, ~; NOI DUNG ON T~P MON TIENG ANH CRO CACLOP DA.:UVAG CAO HQC T~I TPHCM vA cAc ON THI IlIA PHUONG KHAc Thiri /m;mg: 10 bu6i 1. On t~p chung: .- 3 bu6i dc1utien: Cae thl; Cau trve ti~p - gian ti~p; Cau Chu dQng - Bi dQng; Cau f)i~u ki~n va c~ch dung ella ".Wish". - Sau m6i ph~n ~mt?P, lam c'ae bai t?P kern thea. 2. Chfr3 d€: 7 bu6i con l~i, luy~n d~ (chua til 5-6 dS), 86 con l~i phat cha hQc vien dmg dap al1dS hQc vi en t1)' nghien Clm . .," , .. " ': ' ... ~ :,. .:e~~g! s~uoicun.g h~ thong ""-."...- .:. l?i kien tht'rccco'b::\n. .'-'::;';:"" ~. .::'-. ~'::..'.'. Ha NQi, ngay 15 thang 2 nam 2012 . Bg Mon ------ ------~. ~~~-- ----- -.- - Ngo~i ngil' - j= , .; .! , _-- ~.,... i i .1 :'. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLtC ADMINISTRATION . Faculty of Foreign Language DE THI TUYEN SINH SAU D~I HQC NAM ThCiigian Him bai: 120 phtit . HQ va ten: Ngay thclng namsinh: Chfr ky giam th~ 1: _I S6 baa danh: Chfr ky giam th~ 2: S6 phach: Thi sinh khong dUfF dLlrlg tLI'ditj,! o Di~m s6: (Ohi bang s6) HQ, ten, chfr ky euacan S6phach: . BEmg ehil': bQ cham thi tha nhat: . HQ, ten, chfr kyeua can bi;>cham thi tIla hai: PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A: Choose the correct word or phrase in the list given to complete each of the following sentences. Each word/phrase is used once only. Sentence 0 has been done for yoU: as an example. as well among rained behind despite::, were m yes would shall than let's by whose told' due to at choose into to well-known used to - before however against tired she according to as sOon as with the feelings better therefore to come 'wald her " , in which who of was raining being O. Many people were made homeless due to the storm. ' 1. You are not well, so you~d ------------------- have a rest. 2. "'-~---------,;,-~---------- the weather forecast, it is going to rain. ' ' 3. She is good ----------------~--- cooking. 4. B.C means -------------------- Christ.' 5. The hotel was designed ------------------------ a famous architect. 6. Divide the apples the children for me, please! 7. There are no shops -----------------------8. The sun disappears --------------------9. Smuggling is ---------------------1O:Jiiiief':a'ather this street. a cloud. the law. ~ her study. - j-svery prci'ud---==-=~=~-=~=~~----------- 11. It is difficult to --------------------------- a present for a friend. 12. We never agree ----------------- the manager. 1 .. . .. . - ~.- -- _ . 13. On hearing the news, they burst ----------------------- laughter. 14. The factory belongs --------------------------- my uncle. 15. Would you like -~----------------_:--------with us? 16. The girl ------------------------- is answering the phone is my sister. 17. Mr. White ------------"-----------'--Clothes are expensive, doesn't like cheap tailors. 18. The office ---------------------- she works is very far from her house. 19. 1.will leave hers ------------------------- I get the news. 20. When he was watering the flowers, it---'------------------------. , i d I:. \ i SECTION B.:Readthese.passagesand~nswerbriefly j. i j .. the question that follows ." I . j" ti' 9 1 i Passage 1:, .... Yesterday afternoon two thieves wearing police 'uUifo~s arrived at Boston Museum and asked the guard to show them Monet's paintings. They said that they had received ateIephone call at the police station that morning telling them that the paintings were in danger. The guard inn.nediately let them see the paintings. The thieves told him to turn'~fftl1e'aIarmsystem and th~n suddenly they made him lie on the ground and they tied his. arms and legs. ' " , -------------------------------------~---------------------------------~------------------------------22. What did the thieves wear? --------~----------~--------------------------------~-~--~.---------~~--~------------~~----------------23. Who is the author of the paintings? ----~~~--~-----~~-~--~-~----~~-------------------------------------------------~----~-;-----~~-----~--. : ; 24. What did the thieves tell !he guard to do? . . ..' "",-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" -. . " . . . 25. What did they do to him then? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Passage 2: The t~o thieves worked very quickly and, carefully' and after they had collected the best paintings, they left the museum quietly and calmly through the front door. The director of the ~useum, Karen Haas said, pe?Asia an_dthe USA? so that today less than 44 of Canada's population is of British origin. Quebec province is still 90% French- there are some groups of French Canadians in Ontario and Manitoba, out the numbers are quite small. ) . 36. What was the population of Canada in 1980? --------------------------------~---------~~-------------~--------------------~~---------------~---~~-~--~~~-------~-----------37. How many percent of Canada's population is of British origin? i i -I .. i i ---------------------------------------------------------------~---------------~--------~--~--~-------~~-~-~~---r---~;-~------38._. Of what . does e~~mple? ~ Canada- serve as .a'good " .- ...." '. .-.. -~---------------------------- . - M ~~_~l . ~ .. " ", ~~ '., ~------~--- __~ . :.: ....' ~ __ ~ .,'; '. ~~--~~ 39. Where do most of the newcomers to Canada come from? ------~-----------------------------------------~~~---~--~---~-~~~~-------~~----~:~~-----~~--~-------~~-~_.-------~-~-40. Which province is only 10%non-French? ----------------------------~----~------------------------------------------------------------------------~--------------------SECTION C: Fill in each oftlie gaps infhe passage below with only one suitable word Art old p0l1er had,beert(41) ...------,;.~---~-,;.----for the railway station a very long time. He was standing in one' of the big railway (42)'---'-----'..:.---,;.-:.---'--'-in'London one morning, waiting fortraveler~ to ask him to carry them with their luggage, when he (43) ---.:.,;.----"'-,;."'-~-_---a small man rimningfowards the trains, . with a hag. The porter watched'themart for (44)---'-~"-'---------,-,;,-:,,,-,;,seconds; and then' the man saw the poiter~ At( 45) ----------'-..:--------he ran up to him ad said. "Can I catch the' 10.35 train ,to New. Castle,. porter?", He. was breathing very (46} -.:c-''''--~::.-,;.----~'---~----and he sounded worried ... The old porter (47) ------------------------- at him for a moment and then said politely 'Well, sir, I'dliketrhelp you, but I can't (48) -------------------------- your question, because I don't know ,how fast . .. you can run (49) ------------------------ the rails. 'You see', he explained, 'the 10.35 train to'NewCastle(~O) ,, .,._'_.~ _ five minutes ago. PAPER 2: WRITING SECTION A: Make all c~anges and additions necessary to produce sentences sets of words and phrase. Example: I / not see / him four years Answer: I haven;t seen him for four years. 51. he / not to seem / understand / .what / I mean. from the {oHowing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52. think / twice / you regret. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53. smoking Ida / lot of harm / your health. 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54. I; hate; idea; share; the flat; him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55. stop; complain; everything. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------56. make no difference; she; tell; the story; or not. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~~~~-------------------~-------57. II not to care; how much Ihe; _________ ~ ~ ~ earn. • 58. I ; work; this cotnpany; ~ ~~ ~~ __ R ~ ~ ---~----------- 10 years ago. -------------------------------------~-----------------------------~------------------------------------------------------'59. he; sort of man ; who; never; say no; any womm~. . - ----------------------~--~-~~------~---------------------------------------~----------------------------------------------60. I; happy; $ 1,500; a month. ----------------------------------------------------~------------------------------------------------~--------------------SECTION B: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same ~s the sentence printed before it. Example: Do you have to bring that heavy suitcase with you? Answer: Is it really necessary for you to bring that heavy suitcase with you? 61. "Is it still raining?" Susan asked. Susan wan te d to k...TlOW -------------- ------- ------ -- ---- ---- ------------------ ------- - ---- -- -- - -- - - - -- ---- ---- ---- 62. John said he wouldn't pay the bill. ] 0 hn refuse d -- -- ------ ------~-------- ---------- -----~------- ----- ----- ------- ---- ---- --.-------- ----- ------ -------63. George and Alan haven't finished University yet. George and Alan are ------------------------------------------- -- ----------- -- ----- ---- -----.---------------~-- --- 64. It is better,fq~ yo_~'to stay at 'home. You'd better -- ----- --- --------------- -~------ -----.:----- ---- ~--------- ~-~---------~:.-------- -- -- ---- ----- -----~;---65. If you don't work harderI'll be obliged to give youa sack. LJnless ~-------------------~-----------~----------------66. We must do something about it. . . c _ . . Sornetlling --------------~---------------------~------------------------------------------------------:-------------67. For ine, to learn English is very diffiGuli. It is ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------J 68. We enjoyed ourselves in the mountains despite the bad weather. J\ltl1ougl1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69. She is too old to work. Sl1eis so.-~--~-~--"-~~-~--~---~~----~~~~~-~---~~-~-~~--~~~--~~~~~-~~--~~~"~-~~-~-~~~~-~-~~~~~~----~-----~---~~~--~~~ .70. As I learn more, I forget more. lLhe more ---------------~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SECTION C: TRANSLATION English - Vietnamese translation 71. The president, with his wife and daughter, is returning from a brief vacation at Sun Yalley in order to attend a press conference this afternoon. ------------~~~----------------------------------~--------------------------------------------------~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-----------------------------------------------~---72. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelfth of October because on that day of 1492, Christopher first landed in the Americas. ---~-----------~~--~~-~--~-------~-~---~----~---~~~-~-~~-------~---------~-------------------------------~--~----------------~-~ -----------------------~-----------------------~-----------------~-~------~----~----------------------------~--------~------~--73. It"is genemlly accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. ,. ---------~----------------~-;~--~---------------~-~~---~--~--~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~--74.AfterI completed thetaskllssigIled for the whole week, I decided to have a leave. , ._------~----------------------------------~--------------------------------------~-~----------~---~----~-~---~----------~-----75. To Supply customers with international ba:qking services, a United States commercial bankrriust first establish an'international department at its heac:1office.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~------------------------~-------------------Vietnamese - English translation . 76. May tinh dangd6ng vai tro guan trQng trong dot song con ng;ueri. ------------------------~-~---------------------------------~--------------------------------------------------------------77. Hom nay 15iavang va dO.ladeu giamm~nh trenkhap thi tnrang Yi~t Nam. ----~--------------------------------------------------~-----------------------------------------------------------------------78. Vai nam gftn day phong trao hQcngo~i ngfr.da trD'nen r(mg khap,d?c bi~t t~i cac th3.OOph616'n. -------------------------------------------------------------------------~------------------------------~----------------------- 79. Toi khong chac lam nhung theo toi thihinh n1iu"di~m.d~ dugc cong bo rai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------~-----------------------------------~------------------ 80. Ngay dng co nhi€u nguOi dang ky theo hQc cac kh6a hQc cao hQc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~---------------------------- 6 --- Key Paper 1: Section A: 11. 12. 13. 14. 9. general when absence purpose deck IS. blank 16. that l7 ..active 18. opposite 19. encoun:iging 10. I'll stop you 20. debt' 1. 2. 3. 4. coming include within fetch S. other 6. pity 7. in the public 8. she left Section B: 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Many people before them. Leonardo da Vinci. He came from India. Santos Dumont. a propeller. Because ~hey made the first successful flight or a heavier-than-air machine that carried a man and few under its own power. 26. The Indian. 27. Turkey. 28. Cgarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other' deadly diseases. 29. Cigarette smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which' forms as the tobacco bums, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. And nicotine causes the.hearts to beat Jaster and increases the breathing rate. 30. The U.S. govermnent now req.uiresthat each package of cigarettes bears a special warning abput the dangers of smoking. 'J 1 J.1.. + __ +1-.-,_1-._ eJ" 1-.~"e l1C!._V .lVVlllClL-llC'. 'T'J... .111 32. At least twice a day. 33. Chocolate. ~L1. "Apc,;:,ncp t"h",,,J malT", r.l1T+ oJ I • .LJ_ UULJ_ 1L..1..I.'-' .1 .L\"V "" •••..•. t",pth "'':'''\.J~ ;.tPI"',;:,ved J ,. .I. .••.•. vv •..•. 35.TI1ey make our teeth bad. 36. 25 million. 37. less than 44%. 38. Of the way people 'of different side under one government. 39. Europe, Asia and the USA. ways of life and different languages 40. Queb-ec': --.. - 7 can leave side by Section c: 41. working 46. fastlhard 42. stations 47. looked 43. saw 48. answer 44. few 49. along 45. once .50.lefe . Paper 2: Section A: 51.He doesn't seem to understand what I mean. 52.Think twice or you'll regret. 53.Smoking does a lot of harm to your health .. 54.1 hate the idea of sharing the flat with him . .55.Stop complaining about ~verything~: '"," 56.1t makes no difference to me whether she'.lltellme the story or not 57.1 don't care how much he earns/ has earned. .' 58.I've been working for this compariyfor 10 years now. 59.He's the sort of man who never says no to any Woman. 60.1'm happy with $1,500 a month .. Section B: 61.if itwas still raining. 62.t9 pay the bill. 63.undergraduate now. 64. stay at hoine; . 65.Unless you work harder I'll be obliged to give you a sack. 66.Something must be done about it. . 67.1t is very difficult for metblearn English. . 68.Although the weather was bad weeiljoyed ourselvesin the mountains.. .;69~She is 'soold iliatshecari'twork. .... , 70.The more I learn themore I forget. Section C: .71.Ngai T6ng th6ng, cung v6i vq va con gai, dang tra vS sau kY nghingfuI ngay t?i Sun . Valley, dS tham dV mQt cUQch9P baa vao chiSu nay. . '. 72.Ngay Colombo tim ra Chau Mi duqc ky ni~m vao ngay 12 thang10 vi vab dung ngay nay nam 1942, Christopher I~n d~u tien' d~t chfrnlen ChauMI. . 73.Nguai ta Nhin chung ngum ta cho dng cac kinh nghi~m Clla InQt chali 'h6 anhung .' nam d~u co vai tro to 100 trong vi~c quySt dinh tinh cach va nhan each sau nay cua chau. 74.Sau khi dfi hoan thanh nhi~mvl) cua ea tuk t6i quySt dinh nghiphep. '. 75.Nh~m cung e~pcho khach hang cac dich Vl) ngfrn hang q1.l6ct~, truac hSt ngan hang thuong m?i Hoa Ky phai thanh l~p phong qu6c t~ t?i tnj ehinheua minh. 76.Computers are playing an important role in human life. 77.The price of gold and dollar decreases sharply on the Vietnamese market. sa 78.For the past few years language learning has become wide-spread, especially in big cities. 79.1 am not quite sure bit it seems to me that the results has already been made publici released. 80.More and more people enroll/ have enrolled for Master's courses. 9 - - ---~~-.-_.- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Faculty of Foreign Language DE: TIU TUYEN SINH SAU D~I HOC NAM Thai gian lam bai: 120 phUt HQ va ten: Ngay thang nam sinh: S6 baa danh: Chfr ky giam thi 1: . ,-.1 ChfT ky giam thi 2: Sophach: Thi sinh khOng dur;c dllng tLCdiln 56 phach: BangchCr: Di~m s6: (Ghi bang s6) HQ; ten, chi.! ky clia cari b(> cham thi thu nhat: H9, t~n, cllQ ky cua can be) cham thi thu hai: PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION'. " SECTION A: Choose the co~r~ct word 01:" phrnse in the list given to complete each of the fQli.owing sentences~ Each word/phrase is used once only. Sentence 0 has been done for you as an e'xample. because l.!sed to (IS sin('.e could to come for will be did was which whom enough whose arrive about with of too let's and a left rather an had the if most due to although put ne8.rly what according never took were so comc nhanh khang " . . 2. Cae ngoi sao nay cang xa trai dift b,!-onhieu thl chUng dmg lld xa chUng ta nhanh baynhieu. 3. Hang nam, c~c sinh vien b nhieu mrac tren the giai hQCtieng Anh. 4. .M(>ts6 nguCti hcCJ truang., so khac tl! hcjc. ,.., .' " 5~ . Nhieu c~tibe va co be hQc tie-ng Atih tlrong cae man hQc cua chung. 6. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their jobs. 7. Some days.beforeTet, welcome a new year. everyone cleans their houses and gives them beautiful decoration, ready to 8. During Tet holidays, people vi~it and wish one a~other good health. Tet is really happy holidays to 'every one. 9. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English. 10. She is directo~ of a bicycle import-export company. 51. Tomorrow and the next day, we will hire a car and look round the rest of the island.(we going to ...) 52. After that we will come back here for another week. 53. The food is very good 'with lots of seafood and fresh fish and we often eat outdoors swimming pool. 54. I know it would be much healthier but we can do that next year. 55. See you soon. Look after yourselves. . for us to on walking holiday are near the like your brother suggested . SECTION B: 56. George and Alan are still at university. 57. Sheila's cry for help wasn't heard. 58. Many teachers prefer going on holiday in the summer to working for extra money' 59. I wish I didn't live in 2 house like that. 60. Although the weather was bad we enjoyed ourselves in the mountains. 61. If my father hadn't encouraged me I wouldn't have applied for the job. 62. Elizabeth's children were prevented from going to school. . 63. Susan wanted to know if (whether) it was still raining. 64. Jill hadn't realized the house was so big. 65. John refused to pay the bill. 66. ChUng ta dang chUng kien m9t ky nguyen m6i eua nen e6ng ngh~ [Mng tin. 67. blnh d~ng v~ cO h9ml von quy eua nen dan chu. . 68.'Quoe h9i d~mh gan hai tuan d~ [hilO lu~n 1 di~m sua deli [rong Bien phap. .. 69. Cli quang eao vad th6ng tin d~i chUng la nhfrng thOng tin ve mQt e6ng ty ho~c san pham cua e6ng ty do duqe caephucmg ti~n truyen thOng d~i chUng dang tai. 70. H9 quyet dinh hoan tr~n dau m~e du suot m~y nian qua chua baa gia tot nhu v~y . Sv •• so ':', ...,~.-.:- ..•.._': NAT!ONALACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE D~ THI TUYEN SINH SAU DA-I HOC NAM Thai gian Elm bai: 120 philt H9 va ten: . Ngay thang Dam sinh: Chfr ky giam thi 1: S6phach: Thi sinhkh6ng dc;c dtlng tiC die)1 0... . S6 phach: "Inh' ' lem so: \0J 1 •Dang so)" D'~ B~ngchfr: H9, ten, chu ky cua can bQ cham thi thu nhat: R9, ten, chu ky cila can b(> cham thi thu hai: PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A: Choose the correct wor~or phrase in the list given to complete e~ch of the following sentences. Each word/phrase is used once only. Sentence 0 has been done for you ~s an ~xHmpIe. what river bank similar method in time which the room How bale of lie laid many thousands in view which room swell before time from going. in sight observer cut off grow aslOJ.).gas one thousand capable of witnesS grow in spite same way write cut down' compose of coming O. Many people were made homeless due to the storm. 1. A(n) --------------------~ is a person w9.?sees som,ethingand c~mtell what he or she sees. 2. Routine work is work which is doneAhe' ------------------.----~ all the time .. 3. When you create, you can draw, write, ----------------4. -------------.-- music, or make something new. do you find it? Beautiful. 5. Did the mountains ------------------ far below? 6. Mr. Smith forgot ------------------------- he was supposed to go. 7. There were no people or houses ------------------~-. 8. 'When the tenants failed to pay iheir-bm~theauth{)rifi , deCided to ~-~~-------------- the gas supply to the flat. 9. Several items of clothes were found on the -------------------. 10. The lake contained -------------------------- of fish. 11. You can use my bicycle -------------'-----------------_ you bring it back tomorrow. 1~.He was so tired he wa~n't =:-"7--"--------~~-~,--~~..,__ driving. 13. If we hurry, we might get there -------------------- to catch the early train. 14. The mosquito bite made my eyelid --:-------------------- and I couldn't open my eyeproperly. IS. I tried to prevent them --------------'------- but they wot!ldn't take any notice. SECTION 3: Read these passages and answer briefly the question that foHows Passage 1: A long-range health study in Framingham Massachusetts, which began in 1948 and continues- to this day, involves checking the survivals among the same 5,000 men and women every two years am! carefully determining the causes of any 'deaths occurring in the group. A rather surprising conclusion that emerged in 1980 was that the lightest men had the shortest life expectancy. While the only others for whom weight seemed to have a significant negative' effect on, life expectancy were those who weighed more than 25% above the national average. Much thesame was true of women, with those in the lightest and 'heaviest group dying the earliest. i 16. How long has th~ study lasted? ,-~------------------~-~-----"7-----"7--~-----~---_-~--- --~-----_----- - _ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18. What is studied? ------------------------~-~-----------------~-~----------------------------------------------------~--------------19. What is the study result of the women? ---- ------------ ---_..:._--"-.,-.:,;,...:.:._-'.:,,_.:. --- .. -~------------- -- ------ --- ----- -- -- - - --- --- --- ---- --- - - - - --- -- ---- -- - ---- -- -- 20. Who has the"shortest life? ---'--------------------~-~--_:_------------------------'------~----------------------------------------------------Passage 2:, I live in California, and we have earthquakes here all the time. Sometim~s they are strong. Things fall off shelves, and windows' break. It IS well known that a very big earthquake will probably hit this area in the near future. Everyone is preparing- for it. Some people are terribly afraid. But usually we have ~mal1 earthquakes. Sometimes we don't even notice them. Por example, one eve~ing, I was sitting outside, in the garden. The ground began to shake every gently. At first, I wasn't SUre'it was an earthquake. It feltlik~ I was in the water - in a swimming pool or a lake with the water moving gently under me. I know this sounds crazy, but it was i:lImostrelaxing. I felt calm. Perhaps because of this experience, I am not as worried about earthquakes as I used to be. 21. What always happens in California? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------,._---------------------------------- ..~ r 22. How many kinds of earthquakes are mentioned in the passage and what are they? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23. What do people do when they know that a big earthquake is going to occur? 24. What does the author compare this feeling of the small earthquake wi th? -----------------------------------------------------------------~--------------------------~---------------------25. What makes him calm about the earthquake? Passage 3: My lawyer, Mr: ~urner, is a man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet eveht-temperednian~ whoselife is spent in dealing with facts. He is the last person in the world to give Way to fantasy~ He . h~s a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abrQa(evety year a~d spends his Sunday gardening. He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn't pretend to be an expert by any means. It is, therefore, aU the more surprising that he should be so insistent about ghost. 26. Who is Mr. Turner? ----------------------~-~--------~---------------------~------~~---------;-----------------~--~--~----------------'27. What kind of man is he? 28. What do you know about his family? -------------------------------------------------------~---------------------------------------------------------~29. What do you think about the author's attitude towards Mr. Turner? ------ H ~------ ~----------------------_------------------------- 30. Is he an honest man or not? Why so orwhynot? --------------------------------------------------------------~--------------------~----------------------~~------. Passage 4: The custom of having candies on birthday cakes goes back to the ancient Greeks. Worshippers of Artemis, goddess of the moon and h~nting, used to place honey cakes on the altarsof her templeo~ her' birthday. The cakes were round like the full moon and lit with small candles. This custom 'iNds next recorded in the Middle Ages when German people lit candles on birthday cakes, the number or candles lit indicating the person's age, plus an extra one to represent the light of life. From the eariiest day, burning candles had been related with mystical significance and it was believed that when blown out, they had the power to grant a secret with and ensure a happy year ahead. 31. When did the custom originate? ---------------------~-------------;---~~----~-----------~~-------------------------------------------------------32. Who is Artemis? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33. Who first lit candles on birthday cakes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34. What decides the number of candles? ---------------------------------------~-~--------~-----~--~-----------------~------------------------------------35. What does the action ofbl6wing out the candles mean? -----------------------------------------------------------------~------~~-------------------~------------.--------, SECTION C: Fill in each of the g~ps in the passage below with only one suitable word ..., ! I lov~ tOc;o()k and eat, so I;read a lot (36)---,,------------~----- food and diet. I like to kl1ov"the advice and op~:qionof ntit~ition .experts. For (37) ---'-,.------'---~--"----, one expert says that thete'is an idea!~iet. About-fifteerl to twenty percentof thls-p-erfec:teatirigplan'iSpr6feIIl.Abc;u{fift~;:i~ ;i~ty(38y~~~--_~~.;_L .' --~-:"--is carbohydrate, apd about tWfmtyto thirty percent is fat. This nutritionist also(39)::~7';'-~----:':--';-_ - that a high-fiber diet can help prevent c?ncer. (We can get fiber froin' foods like bran, nut, beans, and vegetables). If we eat a little fish every week, the fish oils (40) ----------------protect us ag~inst heart disease. Garlic and onions could reduce the amount of cholesterol (4 I) -------,._-'__ our . blood. Do I believe in all this advice? I am not sure, but 1 know I Ioveto cook and~at, so, I love most kinds of food, but I 'j vi c1i'>i chan eLta bsll1 kh6ng phth g{lJlh theo trc;mg 11I'Q'ngeLHI c,i ca Ih0. nen d6 Iii me)! hinh thlre 10p th0 c1~lcle)lcho 70. TLlY nhi0n. !lh[rng nglrt\i dilu dHll1 h00c dUll lung. vc'ri [BI c,l die hinh thCre 10p the d~IC. bflt c1,1u tLr tLI'\ B - Dd s6 3 .1 SECTION 2 QuestioJll1s 16 - 35 Readthe/ollowing/our " passages and answer the questions that/ollow. Passage -} My Best Fl'iHcend My best friend's name is Sheila. We have known each other since we were six. Sheila is sixteen years old. She has short dark hair. She is very s_hort.and slim. She really loves animals, _reading and music. Her favourite kind of music is Spanish flamenco music. Sheila is the only child of her parents. She has a dog which is called Brandy. Sheila and I usually go for a walk with Brandy at the weekend. 16. When did the author first meet Sheila? ..~ : _ .....•............ ~ ........•........ :..............•................... _ _ _ ......•............................................................. ~ . .. '. ""' 17. How does Sheila look like? .......................•.. - ..~ - ........•............ _ .- _._ .................•................................•.. ~ - . 18.. What kind of music does Sheila like the:in~st? . ~,~ ..: : ; _..;._;; :.. _~.........•.... _ ~ ..•......... ~; ~ :; ,.; - .•.....•...... .~ _; ~ -.................... .•..- .•... : . 19. Does Sheila have anybrotliersor sisters? .....................................................•......•..... 20. - _.: .. ..:.._ ~ -.. ~ - ; ..; -; :..•...,.•...... ~ ...•..•............••....................... ~ ...•...•......... : What do the two' friends often do at weekends?, .......... _ .•.....•..........•.•.......• _ _ ~ ......•.......,... ..••.•........... _ .........................................•...................•...... Passage 2 . . Laura Allen My name is Laura Allen. I am forty five years old and I come from England. lam an English teacher, I am not married and I have no children. My parents are called Sara and James and they live in Devon in the south of England. I have one brother, Robert. Robert is a lawyer and is married to Mary. Mary was born in America. She works in' a big barik in London and they have six children - three . -boys and three girls. Theya1l'live in abig old house near the riyer ..I worked. in England for many years and also in Indonesia but now I work in Al Ain Women's College. I live in a beautiful house in Al Kwaitat, near AI Ain Mall .. '.. ". 21. -•.........•...... _ -..................•...........•... _ _-_ _._ - - _ - _•....•.•...........•.•........•.............. _ ...............•...................................................... . , _ _ _-----_ _ .._ ..•••.......... _ _ ~ _ _ _ •.................••..••.... - . ". - . What's Mary job? ............................................................................. 25. . Where do Laura's parents live? •.......................•..........•.....•..•.•..•..•...•.•............. 24. . What's her nationality? ....................•.........•.... -............•.•..... _ _ 23. \. What is the writer's given name? ...... _ 22. ), _._ _ """. . .. .. . Where does Laura work? .............................................................................................................................................•. _ ..........•.........•......•.......•.........•.......•..•...............•........•............................................................. 2 fJ& [hi tiing Anh - Trinh tl9 B - £)& sa 3 . '. Cell Phones at Work Passage 3 Many people have cell phones. They talk on them in the car and in stores. They talk on them while walking down the street. People use their cell phones a lot. It is not wise to use cell phones in some places. Work is one of them. Most bosses do not want their workers using their cell phones at work. Bill brings his cell phone to work. He turns it off before he punches the time clock. At break. time he checks his voice mail and retums calls. He' then tUl11Soff his cell phone and goes back to work. People at Bill's,workplace can use their cell phones dmlng breaks and lunch hour. At the end of his work day, Bill punches out on the time clock. Then, he tumson his cell phone. 26. Where clo people talk on their cell phones? ............................................................................................. 27. . 28. What does the word wise mean? Why doesn't Bill use his cell phone while working? ......................................................................................................................................................... 29. _ _ . - When does Bill use his cell phoneatwork? ....- 30. . ' _ ..........................................................................................................•..............•......•................... ~ - •..............................................•............................ . What does Bill do at the end orihe work day? .. .... _ Passage _ .............•.....................•..............................................................•...........•............•....•.................•.............................................. - - -- " , Doctor Visits and Work 4- Ruth works eight hours a day, five days a weelc. She works the day sh~ft in an egg plant. Ruth needs to see her doctor for an exam. Her boss wants workers to make visits to the doctor at the start of the work day. During her break, Ruth calls the clinic. She asks for an early morning time to see her doctor. The nurse says, 'You can be seen at nine o'clock on Monday. Will that day and time work for you?' Ruth says, 'Yes, thank you. That is a good til~le for me.' She writes down the date and time of her exam. She tells her boss the date and time. He thanks Ruth ' 31. What shift does Ruth work? ...- 32. , :...............................................•............. _ : \\Then does Ruth call the clinic? : -_ . . ...- .......................................................................................................••...... 33. _ ............•............•............• ; -." .._. - - - . - What does Ruth tell her boss? ........................ 35. ; ; When will Ruth have her exam? ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 34. _ ...............• ; ....................................................•.....•...•.....•....•........................ _ - . Why does the boss thank her? ................................................ - - . _ 3 DJ [hi tiJng Anh - Trinh i/9 B - DJ s6 3 SECTION 3 QUU~~~D.OIDlS 36 - 45 . Fill each of the gaps in the passage below with only ONE suitable word. Readil11lg .1 really enjoy reading in my free e).(amP!e , but my mood often Example f/me. . det~rmiries (36). 1read:' 1enjoy comic bo?ks; it usuallyis light. reading, and the stories aren't very long, (37). ,.: SOI11e comics really 3'6........ 37 . reflect daily life in my cultu~e. I (38). 38 . like to skim the newspaper every day to find out what is (39). in the world because this keeps 39 . . : ~ . . . me up to (40). (41 ). on current local and international events. 40 I do not have much time to read everything, I generally skip 41. . •••••••.•••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 0 :. the editorial section of the newspaper and read the bu~in~ss . (42). and .sports sections. Every once in a (43). gOQdnovel (44). , I take the time to read a time permits; Overall,readingb,elps:rne stay in touch with the world but it also (45). : not only 4f . 43 . .44 me a chance to relax. ,.., , ,', , ,..: : ; . 45 •.................................................... Questions 46 - 55 SECTION 4 Complete th~ sentences below, which together makeupa shiJrtpassage. You can addrnore words and make any chCingeswith the given words, but you must keep their order. Example: She I give I I I flower I birthday . . Possible' answer: She gave me some jlow{rs onJnY birthday. 46. I I receive I letter I sister I Nigeria I yesterday. II 47. In I letter I she I say I she I come I England I next year. II ....~_ •..-..~_ ..:-- ..-:" -:: ~ ~- _ _ ..__ _ .......•...•. - ......•....... _ _ .......•..................................................................... ~ ; . 48. . If! she I come I she I get lbig s\uprise. /I . ~.~.~.: ~ .i . ~._..:~~ ~ ..... __ .••....... .' : ....•. :.._ ..~_ _.._ ~_ _ : ~.: _ ..~; ..........................•.................................... : ~: : . We I now/live I beautiful! new I house I country. II 49. ......................................... ~ .•........ :.. ..................•.......... _ ~_ _ : _ _ _ 50. We I begin I work /it I after I sister Ileave./I 51. house I complete I five months I ago. II ................. : .- _ : : : ~; ~; :~ :..........•..... ~:•............ : .................•............................................................................ _ ; my letter I I I tell I she I can I stay I us. 1/ 52. _ .....•................................ :._........................................................................................................... ' 53. house I have I many I large room I there I lovely garden. II 54. It I very modern I house I so I it I look I strange I some people. II .........•.•..••...........•..........•.......................... 55. ~ ~~ ..~ _ .........•................•...............•..........•............................. : : . .. . . . . It I must I be I only I modem hous.eI district.!! 4 £J~thi tiing Anh - Trinh tip B - D~ s6 3 SECTION 5 Questions 56 - 65 Finish each of the following sentence printed before it. Example: Possible answer: 56. sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the She looks remarkably like her mother. She and Iter mother look remarkably alike. A party will be held at the club next Friday. There .' 57. Ruth is a very fast rUlmer. Ruth ..... '58. My sister started cooking dinner two hours ago and she is still cooking now . . My sister 59. : 'Phone me tomorrow, Joh.l1,' said Margaret. Margaret told John 60. . : : : : :.........•........ : . He planned to book the ticket in' advance but he forgot He di dn't 61. Two different teachers have marked the exam. The exam 62. , . Jack hit his head on the ceiling because he was very tall. Jack was so 63. . :..................................... . I thought this meal would cost more .. This meal didn't 64. .. ~. Your bill will be higher if you use more electricity. The more .... 65. I ate the apple but first I washed it very carefully. After . . 5 . D£ thi Uing Anh .. Trinh tmaytrgslrih .. 68. A ~ I HOI DONG THI TUYEN SINH SAU D~I HQC' ci) PRACTICE TEST 2 HQC VltN HA.NH CHINH NAME: '" BIRTH OF DATE: '" . . ", PAPER 1: READING SECTION A: Choose the correct words or phrase in tlteUst b(!lowto c0trlplete the following sentence. . make k~ep one acquaintance each other clear 11';1,.1";,,,.0 friend hand UUy1. going •.•...•... cleaning accommodation myself boast living ; . been by of spending reVIse putting left for heart III go t::lJcimr --------,0 live grown cut O.We went to London . train. 1. Don't go fast! IcanharclIy . :... - ." :"'. I. up with you. • 2. Have you ever thought of up cycling? 3. After the party, John had to 4. IL~ink we should tell thp manarrI''''''' 5 --- - ..•_'" &.l'" O._by up ail the mess. over our plan again before we ~:=.==== ,-/ 3 _ 4. ..__ ..=Il'~""nf,...~v""1.V.1. .1.1.6 U 5 I am lookingfor . Do you know anywhere Ican stay? 6. I usedto have long hair, but Ihad it 7. Take my _ _ . Don't go out alone after dark. Page 1/7 5. -----6. _ .7. _ 8. 1l1e cus,i Qf __ 9. Schoolboys . ha~ riscn greal!Y should not (alk to __ 10. He is il1lcrc~led __ r-"- n:ccnl years. (l\'Cr I 12. I heard him j hun tcilorgetmy 'birthday. }.. t I can'l find my keys. I must have __ 111. _ 'IJY' __ I --.-----_---'- 113. them in the ~_ I car. J know alllhe words. of this song by ' I call, .JI4. _/(5 if you like .. sing i'l to you now . i 10. --------- of mine. .111_,_ girlJricnd£ he'd h:Jd. ' 15. " I 10 his friends about all [he n. II's iYP1c31_. '__ I 19. keeping pets. 11., I hardly know him. he~s just --'----=-1 ! 8. another in das:>. - . •. Section B. There are/ouT reading passages. Read each passage carefully amt answer briefly the questiims that follow. , . , '. Passage 1 ,I \r I Bamboo is a giant, grass IhAiI grows in warm climates. chairs and fishing rods to ro~ and p~per can be made from 'il. And thai's not all. II can ~ €atefi, iOu.. 1/1 many parts of Asia. bamboo sl;oots are a best. They are'son, 'I II ha.~ man)' us~s. Everything from with a creamy colour. take are darker and haraer. They Sh~lS fa\'OlJ~!iefood. UsualIYlhc)' longer to outside Fresh bamboo Sh.Clotsarc, seldom found The ";J~i~r shoots taste the .are boiled iii"s'altedw21er. Spring cook' and c:o~i'k:~s'than \~'inter sb[...]... SINH SAU D~I HOC NAM Thai gian lam bai: 120 phUt HQ va ten: Ngay thang nam sinh: S6 baa danh: Chfr ky giam thi 1: ,-.1 ChfT ky giam thi 2: Sophach: Thi sinh khOng dur;c dllng tLCdiln 56 phach: BangchCr: Di~m s6: (Ghi bang s6) HQ; ten, chi.! ky clia cari b(> cham thi thu nhat: H9, t~n, cllQ ky cua can be) cham thi thu hai: PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION' " SECTION A: Choose the co~r~ct word 01:" phrnse... Faculty of Foreign Language DlE THI TUYEN SINH SAD DAI HQC NAM Thcri gian HUH bai: 120 phut He;> va ten: Ngay thang nam sinh: Chu' ky giam thj 1: So baa danh: Chfrky giatn thi 2: SO,phach: ThE sinh khong du'(/c (li'tllg fir dill1 o Di~m so: (Ghi b~ng so) H9, ten, chu ky c6a H9, ten, chu ky cila can PAPER I: READING SECTION S6pMch:' Bang chi!: can bi? cham thi thu nhat: bi? cham thi thu hai: COMPREHENSION... PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE D~ THI TUYEN SINH SAU DA-I HOC NAM Thai gian Elm bai: 120 philt H9 va ten: Ngay thang Dam sinh: Chfr ky giam thi 1: S6phach: Thi sinhkh6ng dc;c dtlng tiC die)1 0 S6 phach: "Inh' ' lem so: \0J 1 •Dang so)" D'~ B~ngchfr: H9, ten, chu ky cua can bQ cham thi thu nhat: R9, ten, chu ky cila can b(> cham thi thu hai: PAPER I: READING COMPREHENSION SECTION... chong m?t a xa dang lui faxa tnii dift vai vai toe d(>c nhanh khang " 2 Cae ngoi sao nay cang xa trai dift b,!-onhieu thl chUng dmg lld xa chUng ta nhanh baynhieu 3 Hang nam, c~c sinh vien b nhieu mrac tren the giai hQCtieng Anh 4 .M(>ts6 nguCti hcCJ truang., so khac tl! hcjc , , ' " 5~ Nhieu c~tibe va co be hQc tie-ng Atih tlrong cae man hQc cua chung 6 Many adults... Nhin chung ngum ta cho dng cac kinh nghi~m Clla InQt chali 'h6 anhung ' nam d~u co vai tro to 100 trong vi~c quySt dinh tinh cach va nhan each sau nay cua chau 74.Sau khi dfi hoan thanh nhi~mvl) cua ea tuk t6i quySt dinh nghiphep ' 75.Nh~m cung e~pcho khach hang cac dich Vl) ngfrn hang q1.l6ct~, truac hSt ngan hang thuong m?i Hoa Ky phai thanh l~p phong qu6c t~ t?i tnj ehinheua minh 76.Computers are... 51.He doesn't seem to understand what I mean 52.Think twice or you'll regret 53.Smoking does a lot of harm to your health 54.1 hate the idea of sharing the flat with him 55.Stop complaining about ~verything~: '"," 56.1t makes no difference to me whether she'.lltellme the story or not 57.1 don't care how much he earns/ has earned .' 58.I've been working for this compariyfor 10 years now 59.He's the sort... tWfmtyto thirty percent is fat This nutritionist also(39)::~7';'-~ :': ';-_ - that a high-fiber diet can help prevent c?ncer (We can get fiber froin' foods like bran, nut, beans, and vegetables) If we eat a little fish every week, the fish oils (40) protect us ag~inst heart disease Garlic and onions could reduce the amount of cholesterol (4 I) -,._-' our blood Do I believe in all this advice?... -~ ~ -61 The film is cailed "Titanic" The riarne ,. ~ ~ 62 The plane was unable to land because of the thick fog ~ne thick fog 63 "I don't think Bill doubted JOhI1 -~ -will come", said Bill ~ 64 "If! were you, !wouldn't trust Peter", she said to John She advised - - ~ _ _ 65 You... 77 Hom nay 15iavang va dO.ladeu giamm~nh trenkhap thi tnrang Yi~t Nam ~ ~ -78 Vai nam gftn day phong trao hQcngo~i ngfr.da trD'nen r(mg khap,d?c bi~t t~i cac th3.OOph616'n -~ ~ - 79 Toi khong chac lam nhung theo toi thihinh n1iu"di~m.d~ dugc cong bo rai ... early callers between the homs of 7 and 8.30 in the morning Two of them, the postman and the milkman, are doing their normal full-time jobs but the third, the newspaper boys (or girls) are earning some pocket money before going to school The boy (or girl) doing this "newspaper round", as the job is called, gets to the shop at about 7 o'clock and begins by sorting out the various newspapers arid magazines ... of the window r~) DE 'THI '''' va ten thl sinh: S6 bflO ky PhOng thi s6: NO'i sinh: NO'i thi: / .I Ngay thi: Chu' .1 I danh: Ngay sinh: DO B (120') MON TrENG ANH - TRINH H9 2010 TUYEl'~SINH... S6 baa danh: Chfr ky giam thi 1: ,-.1 ChfT ky giam thi 2: Sophach: Thi sinh khOng dur;c dllng tLCdiln 56 phach: BangchCr: Di~m s6: (Ghi bang s6) HQ; ten, chi.! ky clia cari b(> cham thi thu... tlc tmy~n th6ng vi~c Iva Ch