YẾU CẦU KIỂM TRA ĐẦU VÀO MDE: MÔN TIẾNG ANH

Do chương trình đào tạo thạc sỹ kinh tế phát triển cao học Việt Nam – Hà Lan là một chương trình giảng dạy quốc tế, vì vậy tiếng Anh là một trong những điều kiện rất quan trọng để theo học chương trình này một cách hiệu quả. Học viên sẽ phải có một trình độ tiếng Anh nhất định với các kỹ năng nghe, nói, đọc và viết. Chương trình đào tạo tuy không yêu cầu các ứng viên có trình độ tiếng Anh với bằng cấp quốc tế nhưng yêu cầu các ứng viên phải đạt yêu cầu tối thiểu thông qua một bài kiểm tra tiếng Anh cơ bản.  

MỤC TIÊU ÔN TẬP

Ứng viên sẽ có ít nhất 3 buổi để ôn tập môn tiếng Anh. Mục tiêu ôn tập là làm quen với các kỹ năng làm bài kiểm tra tiếng Anh theo quy định của chương trình, và từ đó giúp các ứng viên tự tin làm bài kiểm tra cùng với hai môn Toán và Kinh tế học. Các nội dung liên quan đến quá trình ôn tập môn tiếng Anh sẽ bao gồm các cấu trúc câu văn phạm thông thường, khả năng từ ngữ và kỹ năng đọc, khả năng viết tự luận với tối thiểu 300 từ. Hầu hết các nội dung kiểm tra môn tiếng Anh chủ yếu trình bày dưới dạng trắc nghiệm, trừ phần viết tự luận.

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MẪU MÔN TIẾNG ANH

EXAMINATION ON ENGLISH – K14 - 2007

Time: 120 minutes

Section I: Structure and Written Expression

Directions: Questions 1 – 40 are incomplete sentences. You are to choose the one word or group of words that best completes each sentence. Mark your choice with a cross(X).

1. Progressive farmers use several methods to prevent top soil ____________.

   1. to run off

   2. to running off

   3. from running off

   4. of running off

2. The worldwide low inflation rate is expected to continue ____________.

   1. for a long time

   2. at a fast pace

   3. throughout

   4. in a decline

3. Employees are encouraged ___________ local seminars and workshops.

   1. to attending

   2. from attending

   3. to attend

   4. attending

4. DRA has now surpassed ____________ competitors in spending on research and development.

   1. his

   2. its

   3. their

   4. our

5. Good management ____________ to the employees.

   1. will be listened

   2. listen

   3. are listening

   4. listens

6. __________ employees in the postal service has meant slower service in the last two years.

   1. Fewer

   2. Few

   3. Less

   4. Least

7. The team of managers quickly brought the crisis ___________ control.

   1. in

   2. under

   3. within

   4. for

8. In recent times, the invention which has most changed the face of the world, most influenced its industrial development, and ____________ is the automobile.

   1. most affected its culture

   2. most affecting its culture

   3. most to affect its culture

   4. with most affection for its culture

9. The new accountant will be doing __________ work that Mr. Drake has been doing.

   1. the same

   2. same as

   3. the same as

   4. same

10. A study was done to determine the effect ___________ the change in the government’s policy has had on the small business sector.

    1. of

    2. what

    3. for

    4. that

11. Many stockholders didn’t even notice when their shares went __________.

    1. down

    2. out

    3. away

    4. off

12. A chart __________ the employees’ wages was found posted on the lobby bulletin board.

    1. lists

    2. listed

    3. listing

    4. to list

13. ____________ conditions couldn’t be asked for to start construction.

    1. Best

    2. Goodly

    3. Well

    4. Better

14. ___________ spending is probably going to maintain this upware trend throughout  the year.

    1. Consume

    2. Consuming

    3. Consumed

    4. Consumer

15. New sources of energy are being constantly looked for ____________ fossil fuels continue to dwindle.

    1. when

    2. besides

    3. as

    4. although

16. Taxi drivers ___________ the city increase their prices during the tourist season.

    1. on

    2. around

    3. over

    4. at

17. The prime minister will impose a tariff ___________ domestic interests are being threatened by a flood of imports.

    1. as

    2. ever since

    3. despite

    4. in spite of

18. Because _____________ of severely harmful effects from chemical dumps, the government has implemented tougher clean-up measures.

    1. evidence

    2. is evidence

    3. there is evidence

    4. evidence there is

19. ____________ mainly along the eastern seaboard and once used as a legal tender, tobacco became America’s most important export in colonial times.

    1. To grow

    2. Grew

    3. It grew

    4. Grown

20. ____________ the group has made large contributions, it feels excluded from the community.

    1. So

    2. However

    3. Even though

    4. In spite of

21. _____________ a top manager is a matter of skill, not of luck.

    1. Being

    2. Been

    3. Be

    4. Is

22. The closure of the Tokyo office came _____________ a surprise to everyone.

    1. of

    2. on

    3. by

    4. as

23. Studies _____________ that there new policies have done nothing to boost the economy.

    1. shown

    2. has shown

    3. have shown

    4. are shown

24. Several crops ____________ by the government.

    1. will have been subsidizing

    2. being subsidized

    3. have been subsidizing

    4. are being subsidized

25. If we _____________ the demand in advance, we surely would have stocked up on the cookbook.

    1. had seen

    2. saw

    3. see

    4. have seen

26. More wine was exported in the third quarter than ____________ any previous quarter.

    1. in

    2. at

    3. for

    4. on

27. ___________ buying the furniture, the new owners decided to lease it.

    1. Unless

    2. In spite of

    3. Besides

    4. Instead of

28. ___________ we invented in the telecommunications industry, we would be rich by now.

    1. Should

    2. Will

    3. Have

    4. Had

29. The lower cost of doing business overseas is enticing ______________ many of our local manufacturers.

    1. to

    2. on

    3. with

    4. by

30. It goes without ____________ that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on the project.

    1. saying

    2. telling

    3. regarding

    4. repeating

31. _____________ the last year, a number of upscale restaurants and shops have opened in the area.

    1. Approximately

    2. Almost

    3. Around

    4. Nearly

32. Industry leaders believe that the beverage company needs to re-invent _________.

    1. herself

    2. itself

    3. themselves

    4. for themselves

33. Fewer people than ____________ left the city on the holiday weekend.

    1. expecting

    2. to expect

    3. to be expected

    4. expected

34. ____________ our performance this last quarter, no one should expect more than 3% salary increase.

    1. In spite of

    2. Without

    3. By

    4. Because

35. We knew the economy was ____________ a turning point when the interest rates started to fall.

    1. about

    2. inside

    3. at

    4. throughout

36. Just as the business was about to go under, he ____________ the bid for the shopping mall construction.

    1. had won

    2. won

    3. was winning

    4. will win

37. ______________ is the cause of most small business failures is virtually an economic truism.

    1. Undercapitalization

    2. Undercapitalization that

    3. Where undercapitalization

    4. That undercapitalization

38. I spoke with the real estate agent who told me that the office space would cost $225 ____________ square foot.

    1. for

    2. per

    3. at

    4. in

39. The summer ice pack appears ____________ by about 150 miles since 1930’s.

    1. to have shrunk

    2. to be shrinking

    3. to shrink

    4. having shrunk

40. _____________ Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations that he became fascinated by economic theory.

    1. After reading

    2. By reading

    3. When he read

    4. It was after reading

Section II: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

Part A: Vocabulary

Directions: Questions 41 – 60 are incomplete sentences. You are to choose the one word that best completes each sentence. Mark your choice with a cross (X).

41. Investors watched the market _____________ to see how it would react to the unemployed situation.

    1. nearly

    2. tightly

    3. widely

    4. closely

42. With all the clutter, the customer didn’t have a very favourable _____________ of the office.

    1. revision

    2. provision

    3. impression

    4. vision

43. She _____________ the pile of applications.

    1. recalled

    2. reviewed

    3. reinforced

    4. reimburse

44. We have been doing business with them since their _____________ .

    1. incentive

    2. inception

    3. incision

    4. incitement

45. Assembly lines in car manufacturing plants ____________ for countless jobs.

    1. look

    2. create

    3. supply

    4. account

46. All financial aid to the country was ____________ after our ambassador was dismissed.

    1. shut off

    2. closed off

    3. sealed off

    4. cut off

47. Economists watch the business cycle as it goes through various ____________.

    1. phases

    2. segments

    3. sectors

    4. divisions

48. The manufacture of textiles is considered a labour ___________ industry.

    1. intensive

    2. indicative

    3. incisive

    4. involved

49. He wasn’t able to ___________ my point of view.

    1. reckon

    2. think

    3. mind

    4. see

50. We have decided to ___________ your income with a monthly bonus.

    1. implement

    2. compliment

    3. compartment

    4. supplement

51. We would like to ___________ a teleconference with your public relations office regarding the upcoming merger.

    1. transact

    2. arrange

    3. perform

    4. install

52. The award ___________ a trip to Hong Kong and a check for $500.

    1. insisted

    2. included

    3. incorporated

    4. incurred

53. The showroom is open to the __________ public twice a year.

    1. general

    2. common

    3. mass

    4. extensive

54. The ___________ from the airport to the city centre are listed on the window by the information desk.

    1. bills

    2. checks

    3. invoices

    4. rates

55. The company plans to issue ____________ for the first time next quarter.

    1. divides

    2. divisions

    3. dividers

    4. dividends

56. The stocks have done ___________ since the company changed management.

    1. slowly

    2. poorly

    3. steadily

    4. weakly

57. The board members are ____________ to elect a new chairman at the May meeting.

    1. timed

    2. arranged

    3. plannned

    4. scheduled

58. Employees around the world can ____________ the material at the same time.

    1. access

    2. agree

    3. adhere

    4. administer

59. The continuing ____________ in the region is negatively affecting the economy.

    1. violation

    2. violence

    3. velocity

    4. variation

60. Income – producing stocks will ___________ healthy dividends.

    1. order

    2. develop

    3. generate

    4. cause

Part B: Reading Comprehension

Directions: Questions 61- 80 are based on a selection of 5 passages. You are to choose the best answer to each question. Mark your choice with a cross (X). Remember to answer all questions following each passage on the basis of what is started or implied in that passage.

Passage 1: Questions 61 – 64

The warming of the Pacific Oceans creates weather patterns that affect the world. When the waters warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding region decreases. Australia could even experience a drought. On the other hand, Chile, which borders the Pacific Ocean, is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the monsoon season weaker and makes the area much drier.

This phenomenon is called El Nĩno and is used by weather forecasters to make long – range weather predictions. Forecasters know that El Nĩno will bring unusually heavy rains to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier.

El Nĩno itself used to be predictable. It would occur every 2 to 7 years. But now, the weather pattern is becoming more constant. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this change.

61. What would characterize the effect of El Nĩno?

    1. They are widespread.

    2. They are benign.

    3. They are short-lived.

    4. They are decreasing.

62. What phenomenon defines El Nĩno?

    1. The rainstorms in Autralia.

    2. The drought in Chile.

    3. The warming of the Pacific Ocean.

    4. The dryness of southwestern U.S.

63. Which region will be abnormally wet?

    1. Pakistan

    2. Australia

    3. Southwestern U.S.

    4. Central U.S.

64. Which is NOT an effect of El Nĩno?

    1. Droughts

    2. Heavy rainfalls

    3. Weak monsoons

    4. Global warming

Passage 2: Questions 65 – 69

Desertification, the loss of the soil’s biological productivity, occurs naturally to a limited extent. The pace at which the process has spread recently, however, is largely mon’s own doing. This fact was highlighted by the great Sahel drought of 1968 – 1973. The worst effects of this drought were caused by nomadic peoples who had earlier been forced by national governments to adopt agricultural and grazing practices that were not in accord with their traditions. In common with those of other nomads around the world, such traditions involved never staying in one place so long as to exhaust the earth that provided them with sustenance. When these people were not allowed to follow this tradition, the process of desertification moved ahead quickly.

65. Which of the following can be said of desertification?

    1. It is a wholly natural phenomenon.

    2. The Sahel drought was the first example of it.

    3. It does not occur naturally.

    4. Man has worsened this process.

66. Where does the author appear to ultimately lay the blame for the effects of the Sahel drought?

    1. On nomads around the world

    2. On someone in authority on the Sahel nomads

    3. On natural causes

    4. On the traditions of the Sahel nomads

67. According to the passage, what can be said about the Sahel drought?

    1. It lasted for a decade.

    2. It emphasized the effects of changing nomadic traditions.

    3. It spread to other parts of the world.

    4. It forced the adoption of untraditional farming practices.

68. Which of the following may be inferred about the author of the passage?

    1. He disapproves of the nomads’traditional attitude to the soil.

    2. He approves of the recent pace of desertification.

    3. He approves of the nomads’ new grazing practices.

    4. He approves of the nomads’ traditional attitude to the soil.

69. What can be said about nomads in the other parts of the world and the Sahel nomads?

    1. They share similar customs.

    2. They share the same desert.

    3. They suffered particularly in the 1968 – 1973 period.

    4. They adopted new grazing practices before 1968.

Passage 3: Question 70 – 73

A French cosmetics giant announced that it has applied for a license to build a $7.5 million cosmetics factory in the Dietaka Industrial Park in Kontum. The factory will be similar in design to the one they built outside Malacca in Malaysia five years ago. The completely foreign-owned enterprise will produce skin care products, cosmetics and perfume. According to a study done by the company, 75% of the raw materials will be sourced locally and the factory will employ up to 450 workers from Kontum and neighboring Quy Nhon and Pleiku. The Vietnamese new factory is expected to enjoy sales totalling $2 million within the first year, with an additional million the year after.

70. Where will the factory be located?

    1. Malacca

    2. Kontum

    3. Pleiku

    4. Quy Nhon

71. What does the company need to begin building?

    1. At least 450 workers.

    2. A lease agreement with the Dietaka Industrial Park.

    3. A license to start.

    4. Foreign capital.

72. Where will most of the factory’s production resources come from?

    1. France

    2. Overseas

    3. Malaysia

    4. The Kontum region

73. What will be the expected sales in the second year?

    1. 1 million dollars

    2. 2 million dollars

    3. 3 million dollars

    4. 7.5 million dollars

Passage 4: Questions 74 – 77

One of the unknown factors with tax cuts is what consumers will do with the extra income thereby made available to them. Such cuts are usually made with the aim of stimulating a flagging economy, but the effects on growth tend to be negligible if consumers, instead of going  on a spending spree buying durable goods such as home appliances, decide either to pay off their accumulated debts or hold on to the extra cash in the form of savings. And the fact is that usually when a tax cut is implemented, company investment tends to be running at a low ebb, and only the consumer has the wherewithal to provide a fresh impetus.

74. According to the passage, whom do tax cuts automatically provide money for?

    1. Consumers

    2. Companies

    3. Banks and creditors

    4. Home-appliance manufacturers

75. According to the passage, what are the effects of a tax cut?

    1. Stimulating

    2. Negligible

    3. Unpredictable

    4. Expensive

76. According to the passage, what does a government which reduces taxes usually want consumers to do?

    1. Buy things like cars and refrigerators

    2. Save their extra money

    3. Pay off their debts

    4. Invest their extra cash in things like gold.

77. According to the passage, under that circumstances are tax cuts generally introduced?

    1. When consumers are on a spending spree.

    2. When company investment is providing a fresh impetus.

    3. When ther economy needs a boost.

    4. When negligible growth is sought.

Passage 5: Questions 78 – 80

About nine thousand years ago, almost forty percent of the Earth’s surface was covered by forests. Today, thanks to the axe and the mighty power of bulldozers and chain saws, about half of these forests have vanished.

Few forests remain which are still ecologically intact. It is difficult to measure the extent of the loss, because forests are so central to life on the Earth. They tend to stabilize climate, foster and maintain bio-diversity and prevent flooding and erosion.

The effects of a forest which has been denuded by logging are more deadly than they may first appear. Erosion begins, hunters and miners move in as the land becomes more accessible and then farming takes over as the last trees are cleared away. Once farming establishes itself, there is little hope of re-forestation.

78. What is the author’ purpose?

    1. To hold a controversial position.

    2. To release new scientific research.

    3. To sell forests to developers.

    4. To warn readers of a dangerous situation.

79. Why are the effects of logging so hard to gauge?

    1. Forests are so vast.

    2. They appear late.

    3. The hope of re-forestation remains.

    4. They are so widespread.

80. What is a common order of events for forests that are cut?

    1. They are reforested and re-cut.

    2. They stabilize the climate, foster bio-diversity and stop flooding.

    3. They are cut down and die.

    4. They are cleared by loggers and exploited by others.

Section III: Writing Ability

 Direction: You are to choose to answer only ONE of the following questions. Use no more than 300 words for your answer. Your answer is to be graded on its FORM (10 points) and on its CONTENT (10 points).

1. In what ways do you think education affects economic development?

2. What do you think is the role of the private business sector in economic development?

3. Increasingly, farm land is yielding to property development and industrial development. Do you think this situation should be further encouraged? Why or why not?

4. Discuss how development aid should be used to help economic development effectively.

5. What do you know about sustainable development?

6. What do you know about acid rain?

7. Give the reasons why you are interested in this program and say what you expect to learn from it.

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