kì thi chứng chỉ A quốc gia -3

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Đề chính thức KỲ THI CHỨNG CHỈ A QUỐC GIA
NGOẠI NGỮ ANH – Khóa ngày 16-9-2007
Thời gian làm bài : 30 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
PAPER III: LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART I: Listen to the story in the tape two times then choose ONE statement ( A,B,C or
D ) which you think fits best in each case:
1. The programme tonight is about :
A. fires, plane crashes, earthquakes and war.
B. fires, plane crashes, road accidents and earthquakes.
C. fires, plane crashes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
D. all are correct.
2. When the fire-bell rang, Bill Daniels :
A. ran downstairs quickly by lift.
B. jumped out of the window of the 28
th
floor of the skyscraper.
C. couldn’t move anywhere because the building collapsed immediately.
D. none are correct.
3. When the volcano erupted, Martha Huggins :
A. woke up and ran quickly to the harbour with other people.
B. tried to stop lava on its way to the town.
C. was travelling around a small island in the South Pacific.
D. enjoyed the beautiful lava from the window.
4. George Green was taken to the hospital :
A. because he had worked very hard all day in the field.
B. after a plane on fire had crashed into the trees and exploded behind him.
C. because the plane saw him running towards his house.
D. because he was afraid of the terrible explosion.
5. When the earthquake began:

A. Michael Purt and his wife were staying in the Caribbean.
B. Michael Purt and his wife were having dinner.
C. he and his wife couldn’t move because the ceiling fell onto them.
D. all are correct.
PART II: Listen to the story in the tape two times, then fill in the numbered blanks with
the information from the tape:
Father :Good morning.Um…the children want…( 1 )….
Shop assistant : What would they like ?
David : ( about 10 ) I’d like…( 2 )….
Father : Oh, we can’t have a snake in the house.Snakes are …( 3 )….
Barbara : ( about 7 ) I want a puppy.
Shop assistant : Which one ?
Barbara : The black one … ( 4 )….
Shop assistant : You mean the Scotch Terrier.
Father : Do you like the Scotch Terrier , David ?
David :Yes, it’s nice….( 5 )…is it ?
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Shop assistant : Five weeks .
Father : How much does it cost ?
Shop assistant :…( 6 )….
Father : All right.We take it.
David : We don’t have a collar or a lead for it .
Father : Ah, yes….( 7 )…are the collars ?
Shop assistant : One pound fifty each.
Father : And the leads ?
Shop assistant : Four pounds each.
Father :…( 8 )….Fifty pounds for the dog, one pound fifty for the collar and four for the lead.
David : …( 9 )…have him .
Barbara : No, give him to me !
Father :…( 10 )…over him .

PART III : Listen to the story in the tape two times then state whether these sentences are
TRUE or FALSE:
1. Herbert Burke , James Stephens , Mary Foot and Charlie Phillips all went to the same
school .
2. They had the same careers after leaving school .
3. Herbert Burke became an electrician some years ago .
4. Herbert Burke has been a Member of Parliament for ten years .
5. Herbert Burke has had a country house and a Jaguar for ten years .
6. James Stephens is a criminal .
7. The police arrested James Stephens after he robbed the bank .
8. James Stephens bought a luxury yatch in 1971 .
9. Charlie Phillips gave Mary Foot a ring when they left school .
10. Mary Foot and Charlie Phillips moved to the United States in 1963 .
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