Đề ôn luyện thi học sinh giỏi THPT - PRACTICE TEST 6 (20-6-2021) có đáp án Mã A452997

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PRACTICE TEST 6 (20/6/2021) I. LISTENING (50 POINTS)

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a conversation between a student and an officer of customer services in a bank and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

1. The student has recently visited the bank. 2. The student needs to produce a letter from her course tutor. 3. The student gets worried because she has no money left. 4. The government regulations are trying to target criminal activities. 5. With current accounts, the use of ATMs and overdrafts are available.

Your answers 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T

Part 2. For questions 6-14, listen to a report on a scandal in education and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided. - At least 50 people, including wealthy parents, college sports coaches and administrators have been charged with participating in 6) to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The scheme involved either cheating on standardized tests or 7) college coaches to accept students as college athletes.

- U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling called this the largest 8) ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. The offences are also described as 9) , selfish and shameful.

- Parents are reported to have paid more than $25 million to Rick Singer, who orchestrated the whole scheme. Singer disguised bribe payments as charitable contributions to a purported nonprofit that was, in fact, a 10) he used to launder the illegal money.

- Fabrication of sports credentials was carried out in different ways. Firstly, bribed coaches labelled students as 11) , which gave their applications an advantage. Secondly, Singer helped parents take 12) photographs of their children engaged in particular sports. Finally, Photoshop was used to insert a photograph of a student's face onto a photograph of another person participating in the sport to document purported athletic activity.

- College admissions counselors believe 13) are the main sufferers of the fraud. The institutions involved in the scandal took steps to punish the offenders, with Standford’s 14) being dismissed.

6. alleged conspiracy 7. bribing 8. 9. 10. front 11. recruited competitive athletes 12. staged 13. hardworking students

Part 3. For questions 15-19, listen to a discussion between two environmentalists, Ken Forbes and Maggie Dimas, who are talking about cars of the future and cyclists and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 15. What main point does Ken make about the driverless cars? A. They will mean that cyclists will be in more danger. B. They will make punishments for drivers redundant. C. They will ensure that cyclists remain unharmed. D. They will be perfect in every way but construction. 16. When discussing the implications of driverless cars, Maggie reveals A. that non-drivers, not driverless vehicles, might be the biggest problem. B. that she is frightened by the idea of cars having no driver. C. her doubt that increased road regulations will guarantee safety. D. her concern that Ken is too optimistic about the future. 17. On what subject do Ken and Maggie share a common view? A. Non-drivers will use the driving lanes if given the chance. B. Traditional street lights must not be removed. C. The jobs of those in charge will become more difficult. D. Automatic braking systems will save many lives. 18. When discussing driverless cars and research, both environmentalists A. acknowledge that various organisations are involved in it. B. agree that the Google organisation is leading the way. C. suggest there are still many design problems to be solved. D. admit they cannot predict when driverless cars will be marketable. 19. What can be inferred from Ken’s closing remarks? A. He …