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PRACTICE 100621
A. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen and choose the correct option

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Part 2. You will hear a conversation between two students about the course feedback form. Complete the
table below. (10 points)
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM

Faculty: Politics and Economics

Course name: Global economy
Date: 20th March – 20th June
Subject advisor: (6) …………………

Advantages Disadvantages and suggestions

Handouts and Clear, on time and perfect (7) Too many words, poor printer
equipment ………….
Course structure balanced design, good organization too much research work in the (8)
…………….
Practical training good for future job, learn more need more different training places
knowledge
quick feedback from presentation time of open-book exam is too short
(9) …………… too many essays
Other comments mobility teaching method needs to strengthen our (10) …………………

Part 3. You will hear a psychologist being interviewed about friendship. Choose the answer (A, B C or D)
which fits best according to what you hear. (10 points)
11. From three to five years old, children ________
A. are happy to play alone. B. prefer to be with their family.
C. have rather selfish relationships D. have little idea of ownership.

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12. From age five to eight or ten, children ________
A. change their friends more often. B. decide who they want to be friends with.
C. admire people who don’t keep to rules. D. learn to be tolerant of their friends.
13. According to Sarah Browne, adolescents ________
A. may be closer to their friends than to their parents.
B. develop an interest in friends of the opposite sex.
C. choose friends with similar personalities to themselves.
D. want friends who are dependable.
14. Young married couple ________
A. tend to focus on their children. B. often lose touch with their friends.
C. make close friends less easily. D. need fewer friends than single people.
15. In middle or old age people generally prefer ________
A. to stay in touch with old friends. B. to see younger friends more often.
C. to have friends who live nearby. D. to spend more time with their friends.
Part 4.

Write one or two words or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a teacher giving some information to students about a special destination for their school trip.
Amazing Holidays
Benefits of The Great Wall of China tour: • not overcrowded
• excellent (16)________________
Mount Everest: Cookery holidays:
For more information:
• last trip is on (17)________________
• China or Vietnam tour: go to (18) __________ _____ for shopping
• Panda Rescue Centre: class on making panda (19) ________________
• Mexico Food Adventure: visit the (20) __________ _____ museum

ANSWER
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Choose the word, phrase or expression that best completes each sentence below. (15.0 points)
21. Much of what he said had little _______ to the issue we were discussing.
A. accordance B. involvement C. concern D. relevance
22. The restless lion kept pacing _________ along the front of its cage.
A. back and forth B. up and down C. on and off D. back and out
23. You can have _______ for the meals during your package vacation.
A. vouchers B. tags C. checks D. records
24. A new motorcycle model has just been _______ on the Internet.
A. delivered B. designed C. launched D. exploited
25. Why don’t you _______ a go? - It’s not difficult!
A. do B. have C. set D. make
26. The Prime Minister has _______ from the dogmatic position he adopted a few days ago.
A. backed out B. backed down C. backed up D. backed on
27. At the South Pole _______, the coldest and most desolate region on Earth.
A. Antarctica lies where B. Antarctica lies and
C. where Antarctica lies D. lies Antarctica
28. _______ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.
A. Enough protein is obtained B. Obtaining enough protein
C. They obtain enough protein D. By obtaining enough protein

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29. Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new _________ in the field and possibly lead
to a cure.
A. earth B. ground C. soil D. land
30. After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _________ on him.
A. games B. jokes C. tricks D. fun
31. The match will be screened on ITV with _________ commentary by Any Gray.
A. lively B. live C. alive D. living
32. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’ sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
33. As the drug took _________, the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
34. The dawn redwood appears ____ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world.
A. was flourished B. having to flourish
C. to have flourished D. have flourished
35. His comments _________ little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case.
A. reflect B. bear C. give D. possess
ANSWERS
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5.0 points)
36. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ____________ background. (race)
37. We are discussing the ____________ of soil with artificial chemicals. (fertile)
38. They frequently ______________ the traffic as they march through the streets. (mobile)
39. More women than men emphasized ______________ and trust; more men than women emphasized
pleasure in a friend’s company, going out with a friend and having a friend in one’s home. (confidence)
40. Among the middle-aged men and women, the lack of contact with relatives, even those who lived
nearby, was notable, suggesting that friends and relatives are indeed ____________. (change)

36 37 38 39 40

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below that needs correcting. (5.0 points)
41. My family love eating in the restaurant where specializes in seafood.
A. eating B. where C. in D. seafood

42. All possible efforts have made by the orphanage to find the baby’s parents.
A. All B. have made C. to find D. parents

43. Have the students be told that there will be no school tomorrow?
A. the B. be C. there D. no

44. If we had left a bit earlier, we wouldn’t miss our train last night.
A. If B. earlier C. miss D. train
45. There wasn't some directory in the telephone box from which I was phoning.
A. some B. the C. which D. was
ANSWERS

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41 42 43 44 45

C. READING
I. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct explanation A, B, C or D. (5.0 points)
Question 46

Question 47

Question 48

Question 49

Question 50

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ANSWERS
46 47 48 49 50

II. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. (10.0 points)
The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has
been proved that (1) ____ smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was
first (2) _______ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (3)
_______ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A
happy smile or irrepressible laughter increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad,
angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen- carrying blood, and created a vicious (4) _______ of gloom
and depression by effectively (5) _______ the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and (6) ____ that the temperature of the
brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters which definitely influence our moods
and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen but
create further chemical imbalance by inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose
that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling
through your tears you can (7) ____ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters – replacing a depressed
condition with a happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic illness depression and anxiety states
could (8) _____ from simply exercising their zygomatic (9) ____ which pull the corners of the mouth (10)
____ to form a smile, several times an hour.

51. A. desperately B. determinedly C. deliberately D. decidedly

52. A. put off B. put down C. put by D. put forward
53. A. aspects B. looks C. expressions D. appearances
54. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle D. vortex
55. A. cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating
56. A. advises B. wants C. demands D. suggests
57. A. make B. persuade C. give D. decide
58. A. recover B. improve C. benefit D. progress
59. A. muscles B. nerves C. veins D. bones
60. A. to and from B. up and back C. now and then D. up and down

ANSWERS

51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (10.0 points)
Humans have always had trouble remembering certain details. One person has the unique experience of
recalling in almost exact detail a memory from his childhood, but he cannot remember what he ate for lunch
yesterday. Another cannot recall names of people she met five minutes ago, but she remembers the names of
people she met from an hour before. Psychologists have searched for answers to the memory phenomenon to
better understand how the brain functions and what triggers memory or causes forgetfulness. After extensive
research over the past century, they have come up with basic theories to help explain memory loss.
There are times when an individual loses all recollection of an event. This is referred to as the decay
theory, which states that if memories are not recalled from time to time, they fade and then gradually drop from
a person’s memory. Decay is proven to occur with sensory memories, or short-term memories, if they are not
recalled or rehearsed. Decay of long-term memory is harder to explain because these memories last through the
passage of time. However, the age of the memory does not enable psychologists to predict which memories will
disappear and which will remain. In fact, some knowledge can be accessed many years after it is first learned.
Research on students who took Spanish courses in high school revealed that they still remembered a great deal
of Spanish fifty years later, even though they had hardly used the language. While some memories tend to

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decay, others remain burned into the recesses of the brain, causing psychologists to further ponder the
workings of memory.
Another explanation made by researchers concerning memory loss is known as interference. Under this
theory, an individual forgets a memory when similar information enters the mind and interferes with the
original memory in either the storage or retrieval area of the brain. The information is somewhere in the
person’s memory, but it gets confused with other details. This occurs in both short-term and long-term memory
and is most common when a person tries to recall isolated facts. For instance, a woman goes to a party and
meets a man named Joe at the front door. Half an hour later, she is introduced to Jason. When she sees Joe
again, she accidentally calls him Jason. This is retroactive interference. The newest information input replaces
the old information, causing the woman to mistakenly call the first man by the wrong name. Additionally,
people may suffer from proactive interference. A new student meets his first professor, Dr. Mack, in his English
class. When he has History, he meets Dr. Miller. However, he frequently calls both teachers Dr. Mack, since
that is the first name he had learned. Remembering the first set of information and not remembering the next is
proactive interference. The old information interfered with the student’s ability to recall the newer information.
When a person needs to remember something, he frequently relies on cues, or reminders, to help him
retrieve a specific memory. When he lacks the cues to recall the memory, the person suffers from cue-
dependent forgetting. This may be the most common type of forgetfulness. Psychologist Willem Wagenaar did
a year-long study during which he recorded events from his life daily. After a year’s time, he could not
remember twenty percent of the critical details, and after five years, he had forgotten sixty percent. However,
he complied cues from ten witnesses to recall pieces of information about all ten. Thus, when he had cues to
help him to retrieve his memories, he could remember his experiences, illustrating that he was somewhat cue-
dependent. Cognitive psychologists believe that these specific cues help direct a person to the area of the brain
where the memory is stored or they match up with information linked to the actual memory the person is
seeking.
Whether forgetfulness is from years of decay, replacement of old memories, or lack of cues, researchers
continue working to locate the source of people’s forgetfulness. The answers are becoming clearer with each
additional study. As brain research advances, psychologists are sure to connect many different factors that link
people back to their memories.
61.The word triggers in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. closes B. cues C. reviews D. erases
62. According to paragraph 2, decay of short-term memories can be avoided by
A. remembering associations B. removing immediate distractions
C. recollecting information often D. taking time to acquire input
63. What can be inferred about the decay theory from paragraph 2?
A. Memories from big events always remain in the mind.
B. Memory decay arises from specific circumstances.
C. Recalling old memories prevent their decay.
D. Most people suffer from some degree of memory decay.
64. The word ponder in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to?
A. consider B. explain C. forget D. understand
65. All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 as interference EXCEPT
A. Confusing newly learned facts with other details.
B. Confusing old memories with current situations.
C. Remembering the first information but forgetting the second set.
D. Recalling the last information acquired but losing the first.
66. In paragraph 3, the author discusses remembering and forgetting names in order to
A. demonstrate memory interference
B. refute proactive and retroactive interference
C. advocate acquiring new memories

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D. reveal the workings of forgetfulness
67. The word it in paragraph 3 refers to
A. retrieval area B. information C. storage areaD. memory
68. The word isolated in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. complex B. angry C. remote D. ignored
69. According to paragraph 4, cue-dependent forgetting is defined as?
A. not being able to remember details or events when clues are present.
B. not being able to remember details or events unless clues are present.
C. not being able to forget clues about details or events.
D. not being able to remember details or events without assistance from other people.
70. Which of the following does not relate to the type of forgetting known as interference?
A. is characterized by either proactive or retroactive memories.
B. occurs when trying to locate specific, isolated events.
C. can be aided by reminders of past experiences.
D. happens in the storage or retrieval area of the mind.
ANSWERS

61 62 63 64 65
66 67 68 69 70

D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it. (5.0 points)
71. Our attempts to persuade Soji to continue his studies weren’t successful and he left university early. (MET)
 Our attempts to persuade Soji not to_________________________ no success and he left university early.
72. The interviewer told Belinda that he would write to her to inform her whether her application had been
successful. (KNOW)
 The interviewer told Belinda that he would_________________________ writing whether her application
had been successful or not.
73. I wish I hadn’t let Max borrow my money because none of his investments has shown a profit. (NEVER)
 I ought _______________________________ to Max because none of his investments has shown a profit.
74. My grandfather completely forgot that he had phoned me (RECOLLECTION)
 My grandfather had _____________________________________ me.
75. These prices are completely different from the ones I saw. (BEAR)
 These prices _____________________________________the one I saw.

II. Letter writing. (10.0 points)

You have just finished some voluntary activities. Write an email to your English-speaking friend in 120 words.
In your email:
• say what activities you did
• describe when, where and how you did them

III. Choose 1 of the two topics (150 words)

- Write about one benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Write about the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Vietnamese students.