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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
Time: 45 minutes

A. LISTENING
I. Listen to FIVE short conversations. Choose the main topic of each conversation. Circle A, B or C. You will listen TWICE.
What is the conversation about?
A hectic trip
A cruise party
A bus drive
What is the conversation about?
An unexpected trip
Other people on the same trip
A trip by ship
What is the conversation about?
Things that he loved during the trip
Things that he hated during the trip C. Things that he recommended during the trip
What is the conversation about?
Things that he loved during the trip
Things that he wanted to improve during the trip
Things that he recommended during the trip
What is the conversation about?
Things that he loved during the trip
Things that he wanted to improve during the trip
People that he recommended the trip to
II. Listen to an interview about the history of the railway system in Viet Nam. Fill each of the gaps with NO MORE THAN THREE words and/ or a number. You will listen TWICE.
HISTORY OF THE VIETNAMESE RAILWAY SYSTEM
First railway route = Sai Gon – My Tho, constructed by (1) ____________ in 1881
Length of the first route: (2) ______ kilometres
The first train to run: in (3) ____________
The North – South route completed in 1936, after (4) ____________ years
In early days, it took (5) _____________ to travel from North to South by train.
The worst railway accident was in 1982, killing most of the crew members and (6) ___________ passengers.
B. READING
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions. Circle A, B or C.
For centuries in Viet Nam, traditional family values were accomplished by the fulfillment of traditional roles.
The highest status in Vietnamese families is given to the father; he had absolute authority in the household. As head of the household, he had the final decision in all matters although he might consult his wife or children. The father, however, had the duty to exercise restraint and wisdom in running his family in order to deserve his respected position.
In a patriarchal society, Vietnamese women had limited rights and took a secondary place in the family. Women were brought up according to a strict discipline and were traditionally less educated than men. They usually did not enter the job market outside the home.
Vietnamese children were taught to be obedient and respectful to their elders. When parents grew old, children were expected to take care of them to compensate for the gift of birth and upbringing.
What is the topic of the passage?
The traditional role of the father
Vietnamese traditional family roles
Roles in a traditional extended family
Which of the following was expected of the father?
Making decisions without consulting anybody
Proving himself worthy of his authority
Running his house without any help
What does the word "patriarchal" mean?
gender-balanced
controlled by women
controlled by men
Which of the following was true of the woman? A. She had less schooling than the man.
She contributed financially to the family.
She didn`t have any rights in the family.
Why were children expected to take care of their old parents? A. Because the parents couldn`t take care of themselves.
Because they should pay back what their parents did for them.
Because they would have to pay a fine if they didn`t.
2. Match each statement on the right with the sign/notice on the left. There is one extra sign/notice which you do not need to use. Write the letters in the space provided at the end of each statement.












C. WRITING
1. Write an email (100 - 120 words) to a friend of yours telling him/her about one city that you would like to visit the most.
You should write about:
The name of the city
The reasons why you like to visit it
Its special features
The time when you plan to visit it
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2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. DO NOT change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE words.
Here is an example.
The bookshop is opposite the library.
→ _______________________ a bookshop opposite the library. (THERE) Answer: 0. There is
Living in the country is more inconvenient than living in the city.
→ Living in the city is _____________________ living in the country. (CONVENIENT)
I have never visited such a historic temple.
→ This is _____________________ temple I have ever visited. (HISTORIC)
This is the most luxurious hotel in this city.
→ This hotel is _____________________ than any other hotel in this city.