Đề thi thử VSTEP Listening số 5
Thời gian: 40 phút | Tổng số câu: 35 câu trắc nghiệm
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PART 1 — Short Announcements (Câu 1–8)
Nghe 8 đoạn thông báo ngắn. Mỗi đoạn có 1 câu hỏi.
Câu 1. What warning does the ranger give to visitors?
A. Swimming is prohibited in all lakes
B. Campfires are not allowed due to dry weather conditions
C. Visitors must stay on marked trails at all times
D. The park will close early today due to bad weather
Câu 2. What change has been made to the appointment system?
A. Walk-in patients are no longer accepted
B. All appointments must now be booked online or by phone
C. Patients can only see their assigned doctor
D. The clinic has extended its opening hours on weekdays
Câu 3. What event is being organized for international students?
A. A language exchange program
B. A welcome orientation and campus tour
C. A cultural food festival
D. A scholarship information session
Câu 4. Why is the train to Da Nang delayed?
A. Due to a mechanical problem with the locomotive
B. Due to heavy flooding on the tracks
C. Because of a scheduling conflict with another train
D. Because additional coaches are being attached
Câu 5. What should customers do if they find a lost child?
A. Call the police immediately
B. Take the child to the information desk on the ground floor
C. Make an announcement using the nearest intercom
D. Stay with the child and call security on extension 555
Câu 6. What new safety regulation takes effect next week?
A. All workers must pass a fitness test
B. High-visibility vests must be worn on all sites
C. Hard hats must be worn in all areas, including offices
D. Safety training sessions will be held every Monday
Câu 7. What new service is the library launching?
A. Home delivery of books for elderly and disabled patrons
B. A 24-hour digital reading room
C. Free coding workshops for teenagers
D. An online audiobook lending service
Câu 8. What activity is available at 4 PM today?
A. A sunset yoga session on the beach
B. A guided snorkeling tour at the coral reef
C. A Vietnamese cooking class in the restaurant kitchen
D. A nature walk through the mangrove forest
PART 2 — Conversations (Câu 9–20)
Nghe 3 đoạn hội thoại. Mỗi đoạn có 4 câu hỏi.
Câu 9. What is the student looking for?
A. Recent journal articles on environmental policy
B. A specific textbook that has been recalled
C. Historical documents about Vietnamese culture
D. Guidebooks for studying abroad
Câu 10. Why can't the student find what she needs?
A. The library's database is temporarily offline
B. The materials are in a restricted section requiring special permission
C. All copies have been borrowed by other students
D. The library does not subscribe to the relevant journals
Câu 11. What does the librarian suggest?
A. Requesting an interlibrary loan from a partner university
B. Using the library's electronic database instead
C. Waiting until the books are returned next week
D. Contacting the professor for alternative materials
Câu 12. How long will the interlibrary loan take?
A. 1 to 2 days
B. 3 to 5 business days
C. About 2 weeks
D. Up to a month
Câu 13. What type of property is the customer looking for?
A. A detached house with a garden
B. A two-bedroom apartment near the city center
C. A commercial space for a new business
D. A studio apartment for a single person
Câu 14. What is the customer's maximum budget?
A. 1 billion VND
B. 2 billion VND
C. 3 billion VND
D. 5 billion VND
Câu 15. What concern does the customer raise about the suggested property?
A. It is too far from her children's school
B. The building is too old and needs renovation
C. The monthly management fee is higher than expected
D. There is no parking space available
Câu 16. What does the agent offer to arrange?
A. A meeting with the building manager to negotiate fees
B. A viewing of three properties this Saturday
C. A bank consultation for mortgage options
D. A discount on the agent's commission fee
Câu 17. Where has the man been offered an internship?
A. At a local newspaper
B. At an international marketing firm
C. At a government ministry
D. At a technology startup
Câu 18. What worries the woman about her internship options?
A. She has not received any offers yet
B. The internship she wants is unpaid
C. The location is too far from her apartment
D. She is not sure the internship is relevant to her major
Câu 19. What advice does the man give?
A. Apply to more companies before the deadline
B. Accept the unpaid internship for the experience
C. Talk to the career center for guidance
D. Focus on studying instead of interning this semester
Câu 20. What do they plan to do together?
A. Prepare their CVs and cover letters this evening
B. Visit the career center together tomorrow
C. Attend an internship fair next week
D. Ask their professor for recommendation letters
PART 3 — Lectures (Câu 21–35)
Nghe 3 bài giảng. Mỗi bài có 5 câu hỏi.
Câu 21. What part of the brain is primarily responsible for rational decision-making?
A. The amygdala
B. The prefrontal cortex
C. The hippocampus
D. The cerebellum
Câu 22. What role does emotion play in decision-making according to the lecturer?
A. Emotion always leads to poor decisions
B. Emotion is essential for making decisions, not just an obstacle
C. Emotion has no effect on how we choose
D. Only negative emotions affect our choices
Câu 23. What famous experiment does the lecturer describe?
A. The Stanford prison experiment
B. The Iowa gambling task showing patients with brain damage
C. Pavlov's conditioning experiments with dogs
D. The Milgram obedience experiment
Câu 24. What happens when the prefrontal cortex is damaged?
A. People become more creative and spontaneous
B. People struggle to make decisions despite intact intelligence
C. People lose all memory of past events
D. People become unable to feel any emotions
Câu 25. What practical implication does the lecturer draw?
A. Important decisions should be made quickly without thinking
B. We should suppress emotions entirely when making choices
C. Understanding our emotional biases can help us make better decisions
D. Only experts should make important decisions
Câu 26. When was the first commercial nuclear power plant opened?
A. In the 1940s
B. In the 1950s
C. In the 1970s
D. In the 1990s
Câu 27. What advantage of nuclear power does the lecturer highlight?
A. It is the cheapest form of energy
B. It produces large amounts of electricity with very low carbon emissions
C. It creates more jobs than any other energy source
D. It is completely safe with zero risk
Câu 28. What event significantly reduced public support for nuclear energy?
A. The Three Mile Island accident only
B. The Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters
C. A series of worker strikes at nuclear plants
D. The discovery of cheaper alternatives
Câu 29. What does the lecturer say about nuclear waste?
A. It is no longer a concern due to new technology
B. It remains radioactive for thousands of years and requires careful management
C. It can be safely dumped in the ocean
D. Most countries have solved the waste storage problem
Câu 30. What is the lecturer's position on nuclear energy's future role?
A. Nuclear energy should be abandoned completely
B. Nuclear energy is the only solution to climate change
C. Nuclear energy could play a role alongside renewables if safety concerns are addressed
D. Nuclear energy will replace all fossil fuels within 10 years
Câu 31. What is sociolinguistics?
A. The study of how computers process language
B. The study of the relationship between language and society
C. The study of ancient languages and their grammar
D. The study of how children acquire their first language
Câu 32. What is a "dialect" as the lecturer defines it?
A. A simplified version of a language used by children
B. A regional or social variety of a language with distinct features
C. A language that is no longer spoken anywhere
D. A written form of a spoken language
Câu 33. What does the lecturer say about the relationship between language and power?
A. Language has no connection to social power
B. The dialect of the dominant social group often becomes the "standard" language
C. All dialects are treated equally in every society
D. Power only affects written language, not spoken language
Câu 34. What example of language and identity does the lecturer give?
A. How business professionals use formal language in meetings
B. How young people create slang to distinguish themselves from older generations
C. How scientists use technical terminology
D. How politicians change their accent depending on their audience
Câu 35. What message does the lecturer want students to take away?
A. Standard language is always superior to other varieties
B. People should stop using dialects and slang
C. All language varieties are valid and reflect the communities that use them
D. Studying language is not practical for future careers