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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2022–2023

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PART 1. READING — PASSAGE 1 (Questions 1–8)

Read the text and choose A, B, C or D.

New Test Shows If You Are a Shopaholic
A new shopaholic test could tell if you should leave your credit card at home when heading out to the mall.

The test makes it clear that there's shopping and then there's over-the-top purchasing that can wreak havoc on a person's life. People who become preoccupied with buying stuff and repeatedly spend money on items, regardless of need, are commonly referred to as shopaholics. Scientists call it compulsive buying.

The new test was administered along with a survey that revealed that nearly 9 percent of a sample of 550 university staff members, mostly women, would be considered compulsive buyers. Past studies had put the incidence of compulsive buying somewhere between 2 percent and 8 percent 15 years ago, and more recently, at nearly 6 percent, the researchers say. Other research has found that men are just as addicted to shopping as women.

"We are living in a consumption-oriented society and have been spending ourselves into serious difficulty," researcher Kent Monroe, a marketing professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, told LiveScience. "Compulsive buying is an addiction that can be harmful to the individual, families, relationships. It is not just something that only afflicts low-income people."

Monroe and his colleagues found that compulsive buying was linked to materialism, reduced self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress. Compulsive shoppers had positive feelings associated with buying, and they also tended to hide purchases, return items, have more family arguments about purchases and have more maxed-out credit cards.

Previous tests for identifying problem buyers are lacking because they depend in large part on the consequences of shopping, such as financial difficulties and family strain over money matters, the researchers note. But for compulsive shoppers with higher income, money matters could be non-existent.

A dwindling bank account is just one of the upshots of shopping 'til you drop. Others include family conflicts, stress, depression and loss of self-esteem. The shopaholic test is just part of the answer.

"There needs to be more research not only identifying people who have a tendency to buy compulsively, but also on developing education and self-help programs for people who are buying things they do not need or use," Monroe said. "It can lead to a waste of resources and to deterioration in families and relationships."

What is the main idea of the article?

Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word compulsive?

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a compulsive buyer?

Which of the following is reportedly the deep cause of compulsive buying behavior?

What is the key point of paragraph 4?

Which of the following best describes shopping 'til you drop?

Which describes a serious flaw of a test that identifies problem buyers only by financial difficulties and family strain?

Future research can help compulsive buyers by providing information on

PART 1. READING — PASSAGE 2 GUIDED CLOZE (Questions 9–18)

Choose A, B, C or D for each blank.

When reporting on foreign culture, the media often focus on what seems alien, and the Polynesian island of Samoa is certainly a target of this kind of reporting. Whenever a journalist comes looking for a story, they inevitably focus on the fa'afafine (Samoan men who dress as women) and (9) ______ most other aspects of Samoan culture. Almost without exception, they (10) ______ the valued place that a fa'afafine has in the community.
Fa'afafine (11) ______ as in the manner of a woman. In traditional Samoan society, when a family had a large number of male children, one would be selected to help his mother. The choice would be based on which son showed the most ability and interest in domestic (12) ______, and he would then be dressed and raised as female. The choice was in no way based on the sexual (13) ______ the family believed the son might have. It was a choice based on who was best (14) ______ to a certain kind of labour. The fa'afafine's abilities in the home and in producing crafts, combined with physical strength, were a useful (15) ______ to Samoan communities. When the son grew up, he would marry and have children, as is expected of all Samoan men, but continue to (16) ______ a female identity. Modern-day Samoa has strong Christian beliefs, as well as a firm sense of cultural (17) ______, and many Samoans (18) ______ the Western description of fa'afafine as homosexual.

sexual ______ the family believed the son might have

PART 1. READING — PASSAGE 3 GAPPED SENTENCES (Questions 19–23)

Choose from A–F. There is one extra sentence you will not need.

A virtuous circle links conversation to the capacity for self-reflection. When we are secure in ourselves, we are able to really hear what other people have to say. At the same time, conversation with other people leads us to become better at inner dialogue.

But we have put this virtuous circle in peril. Timothy D. Wilson, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, led a team that explored our capacity for solitude. People were asked to sit in a chair and think, without a device or a book. In one experiment, many student subjects opted to give themselves mild electric shocks rather than sit alone with their thoughts. [19]

People sometimes say there is no harm when people turn to their phones when they are by themselves. [20]

But this way of dividing solitude and conversation misses their essential connection. In solitude we learn to concentrate and imagine, to listen to ourselves. [21]

Every technology asks us to confront human values. [22]

One start toward reclaiming conversation is to reclaim solitude. Slow down. Make a practice of doing one thing at a time. Think of unitasking as the next big thing. [23]

A. We need these skills to be fully present in conversation.
B. In every domain of life, it will increase performance and decrease stress.
C. This is easier to do without your phone in hand.
D. We turn time alone into a problem that needs to be solved with technology.
E. This is a good thing, because it causes us to reaffirm what they are.
F. If anything, it's our new form of being together.

Gap after the Wilson experiment

Gap after turning to phones when alone

Gap after learning to listen to ourselves in solitude

Gap after 'Every technology asks us to confront human values'

Gap after unitasking as the next big thing

PART 1. READING — PASSAGE 4 GAPPED PARAGRAPHS (Questions 24–28)

Choose from A–F. There is one extra paragraph.

OMICRON VARIANT: HOW WORRIED SHOULD WE BE ABOUT IT?
Since we first heard about Omicron, the variant has been found in many countries around the world where it is driving the most dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases we have yet seen. In the UK, there were over 30,000 new cases a day in the one-week period from 14 December. On 22 December, cases were nearly double the previous peak seen in January 2021, and Omicron was the dominant variant.

[24]

The rapid spread of Omicron and the associated spike in COVID-19 cases in many countries suggests that the variant may be more transmissible. This is supported by pre-prints showing that Omicron is more infectious and has a shorter incubation period than Delta. However, the rapid rise may also be due to its ability to evade vaccine- or infection-induced immunity.

[25]

Both Pfizer and Moderna have stated that two doses of their vaccines are significantly less effective against Omicron. Although a third dose was expected to increase protection, even two doses will likely still provide some protection against severe disease. Modelling from Imperial College London estimates that Omicron is associated with a 5.41-fold increased risk of reinfection, compared to Delta.

[26]

Recent non-peer-reviewed research suggests that the variant may change where in the body it grows best, with Omicron showing less replication in the lungs than Delta but much higher replication in the bronchi. It is possible that if Omicron does not replicate as much in the lungs, then it might cause less severe disease.

[27]

Similar trends are now being observed in the UK, with both Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh finding a reduction in the risks of hospitalisation with Omicron compared to Delta. In children, data from South Africa shows an increase in paediatric hospitalisations with Omicron.

[28]

In addition, it is expected that Omicron infections will still result in approximately 12 per cent of cases going on to develop the long-term debilitating symptoms of long COVID.

A. Recent research from South Africa that has not yet been peer reviewed suggests that Omicron may be more immune-evading than Delta, with increased risks of reinfection. Laboratory experiments have shown low to virtually no protection against infection with two vaccine doses. Protection was somewhat restored after an mRNA booster. Imperial College London has modelled the vaccine efficacy of two doses of AstraZeneca as between 0 to 20 per cent, rising to 55 to 80 per cent after a third dose.
B. There is a reduced risk of hospitalisation for Omicron compared to the Delta variant. But WHO warns that it should not be dismissed as "mild". An increase in COVID-19 related deaths has been seen in many countries, especially where vaccination levels are low among vulnerable populations.
C. The four biggest questions surrounding Omicron are: is it more transmissible, is it more immune evading, does it cause different disease and do we need to do anything different to stop it. We do not have definitive answers yet, but several non-peer-reviewed pre-prints may help to provide some answers.
D. An early report from South Africa suggested the variant may produce more mild symptoms. Research looking at over 160,000 COVID-19 cases found that Omicron infections were less likely to result in hospitalisation or severe disease in adults compared to Delta, though many cases may be reinfections.
E. Even a lower individual risk of severe disease could still mean a large number of hospitalisations because of the huge number of infections. Scientists have warned that health services could still come under significant pressure if cases continue to rise at the current rate.
F. Omicron has a large number of mutations, particularly on the spike protein that vaccines target. This is one reason scientists are concerned about immune evasion, and it remains unclear whether existing public-health measures need to change in a major way.

Gap 1 after the opening spike in cases

Gap 2 after transmissibility / immune evasion

Gap 3 after vaccine / reinfection modelling

Gap 4 after bronchi / less severe disease in the lungs

Gap 5 after UK / child hospitalisation data

PART 2. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (Questions 29–62)

Choose A, B, C or D.

______ 80 per cent of the population in this village grow their own food on small plots of land.

With a monthly salary of 200 dollars, Allen was well-off ______ with most of his friends in the neighborhood.

All children, ______ their race or ethnicity, deserve the same quality of care.

She already knew the result of the fight, but ______ she wanted to hear him admit his defeat.

______ referred to by these theorists as "the perfect social order" turned out to be just an illusion.

... one in six households with children are ______.

The human species have come ______ the planet on which more than 7.9 billion humans live.

Mr. Grinde is 45 years old and ______ 5,000 dollars every month for the last 5 years for his retirement.

Some of the most horrifying war crimes were denied ______.

... a field where women are still ______.

______ money you are saving, you are completely justified in enjoying a lovely reward every so often.

Social media ... have ______ to increase the number of connections we can develop.

This is an experience from which she emerges ______ more than ever of her destiny.

... which makes his friends want to know the reason ______.

War can destroy families and leave survivors permanently ______.

... which is likely to last for years ______.

... then I am ______.

He was considered a true ______ to a tradition ...

Little Saigon is ______ more than 4,000 Vietnamese American businesses ...

The concern for human dignity is given vivid ______ in the Christian teachings ...

... are not completely ______ of emotions or morals.

Dana White ... saw her social ______ shrink to a precious few during the pandemic.

Thanks to the pandemic, she has come to ______ the intimate friendships that blossomed ...

After his mother's death, he found ______ in the Buddhist rituals of mourning.

Money is a small but often effective weapon to keep life's hardships and tragedies ______.

... to ______ old wounds I had covered up for years.

After the terrorist attack ..., a ______ of "you're either with us or you're against us" became dominant.

Ms. Joyce has spent much of her career as a psychiatrist ______ patients ... to accept psychiatric care.

... it is regrettably ______ on solutions ...

The old doctor said he had lost ______ of the number of patients he had saved.

Some critics have argued that he is too ______ for the past ...

... this farmwoman continued to ______ to success in the next two decades.

... sometimes you do need to ______ your feelings ...

The girl ______ away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.

PART 3. WORD FORMATION (Questions 63–72)

Form ONE word from the prompt. Spelling counts.

Do you ever wonder how some of your (0) favourite foods get their flavour? The answer lies with flavourists — experts who work with natural and (63) ______ chemicals and ingredients to develop and improve how things taste.
In the past, people relied on natural herbs and spices to improve the flavour of their food. Cinnamon and thyme were used by early Egyptian (64) ______. Other spice (65) ______ were developed in the Middle Ages to stop meat from going bad.
Everything changed in 1858, when French scientist Theodore-Nicolas Gobley discovered the chemical that gives vanilla its flavour. The need for new taste (66) ______ is driven by mass production of food. To get rid of microbes, many foods are heat-treated. This makes them safer to eat but it also destroys some of their natural taste. Flavourists aim to restore the lost flavours to make the food (67) ______ tasty.
Almost every food you find in your supermarket will have been flavoured in some way. Today, flavour (68) ______ is a multi-billion-pound (69) ______ industry. To become a flavourist, you need to learn about herbs, spices and the different types of (70) ______ oils, as well as how they taste when they are combined.
Finding unique flavours is as much an art as it is a science. It can take up to 70 tries before the perfect (71) ______ is found, with the right taste and (72) ______ value at just the right price.
Gốc: (63) SYNTHESISE (64) CIVILISE (65) MIX (66) SENSE (67) RESIST (68) CREATE (69) GLOBE (70) ESSENCE (71) COMBINE (72) NUTRITION

PART 4. OPEN CLOZE (Questions 73–92)

ONE word only in each gap.

I have and have had many names. Little Dog was what Grandma Lan called me. What made a woman who named herself and her daughter after flowers call her grandson a dog? A woman who watches (73) ______ for her own, that's who. As you know, in the village where Grandma Lan (74) ______ up, a child, often the smallest or weakest of the flock, (75) ______ I was, is named after the most despicable things: demon, ghost child, pig snout, monkey-born, buffalo head, bastard — little dog being the more tender (76) ______. Because evil spirits, roaming the land (77) ______ healthy, beautiful children, would hear the name of something hideous and ghastly (78) ______ called in for supper and pass over the house, (79) ______ the child. To love something, then, is to name it after (80) ______ so worthless it might be (81) ______ untouched — and alive. A name, (82) ______ as air, can also be a shield. A Little Dog shield.

BLAST FROM THE PAST
Researchers in France have managed to play the world's oldest-known conch shell horn – a musical (83) ______ from more than 17,000 years ago. The shell, which is 31 centimetres long and 18 centimetres wide, once belonged to a type of large sea snail. It was discovered in a cave in southern France in 1931.
Researchers initially thought the shell was used (84) ______ a cup by prehistoric people (85) ______ Magdalenians. However, Gilles Tosello and his colleagues at the University of Toulouse recently took (86) ______ look at it, using small cameras and a CT scanner machine ((87) ______ uses X-rays to reveal details inside objects). They found that a hole at (88) ______ end had been cut to form a mouthpiece. At the (89) ______ end was a space for the player to insert their hand and modify the sound – not (90) ______ to playing a French horn. A professional musician used the horn to make sounds that were close to the (91) ______ notes C, C sharp and D.
The researchers are now using a 3D model of the shell to continue their search (92) ______ its secrets.

roaming the land ______ healthy, beautiful children

PART 5. KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION (Questions 93–102)

3–8 words including the given word.

Can we really justify the idea that human lives matter more than nonhuman lives? (WEIGHT) → Is it possible for us to really justify the idea that human lives ______ nonhuman lives?

The sheer magnitude of the project was bewildering. (SCALE) → I was ______ of the project.

Misfortune can turn even wealthy people into beggars on the street overnight. (REDUCED) → Even wealthy people ______ on the street overnight by misfortune.

We often refused to accept new ideas as we grew old. (IMMUNE) → We often ______ as we grew old.

We keep meeting accidentally, don't we? (RUNNING) → We are ______ other, aren't we?

Apart from their age, they are two absolutely different people. (COMMON) → The two of ______ apart from their age.

She may seem quiet and reserved but her music is bursting with strong emotions. (HOWEVER) → ______ her music is bursting with emotions.

Plastic is such an integral product ... that we simply take it for granted. (PAUSE) → We seldom ______ since it is such an integral product ...

... freedom, not money, is the meaning of success. (SO MUCH) → ... success is not ______ freedom.

Even though we tried to follow Peter and Bob ..., we soon got separated. (LONG) → We tried to follow ... but it ______ us to get separated.

PART 6. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (Questions 103–107)

Identify five mistakes and correct them.

Line 1: To tip or not to tip, that is the question. And there is the one that causes British tourists more
Line 2: moments of embarrassment than almost any other issue. Furthermore, a handful of London's top
Line 3: hotels have come up with a cunning solution to spare the blushes. They've started adding a
Line 4: discretionary service charge for guests' bills. Despite the hotels insisting that the charge is optional,
Line 5: it is, in fact, disingenuous. We may make tipping embarrassing, but it's far more embarrassing to
Line 6: stand at a reception desk and demanding that the charge should be removed from the bill.

Line 1: And there is the one that causes → ?

Line 3: spare the blushes → ?

Line 4: adding a discretionary service charge for guests' bills → ?

Line 4: Despite the hotels insisting → ?

Line 6: stand at a reception desk and demanding → ?

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