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PART A- LISTENING (20 points)

Section I. (10 points)
Questions 1- 10: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.

Tourism Survey
Example Answer:
Name: Robert Goddard

Destination: Melbourne
First time visited Melbourne? 1. …….............……..
Best thing about the city: 2. …….............……..
Favourite attraction: 3. ……….............…..
Best thing about
the destination’s dining options: 4. …..............……..... of food
options:
Method of transport
to destination: by 5. ……..........……..
Age group: 6. ……...............……..
Income level: 7. ………...............…..
Purpose of visit: • on business
8. ...............................
Occupation: • 9. ………............…..
• write for a travel magazine
Opinion about accommodation: 10. ……….............…..
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Section II. (10 points)

Questions 11-12: Complete the sentences below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
The program is made for travelers to make 11. ................…………..
The program operates in cooperation with the 12. ……….................…..
Your answer :
11. 12.
Questions 13-16: Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to
questions 13-16.

What is the internship stipulation of each country below?

Internship Stipulation Country
 A home stay 13. USA ...............................
B no summer program 14. Australia ........................
C minimum time requirement 15. South Africa ..................
D formal report required 16. India ..............................
E specific time period
F agriculture
Your answer :
13. 14. 15. 16.

Questions 17-20: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

17. What should you do to get the Global Traveling Certificate?
A. record activity everyday
B. formal report
C. talk the experience with the assessor
18. You can apply for the certificate _____.
A. only after you come back
B. while on the trip
C. before you leave
19. When should you pay the final installment?
A. the day before you leave
B. one month before you return
C. before you get your plane ticket
20. Before your application, you need _____.
A. to take a health check
B. to attend the workshop
C. to meet people with whom you will work

Your answer :
17. 18. 19. 20.

PART B – PHONETICS (10 points)

Exercise I. Choose the word whoseunderlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(5,0 points)
1. A. thoroughly B. astronaut C. compete D. atmosphere
2. A. thunder B. prefer C. grocer D. louder
3. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure
4. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
5. A. benevolent B. content C. molecules D. technique
Your answer :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Exercise II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in
each of the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(5,0 points)
6. A. arithmetic B. geographic C. energetic D. economic
7. A. survival B. endanger C. medicine D. addition
8. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document
9. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously
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Your answer :
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART C – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (70 points)

Exercise I. Choose the best aanswer to finish each of the following questions by choosing the letter
A, B, C, or D. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(20 points)
1. Mai: "Sorry, I can’t join in your party because I’m taking an IELTS test this weekend.”
Lan:"_____"
A. Never mind. Break a leg. B. Congratulations. You’ve done well.
C. What a pity. None of my job. D. Thanks, but it doesn’t concern me at all.
2. The naturalistic style which was popular in the seventeenth century is perfectly ____ in these
paintings.
A. issued B. performed C. conducted D. exemplified
3. That my little brother kept talking made me so annoyed, so I told him to ____.
A. fly off the handle B. go fly a kite C. beat around the bush D. dance in the street
4. Why hasn’t Peter turned up yet? He ____ here one hour ago.
A. should be B. should have been C. must be D. must have been
5. ____ these two proposals for the new project carefully, we chose the second one.
A. Having considered B. To have considered C. Have considering D. Having been considered
6. If I were you, I would ask the teacher for help, ____ trying to solve it on my own.
A. other than B. rather than C. apart from D. in spite of
7. The more people use electronic books, ____ go to library to read books.
A. the more B. the less C. the fewer D. the least
8. The police have been still trying to rescue people ____ in the earthquake.
A. to stick B. sticking C. stick D. stuck
9. There are a wide range of online courses on ____.
A. display B. choice C. work D. offer
10. Many animal species are in danger of extinction due to the loss of their habitat and inability to
____ to climate change.
A. contribute B. dedicate C. adapt D. survive
11. After a long journey by coach, the children are now sleeping like a ____.
A. bell B. log C. grave D. berg
12. The noise from our neighbor is going ____, which drives us mad.
A. on and on B. in and out C. back and forth D. up and down
13. Thanks to laser technology, his ____ birthmark could be removed.
A. extraordinary B. abnormal C. exceptional D. uncommon
14. She always wants to achieve the best academic performance to ____ to her parents’ expectation.
A. live B. respond C. reach D. meet
15. ____ anyone hear further information, let us know immediately.
A. If B. Provided C. Should D. Unless
16. We need to act quickly to ----------- to climate change, or it will be a disaster for the whole planet.
A. adapt B. go back C. reverse D. transit
Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) whose meaning is CLOSEST to that of the underlined
17. They were charged with inciting racial hatred.
A. equality B. imbalance C. devotion D. prejudice
18. The message extinguished her hopes of seeing her friend any time soon.
A. destroyed B. extended C. increase D. deteriorate
Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) whose meaning is OPPOSITE to that of the underlined
19. Embracing new technologies will help the country to develop more quickly.
A. rejecting B. obscuring C. disobeying D. contradicting
20. A long weekend away from work will do wonders for your peace of mind.
A. be beneficial to B. have an adverse effect on
C. cause huge improvements to D. take exception to

Your answer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Exercise II. Give the correct form of the verbs to finish the following sentences. Write your answer
on the numbered blanks given below. (10 points)
a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1. go) ________ out and they (2. sit)
________ in the dark.
b. What tune (3. play) ________ when we (4. come) ________ in?
c. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear) ________ her seat belt, she (6. not
hurt) ________ so badly.
d. It is vital that no one else (7. know) _______ about the secret government operation.
e. It seems strange to be standing here, (8. look) _______ out at Sydney Harbor.
f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ________ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
g. _____ (10. Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it
was created.
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Exercise III. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word. (10 points)
1. The government has spent one million pounds on an advertising ___________________ to
encourage energy conservation.
2. She ran in a marathon last week but dropped _______ after ten kilometers.
3. If you want a cheap air ticket you must _____________ well in advance.
4. Their attempt to gain a seat in the Parliament came to a _______________ in the end
5. The building work must be finished by the end of the month _____ of cost.
6. A____________ of humor is the ability to understand and enjoy jokes and amusing situations, or to
make people laugh.
7. I am sure your sister will _________________ you a sympathetic ear when you explain the situation
toher.
8. People with _____________impairments often have difficulty understading new things and
therefore, can not learn quickly.
9. I had my doubts about her when I took her on, but now I’m pleased to say that she has__________
out to be a talented executive.
10. We were so looking forward to stretching out on the beach in the sunshine, but it
poured_____________ rain the whole time we were there, so I didn’t enjoy it very much.

Your answer
1.__________ 2._________ 3.________ 4._________ 5.________

6.__________ 7._________ 8.________ 9._________ 10.________

Exercise IV. Give the correct form of the words to finish the sentences bellow. Write your answer on
the numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
1. The company was very ______________ of my efforts. (APPRECIATE)
2. She travelled the world in ________________ of her dreams. (PURSUE)
3. After thinking a lot, he decided to give her a __________ book. (COOK)
4. The weather is very _________________ at this time of year. (CHANGE)
5. Although they said nothing, she could sense their _____ of her suggestion. (APPROVE)
6. I’ve always thought of Jo as a very__________ person. He is very helpful and always thinks about
what other people feel. (CARE)
7. He’s so__________ ! He just can’t make up his mind! (DECIDE)
8. Having treated the environment__________, human now have to suffer the effects of global
warming. ( RESPONSIBLE)
9. It was very__________ of you to sing so loud so late at night . ( THINK )
10. __________ are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish. (ENVIRONMENT)

Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Exercise V. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT these ten
mistakes. Write your answer on the number blanks given below.(20 points)

The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely
interrelating. Most American marriages, particular first marriages uniting young people, are the result of
mutual attraction and affection rather with practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin date in high
school and usually find mates through their own academic and social contacts. Though young people feel
free to choose their friends from different groups, almost choose a mate of similar background. This is
due partly to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually
influence choices by voicing disapproval for someone they consider suitable.
However, marriages of members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are
increasing, probably because of the greater mobile of today's youth and the fact that they are restricted by
fewer prejudices as their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in
armed forces, or pursue a career in a bigger city. One away from home and family, they are more likely
to date and marry outside their own social group.

Your answers:
00. interrelating interrelated

Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10
.

PART D – READING COMPREHENSION (50 points)

Exercise I. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word. (20 points)
Comprehensive national educational change is a complex and often difficult process. In countries
such as Viet Nam (1)_____ the government exercises tight control (2)_____ social and economic
development strategies, wide scale changes to an education system are often not possible. Viet Nam's
increasing engagement with private sector development (3)_____, however, enabled greater flexibility
for improving and strengthening (4)_____ education system. In (5)_____ to Viet Nam's transition to a
market economy, educational planners have (6)_____ to consider strategies for making the education
system more responsive to current and (7)_____ labour demands. Accordingly, beginning in the early
1990s, the Government of Viet Nam put in place policies to (8)_____ the education system to
'modernise'. Guided by the principle (9)_____ an investment in education is an investment in economic
development, the government has pursued and continues to pursue an agenda of educational reform by
(10)_____ of curriculum reform.

Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
 4. 9.
5. 10.

Exercise II. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each space.
Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
Media and advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here
to (1) ______. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) ______ a
variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with radioactivity?
Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to
violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes taught them how to shoot,
rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the
tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) ______ drugged by glamorous serials and inane
situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the
news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and
political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second
half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched. For no ( 9) ______ how
much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of
family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at
the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D. prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D. reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D. tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D. consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D. accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D. Reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. Consciousness

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Exercise III. Read the following passage and decide which option A,B, C, or D best fits each space.
Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below. (20 points)
In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the
economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and
transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as
canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways;
first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part
of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.
In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of
direct regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets
reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of
today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers,
innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came
understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject
to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation
designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of
work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal government
was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native
industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established
a national bank to stabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of
relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to
public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which
title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that
was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests
produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States's rights versus federal rights.
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenth century.
D. Regulatory activity by state governments.
2. The word “effect” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. value B. argument C. influence D. restraint
3. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved statevernments in the
nineteenth century EXCEPT _________.
A. mining B. banking C. manufacturing D. higher education
4. The word “distinct” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. separate B. innovative C. alarming D.
provocative
5. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and railroads were
_________.
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
6. The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. licensing of retail merchants B. inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing D. control of lumber
7. The word “setting” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. discussing B. analyzing C. establishing D. avoiding
8. The word “ends” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. benefits B. decisions C. services D.
goals
9. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West.
C. It increased the money supply in the West.
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions.
10. Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal government in the nineteenth
century?
A. Control of the manufacture of gunpowder.
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked.
C. Regulation of the supply of money.
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands.

Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART E. WRITING (50 points)

Exercise I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10 points)
1. Although she was wealthy, she lived in an unpretentious house.
=> Wealthy __________________________________________________________.
2. The couple separated because they were not compatible.
=> But for __________________________________________________________.
3. "It's true that I broke your old vase", she said in tears.
=> She admitted ______________________________________________________.
4. He didn’t arrive in England untill the end of December.
=> It wasn’t _______________________________________________________.
5. She ought to be doing something more creative in that taxing job.
=> It’s high ____________________________________________in that taxing job.
Exercise II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one.
Using the given word at the end of the sentence. Do not change the word. (10 points)
1. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (TERMS )
 ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I could tell by the tone of his voice how serious the situation was. ( HOME)
 …………………………………………………………………………………
3. It is not important who you are because you are expected to obey the law. (NO MATTER)
4. The film is similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways. (RESEMBLANCE)
……………………………………………………………………….
5. The Minister accepted that he was to blame for what gone wrong. (RESPONSIBILITY)
………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise III. Writing a paragraph (30 points)

It is widely believed nowadays that social knowledge and the ability to adapt in a changing society
make a school-leaver succeed in getting a job. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Write a
paragraph of 180 - 200 words to state your viewpoint.