TEST 1
A: LISTENING
Directions: This is the listening test for levels from 3 to 5 of the Vietnam's 6-level Language Proficiency Test. There are three parts to the test. You will hear each part once. For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers. Write your answers on the question paper. You will have 5 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers onto the answer sheet.
PART 1
There are eight questions in this part. For each question there are four options and a short recording. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You now have 45 seconds to look through the questions and the options in each question.
Câu 1: When is the man's appointment?
- A. Wednesday
- B. Thursday
- C. Friday
- D. Tuesday
- A. a pretty village right by the sea
- B. big trees
- C. a pretty village behind the tall trees
- D. a pretty village on the hills
- A. 01:00
- B. 07:15
- C. 08:15
- D. 06:15
- A. earrings
- B. music CD
- C. pen
- D. notebook
- A. four fifteen
- B. five o'clock
- C. twenty past five
- D. fifty past four
- A. half past four
- B. fifteen to five
- C. fifteen past five
- D. four thirty
- A. information technology
- B. geography
- C. sports
- D. design
- A. a short-sleeved T-shirt with round neck
- B. a V-neck black T-shirt
- C. a long-sleeved T-shirt
- D. a sleeveless white T-shirt
PART 2
You will hear three different conversations. In each conversation there are four questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the conversations only once.
Conversation 1. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Kate, and a boy, George.
Câu 9: What is Kate's health problem?
- A. She has coughs
- B. She has headache
- C. She has toothache
- D. She has stomach ache
- A. It makes them funny.
- B. It makes them annoyed.
- C. It makes them happy.
- D. It makes them excited.
- A. She had coughs
- B. She had headache
- C. She had a fall off her bike
- D. She had stomach ache
- A. She has backache
- B. She has headache
- C. She has toothache
- D. She has temperature
Conversation 2. You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman at home.
Câu 13: Why does the man want to gout out?
- A. Because he feels bored staying at home.
- B. Because he feels safe staying at home.
- C. Because he feels cold staying at home.
- D. Because he feels hot staying at home.
- A. Because she has coughs.
- B. Because she feels tired.
- C. Because she has toothache.
- D. Because she has stomach ache.
- A. Because she is short of money.
- B. Because she is serious about it.
- C. Because she's afraid she will fall asleep watching it.
- D. Because she doesn't want to watch it the second time.
- A. Because she feels too busy to watch it.
- B. Because she feels too serious to watch it.
- C. Because she doesn't want to watch it the third time.
- D. Because she doesn't want to watch it the second time.
Conversation 3. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Lisa, and a boy, Ben, about holidays.
Câu 17: What does the girl think about a good holiday?
- A. It may be cheap.
- B. It may be very cheap.
- C. It may be expensive.
- D. It may be very expensive.
- A. Because he feels too hot to do it.
- B. Because he finds it hard to do it.
- C. Because he doesn't like hard work.
- D. Because she doesn't like the sounds of people walking.
- A. It is comfortable.
- B. It is good.
- C. It is not good.
- D. It is clean and cheap.
- A. go home
- B. leave home
- C. sell his home
- D. enjoy his holiday home
PART 3
You will hear three different talks or lectures. In each talk or lecture there are five questions. For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the talks or lectures only once.
Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a girl talking about her life since she left Vietnam.
Câu 21: Why did she have to help her mother with the shopping?
- A. There were no Vietnamese people living near her.
- B. There were no Vietnamese working in the stores.
- C. There wasn't always someone to go shopping with her.
- D. Her mother could speak a little English.
- A. He couldn't speak any English.
- B. He didn't have many friends there.
- C. He had a much better job in Vietnam.
- D. He couldn't get used to the working style.
- A. They did not need extra English lessons.
- B. They look more American.
- C. They speak with American accents.
- D. They quickly adopted the way of life.
- A. Living close to other people
- B. The warm weather
- C. Wearing traditional clothes
- D. Traditional food
- A. Her parents do not have much money.
- B. Her parents haven't learned an American way of life.
- C. Her parents only know how to cook Vietnamese food.
- D. Her parents do not speak English well.
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a woman talking about boys and girls in American schools.
Câu 26: What happened in American schools before 1972?
- A. Girls didn't go to school.
- B. Every classroom was a mix of boys and girls.
- C. Boys could learn what they wanted.
- D. They didn't teach girls some subjects.
- A. Scientists said that it was the best thing.
- B. Teachers did not want to teach single-gender classes.
- C. a law gave girls an equal chance to learn.
- D. Boys and girls behave better in such classes.
- A. Because the teacher doesn't ask them questions
- B. Because boys are louder and often talk first
- C. Because boys know the correct answers
- D. Because girls are often shy.
- A. They prefer the old teaching styles.
- B. Boys learn differently than girls.
- C. Boys and girls can bother each other.
- D. Boys and girls like different things.
- A. Math
- B. Social Studies
- C. Science
- D. Physical Education
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about body language in American Culture at a student orientation meeting.
Câu 31: Who is listening to the orientation talk?
- A. the director of international students
- B. new international students
- C. the teachers of international department
- D. all first-year students in the college
- A. to introduce the director for international student affairs
- B. to deal with all international students' problems
- C. to inform the importance of using English in class
- D. to introduce common problems in non-verbal communication.
- A. It's the use of verb tenses and modals.
- B. It's the way to ask for directions
- C. It's the language used in class only.
- D. It's the language of movements and facial expressions.
- A. Eye contact is the same as most cultures.
- B. making eye contact is a sign of disrespect.
- C. people don't look in others' eyes while talking.
- D. eye contact is considered as a sign of honesty.
- A. A handshake shouldn't be too strong.
- B. Handshakes are not common.
- C. Handshakes need to be firm.
- D. Shaking hands is not important.