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I. Listening — Part 1: Fitness instructor

You will hear part of an interview with a fitness instructor called Matthew Johnson. For questions 1–5, choose A, B or C. (No audio file on this site; Part 1 has no printed transcript.)

I. Listening — Part 1: Fitness instructor (TTS từ transcript)
Transcript — I. Listening — Part 1: Fitness instructor (TTS từ transcript)
Interviewer: Good morning Matthew and welcome to the show.
Matthew: Thank you. It's good to be here.
Interviewer: So Matthew, how did you become a fitness instructor?
Matthew: Well, I haven't always been into fitness. In fact, no one in my family is very sporty. I didn't work out in the gym or do much sport when I was young, but over the years I realized how important regular exercise is. Being a fitness instructor isn't a great way to get rich, but I can help myself and help other people to get fit too.
Interviewer: For our listeners, I should just add at this point that Matthew's foot is in a plaster cast. Can you tell us what happened?
Matthew: I know. I shouldn't be talking about keeping fit when I can hardly walk. I sprained my ankle last week while I was in the gym. It could have been worse, but still it's very annoying. I had to cancel all my classes for the next couple of weeks, but hopefully I'll be back to normal next month.
Interviewer: But it's not only important to keep our bodies fit, of course. We all know the saying, healthy body, healthy mind. Do you feel happier when you exercise?
Matthew: Yes, I do. It's important to keep your body and your mind in good shape. A healthy diet and half an hour's exercise each day is the best fitness program. You don't have to know exactly how your body works, but you certainly know when you feel healthy and when you don't. And when your body is healthy, your mind is too.
Interviewer: And what about your friends? Do they all agree with your way of life?
Matthew: They think I'm very focused on exercise, too focused maybe. They're also surprised that I don't always eat well. It's true that I care about what I eat, but I won't say no to a tasty burger or some chocolate from time to time. But actually, I don't usually eat much meat unless I'm training for something special.
Interviewer: So one final piece of advice to all our listeners out there?
Matthew: Well, I think the best thing is to do what makes you feel good. It's good to exercise every day. I do, but you shouldn't copy me. My exercise program wouldn't necessarily suit everyone. Just try to do as much as you feel comfortable with. Don't overdo it and always have fun.
Interviewer: Thank you, Matthew.

Why did Matthew decide to become a fitness instructor?

What has Matthew’s mother done to improve her health?

Matthew isn’t doing any exercise at the moment because __________.

What does Matthew think is the most important thing for people to do?

Matthew tells listeners __________.

I. Listening — Part 2: Transport survey

You will hear an interview with a woman doing a survey on transport. For questions 6–15, complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.

I. Listening — Part 2: Transport survey (TTS từ transcript)
Transcript — I. Listening — Part 2: Transport survey (TTS từ transcript)
MAN: Excuse me. Would you mind if I asked you some questions? We’re doing a survey on transport.
SADIE: Yes, that’s OK.
MAN: First of all, can I take your name?
SADIE: Yes. It’s Sadie Jones.
MAN: Thanks very much. And could I have your date of birth – just the year will do, actually. Is that all right?
SADIE: Yes, that’s fine. It’s 1991.
MAN: So next your postcode, please.
SADIE: It’s DW30 7YZ.
MAN: Great. Thanks. Is that in Wells?
SADIE: No it’s actually in Harborne – Wells isn’t far from there, though.
MAN: I really like that area. My grandmother lived there when I was a kid.
SADIE: Yes, it is nice.
MAN: Right, so now I want to ask you some questions about how you travelled here today. Did you use public
transport?
SADIE: Yes. I came by bus.
MAN: OK. And that was today. It’s the 24th of April, isn’t it?
SADIE: Isn’t it the 25th? No, actually, you’re right.
MAN: Ha ha. And what was the reason for your trip today? I can see you’ve got some shopping with you.
SADIE: Yes. I did some shopping but the main reason I came here was to go to the dentist.
MAN: That’s not much fun. Hope it was nothing serious.
SADIE: No, it was just a check-up. It’s fine.
MAN: Good. Do you normally travel by bus into the city centre?
SADIE: Yes. I stopped driving in ages ago because parking was so difficult to find and it costs so much.
MAN: I see.
SADIE: The bus is much more convenient too. It only takes about 30 minutes.
MAN: That’s good. So where did you start your journey?
SADIE: At the bus stop on Claxby Street.
MAN: Is that C-L-A-X-B-Y?
SADIE: That’s right.
MAN: And how satisfied with the service are you? Do you have any complaints?
SADIE: Well, as I said, it’s very convenient and quick when it’s on time, but this morning it was late. Only about
10 minutes, but still.
MAN: Yes, I understand that’s annoying. And what about the timetable? Do you have any comments about that?
SADIE: Mmm. I suppose I mainly use the bus during the day, but any time I’ve been in town in the evening –
for dinner or at the cinema – I’ve noticed you have to wait a long time for a bus – there aren’t that many.
MAN: OK, thanks. So now I’d like to ask you about your car use.
SADIE: Well, I have got a car but I don’t use it that often. Mainly just to go to the supermarket. But that’s about
it really. My husband uses it at the weekends to go to the golf club.
MAN: And what about a bicycle?
SADIE: I don’t actually have one at the moment.
MAN: What about the city bikes you can rent? Do you ever use those?
SADIE: No – I’m not keen on cycling there because of all the pollution. But I would like to get a bike – it would
be good to use it to get to work.
MAN: So why haven’t you got one now?
SADIE: Well, I live in a flat – on the second floor and it doesn’t have any storage – so we’d have to leave it in
the hall outside the flat.
MAN: I see. OK. Well, I think that’s all …
TRANSPORT SURVEY
Name: Sadie Jones
Year of birth: 1991
Postcode: (6) __________
Travelling by bus:
• Date of bus journey: (7) __________
• Reason for trip: shopping and visit to the (8) __________
• Travelled by bus because cost of: (9) __________ too high
• Got on bus at: (10) __________ Street
• Complaints about bus service
– bus today was (11) __________
– frequency of buses in the (12) __________
Travelling by car:
• goes to the (13) __________ by car
Travelling by bicycle:
• dislikes travelling by bike in the city centre because of the (14) __________
• doesn’t own a bike because of a lack of (15) __________

Complaints: bus today was (11) __________

I. Listening — Part 3: Sinkhole news (T/F)

Listen to a news broadcast. For questions 16–20 (số trên trang: 21–25), decide whether the statements are True or False.

I. Listening — Part 3: Sinkhole news (T/F) (TTS từ transcript)
Transcript — I. Listening — Part 3: Sinkhole news (T/F) (TTS từ transcript)
Reporter: A New York street was closed last night after a massive sinkhole opened up – right in the middle of
the street. The hole, which measures seven metres across, appeared suddenly at around 11 pm local time. Our
reporter Mike Williams is at the scene.
Mike: Hi, Fiona, yes, as you said, the road has been closed to traffic as well as pedestrians so it’s fairly quiet
here now. No one was injured when the sinkhole appeared but a few parked cars nearly fell into it, and the
police and fire service immediately closed the area. Local residents have been taken to a nearby sports centre
where meals and emergency beds are being provided.
Reporter: Mike, tell us a bit more about sinkholes. I mean, they aren’t something you hear about every day, are
they?
Mike: Well, here in the States they are fairly common, actually, especially in Florida, but here in New York
City? No, this is a first.
Reporter: And what is a sinkhole exactly?
Mike: A sinkhole is when the ground collapses into a hole or a cave that has formed below the surface. There’s
usually nothing to see on the surface until all of a sudden, the ground over the top of the cave collapses.
Reporter: And what causes them?
Mike: They’re either caused when drains and water pipes under a city burst, and the water washes away any
soft soil under the ground. Or they can be the result of natural processes like underground streams and erosion
from rainwater after a big storm.
Reporter: Can sinkholes occur anywhere?
Mike: Well, they’re much more likely to occur in the countryside than in a city, simply because the vast
majority of the earth’s surface is rural, rather than urban. In the US, farmers in Florida do sometimes find
sinkholes on their land, but these are largely unreported of course.
Reporter: How can you tell if a sinkhole is likely to happen?
Mike: Often there aren’t any warning signs, particularly in the open countryside, though you might notice
cracks in the ground or small holes. In cities, look out for walls that are cracking, or for doors and windows that
all of a sudden don’t shut properly.
Reporter: Is it something people should be worried about?
Mike: No. Sinkholes are still very rare and when they do occur, even though they look really dramatic, few
people have ever been injured by a sinkhole. I mean just a few years ago in Florida, a thirty-metre sinkhole
appeared underneath a hotel. Again, no one was injured but hundreds of guests had to be moved to safety.
Reporter: What is the biggest sinkhole ever recorded?
Mike: There was one in 2007 in Guatemala …
Reporter: Guatemala?
Mike: Yes, it was in a suburb of Guatemala City. It was one hundred metres deep! The aerial photos are
incredible – it’s almost perfectly circular.

16. Cars were damaged when the sinkhole opened up.

17. Sinkholes are far more common in Florida than in New York.

18. Most sinkholes occur outside urban areas.

19. The Fukuoka sinkhole hurt around 100 people.

20. They fixed the enormous Fukuoka sinkhole in five days.

II. Vocabulary and structure (21–35)

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.

By the time Peter came back, I __________ for Singapore.

It is important __________ gifted students to develop self-study habits.

I can’t __________ this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local authority about this problem.

She is a good doctor and she doesn’t mind __________ at nights when there’s an emergency.

The man on the phone claimed to be a policeman, but the woman wasn’t __________.

The college is thought __________ students with both personal and work problems.

__________ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.

No sooner __________ the house than the phone started to ring.

The Complex of Hue Monuments was the first site in Viet Nam __________ to the World Heritage List.

It __________ to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working hard during the term.

Nowadays, teachers should encourage students to debate different questions in class to boost their __________ thinking skills.

James had a cosy birthday party at home last Friday in the __________ of his close friends.

Your store needs a bold sign that will catch the __________ of anyone walking down the street. That may help to sell more products.

The business has started to gain momentum after months of struggle. We finally see light at the __________ of the __________.

I was left out in the __________ in the annual promotions in the marketing department.

II. Word formation (36–45)

Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

The teacher asked us to __________ the main ideas in the chapter we had read in class. (SUMMARY)

Meditation is great as a means of __________. (RELAX)

The singer’s __________ lifestyle attracts the attention of the press. (CONVENTION)

The cancellation of the case resulted from the __________ in court of the defendant. (APPEAR)

Michael Spencer’s __________ book is likely to be a huge success. (COME)

Tim won’t get angry with you, he has a very calm __________. (TEMPER)

The meeting has been __________ arranged for 3 p.m. next Friday. (PROVIDE)

The ship is an exact __________ of the original Golden Hind. (REPLICATE)

Simon feels much better since he decided to stop eating __________ food. (PROCESS)

The weather is so __________ that we do not know what to wear. (PREDICT)

II. Error correction (46–50)

There are 05 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, write the line number and correct them. Number (00) is an example.

Line 0: It is often said that books are always good friends and reading are an active mental process.
Line 1: Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter.
Line 2: Reading improve concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power.
Line 3: It requires you to focusing what you are reading for long periods. Unlike
Line 4: magazines, Internet posts or e-mails that might contain small pieces of information.
Line 5: “Books tell the whole story”. Because you must concentrate in order to read, you will
Line 6: get better of concentration. Many studies show if you do not use memory, you lose it.
Line 7: Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles.
Line 8: Books give you knowledgable of other cultures and places. The more information
Line 9: you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizon by letting
Line 10: you see which other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them.

00. Line 0: are → is

Line 1: Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. — sửa: improve → improves

Line 2: Reading improve concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. — sửa: focusing → focus

Line 5: “Books tell the whole story”. Because you must concentrate in order to read, you will — sửa: of → at

Line 7: Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. — sửa: knowledgable → knowledge

Line 9: you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizon by letting — sửa: which → what

III. Guided cloze — Disruptive technologies (51–60)

Read the passage and circle A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase for each blank.

Disruptive technologies are now dictating our future, as new innovations increasingly (51) __________ the lines between physical, digital and biological realms. Robots are already in our operating rooms and fast-food restaurants; we can now use 3D imaging and stem-cell (52) __________ human bones from a patient’s own cells; and 3D printing is creating a circular economy in which we can use and then reuse raw materials.
This (53) __________ of technological innovation will continue to (54) __________ change how we live and work, and how our societies operate. In what is now called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, technologies that are coming of age — including robotics, nanotechnology, virtual reality, 3D printing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and advanced biology — will (55) __________. And as these technologies continue to be developed and widely adopted, they will bring about (56) __________ shifts in all disciplines, industries and economies, and in the way that we produce, distribute, consume and dispose of goods and services.
These developments have provoked anxious questions about what role humans will play in a technology-driven world. A 2013 University of Oxford study estimates that (57) __________ half of all jobs in the United States could be lost to automation over the next two decades. On the other hand, economists such as Boston University’s James Bessen argue that automation often goes (58) __________ with the creation of new jobs. So which is it — new jobs or massive structural unemployment?
At this point, we can be certain that the Fourth Industrial Revolution will have a disruptive impact on employment, but no one can yet predict the scale of change. So, before we (59) __________ all the bad news, we should look at history, which suggests that technological change more often affects the nature of work, (60) __________ the opportunity to participate in work itself.

III. Open cloze — Digital footprint (61–65)

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Every time you deliberately post a photo, “like” a comment, or update your online personal profile, you are leaving an active digital footprint. (61) __________ means that all your friends can see what you are doing and thinking, but be aware that this type of data trail can also be public — it could be as easy for a potential employer to see a photo of you at a party as it is for your best friend.
On the other hand, your “passive” digital footprint is the one you leave behind unintentionally. Websites can (62) __________ information on how many times you visit them and at what time of day. This tells advertisers about your online shopping habits. Also, unguarded information left (63) __________ social media or search engines can provide criminals with a detailed view of your life, leading to fraud and identity theft.
So how can you control your footprint? First of all, don’t post (64) __________ online you wouldn’t be comfortable showing to a room of people (including your boss!). When using social media, check your privacy settings so you limit (65) __________ can read your profile or posts. And finally, use a secure password for logging into your email account — and make sure it’s different than the one you use for online banking!

III. Reading — Life expectancy (66–73)

Read the passage and circle A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer.

People who do not smoke, are not obese, and consume alcohol moderately can expect to live seven years longer than the general population, and to spend most of these extra years in good health, according to a new study published today in Health Affairs.
This study was the first to analyze the cumulative impact of several key health behaviours on disability-free and total life expectancy. Previous studies have looked at single health behaviours. Mikko Myrskylä and his colleague instead examined several behaviors simultaneously, which allowed them to determine how long and healthy the lives of people who had avoided most of the well-known individual behavioral risk factors were.
The researchers noted that each of the three unhealthy behaviours – obesity, smoking, and unhealthy consumption of alcohol – was linked to a reduction in life expectancy and to an earlier occurrence of disabilities. But there were also differences: smoking was found to be associated with an early death but not with an increase in the number of years with disability, whereas obesity was shown to be associated with a long period of time with disability. Excessive alcohol consumption was found to be associated with both decreased lifespan and a reduced number of healthy years. However, the absence of all of these risky healthy behaviors was found to be associated with the greatest number of healthy years.
The most striking finding was the discovery of a large difference in average lifespan between the groups who were the most and the least at risk. Men who were not overweight, had never smoked, and drank moderately were found to live an average of 11 years longer than men who were overweight, had smoked, and drank excessively. For women, the gap between these two groups was found to be even greater, at 12 years.
“Our results show how important it is to focus on prevention. Those who avoid risky health behaviours are achieving very long and healthy lives. Effective policy interventions targeting health behaviors could help larger fractions of the population to achieve the health benefits observed in this study,” the researcher emphasized. These results are important not only for individuals, but also for society. In an aging society, the health of the elderly determines the amount of money spent on the health system. In addition, healthy elderly people are better able to participate in the labor market and to perform social roles, such as caring for grandchildren.

What is the best title for the passage?

The word “cumulative” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.

According to paragraph 3, what can we deduct from the benefits of avoiding harmful behaviors?

The word “moderately” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.

The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to __________.

Where was the passage possibly taken from?

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

III. Reading — Greta Thunberg (T/F 74–80)

Read the passage and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who sparked an international movement to fight climate change beginning in 2018. With the simple message “School strike for climate” handwritten on poster board, Thunberg began skipping school on Fridays and protesting outside the Swedish Parliament. Thanks to social media, her actions have spread and influenced millions of young people all over the world to organise and protest.
Launching “Fridays For Future,” Thunberg and other concerned youths throughout Europe have continued to pressure leaders and lawmakers to act on climate change through their regular walkouts.
Thunberg has also travelled the world, meeting with global leaders and speaking at assemblies to demand climate solutions and a recommitment to the Paris Agreement. Recently diagnosed with Asperger’s, the activist has publicly shared her views on her disorder, referring to it as her “superpower.” In 2019, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Thunberg was only eight when she first learned about the climate crisis. Since then, she has made efforts to lower her carbon footprint by not flying and becoming vegan and has influenced her family to do the same.
As the face of the climate youth movement, Thunberg has been invited to speak at numerous rallies including ones in Stockholm, London and Brussels. In December 2018, her speech at the United Nations COP24 in Katowice, Poland, went viral.
“You are not mature enough to tell it like is,” she said at the summit, addressing the Secretary-General. “Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet.”

74. Greta Thunberg began protesting against climate change prior to 2018.

75. International protests, helmed by youths from around the world, have involved young people not attending classes on Friday.

76. Greta does not believe her diagnosis of a developmental disorder will negatively affect her work.

77. Greta made no attempt to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide.

78. In 2019, Greta was one of the Nobel Peace Prize nominees for her work as a climate change activist.

79. When speaking at the United Nations in December 2018, Greta accused its members of misleading the public with inaccurate information about climate change.

80. Greta wants to become the most popular climate change activist in the world.

IV. Sentence transformation (81–85)

Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning, beginning with the given words.

Although Mrs Cindy was very old, she looked very beautiful.
→ Despite ________________________________________________________________

Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
→ On no condition(s) are ________________________________________________________________

Thanks to her trainer’s encouragement, she decided to take part in the marathon.
→ If it ________________________________________________________________

Colin was sorry he hadn’t taken the job as an editor in a publishing company.
→ Colin regretted ________________________________________________________________

Fiona doesn’t intend to invest money in the project any longer.
→ Fiona has ________________________________________________________________

IV. Paragraph writing

Write a paragraph of about 150 words to answer the question.

Why do children like playing games online? (~150 words)

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