Đáp án đề thi DHHN - 130719

WRITING

Section 1

1. If I had known he was coming, I would have waited for him.

I didn’t know he was coming so I didn’t wait for him.

2. In spite of his age, he runs 8 miles every morning before breakfast.

Though he is old, he runs 8 miles every morning before breakfast.

3. They spent a lot of money, they had to work harder.

The more money they spent, the harder they had to work.

4. Since the invention of the computer, people have saved a lot of time.

Since the computer was invented, people have saved a lot of time.

5. They invited a pop star onto the talk show. He didn’t come.

The pop star whom/who/that they invited onto the talk show didn’t come.

 

LISTENING

Section 1

1 A  2A 3A 4B 5A

Section 2

Interviewer: I’ve just come back from a short music course called Singing for Beginners. It was at Brownstoke College, which is just to the north of London.

A woman (1) called Lena Phipps runs these three-day courses for people with no previous experience of singing. Lena used to be an opera singer, but no longer appears on the stage. Nowadays she occasionally sings in jazz clubs, but spends most of her time (2) teaching. She was excellent!

There were only nine of us on the course I attended, five men and four women, and Lena never takes more than ten students on a course. This means that (3) everyone has lots of attention and plenty of opportunity to sing.

We were all very nervous at the (4) beginning, but every class begins with some exercises to help students (5) relax. These are followed by warm-up exercises to improve the quality of the voice.

During the three days, students (6) learn around twenty songs in a variety of different styles, depending on the interests of the class members. There are classical and (7) modern songs, including pop songs. By the last day, everyone was confident enough to perform their favourite song on their own!

I would really recommend this course. Brownstoke College is an old (8) building surrounded by a beautiful garden. Accommodation is very comfortable - the single and twin rooms are clean and (9) warm, and three meals a day are included in the cost; a cooked breakfast, lunch and an evening meal. The lunch is very good, and the salads can be recommended.

Courses begin on the last Tuesday of the (10) month, so the next one begins on the 24th of September and continues until Thursday the 26th of September. I would advise you to reserve a place early, because it’s certain to be very popular!