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KHU VỰC DH VÀ ĐB BẮC BỘ DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐB BẮC BỘ NĂM 2018

MÔN THI: ANH - LỚP: 11
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THPT Chu Văn An – Hà Nội Đề thi gồm …20….. trang

I. LISTENING (50 points)

1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Emma Stoneham, who works as a manager in the
horse racing industry. For question 1- 5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according
to what you hear.

1. Emma first got interested in horse racing as a result of

A. a family connection.
B. an educational visit.
C. a passion for horses.
D. peer-group pressure.

2. What does Emma say about her qualifications?

A. She chose to study certain subjects against her father’s wishes.
B. She decided to do courses that dealt directly with horse racing.
C. She did a postgraduate course that few people knew about.
D. She was fortunate to be accepted on a special course.

3. How does Emma feel about what she calls the ‘big names’ in horse racing?
A. She represents having to plan her events to suit them.
B. She respects the contribution they make to the sport.
C. She believes that they shouldn’t receive special treatment.
D. She accepts that she needs to put on particular events to attract them.

4. How did Emma feel after cancelling the midwinter race meeting?
A. worried that inadequate precautions had been taken.
B. angry that bad weather hadn’t been predicted.
C. satisfied that she’s made the right decision.
D. grateful for the good advice she’d received.

5. As a result of cancelling the meeting, Emma has had to

A. put on additional race meetings.
B. make changes to her financial planning.
C. sell some land belonging to the racecourse.
D. postpone making improvements to facilities.

2. Read the statements, listen and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F).
1. The speaker has come from the Theosophical Society.
2. One of the main points of the talk is to save money.
3. He thinks students should do more housework.
4. He argues that plastic containers won't biodegrade quickly.
5. He warns that asthma sufferers should be careful with her recipes.

3. Listen to a talk about airports and supply the blanks with the missing Information. You can write
your answers in the form of NOTES (no more than 5 words).

1. What are the stages of waiting?

……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

2. How much waiting time does Anna Harrison suggest reducing?

……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

3. What concepts are absent from the design of passenger terminal buildings ?
……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

4. What does Anna Harrison focus on analyzing?

……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

5. What academic degree is Anna Harrison doing?

……………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

4. Listen and fill in the gaps (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS)

You will hear a report on how English has become a global language. For questions 1-9, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase.

The spread of English around the globe means it is now termed a (1) _____________ .
English first started to spread when explorers made (2) ______________ to the other side of the world.
The influence of Britain in the past and the influence of American business are the (3) _______________
which give English its present significance.
The number of people whose (4) _____________ is English is significantly greater in the USA than in the
UK.
It is difficult to (5) ___________ the communicative functions of English in some countries.
It is sometimes suggested that English is (6) _____________ superior to other languages.
People tend to (7) ___________ languages using subjective rather than (8) ____________.
English sentence structure is (9) ____________.
Language success is (10) ____________ on a variety of different things.

II. GRAMMAR AND LEXICOLOGY (30 points)

1. Choose the best answer

1. The altitude _______ his breathing, making him a bit spaced out and disorientated.
A. played downed B. played havoc with C. played himself in D. played up to
2. These men share a tendency toward balladeering that _______ me the wrong way.
A. bothers B. provokes C. riles D. rubs
3. I’m afraid the results of the X-ray examination are quite ________.
A. undecided B. indecisive C. inconclusive D. irresolute
4. A lot of people who have had a ___________ deal in life will show surprising cheerfulness.
A. bad B. rough C. raw D. clean
5 . The accused man was released on _________ pending the hearing of the case.
A. deposit B. bond C. deposition D. bail
6. The main cause of the strike was the management’s refusal to give further consideration to the question
of pay ________.
A. differences B. differentials C. subsides D. dissimilarities
7. The Chairman ruled the speaker’s question ______.
A. out of line B. out of tune C. out of order D. out of condition
8. When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had
__________.
A. upped the ante B. scooped the bag C. caught the fat one D. hit the jackpot
9. The tournament isn’t over yet, not by a long ___________.
A. talk B. chalk C. walk D. hawk
10. The rumor that his job was in jeopardy caused Pete to______ with concern.
A. frown B. beam C. grimace D. howl

2. There are five mistakes in the following passage. Find out and correct them

Television lie at the heart of American culture, offer a combination of news and amusement. It is not
surprising, therefore, that daytime talk shows, the ultimate blend of information and entertainment, are
earning top rate. Talk show producers and hosts claim that the purpose of air all sorts of problems on
national television is to benefit viewers. They say they provide useful information and have helped to
create a more sensitive and educational public. Many of those who have appeared as guests say doing so
changed their lives, and the shows can certainly take the credit for giving a lot of people information they
would not otherwise have had. So do the shows provide a service by allowing people to work through
issues that would otherwise be swept under the carpet? Or is there a danger that viewers will regard the
self-centered and thoughtful behavior they see in these programs as a model of how to live their own lives?

Your answer

Mistake Correction
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3. Fill a preposition into each gap

These days, there is a growing band of 'shoestring renovators' who, in a climate where finance is hard to
come by, are scaling (1)___________ their refurbishment plans and coming up with imaginative ways to
transform their homes. Extra money is in short supply so things are done (2)________ the cheap - not in a
nasty way but in a way that makes use of materials that other people don't want. Sarah and her husband are
an example of this way of a tight budget: the loan on an old cottage they bought was reduced by the bank
so they had no choice but to do most of the work themselves.

Sarah spent every spare minute for a year painting and decorating. She sourced materials and furniture
from eBay and recycled friends' unwanted possessions. Do-It-Yourself, however, is not (3)__________ its
hazards: Steve, Sarah's husband, knocked himself (4) __________ cold for two hours by hitting his head
on a low beam above the front door. Another time, they only just managed to save their new kitchen
furniture from being ruined after a mains water pipe burst. However, the upside is that the project has
opened up a new avenue for Sarah - people have seen her work and have suggested she start up her own
home-styling business. And the cottage next door is for sale so more creative furniture sourcing could lie
just (5) ___________ the corner!

4. Complete the passage with appropriate form of each word chosen from the given ones in the box.

mere addict likely vary digest

resist control treat circulate retire

In today’s health-conscious society, more and more attention is being paid to the benefits of exercise, a
balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. People want to maintain their fitness throughout their lives and into a
healthy (l)…………... For some, a radical change to the habits of a lifetime is needed; others will (2). .
………………..continue their present healthy lifestyle.

To start with, habits which are harmful to ‘health should be (3). . ………………... Not only can cigarette
smoking cause bronchial disease and lung cancer, but recent tests have shown that even passive smoking
can cause lung cancer. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause liver disease, and alcohol is also (4) . .
………...: it is better to limit oneself to a ‘safe’ number of units per week. Help in controlling these habits
is available at NHS and private clinics, or alternative (5). ………… such as acupuncture and hypnosis may
be useful.

‘We are what we eat’, and therefore it is essential to maintain a well-balanced, (6) …………….. diet, in
order to provide the body with all its needs , and to control weight. Vitamins taken in fruit and. vegetables
help to give (7). . …………... to infection, while more fiber in the diet makes for better (8) ………. . and
help to avoid bowel cancer. In addition, it is important to cut salt and fat intake, in order to reduce the (9)
……... of heart disease and (10).............. problems. Another point to remember is that eating fewer sugar
foods will result in less tooth decay and better weight control.

III. READING (60 points)

1. From the words listed below, choose the one which best fits the space, A, B, C or D.

LONDON’S BLACK CABS

Black cabs, officially known as Hackney Carriages, are (1) _______ London and are special for a
number of reasons. For a start, they are the only taxis in the city that can be hailed from the kerb with a
raised hand signal to get the driver’s attention. Currently, it is estimated that there are 20,000 black cabs (2)
_______ on the capital’s streets. Their origin, in fact, can be (3) _______ the name ‘Hackney Carriage’
said to derive from the French word haquenée referring to the type of horse used to pull the carriages in the
days of horse-drawn carriages. The first horse-drawn Hackney coaches appeared on London’s streets in the
17th century during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. As transport developed and motor cars were (4)
_______, motor cabs replaced the horse-drawn carriages. Since the end of the 19th century, various car
manufacturers’ vehicles have been used as motor cabs but it was not until the mid-20th century that the
cabs we have been (5) _______ over the last decades first appeared.

It is such a(n) (6) _______ of becoming a black cab driver in London and it is (7) _______. If you want
to gain this honour you will need to have passed the infamous test known as ‘the Knowledge’, which was
first introduced in 1851 following (8) _______ of complaints by passengers whose cab drivers got lost.
This incredibly difficult test can take around three or four years to prepare for and you can often catch a
glimpse of those drivers who are doing just this zipping around London on their mopeds, with a map (9)
_______ to a clipboard on their handlebars. These people are essentially trying not only to master the
25,000 or so streets within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross, but also to work out the most direct routes
from place to place. They must know thousands of ‘points of interest’ such as hotels, hospitals, places of
worship, theatres, stations, sports and leisure facilities, to name but a few. Practically everywhere and
anywhere that a potential passenger would wish to be taken to or from must be known, so a nodding
acquaintance, for a black cab driver, is (10) _______, and perhaps this is the most difficult part, knowing
the quickest way to get from one place to another. Little wonder so few people are successful.

1. A. commensurate with B. equivalent to C. synonymous with D. tantamount to

2. A. hereabouts B. hither and thither C. or thereabouts D. there and then

3. A. ferreted out from B. hunted down from C. mapped out to D. traced back to

4. A. all the rage B. of high standing C. of repute D. in vogue

5. A. clued in on B. genned up on C. in the know about D. no stranger to

6. A. handiwork B. procurement C. realisation D. undertaking

7. A. beyond you B. no brainer C. no mean feat D. over your head

8. A. droves B. hordes C. packs D. swarms

9. A. chained B. fastened C. linked D. sealed

10. A. beyond measure B. beyond redemption C. beyond the pale D. beyond the veil

2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word

Population growth increased significantly as the Industrial Revolution gathered pace …………..(1) 1700
onwards. The last 50 years have seen a yet ……..…….(2) rapid increase in the ………….(3) of population
growth due to medical advances and substantial increases ………… (4) agricultural productivity,
particularly beginning in the 1960s, made by the Green Revolution. In 2007 the United Nations Population
Division projected that the world's population will likely surpass 10 billion in 2055. In the future, world
population has been expected to …………...(5) a peak of growth, from there it will decline due to
economic reasons, health concerns, land ……….. (6) and environmental hazards. According to one report,
it is very likely that the world's population will stop growing before the end of the 21st century. Further,
there is some likelihood that population will actually decline before 2100. Population has already declined
in the last decade or two in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The population ……….. (7) of less-developed regions of the world in recent years has been marked by
gradually declining birth rates following an earlier sharp reduction in death rates. This transition from high
birth and death rates to …………..(8) birth and death rates is often ……………(9) to …………. (10) the
demographic transition.

3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Preschools – educational programs for children under the age of five – differ significantly from one
country to another according to the views that different societies hold regarding the purpose of early
childhood education. For instance, in a cross-country comparison of preschools in China, Japan, and the
United States, researchers found that parents in the three countries view the purpose of preschools very
differently. Whereas parents in China tend to see preschools primarily as a way of giving children a good
start academically, Japanese parents view them primarily as a way of giving children the opportunity to be
members of a group. In the United States, in comparison, parents regard the primary purpose of preschools
as making children more independent and self-reliant, although obtaining a good academic start and having
group experience are also important.

While many programs designed for preschoolers focus primarily on social and emotional factors, some are
geared mainly toward promoting cognitive gains and preparing preschoolers for the formal instruction they
will experience when they start kindergarten. In the United States, the best-known program designed to
promote future academic success is Head Start. Established in the 1960s when the United States declared
the War on Poverty, the program has served over 13 million children and their families. The program,
which stresses parental involvement, was designed to serve the “whole child”, including children’s
physical health, self-confidence, social responsibility, and social and emotional development.

Whether Head Start is seen as successful or not depends on the lens through which one is looking. If, for
instance, the program is expected to provide long-term increases in IQ (intelligence quotient) scores, it is a
disappointment. Although graduates of Head Start programs tend to show immediate IQ gains, these
increases do not last. On the other hand, it is clear that Head Start is meeting its goal of getting
preschoolers ready for school. Preschoolers who participate in Head Start are better prepared for future
schooling than those who do not. Furthermore, graduates of Head Start programs have better future school
grade. Finally, some research suggests that ultimately Head Start graduates show higher academic
performance at the end of high school, although the gains are modest.

In addition, results from other types of preschool readiness programs indicate that those who
participate and graduate are less likely to repeat grades, and they are more likely to complete school than
readiness program, for every dollar spent on the program, taxpayers saved seven dollars by the time the
graduates reached the age of 27.

The most recent comprehensive evaluation of early intervention programs suggests that, taken as a group,
preschool programs can provide significant benefits, and that government funds invested early in life may
ultimately lead to a reduction in future costs. For instance, compared with children who did not participate
in early intervention programs, participants in various programs showed gains in emotional or cognitive
development, better educational outcomes, increased economic self-sufficiency, reduced levels of criminal
activity, and improved health-related behaviors. Of course, not every program produced all these benefits,
and not every child benefited to the same extent. Furthermore, some researchers argue that less-expensive
programs are just as good as relatively expensive ones, such as Head Start. Still, the results of the
evaluation were promising, suggesting that the potential benefits of early intervention can be substantial. 
Not everyone agrees that programs that seek to enhance academic skills during the preschool years are a
good thing. In fact, according to developmental psychologist David Elkind, United States society tends to
push children so rapidly that they begin to feel stress and pressure at a young age. Elkind argues that
academic success is largely dependent upon factors out of parents’ control, such as inherited abilities and a
child’s rate of maturation. Consequently, children of a particular age cannot be expected to master
educational material without taking into account their current level of cognitive development. In short,
children require development appropriate educational practice, which is education that is based on both
typical development and the unique characteristics of a given child.

1. According to paragraph 1, parents in Japan tend to think of preschool primarily as a place where
children can 

A. get a good academic start

B. expand their emotional development

C. become more independent

D. experience being part of a group

2. The word “whereas” in the passage is closest in meaning to 

A. Although
B. Because

C. Moreover

D. Already

3. The word “focus” in the passage is closest in meaning to *

A. consider

B. respect

C. concentrate

D. advise

4. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the Head Start program was designed to serve children who 

A. come from families that do not have a lot of money

B. are not doing very well in kindergarten

C. were born in the 1950s

D. need programs that focus primarily on social and emotional factors

5. According to paragraph 3, the Head Start program had NOT been successful at which of the following? 

A. helping children adjust to school

B. providing long-term increase in IQ scores

C. improving school performance throughout high school

D. preventing children from being placed in special-education classes

6. In paragraph 4, the author mentions the “results from other types of readiness programs” to 

A. provide support for the idea that preschool readiness programs have been somewhat successful

B. question the idea that Head Start is more effective than other preschool readiness programs

C. indicate school completion is usually the most reliable indicator of success in most readiness programs

D. emphasize that participating in readiness programs can be increased if costs are reduced

7. According to paragraph 4, a cost-benefit analysis of one preschool readiness program revealed that 

A. only one dollar’s worth of benefit was gained for every seven dollars spent on the program

B. the benefits of the program lasted only until the participants reached age 27

C. taxpayers saved seven dollars for every dollar spent on the program
D. to be successful, the program would need to receive about seven times as much money as it currently
receives

8. The word “comprehensive” in the passage is closest in meaning to 

A. easily understood

B. thorough

C. respectable

D. objective

9. Paragraph 5 mentions that participants in early intervention programs have been shown to do all of the
following better than nonparticipants EXCEPT 

A. take care of their health

B. support themselves financially

C. take care of their own children

D. have increased emotional development

10. According to paragraph 5, which of the following is true about the benefits of early intervention
programs? 

A. These programs produce good short-term benefits but few long-term benefits.

B. Only the most expensive programs provide substantial benefits.

C. The Head Start program provides a range of benefits that no other program can provide.

D. Some children benefit more than others do from these programs.

4. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

Questions 1- 6: Read the passage and choose the heading for each section.
List of headings
I. Different personality types mentioned
II. Recommendation of combined styles for group
III. Historical explanation of understanding personality
IV. A lively and positive attitude person depicted
V. A personality likes challenge and direct communication
VI. Different characters illustrated
VII. Functions of understanding communication styles
VIII. Cautious and considerable person cited
IX. Calm and Factual personality illustrated
X. Self-assessment determines one’s temperament
Example: Section A: III ; Section C: I
1. Section B: ____________
2. Section D: ____________
3. Section E: ____________
4. Section F: ____________
5. Section G: ____________
6. Section H: ____________

Section A - Historical explanation of understanding personality

As far back as Hippocrates' time (460-370 B.C.) people have tried to understand other people by
characterizing them according to personality type or temperament. Hippocrates believed there were four
different body fluids that influenced four basic types of temperament. His work was further developed 500
years later by Galen. These days there are any number of self-assessment tools that relate to the basic
descriptions developed by Galen, although we no longer believe the source to be the types of body fluid
that dominate our systems.
Section B
The values in self-assessments that help determine personality style. Learning styles, communication
styles, conflict-handling styles, or other aspects of individuals is that they help depersonalize conflict in
interpersonal relationships. The depersonalization occurs when you realize that others aren't trying to be
difficult, but they need different or more information than you do. They're not intending to be rude: they
are so focused on the task they forget about greeting people. They would like to work faster but not at the
risk of damaging the relationships needed to get the job done. They understand there is a job to do. But it
can only be done right with the appropriate information, which takes time to collect. When used
appropriately. understanding communication styles can help resolve conflict on teams. Very rarely are
conflicts true personality issues. Usually they are issues of style, information needs, or focus.
Section C - Different personality types mentioned

Hippocrates and later Galen determined there were four basic temperaments: sanguine, phlegmatic,
melancholic and choleric. These descriptions were developed centuries ago and are still somewhat apt,
although you could update the wording. In today's world, they translate into the four fairly common
communication styles described below.
Section D
The sanguine person would be the expressive or spirited style of communication. These people speak in
pictures. They invest a lot of emotion and energy in their communication and often speak quickly. Putting
their whole body into it. They are easily sidetracked onto a story that may or may not illustrate the point
they are trying to make. Because of their enthusiasm, they are great team motivators. They are concerned
about people and relationships. Their high levels of energy can come on strong at times and their focus is
usually on the bigger picture, which means they sometimes miss the details or the proper order of things.
These people find conflict or differences of opinion invigorating and love to engage in a spirited
discussion. They love change and are constantly looking for new and exciting adventures.
Section E
Tile phlegmatic person - cool and persevering - translates into the technical or systematic communication
style. This style of communication is focused on facts and technical details. Phlegmatic people have an
orderly, methodical way of approaching tasks, and their focus is very much on the task, not on the people,
emotions, or concerns that the task may evoke. The focus is also more on the details necessary to
accomplish a task. Sometimes the details overwhelm the big picture and focus needs to be brought back to
the context of the task. People with this style think the facts should speak for themselves, and they are not
as comfortable with conflict. They need time to adapt to change and need to understand both the logic of it
and the steps involved.
Section F
Tile melancholic person who is softhearted and oriented toward doing things for others translates into the
considerate or sympathetic communication style. A person with this communication style is focused on
people and relationships. They are good listeners and do things for other people - sometimes to the
detriment of getting things done for themselves. They want to solicit everyone's opinion and make sure
everyone is comfortable with whatever is required to get the job done. At times this focus on others can
distract from the task at hand. Because they are so concerned with the needs of others and smoothing over
issues, they do not like conflict. They believe that change threatens the status quo and tends to make people
feel uneasy, so people with this communication style, like phlegmatic people need time to consider the
changes in order to adapt to them.
Section G
The choleric temperament translates into the bold or direct style of communication. People with this style
are brief in their communication - the fewer words the better. They are big picture thinkers and love to be
involved in many things at once. They are focused on tasks and outcomes and often forget that the people
involved in carrying out the tasks have needs. They don't do detail work easily and as a result can often
underestimate how much time it takes to achieve the task. Because they are so direct, they often seem
forceful and can be very intimidating to others. They usually would welcome someone challenging them.
But most other styles are afraid to do so. They also thrive on change, the more the better.
Section H
A well-functioning team should have all of these communication styles for true effectiveness. All teams
need to focus on the task, and they need to take care of relationships in order to achieve those tasks. They
need the big picture perspective or the context of their work, and they need the details to be identified and
taken care of for success. We all have aspects of each style within us. Some of us can easily move from one
style to another and adapt our style to the needs of the situation at hand - whether the focus is on tasks or
relationships. For others, a dominant style is very evident, and it is more challenging to see the situation
from the perspective of another style.
The work environment can influence communication styles either by the type of work that is required or by
the predominance of one style reflected in that environment. Some people use one style at work and
another at home. The good news about communication styles is that we all have the ability to develop
flexibility in our styles. The greater the flexibility we have, the more skilled we usually are at handling
possible and actual conflicts. Usually it has to be relevant to us to do so, either because we think it is
important or because there are incentives in our environment to encourage it. The key is that we have to
want to become flexible with our communication style. As Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can
or you can't, you're right!”

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage.

TRUE If the statement agrees with the information

FALSE If the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this

7. Melancholic and phlegmatic people have similar characteristics.

8. It is the sanguine personality that needed most in the workplace.
9. It is possible for someone to change type of personality.
10. Work surrounding can affect which communication style is the most effective.

5. You are going to read some reviews of art events. For questions 1 - 10, choose from the
reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than once.

In which review is the following mentioned?

Institutions could suffer because of a thoughtless act. 1

Many different styles offered by artists in Europe. 2

A substantial amount of time needed to complete one piece of work. 3

Land and sea treated very differently. 4

Paintings about other paintings. 5

Man's negative impact on the environment. 6

Finding ways to payoff debts. 7

A primitive style of interior decoration. 8

Showing how something is set up for public viewing. 9

Fantasy images based on a real environment. 10

Reviews of art events

A - Ben Cook and Phil Whiting

Landscape, such a dominant theme in Cornwall, has the chalk and cheese treatment from two artists
showing in Penzance this month. At Cornwall Contemporary Gallery Ben Cook " uses abstract
vocabulary to make almost entirely conceptual references. His use of found objects and time spent surfing
drew him to look at the processes involved in surfboard manufacture. Based on these, his constructions
and paintings combine areas of high resist, high speed, water deflecting sheen with those tempered by wax
to produce mottled, opaque, non-slip surfaces that smack of stone and solidity. Phil Whiting is a painter.
His vigorous use of materials - acrylics in thick impasto inks, charcoal applied with a brush, knife and
'whatever' - recalls a terrain smarting from the brute force of man's misuse of it. This is not the celebrated,
picturesque Cornwall we so often see but its dirty, rain-soaked underbelly, a landscape left bereft by
voracious mining and haphazard industrial development.

B - Shanti Panchal
It is almost thirty years since Shanti Panchal first came from India to study art in London, where he has
lived ever since. This retrospective at Chelmsford Museum elucidates his distinctive, radical
water-colourist's achievement. Growing lip in a Gujarati village, he decorated local houses with Images of
birds and animals. As a Bombay art student, cave paintings and images from Jain temples inspired him,
and as a student in Europe, he was drawn to medieval icons. It is erroneous to say that his work is
characterised by poignant nostalgia for India. The paintings are not nostalgic. Rather they evoke with
subtle clarity what it is like to be exiled and dispossessed while at the same time rooted inalienably in

nature and the cosmos.

Every watercolour is multi-layered, giving a similar surface to Buddhist cave paintings. It can take days in
order to face Nhat is going to happen in a piece. Each picture takes weeks and sometimes months. Recent
pictures include portraits and even a homage to Frida Kahlo, a painter that Shanti respects immensely.

C - Iwan Gwyn Parry

Ian Gwyn Parry's first solo exhibition at Martin Tinney Gallery in Cardiff is a significant event. Until now
the artist has shown mostly in North Wales. Now there is an opportunity to experience, further south, a
coherent and powerful assemblage of his latest work. It is clear the show will be something special. For
these remarkable landscapes and seascapes appear to have emerged from deep within his psyche and are a
highly imaginative response to a coastal terrain familiar to the artist. There is a strong sense of mysticism,
the painting suffused with ethereal vapours and incandescent light; there are restless swathes of deep
orange and yellow. The seascapes are haunting and elemental while the landscapes are more reflective
studies in grey, black and white. His oil The Irish Sea, for example is on an awesome scale, its seething
waters of churning paint intensely lit by a low sun. Definitely a show not to be missed.

D - Art auctions

Of the top three Modern British sales last month, it was Christie's who kicked off the, proceedings, but not
without controversy. Bury district council, in their wisdom, auctioned a major painting by LS. Lowry so as
to cover a £10 million shortfall in their finances. The £1.2 million hammer price, less expenses, will not
make all that much difference but the

issue has raised the wrath of the Museums Association, who in future, could block lottery and National
Arts Collection Fund resources in all aspects of museum and gallery development. Bury may well live to
regret their foolhardy action as current and future donators will also not be encouraged to gift works of art
which could be sold on a whim. Bonhams followed ten days later with a good but not exceptional sale of
which a solid 70% was sold and totaled £2.3 million.
It was then Sotheby's turn to shine which they succeeded in doing, with 80% of lots sold and an
impressive total of £7.7 million, though some way behind their arch rival. Records were broken for works
by Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister.

E - Andrew Grassie

Andrew Grassie's exhibition at Maureen Paley Gallery is aptly entitled 'Installation', since it provides a
look backstage at the rituals involved in hanging an exhibition before it officially opens to the public. To
achieve this, Grassie devised and followed a pre-determined strategy, namely: "Install a series of
paintings at the gallery depicting last year's previous exhibitions during their installation. Each painting
should hang at the very spot from which the image was taken, enabling the viewer to compare views of the
space." The result is five jewel-like paintings, each one painstakingly copied from a mid-installation
photograph taken by Grassie before the opening of the previous year's shows. The paintings are executed
with such detail that it is difficult at times to uncover the illusion that these are photographs rather than
paintings.

F - Story

Alexia Goethe has selected fourteen artists, including six resident in the UK and four from Leipzig, for her
show 'Story'. She seeks to demonstrate that whatever technique is used - painting, text, video, photograph
or concept - and regardless of style, the artist is telling a story. The tales being told made me come away
feeling a sense of recovery. Tales of politics, war, social unrest, personal tragedy, to name just a few, are
depicted here. Jin Meng who now resides in Europe, produces exquisitely framed views from the present
onto China's past. Political statues, glimpsed from a deserted bedroom, evoke the vast changes sweeping
his birthplace. Jean Tinguely's kinetic assemblages illustrate how the mechanical is subverted into the
amusing and the desirable. This is an eclectic mix of treasures that can't fail to shock, amuse and move.

IV. WRITING (60 points)

1. Summarize the following extract. Your summary should be about 140 words long.

Call it Generation Groggy. In the US, at least once a week, 28% of high school students fall asleep in class,
and 22% fall asleep doing homework, according to the survey released last week by the US National Sleep
foundation.

According to Amy Wolfson, sleep researcher and associate professor of psychology at College of the Holy
Cross, that is the tip of the iceberg as "you know they aren't alert before they fall asleep and it is very
alarming to me."
Sleep deprivation among youth is caused not only by puberty, which triggers changes in one's sleep cycle
but also by environmental and lifestyle factors such as early school stars, a taste for caffeinated drinks and
bedrooms that are full of sleep-postponing temptations such as cell phones, computers and televisions sets,
sleep experts say.

According to Dr Judy Owens, an expert in pediatric sleep disorders in Rhode Island, this is not all
biological. The survey also showed that 97% had at least one electronic device in their rooms, which is a
big problem.

Researchers at other universities found plenty of evidence in their survey that adolescents were falling far
short of recommended nine hours of sleep. Only about one in five adolescents between the ages of 11 and
17 gets the recommended nine hours of sleep per night and about half get less than eight hours on school
nights. The total hours of sleep also declined with age. Sixth graders slept an average 8.4 hours per night
while high school seniors slept 6.9 hours, two hours less than recommended. Young people are paying for
the consequences, both academically and in terms of personal health problems, the researchers said.

For instance, adolescents who get less sleep get worse grades than their pees who get at least nine hours of
sleep. Eighty percent of the well-rested subjects reported getting As and Bs in school.

Also, 28% of respondents reported they were too tired to exercise. Exercise is sorely missing in man
children's lives these days with sports giving way to more sedentary activities such as watching TV or
playing on the computer. Many children also may be too busy with other "more important pursuits" such as
extra classes and enrichment classes to be involved in exercise.

Owens noted that many studies have reported that the fewer hours of sleep an adolescent gets, the more
likely they are to be obese or to suffer from mood disorders. Also, about half of teenage drivers in the
survey said that they have driven while drowsy n the past year.

Owens said that there are things that parents and their children can do to help kids get a better night's sleep.
Adolescents should not drink caffeine after lunch and should not have electronic devices in their bedrooms.
They should stick to a regular sleep schedule with an adequate number of hours of sleep and try not to
deviate much from it on weekends.

However, for some adolescents, making major changes in their sleep cycles may require extra help. Light
therapy and the hormone melatonin sometimes can be used to restore more normal sleep cycles in young
night owls, according to researchers.
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Multi-cultural societies, in which there is a mixture of different ethnic peoples, bring more
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