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ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI & ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ KHỐI 11 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Năm 2015-2016 LÊ HỒNG PHONG – NAM ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút A LISTENING (50 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU Bài nghe gồm phần, phần nghe lần, lần cách 15 giây, mở đầu kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu Mở đầu kết thúc nghe có tín hiệu nhạc Thí sinh có 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 the tutorials with university lecturer and three students and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10pts) Regarding the tutorials, Lorraine is hesitant about saying what she thinks Farilla is a single parent with a daughter in her teens Farilla feels that her husband is to blame for her family problems When he was 16, Stevie took on a job to help his mother out Dr Goldfinch suggests that Farilla should explain the situation to her daughters Your answers: Part 2: You are going to hear a radio phone-in programme on the subject of allergies For questions 6-10 choose the answer A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10pts) Which of these possible explanations for the increase in allergies does the programme presenter mention in her introduction? A People are exposed to more dangerous substances than in the past Page of 19 B People's resistance to allergens is lower than in the past C More new allergens are being released into the environment D Higher levels of stress have made people more prone to allergies Which of the questions does the first caller, Tim, want to know the answer to? A What is the most likely cause of his allergy? B Why is he allergic to grass and pollen? C Will he ever be free of the allergy? D How can he improve his condition? Arabella, the caller from Amsterdam, A thinks she may have passed on her allergy to her children B asks how she can minimize the risk of her children having allergies C wants to know whether her peanut allergy will continue in the future D asks how probable it is that her children will have allergies If both a child's parents have a particular allergy, that child A is more than likely to have the same allergy B has a less than fifty per cent chance of getting the same allergy C will probably develop a different allergy D is at no greater risk of developing the allergy than any other child 10 According to Dr Bawaldi, some people believe that the increase in asthma among young children may result from A living in centrally heated or air-conditioned buildings B being in areas with very high levels of exhaust fumes C spending too much time in hygienic environments D receiving medical treatment for other types of illness Your answers: 10 Part 3: You will hear someone called Kate Charters describing her career For questions 11-20, complete the sentences Kate’s first job involved selling (11) by phone Three years later, she started working for a company called (12) Page of 19 When she joined Visnews, she first worked in the company’s (13) The videos made by Visnews were (14) on topics of special interest The videos made by Visnews were sold in shops and by (15) methods At Castle Communications, one ‘side deal’ involved holding a (16) .at a theme park She returned to Visnews and is currently in charge of its (17) Kate’s present job involves providing companies with the services of (18) well as with certain (19) Throughout her career, she has been given valuable assistance by someone who is employed by a (20) B LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 pts) Part 1: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10 pts) Most people feel a slight _of nostalgia as they think back on their schooldays A feeling B surge C pang D chain The cost of a new house in the UK has become _high over the last few years A totally B astronomically C blatantly D utterly The entire staff was thrown off _when the news of the takeover was announced A composure B disarray C stable D balance Mr Simkins is the big _ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director A bread B cheese C apple D meat Of all entries received, his was _ out for special raise A isolated B brought C opted D singled I was in a _ as to what to If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said nothing I would be more in trouble A doubt B quandary C hitch Page of 19 D complexity The matter has been left in _until the legal ramifications have been explored A recess B suspension C abeyance D criticism It was an extremely hostile article which cast _on the conduct of the entire cabinet A criticism B aspersions C disapproval D abuse He's so lazy! We all have to work harder because he's always _ his duties A evading B shirking C ducking D dodging 10 I found the information for the project in the encyclopedia but I couldn't give and verse on it A chapter B unit C poem D extract 11 The engineer _the machine with a hammer and, miraculously, it roared back to life A slapped B smacked C whacked D punched 12 The Oscar winning actress simply _charm and professionalism in her acceptance speech A exuded B excluded C expunged D extricated 13 The carrots are ready; could you drain them in the _and put them in the serving dish? A casserole B colander C whisk D blender 14 Sue went for a _when she injured her foot and broke several toenails A manicure B pediment C foot massage D pedicure 15 What I find most about it is that he didn’t even have a decency to say that he was sorry A galling B furious C touchy D blazing 16 I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in _in my future career A good grounding B good stead C fine precedent D stable footing 17 A meal in that restaurant costs the _but still it is always packed A world B soil C earth D moon 18 Terry is an old _of mine We split up nine years ago but we’ve stayed friends A fire B spark C flame Page of 19 D blaze 19 Take the doctor's advice into consideration He's in _ earnest about the epidemic A deadly B fatally C gravely D mortally 20 What's that horrible noise downstairs?' 'It's only Sam He always screams _ murder when we take him to the dentist.' A red B black C yellow D blue Your answers: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Part 2: The passage below contains mistakes Underline the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes (5pts) Though some of the clothes of the 1950s were childish, or at least youth, they were usually the clothes of good, well-behaved, conventional teenagers, suitable for a society that was wellbehaved and conventional, if not particularly good Then, in the early 1960s, a new wave of romantic enthusiasm and innovation political, spiritual and cultural, or rather countercultural - broke over the Western world At first, only a few social and aesthetic radical were involved in what presently came to be called the Youth Culture The majority of right-thinking persons were offended or bored by the new music, the new art and the new politics, but a shrewd student of fashion, observing what was being worn in the streets of Europe and America, might have predicted that in a few years youth would be adored and emulated everywhere; that, indeed, simply to be under 30 would be accounted a virtue Cynical social critics have suggested that this worship of the young was homage shown to economic clout By the mid-1960s, half of the population of the United States was under 25, and a Page of 19 third of the population of France was under 20 Since times were prosperous, these young people had a lot of disposable income And in a commercially sophisticated society, the tastes, habits, more and appearance of such people tend to be celebrated and encouraged Many social commentators announced that the golden age of youth had arrived in the 1960s Part 3: Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (5pts) The unions made it clear that they would not settle _ anything less than a 20% increase in salaries She doesn’t eat crisps or chocolate; she’s _health foods Housing in some cities is so expensive that some people cannot even afford to put _ the two months’ deposit that is required The sky was heavy with black clouds We hurried, hoping the rain would hold _ until we got the tents up Several members of the public stepped _with information pertaining to the incident Your answers: Part 4: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the following passage Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10pts) Example : 0: literate-> literature Page of 19 Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover The magical world of (0) LITERATE _was first revealed to me when I was still young enough to be held (1- COMFORT) _ on my father’s lap To my (2- IMPRESS) _young mind, my father’s reading aloud to me could only be bettered by the process of preparation which immediately preceded it Choosing the book, holding it (3-CARESS) _in one’s hands, admiring the jacket, and, finally, opening it to the first page to begin, seemed to me akin to following the rites of some sort of (4-CEREMONY) _occasion To the dedicated reader, every book has its own distinct smell A book just purchased from one’s favorite book shop exudes a wonderful bouquet of printer’s ink, leather and binding glue Because of its “yet to be discovered” content, I tend to treat a new book as I would a (5- NEW) _acquired (6-ACQUAINT) _.That is, while both new books and new friends have to be treated (7-COURTESY) _ one still feels comfortable with them due to an (8- INSTINCT) _sense that whispers that warm, lasting (9-RELATE) _are sure to follow An old book, on the other hand, is a horse of a different color On opening it, one’s nostrils are assailed by an odor that a non-book lover would (10- DISDAIN) _describe as simply ‘musty’ To the true book connoisseur, however, this scent elicits enchanting memories of Christmases past, pressed roses, cedar chests and autumn leaves burning in the back yard To the devout reader, an old book smells of nostalgia Your answers: 10 C.READING (60pts) Part 1: For questions 1-15 Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15pts) The coolest kids in Europe share a single (1) they want to get married, have children and live happily ever after They know it means (2) their children Page of 19 first and sticking with their spouses even if they (3) out of love This news comes from the report of a new study that (4) out to find the answer to the modem riddle: What will today's (5) really, really want tomorrow? Poignantly, one of the clearest answers is that they want to have happy families Even in the most (6) countries there was condemnation for divorce, demands that parents should keep their marriage (7) and admiration for stable couples It appears that among the middle classes, the quality of our children's lives has suffered from the (8) on parents in high-stress professions In the days when the concept of 'quality time' first (9) , I remember seeing a TV producer on (10) dial home on her mobile phone to read her son a (11) story This is just not good enough Quality time cannot be time (12) Children need unconditional time in the same (13) that they need unconditional love This study found a generation that had given up trying to (14) its parents' attention but was (15) to better by its own children A drive B eagerness C ambition D yearning A putting B keeping C having D wanting A drop B fall C slip D jump A made B aimed C looked D set A youth B young C juniors D juveniles A loose B relaxed C generous D liberal A oaths B vows C pledges D promises A pressures B weights C burdens D loads A proceeded B revealed C emerged D rose 10 A site B place C situation D location 11 A bedtime B goodnight C pyjama D dream 12 A organized B managed C controlled D disciplined 13 A system B respect C way D method 14 A have B make C get D take 15 A determined B firm C persistent D stubborn Page of 19 Your answers: 10 11 12 13 14 15 Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided below the passage (15pts) Before 1815 manufacturing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans As master craft workers, they imparted the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen In addition, women often worked in their homes parttime, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists After 1815 this older form of manufacturing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers Cheap transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated the shift to factory production The creation of a labor force that was accustomed to working in factories did not occur easily Before the rise of the factory, artisans had worked within the home Apprentices were considered part of the family, and masters were responsible not only for teaching their apprentices a trade but also for providing them some education and for supervising their moral behavior Journeymen knew that if they perfected their skill, they could become respected master artisans with their own shops Also, skilled artisans did not work by the clock, at a steady pace, but rather in bursts of intense labor alternating with more leisurely time The factory changed that Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time Factory life necessitated a more regimented schedule, where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace At the same time, workers were required to discard old habits, for industrialism demanded a worker who was alert, dependable, and self-disciplined Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized, disrupted the regular factory routine Page of 19 Industrialization not only produced a fundamental change in the way work was organized; it transformed the very nature of work The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about "obedience to the ding-dong of the bell— just as though we are so many living machines." With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked closely with the masters supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management Few workers rose through the ranks to supervisory positions, and even fewer could achieve the artisan's dream of setting up one's own business Even well-paid workers sensed their decline in status In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life Craftworkers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions, and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades' Union The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action And skilled craftworkers, who spearheaded the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers More than a decade of agitation did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850's, and the courts also recognized workers' right to strike, but these gains had little immediate impact Workers were united in resenting the industrial system and their loss of status, but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms, gender, conflicting religious perspectives, occupational differences, political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics For them, the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives As United States society became more specialized and differentiated, greater extremes of wealth began to appear And as the new markets created fortunes for the few, the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller, less skilled tasks Page 10 of 19 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about articles manufactured before 1815? A They were primarily produced by women B They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes C They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production D They were produced mostly in large cities with extensive transportation networks Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage 2? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information A Masters demanded moral behavior from apprentices but often treated them irresponsibly B The responsibilities of the master to the apprentice went beyond the teaching of a trade C Masters preferred to maintain the trade within the family by supervising and educating the younger family members D Masters who trained members of their own family as apprentices demanded excellence from them The word "disrupted" in the passage is closest in meaning to A prolonged B established C followed D upset In paragraph 4, the author includes the quotation from a mill worker in order to A support the idea that it was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories B to show that workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery C argue that clocks did not have a useful function in factories D emphasize that factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints All of the following are mentioned in paragraph as consequences of the new system for workers EXCEPT a loss of A freedom B status in the community С opportunities for advancement D contact among workers who were not managers The phrase "gathered some momentum" in the passage is closest in meaning to Page 11 of 19 A made progress B became active C caused changes D combined forces The word "spearheaded" in the passage is closest in meaning to A led B accepted C changed D resisted Which of the following statements about the labor movement of the 1800's is supported by paragraph 5? A It was most successful during times of economic crisis B Its primary purpose was to benefit unskilled laborers C It was slow to improve conditions for workers D It helped workers of all skill levels form a strong bond with each year The author identifies political party loyalties and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that A encouraged workers to demand higher wages B created divisions among workers C caused work to become more specialized D increased workers' resentment of the industrial system 10 The word "them" in the passage refers to A Workers B political party loyalties C disagreements over tactics D agents of opportunity Your answers: 10 Part 3: For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided below the passage (15pts) Interest in mythology has grown steadily throughout the last hundred years, assisted by the realization that myths are not childish stories or mere pre-scientific explanations of the world, (1) serious insights into reality They (2) in all societies, Page 12 of 19 in the present as well as the past They are (3) of the fabric of human life, embodying beliefs, moulding behavior and justifying institutions, customs and values Myths are imaginative traditions about the nature, history and destiny of the world Definitions of myth (4) ‘story’ fail because a good many myths are not stories at all The mythology of some (5) includes the assignment of different functions to the (6) gods and goddesses: one deity presides over agriculture, (7) over war and so on Beyond this, the term myth is also (8) to the religious and secular traditions which exert a powerful influence on attitudes to life, but the literal accuracy of which there is (9) to doubt However, because myths are woven into the fabric of a society where they are accepted as true, the impact of new discoveries, new attitudes and new ways of life on myths is usually to undermine them When old myths are lost, new ones are needed No society seems ever to have flourished without a set of myths containing its vision of its past, its (10) and its purposes Your answers: 10 Part 4: Read the passage and the tasks that follow (15pts) The True Cost of Food A At an organic farming conference in Winnipeg, Canada, a woman in the audience stood up and said: “Organic foods are not going to become popular with mainstream consumers until they became quick, convenient, and cheap." The comment causes much thinking about the nature of our food system and about what we have done to try to make foods quick, convenient, and cheap for consumers B At the ‘farm level, our never-ending quest for cheap food is the root cause of the transformation of agriculture from a system of small, diversified, independently operated, family farms into a system of large-scale, industrialized, corporately controlled agribusinesses The production technologies that supported specialization, mechanization, and ultimately, large-scale, contract production, were all developed to make agriculture more efficient to make food cheaper for consumers Millions of farmers Page 13 of 19 have been forced off the land, those remaining are sacrificing their independence, and thousands of small farming communities have withered and died all for the sake of cheap food These were the consequences of progress, so we were told The agricultural establishment has boasted loudly that ever fewer farmers have been able to feed a growing nation with an ever-decreasing share of consumer income spent for food C Changes in the food system have brought considerable cost to the environment and human health Such problems have been widely documented over recent decades, but it is only recently that efforts to put a monetary cost on them have begun to emerge These costs are telling us something fundamentally important about the real costs of modern food and farming A group of scientists at the University of Essex recently completed the first national study of the environmental and health impacts of modern farming They looked at what are called “externalities”^the costs imposed by an activity that are borne by others These costs are not part of the prices paid by producers or consumers And when such externalities are not included in prices, they distort the market They encourage activities that are costly to society even if the private benefits to farmers are substantial D A heavy lorry that damages a bridge, or pollutes the atmosphere, externalizes some of its costs and others pay for them Similarly, a pesticide used to control a pest imposes costs on others if it leaks away from fields to contaminate drinking water The types of externality encountered in the agricultural sector have four distinct features; 1) their costs are often neglected; 2) they often occur with a time lag; 3) they often damage groups whose interests are not represented; and 4) the identity of the producer of the externality is not always known E The study sought to put a cost on these externalities in the UK It concentrated on the negative side-effects of conventional agriculture in particular the environmental and health costs Two types of damage cost were estimated; 1) the treatment or prevention costs incurred to clean up the environment and restore human health to comply with legislation or to return these to an undamaged state and 2) the administration costs incurred by public agencies for monitoring environmental, food and health implications It is conservatively estimated that the total costs are £2.34billion for 1996 alone in the UK Significant costs arise from contamination of drinking water with pesticides (£120 Page 14 of 19 million per year), nitrate (£ 16m),Cryptosporidium (£ 23m) and phosphate and soil (£ 55m), from damage to wildlife, habitats, hedgerows and dry stone walls ( £ 124m), from emissions of gases (£ 1,113m), from soil erosion and organic carbon losses (£ 96m), and from food poisoning ( £ 169m) F Water is an interesting case Twenty-five million kilograms of pesticides are used each year in farming and some of these get into water It costs water companies £ 120 million each year to remove pesticides not completely, but to a level stipulated in law as acceptable Water companies not pay this cost they pass it on to those who pay water bills This represents a hidden subsidy to those who pollute Some of the costs are straightforward to measure, others more difficult How we know about the effects of the greenhouse gases methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide produced by farming? Economists have been able to put a£ /tonne cost on these gases based on agreed estimates about the effects of future climate change The study has been very conservative, using lower estimates of costs But still the costs are great G Each of these costs should provoke questions about how they could be reduced or even removed Where does this leave us in policy terms? Is it conceivable that we could evolve sustainable agriculture systems that maximize their production of positive externalities goods that the public enjoys and is willing to pay for as well as minimizing the environmental and health costs? The answer is clearly yes We know enough about sustainable methods of farming to be confident Sustainable farming has substantially lower negative externalities than conventional farming We roughly estimate these to be no more than a third perhaps £ 60 - £70 per hectare Sustainable farming also has higher positive externalities the other side of the equation H Although it only represented around 3%of the total EU utilized agricultural area (UAA) in 2000, organic farming has in fact developed into one of the most dynamic agricultural sectors in the European Union The organic farm sector grew by about 25% a year between 1993and 1998 and, since 1998, is estimated to have grown by around 30% a year Organic farming has to be understood as part of a sustainable farming system and a viable alternative to the more traditional approaches to agriculture Since the EU rules on organic farming came into force in 1992, tens of thousands of farms have been Page 15 of 19 converted to this system, as a result of increased consumer awareness of, and demand for, organically grown products I The sustainability of both agriculture and the environment is a key policy objective of today’s common agricultural policy (the “CAP”): “Sustainable development must encompass food production alongside conservation of finite resources and protection of the natural environment so that the needs of people living today can be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This objective requires farmers to consider the effect that their activities will have on the future of agriculture and how the systems they employ shape the environment As a consequence, farmers, consumers and policy makers have shown a renewed interest in environmentally friendly farming UK Farm Minister Margaret Beckett has announced a series of new measures , backed by 500 million pounds sterling of funding over the next three years, to specifically help British farmers reduce their dependence on subsidies, as well as to protect the environment and promote healthy, local food The long-awaited Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food contains “green" targets for farms, promotion of local foods and other measures to bring farmers closer to consumers From the list of headings below choose the five most suitable headings for paragraphs NB: There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all Example Answer List of Headings Paragraph B: iv i Fewer farmers and decreasing cost of food Paragraph I: ii ii A renewed interest in environmental- friendly Paragraph C: agriculture Paragraph D: iii Features of externalities in agricultural production Paragraph E: iv Transformation Paragraph G: Paragraph H: of farming to industrialized agribusiness v Aim and focuses of the study vi Difficulties of calculating external costs vii The concept of externalities Page 16 of 19 viii The case of water pollution ix Sustainable farming and its merits x Issues raised by external costs of food xi The conversion to organic farming Questions: 6->10 Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage to complete the summary below The first national study of the environmental impacts of modern farming has defined externalities as the additional expenses caused by other activities and those not paid by (6) .Externalities misrepresent the market by encouraging farmers to pursue (7) at the cost of the society As externality in agricultural production is usually shown with a time lag, its costs often tend to (8) While the victim’s interests are not represented, exactly who has produced the externalities often remains a mystery The study measures two types of externalities; the costs of (9) for the environment and human health to recover to the original state, and the money spent by (10) on monitoring environmental and food safety D WRITING (60pts) Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it (5pts) After a long hard journey, I cheered up when I saw my home (SIGHT) After a long hard journey, my spirits…………………………………………of my home He didn’t want to get into a position where he might lose all his money (POSSIBILITY) He didn’t want to …………………………………………………………all his money The company received an enormous number of calls responding to the advert (DELUGED) The company ………………………………………………… response to the advert Page 17 of 19 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given Do not change the word given Children enjoy unwrapping their Christmas presents ( A KICK) ………………………………………………………………………………………… He hid the truth about the matter because he didn't want to lose his high position (CARPET) ……………………………………………………………………………………… Part 2: The table below gives information about the percentage of land covered by forest in various countries in 1996 and 2006, with estimated figures for 2016 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write about 150 words (20pts) Country Percentage of land Percentage of land Percentage of land covered by forest covered by forest covered by forest 1996 2006 2016 (estimated) Australia 21.9 21.3 20.0 New Zealand 28.8 31.0 32.3 Brazil 62.2 57.3 53.5 Chile 20.4 21.5 22.0 Part 3: Essay writing (35 pts) In recent years, many countries have become extremely concerned about the increase in crimes committed by young people Tough measures and strict punishments are necessary to stop youths from re-offending Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay (about 250 words) to express your opinion Người đề: Trần Thị Hà Số điện thoại : 0917493290 Page 18 of 19