SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN

HƯNG YÊN DỰ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP QUỐC GIA
NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 20 trang; Thí sinh làm bài ngay trên đề thi)
Ngày thi thứ nhất: 24/8/2021

Điểm bài thi Họ, tên giám khảo Số phách

(Do HĐ chấm thi ghi)
Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

 Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.

 Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.

SECTION 1: LISTENING (5.0 POINTS)

There are 3 parts in this section. Each part will be played TWICE. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered spaces provided below.
Part 1. You are going to listen to a conversation between a man talking to a colleague
about a school excursion.
Question 1-6
Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
School Excursion
Destination: 1. _____________
Weather: 2. _____________
Arrival time: 3. _____________
Activities planned:
See: 4. _____________
Eat: Catered lunch
Attend: 5. _____________
Return time: 6. _____________
Question 7-10
Complete the table. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Nationality %

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 7. ___________________ 26

8. ___________________ 25

9. ___________________ 16

Indonesian 15

10. __________________ 8

Saudi 7

Other 3

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10.

Part 2: You will hear an interview with a student called Liam, who talks about the
financial difficulties he faced during his first year at university. For questions 11-15,
choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear.
11. Liam’s choice of bank account was based on__
A. the availability of interest-free overdrafts.
B. the gift from the bank to new student customers.
C. the location of the nearest branch of the bank.
D. the high credit limit on credit cards for students.
12. Liam believes the most useful student discounts are for___
A. travelling by rail.
B. going to the cinema.
C. eating out.
D. online shopping.
13. Following the theft of his laptop, Liam wished he had ___
A. taken his possessions with him during the vacation.
B. thought about the need for insurance cover.
C. made sure his room on campus was more secure.
D. used a stronger password to protect his data.
14. When he got into debt, Liam felt__
A. confident he could deal with the situation on his own.
B. annoyed that nobody had warned him that could happen.

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C. unconcerned as he knew his parents would help him.
D. apprehensive about what the lenders might do next.
15. What advice does Liam give to others who are in debt?
A. Take out a longer-term loan to pay off the immediate debt.
B. Spend nothing until you have saved enough to clear the debt.
C. Set up a regular repayment plan for a fixed period of time.
D. Negotiate a lower interest rate with those you owe money to.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 3. Listen to a piece of news on Covid-19 in Indonesia. For questions 16-25, fill in
each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered spaces provided below.
16. Despite being hardest hit by Covid 19 recently, Indonesia is facing a lot of challenges
including low vaccination rate, not enough hospital beds and now, the
____________________ are filling up too.
17.From above the grid of fresh graves on the outskirts of Jakarta is a chilling glimpse at
the ____________________Covid is taking in Indonesia.
18. The spread of the delta variant is so indiscriminate now that Indonesia has become
Asia's ____________________.
19. The death toll is so high that and coffins arrive about 10 every hour, and it’s a place
where ____________________ are rarely alone.
20. Indonesia’s health care system is pushed to the point of near collapse and hospitals
are so _____________________ that they’ve set up beds for Covid patients outside in
parking lots.
21. Oxygen in such ___________________that most families buy their own if they can
find it.
22. Inside hospitals medical staff are vaccinated and wear protective gear but it doesn't
help the ___________________that comes with losing so many people.
23. Up to now, only a fraction of Indonesia’s population has been vaccinated, just over 7
percent of 208 million ____________________.
24. The government has been criticized for its slow rollout of vaccines but religious
social media influencers have also been ___________________across the internet.
25. The situation raises the big concern that Indonesia's crisis could
_________________a new Covid variant before enough people are vaccinated.
Your answers:
16. 21.
17. 22.

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 18. 23.
19. 24.
20. 25.

SECTION 2: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3.0 POINTS)

Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the
following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided. (2.0 pt)
26. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have ________ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
27. The general was convinced that if his army could make the first ________ strike, they
would be able to win the battle.
A. enigmatic B. pre-emptive C. showdown D. rudimentary
28. I hate the way Tony ________ around looking so self – important.
A. struts B. scampers C. slithers D. slinks
29. In some countries, confrontation between police and strikers on ________ has
become a feature of life in the eighties.
A. dole queues B. picket lines C. back benches D. assembly lines
30. That Mary is an _________ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of
salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable
31. Her close personal friends never ________ in their belief in her; whatever was written
in the press.
A. derided B. taunted C. faltered D. reneged
32. Steve used to be easy to work with, but since his promotion he's begun to ________ .
A. throw his weight around B. throw in the towel
C. throw him off balance D. turn up trumps
33. The court________ scot-free.
A. let her off B. took her away C. set her up D. kept her out
34. People are always critical. One needs to ________ to cope with criticism.
A. have a thick skin B. have a thin skin
C. get under their skin D. make their skin crawl
35. His public announcement of the secret plans was dealt a sheer ________ of
confidence and was heavily criticized by the other members of the council.
A. damage B. breach C. crash D. fracture
36. I thought the movie was going to an end, but it just ________ .
A. dragged in B. dragged on C. dragged into D. dragged up

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37. My father decides to apprentice me ________ a lawyer although I don’t agree.
A. with B. to C. for D. into
38. Towards the end of the film Thelma and Louise, a large truck is ________ by the
main characters when they shoot its tank, which is full of oil.
A. shot off B. struck in C. poured out D. blown up
39. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the
royals.
A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out
40. Somebody who is foolish or stupid is ________ .
A. soft in the head B. riding high
C. over the moon D. pushing up daisies
41. It took me several seconds to grasp the meaning of her statement but finally the
________ dropped.
A. penny B. axe C. hammer D. stone
42. Although it was initially regarded as a ________, Leicester City finished 2014-2015
Premier League being the champion.
A. rank interloper B. rank outsider
C. rank newcomer D. rank foreigner
43. She decided to ________ with the services of the maid and do the housework himself.
A. dispose B. dispense C. depose D. desert
44. Congratulations on your success! How does it feel to be_______?
A. the man of the hour    B. a word of honor
C. an egg on the face       D. the top of the morning  
45. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in ________ in my future career.
A. good grounding B. good stead
C. fine precedent D. stable footing
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Part 2. For questions 46-55, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the
numbered space provided. (1.0 pt)
46. For users, they are still expensive ____________ features and come with their own
set of integration problems. (ADD)

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47. You want clothes that are stylish as well as practical, versatile, ____________.
(TASK)
48. Mongolia, although poor, has considerable ____________ resources of oil and
minerals. (TAP)
49. Since ____________, banks are permitted to set their own interest rates.
(REGULATE)
50. ____________ images of women are used to legitimise male dominance. (TYPE)
51. Many MBA courses are highly theoretical, esoteric and impractical, instead of being
____________as they should. (BUSINESS)
52. Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for
____________ (POST)
53. Those who made this dress are going to be____________ designers. They are nothing
but awesome! (TREND)
54. The decision to close the local hospital caused such a public ____________ that the
authorities decided to re- examine their options and keep it open. (CRY)
55. Efforts have been made to recover disaster-stricken and ____________ areas of the
country, hope fading day by day. (WAR)
Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49.
50. 51. 52. 53.
54. 55.

SECTION 3: READING (6.0 POINTS)

Part 1. For questions 56-65, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word. (1.0 pt)
Economic benefits of vaccination
The costs of vaccination programmes are (56) ________ outweighed by the economic
benefits of reducing illness, disability and premature death, according to a modelling
study. Patenaude and his team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland
generated estimates for the economic cost of illnesses, disability and premature death that
(57) ________ otherwise occur without vaccination programmes in 94 low and middle-
income countries, and compared these with the overall cost of (58) ________ the
programmes. They focused on vaccination programmes targeting 10 infectious diseases,
(59) ________measles, yellow fever and hepatitis B.
Using a model that considered treatment costs as well as lost wages and productivity due
to illness, the researchers found that the money saved through the vaccination
programmes will be approximately $682 billion for the period from 2011 to 2020 and a

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(60) ________ $829 billion from 2021 to 2030. Patenaude claimed that they wanted to
convert the benefits (61) ________ money so people could compare them with other
types of investments a country or organisation might be making – like in education or
transport or other things. Also, the researchers (62) ________ their findings using
another model, (63) ________ estimates the value of a saved life using data on people’s
willingness to spend money to (64) ________ their risk of death. Using this model, they
found that the estimated value of lives saved by the vaccination programmes will be
about 51 times their cost from 2011 to 2020 and 52 times their cost from 2021 to 2030.
As stated by Patenaude, measles vaccination provided the highest estimated return on
investment as it had a high case fatality (65) ________ and measles vaccines were
extremely effective at reducing mortality in young children.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59.
60. 61. 62. 63.
64. 65.

Part 2. For questions 66-75, read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the
questions. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
(1.0 pt)
The Balance in the Oceans
The oceans' predators come in all shapes and sizes. For example, one of the less infamous
ones is the colorful starfish, which feeds on plant life, coral, or other shellfish such as
mussels for sustenance. A more bloodcurdling example, especially to human beings and
most other species of fish, is the shark, though most scientists agree that only ten per cent
of the 450 plus species of sharks have been documented as actually attacking a human.
Still, there is another predator lurking invisibly in the bodies of water of the world, one
which poses one of the greatest threats to all species of ocean life - bacteria. Though
many types of fish are continually stalking and evading one another for survival, they
all band together in an attempt to keep bacteria levels at bay in order to allow their own
existence to continue.
Bacteria play a dual role in the ecosystems of the oceans. On the one hand, they are
beneficial as they stimulate plant life through food decomposition, which releases the
necessary chemicals for the growth of plant life. This is called nutrient recycling and
helps keep the oceans alive. But, on the other hand, bacteria are a major predator for all
fish because they attack fragile, weaker individuals. If they are allowed to run rampant
and not kept in check, they could virtually suffocate the oceans. In water, bacteria prove
to be an even greater threat than on land because, as they proliferate, they reduced the

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oxygen levels necessary for organisms in the oceans to live. Further, when fish
populations become depleted due to factors like overfishing, microbes such as algae
expand and threaten the fragile ecosystems of the ocean. Therefore, ocean predators play
a critical role by thwarting bacteria growth and maintaining the oceans’ equilibrium by
reducing vulnerable links in the food chain.
In many ways, the balance within the oceans’ ecosystems mirrors the human body. That
is, all of their components must work in harmony for them to stay healthy, efficient, and
alive. If one of them is missing or deficient, an entire system can be placed in jeopardy.
In both the human body and the ocean, bacteria play a vital role because, at manageable
levels, they aid in protecting and cleaning each system of foreign agents that can be of
harm. On the other hand, if bacteria levels increase and become out of control, they can
take hold of a system, overrun it, and become debilitating. Therefore, both oceans and
the human body have a kind of custodian that maintains bacteria levels. In the human
body, it is called a phagocyte. Phagocytes eat up sick, old, or dying cells, which are more
prone to bacterial invasion, and thus keep the body healthy. Like in the human body,
bacteria can prove fatal to the living organisms in the ocean.
Like phagocytes in the human body , ocean predators work as antibacterial custodians of
the seas. In essence, they are the immune system and a vital link in the food chain
because they remove small, injured, or sickly fish from the ocean environment before
bacteria can become too comfortable and multiply. By ridding the ocean of weaker fish,
predators allow the stronger ones to multiply, making their species stronger and more
resilient. Without their services and with their declining numbers, bacteria will blossom
to levels that will eventually overpower and kill even the strongest species of fish
because of the depletion of their number one source of life, all important oxygen.
While the greatest battle in the ocean may seem on the surface to be the survival of the
fittest fish, a closer look reveals something completely different: fish versus
microorganisms. Clearly, most living organisms in the oceans are hunters by nature, but
this way of life does not merely provide a food source for a dominant species. It also
maintains a healthy level of bacteria in an ocean’s ecosystem, thus ensuring the
continuation of all species of life within. Major predators are necessary, like the
antibacterial cells of the human body, to keep this delicate balance in synch. If their
numbers continue to decline and humans ignore their vital role in the ocean, dire
consequences will definitely result.
66. The word “lurking” in the passage is closest in meaning to __.
A. attacking B. increasing C. waiting D. approaching
67. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of ocean predators?
A. The shark is the deadliest one for all other kinds of life in the oceans.
B. One of the most threatening to all fish populations is bacteria.

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C. Starfish do little damage to the population of mussels and shellfish.
D. Most of the killers that hide in the oceans are unknown to humans.
68. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about bacteria?
A. They can be extremely detrimental to fish if their numbers increase.
B. They are able to feed off themselves when other food sources are limited.
C. They stimulate plant life, which in turn releases oxygen into the water.
D. They present themselves in numerous shapes and forms as well as colors.
69. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
highlighted sentence in the passage?
A. Evasion tactics help fish escape from the threats posed by an increasing number of
bacteria.
B. Various species of fish prey upon one another in order to lower bacteria levels in the
ocean.
C. high bacteria levels in the ocean help most species of fish to survive by providing
them with food.
D. Rivals or not, all fish help one another survive by preventing bacteria from
proliferating.
70. The author discusses “nutrient recycling ” in paragraph 2 in order to__
A. show how bacteria act similarly in the ocean and the human body.
B. explain the different roles of nutrients and oxygen for species of fish.
C. indicate that bacteria do have a positive impact in the oceans.
D. note how chemicals from bacteria are able to stimulate plant growth.
71. The word “thwarting” in the passage is closest in meaning to__.
A. encouraging B. presenting C. slowing D. sustaining
72. According to paragraph 2, bacteria are dangerous to ocean life because__
A. they have the capability to attack both strong and weaker fish.
B. they could monopolize the critical breathable gas in the ocean.
C. they get rid of vulnerable links, like dying fish, in the food chain.
D. they blossom out of control when overfishing becomes dominant.
73. The word “debilitating” in the passage is closest in meaning to__.
A. stimulating B. hindering C. elevating D. weakening
74. The author’s description of phagocytes mentions all of the following EXCEPT__
A. They rid the human body of potentially dangerous organisms.
B. They act in a similar manner as the predators of the ocean.
C. They dispose of bacteria to make weakened cells revive.
D. They are cleaning agents in humans to maintain bacteria levels.
75. According to paragraph 4, the elimination of weaker fish by ocean predators__
A. can often have an adverse effect on the population of the certain prey species.

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B. inadvertently helps stronger species of fish to proliferate more easily.
C. reduces oxygen levels, thereby causing bacteria to multiply in their prey.
D. allows bacteria to grow and multiply in the stronger individuals of a species.
Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 3. The passage below consists of six paragraphs marked A, B, C, D, and E. For
questions 76-85, read the passage and do the task that follows. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt)
Vacuum Trains: Space-Age Travel on Earth
Vacuum trains work on a very simple principle of physics, namely, it's easier to move an
object through a vacuum than it is through a medium, such as air. Are vacuum trains the
future of travel?
A. When compared to the many other scientific and technological advances of the late
20th and early 21st centuries, it could be said that little progress has been made in the
field of mass transit systems. But for Concorde, the turbo-jet powered airplane which
retired due to budgetary concerns in 2003, and the bullet trains of Japan, little has
changed in the way that groups of people travel to far-off destinations. By and large, we
still use the same transport technologies and travel at the same speeds to those of fifty
years ago. In times of scientific and technological sluggishness, it's often best to permit
'blue-sky' thinkers to take the stage. One such individual whose creative thinking was not
limited by current wisdom or beliefs was the American physicist Robert H. Goddard
(1882-1945). Known as the father of modern rocket propulsion, Goddard was often
mocked during his lifetime for the seemingly pie-in-the-sky nature of his proposals. The
ridicule caused Goddard to become increasingly reticent about the nature of his work
over the course of his career; so much so that many of his designs did not come to light
until after his death. Among Goddard's revolutionary ideas was one for a high-speed train
known as vacuum tube train, or `vactrain' for short.
B. The central rationale behind a vactrain as conceived by Goddard in the 1910s, is that
trains could travel considerably faster and use up appreciably less energy if they were not
held back by air resistance. A conventional train pushes a wall of air ahead of it and in
doing so causes an area of low pressure to form behind it. Both these phenomena end up
`pulling' the train back and necessitate huge amounts of energy to be expended in order to
counteract the forces. But by placing a train line within a sealed tunnel and voiding the
tunnel of all air (i.e. creating a vacuum), this rolling resistance is nullified. The sealed
tunnel can be placed above ground or even in underground bored rock, the latter
hypothetically enabling cross-oceanic travel at speeds once thought the sole domain of
science fiction. Such technology has the potential to unequivocally supplant the aircraft

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as the world's fastest mode of mass transit. Goddard's early designs, for instance,
proposed the possibility of travelling from Boston to New York in just 12 minutes at
speeds averaging around 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). In actual fact, by combining vactrain
technology with another form of technology known as maglev, such trains could travel a
great deal faster.
C. Maglev (short for magnetic levitation) trains are trains that float on a bed of magnets
thus negating the recurrent friction that conventional trains experience from running on
tracks using mechanical apparatuses such as wheels, axles and bearings. By causing the
train to, in effect, fly along its route, albeit just inches from the surface of a magnetic line,
maglev trains can travel at speeds of up to 361 mph (581 km/h). Maglev trains are
currently operational (albeit in small numbers) in Japan, Korea and China. Although still
a nascent venture, they have not as yet proved to merit any undue concerns in terms of
safety. But what if a maglev train was placed within a vacuum? Some believe such trains
could reach speeds of more than 4,000 km/h, allowing passengers to travel from Europe
to North America in under an hour.
D. Certainly, much interest has been shown by scientists and innovators eager to cash in
on the 'next big thing'. Indeed, several patents have already been taken out proposing
various uses for the merger of vactrain and maglev technologies. One scientist in the
front line of such research is American engineer, Daryl Oster, who holds a patent for
what he calls 'Evacuated Tube Transport' (ETT). Oster's proposes using relatively small
six-person automated capsules that could travel up to 4,000 km/h on maglev lines within
vacuumed tunnels. His research has piqued the interest of the Chinese government who
acquired a license to use ETT technology in combination with their own pre-existent
maglev research. According to Oster, the world could be using ETT for world travel
within the next 10 years.
E. So, is ETT really a feasible transportation technology for the future? Some put paid to
the idea because of its prohibitive cost. For instance, a hypothetical underground ETT
line from Los Angeles to New York City would cost an estimated US$1 trillion, with an
elevated surface level alternative only lessening the brunt of the cost by a third. Hence,
the apathetic response most governments, bar the Chinese government perhaps, give to
ETT proposals. But some futurologists point to the mother of all invention: necessity.
The carbon footprint of current mass transit systems is considerable and must be reduced.
Fossil fuels deposits are dwindling and energy-efficient alternatives will soon be
required. Vactrains run entirely on electricity so there would be no carbon footprint
whatsoever. Thus, while construction would be expensive, supporters of ETT technology
emphasise the long-term cost-effectiveness of the venture - in terms of the environment,
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transit infrastructure. Still, it remains to be seen who, if anyone, will take the plunge.
ETT technology could well remain just a pipe dream.
In which section is the following mentioned?
76. an instance in which an individual felt averse to divulge certain information
77. the potential of a means of transport to carry cargo at high speeds
78. the necessity to overhaul contemporary transit systems
79. an instance in which an individual underestimated the potential of a technology
80. a means of transport which has recently been put to public use
81. a collaborative effort at developing rapid transit technology
82. the view that contemporary transports systems are underdeveloped
83. uncertainty as to whether funds will be available to finance a project
84. the potential of a technology to surpass conventional expectations
85. the extent to which a proposed transit system could reduce ecological damage
Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 4. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (1.95 pt)
Dirty River But Clean Water
Floods can occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the river channel,
particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway. Floods often cause damage to homes
and businesses if they are in the natural flood plains of rivers. While riverine flood
damage can be eliminated by moving away from rivers and other bodies of water, people
have traditionally lived and worked by rivers because the land is usually flat and fertile
and because rivers provide easy travel and access to commerce and industry.
A. Fire and flood are two of humanity’s worst nightmares. People have, therefore, always
sought to control them. Forest fires are snuffed out quickly. The flow of rivers is
regulated by weirs and dams. At least, that is how it used to be. But foresters have
learned that forests need fires to clear out the brash and even to get seeds to germinate.
And a similar revelation is now dawning on hydrologists. Rivers – and the ecosystems
they support – need floods. That is why a man-made torrent has been surging down the
Grand Canyon. By Thursday March 6th it was running at full throttle, which was
expected to be sustained for 60 hours.
B. Floods once raged through the canyon every year. Spring Snow from as far away as
Wyoming would melt and swell the Colorado river to a flow that averaged around 1,500
cubic metres (50,000 cubic feet) a second. Every eight years or so, that figure rose to
almost 3,000 cubic metres. These floods infused the river with sediment, carved its
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C. However, in the four decades since the building of the Glen Canyon dam, just
upstream of the Grand Canyon, the only sediment that it has collected has come from
tiny, undammed tributaries. Even that has not been much use as those tributaries are not
powerful enough to distribute the sediment in an ecologically valuable way.
D. This lack of flooding has harmed local wildlife. The humpback chub, for example,
thrived in the rust-red waters of the Colorado. Recently, though, its population has
crashed. At first sight, it looked as if the reason was that the chub were being eaten by
trout introduced for sport fishing in the mid-20th century. But trout and chub co-existed
until the Glen Canyon dam was built, so something else is going on. Steve Gloss, of the
United States’ Geological Survey (USGS), reckons that the chub’s decline is the result of
their losing their most valuable natural defense, the Colorado’s rusty sediment. The chub
were well adapted to the poor visibility created by the thick, red water which gave the
river its name, and depended on it to hide from predators. Without the cloudy water the
chub became vulnerable.
E. And the chub are not alone. In the years since the Glen Canyon dam was built, several
species have vanished  altogether. These include the Colorado pike-minnow, the
razorback sucker and the round-tail chub. Meanwhile, aliens including fathead minnows,
channel catfish and common carp, which would have been hard, put to survive in the
savage waters of the undammed canyon, have moved in.
F. So flooding is the obvious answer. Unfortunately, it is easier said than done. Floods
were sent down the Grand Canyon in 1996 and 2004 and the results were mixed. In 1996
the flood was allowed to go on too long. To start with, all seemed well. The floodwaters
built up sandbanks and infused the river with sediment. Eventually, however, the
continued flow washed most of the sediment out of the canyon. This problem was
avoided in 2004, but unfortunately, on that occasion, the volume of sand available behind
the dam was too low to rebuild the sandbanks. This time, the USGS is convinced that
things will be better. The amount of sediment available is three times greater than it was
in 2004. So if a flood is going to do some good, this is the time to unleash one.
G. Even so, it may turn out to be an empty gesture. At less than 1,200 cubic metres a
second, this flood is smaller than even an average spring flood, let alone one of the
mightier deluges of the past. Those glorious inundations moved massive quantities of
sediment through the Grand Canyon, wiping the slate dirty, and making a muddy mess of
silt and muck that would make modern river rafters cringe.
For questions 86-92, decide whether the following statements are (T), False (F) or Not
Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
86. Damage caused by fire is worse than that caused by flood.
87. The flood peaks at almost 1500 cubic meters every eight years.
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89. Decreasing number of chubs is always caused by introducing of trout since mid 20th
century.
90. It seemed that the artificial flood in 1996 had achieved success partly at the very
beginning.
91. In fact, the yield of artificial flood water is smaller than an average natural flood at
present.
92. Mighty floods drove fast moving flows with clean and high quality water.
For questions 93-98, read the following summary and fill in each blank with NO
MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the passage. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
The eco-impact of the Canyon Dam
Floods are people’s nightmare. In the past, canyon was raged by flood every year. The
snow from far Wyoming would melt in the season of (93) ____________ and caused a
flood flow peak in Colorado river. In the four decades after people built the Glen Canyon
dam, it only could gather (94) ____________ together from tiny, undammed tributaries.
Humpback chub population on reduced, why?
Then, several species disappeared including Colorado pike-minnow, (95) ____________
and the round-tail chub. Meanwhile, some moved in such as fathead minnows, channel
catfish and (96) ____________ . The non-stopped flow leaded to the washing away of
the sediment out of the canyon, which poses great threat to the chubs because it has
poor (97) ____________ away from predators. In addition, the volume of (98)
____________ available behind the dam was too low to rebuild the bars and flooding
became more serious.
Your answers:
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

96. 97. 98.

Part 5. In the passage below, seven paragraphs have been removed. For questions 99-
105, read the passage and choose from paragraphs A-H the one which best fits each
gap. There is ONE extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.05 pt)
Mobile Phone Etiquette
The term 'etiquette' refers to the set of largely unwritten rules and conventions that
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sticking to them makes life easier for everyone. Other aspects of good etiquette might
seem to be somewhat arbitrary, with origins lost in the mists of time; for the most part,
though, we abide by the rules because we don't wish to appear bad-mannered or
disrespectful.
99.
A prime example of this concerns the use of mobile phones. There can be no doubt that
these devices have a host of advantages and that, over the last twenty years or so, they
have revolutionised the way in which people communicate. On the negative side, though,
the fact that mobiles became ubiquitous almost overnight means that there hasn't been
time for society as a whole to develop a set of commonly accepted guidelines regarding
their use.
100.
Journalist, Anne Perkins, was so infuriated by the lack of respect and consideration
shown by some mobile phone users that she decided to set up MobileManners.web. This
website aims to raise awareness of the issue and to encourage people to follow the
Mobile Manners code of conduct when using their mobile.
101.
Their conversation was well underway when it was interrupted by the ringing of the
celebrity's phone. Not only did he insist on taking the call, but he then proceeded to carry
on a prolonged conversation while Anne was left twiddling her thumbs. The worst part of
this was that he wasn't responding to a family emergency or even discussing an important
business deal. He was simply recounting his exploits of the previous night at some
fashionable nightclub to some sycophantic crony. After hanging up, he didn't even
apologise to Anne, so when his phone rang again, two minutes later, she cut the interview
short and left.
102.
To begin with, the site points out that mobiles are supposed to make your life easier, not
more stressful. You should not feel obliged to answer the phone every time it rings, nor
do you have to respond to text messages immediately. You can, and, most of the time,
should give priority to the people around you.
103.
These are basic points that most people probably have an opinion on, even if they don't
necessarily agree with the Mobile Manners take on things. However, the code goes on to
give Anne's views on a wide range of issues which many of us may never have thought
about before. The topics that should and shouldn't be discussed on a mobile in public, the
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when it is inappropriate to send a colleague a text message are just some of the things that
are covered.
104.
Of course, displaying good manners isn't the only thing that people need to think about in
connection to mobiles. Safety is another very important aspect of mobile phone use. In
particular, the issue of using mobiles while driving has been in the headlines in recent
years. A large number of road accidents are believed to have been caused by drivers who
were chatting on the phone or, even worse, texting while on the road.
105.
All in all, it is clear that it can take some time for us to fully understand the social and
legal ramifications of new technology. This is especially true of a development that
changes the culture as quickly and as radically as the mobile phone has.
Missing paragraphs:
A. Rude behaviour, like that of the so-called 'star', certainly doesn't adhere to the Mobile
Manners code, the first rule of which is 'Show respect to the people affected by your
mobile phone use'. The website stresses that its founder truly believes that mobile phones
are wonderful devices but that, in a civil society, people should be more thoughtful about
their impact on others.
B. Anne says that she had long been annoyed by some impolite people's use of mobiles,
but that the final straw came about six months ago when she was interviewing a well-
known public figure for an article she was writing for a national newspaper.
C. In a number of countries, it is now illegal to use a mobile while you are behind the
wheel. In other places, only hands-free phones are permitted, although this compromise
might still endanger road users, since research has shown that drivers are far more
distracted by a phone conversation than when chatting with another passenger.
D. Problems arise, however, when people disagree about the correct etiquette, or aren't
sure about what the 'done thing' is in a certain situation. This can occur when a significant
change in the lifestyle of people in a community happens too rapidly for social norms to
become ingrained.
E. Anne points out that the details aren't crucial, and that she doesn't expect people to
memorise the whole code. The important thing, she says, is that people start thinking
about the issue and modifying their behaviour accordingly. Even if some people start
lowering their voices when talking on their mobiles or switching them to silent mode
when in public places, Anne thinks she will have achieved something and made the world
a slightly more pleasant place.
F. The Mobile Manners site is just one of many dealing with this issue that have sprung
up in recent years. There is also a large number of sites dealing with online etiquette (or
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behave in relation to other technological developments. People clearly feel the need for
guidance in these matters.
G. Consequently, otherwise polite people can use their phones in ways that irritate those
around them. And places such as museums, restaurants, cinemas and theatres have been
forced to introduce measures that regulate the use of mobile phones, or in some cases ban
them outright, because members of the public could not be relied upon to use their
phones in a considerate manner.
H. This means that you shouldn't let a ringing phone interrupt a face-to-face conversation
unless you are expecting an important call and, under those circumstances, it is polite to
apologise and say something along the lines of 'Do you mind if I get that?' before
answering the call. Similarly, you should wait for an appropriate moment to respond to a
text, and never try to carry on your conversation and compose a text message at the same
time.
SECTION 4: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Read the following extract and use your own words to summarise it. Your
summary should be between 100 and 120 words. (1.0 pt)
Long ago, before the invention of money, how did people trade? The most
primitive way of exchange should be the barter trade. In this form of transaction, people
used goods to exchange for the things that they had in mind. For instance, if person A
wanted a book and he had a spare goat, he must look for someone who had the exact
opposite, that is, that someone, say person B, must have a spare book of person A's
choice and is also in need of a goat. Having found such a person, the problem does not
end here. A big goat may worth not only one book, hence person B may have to offer
person A something else, say five chickens. However, he runs the risk of person A
rejecting the offer as he may not need the chickens. The above example clearly illustrates
the inefficiency of barter trading.
Many years later, the cumbersome barter trade finally gave way to the monetary
form of exchange when the idea of money was invented. In the early days, almost
anything could qualify as money: beads, shells and even fishing hooks. Then in a region
near Turkey, gold coins were used as money. In the beginning, each coin had a different
denomination. It was only later, in about 700 BC, that Gyges, the king of Lydia,
standardized the value of each coin and even printed his name on the coins.
Monetary means of transaction at first beat the traditional barter trade. However,
as time went by, the thought of carrying a ponderous pouch of coins for shopping
appeared not only troublesome but thieves attracting. Hence, the Greek and Roman
traders who bought goods from people faraway cities, invented checks to solve the
problem. Not only are paper checks easy to carry around, they discouraged robbery as
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Following this idea, banks later issued notes in exchange for gold deposited with them.
These bank notes can then be used as cash. Finally, governments of today adopted the
idea and began to print paper money, backed by gold for the country's use.
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Part 2. The graph below shows the price of different kinds of bread, in dollars, from
2001 to 2005. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
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Part 3.Write an essay of 350 words on the following topic:
Many childhood diseases can now be prevented through the use of vaccines. Some
emphasize that parents should be made by law to immunize their children against
common diseases while others state that individuals have the right to choose not to
immunize their children.
Discuss both views and give your own opinions, include any relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience. (3.0 pt)
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