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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LÀO CAI
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲTHI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA
NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 15/10/2016 Đề thi có 14 trang
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Số phách I. LISTENING (50 POINTS) Part 1: You will hear an expert giving some advice on art appreciation. For questions 1-7, complete sentences with a word or short phrase. 1. Remember that modern art began around the year _________________________________. 2. The aim of modern art was to rebel against _______________________________________. 3. You need to wear ______________ during your visit. 4. Never stand where the _______________ interfere with your appreciation of a painting. 5. Remember that _____________________ is taken extremely seriously in galleries. 6. You can get a better view by _____________ and using binoculars. Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part 2: You will hear a radio interview with Paul William, an expert in artificial intelligence (AI). For questions 7-12, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 7. Paul explains that predictions made about AI in the past proved to be a long way off-target. _______ 8. According to Paul, most experts feel certain that AI’s full effects will not be seen for some time yet. _______ 9. Pauls feels that the comparison of AI and the arrival of the computer industry illustrates that computer industry was more popular in its time than AI. _______ 10. Paul believes people had little idea what impact new technology in the 1990s would have. _______ 11. Paul is slightly worried by the fact that machines which have intelligence could eventually replace humans in the workplace. _______ 12. Paul finally concludes that science fiction is closer to reality than we think. _______ Your answers:
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Part 3: You will hear a talk by a man called William Bond about his work as a freelance musician. For questions 13-20, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. William had some highly lucrative work at a local school, advising them about the 13.____________________ of students’ playing or singing. William likens the personal concerts he’s given to the 14. ____________ that business people do. An opera project for homeless people that William got involved in was paid for by 15.____________. The homeless people themselves indicated what they called the 16. ‘ _______________’ that William should try to capture in the music. William says the work was hard for him, and likens the plot he had to work with to a 17. _____________. William says the opera featured many different types of music and made him see 18. ___________ music in a new light.
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When talking about the opera’s themes, William says one of the contributors sings about imagining himself in a 19. __________________. The background compilation accompanying some water songs featured a 20. _____________ which was praised by the audience. Your answers:
13. 17. 14. 18. 15. 19. 16. 20. Part 4: You will hear part of a discussion programme in which a businessman called David and a linguist called Ivana are speaking about the theme of symbols. For questions 21-25, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits what you hear. 21. The view is expressed that brands should _______ A. symbolise something people enjoy. B. seek to utilise something visually unusual. C. learn to be more co-operative with each other. D. represent more than just a business proposition. 22. When talking about globolisation both speakers agree that _______ A. the Internet has a huge influence. B. the positive symbols outweigh the negative ones. C. major sporting events are well-meaning but flawed. D. people are right to take a benevolent view. 23. What point does Ivana make about language? A. Some languages are particularly disposed towards symbols. B. Writers use symbols in the same …
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