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LẦN THỨ , NĂM 2022

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11

Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi:
ĐỀ XUẤT
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)

(Đề thi gồm 17 trang)

Điểm
Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Số phách
Bằng số Bằng chữ

A. LISTENING (50 points):

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết
thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 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. You will hear an interview with a woman called Barbara Darby, who works as a
casting director in the film industry. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best
according to what you hear. (10 pts)
1. According to Barbara, a casting director needs above all _______
A. to learn from experience.
B. to be a good communicator.
C. to have a relevant qualification.
D. to have a natural feel for the job.
2. Barbara says that she looks for actors who _______
A. can play a variety of roles.
B. complement each other.
C. accept her way of working.
D. think deeply about a part.
3. At which stage in the casting process does Barbara meet the actors?
A. before she goes to see them performing live
B. once the director has approved them
C. before a final short list is drawn up
D. as soon as a final selection is made
4. Barbara explains that what motivates her now is a need for _______
A. personal satisfaction.
B. professional recognition.
C. a glamorous lifestyle.
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 D. financial security.
5. What made Barbara give up her job for a while?
A. She’d become tired of travelling.
B. She was ready to try something new.
C. She felt she’d been put under too much pressure.
D. She found that she was no longer as committed to it.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. Listen to an introduction of a new invention and answer the following questions. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 pts)
1. How much was the watch used by Fossett sold for?
……………………………………………………………………………
2. Where were the two men near when the accident happened?
……………………………………………………………………………
3. Who might benefit a lot from this watch?
……………………………………………………………………………
4. What is the maximum range of the watch at sea?
……………………………………………………………………………
5. When was the self-winding watch invented?
……………………………………………………………………………
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3. You will hear an interview with a comedian, Lenny Henry. Listen carefully and decide
the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to what you hear. (10pts)
1. Lenny decided to do a degree because he was impressed by other actors who had been to the
university.
2. Studying for a degree has made Lenny think more seriously about his career.
3. According to Lenny, comedy makes people more sensitive.
4. Lenny says when he visited Debre Zeit, he was moved by the way people there handled their
situation.
5. Lenny hopes to write something in collaboration with other people.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 4: Listen to the VOA news and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS according to what you hear. (20pts)
Australian weapons developers have been inspired by the unfailing capacity of insects to spot and
zero in on food and the ability of bees to avoid colliding with each other in a (1)_______ .
Australia's Defense Science and Technology Organization has been looking at how the existing
research into insects' navigation and sight could make (2) _____ weapons more reliable and
improve their ability to hit moving targets.
Through its collaboration with several electronics companies, a new system known as 'Bioseeker'
has been developed. Project Manager Philip Henschke says the study of insects has been vital.
"A variety of insects have a unique capability to find the moving target and that's the particular
(3) ______ of what we're interested in from a weapons application in defense. What we've
actually done is looked at the mathematics of how an insect sees and we've taken that mathematics
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and from that we've looked at an (4)______ that will enable us to do what we call a (5) _____, a
map of the movement within a scene."
This information was then analyzed in special software to create a system designed to find, track
and destroy moving targets.
The Bioseeker technology is (6) _______ to undergo final testing, later this year. Its architects
believe that, if it is eventually used in battle, it will make soldiers safer by taking them further
away from the enemy.
Researchers aim to produce a (7) ______-and-guidance system that could eventually be reduced
to the size of a coffee cup. Possible applications include placing the technology inside rockets
used on the Australian Army's Tiger Attack helicopters.
The Australian military is relatively small, with about 50,000 personnel. However, the defense
force has a reputation for technological innovation.
The government in Canberra has said that, by 2020, it hopes to bring into service a (8) ______ of
Super Hornet jet fighters and an (9) ______ aircraft, as well as a range of new helicopters and
airborne refueling airplanes.
The Australian military is involved in peacekeeping missions in (10) ________, Sudan and the
Solomon Islands and with the US-led campaign in Afghanistan.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30pts)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
1. Gorillas have long been the subject of _____ interest among zoologists for their uncanny
similarities to human beings.
A. firm B. utter C. keen D. sharp
2. The first thing Inspector Highgate noticed on entering his office was the ______ of the
cigarette.
A. glow B. sparkle C. glimmer D. flicker
3. Austen Grove, whose new novel, A Dublin Childhood, took the publishing world by
______ last week, is intensely wary of publicity.
A. force B. tempest C. storm D. thunder
4. What is particularly interesting about hypnosis is that it is capable of activating the
________ psychologist Carl Jung called the “creative imagination”.
A. grandiose B. notorious C. eminent D. prestigious
5. Those around her was especially supportive, _______ to her every whim and going out of
their way to be nice to her.
A. indulging B. pampering C. catering D. providing
6. She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he ______ to sleep.
A. drifted off B. carried off C. slipped off D. popped off
7. ______ retrospect, that first awful dream was probably the best.
A. At B. In C. To D. On
8. Do you ______ a cold sweat every time you see a snake?
A. give off B. break into C. set up D. turn on
9. Hundreds of people have visited our clinic over the years and found that the expert help
and advice they have received have given them a new ______ of life.
A. extension B. period C. lease D. length
10. The Egyptian government has pledged to _______ on the number of sightseers to protect
the ancient sight from being loved to death.
A. clamp down B. push down C. put down D. weight down
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 11. I hadn’t met her before, but my cousin had been _______ to everyone about her
wonderful, warm and caring personality.
A. acclaiming B. plugging C. promoting D. raving
12. Bradley has ______ himself as the top scorer on the team.
A. messed B. screwed C. bungled D. distinguished
13. Many people feel the newspaper is too soft on the government and never _______when
Asking questions directly to the politicians.
A. shakes the water B. rocks the boat C. steers the engine D. moves the ship
14. She claims to be in favor of training, but so far she's only paid ______ service to the idea.
A. lip B. mouth C. tongue D. tooth
15. Anne is rather childish and tends to _______ if she can’t have what she wants.
A. ponder B. sulk C. hush D. muse
16. I didn’t want to make a decision _______, so I said I’d like to think about it.
A. in one go B. There and then C. At a stroke D. On and off
17. Not even losing all the time could _______ his enthusiasm for tennis.
A. recede B. Dampen C. Erode D. Belittle
18. We took such a great _______ to the place that we decided to go and live there.
A. affection B. Fondness C. Liking D. Attraction
19. He was highly knowledgeable on the areas. Many would say he was something of a
_______.
A. novice B. Probationer C. Tenderfoot D. Veteran
20. Materialism traps us _______ in a world of possessions hag-ridden by irrational fears of
likely loss and lurking dangers.
A. impromptu B. off the cuff C. on a whim D. unawares
Part 2. For questions 1-10, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered
space provided. (10pts)
In an effort to escape from their hectic and (1. MATERIAL) ____________________ city lives,
more and more Northern Europeans are buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain, Italy and
Greece. Some relocate permanently in search of a more meaningful existence. Those who cannot
afford to give up their jobs seek a (2. THERAPY) ____________________ respite from their
stressful lifestyle by relaxing for a few weeks each year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find that life in the country is not as
quiet and (3. EVENT) ____________________ as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life
which seemed delightfully (4. ATMOSPHERE) ____________________ in the context of a two-
week holiday can grate on the nerves when you love with them on a daily basis. Recently a group
of British residents in an Italian village took local farmers to court because they found the smell
of the villagers’ pigs (5. TASTE) ____________________. In other cases, foreigners have
complained to neighbors about the enthusiastic early-morning crowing of their cockerels, or to
village priests about the regular tolling of church bells.
(6. UNDERSTAND) ____________________, the local inhabitants are somewhat (7.
RESENT) ___________________ of these attitudes. They argue that the foreigners have an (8.
REAL) ____________________ view of what country life is like and that, since no one forced
them to come and live in a village, they are being (9. CRITIC) ____________________ by now
complaining about the (10. CONVENIENT) ___________________ of rural life.
Answer:
1. ……………………….. 2. ……………………….. 3. ………………………..
4. ……………………….. 5. ……………………….. 6. ………………………..
7. ……………………….. 8. ……………………….. 9. ………………………..
10. ………………………..
C. READING (60pts)
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Part 1: You are going to read a magazine article. Seven paragraphs have been removed
from the article. Chose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There
is one extra paragraph you do not need to use. (7pts)
The Important of being Dad
New dad, Rowan Daniel Foote, is in far from familiar territory here, and discovers,
while researching this piece, that being a father is anything but straight-forward.

What separates the good dad from the bad? By what parameters do we define ‘good dad’ anyway?
What is the baseline? Is it a case of good dad changes the nappies while bad dad watches TV? If
only it were this simple.
1.______________________________________________________________________
Only recently, an Oxford research team linked the absence of an early-years father figure with a
predisposition in adolescent girls towards the development of mental health problems, likely to
significantly limit the affected teens’ ability to meet their full potential later in life. Similarly, boys
who do not have a credible father figure in their lives are more likely to get on the wrong side of
the law, and, for both sexes, the presence of a ‘good dad’ provides for greater motivation to
perform academically, so kids are likely to excel more at school when dad is an active rather than
passive participant.
2.______________________________________________________________________
Whether it is biological dad or stepdad is, according to the findings of the Oxford team, neither
here nor there, suggesting that a biological attachment and innate sense of affinity and desire to
bond is the exclusive domain of the mother. The key to a child’s level of happiness is the extent
of its involvement with whichever manifestation of dad circumstances conspire to present.
3. _____________________________________________________________________
So, we have established that dad needs to be hands on in his approach, but from day one, in year
one, during the terrible twos, from three and up, in the early years, during the teenage years…
basically when exactly?
4. ______________________________________________________________________
Now, that is not to say that ‘the ouchies’ (ages 1-4 – think first steps, little spills, big spills… lots
of tears), ‘the naughties’ (ages 5-12, when the mischief-making starts in earnest…) and the ‘do-
the-exact-opposite-of-whatever-mummy-and-daddy-tell-me-ies’(the,ehem,teenageyears…)
aren’t important times for which daddy should be around too, but the findings do suggest that an
extra effort should be made to be present and involved as much as possible in those first few
months of life.
5. ____________________________________________________________________
For dad can be hard too – and frustrating to see how easily the bond between mother and baby is
formed. But there are things he can do to forge a meaningful bond of his own. Simple acts like
nappy-changing and bathing can make all the difference, and even a possessive mother will soon
tire of having to do these chores by herself, and will eventually welcome the extra pairs of hands
with her arms wide open. Even feeding does not have to be monopolized by mum, who can
facilitate here by expressing her milk to afford dad the opportunity to get involved, too. Besides,
many babies, whether for reasons of personal preference of the parents or out of necessity, are
bottle fed, which present far fewer complications for the willing would-be feeder-dad.
6. ______________________________________________________________________
Mind-altering fluffy chemicals aside though, there’s no doubt that dads have it tough today. Theirs
is a constantly changing role, and many new fathers undergo an identity crisis of sorts just trying
to define for themselves exactly what their purpose should be. Gone are the days of dad simply
being the breadwinner, but stay-at-home dads are equally rare. Most fathers have to juggle a full-
time job with their strong desire to contribute at home, often fighting off tiredness and frustration,
and pushing their hobbies to the limit just to be there for their children.
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7. ______________________________________________________________________
This can be a source of frustration for mums, too, who are often left feeling isolated and literally
‘holding the baby’. They often crave adult company and will naturally turn to dad to take over
when he arrives home in the evening, whether dad is of a mind to help out or not after his long
day. Communication is therefore an essential part of the equation for new parents; they must speak
with one another and develop a plan which affords both of them at least some break time to
recharge their batteries and keep them functioning well. Failure to do this will result not only in
their own health suffering, but, potential, that of their baby also.

A. The last point is interesting because it also has implications for children from broken home;
basically, what the research suggests is that whether dad is ‘real dad’, ‘new dad’, or ‘visit-three-
times-a-week-as-part-of-the-divorce-conditions –dad’ is of little relevance; so long as ‘whatever
dad’ is properly involved in his child’s upbringing and is a stable and constant influence, ‘any
dad’ will do just fine, once he is prepared to carry out his role and take on the responsibility of
parenthood. On the other hand, ‘shirker dads’ of any ilk, be they biological, step, occasional or
who knows, as a direct result of their lack of engagement with the parenting role, cause permanent
damage to the children in their care.
B. Apart from making a concerted effort to get involved, dad should also try to understand that
bonds take time to form, and, oftentimes, it is only a matter of persevering though, thankfully,
most men do not have to wait too long before their feigned or conscious effort to show interest in
the baby becomes far more genuine and instinctive. Increased levels of the prolactin hormone will
usually see this. As another study revealed, levels of the so-called ‘cuddle chemical’ usually
increase dramatically in new dads, which is nature’s way of rewiring pop’s brain for its new role
in fatherhood.
C. Well, just as is the case with mother and child, the Oxford study found that it is during the first
year of life – ‘the noughties’ (the 12 months it takes to get from zero to one) that it is the most
important to develop the bond between father and baby. The offspring of a father actively involved
in personal care in that period is less likely to develop behavioral problems as a teen, and has the
best chance of going on to become a well-rounded individual in later life.
D. Ultimately, what you give your child will be returned with interests in later years; you get out
of parenting what you put in. If you want your child to grow up into a well-balanced and successful
adult, then it is vital to afford them as much of your attention as possible, especially in the teenage
years, which are undoubtedly the most important of all when it comes to the extent and effects of
a father’s influence.
E. Their plight is not much helped by our archaic and heartless employment laws either, which
afford male workers little paid leave to spend time with their new-born kids, forcing them to work
long hours during the day only to have to come home to do another shift looking after the baby,
and to perhaps then have to endure a less-than-perfect night’s sleep into the bargain.
F. We place huge importance on the role of motherhood during the formative years of a child’s
life, heaping bucket loads of unnecessary pressure on an already dazed mum who is wondering
just what she has let herself in for, and who doesn’t need grandma and aunties Maureen and Peg
adding their tuppence worth of advice into the bargain. But, in doing so, we very often overlook
the father’s role. This despite the fact that research has consistently shown us that daddy’s
influence, or lack thereof, has just as pivotal a role to play in the development, for better or for
worse, of his child.
G. The study even found a link between the prospect of marital success and the degree of
involvement of the father of the newlywed during childhood; the more heightened this degree, it
seems, the more likely one’s marriage will succeed. In short, dad is critical from day one, and he
has to be prepared to make time to spend time with his children no matter how much sacrifice that
entails.
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H. But, truth told, that is easier said than done. After all, mummy has been carrying her little
package around with her for nine months by the time it pops out onto the delivery table, so she
has had nearly a year’s head start in having the sensation – and constant reminder – of parenthood.
Besides, given the strength of the maternal instinct in most women, an unwillingness to share the
experience, even with the person with whom the package was so intimately created, is not atypical.
It is up to mum, then, to guard against being overprotective and to encourage her partner to play
a meaningful role from as early as possible, preferably from the very first moment little bundle is
brought into its new home.

Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15pts)
Celebrity Crossover
It is not surprising that actors want to be pop stars, and vice versa. (1) ___________________ that
is deep in a part of our brain that most of us manage to keep under control, we all want to be pop
stars and actors.
Sadly, there’s nothing about the former profession that automatically qualifies you for the other,
(2) ___________________, of course, for the fact that famous actors and singers are already
surrounded by people who never (3) ___________________ no to them. on the whole, pop stars
tend to fare better on screen than their (4) ___________________ numbers do on CD. Let’s (5)
___________________ it: not being able to act is no big drawback in Hollywood, whereas not
being able to play or sing still tends to count against you in the recording studio.
Some stars do display a genuine proficiency in both disciplines, and a few even maintain
successful careers in both fields, but this just (6) __________________ a bad example for all the
others. (7) ___________________ every success, there are two dozen failures. And most of them
have no idea how terrible they are. (8) ___________________ as power tends to corrupt, so
celebrity tends to destroy the ability to gauge whether or not you’re making a fool of (9)
___________________.
But perhaps we shouldn’t criticize celebrities for trying to expand their horizons in this way.
(10) ___________________ there is one good thing about actors trying to sing and singers
trying to act, it is that it keeps them all too busy to write books.
PART 3: For questions 1–10, read the following passage about the inventor of Facebook,
Mark Zuckerberg and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) according to the text. Write
your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10pts)
Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984, in New York, into a prosperous, professional family. He
developed an interest in computers at an early age and when he was twelve, created a messaging
program which he named “Zucknet”. His dentist father used it in his surgery so that his
receptionist could inform him of the arrival of a patient without yelling across the room. Together
with his friends, Mark spent much of his spare time as a boy designing and making computer
games just for fun.
In 2002, Mark enrolled at Harvard University. By his second year at the institution, he had
acquired a reputation on the campus as a developer of software. It was at that time he invented
“Facemash” which compared pictures of female students and allowed users to vote on which one
was the most attractive. The program became very popular on campus, but was later shut down
by the university authorities who deemed it ‘inappropriate’.

Based on the buzz of “Facemash”, three of Mark’s fellow students, Divya Narendra, and twins,
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, asked him to work with them on an idea for a social networking
site called “Harvard Connection”. This site was designed to use information from Harvard’s
student networks to create a dating site for the university’s elite. Mark was initially enthusiastic
about the complex project but boredom soon set in and he backed out of it to work on his own
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social networking site. He created a site that allowed users to produce their own profiles, upload
photos, and communicate with other people beyond the confines of the university. He called the
site “Facebook” and he operated from one small college room until June 2004 when he finally
abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to Facebook and moved the company to California.

By the end of 2004, Facebook had one million users and Mark was climbing high. However,
in 2006, the multi-millionaire business mogul faced his first big hurdle. The creators of Harvard
Connection claimed that he had used their idea, and insisted that he should compensate them for
their business losses. Mark maintained that the ideas were based on two very different types of
social networks but, after lawyers searched his records, incriminating emails revealed that he may
have intentionally stolen the intellectual property of his former partners. Although an initial
settlement of $65 million was reached between the two parties, the legal dispute over the matter
continued well into 2011, after the Harvard Connection creators claimed they were misled with
regards to the value of the Facebook stock.

Since amassing his sizeable fortune, Mark has used his millions to fund a variety of
philanthropic causes. He has put lots of money into the deteriorating schools system in deprived
parts on New York and he actively encourages other wealthy, young entrepreneurs to follow his
example and put back something into society.
1. As a child, Mark Zuckerberg ______.
A. created a software package for dentists
B. developed a communications program
C. sold computer programs to his friends
D. was mainly interested in playing computer games
2. According to the passage, during his time at university, Mark ______.
A. was known for developing unsuitable software
B. made a program that was disliked by the authorities
C. developed an unsuccessful program
D. produced education programs.
3. The Harvard Connection network was ______.
A. originally Mark's idea B. a site for all university students
C. for exchanging academic information D. not interesting enough for Mark
4. The Facebook social network developed at Harvard ______.
A. was a collaborative project with other students
B. could only be accessed by Harvard students
C. became Mark's full-time job after completing university
D. became really successful after June 2004
5. What does the word “mogul” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to?
A. tycoon B. thief C. manager D. inventor
6. The creators of Harvard Connection were unhappy because ______.
A. Mark was more successful than they were
B. they had lost a lot of business
C. they thought Mark had used their original concept
D. Mark had stopped working for them
7. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Mark did not copy the idea behind Harvard Connection
B. The two parties in dispute were unable to come to an agreement
C. Mark stated that the two websites were not in any way alike
D. The Harvard Connection team were unaware of the value of Mark's company
8. The word “philanthropic” in paragraph 5 can best be replaced by ______.
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 A. failing B. moral C. problematic D. humanitarian
9. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?
A. Some of the creators of Harvard Connection used to be Mark’s fellow students.
B. Mark has deliberately taken the ideas of the creators of Harvard Connection.
C. Mark has been investing in improving education in less developed areas of New York.
D. The legal dispute that Mark faced started in 2006 and continued well into 2011.
10. Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Inventor of Facebook B. The Legal Dispute over Facebook
C. The Harvard Connection Creators D. The Success of Facebook
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART 4: Read the following text and answer questions. (13pts)

JARGON
A
Jargon is a loaded word. One dictionary defined it, neatly and neutrally, as ‘the technical
vocabulary or idiom of a special activity or group’, but this sense is almost completely
overshadowed by another: ‘obscure and often pretentious language marked by a roundabout way
of expression and use of long words’. For most people, it is this second sense which is at the front
of their minds when they think about jargon. Jargon is said to be a bad use of language, something
to be avoided at all costs. No one ever describes it in positive terms (‘that was a delightful piece
of rousing jargon’). Nor does one usually admit to using it oneself: the myth is that jargon is
something only other people employ.
B
The reality, however, is that everyone uses jargon. It is an essential part of the network of
occupations and pursuits that make up society. All jobs present an element of jargon, which
workers learn as they develop their expertise. All hobbies require mastery of jargon. Each society
grouping has its jargon. The phenomenon turns out to be universal - and valuable. It is the jargon
element which, in a job, can promote economy and precision of expression, and thus help make
life easier for the workers. It is also the chief linguistic element which shows professional
awareness (‘know-how’) and social togetherness (‘shoptalk’).
C
When we have learned to command it, jargon is something we readily take pleasure in, whether
the subject area is motorcycles, knitting, cricket, baseball or computers. It can add pace, variety
and humour to speech - as when, with an important event approaching, we might slip into NASA-
speak, and talk about countdown, all systems go, and lift-off. We enjoy the mutual showing-off
which stems from a fluent use of terminology, and we enjoy the in-jokes which shared linguistic
experience permits. Moreover, we are jealous of this knowledge. We are quick to demean anyone
who tries to be part of our group without being prepared to take on its jargon.
D
If jargon is so essential a part of our lives, why then has it had such a bad press? The most
important reason stems from the way jargon can exclude as well as include. We may not be too
concerned if we find ourselves faced with an impenetrable wall of jargon when the subject matter
has little perceived relevance to our everyday lives, as in the case of hydrology, say, or linguistics.
But when the subject matter is one where we feel implicated, and think we have a right to know,
and the speaker uses words which make it hard for us to understand, then we start to complain;
and if we suspect that the obfuscation is deliberate policy, we unreservedly condemn, labeling it
gobbledegook and calling down public derision upon it.

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E
No area is exempt, but the fields of advertising, politics and defence have been especially
criticized in recent years by the various campaigns for Plain English. In these domains, the
extent to which people are prepared to use jargon to hide realities is a ready source of
amusement, disbelief and horror. A lie is a lie, which can be only temporarily hidden by calling
it an ‘inoperative statement’ or ‘an instance of plausible deniability’. Nor can a nuclear plant
explosion be suppressed for long behind such phrases as ‘energetic disassembly’, ‘abnormal
evolution’ or ‘plant transient’.
F
While condemning unnecessary or obscuring jargon in others, we should not forget to look out
for it in ourselves. It is so easy to ‘slip into’ jargon, without realizing that our own listeners/ readers
do not understand. It is also tempting easy to slip some jargon into our expression, to ensure that
others do not understand. And it is just as easy to begin using jargon which we ourselves do not
understand. The motivation to do such apparently perverse things is not difficult to grasp. People
like to be ‘in’, to be part of an intellectual or technical elite; and the use of jargon, whether
understood or not, is a badge of membership. Jargon, also, can provide a lazy way into a group or
an easy way of hiding uncertainties and inadequacies: when terminology slips plausibly from the
tongue, it is not essential for the brain to keep up. Indeed some people have developed this skill
to professional levels. And certainly, faced with a telling or awkward question, and the need to
say something acceptable in public, slipping into jargon becomes a simple way out, and can soon
become a bad habit.
Questions 1-6
The Reading has six paragraphs, A-F. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the
list of headings below.
LIST OF HEADINGS
i The benefits of simple language
ii A necessary tool
iii A lasting way of concealing disasters
iv The worst offenders
v A deceptively attractive option
vi Differing interpretations
vii Publicising new words
viii Feeling shut out
ix Playing with words
1. Paragraph A ……………
2. Paragraph B ……………
3. Paragraph C …………
4. Paragraph D ……………
5. Paragraph E ……………
6. Paragraph F ……………
Questions 7-12
Complete the summary using the list of words A-H below.
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 THE UP-SIDE OF JARGON
Jargon plays a useful part in many aspects of life including leisure. For example, when people
take up pastimes, they need to develop a good (7)…………… of the relevant jargon. During
discussion of these or other areas of interest, conversation can become more exciting and an
element of (8)……… can be introduced by the use of shared jargon.
Jargon is particularly helpful in the workplace. It leads to more (9)…………… in the way
colleagues communicate during work hours. Taking part in (10)………… during moments of
relaxation can also help them to bond better.
It is interesting that members of a group, whether social or professional, often demonstrate a
certain (11)…………… towards the particular linguistic characteristics of their subject area and
tend to regard new people who do not wish to learn the jargon with (12)……….
A. Judgement B. jokes C. shop-talk
D. efficiency E. know-how F. command
G. contempt H. feeling I. possessiveness
J. pleasure K. fear L. humor
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage ?
YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
Question 13: Jargon should not be used if the intention is to exclude others.
PART 5. You are going to read the transcript of a series of interviews with ordinary people
conducted for the Have you say feature of a daily newspaper. Choose from the people (A-D).
The people may be chosen more than once. Which person gives each of these opinions about
the education system? (15pts)
1………… - The testing of very young people to determine their academic pedigree is unethical.
2………… - The education system is designed in such a way as to unfairly favour people who
have the money to invest in private education.
3…………- Students in countries where extra evening classes have to be attended are more prone
to feeling the effects of extremely tiredness.
4…………- The policy of giving out higher grades is making a mockery of the entire testing
system.
5…………- The degree of difficulty of modern examinations is a lot lower than was the case for
students sitting the same exams in the past.
6…………- Children are more likely to engage with what they are learning if technology is
incorporated into the teaching methods used.
7…………- While our third level education system is well funded and very modern, we have
neglected the primary level, where more investment is required.
8…………- Students should not have to overly exert themselves study-wise in the evenings as
they must also have the opportunity to enjoy their youth.
9…………- While we are often quick to criticize the education system, most of us appreciate how
fortunate we are in this country to have such a good one.
10…………- Many capable people are prevented from pursuing a third level education due to the
financial constraints they are under.
Have you say…on Education
Four ordinary people give their views on the country’s education system

Edward A
The British Education system is fundamentally flawed in numerous ways. For a start, I believe
the 11-Plus exam is morally reprehensive. Children develop at different speeds, so to promote
a situation where we divide up our young so early based on their performance in one stupid
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test seems to me ridiculous. Those who pass the 11-Plus are classed as success stories and they
are expected to go on to do great things academically speaking in what essentially becomes a
self-fulfilling prophecy. Meanwhile at such a young age, those who don’t manage to pass are
already been labeled as failure and are not told to set their sights low. This, sadly, also becomes
a self-fulfilling prophecy- of the worst kind; if you expect to perform poorly and are of the
mindset to do so, you will effectively underperform- it is as good as guaranteed. I see no reason
why we have to set children up for a fall like this so early in life and divide them up into a
two-tier education system which provides the upper tier with a massive advantage over the
lower one. I mean, our society has enough class-based problems without manufacturing more.
And that brings me to my next criticism. I believe the education system in this country is biased
towards the privileged. Let’s face it, the best education is the one which money can buy. Fee-
paying schools consistently outperform schools in the state system, and only the wealthy can
exploit the unfair advantage enjoyed by students who attend these exclusive institutions. And
if that wasn’t bad enough- as if ordinary working class people didn’t face an uphill struggle
already, if they do manage to make it through to university, they are then expected to pay
astronomical fee. In many cases, they are simply priced out of a third- level education system
or are forced to take on a massive burden of debt to finance their studies. Meanwhile,
mummy’s little Elton boy can have his pick of universities and cost is no barrier. It is sad really
how unfair the whole system is.
Eleanor B
People often groan about the faults of our education system, but I think we just like to
complain; my gut feeling is that most people are actually only too aware of how lucky they
are to have such a high quality of formal education open to them for free all the way up to the
end of secondary school. What we take for granted- free education- is not something students
from other parts of the world necessarily enjoy. The standard of teaching in our schools is only
second-to-none. Another thing which can’t be said anywhere. I mean, in Greece, for example,
state school teachers are often so indifferent that students are forced to attend extra study class
at night- the cost of which has to be borne by their parents. Not alone is this a waste of money,
it also eats into students’ free time. The situation is similar in South Korea- students have
private lessons in the evenings to help them improve their state school grades, and sometimes,
between state school classes, private lessons and homework, there are literally not enough
hours in the day, leading to exhaustion and burnout in a worst- case scenario, and even in the
best one, a significant reduction in the amount of leisure time available to pursue healthy
activities and partake in the kind of fun and games that should characterize youth. In Britain,
we go to school from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.; we have the evening to enjoy being young and that
is how it should be; to quote a well-known proverb, “you are only young one”.
Michelle C
I think our education system still commands a lot of respect and I think many other countries
are still envious of the kinds of programs we have in place, but I also worry that we are not
investing enough money into schools to enable them to keep up with the latest classroom
innovations. I mean, sure, our universities are state-of-the-art, but the formative years are the
most important of all, and as far as education is concerned, this means that it would be wise to
invest more in the facilities and resources of primary schools where young children will reap
the benefits. Technologically speaking, I would say a lot of our schools are behind the rest of
the developed world. In Japan, for example, every classroom has at least one computer, as well
as a projector screen and a number of other technology-driven interactive tools. It is vital, in
this, the information age, that we introduce kids to technology as early as possible, and that’s
why I strongly feel that there is now a greater need than ever to kit our primary schools with
the latest gadgets. Besides, the children of the information age are becoming so accustomed to
using technology in the other areas of their lives that they will be more likely respond well to
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 technology-based lessons than the traditional kind, which will ultimately see them learning
more effectively, engaging more genuinely and developing more speedily.
Alan D
I have a problem with the testing mechanisms used today. I mean, if you look at the statistics
for the exams every year, there is one striking pattern; more and more people are getting As;
the nation’s results on average are getting better and better year-on-year. So, that means one
of two things: either students today are smarter than ever before, or their examinations are
watered down and do not represent a fair test. I personally believe the latter is true and I am
incensed that this is being allowed to happen. In ten or fifteen years’ time, it will have forgotten
to the stage where an A is meaningless if this continue. In order for the education system to be
taken serious, it is vital, therefore, that a complete overhaul of the examination system takes
place and that we return to a situation where examination offer a meaningful challenge and a
true test of ability. That way, when a child receives an A, his or her achievement will feel
genuine; it will have been earned and the child concerned will have the right to feel very proud
of themselves. The problem is, in this country, we have forgotten that there is absolutely no
shame in getting a B, or a C or D grade for that matter. Provided we do our best, that is always
good enough. But, in this politically correct world-gone-mad of ours, assessors seem to think
the only way forward is to give more and more of us the best grades, devaluing the grading
system completely. It is as though they don’t think we could take it if we got anything less
than an A; as though we should all somehow be perfect students. The problem with that is that
it is just not realistic, and, when you set unrealistic objectives, the only way to achieve them
is to “play” with the figures to manufacture the right result.
D. WRITING (60 points)
PART 1. Read the following extract from a professor’s lecture and use your own words to
summarize it. Your summary should be between 150 and 170 words long. (15 pts)
“Now I want to tell you about what one company found when it decided that it would turn over
some of its new projects to teams of people, and make the team responsible for planning the
projects and getting the work done. After about six months, the company took a look at how well
the teams performed. On virtually every team, some members got almost a “free ride” … they
didn’t contribute much at all, but if their team did a good job, they nevertheless benefited from
the recognition the team got. And what about group members who worked especially well and
who provided a lot of insight on problems and issues? Well…the recognition for a job well done
went to the group as a whole, no names were named. So it won’t surprise you to learn that when
the real contributors were asked how they felt about the group process, their attitude was just the
opposite of what the reading predicts. Another finding was that some projects just didn’t move
very quickly. Why? Because it took so long to reach consensus…it took many, many meetings to
build the agreement among group members about how they would move the project along. On the
other hand, there were other instances where one or two people managed to become very
influential over what their group did. Sometimes when those influencers said “That will never
work” about an idea the group was developing, the idea was quickly dropped instead of being
further discussed. And then there was another occasion when a couple of influencers convinced
the group that a plan of theirs was “highly creative.” And even though some members tried to
warn the rest of the group that the project was moving in directions that might not work, they were
basically ignored by other group members. Can you guess the ending to this story? When the
project failed, the blame was placed on all the members of the group.”
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groups in Fantasia spend and go for information on a weekly basis. Summarize the
information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
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Part 3. There is an idea that young people should not learn what the world is doing, but they
should learn what they can do to the world. To what extent do you agree with the statement?
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 KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ , NĂM 2022

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11

Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ XUẤT

(Đáp án gồm 9 trang)

A. LISTENING (50 points):
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Barbara Darby, who works as a casting
director in the film industry. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best according to what
you hear. (10 pts)
Part 1. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C
Part 2. Listen to an introduction of a new invention and answer the following questions. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 pts)
Part 2. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. 20,000 2. Antarctica 3. Aviators and 4. 160 km/160 5. 1770
pounds/ £20,000 air crew kilometers
Part 3. You will hear an interview with a comedian, Lenny Henry. Listen carefully and decide
the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to what you hear. (10pts)
Part 3. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. TRUE 2. FALSE 3. FALSE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE
Part 4: Listen to the VOA news and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
according to what you hear. (20pts)
1. swarm 2. airborne
3. holy grail 4. algorithm
5. bio-image generation 6. scheduled
7. low-cost seeker 8. fleet
9. early-warning 10. East Timor
LISTENING SCRIPT
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Barbara Darby, who works as a casting
director in the film industry. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best according to what
you hear. (10 pts)
Interviewer: My guest today is Barbara Darby. Her name has appeared on the credits of many
well-known films successful was crucial, you’ve probably never heard of her because she works
as a casting director. Barbara, welcome.
Interviewer: So it’s quite a big responsibility, is it, Barbara, finding the actors for a film?
Barbara: The job of casting director is a highly- skilled one actually, because without the right
cast, there’s no movie. Although experience counts of course, intuition is the essential quality for
the job, and that’s not something you can learn. You signal things to the audience through the kind

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of actors you cast and those signals have got to reflect the central massage of the script and the
director’s vision.
Interviewer: So, how do you go about it?
Barbara: It’s an odd process, because it’s not just about casting a certain number of actions in
role. The dynamic is incredibly important: if you have a comedian, you have to cast a particular
type of person against them. And it’s also about energy: if one person has quite a low-energy style,
then you need someone opposite them to cheer them up a bit. When I meet an actor, I’m trying to
find a quality in that person that reflects into the part in an interesting way, although actors don’t
really like people saying that, as they believe they can act every part. But that’s how I do it.
Interviewer: And do you do the whole range of films, do you get to choose?
Barbara: I do say no to quite a lot of scripts. I only do films that I feel have something important
to say, or that see life in an interesting way, or are being made by people that I know I like. After
I’ve read the script, I start to have ideas and talk to people.
Interviewer: And the director leaves it all to you?
Barbara: Well, I do all the preparatory work. The first stage is that agents send in a photo, and
videotapes and resumes of actors that I’ve requested or that they think are good. I watch loads of
tapes. If I like an actor, I’ll meet them, or go to see them in a play. Then go to meet the director
who makes the final selection from my shortlist. On average they see about eight or nine actors
per part, but I see many more. When we take one for a film, I cast the whole thing even if a person
doesn’t speak in a role.
Interviewer: So how did you get into this first place?
Barbara: I didn’t do so much choose my career as fall in to actually. I was hanging around
London, working as a stagehand at the National Theatre and I met someone who thought I’d be
good at it. He was an agent and he got me a job as an assistant. I’ve always been drawn to the
bright lights, and this was a step up from what’s I’d been doing.
Interviewer: And you were ambitious?
Barbara: Yes. I don’t believe anyone who does well isn’t. I was initially attracted by the glamour
of it all, but I’m definitely not driven by money, because I still don’t have any. What absolutely
drives me now in all parts of my life is that I don’t want to be old and have regrets. We are all
able to do something successfully, and I think it’s a shame if you don’t achieve that.
Interviewer: But you took a break from your career at one time, didn’t you?
Barbara: That’s right. I was working on a film which was set up in the rainforests of South Africa.
I love the place, but I have such a horrible time on the film that as soon as I came back. I put my
whole office into nine bin bags and threw them out of the window. I said: ‘If that’s what the film
industry is about, I’m giving up.’ I stayed away for nine months.
Interviewer: But what went wrong, why did you give up?
Barbara: The worst aspect of the job is that the casting stage is a stressful time in the making of
a film. It takes a lot longer than people think – a big film can take six months. An awful lot of
other people’s frustrations can land on you, and I’ve never really learnt how to take it personally,
I guess it goes with commitment.
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Barbara: The only reason I came back was because one of my favorite directors handed a lovely
script. It’s wasn’t vent that I wanted it, I’d got plenty of theatre work which I was enjoying.

Part 2. Listen to an introduction of a new invention and answer the following questions. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 pts)
Sandy: Good afternoon. I'm Sandy Raymond and I'm going to be talking about a remarkable
timepiece called the Breitling Emergency Watch. Some of you may remember it as the watch that
Richard Branson auctioned off on eBay, raising €20,000 for charity, after he'd lent it to Steve
Fossett for his non-stop round the world flight. Perhaps more significantly, though, it was the kind
of watch being worn last year by two British pilots whose helicopter crashed into the sea just off
Antarctica. Finding themselves in a lifeboat with no other means of communication, they activated
the transmitters inside their watches. The signals were picked up by a Chilean aircraft, which
homed in on them and then organized a rescue that saved the men's lives. And these are just the
people the watch was designed for: aviators and aircrew who suddenly find themselves on the
ground or in the water after a forced landing. The watch has a built-in micro-transmitter which
can broadcast a signal for up to 48 hours on 121.5 megahertz, the aircraft emergency frequency.
It's water resistant, too. Even with the transmitter operating, it can be used at depths of up to 30
meters. The operating range depends to a great extent on whether there are any obstacles between
the transmitter and the rescue aircraft. On flat terrain with few trees, for instance, the signal can
be picked up at up to 160 kilometers away, and it's the same on water as long as the seas are calm,
while from the top of a mountain it has a range of up to 400 kilometers. It's not a particularly
bulky or heavy item to wear, though: at 16 millimeters thick and measuring 43 in diameter, it's
just 85 grams, which is about the normal weight for this kind of wrist watch. So, what makes this
watch tick, as it were? The answer to that is two separate mechanisms: one quartz electronic with
an LCD digital display, and the other a self-winding mechanical system that turns the hands. This
is driven by an oscillating weight that swings in time with the movements of the wrist, thus
creating the energy to rewind the watch automatically. I should point out here that this is hardly a
new invention, as it dates back to 1770 when the Frenchman Abraham Louis Perrelet first made
a watch of this kind. Incidentally, an example of his work is still keeping good time today, over
two hundred years later.
Part 3. You will hear an interview with a comedian, Lenny Henry. Listen carefully and decide
the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to what you hear. (10pts)
Interviewer: Lenny, you are currently studying English literature with the Open University. Why
English Literature? And why the Open University?
Lenny: All of the people I admire in showbiz are very, very smart. Quite a lot of them have been
to university and benefited from it. Doing my BA is really helped me to understand that good
work is not an accident. You know the best writers like Flaubert and George Eliot and people like
that took a long time to plan their work and structure it properly, you can do well. It's just helped
me organize my thoughts a bit better and I think the challenge of producing an essay every month
or so is good. It keeps me on my toes.
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Lenny: I think it’s powerful because if I’m going to communicate with an audience they remember
something I said with a bit of a twinkle in the eye better than boring old facts. There is a lot of
really heartbreaking and moving documentary stuff on the Comic Relief night and if we can make
people laugh in between it softens the blow and cushions the effect of the harder stuff we show.
Interviewer: This year is the tenth anniversary of Comic Relief, but there's still a lot of poverty
out there. Do you think it has made a real difference?
Lenny: I think it has made an immense difference. It's empowered the public, given them the
ideas and tools to raise money off their own back without anybody telling them what to do. I think
it's fantastic when I come to Africa and I see the grain barks, the new wells that have been built,
the children being inoculated and terraced mountains that have been funded by Comic Relief.
There are huge problems in Africa like HIV and Aids, but a drip of water can erode a rock and I
think Comic Relief is becoming a strong and mighty drip. We've got to keep going until the rock
dissolves and it will dissolve but it's going to take a long time, so people have to stay committed.
Interviewer: Work for Comic has taken you to some pretty depressing places. How does seeing
people coping with terrible poverty affect you personally?
Lenny: I've been in Addis Ababa. This time round I went to a place called Debre Zeit where I
watched this wonderful care worker called Fanti visiting various people who were suffering from
HIV. Even though these people were in immense pain, there was a lot of dignity involved. And
what’s wonderful is Comic Relief, by funding people like Fanti, are doing something to help.
Interviewer: You've received numerous accolades and awards during your career and you are a
husband and father and a mammoth fundraiser. Do you have any ambitions left?
Lenny: I'd like to write something on my own that I feel was a good piece of work, and the only
way I'm going to do that is if I have confidence and faith in my own ability. I’ve always worked
with other writers. There is nothing wrong with collaborating but I’d love to write something on
my own and know it was good before I gave it to someone else to read. I think the Open University
is helping to judge my work in a way that writing something and giving it to someone to read for
me simply doesn’t.
Part 4: Listen to the VOA news and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
according to what you hear.
Australian weapons developers have been inspired by the unfailing capacity of insects to spot and
zero in on food and the ability of bees to avoid colliding with each other in a swarm.
Australia's Defense Science and Technology Organization has been looking at how the existing
research into insects' navigation and sight could make (2) airborne weapons more reliable and
improve their ability to hit moving targets.
Through its collaboration with several electronics companies, a new system known as 'Bioseeker'
has been developed. Project Manager Philip Henschke says the study of insects has been vital.
"A variety of insects have a unique capability to find the moving target and that's the particular
(3) holy grail of what we're interested in from a weapons application in defense. What we've
actually done is looked at the mathematics of how an insect sees and we've taken that mathematics
and from that we've looked at an (4) algorithm that will enable us to do what we call a (5) bio-
image generation, a map of the movement within a scene."

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This information was then analyzed in special software to create a system designed to find, track
and destroy moving targets.
The Bioseeker technology is (6) scheduled to undergo final testing, later this year. Its architects
believe that, if it is eventually used in battle, it will make soldiers safer by taking them further
away from the enemy.
Researchers aim to produce a (7) low-cost seeker -and-guidance system that could eventually be
reduced to the size of a coffee cup. Possible applications include placing the technology inside
rockets used on the Australian Army's Tiger Attack helicopters.
The Australian military is relatively small, with about 50,000 personnel. However, the defense
force has a reputation for technological innovation.
The government in Canberra has said that, by 2020, it hopes to bring into service a (8) fleet of
Super Hornet jet fighters and an (9) early-warning aircraft, as well as a range of new helicopters
and airborne refueling airplanes.
The Australian military is involved in peacekeeping missions in (10) East Timor , Sudan and the
Solomon Islands and with the US-led campaign in Afghanistan.
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 points)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B
17. B 18. C 19. D 20. D
Part 2. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided. (10
points)
1. materialistic 2. therapeutic 3. uneventful 4. atmospheric
5. distasteful 6. Understandably 7. resentful 8. unrealistic
9. hypocritical 10. inconveniences
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1: You are going to read a magazine article. Seven paragraphs have been removed
from the article. Chose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There
is one extra paragraph you do not need to use. (7 points)
1. F
2. G
3. A
4. C
5. H
6. B
7. E

Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 points)
1. Somewhere
2. except/but
3. say
4. opposite
5. face
6. sets
7. for
8. just
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9. yourself
10. if
PART 3: Read the following passage about the inventor of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and choose
the best answer (A, B, C, or D) according to the text. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
PART 4: Read the following text and answer questions (13 points)
1. vi 2. ii 3. ix
4. viii 5. iv 6. v
7. F 8. L 9. D
10. C 11. I 12. G 13. TRUE
Part 5. You are going to read the transcript of a series of interviews with ordinary people
conducted for the Have you say feature of a daily newspaper. Choose from the people (A-D). The
people may be chosen more than once.
Which person gives each of these opinions about the education system? (15 points)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
D. WRITING (60 points)
Part 1: (1.5 pts)
Contents (1.0 point)
- The summary MUST NOT contain personal opinions.
Language use (0.5 point)
The summary should:
- show attempts to convey the main ideas of the original text by means of paraphrasing
(structural and lexical use),
- demonstrate correct use of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,...),
- maintain coherence, cohesion, and unity throughout (by means of linkers and transitional
devices).
Penalties
- A penalty of 0.1 point to 0.2 point will be given to personal opinions found in the summary.
- A penalty of 0.1 point to 0.2 point will be given to any summary with more than 30% of words
copied from the original.
- A penalty of 0.1 point will be given to any summary longer than 130 words or shorter than 90
words.
Part 2: 1.5 pts
Contents (1.0 point)
- The report MUST cover the following points:
•Introduce the chart (0.2 point) and state the striking features (0.2 point)
•Describe main features with relevant data from the charts and make relevant comparisons (0.6
point)
- The report MUST NOT contain personal opinions. (A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be
given to personal opinions found in the answer.)
Language use (0.5 points)
The report should:
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- demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures,
- have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,...).
Part 3: 3.0 pts
The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement (1.0 point)
a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization (1.0 point)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
•Introduction is presented with a clear thesis statement introducing the points to be developed.
•Body paragraphs develop the points introduced with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body
paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when necessary.
•Conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Language use (0.5 point)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (0.5 point)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
Part 1.
The lecturer talks about research conducted by a firm that used the group system to handle their
work. He says that the theory stated in the passage was very different and somewhat inaccurate
when compared to what happened for real.
First, some members got free rides. That is, some did not work hard but got recognition for the
success nonetheless. This also indicates that people who worked hard was not given recognition
they should have got.
Second, groups were slow in progress. The speaker talks about how the firm found out that groups
were slower than individuals in decision making. Groups needed more time for meetings, which
are necessary procedures in decision making.
Third, influential people might emerge, and lead the group towards glory or failure. If the influent
people are going in the right direction there would be no problem. But in cases where they go in
the wrong direction, there is nobody that has enough influence to counter the decision made. Thus,
the group might fail to succeed.
Part 2.
The given pie charts illustrate the time allocated to different sources of weekly information
amongst three age cohorts in Fantasia.

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Overall, e-news is the predominant source of information among the youth and middle-aged while
being the least popular choice among retirees. Also, contrary to the other two age groups, the
eldest population seek information mostly from televised news.
From the charts, it can be observed that Internet-based news accounts for the highest percentage
of news time among young and middle-aged people, at 56% and 40% respectively, the former of
which is quadruple the retiree’s proportion of time spent on this platform. Meanwhile, broadcast
news serves as the leading source of information among the eldest group, amounting to 38% of
their time spent on weekly news and being more than double the figures for the other age brackets.
As regards the remaining categories of news outlets, the elder groups take more interest in printed
newspapers and magazines, with the retired population’s figure being twice that of the young
generation. By comparison, other miscellaneous information services consistently ranked the
second or third in percentage terms of the time allocated to a news source, ranging from 15% to
24% in each age group.
Part 3.
There has been heated debate over whether it is advisable for the young to acquire sound
knowledge of external matters taking place in the world or of their internal potential that could
help them contribute to society. From a personal perspective, I hold the belief that a balance should
be struck between both of these factors, the rationale of which would be provided in the following
parts of this essay.
On the one hand, it is undeniable that were self-awareness to become systematically integrated
into worldwide educational institutions’ curricula, there would likely be a unit of evaluation skills
included in such lessons. This aforementioned skill set is essential in that it allows learners to
reflect upon their own strengths and shortcomings, thus being able to precisely locate their next
destinations, form strategic plans to achieve smart objectives step by step and ensure a higher
chance of success. This would give students a competitive edge over others as they enter the
workplace, where employees with critical assessment skills are being increasingly valued in the
job market. Typical examples can be observed in nearly any industries where evaluation vacancies
are increasing, since after each campaign or a financial calendar, almost every company is obliged
to compile post-campaign achievements and limitations, or yearly reports of the profits generated.
On the other hand, it is the opinion of many that the learning of the world’s events should not be
promoted, which they might support by arguing that learning about the self would let them explore
how they could develop their own talents more. However, I am more convinced by the reality that
not all students are aware of what their talents are, while thorough understanding of the world’s
issues would enable these disoriented students to accurately pinpoint what public needs they could
address, what they could offer society and ultimately, where to start. For instance, rather than
search relentlessly yet fruitlessly inside themselves for new musical styles, a student aspiring after
a singing career would definitely benefit from hours of immersing themselves in global artists’
music from various musical genres like popular, rock or independent. Such exposure serves as
great inspirations and references for the materials they want to develop and the genre they think
would define their sounds.
In conclusion, if there were to be any changes to contemporary educational systems, I would argue
that both self-awareness and understanding of the world should be considered to be incorporated
into the curriculum thanks to the practical benefits offered by both of these topics.

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