Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer

Forty – five – minute test – No. 5

HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE TEST No. 5

HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
Name: ............................................................

Time:

60 minutes

Date: March ,

2011

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Class: 10 English 1
Part I. LISTENING (IELTS PRACTICE TEST PLUS – TEST 5 – CD2 – TRACK 10)
Section 1. Questions 1- 10
Questions 1- 6. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer

Millennium office supplies
CUSTOMER ORDER FORM
Example:
ORDER PLACED BY
John Carter
ACCOUNT NUMBER
1. 692411

COMPANY NAME
2. Rainbow Communications
Envelopes
Size
A4 normal
Color
3. White
Quantity
4. 2 boxes
Photocopy paper
Color
5. light blue
Quantity
6. 10 packs/ 10 packets
Questions 7 – 9. List THREE additional things that the man requests. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each answer
7. floppy disks
8. (a/one) wall calendar
9. (a/new) catalogue
Question 10. Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer.

Special instructions: Deliver goods 10. before 11.30/ by 11.30
SECTION 2. Questions 11 – 20. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each answer.

Artist’s Exhibition
General details:
Place: 11. Royal Museum.
Dates: 6th October

No. 1 12.Queen’s Park Road
13. 10th December

Display details:
•
•
•

jewellery
furniture
ceramics

•

14. metal work
• sculpture
Expect to see:

crockery in the shape of (garden) vegetables
silver jewellery, e.g. large rings containing 16. colored stones.
a shoe sculpture made out of 17. (white) paper
18. “ Face to Face“

Go to demonstrations called:

Artist’s Conservatory
Courses include:

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19. pencil drawing.
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Fees include:

Studio use
Access to the shop
Supply of 20. all materials.

Part II. Reading
Exercise 1. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Hidden in almost every European country, there are ancient and untouched forests. These forests are
often (31.)

in wildlife and are home to many endangered species. One example is a small patch of

Scottish forest which (32.)

a variety of coniferous trees suitable for a wide range of birds and

insects. Although many of the ancient (33.)

of Europe worshipped trees, there is little respect for

them today. The World Wildlife Fund has decided to (34.)

attention to the importance of Europe

ancient woodlands. They are asking for the remaining forests to be protected by controlling the trade in wood.
In addition, governments are being asked to regenerate forests where (35.)

, and manage them in a

more nature-friendly way.
At present, almost a third of western Europe is (36.)

by trees. Unfortunately, many of these

were only planted recently. This means they can’t support such a(n) (37.)

variety of plant and animal

life. If we destroy the ancient forests, we will cause many species to (38.)

extinct.

ancient forests began thousands of years ago. Yet, with the growing awareness of the (39.)

The

decline

of
of

ancient woodlands, it is hoped those remaining will be saved. By the year 2010, the World Wildlife Fund hopes
to have (40.)

many forest reserves across Europe. It isn’t too late to do something for our ancient

trees.
21. A. full

B. rich

C. wealthy

D. prosperous

22. A. contains

B. includes

C. embraces

D. holds

23. A. humans

B. peoples

C. beings

D. persons

24. A. draw

B. bring

C. carry

D. move

25. A. vital

B. urgent

C. necessary

D. important

26. A. full

B. packed

C. loaded

D. covered

27. A. deep

B. wide

C. excessive

D. extreme

28. A. get

B. end

C. come

D. become

29. A. value

B. profit

C. interest

D. seriousness

30. A. done up

B. set up

C. brought on

D. made out

Exercise 2. Fill one suitable word in each blank to complete the following passage
Most people picture sharks (31.)as huge, powerful, frightening predators, ready at any moment to
(32.)use their sharp teeth to attack unwary swimmers without provocation. There are numerous fallacies,
however, in this conception of sharks.

First, there are about 350 species of sharks, and not all of them are large. They range in size (33.)
from the dwarf shark, which can be only 6 inches (0.5 feet) long and can be held in the palm of the hand, to the
whale shark, which can be more than 55 feet long.
A second fallacy concerns the number and type of teeth, which can vary tremendously (34.)among the
different species of shark. A shark can have from one to seven sets of teeth at the same time, and some types
of shark can have several hundred teeth in each jaw. It is true that the fierce and predatory species do
possess extremely sharp and brutal teeth used to rip the prey apart; many (35.) other types of shark, however,
have teeth more adapted to grabbing and holding (36.) than to cutting and slashing.
Finally, not all sharks are predatory animals ready to strike out at humans, on the least whim. In fact,
only 12 of the 350 species of shark have been (37.) known to attack humans, and a shark needs to be provoked
in order to attack. The types of shark (38which/that have the worst record with humans are the tiger shark,

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the bull shark, and the great white shark. (39.)However, for most species of shark, even some of the largest
types, there are no known instances of attacks (40.)on humans.

Exercise 3. Read the passage and choose the best answer

Jurassic Park

Danny Mellor visits an island where most of the occupants are meat-eating monsters – and he learns that you
should take them seriously, very seriously….
When I heard that there was an island where the local inhabitants are almost all dragons, I didn’t
believe it. But it’s true. Komodo dragons live on four islands in Indonesia, including the island of Komodo. It isn’t
easy to get there. You have to go to an island called Sumbawa and then take a seven-hour boat ride.

The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest lizard. They’re big (they can be more than 12 feet long) and
they’re ugly! Komodo dragons are carnivorous, eating insects, birds, deer, horses, and even young Komodo
dragons. The young can sometimes escape by climbing trees, because the heavier adults can’t climb very well.
Komodo dragons are good swimmers, however, and often hunt in the surf for fish and birds. Komodo dragons are
such deadly predators that even one bite can be lethal. The bacteria in the dragon’s saliva is so dangerous that
wounds don’t usually heal. If a victim gets away, it often dies from infection within days. Their reputation as
human killers is well deserved, too. They are responsible for attacking and killing both locals and tourists.
But there are fewer than 6.000 Komodo dragons, so you won’t find them easily. They don’t like coming
out when they hear people. In fact, you can’t even look for them without an experienced guide. If a dragon runs
towards you, the guide quickly puts a stick across its neck. For some reason, with a stick holding its head on the
ground, a Komodo dragon lives very quiet and still. But without it, look out! You might be lunch!

Task 1: Match each word with a word that has a similar meaning. Write your answers in the box.
41. occupant
42. carnivorous
43. deadly
44. predator
45. human
46. visitors

A. meat-eating
B. tourists
C. people
D. inhabitant
E. lethal
F. killer

41. D
42. A
43. E

44.

F

45. C
46. B

Task 2. Choose the correct answer
47. When Danny first heard about Komodo Island, he

.

A. was sure it existed

B. wasn’t sure it existed

C. didn’t want to go there

D. really wanted to go there

48. Komodo Island is

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A. an island in Malaysia

B. one place dragons live

C. the only place dragons live

D. the home of Dragons

49. Komodo dragons

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A. attack people

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C. attack only young people

D. attack only old people

50. When you visit Komodo Island,

.

A. you can go anywhere

B. you might not see a dragon

C. you don’t need a guide

D. you can’t go anywhere

PART III. Phonetics
Exercise 4. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
51. A. amphibian

B. reptile

C. endangered

D. insect

52. A. canyon hẽm núi

B. habitat

C. mammal

D. dangerous

53.A. dolphin

B. postage

C. buffalo

D. noble

54. A. reservation/e/

B. preservation /e/(preserve/i/)

55. A. annual

B. average

C. reserve/i/ D. represent

C. natural

D. nation

Exercise 5. Choose the word with different stress
56. A. conservation

B. environment

C. geography

D. amphibian

57. A. fauna

B. flora

C. balance

D. reserve

58. A habitat

B. impairment

C. develop

D. improvement

59. A. ‘biosphere

B. contribute

C. tropical

D. heritage

60. A. national

B. endanger

C. annual

D. different

PART IV. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES
Exercise 6. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
61.. Dolphins are fascinating to many people.
A. threatening

B. attractive and interesting

C. dangerous

D. frightening

62. Thanks to the increasing number of tourists to Nam Cat Tien National Park, the economy in the area is
flourishing.

A. prospering

B. increasing

C. decreasing

D. progressing

C. population

D. media

63. The press seems to support the Government’s foreign policy.

A. business for publishing

B. act of pushing

64. Kakadu National Park was established to maintain a good balance in ecology.

A. preserve

B. remain

C. provide

D. establish

65. The north rim of the canyon has an average annual rainfall of about 660 millimeters.
A. usual

C. yearly

B. common

D. total amount

Exercise 7. Choose the most suitable compound adjective for each of the blanks in the dialogues below
66. A: Don’t you think that our teacher is a bit _______________ at times?
B: What makes you think so?
A: Well, for example, yesterday he was wearing two different coloured socks.
A. fair-haired

C. absent-minded

B. old-fashioned

D. good-looking

67. A: Have you heard of Mother Teresa?
B: No, who’s she?
A: She was a _______________ missionary who helped many people out of their poor condition.
A. warm-blooded

B. cool-headed

C. easy-going

D. kind-hearted

68. A: I didn’t vote for Mike. He’s _______________.
B: What makes you think so? He’s quite nice.
A: Yes, I agree, but he never considers the ideas of others.

A. close-minded

B. open-minded C. old-fashioned

D. poorly-educated

69. A: What about Julie?

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B. Julie is suitable for it. A judge should be _____________, always willing to consider new ideas.
A: I can’t agree with you more.
A. strong-willed

C. open-minded

B. good-hearted

D. cool-headed

70. A: How did you do in the test?
B: Very well, I think. I prefer _______________ questions like that. We can have an idea of what we
really think and understand.
A: I agree. But I didn’t have much to write.

A. open-ended

B. multiple choice

C. close-ended

D. open-minded

Exercise 8. Circle the incorrect underlined part in each of the following sentences and correct it .
71. An(A) old man was fishing(B) next to me was muttering(C) to himself(D). → who was fishing /fishing
72. The lady who helped(A) with her(B) heavy suitcase thanked(C) Tom a lot(D).→was helped
73. Chemical fertilizers(A) add important chemicals(B) to the soil to make it richer(C) and able growing(D)
better crops. →able to grow
74.Ella is a career-mind(A) girl. She’s working for(B) a large company, but her dream is to run(C) her own
business(D) in ten years. →career-minded
75. The shark’s jaws(A) are designed for chewing and swallowing things and its powerful immensely(B) jaws
enable it(C) to be the most fearful hunting machine(D) of all time. →immensely powerful

Exercise 9. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
76. What a pity! If I _______________ my camera, I _______________ a picture of this beautiful

sight.
A. had; could have taken

B. have; will take

C. had had; could have taken

D. had; could take

77. Packages _______________ will be taken away by the airport police.
A. left unattended

B. are left unattended

C. which left unattended

D. that left unattended

78. We all find _______________ to do this kind of job.
A. it exhausting

B. it exhausted

C. it exhaust

D. it is exhausted

79. Terminator 2, _______________, includes new special effects.
A. which an excellent sequel to the original Terminator
B. an excellent sequel to the original Terminator

C. that is an excellent sequel to the original Terminator
D. is an excellent sequel to the original Terminator
80. _______________ you didn’t phone me? – Because I was too busy.
A. How come

B. Why

C. What for

D. A and B are correct

81. Tony is allergic _______________ this kind of medicine.
A. to

B. for

C. with

D. of

82. The village of Elie, _______________ for holidays, is now a noisy town.
A. which they used to go

B. that they used to go

C. which used to go

D. where they used to go

PART V. WRITING

Exercise 10. Choose the correct sentence which is made from the suggested words
83. People/should/full/aware/protect/environment/ensure/better/life/their/grandchildren/./
A. People should full aware to protect the environment to ensure a better life for their grandchildren.
B. People should be aware fully of protecting the environment to ensure a better life for their
grandchildren.
C. People should be full aware to protect the environment to ensure a better life for their grandchildren.

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D. People should be fully aware of protecting the environment to ensure a better life for their
grandchildren.

84. Last/night/storm/damage/power/lines/so/town/without/electricity/several/hour/./
A. Last night’s storm damaged the power lines, so the town was without electricity for several hours.
B. Last night’s storm has damaged the power line; so the town is without electricity in several hours.
C. Last night the storm had damaged power line so town has been without electricity for several hours.
D. Last night a storm damaged power lines. So town had without electricity several hours.

85. Discharge/chemical/pollute/the environment/should/prohibit/./
A. Discharging chemical pollution into the environment should be prohibited.
B. Discharging chemical polluted into the environment should be prohibited.
C. Discharge chemical pollution into the environment should be prohibited.
D. Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment should be prohibited.

Exercise 11. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the italic one.
86. The dentist filled my decayed tooth yesterday.

A. My tooth was decayed filled by the dentist yesterday.
B. I had my decayed tooth filled yesterday by the dentist.
C. I had my decayed tooth was filled yesterday by the dentist.
D. My decayed tooth were filled by the dentist yesterday.

87. They didn’t let me take any photographs.
A. I wasn’t let to take any photographs.

B. I wasn’t let take any photographs.

C. Any photographs weren’t let me take.

D. Photographs didn’t let to be taken by me.

88. The photocopier is out of order. We should repair it.
A. The photocopier is out of order. It needs to repair.
B. The photocopier is out of order. It needs repairing.
C. The photocopier is out of order. It needs repaired.
D. The photocopier is out of order should be repaired by us.

89. The thieves stole three pictures which were exhibited in the national art gallery last night.
A. Three pictures were stolen which were exhibited in the national art gallery last night by the thieves.
B. The thieves were stolen three pictures which were exhibited in the national art gallery last night.
C. Three pictures exhibited in the national art gallery were stolen last night.
D. Three pictures stolen last night by the thieves which were exhibited in the national art gallery.

90. Nowadays the world people have paid more attention to the environmental protection.
A. Nowadays more attention has been paid to the environmental protection by the world people.
B. Nowadays more attention have been paid to the environmental protection by the world people.
C. Nowadays the world people have been paid more attention to the environmental protection.

D. Nowadays environmental protection has paid more attention to by the world people.

Exercise 8. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given
91. The graph/show/oil/use/40% of the whole world’s energy.
A. The graph showed that oil was used by 40% of the whole world’s energy.
B. The graph showing oil used by 40% of the whole world’s energy.
C. The graph which showed that oil was used by 40% of the whole world’s energy.
D. The graph shown that oil using by 40% of the whole world’s energy.

92. The second proportion of the graph/gas/identify/28%.
A. It was the second proportion of the graph was gas identified by 28%.

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B. The second proportion of the graph was gas identifying by 28%.
C. The second proportion of the graph was gas identified by 28%.
D. The second proportion of the graph which was gas identified by 28%.

93. Coal/account for/23%/the total amount of energy/use/every year.
A. Coal accounting 23% of the total amount of energy used every year.
B. Coal accounted for 23%of the total amount of energy used every year.
C. That was coal accounted for 23%of the total amount of energy that used every year.
D. Coal which accounted for 23%of the total amount of energy using every year.

94. Hydro and nuclear/responsible/the rest 9%.
A. And so hydro and nuclear were responsible for the rest 9%.

B. Hydro and nuclear being responsible for the rest 9%.
C. Hydro and nuclear were responsible for the rest 9%.
D. Hydro and nuclear that were responsible for the rest 9%.

95. In short/most/energy/use every day/come from fossil fuels/cause/serious pollution.
A. In short, most of the energy used every day came from fossil fuels, which has caused serious
pollution.
B. In short, most the energy using every day came from fossil fuels, has caused serious pollution.
C. In short, most of the energy to use every day came from fossil fuels so has caused serious pollution.
D. In short, most of the energy used every day coming from fossil fuels, that has caused serious pollution.

Exercise 9 Use the word in brackets and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence. You must not use more than five words or change the word given.
96. We won’t get to the airport in less than 30 minutes. (least)
-> It will ___take (us) at least_________________ 30 minutes to get to the airport.
97. I tried to talk to Jack about the problem but he was too busy. (word)
-> I tried to ___have a word with Jack_______________ about the problem but he was too busy.
98. “I don’t mind which film we see,” I said. (matter)
-> I said that ___it did not/ didn't matter to_______ me which film we saw.
99. If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. (look)
-> Unless ____you look after them (carefully)______, those shoes won’t last for long.
100. You’ve already lied to me once today. (lie)
-> This is not the first ___ lie (that) you've told_______ me today.

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Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (31.)

for ever. If nothing is done

about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (32.)
The seas are in (33.)

twenty years from now.

. They are being filled with poison: individual and nuclear (34.)

,

chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the North Sea is
following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (35.)

of half the earth’s living things (including many

rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty
years. The (36.)

on the world’s climate – and on our agriculture and food supplies – will be

disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. in 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (37.)
- a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over £35 million for
conservation projects, and has created or given (38.)

to National Parks in five continents. It has helped

30 mammals and birds – including the tiger- to (39.)

. Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If

more people give more money – and if more governments wake up to what is happening (40.)

the natural

world, and all of us will be with it.
31. A. off

B. on

C. out

D. over

32. A. extinguished

B. extinct

C. distinct

D. invalid

33. A. danger

B. death

C. debt

D. despair

34. A. waste

B. rubbish

C. essence

D. mixture

35. A. container

B. origin

C. house

D. home

36. A. result

B. impression

C. effect

D. motivation

37. A. founded

B. found

C. funded

D. fixed

38. A. defence

B. support

C. preservation

D. rescue

39. A. continue

B. endure

C. prolong

D. survive

40. A. occurs

B. pollutes

C. threatens

D. suffers

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