NEC MOCK TEST - 150221 Mã A924701

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4. What do we learn about the company's performance?

A. The share price has now dropped by over one-third. B. There has been a 6% improvement in the share price overnight. C. $38 has been wiped off the share price. D. It has become the biggest flop in history. 5. Nick believes that Google _______.

A. will inevitably prevail over Facebook in time. B. was short-sighted to invest everything it had into one project. C. technology will be made redundant by what Facebook offers users. D. will become profit-making in a matter of time. Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: You will hear the minister talking about crime. Are these statements true or false? Write T (true) or F (false). (10 pts)

6. Peter Miles appointed a new head of the police service. 7. The government has spent a lot of money on CCTV. 8. The government copied the Make Amends scheme from another country. 9. More people get mugged now than ten years ago. 10. The figures in the report are completely accurate.

Your answers:

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. You will hear a student called Tina asking Professor Van Diezen for advice on choosing courses. Listen and answer the following questions, using NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS for each answer. (10 pts)

11. What is the defining characteristic of a specialised course? _________________________________________________________________________ 12. For whom the Microbiology courses are available? _________________________________________________________________________ 13. Who are interested in Microbiology courses? _________________________________________________________________________ 14. Why will a Medical Science course be opened next year? _________________________________________________________________________ 15. Which is the quickest increasing subject in enrolment? _________________________________________________________________________

Part 4. Listen to the news and fill in the following blank with a suitable phrase. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank. (20 pts)

Today the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a (16) __________ to American business and an equally sweeping defeat to American workers. The (17) __________upheld and extended the growing practice adopted by American businesses, namely requiring workers to agree as a condition of employment not to go to court over wage and hour disputes but to instead submit their claims to (18) __________ individually. Lawyer Ron Chapman, who represents management in (19) __________, said he expects small and large businesses alike to immediately move to impose these binding arbitration contracts in order to eliminate the fear of costly class-action (20) __________ from juries.

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The lead (21) __________ in the case was an IT worker at Epic, the giant health care software development company. That law guarantees the rights of workers to engage in activities for the purpose of (22) __________ or any other concerted activities. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a (23) __________ from the bench, called out the majority for what she said was an egregiously wrong decision. Labor law experts said today's decision likely will present increasing problems for the #MeToo movement and for other civil rights class actions claiming discrimination based on (24) __________. There's no transparency in most binding arbitration agreements, and they often include (25) __________. Yale law professor Judith Resnik observes that today's decision applies to all manner of class actions. Your answers:

16. 21.

17. 22.

18. 23.

19. 24.

20. 25.

B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1. Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)

1. I’m sure there’s a definite __________ of envy in her nasty comments about you. A. factor B. ingredient C. component D. element 2. She had an unclear __________ of him in her mind, although she knew he would be old. A. sight B. …