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THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH CHÍNH THỨC
Tổng điểm bài thi: 200 điểm
(Đề thi có 15 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI.
Chú ý: - Thí sinh không được sử d ng t ụ
ài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. Chú ý: - Cán b c
ộ oi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
I. LISTENING (40 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 04 phần; mỗi phần được nghe hai lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh đã có trong đề bài nghe.
PART 1: For questions 1 - 5, listen to the lecture on football and decide whether the following statements
are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
1. “Soccer” in America is called “football” in Britain.
2. Football stadiums are used only during football season because the grass pitch needs time to recover.
3. Fire regulations have increased the cost of building a new stadium.
4. A season ticket does not mean you can watch all matches played by your club in one season.
5. Most fans must buy a meat pie and a drink at half-time.
PART 2: For questions 6 - 10, listen to a talk about the richest places in the world. What does the speaker
say about these places? Choose five answers from the box and write the correct letter, A - K. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
A. A crash in an industry is closely linked to foreign affairs.
B. Social gaps still persist in the projected wealthiest place worldwide.
C. According to the IMF, this country is following unsustainable development pathways.
D. Authorities need to carefully study the market data and assess the external conditions and risks. 6. Ireland
E. The boom in a lucrative industry originated from a discovery made around 50 years ago. 7. Singapore
F. With GDP per capita at nearly $80,000, this country is the richest place in Europe.
8. Luxembourg G. There is a dark side to the obsession with economic growth targets. 9. Macau
H. Nearly 40 percent of the total proven natural gas reserves globally are located in this 10. Quatar place.
I. This is a success story of a formula implemented to overthrow an autonomous regime.
J. Foreign companies that are seeking asylum from large corporate taxation move to this tax haven.
K. Holding the largest natural gas reserves, this country claims the first spot of the richest nation’s ranking.
PART 3: For questions 11 - 15, listen to the radio interview and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits
best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your
answer sheet. (10 points)
11. Why is Amanda Fowler researching the life of one of Britain’s best-known businesswomen?
A. for a television documentary about Sarah Henderson’s life
B. as part of her research into gender discrimination in business
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12. By the time she died, what had Sarah Henderson achieved?
A. She had founded one of the most successful magazines of the last century.
B. She had promoted ethical trading practices across the world of business.
C. She had founded an organisation to campaign for human rights.
D. She had started the world’s most successful cosmetics business.
13. How is Sarah’s relationship with her producers described?
A. She ensured her producers were paid appropriately.
B. She insisted on using only the very best materials.
C. She inspired producers to improve their own work practices.
D. She stuck with the same producers year after year.
14. What does Amanda say about fair-trade products in the 1970s?
A. They were quite common then but rarely purchased.
B. Sarah Henderson encouraged people to buy them.
C. There were more fair-trade products than there are now.
D. Most ignored Sarah’s call for people to use fair-trade products.
15. How did Sarah Henderson get the law changed?
A. by campaigning for improved women’s rights in the workplace
B. by leading a campaign to increase the amount of testing on beauty products
C. by refusing to carry out any tests on the products she was selling
D. by opposing animal testing on cosmetics and getting people to support her
PART 4: For questions 16 - 25, listen to a talk about soil and complete the summary by writing NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
There are more microorganisms in a (16) __________ of soil than people on earth. Humans have only yet
discovered a fraction of the extraordinary life underground that teems under our feet. Microorganisms have
produced (17) __________ due to millions of years of evolutionary competition among them. Our feet could
be buried under a wealth of new treatments, all waiting to be discovered. In their descent and rotation,
earthworms make (18) __________ for plant roots to thrive and for the soil to continue to be alive. While fungi
cannot capture carbon dioxide, they can mine the soil for (19) __________ more efficiently than plants.
Microbes feed on plant matter as it (20) __________. Similarly, worms provide food for birds, etc. Our food is
largely derived from soil. A mere 5 millimeters of soil can be built in more than 100 years. In some places, soil
has been around for millions of years. Three billion years ago, South African soil was believed to be the oldest
on Earth. After the last (21) __________, soil in the UK is around 15,000 years old. As a (22) __________, soil
is also an extremely beneficial resource since it captures carbon and locks it away in stable forms deep in the
ground. It stores (23) __________ as much carbon as all other plants combined. As it grows so slowly, we need
to protect it. For instance, more than 10% of the carbon in the soil, which had stored for us in (24) __________
in the UK in less than 30 years from the end of the 1970s, had been lost. Because there isn’t much information
available on soil in many nations, we just don’t know. It is one of the most (25) __________ environments on
the globe and plays a crucial role in the nitrogen and carbon cycles.
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (60 points)
PART 1: For questions 26 - 45, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
26. She told him she needed the money for her baby and he fell for it hook, line, and __________. A. weight B. net C. sinker D. anchor
27. He didn’t revise carefully, so he __________ of his end-of-term exams. A. made a mint B. made a hash C. made a bolt D. made a fist
28. Ms. Kim in the head department would like to talk with us __________ the way we handle the report. A. as regarding B. with regards to C. as regards D. as regards to
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A. dithered and frittered B. hemmed and hawed C. waxed and waned D. riffed and raffed
30. I told you several times that I won’t do it. Don’t __________!
A. keep the wolves at bay B. beat a dead horse C. bell the cat D. call your dogs off
31. The engineers have been trying to extend the tunnel to the other side of the mountain, but there is a massive
amount of granite __________ the way. A. on B. through C. in D. by
32. Victor is a workaholic; he hasn’t been home on a weekend for __________.
A. the end of the month
B. a month’s end C. months on end D. months’ ends
33. Although the offer was quite __________, I turned it down. A. assignable B. generic C. ecstatic D. tempting
34. When Jim turned up, Jessica could see all her good work __________.
A. going down the tubes
B. going like the clappers C. going through the wringer D. going to the stake
35. The band finished their tour on a high __________ in the city. A. note B. lane C. sight D. position
35. The secretary is being investigated by the authorities because he __________ involved in a big scandal. A. may have well B. could very well C. could very much D. may well have
36. The documentary we saw was so sad that we couldn’t help __________. A. but cry B. to cry C. to crying D. by crying
37. I sometimes feel like my husband just __________ whenever I start speaking. A. play out B. drag out C. tune out D. veg out
38. Leaving your door unlocked is just tempting __________. A. destiny B. accident C. fate D. providence
39. There are stairs __________ of the hall, so please don’t jostle. A. at either hand B. at each hand C. at both hands D. at which hand
40. My grades fell so much last semester that I __________ to do some serious studying. A. had needed B. have needed C. am needing D. need
41. Many parents will __________ at the idea of paying too much for school supplies. A. balk B. eschew C. flinch D. resist
42. Our Maths teacher applied for a year’s __________ leave to write his PhD dissertation. A. sabbatical B. satanic C. superfluous D. suspended
43. Organic food is __________ food produced without artificial chemicals or pesticides. A. unadulterated B. unadorned C. unabashed D. unabridged
44. __________ the end of the whaling industry came hard times for seaports like New Bedford and Nantucket. A. With B. This C. Was it D. Moreover
45. Our English teacher will be __________ missed when she retires. A. utterly B. sorely C. thoroughly D. widely
PART 2: For questions 46 - 55, read the following passage and choose the word that best fits each of the
blanks. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
WHY THE “JOKER” MOVIE WAS A RISK WARNER BROS. WANTED TO TAKE
Hollywood’s latest comic book movie, “Joker”, arrives in multiplexes on Thursday night, and it has all the
(46) __________ of a juggernaut.
The R-rated film, which (47) __________ the DC Comics villain as sharing the psychological traits of real-
life mass shooters, is expected to (48) __________ at least $80 million in the United States and Canada by
Sunday. If the film reaches that total, it would give Warner Bros. its biggest non-sequel opening in two years.
“Joker” has artistic (49) __________, having won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival last month. Its star,
Joaquin Phoenix, has been (50) __________ out as a surefire Oscar nominee.
But “Joker” is also causing (51) __________ unease. Some people, including a few rank-and-file employees
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critiquing the societal failings that have (52) __________ rise to America’s mass-shooter crisis, the film
legitimizes such atrocities and could (53) __________ more of them.
(54) __________ the critical praise are scorching reviews that use words like “irresponsible.” The F.B.I. has
warned about ugly online chatter surrounding “Joker”, prompting the police in cities including New York and
Los Angeles to (55) __________ up theater security. 46. A. actions B. powers C. doings D. makings 47. A. portrays B. illustrates C. symbolizes D. represents 48. A. harvest B. collect C. accumulate D. rise 49. A. confirmation B. legitimacy C. proof D. right 50. A. chosen B. pointed C. singled D. narrowed 51. A. great B. deep C. high D. fierce 52. A. given B. offered C. enabled D. ensured 53. A. contribute B. activate C. provoke D. introduce 54. A. Beyond B. Behind C. Amid D. Above 55. A. step B. take C. end D. lift PART 3:
A. For questions 56 - 60, give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following
sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (5 points)
56. I’m not exactly __________ (AMOR) with the idea of spending a whole day with them.
57. Students should learn to __________ (THESIS) information and search for what is relevant.
58. The Greek food names on the menu have been __________ (LITERAL) into the Roman alphabet.
59. This is all __________ (SUPPOSE) - they must wait until we have some hard evidence.
60. Their parents had a __________ (PURE) streak and didn’t approve of dancing.
B. For questions 61 - 70, give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
THE HISTORY OF EXAMINATIONS
Examinations have an ancient (61) __________ (LINE), in China for example as a method for selecting
government officials, or in Europe (62) __________ (TYPE) in the fashion of oral theological exams in front
of an audience. However the “modern exam” was introduced into schools in England in 1858 by The University
of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (Cambridge Assessment). Cambridge initiated two examinations:
The Junior (16 years of age) and Senior (18 years of age).
Importantly something (63) __________ (MONUMENT) in world history was occurring simultaneously. The
industrial (64) __________ (REVOLVE) which began in England, and spread across the globe; a revolution
that would fundamentally change how we live from rural to a urban societies. Quite simply, it introduced the
age of efficient process and mass production.
What does this have to do with universities? Cambridge was (65) __________ (HISTORY) a centre of
theological religious teaching, as well as having an excellent reputation for advanced mathematics. In the 1850’s
the British government instituted the most (66) __________ (COMPREHEND) reforms of both Oxford and
Cambridge, including substantial expansion of facilities and programs, which led to a (67) __________
(THREE) increase in student numbers over the next 50 years. Oxford undergraduate education was dominated
by exams after 1870 (Oxford University Gazette).
The (68) __________ (BASE) purpose of the examination system was to deal with the significant expansion
of student enrolments in a systematic manner. Just as (69) __________ (INDUSTRY) affected everything from
textiles to steam engines, education became (for the first time in history), a mass market product. The basis of
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PART 4: For questions 71 - 75, think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all three
sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (5 points)
71. ___________
- His legs began to __________ under the sheer weight of his body.
- If you’re going downhill, you need to __________ to bikers going uphill.
- A letter found by the FBI last week may __________ new clues. 72. ___________
- Tony __________ unscathed apart from a severely bruised finger.
- It has __________ that secret talks had been going on between the two companies before the takeover was announced.
- The fairy __________ from the sea. 73. ___________
- A year later, her undefeated record is still __________.
- They found the ___________ skull of a mammoth.
- Feral cats should be neutered as ___________ animals are more likely to attack humans. 74. ___________
- Injury threatened to ___________ his sporting career.
- Before the interview, I was a quivering ___________.
- My father died in a car ___________. 75. ___________
- If he wants to keep seeing her, that’s his ___________.
- One of the burglars waited outside to act as a __________.
- Keep a __________ for small objects that a baby might swallow. PART 5:
A. For questions 76 - 80, find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (5 points)
76. He can be (A) counted on rain or shine, is (B) patiently personified, (C) unfailingly polite, and is always the (D) best dressed.
77. An important factor (A) should be considered is Mr. Lopez’s (B) ability to keep the new restaurant going
(C) for several months (D) with limited revenue.
78. The robber (A) gave (B) the victim (C) with a (D) hard blow.
79. They (A) might not let you buy the tickets (B) yet, (C) in case you (D) should try again tomorrow.
80. (A) Mobility is one of the (B) characteristics often demanded (C) of executives, and they must accustom
themselves (D) to move quite regularly.
B. For questions 81 - 85, identify FIVE errors in the following book review and get them right. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (5 points) Line Passage
BOOK OF THE MONTH: THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY BY THORNTON WILDER 1
In 1714 a rope suspension bridge in Peru snaps and the five people on the bridge fall to their deaths. 2
By chance Brother Juniper, a Franciscan monk, witnesses this tragedy. He not only troubled by what 3
he has seen but also troubled by why this should have happened. Why at this precise moment? Why 4
these five people? Accordingly, he sets off to find out something about the lives of each person and 5
so to make sense of the tragedy. 6
This short novel (only 124 pages long) is a beautiful reflection on the subject of destiny. It is not a 7
true story, but some of the characters are based on real people. Written in elegant prose, each chapter 8
describes the lives of one of the five people on the bridge: from the aristocratic Marquesa de 9
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10 to make a star of a young actress is in the end frustrating. Our interest is not kept alive by the mystery
11 of their deaths, but by the compelling characters that Wilder has drawn so vividly: each eccentric in
12 their own way, and each very human in their virtues and in their faults. 13
I cannot recommend this thought-provoked book highly enough.
PART 6: For questions 86 - 95, complete each sentence with one phrasal verb created from verb in the
correct form in column A with a particle in column B. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points) A B
JAR - LEAP - MEDDLE - MUCK - PANDER - PARLAY ABOUT - AT - DOWN - FOR - INTO -
- PASS - SHOT - SIT - WHITTLE
ON - THROUGH - TO - UP - WITH
86. The student made the teacher and the whole class __________ and take notice by his answer to the question.
87. We had about 600 competitors originally, but in the final round we’ve _____ them _____ to four.
88. Although Becca is 24 this year, she could __________ a teenager.
89. We have nothing to do, so we __________ all day.
90. The book is a charming collection of stories which is __________ with a gentle humour.
91. Some newspapers feel they have to __________ the prejudices of their readers.
92. People shouldn’t __________ things they don’t understand.
93. With their superb business skills, they can _____ a small inheritance _____ a vast fortune.
94. The screaming was starting to __________ my nerves.
95. When Ghina was offered the job she had longed for, she __________ it.
III. READING (50 points)
PART 1: For questions 96 - 105, read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each space.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
DON’T RELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Even (96) __________ the Internet is forever, a posting on Instagram barely scratches the surface of the
sensations of real travel: How being somewhere new (97) __________ you feel, the scent in the air, the taste of
food, the laughter in the café, the echo in the canyon.
Perhaps it’s no surprise, (98) __________, that travel journals are making a comeback. If a journal was good
enough for Greek historian Herodotus, (99) __________ account of his journeys in the eastern Mediterranean
and Egypt has stood the (100) __________ of time, then it’s good (101) __________ for your own travels.
Through the time-honored technology of a travel journal, you can (102) __________ an intimate and authentic
snapshot of an experience and let it inform your life and future journeys - (103) __________ striking a balance
between relegating expansive moments to Instagram, and stuffing your house with keepsakes.
But there are some modern ways to keep a useful and inspiring journal. Surprisingly, they don’t involve posting
about your travels online. There’s a reason: Our online profiles showcase our best sides, and, intentional or
(104) __________, we usually tailor posts to what we think other people want to see. In a personal travel journal,
you record a (105) __________ authentic version of events without catering to an external audience. Your goal
is a readership of one: Yourself.
PART 2: For questions 106 - 119, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (14 points)
MOVIE OF METROPOLIS
…being the science-fiction film that is steadily becoming a fact
A. When German director Fritz Lang visited the United States in 1924, his first glimpse of the country was a
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inspiration for what is still probably the most innovative and influential science-fiction film ever made – Metropolis.
B. Metropolis is a bleak vision of the early twenty-first century that is at once both chilling and exhilarating.
This spectacular city of the future is a technological marvel of high-rise buildings connected by elevated
railways and airships. It’s also a world of extreme inequality and social division. The workers live below ground
and exist as machines working in an endless routine of mind-numbing 10-hour shifts while the city’s elite lead
lives of luxury high above. Presiding over them all is the Master of Metropolis, John Fredersen, whose sole
satisfaction seems to lie in the exercise of power.
C. Lang’s graphic depiction of the future is conceived in almost totally abstract terms. The function of the
individual machines is never defined. Instead, this mass of dials, levers and gauges symbolically stands for all
machines and all industry, with the workers as slave-live extensions of the equipment they have to operate.
Lang emphasizes this idea in the famous shift-change sequence at the start of the movie when the workers walk
in zombie-like geometric ranks, all dressed in the same dark overalls and all exhibiting the same bowed head
and dead-eyed stare. An extraordinary fantasy sequence sees one machine transformed into a huge open-jawed
statue which then literally swallows them up.
D. On one level the machines and the exploited workers simply provide the wealth and services which allow
the elite to live their lives of leisure, but on a more profound level, the purpose of all this demented industry is
to serve itself. Power, control and the continuance of the system from one 10-hour shift to the next is all that
counts. The city consumes people and their labour and in the process becomes a perverse parody of a living being.
E. It is enlightening, I think, to relate the film to the modern global economy in which multinational
corporations now routinely close their factories in one continent so that they can take advantage of cheap labour
in another. Like the industry in Metropolis, these corporations’ goals of increased efficiency and profits have
little to do with the welfare of the majority of their employees or that of the population at large. Instead, their
aims are to sustain the momentum of their own growth and to increase the monetary rewards to a tiny elite –
their executives and shareholders. Fredersen himself is the essence of the big company boss: Rupert Murdoch
would probably feel perfectly at home in his huge skyscraper office with its panoramic view of the city below.
And it is important that there is never any mention of government in Metropolis – the whole concept is by
implication obsolete. The only people who have power are the supreme industrialist, Fredersen, and his
magician/scientist cohort Rotwang.
F. So far so good: when the images are allowed to speak for themselves the film is impeccable both in its
symbolism and in its cynicism. The problem with Metropolis is its sentimental story-line, which sees Freder,
Fredersen’s son, instantly falling in love with the visionary Maria. Maria leads an underground pseudo-religious
movement and preaches that the workers should not rebel but should await the arrival of a “Mediator” between
the “Head” (capital) and the “Hands” (labour). That mediator is the “Heart” – love, as embodied, finally, by
Freder’s love of Maria and his father’s love of him.
G. Lang wrote the screenplay in collaboration with his then-wife Thea von Harbou. In 1933 he fled from the
Nazis (and continued a very successful career in Hollywood). She stayed in Germany and continued to make
films under the Hitler regime. There is a constant tension within the film between the too-tidy platitudes of von
Harbou’s script and the uncompromisingly caustic vigour of Lang’s imagery.
H. To my mind, both in Metropolis and in the real world, it’s not so much that the “Head” and “Hands” require
a “Heart” to mediate between them but that the “Hands” need to develop their own “Head”, their own political
consciousness, and act accordingly - through the ballot box, through buying power and through a sceptical
resistance to the materialistic fantasies of the Fredersens.
I. All the same, Metropolis is probably more accurate now as a representation of industrial and social relations
than it has been at any time since its original release. And Fredersen is certainly still the most potent movie
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Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the passage? In boxes 106 - 109 on your
answer sheet, write YES if the statement is true NO if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage
106. The inspiration of the movie-Metropolis-comes from the director’s visit in the USA in 1924.
107. The Master of Metropolis, John Fredersen, is portrayed from an industrialist that the director met in the US.
108. The start of the movie exhibits the workers working in full energy.
109. The director and his wife got divorced because his wife decided to stay in Germany.
Complete the summary below. Using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 110 - 115 on your answer sheet.
The director depicts a world of inequality and (110) __________. In the future, the mindless masses of workers
living underground are treated as (111) __________. And the master of them is (112) __________, who is in
charge of the whole city. The writer claims that the director, Fritz Lang, presents the movie in an (113)
__________ term, where the (114) __________ of the individual machines is not defined. Besides the writer
compares the film to the modern global economy in which multinational corporations concern more about the
growing (115) __________ and money.
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. Write your answers in boxes 116 - 119 on your answer sheet.
116. The first sentence in paragraph B indicates
A. the author’s fear about technology
B. the inspiration of the director
C. the contradictory feelings towards future
D. the city elite’s well management of the workers
117. Why the function of the individual machines is not defined?
A. Because Lang sticks to theme in a symbolic way.
B. Because workers are more important to exploit.
C. Because the fantasy sequence is difficult to take.
D. Because the focus of the movie is not about machines.
118. The writer’s purpose in paragraph E is to
A. emphasize the multinational corporations’ profit-oriented goal.
B. compare the movie with the reality in the modern global economy
C. exploit the difference between fantasy and reality
D. enlighten the undeveloped industry
119. What is the writer’s opinion about the movie?
A. The movie’s story-line is excellent.
B. The movie has a poor implication in symbolism.
C. The movie is perfect in all aspects.
D. The movie is good but could be better.
PART 3: You are going to read an extract from a careers magazine. Six paragraphs have been removed
from the extract. For questions 120 - 125, Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which fits each gap.
There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (6 points)
A DREAM JOB ABROAD
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to stay so long in Europe for free? I was an au pair - an unfamiliar concept I have struggled to explain to my
friends and family here in the United States. However, many of them would give their right arm to do what I did. 120
While working abroad, I met a few American and Australia schoolteachers, graduate students and social
workers who had been overseas as au pairs looking for some adventure and multicultural enlightenment. I
befriended a vast number of young Scandinavians just out of high school who signed up for au pair jobs to
support a year of revelry in Spain. I studied with many German and French au pairs at my language institute
who wanted to take a break from their studies or jobs to learn Spanish. Some au pairs I encountered from
Hungary and Romania used their positions as a stepping stone to settle in a new country permanently. I chose
to become an au pair while in college to see England for free; it was a much more interesting alternative to a
summer job waiting tables in my hometown. 121
As well as all the cleaning up, an au pair must sacrifice some independence and comfort. Even if the family
treats you as an adult and does not inquire about your whereabouts or enforce curfews, you will not be free to
enter the living room, flop on the couch and switch on the television anytime you wish. No inviting friends over
for a dinner party, or to watch a movie. You will also have less control over your diet. Although the family
should offer you free access to their food and invite you to family meals, it is very hard to feel comfortable
raiding someone else’s fridge. 122
When checking out profiles, keep in mind that flying across the world to live and work with total strangers is
inevitably a big risk. Families are also gambling a lot when they invite someone they have never met them with
their children. For this reason, people invariably hire agencies that match candidates with families and provide
security in the form of background checks and contracts. However, with an agency you are not allowed to
directly choose your family, and sometimes the agreements they set up are less generous in terms of pay and
hours than what families might otherwise offer. 123
It’s not only the family that is important, but the location too. An au pair position can be an isolating one. You
will be alone with children rather than working with other adults, limiting your networking opportunities.
Although a language school is a great place to meet other expats, it's not an efficient way to establish a local
group of friends. A palace in the Alps might sound like paradise, but you should also consider transportation and entertainment options. 124
Keep in mind that au pair expectations and family relations differ drastically. Some families might be like my
British hosts, a pair of academic, fashion-oblivious vegetarians. They may pay half of your airfare, never ask
you to stay home with the kids at night and invite you on weekend excursions to castles in the countryside. 125
Above all, be aware that although the convenient au pair arrangement can be enticing to any victim of
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really best suits the flexible and independent individual who has some childcare experience - or, at least, a mild
affinity for little ones and a fierce combination of determination and patience.
The missing paragraphs:
A. Au pairing sounds like a bargain: trading in just a few hours of childcare for a chance to live in another
country. But in reality, it can actually be hard to live and work in the same space. Maintaining your dignity can
also be a challenge when your responsibilities may include shampooing toddlers, cleaning a muddy five-year-
old, or even cutting up fruit and cheese for a demanding third grader. I struggled to feel like a grown up when
I ate early with the children in the kitchen rather than later with the adults in the dining room.
B. These qualifications are really important because they give assurance to the family and to the agent that is
representing you. They only take about six months to do and then you have if certificate that you can take with
you all over the world. This will certainly up your employability rate and may even gain you a better rate of pay.
C. Despite all this difficult stuff, you still think you can handle au pairing might be your best bet to get overseas.
The most convenient way to locate a job is through websites that allow families and hopeful au pairs to post
and browse profiles for free. However, these sites usually require one of the parties to be a paying member, as
contact information is locked without a subscription.
D. Or your family might be more like my family in Spain, a pair of tweed-wearing. polo-playing Andalusian
aristocrats, and just consider you an employee - never inquiring about your hobbies, family, or your national
traditions. They may leave the chores to their housekeeper but often ask you to stay in with the children at night
to accommodate their dinner plans. You might get a rude awakening by their actions as I did when my employer
asked me to actually quieten down the children when they started screaming at 7 a.m. on Saturdays so that they
could get some rest. While accepting that au pair situations fluctuate, beware of some families who use au pairs
as cheap, convenient babysitters, or as a sort of status symbol, instead of exhibiting a sincere interest in a
linguistic and cultural exchange.
E. If you opt not to use an agency, insist that the family provide multiple references. Doing a bit of Google
research and purchasing a background check of the family would not hurt either. Talk to the family a couple of
times on the phone and develop an in-depth email correspondence before you commit to anything. Discuss
writing a contract for the protection of everyone involved. Expectations of au pairs vary, depending upon the
country and the family, so inquire about your responsibilities in detail when picking a position. It is best to find
out that the family occasionally expects you to prepare dinner before flying over, especially if your cooking
repertoire is limited to using a microwave.
F. For those who are not familiar with the term, an au pair is an individual who moves to a foreign country to
look after a family’s children part-time in exchange for a private room, meals and often a very modest wage.
Most au pairs attend language classes while the children are at school. Some may also do light housework. Au
pair is French for something akin to “on equal terms”, indicating that au pairs are not servants or nannies, but
rather young people looking to learn a new language and experience a new culture. They should not have to
bend over backwards to make life perfect for the family.
G. A major city usually means tighter living arrangements but it usually offers the freedom of public
transportation and endless cultural and social venues. In Spain, I lived in a smart, centrally located Barcelona
neighbourhood, half a block away from a metro stop, but my room was barely large enough to fit a twin bed.
The only window faced a brick wall. No matter where you move, understand that as an au pair you will
undoubtedly be spending a lot of time alone, so you need to ask yourself how you handle a solitary life.
PART 4: You are going to read an article about lion society and breeding. For questions 126 - 135, choose
the answer (A, B, C, or D) that fits best according to the text. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
MOTHERHOOD IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER FOR FEMALE LIONS
A long-term study of lions in Africa shows that the females living among a group of lions consistently produce
similar numbers of surviving offspring and raise them collectively. Such egalitarianism* is rare in nature. Most
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The researchers discovered that female lions form remarkably egalitarian societies that are characterized by
two key features: symmetrical relationships and a voluntary system of communal cub-rearing in which all the
qualified females engage in reproduction. Since this reproductive pattern is so different from that of other
cooperative animal groups, it is believed that close study of the behaviour of lions may improve scientists’
understanding of the factors that lead to egalitarianism in other types of societies, notably our own.
Lions live in groups of three to thirty individuals, called prides. Within each pride is a group of closely related
females – mothers, daughters, sisters, and cousins. The number of individual females typically ranges from two
to eighteen, depending mainly on how much prey lives in the surrounding area or migrates through a pride’s
territory. Females do most of the hunting for the members of a pride and remain with the group for their entire
lifetime, which can extend to eighteen years. They mate and give birth to offspring – usually one to three cubs
– every two or three years, unless the cycle is disrupted by the invasion of males from outside the group.
Males, on the other hand, aren’t so home-bound. They leave their native prides once they reach the age of two
to four and band together with several other males, often from the same pride, to form a coalition. Once the
males in a group have reached full maturity and are ready to reproduce, they set off together to seek out an
existing pride they can overtake. But first, they have to evict the males already living in the targeted group. This
confrontation is often violent and the weaker male lions are killed. The ousted lions that survive the rivalry go
off in search of another pride to claim as their own. Male lions that manage to avoid early death can live to about the age of twelve.
Once the victorious males have taken over a pride, they kill all the existing cubs – an act of infanticide that
expedites a female lion’s readiness to mate with one of the newcomers. The new males then stay around for
several years – usually up to four years – to protect the group and its territory against other potential intruders.
Eventually, however, a nomadic gang of males succeeds in overtaking the pride, and the cycle starts all over again.
In this tumultuous lifestyle, female lions equally share the burdens of childbearing and motherhood, engaging
in a type of behaviour that is consistent with models of egalitarian theory. Research into the behaviour of other
animals has shown that egalitarianism is usually limited to species in which a single female is unable to control
the reproductive habits of other females in the group. That kind of control would be particularly difficult for
lions to achieve because the violent nature of their rivalry probably serves as a deterrent to despotic behaviour.
Potentially lethal claws and teeth pose a significant risk of “mutually assured destruction” between rival females
– a risk that’s greater than in any other social species. As a result, female colleagues in a pride don’t harass one
another or assert their dominance in social interactions, according to the researchers.
“On the one hand, they can be very aggressive to each other. They can be very dangerous companions to have
– they are armed to the teeth, so to speak”, said one of the leading researchers. “On the other hand,” he added,
“there is some positive motivation to work together.”
Female lions, like all feline species, slink off to give birth in secrecy. This keeps the young, vulnerable cubs
away from potential female despots within the pride, and also hides them from nomadic males and predators
such as hyenas. Once a female lion has returned to the pride with her cubs, she raises them alongside other new
mothers in a nursery group, or crèche. Only mothers with cubs of roughly the same age form a crèche. The
advantage of this close association is that multiple mothers are available to defend the cubs against potentially
infanticidal males – essentially, an instance of greater safety in numbers. The researchers’ data show that cubs
are more likely to survive when they are raised in a nursery rather than by a solitary mother. This advantage of
reproductive success gives female lions an incentive to synchronize their breeding, which they do.
* egalitarianism: a level of equality
126. In what way does the writer say that a pride of lions is similar to a pack of wolves?
A. Females in both have equal status in the group.
B. Only one female in the group bears offspring.
C. Neither have high fertility rates.
D. Individuals in both groups work together to raise young.
127. Research into the way female lions interact with each other, showed that
A. individual lions form close relationships with others in the group.
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C. cubs in the group are only raised by their mothers.
D. the level of co-operation is less than in other comparable species.
128. Why does the writer say that the behaviour of lions requires close study in the second paragraph?
A. Because it will reveal why their fairly unique way of behaving has come about.
B. Because it is a good way of showing how co-operation has evolved in most mammals.
C. Because it will shed light on the nature of human society.
D. Because not enough research of this kind has taken place before.
129. Which of the following is typical of a pride of lions according to the text?
A. Most prides are more or less the same size.
B. Females within the pride tend to share the same gene pool.
C. Prides regularly share territory with other prides.
D. There are roughly the same number of males and females in a pride.
130. Which of the following is TRUE of male lions?
A. They generally live on their own for much of their lives.
B. They are largely responsible for finding and killing prey.
C. They usually bond with males they are closely related to.
D. Like their female siblings, they stop living with their mothers at a young age.
131. From the context of the article, which of the following is the best definition of the word coalition in the fourth paragraph?
A. a gathering of lions from different groups
B. a group of lions working together for mutual self-interest
C. a family breeding group of closely-related lions
D. a war-like gang of lions of various ages
132. In the fifth paragraph, the writer describes the killing of cubs by male lions. How would you describe the writer’s tone?
A. emotional and engaged
B. shocked and disapproving
C. matter-of-fact and explanatory
D. sympathetic but distant
133. According to the writer, why don’t female lions try to dominate each other?
A. They show greater empathy with family members than other mammal species.
B. Individual females lack the violent nature of dominant females in other mammal species.
C. All females in the pride are so strong they avoid being aggressive for fear of injury.
D. They seem to know that sharing the burdens of childbearing is beneficial.
134. What is the main reason given in the text to explain why female lions look after their cubs together in a crèche?
A. It is the best way to keep their cubs safe from predators like hyenas.
B. It allows females to bear young at different times of the year.
C. It gives their cubs an opportunity to grow together and learn from each other.
D. It provides a degree of protection from adult males who may try to kill cubs.
135. What is the overall aim of the article?
A. to report on research that has revealed why lions show certain behavioural traits
B. to document how our previous understanding of lions’ behaviour has been shown to be false
C. to summarize the results of a number of recent analyses of the behaviour of lions
D. to detail a study into social equality across a range of species including that of lions
PART 5: You are going to read an article about some of the best cameras of 2017. For questions 136 - 145,
choose from the sections (A - D). The sections may be chosen more than once. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided on your answer sheet. (10 points)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSESS SOME OF THE BEST CAMERAS OF 2017
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Pick for Travellers: The X-T2 builds impressively on its X-T1 predecessor and the success of its sibling, the
X-Pro2. To echo many other camera reviewers, the controls on this camera feel second to none. The cameras
simply work in your hand with little thought or practice. The X-T2 in particular brings a gorgeous, well-
balanced 24.3-megapixel sensor. Don’t let its retro style fool you – this camera is no schmuck. It is an all-star,
all-round team player that just won’t quit or let you down, no matter where your travels take you.
Pro Tip: To push this camera to its limit and get a huge increase in battery duration, purchase the Vertical
Power Booster Grip. Although pretty pricey, this add-on brings two more batteries into the fold and gives the
camera a boost to eleven frames per second, faster focusing, and significantly increased 4K (ultra-high-
definition) movie time. Additionally, as with all Fuji X series cameras, this one comes with Fuji’s proprietary
film emulations loaded into the camera. You can shoot stunning JPEGs with very little post-processing required.
B. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Pick for Travellers: Coming to market in early December, this camera is already being praised for the
innovations it brings to the table. It’s just quick – the focus is fast, the shutter speed is fast, and most importantly,
this camera shoots sequential pictures at a fantastic fifteen frames per second with a mechanical shutter. That is
only one frame per second slower than the fastest pro DSLR, the Canon EOS-1Dx Mark II. Olympus has
legendary autofocus, allowing for sharp, fast, and accurate focusing on targets of all types. This means whether
you find yourself at an air show shooting soaring planes or photographing a local parade of dancers at dusk,
this camera will lock tightly to subjects. When you add this all together with a solid 20.4-megapixel sensor, you
will find yourself asking, “When can I get my hands on this?”
Pro Tip: Being able to control a camera remotely is a great feature, and Olympus makes it pretty easy. Just
download the free Olympus Image Share app (Olympus Image Share, or OI.Share, for both iPhone and Android)
and switch on the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi. Now your phone can “see” what your camera is seeing, and you can
control the camera functions – set the exposure, set the focus, change exposure modes, or switch to movies.
Touching the phone screen to set focus on the camera is pretty cool. I mount my camera on a monopod, hold it
over my head, and use it to get a high vantage point using this app. C. Sony a7R II
Pick for Travellers: The Sony a7 series has helped drive mirrorless-camera development forward in an
aggressive way. Few mirrorless cameras can now directly compete with top-end DSLRs, and the a7R II is one
of them. Packing an exceptionally sharp 42.4-megapixel back-illuminated sensor, this camera scores highly in
almost all shooting environments. There are very few non-medium format digital cameras that come close to
packing this many effective pixels into their sensors. As long as you can handle the up-front cost, this camera will not disappoint.
Pro Tip: Sony lenses, while good, are often priced higher than lesser priced lenses of equal or greater quality
from manufacturers such as Canon and Sigma. Try using a Metabones adapter with these lenses to make use of
lenses you may already have. The only drawback comes in the form of often slower focusing than with a native Sony E-mount lens.
D. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8
Pick for Travellers: For years, Panasonic’s G series cameras have been popular with enthusiasts, and with pros
as backup cameras, and the GX8 is no exception. It still shares the high number of lenses shared by the micro
4/3 genus of cameras. This camera’s moveable electronic viewfinder is of particular note; it can sit at a normal
90 degrees, at 45 degrees (found to be very comfortable), or fully vertical, which is useful in low-angle shots or
while shooting video, a capability at which this camera excels.
Pro Tip: This camera has been used by the imaging research arm of the National Geographic Society. We used
it in conjunction with a stabilized gimbal on a remotely operated car to film lions up close while in motion. Which section says
136. you can save money by using products with this camera which haven’t been specifically designed to be used with it?
137. that a real-life example shows how useful this camera is?
138. one aspect of this camera is better than you will find on any comparable camera?
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140. if you buy an extra product, you will be able to use this camera without having to recharge so often?
141. this camera has received positive reviews even before going on general sale?
142. although this camera looks old-fashioned, it is, in fact, extremely reliable?
143. both professionals and amateurs have enjoyed using earlier versions of this camera?
144. you can use this camera with another digital product to take photos from unusual angles?
145. although undoubtedly expensive, this is a camera with much to recommend it?
IV. WRITING (50 points)
PART 1: For questions 146 - 148, use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to
write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. DO
NOT change the form of the given word(s). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered lines
provided on your answer sheet. (6 points)
Note: A contraction is counted as ONE word.
146. The producer will step up its marketing efforts to make the movie popular. (MAP)
146.  The producer will double ____________________.
147. I don’t mind if they try to become popular. (COURT)
146.  If they ____________________ be it.
148. Mary doesn’t believe that petrol prices are at a very high level. (CREDENCE)
146.  Mary ____________________ charts.
PART 2: For questions 149 - 150, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one. You must use between THREE and FIVE words. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
lines provided on your answer sheet. (4 points)
Note: A contraction is counted as ONE word.
149. We don’t have much self-control.
146.  We don’t ____________________ way of self-control.
150. Students have largely ignored the idea.
146.  The ____________________ shrift by students.
PART 3: The table and pie chart below give information about innovation, based on a survey completed by
2908 respondents. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant. Write your summary in about 150 words. Show your work in the spaces provided
on your answer sheet. (15 points)
MOST DESIRABLE AREAS FOR FUTURE INNOVATION
Rated from 1 (not so desirable) to 10 (highly desirable). Figures given are the average for each age group. Area of innovation
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THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR INNOVATION 7% to provide entertainment 41% 38%
to be for the benefit of all
to be environmentally friendly
to make businesses more profitable 14%
PART 4: Write an essay of about 300 words on the following topic.
Some people believe that physical exercise is the most important factor affecting human health. Others argue
that diet is the most important factor affecting human health.
Discuss both points of view and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Show your work in the spaces provided on your answer sheet. (25 points)
* HẾT *
Giám thị 1: __________________________________________ Kí tên: _________________
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