HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LẦN THỨ XV

KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI, ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 10
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BIÊN HOÀ, T. HÀ Thời gian làm bài 180 phút
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(Đề thi gồm 14 trang)

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT

SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
Hand knitting
Interest in knitting
Knitting has a long history around the world.
A (1) ……………… ago, knitting was expected to disappear.
The number of knitting classes is now increasing.
People are buying more (2) ……………… for knitting nowadays.
Benefits of knitting
gives support in times of (3) ……………… difficulty
requires only basic skills and little money to start
reduces stress in a busy life
Early knitting
Findings show early knitted items to be round in shape.
The first needles were made of natural materials such as wood
and (4) ……………… .
Early yarns felt (5) ……………… to touch.
Wool became the most popular yarn for spinning.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. You will hear an interview in which two journalism students, called Matthew and Tracy, are
talking about fact and opinion in the news. Decide the following statements are True (T) or False
(F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
6. Matthew believes telling fact from opinion is hard because people may be unfamiliar with the
background to a news story.
7. Matthew and Tracy were both impressed by an article they read about transport.
8. Matthew feels worried about writing factual articles in case he misleads readers.
9. Tracy point out that the public prefer video to photos when reporting news
10. Matthew’s style of writing when expressing his opinion is inspired by a contemporary novelist.
Your answers:

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. You will hear an interview in which two entrepreneurs, called Charles and Betty, are
talking about their experience of setting up a business when they were young. Choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
16. What does Charles say about the failure of his first company?
A. He learnt some valuable lessons from the experience.
B. He was glad this happened when he was young.
C. It could have been avoided if he had acted earlier.
D. It resulted from taking poor advice.
17. Betty and Charles both say that the key to being a successful young entrepreneur is _____
A. to be a creative thinker.
B. to have clear long-term aims.
C. to have a positive attitude to risk.
D. to be willing to dedicate enough time to business.
18. In the first year of her business, what did Betty find most difficult?
A. raising money
B. hiring employees
C. getting enough sales
D. dealing with the paperwork
19. How did Betty feel after she won a Young Businessperson of the Year award?
A. curious to find out why her business had been selected
B. determined to live up to the standard of the other contenders
C. uncertain about the attention her winning attracted
D. inspired to expand her business
20 . According to Charles, technology has made it easier to become an entrepreneur because _____
A. websites can reach potential customers.
B. networking can be done on the internet.
C. video conferencing makes meetings effective.
D. online training is outstanding.
Your answers:

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4. You will listen to a person present his idea about the best way to deal with traffic
congestion. 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. (20
points)
The primary issue isn't the vehicles but rather human drivers' coordination problems due to (16)
__________________ and (17) __________________. Even synchronizing everyone to press the

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 pedal simultaneously is difficult, leading to limited throughput at intersections. This lack of
coordination results in (18) __________________.
The author comes to conclusion that (19) __________________ is the best solution to city traffic
jams. He exemplifies with the case of a chicken crossing a one-lane highway triggers a chain
reaction of braking, creating (20) __________________ even after the chicken has moved on.
A single car slowing down initiates a perpetual traffic loop (21) __________________. Quick lane
changes with closely following cars can create enduring traffic snakes (22) __________________.
Accidents or traffic snakes are more likely to happen due to (23) __________________.
The ability to keep proper distance and (24) __________________ of self-driving cars can mitigate
the risk of traffic congestion at intersections.
A traffic light, supposed to be a rudimentary tool for drivers on one road to communicate, operates
(25) __________________.

Your answers:
16. 17.
18. 19.
20. 21.
22. 23.
24. 25.

SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points)

Part 1. For questions 26-55, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (30 points)
26. These stones have been here since time ______.
A. immemorial B. immemorable C. immortal D. innumerable
27. Trying to find her way home through the woods in the dead of night, Sarah lost her ______ when
the clouds obscured the stars overhead.
A. bearings B. rag C. heart D. marbles
28. In fact the whole wedding was a ______ affair - no dancing, just people standing around
in groups chatting politely.
A. basic B. sober C. plain D. gaudy
29. The mobilephone company planned to publicly ______ its latest technology to upgrade its already
strong operating system.
A. underwrite B. undervalue C. undress D. unveil
30. James didn’t take ______ to your suggestion that she was mean with money.
A. agreeably B. cheerfully C. kindly D. pleasantly
31. The scientists ______ the festival of Ramadan, but they were too busy with their research in the
laboratory.
A. would have liked to commemorate B. would have loved to have observed
C. would prefer to have organised D. would sooner have celebrated

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32. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was ______.
A. wet behind the ears B. feeling your ears burning
C. ringing in your ears D. keeping your ears open
33. Legend ______ that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his dead-bed and was burried where the
arrow handed.
A. tells it B. says it C. makes it D. has it
34. Mr.Gump supposes, ______, that he will retire at 60.
A. like most people did B. as most of people
C. like most people do D. as do most people
35. The robbers packed the money into a suitcase and ______ in a van that waited for them in the
street.
A. put through B. made off C. roled over D. carried away
36. I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by ______.
A. the hair of my head B. the skin of my teeth
C. the nail of my finger D. the skin of my heels
37. ______ the public concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will have to be
abandoned.
A. In view of B. In the event of C. As regards D. However much
38. I don’t believe there’s a ______ evidence that could be held against him.
A. drop B. grain C. shred D. strain
39. I feel ______ to inform the committee that a number of members are unhappy with the decision.
A. my duty B. this my duty C. it my duty D. that my duty
40. What I hate about Alcie is that she’s always trying to ______ teachers for favors.
A. crying out for B. making up for C. pinning down to D. sucking up to
41. The car wheels ______ as they curved and bounced over the rough broken ground.
A. screenched B. squeaked C. squished D. sputtered
42. Mary is a ______ liar. She was even arrested for lying to a police officer.
A. physical B. congenital C. naïve D. abnormal
43. In your place, I ______ to others for help. There’s no way of getting the project finished yourself.
A. would turn B. would have turned C. will turn D. must have turned
44. There are no hills around and the area is as flat as a ______.
A. stick B. coin C. pancake D. feather
45. He won’t pay 80 pounds for the coat; it is not worth ______.
A. all that much B. that all much C. much that all D. that much all
46. His public announcement of the secret plans was dealt a sheer ______ of confidence and was
heavily criticized by the other members of the council.
A. damage B. breach C. crash D. fracture
47. The last candidate for the managerial position is a pretty unknown ________ .
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification
48. The couple tied the knot two months after they met – it was indubitably a ________ romance.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. whirlwind D. cyclone

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49. I don’t expect the entry test this year will be more demanding, but, ________, I don’t think it will
be simpler either.
A. over and above B. on the side
C. by the same token D. for good measure
50. The new superconductors look set to ________ a useful niche for themselves in the world’s
electrical industries.
A. etch B. incise C. carve D. lacerate
51. The Oscar winning actress simply ______ charm and professionalism in her acceptable speech.
A. exuded B. excluded C. expunged D. extricated
52. The computer has changed the world ______.
A. irreplaceably B. irrevocably C. irredeemably D. irreparably
53. The entire staff was thrown off ______ when the news of the takeover was announced.
A. composure B. disarray C. stability D. balance
54. He’s so lazy! We all have to work harder because he’s always ______ his duties.
A. evading B. shirking C. ducking D. dodging
55. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in ______ in my future career.
A. good grounding B. good stead C. fine precedent D. stable footing
Your answers:

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Part 2. For questions 56-65, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your
answer in the boxes provided. (10 points)
56. Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty ______. (FAR)
57. She complained ______ about his rudeness. (CEASE)
58. The rumors are completely ______ and I would urge everyone not to believe them.
(SUBSTANCE)
59. The sprawling factory compound, all grey dormitories and ______ warehouses, blends seamlessly
into the outskirts of the Shenzjen megalopolis. (WEATHER)
60. You can ask a ______ for advice on what kind of food you should eat to keep you healthy. (DIET)
61. Everyone marveled at his ______ idea of organizing more field trips for students. (OBJECT)
62. It was just ______ that I met my high school friend on my second day visiting Paris. (HAPPEN)
63. People are increasingly becoming ______ to violence on television. (SENSE)
64. By pausing for a moment or two before speaking, you will simply be ______ a nervous tendency to
rush headlong into everything. (ACT)
65. In my opinon, this book is just ______ rubbish. (INTELLECT)

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Your answers:

56. 57.
58. 59.
60. 61.
62. 63.
64. 65.
SECTION C: READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C, or D) best
fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Sleeping disorders like insomnia can (66) _____________to be a worrying question for many of us.
Almost anyone can easily conjure (67) _____________ at least one sleepless night of tossing and
turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep dream. Most probably, a third of us undergo the distressing
experience at least once a week.
Even though it is possible for people to (68) _____________ without any sleep at all for a period of
time, such occurrences are rather few and far between and there is no evidence to (69)
______________ this assumption. What is sure, however, is the fact that we do need some sleep to
regenerate our strength and to (70) _____________ the brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then,
that the tiredness and fatigue that appear after a sleepless night (71) ______________ many of us to go
for chemical support in the form of sleep (72) _____________ tablets or powders.
However long the problem of sleeplessness has afflicted many individuals, very little has been detected
in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually (73) ______________ those who
are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be (74) _____________ by
overworking or unfavorable surroundings with scarcity of fresh air.
Sleeping pills may provide some relief as an alternative in this desperate situation. Yet, they do little to
combat the ailment in full. Consequently, our hopes should be placed on the medical authorities to (75)
_____________ the root cause insomnia before we take to being nocturnals leading our noisy lives in
the dead of night.
66. A. present B. entail C. realize D. prove
67. A. up B. about C. off D. out
68. A. operate B. progress C. function D. perform
69. A. proclaim B. endure C. invalidate D. substantiate
70. A. recuperate B. restore C. revive D. revamp
71. A. exert B. seduce C. reinforce D. compel
72. A. inducing B. instigating C. amending D. provoking
73. A. betrays B. bemoans C. besets D. bestows
74. A. engendered B. applied C. instigated D. evolved
75. A. release B. determine C. emerge D. confess
Your answers:

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66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and
write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Fake Rolex Watches
Rolex is one of the most ()______ out brand names in the timepiece industry. ______ from the design
and movement of a Rolex to its price screams quality. Thanks to the outrageous prestige of the Rolex
brand, Rolex watchers are ______ the world’s most copied luxury items. In recent years, Rolex
forgeries have become so good that the ______ of the best are now virtually identical to the real thing.
It ______ without saying that thrift motivates informed fake Rolex purchases. Most people simply
don’t have the money to purchase the genuine article. But what about those who are unwittingly duped
______ buying a fake Rolex? How can they avoid being scrammed?
There is only one way to ______ a high-quality Rolex knock-off from the real deal and that is to get
an expert to open ______ the watch. At this point, most experts, most of the time, can spot a fake by
looking at the watch’s movement. But not always. Sometimes, even experts can have a hard time
distinghuishing fake and genuine Rolexes. Thus, there really is only one fail-safe way for ______
Rolex owners to avoid being inadvertently caught ______: purchase their watch from a reputable
Rolex dealer.

Your answers:
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the
following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 points)
MUSICAL TALENT
Among all the abilities with which an individual may be endowed, musical talent appears earliest in
life. Very young children can exhibit musical precocity for different reasons. Some develop
exceptional skill as a result of a well-designed instructional regime, such as the Suzuki method for the
violin. Some have the good fortune to be born into a musical family in a household filled with music.
In a number of interesting cases, musical talent is part of an otherwise disabling condition such as
autism or mental retardation. A musically gifted child talent; however, the extent to which the
talent is expressed publicly will depend upon the envirionment in which the child lives.
Musically gifted children master at an early age the principal elements of music, including pitch and
rhythm. Pitch – or melody – is more central in certain cultures, for example, in Eastern societies that
make use of tiny quarter – tone intervals, sounds produced at certain-auditory frequencies and grouped
according to a prescribed system, is emphasized in sub — Saharan Africa, where the rhythmic ratios
can be very complex.
All children have some aptitude for making music. During infancy, normal children sing as well as
babble, and they can produce individual sounds and sound patterns. Infants as young as two months
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rhythmic structure as well. Infants are especially predisposed to acquire these core aspects of music,
and they can also engage in sound play that clearly exhibits creativity.
Individual differences begin to emerge in young children as they learn to sing. Some children can
match large segments of a song by the age of two or three. Many others can only approximate pitch at
this age and may still have difficulty in producing accurate melodies by the age of five or six.
However, by the time they reach school age, most children in any culture have a schema of what a
song should be like and can produce a reasonably accurate imitation of the songs commonly heard in
their environment.
The early appearance of superior musical ability in some children provides evidence that musical talent
may be a separate and unique form of intelligence. There are numerous tales of young artists who have
a remarkable “ear” or extraodinary memory for music and natural understanding of musical structure.
In many of these cases, the child is average in every other way but displays an exceptional ability in
music. Even the most gifted child, however, takes about ten years to achieve the levels of performance
or composition that would constitute mastery of the musical sphere.
Every generation in music history has had its famous prodigies – individuals with exceptional musical
powers that emerge at a young age. In the 18 th century, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing
and performing at the age of six. As a child, Mozart could play the piano like an adult. He had perfect
pitch, and at age nine he was also a master of the art of modulation – transitions from one key to
another – which became one of the hallmarks of his style. BY the age of eleven, he had composed
three symphonics and 30 other major works. Mozart’s well-developed talent was preserved into
adulthood.
Unusual musical ability is a regular characteristic of certain anomalies such as autism. In one case, an
autistic girl was able to play “Happy birthday” in the style of various composers, including Mozart
Beethoven, Verdi, and Schubert. When the girl was three, her mother called her by playing incomplete
child, music may be the primary mode of communication, and the child may cling to music because it
represents a haven in a world that is largely confusing and frightening.
86. Which sentences below best expresses the essential information on the highlighted sentence in
paragraph 1?
A. Children may be born with superior musical ability, but their environment will determine how this
ability is developed.
B. Every child is naturally gifted, and it is the the responsibility of the public schools to recognize and
develop these talents.
C. Children with exceptional musical talent will look for the best way to express themselves through
music - making.
D. Some musically talented children live in an environment surrounded by music, while others have
little exposure to music.
87. The author makes the point that musical elements such as pitch and rhythm ______.
A. distinguish music from other art forms
B. vary in emphasis in different cultures
C. make music difficult to learn
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88. The word “prediposed” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. inclined B. gifted C. pushed D. amused
89. According to the passage, when does musical talent usually begin to appear?
A. When infants start to babble and produce sound patterns
B. Between the ages of two and four months
C. When children team to sing at two or three years old
D. Between ten years old and adolescence
90. According to the passage, which of the following suggests that musical talent is a separate form of
intelligence?
A. Exceptional musical ability in an otherwise average child.
B. Recognition of the emotional power of music.
C. The ability of all babies to acquire core elements of music.
D. Differences between learning music and learning language
91. Why does the author discuss Mozart in paragraph 6?
A. To compare past and present views of musical talent
B. To give an example of a well-known musical prodigy.
C. To list musical accomplishments of the eighteenth century.
D. To descrive the development of individual musical skill.
92. In music, the change from one key to another is known as ______.
A. Rhythm B. Prodigy C. perfect pitch D. modulation
93. All of the following are given as examples of exceptional musical talent EXCEPT ____.
A. a remarkable “ear” or perfect memory for music
B. ability to compose major works at a young age
C. appreciation for a wide variety of musical styles
D. playing a single song in the style of various composers
94. The word “haven” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. beautiful art B. safe place C. personal goal D. simple problem
95. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about exceptional musical ability?
A. It occurs more frequently in some cultures than in others.
B. It is evidence of a superior level of intelligence in other areas.
C. It has been documented and studied but is little understood.
D. It is the result of natural talent and a supportive environment.

Your answers:

86. 87. 88. 89. 90.

91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
SOSUS: Listening to the Ocean

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A. The oceans of Earth cover more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface, yet, until quite recently, we
knew less about their depths than we did about the surface of the Moon. Distant as it is, the Moon has
been far more accessible to study because astronomers long have been able to look at its surface, first
with the naked eye and then with the telescopeboth instruments that focus light. And, with telescopes
tuned to different wavelengths of light, modem astronomers can not only analyze Earth’s atmosphere,
but also determine the temperature and composition of the Sun or other stars many hundreds of light-
years away. Until the twentieth century, however, no analogous instruments were available for the
study of Earth’s oceans: Light, which can travel trillions of miles through the vast vacuum of space,
cannot penetrate very far in seawater.
B. Curious investigators long have been fascinated by sound and the way it travels in water. As early
as 1490, Leonardo da Vinci observed: “If you cause your ship to stop and place the head of a long tube
in the water and place the outer extremity to your ear, you will hear ships at a great distance from
you.” In 1687, the first mathematical theory of sound propagation was published by Sir Isaac Newton
in his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Investigators were measuring the speed of sound
in air beginning in the mid seventeenth century, but it was not until 1826 that Daniel Colladon, a Swiss
physicist, and Charles Sturm, a French mathematician, accurately measured its speed in water. Using a
long tube to listen underwater (as da Vinci had suggested), they recorded how fast the sound of a
submerged bell traveled across Lake Geneva. Their result-1,435 meters (1,569 yards) per second in
water of 1.8 degrees Celsius (35 degrees Fahrenheit)- was only 3 meters per second off from the speed
accepted today. What these investigators demonstrated was that water – whether fresh or salt- is an
excellent medium for sound, transmitting it almost five times faster than its speed in air
C. In 1877 and 1878 ， the British scientist John William Strutt, third Baron Rayleigh, published his
two-volume seminal work, The Theory of Sound, often regarded as marking the beginning of the
modem study of acoustics. The recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904 for his successful
isolation of the element argon, Lord Rayleigh made key discoveries in the fields of acoustics and
optics that are critical to the theory of wave propagation in fluids. Among other things, Lord Rayleigh
was the first to describe a sound wave as a mathematical equation (the basis of all theoretical work on
acoustics) and the first to describe how small particles in the atmosphere scatter certain wavelengths of
sunlight, a principle that also applies to the behavior of sound waves in water.
D. A number of factors influence how far sound travels underwater and how long it lasts. For one,
particles in seawater can reflect, scatter, and absorb certain frequencies of sound – just as certain
wavelengths of light may be reflected, scattered, and absorbed by specific types of particles in the
atmosphere. Seawater absorbs 30 times the amount of sound absorbed by distilled water, with specific
chemicals (such as magnesium sulfate and boric acid) damping out certain frequencies of sound.
Researchers also learned that low frequency sounds, whose long wavelengths generally pass over tiny
particles, tend to travel farther without loss through absorption or scattering. Further work on the
effects of salinity, temperature, and pressure on the speed of sound has yielded fascinating insights into
the structure of the ocean. Speaking generally, the ocean is divided into horizontal layers in which
sound speed is influenced more greatly by temperature in the upper regions and by pressure in the
lower depths. At the surface is a sun-warmed upper layer, the actual temperature and thickness of
which varies with the season. At midlatitudes, this layer tends to be isothermal, that is ， the

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temperature tends to be uniform throughout the layer because the water is well mixed by the action of
waves, winds, and convection currents; a sound signal moving down through this layer tends to travel
at an almost constant speed. Next comes a transitional layer called the thermocline, in which
temperature drops steadily with depth; as temperature falls, so does the speed of sound.
E. The U.S. Navy was quick to appreciate the usefulness of low-frequency sound and the deep sound
channel in extending the range at which it could detect submarines. In great secrecy during the
1950s，the U.S. Navy launched a project that went by the code name Jezebel; it would later come to be
known as the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS). The system involved arrays of underwater
microphones, called hydrophones, that were placed on the ocean bottom and connected by cables to
onshore processing centers. With SOSUS deployed in both deep and shallow waters along both coasts
of North America and the British West Indies, the U.S. Navy not only could detect submarines in
much of the northern hemisphere, it also could distinguish how many propellers a submarine had,
whether it was conventional or nuclear, and sometimes even the class of sub.
F. The realization that SOSUS could be used to listen to whales also was made by Christopher Clark, a
biological acoustician at Cornell University, when he first visited a SOSUS station in 1992. When
Clark looked at the graphic representations of sound, scrolling 24 hours day, every day, he saw the
voice patterns of blue, finback, minke, and humpback whales. He also could hear the sounds. Using a
SOSUS receiver in the
West Indies, he could hear whales that were 1,770 kilometers (1,100 miles) away. Whales are the
biggest of Earth’s creatures. The blue whale, for example, can be 100 feet long and weigh as many
tons. Yet these animals also are remarkably elusive. Scientists wish to observe blue time and position
them on a map. Moreover, they can track not just one whale at a time, but many creatures
simultaneously throughout the North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific. They also can learn to
distinguish whale calls. For example, Fox and colleagues have detected changes in the calls of finback
whales during different seasons and have found that blue whales in different regions of the Pacific
ocean have different calls. Whales firsthand must wait in their ships for the whales to surface. A few
whales have been tracked briefly in the wild this way but not for very great distances, and much about
them remains unknown. Using the SOSUS stations, scientists can track the whales in real time and
position them on a map. Moreover, they can track not just one whale at a time, but many creatures
simultaneously throughout the North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific. They also can learn to
distinguish whale calls. For example, Fox and colleagues have detected changes in the calls of finback
whales during different seasons and have found that blue whales in different regions of the Pacific
Ocean have different calls.
G. SOSUS, with its vast reach, also has proved instrumental in obtaining information crucial to our
understanding of Earth’s weather and climate. Specifically, the system has enabled researchers to
begin making ocean temperature measurements on a global scale – measurements that are keys to
puzzling out the workings of heat transfer between the ocean and the atmosphere. The ocean plays an
enormous role in determining air temperature the heat capacity in only the upper few meters of ocean
is thought to be equal to all of the heat in the entire atmosphere. For sound waves traveling
horizontally in the ocean, speed is largely a function of temperature. Thus, the travel time of a wave of
sound between two points is a sensitive indicator of the average temperature along its path.

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Transmitting sound in numerous directions through the deep sound channel can give scientists
measurements spanning vast areas of the globe. Thousands of sound paths in the ocean could be pieced
together into a map of global ocean temperatures and, by repeating measurements along the same paths
over times, scientists could track changes in temperature over months or years.
H. Researchers also are using other acoustic techniques to monitor climate. Oceanographer Jeff
Nystuen at the University of Washington, for example, has explored the use of sound to measure
rainfall over the ocean. Monitoring changing global rainfall patterns undoubtedly will contribute to
understanding major climate change as well as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino. Since
1985, Nystuen has used hydrophones to listen to rain over the ocean, acoustically measuring not only
the rainfall rate but also the rainfall type, from drizzle to thunderstorms. By using the sound of rain
underwater as a “natural” rain gauge, the measurement of rainfall over the oceans will become
available to climatologists.
Questions 96-99: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading
Passage 1? In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement is true
FALSE if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage
96. In the past, difficulties of research carried out on Moon were much easier than that of now.
97. The same light technology used on investigation of moon can be employed in the field of ocean.
98. Research on the depth of ocean by method of sound wave is more time-consuming.
99. Hydrophones technology is able to detect the category of precipitation.
Questions 100-103: The reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-H. Which paragraph contains
the following information? Write the correct letter A-H, in boxes 5-8 on your answer sheet.
You may use any letter more than once
100. Elements affect sound transmission in the ocean.
101. Relationship between global climate and ocean temperature
102. Examples of how sound technology help people research ocean and creatures in it
103. Sound transmission under water is similar to that of light in any condition.
Questions 104-105 Choose the correct letter, A，B，C or D. Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on
your answer sheet.
104. Who of the followings is dedicated to the research of rate of sound?
A. Leonardo da Vinci B. Isaac Newton C. John William Strutt D. Charles Sturm
105. According to Fox and colleagues, in what pattern does the change of finback whale calls happen?
A. Change in various seasons B. Change in various days
C. Change in different months D. Change in different years
Your answers:

96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

100. 102. 103. 104. 105.

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D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. (20 points)
The line graph shows the average daily maximum temperatures for Auckland and Christchurch, two
cities in New Zealand, and London and Edinburgh, two cities in the United Kingdom.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

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Part 2: (30 points)

Children nowadays watch significantly more television than in the past, which reduces their activity
levels accordingly. Why is this case? What measures can you suggest to encourage higher levels of
activity among children?
Write an essay of about 250 words to answer the above question. Give reasons and include any
relevant examples to support your answer.
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