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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2021-2022
…. MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. You are given a piece of audio and some text with spaces.
Use the information from the audio to complete the spaces. NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A
NUMBER

CHESS TOURNAMENT
FIRST RULE:
-If a piece is (1) ………touched…………… it has to be moved.
PLAYERS SHOULD:
-Record their moves in case of disputes.
-Avoid interfering with other games in progress.
-Not leave their (2)………self-phone…………….. on.
- Understand how to use a chess clock.
PLAYERS MUST:
- Hit the (3)……clock………….after each move.
- Record their (4)……………results……………under all circumstances.
SPEAKER'S DETAILS:
-Telephone number: 897214
-Full name: Andrew (5)……GILES…………………..

Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a piece of news about education.

For questions 6-8, match the characteristics of education with their countries. Write one correct letter to
each nation.

6. Singapore ________B_______ A. having lowest PISA scores

7.TheUS _______C_F________ B. focusing on succeeding in school
8.Ghana2 _______D____A____ C. one in five students finish school without a basic level of
education
D. teaching sex education right
E. declining test score
F. having standardized test – based goals

For questions 9-10, which are TWO statements are true according to the news? Write your answer in the
numbered space.

9._________A D A. In Western countries, having strong education system is integral

10.____C____ to future economic success.
B. Economic recession in the UK leads two-thirds of children can’t
read their grade level.
C. Some Asian countries attract good teachers with high salaries.
 D. Western countries do not focus on actual education.

Part 3. You will hear part of a radio interview with a psychologist about friendship. Listen carefully and
choose the answer A, B, C or D that fits best according to what you hear.
1. According to the presenter …
A. we have to adjust our friendships as our lives change.
B. new book are being written to teach people how to manage friendships.
C. it is almost impossible to keep childhood friends for life.
D. the most important friends are childhood friends.
2. Barbara warns that foul - weather friends …
A. never want you to be happy.
B. engineer bad situations so that they can feel superior
C. have their life perfectly organized.
D. can spoil the time when you are feeling happy about life.
3. The danger of a trophy friend is that…
A. he or she will inhabit your social life.
B. you may develop unrealistic expectations.
C. he or she will push you to be a higher achiever.
D. he or she will expect you to become more popular.
4. A sisterly friend …
A. can be relied on but may be too involved in your life.
B. will resent other close friendships in your life.
C. will be as close to your family as she is to you.
D. will want to go out on date with you and your new partner.
5. When making new friends…
A. try to be as funny as you can.
B. don't mention serious issues before you know them well.
C. be sensitive to their need for space.
D. spend as much time with them as you can.
Part 4. You are given a piece of audio and some text with spaces.
Use the information from the audio to complete the spaces. NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR
A NUMBER

This business is (16) …………top university school……bucking the trend………. of the Californian economy.
The graduates collect waste (17) ………coffee grants………grounds………………. early in the morning.
The waste product is used to cultivate (18)………coffee………gourmet……………. mushrooms.
The objective of the enterprise is to grow valuable (19) ……………products……………….
Annual world coffee production is about (20)……………7 million tons…………………
The presence of caffeine in the grounds makes it impossible for plants to (21)………………
flourish……………………… in coffee alone.
The second stage of the process requires the graduates to (22) ……………grow…shock…….. the mushrooms
into believing they are about to die.
In the final stage, before they start fruiting, the bags become fully (23) ………combined………
colonised………. by the mycelium.
The objective of the exercise is to see all their hard work start (24)………growing……paying off…………….
But the question about whether the business model is (25) …viable………………… or not needs to be asked.