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TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — 150 phút — 03/6/2024 — thang 9.0

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PART I LISTENING — Situations (1–5)

I. You will hear people talking in five different situations and choose the best answers A, B, C or D. (0.5 point)

Listening Part I
Transcript — Listening Part I
Woman: Go ahead, Paul, I'm listening.
Man: Well ... I'm fed up with listening to all your callers moaning on about the new traffic scheme. I mean, that woman who said it took fifty minutes to cross the city by car instead of her usual thirty. Poor thing! Why doesn't she leave the car at home and use the bus service instead? Anyway, the aim of the new scheme isn't to make car journeys quicker; it's for shoppers and pedestrians and cyclists and bus passengers, and it's working. I recommend everyone to have a walk in the city center and see for themselves. That's all I wanted to say.


Now you won't need any money for the bus or your entrance ticket to the zoo tomorrow because that's already paid for. But bring some small change for when you get thirsty and want a drink. The only food or drink allowed on the bus is fruit. Bring some with you because it's a long trip and you'll get hungry. No food or drink must be taken into the zoo. And you'll need to bring all your colored pencils for the work I'm going to ask you to do there.


It was really strange going back to Redmond where I used to live. Everything has changed so much. I went to see my old house — it used to have trees in the garden and a hedge in the front. Well, the people who own it now have built another bedroom over the top of the garage and removed the trees and hedge, so they have more room to park their cars. It made me feel really sad because it looked so different.


Coming up next on the Science Channel is the latest documentary produced and presented by photographer Daniel Hamilton who made the prize-winning series about African animals you may have seen last year. This latest series is simply called Earth and viewers can enjoy some amazing photography with pictures of the planet shot from cameras in space using the latest satellite technology. So sit back, relax and enjoy!


My wife Margaret and I were sitting behind a rock on the top of a mountain in the Highlands one day, nobody else around, perfectly silent, and Margaret said, "I just heard a telephone bell ringing." "Oh," I said, "Margaret, there are no telephone kiosks up here." But in the silence of the hills, you can imagine anything. I said, "I often imagine things. I've heard babies crying in this silence. I've thought I heard a symphony orchestra." And Margaret said, "I'm sure I heard a telephone ringing." She got up and went round the back of the rock and there was a cow with a bell around its neck.

You hear a phone-in program on the radio. Why has the man phoned?

What should students take on the school trip?

What does the woman's house look like now?

What is the next TV program about?

You hear someone telling a story about a strange thing that happened in the mountain. What point does the story prove?

PART II LISTENING — Arts Festival form (6–10)

II. Listen to a recorded message about an arts festival and fill each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (0.5 point)

Listening Part II
Transcript — Listening Part II
This is the Arts Festival Box Office. There is no one here to take your call, but do not hang up, as further information follows. The Festival begins on the 12th of May and continues to the 28th. There are things happening in several parts of the town itself, and outside it. At the Theatre Royal, there will be a series of concerts, starting with jazz singer Elaine Delmar on the 12th of May. George Melly brings his own special kind of jazz and fun to the theatre on the 13th of May. There are also concerts at the Corn Exchange. For people who prefer dance music, we have the London All Stars Steel Band on Sunday the 15th of May. On Thursday the 19th of May we welcome back the Viennese Gala Orchestra, who are regular performers at the Festival. Finally, also at the Corn Exchange, there will be a series of jazz concerts each Friday at 1 o'clock. During these lunch-time concerts a bar will be open for the sale of wine and we are offering free soft drinks. Sandwiches will also be on sale. Light meals can be bought in the restaurant afterwards. Ickworth House, just outside the town, is joining in the Festival as usual. There is a guided walk around Ickworth Park on Sunday the 15th, which will last about two and a half hours. Also, on the 19th of May, we have a special concert of piano music, given by Oliver Davies in the beautiful Ickworth Library. The price of tickets includes coffee and biscuits and you are advised to book early, as this is always especially popular. For more information, send for our Festival programme or visit the Box Office. Bookings can be made in person (cash, cheque or credit card), by post (cheques only), or by telephone (credit cards only). We also accept credit card bookings by fax, on 0284706035. For these bookings, you must use our booking form. Thank you!
ARTS FESTIVAL
• Duration: 12th – (1) __________
• Theatre Royal
– 12th: a jazz concert by Elaine Delmar
– 13th: a jazz concert by George Melly
• Corn Exchange
– 15th: dance music by London All Stars Steel Band
– 20th & 27th: lunchtime jazz concerts with complimentary (2) __________
• Ickworth Park
– 15th: (3) __________ around
• Ickworth Library
– 19th: a piano concert by Oliver Davies
– Included in the ticket fare: (4) __________
• Contact for more details: In person at Box Office
• Bookings: in person / by post / by telephone
• Fax number: (5) __________

Arts Festival form ( — Duration: 12th – (1) __________

Ickworth Park 15th: (3) __________ around

Arts Festival form ( — Fax number: (5) __________

PART III LISTENING — Nature reserve (11–20)

III. Listen to Tricia Simpkins talking about a plan to create a nature reserve and choose A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)

Listening Part III
Transcript — Listening Part III
Man: Good afternoon. Thank you for coming to this public meeting which has been called to discuss the idea of creating a nature reserve in the city — that is, an area where wildlife is protected, and to begin with, local teenager, Tricia Simpkins, is going to tell us some of the background to the idea, Tricia.

Tricia: Yes. Hello ... I'd like to start by saying that, like many city teenagers, I don't have much contact with the countryside. I live off a busy, polluted shopping street, full of people and cars, in the middle of a crowded city and I'd never given any thought to wildlife. Even though every house down my street has got a bit of a garden and we have trees along the road and a piece of waste ground at one end, it seemed nothing out of the ordinary, and I took it all for granted.

My attitude started to change when we had to do a survey of the wildlife in the city as part of a school project. We chose ten families from the street and we asked them just to write down all the animals, birds, insects and so on that they could remember seeing in their garden or down the street during the last couple of years.

All sorts of surprising things soon started coming out of that survey; like that we have twenty different sorts of butterfly, fifty different types of birds, and all sorts of animals, even some quite large ones like foxes and deer. At first we wondered what it meant, like was it a world record or something? We'd no way of knowing. So what we did, we got in touch with a nature reserve out in the country, and asked them what you could see there. And that's when we realised that we've as much, if not more wildlife than they do. And that's what really got us interested in the idea of a nature reserve here.

Because what worries us now is that we may be losing our local wildlife. One specially worrying thing has been all the cutting down of trees in the streets. We've got really big old trees here in this part of the city, and of course if one gets damaged in a storm or gets a disease, it has to be removed. But this year alone, over one hundred of these trees have been chopped down. Now the reason given for this is that the trees have really extensive root systems which makes it difficult for people laying gas pipes, electricity cables and things. But we think these problems are not as serious as they are made out to be, and there's no need for all this destruction.

What's more, although the local council has agreed to plant new trees in place of the old ones, what they're planting are these little ornamental trees that look nice, but the birds and animals just don't use them in the same way. And they're not even saving money, because more suitable trees cost just the same.

Another example of what can happen is the wasteland at the end of our street. It belongs to the city council and as children we all used to play there and we thought it was really great because it was so covered in bushes and wild flowers that you could get lost if you went off the little muddy tracks. Then, a few years ago, no doubt thinking they were doing the right thing, the council decided to tidy it up. Now it's just an area of grass where people go to exercise their dogs. There are a few little trees, but basically there's not a lot there any more.

So, what I'd like to propose this afternoon is that we use this space to create a nature reserve. We think it should be allowed to go back to its natural condition, thus providing a refuge for the local wildlife which may be suffering from the loss of trees in the area. This would, of course, also be a leisure amenity for people who want to get away from the stresses of city living, which is hardly something we would want to deny them. So, I would like you ...

How did Tricia once feel about the countryside?

What is TRUE about Tricia's neighborhood?

Why did Tricia take part in a wildlife survey?

What does Tricia say about the results of the survey?

What did Tricia and her friends do after collecting the survey's results?

Why have one hundred big old trees been cut down in Tricia's neighborhood this year?

What does Tricia say about the problems created by trees?

According to Tricia, what is wrong with the trees the council is planting?

What used to happen in the wasteland in Tricia's neighborhood?

What is Tricia's suggestion for the new nature reserve?

PART 2 VOCABULARY — MCQ (21–30)

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. (1.0 point)

Thanks to her teacher's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.

According to the scheme of the publishing house, the new teenager magazine ______ next week.

After the crash, the truck driver was ______ on a charge of drunken driving.

In a consumer society, it is easier to purchase inexpensive items; nonetheless, buying a cheap thing may be a/an ______ economy.

The local celebrities joined hands to ______ a fund-raising campaign for charity.

Maria's natural talent for public speaking allowed her to steal the ______ and win over the audience.

Going on a roller coaster ride for the first time made him experience motion ______.

After the leader's suggestions, all members said nothing, and she was the first one to ______ the silence in the discussion.

They had to use candles when the light suddenly ______ during the dinner.

She couldn't help but ______ her breath away as she witnessed the spectacular view from the top of Mua Cave.

PART 2 VOCABULARY — Word form (31–35)

II. Give the correct form of the bold words in capital. (0.5 point)

Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream was nothing but a random jumble of completely (1. COMPREHEND) ______ images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the idea that dreams are meaningful in their own way became popular, psychologists have proposed (2. COUNT) ______ theories to explain the logic of dreams.
The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind. A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (3. ORIGIN) ______ within, expressing aspects of the dreamer's deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight unresolved emotions in the dreamer's life. Not unexpectedly, the contradictions implicit in these complex processes are reflected in the syntax of dreams. The language of dreams can warp time, bringing together historical and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the (4. KNOW) ______, and make fantastic transformations by its own band of magic. Scenes in dreams merge mysteriously into one another, as in certain movies. People or animals may fly or inanimate things may move (5. DEPEND) ______ and talk. It is out of such complex and contrary happenings that the meanings of dreams have to be teased out.

most scientists argued that dream was nothing but a random jumble of completely (1. COMPREHEND) ______ images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily li

ams are meaningful in their own way became popular, psychologists have proposed (2. COUNT) ______ theories to explain the logic of dreams.

Word form (31–35) — it can (3. ORIGIN) ______ within

mix the familiar with the (4. KNOW) ______

may move (5. DEPEND) ______ and talk

PART 2 VOCABULARY — Error correction (36–40)

III. There are 5 mistakes. FIND and CORRECT them. Example: Line 2 scenery → view. (0.5 point)

1 For anyone with a fascination for the study of the night sky, Hawaii is one of the
2 best places in the world to get a clear scenery of the stars and planets. This is because of
3 the island's geographical setting. Situated in the middle of a large expense of the ocean,
4 Hawaii is much less affected by light pollution than almost other parts of the world.
5 An unmissable spot in Hawaii is the top of the dormant volcano known as Mauna
6 Kea, which arises to a height of 4205 meters. It is one of the best places in the world to
7 get uninterrupted views of the night sky and therefore is the location for more than a
8 dozen of the world's finest telescopes.
9 To special significance is the WM Keck Observatory, where there are a pair of
10 extremely large and powerful telescopes. In recent years, these telescopes have been
11 responsible for the discovery of around forty new planets beyond our solar system. By
12 proving the existence of these planets, astronomers have increased the probability that one
13 day another inhabited planet as our own will be found.

Example: Line 2 scenery → view

the island's geographical setting. Situated in the middle of a large expense of the ocean, — sửa: expense → expense → expanse

Hawaii is much less affected by light pollution than almost other parts of the world. — sửa: almost → almost → most

Kea, which arises to a height of 4205 meters. It is one of the best places in the world to — sửa: arises → arises → rises

To special significance is the WM Keck Observatory, where there are a pair of — sửa: To → To → Of

proving the existence of these planets, astronomers have increased the probability that one — sửa: as → as → like

PART 3 READING — Cloze (41–50)

I. Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each gap. (1.0 point)

A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (1) _______ of a second language acquisition. Their advice may prove (2) _______ for those considering a language course. One suggestion is that you (3) _______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language or whether you enjoy studying languages at school, for example. The major (4) ________ will be your own time and effort. Therefore, you must be sure that the course on offer leads to (5) _______ qualifications. Also, be realistic in your (6) ________. If you don't set achievable aims, you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (7) _______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best. (8) _________ around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in mind that the faster you learn a language, the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (9) ________ course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology, her chances of making progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little (10) ________ nothing. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow up her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learnt by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."

PART 3 READING — Emotional expressions (51–60)

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. (1.0 point)

You can usually distinguish when your friends are elated or furious by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because interpreting their emotional expressions helps to trigger our response. Emotions have evolved, hence humans can respond to important instances and communicate our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows or rounding the mouth mean the equivalent thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has addressed such questions.

According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people articulate and substantially decipher the same "facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far-flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Sumatra, the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea, and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so-called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to stifle emotional responses - especially negative ones - while many American children are made to express their feelings more openly. However, in all cultures, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people's behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.

The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross-cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be aroused by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.

What can be the best title for the passage?

The word "communicate" in paragraph 1 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.

Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether ______.

The phrase "testify to" in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ______.

Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ______.

The word "stifle" in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______.

The phrase "this evidence" in paragraph 3 refers to the fact that ______.

All of the following statements are true according to the passage EXCEPT ______.

The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

PART 3 READING — NMV headings (61–66)

III. Choose suitable headings for paragraphs A–F from the list (i–x). Example: Paragraph G → vii. (part of 1.0 point)

Non-motorized Vehicles in Asia

Paragraph A
Non-motorized vehicles (NMVs), which include bicycles, cycle-rickshaws, and carts, continue to play a vital role in urban transport in much of Asia. NMVs account for 25 to 80 percent of vehicle trips in many Asian cities, more than anywhere else in the world. The ownership of all vehicles, including NMVs, is growing rapidly throughout Asia as incomes increase.

Paragraph B
However, the future of NMVs in many Asian cities is threatened by growing motorization, loss of street space for safe NMV use, and changes in urban form prompted by motorization. Transport planning and investment in most of Asia has focused principally on the motorized transport sector and has often ignored the needs of non-motorized transport. Without changes in policy, NMV use may decline precipitously in the coming decade, with major negative effects on air pollution, traffic congestion, global warming, energy use, urban sprawl, and the employment and mobility of low-income people.

Paragraph C
As cities in Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, and several other European nations demonstrate, the modernization of urban transport does not require total motorization, but rather the appropriate integration of walking, NMV modes, and motorized transport. As in European and Japanese cities, where a majority of trips are made by walking and cycling, NMVs have an important role to play in urban transport systems throughout Asia in coming decades.

Paragraph D
Transport investment and policy are the primary factors that influence NMV use and can have an effect on the pace and level of motorization. For example, Japan has witnessed major growth of bicycle use despite increased motorization, through policies providing extensive bicycle paths, bicycle parking at rail stations, and high fees for motor vehicle use. Denmark and the Netherlands have reversed the decline in bicycle use through similar policies.

Paragraph E
China has for several decades offered commuter subsidies for those cycling to work, cultivated a domestic bicycle manufacturing industry, and allocated extensive urban street space to NMV traffic. This strategy reduced the growth of public transport subsidies while meeting most mobility needs. Bicycles have largely replaced buses as the principal means of urban vehicular transport in Tianjin. Buses are generally slower for the same trips made by bicycle. Today, 50 to 80 percent of urban vehicle trips in China are by bicycle and average journey times in China's cities appear to be comparable to those of many other more motorized Asian cities, with much more favorable consequences on the environment, petroleum dependency, transport system costs, and traffic safety.

Paragraph F
Bicycles should be encouraged as the most efficient transport mode for short trips in cities of all types and income levels, particularly for trips too long for walking and too short for express public transport services or where travel demand or economics do not permit high frequency public transport services. Bicycles are most important for personal transport, but also accommodate light goods hauling, being capable of carrying loads of 100 to 180 kg.

Paragraph G
Cycle-rickshaws are not as efficient as bicycles for personal transport, but should be encouraged as a complementary mode to motorized goods transport and as a passenger transit mode, particularly in countries where low wages and surplus labor are sustainable features of the economy. Where they are in use, they should be accepted as a useful part of the transportation system rather than as a nuisance or a barrier to transport system modernization. Even in high-income, motorised-vehicle dependent cities, there are opportunities for appropriate use of cycle rickshaws for short-distance movement of persons and goods and as the basis for small businesses providing goods and services at dispersed locations. They find greatest utility in cities where slow modes of transport are allocated road space separate from motorized traffic, in neighborhoods where the majority of people go from one place to another on foot or in central areas with slow traffic speed, in large factories and shopping districts, and areas where private automobiles are restricted.

List of headings
(i) Benefits of bicycle use: one country's experience
(ii) Situations that best fit bicycle use
(iii) Factors working against NMV use
(iv) Disadvantages of cycle use
(v) Continuing importance of NMVs in Asia
(vi) Subsidizing public transport use in China
(vii) Appropriate use of cycle rickshaws (Example: Paragraph G)
(viii) Use of NMVs to reduce motorization in Europe
(ix) Role of policies in promoting bicycle use
(x) Integrated approach to urban transport

Paragraph A — choose heading

Paragraph B — choose heading

Paragraph C — choose heading

Paragraph D — choose heading

Paragraph E — choose heading

Paragraph F — choose heading

PART 3 READING — NMV summary (67–70)

Complete the summary with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage.

The employment of NMVs is overlooked in many Asian countries where (7) ______ and money allocation mostly center on the motorized. Japan, Denmark and the Netherlands serve as striking illustrations for the fact that (8) ______ concerning the provision of paths, parking and fee charging of motorized transport can bring about the increase in the use of bikes. In China, the support is in the form of (9) ______ for cyclists, the development of bicycle manufacturing industry and more street space in cities. Short-distance travel is recommended to be conducted by bikes regardless of cities' types as well as (10) ______. Cycle-rickshaws should also be encouraged as an efficient means of transport in both high- and low-income cities.

PART 4 WRITING — Letter (71)

I. Letter writing (0.8 point). 120–150 words to Mr. Nguyen Nam about an environmental campaign.

Dear Mr. Nguyen Nam,
…
Yours sincerely,
Mai Lan

Write a letter of about 120–150 words to Mr. Nguyen Nam (local Youth Union leader) proposing an environmental campaign: activities, reasons, and support needed. Begin Dear Mr. Nguyen Nam / End Yours sincerely, Mai Lan.

PART 4 WRITING — Paragraph (72)

II. Paragraph writing (1.2 points). 150–180 words on boosting tourism for economy and culture.

Write a paragraph of about 150–180 words giving your opinion on: "The best way to both develop the economy and preserve local culture is to boost tourism."

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