S GD&ĐT QU NG BÌNHỞ Ả
Đ CHÍNH TH CỀ Ứ
K THI CH N Ỳ Ọ ĐI TUY N Ộ Ể
D THI CH N H C SINH GI I QU C GIA Ự Ọ Ọ Ỏ Ố
NĂM H C 2022-2023Ọ
Khóa ngày 20 tháng 9 năm 2022
Môn thi: TI NG ANHẾ
S BÁO DANH:……………Ố
BÀI THI TH HAIỨ
Th i gian: 1ờ80 phút (không k th i gian giao đ)ể ờ ề
Đ g m có ề ồ 12 trang
L u ýư: Thí sinh làm bài trên t gi y thiờ ấ
I. LISTENING (50/200 points)
H NG D N PH N THI NGHE HI UƯỚ Ẫ Ầ Ể
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ph n nghe có tín hi u.ầ ệ
M i h ng d n cho thí sinh đã có trong đ bài nghe.ọ ướ ẫ ề
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a piece of news about viewpoint: “We’re living in an age of
surveillance capitalism” and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F), or Not given
(NG).
1. Social media companies are now making profit from illegal activities.
2. Messaging via Facebook Instant Messenger is a completely private activity.
3. Many people do not care whether social media companies have collected their private data or not.
4. Feedback loop is the system for improving the system by collecting and reacting to customers’ behavior.
5. Technology is not to blame for the problems humans are facing on social media.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a radio program about popping the knuckles and answer
the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from recording for each answer.
6. Which substance lies between the joints in our body?
……………………………...........................................................………………………………..
7. Which body parts are responsible for the popping sound heard when a person stands up immediately?
……………………………...........................................................………………………………..
8. Who is Donald Unger?
……………………………...........................................................………………………………..
9. What disease has been proven by Unger to have no connection with cracking the knuckles?
……………………………...........................................................………………………………..
10. Besides hand swelling, what drawback of popping the knuckles was also found by the 1990 study?
……………………………...........................................................………………………………..
Part 3. You will hear two people speaking about participating in an arts event. For questions 11-15,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
11. What were Karles and Shirley required to be careful about?
A. Not eating anything before the event.
B. What colour each one was supposed to be.
C. Making sure they weren't late.
D. Making sure every part of their bodies was painted.
12. What did Shirley like about the experience?
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A. The fact that all the participants were so friendly.
B. The fact that all the participants became as one.
C. The international recognition that Hull got from the event.
D. The realisation that they were doing something for their community.
13. What did both Karles and Shirley find unpleasant?
A. Having to lay on the cold street.
B. Being naked in front of so many people.
C. Getting up that early in the morning.
D. Being limited to one area of the city.
14. How did Shirley feel after her encounter with the blonde lady?
A. Relieved that the event was over.
B. As if she had earned street credibility.
C. Embarrassed that she had been recognised.
D. Eager to participate in other such events.
15. What do both Karles and Shirley agree about?
A. How the event put Hull on the map.
B. That more such events should be organised.
C. That people treat each other better after such events.
D. How enjoyable the experience was.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about 5 Singapore startups taking innovation to the next
and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken
from the recording for each answer.
EcoWorth Tech
- make use of an environmentally-friendly sponge for the sustainable treatment of wastewater.
- provide a breakthrough solution for removing and recuperating organic contaminants by adopting
a (16) __________________.
- produce the sponge by putting a large quantity of a (17) _________________ into a furnace
before heating up the furnace.
- expect to apply the technology to oil spill clean-up.
Orinno Technology
- curb (18) _________________ transmissions by producing their own mosquitoes and infecting
them with the Wolbachia bacteria so they cannot reproduce.
- come up with the larvae counter and the (19) __________________ that facilitate the process of
counting larvae and sorting the sexes respectively.
- hope more industries to adopt their technology.
Roceso Technologies
- offer a useful solution to stroke patients, who are increasing in numbers as a result of the
(20) __________________.
- create a hand device, which allows neurologically affected patients with hand impairments to
conduct hand (21) ______________ training.
- witness positive results from both mild and serious patients.
Third Wave Power
- produce solar lanterns as an alternative to (22) __________________, which are used widely in
regions without proper access to electricity.
- adopt the technology labeled (23)____________________ as a vital part of this application
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- be optimistic about the future of solar power applications.
Transcelestial Technologies
- introduce a (24) ___________________ called The Centauri One which can bring people high-
speed internet access.
- aim to enhance global (25)____________________ by devising a network of satellites.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (25/200 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions.
26. When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had______.
A. upped the ante B. scooped the bag C. caught the fat one D. hit the jackpot
27. In spite of an _____ start, the English runner quickly speeded up and won the race.
A. unambiguous B. inauspicious C. injudicious D. uncontentious
28. All of the surgical instruments have to be_________.
A. sterilized B. filtered C. pasteurized D. purged
29. Even if the authorities want to develop this area, it is unjustifiable that they _____ over the concerns
of the local community.
A. lock horns B. pour cold water C. ride roughshod D. spike their guns
30. He was unaware that he was being _____ with out-of-date stock.
A. shored up B. struck back C. fobbed off D. thumbed at
31. The government is walking a difficult _____ in wanting to control the pandemic without hampering
economic growth.
A. footpath B. fenland C. tightrope D. boulevard
32. Because Henry knows the fact that he has failed the university entrance exam will be known sooner
or later, he decides to _____ it out instead of hiding it.
A. shun B. strive C. quash D. brazen
33. Unlike his friends who also rose to stardom when they were still teenagers, Andy didn’t give himself
_____ but became even more modest.
A. airs and graces B. beer and skittles C. cock and bull D. nudge and wink
34. A whole _____ of measures was tried in an attempt to get them to give up cigarettes.
A. battery B. wood C. generation D. stream
35. He wore a(n) _____ expression for weeks following the news that he had not got the promotion.
A. latent B. exultant C. doleful D. nonchalant
36. During French colonialism, many Vietnamese workers were on the _____ to object labour
exploitation in factories and plantations.
A. dole queue B. picket line C. back bench D. assembly line
37. It began to rain, the tent sprang a leak, and I began to wish I was ______ in my bed at home.
A. smug B. smooth C. snug D. snide
38. The studio didn’t publicize the film but its reputation nonetheless spread _________.
A. at a distance B. from memory C. by word of mouth D. by force
39. I’ve never met my boss’s wife but, _________, she’s a very nice woman.
A. by all accounts B. under discussion C. out of kindness D. on bail
40. He has fled to the mountains of Galicia,______ he cannot possibly escape on horseback over the border.
A. meanwhile B. heterofore C. whence D. indefinitely
41. After an official investigation the defendant was _____ and set free.
A. validated B. authenticated C. exonerated D. rehabilitated
42. Robbie is no _____ student; he gets straight as in all subjects and is captain of the football team,
A. well-known B. up-and-coming C. self-made D. run-of-the-mill
43. Although not everyone is a fan of Justin Bieber, most people agree he is worthy of his_____ success.
A. influential B. aspiring C. phenomenal D. resourceful
44. If you want to boost your _____, in order to burn off calories more easily, you should visit the gym
regularly.
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A. immunisation B. metabolism C. meditation D. synchronisation
45. The sailor spun a(n)________ about his travels and, surprisingly, many of his listeners believed him.
A. yarn B. saga C. еріс D. drama
Your answers
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
Part 2. For questions 46-50, write the correct form of each bracketed word.
46. One mountain is flying along the Yangtze River, with ______ green sceneries. (LUXURY)
47. While young people can become________, gain opportunities for personal
growth and develop an appreciation of cultural differences, they have to cope with
the stress of living overseas.
(GLOTTOLOGY)
48. In 1967, 16 states still had laws against _____ marriage, but attitudes were
changing.
(RACE)
49. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to
_________ the murder case.
(MYSTERY)
50. Many people will encounter _________ at some point in their life, typically in
some form of a glowworm, which is found on most continents.
(LUMINESCENT)
Your answers
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
III. READING (70/200 points)
Part 1. For questions 51-60, read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
Although, according to a recent survey, 80% of adults in Britain are aware of such (51) _______ to
the environment as global warming and the destruction of the ozone layer, 49% said they were not
concerned, and 26% claimed there was no problem to be faced. In fact, it cannot be denied that the
environment is affected by the way we live, and if we are to have hot water, heat and light at the flick of
a switch, there is a (52) ________ to be paid. People were also asked if they could do more to save
energy in their own homes. The majority did not waste energy unnecessarily but were not as careful as
the (53) ________ would have liked. Most of us do switch off the light when no one is in the room,
switch off the heating when no one is at home, and save water by having a shower instead of a bath.
Seventy per cent also claimed to take bottles, cans or paper to be recycled. But half of those (54) ______
left clothes to dry on radiators, absorbing heat, and left doors open, and quite a lot of people leave the
television or their PC on (55) ________ when it is not in use. After living in England for five years, I
have (56) ________ to a warmer climate. In all but one respect I am once more a (57) _______
consumer. But if I was not one when I lived there, I feel that there was some (58) ________ . Though I
worked with a PC every day, I always turned it off at night. But how do you (59) ________ the recycling
process if the local council, unlike the one here, provide no containers? How do you get clothes dry in
winter if it rains most of the time and you have no indoor facilities? And surely a house where the doors
stay permanently (60) _______ is secretive, forbidding and unhealthy?
Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
Part 2. For questions 61-73, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
Nanotechnology: its development and uses
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A Nanotechnology has been hailed by many as being a twentieth-century miracle of science.
Essentially, nanotechnology, a term derived from Greek, translating literally as 'dwarf technology' is, as
the origin of its name suggests, engineering at the atomic level. Scientists work with particles of
substances known as 'nanoparticles' which may measure no more than 1 nanometre or a billionth of a
metre. That's around 40,000 times smaller than the width of the average human hair. Whilst some of
these substances derived from carbon compounds are manufactured, others, such as metals, are naturally-
occurring or arise as a by-product of another process e.g. volcanic ash or smoke from wood burning.
What makes these substances of such scientific interest is that their minute size facilitates medical and
technological processes that would otherwise be impossible.
B It may be something of a revelation for many of us to learn that nanotechnology - or its concept - is
far from cutting-edge science. In fact, nanotechnology as an idea was first referred to in an influential
lecture by American physicist, Richard Feynman, as far back as 1959. During the lecture, entitled
'There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom', Feynman outlined the basic concept of nanotechnology.
Individual atoms and molecules, he claimed, could in the future be created by a physical process. Such a
process, he envisaged, would involve the building of a set of precise tools to build and operate another
proportionally smaller set. The building of increasingly minute tools at the microscopic level would in
turn produce ultra-microscopic materials, later to become known as 'nanoparticles'.
C Strangely, what should have sparked a scientific revolution was then virtually forgotten about for
the next 15 years. In 1974, a Japanese scientist, Norio Taniguchi, of the Tokyo University of Science
reintroduced Feynman's theory and put a new name to an old concept, referring to the science as
'nanotechnology'. However, it wasn't until nearly a decade later, in the 1980s, that the way was paved for
nanotechnology to leave the realm of theoretical science and become reality. Two major scientific
developments within a relatively short period were to enable practical application of nanotechnology.
The invention of the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM), combined with the discovery of nano-
sized particles termed 'fullerenes', were to prove a turning point in nanotechnology.
D Fullerenes are derived from carbon molecules and, in common with other nanoparticles, possess
chemical and physical properties that are of huge scientific interest. The potential value of fullerenes for
medical science was first raised in 2003 and in 2005 when the scientific magazine 'Chemistry and
Biology' ran an article describing the use of fullerenes as light-activated antimicrobial agents. Since then,
fullerenes have been used for several biomedical applications ranging from X-ray imaging to treating
cancer by targeting cancer cells. In addition, these nanoparticles have been used in the manufacture of
commercial products, from sunscreen to cosmetics and some food products. Furthermore, nanoparticles
of metals, like gold and silver, have been used in environmental clean-ups of oil slicks and other forms of
pollution. The remarkable properties of nanoparticles are down to two main factors: their greater surface-
to-weight ratio, compared to larger particles which promotes the attachment of substances to their
surface, and their minute size which allows them to penetrate cell membranes. These properties are of
great benefit, for example in medicine, as drugs to fight cancer or AIDS can be attached to nanoparticles
to reach their target cell in the human body.
E However, despite the amazing properties attributed to nanoparticles such as fullerenes,
nanotechnology has yet to win wider universal acceptance in scientific circles. For the very properties
that make nanoparticles so valuable to technology and medical science are also the ones that make them
potentially so toxic. Such pro perties are potentially lethal if toxic substances attach themselves to the
same nanoparticles, thereby delivering a fatal toxin through the cell membranes into the cells themselves.
The toxic effect of these compounds is further increased, since their size permits them to enter the
bloodstream and hence the body's major organs. Furthermore, the nanoparticles in themselves are
essentially a foreign element being introduced to the body. Unlike foreign elements, such as bacteria, the
body has no natural immune system to deal with these ultramicroscopic particles. Scientists have yet to
convince the nanotechnology sceptics that the potential side effects of nanoparticles are more than
compensated for by the advantages that they confer. It may be, however, that opposition to this
technology is no more than a general distrust of scientific innovation. In fact, Urban Wiesing from the
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