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Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN NINH THUẬN THAM DỰ KỲ THI CHỌN HSGQUỐCGIA (Đề chính thức) (Đề thi gồm 14 trang/ 20 điểm) NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 Khóa ngày: 27 / 10 / 2018 Môn thi: TIẾNGANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) SECTION I: LISTENING HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghecótínhiệu.Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1: Complete the note below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ ORANUMBERtaken from the recording for each answer in the space provided. Animation Technology History History Thomas Edison: first camera - 1889 J. Stuart Blackton: first animated film technique - used many (1) ______________of facesÉmile Cohl: first animated scene - used cut-outs made of (2) __________________Walt Disney: - first talking colour film + 1928 + used (3) __________________ slides - first full-length colour film - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs- 1937 Pixar Animation Studios Origins: graphics group Earnings:
Over (4) $__________________ worldwide Famous films: 1995 - Toy Story - first computer-animated film2001-Monsters, Inc. included (5) __________________ as a newanimation feature Finding Nemo - new techniques in (6)__________________ The Incredibles - believable simulations of people and (7)____________ Future developments: a) Digital humans: focusing particularly on skin and (8) __________________b) Speed: companies producing (9) __________________ will help c) Colour: aim to preserve vibrancy d) Styles of animation: a move from (10) __________________ to newconcepts Part 2: You will hear an interview with a singer-songwriter called Madeleine Marten, whoistalkingher life and career. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what youhear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Madeleine thinks her first hit single has remained popular because ________ A. the singers who performed with her are now big stars. B. it has a particularly memorable accompanying video. C. it has a message people can still relate to. D. the music was ahead of its time. 2. What does Madeleine say about having to adopt a professional name? A. The disadvantages have outweighed the benefits. B. it met with some resistance fromsomepeople.C. It has taken her a long time to get used to it. D. The change continues to cause confusion. 1 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ 3. How did having a part in a musical help Madeleine? A. It led to further offers of work on stage B. It provided inspiration for her songwritingC. It enabled her to make some useful contacts. D. It allowed her to re-establish routineinherlife.4. Madeleine thinks that stars who seem to be behaving badly __________ A. might just be expressing their creativity. B. may be unaware the public doesn't approve. C. may just be keen to get media exposure. D. might behave equally poorly in another profession.5. Madeleine thinks that she hasn't become a big star because she _________ A. is too honest to push her way to the top. B. has been too ready to listen to other people. C. has never had enough say in her own career. D. is quick to blame herself when things gowrong.6. Compared to her earlier work, Madeleine thinks that her latest songs __________ A. reflect her pop music roots more. B. reveal more about her as a person. C. have more carefully written lyrics. D. owe greater debt to her producer. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part 3: You will hear part of a radio programme about a wildlife conservation project locatedinadisused industrial port.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken fromthe recordingforeachanswer in the space provided. Previous industries in Harford included the processing of both oil and (1) _______________________.Tony says that the port complex closed largely because (2) _______________________weregettingsmaller. The Marine Wildlife Trust was set up to raise awareness of the (3) _____________________of the sea. At first, the port owners worried about the (4) _______________________ implicationsof accommodating the seals. The Marine Wildlife Trust persuaded the port owners that acceptingtheseals would be beneficial for their (5) _______________________. The viruses affectingthesealsareoften spread by (6) _____________________ which have fallen into the sea. Tony says that thesealsrecover because they are provided with a (7) _______________________ and good food. Tonyfeelsthat the requirements for his job are a suitable background, a lot of (8) _____________________andaknowledge of toxins. Tony describes the seals in the complex as less (9) _____________________than people expect. SECTION II: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions andwriteyouranswers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Some career choices are better suited for individuals with good problem-solving skills and__minds.A. analytical B. beneficial C. dependent D. epic 2. I don’t normally like noisy clubs, but I had a sudden _____ to see what the Blue Parrot waslike. A. force B. motive C. pressure D. impulse 3. I wish you would stop wasting so much time on computer games and do something a littlemore___.A. welcome B. enviable C. worthwhile D. feasible 4. Why do you have such a _____ with model railway? A. desire B. fascination C. love D. preference 5. The company’s sales have increased significantly after their _____ advertising campaign. A. innovative B. instrumental C. buoyant D. permissive 6. It is spectacular here at night when the stars ______. A. watch over B. come out C. drop back D. come in 2 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ 7. The concrete is _____ by putting metal bars in it; this makes it stronger and more durable. A. reinforced B. refurbished C. renovated D. streamlined8. The rents in this area are _____ the highest in the city. A. far from away B. away by far C. far and away D. far to away9. The government continues to disparage smoking because of its _____ effects on the body. A. distinctive B. detrimental C. preeminent D. emblematic 10. His promotion to vice executive marked a distinctive _____ in his career. A. gesture B. outcome C. onset D. milestone Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space providedineachcolumn on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE According to research by (0. PSYCHOLOGY) _____ one can learn a great dealabout the state of people's relationships by watching how they say goodbyeairports. However, it seems that it is not (1. NECESSARY) ______thosestrongest relationships who make the greatest display of (2. RELUCTANT)______ at parting. Such behaviour is more (3. CHARACTER) _____who have been together for a relatively short period of time. There is less4.LIKELY) ______ of people in long-term relationships showing strongof dependency. This may seem surprising but it is (5. PRESUME) ______because the people have been successful in establishing stabilityrelationship and are able to see the separation as brief and of no6.SIGNIFY) ______. The expression of emotion at these moments may often reflect (7. SECURE)_______ and also the feeling that the person leaving is not fully8.APPRECIATE) _______ of just how important the relationship is tobeing left. The person leaving may also seem (9. AWARE) _______unsettling a separation can be for the person left behind, who mayexperience a very real sense of (10. LONELY) _______. Your answers0. psychologists at 1. __________ in the 2. __________ of couples 3. __________ ( feelings 4. __________ in their 5. __________ great ( 6. __________ 7. __________ ( 8. __________ the person of how 9. __________ then 10. _________ Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONEwordineach gap. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage. Traffic jams are nothing new In the age before the motor car, what was travelling in London like? Photographs taken100yearsagoshowing packed streets indicate that it was much the (1) _____ as it is now. It has (2) _____calculatedthat, even with new anti-congestion systems in place, commuters who choose the car toget toworktravel at (3) _____ average speed of 17 kph from their homes in the suburbs to offices inthecentre.This is virtually the same speed that they (4) _____ have travelled at in a horse and carriageacenturyago. As towns and cities grow, (5) _____ does traffic, whether in the form of the horse and carriageorthemodern motor car. It would seem that, wherever (6) _____ are people who need to go somewhere, theywould (7) _____ be carried than walk or pedal. The photographs show that, in terms of congestionand 3 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ speed, traffic in London hasn't changed over the past 100 years. London has had traffic jamsever(8)_____ it became a huge city. It is only the vehicles that have changed. However, apart (9) _____ the congestion which affected London long (10) _____ the car camealong,the age of the horse produced relatively little unpleasantness. This age, for example, sawnoneoftheexhaust fumes which city dwellers have to live with today. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SECTION III: READING Part 1: Read the passage and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best accordingto the text. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. The History of Cinema For over 100 years, the cinema has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment amongpeopleof all ages. During the years following the invention of the "moving photograph" in thenineteenthcentury, the art of filmmaking changed as rapidly as it did dramatically. Many technological advanceswere required to create cinema it exists today. The first of these advances, often referredtoasthebirthof the motion picture, was actually more for scientific purposes than entertainment. In 1878, EadweardMuybridge used multiple photographs of a horse galloping to create a loop of film. He wantedtoprovethat horses lifted all four hooves off the ground at once when in full gallop. When he rotatedthefilmacross a light source, he was able to create what appeared to be a real moving image of a runninghorse.He proved his point, and an early version of the motion picture was born. The next significant advancement in motion picture technology came in 1887. After inventingthephonograph ten years earlier, American inventor Thomas Edison wished to add a visual componenttohis popular musical device. For this job he commissioned a young laboratory assistant namedWilliamDickson. The finished product was called the Kinetograph, and was the world's first viablemotionphotography device. Dickson paid close attention to detail, making sure that the quality of themachine,and the images it produced, were top-notch. The films produced with the Kinetographat Edison'sstudios were less than a minute long, and consisted of a single shot of a mundane activityor repetitivemotion such as dancing. [A] What was unique about Dickson's work is that he simultaneouslydeveloped a projection device for his films that could be mass-marketed for filmviewing. [B]Thismachine was known as a Kinetoscope - a large wooden cabinet containing a light bulbandashortspool of film inside.
[C] Customers could pay a nickel to look through a small peephole inthecabinetand watch a short film. [D] In no time at all, Kinetoscope parlors where people could viewthefilmssprang up all over the world. Over the next few years, experimentation with motion pictures was relentless and feverish. Manyimportant contributions were made to the art forms that were essential to laying the groundworkformodern movies. Drawing on the success of the Kinetoscope, Auguste and Louis Lumieredevelopedthe first device able to project film images onto a screen. Soon after its first demonstrationin1895,Edison's staff built their own version of the device and film projection came to the UnitedStates. Thisallowed for the public exhibition of films to large audiences, and gave rise to the first movietheaters.As the movie theater gained in popularity, films continued to change in order to keepaudiencesenthralled. Films became longer, and came to include more than just a single shot. Editingtechniques such as intercutting made films of this time more sophisticated as filmmakerslearnedhow to intercut scenes to imply either continuous action between different locationsorthedevelopment of a second storyline a ran parallel to the primary one. The Great TrainRobbery,released in 1903, is considered a landmark achievement in film editing, due to what wasthenconsidered a rather long and complex story for the medium of film. 4 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ Despite these innovations, however, motion pictures still had many limitations to overcome. Forone,filmmakers had yet to discover a method for putting sound to the images. The taskof recordingdialogue and music, then synchronizing all of this to the action of the film, was still beyondearlyfilmmakers' reach. As an alternative, they included occasional subtitle cards to help tell thestorybydisplaying dialogue and narration. To supply music, theaters hired organists and sometimes evenfullorchestras to play music that suited the mood and pace of the film. In other countries, suchasJapan,movies were even narrated by a live narrator called a benshi, who also performed the dialogueinthevoices of the characters. Slowly, however, filmmakers gained the ability to incorporate soundintotheirmovies. The most famous example is The Jazz Singer of 1927, a mostly silent filmthat featuredjustafew minutes of singing. Despite their popularity, "talking pictures," or "talkies," were rather slowtocatch on in the industry. They were labor-intensive and expensive to produce, and manystudioswerereluctant to make any changes to the still lucrative silent format of their films. But as thetechnologybecame more advanced, and the cost went down, talkies came to rule the filmindustry, andtheeraofthe silent film faded into history. 1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true of Eadweard Muybridge? A. He created what is regarded as the earliest motion picture. B. His interest in making moving pictures was mostly scientific. C. He used multiple photographs to create the illusion of motion. D. His work inspired the very first motion picture projector. 2. The word mundane in the passage is closest in meaning to __________ A. physical B. recreational C. lively D. uninteresting 3. According to paragraph 2, why did Edison originally develop the Kinetograph? A. To complement a previous invention, the phonograph B. To compete with French companies that were doing the same C. To record motion pictures for exhibition in movie theaters D. To create advertisements for his many other inventions 4. The word enthralled in the passage is closest in meaning to _________ A. outraged B. assured C. relaxed D. interested 5. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in bold in paragraph3?A. Until the innovation of intercutting, filmmakers were limited to a single location for filming. B. The technique of intercutting allowed filmmakers to tell other characters' stories intheir films. C. Advances in film editing, such as intercutting, made it possible for filmmakers to tell storiesofgreater depth and variety. D. The use of separate storylines anticipated the innovation of such film editing techniquesasintercutting. 6. The word they in the passage refers to _________ A. filmmakers B. orchestras C. limitations D. inventions 7. Why does the author introduce the concept of benshi? A. To emphasize the Japanese contribution to movie development B. To show one way theaters filled the silence of early films C. To illustrate the failure of movie theaters to draw customers D. To give insight into the customs of a foreign culture 8. The word lucrative in the passage is closest in meaning to A. satisfying B. disliked C. profitable D. tedious 9. According to paragraph 4, which of the following inspired studios to finally stop makingsilent films?A. The popularity of The Jazz Singer B. A drop in ticket sales for silent moviesC. A decrease in the cost of production of "talkies" D. The popular demand for more"talkies" 5 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi
[ 10. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C] or [D] best indicates where the followingsentence should be added to the passage? ‘Despite the machine’s obvious limitations, it became a huge success’. A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D] Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 2: You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep. Seven paragraphs have beenremovedfrom the article. Choose from the paragraphs (A-H) the one that fits each gap. There’s ONEextraparagraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. Enough Sleep? Tiredness, it is often claimed, has become the modern condition. As the richer, busier countrieshavegrown, so sleeplessness and anxiety have also grown in the popular psyche. Research intheUSAhasfound 40 million Americans to be chronically affected, and some recent best-selling novels inBritainhave featured insomniacs as protagonists, or sleep- research laboratories as their settings. 1 Recently, a sleep researcher tried an experiment. He offered his subjects in the opposite of themodernroutine. ‘I allowed them to sleep for up to 14 hours a night for a month. It took themthreeweekstoreach an equilibrium of eight-and-a-quarter hours. That indicates a great rebound of sleep- sleepthatthey hadn't been getting.’ 2 For guinea pigs, they advertise in the student newspapers. Subjects are picked up by taxi, paid£5anhour, and asked to adjust their sleeping patterns according to instructions. Dr Louise Reyner providesreassurance: ‘Some people are quite worried, because you're putting electrodes on their heads, andtheythink you can see what they're dreaming or thinking.’ 3 The young men all deny they are going to fall asleep. Dr Reyner has a video recordingof onetryingnot to. At first the person at the wheel is very upright, wet and bleary eyes determinedlyfixedonthewindscreen. Then he begins to blink briefly, every now and again; then for longer, andmoreoften,with a slight drop of the head. Each nod grows heavier than the last. The blinks become a10-secondblackout. Every time, he jerks awake as if nothing has happened. But the car, by the secondorthirdoccasion, has shot off the carriageway. 4 But apart from these findings, what else do we know about human sleep with any kind of certainty?Itis known that humans sleep, like other mammals, according to a daily cycle. Once asleep, theyswitchbetween four different stages of unconsciousness, from stage one sleep, the shallowest, tostagefour,the deepest. When dreams occur, which is usually during the lightest sleep, the brainparalysesthebody except for the hands and eyelids, thus preventing injuries. 5 However, there is a strong degree of certainty among scientists that women sleep for half anhourlonger than men, and that older people require less sleep, though they don't knowwhy. Whenaskedwhat sleep is for, some sleep researchers reply in cosmic terms: ‘Sleep is a tactic to travel throughtimewithout injury.’ 6 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [6 The interlude was a haven for reflection, remembering dreams, or even night-time thieving. Thepoorest were the greatest beneficiaries of this quiet time, fleetingly freed fromthe constraintsandlabours that ruled their day-time existence. 7 Yet beyond Europe and America, the old pattern was widespread until quite recently, andaccordingtoa leading anthropologist, in some non-western settings there are still no rigid bedtimes. Peoplegotobed for a few hours, and then get up again. The idea of a night's solid sleep does not apply. For certaintribal societies, human and animal noises and the need to supervise the fire and watch out for predatorscombine to make continuous sleep impossible. It seems that people all round the worldarebadlyinneed of sleep. A. Beyond this, certainties blur into theories. It is often suggested, for example, that sleeprepairsbody tissue, or restores muscles, or rests the frontal section of the brain that controls speechandcreativity. But all of this may happen more quickly during relaxed wakefulness, sonooneisreally sure. B. Part of this interest is in sleep in general: in its rhythms, its uses and in problems withsleeping.But a central preoccupation remains. ‘People need more sleep,’ says one leadingsleepresearcher. ‘People cut back on sleep when they're busy. They get up too early toavoidtherushhour.’ C. By the 17th century, however, as artificial light became more common, the rich begantoswitchto the more concentrated, and economically more efficient, mode of recuperationthatwefollow today. Two centuries later, the industrial revolution pushed back the duskfor everyoneexcept some country-dwellers, by making most people work longer hours in lightedbuildings.
D. The sleep researchers seem interested in this theory. But the laboratory is not fundedtoinvestigate such matters. Its sponsors want its research to lead to practical solutionssuchasdeciding where Take a Break signs should be placed on motorways, and howdifferent kindsoffood and drink can affect driving and sleepiness. E. A coffee might have helped. Two cups, Dr Reyner says, even after no sleep at all, canmakeyou a safe driver for half an hour or more. She recommends a whole basket of alertnessproducts: tablets, energy drinks, caffeinated chewing gum. Shift workers, she is quitesure,could probably use them. F. Moreover, people may have had different sleep patterns in the past. Ahistoryprofessorhasinvestigated nocturnal British life between 1500 and 1850 and discovered that sleepingroutineswere very different. People went to bed at nine or ten, then woke up after midnight, afterwhatthey called their 'first sleep', stayed awake for an hour, and then had their ‘morningsleep'. G. In fact, the laboratory's interest is more physical. In a darkened roomstands amotorwaysimulator, the front section of a car facing a wide projection screen. The subjects arealwaystold to arrive at 2pm, in the body's natural mid-afternoon lull, after a short night's sleepornosleep at all. The projector is switched on and they are asked to drive, while answeringquestions.An endless road rolls ahead, sunlight glares; and the air is warm. H. In Europe, such propositions are perhaps most thoroughly tested in a small, unassumingbuilding on a university campus in the English Midlands. The university sleepresearchlaboratory has investigated, among many subjects, the effects of fatigue on sailors, theeffectsof airport noise on sleepers, and the dangers of motorway driving for flagging drivers. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ Part 3: You are going to read a magazine article about keeping a journal. Choose fromthesections(A-E). The sections may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, thesemay be given in any order. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. KEEPING A JOURNAL What makes the day-by-day account of a person's life and thoughts so appealing and enduring?William Boyd examines this unique literary form. A. There are many sorts of journals: journals recording banal details of ordinary lives, andjournalsintended to witness momentous events. There are others designed simply as an aid to memory, perhapsa rough draft for writing a later, more polished work. But within these varying ambitionsandmotivations is a common factor uniting all these endeavours - the aspiration to be honest. Theimplication is that in the privacy of this personal record, things will be uncensored, things will besaidthat couldn't or wouldn't be uttered in a more public forum. But there is also perhapsamorefundamental drive to our journal-keeping; we want to leave a trace of some kind. Like theadolescentwho carves his name on a tree, the act of writing seems to say: I was here. B. Re-reading the journal I'd kept between 19 and 21 was a disturbing experience. The factual accountwould give now of those years would be essentially the same, but the psychological content seemstobelong to someone else. There was also a kind of pitiless self-examination of almost everythingIdidthat I cannot remember undertaking. And I was very hard on myself, often insulting myself ruthlesslyin the second person. Clearly, I had been much unhappier then than I had thought. But thehardevidence of my journal is irrefutable. However, this schism between my memory of my earlier selfandthe historical facts made me wonder if the journal served another, more covert purpose for itskeeper,namely to chart the various stages of our life. We do become transformed as people andeventhoughour fundamental natures may remain the same, our memories will play us false about our past. C. This thesis was put into practice when I decided to write my novel Any Human Heart as thefictionalintimate journal of a fictional writer. It was a paradoxical exercise because in writingit, I hadtoremain true to another constant that is a defining feature of the journal form. For the journal - relatingas it does a life-story - does so in a manifestly different manner from the other forms available,whether biography, memoir or autobiography. All these are fashioned by looking backwards, informedby hindsight, and the impenetrable judgements of the future often undermine the honest analysisofthepresent. Only the journal really reflects the day-by-day progress of life. Events have not yet acquiredtheir retrospective significance; for instance the job you were so excited about has still toturntedious.The journal has to have the same random shape as a human life because it's governedbychance.Inessence, it mimics and reflects our own wayward passage through time like no other formof writing.
D. However apparently unimportant the entries, the journal offers us a special insight into the author'slife.On occasion, we are provided with a privileged knowledge of their destiny. Scotsman James Boswell-later close friend and biographer of the writer Dr Johnson - writes on 16 May 1763: ‘I drankteaatMrDavies's, and about seven came in the great Mr Samuel Johnson, whom I have so long wishedtosee...As I knew his mortal antipathy to the Scotch, I cried to Davies, "Don't tell himwhere I comefrom!"Ashe describes his first sight of the great literary man we participate in his excitement, but there'sanextrathrill delivered by our foreknowledge of their later friendship. Often, however, we readwiththesameignorance as that of the journal-keeper as he writes. On 21 September 1870, the English diarist FrancisKilvert describes a visit to an orchard and notes: ‘The smell of the apples very strong.’ Thisbearsakind of witness to 21 September 1870 that has as cogent and undeniable validity as any other. E. 8 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ Which brings me to the final characteristic of journal-keeping: although we might hopethat othersmay read our observations one distant day, the intimate journal is principally designedtobereadbyonly one pair of eyes: the author's. It is therefore judged by standards of integrity, honestyandimmediacy that require no special education, talent or gift. Poetry, the novel, biography andjournalismare weighed up by different criteria. Not everyone can write a novel, but everyone is, intheory,capable of keeping a journal. And if you do keep one, then it becomes, in a real sense, the bookofyourlife and a document like no other that has ever been written. But there is also a universalitytojournal-writing. An intimate journal - if it is true and honest - will also speak to everyone who has achancetoread it. In which section(s) is the following mentioned? Your answers the reader's advantage in knowing an event's later significance 1 the journal-writer's desire to tell the truth 2 the difference in the writer's perspective between journals and other literary forms 3 the vivid recreation of a sensory experience 4 the journal as a record of the changes a person undergoes during his or her life 5 the unique nature of each person's journal 6 the journal-writer's compulsion to make his or her mark on the world 7 the primary intended readership of the journal 8 the similarity between the journal's narrative and the course of real life 9 the journal-writer using the journal as a means of self-criticism 10 the relative lack of skill needed for journal-writing 11 the writing of an imaginary journal 12 the fact that journal-writing is not evaluated in the same way as other literary forms 13 Part 4: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers inthenumbered boxes provided. Great Migrations Animal migration, however it is defined, is far more than just the movement of animals. It canlooselybe described as travel that takes place at regular intervals - often in an annual cycle - that mayinvolvemany members of a species, and is rewarded only after a long journey. It suggests inheritedinstinct.The biologist Hugh Dingle has identified five characteristics that apply, in varyingdegreesandcombinations, to all migrations. They are prolonged movements that carry animals outsidefamiliarhabitats; they tend to be linear, not zigzaggy; they involve special behaviours concerningpreparation(such as overfeeding) and arrival; they demand special allocations of energy. And one more: migratinganimals maintain an intense attentiveness to the greater mission, which keeps themundistractedbytemptations and undeterred by challenges that would turn other animals aside. An arctic tern, on its 20,000 km flight from the extreme south of South America to the Arcticcircle, will take no notice of a nice smelly herring offered from a bird-watcher's boat along the way. Whilelocal gulls will dive voraciously for such handouts, the tern flies on. Why? The arctic ternresistsdistraction because it is driven at that moment by an instinctive sense of something we humansfindadmirable: larger purpose. In other words, it is determined to reach its destination. The birdsensesthatit can eat, rest and mate later. Right now it is totally focused on the journey; its undividedintentisarrival. 9 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ Reaching some gravelly coastline in the Arctic, upon which other arctic terns have converged, willserve its larger purpose as shaped by evolution: finding a place, a time, and a set of circumstancesinwhich it can successfully hatch and rear offspring. But migration is a complex issue, and biologists define it differently, depending in part onwhat sortsof animals they study. Joel Berger, of the University of Montana, who works on theAmericanpronghorn and other large terrestrial mammals, prefers what he calls a simple, practical definitionsuited to his beasts: 'movements from a seasonal home area away to another home area andbackagain'.Generally the reason for such seasonal back-and-forth movement is to seek resources that aren'tavailable within a single area year-round. But daily vertical movements by zooplankton in the ocean - upward by night to seek food, downwardby day to escape predators - can also be considered migration. So can the movement of aphidswhen,having depleted the young leaves on one food plant, their offspring then fly onward to a different hostplant, with no one aphid ever returning to where it started. Dingle is an evolutionary biologist who studies insects.
His definition is more intricate thanBerger's,citing those five features that distinguish migration from other forms of movement. Theyallowforthefact that, for example, aphids will become sensitive to blue light (from the sky) whenit'stimefortakeoff on their big journey, and sensitive to yellow light (reflected from tender youngleaves)whenit's appropriate to land. Birds will fatten themselves with heavy feeding in advanceof alongmigrational flight. The value of his definition, Dingle argues, is that it focuses attentiononwhatthephenomenon of wildebeest migration shares with the phenomenon of the aphids, and thereforehelpsguide researchers towards understanding how evolution has produced them all. Human behaviour, however, is having a detrimental impact on animal migration. The pronghorn,which resembles an antelope, though they are unrelated, is the fastest land mammal of the NewWorld.One population, which spends the summer in the mountainous Grand Teton National Parkofthewestern USA, follows a narrow route from its summer range in the mountains, across ariver, anddown onto the plains. Here they wait out the frozen months, feeding mainly on sagebrushblownclearof snow. These pronghorn are notable for the invariance of their migration route and the severityofitsconstriction at three bottlenecks. If they can't pass through each of the three duringtheir springmigration, they can't reach their bounty of summer grazing; if they can't pass through againinautumn,escaping south onto those windblown plains, they are likely to die trying to overwinter inthedeepsnow. Pronghorn, dependent on distance vision and speed to keep safe frompredators, traversehigh,open shoulders of land, where they can see and run. At one of the bottlenecks, forestedhillsrisetoform a V, leaving a corridor of open ground only about 150 metres wide, filled with privatehomes.Increasing development is leading toward a crisis for the pronghorn, threatening to chokeofftheirpassageway. Conservation scientists, along with some biologists and land managers within the USA's National ParkService and other agencies, are now working to preserve migrational behaviours, not just speciesandhabitats. A National Forest has recognised the path of the pronghorn, much of which passes acrossitsland, as a protected migration corridor. But neither the Forest Service nor the Park Servicecancontrolwhat happens on private land at a bottleneck. And with certain other migrating species, the challengeiscomplicated further - by vastly greater distances traversed, more jurisdictions, more borders, moredangers along the way. We will require wisdom and resoluteness to ensure that migratingspeciescancontinue their journeying a while longer. Questions 1-5: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the ReadingPassage? In the numbered boxes provided, write: TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 10 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ 1. Local gulls and migrating arctic terns behave in the same way when offered food. 2. Experts' definitions of migration tend to vary according to their area of study. 3. Very few experts agree that the movement of aphids can be considered migration. 4. Aphids' journeys are affected by changes in the light that they perceive. 5. Dingle's aim is to distinguish between the migratory behaviours of different species. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Questions 6-9, complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-G, below. Write your answersinthe numbered boxes provided. 6. According to Dingle, migratory routes are likely to __________ 7. To prepare for migration, animals are likely to __________ 8. During migration, animals are unlikely to __________ 9. Arctic terns illustrate migrating animals' ability to __________ A be discouraged by difficulties. B travel on open land where they can look out for predators.C eat more than they need for immediate purposes. D be repeated daily. E ignore distractions. F be governed by the availability of water. G follow a straight line. Your answers: 6. 7. 8. 9. Questions 10-13, complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY fromthe passageforeach answer. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. The migration of pronghorns Pronghorns rely on their eyesight and (10) _______ to avoid predators. One particular population'ssummer habitat is a national park, and their winter home is on the (11)_______, where theygotoavoidthe danger presented by the snow at that time of year. However, their route between thesetwoareascontains three (12)_______. One problem is the construction of new homes in a narrow(13)_______of land on the pronghorns' route. Your answers: 10. 11. 12. 13. SECTION IV: WRITING Part 1: Read the following passage and use your own words to summarize it. Your summaryshouldbe between 100 and 120 words long.
You MUST NOT copy the original. Be it a data entry, a deleted file or a jammed photocopier, every office is susceptible to theoccasionalhuman hiccup. At best, mistakes are time consuming and costly; at worst they are fatal. Several recentdisasters have been attributed to employee oversights, a fact that has forced companies toconsiderhowbest to handle slips and lapses. Traditionally, employers have taken a punitive line, but a recent study 11 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ has shown that it might be in the company's interest to embrace employees who blunder. 'Rewardingstaff for managing errors rather than punishing them leads to a better company culture,' saysoneresearcher whose work has revealed a relationship between error tolerance and commercial success. A psychologist who looks at human errors in work settings where safety is critical adds: ‘If youhaveawork system that is error intolerant, the efficiency of an organisation is going to be affected.Ifsomeone is in a situation where a flick of a button means the entire contents of the computer arewiped,then that person is likely to lead a fairly stressful life. If you can set up a systemdesignedtobeerrortolerant, you're likely to see less of the normal human psyche protection strategies. Peopleunderstandably look elsewhere for explanations when things go wrong, but if systems aresetupcorrectly and people know their actions will be recoverable, they can be more innovative andexpressthemselves in their work without fear of getting the blame for every little thing that goes wrong.’ Not so long ago, stressed-out executives at a failing company were packed off on a trainingcourse.Nothing so very unusual about that, but they were in for a surprise. There was no time managementseminar, no flashy flip-charts. Instead they were faced with cardboard, paint and glue. Theday-longsession required each delegate to create a mask to represent the face they presented at work. Mask-making, it is claimed, is a very effective corporate tool. It helps people access their intuitive,imaginative skills. Creativity has become a highly-prized commodity, even in less-than-fizzy professions suchasaccountancy. Bosses have begun to see that if you sit in a boring meeting in a boring conferenceroom,you will inevitably emerge with boring ideas. As companies become desperate to harness creativityand lateral thinking, they are being forced to look at new ways of fostering those talents. ALondoncomedy club has launched a corporate programme to inspire executives by teaching themtodocomicroutines, because forward-looking companies realise a good atmosphere at work and goodrelationswith colleagues are crucial to motivating staff. Teaching them how to laugh with each other isagoodstart. There are other courses that focus on humour in the belief that comedy can helpemployeesconfront their inner fears. Says the organiser, 'We get people to write a story about a situationthat'sbothering them, then we clown it. It's not about being funny, it's about developing self-expression.' ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo 1 Chữ ký G.khảo 2 Số phách Số T.tựbài thi [ Part 2: The graph below gives the results of a survey showing what 1,000 young peopledidafterleaving school between 2008 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting andreportingthemain features, and make comparisons where relevant. 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Part 3: Write an essay of about 350 words on the following topic: Some people think that all university students should study whatever they like. Others believethatthey should only be allowed to study subjects that will be useful in the future, such as thoserelated to science and technology. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge orexperience. 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