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HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

SELECTION TEST No 2

FOR NATIONAL ENGLISH COMPETITION 2015

Date: October, 2015

Time: 180 minutes

Name: _______________________________

Class: _______________________________

(The test paper consists of 12 pages)

I. LISTENING

Part 1: For questions 1-5, listen to a dialogue about accommodation in the UK and decide whether the

following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. The landlady doesn’t have to give you any notice if she wants you to leave.

2. If you don’t return the key at the end of your tenancy, you may lose your deposit.

3. The rent book provides a record of payment.

4. The landlady may evict you if you try to share a single room.

5. You are more likely to have to sign an agreement if you live in lodgings.

Part 2: For questions 6-15, listen to three different pieces of news from CNN News for Students and fill

in the missing information.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces

provided.

War in Syria

6. The fighting in Syria which has led to the death toll of ______ has been going on since early 2011.

7. The national military cracked down on the protester, which led to fighting against

_____________________.

8. The international community is getting involved by _____________________.

9. The hopeful news is that the two fighting sides including USA and Russiadecided to shake hands in

conference to form _____________________for Syria.

Where to buy Tamerlan Tsarnaev

10. In Massachusetts, it was said that there is no cemetery which accept the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev,

the Boston _____________________.

11. At last, a courageous anonymous person helped to bury the deceased. However, in order to keep them

safe, police didn’t announce the name of the _____________________.

Students’ Loans

12. The conducted survey found that students’ loans would delay their buying cars or houses and even

_____________________.

13. To solve this problem, the first step could be _____________________because putting money aside is

never soon.

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14. Another solution is finding a job that doesn’t require a four-year college degree. For example, a

_____________________may only have an associate degree but the salary can reach to 68,000 dollars.

15. Students can also work in construction of _____________________ with the salary of 50,000 or more.

Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to a part of a talk about the zip fastener and complete the table with

the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER taken from the

recording for each answer in the spaces provided.

The Zip Fastener

1851 Howe ‘Automatic

Continuous Clothing

Closure’

Commercial

potential only

USA

16. _________ Judson ‘Clasp Locker’ Commercial

failure

17. _________

1908 Sundback ‘Hookless Fastener’ Commercial

18. _________

Sweden

19. _________ Kynoch ‘Ready Fastener’ Commercial

success

UK

1920s 20. _________ ‘Zipper’ Commercial

success

USA

Part 4: For questions 21-25, listen to an interview with Marion D’Souza about homes exchanged for

holidays and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to what you hear.

21. Marion feels that ‘Houseswaps UK’ provides safeguards

A. by its mere existence.

B. by carefully vetting its clients.

C. by finding out about a client’s home.

D. by checking available accommodation.

22. Subscription charges are not considered to be too high because

A. subscribers do not have to pay for the exchange.

B. of the cost of keeping records up to date.

C. damage insurance is included in the price.

D. they issue three catalogues per year.

23. Marion believes that the areas visited will gain because

A. people will spend more money on …