TEST 1
PHẦN I. Listen and choose the correct answer.
Câu 1. You will hear two friends talking about a music performance.
The friends agree that
A. the concert hall was too big.
B. the performance was too short.
C. the musicians needed more practice.
Girl: I enjoyed that.
Boy: Me, too. I don’t think either of them played a wrong note in the whole performance.
Girl: I think I heard a few – perhaps they hadn’t had enough time to play together before the concert.
Boy: Maybe. I still wish they’d played a little longer, though – maybe a few more songs.
Girl: I thought it was about right as it was. That kind of music sounds so much better in a smaller place – I don’t
know why they chose to have it there.
Boy: The two guitars are too quiet for somewhere that size.
Câu 2. You will hear two friends talking about a play they have seen recently.
What surprised the girl about the play?
A. how young the audience was
B. how unusual the ending was
C. how good the acting was
Girl: That was an amazing play.
Boy: It was. Over half the people watching were school students like us.
Girl: I guess that’s not so unusual for an afternoon performance. Most adults are working then.
Boy: I wonder what it’s like being an actor. They must have to practise so hard.
Girl: The ones in this play certainly had. I found it difficult to believe how realistic they managed to make all of
the characters.
Boy: Yes, and I couldn’t predict what would happen at the end.
Girl: I studied this play in literature classes last year, so I already knew what was going to happen.
Câu 3. You will hear a boy telling a friend about an art course he went on.
What did the boy enjoy most about it?
A. the strong focus on drawing and painting
B. the teacher’s sense of humour
C. the variety of practice activities
Girl: How was the art course?
Boy: Fantastic – I learned so much.
Girl: So what was the best bit?
Boy: There were so many, but if I could only choose one, I think it’d be how the teacher got us to practise
techniques in a number of different ways. I thought I’d spend most of the time drawing or painting, but we did
so many other activities, all of which were quite useful for developing our skills.
Girl: Sounds good.
Boy: And I never knew there were so many jokes about artists! Our teacher seemed to know them all, which
was great fun.
Câu 4. You will hear two friends talking about getting to school.
The girl thinks that walking to school with her friends
A. is a good way to be sociable.
B. takes longer than walking alone.
C. causes problems for other pedestrians.
Boy: Are you walking to school with us tomorrow?
Girl: I might go on my own, actually. I don’t want to be late.
Boy: But you’ll enjoy it more if you come with us.
Girl: It’s often no different to walking by myself because you all walk slowly along with your headphones on.
Boy: We show each other things on our phones, too.
Girl: That’s true, which is great in our free time, but not when it means arriving half an hour later than I would
if I was by myself. At least you’re polite enough to move out of the way for other people on the pavement,
though.
Câu 5. You will hear a boy talking to a friend about his new house.
How does the boy feel about it?
A. pleased with its location
B. amazed at how big it is
C. satisfied with how it’s decorated
Girl: How’s your new house?
Boy: I like it. The colours aren’t what I’d ever choose, but my mom says we can easily fix that. My bedroom’s
much bigger than the one at the old house, which annoyed my brother as his is quite small – like the rest of the
house.
Girl: I thought people usually moved to be somewhere bigger…
Boy: Sure, but where it is is important, too, and the new one’s much closer to my parents’ work and to school,
too. I can walk there in five minutes, which means I get to stay longer in bed in the morning.
Câu 6. You will hear a girl talking about a day out with her family.
Why did the girl’s family choose to go to the river?
A. There are many things to do.
B. It’s close to where they live.
C. It’s a good place for a picnic.
Boy: How was your weekend?
Girl: Good, thanks. We went for a day out by the river.
Boy: The river near here? It’s easy to walk to, but it’s not like there’s lots to do there.
Girl: I know. That’s why we went somewhere else, about an hour away in the car. It’s dangerous for swimming
because the river’s really deep and wide there, but we’ve never found a better place to sit and eat. I know you’d
probably prefer somewhere which has lots of activities, but it’s really peaceful, so we just sit on the grass, enjoy
our food and relax.
Boy: Sounds nice.
PHẦN II. Listen and write the correct answer in the gap.
Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.
You will hear a teacher giving some information about a school photography competition.
School photography competition
Câu 7. The subject of this year’s competition is (7) ........................................
Câu 8. Photos must show some (8) ........................................
Câu 9. A local (9) ........................................ will judge the competition.
Câu 10. First prize is a photography (10) ........................................
Câu 11. Send your entries in by (11) ........................................ at the latest.
Câu 12. School secretary’s email address is (12) k. ........................................ @[Link]
Listen, everyone! I’ve got some information about this year’s school photography competition. As you’ll probably
remember, last year’s competition asked you to focus on the topic of travel, but photos should have something to
do with the _______________ this time.
As in previous years, there are certain things that we want the photographs to include. We want all the pictures to
have ________________ in them, so we’re not looking for photos that only show landscapes or people.
The head teacher has decided to ask someone from outside the school to judge the competition this year. She was
hoping that local artist Sally Graves would be able to judge the entries, but she’s actually away at that time.
__________________ James McKay has agreed to help us instead. I’m sure many of you have heard of him, as
he’s quite famous and was born not far away from here, too.
It was felt that most keen photographers already have the photography books or equipment they need, so the
organisers have decided that the winner will receive a photography____________ run by Central College instead.
The College was also hoping to have a small photography exhibition for winners of all the school photography
competitions in the area, but their gallery’s too busy putting on other shows, I’m afraid.
The winner of the competition will be announced on 11th March. If you wish to enter, please make sure we
receive your photos by _______________, as the judging will take place on 19th February.
So if you’re interested, send your entry to the school secretary, Mrs Mitchell, not to me or the head teacher. I’ll
give you her email address – it’s dot ________________, that’s spelt _________________ at school dot com.
Good luck!
PHẦN III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following.
Câu 13. A. mountain B. island C. classmate D. prefer
Câu 14. A. viewer B. compete C. talent D. dolphin
Câu 15. A. amazing B. confident C. appearance D. creative
Câu 16. A. Japanese B. afternoon C. reusable D. questionnaire
Câu 17. A. personality B. environment C. education D. economic
PHẦN IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Câu 18. She signed a two-year ______ with the company after a successful interview.
A. career B. contract C. pension D. leader
Câu 19. After working hard for many years, he will ______ at the age of 65.
A. retire B. impress C. deserve D. strike
Câu 20. Teachers, doctors and lawyers all belong to the same respected ______ in our country.
A. industry B. department C. profession D. application
Câu 21. The workers decided to go on ______ because of low salary and poor conditions.
A. poverty B. labour C. contract D. strike
Câu 22. I’m really ______ doing the same job every day without learning anything new.
A. fed up with B. ready for C. careful with D. work for
Câu 23. Don’t always blame your mistakes ______ other people, you must take responsibility.
A. at B. for C. on D. in
Câu 24. He spent five years in ______ for committing a serious crime.
A. prison B. arrest C. court D. community
Câu 25. Wearing ao dai on special occasions is a beautiful Vietnamese ______.
A. protest B. schedule C. tradition D. population
PHẦN V. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.
Câu 26. Thieves tried to ______ in the shop last night but were caught. (enter illegally)
Câu 27. We had to wake ________ early to go to school. (stop being asleep)
Câu 28. He managed to get ______ with cheating on the test but he couldn’t. (escape punishment for)
Câu 29. The company plans to ______ up a new branch in the city center. (start an organization)
Câu 30. You're not allowed to make personal phone calls ______ duty. (while working)
PHẦN VI. Read and choose the correct answer
Coasteering
Lily Carter had no idea what present she wanted for her 14th birthday. But she’d always been keen on challenging
sports, especially to do with water, like surfing and sailing. So when her parents heard about an activity called
coasteering – exploring rocks along the coast by climbing and swimming – they thought Lily would love it. They
found a course offered at an activity centre called Porthdean, just along the coast from the family home, which
was perfect. So after checking it was led by experienced instructors, they signed her up.
Lily had seen a TV show about coasteering, and was interested in doing it, although she’d thought only adults
could take part. But then she discovered that on courses at Porthdean, there’d also be people her age jumping
from rocks into the sea, and also exploring caves – which she was never normally allowed to do, so she really
wanted to go. But she still asked her dad to go along too and, although he wondered whether he’d like coasteering
himself, he knew how much Lily wanted someone to accompany her, so he agreed.
Lily and her dad drove to Porthdean, where they attended a session with their instructors to learn basic safety and
techniques and be given helmets and special wetsuits to keep the cold out. The group they joined was quite small,
which meant they got lots of individual attention. Says Lily, ‘The entire trip was awesome – although the water
was freezing! But our instructors encouraged the whole group so much, we were ready to try absolutely all the
challenges, even stuff we hadn’t expected at all, like jumping off high cliffs! I must admit, the one I jumped off
wasn’t that high, but Dad went much higher!’
‘Anyway, Dad and I hadn’t realised how hard it would be physically, so we were glad we were fit,’ explains Lily.
‘Even so, afterwards, we actually felt like we’d done loads of hard exercise in the gym! But I’ll keep the memories
of that trip forever, I reckon. And the instructors are going to put a video of it onto the website, so my friends will
see it. They’d never believe me otherwise!’
31. Why did Lily’s parents choose Porthdean for her coasteering present?
A. It offered various courses in her favourite watersport. B. The instructors there were highly recommended.
C. It wasn’t too far away from where they lived. D. She had already tried some activities there.
32. How did Lily feel about the coasteering course?
A. pleased that it included something she’d always wanted to try
B. excited about doing the experience all on her own
C. keen to find out more about what it involved
D. interested to see whether she was the only teenager
33. Lily particularly liked her instructors because they made sure everyone
A. was comfortable with the kit they were given.B. felt confident about the new things they would attempt.
C. got the same amount of attention.
D. knew all the activities they would take part in.
34. Lily says that after the course, she was
A. happy she’d shared something so exciting with her dad.
B. sorry she hadn’t worked at getting fitter before she went.
C. proud that her friends all thought she’d done well.
D. surprised at how exhausted she was by the activities.
35. What would Lily text to a friend while she was away on the course?
A. I don’t think Dad was sure before he came that he’d enjoy it – but actually, he’s been braver than me!
B. I wanted to do the coasteering course, and mentioned it to my parents before my birthday. But I never
expected they’d let me go!
C. Our session before the activities was great, although I really didn’t think I’d need a wetsuit for the cold – and
I was right!
D. Going into caves was amazing. I’d love to explore them by myself when we’re next at the beach – I’m sure
my parents will let me!