Kiểm tra chọn đội dự tuyển HSG THPT - THPT chuyên Lý Tự Trọng, Cần Thơ - Năm học 2021 - 2022

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ TỰ TRỌNG NĂM HỌC 2021-2022 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Đề thi có 10 trang) I. LISTENING (25 points)
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe:
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần.
 Các hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: Listen to a radio interview with a ghost hunter called Carlene Belfort and decide whether these
statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (9 points)
1. Carlene’s parents encouraged her to become a professional ghost hunter.
2. She believes a ghost hunter needs to possess a special power.
3. She mostly works for people who want reassurance.
4. Whenever ghosts are present, she feels them touching her hair.
5. There was one time when evils made her camera stop working.
6. She is most afraid when things move on their own accord.
7. She doesn’t understand why some scientists do not believe her.
8. She wants sceptics to experience a ghost hunt for themselves.
9. She feels she is providing a real service.
Part 2: For questions 10-15, listen to a recording about someone giving advice on how to ask their boss
for a pay rise. Choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes provided. (6 points)
10. The key factor when asking for a pay rise is _____.
A. voicing your demands in a convincing way
B. making it clear you feel undervalued
C. proving you are an asset in the business
D. comparing yourself to the rest of the staff
11. If you have any failings, you should _____.
A. check that no one knows about them
B. put them right gradually so that it is not too obvious
C. accentuate your strengths, such as punctuality
D. make sure your boss likes you as a person
12. When preparing what to say in your salary negotiation _____.
A. put yourself in your superior's shoes
B. do not forget that you really need that extra money
C. make a list of all the points in your favor
D. focus on what you can do for the company in the future
13. What should you do if your boss raises objections to your pay rise?
A. pre-empt them by raising them yourself and giving a counter argument
B. make sure you can quote company rules to him or her
C. appreciate that your boss is only doing his or her job
D. accept any offer as it is better than nothing
14. During salary negotiations, it is important to _____.
A. mention that the company is very successful Page 1 of 10
B. ensure your boss is aware that you are taking these negotiations seriously
C. arrange to see your boss early in the day when he or she is fresh
D. try not to put your boss in an awkward position
15. What should you do if you do not get a pay rise or as much as you wanted?
A. be prepared for a long drawn-out conflict
B. know that you might have to resign as a matter of principle
C. either have an alternative or ask for constructive criticism
D. either get a colleague to back you up or talk to your boss again soon
Part 3: You will hear a financial expert called Alexandra Harrow talking about the influence of the
mobile phone on the way people transfer money on a radio show. For questions 16-25, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
M-Pesa is a way of effecting (16) _____ and making purchases and payments using your mobile phone.
Although some could afford to repay small loans, poor people of Africa were generally ignored by the tra-
ditional banking system because their custom was not viewed as (17) _____ to worry about.
The idea for M-Pesa was inspired by how Africans had started using (18) _____ as a form of currency and a new way of making payments.
The system developed by the DfID and Vodafone was only intended to be used to repay (19) _____.
People with relatives in (20) _____ found the new system very handy for making fund transfers back home from the big city.
In Kenya, M-Pesa shops now outnumber (21) _____ dramatically, which demonstrates the significant
influence the new payment system has had there.
Despite its success in parts of Africa, (22) _____ has really yet to start using mobile money at all.
Mobile money contributes to tackling corruption in traditionally (23) _____, which is why it has become so popular.
Mobile money also helps to stop (24) _____ because it makes it very hard to hide payments and (25) _____.
II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (22 points)
Part 1: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in
the numbered boxes provided. (16 points)
26. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to _____ heavy pressure from colleagues. A. fend off B. laugh off C. send off D. push off
27. The football club decided to _____ the team with a couple of world class players. A. beef up B. butter up C. dredge up D. drum up
28. When I asked her where her brother was, she just _____ her shoulders and looked away. A. shrugged B. clenched C. rolled D. nodded
29. Unfortunately, as he had no qualifications, all he could find was a _____ job. A. minor B. petty C. slight D. menial
30. I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner; it totally _____ my mind. A. boggled B. slipped C. crossed D. faded
31. I wish I hadn’t said it. If only I could_____. A. turn the clock round B. turn the clock down C. turn the clock back D. turn the clock forward
32. I can't stand his behaviour. It is very easy for him to _____ off the handle. A. rush B. jump C. move D. fly
33. Unions accept free accommodation and travel, yet they would scream _____ murder if the same was received by politicians. A. red B. blue C. yellow D. black
34. Please _____ these figures to memory, so that you will be able to answer the investors’ questions easily and confidently. A. memorise B. recall C. retain D. commit
35. He’s sometimes bad-tempered but he’s a good fellow _____. A. at heart B. with heart C. by heart D. in heart Page 2 of 10
36. When it comes to the _____, Alice always supports her friends. A. point B. crunch C. mark D. crisis
37. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new schedules. A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas
38. Fiona’s offered to help you. Don’t ask why – never look a gift _____ in the mouth. A. horse B. cow C. deer D. dog
39. That woman sees nothing _____ in letting her children run around as they wish. A. awry B. amiss C. afraid D. alike
40. It looks like she’s really _____ with her successful new business. A. closing a deal B. moving on up C. breaking it even D. raking it in
41. Your rental agreement _____ states that no pets are allowed in the building. A. explicitly B. credibly C. mildly D. decently
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the numbered boxes. (6 points)
42. There is still a lot of (SCEPTIC) _____ in the team despite my assurances.
43. Alvin met the genial master poet Langston Hughes, who became a lifelong friend and (CONFIDE) _____.
44. There is an (SPEAK)_____ recognition of a certain disposition or habitus among the social classes.
45. It has to be said it was rather (GENUS) _____ of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.
46. He was a modest and (ASSUME) _____ man who never gave the impression that he knew all the answers.
47. The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists (CANDLE) _____ with rage.
III. READING (35 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answers in the numbered boxes provided. (8 points)
Dogs can (48)_____ a range of impressive skills in their portfolio, from leading the blind to carrying out
mountain rescues to (49)_____ those with contraband goods at border control posts. Unquestionably, they
have extremely (50)_____ senses compared to humans and recently, scientists have been investigating the
precise (51)_____ of their talents in relation specifically to their sense of smell. In short, they wanted to find
out if man’s best friend could sniff out cancer.
Indeed, this notion has been around for a while, (52)_____ on the internet for the most part, where
anecdotal evidence abounds in the form of countless stories of family dogs persistently smelling certain
areas of their owner’s body, areas later shown to be cancerous. However, whilst the canine sense of smell is
unquestionably (53)_____, thus far at least, there appears to be little scientific basis for a canine cancer screening program.
The problem is that whilst studies have shown that dogs are right about cancer more often than could be
explained by pure chance, their (54)_____ rates are not high enough to make them reliable for screening purposes.
Therefore, sadly, whilst man’s best friend undoubtedly has some very impressive tricks in his repertoire,
he will not be turning up in cancer units any time soon other than to comfort his loved ones in their time of (55)_____. 48. A. boast B. praise C. brag D. applaud 49. A. recommending B. condescending C. comprehending D. apprehending 50. A. broadened B. lengthened C. aggravated D. heightened 51. A. length B. extent C. coverage D. dimension 52. A. perpetuated B. commemorated C. conserved D. reserved 53. A. astounding B. resounding C. compounding D. abounding 54. A. identification B. recognition C. detection D. diagnosis 55. A. distress B. appeasement C. harassment D. agitation Page 3 of 10
Part 2: Write one word in each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. (7 points)
The game of solving difficult puzzles has always filled people with the feeling of a profound excitement.
No wonder, then, that the fascination of treasure hunting has invariably been associated with the possibility
of (56) _____ the most improbable dreams. According to what the psychologists claim, there is a little boy
in every treasure hunter. Yet, the chase of hidden valuables has recently become a serious venture with
amateur and professional seekers (57) _____ with highly sophisticated devices like metal detectors, radars,
sonars or underwater cameras. What raises the adrenaline (58) _____ in these treasure-obsessed fanatics are
legends, myths, old maps and other variety of clues promising immeasurable fortunes (59) _____ beneath
the earth's surface or drowned in the ancient galleys. For many treasure hunters the struggle of hint searching
is even more stimulating than digging out a treasure trove composed of golden or silver objects, jewellery
and other priceless artefacts. The job is, (60) _____, extremely strenuous as even the most puzzling clues
must be thoroughly analysed. Failures and misinterpretations occur quite frequently, too. Yet, even the most
unlikely clue or the smallest find is (61) _____ to reinforce the hunter's self-confidence and passion. Indeed,
the delight in treasure finding doesn't always depend on acquiring tremendous amounts of valuables. (62)
_____ is detected, be it a rusty sundial or a marble statue, brings joy and reward after a long and exhausting search.
Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (7 points)
COMMUNICATING WITH THE FUTURE
In the 1980s, the United States Department of Energy was looking for suitable sites to bury radioactive waste
material generated by its nuclear energy programs. The government was considering burying the dangerous
wastes in deep underground chambers in remote desert areas. The problem, however, was that nuclear waste
remains highly radioactive for thousands of years. The commission entrusted with tackling the problem of waste
disposal was aware that the dangers posed by radioactive emissions must be communicated to our descendants of
at least 10,000 years hence. So the task became one of finding a way to tell future societies about the risk posed by these deadly deposits.
Of course, human society in the distant future may be well aware of the hazards of radiation.
Technological advances may one day provide the solutions to this dilemma. But the belief in constant
technological advancement is based on our perceptions of advances made throughout history and prehistory.
We cannot be sure that society won’t have slipped backward into an age of barbarism due to any of several
catastrophic events, whether the result of nature such as the onset of a new ice age or perhaps mankind’s
failure to solve the scourges of war and pollution. In the event of global catastrophe, it is quite possible that
humans of the distant future will be on the far side of a broken link of communication and technological understanding.
The problem then becomes how to inform our descendants that they must avoid areas of potential
radioactive seepage given that they may not understand any currently existing language and may have no
historical or cultural memory. So, any message indicated to future reception and decipherment must be as
universally understandable as possible.
It was soon realized by the specialists assigned the task of devising the communication system that material in
which the message was written might not physically endure the great lengths of time demanded. The second law
of thermodynamics shows that all material disintegrates over time. Even computers that might carry the message
cannot be expected to endure long enough. Besides, electricity supplies might not be available in 300
generations. Other media storage methods were considered and rejected for similar reasons.
The task force under the linguist Thomas Sebeok finally agreed that no foolproof way would be found to
send a message across so many generations and have it survive physically and be decipherable by a people Page 4 of 10
with few cultural similarities to us. Given this restriction, Sebeok suggested the only possible solution was
the formation of a committee of guardians of knowledge. Its task would be to dedicate itself to maintaining
and passing the knowledge of the whereabouts and dangers of the nuclear waste deposits. This so-called
atomic priesthood would be entrusted with keeping knowledge of this tradition alive through millennia and
developing the tradition into a kind of mythical taboo forbidding people to tamper in a way with the nuclear
waste sites. Only the initiated atomic priesthood of experts would have the scientific knowledge to fully
understand the danger. Those outside the priesthood would be kept away by a combination of rituals and
legends designed to warn off intruders.
This proposal has been criticized because of the possibility of a break in continuity of the original
message. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that any warning or sanction passed on for millennia would be
obeyed, nor that it could survive with its original meaning intact. To counterbalance this possibility,
Sebeok’s group proposed a “relay system” in which information is passed on over relatively short periods of
time, just three generations ahead. The message then to be renewed and redesigned if necessary for the
following three generations and so on over the required time span. In this way information could be relayed
into the future and avoid the possibility of physical degradation.
A second defect is more difficult to dismiss, however. This is the problem of social exclusiveness brought
about through possession of vital knowledge. Critics point out that the atomic priesthood could use its secret
knowledge to control those who are scientifically ignorant. The establishment of such an association of
insiders holding powerful knowledge not available except in mythic form to non-members would be a
dangerous precedent for future social developments.
63. The word “chambers” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______. A. partitions B. openings C. cavities D. fissures
64. What problem faced the commission assigned to deal with the burial of nuclear waste?
A. How to reduce the radioactive life of nuclear waste materials
B. How to form a committee that could adequately express various nuclear risks
C. How to notify future generations of the risks of nuclear contamination
D. How to choose burial sites so as to minimize dangers to people
65. In paragraph 2, the author explains the possible circumstances of future societies ______.
A. to warn about the possible natural catastrophe
B. to question the value of advances
C. to highlight humankind's inability to resolve problems
D. to demonstrate the reason nuclear hazards must be communicated
66. In paragraph 4, the author mentions the second law of thermodynamics ______.
A. to support the view that nuclear waste will disperse with time
B. to show that knowledge can be sustained over millennia
C. to give the basic scientific reason behind the breakdown of material objects
D. to contrast the potential life span of knowledge with that of material objects
67. In paragraph 5, why is the proposed committee of guardians referred to as the “atomic priesthood”?
A. Because they would be an exclusive group with knowledge about nuclear waste sites.
B. Because they would use rituals and legends to maintain their exclusiveness.
C. Because they would be an exclusive religious order.
D. Because they would develop mythical taboos surrounding their traditions.
68. According to paragraph 7, the second defect of the atomic priesthood proposal is that it could lead to ______.
A. the nonmembers turning knowledge into dangerous mythical forms
B. the possible misuse of exclusive knowledge
C. the establishment of a scientifically ignorant society
D. the priesthood’s criticism of points concerning vital knowledge Page 5 of 10
69. All of the followings are mentioned in the passage as difficulties in devising a communication system
with the future EXCEPT ______.
A. the failure to maintain communication link
B. the loss of knowledge about today’s civilization
C. the inability of materials to endure over time
D. the exclusiveness of priesthood
Part 4: In the passage below, six paragraphs have been removed. For questions 70-75, read the passage
and choose from A-G the one which fits each gap. There is ONE extra paragraph which you do not need
to use. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. (6 points)
HELP GUIDE US THROUGH THE UNIVERSE
Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, launches this year's Young Science Writer competition
If you ask scientists what they're doing, the answer won't be “Finding the origin of the universe”, “Seeking
the cure for cancer” or suchlike. It will involve something very specialised, a small piece of the jigsaw that builds up the big picture. 70.
So, unless they are cranks or geniuses, scientists don't shoot directly for a grand goal - they focus on bite-
sized problems that seem timely and tractable. But this strategy (though prudent) carries an occupational
risk: they may forget they're wearing blinkers and fail to see their own work in its proper perspective. 71.
I would personally derive far less satisfaction from my research if it interested only a few other academics.
But presenting one's work to non-specialists isn't easy. We scientists often do it badly, although the
experience helps us to see our work in a broader context. Journalists can do it better, and their efforts can put
a key discovery in perspective, converting an arcane paper published in an obscure journal into a tale that can inspire others. 72.
On such occasions, people often raise general concerns about the way science is going and the impact it may
have; they wonder whether taxpayers get value for money from the research they support. More intellectual
audiences wonder about the basic nature of science: how objective can we be? And how creative? Is science
genuinely a progressive enterprise? What are its limits and are we anywhere near them? It is hard to explain,
in simple language, even a scientific concept that you understand well. My own (not always effective)
attempts have deepened my respect for science reporters, who have to assimilate quickly, with a looming
deadline, a topic they may be quite unfamiliar with. 73.
It's unusual for science to earn newspaper headlines. Coverage that has to be restricted to crisp newsworthy
breakthroughs in any case distorts the way science develops. Scientific advances are usually gradual and
cumulative, and better suited to feature articles, or documentaries - or even books, for which the latent
demand is surprisingly strong. For example, millions bought A Brief History of Time, which caught the public imagination. 74.
Nevertheless, serious hooks do find a ready market. That's the good news for anyone who wants to enter this
competition. But books on pyramidology, visitations by aliens, and suchlike do even better: a symptom of a Page 6 of 10
fascination with the paranormal and 'New Age' concepts. It is depressing that these are often featured
uncritically in the media, distracting attention from more genuine advances.
This may be because, for non-specialists, it is tricky to demarcate well-based ideas from flaky speculation.
But its crucially important not to blur this distinction when writing articles for a general readership.
Otherwise credulous readers may take too much on trust, whereas hard-nosed skeptics may reject all
scientific claims, without appreciating that some have firm empirical support. Most scientists are quite
ordinary, and their lives unremarkable. But occasionally they exemplify the link between genius and
madness; these “eccentrics” are more enticing biographees. 75.
There seems, gratifyingly, to be no single “formula” for science writing - many themes are still under-
exploited. Turning out even 700 words seems a daunting task if you're faced with a clean sheet of paper or a
blank screen, but less so if you have done enough reading and interviewing on a subject to become inspired.
For research students who enter the competition, science (and how you do it) is probably more interesting
than personal autobiography. But if, in later life, you become both brilliant and crazy, you can hope that
someone else writes a best-seller about you. Missing Paragraphs: A.
However, over-sensational claims are a hazard for them. Some researchers themselves “hype up”
new discoveries to attract press interest. Maybe it matters little what people believe about Darwinism
or cosmology. But we should be more concerned that misleading or over-confident claims on any
topic of practical import don't gain wide currency. Hopes of miracle cures can be raised; risks can be
either exaggerated, or else glossed over for commercial pressures. Science popularisers perhaps even
those who enter this competition - have to be as skeptical of some scientific claims as journalists routinely are of politicians. B.
Despite this there's a tendency in recent science waiting to be chatty, laced with gossip and
biographical detail. But are scientists as interesting as their science? The lives of Albert Einstein and
Richard Feyman are of interest, but is that true of the routine practitioner? C.
Two mathematicians have been treated as such in recent books: Paul Erdos, the obsessive itinerant
Hungarian (who described himself as “a machine for turning coffee into theorems”) and John Nash, a
pioneer of game theory, who resurfaced in his sixties, after 30 years of insanity, to receive a Nobel prize. D.
For example, the American physicist Robert Wilson spent months carrying out meticulous
measurements with a microwave antenna which eventually revealed the “afterglow of creation” - the
“echo” of the Big Bang with which our universe began. Wilson was one of the rare scientists with
the luck and talent to make a really great discovery, but afterwards he acknowledged that its
importance didn't sink in until he read a “popular” description of it in the New York Times. E.
More surprising was the commercial success of Sir Roger Penrose's The Emperor's New Mind. This
is a fascinating romp through Penrose's eclectic enthusiasms - enjoyable and enlightening. But it was
a surprising best seller, as much of it is heavy going. The sates pitch “great scientist says mind is
more than a mere machine” was plainly alluring. Many who bought it must have got a nasty surprise when they opened it. F.
But if they have judged right, it won't be a trivial problem - indeed it will be the most difficult that
they are likely to make progress on. The great zoologist Sir Peter Medawar famously described
scientific work as “the art of the soluble”. “Scientists”, he wrote, “get no credit for failing to solve a
problem beyond their capacities. They earn at best the kindly contempt reserved for utopian politicians.” G.
Such a possibility is one reason why this competition to encourage young people to take up science
writing is so important and why I am helping to launch it today. Another is that popular science
writing can address wider issues. When I give talks about astronomy and cosmology, the questions Page 7 of 10
that interest people most are the truly “fundamental” ones that I can't answer: “Is there life in space?
Is the universe infinite?” or “Why didn't the Big Bang happen sooner?”
Part 5: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers in the numbered
boxes. (7 points) READING THE SCREEN
Are the electronic media exacerbating illiteracy and making our children stupid? On the contrary, says
Collin McCabe, they have the potential to make us truly literate.
The debate surrounding literacy is one of the most charged in education. On the one hand, there is an
army of people convinced that traditional skills of reading and writing are declining. On the other, a host of
progressives protest that literacy is much more complicated than a simple technical mastery of reading and
writing. This second position is supported by most of the relevant academic work over the past 20 years.
These studies argue that literacy can only be understood in its social and technical context. In Renaissance
England, for example, many more people could read than could write, and within reading there was a
distinction between those who could read print and those who could manage the more difficult task of
reading manuscript. An understanding of these earlier periods helps us understand today's “crisis in literacy”
debate. There does seem to be evidence that there has been an overall decline in some aspects of reading and
writing - you only need to compare the tabloid newspapers of today with those of 50 years ago to see a clear
decrease in vocabulary and simplification of syntax. But the picture is not uniform and doesn't readily
demonstrate the simple distinction between literate and illiterate which had been considered adequate since
the middle of the 19th century.
While reading a certain amount of writing is as crucial as it has ever been in industrial societies, it is
doubtful whether a fully extended grasp of either is as necessary as it was 30 or 40 years ago. While print
retains much of its authority as a source of topical information, television has increasingly usurped this role.
The ability to write fluent letters has been undermined by the telephone and research suggests that for many
people the only use for writing, outside formal education, is the compilation of shopping lists.
The decision of some car manufacturers to issue their instructions to mechanics as a video pack rather
than as a handbook might be taken to spell the end of any automatic link between industrialization and
literacy. On the other hand, it is also the case that ever-increasing numbers of people make their living out of
writing, which is better rewarded than ever before. Schools are generally seen as institutions where the book
rules - film, television and recorded sound have almost no place; but it is not clear that this opposition is
appropriate. While you may not need to read and write to watch television, you certainly need to be able to
read and write in order to make programmes.
Those who work in the new media are anything but illiterate. The traditional oppositions between old
and new media are inadequate for understanding the world which a young child now encounters. The
computer has re-established a central place for the written word on the screen, which used to be entirely
devoted to the image. There is even anecdotal evidence that children are mastering reading and writing in
order to get on to the Internet. There is no reason why the new and old media cannot be integrated in schools
to provide the skills to become economically productive and politically enfranchised.
Nevertheless, there is a crisis in literacy and it would be foolish to ignore it. To understand that literacy
may be declining because it is less central to some aspects of everyday life is not the same as acquiescing in
this state of affairs. The production of school work with the new technologies could be a significant stimulus
to literacy. How should these new technologies be introduced into the schools? It isn't enough to call for
computers, camcorders and edit suites in every classroom; unless they are properly integrated into the
educational culture, they will stand unused. Evidence suggests that this is the fate of most information
technology used in the classroom. Similarly, although media studies are now part of the national curriculum,
and more and more students are now clamouring to take these course, teachers remain uncertain about both
methods and aims in this area.
This is not the fault of the teachers. The entertainment and information industries must be drawn into a
debate with the educational institutions to determine how best to blend these new technologies into the classroom. Page 8 of 10
Many people in our era are drawn to the pessimistic view that the new media are destroying old skills
and eroding critical judgment. It may be true that past generations were more literate but - taking the pre-
19th century meaning of the term - this was true of only a small section of the population. The word literacy
is a 19th-century coinage to describe the divorce of reading and writing from a full knowledge of literature.
The education reforms of the 19th century produced reading and writing as skills separable from full
participation in the cultural heritage.
The new media now point not only to a futuristic cyber-economy, they also make our cultural past
available to the whole nation. Most children's access to these treasures is initially through television. It is
doubtful whether our literary heritage has ever been available to or sought out by more than about 5 per cent
of the population; it has certainly not been available to more than 10 per cent. But the new media joined to
the old, through the public service tradition of British broadcasting, now makes our literary tradition available to all.
Questions 76-77: Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
76. When discussing the debate on literacy in education, the writer notes that _____.
A. children cannot read and write as well as they used to
B. academic work has improved over the last 20 years
C. there is evidence that literacy is related to external factors
D. there are opposing arguments that are equally convincing
77. At the end of the article, the writer is suggesting that _____.
A. literature and culture cannot be divorced
B. the term “literacy” has not been very useful
C. 10 per cent of the population never read literature
D. our exposure to cultural information is likely to increase
Questions 78-82: Do the following statements agree with the view of the writer in the reading passage? Write TRUE (T) if the statement is true FALSE (F) if the statement is false NOT GIVEN (NG)
if the information is not given in the passage
78. It is not as easy to analyse literacy levels as it used to be.
79. Our literacy skills need to be as highly developed as they were in the past.
80. Illiteracy is on the increase.
81. A good literacy level is important for those who work in television.
82. Computers are having a negative impact on literacy in schools.
IV. WRITING (18 points)
Part 1: For questions 83-90, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (8 points)
Here is an example: He struggled to open the door. DIFFICULTY
He HAD DIFFICULTY IN opening the door.
83. You should never make fun of people who have serious problems. MOCK
 It’s wrong ……………………………………………………………………………………… afflicted.
84. They could play on the computer for as long as they wanted to. HEARTS
 They were allowed ……………………………………………………………..……………….. content.
85. Harry knows about the new regulations so let’s ask him. BRAINS
 Let’s …………………………………………………………………………………the new regulations.
86. I managed to persuade John not to resign. TALK
 I managed ……………………………………………………………….……….…………… resigning. Page 9 of 10
87. Why did you have to cause so much trouble over something so unimportant? DANCE
 Why did you have to ……………………………………………………….. something so unimportant?
88. Tom didn’t understand the situation and so made a terrible mistake. STICK
 Tom …………………………………………………..…………………. and so made a terrible mistake.
89. Ray’s good work record enabled him to get promotion. STRENGTH
 Ray ………………………………………………………….…………………….. his good work record.
90. Time is precious, so can we please hurry? SHORT
 We………………………………………………………………………………., so can we please hurry?
Part 2: Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic. (10 points)
Some people believe that to be a successful sportsperson, one needs to have a natural ability.
Others think that hard work and practice are more important.
Discuss both views and give your opinion. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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