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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HSG TỈNH LỚP 9, NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Đề thi gồm có 11 trang) Thời gian thi: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: ………………………………….. Giám khảo 1: ………………………………………

Bằng chữ: ………………..………………. Giám khảo 2: ………………………………………

SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1: You will hear an expert snowboarder called Brad Mitchell talking about the sport of
extreme snowboarding. For questions 1-5, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or
false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. It is advisable to bring a lot of things when you go snowboarding in case you need them.
2. You can see signs telling you there are rocks, or trees around in ski resorts.
3. Sometimes you can try going down a slope by yourself.
4. Mitchell would rather go to the top by helicopter though it’s costly.
5. Performing a series of sudden jumps when descending is easy to new snowboarders.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: You will hear an explorer called Richard Livingstone talking about a trip he made in the
rainforest of South America. For questions 6-20, complete the text below by writing NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided.
I’d set off, with my friend Matthew Price, to sail down a little-known river in the rainforest, in a
homemade boat. Our (6)____________________ idea was to go all the way by boat, carrying it past any
rough bits, but the river was much rockier and faster-flowing than we’d thought, which meant we were
only (7)____________________ a few kilometers each day. Then, suddenly, we realized that, as the
river was about to go over a waterfall, we could go no further by boat. As it was only a homemade thing,
we decided to (8)____________________ it, and walk to the nearest road. As far as we knew, there were
no villages or trading posts along the way and, on our map, it looked like a 100-kilometre walk. And that
walk, through thick rainforest with 25 kilos on our backs, was difficult. We walked for six days, it was
hot and we were (9)____________________ through, before we came to any sign of civilization. There
were times when we really wondered if we’d ever get out of that jungle alive. Then, on the seventh day,
we suddenly came across a path – not an animal trail, but a man-made one, so we knew there must be
people living there. It was going roughly in the right direction, so we followed it and,
(10)____________________, we came to a deserted camp in a hollow. Deserted, but
(11)____________________. There was digging equipment wrapped in plastic, alongside two water-
filled holes. Obviously someone had been digging in (12)____________________ at some time or
another. Nearby, on a rough wooden table, were some (13)____________________ and a few other
supplies, and whoever was camping there must’ve been intending to return soon because there was a large
pot full of thick soup. We couldn’t identify either the strange-looking pieces of meat or the
(14)____________________ it seemed to be made from, but we were in a desperate state. Over the
previous seven days, we’d only had (15)____________________ and rice to eat and, although we had
plenty left, we were (16)____________________. This was our greatest problem.
So, we cooked up some of our rice and decided to have two spoonfuls from the pot with it. It was good,
so we had another spoonful. And then another. Soon, nothing was left of our host’s meal.
(17)____________________, we began to get worried. People living this sort of life could be very tough,
and this one could return any minute. We decided to make an early start. To show we were grateful, we

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placed 30 dollars in the cleaned-out cooking pot. It was quite a lot for the quantity of food – it was
probably only worth (18)____________________ or so – but that wasn’t the point. This man wouldn’t be
able to pop to the supermarket to replace the food we’d eaten. But I have (19)____________________
because that dinner gave us the strength to make it the rest of the way through the jungle
(20)____________________.

Your answers:
6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14.
15. 16. 17.
18. 19. 20.

Part 3: You will hear two students of Social History called Annie and Jack discussing their
presentation about refrigeration. Listen and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.

Questions 21 – 24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Presentation about refrigeration

21. What did Annie discover from reading about icehouses?
A. why they were first created
B. how the ice was kept frozen
C. where they were located
22. What point does Annie make about refrigeration in ancient Rome?
A. It became a commercial business.
B. It used snow from nearby.
C. It took a long time to become popular.
23. In connection with modern refrigerator, both Annie and Jack are worried about
A. the complexity of the technology.
B. the fact that some are disposed of irresponsibly.
C. the large number that quickly break down.
24. What do Jack and Annie agree regarding domestic fridges?
A. They are generally good value for money.
B. There are plenty of useful variations.
C. They are more useful than other domestic appliances.

Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24.

Questions 25-30
Who is going to do research into each topic?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 25-30. The people may be chosen more than once.

People Topics
25. the goods that are refrigerated ________
A. Annie 26. the effects on health ________
B. Jack 27. the impact on food producers ________
C. Both Annie and Jack 28. the impact on cities ________
29. refrigerated transport ________
30. domestic fridges ________

Your answers:
25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
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 SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. gains B. accelerates C. increases D. progresses
2. He’s not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough money to______.
A. get through B. get by C. get over D. get up
3. They are happily married although, of course, they argue_________
A. most times B. from day to day
C. every now and then D. on the occasion
4. She _______till the early hours listening to pop music.
A. kept me up B. took me up
C. hold me up D. caught me up
5. He’s ________ work and cannot possibly see you now.
A. up to his ears in B. very interested in
C. not involved with D. concerned with
6. The factory is working below ________ because of the shortage of essential materials.
A. range B. scope C. capacity D. density
7. We did our best to fix the broken computer but our efforts bore no ________.
A. success B. fruit C. luck D. end
8. It seems that you are responsible for that mistake, _____?
A. aren’t you B. do you C. doesn’t it D. is it
9. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to the______ wonderfully.
A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion
10. I have very ________ feelings about the plan – it might possibly work or it could be a disaster.
A. certain B. mixed C. doubtful D. troubled
11. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete ________ to me.
A. indifference B. disinterest C. importance D. interest
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined words in the following question.
12. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the country's aviation industry due to international
travel restrictions.
A. considerably benefited B. dramatically changed
C. badly affected D. completely replaced
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in the following question.
13. I’ve worked with her for donkey’s years but I still don’t know how to use the photocopier.
A. for good and all B. from the beginning
C. from time to time D. for a short time
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes the following
exchange.
14. Sam and Peter are talking about their hiking trip.
- Sam: “I don’t think taking a hiking trip in this weather is a good idea.”
- Peter: “__________”
A. That’s right. Why don’t we prepare for it right now?
B. So do I. we have to put it off until tomorrow.
C. I couldn’t agree more. It’s going to rain soon.
D. Don’t worry. I have the map here.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 6 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
Line Influenza Viruses
1 Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause disease in
2 animals. In addition, man can catch the disease from animals. In fact, a greater numbers of
3 wild birds seem to carry the virus by showing any evidences of illness. Some scientists
4 conclude that a large family of influenza virus may have been evolved in the bird kingdom,
5 a group that has been on earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without
6 contracting the disease. There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strains are
7 transmitted from place to place and from continent to continent by migrating birds. It is
8 known that two influenza viruses can recombine when neither are present in an animal at
9 the same time. The result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing
10 different H and N spikes. This rises the possibility that a human influenza virus can
11 recombine with an influenza virus from a lower animal to produce an entirely new spike.
12 Research is underway to determine if that is the way major new strains come into being.
13 Other possibility is that two animal influenza strains may recombine in a pig, therefore, to
14 produce a new strain which is transmitted to man.
Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
15 18.
.
16 19.
.
17 20.
.

SECTION C. READING (70 points)

Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
The Body Clock
Scientists used to believe that our 24-hour cycle of sleeping and waking was governed entirely by
external factors. The most notable of these, they thought, were the rising and (1)______ of the sun. But
they have now (2)______ that there is a daily rhythm to a (3)______ range of biological functions -
including temperature, digestion and mental (4)______ - which are regulated internally by a special time-
keeping mechanism within the brain.
The main function of this ‘body clock’ is to anticipate and (5)______ for external changes so that,
for example, our body temperature starts to rise (6)______ dawn, gearing us up for the day, and begins to
(7)______ in the early evening, winding us down for sleep.
Some people’s body clocks (8)______ poorer time than others, which can greatly disturb their
lives and even (9)______ their health. Insomnia, depression, fatigue, poor work performance and even
accidents can all be (10)______ or aggravated by inaccurate body clocks.
(11)______ severe problems can result from the difficulties of (12)______ to different time zones
and working by night instead of by day. Shift workers are known to run a higher-than-average
(13)______ of having a number of health problems and the disruption of (14)______ body rhythms is one
possible (15)______ for this.
1. A. descending B. diving C. plunging D. setting
2. A. established B. fixed C. settled D. assured
3. A. wide B. various C. far D. grand
4. A. operation B. activity C. process D. occupation
5. A. dispose B. scheme C. steady D. prepare
6. A. beside B. approximately C. around D. nearly
7. A. fall B. reduce C. lessen D. subtract
8. A. keep B. hold C. support D. preserve
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9. A. decline B. spoil C. injure D. threaten
10. A. put B. formed C. caused D. made
11. A. Parallel B. Equally C. Alike D. Compared
12. A. altering B. adjusting C. fitting D. suiting
13. A. risk B. danger C. threat D. hazard
14. A. common B. conditional C. normal D. used
15. A. explanation B. solution C. account D. source
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 2. Read the text below and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.
THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA
In Britain, the cinema was, (16)________ doubt, the most important form of public commercial
entertainment of the twentieth century. Until its popularity was eclipsed in the 1950s by television,
cinema enjoyed a period of some fifty years (17)________ which its appeal far exceeded (18)________
of sport or indeed any other commercial leisure activity.

The popularity of the cinema at that time is (19)________ difficult to explain: it was accessible,
glamorous and cheap. At (20)________ height, between 1920 and 1950, a very small sum of money
(21)________ guarantee a good seat in the cinema. In the 1920s, the usual venue was a small,
neighborhood hall. The audience was drawn from the local area, and could (22)________ some occasions
be rather noisy. By the end of the 1930s, (23)________, the venue was more likely to be in one of the
larger cinemas (24)________ as ‘picture palaces’, which were springing up everywhere in city centers
(25)________ accommodate audiences of over two thousand people. At these establishments, the
audiences were expected to be well behaved; the performances were organized just (26)________
military operations, (27)________ uniformed staff on hand to control the queues and usherettes to direct
seating arrangements.

These large cinemas attracted a very mixed audience, (28)________ older people were less likely to be
cinema-goers than adolescents. As might be expected, people in rural areas were (29)________
immersed in the cinema than were people in towns, simply (30)________ of the greater provision of
cinemas in urban areas.

Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. Write
your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
No one can calculate the quantity of solid waste that has been dumped in the world’s oceans, but
the total certainly exceeds many millions of tons. For example, from 1880 to 1895, 75 percent of the solid
waste from New York City was dumped untreated into the Atlantic Ocean. Although it is now prohibited
by law, the dumping of solid waste, including wastewater sludge, industrial waste, and high - level
radioactive waste were common in the United States until 1970. Cruise ships and huge floating fishing
factories still regularly dispose of their solid waste products directly into the ocean.
The earth naturally recycles water and refreshes the land in what is called the hydrological cycle.
The hydrological cycle not only renews the supply of water, but cleans it as well. The process begins as
heat from the sun causes sea water, 97 percent of the earth’s total water reserve, to evaporate and form
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from the seas is relatively pure and free of the contaminants, which are left behind. Next, water returns
to us as rain, which drains into streams and rivers and rushes toward the sea.
Chemicals, petroleum products, and other dangerous substances such as radioactive materials
remain in the ocean, polluting it permanently. The polluted ocean water kills fish or makes them
dangerous to eat, posing health problems for those who consume them. It kills the tiny sea creatures that
are the source of food for larger fish, sharks, and whales. It also spoils a source of great beauty and
pleasure when some solid waste is thrown onto beaches during storms. Discharged petroleum products
are frequently found on beaches and they not only ruin the beach, the petroleum residue kills hundreds of
shore birds. Nonpoint pollutants are dumped into lakes, rivers, and streams that may be far away from any
ocean. However, these pollutants flow, eventually, into the oceans. They can come from a variety of
sources, from road salt to agricultural pesticides. One source of nonpoint pollution is runoff from farming,
including fertilizers, manure, and pesticides. Another source is industrial runoff, including heavy metals,
phosphorous, and many other chemicals. Urban runoff (oils, salts, various chemicals) and atmospheric
fallout of airborne pollution are other sources of nonpoint pollutants that reach the oceans. This includes
water and waste from sinks, toilets, washing machines and bathtubs. The problem with this type of waste
is that it provides massive amounts of nutrients for water plants such as algae, so that they grow rapidly.
This sudden growth causes concentration or algae blooms, which use up the oxygen in the water. As the
oxygen level of the water declines, many organisms suffer and die, and the ocean ecosystem is radically
altered. This can be prevented by the installation of waste treatment plants that prevent waste from
entering the sea, but such facilities do not exist in many poorer countries.
31. What can be inferred about the waste dumped into the world’s oceans?
A. It’s mainly household waste B. Much of it was not treated
C. It is billions of tons D. It is primary industrial waste
32. As can be inferred from the passage, which of the following was NOT disposed into the ocean?
A. waste from dead plants B. waste from cruise ships
C. wastewater sludge D. radioactive waste
33. Which of the following is NOT referred to as use of hydrological cycle?
A. refreshing the land B. separating water from used liquid
C. cleaning water D. renewing the water supply
34. Which of the following has similar meaning to the word “contaminants” in the second paragraph?
A. pollutants B. rushes
C. sea water D. vapor
35. What does the word “which” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. rain water B. the earth
C. sea water D. water vaporizer
36. Why are chemicals, petroleum products and radioactive materials mentioned in the passage?
A. as untreated waste B. as industrial substances
C. as raw sewage D. as dangerous pollutants
37. Which of the following is NOT referred to as a result of polluted ocean water?
A. killing fish B. harming people who eat sea food
C. spoiling beach beauty D. killing shore birds
38. Which of the following is NOT an example of farming runoff?
A. manure B. pesticide
C. road salt D. fertilizer
39. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. It is expensive to build waste treatment plants
B. developing countries do not need waste treatment plant yet
C. the environment of develop countries is more polluted than that of poor countries
D. the environment of industrial countries is more polluted than that of agricultural countries
40. Where is the passage most probably found?
A. in a geography book B. in a bibliography
C. in a tourism book D. in a social science report
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

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 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Part 4: You are going to read a magazine article about four young fashion designers. Choose from
the people (A–D). The people may be chosen more than once.
Which person….
acknowledges being influenced by one particular designer 41. ________
appreciates the fact that the course wasn't as specialized as some? 42. ________
feels that the college benefits from its significance in local society? 43. ________
got ideas for designs from an outdoor activity? 44. ________
feels more creative as a result of choosing this college? 45. ________
mentions practical problems faced by fashion designers in Scotland? 46. ________
likes the idea of mixing with rich and famous people? 47. ________
sees opportunities for some fashion designers in Scotland? 48. ________
wanted to reflect the history of the college in certain designs? 49. ________
thought that London would have more distractions for a student? 50. ________
chose to make clothes from hard-wearing materials? 51. ________
was pleased to learn skills not directly related to fashion? 52. ________
recognizes that the college's growing reputation was an advantage? 53. ________
found inspiration in a family connection with fashion? 54. ________
would like to gain a position of responsibility in a top company? 55. ________

NEW KIDS ON THE FROCK

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is a great place to study fashion, according to four recent graduates.

A. Stewart Parvin: I chose to study at ECA because I thought there would be fewer social temptations in
Edinburgh than in London, and I wanted to concentrate on my work. It was a great place to be a student
because we felt like we were at the heart of everything - an important part of the city - you don't get that
in London. My approach has always been very commercial, even at college, and I was lucky in that I was
encouraged to explore that at ECA, even though others on the course were more creative and original. A
lot of colleges are either one thing or the other - creative or commercial - but we had a good mix. The
ECA was the first Scottish college to be included in Graduate Fashion Week in London. It's a high profile
event and so some very talented students were attracted to the fashion course as a result. Studying with
them hasn't done me any harm at all.

B. Zoe Donald: I was keen to make my graduate collection very personal. My mum's Chinese and my
dad's Scottish, so I wanted to interpret the two cultures into my designs. I graduated in the college's
centenary year, so I also thought about how much paper the college must have got through over that time,
and so I made my designs very layered to reflect that. My granny was a very glamorous model and a few
years ago I inherited her wardrobe, which has also given me ideas. I've really enjoyed the ECA. The great
thing about studying here is that it feels like part of an art college, rather than just a fashion department.
There is a lot of interaction with the rest of the school, and so I've got to do a bit of graphics and
sculpture, too. Edinburgh was a great place to study and work as a fashion designer, because you really
feel you can set your own trends here. But I don't think my own particular ideas fit in very well in
Scotland, so I may not stay here. I'd love the opportunity to work with a designer such as Comme des
Garçons, but we'll have to wait and see.

C. David Fraser: A main focus of my collection is a big prominent knot somewhere in each outfit, on a
sleeve or on a shoulder, and I've looked to knots in yachting for inspiration. I also get ideas from Halston
- his minimalist designs and the simple elegance of his cutting. I also like the fact that he was the first
celebrity designer, and I have to admit that side of the industry does appeal to me. I love London, so I'm
looking forward to going down there. You really have to make your own opportunities in Scotland, and
it's tough establishing yourself as a young designer. I don't know what the future holds, but I like the idea
of working in an established fashion house, and my dream is to be a creative director of a leading house
like Calvin Klein or Balenciaga.

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D. Rachel Barrett: I like to design clothes that I'd wear myself. I began the work for my graduate
collection by looking at shapes in traditional Mongolian dress. I wanted to use durable fabrics, so my
collection includes a lot of leather, which makes it look a bit punky, but it's not really a retro style. I
wanted to study fashion although my parents are both architects, so I guess they allowed me to indulge
my artistic side. The great thing about ECA is that the studio is a really great environment in which to
work. Studying here instead of London has meant that I'm free from all the influences there, so I've
developed my own style. At the same time, it's very difficult to stay up here and have a career. For
example, we all have to go to London to source the fabrics for our collections because they're just not
available here. Although I'd like to set up my own label at some point, initially I'm looking for
employment - with Sportmax in Milan if I could choose.
Your answers:
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Part 5. Read the following passage and answer questions 56-70.

Why companies should welcome disorder

A
Organization is big business. Whether it is of our lives – all those inboxes and calendars – or how
companies are structured, a multi-billion dollar industry helps to meet this need. We have more strategies
for time management, project management and self-organization than at any other time in human history.
We are told that we ought to organize our company, our home life, our week, our day and seven our
sleep, all as a means to becoming more productive. Every week, countless seminars and workshops take
place around the world to tell a paying public that they ought to structure their lives in order to achieve
this. This rhetoric has also crept into the thinking of business leaders and entrepreneurs, much to the
delight of self-proclaimed perfectionists with the need to get everything right. The number of business
schools and graduates has massively increased over the past 50 years, essentially teaching people how to
organize well.

B
Ironically, however, the number of business that fail has also steadily increased. Work-related stress has
increased. A large proportion of workers from all demographics claim to be dissatisfied with the way their
work is structured and the way they are managed. This begs the question: what has gone wrong? Why is it
that on paper the drive for organization seems a sure shot for increasing productivity, but in reality falls
well short of what is expected?

C
This has been a problem for a while now. Frederick Taylor was one of the forefathers of scientific
management. Writing in the first half of the 20th century, he designed a number of principles to improve
the efficiency of the work process, which have since become widespread in modern companies. So the
approach has been around for a while.

D
New research suggests that this obsession with efficiency is misguided. The problem is not necessarily
the management theories or strategies we use to organize our work; it’s the basic assumptions we hold in
approaching how we work. Here it’s the assumption that order is a necessary condition for productivity.
This assumption has also fostered the idea that disorder must be detrimental to organizational
productivity. The result is that businesses and people spend time and money organizing themselves for
the sake of organizing, rather than actually looking at the end goal and usefulness of such an effort.

E
What’s more, recent studies show that order actually has diminishing returns. Order does increase
productivity to a certain extent, but eventually the usefulness of the process of organization, and the
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benefit it yields, reduce until the point where any further increase in order reduces productivity. Some
argue that in a business, if the cost of formally structuring something outweighs the benefit of doing it,
then that thing ought not to be formally structured. Instead, the resources involved can be better used
elsewhere.

F
In fact, research shows that, when innovating, the best approach is to create an environment devoid of
structure and hierarchy and enable everyone involved to engage as one organic group. These
environments can lead to new solutions that, under conventionally structured environments (filled with
bottlenecks in term of information flow, power structures, rules, and routines) would never be reached.

G
In recent times companies have slowly started to embrace this disorganization. Many of them embrace it
in terms of perception (embracing the idea of disorder, as opposed to fearing it) and in terms of process
(putting mechanisms in place to reduce structure). For example, Oticon, a large Danish manufacturer of
hearing aids, used what it called a ‘spaghetti’ structure in order to reduce the organization’s rigid
hierarchies. This involved scrapping formal job titles and giving staff huge amounts of ownership over
their own time and projects. This approach proved to be highly successful initially, with clear
improvements in worker productivity in all facets of the business. In similar fashion, the former chairman
of General Electric embraced disorganization, putting forward the idea of the ‘boundaryless’
organization. Again, it involves breaking down the barriers between different parts of a company and
encouraging virtual collaboration and flexible working. Google and a number of other tech companies
have embraced (at least in part) these kinds of flexible structures, facilitated by technology and strong
company values which glue people together.

H
A word of warning to others thinking of jumping on this bandwagon: the evidence so far suggests
disorder, much like order, also seems to have diminishing utility, and can also have detrimental effects on
performance if overused. Like order, disorder should be embraced only so far as it is useful. But we
should not fear it – nor venerate one over the other. This research also shows that we should continually
question whether or not our existing assumptions work.

Questions 56-63
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

List of Headings
i Complaints about the impact of a certain approach
ii Fundamental beliefs that are in fact incorrect
iii Early recommendations concerning business activities
iv Organizations that put a new approach into practice
v Companies that have suffered from changing their approach
vi What people are increasingly expected to do
vii How to achieve outcomes that are currently impossible
viii Neither approach guarantees continuous improvement
ix Evidence that a certain approach can have more disadvantages that advantages
56. Section A ________
57. Section B ________
58. Section C ________
59. Section D ________
60. Section E ________
61. Section F ________
62. Section G ________
63. Section H ________
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Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59.
60. 61. 62. 63.

Questions 63-66
For questions 63-66, complete the sentences. Use ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each
answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
64. Numerous training sessions are aimed at people who feel they are not ________________ enough.
65. Being organized appeals to people who regard themselves as ________________.
66. Many people feel ________________ with aspects of their work.
Your answers:
64. 65. 66.

Questions 67-70
For questions 57-60, decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given
(NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
67. Both businesses and people aim at order without really considering its value.
68. Innovation is most successful if the people involved have distinct roles.
69. Google was inspired to adopt flexibility by the success of General Electric.
70. The environment without structure and hierarchy can lead to new solutions.
Your answers:
67. 68. 69. 70.

SECTION D. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word
given in capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way.
1. Mr. Conrad’s son is becoming quite well known as an artist. NAME
- Mr. Conrad’s son is making _____________________________________ as an artist.
2. The two situations are completely different. COMMON
- The two situations don’t ______________________________ each other
3. I'm sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day. MATTER
- I think it’s only _________________________________________ Jemma becomes a famous model.
4. It is essential that this door is kept unlocked. SHOULD
- On no ____________________________________________ locked.
5. I’ve been too busy to answer my emails, but I’ll do it soon. ROUND
- I __________________________________________ my emails yet, but I’ll do it soon.

Part 2: You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its
head office in another country.
 explain why you want to work in the company’s head office for six months
 say how your work could be done while you are away
 ask for his help in arranging it
Write a letter (about 80-100 words) to your manager, Mr. Smith. You do NOT need to write any
addresses. Use your name as Nga.
Begin your letter as follows:

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Part 3. Your English teacher has asked you to write a story (100-120 words) for your school story
writing competition. The story MUST BEGIN with the following words.

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