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LẦN THỨ XIII, NĂM 2022

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10

(Đề thi gồm 19 trang)
ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)

SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points) – Tapescript included.

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes
provided. (10 points)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
accommodatio 18th of April 500 Australian credit card JOHN A. SMYTH
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(Source: Adapted from IELTS LISTENING – Recent Actual Tests)

Part 2. For questions 6-10, you will hear two people talking about lost works of art.
Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write
your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. (10 pts)
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
(Source: Adapted from CLOSE-UP ADVANCED)

Part 3. For questions 11-15, you will listen a student and a professor discussing a
school project about tourism. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or
false (F). Write your answers in the space provided. (10 pts)
11. TRUE 12. FALSE 13. FALSE 14. TRUE 15. TRUE
(Source: Adapted from ON-SCREEN ADVANCED)

Part 4. For questions 16-25, you will listen to a talk about a phenomenon called “Déjà
vu”. Complete the sentences by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
answer. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 pts)

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(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s)
16. shadowy feeling 17. occurs without notice
18. physical manifestations 19. surplus of speculation
20. cognitive psychology 21. prevalent theories
22. a slight delay 23. summoned up
24. subliminally takes in 25. conclusive source

SECTION B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (50 points)

Part 1. Choose one of the words marked A, B, C or D which best completes each of the
following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20
points)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. B
11. C 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. D
16. B 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. D

Part 2. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle.
Write your answer in the boxes provided. (10 points)
1. for 2. about 3. on 4. By/From 5. at
6. against/with 7. up 8. in 9. out 10. through

Part 3. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. resurfaced 2. unsporting 3. factitious 4. heartfelt 5. roundabouts
6. shortlisted 7. causal 8. eye-catching 9. heavyweight 10. backtracked

SECTION C. READING (60 points)

Part 1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the box provided. (15 pts)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B
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 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. A

Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
(15 pts)
1. brink 2. until 3. whether 4. decline 5. including
6. depleted 7. at 8. published 9. renewable 10. calling

Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the
questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. C

Part 4. Read the following text and then choose from the list A-I the best phrase given
below it to fill each of the spaces. Each correct phrase may only be used once. Some of
the suggested answers do not fit at all. (15 pts)
1. vi 2. i 3. iii 4. ii 5. ix
6. vii 7. iv 8. T 9. F 10. NG

SECTION D. WRITING (50 pts)

Part 1: Chart Description (20pts)
* Completion (3 pts)
* Content (5 pts)
- Cover the main information in the chart yet not go into too many details.
- Make general remarks and effective comparisons.
* Organisation (5 pts)
- The ideas are well organized
- The description is sensibly divided into paragraphs
* Language (5 pts)
- Use a wide range of vocabulary and structure

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- Good grammar
* Punctuation and spelling (2 pts)
Part 2: Essay writing (30 pts)
* Organization (5 pts)
- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion and unity.
- The essay is well-structured.
+ The introduction is presented with clear thesis statement.
+ The body paragraphs are written with unity, coherence and cohesion. Each body
paragraph must have a topic sentence, supporting details and examples when necessary.
+ The conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration ...) on the issue.
* Contents (15 pts)
- All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
- Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence, ....
* Language use (10 pts)
- Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary.
- Excellent use and control of grammatical structures (verb tenses, word forms, voice...)
and mechanics (spelling, punctuations...).

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 TAPESCRIPT FOR LISTENING
PART 1. (Adapted from IELTS LISTENING Actual Recent Tests)
CUSTOMER: Good morning, I've been looking at your holidays to Australia in your
brochure. I'm thinking of going during the second half of next, month.
AGENT: Good morning. As you can see from our brochure, we offer a wide variety of
packages to various, destinations in Australia. Is there anything in particular that interests
you?
CUSTOMER: Yes, my husband and I are very interested in the holidays in the Outback.
AGENT: These holidays are increasingly popular. Would you like to arrange flights and
(1) accommodation with us just accommodation?
CUSTOMER: Can you arrange flights from Sydney?
AGENT: Right. You said that you wanted to travel next month. Which date would you
prefer? I should point out that ere are no daily flights available, so if you have a flexible
itinerary, that's better.
CUSTOMER: Well, we arrive in Sydney on the 15th of April and we were thinking of
travelling to the Outback on the (2) 18th of August, I mean April.
AGENT: There's only one flight from Sydney to Alice Springs on the 18th so I'll book you on
that. It leaves at 10 in the morning, which is quite convenient. Shall I book two seats for you?
CUSTOMER: Yes, please.
AGENT: As for your stay in the Outback, you can see from the brochure that we offer
three packages budget, standard, and luxury. The budget package is about (3) 500
Australian dollars, the standard package is about 700 and the luxury one is
approximately 1,000, though it does depend on exactly what you would like regarding
extras. Which one would you prefer?
CUSTOMER: Well, we can't decide between the budget and standard options.
AGENT: Ah, well, actually, just looking at my computer here, on the date that you want to fly
into Alice Springs, there is no standard accommodation available. It's fully booked, I'm afraid.
CUSTOMER: That's OK. We think that the cheapest one should be fine for us. We don't
mind roughing it for a few days and we don't expect to be spending much time at the
accommodation. We prefer the outdoors.

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AGENT: Right. Let's look at the room options. First of all, would you prefer a non-smoking
room?
CUSTOMER: Yes. Neither of us smokes.
AGENT: OK.
CUSTOMER: Oh, before I forget, could you book everything in my husband's name,
please?
AGENT: Yes, of course. Are you paying by (4) credit card?
CUSTOMER: Yes.
AGENT: In that case, I'll need your husband's name exactly as it appears on the card.
CUSTOMER: Of course. It's (5) John A. Smyth. That's Smyth with a "Y"
AGENT: John ... middle initial "A" ... surname Smyth, S-M-Y-T-H Is that correct?
CUSTOMER: Correct.
AGENT: Thank you I'll just check the price. The room will cost 100 dollars a night plus
10 dollars tax, so 110 dollars per night in total. Is that OK?
CUSTOMER: Yes … that's fine. Book us for three nights, please.
PART 2. (Adapted From Close-Up Advanced)
Man: What is it about lost art and garages? First itwas Picasso works, now it's
Klimt.
Woman: Oh yes, I remember the Picasso findings froma few years back - 2010 if I'm
not mistaken. Around 270 undocumented works of art by Picasso were
unveiled by his former electrician in France, who had stored them in his
garage for around 40 years. There was a huge controversy at the time because
he claimed that the artist had given him the works as a gift, but (6) Picasso's
son Claude suspected that they had actually been stolen. He claimed that
Picasso always signed and dated his gifts. I wonder where these works are
now.
Man: Well, the collection was immediately (7) seized by authorities and they're
currently being held in a vault in Nanterre, which is just outside Paris. The
works are thought to be worth around £50 million, so they're being kept under
lock and key by France's Central Office for the Fight Against Traffic in

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 Cultural Goods until a full investigation is carried out.
Woman: So what's the Klimt story?
Man: Well, there was a fresco that used to adorn the ceiling in the studio of art
nouveau artist Gustav Klimt. He shared the studio with his brother Ernst
between 1883 and 1892. But, the fresco went missing after a lift was installed
in the building in the 1980s. The fresco, which is called Trumpeting Putto.
shows Cupid playing a trumpet and has been widely sought after in art circles
since the 1960s.
Woman: Where was the painting eventually found?
Man: The story goes that it turned up in a garage in northern Austria. The man who
found it had only (8) recently become aware of its significance because
Klimt had been in the news rather a lot due to his 150th birthday
celebrations
Woman: That's a bit of a coincidence, isn't it? I'm sure that's bound to push up the
value of the painting no end.
Man: Well, first of all they've got to establish its authenticity.
Woman: What, do you mean it might not be an original?
Man: (9) Some art experts are disputing the fact that the fresco was done by
Gustav on the grounds that it isn't a signed piece nor is it a particularly
good work of art.
Woman: So, who do they think did it then? Is it just something the finder rustled up in
his spare time?
Man: No, nothing like that. There's no doubt that the fresco is the one that adorned
Klimt's studio. What is in dispute is whether it was painted by Gustav or (10)
Ernst, who was also an artist, though much less talented and celebrated.
It's also said to bear similarities to other frescoes Ernst created. Some say that
at best, the painting was a joint effort by the two brothers.
PART 3. (Adapted from On-Screen Advanced)
Student: Thank you for agreeing to see me, Mr. Gilmore.

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Teacher: That's OK Claire. I'm usually here early preparing for my lessons so it's no
bother. What can I do for you?
Student: Well, it's about the project you assigned at the end of class last week. (11) I'm
just not sure where to start. I mean, it’s a massive subject and I don't know how to
tackle it.
Teacher: The assignment is a presentation of a report, as with any report, you would have
to begin with an Introduction. And since this Is a pro and con task, that intro would have
to include a question which you will use the presentation to answer.
Student: So, you mean I would have to explain tourism and ask whether it has a
singularly positive or negative impact on local communities around the world? But how
would I explain tourism?
Teacher: Well, (12) you could focus on how it has evolved over the years. It's very
different now compared with how it was, say, 50 or even 20 years ago. That maybe an
interesting angle.
Student: OK, but how do I decide what to include in the body of the report? There's so
much information out there, I just couldn't figure that out
Teacher: OK, think about what tourism means to a local community. What areas does it
impact on?
Student: Well, I suppose the economy is a big one. It brings in money and creates jobs,
which can only be a good thing, right?
Teacher: Can it? What kinds of jobs does it create?
Student: Jobs for hotel workers, tour guides and waiting staff. Generally, people who cater for
tourists.
Teacher: And (13) what type of jobs are they? Are they long-term? How many of
them actually pay a decent wage with good working conditions and do any of them
come with the benefits that one might assume should be part of any employment
package?
Student: Oh, I see what you mean. They're all tertiary positions so there's not much job
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Teacher: Also, where does the money actually go? Yes, investment in the area improves
Infrastructure resulting in better roads, maybe a new airport and new accommodation, but
(14) It can also create problems of traffic congestion, increased pollution and higher
property prices, which could leave locals priced out of the market.
Student: I hadn't thought of that. And the money that comes into the area doesn't always
stay there. Resorts are often owned by overseas companies and money spent in the area
can increase the prices of goods, which will increase the cost of living for locals, and the
shops will cater for tourists by changing the range of items they stock.
Teacher: So, you have to think carefully about both sides of the argument. What's another
area that would be impacted?
Student: The environment? A lot of tourists go places because of the unspoilt beauty of
the landscape, but by just being there they are disrupting It.
Teacher: How?
Student: Areas of vegetation have to be cleared to build roads, airports and hotels you
mentioned, so that's a major disruption. Also, the tourists themselves co damage fragile
ecosystems just by walking in oil wrong place or by dropping litter. Not to mention the
increased pollution from the rise in traffic.
Teacher: OK, so those are the negative consequences felt by the environment. What about
the positives?
Student: Well, (15) there has been a rise in people paying for eco-holidays which I
suppose makes people more aware of the problems suffered in these areas. And those
that want to help can do something about it like volunteer at clean-up sites or wildlife
sanctuaries.
PART 4. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s
Have you experienced déjà vu? It's that (16) shadowy feeling you get when a
situation seems familiar. A scene in a restaurant plays out exactly as you remember. The
world moves like a ballet you've choreographed, but the sequence can't be based on a past
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 This is the first time you've had clams, so what's going on? Unfortunately, there
isn't one single explanation for déjà vu. The experience is brief and (17) occurs without
notice, making it nearly impossible for scientists to record and study it.
Scientists can't simply sit around and wait for it to happen to them. This could take
years. It has no (18) physical manifestations and in studies, it's described by the subject
as a sensation or feeling. Because of this lack of hard evidence, there's been a (19) surplus
of speculation over the years.
Since Emile Boirac introduced déjà vu as a French term meaning "already seen,"
more than 40 theories attempt to explain this phenomenon. Still, recent advancements in
neuroimaging and (20) cognitive psychology narrow down the field of prospects.
Let's walk through three of today's more (21) prevalent theories, using the same
restaurant setting for each.
First up is dual processing. We'll need an action. Let's go with a waiter dropping a
tray of dishes. As the scene unfolds, your brain's hemispheres process a flurry of
information: the waiter's flailing arms, his cry for help, the smell of pasta. Within
milliseconds, this information zips through pathways and is processed into a single
moment. Most of the time, everything is recorded in-sync. However, this theory asserts
that déjà vu occurs when there's (22) a slight delay in information from one of these
pathways. The difference in arrival times causes the brain to interpret the late information
as a separate event. When it plays over the already-recorded moment, it feels as if it's
happened before because, in a sense, it has.
Our next theory deals with a confusion of the past rather than a mistake in the
present. This is the hologram theory, and we'll use that tablecloth to examine it. As you
scan its squares, a distant memory swims up from deep within your brain. According to
the theory,
this is because memories are stored in the form of holograms, and in holograms, you only
need one fragment to see the whole picture. Your brain has identified the tablecloth with
one from the past, maybe from your grandmother's house. However, instead of
remembering that you've seen it at your grandmother's, your brain has (23) summoned up
the old memory without identifying it. This leaves you stuck with familiarity, but no

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recollection. Although you've never been in this restaurant, you've seen that tablecloth but
are just failing to identify it.
Our last theory is divided attention, and it states that déjà vu occurs when our brain
(24) subliminally takes in an environment while we're distracted by one particular object.
When our attention returns, we feel as if we've been here before. For example, just now
you focused on the fork and didn't observe the tablecloth or the falling waiter. Although
your brain has been recording everything in your peripheral vision, it's been doing so
below conscious awareness. When you finally pull yourself away from the fork, you think
you've been here before because you have, you just weren't paying attention.
While all three of these theories share the common features of déjà vu, none of them
propose to be the (25) conclusive source of the phenomenon. Still, while we wait for
researchers and inventers to come up with new ways to capture this fleeting moment, we
can study the moment ourselves. After all, most studies of déjà vu are based on first-hand
accounts, so why can't one be yours? The next time you get déjà vu, take a moment to
think about it. Have you been distracted? Is there a familiar object somewhere? Is your
brain just acting slow? Or is it something else?

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