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ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 14/7/2022

A. LISTENING (50 points):

Part 1:. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER in each gap.

VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM

First names: Louise Cynthia
Address: Apartment 1, 72 ______(1) ______ street
Highbridge
Postcode: ______(2) _________
Telephone: 9835 6712 (home)
______(3) _________ (work)
Driver’s license number: _________(4)________
Date of birth: 25th ______(5)_______, 1977

Part 2. Listen and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
6. Hwange is a great national park located in Africa.
7. Two hundred elephants have died during the last two months.
8. Many subsistence farmers are struggling to survive in the park area.
9. The national park is ready to cope with an environmental crisis.
10. The water pipes in the area have been fixed for two hours.
Part 3.
11. According to Ian, why aren't people easily convinced of the importance of protecting
endangered species?
A They find it difficult to understand the concept.
B They are presented with information that is too vague.
C They do not believe human activity causes extinction.
D They think that conservationists are exaggerating the situation.
12. Angela says that eco-tourism has been successful because
A it provides locals with a long-term source of income.
B it has been properly managed by governments in developing countries.
C it encourages people to have more respect for nature.
D it is affordable for a large number of people from developed countries.
13. The story Ian tells about how economists determined the value of the environment highlights A
what a complex subject economics can be.
B the ease with which false promises are made.
C why companies get away with polluting lakes.
D how ignorant people are of the role nature plays in their lives.
14. What explanation does Angie give for people being indifferent to the destruction of the
ecosystem?
A They believe scientists will fix the problem.
B The vast majority do not suffer too much when it happens.
C They consider the exploitation of environmental resources necessary.
D They think the cost of replacing unrecognised benefits has been overestimated.
15. The species Ian refers to
A indicate how fast an ecosystem is likely to collapse.
B only live in one specific ecosystem.
C are extremely sensitive to environmental change.
D appear to be in the greatest danger of extinction.
Part 4: fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording.
Education is so important because it is supposed to help us get prepared for the challenges in our
life. That’s why in most of schools of all kinds 16. ______ with challenges in life is widely studied.
However, things such as talent, energy, goodwill, and 17. ______ seem to disappear. In order to
improve education it is claimed that what we need is not money but that we must pay more attention
to the real purpose of education, which is aimed to help us with: working and 18______. To address
these needs two crucial subjects must be included in the curriculum. The first one is 19. ______
since we don’t fully understand how the economy works. To help to study this subject, maths is
taught to help students how to deal with money. It is hoped that students can get more
understanding the global economy together with other terms such as leadership, marketing and
competition, cash flow, and 20. ______. Secondly students really need to study themselves since we
usually misunderstand ourselves. They should be taught a number of concepts and helped towards
their personality maps so that they can understand, among with other issues, what type of people
they are 21. ______ to go out with.
It is essential that they should also be taught 22. ______ so that they can understand which job they
are fit for. Regarding the study of relationships, there must be lessons on techniques such as 23.
______ and on kindness and forgiveness as well.
Education must not be restricted to classrooms or schools. Other forms or fields such as media and
arts are also used to help students learn what they really need to. However, the real problem is that
we fail to identify the 24. ______ of the problems that we are now facing in education that is we
have got the 25. ______
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)
Part 1. (20 points)
1. I'm afraid we got our _______ crossed — I thought my husband would be picking up the children
and he thought I was doing it.
A. minds B. purposes C. wires D. fingers
2. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the royals.
A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out
3. As well as being a good cook, my grandmother was ________ with a fine voice.
A. competent B. capable C. gifted D. talented
4. _____talking of running for election again, after such a crushing defeat, is surely proof of his
resilience.
A. Should he be B. That he is C. Had he been D. That he were
5. Nam, remember, although money is important, never do anything that is not ______.
A. above board B. under the sky C. within the square D. in the cards
6. Since Harry is the bee’s ______ in terms of Maths, it is no wonder so many friends ask him for
support in this subject.
A. knees B. wings C. arms D. legs
7. Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a _________.
A. salt of the earth B. sand in the desert
C. needle in a haystack D. drop in the ocean
8. Denise has been ___________ the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so she must be
exhausted.
A. lighting B. brightening C. burnt D. burning
9. I was at _____________ to make it clear that I wasn’t blaming either of them.
A. efforts B. trouble C. pains D. endeavours
10. Many young people feel a sense of __________ and don’t believe they have to work hard.
A. entitlement B. aspiration C. association D. dedication
11. ______, early approaches for coping with workplace stress dealt with the problem only after its
symptoms had appeared.
A. Although well-intending B. Although it is a good intention
C. Although a gook intention D. Although well-intended
12. If the size of the work force can be easily and rapidly altered ______ market fluctuations, profits
will be maximized.
A. in terms of B. in response to C. in reply to D. with respect to
13. ______, the strollers can take another road.
A. If need be B. When it must C. We might as well D. Come what may
14. Global warming has progressed ______ glaciers everywhere are shrinking.
A. too much an extent that B. to such an extent that
C. enough an extent that D. so great an extent that
15. My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all ______ in my deciding to change
jobs.
A. elaborated B. superseded C. regenerated D. culminated
16. That Mary is an _________ liar: you must take what she says with a small grain of salt.
A. incorrigible B. incurable C. irredeemable D. irremediable
17. It seems to me that we’ve been led up the _______ path. There’s no such address as the one she
gave us!
A. forest B. garden C. maze D. mountain
18. The renewed interest in Elizabethan times is evident in the _____ of new Hollywood films set
during that period.
A. spate B. hypocrisy C. transience D. demise
19. We weren't able to drive down the street because of a ______ in the middle of the
road.
A. broadening B. border C. barricade D. buttress
20. It was a close _______ but we just made it to the airport on time for our flight.
A. run B. drive C. call D. go
II. Give the correct form of each word in brackets to complete the sentence.
1. When my favorite team lost the big game, I was ____________ and did not leave my seat for an
hour. (MUSE)
2. For users, they are still expensive ____________ features and come with their own set of
integration problems. (ADD)
3. This proposal was ____________ to the one we discussed at the last meeting. (ANALOGY)
4. The opposing counsel had a last opportunity to ________ the witness to address the facts brought
out in redirect examination. (EXAMINE)
5. The government announced that more than a million dollars will be ________ for COVID-19
vaccine research. (EAR)
6. The president of this company is merely a ________ the Chief Executive is the one who is truly
in control. (HEAD)
7. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with __________ background. RACE
8. This statue __________ the soldiers who died in the war. MEMORY
9. The chairman of this company is merely a __________, the Chief Executive is the one who is
truly in control. HEAD
10. The headmaster decided to expel the rough boy from our school. His behaviour was really
____________ (OBJECT).
III. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. I really like oceanography. I think I'm going to read _________ on that subject more in the future
in order to get more knowledgeable about it. Maybe. I'll get a degree in that area one day.
2. Everyone approved for the scheme, but when we asked for volunteers they all hung _______.
3. They greyed _______ the print button to stop people using it because expenses for paper have
gone up recently.
4. After my symptoms disappeared, the doctor tapered me _________ the medication.
5. I don’t like to make friends with the person who always runs_________ his old friends.
6. This is serious matter, so you have to level_______ me this time. Don’t try to hide anything,’ said
his partner.
7. We’d been spending years pegging _______ at our job of running the shop before the business
really took off.
8. It cost Rick a huge amount of money to put three children _______ college
9. After the king had been ______ exile for donkey’s years, he returned to Britain.
10. Please don’t talk about that day - I want to put it all me.
C. READING (60 POINTS)
Part 1. Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
Economic benefits of vaccination
The costs of vaccination programmes are (1) ________ outweighed by the economic benefits of
reducing illness, disability and premature death, according to a modelling study. Patenaude and his
team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland generated estimates for the economic cost
of illnesses, disability and premature death that (2) ________ otherwise occur without vaccination
programmes in 94 low and middle-income countries, and compared these with the overall cost of (3)
________ the programmes. They focused on vaccination programmes targeting 10 infectious
diseases, (4) ________measles, yellow fever and hepatitis B.
Using a model that considered treatment costs as well as lost wages and productivity due to illness,
the researchers found that the money saved through the vaccination programmes will be
approximately $682 billion for the period from 2011 to 2020 and a (5) ________ $829 billion from
2021 to 2030. Patenaude claimed that they wanted to convert the benefits (6) ________ money so
people could compare them with other types of investments a country or organisation might be
making – like in education or transport or other things. Also, the researchers (7) ________ their
findings using another model, (8) ________ estimates the value of a saved life using data on
people’s willingness to spend money to (9) ________ their risk of death. Using this model, they
found that the estimated value of lives saved by the vaccination programmes will be about 51 times
their cost from 2011 to 2020 and 52 times their cost from 2021 to 2030. As stated by Patenaude,
measles vaccination provided the highest estimated return on investment as it had a high case
fatality (10) ________ and measles vaccines were extremely effective at reducing mortality in
young children.
Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in each gap.
Attention Deficiency Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological problem that affects 3-5% of all
children. (1)_______include inattentiveness and having difficulty getting organized, as well as
easily becoming (2)________. Sometimes, ADD is accompanied by hyperactivity. In these cases,
the sufferer exhibits (3)________physical activity.
Psychostimulant drugs can be (4________to ADD sufferers to assist them with the completion of
the desired thought processes, although they might cause (5)______. Current theory states that
medication is the only (6)_______action that has a sound scientific basic. This action should only be
taken after an accurate diagnosis is made.
Children with ADD do not (7)______have trouble learning; their problem is that they
involuntarily (8)________their attention elsewhere. It is not only children that are (9)_______by
this condition. Failure to treat ADD can lead to lifelong emotional and behavioral problems. Early
diagnosis and treatment, however, are the key to successfully overcoming learning difficulties
(10)_______with ADD.
1. A. Symptoms B. Sights C. Signs D. Signals
2. A. distracted B. dim C. divulged D. unattended
3. A. excessive B. rich C. exaggerated D. over
4. A. handed B. taken C. given D. drunk
5. A. disadvantages B. damage C. pain D. side-effects
6. A. cure B. health C. remedial D. medical
7. A. absolutely B. eternally C. necessarily D. always
8. A. switch B. carry C. move D. bring
9. A. worsened B. affected C. caused D. spoiled
10. A. combined B. associated C. made D. supplied
Part 3 The Human Immune System
The human immune system is composed of both an innate and an adaptive immune system.
First, humans have an innate immune system that is intrinsic in all organisms, and it functions
particularly through establishing biological barriers and creating biochemical reactions that
immediately respond with a maximal effort in order to destroy infectious microbes. [A] Second,
humans have an adaptive immune system, which can only be found in vertebrates with jaws. [B] The
adaptive immune system gains an immunological memory from previously encountered germs, so it is
able to prevent these specific microbes from causing further infection. [C] With these dual capacities
of fighting infection and acquiring resistance to germs, humans can maximize their immunity. [D]
A person’s innate immune system has many complex barriers and biochemical reactions
designed to ward off infections. The most visible one is the skin, which keeps most bacteria, fungi, and
viruses from ever entering the body, but humans also have mucus, which traps germs that reside in the
body’s tissue. In addition to such biological material, there are other internal barriers like gastric acids,
tears, saliva, urine, and various chemicals that either destroy or flush out germs. Even involuntary
functions like sneezing and coughing are barriers that serve to expel germs. Beyond these, there are
biochemical reactions that come from leukocytes, which are found in the blood. Leukocytes are white
blood cells that effectively clear out cellular debris, create inflammation near an infection, summon
immune cells to the inflammation, activate several other chemical reactions, and even destroy tumors.
However, perhaps the most important action these cells perform is activating a human’s adaptive
immune system, which is essential in not only curing current diseases but also preventing future
infections.
With an adaptive immune system, cells learn how to best combat pathogens and develop a
higher resistance to them. Like the innate immune system, this involves chemical reactions and cellular
cooperation. Unlike the innate immune system, this system doesn’t respond very quickly or with its
full strength all at once. Instead, it uses its time and energy to provide cells with an immunological
memory to the pathogens they encounter, making them more resistant to recurring infections (similarly
to how a vaccination works). Certain white blood cells called T-cells are the principal actors in this
system; these identify “self” cells with the same DNA and distinguish them from any foreign cells with
different DNA. After this, they seek and destroy these foreign cells, whether they are invading
microbes or infected host cells. T-cells also mediate the responses from the innate and adaptive
immune systems so that the body can effectively exterminate the infection.
After destroying infectious cells, the body uses B-cells to develop antibodies, or specialized
proteins that prevent future infections. A B-cell is designed to connect with an individual type of
antigen created by an infectious cell. The B-cell uses this antigen to produce antibodies that seek out
and neutralize infectious bacteria, fungi, and viruses. However, the most important process comes after
the infection disappears: these B-cells will duplicate, and their progeny will manufacture the same
antibodies. Thus, the body will constantly produce antibodies that successfully fight off a specific
infection, and the body can successfully fight off any subsequent infections from this pathogen. In
addition to this, B-cells also mark antigens for leukocytes to attack, thus making them and microbes
easier targets for the biochemical reaction.
An interesting feature of the human immune system is how it affects infants both before and
after birth. When babies are first born, they do not have very many previously formed antibodies, so
they have a greater risk of infection than adults do. However, they ward off many infections by
temporarily obtaining the mother’s antibodies from breast milk and nutrients passed through the
placenta. Also interesting is the very inception of the fetus among such an aggressive immune system:
somehow, the fetus, which doesn’t have its mother’s exact DNA, is ignored by the mother’s T-cells
and B-cells. Scientists currently have a few theories about this phenomenon. For instance, the uterus
may not be monitored by white blood cells, or it may produce special proteins that suppress any local
immune responses. Nonetheless, the fact that the immune system restrains its programming for
reproductive development continues to puzzle many scientists.
1. The word intrinsic in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. fundamental B. auxiliary C. detrimental D. extraordinary
2. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where in the
paragraph the sentence ‘However, this particular action never changes to counter specific threats
of infection’ can be inserted?
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
3. According to passage 2, which bodily fluid initiates biochemical reactions in a human’s innate
immune system?
A. urine B. blood C. saliva D. tears
4. The word mediate in the passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A. interrupt B. magnify C. contemplate D. coordinate
5. Based on the information in paragraph 3, what can be inferred about the adaptive immune
system?
A. Because it takes so long to act, it is less effective in purging infectious cells than the innate
immune system.
 B. Even though it takes longer to act, it is more effective in long term immunity than the innate
immune system.
C. Because humans already have an innate immune system, this system is unnecessary and only
used as a substitute.
D. It works differently from the innate immune system, so the two are completely independent of
one another.
6. The word progeny in the passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A. willingness B. mechanism C. offspring D. mutation
7. According to paragraph 4, what do B-cells produce?
A. antigens B. antibodies C. leukocytes D. pathogens
8. The word inception in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. conception B. invulnerability C. contamination D. consumption
9. According to paragraph 5, where do newborn babies get most of their antibodies?
A. from their own white blood cells B. from immune cells in the uterus
C. from mucus and other barriers D. from breast milk and the placenta
10. Based on the information in paragraph 5, what can be inferred about how the mother’s immune
system should scientifically be affecting the fetus?
A. It should protect the fetus from infection.
B. It should help develop cells in the fetus.
C. It should be attacking foreign fetal cells.
D. It should be exposing the fetus to microbes.
Part 4: Read the passage and do the tasks below
A. Genealogy, the study of tracing family connections and relationships through history – so
building a cohesive family tree, has become an increasingly popular hobby from non-specialist
enthusiasts over recent decades. The introduction of the Internet has, in many ways, spurred interest
levels since historical information has been made far more accessible than previously. Experts warn,
however, that sources obtained from the internet must be considered with caution as they may often
contain inaccuracies, often advising novice genealogists to join a family history society where they
are able to learn useful skills from experienced researchers.
B. Originally, prior to developing a more mainstream following, the practice of genealogy focused
on establishing the ancestral links of rulers and noblemen often with the purpose of disputing or
confirming the legitimacy of inherited rights to wealth or position. More recently, genealogists are
often interested in not only where and when previous generations of families lived but also details
of their lifestyle and motivations, interpreting the effects of law, political restrictions, immigration
and the social conditions on an individual’s or family’s behaviour at the given time. Genealogy
searches may also result in location of living relatives and consequently family reunions, in some
cases helping to reunite family members who had been separated in the past due to
fostering/adoptlon, migration or war.
C. In Australia, there has been a great deal of interest of late, from families wishing to trace their
links to the early settlers. As a result of the loss of the American colonies in the 1700s, Britain was
in need of an alternative destination for prisoners who could not be accommodated in the country’s
overcrowded penal facilities. In 1787, the ‘First Fleet’ which consisted of a flotilla of ships carrying
just over 1300 people (of which 753 were convicts or their children and the remainder marines,
officers and their family members) left Britain’s shores for Australia. On January 26, 1788 – now
celebrated as Australia Day – the fleet landed at Sydney Cove and the first steps to European
settlement began.
D. Genealogy research has led to a shift in attitudes towards convict heritage amongst contemporary
Australian society, as family members have been able to establish that their ancestors were, in fact,
not hardened and dangerous criminals, but had, in most cases, been harshly punished for minor
crimes inspired by desperation and dire economic circumstances. So dramatic has the shift in
attitudes been that having family connections to passengers on the ‘First Fleet’ is considered
nothing less than prestigious. Convicts Margaret Dawson and Elizabeth Thakery were amongst the
first European women to ever set foot on Australian soil. Details about the former, whose initial
death sentence passed for stealing clothes from her employer was commuted to deportation, and the
latter expelled for stealing handkerchiefs along with others of similar fate are now available on the
internet for eager descendants to track.
E. Although many of the deported convicts were forbidden to return to Britain, others such as
Dawson, were, in theory, expelled for a given term. In reality, however, the costs of attempting to
return to the mother country were well beyond the means of the majority. Genealogists now
attribute the successful early development of Australia to such ex-convicts who decided to
contribute fully to society once their sentence had been served. Many rewards were available to
prisoners who displayed exemplary behaviour, including land grants of 30 acres or more, tools for
developing and farming the land and access to convict labour. Genealogy studies also show that
many former prisoners went on to hold powerful positions in the newly forming Australia society,
examples being Francis Greenway – a British architect expelled on conviction of fraud – who went
on to design many of Sydney’s most prominent colonial buildings, and Alexander Munro,
transported after stealing cheese at the age of 15, who would later build Australia’s first gas works
and hold the position of Town Mayor.
F. In North America, the Mormon Church, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, holds wo major
genealogical databases, the International Genealogical Index and the Ancestral File, which contain
records of hundreds of million individuals who lived between 1500 and 1900 in the United States,
Canada and Europe. Resources available to genealogy enthusiasts include the Salt Lake City based
Family History Library and more than 4000 branches where microfilms and microfiches can be
rented for research and the newer Family Search internet site which provides open access to
numerous databases and research sources. Such data sharing practices are central and crucial to
genealogical research and the internet has proven to be a major tool in facilitating ease of transfer of
information in formats suitable for use in forums and via email. The global level of interest in and
demand for such information has proven so intense, that traffic load on release of sources such as
Family Search and the British Census for 1901 led to temporary collapse of the host servers.

G. Experts advise that reliability of sources used for genealogical research should be evaluated in
light of four factors which may influence their accuracy, these being the knowledge of the
informant, the bias and mental state of the informant, the passage of time and potential for
compilation error. First, genealogists should consider who the information was provided by and
what he or she could be ascertained to have known. For example, a census record alone is
considered unreliable as no named source for the information is likely to be found. A death
certificate signed by an identified doctor, however, can be accepted as more reliable. In the case of
bias or mental state, researchers are advised to consider that even when information is given by
what could be considered a reliable source, that there may have been motivation to be untruthful –
continuing to claim a government benefit or avoidance of taxation, for example.
H. Generally, data recorded at the same time or close to the event being researched is considered to
be more reliable than records written at a later point in time, as – while individuals may intend to
give a true representation of events – factual information may be misrepresented due to lapses in
memory and forgotten details. Finally, sources may be classified as either original or derivative. The
latter refers to photocopies, transcriptions, abstracts, translations, extractions, and compilations and
has more room for error due to possible misinterpretations, typing errors or loss of additional and
crucial parts of the original documentation.
List of Headings
i. An Embarrassing Heritage
ii. Assessing Validity
iii. Diversity of Application
iv. Interpretation Errors
 v. Past Usage
vi. Useful Sources
vii. Australasian Importance
viii. Changing Viewpoints
ix. Significant Roles
Example: Paragraph C; Answer: vii
1) Paragraph B ______
2) Paragraph D ______
3) Paragraph E ______
4) Paragraph F ______
5) Paragraph G ______
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
6) Early applications of genealogy focused on behaviour, movement and settlement of populations.
7) Some ex-convicts chose to stay in Australia due to the opportunities it presented.
8) Overwhelming interest in obtaining genealogical information has led to technological difficulties.
9) Why has recreational genealogy become more popular?
A. Because it is now a fashionable hobby.
B. Because more people wish to trace missing relatives.
C. Because there are less political barriers.
D. Because it is no longer requires so much effort.
10) Why does census information need to be approached with caution?
A. Because it cannot easily be attributed to a particular individual.
B. Because it is often not validated by a physician.
C. Because administration practices in the past were unreliable.
D. Because informants may not have been truthful due to financial motivations.
D. WRITING (50 POINTS)
Part 1. The bar chart shows the percentage of school children learning to play different
musical instrument in 2005, 2010 and 2015.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words
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Part 2.Every year large numbers of people migrate from one country to another for different
reasons.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of migration for the individual and for society
as a whole.
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