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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN BỘI CHÂU NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

(Đề thi có 16 trang) Thời gian làm bài:150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………

Số báo danh:…………………………………………………………

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I. LISTENING (50 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và
kết thúc đều có tín hiệu.
 Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

Part 1:
You will hear part of a discussion on a current affairs programme between Nick Barnes and
Alison Tempra about the performance of the company Facebook since it floated on the stock
exchange, hosted by Emily Dunne. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according
to what you hear.
1. What does Alison think is cause for optimism?
A. the company kept its costs low.
B. the loss generated was less than expected.
C. there appears to be good revenue potential.
D. the company hasn't started to advertise yet.
2. According to Nick, the increasing popularity of smaller devices ______.
A. represents untapped potential for FACEBOOK.
B. is a significant challenge to FACEBOOK increasing its revenue.
C. puts FACEBOOK at a competitive advantage.
D. gives the company an opportunity to advertise more.
3. In what situation does Alison believe FACEBOOK users might abandon the company?
A. if they are given the option of watching adverts on the certain apps and sites.
B. if a free social network becomes available on the net.
C. if the company pushes advertisements onto users too forcefully.
D. if sites and apps start to appear which put users of using FACEBOOK.

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4. What do we learn about the company's performance?
A. the share price has now dropped by over one-third £.
B. there has been a 6% improvement in the share price overnight.
C. $38 has been wiped off the share price.
D. it has become the biggest flop in history.
5 Nick believes that Google _______.
A. will inevitably prevail over FACEBOOK in time.
B. was short-sighted to invest everything it had into one project.
C. technology will be made redundant by what FACEBOOK offers users.
D. will become profit-making in a matter of time.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the music industry.
Task 1 Task 1
For question 6-10, choose from the list For questions 11-15, choose from the list A-H the opinion
A – H who is speaking. each speaker expresses.
A. a recording studio 6.Speaker 1 A. Tastes in music changes very quickly. 11.Speaker 1
engineer ______ B. Music is an important part of culture. ______
B. a musician 7. Speaker 2 C. Some people who become well-known
C. a reviewer ______ don‟t deserve their success. 12. Speaker 2
D. a club owner 8. Speaker 3 D. There are lots of dishonest people in ______
E. a fan ______ the music business 13. Speaker 3
F. a website operator 9. Speaker 4 E. Artists need to have a realistic view of ______
G. a manager of _____ the music business. 14. Speaker 4
performers 10. Speaker 5 F. People with real talent will always _____
H. a radio presenter _____ succeed. 15. Speaker 5
G. Some artists will always be popular. _____
H. People should onle get involved in
music because they love it

Part 3: For questions 16-25, listen to a recording and supply the blanks with a word or short
phrase.
Everlyn‟s 16 _______ did not reveal why so many marriages fail.
Everlyn found her daughter‟s attitude to one of the 17 ______ very significant.
Paul agrees that not many couples believe that marriage is a 18 ______.
Paul accepts that people shouldn‟t 19 ______ with very bad marriages.

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Everlyn believes that 20 _____ are only part of the problem.
Everlyn thinks that people no longer 21 ______ with each other.
Paul refers to two modern 22 ______ to getting married.
The previous generation would have found these arrangements 23 ______.
Everlyn feels that deep down, people are still 24 ______.
The interview hope that these books go on to enlighten who are about to be joined together in
25 ______.

Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
26. Lady Gaga would never forget _______ the Best Original Song prize for 'Shallow'.
A. to be awarded B. to have awarded
C. being awarded D. having awarded
27. We should ______ with the difficulties we were confronted with rather than sitting still and
complaining.
A. acquaint B. contend C. comply D. accord
28. Martin was behind all the brilliant marketing schemes – he is really the ______ of the
company.
A. brains B. head C. heart D. backbones
29: ______, we were handed large 3D specs which made us look like "Brains" from
Thunderbirds.
A. On arrival at the cinema B. To have arrived at the cinema
C. They arrived at the cinema D. Just arrived at the cinema
30. Tom was able to ______ a pretty picture of the situation and impressed his manager.
A. paint B. draw C. present D. make
31. Ed was talking about dropping out of school, but Mom and Dad put their ______ down.
A. stamp B. show C. fish D. foot
32.That he was using unscrupulous research methods only came out because his assistant
______ on him to the press
A. ratted B. hounded C. fished D. bugged
33. ______ seem to be getting longer and longer, so long, in fact, that you often forget what is
you were watching before they came on.
A. Jingles B. Slogans C. Fliers D. Commercials

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34: The play is quite suitable for children to see as there is nothing ______ in it.
A. exceptional B. excessive C. exceptionable D. offended
35. Don‟t call Pam just now. Something has gone wrong with the computer; she‟s _________
because she can‟t get the data she needs.
A. in a stew B. out of a rut C. in the swim D. under the sink

Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the spaces provided. (10 points)
The US Declaration of Independence contains the phrase 'life, (36. LIBERATE) _______ and
the pursuit of happiness' and implies that it is an (37. ALIEN) _______ right for every American
citizen. But what is the pursuit of happiness exactly? It is certainly a mellifluous phrase, one we
like to hear and believe to be a possibility. But how does one 'pursue' happiness and why is it in
official documents? A more (38. COMPREHEND) _______ analysis of the issue shows that
while people are in control of their (439. DESTINED) _______ to some extent, it is also the
government's role to create the conditions necessary for an individual to flourish and
consequently achieve happiness. It is (40. OBLIGATION) _______ to remove obstacles which
might bar a person from being happy. Such an obstacle might be not having the right to speak
out against (41. FAVOUR) _______conditions, or not having the right to speak one's mind.
For the pursuit of happiness to exist, education must be accessible to the masses, health care
must not be denied to anyone based on race or religion and people must have the
right to a fair (42. TRY) _______in a court to be heard by (43. Part) _______ fellow citizens.
The US hasn't always been perfect in its application of this principle, but the very fact that its
citizens can criticise the government for its practices without fear of (44. PERSECUTE)
_______ means that the principle is largely (45. HOLD) _______ and can stand as a model for
other countries.

Your answers:
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Part 3: The passage below contains 5 mistakes. For questions 44-50, UNDERLINE the
mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS in the spaces provided in the column on the
right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)
Online shopping offer consumers the opportunity to shop from the 0.
comfort of their own home. According to those who sit at their computer ____offers_______

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and shop, the greatest benefit of this is that it saves time. They feel it is 46.
quicklier to surf the Internet in search of goods than to travel to and from ________________
traditional retail outlets to do their shopping. 47.
In addition to reducing the amount of time spent shopping, the ________________
Internet also provides consumers with the chance to buy items from shops 48.
around the world. The variety of goods available on the Internet is far ________________
greater than that available even in the largest of shopping centres. 49.
Moreover, purchases can be done without the interference of sales ________________
staff, whose presence is often unwanted. How many of us have returned to 50.
a shopping trip with something we didn‟t really want? We have often been ________________
talked into buying it by a highly persuasive sales assistant. The online
shopper, moreover, can spend hours looking at the goods on sale in one
shop without feeling under any obligation to buy. A further advantage is
that they are not limited by the opening times of shops and can buy goods
at any time of the day or night.

III. READING (60 points)

Part 1: For questions 51- 55, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap.
Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (5 points)
NOTHING BUT STYLE
Style is now more important than substance or at least more important than skills; that is the
message of a report brought out last month in Britain that questions the (51) ______ employees
project and how it compares to the one a would-be employer wants to promote. It is now more
important to employers that their employees (52) ______ the lifestyle being sold by the
restaurant, café or shop in which they work, than have technical skills. The idea that workers
personify a company has long been an (53) ______ part of management-level jobs, but this
concept has (54) ______ to jobs such as shop assistants and waiters. Employers now rely more
on appearance and accent than on qualifications. So is getting a job all a (55) ______ of style? At
many coffee houses and restaurant chains, the answer would seem to be yes.
51. A. impression B. image C. picture D. notion
52. A. reflect B expose C. feature D. flaunt
53. A. exceptional B. accepted C. expressed D. observed
54. A. soaked down B. dripped down C. filtered down D. leaked down
55. A. business B. subject C. concern D. matter

Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

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Part 2: For questions 56 - 65, read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each
gap. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
In 1997, a large area of rainforest in south-east Asia was burned to the ground to make
way for palm oil plantations. A combination of deforestation, forest fires and drought are
believed to have forced hundreds of fruit bats away from their (56) ______ habitats towards fruit
orchards planted in close proximity to intensive pig farms. These conditions (57) ______ to
the emergence of the Nipah virus, which spilled over from infected bats to pigs, and from pigs to
pig farmers. Over the next two years, the disease would kill more than 100 people. (58) ______
should have served as a warning.
Now, 20 years later, we are (59) ______ a health crisis of an altogether different scale,
with Covid-19 causing the most tragic health, social and economic crisis in living memory.
We have seen many diseases emerge over the years – such as Zika, Aids, Sars and Ebola
– and (60) ______ they are quite different at first glance, they all originated from animal
populations under conditions of severe environmental pressures. And they all illustrate that our
destructive behaviour towards nature is (61) ______ our own health – a stark reality we‟ve been
collectively ignoring for decades. Research indicates that most emerging infectious diseases are
driven by human activities.
The unsafe handling, consumption and trade in high-risk wildlife species is just one
example of the ways in (62) ______ our broken relationship with nature is affecting human
health. In many countries, wild animals are (63) ______ and brought live to markets to be sold.
However, unless well-managed and regulated, these markets can pose a significant (64)
______to humans, wildlife and livestock, by bringing high-risk species – many of which are
endangered – into close contact (65) ______ other animals, wild and domesticated, and people,
thereby creating the conditions for disease spillover.

Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

Part 3.
For questions 56-66, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (10 points)
Can we prevent the poles from melting?
A growing number of scientists are looking to increasingly ambitious technological fixes to halt
the tide of global warming. Mark Rowe reports.
A. Such is our dependence on fossil fuels, and such is the volume of carbon dioxide we have
already released into the atmosphere, that most climate scientists agree that significant global
warming is now inevitable - the best we can hope to do is keep it at a reasonable level, and even
that is going to be an uphill task. At present, the only serious option on the table for doing this is

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cutting back on our carbon emissions, but while a few countries are making major strides in this
regard , the majority are having great difficulty even stemming the rate of increase, let alone
reversing it. Consequently, an increasing number of scientists are beginning to explore the
alternatives. They all fall under the banner of geoengineering -generally defined as the
intentional large-scale manipulation of the environment.

B. Geoengineering has been shown to work, at least on a small, localised scale, for decades. May
Day parades in Moscow have taken place under clear blue skies, aircraft having deposited dry
ice, silver iodide and cement powder to disperse clouds. Many of the schemes now suggested
look to do the opposite, and reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the planet. One scheme
focuses on achieving a general cooling of the Earth and involves the concept of releasing aerosol
sprays into the stratosphere above the Arctic to create clouds of sulphur dioxide, which would, in
turn, lead to a global dimming. The idea is modelled on historical volcanic explosions, such as
that of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991, which led to a short-term cooling of global
temperatures by 0 .5 °C. The aerosols could be delivered by artillery, highflying aircraft or
balloons.

C. Instead of concentrating on global cooling, other schemes look specifically at reversing the
melting at the poles. One idea is to bolster an ice cap by spraying it with water. Using pumps to
carry water from below the sea ice, the spray would come out as snow or ice particles, producing
thicker sea ice with a higher albedo (the ratio of sunlight reflected from a surface) to reflect
summer radiation. Scientists have also scrutinised whether it is possible to block icefjords in
Greenland with cables which have been reinforced, preventing icebergs from moving into the sea
. Veli Albert Kallio, a Finnish scientist, says that such an idea is impractical, because the force of
the ice would ultimately snap the cables and rapidly release a large quantity of frozen ice into the
sea . However, Kallio believes that the sort of cables used in suspension bridges could potentially
be used to divert, rather than halt, the southward movement of ice from Spitsbergen. 'It would
stop the ice moving south, and local currents would see them float northwards,' he says.

D. A number of geoengineering ideas are currently being examined in the Russian Arctic. These
include planting millions of birch trees: the thinking, according to Kallio, is that their white bark
would increase the amount of reflected sunlight. The loss of their leaves in winter would also
enable the snow to reflect radiation. In contrast, the native evergreen pines tend to shade the
snow and absorb radiation. Using ice-breaking vessels to deliberately break up and scatter
coastal sea ice in both Arctic and Antarctic waters in their respective autumns, and diverting
Russian rivers to increase cold-water flow to ice-forming areas, could also be used to slow down
warming, Kallio says. 'You would need the wind to blow the right way, but in the right
conditions, by letting ice float free and head north, you would enhance ice growth.

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E. But will such ideas ever be implemented? The major counter-arguments to geoengineering
schemes are, first, that they are a 'cop-out' that allow us to continue living the way we do, rather
than reducing carbon emissions; and, second, even if they do work, would the sideeffects
outweigh the advantages? Then there's the daunting prospect of upkeep and repair of any scheme
as well as the consequences of a technical failure. 'I think all of us agree that if we were to end
geoengineering on a given day, then the planet would return to its pre-engineered condition very
rapidly, and probably within 10 to 20 years,' says Dr Phil Rasch, chief scientist for climate
change at the US-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 'That's certainly something to
worry about. I would consider geoengineering as a strategy to employ only while we manage the
conversion to a non-fossilfuel economy.' 'The risk with geoengineering projects is that you can
"overshoot",' says Dr Dan Lunt, from the University of Bristol. 'You may bring global
temperatures back to pre-industrial levels, but the risk is that the poles will still be warmer than
they should be and the tropics will be cooler than before industrialisation.'

F. The main reason why geoengineering is countenanced by the mainstream scientific

community is that most researchers have little faith in the ability of politicians to agree – and
then bring in -the necessary carbon cuts. Even leading conservation organizations believe the
subject is worth exploring. As Dr Martin Sommerkorn, a climate change advisor says, 'But
human-induced climate change has brought humanity to a position where it is important not to
exclude thinking thoroughly about this topic and its possibilities despite the potential drawbacks.
If, over the coming years, the science tells us about an ever-increased climate sensitivity of the
planet- and this isn't unrealistic - then we may be best served by not having to start our thinking
from scratch.'

Questions 56-60: There are six paragraphs marked A-F in the passage. In which paragraph is
the following mentioned? Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided
66. the existence of geoengineering projects distracting from the real task of changing the way
we live
67. circumstances in which geoengineering has demonstrated success
68. maintenance problems associated with geoengineering projects
69. support for geoengineering being due to a lack of confidence in governments
70. more success in fighting climate change in some parts of the world than others

Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

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Questions 61-66: Complete the following summary. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided.
Geoengineering projects
A range of geoengineering ideas has been put forward, which aim either to prevent the melting
of the ice caps or to stop the general rise in global temperatures. One scheme to discourage the
melting of ice and snow involves introducing 71 ______ to the Arctic because of their colour.
The build-up of ice could be encouraged by dispersing ice along the coasts using special ships
and changing the direction of some 72 ______ but this scheme is dependent on certain weather
conditions. Another way of increasing the amount of ice involves using 73 ______ to bring water
to the surface. A scheme to stop ice moving would use 74 ______ but this method is more likely
to be successful in preventing the ice from travelling in one direction rather than stopping it
altogether. A suggestion for cooling global temperatures is based on what has happened in the
past after 75 ______ and it involves creating clouds of gas.

Your answers:
71. 72. 73. 74 75.

Part 4: For questions 76–85, read the following passage about behaviorism and choose the best
answer (A, B, C, or D) according to the text. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
BEHAVIORISM
In the early 20th century, most approaches to psychology were introspective in nature. They
focused on the analysis of inner feelings and mental states, as well as the causes of those
feelings. The emphasis that psychologists such as Freud placed on the subconscious and the
heavy use of dream analysis in therapy are both reflections of this. Behaviorism, however,
rejected this approach. Behaviorism focused entirely on the analysis on observable behavior,
completely rejecting any consideration of inner feelings. According to behaviorists, any behavior
could be explained as a response to an external stimulus.
Behaviorism was heavily influenced by the work of Ivan Pavlov. Pavlov discovered that he
could condition the behavior of dogs through the use of rewards. Each time Pavlov fed his dogs,
he rang a bell first. Eventually, his dogs would get excited and begin to salivate when exposed to
this stimulus, even in the absence of food. If instinctual behavior, such as salivation, was
influenced by external stimulus, it was reasoned that more complex, voluntary behaviors were as
well. Behaviorists were interested in answering two basic questions. First, they wished to
identify the exact stimulus that prompted a particular behavior. Second, they wished to discover
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 The most prominent behaviorist of the 20 century was undoubtedly B. F. Skinner. Skinner
wrote his most important papers on behaviorism during the 1940s and 1950s. While some of his
ideas on society were highly controversial and poorly received, his theories on behavior and
behavior modification were widely hailed as important breakthroughs. Skinner's most significant
contribution to behaviorism was his theory of operant conditioning, which he first proposed in
his landmark book, The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis.
Unlike earlier behaviorist theories, which focused on the stimuli that preceded a particular
behavior, Skinner's operant conditioning focused on stimuli which would result in the repetition
of a behavior. According to Skinner, any voluntary behavior, which he referred to an operant,
could be modified through the use of reinforcers and punishers. A reinforcer was any stimulus
that resulted in an increase in the frequency of a behavior, while punishers decreased its
frequency. According to Skinner, reinforcers were a far more effective means of modifying
behavior than punishers. Punishers generally did not truly result in the abandonment of a
behavior, but simply in the development of strategies to avoid the punishment. For example, a
child who is punished for fighting with a sibling is unlikely to stop such behavior. Instead, the
child will simply learn not to fight in front of his or her parents in order to escape punishment.
On the other hand, a child who is rewarded for playing peacefully with his or her sibling is more
likely to repeat that behavior in the future.
Another discovery of Skinner's was that while reinforcement is the most effective method of
behavior modification, excessive reinforcement could have unintended consequences. Unlike
other behaviorists, Skinner was interested in the motivations for behavior, and he made a
distinction between what he called intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. When a
behavior is motivated by an inner desire to engage in that behavior, that is an example of
intrinsic motivation. The person does something because the person sees the action itself as
valuable. However, when a person engages in a behavior due to the desire for a reward, the
motivation is extrinsic. In this case it is the reward, not the action itself, which is seen as
valuable. If reinforcers are used too frequently, a shift is made to an entirely extrinsic motivation.
The person no longer sees the value of that behavior but only in the receipt of the reinforcer.
Therefore, if the reinforcer is taken away the person no longer has any motivation to engage in
that behavior. If a child is rewarded for sharing his or her toys every time he or she does so the
child will fail to see the act of sharing itself as valuable and will only share if he or she sees the
possibility of a reward. Therefore, Skinner claimed that reinforcers must be used judiciously in
behavior modification.
76. According to paragraph 1, why did behaviorists reject earlier forms of psychology?
A. They lacked respect for Freud and his work regarding the analysis of inner feelings.
B. They found dream analysis to be unscientific because dreams are unobservable.
C. They were confident that behavior could be explained without considering inner feelings.
D. They feared that their external stimuli could not be used to explain inner feelings.

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77. Why is Ivan Pavlov mentioned in paragraph 2?
A. To illustrate the practical applications of behaviorism
B. To provide a short background on the origins of behaviorism
C. To explain how behaviorism influenced other areas of science
D. To mention one of the greatest behaviorists in history
78. Which of the following can be inferred about instinctual behavior?
A. It is more easily modified than more complex behaviors.
B. It is of no interest to behaviorists.
C. It is involuntary in nature.
D. It is only present in dogs and lower animals.
79. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true of Skinner?
A. His ideas and viewpoints were universally accepted in America.
B. His theories on behaviorism were seen as groundbreaking.
C. He differed from traditional behaviorists in a number of ways.
D. He felt that some forms of stimuli were more useful than others for behavior modification.
80. The word “hailed” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. accepted B. praised C. quoted
D. disseminated
81. What was the major difference between Skinner's theory of operant conditioning and earlier
behaviorist theories?
A. Skinner's operant theory was more popular and utilized more often.
B. Skinner's theory focused on stimulus as a reaction to behavior.
C. Skinner's theory described the connections between behavior and stimulus more accurately.
D. Skinner's theory only dealt with behaviors caused by repeated stimuli.
82. According to the passage, why are reinforcers more effective than punishers?
A. Reinforcers are remembered for longer periods of time.
B. Reinforcers have a stronger connection to behavior than punishers.
C. Punishers result in an increase in negative behaviors.
D. Punishers often only teach the avoidance of punishment.
83. The term “extrinsic motivation” can be best described as ______.
A. a motivation meant to reinforce a behavior
B. a motivation that comes from outside an individual
C. a motivation that has no basic value
D. a motivation which only occasionally leads to behavior
84. The word “judiciously” in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. discreetly B. promptly C. sparingly D. judgmentally
85. What method would Skinner most likely have recommended for behavior modification?
A. Immediate and frequent punishment for incorrect behavior

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 B. Immediate and frequent reinforcement of correct behavior
C. Occasional punishment for incorrect behavior
D. Occasional reinforcement for correct behavior

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 5: You are going to read an article about children. For questions 86-90, choose from the
sections of the article (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. When more than
one answer is required, these may be given in any order. (15 points)

DEAF CHILDREN’S LANGUAGE HINTS AT HOW BRAIN WORKS

A. A deep insight into the way the brain learns language has emerged from the study of
Nicaraguan sign language, invented by deaf children in a Nicaraguan school as a means of
communicating among themselves. The Nicaraguan children are well-known to linguists because
they provide an apparently unique example of people inventing a language from scratch. The
phenomenon started at a school for special education founded in 1977. Instructors noticed that
the deaf children, while absorbing little from their Spanish lessons, had developed a system of
signs for talking to one another. As one generation of children taught the system to the next, it
evolved from a set of gestures into a far more sophisticated form of communication, and today‟s
800 users of the language provide a living history of the stages of formation.

B. The children have been studied principally by Dr. Judy Kegi, a linguist at the University of
Southern Maine, and Dr. Ann Senghas, a cognitive scientist at Columbia University in New
York City. In the latest study, published in Science magazine, Dr. Senghas shows that the
younger children have now decomposed certain gestures into smaller component signs. A
hearing person asked to mime a standard story about a cat waddling down a street will make a
single gesture, a downward spiral motion of the hand. But the deaf children have developed two
different signs to use in its place. They sign a circle for the rolling motion and then a straight line
for the direction of movement. This requires more signing, but the two signs can be used in
combination with others to express different concepts. The development is of interest to linguists
because it captures a principal quality of human language – discrete elements usable in different
combinations – in contrast to the one sound, one meaning of animal communication. „The
regularity she documents here – mapping discrete aspects of the world onto discrete word
choices – is one of the most distinctive properties of human language‟ said Dr. Steven Pinker, a
cognitive scientist at Harvard University.

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C When people with no common language are thrown into contact, they often develop an ad hoc
language known to linguists as a pidgin language, usually derived from one of the parent
languages. Pidgins are rudimentary systems with minimal grammar and utterances. But in a
generation or two, the pidgins acquire grammar and become upgraded to what linguists call
creoles. Though many new languages have been created by the pidgin-creole route, the
Nicaraguan situation is unique, Dr. Senghas said, because its starting point was not a complex
language but ordinary gestures. From this raw material, the deaf children appear to be
spontaneously fabricating the elements of language.

D Linguists have been engaged in a longstanding argument as to whether there is an innate,

specialised neural machinery for learning language, as proposed by Noam Chomsky of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or whether everything is learned from scratch. Dr.
Senghas says her finding supports the view that language learning is innate, not purely cultural,
since the Nicaraguan children‟s dis-aggregation of gestures appears to be spontaneous. Her result
also upholds the idea that children play an important part in converting a pidgin into a creole.
Because children‟s minds are primed to learn the rules of grammar, it is thought, they
spontaneously impose grammatical structure on a pidgin that doesn‟t have one.

E The Nicaraguan children are a living laboratory of language generation. Dr. Senghas, who has
been visiting their school every year since 1990, said she had noticed how the signs for numbers
have developed. Originally the children represented ‟20‟ by flicking the fingers of both hands in
the air twice. But this cumbersome sign has been replaced with a form that can now be signed
with one hand. The children don‟t care that the new sign doesn‟t look like a 20, Dr. Senghas
said; they just want a symbol that can be signed fast.
In which section of the article is the following mentioned?
an example of a sign that has become simpler. 86
the difference between how the deaf children communicate an image and how other people 87
communicate the same image.
the fact that the same signs can be used in the communication of a number of ideas. 88
the children‟s sign language becoming increasingly complex 89 90
the characteristics of languages in general at different stages of their development. 91
a belief that language is learnt by means of a specific part of the mind. 92 93
an aspect of language learning that children are particularly good at. 94
how regularly the children have been monitored. 95
older children passing their sign language on to younger children. 96
a reason why the children are regarded as being different from any other group of people 97 98
the reason why the children created a particular sign 99
opposing views on how people acquire language 100

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Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given.
These words must not be changed in any way. (10 points)
101.Sally became known throughout the country as a result of her popular TV series.
HOUSEHOLD
Sally became __________________________________________ of her popular TV series.
102. I treated him in the same way as he had treated me.
PAID
I __________________________________________
103. Jenny isn‟t a bad accountant, but I don‟t think it is a very suitable occupation for her.
CUT
I don‟t think Jenny __________________________________________
104. I can‟t believe how quickly you have reached the top position in the company.
RANKS
It‟s incredible how fast you __________________________________________ of the
company.
105. Although I had imagined my parachute jump would terrify me, it was actually quite
exciting.
BEING
Far __________________________________________ experience I had imagined, my
parachute jump was actually quite exciting.

Part 2: Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic (50 points)
People judge women on their appearance and men on their achievements. To what extent do
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN BỘI CHÂU NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
Môn: TIẾNG ANH

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

I. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 3: You will hear part of a discussion on a current affairs programme between Nick Barnes and Alison
Tempra. (10pts)

1. C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A

Part 2: You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about the music industry. (20 points)

6. D 7. A 8. G 9. F 10. C
11. D 12. H 13. F 14. A 15. C

Part 1: For questions 1-10, listen to a recording and supply the blanks with a word or short phrase. (20 points)
16. investigation 17. mariage vows 18.lifetime 19. persevere 20.unrealistic
commitment expectations
21. communicate 22. alternatives 23. unacceptable 24. romantics ( at 25. matrimony
heart)

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. A
31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. A

Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the spaces provided. (10p.)
36. liberty 37. inalienable 38. comprehensive 39. destiny 40. obliged
41. unfavourable 42. trial 43. impartial 44. persecution 45. upheld

Part 3: The passage below contains 7 mistakes. For questions 44-50, UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRITE
THEIR CORRECT FORMS in the spaces provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.

Online shopping offer consumers the opportunity to shop from the comfort of their 0. ____offers_______
own home. According to those who sit at their computer and shop, the greatest benefit 46.
of this is that it saves time. They feel it is quicklier to surf the Internet in search of ______quicker__________
goods than to travel to and from traditional retail outlets to do their shopping. 47.
In addition to reducing the amount of time spent shopping, the Internet also _____those___________
provides consumers with the chance to buy items from shops around the world. The 48.
variety of goods available on the Internet is far greater than that available even in the ____made____________
largest of shopping centres. 49. ______from__________
Moreover, purchases can be done without the interference of sales staff, whose 50.
presence is often unwanted. How many of us have returned to a shopping trip with ______however__________
something we didn‟t really want? We have often been talked into buying it by a highly
persuasive sales assistant. The online shopper, moreover, can spend hours looking at
the goods on sale in one shop without feeling under any obligation to buy. A further
advantage is that they are not limited by the opening times of shops and can buy goods
at any time of the day or night.

III. READING (60 points)

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Part 1: For questions 51- 55, read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. Write your answer
in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (5 points)

51. B 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. D

Part 2: For questions 56 - 65, read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each gap. Write your
answer in the corresponding numbered boxes.(10 points)

56. Natural 57. led 58. this 59. facing 60. although
61. endangering 62. which 63. captured 64. risk 65. with

Part 3. For questions 56-66, read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (10 points)
66. E 67. B 68. E 69. F 70.A

75. volcanic
71. birch trees 72. (Russian) rivers 73. pumps 74. cables
explosions

Part 4: For questions 76–85, read the following passage about behaviorism and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or
D) according to the text. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)

76. C 77.B 78. C 79. A 80. B

81. B 82. D 93. B 94. C 95. D

Part 5: You are going to read an article about children. For questions 86-90, choose from the sections of the
article (A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be
given in any order. (15 points
In which section of the article is the following mentioned?
an example of a sign that has become simpler. 86 E
the difference between how the deaf children communicate an image and how other people 87 B
communicate the same image.
the fact that the same signs can be used in the communication of a number of ideas. 88 B
the children‟s sign language becoming increasingly complex 89 A 90 B
the characteristics of languages in general at different stages of their development. 91 C
a belief that language is learnt by means of a specific part of the mind. 92 A 93 D
an aspect of language learning that children are particularly good at. 94 D
how regularly the children have been monitored. 95 E
older children passing their sign language on to younger children. 96 A
a reason why the children are regarded as being different from any other group of people 97 A 98 C
the reason why the children created a particular sign 99 E
opposing views on how people acquire language 100 D

IV. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These
words must not be changed in any way. (10 points)
1. became a household name as a result.
2. paid him back in his own coin.
3. is cut out to be an accountant/ is cut out for being an accountant.
4. have risen through the ranks...
5. from being the terrifying ...

Part 2. The mark given to part 2 is based on the following criteria:

1. Contents: (15 points)
a. ALL requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.

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explanations, examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization: (15 points)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The paragraph is well-structured with topic sentence, supporting ideas and
concluding sentence.
3. Language use: (15 points)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (5 points)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting
Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking
the papers. Thank you for your cooperation.

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