Passage 1


To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the office, no matter what the time or place. Negotiations often involve decisions based on the latest figures. New telecommunications products and services now on the market make staying in touch easier than ever before.
The most widespread device is the cellular telephone, the price of which had dropped from several thousand dollars to a few hundred, including installation. There are over 2 million mobile cellular phones in use today, including both car phones and cordless transportable units. Car phones have proven indispensable for road emergencies as well as routine business transactions. Phone service is also available on airplanes and on the rails.
Recently introduced pocket- size organizers help business travelers with heavy schedules keep track of clients. These are tiny computers that can store all kind of information. They can serve as phone and address directories, calendars, electronic memo pads, and calculators, among other users.
Another invaluable telecommunications tool is smaller, lighter fax machines that plug into any standard electrical outlet and phone line. The devices allow instantaneous transmission of hard copy to any location having a compatible fax machine. It is expected that faxing will soon become the primary means of sending and receiving short documents requiring prompt attention.
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Để thành công, một thương nhân phải có khả năng duy trì liên lạc với nhiệm sở, bất kể thời gian hay địa điểm. Các cuộc đàm phán thường liên quan đến việc quyết định là dựa trên số liệu mới nhất. Các Sản phẩm và dịch vụ viễn thông trên thị trường làm cho việc liên lạc dễ dàng hơn hơn bao giờ hết.
Các thiết bị phổ biến nhất là điện thoại di động, giá đã giảm từ vài nghìn đô la đến vài trăm, bao gồm cả cài đặt. Hiện có hơn 2 triệu chiếc điện thoại di động di động đang sử dụng, bao gồm cả điện thoại xe hơi và các thiết bị không dây. Điện thoại xe hơi đã chứng minh là không thể thiếu cho các trường hợp khẩn cấp trên đường bộ cũng như các giao dịch kinh doanh thường xuyên. Dịch vụ điện thoại cũng có sẵn trên máy bay và trên xe lửa.
Gần đây, người ta giới thiệu thiết bị có kích thước bỏ túi thương nhân với lịch làm việc dày đặc có thể theo dõi khách hàng. Đây là những máy tính nhỏ xíu có thể lưu trữ tất cả các loại thông tin. Nó có thể như là thư mục điện thoại và địa chỉ, lịch, tấm lót bản ghi nhớ điện tử, và máy tính.
Một công cụ viễn thông vô giá là máy fax nhỏ hơn, nhẹ hơn mà cắm vào bất kỳ ổ cắm điện tiêu chuẩn và đường dây điện thoại. Các thiết bị cho phép truyền tải tức thời của bản bất kỳ vị trí có một máy fax tương thích. Dự kiến ​​rằng việc fax sẽ sớm trở thành công cụ chính của việc gửi và nhận các văn bản ngắn, mà đòi hỏi sự quan tâm nhắc nhở.


1. What is the best title for the passage?
a. New Telecommunications Products and Services
b. The Business Travelers.
c. Office Communications.
d. Computers and Businessmen.
2. According to the passage, why do business travelers need to keep in touch with the office?
a. They may not know where they are.
b. Company guidelines require frequent contact.
c. They must have the latest information for negotiations.
d. So ,many new products and services are on the markets.
3. According to the passage, mobile phone service .....................................
a. is very useful in the case of road accidents.
b. still costs several thousands of dollars.
c. is not yet available on trains and airplanes.
d. does not come in transportable form.
4.
c.organizers
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b.have very..


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Passage 2

This report is concerned primarily with construction of homes in the Haiphong area in the next decade. There are many factors which influence the construction of houses in the area, and part of the report is devoted to an analysis of these factors: population growth and the increased need for housing, economic activity, and current housing facilities. The information used in the preparation of this report was gathered from the Haiphong Chamber of Commerce, census tracts, government reports and books relating to housing.
Last year, the estimated population of corporate Haiphong was 724,000, an increase of eleven percent over the Vietnam Census figure. The population of metropolitan Haiphong was 922,000. The considerable growth of metropolitan Haiphong is reflected in expansion of the city’s living area by roughly thirteen percent. Haiphong covers an area of 295.5 square miles, of which 197 square miles is land. There is more than enough room for expansion, especially in the Gingh Bo, Quan To and Shangti areas.
Although there may appear to be adequate housing facilities for the population, twenty- five percent of those units are dilapidated. In general, the economic conditions in Haiphong seem extremely favorable for a continued increase in new housing construction and housing improvements. The introduction of the new Hunddei automobile manufacturing plant will further develop the economy of the metropolitan area. Income, in general, will continue to rise as the industrial activity in the area picks up.
One could conclude that home construction in the future will be at least as high as it was last year, with a good chance of a five to ten percent increase.



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Báo cáo này liên quan chủ yếu đến việc xây dựng nhà ở khu vực Hải Phòng trong thập kỷ tới. Có nhiều yếu tố ảnh hưởng đến việc xây dựng nhà ở trong khu vực, và một phần của báo cáo phân tích các yếu tố: dân số tăng trưởng và nhu cầu tăng lên đối với nhà ở, hoạt động kinh tế, và các cơ sở hạ tầng hiện nay. Các thông tin được sử dụng trong việc chuẩn bị báo cáo này đã được thu thập từ .., những vùng điều tra dân số, báo cáo chính phủ và các sổ sách liên quan đến nhà ở.
Năm ngoái, dân số ước tính của Hải Phòng là 724.000, tăng 11% so với số liệu điều tra dân số Việt Nam. Dân số của thành phố Hải Phòng là 922.000. Sự tăng trưởng đáng kể của thành phố Hải Phòng được phản ánh trong việc mở rộng khu vực sinh sống của thành phố khoảng 13%. Hải Phòng có diện tích 295,5 dặm vuông, trong đó 197 dặm vuông đất. Có dư chỗ để mở rộng, đặc biệt là khu vực Bo Gingh, Quan To và Shangti
Mặc dù có thể có thể có nhà ở đầy đủ cho dân số, nhưng 25% hạ tầng đã bị phung phí. Nói chung, các điều kiện kinh tế tại Hải Phòng dường như rất thuận lợi cho sự gia tăng xây dựng nhà mới và cải thiện nhà ở. Sự ra mắt nhà máy sản xuất ô tô Hunddei mới sẽ tiếp tục phát triển nền kinh tế của khu vực đô thị. Thu nhập, nói chung, sẽ tiếp tục tăng khi các hoạt động công nghiệp trong vùng phát triển.
Người ta có thể kết luận rằng nhà ở xây dựng trong tương lai ít nhất sẽ cao như năm ngoái, với một cơ hội tốt để tăng 5-10%.

1.c
2.a
3.a
4.d
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Phần ôn tập của cô Thủy, đề thi có thể ra trong passage 9, 10, 12, 14

Passage 09

People applying for jobs normally send in a copy of their CV. This should be used as a basis for questions from the interviewer.
Interviewers find it useful to ask candidates about the way they behaved in difficult situations in the past, for example with an angry customer or colleague. These questions allow applicants to explain how they acted in a real-life situation and, consequently, give clues as to how they would act again in similar situations. Candidates are likely to tell the truth as speaking from memory leaves little time to invent what happened. On the other hand questions which ask candidates to imagine how they would behave in a situation which they have probably never met are of little or no value. This is because they only provide answers about how candidates would hope to behave, and this might not match the actions they would actually take.
In any interview candidates must be treated fairly, with questions asked in the same manner and with no candidate's interview lasting considerably longer than any other's. Candidates should always be given the opportunity to ask questions throughout the interview.
Jan Godley, head of Human Resources at Aspley Supermarkets says: 'A company needs staff not only who have the right qualifications and experience, but also who are happy to fit in with the company's way of doing things. Our managers have to accept the idea that everyone working here is a colleague (managers are always known by their first names), and that spending time actually in the store with colleagues and customers, rather than in their offices, is part of the job. For management posts, we organise pre-interview group exercises to measure team-working and leadership skills, sometimes along with activities to assess personal qualities.
'In all our interviews we pay attention to body language. It is natural for candidates to show signs of being nervous at an interview but most relax after a few minutes and become more confident. However, if the nervousness continues until the end of the interview, especially when difficult questions are asked, we would begin to have doubts about that candidate. Like all employers, we want to take on staff who are at ease with colleagues and customers so it is important to watch the way candidates behave, as well as listen to what they have to say.'

1. According to the article, why are questions about a candidate's past behaviour useful?
A. They prove the candidate will act appropriately in different circumstances.
B. They show the candidate can remember details of the situation.
C. They demonstrate how the candidate might act in the future.
2. Why is asking candidates to imagine their reactions to a situation unhelpful?
A. Candidates may have no experience of this situation.
B. Candidates may act differently in the real-life situation.
C. Candidates may never meet such a situation.
3. According to the article,
A. candidates should ask questions at the end of the interview.
B. interviewers should ask all the candidates the same question.
C. interviews should all last for roughly the same length of time.
4. What does Jan Godley say about the managers in her company?
A. They must spend some time with customers in the store.
B. They must know the first names of all their staff.
C. They must spend most of their time in their offices.
5. Management applicants at Aspley Supermarkets are
A. asked a number of questions about their personal qualities.
B. assessed on their ability to work within a group.
C. asked to say what leadership skills the job will require.
6. According to Jan Godley, how do candidates often behave at interviews?
A. They show a lack of confidence at first.
B. They are skilled at hiding their nervousness.
C. They suddenly lose confidence when asked difficult questions.


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Passage 10

According to recent research, a third of new companies set up in Britain are run by women. Typical examples are Lisa Simons, who started up her own highly successful clothing shops in London with a loan of £15,000 from her bank, and Kate Rogers, who set up Cellar Cafés five years ago and sold out to a major restaurant chain this month, at a profit of £3 million.
There are many other examples. Surprise, a mail order company selling unusual gifts, had a turnover of £4 million last year. The company was started by Claire Fuller five years ago in a garage, but later moved into premises in the centre of Coventry. Similarly, Nina Taylor started her company, NC Books, in an old warehouse in Bristol. A lawyer by training, she had no previous experience of the retail trade but believes that this worked to her advantage. ‘Having no knowledge of the book trade,’ she says, ‘allowed me to bring fresh ideas into the business.’
Young women are also running successful businesses, like Maria Fellows and Christine Craig, both still in their early twenties. Together they set up Denlow Recruitment Agency in an office in Liverpool less than two years ago; the firm now has six offices and a staff of 38. Another young woman, American-born Amy Bailey, could not find any good coffee shops in England so she set up Coffee Choice Company in 1994. Two years ago a large American group bought the company, although Amy continues to play a leading part in the business.
There are many reasons why women want to run their own business. One is that they are increasingly confident that they are capable of doing this. Another is that many no longer want to work for companies which fail to offer satisfying careers. ‘Women’s businesses are often more successful than those run by men,’ says Denise Johnson, of the National Business Bank, ‘because women are good at looking ahead and seeing what will be best for a business – they find it very satisfying.’

1.One-third of new British businesses
A.consist of chain companies.
B.are owned or managed by women.
C.operate within the food sector.

2.What does the second paragraph tell us about the company called Surprise?
A.The company delivers its products by post.
B.The company has made a profit every year.
C.The company operates from a garage.

3.What did Nina Taylor think helped her when she started her business?
A.having a good knowledge of the law
B.being the owner of a warehouse
C.knowing nothing about the book trade

67.What shows that Denlow Recruitment Agency has been a success?
A.It has been in business for more than two years.
B.It has recruited 25 new employees.
C.It has opened several new offices.

68.Coffee Choice Company was established
A.to fill a gap in the market.
B.despite strong competition.
C.with finance from the US.

69.According to the final paragraph women want to run their own business because they
A.enjoy learning new skills.
B.like making plans for the future.
C.prefer working for small companies.

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Passage 12

The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the growth of the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (through these have already been raised) ; and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As one Norwegian politician said last week : ‘We will soon be changed beyond all recognition’.
Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success: Tromso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the development of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100-per-cent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose most of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.
The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up the majority of the population but they are an important part of it because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.

1 The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to
A. slow down its rate of development.
B. provide more jobs for Norwegians.
C. look for oil on the southern coast.
D. develop more quickly than at present.

2 What has the Norwegian Government’s policy been for the area north of the Artic Circle since the war ?
A. To prevent a growth in population
B. To improve facilities in the area.
C. To develop a large tourist industry.
D. To discourage industrial development.

3 What might be the effect of the oil industry on northern Norway?
A. the development of industry
B. A growth in population
C. The failure of the development programme.
D. The development of new towns.

4 In Norway, one effect of the development of the oil industry might be
A. a large reduction in unemployment.
B. an increase in unemployment in the north.
C. a reduction in the number of existing industries.
D. the development of a number of service industries.

5 Why are Norwegian farmers and fishermen important?
A. The economy depends on agriculture and fishing.
B. They form the majority of the population.
C. They are thought of as the real Norwegian.
D. They are responsible for preventing population.

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Passage 14

As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of pictures, computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields in computer science. It is used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art, government, education, research, training, and medicine.
One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to design, generally to referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting. For three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics system. Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional model, and even go for a simulated ‘walk’ through the rooms or around the outside of the building.
Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to create graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and cartographic materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Routine uses of computers
B. Computer graphics applications
C. The rapidly growing field of computer science
D. Computers as the architects of the future

2. The word ‘it’ refers to
A. computer graphics
B. computer science
C. fields
D. computers

3 The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about _________.
A. computer animation
B. flight training
C. cost models
D. applications of CAD in medicine

4. According to the passage, architects use CAD to
A. inspect buildings
B. create graphs
C. make cartographic materials
D. create three-dimensional models

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6. According to the passage, engineers use CAD for
A. a simulated ‘walk’ through model rooms
B. rendering machine parts
C. making cost models
D. advertising

7. The word ‘applications’ means
A. jobs
B. creativity
C. uses
D. layers

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a use of computer graphics in business?
A. Charts
B. Cost models
C. Graphs
D. Hiring



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