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AMBROSIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED SIMULATION TEST
FOR 30/4 OLYMPIC AND COASTAL AREA –
NORTHERN DELTA EXAMINATION (Đề thi gồm 18 trang)
• Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu
• Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm
I. LISTENING (60 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 5 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 02 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to two people discussing the subject of social identity and choose the
best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. What does Marc think about being labelled as ‘a philosopher’?
A. It’s not an appropriate label for him in other contexts.
B. It’s the label he utilises most frequently.
C. It’s a label that he occasionally uses.
D. It’s the label that best delineates what he does.
2. Elena indicates that the term ‘pigeonholed’ is harnessed by people who ______.
A. cannot seek proper labels for them
B. prefer to refrain from labelling
C. deprecate the labels they’ve coined
D. resent the application of labels to them from others
3. Marc and Elena agree that a very strong sense of identity can ______.
A. result in the breakdown of workplace relationships
B. compel people to judge others too spontaneously
C. lead to unpreparedness in changing circumstances
D. increase tensions in family life
4. What is Elena’s attitude towards labelling by the media?
A. her contemplation about the social repercussions
B. her humiliation towards its role in the society
C. her intention to make the subject more serious
D. her acceptance of its importance
5. Marc concludes by denoting that labels of identity ______.
A. hinder true individual uniqueness
B. enable the integration of the individual into the society
C. prevent extreme self-obsession in each individual
D. allow each person to prioritise things in life Your answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Page 1 of 18
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a piece of news about the disagreement between Steve Bannon, a
White House strategist and Donald Trump and decide whether the following statements are TRUE or
FALSE. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
6. To the co-editor of the America Prospect, Steve Bannon calling him to write an article is a turn-up for the books.
7. Steve’s thoughts on the magazine attracted a lot of attention
8. Steve has already confirmed his espousal of white nationalism.
9. China should be prioritised over other matters by Trump.
10. Steve Bannon said that he wanted to take the public’s attention from Trump’s contentious statement about Charlottesville. Your answers 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. For questions 11-20, listen to a journalist talking about the life of a famous Scottish poet Robert
Burns and complete the following tasks.
For questions 11-14, answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your
answers in the spaces provided.
11. What was the job of Burns’ parents?
16. _______________________________________
12. What did Burns’ enthusiasm for studying turn him into?
17. _______________________________________
13. What did Burns have to endure during his childhood?
18. _______________________________________
14. Besides drinking, what/who did attract his attention as a result of his frustration?
19. _______________________________________
For questions 15-19, match the following time marks with corresponding events that happened at that
time (A-H). Write your answers in the spaces provided.
A. establishment of relationships with the elite 15. 26 years old: ______
B. the ultimate downfall in his life 16. 27 years old: ______
C. the adoption of a wild lifestyle
17. Between 27 and 30 years old: ______
D. the start of controversy over his children 18. By 1789: ______
E. a comeback with his ex-wife 19. Amid the 1790s: ______
F. his increasingly extreme political views
G. the achievement of high status in poetry
H. a return to his position as an Excise Officer
For question 20, answer the question with NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS. Write your answer in the spaces provided.
20. What were given to Burns upon his burial?
25. _______________________________________
Part 4. For questions 21-30, listen to a software advertisement and fill in the missing information with
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Page 2 of 18
Ransomware is really a haunting word, making people visualise the image of the whole organisation coming to
(21) ___________________________.
Some actions cyber penetrators may take: • Locking up the screen • Demanding a ransom
• (22) ___________________________
• Altering (23) ___________________________
All of the above actions are taken to (24) __________________ into giving criminals a payment.
In response to this, this software is a(n) (25) ___________________________ to ransomware.
This software harnesses sophisticated technology to • Detect dubious features • Rollback harmful actions
• (26) _________________________
This software can provide a critical first line of defense through (27) ______________________: • Checking information
• Checking URLS against an up-to-date list of (28) ______________________
• Examining and classifying danger signals by dint of the software’s (29) ______________
Its working principle is monitoring programs and counting on (30) ______________________ that invigilate a sequence of actions.
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 31-50, choose the best answers A, B, C or D and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
31. The committee members are arguing over the layout of the meeting room. What a ______ in a teapot! A. storm B. squall C. whirlwind D. tempest
32. The failure of their marriage is attributable to the gulf of difference between them, with her holding
unrealistic opinions, as opposed to his pragmatism, due to her growing up in a(n) ______ world of private
schools and luxurious mansions. A. rarefied B. exclusive C. privileged D. unique
33. In light of the fact that Vietnam has yet to sign a(n)___________treaty with Canada, bringing expatriate
criminals to trial in Vietnam is a big challenge. A. deportation B. non-refoulement C. extradition D. expulsion
34. The government’s reputation has been sullied since they started__________unreasonably heavy taxes on citizens. A. inflicting B. levying C. placing D. wreaking
35. A new policy regarding the preservation of the country’s__________has been drafted and is expected to
take effect in next to no time. Page 3 of 18 A. heritages B. bequest C. patrimony D. relics
36. No matter how hard she tried, she could not bring the___________on the image of her husband’s folding
his arms around a strange woman’s neck. A. curtain B. shutters C. veil D. canopy
37. The perpetrator received a harsh punishment on the grounds of his committing the crime with___________aforethought. A. malice B. malicious C. malevolent D. malign
38. As his mother suffered from serious______________, Peter was never allowed to order mouthwatering
mushroom-stuffed dishes at the restaurant. A. coulrophobia B. scopophobia C. mycophobia D. acrophobia
39. Alice has been in bed for up to one week, during which she was debilitated by_______________vomiting. A. sudden B. projectile C. abrupt D. unhindered
40. Having been exhausted by the rat race in one of the most bustling commercial hubs of the world, the aged
worker found the__________pace of life in the countryside amazingly soothing. A. languorous B. outlandish C. lugubrious D. plodding
41. It’s high time you stopped being neutral and nailed your____________to the mast. A. fingers B. flag C. pole D. colours
42. The young girl, deeply affected by the romances she had read, called her boyfriend by eccentric_________________. A. aliases B. pseudonyms C. sobriquets D. incognito
43. The politician’s glib answers in the press conference not only failed to win citizens’ hearts, but also caused
him to be accused of political__________. A. incorrectness B. grandstanding C. aggrandizement D. vulgarity
44. Living in a Christian____________, William has absolutely no knowledge of the religions other city dwellers practice. A. stronghold B. toehold C. territory D. enclave
45. Embezzlement will cost you your job, so never think of having your fingers in the___________ however attractive the idea may be. A. pie B. drawer C. till D. safe
46. My laptop has broken down yet again! I wish I could scare those__________away once and for all! A. goblins B. gremlins C. pixies D. leprechauns
47. Born on the_________between Scorpio and Sagittarius, she comes over as an “ambivert”. A. cusp B. eve C. verge D. points
48. The students strongly hoped that the presence of CCTVs would act as a____________against school violence. A. bulwark B. rampart C. palisade D. shield
49. As a girl, Michelle was famous for being____________and was, therefore, her teacher’s blue-eyed girl. A. lexicon-perfect B. letter-perfect C. lesson-perfect D. lexis-perfect
50. The man walked away in____________of court. Page 4 of 18 A. defiance B. noncompliance C. disregard D. contempt Your answers 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Part 2. For questions 51-60, choose the best answers A, B, C or D and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
51. ________________I heard him hum that song in the bathroom. A. Many times B. Many’s the time C. Many’s times D. Many a times
52. Jonathan devotes up to 8 hours a day to self-study and_____________lies his secret of admirable academic success. A. therein B. thereupon C. thereto D. thereof
53. Kate is a strange girl, her unbelievable stubbornness____________what counts against her. A. is B. will be C. be D. being
54. He went so far______________the headmaster into granting him entry into the secret chamber. A. as talking B. to talk C. as to talk D. as to talking
55. She misused the phrase “___________camp” in her presentation and was asked to use “safe zone” instead. A. concentrated B. concentration C. concentrating D. concentrate
56. The project was headed by an experienced manager, ______dedication and professionalism shone
through the whole undertaking. A. of whom B. her C. hers D. whose
57. The application form was closed one week ago, but the final result_________________. A. is yet to be announced
B. hasn’t been yet announced C. yet is to be announced D. hasn’t announced yet
58. There are over 1,000_______________on the farm. A. sheep’s heads B. sheep heads C. head of sheep D. heads of sheep
59. __________________to criticize you but I just want to see drastic improvements in your performance. A. Wide and far for me B. Far it is for me C. Far be it from me D. Far is it from me
60. Round and round_____________________, leaving people in hope and despair.
A. did the wheel of fortune go B. going the wheel of fortune C. the wheel of fortune went D. went the wheel of fortune Your answers 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
Part 3. For questions 61-70, choose the best answers A, B, C or D and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
61. Lord Vader will have your head impaled if you continue to mouth ______ like that. Page 5 of 18 A. in B. over C. away D. off
62. His method of working is nothing to be ______, however ridiculous it may seem. A. taken off B. sneezed at C. done away D. swept over
63. You need to ______ 7749 more membership points to become a VIP member A. save on B. put forward C. take in D. chalk up
64. I cannot believe Newton bunked ______ again! The Physics teacher was infuriated! A. off B. over C. up D. around
65. The terrifying rain of sulfuric acid ______ for 7 days, destroying buildings and burning people to death in the process. A. swept away B. breezed through C. lashed down D. ran off
66. Phineas hauled me ______ the coals just because I told him he couldn’t build a giant rollercoaster in one day! A. over B. through C. along D. with
67. You have read and prepared for all the questions in advance! That’s hitting ______ the belt. A. under B. below C. beyond D. against
68. The people of planet Petitaro may look knee-high ______ a grasshopper, but they are in fact one of the
most powerful beings in the universe. A. as B. to C. with D. off
69. This is the 511th case ______ succession in which the mysterious thief left a note with the words “AisorbmA”. A. by B. with C. in D. of
70. The skydiver decided, ______ his better judgement, to open his parachute at a very dangerous height. A. under B. to C. below D. against Your answers 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
Part 4. For questions 71-80, fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
71. To our great astonishment, an enormous ring of green fire __________ out of thin air. (MATERIAL)
72. I do not understand why you __________ to doing that job. You are much better than that! (DESCEND)
73. Tony has always wanted to become an actor, you can say he is __________. (STAGE)
74. Although he failed to solve the case, Stephen’s effort was __________. (APPLAUD)
75. Andy forgot all his toys at home, so his brother picked up a few wooden sticks and made a __________ toy gun for him. (MAKE)
76. This singular case is undoubtedly outside the __________ of the annals of British crime. (STREAM)
77. Today is Bruce’s 99th birthday, one more year and he will become a __________. (CENTURY) Page 6 of 18
78. Mr.Holmes is highly __________ of the local police force, always criticising them for their lack of efficiency. (CENSORSHIP)
79. Can you please __________ your point? I am afraid that I do not fully understand what you mean. (LUCID)
80. Harry and Uri are such good friends that it seems as if they were __________ to meet. (ORDINATION) Your answers 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
Part 5. For questions 81-90, fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. STEPHEN HAWKING
Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, __________
(81. COSMOS), and author. His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational
singularity theorems in the __________ (82. FRAME) of general relativity and the theoretical prediction
that black holes emit __________ (83. RADIOACTIVITY). He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Hawking was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a lifetime member of the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences, and a __________ (84. RECEIVE) of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest
civilian award in the United States. In 2002, Hawking was ranked number 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100
Greatest Britons. His book A Brief History Of Time appeared on the British Sunday Times __________ (85.
SELL) list for a __________ (86. BREAK) 237 weeks.
Hawking had a rare early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis "ALS" or Lou Gehrig's disease) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. Even after the
loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device, initially through use
of a __________ (87. HAND) switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76.
Starting in the 1990s, Hawking accepted the mantle of role model for disabled people, lecturing and
participating in __________ (88. FUNDING) activities. At the turn of the century, he and eleven other science
__________ (89. LUMINOUS) signed the Charter for the Third Millennium on Disability, which called on
governments to prevent disability and protect the rights of the disabled. In 1999, Hawking was awarded the
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society.
In August 2012, Hawking narrated the "Enlightenment" segment of the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening
ceremony in London. In 2013. In September 2013, he expressed support for the legalisation of assisted suicide
for the __________ (90. TERMINATED) ill. In August 2014, Hawking accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge to
promote ALS/MND awareness and raise contributions for research. As he had pneumonia in 2013, he was
advised not to have ice poured over him, but his children volunteered to accept the challenge on his behalf. Your answers 81 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. Page 7 of 18 III. READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 91-100, read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
If Ed Sheeran’s floppy red hair and catchy love songs are obsessing modern Britain, he was hardly the first to
(91) _____ the national mood. Back in the 16th Century, the composer and lutenist John Dowland was similarly
popular – pressing into a (92) _____ of moping soppiness that made him famous, and has served English
musicians ever since. If Dowland’s life remains enigmatic, personality (93) _____ out of his songs. Just their
titles – Burst Forth My Tears, Rest A While You Cruel Cares – are stickily evocative. His lyrics, meanwhile, still
(94) _____ against the heart of anyone who listens. “Burst forth my tears, assist my forward grief,” starts one,
“and show what pain imperious love (95) _____”. With strikingly modern music, he was one of the first
composers to popularise the lute in England, spreading his music to (96) _____ audience. Unlike the dense
Italian madrigals of the previous century, many of Dowland’s songs were “organised simply” with just an
intimate solo lute as (97) _____, says Huard. “They had a big effect on the public” and helped turn English into
a “European language.” If some historians might hesitate to make the comparison (98) _____ Dowland and
contemporary music, artists have happily adapted his passionate songs. Twentieth-Century composers like
Benjamin Britten and Parry Grainger have reimagined pieces by Dowland. The Dowland Project elegantly
mixes Dowland’s lute pieces with modern jazz. Dowland’s music has even stumbled (99) _____ to the pop
world. Elvis Costello has sung a version of “Can She Excuse My Wrongs?” and in 2006 Sting covered a(n)
(100) _____ of Dowland’s songs, even sitting in a smoky Tudor cellar to record In Darkness Let Me Dwell. 91. A. grab B. uphold C. attract D. impress 92. A. tendency B. trend C. vein D. attitude 93. A. transcends B. dominates C. explodes D. escapes 94. A. hit B. scrape C. lull D. abrade 95. A. provokes B. invokes C. stimulate D. catalyse 96. A. huge B. great C. grand D. mass 97. A. garniture B. accompaniment C. attachment D. support 98. A. on B. among C. by D. between 99. A. back B. off C. down D. across 100. A. collection B. assemblage C. album D. accumulation Your answers 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
Part 2. For questions 101-110, read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable
words. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Copying is the (101) ___________of civilization. The oldest copier invented by people is language, by which an
idea of yours become an idea of mine. The second greatest copying machine was writing. When the Sumerians
transposed (102) ___________words into stylus marks on clay table more than 5000 years ago, they hugely
(103) ____________ the human network that language had created. Writing freed copying (104)
____________the chain of living contact. It made ideas permanent, portable and endlessly reproducible. Until
Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid-1400s, producing a book in an (105) ___________of
more than one generally meant writing it out again. Printing with movable type was not copying, however.
Gutenberg couldn’t take a document that already existed, feed it into his printing press and (106) Page 8 of 18
__________off facsimiles. The first true mechanical copier was manufactured in 1780, when James Watt, who
is better known as the inventor of the modern steam engine, created the modern copying press.(107)
___________ people today know what a copying press was, but you may have seen one in an antiques store,
(108) ____________it was perhaps called a book press. A user took a document freshly written in special ink,
place a moistened sheet of translucent paper against the inked surface and squeezed the two sheets (109)
___________in the press, causing some of the ink from the original to penetrate the second sheet, which could
then be read by turning it (110) ____________and looking through its back. The high cost prohibits the
widespread use of this copier. Your answers 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
Part 3. For questions 111-120, read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for
each question. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
FORBIDDEN PLANETS
When astronomers discovered the first exoplanet around a normal star 2 decades ago, there was joy—and
bewilderment. The planet, 51 Pegasi b, was half as massive as Jupiter, but its 4-day orbit was impossibly close
to the star, far smaller than the 88-day orbit of Mercury. Theorists who study planet formation could see no way
for a planet that big to grow in such tight confines around a newborn star. It could have been a freak, but soon,
more “Hot Jupiters” turned up in planet searches, and they were joined by other oddities: planets in elongated
and highly tilted orbits, even planets orbiting their stars “backward” - counter to the star’s rotation.
The planet hunt accelerated with the launch of NASA’s Kepler spacecraft in 2009, and the 2500 worlds it has
discovered added statistical heft to the study of exoplanets - and yet more confusion. Kepler found that the
most common type of planet in the galaxy is something between the size of Earth and Neptune - a “super-
Earth,” which has no parallel in our solar system and was thought to be almost impossible to make. Now,
ground-based telescopes are gathering light directly from exoplanets, rather than detecting their presence
indirectly as Kepler does, and they, too, are turning up anomalies. They have found giant planets several times
the mass of Jupiter, orbiting their star at more than twice the distance Neptune is from the sun - another region
where theorists thought it was impossible to grow large planets. Other planetary systems looked nothing like
our orderly solar system, challenging the well-worn theories that had been developed to explain it.
(1) Theorists are trying to catch up - coming up with scenarios for growing previously forbidden kinds of
planets, in places once thought off-limits. (2) They are envisioning how planets could form in much more mobile
and chaotic environments than they ever pictured before, where nascent planets drift from wide to narrow orbits
or get ricocheted into elongated or off-kilter paths by other planets or passing stars. (3) “You can discover
something new every day,” says astrophysicist Thomas Henning of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in
Heidelberg, Germany. (4) “It’s a Gold Rush situation.”
The traditional model of how stars and their planets form dates back to the 18th century, when scientists
proposed that a slowly rotating cloud of dust and gas could collapse under its own gravity. Most of the material
forms a ball that ignites into a star when its core gets dense and hot enough. Gravity and angular momentum
herd the leftover material around the protostar into a flat disk. Dust is key to transforming this disk into a set of
planets. The dust, which accounts for a small fraction of the disk’s mass, is made up of microscopic specks of
iron and other solids. As they swirl in the roiling disk, the specks occasionally collide and stick together by
electromagnetic forces. Over a few million years, the dust builds up into grains, pebbles, boulders, and,
eventually, kilometer-wide planetesimals.
At that point gravity takes over, pulling in other planetesimals and vacuuming up dust and gas until planet-sized
bodies take shape. By the time that happens in the inner part of the disk, most of its gas has been stripped Page 9 of 18
away, either gobbled up by the star or blown away by its stellar wind. The dearth of gas means inner planets
remain largely rocky, with thin atmospheres.
But the discovery of hot Jupiters suggested something was seriously amiss with the theory. A planet with an
orbit measured in days travels an extremely short distance around the star, which limits the amount of material
it can scoop up as it forms. It seemed inconceivable that a gas giant could have formed in such a location. The
inevitable conclusion was that it must have formed farther out and moved in.
111. The main premise of the text is _________
A. The new astronomical discovery that takes the science circle by storm
B. The study of how Jupiter differ from other planets
C. Strange phenomena in the solar system
D. How astronomers discover the first exoplanet
112. The word “freak” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. Handicap B. Crotchet C. Abnormality D. Aficionado
113. What does the writer say about peculiarities of “Hot Jupiters” in paragraph 1?
A. They usually have shorter orbits
B. They rotate in the same direction as their stars
C. Their tracks are sharply slanted
D. They are very scarce in the Universe
114. It can be implied from paragraph 2 that ___________
A. By far scientists have yet to find any exoplanets bigger than Jupiter
B. Kepler spacecraft’s data cannot be used for any research
C. All of the planetary systems ever found are well-organized
D. Theorists have mistaken about the size of planets when orbiting distantly from their stars
115. Where in paragraph 3 does the following sentence best fit?
But the ever-expanding zoo of exotic planets that observers are tallying means every new model is provisional A. (1) B. (2) C. (3) D. (4)
116. Why was Thomas Henning quoted in the third paragraph?
A. To explain how each exoplanet get it shape and size
B. To emphasize the multitude of possible orbits and shapes of unfound exoplanets
C. To indicate that stars collision can produce powerful energy
D. To express the disapproval of new theories
117. What is meant by the phrase “Gold Rush situation” in the third paragraph? Page 10 of 18
A. New forms of planets are found everyday
B. Gold have been found on several exoplanets
C. Enterprises are looking into the possibility of mining in space
D. Gold reserves on Earth is decreasing significantly
118. What happens after the formation of protostar?
A. Dust accumulate into larger body of solid
B. Electromagnetic forces begin to weaken
C. The temperature in the core drop significantly
D. The surrounding dust float away
119. According to the fifth paragraph, how do planets take their shape?
A. Stellar wind collect dust and gas into a dense mass
B. More gas accumulate and form a mass
C. Planetesimals grow in size and get denser
D. Gravity pull components such as dust into the size of a planet
120. What is the author’s conclusion about hot Jupiter in the last paragraph?
A. An outer force help the planet in distant locations to form with incredulous speed
B. Exoplanets must have built up its body elsewhere
C. Distance between the star and the exoplanet is longer than observation
D. The area around the planet is abundant in materials for star formation Your answers 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
Part 4. For questions 121-130, read the following passage and do the following tasks.
The passage has 7 paragraphs. For questions 121-125, choose the correct headings for paragraphs B-F
from the list of headings below. Two paragraphs have been done as an example.
List of headings i.
A possible explanation for why a discovery was made in a particular location ii.
A recent study challenges the arguments of a previously accepted interpretation iii.
Analysis gives away the original locations of the accidentally discovered objects iv.
Documentary evidence that give grounds to the study's initial findings v.
The intended structure of organizing recent study vi.
Evidence suggesting that traders once lived on the Wessel Islands vii.
A long-standing proposition that there are room for further discoveries viii.
The significance of a chance discovery, indiscernible to its discoverer Page 11 of 18 ix.
The objectives of the current study x.
Written and anecdotal evidence of early trade in the region Paragraph A: ix 121. Paragraph B: ………. 122. Paragraph C: ………. 123. Paragraph D: ………. 124. Paragraph E: ………. 125. Paragraph F: ………. Paragraph G: v African Coins
A. In 1770, the explorer James Cook landed on the east coast of Australia and claimed the territory for
Great Britain. It seems that, contrary to popular myth, he may not actually have been the first European
to set foot on the continent. A new expedition, led by an Australian anthropologist, is investigating the
possibility that ancient exploration may have taken place long before Cook and other Europeans ever
journeyed to the continent. The expedition will follow a seventy-year-old treasure map to a sandy beach
where a cache of mysterious ancient coins was discovered in the 1940s. The researchers are setting
out to discover how the coins ended up in the sand; whether they washed ashore following shipwrecks
and whether they can provide more details about ancient trade routes.
B. The coins were originally found by an Australian soldier named Maurie Isenberg, who was stationed in
a remote area known as the Wessel Islands. The Wessel Islands are part of Arnhem Land, a region in
Australia's vast Northern Territory. Isenberg was assigned to a radar station located on the Wessel
Islands, and during his off-duty hours, he often went fishing along the idyllic beaches. One day in 1944,
he came across a few old coins and put them in a tin. He marked the spot where he'd found the coins
with an X on a hand-drawn map, but didn't think that he'd unearthed anything of great note.
C. Indeed, it wasn't until 1979 that Isenberg sent the coins to be authenticated and learned that some of
them were estimated to be of great age. As it turned out, five of them had been produced in the
sultanate of Kilwa in East Africa and are thought to date back to the twelfth century. Kilwa was a
prosperous trading center in those days, located on an island that is part of present-day Tanzania.
Australian anthropologist Mike Owen, a heritage consultant in Darwin, is leading the upcoming
expedition, and he says that the coins ‘have the capacity to redraft Australian history’. The copper
coins, which were seldom used outside of East Africa, probably held very little monetary value in Kilwa:
'Yet, there they were - on a beach ten thousand kilometers to the east.'
D. Along with the African coins, there were a number of seventeenth and eighteenth-century Dutch coins
in the cache of the type known as duits. The first record of European activity in the islands actually
dates back to 1623, when sailors aboard a Dutch ship called the Wesel gave the islands their current
name. However, oral history from the indigenous Yolngu people who inhabit the islands suggests that
they played host to many visitors over the centuries. The expedition's main researcher is Australian
anthropologist Dr. Ian Mcintosh, who has spoken in depth with the Yolngu people. ‘There was much
talk of the Wessel Islands as a place of intense contact history’, he says.
E. Mcintosh points out that Northern Australia may have drawn early visitors because it lies close to the
terminus of the ancient Indian Ocean trade route that linked Africa's east coast with Arabia, Persia,
India and the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia). 'This trade route was already very active, a very
long time ago, and this find may be evidence of early exploration by peoples from East Africa or the
Middle East.' According to Mcintosh, the shape of the Wessel Islands serves as a 'big catching arm' for Page 12 of 18
any ships blown off course, which may point to the coins coming from a shipwreck. or even multiple shipwrecks.
F. It is difficult to tell whether there was routine contact with the outside world or whether there is any
connection between the Dutch coins and the far older African coins, which may simply have ended up
in the same place, but it is hoped that more evidence may come to light. Adding to the sense of
anticipation is a persistent rumor that, in one of the many caves in the islands, there are more coins and antique weaponry.
G. The expedition is sponsored by the Australian Geographic Society and intends to follow the hand-
drawn map given to them by Isenberg. Included in the team is a geomorphologist, whose task is to
examine how the coastal landscape has changed over time. If shipwrecks are involved, how the coins
washed up may provide clues to the location of a wreck, say the experts. Meanwhile, a heritage
specialist has the job of looking after the documentation and ensuring that the site is protected and
anthropologists working with local indigenous people hope to identify likely sites of contact with foreign
visitors. 'There is great interest on the part of the Yolngu in this project, and in uncovering aspects of
their own past,' says Mcintosh.
For questions 126-130, complete the summary below using information from the passage. You should
use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each blank. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
A team of researchers, including a _____ (126), anthropologists and heritage specialist, has recently set up an
expedition to shed light on the myth of whether or not James Cook was the first European to reach Australia as
well as to gain more insight into age-old trade routes. Their final destination was a sandy beach in which the
mystical coins are situated. There was a co-existence of two types of coins: African coins and _____ (127). The
former was uncovered in 1944 by Isenberg, a soldier, along the scenic beaches where he was strolling in his
free time. Their formation can be traced back to ______ (128) in a flourishing hub of business transaction and
those were made of copper. Such was their significance that they can make the Australian history undergo a
complete transformation. As for the latter, its appearance on Australia may be elucidated through the evidence
of a Dutch ship whose name was later given to the island. This island, due to its geographical feature, becomes
a _____ (129) for ill-fated ships. Though the link between the two remains obscure, there may possibly exist
more coins and _____ (130) on this island. Your answers 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
Part 5. For questions 131-140, read the following passage and do the following tasks.
You are going to read an article. Seven paragraphs have been removed from the extract. For questions
131-137, choose from paragraph A-G the one which fits each gap. There is ONE extra paragraph which
you do not need to use. GREAT EXPLORATIONS
On leaving that nautical shop in Ushuaia, Argentina serve as an alternative to the Strait of Magellan,
with just a few postcards, I didn’t have the faintest discovered in 1520 and monopolized by the East India
idea how much I would regret it later. But now, my Company.
body is filled with a surge of byzantine longing just to
be in possession of that nautical chart of Cape Horn, (134) ______
the southernmost point on the whole planet. All of this Our starting point didn’t seem like an island where 500
have been brought about after three intense days of well-equipped ships had been sent to eternity. Windy
having the privilege of navigating the waters that and cold as it may be, the sun had somehow provided Page 13 of 18
radically transformed the history of the world and a hospitable atmosphere. On one of its extremities
witnessing the same landscapes that Charles Darwin there was a monument; on the other, a lighthouse and Ferdinand Magellan saw.
which is home to traffic controller Patricio Ubal, his wife and their children. (131) ______ (135) ______
That chart was nothing short of extraordinary. The pen
scratches showed the exact route that the vessel had A seasick Charles Darwin did not disembark at Cape
taken in the first stretch of the course, which went Horn. It was 1832 and the young, inexperienced
from the capital of the archipelago to Cape Horn in British naturalist had joined the second expedition of
Drake Passage where fearsome waters must be Captain Robert Fitzroy on his frigate, the Beagle, in
overcome to reach the Antarctic. There were over ten exchange for financial help from his father. On board
nationalities occupying the sixty-four cabins on the were also three natives of Tierra del Fuego whom
boat, which, with its siblings, exclusively covers the Fitzroy had taken to England on his last voyage. the
extreme south of Patagonia. They're known as most famous of these was Yamana Jeremy Button.
expedition cruises and feature lectures on fauna and
flora and documentaries on Shackleton's expedition to (136) ______ Antarctica.
The glaciers there remain in the same place, however, (132) ______
exactly as Darwin saw them. The deep blue of the
millennial ice is as impressive as the ferocious noise
'Ninety dollars,' said the Frenchman. He was on his coming from the huge chunks that breaks off that
honeymoon and his reason for wanting to buy the living mass. It is an unforgettable spectacle.
map was a cogent one. His bride, who had always
dreamed of spending her post-nuptial days in (137) ______
Madagascar, wasn't able to hold him back since she The auction had come to an end, but our voyage had was napping in the cabin.
not. The next morning, hours before the boat docked (133) ______
in Punta Arenas, we visited the Magellanic penguins
on Isla Magdalena. This was the moment Säo Paulo
The first expedition to reach Cape Horn in 1616 was native Lidia Senatore had been waiting for.
composed of two ships and eighty-seven men. It left Coincidentally, the nautical chart auctioned off had
from Holland in 1615 with the noble mission of finding been purchased by her for $150. Luckily for Francois,
a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific that could Valentine never heard about that. iiiiiii
A. Ushuaia is an unusual place. Half an hour from the city center, the Cerro Castor ski station is the
southernmost in the world and runs until the end of October, when all the others in South America have
already closed and the European stations haven't even opened.
B. ‘Going once, going twice…’ In a fit of obsession, Francois raises his hand, ‘sold to the gentleman for
$250.’ Afterwards Valentine snorts: ‘How can you pay $250 for a piece of paper?
C. All the people gathered that night in one of the lounges of the Chilean boat Mare Australis had been
through this experience and now, on the last night of our journey, were staring at the auctioneer with a
genuine greed for that tube with the paper inside. I couldn’t help myself. I started off the bidding.
D. These are fascinating people. The coldness with which his mother received her son two years after his
disappearance provoked reports of amazement from Darwin, who witnessed this at Isla Navarino,
where we disembarked that afternoon. But, instead of the people who used to live there, we only came across the tracks of beavers.
E. ‘How much is the chart of such an historic voyage worth?’ chanted the auctioneer in order to raise the
bidding, which had already passed $200. I’d stopped at 150 but the Frenchman and the table of
Americans showed no signs of giving up. Page 14 of 18
F. ‘The degree of difficulty and peril of reaching Cape Horn, the northernmost point, has always sparked
my fascination. As a new couple, I wanted us to have a unique experience’ lawyer Francois Marty told
me later. He only told his new wife Valentine that they were going to South America. ‘Pack a bag for
every season, everything from a bikini to ski clothes,’ he advised her.
G. This is just a temporary position - it lasts less than a year - but a solitary one. It means having to pass
the entire time isolated from the world, without seeing civilization and not even being visited by it during the winter months.
H. Visitors are more familiar with the itineraries which peruse the Patagonian canals further north. Other
ships cover an even wider course yet they lack one decisive factor that has drawn the attention of those
in that room: they don’t pass by the small, mythical Cape Horn.
For questions 138-140, read the article and choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to
the content. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
138. The writer’s attitude of not possessing the map of Cape Horn best described as
A. A hankering for the covetable
B. Indignant for missing the exorbitant
C. Blasé about his misfortune
D. Bewildered as to why he failed
139. What is the writer’s impression on the place where he disembarked? A. Imperceptibly eerie B. Spooky and enigmatic
C. Chilly yet favorable to life and growth D. Warm and balmy
140. What is mentioned in the text as the source of Darwin’s astonishment?
A. The scenic and dazzling sight of icebergs
B. The way how his inexperience counted against him
C. The attitude of a character in a narration
D. The unique location of Cape Horn Your answers 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
Part 6. For questions 141-150, read the following passage and match the following numbered findings
with the researchers who announced them (A-F). Write your answers in the spaces provided.
YOUNG CHILDREN’S SENSE OF IDENTITY
A sense of 'self' develops in young children by degrees. The process can usefully be thought of in terms of the
gradual emergence of two somewhat separate features: the self as a subject, and the self as an object. William
James introduced the distinction in 1892, and contemporaries of his, such as Charles Cooley, added to the
developing debate. Ever since then psychologists have continued building on the theory. Page 15 of 18
According to James, a child's first step on the road to self-understanding can be seen as the recognition that he
or she exists. This is an aspect of the self that he labeled 'self-as-subject', and he gave it various elements.
These included an awareness of one’s own agency (i.e. one’s power to act) and an awareness of one’s
distinctiveness from other people. These features gradually emerge as infants explore their world and interact
with caregivers. Cooley (1902) suggested that a lot of the self-as-subject was primarily concerned with being
able to exercise power. He proposed that the earliest examples of this are an infants attempts to control
physical objects, such as toys or his or her own limbs. This is followed by attempts to affect the behavior of
other people. For example, infants learn that when they cry or smile someone responds to them.
Another powerful source of information for infants about the effects they can have on the world around them is
provided when others mimic them. Many parents spend a lot of time, particularly in the early months, copying
their infant's vocalizations and expressions in addition, young children enjoy looking in mirrors, where the
movements they can see are dependent upon their own movements.This is not to say that infants recognize
the reflection as their own image (a later development). However, Lewis and Brooks-Gunn (1979) suggest that
infants' developing understanding that the movements they see in the mirror are contingent -on their own, leads
to a growing awareness that they are distinct from other people. This is because they, and only they can
change the reflection in the mirror.
This understanding that children gain of themselves as active agents continue to develop in their attempts to
co-operate with others in play. Drum (1988) points out that it is in such day-to-day relationships and interactions
that the child's understanding of his· or herself emerges. Empirical investigations of the self-as- subject in
young children are, however, rather scarce because of difficulties of communication: even if young infants can
reflect on their experience, they certainly cannot express this aspect of the self directly.
Once Children have acquired a certain level of self-awareness, they begin to place themselves in a whole
series of categories, which together play such an important part in defining them uniquely as 'themselves'. This
second step in the development of a full sense of self is what lames called the 'self-as-object'. This has been
seen by many to be the aspect of the self which is most influenced by social elements, since it is made up of
social roles (such as student, brother; colleague) and characteristics which derive their meaning from
comparison or interaction with other people (such as trustworthiness, shyness, sporting ability).
Cooley and other researchers suggested a close connection between a person’s own understanding of their
identity and other people's understanding of it. Cooley believed that people build up their sense of identity from
the reactions of others to them, and from the view, they believe others have of them He called the self-as-
object the ’looking-glass self', since people come to see themselves as they are reflected in others. Mead
(1934) went even further, and saw the self and the social world as inextricably bound together. The self is
essentially a social structure, and it arises in social experience. It is impossible to conceive of a self-arising
outside of social experience.'
Lewis and Brooks-Gunn argued that an important developmental milestone is reached when children become
able to recognize themselves visually without the support of seeing contingent movement. This recognition
occurs around their second birthday. In one experiment, Lewis and Brooks-Gunn (1979) dabbed some red
powder on the noses of children who were playing in front of a mirror, and then observed how often they
touched their noses. The psychologists reasoned that if the children knew what they usually looked like, they
would be surprised by the unusual red mark and would start touching it. On the other hand, they found that
children of 15 to 18 months are generally not able to recognize themselves unless other cues such as movement are present.
Finally perhaps the most graphic expressions of self-awareness, in general, can be seen in the displays of rage
which are most common from 18 months to 3 years of age. In a longitudinal study of groups of three or four
children, Bronson (1975) found that the intensity of the frustration and anger in their disagreements increased
sharply between the ages of 1 and 2 years. Often, the children's disagreements involved a struggle over a toy Page 16 of 18
that none of them had played with before or after the tug-of-war: the children seemed to be disputing ownership
rather than wanting to play with it. Although it may be less marked in other societies, the link between the
sense of ’self' and of 'ownership’ is a notable feature of childhood in Western societies. A. James B. Cooley
C. Lewis and Brooks-Gunn D. Mead E. Bronson F. Drum
141. A child’s awareness of his/her existence paves the way for his/her understanding of 141. ______ himself/herself.
142. Only when a child’s self-recognition is independent of locomotion does his/her 142. ______
development reach new heights.
143. The perception of oneself is indissolubly linked with one’s engagement in interpersonal 143. ______ situations.
144. At some point, hostility may result from a child’s sense of identity. 144. ______
145. The ability to assert authority plays a major part in a child’s growth of self-awareness. 145. ______
146. A child’s involvement in interpersonal relationships that happen on a daily basis gives 146. ______
rise to his/her awareness of self.
147. A person’s sense of identity is the result of the amalgamation between his/her own 147. ______
perception and that of others.
148. The first two years of childhood sees the significant aggravation of disputes among 148. ______ children.
149. Children realize their existence as separate entities when they recognize their control 149. ______
over movements reflected in the mirror.
150. Overall, in the absence of movement, self-recognition eludes children around one year 150. ______ of age.
III. WRITING (20 points)
For questions 151-160, rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it does not change the original meaning.
151. With regards to the recent poor performance, it is very likely that the team would also come home empty-handed. (DOOMED)
→ Judging .......................................................................................... again.
152. The child was born deformed as a result of injury to its mother.
→ In ............................................................................................. deformed.
153. The company just about made it through last year without running into debt. (EVEN)
→ The company ........................................................................... last year. Page 17 of 18
154. These figures do not look promising for the company’s future at all. (BODE)
→ These .......................................................................................................
155. The boy look puzzled at the bizzare painting on the wall. (DID)
→ ..............................................................................................................
156. It was clear he prefered Mike to me. (FAVORED)
→ He ............................................................................................................. .
157. The theater company is working on multiple new productions for next season (PIPELINE)
→ The theatre company ...............................................................................
158. The Dark Empire is reaching the end of its existence. (THROES)
→ The ...........................................................................................................
159. We were all sick of watching him trying to please the boss always. (ATTENDANCE)
→ We ............................................................................................................
160. He derives pleasure from hurting other people. (KICK)
→ He ................................................................................................ people. Page 18 of 18