ĐỀ DỰ TUYỂN BUỔI 2 ĐỘI TUYỂN QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 MÔN TIẾNG ANH - PRACTICE TEST FOR NEC 2021-2022 Mã A120144

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PRACTICE TEST FOR NEC 2021-2022 SECTION I. LISTENING: Part 1: For questions 1-7, listen to a talk and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, is now calling for a (1) ____________– for at least the next two months – on COVID booster shots. WHO is saying that people who are fully (2)____________against COVID should hold off on getting (3) ____________until more people around the world can get their first dose of a vaccine. The United Kingdom, for example, has vaccinated nearly 65% of its population while just 7% of Filipinos are immunized. The U.S. is vaccinating teenagers (4) _________of contracting COVID while front-line health-care workers in Nigeria are still awaiting their shots. WHO isn't ruling out all boosters in the near future. The global health agency says boosters may be necessary for a small number of people with specific medical conditions. But studies haven't yet proven that (5) ____________would add significant protection right now to the general public, WHO notes. That's why Tedros is calling for a ban on boosters for at least two months to reach his target of getting 10% of people in every country vaccinated by September 30. (6)____________has shown how quickly progress against this pandemic can shift and how cases rise sharply even in countries with high vaccination rates. "New variants are most likely to arise in (7) ____________," she says. "So the more of the world that's unvaccinated, the more we are all at risk." "It is in the best interest of the U.S. population to have as much global immunity as possible," she says, "because that's how we prevent new variants from arising."

Part 2. For questions 1-5, listen to a report on possible signs of life discovered on Venus and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Where were the radio telescopes located? 2. How was the reaction of the first woman towards the discovery? 3. What have been launched to Venus several times? 4. How are the climatic conditions in the area between 50 and 60 km above the Venus’s surface described? 5. What is exemplified as a physical characteristic that helps microbes adapt to rigorous conditions? Part 3. For questions 1-5, listen to an interview with someone who consulted a 'life coach' to improve her life and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Brigid says that she consulted a life coach because A she had read a great deal about them. B both her work and home life were getting worse. C other efforts to improve her life had failed. D the changes she wanted to make were only small ones. 2. What did Brigid's coach tell her about money? A It would be very easy for Brigid to get a lot of it. B Brigid's attitude towards it was uncharacteristic of her. C Brigid placed too much emphasis on it in her life. D Few people have the right attitude towards it. 3. What does Brigid say about her reaction to her coach's advice on money? A She felt silly repeating the words her coach gave her. B She tried to hide the fact that she found it ridiculous. C She felt a lot better as a result of following it. D She found it difficult to understand at first. 4. What does Brigid say happened during the other sessions? A She was told that most people's problems had the same cause. B Her powers of concentration improved. C Some things she was told to do proved harder than others.