TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TẤT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÙNG DUYÊN THÀNH YÊN BÁI HẢI - ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022 (HDC đề xuất) Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 10 (Thời gian: 180 phút – không kể thời gian giao đề) SUGGESTED ANSWER KEYS A LISTENING (50 points) Part Complete the notes below For questions 1-5, write ONE WORD or A NUMBER for each answer (10 points) 14 60 (Lightweight)bag s repair kit 100 Part You will hear Tristram Stuart talking about Food waste For questions 11-15, decide whether the statement is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (10 points) False False True False True Part You will hear an interview in which two journalists called Jenny Langdon and Peter Sharples are talking about their work For questions 6-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear (10 points) C B B A A Part Listen to a recording about an invention and complete each sentence with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS (20 points) giant ocean snake special mission (the) water currents floating bariers break down marine life tackle (the) 1.8 trillion fish out 10 tweaks SECTION B LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points) Part Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (20 points) C A C C B C 11 C 12 A 13 B 16 B 17 A 18 C the following sentences and write your A A 14 D 19 C A 10 D 15 B 20 C Part Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets Write your answers in the spaces provided below (10 points) enliven ticklish subsidize innumerate fruition mileag 1|Page ostentatious equatorial circumstantial 10 rebellious Part Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition Write your answers in the box provided (10 points) on about away off into back through at against 10 on C READING (50 points) Part Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15 points) D A A B A A B C D 10 C Part Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15 points) from likely never by/with as however before despite less 10 its Part Read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15 points) C D A C D A A B 5C 10 B Part 4: Read the passage answer the questions (15 points) v i ix viii iii vi brands untruthfu l unconsciou s 10 childre n D WRITING (50 points) Part Desribe the chart provided (20 points) The table illustrates the breakdown of scores for the IELTS General Test in 2010 It shows separate scores for all four modules (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking), together with the overall band scores for students from four different language groups around the world From an overall perspective, German speakers achieved the highest overall band score Moreover, they scored the highest of all four language groups in three modules of the test (Listening, Writing, Speaking) French speaking candidates scored the second highest overall score of 6.7 out of 9, closely followed by Malay and Indonesian speakers Although French speakers did not so well in the Reading, Speaking and Listening modules compared to Indonesian and Malay speakers, there was a significant difference in their grades for the Writing module These grades were high relative to Indonesian and Malay candidates Surprisingly, Malay speakers, who achieved the second lowest result overall, achieved the highest results of all four language groups for the Reading module As a final point, it is interesting to note that the scores for each module show that all students, on average, scored the highest marks for the Speaking module and the lowest marks for the Reading module (198 words) 2|Page Part Essay writing (30 points) Task achievement (10 pts) ALL requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations, examples, evidence, personal experience, etc Organization (10 pts) a Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion and unity b The essay is well-structured: Introduction: is presented with clear thesis statement Body paragraphs are written with unity, coherence, and cohesion Each body paragaph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when neccessary Conclusion summarises the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction, recommendation, consideration, ) on the issue Language use (5 pts) a Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary b Excellent use and control of grammatical structures Punctuation, spelling and handwriting (5 pts) a Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes b Legible handwriting Tapescript Part Questions 1-7: script KEITH Hello Clark's Cycle Hire My name's Keith How can I help you? JAN Oh hello I saw your ad in the local paper, and as I'm thinking of doing some cycling I'm wondering what kinds of bike you have, and what your prices are like KEITH Well, we hire out two main types of machine: touring and mountain bikes Are you likely to be riding off-road, you think? JAN No, I'll probably be sticking to roads and country lanes, so a touring bike would be best, I think or KEITH Right, well the rate wit be £50 for d week, £14 per day JAN So it's a lot cheaper to rent by the week KEITH Yes definitely, though it's important to bring the bike back on time Otherwise I'm afraid we have to charge a late return fee JAN And how much is that? KEITH For each additional hour at one pound twenty-five JAN to if you were a day late it would cost another £30? KEITH Yes, that's right JAN make sure didn't that then! KEITH I should also point out there’s a deposit, which you get back when you return the bicycle In good condition, of course On touring models it's £60 JAN Is there anything else I'd have to pay? KEITH No, that's it Though if you're planning to ride fairly long distances you might like to have one or two accessories JAN Such as? KEITH Well, for another £5 we can supply lightweight bags, either panniers or the handlebar sort It's amazing how much they can carry, and the way they're designed means they don't get in the way when you're riding 3|Page JAN Well, I'll see But what about essential things like a pump, and a repair kit? I wouldn't have to pay extra for those would I? KEITH No no, there's no charge for things like that, or for a lock It's a good strong one, too Just make sure you don't lose the key! JAN That reminds me: what about insurance? What happens if someone steals the bike, in spite of the wonderful lock? KEITH Didn't I mention that? I should've told you that's included in the rental, too JAN And it covers everything, does it? KEITH Er it covers you against theft of the bike, yes As long as it's securely locked at the time You'd have to pay part of any individual claim, though JAN_How much? KEITH If the bike were stolen and not recovered, you'd be liable for the first £100 JAN Hmm So, ¼ go ahead and rent one, how I pay? By cheque, or would it have to be cash? KEITH Neither I'm afraid We can only accept credit card bookings Otherwise we'd have to ask our customers for the full value of the machine as a deposit IAN-I've got a Visa in my wote Would that be OK ELITH Sure Part Tristram Stuart, the Food-Waste Rebel: When I was a teenager most of the food that I was giving my pigs was actually perfectly fit for human consumption It was coming from supermarket dumpsters; bins full of food being locked and sent off to landfill sites And I thought well I’m just scratching the surface here At least a third of the world’s food supply is currently being wasted When you add it all up it amounts to an enormous environmental catastrophe and a major contributor to the scarcity of food in some parts of the world The ridiculously strict cosmetic standards laid down by supermarkets in Europe and America mean that farmers in Kenya waste thousands of tonnes of perfectly good food every single year right where there are millions of people hungry This is the food waste from one day of packing, in one plant in Kenya Multiply that by many times and you start to see the scale and the gratuitousness of the global food waste scandal Tristram speaking to market stall holder: “So I want to take this but I also can I have a look at your other bins around the back?” I’m going to take that because that is actually really really good pig food At root, what we need to change is society We need to make everyone believe that food is far too valuable to waste I’m a founder of the charity, Feedback What we as an organisation is try and inspire people to take action in their own lives That’s our number one objective - to spread the global food waste revolution We find that the best way of doing that is to hold a massive free feast with food that otherwise would be wasted so people are having fun whilst building solutions and collaborating with each other to use food rather than throwing it away Tristram speaking at a food feast: “Supermarkets who used to reject stuff because it didn’t look perfect have changed their ways Food redistribution has doubled in the UK since we launched our campaigns and we can, and we will, change the whole way the food system is being run and it’s our responsibility to that” I’ve been campaigning on food waste for twenty-two years In that period I have seen food waste gone from a neglected issue that no one knew about to one that is now treated as a global priority We can change this system and if we don’t no one else will! Tristram Stuart is a National Geographic 2014 Emerging Explorer © National Geographic 4|Page Part Tapescript Int: Today we’re looking at careers in journalism My guests are Jenny Langdon and Peter Sharples, both regular columnists on major publications Jenny, you made your name really young, didn’t you? F: Relatively, yes I was a raw recruit on the local paper when a scandal broke concerning a celebrity living nearby Out of the blue I found myself with a scoop on my hands Basically, I found the guy, interviewed him, then hid him someplace where reporters on rival papers wouldn’t find him When the story broke next day, the editorial team had actually cobbled the front-page story together from my notes, but it was attributed to me by name Before I knew what was happening, I’d been headhunted by a national daily It was a turning point alright – but I can hardly claim it as a shrewd career move or anything! Int: And the editor at that national daily was a notoriously bad-tempered individual F: Well, there’s no denying he deserved that reputation! I mean, having landed a dream job, I was really thrown in at the deep end! My desk was right outside his office, so I was first in the firing line if anything went wrong – even stuff I’d had no hand in! But I knew better than to argue, and was thickskinned enough not to take it personally Anyway that’s what the paper was like, always on the edge, and I really flourished in that environment Int: Eventually getting your own daily column F: and that’s where I really came into my own I mean, I’d done stints on the sports desk, been celebrity correspondent – the works Actually, I only got offered the column as a stop-gap when my predecessor left under a cloud But I was desperate to hold on to it And it came at just the right time – if it’d been earlier, I’d never have had the nerve or the experience to make it my own Int: Let’s bring Peter in here You started off on the celebrity magazine called Carp, didn’t you? M: I did Ostensibly thanks to a speculative letter to the editor when I was still a student Actually, I’d been doing stuff for a student newspaper all through university Skills I learnt there stood me in good stead When Carp Magazine called me for interview, my approach to college news convinced them I was in touch with reality – you know, budgets, deadlines, all that – that’s what swung it in my favour – it wasn’t just having my finger on the pulse as far as youth culture was concerned – important as that was at Carp Int: Can I ask you both whether you’d say courses in journalism are worth doing? Jenny? F: Well, I wanted to write and a journalism course seemed a reasonable enough starting point Journalism is at least paid up front – unlike some forms of writing, and there’s no denying that was an incentive So, yes, I did one And, you know, if I hadn’t, who knows if I’d have been able to handle the stuff thrown at me when I first arrived at the newspaper – it does give you that grounding But I wouldn’t say it taught me everything I needed Fortunately a stint on the student newspaper filled in the gaps M: as is so often the case They’re often criticised for taking too strong a line on issues, but they’re invaluable because they give you that free rein, and you’re generally writing from the heart rather than 5|Page for the money I’d say by all means a course, theorise all you like in the classroom, but just bear in mind that it’s no substitute for getting out there – for developing your own style Int: Now you’ve both recently published novels – is this a change of direction? F: People keep asking that I like to think that, much as I rate myself as a journalist and feel I have nothing left to prove, I’m till up for the next thing that comes along I’ll never be a prize-winning novelist, but having a go at it keeps me on my toes It would be easy enough to get stale doing a column like mine, but that does remain my grand passion – I don’t know about you Peter, but I’m hardly thinking of moving on M: Well, I expect there’s people who’d say we should stand aside to give up-and-coming writers a chance But, no, I’m not I’d go along with the idea of diversification keeping you nimble though, and I’m not making great claims for my novel either But I would take issue with the idea that journalism itself holds no further challenge I wish I had your confidence Jenny – I’m always telling myself that I’m only as good as my last piece and there’s no room for complacency Int: And there we must leave it Thank you both Coming up now Part Transcript: If you close your eyes and squint a bit, you could pretend this 600-metre-long tube is some kind of giant ocean snake It's not, though It's a device with a very special mission – to catch the ocean's rubbish, or at least some of it It's being towed out to a part of the Pacific Ocean known as the Great Garbage Patch The water currents here happen to make lots of plastic rubbish drift together, and I mean lots – an area almost the size of Queensland Until now, it's been too difficult, too big, and too expensive to much about it That was until this guy came along, Boyan Slat This snake thing was his idea, and it all started when he was still at school 'I realised, back in high school, there might be an alternative.' For a school project, he designed a system of floating barriers that would be up to 100 kilometres long They'd sit in the path of ocean currents, in a V-shape, to capture and funnel any floating plastic Then these giant towers would suck it all up 'Instead of going after the plastics, you could simply wait for the plastic to come to you.' We've spent a lot of time telling you about plastic pollution on BTN 'Yup, a recent study found that Aussies discard more than billion pieces of plastic every year Unlike paper or cardboard, plastic takes a really, really long time to break down.' 'I've come to realise that our precious marine life are getting killed by the so-called innocent plastic bag.' But finding solutions hasn't been easy, and with so much plastic already in our oceans killing our marine life, Boyan and his organisation, Ocean Cleanup, are hopeful they can tackle the problem, one giant snake at a time 'I mean, this is pretty incredible I mean, something that we've been working towards for five years And just having it seen from the early conceptual sketches to, you know, now the first unit actually going through the Golden Gate and heading to the Garbage Patch is pretty incredible.' It's aiming to trap some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic that scientists estimate are swirling around here, while still letting marine life safely swim beneath it It's fitted with solar-powered lights, cameras, sensors and satellite antennas, and the design will make it easy for boats to fish out the collected plastic every few months and transport it to dry land where it will be recycled 6|Page Boyan is now 24, and despite the years of work that have gone into this, he says the system will still get some more tweaks in the coming months The hope is to take it even further, by letting 60 of these giant snakes loose on the Pacific Ocean by 2020 That's a lot of hungry snakes who surely won't be going hungry But hopefully they do, at some point © ABC 7|Page ... 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