Bài giảng đề thi HSG -A28

Anatolii Artamonov, a 1__________ student in Ukraine, would like to know about student exchange programs in the United States.. Other programs also offer high school students a chance to

A LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear a report about student-exchange program, listen carefully and fill in the blank with the word you hear.

We continue our Foreign Student Series this week with two questions that we received Anatolii Artamonov, a (1) student in Ukraine, would like to know about student exchange programs in the United States Anatolii would especially like to know about the one called Work and Travel USA And, fifteen-year old Betty Xu in China wants to know about a program called ASSE

ASSE is the American Scandinavian Student Exchange This program was (2) _ in Sweden in nineteen seventy-six to organize exchanges with the United States It expanded to include students in Norway, Denmark and (3)

Today ASSE organizes (4) _ exchanges for high school students in thirty-one countries The students live with a family and attend school for a year

Other programs also offer high school students a chance to come to the United States These include AFS, Youth for Understanding and the Program of Academic Exchange, or PAX

For college students, there are programs like the International Student Exchange Program, or ISEP This is a group of almost three hundred colleges in thirty-nine countries ISEP is an

(5) organization that was supported by the United States government until nineteen ninety-six

ISEP is a true exchange program That means two students from different countries trade places for a semester or a year

Work and Travel USA is also for college students But this program is not for those (6) _ want to study in the United States It provides international students with the chance to work for up to four months while (7) American life

The State Department says they (8) work in hotels, restaurants and amusement parks but may also work for other employers An organization called CIEE (9) this program It says students must understand that the money they earn from their work may not be (10) to pay all of their costs

And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach Our Foreign Student Series on (11) education in the United States is available online, with helpful links to Web sites, at Voa Special English.com Our series offers all kinds of (12) and advice for international students who want to attend an American college or university

To send us e-mail, write to special@voanews.com, and please be sure to include your full name and where you are from I'm Faith Lapidus

Part 2: You will hear people talking in eight different situations For questions 1-8, choose the best answer, A, B C or D.

1 You hear two people talking in a café What has the man been watching?

A a game of chess

B a basketball match

C a game of tennis

2 Listen to this news flash on a local radio station What does the reporter say?

A Some people were killed in the explosion

B The explosion was caused by a gas leak

C Another news flash will be broadcast as soon as possible

3 You hear two students talking about a lecturer What do they say about him?

A He’s very tolerant

B He gives his students too much work

C He makes his lectures enjoyable

4 You hear a woman talking about her job What does she do?

A She is a builder

B She is a nurse

C She is an engineer

5 You hear two people discussing a newspaper article What do they think about it?

A It is amusing

B It is unfair

C It is sad

6 You hear someone talking about a holiday What was it like?

A marvelous

B boring

C disappointing

7 You hear a couple having a discussion outside a pet shop What kind of pet does the man want?

A a parrot

B a dog

C a rabbit

8 You hear a recording on your telephone answering machine What does your friend want you

to do?

A meet him a t a hospital

B meet him at 7:30 instead of 8:00

C let him know if there is a problem with the new arrangements

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B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Part 1: Choose one word or phrase from a set of four (A, B, C or D) to fill a gap in a text.

1 Most of their teachers are in their

A thirty B thirties C thirty years D their years of age

2 January is the first month of

3 all the difficulties, John managed to finish his higher education

4 , her suggestion is of greater value than yours

A All things considered B All things considering

C Considered all things D Considering all things

5 The last man the office is always Mr Smith

6 Mrs Johnson on my way to the supermarket

A It happened to me that I met B I happened that I meet

C I happened to meet D It happened for me to meet

7 As she was getting off the bus, a sudden push from behind her falling to the ground

8 My grandpa lives in a house, the south

A that window opens B the window of which opens to

C whose window open to C the windows of which opens to

9 Hardly ever get a job these days without a good education

A people can B do people C might people D have people

10 These students failed five times However, they have made up their minds to try

A six times B the six time C the sixth time D sixth time

11 Peter and Bob both did well, but Peter is of the two

12 Her spoken English is better than in our class

13 He will have learned English for eight years by the time he from the university next year

A will graduate B will have graduated C graduates D is to graduate

14 look is at the sight of the terrible scene!

A How her frightening frightened B What her frightened

C How frightening her frightened D What frightening her

15 for the free tickets, I would have not gone to the films so often

16 Jimmy pays more attention to his hobby than to his work

A many B far C quite D very

17 The boy at a loss what to say He my question

A might not understand B wouldn’t understand

C might not have understood D wouldn’t have understood

18 It is common for to visit Delphi during the summer

A observers B spectators C sightseers D passers-by

19 Students rarely any notice of their landlords

20 The road was once used by smugglers

21 is a time that is supposed to be free from worries

22 I always take my ATM card with me I need cash when I’m out

23 with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn’t want to answer his phone call

A Having quarreled B Because having quarreled

C Because of she quarreled D Had quarreled

24 He was _ speaker!

A so good a B what a good C so a good D how a good

25 I just took it that he’s always available

A for granted B into consideration C easy D into account

Part 2: Complete the following sentences by using appropriate prepositions

1 The government has succeeded providing employment opportunities for school leavers

2 This board game can be played people of all ages

3 She made a lot of money her autobiography

4 If you are not familiar the procedure, I’ll help you

5 It’s the same the one I bought

6 You’ll get the report by Friday the latest

7 Whales are capable communicating with each other over long distances

8 Borrowing money continuously is not a solution your problems

9 I met her my way to work last Monday

10 Tom was a surprisingly good mood this morning

Part 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there If the line is correct, put a stick () by the number If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word There are two

examples at the beginning (0 and 00).

An Eye-catching Car

0 Not so long ago I had the good fortune to make friends

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

00 with a neighbour who was owned a garage which socialized in

01 repairing quality cars He usually arrived at home with a customer’s

02 car when he finished work in order to test it all fully before

03 giving it back the following day Most of the cars he has brought

04 back were more expensive but I didn’t really like them That was

05 until one day when I saw Daimler 5.3 parked outside of his

06 house At that time such a car was cost about £30.000 This

07 meant that I could only to dream of owning or driving

08 one After a moment’s hesitation, I knocked on his door and

09 waited When he answered, I was staring at the car so he

10 knew about what I was going to ask him he invited me in

11 for a cup of some tea and tried to tell me that driving the

12 car was out of the question However, this did not put me off

13 and I eventually managed to persuade him to let me to drive

14 it The experience was very incredible The car was powerful,

15 quiet and extremely comfortable The only problem was that my own

car seemed terribly disappointing when I drove it later that evening

Part 4: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form word that fits in the space

in the same line There is an example at the beginning (0).

Racing to a Degree

For some time now (0) _British universities have been offering BRITAIN

new courses addition to the (1) _ ones that previous TRADITION

generations could choose from The (2) _ of these is a three-year LATE honour degree in motor sport (3) _ and design According to the ENGINEER

University of Wales, which is offering the course, the (4) will EMPHASISE

be on the “design, analysis and (5) of a competition vehicle.” OPERATE

The thirty(6) who have registered for the course will gain STUDY

(7) experience by working as the pit crew for the University’s VALUE

own Team Darrian T90 sports car at such (8) circuits as FAME

Silverstone and Brand’s Hatch Those who perform (9) at this FAULT

level can look forward to (10) their ambition by working at the ACHIEVE

highest level with a Formula One team

Part5: Use the words on the left to complete the sentences on the right Make sure the word is

in the correct form.

judgement 0 They fear their boss so much that they daren’t question his judgement measurement 1 I can’t possibly do these in my head

calculations 2 Check to see whether these for the new carpet are correct

separate 3 This piece of land will be into four plots, one for each of you

divide 4 If we win, we’ll the money.

distribute 5 He spent last summer leaflets for a large supermarket

share 6 In this part of the factory we gold from other metals

surrender 7 They only when there was no hope of escape

gain 8 He spent several years his fear of the dark

beat 9 What do you hope to by insulting her

conquer 10 We went on holiday early in order to the crowds

C READING

Part 1: Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article There is an extra example at the beginning (0)

A An expensive start

B How to pick a champion

C Almost the winners

D Even winners can be losers

E Cutting down the risk

F A popular pastime

G Bargains do exist

H There’s money to be made

I An investment to get excited about

There must be wiser investment, but it’s doubtful whether many will provide the same sort of excitement If you’re looking for financial adventure, forget your saving accounts – let your money go to the dogs

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Greyhound racing might be suffering from an image problem, but the dogs still have their fans After football, it is the second biggest spectator sport in Britain More than 70,000 races are run each year, watched by 4 million people And more than £2 billion is spent each year on betting

In the past two years, two greyhounds – Some Picture and Tom’s the Best – were candidates

for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year However, in both cases the award went to a human What a shame!

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But there are significant financial rewards on offer if your dog turn out to be a champion For instance, it wins the English, Irish or Scottish Derby, you collect £50,000 in prize money However, this is very little compared to what you can make on breeding This can add up to total earning in excess of £350,000 over seven years

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Admittedly, the chances of your picking a champion are probably only slightly better than winning the lottery and the initial stake is much higher Even a puppy will cost you £300 and you have to rear the dog for 18 months before it is allowed to run Rearing and schooling costs about £3 a day, so you will probably spend another £1,500 without any guarantee that the dog will be any use on the track

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To avoid the uncertainty, some owners prefer to buy a dog that has proved itself and is ready

to run The cost, though, is around £3,000, even at the bottom end of the market, and some rich enthusiasts have been known to pay up to £25,000 for a promising young dog

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However, some of the cheaper buys are surprisingly successful Two years ago, a dog called

Stows Val, which had cost its owner £500, ran in the finals of the English Derby This season

a dog called Cee Kay bought for £1,500 has already won its owner £20,000 in prize money.

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Even if your dog does start winning, it is unlikely that you’ll be taking early retirement Normal races at stadiums such as Walthamstow and Winbledon net the winner no more than

£50 - £100, and as a greyhound usually races once every ten days or so, this isn’t enough to pay for its upkeep, even if it wins regularly

Part 2: Read the following passage, then choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text.

Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in

every known culture The basic function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great Less adaptable to

the codification of words, signs also contain meaning quickly and conveniently Symbols are

more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship

with the receiver’s cultural perceptions In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages

Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based upon speech Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few

1 Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A Signs and Signals B Gestures C Communication D Speech

2 What does the author say about the speech?

A It is the only true form of communication

B It is dependent upon the advances made by inventors

C It is necessary for communication to occur

D It is the most advanced form of communication

3 According to the passage, what is a signal?

A The most difficult form of communication to describe

B A form of communication which may be used across long distances

C A form of communication that interrupts the environment

D The form of communication most related to cultural perceptions

4 The phrase “impinge upon” in the first paragraph refers to .

5 The word “it” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _.

6 The word “potential” in the first paragraph could be replaced by .

7 The word “intricate” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the

following?

A inefficient B complicated C historical D uncertain

8 Applauding was cited as an example of _

9 Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?

A People were unable to understand signs, symbols, and signals

B People wanted to communicate across long distances

C People believed that signs, signals, and symbols were obsolete

D People wanted new forms of entertainment

10 It may be conducted from this passage that

A signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are forms of communication

B symbols are very easy to define and interpret

C only some cultures have signals, signs, and symbols

D waving and handshaking are not related to culture

Part 3: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space There is an example at the beginning.

THE PUBLIC GETS WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS

When it (0) quite (1) _ for people to own a television in the USA in the 1950s, producers were forced to (2) _up with different kinds of programmes One type that rapidly (3) _ popularity was the ‘game show’, in which contestants had to answer questions One (4) programme, which was

the subject of a film called Quiz Show, caused a scandal of nationwide proportions over forty

years ago

Like all commercial television stations, the one that (5) _ this show was interested in the number and opinions of (6) who watched the programme (7) _, the sponsors were paying a great deal of money to get their (8) advertised This put pressure on the producers They had to make sure people (9) _ on watching so they carried out surveys about the contestants who (10) _on the show When the public grew (11) of the champion, there was a danger of people watching another television (12) which, in turn, world put their jobs (13) risk

In order to keep everybody happy, they had to ‘fix’ the show They did this by giving either the champion or the challenger the answers to the questions, according to the public’s preferences and wishes The plan worked well for a while, but when it was discovered the popularity of game shows decreased

6 A viewers B listeners C audience D spectators

7 A To sum up B In total C After all D In fact

10 A participated B appeared C contested D opposed

Part 4: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space There is an example at the beginning.

Police officers (1) a burglary yesterday were amazed when a squirrel helped them find the (2) goods The bushy-tailed detective led them right to the place

(3) the goods were In the early hours of the morning, police arrested a man for breaking (4) a garage and stealing items in Bath, England Later in the morning, they came back to the garage to look for the goods and they (5) a squirrel in front of the garage

The animal ran away but then stopped and looked at the officers as (6) to say,

“Come with me.” So the police followed The squirrel led them all the way (7) the block – a distance of about 150 yards, looking back often to check that the officers were behind it Then, it just ran up a tree and sat on a branch and (8) for them (9) the police officers got there, they found all of the goods from the burglary behind the tree The squirrel left quickly and did not stay (10) a reward

1 A investigate B investigated C to investigate D investigating

D WRITING

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words including the word given There is an example at the beginning (0)

0 You can’t use any other method

only

This is the only method you can use

1 We hope to visit you again soon

forward

We you again soon

2 I’m sure that the doctor has examined every child

been

I’m sure that all _ by the doctor

3 Rupert began to work with Alex in 1995

working

Rupert and Alex _ 1995

4 ‘Don’t buy such an expensive video cassette recorder,’ advised my father

not

My father _ so much money on a video cassette recorder

5 She has never worked such long hours before

used

She is such long hours