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LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2023

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề
A. LISTENING (50 points)
Part 1.You will listen to a short conversation about a lost property. For questions 1-5, complete
the form below by writing NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points) –
Tapescript included.
1. briefcase 2. silver 3.café 4. station 5. 10.30
( Adapted from Section 1- Test 6 - Ielts Practice Test for Academic Examination – Hammiton
House)
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a talk about how to keep calm under pressure and decide
whether these statements are True (T), False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
6.T 7.F 8.T 9.F 10.F
(Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8srJcF65Mc)
Part 3. You will hear part of an interview with Fergus Reilly, a marine scientist, about the non-
profit organisation he works for: Sustainable Fishing. For questions 15-20, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
11.D 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
( Adapted from Part 3- Cambridge English Advanced 1)
Part 4. You will listen to a recording about Koalas. For questions 16-25, complete the summary
by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
16. hard hit 17. dehydrated 18. deadly bush 19. 300 20. equally
fires overwhelming
21. 22. save and 23. infernos 24. unscathed 25. taking a toll
phenomenal rehab
(Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tcXZJd9vKM)
SECTION B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (50 points)
Part 1. Choose one of the words marked A, B, C or D which best completes each of the following
sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
26.B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. A
31. C 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. C
36. C 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. D
41. A 42. D 43. B 44. D 45. D
Part 2. For questions 46-55, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write
your answer in the boxes provided. (10 points)
Your answers:
46. coincidental 51. unjust
47. bookishness 52. overjoyed
48. unassuming 53. runaway
49. amateurishly 54. Far – flung
50. dysfunctional 55. underline
Part 3.For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition
or particle. Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)

56. aback 57. in 58. about 59. to 60. to

61. over 62. at 63. to 64. to 65. out

III. READING:
PART 1:
66. A 67.C 68.A 69.A 70.A
71.D 72.B 73.C 74.D 75.A

PART 2:
76. as 77. others 78. despite 79. not 80. nothing/
little
81. after 82. regardless 83. so 84. itself 85. in

PART 3:
86.D 87.B 88.A 89.A 90.C
91.C 92.A 93.B 94.D 95.B

PART 4:
96. iv 97. viii 98. i 99. iii 100. v
101. N 102. Y 103. Y 104. NG 105. NG
IV. WRITING:
PART 1: The chart shows components of GDP in the UK from 1992 to 2000. Summarize the
information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where
relevant. (15 points)
Write at least 150 words.
1. Content: (5 pts)
All the relevant information has been included.
Make general remarks and effective comparisons.
2. Organisation: (4 pts)
The answer flows well and is clear and easy to read, that is, the essay is easily understood and
well-organised.
3. Use of language: (6 pts)
Appropriate linking words and phrases as well as a good level of grammar have been used. Also,
the vocabulary is accurately used.
Part 2. Writing an essay (35 points)
Write an essay of about 300 words to answer the following questions. Give reasons and
include any relevant examples to support your answer.
Too much emphasis is placed on testing these days. The need to prepare for tests and examinations is
a restriction on teachers and also exerts unnecessary pressure on young learners. To what extent do
you agree or disagree?
The mark is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: (15 pts)
a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language: (10 pts)
a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-
secondary school students
3. Presentation: (10 pts.)
coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-
secondary school students
TAPESCRIPT FOR LISTENING
PART 1.
WOMAN 1: Good morning. Bigton Police Station. How can I help you?
WOMAN 2: My laptop's been stolen.
WOMAN 1: You're sure it's been stolen? Not lost or mislaid?
WOMAN 2: Oh yes, I'm sure.
WOMAN 1: Right. Just a minute while I put you through to someone who can help.
[PAUSE]
MAN: This is Lost Property. Can I help you?
WOMAN: Yes. My laptop has been stolen.
MAN: Right. Let's get some details. What make is it?
WOMAN: It's a Sonic 2500. It calls itself a tablet, but it's like a small laptop.
MAN: Sonic 2500. What colour is it?
WOMAN: Sort of metallic. Silver, I suppose.
MAN: And where was it stolen from? Where were you at the time?
WOMAN: Um, I'd just arrived at the station in Bigton, and had to wait for a connection, so I went to
the café. I put my briefcase down to bag a table, covered it with my coat and went to the counter to
order a coffee. I was only gone a couple of minutes, but when I got back to the table I realised my
briefcase had gone.
MAN: I'm sorry. I'm a bit confused. You said your laptop had been stolen.
WOMAN: Yes, that's right. It was in the briefcase. There's a special padded compartment in it for
computers.
MAN: So we'll be looking for that as well. Can you describe it for me?
WOMAN: I'm not so fussed about the briefcase. That's easy to replace, but the computer has some
important work stuff on it.
MAN: It will still help in recovering your property.
WOMAN: OK. It's made of soft leather - dark brown - and as well as having a normal handle it has a
shoulder strap. What else? It's a bit battered; I've had it a long time. It's a bit like an old-fashioned
school satchel
MAN: OK then. When did this happen?
WOMAN: Just a few minutes ago. About 10.30. I called straight
away.
MAN: Right, that's good. Was there anything else of value in the briefcase?
WOMAN: Value? Do you mean expensive? Not really. Important papers from work, pens and pencils,
a notepad, one of those card readers for financial transactions, and two books. One for work, about
accountancy; and a book of short stories. I had a couple of today's newspapers in there as well,
though that's probably irrelevant. My wallet I had with me to pay for the coffee, so that's safe. Oh, I
forgot; a spare pair of glasses. They're quite expensive at £200 a pop.
MAN:OK, then. Now I'll need your personal details so we can keep in touch and keep you informed.
PART 2. Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8srJcF65Mc
Exam pressure, deadlines, job interviews and presentations can all make you feel like a nervous
wreck.
Just when you need to remain calm, your heart's racing, your palms are sweaty, your voice sounds
strange and your mind goes blank. Well, with a little help from neuroscience, here are three easy and
reliable techniques you can use to literally keep calm and carry on, no matter what.
Of course there are other things you can do to combat stress but this trio of tips will hopefully give
you instant calm. First, a breathing exercise.I want you to take a deep belly-breath through your nose
for five seconds hold it for a second, then push all the air out through your nose, slowly, counting to
five.
Repeat a few times and you'll feel calmer. For centuries, yogis and Buddhists have used controlled
breathing techniques like this to gain the upper hand over the nervous system and science is
beginning to understand how it works. Research has identified a specific network of neurons in the
brain stem called the pre-Botzinger complex that regulates breathing and communicates with other
parts of the brain. Under stress we tend to breathe very quickly as our body prepares for danger,
which is useful if you need to run away but not if you're about to speak in public. The good news is
that by breathing deeply and slowly you can change the message your brain's receiving from 'danger'
to 'all is well'. So the next time you feel panic rising, use deep breathing through your nose to force
your body into a state of calm.
And the best thing is, no one will notice, not even your audience. Now you're ready for the humming.
A single note, your favourite tune, literally anything will do. Why? Well studies in how we regulate
heart rate have shown that humming can stimulate one of the most important parts of the body
you've never heard of.
The vagus nerve. It was named 'the wanderer' in Latin because it emerges from the brain and
meanders up and down the body like a superhighway of communication, connecting the brain to
organs like the heart, lungs and stomach, voice box and ears. A 2013 study of choristers showed that
singing, humming and mantras all help keep the heart's rhythm in step. So the next time you feel your
heart racing sing a song or just hum a note and let your own wanderer nerve restore calm.
The final tip is to focus. When you're busy it's tempting to multi-task, but if you want to stay calm and
actually get stuff done, don’t. Scans show your brain can only do one thing at a time. When you do
two things at once it has to switch between them very rapidly and gets overstimulated and floods
your body with stress hormones. By working the way your brain is wired and doing one thing at a
time you can quickly go from feeling overwhelmed to calm. So break your task down into small parts
or steps, circle the one thing you need to do next and forget about the other tasks until their time
comes. This is sometimes called 'process thinking' and is used by sports coaches to help athletes
focus. Doing just one thing at a time with your fullest attention keeps your mind in the here and now
and is a great habit to develop. So next time you feel panic rising, stop and remember to breathe, hum
and focus.
PART 3
Interviewer: In the studio today I have Fergus Reilly, who's a marine scientist. Fergus, your particular
concern is the future of fishing.
Fergus: That's right, I work for a non-profit organisation called Sustainable Fishing, and my job is to
do research into the fishing industry. Getting fish from the faraway ocean to your local supermarket
is a long, complicated process these days, and what I'm particularly interested in is this process, and
the problems that it causes. My organisation supports businesses which are interested in sustainable
fishing - not catching more fish than the oceans can supply.
Interviewer: So, what do your campaigns involve, exactly?
Fergus: We like to make sure that customers are better informed. We want more people to know
exactly what fish they're eating, and exactly how it has arrived at their dinner plate. For example,
most people nowadays don't really have much idea where, when, or how their fish is caught. To some
extent, the supermarkets are often to blame for this, especially when it comes to fish used in ready
meals or processed food. And of course, we believe that unless customers really know what they're
buying, then they won't really value the fish they eat. And this is essential.

Interviewer: OK, so tell me about most of the sea fish we usually eat. What's the situation?
Fergus: I'm afraid the situation isn't great. According to some researchers, something like 90% of the
fish populations have simply gone, compared to the situation 50 years ago. But it's not all bad news.
Some fish populations can grow quite quickly if they are sustained properly, and some governments
and international bodies are starting to introduce new laws to help this. These laws aren't always
followed, of course, and here, the most important thing is to get businesses to realise how important
it is to keep our fish populations healthy and at a reasonable size.
Interviewer: I must say, I'm quite suspicious about the condition of some of the fish I see in
supermarkets. Fergus: Well, yes, I know what you mean. And this is something our organisation is
tackling. We are working to improve the way fish are sold too, both for frozen and fresh fish. The
truth is that 'fresh' is not a clearly defined term - it's usually described as 'not frozen or smoked'. But
many customers, I'm afraid, don't really recognise 'fresh' fish when they see it. Some fish on sale -
although it might look fresh to some people - can be up to a month old. Again, it comes down to
customer awareness. If more people knew more about how fish were caught, and more importantly -
wanted to know - then they would understand the difference between a fish that was caught recently,
and a fish that was caught weeks ago. And then, of course, if customers became more aware, then the
businesses which sell fish would have to change their behaviour.
Interviewer: But it must be difficult to find out exactly where a fish comes from, especially if it has
been caught out in the oceans somewhere.
Fergus: We've recently started using electronic devices implanted in the fish to track them as they
move from oceans to the markets. This helps us check the quality, and this is really important when it
comes to threatened species. So, tagging a fish after it has been caught allows us to trace what
happens to it and when. We can find out how the fish was caught, whether it was caught legally, and
when.
Interviewer: It can't be that easy to motivate consumers to buy fish that's been sustainably caught?
Fergus: I'm confident that many customers do worry about our oceans, and don't mind paying a little
bit more for fish which has been sustainably caught. But I don't think we should rely only on people's
sense of duty. I'm sure that once good practices are being rewarded, they'll spread throughout the
larger seafood market as well. The sustainable market has lots of potential for growth, which
hopefully could mean reducing the serious strain on fish populations. For example, it's entirely
possible to catch tuna sustainably, and manage it so that every little bit of the fish is used, and then
sell it at an affordable price. This, of course, would be very attractive to most customers. We really do
believe that - if we want to - we can sell fish which has been sustainably caught, at a price that
customers can afford.
PART 4 : Adapted from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tcXZJd9vKM
HOWELL: In Australia, as bush fires rage on, we now know that they're having a devastating impact
on koalas. Koalas are being particularly hard hit in New South Wales as their habitats are being
destroyed. My colleague Natalie Allen explains, there is hope as experts fight to save one koala at a
time.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
NATALIE ALLEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A koala hospital in Australia overwhelmed
with patients with wildfire injuries.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He seems to be quite dehydrated and probably quite hungry.
ALLEN (voice-over): Not all were lucky like this little one. Animal experts estimate hundreds of
koalas have died in deadly bush fires raging in Eastern Australia since September.
Australia's environment minister saying on Friday up to 30 percent of koalas in the country's New
South Wales region may have been killed in the ongoing fires. The region's Port Macquarie Koala
Hospital has admitted more than 300 of these adorable animals so far this year.
But the hospital's director says the support from the public has been equally overwhelming. The
hospital has received over $2 million in donations on the GoFundMe page site.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The number of visitors that are here at the Koala Hospital over the last 5-6
weeks has been phenomenal. Everyone is so afraid that we're going to lose koalas that they want to
come and see them. That's the power of the koala worldwide.
ALLEN (voice-over): The government says it's working with koala experts and $6 million has been
set aside to help save and rehab them. A new heat wave is expected to hit parts of the country over
the weekend and into next week, raising fears that high temperatures and dry winds could further
intensify the raging infernos.
That's all bad news for the already vulnerable koala community.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Very little would actually survive in there unscathed. Wallabies, kangaroos,
deer would get out because they can run but koalas just really can't.
ALLEN (voice-over): The Australian Koala Foundation says the numbers are dwindling and the
species is at risk of extinction if the population continues to shrink. Rising temperatures, which dry
out their habitats, deforestation and disease are taking a toll. The staff here hope his fate will be
different in a time when the death of even one koala could be one too many -- Natalie Allen, CNN,
Atlanta.