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CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12

PHÁCH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
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Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian thi : 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Ngày thi : 12/11/2016
Đề thi có 10 trang

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

 Giám thi coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

I. LISTENING (50 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có
tín hiệu.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài
nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: For questions 16-20, listen to a talk about the origins of James Bond and choose the best answer (A, B, C,
or D) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes provided. 0 has been
done as an example.
Example: 0. The fiction spy James Bond was created by ______?
A. Jane Austen B. J.K. Rowling C. Thomas Hardy D. Ian Fleming
1. What was the name of Ian Fleming’s Jamaican estate, where he created the character?
A. Goldenball B. Goldeneye C. Thunderball D. No information
2. Which of these statements about the fictional spy James Bond is false?
A. Ian Fleming enjoyed bird watching.
B. “James Bond” was named after the author of a book about spying.
C. Ian Fleming based the character on himself.
D. James Bond’s exploits were inspired by a real life spy
3. Which of these film titles is said to be the Bond family motto, (or coat of arms)?
A. You Only Live Twice B. Live and Let Die
C. The World is not Enough D. No information
4. The code name ‘007’ gives James Bond _______.
A. A licence to kill B. A licence to thrill
C. A licence to spy D. No information
5. In which book did James Bond first make his appearance?
A. Dr No B. Goldfinger
C. Casino Royale D. No information

Your answer:
0. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2: For questions 6-15, listen to a piece of news from npr about low gas prices in 2016 and supply the blanks
with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken from the recording for
each answer in the spaces provided.
Crude oil (6) __________________________ to the lowest price in nearly a decade. Accordingly, the average U.S.
household has saved an estimated $700 this year and drivers can expect more savings in 2016.
Thanks to lower prices, Brady can do volunteer more easily and (7) _________________________.
According to Kloza, the prices of gas tend to increase when refineries have to (8) ________________________ or (9)
__________________________that produce less smog in the summer.
To show their concern about the environment, the U.S pledged in Paris to reduce (10) ____________________________
and address climate change.
Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability is doubtful about (11) __________________________ as
the choices will be a big factor that members of the (12) ________________________ make.
It is suspected that they will continue to embrace things like (13) __________________________or and more efficient
hybrid and electric cars.
Myers Jaffe says that the trend of sharing or renting cars at weekends will have a negative impact on the (14)
__________________________ and positive on climate solutions.
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Low prices can make the big oil states like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia less stable and if one of those countries
experiences (15) __________________________ or even falls, the reduction in world oil production and the increase in
prices is inevitable.
Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to the story about Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived and
choose FIVE letters from A-J.
Which FIVE statements are TRUE according to what you hear? Write your answers in the correspoding numbered
boxes provided.

A. Mansa Musa ascended the throne when famine and civil war in Europe occurred.
B. The wife of Mansa Musa played an important role in helping his realm grow and flourish.
C. The Mali Empire has a large quantity of natural resources, including salt and gold.
D. It took Mansa Musa over a year to make the long journey to Mecca.
E. It has been recorded that Mansa Musa built a mosque each and every Saturday.
F. Mansa Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route to Mecca.
G. Musa’s generous actions inadvertently devastated the economy of the regions through which he passed.
H. After returning from his pilgrimage, Mansa Musa spent much of the rest of his life teaching at his own university.
I. Mansa Musa used the money to strengthen the country’s cultural centers, particularly Timbuktu, which he annexed in
1312.
J. Mansa Musa set up many universities all over the world.

Your answer:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 4: Listen to a talk about the strongest ever storm, Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico. For questions 21-25,
complete the table.

Hurricane Patricia List of government actions

1. The maximum sustained winds: (21) ___________________
__________________________________.
2. Where Patricia is issued: (22) ________________________
south of the port of Manzanillo.
3. Storm Classification: a (23) _____________________ storm.
4. Urging people to (24) _________________________
_______________________________________ and to
(25) ________________________________________.

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1. For questions 26-39, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and write
your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes provided.
26. Mark Stringly is rarely interviewed as he hates being in the ______.
A. flashlight B. limelight C. headlight D. floodlight
27. I tried to push my way through the standing passengers to get to the door and, failing to keep my ____ about me.
A. head B. soul C. wits D. mind
28. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with _____ eye.
A. naked B. bare C. flesh D. pure
29. We need a more _______ assessment of the chances of ending this war.
A. moral B. sober C. plain D. vivid
30. Thick fog across much of the UK has resulted in dozens of flights _______ and many more delayed.
A. being cancelled B. to be cancelled C. are cancelled D. cancelled
31. The mobile phone company planned to publicly _______ its latest technology to upgrade its already strong operating
system.
A. underwrite B. undervalue C. undress D. unveil
32. She has drawn ______ praise for her charitable works.
A. abundant B. luxurious C. massive D. lavish
33. When times are good, people can spend freely, but during bad times we have to ____ our spending.
A. multiple B. disperse C. curtail D. obstinate
34. Ben’s so unlucky in love. Why does he ______ the type of woman who brings trouble?
A. catch on B. fall for C. put before D. set out
35. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the Redmond company’s
demise are, ______ , premature.

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 A. saying the most B. to say the least C. to say the most D. to the least degree
36. The vagrant came out of the shop, ___________ for about 10 paces before falling against a car.
A. stammered B. tripped C. staggered D. skidded
37. After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to _____ from the campaign for the Presidency.
A. withdraw B. retract C. abandon D. withhold
38. He claimed _____ from military service as he was a foreign national.
A. demobilization B. exception C. exemption D. liability
39. The manager spoke highly of such ___________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. haracteristics B. properties C. features D. virtues

Your answer:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.

33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

Part 2: For questions 40 – 45, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the
column on the right. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Your answers
As part of the ‘Facebook generation’, we have grown up in a world where access to the internet is
constantly at our fingertips and we’re able to connect with people at the touch of a button. 0. increasingly
Nowadays, it’s become (0) _______ (INCREASE) common to offer guests the wifi password
along with a cup of tea when they come round to visit. We have become addicted to our
smartphones.
Of course, smartphones are (40) _______ (DENY) useful and have revolutionised our lives in so 40._______________
many ways. Thanks to thousands of apps available to download, we’re now able to do almost _
anything when we’re out and about. However, it seems a shame that these addictive pieces of
technology are slowly beginning to take over our lives. It’s so easy to become (41) ______
(DEPEND) on our phones, whether it’s to find your way around with the map application or even 41. _______________
just check the time. As a result we’re becoming more (42) _______ (SOCIABLE), choosing to
42._______________
consult the internet rather than talk (43) _______ (FACIAL) with other human beings.
_
Even when we’re socialising, it seems most of us struggle without our phones at arm’s reach.
43._______________
Phones were invented to keep us more connected, and indeed they have done just that. We can
_
now get in contact by an endless list of social media outlets, yet this means we’re starting to lack
genuine contact with each other. People are connecting more and more across screens rather
than in person, even when it comes to relationships - dating apps and websites are more popular
than ever before. Recently, an artist released a series of images (44) _______ (DEPICTION)
people in social situations and edited out their smartphones and tablets. The result was a
collection of powerful images that have, perhaps (45) _______ (IRONY), gone viral. They force
people to wake up to the fact that we are no longer interacting properly with each other. 44._______________
_
45._______________
_

III. RADING (50 points)

Part 1: For questions 46-60, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
THEATRE IN BRITAIN
The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful plays can
(46)______ without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of them not (47)_____ from
Trafalgar Square. (48)_____ London even some quite big towns have no public theatre at all, but every town has its private
theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you can (49)_____ the best of everything – an excellent orchestra, famous
conductors, celebrated actors and a well-dressed (50)_____.
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain (51)_____ to the end of the
last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll probably want to sit as near to the
(52)_____ as possible.
46. A. show B. perform C. run D. produce
47. A. far B. remote C. distant D. close
48. A. Inside B. Outside C. In D. Out
49. A. take B. give C. hold D. get
50. A. audience B. auditorium C. authority D. publicity
51. A. puts up B. sets up C. makes up D. goes up
52. A. scene B. stage C. scenery D. performance
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 SMOG AND AIR POLLUTION
For years London was synonymous with smog, the word coined at the (53)_____ of the 20th century to describe the
city’s characteristic blend of fog and smoke. The capital’s “pea-soupers” were caused by suspended pollution of smoke and
sulfur dioxide from coal fires. The most (54)_____ affected area was the 19th-century residential and industrial (55)_____ of
inner London – particularly the East End, which had the highest density of factory smokestacks and domestic chimney pots
and the lowest-(56)______ land, inhibiting dispersal. As recently as the early 1960s, the smokier districts of east Inner
London experienced a 30 percent reduction in winter sunshine hours. That problem was (57)______ by parliamentary
legislation (the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968) outlawing the burning of coal, combined with the clearance of older
housing and the loss of manufacturing.
The less visible (58) _____ equally toxic pollutants of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, benzines, and
aldehydes continue to spoil London’s air. Traffic fumes and other exhausts are (59)______ to become trapped between the
surrounding hills and below a stagnant capping mass of warm urban air at an altitude of about 3,000 feet (900 metres),
causing immediate increases in eye irritation, asthma, and bronchial complaints. But London’s weather is too (60)_____ for
the development of a full-scale photochemical smog of the kind that can build up under the more stable weather conditions
of cities such as Los Angeles.
53. A. back B. turn C. next D. gap
54. A. largely B. frequently C. thoroughly D. severely
55. A. ring B. belt C. loop D. tie
56. A. standing B. situating C. lying D. locating
57. A. alleviated B. exalted C. degraded D. abated
58. A. with B. besides C. regarding D. but
59. A. able B. tenable C. liable D. flammable
60. A. wicked B. lethal C. agile D. fickle

Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

Part 2: For questions 61-75, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your
answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage. There is an example at the beginning (0).
TOMORROW’S WORLD WILL BE A LITTLE LATE
In a report for the US magazine Wired, a large number of academics, writers and experts were invited to (0) make
their predictions for the future. In some respects they are quite cautious, ruling (61) __________ ideas that they believe
belong (62) __________ science fiction more than to practical reality, at (63) __________ in the next half-century or so. In
other areas, (64) __________ , they foresee changes before too long.
On the roads, self-driving taxis and cars, in (65) __________ satellites guide the vehicle from office to home, or to
holiday destinations, could arrive by 2019, (66) __________ to the experts. By 2034, (67) __________ than 50 per cent of
people in industrialized countries, (68) __________ is forecast, will drive clean electric vehicles.
In space, a landing of humans (69) __________ Mars could be the highlight of 2020, say writers and scientists at
NASA. Aliens may be contacted in 2025, but even 2050 is (70) __________ soon for androids like C-3PO in Star Wars.
On the James Bond-style personal jetpack, Noah Rifkin, director of technology deployment at (71) __________
United States’s Department of Transportation, said that companies are unlikely to put enough money (72) __________
research and development (73) __________ they know how many people might want to buy it.
At work, all the technologies needed to do (74) __________ with the need for paper have already been invented, yet
Don Norman at Apple Computer forecasts that people (75) __________ always want paper, although society may be 80 per
cent paperless in 2009.

Your answer:
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 3: Read the following passages and answer questions 76-89.

PASSAGE 1:

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 As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing
through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and
body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often
supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress
gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of
stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs
of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make
choice between “fight” or “flight” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises
we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such
a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as
high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it
would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
76. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ________.
A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves.
B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health.
C. they are travelling fast all the time.
D. they are becoming busier with their work .
77. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.
A. not fearing stress.
B. knowing the art of relaxation.
C. high sense of responsibility.
D. having control over performance.
78. Which of the following statements is true?
A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always harmful to people.
C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.
79. In Paragraph 3, “such a reaction” refers back to ________.
A. “making a choice between ‘flight’ or ‘fight’
B. “reaction to stress both chemically and physically”
C. “responding to crises quickly”
D. “losing heart at the signs difficulties”
80. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ________.
A. “expose ourselves to stress”
B. “find ways to deal with stress”
C. “remove stress from our lives”
D. “established links between diseases and stress”
PASSAGE 2:
Traditional education creates, in time, an incomplete image on family’s gender roles. From generation to generation
children interiorize theirs parent’s model known as “separated world’s myth” – a wife and a mother only cooking ,doing
laundry and taking care of the child “contrasting” with a husband and a father working or fixing different things. According to
this mentality each partner has established responsibilities in private and public life that other one couldn’t take
over.
Changing traditional gender roles seems to be difficult not because woman or man don’t have the necessary skills
for other one’s tasks but because everyone carries on a symbol of his “world”. Society’s evolution especially on woman
valorization redefines gender roles promoting a woman more active, ambitious and independent and a man more emotional
and involved in household tasks.
Women of our days have more liberty to choose between the “family model” – these ones are being more obedient
and anchored in tradition (the feminine type) and the “feminist model” – who’s priority is the career (the anti-feminine
type) or the middle model adopted by the “double career” type of woman – profession and family. On the base of any of
these choices are variables like social-status, race, education level, culture’s values etc.
We are assisting to a reprioritization of woman needs and so professional success became more
interesting and even attractive than family one probably because it brings something new. Women are motivated to
choose the career by elements as the wish for financial independency, the need to prove her capacities, to open
and better integrate in modern society and the possibility to control and not being only controlled. All this reasons offer her
a psychological equilibrium.
Most of the men consider women’s career as a conflict source having arguments like: women will neglect
theirs family attributions, the imminent change of man’s authority, his incertitude concerning the professional competition
and the risk to deteriorate the marital relation. Even at first side man and children are felling the stress generated by the
new status of woman, she’s living an interior conflict as well. Woman need to understand her need for self-
accomplishment but the remains of traditional mentality still affect her modern vision.
So our children should make a difference on gender roles perspective but we are in a vicious circle because every
family is raising their kids for a passed time, influenced by their own mentality and resistance to change. The main idea is
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that both women and men should consider this role’s exchange like a challenge and also accept that a man as well as a
woman can do anything with willing.
81. What does the reading passage mainly discuss?
A. Children’s perspective on the discrimination. B. The domination of men’s roles over women’s.
C. Gender roles in modern society. D. The interior conflicts in women’s roles over men’s.
82. In the first paragraph, the phrase “separated world’s myth” refers to _________.
A. children’s opinions on their world which is also their family
B. children’s false view on the different and unexchangeable roles of their parents
C. children’s thoughts on their mothers’ domination roles over their fathers.
D. children’s ideas on what responsibilities their parents should be take charge of
83. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Men’s and women’s roles cannot be easily exchanged since their lack of necessary skills.
B. In the development of society, men becomes more involved in household chores while women are more active and
independent.
C. The exchange between men’s and women’s roles turns out challenging because of an invisible default.
D. Society’s evolution is unlikely to happen due to the constancy of men’s and women’s roles.
84. Which of the following words can best replace the word “anchored in” in the third paragraph?
A. conflicted with B. attached to C. accustomed to D. connected with
85. What does the word “one” in paragraph four refer to?
A. reprioritization B. success C. woman D. need
86. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as one of the women’s needs for reprioritization?
A. The need to manage their own lives on their own earnings.
B. The need to show their abilities in order to be recognized by the public.
C. The need of integration into modern society.
D. The need to possibly bring something new.
87. In the fifth paragraph, what does the author imply by saying “she’s living an interior conflict as well”?
A. The remains of traditional mentality still affect women’s modern vision.
B. Women still do not know how to manage the conflicts with men.
C. The opposition from their husbands and children is so strong that women cannot overcome it.
D. Men and children always feel the stress with the domination of women’s roles.
88. The word “deteriorate” in the fifth paragraph can be best replaced by ________.
A. worsen B. reduce C. devastate D. decline
89. What does the write advise people to do by this reading passage?
A. Children should be taught about their particular roles when they are young.
B. Men and women have to understand their roles with satisfaction.
C. Men and women roles’ exchange is impossible and children should understand it with willing.
D. Children should learn that society’s evolution is no good for men at all.
Your answer:

76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

86. 87. 88. 89.

Part 4: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 90 to 95.
Seven paragraphs have been removed from the passage. For questions 90-95 choose from paragraphs A-G the
one which fits each gap. There is ONE extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided.

Taking the waters

While we can survive for some time without food, we can
only live for a few days without water. A persistently
dehydrated body can lead to lethargy, poor skin, high
cholesterol levels, urinary-tract infections such as cystitis
and bowel problems such as constipation.
90. _____
Even high blood fat (cholesterol and triglycerides) levels
can be aggravated by lack of water; without it, fibre
(found in whole grains, pulses, oats, fruits and
vegetables) cannot swell and stimulate the body to
produce High Density Lipoprotein, aka ‘good cholesterol’.
HDL picks up Low Density Lipoprotein – ‘bad cholesterol’
- and takes it to the gut, where it is excreted.
91. ______
Most adults should drink two or three litres (about four or
five pints) of water every day. Those who exercise, and
pregnant women, need even more. Exercise causes the
body to lose fluid, which can lead to over-heating,
dizziness and tiredness. During pregnancy, the fluid
requirement increases to nourish the foetus, while
breast-feeding mums need extra fluid to produce milk.
Children can lose a lot of water through their skin,
because they’re generally more active. Urine is one of
the best guides to the adequacy of fluid intake.
92. ______
When you boost your water intake, you will find yourself
using the loo more frequently, but your body will soon
adapt. If you have other symptoms - a need to pass urine

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excessively, blood in urine, pain or extreme itchiness or
discomfort - it may mean that you have a urine infection,
which will need medical attention.
93. _____
With digestive disorders such as a hiatus hernia or
oesophagitis (inflammation of the oesophagus), having
too much liquid can cause the stomach contents to leak
up into the oesophagus, irritate the oesophagus walls
and bring on heartburn. To avoid this, take only small
sips with your meal to refresh your palate, but make up
your fluid requirement between meals.
94. _____
Some people find bottled water unnecessary and
uneconomical. A litre of tap water costs 0.06 pence,
approximately – that’s up to a thousand times cheaper
than bottled water. There is also the cost to the
environment (plastics for packaging and energy for
transport). If the taste puts you off tap water, your water
supplier will be able to test for contamination (which can
occur in old pipes, for example) or bacterial overgrowth.
Water companies now have a legal duty to meet safety
standards and are ‘committed to improvements in the
palatability of water, particularly taste and clarity’,
according to Water UK.
95. _____
Also, it doesn’t have to be served cold - there are many
fruit and herbal teas and tisanes on the market; you
could even make your own using fresh mint, or root
ginger with lemon and honey. Remember that water that
contains caffeine - from coffee, tea, colas or hot
chocolate - does not count towards your daily two- to
three-litre intake because caffeine is dehydrating. Enjoy
two or three cups (the daily recommendation), but then
take care to keep up necessary levels of pure water -
your best liquid asset.

A. A water filter can remove some of the undesirable tastes, but make sure it is regularly serviced, otherwise you will be
contaminating your water by passing it through an unclean filter. Bottled water is handy to carry around with you, to give to
your child to take to school or to have sitting on your desk - all good ways of reminding you to drink a glass an hour. You
can make water more interesting by adding shavings of fresh ginger, slices or squeezes of fresh lemon or lime, a few drops
of orange-blossom water or a dash of elderflower or lime cordial.
B. An adult’s body is made up of about 65 per cent water, and this has to be topped up to keep it healthy, flexible and
young-looking. We need water to keep the body flushing waste products, maintain healthy skin, hair and organs, produce
digestive enzymes, regulate our temperature (cooling by evaporation through the skin) and aid uptake of essential nutrients
such as vitamins, minerals and natural sugars.
C. For people who have a poor appetite, or who need to put on weight or maximise their calorie intake, it is important not to
drink large amounts of water at meal times. Water itself does not disturb digestion, but if you fill yourself up with fluid, you’ll
have less room for food.
D. I recently discovered when advising a high-altitude level climber (Mount Everest, K2, etc) that checking the colour of
urine can be a life-saving exercise. Urine should be pale in colour, and you should go to the loo regularly throughout the
day. If urine is dark, you are not drinking enough water - which can quickly lead to death if you’re 24,000ft above sea level.
If you think two litres of water is a lot, imagine having to drink eight to 10 - the average daily fluid requirement for high-
altitude climbers!
E. We lose water mainly through our kidneys and skin (the skin’s inner layer, dermis, is made up of 70 per cent water and
acts as a natural reservoir). We also lose a lot of water when we suffer sickness, diarrhoea or any infection that causes
fever. Now that the majority of us live in centrally heated houses and work in offices with heating and air conditioning, we
lose more water through our skin than people did in the past. Our diets now also contain higher levels of salt, additives and
sugars, all of which place extra strain on the body’s water reserves.
F. Many people wonder why doctors and medical people make so much fuss about water, but the reason is clear: water is
good for you. And the more you drink the better it is for your health. Most people drink far less than they should and they
are not aware of this.
G. Whether you get your water from a tap or a bottle is up to you. Mineral and spring water are ground waters, which means
they landed as rain, seeped through rocks and collected in underground pools. When this water reaches the surface, it can
be bottled and labelled as spring water. ‘Natural mineral water’ is more rigidly defined and is better regulated; it has to come
from a source which is naturally protected, of a constant composition and free from pollution. A small amount of water can
be found to be naturally sparkling, but most sparkling water has had carbon dioxide pumped into it. This poses no threat to
health.
Your answer:

90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

IV. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way
that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word. (0)
has been done as an example.
0. It began to rain almost immediately after our arrival at the resort. (WE)
 Scarcely _______ had we arrived at the resort when _______ it began to rain.
96. I’m sure you’re wondering why I haven’t contacted you for so long. (HAS)
 You must _______________________________________________________________ so long since I contacted you.

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97. The restaurant manager thought that they were likely to lose all their customers if service didn’t improve. (RAN)
 The restaurant manager thought that they __________________________________________ if service didn’t improve.
98. Alistair has no chance of being selected for the team because of his poor sprint times. (PAID)
 Alistair’s poor sprint times __________________________________________________ of being selected for the team.
99. I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow. (HEAD)
 I ______________________________________________________________________________ the plot of the book.
100. Although everything pointed to her having taken the money, she strenuously denied it. (EVIDENCE)
 She strenuously denied _________________________________________________________________ the contrary.
Part 2: The pie charts below give information about the household expenditure of two average U.S. families in
different years.
Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

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Part 3: Write an essay on how you can prepare yourself for living in a diverse and more global society about 350
words discussing your opinions.
(You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space)
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH - NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
TỔ BỘ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp: 12
Ngày thi: 12/11/2016
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I. LISTENING: 2/50 points

Part 1.
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C

Part 2.
6. has plummeted 11. pickup in demands

7. help out with grandkids 12. huge millennial generation

8. shut down for maintenance 13. carpooling

9. switch to gasoline blends 14. oil industry

10. greenhouse gas emissions 15. significant upheaval

Part 3.

16. A 17. C 18. D 19. F 20. G

Part 4.
21. (about) 150 miles per hour 24. stay away from beaches, rough seas

22. (about) 225 miles 25. take shelter

23. Category 5

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR: 1/20 points

Part 1.

26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. D

33. C 34. B 35. B 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D

Part 2.
40. undeniably 41. dependant 42. anti-social

43. face-to-face 44. depicting 45. ironically

III. RADING: 1/50 points

Part 1.

46. C 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. A

51. D 52. B 53. B 54. D 55. B

56. C 57. A 58. D 59. C 60. D

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64. however / though /
61. out 62. to 63. least nevertheless 65. which

66. according 67. more 68. it 69. on 70. too

71. the 72. into 73. until / unless 74. away 75. will

Part 3.

76. D 77. A 78. D 79. B 80. C

81. C 82. B 83. B 84. B 85. B

86. D 87. A 88. C 89. B

Part 4.
90. B 91. E 92. D 93. C 94. G 95. A

IV. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. 4/20 points
96. be wondering why it has been
97. ran the risk of losing all their customers
98. put paid to his chance / put paid to his chances / have put paid to his chance / have put paid to his chances
99. can’t make head nor tail of
100. taking the money despite evidence to
Part 2. 20 points
Part 3. 20 points
Notes:
The mark given to parts 2 and 3 is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: (35% of total mark)
a. Providing all main ideas and details as required
b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively
2. Organization & Presentation: (30% of total mark)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity
b. The essay is well-structured
3. Language: (30% of total mark)
a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level
of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures
4. Handwriting, punctuation, and spelling: (5% of total mark)
a. Intelligible handwriting
b. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes

Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking the papers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
SỐCẤP TỈNH LỚP 12
PHÁCH
TỔ: TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
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Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH (Phần Thi Nói)

Thời gian thi : 5 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Ngày thi : 12/11/2016

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Giám thị 1: …………………. STT bài nói

: Giám thị 2: ………………….

Họ và tên thí sinnh: ______________________ Số phách
Số báo danh: ______________ Phòng: _______ (Kí – ghi rõ họ tên) (Do CT HĐ chấm thi ghi)
Học sinh lớp: ___________________________

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Giám thị 1: …………………. STT bài nói

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Giám thị 2: ………………….

LỚP 12 CẤP TỈNH 2016-2017 Số phách
(Kí – ghi rõ họ tên) (Do CT HĐ chấm thi ghi)

Điểm bài thi Họ tên và chữ kí

Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2

BẢNG ĐIỂM:
 Điểm của giám khảo 1:
 Điểm của giám khảo 2:
……………………………………… Kí tên: ………………………………
(Ghi điểm bằng số và bằng chữ)
……………………………………… Kí tên: ………………………………
(Ghi điểm bằng số và bằng chữ)

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 SPEAKING TEST:
Some people trust their first impressions about a person’s character because they believe these judgments are
generally correct. Other people do not judge a person’s character quickly because they believe first impressions
are wrong.
Get ready to talk to an examiner about this issue.
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You have 2 minutes to sketch out what you are going to say. You should prepare notes instead of full
sentences and try to SPEAK as naturally as possible.
Your talking time should not exceed 3 minutes.
Good luck!

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Tapescript for Listening - ENGLISH FOR THE GIFTED 2017

Part 1: The origins of James Bond
This action hero prefers his martinis shaken’, not stirred. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be
exploring the origins of James Bond.
This British Secret Service agent was created by author Ian Fleming and started his adventures in series of
twelve novels, and nine short stories. The character was then adapted into an iconic, and long-running film
series.
The character of James Bond was first conceived while the author was on holiday at his Jamaican estate called
Goldeneye in 1952. At that time, he became interested in inventing a lethal secret agent of the British
government.
Interestingly, the character was modeled after the author himself, as he was a jet-setting womanizer with a
military background; and Bond was also a fictionalized account of Fleming’s real world friend, Bill Dunderdale,
who was an MI6 spy with a love of fast cars and pretty women.
Because of Fleming’s love of bird watching, and desire for a simple name for his character, he labeled the
protagonist after an American ornithologist called James Bond. Fleming did not want to give his character an
exotic name because he preferred to have exotic things happen to him.
The character would be of valuable tool to be brandished by the government against their foreign adversaries.
Bond was even given the coat of arms “The world is not enough” and the designation of 007 and that prefix
granted him a license to kill.
Some suspected this prefix was meant to symbolize a pair of spectacles because Bond character was acting as
the eyes of the Queen. 007 was also the number of the train that Fleming regularly took to London during his
career.
Commander Bond made his first literary appearance in 1953’s “Casino Royale,” a tale was inspired by a real-life
story and centered on covert Intelligence soldiers playing poker against Nazi’s during wartime.
Created as the spy story to end all spy stories, James Bond appeared in regular installments up until Fleming’s
death in 1964 at the age of 56. The character continued to grow in popularity, while other authors wrote his
newer adventures. Bond was eventually portrayed on the big screen by actor Sean Connery in 1962’s Dr. No.
James Bond is the most popular and well-received spy hero of all time, he is stared in well over 20 films, has
been portrayed by numerous talented actors and He even garnered his own series of video games.
This secret agent has shown no signs of dimming from the public consciousness, Bond continues to keep the
world safe from diabolical masterminds, while also wielding fantastical gadgets, driving spectacular cars and
always getting the girl.
Part 2: Low Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016
Gas prices are under $2 a gallon across much of the country. That's because crude oil has plummeted to the
lowest price in nearly a decade.
The average U.S. household has saved an estimated $700 this year because of lower gas prices. And drivers
can expect more savings in 2016.
Recently, Sharlene Brown was filling up her minivan at a Philadelphia gas station. When prices are down,
Brown says, she drives more.
"It changes where I go, who I pick up because a lot of times I pick up and do errands for the church," she
says.
Lower prices make it easier for her to volunteer more and help out with grandkids. So what's her wish for the
price of gas in 2016?
"Hopefully it'll go down some more," Brown says.
That's likely to happen, says Tom Kloza, head of energy analysis with the Oil Price Information Service.
"I wouldn't be surprised to see a year where we might see gasoline prices nationally average between, let's
say, $1.85 and $2.75, which will be very similar to this year," he says.
Kloza says the variation will depend on refinery operations near you. Gas prices tend to go up when refineries
have to shut down for maintenance or switch to gasoline blends that produce less smog in the summer.
In addition to lower prices prompting people to drive more, Kloza says there's evidence consumers are again
starting to buy bigger cars that use more gas.
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"I would hope that people might make good choices and buy vehicles recognizing that somewhere in the life of
that vehicle we're going to see high gas prices again," he says.
Beyond what it costs the individual driver there are environmental concerns. The U.S. is among countries that
pledged in Paris to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.
But if people start driving more because of lower prices, that will work against the goal. And there are some in
the oil industry predicting that low oil prices will prompt more demand by the second half of 2016.
Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability at the University of California, Davis, says she
is skeptical of a pickup in demand. She says a big factor will be the choices that members of the huge
millennial generation make.
She suspects they will continue to embrace things like carpooling and more efficient hybrid and electric cars.
"And car sharing — you know, where you don't own a car but you just rent your car when you're going skiing
for the weekend. All of those trends really are going to have a substantial impact — negative on the oil
industry and positive on climate solutions," Myers Jaffe says.
She says in a world with plenty of oil reserves, that could eventually lead to an interesting outcome: low gas
prices forever because demand is low.
But that's looking way into the future. One thing Myers Jaffe suggests watching closely next year is the big oil
states like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia. Low prices can make those governments less stable. She says if one
of them goes through a significant upheaval or even falls, that could reduce world oil production dramatically
and drive up prices again.
Part 3: Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived
If someone asked you who the richest people in history were, who would you name? Perhaps a billionaire
banker or corporate mogul, like Bill Gates or John D. Rockefeller. How about African King Musa Keita I?
Ruling the Mali Empire in the 14th century CE, Mansa Musa, or the King of Kings, amassed a fortune that
possibly made him one of the wealthiest people who ever lived. But his vast wealth was only one piece of his
rich legacy. When Mansa came to power in 1312, much of Europe was racked by famine and civil wars. But
many African kingdoms and the Islamic world were flourishing, and Mansa Musa played a great role in bringing
the fruits of this flourishing to his own realm.
By strategically annexing the city of Timbuktu, and reestablishing power over the city of Gao, he gained control
over important trade routes between the Mediterranean and the West African Coast, continuing a period of
expansion, which dramatically increased Mali’s size.
The territory of the Mali Empire was rich in natural resources, such as gold and salt. The world first witnessed
the extent of Mansa Musa’s wealth in 1324 when he took his pilgrimage to Mecca. Not one to travel on a
budget, he brought a caravan stretching as far as the eye could see. Accounts of this journey are mostly based
on an oral testimony and differing written records so it’s difficult to determine the exact details. But what most
agree on is the extravagant scale of the excursion.
Chroniclers describe an entourage of tens of thousands of soldiers, civilians and slaves, 500 heralds bearing
gold staffs and dressed in fine silks and many camels and horses bearing an abundance of gold bars.
Stopping in cities such as Cairo, Mansa Musa is said to have spent massive quantities of gold, giving to the
poor, buying souvenirs, and even having mosques built along the way. In fact, his spending may have
destabilized the regional economy, causing mass inflation.
This journey reportedly took over a year, and by the time Mansa Musa returned, tales of his amazing wealth
had spread to the ports of the Mediterranean. Mali and its king were elevated to near legendary status,
cemented by their unclusion on the 1375 Catalan Atlas.
One of the most important world maps of Medieval Europe, it depicted the King holding a scepter and a
gleaming gold nugget. Mansa Musa had literally put his empire and himself on the map. But material riches
weren’t the king’s only concern. As a devout Muslim, he took a particular interest in Timbuktu, already a center
of religion and learning prior to its annexation. Upon returning from his pilgrimage, he had the great
Djinguereber Mosque built there with the help of an Andalusian architect.
He also established a major university, further elevating the city’s reputation, and attracting scholars and
students from all over the Islamic world. Under Mansa Musa, the Empire became urbanized, with schools and
mosques in hundreds of densely populated towns. The king’s rich legacy persisted for generations and to this
day, there are mausoleums, libraries and mosques that stand as a testament to this golden age of Mali’s
history.
Part 4: The strongest ever storm, Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico
Despite the idyllic scenery, there's a hurricane on the way, and it's expected to be the strongest hurricane
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"Potentially catastrophic", is how Hurricane Patricia is being described. The storm became a hurricane
overnight, and had maximum sustained winds of about 150 miles per hour (241 kilometres per hour). Mexico's
national water commission reported it has strengthened to a Category 5 storm.
Patricia was last located about 225 miles (362 kilometres) south of the port of Manzanillo, where a hurricane
warning has been issued. A Miami-based hurricane centre said the storm could gain more strength before
making landfall this evening.
Mexican officials and the United States government are urging people to stay away from beaches, rough seas
and to take shelter. Mexican emergency services have begun to prepare shelters and warned people in the
states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacan to get ready for torrential rainfalls.

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