PRACTICE TEST FOR THE ADVANCED ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS No. 3 (2020-2021) Mã A230935

(2020-2021)

I. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1: For questions 1-5, listen to a part of a conversation between a librarian and a student and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (10 pts)

1. What is the student’s full name?

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2. Which course is the student on?

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3. How many other UK universities open 24 hours?

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4. What size photocopies are available at the library?

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5. How many entries are there on the library database?

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Part 2: For questions 6- 10, listen to a news report and match each number (6-10) in A with one corresponding letter (A- H) in B. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)

A B 6. The U.S. Supreme Court

7. Ron Chapman

8. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

9. Labor law experts

10. Judith Resnik

A. expected the similarity between small and large-scale businesses. B. guaranteed workers’ civil rights in social activities. C. supposed that the present decisions would be applicable to all class actions. D. made a mistake by getting the public’s attention. E. believed that the current decisions would negatively affect civil rights F. issued a victory and defeat to American businesses as well as workers G. required workers to advocate the employment conditions. H. expected to include non-disclosure provisions

Your answers:

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: You will hear an interview with Maria Stefanovich, co-founder of a creativity group which organises workshops for executives. For questions 11-15, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts) 11. Corporations appreciate mask-making workshops because ________

A. no one wants negative faces at the office. B. unhappy employees won’t come to work. C. they realise how their employees see them.

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D. their employees change their approach. 12. Companies are turning to creative workshops because they have acknowledged that ________

A. unproductive employees are a financial burden. B. the traditional work environment has its limitations. C. there is an increase in absenteeism. D. employees are working too hard without enjoying it. 13. The employees at the firm ‘Play’ __________

A. change positions frequently to lessen boredom. B. have business cards indicating their jobs. C. dress up like comic book characters. D. do not have stereotyped ideas about their jobs. 14. The companies that show most interest in creative workshops are surprising because________

A. they usually have creative employees to begin with. B. their employees are the ones who have to present regularly. C. there are many other exciting workshops they would prefer. D. their employees should be used to being funny. 15. Maria mentions the traditional companies that have held workshops in order to ________

A. boast about the clients her company has helped. B. show that they have a narrow list of clients. C. downplay the serious reputations of the firms. D. point out the diversity of those trying different approaches.

Your answers:

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4: For questions 16-25, you will hear a piece of news about Hurricane Florence ready to hit Mid-Atlantic as a Category 4 hurricane. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording. You will hear the audio twice. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 pts)

16. It is advised to get away from the coast as _____________________________, Hurricane Florence, brews in

the Atlantic Ocean.

17. _____________________________for more than 1 million people in the states of North …