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CHN HC SINH GII QUC GIA
MÔN TING ANH
2007-2017
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I.
LISTENING
(3
points)
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magian
b?i
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th81
gian giao
CIS)
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hur5ng
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trong
bdi
nghe.
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08/02/2007
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thi
c&
12
trang
Thi
sinh khdng
Bqc
S&
dung
tdi
lieu.
GiBm
thi
khdng gidi
thich
gl
th6m.
Part
I:
Questions
1
-
5
s6
PHACH
Usten
lo
the
announcement
and
circle
A,
B,
C,
or
D
to
indicate fhe
correct
answer.
(0)
has
been done
as
an
~~~mple.
You
will
hear
the
piece
TWICE
-
0.
The art gallery is
.
A. on the first floor
B.
at the top of a staircase
near the
bookshop
D
on the ground floor
6
1.
Nathlie Howell
.
A. paints pictures
B.
sells books
C.
takes pictures
'
D.
writes poetry
2.
At
11
am, you can listen to a(n)
,
A. orchestra
B.
Russian poetry reading
C.
piano playing
D.
children singing
3.
Arnie Scott will be
A. reading short stories
B.
selling books of poems
C.
talking to children
D.
reading his own poetry
4.
The children's entertainment is for
A. children and parents
B.
10
and 1 1 years old
C.
children of any age
D.
children who can act
5.
Visitors can
,
A. see a program about using video
B.
help with making
a
video film
C.
watch video films in a studio
D. listen to a lecture on video
Page
1
of
12
Part
2:
Questions
6
-
10
,You will hear an expert talking about the economic forecasts for next year. Decide if you think
each statement is true
(T),
false
(F),
or not given
(NG).
(0)
has been done as an example. You
will hear the piece
TWICE.
Part
3:
Questions
11
-
15
You
will
hear
a
conversation between two people who are having lunch together. Circle
A,
B,
C,
or
D
to lndlcate the correct answer to each question below. You will hear the piece TWICE.
11.
What is Sheila's response to Mark at first?
A.
She pretends he is not very late at all.
B.
She shows she is annoyed with him.
C.
She is sorry for him as he was held up.
D.
She accepts his apology calmly.
12.
Why don't they have a first course?
A.
It would cost too much.
B.
Neither of them wants one.
C.
There isn't one they like.
D.
It would take too long.
13.
What does he suggest Sheila should do?
A.
Enter the meeting late without being noticed.
B.
Phone to say she would not be at the meeting.
C.
Miss lunch and go to the meeting at once.
D.
Walk
to
the meeting in
10
minutes.
14.
What is Mark's opinion of his meal?
A.
It tastes too salty.
B.
It tastes very good.
C.
If does not look nice.
D. It has got rather cold.
15.
Why won't Sheila eat what the waitress has brought?
A.
She is no longer hungry.
B.
She feels too upset.
C.
She never eats meat.
D.
She does not have time.
Page
2
of
12
II.
LEXICO-
GRAMMAR
(7
points)
-
Pad
I:
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers
(AIBICl
or
D)
in the space provided under this
part
16.
Air, food and water are to human beings.
A. unquestionable
B.
indebted C. undeniable
D.
indispensable
17.
The court's decision is seen as a major to their authority.
A. hit
B.
blow C. damage D. undermining
18.
In the
of any clear leadership, the rebellion collapsed.
A.
lack
B.
omission
C.
absence
D.
vacancy
19.
Her political future is now hanging by a
A. rope
B.
cord
C.
thread
D.
string
20.
Now here's an on
the
main news story we've been covering.
A.
upshot
B.
update
C.
upgrade
D.
upturn
21.
At the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the
of teachers to students is very high.
A.
proportion
B.
ratio C, number D. percentage
22.
I'm
a bit concerned how the new law might affect our business.
A.
in
B.
as
C,
for
D.
about
23.
The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but we still had a good time.
A.
on the contrary
B.
by the same token
C.
on top of all that D. for all that
24.
Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be
in
five years' time.
A.
outdone
B,
extinct C. retired
D.
obsolete
25.
I'd just as have a quiet meal at home as eat out.
A.
soon
B.
rather
C.
well
D.
much
26.
He has been in ever since he was convicted
of
taking bribes.
A. shame
B.
disrepute
C.
reproach
D.
disgrace
27.
He was clearly nervous: he was sitting right on the
of his chair.
A.
outside
B.
edge
C.
tip D. border
28.
They had
a
terrible row who should do the housework.
A.
on
B.
with
C.
over
D.
relating
29.
Lack of rain early in the season meant that the fields poor crop.
A.
surrendered
B.
generated
C.
yielded D. suffered
30.
New
peace proposals were
at the recent Middle East conference.
A.
shown off
B.
spoken out
C.
put fonvard D. made up
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Your
answers
16.
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:
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Page
3
of
12
Part
2:
The passage below contains
10
errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your
answers in the space provided in the column on the right.
(0)
has been done as an example.
Whirlwind, any rotating air mass,
include
the tornado and the large
0.
lnclude~ncludes
cyclonic and anti
-
cyclonic storm. In meteorology, the term whirlwind
..........................
is more strict applied to the smaller swirling atmospheric phenomenon
37.
..........................
commonly known as dust devil or dust whirl, that occurs mostly over
32.
deserts and semiarid plains during hot, calm days. The principal
cause of whirlwinds is intense insulation, or incoming solar radiation
receiving by the earth, which produces an overheated air mass just
33.
..........................
above the ground. This air masses rises, usually in the form of a
34.
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cylindrical'column, sucking up loose surface material, so as dust, sand,
35.
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and leaves. Whirlwinds vary in Mgh from 30 to 152 m, but exceptionally
36.
vigorous dust devils may exceed 1524 m in height. The vortices of
whirlwinds range in size from a little meters to several hundred
37.
..........................
meters and, depend on their force and size, dust devils may
38.
..........................
disappear in seconds and last several hours. Brief whirlwinds are
39.
..........................
erratic in motion, but the longer
-
lasting ones move slow with the
40.
..........................
prevailing winds.
Part
3:
WrRe the correct FORM of each bracketed word In the numbered spaces provided in
the column on the
right.(O) has been done as an example.
Usually,
(0.
PROFESSION) translators work from a foreign language
into their mother tongue to reduce
(41.
ACCURATE) translation and
for better style. Much translation is of scientific or (42. COMMERCE
)
material and this kind of work often requires an (43.UNDERSTAND)
of technical vocabulary and
(44.
SPECIAL) language. Not all
(45.TRANSLATE) are in full
-
time employment but those who usually
work for large industrial concerns or for public
(46.
ORGANISE).The
main personal characteristic needed to be a successful translator
is a
(47.
WILLING) to attend to detail. In addition, it is
(48.
DESIRE) for translators to know at least two foreign languages.
The wider the
(49.
VARY) of languages they can offer, the greater
the
(50.
LIKELY) that work will be available.
0.
Professional
41.
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42.
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43.
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44.
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45.
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46.
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Part
4:
Supply the correct form of the
VERBS
in block capitals In brackets to complete the
passage. Write your answers in the space provided below the passage.
The statistics on the safety of flying (51. BE) immensely comforting. It seems that the
chances of being involved in an accident
(52.
BE)
a
million to one
-
the equivalent of
flying safely everyday for
95
years.
Try
telling that to the white
-
faced, petrified aero
-
phobic,
who
(53.
SEE) every frown on a stewardess's face
as
a portent of disaster. For some
years now, psychologist Henry Jones (54. TRY) to tell them, and he
(55.
DO)
a lot more besides. He has developed both a theory and practice for treating air travel
anxiety. Apparently, it is a widespread phobia. One American survey (56. PUT) it as
the fourth most common fear, preceded only by snakes, heights and storms. Jones (57.
HAVE)
nearly 500 clients during the last decade. Before they (58. COME) to
him, some of his clients (59. never
FLY)
,
others had just one bad experience after
years of flying. One man (60. TAKE) over 200 flights a year for
5
years and (61. never
WORRY)
up till then. Then,
one day on a flight to Chicago the pilot (62.
ANNOUNCE) that they
(63.
GO)
to turn back because of an engine fault. The
man had a panic attack and tried to get off the plane in mid
-
air. After Jones's course, the
man
(64.
OVERCOME) his fears and (65. MANAGE) to fly again.
Page
4
of
12
Your
answers
51.
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55.
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60.
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65.
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a4T
--
.!'t
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,A
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C"
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Part
5:
Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage.
The likelihood (66) living to be a hundred has increased enormously over recent
yearn, largely due to improvements (67) health care and diet. It seems to me as I
journey (68) life that people generally seem content (69)
-
whatever age they are.
Very
few
of middle
-
aged friends think (70) nostalgically to their long
-
gone teenage
years; years fraught with lack of confidence, trying to establish relationships with the opposite
sex, and
oflen
(71)
-
conflict with one's parents. No, they feel in the prime of their life. On
the
omer hand, when they look (72)
-
the future and inevitable old age, their feelings are
more
ambiguous.
Of
course they hope for a long life, but what
if
suddenly, or (73)
-
degrees, there is a deterioration in their health
or
mental faculties, and they become a
burden on their friends and families? No one can insure (74)
-
such a thing happening.
To
be
hale and hearty and a hundred years old is one thing, but to be hfflicted (75)
all manners of aches, pains and senile wanderings of the mind is quite another.
Your
answers'
Part
6:
Insert
A,
AN,
THE
or
0
(zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided under the passage.
Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking and worrying about their
weight. Since many people start jogging to lose (76) weight (perhaps you're one of them)
it is not surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on
(77) diet,
50% of (78)
women and close to 25% of the men in (79)
US
are watching
what they eat. Body weight is (80) second most talked about topic among joggers, heart
disease and high blood pressure are
(81)
first1 There are many factors that affect your
weight. They include: body type, (82) diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be (83)
'
"
ideal
"
weight for you at
(84)
age of 27 may not be ideal when you're 54. And
your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you're in (85)
specific training phase.
Your
answers
Page
5
of12
Ill.
READING
(4
points)
Part
I:
Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle
A,
B, C,
or
D
to indicate your answer.
(0)
has been done as an example.
SECRETARIES
What's in a name? In the case of the secretary, it can be something rather surprising. The
dictionary calls a secretary
"
anyone who
(0)
correspondence, keeps records and does
clerical work for others". But while this particular job
(86)
looks a bit
(87)
,
the
word's original meaning is a hundred times more exotic and perhaps more
(88)
.
The word'
itself has been with us since the
14
"
century and comes from the medieval Latin word
secretaries
meaning
"
something hidden
"
. Secretaries started out as those members of staff with
knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously
(89)
the secret machinery
of organizations.
A
few years ago 'something hidden
n
probably meant
(90)
out of sight, tucked away with
all the other secretaries and typists.
A
good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently
(91
orders, and then returning mouse
-
like to his or her station behind the typewriter,
but, with the
(92)
of new technology, the job
(93)
upgraded itself and the role
has changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills required are more
(94)
and
more
technical.
Companies are
(95)
that secretarial staff should already be
(96)
trained in,
or
at least familiar with, a
(97)
of word processing packages. In addition to
this,
they need the management skills to take on some administration, some personnel work
and
some research. The professionals in the
(98)
business see all these developments
I
as
(99)
the jobs which secretaries are being asked to do.
It may also
encourage a dramatic
(100)
in office practice. In the past
it
was usual to
regard the secretary as almost dehumanized, to be seen and not heard.
0
A.
orders
86.
A.
explanation
87.
A.
elderly
88.
A.
characteristic
89.
A.
operating
90.
A.
kept
91.
A.
satisfying
92.
A.
advent
93.
A.
truly
94.
A.
thorough
95.
A.
insisting
96.
A:
considerably
97.
A.
group
98.
A.
appointment
99.
A.
improving
100.
A.
turn
B.
detail
B.
unfashionable
B.
related
B.
pushing
B.
covered
B.
obeying
B. approach
B.
validly
B.
demanding
B.
ordering
B. highly
B.
collection
B. hiring
B. intensifying
B,
change
C.
runs
C.
definition
C.
outdated
C.
likely
C.
vibrating
C.
packed
C.
completing
C.
entrance
C.
correctly
C. severe
C.
claiming
C.
vastly
C.
cluster
C.
recruitment
C.
advancing
C.
switch
D. controls
D.
characteristic
D.
aged
D.
appropriat
6
D.
effecting
D.
held
D.
minding
D.
opening
D. effectively
D.
critical
D.
pressing
:
D.
supremely
D. range
D.
engagement
D. heightening
D.
swing
Page
6
of
12
Part
2:
Read tho following passage and answer the questions that follow
by
circling
A,
8,
C,
or
D
.*
.
,.
..
,
to indicate your answers.
I
7.
Line
1
We find that bright children are rarely
held
back
by mixed
-
ability teac ing. On the contrary,
both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel t at there are many
disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account
1
he fact that children
and the not
-
so
-
bright
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to ability. This is
.
only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to
the abilities of
all
our
pupils to the full, not just their academic ability;
We
also value
skills, and we find that mixed
-
ability teaching contributes to all
of learning.
70
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives
them the opportunity to learn to
cosperate, to share, and to develop eadership skills. They
also learn how to
cope
with personal problems as well as learning ow to think, to make
each other as well as from the teachers.
L
decisions, to analyse and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. ?he pupils learn from
15
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and
assignments, and they can do this
at
their own speed. They also h ve some formal class
teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use th library, and we teach
them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced
9
upil can do advanced
work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect
our
pupils to do their best, not their
20
least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
101.
In the passage, the author's attitude towards "mixed.
-
ability teaching
"
is
.
A.
critical
B.
questioning
C.
objective
D.
approving
102.
The words
"
held
back"
in line
1
means
'
".
A.
made to remain in
the
same classes
B.
prevented from advancing
C,
forced
to study in lower classes
D.
made to lag behind in study
103.
The author argues that
a
teacher's chief concern should be the development of the
pupils'
.
..
A.
personal and social skills
B.
learning 'ability and communicative skills
C.
intellectual abilities
D,
total personality
104..
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
1
"
A.
Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
d"
B.
Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work togeth
jr
with others.
C. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
D.
Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
.
105.
The author's purpose of writing this passage is to
.
'
A.
recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B.
offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C.
argue for teaching bright and not
-
so
-
bright pupils in the same class
-
D.!
emphasise the importance of appropriate formal classroom teabhing
Page
7
of12
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rates and declining infant mortality rates, more than half of the rural population of
developing countries is under
20
years of age. This raise$ setious implications for
education.
.
.
. .
,
:..
The main purpose of education is to provide everybody (not only those in urban areas)
with relevant knowledge, skills,
attitucies and ideas which will ena le them to lead more
fulfilling, productive and satisfying lives. To assert that
.every ne has a "right" to
education has little practice meaning unless this
"
right
n
is translat
d
into terms of some
"
minimum package" of attitudes, knowledge and skills for all peo le in a given society.
To do otherwise is to create a privileged class at the expense of veryone else. Vague
objectives such as "giving every child a good basic education
"
-1
a e meaningless when
huge sections of the population are getting little or no education
atiall.
People in rural areas suffer from inadequate education facilities and opportunities. In
most
tural areas in developing countries, the out-of-school
constitutes a vast
majority of the whole population from, say, 10 to
20
For all practical
purposes, they are beyond the reach of formal
section of the
community should
be
unchanged by its educational system.
Where there are rural primary schools they benefit far fewer
rurql young people than
educational statistics 'often
-imply. ~rimsry schools, instead :of being the great
equalizers of educational opportunity they were meant to; be, are the great
discriminators. In the rural areas, they equip only a small min of the young for
effective. and satisfying adulthood. The majority of rural are used to living
out the ignorance and poverty.
This
vicious circle has to be broken; the goal must be to provide pverybody with basic
knowledge and skills. Rather than attempt to enroll
qole
of primary schooling, which is not financially
for many years to came, the strategy should be a shorter four to
year primary cycle
to provide every child with the minimum educational needs
-
lite numeracy, health
education and those technical and business skills needed to
living. This
(J
I.\,
-
Y
..
:
primary
education .should be geared for the large majortty
"
studies beyond this stage, who will enter straight into
Part
4:
Fill
each
blank
with
ONE
suitable
word.
Write
your answers in
the
space
provided under
this
passage.
The literal meanihg of
"
advertise
n
is
"
to make us turn toward
".
When we see an ad,
*
we notice and what it says. At least,
we
turn
our thoughts toward the
(1
16)
,
that is what the
(1
17)
wants us to do. Sellers would problems transacting
any business without advertisements. For example,
if
Texas Instruments
(118)
-
a
new product
like
a personal computer, aboct it if these
mmpanies could not or did not advertise. Women and men in businesk know very well that as
A
...
..I.
advertising increases, so do sales.
(119)
,
the consumer benefits from advertising as well. Ads permit the public to buy
intelligently. By reading the bank ads, for example, we might decide
to1(120) our money
from our current bank to one offering better rates or more convenient (1
1)
.
In addition, a
traveler can save hundreds of dollars (122) transcontinental
by comparing the
ads in the travel section of the newspapers.
Page
9
of
12
.
'.
,
Of
course, nothing is perfect. Even the strongest
(123)
of advertising admit there are
many problems. Some argue that commercials unnecessarily
(124)
into every waking
minute of our lives. We simply cannot get away from the
messages.
Because ads permeate radio and television, we find
(125)
repeat their
"
cute
"
lines. Sellers admonish us to
buy
through
"
sell, soft sell, music, comedy,
,
-c
and appeals to all
our
emotions
-Your
answers
'
,
.
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IV.
WRITING
(6
points)
Part
q:
Finish the second sentence in such
a
way that
It
means
the
same as the sentence before it.
126.
The director and the chief accountant did not get on well.
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The
director
was
not
on
127.
The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
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Only
on
128.1 shall never lend Robert any money, no matterwhat happens.
Underno
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,
'
'
.
:
129.
Do
you think Sally will
be
able
to come here?
'<#'
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.
.
1.
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./sthere
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"'
130.
The
likelihood
of
their having any work to
offer
me in the foreseeable future is nil.
It
is
not
.:...
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Part
2:
For
each of the sentences below,
wrlte
a
new sentence as simil
r
as possible in meaning
to
it.
Use
the
word
given
on the
rfght,
and
this
word
MUST NOT be chanled in any way.
,
.
.,
.,
,131.
He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him.
.
'i
...
'
.
'':
j32.
His French has improved
so
much that he is virtually fluent now.
.!I..
8
'
(degree)
,r
:
4
.
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.
.
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'133.
Jane
is
not at all afraid about traveling abroad on her own.
(holds)
134. The music teacher was the only member
of
staff
not
to attend
the
fareyell
party.
(excepflon)
................................................................................................................................................
135.
Have you decided to enter the poster competition?
(go)
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10
of12
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Part
3: Write a description of
the
data
given
in
the table below. You should write about 150 words.
Visits
to
a
public
library
by
local
residents
in
20P6
Borrowing1
returning
books
1695
1338
890
Using
the
Internet
for
e
-
rnailing
780
1580
401
0
Page
I1
gf
12
*
'
Pad
4
Present a
written
argument about the following:
''Joining
WTQ
(world
Trade
OrganJz&Bo@ brings both op rtunities and
.
2
-~halkng-es especially
fbr
develapJmg countries like
etnam"
'-
"To
what extent
do
you
agree or
-ma
with
Phis
st
tement?
You
should
write
about
250
-
300
words, using your own
ideas,
kno
ledge
and
experience
to
suppod
your arguments.
(DO
not mention any perso
P
a/
information.)
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THE
END
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12
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12
BQ
GIAO
DVC
VA
DAO
TAO
le
THI
CH~NH
TH~C
N
HQC
SlNH
~161
QU~C
GIA
P
12
THPT
NAM
2009
06
thi
cd
12
trang
Mdn
thi
:
TI~NG
ANH
Thi
sinh
kh6ng du~c
sG
dvng tai
lieu,
k&
c5
tip
66n.
0
Giam
thj
khdng giiii
thich
gi
them.
Thwi
gian
thi
:
180
phirt
(khbng
k6
th&i gian
giao
d&)
:
25/02/2009
Ngay
thi
I.
LISTENING
(3
points).
HU~NG
DAN
PHAN
THI
NGHE
HIeU
s6
PHACH
BAi nghe
gdrn
3
phdn,
di
phdn
dm
nghe
2
ldn,
mB'
dn &h nhau
15
gidy,
Wdu
vd
idt
fhk
mdi
phdn nghe
c6
fin hi&
M
ddu
v8 kdf thk b8i nghe
cd
tln
hi&
nhqc.
Thi
sinh
cd
3
phut
d
ha& chlnh bcfi
budrc
tin higu nhw kdt thuc b8i nghe.
M9i
h&g ddn cho thi sinh (bdng ti&ng Anh)
da
cd
trong b8i nghe.
I
Part
1
:
Questions
1- 10
Listen and fill in the missing information.
Hurstwell Guest House Booking Form
Day and date of booking:
(1)
,
17th
May.
r
Type of room:
Single with an en-suite
(2)
(3)
Price:
£45
Name:
James
(4)
Tel:
(5)
phone number
07768 734998.
Address:
(6)
14
Road,
Winchester.
Time of arrival:
(7)
sometime in the
Breakfast:
Full
English
-
bacon, eggs,
(8)
and toma to.
N.5.: Order in advance for
(9)
a.m.
Method of payment:
(10)
on arrival.
Part
2:
Questions
11-
20
Listen to a couple talking to
a
repooter about their work looking after wild animals in
Namibia and choose
the
best answer
A,
6,
or
C.
11.
What was
Liz
studying in South Africa?
A. Photography and conservation.
6.
Topography and preservation.
C.
Geography and conversion.
I
BAN
CHINH
1
12.
Liz
and Wayne had always been interested in
A.
studying photography
5. raising cattle
C.
observing animals in their own habitats
13.
They raise money for their centre by
A. taking in visitors as paying guests
B.
asking international organizations for help
C,
farming the surrounding countryside
14.
What eventually happens to the animals they look after?
A. They
a,re sent to safari parks.
6.
They are released into the wild.
C.
They become part of the family.
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1
of
12
15.
The family try to train the animals to
A. avoid electric fences
B.
be more independent
C.
stay away from cattle
16. What kinds of animals do they have at the centre?
A.
Babies without mothers.
B.
All different types of creatures.
C.
Mainly cheetahs.
17. What sort of success have they had trying to put the creatures back into the wild?
A.
They have released about 160 big cats.
B.
They have released about 116 big cats.
C.
They have released about
52
cheetahs.
18. How does Liz feel about animals?
A.
She would die of boredom.
B. She loves the bugs.
C.
She loves all the animals.
19. What do Liz and Wayne think about their way of life?
A. They are both very happy there.
B.
Liz misses her town life.
C. Wayne would like more free time.
20.
What were they trying to persuade the farmers to dc?
A. To kill wild animals with electricity.
B.
To put up electric fences.
C.
To stay away from wild animals.
Part
3:
Questions
21-
30
Listen to
a
brief introduction of Melbourne and supply the missing information.
a.
Melbourne is the state capital of (21)
b.
Its name came from a British (22)
c.
The Europeans first came here in (23)
d.
Gold was discovered in the state in the (24)
e.
It enjoyed a brief spell as (25) capital at the turn of the last century.
f.
Australian Rules (26) started here.
g.
The championship final is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the largest stadium here
with a capacity of
(27)
h.
Both Rialto Tower and Eureka Tower have (28) decks which give you
a memorable view.
i.
Crown Casino, which has restaurants, can be compared to
(29)
j.
In the evening there's plenty to do as the city has a huge number of
(30)
II.
LEXICO-
GRAMMAR
(7
points)
Part
t:
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer
(A,
6,
C,
or
D)
in
the
numbered box.
31. "There is no further treatment we can give,\aid
Dr
Brown. "We must let the disease take its
I
A. course,
B.
end
C.
term D. way
32.
Nebraska has floods in some years,
A.
in
others drought
8.
droughts are others
C. while other droughts
D.
others in drought
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2
of
12
33.
All things
,
he is the best president we are likely to get.
A.
thought
B.
considered
C.
taken
D.
added
34.
The police promised him
from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully.
A. safety
B,
protection C. immunity
D.
absolution
35. The two trains came
ten metres of collision.
A. mostly
B.
near C. almost
D.
within
36. They attempted to
the painting to its original condition.
A. restore
B.
repair C. renovate
D.
refurbish
37.
Colonial period the great majority of Connecticut's settlers came from
England.
A. Since
B.
The time
C.
During the
D.
It was
38.
I
wouldn't
talk to people in such a rude way in case they hit me.
A. nerve
B.
dare
C.
dread
D,
fear
39. Look at the
way he behaves! Doesn't he think he's great!
A, proud
B.
self-conscious C, airy D. arrogant
40. Only two
five people believe in the paranormal.
A. from
B,
by C. out of D, over
Your answers
----
--.-
--
31.
T36.
--I
I
Part
2:
Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in
the column on the right
(0)
has been done as
an
example.
COPING SKILLS FOR HAPPIER COUPLES
(0)
(psychology) agree that conflicts are inevitable
in almost any long-term (41)
(RELATE); however, what
matters most is the way in which they are resolved rather than the
sources of the (42) (AGREE) themselves. According to
recent studies, the methods that couples use to settle their differences
are crucial to the success of the outcome.
One of the interesting findings is that although (43)
(EXCESS) aggressive behaviour patterns are obviously
(44)
(DESIRE), what must be avoided at all costs is the
(45) (SUPPRESS) of anger, as feelings of resentment can
lead a relationship to break down (46)
(RETRIEVE).
It is essential for couples to communicate when things start
going wrong, and successful conflict (47) (RESOLVE)
involves a three stage process. Firstly, one partner should explain
precisely what the problem is and should try and remain as calm and
(48) (EMOTION) as possible. Secondly, the couple should
0.
Psvcholwists
41.
42.
43.
44.
discuss the specific problem in detail, taking care not to rake up old 48
grievances. Finally, and perhaps most (49)
(IMPORTANCE), there should be negotiation until a
(50)
49.
(SATISFY) agreement is reached. This may not mean that their problem
will be solved, but even this is preferable to allowing a problem to rankle.
50.
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3
of
12
Part 3: The passage below contains
10
mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them
in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Much women nowadays choose to have
a
baby without getting 0-
N'k~ch
-+Many
-
married. They are usually well-off, single professionals who, in their
51.
thirty, find that work is not everything and so decide to have a baby.
They don't want to find
a
husband and have a regular family but only
52.
want to be mothers. They find a partner to be the father of their baby, but
the man often doesn't know that the baby will be him. The women claim
53
they don't need a man to keep a family and bring up
a
child: they prefer to
do it on her own.
Psychologists say that a child can develop normally only in
a
54
complete family with a loving mother and a loving father. The child who
grows with a father lacks his love and guidance, and also the role-model
that a father provides. This is especially important in the case of boys. In
55.
some cases so children can even develop serious psychological disorders.
Also, the social situation of a single mother and a child whose
father is neither unknown or far away has to be taken into account.
56.
Despite the years when a single mother would be ostracized are luckily
gone, it still happens that children without fathers can feel awkward at
57,
school, especially when their peers boast about their own fathers.
The importance of a father in a child life is unquestionable. Even if
5p.
the fighters for the emancipation of women claim that mothers can take
care of their sons by themselves, the situation is a little bit different.
59.
Fathers are replaceable because their love has much to say in the well-
being of children.
One in all single mothers are to be appreciated for their courage
60.
but at the same time they should always think twice before taking this
crucial decision in their lives.
Part
4:
Supply the correct form of the
VERB
In brackets to complete the passage. Write your
answer in
the
numbered box.
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim (61. SEE) monsters in the sea. Though people
(62, offen LAUGH) at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these
'monsters' which (63.
at
times SIGHT) are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual
creatures
(64.
WASH) to the shore, but they (65.
rarely
CATCH) out at sea.
Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. As mall fishing-boat
(66. CARRY) miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that
this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort (67, not DAMAGE) it in any
way. When
it
was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a
head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which
(68.
since SEND) to a museum where it (69. EXAMINE) by a scientist, is
called an
oarfish. Such creatures (70. never SEE) alive by man as they live at a depth
of six hundred feet.
Your answers
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-
1
66.
1
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4
of
12
Part
5:
Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles in
the box. Use each word only
ONCE
and write your answer in the numbered box.
to
U
P
over through
across
down with off
in
out
I
took a course at the employment bureau to learn how to organize my rbsum6 to best show
my experience and qualifications.
Karl Kraus once advised, "Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get life."
Ben is
a
true adventurer. He has climbed this country's highest mountain, canoed
the continent, and hiked through the Amazon jungle.
You'd better write
the appointment in your agenda, or you'll probably forget.
Craig has an album filled photos and articles about his favourite hockey team.
Tim and Jack have been enemies ever since they got a fight in elementary school.
After working all day, she simply didn't have the energy to go dancing in the evening.
They got engaged after travelling
Thailand together for a month.
An enterprising group of local high school students has set a business to raise
money for their graduation party.
Who is going to take
the family business when Aretha's father dies?
Your answers
Part
6:
Insert
A,
AN,
THE
or
0
(zero
article) where necessary. Write your answer in the
numbered
box.
The Vietnamese nation was born among the lagoons and marshes of (81)
Red River
Delta around 4,000 years ago and for (82)
most of its independent existence has been
ruled from Hanoi, Vietnam's small, elegant capital lying in the heart of the northern delta. Given the
political and historical importance of Hanoi and its burgeoning population of three million, it's still
(83) surprisingly low-key city, with the character of a provincial town
-
though with
(84) dramatic rise in motorbike ownership, increased traffic and Western-style retail
outlets, it's catching up fast with the brash, young Ho Chi Minh City. For the time being, however, it
remains (85) relatively laid-back. It still retains buildings from the eleventh-century court of
its founding father King Ly Thai To, most notably the Temple of Literature, and some of the streets
in the Old Quarter still trade in the same specialty goods they dealt in
500
years ago. In
1887,
the
French turned Hanoi into the centre of government for the entire Union of Indochina, replacing
ancient monuments with grand colonial residences, many of which survive today. Hanoi finally
became
(86)
capital of independent Vietnam in 1954, with Ho Chi Minh as its first
president. Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
is
now the city's biggest crowd-puller. The city sustained
(87)
serious damage in the American War, particularly the infamous Christmas Bombing
campaign of
1972,
much of which lucidly chronicled in the Army Museum. Until recently, political
isolation together with lack of resources preserved what was essentially the city of the
1950s.
However, since
(88)
advent of tourism in 1993, the city has seen (89)
explosion
in travellers'
cafhs, mini-hotels and cyber-cafks. Indeed, Hang Bac, one of the Old Quarter's main
drags, which is home to (90) large number of traveller hangouts, is starting to resemble a
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little piece of Bangkok's Khao San Road in Hanoi. The big question now is how much of central
Hanoi will survive the onslaught of modernization.
Your answers
Ill. READING
(4
points)
Part
1:
Read the following passage and decide which answer
(A,
B,
C,
or
D)
best fits each
gap. Write your answer in the numbered box.
(0)
has been done as an example.
A
FUTURE
IN
THE
DARK
For many of us, we are working, travelling, and shopping in hours that used to be
(0)- for relaxation and sleep. But according to the results of tests being (91) by
scientists, we are no longer getting enough darkness in our lives. In fact, (92) shows that a
growing number of health and
environmental problems are due to
a
loss of darkness.
Life has evolved with a daylnight circle. People who go (93) this daylnight rhythm
will notice an adverse impact on their immune systems, and that's not a good sign. We are
(94)-
a conflict between what our mind wants, and what our internal body clock prepares
us
for. Some experts explain that our biological clock is similar to the conductor of an orchestra, with
the multiple rhythms of the body (95)
the various orchestra sections.
The body clock is (96) on the lightldark cycle and it governs us for every
(97)- of activity and rest in our lives. It ensures that all our various internal systems are
working together
-
this is its sole
(98)
.
By moving to 24-hour living, and not taking into
(99)- the dark side, we will effectively be throwing away the advantages of evolution
(1
00)- we care to admit it or not.
0.
A.
conserved
91.
A.
carried up
92.
A.
discovery
93.
A.
down
94.
A.
considering
95.
A.
describing
96.
A.
founded
97. A. prospect
98.
A.
reason
99.
A.
interest
100.
A.
so that
B. reserved
B. carried through
B. display
B, without
B. contributing
B. corresponding
B. based
B. attitude
B.
purpose
B. importance
B:
whether
C.
upheld
C.
carried out
C,
research
C.
through
C.
giving
C.
expressing
C.
decided
C.
position
C.
project
C.
detail
C.
unless
D,
defended
D.
carried
off
D. foundation
D,
behind
D.
creating
D.
representing
D. established
D.
type
D. desire
D.
account
D.
in case
Your answers
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6
of
12
Part
2:
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
that follow
by
circling
A,
B,
C,
or
D.
The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in
a
newspaper war between giants of
the American press in the late nineteenth century. The first full-color comic strip appeared in
January 1894 in the New York
World,
owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first regular weekly full-color
comic supplement, similar to today's Sunday funnies, appeared two years later in William Randolph
Hearst's rival New York paper, the
Morning Journal.
Both were immensely popular, and publishers realized that supplementing the news with
comic relief boosted the sale of papers. The
Morning Journal
started another feature in 1896, the
"Yellow Kid", the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard
Outcault, had been lured away from the World by the ambitious
Hearst. The "Yellow Kid" was in
many ways a pioneer. Its comic dialogue was the
strictly urban farce that came to characterize later
strips, and
it
introduced the speech balloon inside the strip, usually placed above the characters' heads.
The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks'
"Katzenjammer Kids", based on Wilhelm Busch's
Max
and Moritz,
a European satire of the
nineteenth century. The "Kids" strip, first published in 1897, served as the
prototwe for future
American strips. It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was
divided into small regular panels that did away
with a larger panoramic scene of most earlier comics.
Newspaper syndication played a major
role in spreading the popularity of comic strips
throughout the country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black-and-white strips were
not far behind. The first appeared in the Chicago
American
in 1904. It was followed by many
imitators, and by 1915 black-and-white comic strips had become a
sta~le of daily newspapers
around the country.
101. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A comparison of two popular comic strips
B.
The differences between early and modern comic strips
C.
The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories
D.
Features
of
early comic strips in the United States
102. Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and W~lliam Randolph Hearst?
A. They established New York's first newspaper.
B.
They owned major competitive newspapers.
C.
Their comic strips are still published today.
D.
They published comic strips about the newspaper war.
103. The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of
the
following reasons?
A.
They provided a break from serious news stories.
B.
Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings.
C.
Readers could identify with the characters.
D.
They were about real-life situations.
104. To say that Richard Outcault had been "lured awav from the World" by Hearst means which
of the following?
A.
Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the
World.
B.
Hearst fired Outcault from the
World.
C.
Hearst warned Outcault not to leave the
World.
D.
Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the
World.
105. The word
'if"
refers to
A. the "Yellow Kid"
C.
farce
B.
dialogue
D. balloon
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106. According to the passage, the "Yellow Kid" was the first comic strip to do all of the following
EXCEPT
-
A.
appearing in a Chicago newspaper
B,
including dialogue inside a balloon
C, featuring the same character in each episode
D,
characterizing city life in a humorous way
107. The word
"incor~orate"
is closest in meaning to
A.
affect
8.
create
C.
combine D. mention
108.
The word
"prototv~e"
is closest in meaning to
A.
story B. humor
C.
drawing
D.
model
109. The word
"sta~le"
is closest in meaning to
A. regular feature
B. popular edition
C.
new version
D, huge success
110. In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
A.
In alphabetical order by title
B. According to the newspaper in which they appeared
C.
In the order in which they were created
D.
From most popular to least popular
Part 3: Read
the
following passage
and
choose the correct answer to each of the questions
that follow
by
circling
A,
6,
C,
or
D.
Nine-year-old Naomi Gray is like many British children in that when she gets home from
school, she loves to lose
herselfin a Harry Potter book. What makes her diflerent is that
she will have chatted
to
her school fried in French on the bus home, and spent her day
with them learning her lessons in Breton.
Naomi is the daughter of Jane and Dug Gray, a translator and a stone-mason who live in
Finistere, the heart of Celtic Brittany in north-west France. They have opted not to bring up their
three children bi-lingually in French and English, but
tri-lingually, by enrolling them in Brittany's
educational system, Diwan, whereby all lessons, bar English and French, are taught in Breton.
Around 3,000 children in Brittany are educated via this immersion method that has played an
important role in the revival of the Breton language.
Jane admits that the decision was controversial: "Other British parents said:
How dare you
do
that? Don't
your
children have enough to take on?"
But she had seen how quickly the girls
absorbed French:
"I
felt sure they could take in another language". The girls' father, Dug, admits to
being envious of their abilities. "After 16 years in France, I'm comfortable with the language, but the
kids still pick me upon my pronunciation and grammar mistakes," he says.
It was once thought that forcing a child to learn more than one language could slow
academic development but according to Professor Colin Baker, a world expert on bi-lingualism, the
effect is the opposite. The evidence is that bi- and tri-lingualism actually increase mental capacity
and that multi-lingual children tend to do better at school. "The latest research shows that in
intelligence tests, children with two or more welldeveloped languages have higher scores," he says.
"Bi-lingua! children have two or more words for objects and ideas, so the links between words and
concepts are looser, allowing more fluent, flexible and creative thinking." He adds that children learning
languages young also tend to have more confidence and better general communication skills.
Professor Tony Cline is an educational psychologist specialising in language development
in children. He says, "We used to think [the brain] had
a
limited capacity, like a milk bottle, and that it
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12
was impossible to pour two pints of milk into a pint bottle. Now we understand that our brains are
capable of making an infinite number of connections; there is no limit to what we can take in." He
concedes that there might
be
minor disadvantages in having a bi- or tri-lingual childhood: "The child
sometimes applies the rules of one language to another, and so makes mistakes
-
but these
grammatical "errorsn are soon outgrown, as long as the child is exposed to good models of language."
It seems that by giving your child the option of becoming multi-lingual, you are offering
them far more than just the acquisition of a foreign language. That certainly seems to be the case
for the Gray girls. All three are getting top grades at
school and are literate in three languages.
Naomi has also successfully taken on German, where she is a proof that bi-lingualism increases
language-learning aptitude. Says Prof. Cline: "Multi-lingual children pick up other languages quickly
because they have a more flexible approach and are used to handling different forms of syntax,
grammar and vocabulary."
Jane thinks her daughters have gained more than just language; they have also gained
culturally. In fact, the girls are all enthusiastic about Breton culture: Naomi does extracurricular
Breton step dancing and loves singing in Breton and attending dance evenings known as
fest-noz
while Nina takes part in the Breton sport of Gouren, a form of Celtic wrestling. Says Prof. Baker:
"Multi-lingual children gain the benefits of multiple sets of literatures, traditions, ideas, ways of
thinking and behaving."
And, he stresses, if parents have the opportunity to give their child the gift of another
language, they should jump at
it.
Because in today's global marketplace, on top of all the above,
multi-linguals are far more employable than monolinguals. "I find it a great shame that languages
don't have a higher place in the classroom in the
UK
because English is a mainstream language of
business but, in the future, that is going to change."
11
1.
What does the writer say about the school that Naomi attends?
A. It is helping Breton to regain its popularity.
B.
Both English and French are taught.
C.
All of the lessons are taught in Breton.
D.
The pupils are all fluent in three languages.
112.
Some people criticised the Grays for
A,
not encouraging their children to learn French
B, helping to promote a minority language
C. not sending their children to a British school
D.
expecting too much of their children
113.
Dug Gray says that his children
A. need to improve their French pronunciation
B.
are not
as
fluent in French as they irvould like to be
C,
sometimes correct him in his use of French
D.
would like to learn another language
114.
Professor Baker says that, compared to other children, multi-lingual children
A. work harder at school
B.
tend to do better in examinations
C. have a less rigid way of thinking
D.
are generally more talkative
115.
Professor Cline uses the example of the milk bottle to illustrate
.
A. our knowledge that the brain has limitations
B.
a previous way of thinking about the brain
C.
the link between brain size and intelligence
D.
how
much
language can be stored in the brain
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9
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12
116. What does Professor Cline say about mistakes made by multi-lingual children?
.
A.
They are only apparent in childhood.
B.
They are only a temporary issue, given the right conditions.
C.
They usually only occur in one of the child's languages.
D.
They can increase in number as the child grows older.
117. Naomi's experience is presented as evidence that multi-lingual children
A.
enjoy taking part in group activities
B.
integrate easily into any new cultural environment
C. take advantage of opportunities they are offered
D.
are better equipped to learn foreign languages
11 8. What does
"it"
in the last paragraph refer to?
A.
the opportunity
B.
their child
C.
the gift
D.
another language
119. What is NOT true about the three children of Jane and Dug Gray?
A.
They attend the same school.
8.
They can speak three languages well.
C.
They don't like Breton culture.
D. One of them enjoys reading Harry Potter.
120. What is the main
idea
of
the passage?
A.
Children should only learn one language.
6.
Multi-lingualism is beneficial for children.
C.
Multi-lingual children can do better at school.
D.
Multi-linguals have higher chance to get
a
job.
Part
4:
Fill each blank with
ONE
suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered boxes
provided
below
the
passage.
LAUGHING IS GOOD FOR YOU
-
SERIOUSLY
It is a sad fact that adults laugh far less than children, sometimes by as (121) as
a
couple of hundred times a day. Just take a look at people's faces on the way to work or in the
office: you'll be lucky to see a smile, let (122) hear a laugh. This is a shame
-
especially
in view of the fact (123) scientists have proved that laughing is good for you. 'When you
laugh,' says psychologist David Cohen, 'it produces the feel-good hormones, endorphins. It
counters the effects of stress
(124)
enhances the immune system.'
There are many reasons why we might laugh less in adult life: perhaps we are too work-
obsessed, or too embarrassed to (125)
our emotions show. Some psychologists simply
believe that children have more
na'rve response, and as adults we naturally grow out of
spontaneous reactions. Luckily, (1
26)
,
it is possible to relearn the
art
of laughter. In India,
'laughter clinics' have been growing (127) popularity over the last few years,
(1 28) to the efforts of Dr Madan Kataria, whose work has won him a devoted following.
Dr
Kataria believes that his laughing techniques can help to strengthen the immune system and lower
stress level, (1 29) other things. He teaches his patients different laughs or giggles to relax
specific parts of the body. In 1998, when Dr Kataria organized a World Laughter Day at Bombay
race track, 10,000 people (1
30)
UP.
Your
answers:
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1121.
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12
IV. WRITING
(6
points)
Part
I:
Use the word(s) given
in
brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence
in
such
a
way that
it
is
as similar as possible
in
meaning to the original sentence.
Do
NOT
change the form of the given word(s).
131. David played the main role when the proposal was drafted.
(instrumental)
132.
If
you hadn't changed our original agreement, everything would have been fine.
(stuck to)
...............................................................................................................
133.
1
think you should have some consideration for those who don't have lives at privilege as
yours.
(spare)
...............................................................................................................
134.
We decided to stay longer because we were
so
thrilled by the place.
(extend)
...............................................................................................................
135. When
I
heard her speak, it affected me profoundly.
(impact)
Part
2:
The chart below shows the changes in the use of the lnternet in comparison with the radio
and the television as a means of obtaining
information in the city of Banana from
2000
to
the end of
2008.
Describe the changes.
Use of Internet and other means
Year
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1 1
of
12
Many people believe that critical thinking is very important in education and should
be encouraged among students. Others think that
it
should never
be
encouraged.
Which position do you agree with?
Write about
300
words
to
support your position (and
do not include your personal information).
.....................................................................................................................
THE
END
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B GIÁO DC VÀ ĐÀO TO K THI CHN HC SINH GII QUC GIA
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THC LP 12 THPT NĂM 2011
Môn thi: TING ANH
Thi gian thi: 180 phút (không k thi gian giao đề)
S PHÁCH
Ngày thi: 11/01/2011
Đề thi có: 10 trang
Thí sinh không được s dng tài liu, k c t đin.
Giám th không gii thích gì thêm.
__________________________________________________________________
I. LISTENING (4/20 points)
HƯỚNG DN PHN THI NGHE HIU
Bài nghe gm 3 phn, mi phn được nghe 2 ln, mi ln cách nhau 15 giây, m đầu kết thúc mi phn nghe
tín hiu.
M đầu và kết thúci nghe tín hiu nhc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chnh bài trước tín hiu nhc kết thúc bài
nghe.
Mi hướng dn cho thí sinh (bng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: A VOA reporter is hosting a discussion of a research report on how the world is fighting hunger. Listen
to the discussion and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions.
1. This coming Saturday will be marked as
______.
A. World’s Peace Day B. UN’s Nutrition Day C. World’s Food Day D. UN’s Agriculture Day
2. It is aimed to push forward a program to
______.
A. fight terrorism B. alleviate hunger C. investigate hunger D. eliminate hunger
3. The findings have revealed that early childhood is also the critical time for reducing
______.
A. violence B. terrorism C. sexism D. poverty
4. Experts have concluded that undernourishment between conception and
______ can have a serious and lasting
impacts.
A. one’s third birthday B. one’s second birthday C. one’s first birthday D. one’s fifth birthday
5. Undernourished children are likely to get
______ and are likely to get sick and die.
A. physically stunted B. mentally retarded C. emotionally problematic D. physically incapable
6. According to the report, a nation’s productivity of future generations largely depends on the
_______.
A. natural environment B. family’s income source
C. first 1,000 days of life D. health services
7. Damages after the critical time is
_________.
A. highly irreversible B. scarcely retrievable C. difficult to overcome D. highly reserved
8. Who should be “on board” with nutritionists to make the project a success?
A. Professionals. B. Statesmen. C. Executives. D. Politicians.
9. In the 1980’s, Thailand sent its volunteers to the country teaching about
______.
A. health and productivity B. foods and nutrients C. health and nutrition D. health and foods
10. Many major donors and the United Nations are targeting the program at
______ and young children.
A. pregnant women B. working parents C. breastfeeding mothers D. low-income parents
Part 2: Listen to a radio interview with a volcanologist and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the
following questions.
11. What the scientist finds the most amazing about volcanoes is the fact that ______.
A. they can kill a large number of people very quickly B. you never know when they will erupt
C. volcanoes have enormous power D. their eruptions are highly predictable
12. How powerful is a volcanic eruption as described in the expert’s words?
A. It can burn out a village within seconds. B. It can clean a village within seconds.
C. It can wipe out a village within seconds. D. It can bury a village within seconds.
13. The old assumption that the moon affects volcanic eruptions ______.
A. has never been tested B. has been tested only recently
C. is based on old-time legends D. is a classical myth
14. What gives rise to the old idea comes from the observation that a volcano is likely to erupt when ______.
A. the moon comes down B. there is a new moon
C. there is a full moon D. the moon is high in the sky
15. Mount Etna is nicknamed “a ______ giant”.
A. friendly B. hostile C. unfriendly D. dangerous
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16. Mount Etna is so nicknamed because ______.
A. its cone is a playground B. its lava cools down very fast
C. its cone is narrow D. its lava moves slowly
17. For 3,000 years, Mount Etna has killed ______ people.
A. 73 B. 69 C. 3,000 D. 4,000
18. How many people were killed by Mount Etna in 1669?
A. 69 deaths were recorded. B. 73 deaths were recorded.
C. No case of death was recorded. D. 3,000 deaths were recorded.
19. A new volcano may be formed when
______.
A. lava flows fast B. a cone closes up C. lava cools down D. a cone explodes
20. Mount Fuji in Japan is the ______ volcano on that site.
A. 2
nd
B. 1
st
C. 3
rd
D. 4
th
21. How large is the number of visitors visiting Mount Fuji every year?
A. 4,000 people. B. 400,000 people. C. 20,000 people. D. 400 people.
22. The word “volcano” comes from Italian meaning “______”.
A. a burnt mountain B. a falling mountain C. a burning mountain D. a forming mountain
23. The first volcano to have the name “Vulcanus” was ______.
A. Vesuvius B. Mount Etna C. Mount Fuji D. Vesuvius and Etna
24. The Romans gave the Mount the name because they thought it was the ______ of the God of Fire Vulcanus.
A. den B. home C. cave D. house
25. According to the expert, volcanoes ______.
A. have more than one cone B. are all famous tourist sites
C. will all become extinct D. are always changing
Part 3: A new student took notes of the introduction of the Department of Printed Word but she missed out
some details. Listen to the man introducing his department and supply the blanks with missing
information for her.
Department: short history, founded: (26)
_______________________________
size of first intake of undergraduates: (27)
_______________________________
number of students on a taught M.A. course: (28)
_______________________________
number of part-time lecturers: (29)
_______________________________
percentage of students from outside the country: (30)
_______________________________
English level requirements for students from outside the country: (31)
_______________________________
students from outside the country get help from: (32)
_______________________________
Department’s external links: (33)
_______________________________
series of workshops built with: (34)
_______________________________
modern printing highly technological
all students have to be: (35) _______________________________
despite being a modern department, it is also interested in: (36)
_______________________________
main work of Department: (37) teaching
_______________________________
former students employed as: (38)
_______________________________conservationists
Dr Yu, expert on early Chinese manuscript and: (39)
_______________________________
post-graduate research students should apply: (40)
_______________________________
II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (5/20 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the
numbered box.
41. He was so ______ in the book that he did not hear her footsteps.
A. distracted B. engrossed C. gripped D. attracted
42. I felt that he lacked the ______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment
43. The government decided to ______ down on income tax evasion.
A. press B. crack C. push D. snap
44. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been ______.
A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out
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45. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will ______ expectations.
A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed
46. John's got very ______ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment.
A. puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled
47. The college will soon be ready to ______ candidates for new courses.
A. enrol B. involve C. call D. recall
48. After the concert, everyone had to ______ home through the thick snow.
A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
49. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a _____ on the
ship.
A. riot B. rebellion C. mutiny D. strike
50.
Her enthusiasm ______ her lack of experience.
A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up
Your answers:
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Part 2: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
A
feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should be regarded as
equally to men. She, or he, deplores discrimination against women in the home, place of
work or anywhere, and her principle enemy is the male chauvinist, who believes that men
are naturally super. Tired of being referred to asthe weaker sex”, women are becoming
more and more militancy and are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to
death of sexy jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to be regarded as
second-class citizens in terms of economic, political and social status. They criticize beauty
contests and the use of glamour female models in advertisements which they describe as
the exploit of female beauty, since women in these situations were represented as mere sex
objects. We no longer live in the male-dominate societies of the past. Let us hope,
moreover, that the revolution stops before we have a boring world in which sex doesn’t
make much difference. We already have unisex hairdressers and fashions. What next?
0.
feminine feminist
51. ___________________
52. ___________________
53.
___________________
54.
___________________
55. ___________________
56.
___________________
57.
___________________
58. ___________________
59.
___________________
60.
___________________
Part 3: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the
right. (0) has been done as an example.
A live broadcast of any public event, such as a space (0) ______ (FLY) or sporting
occasion, is almost (61) ______ (VARIABLE) accompanied by the thoughts of a (62)
______ (COMMENT). This may be on television, along with the relevant pictures,
alternatively on radio. The technique involved (63) ______ (DIFFERENT) between the
two media, with radio broadcasters needing to be more explicit and (64) ______
(DESCRIBE) because of the absence of visual information. TV commentators do not
need to paint a picture for their audience; instead, their various (65) ______ (OBSERVE)
should add to the images that are already there. There will sometimes be silences and
pauses in a TV commentary, although these are becoming (66) ______ (INCREASE)
rare. Both types of commentators should try to be informative, but should avoid sounding
(67) ______ (OPINION). In sports commentaries, fairness and (68) ______ (IMPART) to
both sides is vital, but spontaneity and enthusiasm are valued by those watching or
listening. Sports commentators usually broadcast live in an essentially unscripted way,
although they may refer to previously prepared materials such as sports statistics.
Because of the (69) ______ (PREDICT) nature of live events, thorough preparation in
advance is vital. The Internet has helped enormously with this aspect of the job. Anyone
interested in becoming a commentator should have excellent (70) ______ (ORGANISE)
skills, the willingness to work irregular hours, and a strong voice.
0. __flight____
61. _____________________
62. _____________________
63. _____________________
64. _____________________
65. _____________________
66. _____________________
67. _____________________
68. _____________________
69. _____________________
70. _____________________
Part 4: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the two-word verbs below. Write your answer in
the numbered box. Each verb is used only once.
bring out close down make up to sift through check over
lay down go round sit on work out do with
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71. Business was so bad that they had to ______ two factories.
72. Next year, we intend to ______ several new products. But at the moment, we are still testing them.
73. The operator monitors the pressure by ______ the readings on these gauges.
74. Calculations which used to take ages can now ______ in a few seconds.
75. You give the computer a command and it will ______ the data for you until it finds the information you need.
76. People only ______ him because of his wealth.
77. He ______ my letter for months, why doesn’t he answer it?
78. This car could ______ a good polish.
79. There should be enough sweets to ______.
80. It is quite clearly ______ that only amateurs can take part.
Your answers:
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
Part 5: Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles in the box. Use each
word only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box. (Please note that the given words
outnumber the gaps.)
after at back through across with
forward off out over up for
81. I received the news ______ a kind of naive enthusiasm.
82. He felt nervous before he started the first lecture of his life but he carried it ______ very well.
83. My group and yours have arrived ______ the same conclusion quite independently.
84. When he married for the second time, Fred got more than he bargained ______.
85. You can’t sit ______ and do nothing like that while much remains to be done.
86. The favourable weather has put the harvest ______.
87. We won’t watch that programme if the television is playing ______ again.
88. We made ______ that we had forgotten Jane’s birthday, though it was not true.
89. We had to sit ______ nearly two hours of speeches.
90. We’re both going ______ the same job.
Your answers:
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
III. READING (5/20 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answer in the numbered box.
There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that
their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (91) ______ doing anything
else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they
do if their children spend hours (92) ______ a computer screen?
Obviously, if children spend too much time (93) ______ in some game instead of doing their homework, then
something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (94) ______ of the
Internet, and the child should (95) ______ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (96) ______ to this
arrangement, parents can take more drastic (97) ______ .
Any parent who is (98) ______ alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (99) ______ the
matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (100) ______ affect a child's performance at
school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in
a few months parents will have something else to worry about!
91. A. always B. ever C. never D. rare
92. A. peeping at B. glancing at C. staring at D. seeing
93. A. involved B. occupied C. taken D. absorbed
94. A. done B. had C. made D. taken
95. A. promise B. assure C. secure D. claim
96. A. commit B. stick C. follow D. hold
97. A. rules B. procedures C. steps D. regulations
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98. A. actually B. heavily C. seriously D. urgently
99. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate
100. A. possibly B. consequently C. probably D. necessarily
Your answers:
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110.
101. ______
Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each other. Because of these
devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the
results of an election in Japan or Argentina. An international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a
television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours,
help is on the way.
102. ______
How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of
course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the
continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time
difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between the English and the United
States armies could have been avoided if the warring sides had known that a peace agreement had already been
signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During those six weeks,
the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought and many lives were lost.
103. ______
An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In prehistoric times, people had
limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about geography, the study of the Earth. People knew very
little beyond their small groups except what was happening near their homes. Later, people were organized into villages,
and verbal communication between small towns was possible. Still, the peoples knowledge was limited because they
had no outside information. Kingdoms and small countries then developed, with a king directing the people. Cities
developed, too, but still communication was limited to the small geographical area of the country. Much later in history,
after the invention of the printing press, many more people learned to read, and communication was improved.
104. ______
In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People's lives have been changed
because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that it does not allow people time to think.
For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at most, hours to consider all the parts of a problem. They are
expected to answer immediately. Once they had days and weeks to think before making decisions.
105. ______
The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the world. People in different
countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is that people with different religions must try to
understand each other's beliefs and values, even if they do not accept them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different.
What one group considers a normal part of life is strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture
might be bad or impolite to people of another culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for misunderstanding.
People must learn not to judge others, but to accept them as they are. As the world grows smaller, people must learn to
talk to each other more effectively as well as communicate more rapidly.
Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (101 - 105) that lead the five
paragraphs and write the letters A-H in the corresponding numbered boxes. (The headings outnumber the
paragraphs, so you will not use all of them).
A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
H. Modern communication and expected responsibility
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Then choose the correct answer to each of the following questions by circling A, B, C, or D.
106. Modern communications have ______.
A. affected the results of elections and news of disasters
B. only allowed people to see world sports events at home
C. kept people better informed of their world and beyond
D. made people happier, busier, but less informed
107. Before the invention of communication devices, ______.
A. people gave better care to their local affairs
B. there was no transportation between countries
C. people were much interested in world affairs
D. people were mostly kept in the dark about the world
108. A negative aspect of fast communication is that it ______.
A. makes people think too fast
B. will push governments into dead ends
C. deprives decision makers of correct information
D. may rush governments into decisions
109. There were instances in which lives could have been saved if ______.
A. intercommunication had been established
B. there had not been a delay in communication
C. officers’ demands of information had been met
D. carrier pigeons had arrived in time
110. The speed of communication has helped create opportunity for ______.
A. mutual understanding and cultural tolerance
B. better understanding and freer trade
C. the expansion of cultural differences
D. the growth of the physical world
Your answers:
101. 102. 103. 104. 105.
106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
Part 3: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by circling A, B, C, or D to indicate
your answer which you think fits best.
Bringing up children
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to
go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible - for example, by providing the opportunity
for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact,
underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in child
clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for
food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one,
he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things,
particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are
not made before the child can understand them. Every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill:
the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry
the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the
child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be
encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is
left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new
things for himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. By playing together, parents
learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents. Toys and games which both parents and
children can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation. Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and
crosswords are good examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some may be especially
strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal
cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as
much as the child's own happiness and well-being.
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental
teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that
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“example is better than precept”. If they are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may grow
confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been, to
some extent, deceived. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' ethics and their morals can
be a dangerous disillusion.
111. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ______.
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
112. Learning to wait for things is successfully taught ______.
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
113. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills ______.
A. should be focused on only at school
B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
D. should be balanced and moderate
114. Parental controls and discipline ______.
A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child’s happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
115. The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” ______.
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
116. In the 1
st
paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ______ in helping the child in trouble.
A. psychiatrists B. community C. family D. nursery
117. The phrase ‘conforming to’ in the 2
nd
paragraph means ______.
A. adapting to B. accepting C. agreeing with D. following
118. The wordzest’ in the 2
nd
paragraph can be best replaced by ______.
A. appetite B. excitement C. enthusiasm D. enjoyment
119. The wordimposed’ in the 4
th
paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. excepted B. introduced C. made D. constrained
120. Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may ______.
A. result in their children’s wrong behaviour B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether D. impair their children’s mind
Your answers:
111. 112. 113. 114. 115.
116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
Write T if the statement is true according to the passage; F if the statement is not true, and NG if the information
is not given in the passage.
121. It is important for a child to gradually get used to his daily demands in the process of mental development.
122. To force children to learn different skills beyond their natural learning rate is encouraged by parents.
123. The understanding between parents and children plays an important role in mental development.
124. Parents should leave their children’s mental development for school education.
125. Parents are advised to do everything for their children right from early childhood.
Your answers:
121. 122. 123. 124. 125.
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Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to G for each gap from
126 to 130. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. Then answer the questions from
131 to 140 that follow.
The days when only men would hold management positions are over. (126) __________. Despite a slowing
economy, the number of women in management has risen to 16% in 1995, when it used to be less than 9%. One result
of this tendency is that women are now more accepted in these roles, and it has also been found that women in
management ease tension and gender conflict in the workplace.
A comprehensive nation-wide study of executive performance accidentally found that women scored higher in
almost all areas of performance evaluation, while compiling a large-scale analysis of 425 high-level managers. (127)
__________. They tend to work harder behind the scenes, while men prefer the glamorous, more aggressive side of
management. The masculine approach is more suited to the traditional style of business, where the boss would work
alone and simply dictate orders to his staff. Now, in the global information age, teamwork and partnership are
increasingly important, and these are exactly the areas where women excel.
(128) __________. It may be that the same qualities that make women more effective as managers are also
holding them back. Most women get stuck in jobs which involve human resources or public relations, while their skills
make them highly suitable for this type of work. However, the posts in these areas rarely lead to the top. Ambitious
women are frustrated by this, and many left to start their own companies. Another reason why women are overlooked for
promotion is that men are seen as more dynamic and competitive. Women tend to work for the good of the company as
a whole, while men are looking out for themselves. Some bosses may interpret the feminine approach as showing a lack
of vision. A woman will often adopt the strategy of making people think that they are the authors of new ideas, so that
they will co-operate with her plan. Although this is an effective way of achieving an objective, the result is that she will
lose credit for her creativity and innovation.
It is also surprising to learn that the greatest prejudice against female bosses comes from women themselves. In a
recent Gallup poll, 70% of men said that they would be prepared to accept a female boss, compared to 66% of women.
(129) __________. Since nearly all bosses used to be male, women feel more comfortable being supervised by a man
than by another woman. Some women also feel that a male boss is less demanding and he feels more relaxed about
being in a position of authority. Since women have to work harder to get to the top, they expect more of their staff when
they get there.
In conclusion, although more and more women are rising to higher positions, there are still many deep-rooted
prejudices and double standards that keep them from achieving the very top positions. Companies may say that they
value interpersonal skills, but they still look for a leader who is decisive and a risk taker. (130) __________. Although
women have proved that they are capable of leading a company, it seems that they will not get the chance to do so until
they are prepared to start their own businesses.
A. One possible reason for this is that of tradition
B. Areas where women are particularly effective are in supporting their staff, and sharing information
C. More and more women are moving into top jobs in the USA
D. Although women are not as decisive as men, they still play an important role in social work
E. Although the number of women in middle management is on the increase, there are still few
women running large companies
F. These qualities are perceived as being mainly masculine
G. These positions are held by females
Complete the following statements by circling A, B, C, or D.
131. The participation by women in business management has ______.
A. increased a sexist attitude among men
B. started new business conflicts
C. caused gender conflict among the staff
D. made the workplace more agreeable
132. Women managers are found more skilful in areas where they can promote their ability to ______.
A. build relationships with people B. fight their way to the top
C. deal with their male bosses D. give directions to the staff
133. Women are often overlooked for the top jobs because ______.
A. other women do not like working for them B. they do not take credit for their own ideas
C. they cannot make big decisions D. they leave to start their own businesses
134. Women prefer a male boss because ______.
A. male bosses work harder B. men are more competitive
C. it is more usual to work for a man D. female bosses are more demanding
135. A female boss often demands more of her staff because ______.
A. other women do not like working for them B. she herself has to toil her way to the position
C. she can always make big decisions D. her staff do not tend to submit themselves to her
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Write T if the statement is true according to the passage; F if the statement is not true, and NG if the information
is not given in the passage.
136. Working with other people has become more important in modern business.
137. Businesses owned by women are more successful than those owned by men.
138. Most women work for their own promotion, not for the good of the company.
139. More men than women work for female bosses.
140. Companies may not tell the truth about the qualities they look for in a manager.
Your answers:
126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
131. 132. 133. 134. 135.
136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
IV. WRITING (6/20 points)
Part 1: (0.5/20 points)
Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way
that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given
word(s). Look at the example in the box.
Example: Immediately after winning the race, Sandy began training for the next one. (had)
No sooner had Sandy won the race than she began training for the next one.
141. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. (under)
Students ................................................................................................................the additional evening lectures.
142. You cannot find pottery like this in any other part of the country. (type)
This is the only part of the country .................................................................................................................. found.
143. All are eligible for the contest. There is no
discrimination of race and sex. (regardless)
All are eligible ........................................................................................................................................................ .
144. As a result of the bad weather, there may be delay to some international flights. (subject)
Due to the bad weather .................................................................................................................... possible delay.
145. We were very much surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk. (To)
.........................................................................................................................., Brian had become a monk.
Part 2: (2/20 points)
Below is the data showing the students choice of colleges and universities in the country of Dispairana.
Write a report (of about 150 words) on the changes over the period of ten years. You may add comments and reasons to
enliven your report.
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High-school students are expected to participate more in extracurricular activities and community service in
addition to achieving high grades. Some educators suggest extending high-school education to four years so
that students can achieve all that is expected of them. Others are against the proposal because they think
students would lose interest in school and attendance would drop in the end.
In about 350 words, write an essay that ends with the remark “High-school education should be extended to four years
to assert your point of view on this question. Use reasons and examples to support your position. You may continue your
writing on the back page if you need more space.
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non-native species
can
destroy
native
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Human
population:
has
increased
at a(n) rate.
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questions
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reportab*ut
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it has
many
20.
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spoken version
is
called
Cornish.
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3: For
questions
21-25, listen
to a
radio
discussion
on dictionaries
and
cfioose
&e besf
answer
(4,
B,
C or D) according
to
what
you
hear. Write
yaur
ansulers
in the corresponding
numbered
boxes.
21.
Elaine says she
is under
pressure
at work
as a
result
of
_.
A. the
growth
of
the market
B. the
quality
of
the competition
C. the demand
for
greater
profits
D. the need
to
manage
resources
22.
Elaine decides to
include
a
word
in her
dictionaries
after checking
---,
A. how it is
used in
the
press
B.
whether
it is on the
database
c. what her researchers
think
of it
D.
whether
its
use
is widespread
23. According
to Elaine,
in which
area
of her work
has new technology
had
the
greatest
impact?
A.
the accuracy
of the entries
B.
the
speed
of
the
research
C.
the reliability of the data
D. the
quality
of the language
24. According
to
Tony,
what
may influence
a
diptionary compiler's
decision
to include
a
particular
term?
A.
tdchnicalexperience
B. reading
habits
C.
personalinterests
D. objective
research
25. According
to
Elaine, what
prevents
dictionary
compilers from inventing
words
themselves?
A.
respect for
their colleagues
B. lack
of
inspiration
C. fear
of criticism
D.
pride
in their work
Your answers
ll.
LEXICO-GRAMMAR
(30 points)
Paft 1:
Choose
the best answer
(A,
B, C, or D)
to
each
of
the
followlng guesfions
and
write
your
answers in
the correspanding
numberedboxes.
26. At
the end
of the competition,
all the
runners
were
_
exhausted.
A.
actually B.
wholly
C. utterly
D. eventually
27. I
see no
point
in with
such
a
perfect
operating system.
A.
doing
B.
dealing
C. matching
D. tampering
28. There is
_
in
the
press
that the
Prime Minister will resign.
A.
rumour
B. speculation
C. news
D. indication
29.
The work is
beyond a
shadow of
_
one of the best
she has ever written.
A,
doubt
B. contradiction
C. criticism
D.
suspicion
30. The
election
will be nelO
at the
end of the
week, at any
A.
case
B. rate
C. situation
D. time
31.
At first Tom insisted
he was right,
but
then began to
_.
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B. follow
up C.
drop off
D.
break
up
32. The
ceremony
was
one
hour
late
as the
organisers hadn't
_
for
such
an adverse
weather
condition.
A. expected
B.
bargained
C. calculated
D.
supposed
33. I can
accept criticism
in
general,
but George really
--
it
too far, so
I had
no other
option
but to
show my
disapproval.
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B.
pushed
C.
put
D.
rnade
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you
object to him being
taken on
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be a(n)
to
the company?
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property
B.
estate
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D.
material
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driver
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parking
his vehicle in
the wrong
place.
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confined
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fears
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expense
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action
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current
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play
a role
in
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lacks
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potentialsolutions.
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technologies
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in
parts
of Europe.
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long-standing
debate
amonq users
of
"new
media"
and
lnternet
service
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to uphold what
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views
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in
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affordable
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whatever
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content
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say
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free
lnternet
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should
be unimpeded
by
government
oversight
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connections
should
be available for
anyone
who
can afford
it.
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debate is
overgrown with
so rnany
technical
jargon
that it hasn't
attracted
widespreading
attention, but what's
at stake
are
nothing
less
than the future
of the
lnternet.
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is
whether financial
corporations
become
gatekeepers
of
online content
and traffic,
oi' whether
small independent
organisations
can access the new
technology
without
restrictions. Whiche'uer
way
it
goes,
the outcome is likely to
change
the
whole
of
popular
culture.
44.
45.
43.
46.
47.
Part 4: Fill
tn tfie
gaps
in
the following
senfences with
suifahle
paficbs.
Write
your
answers
in the
corresponding
numbered
boxes.
(0)
has
been done
as
an
example.
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to
put
the noise
of
the
nearby factory.
49.
The
chairman brought
the
rnatter
of
staff
restructure
in the
last meeting
on
the
BoM.
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the
idea
that language
students learn
best in
small
groups.
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too smart to fall
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the
conman.
52. She
decided to
put
_
a
parttime
job
to supplement her rneagre
income.
53. The
authorities declare they will come
---_--_
hard
*_-**_*
increasing
mugging
and burglary
in
the city.
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succeediin his
eareer, I don't think
luck comes
-*-
it.
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the failure of
the
project
and he took
it
the
chief accountant.
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with
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
Ill. READING
(50
points)
paft
1:
Read
the
foltowing
passage
and
decide
which
answer
(A,
B,
C, or
DJ best
fits
each
gap.
Write
your
answer
in corresponding
numbered
boxes.
(0)
has
been
done
as an example-
LEGAL
FIGHT
HITS
MUSIC
PIRATES
The
global
recording
industry
has
launched
its
largest
wave
of
legal
(0)
.
.
against
people
suspected
of
(56)_ music
files
on the
lnternet.
The
latest move
by
the
lnternational
Federation
of
the
pndnobrap[Etnoustry(lFPl)(57)--2,100allegeduplclader:s(5B)-peer-to-peer(P2P)
neporfts
in 16 nationl
including thtuK,
France,
Germany
and
ltaly. Thousands
of
people have agreed
to
pay
compensation
since
the
campaign
began.
ln the
US,
civil
lawsuits
have been
(59)-----:
against
hrdre tnin
15,597
people
sinceSeptember
2003
and
there
have
been
3,590 settlements.'This
is a
significant
(60) of our enforcernent
actions
against
people who-are uploading
and distributing
illEgal
music
on
pZp
networks,'
said lFPl chief
John
Kennedy.
'Tlrousands of
people
-
mostly
lnternet-savvy
me-n
in their
20s
or 30s
-
have
learnt to
their
(61)_-the legal
and financial
risks
involved
in file-
sharing
copyrighted
music
in large
quantities.'
lnclividual
cases
are
generally
brought by
the
national
associitipns-in
tne
recording
indusiry.
The UK
record
industry
has so
far brought
97 cases,
with a
further
65
covered
by the
latest
action.
0.
A.
action
56.
A. stealing
57.
A. aimed
58.
A.
practising
59.
A.
carried
60.
A.
aftermath
61.
A. cost
Your answers
B. activity
B. sharing
B. targeted
B. having
B. instigated
B.
feature
B. charge
G.
acting
C.
using
C. directed
C.
applying
C. brought
C.
result
C.
benefit
D. acts
D, downloading
D,
pointed
D. using
D. activated
D. escalation
D. fortune
0.4
56.
57.
58.
r.O
60. 61.
Paft
2:
For
questions
62-70,
read the
text belaw
and think
of
the word
which besf fifs
each
gap.
Use
only
one
word
in each
gap.
Write
your
answer
in corresponding
numhered
boxes.
(0)
has
been
done
as an example.
NOT JUST
MAKING
A
GOOD STORY
Media
interest
is
greater
in those
situations
(O)--- a communal
or
personal
traumatic event
fits the
working
criteria
of newsworthiness,
with
the
(62) that some
events
will attract
wide media
attention
while
(-63)-- are of
little
interest. Hence
those
events
which
(64)---.
elite
or
representative
persons,
unpredictahle
or unusual
tragedy,
loss or sorrow,
and
that
epitomise
universal
themes or the
failure
of
technology
(65)---
be of
greater
interest and
attract
greater
media
attention than
recurring everyday
traumas
such
as
disease
or
car fatalities.
Most
print
and
electronic
journalists
are
(66)-
strong
pressure
to report
what has
happened
in such
a way that
it tells
a
good
story
and rnakes
sense to readers
and
viewers
so that
they
not only
know
what has
happened,
but
feel it as
well. This is a
pressure
that derives
from
forces
(67) the
control
of individual
journalists
imposed
by the
media system
and the
demandsoftheconsumersofmediaproducts.Theextentto(6B)-theseexpectationscanbemet
within the
practicalities
of
a traurna
situation
(69)_----
Eenerally
on a complex
mix of the
personal
stature
and
judgment
of the
journalist,
the
specific
instructions
of
their
managers
and the
practical
situation
in
which they
(70)- themselves.
Your
answers
0.
where
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
o/.
68.
69.
70.
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Two of
the suggesfed answers
do NOT
fit at all.
CARS AT{D SOCIETY
Nowadays,
just
over half of
all households in
Britain have one
or more
cars. The increasing
use
of cars
has
had an enormc,us
effect on
society, health,
the
landscape
and other
aspects of life.
ln
the 19tn century
railway
caused workers in
other transport
industries
to
lose
their
jobs,
but
they also
employed
a
great
many
people.
ln the twentieth century, railway
workers
lost their
jobs
as roads
provided
more
employment.
(71)
,
and have opened up
whole areas urhich were formerly
inaccessible.
Country
parks,
stately hornes
and other
attractions
often depend
on
access by
car,
for
public
transport
rarely
serves
them.
(72)
,
-
As
late
as the 1950s
almost every district had a nurnber
of corner shops.
People used
these shops for almost
all the things they
needed each day such as food,
papers,
and household
goods.
They
would have
gone
inio towns
to visit
the market and
purchase
items
unobtainable locally
perhaps
only
once or
twice a month"
Daily
shopping
was done within
the
local
community,
and the meetings
with
other
people
kept
the comnrunity
gcling.
(73)-*---,
traveling
further
than brefore and
going
by
car if
possible.
The use
of a
car makes
the
journey
easy and means that
they can
bring back enough shopping
to
last
them
a week
or more.
Cars
have
helped
to drive many corner
shops
out of business.
(74)--,
but
ntany
torvns
and cities now
have
giant
shops
selling clo-it-yourself
materials,
and
these are often in
'out-of-town'
centres
or trading estates that
are not served
by
bus.
(75)-_--.
M6ny other
facilities also depend
on improved
road transport,
often involving
the use of
cars. Modern
hospitais, schools, libraries
dnd other
institutions are
often
built
to serve large
areas.
Compared with
those
which
they
have
replaced they are
fewer,
larger
and
more rernote from
the
people
who
use them.
A. However,
many railways have
been
improved
B.
They depend on
customers having
cars
C. Modern
town-dwellers
like
to have
private
transport
D. Nowadays,
a large
percentage
of
people
do their shopping at supermarkets
E. Nearly allshopping centres
can be reached
by birs as well as
car
F. lncreased rnobility,
mainly by car,
also leads to facilities closing
G. ln
general,
cars
have
lncreased
people's
chances
of
traveling for
pleasure
Your answers
Part 4: Read
fhe
tallawing
extract
and anstwer
questions
76*85.
POINTERS
TO
LEARNING
1. A lecture rnay seem
to be
well
organised in the
lecturer's
notes but harre
no apparent
pattern
when
delivered"
ldeally
students should be
able to state
the
intended
organisation,
and how
one fact
is broadly
related
to the
rest, at any
time
during the lecture, firstly because
they need
to take
notes if
the amount
of
information
to
be retained
exceecls
the
amount
they
can
r)member,
anci secondly
because
these links
are
essential
to understanding.
2. lt
follows, of course, that
a lecture is tikely
to be nrore
effective if its
organisation
is
given
at
the
beginning. This can usualiy
be done very naturally
as an explanatir:n
of how the
lecturer's
objectives
are
to
be achieved.
Certainly the dictum
"first
tell
'em
what
you're going
to tell 'em.
Then
tell
'em
what
you've
told
'em",
can usefully be applied to
lectures
and
is
particularly
appropriate
to those who
teach a
difficult subject
or who cannot easiiy
get
down to the
students'
level
of
understanding.
3. Some
lecturers may feel
that by summarising
all they
intend
to say at the
beginning,
they will have'shot
their
bolt' and
have nothing
left
with which
to arouse interest when attention
flags.
ln this case
the
summary
needs
to be
given
in a wav that whets
the appetite and the elaboration
of
points
will require
interesting
details, visual illustration,
hunrour
and an occasionai
anecdote.
4, ltemising
points
has several
advantages. Firstly, each
itenr
orovides a
peg
on which
detail
may be
hung,
Secondly,
while
it
may
be obvious.
to
the
lecturer that he is
goirrg
on
to a fresh
point
this is not
so
obvious to the listener, least of all the.student
who is not already familiar
with
the
topic. Thirdly,
if a
student
day-dreams, or
has nricrosleeps,
he may easily lose the
thread
r:f
an argument.
lf
points
are
iternised
he
will
71. 72.
73.
74.
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:
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ni*ht
ss
i;icst stt.iijei:i=
are
iirfiii=hli
unaware how much
their minds wander
during
lectures. Fourthly,
itemisation
is
an
aid to
memory. Revision
from
notes is more
thorough if
the students
know
"there
are five
points
to be
remembered
on this topic and
seven
on
the
other."
5. The
organisation of a lecture will
be clearer if
the
points
are written
on
the
board immediately after being
mentioned.
Lecturers who
are not
confident
of
their ability on the
blackboard
are
tempted to neglect it.
One
way over this
difficulty
is
to
use an
overhead
projector
which may show
either normal handwriting done
at the
time,
or
prepared
acetate
sheets
which may
be
progressivety
displayed as the lecture
develops.
Alternatively, a handout
containing the
main
heading well spaced,
with blanks
in
between for
the students to
add
supplementary detail,
is
useful; and
since
handouts may
be
passed
on to
absentees, they are
particularly
valuable at
the beginning
of a course or at other times when it is important
to
convey the
organisation of
subject matter. Such
displays
of
lecture organisation
(using
the blackboard, overhead
projector,
handouts,
or
possibly
over methods such
as
flannel
graphs
and charts)
play
a
particularly
important
part
in
aiding
comprehension
when
a flow diagram or
other
complex form
is
used because the
relations between
possibly
abstract ideas
can be
pointed
out
visr-rally,
ln
brief, we can say information must
be organised
in the sfudenfs' mind and not
just
in the lecturer's.
For
questions
76-80,
decide which
of the nofes below
(A-H)
besf sums
up each of
the
five
paragraphs.
Write
your
answers in
the
corresponding numbered boxes.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph
2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A.
Put it
up on the blackboard
B. Ways of making
key
points
clear
C.
Maintaining interest
D. Clear structures
important
E. Wandering minds
F. State structure at start
G. Why'key
points'are
useful
H. Filling in the <Jetail
For
questions
81-85, choose the answer
which
you
think
best completes the unfinished
sfafemenfs
about the text. Indicate
the letter
A, B, C or D
against
the
number of each
guesfion.
Write
your
answers in the corresponding
numbered
boxes.
81.
A
clear
idea
of what a lecture is
all about is
important
because
A. students must always finish
up with well-organised notes
B. it
can capture students' interest
C.
it
can help
the
lecturer
to
present
things more clearly
D. students must
see how
a
topic hangs
together if they are
to
understand
it
82. Students are likely to take in
a
lecture
better if
the
lecturer
A.
gives
them a summary before he
begins
B. arranges what he has to
say
in
the best
possible
way
C. improves his blackboard
technique
D.
gives
out or displays
comprehensive notes
83. Some lecturers do not like
giving
an outline of
their
lectures at
the start because
A.
their
notes are well-planned
but
they cannot make things clear to their
students
B, they do
not
like repeating
themselves
C. they
are afraid that
the rest of the lecture
will seem like an
anti-climax
D, they lack confidence in
using the blackboard
84.
Students
whose minds wander
easily
-*.
A. may fail
to
make sense
of
points
in
a lecture
B. lose arguments because
they
cannot
follow
what is being
said
C.
have
an
ability to
'tune
in'
easily when
their attention
returns
D.
seek help from other students
to
follow
the
lecture
85. Lecturers can
use
an overhead
projector--.
A. to
present
key
points
in
advance
B. to
present
key
points
as
they
arise
C. to help students understand
what
a
'flow
diagram'
is
D, to show students
normal handwriting done
on the
spot
Youranswers
Part
5:
Read fhe following
ertract
from
a newspaper
artiate
about
the environment.
For
guestions
B6-91,
choose
ffie besf answer (A,
B,
C
or
D)
according
to the
brt. Write
your
answers
in
the corresponding
numbered
boxes.
Lomborg's
book
entitled
The
Skeptrca/
Environmenfalr'sf
caused
an uproar
when
it
was
published
in
1998.
The author's beef
is with
the litany
of doom
espoused
by
certain environmental
activists.
We have
all
heard
the main
points
severaltimes:
natural resources
are running
out; the
world's
population
is
too big
and
growing
at
an alarming rate;
rivers, lakes,
oceans
and the atmosphere
are
getting
dirtier
all the
time. Forests
are
being destroyed, fis_h
stocks
are
collapsing, a0,000
species
a
year
are facing
extinction,
and
the
planet
is
warming
disastrously.
The world
is
falling
apart
and it is our fault.
Nonsense,
says Lomborg-
These
are
just
scare
stories
put
about by
ideologues
and
promulgated
by
the
media. There
is little evidence
that the
world is in
trouble, he claims,
and
a
good
deal
more
that
suggests
tnat
we have
never
had it so
good.
Air
quality
in
the developed
world
has impioved
markedly
over
th6-past
100
years.
Human
life expectancy
has soared.
The
average
inhabitant
of the
developing
world
consumes
38%
more
calories now
than
100
years
ago,
and the
percentage
of
people
threatened
with
starvation
has fallen
from
35% to 18%. The
hole
in
the ozone
layer is
more or less fixed;
the
global
warming
theory has
been
much
exaggerated. And
though
we
worry incessantly
about
pollution,
the
lifetime
risk
of drinking
water laden
with
pesticides
atthe
European
Union
safety limit
is
equivalent of smoking
1.4
cigarettes.
ln
shorttheworld
is not falling
apart;
rather
the doorm
mongers
have led
us all down
the
garden
path.
"Lomborg'
is
the dirtiest word
in environrnental
circles at
the moment.
Henning
Sorenson,
former
president
of
the Royal
Danish
Academy
of Science,
nnaintains
that his
fellow
countryman
is wrong,
dangerous
and lacking
the
professional
training
even to comprehend
the
data
he
presents.
fhese
are strorig
words.
Sorenson
was
referring
specifically
to Lomborg's
opinions
on rnineral
resources,
but
this
booi<
contains
sufficient biological
nonsense
to
add
ignorance
of at least
one
more cliscipline
to
the charge
sheet.
For
example,
long
term
growth
in
the number
of
species on Earth
over the
past
600m
years
-
itself
a
disputed
issue,
though
you
would
not
know
it
-
is
accredited to
'a
process
of specialisation
wlrich
is
both
due
to
the fact that the Earth's
physical
surroundings
have become
more
diverse
and
a result
of
all other
species
becoming
more specialised.'
One
really
has
to
look
further
than a
UnitecJ
Nations
En.rironment
prograrnme
report to
understand
such complex
issues.
And
surely
only a statistician
could
arrive
at
a
figure
of O.t"t"
extinction
of all species
on Earth
in the next
50
years,
when
respectable
estimates
of total
diversity
range
frorn
2m
to
500m
species
(not
2m
-
B0rn,
as Lomborg
claims).
However,
my
greatest
concern
is with
Lomborg's
tone. He is
clearly comrnitted
to rubbishing
the views
of hand-picked
environmentalists,
frequently
the
very
silly ones
such as
Ehrlich,
whom
professionals
have
been
ignoring
for decades.
This
selective
approach
does
not lnspire
much confidence:
ridiculing
idiots is
easy. Who
better to manipulate
data
in support
of a
particuiar
point
of view
than
a
professional
stitistician?
And
who
to trust with
the task less
than
someone
who argues like
a lawyer?
The reader should
be
wary in
particular
of Lomborg's
passion
for
global
statistics:
overarching
averages
can obscure a lot of important
detail.
The area
of land covered
with trees
may
not
have
changed
much
in
the
past
50
years,
but this is mostly
because
northern
forests
have increased
in
area
while
the
biologically
richer
tropical
ones have declined.
lf
you
want
to see
how
global
trend
translates into
one
particular
local
iontext,
go
to northern
Scotland
an{
gaze
over the immense
plantations
of American
conifers
that have
replaced
Britain's
biologically
unique native
peatlands.
And to
balance
the books,
the
area
of
these
noisome
tree
farms
has to be reflected
by
deforestation
somewhere
else in
the rvorld,
let's
say
Madagascar,
for
example.
That
the
global
forest area has
remained
more
or less corrstant
actually
tells
us nothing
about
the
state of
the
environment.
So have we been
led down
the
garden path
by the environmentalists?
Lomborg
argues
a convincing
case
with which I have
much sympathy,
but the reader
shouirl
perhaps
follow
the author's lead
and maintain
a healthy
scepticism. And
if
you
come
away with
the nagging suspicion
that
Lomborg
has a
secret
drawer of
data that
does not fit his convictions,
then
you
are
quite probably
a cynic.
86.
Lomborg believes
that
_.
A. environmental
pessimists
have
misrepresented
the facts
B.
not enough is being done
to curb
the world's
population
explosion
C.
we
are abdicating
our responsibilit!
in caring for
the
planet
D. the
dimensions of the
global
warming
problem
have been
urrderestirnated
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
6' larl_r
---!
r
'<ti.
whai
evidenee
does
Lomborg
provicie
to support
his
point
of view?
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:?
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:.
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srorinj
o6;;
;;t;";Jiiietjme
risx,
C.
Overeating
is becoming
considerably
more
common.
D.
People
tend
to live
longer
than
in
the
past.
88.
Lomborg
is
unpopular
in
the
environnrentalworld
because
A' he is
not
capable
of understanding
the
complexities
of environmental
research
B. he
makes use
of unsupported
claims
to
propose
new
theories
c' he
simplifies
existing
data to
support
his
own spurious
claims
D.
as a
statistician
he doesn't
have
the necessary
background
to attack
existing
findings
89.
What do
Lomborg
and
the
writer
have
in common?
A. A mistrust
of lawyers
B.
A contempt
for
some
environmentalists
C. A
selective
approach
to
global
problems
D. An
admiration
for
statisticians
90.
Why
does
the writer
mention
Scofland
and
Madagascar?
A.
As
an example
of
deforestation
B. As
evidence
that
available
data
on forests
is
insufficient
C. To
show
that
global
statistics
can
be
misleading
D. To
show
how
natural
vegetation
is
being
threatened
by imported
trees
For
questions
g1-95,
write
in
the
corresponding
numbered
boxes
Y
if
the
statement
agrees
with
the
writer
n,
if
the
statement
cantradicts
the
writer
irc
if it
is impossible
to
say
what
the
writer
thinks ahout
this
91.
When
published,
Lomborg's
book
came
in for
a
lot of
criticism.
92' Lomborg
sees
eye to eye
with
the doom
mongers
on
the idea
that
the world
is
falling
apart
as a result
of
man's
fault.
93. Lomborg
and
Sorenson
work for
the
same institution.
94. The
fluctuation
of
the
area
of
land
covered
with
trees
can reveal
much
about
the worsening
environmental
deterioration.
95.
On the whole,
the writer
remains
skeptical
about
Lomborg,s
book.
Your
answers
lV.
WRITING (50
points)
Part
1:
Use
the word
given
in
brackets
and
make
any necess
ary additions
to
write
a
new
sentence
in
such a
way
that if is
as similar
as
possible
in
meaning
to
the originatsenfence.
Do
NOT
change
the
f.orm
of the
aiven word.
You
must
use
befwee
n
thLee--and
eigt!
words,
inauain@1
has
been done
as an
example.
0.
He
paid
no attention
to our
warning. (notice)
He
_took
no notice
of_our
warning.
96.
Suzanne
did
befter
than usual
at her
flnal
oral
exam,
although
she had
a
sore
throat.
(excelled)
Despite
her
final
oral
exam.
97. Twenty
singers
are competing
for
the tiile
'singer
of
rhe
year'.
(contention)
There
the title
'Singer
of The
Year'.
98. Tom
is
far better
than
me in
terms
of language
skills.
(rnatch)
When
it comes
99. I know
you'll
find it hard
to believe,
but l've
never
travelled
abroad.
(seern)
100.
You
can
attend as
many
classes
as
you
fvant
as long
as
you
can manage
your
time.
(restrictions)
forTom.
86.
87.
BB.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
There
you
attend as
long
as
you
can
manage
your
time.
Paii
2: The
chaiis befow show
the
profii
made by ifiG
Enteftaiiiinent
(a
rceord cornpany) irom
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Summarise the information
by
selecfing
ancl
reparting
the main features,
and
make compazsons
where
relevant. Write at treast 150
words.
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30
25
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Part
3:
Write
an essay of about 350
words
fo e,xpress
your
opinian on the following
topic:
"Modern
technology has
increased
our materialwealth,
but not our happiness."
(You
may
continue
your
writing
on the back
page
if
you
need mare
space)
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sinh
(bang
ting
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Cd
co tro4g
bai
nghe.
Part 1 :
For
quesdloris
1-5, listen fo
a cofiye
rsation
beiween
flnro
sruder:fs
about
a bco&
and
decide
wttetleer the follawing
sfaferments
are
trt,e
(T)
ar
false
(F).
Vlriie
yaur
answers
rn fft
cerre-sponding
nurnbered &oxes.
1. Davicl began
io enjoy the
book
when
he
understood
why the characters
kepi conflicting
themselves
2.
Maria
believes
that
the contradiction
makes the
story
absorbing
3.
fularia wishes to
see the
place
where the
book
was
set but
David doesn't.
4. Maria doesn't
want to
read the
story again
because
it
is not original.
5. According
to Maria, the
author
writes the
book
to show
that
people ha,re different
interpretaiions
of the
same event.
Your answers
Part 2: For
questians
*15,
listen
to a
piece
of
news
frarn the
BBC
about education
reforrn
in the UK
and
fi!! in the
nrrssrrag informatian.
Write NO
MORE
THAN THREE
WORDS taken
frorn the
recording
for each answer
in ffie
spaces
provided.
6.
According to the
reporter, 400
secondary
raise the
schools
could
be
re-designated
as failing
under the
plan
to
used to
measure
the
performance
in
England
7. Numerous
have
been
made
regarding teacher
training
and
exam
administration.
U
I
Training up
can
be
a
parL
of the
best teacher
recruitmeni
Breth Murphy
used to spend
7 months
in Afghanistan,
and
he is now
helping the
young
people
from
the
The
government is keen tc
see
people uiith Breih
Murphy's
engage
in ieaching.
i
tiiJ
4;
L.i*.,i.
i
:{,:,
10
It.
I /-.
4a
t.l
I+.
4l
t.-),
postgraduate
training
fr:r
and
the
education
for those
vrlho don't
ha';e degrees
pr"cposes
n":oving ieachei'ti-aining
away
from
';nirrersities
into schools
Teachers
vvill
have more
freedom
to
to
re'riew how
many
pupils
sli
fjve
selected
aca'iemic
sub'jects
at
GCSE.
Those
rlhc
are
criticai
of the
governi-nent's
approach
sa.v
thai
ii is an
absclt-liel;r
It
is expecied
to
provrde
free
search
foi' fast-irack
universiili
The
School
ii:gpectc;"s
sald tao
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lcCi-irilr-
dilU'JJ
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Ili'r5'l'-.
pupiis
anC schocls
wil! have
rnany
str-ident$
were
recel',iing
cjuli and
iask
is tc 1"1'
tc t'lrn
ti:;:'i
ai'r:uncj.
1.
2.
.1
4.
tr
part
3:
For
questions
1*20,
listen
to
a talk
on
the.
history
of
Ealinese
Culture
and
complete
the
tab-le
with
the missiilg
information.
write No
MaRE
iUAW
r{nEe
woRDS
taken
from
the
recording
for
each answer
in the
spaces
provided.
.,Date
EVE,Nt
.
importance
of art
3000
BC
(beginning
of the
(16)_'--)
Rice
farmers
from
China
settled
in
Bali
Built temples
with
wood
and
stone
carvings
14ft
century
lntroduction
to
Hinduism
Artists
emploYed
bY
(17)
and focused
on ePic
narratives
1 906
Dutch
East
lndies
ComPanY
established
Art
(18
became
expression
of
opposition
to
1 920s
(1e).
of
tourism
Encouraged
use
of new
materials,
techniques
and
subjects
194s
lndependence
New art
with
scenes
of
everyday
life
(e.9.
harvests,
market
scenes,
daily
tasks,
Qq-and
--)
reflecting
national
identitY
part
4: For
questions
21-25,
tisten
to
a radio
interview
with a
psychologist about
friendship
and
choose
the
best
answer
(A,
B,
C
or
D) according
to
what
you
hear.
Write
your
answers
in the
correspanding
n u
m bered
boxes.
21.
According
to the
Presenter,
-
A.
new books
are
being
written
to teach
people
how to
manage
friendships
B.
it's almost
impossible
to keep
childhood
friends
for
life'
C. the
most
important
friends
are
childhood
friends.
D.
we have
to adjust
our
friendships
as
our
lives
change.
22.
Barbara
warns that
foul-weather
friends
--
A.
never
want
you
to be
happier
ihan they
are.
B. can
spoil
the times
when
you
are
feeling
good about
life'
C
engineer
bad situations
so that
they
can
feel superior'
D.
have
therr
life
perfectly organized.
23.
The
danger
of trophy
friend
is that
-
A.
you
may
be
Put
in a serious
mood.
B.
you
may
develop
unrealistic
expectations.
c.
he or
she
urill
push
you
to
get
a
higher
achievement
that
you
don't
want.
D,
he or
she
will
inhibit
your
social
life.
24.
A sisterly
friend
-
A.
will
want to
go
out on
dates
with
you
and
your new
partner'
B.
will
be as
close
to
your
family
as she
is to
you.
C.
can
be
relied
on
but
may
be
too
involved
in
your
iife'
D.
can
resent
other
close
friendships
in
your
life'
25.
When
making
new
friends,
A.
be sensitive
to
their
need
for
space'
B.
try
to be
as
funnY as
1lou
can.
c.
don't
mentlon
serious
issues
before
you
have
got
to
know
them
well.
D.
don't
expend
too
much
of
your
time
and
energy'
Your
answers
21.
22.
zJ.
a)4
25.
Paae) of11 oaoes
27
Jumprng.
His
new
play
is
not onjy
interesting
but
also
unique
. lt
is really
off the
beaten
A. track
B. road
C
Path
D'
route
English
presents
its learners
with
rnany
clifflcuiiies,
its
spelling
system.
A. at least
B.
not
least
C
ai.the
least
D'
not
rn
the
least
Zg
He tends
to act
.
_
impr-rlse,
especially
when
he
is iogether
uiiih
his best
fliends'
A. at
A o'',
C.bY
D wiih
30.
Iilwere
you,
lruauid
never
lersuch
a
golden opportunity
through
myfingers'
A. slide
ts.
sliP
C slid
D
Pass
3i.
The river-is
wiih
increasing
load
of
hausehold
rubbish
A. soaked
B.
burdened
C
saiurated
D' choked
32.
The
misapplication
of
the
national
budget
-a
\tuave
of
public
protest.
A.sparked
Bsparkled
'.Cignited
Dtriggeted
33
The dispute
vrras eryeniually
resol'red
by
a(n)
decision
of
the
arbitrator'
A.
interested
6. uninterested
:
.
C
disinteresteci
D. uninteresiing
34.
Since
his
hea,i-on
collision,
he
has becomea(n)
to ihe
whole
family
A vulnerability
B.
weaknes
..C
asset
D liability
35.
Being
_
out of
$20,000
by
his
best
friend,'h!
lwears
noi to
put
trust
in
anybody.
A.
Aone
B.
made
,
C
cheated
D
iricked
Your
ansvters
:
part
2:
For
questions
J6-43,
write
the
cqrre.ct'fgrnl
of
.e.ach'bracketed
wotd
in the
corresponding
numbered
boxes.
There
is an
example
at
the
beEinning
(0)'
;
Feng
Shui
is the
ancient
chinese
art
of
bringing
balance
to
one's
immediate
surroundings.
lt aims
to
harness
energy
from
within
the
home
to
make
it
a nice,
healthy
place
in
which
to
live.
Althou$h
in
the
west
it.has_only
recenly
gained
(0)-
(ACCEPT),
in China
it
is considered
(36)--
'-
(DISPENSE)
to
consult
a
ielS
shui
(37)_
(PRACTICE)
before
moving
house
or establishing
a'business.
on a
mulddne
level,
it
5
the
art
of furniture
placement, but
on
deeper
examination
meaningfut
philosophical
and
religious roots
are
found
(3e)--
(plN)
this
venerable
art
form.
The
Taoist
philosophy out
of
which
it
grew
sees
the
world
as
made
up
of
potent
but
invisible
energy
which
it calls
'chi'.
Feng
shui
aims
to
dlvert
this
hidden
flow
to
create
a
(3g)_
(HARMONY)
environment.
Although
this
is an
unfamiliar
concept
to
the
western
world,
the
rise
of
Feng
shui
continues
(40)_
(ABATE).
Flng
shui
offers
some
basic
rules
with
r4rhich
to
augment
the
potential
of
one's
environment.
Removal
of
clutter
is
said
to
promote'-fgelings
of,(41)-
(LUCID)
and
calmness.
The utilisation
of
plants
(42)_(ACT)
the
detrimentaleffect
of
machinery,
computers
and
so
on'
Finally,
because
chi energy
eniers
through
the
front
door,
ii is
provident to
keep
one's
door
in
perfect
condition
to
rernove
any
(a3)
iIMPEDE)to
the
passage of
entering
chi energy
Your
answers
.
li. LEXICO-GRAMtoIAR.
i30
poirlts)
parl
i: Cficose
fi?e besf
ansv/er
(.A,
B, C,
ar
D)
to
eack
af tfie
foilawing|
q*esfions and
v'triite
yaur
a,?swers
f.A,
E, C, ar
8)
in
tke
carresponding
nwmbbrbcJ.boxes'
26.
More
wornen show
their
for dangerous.
sports,
especially
mountaineering
and
bungee
Far!
3: Lhe
passage
f,,e,h,,v
ean:lains
S
e,';crs
li?
SgdIAg.
Warfir\Bi,
v'Earcl
farry'
Fcr
q's'estlans
44*49'
underli.qe
63e
errars
and
writi!fr,e-esrreg@bi
in tlt'e
earrespanCing
numberzcr
bcxes'
'{here
are
*t'tqp,fg
eramples
e'i
the b'eginning
{A,
C0,
AA0}'
lo.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31
'an
JJ,
1A
.35
Page
iJ
rf il
PaEas
fi. acceptance
JC.
39.
A4
+t-
Line
THE
VOLCANOES
OF
HAWAII
The
Hawaiian
isrand
chain
in the
centrar
of the
pacific
consists
of
severar
vorcanoes,
with
the
active
ones
at
the
south-eastern
tip
of
tne
arcnipiaqo.
fne
tirgest
island
is
Hawaii
itself'
,vhich
are
the
site
of
two
major
active
vorcanoes.
The
vorcano".liilt".t"o
Js
a
natronar
state
park,
are
crucial
for
severai
types
of
agriculture.
Wn"n
volcanic
ash
cools
and
is
exposed
to
weathering'
it
is
converling
into
exceptionaily
fertire
soir.
The
Hawaiians
utin;;
'rt
ior on"
of
their
main
agricurturar
exports
pineapples'
The
isrand
of
Lanai
comprises
a singre
prateau,
containing
the
worrd's
rar-gest
pineappre
prantation'
The
continuar
vorcanic
activity
is
arso
a
majo=tti"Jtion
for
th6
hordes
of
tourists
frocking
to the
area
to
see
Hawaii's
various
spectacular
geological
*"*"r.
But
isn't
it
rather
dangerous
t9r
th91-
1?.i:,,llisl:
Actually,
a
daily
rumOie
is
theieast
of
the
iioblems.associated
with
volcanoes'
Far
more
worrylng
ls
thick
clouds
of
volcanic
ash
or
flows
of
fJra,
fif.e
those
that
smothered
the
ancient
Roman
city
of
Herculaneum,
pouring
down
from
trre
mountainside
in the
night
with
a
destructi.'re,
and
totally
unexpected,
force.
rJrtunrt"rv
Hawaii
d;;ty-
*itn"ir".
suclr
frigntening
occurences
Jill
Brooke'
a
reading
expert
in
vorc-anoes,
rientry
saro,
itiawaii
experiences
iliousand
of
eruptions
each
year, but
most
are
so
smail
that
they
can
onry
o"
i"i""t"o
by
sensibre
instruments.
There
wiil
eventually
be
a
nrg"
"rL,
Uut
it
is
af most
impossible-to
predict
when
it
will
happen''
10
15
00.
archiPelago
(line 2)
0.
centre
(line 1)
part
4:
For
questions
il&iftS,
fitt
in
thegaps
ir
the
fatto.wing
sentences
with
suitable
particles'
write
your answers
in
the
corresp,onding
nrii"r"d
boxes'
There-is
an
example
at
the
beginning
(0)'
0.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
He
finds
it hard
to
put
the
noise
of
the
nearby
factory'
Tougher
measures
are
to
be
brought
to
fight
increasing
social
evils
in the
city'
He left
nc
stone
unturned
to
hunt
his
forefather
reported
missing
in
the
war'
They
flnaily
decided
to
setfle
a compromise
rather
than
take
regar
action
against
their
rival
Having
been
passed
t*i.",
he
decided
not
to
apply
for
promotion this
time'
i;;;;tuiJ
"_:_
rh"
,*of
violence
to
resotve
conflict
berween
erhnic
groups
lll. READTNG
(50
Points)
Part
1:
For
questions
56-65,
read
the
fgttOwing
passagres
and
decide
which
answer
(A'
B'
C'
or
D)
best
fits
each
gap.
,iili"
viirrn"*"r,
(A,
B,
C,'or
D)
inTorresponding
numbered
boxes.
JOB
OPPORTUNITY
would
you
relish
the
opportunity
to
join
a
growing company
at
the
c1lino
(56)-
of
the
pharmaceutical
and
biotechnology
industriesi
oo
yo; already
command
a
high
(57)-
of
credibility
in
the
industry
?
Canyou
proactively
use
your
(58)
'
oi
project
managemen-t
know-how
and
leadership
skilts
to
manage
teams
and
to
tare
(sg)
'
';?G'ri-ety
oi
consulting
projects?
Are
you
ready
to
buitd
and
provide
quality thought
leadership?
Oo
yoilIni-oy
(60)_-
out
the
best
in colleagues
with
well
chosen
advice
and
sensitive
mentoring?
Do
you nave
sufeiu
prese'tation
and
communication
ski*s?
Are
you
ready
to
make
a
positive contribution
to-tn"
tuiur"
of
our
expanding
operations
throughout
the
whole
industry?
56.
A.
side
57.
A.
rate
58.
A. hand
59.
A.
charge
60.
A.
getiing
B.
edge
B.
scope
B.
grip
B.
responsibilitY
B.
finding
C.
rim
C.
amount
C.
grasp
C.
lead
C.
taking
:
D. blade
D.
degree
D. hold
D. credit
D.
bringing
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4 cf
11
Pages
Your
answers
000.
ls
(line
2)
46.
44.
45.
49.
A'7
48.
CAUGHT
NAPPING
Sleep, according
to the Bard,
"kniis
up the
ravelled
slee.re
of care,"
but
noi,
ii
seerns
for
narcoleptics
is
ihe
(61)-_
to fall asieep any time
anywhere.
First
(62)--
120
years
agc,
ii often
goes
undiagnosed, iis
(63)_
labelled
"lazy".
The
condition
is
debilitating
and
surprisingly
common,
affecting approximaiely
one
in
'1,000
inhabitants
of the
western
world.
The
three
main
synrptoms of
narcoiepsy
are ali
expressions
of
REful
(rapid
eye
rnovement)
sleep. They
(64)--
cataplexy, a sudden
loss of voluniary
muscle conti"ol,
common
to 60%
of narcolepiics;
sieep
paralysis,
whrch
generaily
cccurs on
waking or
falling asleep;
and
excesstve
sleepiness
throughout
the
day,
wiih fi'equent naps
and a siruggle
against drowsiness.
Paradoxically,
many
narcoleptics
are
insomniacs
anc
(65)_
little or no refreshrnent
from sleep
61.
A. trend
62. A. located
63.
A. sufferers
64. A. comprise
65.
A.
desist
Yaur answers
E.
propensity
B. invented
B. subjects
B. compose
B. detect
C.
mood
C. notified
C.
insti'uctors
C. consist
C. detract
D
nrode
D. identified
D.
patienis
D. contain
D. derive
56,
q7
58,
EN
UJ.
bU
61
UL
bJ.
44.
65
Pafi
2: For
questions
66-77,
read tke
text betow
and
think
of tlle
ward
wi'tlch besd
fits each
gap.
Use
on$
ANE
word
in each
gap.
Write
yaur
answers
rl
corresponding
nurnbered
boxes. There
is an
example
atthe
beEinning
(Q.
SCHOOL'S
OUT
FOR SUMMER
Organised
excursions are
one
of the
ways that
summer
school
programmes
create
a
relaxed
and
fun
atmosphere
for their students,
(0)-
escape
from the classroom
for
a day
is not an
excuse
to
stop
learning.
As
well as
(66)_
a
great
way
to see
Britain
and to
learn
more about
British
life and culture,
excursions
can
have a
valuable
role to
play
in language
learning
as they
give
learners
the
opportunity
to
put
(67)_
practice
what
they
have learnt
in
the
classroom.
fxcursions
can
(68)-
from
visits to
famous towns and
cities to the
thousands
of sites
of
historical
interest
around the
country.
Museums,
art
galleries
and theme
parks
are
other
options.
However,
(69)-
is the
responsibility
of the
school
to
ensure
that
learners are
properly
prepared
for their
kips
(70)- still
in the classroom.
Teachers
should
introduce the
excursion
as a
discussion
topic,
provide
background
information
on the
place
of interest
or
instruct
students
to carry
g1)-
their
own
research.
New
vocabulary
and
key
words
can
be
explained
and
learners can
prepare
questions
to ask
(72)- they
get
to their
destination.
Once
(73)_ of the
classroom,
many learners
find
it easier
to
relax and,
as a
result, become
more
articulaie.
They are
helped by
the
174)_that
at most tourist
aitraciions
there
are staff
who are
used
to talking
to
learners
and will
make
the effort
to understand
their
English.
(75)-
returning
to the
classroom,
teachers
can set siudents
a
variety
of extension
exercises
such
as
giving
a
mini-presentation
(76)_an aspect of
the
trip or
making
a
poster
or an
information
leaflet to
advertise
the
place
(7v)_.
Your answers
Far,t
3:-For
ques;lians
7E*83,
ehe
cse th+
isf
3okras,a
or
ssrfence
A-i
givan
belaw
th'e text t'*
fil! each
af th,e
folanks
in the
failawing
texr.
blirite
ane
la:t:ler
(A-t)
ln carrespanding
n';tmbered
bo.xes'
THF'EE
oi
rfre
suggesfes'e.,nsvvers
d* tt'3T
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67.
oo
bV,
74.
71
72.
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76.
77
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1 laqes
COUNTING
PENGUIi!SI
.scientists
in
the
south
Atlantic
have
developed
an
altemative
way
to
track
penguins:
they
now
count
the
birds
by
giying
them
supermarket-stylJ
"r".1loni.
tags.
The
aim
oi
their
work
there
is
to
examine
the
factors(7s)--andhownumbersrelatetoenvironmentchange.
At
present, there
are
about
2.5
million
breeding
pairs of
Macaroni
penguins.on
Bird
lsland
in
south
Georgia,
but
longter*
n*niioting
studies
show
the
numbers
may
have
halved
since
1978'
Researchers
from
the
British
nntarctic
Sr*.y-
nave
Oeen
studying
the
penguins
throughout
this
time'
(79)_..---
weighing
the
birds
nas
been
an
important
prrt
oifli"
i".""rin,
iiving
data
on
how
regularly
and
effectively
they
feed.
However,
ihe
traditionat
method;;;;ighi;g
penguinsl
ny
-plct<ing
them
up,
putiing
them
in
a
bag
and
using
a
hand-held
balance,
is
now
seen
as
(Bb)
, ,,,
in
whLi
is
a hlrsh
environment'
lt can
also
be
disturbing
for the
penguins.
So
the
team
has
wtr(eTwitn
a
consultant
design
engineer
on
(81)-
The
birds
are
given
an
individuat
,up"r*ri[e1-style
eiectronic.tag,
attachelto
a
plastic
ankle
ring
A special
weighbridge
has
also
been
consiructed
_
[ri.i"o
*ith
the
intintion
of
(82)_
-
and
it has
been
placed on the
oiros'
route
io
ano
from
their
"brony
Every
time
a tagged
bird
crosses
the
weighbridge,
the
tag
is
erectronicaily
read,
(g3)_.
This
weigh#iug"
has
pror,,ed
i6
ne
oi
great assistance
to
the
scientists'
A
leading
them
to
the
steady
decline
B
helping
it to
blend
in
with
its
surroundings
C
using
uP too
much
time
and
labour
D
haviig
a
certain
negative
influence
on
allthose
E
allowiig
specified
information
to
be
recorded
F
analysing
the
results
in anY
waY
G
affecting
Penguin
PoPulations
H
develop'ing
alifferent,
less
intimidating
technique..
.
i
,tt"rpiin{
to
discover
why
their
numbers
are
declining
Part
4: Read
thefottowingpassage
and
answer
guestions
8il-93'
For
questions
8*E9,
choose
the.best
answer
(A,
B,
C,
or
D)
according
to
the
text'
write
your
answers
1A,
Ei,
C,
or
D)
in the
corresponding
numbered
boxes'
It is
a
lamentable
truth
that
women
are
sometimes
presented
with
impossible
choices
between
career
advancement
and
famiry
comm*men.
This
diremma
is
perhaps
sharpest
for
femare
scientists
who
leave
their
profession
in
order
to
iaise
chirdren
and
then
find
themserves
at
a
disadvantage
compared
with
men
on
returning
to
work
years rater.
women
in
,"i"r""
get
19[
behind
because
scientific
deveropments
move
so
fast
and
knowredge
needs
to
be
continror"r5,
upa"#d.
rn
addition
to
that,
working
conditions
for
scientists
with
unsociable
hours,
do
not
favour
the
family'
This
is
where
a
newly-launched
campaign
to
attract
female
scientists
back
into
the fold
comes
in'
The
campaign
aims
to
emphasise
a
woman,s
3laie,"nrc
as
apposed
to
her
chronorogicar
age
so
that,
atter
raising
a
family,
she
will
be
cornpared
to
men
with
the
same
amount
of
work
experience
rather
than
to
men
of the
Same
age,
and
encourages
women
to
retrain
ano
upg'"ge
their
skills'
The
Roya,
Society
and
the
Welcome
Trust,
the
major
tounJui"ot
gio*"dical
research
in thiuK,
have
lent
the
campaign
their
support'
Dr.NancyLane,acellbiologistandfellowofGirtonCollege,Cambridge,.anddirectoroftheWomenin
SET
(Science,
Engineering
anO
iechnology)
lnitiative
at
Cambridge
has
dedicated
her
life
to
encouragrng
femare
scientists.
A
working
party chaired"kiy
il
pioduced
a
repoft
for
the
government
highlighting
the
low
percentage
otwomen-rn
ic'ience,
particutai'y
"i.lnlor
lev.els.,The
report
wis
given the
optimistic
title'The
hising
Tiie,,
in the
hope
that
this
dismat
ti"end
could
be
on
the
turn.
Despite
good
inientions,
a
rising
tide
of
female
scientists
seems
at
present
to
be
distant
prospeci
The
majoriiy
of
successf"i*o."n
in
ihifield
are
either
unmarried
or
married
but
childless'
one
organisation
geared towards
changing
this
is
the.Athenr
proj..i
of
which.
Dr.
Lane
is deputy
chair.
The
organisation
is
compiting
a register
o-f
*-o*"n
in
higher
eoucati6n
to
outline
the
skill
areas
of
those
in the
SET
fields'
Back
by
various
gor"rn,n"nt
anJ
scientitii
UoOiet,
tnl-frolect's
goal
is
to
achieve
significant
increase
of
women
in
idp
position"s
in science,-engineering
and
technology
by
the
year 20'17'
There
is
much
room
for
improvement
on
present
percentages
with
wgm.en
making
up
no
more
than
21%
offull-time
researchers
in
the
physi""i
..i"n.*t,
a
mere
2'i
atthe
level
of
professor'
and
with
just
one
femare
chemistry
p.oi.i.or
in the
uK.
A
iack
of
research
grants
exacerbates
this
deplorable
siiuation,
with
studies
in
sweden
pointing to
strong
evidence
that
wgmen
need
to
prove
themserves
two
and
a
half
times
betier
than
men
in
order
to
receive
them'
Paqe
6
of
11
Pages
One eminent
scientist vrrith
a missron to help other vvornen
in the
field
v.vas
Daphne Jackson, Britain's
first
Fhysics
professor.
After
her
prernature
deaih, aged 54, in
190'1, the Daphne..lackson lvlemoriai
Trust was
established
to help
reirain highiy-qiralified female
scieniists
who have taken at least three-year
break
frcm
work. The
trust
pays
part{ime
salaries for iwo
years
to
vvomen
able to
find an institution and supervisor to
allow
them
to
pursue
a
research
project.
A,
successfui example
of'somebody on a
Daphne Jackson fellowship
is Dr.
Sue Jackson
(no
relation),
a former welding
engineer
with a PhD
fronr Carnbridge vrrhen her
first
chiid
was born
14
years
ago and she
gave
up work. The fellowship has
enabied herto cortduclresearch
on laser welding
for
car bodies ancj has
helped her cope v,yith radtcal changes such as
the mcve
fi'om
praciical
work
to computer
modelling.
Sue Jackson has found
the
project
trernendousiy
stim.qlating
and motivatrng
Let
us hope that, rn;ith
the help and encouragement
of.cirganisations such
as Athena
Project anc
Daphne
Jackson fulemcrial
Trust,
more
\ffomen
wiltfollow sr-rit and
reiurn
to
lhe
scientific
fields
to
which they
have
contributed and will con'iinue to
contribute
so much..
Society as a whoie wili ceriainly
be
tne
bett,-r
foi" ii.
84. Vlihat
does the writer say about
lrlomen in
science?
A. They tencl
to
lacl<
the
clriving anrbition that
motivates male scientists.
B. They
are
not
a$
weli
suited to the
pace
of developments
in
spience as men
C. lt is
difficult
for
them to
gei
back into the
field
after^
a lengthy absence.
D. The
demands for farnily
generally
force them to choose
other careers.
85 A new
campaign
has
been
launched in
order
to
:
A. narrow
the
gap
between
male and female scientists.
B. attract
more
female
graduates
into the field of academic
research.
C: assistfemale scientists in coping
with both children and
lvork.
'
D.
encourage experienced female scientists
to return to.work.
86. The repcrt was
called
'The
Rising
Tide'
.
A. to reflect
recent
trends.
B.
to
present
a
positive
image.
C. to show the extent of the
problem.
D. to
suggest things can't
get
worse.
87. What
does the writer
say
about
the
current
situation?
-
,'
A. There
is a clear link between
family status and ittdihment.
B.
Many women
in
the field try to
be
too
self-reliant.
'.
:
C. Further
research
in needed to determine
the
exteni of thb
probiem.
D.
Current initiatives have
little
prospeci
of success.
88. What is
the
problem
rrith
research
grants?
A. They are unlikely to
provide
sufficieni
suppofi
for
projects.
B.
Countries such as Sweden
have
fairer
systems
for awarding
them.
C. They represent
another obstacle
for women
in
the
field.
D. They
are not distributed
fairly among the different
fields
of'science.
'
-;
.
89. The Daphne
Jackson Mernorial
Trust-
A.
puts
women scientists in touch
with
potential
research supervisors.
B. ofiers further
training
for women
scientists
in research fields.
C.onlysupportsfemalescientistsoVeracertainage.
D.
provides
support for
women
scientists
returning to
research.
For
quesf;ons
90-93, carnplete the follawing ser?fences" Cftoose
fliO JlfOftE'THAN T|IREE UyCIRDS
t''--' af,-
--
f,--
":a.:l
af:-t,l..S_"
l.jifii.,
u^rcr
r6-qr,"!r.--e
i*
*,'..o
aartacqandi*n
ntcmnargd
bl.XgS.
ltutcJ
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--.9
U'-:::Zr';lJii::lC:l:::-
90. Working houis
for female scientists are so
--_-_
that.they
cannot
support their
family
91.
A new campaign
is
launched
to
promote
fenraie scienirsts
to
their academic
knowledge
ar,'d skills
after tlreir maternitv and chiid
care
92.
"The
Rising Tide" is considered
because it aims
at improving the
c.ui-rent
pro-hierr
is socn
93 A dccir:r of
engineering sciance
realised
that the
Daphne'Jabkson Memorial
Trust u/as so
because ihe
Trust
helpecl
he:- accornpiish a
praciica!
pi-c1ect.
r r 'J^.^^^-
I ] UdUE,:
Your answers
84.
85. 86.
87.
AQ
89.
)'aur
answers
n---,-
-
-j
JU.
or
Part 5: Read the
following
extract
and answer
questions
94-105.
THE GLOBAL
FRODUCT
_
THE
WORLD
AS A SINGLE
MARKET?
rA. for businesses, the
world
is becoming
a
smaller
place.
Travel and
transportation
are becoming
quicker
and easier, communications
can
be
instantaneous
to any
part
of the
world
and
trade
barriers
are
breaking
down. Consequenily,
there
are
tremendous
opportunities
for businesses
to
broaden
their
marketJ
into foreign
countries.
The
challenge
facing
those
promoting
products
globally is to
determine
whether marketin!
methcds
should
be the
same
across
ihe
world
or
if
they
should
be
adapted
to
different markets
based
on specific
cultural
factors.
B"
wtany
theorists
argue that,
with
the
'shrinking'
of
the
world,
global
standardisation
is
inevitable.
Over
timei
and as econ-omies
develop,
it has
been
suggested
that
consumer
buying
patterns will blend
into
one another
and
national
differences
may
disappear.
Kellogg,
the
American
breakfast
cereal
producer'
has been
very
influentiai
in
challenging
consumption
patterns
in countries
outside
the United
States.
ln
France, foreiample,
breakfastcereils-were
almost
unheard
of,
and
market
research suggested
thatlhe
market
was ciosed
io
companies
like
Kellogg.
However,
today,
there
is
growing
demand
for
breakfast
cereais across
France.
Neveriheless,
the smhdardisation
of
products for
worldwide consumption
in this
way is rarely the
most
effective
strategy
as
is evident
from an
analysis
of the follorring
key
aspects
of
global
marketing.
C. first
of
atl,
it is
considered
better
business
practice
by
many large,
established
companies
to
change
their
products
from one
country
to the
next. Take
the
example
of
Coca
Cola.
The recipe
for this
drink
is
changed to
suit
local tastes
-
ihe
brand
in the
US
is much
sweeter
than
in
the
UK,
whilst in
lndia the
product's
herbs
and
flavourings
are
given
more emphasis.
ln terms
of the car
industry,
it would
be too
expensive
for manufacturers
to
develop
and
build
completely
different
vehicles for ditferent
markets
yet
a
single,
global
model
is
likely to
appeal
to no
one.
ln response
to
varying
needs,
Nissan,
for example,
setls
in
7S ditferent
markets,
but has eight
ditferent
chassis designs.
The Ford Mondeo
was designed
with
key features
from different
markets
in mind
in an
etfort to
make
its appeal
as broad
as
possible.
The
best
policy,
as far as
most multinational
companies
are
concerned,
is to
adapt their
product
to
a
parlicular
market.
D.
Secondly,
it is also
important
to consider
whether a
product
should
be
launched
simultaneously
in all
countriei
(known
as a
'sprinkler
launch')
or sequentially
in one
market
after another
(a
'waterfail
launch').
ln
practice,
most companies
producing
consumer
goods
tend
to
launch a new
product
in one or
two
markets at
a time
rather than
attempt
to
launch
a
product
across
a
range of countries
at
a single
time.
Many
high{ech
products
such
as DVD
players
reached
the
market
in Japan before
reaching
the UK.
Hollywood
films are often
seen
in the United
States
weeks or
months
before they
arrive
in other
countries.
Forexample,
StarWars
Episode
Onewas
launched in
the US
in May 1999,
in the UK
in July
1999 and
in Spain
in August
1999.
E.
fne
advantage
for flrms
is that
it is easier
to
launch
in one
market at
a time. Erfort and concentration
can
be
focused to
ensure the
best
possible
entry
into the
market.
Moreover,
for
technicaf
products
especially,
any
initial
probiems
become
apparent
in a single
market and can
be
corrected
prior
to launch elsewhere.
Even though
this
method
can be time-consuming,
it is
usually a safer
approach than
a simultaneous
launch.
Deipite this,
in
certain
highly competitive
markeis such
as computer
chips, companies
such
as
lntel tend to
launch
their
new
products
internationally
at the
same
time to
keep
the
product
ahead
of its
competitors.
F. fne
final consideration
when
planning
to enter
a
global
market, rather
than assuming
the
product
will suit
all
markets,
is to take
culturat
differences
into
account.
Prices
have to be
converted
to a ditferent
currency and
any
literature
has to be
translated
into a different
language. There are
also
less tangible
differences.
lt
is
quite
possible
that
common
practices
in one country
can cause offence and
have
grave
consequences
for
business
success
in another.
ln one
situation
in China, a
Western businessman
caused
offence
to a
group
of local
delegates
because
he started
to
fill out the
paperwork
immediately
after shaking
hands
on
a deal.
Compieting
the
legal doci:ments
so soon after ihe
negotiations
was
regarded
as undermining
the
hosts' trust.
Knorruledge
about such
cultural
differences
is absolutely
vital.
G. Therefore,
if a company
is attempting
to
broaden
its
operations
globally,
it
must
take the time to
find out
about
local customs
and
methods of
business
operation.
Equally important
is to ensure that
such
information
is available
to all
necessary
workers
in the organisation.
For example,
in order to
attempt
to
avoid
causing
offence
to
passengers from abroad,
British
Airways
aims to
raise
awareness of cultural
differences
amongst
all
its cabin
crew.
H.
It
can
be concluded
that
global
standardisation
of
products
to
'flt'
ail
markets
is
unlikely
to
be the
most
viable option.
Marketing
methods
employed
will
depend
on
many
factors, such as
the type
of
product,
the
degiee
of competition,
the
reputation
of
the
firm and/or
the
brand,
the state of
the economy
into
which the
product
is
to
be
launched
and
how and
when
to
launch.
ln short,
the key to
marketing
success
on a
globai
level is to
harye
sufiicient
information
on
how cultural
differences
are likely
to affect
the
marketing
of a
product
and then
allow
the appropriate
decisions
to be
made.
Page8of11
pages
Fon
quesfions
g4-1ACI,
c#oose
carrect lleading
for
paragrapks
B-ll frorn
the list af fieadir:gs
beiouv.
Write
y'owr
afrskvers
in
tke correspcracing
numfu,erec/&oxes.
Ihe;--.
is
an exan'tpie
a'r the
beginning
fi).
fl-ist
of Fieadimgs
Launching
a new
soft di'ink
product
The
main
benefits of
the single market launch
Researching
cultural
differences and
providing
informaiion
The
lack
of cuitural
differences in
the
rnrorld
tcday
Exampies
of
iaunching
a
product
in one
markei at
a trme
The
emergence
of
global
marketing and its
chaiienges
The
world
as a single market:
a successful
case
Specific
cultural
differences
to consider
Different
mai-kets,
aciapted
products
Success in
the
giobal
market
-
key
facicrs
0.
Paragraph
A
94. Paragraph
B
Your
answers
Paragraph
Paragraph
Paragraph
E
Paragraph
F
99.
Paragraph
G
100
Paragraph
H
97.
98.
U
D
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96.
8. vi
94
95.
96
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oe
99.
100
For
questions
101-'{A5,
write
in
tke carresponding
numbered
boxes
Y if
the
statemenf
agrees
with
the
information
given
in
fhe
passage
Af
if the
statement
contradicts
the
information
given
in
fhe
passage
iJG
if there is
no
information
about
this in the
passage
101.
The
suggestion
of market
researchers
was
by no means
applicable
to Kellogg's
story.
102.
Coca
Cola is
not
untypical
a
case of
the
international
standardisation
of
products
for
global
consumpticn.
103. lt
is better
to make
a
product
available in
differeni markets
at
the same time.
104.
ln
the computer
industry,
"Waterfall"
launch
seems to
be safer and more
competitive
than
"sprinkler"
launch.
105.
Considering
cultural
and regionalvariations
is
the
most important
factor in
marketing
success.
Your
answers
101
.
102.
1 03.
104.
I
05.
lV.
WRITIB{c
{50
points}
Part
1
:
Use tlze
word
given
in brackets
and make
any necess
ary additians
to write
a new
sentence in
such
a way
that if is
as similar
as
possr'b/e
in meaning
ta the
origina{
sentence.
De NOT
change
the
fs4rm of
ttze
qiven
word. You
must
use between THREE
and
ElGl-tT words,
including
the word
given.
There is
an examp{e
at
the heginning
(0).
0. He
paid
no
attention
to our
warning.
He
taok no notice
of
(notiee)
106.
lf
only I
hadn't
let my friends
persuade
me
to
go
on such a risky
ofi-road
trip.
{taIk]
si:ch
a rlsky
cfi-rcad
trip
I regret
107.
Wevvere
cornpietely
sL;rprised thatthe Rectordidn'tiurn
r-rp
atthe
cpening ceremon,v
as agreed
(absea'lrrsdl)
To
our urter
astonishment.
the
cpening ceremony
108. The
siurjeni's pei-r'ci-rnance
eppears io be
iii-rproving
drari'raiicaiiy
this
yea:
ievidence)
this
year.
our warn:nc
The
sludent's
perfoi'rnance
i
ii
iii
irl
vi
vii
viii
ix
109. The
Board will only
reconsider a
.
(written)
fringe benefit
cut
if
all the.
workers
complain
about
it
in writing.
'Only
if all ihe
workers
the
Board
reconsider
a fringe
benefit
cut.
1 10. He will certainly
not
give
up
his
opposition
to
the new
nuclear
scheme.
(question)
There
Part' 2: The
tabte
shours the
percentage
of
journeys
made
by
different
forms
of
transporT
in
four
countries.Thebarchartshowstheresultsofasurveyintocaruse,
?s
Summanse
the
information
by
selecting and
reporting
the
main
features,
and
make'comparisor
whTre relevant. Write
at least 150
words.
Journeys
made by USA
UK
France
Netherlands
Car
9A%
72.o/o
68%
47%
Bicycle
1%
2%
2Yo
26%
Public transport
3a/o
12o/o
18%
8%
On foot
tr
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18%
Other
1%
3%
1%
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t/o
Most
cited reasons
people
travelto
woft
by
car
(USA)
50
40
30
20
10
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Paft 3:
Write an
essay of about
350
words
fo express
your
opinion
on
the follawinE
statement:
'"Econornic
developnrent
cannot
be
promoted
in
parallelwlth
environrnentaI
preservatlon."
(NB:
You
may
continue
your
writing
on the back
page
if
you
need
more space)
1
mAru
cx+sruH
Question
01
BO GIAO
DUC
VA
OAO TAO
--
DE
rnrcnirun
rnoc
'
rcY
rnl
cHgN
HQc
slNH
ctol ou6c
GIA
THPT
ruAru
zot+
MOn
thi:
ti6ng Anh
(DG thi
N6i)
NgiY thi:
0410112014
Many
people think
that
going
oYerseas
for
university
study
is
an
exciting
piospect.
What
is
your opinion?
Get
ready
to
talk
to
an
audience
about
the
issue.
ii:t
You
are
going
to
saY'
You
should
prepare
notes
instead
offull
sentences
and
try
to sPEAK
as
naturally
as
Your
talking
time
should
not exceed
5
minutes.
Goad
luck!
eg
eno
DUc.vA
DAO
TAO
DE THICHTNH
THI./C
Question
02
rY
rnt
cHgN
Hgc
slNH
ctolou6c
GIA
THPT
ruArvlzora
M6n
thi:
tieng
Anh
(D6 thi
N6i)
NgiY
thi:
0410112014
It
is
common
belief
that
teachers
today
give students
so
much
homework
that they
have
no
time
for
extra-curricular
activities.
Do
you
agree?
Get
ready
to
talk
to
an
audience
about
the
issue.
ou
o"
going
to saY'
You
should
prepare notes
insteacl
offult
sentences
and
try
to
sPEAK
as
naturally
as
possible.
Your
talhing
time should
not
exceed
5 minutes'
Good
luck!
BO GdO DIJC
VA DAO
TAO
DE rHr
cnir.ru
rHOc
'
x?
rHr cHgN
Hgc srNH cror
ou6c
clA THPT
ruAru zor+
M6n thi:
fi6ng Anh
(De
thi N6i)
Ngiy thi: ANA1l2O14
Question
03
Question
04
B0 c]Ao DUC VA DAO TAO
oE
n+
cHINH THOc
otCornputers
will
soon replace teachers
in the
classroom."
Do
yolt
agree or disagree?
Get
ready to talk
to an audience
about
the
issue.
You have 5
minr.ies to
sketch
out what
you
are
going
to scty.
You
should
prepare
notes instead offull sentences
and
try to
SPEAK
as
naturally
as
possible.
Your
talking time should not exceed
5 minutes.
Good
luck!
Growing
violence
in school
is really
a matter
of serious
concern
for
both
teachers and
parents.
Is
it
possible to solve
the
problern? Get
ready
to talk to an
audienee
about
the issue.
Yau have 5
minutes to sketch out
what
you
are
prepare
notes instead
offull sentences
and
try
possible.
Your
talking time should
not exceed
5
miru,Ltes.
Good luck!
KV rHr
cHeN Hgc
stNH GtotQUoc
GtA
THPT
'
NAM 2014
M6n
thi: Ti6ng
Anh
(De
thi N6i)
Ngiy thi: 0410112014
going
to say.
You
shorld
to SPEAK
as naturally
as
i
Question
05
BO GAO DUC
VA DAO
TAO
DE THICHINH THI.PC
KY rHI
cHgN HQc
slNH
Glol
QUOc
GIA
THPT
NAM
2014
M6n
thi:
Ti6ng Anh
(DC
thi N6i)
Ngiy thi:
0410112014
The
job
market is becoming
ever
more
challenging.
What
would
you
do to
prepare yourself
to
meet'higher
job
requirements?
Get
ready to talk to an audience
about
the
issue.
BQ GAO DUC
VA DAO
TAO
DE THIcHiNH THOc
Question
06
You should
naturally
as
KV
rHr
cHeN
HQC stNH
Glot
QUOc
GIA
THPT
NAM 2014
M6n
thi:
Ti6ng Anh
(D6
thi N6i)
Ngiy
thi: 0410112014
You
have 5 minutes
to sketch out
what
you
are
going
to
say.
prepare
notes
instead
offull ientences
and
try to SPEAK
as
possible.
Your
talking
time
should not exceed
5 minutes.
Good
luck!
What should be done
to make
Vietnam
a more
attractive
tourist
destination?
Get ready
to talk to
an audience
about
the issue.
You have
5 minutes to sketch
out
what
you
are
going
to say.
You should
prepare
notes
instead offull
sentences
and
try
to SPEAK
as naturally
as
possible.
Your talking time should not exceed
5
minutes.
Good luck!
Bg
GIAO DUC-VA
DAO
TAO
DE THI CHINH THI.}C
Yietnam's
population
has reached
significance of
this event? Get
ready
the issue.
KV THI
GHQN HQC SINH GIOI
QU6C
GIA
THPT
NAM 2014
M6n thi: Ti6ng Anh
{De
thi N6i)
Ngiy
thi: Ailfi12014
90
million.
'What
is
the
to
talk to an
audience
about
Question
07
You have 5
minutes to; sketch
out what
you
are
going
to
scty. You
should
prepare
notes
instead offutt sentences
and try
to
SPEAK
as natr.rally
as
possible.
Your talking
time
should
not
exceed
5 minutes.
Good
luck!
rci
rm cHeN.Hgc
stNH
Glot
QUOC
GIA
THPT
NAM 2014
M6n thi:
Ti6ng Anh
(DG
thi
N6i)
Ngiy thi:
a4t0112014
I
'1
i
B9
GIAO DUC VA DAO TAO
DE THI CHINH THt.Pc
Question
08
Some
people
think
that' they as
individuals
can
do nothing
to
prevent
worsening
environmental
degradation
and that only
the
government
can
do it. What is
your
opinion
on the
proposal? Get
ready to talk
to an audience about
the
issue.
You
have
5 minutes
to
sketch
out
what
you
are
going
to say.
You should
prepare
notes instead offull
sentences
and
try to SPEAK as naturallt
as
possible.
Your talking time should
not exceed
5
minutes.
Good
luck!
BQ
G|AO DUC
VA DAO TAO
DE
THtcHiNH
THOC
Question
09
B8 GIAO
DUC vA DAo
rAo
DE THI
cHiNH THOC
Question
L0
xY rnl
cHQN Hqc
slNH
Glol ouOG
GIA
THPT
NAru
zota
M6n
thi:
Ti6ng
Anh
(D
thi
N6i)
NgirY
thi:
0410112014
"social
networks
such as Facebook
and
Twitter
do
more
harm
than
good.,,
Do
you
argree? Get
ready to
talk
to
an
audience
about
this
issue.
You have
5 minutes
to sketch
out what
you
are
going
to
say.
prepare notes instead
of.full sentences
and
try
to SPEAK
as
possible.
Your
talking
time should
not exceed
5 minutes.
Good
luck!
You should
naturally
as
rci
rHr
cHQN
Hgc
slNH
Glol
QUOc
GIA
THPT
NAM
2014
M6n
thi:
Tiiing
Anh
(DB
thi
Noi)
NgiY
thi:
04lUl2AM
you
agree
or
disagree?
Get
issue.
"Idleness
is the
ready to
talk to
source
of
all evils."
Do
an audience
about
this
You have 5 minutes
to sketch
out
what
you are
going to say.
prepi6r,
notes instead
offull
sentences
and
try to SPEAK
as
possible.
Your
talking
time should
not
exceed
5
minutes.
Good
luck!
You
should
naturally
as
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I. LISTENING (3 points) nghe. Part I: Questions 1- 5
announcement and A, B, or D to
correct answer. (0) has been done as an
You will hear the piece TWICE The art gallery is . A. on the first floor B. at the top of a staircase near the D on the ground floor 6 1. Howell . A. paints pictures B. sells books C. takes pictures D. writes poetry 2. At am, you can listen to , A. orchestra B. Russian poetry reading C. piano playing D. children singing 3. Arnie Scott will be A. reading short stories B. selling books of poems C. talking to children D. reading his own poetry
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A. see a program about using video
B. help with making a video film
C. watch video films in a studio
D. listen to a lecture on video
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Part 2: Questions 6 - 10
will hear an expert talking about the economic forecasts for next year. Decide if you think each statement is true
false (F), or not given (NG). (0) has been done as an example. You will hear the piece Part 3: Questions 15 You
hear a conversation between two people who are having lunch together. Circle A, B, C,
or D to lndlcate the correct answer to each question below. You will hear the piece TWICE.
is Sheila's response to Mark at first?
A. She pretends he is not very late at all.
B. She shows she is annoyed with him.
C. She is sorry for him as he was held up.
D. She accepts his apology calmly.
12. Why don't they have a first course? A. It would cost too much. B. Neither of them wants one. C. There isn't one they like. D. It would take too long.
13. What does he suggest Sheila should do?
A. Enter the meeting late without being noticed.
B. Phone to say she would not be at the meeting.
C. Miss lunch and go to the meeting at once.
D. Walk to the meeting in 10 minutes.
14. What is Mark's opinion of his meal? A. It tastes too salty. B. It tastes very good. C. If does not look nice. D. It has got rather cold.
15. Why won't Sheila eat what the waitress has brought? A. She is no longer hungry. B. She feels too upset. C. She never eats meat. D. She does not have time. Page 2 of GRAMMAR (7 points)
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers or
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16. Air, food and water are to human beings. A. unquestionable B. indebted C. undeniable D. indispensable
17. The court's decision is seen as a major to their authority. A. hit B. blow C. damage D. undermining 18. In the
of any clear leadership, the rebellion collapsed. A. lack B. omission C. absence D. vacancy
19. Her political future is now hanging by a A. rope B. cord C. thread D. string Now here's an
on the main news story we've been covering. A. upshot B. update C. upgrade D. upturn
At the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the
of teachers to students is very high. A. proportion B. ratio number D. percentage
22. I'm a bit concerned
how the new law might affect our business. A. in B. as for D. about
23. The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but we still had a good time.
A. on the contrary B. by the same token
C. on top of all that D. for all that
24. Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be in years' time. A. outdone extinct C. retired D. obsolete 25. I'd just as
have a quiet meal at home as eat out. A. soon B. rather C. well D. much 26. He has been in
ever since he was convicted of taking bribes. A. shame B. disrepute reproach D. disgrace
27. He was clearly nervous: he was sitting right on the of his chair. A. outside B. edge C. tip D. border
28. They had a terrible row who should do the housework. A. on B. with C. over D. relating
29. Lack of rain early in the season meant that the fields poor crop. A. surrendered B. generated C. yielded D. suffered 30. New peace proposals were
at the recent Middle East conference. A. shown off B. spoken out C. put D. made up Your answers 16. 21 17 23.. 19. 24.. 20. 25..
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answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Whirlwind, any rotating air mass, include the tornado and the large cyclonic and anti-cyclonic
In meteorology, the term whirlwind
is more strict applied to the smaller swirling atmospheric phenomenon ..........................
commonly known as dust devil or dust whirl, that occurs mostly over .......................... 32.
deserts and semiarid plains during hot, calm days. The principal
cause of whirlwinds is intense insulation, or incoming solar radiation
receiving by the earth, which produces an overheated air mass just 33.
above the ground. This air masses rises, usually in the form of a 34.
sucking up loose surface material, so as dust, sand, .........................
and leaves. Whirlwinds vary in Mgh from 30 to 152 m, but exceptionally .......................... 36.
vigorous dust devils may exceed 1524 m in height. The vortices of
whirlwinds range in size from a little meters to several hundred 37.
meters and, depend on their force and size, dust devils may 38.
disappear in seconds and last several hours. Brief whirlwinds are 39.
erratic in motion, but the longer-lasting ones move slow with the 40. prevailing winds. Part 3:
the correct FORM of each bracketed word In the numbered spaces provided in
the column on the
has been done as an example. Usually,
PROFESSION) translators work from a foreign language Professional
into their mother tongue to reduce (41. ACCURATE) translation and 41.
for better style. Much translation is of scientific or (42. COMMERCE ) 42.
material and this kind of work often requires an 43.
of technical vocabulary and (44. SPECIAL) language. Not all 44.
are in full-time employment but those who usually 45.
work for large industrial concerns or for public (46. 46.
main personal characteristic needed to be a successful translator
is a (47. WILLING) to attend to detail. In addition, it is
(48. DESIRE) for translators to know at least two foreign languages.
The wider the (49. VARY) of languages they can offer, the greater
the (50. LIKELY) that work will be available.
Part 4: Supply the correct form of the VERBS in block capitals
brackets to complete the
passage. Write your answers in the space provided below the passage.
The statistics on the safety of flying (51. BE)
immensely comforting. It seems that the
chances of being involved in an accident (52. BE)
a million to one - the equivalent of
flying safely everyday for 95 years. Try telling that to the white-faced, petrified aero-phobic, who (53. SEE)
every frown on a stewardess's face as a portent of disaster. For some
years now, psychologist Henry Jones (54. TRY) to tell them, and he (55. DO)
a lot more besides. He has developed both a theory and practice for treating air travel
anxiety. Apparently, it is a widespread phobia. One American survey (56. PUT) it as
the fourth most common fear, preceded only by snakes, heights and storms. Jones (57. HAVE)
nearly 500 clients during the last decade. Before they (58. COME) to
him, some of his clients (59. never FLY)
, others had just one bad experience after
years of flying. One man (60. TAKE)
over 200 flights a year for 5 years and (61. never WORRY)
up till then. Then, one day on a flight to Chicago the pilot (62. ANNOUNCE) that they (63. GO)
to turn back because of an engine fault. The
man had a panic attack and tried to get off the plane in mid-air. After Jones's course, the man (64. OVERCOME) his fears and (65. MANAGE) to fly again. Page 4 of Your answers 51. 55. 60.
................................ Part 5: in each
with a suitable PREPOSITION.
your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage. The likelihood (66)
living to be a hundred has increased enormously over recent
largely due to improvements (67)
health care and diet. It seems to me as I (68)
life that people generally seem content (69) whatever age they are.
Very few of middle-aged friends think (70)
nostalgically to their long-gone teenage
years; years fraught with lack of confidence, trying to establish relationships with the opposite sex, and (71)
conflict with one's parents. No, they feel in the prime of their life. On the hand, when they look (72)
the future and inevitable old age, their feelings are
more ambiguous. Of course they hope for a long life, but what if suddenly, or (73) degrees,
is a deterioration in their health or mental faculties, and they become a
burden on their friends and families? No one can insure (74) such a thing happening.
To be hale and hearty and a hundred years old is one thing, but to be (75)
all manners of aches, pains and senile wanderings of the mind is quite another. Your answers' Part 6: A, AN, THE or
(zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided under the passage.
Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking and worrying about their
weight. Since many people start jogging to lose (76)
weight (perhaps you're one of them)
it is not surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on (77) diet, 50% of (78)
women and close to 25% of the men in (79) US are watching
what they eat. Body weight is (80)
second most talked about topic among joggers, heart
disease and high blood pressure are (81)
There are many factors that affect your
weight. They include: body type, (82)
diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be (83) '"ideal" weight for you at
age of 27 may not be ideal when you're 54. And
your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you're in (85) specific training phase. Your answers Page 5 of12 READING (4 points) Part
Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C,
or to indicate your answer. (0) has been done as an example. SECRETARIES
What's in a name? In the case of the secretary, it can be something rather surprising. The
dictionary calls a secretary "anyone who (0)
correspondence, keeps records and does
clerical work for others". But while this particular job (86) looks a bit (87) , the
word's original meaning is a hundred times more exotic and perhaps more (88) . The word'
itself has been with us since the 14" century and comes from the medieval Latin word
secretaries meaning "something hidden". Secretaries started out as those members of staff with
knowledge hidden from others, the silent ones mysteriously (89) the secret machinery of organizations.
A few years ago 'something hiddenn probably meant (90)
out of sight, tucked away with
all the other secretaries and typists. A good secretary was an unremarkable one, efficiently
orders, and then returning mouse-like to his or her station behind the typewriter, but, with the (92)
of new technology, the job (93) upgraded itself and the role
has changed to one closer to the original meaning. The skills required are more (94) and more Companies are (95)
that secretarial staff should already be (96) trained in,
at least familiar with, a (97)
of word processing packages. In addition to
this, they need the management skills to take on some administration, some personnel work
and some research. The professionals in the (98)
business see all these developments I as (99)
the jobs which secretaries are being asked to do. It may also a dramatic (100)
in office practice. In the past it was usual to
regard the secretary as almost dehumanized, to be seen and not heard. A. orders C. runs D. controls 86. A. explanation B. detail C. definition D. characteristic 87. A. elderly B. unfashionable C. outdated D. aged 88. A. characteristic related C. likely D. appropriat 89. A. operating B. pushing C. vibrating D. effecting 90. A. kept B. covered C. packed held 91. A. satisfying B. obeying C. completing D. minding 92. A. advent B. approach C. entrance D. opening 93. A. truly B. validly C. correctly D. effectively 94. A. thorough B. demanding C. severe D. critical 95. A. insisting B. ordering C. claiming D. pressing 96. considerably B. highly C. vastly D. supremely 97. A. group B. collection C. cluster D. range 98. A. appointment B. hiring C. recruitment D. engagement 99. A. improving B. intensifying C. advancing D. heightening 100. A. turn change C. switch D. swing Page 6 of 12
Part 2: Read tho following passage and answer the questions that follow by circling A, or D . ,
to indicate your answers. Line
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability ing. On the contrary,
both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel t at there are many
disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account he fact that children and the not-so-bright
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to ability. This is .
one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to the abilities of all our
pupils to the full, not just their academic ability; We also value
skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives
them the opportunity to learn to to share, and to develop skills. They also learn how to
with personal problems as well as learning ow to think, to make decisions, to
and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. pupils learn from
each other as well as from the teachers. 15
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and
assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also h some formal class
teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use th library, and we teach
them the skills they need in order to do this
An advanced upil can do advanced
work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their
least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
101. In the passage, the author's attitude towards "mixed.-ability teaching" is . A. critical B. questioning C. objective D. approving
102. The words "held in line 1 means A. made to remain in same classes B. prevented from advancing to study in lower classes
D. made to lag behind in study
103. The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the pupils' . A. personal and social skills
B. learning 'ability and communicative skills C. intellectual abilities total personality
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
B. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work togeth with others.
C. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.
D. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers. .
105. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to .
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
C. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
emphasise the importance of appropriate formal Page 7
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. It's not good for a bright child to find out that he
worst n a mixed-ability class.
Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group wo k.
C. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities. , .
There 'is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.
1 7 . According to the passage, which of the following an advantage f mixed-ability teaching?
A. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on t eir own. .
B. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development. . C.
pupil can be at the bottom of a class. . .
Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupil? essential skills such as
those to be used in the library. 108.
Which of the following statements can best summarise the main idea of the passage? . .
A. Children, in general, develop at different rates.
B. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and dot-so-bright pupils.
C. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching.
D. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class. 109.
According to the passage, "streaming pupils" .
A. will help the pupils learn best
is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
C. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience D. is quite discouraging 11 0.
According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more because .
A. it doesn't have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
children can learn to work with each other to personal problems
C. it aims at developing the children's total .
D. formal class teaching is appropriate
Read the following passage and choose the most suitable from the A I for each
There are three extra headings you do not
use. Write your answer In the
provided. (0) has been done as an example.
EDUCATION FOR THE RURAL DISADVANTAGED . ,
The vast majority of people in the developing countries live in areas on farms, in
villages, or in rural market towns. In some countries, such as kwanda, and Malawi
than 90 percent of the total population lives in rural areas.
The prediction is that the rural populations of the less-developed, countries will increase
significantly in the decades to come. The UN predicts these increase from 1.9
billion in 1970 to 2.8 billion by 1990. Thailand's rural population will increase from
30.6 million in 1970 to 570 million by the year 2000. of high birth Page 8
and declining infant mortality rates, more than half of the rural population of
developing countries is under 20 years of age. This implications for education. . . . . ,
The main purpose of education is to provide everybody (not only those in urban areas)
with relevant knowledge, skills,
and ideas which will ena le them to lead more
fulfilling, productive and satisfying lives. To assert that ne has a "right" to
education has little practice meaning unless this "rightn is d into terms of some
"minimum package" of attitudes, knowledge and skills for all in a given society.
To do otherwise is to create a privileged class at the expense of veryone else. Vague
objectives such as "giving every child a good basic education" a meaningless when
huge sections of the population are getting little or no education
People in rural areas suffer from inadequate education facilities and opportunities. In most
areas in developing countries, the constitutes a vast
majority of the whole population from, say, 10 to 20 For all practical
purposes, they are beyond the reach of formal section of the
community should be unchanged by its educational system.
Where there are rural primary schools they benefit far fewer young people than educational statistics 'often schools, instead being the great
equalizers of educational opportunity they were meant t o ; be, are the great
discriminators. In the rural areas, they equip only a small min of the young for
effective. and satisfying adulthood. The majority of rural are used to living
out the ignorance and poverty.
This vicious circle has to be broken; the goal must be to provide pverybody with basic
knowledge and skills. Rather than attempt to enroll
schooling, which is not financially
for many years to came, the strategy should be a shorter four to year primary cycle
to provide every child with the minimum educational needs numeracy, health
education and those technical and business skills needed to living. This :
education .should be geared for the large
studies beyond this stage, who will enter straight into
Part 4: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in
space provided under this passage.
The literal meanihg of "advertisen is "to make us turn toward When we see an ad, we
our thoughts toward the (1 16) we , notice and what it says. At least, that is what the 17) wants us to do. Sellers would problems transacting
any business without advertisements. For example, if Texas Instruments
a new product like a personal computer, it if these
not or did not advertise. Women and men in know very well that as ... advertising so do sales. (119)
, the consumer benefits from advertising as well. Ads permit the public to buy
intelligently. By reading the bank ads, for example, we might decide our money
from our current bank to one offering better rates or more convenient (1 1) . In addition, a
traveler can save hundreds of dollars (122) transcontinental by comparing the
ads in the travel section of the newspapers. Page 9 12 . ,
Of course, nothing is perfect. Even the strongest (123)
of advertising admit there are
many problems. Some argue that commercials unnecessarily (124) into every waking
minute of our lives. We simply cannot get away from the messages.
Because ads permeate radio and television, we find (125)
repeat their "cute" lines. Sellers admonish us to buy through soft sell, music, comedy, , and appeals to all our answers , . . . 1.16.
IV. WRITING (6 points) Part
Finish the second sentence in such a way that means the same as the sentence before it.
126. The director and the chief did not get on well. The director was not
................................................................................................................. on
127. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
Only on ........................................................................................................................................
128.1 shall never lend Robert any money, no matterwhat happens. , .
129. Do you think Sally will be able to come here? . . . . .
130. The likelihood of their having any work to offer me in the foreseeable future is nil. It is not
Part 2: For each of the sentences below,
a new sentence as
as possible in meaning to
word given on the
this word MUST NOT be in any way. , .
He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him. . .
His French has improved so much that he is virtually fluent now. ' . . .
..................................................................................................................
'133. Jane is not at all afraid about traveling abroad on her own. (holds)
134. The music teacher was the only member of staff not to attend the party.
................................................................................................................................................
135. Have you decided to enter the poster competition? Page 10 of12 Part 3:
a description of the data given in the table below. You should write about 150 words.
Visits to a public library by local residents in
Borrowing1 returning books 1695 1338 890
Using the Internet for e-rnailing 780 1580 401 0 Page 12 Pad 4
Present a written argument about the following: (world Trade both and . especially countries like what do you or Phis st
You should write about 250-300 words, using your own ideas, kno ledge and experience to your arguments. not mention any information.)
......................................................................................................................................................... THE END Page 12 of 12
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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
LỚP 12 THPT NĂM 2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi:
180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SỐ PHÁCH Ngày thi: 11/01/2011
Đề thi có: 10 trang
Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
__________________________________________________________________
I. LISTENING (4/20 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 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 3 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:
A VOA reporter is hosting a discussion of a research report on how the world is fighting hunger. Listen
to the discussion and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions.
1. This coming Saturday will be marked as ______. A. World’s Peace Day B. UN’s Nutrition Day C. World’s Food Day D. UN’s Agriculture Day
2. It is aimed to push forward a program to ______. A. fight terrorism B. alleviate hunger C. investigate hunger D. eliminate hunger
3. The findings have revealed that early childhood is also the critical time for reducing ______. A. violence B. terrorism C. sexism D. poverty
4. Experts have concluded that undernourishment between conception and ______ can have a serious and lasting impacts. A. one’s third birthday
B. one’s second birthday C. one’s first birthday D. one’s fifth birthday
5. Undernourished children are likely to get ______ and are likely to get sick and die. A. physically stunted B. mentally retarded
C. emotionally problematic D. physically incapable
6. According to the report, a nation’s productivity of future generations largely depends on the _______. A. natural environment B. family’s income source C. first 1,000 days of life D. health services
7. Damages after the critical time is _________. A. highly irreversible B. scarcely retrievable C. difficult to overcome D. highly reserved
8. Who should be “on board” with nutritionists to make the project a success? A. Professionals. B. Statesmen. C. Executives. D. Politicians.
9. In the 1980’s, Thailand sent its volunteers to the country teaching about ______. A. health and productivity B. foods and nutrients C. health and nutrition D. health and foods
10. Many major donors and the United Nations are targeting the program at ______ and young children. A. pregnant women B. working parents
C. breastfeeding mothers D. low-income parents
Part 2: Listen to a radio interview with a volcanologist and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the
following questions.
11. What the scientist finds the most amazing about volcanoes is the fact that ______.
A. they can kill a large number of people very quickly B. you never know when they will erupt
C. volcanoes have enormous power
D. their eruptions are highly predictable
12. How powerful is a volcanic eruption as described in the expert’s words?
A. It can burn out a village within seconds.
B. It can clean a village within seconds.
C. It can wipe out a vil age within seconds.
D. It can bury a vil age within seconds.
13. The old assumption that the moon affects volcanic eruptions ______. A. has never been tested
B. has been tested only recently
C. is based on old-time legends D. is a classical myth
14. What gives rise to the old idea comes from the observation that a volcano is likely to erupt when ______. A. the moon comes down B. there is a new moon C. there is a full moon
D. the moon is high in the sky
15. Mount Etna is nicknamed “a ______ giant”. A. friendly B. hostile C. unfriendly D. dangerous Page 1 of 10 pages
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16. Mount Etna is so nicknamed because ______. A. its cone is a playground
B. its lava cools down very fast C. its cone is narrow D. its lava moves slowly
17. For 3,000 years, Mount Etna has killed ______ people. A. 73 B. 69 C. 3,000 D. 4,000
18. How many people were killed by Mount Etna in 1669? A. 69 deaths were recorded. B. 73 deaths were recorded.
C. No case of death was recorded.
D. 3,000 deaths were recorded.
19. A new volcano may be formed when ______.
A. lava flows fast B. a cone closes up C. lava cools down D. a cone explodes
20. Mount Fuji in Japan is the ______ volcano on that site. A. 2nd B. 1st C. 3rd D. 4th
21. How large is the number of visitors visiting Mount Fuji every year?
A. 4,000 people. B. 400,000 people. C. 20,000 people. D. 400 people.
22. The word “volcano” comes from Italian meaning “______”. A. a burnt mountain B. a falling mountain C. a burning mountain D. a forming mountain
23. The first volcano to have the name “Vulcanus” was ______. A. Vesuvius B. Mount Etna C. Mount Fuji D. Vesuvius and Etna
24. The Romans gave the Mount the name because they thought it was the ______ of the God of Fire Vulcanus. A. den B. home C. cave D. house
25. According to the expert, volcanoes ______. A. have more than one cone
B. are all famous tourist sites C. will all become extinct D. are always changing
Part 3: A new student took notes of the introduction of the Department of Printed Word but she missed out
some details. Listen to the man introducing his department and supply the blanks with missing information for her.
Department: short history, founded: (26) _______________________________ •
size of first intake of undergraduates: (27) _______________________________ •
number of students on a taught M.A. course: (28) _______________________________ •
number of part-time lecturers: (29) _______________________________ •
percentage of students from outside the country: (30) _______________________________ •
English level requirements for students from outside the country: (31) _______________________________ •
students from outside the country get help from: (32) _______________________________ •
Department’s external links: (33) _______________________________ •
series of workshops built with: (34) _______________________________ •
modern printing highly technological •
all students have to be: (35) _______________________________ •
despite being a modern department, it is also interested in: (36) _______________________________ •
main work of Department: (37) teaching _______________________________ •
former students employed as: (38) _______________________________conservationists •
Dr Yu, expert on early Chinese manuscript and: (39) _______________________________ •
post-graduate research students should apply: (40) _______________________________
II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (5/20 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.
41. He was so ______ in the book that he did not hear her footsteps. A. distracted B. engrossed C. gripped D. attracted
42. I felt that he lacked the ______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end. A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment
43. The government decided to ______ down on income tax evasion. A. press B. crack C. push D. snap
44. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been ______. A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out Page 2 of 10 pages
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45. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will ______ expectations. A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed
46. John's got very ______ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. A. puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled
47. The college will soon be ready to ______ candidates for new courses. A. enrol B. involve C. call D. recall
48. After the concert, everyone had to ______ home through the thick snow. A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
49. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a _____ on the ship. A. riot B. rebellion C. mutiny D. strike
50. Her enthusiasm ______ her lack of experience. A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up Your answers: 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Part 2: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should be regarded as 0. feminine feminist
equally to men. She, or he, deplores discrimination against women in the home, place of 51. ___________________
work or anywhere, and her principle enemy is the male chauvinist, who believes that men 52. ___________________
are naturally super. Tired of being referred to as “the weaker sex”, women are becoming 53. ___________________
more and more militancy and are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to 54. ___________________
death of sexy jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to be regarded as 55. ___________________
second-class citizens in terms of economic, political and social status. They criticize beauty 56. ___________________
contests and the use of glamour female models in advertisements which they describe as
the exploit of female beauty, since women in these situations were represented as mere sex 57. ___________________
objects. We no longer live in the male-dominate societies of the past. Let us hope, 58. ___________________
moreover, that the revolution stops before we have a boring world in which sex doesn’t 59. ___________________
make much difference. We already have unisex hairdressers and fashions. What next? 60. ___________________
Part 3: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the
right. (0) has been done as an example.
A live broadcast of any public event, such as a space (0) ______ (FLY) or sporting 0. __flight____
occasion, is almost (61) ______ (VARIABLE) accompanied by the thoughts of a (62) 61. _____________________
______ (COMMENT). This may be on television, along with the relevant pictures,
alternatively on radio. The technique involved (63) ______ (DIFFERENT) between the 62. _____________________
two media, with radio broadcasters needing to be more explicit and (64) ______ 63. _____________________
(DESCRIBE) because of the absence of visual information. TV commentators do not
need to paint a picture for their audience; instead, their various (65) ______ (OBSERVE) 64. _____________________
should add to the images that are already there. There will sometimes be silences and 65. _____________________
pauses in a TV commentary, although these are becoming (66) ______ (INCREASE)
rare. Both types of commentators should try to be informative, but should avoid sounding 66. _____________________
(67) ______ (OPINION). In sports commentaries, fairness and (68) ______ (IMPART) to 67. _____________________
both sides is vital, but spontaneity and enthusiasm are valued by those watching or
listening. Sports commentators usually broadcast live in an essentially unscripted way, 68. _____________________
although they may refer to previously prepared materials such as sports statistics.
Because of the (69) ______ (PREDICT) nature of live events, thorough preparation in 69. _____________________
advance is vital. The Internet has helped enormously with this aspect of the job. Anyone 70. _____________________
interested in becoming a commentator should have excellent (70) ______ (ORGANISE)
skills, the willingness to work irregular hours, and a strong voice.
Part 4: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the two-word verbs below. Write your answer in
the numbered box. Each verb is used only once. bring out close down make up to sift through check over lay down go round sit on work out do with Page 3 of 10 pages
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71. Business was so bad that they had to ______ two factories.
72. Next year, we intend to ______ several new products. But at the moment, we are still testing them.
73. The operator monitors the pressure by ______ the readings on these gauges.
74. Calculations which used to take ages can now ______ in a few seconds.
75. You give the computer a command and it will ______ the data for you until it finds the information you need.
76. People only ______ him because of his wealth.
77. He ______ my letter for months, why doesn’t he answer it?
78. This car could ______ a good polish.
79. There should be enough sweets to ______.
80. It is quite clearly ______ that only amateurs can take part. Your answers: 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
Part 5: Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles in the box. Use each
word only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box. (Please note that the given words outnumber the gaps.) after at back through across with forward off out over up for
81. I received the news ______ a kind of naive enthusiasm.
82. He felt nervous before he started the first lecture of his life but he carried it ______ very well.
83. My group and yours have arrived ______ the same conclusion quite independently.
84. When he married for the second time, Fred got more than he bargained ______.
85. You can’t sit ______ and do nothing like that while much remains to be done.
86. The favourable weather has put the harvest ______.
87. We won’t watch that programme if the television is playing ______ again.
88. We made ______ that we had forgotten Jane’s birthday, though it was not true.
89. We had to sit ______ nearly two hours of speeches.
90. We’re both going ______ the same job. Your answers: 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
III. READING (5/20 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your
answer in the numbered box.
There is no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that
their children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (91) ______ doing anything
else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they
do if their children spend hours (92) ______ a computer screen?
Obviously, if children spend too much time (93) ______ in some game instead of doing their homework, then
something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (94) ______ of the
Internet, and the child should (95) ______ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (96) ______ to this
arrangement, parents can take more drastic (97) ______ .
Any parent who is (98) ______ alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (99) ______ the
matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (100) ______ affect a child's performance at
school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in
a few months parents will have something else to worry about! 91. A. always B. ever C. never D. rare 92. A. peeping at B. glancing at C. staring at D. seeing 93. A. involved B. occupied C. taken D. absorbed 94. A. done B. had C. made D. taken 95. A. promise B. assure C. secure D. claim 96. A. commit B. stick C. follow D. hold 97. A. rules B. procedures C. steps D. regulations Page 4 of 10 pages
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Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110. 101. ______
Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each other. Because of these
devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the
results of an election in Japan or Argentina. An international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a
television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. 102. ______
How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smal er. Of
course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the
continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This time
difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between the English and the United
States armies could have been avoided if the warring sides had known that a peace agreement had already been
signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During those six weeks,
the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought and many lives were lost. 103. ______
An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In prehistoric times, people had
limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about geography, the study of the Earth. People knew very
little beyond their smal groups except what was happening near their homes. Later, people were organized into villages,
and verbal communication between smal towns was possible. Still, the people’s knowledge was limited because they
had no outside information. Kingdoms and smal countries then developed, with a king directing the people. Cities
developed, too, but stil communication was limited to the smal geographical area of the country. Much later in history,
after the invention of the printing press, many more people learned to read, and communication was improved. 104. ______
In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People's lives have been changed
because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that it does not al ow people time to think.
For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at most, hours to consider all the parts of a problem. They are
expected to answer immediately. Once they had days and weeks to think before making decisions. 105. ______
The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the world. People in different
countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is that people with different religions must try to
understand each other's beliefs and values, even if they do not accept them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different.
What one group considers a normal part of life is strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture
might be bad or impolite to people of another culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for misunderstanding.
People must learn not to judge others, but to accept them as they are. As the world grows smal er, people must learn to
talk to each other more effectively as well as communicate more rapidly.
Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (101 - 105) that lead the five
paragraphs and write the letters A-H in the corresponding numbered boxes. (The headings outnumber the
paragraphs, so you will not use all of them).

A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits C. Our shrinking world D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
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Then choose the correct answer to each of the following questions by circling A, B, C, or D.
106. Modern communications have ______.
A. affected the results of elections and news of disasters
B. only allowed people to see world sports events at home
C. kept people better informed of their world and beyond
D. made people happier, busier, but less informed
107. Before the invention of communication devices, ______.
A. people gave better care to their local affairs
B. there was no transportation between countries
C. people were much interested in world affairs
D. people were mostly kept in the dark about the world
108. A negative aspect of fast communication is that it ______.
A. makes people think too fast
B. will push governments into dead ends
C. deprives decision makers of correct information
D. may rush governments into decisions
109. There were instances in which lives could have been saved if ______.
A. intercommunication had been established
B. there had not been a delay in communication
C. officers’ demands of information had been met
D. carrier pigeons had arrived in time
110. The speed of communication has helped create opportunity for ______.
A. mutual understanding and cultural tolerance
B. better understanding and freer trade
C. the expansion of cultural differences
D. the growth of the physical world Your answers: 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
Part 3: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by circling A, B, C, or D to indicate

your answer which you think fits best. Bringing up children
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to
go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible - for example, by providing the opportunity
for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact,
underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for
food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one,
he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things,
particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are
not made before the child can understand them. Every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill:
the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry
the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the
child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be
encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is
left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. By playing together, parents
learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents. Toys and games which both parents and
children can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation. Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some may be especially
strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal
cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as
much as the child's own happiness and well-being.
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“example is better than precept”. If they are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may grow
confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been, to
some extent, deceived. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' ethics and their morals can be a dangerous disillusion.
111. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ______.
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
112. Learning to wait for things is successful y taught ______.
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
113. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills ______.
A. should be focused on only at school B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
D. should be balanced and moderate
114. Parental controls and discipline ______. A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child’s happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
115. The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” ______.
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disil usion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
116. In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ______ in helping the child in trouble. A. psychiatrists B. community C. family D. nursery
117. The phrase ‘conforming to’ in the 2nd paragraph means ______. A. adapting to B. accepting C. agreeing with D. following
118. The word ‘zest’ in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by ______. A. appetite B. excitement C. enthusiasm D. enjoyment
119. The word ‘imposed’ in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. A. excepted B. introduced C. made D. constrained
120. Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may ______.
A. result in their children’s wrong behaviour
B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether
D. impair their children’s mind Your answers: 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
Write T if the statement is true according to the passage; F if the statement is not true, and NG if the information
is not given in the passage.

121. It is important for a child to gradually get used to his daily demands in the process of mental development.
122. To force children to learn different skil s beyond their natural learning rate is encouraged by parents.
123. The understanding between parents and children plays an important role in mental development.
124. Parents should leave their children’s mental development for school education.
125. Parents are advised to do everything for their children right from early childhood. Your answers: 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. Page 7 of 10 pages
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Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to G for each gap from
126 to 130. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. Then answer the questions from
131 to 140 that follow.

The days when only men would hold management positions are over. (126) __________. Despite a slowing
economy, the number of women in management has risen to 16% in 1995, when it used to be less than 9%. One result
of this tendency is that women are now more accepted in these roles, and it has also been found that women in
management ease tension and gender conflict in the workplace.
A comprehensive nation-wide study of executive performance accidentally found that women scored higher in
almost all areas of performance evaluation, while compiling a large-scale analysis of 425 high-level managers. (127)
__________. They tend to work harder behind the scenes, while men prefer the glamorous, more aggressive side of
management. The masculine approach is more suited to the traditional style of business, where the boss would work
alone and simply dictate orders to his staff. Now, in the global information age, teamwork and partnership are
increasingly important, and these are exactly the areas where women excel.
(128) __________. It may be that the same qualities that make women more effective as managers are also
holding them back. Most women get stuck in jobs which involve human resources or public relations, while their skills
make them highly suitable for this type of work. However, the posts in these areas rarely lead to the top. Ambitious
women are frustrated by this, and many left to start their own companies. Another reason why women are overlooked for
promotion is that men are seen as more dynamic and competitive. Women tend to work for the good of the company as
a whole, while men are looking out for themselves. Some bosses may interpret the feminine approach as showing a lack
of vision. A woman will often adopt the strategy of making people think that they are the authors of new ideas, so that
they wil co-operate with her plan. Although this is an effective way of achieving an objective, the result is that she will
lose credit for her creativity and innovation.
It is also surprising to learn that the greatest prejudice against female bosses comes from women themselves. In a
recent Gallup poll, 70% of men said that they would be prepared to accept a female boss, compared to 66% of women.
(129) __________. Since nearly all bosses used to be male, women feel more comfortable being supervised by a man
than by another woman. Some women also feel that a male boss is less demanding and he feels more relaxed about
being in a position of authority. Since women have to work harder to get to the top, they expect more of their staff when they get there.
In conclusion, although more and more women are rising to higher positions, there are still many deep-rooted
prejudices and double standards that keep them from achieving the very top positions. Companies may say that they
value interpersonal skills, but they stil look for a leader who is decisive and a risk taker. (130) __________. Although
women have proved that they are capable of leading a company, it seems that they will not get the chance to do so until
they are prepared to start their own businesses.
A. One possible reason for this is that of tradition
B. Areas where women are particularly effective are in supporting their staff, and sharing information
C. More and more women are moving into top jobs in the USA
D. Although women are not as decisive as men, they stil play an important role in social work
E. Although the number of women in middle management is on the increase, there are still few women running large companies
F. These qualities are perceived as being mainly masculine
G. These positions are held by females
Complete the following statements by circling A, B, C, or D.
131. The participation by women in business management has ______.
A. increased a sexist attitude among men
B. started new business conflicts
C. caused gender conflict among the staff
D. made the workplace more agreeable
132. Women managers are found more skilful in areas where they can promote their ability to ______.
A. build relationships with people B. fight their way to the top
C. deal with their male bosses
D. give directions to the staff
133. Women are often overlooked for the top jobs because ______.
A. other women do not like working for them
B. they do not take credit for their own ideas
C. they cannot make big decisions
D. they leave to start their own businesses
134. Women prefer a male boss because ______. A. male bosses work harder B. men are more competitive
C. it is more usual to work for a man
D. female bosses are more demanding
135. A female boss often demands more of her staff because ______.
A. other women do not like working for them
B. she herself has to toil her way to the position
C. she can always make big decisions
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Write T if the statement is true according to the passage; F if the statement is not true, and NG if the information is not given in the passage.
136. Working with other people has become more important in modern business.
137. Businesses owned by women are more successful than those owned by men.
138. Most women work for their own promotion, not for the good of the company.
139. More men than women work for female bosses.
140. Companies may not tell the truth about the qualities they look for in a manager.
Your answers: 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. IV. WRITING (6/20 points) Part 1: (0.5/20 points)
Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way
that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given
word(s). Look at the example in the box.

Example: Immediately after winning the race, Sandy began training for the next one. (had)
No sooner had Sandy won the race than she began training for the next one.
141. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. (under)
Students ................................................................................................................the additional evening lectures.
142. You cannot find pottery like this in any other part of the country. (type)
This is the only part of the country .................................................................................................................. found.
143. All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of race and sex. (regardless)
All are eligible ........................................................................................................................................................ .
144. As a result of the bad weather, there may be delay to some international flights. (subject)
Due to the bad weather .................................................................................................................... possible delay.
145. We were very much surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk. (To)
.........................................................................................................................., Brian had become a monk. Part 2: (2/20 points)
Below is the data showing the students’ choice of colleges and universities in the country of Dispairana.
Write a report (of about 150 words) on the changes over the period of ten years. You may add comments and reasons to
enliven your report.
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High-school students are expected to participate more in extracurricular activities and community service in
addition to achieving high grades. Some educators suggest extending high-school education to four years so
that students can achieve all that is expected of them. Others are against the proposal because they think
students would lose interest in school and attendance would drop in the end.
In about 350 words, write an essay that ends with the remark “High-school education should be extended to four years”
to assert your point of view on this question. Use reasons and examples to support your position. You may continue your
writing on the back page if you need more space.
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