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Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE
(B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons. They say that that
people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger
because their normal diet would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food
they are eating in the city centre.
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is
responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds. They hope to
encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open
spaces.
Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away
and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds known as 'robops' - will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to
different locations. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills
pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They
hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital
of Culture in two years.
Statement: The robotic birds can move around the city centre.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN


Statement: Visitors shouldn't feed the pigeons.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE
c. TRUE

Statement: According to the council, everyone is to blame for the numbers of
pigeons.

Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE

Statement: Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE


Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE
(B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai,
a city with a population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like
other parts of Shanghai. It is a little piece of England. The name of the new area is
"English Town". The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says
many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an
English town.
"This town is like Bristol or Chester. There is an English square and there are
pigeons to feed like in Trafalgar Square, London. There are four English-style pubs
and you can buy English beer to drink. There is a canal and you can row a boat
there like in Cambridge."
Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because
nobody in Shanghai can play this game. But there is a football stadium like those
in England. And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street. There are
several shops where you can buy traditional English food like fish and chips or
Christmas Pudding."
The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house

in "English Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds
and tall hedges.
But there is one problem. The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of
$400,000!
Question: The English pubs look like pubs in Cambridge.
Chọn một câu trả lời:


a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Question: These houses are only for English people to buy.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A),
FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to
organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria Hammond now
intend to forget it. Well, almost.
"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria. "But we have so
much we want to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her
husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees. "Both our minds are now
fixed firmly on the future. I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception
we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many
hopes. Our marriage is so much more important than the wedding."

"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our
first wish is to find our own place. We intend to start looking for a new house with
all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and
husband Richard have a lot of siblings. Do they intend to add to the extended
Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard
tells me. "Victoria is just wonderful with children and I can get 3 years paternity
leave from my work, which is just perfect."
The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an
authentic Scottish castle. Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard
hopes this will continue. "I would like to go travelling as much as possible
together. Travelling with someone else is such a sharing experience. I think it's sad
to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one else there."
Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do alone. "I
have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari. Richard
has no interest in wildlife though."
And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how
do Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other
couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each
other. If you stop communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along
with that completely. "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect
everything to be easy. I think many people expect the wedding to be the end of
getting to know each other. I think it's the start."
Statement: Victoria and Richard have been married for about a year and a half.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE


c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: They got married in a dramatic location.
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Statement: Their first ambition is to find a house to live in.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Their first ambition is to find a house to live in.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: Victoria thinks she now knows Richard sufficiently well.
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN


c. FALSE

Statement: Richard and Victoria have identical tastes regarding vacations.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE

Statement: They both have many brothers and sisters.
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN

c. FALSE

Statement: Victoria wants an old fashioned house.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: Richard hopes to make talking an important part of their marriage.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE


c. TRUE

Statement: Richard can temporarily leave his job to look after his children.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A),
FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai,
a city with a population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like
other parts of Shanghai. It is a little piece of England. The name of the new area is
"English Town". The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says
many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an
English town.
"This town is like Bristol or Chester. There is an English square and there are
pigeons to feed like in Trafalgar Square, London. There are four English-style pubs

and you can buy English beer to drink. There is a canal and you can row a boat
there like in Cambridge."
Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because
nobody in Shanghai can play this game. But there is a football stadium like those
in England. And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street. There are


several shops where you can buy traditional English food like fish and chips or
Christmas Pudding."
The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too. For with every house
in "English Town", there is an English lawn and there are long gardens with ponds
and tall hedges.
But there is one problem. The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of
$400,000!
Question: These houses are only for English people to buy.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Question: "English Town" is in a Chinese city.
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Question: There aren't any cricket fields in the new development.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Question: Most houses have a lawn.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Question: There are a variety of birds on the square.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Question: Shi Guangsheng feels proud about the English-style shops.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE


Question: There aren't any cricket fields in the new development
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE
c. TRUE

Question: Some houses cost millions of dollars
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following question:
In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a
local competition in Mozambique. ‘We won’, she said. ‘At first, no one thought it
was a problem that I was a girl. But then the team we beat complained’.
The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had
encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria. He went to meet her and
found her kicking a ball around outside the football club. He realized immediately
that she was fast. ‘He talked to me about athletics. I had no idea what he meant.
The only sport I knew about was football. Then he bought me running shoes and
took me training. It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited


her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would help end
their poverty. They agreed to let him take her away to train.
In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States. She had
refused previously because she knew she would miss her family. Her background
was unlike those of the girls she met in the US. She explains, ‘They were good
athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried
about dresses and make-up. They knew very little about me and even less about my
problems. But I knew I was lucky to be there. The trainers were brilliant and I
learn a lot.

Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa
with her mother.
Question: Jose Craveirinha found out about Maria when
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. he saw an article about her role in a football team.
b. she was blamed for her team losing a football competition.
c. he went to watch a local football competition.

Question: What is the writer trying to do in the text?
persuade more Africans to take up athletics
describe how Maria became a top athlete
give information about Mozambique


explain how Maria manages to stay fit

Question: What does Maria say about the girls she met in the United States?
They did not make full use of their abilities.
Their training programmes were less demanding than hers.
They did not show enough respect for the trainers.
Their experiences of life were very different from hers.

Question: What would Maria say about her life?
a) José has made all my dreams possible. From the first day we met, I was
certain I wanted to become a top athlete.
b) My life hasn't always been easy but I've had many opportunities.
Running is important to me and so is my family.
c) I regret becoming involved in athletics. It was horrible leaving Mozambique
and my parents. I'd like to go back to football.
d) The US has some wonderful training facilities, so I'm glad that I agreed to
go when I was first offered the chance.

Question: When Jose first introduced Maria to athletics, she
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. was worried about being injured.
b. was keen to learn everything he knew.

c. didn’t know what was involved.

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A), FALSE
(B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed. After a
positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law.
However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save
him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to
kill him was unlawful, but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court. Police
had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to
stop him being taken away. Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that
he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that
religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to provide
sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he
contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him. The authorities cut through
the security fence and led the bull away. The following morning they announced
that he had been given a lethal injection.
The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may
widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB.

Statement: The debate on Shambo’s death would cease soon.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE


c. FALSE

Statement: Shambo lived in a religious community.

Top of Form
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE

Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below:
1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I
wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an
expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and
for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish. For dessert we both
ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!
2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very
expensive and the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries,
and drank cola. It wasn't very good.
3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were
all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was
very relaxing. The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served


with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef
curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!
4. My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of
restaurant in my country. It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with
cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of
it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had
something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal.
Question: In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal?
a. Paragraph 3
b. Paragraph 2

c. Paragraph 1

Question: In which paragraph did the person go there for a special occasion?
a. Paragraph 3
b. Paragraph 4
c. Paragraph 1

Question: Which restaurant was cheap?
a. Paragraph 2
b. Paragraph 1
c. Paragraph 4


Question: In which text did the person eat pizza?
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 4
c. Paragraph 3

Question: In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the restaurant?
a. Paragraph 4
b. Paragraph 3
c. Paragraph 1

Question: In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant?
a. Paragraph 3
b. Paragraph 1
c. Paragraph 4

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A),
FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)

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The Crystal Princess, The Crystal Palace.
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Our seven-day cruise costs $2000 and our two-week cruise is $3500.


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Day Seven - travel to Caracas, Venezuela
Day Eight - fly home.
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic
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Our ships carry over 2000 passengers and we have nearly 600 crew members.
So come on board today for the holiday of a lifetime!Call immediately: 0204455832
Statement: You have a free day in Antigua.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE


Statement: The cruise may start in Spain.
a. FALSE

b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

You can go on a cruise for two weeks.
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE

Statement: You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE
c. TRUE

Statement: You can keep fit while you are on board the cruise ship.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE
c. TRUE


Statement: There is a cinema on board each ship
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Statement: The company only does cruises in the Caribbean.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: Your cruise starts in The Bahamas.

a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

The cruise finishes in a different country.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN


Statement: The ship doesn’t travel to Venezuela.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: There are three different ships in the Crystal Cruises company.
Chọn một câu trả lời:
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Read the following article and choose the best answer for the following
question:
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent
learning the art of serious cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so
popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children who want to do the course.
Parents pay $ 280 for the course where their children can have fun and learn how
to make good food,
Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do it
better than her. The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with

them to share the good we’ve made’.


Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions. ‘I love cooking. I did
a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed. Then my mum suggested I take
up a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends. I was happy staying at home, so
I wasn’t too keen at first. I’m really glad I decided to come, though’.
Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun. Children pay attention and remember
things better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re
cooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about food. If parents interest their
children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make food
for themselves when they leave home.
Question: Why did Flora join the course?
a. Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
b. She felt bored at weekends, with nothing to do.
c. She wanted to learn to cook a big meal.

Question: What is the writer trying to do in the text?
a. advertise schools that teach people how to cook.
b. describe how some children spend their spare time.
c. warn parents not to expect too much from their children.

Question: What can a reader find out from this text?
a. why the classes are so successful.
b. how much one lesson costs.


c. which dishes students prefer to cook on the course.

Question: What does Phillipe say about his young students?

a. They have a good memory but don’t always listen.
b. They will be confident about cooking in the future.
c. They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do.

Read the following article and decide if the statement below is TRUE (A),
FALSE (B) or NOT GIVEN (C)
The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go
ahead and launch it despite calls for it to be banned. In the game, players take on
the role of a new students at a school and have to fight the bullies, by punching
them or hitting them with a baseball bat.Critics have said that the game encourages
violence, but the makers deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game,
it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game is
directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied. The makers
also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a former
minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people
perceive violence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make
people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated
and result in injuries.

Statement: Only critics agree that the game encourages violence.


a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE

Statement: The anti-bullying charity thinks the game is good because it might
make pupils stand up to bullies.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. FALSE

c. TRUE

Statement: The politician used to be a minister.
a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE

Statement: A British politician has spoken in favour of the game.
a. TRUE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. FALSE
Statement: The game is set in a university.


a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: In the game, the player takes on the role of a bully.
a. NOT GIVEN
b. TRUE
c. FALSE

Statement: The makers of the computer game decided not to release it
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. NOT GIVEN

Statement: The politician thinks it might make young people look at violence
differently.

a. FALSE
b. NOT GIVEN
c. TRUE