DE THI B1 CHAU AU

ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH DẠNG THỨC B1 THAM CHIẾU KHUNG CHÂU ÂU
MÔN THI: ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. PART ONE: READING AND WRITING (90’)
Section 1:
Complete the following sentences by writing a, b, c, or d on the Answer Sheet.
1. The huge machines ……….. the stones to make gravel for the new road.
a. crushed b. made c. broke d. ground
2. In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England …….. that sugar
removed the bitter taste of cacao.
a. discovery b. discovered c. had discovered d. had been
discovered
3. Paris is called the City of Light because many of its …………buildings are
illuminated at night.
a. history b. historical c. historic d. historically
4. Newspaper ………….. are often written in a hurry.
a. books b. stories c. pictures d. articles
5. The two ………… parties both spent millions of dollars on their campaigns.
a. politicalb. politics c. politician d. politically
6. Inflation dropped to its ……….level in 30 years.
a. lowest b. lower c. low d. lowly
7. Scientists estimate that smoking ………..life expectancy by around 12 years
on average.
a. reduces b. reduce c. reducing d. reduced
8. There is fierce ………….between the three leading soap manufacturers.
a. competitive b. competition c. competing d. competitor
9. A lack of formal ………..will limit your job opportunities.
a. educated b. education c. educating d. educator
10. Her baby was born ................. two o’clock yesterday afternoon.
a. in b. at c. on d. under
Section 2

Questions 11 - 15
Look at the text in each question. What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet.
Example:
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0.
A. Buy three films for the price of two.
B. Get a free film with every one you buy.
C. Films bought here are printed free
11.
A. This shop will sell customers'
watches within twelve months.
B. This shop will keep customers' watches for
up to twelve months.
C. This shop will look after customers'
watches for more than twelve months.
12.
A. Philippe and Stefano missed each other at
the stadium.
B. Stefano had to leave without Philippe to get
to work.
C. Stefano has given up waiting for
Philippe to arrive.
13.
A. Parents must return forms this week if their
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child is going on Friday's trip.
B. Parents cannot go on next month's trip
unless they return their forms by Friday.
C. The last day for returning completed forms

for the trip is Friday.
14.
Gabi wants Jo to
A. change an arrangement.
B. cancel a regular event.
C. come to a business meeting.
15
.
A. It is not possible to use the lift above the
ground floor today.
B. The lift will not be going to the basement
today.
C. The stairs between the basement and the
ground floor are closed today.
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Section 3
Apple Richer Than the U.S. Government (30th July,
2011)
Strange but true – the technology giant Apple now officially has more money
than the U.S. government, and significantly less debt. America’s Treasury
Department shows that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7 billion
while Apple’s most recent financial reports show a healthier bank balance of $76.4
billion. This incredible state of affairs has resulted in CNN to joke that the U.S.
government should start selling iPads to help serve the American people. Or perhaps
Apple CEO Steve Jobs should become president of the USA? Another financial
difference between the world’s largest economy and the hugely successful Apple is
its debt ratio. The U.S. government currently spends $200 billion a month more than
it receives. Conversely, Apple takes in far more than it spends.
The U.S. government is in a severe financial crisis, which is having an impact
on the world’s financial markets. It is desperately trying to avoid defaulting on its

debt. President Barack Obama has tried for weeks to get the opposition Republican
Party to agree to raise the country’s debt ceiling. He says America must do this and
borrow more money to be able to pay its way at home and around the world. The
country is in grave danger of running out of money. This would mean public
workers getting no salaries and the country would struggle to meet its international
financial commitments. Such a situation could see the dollar crash, leading to a
possible second global financial crisis in five years. Obama told the Republicans,
“to step up and show the leadership that the American people expect”.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 16-20 below are true (T) or false
(F).
16.
The tech company Apple has more money than the U.S. government. T / F
17.The government is considering selling iPads to its citizens. T / F
18.America spends around $200 billion a month more than it receives. T / F
19.America’s crisis is not affecting global financial markets. T / F
20.America could soon run out of money. T / F
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Section 4
Complete the passage below using the words given in the box. There are more
words given than needed.
Loss of Nature Will Damage Economies
affect at facing marine effort pollution in
impact deaths history pollutant measures actions
framework dead
We are causing so much damage to our planet that it will soon (21) ……… the
global economy. This bleak warning is according to a new United Nations report
called the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO). The paper says there are many
important ecosystems on our planet that are (22) ………..danger. These “tipping
points” in our natural world are where man’s negative (23) ……… on nature will
start costing national economies. Examples of these are the (24) ……… of coral

reefs, the destruction of huge areas of forest, or major pollution of rivers. UN
spokesman Ahmed Djoglaf said: "The news is not good. We continue to lose
biodiversity at a rate never before seen in (25) ………. - extinction rates may be up
to 1,000 times higher than the historical…rate."
Scientists are worried that governments will not do enough to try to reduce the
damage to the tipping points. World leaders will soon meet in Nairobi to discuss
(26) ………. to tackle global biodiversity loss. They hope they can then create an
international (27) ……… that will be adopted at a convention on biological
diversity in October in Japan. The GBO report outlines how serious the threat is. It
says huge numbers of species are (28) ………. extinction if we continue to pollute
the environment. Over a quarter of corals may soon disappear. This will have a huge
impact on (29)………… life and many fish species will also disappear. This will be
fighting over much smaller stocks of fish. This problem will be made worse with the
increasing (30)…………… of the world’s rivers.
PART TWO: WRITING
Section 1
31. I didn’t visit him while he was in hospital.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………..
32. Staying at home would be better than going out with a person I don’t like.
I would rather …………………………………………………………………..
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