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HỘI CÁC TRƯƠNG THPT CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐÔNG BẮC BẮC BỘ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG -ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM 2022 MƠN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Thời gian: 180 phút Đề thi gồm 18 trang SECTION I LISTENING (50pts) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU  Bài nghe gồm phần; phần nghe lần, lần cách 05 giây; mở đầu kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc phần câu hỏi  Mở đầu kết thúc nghe có tín hiệu nhạc Thí sinh có 03 phút để hồn chỉnh trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc nghe  Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có nghe Part 1: For questions 1-5, listen to a talk about private education and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG) Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (10pts) Enrollment in private primary schools has registered greater increase compared with that in private secondary schools over the last 15 years The demand for private schools stems from profound socio-economic changes Private education plays an important role in solving illiteracy in several massive states in Pakistan Inclusivity is one noticeable factor that many private schools lack High levels of tuition fee in the private sector are understandable considering the high quality of education that private schools offer Part 2: For questions 6-10, listen to a talk about Neptune and answer the questions Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (10pts) What is the distance between Neptune and the Sun? What is Neptune’s core made up of besides water ice? What gives Neptune blue color? What can strong winds recorded on Neptune do? 10 What is the name of the spacecraft that has visited Neptune? 10 Part 3: For questions 11-15, listen to a radio interview in which two academics called John Farrendale and Lois Granger, taking part in a discussion on the subject of attitudes to work and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (10pts) 11 Lois agrees with John's point that A most people dread the prospect of unemployment B the psychological effects of unemployment can be overstated C some people are better equipped to deal with unemployment than others D problems arise when unemployment coincides with other traumatic events 12 Lois agrees with the listener who suggested that A work is only one aspect of a fulfilling life B voluntary work may be more rewarding than paid work C not everybody can expect a high level of job satisfaction D people should prepare for redundancy as they would for retirement 13 What is John's attitude towards people who see work as a 'means to an end'? A He doubts their level of commitment to the job B He accepts that they have made a valid choice C He fears it will lead to difficulties for them later D He feels they may be missing out on something important 14 When asked about so-called 'slackers' at work, John points out that A they accept the notion that work is a necessary evil B people often jump to unfair conclusions about them C their views are unacceptable in a free labour market D such an attitude has become increasingly unacceptable 15 Lois quotes the psychologist Freud in order to A show how intellectual ideas have shifted over time B provide a contrast to the ideas of Bertrand Russell C question the idea that a desire to work is a natural thing D lend weight to John's ideas about increased social mobility 11 12 13 14 15 Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a recording about a medical robot named Grace and complete the summary below using words taken from the recording Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank (20pts) - Both Grace and her sister – the well-known (16) Sophia – was created by a company called Hanson Robotics - Grace is only capable of determining your (17) and also your temperature with a(n) (18) - In terms of mental health treatment, Grace can socially stimulate patients’ mood, entertain them or (19) - According to David Hanson Grace’s (20) _, which gives her the ability to socially interact by making natural engagement easier, was designed with the goal of preventing (21) from being overwhelmed - Grace is the result of a(n) (22) between Hanson Robotics and another company called Singularity Studio - Once Grace is mass produced, production costs – currently (23) _ the prices of luxury cars – will begin to drop - In July or August, the beta version of Grace will be produced on the (24) _ before testing and deployment, all of which is part of the (25) _ 10 SECTION II GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (30pts) Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (20 pts) Rescuers cast a _ to the drowning man and hauled him out of the sea A lifeline B lifeboat C lifeguard D lifesaver Although citizen-centred schemes involve residents in debates, full political _ is kept by local councillors and MPs A autonomy B autarchy C autocracy D authority He answered the teacher’s question so quickly that it seemed as though he had _ the answer out of the air A grabbed B snatched C seized D plucked This curtain material _ easily A hangs itself B makes itself C creases D bend There is no need to get so _ about being turned down There are other advertising agencies out there, you know A destitute B descendant C despondent D despicable He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _ in the gardens A pottering about B hanging around C whiling away D winding down Having lost her home, Lucy got _ a gang of people who hang around causing trouble A in with B up to C on with D by on Julie felt unfairly _ when she spoke out against a company proposal and the entire staff team turned against her A prosecuted B persecuted C oppressed D suppressed It is impossible to miss the _ of the Generation X in America A manifestation B propriety C depreciation D coalescence 10 Apart from one or two _ of brilliance from Owen, England put on a rather poor performance A spells B flashes C storms D spells 11 The way people store their emotions if more corporeal than _ A telegenic B asymmetric C psychogenic D telepathic 12 His fight to _ four black men of the rape of a seventeen-year-old white girl two years ago partially inspired the group to protest A exculpate B exonerate C bereave D misappropriate 13 After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of _ A rabble B rubble C ramble D rumble 14 Having sacked three employees, the boss was obliged to provide each with _ pay A retirement B unemployment C dismissal D severance 15 Don’t get yourself _ up over such a trivial matter A done B worried C whipped D worked 16 I _ with the performances but I got the flu the day before A Was to have helped B helped C was to help D had helped 17 She _ fainted when she heard her father died A Rather than B nothing but C all but D near 18 Three candidates will be short-listed for the post but we not know _ A whom B those C which D what ones 19 Stars differ differently from planets _ they are self-luminous whereas planets shine by reflected lights A From which B when C and D in that 20 Owning and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, _ earlier generations A as did B as it was of C like that of D so have 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 20 Part 2: Use the correct FORM of the word in capitals to fit each gap Write your answer in the numbered box (10 pts) A couple of victories would improve the team's _ enormously (MORAL) What the _ army lacked was not discipline, but numbers, and a coherent strategy (SUFFRAGE) “People” is a _ word (SYLLABLE) Questions were asked at the eye clinic but these are said to have brought merely a brisk and _ response (OFFICIAL) His _ gains are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank (GET) If a screen does not contain everything one wants, further lexicographic information can be obtained by clicking on a _ (LINK) _ is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another (TRANSPLANTATION) For major grain crops such as wheat, rice, jowar, and bajra, the _ prices functioned as the minimum support prices (CURE) The documented differences between men and women in scientific career paths not match what would be expected in a true _ (MERIT) 10 In Paris, proud _ never went out of fashion (INTELLECT) 10 SECTION III READING COMPREHENSION (60pts) Part 1: Read the passage below and fill each of the following numbered spaces with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided (15pts) Striking Back at Lightning With Lasers Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States (1) _ As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the (2) _, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt’s most inviting target And (3) _ is damage to property too Lightning damage costs American power companies more than $100 million a year (4) _ researchers in the United States and Japan are planning to hit back Already in laboratory trials they have tested strategies for neutralising the (5) _ of thunderstorms, and this winter they will brave real storms, equipped with an armoury of lasers that they will be pointing towards the heavens to discharge thunderclouds before lightning can (6) _ The idea of forcing storm clouds to discharge their lightning on command is not new In the early 1960s, researchers tried firing rockets trailing wires into thunderclouds to (7) _ up an easy discharge path for the huge electric charges that these clouds generate (8) _ technique survives to this day at a test site in Florida run by the University of Florida, with support from the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI), based in California EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking at (9) _ to protect the United States’ power grid from lightning strikes “We can cause the lightning to strike where we want it to using rockets,” says Ralph Bernstein, manager of lightning projects at EPRI The rocket site is providing precise measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how (10) _ equipment bears up 10 Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes (10pts) Undercover journalism Journalism is too small or too distant a word to cover it It is theatre; there are no second takes It is drama – it is improvisation, infiltration and psychological warfare It can be destructive in itself before any print has seen the light of day It is exhilarating, dangerous and stressful It is the greatest job It is my job I am an undercover reporter For the past year or so, I have been a football hooligan, a care worker, a bodyguard and a fashion photographer It is a strange life and difficult one In the course of a day, I have assumed four different personalities, worn four different wardrobes and spoken four different street dialects, and left a little of me behind in each of those worlds More important than this, though, are the experiences and emotions I’ve taken away with me It’s hard to put a label on them They have seeped in and floated out of my psyche, but somewhere in the backyard of my mind the footprints of this strange work are left behind I have as yet no real notion as to what, if any, long-term impact they will have For the moment, I relish the shooting gallery of challenges that this madness has offered me In the midst of all these acting roles and journalistic expeditions, I have endeavoured not to sacrifice too much of my real self I have not gone native and I am still sane At least for the moment In the course of any one investigation, you reveal yourself in conversation and etiquette, mannerism and delivery – of thousands of gesticulations and millions of words – and cover yourself with the embroidery of many different disguises If one stitch is loose or one word misplaced, then everything could crash, and perhaps violently so Certainly, as a covert operator, the journalistic safe line is a difficult one to call Every word you utter is precious, every phrase, insinuation and gesture has to be measured and considered in legal and ethical terms Even the cadence of your voice has to be set to appropriate rhythms according to the assumed role, the landscape and the terrain of your undercover patch The golden rule is this: as an undercover reporter you must never be the catalyst for events that would not otherwise have occurred, had you not been there The strict guidelines within broadcasting organisations about covert filming mean that, every time I go into the field, a BBC committee or compliance officer has to grant permission first It’s a strange but necessary experience for someone like me, who operates on instinct and intuition, but it’s a marriage that works well The undercover reporter is a strange breed There is no blueprint that exists It is your own journalistic ethos and within those parameters you try to tread a safe line, both in terms of your journalism and personal safe-keeping And of course, there’s a high price you pay for this kind work, home is now a BBC safe house The only visitors to my bunker are work colleagues It’s not a pleasant lifestyle, but I have taken on all the stories in the full knowledge of the risks involved Though I embarked upon my journey with enthusiasm and determination, the climate in which we undertake this journalistic and documentary mission is an increasingly hostile one It is one in which covert filming has come under scrutiny because of concerns about fakery and deception and the featuring of hoax witnesses Issues concerning privacy, the use of covert filming techniques across the media – from current affairs to the tabloid newspapers – and the way journalists work with these tools have been rigorously appraised I personally welcome this scrutiny Hi-tech surveillance equipment allows me to tell the story as it unfolds, surrounded by its own props, revealing its own scars and naked sinews, and delivered in its own dialect There is no distortion and only one editorial prism – mine While the sophisticated technology allows a visual and aural presentation of events, mentally I rely on the traditional method of jotting things down to rationalise my thoughts and gain a coherent picture of all that I was involved in This is my delivery system – how I narrate Inevitably the spotlight has shone on me but those who have worked on either paper trail investigation in newspapers or in television will know that it will fade I am happy to return to the career of a desk journalist because I recognise that the tools we have used are tools of last resort I’ll be returning to the more usual journalistic methods: telephone and computer notebook rather than secret cameras and hidden microphones But the aim will be the same: to shed light into the darker corners of society where the vulnerable are most at risk Which of the following does the writer NOT suggest about his job in general? A Journalism is not truly a word to represent it B Those involved hail from various occupations C It entails people to act in different roles D It has a miscellaneous collection of characteristics As implied by the author, what distinguishes undercover journalism from regular kinds? A the range of subjects it touches on B the effects of its destructive power C the degree of spontaneity in it D the harm that it can cause What does the writer suggest about his attitude towards his job? A He has a recollection of most emotions triggered by it B He attaches much of his own personality to the roles he assumes C His interest in the job has been retained D He abominates the ordeals involved in it What does the writer imply about undercover investigators? A They are required to be circumspect so as not to conceal their identities B They have to be cautious in order not to cling to a preplanned set of actions C They should try not to be factors causing changes in events D They need to be observant to the reactions of other people while conducting tasks The writer suggests that undercover investigators: A have to live with the consequences of exposing themselves B resent sticking to rules laid down by their employers C tend to be a similar kind of person D operate according to a similar code of conduct As indicated by the writer, tribulations arise within the profession because A the application of cutting-edge technologies is conducive to attempts to falsify information B covert filming has been put into question following worries about the effects of documentaries C deceptive testimonies have emerged to degrade the quality of covert filming D how journalists make use of their equipment has come under scrutiny Regarding the harsher working environment in his profession, it can be implied that the author: A harbours feelings of repulsion at it B displays embrace of it C finds it rather disconcerting D expresses insouciance towards it 8 What can be inferred about the method used by the author while working as a reporter? A He embellishes the stories with details not clearly reflecting what happened B He allows technology to cater for every stage of the process C He uses writing as a way of brainstorming ideas and approaching what he would like to include D He lets the events speak for themselves with the aid of modern technology What does the passage suggest about the author’s intentions for the future? A He will adopt the more traditional work as a journalist B He will make attempts to return to normalcy after all events C He will have recourse to the tools used when there are no alternatives D He will go to some lengths to direct the limelight away from him 10 The writer sees the primary aim of journalism as: A combating the corruption within the society B enlightening people about the disadvantage of the weak C highlighting causes of present-day issues D unraveling the mystery of criminal cases 10 Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes (13 pts) Company innovation A In a scruffy office in midtown Manhattan, a team of 30 artificial-intelligence programmers is trying to simulate the brains of an eminent sexologist, a well-known dietician, a celebrity fitness trainer and several other experts Umagic Systems is a young firm, setting up websites that will allow clients to consult the virtual versions of these personalities Subscribers will feed in details about themselves and their goals; Umagic’s software will come up with the advice that the star expert would give Although few people have lost money betting on the neuroses of the American consumer, Umagic’s prospects are hard to gauge (in ten years’ time, consulting a computer about your sex life might seem natural, or it might seem absurd) But the company and others like it are beginning to spook large American firms, because they see such half-barmy “innovative” ideas as the key to their own future success B Innovation has become the buzz-word of American management Firms have found that most of the things that can be outsourced or re-engineered have been (worryingly, by their competitors as well) The stars of American business tend today to be innovators such as Dell, Amazon and Wal-Mart, which have produced ideas or products that changed their industries C A new book by two consultants from Arthur D Little records that, over the past 15 years, the top 20% of firms in an annual innovation poll by Fortune magazine have achieved double the shareholder returns of their peers Much of today’s merger boom is driven by a desperate search for new ideas So is the fortune now spent on licensing and buying others’ intellectual property According to the Pasadena-based Patent & Licence Exchange, trading in intangible assets in the United States has risen from $15 billion in 1990 to $100 billion in 1998, with an increasing proportion of the rewards going to small firms and individuals D And therein lies the terror for big companies: that innovation seems to work best outside them Several big established “ideas factories”, including 3M, Procter & Gamble and Rubbermaid, have had dry spells recently Gillette spent ten years and $1 billion developing its new Mach razor; it took a British supermarket only a year or so to produce a reasonable imitation “In the management of creativity, size is your enemy,” argues Peter Chemin, who runs the Fox TV and film empire for News Corporation One person managing 20 movies is never going to be as involved as one doing five movies He has thus tried to break down the studio into smaller units—even at the risk of incurring higher costs E It is easier for ideas to thrive outside big firms these days In the past, if a clever scientist had an idea he wanted to commercialise, he would take it first to a big company Now, with plenty of cheap venture capital, he is more likely to set up on his own Umagic has already raised $5m and is about to raise $25m more Even in capital-intensive businesses such as pharmaceuticals, entrepreneurs can conduct early-stage research, selling out to the big firms when they reach expensive, risky clinical trials Around a third of drug firms’ total revenue now comes from licensed-in technology F Some giants, including General Electric and Cisco, have been remarkably successful at snapping up and integrating scores of small companies But many others worry about the prices they have to pay and the difficulty in hanging on to the talent that dreamt up the idea Everybody would like to develop more ideas in-house Procter & Gamble is now shifting its entire business focus from countries to products; one aim is to get innovations accepted across the company Elsewhere, the search for innovation has led to a craze for “intrapreneurship”—devolving power and setting up internal ideas-factories and tracking stocks so that talented staff will not leave G Some people think that such restructuring is not enough In a new book Clayton Christensen argues that many things which established firms well, such as looking after their current customers, can hinder the sort of innovative behaviour needed to deal with disruptive technologies Hence the fashion for cannibalisation—setting up businesses that will actually fight your existing ones Bank One, for instance, has established Wingspan, an Internet bank that competes with its real branches (see article) Jack Welch’s Internet initiative at General Electric is called “Destroyyourbusiness.com” H Nobody could doubt that innovation matters But need large firms be quite so pessimistic? A recent survey of the top 50 innovations in America, by Industry Week, a journal, suggested that ideas are as likely to come from big firms as from small ones Another skeptical note is sounded by Amar Bhidé, a colleague of Mr Christensen’s at the Harvard Business School and the author of another book on entrepreneurship Rather than having to reinvent themselves, big companies, he believes, should concentrate on projects with high costs and low uncertainty, leaving those with low costs and high uncertainty to small entrepreneurs As ideas mature and the risks and rewards become more quantifiable, big companies can adopt them I At Kimberly-Clark, Mr Sanders had to discredit the view that jobs working on new products were for “those who couldn’t hack it in the real business.” He has tried to change the culture not just by preaching fuzzy concepts but also by introducing hard incentives, such as increasing the rewards for those who come up with successful new ideas and, particularly, not punishing those whose experiments fail The genesis of one of the firm’s current hits, Depend, a more dignified incontinence garment, lay in a previous miss, Kotex Personals, a form of disposable underwear for menstruating women J Will all this creative destruction, cannibalisation and culture tweaking make big firms more creative? David Post, the founder of Umagic, is sceptical: “The only successful intrapreneurs are ones who leave and become entrepreneurs.” He also recalls with glee the looks of total incomprehension when he tried to hawk his “virtual experts” idea three years ago to the idea labs of firms such as IBM though, as he cheerfully adds, “of course, they could have been right.” Innovation unlike, apparently, sex, parenting and fitness is one area where a computer cannot tell you what to Questions – Which section contains the following information? Write the correct number on the given boxes i The unpredictability of the public’s viewpoints about a certain topic in the future ii A list of certain institutions that are having fewer business activities iii A type of firms that are resorted to compulsive consumption for new ideas iv The insatiable thirst for outstanding innovations being an impetus to big impacts on the market v Some moguls which expressed financial concerns when investing in the acquisition of smaller companies vi The reason why American business trends are highlighting the importance of initiatives vii A company that is able to going through economic falters itself viii Small firms that can make certain impacts on bigger ones when the former possesses more potential ideas ix Example of three famous American companies’ innovation x A type of firms that are regarded fly-by-night when investing in entrepreneurship Section A Section D Section B Section E Section C Section F Questions 7-13 In boxes 7-13, write: Y (Yes), N (No), NG (Not Given) Yes if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer No if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer Not Given if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this Peter infers his unwillingness to invest more in restructuring his organization in return for better creativity management Some small organizations have a craving for ideas that are regarded as an admixture of “innovative” and “strange” Umagic is head and shoulders above other competitors in such a new field 10 A new trend that has already superseded “entrepreneurship” in one area may directly impact living organizations 11 Big giants prioritize innovations with low certainty on the understanding that big risks are parallel to big profits 12 It takes many years for Mr Sanders to successfully ditch preconceived ideas in his organization 13 The author expressed a positive attitude towards the development of innovations at the end of the passage 10 11 12 13 Part 4: In the passage below, seven paragraphs have been removed For questions 1-7, read the passage and choose from paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap There is ONE extra paragraph which you not need to use Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (7pts) How satisfying to pull a chain again Something went out of British plumbing with the arrival of the integrated cistern, but everything that went out of British plumbing with the Victorians has been reinstated in the stateliest form in the bathroom of our suite at the Pool House Hotel If only for that achievement alone, it deserves its AA accolade, awarded last Thursday, of Scottish Hotel of the Year In Wester Ross, the old parish of Gairloch - a glorious body of country clasped between the long sea arms of Loch Torridon and Loch Broom - has all the classic components of the West Highland landscape It has the mighty Torridon range, the oldest rock in Britain; the moorand-mountain wilderness of Letterewe and the island-studded mirror of Loch Maree - an inland loch more beautiful than any other, including Loch Lomond It also has a lonely coast, sandy bays, leafy glens, Hebridean vistas and numerous whitewashed villages 2 The Pool House building on the loch's foreshore, where the River Ewe enters the lake after a short but vigorous journey from Loch Maree, doesn't look like a traditional Highland lodge But scrape away the white paint and roughcast and you will expose pink Torridonian sandstone - the preferred building blocks of local lairds for three centuries Osgood Mackenzie, who caused thin, acid layers of peat on a windswept headland to bloom with the trees, shrubs and flowers of the temperate world from Chile to Tasmania, lived for a time in Pool House while he worked obsessively on his horticultural masterpiece Meanwhile, his English wife whiled away the hours by carving a chain of Tudor roses in the banisters of the central staircase When the present owners, the Harrison family, made the decision to replace their 13 bedrooms with four themed suites it was Liz Miles who became the creative force Liz tracked down the extravagant wallpapers - putto friezes, Michelangelo ceilings, celestial maps - and sourced most of the antique fittings and furniture With some reluctance my husband and I jump ship - forcing ourselves out of the sumptuous fantasy of Campania, with its 130-year-old cast iron and brass four-poster, to confront the reality of the weather As enthusiasts for the elemental challenge of the West Highland seaboard, we have a busy programme: a rugged walk, a wildlife cruise and, as the softest option locally available, a visit to Inverewe Garden The headland couldn't be more exposed, but the squalls of rain beating in from the Atlantic sail over our heads en route to the mountains We flush grouse and snipe from the heather on our three-hour walk and glimpse red deer By the time we reach the great sea stacks of Stack Dubh and Stac Buidhe, there are shafts of sunshine striking the wings of gannets, fulmars and shags We don't But we see grey seals, harbour porpoises, great skuas and - quite a spot for a trainee birdwatcher like me - a huddle of rare, black-throated divers Warblers and other songbirds attend our visit to Inverewe Garden, now owned and maintained by the National Trust for Scotland and not, perhaps, at their best on the cusp between summer and autumn But they are still remarkable Missing paragraph: A The Mackenzie country was dominant in this part of country Pool House's golden age was Victorian, when the Highlands became a sporting playground for the gentry There was salmon to pull from the River Ewe, deer to stalk and grouse to pot, but for a time the lodge was home to one of the less predatory Mackenzies: a man who liked to let things grow rather than cut them down B There was only one willow tree on the promontory where Osgood Mackenzie began his project in 1862 Now there is a prodigious stand of Scots pine and other native woodland, planted to supply the windbreak for his exotic trees and shrubs The contrast is beautiful C Some visitors say they would be willing to pay merely to tour the rooms Many are especially fascinated with Diadem, which is modelled on the style of a first-class cabin on the Titanic Margaret Harrison's grandfather was a cousin of Captain Smith, the liner's master; but Peter Harrison, who takes a keen interest in military history, has named all the suites after warships as a tribute to Pool House's function during the Second World War, when it was the Navy's headquarters for co-ordinating the North Atlantic and Murmansk convoys D Not all the cottages in these old crofting townships are second homes or self-catering units The scattered "capital" of the parish, Gairloch, is something of a boom community, with energetic young locals raising new houses on scenic building plots At nearby Poolewe, which has the botanical curiosity and tourist honeypot of Inverewe Garden, an old shooting lodge is turning back the clock to find a future E We usually our own route finding but we want to investigate Rua Reidh Lighthouse, where Fran Cree and Chris Barrett run residential walking and activity holidays on one of the most remote headlands of the mainland Just getting there is an adventure; and the airy nature of the clifftop paths, with their views to the Outer Hebrides and dizzy drops into empty beaches, makes us glad of the expert presence of Chris, who is a member of the local mountain rescue team "We get called out about a dozen times a year," she tells us F Seldom has washing been such a treat As I wallow beneath the cascading canopy of the Shanks Independent Spray Bath (built in Glasgow in 1875 on a scale comparable to the boiler of a Clyde steamship), I feel a certain kinship with the grey seal idling in the water outside From the bathroom window I can see the glassy surface of Loch Ewe - and much of its wildlife G Our tally of wildlife soars on the sturdy Starquest, which skipper Ian Birks steers to the wide mouth of Loch Gairloch and the first tugging of the Atlantic It's the whale-watching season - the Minch is part of the minke's larder - and it's part of Ian's purpose to monitor their movements for the Sea Watch Foundation "But I never advertise these trips as whalewatching cruises, otherwise people expect to see whales." H The carvings are still there, one of the few remnants of the 19th century to survive How can this be? From the outside Pool House may look like a made-over inn with 1960s add-ons; step inside and you enter into the rich, decorative and occasionally camp interior of a Victorian country house Yet almost all its finest features, from huge, wood-panelled bathrooms to marble and polished steel fireplaces, have been retrieved from architectural salvage yards and put in place over the past three years Part 5: You are going to read an article containing reviews of computer games Choose from the reviews (A-E) The reviews may be chosen more than once Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (15pts) A The retreat was a hasty as it was disorganized, and the fall of Galdor was completed Had they held out until the bitter end matching their foes blow for blow with conviction and strength, they could at least have held their heads high, but Ruan knew all semblance of hope had evaporated with the battle pressure, and that was what worried him the most, for Oldark had yet to unleash his full wrath upon the people of Appleton Though overcome with frustration, Ruan knew in his heart of hearts that he couldn’t hold Redhorn and the others to account for their wimpishness; after all, in much the same wat as Rome was not built in a day, nor were farmers reshaped into warriors overnight Weary, tired and near broken, Ruan new the task ahead of him was gargantuan, yet, he told himself, again and again, that he must succeed B At least their numbers were little depleted, he thought Such had been the haste to flee that his men had largely escaped unscathed Perhaps a handful, he estimated, had fallen, and perhaps six dozen more had been wounded Then, momentarily, he almost lost all his composure as the realization hit him hard like a knife delivered heart-bound with deadly accuracy Orlach was not amongst the motley assemblage regrouping around him What fate had befallen him? His dearest brother – not kin, it’s true, but their bond to succeed bereft of the courage Orlach imbued in him? He was, he thought, leader in but name only, for it was Orlach’s fearlessness that had always driven him forth, sustained him and helped him keep faith despite the faintest of hopes Without Orlach, all was lost C Ruan collected himself, eyeing its hapless followers and knowing he must deliver a rousing message of hope with convincing, albeit false conviction He held him arm aloft and a hush descended over the gathering crowd He gestured towards the woods, where his own precious spouse and the other brave women of Appleton stood ready to defend their children to the last; safe as yet, but for how long? He knew they would never abandon their post and their responsibilities so pitifully as he and his men just had There would beat no hasty retreat if it came to it, though he hoped it never would, for that would surely be the end, and he and his brethren would have utterly failed So he told his weary listeners they were farmhands no more and he gestured again towards the hidden dwelling in the woods D Meanwhile, the plumes of smoke coming from what had once been their beloved village were already evident on the distant horizon Oldark had razed it to the ground But Appleton was alive, he told them, in their hearts and souls And it would be resurrected Oldark could not destroy Appleton: not while a single Appletonian heart was yet beating Indeed, so far, he had not even come close He had but peeled away the surface layter Houses could be rebuilt Yes, the first layer of skin was gone, and it felt raw and bitter now, Ruan ceded But there were two more layers, were there not? The body of Appleton had not even been pierced the once as yet He stared at his men and thundered his words They were the skin and bones; the veins and the arteries; the muscle and sinew, he told them Their brave spouses, the child protectorate, the vital organs, the beating heart of Appleton And the soul, what else could it be? The younglings It ran and played and skipped and screamed and smiled everyday; it brought them love and happiness and completion What else could it be indeed? E Suddenly, this hapless band of farmers realized that, really, the battle had barely begun What was lost was nothing, and all was yet to fight for No less cowed than before, from somewhere deep inside rumbled the warrior soul and their bellies fired with a primeval sense of purpose They would stand and fight yet, and so with every last sinew of strength they could muster from their bones, and Oldark would be dethroned His reign of terror would and as surely as the harshest winter must eventually retreat and give way to spring, and Appleton would blossom again And there would be running and playing and skipping and screaming and smiling once more Ruan felt Orlach’s strength within him as though he were still there and his words no longer carried false conviction He and his brethren were as men possessed, and they would prevail In which extract… does Ruan almost panic and lose control? is one of Ruan’s close relatives mentioned? is the nature of a defeat described? does the loss of the close friend leave Ruan feeling dejected? does Ruan compare the different genders of his people unfavourably? are children attributed a sort of spiritual significance? we learn the fate of Appleton village? does the memory of someone give Ruan more resolve? does Ruan liken his people’s suffering to a wound? does Ruan find some relief in the fact that defeat was not heavy in casualities? 10 SECTION IV WRITING (60pts) Part 1: Read the following extract and use your own words to summarize it Your summary should be about 140 words You MUST NOT copy the original (15pts) The Nature of Genius There has always been an interest in geniuses and prodigies The word ‘genius’, from the Latin gens (=family) and the term ‘genius’, meaning ‘begetter’, comes from the early Roman cult of a divinity as the head of the family In its earliest form, genius was concerned with the ability of the head of the family, the paterfamilias, to perpetuate himself Gradually, genius came to represent a person's characteristics and thence an individual's highest attributes derived from his ‘genius’ or guiding spirit Today, people still look to stars or genes, astrology or genetics, in the hope of finding the source of exceptional abilities or personal characteristics The concept of genius and of gifts has become part of our folk culture, and attitudes are ambivalent towards them We envy the gifted and mistrust them In the mythology of giftedness, it is popularly believed that if people are talented in one area, they must be defective in another, that intellectuals are impractical, that prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out, that gifted people are eccentric, that they are physical weaklings, that there's a thin line between genius and madness, that genius runs in families, that the gifted are so clever they don't need special help, that giftedness is the same as having a high IQ, that some races are more intelligent or musical or mathematical than others, that genius goes unrecognised and unrewarded, that adversity makes men wise or that people with gifts have a responsibility to use them Language has been enriched with such terms as ‘highbrow’, ‘egghead’, ‘blue-stocking’, ‘wiseacre’, ‘now-all’, ‘boffin’ and, for many, ‘intellectual’ is a term of denigration The nineteenth century saw considerable interest in the nature of genius, and produced not a few studies of famous prodigies Perhaps for us today, two of the most significant aspects of most of these studies of genius are the frequency with which early encouragement and teaching by parents and tutors had beneficial effects on the intellectual, artistic or musical development of the children but caused great difficulties of adjustment later in their lives, and the frequency with which abilities went unrecognised by teachers and schools However, the difficulty with the evidence produced by these studies, fascinating as they are in collecting together anecdotes and apparent similarities and exceptions, is that they are not what we would today call norm-referenced In other words, when, for instance, information is collated about early illnesses, methods of upbringing, schooling, etc., we must also take into account information from other historical sources about how common or exceptional these were at the time For instance, infant mortality was high and life expectancy much shorter than today, home tutoring was common in the families of the nobility and wealthy, bullying and corporal punishment were common at the best independent schools and, for the most part, the cases studied were members of the privileged classes It was only with the growth of paediatrics and psychology in the twentieth century that studies could be carried out on a more objective, if still not always very scientific, basis Part 2: CHART DESCRIPTION (15pts) The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on roads and transport in countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 Summarise the 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