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TRẠI HÈ PHƯƠNG NAM LẦN THỨ IV
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 7 năm 2017
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 09 trang

I. LISTENING (20 points)

Part 1. You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer
about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany. For each question, circle the
correct answer A, B, or C. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided. (5 points)
1. How long has Britta lived in Berlin?
A. four years B. six years C. twenty years
2. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?
A. She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise.
B. She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn.
C. She likes living in a big, busy city.
3. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is __________ .
A. a rather expensive place to live
B. a good place to eat out
C. a long way from the city centre
4. Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, likes going __________ .
A. to the park with her
B. to the shop with his parents
C. to a gallery with her
5. Britta has a lot of friends who __________ .
A. live near her B. work with her C. are still in England
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. Listen to a talk and decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F).
Write your answers in the column on the right. (5 points)

True False
1 Loans that are used to buy a home are known as mortgages.
2 A deposit can be worth about a tenth of the price of a home.
3 One of the mistakes banks made was they gave out loans to
candidates with good credit report.
4 One result of the crisis is that a lot of mortgages went unpaid.
5 The speaker feels that banks alone are responsible for the crisis.

Part 3. You will hear a woman talking to a man about joining a drama club.
Complete the note below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)

MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB

Background
Example: Answer
➢ Club started in __1957__
➢ prize recently won by (1) _______________ section
➢ usually performs (2) ________________ plays
Meetings
 ➢ next auditions will be on Tuesday, (3) ________________
➢ help is needed with publicity and (4) _________________
➢ rehearsals take place in the (5) _________________hall
➢ nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the
(6)____________
Costs
➢ annual membership fee is £ (7)_________________
➢ extra payment for (8)_________________
Contact
➢ secretary’s name is Sarah (9) _________________
➢ secretary’s phone number is (10) _________________

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

II. PHONETICS (10 points)

Part 1. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the others. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided. (5 points)
1. A. famous B. nervous C. favourite D. mountain
2. A. African B. Japanese C. partner D. Canada
3. A. through B. enough C. rough D. tough
4. A. sacred B. asked C. ploughed D. blamed
5. A. club B. subtype C. climber D. grabcar
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Section 2. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions. Write you
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (5 points)
Your answers:
1. A. donation B. diligence C. impatience D. decision
2. A. attend B. pretend C. river D. cartoon
3. A. invention B. origin C. location D. objection
4. A. composition B. ability C. incredible D.efficiency
5. A. average B. cultural C. signature D. imperfect

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

III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 points)

Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
1. The impact of two vehicles can cause a lot of _________ to both.
A. damagings B. damaging C. damages D. damage
2. Earthquakes are not scattered ___________ but happen in certain areas.
A. somewhere B. where C. anywhere D. nowhere
3. There are __________ members present tonight than there were last night.
A. less B. fewer C. greater D. smaller
4. The national parks have interpretative centers ___________ tourists can acquire
information about the animals and trees.
 A. there B. that C. where D. which
5. All of the people at the conference are ___________.
A. mathematic teachers C. mathematical teachers
B. mathematics teachers D. mathematic’s teachers
6. Most of the courses at the banquet were completely consumed, but there ______
food still remaining.
A. were few C. were a few
B. was little D. was a little
7. The boys’ father built them a large sandbox __________.
A. to play in C. to play in there
B. to play in it D. in which to play
8. The movie was very boring and many people began to leave early. By the end,
most people _______________.
A. had already left C. were already left
B. were already leaving D. had already been leaving
9. Scientists collect data to analyze __________ to turn it into powerful information.
A. so for C. so as
B. in order that D. so that
10. The young man still denies __________ the fire behind the store.
A. to start C. to starting
B. having started D. having been started

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
 Part 2. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake (grammar or
spelling). Underline that mistake (IN LINE ORDER) and write your answer in the
space provided on the right. (0) has been done for you as an example. (10 points)
Your answers:
When we first took our children to sea with us, it was rare to come cross 0. across
other family on sailing boats. Usually such meetings resulted in the children 1 _______________
quickly making friends, while we parents discuss how we managed. At 2 _______________
firstly, I was worried about taking children to sea and I had many questions 3 _______________
however I would amuse them? What if they fell ill at sea? Add to such 4 _______________
questions was the major problem of their education. When we set out on our 5 _______________
voyage, my duaghter was seven, my son five, and we planned to sail for three 6 _______________
years. That we only returned to england six years late with 60,000 miles 7 _______________
behind us and children of thirteen and eleven years old, is an indicate of how 8 _______________
my worries had been answered. One change over these years has been the 9 _______________
increasing in the number of parents who take their children to sea on long 10 ______________
voyages.

Part 3. Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the particles in the box.
Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)

with after away back down off over to up round

1. It’s time my elder brother got married and settled _________. He must be well over
thirty.
2. Could you put me ___________ for a few days until I find a place of my own?
3. He’s very easy going. He takes ___________ his father in that respect.
4. The children got excited as Tet holidays came __________.
5. You haven’t thrown _________ yesterday’s paper, have you? I haven’t read it yet.
6. I didn’t take __________ skiing immediately but I began to enjoy it once I’d had a
few lessons.
7. “Now, let’s go _________ the main facts of the case again in case we’ve missed
something.” The inspector said.
8. Sorry I’m late. When the alarm clock rang I must have turned over and gone
________ to sleep.
9. If the big cog-wheel does not engage ___________ the small one, the clock stops.
10. I suppose, I’d better start that composition. I can’t put __________ doing it any
longer.

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

Part 4. Complete each of the following sentences with a correct form of the word in
parentheses. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right.
(10 points)
Your answers:
1 The __________ of the idea was that it had never been offered 1 ______________
before. (ORIGIN)
2 He is very _________. There is always a mess in his room. 2 ______________
(ORGANIZE)
3 How are you getting on with your __________ course in 3 _____________
French? (CORRESPOND)
4 It has become __________ difficult to find a job nowadays. 4 ______________
(INCREASE)
5 My previous boss was very __________, he didn’t understand 5 ______________
my situation. (SYMPATHY)
6 Mary __________ has lunch with her husband, but today he’s 6 ______________
out of town on business. (ORDINARY)
7 Foreign language learning is __________ an issue that has 7 ______________
attracted a lot of attention. (ARGUE)
8 Vegetarianism gives children a sense of ___________. 8 ______________
(INDIVIDUAL)
9 He’s studying very hard and, not __________, he will have a 9 ______________
chance to go abroad. (SURPRISE)
10 It is important to realize that vegetarianism has more to do with 10 _____________
teenage __________ than a real moral stand. (REBEL)

IV. READING (30 points)

Part 1. Choose the best options to complete the following passage. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
Whenever we read about the natural world nowadays, it is generally to be (1)
___________ predictions about its imminent destruction. Some scientists go so far as
to assert that from now on, the world can no longer be called natural, in so far as
future processes of weather, (2) ___________ and all the interactions of plant and
animal life will no longer carry on in their time-honored way, unaffected by (3)
____________. There will never be such a thing as ‘natural weather’again, say such
writers, only weather affected by global warming. It is hard to know whether to
believe such (4) ___________of doom, possibly because what they are saying seems
too terrible to be true. There are other equally influential scientists who argue that
climate, for example, has changed many times over the (5) ___________, and that
what we are experiencing now may simply be part of an endless cycle of change,
rather than a disaster on a global (6) ____________. One cannot help wondering
whether these attempts to wish the problem are simple. Underline the extent to which
western industrialized countries are to blame for upsetting the world’s (7)
____________. It is not our fault; they seem to be saying, because everything is all
right, really. One certain (8) _____________, which is chilling in its implications, is
that there is no longer anywhere on the earth’s surface, whether in the depths of the
oceans or in the polar wastes, which is not (9) ____________ by polluted air or (10)
_____________ with empty cans and bottles. Now we are having to come to terms
with understanding just what that means, and it is far from easy.
1. A. made B. given C. told D. granted
2. A. change B. atmosphere C. climate D. even
3. A. beings B. men C. people D. humans
4. A. prophets B. champions C. warriors D. giants
5. A. top B. again C. centuries D. world
6. A. sense B. form C. existence D. scale
7. A. future B. balance C. ecology D. population
8. A. fact B. must C. fault D. and
9. A. full B. stained C. breathing D. only
10. A. even B. recycled C. bothered D. littered

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

Part 2. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word. Write your answers in the
space provided. (10 points)
Night had finally come. She knew that (1) _________ now all the humans who
worked in the factory would have gone to their homes in satellite city. She realised
that she would have to be careful. The robot guard passed by (2) _________ four
minutes. Once it disappeared around the corner, she jumped up from behind the low
wall (3) _________ she had been hiding and ran (4) _________ the narrow corridor
towards the main factory workshop. Her heart was (5) _________ so fast she was
certain that the robot guard would be able to hear it. Then (6) _________ before she
had time to realise, there in front of her was the enemy. Here was the monster that had
stolen the jobs of half the work force.
The computer looked (7) _________ innocent as it stood silently in the middle of the
office. She walked right up to it with hate in her heart and told (8) _________ that she
was going to teach it a lesson it would never forget. From her pocket she took a small
screwdriver and a hammer. As she approached it, (9) _________ a strange
mechanical cry came from the front of the creature, the lights came on (10 _________
around her and the sirens began to wail.

Your answers:
1 _________________________ 6 _________________________
2 _________________________ 7 _________________________
3 _________________________ 8 _________________________
4 _________________________ 9 _________________________
5 _________________________ 10 ________________________
Part 3. Read the following passage and circle the answer A, B, C, or D which is
correct according to the information given in the passage. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
If Man conserves energy, it will reduce the depletion of fossil fuels. People’s attitudes
have to be changed. It is without doubt that renewable energy can solve the situation,
but the developing countries will need help urgently. Time is fast ticking away.
To maintain their current living standards the industrialized countries will have to be
confronted with some difficult decisions. Their high consumption of fossil fuels will
need to be greatly curbed if drastic, catastrophic changes in climate are to be avoided.
New sources of energy have to be actively pursued and developed.
The first step in the right direction is the conversation of energy. The discovery of
cavity-wall insulation and other energy-saving measures in the home have an
important impact on the country’s power needs. To tap potential solar energy, energy-
efficient houses need to position window areas carefully and control the airflow. The
advantages of these houses are that they stay warm in the winter months and cool in
the summer, using a fraction of the normal energy requirement. In industry, managers
have already discovered the possibility of reducing electricity consumption and
saving funds for their companies when they included power conservation in their
factory layout.
There is a need to manufacture cars to rely on far less petrol than at present.
However, cars lack efficiency when compared to a full bus or train. Public transport
should be revamped to look attractive to people who usually use their cars to go
about.
However, conservation does not suffice. The world still needs large quantities of
energy. For long term projections, the source can only come from coal, nuclear and
renewable energy supplies. Coal can last for centuries, but at the expense of the
‘greenhouse effect’ on the atmosphere when carbon dioxide accumulates in the air.
Nuclear power can also be harnessed in the foreseeable future. However, nuclear
waste from reactors is deadly and it can stay radioactive for thousands of years.
Besides, cars and buses cannot rely on nuclear power. In solving greenhouse problem
with nuclear energy alone, a transport fuel run by electricity has to be sought. There is
a possibility of using hydrogen as it is easily obtained from water by an electric
current.
1. Renewable energy is derived from _________.
(A) geothermal energy (C) wood and dried dung
(B) fossil fuels (D) wind, water and sun
2. If the use of fossil fuels keeps on increasing, the warming of the Earth could ___
(A) lead to dangerous rises in sea level (C) hasten more moisture to fall
(B) set more sand adrift (D) help farmers to have good harvests
3. Energy conservation helps to reduce _________ into the atmosphere.
(A) the release of carbon dioxide (C) the germs and bacteria rising
(B) mists and dews spewing (D) moisture evaporating
4. Factory managers and house owners can cut back on their energy needs by using
_________.
(A) nuclear energy (C) energy-saving measures
(B) transport fuel (D) hydrogen
5. That energy conservation efforts are insufficient is obvious from the way people
_________.
(A) maintain their high standard of living (C) pay for their fuels
(B) obtain coal from the mines (D) discover new energy sources
6. The writer says that nuclear energy is unsuitable for cars and buses because
_________.
(A) it causes shift in rain fall (C) it pollutes the atmosphere
(B) they run on electricity (D) its radioactive waste is hard to
dispose of
7. According to the passage, the danger in using nuclear energy comes from its
_________.
(A) expensive outlay in building it (C) radioactive waste
(B) building (D) operation
8. The phase at present in the first line of the fourth paragraph refers to the
_________.
(A) high consumption of petrol by cars (C) drop in petrol consumption by cars
(B) usefulness of fossil fuels (D) delay of new oil pipelines
9. A suitable title for this passage is “_________” .
(A) Sustainable Fuels (C) Energy Needs
(B) Energy Today (D) Facing up to the Future
10. Coal is a useful fuel but it causes _________ .
(A) air pollution (C) islands to emerge
(B) agriculture to flourish (D) fewer hurricanes and cyclones

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

V. WRITING (30 points)

Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)
1. The doctor asked: “Why didn’t you make an appointment?”
The doctor asked her
_________________________________________________________________ .
2. Did he say why he hadn’t reached the island?
Did he give
_________________________________________________________________?
3. Is smoking permitted in this restaurant?
Are we
_________________________________________________________________ ?
4. Please don’t play your music so loudly.
Would
_________________________________________________________________ ?
5. With the introduction of the computers into the classrooms, students’ performance
has been greatly enhanced.
The introduction
_________________________________________________________________

Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words
as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 points)
1. She has always got on well with the children. (relationship)
She ______________________________________________________________.
2. Julia didn’t listen to what her doctor told her. (notice)
Julia _____________________________________________________________.
3. Please do not stop your work. (carry)
Please ____________________________________________________________.
4. Lan didn’t feel like going to the party. (mood)
Lan ______________________________________________________________.
5. They didn’t think much of the football match last Sunday. (opinion)
They _____________________________________________________________.

Part 3. Write an essay of 200 words on the following topic:

It is said that successful foreign language learning depends more on individual
motivation and learning environment than on good teaching and resources. Do you
agree or disagree with the statement? Give specific examples to support your
answer. (20 points)

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OLYMPIC
TRẠI HÈ PHƯƠNG NAM LẦN THỨ IV
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 7 năm 2017
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
Đáp án có 03 trang

I: LISTENING (20 Points)

Part 1. 5 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A
Part 2. 5 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
Part 3. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. youth 6. sports centre
2. comedy 7. 180
3. 12th March 8. costume/costume hire
4. lights 9. Sawdicott
5. community 10. 07955240063
II. PHONETICS (10 points)
Part 1. 5 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
Part 2. 5 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. B 2. C 3. B 4.A 5.D
III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 points)
Part 1. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B
 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B
Part 2. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. family → families 6. duaghter → daughter
2. discuss → discussed 7. england → England
3. firstly → first 8. late → later
4. however → how 9. indicate → indication
5. Add → Added 10 increasing → increase
Part 3. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. down 6. to
2. up 7. over
3. after 8. back
4. round 9. with
5. away 10. off
Part 4. 10 poins. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. originality 6. ordinarily
2. disorganized 7. arguably
3. correspondence 8. individuality
4. increasingly 9. surprisingly
5. unsympathetic 10. rebellion
IV. READING (30 points)
Part 1. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C
6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D
Part 2. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. by 6. just/even
2. every 7. quite/completely
 3. where 8. herself
4. along/down 9. suddenly
5. beating 10. all
Part 3. 10 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A
V. WRITING (30 points)
Part 1. 5 points. 1 point for each correct answer.
1. The doctor asked her why she didn’t make an appointment.
2. Did he give any reason why he hadn’t reached the island?
3. Are we allowed to smoke in this restaurant?
4. Would you mind not playing your music not so loudly?
5. The introduction of the computers into the classrooms has greatly enhanced
students’ performance.
Part 2. 5 points. 1 points for each correct answer.
1. She has always had a good relationship with the children.
2. Julia took no notice of his doctor’s advice.
3. Please carry on with your work.
4. Lan was in no mood for (going to) the party/not in the mood for (going to) the
party.
5. They had low a opinion of the football match last Sunday.
Part 3. 20 points
• Task achievement: 7 points
- All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed
- Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable
explanations, examples, evidence, etc.
• Organization: 6 points
 - Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity
- The essay is well-structured, consisting of three parts: (1) introductory
paragraph presenting a clear thesis statement (what will be developed), (2)
development (Body) paragraphs presenting what has been stated in the
introductory paraphraph, and (3) concluding paragraph summarizing what
has been developed in the development papagraphs.
• Language use: 4 points
- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary related to the topic of the essay
- Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
• Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting: 3 points
- Correct punctuations and no spelling mistakes
- Legible handwriting

Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly
before marking the papers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
TOTAL: 130 POINTS
TRANSCRIPT
Part 1:
[pause] Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.
Man: Britta, you're English, but you live in Berlin. Have you lived here for a long
time?
Woman: Well, I was born in England, but I've lived in Germany tor the past twenty
years. I arrived in Berlin about four years ago. Before that, I lived in Bonn for six
years, but I work as a journalist, and when the newspaper moved to Berlin, I moved
with them.
Man: Were you pleased to come to Berlin?
Woman: Yes, I was. I was looking forward to being in a big city like Berlin. Bonn
was quite a lot smaller, so I love the busy atmosphere and all the cultural
entertainments here: museums, theatres and so on. The only thing I don't like is the
traffic; it's a bit noisy in the mornings. It wakes me up about 6.30, but most days I
have to get up early anyway!
Man: Where do you live in Berlin?
Woman: I have a flat in the old part of the city. It's right in the centre, and it's not too
expensive it costs me about £500 a month. My street is becoming very popular: there
are lots of new art galleries, and small cafes and friendly restaurants everywhere.
Eating out in Berlin is fun, and it's cheap, so it's something I do quite often.
Man: How do you find transport in Berlin?
Woman: Well, the transport system here is very good, so I have a tram and bus
ticket, but in fact, most of the time I cycle. Travel here is much cheaper than in other
countries I know - perhaps that's why people don't walk very much!
Man: What do you like to do in Berlin at the weekends?
Woman: Well, I like art, so sometimes I go to one of the galleries. I have a nephew
called Philippe. He's only three but he likes coming with me. He likes the cafe best, I
think. And it's a change from going to the park - that's something he does very often.
He usually comes out with me while his parents go shopping.
Man: Do you miss your friends and family in England?
Woman: I don't really miss England - most of my friends are here. I don't see much
of my work colleagues socially, but I've got some very good friends who live in the
same street as me. I enjoy meeting people, and I find Berlin is a very friendly city.
Man: Thank you for talking to us, Britta.