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LẦN THỨ XIII MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11

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PART 1: LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1 For question 1-5, you will hear a piece of news on gun violence in the USA Listen

to the recording and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided (10 points)

1 Some people were shot at a church in Wisconsin during a funeral service

2 Georgia republicans urge for tightening gun restrictions in the state law

3 President Joe Biden’s proposals call for a ban on assault rifles and large-capacity

6 What is TIME’s Person of the Year besides an award and a reflection of impact?

A They over-emphasize the role of dietary factors.

B They represent a radical solution that must be worth trying

C They over-estimate the extent to which the fitness industry can help

D They are attempting to accommodate too many varied perspectives

12 Heidi agrees with the suggestion that regular gym attendance

A can discourage people from keeping fit in other ways

B may lead to obsessive behavior in some cases

C generally forms the basis of a healthy lifestyle

D could be harder to keep up in rural areas

13 When asked about motivation, Rob suggests that many gym clients lose interest

A if they don’t get good value for money

B if they don’t find it enjoyable on a social level

C if they don’t make it part of a wider fitness regime

D if they don’t perceive real gains in personal fitness

14 What does Heidi suggest about membership levels in gyms?

A The best ones restrict access at peak times

B Most recruit more people than they can cope with

C It is impossible to predict demand with any accuracy

D Over-recruitment can be counter-productive in the long run

15 Rob thinks the key to successful gym marketing lies in

A remaining true to the core values of fitness and strength

B appealing to a wide cross-section of the population

C joining forces with providers of related activities

D specializing in the needs of certain key groups

Your answers:

Part 4 For question 16-25, listen to a talk about some innovations in education during Covid-19 pandemic and complete the following sentences Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS taken from the recording for each blank (20 points)

16 Priya saw a problem in education, firstly, school are still delivering a very

, which make it hard to cater for every single student

17 Secondly, teachers spent more than a huge amount of time _,

_, doing the admin rather than really teaching

18 Against the worry about increased use of technology in class, the teacher said what they implement it into their learning in

19 While Julia moved to full-time remote-learning during the pandemic, Colin was a , switching to e-education in 2019

20 Colin said he enjoyed the environment of because he had more contacts with teachers

21 It can also involve parents in the process and, in case of Dad Mike, it allows him to his kids’ progress

22 On the flip side, due to the discrepancy facilities needed to study online,

25 As more technology is applied in aiding education, teachers are embracing the benefits

of having a

II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 POINTS)

Part 1 For questions 1-20, 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 (20 points)

1 It was only when I saw Manhattan………into the distance beneath and behind me that I finally began to relax

A abating B withdrawing C receding D reversing

2 They spent their time fishing or……… through the woods

3 Good instructors will……… early signs of failure in their students

A get through with B come up with C think back on D look out for

4 Many collectors are willing to pay ………the odds for early examples of his work

5 Security at the event has been tightened since last year; ………… , about 1000 managed

to get in without tickets

A Nonetheless B Notwithstanding

C At any rate D Any way you slice it

6 ……… Jim’s support, I wouldn’t have got the job

7 Choose whatever you like from the menu It’s your birthday so money is no

8 , helped shape the history of American industry

A Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, has

B Joseph Wharton, including his many successful business ventures, have

C Joseph Wharton, along with his many successful business ventures, have

D Joseph Wharton and his many successful business ventures has

9 He has been dating her for 3 years now, so he plans on buying a diamond ring and the question over Christmas break.

10 After several injuries and failures, things have eventually for Todd when hereached the final round of the tournament

A taken up B turned on C gone on D looked up

11 Ironically, many courses offered in schools these days do not changes in the jobmarket

12 The ocean can be easily distinguished from a lake by two things: the presence of kelp and _

A its distinctive smell B their smell

C smelling distinct D a distinctive smell

13 The defendants are accused of attempting to the course of justice

14 Despite the group’s many musical successes, _ to afford new instruments andgas money for the van

A they are struggling B they struggle C it is struggling D it is struggled

15 I forgot my glasses so I'm as blind as a(n) _.

16 We used to share a room at college, but we apart over the years

17 The team turned trumps in the final game and won the championship

18 I’d say let’s meet on Saturday but I’m none _ sure what’s happening at the weekend

19 I'm seeing the boss this afternoon I'll put in a word about you It might help youwith your request for promotion

20 This trend has only been strengthened with the enfranchisement of spending in

modern industrial societies

2 The zoo has a schedule of feedings and talks, an area where children can feed and _Shetland ponies and Tamworth pigs (FRIEND)

3 It is such a _ story that the mom lost her child when her family immigrated fromAfrica into Europe (LUCK)

4 The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to _ themurder case (MYSTERY)

5 The story broadens the horizon of the children about their _ (BEAR)

6 I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite .(FORTUNE)

7 Then Alvin endured a long, _wait for a flight back to New York late that night.(SPIRIT)

8 In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of _ andpoverty (SERVE)

9 A(n) _ ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderlyconduct and malicious destruction of property (ALTER)

10 This is a(n) thriller that promises to deliver (PAGE)

III READING (60 POINTS)

Part 1 In the passage below, seven paragraphs have been removed For questions 69-75, read the passage and choose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap There

is ONE extra paragraph which you do not need to use Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box provided (7 points)

THE POWER OF VACCINES

For the world’s population, access to an injection-program and general good health shouldn’t

be a matter of the luck of the draw Scientific advances have concentrated on diseases moreprevalent in richer countries and appear to have neglected the plight of the poor - especially

in third world countries - suffering from diseases that are routinely classified as easilypreventable

1.

The good news is that we can save these lives Measles, polio, whooping cough, yellow fever– diseases that debilitate, disfigure and kill millions of children can be prevented withexisting vaccines Parents in developing countries often walk miles, or pay high prices to getthe precious shots They know that their children need some vaccines that parents indeveloped countries take for granted

2.

When we first turned our attention to philanthropy, it seemed natural to extend technology toclassrooms and libraries Technology clearly can transform and empower its users But ourthinking crystallized as we learned of an even greater need - impoverished children strickenwith preventable diseases One man has already made a great difference in the world

The power of vaccines – the most cost-effective medical intervention ever invented - lies intheir ability to prevent rather than treat disease It’s often the case that it is not until webecome parents that we fully appreciate the virtues of having a form of medical interventionthat protects before limbs go limp or hearts stop beating Today vaccines save the lives ofsome 3 million children each year - children who are fortunate enough to have been born incountries with effective health systems, adequate vaccination supplies and trained healthpersonnel

4.

Access to safe, effective vaccines to such diseases should not be dictated by circumstance.That is why a commitment was made by the Global Fund for Children’s Vaccines a year ago.The goal of the Global Fund, and the partners of the Global Alliance for Vaccines andimmunisation, is to ensure that every child has access to lifesaving vaccines An estimated 6billion pounds over the next five years will cover the cost of fully immunising children indeveloping countries

5.

In the 1970s only 5% of the world’s children could expect to be fully immunised Todaythanks to these “rich” nations, alongside the work of countless dedicated health professionalsworldwide, we can envision a time when 70, 80, and finally 100 percent of children areprotected And at a cost of 10 to 15 pounds per child, vaccines are a small investment for avery big return

6.

The dedication of resources to speed the discovery of new vaccines must also be a priority.Scientists and organisations like the International AIDs Vaccination Initiative are currentlyworking to develop vaccines for the top three killer diseases - AIDs, malaria, and

tuberculosis If they find them, perhaps the more daunting challenge will be to distribute them

to those who need them most

7.

Gandhi once said that for him the Golden Rule meant that he could not enjoy things denied toother people We should strive to ensure that health and freedom from these terrible diseasesis

something that no parent is denied

Our challenge is to provide every child, regardless of where they live or their family’seconomic

status with access to lifesaving vaccines

donations have topped eight and a half million pounds to help inoculate children in India

against the three major killer childhood diseases.

D

Dr Jonas Salk changed the world when he announced the discovery of the polio vaccine Hiswork started a vaccine revolution, and, as a result, millions of children have escaped thedisease’s crippling and often fatal effects The last reported case of wild polio in the WesternHemisphere was in 1991 Who would have dreamt back in 1953 that within a generation - ourgeneration - we would see polio almost eradicated from the face of the earth?

E

Vaccines cannot work their magic without a global effort Parents, world leaders, andfoundations can and should work together because we all want the same thing for ourchildren, and this is something that great humanitarian leaders have been aware of for a very

long time.

F

Whether they live in Bangladesh, Botswana or Seattle, all parents want the best for theirchildren Providing a healthy start in life and through childhood is a priority for every family.Yet for all the amazing advances we have made so far in medicine, there are still far too manychildren who don’t have access to even the most basic healthcare More than 2 million dieeach year from vaccine-preventable diseases This is a staggering statistic - a tragic reality wehave ignored for too long It is global news when an airline crashes, but rarely newsworthythat 228 children die from preventable illnesses every hour of every day It’s time to movethis issue of immunisation to the top of our global agenda

G

But there is more to do First we need to redouble our efforts to introduce newer vaccinesmore quickly It is heart-wrenching and unacceptable that children in the developing worldmay have to wait a decade or more to receive vaccines that are already saving lives in richercountries

H

Yet tens of millions of people do not share in these benefits because of what they can afford

or where they live World-wide, more than 1 billion people live on less than 50 p a day Lack

of safe water, poor sanitation and meagre food supplies are part of the grim reality of theirdaily lives Their children weakened by malnutrition, and parasitic infections, are susceptible

to childhood killers - whopping cough, measles and meningitis

THE CHANGING FACE OF WORKING LIFE

The accepted concept of a career 1. _ followed a similar pattern for decades Aftercompleting their education, people would enter the adult world of work, 2. _down on to a job which they would likely remain from that point 3. Not onlywould this occupation provide their income for their entire working life, it would also allowthem a healthy pension when they retired and moved into 4. _ age Over the pasttwenty years, 5. , the relationship between a wage earner and their chosen professionhas changed enormously Today, the idea of a ‘job-for-life’ has all 6. _ disappeared,

to be replaced by an unforgiving world of unstable employment Some observers even arguethat current society to pit old 7. _ young in a constant battle to find work of somedescription, all against a 8. of increasing debt and economic difficulties

At the same time, the government regularly releases figures that suggest the economy isprospering, evidencing this claim with the fact that the unemployment rate continues to fallannually There are indeed more jobs available However, a huge number of these are casual,temporary or short-term positions, all of 9. are low-paid and create little in theway of tax income for the government This has a number of debilitating long-term effects,not 10. _ because this assurance of a growing economy is based more in myththan fact

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There has, in recent years, been an outpouring of information about the impact ofbuildings on the natural environment; Information which explains and promotes green andsustainable construction design, strives to convince others of its efficacy and warns of thedangers of ignoring the issue Seldom do these documents offer any advice to practitioners,such as those designing mechanical and electrical systems for a building, on how to utilisethis knowledge on a practical level

While the terms green and sustainable are often considered synonymous, in that theyboth symbolise nature, green does not encompass all that is meant by sustainability, whichcan be defined as minimizing the negative impacts of human activities on the naturalenvironment, in particular those which have long-term and irreversible effects Someelements of green design may be sustainable too, for example those which reduce energyusage and pollution, while others, such as ensuring internal air quality, may be consideredgreen despite having no influence on the ecological balance

Although there are a good many advocates of ‘green’ construction in the architecturalindustry, able to cite ample reasons why buildings should be designed in a sustainable way,not to mention a plethora of architectural firms with experience in green design, this is notenough to make green construction come into being The driving force behind whether abuilding is constructed with minimal environmental impact lies with the owner of thebuilding; that is, the person financing the project If the owner considers green designunimportant, or of secondary importance, then more than likely, it will not be factored intothe design

The commissioning process plays a key role in ensuring the owner gets the building hewants, in terms of design, costs and risk At the predesign stage, the owner’s objectives,criteria and the type of design envisaged are discussed and documented This gives a designteam a solid foundation on which they can build their ideas, and also provides a specific

benchmark against which individual elements, such as costs, design and environmental

impact can be judged

Owners who skip the commissioning process, or fail to take ‘green’ issues into account

when doing so, often come a cropper once their building is up and running Materials and

equipment are installed as planned, and, at first glance, appear to fulfil their purposeadequately However, in time, the owner realises that operational and maintenance costs arehigher than necessary, and that the occupants are dissatisfied with the results These factors inturn lead to higher ownership costs as well as increased environmental impact

In some cases, an owner may be aware of the latest trends in sustainable buildingdesign He may have done research into it himself, or he may have been informed of themerits of green design through early discussion with professionals However, firms shouldnot take it as read that someone commissioning a building already has a preconceived idea ofhow green he intends the structure to be Indeed, this initial interaction between owner andfirm is the ideal time for a designer to outline and promote the ways that green design canmeet the client’s objectives, thus turning a project originally not destined for green designinto a potential candidate

Typically, when considering whether or not to adopt a green approach, an owner willask about additional costs, return for investment and to what extent green design should be

the limiting factor governing decisions in the design process (1) Many of these costs are

incurred by the increased cooperation between the various stakeholders, such as the owner,

the design professionals, contractors and end-users (2) However, in green design, they must

be involved from the outset, since green design demands interaction between these

disciplines (3) This increased coordination clearly requires additional expenditure (4) A client may initially balk at these added fees, and may require further convincing of the

benefits if he is to proceed It is up to the project team to gauge the extent to which a clientwants to get involved in a green design project and provide a commensurate service.

Of course, there may be financial advantage for the client in choosing a greener design.Case studies cite examples of green/sustainable designs which have demonstrated lower costsfor long-term operation, ownership and even construction Tax credits and rebates are usuallyavailable on a regional basis for projects with sustainable design or low emissions, amongothers

1 The writer’s main purpose is to:

A explain to professionals how they can influence clients to choose greener designs

B explain the importance of green building design in reducing long-term damage to theenvironment

C explain to owners commissioning a building why ignoring green issues is costly anddangerous

D explain to professionals why it is important to follow the correct procedures when abuilding is commissioned

2 The examples of green and sustainable designs given in paragraph 2 show that:

A designs must be sustainable in order for them to be described as green

B for the purposes of this paper, the terms green and sustainable have the same meaning

C some sustainable designs are green, while others are not

D some designs are termed green, even though they are not sustainable

3 According to paragraph 3, the reason for the lack of green buildings being designed is that:

A few firms have any experience in design and constructing buildings to a green design

B construction companies are unaware of the benefits of green and sustainable designs

C firms do not get to decide whether a building is to be constructed sustainably

D firms tend to convince clients that other factors are more important than sustainability

4 In paragraph 4, what does the word ‘benchmark’ mean?

5 Which of the following is NOT true about the commissioning process?

A It is conducted before the building is designed

B It is a stage that all clients go through when constructing a building

C It is a step in the design procedure in which the client’s goals are identified

D It provides the firm with a measure of how well they did their job

6 In paragraph 5, what does the phrase ‘come a cropper’ mean?

A experience misfortune B change one’s mind

C notice the benefits D make a selection

7 In paragraph 6, the writer implies that:

A most clients enter the commissioning process with a clear idea of whether or not they want

a green building

B designers are usually less concerned about green design than the clients are

C the commissioning process offers a perfect opportunity to bring up the subject of greendesign

D firms should avoid working with clients who reject green designs in their buildings

8 Where in paragraph 7 does this sentence belong?

In a typical project, landscape architects and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers

do not become involved until a much later stage

9 In paragraph 7, what does ‘balk at’ mean?

A display shock towards B agree to pay

C question the reason for D understand the need for

10 Green buildings are most likely to incur more expense than conventional buildings due to:

A higher taxes incurred on sustainable buildings

B higher long-term operational costs

C the higher cost of green construction materials

D increased coordination between construction teams

Your answers