Đề thi Tiếng Anh dạng thức B1 tham chiếu khung Châu Âu - Môn thi: Đọc và viết

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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH DẠNG THỨC B1 THAM CHIẾU KHUNG CHÂU ÂU 
MÔN THI: ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT 
Thời gian: 90 phút 
I. PART ONE: READING AND WRITING (90’) 
Section 1: 
Complete the following sentences by writing a, b, c, or d on the Answer Sheet. 
1. The huge machines .. the stones to make gravel for the new road. 
a. crushed b. made c. broke d. ground 
2. In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England .. that sugar 
removed the bitter taste of cacao. 
a. discovery b. discovered c. had discovered d. had been 
discovered 
3. Paris is called the City of Light because many of its buildings are 
illuminated at night. 
a. history b. historical c. historic d. historically 
4. Newspaper .. are often written in a hurry. 
a. books b. stories c. pictures d. articles 
5. The two  parties both spent millions of dollars on their campaigns. 
a. political b. politics c. politician d. politically 
 6. Inflation dropped to its .level in 30 years. 
a. lowest b. lower c. low d. lowly 
7. Scientists estimate that smoking ..life expectancy by around 12 
years on average. 
a. reduces b. reduce c. reducing d. reduced 
8. There is fierce .between the three leading soap manufacturers. 
a. competitive b. competition c. competing d. competitor 
9. A lack of formal ..will limit your job opportunities. 
a. educated b. education c. educating d. educator 
10. Her baby was born ................. two o’clock yesterday afternoon. 
a. in b. at c. on d. under 
Section 2 
Questions 11 - 15 
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? 
Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet. 
 Example: 
 2 
 0. 
A. Buy three films for the price of two. 
B. Get a free film with every one you buy. 
C. Films bought here are printed free 
11. 
A. This shop will sell customers' 
watches within twelve months. 
B. This shop will keep customers' watches for 
up to twelve months. 
C. This shop will look after customers' 
watches for more than twelve months. 
12. 
A. Philippe and Stefano missed each other at 
the stadium. 
B. Stefano had to leave without Philippe to get 
to work. 
C. Stefano has given up waiting for 
Philippe to arrive. 
13. 
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A. Parents must return forms this week if their 
child is going on Friday's trip. 
B. Parents cannot go on next month's trip 
unless they return their forms by Friday. 
C. The last day for returning completed forms 
for the trip is Friday. 
14. 
Gabi wants Jo to 
A. change an arrangement. 
B. cancel a regular event. 
C. come to a business meeting. 
15 
. 
A. It is not possible to use the lift above the 
ground floor today. 
B. The lift will not be going to the 
basement today. 
C. The stairs between the basement and the 
ground floor are closed today. 
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 Section 3 
Apple Richer Than the U.S. Government (30th July, 
2011) 
Strange but true – the technology giant Apple now officially has more money than 
the U.S. government, and significantly less debt. America’s Treasury Department 
shows that the country has an operating cash balance of $73.7 billion while 
Apple’s most recent financial reports show a healthier bank balance of $76.4 
billion. This incredible state of affairs has resulted in CNN to joke that the U.S. 
government should start selling iPads to help serve the American people. Or 
perhaps Apple CEO Steve Jobs should become president of the USA? Another 
financial difference between the world’s largest economy and the hugely 
successful Apple is its debt ratio. The U.S. government currently spends $200 
billion a month more than it receives. Conversely, Apple takes in far more than it 
spends. 
The U.S. government is in a severe financial crisis, which is having an impact on 
the world’s financial markets. It is desperately trying to avoid defaulting on its 
debt. President Barack Obama has tried for weeks to get the opposition 
Republican Party to agree to raise the country’s debt ceiling. He says America 
must do this and borrow more money to be able to pay its way at home and around 
the world. The country is in grave danger of running out of money. This would 
mean public workers getting no salaries and the country would struggle to meet its 
international financial commitments. Such a situation could see the dollar crash, 
leading to a possible second global financial crisis in five years. Obama told the 
Republicans, “to step up and show the leadership that the American people 
expect”. 
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 16-20 below are true (T) or false 
(F). 
16. The tech company Apple has more money than the U.S. government. T / F 
17. The government is considering selling iPads to its citizens. T / F 
18. America spends around $200 billion a month more than it receives. T / F 
19. America’s crisis is not affecting global financial markets. T / F 
20. America could soon run out of money. T / F 
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Section 4 
Complete the passage below using the words given in the box. There are more 
words given than needed. 
Loss of Nature Will Damage Economies 
affect at facing marine effort pollution in 
 impact deaths history pollutant measures actions 
 framework dead 
We are causing so much damage to our planet that it will soon (21)  the 
global economy. This bleak warning is according to a new United Nations report 
called the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO). The paper says there are many 
important ecosystems on our planet that are (22) ..danger. These “tipping 
points” in our natural world are where man’s negative (23)  on nature will 
start costing national economies. Examples of these are the (24)  of coral 
reefs, the destruction of huge areas of forest, or major pollution of rivers. UN 
spokesman Ahmed Djoglaf said: "The news is not good. We continue to lose 
biodiversity at a rate never before seen in (25) . - extinction rates may be 
up to 1,000 times higher than the historicalrate." 
Scientists are worried that governments will not do enough to try to reduce the 
damage to the tipping points. World leaders will soon meet in Nairobi to discuss 
(26) . to tackle global biodiversity loss. They hope they can then create an 
international (27)  that will be adopted at a convention on biological 
diversity in October in Japan. The GBO report outlines how serious the threat is. It 
says huge numbers of species are (28) . extinction if we continue to pollute 
the environment. Over a quarter of corals may soon disappear. This will have a 
huge impact on (29) life and many fish species will also disappear. This 
will be fighting over much smaller stocks of fish. This problem will be made 
worse with the increasing (30) of the world’s rivers. 
PART TWO: WRITING 
Section 1 
31. I didn’t visit him while he was in hospital. 
I wish .. 
32. Staying at home would be better than going out with a person I don’t like. 
I would rather .. 
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33. Would you please switch the radio on? 
 He asked me . 
34. Ken doesn’t smoke and his wife doesn’t either. 
 Neither Ken 
35. They worked very hard in spite of their old age. 
 Despite ... 
Section 2 
You borrowed a book from your friend and unfortunately you lost it. Write to your 
friend to describe what happened and apologize. 
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