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key to chuyên số 03, 2022
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SECTION A: LISTENING
PART I. MATCHING AND GAP-FILLING
Questions 1–4: Which counsellor should you see? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 1–4.
A Louise Bagshaw
B Tony Denby
C Naomi Flynn
1) if it is your first time seeing a counsellor
2) if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours
3) if you do not arrange an appointment
4) if your concerns are related to anxiety
Questions 5–10: Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Workshop Content Target group
Anxiety ways to relax, breathing techniques, 18……, etc. students about to sit exams
TASK TWO: For questions 6-10, choose from the list A-H what each speaker felt about their activity.
A It was disappointing B It was confusing C It was uneventful
D It was overcrowded E It was frightening F It was unusual
G It was amusing H It was exhausting
YOUR ANSWERS:
6. Speaker 1: 7. Speaker 2: 8. Speaker 3: 9. Speaker 4: 10. Speaker 5:
PART III. You will hear a radio interview with Paul Williams, an expert in artificial intelligent. For
question 1-5, decide which statement below is true (T) or False (F)
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1. Paul explains that predictions made about AI in the past proved to be a long way off-target.
2. According to Paul, most experts feel uncertain what impact it might eventually have on our lives.
3. Paul feel that the comparison of AI and the arrival of the computer industry represents the true role of AI in
our lives.
4. Paul is slightly worried by the fact that machines which have intelligence could eventually replace humans
in the workplace.
5. Paul finally thought that AI will develop more rapidly than we can ever imagine.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
PART I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the boxes provided.
1. People also need to __BEAR____the same warnings in mind if they use mobile phones and email.
A. take B. bear C. have D. put
Bear sth in mind : ghi nhớ điều gì
2. The first week of classes at university was a little ______because so many students get lost, change classes
or go to the wrong place.
A. famous B. disarranged C. uncontrolled D. chaotic
3. It is essential to be on the ______ for any signs of movement in the undergrowth since there are
poisonous snakes in the area.
A. guard B. care C. alarm D. alert
to be on the alert for sth : cảnh giác, cẩn thận với cái gì
4. Animal lovers would like industrial testing on animals……… to medical experiments.
A. to be limited B. to have limited C. to be limiting D. being limited
5. The hospital had _________ given her up for dead, but she eventually recovered.
A. virtually B. merely C. totally D. intensively
virtually = almost / practically: hầu như , gần như ………
6. __________, noise pollution adversely affects the human being, leading to irritation, loss of
concentration, and loss of hearing.
A. Often neglected B. Often it was neglected
C. Often neglecting D. Often people neglected
7. Luckily, only _________ of the medicine got spilt.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
little/ a little + N (uncount)
Few/ a few + Ns
(so/ very/ how/ ) + Little/ few: mang nghĩa phủ định (hầu như k có, k đủ)
(only/ just/ quite ) + A little/ a few: mang nghĩa khẳng định (có 1 ít/ có 1 vài)
8. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined one in the following sentence.
The police were authorized to shoot whenever the kidnappers took action.
A. widely spoken B. instantly disliked C. constantly followed D. officially permitted
9.Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in the following sentence.
The best hope of avoiding downmarket tabloid TV future lies in the pressure currently being put on the
networks to clean up their act.
A. expensive B. famous C. poor quality D. uncreative
10. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the
following exchange.
Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children.
Sarah: "Children under ten shouldn't stay up late to play computer games."
Kathy: "______. It can badly influence on their physical health as well as their academic result."
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A. Surely, they shouldn't. B. Yes, I share your opinion.
C. I don't quite agree with you D. You are absolute absolutely right.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART II. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in
the same line. Write your answers in the boxes provided.
THE COOLING OCEANS
The upper layers of Earth’s oceans have cooled (1) _______ over the past SIGNIFY
two years, even though the planet as a whole is warming up. While this may just VARY
be part of the natural (2) _______ of oceans, climatologists are still confounded by LOSE
the massive unaccountable (3) _______ of heat. Scientists have been (4) INCREASE
_______ concerned by rising sea temperatures over the last 50 years but those FIND
new (5) _______ tell a different story.
Generally speaking, the (6) _______ of heat by the oceans reduces ABSORB
atmospheric warning. Now (7) _______ taken by the National Oceanic and MEASURE
Atmospheric Administration have put a wrinkle in the trend. The researchers used
data from 3000 floating buoys which monitor the oceans (8) _______. WORLD
They found out that the oceans dropped in temperature by an (9) _______ BELIEVE
0.02 degrees centigrade between 2011 and 2013. Now, that may not seem like
much, but trying to account for the missing energy is proving to be enormously PROBLEM
(10) _______. It is possible that volcanic eruptions are one main cause of the
phenomenon, but no firm answers have yet been provided.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. significantly 2. variation 3. loss (n) 4. increasingly 5. findings
6. absorption 7. measurements 8. worldwide 9. unbelievable 10. problematic
(adv)
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YOUR ANSWERS
Mistake Line Correction Mistake Line Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
SECTION C. READING
PART I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks. Write your answers in the boxes provided.
HAPPINESS
In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in research into happiness. The researchers have (1)
_____ a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy: in other words,
happiness runs in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite (2) _____ with the main dimensions of
personality: extroverts are generally happier; neurotics are less so.
Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular, friends are a
great (3) _____ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they do together, partly because of the way
friends use positive non-verbal (4) _____, such as caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage
and similar close relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) _____ overall satisfaction, and vice versa – perhaps this is why some
people are happy in boring jobs; it (6) _____ both ways. Job satisfaction is caused not only by the essential
nature of the work, but also by social interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the (7) _____, can be
a serious cause of unhappiness.
Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) _____ than most other causes of
happiness. Activities (9) _____ sport and music, and participation in voluntary work and social clubs of
various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because of the activities themselves, but also because of the
social support of other group members – it is very strong (10) _____ the case of religious groups.
1. A. fallen back on B. come up with C. got down to D. gone in for
2. A. strongly B. nearly C. firmly D. hardly
3. A. meaning B. origin C. base D. source
4. A. movements B. signals C. slogans D. motions
5. A. consists of B. applies to C. contributes to D. counts on
6. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns
7. A. common B. contrast C. comparison D. contrary
8. A. check B. power C. control D. choice
9. A. like B. such C. so D. thus
10. A. by B. for C. in D. with
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE WORD
in each space. Write your answers in the boxes provided.
Organic farmers pride (1) _______ on fostering Earth-friendly sustainable agriculture, but it remains to
be seen if the organic food industry’s rapid growth is equally sustainable.
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One challenge facing the industry is to bring the price of organic products more in line (2)
____________ those of conventional food products. The price of organic ingredients is improving over time,
but demand still outpaces (3) ____________ in many cases. However, supply issues are overshadowed by
the fact that the organic foods segment continues to grow faster than the food industry as a (4) ________,
fundamentally due to the natural alliance between organic crops (5)_____ processed foods. For one thing,
organic fruit and vegetables earmarked for processing do not have to be as cosmetically perfect as (6)
______ fresh counterparts. In (7) ______, freezing or tinning organic products reduces many of the shelf-life
problems associated with fresh produce. It was only a question of time before mainstream food companies
woke up (8) ________ these synergies.
The pioneers of the organic food industry view the growing presence of major food companies in their
markets (9) ____________ a mixed blessing. Many smaller companies fear that the philosophical ideals of
organic agriculture will be compromised by business interests. (10) ________ think major food companies
will only help the organic cause; many consumers who are reluctant to buy organic products may be tempted
to actually try them if they see a name they trust.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART III. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to each of the following
questions. Write your answers in the boxes provided.
BRINGING UP CHILDREN
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may
have to go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible - for example, by
providing the opportunity for the child to
play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact,
underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work
in child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to
wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world around him is a
warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands.
Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved
successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them. Every parent
watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps,
or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate,
but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the child. This might happen at any
stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read
before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too
much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new
things for himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. By playing
together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents. Toys and games
which both parents and children can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation. Building-
block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some may be
especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night, punctuality for
meals or personal cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the
values of the community as much as the child's own happiness and well-being.
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important
in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality. Also,
parents should realize that "example is
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better than precept". If they are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may grow
confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have
been, to some extent, deceived. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' ethics
and their morals can be a dangerous disillusion.
1. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ________.
A. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
2. Learning to wait for things is successfully taught ________.
A. is achieved successfully by all children B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable D. in spite of excessive demands being made
3. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills ________.
A. can never be taken too far B. should be balanced and moderate
C. should be focused on only at school D. will always assist their development
4. Parental controls and discipline ________.
A. serve a dual purpose B. reflect only the values of the community
C. are designed to promote the child’s happiness D. should be avoided as far as possible
5. The practice of the rule "Example is better than precept” _______.
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
6. In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ____ in helping the child in trouble.
A. psychiatrists B. community C. family D. nursery
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7. The phrase “conforming to” in the 2 paragraph means ________.
A. agreeing with B. following C. adapting to D. accepting
8. The word “zest” in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by ________.
A. enthusiasm B. enjoyment C. excitement D. appetite
rd
9. The word “imposed” in the 3 paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. introduced B. made C. excepted D. constrained
10. Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may ________.
A. disqualify their teachings altogether B. make their children lose faith in them
C. result in their children’s wrong behaviour D. impair their children’s mind
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART IV. Read the following passage and do the tasks below.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct
number i — x in boxes 1 — 5 on your answer sheet.
i. The influence of the seasons on productivity
ii. A natural way to anger management
iii. Natural building materials promote health
iv. Learning from experience in another field
v. Stimulating the brain through internal design features
vi. Current effects on the species of ancient experiences
vii. Uniformity is not the answer
viii. The negative effects of restricted spaces
ix. Improving occupational performance
x. The modern continuation of ancient customs
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Paragraph A – iv
1. Paragraph B 2. Paragraph C 3. Paragraph D 4. Paragraph E
5. Paragraph F Paragraph G – vii
A. What would a building space look and feel like if it were designed to promote psychological and social
well-being? How would it affect the senses, the emotions, and the mind? How would it affect behavioral
patterns? For insights, it is useful to look not at building, but at zoos. Zoo design has gone through a radical
transformation in the past several decades. Cages have been replaced by natural habitats and geographic
clustering of animals. In some places, the animals are free ranging and the visitors are enclosed in buses or
trains moving through the habitat. Animals now exist in mixed species exhibits more like their natural
landscapes. And, as in nature, the animals have much greater control over their behavior. They can be on
view if they want, or out of sight. They forage, play, rest, mate and act like normal animals.
B. What brought about this transformation in philosophy and design? A key factor was concern over the
animals’ psychological and social well-being. Zoos could keep animals alive, but they couldn’t make them
flourish. Caged animals often exhibit neurotic behaviors – pacing, repetitive motions, aggression, and
withdrawal. In one famous example, an animal psychologist was hired by the Central Park Zoo to study a
polar bear that spent the day swimming in endless figure eights in its small pool. This was not normal polar
bear behaviors and the zoo was concerned about it. After several days of observation, the animal
psychologist offered a diagnosis. The bear was bored. To compensate for this unfortunate situation, the zoo
added amenities and toys to the bear’s enclosure to encourage exploration and play.
C. Are there lessons that we can apply to building design? Some experts believe so: for example,
biologist Stephen Boyden (1971) defines the optimum healthy environment as “the conditions which tend to
promote or permit and animal optimal physiological, mental, and social performance in its natural or
“evolutionary” environment”. Because humans evolved in a natural landscape, it is reasonable to turn to the
natural environment for clues about preference patterns that may be applicable to building design. Drawing
on habitat selection theory, ecologist Gordon Orians argues that humans are psychologically adapted to and
prefer landscape features that characterized the African plain or savannah, the presumed site of human
evolution. Although human now live in many different habitats, Orians argues that our species’ long history as
mobile hunters and gatherers on the African savannahs should have left its mark on our psyche. If the
“savannah hypothesis” is true, we would expect to find that humans intrinsically like and find pleasurable
environments that contain the key features of the savannah most likely to have aided our ancestors’ survival
and well-being.
D. Although Boyden distinguishes between survival and well-being needs, they often overlap. For
example, people clearly need food for survival and health. However, food often serves as the basis for
bonding and relationship development. The ritual of sitting around a fire on the savannah or in a cave telling
stories of the day’s events and planning for tomorrow may be an ancient carryover from Homo sapiens’
hunting and gathering days. According to anthropologist Melvin Konner, the sense of safety and intimacy
associated with the campfire may have been a factor in the evolution of intellectual progression as well as
social bonds. Today’s hearth is the family kitchen at home, and the community places, such as cafes and
coffee bars, where people increasingly congregate to eat, talk, read and work.
E. A growing body of research shows that building environments that connect people to nature are more
supportive of human emotional well-being and cognitive performance than environments lacking these
features. For instance, research by Roger Ulrich consistently shows that passive viewing of nature through
windows, promotes positive moods. Similarly, research by Rachel Kaplan found that workers with window
views of trees had a more positive outlook on life than those doing similar work but whose window looked
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onto a parking lot. Connection to nature also provide mini mental breaks that may aid the ability to
concentrate, according to research by Stephen Kaplan. Terry Hartig and colleagues report similar results in a
field experiment. People in their study whose went for a walk in a predominantly natural setting achieved
better on several office tasks requiring concentration than those who walked in a predominantly built setting
or who quietly read a magazine indoors.
F. Studies of outdoor landscapes are providing evidence that the effects of nature on human health and
well-being extend beyond emotional and cognitive functioning to social behavior and crime reduction. For
instance, Francis KUO found that outdoor nature buffers aggression in urban high-rise setting and enhances
ability to deal with demanding circumstances. He also reported that planting trees in urban areas increases
sociability by providing comfortable places for residents to talk with one another and develop friendships that
promote mutual support.
G. A natural perspective also contributes important insights into comfort maintenance. Because people
differ from one another in many ways (genetics, cultures, and lifestyles) their ambient preferences vary.
Furthermore, a given person varies over time depending upon his or her state of health, activities, clothing
levels, and so forth. For most of human history, people have actively managed their surroundings as well as
their behaviors to achieve comfort. Yet buildings continue to be designed with a “one size fits all” approach.
Very few buildings or workstation enable occupants to control lightning, temperature, ventilation rates, or
noise conditions. Although the technology is largely available to do this, the personal comfort systems have
not sold well in the market place, even though research by Walter Kroner and colleagues at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute shows that personal control leads to significant increases in comfort and morale.
Look at the following people (Question 6-10) and the list of theories below.
Match each person with the correct theory, A-I. Write the correct letter A-I in boxes.
6. Melvin Konner
7. Roger Ulrich
8. Stephen Kaplan
9. Francis Kuo
10. Walter Kroner
List of theories
A. Creating a green area can stimulate a sense of community.
B. People need adequate living space in order to be healthy.
C. Natural landscape can both relax and sharpen the mind
D. Cooking together is an important element in human bonding.
E. People feel more at ease if they can adjust their environment.
F. Looking at a green environment improves people’s spirits.
G. Physical exercise improves creative thinking at work.
H. Man’s brain developed partly through regular association with peers.
I. We are drawn to places similar to the area where our species originated.
YOUR ANSWERS
1. Paragraph B___ 2. Paragraph C__ 3. Paragraph D_ 4. 5. Paragraph E___
Paragraph E__
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION D. WRITING
PART I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. It was to be another twenty-five years before Michael returned to his home town.
Not until…………………………………………………………………………
2. The club owner became a media celebrity, as well as extremely rich.
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Not only ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. The director didn’t like the idea that his employees were arriving late.
The director objected ____________________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
4. People say that there’s hardly any difference between love and hatred. (LINE)
It is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. His fake arrogance only hid his genuine insecurity. (LAY)
Behind __________________________________________ insecurity.
PART II. You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family
for six months and look after their six-year-old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
Explain why you would like the job
Give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ.
Say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia.
Write at least 150 words.
Use your name and address as Tran Nguyen An Nhien – 69 Nguyen Du Street, Vinh City, Nghe An
Province.
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PART III. Write an essay (at least 250 words) on the following topic:
Some people believe that engaging in an active pastime does more to develop childrens’ life skills
than time spent reading.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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