Practice C15 Test 2 - Listening
Question 1-4

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

Festival information 

Date 

Type of event 

Details 

17th 

a concert 

performers from Canada 

18th 

a ballet 

company called 1………………… 

19th-20th (afternoon) 

a play 

type of play: a comedy called Jemima has had a good 2………………… 

20th (evening) 

a 3………………… show 

show is called 4………………… 

1
- Eustatis
1
2
- review
2
3
- dance
3
4
- Chat
4

Đáp án và giải thích

1. Eustatis
- Từ khóa : company called 1……………
🡪 danh từ (tên công ty)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: The next day, the 18th, there’s a performance by a ballet company called Eustatis.”

2.review
- Từ khóa : a comedy called Jemima has had a good 2………….
Có mạo từ “a” và tính từ “good” đứng trước 🡪 danh từ (chỉ vật)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: I haven’t seen it myself, but the review in the local paper was very good.”

3.dance
- Từ khóa : a 3………… show
🡪 Danh từ (loại chương trình)
- Thông tin trong bài: “JEAN: And what about dance? Will there by any performances?”

4.Chat
- Từ khóa : show is called 4………….…
🡪 Chương trình được gọi là … (tên)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: The show is about how people communicate, or fail to communicate, with each other, so it’s got the rather strange name, Chat.”

Question 5-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

Workshops 

  • Making 5………………… food
  • (children only) Making 6…………………
  • (adults only) Making toys from 7………………… using various tools

Outdoor activities 

  • Swimming in the 8…………………
  • Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9…………………

See the festival organiser’s 10………………… for more information 

 

5
- healthy
5
6
- posters
6
7
- wood
7
8
- lake
8
9
- insects
9
10
- blog
10

Đáp án và giải thích

5.healthy
- Từ khóa: Making 5…………….. food
đứng trước danh từ thức ăn 🡪 tính từ bổ nghĩa cho thức ăn.
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: We certainly do. It’s going to focus on how to make food part of a healthy ”

6.posters
- Từ khóa: Making 6……………..
Sau động từ làm ra 🡪 Danh từ (chỉ sản phẩm)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: Another workshop is just for children, and that’s on creating posters ”

7.wood
- Từ khóa: Making toys from 7……………… using various tools
Tạo ra đồ chơi từ 🡪 Danh từ (chỉ nguyên liệu)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: Because it involves carpentry – participants will be making toys out of wood”

8.lake
- Từ khóa: Swimming in the 8………………
Sau mạo từ “the” 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: It just means swimming in natural waters, rather than a swimming pool.
JEAN: Oh OK. In a lake, for instance.”

9.insects
- Từ khóa: Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9……………….
Đứng sau giới từ “on”, mang nghĩa “được dẫn dắt bởi chuyên gia về”🡪 danh từ (chuyên ngành của chuyên gia)
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: The leader is an expert on insects.”

10.blog
- Từ khóa: See the festival organiser’s 10………………. for more information
Đứng sau sở hữu cách 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “TIM: If you’d like to read about how the preparations for the festival are going, the festival organizer is keeping a blog.”

Questions 11 – 14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

Minster Park 

11
The park was originally established

Đáp án và giải thích

11.C
- Từ khóa: The park was originally established
- Thông tin trong bài: “ unlike many public parks that started in private ownership, as the garden of a large house, for instance, Minster was some waste land, which people living nearby started planting with flowers in 1892 ”
- Phân tích:
A as an amenity provided by the city council. (không đề cập)
B as land belonging to a private house. (sai thông tin vì trên bài đề “unlike many public parks that started in private ownership”
C as a shared area set up by the local community. (shared area ~ people living nearby started planting with flowers)

12
Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?

Đáp án và giải thích

12.A
- Từ khóa: Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
- Thông tin trong bài: “You may have noticed the statue near one of the entrances. It’s of Diane Gosforth, who played a key role in the history of the park. Once the council had become the legal owner, it planned to sell the land for housing. Many local people wanted it to remain a place that everyone could go to, to enjoy the fresh air and natural environment – remember the park is in a densely populated residential area. Diane Gosforth was one of those people, and she organised petitions and demonstrations, which eventually made the council change its mind about the future of the land. ”
- Phân tích:
A She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign. (“Many local people … Diane Gosforth was one of those people”)
B She was a council member responsible for giving the public access. (không đề cập “council member”)
C She was a senior worker at the park for many years. (không đề cập “senior worker”)

13
During the First World War, the park was mainly used for

Đáp án và giải thích

13.B
- Từ khóa: During the First World War, the park was mainly used for
- Thông tin trong bài: “Soon after this the First World War broke out, in 1914, and most of the park was dug up and planted with vegetables, which were sold locally. At one stage the army considered taking in over for troop exercises and got as far as contacting the city council, then decided the park was too small to be of use. There were occasional public meetings during the war, in an area that had been retained as grass.”
- Phân tích: A exercises by troops. (sai vì thông tin chỉ ra là quá nhỏ)
B growing vegetables. (most of the park was dug up and planted with vegetables)
C public meetings. (sai vì không phải dùng thường xuyên mà chỉ là đôi lúc)

 

14
When did the physical transformation of the park begin?

Đáp án và giải thích

14.C
- Từ khóa: When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
- Thông tin trong bài: After the war, the park was turned back more or less to how it had been before 1914, and continued almost unchanged until recently. Plans for transforming it were drawn up at various times, most recently in 2013, though they were revised in 2015, before any work had started. The changes finally got going in 2016, and were finished on schedule last year.
- Phân tích:
A 2013 (plan ~ lập kế hoạch)
B 2015 (revise ~ xem lại)
C 2016 (finally got going ~ cuối cùng cũng được tiến hành)

Question 15-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20. 

đề luyện nghe

15, Statue of Diane Gosforth………………….. 

16, Wooden sculptures………………….. 

17, Playground………………….. 

18, Baze ………………….. 

19, Tennis courts………………….. 

20, Fitness area………………….. 

15
- E
15
16
- C
16
17
- B
17
18
- A
18
19
- G
19
20
- D
20

Đáp án và giải thích

15.E
- Từ khóa: statue of Diane Gosforth
- Thông tin trong bài: “The statue of Diane Gosforth has been moved: it used to be close to the south gate, but it’s now immediately to the north of the lily pond, almost in the centre of the park , which makes it much more visible.”

16.C
- Từ khóa: wooden sculptures
- Thông tin trong bài: “There’s a new area of wooden sculptures, which are on the river bank, where the path from the east gate makes a sharp bend. ”

17.B
- Từ khóa: playground
- Thông tin trong bài: “The playground has been enlarged and improved, and that’s between the river and the path that leads from the pond to the river. ”

18.A
- Từ khóa: maze
- Thông tin trong bài: “ Then there’s a new maze, a circular series of paths, separated by low hedges. That’s near the west gate – you go north from there towards the river and then turn left to reach it. ”

19.G
- Từ khóa: tennis courts
- Thông tin trong bài: “There have been tennis courts in the park for many years, and they’ve been doubled, from four to eight. They’re still in the south-west corner of the park, where there’s a right-angle bend in the path.”

20.D
- Từ khóa: fitness area
- Thông tin trong bài: “ Something else I’d like to mention is the new fitness area. This is right next to the lily pond on the same side as the west gate.”

Question 21- 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21
Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?

21.B
22.D
- Thông tin trong bài: “It’ll be publicised in the city, to encourage people to come and find out something of what does on here. And it’s included in the information that’s sent to people who are considering applying to study here next year."
- Phân tích: B residents of the local area (paraphrase của “publicised in the city, to encourage people to come and find out “)
D potential new students (paraphrase của “people who are considering applying to study here”)

Question 23- 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.  

23
What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?

23.B
24.C
- Thông tin trong bài: CATHY: That’s a good idea. Most people have heard of him, and have probably read some of his novels, or seen films based on them, so that’s a good lead-in to life in his time.
GRAHAM: Exactly. And his novels show the awful conditions that most people had to live in, don’t they: he wanted to shock people into doing something about it.
- Phân tích: B He used his publications to draw attention to social problems. (paraphrase của “he wanted to shock people into doing something about it”)
C His novels are well-known now. (paraphrase của “Most people have heard of him, and have probably read some of his novels”)

Quesiton 25-30

What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30. 

Topics 

A     poverty 

B     education 

C    Dickens’s travels 

D     entertainment 

E     crime and the law 

F     wealth 

G    medicine 

H     a woman’s life 

Novels by Dickens 

25, The Pickwick Papers 

26, Oliver Twist 

27, Nicholas Nickleby 

28, Martin Chuzzlewit 

29, Bleak House 

30, Little Dorrit 

25
- G
25
26
- B
26
27
- D
27
28
- C
28
29
- H
29
30
- F
30

Đáp án và giải thích

25.G
- Từ khóa: The Pickwick Papers
- Thông tin trong bài: “GRAHAM: There’s an interesting point, though, that there’s a character who keeps falling asleep, and that medical condition was named after the book – Pickwickian Syndrome.”
G medicine (trong bài đề cập đến tình trạng y tế ⇒ liên quan đến thuốc)

26.B
- Từ khóa: Oliver Twist
- Thông tin trong bài: “CATHY: Well Oliver is taught how to steal, isn’t he? We could use that to illustrate the fact that very few children went to school, particularly not poor children, so they learnt in other ways.”
B education (trường học và giáo dục liên quan với nhau)

27.D
- Từ khóa: Nicholas Nickleby
- Thông tin trong bài: “GRAHAM: That’s right. But there’s also the company of touring actors that Nicholas joins. We could do something on theatres and other amusements of the time. We don’t want only the bad things, do we?”
D entertainment (theatres and other amusements là các loại hình giải trí)

28.C
- Từ khóa: Martin Chuzzlewit
- Thông tin trong bài: “GRAHAM: What about Martin Chuzzlewit? He goes to the USA, doesn’t he?
CATHY: Yes, and Dickens himself had been there a year before, and drew on his experience there in the novel.”
C Dickens’s travels (đề cập đến việc Martin và Dickens đến USA và Martin viết về trải nghiệm đó)

29.H
- Từ khóa: Bleak House
- Thông tin trong bài: “CATHY: He wrote Bleak House next – that’s my favourite of his novels.
GRAHAM: Yes, mine too. His satire of the legal system is pretty powerful.
CATHY: That’s true, but think about Esther, the heroine … they’re very happy. ”
H a woman’s life (heroin ~ nữ chính và thông tin phía sau là cuộc đời của Esther)

30.F
- Từ khóa: Little Dorrit
- Thông tin trong bài: “CATHY: What shall we take next? Little Dorrit? Old Mr Dorrit has been in a debtors’ prison for years …
GRAHAM: So was Dicken’s father, wasn’t he?
CATHY: That’s right.
GRAHAM: What about focusing on the part when Mr Dorrit inherits a fortune, and he starts pretending he’s always been rich? ”
F wealth (paraphrase của rich/fortune)

31
- G
25
32
- B
26
33
- D
27
34
- C
28
35
- H
29
36
- F
30
Question 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

Agricultural programme in Mozambique 

How the programme was organised 

  • It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.
  • People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.
  • 31…………………… was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
  • Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 32……………………
  • Fenced areas created to keep animals away from crops.
  • The programme provided

     –  33…………………… for the fences 

     –  34…………………… for suitable crops 

     –  water pumps. 

  • The farmers provided

      –  labour 

      –  35…………………… for the fences on their land. 

Further developments 

  • The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36……………………
  • Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37……………………
  • Farmers made special places where 38…………………… could be kept.
  • Local people later suggested keeping 39…………………… .

Evaluation and lessons learned 

  • Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.
  • Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40…………………… phase of the programme.

 

37
- Irrigation
31
38
- women
32
39
- wire//wires
33
40
- seed//seeds
34
41
- posts
35
42
- transport
36
43
- preservation
37
44
- fish//fishes
38
45
- bees
39
46
- design
40

Đáp án và giải thích

31.Irrigation
- Phân tích: 31…………. was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
Chủ ngữ đứng đầu câu + trước động từ 🡪 Danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “To support agriculture in this dry region, the programme focused primarily on making use of existing water resources from the Limpopo River by setting up systems of irrigation, , which would provide a dependable water supply for crops and animals.”
- Paraphrase:
main priority ~ primarily
ensure the supply of water ~ provide a dependable water supply

32.women
- Phân tích: Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 32…………….
được làm bởi ai đó 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “These associations planned and carried out activities including water management, livestock breeding and agriculture, and it was notable that in general, women (Q32) formed the majority of the workforce.”
- Paraphrase:
Most ~ majority

33.wire(s)
- Phân tích: The programme provided 33……………. for the fences
Chương trình cung cấp gì đó cho hàng rào “fences” 🡪 Danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “The community was responsible for creating these fences, but the programme provided the necessary wire (Q33) for making them.”

34.seed(s)
- Phân tích: – 34……………. for suitable crops
Chương trình cung cấp gì đó cho cây trồng “crops” 🡪 Danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “The land was dug, so that vegetables and cereals appropriate to the climate could be grown, and the programme provided the necessary seeds for this.”
- Paraphrase:
crops ~ vegetables + cereals

35.posts
- Phân tích: The farmers provided
– labour
– 35……………. for the fences on their land.
Nông dân cung cấp gì đó cho hàng rào “fences” 🡪 Danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “However, the labour was all provided by local people, and they also provided and put up the posts that supported the fences around the fields.”
- Paraphrase:
Farmer ~ local people

36.transport
- Phân tích: The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36……………..
sau giới từ “of” 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “However, getting the produce to places where it could be marketed was sometimes a problem, as the farmers did not have access to transport ”
- Paraphrase:
Difficult ~ problem
Lack of ~ did not have access to

37.preservation
- Phân tích: Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37……………… .
Sau giới từ “of” hợp thành với danh từ “food” tạo nên cụm danh từ 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “This problem was discussed with the farmers’ associations and it was decided that in order to prevent food from being spoiled, the farmers needed to learn techniques for its preservation. ”
- Paraphrase:
Method ~ techniques

38.fish(es)
- Phân tích: Farmers made special places where 38………………. could be kept
đứng trước động từ “could” 🡪 Danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “ This was when farmers started to dig holes for tanks in the fenced-off areas and to fill these with water and use them for breeding fish”
- Paraphrase:
places ~ areas

39.bees
- Phân tích: Local people later suggested keeping 39………………
sau động từ “keeping” 🡪 danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “After a time, …, but which was also adopted later on. They decided to try setting up colonies of bees”
- Paraphrase:
Later ~ after a time
Suggested ~ decided

40.design
- Phân tích: Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40……………… phase of the programme.
Sau “the” 🡪 Danh từ/cụm danh từ
- Thông tin trong bài: “However, it’s important to set realistic timelines for each phase of the programme, especially for its design”
- Paraphrase:
time ~ timelines
Particularly for ~ especially for

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