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LẦN THỨ XI - NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

I: LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. You are going to listen to Peter and Jim discuss about the lease for the next year.
While you listen, complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.You are going to listen twice.(10 points)

PLAN FOR SHARING ACCOMMODATION

The total rent: Peter £110 & Jim £ 80

Car parking: In the garage
A place to buy things: (1)_ supermarket, because Jim works there.
The fees they should share : (2)__ petrol _fees
The appliances needed:
• The landlord will provide the microwave

• The (3) _ space heater __is needed in the kitchen.

• Peter will bring some dining room and living room furniture.

• Jim will buy a (4)__ toaster __at the store.

Location of the telephone: in the kitchen

Move-in date: June, 1st
Time of the game to watch together: (5)___ Friday night/ evening __
Your answers:

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Part 2. You will hear an interview with a man called Grant Sowerby, who is about to go on
a trip into outer space. For questions 6-10, choose the best answer A, B or C which fits best
according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.You
are going to listen twice. (10 points)

6. What is Grant most looking forward to on his flight?

A. taking off from Earth
B. seeing the Earth from space
C. leaving the Earth’s atmosphere
7. When asked if he is scared, Grant
A. denies this strongly.
B. insists that he’s overcome his fear.
C. suggests that this is a normal thing to feel.
8. What will Grant be responsible for during the flight?
A. preparing for unexpected landing
B. operating some of the controls
C. helping the crew members so as they have more free time
9. Grant feels that the term “space tourism”
A. gives people the wrong idea about what he’s doing.
B. makes what he’s doing sound attractive to people.
C. leads people to doubt whether he’s really going.
10. Grant thinks that in the future,
A. many people will be able to afford space flights.
B. more companies will be organizing space trips.
C. most spaceflights will take paying passengers.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Part 3. Listen to a speech about life conditions in the past and decide whether the following
statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes.You are going to listen twice. (10 points)

11. Pleistocene epoch ended 2.6 million years ago. F

12. During this period where the most recent ice ages took place, the global average
temperatures were 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. F
13. Homo Habilis could be called “handy man”. T
14. Whooping cough is believed to be caused by hominids. F
15. Since agriculture and human population arose, malaria had been spreading. T
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4. You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of tourist in New York about a visit
they will make to the Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island. For questions from 16 to 25,
complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes.You are going to listen twice.(20 points)

Museum of Immigration

Ellis Island was busiest between the year (16) __1897____and _1924____
The group of tourists will arrive at the museum by (17) __ferry____
The first part of the the museum you go through used to be the (18) _ baggage
room __.
In the Registry Room, immigrants had both (19) _ interviews__and _ medical
check-ups __.
What’s called a(n) (20) _ Wall of Honor __ records the names of immigrants who
passed through Ellis Island.
Immigrants staying overnight on the island slept in the (21) Bunk Room __.
The movie you can see at the museum is called (22) _ Hope and Fears _.
The play in the Theatre 2 features two (23) _ immigrants __and one _ immigration
officer ___.

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 Instead of the play, the tourists can visit the (24) _ Oral History Library ___.
The Peopling of America exhibitions is in what used to be a(n) (25) _ ticket
office___.

Your answers:
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (50 points)
Part 1: Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes the
sentence. (20 points)
1. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died
from________ radiation sickness.
A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards
- succeeding (v): thành công
- following (n): tiếp sau
- subsequent (n): theo sau
- afterwards: sau đó, rồi thì
- die from (phr v): chết vì cái gì
2. Many students find it difficult to make____ meet on their small grants.
A. ends B. points C. circles D. edges
- make ends meet (idm): kiếm đủ tiền để sống, không mắc nợ ai

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3. I am ______ to Mr. Morrison because of the knidness and concern that he showed me
when I was at the airport.
A. indebted B. gratified C. beholden D. liable
- indebted (adj): mắc nợ
- gratified (adj): lấy làm hài lòng
- beholden (adj): chịu ơn
- liable (ad): có trách nhiệm pháp lý
4. He’s not very sensible as far as money________are concerned.
A. points B. aspects C. objects D. matters
- aspect (n): khía cạnh
5. The firm went bankrup and their shares became________
A. priceless B. unworthy C. invaluable D. worthless
- priceless (adj): vô giá
- unworthy (adj): không có giá trị
- invaluable (adj): vô giá
- worthless (adj): vô tác dụng
6. She________$20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. extracts D. takes
- pulls out (phrv): rút, xe rời bến
- draw out (phr v): rút ra
- extract (v): rút ra
- takes out (phr v): lấy cái gì đó ra khỏi túi
7. It’s often better to________safe in the exams than to give an original answer.
A. act B. perform C. play D. do
- play safe: cẩn thận, thận trọng
8. She was________for time in the exam and didn’t complete the questions.
A. hurried B. chased C. hunted D. rushed
- hurried (v): thúc giục
- chased (v): săn đuổi
- hunted (v): săn bắn
- rushed in (phr v): làm gì đó mà không suy nghĩ cẩn thận

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9. The headmaster________the discipline problem in his school with growing concern.
A. saw B. looked C. viewed D. reflected
- view sth with sth: nhìn vấn đề nào đó như thế nào
10. The________thought of exams makes her feel ill.
A. sole B. only C. little D. mere
- the mere thought of sth: chỉ nghĩ về cái gì đó
11. The student’s hard work was________with success in his degree examination.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. thanked D. presented
- rewarde (v): đền đáp
- awarde (v): khen thưởng
- presente (v): trình bày

12. The new experimental system didn’t________expectations.

A. reach B. come up to C. rise to D. touch
- come up to expectations (collocation): đạt được như mong đợi
13. The pass________was fifty five percent of the candidates.
A. number B. amount C. sum D. rate
- pass rate: tỷ lệ vượt qua
14. A computer is an ________ machine that can store, organize and find information, do
calculations and control other machines
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electronic
- electric (adj): tạo ra điện
- electrical (adj): lien quan tới điện
- electricity (n): điện học
- electronic (adj): thuộc về điện tử
15. The villagers strongly recommend that a new school _____immediately.
A. must be built B. is going to be built C. be built D. will be built
- Cấu trúc recommend có ý nghĩa khuyên bảo hay đề nghị ai đó mà việc đó có lợi ích cho
người được khuyên hoặc người nói cho rằng việc đó là đúng
- S + V (that) + S + V –inf/ Should V-inf
16. John: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” Peter: “___________”

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 A. Sorry for this inconvenience: xin lỗi vì sự bất tiện này
B. I have no clue: tôi không có gợi ý
C. Not at all: không có gì
D. Sorry, I’m a new comer here: xin lỗi, tôi là người mới tới đây
17. _________ , he doesn’t study well.
A. As clever he is B. He is as clever C. Clever as he is D. As he is clever
- câu đảo ngữ: adj/ adv + as/ though + S + V-inf, clause
18. You look exhausted. You __________ in the garden all day.
A. can’t have worked hard B. couldn’t have worked hard
C. should have worked hard D. must have worked hard

- must have + been + V-ing: ắt hẳn đã, chỉ một phán đoán tính lập luận, chắc chắn, nhấn
mạnh đến tính kéo dài của hành động.
- must have + PP: ắt hẳn đã, chỉ một phán đoán tính lập luận, chắc chắn, nhấn đến chính
hành động

19. Let’s __________ the grammar one more time before the test.
A. go over B. go down with C. go off D. go back
- go over sth (phr v): xem lại, ôn lại cái gì đó
- go down with (phr v): suy nhược
- go off (phr v): ngừng hoạt động, rời khỏi mọt địa điểm để đến nơi khác
- go back (phr v): quay trở lại
20. ______incidents of Ebola virus outbreaks have been isolated incidents.
A. Most of B. Mostly C. The most D. Most
- Most là tính từ (adj), bổ nghĩa cho danh từ.
Most + N ( đi với danh từ không xác định, số nhiều ): hầu hết
- Most of + a/an/the/this/that/these/those/my/his… + N xác định, số nhiều = hầu hết
- Mostly (adv): mainly, generally: Chủ yếu là, thường là
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Part 2: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes (IN LINE ORDER)
and correct them in the space provided. (10 points)
Line
One of the most amazing marathon races in the world is marathon of the Sands. It 1
takes places every April in the Sahara Desert in the south of Morocco, a part of 2
the world when temperatures can reach fifty degree centigrade. The standard 3
length of the marathon is 42.5 kilometers but this one is 240 kilometers long and 4
spends seven days to complete. It began in 1986 and now attracts about two 5
hundred runners, the majority of their ages range from seventeen to forty-seven. 6
About half of them come from France and the rest to all over the world. From 7
Britain it costs £2,500 to enter, this includes return air fares. The race is rapid 8
getting more and more popular despite, and perhaps because of the harsh 9
condition that runners must endure. They have to carry food and something else 10
they need for seven days in rucksack weighing no more than twelve kilograms. In 11
addition to this, they are given a litre and a half of water every ten kilometer, 12
Incredibly, near all the runners finish the course. One man, Lbrahim EL Joual, 13
took part in every race from 1984 to 2004. Runners do suffer terrible physical 14
hardships. Sometimes they lose toenails and skin peels on their foot. However, 15
doctors are always on hand to deal with minor injuries and to make sure that 16
runners do not push themselves too far. 17

Your answers:

1. Line 2: Places -> place 6. Line 8: this -> which

2. Line 3: when -> where 7. Line 8: rapid -> rapidly

3. Line 4: spends -> takes 8. Line 10: something -> anything

4. Line 6: their -> whose 9. Line 12: near -> nearly

5. Line 7: to -> from 10. Line 15: foot -> feet

Part 3. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
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1.The singer performance was so exciting that many of his fans were ____ enthusiasm.
A. carried away with B. moved to C. taken back with D. stirred up
with
- be carry away with (phr v): làm ai đó mất bình tĩnh, kich dộng
2. He was very upset when the boss passed him___ and promoted a newcomer to the
assistant’s job.
A. by B. up C. over D. aside
- pass someone over (phr v): đẩy ai đó từ trên cao xuống đất
3. Sorry, I can’t go to the movie with you. I’m________under with work at the moment.
A. rained B. flooded C. stormed D. snowed
- be snowed under: bị lấn áp, bóc lột, bị làm việc quá mức
4. She threatened to do herself _____when her husband ran away with her best friend.
A. on B. in C. up D. down
- do sb in (phr v): giết ai đó
- do sb up (phr v): chỉ trích ai đó về sự thiếu công bằng
5. My shoulder is playing me_______today! I can’t do anything while it’s so painful.
A. on B. in C. up D. against
- play someone up(phr v): làm ai đó đau đớn
6. Donald Trump always inveigh _________immigrants in order to get votes.
A. up on B. into C. against D. towards
- inveigh against s.o/sth (phr v): lên án, chỉ trích
7. He managed to _______ the registration number of the car as it sped away.
A. spot up B. jot down C. dot off D. slot up
- jot something down (phr v): viết nhanhc ái gì đó ra giấy
8. My parents had a lot of children, so sometimes there wasn’t enough food to_______.
A. put on B. fall back on C. give out D. go round
- go round (phr v): có đủ cái gì đó để phục ụ cho việc gì, cái gì
9. I wish you wouldn’t______ me about neglecting the housework.
A. talk down to B. have it out with C. play down to D. keep on at
- keep on at s.o: hỏi hay nói ai đó nhiều lần để làm việc gì
10. We need to _____ food before the strike.

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 A. stock up on B. knock up on C. club up on D. fork up for
- stock up on sth: mua cái gì đó với một số lượng lớn
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4. Supply the correct form of the words in bracket. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
When people enjoy whatever they are doing, they report some (0) characteristic
(CHARACTER) feelings that distinguish the (1)_ pleasurable __ (PLEASURE) moment
from the rest of life. The same types of feelings are reported in the context of playing chess,
climbing mountains, playing with babies, reading a book or writing a poem. They are the
same for young and old, male and female, American or Japanese, rich or poor. In other
words, the nature of enjoyment seems to be (2)__ universal _(UNIVERSE). We call this state
of (3) __ consciousness __(COUNSCIOUS) a flow experience, because many people report
that when what they are doing is (4)_ especially __(SPECIAL) enjoyable, it feels like being
carried away by a current, like being in a flow. At present, (5)_ lamentably ___ (LAMENT)
few students would recognize the idea that learning can be like that. But if educators invested
a fraction of the energy on (6)__ stimulating ___ (STIMULUS) the students’ enjoyment of
learning that they now spend in trying to transmit information, we could achieve much better
results. Once students’ (7) __ motivation __ (MOTIVATE) is engaged, once they can be
(8)___ empowered ____(POWER) to take control of their own learning and provided with
clear (9) __ feedback ___(FEED) on their efforts, then they are on their way to a lifetime of
self-propelled (10) _ acquisition ___ACQUIRE) of knowledge.
1. pleasurable (adj): thích thú
2. universal(adj): thuộc vũ trụ, phổ biến
3. consciousness (n): trạng thái tỉnh táo
4. especially (adv): đặc biệt
5. lamentably(adv): đáng thương, thảm thương
6. stimulating (n): giả vờ
7. motivation (n): sự thúc đẩy
8. empowered (v): trao quyền hợp pháp cho ai đó để hành động

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 9. feedback (n): sự nhận xét
10.acquisition (n): sự giành được

Your answers:
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.

III: READING (50 points)

Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Incentives play an important role in our decisions to learn. As we get older, the outcomes of
(1)_______ in learning may not be the same a when we were younger. For example, we are
less likely to be (2) ______ as a result of training. The type of work-related training or
learning we do also changes as we get older. Worker over 45 years old are more likely to
participate in learning (3)______that relate directly to their function So they may choose to
(4)_____ those technical skills directly related to their work. By contrast, young workers are
more (5)_____to participate in training that is an investment in their future careers.
Organizations also want to continually (6)_____ their skills base. Recently, business has
(7)____ this largely though a steady inflow of newly- (8)_____ young people onto the labor
(9) _____. Traditionally, we have had a mix of those young people who bring new formal
skills to the workplace, and a small proportion of older workers who (10)_____ their
experience. What we are seeing now is a decreasing proportion of young people entering the
workforce and an increase in the proportion of older people. So, unless we change he nature
of our education and learning across life, we will see a decline in formal skills in the working
population.

1. A. participation B. contribution C. attendance D. activity

2. A. raised B. promoted C. advanced D. upgraded

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3. A. actions B. activities C. acts D. modules

4. A. relearn B. promote C. restore D. upgrade

5. A. probable B. likely C. possible D. liable

6. A. restart B. renovate C. restore D. renew

7. A. affected B. fulfilled C. achieved D. succeeded

8. A. educated B. taught C. qualified D. graduated

9. A. workforce B. employment C. staff D. market

10. A. donate B. supply C. contribute D. sell

1. - participation (n): sự tham gia

- contribution (n): sự phân phối

- attendance (n): sự có mặt

- activity (n): hoạt động

2. – raised (v): nâng lên , đưa lên

- promoted (v): thăng tiến

- advanced (v): cho ai lời khuyên

- upgraded (v): nâng cấp

3. activities (n): hoạt động

- modules (n): đơn vị cấu thành một tổng thể

4. relearn (v): học lại

- restore (v): hoàn trả lại

- upgrade (v): nâng cấp

5. - probable (adj): chắc hẳn

- likely (adj): có khả năng

- possible (adj): có thể xảy ra được

- liable (adj): có khả năng bị, có trách nhiệm về pháp lý

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6. – restart (v): khởi động lại

- renovate (v): cải tiến

- renew (v): thay mới

7. - affected (v): ảnh hưởng

- fulfilled(v): thực hiện, hoàn thành

- achieved (v): đạt được

- succeeded (v): kế vị, nối tiếp

8. - educated (v): giáo dục

- taught (v): dạy

- qualified (v): làm cho ai đó có đủ tư cách

- graduated (v): tốt nghiệp

9. – workforce (n): đội ngũ lao động

- employment (n): việc làm

- staff (n): nhân viên

- market (n): thị trường

10. - donate (v): tặng

- supply (v): cung cấp

- contribute (v): đóng góp

- sell (v): bán

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Part 2: Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
As time (1)_ passes/flie_, the power of newspaper seems to be on the (2)_ increase/
rise __. This is odd because in the relatively recent past, people were predicting that the
influence of the written word would diminish in direct proportion to the rate of increase
of the spoken word and moving image through TV and video. As people whole-
heartedly embrace the Internet and cable and satellite (3)_ television _, why don’t we
see newspapers (4)__ dying __ out? How have these organs survived, let (5)_ alone __
flourished, particularly on a Sunday? Why don’t people (6)_ who __ have watched a
football match live on the small screen press the wisdom of rushing out the next (7) _
day __ to read a potted version of it in four or five columns? Why would anyone who
has seen a film and formed a (8)__ vivid __ impression of it the following day read the
review of the self-same film in a newspaper? To see if s/he is right? Isn’t that what
friends are for? Don’t we have colleagues for just that purpose – to see if our ideas (9)_
on __ any given song, film or program tally with others? What is this product that (10)
_ consists of not much more than outrageous headlines, wayward comment, subjective
editorials and hyperbolic sports pages still doing in our lives? It seems for the time
being to be leading a charmed life. When it finally goes, though, many may come to
mourn its passing.
- As time passes/ file: thời gian đã trôi qua
- On the increase: ngày càng tang
- Satellite television: truyền hình vệ tinh
- Let alone: chưa kể đến, huống chi là
- Consists of = include: bao gồm

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
ENERGY FROM THE WAVES
The quest for sustainable sources of energy has led humans to study the energy
potential of the sun and the wind, as well as the immense power created by dammed rivers.
The oceans, too, represent an impressive source of potential energy. For example, it has been
estimated that the oceans could provide nearly 3,000 times the energy generated by
hydroelectric dams such as the Hoover Dam. Yet. this source remains quite difficult to
exploit.
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 But this challenge has not prevented scientists from trying. Within the last few decades,
several technologies that can transform the ocean’s immense forces into usable electricity
have been invented and introduced. Some focus on capturing the power of the changing tides,
while others rely on thermal energy created by oceans in certain tropical regions. However,
the most common and easiest-to-develop technologies are those designed to harness the
power inherent in the ocean’s waves.

There are several methods by which ocean-wave energy can be collected. All of them
work because the movement of the water that the waves induce creates storable energy by
directly or indirectly driving a power generator. In one such technology, the changing water
levels in the ocean that are produced by waves lift a long floating tube comprised of many
sections connected by hinges. As the sections move up and down with the water, they pump a
special fluid through the tube that can be used to drive a generator. Another technique works
on a similar principle, only the floating object rocks back and forth with the motion of the
water instead of up and down. A third method of collecting wave energy relies on the rising
water from the waves to compress air in a partially submerged chamber. As the waves rush
into the chamber, they push the air out through a narrow tunnel. Located inside this tunnel is
a turbine connected to a power generator. The movement of the air turns the turbine, which
feeds energy into the generator.

The drawback to each of these concepts is that they make it necessary to have many
pieces of machinery linked together. [B] This presents a problem because the larger the
device, the more vulnerable it is to damage from hazardous ocean environments, and the
more likely it is to interfere with otherwise unspoiled coastal scenery. [C] Also, these
methods demand the construction of site- specific machines that take into consideration
average local wave heights and sea conditions. [D] In other words, the ability to get power
from waves differs from region to region.

Japan, Norway, and the UK have all attempted to generate energy by capturing the
power of ocean waves. In northern Scotland, the first power plant to use wave power,
OSPREY (Ocean Swell Powered Renewable Energy), began operating in 1995. It followed
the principle of the third method described above: waves entering a partially submerged
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chamber pushed air into turbines ; to generate electricity. The electricity was then transmitted
to power collectors on the shore via underwater cables. Unfortunately, the OSPREY plant
was destroyed in a large storm, highlighting an unavoidable difficulty associated with this
kind of power generation.

The potential benefits of wave-based energy are hard to ignore. Once the proper
machinery is produced and installed, the energy is free. Maintenance costs are small, and the
equipment does not pose any threats of environmental pollution. And best of all, the amounts
of energy produced are enormous. However, these theoretical advantages have yet to be fully
realized. In many cases, a lack of government funding has inhibited the technologies from
advancing. For example, despite the relative abundance of proposed wave-power devices,
many have not been adequately tested, and most have been evaluated only in artificial pools
where they are not subjected to the harsh marine conditions that exist in actual oceans.
Protecting the equipment from the sea’s destructive forces, as well as the fundamental task of
determining feasible locations for collecting energy, also present formidable challenges. All
in all, while ocean power offers some intriguing possibilities, the difficulties involved in
harnessing this energy source are substantial and will require more time to overcome
1. The phrase this source in the passage refers to
A. sun B. wind C. dammed rivers D. oceans
- dẫn chứng: The oceans, too, represent an impressive source of potential energy. For
example, it has been estimated that the oceans could provide nearly 3,000 times the energy
generated by hydroelectric dams such as the Hoover Dam.
2. The word exploit in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. utilize B. declare C. contain D. determine
- exploit = utilize (v): khai thác
- declare (v): tuyên bố
- contain (v): bao gồm
- determine (v): xác nhận
3. Why does the author mention the Hoover Dam in paragraph 1?
A.To give a current example of ocean-based energy technology

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 - Để đưa ra ví dụ gần đây về công nghệ năng lượng dựa trên đại dương
B.To explain that dams are effective producers of sustainable energy
- Giải thích rằng đập nước là nguồn sản xuất năng lượng bền bỉ và hiệu quả
C.To draw a comparison between two sources of renewable energy
- Để phác họa sự so sánh giữa 2 nguồn năng lượng có thể tái tạo
D.To show that alternative energy sources have not been successful
- để cho thấy rằng năng lượng thay thế không thành công
- dẫn chứng: For example, it has been estimated that the oceans could provide nearly
3,000 times the energy generated by hydroelectric dams such as the Hoover Dam
4. In paragraph 2, the author states that
A.waves do not represent the only form of ocean power
- sóng biển không đại diện cho hình thức duy nhất của sức mạnh đại dương
B.tropical oceans produce the greatest amount of energy
- đại dương nhiệt đới tạo ra năng lượng lớn nhất
C.scientists first attempted to collect power from ocean tides
- các nhà khoa học đầu tiên cố gắng thu thập năng lượng từ thủy triều đại dương
D. most of the electricity created by oceans is not usable
- phần lớn điện năng do biển tạo ra không sử dụng được
5. The word induce in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. cause B. define C. order D. monitor
- induce =cause: gây ra, đem lại
6. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is true about wave-power technologies?
A. Many of them use submerged objects to obtain the waves’ energy.
- nhiều trong số chúng lấy vật thể ngập nước để lấy được năng lượng sóng
B. Compressed air must be present for them to work properly.
- không khí bị nén phải tồn tại để cho chúng hoạt động
C. They undertake three steps in order to collect wave power.
- chúng thực hiện 3 bước để thu được năng lượng sóng
D. They rely on the water’s motion to create electricity.
- chúng dựa vào sự di chuyển sóng để tạo ra điện

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 - dẫn chứng: All of them work because the movement of the water that the waves
induce creates storable energy by directly or indirectly driving a power generator
7. According to paragraph 5, what part did the cables play in OSPREY’s design?
A. They attached the partially submerged chamber to the sea floor.
B. They generated the electricity which was then collected in turbines.
- chúng phát ra điện cái mà thu thập được trong tuabin
C. They conducted the electricity from the generator to the shore.
- chúng dẫn từ máy phát điện tới bờ biển
D. They provided stability during powerful ocean storms.
- chúng cung cấp sự ổn định trong những cơn bão đại dương
- dẫn chứng: The electricity was then transmitted to power collectors on the shore via
underwater cables.
8. The word inhibited in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. delivered B. prevented C. protected D. approved
- delivered (v): vận chuyển
- inhibited – prevented: cản trở, ngăn chặn
- protected (v): bảo vệ
- approved (v): đồng ý

9. What can be inferred from paragraph 7 about governments?

A. They do not believe wave-energy devices can withstand ocean forces.
- họ không tin những thiết bị năng lượng sóng có thể chịu được sức mạnh của đại
dương
B. Their interests often conflict with those of the energy industries.
- sự quan tâm của họ thường mâu thuẫn với các ngành năng lượng công nghiệp
C. They demand much scientific research before they provide funding.
- họ đòi hỏi nhiều nghiên cứu khoa học trước khi cung cấp nguồn vốn
D. Their support is often essential to the success of new endeavors.
- sự hỗ trợ của họ thường rất quan trọng đối với sự thành công của những nỗ lực mới
- dẫn chứng: In many cases, a lack of government funding has inhibited the
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10. All of these are problems associated with the collection of wave energy EXCEPT
A. the difficulty of finding feasible locations: sự khó khăn của việc tìm ra vị trí khả thi
B. the destructive power of the ocean: năng lượng hủy diệt của đại dương
C. the size of the equipment involved: kích thước của thiết bị có lien quan
D. the constant changing of the tides: sự thay đổi lien tục của thủy triều
- dẫn chứng: This presents a problem because the larger the device, the more vulnerable it is
to damage from hazardous ocean environments, and the more likely it is to interfere with
otherwise unspoiled coastal scenery
- Protecting the equipment from the sea’s destructive forces, as well as the fundamental task
of determining feasible locations for collecting energy. this energy source are substantial and
will require more time to overcome
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: (15 points)

Questions 1-6. The text on the following pages has six paragraphs, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings (i-ix) below. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

i. Tackling the issue using a different approach

ii. A significant improvement on last time
iii. How robots can save human lives
iv. Examples of robots at work
v. Not what it seemed to be
vi. Why timescales are impossible to predict
vii. The reason why robots rarely move
viii. Following the pattern of an earlier development
ix. The ethical issues of robotics

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 Paragraph A: v. Not what it seemed to be
- Dẫn chứng: But not on this occasion. No one got out of the cars for the simple
reason that they had no humans inside them;
Paragraph B: ii. A significant improvement on last time
- Dẫn chứng: The idea that machines could perform to such standards is startling.
- Yet only three years earlier, at DARPA's previous driverless car race, every
robot competitor - directed to navigate across a stretch of open desert - either
crashed or seized up before getting near the finishing line.
Paragraph C: viii. Following the pattern of an earlier development
- Dẫn chứng: 'The robotics industry is developing in much the same way the
computer business did 30 years ago,' he argues
Paragraph D: vii. The reason why robots rarely move
- Dẫn chứng: Humans orient themselves with other objects in a room very
easily. Robots find the task almost impossible. 'Even something as simple
as telling the difference between an open door and a window can be tricky for a
robot,' says Gates. This has, until recently, reduced robots to fairly static and
cumbersome roles.
Paragraph E: i. Tackling the issue using a different approach
- Dẫn chứng: However, that challenge has proved to be singularly exacting and
complex. So scientists have turned to simpler alternatives
Paragraph F: iv. Examples of robots at work
- Dẫn chứng: Last year, a new Hong Kong restaurant, Robot Kitchen, opened
with a couple of sensor-laden humanoid machines directing customers to their
seats
- In Japan, University of Tokyo researchers recently unveiled a kitchen 'android'
that could wash dishes, pour tea and make a few limited meals
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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 They're already here - driving cars, vacuuming carpets and feeding hospital
patients. They may not be walking, talking, human-like sentient beings, but they are clever
and ….a little creepy.
A. At first sight it looked like a typical suburban road accident. A Land Rover approached
a Chevy Tahoe estate car that had stopped at a kerb; the Land Rover pulled out and tried to
pass the Tahoe just as it started off again. There was a crack of fenders and the sound of
paintwork being scraped, the kind of minor mishap that occurs on roads thousands of times
every day. Normally drivers get out, gesticulate, exchange insurance details and then drive
off. But not on this occasion. No one got out of the cars for the simple reason that they had no
humans inside them; the Tahoe and Land Rover were being controlled by computers
competing in November’s DARPA (the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency)
Urban Challenge.
B. The idea that machines could perform to such standards is startling. Driving is a
complex task that takes humans a long time to perfect. Yet here, each car had its on-board
computer loaded with a digital map and route plans, and was instructed to negotiate busy
roads; differentiate between pedestrians and stationary objects; determine whether other
vehicles were parked or moving off; and handle various parking maneuvers, which
robots turn out to be unexpectedly adept at. Even more striking was the fact that the collision
between the robot Land Rover, built by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and the Tahoe, fitted out by Cornell University Artificial Intelligence (AI)
experts, was the only scrape in the entire competition. Yet only three years earlier, at
DARPA's previous driverless car race, every robot competitor - directed to navigate across a
stretch of open desert - either crashed or seized up before getting near the finishing line.
C. It is a remarkable transition that has clear implications for the car of the future. More
importantly, it demonstrates how robotics sciences and Artificial Intelligence have progressed
in the past few years - a point stressed by Bill Gates, the Microsoft boss who is a convert to
these causes. 'The robotics industry is developing in much the same way the computer
business did 30 years ago,' he argues. As he points out, electronics companies make toys that
mimic pets and children with increasing sophistication. 'I can envision a future in which
robotic devices will become a nearly ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives,' says Gates. 'We

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may be on the verge of a new era, when PC will get up off the desktop and allow us to see,
hear, touch and manipulate objects in places where we are not physically present.'
D. What is the potential for robots and computers in the near future? 'The fact is we still
have a way to go before real robots catch up with their science fiction counterparts', Gates
says. So what are the stumbling blocks? One key difficulty is getting robots to know their
place. This has nothing to do with class or etiquette, but concerns the simple issue of
positioning. Humans orient themselves with other objects in a room very easily. Robots find
the task almost impossible. 'Even something as simple as telling the difference between an
open door and a window can be tricky for a robot,' says Gates. This has, until recently,
reduced robots to fairly static and cumbersome roles.
E. For a long time, researchers tried to get round the problem by attempting to re-create
the visual processing that goes on in the human cortex. However, that challenge has proved
to be singularly exacting and complex. So scientists have turned to simpler alternatives: 'We
have become far more pragmatic in our work,' says Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial
Intelligence at the University of Bristol in England and associate editor of the Journal of
Artificial Intelligence Research. 'We are no longer trying to re-create human
functions. Instead, we are looking for simpler solutions with basic electronic sensors, for
example. This approach is exemplified by vacuuming robots such as the Electrolux
Trilobite. The Trilobite scuttles around homes emitting ultrasound signals to create maps of
rooms, which are remembered for future cleaning. Technology like this is now changing the
face of robotics, says philosopher Ron Chrisley, director of the Centre for Research in
Cognitive Science at the University of Sussex in England.
F. Last year, a new Hong Kong restaurant, Robot Kitchen, opened with a couple of
sensor-laden humanoid machines directing customers to their seats. Each possesses a touch-
screen on which orders can be keyed in. The robot then returns with the correct dishes. In
Japan, University of Tokyo researchers recently unveiled a kitchen 'android' that could wash
dishes, pour tea and make a few limited meals. The ultimate aim is to provide robot home
helpers for the sick and the elderly, a key concern in a country like Japan where 22 per cent
of the population is 65 or older. Over US$1 billion a year is spent on research into robots that
will be able to care for the elderly. Robots first learn basic competence - how to move around
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with humans,' Chrisley said. Machines such as these take researchers into the field of
socialized robotics: how to make robots act in a way that does not scare or offend
individuals. 'We need to study how robots should approach people, how they should appear.
That is going to be a key area for future research,' adds Chrisles.
Questions 7-10: Complete the notes below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
from the text for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Robot features
1. DARPA race cars: (7)_ on-board computer_provides maps and plans for route
- Dẫn chứng: Driving is a complex task that takes humans a long time to
perfect. Yet here, each car had its on-board computer loaded with a digital map
and route plans, and was instructed to negotiate busy roads
2. In some robots: (8)_ basic electronic sensors__provide simpler solution for
the issue of positioning
- Dẫn chứng: . 'We are no longer trying to re-create human functions. Instead, we
are looking for simpler solutions with basic electronic sensors, for example
3. Electrolux Trilobite: builds an image of a room by sending out (9) ultrasound
signals_
- Dẫn chứng: The Trilobite scuttles around homes emitting ultrasound signals to
create maps of rooms, which are remembered for future cleaning.
4. Robot Kitchen humanoids: have a (10)_ touch-screen___to take orders
- Dẫn chứng: Last year, a new Hong Kong restaurant, Robot Kitchen, opened with
a couple of sensor-laden humanoid machines directing customers to their
seats. Each possesses a touch-screen on which orders can be keyed in.

Your answers:
7.
8.
9.
10.

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Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning
as the printed above sentence. (10 points)
1. He never thought of telling her.
It never occured to him to tell her._________________
- occur to = think of : suy nghĩ về cái gì
2. The students’ riotous behaviour should have been severely punished.
The students deserved severe punishment for their riotous behaviour.__________
- deserve (v): xứng đáng, đứng dau nó có thể là một V-ing, to-V hay một danh từ
3. He suddenly thought that he might have misunderstood her.
It crossed his mind that he might have misunderstood her._________________
- cross one’s mind: bất chợt nghĩ đến
4. If we wait long enough, we’ll get what we want.
It’s just a question/matter of waiting long enough to get what we want. _____________
-It’s just a question/ matter of (idm): giải quyết vấn đề với những biện pháp đơn giản, nó chỉ
là vấn đề về
5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
It came as no surprise (to me) that Harry had failed his driving test._____
- It come as no surprise (idm): chẳng có gì đáng ngạc nhiên
Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second
sentence has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the word in
brackets. (10 points)
1.Having to get up so early is so irritating. (NECK)
→ Having to get up early is a pain in the neck.________
- pain in the neck (idm): bực tực, phiền toán
2. It’s likely they were delayed in a traffic jam. (UP)
→ It’s likely they were held up in a traffic jam./ They might have been held up in a traffic
jam._________
- hold up (phr v): trì hoãn
3. My dad is not happy with me at all because he heard me swearing. (BOOKS)
→ I’m not in my dad’s good books/ I’m in my dad’s bad books._____
- in someone’s good book (idm): ai đó hài long với bạn
4. We can’t possibly imagine how we are going to afford a new car. (REMOTEST)
→ We haven’t/ don’t have the remotest idea how we are going to afford a new car.
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5. There don’t seem to be many talented athletes at the moment. (PAUCITY)
→ We seem to be suffering from a paucity of talented athletes at the moment.
- Paucity (n): số ít ỏi, sự khan hiếm

Part 3: Write an essay on the following topic “Nowadays the way many people interact
with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology
affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative
development” . Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
own knowledge or experience. You should write about 200 to 250 words. (30 points)
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