PART A.

LISTENING
I. Listen and choose the best answer. (10 pts)
1. Paddy is interested in the sports programme because……………….
A. he needs a qualification to teach PE.
B. he wants to improve his general teaching skills.
C. he has been told to attend it.
2. The swimming course concentrates on ……………….
A. competitive swimming. B. teaching beginners. C. technical aspects of swimming.
3. Paddy is interested in the equestrian course because……………….
A. he thinks it will help him get better employment.
B. there is great interest in this sport in his present school.
C. he has always been interested in riding.
4. The beginners on the equestrian course will be taught……………….
A. basic horsemanship. B. only dressage and show jumping. C. only flat work and show jumping.
5. When is the deadline for enrolment?
A. mid-April B. late April C. early May
II. Listen to part of a radio programme. Decide whether the information in each sentence is true or false.(10
pts)
1. Data mining has only just been discovered.
2. Data mining is the same as information retrieval.
3. Shops use data mining to hire more professional staff.
4. Data from crime reports was not enough to fight crime effectively.
5. Police use data mining to identify possible future crime spots.
III. You will hear a report about dolphins. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.(20 pts)
Dolphins have been known to protect swimmers from sharks by getting into a (1) ________.
Dolphins and humans have (2) ________ of the same size.
Swimming with dolphins can help common problems like (3) ________.
Some people think dolphins are able to recognize human (4) ________.
Dolphins have been used to teach children (5) ________.
Swimming with dolphins is used (6)__________ in projects with children.
In one jaw, dolphins have as many as (7) ________.
Dolphins can maintain a fast pace in the water for (8) ________ without stopping.
Dolphins make use of (9) _______ to find fish.
Dolphins can be caught in (10)________ or damaged by pollution.
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences.(10 pts)
1. She saw ________ the deception immediately.
A. round B. past C. into D. through
2. Lack of sleep over the last few months is finally ________ Jane .
A. catching up with B. getting on with
C. coming over D. putting on
3. Please don’t ________ it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. think B. assume C. take D. judge
4. - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?"
- "______"
A. Do you think I would? B. I wouldn't. Thank you.
C. Yes, you're a good friend. D. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks.
5. If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I’ll never ________ it down.
A. let B. give C. settle D. live
6. Because of his poor health, it took him along time to ________ his bad cold.
A. throw off B. throw away C. throw down D. throw over
7. He is late for every conference without ________.
A. suspicion B. fail C. doubt D. delay
8. The woman’s clothes gave no ________to her origin .
A. sign B. signal C. clue D. hint
9. In spite of his poor education, he was the most ________ speaker.
A. articulate B. ambiguous C. attentive D. authoritarian
10. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date ________ with her holidays.
A. clashed B. struck C. opposed D. occurred
11. Her refusal to join us is nothing ________ of ridiculous.
A. less B. more C. short D. far
12. I don’t want lots of excuses, I just want to hear the ________ truth.
A. clear B. pure C. right D. plain
13. It was with a ________ heart that she said goodbye to all her colleagues.
A. solemn B. heavy C. dismal D. grim
14. When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of ________ .
A. proportion B. introspection C. relativity D. comparison
15. “But son,” I told him , “you ’re my own_______.
A. heart to heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone
16. Seeing her mother shot by a terrorist left an _______impression on the young child’s mind.
A. instant B. indelible C. indefinite D. infinite
17. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention __________ .
A. limit B. duration C. span D. time
18. “Another cup of coffee?” — “No, but thanks __________.
A. not at all B. for all C. all the same D. you for all
19. _______ are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century.
A. Diamonds B. Because diamonds
C. That diamonds D. Diamonds, which
20. One of the tenets of New Criticism is that a critic need not tell readers _____ about a story.
A. which thinking B. what to think C. that thinking D. to think what
II. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (10 pts)
Oxford is a city with such a mind-blowing reputation that many who come here find them intimidated by the place
and can’t wait to leave, while others, taking with it like a duck to water, find themselves returning again and again. The
college lawns provide a gorgeous backdrop to seriously study, and in the right light, on a sunny winter’s morning
saying, one feels as if one is floated on air, such is the sense of unreality. Oxford may like to pretend that it is at the
intellectual hub of things, but in many ways it is no less than a sleepy backwater where, to mix metaphors, transitory
students, the cream of their generation, wait for the wings, allowing their talents to flourish before moving off into the
industrial or political fast-lane. Much of this is the myth, of course. Hardship and hard work are very much part and
parcel of student life. The level-headed get through the three years’ hard grind by simple putting their shoulders to the
wheel before going on to fairly average jobs. Only for the tiny minor is Oxford the first step on the ladder to fame and
fortune.
III. Fill in each of the blanks a suitable preposition (10 pts)
1. The doctor is busy right now, but she could probably fit you ______ later.
2. It was a good idea, but I am afraid it didn’t quite come______
3. I couldn’t pin Ann ______ to a definite answer.
4. His heart attack was brought ______by too much stress at work.
5. The victims of the industrial accident should, ______ rights, be compensated by the factory owners.
6. As nobody seems to know what to do next, may I put ______ a proposal?
7. I’m sorry to hear that Dick and Peter have fallen ______.They were such good friends.
8. He was taken ______by her aggressive attitude.
9. His business has gone ______, and he has lost everything.
10.My husband brought me some flowers today. He must be ______ something!
IV. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets. (15 pts)
1. The government’s policy on arms is shocking. It is quite _____ (defend)
2. Despite going to German classes twice a week, I don’t feel I’m making much _____ with the language. (head)
3. John always knows how to _______the party with his jokes. (lively)
4. The fire-prevention system is _____ by any small increase in temperature. (active)
5. The government’s ______ approach has brought criticism. (compromise)
6. Your presence has enriched our lives________(measure).
7. She won the first prize in the contest due to her________(persuade)
8. All________ must be received before July 20th 2007. (apply)
9. The women employed in the mines were ______ young and married. (dominance)
10. The outcome of the election is a ______ conclusion. (go)
VI. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets. (15 pts)
The Meaning of Dreams
Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream were nothing but a random jumble of completely (1)
COMPREHEND ………………….…. images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the
idea that dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (2) PSYCHOLOGY………………….…. have
proposed (3) COUNT ………………….…. theories to explain the logic of dreams.
The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the
conscious mind. A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (4) ORIGIN ………………….….
within, expressing aspects of the dreamer’s deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight unresolved emotions
in the dreamer’s life. Not (5) EXPECT………………….…., the contradictions implicit in these complex processes are
reflected in the syntax of dreams. Often (6) ENIGMA………………….…., halting and fragmentary, the language of
dreams can warp time, bringing together historical and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the (7)
KNOW………………….…., and work fantastic transformations by its own band of magic. Scenes in dreams merge (8)
MYSTERY………………….…., into one another, as in certain movies. People or animals may fly or inanimate things
may move (9) DEPEND………………….…., and talk. It is out of such complex and contrary (10)
HAPPEN………………….…., that the meanings of dreams have to be teased.
PART C. READING
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 pts)
A Powerful Influence
There can be no (1)…..at all that the internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that
children spend too much time playing on the internet, hardly (2)….. doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally,
parents are (3)…..to find out why the internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (4)…..for their
children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (5)…..their computer?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours,(6)…..in some game, instead of doing their homework,
then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (7)…..of the internet, and
the child should give his or her (8)…..that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not holding to this
arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (9)…… Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different
from (10)…..any other sort of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is (11)…..alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (12)…..the matter with a
teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (13)…..affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is
(14)…..crazy about using the internet, he or she is probably just (15)…..through a phase, and in a few months there
will be something else to worry about!

1 A doubt B reason C purpose D motive

2 A always B rarely C never D ever
3 A worried B concerned C curious D hopeful
4 A harming B harmful C hurting D hurtful
5 A staring at B glancing at C looking D watching
6 A supposed B occupied C interested D absorbed
7 A do B have C make D create
8 A word B promise C vow D claim
9 A rules B procedures C regulations D steps
10 A dealing B negotiating C having D arranging
11 A widely B heavily C seriously D broadly
12 A speak B discuss C talk D debate
13 A possibly B necessarily C probably D consequently
14 A absolutely B more C quite D a lot
15 A going B passing C travelling D walking
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word. (15 pts)
Endangered species
The future of African elephant depends on man. No (1) ________________ can human beings and wild animals live in
(2________________ throughout vast areas of the continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have
increased as well as his numbers. There are regions, such as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, (3)
________________ the old relationship may remain for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has
gone. Conservation, (4________________ it is to be effective, must be a positive, constructive policy, and it is (5
________________ thinking to imagine otherwise, particularly in the case of the elephant. And if this is not yet true of
the whole of Africa, it soon will be, for the increase in the human population is almost universal. Where human beings
and wild animals find (6) ________________ in competition with each other, the animals will lose. Even if (7)
________________ appears to be enough room for both, man will not tolerate (8) ________________ long a situation
in which elephants and other creatures make even occasional raids on his fields of food or economic crops. For many
years (9) ________________ has been a major cause of conflicting interests and (10) ________________ of the
reasons why so many elephants have been shot to control their numbers.
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. (15pts)
The first scientific attempt at coaxing moisture from a cloud was in 1946, when scientist Vincent Schaefer
dropped 3 pounds of dry ice from an airplane into a cloud and, to his delight, produced snow. The success of the
experiment was modest, but it spawned optimism among farmers and ranchers around the country. It seemed to
them that science had finally triumphed over weather.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way. Although there were many cloud-seeding operations, during the late
1940s and the 1950s, no one could say whether they had any effect on precipitation. Cloud seeding, or weather
modification as it came to be called, was dearly more complicated than had been thought. It was not until the early
1970s that enough experiments had been done to understand the processes involved. What these studies indicated
was that only certain types of clouds are amenable to seeding. One of the most responsive is the winter orographic
cloud, formed when air currents encounter a mountain slope and rise. If the temperature in such a cloud is right,
seeding can increase snow yield by 10 to 20 percent.
There are two major methods of weather modification. In one method, silver iodide is burned in propane-fired ground
generators. The smoke rises into the clouds where the tiny silver-iodide particles act as nuclei for the formation of ice
crystals. The alternate system uses airplanes to deliver dry-ice pellets. Dry ice does not provide ice-forming nuclei.
Instead, it lowers the temperature near the water droplets in the clouds so that they freeze instantly—a process called
spontaneous nucleation. Seeding from aircraft is more efficient but also more expensive.
About 75 percent of all weather modification in the United States takes place in the Western states. With the
population of the West growing rapidly, few regions of the world require more water. About 85 percent of the waters in
the rivers of the West comes from melted snow. As one expert put it, the water problems of the future may make the
energy problems of the 70s seem like child’s play to solve. That’s why the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, along with
state governments, municipal water districts, and private interests such as ski areas and agricultural cooperatives, is
putting increased effort into cloud-seeding efforts. Without consistent and heavy snowfalls in the Rockies and Sierras,
the West would literally dry up. The most intensive efforts to produce precipitation was during the West’s disastrous
snow drought of 1976-77. It is impossible to judge the efficiency of weather modification based on one crash program,
but most experts think that such hurry-up programs are not very effective.
1. What is the main subject of the passage?
A. The scientific contributions of Vincent Schaefer B. Developments in methods of increasing precipitation
C. The process by which snow crystals form D. The effects of cloud seeding
2. The word spawned in line 4 is closest in meaning to
 A. intensified B. reduced C. preceded D. created
3. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the term weather modification?
A. It is not as old as the term cloud seeding. B. It has been in use since at least 1946.
C. It refers to only one type of cloud seeding. D. It was first used by Vincent Schaefer.
4. According to the passage, winter orographic clouds are formed
A. on relatively warm winter days B. over large bodies of water
C. during intense snow storms D. when air currents rise over mountains
5. To which of the following does the word they in line 21 refer?
A.Water droplets B. Clouds C. Ice-forming nuclei D. Airplanes
6. When clouds are seeded from the ground, what actually causes ice crystals to form?
A. Propane B. Silver-iodide smoke
C. Dry-ice pellets D. Nuclear radiation
7. Clouds would most likely be seeded from airplanes when
A. it is important to save money
B. the process of spontaneous nucleation cannot be employed
C. the production of precipitation must be efficient
D. temperatures are lower than usual
8. What does the author imply about the energy problems of the 1970s?
A. They were caused by a lack of water.
B. They took attention away from water problems.
C. They may not be as critical as water problems will be in the future.
D. They were thought to be minor at the time but turned out to be serious.
9. The author mentions agricultural cooperatives (line 31) as an example of
A. state government agencies B. private interests
C. organizations that compete with ski areas for water D. municipal water districts
10. It can be inferred from, the passage that the weather-modification project of 1976-77 was
A. put together quickly B. a complete failure C. not necessary D. easy to evaluate
IV. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.(15pts)
List of headings
i. American water withdrawal
ii. Economic pricing
iii. What the future holds
iv. Successful measures taken by some
v. The role of research
vi. The thirsty sectors
vii. Ways of reducing waste
viii. Interdependence of natural resources
ix. The demands of development
x. The consequences for agriculture
THE WATER CRISIS

1
Per capita water usage has been on an upward trend for many years. As countries industrialise and their citizens
become more prosperous, their individual water usage increases rapidly. Annual per capita water withdrawals in the
USA, for example, are about 1,700 cubic metres, four times the level in China and fifty times the level in Ethiopia. In
the 21st century, the world’s limited supply of renewable fresh water is having to meet demands of both larger total
population and increased per capita consumption. The only practicable ways to resolve this problem in the longer
term economic pricing in conjunction with conservation measures.
2
Agriculture consumes about 70% of the world’s fresh water, so improvements in irrigation can make the greatest
impact. At present, average efficiency in the use of irrigated water in agriculture may be as low as 50%. Simple
changes could improve the rate substantially, though it is unrealistic to expect very high levels of water-use efficiency
in many developing countries, faced as they are with a chronic lack of capital and a largely untrained rural workforce.
After agriculture, industry is the second biggest user of water and, in terms of value added per litre used, is sixty
times more productive than agriculture. However, some industrial processes use amounts of water. For example,
production of 1 kg of aluminium might require 1,500 litres of water. Paper production too is often very water-
intensive. Though new processes have greatly reduced consumption, there is still plenty of room for big savings in
industrial uses of water.
3
In rich countries, water consumption has gradually been slowed down by price increases and the use of modem
technology and recycling. In the USA, industrial production has risen fourfold since 1950, while water consumption
has fallen by more than a third. Japan and Germany have similarly improved their use of water in manufacturing
processes. Japanese industry, for example, now recycles more than 75% of process water. However, industrial water
consumption is continuing to increase sharply in developing countries. With domestic and agricultural demands also
increasing, the capacity of water supply systems is under growing strain.
4
Many experts believe that the best way to counter this trend is to impose water charges based on the real cost of
supplies. This would provide a powerful incentive for consumers to introduce water-saving processes and recycling.
Few governments charge realistic prices for water, especially to farmers. Even in rich California, farm get water for
less than a tenth of the cost of supply. In many developing countries there is virtually no charge for irrigation water,
while energy prices are heavily subsidised too (which means that farmers can afford to run water pumps day and
night). Water, which was once regarded as a free gift from heaven, is becoming a commodity which must be bought
and sold on the open market just like oil. In the oil industry, the price increases which hit the market in the 1970s,
coupled with concerns that supplies were running low, led to new energy conservation measures all over the world.
It was realised that investing in new sources was a far more costly option than improving efficiency of use. A similar
emphasis on conservation will be the best and cheapest option for bridging the gap between water supply and
demand.
5
One way to cut back on water consumption is simply to prevent leaks. It is estimated that in some of the biggest cities
of the Third World, more than half of the water entering the system is lost through leaks in pipes, dripping taps and
broken installations. Even in the UK, losses were estimated at 25% in the early 1990s because of the failure to
maintain the antiquated water supply infrastructure. In addition, huge quantities of water are consumed because used
water from sewage pipes, storm drains and factories is merely flushed away and discharged into rivers or the sea. The
modern approach, however, is to see used water as a resource which can be put to good use - either in irrigation or,
after careful treatment, as recycled domestic water. Israel, for instance, has spent heavily on used water treatment.
Soon, treated, recycled water will account for most farm irrigation there. There are other examples in cities such as St
Petersburg, Florida, where all municipal water is recycled back into domestic systems.
6
Another way of conserving water resources involves better management of the environment generally. Interference
with the ecosystem can have a severe effect on both local rainfall patterns and water run-off. Forest clearings
associated with India’s Kabini dam project reduced local rainfall by 25%, a phenomenon observed in various other
parts of the world where large-scale deforestation has taken place. Grass and other vegetation acts as a sponge
which absorbs rainfall both in the plants and in the ground. Removal of the vegetation means that rainfall runs off the
top of the land, accelerating erosion instead of being gradually fed into the soil to renew ground water.
7
Global warming is bound to affect rainfall patterns, though there is considerable disagreement about its precise
effects. But it is likely that, as sea levels rise, countries in low-lying coastal areas will be hit by seawater penetration of
ground water. Other countries will experience changes in rainfall which could have a major impact on agricultural yield
- either for better or for worse. In broad terms, it is thought that rainfall zones will shift northwards, adding to the water
deficit in Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean - a grim prospect indeed.
Questions 8 - 10
Complete the summary below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Other ways of protecting supplies are to reduce water loss resulting from 8. ________________ in the supply
systems and to find ways of utilising used water. Longer term measures, such as improved environmental 9.
________________ would protect the ecosystem and ensure the replenishment of ground water for future
generations. Without such measures, future supplies are uncertain, especially when global warming is expected to
interfere with rainfall patterns and to worsen the 10. ________________ already suffered by many countries today.
PART D: WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain
unchanged. (15pts)
1. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
What……………………………………………….
2. He got over his operation very quickly.
He made a…………………………………………
3. Everybody was honoured by the boss with the exception of one clerk.
All but……………………………………………..
4. The writer’s writing style contrasted sharply with his spoken language.
There…………………………………………………………….
5. The gun going off was the signal for everyone to panic.
As soon as…………………………………………………….
6. He deals calmly with everything. (stride)
7. Many companies were immediately affected by the new regulations. (effect)
8. Being her only niece, Mary is very precious to her. (apple)
9. I used to be familiar with every corner of this school. (hand)
10. John and she arrived in Ho Chi Minh City at the same time. (coincided)
II. Paragraph writing.(25pts)
Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important than saving land for
endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer. (150 words)
 SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC NINH KỲ THI OLYMPIC
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC NINH KHU VỰC DH-ĐBBB
Tổ Ngoại ngữ Năm học: 2014 - 2015
ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ ĐỀ THI: TIẾNG ANH, LỚP 10
------------------- (Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút)

ĐÁP ÁN
PART A. LISTENING
I. Listen and choose the best answer (10 pts)
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
II. Listen to part of a radio programme. Decide whether the information in each
sentence is true or false.(10 pts)
1. F 2. F 3. F 4.T 5.T
III. You will hear a report about dolphins. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.(20 pts)

1. circle 2. (a) brain(s) 3. stress 4.feelings 5. to read

(around them)
6. as a reward 7. 52 teeth 8. two days 9. sound waves/ 10.fishing
high-pitched noises
nets
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences. (10 pts)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4.D 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. B 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. B

II. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and correct them . (10
pts)
Oxford is a city with such a mind-blowing reputation that many who come here find
themselves intimidated by the place and can’t wait to leave, while others, taking to it like a
duck to water, find themselves returning again and again. The college lawns provide a
gorgeous backdrop to serious study, and in the right light, on a sunny winter’s morning say,
one feels as if one is floating on air, such is the sense of unreality. Oxford may like to
pretend that it is at the intellectual hub of things, but in many ways it is no more than a
sleepy backwater where, to mix metaphors, transitory students, the cream of their generation,
wait in the wings, allowing their talents to flourish before moving off into the industrial or
political fast-lane. Much of this is a myth, of course. Hardship and hard work are very much
part and parcel of student life. The level-headed get through the three years’ hard grind by
simply putting their shoulders to the wheel before going on to fairly average jobs. Only for
the tiny minority is Oxford the first step on the ladder to fame and fortune.
III. Fill in each of the blanks a suitable preposition (10 pts)
1. in 2. off 3. down 4. on 5. by
6. forward 7. out 8. aback 9. under 10. after
IV. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets. (15 pts)
1. indefensible 2. headway 3. enliven 4. activated
5. uncompromising 6. immeasurably 7. persuasiveness 8. applications
9. predominantly 10. foregone
VI. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets. (15 pts)

1. 2. 3. countless 4. originate 5.
incomprehensible psychologists unexpectedly
6. enigmatic/ 7. unknown 8. 9. 10.
enigmatical mysteriously independently happenings
PART C. READING
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15
pts)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4.B 5. A
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word. (15 pts)
1. longer 2. harmony 3. where 4. if 5. wishful
6. themselves 7. there 8. for 9. this 10. one
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question. (15pts)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A
IV. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
1. ix 2.vi 3. iv 4.ii 5. vii 6.viii 7 .iii
8. leaks 9.management 10.water deficit
PART D: WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their
meanings remain unchanged. (15pts)
1. What surprised me was his lack of confidence.
2. He made a very quick recovery from his operation.
3. All but one clerk were honoured by the boss.
4. There was a sharp contrast between the writer’s writing style and his spoken language.
5. As soon as the gun went off, everyone started to panic.
6. He takes everything in his stride.
7. The new regulations had an immediate effect on many companies.
8. Being her only niece, Mary is the apple of her eye.
9. I used to know this school like the back of my hand.
10. John’s arrival in Ho Chi Minh City coincided with hers.

II. Paragraph writing

1. Organization: (5 points)
+ Three parts (topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentence)
+ Topic sentence: consists of topic and controlling idea.
+ Concluding sentence: summarizes the main supporting ideas / restates the topic sentence
and gives personal opinion.
2. Content, coherence and cohesion: (12 points)
+ Supporting sentences: support directly the main idea stated in the topic sentence and
provide logical, persuasive examples.
+ Use of transition signals appropriately.
3. Language use and accuracy: (8 points)

LISTENING SCRIPTS
I. Listen and choose the best answer
P = Paddy K = Kate
P: Excuse me, I've come to enquire about your summer school courses. My name's Paddy
Deans. Please call me Paddy.
K: OK, Paddy, I'm at your disposal. Are you talking about concen-trating on one subject or
do you want to study a number of different subjects? And are we talking about graduate
studies or preparation for graduate studies? We can also give you advice on a new career,
but we're not in the field of I Management or anything like that.
P: No, nothing like that. I was more interested in your sports programmes. You see, I'm a PE
teacher, and I've just got a new post. There's no compulsion to do this, but I really want to
improve on my teaching and coaching techniques, if yon see what I mean. I believe you
have an excellent swimming programme, for example.
K:That’s right. Most of our instructors reached international level.Our course is designed to
enhance the technical aspects of and the strategy for each participant. Technical stretching
and dry land training, training principles development are integral parts of the programme, so
it’s for someone who has reached a good standard of swimming. Each athlete will be
videotaped and receive a DVD with stroke analysis.
P:That sounds like just what I'm looking for. What will I need for the course?
K:Swimming trunks, towel, swim cap, flippers, goggles and a pillow and bed linen for the
week.
P:Right, I understand. Now, would there be any chance of taking equestrian events ? My new
school is horse-riding mad, and to be honest I've never sat on a horse in my life, although I
like horses.
K:Well, you’ve come to the right place, Paddy, and naturally we can a horse for you. We
have a very well-respected equestrian camp, and don't worry if you're a complete beginner
- there are no end of other people in your shoes this year for some reason.
P: What sort of things would I do?
K: Well, the beginners would start off with basic horsemanship, how to sit on a horse, how
to make it obey simple instructions. But don't worry. One of our instructors will have a long
chat with you and define realistic goals. Are you interested in dressage, flat work or show
jumping?
P: To be honest I haven't the faintest idea.
K: That’s fine. You can watch the experienced riders and try a bit of everything. I'm sure
something will grab your fancy.
P: Great. By the way, what's the enrolment deadline for all this?
K: Well, we've just extended it by a week, so it's now Mav 2nd.
P: Fine.
II. Listen to part of a radio programme. Decide whether the information in each
sentence is true or false.

What’s the connection between a lower crime rate, the price of shampoo at your local shop and the
cure for cancer? The answer is data mining. How do you know where the next crime is most likely to
be committed, which products to offer your customers or where to search for new cures? All the
answers are there at our fingertips, in the mountains of text and data which have become accessible to
all computer users. The problem now is how to extract those precious bits of knowledge from the
wealth of available information. That’s where data mining comes in. Data mining is digging deep on
the Internet for information and statistics and trying to establish a link between them. It isn’t a new
thing, but with faster and cheaper hardware and flexible software, it is now possible to get the answers
almost instantaneously.
People often think that data mining is just an easy way to find information on the web. They think of
using keywords to search the web for relevant pages. That’s a mistake. That process is called
Information Retrieval, which is like surfing the net to pull out the documents you are interested in and
push away the others.
In contrast, data mining is a way to examine a collection of documents and discover information not
contained in any individual document. Rather, the researcher seeks relationships between the content
of multiple texts and then sets about linking this information toptherto form a new hypothesis. One
field which benefits greatly from data mining is medical research. A large and growing database of
medical journal articles exists in digital format. Because there are so many of them, it’s unlikely that
any researcher could read, and remember, their contents.
Data mining is there to enable researchers to find possible links in published research findings, even
across disciplines.
Data mining is also an increasingly popular strategy for traders. For example, one large department
store has analysed its consumer data to ask what type of consumer is in which part of their store and
when. Finding out that professionals hit the grocery stores at lunchtime for ready-made foods can be
crucial. It helps to determine the number of staff or the best times to replenish certain aisles.
Policing is another excellent example of how data mining can be useful. In one American town the
police department was drowning in crime even though they had a mass of data from 911 calls and
crime reports. They couldn’t connect the dots and see a pattern of behaviour. Using sophisticated
software they started overlaying crime reports with other data, such as weather, traffic, sports events
and paydays. The data was analysed and something interesting emerged. Robberies went up on
paydays near cheque cashing points in specific neighbourhoods. Pretty soon police were on top of
things and predicting where crime was most likely to occur. Major crime rates dropped 40 per cent in
just two years. These tools are not yet perfect, but they are being developed by the major universities.
And the researchers are promising that very soon we will be able to ask questions and quickly receive
answers which have, so far, been out of our reach.
III. You will hear a report about dolphins. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
for each answer.

And for our last news item today, a special report from Diane Hassan on an animal that is rapidly
becoming known as 'man’s best friend’, the dolphin. Last week, a twenty-eight-year-old diver who
went swimming in the Red Sea with a group of dolphins learnt the hard way just how caring' these
creatures can be. When the diver was suddenly attacked by a shark, they saved him by forming a
circle around him and frightening the shark away.
It’s not the first time such a rescue has happened and it’s been known for some time that
dolphins will do for humans what they do for their own kind. They are, in fact, the only
animals in the world whose brains match ours in terms of size, and their intelligence and
ability to feel emotion continue to fascinate scientists and doctors alike. For some time now,
their healing powers have been well known. A swim with a group of dolphins, for example,
is a recognised 'medical’ activity for everyday problems such as stress. But some dolphins
are playing a far more serious medical role for us than that.
Amanda Morton, who suffered from a life-threatening illness, argued that being with dolphins saved
her life because they were able to read her feelings. 'They knew how I was feeling,’ she was quoted as
saying. And it's the idea that they actually ‘cafe’, that they are gentle, happy creatures that want to
befriend us, which has led to projects with children as well. In one such project, dolphins are being
used to help children who are slow learners learn to read. The dolphins do things like carrying small
boards on their noses. These boards show words or pictures which the children are asked to identify.
When the children get it right, they spend more time swimming with the dolphins and touching them
and they see this as a reward. So what is it that makes contact with dolphins so powerful? They
certainly have an engaging smile ... in each jaw they have up to fifty-two teeth, but rather than
frightening us to death, it's one of the warmest greetings in the world! They're also fantastic swimmers
to watch ... the spotted dolphin has been observed reaching twenty miles an hour and keeping this up
for two days at a time. And they know they're good at it so they show off in front of humans by
diving in and out of the water and showing us just how much fun they’re having.
They’re great communicators too. They make all kinds of fascinating high- pitched noises. They catch
fish, for example, by sending out sound waves which tell them everything they need to know - where
it is, what it is and how big it is.
The only creatures that concern dolphins, in fact, are sharks and man. We don't necessarily harm them
on purpose, but we trap them in fishing nets and we pollute the water they swim in. Pollution, in fact,
is one of the dolphin’s greatest problems. So with all the good they do for us, isn't it time we started
caring about them?