ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH DẠNG THỨC B1 THAM CHIẾU KHUNG CHÂU ÂU
MÔN THI: ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT Thời gian: 90 phút
I. PART ONE: READING AND WRITING (90’) Section 1:
Complete the fol owing sentences by writing a, b, c, or d on the Answer Sheet.
1. The huge machines ……….. the stones to make gravel for the new road. a. crushed b. made c. broke d. ground
2. In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England …….. that sugar
removed the bitter taste of cacao. a. discovery b. discovered c. had discovered d. had been discovered
3. Paris is called the City of Light because many of its …………buildings are il uminated at night. a. history b. historical c. historic d. historical y
4. Newspaper ………….. are often written in a hurry. a. books b. stories c. pictures d. articles
5. The two ………… parties both spent millions of dollars on their campaigns. a. political b. politics c. politician d. political y
6. Inflation dropped to its ……….level in 30 years. a. lowest b. lower c. low d. lowly
7. Scientists estimate that smoking ………..life expectancy by around 12 years on average. a. reduces b. reduce c. reducing d. reduced
8. There is fierce ………….between the three leading soap manufacturers. a. competitive b. competition c. competing d. competitor
9. A lack of formal ………..will limit your job opportunities. a. educated b. education c. educating d. educator
10. Her baby was born ................. two o’clock yesterday afternoon. a. in b. at c. on d. under Section 2 Questions 11 - 15
Look at the text in each question. What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet. Example: 1 0.
A. Buy three films for the price of two.
B. Get a free film with every one you buy.
C. Films bought here are printed free 11.
A. This shop will sell customers' watches within twelve months.
B. This shop will keep customers' watches f up to twelve months.
C. This shop will look after customer
watches for more than twelve months. 12.
A. Philippe and Stefano missed each othe the stadium.
B. Stefano had to leave without Philippe to to work.
C. Stefano has given up waiting for Philippe to arrive. 13. 2
A. Parents must return forms this week if th
child is going on Friday's trip.
B. Parents cannot go on next month's tri
unless they return their forms by Friday.
C. The last day for returning completed for for the trip is Friday. 14. Gabi wants Jo to A. change an arrangement. B. cancel a regular event.
C. come to a business meeting. 15
A. It is not possible to use the lift above the ground floor today.
B. The lift will not be going to the basement today.
C. The stairs between the basement and th
ground floor are closed today. . 3 Section 3
Apple Richer Than the U.S. Government (30th July, 2011)
Strange but true – the technology giant Apple now official y has more money than
the U.S. government, and significantly less debt. America’s Treasury Department
shows that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7 bil ion while
Apple’s most recent financial reports show a healthier bank balance of $76.4
bil ion. This incredible state of affairs has resulted in CNN to joke that the U.S.
government should start sel ing iPads to help serve the American people. Or
perhaps Apple CEO Steve Jobs should become president of the USA? Another
financial difference between the world’s largest economy and the hugely
successful Apple is its debt ratio. The U.S. government currently spends $200
bil ion a month more than it receives. Conversely, Apple takes in far more than it spends.
The U.S. government is in a severe financial crisis, which is having an impact on
the world’s financial markets. It is desperately trying to avoid defaulting on its
debt. President Barack Obama has tried for weeks to get the opposition
Republican Party to agree to raise the country’s debt ceiling. He says America
must do this and borrow more money to be able to pay its way at home and around
the world. The country is in grave danger of running out of money. This would
mean public workers getting no salaries and the country would struggle to meet its
international financial commitments. Such a situation could see the dol ar crash,
leading to a possible second global financial crisis in five years. Obama told the
Republicans, “to step up and show the leadership that the American people expect”.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 16-20 below are true (T) or false (F).
16.The tech company Apple has more money than the U.S. governmT / F
17.The government is considering sel ing iPads to its citizens. T / F
18.America spends around $200 bil ion a month more than it receiveT / F
19.America’s crisis is not affecting global financial markets. T / F
20.America could soon run out of money. T / F 4 Section 4
Complete the passage below using the words given in the box. There are more words given than needed.
Loss of Nature Will Damage Economies
affect at facing marine effort pol ution in
impact deaths history pol utant measures ac framework dead
We are causing so much damage to our planet that it will soon (21) ……… the
global economy. This bleak warning is according to a new United Nations report
cal ed the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO). The paper says there are many
important ecosystems on our planet that are (22) ………..danger. These “tipping
points” in our natural world are where man’s negative (23) ……… on nature wil
start costing national economies. Examples of these are the (24) ……… of coral
reefs, the destruction of huge areas of forest, or major pol ution of rivers. UN
spokesman Ahmed Djoglaf said: "The news is not good. We continue to lose
biodiversity at a rate never before seen in (25) ………. - extinction rates may be
up to 1,000 times higher than the historical…rate."
Scientists are worried that governments wil not do enough to try to reduce the
damage to the tipping points. World leaders wil soon meet in Nairobi to discuss
(26) ………. to tackle global biodiversity loss. They hope they can then create an
international (27) ……… that wil be adopted at a convention on biological
diversity in October in Japan. The GBO report outlines how serious the threat is. It
says huge numbers of species are (28) ………. extinction if we continue to pol ute
the environment. Over a quarter of corals may soon disappear. This wil have a
huge impact on (29)………… life and many fish species wil also disappear. This
wil be fighting over much smal er stocks of fish. This problem wil be made
worse with the increasing (30)…………… of the world’s rivers. PART TWO: WRITING Section 1
31. I didn’t visit him while he was in hospital.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………..
32. Staying at home would be better than going out with a person I don’t like.
I would rather ………………………………………………………………….. 5
33. Would you please switch the radio on?
He asked me……………………… ……………………………………………….
34. Ken doesn’t smoke and his wife doesn’t either.
Neither Ken………………………………………………………………………
35. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.
Despite …………………………………………………………………………... Section 2
You borrowed a book from your friend and unfortunately you lost it. Write to your
friend to describe what happened and apologize. 6 7