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KHÔA NGÀY: 27-10-2009 - NAM HQC: 2009-2010
MON: TIÈNG ANH- BÀI THI2
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L IS T E N IN G (7 pts)
PARTI
Listen to the recording and fill each gap with THREE WORDS. The recording will be played twice.
H a vin g a good memory doesn’t really mean (1)______ _ use your memory to remember th in gs you
want. H ere are some steps to do it. First, a (2)________the things you want to remember c a n help you
remember them easily. Second, it also helps if you (3)_______ something concrete or a se t of facts.
Finally, things can be remembered better if you visualize them - se e something '(4)._______ .
M em orizing means fixing something firmly in your memory. One way is (5)_______ m a n y times
until you can recall them alb Keep doing that until you can recall them as quickly a s you do with your own
name. O nce you can do this, you have come to (6) But are you sure you can keep th o se things
in your m em ory for a long time? To do this, (7) things you have learned everyday, every two
days, every three days... If you can remember filings easily after 3 days, then you can (8) time to
only once a week.
I hope this talk is helpful to you in som e way.

PART 2
Listen to the recordng and do as directed. The recording will be played twice.
Questions 1-3, choose the correct answer A-D.
1. W hat do both Anthea and Marco want to discuss with the adviser?
A. changing courses B. study plans
C. future careers D.assignm ents
2. Which of the following does Anthea N O T want?
A. to work outdoors B. to work in an office
C. to work with people D. to work in a lab
3. The adviser sa ys that Anthea will have to work with people a s ___________
A. co-workers B. clients
C. patients D. friends

Q u e stio n s 4-8
Complete the summary. Write NO M O RE THAN TH REE W O RDS for each answer.
Both Anthea and Marco want to study and work in an area that involves problem solving. For
Marco the adviser suggests one of the health sciences. Personal attributes he will require include
(41 and (5)____ __ because he will often have to deal with people who are (6) F o r Anthea
the adviser suggests forensic science because sh e is the kind of person who is (71 and
(8)________, which are two of the attributes necessary for this field.

PART 3
Listen to the recording and decide whether each sentence below is TRUE o r FALSE. Write TRUE or
FA LSE in your AN SW ER SHEET. The recording will be played twice.
1. It's best for children to start playing an instrument at the age of eight or nine
2. The natural beginning for children is to listen to others play music.
3. Printed m usic should be introduced to children they before feel that their instrument is part of them.
4. The score can help the children transform the m usic they hear.
5. Playing by chord sym bol is done before the children read a standard m usical score.
6. Children learning to play music need not go through these steps chronologically.

ER R O R CORRECTION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage carefully. There are 10 m istakes in it. F ind and correct them. You sh o u ld Hst
them In the order they appear In the passage.
Hysterical amnesia is of two main types. O ne involves the failure to recall particular p a st events or
so falling within a particular period of the patient's life. This is essentially retrograde am nesia but it does
not ap p e ar to depend upon an actual brain disorder, past or present. In the second type there is failure to
register— and, accordingly, later to recollect— current events in the patient's going life. This is essentially
antegrade amnesia and, as an ostensibly psychogenic phenomena, would appear to .be rather- ra e and
alm ost alw ays encountered in c a se s in which there has been a preexisting amnesia of o rga nic-oriigi n.
Rarely, am nesia appears to cover the patient's entire life, extending even to his own identity and ail
particulars of his whereabouts and circumstances. Although most dramatically, such ca se s are extremely
rare a n d seldom w hole convincing. They usually clear up with relative rapidity, with or without
psychotherapy.
Hysterical am nesia differs from organic am nesia in important respects. A s a rule it is sharply
bounded, relating only to particular memories, or groups of memories, often of direct or indirect emotional
significance. It is also usually motivated in which it can be understood in terms of the patient's needs or
conflicts; e.g., the need to seek financial compensation after a road accident causing a mild head injury or
to e sc a p e the memory of an exceptional distressing or frightening event. Hysterical am nesia may also
extend to basic school knowledge, su ch a s spelling or arithmetic, which is never seen in organic am nesia
but there is concomitant aphasia or a very advanced state of dementia. A most distinctive feature of
hysterical amnesia is that it can alm ost always be relieved by some procedures as hypnosis. Although
distinguishing organic from psychogenic am nesia is not always easy, it can usually be achieved at the
basis o f such criteria, especially w hen there is no reason to suspect actual brain damage.

R E A D IN G COM PREHENSIO N (3 pts)

PA SSA G E A
Six sentences have been taken o ut of the passage. Read the p assage carefully and put the
sen te n ce s back into the correct sp a ces. There is one extra sentence.________________ ________
A. Several theories have been advanced to explain acupuncture's effectiveness in this regard.
B. T h e needles u se d may be slightly arrow headed or may have extremely fine points.
C. T he yin, the female principle, is passive and dark and is represented by the earth; the yang, the
male principle, is active and light and is represented by the heavens.
D. Basic tc traditional Chinese medicine is the dualistic cosmic theory of the yin and the yang.
E. Som e W estern observers studying the method have suggested that acupuncture analgesia is
plainly a placebo analgesia— which does not, however, detract from its effectiveness.
F. T h e location of the points is mastered by the use of innumerable diagram s and models.
G . Acupuncture is designed to affect the distribution of yin and yang in these channels so that the ch’i
I will be enabled to flow freely and harmoniously.______________________________________________

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical technique for relieving pain, curing disease, and
im proving general health. It was devised before 2500 B C in China and by the late 20th century was used
in m any other areas of the world Acupuncture consists of the insertion of one or several small metai
needles into the skin a n d underlying tissues at precise points on the body.
Acupuncture grew out of ancient Chinese philosophy's dualistic cosm ic theory of the yin and the
yang. (1)_______ T h e forces of yin and yang act in the human body as they do throughout the natural
universe a s a whole. D isease or physical disharmony is caused by an imbalance or undue preponderance
of these two forces in the body, and the goal of C hinese medicine is to bring the yin and the yang back
into balance with each other, thus restoring the person to health.
A n imbalance of yin and yang results in an obstruction of the vital life force, or chis. in the body.
The fundamental energy of the ch'i flows through 12 meridians, cr pathways, in the body, each in turn
associated with a major visceral organ (liver, kidney, e tc ) and with a functional body system. (2)________
T h e actual practice of acupuncture consists of inserting needles into any of hundreds of points
located over the 12 b a sic meridians and over a number of specialized meridians. (3)________. The typical
insertion is 3 to 10 m m (0.1 to 0.4 inch) in depth; som e procedures call for insertions up to almost 25 cm
(10 inches). Once inserted, a needle may be twisted, twirled, or connected to a iow-voltage alternating
current for the duration of its use. The physician frequently inserts needles at a considerable distance from
the point on which they are to act; for example, a needle inserted into the pad of the thumb is expected to
produce analgesia in the abdomen. Similarly, successive points on a specific meridian m ay affect widely
different areas or conditions; e.g., the first six points of the yin lung meridian deal primarily with swollen
joints, excessive heat in joints, bleeding of the nose, heart pains, mental depression, and inability to
stretch the arms above the head. ( 4 ) _________Acupuncture appears somehow to be effective in relieving
pain an d is routinely u sed in China a s an anesthetic during surgery. W estern visitors have witnessed
am bitious (and ordinarily painful) surgical operations carried out on fully conscious Chinese patients locally
anesthetized only by acupuncture.
 (f?/ .... There is speculation »hat the needle insertions stimulate the body's production of such
natural opiates (painkilting chemicals) a s endorphins or enkephalins. Others have posited that the minor
stimulation o f acupuncture selectively acts on impulse transmission to the central nervous system , thus
closing certain neurological “gates” and blocking the transmission of pain impulses from other parts of the
body. (6 )_ ______ Chinese assertions that acupuncture can actually cure disease defy rational clinical
practice an d have yet to be substantiated by Western medical researchers.
PA SSA G E B
The follow ing passage has seven sections A • G. Choose the co n e d heading for e a ch of the
se ctions from-the list of headings below. The first one has been done for you. ______
__________________________ List of Headings___________________________
I. Unclear Classification of Drugs
II. Widespread Popularity of Drugs
III. Science and Sports
IV. Kinds of Drugs
V. Performance-Enhancing Drugs as a Controversial Issue
VI. Sociological Discussion of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
VII. Arguments for Bans on Athletes Taking Drugs
VIII. Harmful Consequences of Drugs
______ IX. Supportive Arguments For Drug Use________ ___________________

0. Section A __ V.__

HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND THE U SE OF DRUGS

Section A
Although performance-enhancing drugs were known a s early as the 19th century, when
professional cyclists used strychnine as a stimulant, the widespread use of drugs began in the 1960s. It is
a practice that cuts across national and ideological boundaries. Sociologists investigating tire phenomenon
of drug u se in sports normally put aside the moral outrage that characterizes media coverage of and
political commentary on this issue. Media personnel tend to focus on the actions o f high-profile sitars such
a s Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson and Irish swimmer Michelle Smith, whose Olympic gold m edals were
stripped aw ay or sadly tarnished by the suspicion of drug use. W henever a prominent athlete te sts positive
for a banned substance, journalists, politicians, and sports administrations are likely to respond with calls
for zero-tolerance policies. In contrast, sociologists ask: What is a drug? What are the social an d sporting
roots of drug u sage ? W hy is the focus almost exclusively on drugs that enhance performance? What
would constitute a viable policy for drug usaqe?
Section B
Three broad categories of drugs have been identified: recreational, restorative, and additive, or
performance-enhancing, drugs. While attention is focused on recreational drugs such as marijuana »id
cocaine or on anabolic steroids (synthetic compounds of the male hormone testosterone) and other ,
performance-enhancing drugs, little or no attention is given to drugs that restore athletes to fitness. This is
unfortunate because the overuse of vitamins and food supplements can also be detrimental to a n athlete's
health. Greater consideration should be given to ail categories of drug consumption, not just to the abuse
of cocaine and anabolic steroids.
Section C
One hindrance to the formulation of a rational policy about drugs is tne often tenuous distinction
between the natural and the artificial. This is especially true for vitamins, special diets, hum an growth
hormones, and blood doping (the extraction and later infusion of an athlete's own blood). In addition, there
is no hard-and-fast distinction between different categories of drugs: some drugs, such as beta-blockers,
fall into both the restorative and performance-enhancing categories.
Section D
In examining the case for and against the implementation of bans on athletes who test positive for
drug use, several key arguments can be identified; The most widely used argum ent for a ban is that
performance-enhancing drugs confer an unfair advantage on those who use them. This argument brings
the ethics of sports into play, along with the notion that athletes have a moral duty not only to adhere to
the rules but also to serve as role models. Also widely used is the argument that drugs harm the athletes'
health. The “harm principle” asserts or implies that athletes must be protected from themselves. Closely
associated with both arguments is the notion that bans act a s a deterrent, preventing athletes from
cheating and from inflicting harm on themselves.
Section E
The counterargument is twofold. The argument based on fairness is said to be unpersuasive
because drugs would confer no special advantage if they were legalized and made available to all
athletes. Proponents of this viewpoint a lso note that the rules now in force allow athletes from wealthy
nations to train more efficiently, with better coaching and equipment, than athletes from poorer countries, a
situation th a t is manifestly unfair. The argument based on the “harm principle" is said to treat athletes a s
children. A d u lt athletes should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to harm their health
by drug u se .
Section F
So cio lo gists have contributed to the debate on drugs by pointing out that focusing on the actions of
the athlete Individualizes the issue of drug usage rather than examining the social roots of drug
consum ption. Among the causes of drug usage that have been identified are die medicalization of social
life and th e vastly increased importance of sports a s a source of self-esteem and material benefits. Victory
has a lw a y s brought greater rewards than defeat, but the differences are now on an unprecedented scale.
Sociologists W e also raised questions about privacy rights being violated by mandatory drug testing and
about th e m eagre resources being provided for the rehabilitation of drug offenders.
Section C
' T h e growth of biotechnological intervention in human affairs, including the potential irnpacf of
genetic engineering, also raises many issu e s for sports. While many people uncritically accept this type of
intervention in the context of restorative medicine, the boundary line between rehabilitation and
enhancement, as in the case of drugs, is not clear. Reconstructive surgery, implants, and technological
adjustm ents contribute, along with drug use and masochistically intense training regimes, to the creation
of what J o h n M. Hoberm an calls “mortal engines." These interventions into the “natural" body have to be
considered within the broader debate concerning sports and what it is to be human.

SE N T E N C E COM PLETION (2.5 pte)

Complete the sentences, using your own words and ideas. You CANNOT write more than 20. words
for each sentence.

1. Such w a s _____________________ „1______________________

2. C o n tra ry ............. ..................... ................................... ...

3. It g o e s ____________ __________________________________________

4. W ere it _______ ;______________________ _______________________

5. W e’d b e st ____ .. _____________________________________

6 It is m y considered___ ____________ __ _________________________

7. The m o re ______________________________________________

8. Having to _________________________ ________________________

9. Nobody w h o __________________________ ________________________

10. D o w n _______________________ ________________________

W RITING (5 pts)
T

A/ In no more than 200 words, write a composition on this topic:

So m e students like to attend /oca/ universities, others prefer to study abroad. What is your
opinion?

B/ In no m ore than 300 words, write an essay on this topic:

There are often conflicts between parents and their children on the children’s career
choice. M a ke an argum ent for or against each side. Or, can you suggest a co m p ro m ise ?

THE E N D OF THE TEST