PART 1
There are eight questions in this part. For each question, there are four options and a short recording. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. You now have 48 seconds to look through the questions and the options.
1. What colour is Mary’s coat?
- A. yellow
- B. blue
- C. brown
- D. black
- A. chair
- B. shelf
- C. desk
- D. bed
- A. a book
- B. a plant
- C. some chocolates
- D. candies
- A. in the snack bar
- B. outside the cinema
- C. at the station
- D. in the clothes shop
- A. waterskiing
- B. diving
- C. sailing
- D. swimming
- A. knife
- B. paintbrush
- C. hammer
- D. screwdriver
- A. heavy rain
- B. very hot and dry
- C. sunny and light shower
- D. foggy and windy
- A. orange juice and bread
- B. orange juice, bread and tomatoes
- C. orange juice, bread and newspaper
- D. orange juice and tomatoes
PART 2
Conversation 1: You will hear a conversation between a girl, Kate, and a boy, George.
9. What is Kate’s health problem?
- A. he has coughs
- B. She has headache
- C. She has toothache
- D. She has stomach ache
- A. It makes them funny.
- B. It makes them annoyed.
- C. It makes them happy.
- D. It makes them excited.
- A. She had coughs
- B. She had headache
- C. She had a fall off her bike
- D. She had stomach ache
- A. She has backache
- B. She has headache
- C. She has toothache
- D. She has temperature
- A. Because he feels bored staying at home.
- B. Because he feels safe staying at home.
- C. Because he feels cold staying at home.
- D. Because he feels hot staying at home.
- A. Because she has coughs.
- B. Because she feels tired.
- C. Because she has toothache.
- D. Because she has stomach ache.
- A. Because she is short of money.
- B. Because she is serious about it.
- C. Because she’s afraid she will fall asleep watching it.
- D. Because she has stomach ache
- A. Because she feels too busy to watch it.
- B. Because she feels too serious to watch it.
- C. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the third time.
- D. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the second time.
- A. It may be cheap.
- B. It may be very cheap.
- C. It may be expensive.
- D. It may be very expensive.
- A. Because he feels too hot to do it.
- B. Because he finds it hard to do it.
- C. Because he doesn’t like hard work.
- D. Because she doesn’t like the sounds of people walking.
- A. It is comfortable.
- B. It is good.
- C. It is sometimes good.
- D. It is clean and cheap.
- A. go home
- B. leave home
- C. sell his home
- D. enjoy his holiday home
PART 3
Talk/Lecture 1: You will hear a girl talking about her life since she left Vietnam.
21. Why did the speaker have to help her mother with the shopping?
- A. There were no Vietnamese people living near her.
- B. There were no Vietnamese working in the stores.
- C. There wasn’t always someone to go shopping with her.
- D. Her mother could speak a little English.
- A. He couldn’t speak any English.
- B. He didn’t have many friends there.
- C. He had had a much better job in Vietnam.
- D. He couldn’t get used to the working style.
- A. They did not need extra English lessons.
- B. They look more American.
- C. They speak with American accents.
- D. They quickly adopted the way of life.
- A. Living close to other people
- B. The warm weather
- C. Wearing traditional clothes
- D. Traditional food
- A. Her parents do not have much money.
- B. Her parents haven’t adopted an American way of life.
- C. Her parents only know how to cook Vietnamese food.
- D. Her parents do not speak English well.
Talk/Lecture 2: Listen to a woman talking about boys and girls in American schools.
26. What happened in American schools before 1972?
- A. Girls didn’t go to school.
- B. Every classroom was a mix of boys and girls.
- C. Boys could learn what they wanted.
- D. They didn’t teach girls some subjects.
- A. Scientists said that it was the best thing.
- B. Teachers did not want to teach single-gender classes.
- C. A law gave girls an equal chance to learn.
- D. Boys and girls behave better in such classes.
- A. Because the teacher doesn’t ask them questions
- B. Because boys are louder and often talk first
- C. Because boys know the correct answers
- D. Because girls are often shy.
- A. They prefer the old teaching styles.
- B. Boys learn differently than girls.
- C. Boys and girls can bother each other.
- D. Boys and girls like different things.
- A. Math
- B. Social Studies
- C. Science
- D. Physical Education
Talk/Lecture 3: Listen to a talk about body language in American culture at a student orientation meeting.
31. Who is listening to the orientation talk?
- A. the director of international students
- B. new international students
- C. the teachers of international department
- D. all first-year students in the college
- A. to introduce the director for international student affairs
- B. to deal with all international students’ problems.
- C. to inform the importance of using English in class.
- D. to introduce common problems in non-verbal communication.
- A. It’s the use of verb tenses and modals.
- B. It’s the way to ask for directions
- C. It’s the language used in class only.
- D. It’s the language of movements and facial expressions.
- A. Eye contact is the same as most cultures.
- B. little eye contact is a sign of disrespect.
- C. people don’t look in others’ eyes while talking.
- D. eye contact is considered as a sign of honesty.
- A. A handshake shouldn’t be too strong.
- B. Handshakes are not common.
- C. Handshakes need to be firm.
- D. Shaking hands is not important.
