Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm THPT: Một số kinh nghiệm trong công tác dạy bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh ở trường THPT thông qua ứng dụng công nghệ thông tin

Sáng Kiến Kinh Nghiệm năm học 2019

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO AN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

TRƯỜNG THPT CHÂU VĂN LIÊM Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

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An Giang, ngày 22 tháng 02 năm 2018

BÁO CÁO

Kết quả thực hiện giải pháp tác nghiệp

I. Sơ lược lý lịch tác giả:

- Họ và tên: Huỳnh Phan Thy Thy Nữ

- Ngày tháng năm sinh: 18/02/1972

- Nơi thường trú: 565, Âp Thị 1, Thị Trấn Mỹ Luông, Huyện Chợ Mới, tỉnh An Giang

- Đơn vị công tác: THPT Châu Văn Liêm

- Chức vụ hiện nay: Tổ trưởng tổ Ngoại Ngữ

- Trình độ chuyên môn: Tốt Nghiệp Đại Học Sư Phạm

- Lĩnh vực công tác: dạy tiếng Anh

Sơ lược đặc điểm tình hình đơn vị II.

1. Thuận lợi:

a. Được sự quan tâm sâu sát của lãnh đạo các cấp ở địa phương, sự chỉ đạo kịp thời của các cấp

ngành giáo dục, ban lãnh đạo nhà trường trong công tác day – học trong công tác giáo dục mũi nhọn.

b. Bản thân có nhiều kinh nghiệm trong chuyên môn, tích lũy được trong quá trình công tác

đặc biệt là việc giảng dạy theo phát triển năng lực của người học.

c. Công nghệ thông tin phát triển rất đa dạng rất có lợi cho công tác giảng dạy đặc biệt là giảng dạy

học sinh giỏi văn hóa.

2. Khó khăn

a. Học sinh: một số em học rất sợ học bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi vì các em phải học đều hết cả 4 kỹ

năng: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing và cả Language use cả tự luận và trắc nghiêm trong khi

nội của kỳ thi TNTHPTQG tập trung phần lớn vào Language use, Writing và 2 câu speaking chỉ ở

hình thức trắc nghiệm.

b. Chương trình: nội dung chương trình giáo khoa dành cho ban cơ bản của Bộ Giáo Dục chỉ

gói gọn trong ba quyển sách giáo khoa dành cho lớp 10,11, và 12, thiếu sách tham khảo cho công tác

giáo dục mũi nhọn.

3. Tên sáng kiến: một số kinh nghiệm trong công tác dạy bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi văn hóa

môn tiếng Anh ở trường THPT thông qua ứng dụng công nghệ thông tin.

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4. Lĩnh vực: giải pháp tác nghiệp

III. Mục đích yêu cầu của sáng kiến

1. Thực trạng ban đầu trước khi áp dụng sáng kiến:

1.1 Thực trạng tình hình dạy học hiện nay

- Một số bộ phận trường học hiện nay còn dạy học chạy theo thành tích, ít chú ý đến việc phát triển

năng lực cho học sinh.

- Một số trường học cũng thay đổi phương pháp giảng dạy, tuy nhiên chỉ chú ý đến hình thức mà

không quan tâm đến vấn đề chất trong quá trình đổi mới.

1.2 Thực trạng việc giảng dạy môn tiếng Anh:

- Vẫn còn tình trạng dạy ngoại ngữ theo phương pháp truyền thống mặc dù đang thực hiện đổi mới

phương pháp giảng dạy trong giai đoạn hội nhập khu vực, hội nhập quốc tế.

- Viêc giảng dạy mang tính hàn lâm, lý thuyết, nên học sinh sau khi học xong chương trình vẫn chưa

áp dụng điều đã học vào trong thực tế.

- Viêc dạy học theo định hướng năng lực, đăc biệt là dạy 4 kỹ năng Listening, Speaking, Reading,

Writing và cả Language use vẫn còn hạn chế, chưa có những bước tiến nhiều trong việc dạy kỹ năng

cho học sinh.

2.Sự cần thiết phải áp dụng kiến

Bài thi học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh đòi hỏi học sinh cả hai kỹ năng làm bài trắc nghiệm và

tự luận. Hơn nữa học sinh phải hiểu và vận dụng được kiến thức ngôn ngữ để giải quyết các dạng bài

tập ở 4 kỹ năng Listening, Speaking, Reading, và Writing. Hơn nữa, trong công tác giáo dục mũi

nhọn này, muốn đạt kết quả tốt đòi hỏi người thầy phải hệ thống các mảng kiến thức và học sinh

phát phát huy tính tự học cao nhất. Từ thực tế này, người giáo viên dạy bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi cần

phải tìm tòi ra phương pháp dạy một cách phù hợp để học sinh của mình giải quyết các dạng bài của

đề thi một cách hiệu quả nhất. Chính vì lý do này tôi nhận thấy thật là cần thiết để áp dụng sáng kiến

―Một số kinh nghiệm trong công tác dạy bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh ở trường

THPT thông qua ứng dụng công nghệ thông tin.‖

3. Nội dung sáng kiến

a. Tiến trình thực hiện

- Nguồn học sinh: ngay sau khi trường tôi có kết quả thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 và ban tuyển sinh sắp xếp

lớp cho học sinh khối 10, tôi tiến hành rà soát điểm số thi tiếng Anh của các em, sau đó tôi liên hệ

với ban tuyển sinh xem các học sinh đạt điểm cao môn tiếng Anh có từng là học sinh giỏi ở bậc

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THCS hay không. Bước kế tiếp tôi nhờ giáo viên bộ môn cho các em học này đăng ký vào đội bồi

dưỡng học sinh giỏi của trường.

- Kế hoạch giảng dạy: lập kế hoạch cụ thể cho quá trình giảng dạy

+ Dạy phần kiến thức ngôn ngữ trước

+ Sau đó dạy kỹ năng: nghe, nói, đọc và viết ( riêng kỹ năng nghe và nói tôi hướng dẫn học sinh tự

học thông qua trang web của cá nhân - https://thythy1972.gnomio.com/)

- Phát huy tính tự học của học sinh: các em tự hoc các nội dung tôi yêu cầu thông qua trang web của

tôi - https://thythy1972.gnomio.com/)

- Kiểm tra đánh giá học sinh: tôi sử dụng 2 hình thức: online và offline

+ Online: tôi truy cập vào trang web đê kiểm tra việc làm bài của học sinh và feedback trực tiếp cho

học sinh

+ Offline: sửa bài hàng tuần và cho kiểm tra định kỳ - 6 tuần / lần)

b. Thời gian thực hiện:

Đề tài này được tôi thực hiện trng 2 năm: năm học 2016 – 2017 và năm học 2017 – 2018 đối với các

em học sinh: Nguyễn Đỗ Ngọc Hòa, Võ Thanh Hương, Phan Thị Thúy Kiều, Trần Lam Linh, Phạm

Hữu Lộc, Trịnh Thị Quỳnh Như, Võ Anh Thơ, Nguyễn Cao Minh Thư của lớp 10A1.

c. Biện pháp tổ chức:

c1. Chọn và thành lập đội tuyển:

Tôi cho học sinh đăng ký tự nguyện với điều kiện điểm thi tiếng Anh trong kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào

lớp 10 phải đạt tối thiểu 8 điểm, khuyến khích cho các học từng tham gia kỳ thi học sinh giỏi văn

hóa môn tiếng Anh ở bậc trung học cơ sở. Trên cơ sở đó, tôi tiến hành dạy ngay sau khi các em ổn

định lớp(khoảng trung tuần tháng 9 hàng năm). Tiến hành kiểm tra đánh giá theo định kỳ, tôi chọn ra

được 3 học sinh cho đội tuyển của mình: Võ Thanh Hương, Nguyễn Đỗ Ngọc Hòa và Nguyễn Cao

Minh Thư(tất cả là học sinh của lớp 11A1)

c2.Xây dựng kế hoạch

Tôi tiến hành xây dựng kế hoạch ngay sau khi cho học đăng ký học lớp học bồi dưỡng học sinh

giỏi của trường với tiêu chí là phải có ít nhất một học sinh đạt giải học sinh giỏi văn hóa cấp tỉnh. Kế

hoạch giảng day được chia thành 5 phần chinh

c3. Nội dung bồi dưỡng

Các dạng bài tập kỹ năng dành cho việc dạy bồi dưỡng và tiếp cận đề thi thực tế

c3.1: Các dạng bài tập kỹ năng dành cho việc dạy bồi dưỡng

A. Dạng 1: lexico – grammar

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Dạng vocabulary, grammar and structures

Bài tập 1: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each blank.

1. You can‘t believe a word that woman says – she is a …………. liar.

A. dedicated B. devoted C. committed D. compulsive

2. There can be no ……….. fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment.

A. fast B. speedy C. quick D. sudden

3. When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not ……….. obvious when the

turning is.

A.immediately B. directly C. instantaneously D. quite

4. At her trial in 1431 Joan of Are was accused of being in ………with the devil.

A.cooperation B. association C. league D. conjunction

5. The flights are full at the moment, so you‘ll have to ………….

A. run a stroke of luck B. get a better luck

C. be down on your luck D. take pot luck

6. I heard ………….. that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.

A. in the woods B. on the grapevine

C. under your feet D. on the olive branch

7. Jane really …....... it on thick when she told the boss that she was not feeling very well.

Unfortunately for her, he realized immediately that she just wanted the afternoon off.

A. put B. spread C. laid D. painted

8. I have not got the foggiest …………… why he left so suddenly. He did not give a reason.

A. opinion B. idea C. notion D. thought

9. Many habitats change ………… the types of plants and animals that live there.

A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against

10. Unfortunately, some really ill animals have to be ……..………by the center.

A. put down B. turned over C. passed away D. taken out

11. John first dabbled …………buying old maps for his collection.

A. in B.on C. at D. for

12. It is a matter of urgency to put right at once but nothing suitable ……..to mind.

A. returns B. emerges C. sprouts D. springs

13. The door hinges had all been oiled to stop them …………….……

A. squeaking B. screeching C. shricking D. squealing

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14. You should ………. at least three days for the journey.

A. expect B. permit C. accept D. allow

15. Few people can do creative work unless the are in the right ……..of mind.

A. frame B.trend C. attitude D. tendency

16. All the applicants for the post are thoroughly ……..…..for their suitability.

A. searched B. investigated C. vetted D. scrutinized

17. ―I think we ought to see the rest of the exhibition as quickly as we can, ……… that it closes in

half an hour.‖

A. granted B. assuming C. given D. knowing

18. Eden decided that election to the local council would provide a ……………….…. .to a career in

national politics.

A. springboard B.turning-point C. milestone D. highway

19. I was …………………….in the book I was reading and didn‘t hear the phone.

A.distracted B. submerged C. gripped D. engrossed

20. It is very important to check the ………………... print in any contract.

A. little B. tiny C. small D. minute

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- trường chuyên phú thọ)

Đáp án

1. D 6. B 11. A 16. C

2. C 7. C 12. D 17. C

3. A 8. B 13. A 18. A

4. C 9. A 14. D 19. D

5. D 10. A 15. A 20. C

Bài tập 2: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each blank.

1. As we approached the house, I had a ______ that something terrible had happened.

A. prediction B. forethought C. premonition D. anticipation

2. Cable TV revolutionized communications; ______, the very existence of that service is now

threatened by satellites.

A. moreover B. consequently C. eventually D. nevertheless

3. The strike was ______ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management.

A. broken up B. called off C. come through D. set back

4. William crept ______ on Lisa and put his hands over her eyes.

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A. up B. on C. off D. by

5. I know you have been working very hard today. Let's ________ and go home.

A. pull my leg B. call it a day C. put your back up D. pros and cons

6. She ________ on the computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.

A. has worked B. has been working

C. was working D. had been working

7. _______ their heads in his direction, he knew they were interested.

A. Seeing them both turn B. On seeing they both turn

C. When he saw them both to turn D. After seeing them both to have turned

8. Helen was ________ disappointed when she learnt that she hadn‘t won the beauty contest.

A. seriously B. bitterly C. strongly D. heavily

9. ____ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.

A. Many people don‘t realize B. What many people don‘t realize

C. It is that many people don‘t realize D. Because many people don‘ realize

10. Carbon dioxide may be absorbed by trees or water bodies, or it may stay in the atmosphere

when_____ , while it is only in the atmosphere that chlorofluorocarbons find their home.

A. by releasing emissions from cars B. released from car emissions

C. cars that release emissions D. emissions are released by cars

11. The match will be screened on TV with _________ commentary by Any Gray.

A. lively B. live C. alive D. living

12. I know you didn‘t want to upset me but I‘d sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday.

A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told

13. As the drug took _________, the patient became quieter.

A. effect B. force C. influence D. action

14. The dawn redwood appears ____ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the

world.

A. was flourished B. having to flourish

C. to have flourished D. have flourished

15. His comments _________ little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case.

A. reflect B. bear C. give D. possess

16. All _____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

A. what is needed B. for our needs C. the thing needed D. that is needed

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17. It is urgent that this letter _____ immediately.

A. was posted B. posted C. be posted D. be post

18. John: This grammar test is the hardest one we‘ve ever had this semester!

Mary: _____ but I think it‘s quite easy.

A. I couldn‘t agree more B. I understand what you‘re saying

C. You‘re wrong D. I don‘t see in that way

19. It is only recently that ballets have been based on the themes _____ American life.

A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected

20. I wish you‘d do the accounts. I don‘t have ________ for numbers.

A. a head B. a mind C. the heart D. the nerve

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- trường chuyên cao bằng)

Đáp án

1C 6D 11B 16D

2D 7A 12D 17C

3B 8B 13A 18B

4A 9B 14C 19A

5B 10B 15B 20A

Bài tập 3: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each blank.

1. Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a______

A. delay B. stand C. brake D. halt

2. John refused to put his career in ______by opposing his boss.

A. jeopardy B. hazard C. risk D. stake

3. Angela‘s work was praised for its ______attention to detail.

A. meticulous B. significant C. subtle D. concentrated

4. Motorists should ______well in advance of changing lanes.

A. sign B. signal C. flare D. flicker

5. The students had no money left and took out a loan to _______ him over until the end of term.

A. last B. tend C. keep D. tide

6. The climbers sought ________from the storm.

A. escape B. refuge C. solace D. defence

7. The tour guide had a brightly-colored company badge pinned to the _______of her jacket.

A. lapel B. border C. edge D. hem

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8. It was her first conference as partly leader, and she was determined to _______her authority on

the proceedings.

A. press B. thrust C. stamp D. mark

9. It was ______of a surprise to Andrew that he got the job.

A. rather B. something C. quite D. much

10. The last bus had gone so we were ______ with the problem of how to get home that night.

A. affronted B. caught C. trapped D. faced

11. I don‘t want to go into all the details about why I left; _______it to say that had a better offer

from another company.

A. take B. grant C. give D. suffice

12. Finish your meal with a cup of our delicious freshly ________coffee.

A. grated B. ground C. shredded D. minced

13. At the most important stage of the reason, the footballer was troubled by the ______of an old

injury.

A. recurrence B. renewal C. restart D. resumption.

14. The pianist played beautifully, showing a real _______for the music.

A. sense B. understanding C. sentiment D. feeling

15. Rachel painted a gloomy _____ of life as a student.

A. image B. picture C. drawing D. illustration

16. With its engine disabled, the finishing vessel was at the _______of the storm.

A. whim B. mercy C. control D. grip

17. The more expensive carpet is a good choice ______it will last longer.

A. by means of B. due to C. in that D. in view of

18. Money was short and people survived by _______and saving.

A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging

19. The company had severe problems and the board decided to ______it up.

A. fold B. close C. wind D. put

20. It is with _______regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship had been withdrawn.

A. heavy B. somber C. deep D. high

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- trường chuyên lào cai)

Đáp án:

1.D 6.B 11.D 16.B

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2.A 7.A 12.B 17.C

3.A 8.C 13.A 18.A

4.B 9.B 14.D 19.C

5.D 10.D 15.B 20.C

Bài tập 4: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each blank.

1. When it comes to the _______, Alice always supports her friends.

A. point B. crunch C. crisis D. finale

2. Richard started the race well but ran out of _______ in the later stages.

A. power B. steam C. force D. effort

3. The winter is usually mild, although we sometimes get a cold________ at the beginning of the

year.

A. spell B. term C. interval D. wave

4. Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpectedly came to a _______

A. delay B. stand C. brake D. halt

5. It was _______ of a surprise to Andrew that he got the job.

A. rather B. something C. quite D. much

6. Please don‘t_______ it a miss if I make a few suggestions for improvements.

A. think B. assume C. take D. judge

7. He left the meeting early on the unlikely _______ that he had a sick friend to visit.

A. claim B. excuse C. pretext D. motive

8. The girl felt _______ with hunger.

A. faintly B. fainting C. fainted D. faint

9. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather _______for the first few days of the holiday.

A. self-confident B. self-centred C. self-conscious D. self-evident

10. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no_______ improvement in her

condition.

A. decipherable B. legible C. discernible D. intelligible

11. Nobody has any firm information, so we can only_________ on what caused the accident.

A. guess B. contemplate C. speculate D. assume

12. Cars have been banned from the city center, which makes the area much safer for _________.

A. passer-by B. onlookers C. footmen D. pedestrians

13. When I realized that I‘d left my homework at home, I quickly_________ back to get it.

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A. crept B. dashed C. crawled D. drifted

14. The text doesn‘t give you the answer explicitly- you have to _________it from the evidence.

A. convert B. grasp C. reckon D. deduce

15. They will need time to _________ the proposals we have submitted.

A. lash out B. scroll over C. shrivel D. mull over

16. Their decision on whether I get the job or not will be based mostly on my academic _________.

A. credentials B. outstanding C. credits D. credibility

17. Retirement ages for men and women are currently at the center of a(n) _________debate.

A. scorching B. fiery C. flamed D. exploded

18. The new science teacher was popular because she was _________with her classes.

A. lenient B. conductive C. marked D. ameliorating

19. If she wins the prize again this year, it‘ll be a real _________in her cap.

A. nutshell B. gemstone C. feather D. landmark

20. The inn owner was so generous. What we consumed was _________the house.

A. on B. in C. off D. of

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- trường chuyên yên bái)

Đáp án

3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1 4. 2. 1.

A B C C D C 0. D B B

C

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 0. 4. 2. 1.

B D A B A C A D D C

Dạng word form

Bài tập 5: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in the brackets.

He suffered a(n) _______________________ brain tumour. (OPERATE) 1.

Dr.Smith, a famous ____________________, has just published a book about murder. 2.

(CRIME)

The refugees slept in ____________________ tents at the side of the road. (MAKE) 3.

I was _______________ by Jame‘s loud and aggressive voice and so, chose to remain silent 4.

throughout the discussion. (TIMID)

One of the _______________ of unemployment is an increase in crime. (PRODUCE) 5.

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6. Hundreds of accidents were reported to have been caused by serial motorway ______________

(PILE)

7. The ceremony marked the Queen‘s _________________ and the time she started to rule.

(THRONE)

8. The report is still ______________ but it is already clear that these officers are involved in

drug smuggling. (FRAGMENT0

9. __________________ especially among retired people in the USA is on the increase.

(VOLUNTEER)

10. Her attempts to help the needy were ___________________ but rather ineffective. (MEAN)

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- trường chuyên phú thọ)

Đáp án:

1. inoperable 6. piles-up

2. criminologist 7. enthronement

3. makeshift 8. fragmentary

4. intimidated 9. volunteerism

5. by-products 10. well-meaning

Bài tập 6: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to

form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. (10 points)

The courteous smile of an author selling books, signing

copies or chatting on television shows can be DECEIVE

(1)____________.

Behind the scenes of the book tour that has become as much as

a part of the modern bestseller as print and paper, the writer

may be a (2)_______________for a Golden Dartboard Award. CONTEND

This is the Oscar for authors (3)_________________behaving ALLEGE

badly, an informal award nominated by the weary, sometimes

(4)________________, publicity and sales. They call TRAUMA

themselves (5) ―________________‖ and ―wet nurses‖ as BABY

they tend to the fragile egos and(6)________________ CONVENTION

demands of authors freed from their word processors.

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Among the most feared (7) _____________for the publicists ASSIGN

are the feminist writer who is remember for yelling at her

publicists in public and in (8)_______________language, and COLOUR

the thriller writer whose publicists report that they have

instructions from his publisher to speak only when spoken to.

One (9)_______________of a tour with him, who nominated SURVIVE

him for a Golden Dartboard, says: ― he treats us all as his

inferiors‖. However, publicists on his most recent tour say that

he was an absolute (10)_________________to work with. ENJOY

(đề thi đề xuất năm học 2016 – 2017 của trường chuyên cao bằng)

Đáp án:

1. deceptive 6. unconventional

2. contender 7. assignments

3. allegedly 8. colourful

4. tramautised/traumatized 9. survivor

5. babysitters 10. joy

Bài tập 7: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed words in the numbered spaces provided.

THE CAT

The (0) domesticated cat, more commonly referred to as the (0) DOMESTIC

house cat, is the smallest member of the (1) ________feline 1. EXTEND

family. Like their wild cousins, house cats (2) _______have 2.

streamlined bodies, classically shaped skulls, elongated tails CHARACTER

and specially evolved teeth and claws. 3. POTENT

All of these physical attributes contribute to the (3) _______of

the cat as a carnivorous predator. House cats, like their larger 4. AGILE

relatives found in the wild, are renowned for their acute sense 5. GRACE

of balance, amazing (4) _______and lithe, (5) ______

movements. 6. HABIT

In contrast to man‘s best friend the dog, cats are not considered

to be social animals in the sense that they have never (6) 7. CREATE

_______travelled in packs or adopted leaders. Dogs, on the 8. READY

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other hand, which have always been social (7)________, seem

to have been better suited for the fireside hearth as they (8) 9. DEPEND

_______transferred their allegiance from the leader of the

canine pack to their human master. 10. PREFER

This interesting fact may offer an answer as to why cats appear

to be so much more (9) _______ and self-reliant than dogs.

Dog owners often cite the cat‘s innate aloofness as adequate

reason for their own personal pet

(10) ________.

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- tỉnh lào cai)

Đáp án:

1. extensive 6. habitually

2. characteristically 7. creatures

3. potency 8. readily

4. agility 9. independent

5. graceful 10. preference

Bài tập 8: Write the correct form of the word given in the brackets. (10point)

Passage 1.

My time in China had given me an enduring interest in Chinese art, so I decided to go to Liu Li

Chang, where for centuries there has been an antiquities market. Unfortunately, many things for sale

there nowadays are modern (1.IMITATE)________. Empty - handed and somewhat (2.ILLUSION)

________,I went into a tea house and sat through the usual ceremony, but there were (3.IDENTIFY)

________ differences here too: it seemed quicker and the tea lacked that extraordinary lingering

scent. Thoroughly (4.HEART) ________, I returned to my hotel: one of the enormous, faceless

places which have sprung up everywhere. Yet here, in a dark shop tucked away off the lobby, my

melancholy mood disappeared, for I met a (5.SURVIVE) ________ from 1989, who remembered

me instantly. Not everything had been entirely forgotten.

Passage 2

Mankind's intuition of freedom, and our identification of freedom with knowledge, sets us apart

from animals. The animal's grasp of freedom is (6.SIGNIFY) _______ in comparison, being only the

freedom to respond to external stimuli. The nearest creature to us on the (7.EVOLVE)_______ tree

of life, the chimpanzee, can't retain an image for a sufficient length of time to be able to reflect on it.

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So animal's life is largely a matter of conditioned reflexes, performed in an

(8.TERMINATE)_______present; in short, animals are little more than machines with

consciousness. While the animal is carried along (9.SUBMIT) _______ on the stream of time,

mankind has certain capacities that (10.POWER) _______ us to resist the current or look into the

future.

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 -2017- tỉnh yên bái)

Đáp án

4.

disheartened 1.

/downhearted 3. .imitations

2. disillusioned identifiable 5. survivor

8.

9. interminable 6.

insignificant 7. evolutionary submissively 10. empower

Dạng identify and correct the mistake

Bài tập 9: Each sentence below contains an error. Identify and correct them.

1. Tomorrow I‘m going to ask my father about a ride to school.

2. The restaurant owner talked over the management changes with her staff.

3. I couldn‘t understand why they were all laughing about me.

4. I must remember to listen up to the news at noon.

5. I intend to speak for the manager about the way I have been treated.

6. A storm was approaching the mountain area; therefore, the two climbers continued their trek.

7. Mr. Thanh arrived in the airport early he wouldn‘t miss his flight.

8. I woke up frightened after I dreamed for falling off the roof of a building .

9. When Tom lost his job, it took him several weeks to get by the shock.

10. The students are hearing rumors about their teacher‘s engagement for a week.

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2015 -2016- vùng cao việt bắc)

Đáp án:

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

1.about -> for 6. therefore -> however

2. talked -> talked about 7. arrived in -> arrived at

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over

-> laughing at 8. dreamed for -> dreamed of/ 3.

laughing about

about

4.listen -> listen in 9. get by -> get over

up

5. speak -> speak to/ with 10. are hearing -> have been

for hearing

Bài tập 10: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. \

The word processor and calculator are with doubt here to stay, and in many respects of our lives are

much richer for them. But teachers and other academics are claiming that we are now starting to feel

the first significant wave of their effects on a generation for users. It seems nobody under the age of

20 can spell nor add up any more. Even several professors at leading universities have commented

about the detrimental effect the digital revolution has had at the most intelligent young minds in the

country. The problem, evidently, lies with the automatically spell-check now widely available on

word processing software. Professor John Silver of the Sydney University, Australia, said, ―Why

should we bother to learn how to spell correctly or to learn even if the most basic of mathematical

sums, when at the press of a button we have our problem answering for us? The implications are

enormous. Will adults of the future look on the computer to make decisions for them, to tell them

who to marry or what house to buy? Are we heading for a future individually incapable of

independent human thought?‖

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2015 -2016-trường chuyên hùng vương)

Example: 0. with → without

Đáp án:

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

1. respects aspects 6. lies with lies in

2. them us 7. at on

3. generation generation of 8. even if even

for

or 9. answering answered 4. nor

5. Commented commented on 10. look on depend on

about

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Bài tập 11: Identify 10 words which shouldn’t be in the text. (10 points)

Sesame was one of the earliest herbs known to the world. There is some disagreement among all

authorities as to the exact place of origin of this ancient herb; it may only have been Africa,

Afghanistan or the East Indies. It is then mentioned in Sanskrit literature and Egyptian scripts, as

well as in old Hebrew writings. Cleopatra is supposed to have been used sesame oil as a skin

beautifier. Sesame used to grow in the wild, but recently has been grown up as an important crops in

many parts of the world. It grows to both three or four feet high and has white flowers that are e

followed by seeds which produces oil, high in protein and mineral content. A product of sesame

seeds is an edible cream known as tahini, which has had the consistency of honey and is extremely

popular in Middle Eastern and Greek food. Tahini is the principal ingredient in a popular sweet

called halva. When chilled and cut into small blocks it makes as an agreeable accompaniment to

black coffee. Sesame seed and honey bars are tasty sweets found out in cake shops and delicatessens.

Sesame meals, which is ground sesame seed, is obtained from health-food shops and is increasingly

found in some of bigger supermarkets. As it is so high itself in protein, vegetarians use large

quantities of it in their daily diet. In fact, anything using sesame is nutritious as well as delicious.

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2015 -2016-trường chuyên cao bằng)

Đáp án:

6. had 1. only

7. as 2. then

8. out 3. been

9. of 4. up

10. itself 5. both

Bài tập 12:

Read the text, find the mistakes and correct them (10 points)

The role of the traditional zoo, inheriting from the 19th century, has line 1

undergone a dramatic shift. A growing recognition that zoos ought to line 2

be in the vanguard of the fight for the devastation of our natural line 3

world has begun a zoologic revolution. The change occurred in the line 4

1960s, when the Jersey zoo was set off to breed endangered species. As a line 5

result, the breeding of animals in captive has become a complex line 6

science, with zoos around the world co-coordinating their efforts to line 7

avoid the genetic dangers of in-breeding small populations. line 8

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line 8 The answer for the question of whether zoos can have very much

line 10 impact on the preservation of endangered species is, probably,

line 11 minimally. Zoos do not focus their education efforts on those people in the

line 12 strongest positions to affect the future of the wildlife exhibited. For the

line 13 most part, conservation education is targeted at children and other non-

line 14 decision makers in a process too slow or too far away to address

line 15 the extinction crisis which exists now. Furthermore, the efforts of zoos

line 16 to inform lawmakers and government authorities are usually low-key or

line 17 un-existent. Campaigns are more likely to be for an animal exhibit rather

line 18 than for the existence of the animal itself.

line 19 Nevertheless, it does not do to address the future from a foundation of

line 20 pessimism. A vision of the future is embraced in which the human

line 21 population has leveled off at about 8.8 billion and wherein human effects

line 22 upon the environment have been tethered and considerable wildlife remain.

It certainly will not be as rich or abundant as today‘s wildlife, but with

substantial diverse and numbers of more or less wild ecosystems, and the

zoos‘ work, this vision can become reality.

( đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2015 -2016-trường chuyên lào cai)

Đáp án

1. line 1: inheriting --> inherited 6. line 8: for --> to

2. line 3: for --> against 7. line 11: minimally --> minimal

3. line 4: zoologic --> zoological 8. line 17: un-existent --> non-existent

4. line 5: off --> up 9. line 22: remain --> remains

5. line 6: captive --> captivity 10. line 24: diverse --> diversity

B. Dạng 2: Kỹ năng: Listening

Bài tập 1:

1: For question 1 – 10, listen to a recording material and supply the blank with the missing

information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from

the recording for each answer below

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1. The topics of most concern focused on ISIS, climate change, (1) …………………, economic

instability, and international disputes.

2. Regions of the world (2) ……………… or containing rainforests rated climate change as a high

priority.

3. Economic instability came in as (3) …………………, understandably feared the most by poor

countries. Ghana, Spain, and Uganda had the strongest concerns about their economies, with Spain

struggling in the EU, and the others among the world's (4) ………………… nations.

4. Understandably, Lebanon is located near (5) ……………………. Syria.

5. At the turn of the 20th century, (6) …………………………… and provocative journalism were

used to increase profits.

6. The United States has been called as ―an (7) ………………………… country‖ while Chinese

media is ―one of the most (8) …………………………. mass media‖ forms.

7. There are more than 150 countries that remained outside of the survey‘s scope, and (9)

………………………………. are often generalized.

8. Some of the happiest countries in the world still have major concerns (10) ……………………

2: For question 11-15, listen to a recording material and give short answers to the following

questions

11. How can one drop the level of melatonin when waking up in darkness?

………………………………………………………………………………………

12. Why should one expose himself to cold water?

………………………………………………………………………………………

13. In the morning, what is replenished when drinking a glass of water?

………………………………………………………………………………………

14. What is one benefit of having a high-fiber and carbohydrate breakfast?

………………………………………………………………………………………

15. Why does physical activity enhance cognition?

………………………………………………………………………………………

3: For question 16-20, you will hear a radio interview with someone who has been having ballet

lessons. Choose the answer (A,B,C or D) which fits best according to what you hear (10 pts)

16. Rupert says that before he started doing ballet lessons

A. he had been doing routine physical fitness training.

B. his knowledge of ballet had been growing.

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C. ballet had taken over from football as his greatest interest.

D. he had been considering doing ballroom dancing again.

17. Rupert days that when the idea of ballet lessons was suggested to him,

A. he thought it was a joke

B. he was unsure exactly what would be involved.

C. he began to have unrealistic expectations of what he could achieve,

D. he initially lacked the confidence to do it.

18. One of the advantages of ballet that Rupert mentions is that

A. it leads to fewer injuries than other physical activities.

B. it has both physical and mental effects.

C. it is particularly good for certain parts of the body.

D. it is more interesting than other forms of exercise.

19. What does Rupert say about the sessions?

A. The content of them is varied.

B. Some of the movements in them are harder than others for him.

C. All of the movements in them have to be done accurately.

D. They don‘t all involve basic movements.

20. What does Rupert say about his progress at ballet?

A. It has been much more rapid than he had expected.

B. It has made him consider giving up his other training.

C. It has given him greater appreciation of the skills of professionals.

D. It has led him to enroll for certain exams.

(đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương của trường chuyên hùng vương)

Đáp án:

1: For question 1 – 10, listen to a recording material and supply the blank with the missing

information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from

the recording for each answer below

(1). cyber-attacks

(2). bordering oceans

(3) a close second

(4). most impoverished

(5). ISIS-invaded

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(6.) overly sensationalist

(7). unusually frightened

(8). tightly state-controlled

(9). poll results

(10). on their plate.

2: For question 11-15, listen to a recording material and give short answers to the following

questions

11. Try an illuminating alarm clock

12. Make you feel alert

13. (Body) fluids

14. Satiate hunger/ Increase cognitive function

15. Due to the increased blood flow.

3: For question 16-20, you will hear a radio interview with someone who has been having ballet

lessons. Choose the answer (A,B,C or D) which fits best according to what you hear

16. A 17. D 18. B 19. C 20.C

Transcript

Part 1:

In July 2015, Pew Research released a report surveying more than 45,000 people in 50 nations,

asking what global threats they feared the most. The topics of most concern focused on ISIS, climate

change, (1). cyber-attacks, economic instability, and international disputes. So, what are countries

afraid of? Well, across the board, climate change was of the greatest concern to the most countries.

Regions of the world (2). bordering oceans or containing rainforests - namely those in Africa, Asia,

and especially Latin America rated it as a high priority. Burkina Faso, Brazil, and Peru were among

most vulnerable, least prepared, and most concerned about climate change. Economic instability

came in as (3) a close second, understandably feared the most by poor countries. Ghana, Spain, and

Uganda had the strongest concerns about their economies, with Spain struggling in the EU, and the

others among the world's (4). most impoverished nations. ISIS was also a significant worry, but for

fewer countries than ―economic instability concerns. Particularly, Lebanon, Spain, and South Korea

were the most worried about ISIS. Understandably, Lebanon is located near (5). ISIS-invaded Syria.

However, while Spain and South Korea have limited contact with the terrorist group, there have

been recent reports of ISIS-related violence and ISIS recruitment among their citizens. Within this

study, the United States was one of the most fearful nation across the board, while China had the

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lowest rates of extreme concern. Why is that? Well, a contributing factor may be related to the media

in each country. America has a long history of news ―fear mongering.‖ At the turn of the 20th

century, (6.) overly sensationalist and provocative journalism were used to increase profits. This,

quote, ―yellow journalism‖ was even said to have contributed to the start of the Spanish-American

war. The practice gained significant popularity, and has only increased today. Famed political

commentator Noam Chomsky has called the United States ―an (7). unusually frightened country.‖

By comparison, Chinese media, and in particular, Chinese TV, is ―one of the most (8). tightly state-

controlled mass media‖ forms. This means that Chinese citizens are much more enthusiastic about

government policies, and the nation‘s overall health. A separate Pew Poll found that China has

among the highest levels of confidence in their government in the world. But, as with many reports

on global trends, the original Pew survey on international concerns doesn‘t really offer a full story

on any one topic. There are more than 150 countries that remained outside of the survey‘s scope, and

(9). poll results are often generalized. Still, having a picture of what scares us the most does help

address our common fears. The world is a scary place, but that doesn‘t mean it‘s all bad. Some of the

happiest countries in the world still have major concerns (10). on their plate. To learn more about

which countries are happiest, check out this video. Thanks for watching, and don‘t forget to

subscribe! We have new videos coming out every day.

Part 2:

Coffee or caffeine in the morning is a necessity. After all, it stimulates your central nervous system,

elevates your mood, and increases your alertness. But for those times that it's not available or for

those who don't drink it, here are some scientific tips to kick your body into gear. Number one, find

the light. Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the brain, and is critical in regulating your sleep. When

it's dark, your body produces more melatonin, making you sleepy. And when it's light, the

production of melatonin drops. So open those curtains, go outside, and expose yourself to light in the

morning to decrease melatonin production and physiologically wake your body up. If you have to

wake up in darkness, try an illuminating alarm clock (11). They slowly fill your room with light to

wake you up naturally. Two, end your shower with cold water. Studies show that exposing yourself

to cold water can activate components of the brain responsible for regulating wakefulness, making

you feel alert (12). Researchers have also found that the shock of cold shower water can increase

your metabolic rate further, reducing feelings of fatigue. Three, hydrate yourself. Up to sixty percent

of your body is water. While sleeping, you sweat, breathe, get up to urinate, or poop. All of which

dehydrate you. Studies show that even mild dehydration decreases alertness, increases fatigue, and

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negatively affects mental concentration. So in the morning, grab a glass of water to replenish your

fluids (13) to fight off that tired feeling. And don't forget to drink water throughout the day to stay

alert. Four, eat a healthy breakfast. Researchers have found that participants feel more alert after

consuming a meal first thing in the morning. If the meal was high in simple sugars, like a donut, the

alertness wore off quickly, whereas if the meal was high in fiber and carbohydrates, like oats,

alertness lasted longer throughout the morning. Another study found that breakfasts high in fat taste

better, but led to consuming more food throughout the day as opposed to a high fiber and

carbohydrate breakfast which satiated hunger and increased cognitive function (14) throughout

the day. Five, drink some orange juice. Citrus fruits, like oranges, are rich in molecules called

"flavonoids". Flavonoids have been linked to slowing cognitive decline due to aging, and decreasing

the onset of Neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer‘s. One study found that participants who

consumed flavonoid-rich orange juice had increased alertness and cognitive function compared to

their counterparts who were fed a placebo. Number six, be physically active in the morning. Studies

have found that physically active students perform better on tests than those who are less active.

Physical activity enhances cognition due to the increased blood flow throughout the body, providing

your brain with more oxygen and increasing mental performance (15). And the hippocampus, which

is part of the brain critical for learning and memory, is highly active during exercise. And seven,

listen to music. Music has the ability to create a state of arousal, causing pupils to dilate and blood

pressure to increase. It can also increase activation in regions of the brain associated with movement

and emotion while potentially releasing the ―feel good‖ chemical, dopamine, throughout your body.

So build that wake up playlist.

Bài tập 2:

PART A. LISTENING (40 POINTS): You are advised to listen TWICE+

Section 1: Complete the notes below: Write ONE WORD for each answer. (20 points)

Question 1 - 6

SELF-DRIVE TOURS IN THE USA

Example:

Name: Andrea __Brown____

Address: 24 (1) ________________ Road

Postcode: BH5 2OP

Phone: (mobile) 077 8664 3091

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Heard about company from: (2) ___________________

Possible self-drive tours:

Trip 1:

 Los Angeles customer wants to visit: (3) ______________ parks with her children.

 Yosemite Park customer wants to stay in a lodge, not a (4) ____________.

Trip 2:

 Customer wants to see the (5) _____________ on the way to Cambria.

 At Santa Minoca: not interested in shopping.

 At San Diego, wants to spend time on the (6) _______________.

Question 7-10. Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Num Total Price (per Includes

ber distance person)

of

days

Trip 12 £ 525 (7)  accommodation

1 days _________  car

 one (8) ________

Trip 9 980 km (9)  accommodation

2 days £_________  car

 (10) _________

Section 2: Question 11-20 (10 points)

Question 11-15: Choose the best correct letter A, B, or C.

MANHAM PORT

11. Why did a port originally develop at Manham?

A. It was safe from enemy attack.

B. It was convenient for river transport.

C. It had a good position on the sea coast.

12. What caused Manham‘s sudden expansion during the Industrial Revolution?

A. the improvement in mining technologies.

B. the increase in demand for metals.

C. the discovery of tin in the sea.

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13. Why did rocks have to be sent away from Manham to be processed?

A. shortage of fuel

B. poor transport systems

C. lack of skills among local people

14. What happened when the port declined in the twentieth century?

A. The workers went away.

B. Traditional skills were lost.

C. Buildings were used for new purposes.

15. What did the Manham Trust hope to do?

A. discover the location of the original port

B. provide jobs for the unemployed

C. rebuild the port complex

Question 16-20: Answer the following questions (10 points)

16. Where should visitors start their visit?

………………………………………………………………………….

17. Who shouldn‘t be taken into the mine?

………………………………………………………………………….

18. Where should visitors visit next?

……………………………………………………………………………

19. What is the name of the beautiful old sailing ketch near the school?

……………………………………………………………………………….

20. By whom was the ship‘s wheel dredged out of the silt?

………………………………………………………………………………………..

(đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương của trường chuyên cao bằng)

PART A. LISTENING (20 X 2 = 40 pts)

Section 1: Complete the notes below. (10 X 2= 20 pts)

1. Ardleigh 2. newspaper 3. theme 4. tent 5. catsle

6. beach/beaches 7. 2020 8. flight 9. 429 10. dinner

Section 2: Question 11-20 (10 X 2= 20 pts)

11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C

16. the copper mine 17. Children under five 18. the village school

19. The George 20. a local fisherman

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Tapescripts

*Section 1:

TRAVEL AGENT: Good morning. World Tours. My name is Jamie.How can I help you?

ANDREA: Good morning. I want some information on self-drive tours in the USA

Could you send me a brochure?

TRAVEL AGENT: Of course, Could I have your nameplease?

ANDREA: Andrea Brown

TRAVEL AGENT. Thank you, and your address?

ANDREA: 24, Ardleigh Road

TRAVEL AGENT Can you spell that?

ANDREA A-R-D-L-E-I-G-H Road

TRAVEL AGENT Postcode?

ANDREA BH 5 20P

TRAVEL AGENT Thanks and can I have your phone number?

ANDREA Is a mobile alright?

TRAVEL AGENT Fine

ANDREA It‘s 07786643091

TRAVEL AGENT Thank you. And can I ask you where you heard about World Tours? From a

friend? Or did you see an advert somewhere?

ANDREA No, I read about you in the newspaper

TRAVEL AGENT Ok, I‘ll get the brochure in the post to you but can I give you some information

over the phone. What kinds of things do you want to do on your holiday?

ANDREA I‘m interested in going to California with my family. I‘ve got two children and we want

to hire a car.

TRAVEL AGENT Ok, we have a couple of self-drive tours there visiting different places of interests

in California. The first one begins in Los Angeles and there‘s plenty of time to visit some of the

theme parks there.

ANDREA that‘s something on my children list so I‘d want to include that

TRAVEL AGENT Good. Then you drive to San Francisco. You can drive to Yosemite Park where

you spend a couple of nights. You can choose to stay in a lodge or on the campsite.

ANDREA I don‘t like the idea of staying in a tent. It‘d be hot.

TRAVEL AGENT Right and the tour ends in Las Vegas

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ANDREA Ok

TRAVEL AGENT The other trip we can arrange is slightly different. It starts in San Francisco. Then

you drive south to Cambria

ANDREA Someone told me there‘s a really nice castle Cambria. Will we go near that?

TRAVEL AGENT Hearst Castle is on that road so you could stop there

ANDREA Good. I‘d like to do that. Does that trip also go into the desert?

TRAVEL AGENT No, it continues to Santa Monica where most people like to stop and

do some shopping

ANDREA We have enough of that at home so that doesn‘t interest us

TRAVEL AGENT Ok, well could you go straight on to San Diego

ANDREA that‘s good for beaches, isn‘t it?

TRAVEL AGENT that‘s right, that‘s a good place to relax and your children might like to visit the

zoo before flying home

ANDREA I don‘t think so. We want sometime for sunbathing and swimming

ANDREA So how many days are the trips and how much do they cost? TRAVEL AGENT The 1st one I told you is a self-drive tour through California which lasts 12 days

and covers 2,020 kilometers. The shortest journey is 206 km and the longest is 632 km. The cost is $

525 per person. That includes accommodation, car rental and a flight but no meals

ANDREA Ok and the other trips?

TRAVEL AGENT That lasts 9 days but you spend only 3 days on the road. You cover about 980 km

altogether.

ANDREA So is that cheaper then?

TRAVEL AGENT Yes, it‘s almost a hundred pounds cheaper. It‘s $429 per person, which is a good

deal

ANDREA So that covers accommodation and car hire, what about flights?

TRAVEL AGENT They aren‘t included. But these hotels offer dinner in the price.

ANDREA Ok, well, thank you very much . I‘ll be in touch when I‘ve had a chance to look at the

brochure.

TRAVEL AGENT I‘m pleased to help. Good bye.

ANDREA Good bye

*Section 2:

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Welcome to Manham port, where a thousand years of history are brought to life. All the family can

enjoy at Manhan: visit our copper mine, see models of machinery it used, have your photo taken in the 19th century costume, experience at first- hand how people lived at different stages throughout

history, and especially how children studied, worked and played.

The port of Manham is located in beautiful and peaceful countryside, on a bend in the great river

Avon, and developed here because it is the highest navigable point of the Avon-boats can no

higher up this river- and proved a handy place to load and unload cargo to and from the sea,

which is over 23 miles away. A small port was already established here when, about 9 hundred years

ago, tin was discovered nearby, though it wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution, when a

tremendous need for metals of all kinds developed that Manham expanded to become one of

the busiest ports in the country. And because it was already so busy, prospectors began to look for other minerals, and by the end of the 19th century, lead, copper, manganese and arsenic were added

to the cargos leaving Manham.

In the early days, the ores had been smelted or processed in the same area they were mined.

But, as demand grew, the smelting process required huge factory furnaces or fires to melt the metal

from the rock and there was not enough coal in the local area, so the rocks containing mineral

had to be shipped long distances. Sadly, in the 20th century the great port of Manham declined, and thousands of workers

were forced to emigrate out of the area. The building at the port fell into disrepair, and the place

became almost forgotten. But then the Manham Trust was formed to conserve the historical

resources of the area. It organized scores of local volunteers to remove undergrowth to find the

original outlines of the installations. It then brought in paid professional to match installations

with maps of the original port complex and to set about reconstructing it. Today, you can see

the results of this ambitious programmes of restoration. The intention and we believe this will be

realized before the end of the year, is to return Manham port to the condition it reached its peak as

―the greatest copper port in the country‖.

But what can you do and see on your visit today? Here are just a few highlights. We suggest

you start with the visit to the copper mine. Travel on converted mining trains and journey into the

depths of the mountain along seems once worked by hundreds of miners. Watch out especially for

the great pumping machines which rid the mines of water. But please be warned that, like all mines,

our is very dark and closed in and we do say that children under five and also dogs should not be

taken into the mine.

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The next recommended visit is to the village school. While looking round the classrooms,

take a special look at our display of games, which is one of the largest in the world. And it is

recommended that you time your visit to coincide with a guided tour. This will give you the

opportunity to ask a lot of questions. Near the school is the beautiful old sailing ketch called “the

George”. You are welcome to board the boat and look round the cabins. Look out for the ship‘s

wheel which was missing until only 5 years ago when it was dredged out of the silt by a local

fisherman. We have no idea how it got there but it‘s been polished and proudly restored to its

original place on the boat. Please take care going down the ladders if you wish to visit the lower

deck- we don‘t recommend you allow young children to use them.

So we hope you have a memorable visit to Manham port and will tell your friends all about us

Bài tập 3:

Part 1: Listen to a piece of news from BBC and complete each blank with NO MORE THAN

THREE WORDS or NUMBER. (20 points)

These (1)_________have yet to be given a name, but they belong to a group known as Titanosaurs.

They had long (2)__________ and are claimed by those who discovered them to have been the

largest creatures ever to have walked the Earth. At full stretch, they were the height of a

(3)________ and weighed more than ten full-grown elephants. Yet they were probably not fearsome,

but (4)________.

The giant dinosaurs lived (5)____________ago, in what is now Patagonia. Dr Bill Sellers, a

palaeontologist at the University of Manchester, says it's a very exciting discovery:

"This is an amazing find because they've got so many dinosaurs there. I mean, this is seven

individuals and these things are (6) __________! And actually it's really important because we don't

know very much about these. We actually have very very (7)_________, and it looks like they've got

quite a lot of bones here. So I think we will be able to piece together what's a real animal rather than

a sort of (8)_________."

So far more than (9)________have been found. The discovery should increase our understanding of

how these (10)_______ creatures evolved.

Your answers:

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

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5. 10.

Source: bbc.com.uk/learningenglish/wordsinthenews

Part 2: Listen and answer the following questions with short answers. (10 points)

1. What does the speaker suggest the students use when they begin writing résumé?

________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is useful when applying for a job and should be included?

________________________________________________________________________________

3. What does the speaker believe the CV should have?

________________________________________________________________________________

4. What can the words in a CV can describe?

________________________________________________________________________________

5. What do some people forget to provide on their CV?

________________________________________________________________________________

Source: IELTS practice tests by Peter May

Part 3: Listen and choose the correct answer to each question. Write your answer (A, B, or C)

in the space provided. (10 pts)

1. These sessions with a counselor are _____.

A. compulsory for all students

B. available to any students

C. for science students only

2. The counselor says that new students have to _____.

A. spend more time on the college premises

B. get used to working independently

C. work harder than they did at school

3. John complains that the resource center _____.

A. has limited opening hours

B. has too few resources

C. gets too crowded

4. The counselor suggests to John that _____.

A. most other students can cope

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B. he needs to study all the time

C. he should be able to fit in some leisure activities

5. Before being able to help John, the counselor needs to _____.

A. talk with some of his lectures

B. consult his tutor

C. get more information from him

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Source: CAE practice test

(đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 – 2017 trường chuyên lào cai)

Đáp án

Part 1: (10 points)

1. creatures 2. necks and tails 3. seven-storey building

4. mild-mannered vegetarians. 5. 100 million years 6. enormous

7. few complete skeletons 8. composite 9. 200 bones

10. magnificent

Part 2: (10 points)

1. the Internet

2. A typed cover letter

3. A beautiful layout

4. your skills and experiences

5. a contact number

Part 3: (10 pts)

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C

SCRIPTS

Part 1:

These creatures have yet to be given a name, but they belong to a group known as Titanosaurs. They

had long necks and tails and are claimed by those who discovered them to have been the largest

creatures ever to have walked the Earth. At full stretch, they were the height of a seven-storey

building and weighed more than ten full-grown elephants. Yet they were probably not fearsome, but

mild-mannered vegetarians.

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The giant dinosaurs lived 100 million years ago, in what is now Patagonia. Dr Bill Sellers, a

palaeontologist at the University of Manchester, says it's a very exciting discovery:

"This is an amazing find because they've got so many dinosaurs there. I mean, this is seven

individuals and these things are enormous! And actually it's really important because we don't know

very much about these. We actually have very very few complete skeletons, and it looks like they've

got quite a lot of bones here. So I think we will be able to piece together what's a real animal rather

a sort of composite." than

So far more than 200 bones have been found. The discovery should increase our understanding of

how these magnificent creatures evolved.

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Part 2:

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Part 3:

COUNSELLOR: Well to be quite honest, John, I think they would be useful for everybody but well,

everybody has their own way of going about things. I prefer people just to drop in when they can.

JOHN: Yes.

COUNSELLOR: I find that talking to students about the requirements of a course helps to clarify

what needs to be done. I mean the biggest difference between college and school is that new college

students really have to do a lot of work on their own, and it's sometimes useful to get advice on how

to take control of your time and work effectively.

JOHN: Yes. I mean, it seems like a very light workload until assignment time comes and then I seem

to be working all night sometimes. I'm not the only one. It's ridiculous. The resource centre is very

good but it closes so early. It's in the library and so you'd think you could use it more. It's a real

problem for me.

COUNSELLOR: Well, you're certainly not the only person in that position, as I'm sure you've found.

It really comes down to using every available hour in a systematic way. If you do this with a plan,

then you'll find that you still have time for yourself and your hobbies as well.

JOHN: Yeah. I've heard from Thomas that you made him a sort of plan like this, and he's going

away for the weekend with all his work handed in, whereas I haven't even started.

COUNSELLOR: I need to find out a few more things about you first. I'll give you this form to fill in

about your lectures and things before you leave.

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COUNSELLOR: Now, what are your main problems?

JOHN: Well, what most concerns me is I'm still not doing very well in my assignments.

COUNSELLOR: Well, I know that you plan your writing carefully, but this can come to nothing if

the assignment doesn't answer the question. That really is the key. You must read the question

carefully and give it a great deal of thought before you even start planning or writing your first draft.

It's also vital to check your work for errors. Everybody makes them, and they can influence the

person marking the work. So, always take time at the end to check what you have written.

JOHN: As far as listening is concerned, I find it hard to keep up sometimes in lectures, especially

two-hour ones. I sometimes just seem to go off into a dream.

COUNSELLOR: It's a good idea to find out from your lecturers if they mind you recording the

lectures. You only need one of those small cassette recorders. The quality is pretty good and a

second listening can really clarify things. Something else you can do is check your notes with a

friend after the lecture.

JOHN: Yes. That's a good idea. Thanks. It's hard to do all that all the time though, especially when

there's so much reading to do.

COUNSELLOR: Yes. It's important, though, not to confine yourself to reading on your subject. You

should also read things of general interest that appeal to you. You know, novels, newspapers, that

kind of thing. Do you have a good dictionary?

JOHN: Not really. I've never bothered with one

COUNSELLOR: Mmmm. It would probably be a good idea to get one. Dictionaries are not

expensive and they can help a lot. Also you can underline or highlight new words and ...

Bài tập 4:

I. You will hear a radio interview with the comedian Brain Conley, who does a considerable

amount of work in panto, a type of family-friendly show which is popular at Christmas. For

questions 1-5, choose the answer which fits best according to what you hear.(10p)

1. Brian likes Birmingham because:

It has provided him with a steady income A.

It is where he grew up B.

It was where he first became famous C.

2. When they discuss children‘s participation in panto, Brian says that

he prefers children not to come up on stage A.

it‘s important to get the parents‘ permission if a child wants to participate B.

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C. he thinks that children‘s participation adds a certain quality to the show

3. Brian became involved in comedy because

A. He had wanted to do it since he was a child.

B. His friends at school encouraged him to do it.

C. He found he could earn more by doing comedy.

4. What does Brian say about providing comedy for corporate events?

A. It is easy because the audience has had a lot to drink.

B. He has learnt how to respond to comments from the audience.

C. It‘s the only way for many comedians to find work.

5. What does Brian feel with regards to nerves?

A. He agrees with a comment someone made early in his career

B. He no longer feels nervous because he is more experienced

C. The extent of his nerves has changed over the years

II. You will listen to a recording about a new kind of school in the U.K. Listen carefully and

supply the blanks with missing information.(20p)

 The idea of Studio School comes from an organization named Young Foundation who has

introduced innovations like Open University, Extended Schools, Summer Universities, School of

Everything and (6) __________________________.

 Two problems before the idea of Studio School was found out related to:

(7) _____________________: not seeing any relationship between what they learned and future

jobs.

Employers: complaining that kids coming out of the schools were not ready for work and did not

have (8) _____________________________.

 Cognitive skills: formal academic skills.

 Non- cognitive skills: the skills of (9) _________________________.

 This idea is called ―Studio School‖ originated from the idea of a studio (10)

______________________.

 Characteristics of Studio School:

- Sizes of schools: (11)____________________ pupils at the age of 14 to 19 year-olds.

- 80% of program is studied through practical project, commission to businesses and (12)

____________________________.

- Percentage of theoretical academic lessons: (13) ___________________.

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 Prototyping period:

- 2 first places where the project was carried included: Luton and Blackpool.

- The most important result of trial phase: the pupils who were (14) ______________________ had

jumped right to the top

- 35 schools are expected to establish throughout England next year.

- The main method of spreading Studio School is (15) ____________________.

III. You will hear a woman on a radio program interviewing a driving instructor about his

job. Answer the questions .(10p)

1. Why do people want to pass the driving test quickly ?

...........................................................................................

2. Does Fred have to try hard to get customers ?

................................................................................

3. How does Fred prepare learners for their lesson?

...........................................................................................

4. Why are new drivers nervous?

..........................................................................................

5. When does Fred allow his pupils to drive unaided?

...................................................................................

(đề đề xuất trại hè hùng vương năm học 2016 – 2017 tỉnh yên bái)

Đáp án

I.

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A

II.

Schools for Social Entrepreneurs 1.

Bored teenagers 2.

right attitudes and experiences 3.

motivation, resilience 4.

where work and learning are integrated 5.

about 300, 400 6.

through real life 7.

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20% 8.

9. in the lowest performing groups

10. word of mouth

III.

1. Because they don‘t want to spend too much

2.No, he doesn't

3. He encourages them to relax

4. Because their reactions are slower

5. When they can handle the car quite well.

C. Kỹ năng: Speaking: được chia thành 3 giai đoạn

 Giai đoạn 1: tôi cung cấp cho các em ngữ liệu theo chủ đề lớn để các em có ý tưởng về các

vấn đề liên quan đến việc chuẩn bị các chủ đề nói

I. Topic: SOCIAL NETWORKING

A. The Pros of Social Networking

1. Staying Connected

The main purpose of social media is to be able to stay connected to friends and families in today‘s

fast paced and ever changing worlds. You are able to rekindle old friendships, share family photos,

and special events in your life with just about everyone you know, at the same time.

2. Finding People With Common Interests

Social networking is also a great way to meet entirely new people. You can seek out groups that are

focused towards your special interests and hobbies and connect with local people that share the same

interests. Online and social media dating is almost more common than traditional dating is in today‘s

world.

3. Invaluable Promotional Tool

Companies, artists, and musicians can reach an impossibly large and diverse amount of people using

social media sites. This allows them to promote and market themselves and their products in a way

that has never been seen before.

4. Information Spreads Incredibly Fast

Breaking news and other important information can spread like wildfire on social media sites.

Important things like recalls, storm information, or missing children are all communicated and taken

seriously very quickly.

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5. Helps To Catch And Convict Criminals

People often do not think of the consequences of what they post of these social sites. Pictures of

themselves doing illegal things, or even bragging posts about crimes they have committed are all

things that law enforcement use to persecute these criminals. They also use these sites to identify and

solve existing cases.

B. The Cons of Social Networking

1. Perpetuates False And Unreliable Information

Just like stated above, anything can spread to millions of people within hours or days on social

media. This also, unfortunately, includes things that are false or made up. This information can cause

panic and severe misinformation in society.

2. Causing Major Relationship Problems

Online social interactions with social networking have not only been starting new relationships, but

ending many others. It is very simple to communicate and share pictures or plans with a person on

social media and keep it completely under wraps. This new temptation has been driving wedges into

people‘s real life, offline relationships, often time ending them for good. Social networking puts trust

to the limit.

3. Cyber Bullying Is A Growing Problem

Having access to people‘s lives at all times is not always a good thing. A new trend of cyber bullying

is wreaking havoc all across the world. This is especially true with young kids. They are publicly

harassing one another, and posting mean or slanderous things which are broadcast-ed to the entire

cyber world.

4. Used To Profile and Discriminate In The Job World

Just about everyone has a social media account the shows what they look like, the type of life that

they live, and how old they are. Employers are using this to their advantages is some very unsettling

ways. Jobs that are looking for a certain criteria of person, but cannot legally express these criteria,

are using social media to prescreen their applicants.

5. The Addiction Is Real

One of the biggest problems with the social media craze is that people are becoming more and more

addicted to using it. It is the number one time waster at work, in school, and at home. All of this has

caused people to have literal withdraws from their social networks. Crazy!

Important Facts About Social Networking

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 In 2013, a study showed that 79% of all adults in the United States had at least one social

network profile.

 2.1 billion people in the world have social media accounts.

 Mobile phones now make up 72% of internet traffic to these sites.

 70 million photos and videos are uploaded to Instagram every single day, and that is a

number that is steadily rising.

 Nearly 50% of all Twitter users have never sent a tweet.

II. Topic: CHARACTERISTICS OF A GLOBAL CITIZEN

1.Open-minded & confident

Going into life as a global citizen with your head in the past is not going to work. If you‘re going to

take on the big, wide world, you‘re going to have to embrace the change, not think about the past.

Being a global citizen means you are taking on new challenges, you‘re adapting to a new lifestyle

and, in order to fit into your new surroundings, you need to be open-minded. Take in, think about

and accept new ideas and values, new thoughts and feelings; be confident that you can and will

survive in this new place without the amount of support you had back home. That way you‘ll find

adjusting to your role as a global citizen much easier. You won‘t be bogged down in what used to

be, and you‘ll be taking in new surroundings, making new memories and discovering new things

about yourself every single day.

2. Adaptable & flexible

You are changing your surroundings and your lifestyle; that means you need to change your

schedule. To fit into your new role as a global citizen, you can‘t stick to the schedule you used to

live by. If someone, last minute, asks you to go for a drink, you skip the gym and head to the bar

instead. Different countries and different cultures live by different rules; you need to adjust to those

and be flexible. Things won‘t be the same as they were back home – you might not be able to go

shopping on a Sunday or buy liquor in the grocery store.

READ MORE from this issue of Global Living Magazine

3. Curious & adventurous

You are in a new country, a new city, a new part of the world. Things aren‘t the same anymore.

There are new experiences around every corner and you need to grab them with both hands and see

where they take you. Explore new places whenever you can, find out about the history of the place

you are living in and its surroundings, look into the local cultures and learn about them. If you are

not eager to find out more and take adventures whenever possible, learning about your host country

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may be a struggle. Ask questions so that you can understand more about the lifestyle of the local

people in your new home. People are built on their history and everybody‘s history is different;

learning about it can definitely help you to understand their outlook on life.

4. Become a local citizen & embrace new cultures

Legally, you are a citizen of your home country, but you need to know what is happening in your

host country too! Now I‘m not necessarily saying the ins and outs of everything political that‘s going

on (although a little knowledge will probably do you some good); we‘re talking festivals, local

burger joints, the place for that perfect view and everything else the locals know about but the

tourists don‘t! Head off the beaten track, mix with the locals and make friends with them; that way

you‘ll find out about the ‗real‘ side of the place where you‘re living, not just the places the tourists

head to. Then you can blend in and call yourself a local too! Try new things as much as possible.

Depending on where you live that could mean you‘re eating locusts, heading to a local temple or

going down to the ballpark for a baseball game. Thinking and heading outside of the box is the way

forward!

5. See challenges as opportunities, not threats

Let‘s face it, moving your life from one country to another is not going to be an easy ride; we all

know that, right? There will be tough times, there will be challenges, but instead of feeling depressed

by them you need to see them as an opportunity. Don‘t feel like the world is against you and things

are just too tough in this new place and culture you call home; work out a way to turn it around to

your advantage. You might not be able to speak the language very well, so take some lessons and

make it your goal to be able to have conversations with the locals. You might not be too confident

when it comes to networking to make new friends; instead of running away scared, take baby steps,

take someone with you and make a point of splitting up to talk to new people. Embrace things

instead of running away from them. It‘s the only way you‘ll adjust to being that global citizen you

aim to be.

Being a global citizen is one of the most amazing things you will ever be. You are open to

everything and you learn so much from other cultures. Your mind is receptive to a million new

things and it‘s always seeking out something different.

Thinking outside the box and not limiting yourself to the things you know, love and grew up with

will, in my opinion, make you a better person. You‘ll understand the world more, you‘ll understand

the people who surround you more, and you‘ll be able to educate others. And if you possess these

characteristics, you‘ll definitely be more likely to make it as a global citizen!

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III. Topic: GLOBALIZATION

Good sides

 Globalization lets countries do what they can do best. If, for example, you buy cheap steel from

another country you don‘t have to make your own steel. You can focus on computers or other

things.

 Globalization gives you a larger market. You can sell more goods and make more money. You

can create more jobs.

 Consumers also profit from globalization. Products become cheaper and you can get

new goods more quickly.

Bad sides

 Globalization causes unemployment in industrialized countries because firms move

their factories to places where they can get cheaper workers.

 Globalization may lead to more environmental problems. A company may want to

build factories in other countries becauseenvironmental laws are not as strict as they are at home.

Poor countries in the Third World may have to cut down more trees so that they can sell wood to

richer countries.

 Globalization can lead to financial problems . In the 1970s and 80s countries like Mexico,

Thailand, Indonesia or Brazil got a lot of money from investors who hoped they could build up

new businesses there. These new companies often didn‘t work, so they had toclose down and

investors pulled out their money.

 Some of the poorest countries in the world, especially in Africa, may get even poorer. Their

population is not as educated as indeveloped countries and they don‘t have the new technology that

we do.

 Human, animal and plant diseases can spread more quickly through globalization.

Many experts say that we need a different kind of globalization in our world today. There must be

ways to make sure that all countries profit from the good sides of globalization. We should help

poorer countries by giving them better education and showing them how new technology works.

Every year, leaders of the world‘s biggest industrial countries get together to

discuss economic problems. This meeting is called the G8 summit. In the last few years groups

against globalization have organized protest marches and demonstrations to point out that not

everyone is happy with how the world‘s economy is developing.

IV. Topic: BENEFITS OF EDUCATION

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Employment

Candidates with an education, regardless of whether it is in college or a trade, have many more

employment options than an unskilled worker. The credits and achievements you make in your

educational field help to put you on the right track for a great job. This boosts your independence,

and allows you to make a living once you finish studying, and be a positive member of society.

People who have studied, and spent the time to learn specialist skills are usually rewarded with a

higher salary, and are more financially secure than their uneducated counterparts.

Responsibility

Successfully completing your education teaches you how to manage yourself and be responsible.

Throughout your education there will be many times where you‘ve had to make sacrifices to study,

or write assignments – and you have to spend time away from your family and friends. All just so

you can pass your courses. Learning to deal with this, and take responsibility is the core of

discovering what you‘re really capable of. If you‘re struggling on this part, check out this course

that covers what is essential in getting educated. Get this right, and it will carry over into all

aspects of your life.

Logic

Another great aspect about an education is that it teaches you how to use logic. You learn critical

reasoning as you write assignments for your classes, and discover the tools and necessary

arguments you can use to reinforce your opinions and back up your claims. It helps you to see

when you are being told untruths, as you use your reasoning skills you‘ve developed to question

and analyze everything that you‘re told.

Experience

Throughout your college education you will be in contact with a wide group of peers, much larger

than you faced in school. It‘s from these people you‘ll discover new points of view, learn to

appreciate diversity, and grow as a person. It also gives you a better and more developed

understanding of the world, and the important current events that are occurring in it. It also helps

you to build and reinforce your reputation and social image, which have a strong base in your

educational qualifications. People look at you differently if you‘re ―Dr. Smith‖, or Joe at the car

wash, it‘s an unfortunate fact of life. In addition, a good education allows you to positively

contribute and become an active member in a society, as we understand, and participate in the

changes and development that is required to make a community great.

Empowerment

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Your teachers help you develop and reach your potential, challenging and pushing you to your

limits so that you reach new heights, and achieve far greater things than you ever thought possible.

Being educated helps establish your independence, and gives you a reliable trust in your instincts

and knowledge to make the right decisions. It allows you to make decisions based on logic and

reasoning, and create your own responses rather than simply following the pack.

Friends

Throughout your education you‘ll have many opportunities to make friends along the way. In your

classes and lectures there will be ample chance to meet new people, and circumstances often force

you to work in pairs or a group to get a task done. In addition, you‘ll also spend a large amount of

time with your classmates, so take the time to get to know them. It‘s in school and college you

form the friendships that last a lifetime, as you are brought together with people that have common

interests and share fantastic experiences with.

Learning

The key to education is learning, so that you can benefit from all of the mistakes people before you

have made. This base knowledge allows you to capitalize on the solutions, and build on what has

been achieved already, without repeating the mistakes. A solid education gives you a base level of

understanding that allows you to actively participate in intellectual conversations, and makes you

aware and open minded in any situation.

Time Management

With many classes, deadlines, and often additional family or work responsibilities outside of your

learning, there will be many demands on your time. As a result, most students turn into effective

machines, as they churn out assignments and study for exams, while working part time or looking

after their family. This pressure forces you to become a master of time management, which will

carry over into all parts of your life.

Discipline

There‘s no better place than school to learn that every action has a consequence. Failing to pass a

class means that you need to repeat it, where in the real world you may never realize the lost

opportunity from missing a deadline or letting down your boss. Learning to deal with the

consequences of your actions in a supportive environment is ideal, and will make you a more

disciplined individual.

Social Skills

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Throughout your education you are often forced to interact with people that you would not talk to

in normal circumstances. Embrace it and learn the social skills you need to excel not just in the

classroom, but in events, meetings and social gatherings as well. Building the ―soft‖ people skills

is a wonderful advantage of an education, and is reflected in the way you talk, make perceptions

and interact with everyone that you meet. You‘ll be much better off than your uneducated

counterparts.

Organizational Skills

Regardless of the job you end up doing, being organized is key to success in your education. You

won‘t excel unless you have a study plan, allocate time to doing your assignments, and also

balance your social life alongside the academic. The organizational skills you develop as you

master the balance in your life will always remain and be a benefit to you, even after you graduate

and are working full time.

Perspective

What you learn, and the people you meet as you are studying gives you a much broader picture of

the world. You‘ll understand diversity, other cultures, religions and places, and get a real sense of

what the world is all about. This perspective is one of the key advantages of an education, as it

opens your eyes to the opportunity that is all around you.

Potential

Throughout your education you have the opportunity to be exposed to many different fields. From

accounting to biology, engineering to arts, there is the opportunity to learn almost anything that

you could imagine. This lets you choose fields that both excite you, and you‘re passionate about.

Reduces Inequality

For people that do not have a fortunate background, education is the greatest equalizer. The

availability of education today is much more prevalent than in generations past, allowing

individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds to compete with the majority of job seekers.

Being able to gain a degree they are on the same level as many others, and can rise from their

present level, reducing inequality, both at an economic and a social level in a society. This course

is great as it helps you discover how to get the best education you can.

Ultimately, an education is key to improving the quality of human life. It‘s the core where the

combined knowledge, skills, customs and values are passed on to the new generation, and are

essential in the development of an individual. In addition, the positive influence that these

individuals can have on society once they are armed with the knowledge and experience to make a

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difference is immense, and there is no doubt that education is key to a world that is also a great

place in which to live.

V. Topic: BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

1. Career Preparation

Some young people have a pretty solid idea of what type of career they would like to have as an

adult. For such people, post-secondary education will primarily serve as a means for gaining the

skills, training and knowledge necessary to enter their desired profession.

This is one of the most acknowledged reasons for people to seek higher education. However, many

young people aren‘t sure what they want to do – and that‘s okay.Having goals is great, but nothing

says that we need to have our lives totally planned out by the age of 17. In fact, many major

universities encourage incoming students not to select an area of focus until after their freshman

year, or in some cases, their sophomore year. So, even if you‘re not sure what profession you‘re

interested in pursuing, you should remain mindful that academic environments offer one of the best

places to explore your options and make that choice.

2. Broader Practical Benefits

Preparing oneself for a career isn‘t the only practical benefit of a college education. According to

a 2013 report by The College Board, there are many other important ones. Consider the following

areas in which people with more than a high school diploma tend to be more successful:

 Economic: The median yearly income of someone with a high school diploma alone is $35,400,

compared to $44,800 with a two-year (Associate‘s) degree and $56,500 with a four-year

(Bachelor‘s) degree. Even taking into account the repayment of student loan debt, two-year and four-

year degree-holders tend to earn substantially more over their lifetimes than those with only a high

school diploma.

 Health: People who obtain post-secondary education tend to make healthier choices. In 2012, only

8% of four-year degree-holders surveyed smoked, compared to 20% with an Associate‘s degree and

25% with a high school diploma alone. Among 25-34-year-olds, 85% of those with a Bachelor‘s

degree and 71% with an Associate‘s degree reported exercising weekly, compared to 60% of those

with no post-secondary education. This trend remained constant throughout all age brackets.

 Civic Involvement: Among those who hold a Bachelor‘s degree, 45% report knowing ―quite a

bit‖ about current political issues, compared to 34% with some college or a two-year degree and

21% with a high school diploma alone. Among people ages 25-44, 73% of Bachelor‘s degree-

holders and 58% of Associate‘s holders voted in the 2012 presidential election, compared to 42% of

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those with a diploma alone. In 2012, 17% of those with no post-secondary education reported

volunteering, compared to 29% of those with some college or a two-year degree and 42% with a

Bachelor‘s or higher.

 People who seek education beyond high school are likely to be better off in terms of economic

well-being, physical health and participation in political and community affairs. Regardless of what

you study, devoting time to educating yourself and training your brain beyond high school comes

with many potential benefits.

3. Personal Development

Not all skills are clearly connected to a career or statistics, but they can be equally as important to a

well-rounded, fulfilling life. The following benefits, typically derived from a successful higher

education experience, can prove to be major enhancements to your life:

 Better communication (written and verbal): Many higher education programs feature advanced

writing and speaking assignments; this trains individuals to express themselves clearly and

communicate more effectively with others.

 Critical thinking skills: The ability to think and to think well – to ask questions, to analyze and to

reflect, for example – is crucial to all areas of life. The ability to identify and solve problems comes

in handy in one‘s personal and social life as well as on the job. Critical thinking skills can be

cultivated in any number of higher education programs, whether you‘re learning to diagnose a

problem in a car‘s engine or analyzing a literary work. See our article titled The Importance of Good

Thinking for added perspective on this point.

 Identification of skills: Young people may find that they have skills they didn‘t know they had as

they are exposed to new things and new ideas in a higher education environment. You may be

surprised to find that you excel at a certain type of math, have a knack for dancing or want to read

more from a certain author. There are many great things to know that will broaden your prospects in

life and pursuing higher education will expose you to many of them.

 Realization of passions: Young people may be shocked to learn that they love physics in college,

or that they really want to pursue art. Putting yourself in an educational setting where you can dabble

with different disciplines can wake you up to passions you never knew or realized were there.

 Greater sense of discipline: While programs vary, in many higher education settings, students are

given more responsibility than ever before. They must take initiative, manage their time well and

remain organized. These skills can transfer to all other areas of life, from keeping one‘s living space

livable to being a reliable person to excelling at one‘s job.

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

Sense of accomplishment: A high school diploma is something to be proud of, but, since

school is mandatory until the age of 16, young people spend about half their time there without

having chosen to do so. This can make the experience feel more like an obligation than something a

person willingly pursued. But the choice to enter and complete a higher education program is based

purely on a person‘s initiative, and the sense of accomplishment that comes from going ―above and

beyond‖ is something that can instill you with the confidence to pursue whatever you desire in life.

Not all benefits of education are career-oriented, although the above benefits do have practical

applications in that area as well. Developing oneself in the above ways is extremely valuable, and

higher education can help you do so.

4. Pursuing a Passion

This is perhaps the least-accepted reason, culturally, to pursue higher education. Some hold that the

time and financial investment of post-secondary school should only be pursued with practical,

concrete career goals in mind. However, pursuing our passions is an extremely important component

of a healthy, well-lived life.

When I first began thinking about college, I had no clue what I wanted to be when I grew up. But I

knew that I had an intense love of philosophy – asking and thinking about questions such as what

has value in the world and how we should treat one another. I could have made myself miserable by

entering a program that had more clear career prospects but less interest to me, or I could have

skipped college altogether and read my books on my own. But I knew I wanted to commit a

substantial amount of time and energy to rigorous study of the discipline. I‘ve heard it a million

times: ―What can you do with that degree?‖

With that degree, I can show that I worked hard. With the education that led up to that degree, I am a

better thinker and writer. Just as important, I think, is that I spent four years of my life immersed in

something I love and realizing that I want to incorporate it in how I behave and what I do throughout

my life. My studies have influenced how I treat others and the work I do for Good Choices Good

Life – incorporating important philosophical concepts into practical decision-making advice. We can

figure out ways to apply our passions as we pursue them.

―Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.‖

William Butler Yeats

Education is not only a tool for making money – it can be good for our hearts and souls as well, and

help us figure out how we want to live. On top of the well-being that comes with pursuing a passion

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through higher education, one gets the additional benefits mentioned above, making it not only

fulfilling, but very practical as well.

One‘s choice of school and program will depend largely on what he or she seeks to gain from higher

education, but before a person can make a good choice in this area, it‘s necessary to know about the

different options available. In Part 2, we‘ll go over several different types of programs in detail.

Then, in Part 3, we‘ll cover many considerations one should keep in mind when choosing a program.

VI. Topic: BENEFITS OF STUDYING ABROAD

1. See the World

The biggest reason you should consider a study abroad program is the opportunity to see the world .

By studying abroad, you will experience a brand-new country with incredible new outlooks, customs

and activities. The benefits of studying abroad include the opportunity to see new terrains, natural

wonders, museums and landmarks of your host nation.

In addition, when you‘re abroad, you won‘t be limited to traveling in just the nation in which you are

studying – you can see neighboring countries as well! For example, if you study in France, you‘ll

have the option to travel through various parts of Europe including London , Barcelona , and Rome.

2. Education

Another reason you might consider studying abroad is for the chance to experience different styles

of education. By enrolling in a study abroad program, you‘ll have the chance to see a side of your

major that you may not have been exposed to at home.

You‘ll find that completely immersing yourself in the education system of your host country is a

great way to really experience and understand the people, its traditions, and its culture. Education is

the centerpiece of any study abroad trip—it is, after all, a study abroad program—and choosing the

right school is a very important factor.

3. Take in a New Culture

Many students who choose to study abroad are leaving their home for the first time. When they

arrive in their new host country, they are fascinated by the distinct cultural perspectives. When you

study abroad you will find incredible new foods, customs, traditions, and social atmospheres.

You will find that you have a better understanding and appreciation for the nation‘s people and

history. You will have the opportunity to witness a completely new way of life.

4. Hone Your Language Skills

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Chances are if you‘re planning on studying abroad, one of the major draws is the opportunity to

study a foreign language. Studying abroad grants you the opportunity to completely immerse

yourself in a new language, and there is no better way to learn than to dive right in.

In addition to the considerable language practice you will get just in day to day life, your host

university will likely offer language courses to provide you with a more formal education. Immerse

yourself in a new culture and go beyond a purely academic experience

5. Career Opportunities

When you finish your study abroad program and return home, you will return with a new perspective

on culture, language skills, a great education, and a willingness to learn. Needless to say, all of these

are very attractive to future employers.

Many students find that they love their host country so much that they decide to seek work there. If

you can relate, you will find that a local education will be very valuable when searching for a

potential job in that country.

6. Find New Interests

If you are still questioning why to study abroad, you should know that studying in a different country

offers many new activities and interests that you may never have discovered if you‘d stayed at home.

You might find that you have an as-yet undiscovered talent for hiking, water sports, snow skiing,

golf, or various other new sports you may never have tried back home.

You‘ll also have the chance to discover other new and exciting forms of entertainment. Plays,

movies, dancing, nightclubs, and concerts are just a few activities that you can enjoy.

7. Make Lifelong Friends

One of the biggest benefits of studying abroad is the opportunity to meet new lifelong friends from

different backgrounds. While studying abroad, you will attend school and live with students from

your host country. This gives you the opportunity to really get to know and create lasting

relationships with your fellow students.

After the study abroad program ends, make an effort stay in contact with your international friends.

In addition to rewarding personal relationships, these friends can also be important networking tools

later down the road.

8. Personal Development

There is nothing quite like being on your own in a foreign country. You might find that studying

abroad really brings out your independent nature. Students who study abroad become explorers of

their new nation and really discover the curiosity and excitement that they harbor.

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A benefit to studying abroad is the opportunity to discover yourself while gaining an understanding

of a different culture. Being in a new place by yourself can be overwhelming at times, and it tests

your ability to adapt to diverse situations while being able to problem solve.

9. Graduate School Admissions

Like future employers, graduate school admissions boards look very highly on study abroad

experiences. Students that study abroad display diversity and show that they aren‘t afraid to seek out

new challenges or put themselves in difficult situations.

Most importantly, students who have studied abroad show just how committed they are to their

education. Graduate schools regularly look for candidates who will bring a unique aspect to their

university. Students who have studied abroad have shown that they have the curiosity and

educational acumen to be a leader in graduate school.

10. Life Experience

Why study abroad? For most students, this time may be the only opportunity they ever get to travel

abroad for a long period of time. Eventually you will find a job and career, and the opportunity to

study abroad may turn out to be a once in a life time opportunity.

Take this opportunity to travel the world with no commitments but to study and learn about new

cultures. Studying abroad is an experience unlike any other.

VII. Topic: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

A. GLOBAL WARMING

1. The main reasons of global warming

+ burning fossil fuels

+ deforestation

+ farming

2. The main effects of global warming: the climate change,

+ Temperature rise

+ More frequequent and serve weather

+ High death rate

+ Dirtier air

+ High wildlife extinction rates

+ More acidic oceans

+ Higher sea level

3. The solutions

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We must significantly reduce the amount of heat-trapping emissions we are putting into the

atmosphere.

 Expand the use of renewable energy and transform our energy system to one that is cleaner

and less dependent on coal and other fossil fuels.

 Increase vehicle fuel efficiency and support other solutions that reduce U.S. oil use.

 Place limits on the amount of carbon that polluters are allowed to emit.

 Build a clean energy economy by investing in efficient energy technologies, industries, and

approaches.

 Reduce tropical deforestation and its associated global warming emissions.

B. POLLUTION

1. Kinds of pollution

- Air pollution

- Land pollution

- Light pollution

- Noise pollution

- Thermal pollution

- Visual ppolution

- Water pollution

2. Causes of pollution

 Pollution from cars, trucks, and other vehicles is and has been our major environmental

pollution issue for almost a century now. The problem is we did not realize this until the problem

had manifested to monumental proportions.

 Fossil fuel emissions from power plants which burn coal as fuel contributed heavily, along with

vehicles burning fossil fuels, to the production of smog. Smog is the result of fossil fuel combustion

combined with sunlight and heat. The result is a toxic gas which now surrounds our once pristine

planet. This is known as ―ozone smog‖ and means we have more problems down here than we do in

the sky.

 Carbon dioxide is another product from all of the vehicles on the planet as well as unreformed

power plants and other industrial facilities. A continually growing population of humans and clear

cutting of forests has exacerbated this problem so natural defenses are no longer present and carbon

dioxide levels are on the rise.

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 Water pollution is a major issue. Many industries dump wastes into rivers, lakes, ponds, and

streams in an attempt to hide wastes from EPA inspectors. These water sources feed major crops and

food becomes contaminated with a variety of chemicals and bacteria, causing rampant health

problems.

 Radiation comes into play as well. This is an exceedingly nasty pollution issue and requires

extensive description. Primarily, there is radiation from the sun. As the natural ozone layer around

the Earth has become depleted. The sun is wonderful, but the only reason we are able to survive on

this planet so close to the sun is due to the fact of natural shielding against solar radiation. As the

protective ozone layer around the planet has become thinner, ultraviolet radiation has risen

significantly, causing increases in skin cancers and other types of cancer in all countries, killing

millions of people every year.

 More radiation is a problem. The sun shining brightly on a naked planet is not the only source of

radiation we are exposed to. Electromagnetic radiation is another insidious culprit. Once upon a

time, the major concern around this type of radiation was due to high tension wires which carry huge

amounts of electricity to cities. Now, we even carry sources of this radiation with us as cell phones,

laptops, tablets and other wireless devices.

3. Effects of environmental pollution

 The polluting gases mentioned above have an interesting effect on climate. Essentially, these gases

form a veil around the planet which holds heat in, increasing the overall temperature of the planet.

The rise in planetary temperature, or global warming, is not immediately noticeable. However, even

a rise of a few degrees Centigrade causes catastrophic changes in weather. This is happening now.

 Pollen has increased. It is ironic, but even with fewer trees in the world; the increase of carbon

dioxide emissions induces plants such as ragweed and many trees to produce more pollen than ever

before. This has resulted in rampant allergies across the world, affecting the health of billions of

people.

 One of the solutions to tamp out carbon monoxide emissions from coal burning power plants was

and still is to use radioactive power plants. While this does cut down on gas emissions significantly,

there is radioactive waste which causes various cancers to bloom in major cities and small towns all

around while destroying ecosystems entirely.

 Global temperature has risen significantly over the years. The protective atmosphere is further

being polluted by methane gas released from melting icecaps. This is causing rampant weather

issues around the planet.

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This all seems like a fairly bleak outlook for the planet and all the creatures on it. It is, in fact, a load

of dark and very real truth. For much of it, there is little turning back. Being realistic, though

solutions are in the works to combat global warming, the hope is dim. Radiation does not go away

quickly either, especially in a technological age requiring more power, more gas, and intensified

depletion of protective gases around the planet. We are on a significant downhill snowball ride to

hell. There are things we can do. Let us take a look at some of the solutions which are currently

being implemented to reduce pollution.

4. Solutions to environmental pollution

 Gas emission pollution is being mitigated in a variety of ways with car emission control, electric

and hybrid vehicles and public transportation systems. Not all major cities have successful

implementation and decent public transportation in place, but the world is working on this issue

constantly and we have managed to reduce emissions profoundly over the last decade. There is much

catching up to do.

 The cost of radioactive power plants is becoming apparent and the days of coal power plants are

nearly dead. The radiation is a serious issue. Radioactive leakage from power plants and nuclear

testing have already contaminated oceanic life to such a degree that it will take hundreds of years to

return to normal. More radiation solutions are in the works with various ecologically friendly power

technologies being built every day.

 Solar power is a fantastic solution. Now that solar radiation is at a climactic peak, we can reap

power from the sun using solar panel systems. These range from home systems to larger scale

systems powering entire communities and cities.

 Wind power is coming into play. This may not seem like much at first, but when you get about

100 feet off the ground, there is a great deal of wind up there. By building wind turbines to harvest

natural wind energy, electricity is produced. Wind turbine power and solar power are both powerful

forces against fossil fuel power and radioactive power. The one problem here is power companies.

They want to stay with radioactive power plants because they actually can‘t be removed. It has

become the crusades of many individuals and small corporations to make the switch and there are

plenty of people following this as populations cry out for help.

 Electromagnetic radiation (ER) reduction. Once major manufacturers of computers and

electronic devices realized the blatant potential for huge ER emissions directly into the eyes and

brains of users, they started to implement hardware protocols to minimize risks and reduce ER

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production significantly. Newer devices are in the lead to knock this problem out and, fortunately,

this is working.

VIII. Topic: OVERPOPULATION

1. Causes of Overpopulation

- Decline in the Death Rate: At the root of overpopulation is the difference between the overall

birth rate and death rate in populations. If the number of children born each year equals the number

of adults that die, then the population will stabilize. Talking about overpopulation shows that while

there are many factors that can increase the death rate for short periods of time, the ones that

increase the birth rate do so over a long period of time. The discovery of agriculture by our ancestors

was one factor that provided them with the ability to sustain their nutrition without hunting. This

created the first imbalance between the two rates.

- Better Medical Facilities: Following this came the industrial revolution. Technological

advancement was perhaps the biggest reason why the balance has been permanently disturbed.

Science was able to produce better means of producing food, which allowed families to feed more

mouths. Medical science made many discoveries thanks to which they were able to defeat a whole

range of diseases. Illnesses that had claimed thousands of lives till now were cured because of the

invention of vaccines. Combining the increase in food supply with fewer means of mortality tipped

the balance and became the starting point of overpopulation.

- More Hands to Overcome Poverty: However, when talking about overpopulation we should

understand that there is a psychological component as well. For thousands of years, a very small part

of the population had enough money to live in comfort. The rest faced poverty and would give birth

to large families to make up for the high infant mortality rate. Families that have been through

poverty, natural disasters or are simply in need of more hands to work are a major factor for

overpopulation. As compared to earlier times, most of these extra children survive and consume

resources that are not sufficient in nature.

- Technological Advancement in Fertility Treatment: With latest technological advancement and

more discoveries in medical science, it has become possible for couple who are unable to conceive

to undergo fertility treatment methods and have their own babies. Today there are effective

medicines which can increases the chance of conception and lead to rise in birth rate. Moreover, due

to modern techniques pregnancies today are far more safer.

- Immigration: Many people prefer to move to developed countries like US, UK, Canada and

Australia where best facilities are available in terms of medical, education, security and employment.

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The end result is that those people settle over there and those places become overcrowded.

Difference between the number of people who are leaving the country and the number of people who

enter narrows down which leads to more demand for food, clothes, energy and homes. This gives

rise to shortage of resources. Though the overall population remains the same, it just affects the

density of population making that place simply overcrowded.

- Lack of Family Planning: Most developing nations have large number of people who are

illiterate, live below the poverty line and have little or no knowledge about family planning. Getting

their children married at an early age increase the chances of producing more kids. Those people are

unable to understand the harmful effects of overpopulation and lack of quality education prompts

them to avoid family planning measures.

2. Effects of Overpopulation

- Depletion of Natural Resources: The effects of overpopulation are quite severe. The first of these

is the depletion of resources. The Earth can only produce a limited amount of water and food, which

is falling short of the current needs. Most of the environmental damage being seen in the last fifty

odd years is because of the growing number of people on the planet. They are cutting down forests,

hunting wildlife in a reckless manner, causing pollution and creating a host of problems. Those

engaged in talking about overpopulation have noticed that acts of violence and aggression outside of

a war zone have increased tremendously while competing for resources.

- Degradation of Environment: With the overuse of coal, oil and natural gas, it has started

producing some serious effects on our environment. Rise in the number of vehicles and industries

have badly affected the quality of air. Rise in amount of CO2 emissions leads to global warming.

Melting of polar ice caps, changing climate patterns, rise in sea level are few of the consequences

that we might we have to face due to environment pollution.

- Conflicts and Wars: Overpopulation in developing countries puts a major strain on the resources

it should be utilizing for development. Conflicts over water are becoming a source of tension

between countries, which could result in wars. It causes more diseases to spread and makes them

harder to control. Starvation is a huge issue facing the world and the mortality rate for children is

being fuelled by it. Poverty is the biggest hallmark we see when talking about overpopulation. All of

this will only become worse if solutions are not sought out for the factors affecting our population.

We can no longer prevent it, but there are ways to control it.

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- Rise in Unemployment: When a country becomes overpopulated, it gives rise to unemployment

as there fewer jobs to support large number of people. Rise in unemployment gives rise to crime as

people will steal various items to feed their family and provide them basic amenities of life.

- High Cost of Living: As difference between demand and supply continues to expand due to

overpopulation, it raises the prices of various commodities including food, shelter and healthcare.

This means that people have to pay more to survive and feed their families.

3. Solutions to Overpopulation

- Better Education: One of the first measures is to implement policies reflecting social change.

Educating the masses helps them understand the need to have one or two children at the most.

Similarly, education plays a vital role in understanding latest technologies

like CloudDesktopOnline that are making huge waves in the world of computing. Families that are

facing a hard life and choose to have four or five children should be discouraged. Family planning

and efficient birth control can help in women making their own reproductive choices. Open dialogue

on abortion and voluntary sterilization should be seen when talking about overpopulation.

- Making People Aware of Family Planning: As population of this world is growing at a rapid

pace, raising awareness among people regarding family planning and letting them know about

serious after effects of overpopulation can help curb population growth. One of the best way is to let

them know about various safe sex techniques and contraceptives methods available to avoid any

unwanted pregnancy.

- Tax Benefits or Concessions: Government of various countries might have to come with various

policies related to tax exemptions to curb overpopulation. One of them might be to waive of certain

part of income tax or lowering rates of income tax for those married couples who have single or two

children. As we humans are more inclined towards money, this may produce some positive results.

- Knowledge of Sex Education: Imparting sex education to young kids at elementary level should

be must. Most parents feel shy in discussing such things with their kids which result in their children

going out and look out for such information on internet or discuss it with their peers. Mostly, the

information is incomplete which results in sexually active teenagers unaware of contraceptives and

embarrassed to seek information about same. It is therefore important for parents and teachers to

shed their old inhibitions and make their kids or students aware of solid sex education.

IX. Topic: CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE

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A. Potential Causes of School Violence

You've seen school violence on television news broadcasts; large tragedies like the recent Stoneman

Douglas shooting are quite difficult to forget. However, school violence can also encompass

bullying and seemingly insignificant behaviors that add up to teens feeling unsafe at school. School

violence is a dangerous issue because it can be difficult to highlight exactly what causes it.

- Media and Entertainment

Many have tried to blame violent video games that children play, music with suggestive and

sensitive lyrics, and movies desensitizing children to violence. However, there is little evidenceto

prove these sources of entertainment have long-term impacts leading to school violence. Some argue

media content is not the direct cause, but the lack of adult monitoring and conversation about violent

media could be a contributing factor.

- Bullying

In a world with so many different people like varying races, sexual orientations, belief systems, and

nationalities, it can be difficult to feel like you fit in. It can be harder to find your place if everyone

around you makes fun of you for the qualities that make you different. This intolerance,

discrimination, or bullying that many face may contribute to school violence. Although fewer than

one in ten bullied students head out on a shooting spree, about half of school shooters show evidence

of being bullied and about half bully others. Critics of this argument highlight that every teen faces

intolerance on some level and that teens who "break" must be experiencing something different.

- Mental Health Concerns

Roughly half of all adolescents in the U.S. have some type of mental disorder. Of these kids, about

half suffer from severe mental health impairment. Psychological disorders and mental

health concerns, such as depression and anxiety, have been on the rise for decades. While these

complex issues can contribute to violent behavior, they aren't a given in school violence perpetrators.

The FBI's School Shooter Threat Assessment suggests a profile of a school shooter doesn't exist

because each scenario features a unique set of circumstances.

B. Effects of School Violence

A little more than 1 out of seven of all school-age children have been the victims of a physical

assault at school. Some of the most damaging effects of school violence are the frequency of

occurrence, which can cause fear and the loss of innocent lives. However, the impact of school

violence is even less understood than the causes because research on this topic tends to focus on

perpetrators and prevention.

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- Detracts From Education

Teachers are not only victims of school violence on some occasions, but they are tasked with being

on the lookout for troubled students and taking great measures to connect on a personal level with

students. This heightened attention to school safety is unfortunately necessary, but it indicates a

shifting perspective in American viewpoints of school.

- Decreases Academic Performance

Research shows exposure to an incidence of violence contributes to lower test scores, but it doesn't

necessarily impact grades because homework isn't affected. Part of this can be explained by the

finding sleep disruption from the incident could be the culprit. Kids who are distracted and getting

poor sleep aren't able to concentrate on major educational tasks like testing.

- Creates Mental Health Concerns

After an incidence of violence, many students end up feeling fearful of other students or of going to

school. These fears can lead to more serious conditions like depression, Post-Traumatic Stress

Disorder (PTSD), and the ability to form secure attachments. Some of these issues may not present

for days, weeks, or even years after exposure to a traumatic event.

- Prevention Is Key

No one will ever know the exact reason as to what causes more extreme cases of school violence.

However, no matter the expert, one thing everyone can agree on is that violence in schools needs to

stop. Rather than focusing on what is behind violence in schools or what can happen as a result of it,

everyone needs to become focused on preventing school violence.

X. Topic: HEALTH

A lot of factors play a role in staying healthy. In turn, good health can decrease your risk of

developing certain conditions. These include heart disease, stroke, some cancers, and injuries. Learn

what you can do to maintain your and your family‘s health.

Path to improved health

- Eat healthy.

What you eat is closely linked to your health. Balanced nutrition has many benefits. By

making healthier food choices, you can prevent or treat some conditions. These include heart

disease, stroke, and diabetes. A healthy diet can help you lose weight and lower your cholesterol, as

well.

- Get regular exercise.

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Exercise can help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and colon cancer. It can help treat

depression, osteoporosis, and high blood pressure. People who exercise also get injured less

often. Routine exercise can make you feel better and keep your weight under control. Try to be

active for 30 to 60 minutes about 5 times a week. Remember, any amount of exercise is better than

none.

- Lose weight if you’re overweight.

Many Americans are overweight. Carrying too much weight increases your risk for several health

conditions. These include:

 high blood pressure

 high cholesterol

 type 2 diabetes

 heart disease

 stroke

 some cancers

 gallbladder disease.

Being overweight also can lead to weight-related injuries. A common problem is arthritis in the

weight-bearing joints, such as your spine, hips, or knees. There are several things you can try to help

you lose weight and keep it off.

- Protect your skin.

Sun exposure is linked to skin cancer. This is the most common type of cancer in the United States.

It‘s best to limit your time spent in the sun. Be sure to wear protective clothing and hats when you

are outside. Use sunscreen year-round on exposed skin, like your face and hands. It protects your

skin and helps prevent skin cancer. Choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen that blocks both UVA and

UVB rays. It should be at least an SPF Do not sunbathe or use tanning booths.

- Practice safe sex: Safe sex is good for your emotional and physical health. The safest form of sex

is between 2 people who only have sex with each other. Use protection to prevent sexually

transmitted diseases (STDs). Condoms are the most effective form of prevention. Talk to your doctor

if you need to be tested for STDs.

- Don’t smoke or use tobacco.

Smoking and tobacco use are harmful habits. They can cause heart disease and mouth, throat, or

lung cancer. They also are leading factors of emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(COPD). The sooner you quit, the better.

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- Limit how much alcohol you drink.

Men should have no more than 2 drinks a day. Women should have no more than 1 drink a day. One

drink is equal to 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of liquor. Too much alcohol can

damage your liver. It can cause some cancers, such as throat, liver, or pancreas cancer. Alcohol

abuse also contributes to deaths from car wrecks, murders, and suicides.

Things to consider

In addition to the factors listed above, you should make time for whole body health. Visit your

doctors for regular checkups. This includes your primary doctor, as well as your dentist and eye

doctor. Let your health benefits and preventive care services work for you. Make sure you know

what your health insurance plan involves. Preventive care can detect disease or prevent illness before

they start. This includes certain doctor visits and screenings.

You need to make time for breast health. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death for women. Men

can get breast cancer, too. Talk to your doctor about when you should start getting mammograms.

You may need to start screening early if you have risk factors, such as family history. One way to

detect breast cancer is to do a monthly self-exam.

Women should get routine pap smears, as well. Women ages 21 to 65 should get tested every 3

years. This may differ if you have certain conditions or have had your cervix removed.

Ask your doctor about other cancer screenings. Adults should get screened for colorectal cancer

starting at age 50. Your doctor may want to check for other types of cancer. This will depend on

your risk factors and family history.

Keep a list of current medicines you take. You also should stay up to date on shots, including getting

an annual flu shot. Adults need a Td booster every 10 years. Your doctor may substitute it with

Tdap. This also protects against whooping cough (pertussis). Women who are pregnant need the

Tdap vaccine. People who are in close contact with babies should get it, as well.

- Questions to ask your doctor

 How many calories should I eat and how often should I exercise to maintain my current weight?

 Should I have a yearly physical exam?

 What types of preventive care does my insurance cover?

 When should I start getting screened for certain cancers and conditions?

XI. Topic: JOB SATISFACTION

For the first time in several years, the number of employees who say they are satisfied with their

current job took a big jump, rising from 81% in 2013 to 88% in 2016, according to the Employee

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Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

The improving economy was one factor in the high level of satisfaction, since employers have been

more willing and able to boost salaries, benefits and perks for their workers. Additionally, as the

labor market stabilized, job seekers took advantage of new opportunities for positions that best fit

their skills and interests.

Most organizations strive for employee satisfaction, but not all attain this goal. That‘s why it‘s

important for human resources professionals to know more about the factors that can increase

employee satisfaction, and how it fits into a company‘s overall success.

- Factors of Workplace Satisfaction

Keeping employees engaged and satisfied takes more than just good pay and benefits. The following

list reveals some of the key job satisfaction aspects cited by employees:

 Respect – According to the SHRM report, employees rate respectful treatment of all employees as

the most important factor in job satisfaction.

 Trust – Perhaps because of workplace uncertainty in the years following the Great Recession,

employees indicated that trust between themselves and senior management was another highly

important satisfaction factor.

 Security – If you‘ve ever had to go to work each day wondering whether your job is secure, you

know it can cause a great deal of anxiety. Organizations can provide a sense of security through

honest communication and transparency about the company‘s health and long-term viability.

 Healthy Environment – Workplaces that are free from stress, morale issues, harassment and

discriminatory practices can create a positive and healthy environment for everyone.

 Career Path – No one wants a dead-end job. Employees are more likely to excel when they can

see an established upward path, with the opportunity to earn a higher wage and take on greater

responsibilities.

 Pay and Benefits – Good wages aren‘t the only reason employees find satisfaction in their jobs,

but they typically rank high on the list. Competitive pay generally makes employees feel valued, and

gives them less reason to look elsewhere for work.

- How Important is Job Satisfaction?

There is little doubt that great employees are an organization‘s number one resource. Keeping

workers happy helps strengthen a company in many ways, including:

 Lower Turnover – Turnover can be one of the highest costs attributed to the HR

department. Retaining workers helps create a better environment, and makes it easier to recruit

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quality talent and save money. The bottom line: satisfied employees are typically much less likely to

leave.

 Higher Productivity – Irrespective of job title and pay grade, employees who report high job

satisfaction tend to achieve higher productivity.

 Increased Profits – Keeping employees safe and satisfied can lead to higher sales, lower costs and

a stronger bottom line.

 Loyalty – When employees feel the company has their best interests at heart, they often support its

mission and work hard to help achieve its objectives. And, they may be more likely to tell their

friends, which helps spread goodwill.

- Keeping Employees Happy is HR Job #1

It doesn‘t take much extra effort to keep employees happy. They want to feel respect and trust, while

working in a safe environment, with good pay and opportunities to advance. When your company

develops ways to deliver on these important factors, it can satisfy employees – and help build a

stronger, more stable and profitable future.

- Why is salary important to one's job satisfaction?

Job satisfaction isn't exactly dependent on salary. In fact, you will always find a reason to be

dissatisfied with work regardless of the pay grade.

In most cases, it's actually a choice between salary and job satisfaction.

While the latter is an easy choice, you have to be prepared with the possibility that you won't be able

to afford even little pleasures in life and may struggle financially. But if you love what you do, you

will definitely feel contented with what it can afford you with.

Now, in relation to the former; although money doesn't buy happiness, it can be utilized to pay for

things that can bring about happiness such as travel, health care, a home, car, and so on.I agree to

one answer I up voted here - that you'll always feel dissatisfied regardless of the payscale (high or

low) so you might as well choose the higher pay grade and use the money for financial security.

It's not important to job satisfaction, except for those who are shallow and driven by shallow,

narcissistic goals such as acquisition of more "stuff" to pack into a bigger house year-after-year.

The only valid reason to care about this would be to care about it enough to get so far away from the

rat race that you don't need to care about it any further... otherwise... for most people (the vast

majority)... it's all part of the rat race. But, usually by the point you've absorbed the rat-race

mentality, you can't get out of

- Why is salary important?

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Salary is important in the most basic sense -- the vast majority of people wouldn't do their jobs if

they weren't paid for it. Fair salary for the particular work required is also important. Two standard

human psychology theories from Abraham Maslow and Frank Herzberg explain why salary is

critical in keeping employees satisfied at work.

+ Salary Basics

A number of factors enter into a company's determination of how to establish salaries and what to

pay for certain positions. Two common pay structures are scheduled pay and market-based pay.

Many public organizations, and an increasing number of private companies use schedule pay, which

outlines specific pay for jobs based on employee education and experience. Market pay is based on

the talents of the individual employee and how much the company is willing to pay to acquire them.

Generally, more competitive pay attracts better talent.

+ Salary and Motivation

Links between salary and motivation are often debated. Most experts agree that a reasonable salary

for a given job is needed to attract and retain employees. Debate centers on whether salary serves

only as a retention tool, or if it's useful in motivating top performance. Some companies use pay

plays like salary-plus-commission, or straight commission, as motivational tools in lieu of a

traditional straight-salary format.

+ Maslow

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a standard in human needs psychology. Maslow discussed five basic

needs: Physiological, safety and security, social belonging, esteem and self-actualization. He also

stated that only unmet needs are motivating. Thus, the lowest-order physiological needs are your top

priority until they're met. This can include salary, since it's needed to buy food, clothing and shelter.

Next, you need safety and security. Higher-order needs of esteem and self-actualization do correlate

with salary, but more from the perspective that a high salary can serve to prompt a stronger sense of

self-worth and accomplishment.

+ Herzberg

Herzberg's two-factor theory, based on a job attitude study of 200 accountants and engineers,

generally validates Maslow, but consolidates five levels of needs into two more general categories of

needs factors -- hygiene, or maintenance, and motivational. His hygiene factors virtually align with

Maslow's lower order physiological and safety needs. The motivational factors align with Maslow's

belonging, esteem and self-actualization. Herzberg said basic salary was important as a survival need

because it protects against employee dissatisfaction. It could not, however, strongly motivate. He did

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note that recognition, promotional opportunities and self-worth are key motivators. Thus, if

companies tie these factors to pay structure, they may have more ability to use salary to push for

stronger performance.

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 Topic 1: some people say that the Internet is making the world smaller by bringing

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 Topic 2: computers are used more and more in education and so there will soon be no

role for the teachers in education.

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 Topic 3: what is your philosophy for a happy life? Explain your philosophy for a

happy life, using your own examples, evidence and experience.

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 Topic 4: high school is the best time in a person‘s life. Do you agree or disagree?

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 Topic 5: what should young people do to prepare themselves as global citizens in the

21st century?

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 Topic 6: uniforms hinder the expression of individual identity. Do you agree or

disagree?

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 Topic 7: what are the benefits of taking part in volunteer work?

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 Topic 8: should teenagers be encouraged to do household chores?

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 Topic 9: some people claim schools nowadays fail in their vocational orientation

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 Topic 10: some people think that finding a job satisfaction is considered the most

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 Topic 11: what are the impacts of global warming on our planet. What should we do

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 Topic 12: nowadays a numbers of Vietnamese students go abroad to study. What‘s

your idea about it?

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Get ready to talk to the audience about the topic. You have 5 minutes to sketch out what you are

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 Topic 13: what is the most important life skill for students? Explain your idea.

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 Topic 14: ‗Old people should be looked after by members of their family or it is

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 Topic 15: some people believe that social networking sites such as Facebook and

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going to say. You should prepare notes instead of full sentences and try to SPEAK as naturally as

possible. Your talking time should not exceed 5 minutes.

 Giai đoạn 3: tôi truy cập trang web và feedback cho các em.

C. Kỹ năng: Reading

Bài tập 1: Choose the words that best complete the sentences in the test.

For many people doing physical exercise may ………..(1) a painful torturing of the body.

Therefore, there‘s usually something we come up with that is of bigger importance than putting

one‘s muscles through their paces. Unless we are forced to go in for a physical training, we are

………….(2) to treat it as something of a lower …………..(3) than staying in front of the TV set,

spending time in a pub …………(4) alcoholic beverages or consuming excessive quantities of

fattening confectionery in a café. We need to be considerably motivated to take up a body workout

and build our physical fitness. What usually ………….(5) individuals from …………..(6)

themselves to strenuous exercise in the fear of fatigue, discomfort or even the ………….(7) of being

outdone by true fitness zealots.

However, getting fit is fully a matter of common sense. Different forms of exercise may be of great

……………(8) to the human body increasing its strength, flexibility and endurance. When supported

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by a nutritious diet, much better performance of the heart and the lungs improves the blood

circulation making an individual more resistant to stressful situations as well as more …………..(9)

to infections and diseases.

In the first place, self-discipline that is requisite for proceeding with such physical effort ought to be

attained to ensure that the intention of becoming healthier and more vigorous isn‘t ………..(10) by

any trivial impediments.

1. A. incorporate B. entail C. administer D. correspond

2. A. tended B. implied C. affirmed D. inclined

3. A. superiority B. privilege C. advantage D. priority

4. A. smacking B. sipping C. seething D. sniffing

5. A. repels B. denies C. opposes D. rejects

6. A. commiting B. absorbing C. involving D. engrossing

7. A. hindrances B. impairments C. preventions D. inhibitions

8. A. liking B. benefit C. appreciation D. gain

9. A. irresistible B. preventative C. immune D. wary

10.A. persecuted B. tormented C. harassed D. suppressed

Đáp án:

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A

6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D

Bài tập 2: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct

word for each of the blanks.

(1)____ history, women have always aimed for the recognized place in (2)____. Guided

by their own (3)____ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary

Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and

Marie Stopes in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (4)____ awareness of the role of the

women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (5)____ the nature of women‘s

place in society. Today the (6)____ of global women‘s organizations and the impact of women‘s

contributions (7)____ society show that progress has been made and the progress in furthering the

role of women in society has been some benefit to the (8)____ woman. It is true to say that not all

women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (9)_____ children will

differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal

opportunities, it would be good to know that access in given to both with equal measure according to

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the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know that the woman at home is

recognized as a valued (10)____ of society just as much as the one who deals on business outside the

home.

1. A. Throughout B. Among C. During D. Upon

2. A. social B. society C. socialize D. socialist

3. A. region B. farm C. path D. field

4. A. a B. an C. the D. no article

5. A. gain B. encourage C. consolidate D. force

6. A. right B. spread C. limit D. belief

7. A. on B. for C. with D. at

8. A. own B. private C. individual D. personal

9. A. rises B. raises C. increases D. lifts

10. A. party B. competitor C. partner D. member

Đáp án:

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D

Bài tập 3:Read the following passage and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) that best fits

the blank.

Dinosaur discoveries

In the late 1930s, a group of primary American scientists seeking dinosaur fossils made some

(1)__________ finds, Although one of their expeditions discovered no bones at all, it

nonetheless proved to be important in terms of the information about dinosaurs it provided.

During that historic expedition, which took place along the banks of the Paluxy river in

Texas, something extraordinary was revealed: a dinosaur track, clearly (2)________in the rock.

These dinosaur footprints (3)________ their preservation to the salts and mud that covered

them and then hardened into rock, before (4) ________ to light 100 million years later.

Tracks like these are (5)__________ to experts. There have been great gaps in scientists'

understanding of dinosaur (6) _________, and so such footprints are useful since they provide

direct evidence of how dinosaurs actually moved. Scientists have been able to use these

footprints, and others like them, to determine how quickly different species walked, and to

conclude that many kinds of dinosaur must have travelled in (7) _________.

(8) _________, the tracks of four-legged dinosaurs seem to (9)________ that in spite of being

reptiles, these creatures must have moved in a very similar way to living mammals, such as

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elephants a pattern of movement distinct from that of most contemporary reptiles, such as

crocodiles. This leads to an intriguing question. Might existing mammals have more to teach us

about the (10) _________ reptiles that once walked the earth?

1. A. noteworthy B. noticeable C. notifiable D. notional

2. A. blatant B. substantial C. distinguishable D. ostensible

3. A. owe B. derive C. result D. thank

4. A. coming B. bringing C. appearing D. surfacing

5. A. unique B. invaluable C. costly D. rare

6. A. action B. manners C. behavior D. customs

7. A. sets B. herds C. masses D. bunches

8. A. Accordingly B. Characteristically C. interestingly D. Alternatively

9. A. point B. specify C. express D. indicate

10. A. abolished B. departed C. extinct D. extinguished

Đáp án:

1. A 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.C

Bài tập 4: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write

your answers in the numbered box. (10p)

UNIVERSAL WET WEEKEND

The weather across much of the British Isles (1) _________ settled last week, with a good (2)

_________of sunshine. On Saturday, the lunchtime temperature at Bridlington in the northeast of

England was 28.2oC, which compared favourably with Alicante in southern Spain at 29oC. The rest

of the world, however, was (3) _________ with some extreme conditions. A tropical storm, given

the name Helen, hit Hong Kong on Saturday morning, though her presence had been (4) _________

in (5) _________ From noon on Friday, the showers and (6) _________ of rain became more and

more frequent so that by midnight on Sunday, thirty-six hours later, there had been 333mm of

rainfall, not far off the (7) _________ for the month of August, at 367mm. Even on Sunday there

was a (8) _________in Helen‘s tail. The town centre of Shanwei, near Hong Kong, was flooded

when 468mm of rain fell in the sixty hours (9) _________ up to midday on Sunday, (10)

_________twice the normal August rainfall.

1. A. kept B. remained C. lasted D. held

2. A. extent B. quantity C. proportion D. deal

3. A. coping B. matching C. colliding D. queuing

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4. A. waited C. felt D. warned B. found

5. A. light C. likelihood D. day B. advance

6. A. outbursts B. outbreaks C. outputs D. outlets

7. A. general B. standard C. medium D. average

8. A. sting B. prick C. stab D. poke

9. A. going B. leading C. taking D. approaching

10. A. only B. fairly C. hardly D. nearly

Đáp án

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B

6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D

Bài tập 5:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions. (10 points)

As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased.

The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities.

Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon

credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility.

Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into

American society.

The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the

century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920

schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly

lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education

and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in

the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were

sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.

Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of

specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young

women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many

educators considered appropriate for women was the home.

Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education

gave homemaking a new definition. In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the

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production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing

activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century

United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the

ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained

women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children

"efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of

others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date.

1. The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses _____.

A. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen

century.

B. the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century. C. the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the 19th

century

D. the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century.

2. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of

education in the United States was _____.

A. the increased urbanization of the entire country

B. the expanding economic problems of schools

C. the growing number of schools in frontier communities

D. an increase in the number of trained teachers

3. The word "means" in line 5 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. probability B. qualifications C. advantages D. method

4. The phrase "coincided with" in line 7 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. ensured the success of B. began to grow rapidly

C. happened at the same time as D. was influenced by

5. According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that

_____.

A. most places required children to attend school

B. adults and children studied in the same classes

C. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education

D. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited

6. “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line 9 to illustrate _____.

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A. the importance of educational changes

B. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools

C. the increased impact of public schools on students

D. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs.

7. According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____.

A. different groups needed different kinds of education

B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress

C. more women should be involved in education and industry

D. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them

8. The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to _____.

A. homemaking B. consumption C. education D. production

9. Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____.

A. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States

B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States

C. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States

D. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States

10. The word ―others‖ in paragraph 4 means_______.

A. other homes B. other women C. other children D. other employees

Đáp án:

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. B

Bài tập 6: Read the text and answer the following questions

Crows are probably the most frequently met and easily identifiable members of the native fauna of

the United States. The great number of tales, legends, and myths about these birds indicates that

people have been exceptionally interested in them for a long time. On the other hand, when it comes

to substantive -- particularly behavioral -- information, crows are less well known than many

comparably common species and, for that matter, not a few quite uncommon ones: the endangered

California condor, to cite one obvious example. There are practical reasons for this.

Crows are notoriously poor and aggravating subjects for field research. Keen observers and

quick learners, they are astute about the intentions of other creatures, including researchers, and

adept at avoiding them. Because they are so numerous, active, and monochromatic, it is difficult to

distinguish one crow from another. Bands, radio transmitters, or other identifying devices can be

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attached to them, but this of course requires catching live crows, who are among the wariest and

most untrappable of birds.

Technical difficulties aside, crow research is daunting because the ways of these birds are so

complex and various. As preeminent is generalists, members of this species ingeniously exploit a

great range of habitats and resources, and they can quickly adjust to changes in their circumstances.

Being so educable, individual birds have markedly different interests and inclinations, strategies and

scams. For example, one pet crow learned how to let a dog out of its kennel by pulling the pin on the

door. When the dog escaped, the bird went into the kennel and ate its food.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The ways in which crows differ from other common birds

B. The myths and legends about crows

C. The characteristics that make crows difficult to study

D. The existing methods for investigating crow behavior

2. According to the first paragraph, what evidence is there that crows have interested people for a

long time?

A. The large number of stories about crows.

B. The frequency with which crows are sighted

C. The amount of research that has been conducted on crows

D. The ease with which crows are identified

3. In the passage, the author mention the endangered California condor as an example of a species

that is

A. smaller than the crow B. easily identifiable

C. featured in legends D. very rare

4. The word "them" in the passage refers to_____

A. crows B. subjects C. intentions D. researchers

5. According to the second paragraph, crows are poor subjects for field research for all of the

following reasons EXCEPT_____

A. They can successfully avoid observers. B. They are hard to distinguish from one another

C. They can be quite aggressive. D. They are difficult to catch.

6. In the second paragraph, the author implies that using radio transmitters would allow a researcher

who studies crow to_____

A. identify individual crows

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B. follow flocks of crows over long distances

C. record the times when crows are most active

D. help crows that become sick or injured

7. According to the third paragraph, which of the following is true about crows?

A. They seldom live in any one place for very long.

B. They thrive in a wide variety of environments.

C. They have marked preferences for certain kinds of foods.

D. They use up the resources in one area before moving to another.

8. In the passage, the word "inclinations" is closest in meaning to______

A. tricks B. opportunities C. preferences D. experiences

9. In the passage, the author mentions a pet crow to illustrate which of the following?

A. The clever ways that crows solve problems

B. The differences between pet crows and wild crows

C. The ease with which crows can be tamed

D. The affection that crows show to other creatures

10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A. Crows have relatively long lives. B. Crows have keen vision

C. Crows are usually solitary D. Crows are very intelligent.

Đáp án

1 C

2 A

3 D

4 D

5 C

6 A

7 B

8 C

9 A

10 D

Bài tập 7: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Joanne scanned the area around her, her small frame straining above the pile of wood. She had to

wriggle her way through the wood and rubble. It did not matter where she tried, they were all the

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same. The holes were too small and she used all her might to remove the obstacles, pushing and

shoving them out of the way, the noise ringing into the night. She was imprisoned. The silence was

a far cry from the explosion moments ago. Afraid to be heard, she tried to be as quiet as possible. It

was an impossible and ludicrous task. The destruction left behind by the men was far greater than

their numbers. Their goals had probably been achieved. Those who did not escape were probably

dead.

Telephone lines had been cut and lights had been shut off moments before the much feared raids

began. Except for the cut-off in communication, there was nothing to indicate that the men would

soon arrive. Under the cover of darkness, the more fortunate ones had managed to escape. Those

near the border climbed through the holes in the fence, to seek refuge in the neighbouring country.

For weeks, the government had warned of an impending attack by the group. Initial apprehension

turned to fear when the expected day arrived. However, when nothing happened, everyone thought

that the government had made a mistake. After all, how often within that past year had they failed to

deliver what had been promised to the citizens. First, the new lands promised to the farmers after the

massive insect

attacks were insufficient and each farmer had to contend with land that was one third their original

size. Then, there was the promise of opening the economy to the international community, allowing

many to sell their handicraft overseas but this never materialised. The people soon became angry as

they were being deceived and complacency about the raids was abounding in the community.

The environment was ripe for the triad attack. No one noticed the men ambling into the town. What

made their attack even more shocking was that the multitude of people returning from work and

sitting down to a meal did not even notice the seven men walking past their windows. Military

uniform had been a common sight in the town ever since the government‘s warning was announced.

There was no need for these men to run or hide. No one had seen them. Joanne inched her foot out of

a gap and half crawled, half walked ahead. Every step she took was painful. Mounted up by the lack

of water for hours, the pain in her leg was excruciating and the more she walked, the more bodies

she saw. Arms and legs were sticking out from under piles of rubble and sometimes a lifeless face

could be seen among the debris. Everyone she saw was dead. Despite her situation, Joanne hoped

that she would not be able to find any of her family members.

Suddenly, she saw a movement among a pile of rubble. She ran the short distance forward, glad for

any sign of life in the place. What she saw spurred her on and she pushed aside several pieces of

wood and lifted an orange cloth, probably once a curtain. Groping about, she managed to locate the

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little body and using all her might, dragged it out. The child could have been more than five years

old. He was covered in soot and his stomach heaved in and out in agony. His eyes were shut and

only his breathing told her that he was still alive.

Joanne carried the child over her shoulder and squinted in the darkness, trying to locate her

bearings. Her only hope was the border. Moments ago, she had wanted to forgo everything, thinking

that it was probably better to lie in the darkness until it eventually overcame her and the feelings of

loneliness would disappear. Now, she was encouraged to continue. If she could reach the border, she

would be able to get help. Looking around, she ran in the direction of what looked like spots of

bright yellow light.

1. What was causing “the noise” in the first paragraph?

A. Her small frame straining above the pile of wood.

B. Her wriggling through the wood and rubble.

C. Her pushing and shoving the obstacles out of the way.

D. The explosion heard moments ago.

2. Why were the lights “shut off” in the second paragraph?

A. It enabled the people to escape from the place.

B. It led them to the neighbouring country.

C. It warned the people of the coming raids.

D. It was shut inadvertently by the raiders.

3. The word “apprehension” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to …….

A. anxiety B. clairvoyance C. voidance D. incongruity

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _________

A. the government had yet to fail the people

B. the strange men were dressed in military uniform

C. the main target of the mentioned men were Joanne

D. there were numerous indications of the men‘s arrival

5. What spurred Joanne to remove the wood and orange cloth?

A. The child‘s stomach which was moving.

B. The short distance between her and the child.

C. The vague sight of a family member.

D. The lifeless faces seen among the debris.

6. The word “excruciating” in the fourth paragraph can best be replaced by _________

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A. painless B. discerning C. piercing D. powerful

7. What is not mentioned as a cause of the pain in Joanne’s walk?

A. Her leg was then in physical agony.

B. She saw numerous dead bodies.

C. She walked in fear of the men approaching.

D. She was in need of being hydrated.

8. Which did not happen before the raids began?

A. The people were cut off from the outside world.

B. Militarily dressed men entered the town.

C. The small frames strained above the wood.

D. The people saw massive insect attacks.

9. The word “bearings” in the last paragraph can be substituted by the term _________

A. whereabouts B. collocations C. managements D. strengths

10. What particular feeling led Joanne to the desire to “forgo everything” as mentioned in the last

paragraph?

A. The fright the shadows had given her.

B. The worry for her family members.

C. The fear that the men would come for her.

D. An intense feeling of loneliness.

Đáp án

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. A

6. C 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D

Bài tập 8:

Read the follow passage and answer the questions (10 pts)

RISING SEA

Paragraph 1 - INCREASED TEMPERATURES

The average air temperature at the surface of the earth has risen this century, as has the temperature

of ocean surface waters. Because water expands as it heats, a warmer ocean means higher sea levels.

We cannot say definitely that the temperature rises are due to the greenhouse effect; the heating may

be part of a ‗natural‘ variability over a long time - scale that we have not yet recognized in our short

100 years of recording. However, assuming the build up of greenhouse gases is responsible, and that

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the warming will continue, scientists – and inhabitants of low-lying coastal areas – would like to

know the extent of future sea level rises.

Paragraph 2

Calculating this is not easy. Models used for the purpose have treated the ocean as passive,

stationary and one -dimensional. Scientists have assumed that heat simply diffused into the sea from

the atmosphere. Using basic physical laws, they then predict how much a known volume of water

would expand for a given increase in temperature. But the oceans are not one -dime nsional, and

recent work by oceanographers, using a new model which takes into account a number of subtle

facets of the sea –including vast and complex ocean currents –suggests that the rise in sea level may

be less than some earlier estimates had predicted.

Paragraph 3

An international forum on climate change, in 1986, produced figures for likely sea-level rises of 20

cms and 1.4 m, corresponding to atmospheric temperature increases of 1.5 and 4.5C respectively.

Some scientists estimate that the ocean warming resulting from those temperature increases by the

year 2050 would raise the sea level by between 10 cms and 40 cms. This model only takes into

account the temperature effect on the oceans; it does not consider changes in sea level brought about

by the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, and changes in groundwater storage. When we add on

estimates of these, we arrive at figures for total sea-level rises of 15 cm and 70 cm respectively.

Paragraph 4

It‘s not easy trying to model accurately the enormous complexities of the ever-changing oceans, with

their great volume, massive currents and sensitively to the influence of land masses and the

atmosphere. For example, consider how heat enters the ocean. Does it just ‗diffuse‘ from the warmer

air vertically into the water, and heat only the surface layer of the sea? (Warm water is less dense

than cold, so it would not spread downwards). Conventional models of sea-level rise have

considered that this the only method, but measurements have shown that the rate of heat transfer into

the ocean by vertical diffusion is far lower in practice than the figures that many modelers have

adopted.

Paragraph 5

Much of the early work, for simplicity, ignored the fact that water in the oceans moves in three

dimensions. By movement, of course, scientists don‘t mean waves, which are too small individually

to consider, but rather movement of vast volumes of water in huge currents. To understand the

importance of this, we now need to consider another process – advection. Imagine smoke rising from

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a chimney. On a still day it will slowly spread out in all directions by means of diffusion. With a

strong directional wind, however, it will all shift downwind, this process is advection – the transport

of properties (notably heat and salinity in the ocean) by the movement of bodies of air or water,

rather than by conduction or diffusion.

Paragraph 6.

Massive ocean currents called gyres do the moving. These currents have far more capacity to store

heat than does the atmosphere. Indeed, just the top 3 m of the ocean contains more heat than the

whole of the atmosphere. The origin of gyres lies in the fact that more heat from the Sun reaches the

Equator than the Poles, and naturally heat tends to move from the former to the latter. Warm air rises

at the Equator, and draws more air beneath it in the form of winds (the ―Trade Winds‖) that, together

with other air movements, provide the main force driving the ocean currents.

Paragraph 7

Water itself is heated at the Equator and moves poleward, twisted by the Earth‘s rotation and

affected by the positions of the continents. The resultant broadly circular movements between about

10 and 40 North and South are clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. They flow towards the east at

mid latitudes in the equatorial region. They then flow towards the Poles, along the eastern sides of

continents, as warm currents. When two different masses of water meet, one will move beneath the

other, depending on their relative densities in the subduction process.The densities are determined by

temperature and salinity. the convergence of water of different densities from the Equator and the

Poles deep in the oceans causes continuous subduction. This means that water moves vertically as

well as horizontally. Cold water from the Poles travels as depth – it is denser than warm water –until

it emerges at the surface in another part of the world in the form of a cold current.

Paragraph 8. HOW THE GREEN HOUSE EFFECT WILL CHANGE OCEAN TEMPERATURES

Ocean currents, in three dimensions, form a giant ‗conveyor belt‘, distributing heat from the thin

surface layer into the interior of the oceans and around the globe. Water may take decades to

circulate in these 3-D gyres in the lop kilometer of the ocean, and centuries in the deep water. With

the increased atmospheric temperatures due to the greenhouse effect, the oceans conveyor belt will

carry more heat into the interior. This subduction moves heat around far more effectively than

simple diffusion. Because warm water expands more than cold when it is heated, scientists had

presumed that the sea level would rise unevenly around the globe. It is now believed that these

inequalities cannot persist, as winds will act to continuously spread out the water expansion. Of

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course, of global warming changes the strength and distribution of the winds, then this ‗evening-out‘

process may not occur, and the sea level could rise more in some areas than others.

Questions 1 - 6

This reading Passage has 8 Paragraphs, 1-8. The first paragraph and the last have been given

headings. Choose the correct heading for the remaining 6 Paragraphs from the list below.

There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all the headings. Write the correct

number, A-I, in the pace provided.

1. Paragraph 2 ________ 4. Paragraph 5 _____________

2. Paragraph 3 ________ 5. Paragraph 6 ____________

3. Paragraph 4 ________ 6. Paragraph 7 _____________

List of headings

A. The gyre principle

B. The Greenhouse Effect

C. How ocean waters move

D. Statistical evidence

E. The advection principle

F. Diffusion versus advection

G. Figuring the sea level changes

H. Estimated figures

I. The diffusion model

Questions 7 - 8

Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D

7. Scientists do not know for sure why the air and surface of ocean temperatures are rising because

A. There is too much variability

B. There is not enough variability

C. They have not been recording these temperatures for enough time

D. The changes have only been noticed for 100 years

8. New research leads scientists to believe that

A. The oceans are less complex

B. The oceans are more complex

C. The oceans will rise more than expected

D. The oceans will rise less than expected

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Question 9 – 10

Look at the following list of factors A-F and select THREE which are mentioned in the reading

passage which may contribute to the rising ocean levels.

Write the correct THREE letters A-F in the space provided.

A. Thermal expansion

B. Melting ice

C. Increased air temperature

D. Higher rainfall

E. Changes in the water table

F. Increased ocean movement

Đáp án:

1. G 2. H 3. I 4. E 5. A

6. C 7. C 8. D 9-10. B, C, E

Bài tập 9:

Read the passage and choose the most suitable headings for sections A, B, C and D from the

list of headings below. (20 points)

List of Headings

i. Amazonia as unable to sustain complex societies

ii. The role of recent technology in ecological research in Amazonia

iii. The hostility of the indigenous population to North America influences

iv. Recent evidence

v. Early research among the Indian Amazons

vi. The influence of prehistoric inhabitants on Amazonian natural history.

vii. The great difficulty of changing local attitudes and practices.

1.Section A: _________

2.Section B__________

3.Section C: _________

4.Section D: _________

Secret of the Forest

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A. In 1942 Allan R Holmberg, a doctoral student in anthropology from Yale University, USA

ventured deep into the jungle of Bolivian Amazonia and searched out an isolated band of Sirino

Indians. The Siriono, Holmberg later wrote, led a ―strikingly backward‖ existence. Their villages

were little more than clusters of thatched huts. Life itself was a perpetual and punishing search for

food: some families grew manioc and other starchy crops in small garden plots cleared from the

forest, while other members of the tribe scoured the country for small game and promising fish

holes. When local resources became depleted, the tribe moved on. As for technology, Holmberg

noted, the Sirino ―may be classified among the most handicapped peoples of the world‖. Other than

bows, arrowa and crude digging sticks, the only tools the Sirino seemed to possess were ― two

machetes worn to the size of pocket knives".

B. Although the lives of the Sirino have changed in the intervening decades, the image of

them as Stone Age relics has endured. In deed, in many respects the Sirino epitomize the popular

conception of life in Amazonia. To casual observers, as well as to influential natural scientists and

regional planners, the luxuriant forests of Amazonia seem ageless, unconquerable, a habitat totally

hostile to human civilization. The apparent simplicity of Indian ways of life has been judged an

evolutionary adaptation to forest ecology, living proof that Amazonia could not- and cannot- sustain

a more complex society. Archaeological traces of far more elaborate cultures have been dismissed as

the ruins of invaders from outside the region, abandoned to decay in the uncompromising tropical

environment.

C. The popular conception of Amazonia and its native residents would be enormously

consequential if it were true. But the human history of Amazonia in the past 11,000 years betrays

that view as myth. Evidence gathered in recent years from anthropology and archeology indicates

that the region has supported a series of indigenous cultures for eleven thousand years; an extensive

network of complex societies- some with populations perhaps as large as 100,000- thrived there for

more than 1,000 years before the arrival of Europeans. (Indeed, some contemporary tribes, including

the Sirino, still live among the earthworks of earlier cultures). Far from being evolutionarily

retarded, prehistoric Amazonian people developed technologies and cultures that were advanced for

their time. If the lives of Indians today seem ―primitive‖, the appearance is not the result of some

environmental adaptation or ecological barrier; rather it is a comparatively recent adaptation to

centuries of economic and political pressure. Investigators who argue otherwise have unwittingly

projected the present onto the past.

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D. The evidence for a revised view of Amazonia will take many people by surprise. Ecologists

have assumed that tropical ecosystems were shaped entirely by natural forces and they have focused

their research on habitats they believe have escaped human influences. But as the University of

Florida ecologists, Peter Feinsinger, has noted, an approach that leaves people out of the equation is

no longer tenable. The archeological evidence shows that the natural history of Amazonia is to a

surprising extent tied to the activities of its prehistoric inhabitants.

E. The realization comes none too soon. In June 1992 political and environmental leaders

from across the world met in Rio de Janeiro to discuss how developing countries can advance their

economies without destroying their natural resources. The challenge is especially difficult in

Amazonia. Because the tropical forest has been depicted as ecologically unfit for large-scale human

occupation, some environmentalists have opposed development of any kind. Ironically, some major

casualty of that extreme position has been the environment itself. While policy makers struggle to

define and implement appropriate legislation, development of the most destructive kind has

continued space over vas areas.

F. The other major casualty of the ―naturalism‖ of environmental scientists has been the

indigenous Amazonians, whose habits of hunting, fishing and slash-and-burn cultivation often have

been represented as harmful to the habitat. In the clash between environmentalists and developers,

the Indians, whose presence is in fact crucial to the survival of the forest, have suffered the most.

The new understanding of the pre-history of Amazonia, however, points toward a middle ground.

Archeology makes clear that with judicious management selected parts of the region could support

more people than anyone thought before. The long buried past, it seems, offers hope for the future.

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the passage?

YES if the statement agrees with the view of the writer

NO if the statement contradicts the view of the writer

NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer think about this.

5.The reason for the simplicity of the Indian way of life is that Amazonia has always been unable to

support a more complex society.

6.There is a crucial popular misconception about the human history of Amazonia.

7.There are lessons to be learned from similar ecosystems in other parts of the world.

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8.Most ecologists were aware that the areas of Amazonia they were working in had been shaped by

human settlement

9.The indigenous Amazonian Indians are necessary to the well- being of the forest

10. It would be possible for certain parts of Amazonia to support a higher population

Đáp án:

1. v 5. NO

2. i 6.YES

3. iv 7. NOT GIVEN

4. vi 8. NO

9. YES

10. YES.

Bài tập 10:

Read the text and do the task that follow. (20 points)

AIR RAGE

List of headings

i. A decline in the tolerance of passengers.

ii. Disproportionate growth.

iii. Pilots and aircrew cooperate.

iv. Additional action.

v. Smaller seats are the norm.

vi. Laying the blame with the airlines

vii. Origins.

viii. A major threat to travel.

ix. Demands for change.

x. Business people fly more.

xi. New research pinpoints the causes.

xii. The pace of life.

xiii. Passenger at the root of the problems.

xiv. Personal experience.

A. The first recorded case of an airline passenger turning seriously violent during a flight, a

phenomenon now widely known as ―air rage‖, happened in 1947 on a flight from Havana to Miami.

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A drunk man assaulted another passenger and bit a flight attendant. However, the man escaped

punishment because it was not then clear under whose legal control a crime committed on plane was,

the country where the plane was registered or the country where the crime was committed. In 1963,

at the Tokyo convention, it was decided that the laws of the country where the plane is registered

take precedence.

B. The frequency of air rage has expanded out of proportion to the growth of air travel. Until

recently few statistics were gathered about air rage, but those that have been indicate that passengers

are increasingly likely to cause trouble or engage in violent acts. For example, in 1998 there were

266 air rage incidents out of approximately four million passengers, a 400% increase from 1995. In

the same period American Airlines showed a 200% rise. Air travel is predicted to rise by 5%

internationally by 2010 leading to increased airport congestion. This, coupled with the flying

public‘s increased aggression, means that air rage may become a major issue in coming years.

C. Aside from discomfort and disruption, air rage poses some very real dangers to flying. The most

extreme of these is when out of control passengers enter the cockpit. This has actually happened on a

number of occasions, the worst of which have resulted in the death and injury of pilots or the

intruder taking control of the plane, almost resulting in crashes. In addition, berserk passengers

sometimes attempt to open the emergency doors while in flight, putting the whole aircraft in danger.

These are extreme examples and cases of air rage more commonly result in physical assaults on

fellow passengers and crew such as throwing objects, punching, stabbing or scalding with hot coffee.

D. The causes of air rage are not known for certain, but it is generally thought that factors include:

passenger behavior and personality, the physical environment and changes in society. A recent study

has identified the issues that start the incidents to be as follows.

Alcohol 25%

Seating 16%

Smoking 10%

Carry on luggage 9%

Flight attendants 8%

Food 5%

E. One of the major causes seems to be the passenger‘s behavior or their personality. Fear of flying

and the feeling of powerlessness associated with flying can lead to irritable or aggressive passengers.

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Also, alcohol consumed on a plane pressurized to 8000ft affects the drinker more quickly and the

effects are stronger. Many people do not take account of this and drinking may increase any negative

reaction to the flying environment they have, which, combined with the lowering of their inhibitions,

may cause air rage. Smoking withdrawal, which some liken in severity to opiate withdrawal, is

another major cause of air rage incidents. Passengers caught smoking in the toilets occasionally

assault flight attendants and have been known to start fires. When conflicts occur in these conditions,

they can escalate into major incidents if the passenger has a violent personality or a fear of flying

and because of the enclosed nature of a plane offers no option of retreat as would be natural in a

―fight or flight‖ reaction.

F. Some people feel that the physical environment of a plane can lead to air rage. Seats on most

airlines have become smaller in recent years as airlines try to increase profits. This leads to

uncomfortable and irritated passengers. Also, space for carry on luggage is often very small.

Because up to 8% of checked in luggage is lost, misdirected or stolen, passengers have been trying

to fit larger carry on items into these small storage areas and this can lead to disputes that can

escalate into air rage. Airlines could also be to blame by raising passengers‘ expectations too high

with their marketing and advertising. Many air rage incidents start when disappointed passengers

demand to be reseated. Finally, there is some evidence to show that low oxygen levels can raise

aggression level and make people feel more desperate. Airlines have lowered oxygen levels to save

money. Now the level of oxygen in the air that the pilots breathe is ten times higher than in cabin

class.

G. Another reason that has been suggested is that society is getting ruder and less patient. The

increased congestion at airports, longer queues and increased delays have only added to this. In

addition, some air rage incidents have been linked to the demanding nature of high achieving

business people, who do not like people telling them what to do and resent the power that the cabin

staff have over them. For them, a flight attendant is a waiter or waitress who should do what the

passenger wants.

H. The strongest calls for action to control air rage have come from pilots and aircrew. The

International Transport Workers‘ Federation argues that there are too many loopholes that let people

escape punishment and that the penalties are too light. They want to notify all passengers of the

penalties for air rage before taking off, rather than after the passenger begins to cause serious

problems, when it may be too late. The Civil Aviation Organisation has been organizing

international cooperation and penalties have increased in recent years. The most severe punishment

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so far has been a 51 month jail sentence, a fine to pay for the jet fuel used and 200 hours community

service for a man who attempted to enter the cockpit and to open the emergency door of a domestic

US flight.

I. Various other measures are being used to control air rage. Air crew are getting training on how to

calm passengers and how to predict where incidents might result in air rage and take action to

prevent this. Other measures include, strengthening doors to stop people entering the cockpit,

training crew in the use of plastic restraints to tie down unruly passengers and having pilots divert

their planes if passengers cause problems. Banning passengers who are guilty of air rage from flying

has also been tried to a lesser extent.

Example:

Paragraph A Answer: vii

1.Paragraph B

2.Paragraph C

3.Paragraph D

4.Paragraph E

5.Paragraph F

6.Paragraph G

Mark them as follows

T______if the statement agrees with the information in the text.

F______if the statement does not agree with the information in the text.

NG_____if there is no information on this in the text.

7. In the first case of air rage, the man was not punished because the plane was not registered.

8. The statistics on air rage were collected by private monitoring groups.

9. The second most common catalyst for incidents is problems with seating.

10.The environment in a plane makes disagreements more likely to become serious problems.

Your answers:

2. 3. 4. 5. 1.

7. 8. 9. 10. 6.

Source: IELTS practice test

Đáp án:

1.Paragraph B______ii

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2.Paragraph C______viii

3.Paragraph D______xi

4.Paragraph E______xiii

5.Paragraph F______vi

6.Paragraph G______i

7.F

8.NG

9.T

10. T

Bài tập 11: The reading has six paragraphs A-F. Choose the most suitable heading for

paragraph B-F from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-x) in space 1-

5. There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.

HIGH-TECH CRIME -FIGHTING TOOLS

A. Crime- fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so. The police need to be equipped for the 21st century. In Britain we‘ve already got the world‘s biggest DNA databases. By

next year the state will have access to the genetic data of 4.25 m people: one British-based person in

14. Hundreds of thousands of those on the database will never have been charged with a crime.

B. Britain is also reported to have more than £4 million CCTV (closed circuit television) camera,

There is a continuing debate about the effectiveness of CCTV. Some evidence suggests that it is

helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime. It has also been used to successfully indentify terrorists

and murderers. However, many people claim that better lighting is just as effective to prevent crime

and that cameras could displace crime. An internal police report said that only one crime was solved

for every 1,000 cameras in London in 2007. In short, there is conflicting evidence about the

effectiveness of camera, so it is likely that the debate will continue.

C. Professor Mike Press, who has spent the past decade studying how design can contribute to crime

reduction, said that, in order for CCTC to have any effect, it must be used in a targeted way. For

example, a scheme in Manchester records every license plate at the entrance of a shopping complex

and alerts police when one is found to belong to an untaxed or stolen car. This is an effective

example of monitoring, he said. Most schemes that simply record city centers continually- often not

being watched - do not produce results. CCTV can also have the opposite effect of that intended, by

giving citizens a false sense of security and encouraging them to be careless with property and

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personal safety. Professor Press said: ―All the evidence suggests that CCTV alone makes no positive

impact on crime reduction and prevention at all. The weight of evidence would suggest the

investment is more or less a waste of money unless you have lots of other things in place‖. He

believes that much of the increase is driven by the marketing efforts of security companies who

promote the crime-reducing benefits of their products. He described it as a ―lazy approach to crime

prevention‖ and said that authorities should instead be focusing on how to alter the environment to

reduce crime.

D. But in reality, this is not what is happening. Instead, police are considering using more

technology. Police forces have recently begun experimenting with cameras in their helmets. The

footage will be stored on police computers, along with the footage from thousands of CCTV cameras

and millions of pictures form numberplate recognition camera used increasingly to check up on

motorists.

E. And now another type of technology is being introduced. It‘s called the Microdrone and it‘s a toy-

sized remote-control craft that hovers above streets or crowds to film what‘s going on beneath. The

Microdrone has already been used to monitor rock festivals, but its supplier has also been in

discussions to supply it to the Metropolitan Police, and Soca, the Serious Organized Crime Agency.

The drones are small enough to be unnoticed by people on the ground when they are flying at 350ft.

They contain high-resolution video surveillance equipment and an infrared night vision capability,

so even in darkness they give operators a bird‘s -eye view of locations while remaining virtually

undetectable.

F. The worrying thing is, who will get access to this technology? Merseyside police are already

employing two of the devices as part of a pilot scheme to watch football crowds and city parks

looking for antisocial behaviors. It is not just about crime detection: West Midlands fire brigade is

about to lease a drone, for example, to get a better view of fire and flood scenes and aid rescue

attempt; the Environment Agency is considering their use for monitoring of illegal fly tipping and oil

spills. The company that makes the drone says it has no plans to license the equipment to individuals

or private companies, which hopefully will prevent private security firms from getting their hands on

them. But what about local authorities? In theory, this technology could be used against motorists.

And where will the surveillance society end? Already there are plans to introduce smart water

containing a unique DNA code identifier that when sprayed on a suspect will cling to their clothes

and skin and allow officers to identify them later. As long as high-tech tools are being used in the

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fight against crime and terrorism, fine. But if it‘s another weapon to be used to invade our privacy

then we don‘t want it.

List of Headings

i The spy in the sky vi Lack of conclusive evidence

ii The spread of technology vii Cars and cameras

The limitations of camera viii Advantages and disadvantages iii

iv The cost of camera ix A natural progression

v Robots solving serious crimes x A feeling of safety

Example: Paragraph A ix

1. Paragraph B __________ 2. Paragraph C __________

3. Paragraph D__________ 4. Paragraph E __________

5. Paragraph F __________

Đáp án:

1. Paragraph B vi

2. Paragraph C iii

3. Paragraph D ii

4. Paragraph E i

5. Paragraph F viii

Bài tập 12: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.

The capital of Japan‘s northernmost island attracts a cavalcade of visitors every year at the beginning

of February. (1) ………….. this being the coldest time of the year, visitors flock to the city, which

transforms (2) …………… into a winter dream world heaving with glittering figures and beautiful

palaces. More than two million people come to marvel (3)……… the frosted statues.

The festival, which (4)……………. extremely humble origins, is today a high profile international

event. It began in 1950 (5) ………….. a couple of young students fashioned six snow statues in

Odori park. Five years (6) ………………………..., members of Sapporo‘s Defence Force sowed the

seeds (7) ………………........... the now world-famous festival by building the first statue, which

was megalithic in (8)…..……………… proportions. Snow sculpting might sound

(9)…………………………….. one of those skills best suited to the school playground, but it

actually takes a lot of patience and artistic talent to form these snow giants. First, a wooden structure

is built. Large blocks of snow are then cut from the ground. The blocks, which are hammered into

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place around the scaffolding, are then hosed down with water to freeze them into hard-as-rock

mortar. It is only then that the painstaking job of sculpting the masterpiece begins.

The combined result of (10)……………………this sculpting and carving is a crystal-like

dreamscape of frosted versions of many famous buildings, such as the Statue of Liberty and Leaning

Tower of Pisa.

Đáp án:

1. Despite 2. Itself 3. at 4. has 5.when/as

6. later/on 7. of 8. Its 9. like 10. All

Bài tập 13: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.

Urban Sparrows

During the last 25 years, Britain‘s urban sparrow population has declined by as much as two-thirds,

and the bird has almost disappeared from many of its former haunts. The decline has been blamed on

(1) _______from cats to garden pesticides. Moreover, modern buildings have far too few nooks and

crannies (2) _______ the birds can nest. Factors (3) _________ these may well be involved, but

alone they (4) _______ to explain the severity of the decline, or the fact that other urban birds have

been less affected.

Denis Summers-Smith is the world‘s leading expert on sparrows, so when he (5) _______ up with a

theory to explain their decline, it has to be (6) ____ listening to. He suggests that the culprit is a

chemical added to unleaded petrol. It would be deeply ironic if a policy that was intended to improve

the nation‘s health (7) ______ to prove responsible for the decline of being of its favourite species.

(8) _____ to Summers-Smith, social species such as the sparrow require a minimum population in a

specific area to breed successfully. If, (9) _________ whatever reason, numbers drop below this

threshold, the stimulus to breed disappears. The most dramatic example is the passenger pigeon, (10)

______ in the late nineteenth century went from being the world‘s most common bird to total

extinction within 50 years.

Đáp án:

1. everything/anything 2. where/wherein 3. like 4. fail 5. comes

6. worth 7. were/was 8. According 9. for 10. which

Bài tập 14: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.

BAZAARS

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A bazaar was originally a public market district (0)... of ... a Persian town. From Persia the term

spread to Arabia, Turkey, and North Africa. In India it came to be applied to a single shop; and in

current English usage it refers to (1) ________ a single shop or concession selling miscellaneous

articles and to a fair at (2)________ such miscellany is sold, often for charity.

The familiar bazaar of the ancient Islamic nations is vividly described in the traditional

folktales of‘ ‗The Thousand and One Nights‘. It is a distinct quarter of the town, access

(3)______which is forbidden after sundown, bustling and noisy by day, (4)________the quieter

residential quarters. Such a bazaar may be divided into districts, with all the purveyors of

one type of merchandise grouped together. (5)_______ the bazaar in smaller towns is (6)

________of a single narrow street of stalls, in larger cities such as Istanbul it is by no means simple,

consisting of many miles of such passageways. Some bazaars, such as the (7)______built at Sashan

and Isfahan in Iran in the 17th century, were designed with great architectural integrity. They were

usually roofed for protection (8) _______ the hot desert sun, (9) _____ with a single roof of

individual vaulted domes or with awnings. Most of these ancient bazaars have gradually been

modernized (10)________the centuries.

Đáp án:

1. both 2. which 3. to 4. unlike 5. while

6. composed/ comprised 7. ones 8. against 9. either 10. over

Bài tập 15: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word.

THE SAHARA MARATHON

One of the most amazing marathon races in the world is the Marathon of the Sands. It takes place

every April in the Sahara Desert in the south of Morocco, a part of the world where temperatures can

reach fifty degrees centigrade. The standard length of a marathon is 42.5 kilometres but (1)

_________one is 240 kilometres long and takes seven days to complete. It began in 1986 and now

attracts about two hundred runners, the majority of (2) _________ ages range from seventeen to

forty-seven. About half of them come from France and the rest from all over the world. From Britain

it costs £2,500 to enter, which includes return air fares. The race is rapidly becoming more and more

popular (3) _________, or perhaps because of, the harsh conditions that runners must endure. They

have to carry food and (4) _________else they need for seven days in a rucksack weighing no more

than twelve kilograms. In (5) _________to this, they are given a litre and a half of water every ten

kilometres. Incredibly, nearly (6) _________the runners finish the course. (7) _________man,

Ibrahim El Journal, took part in every race from 1986 to 2004. Runners do suffer terrible physical

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hardships. Sometimes they lose toenails and skin peels (8) _________their feet. However, doctors

are always on hand to deal (9) _________ minor injuries and to make sure that runners do not push

(10) _________ too far.

Đáp án

4. anything/

1. everything/

this 2. whose 3. despite whatever 5. addition

6. 8. 10.

all 7. One off/from/on 9. with themselves

D. Kỹ năng: Writing

 Dạng bài tập biến đổi câu dùng từ cho sẵn

Bài tập 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.

.

1. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall.

The police caught __________________________________________________ .

2. It's sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.

Sad __________________________________________________ .

3. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.

The man is __________________________________________________ .

4. Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk

Having __________________________________________________ .

5. 'Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,' she said.

She flatly __________________________________________________ .

Đáp án:

1. … him (as he was) climbing over the garden wall.

2. … though / as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.

3. … believed to have escaped in a stolen car.

4. … nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.

5. … refused to sleep in the /that haunted house.

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Bài tập 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.

1.Had he been competent, he wouldn‘t have sat the exam.

They sat the exam ……………………………………………………………….

2.The population of the UK has not expanded appreciably in the last decade.

There has been …………………………………………………………………..

3. She‘ll have to consider studying abroad if an opportunity doesn‘t arise here soon.

She‘ll have to consider studying abroad unless an opportunity presents ………………………. .

4. We had expected him to raise our salary but he refused our salary.

Far …………………………………………………………………………….

5. Please don‘t tell my parents anything about my absence today.

Please don‘t breathe …………………………………………………………...

6. If you find it necessary, you can contact me on this number

 Should the ………………………………………………….

7. I would prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing thing about me

 I‘d sooner .................................................................

8. I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat

 She always …………………………………..…

9. I read a lot of books while I was on holiday in the summer

 During……………………………………………………….

10. Since she couldn‘t get through to the police, she ran next door for help

 Not .........................................................................................................................

Đáp án

1. They sat the exam because of his incompetence/ because he was incompetent

2. There has been no appreciable expansion of the population of the UK in the last decade.

3. She‘ll have to consider studying abroad unless an opportunity presents itself to me in/within the

near future.

4. Far from raising our salary, he refused our salary.

5. Please don‘t breathe a word of/about my absence to my parents today.

6. Should the need arise, you can contact me on this number

7. I‘d sooner he hadn‘t said all those embarrassing things about me

8. She always always gives me a cup of coffee when I visit her flat

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9. During my summer holiday/my holiday in summer, I read.

10. Not being able to get through to the police, she ran next door for help

Bài tập 3: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.

1. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.

It was at _________________________________________________________

2. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.

The sheer _________________________________________________________

3. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.

The statement boils __________________________________________________

4.The soldier leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the shore.

No sooner ___________________________________________________

5. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.

The more ________________________________________

6. Mrs. Smith is the wisest member of the family.

No _____________________________________

7. Although he is industrious, he hasn‘t succeeded.

Industrious ________________________________

8. But for your folly you could have been a partner in the firm.

If __________________________________________________

Đáp án:

1. It was at your insistence that we came to this restaurant.

2. The sheer expense/ cost was what put me off the idea.

3. The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present situation.

4. No sooner had the ship touched the shore than the soldier leaped into the wter.

5. The more proficient he is, the more he is fond of the game.

6. No member of the family is wiser than Mrs. Smith

7. Industrious as he is, he hasn‘t succeeded.

8. If you hadn‘t been so foolish, you could have been a partner in the firm.

Or If there hadn‘t been your folly, you could have been a partner in the firm.

Bài tập 4: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.

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1. The flight was delayed due to the adverse weather condition.

But for ……………………………………………………………………………..……………… .

2. His third attempt on the driving test was successful.

He passed ……………………………………………………………………..…………….

3. She didn‘t imagine that within a year her entire life would have changed.

Little

……………………………………………………………………………..…………………………

4. Sharon said she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.

Sharon said she would not willing to put ………………………..……………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………..……....

5. You may be disqualified if you don‘t obey the regulations.

Failure ……………………………………………………………………………..……..…………

6. The soldiers entered the castle while it was dark.

Under ____________________________________________________________

7. This paintient‘s condition in rather worrying if you look at his medical history.

Given_____________________________________________________________

8. A child of his age is too young to be deceitful.

So young __________________________________________________________

9. Paul smashed a window and damaged the television too.

Not only___________________________________________________________

Đáp án:

1. …...the adverse weather condition, the flight wouldn‘t have been delayed.

2. …...the driving test at the third attempt.

3. ……did she imagine that within a year her entire life would have changed.

4. …....up with the rudeness of her colleagues.

5. ……to obey the regulations may lead to / result in disqualification…… .

6. Under the cover of darkness, the soldiers entered the castle.

7. Given his medical history, this patient‘s condition is rather worrying.

8. So young is a child of his age to be deceitful.

9. Not only did Paul smash a window, but he also damaged the television.

 Dạng bài tập biến đổi câu dùng từ trong ngoặc đơn

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Bài tập 5: Use the words given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a

new sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.

DO NOT change the form of the given words.

1. Sara knew that her brother had to leave by 5 o‘clock. (necessary)

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. I bought it without thinking about it first. (spur)

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. He liked the new job straight away. (ease)

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. You must drive more slowly in town. (reduce)

…………………………………………………………………………………

5. I feel I am not being treated fairly. (raw)

…………………………………………………………………………………

Đáp án:

1. Sara knew that it was (would be) necessary for her bother to leave by 5 o‘clock

2. I bought it on the spur of the moment

3. He was at ease in his new job.

4. You must reduce your speed in town.

5. I feel I am getting/ being given a raw dead

Bài tập 6: Use the words given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a

new sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.

DO NOT change the form of the given words.

1. I‘ve become extremely good at missing the rush hour over the last few weeks. (fine)

=> I‘ve got missing rush hour _________________________ over the last few weeks.

2. I‘d prefer to come out on top in the end, though! (laugh)

=> I‘d rather _________________________ in the end, though!

3. My new job is much more satisfying than any job I‘ve ever had. (away)

=> My new job is __________________________ one I‘ve ever had.

4. The severity of the punishment bore no relation to the seriousness of the crime. (proportion)

5. In the are, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (shoulders)

Đáp án:

1. The punishment was out of proportion to the crime.

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2. In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other countries in football.

3. down to a fine art

4. have had the last laugh

5. far and away the most satisfying

Bài tập 7: Use the words given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a

new sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.

DO NOT change the form of the given words.

1. Your empty promises won‘t have any effect on her. (ice)

_________________________________________________________________

2. Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work. (mind)

_________________________________________________________________

3. I tried not to get involved in that situation. (mixed)

_________________________________________________________________

4. Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course. (preference)

_________________________________________________________________

5. Presumably we are still interested in travelling this summer. (lost)

_________________________________________________________________

Đáp án:

1. Your empty promises will cut no ice with her.

2. Diane finds that being creative takes her mind off her work.

3. I tried to avoid getting mixed up in that situation.

4. Francis opted for computing in preference to marketing for his next course.

5. I take it (that) you haven‘t /have not lost interest in travelling this summer.

Bài tập 8: Use the words given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new

sentence in such way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. DO

NOT change the form of the given words.

1. Some people accept that life is full of problems. resigned

Some people __________________________________________ full of problems.

2. The company tried unsuccessfully to secure a bank loan. avail

The company‘s ____________________________________________ a bank loan.

3. If they catch anyone dropping litter in Singapore, they immediately make them pay a fine. fined In Singapore anyone caught ________________________________________ spot.

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4. Far stricter measures have been introduced to combat drug dealing. clamping

The authorities are ___________________________________ drug dealing.

5. If you don‘t wear a seatbelt in the car, you may risk your life. jeopardy

Not wearing a seatbelt in the car can ___________________________ .

Đáp án:

1. … are resigned to life being / the fact that life is …

2. … attempts / efforts were to no avail in securing …

3. … dropping litter is fined on the spot …

4. …clamping down on …

5. …put your life in jeopardy …

 Dạng viết 1 paragraph hoặc 1 essay: tôi sử dụng lại nguồn ngữ liệu day speaking và các chủ đề

speaking yêu cầu các em luyện tập

c3.2: đề thi thực tế

ĐỀ 1

SECTION ONE: LISTENING

You will hear the recordings TWICE.

Part 1: Listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording and then

choose the best answer to the question. (10 points)

1.WHERE DOES THIS CONVERSATION PROBABLY TAKE PLACE?

A. In a photograph studio.

B. In a biology.

C. In an office.

D. In the library.

2.WHO IS THE MAN?

A. He‘s a pilot.

B. He‘s a flight attendant.

C. He‘s a member of the ground crew.

D. He works clearing land.

3. WHAT WILL THE MAN PROBABLY DO?

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A. Wash the dishes immediately.

B. Use as many dishes as possible.

C. Wash the dishes for as long as possible.

D. Wait until later to clean up.

4. WHERE DOES THIS CONVERSATION PROBABLY TAKE PLACE?

A. In a bank.

B. In a restaurant.

C. At a service station.

D. In a beauty salon.

5. WHO IS THE MAN?

A. A salesclerk in a shoe store.

B. A shoe repairperson.

C. A party caterer.

D. A salesclerk in a fixtures department.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). (10 points)

New inventions

True False

Wing-suits are getting cheaper. 1.

Gabriele Diamanti's water distiller is powered by the sun. 2.

The "enable talk gloves" help people to use sign language 3.

in really cold conditions.

James Cameron invented a new underwater camera. 4.

The last invention is a way of producing clouds indoors. 5.

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Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3: Listen and fill in the missing information. (20 points)

6 Some of you are probably fantastic at studying, really organized and _______________.

7 It‘s a good idea to have some kind of plan or _______________.

8 If you‘re studying for an important exam, it‘s important to think _______________.

9 Make sure the place where you‘re going to study is comfortable, with no distracting

_______________.

5. If you have to work near a TV, you might have to use _______________ to drown out the

sound of the TV.

A While you‘re studying, you should _______________ the internet, text message, Facebook, etc.

B You should plan your studying and take regular _______________.

C It is better to write notes, so your mind is _______________ the information more.

D Mind maps seem to work in the same way the _______________ works.

E Which study method you choose all depends on your personal _______________.

Your answers:

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. (10 points)

1. I‘m not a serious investor, but I like to _______ in the stock market.

A. splash B. splatter C. paddle D. dabble

2. In all _______ there will never be a Third World War.

A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities

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3. He had to retire from the match, suffering from a _______ ligament.

A. torn B. broken C. slipped D. sprained

4. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are _______.

A. astrological B. aeronautical C. astronomical D. atmospherical

5. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific _______.

A. divisions B. disciplines C. matters D. compartments

6. It is doubtful whether the momentum of the peace movement can be _______.

A. sustained B. supplied C. supported D. subverted

7. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be _______.

A. trivial B. perverse C. insuffucient D. imperative

8. Charles Babbage‘s difference engine was widely regarded as the _______ of the computer.

A. ancestor B. precursor C. antecedent D. premonition

9. He was in his late fifties, with staring eyes and a _______ hairline.

A. straggling B. receding C. bushy D. curly

10. After several hours on the road, they became _______ to the fact that they would never reach the

hotel by nightfall.

A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned

11. The professor‘s _______ theory is that singing preceded speech.

A. preferable B. pet C. fond D. fancied

12. A local charity benefited from the _______ of the annual summer fête.

A. earnings B. income C. pay D. proceeds

13. Two months is _______ time to allow for the job to be completed.

A. profuse B. protracted C. ample D. extensive

14. After her eye operation she had to wear an eye _______ for protection.

A. patch B. veil C. glass D. screen

15. The noise of the machinery _______ the words of the factory manager.

A. covered B. suppressed C. drowned D. deadened

16. You look so much like someone I knew years ago. It‘s quite ______.

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A. unlikely B. uncanny C. unspeakable D. unnatural

17. There‘s no danger in using this machine as long as you ______ to the safety regulations.

A. comply B. adhere C. observe D. abide

18. ______ the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May.

A. Regarding B. Given C. Presuming D. Accepted

19. I haven‘t got the time to do my own work, ______ help you with yours.

A. leaving aside B. not counting C. let alone D. apart from

20. There has been so much media ______ of the coming election that people have got bored with it.

A. broadcasting B. circulation C. concern D. coverage

Your answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Part 2. Underline and correct ten mistakes in the text. (10 points)

These days, many people are afraid of nuclear technology because of the dangers associated with

its usage. In my opinion, though it is true that nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat for life, the

use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes also carries some serious risks.

Nuclear power stations provide an important source of cheap power for many industrializing

nations and some developing countries. However, there is always the danger of radiation leaked

from these plants. Even though safety precautions are taken, there have been numourous disasters as

the explosion of a nuclear plant in Russia not long before.

Nuclear technology is even used to help cure some diseases such as cancer. Radiation can be

applied into the body to burn away cancerous cell. This is, therefore, a dangerous procedure and the

application of radiation is almost always painful though not always successful.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. ………….. 5. …………..

………….. ………….. …………..

6. 7. 8. 9. ………….. 10.

………….. ………….. ………….. …………..

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Part 3. Fill in each of the gaps with a suitable preposition. (10 points)

1. I got the job (1) ……… the strength of your recommendation.

2. You must be weak (2) ……… the head if you believe that.

3. The shock put years (3) ……… him.

4. Prospects of success in the talks were put (4) ……… zero.

5. She was weighed (5) ……… (6) ……….. parcels.

6. She went (7) …….. the roof when I told her I‘d crashed the car.

7. If you do that again I‘ll have the law (8) ……… you.

8. The government‘s decision is a real kick (9) ……… the teeth for the union.

9. She resembles her brother (10) ………. looks.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the sentences. (15 points)

1. Most peasants were living in subhuman conditions as the Feudalism had (poor) them for a long

time.

2. Many (memory) have been built since the end of the war.

3. As a result of his serious crime, he was sentenced to death by (electricity).

4. It‘s undeniable that the (diagnose) of the local incompetent healer was responsible for her sudden

death.

5. I was (continue) put off studying by the annoying noise from a neighbour‘s apartment last night.

6. The fact that (verb) language conveys about 60% the information received from a conversation is

unbelievable to almost everybody.

7. This school was once (require) as a military hospital during the war.

8. The courts were (power) to impose the death penalty for certain crimes.

9. He hasn‘t got the (imagine) capacity to think of such a clever plan.

10. His recent (type) behaviour keeps me wondering whether there is something wrong going on.

Your answers:

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1. …………. 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ………….

6. …………. 7. …………. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ………….

Part 5. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the following text. (15 points)

(1. Criticism) of television news often complain that news programs do not make enough of an

effort to inform the viewer, that the (2. explain) they give of events are too short, too simple, (3.

lack) depth, or (4. lead). They say that when a person wants to get a (5. comprehend) report of an

event, he or she must turn to a newspaper; television news offers only (6. simple) stories rather than

denser and more detailed accounts.

Television news, argue the critics, concentrates mostly on stories of visual interest such as

transport disasters or wars, (7. leave) important but visually (8. interest) stories such as government

budget and legislation stories with little or no (9. cover). This leads to the claim that the selection of

stories to be presented on television news tends less toward information and more toward

entertainment. Thus, television news, according to this view, presents an image of the world that is

quite (10. subject).

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. …………

………. …………..

6. 7. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10.

………. ………….. …………

SECTION THREE: READING

Part 1. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (15

points)

ANGER ON THE ROAD

The anger that descends on people when they get behind the steering wheel of a car used to be

(1)________ as a joke. But the laughter is getting noticeably quieter (2)________ that the problem

has become increasingly widespread.

(3)________ in a traffic jam, with family cars inching their (4)________ past, the driver of a fast

sports car begins to lose his temper. (5)________ the capabilities of his car, there is nothing he can

do. The (6)________ is anger.

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Many people live in (7)________ of losing control. This is true of many situations but driving is a

good example. People think that the car might not start, it might break (8)________, or someone

might run into it. Before anything even happens, people have worked themselves up into a

(9)________ of anxiety. And when something does happen, they‘re (10)________ to explode. In

fact, it‘s their very anxiety about losing control that (11)________ them lose control.

This isn‘t to (12)________ that all offenders have psychological problems or drive powerful sports

cars. In fact, most of them are (13)________ ordinary human beings who have no history of

violence. There is (14)________ something deep in our nature that (15)________ when we start up a

car engine.

1.A. found B. thought C. treated D. intended

2.A. once B. even C. since D. now

3.A. Set B. Stuck C. Held D. Fixed

4.A. path B. way C. course D. route

5.A. However B. Besides C. Although D. Despite

6.A. outcome B. event C. issue D. effect

7.A. worry B. fright C. fear D. concern

8.A. up B. down C. out D. off

9.A. state D. case B. condition C. feeling

D. ready A. good B. prepared C. near 10.

C. makes D. forces A. causes B. leads 11.

C. tell D. announce A. inform B. say 12.

C. exactly D. perfectly A. purely B. fully 13.

C. clearly D. frankly A. openly B. directly 14.

D. upsets A. excites B. awakens C. disturbs 15.

Your answers:

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 9

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Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word

in each gap. (15 points)

SEASIDE HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN

British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The

(1)________ of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went

for their health and education. The seaside was a good place for patients to cure their illness, and

doctors (2)________ bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to (3)________ their

knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library.

At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (4)________ work. However, in 1871,

the government (5)________ four ―Bank Holidays‖ – national holiday days. This allowed people to

have a day or two out, which gave them a taste for leisure at the seaside. At first, they went on day-

trips, taking (6)________ of special cheap tickets on the railways.

By the 1880s, rising incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have a

week‘s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (7)________

them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being (8)________, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating

ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (9)________ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun.

Today, the English seaside (10)________ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there

each year.

Your answers:

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Part 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (15 points)

This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of the 19th century were accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance

and variety. New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audiences all

emerged in the literature of this half century.

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As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had

evolved remarkably, just as its centre of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late

1880s and the sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer was it produced, at least

in its popular forms, in the main by solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old

South; no longer were polite, well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle-class young people the

only central characters in its narratives; no longer were these narratives to be set in exotic places and

remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal history the chief acceptable

forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was literature read primarily by young, middle class

women.

In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition Walt

Whitman called for in 1876 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work,

each state and region as peers ―and expands from them, and includes the world … connecting an

American citizens of all nations.‖ At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been

designated ―the literature of argument,‖ powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many

of them impelled by the spirit of exposure and reform. Just as America learned to play a role in this

half century as an autonomous international political, economic, and military power, so did its

literature establish itself as a producer of major works.

1.The word “evolved” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to ________.

A. became famous B. turned back C. changed D. diminished

2.The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. American literature B. the energy

C. the population D. the manufacturing

3.The author uses the word “indeed” in the second paragraph for what purpose?

For variety in a lengthy paragraph. A.

To emphasize the contrast he is making. B.

To wind down his argument. C.

D. To show a favorable attitude to these forms of literature.

4.The word “exotic” in paragraph two is closest in meaning to ________.

A. well-known B. unusual C. urban D. old-fashioned

5.The phrase “these years” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A. the present B. The 1900s C. the early 1800s D. 1850 – 1900

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6.All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT

________.

It was not highly regarded internationally A.

It broke with many literary traditions of the past B.

It introduced new American themes, characters and settings C.

It spoke to the issue of reform and change D.

7.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that the previous passage probably discussed ________.

the limitations of American literature to this time A.

the importance of tradition to writers B.

C.

new developments in industrialization and population shifts the fashions and values of 19th century America D.

8.It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman ________.

disliked urban life A.

wrote Leave of Grass B.

was an international diplomat C.

was disapproving of the new literature D.

9.The main idea of this passage is ________.

A. that the new American Literature was less provincial than the old

B. that most people were wary of the new literature

C. that World War I caused a dramatic change in America

D. that centers of culture shifted from East to West

10. This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses?

A. International affairs B. Current events

C. American literature D. European history

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4. Read the passage and then complete the summary. Choose no more than ONE WORD

from the passage for each answer. (15 points)

The Social Life of Mammals

When it comes to social behavior, mammals are far more highly developed than other creatures.

Some birds may form pairs or even co-operate to hunt, but the complexity of their relationships can

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hardly compare to those within a group of dolphins, elephants or humans. What makes mammalian

social groups different from , say, a flock of starlings or a shoal of fish is that in many cases the

individuals recognize each other. Although we may think that all elephants look pretty much the

same, we can easily tell individuals of our own species apart, and it has become clear through studies

that the same is true of other species of mammals. Dolphins have their own signature whistles that

act like names, and elephants can recognize and greet other individuals they have known but not

seen for many years. This is something that only a few species of birds appear to be able to do.

Mammals in complex social groups not only recognize each other as individuals, they also

remember a lot of information about that individual. Social groups often rely on this memory – such

as knowing who is dominant to whom, who is related to whom, and who has done what to whom in

the past. They have to learn who to trust, who their friends are and who to watch out for.

All this remembering goes on in a particular part of the brain called the neocortex. If you compare

the size of a mammal‘s social group with the size of this part of the brain, you find they are

remarkably closely related. This area, though, seems to take a long time to develop fully, and

animals in which it is very large take a very long time to grow up to adulthood. During this time, the

youngster has to learn all the rules of social behavior in their group and to piece together all the

relationships between the group members: knowledge that will be needed to avoid getting into

trouble.

Like all the advanced and specialized features that mammals have, social behavior has developed

because of the one defining characteristic that mammals possess: the production of milk, allowing

baby mammals to have a period of childhood in which they can develop their own distinctive and

successful characteristics.

The Social Life of Mammals

Mammals behave in a much more complex way than (1) ________ or (2)________. For example,

(3)________ make individual sounds that distinguish them from each other. (4)________ are

another non-human species that can remember individuals after a long absence.

Certain mammals retain (5)________ about individuals, partly because they need to know which

ones they can (6)________. This memory is located in the (7)________ area of the brain. Animals in

whom that part of the brain is large take a long time to reach (8)________. While they are growing

up, they need to work out the social rules of their group and the (9)________ among its members.

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Mammals are only able to have a long period of growing up because they can be provided with

(10)________.

Your answers:

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.

SECTION FOUR: WRITING

Part 1. Transform / Rewrite the following sentences. (15 points)

1. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.

→ Get ………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Without his help we would all have died.

→ If it ………………………………………………………………………………………

3. You pay £20 a month for a period of one year.

→ You pay in twelve successive …………………………………………………………..

4. She is proud of being such a good cook.

→ She prides ……………………………………………………………………………….

5. We only despatch goods after receiving the money.

→ Only after the money ……………………………………………………………………

6. He will not be put off by their comments.

(deter) ………………………………………………………………………………………

7. John inflated the tyres of his bicycle.

(blew) ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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8. The Prime Minister felt it appropriate to make a statement.

(fit) ………………………………………………………………………………………….

9. After the scandal he was asked to resign.

(hand) ……………………………………………………………………………………….

10. His favourite breakfast is porridge and kippers.

(what) ………………………………………………………………………………………

Part 2. Paragraph writing (25 points)

Write a paragraph of about 150 words to argue on the following topic:

“Teenagers should be allowed to make their own decisions on such things as what to wear,

who to play with, and what career to choose.”

KEY

SECTION ONE: LISTENING

Part 1: Listen carefully to the short conversation and question in the recording and then

choose the best answer to the question. (5 x 2 point = 10 points)

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B

Part 2: Listen and decide whether the statements are true or false. (5 x 2 points = 10 points)

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T

Part 3: Listen and fill in the missing information. (10 x 2 points = 20 points)

1. good at concentrating/ able to concentrate 6. ignore/ forget about/ not use/ not look at

2. timetable/ schedule 7. breaks

3. long-term 8. processing

4. noises 9. brain

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5. headphones/ earphones 10. preference

SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR

Part 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. (20 x 0.5

point = 10 points)

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1

B A C B A A B B D 0

B

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0

D C A C B B B C B D

Part 2. Underline and correct ten mistakes in the text. (10 x 1.0 point = 10 points)

2. for → 3. 4. leaked → 5. as → such 1.

usage to industrializing leaking as / like

→ →

use industrialized

7. into 8. cell → cells 9. therefore → 10. though → 6.

→ to however and before

→

ago

Part 3. Fill in each of the gaps with a suitable preposition. (10 x 1.0 point = 10 points)

2 3 4 5. 6. 7. 8 9 1 1

. . . do wit throu . . . 0.

i o a wn h gh o i o in

n n t n n n

Part 4. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the sentences. (10 x 1.5 points

= 15 points)

2. 3. 4. 5. 1.

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impoverishe memorials electrocutio misdiagnosi continuall

d n s y

6. non-verbal 8. 9. 10. 7.

requisitione empowered imaginative atypical

d

Part 5. Put the words in brackets into correct forms to complete the following text. (10 x 1.5

points = 15 points)

1. Critics 2. 3. lacking 4. 5.

explanations misleading comprehensive

6. 7. leaving 8. 9. coverage 10.subjective

simplified uninteresting

SECTION THREE: READING

Part 1. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (15 x 1

point = 15 points)

Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one

word in each gap. (10 x 1.5 points = 15 points)

1. invention 3. increase / 7. 9. on 5.

introduced accommodate widen

4. off 6. 8. idle 10. 2.

recommended advantages remains

Part 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (10 x 1.5 points = 15 points)

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1.

A B B D A C B A C C

Part 4. Read the passage and then complete the summary. Choose no more than ONE WORD

from the passage for each answer. (10 x 1.5 points = 15 points)

1. birds/ fish 6. trust

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2. fish/ birds 7. neocortex

3. dolphins 8. adulthood

4. Elephants 9. relationships

5. information 10. milk

SECTION FOUR: WRITING

Part 1. Transform / Rewrite the following sentences. (10 x 1.5 points = 15 points)

1. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.

2. If it hadn‘t been for his help we would all have died.

3. You pay in twelve successive monthly installments (of £20).

4. She prides herself on being such a good cook.

her cooking.

5. Only after the money is / has been received do / can we despatch goods.

will goods be despatched.

6. He will not let their comments deter him. // Their comments will not deter him.

7. John blew up the tyres of his bicycle.

8. The Prime Minister saw fit to make a statement.

9. After the scandal he was asked to hand in his resignation.

10. What he likes best for breakfast is is porridge and skippers.

Part 2. Paragraph writing (25 points)

1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students.

ĐỀ 2

SECTION 1: LISTENING (40 pts)

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Part 1: You will hear the owner of a very unusual house, and his architect, talking to a visitor

to the house. For questions 1-5, choose the answer ( A, B, C or D) which fits best according to

what you hear. (10pts)

1. The owner feels that contemporary architecture

A. has been impressive in London. B. produces work of lasting value.

C. has provided beautiful things to look at. D. is better than it used to be.

2. For the owner, one problem of living in the house is

A. the position of the kitchen. B. the state of the walls.

C. the size of the rooms. D. the number of storeys.

3. The architect thinks the original builders were economical because they

A. used readily available materials. B. dug extensive foundations.

C. chose a soft piece of ground. D. built on a flat piece of land.

4. The present kitchen was originally used for

A. storing arms and weapons. B. dinning and entertaining.

C. keeping provisions. D. holding prisoners.

5. The architect feels he has

A. improved on the original design B. preserved the original function.

C. left a puzzle for future generations. D. given the house a viable future.

Part 2: Listen carefully and decide whether the statement is true (T) or false (F)(10pts)

The main aim of the project is to investigate an assumption. 1.

Dave‘s project is based on schemes in high schools. 2.

15 academic organisations returned Dave‘s questionaire. 3.

4. Dave wanted his questionaire to be completed by company Human Resources Managers.

5. Dr Green wants Dave to provide a full list of respondents.

Part 3: You will hear a man talking to a group of people about a new sports centre. For each

of the questions, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Use only ONE word for

each answer. (20pts)

NEW SPORTS CENTRE

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Facilities:

* swimming pool

* gym

* (1) ………………courts

* Unfortunately, there is a small (2) ………….with the tennis courts (opening on (3)

…………...)

Prices:

* Monthly: £35

* ((4) £ ………………a year)

(special (5) ………... for children)

* not included in price: + equipment, like (6) ……………

+ and swimming (7) …………….

How to become a member:

Fill in a membership form - remember to write your age and (8)........................, which helps

us know your level of (9) ...........................

For more information phone Mrs. Reysall on (10)……………….

SECTION 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts)

Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to

indicate the correct answer. (10 pts)

1. No, no, Mr. Brown, that‘s quite____, the time is irrelevant

A. by the way B. beside the C. off the rails D. out of order

point

2. I let my children make their own decisions now they are older, I wouldn‘t ____to interfere

A. presume B. resume C. assume D. consume

3. The ____ of newcomers to longstanding residents is very high in this town

A. cross section B. proportion C. average D. percentage

4. The inventor had to ____ his idea for several days

A. ask B. ponder C. remember D. organize

5. One wonders whether the current political ____ is right for such a move

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A. environment B. climate C. state D. standpoint

6. In ____, I must acknowledge that we were guilty of errors of judgment

A. hindsight B. review C. experience D. retrospect

7. I am afraid you‘ve caught me on the ____ I wasn‘t expecting you until this afternoon

A. stove B. grapevine C. spot D. hop

8. Why don‘t you have potatoes in their ____ tonight for a change?

A. sleeves B. shells C. jackets D. coats

9. Have you seen the new boss? She is the ____ image of Marilyn Monroe

A. live B. true C. spitting D. same

10. As the full story ____ the public reacted with shock

A. uncovered B. unfolded C. unwrapped D. undid

11. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention ____

A. limit B. span C. duration D. time

12. Elen decided that election to the local council would provide a ____ to a career in national

politics

A. highway B. turning-point C. milestone D. springboard

13. This map has a ____ of one centimeter to two kilometers

A. system B. diagram C. reference D. scale

14. I like this photo very much; could you take an ____for me?

A. increase B. extension C enlargement D. expansion

15. The quality papers are a different ____ of fish from the gutter press

A. pan B. basket C. kettle D. box

16. Their flat is ____ of a place I used to live in

A. mindful B. reminiscent C. memorable D. retrospective

17. A new computer has been produced, which will ____ all previous models

A. excel B. overdo C. overwhelm D. supersede

18. I am not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being____

A. tied up B. tied in C. tied in with D. tied down

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19. The footballer____ in agony on the pitch, and it was clear that his knee had been broken

A. wriggled B. writhed C. squirmed D. twisted

20. According to psychologists, many violent criminals harbor feelings of ____ and insecurity

A. insufficiency B. shortage C. inadequacy D. scarcity

Your answer

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10. 6.

12. 13. 14. 15. 11.

17. 18. 19. 20. 16.

Part 2. The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline it in the passage and correct them in

the blank. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)

Although Albraham Lincoln is today one of America's best loved president, that was not always so.

During the American Civil War he was hated by Southerners for abolishing slaver, and such was

their antipathy towards him that he fully expected to be murdered by his political opponents, and had

resigned him to his fate. According to a close friend of his, three days prior to his assassin, Lincoln

recounted a dream he'd had to his wife and acquaintances, in which he foresaw his own death. In the

dream, he was lying in bed in the White House in Washington, and there seemed to be a death-like

stillness around him. Then he began to hear quiet sobbing, as if the number of people were crying.

He got out of bed and wandered downstairs. There the silence was broken by the same pitiful

sobbing, but he couldn't see who was making the noise. He went from room to room, but they were

all desert, although the same mournful sounds of distress met him as he walked along. It was light in

all the rooms, and every objective was familiar to him; but where, Lincoln wondered, were all the

people who were grieving as if their hearts would break? He was both puzzled and alarmed. What

could be the meaning of all this? Determining to find the cause, he kept on walking until he arrived

at the East room, where he entered. There he met with a sickening surprise. Before him was a

platform, on which rested a coffin. Around it was stationed soldiers who were acting as guards; and

there was a crowd of people, some gazing mournfully upon the coffin, others crying bitterly. 'Who

has died in the White House?' Lincoln demanded of one of the soldiers. 'The President,' came the

answer. 'He was killed by an assassin.' Then there was a loud exclamation of grief from the crowd,

which awoke him from his dream. Some people have ascribed a powerful meaning to his dream,

claimed that Lincoln knew that he was about to die. Others point out that, giving the fact that he

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fully expected that someone would try to assassinate him, it is hardly surprising that he dreamt of his

own death

Example: (0) president  presidents

Your answer

1…………………………………… 6………………………………….

7…………………………………. 2……………………………..…….

8…………………………………… 3……………………………………

9…………………………………… 4……………………………………

10………………………………….. 5……………………………………

Part 3. Read the following sentences and fill the gaps with appropriate prepositions.(10 pts)

Your document and his are _______ duplicate 1.

I feel quite nostalgic _______ the place where I grew up. 2.

He taught me how to juggle _______ four balls 3.

If you want to read email, please key _______ the address of email and password first 4.

I don‘t like him as every time he asks me to do something, his voice is always laden 5.

_______ threat

Health care must be at the service _______ all who need it. 6.

I overheard a fragment ______ their conversation. 7.

His total disinterest ______money puzzled his family 8.

They swindled him ______ hundreds of dollars. 9.

10. I can‘t believe that anyone would sink ______ such depths.

Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10. 6.

Part 4. Supply the correct forms of the given words (15 pts)

He says everyone is equal but he treats his employees badly. What 1.

(HYPOCRITICAL)................................

(ACCOMPANY) ................................ children will not be allowed to cross busy streets 2.

He was (ACCOUNT) ................................ delayed 3.

She had to (DRAW) ................................ from the team because of her injury 4.

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As he has no ability, he came under (SUSPECT) ................................ 5.

After much consideration, John decided to take up a (SECRETARY) ........................course 6.

The time I spent in college was the most (MEMORY) ................... period of my life 7.

Her (ENTHUSIASTIC) ................................ rubbed off on us and we came up with ideas 8.

for the fashion page of the magazine

Some people believe that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can help to improve the 9.

blood (CIRCULATE) ................................

10. Rubber is a good (INSULATE) ................................s of electricity

Your answer

1…………………………………… 6………………………………….

7…………………………………. 2……………………………..…….

8…………………………………… 3……………………………………

9…………………………………… 4……………………………………

10………………………………….. 5……………………………………

Part 5. Read the following passage and supply the correct forms of the given words (15 pts)

The (1. say)……………………. ―never judge a book by its cover‖ could not be more true for

Ridiculous Rules by Marjorie Alien. The cover is completely blank, whereas the book is crammed

full of wonderful examples and anecdotes. Allen is an (2. speak)…………….….. critic of much of

what is taught to native and non-native speakers of English, and has issued a (3.

declare)………………….. of war against textbooks and style books which tell lies. Take the

ridiculous and (4. mean) ……………………….rule of never ending a sentence with a preposition.

The lovely - if famous - story goes, that Winston Churchill, well known for his numerous (5.

write)……………………… as well as for being British Prime Minister during the Second World

War, received a manuscript back from an ignorant (6. edit)………………… who had told him rather

rudely that he had to (7. phrase)…………………….. a sentence which ended with a preposition.

Churchill responded by making the simple yet forceful (8. state) ………………….. in the margin:

―‖This is an impertinence up with which I will not put.‖ - the (9. imply) ………………………

being that not to end a sentence with a preposition often sounds ridiculous in English. Sadly, Alien

informs us that the story is probably mere (10. hear)……………………….. and that Church® may

have actually only written ―rubbish!‖ in the margin.

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Your answer

1…………………………………… 6………………………………….

7…………………………………. 2……………………………..…….

8…………………………………… 3……………………………………

9…………………………………… 4……………………………………

10………………………………….. 5……………………………………

SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts)

Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the options that complete the blanks. (15 pts)

RENOIR THE FILM DIRECTOR

Film directors usually make the least promising subjects for biography. They tend to stay behind

the camera and get on with making films, emerging only to make the (1)........promotional

statement. Only rarely is a film-maker interesting enough to (2) .......... biographical interest, and

some pay off the attention handsomely. What biographer could (3) ........analyzing Hitchcock,

Woody Allen or Polanski? These directors, in any case, were themselves sufficiently absorbed in

their own (4) ........ to cross over to the other side of the camera and (5) ........themselves to the

public. Much of Jean Renoir‘s public profile is (6)... on his appearance in his final film. But judging

by the most recent biography, by Ronald Bergan, the man was simply not that interesting. He grew

up in the benevolent (7)........ of his painter father, against whom he appears not to have (8)... in any

way, emerged to make his own (9)... in the early French cinema, and went on making films for most

of the rest of his life. Even when (10) ....... by war, Renoir seems to have (11) ....... through his

career with equanimity, fueled by the love of all around him. It may bethat there is nothing new to

say about the director‘s life, since he dealt with it so thoroughly in two (12) ..... Bergan takes a lot

from Renoir‘s accounts, although he does point out the occasional discrepancy between memory

and (13) ..... The biography is too (14)..... to strike any life into the subject. Bergan‘s assessments

of hte films are level-headed and pay (15)...... attention to their formal achievement, but cast no new

light on them .

A. odd 1. B. strange C. peculiar D. particular

A. award 2. B. prize C. value D. merit

A. oppose 3. B. resist C. confront D. expel

A. view 4. B. image C. trend D. expression

5. C. allow D. distinguish A. display B. examine

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A. described B. based C. imagined D. gathered 6.

A. memory B. vision C. shadow D. regard 7.

A. rebelled B. related C. referred D. resisted 8.

A. spot B. field C. mark D. point 9.

A. faced B. tackled C. changed D. opposed 10.

A. flown B. sailed C. wandered D. run 11.

A. souvenirs B. memoirs C. revivals D. reminiscences 12.

A. idea B. account C. story D. fact 13.

A. inventive B. respectful C. inaccurate D. resourceful 14.

A. due B. right C. just D. fine 15.

Your answer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Part 2. Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word to make

meaningful passages. (15 pts)

THE VEGETARIAN MEAL

Where vegetarian meals are served (1) ............ courses, the parts are usually fitted into a relentless,

unchanging pattern: soup, main course salad dessert. The first thing to do (2) ........... considering the

vegetarian cuisine is to get free of these stereotyped ideas. (3) ...........you may find yourself falling

into the trap of ―substitutions‖. Many vegetarian cookbooks have done (4) ..........., imposing the old

structure on to the vegetarian diet and trying to find ‘meat substitutes'. Vegetarian cookery is not a

(5) ........... for anything. It is a rich and various cuisine, full of many marvellous dishes (6) ...........

definite characteristics not in imitation of anything(7) ........... - certainly not in imitation of meat.

The vegetarian menu lends (8) ........... to many arrangements. It need (9) ........... be the slave of the

―main course‖, even though it does not avoid that arrangement when it seems fitting and useful. It

(10) ........... also consist of several equally important courses, or several dishes served at once.

Your answer

1. 6.

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……………………. …………………….

7. 2.

……………………. …………………….

8. 3.

……………………. …………………….

9. 4.

……………………. …………………….

10. 5.

……………………. …………………….

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (15pts)

MODERN SURGERY

The need for a surgical operation, especially an urgent operation almost always comes as a severe

shock to the patient and his family. Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational

fear of hospitals and anaesthetics. Patients do not often believe they really need surgery - cutting

into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs. In the early years of this century there

was little specialization in surgery. A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every

operation that had been devised up to that time. Today the situation is different. Operations are now

being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago. The heart can be safely opened and

its valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced.

A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to

live a comfortable and satisfactory life. However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to

carry out every type of modern operation. The scope of surgery has increased remarkably in this

century. Its safety has increased, too. Deaths from most operations are about 20% of what they were

in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example to certain types of birth

defects in newborn babies, and, at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operations for the

octogenarian. The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most

major operations. Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at

work in two or three weeks.

Many developments in modern surgery are almost incredible. They include the replacement of

damaged blood vessels with simulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with

plastic substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the

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artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and the development of heart and

lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations. All these things open a hopeful

vista for the future of surgery. One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of

organ transplants. Until a few years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into

his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them.

Recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of x-rays and special drugs, it is

possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or

more. Kidneys have been successfully transplanted between non - identical twins. Heart and lung

transplants have been reasonably successful in animals, though rejection problems in humans have

yet to be solved. ―Spare parts‖ surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by

new ones, is still a dream of the distant future. As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles. In the

meantime, you can be happy if your doctor says to you, ―Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you

for this condition.‖

1. Most people are afraid of being operated on ....

a. in spite of improvements in modern surgery.

b. because they think modern drugs are dangerous.

c. because they do not believe they need anesthetics.

d. unless it is an emergency operation.

2. Surgeons in the early years of this century, compared with modern ones...

a. had less to learn about surgery. b. needed more knowledge

c. could perform every operation known today. d. were more trusted by patients.

3. Open heart surgery has been possible ...

a. only in the last fifty years. b. from prehistoric times.

c. since the nineteenth century. c. since the invention of valves.

4. A patient can still live a comfortable and satisfactory life, even after the removal of....

a. his brain b. his lungs.

c. a major organ such as the stomach or one lung d. part of the stomach or the whole liver.

5. Modern surgeons

a. do not like to perform operations of the new type.

b. are not as highly qualified as the older one.

c. are obliged to specialize more than their predecessors.

d. often perform operations which are not really needed.

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6. Today, compared with 1910

a. five times fewer patients die after being operated on b. 20% fewer of all operation patients

die.

c. 20% of all operation patients recover. d. operation deaths have increased by

20%

7. Some of the more astonishing innovations in modern surgery include

a. ear, nose and throat transplants. b. valveless plastic hearts.

c. plastic heart valves. d. leg transplants.

8. The main difficulty with organ transplants is

a. it is difficult to find organs of exactly the same size.

b. only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchanged

c. the body‘s tendency to reject alien tissues.

d. the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them.

9. ― Spare parts‖ surgery

a. has yet to become a reality. b. will be available in the near future.

c. is only possible for animals. d. has been replaced by modern drug

treatments.

10. You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means

a. he thinks your condition may be curable. b. he is a good doctor.

c. he knows you will survive. d. you are getting better already.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION 4: WRITING (40 pts)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given. (5 pts)

Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck. (PUT) 1.

..........................................................................................................

Because I believed his lies, I paid far too much for it. (CONNED) 2.

..........................................................................................................

3. I promised him that the bad behavior would not be repeated in the future. (WORD)

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4. People think the accident was caused by the weather

The accident ...................................................................................

5. The plan may be ingenious, but it will never work on practice

Ingenious ........................................................................................

Part 3. It is better to reform criminals instead of just punishing them. What measures could be

taken to attempt to integrate law-breakers back into society?Write an essay (of about 250 words)

to answer the following question:(25pts)

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SECTION 1: LISTENING (40 pts)

Part 1: (10pts)

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D

Part 2: (10pts)

1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

Part 3: (20pts)

1. squash 2. delay 3. Saturday 4 . 215 5. discounts

6. rackets 7. lessons 9. weight 9. fitness 10. 467 9900.

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SECTION 2. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts)

Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to

indicate the correct answer. (10 pts)

Your answer

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B

7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B 6. D

12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C 11. B

17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C 16. B

Part 2. The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline and correct them. (00) has been done as

an example. (10 pts)

Although Albraham Lincoln is today one of America's best loved president, that was not always so.

During the American Civil War he was hated by Southerners for abolishing slaver, and such was

their antipathy towards him that he fully expected to be murdered by his political opponents, and had

resigned him to his fate. According to a close friend of his, three days prior to his assassin, Lincoln

recounted a dream he'd had to his wife and acquaintances, in which he foresaw his own death. In the

dream, he was lying in bed in the White House in Washington, and there seemed to be a death-like

stillness around him. Then he began to hear quiet sobbing, as if the number of people were crying.

He got out of bed and wandered downstairs. There the silence was broken by the same pitiful

sobbing, but he couldn't see who was making the noise. He went from room to room, but they were

all desert, although the same mournful sounds of distress met him as he walked along. It was light in

all the rooms, and every objective was familiar to him; but where, Lincoln wondered, were all the

people who were grieving as if their hearts would break? He was both puzzled and alarmed. What

could be the meaning of all this? Determining to find the cause, he kept on walking until he arrived

at the East room, where he entered. There he met with a sickening surprise. Before him was a

platform, on which rested a coffin. Around it was stationed soldiers who were acting as guards; and

there was a crowd of people, some gazing mournfully upon the coffin, others crying bitterly. 'Who

has died in the White House?' Lincoln demanded of one of the soldiers. 'The President,' came the

answer. 'He was killed by an assassin.' Then there was a loud exclamation of grief from the crowd,

which awoke him from his dream. Some people have ascribed a powerful meaning to his dream,

claimed that Lincoln knew that he was about to die. Others point out that, giving the fact that he

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fully expected that someone would try to assassinate him, it is hardly surprising that he dreamt of his

own death

Example: president  presidents

Your answer

1. slaver  slavery 6. objective  object

7. Determining  Determined 2. him  himself

8. where  which 3. assassi  assassination

9. claimed  claiming 4. a  the

10. giving  given 5. desert  deserted

Part 3. Read the following sentences and fill the gaps with appropriate prepositions.(10 pts)

2. for 3. with 4. in/ into 5. with 1. in

7. of 8. in 9. out of 10. to 6. of

Part 4. Supply the correct forms of the given words (15 pts)

6. secretarial 1. hypocrisy

7. memorable 2. unaccompanied

8. enthusiasm 3. unaccountably

9. circulation 4. withdraw

10. insulator 5. suspicion

Part 5. Supply the correct forms of the given words (15 pts)

6. ediot 1. saying

7. rephrase 2. outspoken

8. statement 3. declaration

9. implication 4. meaningless

10. hearsay 5. writings

SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts)

Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the options that complete the blanks. (15 pts)

1. 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. A B 12. B 13. 14. D B 15. A

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Part 2. Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word to make meaningful

passages. (15 pts)

1. in 6. with

2. in/ when/ before 7. else

3. Otherwise 8. itself

4. this/ so 9. not

5. substitute/ 10. replacement

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (15pts)

1. A 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. A

SECTION 4: WRITING (40 pts)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given. (5 pts)

Bill put his success down to incredible luck 1.

Because I believed his lies, I paid far too much for it 2.

I gave him my word that there would be no repetition of the bad behavior in the future 3.

People think the accident was caused by the weather 4.

The accident is being/ has been blamed on the weather

The plan may be ingenious, but it will never work on practice 5.

Ingenious as the plan is, it will never work on practice

Part II. (10 pts)

Part III. (25 pts)

The impression mark given to each of part II and part III is based on the following scheme:

1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students.

ĐỀ 3

A. LISTENING : (40 PTS)

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Part 1: Listen to the conversation between a father and his son, and choose the best answer for

each question: (10 pts)

1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?

A. go play outside.

B. watch TV.

C. play video games.

2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?

A. Clean the garage.

B. Vacuum the floors.

C. Wash the walls.

3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?

A. put away his books.

B. make his bed.

C. pick up his dirty clothes.

4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?

A. wash the car.

B. paint the house.

C. work in the yard.

5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?

A. to a movie.

B. out to eat.

C. to a ball game.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: Listen and decide whether the statements are True or False: (10 pts)

1. The reality show will be shown at 7: 30 on Channel 7.

2. The man doesn‘t like to watch the reality show because he is not interested in the show‘s theme.

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3. The man would rather watch something else than Star Wars.

4. The man thinks by watching the home improvement show, he will be able to get a better job by

learning things from it.

5. Finally, the couple decide to watch a TV drama.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3: You will hear a conversation between a housing agent and a college student who wants to

rent a house. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A

NUMBER for each answer: (20 pts)

Address Rooms Facilities Providing Price Problem

Garden: 3 Battle

bedrooms too big to Road Restaurant Internet (1)____

clean up. , a ____ and

bathroom utilities.

, and a

living

room.

3 Shared Living Due to Oakingt

living bedrooms room some on $400/$

, a room, furniture. shared Avenue 340

(2)_____, bathroom, facilities, (on-

and a kitchen it seems campus)

living and (4)_____

room. (3)______ ____

__

Sometim 2 Mead

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(5)______ (6)_______ $600 es a little bedrooms Street

__ _ bit , a living

(7)_____ room,

____ and a

study.

$500 Without A Devon

(10)____ bedroom, Close (8)______ (9)_______

____ a living (on- __ _

room, a campus)

study,

and a

dining

hall.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts)

Part 1: Choose the correct answer for each of the following sentences: (10 pts)

1. The old clock __________ perfect time, it‘s never fast or slow.

A. remains B. keeps C. stays D. follows

2. ―What did you talk about?‖ – ― Oh, _______________ .‖

A. pins and needles B. here and there C. this and that D. leaps and bounds

3. The __________ in a theatre are along the front of the stage.

A. footlights B. spotlight C. frontlight D. limelight

4. Jake won‘t be coming to the meeting this evening. He has gone __________ a virus.

A. down with B. up to C. in for D. out of

5. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building _________.

A. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully.

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B. sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery.

C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.

D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

6. She‘s so negative and boring. She has a depressing effect on any group of people she is with. She

is a __________.

A. social climber B. wallflower C. wet blanket D. femme fatale

7. He was sent to prison ______ default of payment.

A. in B. on C. of D. at

8. Before you have a full driving license in Britain, you have to have ________ on your car and be

accompanied by a qualified driver.

A. X-plates B. L-plates C. V-plates D. T-plates

9. A neuron cell cannot only receive messages from sense organs, but it can also ____ .

A. to transmit messages throughout the body.

B. by transmitting messages throughout the body.

C. transmit messages throughout the body.

D. a transmitter of messages throughout the body.

10. They all had a great rage ________ big noises at night.

A. about B.for C. of D. at

11. Nicholas crept in _______ his parents should wake up.

A. unless B.lest C. otherwise D. whereby

12. I think that the Chinese ________ of education is rather different from the western one.

A. notion B.fancy C. opinion D. belief

13.The match was a real corker. – Yes, it was really _____ .

A terrible B long C expensive D great

14. What has become ____ my pencil? I had it ten minutes ago, but now I cannot find it.

A. of B.out C. in D. with

15. The assistant to a plumber, electrician or lorry driver is known as his ______.

A. companion B. pal C. foe D. mate

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16. I take great exception _______ the implication that I was not telling the truth.

A. against B. from C. to D. with

17. If you can win his attention _______ for you.

A. the better so much B. so much the better

C. the so much better D. so the much better

18. The best thing about staying with Lynne is the grub. – Yes, she's an excellent ____ .

A. musician B.cook C. organizer D. dancer

19. The papers were easy to find because the files were _____ organized.

A. progressively B.intimately C. ironically D. meticulously

20. I don‘t want to live ________ their thumb.

A. above B. in C. under D. at

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2: In each line of the text below, there is a mistake, find it and correct it: (10 pts)

1. Superstition has forced a European airline to change its logo. New

Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines had to change its 13-red-dot logo on _____________

the tail of all its planes because of a flood of complaint from passengers

about the combination of thirteen red balls representing bad luck.

2. This number is unlucky in Western culture and many would-be

passengers thought it just wouldn‘t make on an airplane. _____________

3. Airline officials were taken back by the volume of disapproving mail

they received, particularly upset was the original logo‘s designer _____________

Ronane Holt.

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4. She said the thirteen dots ―looked just right‖ and had extra _____________

significance because the number of dots matched with the destinations

it flew to in Africa.

5. The design, in the shape of a ―b‖, also resembling the pattern of

lights on an airport runway as planes taxied before take off. _____________

6. All of the airline‘s planes now have to go back to their hangars for a

paint job and a fourteen red dot will be added to the top of the ―b‖. _____________

7. However, this may not go on well in China, where the number

fourteen is unlucky because one-four in Mandarin sounds like the phrase _____________

"to want to die".

8. The passengers at Brussels airport were in two minds as to whether or

not they thought the fourteen-dot logo would bring better luck. _____________

9. Frequent business flyer Rene Charles said: ―On this day and age,

superstitions are a little silly. There is no logic behind them.‖ _____________

10. However, she did admit that she shared the concern of other

passengers and was happier that the newer logo has an extra dot. _____________

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Fill in each gap with (one) suitable particle(S) or preposition: (10 pts)

1. He gapes _______ seeing me.

2. Competing for the favors of a woman often sets friend ________ friend.

3. I snapped _________ this melancholy the moment a friend called.

4. She said nothing and was abashed _____ her mistakes.

5. Sue‘s mother had to keep _____ Sue to clean her bedroom.

6. I need to break these shoes ____ before we run next week.

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7. I broke ______ a rash after our camping trip.

8. She had to cancel her holiday when she went ____ the flu.

9. I haven't seen Tina for a long time. I think I'll go _______ for an hour or two.

10. If everyone chips _____ we can get the kitchen painted by noon.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each

sentence: (15 pts)

1. The teacher warned the children that if they ____ again, they would be punished. (BEHAVE)

2. Sue is so ____ that she won‘t let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)

3. Lichens are a unique group of complex, ________ plant growing on rock and trees. (FLOWER)

4. This is not an original, but it‘s a good ______.(PRODUCE)

5. It's sad, yet hardly a surprise, that such behavior could be taken as ________. (SUPERCILIOUS)

6. He has a few friends because he is so _________.(SOCIETY)

7. It‘s a _____________ possibility, but I don‘t suppose it will happen. (THEORY)

8. Dignitaries from all over the world came to offer their _________.(CONDOLE)

9. The trouble with Mr Brown is that he‘s so _____. One minute he goes mad when you come late

then he says nothing. You never know where you are! (CONSIST)

10. The business decided to concentrate on _________ and soft drinks. (CONFECT)

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 5: Read the text below. Use the words in the box to form a word that fits in the numbered

space.

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1 stimulate 2 ambition 3 able 4 fatal 5.concoct

6 examine 7 indicate 8 assist 9 wind 10 earn

Drugs and computers

There is a new generation of young computer programmers hoping to become millionaires. To

achieve this, they have to work very hard and (1) ………. are what many of them rely on to do so.

Because they are so (2) ……… , they work long hours, up to 72 hours at a time staying awake by

using cocaine or speed. Often, they use a cocktail of drug to (3) …….. them to do their jobs.

However, this is extremely dangerous, and recently this way of life claimed its first (4) …… .

A 26-year-old programmer, who was doing well on the Internet, was on business in New York.

Unfortunately, due to a (5) …… of alcohol, Valium and heroine he had taken, he died. The doctor

who did the postmortem said that a close (6) ……….. of the results led him to believe that the toxic

combination was (7) ……. of long-term drug abuse.

Moreover, a lot of those who use drugs as an (8) ……… to their work also resort to them in their

free time. They use drugs as uppers, but also as a way to (9)…… With such high (10)……… , they

can afford whatever they want. The problem is that they may eventually pay the highest price –

death.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C: READING (60 pts)

Part 1: Read the article below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each space: (15 pts)

TWINS

New Scientist magazine recently published a report by researchers at Sheffield University. The

researchers studied identical twins who had been separated at (1) _________ and had been taken (2)

_________ of by different families. The results showed that the twins were often very similar, not

only in (3) _________ but also in intelligence and personality.

More (4) _________ however, were the other coincidences which were almost (5) _________ to

explain. For example, one set of female twins met again for the first time when they were 39. They

both (6) _________ the same dress, had seven rings on their fingers, and the same bracelets. There

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were also some male twins who (7) _________ part in the study. They too (8) _________ a great

deal in common. Both of them worked in the police force, and (9) _________ their holidays in

Majorca. They drove the same kind of car and had a dog called Toy. (10) _________ of them had

married and divorced women called Linda, and their second wives were called Elizabeth.

The researchers intend to (11) _________ out more studies in the future. This is because these

coincidences are so remarkable and have occurred so often with twins that they have almost (12)

_________ count. The coincidences are so extraordinary that it is (13) _________ to simply say that

they happen because of (14) _________ . It seems that there must be a more (15) _________

explanation, but so far nobody has found out what it is.

1. A. first B. beginning C. start D. birth

2. A. care B. responsibility C. concern D. worry

3. A. look B. sight C. appearance D. form

4. A. disgraceful B. shocking C. insulting D. surprising

5. A. impossible B. incredible C. unlikely D. dissimilar

6.A. carried B. wore C. put D. dressed

7. A. held B. came C. took D. played

8. A. did B. were C. had D. made

9. A. passed B. spent C. stayed D. went

10. A. All B. Each C. Two D. Every

11. A. bring B. follow C. do D. carry

12. A. dropped B. fallen C. missed D. lost

13.A. lliterate B. illegal C. illegible D. illogical

14.A. pportunity B. chance C. possibility D. occasion

15.A. correct B. logical C. intelligent D. proper

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 2: Read the text below and think of a word which best fits each space: (15 pts)

Rwanda will (1) __________ become the first country in the world where female politicians (2)

________ male politicians. The small central African country has made huge progress since its

tragic genocide in the 1990s. It can now proudly call itself a (3) _____ of sexual equality. The ruling

party coalition won 78% of seats in the election. Women took at least 44 out of a (4) ________ of

the 80 seats. Women may still win another three undecided seats. The head of the country‘s election

commission stated: ―It's clear women (5) _________ will be more than 50 per cent." Since the

genocide, the government has encouraged women (6) _________ politics. Many in Rwanda say the

election results show that people are fed up with male-dominated politics. They say women will (7)

________ freshness and change to the nation. Women‘s groups were quick to praise the government

of President Paul Kagame for promoting such a strong gender equality program. A female voter told

the BBC‘s Focus on Africa show that the new political landscape would help (8) _________ her

country. She explained: "Men, especially in our culture, used to think that women are there to be in

the house, cook food, look after the children... but the real problems of a family are known by a

woman and when they do it, they help a country to get much better." A local newspaper editor told

the Voice of America website of his new pride in his country: ―We have really been the first…where

the women have broken the glass (9) ______ …now it's like we are enlightened. We are no longer in

this backward sort of (10) ________,‖ he said.

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Read the passage and choose the right answer for each question: (15 pts)

Herbs and Drugs

Herbs are different kinds of plants and plant parts that can be used for medicinal purposes. This can

include the leaves, stems, roots, or seeds of the plant. Herbs have been important in traditional

medicine for centuries, in both of the East and the West. In Western medicine, they have largely

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been replaced by drugs. Herbal treatments are, however, still an integral part of Eastern medicine. In

recent years, interest in traditional medicine has increased in the West. Many people are either using

modern methods combined with traditional treatments or are turning to these treatments entirely.

While traditional medicine can be helpful, they are not without their share of problems.

The main difference between herbs and drugs is that, while herbs are simply parts of plants, drugs

are specific chemicals in a pure form. Many modern drugs are derived from chemicals found in

plants. One example is aspirin, which is made from a chemical extracted from the back of the willow

tree. Other drugs are entirely synthetic. Even those drugs that are derived from natural sources are

heavily processed in order to purify and concentrate them. This allows drugs to be administered in

very precise amounts. Different kinds and degrees of illnesses often require dosages that differ only

slightly. A little too much or not enough of a certain drug can have negative effects on the patient.

Many drugs also produce negative effects even when taken in the recommended dosage. These

undesired negative effects are called ―side-effects‖

The possibility of dangerous and unexpected side-effects from drugs has led many people back to

traditional medicine. Herbal treatments seem more natural than modern drugs. Many feel that

traditional medicine is more concerned with treating the underlying causes of disease instead of just

the symptoms, through the truth of this claim is not yet clear. In any case, there is a certain comfort

in taking natural herbal treatments instead of the processed, synthetic chemicals derived from them.

There are, however, disadvantages to herbal treatments, some of them are serious. Few herbal

treatments have been scientifically studied. While the active chemicals in the herb may be known, it

may not be clear what they really do, or if they are really effective at all. Because the active

chemicals are not used alone, it is very difficult to determine the proper amount for treatment, since

the levels of the chemical are not constant throughout the plant. Therefore, the risk of under- and

overdose is higher than with drugs. A more serious problem is that certain herbal treatments may

have no real medicinal effect, thus giving the patient a false sense of security. This is particularly

harmful when the patient refuses treatment with modern drugs that could be effective.

There are even certain herbs that can cause side-effects, just like a drug. (A) One of these is ma-

huang, also called ephedra, which is taken to increase energy. (B) It has been known to cause

damage to the heart and nervous system. Garlic and ginger are common elements in food that are

also taken as herbal treatments, but they can be dangerous for people with diabetes. (C) In general,

herbs are most dangerous when they are taken along with common drugs. This may happen in two

ways: a patient decides to supplement his or her regular treatment with herbs, or a dishonest

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manufacturer adds modern drugs to an herbal treatment. (D) In both cases, the results can be very

serious. The herb St. John‘s wort is often used to treat depression, but if it is used along with

conventional antidepressants, such as Zoloft, the combination can cause confusion, headaches,

allergic reactions, and other problems.

Finally, because production of herbal treatments is seldom regulated, harmful substances can be

present in herbal preparations. Herbs grown in polluted soil may contain lead, arsenic, or mercury.

They may also be tainted with pesticides. It is for these reasons that herbs should not be treated as

the perfect substitute for drugs. Although herbs appear to be quite distinct from modern drugs, it is

important to use them with the same sort of care.

1. The word ―integral‖ in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. harmful.

B. important.

C. famous.

D. controversial.

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ―tained‖ in paragraph 6?

A. Accompanied.

B. Augmented.

C. Substituted.

D. Contaminated.

3. The word ―this‖ in paragraph 4 line 8 refers to

A. patients taking ineffective herbs instead of drugs.

B. patients having a sense of security.

C. the risk of under and overdose of an herbal treatment.

D. the patient‘s belief that modern drugs are bad for you.

4. Why does the author mention that drugs are heavily processed?

A. To show that herbs cannot compete with modern medical techniques.

B. Because many mistakes can occur in this processing.

C. To illustrate that drugs are not natural.

D. To point out that many countries cannot afford to produce drugs.

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5. What is the main difference between herbs and drugs according to the passage?

A. Drugs can cause side-effects, whereas herbs do not.

B. Drugs are at least partially synthetic, whereas herbs are natural.

C. Herbs are dangerous when taken in large amounts, drugs are safer.

D. Herbs can produce a false sense of security, whereas drugs do not.

6. According to the passage, when are herbs most dangerous?

A. When not taken under a doctor‘s supervision.

B. When the patient refuses modern medicine.

C. When the dosage is not administered precisely.

D. When taken in combination with drugs.

7. According to the passage, who should not take ginger or garlic as herbal treatments?

A. Patients with diabetes.

B. Patients with liver damage.

C. Patients taking antidepressants.

D. Patients with problems of the heart or nervous system.

8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Some herbal treatments are not effective in fighting disease.

B. Modern doctors often do not approve of using herbs.

C. Herbal treatments can also produce side-effects.

D. Some manufacturers add drugs to herbs.

9. It can be inferred from the passage that.

A. The drug industry is better regulated than the herb industry.

B. People who use drugs instead of herbs recover more quickly.

C. The popularity of herbal treatments will decrease in the future.

D. The side-effects of drugs are more serious than those of herbs.

10. Where the following sentence could be added to paragraph 5:

Certain herbs have also been known to be harmful for people suffering from asthma.

A

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B

C

D

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: Matching headings and completing summary: (15 pts)

MOBILE PHONE AND DRIVING

A. Though once perceived a luxury, cell phones have become a common possession over the

last ten years or so. Due to modern day technology and public demand cell phones have been made

affordable to most. However, one of the most controversial topics of today is whether or not we

should be using our cell phones whilst driving. Does it pose a danger to ourselves and other drivers?

Or doesn‘t it make any difference to the likelihood of an accident.

B. Several countries around the world have already imposed a national law with heavy

infringements. More recently the UK, Australia and Finland have joined the ranks of countries

opposing this very hazardous act, with Ireland imposing the harshest penalties on the continent (a

third offence can mean 3 months imprisonment). Also in Europe, the Netherlands is fining offenders

2000 Euros and 2 weeks in jail.

C. This dangerous distraction contributes largely to motor vehicle accidents and the statistics

are increasing daily as we continue to take our eyes off the road to call or even more dangerously

text. Research by road safety groups suggests speaking on a phone whilst driving increases your

chances of an accident, increasing to nine times more likely when texting. Time and again, in study

after study replicated across the world, the use of a cell phone by the driver has been proven, beyond

any sense of reasonable doubt, to dramatically increase the probability of a motor vehicle crash.

D. In New Zealand, a proposal made by a previous Labor led Government suggests a $ 150

fine and 27 demerit points for any person using a cell phone whilst driving, although the Ministry of

Transport is still preparing a report based on public consultation. Although this is only a pending

idea, the government knows this will be a difficult infringement to police but a start needs to be

made and people need to understand the consequences of what potentially could happen. It is a

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common misconception that hands free kits are safe to use, but research conducted by Waikato

University has proven that these can be equally as dangerous as hand held phones.

E. On one hand, using a cell phone whilst driving has become an integral part of our lives and

is going to be a hard habit to kick. But it has been proven that our reaction time is never fast enough

when confronted with a road hazard, but if you are having a conversation at the same time it will

slow your reaction time by even more. Most people find it takes 2 and a half seconds to react in a

dangerous situation but if you are on the phone you can add another 2 seconds onto that. Your

attention is divided; part of you concentrates on your conversation, the other on driving. The

demands of the conversation and the road are competing, therefore making it a cognitive distraction

as well physical as you are removing one hand from the steering wheel to hold the phone. On the

other hand, an American radio host suggested that banning cell phones whilst driving was taking it a

step too far, ―if we ban cell phones, what‘s next? No billboards, coffee drinking, or CD players?‖

The host agreed that texting whilst driving was a danger but phoning was not.

F. Many people agreed with him in saying that texting was a definite hazard as the act of

looking down would lead your eyes off the road. However, doesn't holding a conversation while

driving seems just as distracting as eating food or reaching for a CD? Accidents were happening

decades before the cell phone was introduced so should we be taking this matter so seriously?

G. Obviously opinions will differ on this matter, and it will always remain a debatable issue. A

long list of countries seems to be following the trend and imposing a law against cell phones on the

road, but there is still and even longer list yet to follow. Lack of data leaves uncertain results but it

seems research is ongoing and surveys and tests are being carried out on a regular basis to reach

some kind of conclusion as to just how dangerous and potentially fatal this habit may be.

The Reading passage has seven paragraphs A-G. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-G

from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-x in boxes 1-6:

List of Headings

i. Impact of mobile phones in hazards.

ii. Texting statistics.

iii. International reactions.

iv. Further research required.

v. Evidence from around the globe.

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vi. Challenges of enforcement.

vii. Global agreement on penalties.

viii. Contradictory data.

ix. Risks of talking to passengers.

x. Balancing the risks.

1. Paragraph B __________

2. Paragraph C __________

3. Paragraph D __________

4. Paragraph F __________

5. Paragraph F __________

6. Paragraph G __________

Answer box:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Complete the summary using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the Reading Passage for

each answer:

(7)____________________________ is currently putting together feedback from the general

public in order to raise people‘s awareness of the consequences that may happen due to

cellphone using whilst driving. The New Zealand Government, hence, proposed specific

(8)______________ . (9)__________________ statistically proven the higher likelihood of an

accident by using cellphones to texting. Moreover, Waikato University believes any use of a

phone while driving has (10)_________ risks for drivers. This, obviously, is still a debatable

issue.

Answer box:

7. 8. 9. 10.

D. WRITING: (40 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in

meaning to the sentence printed before it. (7.5 pts)

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1. Mr. Foster asked me to write this letter to you.

It is at ………………………………………………………………………………. .

2. Regarding payment, most major credit cards are acceptable.

As far …………………………………………………………………………………

3. If you were in the situation I‘m in, you‘d feel the same.

If you put ………………………………………………………………………………

4. You must concentrate on your work more.

You must apply ………………………………………………………………………..

5. I didn‘t expect the journey to the airport to take so long.

I didn‘t bargain …………………………………………………………………………

II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to

the original sentence, using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (7.5 pts)

1. Is it possible to walk from the hotel to the city center? within

…………………………………………………………………………………………?

2. We agreed that each of us would do the washing-up on alternate days turns

……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Andrew doesn‘t claim to have a lot of musical talent. pretence

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4. We were lucky to find somewhere to park so quickly. stroke

……………………………………………………………………………………………

5. I wonder where Harry is now – I haven‘t seen him for years. become

……………………………………………………………………………………………

III. “Societies that don’t expect and honor their women can never make progress.”

(25 pts)

Write a paragraph of about 150 words to state your point of view.

KEY

A: LISTENING (40 pts)

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Part 1: (10 pts)

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B

Part 2:: (10 pts)

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F

Part 3: (20 pts)

1. $435 2. kitchen 3. washing 4. 5. TV and

machine inconvenient CVR

6. 7. noisy 8. lamp 9. evening 10.

washbasin meals bathroom

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts)

Part 1: (10 pts)

3. A 4. A 5. C 1. B 2. C

8. B 9. C 10. B 6. C 7. A

13. D 14. A 15. D 11. B 12. A

18. B 19. D 20. C 16. C 17. B

Part 2: (10 pts)

1. complaint  2. make  do 3. back  aback 4. with  X 5.resembling resembled

complaints

6. fourteen  7. on  down 8. The passengers  9. On  In 10. concern  concerns

fourteenth Passengers

Part 3: (10 pts)

1. at 2. against 3. out of 4. at 5. after

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6. in 7. out in 8. up to 9. over 10. in

Part 4: (15 pts)

1. 2. single-minded 3. flowerless 4. reproduction 5. superciliousness

misbehaved

6. 7. theoretical 8. condolences 9. inconsistent 10. confectionery

unsociable

Part 5: (15 pts)

1 stimulants 2 ambitious 3 enable 4 fatality 5 concoction

6 7 indicative 8 assistance 9 unwind 10 earnings

examination

SECTION C: READING (60 pts)

Part 1: (15 pts)

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A

6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B

11. D 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. B

Part 2: (15 pts)

1. soon 2. outnumber 3. beacon 4. total 5. representatives

6. into 7. bring 8. strengthen 9. ceiling 10. thinking

Part 3: (15 pts)

1. B 2. D 3.B 4.C 5.C

6.D 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C

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Part 4: (15 pts)

1. iii 2. v 3. vi 4. i 5. x 6. iv

7. Ministry of Transport 8. penalties 9. Road safety groups 10. potential

D. WRITING: (40 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in

meaning to the sentence printed before it. (7.5 pts)

1…… Mr. Foster‘s request that I am writing / I write this letter to you.

2……. as payment is concerned, most major credit cards are acceptable.

3…….. yourself in my place / position / situation, you‘d feel the same.

4……… yourself to work more / yourself more to your work.

5. ……..on / for the journey to the airport taking so long.

II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to

the original sentence, using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (7.5 pts)

1. Is the city center within walking distance of the hotel ?

2. We agreed that we would take turns to do the washing-up.

3. Andrew makes no pretence of having a lot of musical talent.

4. It was a stroke of luck that we found somewhere to park so quickly.

5. I wonder what has become of Harry – I haven‘t seen him for years.

III. “Societies that don’t expect and honor their women can never make progress.” (25 pts)

1.Introduction : Introducing the topic, stating the thesis statement . (4 pts)

2. Content : Relevant information with well supporting examples. (12 pts)

3. Conclusion: Very good summary of the ideas . (4 pts)

4. Presentation: coherence, cohesion and good use of English structures and vocabulary. (5 pts)

IV. Hiệu quả đạt được

1. So sánh kết quả trước và sau khi áp dụng sáng kiến:

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Từ khi áp dụng sáng kiến vào việc giảng dạy bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh học

sinh biết cách giải quyết các bài tập kỹ năng một cách hiệu quả. Hơn nữa các em chủ động tự học

tự trao dồi các kỹ năng một cách tích cực, đáp ứng được thực tiễn giảng dạy công tác giáo dục mũi

nhọn.

2. Kết quả học sinh dự thi kỳ thi học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiêng Anh năm học 2017 –

2018:

Có em Võ Thanh Hương đạt giải 3 cấp tỉnh học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh với số

điểm 12,1.

V. Mức độ ảnh hưởng:

- Sáng kiến này có thể ứng dụng rộng rãi đối trong công tác giáo dục mũi nhọn – công tác dạy bồi

dưỡng học sinh giỏi văn hóa môn tiếng Anh.

- Sáng kiến này có thể nhân rộng ra cho các tổ chuyên môn tiếng Anh ngoài nhà trường trong phạm

vi tỉnh An Giang.

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- Trước việc đổi mới thi cử hiện nay và quá trình hội nhập khu vực và quốc tế, sáng kiến không chỉ

giải quyết những nguy cơ, hiện trạng trong hiện tại mà có thể được ứng dụng lâu dài, thường

xuyên cả trong tương lai.

VI. Kết luận:

- Giáo viên nên không ngừng tự học để nâng cao không những về năng lực chuyên môn mà còn tự

trao dồi vốn kiến thức về ngôn ngữ, phương pháp giảng dạy phù hợp với từng loại công tác giáo

dục đặc biệt là giáo dục mũi nhọn sao cho khéo léo, linh hoạt, hợp lí và hiệu quả.

- Giáo viên và học sinh cần nổ lực hết mình và thực sự có trách nhiệm trong công tác dạy và học để

đạt được hiệu quả cao nhất

- Giáo viên nên luôn là người khơi nguồn, cung cấp kiến thức, phương pháp học tập để phát huy tối

đa sự tích cực, tính sáng tạo và phát triển tư duy của học sinh trong quá trình tự học.

Sự nghiệp trồng người rất khó khăn vì người giáo viên phải biết cách điều chỉnh nội dung và phương

pháp giảng dạy phù hợp với từng thời điểm, từng giai đoạn cụ thể để đáp ứng thực tiễn giáo dục.

Tôi cam đoan những nội dung báo cáo là đúng sự thật.

Xác nhận của đơn vị áp dụng sáng kiến Người viết sáng kiến

Huỳnh Phan Thy Thy

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TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO

- Các thông tin từ các trang web của google.

- Các đề thi đề xuất từ trại hè Hùng Vương của các tỉnh vùng duyên hải và đồng bằng bắc bộ

- Các đề thi đề xuât cho kỳ thi học sinh giỏi lớp 10, 11 của các tỉnh vùng duyên hải và đồng bằng

bắc bộ.

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