TRƯỜNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG LỚP 12

THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

PHAN BỘI CHÂU
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Đề chính thức Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề gồm 16 trang)

ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH
Bằng số: Giám khảo 1:
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Bằng chữ: ……………….. Giám khảo 2:
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SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. For questions 1-10, write ONE WORD ONLY in the spaces provided. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

On a chilly day in 1962, an error in the line caused Frane's train to (1) ___________ into the frosty river
while traveling to Dubrovnik. He underwent a broken arm while others died or (2) ___________ in a
sinking wreckage. He succeeded in escaping and moved to (3) ___________. This story marked the start of
a chain of (4) ___________ events occuring in the next 40 years. Disaster followed for the second time
when flight engines stopped working, cabin pressure dropped and the plane started losing (5) __________.
While the plane plummeted into the side of a hill killing 19 passengers, Frane was lucky to land in a (6)
___________. On traveling by bus, the vehicle (7) ___________ through the safety guard due to ice on the
road. 4 passengers were killed but not Frane. Terrified of public transport, Frane then traveled by his own
car. However, his car engines burst into (8) ___________ but he was able to jump out before the explosion.
Frane was then forced off the side of a mountain by a (9) ___________ truck driver, making his car drop
and explode but Frane wasn't in it in 1996. When Frane turned 72, Frane bought a lottery ticket and won,
safely (10) ___________ his position as the luckiest unlucky person.

Answers :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Part 2. For questions 11-15, listen and decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or
false (F). Write your answer in the box provided. (10 pts)
11. The canals were built despite the fact that there was no public finance and very little technology.
12. From 1790 to 1929, there were many canals competing with each other but were consistent in size.
13. The new union of canals provided a continuous link between major metropolitan cities.
14. There are plenty of natural habitats for a variety of wildlife on and around the canals.
15. Walkers can go to the nearest waterway office to get information on circular walks so they can start and
end at the same place.
Answers:

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 3. For questions 16-25, you will hear 5 extracts which people who have changed their names talk
about why they did this. You must complete both tasks as you listen. You will hear the recording
twice.
TASK 1: For questions 16-20, choose from the list (A-H) each person's reasons for disliking their
name
A. People couldn't remember it E. It didn't sound right for my career
B. It felt rather old-fashioned F. People used to laugh at it
C. Someone couldn't pronounce it G. It made me sound too serious
D. It hadn't been carefully chosen H. It wasn't individual enough
Answers:
16. Speaker 1: 17. Speaker 2: 18. Speaker 3: 19. Speaker 4: 20. Speaker 5:

TASK 2: For questions 21-25, choose from the list (A-H) where each person got idea for new name.
A. a friend's suggestion E. an overheard conversation
B. online research F. a magazine article
C. a fictional character G. a television programme
D. a family joke H. a colleague's mistake
Answers:
21. Speaker 1: 22. Speaker 2: 23. Speaker 3: 24. Speaker 4: 25. Speaker 5:

SECTION B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
1. Bump road ___________, the campers still persisted in crossing the mountain.
A. nonetheless B. despite C. though D. notwithstanding

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2. Due to the severe impacts of Covid-19, most families are now in ___________ need of funding.
A. abrupt B. pivotal C. pressing D. heavy
3. It's a crying ___________ to behave aggressively towards your teachers.
A. disgrace B. dishonor C. embarrassment D. shame
4. Tri __________ scraped through the exam but he did not put in enough effort.
A. must have B. should have C. could have D. need have
5. ____________ home in total darkness, Mary was scared off by the sounds of wind blowing.
A. walking B. to walk C. having walked D. walked
6. The children simultaneously __________ their eyes as they witnessed the horrific accident.
A. averted B. obviated C. thwarted D. veered
7. It is significant that inequality and favoritism __________ from school to ensure fairness among students.
A. are removed B. be removed C. remove D. is removed
8. You had better ___________ to your school work. Otherwise, you will fall behind your friends.
A. come down B. trickle down C. knuckle down D. pack down
9. All visitors have to pay a heavy charge in __________ of the services they use.
A. consideration B. account C. expense D. pursuit
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
10. The whole staff members banged the drum for the company's new salary policy.
A. objected to B. showed no emotion
C. became anxious D. expressed enthusiasm
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
11. The imposition of new stringent rules has significantly discouraged driving offenses.
A. rigorous B. cutting-edge C. lenient D. laxative
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges
12. Nguyen : “Would you mind buying me some flowers?”
Huong : “___________________________________.”
A. It's my honor. B. At all costs.
C. No, not in the least. D. Don't mention it.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Part 2. Read the passage below, which contains 8 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.

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 Line 1 Netflix’s investments beyond America give it an edge towards all its competitors that goes
Line 2 beyond sheer size. It started turning non-English-language shows into hits: “Money Heist”
Line 3 and “Dark”, a piece of German science fiction about missed children, have both been
Line 4 watched by millions in the US, Mexico and Brazil. Nine out of ten people watched “Dark”
Line 5 were from outside Germany. Upcoming releases include “Sacred Games”, Netflix’s first
Line 6 series in Hindi, and “Protector”, a Turkish superhero story. This summer “Jinn”, a
Line 7 supernatural teen drama in Arabic, will begin shooting in Amman and Petra. These shows
Line 8 will dub into a range of other languages, as Netflix’s English-language shows are—and that
Line 9 range will include English. Americans are not accustomed with dubbing (outside of 1970s
Line 10 Bruce Lee films). Therefore those watching “Dark” and “3%”, a dystopian Brazilian thriller,
Line 11 seemed to prefer it to subtitles. By offering shows more out-of-the-ordinary and expensively
Line 12 than companies looking just at local markets can normally afford, these shows are meant to
Line 13 make Netflix an enticingly premium product. They also allow it to sniff over the best writers
and directors.

Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction

13. 17.
14. 18.
15. 19.
16. 20.

SECTION C. READING (70 points)

Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the
corresponding numbered boxes.

Over the next decades, hotter temperatures combined with intense humidity are (1) _______ to make
swathes of the globe lethal to live in. Fleeing the tropics and arable lands, huge populations will need to (2)
_______ new homes. This migration has already begun—we have seen the (3) _______ of people fleeing
drought-hit areas in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The number of migrants has doubled globally, and the
issue of handling increasing populations of (4) _______ people will become more urgent as the planet heats.

(5) _______ a radical plan for humanity to survive a far hotter world is (6) _______ of building vast new
cities in the more tolerable far north while abandoning huge areas of unendurable tropics. It involves
adapting energies and infrastructure to a changed environment and demography.

Our best hope lies in cooperating as never before: decoupling the political map from geography. Despite
being unrealistic, we must start the world (7) _______ and develop new plans based on geology and
ecology. In other words, (8) _______ where the freshwater resources, solar and wind energy are and then

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plan food and energy production around that. The good news is, there’s plenty of room on Earth. The bad
news is that no place on Earth will be unaffected by climate change. Everyone will undergo some
transformation (9) _______ changes in the climate, whether through direct or indirect result of a globally
interconnected biophysical and socioeconomic system. Extreme events are already occurring and will
continue to hit “safe” places. Some places, though, will be more adaptable to these changes, while others
will become (10) _______ uninhabitable fairly quickly. Bear in mind that many places will be
uncomfortable if not intolerable by 2050 and we need to start planning where we make our homes now.

1. A. prone B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. subject

2. A. seek B. dig C. chase D. pursue

3. A. stream B. charge C. flux D. burst

4. A. replaced B. transmitted C. displaced D. migrated

5. A. Drawing off B. Sketching up C. Chalking up D. Mapping out

6. A. contained B. included C. composed D. involved

7. A. refreshingly B. freshly C. afresh D. fresh

8. A. determine B. finger C. verify D. flag

9. A. in response to B. with reply to C. under adaptation for D. on reaction for

10. A. fully B. virtually C. strongly D. extremely

Answers :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2. Fill in the gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes.

Japan’s shrinking workforce and growing ecommerce market have (11) _______ in a truck driver shortage.
It is suggested that a third of all cargo (12) _______ undelivered by 2030. But an imminent lack of trucks,
not the drivers, looms as a much bigger problem. Trucking dominates Japan’s logistics industry (13)
_______ to the country’s characteristic archipelago of over 6,800 islands. Narrow roads require specialized
light-duty trucks. (14) _______ small vehicles, carrying loads of 2 tonnes or less, constitute most of the
industry’s trucks. Not (15) _______ Japanese companies make these. Toyota unit Hino (16) _______ for

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more than a third of Japan’s new light-duty truck market in the year to March. Local peer Isuzu is its (17)
_______ rival. The problem is the widening scandal at Hino Motors. It admits not (18) _______ out the
required number of truck engine emission tests and faking testing data for decades. Hino has almost
completely halted sales in Japan after suspending shipments of its small trucks last week. About 640,000
vehicles have been adversely (19) _______ by the scandal so far. Normally that would (20) _______ an
immediate windfall for rival Isuzu. But it has its own production problems due to a shortage of
semiconductors and other components.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. Write your
answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes.
There is one kind of pain for which nobody has yet found a cure - the pain that comes from the
termination of a relationship. The relationship could be a marriage, a love affair or a deep friendship, in fact,
any strong emotional kinship between two people. Such a relationship may come to an abrupt but
premeditated end; or it may simply fade away slowly as people and circumstances change. You may be the
one to “break it off”, with a short note or a brief phone call. Or you may be on the receiving end, like the
soldier who dreads getting a “Dear John” letter from a girl friend who has got tired of waiting. But however
it ended and whoever decided to end it, the pain is equally hard to bear. It is a sort of death, and it requires
the same period of mourning, the same time for grief.
Although there is no cure for grief, we cannot help looking for one, to assuage the pain and to
make us forget our tears. We seek refuge in other relationships, we keep ourselves busy with work, we try
to immerse ourselves in our hobbies. Perhaps we start to drink more than we should to drown our sorrows
or we follow the conventional advice and join a club or society. But these things only relieve the symptoms
of the illness; they cannot cure it. Moreover, we are always in a hurry to get rid of our grief. It is as if we
were ashamed of it. We feel that we should be able to “pull ourselves together”. We try to convince
ourselves, as we bite on the pillow, that we are much too old to be crying. Some people bury their grief deep
inside themselves, so that nobody will guess what they are going through. Others seek relief by pouring
their hearts out to their friends, or to anyone else who can offer a sympathetic shoulder to cry on. But after a
while, even our friends start to show their impatience, and suggest with their reproachful glances that it is
about time we stopped crying. They, too, are in a hurry for the thing to be over.
It is not easy to explain why we adopt this attitude to emotional pain, when we would never expect
anyone to overcome physical pain simply by an effort of willpower. Part of the answer must lie in the nature
of grief itself. When the love affair dies, you cannot believe that you will ever find another person to replace
the one who has gone so completely out of your life. Even after many, many months, when you think that
you have begun to learn to live without your lost love, something- a familiar place, a snatch of music, a
whiff of perfume- will suddenly bring the bittersweet memories flooding back. You choke back the tears
and the desperate, almost angry, feeling that you are no better now than the day the affair ended.
And yet, grief is like an illness that must run its course. Memories do fade eventually, a healing
skin does start to grow over the wound, the intervals between sudden glimpses of the love you have lost do
get longer. Bit by bit, life resumes the normal flow. Such is the complexity of human nature that we can

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even start to feel guilty as these things start to happen, as if it were an insult to our lost love that we can
begin to forget at all.
The important thing to admit about grief, then, is that it will take its time. By trying to convince
ourselves that it ought to be over sooner, we create an additional tension which can only make things worse.
People who have gone through the agony of a broken relationship- and there are few who have not- agree
that time is the “great healer”. How much time is needed will vary from person to person, but psychiatrists
have “a rule of thumb”: grief will last as long as the original relationship lasted. The sad thing is that, when
the breakdown occurs, we can only stumble over the stories beneath our feet. It is dark ahead, and you will
fail painfully many times before we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
21. Relationships often come to an end because _______.
A. the feelings of the people were not very deep
B. people do not realize the pain they can cause
C. people do not always stay the same
D. very few people really know how to love
22. One way to get over a broken relationship is to _______.
A. write a “Dear John” letter
B. form new relationships
C. make a brief phone call
D. try to forget the other person
23. If you seek advice on what to do about a broken relationship, you will probably be told to _______.
A. pull yourself together (use your willpower)
B. keep busy at work
C. find someone else
D. join a club
24. Often we are ashamed when we cry because _______.
A. we think it is a bad thing to do
B. we do not expect our unhappiness to last so long
C. we are worried what others will think of us
D. only babies and children cry
25. You tell your friends about your unhappiness because _______.
A. you hope it will make you feel better
B. you want them to hear the story from you
C. you feel sure that they have had similar experiences
D. you want them to feel sorry for you
26. When your friends get tired of listening to you, they will _______.
A. tell you to pull yourself together
B. try to avoid your company
C. show by their expressions that they have had enough
D. help you to get over your grief
27. The word "assuage" in the passage 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. relieve B. increase C. attack D. sympathize
28. Memories continue to upset you, and this makes you feel that you _______.
A. will never get over your grief
B. have no will power
C. are utterly alone

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 D. have made no progress at all
29. The word "reproachful" in the passage 2 is closest in meaning to _______..
A. approachable B. critical C. indifferent D. caring
30. Psychiatrists tell you that grief will last as long as the original relationship. This calculation is _____.
A. the result of scientific research
B. no more than a hopeful guess
C. generally true but with many exceptions
D. based on a deep understanding of human nature
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 4. Read the passage below and do the tasks that follow.
The search for the Anti-aging Pill
In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful
vigor. Studies of caloric restriction are showing the way
As researchers on aging noted recently, no treatment on the market today has been proved to slow human
aging - the build-up of molecular and cellular damage that increases vulnerability to infirmity as we grow
older. But one intervention, consumption of a low-calories yet nutritionally balanced diet, works incredibly
well in a broad range of animals, increasing longevity and prolonging good health. Those findings suggest
that caloric restriction could delay aging and increase longevity in humans, too.
Unfortunately, for maximum benefit, people would probably have to reduce their caloric intake by roughly
thirty per cent, equivalent to dropping from 2,500 calories a day to 1,760. Few mortals could stick to that
harsh a regimen, especially for years on end. But what if someone could create a pill that mimicked the
physiological effects of eating less without actually forcing people to eat less? Could such a ‘caloric-
restriction mimetic’, as we call it, enable people to stay healthy longer, postponing age-related disorders
(such as diabetes, arteriosclerosis, heart disease and cancer) until very late in life? Scientists first posed this
question in the mid-1990s, after researchers came upon a chemical agent that in rodents seemed to
reproduce many of caloric restriction’s benefits. No compound that would safely achieve the same feat in
people has been found yet, but the search has been informative and has fanned hope that caloric-restriction
(CR) mimetics can indeed be developed eventually.
The benefits of caloric restriction
The hunt for CR mimetics grew out of a desire to better understand caloric restriction’s many effects on the
body. Scientists first recognized the value of the practice more than 60 years ago, when they found that rats
fed a low-calorie diet lived longer on average than free-feeding rats and also had a reduced incidence of
conditions that become increasingly common in old age. What is more, some of the treated animals
survived longer than the oldest-living animals in the control group, which means that the maximum lifespan
(the oldest attainable age), not merely the normal lifespan, increased. Various interventions, such as
infection-fighting drugs, can increase a population’s average survival time, but only approaches that slow
the body’s rate of aging will increase the maximum lifespan.
The rat findings have been replicated many times and extended to creatures ranging from yeast to fruit flies,
worms, fish, spiders, mice and hamsters. Until fairly recently, the studies were limited to short-lived

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creatures genetically distant from humans. But caloric-restriction protects underway in two species more
closely related to humans - rhesus and squirrel monkeys - have made scientists optimistic that CR mimetics
could help people.
The monkey projects demonstrate that, compared with control animals that eat normally, caloric-restricted
monkeys have lower body temperatures and levels of the pancreatic hormone insulin, and they retain more
youthful levels of certain hormones that tend to fall with age.
The caloric-restricted animals also look better on indicators of risk for age-related diseases. For example,
they have lower blood pressure and triglyceride levels (signifying a decreased likelihood of heart disease),
and they have more normal blood glucose levels (pointing to a reduced risk for diabetes, which is marked
by unusually high blood glucose levels). Further, it has recently been shown that rhesus monkeys kept on
caloric-restricted diets for an extended time (nearly 15 years) have less chronic disease. They and the other
monkeys must be followed still longer, however, to know whether low-calorie intake can increase both
average and maximum lifespans in monkeys. Unlike the multitude of elixirs being touted as the latest anti-
aging cure, CR mimetics would alter fundamental processes that underlie aging. We aim to develop
compounds that fool cells into activating maintenance and repair.
How a prototype caloric-restriction mimetic works
The best-studied candidate for a caloric-restriction mimetic, 2DG (2-deoxy-D-glucose), works by
interfering with the way cells process glucose. It has proved toxic at some doses in animals and so cannot be
used in humans. But it has demonstrated that chemicals can replicate the effects of caloric restriction; the
trick is finding the right one.
Cells use the glucose from food to generate ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the molecule that powers many
activities in the body. By limiting food intake, caloric restriction minimizes the amount of glucose entering
cells and decreases ATP generation. When 2DG is administered to animals that eat normally, glucose
reaches cells in abundance but the drug prevents most of it from being processed and thus reduces ATP
synthesis. Researchers have proposed several explanations for why interruption of glucose processing and
ATP production might retard aging. One possibility relates to the ATP-making machinery’s emission of
free radicals, which are thought to contribute to aging and to such age-related diseases as cancer by
damaging cells. Reduced operation of the machinery should limit their production and thereby constrain the
damage. Another hypothesis suggests that decreased processing of glucose could indicate to cells that food
is scarce (even if it isn’t) and induce them to shift into an anti-aging mode that emphasizes preservation of
the organism over such ‘luxuries’ as growth and reproduction.
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in the passage? Write
YES (if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer)
NO (if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer)
NOT GIVEN (if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this).
31. Studies show drugs available today can delay the process of growing old.
32. There is scientific evidence that eating fewer calories may extend human life.
33. Not many people are likely to find a caloric-restricted diet attractive.
34. Diet-related diseases are common in older people.
35. In experiments, rats who ate what they wanted led shorter lives than rats on a low-calorie diet.

31. ___________ 32. __________. 33. ___________ 34. ___________ 35. ___________

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Classify the following descriptions as relating to:
A. caloric-restricted monkeys
B. control monkeys
C. neither caloric-restricted monkeys nor control monkeys
Choose letter A, B or C for (1-5).
36. Monkeys were less likely to become diabetic.
37. Monkeys experienced more chronic disease.
38. Monkeys have been shown to experience a longer than average life span.
39. Monkeys enjoyed a reduced chance of heart disease.
40. Monkeys produced greater quantities of insulin.
36. ___________ 37. ___________ 38. ___________ 39. ___________ 40. ___________

Answers :

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

Part 5. You are going to read five reviews of books on language written by the same author. For
questions 41-50, choose the review (A-E). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
A. You just don’t understand
Why is it that some women and men seem to talk at cross purposes? Why do so many women feel that men
don’t tell them anything but just lecture and criticize? Why do so many men feel that women nag them and
never get to the point? In this pioneering book Deborah Tannen shows us how women and men talk in
different ways, for profoundly different reasons. Some have claimed that conversations are the forum of
male power games, but the author suggests that jockeying for attention is not the whole story and that even
when domination is the result, it is not always the intention. She shows how many frictions may arise
because girls and boys grow up in essentially different cultures. Where women use language to seek
confirmation, make connections and reinforce intimacies, men use it to protect their independence and
negotiate status. The result is that conversation becomes a cross-cultural communication, fraught with
genuine confusion.
B. You’re wearing that!
Mothers and daughters often misunderstand each other as they struggle to find the right balance between
closeness and independence. They both want to be seen for who they really are, but tend to see the other as

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falling short of who she would be. Each overestimates the other’s power and underestimates her own and
Deborah Tannen examines every aspect of this complex dynamic. With groundbreaking insights, pitch-
perfect dialogues, and deeply moving memories of her own mother, Tannen untangles the knots daughters
and mothers can get tied up in. I have had a very difficult relationship with my mother. I perceived her as
very controlling - now I am beginning to see that it was maybe her way of showing that she cared. Most of
all though, I have had severe communication problems with my younger daughter and this book was like
someone switching a light on in my head. Everything she said rang true. It is already beginning to transform
my communication skills in relation to both the ‘difficult’ women in my life.
C. I only say this because I love you
In this outstanding book. conversational analyst Deborah Tannen captures the verbal essences of how to
improve our family relationships. The book deals with situations which range from being praised for some
menial accomplishment to ‘I care, therefore I criticize’ (usually from Mum) to sarcasm (usually from a
spouse or teenager, suggesting you must be an idiot). The book addresses how to improve both your speech
and your listening. On the listening side, you are encouraged to focus on the underlying message and to find
the most positive one. Where you could hear criticism, focus on the fact that the other person is expressing
caring. But you should confront direct criticism because there is usually another motive at work. Get it out
in the open. The ventilation will improve the relationship. On the speaking side, you are encouraged to
avoid sarcasm or getting the other person to think exactly like you do (especially if they are a different sex
and much older or younger). After you have finished enjoying this set of methods for avoiding and
mitigating those painful moments, I suggest that you think about where you could do the same things at
work and with friends.
D. The argument culture
Deborah Tannen is an expert on miscommunication. In The Argument Culture, she posits that
misunderstanding is endemic in our culture because we tend to believe that the best way to a common goal
is by thrashing out all our differences as loudly as possible along the way. Thus we are treated to a whole
array of confrontational public forums, from partisan politics to media circuses, all based on a metaphor of
war. What gets lost in all the shouting, Tannen says, is thoughtful debate and real understanding. Perhaps
it’s time to consider other methods of communication, she suggests. In addition to outlining what she
considers the worst excesses of our argument culture, she discusses the different ways in which young boys
and girls express disagreement or aggression. Finally, she offers a survey of other, mostly non-Western
ways of dealing with conflict, including the use of intermediaries and rituals. After reading The Argument
Culture you may never again be able to view the evening news in the same way.
E. Talking from 9 to 5

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Deborah Tannen looks at the role played by talk ‘from 9 to 5’, focusing in particular on the differing
conversational rituals that typify men and women. Those common among men involve opposition such as
banter, joking and playful put-downs, common among women are ways of maintaining the appearance of
equality, avoiding boasting and downplaying authority. Arguing that non one style is superior, Tannen
shows that when conventions are taken literally, there are negative results for both sides. She illuminates the
different ways men and women make decisions, ask for information and delegate. Then she shows how
these styles affect how we are judged in the workplace. Talking from 9 to 5 is a brilliantly incisive book that
offers powerful new ways of understanding what’s really going on at work. I have read widely on the
differences between men and women, but this gets right to the heart of the differences and provides clear,
simple strategies for women to stop being put down by men and to develop their careers without having to
become pseudo men.

Which book : Your answers

encourages people to discuss communication differences 41.

claims people use different methods to achieve the same goals 42.

says one party has high expectations of the other 43.

offers skills that may transfer to another area of your life 44.

suggests we use language for different purposes 45.

claims one way of communicating is no better than another 46.

suggests alternative methods should be used for communication 47.

use personal insights from the author’s own life 48.

offers a plan for improvement 49.

regrets what gets missed because of bad communication 50.

SECTION D. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word
given in capital letters and the word mustn’t be altered in any way.

1. That purse is beautiful but don't spend all your money on it. SHIRT
Despite the purse's loveliness, don't _____________________________________________.
2. Jack is considered a genius as he can read books aloud when he was young. KNEE
Jack is considered a genius as he can read books aloud ______________________________.

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3. Most American females was exasperated at the government's recent anti-abortion law. EXCEPTION
Most American females ______________________________ the government's recent anti-abortion law.
4. This task appeared difficult at first but it was very easy in the end. CANDY
Eventually, this task was __________________________________ though it seemed difficult at first.
5. Instead of hiding your mistake, you should accept it and change for the better. CARPET
Instead of ________________________________, you should accept it and change for the better.

Part 2. A pen friend will visit your city for the first time. She has written to you to seek some advice. Write
a letter (80-100 words) to your friend giving him/her some pieces of advice (accommodation, food,
transportation, others) that you think is invaluable.
Use your name and address as Trinh Tran Phuong Tuan – 119 Le Hong Phong, Vinh City, Nghe An
Province.

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Part 3. Write an essay of about 350 words on the following topic.

Some people think that history should remain a compulsory subject at school. Others, however, believe that
students can learn history from other sources (Internet, references) instead of having to learn at school.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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