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SECTION

A: LISTENING

(rs

POINTS)

Part

I.

You

will

hear a

student

and an advisor

talking

about the

facilities

at

the

college.

Listen

carefully

and answer questions

from

1 to 5. You

will

hear the

information

twice.

(5 pts)

l.

If

the student has to get medicines, there's a prescription charge of

_.

A.

f

6.1s

B.

f

6.50

C.

f

s.l6

D.

f

s.60

2. Where is the student

living

at the moment?

A.

at a

hotel

B. at a

hostel

C. in the Sport Centre D. at his own apartment
3. Counseling service is on the

A. North

Campus

B.

Central

Campus

C. South

Campus

D. West Centre
4.

If

the student wants to make a note, the number is

_.

A.

09100625913

B.

90100625913

C.09100762s93

D. 0900762s913

5. The fee you have to pay to get a pass is

_.

A.

t t2

B.

t.22

C.

t

32

D.

f.42

Part

II.

You

will

hear

part

of

a lecture on

Wildlife.

Listen carefully

and answer questions

from

1

to

10.

Write NO

MORE

THAN

THREE

WORDS and/or

A NUMBER

for each answer. You

will

hear

the

information

twice. (10 pts)

The European

Starling.

Length:

(1)

_{_}

Colour:

black or grey, white spots,

Nesting

sites:

(2)

Diet:

(3)

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Natural

ronge:

British

Isles, Finland

Population:

British

Isles, Finland: in decline

USA:

(4) birds

Some

of

the problems crested by large numbers of starlings.

On

wildlifer

They compete

with

other species for

(5)

places.

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On human

life:

They may cause (8)

Possible solutions.

There are

(9)

approaches in theory. The best one, ofcourse, is (10)

SECTION

B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

(25

POINTS)

I.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the

following

sentences

by

circling

A,

B, C

or

D.
(10 pts)

L

Preparing for a

job

interview can be

_,

particularly when you are called for the

first

interview.

A.

stressful

B.

tired

C.

convenient

D. suitable

2. The Red

List

- a global

list

of endangered and vulnerable animal species - has been introduced to
people's awareness of conservation needs.

A.

rise B. raise C. draw D. arise

3. As the human population _{grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were}

greater threat.

A.

in

4. In the future, office

will

A.

electric

B.

of

C. beyond

5. Let's the place;

it

looks so gloomy and unpleasant.

A.

miss

6. Mary's mother

D. under

go

_{_}

with the result that paper

will

almost completely disappear.

B.

electricity

C.

electronic

D.

electrify

B. abandon C. depart D. disappear

her against taking too much luggage on her

trip.

B.

recommended

C.

encouraged

D. reprimanded

B.

as or better than that

D. as or better than those

7. The

context

you learn something can affect how

well

you remember it.

A.

which

B. in

which

C. on

which

D. that

8. The

Chinese

widen

their

eyes

to

politely

express

anger,

the

Europeans regard this
expression as a sign

of

astonishment.

A.

though B. however C. where D. whereas

9. The curriculum at the public school is as

good

of any private school.

A.

wamed

A.

or better than
C. as or better that

10. Some people

don't

agree with

_{_}

very young and pretty criminals.

A.

committing B. enforcing C. imprisoning D. offending

II.

Supply

the

correct

form

of

the

words in

brackets.

(l0pts)

Most

of

us want

to

be healthy all. our lives.

is

better than cure, so

they

advise us

to

avoid

Doctors say that

to

achieve this, (1. prevent)

1 2. J. 4. _5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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English Examination _forselecting good students, Grade I 2, school year 201 3 -201 4

drinking or taking certain substances such as d{ugs, to eat

(4.

sense)

_,

to

take plenty

of

regular and demanding exercise, and, of course, to

live

in clean, hygienic conditions.

(5.

_fortunate)

-,

many

of

us have

difficulty

following

this very good advice. Exercise,

for

example, can be

boring,

time-consuming and

(6.

convenience)

Even worse, some

of

our

favorite foods

like

beef

-

burgers, (7.

can)

drinks, ice-creams and

uisps

are the (8. health)

ones, and some things that young people often

really

enjoy,like

bungee

jumping,

car racing

and (9.

parach,ute)

are among the most

(10.

excite)

_{_}

things

we can do,

though,

of

course, they can be dangerous. What's better,

live

now

urd

pay

lut.r

or play

it

safe?

III.

Each of the sentences below contains

ONE

mistake.

Underline

the mistakes and

them. (5 pts)

correct

The rhinoceros

is

known

for its

distinctively

horns,

which

continues to

grow throughout the animal's lifetime.

+

Thanks

to timely

actions, some elephant populations, especially

that

in

southem

Africa,

have recovered over the last decade.

I

have bought a present

for my

mother, and

now

I

need some wrapped
paper.

Joel

giving up

smoking has

caused

him

to

gain weight

and

become

irritable

with

his acquaintances.

If

you

choose

to

work

in

Nepal,

you

will

find

a

well

-

establishing

programme, especially in the capital Kathmandu.

+

SECTION C:

READING

(32

POINTS)

I. Fill in

each

numbered

space

with

ONE appropriate

word.

(10 pts)

Venezuela's President

Hugo

Chavez

died from

respiratory problems,

(l)

_{_}

58. He had
been seriously

ill

with

cancer

for

over a year. (2)

_{_had}

been much speculation over whether or

not he would regain his health to resume his presidential duties. Venezuelan vice-president Nicolas

Maduro informed

the

nation on Tuesday

evening,

(3)

_{_}

Venezuelans that

Mr.

Chavezhad

died,

"after battling a

tough

(4)

_{_}

for

nearly

two

years."

Maduro

speculated that Chavez's
cancer was started

by foul

play. He said: "We have

(5)

doubt that Commandant Chavez was

attacked

with this

illness.

We

don't

have

a

single doubt. The

established enemies

of

our

land

specifically tried to (6)

_{_}

the health of our leader."

Hugo Chavez was a

highly

popular leader in his country

(7)

continually championed
the causes and rights of the poor. He redirected significant sums from the country's considerable

oil

revenues

into

social welfare programmes.

He

became famous

for his fiery

speeches, (8)

those attacking the

USA.

He

(9)

several controversial attacks on the president George W.
Bush, whom he labeled a devil.

Mr.

Maduro led a call

for

Venezuelans to celebrate Chavez, saying:

t.

2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

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"'We're going to grow, we're going to get past this. Have a

lot

of courage. Stay strong, be strong. Let
his name rise up. Let's praise

Hugo

Chavez.i'He added: "Those who die (10)

_{_}

life

can't be

called dead."

II.

Read the passage

below

and

then

choose the

correct

answer

A,

B,

C or

D.

(10

pts)

BOOKS

FROM

PLANTS

It

is easy

in

these days

for

a

boy or

a

girl

to

have a book

to

enjoy. Today books are

light

and

(1)

-.

Try to imagine a time when there were no books. There was

(2)

a time.

When man

first

began to draw, he used the walls

of

his caves; later he made marks on (3)
other objects such as large pieces

of

stone and bricks

of

clay. (4)

_

time, man thought

of

using
the smooth sides

of

animal hides to write on. You see, paper did not yet exist. Without paper, books
(s) we know them could not be made.

Paper was

first

produced by the Egyptian many hundreds

of

years ago.

At

that

time

there grew

in the

valley

of the

Nile

River in

Egypt a reedy plant

(6)

the papyrus. In endeavoring to

find

material suitable (7)

_{_}

writing,

the Egyptian found a (8)

_{_}

to

use this plant. The stem

of

the plant, especially

its

center

or pith,

was cut up and

laid out

in

layers

which

were processed by
soaking, pounding, and

drying into thin, flexible, writing

(9)

_{_.}

A

wonderful development

of

great importance to mankind had been (10)

l.

A.

portable
2.

A.

in fact

3.

A.

endless
4.

A. Without

5.

A.

as

6.

A.

called

7.

A.

with

8.

A.

method
9. A. plates

10.

A.

made

B. transferable

B. really
B. variety

B.

With

B. like

B.

calling

B. for

B.

way

B.

sheets

B. reached

C. moveable
C. such

C. numerate
C. In
C. which

C. known

C.

of

C. technique
C. blocks
C. done

D. transportable

D. indeed

D. numerous

D. On

D. that

D. addressed

D. in
D. manner

D. patches

D. realized

I 2. a 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III.

Read

the

passage below

and

choose the

correct

answer

A,

B, C

or

D. (5 pts)

Children across

the

street were celebrating

the

fall

of

the

first

snowflake.

This

was what
Nadia longed for but she was not

like

them. She was not allowed to play in the snow.

Nadia's

parents were slaves. They worked

for Mr.

and

Mrs. Flinch

who had made

it

clear
that Nadia must

not

be near

their

children. She longed

to

leam

to

read and write. Every morning,
she

would

hear

the children talking

excitedly about school. They dressed

well

unlike

Nadia. She

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English Examination _forselecting good students, Grade I 2, school year 201 3 -201 4

Nadia heard the key

tuming

in

the

lock.

She _Tumpedup

in

anticipation

of

what

her parents

would have. Their employers were kinder during winter and Nadia would sometimes be lavished

with

the children's old clothes and food.

Nadia

saw

her

parents' faces as

they

entered.

They

were beaming

with

delight.

Almost

falling

out

of

their hands was a whole turkey! Nadia could not believe her eyes. The turkey would

last for days. Slre would not have to scrimp on the leftovers that she usually had.

The snow

couldn't

wait.

All

she wanted to do was taste the succulent turkey.

1. Nadia wished that she could

A.

look at

snow

B. talk to ttre ctritaren C. touch the

snow

D. play with the children

2.

It

was easy to tell that Nadia was not in the upper class because

A.

she had long

hair

B. she did not know where the school was
C. her clothes were

dirty

D. her parents were afraid of

Mr

and

Mrs

Flinch

3. Nadia wanted to go to school so as to

A. talk to the

children

B. meet the teachers
C. be able to get out of the

house

D. be literate

4. Nadia'Jumped

up"

as she

_.

A. was very

hungry

B. knew that her parents would have something for her
C. needed new clothes for

winter

D. wanted to ask her parents

if

she could go to school

5. The first thing that Nadia thought of when she saw what her parents had brought home was

_.

A. how long the turkey would

last

B. how kind

Mr

and Mrs Flinch were
C. the type of leftovers she had been

eating

D. her parents had not let her down

IV.

Choose the most

appropriate

heading

from

the

list

A

- G

for

each

part

(l-

1) of the

article.

There is one

extra

heading

which

you do

not

need to use. The

first

has been done

as an example. (7 pts)

List

of Headings

A.

Stay

calm

B. Be organized

C. Vary the way you

revise

D.

Don't

waste any time
E. Remembering the

difficult

bits

F. Get some sleep
G. Write down the main

points

H. Reward yourself

L

Set yourselftargets

HOT TIPS

FOR

STAYING COOL AT EXAM

TIME

0

_I_

It's

always good to know what you're aiming

for,

so that you know

if

and when

you get there. By

having an aim for

each

week, or even each day,

it will

help you check your progress and show you

ifyou

need to change your plans.

l._

Rather

than have

to work

through

masses

of

notes every

time

you

revise

something,

try

noting

down the things you want

to

remember on a piece

of

paper.

It

doesn't seem as much

to

learn that
way, but

it

makes sure you

don't

miss out anything important. Once

you've

leamt the main points,
rewrite them on another piece of paper without looking at your notes.

2._

"If

you

don't know

it

by now,

you'll

never

leam

it

for

tomorrow".

Everyone says

it,

but it's

probably true.

Don't

stay up

all

night studying.

You'd

be better going

to

bed at a reasonable time,

so that you can wake up fresh and alert on exam day.

3.

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There is nothing worse than being disorganized.

If

you have a plan and stick to

it, you won't

end up
cramming

all

your revision into the last few

hours!.

Make a list

of

your exams

and what

you need

to

learn beforehand, and then drew up a timetable covering

all

the

topics.

You

can then

work

out
what you need to do on a weekly basis and when you are going to do it.

4._

When you reach each

of

your targets, give yotnself a treat

*

you deserve

it!. It

could

be a

drink,

a

short break

to

watch

your

favorite

TV

programme, a

phone

call

to

a

friend-

anything you enjoy.
Test your self,

from

time

to

time, on a topic and

if

you do

well,

give yourself a special treat based

on how

well

you have done.

5.

By now

you'll

probably have discovered the method of revision

which

suits you best. But now and
then

it

might be

helpful

to

try

a different method. You could try working

with

a group

of

friends, or
using a

different book which

covers things

from

a new angle. Whatever

it

is,

just

firy something

different occasionally.
6.

Some things are almost impossible to remember, so you may need to do something unusual to help

you remember.

Try writing

them down

in

large letters and

bright

colors and

sticking

them on the

fridge, on a

miror

or on the bathroom door.

Try recording

them onto a cassette and keep playing

it

back to yourself- on a personal stereo

if

you have

got

one !.
1

Not too many people

like

exams and most of us

get

nervous. But

if

you've

followed

your plan and
put the

effort

into

revising, than there is no need

to worry

or panic.

Hopefully

these tips

will

have
helped you. Give

it

your best shot- that's all that anyone can

expct

of you.

SECTION

Dr

WRITING

(28

POINTS)

I.

Ftnish the second sentence so

that it

means the same as the

lirst

one. (10 pts)

l.

The alarm went

offjust

as they came out of the building.

+

Scarcely

2. The only way you can become a good football player is by

training

hard every day.

+

Only by

3. I'd prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.

*

['d rather

4.

I

shall never lend Robert any money, no matter what happens.

4

Under no

5.

It

seems that no one predicted the conect result.

c) No one

6.

Mr.

Wilson says he's sorry he didn't attend the meeting yesterday moming.

cN

_Mr.

_Wilson_sends
1.

: 4. 5.

7.

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English Examinationfor selecting good students, Grade 12, school year 2013 -2014

7. Even though

it

was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their

journey.

S

The heavy rain

8. The lesson was so boring that she

fell

asleep.

+It

9. Paul smashed a window and damaged the television too.

O

Not only

10. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiner

will

accept your answer.

c)

_So_long

II.

Use the

word

given to

write

the second sentence

in

such a

way that

it

is as

similar

as possible

in meaning to the

original

sentence. Do not change the

form

of the

word

given . (Spts)

l.

Teams of experts are examining the damage to the

building.

(examined)

+

2. I

used my calculator; otherwise,

it

would have taken

longer.

(lfl

+

3. You

didn't think

carefully enough before you

decided.

(ought)

E)

4.

My

advice to you is to change the car

immediately.

(were)

+

5. o'Please don't take my money,

it's

all

I have." said the old woman to the

intruder.

_Qtleaded)

+

III.

Complete the

following

sentences, using the

words

given. (5

pts)

l.

That/ English/ have/most speakers/ world/ wrong.

+

2. Looking

I

after / children

I

call

I

great lpatience

/

love / them.

+

3. Only amateur athletes/

allod

participate/ Olympic Games.

tr)

4. There/ be/ gradual/ decrease/ number/ people/ out of work/ so far.

E)

5. By/ time/ they/

anivelstadium/

all the tickets/ match/ alreadylsell out.

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IV.

The table below shows the

number of

medals

won

by the

top

ten countries

in

the

London

2012

Olympic

Games. Summarise

the

information

by

selecting and

reporting

the

main
features, and make comparisons

where

relevant.

You should write at least 120 words. (8 pts)

London 2012 Olympic Games Medal Table
Rank by

Gold

1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Country

re

United

ffi

_States

t

china

Hl&

Great Britain

I

Russia

iri

South Korea

E

Germany

I

I

r'"n""

I t

ttaty

I.-r

Hungary

ffi

Austratia

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

46 29 29

104

38 27 23

88

29 17 19

65

24 26 32

82

138728

11 19 14

44

11 11 12

34

891128

84517

716123s

Source : http ://www. london20 1 2.com/medals/nredal-count/

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