PROGRESS TEST - GIAO TIẾP CO1

(90 minutes)
LISTENING (30 MINUTES)
PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-5. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1. Where will they go if it rains tomorrow?

2. Why didn’t the woman buy the book?

3. Where does the man work now?

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4. Where does the man want to go?

5. What’s the man making?

PART 2
QUESTIONS 6-10. For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
Write ONE WORD or A NUMBER or A DATE or A TIME
You will hear a woman talking to sailing club members about a trip.

Sailing club trip

Date: 19th July
Time to arrive back at club: (6) ……………………………… p.m.
Name of café for lunch: (7) ……………………………..
Bring: (8) ……………………………..
Number of people: (9) ……………………………...
Secretary’s name: (10) Ms ………………………………..

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PART 3
QUESTION 11-15. For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear a manager, Victoria, talking to her assistant, Daniel, about the new company
building.
11. How will staff find out about the new building?
A. in an email
B. at a meeting
C. at a company meal
12. Why is the company moving to a new building?
A. to save money
B. to be in the town centre
C. to have larger office
13. When will staff start working in the new building?
A. the end of May
B. the beginning of July
C. the middle of August
14. What does Daniel think the staff will enjoy most about the new area?
A. the restaurants
B. the shops
C. the gym
15. What does Daniel need to order next?
A. keys
B. signs
C. furniture

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PART 4
QUESTIONS 16-20. For each question, choose the correct answer.
16. You will hear a woman, Jen, telling her friend about her favorite singer, Mikey.
What’s just happened?
A. Jen’s seen him on stage.
B. Jen’s taken a photo of him.
C. Jen’s had a conversation with him.
17. You will hear a man, Alex, talking to a friend about a tennis competition.
Why didn’t Alex do well in the competition?
A. He was thirsty.
B. He was hungry.
C. he was tired.
18. You will hear two people talking at a tourist information centre.
What advice does the man give the woman?
A. Don’t miss a special exhibition.
B. Don’t visit the museum today.
C. Don’t buy tickets too late.
19. You will hear two friends talking about what they did at the weekend.
What didn’t the woman do at the weekend?
A. watch TV
B. play sport
C. go shopping
20. You will hear a man talking to his friend about his new flat.
What’s he going to do now?
A. paint the flat
B. turning the heating on
C. move some furniture

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PART 5
QUESTIONS 21-25. For each question, choose the correct answer.
You will hear a woman telling her brother about her friends and their hobbies. What hobby
does each friend have?
Example

Friends Hobbies

21. Jane ◻ A Acting

22. Derek ◻ B Art

23. Mary ◻ C Cycling

24. Tony ◻ D Making music

25. Sarah ◻ E Photography

F Reading

G Travelling

H Watching sport

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READING AND WRITING (60 MINUTES)
PART 1
QUESTIONS 1-6. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1.
A. People who have swimming classes can go on
Tuesday.
B. The pool will be closed to all customers after
Tuesday.
C. Swimming lessons will be in a new pool on
Tuesday.

2.

The chess club is

A. on a different day this week.
B. in a different place this week.
C. at a different time this week.

3.

Why did Rob’s dad write this note?

A. to ask if he can use Rob’s laptop
B. to tell Rob where he left his laptop
C. to offer to check Rob’s laptop

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4.

A. Rafa needs to change the plans for this

evening.
B. Rafa will eat at work before going to the
cinema.
C. Rafa prefers to see the film at later time.

5.

A. It’s not possible to buy tickets on the bus.

B. Tourists must book both trips at 9.00 a.m.
C. Each sightseeing trip takes two hours.

6.
A. You should pay for cinema parking in the
shopping centre.
B. People who want to see a film must drive to
the shopping centre cinema.
C. Cinema visitors should use a different car park.

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PART 2
QUESTIONS 7-13. For each question, choose the correct answer.
Paula Sally Kim
7. Who does her hobby with people in her family? A B C
8. Who started classes after getting some good advice? A B C
9. Who began her hobby after feeling unhappy at work? A B C
10. Who did her hobby for a long time before starting
A B C
classes?
11. Who has made new friends at her classes? A B C
12. Who felt worried before starting her classes? A B C
13. Who first had classes in her hobby as a child? A B C

Learning for fun

Meet three women who enjoy taking classes in their free time.
Paula I work full time as a nurse, and don’t have much time for
hobbies, but I’ve been interested in photography since I
was a child. On my last holiday to India, I took lots of
pictures, and everyone I showed them to said they were
great. So I decided to do a course. At first, I was afraid I
might not be good enough. After all, it was my first time as
a student for ten years! But I loved it from the very first
lesson.
Sally When I was still at school, I started learning the violin. It
was fun and I was quite good at it, but I didn’t do it for long,
because I had so many other hobbies. Then last year, I was
having a hard time in my job, and my husband bought me a
violin as a present. I started learning with a teacher again.
All three of my children are learning to play instruments
too, so now we can practice with each other!

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 Last year I moved to a new city because of my job. I didn’t
have anything to do in the evenings, so one of my
Kim colleagues said I should try a class at the local college. I
immediately thought of cooking. My mum was a fantastic
cook, and when I was child I loved watching her in the
kitchen, but I never learned how to cook myself. The other
students on the course are around my age, and sometimes
we go to restaurants together, or even the cinema.

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PART 3
QUESTION 14-18. For each question, choose the correct answer.

Travel writer
Time Greenwood lives in Oakland, USA. He has written about Cambodia, Thailand and
India. At the moment, he is writing a book about Nepal.
Tim, how did you start travelling?
We never travelled as a family, but when I was a teenager I saw movies like Lawrence of
Arabia and they made me want to travel. I left college at the age of 21 and went to Europe
alone. That trip didn’t go well – I was too young and didn’t know how to look after myself.
How did you start writing?
I've loved writing since I was ten – I’ve never wanted any other career. At 21, I wrote for
my weekly college paper and then started writing travel articles. At first, none of the travel
magazines I sent them to wanted to buy them, but that slowly changed. It took two or
three years, I guess.
What do you find difficult about writing?
It is easy to spend all my time travelling and then not have time to open up my laptop and
work. Also, it’s hard to earn enough money. I’ll never stop writing, but one day I may have
to do a few hours a week teaching just to pay the bills.
What’s the best thing about being a travel writer?
I get letters from young people who’ve read my books and articles and enjoy my work. I
just love that.

14. As a teenager, Tim …..

A. went on trips with his parents.
B. became interested in seeing the world.
C. spent too much time watching TV.
15. What does Tim say about his trip to Europe?
A. he didn’t have time to see everything.
B. It was more fun than college.
C. It was not a great success.
16. When Tim was 21, he couldn’t …..

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A. travel as much as he wanted to.
B. decide what to write about.
C. sell many of his articles.
17. In the future, Tim thinks he might ….
A. do some extra work.
B. earn more from writing.
C. change his job.
18. What does Tim like about being a travel writer?
A. hearing from his fans
B. giving advice to people
C. meeting other young writers

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PART 4
QUESTIONS 19-24. For each question, choose the correct answer.

An unusual holiday
Most people go on holiday to get away from work. But in the beautiful Scottish village of
Wigtown. It’s (19) …………… to rent a flat above a bookshop, and work as the (20)
…………… of the bookshop for a week. This holiday is very popular with people who
love books and who have always (21) …………… their own bookshop.
However, this is a holiday, so people staying there don’t have to work very hard. They can
(22) ……………………… the opening hours of the shop, and they just have a few jobs to
do, such as 923) …………………… the shelves with books.
Guests also get a bike, so they can (24) …………….

19. A. able B. possible C. available

20. A. manager B. colleague C. customer
21. A. hoped B. wanted C. decided
22. A. think B. find C. choose
23. A. putting B. adding C. filling
24. A. look B. ride C. explore

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PART 5
QUESTIONS 25-30. For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each
gap.
Example (0) ….with….

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PART 6
QUESTION 31. Read the email from your English friend, Alex.

Write an email to Alex and answer the questions.

Write 25 words or more.
Write the email on your answer sheet.

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PART 7
QUESTION 32. Look at the three pictures.
Write the story shown in the pictures.
Write 35 words or more.

Write the story on your answer sheet.

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