ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

B1 English Achievement 1

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SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 1
I.

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each

sentence:
1. .the firefighters got to the fire, most of the building had
burnt down.
A. Until
B. By the time
When the time

C. By

D.

2. Im sorry, but you .sit there. That tables reserved.

A. wouldnt
shouldnt

B. cant

3. A: Excuse me! Do you sell .?

B: Yes, we do. What kind do you want?

C. couldnt

D.

A. Batteries B. the some batteries

battery

C. the batteries

D.

4. A: Did you enjoy .last night?

B: Yes, it was great.
A. The party B. a dinner

C. concert

D. TV

5. A: Would you like to be a film star?

B: Id rather .a pop star.
A. To be

B. be

C. being

D. am

6. Philip liked .that Angela made for his birthday.

A. A cake

B. the cake

C. cake

D. one cake

7. It had been a .day so I was glad to get home.

A. Tiring
such tiring

B. tired

C. very tired

D.

8. Its time the winner of the award for best actress. The
winner is Laura Mitchell!
A. I announce B. I should announce
announce

C. announcing D. to

9. The delivery charge .in the price. That is 5.95 extra.

A. Doesnt included
B. .didnt include
10.

C. dont include
D. isnt included

A: Im very sorry.

B: You dont need .. You havent done anything wrong.

A. Apologizing B. apologize
be apologized
11.

C. to apologize

Is it true that James ate .box of chocolate?

A. The whole B. all the

C. his all

D all his

D. to

12.

.bring my camera, or are you taking yours?

A. Wont I
Do I need

B. Shall I

C. Am I going to

D.

13.
If you go walking in the mountains, take something to
protect you .the wind and rain.
A. For
14.

B. of

C. about

D. from

A: The chocolate cake or ice cream. Which do you want?

B: I dont mind.is fine.

A. Some
15.

B. all

C. either

D. both

This bag, .to me for my birthday, is five years old.

A. Jane gave
B. which Jane gave
Jane giving

C. that Jane gave

D.

16.
Im buying too many things at the moment. Im spending
money as if .a millionaire.
A. Im
17.

C. I was

D. I were

Hello Charles. I didnt hear you ..

A. Drop in
live in
18.

B. I will be

B. come in

C. move in

D.

My brother .me a really good CD for my last birthday.

A. Was giving

B. gives

C. gave

D. had given

19.
When Sam arrived at his parents house, he was surprised to
find no-one.
A at home
the house

B. in home

C. in the home D. in

20.
Ben .very cooperative at the moment. I dont know
why. Usually hes very easy to work with.
A.

Wasnt
being

B. isnt

C. not being

D. isnt

II. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with only one
suitable word:
An old porter had been (1)workingfor the railway station
a very long time. He was standing in one of the big railway (2)
stationsin London one morning, waiting for travelers to ask him
to carry them with their luggage, when he (3) sawa small man
running towards the trains, with a bag.
The porter watched the man for (4) fewseconds, and
then the man saw the porter. At (5) oncehe ran up to him and
said Can I catch the 10.35 train to New Castle, porter? He was breathing
very (6) hard/fastand he sounded worried.
The old porter (7) lookedat him for a moment and then
said politely Well, sir, Id like to help you, but I cant (8)
answeryour question, because I dont know how fast you can run
(9) alongthe rails. You see, he explained, the 10.35 train to
New Castle (10) leftfive minutes ago.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it:
1. Is it still raining? Susan asked
Susan wanted to know if it was still raining.
2. John said he wouldnt pay the bill.
John refused to pay the bill.
3. George and Alan havent finished University yet.
George and Alan are undergraduates now.
4. It is better for you to stay at home.
Youd better stay at home.
5. The prisoner managed to escape.
The prisoner succeeded in escaping.
6. I dont know him well enough to ask for his help
I wish I knew him well enough to ask for his help.

7. A German student came to a post office in London. The man did know
English very well.
The German student who came to a post office in London did
know English very well.
8. It isnt necessary to shout.
You dont need to shout.
9. She didnt let her daughter go to the dance.
She didnt allow her daughter to go to the dance.
10.

I dont like him, but I cant help admiring him.

Although I dont like him, I admire him.

IV. Translation:
A. Translate these sentences into Vietnamese:
1. The president, with his wife and daughter, is returning from a brief
vacation at Sun Valley in order to attend to press conference this
afternoon.
Ngi Tng thng cng vi v v con gi ang tr v sau k ngh ngn
ngy ti Sun Valley tham d mt cuc hp bo chiu nay.
2. Columbus Day is celebrated on the twelfth of October because on that
day of 1492, Christopher first landed in the Americas.
Ngy Colombo tm ra Chu M c k nim vo ngy 12 thng 10 v
vo ngy ny nm 1492, Christopher ln u tin t chn ln Chu
M.
3. It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first
years largely determine his character and later personality.
Nhn chung ngi ta cho rng tri nghim ca mt chu b vo nhng
nm u i ng vai tr to ln trong vic quyt nh tnh cch v
nhn cch sau ny ca cc chu.
4. After I completed the task assigned for the whole week, I decided to
have a leave.

Sauk khi hon thnh nhim v ca c tun, ti quyt nh ngh

php.
5. To supply customers with international banking services, a United
States commercial bank must first establish an international
department at its head office.
Nhm cung cp cho khch hng cc dch v ngn hng quc t, trc
ht ngn hng Thng mi Hoa k phi thnh lp vn phng quc t
ti tr s chnh ca mnh.
B. Translate these sentences into English:
1. My tnh ang ng vai tr quan trng trong i sng con ngi.
Computers are playing an important role in human life.
2. Hm nay gi vng v la u gim mnh trn khp th trng Vit
Nam.
The price of gold and dollars decreases sharply on the Vietnamese
market.
3. Vi nm gn y phong tro hc ngoi ng tr nn rng khp, c
bit ti cc thnh ph ln.
For the past few years, language learning has become wide-spread,
especially in big cities.
4. Ti khng chc lm nhng theo ti hnh nh im c cng b ri.
Im not quite sure but it seems to me that the results has already been
made public/released.

Ngy cng c nhiu ngi ng k theo hc cc kha hc

cao hc.
More and more people enroll/have enrolled for Masters courses.
V. Writing:
Imagine you received an email from a friend of yours asking
about describing one of your roommates, partners or even your
bosses. Write an email to answer it.
Outline:

1. Paragraph 1: age, family, work/study

2. Paragraph 2: personality (good inside)
3. Paragraph 3: hobbies and interests
4. Paragraph 4: any negative things