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THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG NĂM HỌC 2020 -2021

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC VÒNG 2

Môn TIẾNG ANH
SECTION A: LISTENING (15 pts)
I. Listen to an interview with Sharon Gravy, who has just published a book on youth culture and
illness and circle the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
(5 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
II. Listen to a radio feature on the origins of common words in English and complete each
sentence with a word or short phrase. (10 pts)
(1) 3,000 BC (2) race
(3) recorded history (4) regularity and consistency
(5) archaeologists (6) civilization
(7) plough (8) (wandering) nomads
(9) overpopulation and invaders (10) their (own) beginnings

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (50 pts)

I. Select the best option (A, B, C or D) for each sentence. (20 pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B

II. Complete each sentence with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
1. easy 2. hair  3. elements 4. sack 5. picked 
6. blink 7. rough  8. bearing 9. thick 10. speak

III. Complete each of the following sentences. Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word
that fits in the space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
1. rundown 2. recession 3. symmetrical  4. landmarks 5. deafening
6. laborious 7. indulgence 8. entangled  9. dispersal 10. streamlined
IV. There are TEN mistakes in the passage below. FIND, UNDERLINE and write the corrections in
the corresponding lines. (10 pts)
Statistics shows that museums are going from strength to strength 1. shows  show
in terms of visitor numbers, it is an encouraging sign in our 2. it  which
computer-obsessed society. Online assess increasingly rules how we 3. assess  access
approach information today, and museums have to engage with this
to stay relevantly. That said, a picture on a screen cannot replace 4. relevantly  relevant
material engagement with an object. Unfortunately, many people
still have rather outdated ideas of how museums are like, including 5. how  what
believing that they are high-brow institutions aimed at some
international elite, which is clearly no longer the case, particularly
with the smaller ones. With effort, a museum can be the heart of a
community, preserving the stories which are important to those
who live nearby, and I know of many such museums all over the 6. thrived  thriving
country which are thrived.

It is interesting that people who do not think twice about visiting a 7. on  in

museum when on holiday very rarely set foot on one the rest of the
time, but this is nothing to do with a failure to accommodate a wide
range of people - museums definitely do that nowadays. I think it is 8. than  that

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more than, when we are entrenched in our daily routine, museums
are not high on our list of priorities. Breaking out of that routine 9. as  such as / like
gives you the opportunity to do different things, as visiting
museums. Part of the appeal of museums, of course, is the chance 10. the other  another
to view objects from around the world and get a taste of the other
culture. Although there are rigorous export controls stopping 11. are  being
objects of national significance are sold abroad, thanks to the
internet museums can co-operate to arrange reciprocal loans for
special exhibitions.
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (50 pts)
I. Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
1. put 2. involved 3. overnight 4. refers 5. part
6. benefits / 7. hidden 8. option / choice 9. consider  10. offer
advantages
II. Choose the word that best fits each space to complete the text. (10 pts)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C
III. Read the text below and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best fits according
to the text. (10 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. A
IV. You are going to read an article about children. 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. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pt)
1. E 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. E 8. A 9. E 10. D
V. Read the text below and do the task. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided. (10 pts)
1. v 2. iv 3. vi 4. NO 5. NO 6. YES 7. NG 8. YES 9. C 10. C
SECTION D: WRITING (30 pts)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it is closest in meaning to the one
printed before it. Use the word given. (10 pts)
1. It only took me a few minutes to get the printer up and running.
2. Maggie tends to barge in without knocking first.
3. This timetable is subject to change on public holidays.
4. Your oven is very slow; I would have it seen to if I were you.
5. You are bound to fail if you are so careless with your work.
6. Nick is two months in arrears with his rent.
7. My next door neighbour caught sight of the burglars.
8. I was soaked to the skin in the downpour.
9. Such was the storm / the severity of the storm that the rescue attempt had to be called off.
10. Air pollution has led to the greater incidence of lung cancer.

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