Test 5
Listening:
1. Listen to two teenagers calling the helpline. Circle the best answer A, B or C. You will listen TWICE.
1.
Lan is now feeling ______.

 
A. annoyed
B. frustrated
C. depressed

2.
Lan can’t ______ all the deadlines.

 
A. remember
B. catch up with
C. finish

3.
Lan feels she doesn’t need to work too hard because she’s not going ______.

 
A. to enter gifted schools

 
B. to continue her study

 
C. to have time for herself

4.
Nam feels ______.

 
A. tired of his study

 
B. worried about his girlfriend

 
C. depressed

5.
Nam’s friend _____________ in front of other students.

 
A. made use of him

 
B. made fun of him

 
C. made joke about him

2. Listen to the recording about clothes making in Ancient Egypt.
For questions 1 – 2, complete the notes by filling each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words or a number from what you hear. You will listen TWICE.

CLOTHES MAKING IN ANCIENT EGYPT

- mostly done by (1) _____________ at home or in (2) _____________

- the most important textile = linen made from flax.

For questions 3 – 6, put the steps of linen making (A – D) in the right order.

A. Extracting fiber

B. Harvesting and drying flax stalks

C. Spinning into yarns

D. Removing seeds

- Step one: (3) _____________

- Step two: (4) _____________

- Step three: (5) _____________

- Step four: (6) _____________

Reading:
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions. Circle A, B or C.
Promotion of learning and respect for teachers are among the traditional values of the Vietnamese people. In the old days, it was commonly believed that a teacher`s position was higher than parents` and only lower than the king`s. In many communes and villages, rich people invited teachers to stay in their houses to teach their own children and those from other families. To become a mandarin, a candidate had to have excellent learning achievements and gained high marks in competitive exams. The first such exam for civil administrators was conducted in 1075.
For nearly one thousand years, Vietnamese people learnt Chinese characters and used them for writing, but pronounced them in a different, Vietnamese way. Besides the use of Chinese characters, the Vietnamese people adapted such characters to invent an ancient Vietnamese script for writing and expressions. Many valuable works of literature and history were kept for the future generations thanks to the script. This development and preservation strengthened an awareness of national independence and ensured that the Chinese did not assimilate the Vietnamese people.
1.
What is the passage mainly about?

 
A. Educational values of Vietnamese people

 
B. Vietnamese education in the past

 
C. Scripts in Viet Nam`s education history

2.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about teachers?

 
A. They were highly respected in the society.

 
B. They used to live in the students` homes.

 
C. They would become civil administrators.

3.
What can the word "conducted" be best replaced by?

 
A. organized

 
B. managed

 
C. taken

4.
What does the word "them" in paragraph two refer to?

 
A. years

 
B. people

 
C. characters

5.
Which of the following is said about the ancient Vietnamese script?

 
A. Its characters were totally different from the Chinese characters.

 
B. All Vietnamese valuable literary works were written in this script.

 
C. It promoted a sense of national independence among Vietnamese.