0.7pt TRENDS AND PROSPECTS FOR EUROPEAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS A - ______ It is difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system.. B - ______ As far
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Ngày 12/05/2021 Soạn thảo: Hau Tran - Thời gian: 120 phút
Bằng số Bằng chữ
A LISTENING (2.0pt)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc
Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
I You will hear an interview with a woman called Helen Hunter who runs a summer camp for teenagers Listen and complete the sentences from questions 1 – 10 with
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/NUMBER (1.0 pt)
SUMMER CAMP
Helen says that people taking part in the summer camp usually sleep in a (1) The summer camp is a chance for teenagers to meet people and learn (2)
As an example of a particular activity, Helen tells us about a team which built a (3)
In the next camp, teams will work out problem-solving activities such as a (4) with clues
Helen gives the example of (5) as the only typical sporting activity at the camp The day when teams can choose their own activities is called (6)
The summer camp is good for people who don’t have opportunities or have little (7)
On ‘Battle of the Bands’ day, the teams make a pop record and a (8)
For the teenagers taking part, the camp lasts for (9)
You can book for a summer camp that will be held in the month of (10)
Your answer:
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Subjects Studying
Economics Maths French
(12) History
Music
Wednesday afternoon sport selected (14) Volleyball
Your answer:
11
12
13
14
15
III You will hear two students, Bella and Tom, discussing an article they have read about a woman astronaut For questions 16 – 20, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which fits best according to what you hear (0.5 pt)
16 Bella particularly admires the astronaut Ellen Ochoa because of
A her ability to put her experience into words
B her determination to fulfil a childhood dream
C her scientific and technical skills
D her attitude towards her colleagues
17 Tom was surprised to learn that people who want to become astronauts should
A have experience as aeroplane pilots
B have more than one university degree
C be a specific height
D be good at sports
18 What does Bella think is the most interesting part of Ellen’s life?
A spacewalking
B working in mission control
C coping with unexpected problems
D working in conditions of weightlessness
19 Tom was sorry the article did not say more about
A any negative aspects of being an astronaut
B the experiments carried out on board
C what the earth looks like from space
D how well the crew got on in space
20 Tom and Bella both now decide to
A do a project on Ellen Ochoa as part of their coursework
B do a study of the first people in space
C find out more about the current state of space research
D go to some talks on space travel in films and literature
Your answer:
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I Circle the option A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions (0.3 pt)
1 A subscribe B observance C resolute D represent
2 A discipline B examine C undermine D determine
3 A assessment B passages C pessimismD passionate
II Circle the option A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose primary stress differs from that of the other three in each of the following questions (0.2 pt)
4 A amicable B agreeable C admirable D arguable
5 A domesticity B conductress C outrageous D stentorian
Your answer:
C VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (2.5 pt)
I Choose the best answer to fill in each blank (1.0 pt)
1 You look in those shorts! They’re much too big for you
A unrealistic B unwise C ludicrous D impractical
2 The government has an inquiry to investigate bribery in local elections
A set up B set to C set out D set about
3 Mabel’s school report last term was
A fortunate B satisfactory C fulfilling D satisfied
4 Would you some onions for me, please?
5 The kidnappers demanded a of a million dollars for the release of politician
A reward B deposit C rescue D ransom
6 How many people do you think his car would ?
7 Why exactly did war between the two countries?
A break out B called off C go off D set in
8 It is good that Anthony's birthday with our anniversary Otherwise we'd have to
go to the trouble of launching two parties
A level B equal C on a par D in tune
9 His English was roughly with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult
A corresponds B coincides C harmonizes D identities
10 I thought I was badly treated but my experiences in comparison with yours
11 Your daughter may not do her best at mathematics or chemistry, but she definitely at English literature
A improves B accomplishes C excels D masters
12 She said she was disturbed by the shadow of somebody behind the trees
A luring B launching C lurching D lurking
13 Albert was praised for having with his research work in spite of terrible difficulties
A insisted B persevered C sustained D lasted
14 they couldn’t have told us all that we were likely to lose our jobs because the business was failing is beyond me
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16 Paul's been in Alice's bad ever since he offended her at the party
17 Neither my dad nor my mom of the idea
A convinced B had convinced C was convinced D were convinced
18 He didn’t dare to leave the house lest someone recognized him
A should B would C could D might
19 A trap disguise is what has come to be called a “Trojan Horse”
A offered a gift of B offers a gift in C offering a gift to D offered as a gift in
20 If she spent five years in Paris, her French is so bad?
Your answer:
II Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all 3 sentences (0.4pt)
1 _
Most residents decided to _ the town following a recent spate of ethnic violence
Ten days after the disaster the rescue workers had to _ any hope of finding somebody alive
It turned out the vessel had been badly damaged by the torpedo and the crew had
no other choice but to _ ship
2 _
Put the tablet in water and it should _ within three minutes Then drink the mixture
The article in the country‘s law stated that only adultery could _marriage No other reasons for ending the bond were taken into account
Hearing the clown hiccupping always makes small children _ into laughter at the circus
3 _
Our local football team has been trying to get into the first _ for the last 2 years
Tim is no good at long _ but he's brilliant at multiplication
The seemingly unfair _ of wealth seems to be balanced in favour of those who have been well-educated
4 _
She was a cute blonde with large blue eyes and a snub _ much like female manga characters
You know what I don‘t like the way you poke your _ into other people‘s affairs
Karen can‘t understand why her boss looks down his _ at the staff even when they record good results
Your answer:
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away in off
1 Computer games are not so interesting to me anymore – I _ it
2 His parents _ him _ difficult periods of multiple financial problems
3 The portly women were excited about going into the city to _ a lavish buffet
4 The animals can be _ the tall grass to avoid exposure
5 She _ the house even though it was not hers
6 I was always being _ for messy work
Your answer:
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets (0.5 pt)
SCIENCE - IS IT ONLY FOR THE SPECIALIST?
There was a time when, as an educated person, you would have been expected to
discuss any (0 INTELLECT) INTELLECTUAL or cultural topic You would have read the
latest novel, been familiar with the work of poets, and been wholly (1 CONVERSE) _ with the current state of art and music You would have felt equally relaxed discussing philosophical ideas in some (2 DEEP) _, should the subject of the discussion have changed This would have meant the (3 INCLUDE) _ of issues related to the results
of scientific research
However, as significant discoveries accumulated, it became (4 INCREASE) _ difficult for any one person to keep abreast of developments across the entire field A point was reached where the pace of progress was so great that a single brain became completely (5 POWER) _ to absorb the wealth of information Scientists could no longer (6 CONFIDENCE) _ switch back and forth between disciplines as before They became specialists
A broadly-educated person today can still have a general (7 AWARE) _ of most
of the specialisms, but not in the (8 INTRICACY) _ detail in which research workers are themselves immersed Trapped inside their own special areas, the pitfall for most research scientists is an (9 ABLE) _ to communicate with those working on areas bordering their own, let alone totally (10 CONNECT) _ areas
Your answer:
C READING (2.5 pt)
I Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (0.8pt)
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Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to go back and capture the experience of it A good home makes this possible - for example, by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in child clinics
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them Every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the child This might happen at any stage A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning
of the words he reads On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without
any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new
things for himself
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents By playing together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents Toys and games which both parents and children can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good examples
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness and well-being
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no
foundation for morality Also, parents should realize that "Example is better than precept" If they are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may
grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been, to some extent, deceived A sudden awareness
of a marked difference between their parents' ethics and their morals can be a dangerous disillusion
1 The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children _
A is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B is to send them to clinics
C is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D offers recapture of earlier experiences
2 Learning to wait for things is successfully taught _
A in spite of excessive demands being made
B only if excessive demands are avoided
C because excessive demands are not advisable
D is achieved successfully by all children
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A should be focused on only at school B can never be taken too far
C will always assist their development D should be balanced and moderate
4 Parental controls and discipline _
A serve a dual purpose
B are designed to promote the child's happiness
C reflect only the values of the community
D should be avoided as far as possible
A only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D is too difficult for all parents to exercise
6 In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the _ in helping the child in trouble
A psychiatrists B community C family D nursery
A appetite B enthusiasm C excitement D enjoyment
8 Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may _
A result in their children's wrong behavior B make their children lose faith in them
C disqualify their teachings altogether D impair their children's mind
Your answer:
II Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (1.0 pt)
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls directly onto the moon (1) happens as a result is that the moon stops being a silvery white colour and turns coppery red instead; the sort of colour usually only seen in the sky at dawn or sunset An astronaut on the moon, looking towards Earth (2) a lunar eclipse, would see a black disc, surrounded (3) a bright red ring It’s the light from this red ring which
is reflected back to the dark Earth from the moon’s surface In ancient times, long (4) any of this was understood, the lunar eclipse was known (5) a blood moon and was thought to be an omen of disaster
Total eclipses can only occur when there is a full moon, and then only if it is lined (6) with the Earth in a particular way (7) easily obscured by cloud cover, blood moons are fairly common, and it is relatively easy to calculate where and when you might be (8) to see one
For example, in 1504 Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica and (9) dire need of provisions, but the local inhabitants were reluctant to help Columbus knew that a lunar eclipse would occur on 29 February, however So, the day before, he warned local leaders that the moon would disappear (10) they helped him They remained skeptical But when the moon slowly started to change colour, they became so frightened that they started to bring food
Your answer:
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TRENDS AND PROSPECTS FOR EUROPEAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
A -
It is difficult to conceive of vigorous economic growth without an efficient transport system Although modern information technologies can reduce the demand for physical transport by facilitating teleworking and teleservices, the requirement for transport continues to increase There are two key factors behind this trend For passenger transport, the determining factor is the spectacular growth in car use The number of cars on European Union (EU) roads saw an increase of three million cars each year from 1990 to
2010, and in the next decade the EU will see a further substantial increase in its fleet
B -
As far as goods transport is concerned, growth is due to a large extent to changes in the European economy and its system of production In the last 20 years, as internal frontiers have been abolished, the EU has moved from a ”stock” economy to a ”flow” economy This phenomenon has been emphasised by the relocation of some industries, particularly those which are labour intensive, to reduce production costs, even though the production site is hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the final assembly plant or away from users
C -
The strong economic growth expected in countries which are candidates for entry to the EU will also increase transport flows, in particular road haulage traffic In 1998, some
of these countries already exported more than twice their 1990 volumes and imported more than five times their 1990 volumes And although many candidate countries inherited a transport system which encourages rail, the distribution between modes has tipped sharply
in favour of road transport since the 1990s Between 1990 and 1998，road haulage increased by 19.4%, while during the same period rail haulage decreased by 43.5%, although – and this could benefit the enlarged EU – it is still on average at a much higher level than in existing member states
D -
However, a new imperative-sustainable development – offers an opportunity for adapting the EU's common transport policy This objective, agreed by the Gothenburg European Council, has to be achieved by integrating environmental considerations into Community policies, and shifting the balance between modes of transport lies at the heart
of its strategy The ambitious objective can only be fully achieved by 2020, but proposed measures are nonetheless a first essential step towards a sustainable transport system which will ideally be in place in 30 years‟ time, that is by 2040
E -
In 1998, energy consumption in the transport sector was to blame for 28% of emissions of CO2，the leading greenhouse gas According to the latest estimates, if nothing is done to reverse the traffic growth trend, CO2 emissions from transport can be expected to increase by around 50% to 1,113 billion tonnes by 2020，compared with the
739 billion tonnes recorded in 1990 Once again, road transport is the main culprit since it alone accounts for 84% of the CO2 emissions attributable to transport Using alternative fuels and improving energy efficiency is thus both an ecological necessity and a technological challenge
F -
At the same time greater efforts must be made to achieve a modal shift Such a change cannot be achieved overnight, all the less so after over half a century of constant deterioration in favour of road This has reached such a pitch that today rail freight services are facing marginalisation, with just 8% of market share, and with international goods trains struggling along at an average speed of 18km/h Three possible options have emerged
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The first approach would consist of focusing on road transport solely through pricing This option would not be accompanied by complementary measures in the other modes of transport In the short term it might curb the growth in road transport through the better loading ratio of goods vehicles and occupancy rates of passenger vehicles expected
as a result of the increase in the price of transport However, the lack of measures available
to revitalise other modes of transport would make it impossible for more sustainable modes
of transport to take up the baton
H -
The second approach also concentrates on road transport pricing but is accompanied
by measures to increase the efficiency of the other modes (better quality of services, logistics, technology) However, this approach does not include investment in new infrastructure, nor does it guarantee better regional cohesion It could help to achieve greater uncoupling than the first approach, but road transport would keep the lion‟s share
of the market and continue to concentrate on saturated arteries, despite being the most polluting of the modes It is therefore not enough to guarantee the necessary shift of the balance
I -
The third approach, which is not new, comprises a series of measures ranging from pricing to revitalising alternative modes of transport and targeting investment in the trans-European network This integrated approach would allow the market shares of the other modes to return to their 1998 levels and thus make a shift of balance It is far more ambitious than it looks, bearing in mind the historical imbalance in favour of roads for the last fifty years, but would achieve a marked break in the link between road transport growth and economic growth, without placing restrictions on the mobility of people and goods
List of headings
i A fresh and important long-term goal
ii Charging for roads and improving other transport methods
iii Changes affecting the distances goods may be transported
iv Taking all the steps necessary to change transport patterns
v The environmental costs of road transport
vi The escalating cost of rail transport
vii The need to achieve transport rebalance
viii The rapid growth of private transport
ix Plans to develop major road networks
x Restricting road use through charging policies alone
xi Transport trends in countries awaiting EU admission
Your answer:
D WRITING (2.5 pt)
I Rewrite the following sentences, keeping their meaning unchanged, beginning with the words given (0.5 pt)
1 “I think the whole idea is ridiculous.”, he said (being)
He dismissed
2 Money is of little value on a desert island (counts)
Money
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My _
4 Very little money was raised by the charity appeal (response)
The
5 His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor (jeopardy)
His irresponsible
II Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (0.5 pt)
1 I’ll have to wait before I know whether he’ll keep his promise or not
It remains _
2 I was too scare to tell him what I really thought
I lacked _
3 They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights
The excuse _
4 It was a red-letter day
That day
5 We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful
Much
III Essay composition (1.5 pt)
In some countries, using the internet in school is getting popular Is it positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience You should write at least 250 words
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