Kì thi chọn đội tuyển chính thức dự thi HSG quốc gia lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Phú Yên năm học 2020-2021 môn thi Tiếng Anh

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI PHÚ YÊN
DỰ THI CẤP QUỐC GIA, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 27/10/2020 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Điểm bằng số
Điểm bằng chữ
Họ tên và chữ ký
Họ tên và chữ ký Mã phách Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2
(Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm thi ghi)
Đề thi có 14 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. LISTENING (44 points)
I. You are going to hear a talk given by Peter Powell. He is speaking to a group of smokers on how to
give up smoking. Now listen to the recording and answer questions 1-6. Complete the notes below using
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. You will hear the recording twice .
Ways to give up smoking
1. To stop smoking, it is important to remember that there _____________ .
2. Having willpower means having the determination to _____________.
3. Starting a hobby or _____________a friend can help take your mind off smoking.
4. Another way to keep on track is to find suitable_____________ such as nicotine patches.
5. You may experience _____________as your body becomes accustomed to less nicotine.
6. You can buy smoking aids from supermarkets or ____________. II. Questions 7—16
Questions 7-9. You will hear a conversation between two students and their professor who is asking
them to organize a panel discussion for an upcoming conference. Listen to the recording and answer
the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
You will hear the recording twice.
7. What period of English literature will the conference cover?
___________________________________________________
8. How many panel discussions have been arranged?
___________________________________________________
9. What is the aim of a panel discussion?
To present___________________________________________
Questions 10-16. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Procedure (dealt with by prof.)
• Identify topic of interest involving some 10.________ • Invite panellists • Select a 11. ________ • Decide on 12.________ Guidelines
• Introduction of topic & speakers—get 13. ________ information from prof. 1
• Each panellist speaks for 2 mins—make a hand 14.________ to show time is up
• Primary function = panel discussion (about 40 mins)
• Close discussion & give 15.________
• Secondary function = question time (about 15-20 mins)
• At the end of question time, panel is thanked and audience shows appreciation by 16.________
III. You will hear part of a radio interview in which a wildlife photographer called Adam Wright talks
about his life. For questions 17-22, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what
you hear. You will hear the recording twice.
17. Adam says that he keeps in touch with amateur photographers because
A. he feels he can learn from them too.
B. he considers himself still an amateur at heart.
C. he enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience.
D. he remembers how he was helped by professionals.
18. Adam suggests that professional ethics for him means
A. using technology in a responsible way.
B. treating other photographers with respect.
C. being honest about how shots were obtained.
D. giving priority to the needs of the subjects.
19. What does Adam say about knowledge of wildlife?
A. It is as important as technical knowledge for the wildlife photographer.
B. There are plenty of books and articles to teach photographers all they need to know.
C. The best pictures result from the photographer’s knowledge of wildlife.
D. Technical skills are now more important for the photographer than wildlife knowledge.
20. What does Adam say about his recent shoot of the birds called ‘Great Crested Grebe’?
A. He learnt about the birds’ behaviour in advance.
B. He made sure he wore appropriate clothing.
C. He went as close as possible to the birds’ nests.
D. He ensured the birds were happy with his presence.
21. Adam explains that he was quick to embrace digital photography because
A. he appreciated its technical potential.
B. he realized it made financial sense.
C. the equipment was lighter when travelling.
D. he liked the fact that it was simple to use.
22. How does Adam feel about winning the competition?
A. grateful for the substantial prize money
B. pleased as the winning photos were special ones for him
C. lucky as he preferred other entries to his own
D. proud that his work was preferred to other entries Your answers 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. LEXICO (30 points)
I. For questions 23-42, choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D) to each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
23. We were planning to go to Hawaii, but our plans_________ . A. came down B. fell out C. fell through D. went off 2
24. The children were full of_________ for the proposed trip to the seaside and excitedly got their things ready. A. zinger B. zeal C. zenith D. zip
25. Smoking while people are eating is a breach of_________. A. rule B. behaviour C. correctness D. etiquette
26. That designer has real_________ - he’s bound to go far with so much talent. A. flank B. compulsion C. flair D. impudence
27. Leave the frozen meat out to_________. A. thaw B. thrive C. throb D. thwart
28. If you don’t cut_________ chocolate, you’ll make yourself ill. A. off B. into C. out of D. down on
29. We were exhausted by the long mountain_________. A. trait B. trek C. trickle D. tread
30. I’m trying to get the_________ of driving this new car. A. hold B. habit C. idea D. hang
31. He is a(n) _________ to society and will probably never be released from prison. A. jeopardy B. alarm C. menace D. peril
32. I know the story is true – I heard it_________. A. firsthand B. hand-in-hand C. out of hand D. in the hand
33. Crops are_________ this year, so lots of laborers will be needed to bring them in. A. lavish B. abundant C. redundant D.scanty
34. My new boss gave me a_________ smile. A. righteous B. somber C. dour D. cordial
35. This atmosphere_________ good relations which in turn improves the rate of production. A. entrusts B. fosters C. forages D. hinders
36. The mother and son_________ when they met at the airport. A. adhered B. sauntered C. embraced D. grasped
37. Years of_________ left him in bad health. A. privilege B. deficiency C. prosperity D. privation
38. There was an air attack in the southern_________ of the city. A. hemisphere B. sector C. partrition D. division
39. The president remained_________ to his promises. A. strategic B. steadfast C. stealthy D. stuffy
40. He_________ illness in order to avoid going to school. A. shammed B. effaced C. recuperated D. recovered
41. Don’t_________me! I’m not in the mood for any of your nonsense. A. revel B. knead C. bug D. discard
42. He asked a _________ question which was highly relevant to the issue under discussion. A. material B. pertinent C. preposterous D. marginal Your answers 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.
II. For questions 43-52, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Gardening by Moonlight
Recently, (0. SEARCH) RESEARCHERS have been kept busy picking lettuces under cover of
darkness, but there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for this (43. APPEAR)_______ bizarre
experiment. Tests have shown that the vegetables picked at night stayed fresh (44. CONSIDER) _______ 3
longer than those picked during the day, though the reason for this improved (45. LONG) _______ is unclear.
Lunar gardeners claim to have known about the benificial effects of nocturnal vegetable management
for years, and those gardeners who believe in environmentally friendly organic methods see the idea of
working with the moon’s influence as a (46. CONTINUE) _______ of their principles. They claim to be
following a tradition, long established in various parts of the world, of working in harmony with the
moon’s (47. GRAVITY) _______ pull. In England, lunar gardening reached its zenith in the 16th century,
but the vagaries of the unpredictable climate meant that it survived only as part of an oral (48. LORE) _______ tradition.
Confusingly, several different and sometimes contradictory systems are practised today. Although
all of them focus on the effects of moonlight and the moon’s pull on the Earth’s water, the exact science
remains controversial. There are some (49. HORTICULTURE ) _______ who regard the ideas with (50.
SCEPTIC) _______. Others, however, are more encouraging and less (51. DISMISS)_______, and
advocate further research, even though no discernible results have been (52. COME) _______ in support of any particular theory. Your answers 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. READING (56 points)
I. For questions 53-58, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Teddy Bear Clinic
You may well ask yourself what a middle-aged journalist is doing taking a very old, soft, furry toy
bear, with the (53) _______ remnants of a mouth and only half an eye, to a woman’s house? Well, if you
too have a teddy with a bit missing, if its fur is moth-eaten or, (54) _______ the thought, if it has been
chewed by a pet dog, do not (55) _______ , for Jacqueline Evans can help. Jacqueline runs the Teddy Bear
Clinic from her home in Bath, England. Having examined my teddy, she discovers that he has also
suffered the unwelcome (56) _______ of carpet beetles and lost some of his fur.
Unlike me, most of Jacqueline’s 150 clients worldwide send their bears to her by post, but by (57)
_______ arrangement she will have a consultation with owners in her tiny workroom. There she explains
what can be done for the bear, or more rarely, (58) _______ the news that it is beyond repair. Mine, it
seems, just requires minor surgery. 53. A. mere B. rare C. pure D. spare 54. A. vanish B. end C. perish D. decline 55. A. surrender B. collapse C. quit D. despair 56. A. attention B. awareness C. consideration D. notice 57. A. earlier B. former C. anterior D. prior 58. A. cuts B. breaks C. splits D. cracks Your answers 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58.
II. You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract.
Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which best fits each gap (59-64 ). There is one extra paragraph which
you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 4
Improving the Sound of Cities
An expert in sound engineering argues for a better approach to issues relating to noise in our cities
I went on a "sound walk’ in London in spring last year. Thirty people meandered down backstreets, and
along major roads. For two hours, we tuned into the city's soundscape . I had not expected to hear
birdsong on a backstreet close to a noisy main road, and I was surprised to find I enjoyed the sound of a
lock banging against a bike frame as a cyclist rode by. 59.
But will we like what we are then able to hear? All those annoying sounds currently masked by traffic
noise, such as humming ventilation systems and music escaping from pubs and restaurants will become
more audible. It’s time to work out how we want cities of the future to sound. So how easy is it actually to do this? 60.
However, human response to sound is complicated and relying on traditional measurements of volume is
not that helpful. Noise maps also show the problem with the traditional approach. Worldwide, engineers
have used expensive computers to generate maps of the sound environment. These look so much like
pretty, coloured road maps that some researchers joke it would be cheaper and quicker to colour in a map,
using red crayons for busy roads and blue for quiet backstreets. 61.
More importantly perhaps, this map ignores significant issues such as the noise my neighbours make.
This cannot be included because there are no databases showing where inconsiderate people, such as
players of loud music, live. Moreover, it is impossible for such a map to take a listener’s perception into
account: it is, for example, possible that my line of work has made me overly sensitive to noise. 62.
Yet noise is still not high on the political agenda, in spite of reliable estimates that 54 per cent of the UK’s
population live in conditions exceeding daytime sound levels prescribed by the World Health
Organisation - 55 decibels for steady, continuous noise. 63.
Some researchers aim to do this by setting up focus groups, going on sound walks, trying to capture the
emotional response to sound. Others persist with computer algorithms to model people’s reactions,
gathering extra data, such as the listener’s age and gender, to use in the algorithm to redress the inadequacies of the decibel. 64.
Once we have lessened the noise, though, what do we want to hear? The Positive Soundscape Project has
given us pointers. This unusual interdisciplinary research came out in favour of what seems contradictory:
a "vibrant, calm” soundscape. In fact, this makes good sense. A city thrives on vibrancy, so an urban
square needs to have a sense of activity: the barista making coffee, the clack of high heels on the
pavement, or snatches of conversations from passers-by. Missing paragraphs
A. In the past, we used to research urban soundscapes in a straightforward way. We’d
calculate street noise in decibels, then canvass public opinion and combine the two. I might
play a couple of city noises I had recorded and ask subjects to say which sound was more
annoying. Since all that researchers wanted to know was the relationship between noise
levels and people’s reactions, we tended to treat our subjects rather like lab animals.
B. Fortunately, this may not be quite as awful as it seems because another problem with
decibel measurement is that it does not differentiate between "negative” and "positive” 5
sounds. Take the sounds made by a fountain in a town square or happy children in a
playground - either of which might exceed permitted sound levels. Increasingly, scientists
have been pressing for these positive sounds to be considered within urban design
alongside more traditional noise-control approaches.
C. If we acknowledge that urban sound has an aesthetic, which I believe it does, we urgently
need to know what governs it and then how designers can work with it. Similar to that of
the visual world, it will be built on a complex understanding of cultural theory, sonic art,
cognitive and social psychology, engineering, physics and the relationship between them.
D. Despite these problems, the crude noise maps we make drive policy. Advocates argue that
they have been vital in making politicians take noise slightly more seriously. This must be a
good thing; noise has many negative effects, ranging from sleep disturbance to increased
levels of stress hormones and reduced performance in schoolchildren.
E. As an acoustic engineer, I found this walk a real ear-opener. Urban design is only really
concerned with abating noise made by public transport or industry: the subtle and
interesting sounds that can enhance cities are overlooked. With the internal combustion
engine on its way out, though, the acoustic fog created by cars, buses and trucks will finally
lift and other sounds of the city will emerge.
F. As the complexity of these models grow, so does my feeling that there must be a better
way. Consider a small relatively quiet, urban square - an acoustic oasis. To design such
spaces, traditional engineers quieten intrusions from traffic. Buildings and walls, for
example, can be used to block out the sources of noise.
G. Take my house. It appears on a sound map with a decibel value of between 60 and 64.9
decibels. Even with a PhD in acoustics I struggle to interpret this. How can the complex
way sound varies during the day and between the seasons be meaningfully summed up by a single number?
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Good Parenting
— it’s up for discussion —
Raising a baby may, at first, appear to be a highly personal, intimate affair between child and
caregiver. In fact, there are often very public battles over every facet of child care, however: Breastfeeding
or bottle-feeding? Breastfeeding in public? Toilet training — when and how? Nothing escapes judgment
or scrutiny. Restlessness and crying at bedtimes are no different, and three different schools of thought
have emerged around how parents should respond to this problem. These have been called extinction,
attachment parenting and graduated extinction.
Attachment parenting, a term coined by paediatrician William Sears, suggests that children form
powerful emotional bonds with caregivers during early childhood that have implications for their
development through life. The basis for this theory was generated within the field of developmental
psychology during the 1950s, when researcher John Bowlby proposed that maternal deprivation during
infancy could decrease a person’s ability to form healthy adult relationships years later. Attachment
parenting seeks to avoid this tendency by placing great importance on childhood bonding through the
caregiver’s holding and cuddling her baby when he is upset. Attachment parenting also suggests that
babies’ ability to communicate their requirements is limited to crying, and that parents need to learn to 6
understand what different types of crying signal. No crying is considered superfluous — even if the baby
merely wants to be comforted rather than fall asleep — caregivers are encouraged to affirm these desires.
The extinction method proposes that, so long as a baby has had adequate calorie intake during the day,
he or she can reasonably be expected to maintain nocturnal somnolence. The core postulates of this
approach were laid down by Emmett Holt but they have been extrapolated upon by authors such as
Warwick Reilly and further adapted recently by Melinda Collins to form the extinction method of today.
Caregivers are encouraged to develop a gentle evening routine that involves feeding 45 minutes before
bed, bathing, dressing and laying the baby in his sleeping sack, walking out and closing the door and
remaining out of the child’s presence until dawn even if he cries for extensive periods of time. It is
expected that sooner or later children will realise that crying is ineffective, and that they must learn to
comfort themselves into a slumber.
Graduated extinction is a modulated version of the extinction method. It postulates that a process of
learning needs to be undertaken in order for children to sleep through the night. Richard Ferber, the doctor
who popularised this method in the 1980s, emphasised the progressive withdrawal of the caregiver’s
company with the child in bed as a way to solve infant sleep problems. At first, for example, the caregiver
is encouraged to hold and caress the baby until he or she is asleep. Once this routine is established, the
caregiver should lie down next to the baby but touch it less and less until the baby can sleep without
contact. Eventually the caregiver can sit on a chair nearby, and finally it is hoped that he or she can retreat
from the room altogether. The key to this approach is that the caregiver must never capitulate to a child’s
demands for comfort if he starts to become restless or vocal as the method unfolds over time. Doing so is
said to let the baby know that he does not need to learn to sleep through the night without comfort or
interaction, and also to lessen the chances that the caregiver will complete the programme, knowing that a
‘quick fix’ is available. Ferber has since altered his stance to acknowledge the acceptability of co-sleeping
and suggests that there is no single method or golden rule for overcoming sleep difficulties.
For questions 65-68, complete the sentences below with words taken from the Reading Passage. Use
NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
65. The phrase ‘attachment parenting’ was invented by a _____________
66. The principles of attachment parenting are derived from the discipline of _______________
67. The key points of the ‘extinction’ school of thought originated from the work of __________
68. Dr Ferber initially thought the parent should not spend the night with the child but now thinks ____________ is all right.
For questions 69-72, match each statement with the correct parenting method A-C. You may use each
of the letters more than once. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
List of Parenting Methods A. attachment parenting B. extinction C. graduated extinction
69. After a strict bedtime schedule, the child is unattended till morning.
70. All crying is a vocalisation of important needs.
71. Caregiver presence as the child drifts to sleep should decrease over time.
72. The emphasis is on physical closeness between baby and caregiver at any time. Your answers 69. 70. 71. 72. 7
IV. The passage below consists of four paragraphs marked A, B, C and D. For questions 73-82, read
the passage and do the task that follows. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
THE SOCIAL PHENOMENON THAT IS FASHION
A. Each day as we prepare to meet our world we perform a very popular ritual: getting dressed. This may
mean only adding a daub of war paint or freshening a grass girdle. Or it maybe the painstaking
ceremonious robing of a monarch. For most of us, however, it means the exchange of nightwear for day
clothes. Although nakedness does still exist in some isolated communities, there appears to be no society
that is entirely composed of totally unadorned human beings. The desire to alter or to add to the original
natural state is so prevalent in the human species that we must assume it has become an inborn human
trait. When did it begin? It certainly precedes recorded history. Bodily covering was probably the first
man-made shelter and the human skin the earliest canvas. Standing erect with his arms and hands free to
function creatively, man must have soon discovered that his anatomical frame could accommodate a wide
variety of physical self- improvements. His shoulders could support a mantle to protect him from the
elements. To stand out above his peers and indicate his superior position, he found his head could be an
excellent foundation for adding stature and importance. Intertwined with these motivating factors and
building on them was the human instinct for creative expression, an outlet for the aesthetic spirit.
B. Changes in needs and outlooks often blur the purposes that originally gave articles of human raiment a
raison d’être. Vestiges are relegated to tradition; others undergo a kind of mutation. The sheltering mantle,
for example, can become a magnificent but cumbersome robe of state. Amulets, their symbolism lost or
forgotten, become objects of decoration to show off the wearer’s wealth. Man is a gregarious creature.
And although innovations and changes may be initiated by individuals, the inspiration that triggers them
grows out of the innovator’s environment, and their acceptance or rejection is determined by his society.
Nothing so graphically reflects social and cultural patterns as the manner in which individuals within a
society alter their original appearance.
C. Fashion can be a powerful force. Societies evolve for themselves a set of rules, and most people,
consciously or subconsciously, do their best to conform. The nonconformists, those who do not wish to
join in this game, must either sever their relationship and go it alone or suffer the consequences. These
regulations are hardly capricious. Their roots are in the foundation of a society which, although composed
of individuals, develops an identity of its own and an instinct for self-preservation. A homogeneity in
dress is a manifest catalyst, a visible unifier of a social group. Because this is so, costume if read properly
can give us an insight not only into the class structure of a social organization but also into its religion and
aesthetics, its fears, hopes and goals. Today our clothes continue to reflect our anxieties and how we try to
cope with them. Our society is rapidly becoming global. The recent worldwide rage for jeans is an
example of this new universality and the wholesale movement to break down past barriers - geographical and social.
D. 'Fashion is the mirror of history,’ King Louis XIV of France correctly observed. But if one were to
transpose a fashion into another era, it would be unlikely to make sense. How, for example, could an
Amazonian Indian or a Roman senator rationalize a hoop skirt, a starched ruff, or a powdered wig? Yet
scrutinized through the specialist’s lens, such vagaries of dress can help chart the course of social mores,
moral codes, the march of science and the progress of the arts. This would explain why the genealogy of
clothes receives the rapt attention of the psychologist, sociologist, economist, anthropologist and art
historian, each posing the same question: ‘Why do people wear what they wear? Why, indeed, have
human beings chosen to transform themselves so astonishingly? For the sake of the flesh or the spirit? For
themselves and their own inquisitive nature or for the eyes of beholders? What has driven them?
Ambition? Fear? Humility? There is and can be no single adequate response. 8
In which paragraph is each of the following mentioned? Your answers
- explains why non-mainstream fashion risks the possibility of social 73.________ disapproval?
- makes the point that fashion cannot be taken out of its historical context? 74. ________
- suggests a temporal link between wearing clothes and painting the body? 75. ________
- explains that certain clothes eventually become recognised as merely of 76. ________ historical interest?
- suggests that someone might dress in a particular way in order not to attract 77. ________ attention?
- suggests that clothes could be used to assert social standing? 78. ________
- mentions a fashion item which reflects a trend in society? 79. ________
- mentions clothes being put on in a very elaborate manner? 80. ________
- mentions satisfying one’s own curiosity as a possible motive for dressing in 81. ________ unusual ways?
- offers an explanation for the way in which dress codes originate? 82. ________
V. You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article on the origins of the detective story. For
questions 83-89, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
The origins of the detective story
At first sight the classic detective story might seem to be a form that is continuing the
Enlightenment’s attempts to grapple with the dark secrets of the human heart and, somehow, reassure us
that sweetness and light can win the day. But the history of the crime story is powered by something as
mysterious as the tales themselves.
The form really begins in the 1840s with the publication of a short story called The Murders in the
Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe, the horrific tale of the murders of two women in a ‘vile alley’
somewhere in Paris. The crime is solved by a character called Chevalier Dupin who, at first sight, might
appear to be the first of those nineteenth century thinking machines of whom Sherlock Holmes is the most
famous example. Close inspection of the mechanics of the tale, however, reveals that Dupin is closer to
being a wizard of the old-fashioned type. Poe tells us at the beginning of the story that draughts is
superior to chess (more intuitive) and most of Dupin’s ‘deductions’ - including a bizarre sequence where
he professes to be able to read his companion‘s mind - are about as far from logical thought as you can get.
The detective story comes out of the nineteenth century's loss of faith in religious truth and its
heart lies in improbable explanations. Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Holmes is one of the most famous
fictional characters in the world, acknowledges his debt to Poe in his first published Holmes tale, A Study
in Scarlet. But though Doyle begins by emphasising the rational nature of his principal character, Holmes
gradually gets taken over by the gothic, referring to cases such as that of ‘the giant rat of Sumatra for
which the world is not yet prepared’.
In order to emphasise his hero's scientific credentials, Conan Doyle said that he was based on his
old professor of surgery, Joseph Bell. One of Bell’s party tricks was to astonish patients in front of his
students by deducing their professions from the state of their clothes or telling them he knew they had
walked across a certain golf course in order to get to the hospital: ‘Only on these links, my dear man, is
found the reddish gravel that still adheres to your shoes’. 9
But one should always be cautious of authors' attempts to acknowledge or deny the ‘real’ originals
of fictitious characters. If we look closely at Holmes’s methods, we discover that the great detective is
closer to the mystical and intuitive than anything else. One of his favourite ploys is to withhold facts from
the reader as well as the other characters and, when providing explanations, to make them as pleasingly
barmy as anything in Poe. The Speckled Band - one of Holmes’s most famous cases — is based on a series
of absurdities, not least of which is the idea that snakes can slide down bell ropes.
This anti-rational strand of the genre might seem at odds with its next great development - The
English Golden Age Murder, whose greatest exponent is Agatha Christie. Christie is a writer whose
charm, for most people, is that her plots are fuelled by ingenuity, not violence. Her great detective,
Hercule Poirot, reckons to solve all his cases by use of the ‘the little grey cells’. And one of the things that
Christie fans will tell you is that she ‘plays fair’ with the reader. Even in a story where the narrator turns
out to be the murderer, she does carefully adjust the timescale to demonstrate that X would have had time
to do the bloody deed and, in order to seem absolutely above board, leaves an obliging trail of asterisks to put us on our guard.
But when you come to look closely at Christie’s work it becomes clear that we are not really
supposed to read these texts while attempting to understand them. As Raymond Chandler remarked of the
solution to her famous story in which all of the suspects did the murder in collaboration: ‘The plot is so
ingenious only a half-wit would guess it’.
We read detective stories because we wish to imagine a world in which a strong, independent
figure - more and more, these days, a policeman or woman - can reassure us that justice has not altogether
been extinguished from the planet. And, as we move farther and farther from the notion of society, and
mutual support and concern for others come a long way behind our personal survival, our need for the
world of the great detective - however fantastic it may he - is greater and greater.
from an article by N. Williams in ‘The Sunday Times Review'
83. The writers of the first detective stories
A. were trying to understand the secrets of the human heart.
B. wanted to show that goodness always triumphs over evil.
C. were not motivated by the same forces as other thinkers in the Enlightenment.
D. wanted to introduce readers to scientific methods of deduction. 84. According to the writer
A. Dupin and Sherlock Holmes solved crimes in almost identical ways.
B. Poe intended Dupin to be a nineteenth century thinking machine.
C. Dupin’s deductions are intuitive and logical.
D. Dupin uses superhuman powers rather than logical thinking. 85. The text claims that
A. Conan Doyle based Holmes on his old professor.
B. to give him authenticity, Conan Doyle said Holmes was a student of Bell's.
C. Conan Doyle wanted readers to believe that Holmes was well-versed in science.
D. Conan Doyle intended Holmes to be mystical and intuitive.
86. Conan Doyle's claims about the origins of his hero are A. convincing. B. doubtful. C. logical. D. false.
87. The writer suggests that if you study Christie’s work carefully, you find that she
A. unfairly prevents her readers from trying to guess who the murderer is.
B. does not expect her readers to try to understand the details of her stories.
C. makes it easy for readers to guess the ending.
D. plays clever games with the reader.
88. Chandler suggests that in one of Christie’s books, the plot is
A. so complicated that only a genius could guess it. 10
B. so clever that only a genius could work it out.
C. so unconvincing that not even a fool could believe it.
D. so brilliant that nobody but a fool would fathom it.
89. According to the writer, detective stories A. reflect modern society.
B. reaffirm the role of the police.
C. satisfy our desire for security.
D. prove that justice can be done. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. WRITING (50 points)
I. Read the following text on teenagers problems. In a paragraph of 80-100 words summarise in your
own words as far as possible how teenagers face frustrations, annoyance or anger and how to deal with them.
I'm sure that we as teenagers have experienced times when people we know well drive us up the
wall and met people from time to time whom, for some reason or other, we just do not like. Can you
remember times when your brother or sister seemed especially bossy, your teacher was cross with you for
no reason at all, or a parent was being unnecessarily critical of something you had done ? Well, we meet
these sorts of situations all the time. Life sometimes seems as if it is just a series of problems and
arguments. For most of us, parents are probably the most frequent reason for such feelings. But, every
young person has difficulties with teachers, arguments or rows with their friends.
Teenagers feel they have a lot to be angry or frustrated about life. It is hard when you want so
much to be grown-ups, to be able to make decisions, yet have to ask your parents' permission. It is
difficult having to wait for things, being continually held back by adult caution when you are sure you are
ready and able to handle new experiences. It is frustrating to be treated like a child when you know you
are becoming an adult. It is hard to have obstacles and restrictions placed in your way when you know you
are capable and responsible and it is hard to have adults vary so much in what they expect of you and in
what they will allow you to do.
One way of dealing with this situation is to get angry. This is justifiable anger and a small amount
of anger can be a good thing. Anger can bring problems out into the open and it can help to get things
done. Anger about unfairness, selfishness, greed or unfair treatment can help to bring about changes and
to put things right. Another way to keep us going is to feel good about ourselves. The thing that is most
likely to make us feel good is a happy relationship with another person. This is the sort of relationship we
have within a family. Being praised, loved, valued as a person makes us feel good. We all have our doubts
and uncertainties and it is support and words of encouragement from parents or other adults such as
teachers that keep us going. Talk to your parents and other adults. Make them understand your needs and
your frustrations will dwindle to nothing.
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II.The line chart below shows the numbers of guests to two hotels in Oak Town during the last 6
months of 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Numbers of guests to King's hotel and Queen's hotel in Oak Town 2500 2000 1500 elpoep 1000 500 0 July August Sept Oct Nov Dec King's hotel 1500 1400 1600 620 1250 2215 Queen's hotel 800 1100 700 720 1080 1200
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III. Write an essay of about 350 words to express your opinion on the following topic.
Some people say that the best way to improve the public health is by increasing the number of sports
facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required.
Discuss both views and give your opinions. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
examples from your knowledge or experience.
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KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI PHÚ YÊN
DỰ THI CẤP QUỐC GIA, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 27/10/2020 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM LISTENING I. 12 points (2 points/each) 1. are various methods 2. stay focus 3. phoning 4. smoking aids
5. (nicotine) withdrawal symtoms 6. your local pharmacy II. 20 points (2 points/each)
7. 17th/ seventeenth century 8. 5/five
9. (different) views/ viewpoints/opinions/positions 10 conflicts
11. moderator/leader 12. format 13. biographical 14. gesture 15. summary 16. Applause
III. 12 points (2 points/each) 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. A 21. B 22. B LEXICO I. 20 points (1 point/each) 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. A 41. C 42. B II. 10 points (1 points/each) 43. apparently 44. considerably 45. longevity 46. continuation 47. gravitational 48. folklore 49. horticulturalists 50. scepticism 51. dismissive 52. forthcoming READING I. 12 points ( 2 point/each) 53. A 54. C 55. D 56. A 57. D 58. B
II. 12 points ( 2points/each) 59. E 60. A 61. G 62. D 63. B 64. F
III. 8 points ( 1 point/each) 65. paediatrician 66. developmental psychology 67. (Emmett) Holt 68. co-sleeping 69. B 70. A 71. C 72. A
IV. 10 points (1point/each) 73. C 74. D 75. A 76. B 77. D 78. A 79. C 80. A 81. D 82.C
V. 14 points ( 2 points/each) 83.C 84. D 85. C 86. B 87. B 88. D 89. D 15 WRITING I. 15 points
Summary total 15 (10 points for content and 5 points for language use)
Paragraph 1(2 points):
Teenagers experience frustrating moments with too controlling and demanding family members
and friends, especially parents. Paragraph 2(5 points):
Teenagers who feel mature enough to face life experiences are frustrated when parents question
their maturity by refusing their freedom of choice, asking teenagers to exercise caution, playing the role of
overprotective as well as restrictive and unsupportive parents .Teenagers are confused when adults show
inconsistency in their expectations. Paragraph 3(3 points):
Showing anger to deal with frustrations is justifiable because problems are clarified and solved.
Good feelings about oneself through compliments and encouragement help defuse frustrations. A heart to
heart talk will help clear the air and create happy relationships.
Language use: 5 points II. 15 points III. 20 points Total: 180 points 16