\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0B\u1ea1n l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc sinh trung h\u1ecdc \u0111ang chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho K\u1ef3 thi Olympic Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng 30-4 n\u0103m 2018 m\u00f4n Ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u1edbp 10 v\u00e0 11? B\u1ea1n \u0111ang t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u00f4n t\u1eadp ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng? H\u00e3y tham kh\u1ea3o t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c t\u1eeb Fanpage Ambrosia High School for the Gifted.<\/p>\r\n\n\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0V\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 thi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n, t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u s\u1ebd gi\u00fap b\u1ea1n \u00f4n luy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1 ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho k\u1ef3 thi quan tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y. T\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1edfi tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ambrosia High School for the Gifted, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 uy t\u00edn v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\r\n\n\r\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ngo\u00e0i ra, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0103ng kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u1ee7a Google, b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng t\u1eeb kh\u00f3a ch\u00ednh nh\u01b0 “K\u1ef3 thi Olympic Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng 30-4”, “t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u00f4n t\u1eadp Ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u1edbp 10 v\u00e0 11”, “\u0111\u1ec1 thi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p \u00e1n”, “Fanpage Ambrosia High School for the Gifted”. Tuy nhi\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o t\u00ednh \u0111a d\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a n\u1ed9i dung \u0111\u1ec3 thu h\u00fat \u0111\u1ed9c gi\u1ea3. V\u1edbi b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y, hy v\u1ecdng b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u00f4n t\u1eadp ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 cao trong k\u1ef3 thi Olympic Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng 30-4 m\u00f4n Ti\u1ebfng Anh l\u1edbp 10 v\u00e0 11.<\/b><\/p>\r\n\n\n
AMBROSIA HSG AMBROSIAX \u2013 NEW HORIZONS <\/span><\/p> TR\u01af\u04e0NG THPT CHUY\u00caN AMBROSIA APPLICATION TEST (\u0110\u1ec1 thi c\u00f3 08 trang) K\u1ef2 THI OLYMPIC TRUY\u1ec0N TH\u1ed0NG 30\/4 N\u0102M 2018 M\u00f4n\nthi: TI\u1ebeNG ANH; L\u04dfp 10 & 11 Th\u1eddi gian l\u00e0m b\u00e0i: 180 ph\u00fat, kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 th\u1eddi\ngian ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ec1 <\/span><\/p> H\u1ecd v\u00e0 t\u00ean th\u00ed sinh:\n…………………………… SBD: …………….. I. LISTENING (30 PTS) Part 1 (10 PTS): Listen carefully to the\nrecording. For questions 1 \u2013 5, choose the option (A, B, C, or D) which best completes the blank space or best\nanswers the question. Link: goo.gl\/iuoJTh \n1. Who is Lindy King? A. A story-teller B. A radio interviewer C. A\ncivil activist D. A history expert 2.\nWhat is false about Rosa Parks? A. She is said to have rewritten history. B.\nShe was first to be kicked off a vehicle. \nC. Her name was very well-known. <\/span><\/p>\n D. She has colored skin and comes from\nAmerica. 3. Why did Claudette Colvin sit\nnear the emergency door? A. She was designated to sit there. B. She\nknew how to deal with emergency situations. \nC. That chair was empty at the time she got on. D. The bus driver wanted\nher to sit near him. 4. Which \u2018crime\u2019\nwas Claudette NOT charged with? A. Acting inappropriately to her race B.\nObstructing investigation C. Unacceptable and improper behaviour D.\nResisting law enforcement 5. How long did she have to stay under her\nparents\u2019 supervision, according to the court? \nA. She was imprisoned. B. About a month. C. It is unknown. D.\nInfinitely. Part 2 (20 PTS): Listen\ncarefully to the recording. For questions 6 \u2013 15, fill in each blank with the\nmissing information. You can write up to\nthree words in each blank. Link: goo.gl\/1FjaHb 6. People in Chesilworth want to\n______________________________ of an international airport taking place. 7. They conducted a\n_________________________________________________ into the government\u2019s\nplans. 8. They submitted\n_____________________________________________________________ to the\nchairman. 9. A new airport is needed because\n_______________________________ of the other airports in the London area is insufficient. 10. Chesilworth was chosen because it is near\na major _____________________ and a ___________________. <\/span><\/p>\n 11. It was a protest march, but the\ndemonstrators had a good ________________________________________ . 12. Families had to ________________________________________________\nwhen there was a gas explosion. 13. The\nexplosion occurred in an _________________________________________________ in\nMickle street. 14. The gas main had\ncracked, resulting in __________________________________ that caused the\nexplosion. 15. People are not\n___________________________ the area until tests by the Gas Board have been\ncompleted. II. VOCABULARY AND COLLOCATIONS (10 PTS) Choose the best options to complete the\nfollowing sentences. Page 1 of 15 AMBROSIA HSG AMBROSIAX \u2013 NEW HORIZONS 1. What\u2019s special about Phil is that whenever\nsomething __________ me extremely, he always seems to be there reassuring me tenderly. A. aggravates B. mitigates C. deteriorates D.\nagitates 2. Seeing my husband-to-be tall\nand __________ at the altar made me so happy. Finally, I managed to choose the right man. A. perpendicular B. erect C. linear D.\nuprightly 3. One\u2019s __________ years seem\nto be the scariest, when his body weakens daily as more and more illnesses come about. \n A. twilight B. afternoon C. autumn D.\nsunset 4. Specialised students are prone to undue\nstress, with the __________ pressure from overexpecting parents. A. exterior B. extraneous C. external D.\nextrinsic 5. I offer you my most\n__________ apologies for offending you as I did. A. repentant B. candid C. servile D.\nabject 6. \u201cAre you a beer? If not so, don\u2019t look so\n__________ cold.\u201d \u2013 his joke welcomed me. \nA. bitterly B. sourly C. pungently D. muskily 7. Having finished the classed, he __________\nhurried home without saying goodbye, which was weird. A. therein B. thereabout C. thereby D.\nthereupon <\/span><\/p>\n 8. While concert-goers were\nleaving Ariana Grande\u2019s Dangerous Woman tour, a bomb was detonated, making everyone panicked and ran __________. A. thither and yon B. hither and thither C.\naway D. broadside 9. The young of a\nkangaroo is called a joey, of a goose is a gosling, of a goat, surprisingly, a\n__________. A. kid B. child C. babe D.\ntot 10. \u201cStop studying so hard, Dan! All work and no\nplay makes __________ a dull boy\u201d, Harry wittily shouted. A. Damien B. Jack C. William D. Daniel III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (10 PTS) Choose the best options to complete the\nfollowing sentences. 11. \u201cThis champagne doesn\u2019t represent just\nanyone,\u201d he clinked my wedding glass, \u201cthis is __________ now.\u201d A. our B. ours\nC. ourselves D. us 12. Working for Ambrosia has been wonderful,\n__________ I learnt so much useful knowledge and soft skills. A. in that B. at that C. in this D. at\nthis 13. Many __________ fish has been killed in\nthe 2016 marine life disaster. A. the B. a C. \u00d8 D. some 14. I dare you __________ me soundly in the\nupcoming tests. A. to beat B. beating C. to beating D.\nbeat 15. At __________ last governments heard our\nneeds for protecting the environment. A.\nfar B. near C. short D. long 16. The teacher __________ to stop\nwriting. A. remarked B. said C. told D. asked 17. Being an alpha male, I am not any the\n__________ delighted to be left to my own devices. A. less B. most C. more D.\nleast<\/span><\/p>\n Page 2 of 15 AMBROSIA HSG AMBROSIAX \u2013 NEW HORIZONS 18. During my 18th summer, I worked part-time\nfor a caf\u00e9, where I was paid __________. \nA. at all hours B. hourly C. by the hour D. hours and hours 19. Joan __________ more time playing sports\nwhile he was younger, because he\u2019s so unfit now and his body just doesn\u2019t move right. A. was supposed to be spending B. regret that\nhe didn\u2019t spend C. wish he spent D. would like to have\nspent 20. I __________ the least interest in the\nLiterature project, so I asked James to be the leader. A. haven\u2019t B. do have C. had not D. don\u2019t\nhave got IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND\nPREPOSITIONS (5 PTS) Choose the best options to complete the\nfollowing sentences. 21. My answer to the Chemistry question\ndoesn\u2019t accord __________ any of yours. How can that be? A. towards B. with C. among D. to 22. Tide is my favorite detergent because it\nmakes my clothes softer __________ the touch. \nA. to B. below C. amid D. through \n23. Phonological questions in the Olympic 30\/04 examination have been\n__________ away with in 2018. A. made B.\ndone C. gotten D. taken 24. Poppy crept __________ Sinclair and put\nher hands over his eyes. A. up on B. upwards C. into D. behind <\/span><\/p>\n 25. In one episode of The Ellen Show, Ellen\n__________ up Nicki Minaj, which was hilariously funny. A. played B. acted C. sent D. dressed 26. When Larry Page and Sergey Brin\n__________ their fledgling company Google, they surely couldn\u2019t have imagined how huge it would turn out to be. A. hit on B. set off C. worked up D. set\nup 27. \u201cWe\u2019ll __________ that port later today\nfor dinner\u201d, the captain announced. A. ring up B. phone in C. call at D. dial\ndown 28. I told myself not to fall in\nlove again, but I __________ his charms and came to introduce myself. A. fell under B. succumbed to C. gave in to\nD. admitted of 29. I knew my feelings\nfor him were real, so that night I __________ what was in my mind. A. poured out B. spilt out C. tipped off D.\nsplashed out 30. The next words he said\nI remembered forever: \u201cI have __________ you the first day we met, and I\nwill love you for a thousand years\u2026\u201d A. hit on B. fallen for C. bowled over D.\ngrown on V. READING COMPREHENSION \u2013\nIELTS (14 PTS) Passage 1 (7 PTS): Read the following passage\ncarefully. For questions 31-37, choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings\ngiven below. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p> i. How ambient music is different ii. How ambient music is special iii. Process of producing ambient music iv. What ambient music sounds like v. Only one person appreciated their work vi. An unrecognised effort to change vii. Formation of a band viii. Disappearance of a band ix. German productions <\/span><\/p> Page 3 of 15 AMBROSIA HSG AMBROSIAX \u2013 NEW HORIZONS The Invention of Ambient Music By Alex Abramovich January 20, 2016 A In the sixties, pop music in West Germany\nwas in a peculiar state. Popular singers still sang \u201cSchlager music\u201d\u2014pointedly apolitical schmaltz, of the\nsort that had once been championed by Joseph Goebbels\u2014while Germany\u2019s rock musicians covered English\nbands, playing, essentially, American music at an extra remove. But, as with the New German Cinema that\nemerged in that decade, new German sounds had begun to take shape. British journalists called the music\nKrautrock, an unfortunate term, despised by German musicians themselves, which has stuck, nonetheless. The\nGerman press (and, for the most part, German audiences) ignored the Krautrock bands entirely. But in\nadvertisements and airports, on film soundtracks, and in concert halls, high and low, the music is still in the air, all\naround us. <\/span><\/p>\n B Take Can, which formed in Cologne, in 1968.\n(Fast-forward to the two-minute mark of \u201cDon\u2019t Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone\u201d to hear a jam that\nsounds remarkably like latter-day Radiohead.) Or Kraftwerk, which formed in D\u00fcsseldorf, in 1970, and\nscratched out the templates for disco, New Wave, techno, and any number of micro-genres beloved by readers of\nPitchfork and Brooklyn Vegan. (Compare Kraftwerk\u2019s \u201cTrans Europe Express\u201d with Afrika Bambaataa\u2019s\nhip-hop touchstone \u201cPlanet Rock.\u201d) The Germans invented electronic dance music, just as surely as\nGerman engineers, working between the wars, had invented magnetic tape. And, at the same time, groups like\nTangerine Dream, Popol Vuh, Cluster, and Neu! were playing songs that seeped much more softly into the\natmosphere. It took Brian Eno to coin the phrase \u201cambient music,\u201d but it\u2019s worth remembering that he did so after\nplaying with German musicians, and after collaborating with David Bowie on \u201cLow\u201d\u2014an album (the first in Bowie\u2019s\nBerlin Trilogy) that might be heard as an homage to Krautrock and, at its worst, becomes\nKrautrock pastiche. C A few months ago, the Berlin label Gr\u00f6nland\nRecords released \u201cHarmonia Box,\u201d which collects the recordings of a group Eno adored and,\neventually, worked with. Compared with its sound, which is crystalline, the group\u2019s history seems convoluted, but in\nthe briefest of outlines: Harmonia was a sort of supergroup, composed of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter\nMoebius, and Michael Rother, a guitarist who had played in Neu! and an early incarnation of Kraftwerk.\nRoedelius, the group\u2019s oldest member, had been a child star in Nazi propaganda films, a conscript in the Pimpfe_\n_(the Cub Scouts of the Hitler Youth), and, in the late nineteen sixties, a founder of the Zodiak Free Arts\nLab, in Berlin. Moebius, who died last year, had studied with Joseph Beuys in D\u00fcsseldorf. Moebius had had a bit of\nmusical training. Roedelius had had no training at all (though he did have a gift for melody). But together\nwith Conrad Schnitzler, Roedelius and Moebius had formed Kluster, at the Zodiak, in 1969, changing the spelling to\n\u201cCluster,\u201d after Schnitzler\u2019s departure, in 1971. That year, Moebius and Roedelius moved to a large,\nruined farmhouse in Forst, in Lower Saxony. And, in 1973, Rother took a hiatus from Neu! and joined them. D The trio made two albums: \u201cMusik von\nHarmonia,\u201d in 1974, and \u201cDeluxe,\u201d in 1975. They played to audiences that were indifferent or hostile.\n\u201cHarmonia was completely ignored or hated,\u201d Rother told me, over Skype, recently. \u201cIgnored would have been the\nbetter thing. People did not understand it, did not want our music.\u201d The group broke up in the summer of\n1976, only to reform later that year, when Eno spent a little over a week recording with it in Forst. But Eno took\nthe tapes with him; aside from Bowie\u2019s \u201cLow,\u201d which is shot through with the group\u2019s influence, nothing\ncame of the recordings for decades. In the interim, Harmonia remained unknown and unheralded. Still, Eno\nwasn’t kidding when he called it the \u201cgreatest rock band in the world.\u201d Listen to the recordings today and\nyou\u2019ll hear music that could have been made this morning in Vienna or Williamsburg. E There\u2019s a reason the music has aged so well.\nIn Germany in the late sixties and seventies, forward looking musicians were\nworking with sequencers, analog synthesizers, drum machines, tape loops, and\nexotic instruments. The idea, Rother\ntold me, was to scrape clean the musical palate. \u201cBy that time,\u201d he said, in\nlightly accented English, \u201cI had left\nbehind the idea of being a guitar hero, of trying to impress people by playing\nfast melodies. I\u2019d erased all that from\nmy repertoire. I kept my respect for the Beatles, for Jimi Hendrix, and\nthe blues. I loved that culture. But I\nknew that it was not my music, not my culture. I had to leave it behind.\nIn Germany, Anglo-American music was\neverywhere. Then we had Schlager. Then we had nothing. So I went back to one note. One guitar string. It was\nquite a primitive music, really.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Page 4 of 15 AMBROSIA HSG AMBROSIAX \u2013 NEW HORIZONS F What this meant, in practice, is that\nRother\u2014who\u2019d grown up covering Cream, the Stones, and the Beatles\u2014had subtracted the blues (if not the\nfunk) from his playing. Eventually, he\u2019d simplified chord progressions, or removed them entirely,\nplaying single-note runs against a tight matrix set up by his partner in Neu! and Kraftwerk, the drummer Klaus Dinger.\nThe resulting songs, most of them instrumental, could sound like a stream or a flood; either way, the\neffect was one of constant, cleansing forward motion. And with Harmonia, most of the drumming and singing\ndisappeared as well. Filtered through Eno and Eno\u2019s work as a producer, the results helped to lay the\nfoundation not only for ambient music but for a few generations of blues less\nrock bands, from Wire and New Order to My Bloody Valentine, and all the way up\nto LCD Soundsystem. G \u201cI started as a copycat,\u201d Rother told me.\n\u201cTrying to imitate my heroes. After a few years, I noticed that this was not enough to express my\npersonality. Now I wonder why this does not happen more often. I mean, I\u2019m glad when young musicians say, \u2018We are your\nfans, we love your music, and we try to sound like you.\u2019 In a way, this is flattering. But sometimes I\nthink it would be better, and they would understand me better, if they understood that what they liked about this\nmusic has to do with finding your own song. Your own identity. With trying to move forward. To move on.\u201d Passage 2 (7 PTS): Read the following passage\ncarefully. For questions 38-44, decide if the statements are true (T), false (F), or not mentioned in the\ntext (NM). <\/span><\/p>\n