SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA THPT TRIỆU SƠN I Đề chính thức Gồm có 08 trang ĐỀ THI KSCL ĐỘI DỰ TUYỂN HSG LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 12 Ngày thi: 06/11/2022 Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Mã đề: 123 Họ, tên thí sinh: ………………………………………SBD: ………………………….. SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (70 points) LISTENING PART 1 For questions 1-5, listen to an interview with an IT consultant called Paul about how he started his own business and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. 1. What does Paul say made him decide to start his own consultancy business? A. He was persuaded to do so by some friends. B. He read a book which inspired him to take action. C. He thought he could take advantage of a growing trend. D. He realized he had the skills to make a success of his own company. Consultancy: sự tư vấn 2. What does Paul suggest is his favorite type of client? A. people he knew when he was a student B. people recommended by agents C. people he has met at conferences D. people he has worked with previously Agent: đại lí Cilent: khách hàng 3. What does Paul find the most difficult aspect of running his business? A. gaining a quick understanding of an unfamiliar situation B. setting fees that match the effort involved C. making a good impression on a new team of people D. getting reliable advice from financial experts 4. What does Paul say about the way he uses a business mentor? A. He uses his mentor differently from the way others use theirs. B. He finds his mentor often comes up with fresh ideas for his business. C. He gets information about the latest business theories from his mentor. D. He likes to gets his mentor's reactions to plans that he is considering. Mentor : người cố vấn 5. Paul explains that in the coming year he is going to… A. employ some new consultants. B. have more variety in his work. C. move to a more convenient office. D. learn some additional skills. PART 2 1 For questions 6-10, listen to a radio interview in which a psychologist, Colin Fraser, talks about cultural identity and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. 6. When discussing his own cultural identity, Colin reveals A. his resilience to changing cultures. B. his unorthodox family background. C. his ability to adapt. Unorthodox : không chính thống Cultural identity: bản sắc văn hóa Resilience : khả năng phục hồi D. his feeling of alienation. 7. What does Colin regard as the defining aspect of a person’s cultural identity? A. the sense of birth right B. the emotion it generates C. the physical proximity to heritage D. the symbols of tradition Alienation: mối bất hòa Proximity: trạng thái gần về khoảng cách hoặc thời gian 8. What is the influence of a culture attributed to? A. the dissemination of wisdom B. connection between societies C. knowledge of one’s background D. the practice of archaic rituals Archaic rituals : lễ nghi , nghi thức cổ xưa Dissemination: sự gieo rắc , sự phổ biến 9. According to Colin, what makes a culture successful on the global scene? A. its capacity for tolerance B. its isolation from the mainstream C. its aptitude for resolving conflicts D. its ability to be self-effacing Self-effacing : khiêm tốn Aptitude: năng khiếu , năng lực Aptitude for : có khuynh hướng 10. During the conversation, Colin is A. distinguishing between birthplace and residence. B. advocating the celebration of heritage. C. highlighting the differences in societies. D. addressing the issues raised by conflicting cultures Advocate: biện hộ, bào chữa ,ủng hộ, tán thành Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from that of the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 11. A. Einstein /ai/ B. eiderdown /ai/ C. eightfold /ei/ D. Eiffel Tower 12. A. copious / əʊ/ B. obese / əʊ / C. drone / əʊ/ D. clamorous / ə/ 13. A. rhinoceros/ a/ /h/ B. vehicle/ a/ C. whale / a/ 2 D. uninhabitable Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 14. A. ‘vigorous B. ‘scandalous C. vic’torious D. ‘dangerous 15. A. a’pparently B. in’surance C. pho’tographer D. poli’tician Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 16. The new office block __________ well with its surroundings. A. blends in B. stands out C. shaped up D. sets off Blend in : phù hợp hoặc tương tự vs mọi thứ xung quanh Stand out : nổi bật Shape up: phát triển theo 1 cách cụ thể nào đó Set off: khởi hành 17. Why do you object to him being taken on – he’ll be a(n) ______ to the company? A. property B. estate C. asset D. material Asset to sb /st: có ích với … Estate: bất động sản 18. This emerald bracelet is ______; it is the only one of its kind in the world. A. only B. original C. peerless D. Genuine Genuine: thật, chính cống Peerless: có một không hai Emerald bracelet: vòng tay ngọc lục bảo 19. The police are __________ certain who the culprit is. A. in some ways B. more or less C. here and there D. by and by Culprit: thủ phạm More or less: almost, approximately Here and there: ở nhiều nơi khác nhau By and by: chẳng bao lâu , sớm 20. I promise you he’s __________ He’s never been involved in anything criminal. A. spoilt for choice B. below par C. off the peg D. on the level On the level :tốt bụng, chưa bao h phạm pháp Off the peg/rack : làm cho vừa vặn Below/under par : kém hơn, ko tốt bằng thông thường hoặc đã dự tính Spoilt for choice: có rất nhiều sự lựa chọn đến nỗi khó có thể quyết định 21. ________ we have finished the course, we should start doing more revision work. A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now Now that: bởi vì 22. Even though it had _____ a great deal of support, the political party suffered a resounding defeat. A. flinched B. endowed C. downplayed D. rallied Rally: củng cố lại , trấn tĩnh lại, tập hợp lại Flinched: chùn bước, nao núng Endow: cung vốn cho … Downplay: hạ thấp Resounding: rất lớn 23. I tried to push my way through the standing passengers to get to the door and, failing to keep my ____ about me. A. head B. soul C. wits D. mind 3 keep/have your wits about you : nhận thức những gì đg xảy ra xung quanh bản thân 24. The ceremony was one hour late as the organisers hadn’t ______ for such an adverse weather condition. A. expected B. bargained C. calculated D. supposed Adverse: bất lợi, có hại Bargain: mặc cả 25. ________ chair the meeting. A. John was decided to B. It was decided that John should C. There was decided that John should D. John had been decided to (Viết rút gọn ở thể bị động ) 26. Unconditional acceptance was the principle _________ his core philosophy. A. snagging B. underpinning C. conspiring D. limping Philosophy: triết học, triết lí Limp:hoạt động 1 cách ì ạch, Underpin: làm nền, làm cốt Snag: khó khăn Conspire: âm mưu,mưu hại 27. My friend has been __________ since she won the competition last year. A. an MC B. a MC C. the MC D. MC MC : master of ceremonies 28. The police have been ordered not to ________ if the students attack them. A. combat B. rebuff C. retaliate D. Challenge Rebuff: khước từ, từ chối Retaliate: trả miếng, đánh lại 29. The speaker went on with his lengthy accounts, therefore, we could not make ____ of his topic. A. from top to bottom B. any knowledge C. any sense D. head or tail Can’t make head nor/or tail of something : không thể hiểu cái gì Make sense : có nghĩa dễ hiểu From top to bottom : 1 cách chi tiết, cẩn thận 30. She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing Director. A. short-changed B. short-listed C. short-sighted D. short-handed Short-handed : bị thiếu hụt nhân công Short-sighted : bị cận thị Short-listed : đưa ai đó vào danh mục rút gọn cho 1 công việc Short-changed : trả tiền thiếu khi đổi 31. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to ________ heavy pressure from colleagues. A. fend off B. laugh off C. send off D. push off Fend off sb/st : tự bảo vệ bản thân khỏi những lời chỉ trích, tấn công hoặc 1 số điểu ko mong muốn Laugh st off/ laugh off st : khiến cho người khác nghĩ 1 điều j đó ko qtrong = cách pha trò Send off : gửi 1 cái gì đó = bưu điện Push off : đuổi ai đó 1 cách bất lịch sự 32. She’s decided to _________ her German by attending an evening course. A. dust off B. patch up C. polish off D. brush up Brush up <-> sth : phát triển 1 kĩ năng 1 cách nhanh chóng Patch st/sb <->up : làm hòa Dust sb/sth <-> off : sử dụng lại 1 cái j đó sau tg dài ko sử dụng Polish sb <->off: giết ai đó 33. The scientists broke down as they realized that all efforts had gone to __________ 4 A. loss B. failure C. waste D. collapse Go to waste: đổ sông, đổ bể 1 cách uổng phí 34. Her perfect manners and exceptional erudition is an effect of her strict upper-class ______ A. upstanding B. upkeep C. upbringing D. upload Erudition : sự học thức,uyên bác Upstanding: cư xử 1 cách tốt đẹp và có đạo đức Upkeep: sự sửa sang 35. Andrea has a ____________ rug on the floor in her bedroom. A. sheepskin long lovely white B. lovely long sheepskin white C. lovely long white sheepskin D. sheepskin long white lovely Áp dụng trật tự của tính từ OSASCOMP Rug : thảm 36. It is impossible for him to be financially independent at such an early age, _______? A. isn't it B. is it C. doesn't he D. does he ( câu hỏi đuôi ) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 37. Stacy couldn’t stand it anymore. She decided to speak her mind. A. say exactly what she thought B. say a few words C. have a chat D. make up her mind Speak your mind : nói ra chính xác những gì bản thân nghĩ 38. Deforestation may seriously jeopardize the habitat of many species in the local area. A. do harm to B. set fire to C. give rise to D. make way for Jeopardize: Nguy hại, gây nguy hiểm Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 39. Despite the traffic hold-ups, we were able to arrive at the airport in the nick of time just before the check-in counter closed. A. with all our luggage B. in a terrible condition C. at the very last moment D. with much time to spare In the nick of time: đến chính xác giờ ko thừa ko thiếu Hold-ups: sự trì trệ , trì hoãn Check-in counter : bàn làm thủ tục 40. The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewisves. A. anxiety B. calm C. dismay D. deliberation Dismay: sự mất hết tinh thần , mất hết can đảm Deliberation: sự thận trọng,suy nghĩ cân nhắc kĩ Consternation: sự kinh hoàng,kinh ngạc, thất kinh Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. 41. Mike and Laura are talking about their plan for the weekend. - Mike: “I promise to go shopping with you if you help me with the housework.” - Laura: “______ You are the last person to keep a promise.” A. Come off it! B. That’s great! C. How come? D. I hate to differ. Come off it : đừng xạo, 42. Jane and John are talking about the speech contest next week. Jane: “Will Ann enter for the speech contest?” - John: “______________” A. Possibly not B. Not possibly C. Not possible D. Possible not Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 5 correction in each of the following questions. 43. The County Federation of Labor is dispersing $3 million in aid to unemployed hotel and airport workers. A. The County B. dispersing C. in aid D. unemployed Disperse: giải tán,phân tán Federation: liên đoàn,liên bang 44. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure. A. to assure B. as early as possible C. treated D. is diagnosed Assure: đảm bảo Diagnosed: chẩn đoán 45. In the first half of pregnancy it is normal for the total number of thyroid hormone to be slightly increased. A. first half of B. it is normal C. number of D. to be Pregnancy: sự có thai Thyroid hormone : hóc môn tuyến giáp Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Music is universal ( toàn bộ ,toàn thể ) - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and (46)……………as a development of making calls. In fact, there is (47) …………… theory that the earliest languages were chanted (cầu kinh, tục kinh ) or sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (48) .............. history. The Aboriginal ( thuộc thổ dân ) Australians, for example, use music as a means to (49) ……………on histories of the land and spirits to the next generation. New evidence suggested that music does not just satisfy the feel-good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (50) ……………children showed that they could recall more (51) …………… after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as story. Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence (52) ……………after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (53) ……………by findings that rats (54) ……………. up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze ( trạng thái hỗn độn, rối rắm ). Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (55) …………… benefit from listening to music. 46. A. was B. swelled ( phồng lên ,sưng lên ) C. reacted D. arose 47. A. one B. every C. such D. that 48. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating 49. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen 50. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered 51. A. facts B. knowledge C. memory D. information 52. A. form B. scheme C. examination D. test 53. A. supported B. given. C. marked D. remembered 54. A. held B. brought C. stood D. set 55. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. While watching sports on TV, the chances are children will see professional players cheating, having tantrums, fighting, or abusing officials. In addition, it’s highly likely that children will be aware of well-known cases of sportspeople being caught using drugs to improve their performance. 6 The danger of all this is that it could give children the idea that winning is all that counts and you should win at all costs. Good behavior and fair play aren’t the message that comes across. Instead, it looks as if cheating and bad behavior are reasonable ways of getting what you want. This message is further bolstered by the fact that some of these sportspeople acquire enormous fame and wealth, making it seem they are being handsomely rewarded either despite or because of their bad behavior. What can parents do about this? They can regard sport on television as an opportunity to discuss attitudes and behavior with their children. When watching sports together, if parents see a player swearing at the referee, they can get the child’s opinion on that behavior and discuss whether a player’s skill is more important than their behavior. Ask what the child thinks the player’s contribution to the team is. Point out that no player can win a team game on their own, so it’s important for members to work well together. Another thing to focus on is what the commentators say. Do they frown on bad behavior from players, think it’s amusing or even consider it’s a good thing? What about the officials? If they let players get away with a clear foul, parents can discuss with children whether this is right and what effect it has on the game. Look too at the reactions of coaches and managers. Do they accept losing with good grace or scowl and show a bad attitude? Parents can use this to talk about attitudes to winning and losing and to remind children that both are part of sport. However, what children learn from watching sports is by no means all negative and parents should make sure they accentuate the positives too. They should emphasise to children the high reputation that well-behaved players have, not just with their teammates but also with spectators and the media. They can focus on the contribution made by such players during a game, discussing how valuable they are in the team. In the interviews after a game, point out to a child that the well-behaved sportspeople don’t gloat when they win or sulk when they lose. And parents can stress how well these people conduct themselves in their personal lives and the good work they do for others when not playing. In other words, parents should get their children to focus on the positive role models, rather than the antics of the badly behaved but often more publicized players. (Adapter from “New English File – Advanced” by Will Maddox) 56. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss? A. The importance of team spirit in sport B. The influence of model sportspeople on children C. Moral lessons for children from watching sports D. Different attitudes toward bad behavior in sport 57. The word “bolstered” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______. A. inspired. B. represented. C. energized. D. reinforced. Energize: tiếp nghị lực Reinforce: củng cố Bolster: phát triển cái j hoặc làm nó trở nên mạnh hơn 58. According to paragraph 2, what should parents teach their children through watching sports? A. Cheating is frowned upon by the majority of players. B. A team with badly-behaved players will not win a game. C. A player’s performance is of greater value than his behavior. D. Collaboration is fundamental to any team’s success. Frown:cau mày , ko tán thành ,ko đồng ý 59. The word “accentuate” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by _______. A. highlight. B. embolden. C. consolidate. D. actualize. Consolidate: củng cố Embolden: làm cho mạnh dạn hơn Accentuate: nhấn mạnh,làm nổi bật 60. The word “They” in paragraph 4 refers to _______. 7 A. children. B. spectators. C. teammates. D. parents. 61. Which of the following about sport is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Misconduct from sportspeople may go unpunished despite the presence of officials. B. A well-behaved player enjoys a good reputation among his teammates, spectators and the media. C. Reactions of coaches and managers when their teams lose a game may be of educational value. D. Many sportspeople help others so as to project good images of themselves. Misconduct: đạo đức xấu, hạnh kiểm xấu 62. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The media tend to turn the spotlight more on sportspeople’s wrongdoings than on their good deeds. B. The well-behaved players in a game invariably display desirable conducts when not playing. C. Players with good attitudes make a greater contribution to their teams’ budgets than others. D. Well-mannered players sometimes display strong emotions after winning or losing a game. Invariably: luôn luôn vậy, lúc nào cũng vậy Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. That large animals require a luxuriant vegetation, has been a general assumption which has passed from one work to another; but I do not hesitate to say that it is completely false, and that it has vitiated the reasoning of geologists on some points of great interest in the ancient history of the world. The prejudice has probably been derived from India, and the Indian islands, where troops of elephants, noble forests, and impenetrable jungles, are associated together in every one's mind. If, however, we refer to any work of travels through the southern parts of Africa, we shall find allusions in almost every page either to the desert character of the country, or to the numbers of large animals inhabiting it. The same thing is rendered evident by the many engravings which have been published of various parts of the interior. Dr. Andrew Smith, who has lately succeeded in passing the Tropic of Capricorn, informs me that, taking into consideration the whole of the southern part of Africa, there can be no doubt of its being a sterile country. On the southern coasts there are some fine forests, but with these exceptions, the traveller may pass for days together through open plains, covered by a poor and scanty vegetation. Now, if we look to the animals inhabiting these wide plains, we shall find their numbers extraordinarily great, and their bulk immense. We must enumerate the elephant, three species of rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the giraffe, the bos caffer, two zebras, two gnus, and several antelopes even larger than these latter animals. It may be supposed that although the species are numerous, the individuals of each kind are few. By the kindness of Dr. Smith, I am enabled to show that the case is very different. He informs me, that in lat. 24', in one day's march with the bullock-wagons, he saw, without wandering to any great distance on either side, between one hundred and one hundred and fifty rhinoceroses - the same day he saw several herds of giraffes, amounting together to nearly a hundred. At the distance of a little more than one hour's march from their place of encampment on the previous night, his party actually killed at one spot eight hippopotamuses, and saw many more. In this same river there were likewise crocodiles. Of course it was a case quite extraordinary, to see so many great animals crowded together, but it evidently proves that they must exist in great numbers. Dr.Smith describes the country passed through that day, as 'being thinly covered with grass, and bushes about four feet high, and still more thinly with mimosa-trees.' Besides these large animals, every one the least acquainted with the natural history of the Cape, has read of the herds of antelopes, which can be compared only with the flocks of migratory birds. The numbers indeed of the lion, panther, and hyena, and the multitude of birds of prey, plainly speak of the abundance of the smaller quadrupeds: one evening seven lions were counted at the same time prowling round Dr. Smith's encampment. As this able naturalist remarked to me, the carnage each day in Southern Africa must indeed be terrific! I confess it is truly surprising how such a number 8 of animals can find support in a country producing so little food. The larger quadrupeds no doubt roam over wide tracts in search of it; and their food chiefly consists of underwood, which probably contains much nutriment in a small bulk. Dr.Smith also informs me that the vegetation has a rapid growth; no sooner is a part consumed, than its place is supplied by a fresh stock. There can be no doubt, however, that our ideas respecting the apparent amount of food necessary for the support of large quadrupeds are much exaggerated. The belief that where large quadrupeds exist, the vegetation must necessarily be luxuriant, is the more remarkable, because the converse is far from true. Mr.Burchell observed to me that when entering Brazil, nothing struck him more forcibly than the splendour of the South American vegetation contrasted with that of South Africa, together with the absence of all large quadrupeds. In his Travels, he has suggested that the comparison of the respective weights (if there were sufficient datA. of an equal number of the largest herbivorous quadrupeds of each country would be extremely curious. If we take on the one side, the elephants hippopotamus, giraffe, bos caffer, elan, five species of rhinoceros; and on the American side, two tapirs, the guanaco, three deer, the vicuna, peccari, capybara (after which we must choose from the monkeys to complete the number), and then place these two groups alongside each other it is not easy to conceive ranks more disproportionate in size. After the above facts, we are compelled to conclude, against anterior probability, that among the mammalia there exists no close relation between the bulk of the species, and the quantity of the vegetation, in the countries which they inhabit. (Adapted from: Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin) 63. The author is primarily concerned with __________. A. discussing the relationship between the size of mammals and the nature of vegetation in their habitats B. contrasting ecological conditions in India and Africa C. proving the large animals do not require much food D. describing the size of animals in various parts of the world Contrast : sự tương phản 64. According to the author, the ‘prejudice’ has lead to __________ . A. errors in the reasoning of biologists B. false ideas about animals in Africa C. doubt in the mind of the author D. incorrect assumptions on the part of geologists Prejudice : định kiến 65. The author uses information provided by Dr. Smith to __________. A. supply information on quality and quantity of plant life in South Africa B. indicate the presence of large numbers of animals C. give evidence of numbers of carnivorous animals D. A, B and C are correct Carnivorous animal : đọng vật ăn thịt 66. The flocks of migratory birds are mentioned to __________. A. describe an aspect of the fauna of South B. indicate the abundance of wildlife Africa C. contrast with the habits of the antelope D. suggest the size of antelope herds Antelope: linh dương 67. The ‘carnage’ refers to the __________. A. number of animals killed by hunters B. number of prey animals killed by predators C. number of people killed by lions D. amount of food eaten by all species Carnage : tàn sát, đồ sát 68. To account for the ‘surprising’ number of animals in a ‘country producing so little food’, Darwin suggests all of the following as partial explanations except __________. A. food requirements have been overestimated B. rapid regrowth of plant material 9 C. large area for animals to forage in D. mainly carnivorous animals Partial : cục bộ Forage: lục lọi tìm kiếm (thức ăn ) 69. Darwin apparently regards Dr. Smith as __________. A. reliable and imaginative B. observant and excitable C. intrepid and competent D. foolhardy and tiresome Intrepid:gan dạ,dũng cảm Foolhardy:liều lĩnh một cách điên rồ Tiresome: gây khó chịu Observant: tinh mắt,tinh ý Competent: thạo giỏi,có đủ trình độ 70. ‘Anterior probability’ refers to ___________. A. what might have been expected B. ideas of earlier explorers C. likelihood based on data from India D. hypotheses of other scientists Anterior: phía trước, ở đằng trước SECTION B: WRITING (30points) Part 1. 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. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 points). 71. Because I believed his lies, he got a lot of money from me. He conned me out of a lot of money ( con sb out of sth : lừa ai đó để lấy tiền từ họ ) 72. To pass the time, I looked through some magazines. I whiled away the time by looking through some magazines.( while away : to spend time in a pleasant lazy way ) 73. It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game. I should not have bought that computer game. 74. I was greatly relieved to hear that her condition was not serious. It was with great relief that I heard (that) her condition was not serious. 75. My father was sound asleep in his chair worn out after his day in the field So worn out after his day in the field was my father that he was asleep in his chair Part 2. 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 but using the word given. Do not change the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 points) 76. The students’ riotous behaviors should have been severely punished. (PUNISHMENT) The students deserved severe punishment for their riotous behaviors Deserve : 77. Many customs restrictions within the EC have been abolished. (AWAY) Many customs restrictions within EC have been done away with. Do away with : dừng làm vc gì, kết thúc vc gì 78. She is a student good at mathematics. (FIGURES) She is a student having a head for figures Have a head for figures : giỏi trong vc tính toán 79. I bought it without thinking about it first. (SPUR) I bought it on the spur of the moment. On the spur of the moment : 1 cách bất chợt mà ko hề có kế hoạch trước 80. Because of being injured, he was no longer a candidate for the title. (CONTENTION) Injury put him out of contention for the title Out of contention for sth : ko có cơ hội để làm gì 10 Part 3. Essay writing (20 points) Write an essay of about 250-300 words to express your opinion on the following issue. People say that nowadays, modern teens are too much reliant on Information Technologies. To what extent do you agree or disagree? ------------------------------- HẾT -------------------------------- (Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu ) 11
