SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (75pts)

Question 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.

1. Many a …………………. it difficult to avoid the interference of mass media in their life.

1. Pop star findsB. pop star findC. pop stars findD. pop stars finds

2. ………….. for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with project.

1. If it had beenB. If it hadn’t beenC. Had it beenD. hadn’t it been

3. It goes without ………………… that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spend on this project.

1. TellingB. sayingC. mentioningD. wondering

4. I have just bought …………………… from a shop on Hung Vuong street.

1. A brown niceleather beltB. a nice brown leather beltD. a leather brown nice belt

5. You are late again, please try to be ………………. In the future.

1. AccurateB. efficient C. punctualD. reliable

6. How I hate to see the dentist tomorrow! I hope I don’t need to …………….. Bob cried out.

1. Have anything doneB. be done something  C. make something doneD. let anything done

7. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ………………….

1. HardlyB. in difficultiesC. with difficultyD. hard

8. This fascinating book covers some of the most ……………… crimes of the twenties centuries.

1. UnknownB. hiddenC. coveredD. infamous

9. Suddenly, someone shouted, ‘Thief!” and the man quickly …………. On a motorbike

1. Took in B. made offD. came forwardD. handed in

10. Susie and Fran …………. In on us last might, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza

1. TurnedB. droppedD. cameD. went

11. I need a funny …………. For the fancy-dress party. Any ideas?

1. DressB. uniformC. suitD. costume

12. According to a recent survey, most people are on good …………. with their neighbors.

A. relationsB. acquaintanceC. termsD. relationships

13. Like his grandfather and his father, Thomas hopes to ………………… a success in medical research.

          A. reachB. captureC. achieveD. acquire

14. Monica and Mandy are identical twins. Only their parents can …………….. tell them apart.

         A. speak           B. tellC. sayD. talk

     15. His name is Archibald, but everyone calls him Archie …………………………..

         A. for shortB. in briefC. for briefD. in short

 Write your answers here. You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.

Question 2. Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct prepositions. (10pts)

1. After the patients was given a painkiller injection, the backache wore ……off……. And he could sleep peaceful.
2. I was really taken ……in………. By the stories they told me. Later, I found out they had lied to me
3. It suddenly dawned ………on………… me I was the only person wearing a suit. The other guests were wearingcasual clothes.
4. Samurais were taught to live ……by………… the strict rules of the  Bushido code.
5. The Norwegian runner was not as strong as the other competitors and that’s why he fell ………behind……… the whole group.
6. Gina takes ……after……….. her sister. They’re like two peas in a pod
7. Marion says the exams were as hard as never before. Fortunately, she pulled…through……..
8. The political and economic crisis left the country in ruin. Now, after five years of wide reforms things are slowly beginning to look ……up…………..
9. I hate you. You’re always getting …………at…………. Me. Have I done anything wrong to you?
10. One of the ministers resigned unexpectedly. His duties were handed ………over………… to his younger deputy.

 Write your answers here. Write the letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H next to the number.

Question 3. Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. Write your answer in the numbered box below. 0 has been done as an example.(20PTS)

Question 4. Complete each of the following spaces with a suitable word. The first one has been done for you (15pts)

Question 5. In most lines of the following text, there is ONE unnecessary word. It is either grammatical incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Find this word and then write it in the box at the end of each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick (). There are two example at the beginning

SECTION TWO: READING (35 pts)

Question 1. Read this text quickly. Then choose the sentence (A-G) that best summarizes each paragraph (1-6). There is one sentence that you don't need to use.).(12PTS)

1. This is why they are unaware they upset others by stopping to read a text in the middle of a conversation.
2. If you don't. everyone starts checking for messages.
3. After that the temptation to go online and see if I have any new email becomes impossible to resist.
4. A few words were occasionally muttered while they texted or looked through social media pages.
5. If it's in front of me I get anxious; I've just check It
6. in extreme cases, some sleep all clay and games all night, rarely stopping even to eat.
7. Meanwhile, studies show, the average time they spent talking on the phone dropped significantly.

The little girl's head only came up to her mother's waist as he hugged her mum. and held on fiercely as they rode a ferry to a holiday island. The mother. though. didn't respond to her, or even seem to notice: she was absorbed in her tablet computer all the while.

Something similar happened a few minutes later. as I was getting into a shared taxi van with nine students: who that night were journeying to a weekend getaway. Within a minute of taking their seats in the dark van, dim lights came on as every one of them checked a phone or tablet (1)……D……          But mostly there was silence.

The indifference of that mother, and the silence among the students, are symptoms of how technology captures our attention and disrupts our connections. Teenagers, the future of humanity, are at the centre. In the early years of this decade their text message monthly count rose to 3,417, double the number just a few years earlier (2)……G……..The average American teen now gets and sends more than a hundred texts a day, about 10 every waking hour. I've seen a kid texting while he rode his bike. Digital interaction comes at a cost in face time with real people, through which we learn to understand non-verbal communication such as body language. The new generation of natives in this digital world may be skilful on the keyboard, but they can be hopeless when it comes to  reading behaviour face-to-face, in real time (3). ……F………  Today's Children are growing up in a new reality, one where they are Connecting more with machines and less with People than has ever been true in human history. Thee there are the costs of attention decline among adults. In Mexico, an advertising representative for large radio network complains. 'A few years ago you could make a few-minute video for your presentation at an advertising agency. Today you have to keep  it to a minute and a half.(4)………B……..Faced with problems like this, some workplaces have banned laptops, mobile phones, and other digital tools during meetings.

A college professor who teaches film tells me he, reading a biography of one of his heroes, the legendary French director Francois Truffaut. But, he finds, ’I can't read more than two pages at a time. (5)…………C………I think I'm losing my ability to maintain concentration anything serious’

After not checking her mobile for a while, a publishing executive confesses she gets 'a nervous feeling. You miss that moment of excitement you get when there’s a text. You know it, not right to check your

Phone when you are with someone, but it, an addiction.' So she has an agreement: 'When we get home from work we put our phones in a drawer (6). ………A……… But now we try to get closer to each other instead. We talk.

 Write your answers here

. Write the letter A, B, C, D, E, F,  next to the number.

Question 2..Choose the best word to complete the passage below.(15pts)

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Question 3. Here are two conversations mixed up. Tom and Lisa are talking about shopping, and Jody and Pete are planning a barbecue. Match the lines with the correct person and put them in order.(8 pts)

SECTION FOUR: WRITING. (60pts)

Question 1. Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given.(10pts)

0. I / not / much time, / so / not / use / Internet / very often.

I do not have much time, so I don’t use the Internet very often .

1. our friend/  birthday/  next week / we / give / him/  present / that he /  dream/ long time

   ____on our friend’s birthday next week we will give him a present that he has dreamt of for a long time________________________________________________________________________

2. If / you / orbit /  you /  able / get / out /  seat / and / walk /  cabin

   _____if you are in orbit, you will be able to get out of seat and walk in the cabin_______________________________________________________________________

3. boy / keep/  ask/  father / / protect/  environment.

   ____the boy keeps asking his father about protecting the environment________________________________________________________________________

4. Wild animal/ reduce/ lot/ number/ because/ forests/ home/ serious/ destroy

   ___wild animals reduce a lot of number because many forests which are their home are seriously destroyed_________________________________________________________________________

5. I / sorry / I / break / your watch / but / I / have / it / repair / at the moment.

   ____i am sorry i broke your watch but i am having it repaired at the moment________________________________________________________________________

Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use

the word given in brackets. You must use between three and five words, including the word given.

Don’t change the form of the word given.  0 has been done as an example.(50pts)

0.The pond isn't deep enough to swim in.   (TOO)

The pond    is too shallow to  swim in.

1. I regret not contacting Peter  when I was in Paris.                                            TOUCH

>I wish that I......got in touch with..............................................Peter  when I was in Dublin.

2. In my opinion, these two kinds of music are completely different from each other. COMPARISON

>In my opinion, there is........no comparison between....................................................these two kinds of music.

3. I don’t know why Sarah left the party so suddenly.MADE

>I don’t know .........what made sarah leave...................................................................................the party so suddenly.

4. ‘What’s the height of the mountain?’ Lee asked his father.           HIGH

Lee asked his father......................how high the mountain was.......................................................................................

5. We discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.                                CAME

>We discussed the problem but ......nobody came up ..........................................................with a solution.

6. Claire was not allowed to stay out late when she lived at home with her parents.LET

>Claire’s parents ..........didn’t let her ...........................................................stay out late when she lived at home.

7. I arrived late because I missed the 10.30 train.                                               TURNed

>If I’d caught the 10.30 train, I..........i would have turnd up on.........................................................................time.

8. Floods meant rescue workers could not get through to the village.PREVENTED

>Rescue workers.......was prevented from getting.......................................................................through to the village by floods.

9. They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour.    SALE

>Tickets for the concert will..........be on sale ..............................................during the lunch hour

10. I prefer eating sandwiches to a cooked lunch.                         RATHER

>I........would rather eat sandwiches.................................................................................................................. a cooked lunch.

11. They are going to hold the interview in the white housePLACE

> The interview ……will take place …………………………………………………… in the White House

12. I am afraid we haven’t got any soda water left.                     OUT

> I am afraid we ……have run out of…………………………………………... soda water.

13. The office is closed because we haven’t got enough staff            LACK

>The office is closed due ……to the lack of……………………………………………. staff.

14. You might need to phone home, so take your mobile with you                CASE

> Take your mobile with you………in case you need to……………………………………… phone home

15. It was easy to persuade Paul to help me.   DIFFICULTY

> I .........have no difficulty in persuading.................................................................................................... Paul to help me.

16. Did you really go into town by yourself, Sam? OWN

> Did you really go into town.........on your own................................................................................., Sam?

17. I am with regard to your advertisement for a part- time shop assistant.      RESPONSE

>I am writing ......in response to................................................ your advertisement for a part-time shop assistant.

18. The customer became extremely angry with the assistant after being kept waiting for hours. TEMPER

> The customer …………lost his temper with………………………… assistant after being kept waiting for hours.

19. My parents said I could go to the graduation party. PERMISSION

> My parents ……gave me a permission to………………………………………………….. go to the graduation party.

20. He was about to start the car when someone called him POINT

> He was …………………………………………………. the car when someone called him

21. “ Of course I didn’t give them your phone number” she said to me HAVING

> She ……admitted not to give them…………………………………………………….. my phone number

22. It would be a good ideas for your car to be serviced OUGHT

> You ……ought to have your car ……………………………………………………………………….. serviced

23. She’ll probably be nominated for an award LIKELY

> She ……is likely to be nominated………………………………………………………………….. for an award.

24. I’m certain that David is going to pass his driving test DOUBT

> I am …in no doubt that david……………………………………………….. is going to pass his driving test

25. Her second novel is not as interesting as her first one.COMPARISION

> Her second novel is ……not in comparison with…………………………………………………..  her first one.