SECTION A.

LISTENING (20 points)

Part I. You will hear some recorded information about a museum. For each question, fill in the missing
information in the numbered space.

CENTRAL MUSEUM

The museum gardens were first created in the year (1) ___________________.
In the museum shop, visitors can buy (2)________________, cards and books.
Cars can be parked at the (3)_______________________ near the museum.
Regular buses to the museum leave from both the city centre and the
(4) ___________________as a free gift
Call 451858 to find out more about (5) ________________ visits or room hire.

Part II: You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called Swanton.
For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
6. What does Jack like most about living in Swanton?
A. There are opportunities for climbing nearby.
B. There is plenty of activity in the town.
C. There is interesting wildlife near the town.
7. What does Jack say about entertainment in Swanton?
A. A music festival takes place in the town.
B. Its football club has done well this year.
C. An arts centre has recently opened.
8. Jack is worried about the environment of Swanton because
A. the water in the river is dirty.
B. there are few wild birds around today.
C. pollution has destroyed the plants in one area.
9. What does Jack say about the way Swanton has changed?
A. He preferred the town when it was smaller.
B. He thinks it is a more interesting place.
C. He is sorry that there are fewer jobs available.
10. Jack is positive about the future of Swanton because
A. there is a successful new shopping centre.
B. there will soon be a new airport.
C. a new university is opening.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION B: PHONETICS (10 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A. digestion B. question C. suggestion D. competition
2. A. could B. good C. smoothly D. would
3. A. appreciate B. potential C. artificial D. scenic
4. A. astronaut B. aspiration C. arithmetic D. attitude
5. A. cease B. lease C. advertise D. sentence

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
6. A. alternative B. unfortunate C. geothermal D. available
7. A. contestant B. performance C. energy D. horizon
8. A. solar B. capable C. secure D. negative
9. A. engineer B. employee C. Vietnamese D. interfere
10. A. American B. Canadian C. production D. introduce
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression that best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. Thomas Edison ________ many new appliances using electricity during his long career.
A. invented B. inventing C. who invented D. was invented
2. Jack doesn’t like ________ such gossip and fallacy in sport.
A. to take himself on B. to get himself along
C. engage himself in D. indulge himself of
3. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______ populated cities in the world.
A. greatly B. densely C. variously D. closely
4. The president has made many visits to Japan, ________ began today.
A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which
C. which D. the most recent one
5. The doctor gave the patient ________ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.
A. a thorough B. an exact C. a universal D. a whole
6. ________ sport reall improves relations between countries.
A. National B. internationally C. Multi-national D. Nationally
7. The manager told his assistant to ________ the mistake immediately.
A. sanction B. make C. rectify D. omit
8. Tom and Mary never came to class late.________.
A. So did we B. Neither did we C. We did either D. Neither we did
9. I don’t believe a word she said; I think she just made ________ that story.
A. out B. up C. off D. down
10. She helped to obtain funds to found and maintain her husband’s college.
A. send B. get C. order D. observe
11. When I got stuck in the elevator, I was scared out of my ________.
A. brains B. heads C. nerves D. wits
12. Van Gogh suffered from depression ________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. coming about C. taken up D. put through
13. – Luke: “Could you brng me some water?” – Waiter: “________________”
A. No, thanks B. I don’t want to C. Certainly, Sir D. No, I don’t
14. – Mary: “I have an idea. Let’s go for a swim on Sunday afternoon?”
– Peter: “_____________________”
A. OK, what time? B. You’re kidding C. I know D. I’m sure
15. This rain means we can’t go to the zoo today. ________, I have a lot to do and it’s best we stay home.
A. Besides B. However
C. Therefore D. On the other hand
16. ________ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
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17. I always have ________ in my stomach before the oral tests.
A. butterflies B. crabs C. worms D. hedgehogs
18. The teacher encouraged Eric ________ the football team..
A. joining B. to join C. joined D. join
19. Only after she ________ from a severe illness did she realise the importance of good health.
A. would recover B. has recovered C. was recovering D. had recovered
20. ________ colleges and universities are the main institutions that provide ________ tertiary education.
A. The - Ø B. The - the C. Ø - the D. Ø - Ø

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part II. Give the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences.(20 points)
1. _________ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest CERTAIN
money in it.
2. He is interested in buying the clib as a commercial _______. TAKE
3. It’s difficult to ________ between the two varieties. DIFFERENT
4. Burning coal is an ________ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. ECONOMY
5. He left the room without any ________.
6. This road si so bad that it needs ________. EXPLAIN
7. He was ________ of the consequences in advance. SURFACE
8. There was a ________ dissatisfaction with the government’s policies. INFORMATION
9. He didn’t feel happy because he worked ________. WIDE
10. More emphasis should be given to ________ farming methods.
SUCCESS
ALTERNATE

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part III. The following passage contains ten errors. Underline the mistakes and write the correct form in the
provided space. (10 points)

1 When man first learned how making a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The
2 first fuel he used was probably wooden. As time passed, man eventually discovered that
3 substances such as coal and oil will burn. Coal was not used very wide as a source of
4 energy until the nineteenth century. With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was
5 soon realized that production would d o u b l e i f c o a l w a s u s i n g i n s t e a d o f w o o d .
6 N o w a d a y s , m u c h o f t h e h u g e factories and electricity generating stations would be
7 impossible to function if there was no coal. In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the
8 use of coal has declined. As a result, there were changes in the coal industry. It is believed
9 that more people would use coal if oil and gas are not so readily available. There is more
10 than coal enough in the world for man's needs for the next two hundred years if our use of

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12 b e e n u s e d . M i n i n g m u c h o f i t w o u l d b e n e v e r expensive even if it was possible to use new
13 equipment.
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Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction

0.
(Example) 1 making to make
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10

Part IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)
1. By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people (kill).
2. The accident has been reported (cause) by a reckless motorist.
3. Hardy our teacher (enter) the classroom when it started to rain.
4. My uncle would rather that I (not leave) yesterday.
5. He really didn’t expect (introduce) to the president
6. I don’t know why you always (talk) in class, boys.
7. I appreciate (tell) the news.
8. Gold, as well as platinum, (recently / rise) sharply in price.
9. Everyone’s future depends on the whole world (concern) about the ozone layer.
10. It is necessary that the train (be) on time.

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part V. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
1. The English test was a piece of _________. My students spent just thirty minutes finishing it.
2. I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.
3. I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold
4. Damage to the building resulted ________ an unusually high wind.
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5. The students are still __________the impression of the graduation ceremony they attended last month.
6. She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her _______because of her poor eyesight.
7. Don’t worry, the whole situation is ________ control.
8. Breaking his leg a second time put Peter’s football career _______ jeopardy.
9. Don’t eat that sausage. I think it’s gone _______
10. It’s safe to hide here. We won’t give you _______

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.

3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)

Part I. Complete the following passage with ONE suitable word. (20 points)
Many young people strive to be independent. That (1)___________ you are able to take care of yourself, and
you don't have to rely on anyone else. However, to live independently, you need a number of life skills in order
(2)___________ to depend on your parents and older brothers or sisters. One of the most important skills is time
management (3)___________ can help you build your confidence and self-esteem. With good time management
skills, you can (4)___________ your daily tasks, including your responsibilities at school and at home with
pleasing results. Moreover, you will not feel stressed when exam dates are approaching. These skills can also
help you act more independently and responsibly, get better grades at (5)___________ and have more time for
your family and friends.
Developing time-management skills is not as challenging as you may think. (6)___________, make a plan for
things you need to do, including appointments and deadlines. Using a diary or apps on mobile devices will
(7)___________ you of what you need to accomplish and when you need to accomplish it. Secondly, prioritize
your activities. You need to decide which tasks are the most urgent and important and then, (8)___________ on
these first. This way, you may not be at a loss to (9)___________ with too much work at the same time. Thirdly,
develop routines because routines, when established, take less time for you to do your tasks.
Time management skills are not hard (10)___________ develop; once you master them, you will find out that
they are great keys to success and you can become independent.

Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part II. Choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (10 points)
In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in research into happiness. The researchers have
(1) ............ a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other words,
happiness (2) ............ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main dimensions of
personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so.
Second, people often (3) ............ good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular, friends
are a great (4) ............ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because
of the way friends use positive non-verbal signals such as caressing and touching, to affirm their
friendship. Marriage and similar (5) ............ relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (6) ............ overall satisfaction, and vice versa – perhaps this is why
some people are happy in boring jobs: it works in both ways. Job satisfaction is caused not only by
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contrary, can be a serious cause of unhappiness.
Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (7)............than most other causes of happiness.
Activities (8) ............ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various
kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the (9) ............ themselves, but also because of the
social support of other group members – it is very strong (10)............ the case of religious groups.
Câu 1: A. fallen back down B. got down to C. gone in for D. come up with
Câu 2: A. descends B. arrives C. goes D. runs
Câu 3: A. prefer B. report C. explain D. talk
Câu 4: A. source  B. base   C. meaning   D. origin
Câu 5: A. near    B. close   C. tight        D. heavy
Câu 6: A. applies to    B. counts on  C. contributes to  D. consists of
Câu 7: A. control  B. power         C. check          D. choice
Câu 8: A. so        B.  thus           C. such   D.  like
Câu 9: A. activities  B. exercises      C. amenities  D. facilities
Câu 10: A. by        B. for     C. in    D. with

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (10 points)
Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way
to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican
(dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stock fish and the Arabs dried
dates and apricots.
All foods contain water – cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% wave, potatoes and other
root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this
water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to bad is checked.
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South
Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the
hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur
before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are
dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so
increasing the rate of drying.
Nowadays most of foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in
chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110 0 C at entry to about 45 0 C at exit. This is
usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel
cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried
material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse
flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces
of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed.
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans of frozen, and they do not need
to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in
battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to
cook them.
From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback, CUP
Question 1: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mechanization of drying foods.
B. Water: the main component of food.
C. Advantages of dried foods.
D. Different methods of drying foods.
Question 2: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means _______
A. moisten foods B. expose foods to sun and wind
C. remove moisture from foods D. produce pemmican
Question 3: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____
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C. motivated to develop D. examined carefully
Question 4: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help _____   
A. crack their skin  B. kill of bacteria
C. remove their wax coating D. maintain their color
Question 5: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______
A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards
B. dipping them in an alkaline solution
C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through
D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder
 Question 6: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to_______?
A. Foods B. Chambers   C. Things D. Vegetables
 Question 7: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will
be_______.                     
  A. dried soup B. recognizable pieces
C. fine powder D. small flakes
Question 8: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables.
B. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago.
C. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods.
D. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun.
 Question 9: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for _______
A. people who are on the move B. explores who are underweight
C. housewives who have little storage space D. soldiers who are not in battle
Question 10: This passage is mainly _______ 
A. informative B. fictional C. argumentative D. analytical

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Your answers:
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A

SECTION E. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
1. He brought the umbrella along, but it didn’t rain.
=> He needn’t ....................................................................................................................................................
2. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
=> Had.............................................................................................................................................................
3. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him.
=> He is the most ...............................................................................................................................................
4. I took my car to the garage last Saturday and they resprayed it.
=> I had .............................................................................................................................................................
5. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
=> Despite his ....................................................................................................................................................

Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using
the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. (10 points)
1. The last time Peter saw John was the day they left school. (SEEN)
=> Peter has ……………………………………………..the day they left school.
2. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (SUCH)
=> It was …………………………… for tickets that people queued day and night.

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=> I left my last job because I……………………………………….with my manager.
4. I regret not taking your advice. (FOLLOWED)
=> If only …………………………………………………………your advice.
5. The boss wouldn’t object to you going early today. (OBJECTION)
=> The boss wouldn’t ………………………………………..you going early today.

Part III. (Write a paragraph). ( 30 points)

In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computer or television
or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? In about 200 words, write a composition expressing
your point of view. Give reasons and specific details to explain your choice.

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SECTION A: LISTENING (20 points)

Part I: You will hear some recorded information about a museum. For each question, fill in the missing
information in the numbered space.(10 points)
(5 x 2= 10 points)
11. 1921 12. gift(s) 13. hotel (next 14. (rail/ 15. group(s)
door) railway/
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Part II: You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called Swanton.
For each question, choose the correct answer (A, B or C).(10 points)
(5 x 2= 10 points)
16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A

SECTION B. PHONETICS (10 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest (5 points)
(5 x 1= 5 points)
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. C
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points)
(5 x 1= 5 points)
6. C 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D

SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (100 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
(20x1=20 points)
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. A
26. C 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. B
31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. A
36. D 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. D
Part II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences (10x2=20
points)
1. UNCERTAINTY 6. RESURFACING
2. UNDERTAKING 7. INFORMED
3. DIFFERENTIATE 8. WIDESPREAD
4. UNECONOMICAL 9. UNSUCCESSFULLY
5. EXPLANATION 10. ALTERNATIVE
Part III. The following passage contains ten errors. Underline the mistakes and write the correct form in the
provided space. (10 points) (10x1=10 points)

1 When man first learned how making a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The
2 first fuel he used was probably wooden . As time passed, man eventually discovered that
3 substances such as coal and oil will burn. Coal was not used very wide as a source of
4 energy until the nineteenth century. With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was
5 soon realized that production would d o u b l e i f c o a l w a s u s i n g i n s t e a d o f w o o d .
6 N o w a d a y s , m u c h o f t he h u g e factories and electricity generating stations would be
7 impossible to function if there was no coal. In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the
8 use of coal has declined. As a result, there were changes in the coal industry. It is believed
9 that more people would use coal if oil and gas are not so readily available. There is more
10 than coal enough in the world for man's needs for the next two hundred years if our use of
11 coal will not increase. Unfortunately, however, about half of t h e w o r l d ' s c o a l m a y n e ve r
12 b e e n u s e d. M i ni n g m u c h of i t w o u l d be n e v e r expensive even if it was possible to use new
13 equipment.
14
15

Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction

0.
(Example) 1 making to make
1. 2 wooden Wood

2. 3 Will Would

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4. 6 Using Used

5. 7 Much Many

6. 8 Impossible Unable

7. 10 Were Have been

8. 12 Coal enough Enough coal

9. 13 Will not Does not

10 14 been be

Part IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10x2=20 points)
1. will have been killed 6. are always talking
2. to have been caused 7. having been told
3. had our teacher entered 8. has recently risen
4. hadn’t left 9. concerning
5. to be introduced 10. be

Part V. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
(10 x 1 = 10 points)
1. cake 6. down
2. cat 7. under
3. under 8. in
4. from 9. off
5. under 10. away

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (40 POINTS)

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph
(10x2=20 points)
1. Means 6. Firstly
2. not 7. remind
3. which 8. concentrate
4. perform 9. deal
5. school 10. to

Part II. Choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage.
(10x1=10 points)
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C

Part III: Read the following passage and choose the best answer ( 10 x 1= 10 points)

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A

SECTION E. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10 points) (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. He needn’t have brought the umbrella along (because it didn’t rain)
2. Had it not been for the heavy rain, we could have had our picnic

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 Had it not rained heavily, we could have had our picnic.
3. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem.
4. I had my car resprayed at the garage last Saturday.
5. Despite his (superior) strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using
the given word in brackets. Do not change the word. (10points) (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. Peter has not seen John since the day they left school.
2. It was such a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.
3. I left my last job because I didn’t really see eye to eye with my manager.
4. If only I had followed your advice.
5. The boss would not have any objection to you going early today.
Part III. Writing a paragraph ( 30 points)
In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such as computer or television
or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you prefer? In about 200 words, write a composition expressing
your point of view. Give reasons and specific details to explain your choice.
1. Form: a paragraph (5 points)
+ Easy to read
+ Coherent
+ the length of the paragraph: not too short/too long ( ± 20 words)
2. Content: (15 points)
+ Successful fulfillment of the task
3. Language: (10 points)
+ Appropriate vocabulary (3 points)
+ Suitable connectors (3point)
+ Correct grammar (3 points)
+ Punctuating/Spelling (1 points)
Chú ý: Tổng số điểm toàn bài là 200; kết quả làm bài thi của thí sinh được quy về thang điểm 20.
LISTENING, PART 1 TRANSCRIPT
You will hear some recorded information about a museum. For each question, fill in the missing information in
the numbered space.
Man: Thank you for calling the Central Museum information line.
Central Museum is open every day from 2nd January through to 31st December and is open daily from 10
am until 5 pm. The museum itself is a wonderful example of local architecture, completed in the year
1889, and the gardens, still in their original 1921 design, surprise and delight visitors of all ages.
The museum contains an inportant 19 th-century English furniture collection as well as a permanent
Japanese art exhibition and admission is free to all visitors. Admission includes a free pre-recorded
audio guide and we are fully equipped to welcome wheelchair users.
Our museum shop sells a variety of books, cards and gifts. You’ll find all kinds of interesting ideas for
both adults and children. The museum also has a café, offering a selection of hot and cold dishes
throughout the day from 10 until 4.30.
For visitors travelling by car, parking is available at the hotel next door. It’s just metres away from the
museum. There is also frequent local public transport with buses to and from the town centre. There are
also buses from the railway station every ten minutes throughout the day.
For further information about the museum, its history and its collection, please call 01202 451800. You
can also call 451858 for information about group visits, ot if you’re interested in hiring a room at the
museum. Teachers can look at our website on www.centralmuseum.uk where they’ll find lots of ideas
for project work. Thank you for calling the Central Museum information line.
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Now listen again.
[The recording is repeated]
LISTENING, PART 2 TRANSCRIPT
You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called Swanton. For each
question, put a tick in the correct box. You now have forty-five seconds to look at the question for Part 2.
[Pause]
Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Interviewer: Oh, what a wonderful view! I’m here with Jack Williams, who’s telling me about his home
town of Swanton.
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Jack: Yes, the top of this hill is the best place to see the area. Swanton is on the coast – you can see
the harbour from here – but in fact the town is built along the river Dean. This river comes from
a lake in the mountains, over there in the distance, then flows down to the flat land below us
where the town is built.
Interviewer: What do you most like about living here?
Jack: About Swanton? Oh, it’s an important industrial town and a port, so there’s lots of activity. And
there’s a forest behind the town with interesting wildlife. But the most exciting thing for me is
the mountains. I go climbing whenever I get the chance.
Interviewer: What about entertainment?
Jack: There’s plenty of entertainment. A big centre was built last year to encourage the arts – very
modern. It’s got a cinema, a theatre and an art gallery. And there’s football. The local team
hasn’t done so well lately. A few years ago we nearly won the Cup. And our area is famous for
music – not in Swanton itself, but there’s a well-known music festival in the next town.
Interviewer: But there are problems with the environment?
Jack: We’re working on flat. The river was a great place for fish, but the water got so polluted by the
factories that most of the fish disaapeared. Well, we’ve cleaned the river up now, and the fish
are starting to come back. But I’m unhappy about Swanton woods. The trees are quite healthy,
but if you look, there are no birds there, and that’s because pollution has reduced the number of
insects.
Interviewer: Swanton’s growing fast. Are you pleased about the way it’s changed?
Jack: You’ve got to move with the times. It was completely different when I was a boy. In those days
everybody worked in the factories, and the families all knew each other. Maybe it was a little
boring. Today there are hundreds of different companies, and so many new houses that some
people don’t even know their neighbours. There are disadvantages, but it’s impossible to be
bored with all the things going on.
Interviewer: And what about Swanton’s future?
Jack: Education is important to us. We have a fine university, which specialises in advanced
technology. And a huge shopping centre, just built, which is bringing in double the number of
visitors – good news for us. And last year we improved our airport, so more planes can come in.
[Pause]
Now listen again.
[The recording is repeated]
[Pause]
That is the end of Part 2.

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