SO GIAO DUC VADAO TAO Ki THI TUYEN SINH LOP 10 THPT HANOI NAM HQC 2019-2020 Mén thi: TIENG ANH (Chuyén) Thai gian lam bai: 120 phat PART IL. LISTENING (2pts) ‘You will hear each section TWICE. Section I (1.0pt) You will listen to a lecturer talking to a group of engineering students. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Engineering for sustainable development The Greenhouse Project (Himalayan mountain region) Problem * Short growing season because of high altitude and low (1), * Fresh vegetables imported by lorry or by (2) , So are expensive * Need to use sunlight to prevent local plants from (3), * Previous programmes to provide greenhouses were (4) New greenhouse Meets criteria for sustainability * Simple and (8) to build * Made mainly from local materials (mud = or stone forthe walls, wood and (6), for the roof) * Building and maintenance done by local craftsmen * Puns solely on (7) energy * Only families who have a suitable (8) can own one Design * Long side faces south # Strong polythene cover © Inner (9) are painted black or white Social benefits * Owners’ status is improved © Rural (10) have greater opportunities *© More children are educatedSection II (1.0pt) You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about how they gave up office jobs to do other types of work. While you listen, you must complete BOTH tasks. ‘TASK ONE TASK TWO For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) what | For questions 6-10, choose from list (A-H) what ‘made each speaker decide to give up office work. | each speaker likes best about their present job. ‘A. poor motivation ‘A. being my own boss B. lack of exercise Speaker 1 | B. feeling appreciated by | 6 Speaker 1 C. the regular hours clients D. limited contact with | 2. Speaker 2 | C. being able to offer | 7. Speaker 2 people advice E. overcrowded 3. Speaker 3 | D. feeling respected for | 8. Speaker 3 workplace my skills F. dull colleagues 4, Speaker 4 | E. being fully qualified | 9 Speaker 4 G. few career prospects F. feeling committed to HL stressful deadlines | 5. Speaker 5 | the work 10.____Speaker $ G. being relatively well paid H. being able to help others PART II, PHONETICS (0.5pt) I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other in ‘pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.3p)) 1. A. digest B. manage C. category D. legend 2.A. exist B. exhaustion C. explorer D. exhibit 3. A. transfer B. career C. variety D. afraid IL, Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (0.2pt) 1. A. certificate B. apartment C. individual D. biology 2. A. admirable B. advantageous _C. conscientious D. analytic PART III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5pts) 1. Circle the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0pt) 1. One of days, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind. A. our B. those C. these D. the2, Many more students tend to in vocational schools than in senior secondary schools. A. endow B. ensure C. enlist D. enrol 3. [have helped my wife with the cleaning, though not for some time. A. in contrast B. especially C. alternatively D. admittedly 4, to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways. A. Although is invisible B. Even though it invisible C. Despite invisible D. Although invisible 5. They are like two peas in a pod. It's amazing how their parents can them apart. A.tell B. mean C. distinguish D. see 6. The incoming administration to clean up corruption in the city. A. pledged B. contemplated —_C. suggested D. resumed 7. Those boys often play tricks on their friends. A. mischievous. B. obedient C. honest D. well-behaved 8. The students had to before they became successful physicists. A. make a bundle B, work flexitime C. burn the midnight oil D. burn the candles 9. In the future, teachers will be rather than knowledge providers. A. facilitators B. attendants C. candidates D. workers 10. He spoke a of French that we found hard to understand. A. slang B. jargon C. dialect D. language I. Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (0.3pt) 1 - The pensioner owned a small vegetable ......... where he spent most of his days looking after his carrots and tomatoes. ~ As the ........, unfolds, the film gathers pace and the actors can show their full potential. ~ You can - all these numbers on one diagram for comparison 2. = There's nothing better than an carly morning swim to your spirits and set you up for the day. - Pressure from local shop keepers has led the council to . the ban on parking in the High Street. ~ Sam was told not to the lid of the saucepan while the meat was cooking. 3 ~ Her car skidded on a slippery road and was about (o ......... into a roadside tree when she managed to regain control - Nobody denies that he had a checkered in business, but now he's shining as one of the stars in our department.= Being at a crossroads after leaving college, he sought some professional advice from a .. counselor. HI. Form the collocations using the verbs and the prepositions from the boxes. Complete each sentence using a collocation in the appropriate form. You must use each verb and each preposition ONCE only. (0.7pt) go bring live abide set split get [in back to up for off by over I. I'd been looking forward to the course, but unfortunately it my expectations. 2. Last year, the bad weather the building programme by several weeks. 3. Local residents were angry at on the housing proposal they were concemed about. 4, We have to the decision of the committee; we have no choice. 5. Lots of fruit and vegetables will help you your cold, 6. A branch from the tree trunk by the previous storm. 7. They have a high level of unemployment - but the same many other countries. IV. Give the correct form of the words to complete the passage. (0.5 pt) It scems our personality is affected by many things, including the position we sleep in! This is because our sleeping position partly determines how we feel when we wake up. To (1. clear) » people who sleep on their backs with their arms stretched out typically awake feeling (2. vital) and eager for the day ahead. Conversely, those who sleep face down with arms outstretched awake feeling fatigued, as this position seems to generate a sense of losing control. Apparently, those who sleep lying straight tend to show signs of stubbornness, although whether this is simply because they feel stiff in the moming is (3. debate) - Most people appear to sleep on their side with their knees drawn up, often described as "the foetal position". Actually, this is unsurprising because although the position is often said to denote stress, people who sleep like this awake feeling (4. fresh) having somehow worked through their problems. It's unclear what it means if you are a (6. rest) sleeper and change your position frequently! PART IV. READING (3.0pts) I. Circle the best option A, B, Cor D that best fits each of the blanks. (0.8 pt) I suppose it's human (1) ....... to try to judge someone by their appearance, The downside is that it's . on then hard to alter our original judgement which was based on that first impression they (2)us, At any initial encounter, we take note of the person's clothes, how they talk and what their body (3) .. indicates But can this information be trusted? Does it actually reveal the truth? A talkative person may appear friendly and warm (4) they are actually self-centred while an introvert may (5) as arrogant when they are the sweetest person in the world once you see beneath their quiet exterior. Why do we assume we understand someone simply on what we suppose is absolute (6) ......... derived from a short acquaintance or that their appearance accurately reflects their personality? If we (7) on our initial judgements too heavily or are too ready to (8) . to conclusions, we may be making a big mistake. L.A. nature B. feeling C. disposition D. temperament 2A, got B. put C. gave D. made 3. A. manner B. movements C. language D. signs 4. A. alternatively B. in spite of C. even if D. as well as 5. A. come through B. come down C. come out D. come across 6.A. data B. proof C. demonstration D. justification 7. A. lean B. trust C. hang D. ride 8. A. arrive B. spring C. reach D. jump 1, Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word (0.7 pt) You got your blue eyes from your mother, and your ears from your father. But where did you get your adventurous personality or your talent (1) singing? Did you leam these from your parents or were they predetermined by your genes? While it's clear that physical characteristics are hereditary, things are a little (2) clear when it (3) to an individual's behaviour, intelligence and personality. Ultimately, the old argument of nature vs nurture has never really been won, We do not yet know exactly how much of (4) we are is determined by our DNA and how much by our life experience. But we do know that both (5) a part Some scientists think that people behave (6) they do according to genetic predispositions or even "animal instincts". This is known as the "nature" theory of human behaviour. Other scientists believe that people think and act in certain ways because they are taught to do so. the "nurture" theory. Our growing understanding of the human genome has recently made it clear that both sides are partly right. Nature endows us (7) inborn abilities and traits; nurture takes these natural tendencies and moulds them as we learn and mature.IIL, Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions (0.9 pt) A smart irrigation sensor that gives plants only as much to drink as they need can increase tomato yields by more than 40 per cent. The sensor has been developed by Yehoshua Sharon and Ben-Ami Bravdo at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's faculty of agriculture in Rehovot, Israel. The researchers say that their system not only increases the yield of crops, but it also dramatically reduces water usage - by up to 60 per cent for some crops. At the heart of the system is an electronic sensor that dips onto a plant leaf and measures its thickne: s to an accuracy of I micrometer. "A leaf’s thickness is dependent on the amount of water ina plant,” says Sharon. "A healthy leaf is 60 per cent water." A thin leaf is a sure sign that the plant is suffering stress because it is thirsty, and stres is bad for yields. The sensor consists of two plates, one fixed and the other spring-loaded, which together grip the leaf. The moving plate is connected to a small computer that regulates the voltage in an electrical circuit As the leaf’s thickness changes, the plate moves, causing a change in the voltage. This signal is fed to a processor that adjusts the plant's water supply. Unlike conventional irrigation systems, which water crops periodically, the Israeli system waters the plants continuously, but adjusts the flow to the plant's needs. "The idea is to give the plant the proper amount of water at the correct time, according to what the plant requires,” says Sharon, Field studies show the system increases the yields of several crops while reducing consumption of water. Yields of grapefruit increased by 15 per cent while needing 40 per cent less water. For peppers, the yield rose by 5 per cent while water usage fell by 60 per cent. Tomato plants yielded 40 per cent more fruit while consuming 35 per cent less water. "It is an interesting idea," says John Sadler, a soil scientist at the US government's Agricultural Research Service in Florence, South Carolina, "Other researchers have measured stress by measuring a plant's temperature or stem thickness. But I haven't heard of anyone doing irrigation at such a refined level,” he says. But Sadler is a little surprised by the figures for water savings. "They would depend on the technique you're comparing these results with,” he says. Sharon says the savings are based on comparisons with the Israeli government's recommendations for irrigating crops. He admits that the system has to be very reliable if it is to be effective. "Because the plants are watered continuously they are more susceptible to sudden changes in water supply,” he says. "This ‘means our system has to operate very reliably." The researchers have founded a company called Leafsen to sell the new irrigation system, and they hope to start marketing it within the next few months. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The irrigation sensor can reduce the need for water in some plants. B.A leaf’s thickness is dependent on the amount of water in a plant,C. The conventional irrigation systems water the plant continuously D. Leafsen is the company that sold the new irrigation system, 2. According to the passage, the sensor is operated by ‘A. a computer B.aplate C. a spring D.a voltage 3. The phrase "the heart” in the second paragraph means A. the most complex B. the smallest part C. the most important part D. the most accurate part 4. The Word "fixed" in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to A. having a leaf B. stuck by glue. not empty D. not moving 5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? ‘A. The new system helps reduce the water amount plants require. B. The new system is welcomed by a US scientist. C. The new system necds more time to become usable. D. In order for the system to be effective, it has to be very reliable. 6. The phrase "at the correct time" in paragraph 4 mostly means A. at the time being B. when the plants require C. when the time is accurate D. when the yields are increased 7. When a plant is thirsty, A. its yield is raised B. itis suffering stress C. it has healthy leaves D. it can reduce its water usage 8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as benefited from the new system? ‘A. tomatoes B. peppers C. grapefruits D. eggplants 9. How is John Sadler's attitude to the new system? A. critical B. doubtful C. ironical D. appreciative IV. Read the article and choose your answers from the sections A-D. You may choose any of the sections more than once. (0.6p1) In which section does the writer praise the quality of some more serious films? 1 mention a film character who learns from his experiences? 2. explain how a director uses a film as a vehicle for his own opinion? mention a spec te a feel-good reaction? I technique used to 1 insist that lighter films can also be clever? refer to films where ordinary people triumph over authority?Films that make you feel good Feel-good films stretch back right into the early days of cinema. The Brits were pioneers of the form. Producer Cecil Hepworth's Rescued By Rover (1905), a winsome yarn about a dog retrieving a kidnapped baby, was an early example of feel-good film-making. What distinguished it was the ‘tempo. The film-makers used cross-cutting to crank up the tension, which is only finally released when the baby is found. The film "marks a key stage in the medium's development from an amusing novelty to the ‘seventh art,' able to hold its own alongside literature, theatre, painting, music and other more traditional forms,” claims the British Film Institute's Screenonline website. Film historians today continue to study Hepworth's storytelling abilities but that wasn't what interested the 1905 audiences who flocked to see it. They went because it was a feel-good film. There has long been a tendency to sneer at feel-good films. Serious, self@conscious auteurs are often too busy trying to express their innermost feelings about art and politics to worry about keeping audiences happy. However, as Preston Sturges famously showed in his comedy Sullivan's Travels (1941), if you're stuck on a prison chain gang, you don't necessarily want to watch Battleship Potemkin. Sullivan's Travels is about John L. Sullivan, a glib and successful young Hollywood director of comedies, who yearns to be taken seriously. Sullivan dresses up as a hobo and sets off across America to learn more about the plight of the common man. He ends up sentenced to six years in prison. One of the prisoners’ few escapes from drudgery is watching cartoons. As he sits among his fellow cons and sees their faces convulsed with laughter at a piece of what he regards as throwaway Disney animation, he rapidly revises his own priorities. "After I saw a couple of pictures put out by my fellow comedy directors, which scemed to have abandoned the fun in favour of the message, I wrote Sullivan's Travels to satisfy an urge to tell them to leave the preaching to the preachers," Sturges recalled, A few years ago there were a lot of "deep-dish” movies. We had films about guilt (Atonement), about the all-American dream coming apart at the seams (Revolutionary Road) and even a very long account of a very long life lived backwards (the deeply morbid The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button). Deep-dish, feel-bad films have plenty to recommend them. If you're not a teenager and you don't just want to see the next summer tent-pole blockbuster, you'll welcome movies that pay attention to characterisation and dialogue and don't just rely on computer generated imagery or the posturing of comic book heroes. However, as film-makers from Preston Sturges to Danny Boyle have discovered, there is no reason that a feel-good movie needs to be dumb. You can touch on social deprivation and political injustice: the trick is to do so lithely and, if possible, with a little leavening humour.D__ Historically, the best feel-good movies have often been made at the darkest times. The war years and their immediate aftermath saw the British tuming out some invigorating, entertaining fare alongside all the propaganda. The Age of Austerity was also the age of the classic Ealing comedies, perfect examples of feel-good film-making. In the best of these films like Passport To Pimlico or Whisky Galore, a community of eccentric and mildly anarchic characters would invariably come together to thwart the big, bad, interfering bureaucrats. Stories about hiding away a hoard of whisky or setting up a nation state in central London were lapped up by audiences. To really work, feel-good movies must have energy and spontaneity - a reckless quality that no amount of seript- tinkering from studio development executives can guarantee. The best take you by surprise. What makes the perfect feel-good movic? That remains as hard to quantify as ever - you only know one when you see one. PART V. WRITING (2.0pts) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences beginning with the word(s) given in such a way that it ‘means the same as the original one. (0.5pt) 1. Although she scems to be very courteous, she can also be very impolite, > Courteous 2. When we came back home, we realized our house had been broken into. >On 3. Itis known that Ha Long Bay was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994, > Ha Long Bay 4, The class watched a film yesterday. The film was about the Apollo 13 space mission. > The film 5. It was the goalkeeper that saved the mateh for us. > Had IL, Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given so that it has the same meaning as the original one. (0.5pt) 1, [remained neutral during their disagreement because I like both of them. (sides) > 2. A great many people will congratulate her if she wins. (showered) > 3. I don't think she was informed about the burglary. (can't) > 4, Barney was not the only person who felt disappointed with the food in the restaurant. (alone) >5. One of the directors pointed out to the board a number of inconsistencies in the report. (attention) > IIL, Write an essay on the following topic. (1.0p0) Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes of global warming and what measures can governments and individuals take to tackle the issue? Use specific reasons and examples to support your view in about 200-250 words. 10