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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH VĨNH LONG NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

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PART ONE: LISTENING — Section A (1–5)

You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1-5, circle the best answer (A, B or C). You will listen to the recording twice.

Listening Section A–C (chưa có MP3; key Springboard/TDK)
(ước lượng — không có audio)
Transcript — Listening Section A–C (chưa có MP3; key Springboard/TDK)
(ước lượng — không có audio)
Media hype? Or genuine hit? Well, you might have guessed that I'm talking about reality TV. With me to discuss this are Tony Christian, member of the media watchdog group Airwave, and Jenny Doyle, winner of last year's Big Brother.

Jenny: Lots of interviews on radio and TV and people recognise me wherever I go. It hasn't completely changed my life though. No offers to present TV programmes but then that's not why I went on in the first place. I thought the programme could show what the young people of Britain are really like — I went on just to be myself.

Tony: These reactions weren't invented when reality TV was developed. The difference is that in real life we don't decide who we want to get rid of and then vote on it. It's that anti-social aspect that worries me.

Jenny: Nominating housemates wasn't easy because you become very emotionally attached — but we all knew it was a game, not real life.

Tony: Very young viewers have been reported playing Big Brother in the playground, nominating and voting others out — that can be hurtful.

Jenny: However, children can learn about getting on with people, making friends, showing tolerance and giving others space.

Tony: Airwave has written to controllers asking for tighter controls over times of broadcast — we'd like these programmes going out later at night when very young viewers should be in bed.

You hear a man and woman talking. How does the man sound?

You hear a woman talking. What does she want to be?

You hear a man and woman talking. What is the man worried about?

You hear a woman talking. What is she not going to do?

You hear a man talking. How does he feel about his work as a volunteer?

PART ONE: LISTENING — Section B (6–13)

You will hear Mark King talking about his work as a personal chef for celebrities. Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You will listen twice.

Mark originally worked as a(n) __________ before becoming a chef.

It was Mark's __________ that first got him into cooking.

Mark mentions that he's not allowed to tell us his clients' __________.

Mark says that he had difficulty finding __________ for a tea party.

Mark was __________ when he was personally selected to cook for the royal family.

Mark uses the word __________ to describe the most important characteristic of a personal chef.

Mark talks about another personal chef who was __________ after doing an interview with a magazine.

Mark is considering writing __________ to further his future career.

PART ONE: LISTENING — Section C (14–20)

You will hear a radio discussion about the media. For questions 14-20, choose the best answer (A, B, C). You will listen twice.

PART ONE: LISTENING — Section C (14–20) (TTS từ transcript)
Transcript — PART ONE: LISTENING — Section C (14–20) (TTS từ transcript)
Media hype? Or genuine hit? Boring waste of time? Or fascinating look at human reactions? Well, you might have guessed that I'm talking about reality TV. Whether it's Big Brother, Survivor, Bar Wars or I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, our screens seem to be full of TV programmes where people live together, work together, play together and then kick each other off the programme. We watch it all in our millions.

With me to discuss this are Tony Christian, member of the media watchdog group Airwave, and Jenny Doyle, winner of last year's Big Brother. Jenny, how's life been since you left the house? Well, it's been a lot of fun. Lots of interviews on radio and TV and people recognise me wherever I go.

It hasn't completely changed my life though. No offers to present TV programmes but then that's not why I went on in the first place. So why did you? I'd seen earlier series and thought, she's in it for the money or he wants to be a star and I thought the programme could be so much more than that.

I thought it could show what the young people of Britain are really like right now and so I went on just to be myself really. Tony, it all sounds quite harmless, doesn't it? Just a bunch of young people getting to know each other. Well, yes, on one level it is.

You know, these reactions weren't invented when reality TV was developed. When young people go away to camp or to university they often develop relationships just like we see on TV, very intense friendships. The difference is that in real life we don't decide who we want to get rid of and then vote on it.

It's that anti-social aspect that worries me and many other members of Airwave and similar organisations. Jenny, what do you think about that? How did you find the whole process of having to nominate your housemates? Well, it wasn't easy because you become very emotionally attached to the other people but we all knew that at the end of the day it was a game. You know, and this is where I disagree with Tony, it's not supposed to be real life.

It's supposed to be a TV programme and I'm sure everyone watching is aware of that. That's true to a certain extent when you're talking about adult viewers. Another thing that concerns me though is very young viewers.

There have been reports of children as young as seven or eight years old playing Big Brother in the playground and using the game to bully other children by nominating them, talking about them and then voting them out.

That can be a very hurtful experience at that age. Yes, and that's not something I would defend.

However, I think that children can learn a huge amount about getting on with people from watching this programme where complete strangers are thrown together. It can teach them a lot about making friends, about showing tolerance and about giving other people their own space. Finally, Tony, can I ask you what your organisation proposes? Airwave has written to the controllers of all major channels asking them to look at this kind of television very closely.

Rather than a complete ban, what we would like to see is tighter controls over times of broadcast. We'd like to see these programmes going out later at night when we can reasonably expect very young viewers to be in bed.

Christian, Jenny Doyle, thank you very much for joining me today.

What has Jenny not done since the programme ended?

What prompted Jenny to appear on the TV programme?

What worries Tony about the reality TV?

What does Jenny say about nominating the other housemates?

How does Tony react to the suggestion that everyone knows the show is a game?

How does Jenny think that young children benefit from the programme?

What does Airwave want?

PART TWO: USE OF LANGUAGE — Pronunciation (21–22)

Choose the word with a different pronunciation of the underlined part.

Pronunciation (21) · boat / broad / coast / alone

2.

PART TWO: USE OF LANGUAGE — Stress (23–24)

Choose the word which has a different position of stress.

Choose a word which has a different position of stress.
3.

4.

PART TWO: USE OF LANGUAGE — Grammar and vocabulary (25–40)

Choose the option that best completes each sentence.

Of course I __________ you! We went to school together, didn't we?

I think the __________ thing to do is phone before you go and ask for directions.

The government __________ major changes to the education system today.

You have to find a good __________ for being late, otherwise you'll get into trouble.

Kick-off is in twenty minutes, so in the __________, do your warm-up exercises.

Even though I don't agree with your overall argument, I do agree with you in some __________.

The place was full of hotels and shops selling souvenirs, and was much too __________ for us.

The priceless jewelry __________ from the exhibition by people who worked in the building.

If only my mother __________ me stay in that night; I probably wouldn't be in trouble now.

- "That was the __________ meal I have ever eaten in the school canteen."
- "Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad."

We were pleased to hear that the plane __________ safely.

Being fit and healthy does not mean __________ 20 km a day.

The moon is not a planet __________ the planets in many ways.

Near the White House is another famous landmark __________ the Washington Monument.

Public transport in most of the nation is expanding. __________, the use of subways and buses is declining in some metropolitan areas.

__________, but it also filters out harmful sun rays.

PART TWO: USE OF LANGUAGE — Section B (41–45)

Complete the sentences with the correct particles.

Simon is too young to take __________ such a big responsibility.

After the match the players were completely worn __________.

It is not easy to get __________ these days unless you have a secure job.

Jane's bad behavior left everyone at __________ for words.

I find it very difficult to agree with you __________ times. Your views can sometimes be extreme.

PART TWO: USE OF LANGUAGE — Section C (46–50)

Complete with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Children __________ their clothes quickly. (grow)

Being a cook, she gets a lot of __________ out of creating amazing dishes. (please)

Traveling __________ our minds. (broad)

We should take __________ measures to stop car accidents. (prevent)

In spite of her parents' advice, she keeps spending her money __________. (thought)

PART THREE: READING — Section A (51–56)

Read the text and choose the correct word for each space.

Pushing and shoving. Stress and anxiety. For many people, that's what city living is. There are crowds everywhere and there's very little (1) __________ space. Cities like Shanghai, Cairo, and Mexico City have a high (2) __________ density, that is, the number of people per square kilometer, so they are always crowded. In order to provide accommodation for millions of city dwellers, apartment buildings have sprung up everywhere and some cities have become concrete jungles. Cities are also incredibly noisy due to the constant traffic and such (3) __________ pollution often leads to stress for the inhabitants. They're always rushing here and there, (4) __________ their busy lives. Surely they want some peace and quiet, away to escape the (5) __________ race. Interestingly, however, there are people who thrive in such environments. New Yorkers, for example, enjoy living life in the fast lane and taking advantage of everything the city has to offer. Where else, they ask, would they come across the people from all (6) __________ of life? And where else could they make their dreams come true?

PART THREE: READING — Section B (57–64)

Read the extract from a novel and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Every winter, districts in Kabul held a kite-fighting tournament. And if you were a boy living in Kabul, the day of the tournament was undeniably the highlight of the cold season. I never slept the night before the tournament. I'd roll from side to side, make shadow animals on the wall, even sit on the balcony in the dark, a blanket wrapped around me. I felt like a soldier trying to sleep in the trenches the night before a major battle. And that wasn't so far off. In Kabul, fighting kites was a little like going to war.

As with any war, you had to ready yourself for battle. For a while, Hassan and I used to build our own kites. We saved our weekly allowances in the fall, dropped the money in a little porcelain horse Baba had brought one time from Herat. When the winds of winter began to blow and snow fell in chunks, we undid the snap under the horse's belly. We went to the bazaar and bought bamboo, glue, string, and paper. We spent hours every day shaving bamboo for the center and cross spars, cutting the thin tissue paper which made for easy dipping and recovery. And then, of course, we had to make our own string, or tar. If the kite was the gun, then tar, the glass-coated cutting line, was the bullet in the chamber. We'd go out in the yard and feed up to five hundred feet of string through a mixture of ground glass and glue. We'd then hang the line between the trees, leave it to dry. The next day, we'd wind the battle-ready line around a wooden spool. By the time the snow melted and the rains of spring swept in, every boy in Kabul bore telltale horizontal gashes on his fingers from a whole winter of fighting kites.

But it quickly became apparent that Hassan and I were better kite fighters than kite makers. Some flaw or other in our design always spelled its doom. So Baba started taking us to Saifo's to buy our kites. The kite-fighting tournament was an old winter tradition in Afghanistan. It started early in the morning on the day of the contest and didn't end until only the winning kite flew in the sky — I remember one year the tournament outlasted daylight.

Except that wasn't all. The real fun began when a kite was cut. That was where the kite runners came in, those kids who chased the windblown kite drifting through the neighborhoods until it came spiraling down in a field, dropping in someone's yard, on a tree, or a rooftop. The chase got pretty fierce; hordes of kite runners swarmed the streets, shoved past each other like those people from Spain I'd read about once, the ones who ran from the bulls.

For kite runners, the most coveted prize was the last fallen kite of a winter tournament. It was a trophy of honour, something to be displayed on a mantle for guests to admire. When the sky cleared of kites and only the final two remained, every kite runner readied himself for the chance to land this prize. And when the last kite was cut, all hell broke loose.

How did the narrator feel before the kite-flying tournament?

How did they get the materials to make their kites with?

The cuts on their hands were caused by __________.

The tournament would usually take __________.

The word "shoved" describes a way of __________.

The kite runners __________.

The kite runners wanted the last fallen kite in order to __________.

The phrase "all hell broke loose" emphasizes __________.

PART THREE: READING — Section C (65–70)

Six sentences have been removed. Choose from A–F the one which fits each gap.

I think the captain's dead

Nigel Ogden had been an air steward for twelve years when the unthinkable happened. Here, he describes how he saved his pilot's life.

It was thirteen minutes after take-off. We had just reached 5,200 metres and everything had been going well. I went through to the cockpit and asked the pilots if they'd like tea. I was just stepping out, with my hand on the door handle, when there was an enormous explosion and the door was blown out of my hands. (15) __________
The whole cabin was filled with mist for a second — then the plane started to plummet.

I whipped round, peering through the mist. I saw that the front windscreen had disappeared and Tim, the captain, was going out through it. I grabbed him round the waist to stop him being sucked out completely. At the same time, somehow, the autopilot had become disconnected and the flight door had landed on the controls. (16) __________

Everything was being sucked out of the aircraft. John — one of the other stewards — rushed in and grabbed my trouser belt to stop me slipping further. The aircraft was losing height so quickly, however, that the pressure soon equalised and the wind started rushing in at 620 kph and -17°C. (17) __________ Simon, another steward, came rushing through and, with John, managed to free the controls so that Alistair, the co-pilot, could get the autopilot back on.

I was still holding onto Tim, but I couldn't hold on anymore, so Simon strapped himself into the third pilot's seat and took a hold of Tim's ankles. (18) __________

Over the intercom, Alistair told the passengers we'd lost the windscreen. (19) __________ The cabin was silent as the grave as we walked up and down, preparing everyone for an emergency landing.

The paramedics came on board and put Tim on a stretcher. He was lying there, covered in blood, but to my amazement I heard him say: 'I want to eat.' (20) __________ I went out onto the front steps, and shouted to the others, 'He's alive!'

A. Some of them could see Tim out of the window.
B. Papers were blowing around everywhere and it was impossible to hear air-traffic control.
C. Fortunately, his body had just shut down and he'd been in a coma throughout the ordeal.
D. All I could think was, 'It's a bomb.'
E. I left him hanging on and staggered back into the main cabin.
F. This meant that the plane was now hurtling down, at nearly 650 kmph, through some of the most congested skies in the world.

PART THREE: READING — Section D (71–80)

Choose from paragraphs A–D. The paragraphs may be chosen more than once.

A. Austin Ice Cream Festival, USA — In boiling hot Austin, Texas, ice cream is more than a treat, it is a necessity. The festival began in 2007.

B. Maslenitsa, Russia — Pancake week began as a pagan ritual, later adopted by Eastern Orthodoxy. Originally celebrated the end of winter and coming of spring. Pancakes symbolised the sun.

C. Nochevieja, Spain — On New Year's Eve everyone eats twelve grapes for good luck. The tradition began in 1909 when grape growers in Alicante had a huge harvest and needed a solution.

D. The Thirteen Desserts, France — At Christmas in Provence, diners must taste each of 13 desserts for good luck for the whole year. Black and white nougat symbolise evil and good.

Which tradition(s) takes place in the summer?

Which tradition(s) do not have a religious foundation? (first)

Which tradition(s) do not have a religious foundation? (second)

Which tradition(s) solved a problem?

Which tradition(s) include food that represent something? (first)

Which tradition(s) include food that represent something? (second)

Section D (71–80) — Which tradition(s) is the newest?

Which tradition(s) was originally connected to the seasons?

Which tradition(s) are said to bring year-long good fortune? (first)

Which tradition(s) are said to bring year-long good fortune? (second)

PART FOUR: WRITING — Section A (81–85)

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word given (2–5 words).

She looks more relaxed than she did before the exam. (so)
→ She doesn't look ______________________________ she did before the exam.

Kevin started playing golf when he was twelve. (took)
→ Kevin ______________________________ the age of twelve.

"What's the height of the building?" Linda asked me. (high)
→ Linda asked me ______________________________ was.

I am a policeman today because my father encouraged me to become one. (would)
→ If my father hadn't encouraged me to become a policeman ______________________________ today.

They will deliver the fertilizer to Farmer Jones tomorrow. (have)
→ Farmer Jones ______________________________ tomorrow.

PART FOUR: WRITING — Section B (86)

Should parents check their children's cell phones and computers? Write a well-organized paragraph of about 120-150 words.

Should parents check their children's cell phones and computers? Write a paragraph of about 120-150 words with specific reasons and examples.

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