Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi chọn học sinh giỏi quốc gia THPT năm 2020 có đáp án Mã A848344

LISTENING (40 points)

Part 1 (10 points). You will hear part of a discussion in which two consultants, Abbie Dale and Ryan Richardson, are talking about two different small businesses that have achieved success. For question 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes

1. What does the company Ryan has chosen encourage its customers to do?

A. Buy every kit it produces B. Create new designs and submit them C. Personalise their online purchases D. Tell others how good the products are 2. According to Abbie, the social clothing company’s customers ______.

A. like to draw attention to themselves B. are willing to help in publicity campaigns C. show creativity in the videos they send in D. have become fiercely loyal to the brand 3. Ryan believes that the main difference between two companies is______.

A. the number of employees they have taken on B. the way in which they have developed C. the variety of problems they have to solve D. the age range they cater for 4. What does Abbie find most astonishing about the company she talks about?

A. Its skill in collaborating with partners. B. The owner’s ability to keep developments secret. C. The fact that it has grown so fast. D. The number of products it aims to launch. 5. According to Ryan, people who buy and assemble the electronic kits ______.

A. should start their own businesses B. are surprised by their simplicity C. find the experience rewarding D. aren’t frightened of making mistakes Your answer:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2 (10 points). Listen to the recording about congestion charging scheme and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding boxes. 6. The congestion charging zone covers some places within London’s inner ring road. 7. There are road signs to signal the congestion charging zone. 8. All British and European car registration plates can be captured and realized by police’s computer. 9. All of the money from this scheme is spent on upgrading road systems. 10. Due to applying the charging zone, London’s public transport services are more effective. Your answer:

6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10.T

Part 3 (20 points). You will hear a financial expert called Alexandra Harrow talking about the influence of the mobile phone on the way people transfer money on a radio show. For question 11-20, complete the

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sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

M-Pesa is a way of effecting (11)______ and making purchases and payments using your mobile phone.

The head of the UK’s Department for International Development had a fund at his disposal to invest in a project that would help improve access to (12)______.

Although some could afford to repay small loans, poor people of Africa were generally ignored by the traditional banking system because their custom was not viewed as (13) ______ to worry about.

The idea for M-Pesa was inspired by how Africans had started using pre-paid mobile airtime as a form of (14) ______ and a new way of making payments.

The system developed by the DfID and Vodafone was only intended to be used to repay (15)______. People with relatives in (16) ______ found the new system very handy for making fund transfers back home from the big city.

In Kenya, M-Pesa shops now outnumber (17) ______ dramatically, which demonstrates the significant influence the new payment system has had there.

Despite its success in parts of Africa, (18) ______ has really yet to start using mobile money at all. Mobile money contributes to tackling (19) ______ in traditionally cash-driven economies, which is why it has become so popular.

Mobile money also helps to stop (20) ______ because it makes it very hard to hide payments and income.

Your answer:

11.money transfer 16.remote villages 12.financial services 17.cash machines 13.too poor 18. 14.currency 19.corruptions 15.small …