emais for their work connection. she works.
Chọn một câu trả l ời: a. NOT GIVIEN a. FALSE b. TRUE b. TRUE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. NOT GIVIEN
Statement: Those working with flexibility find
Statement: A Microsoft survey reported that
it difficult to get spare time.
increase in flexibility leads to increase in a. TRUE productivity. b. FALSE a. NOT GIVIEN
c. NOT GIVIEN Câu trả l ời đúng b. FALSE
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
Statement: It takes Paul a long time to get
Statement: it used to take Paul Renucci hours to work. to get to work.
Chọn một câu trả l ời:
Chọn một câu trả l ời: a. FALSE a. FALSE b. NOT GIVIEN b. NOT GIVIEN
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời không đúng
c. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng
Statement: The staff in Elizabeth Safran’s
Statement: Technology can be stressful
company all work in the head office. for individuals.
Chọn một câu trả l ời:
Chọn một câu trả l ời:
a. TRUE Câu trả l ời đúng a. TRUE b. NOT GIVIEN
b. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng c. FALSE c. NOT GIVIEN
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Leading investors have joined the growing chorus of concern about governments and companies
rushing into producing biofuels as a solution for global warming, saying that many involved in the sector
could be jeopardising future profits if they do not consider the long-term impact of what they are doing
carefully.It is essential to build sustainability criteria into the supply chain of any green fuel project in
order to ensure that there is no adverse effect on the surrounding environment and social structures.
The report produced by the investors expresses concern that many companies may not be fully aware of
the potential pitfalls in the biofuel sector.Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically
in the last years as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels but environmental and human rights
campaigners are worried that this will lead to destruction of rain forests. Food prices could also go up as
there is increased competition for crops as both foodstuffs and sources of fuel. Last week, the UN
warned that biofuels could have dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make
sure that land converted to grow biofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest. There
is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an important
biofuel, as rain forests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from their homes to
create palm oil plantations.An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a
cure for climate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage the
social and environmental impacts thoroughly. There should also be greater measure taken to increase
efficiency and to reduce demand.
Question: Environmentalists believe
Question: ____ are worried about the boom in
that increased production of corn and biofuels.
soya Chọn một câu trả l ời:
a. Only these leading investors a. has destroyed rain forests.
b. Many people Câu trả l ời đúng
b. may lead to the destruction of rain forests c. Few people
c. will lead to the destruction of rain forests
Question: The increased production of palm Question: Biofuels might
oil a. just affects the environment
Chọn một câu trả l ời: b. affects both people and
a. have little or no impact on food prices the c. just affects people
b. drive food prices up Câu trả l ời đúng c. drive food prices down
Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Some scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve
their intelligence and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that such drugs might
become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.
To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes. There are already
drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with lOMoARcPSD|46342985
problems concentrating. A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.
These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them
remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be very difficult to
decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination.
Statement: Ritalin is effective for Statement: Vitamins to help
those with problems concentrating. people study are illegal. a. FALSE
Chọn một câu trả l ời: b. TRUE
a. TRUE câu trả l ời không đúng
c. NOT GIVEN Câu trả l ời đúng b. FALSE c. NOT GIVEN
Statement: Intelligence pills are
Statement: A sleeping pill helps
already as common as coffee or tea.
people remember numbers. a. NOT
Chọn một câu trả l ời: GIVEN a. TRUE b. FALSE b. NOT GIVEN c. TRUE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời đúng
Statement: Students could have to take intelligence drugs tests.
Chọn một câu trả l ời: a. NOT GIVEN b. TRUE
c. FALSE Câu trả l ời không đúng