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ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT HSG TIẾNG ANH 11 (DHBB) LẦN THỨ VIII (2013-2014) Trường THPT Chuyên Bắc Ninh PART I: LISTENING (15 pts) Questions 1: You are going to hear a travel Agent discussing a holiday booking with two Customers Listen to their conversation and answer questions (5p) When will both customers be free to travel? A The first week of July B The whole month except for the last five days C From the first to the twenty-third of July D From the seventh to the twenty-third of July Which country did the two customers visit last year? A Italy B Sweden C France D Portugal How long did the customers want for their holiday? A A week B Ten days C Two weeks D Four weeks Why don’t the customers want to go to Italy? A Because there are too many young people B Because it would be too hot C Because they’ve been there D Because the dates don’t suit them Circle the reason that they don’t like to go to Sweden … A Too expensive B Too hot C No beaches D Not enough Questions 2: You will hear a dialogue between two friends As you listen, fill in missing words and indicate whether the following statements are true or not by writing (10p) There was a lot of traffic in Chase Village three years ago People drove too fast Richard had a very serious (1) _ on Newland Street He was afraid to drive there, he always tries to (2) _ that road when he visits his sister But now things are (3) People Page 1/20 put on their brakes and (4) _ on Newland Street because they can see a (5) there Indicate whether the following statements are true or not by writing T for a statement which is true; F for a statement which is false ? if there is insufficient information Now some people still take a risk when the police officer is away on Newland Street The police officer there doesn’t get any pay for the work Officer Springirth is a real man and he is a volunteer there Officer Springirth helps the police to reduce the crime rate in Chase Village 10 The police department will put more mannequins on other roads PART II: PHONETICS (5p) Questions 1: Choose one word marked A, B, C or D whose stress pattern is different from the others in each groups (2.5p) A monetary B paralysis C protagonist D analogous A tuberculosis B mathematician C communication D inheritance A magnificent B memorial C tobacconist D humanism A trigonometry B explanatory C immediately D democracy A confer C prefer D defer B offer Questions 2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (2.5p) A months B mouths C wreaths D youths A substitute B muddled C shutter D substantial A surgical B surround C surrender D survival A equation B television C mention D decision A microscope B microscopic C atrocious D cone Page 2/20 PART III: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 pts) Question 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it (10 pts) A common cause of _ is the use of untreated water in preparation for foods, which is quite common in certain underdeveloped countries A displeasure B malnutrition C eupepsia D dysentery This museum has more visitors than any other in the world A really B practically C actually D utterly William Boney, _ Billy the Kid, was a famous Wild West gunman A bogus B versus C.ergo D alias The lecture was rather boring, but the discussion proved fruitful A successive B consecutive C latter D subsequent The strong smell of garlic seemed to the flat A pierce B penetrate C inhabit D pervade In tennis, the score 15-0 is pronounced as A fifteen, zero B fifteen, love C fifteen, nil D fifteen, nought The man gave a series of answers which told them nothing more A tricky B uncertain C evasive D elusive The students at this university are _ in blocks of flats on the campus A housed B domiciled C resident D placed The announcement about job losses has _ consequences for the firm A hard-hitting B far-reaching C never-ending D wide-ranging 10 This is a example of what not to A critical B pure C simple D prime 11 Her article on diet many people into changing their eating habits A surprised B amazed C startled D shocked 12 She wears the most color combinations you could ever imagine A hiding B hideout C hidebound D hideous 13 The chairman asked members to _ their votes for or against the proposal A bid B offer C cast D throw Page 3/20 14 Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no _ improvement in her condition A decipherable B discernible C legible D intelligible 15 The train from side to side as it went round a series of bends A turned B curved C lunged D swayed 16 Job losses are mainly in the _ sectors of the industry A blue-collar B red-collar C stiff-collar D high-collar 17 Unfortunately she has been given an _ task A insurmountable B undeveloped C inoperable D unsolved 18 It was a big _ for her to give up her acting career to look after her family A trial B sacrifice C endeavour D test 19 They are showing a _ of a 1930’s musical at the Theatre Royal A resurrection B revival C retake D repeat 20 I have no wish to have any _ with a firm like that A openings B handling C dealings D contacts Question 2: The passage below contains 10 errors IDENTIFY and CORRECT them (5 pt) Whirlwind, any rotating air mass, include the tornado and the large cyclonic and anti-cyclonic storm In meteorology, the term whirlwind is more strict applied to the smaller swirling atmospheric phenomenon commonly known as dust devil or dust whirl, that occurs mostly over deserts and semiarid plains during hot, calm days The principal cause of whirlwinds is intense insulation, or incoming solar radiation receiving by the earth, which produces an overheated air mass just above the ground This air masses rises, usually in the form of a cylindrical column, sucking up loose surface material, so as dust, sand, and leaf Whirlwinds vary in height from 30 to 152 m, but exceptionally vigorous dust devils may exceed 1524 m in height The vortices of whirlwinds range in size from few meters to several hundred meters and, depends on their force and size, dust devils may disappear in seconds and last several hours Brief whirlwinds are erratic in motion, but the longer-lasting ones move slowly with the prevailing winds Page 4/20 Question 3: Complete each space with a suitable particle or preposition (5 pts) The star (1) _ the largest scale opera performance over staged (2) _ Britain pull out (3) _ its opening night (4) _ Sunday Yerdi’s Aida is being performed (5) _ London’s Earl’s Court Arena (6) _ a cast of 600 singers, dancers and actors American soprano Grace Bumbry (7) _ the title role was suffering (8) _ hay fever, but had promised to be “all right on the night even if my nose drops like the Nile” Half way (9) _ the performance she was unable to continue and was replaced (10) _ mid-performance (11) _ Russian Soprano Ghena Dimitrova who was sitting (12) _ the audience watching the show She was taken (13) _ a dressing room where she put on Ms Bumbry costume and was made up She was ready to go (14) _ the stage (15) _ a longer than usual interval Tuesday’s performance (16) _ the presence (17) _ the Prince and Princess of Wale will go ahead (18) _ Ms Bumbry - her role will be taken (19) _ Martina Arroyo (20) _ Italy Question 4: Give the correct form/ tense of the verb given below (5 pts) A Peter 1(live) _ in Nodnol, the capital of Marcia At least, that’s where he (live) _ when he last 3(write) _ In his letter, he 4(invite) _ me to visit him but as I 5(have) _ no answer to my last two letters, I 6(wonder) _ whether I should go or not I 7(also/have) _no reply from the consulate about the Mercian visa I (apply) _ for two weeks ago Although I 9(be) _ born in Marcia, I no longer 10(have) _ a Mercian passport B “Hello Mary, I (1 ring) you before now, but I (2 work ) so hard this week that I (3 not have) free time (4 have ) my hair cut My boss (5 go) on business tomorrow and he (6 tell) me to arrange everything before he (7 leave ) If I (8 not give ) instructions, I (9 come ) to see you tonight Anyway Page 5/20 I (10 give ) two tickets for a new play at the Grand theater on Sunday Shall we go and see it together?” Your answers: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ Question 5: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the number space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example (5p) Example: existence Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human (0) EXIST This irresponsible desire to know is not a (1) CHARACTER of inanimate objects Nor does it seem to be attributable to some form of living organism which, for that very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive A tree, for example, does not display (2) RECOGNISE curiosity, nor does a sponge or even an oyster If chance events bring them poison, predators or parasites, they die as (3) CEREMONIOUS as they lived Early in the scheme of life, (4) DEFEND motion was developed by some organisms It meant an (5) ORDINARY advance in their control of the environment A moving organism no longer waited in stolid (6) RIGID for food to come its way, but went out after it This individual that hesitated in the (7) ZEAL search for food, or that was overly (8) CONSERVE in its investigation, starved Page 6/20 As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater variety were received from and about the (9) ROUND environment At the same time, the nervous system, the living instrument that interprets and stores the data collected by the sense organs, became (10) INCREASE complex Your answers: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 Question 6: Fill in each blank in the passage with the most suitable linking word given in the box (5p) but however not only although even though in general therefore furthermore in addition secondly Studying a language in a country where it is widely spoken has many advantages It is, (1.) _, a good idea to study English in a country such as Britain However, I believe it is not the only the way to learn the language In the first place, most students in non-speaking English country learn English at high school and sometime at university nowadays (2.) _ their spoken English is not usually of a very high standard, their knowledge of grammar is often quite advanced This is certainly useful when students come to an English speaking country to perfect the language (3.) _, studying the basics of the English at secondary school is less stressful than learning the language while oversea This is because students living at home not have to worry about problems such as finding accommodation, paying for their studying and living costs, and trying to survive in a foreign country where day to day living causes much stress Page 7/20 (4.) _, there are obvious advantages of learning English in Britain Every day there are opportunities to practise listening to and speaking with British people (5.) _, students can experience the culture first hand, which is a great help when trying to understand the language This is especially true if they choose to live with a British family, as part of a home stay family for example (6.) _, if students attend a language school fulltime, the teacher will be native speakers In this case, (7.) _will students speaking and listening skills improve, (8.) _ attention can be given to developing reading and writing skill as well (9.) _, (10.) _ it is preferable to study English in an English speaking country, a reasonable level of English can be achieved in one’s own country, if a student is gifted and dedicated to study PART IV: READING Question 1: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to each of the questions (7.5p) United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay But in (1) , UPS expects maximum output from its employees Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial (2) _ have been studying every detail of every task (3) by most UPS employees From their studies have come time and motion standards that (4) how those tasks are performed and how (5) _ they should take Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a Customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (6) time looking for a doorbell Work engineers are (7) riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at Customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break And they are not (8) to pointing out the occasional inefficiency Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (9) them until their work is up to standard Page 8/20 The (10) of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the (11) efficient companies anywhere It's also a highly profitable company Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (12) in meeting the UPS standards each day (13) _, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (14) at work UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability And, they say, (15) who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day Question 1: A fact B return C exchange D short Question 2: A engineers B workers C electrician D trainers Question 3: A under B performed C hold D accepted Question 4: A demonstrate B tell C indicate D govern Question 5: A long B far C often D good Question 6: A waste B wasting C spend D spending Question 7: A consistently B continually C constructively D chronically Question 8: A averse B brave C impolite D intimate Question 9: A encouraging B correcting C scolding D criticizing Question 10: A reason B target C task D object Question 11: A most B best C bad D good Question 12: A interest B pleasure C passion D pride Question 13: A The other B An other C Ones D Others Question 14: A rest B relax C restrain D relieve Question 15: A trainees B interviewees C employers D employees Question 2: Fill in the blank with a suitable word Use only one word in each space (7.5p) Men and women are often considered to be completely at (1) with each other, in terms of their attitudes and behaviour Not so when they are in love, new research has discovered As far as their hormone levels are (2) when men and women are in love, they are more similar to each other than at any other time Page 9/20 It has (3) been known that love can (4) havoc with hormone levels For example, the hormone cortisol, which is known for (5) calming effect on the body, dips dramatically when one person is attracted to (6) putting the love-struck on a (7) with sufferers of obsessive compulsive disorder But a new study has found that the hormone testosterone, commonly associated with male aggression, also falls when he is in love In women, it's quite the (8) Testosterone levels, which (9) to be lower among females, (10) towards those of the male Donatella Marazziti of the University of Pisa, Italy, (11) this down to nature attempting to eliminate the differences between the (12) By doing so, they can concentrate fully (13) reproduction This suggestion seems to be supported by the fact that (14) couples in a long (15) relationship, nor participants in the study who were single at the time of the experiment, exhibited such changes Your answers: _ _ 11 _ _ _ 12 _ _ _ 13 _ _ _ 14 _ _ 10 15 _ Question 3: Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or statements (10 pts) Collecting coins can be a good investment, but it requires the study of popularity, availability, and grading techniques Some coins are more desirable than others, their popularity being affected by the artists’ talent, the subject of design, the Page 10/20 give ) instructions, I (9 come ) to see you tonight Anyway I (10 give ) two tickets for a new play at the Grand theater on Sunday Shall we go and see it together?” Your answers: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ Question 5: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the number space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example (5p) Example: existence Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human (0) EXIST This irresponsible desire to know is not a (1) CHARACTER of inanimate objects Nor does it seem to be attributable to some form of living organism which, for that very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive A tree, for example, does not display (2) RECOGNISE curiosity, nor does a sponge or even an oyster If chance events bring them poison, predators or parasites, they die as (3) CEREMONIOUS as they lived Early in the scheme of life, (4) DEFEND motion was developed by some organisms It meant an (5) ORDINARY advance in their control of the environment A moving organism no longer waited in stolid (6) RIGID for food to come its way, but went out Page 6/20 after it This individual that hesitated in the (7) ZEAL search for food, or that was overly (8) CONSERVE in its investigation, starved As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater variety were received from and about the (9) ROUND environment At the same time, the nervous system, the living instrument that interprets and stores the data collected by the sense organs, became (10) INCREASE complex Your answers: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 Question 6: Fill in each blank in the passage with the most suitable linking word given in the box (5p) but however not only although even though in general therefore furthermore in addition secondly Studying a language in a country where it is widely spoken has many advantages It is, (1.) _, a good idea to study English in a country such as Britain However, I believe it is not the only the way to learn the language In the first place, most students in non-speaking English country learn English at high school and sometime at university nowadays (2.) _ their spoken English is not usually of a very high standard, their knowledge of grammar is often quite advanced This is certainly useful when students come to an English speaking country to perfect the language (3.) _, studying the basics of the English at secondary school is less stressful than learning the language while oversea This is because students living at home not have to worry about problems such as finding accommodation, paying for their studying and living costs, and trying to survive in a foreign country where day to day living causes much stress Page 7/20 (4.) _, there are obvious advantages of learning English in Britain Every day there are opportunities to practise listening to and speaking with British people (5.) _, students can experience the culture first hand, which is a great help when trying to understand the language This is especially true if they choose to live with a British family, as part of a home stay family for example (6.) _, if students attend a language school fulltime, the teacher will be native speakers In this case, (7.) _will students speaking and listening skills improve, (8.) _ attention can be given to developing reading and writing skill as well (9.) _, (10.) _ it is preferable to study English in an English speaking country, a reasonable level of English can be achieved in one’s own country, if a student is gifted and dedicated to study PART IV: READING Question 1: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to each of the questions (7.5p) United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay But in (1) , UPS expects maximum output from its employees Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial (2) _ have been studying every detail of every task (3) by most UPS employees From their studies have come time and motion standards that (4) how those tasks are performed and how (5) _ they should take Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a Customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (6) time looking for a doorbell Work engineers are (7) riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at Customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break And they are not (8) to pointing out the occasional inefficiency Page 8/20 Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (9) them until their work is up to standard The (10) of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the (11) efficient companies anywhere It's also a highly profitable company Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (12) in meeting the UPS standards each day (13) _, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (14) at work UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability And, they say, (15) who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day Question 1: A fact B return C exchange D short Question 2: A engineers B workers C electrician D trainers Question 3: A under B performed C hold D accepted Question 4: A demonstrate B tell C indicate D govern Question 5: A long B far C often D good Question 6: A waste B wasting C spend D spending Question 7: A consistently B continually C constructively D chronically Question 8: A averse B brave C impolite D intimate Question 9: A encouraging B correcting C scolding D criticizing Question 10: A reason B target C task D object Question 11: A most B best C bad D good Question 12: A interest B pleasure C passion D pride Question 13: A The other B An other C Ones D Others Question 14: A rest B relax C restrain D relieve Question 15: A trainees B interviewees C employers D employees Question 2: Fill in the blank with a suitable word Use only one word in each space (7.5p) Men and women are often considered to be completely at (1) with each other, in terms of their attitudes and behaviour Not so when they are in love, new research has discovered As far as their hormone levels are (2) Page 9/20 when men and women are in love, they are more similar to each other than at any other time It has (3) been known that love can (4) havoc with hormone levels For example, the hormone cortisol, which is known for (5) calming effect on the body, dips dramatically when one person is attracted to (6) putting the love-struck on a (7) with sufferers of obsessive compulsive disorder But a new study has found that the hormone testosterone, commonly associated with male aggression, also falls when he is in love In women, it's quite the (8) Testosterone levels, which (9) to be lower among females, (10) towards those of the male Donatella Marazziti of the University of Pisa, Italy, (11) this down to nature attempting to eliminate the differences between the (12) By doing so, they can concentrate fully (13) reproduction This suggestion seems to be supported by the fact that (14) couples in a long (15) relationship, nor participants in the study who were single at the time of the experiment, exhibited such changes Your answers: _ _ 11 _ _ _ 12 _ _ _ 13 _ _ _ 14 _ _ 10 15 _ Question 3: Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or statements (10 pts) Page 10/20 Collecting coins can be a good investment, but it requires the study of popularity, availability, and grading techniques Some coins are more desirable than others, their popularity being affected by the artists’ talent, the subject of design, the material from which the coin is made, and the time period when the coin was created Availability is just as critical Providing the coin is otherwise interesting or pleasing to the eye, the number of coins minted and available on the market seems to have a direct relationship to the popularity The ability to grade coins is perhaps the most important requirement of a collector A coin that is popular and scarce, which would normally make it valuable, may be worth much less or nothing at all if it has a low grade Grading is standardized, and one can buy books and take courses on how to it Grades are given letter designations as well as numbers The letters represent general levels of the grade, while the numbers are more detailed For example, there re 11 number grades within the letter grade for a mint state coin A mint state coin is uncirculated, which means it has never been used in commerce It is in the condition that it left the mint, the place where a coin is created The mint state letter designation is MS, and the numbers range from 60 through 70 An absolutely perfect coin is MS70 It takes much training and a good eye to tell the difference between coins in this range The things one considers include whether the coin has contact marks, which are marks obtained when coins bounce against each other in a coin bag; hairlines, which are marks appearing on the face of the coin from the minting process; luster, which is the natural coloration; and eye appeal For example, an MS-70 is said to have no contact marks, no hairlines, very attractive and fully original luster, and outstanding eye appeal, while an MS-60 may have heavy contact marks, noticeable hairlines, impaired luster, and poor eye appeal Below the mint state coin, the letter designation and number have the same meaning That is, there are generally no numbers within the range of letters But there are categories: Coins that are About Uncirculated: Very Choice About Uncirculated, known as AU-58; Choice About Uncirculated, known as AU-55; and About Uncirculated, known as AU-50 Page 11/20 Coins that are Fine: Choice Extremely Fine, known as EF-45; Extremely Fine, known as EF-40; Choice Very Fine, known as VF-30; Very Fine, known as VF-20; and Fine, known as F-12 Coins that are Good: Very Good, known as VG-8; Good, known as G-4; and About Good, known as AG-3 Thus, a circulated coin can have a number designation between and 58, with only the numbers shown above available That is, one cannot have a coin with a grade of 6, for example It is either G-4 or VG-8 It is possible for a coin labeled G-4 or even AG-3 to be extremely valuable, but generally, it will be a coin that is almost unavailable in higher grades Books and publications monitor the coin market regularly, just like the stock market is monitored, and they described a coin’s type, date, and grade, assigning a price to every one unless that grade would have no value In general, coin collectors loathe cleaned coins, so artificial cleaning by adding any chemical will detract greatly from a coin’s value A true coin collector will say the dirt in the creases is a positive attribute and much preferable to a cleaned coin A good title for this passage would be _ A Coin Grading - One of the Most Important Skills in Coin Collecting B How Popularity and Availability Affect Coin Value C How to Grade Coins - A Detailed Study D the Financial Benefits of Coin Collecting The one grading category that has the most number grades within it is A Mint State B About Uncirculated C Good D Fine All of the following grades would be possible except A MS-64 B AG-3 C AU-56 D VF-30 The author implies that _ A The only difference between an MS-60 and an AU-58 may be that the AU-58 has been in circulation B One must be a professional in order to obtain information on coin value C Cleaning a coin can increase its value D low-grade coin never has value The author implies that the most important feature of a coin is its Page 12/20 A date B depiction C grade D artist The author implies that availability is primarily related to A the popularity of a coin B the material used to create a coin C the age of a coin D the number of coins of a given type and date that they were minted According to the author, the phrase contact marks means A defects caused by cleaning B marks on a coin caused by banging from other coins C defects in the minting process D connections among coin dealers According to the passage, a Mint State coin with which of the following characteristics would be graded the highest? A One small contact mark, full luster, good eye appeal, and no hairlines B One large hairline, diminished luster, good eye appeal, and no contact marks C No contact marks, luster affected by cleaning, average eye appeal, and no hairlines D A small contact mark, a small hairline, foggy luster, and fair eye appeal The word “luster” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A sheen B material C marked D value 10 The author describes a coin’s popularity as involving all the following except _ A how well the artist created the work B the coin’s material C grade D the depiction on the coin Question 4: From the list of headings below choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph in the passage and choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage to complete the sentences (10 pts) 1) Choose the correct heading for paragraph B-G from the list of headings below i No single definition of intelligence ii Faulty setting, wrong conclusion iii Welsh research supports IQ testing Page 13/20 iv Beware: inadequate of testing intelligence v International research support bilingualism vi Current thought on the advantage bilinguals have vii Early beliefs regarding bilingualism viii Monolinguals ahead of their bilingual peers Exemplifying the bilingual advantage ix Example Paragraph A vii Paragraph B Paragraph C Paragraph D Paragraph E Paragraph F Paragraph G A One misguided legacy over a hundred years of writing on bilingualism is that children's intelligence will suffer if they are bilingual Some of the earliest research into bilingualism examined whether bilingual children were ahead of monolingual children on IQ tests From the 1920s to the 1960s, the tendency was to find monolingual children ahead of bilinguals on IQ tests The conclusion was that bilingual children were mentally confused Having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted effective thinking It was argued that having one well-developed language was superior to having two half-developed languages B The idea that the bilinguals may have a lower IQ still exists among many people, particularly monolinguals However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and incorrect First, such research often gave bilinguals an IQ test in their weaker language – usually English Had bilinguals tested in Welsh or Spanish or Hebrew, a different result may have been found The testing of bilinguals was thus unfair Second, like was not compared with like Bilinguals tend to come from, for example, impoverished New York or rural Welsh backgrounds The monolinguals tend to come from more middle class, urban families Working class bilinguals were often compared with middle class monolinguals So the results were more likely to be due to social class differences than language differences The comparison of monolinguals and bilinguals was unfair Page 14/20 C The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at least, equal to monolinguals on IQ tests When bilinguals have two well-developed languages (in the research literature called balanced bilinguals), bilinguals tend to show a slight superiority in IQ tests compared with monolinguals This is the received psychological wisdom of the moment and is good news for raising bilingual children Take, for example, a child who can operate in either language in the curriculum in the school That child is likely to be ahead on IQ tests compared with similar monolinguals (same gender, social class, and age) Far from making people mentally confused, bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual superiority D One note of caution needs to be sounded IQ tests probably not measure intelligence IQ tests measure a small sample of the broadest concept of intelligence IQ tests are simply paper and pencil tests where only "right and wrong" answers are allowed Is all intelligence included in such right and wrong, pencil and paper tests? Isn't there a wider variety of intelligences that are important in everyday functioning and everyday life E Many questions need answering Do we only define an intelligent person as somebody who obtains a high score on an IQ tests Are the only intelligent people those who belong to high IQ organizations such as MENSA? Is there social intelligence, musical intelligence, military intelligence, marketing intelligence, motoring intelligence, political intelligence? Are all, or indeed any, of these forms of intelligence measured by a simple pencil and paper IQ test which demands a single, acceptable, correct solution to each question? Defining what constitutes intelligent behavior requires a personal value judgement as to what type of behavior, and what kind of person is of more worth F The current state of psychological wisdom about bilingual children is that, where two languages are relatively well developed, bilinguals have thinking advantages over monolinguals Take an example A child is asked a simple question: How many uses can you think of for a brick? Some children give two or three answers only They can think of building walls, building a house or perhaps that is all Another child scribbles away, pouring out ideas one after the other: Page 15/20 blocking up a rabbit hole, breaking a window, using as a bird bath, as a plumb line, as an abstract sculpture in an art exhibition G Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent, flexible, original and elaborate in their answers to this type of open-ended question The person who can think of a few answers tend to be termed a convergent thinker They converge onto a few acceptable conventional answers People who think of lots of different uses for unusual items (e.g a brick, tin can, cardboard box) are call divergers Divergers like a variety of answers to a question and are imaginative and fluent in their thinking H There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilinguals may have temporary and occasionally permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased sensitivity to communication A slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive development, and being less fixed in the sounds of words and more centred on the meaning of words Such ability to move away from the sound of words and fix on the meaning of words tends to be a (temporary) advantage for bilinguals around the ages four to six This advantage may mean an initial head start in learning to read and learning to think about language 2) Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage to complete the sentences For more than _, books and articles were wrong about the intelligence of bilingual children For approximately 40 years, there was a mistaken belief that children who spoke two languages were It was commonly thought that people with a single _ were more effective thinkers 10 It was unfair to compare bilinguals and monolinguals by using in English PART V: WRITING (30 PTS) Page 16/20 A Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (2.5 points) It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn’t miss it It’s too _ You’re far more practical than I am Nowhere Jack loses his temper easily It doesn’t _ We must think about ways of improving the transport system Thought must _ It isn’t possible that Jane was absent from work today Jane B Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in CAPITALS, and so that the meaning stays the same (2.5 points) David played the main role when the proposal was drafted (INSTRUMENTAL) _ The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason (ACCOUNT) _ She did very well on her final exams (COLORS) _ His name doesn’t sound familiar to me at all (BELL) _ Recent research has changed theories about the causes of bird flu (LIGHT) _ Question 2: Study the chart that shows the participation in social work by men and women of the country of Fancy from 1992 to 2000 and write a report of about 150 words describing their contribution (10 pt) Page 17/20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Question 3: Essay writing (15 p) Teenagers can make their own decisions; older people not need to make decisions for them Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for Page 18/20 your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience You should write about 250 words You are recommended to spend approximately 40 minutes on this task _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 19/20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Page 20/20 [...]... gifted upper-secondary school students Page 5/5 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HƯNG YÊN TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT LẦN THỨ VII Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 11 Thời gian làm bài: 180’ Người ra đề: Nguyễn Thu Hà ĐÁP ÁN I LISTENING (15 points) 1p for each correct answer Part 1 1 C 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 A Part 2 6 Paperless 11. 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Some children give two or three answers only They can think of building walls, building a house or perhaps that is all Another child scribbles away, pouring out ... students Page 5/5 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HƯNG YÊN TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT LẦN THỨ VII Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 11 Thời gian làm... _ _ Page 20/20 ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT HSG TIẾNG ANH 11 (DHBB) LẦN THỨ VIII (2013-2014) Trường THPT Chuyên Bắc Ninh PART I: LISTENING (15 pts) Questions 1: You... Anh – Lớp 11 Thời gian làm bài: 180’ Người đề: Nguyễn Thu Hà ĐÁP ÁN I LISTENING (15 points) 1p for each correct answer Part 1 C B D D A Part Paperless 11. Lawyers Architect 12.Teamwork Work-people