SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI OLYMPIC 27 THÁNG 4

TỈNH BÀ RỊA – VŨNG TÀU

NĂM HỌC: 2020 - 2021
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11
(Gồm 06 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

Ngày thi: 12/3/2021

Điểm Họ, tên, chữ ký Họ, tên, chữ ký Số phách

Bằng số: giám khảo 1 giám khảo 2

Bằng chữ:

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X

I/ LISTENING (12 x 0.25 = 3.0 pts)

PART 1 - You will hear part of a radio programme in which two people, Sally White and Martin Jones, are discussing the popularity of audio books and CIRCLE the

answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

1. Sally feels that the main advantage of audio books is that they ______.

A. are read by experienced actors B. encourage children to read more

C. make more books accessible to children D. save parents from having to read to children

2. What does Martin say about the woman who came into his shop?

A. Her children don’t like staying in hotels. B. Her children used to argue about what to listen to.

C. She no longer takes her children to France. D. She no longer worries about long journeys.

3. Martin says that in the USA there is a demand for audio books because people there ______.

A. are used to listening to the spoken word on the radio B. feel that they do not have time to read books

C. have to drive long distances D. were the first to obtain audio books

4. Sally says that authors may record their own books on tape if ______ .

A. there are no suitable actors available B. their book has just been published

C. they have already read extracts from it aloud D. they want it read a certain way

5. According to Sally, successful abridgements depend on ______ .

A. the length of the original B. the style of the author

C. the type of story D. their closeness to the original

6. Martin feels that unabridged versions ______ .

A. are becoming more popular B. are better than abridgements

C. can be too expensive D. contain too much detail

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Part 2 - You will hear a part of a radio programme about the prospects of space travel. LISTEN and COMPLETE the sentences with a word or short phrase.

To many people, the idea of space tourism may seem like the invention of (1) science (-) fiction writers.

In 2001, Denis Tito spent over a week (2) orbiting the earth.

Most people in (3) industrialised/ industrialized nations would become space tourists if they could.

We must learn not to always associate space travel with (4) government funding.

Eventually, the accommodation would become much more (5) sophisticated and cater for hundreds of guests.

It is important, economically, that the new vehicles should be (6) (fully) re-usable/ reusable so that they could make large numbers of trips.

(Adapted from Balance 5)

II/ Read an article about the actress Harriet Walter. For questions 1-8, CIRCLE the letter A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text. (8 x 0.25 = 2.0

pts)

THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMITS

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The first of the environmental summit meetings was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and was called the Earth Summit. This focused on certain treaties, such as the Framework Convention

on Climate Change, as well as bringing about agreements on the need to stop species loss and desertification. The second meeting of this kind, called the World Summit on Sustainable

Development, held a decade later in Johannesburg, was faced with the somewhat thorny problem of how to implement the decisions taken in Rio. It would be inaccurate to say that the

Earth Summit achieved very little, as out of it came the laudable 1997 Kyoto Protocol which required industrialised nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels. Other spin-

offs were the Millennium Summit in New York, the World Trade Organisation talks in Doha, Qatar, in 2002 and, in the same year, the conference on financing in Monterrey, Mexico, but

whether these result in real improvements remains to be seen.

At the recent World Summit in Johannesburg, all delegates acknowledged the need to take concrete measures in order to attempt to improve the living conditions of those in the

developing world who are living in poverty. The delegates at the summit agreed to try to cut by half the number of people with inadequate water and sanitation by 2015. This is expected

to help roughly a billion people and would go a long way towards reducing the number of infant deaths caused by diarrhoea, cholera and other water-borne diseases which affect the poor

in the developing world.

Regarding environmental matters, the summit agreed to restore fish stocks, in part by promising to actually guard oceans areas already designated as protected. More countries also

agreed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in an attempt to reduce global warming. The final text of the Summit omitted target dates and percentages for the use of renewable energy sources,

mainly because the world's oil-producing countries were concerned about the costs of renewables. However, 30 nations promised to go beyond the requirements set out in the summit

declaration and agreed that renewable energy production should rise, globally, and pledged to conduct regular reviews of progress towards their targets.

Also recognised was the need for developed countries to end farming subsidies so that poorer nations which depend on agriculture can compete in the export market. That alone would

greatly aid the move to decrease the numbers of those living in poverty.

Perhaps the greatest achievement of the World Summit was that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the world of big business explored how they could work, either together

with governments or alone, to improve the lot of the poor. An upshot of this was that seven of the world's largest energy companies announced that they would share technical plans on how to
get more solar powered generation plants to rural areas in poor countries. In addition, an aluminium company pledged to help villagers in the Asian sub-continent to remove arsenic from their

water supplies, one of the world's largest oil companies announced plans to put solar panels in thousands of rural homes in poor countries, and mining companies operating in Africa promised to

supply free anti-AIDs drugs and health care for infected workers and their families.

While this was a significant step forward, particularly since the presence of big business had scarcely been felt at the Earth Summit, it was just a drop in the bucket, given that some 700

companies attended the World Summit. Their involvement at such meetings is undoubtedly good for their public relations image but, thus far, any help given by corporations has only

been beneficial to a limited few.

Energy is something that many people in the West take for granted: there is light at the flick of a switch and all homes have television sets. But according to a report published by the

International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2002 prior to the summit, some 1.6 billion people in the developing world have no access to 'modern' energy' supplies. These people burn cow dung

and wood, often in poorly ventilated houses, leading to serious respiratory problems and even premature death. The report states that, with existing policies alone, we can expect little

improvement in the near future.

A question which arises as a result of such conferences and reports is: how useful are they? Delegates seemed to agree that what was needed was action, not words, and questioned the

necessity for any further summit meetings. Given the plight of the poor, the argument ran, it was obscene for delegates and their attendants to wallow in luxurious surroundings with

shanty towns like Soweto only a short distance away. Might the new millennium have ushered in a more compassionate era? With any luck something will be done to alleviate the plight of

the poor and of the planet.

(Source: Balance, Reading and Vocabulary, Hillside Press)

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1. In the first paragraph, with regard to the Earth Summit, the writer ______ .

A. claims that its agreements are actually impossible to implement

B. expresses scepticism about achievements

C. implies that it was highly successful

D. says that nothing substantive came out of it

2. What admirable endeavour does the Johannesburg Summit appear to have put on the agenda?

A. ensuring clean water supplies for all by 2015

B. eradicating poverty

C. providing people in the developing world with concrete housing

D. significantly reducing fatalities from certain diseases

3. What does the writer say in the third paragraph about the Kyoto Protocol?

A. It has become more widely accepted.

B. It highlights the poverty of oil-producing countries.

C. It is not supported by any of the world's oil-producing countries.

D. The final text of the Summit specifies targets for the application of renewables.

4. With regard to food production, the writer points out that ______

A. some nations are aware of problems they cause by subsidising their farm produce.

B. richer countries should subsidise the food in poorer nations.

C. developing countries would not be able to compete in the export market without subsidies.

D. farming subsidies alleviate poverty.

5. What does the reader learn about the presence of business organisations at the Johannesburg World Summit?

A. There is considerable commercial interest in the welfare of the disadvantaged in the developing world.

B. It is a clever way to get free publicity.

C. Almost 700 companies are taking significant steps to improve conditions in the developing world.

D. Companies are only concerned about expanding markets for their own products.

6. What difference between the West and the developing world does the writer appear to stress?

A. the disadvantages of those without television

B. how little Westerners appreciate their lifestyle

C. the health consequences arising where there is no "modern" energy supply

D. the failure of people to see how dangerous their fuels are

7. In querying the necessity for further world summits, it is suggested that ______

A. they do not really achieve any good.

B. the capability to act for the global good without extensive debate exists.

C. people have become sufficiently compassionate without international co-operation.

D. there is insensitivity on the part of the delegates.

8. Which is CLOSEST in meaning to the word “obscene” in the last paragraph?

A. upright B. outrageous C. modest D. decent

III/ Read the passage and CIRCLE the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 8. (8 x 0.25 =

2.0 pts)

Hobbyists around the world unite

No doubt you may be inclined to think that in this day and age, traditional pursuits are no longer ‘in’ and that we would have (1) ______ away with old-fashioned hobbies that don’t

involve computers. Nothing of the (2) ______. If anything, the internet has made it easier for people with specialist hobbies in different corners of the planet to (3) ______ themselves to

their passion and to support one another. With one quick press of a key, (4) ______ car collectors are online, comparing notes and restoration (5) ______ with enthusiasts in distant

lands. If a part needs replacing, a vast electronic inventory is out there (6) ______ and waiting. After a day in the field, birdwatchers can post sightings they consider worth sharing with

likeminded enthusiasts who will immediately (7)______to their passion. Thankfully, face to face contact does still take place. Historic car rallies and races have a large following. Come

Sunday morning, children and adults alike still meet to swap, or perhaps even (8) ______, the cards missing from their collections.

(Adapted from Exam Booster for Advanced)

1. A. done B. put C. sent D. taken

2. A. brand B. sort C. type D. variety

3. A. devote B. focus C. present D. stick

4. A. ancient B. classic C. epic D. historical

5. A. crafts B. means C. systems D. techniques

6. A. handy B. open C. ready D. willing

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7. A. connect B. join C. relate D. share

8. A. bid B. invest C. purchase D. subscribe

IV/ You are going to read an extract of the article about the arts. Four sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A – E the one

which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (0.25 x 4 = 1 pt)
A. But the latter have had their funding cut, and many state-school teachers find their time and resources stretched so thinly that they are unable to provide the kind of music tuition,
theatre or gallery trips and after-school clubs that were previously on offer.
B. This appears to be happening despite assurances from politicians, who firmly reject the suggestion that the arts are somehow considered less important than subjects such as science
and maths.
C. It's an oddly short-sighted view, and one which has been the subject of campaigns which spell out clearly the contribution of the creative sector to the economy.
D. And it comes with some pretty positive side-effects: boosting confidence and encouraging empathy and curiosity about the wider world.
E. But the structure of the timetable they'd decided on, which allowed students to select only one choice between art, music and drama, and none of those if the child also wanted to
study a second language, hardly seemed to support that view.
REPLACING ARTS SUBJECTS IN SCHOOLS

Despite a lack of resources, we need a commitment to creativity in schools.

In 2006, 84-year-old American novelist, Kurt Vonnegut, wrote a letter to a class of schoolchildren who had asked him to visit. He was too ill to travel, but offered them instead the

following lesson for life: ‘Practise any kind of art not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.’

There’s no question that the opportunity to explore creative expression can broaden people of any age’s outlook and allow this to happen. (1) _D_.

Middle-class parents have long known this; it’s why they get their children signed up for music groups before they can walk. Being ‘cultured’ opens doors even if you don’t pursue a career

in the arts. Private schools know this too, and usually offer a rich and varied extracurricular programme of artistic activities. But Vonnegut’s advice is not so easy to follow for those who

have little opportunity or guidance when it comes to the arts.

Schools used to provide these, often backed up by community youth projects. (2) __A_.

Perhaps an even greater worry is that creative writing, art, drama and music, once an integral part of the curriculum, are having their status reduced in favour of more obviously

‘commercially useful’ subjects. In the UK, for example, there has recently been a huge decline in the number of pupils taking qualifications in arts subjects. In a challenging global

economy, the arts are increasingly seen as ‘soft subjects’.

(3) _B_. The statistics suggest, however, that whatever ministers or congressmen say, a clear disparity appears to have been created.

This observation was reinforced when my 14-year-old son recently chose subject options for the two subsequent academic years. The fact that his school decided to send an

accompanying letter assuring parents that the 'soft subjects’ would not be considered inferior to maths and sciences by the top universities was telling in itself.

(4) _E_. So, if schools and government are unable or unwilling to stem the tide in favour of more 'commercially useful’ subjects at the expense of artistic ones, where do those whose

career aims do not neatly fall into the commercially useful category turn? Charitable institutions which provide grants and bursaries for talented young people are springing up in many

countries, or finding themselves in greater demand. Students who were unable to develop their skills for want of the most basic provision - the cost of a musical instrument or the train

fare to attend a drama school audition - are getting their financial needs met, and are also helped in other ways. (…)

(Source: https://www.theguardian.com)
V/ Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (6 x 0.25 = 1.5 pts)

As global warming becomes a pressing problem around the world, some nations are being more affected than others. As glaciers melt and ocean levels rise, floodwaters become a (1)

matter of concern. One island where this threat is particularly urgent is Tuvalu, in the Pacific. Tuvalu sits only two meters above sea level, and it is sinking. Experts believe rising

seawaters will cover the island within only 50 years. The possibility of this (2) happening has not escaped the Tuvaluans. Twenty percent of the population has already left the island,

many (3) choosing New Zealand as their new home. The effects of the higher sea levels are being felt right now. Especially high (4) tides often flood Tuvaluans’ houses. Also, seawater

is being found more frequently on land which is used for farming vegetables. Environmentalists have taken note of Tuvalu’s situation. They’ve used it to try and pressure governments to

pass laws (5) aimed at fighting global warming. Other areas in situations similar to Tuvalu include parts of India and the Maldives. There is the possibility that up to 200 million people

may one day face displacement (6) from their homes and countries. Unless something is done soon, the future doesn’t look too bright.

(Adapted from a test by Anglia Examinations)

VI/ MULTIPLE CHOICE (10 x 0.25 = 2.5 pts)

CIRCLE the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
1. When the products were still not selling well, our boss knew we were in a ____.

A. bind B. blast C. hang D. rage

2. ______ the event of fire, the alarm will sound ______ intervals of 30 seconds.

A. In/ at B. In/ in C. With/ at D. With/ in

3. ______study of students’ yearbook photo smiles has indicated that_____students with the biggest smiles were found to have the most fulfilling marriages, be______happiest, and

be______inspiration to others.

A. A/ the/ the/ the B. The/ the/ x/ an C. A/ x/ the/ an D. The/ x/ x/ the

4. It will take three hours _____ to get there by car.

A. at the outside B. in the flesh C. in the know D. on the level

5. It is crucial ______ drained and covered before wintertime.

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A. for the pool getting B. that the pool gets

C. the pool being D. the pool that it gets

6. She had her_______ to the wall with no choice but to sell.

A. back B. elbow C. head D. shoulder

7. – “It’s become perfectly apparent that Julie isn’t coming.”

- “ You’re right. ______ the meeting without her.”

A. As we might well start B. We as well might start

C. We might as well start D. Well may we start

8. Mr. Simkins is the big ______ in the company as he has just been promoted to the position of Managing Director.

A. bread B. cheese C. tuning fork D. wooden spoon

9. Andy: - This is a really boring topic!

Cathy: - Yes, I didn’t want to read the assignment, ______ prepare a presentation on it.

A. apart from B. even C. much less D. rather not

10. The scientists ______ the festival of Ramanda, but they were too busy with their research in the laboratory.

A. would have liked to commemorate B. would have loved to have observed

C. would prefer to have obeyed D. would sooner have celebrated

VII/ Supply the proper forms of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (6 x 0.25 = 1.5 pts)

In Gammelstad in Lapland stands a 15th century church, the most noticeable of the village, (1. CIRCLE) ___ encircled __ by cottages that were not slept in for more than one night a

week, in any week of the year. When the cottages were built, Laplanders were obliged by law to attend church, however far away they lived. The majority of people lived on isolated

farms, some a hundred miles or more from their nearest church, so the (2. PARISH) ___ parishioners'_____ answer to being unable to travel so far and return to their farm in one day,

was to construct 'chunrch villages'. Churchgoers could travel to these improvised villages from far (3. FIELD)___ afield ___and stay overnight to be present at church the next day, before

starting the long trek back home. Each cottage was constructed without nails so that in the event of fire they could be (4. ASSEMBLE) ____ disassembled _ quickly. Gammelstad is the

biggest and (5. PRESERVE) __ best-preserved ___ of the villages that have survived centuries. Today, just over four hundred red-timbered cottages are still standing in their original

form, frozen in time just as if each (6. OCCUPY) ____ occupant ____ will be back at any minute.

VIII/ IDENTIFY (6 x 0.125 = 0.75 pt) (by underlining) the 6 errors in the passage and CORRECT it. (6 x 0.125 = 0.75 pt)

Example: No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire as to observe carefully.

0. as -> than

CARTOGRAPHY

One of the essential skills parents and teachers should equip young people with is map reading. If you are interpreting a road map, a plan of a city, or a relief map showed the physical

features of an area, familiarity with maps is a great asset without which individuals may well feel deprived.

The science of making maps, charts and globes is called cartography. Even though the first ever atlas, ‘Geographical’, was the work of a second-century Greek geographer who went by
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the name of Ptolemy, it was in the 15 and 16 centuries, during the Renaissance, which cartography really took off. This facilitated the great explores of the time.

Photography has succeeded in making cartography a precise science. As a result, we may not realise how difficult it must have been to produce accurate maps before this innovation came

into use. Nowadays, satellites and even space probes have come to the aid of cartographers, opening to a wide range of new possibilities. In the imaging of other planets such as Mars,

to mapping the Earth’s continents from space using state-of-the-art radar technology, cartography has certainly made a long way. Radar technology has the ability to reveal details as

small as thirty metres across, in addition to presenting the images in three dimensions. (Adapted from Balance Practice Tests)

1. If >> Whether 2. showed >> showing 3. which >> that

4. to >> up 5. In >> From 6. made >> come

IX/ Complete the sentences without changing the meaning, using the words in brackets. Do not change the word given. (4 x 0.5 = 2.0 pts)

1. If Matt had not taken up politics, he might have become a famous art historian. NAME

> Had it ___ not been for Matt/Matt’s taking up politics, he might have gotten/made a name for ____himself as an art historian.

2. Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for promotion. (counted)

>> Her __ lack of experience / inexperience counted against her __when she applied for promotion.

3. The fighting finally caused the talks to grind to a halt. (down)

=> The talks___ have finally broken down because of / as a result of___the fighting.

4. This may sound silly, but I cannot remember her name.(escapes)

=> Silly _____ as this may sound, her name escapes ______me.

X/ Essay writing (3.0 pts)

As online learning becomes increasingly common and more and more resources are converted into digital form, some people have suggested that public libraries should be shut down
and, in their place, everyone should be given an iPad with an e-reader subscription.

To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write an essay of about 250 - 280 words to express your opinion.

Note: Content: 50% - Students should provide all main ideas and details as appropriate.

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Language: 30% - Students should use variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate.

Presentation: 20% - Studens should write with coherence, cohesion and can use appropriate styles and linking devices.

THE END!