Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2013 - 2014

Your answers
0. upwith 49. 50. 51.
52. 53. 54. 55.
III. READING (50 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answer in corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example.
LEGAL FIGHT HITS MUSIC PIRATES
The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal (0) against people suspected
of (66) music files on the Internet. The latest move by the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry (IFPI) (57) 2,100 alleged uploaders (58) peer-to-peer (P2P)
networks in 16 nations including the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Thousands of people have agreed to
pay compensation since the campaign began. In the US, civil lawsuits have been (59) against
more than 15,597 people since September 2003 and there have been 3,590 settlements. 'This is a
significant (60) Of OUF enforcement actions against people who are uploading and distributing
illegal music on P2P networks,' said IFPI chief John Kennedy. 'Thousands of people — mostly Internet-savvy
men in their 20s or 30s — have learnt to their (61) the legal and financial risks involved in file-
sharing copyrighted music in large quantities.' Individual cases are generally brought by the national
associations in the recording industry. The UK record industry has so far brought 97 cases, with a further 65
Covered by the latest action.
0.. A.action B.activity C. acting D. acts
56. A.stealing B. sharing C. using D. downloading
57. A.aimed B. targeted C. directed D. pointed
58. A.practising B. having C. applying D.using
59. A. carried B. instigated G. brought D. activated
60. A.aftermath B. feature G.result D. escalation
61. A.cost B. charge C. benefit D. fortune
0. A 66. 57. 58. 69. 60. 61.
Part 2: For questions 62-70, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap. Write your answer in corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done
as an example.
NOT JUST MAKING A GOOD STORY
Media interest is greater in those situations (0) a communal or personal traumatic event fits the
working criteria of newsworthiness, with the (62), that some events will attract wide media attention
while (63) are of little interest. Hence those events which (64) elite or representative
persons, unpredictable or unusual tragedy, loss or sorrow, and that epitomise universal themes or the failure
of technology (65) be of greater interest and attract greater media attention than recurring everyday
traumas such as disease or car fatalities. Most print and electronic journalists are (66) strong
pressure to report what has happened in such a way that it tells a good story and makes sense to readers
and viewers so that they not only khow what has happened, but feel it as well. This is a pressure that derives
from forces (67) the control of individual journalists imposed by the media system and the
demands of the consumers of media products. The extent to (68) these expectations can be met
within the practicalities of a trauma situation (69) generally on a complex mix of the personal
stature and judgment of the journalist, the specific instructions of their managers and the practical situation in
which they (70), themselves.
0. where 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
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