2:00
1. Why is the speaker apologizing? t i sao ng nói l i xin l i
A. To schedule a checkup lên l ch ki m tra
B. To delay a meeting hoãn l ch h p
C. To confirm an appointment xác nh n l ch h n
D. To request some files yêu c u tài li u/ thu m c/ h s
2. Why would Daniel Jergens like to reschedule the meeting? T i sao l i s p x p l i l ch h p?
A. To satisfy a request from Barrier Associates áp ng yêu c u
B. To complete the purchase more quickly hoàn thành vi c mua nhanh chóng
C. To reconsider the contract cân nh c l i h p ng
D. To avoid the serve weather condition tránh th i ti t kh c nghi t
3. Why will the information technology division be relocating earlier? t i sao b ph n IT
di d i s m?
A. Because of an increase in staff t ng s nhân s
B. Because of an interruption of network service d ch v m ng gián o n
C. Because of the full relocation di d i toàn b
D. Because of the high release costs chi phí phát hành cao
4. What is the message mainly about? tin nh n v ?
A. A question about substituting order items câu h i v thay th
n hàng
B. A question about the number of the items câu h i v sl s n ph m
C. The list of items that will be delivered danh sách s n ph n dc phân phát
D. The shipping service that will be used d ch v v n chuy n s dc s d ng
5. What is the purpose of the talk? m c dich?
A. To address customer complaints ch ra phàn nàn c a khách hàng
B. To discuss a presentation th o lu n v bài thuy t trình
C. To celebrate a new contract m ng h p ng m i
D. To hand out assignments giao bài t p/ giao công vi c
6. Who most likely is the speaker?
ai là ng i nói?
A. A landlord ch nhà cho thuê
B. A business executive giám c kinh doanh
C. A real estate agent nhân viên b t ng s n
D. A police officer c nh sát
7. What will be provided for the travelers? cái gì dc cung c p cho ng du l ch
A. A free light èn mi n phí
B. Meal vouchers phi u gi m giá
C. Winter clothing
D. Hotel rooms
8. What is the celebration for? bu i chào m ng dành cho?
A. A merger sáp nh p
B. An anniversary k ni m
C. A new CEO
D. A stock offering chào bán c phi u
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PART 2 Questions 9 20
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE conversations. The conversations will
not be repeated. There are four questions for each conversation. For each question,
choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
0:40
Questions 9 to 12 refer to the following conversation
9. Where most likely is the plumber now? th s a ng n c có th
âu?
A. He is having lunch
B. He is working somewhere else
C. He is at home relaxing nhà th giãn
ng khác
D. He is doing a favor for the man ang giúp
c mong ch khi nào
10. When is the plumber expected to arrive? th s a ng n c
C. At three
11. What is the man going to do?
A. Meet a client g p g khách hàng
B. Talk to the plumber nói chuy n v i th s a
C. Fix the pipe s a ng n c
D. Have lunch
12. When will the man come back to his office?
D. At four
3:00 Questions 13 to 16 refer to the following conversation
13. When is the conference scheduled to take place? h i ngh s di n ra khi nào?
A. Today
B. Tomorrow
C. Next week
D. Next month
b l h i ngh ?
14. Why will John miss the conference?
A. He is going on a business trip i công tác
ngh mát châu Âu
B. He is taking a vacation in Europe
C. He has too much work
D. He has to review the videos
ánh giá
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n
v a m i công tác
âu
15. Where has the man just been to for a business trip?
A. Chicago
B. Toronto
C. Europe chau Au
D. Asia chau A
t i sao l i c m n ng ph n ?
16. Why is the man thanking the woman?
A. She offered to give him a ride
ngh cho ng àn ông quá giang
B. She will lend him her video recorder cho anh này m n máy quay
C. She will go to the seminar tham d h i th o
D. She will record the sessions he wants to see
thu l i chuyên m c mà ng àn ông mu n
4:30
Questions 17 to 20 refer to the following conversation
17. Where is the conversation most likely taking place?
A. In a truck xe t i
load
B. At the bus stop tr m d ng
C. In a warehouse nhà kho
D. At an electronics store c a hàng i n máy
18. When will the computers arrive at the store?
A. In five minutes
B. In fifteen minutes
C. By this evening
D. By tomorrow morning
19. Who most likely is the man?
A. A manager qu n lí
B. A director giám c
C. A secretary th kí
D. A blue worker nhân viên làm theo gi
20. What will the man do next?
A. Call the electronics shop t cho c a hàng i n
B. Talk to the truck driver nói chuy n v i tài x xe t i
C. Turn on the computer m máy tính
D. Lift some boxes xách / nâng m t vài cái h p/ thùng
load to the truck
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PART 3 Questions 21 35
Directions: In this part, you will hear THREE talks or lectures. The talks or lectures
will not be repeated. There are five questions for each talk or lecture. For each question,
choose the right answer A, B, C or D.
2:00
Questions 21 to 25 refer to the following conversation
21. What is the main topic of this lecture?
A. Russian leaders lãnh o Nga
B. The Cold War Chi n tranh l nh
C. The wars between the USSR and the US
tác ng
D. The impacts of the Cold War
t n công l n nhau
22. Why did the US and USSR never actually fight each other?
A. Because the USSR had nuclear weapons v khí h t nhân
B. Because the US was afraid of Stalin lo ng i
C. Because they did not want to destroy the world ko mu n phá h y th gi i
D. Because nuclear power could destroy the US n ng l ng h t nhân có th tiêu di t US
23. According to the professor, how long did the Cold War last? Chi n tranh l nh kéo dài bao lâu?
A. Around 50 years
B. Around 60 years
C. Around 70 years
D. Around 80 years
c i u gì?
24. What can be inferred from the lecture? có th suy lu n
A. The Cold War was caused by different opinions nhi u ý ki n khác nhau
ol c
B. The Cold War was a long, bviolent
war between the US and USSR
C. The Cold War was an important time in the history of the US and the USSR
D. The Cold War changed the world dramatically thay i th gi i áng k
25. How does the professor describe the main topic? cách mô t ch
chính?
A. By comparing and contrasting so sánh
B. By giving examples
a ví d (take example, for instance, ..., demonstrate...)
C. By listing the events chronologically li t kê s kiên l n l t
D. By giving definitions
a ra nh ngh a (define, means, )
5:12
Questions 26 to 30 refer to the following lecture
26. What is the lecture mainly about?
A. The way the eyes sees colors cách mà m t nhìn th y màu s c
B. The steps to paint in a Neo-Impressionism style b c
v theo phong cách n t
C. The artists who learned from Seurat h a s h c t Seurat
D. The difference between painting styles s khác nhau gi a các phong cách v
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ng
ý ki n v phong cách v ?
27. What is
A. He thinks painting in brush strokes is a better way v b ng v t c t t h n
B. He is surprised that so many artists are good at it ng c nhiên r ng có quá nhi u h a s gi i i u
này
C. He thinks it is difficult to learn
t like it
pha tr n nh ng b c v / màu s n
28. According to the professor, why did Seurat not blend his paints?
A. He thought it would damage
ruin the paints phá h y b c tranh
B. He thought mixed paints did not look real b c tranh pha màu nhìn ko th t
C. He thought blended paints made paintings look too divided b c tranh pha màu quá r i r c
D. He thought it would make the art bright khi n ngành h i h a t i sáng
29. What is TRUE about Georges Seurat?
A. He was the best artist at his time h a s tài ba nh t trong th i ó
B. By describing only other styles He did his art by his own way.
C. He used brush strokes to make pictures brighter s d ng v t c khi n b c tranh t i sáng h n
f time finishing his paintings ko m t nhi u th i gian
hoàn thành b c
v
30. How did the professor organize the information about this way of painting?
B. By describing only other styles
C. By comparing Seurat and other Neo-Impressionists so sánh Seurat vs ng i phái n t ng
D. By comparing Neo-Impressionism and other styles so sánh v i ng tr ng phái n t ng
v i phong cách khác
k
9:18
31. What is the lecture about?
A. The feeding habits of snakes thói quen n c a r n
B. How certain snakes protect themselves cách r n t v
C. The most dangerous snakes in the world loài r n nguy hi m nh t th gi i
D. The different uses of snake poison vi c s d ng ch t c c a r n khác nhau
h t
uôi c a r n uôi chuông
A. To show how the rattlesnake is more dangerous than other snakes r n uôi chuông nguy hi m
h n nh ng con khác
so sánh v i ng v t ít áng s h n
B. To compare the rattlesnake to less scary animals
C. To explain how the rattlesnake scares off animals gi i thích cách e doa nh ng loài khác
is n
D. To describe how the rattlesnake uses its tail to hunt mô t r n dùng uôi
33. According to the professor, where does the spitting cobra spray its poison?
âu
r n h mang phun c
A. At the animal it is hunting
B. At other snakes
l i c a loài v t ang t n công nó
C. At the tongue of an animal that is attacking it
D. At the eyes of an animal that is attacking it
m t c a loài v t ang t n công nó
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thái
i v i r n m i h ch
gnose snake?
A. She is amazed by it ng c nhiên/ thú v
B. She thinks that it is stupid
C. She thinks that it is the best snake
D. She thinks that it is the most dangerous
35. What can be inferred from the lecture?
A. The spitting cobra rattles its tail t rung cái uôi
B. The hognose snake pretends to be sick gi v b b nh
s tail make the sound h t trên uôi r n uôi chuông t o ra âm thanh
D. There are no creatures that eat snakes không có sinh v t n r n
This is the end of the listening paper.
Now you have 05 MINUTES to transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
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