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For questions 1 - 6, choose the answer A, B or C which fits best according to what you hear.. For questions 15-20, choose the answer A, B, C or 0 which fits best according to what you

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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)

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

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 A WONDERFUL HOSPITALITY.

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

9 Spending time in Indonesia helped TO SHAPE him.

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

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

PERSPECTIVE 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 (TREMENDOUS) POWER.

13 This digital age requires young people to develop some PRACTICAL TOOLS.

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 IDEAS INTO ACTION

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 0) which fits best according to what you hear

II LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (18 points)

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)

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)

PHENOMENONAL

III READING: (34 points)

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

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

Example: (0): ever

PART 3: (13pts)

Questions 63-67

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

PART 4: Answer the questions 68-72 by choosing A, B, C or D Write your answers in the numbered box

(5pts)

III WRITING: (18 points)

PART 1: (8 pts) 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.

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

What IS YOUR FAVOURITE type of music?

 Did Claire’s trip COME/ LIVE UP TO HER

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

 This company _IS REPUTED TO BE ONE of the most reliable in the country

75 We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married ANNOUCEMENT  The ANNOUCEMENT OF HER ENGAGEMENT TOOK US all by surprise

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

I HAPPENED TO BE THERE when she revealed her secret

77 Finding the survivors is our number one priority UTMOST

 It is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT WE FIND the survivors

 Don’t BREATHE A WORD OF THIS TO the boss

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

 He MAKE NO REFERENCE TO our previous conversation

80 Whatever happens, I will never trust him again EVER

 Under NO CIRCUMTANCES WILL I EVER trust him again

PART 2: Write a composition of between 300 and 400 words on the following topic:

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 (10pts)