KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 TỈNH LÀO CAI Mã A829662

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KỲTHI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA

NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 20/10/2015 Đề thi có 13 trang

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Số phách I. LISTENING (50 POINTS) Part 1: You will hear a conversation between two students and their professor who is asking them to organize a panel discussion from upcoming conference. Listen carefully and answer the questions from 1 to 10. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 1. What period of English literature will the conference cover?

................................................................................ 2. How many panel discussions have been arranged?

................................................................................ 3. What is the aim of a panel discussion?

To present............................................................... Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Procedure (dealt with by prof.)  Identify topic of interest involving 4. ................................  Invite panelists  Select a 5. ...............................  Decide on 6. ...........................

Guidelines  Introduction of topic & speakers – get 7. ..........................information from prof.  Each panelist speaks for 2 mins – make a hand 8. ...........................to show time is up  Primary function = panel discussion (about 40 mins)  Close discussion & give 9. .........................  Secondary function = question time (about 15-20 mins)  At the end of question time, panel is thanked and audience shows appreciation by 10. ............................... Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Part 2: You will hear a radio documentary about myths. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a short phrase. Myths were created as a means of explaining 1. ...................................... Man expressed his feelings about himself and his world in stories with 2. ........................ that we call myths. The first Greek myths were stories 3. ............................. from parent to child. Man’s 4. ............................. was controlled by a group of 5. ................................ The Greeks used the behaviour of the gods to show them the way to have a 6. .................................. The 7. ...................................... of the world thought nothing existed beyond the earth. Because of its ability to give life, Earth was represented as 8. .............................. Only later did 9. .................................... gods appear.

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Names of mythological figures still familiar today were discovered written on 10. ............................... Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Part 3: You will hear an interview with Margery Paige, a specialist in alternative medicine. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A. B, C or D) which best fits what you hear. 1. Margery tells us that the convention was held because … A. previous events had been too informal. B. more illnesses had come to light in the recent past. C. an international meeting was long overdue. D. alternative medicine had been slow to catch on among lay people. 2. According to Margery, what was different about this particular event? A. It was more widely advertised. B. Members of the public were able to attend. C. People from opposing schools of thought were welcome. D. Medical practitioners were barred. 3. The fact that non-specialists were present meant that … A. more money was collected in registration fees. B. no one could be recognized as being an expert. C. the proceedings were more interesting. D. clarity became indispensable. 4. The response received by the ideas presented at the convention was… A. too enthusiastic. B. rather subdued. C. generally favourable. D. very skeptical. 5. …