Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi HSG quốc gia lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Bình Thuận năm 2017-2018

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI THÀNH LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG GIỎI
BÌNH THUẬN LỚP 12 DỰ THI QUỐC GIA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Năm học : 2017-2018
Đề thi gồm có 10 trang
Ngày thi : 19/10/2017 Môn : TIẾNG ANH
Chú ý: Học sinh làm bài trên PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI; và nộp ĐỀ THI kèm theo PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI. ĐỀ
PAPER 1: LISTENING TEST: (50pts)
PART 1: Listen and complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
You just listen to the conversation ONCE. Hotel Reservation
Location: north from the coast
Four-bed room available in (1)______ Room price: -
In high season: (2) € ______ -
Cheaper if you booked (3) ______ in advance
Meal included in price: (4)______
Must bring your own: (5) ______ Hotel facilities: -
a lounge with a variety of (6)______ - (7) ______ room - (8) ______ Activities available: - collect (9)______ - hire (10)______
Part 2: You will hear a radio report about how to develop your brain. For question 11-19
complete each sentence with a word or short phrase. Martin Clark reports that
There are about (11) ______ neurons in the brain.
Our thoughts cause tiny (12)______ to travel to the brain.
Phrenologists of the 19th century believied different parts of the brain controlled one’s (13) ______
The connections made between neurons is compared to somebody’s (14) ______ .
We (15) ______ by not using our entire brain.
The creative part of the brain is in the (16) ______ section.
The right back part of the brain controls (17) ______ .
The four areas of the brain are compared to (18) ______ that need to be used.
The left back Part of your brain is essential for people who need to exercise (19) ______ in their work.
Part 3: You will hear an interview with a yoga teacher. For questions 20-25, choose the answer
(A,B,C or D), which fits best according to what you hear. 20. The interviewer
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A. tried yoga once but found it impossible to do.
B. is finding yoga hard to do but is improving with practice.
C. has only a vague idea about yoga.
D.has quite a good understanding of yoga,
21. According to Sarah,
A. yoga demands control of all aspects of being.
B. you need to be highly intelligent to practise yoga well.
C. you need to empty your mind completely when practising yoga.
D. meditation is like being hypnotised.
22. Which of the following does Sarah NOT say is necessary in order to practise yoga? A. empty stomach
B. comfortable, flexible clothing
C. a lot of confidence and a fit body D. a place where you won't be disturbed
23. The interviewer seems concerned about
A. people paying a lot of money for public classes with unqualified teachers.
B. people getting stuck because the teacher is not supervising the class properly.
C. people buying too many yoga guides.
D. beginners practising yoga unsupervised.
24. Sarah recommends that
A. you take strenuous exercise to help you sleep at night.
B. you meditate to deal with insomnia.
C. you push your body to its limits even if it hurts at times.
D. you do no more than 15 minutes of yoga each day.
25. Sarah sums up by saying that
A. you need to learn more about your own character before attempting to do yoga.
B. yoga can solve any problem you have in life.
C. yoga is better than conventional medicine.
D. in order to fulfill your potential you need to have a positive outlook.
PAPER 2: USE OF LANGUAGE (40 pts)
Part 1: For each of the sentences below, choose the most appropriate option to complete the blank.
1. After the concert, everyone had to ______ home through the thick snow. A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
2. Peter and Ann haven’t spoken to each other since they ______ two years ago. A. died down B. fell out C. broke off D. kept up
3. If you leave your baggage ______ at the airport, it will be take away. A. inattentive B. careless C. unattended D. neglectful
4. The meeting was ______ in the media as an important event. A. brushed up B. chipped in C. folded up D. hyped up
5. Memories of those happy days of frantic but productive activity come ______, but the incident I remember
most was an inconsequential one. A. flooding B. gushing C. deluging D. raining
6. Thomas is so ______ in the fine art of ice-carving that he has been invited for demonstrations of his skills at hotels. A. adept B. knowledgeable C. adaptable D. accomplished
7. This book will be a delight to ______ readers of science fiction. A. amateur B. skilled C. seasoned D. loving
8. The announcement about job losses has ______ consequences for the firm. A. hard-hitting B. far-reaching C. never-ending D. wide-ranging
9. This disagreement is likely to ______ relations between the two countries. A. disaffect B. alienate C. sour D. estrange
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10. Tea loses its flavor quickly ______ in the hold of a vessel. A. when storing B. stored C. when stored D. storing
11. He looks much older. His financial worries seem to have taken a terrible ______ on this health. A. burden B. toll C. strain D. tax
12. All equipment must be sterialized and germ ______ A. vacant B. free C. vacuous D. vacated
13. She’ll never be able to come ______ with his failure to win the tournament. A. down B. round C. to terms D. up
14. Many flights have been canceled and long ______ are expected. A. distance B. postponements C. timetables D. delays
Part 2: Complete each blank with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
The Mayas developed the only pre-Columbian penmanship in the Americas and devised an intricate astronomy
to chart the movements of the heavens. Archaeologists have long been mystified as to why their civilisation
seems to have (15)_______ (CARRY) abruptly in the ninth century, resulting in the abandonment of formerly
flourishing cities. However, a team of
Mexican and American archaeologists have recently (16)_______ (VEIL) a monumental art work that may
give some clues to their sudden disappearance. While digging at Palenque, in the Yucatan peninsula, the
researchers stumbled on a bench-like throne more than 2.8m wide and 1.7m deep in vermilion-painted
limestone. The archaeologists say the grandeur of the throne and the spaciousness of the palace that houses
it indicate the fact that the last rulers of Palenque were more ambitious and powerful than had once been
thought. The throne itself was built in about AD 760 by one of the last Mayan rulers and is (17)_______
(DECK) with at least 200 hieroglyphs and six sculptured (18)_______ (MINI). The experts hope that once
the (19)_______ (SCRIBE) have been (20)_______ (CIPHER), something which could take some time, they
may disclose the achievements and (21)_______ (SPIRIT) of the Mayas in the decades before their demise
and (22)_______ (DISPOSE) us to the better understanding of the reasons of their downswing.
Part 3: The passage below contains 8 errors. Point out the errors and write the corrections in the
corresponding numbered boxes in the answer sheet. Line 1
The world of fashion is not easy to comprehend. With their haute couture designers, its catwalks, its Line 2
sylph-like models and glitzy clothes that most of us would not be seen dead in - even if we could Line 3
afford them - it is hard to believe that it has something to do with the real world. It is difficult to Line 4
understand the motives behind fashion, and to fathom what it has got to do with us in our Line 5
everyday lives. The vast majority of us, however, is affected to varying degrees by fashion and, Line 6
in reflection, we can conclude that this is because of a basic desire we possess to conform within Line 7
our social group. Ever since people started to cover their bodies, they tended to conform in Line 8
the way that they do so, and thus it would be logical to say that fashion has existed in the Line 9
word go. Most of us live and socialize in groups make up of our peers, and we dress according to Line 10
the rules of the group. Looking the same as our peer group could well be a remnant of a survival Line 11
strategy which guaranteed solidarity and protection for look-alikes. This tendency of conformity Line 12
consequently makes it impossible to date paintings and photographs with great accuracy Line 13
just by looking at the garments the subject is wearing. We can place a portrait of a lady in a Line 14
particular era simply because her clothes and hairstyle reflect the fashion of the day.
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Example: No. 0 Line: 1 Mistake: their Correction: its
Part 4: Complete each blank with ONE WORD only.
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state, akin to the legendary
Atlantis, in the middle of (31)______ Pacific Ocean. The city, dubbed “Marinnation”, would (32)______ about
one million inhabitants, two airports, and possibly even a space port. Marinnation, if built, would be a separate
country but could (33) ______ as a home for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
(34)______ from the many political and social problems that would have to be solved, the engineering task
envisaged is monumental. The initial stage requires the building of a circular dam eighteen miles in diameter
(35) ______ to the sea bed in a relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred
powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water from within the dam.
(36)______ empty and dry, the area would have a city constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300
feet below the sea level. According to designers, the (37) ______ task from an engineering point of view
would (38) ______ to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
If all (39) ______ well, it is hoped that Marinnation could be ready for habitation at the end of the second
decade of the twenty-first century. (40)______ anyone would want to live in such an isolated and artificial
community, however, will remain an open question until that time.
PAPER 3: READING ( 50 PTS)
Part 1. For questions 1-10, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answers on the answer sheet. ( 10pts.)
The news of the demise of Lonesome George, (1) ______ to be the last-surviving member of his species,
Geochelone abingdoni, is unlikely to come as a shock to those who (2) ______ the fortunes of Galapagos,
the habitat that inspired the Darwinian theory of evolution, and one that is now genuinely under real threat
and in danger of being (3) ______ harmed by human activity, with the main source of damage being tourism.
Early visitors to the archipelago were what could be (4) ______ true nature-loving tourists, a group which did
little collective or individual harm to the islands and did not interfere with the (5)______ balance of the
ecosystem. However, in more recent times, eco-tourism has grown to enjoy almost cult-like popularity. Eco-
tourists are a very different beast though and are rather more (6) ______ in their tastes. Therefore, while,
on the (7) ______ of it, they come to marvel at the natural splendours the archipelago (8) ______ , they do
so only on the understanding that their comfort will not be sacrificed, requiring tour providers to take special
measures to accommodate their more discerning tastes.
Large companies are best positioned to offer these eco-tourists the luxuries they have come to expect, but
their popularity with visitors is sidelining local operators, a proportion of whose revenue goes towards the
upkeep and conservation of the precious ecosystem. Sadly, the large international tour companies are far less
benevolent with the (9) ______ of their activities, which results in a double-edged sword situation whereby,
due to larger numbers of tourists, more and more of the islands' habitat is being disturbed while, at the same
time, less funding is being made available to conserve the ecosystem.
If the situation continues to (10) ______ , Lonesome George may be but the first of many rare and
endangered creatures to disappear. 1. A. thought B. expected C. predicted D. objected 2. A. tract B. pursue C. observe D. grasp 3. A. irrespectively B. irreversibly C. irrelevantly D. irreverently 4. A. coined B. termed C. stated D. shared 5. A. fragile B. subtle C. weak D. vulnerable 6. A. delineating B. deliberating C. discriminating D. debilitating 7. A. front B. face C. cusp D. side 8. A. hosts B. lends C. boasts D. homes 9. A. results B. proceeds C. finances D. costs
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Part 2: Read the following passage and do tasks 1-2 below. ( 14pts.)
A. Every year it is estimated that roughly 5.2 million hectares (52,000 km2) of forest is lost worldwide. That is
a net figure, meaning it represents the area of forest not replaced. To put this size in context, that is an area
of land the size of Croatia lost every single year. There are a wide range of negative effects from deforestation
that range from the smallest biological processes right up to the health of our planet as a whole. On a human
level, millions of lives are affected every year by flooding and landslides that often result from deforestation.
B There are 5 million people living in areas deemed at risk of flooding in England and Wales. Global warming,
in part worsened by deforestation, is responsible for higher rainfalls in Britain in recent decades. Although it
can be argued that demand for cheap housing has meant more houses are being built in at-risk areas, the
extent of the flooding is increasing. The presence of forests and trees along streams and rivers acts like a net.
The trees catch and store water, but also hold soil together, preventing erosion. By removing the trees, land is
more easily eroded increasing the risk of landslides and also, after precipitation, less water is intercepted when
trees are absent and so more enters rivers, increasing the risk of flooding.
C. It is well documented that forests are essential to the atmospheric balance of our planet, and therefore our
own wellbeing too. Scientists agree unequivocally that global warming is a real and serious threat to our
planet. Deforestation releases 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions. One third of the carbon dioxide emissions
created by human activity come from deforestation around the globe.
D. In his book Collapse, about the disappearance of various ancient civilisations, writer Jared Diamond
theorises about the decline of the natives of Easter Island. European missionaries first arrived on the island in
1722. Research suggested that the island, whose population was in the region of two to three thousand at the
time, had once been much higher at fifteen thousand people. This small native population survived on the
island despite there being no trees at all. Archaeological digs uncovered evidence of trees once flourishing on
the island. The uncontrolled deforestation not only led to the eradication of all such natural resources from the
island, but also greatly impacted the number of people the island could sustain. This underlines the importance
of forest management, not only for useful building materials, but also food as well.
E. Forestry management is important to make sure that stocks are not depleted and that whatever is cut down
is replaced. Without sustainable development of forests the levels of deforestation are only going to worsen as
the global population continues to rise, creating higher demand for the products of forests. Just as important
though is consumer awareness. Simple changes in consumer activity can make a huge difference. These
changes in behaviour include, but are not limited to, recycling all recyclable material; buying recycled products
and looking for the FSC sustainably sourced forest products logo on any wood or paper products.
F. Japan is often used as a model of exemplary forest management. During the Edo period between 1603 and
1868 drastic action was taken to reverse the country’s serious exploitative deforestation problem. Whilst the
solution was quite complex, one key aspect of its success was the encouragement of cooperation between
villagers. This process of collaboration and re-education of the population saved Japan’s forests. Accordingto
the World Bank 68.5% of Japanese land area is covered by forest, making it one of the best performing
economically developed nations in this regard.
G. There is of course a negative impact of Japan’s forest management. There is still a high demand for wood
products in the country, and the majority of these resources are simply imported from other, poorer nations.
Indonesia is a prime example of a country that has lost large swaths of its forest cover due to foreign demand
from countries like Japan. This is in addition to other issues such as poor domestic forest management,
weaker laws and local corruption. Located around the Equator, Indonesia has an ideal climate for rainforest.
Sadly much of this natural resource is lost every year. Forest cover is now down to less than 51% from 65.4%
in 1990. This alone is proof that more needs to be done globally to manage forests.
H. China is leading the way in recent years for replenishing their forests. The Chinese government began the
Three-North Shelter Forest Program in 1978, with aims to complete the planting of a green wall, measuring
2,800 miles in length by its completion in 2050. Of course this program is in many ways forced by nature
itself; the expansion of the Gobi Desert threatened to destroy thousands of square miles of grassland annually
through desertification. This is a process often exacerbated by deforestation in the first place, and so
represents an attempt to buck the trend. Forested land in China rose from 17% to 22% from 1990 to 2015
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making China one of the few developing nations to reverse the negative trend.
Task 1: Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-xi, in boxes 11-18 on your answer sheet. i. Atmospheric impacts
ii. Ideal forestry management example iii. No trees, less people iv. Good uses for wood v. Looking after the forests vi. Numbers of lost trees vii. Wasted water viii. Replanting forests ix. Happy trees x. Flood risks
xi. Poorer nations at higher risk
Task 2: Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each blank in the summary below.
The effects of deforestation are widespread and various. Some examples include flooding at a local scale to
the wider effects of global warming on a worldwide scale. In Britain, for example (19) ______ people live in
areas at risk of flooding. This risk is increased by deforestation. Trees catch and (20) ______ water lowering
the chance of flooding. By removing trees land erosion is alos higher, increasing the chance of (21) ______ .
Deforestation also affects global warming by contributing 15% of the (22) ______ of green house gasses. To
make sure that the cutting down of trees is done in a sustainable way, good forestry (23) ______ is important.
In most countries more trees are cut down every year than planted. One country that is reversing this trend is
China, making it one of the few nations to (24) ______ the more common negative trend.
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question that follows. (12pts.)
In the early- to mid-1990s, Lance Armstrong was on the up-and-up. Success seemed to be written in his stars;
he notched up a stage win at the '93 Tour de France, then another in '95. This cyclist was clearly coming of
age in the sport, and he was, at 24 on reg-istering his second tour win, still a relative baby in cycling terms -
most of his career lay ahead of him. Then, just when it looked like he would conquer all before him, his '96
tour was cut disappointingly short due to illness. And, as it would soon emerge, this was no ordinary illness;
Armstrong had testicu-lar cancer. Fans were aghast and there was an out-pouring of sympathy for him.
But Armstrong would need more than goodwill to get through this. The cancer had metastasized to the lungs
and the brain. The prognosis was not at all good. Months of spirit- and body-breaking chemotherapy followed
and a delicate surgical procedure to remove the malignancies on his brain was performed, Cycling mourned
the surely permanent loss to the sport of one of its most promising young disciples. But Armstrong wasn't finished yet.
In 1998, he made a remarkable, defiant and inspirational return to cycling and competed in the Tour de
France again the following year. But surely his would now only he a cameo role; after all, what could one
expect from a cancer survivor with a compromised liver and the other familiar scars of cancer therapy? Except Armstrong had other ideas.
Four stage wins later, the legend of Armstrong was born; he had claimed the Tour and defied the odds in the
most emphatic of manners. His victory represented not just his announcement as a force in cycling, but as a
force for hope for millions of cancer sufferers the world over. Indeed, Armstrong threw himself into
campaigning for his newly-established cancer foundation. Livestrong - so much so that he metamorphosed
into a sort of human-embodiment of the cause - he became the cause, and his annual battle with the French
Alps came to represent the struggle against the deadly disease. So long as Lance could succeed, there was hope.
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And succeed he did, beyond the wildest expectations of even the most optimistic of his supporters, amassing a
further six titles - so seven in consecution - before he retired in 2005. His achievements were simply
remarkable; his story absorbing; his book a must-read for all cancer sufferers - their ray of hope; proof that
hopefulness should never fade and that sanguinity can and does make light of the odds - the tunnel, though
long and at times excruciating to pass through, has an end, and it is a happy one -the light is in sight.
After his seventh victory, he retired and the sporting world entered congratulatory mode, writing his eulogies.
But Armstrong had one more surprise for us; he wasn't finished yet. There were whispers of a comeback,
confirmed in 2009, and so it was that the legend would ride again.
But the renewed focus on him wasn't all good; there were whispers of another kind, too; sources, some
credible, were claiming he had had an illicit ally all through his exploits; he was, they claimed, in bed with the
syringe. Our champion laughed off and dismissed these claims but the rumours persisted and a cloud began to
form over his legacy. Surely Armstrong could not have earned his victories clean, some said.
We may never know for sure. Fast-forward to 2012 and despite an abandoned federal case, those sharpening
their knives for Armstrong seem to have finally nabbed him; ASADA, the U.S. body tasked with cracking clown
on drug offenders charged Armstrong with doping and the trafficking of drugs - and some say his failure to
contest is indicative of his guilt. At any rate, because he pleaded no-contest, he will now be stripped of all his
titles; his legacy has been pulled from under him.
And yet he has not, and now may never be tried, so we have not seen the evidence against him. We do not
know if he is guilty or innocent, and it still remains fact that he never failed an official drugs test. Did he
cheat? Does it matter? Does anyone care? Time may tell, but for now, though his legacy is tainted, his legend,
in the eyes of many of his loyal supporters, lives on.
25. What does the writer mean when he says in the first paragraph that Lance Armstrong was
'coming of age in the sport'?
A. He was of the right age to be a competitive cyclist.
B. He was nearly at the age at which it is expected that a cyclist should win.
C. He was of a mature age for a cyclist and had few years left in the sport.
D. He was beginning to figure as a real contender in his sport.
26. Which of the following statements is true about the cancer Armstrong had?
A. He recovered remarkably quickly from it, suffering little.
B. It started in the lungs and spread to the brain.
C. Doctors were optimistic about his chances of survival.
D. The generally held view was that it would prevent him from cycling professionally ever again.
27. Why does the writer say, 'Except Armstrong had other ideas', at the end of the third paragraph?
A. Armstrong was determined to play some role in the Tour de France again.
B. Armstrong's idea of victory had changed since he'd had cancer.
C Armstrong was determined to defy the odds and become a real contender in the Tour de France.
D. Armstrong didn't want to race for victory, he just wanted to represent cancer victims.
28. What does the writer compare Armstrong's Tour de France campaign struggle each year after
his return to the sport with?
A. the general fight against cancer B. a cancer organisation C. his fundraising for cancer
D. Armstrong's own personal cancer experience
29. What is one of the ways in which his story became about more than just cycling?
A. His published biography became a source of inspiration for cancer sufferers.
B. Cycling through a tunnel was like fighting cancer.
C. He gave people hope that they could one day be professional athletes, too.
D. He gave people the belief to fight the disease that is drug-taking in sport.
30. What can be inferred about the rumours of Armstrong's drug-taking?
A. They were disproved in a state court case.
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B. They have not caused Armstrong's reputation and record any harm.
C. They were eventually proved true beyond doubt.
D. He had, but passed up, an opportunity to disprove them.
PART 4. You are going to read an extract from an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed
from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (31-37). There is
one extra paragraph you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the answer sheet.(14pts.)
A drive through a phobia
Motorways are the safest roads in Britain. I read that somewhere not long ago - and a fat lot of good it's done
me. For I am slowly surrendering to a terror of motor-way driving. Just a glimpse of the sign that warns
"Motorway Traffic Only" and I feel as if I am about to fall off the edge of the Earth. (31).______
I will even convince myself that this makes more sense – that, really, the route through a strange town in rush
hour is quicker, that there is bound to be a hold-up on the more obvious routes. (32). ______
Until recently, the open road never used to be a problem. I have driven across America and back. I have
driven across Malaysia. I have been a night-time minicab driver, speeding across London and the Home
Counties in the hours before dawn, I have even negotiated North America's Long Island Expressway in hot
summer rush hours. But now I cannot get myself onto the M25. (33). ______
My GP was the obvious starting point, but the procedure involves a referral, a wait of weeks, possibly months,
and then a month or two of weekly visits to a clinical psychologist. A friend suggested driving lessons might do the trick. (34). ______
But that's nothing to do with the phobia - which left two or more esoteric American treatments to sample.
First, I visited Frank Gerryts in Twickenham, west London, who uses the new "emotional freedom technique".
"EFT is to do with releasing energy blocks", said Gerryts. 'A phobia is a learnt response. At some stage, you
have to learn to be scared of whatever it is. You learn quickly and remember forever. But you can also unlearn it." (35). ______
"Your phobia is like a forest: each tree is an aspect of it," said Gerryts. "If you focus in on a tree and cut it
down, eventually, you've cleared a space, cut down enough of those trees and suddenly they aren't a
problem." And that's all there is to it. It's quick, easy - and supporters claim a near-I00% success rate. It
would be marvellous: except, in my case, it did no good at all. (36).______
NLP started in the late 1970s in America. "It is out-come-orientated", said Bean. "It will give you a clear idea
of what you want and help you achieve it. NLP can help us become who we want to be." I wanted to be a
person who drives on motorways.
Bean made me imagine I was sitting in a cinema seat. Then I left my body in the seat and took my mind to
the projectionist's booth, from where I watched a film of myself driving on a motorway, in colour and in black
and white, forward and backward. After that, I felt i could handle Spaghetti junction in a wet, dark rush hour.
Sadly, when faced with the M40 in drizzle, I decided to leave it for another day. I did not really want to go to Banbury anyway. (37). ______
As a life disrupter, a fear of driving on motorways doesn't come close to a fear of buttons or police officers.
And driving phobias, says Blowers, are relatively simple to treat. So, once I have overcome my phobia about
paying him 90 pounds an hour, for up to I0 sessions of 90 minutes or so, he's the man for me. Until then, I
can always take a train. After all, it's better for the environment.
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A. Next I tried the NLP (neurolinguistic programming) phobic cure. This, said Gary Bean, whom I visited in
Teddington, southwest London, is "fast, so straightforward it can be taken up by anyone — and 100% successful."
B. These are all classic signs of a phobia: a usually irrational fear or hatred of some sort. My terror of the M-
word certainly does not seem rational, even to me - you are three times as likely to get killed on an A-road,
despite nearly 9,000 motorway crashes involving injury each year. Brampton wrote about her fear of driving in
Vogue magazine. What a revelation! I tentatively mentioned.
C This fear crept up slowly so I hardly noticed it happen. Then, a few months ago, a friend of mine, Sally, said
the same thing had happened to her, and, suddenly, it felt like everyone had the same problem — or knew
somebody who did. So, like one in 10 of the population, I had a phobia. Nobody knows for sure how or why
they start, but once I had acknowledged my condition, I was ready to go in search of a cure.
D. I suppose some people have a fear of driving abroad. That is a more logical phobia as one is unfamiliar
with a foreign country. I personally have never tried driving abroad, but as long as it wasn't on a motorway, I suppose I'd cope.
E. Eventually, I rang the Priory, refuge of the confused, depressed and addicted, in Putney, London. Colin
Blowers, a behavioural therapist, offered words of comfort and a "reasonably high success rate" through
gradual exposure, starting by just sitting in a car or even, in severe cases, standing near one. Eventually he
will follow people as they drive onto a motorway, or talk them through it by mobile phone.
F. The thought of trying to join that relentless stream of thundering traffic gives me the creeps — thumping
heart, cold shivers, sweaty palms. My hands actually slip on the wheel before I bottle out at the last second,
turning with relief back to the nice, safe A-road, with all its comforting delays and frustrations.
G. Bryan Lynn, the chief examiner of the Institute of Advanced Motorists, agreed, "People who aren't used to
motorway driving can be a little intimidated by the speed and the volume of the traffic", he said. "They need
to go out with someone who understands, to ease them through it," But this doesn't explain why it suddenly
develops. I asked what sort of person is typically frightened of six-lane highways. "Ladies in later middle age'',
came the horrible reply."Hubby has unfortunately passed away, and hubby has always driven the car."
H. Together, we chose an aspect of my fear (getting on the slip road) and then, while rubbing a spot on my
chest, I had to repeat the following three times: "Even though I have this fear of slip roads, I deeply and
completely accept myself," This concentrates the mind. Then you have to tap your face and your collarbone
while repeating the bit about the snip road. If any emotional intensity remains, you repeat the whole lot before
picking another aspect of the problem.
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PAPER 4: WRITING (60PTS)
PART 1: Read the passage in PAPER 3: READING_ Part 3 again. Give a summary of 100-120 words about
Lance Amstrong’s life. (10pts.)
PART 2: The table below gives information about a bakery’s average sales in three different branches in 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant. You should write about 150-180 words.(20pts) Average
London Covent Garden London Oxford Circus London St John’s Wood Number of Transactions 642 538 269 Transaction Value £7.58 £4.51 £5.01 Number of Eat-in 304 247 150 Transactions Number of Take-Away 338 291 119 Transactions Most popular item Croissant Medium latte Strawberry tart
PART 3: It is suggested that parents should be responsible for the increase in adolescent crimes. To what
extent do you agree or disagree with this view. State your view in about 250-300 words. (30pts.) THE END
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SỞ GD&ĐT BÌNH THUẬN PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI
KÌ THI THÀNH LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG LỚP 12 DỰ THI CẤP QUỐC GIA- NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- NGÀY THI: 18/10/2017 Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2 Hội đồng coi thi:
Số báo danh: …………………….
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Họ tên thí sinh: …………………. Thứ tự bài thi Mã phách (Giám thị ghi)
Phòng thi: ………………..
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Ngày sinh: ……………….
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(Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên phiếu trả lời này; nộp lại đề và phiếu trả lời) ĐIỂM:
PAPER 1: LISTENING ( 50PTS) PART 1: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 2: 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. PART 3: 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
PAPER 2: USE OF LANGUAGE Part 1: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. PART 2: 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. PART 3: No. Line Mistake Correction No. Line Mistake Correction 23. 27. 24. 28. 25. 29. 26. 30.
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PAPER 3: READING ( 50 PTS) PART 1: 10 PTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 2: (14 PTS) TASK 1:
11. PARAGRAPH A:__ 12. PARAGRAPH B:__ 13. PARAGRAPH C:__ 14. PARAGRAPH D: _
15. PARAGRAPH E:__ 16. PARAGRPAH F:__ 17. PARAGRAPH G:__ 18. PARAGRAPH H:__ TASK 2: 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. PART 3: ( 12 PTS) 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. PART 4: ( 14 PTS) 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37.
PAPER 4. WRITING ( 60 PTS)
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