SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI

HẢI PHÒNG CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ CẤP THPT
NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời tương ứng với mỗi phần tự luận và trắc nghiệm.
Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, bao gồm cả từ điển.

PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (70 điểm)

SECTION A: LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear a discussion in which two authors, Emma Jameson and Philip Cross, talk about writing a novel.
For questions 1 - 5, choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D).
You will listen TWICE. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
1 point/ correct answer
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C
Part 2. You will hear a lecture on the importance of laughter. For questions 1-10, complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 pts)
1 point/ correct answer
1. physical 2. instincts 3. relief 4. (social) bonds 5. power
6. negative 7. release 8. hormones 9. immune system 10. bad dreams
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (5 points)
0.5 point/ correct answer
1. indebted 2. overcharged 3. ambitiously 4. authoritative 5. electrification
6. guidelines 7. blue-blooded 8. abnormally 9. misgivings 10. impersonating
II. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tense or form of a phrasal verb. (10 points)
1 point/ correct answer
1. go down 2. grow on 3. being got/gotten at 4. wound up 5. to see … through
6. made up with 7. burnt/burned out 8. fell back on 9. bringing in 10. blurted … out

III. The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding
numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (10 points)
1 point/ correct answer
Question Line Mistake Correction
0. 1 naturally natural
1. 2 too so
2. 3 in at
3. 5 come comes
4. 5 confining (who are) confined
5. 6 However Moreover/Additionally/Besides
6. 8 proof proven
7. 9 fatigues fatigue
8. 10 less more
9. 10 intellectual intellectually
10. 12 which where/ in which

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SECTION C: READING
Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (5 points)
0.5 point/ correct answer
1. both 2. with 3. role/part 4. would 5. what
6. those/people 7. because 8. the 9. kept 10. own

SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 points)
1 point/ correct answer
1. It makes no difference to her whether he will come to power or not.
2. Rather than disturb/disturbing the meeting, Steve left without saying goodbye.
3. The more proficient he was at/in the game / at/in the game he was, the more passionate about it he was / he was about it.
4. He shouldn’t have been savagely criticized for his efforts to find a solution to the problem.
He shouldn’t have come in for such savage criticism for his efforts to find a solution to the problem.
5. At no time did the cashier suspect (that) the money had been stolen.
6. Except for Katherine, Dolly has no real friends in this town.
7. The incident is believed to have been caused by an outsider.
8. The very thought of that boy at the moment makes Mary feel shy.
9. The city planner didn’t realize the extent to which his success depended on the local attitudes.
10. It is so difficult a language that hardly any foreigner can master it.
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the capitalized word given in brackets in such a way that it means the
same as the original one. Do NOT change the word given. (5 points)
1 point/ correct answer
1. It DAWNED on Mark that Joanna had been right all along.
2. My friend turned a deaf EAR to my advice.
3. The long-term future of the space programme is/hangs in the BALANCE.
4. Her views are a far CRY from those of her parents.
5. The anger in his eyes made her BLOOD run cold.
III. Write an essay of about 200-250 words on the following topic:
“Written books are not needed any more because we can read almost everything on the Internet.”
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Write your essay on the answer sheet.
Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá
1. Bố cục (2 pts)
 Câu đề dẫn phải thể hiện được rõ ý kiến của người viết
 Bố cục hợp lí, rõ ràng phù hợp với yêu cầu của đề bài và đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận.
 Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận
2. Phát triển ý (3 pts)
 Phát triển ý có trình tự logic và mạch lạc
 Có giải thích, dẫn chứng, ví dụ xác thực đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến của người viết
3. Sử dụng ngôn ngữ (2 pts)
 Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp với nội dung của bài viết
 Sử dụng ngôn từ đúng văn phong/ thể loại, đa dạng về từ vựng và cấu trúc.
 Sử dụng từ nối các ý cho bài viết uyển chuyển
4. Nội dung (2 pts)
 Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 10%
 Đủ thuyết phục người đọc
 Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận
5. Ngữ pháp, dấu câu và chính tả (1 pt)
 Sử dụng đúng dấu câu, chính tả
 Sử dụng đúng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu đúng ngữ pháp.

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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (30 điểm)
Phần A: (Từ câu 1-30): 15 điểm - 0,5 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. A

Phần B: (Từ câu 31-45): 15 điểm - 01 điểm cho mỗi câu đúng

31. A 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
41. C 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. D

AUDIO-SCRIPT

PART 1. You will hear a discussion in which two authors, Emma Jameson and Philip Cross, talk about writing a novel.
For questions 1 - 5, choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D). You will listen TWICE.
Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Interviewer: According to the National Novel Writing Month and the Telegraph Short Story Club, the number of budding writers is
on the increase. And from what I can gather, they're always on the lookout for advice that will help them get their work published.
Can you give our listeners some pointers, Emma?
Emma: I’ll try, but I must emphasise that there is no single set of rules that applies to all writers. So even if you take the advice of
those writers who are willing to reveal their approach to moulding their ideas into a novel, there's no guarantee the same method
will work for you. So, it's up to each individual writer to find a way to transform an idea for a novel into the published article.
Philip: That's true, but there is a kind of template writers can use as a basis to develop their story. By that I mean selecting the
setting after the basic plot has been formulated, for example. Very often the plot dictates the setting as it would in, say, a story
about rival gangs. Such a story would best be set in an urban environment where the physical aspects of the setting are more
realistic with regard to the plot.
Emma: Then you can follow up with points of view by deciding whether it should be written in the first or third person and how
much the reader should know at any particular point in the story. As for the protagonist, he or she must be a character that the
reader will root for because if that doesn't happen, the reader will lose interest.
Philip: That's a good point, and it's also relevant to the conflict aspect of a novel that is fundamental and independent of genre. If
the readers aren't drawn into the story immediately, either because the opening is too drawn out, or they are forced to use the
dictionary too often, they may be tempted to put down the book for good. So, hooking the reader as early as possible is of
paramount importance. One feature of an enticing opening is revealing what is at stake for the protagonist. In other words, what will
the consequences of failure be? These must be made clear, without necessarily revealing every detail, as soon as possible.
Emma: Once these have been established, the difficult decision relating to outline has to be made. Some writers prefer to have a
set direction for the plot with little room for manoeuvre. In general, they say this approach brings clarity, whereas those who favour
a more flexible outline, in which they can introduce twists and turns on impulse, state that a lack of restriction enhances their
creative input. Personally, I adopt the latter approach, but if you do the same, be careful you don't lose sight of the original plot
altogether because you'll probably lose your readers, too. Is there anything you'd like to add, Philip?
Philip: No, I think you've hit the nail right on the head. What I would like to mention, though, is content. Traditional wisdom states
that you should write what you know, but that can lead to a limited perspective. So, I think research is in order to enhance interest
which will not only benefit the reader in terms of enjoyment but may also provide you, the writer, with ideas you would not
otherwise have thought of.
Emma: And whenever you get a great idea, you should write it down and work on it immediately so that it doesn't get lost. I know
this might mean not writing straight through from beginning to end, but I know of writers who have come up with a brilliant idea for
an ending, write it and then work towards it. So, make use of inspiration at every opportunity. Of course, you can't just wait around
to be inspired as there are time constraints which involve setting deadlines. You can't avoid these, but be realistic and don't force
yourself to write a set number of pages every day because you'll end up sacrificing quality for quantity.
Philip: And that brings me on to my final point - asking others for feedback. I know its difficult to rely on your own judgement of
quality, but my advice is that you should keep your work to yourself and resist the temptation of seeking emotional support until you
have finished. I know that anyone you ask for an opinion will probably try to give you encouragement and make constructive
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comments. But, more often than not, input from a third party is likely to leave you bewildered and uncertain. So, work through your
novel and when you're ready, enter a competition. There are many of them out there for first-time novelists like you.
Interviewer: Well, thank you ...
Part 2. You will hear a lecture on the importance of laughter. For questions 1-10, complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Good afternoon, everybody….. and in our second talk on social psychology I want to look at the role of laughter in our lives - something
that usually gets everyone smiling from the start.
So, first of all, I will start by looking at the actual nature of laughter. Well, when someone laughs you have got movement of the muscles of
the face and the chest, and you have got sound formed when the air is forced out of the body as part of this process, so we are talking
about a physical activity. But obviously other things are involved as well- and this is where it gets more complicated. Laughing isn’t
something that you normally decide to do, so it is not voluntary behavior, like ordinary speech. Instead it is regulated by our instincts -
rather like the singing of a bird, of the roaring of a lion. And once you start to laugh, it can be quite hard to stop- that is not always under
your conscious control either.
But why do we laugh? Because we find something funny, most of us would say. But in fact it appears that laughter has little to do with
jokes or funny stories- only about 10 percent of laughter is caused by things like that. One suggestion is that human laughter may have
originally started out as a shared response to signal relief at the passing of danger. And it is true that even these says laughter is rarely an
activity carried out by an individual on his or her own. In fact, people are 30 times more likely to laugh when they are with other people that
when they are completely alone. Laughter still seems to be a kind of social signal, it occurs when people are in a group and they are
comfortable with one another. And it seems likely that laughter can result in the creation of bonds between the people in the group.
And it is precisely because of this social aspect of laughter that people like public speakers and politicians often try to get their audience to
laugh - it encourages their listeners to trust them and to connect with them. But this kind of thing - controlling the laughter of a group, that
is - indicates that there is a link between laughter and power, and this is supported by several studies that indicate that bosses use humor
more than their employees. And research has also shown that female listeners are likely to laugh much more if the speaker is male, so it
appears that there are gender issues associated with how much we laugh.
I should also point out that laughter can be used as a negative signal as well as positive one. I think we have all probably seen evidence
of a group using laughter to exclude someone….. to emphasize that they are not accepted. So it is not always a positive type of behavior,
either. So what all this goes to show is that laughter is a very, very complex issue.
It does appear however that laughter has definite benefits. If we look first at the psychological aspects, we know that people often tend to
store negative emotions such as anger, sadness and fear, rather than expressing them, and it seems that laughter provides a harmless
way for the release of these emotions. But there are also clear physical effects that have been monitored too. For example, laughter is
good aerobic exercise - it speeds up heart rate and respiration, and raises blood pressure; one researcher suggests that 100 laughs a day
is the equivalent of 10 minutes’ jogging.
Laughter also helps prevent the stress that so many people suffer from today, which results from the faster pace of life and all that goes
with it. It does this by reducing the levels of hormones in the blood which are caused by stress. And, in addition, it is known to increase the
levels of chemicals that protect the body from infection or pain and so it helps to boost the immune system.
One interesting study showed that people who had had surgical operations asked for fewer painkillers if they’d been viewing comic films.
In fact, research has even shown that the quality of dreams can be positively affected by laughter - a good laugh 10 minutes before going
to sleep can prevent you from having bad dreams and give a much more pleasant and restorative night’s sleep. So, there is now little
argument that finding things funny and enjoying a good laugh is extremely beneficial to us all.
What we need to consider now are the ways in which laughter can be used as a treatment for people.

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