Đề thi thử CEFR B2 số 1: CEFR B2 Mock Test 1

Use of English (40 phút)

Part 1: Multiple-choice cloze

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.

A garden where a car park used to be

When the council announced that the empty car park behind Fenwick Street would be sold, a group of neighbours decided to (1) ____ action. Within a month they had (2) ____ the council to lease them the land for a small fee, and the Fenwick Community Garden was born.

At first, progress was slow. Few of the volunteers had any experience of growing vegetables, and many of the early crops (3) ____ to survive the dry summer. But the group refused to give up. They (4) ____ advice from older residents, some of whom had grown up on farms, and gradually the beds began to fill with beans, tomatoes and herbs.

Today the garden plays an important (5) ____ in the life of the street. Children from the local primary school visit every week, and on Saturday mornings it is (6) ____ with people of all ages. 'What surprised me most,' says founder Leila Hart, 'was how quickly strangers became friends. Working side by side, people who had lived next (7) ____ to each other for years finally started talking.' The garden has now become so well (8) ____ that groups from other towns come to see how it works.

1. Gap 1: a group of neighbours decided to ____ action
   • get
   • take
   • do
   • make
2. Gap 2: they had ____ the council to lease them the land
   • argued
   • insisted
   • suggested
   • persuaded
3. Gap 3: many of the early crops ____ to survive the dry summer
   • failed
   • lost
   • lacked
   • missed
4. Gap 4: They ____ advice from older residents
   • looked
   • explored
   • sought
   • searched
5. Gap 5: the garden plays an important ____ in the life of the street
   • piece
   • part
   • share
   • portion
6. Gap 6: on Saturday mornings it is ____ with people of all ages
   • piled
   • heaped
   • stacked
   • packed
7. Gap 7: people who had lived next ____ to each other for years
   • door
   • wall
   • house
   • step
8. Gap 8: The garden has now become so well ____
   • heard
   • noted
   • known
   • famed

Part 2: Open cloze

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.

Learning to cook at university

Many students arrive at university without the (9) ____ idea of how to cook. For the first few weeks they survive on toast and instant noodles, but sooner (10) ____ later most of them realise that this cannot go on. Some sign up for cookery classes, (11) ____ others teach themselves with the help of online videos.

Learning to cook is not just about saving money, (12) ____ that is certainly one benefit. It also gives students a sense of independence. 'I used to rely on my parents for everything,' says Tom, a second-year engineering student. 'Now I can make a decent meal for six people, which is something I never thought I (13) ____ be able to do.'

Cooking can also be a way of making friends. In many student houses, flatmates take (14) ____ preparing dinner, so that each person cooks only once or twice a week. (15) ____ long as everyone does their share, the system works well. And even if a meal goes wrong, there is (16) ____ point in worrying: the next one will probably be better.

1. Gap 9: without the ____ idea of how to cook
2. Gap 10: sooner ____ later
3. Gap 11: Some sign up for cookery classes, ____ others teach themselves
4. Gap 12: not just about saving money, ____ that is certainly one benefit
5. Gap 13: something I never thought I ____ be able to do
6. Gap 14: flatmates take ____ preparing dinner
7. Gap 15: ____ long as everyone does their share
8. Gap 16: there is ____ point in worrying

Part 3: Word formation

Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits the gap.

Volunteering abroad

The (17) ____ (POPULAR) of volunteering abroad has grown steadily over the last twenty years. Every summer, thousands of young people travel overseas to help build schools, protect wildlife or teach English. However, many young volunteers are (18) ____ (EXPERIENCE) and need proper training before they can be truly useful.

Those who prepare well often find that they are given real (19) ____ (RESPONSIBLE). One volunteer who spent three months on a farm in Peru said the work turned out to be (20) ____ (EXPECT) demanding, but she would not have missed it for anything.

Experts say that the careful (21) ____ (CHOOSE) of an organisation is essential. When the project is well run, the experience can be highly (22) ____ (BENEFIT) both for local communities and for the volunteers themselves, who often describe a strong sense of (23) ____ (ACHIEVE). Most return home with far greater (24) ____ (CONFIDENT) than when they left.

1. Gap 17: The ____ of volunteering abroad has grown (POPULAR)
2. Gap 18: many young volunteers are ____ and need proper training (EXPERIENCE)
3. Gap 19: they are given real ____ (RESPONSIBLE)
4. Gap 20: the work turned out to be ____ demanding (EXPECT)
5. Gap 21: the careful ____ of an organisation (CHOOSE)
6. Gap 22: the experience can be highly ____ (BENEFIT)
7. Gap 23: a strong sense of ____ (ACHIEVE)
8. Gap 24: far greater ____ than when they left (CONFIDENT)

Part 4: Key word transformations

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given.

1. It's not necessary for you to bring any food to the party. Key word: NEED You ____ any food to the party.
2. I haven't been to the cinema for two months. Key word: LAST The ____ the cinema was two months ago.
3. People say that the new manager is very strict. Key word: SAID The new manager ____ very strict.
4. Paula regrets not studying harder for the exam. Key word: WISHES Paula ____ harder for the exam.
5. We couldn't go out because it was raining so heavily. Key word: PREVENTED The heavy rain ____ out.
6. Although she was tired, she finished the report. Key word: DESPITE ____ tired, she finished the report.

Reading (45 phút)

Part 1: Nothing is ever really broken

Read the article about a repair café. For each question, choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text.

On the first Saturday of every month, the hall of St Anne's School in the town of Hollinsbridge fills up with an odd collection of objects. There are toasters with worn cables, lamps that no longer light, bicycles with bent wheels and, on one memorable occasion, a mechanical singing bird that had been silent since 1974. Their owners queue patiently at the door, each holding a numbered ticket, waiting their turn at what has become one of the busiest events in town: the Hollinsbridge Repair Café.

The idea came from Graham Ostley, a retired electrical engineer who, by his own admission, 'cannot walk past a skip without looking inside'. Five years ago he was horrified to see a neighbour throw away a perfectly good vacuum cleaner simply because the switch had stopped working. 'It would have taken me ten minutes to fix,' he says. 'But she had no idea that was even possible. Most people don't. We have been taught that when something stops working, you buy a new one.'

Graham booked the school hall, put up a few posters and waited, not entirely sure anyone would come. Thirty people turned up on the first day. Now it is regularly more than a hundred, and the café relies on a team of around twenty volunteers, from a former dressmaker who mends clothes to a pair of brothers who specialise in mobile phones.

What makes the café unusual, however, is not the repairs themselves but the way they are done. Visitors are not allowed simply to hand over their broken item and come back later. Instead, they must sit beside the volunteer and watch, and wherever possible they are encouraged to do the work themselves. 'We are not a free repair shop,' Graham insists. 'The point is that you leave knowing a bit more than when you came in. If your kettle breaks again next year, maybe you will have a go at it yourself.'

Not everyone is happy with this arrangement at first. Some visitors, Graham admits, are impatient and would rather drink a cup of tea while somebody else does the job. But most change their minds once they are holding the screwdriver. Sixteen-year-old Amira Khan first came with her grandmother's sewing machine and now volunteers every month. 'I was nervous about touching it in case I made it worse,' she remembers. 'Graham just said that the worst thing that could happen was that it would still be broken, which was true. It actually made me relax.'

The café does not always succeed. Roughly one item in four cannot be repaired, usually because spare parts are no longer made or because the object was designed in a way that makes it almost impossible to open. This clearly frustrates the volunteers. 'Some products are glued together so that you can't get inside without destroying them,' says one of the phone brothers, Daniel. 'It's as if the manufacturer doesn't want them to last.'

Even so, the numbers are impressive. The volunteers estimate that they have saved several tonnes of electrical goods from going to landfill. For Graham, though, the figures matter less than the conversations. 'People come in as strangers and leave having chatted for an hour about their grandfather's old radio,' he says. 'You could say we fix things. But I think what we really fix is the idea that nothing can be done.'

1. What does the writer suggest about the objects brought to the café in the first paragraph?
   • Most of them have been broken for many years.
   • Most of them are valuable antiques.
   • They are very varied.
   • Their owners are unwilling to wait for them to be repaired.
2. What made Graham decide to start the café?
   • He realised that people did not know repairing things was an option.
   • He found a vacuum cleaner in a skip.
   • A neighbour asked him to fix something for her.
   • He wanted something to do after he retired.
3. How did Graham feel before the first event?
   • confident that it would be popular
   • unsure whether anyone would be interested
   • worried about the cost of the hall
   • concerned that he had too few volunteers
4. According to Graham, what is the main purpose of the café?
   • to save visitors money on repairs
   • to provide a place for people to meet
   • to collect items that would otherwise be thrown away
   • to teach visitors skills they can use again
5. What helped Amira to stop feeling nervous?
   • Graham pointed out that she had little to lose.
   • She had already repaired other machines at home.
   • Her grandmother showed her what to do.
   • She watched Graham repair the machine first.
6. What is Daniel's attitude towards some manufacturers?
   • He is impressed by how long their products last.
   • He is sympathetic to the problems they face.
   • He is grateful for the spare parts they provide.
   • He is critical of the way they design products.
7. What does Graham mean when he says 'what we really fix is the idea that nothing can be done'?
   • Visitors learn to fix their relationships with other people.
   • The café can repair any object, however old it is.
   • The café changes people's belief that broken things must be replaced.
   • The café is more successful than the figures suggest.

Part 2: The city's hidden hedgehogs

Read the article. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose the sentence which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

When ecologist Rosa Delgado moved to the city eight years ago, she assumed her days of fieldwork were over. Instead, she discovered that some of the most interesting wildlife she had ever studied was living in back gardens a few streets from her flat. (8) ____ Since then, she has followed several hundred of these animals as they make their way through the city at night.

The work is not as simple as it sounds. Hedgehogs are shy, mostly active after dark, and surprisingly fast when they want to be. To keep track of them, Rosa fits each animal with a tiny radio transmitter, glued lightly to the spines on its back. (9) ____ It falls off naturally within a few weeks, so the animals are not troubled for long.

What the transmitters have revealed has surprised even Rosa. City hedgehogs, it turns out, travel much further in a single night than anyone expected, sometimes covering more than two kilometres. (10) ____ Fences and walls, for instance, can cut a garden off completely, forcing the animals to take long detours along roads, where many are killed by traffic.

This discovery led to one of Rosa's most successful projects. Working with local residents, she began encouraging people to cut small holes, about the size of a CD case, at the bottom of their garden fences. (11) ____ Within two years, more than four hundred households had taken part, creating what Rosa calls a 'hedgehog highway' across the whole neighbourhood.

The results have been encouraging. Her latest survey suggests that the local population has stopped falling and may even be growing slightly. (12) ____ Many of the volunteers say they now look forward to the evenings when they spot a hedgehog crossing the lawn, and some have started keeping records of their own.

Rosa is careful not to claim too much. 'One neighbourhood is not the whole country,' she says. 'But it shows what can happen when people realise that the wildlife on their doorstep needs a bit of help.'

1. Which sentence fits gap 8?
   • It weighs less than a coin and does not seem to bother the hedgehog at all.
   • The animals in question were hedgehogs, a species that has declined sharply in many parts of the country.
   • The idea was simple: a hedgehog can pass through easily, but most pets cannot.
   • Just as importantly, the project appears to have changed the way residents think about the animals.
   • They also showed that the routes the animals choose depend heavily on the obstacles in their way.
   • Rosa believes that building more parks in the city centre is the only real solution.
2. Which sentence fits gap 9?
   • It weighs less than a coin and does not seem to bother the hedgehog at all.
   • The animals in question were hedgehogs, a species that has declined sharply in many parts of the country.
   • The idea was simple: a hedgehog can pass through easily, but most pets cannot.
   • Just as importantly, the project appears to have changed the way residents think about the animals.
   • They also showed that the routes the animals choose depend heavily on the obstacles in their way.
   • Rosa believes that building more parks in the city centre is the only real solution.
3. Which sentence fits gap 10?
   • It weighs less than a coin and does not seem to bother the hedgehog at all.
   • The animals in question were hedgehogs, a species that has declined sharply in many parts of the country.
   • The idea was simple: a hedgehog can pass through easily, but most pets cannot.
   • Just as importantly, the project appears to have changed the way residents think about the animals.
   • They also showed that the routes the animals choose depend heavily on the obstacles in their way.
   • Rosa believes that building more parks in the city centre is the only real solution.
4. Which sentence fits gap 11?
   • It weighs less than a coin and does not seem to bother the hedgehog at all.
   • The animals in question were hedgehogs, a species that has declined sharply in many parts of the country.
   • The idea was simple: a hedgehog can pass through easily, but most pets cannot.
   • Just as importantly, the project appears to have changed the way residents think about the animals.
   • They also showed that the routes the animals choose depend heavily on the obstacles in their way.
   • Rosa believes that building more parks in the city centre is the only real solution.
5. Which sentence fits gap 12?
   • It weighs less than a coin and does not seem to bother the hedgehog at all.
   • The animals in question were hedgehogs, a species that has declined sharply in many parts of the country.
   • The idea was simple: a hedgehog can pass through easily, but most pets cannot.
   • Just as importantly, the project appears to have changed the way residents think about the animals.
   • They also showed that the routes the animals choose depend heavily on the obstacles in their way.
   • Rosa believes that building more parks in the city centre is the only real solution.

Part 3: Never too late

Read about five adults who have taken up a musical instrument. For each question, choose the correct person. Each person may be chosen more than once.

A. Marco, piano I had lessons as a boy but gave up at eleven because I hated practising. When my children left home, the house felt very quiet, so I bought a second-hand piano. At first it was frustrating: my brain knew where my fingers should go, but they simply would not obey. My teacher told me to practise everything at half speed, and that changed everything. I now play for twenty minutes every morning before work. I have no wish to play for anyone else. The music is just for me.

B. Helen, cello I bought a cello on impulse after a concert, and I started with lessons online because they were cheap and convenient. That was a mistake. Nobody was there to correct the way I held the bow, and when I finally found a teacher in person, she spent months undoing my bad habits. Now I play in an amateur orchestra. If I am honest, it is the people there who keep me going. On a bad week I would give up, but I cannot let the rest of the cellos down.

C. Kofi, guitar I have never had a single lesson. Everything I know comes from free videos, which is the cheapest way to learn, and I have never regretted it. My technique is probably all wrong, and a real teacher would be horrified, but I am having fun, so I do not mind. Last year I played at an open-mic night in a café for the first time. My hands were shaking so badly I could hardly hold the guitar, but people clapped, and I have been back every month since.

D. Sunita, violin My daughter gave me a violin for my sixtieth birthday. I thought it was a joke at first. The hardest part was the sound: a beginner on the violin is not pleasant to listen to, and my neighbours told me so. In the end I bought a small device that fits on the strings and makes the instrument much quieter, and now nobody complains. I practise every evening and I am slowly getting better.

E. Jonas, drums My job is very demanding, and I took up the drums because I needed a way to get rid of the stress at the end of the day. Hitting something hard for half an hour turns out to be excellent for that. I wish I had started earlier, but I do not think being an adult is a disadvantage. Children may pick things up faster, but adults want to understand why something works, and in the long run I think that makes us better learners.

1. Which person received their instrument as a present?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
2. Which person says a particular way of learning caused problems later?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
3. Which person has no interest in playing for other people?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
4. Which person was very nervous the first time they performed in public?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
5. Which person started playing to deal with pressure at work?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
6. Which person had given up playing earlier in life?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
7. Which person says that other people motivate them to continue?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
8. Which person accepts that they may not play in the correct way?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
9. Which person found a solution to a problem with noise?
   • A (Marco)
   • B (Helen)
   • C (Kofi)
   • D (Sunita)
   • E (Jonas)
10. Which person believes adults learn in a different way from children?
    • A (Marco)
    • B (Helen)
    • C (Kofi)
    • D (Sunita)
    • E (Jonas)

Part 4: Why teenagers can't get up

Read the article about teenagers and sleep. For each question, choose the answer which you think fits best according to the text.

Every weekday morning, in millions of homes, the same scene is played out. A parent calls up the stairs, then calls again, louder. Eventually a teenager appears, half asleep, and stumbles towards breakfast. It is easy to see this as laziness. But according to a growing body of research, the teenager may simply be following a body clock that is out of step with the school timetable.

In childhood, most people feel sleepy fairly early in the evening. During adolescence, however, the body begins to release the hormone that signals it is time to sleep later at night, sometimes as much as two hours later than before. The result is that many teenagers genuinely find it hard to fall asleep before eleven o'clock, even if they go to bed earlier. If they then have to get up at half past six, they are likely to be short of sleep every school day.

Dr Hannah Moreau, a sleep researcher who has worked with secondary schools for over a decade, compares the situation to permanent jet lag. 'Imagine flying to another country every Sunday night and coming home every Friday,' she says. 'That is roughly what we are asking many teenagers to do. Then we are surprised when they struggle to concentrate in a maths lesson at half past eight.'

The consequences, she argues, go beyond tiredness. Studies have linked regular lack of sleep in young people to poorer memory, lower mood and a greater tendency to take risks. 'Sleep is when the brain sorts and stores what we have learnt during the day,' Moreau explains. 'Cut it short, and you are effectively throwing away some of the teaching.'

Some schools have responded by moving the start of the school day later. One school that Moreau advised moved its first lesson from half past eight to ten o'clock for older students. Over two years, attendance improved and the number of students falling asleep in class dropped noticeably. Not everyone was convinced, though. Some parents complained that a later start made it harder to organise their own working day, and a number of teachers worried that lessons would simply finish later, leaving less time for homework and clubs.

Moreau accepts that changing the timetable is not easy, and she does not believe it is the only answer. Teenagers themselves, she points out, can do a great deal to help. The light from phone and computer screens late in the evening can delay sleep even further, so she recommends switching devices off at least an hour before bed. She also warns against the common habit of sleeping until lunchtime at weekends. 'It feels like catching up,' she says, 'but it actually pushes the body clock even later, which makes Monday morning worse.'

Perhaps the most important change, though, is in attitude. 'For years we have told teenagers that their tiredness is their own fault,' Moreau says. 'Some of it is. But a lot of it is biology, and once young people understand that, they tend to take their sleep more seriously rather than less.'

1. In the first paragraph, the writer suggests that teenagers' behaviour in the morning
   • is mainly caused by poor parenting
   • may have a natural explanation
   • is usually exaggerated by parents
   • has become worse in recent years
2. What happens to the body during adolescence?
   • It stops producing the hormone that controls sleep.
   • It starts to prepare for sleep later in the evening.
   • It becomes able to sleep at any time of day.
   • It needs much less sleep than in childhood.
3. Why does Dr Moreau mention jet lag?
   • to illustrate how the school week affects teenagers
   • to explain why teenagers should not travel during term
   • to suggest that teenagers sleep better on holiday
   • to show that adults also suffer from lack of sleep
4. According to Moreau, why does lack of sleep affect learning?
   • Tired students do not listen to their teachers.
   • Students take more risks in class.
   • Students spend less time on homework.
   • The brain organises new information during sleep.
5. What does the writer say about the school that changed its start time?
   • Teachers were the strongest supporters of the change.
   • Students' exam results improved significantly.
   • The change had benefits but was not welcomed by everyone.
   • The school later returned to its original timetable.
6. What was one concern that some teachers had?
   • Parents would complain to the school.
   • Students would arrive late more often.
   • There would be less time for activities after school.
   • Students would fall asleep in afternoon lessons.
7. What does Moreau say about sleeping late at weekends?
   • It should be limited to one day a week.
   • It can make the problem worse.
   • It is less harmful than using screens at night.
   • It is a good way to recover lost sleep.
8. In the final paragraph, Moreau suggests that when teenagers learn about the biology of sleep, they
   • are more likely to look after their sleep
   • stop feeling responsible for being tired
   • use it as an excuse for being late
   • lose interest in the subject

Listening (35 phút)

Part 1: A volunteer project

You will hear a student called Jess talking about a sea turtle project. Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Phần nghe phát trong phòng thi.

1. Jess first heard about the project from her ____.
2. Each female turtle lays approximately ____ eggs.
3. The volunteers started walking the beaches every morning at ____.
4. When they found a nest, volunteers put a ____ over it.
5. Jess was surprised that ____ were a serious threat to the eggs.
6. In the afternoons, volunteers talked to tourists at a stand in the ____.
7. During night shifts, volunteers were not allowed to use ____.
8. The volunteers slept in ____ at a campsite.
9. As well as being at least eighteen, applicants must be able to ____.
10. Jess advises taking a good pair of ____.

Part 2: Mountain rescue

You will hear an interview with a mountain rescue volunteer. For each question, choose the best answer.

Phần nghe phát trong phòng thi.

1. What does Callum say about mountain rescue teams in his country?
   • They are often called out by mistake.
   • They find it hard to recruit new members.
   • They are mostly run by professional climbers.
   • They depend almost entirely on volunteers.
2. What made Callum want to join a team?
   • a talk he heard at school
   • a suggestion from a friend who was a member
   • seeing how a team helped his injured friend
   • being rescued himself after a fall
3. Why did Callum wait before applying?
   • He was too busy with his work.
   • He doubted whether he was fit enough.
   • He did not know how to apply.
   • He was not old enough.
4. What does Callum say about the training?
   • It lasts a long time before members do real rescues.
   • Only experienced climbers are accepted onto it.
   • First aid is the most difficult part.
   • Most people find it easier than they expect.
5. According to Callum, the most common reason for a call-out is
   • sudden changes in the weather
   • walkers who fall from cliffs
   • walkers who lose their way
   • people who go out without enough food
6. How does Callum feel about walkers who rely on their phones?
   • He is annoyed that they ignore advice.
   • He believes phones are more reliable than maps.
   • He thinks they should pay for their rescue.
   • He understands that anyone can make mistakes.
7. What does Callum say about the people the team needs?
   • Most volunteers need to be good with computers.
   • Reliability and teamwork matter more than climbing skill.
   • Only expert climbers can take part in rescues.
   • New members must already have first aid training.

Part 3: Part-time jobs

You will hear two students, Ben and Priya, talking about part-time jobs. For each statement, decide who expresses the opinion: Ben, Priya, or both of them.

Phần nghe phát trong phòng thi.

1. has been too tired to study because of a job
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
2. values the independence that earning money gives
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
3. believes dealing with customers teaches useful skills
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
4. thinks a job connected to a future career is a good idea
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
5. was badly prepared for an interview
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
6. regrets agreeing to work too many hours
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them
7. intends to limit working hours during term time
   • Ben
   • Priya
   • Both of them

Part 4: A food truck business

You will hear an interview with a woman who runs a food truck. For each question, choose the best answer.

Phần nghe phát trong phòng thi.

1. Why did Nadia leave her job as an accountant?
   • She got more satisfaction from cooking.
   • She wanted to earn more money.
   • She was not good at her work.
   • Her company closed down.
2. Why did she choose a food truck rather than a restaurant?
   • She could not find a suitable building.
   • Customers prefer eating outdoors.
   • It involved less financial risk.
   • She did not want to employ staff.
3. What was the problem with her first location?
   • People passing by were in too much of a hurry.
   • Too few people walked past.
   • The rent was too expensive.
   • The station was closed at weekends.
4. Why does Nadia keep her menu small?
   • She cannot afford more ingredients.
   • Customers prefer a limited choice.
   • Her truck has very little space.
   • It lets her cook everything fresh with little waste.
5. How does Nadia feel about the business side of her work?
   • She thinks it matters less than cooking well.
   • She enjoys it and thinks it is important.
   • She finds it stressful and time-consuming.
   • She prefers to leave it to someone else.
6. What does Nadia say about her future plans?
   • She plans to return to accounting.
   • She would prefer to stay mobile rather than open a restaurant.
   • She wants to sell more types of dumpling.
   • She intends to open a restaurant soon.

Writing (60 phút)

Part 1: Essay

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140 to 190 words in an appropriate style.

1. In your English class you have been talking about school and assessment. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Some people say that schools should replace some written exams with project work. Do you agree? Notes. Write about: 1. the skills students develop 2. whether the assessment is fair 3. your own idea Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view.

   Tối thiểu 140 từ.

Part 2: Article

Write your answer in 140 to 190 words in an appropriate style.

1. You see this notice in an online magazine for teenagers. Words that stayed with me What is the best piece of advice anyone has ever given you? Who gave it to you, and what was happening in your life at the time? Explain how it has helped you since then. We will print the most interesting pieces in our next issue. Write your article.

   Tối thiểu 140 từ.