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DỰ THI CẤP QUỐC GIA - NĂM HỌC 2016-2017

MÔN TIẾNG ANH

Ngày thi: 19 tháng 10 năm 2016

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

I LISTENING: (20pts)

Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe:

 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây.

 Thí sinh có 5 phút để đọc qua các phần trước khi nghe.

 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe

PART 1: You will hear three different extracts For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits

best according to what you hear There are two questions for each extract

Extract One

You hear two people talking about reading books aloud for children

1 The second speaker says that she believes that .

A her children enjoy listening to her read aloud

B she shares a reading habit with other parents

C parents should read aloud to children

2 What do both speakers talk about?

A their children's reactions when they read aloud to them

B their selfish motives for reading aloud to their children

C their dramatic approach to reading aloud to their children

Extract Two

You hear a part of a radio programme

3 The presenter says that some people start a business with a friend because .

A they have worked well together in the past

B their friend persuades them to do it

C they lack the courage to do it alone

4 What was Dean's problem with his partner?

A He refused to take part in an important aspect of the business

B His personality changed after they started the business

C He often criticized the business decisions Dean made

Extract Three

You hear two people on a radio programme talking about running

5 Who are the two speakers?

6 Both speakers agree that, to improve as a runner, runners should .

A limit the amount of training they do

B develop their own personal training methods

C vary the focus of their training

PART 2: You will hear a part of the speech delivered by the President of the United States, Barack Obama,

on his visit to Vietnam For question 6-10 fill in the missing information in the space provided Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS The recording will be played twice.

7 He wanted to thank the people of Vietnam for .

8 Spending time with young people gives him about the future.

9 Spending time in Indonesia helped him.

10 According to him, government and businesses are only part of .

11 Young Vietnamese generation can look at the world with fresh eyes, which gives them the

and the power not just to help to grow Vietnam, but also to help shape the world

12 Technology and social media have given young people .

13 This digital age requires young people to develop some .

14 The goal of Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative is to empower young people with the

skills and the resources, and the networks that they need to turn their

PART 3: You will hear a radio discussion about children who invent imaginary friends

For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear

15 In the incident that Liz describes, .

A her daughter asked her to stop the car

B she had to interrupt the journey twice

C she got angry with her daughter

D her daughter wanted to get out of the car

16 What does the presenter say about the latest research into imaginary friends?

A It contradicts other research on the subject

B It shows that the number of children who have them is increasing

C It indicates that negative attitudes towards them are wrong

D It focuses on the effect they have on parents

17 How did Liz feel when her daughter had an imaginary friend?

A always confident that it was only a temporary situation

B occasionally worried about the friend's importance to her daughter

C slightly confused as to how she should respond sometimes

D highly impressed by her daughter's inventiveness

18 Karen says that one reason why children have imaginary friends is that .

A they are having serious problems with their real friends

B they can tell imaginary friends what to do

C they want something that they cannot be given

D they want something that other children haven't got

19 Karen says that the teenager who had invented a superhero is an example of .

A a very untypical teenager

B a problem that imaginary friends can cause

C something she had not expected to discover

D how children change as they get older

20 According to Karen, how should parents react to imaginary friends?

A They should pretend that they like the imaginary friend

B They shouldn't get involved in the child's relationship with the friend

C They should take action if the situation becomes annoying

D They shouldn't discuss the imaginary friend with their child

II LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (18 pts)

PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)

in the numbered box (10pts)

21 His _ excuses invariably exasperated the manager

22 His driving license has been _ on the grounds of drunk driving

23 Many poets have _ the beauties of the countryside

24 Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to

25 The crash _ the motorway for several hours

26 After his wife's death, he drinking

27 The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a _ disease

28 The young man felt in the presence of so many young ladies

29 It was obvious that the child suffered from a serious speech

30 His heavy boots _ him at work

PART 2: Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space on the same line Write

your answer in the numbered box (8 pts)

Example: (0) STARDOM

ALICIA RHETT - THE STAR WHO ONLY APPEARED

IN ONE FILM

Alicia Rhett was an actress who rose to international (0) _ in

the 1939 film Gone With the Wind In the film, which enjoyed

(31) _ success and is among the most popular ever made, she

played the part of India Wilkes, the serious young woman whose

love for the dull and timid (32) character, Charles

Hamilton, is spurned in favour of Scarlett O'Hara Despite the

film's (33) _ acclaim, however, it was to be her only screen

role

STAR PHENOMENON

CENTRE

LAST

While Alicia later insisted that she 'enjoyed the experience

immensely', she was (34) to the life of a Hollywood star.

An intensely private individual, she lacked the drive and

ambition of (35) like Joan Crawford or Bette Davis, and

went on to reject all subsequent roles from agents and

(36) Though fans continued to hound her with requests

for (37) photographs seven decades later, letters went

(38) and requests for interviews were seldom granted.

SUIT CONTEMPORARY

PRODUCE SIGN ANSWER

III READING: (34 pts)

PART 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap Write

your answer in the numbered box (8pts)

There is an example at the beginning (0)

The Return of El Nino

Aside from the seasons, El Nino and its twin, La Nina, are the two largest single (0) of variability in the world's climate from year to year Both are dictated by shifts in water temperature in the tropical Pacific basin between Australia and South America (39) after the Spanish words for "Christ child" and "the girl" because of their (40) to Christmas, they lead to dramatic shifts in the entire system of oceanic and atmospheric factors from air pressure to currents

A significant rise in sea temperature leads to an El Nino event whereas a fall in temperature leads to La Nina The cause of the phenomenon is not fully understood but in an El Nino “event” the pool of warm surface water is forced eastwards by the loss of the westerly trade winds The sea water evaporates, (41) in drenching rains over South America, as well as western parts of the United States, such as California The effects can (42) for anything from a few weeks to 8 months, causing extreme weather

as far afield as India and East Africa The correlation with global warming is as (43) unclear Archaeological evidence shows El Ninos and La Ninas have been (44) for 15,000 years But scientists are investigating whether climate change is leading to an increase in their intensity or duration

The weather pattern is already having early and intense effects and El Nino could bring extreme rainfall to parts of east Africa which were last year (45) by a cycle of drought and floods It’s difficult to (46) what will happen to the weather in the British Isles, but it will probably add to the likelihood of record-breaking temperatures in the UK

0 A methods B theories C causes D consequences

40 A proximity B neighbourhood C attachment D bond

41 A producing B resulting C stemming D refreshing

44 A dawning B obtaining C occurring D securing

PART 2: Write one word in each gap Write your answer in the numbered box (8 pts)

Example: (0): ever

Anyone who has (0) _ been to a yoga or meditation class will know the enormous benefits of something as simple and natural as breathing inhale slowly and steadily, and you can relax your entire

body Stop and focus on the flow of (47) breath you take in and out, and you can quieten and focus your mind In (48) , positive breathing will help you feel calmer, bring down your blood pressure and

increase your mental alertness and energy levels

Yet, breathing is so instinctive that most of the time we’re hardly even aware of it Of course, that's

(49) why it’s easy to develop bad habits and why many of us don't do it as well as we (50) But with a little practice, (51) it right can bring instant health benefits These include feeling more relaxed and being more mentally alert You may also find that there's an improvement in (52) physical

symptoms, such as bloating and stomach pains, dizziness, headaches, pins and needles and low energy Learning to breathe correctly can dramatically improve your wellbeing and quality of life Most people

think that poor breathing means that you don't get enough oxygen, but it's (53) the carbon dioxide you're missing out (54) .

PART 3: (13pts)

A Political and family values within society have impacted upon the modern family structure.

Traditionally, it has been the man's role to be the breadwinner for the family – providing the funds to pay for food and shelter However, due to the many new and unique responsibilities placed upon families, in numerous cases both men and women – fathers and mothers – have had to enter the workforce Generally, the reasons for both being involved in the workforce revolve around the need to add to the family's current financial base To a lesser extent, the need to interact with 'adults' in a stimulating work environment is another popular reason Whatever their reasons, for many families, the decision for father and mother to go out of the home and join the labour force has led to a number of side effects within the home which, in turn, impact upon their performance as employees

B Many researchers agree that attitudes towards work are carried over into family life This spillover can

be positive or negative Positive spillover refers to the spread of satisfaction and positive stimulation at work resulting in high levels of energy and satisfaction at home If the amount of research is to be taken as

an indication, it would seem that positive spillover is not a dominant occurrence in the workplace with most research focusing on the effects of negative spillover Often pointing out the incompatible nature of work and family life, the research focuses on problems and conflict at work which has the effect of draining and preoccupying the individual, making it difficult for him or her to participate fully in family life

C Social scientists have devised a number of theories in an attempt to explain the work-family dynamic.

Compensation theory is one which has been widely used It assumes that the relationship between work and family is negative by pointing out that high involvement in one sphere – invariably the work sphere – leads to low involvement in the other As an individual advances within a career, demands typically fluctuate from moderate to more demanding and if the advancing worker has younger children, this shift in work responsibilities will usually manifest itself in the form of less time spent with the family Researchers subscribing to this theory point out that the drain on family time is significantly related to work-family conflict with an escalation in conflict as the number of family members increase

D The human state is one of change In exploring the work-family dynamic it can be clearly seen that as

the pattern of adult development for men and women differs and as family and career demands fluctuate, individuals may link work and family roles differently at different stages of their life Hence, the

relationship between work and family is constantly changing over a person's life The developmental approach therefore adopts a psychological-developmental framework to explore the dynamics of the relationship between individual, family, and career developments in the life-span of a worker

E Interpersonal climates influence motivation of both family and work-related activities in the family and

the workplace Within the family, the feeling of being valued by one's partner directly affects a person's self-determination, while at the same time within the workplace, the feeling of being autonomy-supported

by one's employer was shown to have an affect on one's self-determined motivation towards work related activities Studies built on the theory of determination point out that if people have a high level of self-determination, they decide which activities to devote themselves to and thus participate in a positive way, making it difficult for family alienation to occur

F Segmentation theory proposes that work and family are actually two entirely separate domains and

individuals are able to maintain a clear demarcation between the two Theorists subscribing to this view maintain that emotions, attitudes and behaviours enlisted in the two different environments are separate and will not have any impact upon work or family While this theory is certainly applicable for some, apparently not all men and women are able to neatly divide the two experiences Winthrope points out that,

"Even though a woman may enter the workforce, research has shown that within the context of the family, the care of her husband and children as well as the living quarters is still heavily the woman's domain." This kind of idea is tied up in the old adage; a woman's place is in the home She is seen as the one who takes care of all domestic duties whereas, stereotypically, it is the man who brings home the food for the family The degree to which this is felt is certainly based upon societal expectations and behavioural norms Despite this, there has been no positive link shown that one sex experiences greater difficulty in managing work-family conflicts over another

G Perhaps the most positive relation that could be established between work and conflict was in regard to

irregular work hours Factors such as having to work on weekends, having to work longer than nine hours per day or having to work during vacation periods all added to the conflict dynamic Additionally, rank or position and thus expectations of workers and time demands all showed a negative impact upon family and work relations Many have conducted empirical research in relation to work-family conflict and job satisfaction with significantly varying results However, one generally recognised outcome about which few researchers disagree is that when work-family conflict arises, job satisfaction decreases

For questions 55-58, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D

55 The main reason fathers and mothers join the workforce is .

A they want to escape the boring environment of home

B they want to be able to retire comfortably

C they need extra money

D they need the mature interaction that goes on between adults

56 ‘Spillover’ is .

A mostly positive when it comes to the workplace

B a term researchers use to describe work life

C a dominant area of scientific research

D a term which relates to how work life affects family life

57 The significance of Winthrope's comment is that working women .

A should not do the work of men

B are heavily relied upon to do household duties

C should not work outside of the home

D leave household work for their husbands to do

58 Regarding work and family the writer concludes that .

A work itself plays an important role in job satisfaction

B more empirically-based theories are yet to be offered by researchers

C family relationships have a significant affect upon job satisfaction

D work and family are best kept separate from each other

For questions 59-62, look at the following list of theories and the list of definitions below Match each theory with the correct definition Write the correct letter A, B, C or D in the numbered box.

59 Segmentation

60 Self-determination

61 Compensation

62 Developmental

For questions 63-67, do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the reading?

63 Lack of money is the main reason both fathers and mothers enter the workforce.

64 Conflict between work and family increases according to the size of the family.

65 High income earners balance work and family life better than low income earners.

66 Men handle work stresses better than women.

67 Work-family conflict is due largely to constant changes in work hours.

PART 4: For questions 68-72, choose A, B, C or D Write your answers in the numbered box (5pts)

Architecture has social purposes and meets practical needs by means of combining art and technological innovations In budding construction, however, an emergence of new materials does not make its

precursors obsolete, and architectural knowledge is cumulative The fact that today much is constructed

from prefabricated concrete does not do away with brick Furthermore, despite dramatic changes and increased technological sophistication of architectural design and construction, the essential apparatus of erecting a building has remained rooted in preindustrial traditional practices passed down during the millennia The social and utilitarian expectations of structures are largely based on elemental demands of keeping out elements and enemies, ameliorating the extremes of heat, and avoiding the instruction of wind, precipitation, and pests

Gravity, air pressure, and earthquakes can induce tensions that have to be accounted for when constructing functional enclosed space Vertical stacking of masonry materials causes compression that can lead to important problems when a structure is spanned to build a roof and connect walls Arches, vaults, and domes were specifically developed to alleviate the compression by directing the spanning element along a curve rather than a straight line Building suspension structures, dams, and tunnels became possible in the nineteenth century with the increased availability of steel that could reinforce structural frames and enable them to withstand natural forces previously believed to be insurmountable

A work and family are totally unrelated

B the relationship between work and family is always varying

C high work involvement results in family neglect

D positive support in work and home leads to success in both

Functional evolutions of modern buildings create new demands on the analysis of structural behavior and engineering Few occupants of skyscrapers view elevators as elaborate systems of vertical transportation Humidity and temperature control, forced ventilation, natural and artificial lighting, sanitation and disposal

of waste, electrical wiring and fire prevention make very tall constructions engineering marvels that also must be aesthetically pleasing and physically convenient

Erecting a structure involves a great deal more than merely attending to the aesthetics and psychological experience of architectural space The shape, size, and incombustibility of available construction materials fostered developments of specific technologies, and brick stone masonry have evolved in response to the need for structural durability Advances in engineering and knowledge associated with properties of building materials combine to lead innovations in architectural design Tools and skills required to exploit easily obtainable material have continued to inform the development of modern industrialized technologies

68 What is the main topic of the passage?

A The modern art of architecture and social pressure

B The profound importance of tradition in architecture

C The mutual impact of architecture and technology

D The great technological advances in building materials

69 The word ‘obsolete’ in line 3 is closest in meaning to _.

70 What can be inferred from the passage about reducing the effects of material compacting?

A Masonry is stacked vertically by increasing compression

B Downward pressure is dispersed by semicircular roofs

C Buildings are spanned to account for the force of gravity

D Vertical roofs are bent to counteract air pressure

71 The purpose of paragraph 3 is to suggest that _.

A tall buildings require large amounts of wiring to make them functional

B architectural innovations pose new challenges for technological development

C skyscrapers need to be appealing and convenient for their occupants

D architects of modern buildings create a demand for engineering talent

72 According to the passage, what is one of the important requirements of building materials?

VI WRITING: (18pts)

PART 1: For questions 73-80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given (8pts)

Here is an example: What type of music do you like best? FAVOURITE

What IS YOUR FAVOURITE type of music?

73 Was Claire’s trip as good as she expected? UP

 Did Claire’s trip _?

74 They say this company is one of the most reliable in the country REPUTED

 This company _ of the most reliable in the country

75 We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married ANNOUCEMENT  The all by surprise.

76 By chance I was there when she revealed her secret BE

I when she revealed her secret

77 Finding the survivors is our number one priority UTMOST

 It is of the _ the survivors

 Don’t the boss

79 He didn’t mention our previous conversation at all REFERENCE

 He _ our previous conversation 80 Whatever happens, I will never trust him again EVER  Under trust him again PART 2: Write a composition of between 300 and 400 words on the following topic: (10pts) Some people say that online learning is the most effective and convenient way to learn Others say that online learning will never be as effective as learning at a real school, in person Discuss both these views and give your opinion Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience ………

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