SIMULATION TEST 01 FOR NEC Mã A670561

SIMULATION TEST 01

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SIMULATION TEST 01 A. LISTENING: Part 1: For questions 1 – 5, you will hear a man telephoning the service to complain about his problem. Listen carefully and decide whether the statements below are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. (1.0 pt) 1. Jackie was astonished that David had issues placing his order. 2. David needs to order the software for his office. 3. Jackie gives him the 25% discount even though he's not ordering online. 4. Jackie tells David that the free microphones are usually not of very good quality. 5. David purchases both versions of the software. Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2: For questions 6 – 10, you will hear a conversation between two training college students and their tutor, who enrolls them in a voluntary work to help local secondary schools. Listen carefully and answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Write your answers in the space provided. 6. According to the liaison officer, what do volunteer help provide? ……………………………………………………… 7. What do the volunteers aid students to revise? ………………………………………………………. 8. What aspect of students’ self-management can the volunteers greatly assist? ………………………………………………………. 9. What extent will the volunteers develop in the students so that they can exert themselves? ……………………………………………………….. 10. What do the teachers have that grant the students’ allowance to respond to individual student requirement? ………………………………………………………… Part 3: For questions 11 – 15, you will hear an interview with an author called Rachel White. Listen carefully and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. 11. What does Rachel particularly recall about her school days? A. She was only really interested in the subject of Literature. B. She was aware that she was brighter than other classmates. C. She was preferentially treated by a certain teacher. D. She hated being considered hard working by the peers. 12. Which of the following added to Rachel’s negative feelings about her essay? A. It was not her own work. B. Her classmates badly criticized it. C. Some of the content was misleading. D. There was an insufficient amount of material. 13. What attitude do people have toward Jane Austen’s book, in accordance with Rachel? A. They lose their interest in them at an early age. B. They read it as they feel they should. C. They believe they suit a certain type of personality. D. They feel they should be read in certain situations.

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14. Why did Rachel write the essay “Literature and The Young Mind”? A. so as to express a commonly-held view. B. in order to encourage young people to read Literature. C. because she wanted to express her gratitude to writers like Austen. D. because she wanted to recommend certain writers to young readers. 15. When discussing her essay, Rachel highlights its A. Contemporary relevance. B. Standard development. C. Emotional content. D. Essential complexity. Your answers: 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part 4: For questions 16 – 25, listen to six pieces of BBC News and complete the summary using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 pts) The oil cartel OPEC’s decision to (16.) ……………………………. has led to a period of abnormally low prices that has (17.) ………………………………… of manufacturing countries. Stephen O’Brien, a UN envoy, made a plea to help residents in the (18.) …………………………… . The US president elect undertook to leave his business to avoid any (19.) …………………………... The plane crash might have been caused by a(n) (20.) …………………………………., not electricity blackout as reported, prior to the (21.) ……………………………………………... Ukrainian missile tests by Russian (22.) ……………………………………. would be conducted as planned in the peninsula (23.) …………………………………… two years ago. …