SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN

HẢI PHÒNG NĂM HỌC 2022 2023

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên thí sinh:......……………………………….. Số báo danh:..................... Mã đề thi 924

LƯU Ý: - Đề thi gồm 06 trang
- Phần tự luận (SECTION ONE) làm vào phiếu trả lời tự luận (có kèm phách).
- Phần trắc nghiệm (SECTION TWO) làm vào phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm.
1. She was quite EXPLICIT about why she had left.
2. Censorship was used as a tool to EXTINGUISH freedom of speech in the region.
SECTION ONE: CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE TEST3. Anyone who EXHIBITS extreme anxiety in the face of potential danger is
unlikely to become an effective military leader.
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION 4. The host greeted us with an EXPANSIVE gesture, inviting everyone to make
themselves at home.
I. You will hear an interview with a woman called Marta Stanston, who runs a mobile restaurant that she sets up in
different places. Listen and answer the questions by choosing the appropriate letter A, B, C, or D. You will hear the
recording TWICE. (5 pts)
1. What did Marta dislike about her first job?
A. It was really badly paid. B. The boss didn't listen to her.
C. She had no ideas of new dishes. D. She found the staff unfriendly.
2. At first, what did Marta find most surprising about mobile restaurants?
A. They are only advertised online. B. Customers can order their meals anywhere.
C. Food never gets thrown away. D. Menus can be easily changed.
3. For Marta, the best thing about mobile restaurants was .
A. knowing she would have customers B. being able to work outdoors
C. finding that waiters weren't needed D. preparing all ingredients at home
4. Marta had difficulty serving food on a beach because of .
A. the noise B. the sun C. the rain D. the wind
5. Marta tries to avoid serving meals in her home because .
A. she doesn't have enough furniture B. the neighbours have complained
C. there is a lack of space D. it provides mobile feeling

II. You will hear part of a talk about dolls. Listen to the talk and write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER you hear for each
answer in the spaces given. You will hear the recording TWICE. (10 pts)
DOLLS
6. The first known dolls were found in graves in Egypt
7. The earliest dolls in the museum date from the century.
8. Early European dolls were dressed like their
9. Dolls from the 17th century were made of wood, and they were painted in great detail.
10.17th-century dolls today may cost as much as pounds each. compel sb to do st | feel compelled to do st: cảm thấy bị
11. Collectors look for examples in perfect condition, with their clothes. buộc phải làm gì
12. 19th-century dolls had soft bodies and hair. compulsory for sb to do st = mandatory: bbuộc
13. If you can take off the doll's hair, you may see the maker's name compulsion (on sb) to do st: sự bbuộc
14. Before the 20th century, all dolls were adults, not babies.
15. From the 1930s, dolls were made of We want an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the existence of the problem. (KNOW)
I haven't as yet received a response to my letter, not even an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR commemorated: tưởng niệm, tưởng nhớ | memorialized: làm lễ kniệm, tg niệm
I. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Many of the heroes in our history have been (MEMORY) in the names of streets.
2. The women employed in the mines were (DOMINANCE) young and unmarried. predominantly: chủ yếu
3. His grandmother's good looks and youthful energy (LIE) her 60 years. belie/ belied: give a false impression
4. Many experts argue that students learn better when they are in classes out of choice rather than (COMPEL) compulsion: bbuộc
5. I've been given some financial advice that is (CONTRADICT) and confusing, contradictory: ><
6. Hundreds of (EVACUATE) evacuees from the war zone have arrived in the city, and the authorities are trying to find homes for
them. diagnosis/ diagnoses: sự chẩn đoán
7. They have been waiting for the doctor's (DIAGNOSE) since yesterday's examination.
8. It is (ADVISE) to travel to the areas affected by radioactive pollution.
inadvisable
:) A lot of effort went ....................... making the costumes. | effort go into st/doing st: dồn nỗ lực vào việc gì
:) Leah and I were going to go to Morocco together, but at the last moment she cried OFF . | cry off = cancel (promise)
:)) Most people in the countryside live ............. the land.
:)) He ran ............ .......................... a gang of schoolfriends and was a member of the local swimming club.
:) Nelson Mandela stood DOWN as party leader and will give up the position of head of state in the 1999 general election. get blood out of a
STAND DOWN = STEP DOWN: từ chức stone: hthành cviệc vô
:) He used to jump ON me for every little mistake. | jump on sb = criticize sb: chỉ trích ai cùng kkhăn; vắt cổ
expressionless: k blộ cxúc chày ra nước
9. She stood there completely (EXPRESS) , so I had no idea what she was thinking about.
10. Jack got into a lot of trouble for (PERSIST) breaking school rules. persistently: (adv) liên tục
Keep looking—they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.: completely disappear miển là
II. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. When making decisions, people tend to weigh up their options carefully, which is sensible as long as you don't lose sight
of what's important.weigh up st = consider st: cân nhắc loose sight of: ko nhìn thấy; k chú ý; lãng quên điều gì
2. You should check all your files on the screen, then back them all up onto a storage device. back up: sao lưu (dữ liệu)
3. Asking Barry to pay for meals is like getting blood out of a stone. from the ground up: completely, including everything
4 They have been struggling to rebuild the system from the ground up in the past 10 years. pass out: bất tỉnh, phát cái gì cho ai,
5. The eldest son of the Queen will succeed to the throne when she passes away tốt nghiệp trường quân sự
6. The journalist reported that the city was on the brink of a crisis. on the brink/edge/verge of: trên bờ vực
7. I could tell from his face that he was angry something.
at/about/over tel st from one's face: nhìn mặt là biết ...
am tường 8. She is very knowledgeable about History, but she's ignorant of/about Maths. My success is far beyond what I think possible.
understand9. Rosy still failed to catch on to what the teacher was explaining about. It was quite beyondher ability.beyond sb > It's beyond me why
10. A teenage girl sat on a train chewing gum and staring vacantly into space.
:) You MIGHT HAVE TOLD (tell) me earlier! Had I known you didn't come, I wouldn't have been there. : regret/ criticism in the past
III. The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts) associate A with B: gắn A với B
0. Line 1: the -> a
LINE DOLPHINS HAVE THEIR OWN NAMES
have
1 Scientists studying the species of dolphin called bottlenose dolphins has made an interesting discovery.
its 2 Each of the dolphins in the group the scientists studied has their own name, consisting of a series of
chuỗi
3 whistles. As many animals can copy and learn complicated sequences of sounds, few species are WHILE (Although/Though)
4 capable of associating particular sounds to specific individuals or things. Dolphins use sounds when
5 they communicate for a variety of reasons, include leading other dolphins to places where food is including
6 available and showing how friendly or aggressively they are feeling. aggressive
7 Dolphins mainly use their names, known as "signature whistle", when they are travelling, to let the others whistles
they are 8 in their group know where are they. And when a group of dolphins comes across another group while
as
9 out at sea, they appear to use them like a means of greeting each other, exchanging information before
are
10 the groups join. The whistles also used when mothers and their young get separated.
pathetic = pitiful: making you feel sad | pathetic = feeble: weak and not successful: bạc nhược | make a pathetic attempt to smile: cười yếu ớt
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION clamp A to B | A and B (together): giữ chặt cái gì lại với nhau
Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. (5 pts) resist st/doing st
tragic > tragedy WHAT COMES FIRST ON HOLIDAY: PHONE OR FAMILY?
Passport, money, tickets; these are all essential items to pack when you're off on a family holiday. A mobile phone, (1)
however , is a different matter, especially if everyone at work has the number. Theoretically, it (2) ought to be possible for
stressed-out managers to have a phone-free fortnight without interruptions. In reality, go to any Mediterranean beach hotel
chạm trán, đương đầu
where British families stay, and you'll be confronted by the pathetic sight of husbands and fathers wandering around the pool (3)
kẹp chặt
with mobile phones clamped to their ears, saying things (4) like : "It's in the third drawer down, next to the pencils,' or “I
thought that contract went off last Wednesday” a number of = some make + O + ADJ | end up + V_ing/cụm prep
a large number of = many
nhạy cảm ng` qsát there/it bi kịch
To the sensitive observer, (5) is a tragic contrast between the beauty of the surroundings, with the family all enjoying
themselves together, and a large number of work issues under discussion. To (6) make matters worse, these poor fathers
probably end up paying for the call that's come between them and quality time with the family. switched / turned
attraction
Some, it's true, do try to resist the pull of the phone, carrying it around with them but leaving it (7) off until they get back
to the hotel. The trouble is, they spend the whole day wondering (8) who might have called, and then the whole evening in
a (9) state of frustration because everyone has now left the office and they can't get back to them for (10) another sixteen
hours. might have V3: có lẽ đã xra trong qk (suy đoán) | must have V3: sluận + logic qk | can't/couldn't have V3: sluận - logic qk
can't/couldn't have V3: suy luận - logic qk | must have V3: sluận + logic qk reason for = cause of
PART FOUR: WRITING inheritor of st = heir: người thừa kế
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. (10 pts)
1. I am sure it wasn't the manager you saw yesterday because he had gone abroad. -> It can't …………..…….…
have been the manager ...
2. Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn't. -> Contrary to……………....
people's expectation, he didn't
3. Collecting celebrities' autographs gives the children a lot of pleasure. -> The children derive…......
a lot of pleasure from ...
reason for the old man's changing
4. What caused the old man to change his mind about the inheritor? -> What was the .................
5. We will stand by you whenever you're in trouble. testify to st/doing st: khai, làm chứng -> Should…………………....
you be in trouble, we will stand ...
6. “I received $200,000 in bribes," he admitted. -> He testified to……………..
receiving/ having received
stand for: là từ viết tắt của | support/represent If you are in trouble, we will stand by you. > Should + S + bare, S will bare.
not stand for st: k để ai làm gì, k để điều gì xra If only S + V2. (HT) | If only S had V3. (QK)
derive pleasure from st: thích cái gì If only + S + would + bare. (mong muốn TL)
I've yet to do st: vẫn chưa làm gì be V3 + to-inf The bus driver is said to have been talking on the phone...
to be talking | to have been V_ing: hđ đã đang xra Only after + S V, Aux + S + ... | Only after the accounts had been checked, was the
peculation brought to light. | give sb your word that
than Mr. Smith.
7. Mr. Smith is the most dedicated teacher I have ever met -> I've yet……………………..
to meet a more dedicated teacher
8. People say that the bus driver was talking on the phone at the time of the crash. -> The bus driver is said........
9. The peculation was only brought to light after the accounts had been checked. -> Only after………………..…
10. I promise that I won't tell anybody what you've told me. -> I give you……………………
my word that I won't
set your heart on st = have your heart set on st
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one, using the
word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. You must use NO MORE THAN SIX words. (5 pts)
1. Her daughter is determined to become a brain surgeon. (HEART)
-> Her daughter has ................................
set her heart on becoming a brain surgeon.
2. Is it possible to walk from the hotel to the city center? (WITHIN) within walking distance of st
-> Is the city center ..........................................
within walking distance ofthe hotel be of little/no consequence to sb: hầu như k qtrọng đối với ai
3. I don't mind what you wear so longtoasmeit's appropriate for the occasion. (CONSEQUENCE) Take 3 from 7 and you're left with 4.
-> It. ................................
of little consequencewhat you wear so long as it's appropriate for the occasion. 7 take away 3 is 4
4. The new salesman tried to fulfill every requirement his director had. (TUNE) dance to sb's tune mb | bt
Vì rằng
-> The new salesman tried to dance………………. to his director's tune. subtract (st) (from st) = TAKE
5. Given that he has no experience, will Frank be able to do this job? (AFFECT) lack of st: thiếu cg subtract 3 from 7, you get 4
-> Will Frank's........................................................
lack of experience affect his ability to do this job? 3 subtracted from 7 is 4
like the cat that ate/swallowed/got the canary: very pleased with yourself = smug
inexperience
SECTION TWO: SELECTED-RESPONSE TEST like a cat that's got the cream | a canary in the/a coal mine: an early warning of danger
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY indebtedness (to sb): cảm thấy mắc nợ ai đó | tình trạng nợ nần
famous | infamous
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in
each group. (2.5 pts) rõ ràng cởi mở, rộng rãi, có thể bành trướng
dập tắt 1. A. extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ B. exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ C. explicit /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ D. expansive /ɪkˈspænsɪv/
2. A. wretched B. blessed C. rugged D. panicked casino capitalism: hệ thống ktế
3. A. canary officer/army cadet B. cadet sinh viên sĩ quan C. canon giáo sĩ D. casino (tư nhân) đầu tư chấp nhận rủi ro
police generally accepted
4. A. climbing B. doubtful D. subtract rất lớn
C. subtle rule/standard/principle
in st | to do st
5. A. debris i: B. expertise C. alumni aɪ cựu sv D. fatigue exhaustion, tiredness
the anonymity of the hotel decor: the state of having no unusual/interesting features flammable = inflammable >< non-flammable
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in
non-/nonsimultaneous
architect each group. (2.5 pts)
enthuse about/over sb/st
= coincident; concurrent: đồng thời
6. A. architectural B. enthusiasm for C. anonymity D. simultaneous
habitable 7. A. inhabitable uninhabitable B. unprofitable C. unacceptable D. immeasurable inestimable
8. A. downpour cloudburst; deluge B. downsize st from A to BC. downfall sự sụp đổ D. downwind xuôi theo hg gió >< upwind
doanh nhân9. A. entrepreneur B. ambassador C. indebtedness D. psychiatrist bs tâm thần | psyche
dishonest10. A. deceitful B. aesthetic esthetic C. external D. inventory bảng kiểm kê nội thất của tòa nhà
V_ing | Having V3 stock: hàng tồn kho
That he often tells lies makes her sad.
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR V3 | Having been V3, SV.
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
11. , including climate, mineral content, and surface water, wetlands may be mossy, grassy, or wooded.
A. Many factors depending on B. Depending on many factors Present participle
C. On many factors depending D. Factors depending on many That S V + Vít.
12. so incredible is that these insects successfully migrate to places they have never seen. paint a ADJ picture
A. What makes the monarch butterflies' migration B. That makes the monarch butterflies' migration
C. The migration of the monarch butterflies is D. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is
13. I detest being V3, but I often have to wait for the dentist for hours to have my teeth checked. look at live pictures
A. to keep waiting B. being kept to wait C. being kept waiting D. to be kept waiting
14. To let them see the clear change in the case, the presenter put them in the I have a vivid picture of my grandfather + V_ing.
A. situation B. picture C. interpretation D. plan put/keep sb in the picture
15. If only people in our parents' generation the school facilities that we have today. let sb know | inform sb of st
A. had had B. had C. have had D. have
fertile ground | a fertile source of
16. Liam and Emma want to book a table for dinner in a famous restaurant in the town.
- Liam: "We'll never get a table in there at such short notice." For better or (for) worse
- Emma:" ” Cá ko chấp nhận dù tốt hay xấu Để tui trả tiền cho.
A. The more the merrier. B. Want a bet? C. For better for worse. D. It's on me!
17. Six novels a year, you say? He's certainly a writer. breed like rabbits màu mở, sinh sôi nảy nở nhiều
A. effective B. fruitful successful C. prolific stác rất nhiều D. fertile
> fruitless
18. The new speed restrictions on the highway are said to be a debated issue.
A. heavily B. profoundly C. hotly fiercely D. deeply
dread st | (sb) doing st | to do st | that sâu sắc, hết sức
fundamental attribution error: lỗi quy kết cơ bản
 19. The Homecoming parade and street party will NECESSITATE closing University Avenue.
Animals can also EXEMPLIFY human characteristics.
I don't relish the prospect of
19. Increased traffic in cities these days widening the roads.
A. necessitates V_ing
làm cg trở nên cthiết B. exemplifies làm vd C. facilitates tạo điều kiện thuận lợi D. indicates thể hiện
20. This research is important it is to look into some alternative sources of renewable energy
A. hence for this reason B. therefore C. in that vì rằng D. unless
21. Frankly speaking, the theory they've been working on just doesn't accept criticism/punishment for st you have done
be reasonable A. see reason reason, B.
argument: TRUE, đủ thuyếtC.phục
hold water share the burden D. face the music
have good22. The Parkers are going to move to a(n) house in Hempstead. aside from = apart from/ except for
judgement
A. solid brick elegant Roman-style B. brick solid elegant Roman-styleaside from = in addition to, as well as
C. Roman-style elegant brick solid D. elegant solid Roman-style brick
23. A group of soldiers was stationed near Ganges river, in a small town under Himalayas.
A. O - the đóng quânB. the - the C. O - O D. the - O
24. I always clean the flat before my mother comes round, but she always finds at least one of dust and says it's filthy.
A. gust B. speck C. scrap D. blade run a/the risk of st/doing st
25. Nothing went wrong when the students came back to school after Covid-19 pandemic, ? run risks
A. didn't they B. did it vượt quá C. didn't it D. did they
26. as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was created. V3
A. To rank B. Ranking C. To be ranked D. Being ranked
27. Nebraska has floods in some years, . Built of wood, the house is a fire risk.
A. others in drought B. droughts are others C. in others drought D. while other droughts
28. He didn't realize they had been talking at cross until he was asked an irrelevant question.
A. purposes
nói chủ đề khác nhau B. aims C. intentions D. beliefs
engender: make a feeling/situation exist
29. People being overweight
nhưng k nhận the risk of having heart diseases.
ra nên k hiểu nhau A. run B. bear C. gain D. make
fir sb up for st = frame sb
30. People thought that the use of robots would boring low-paid factory jobs. incriminate sb on a false charge
suddenly affected A. break out in B. do away with C. put down to D. fit up for
abolish put st down to st 29. It was gradually BORN in on us that defeat was
by an unpleasant feeling/a problem
kill attribute st to st inevitable.
on your skin
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION be borne in on sb: to be realized after a period of time
My face has broken out in a rash. ambivalent towards/about: >< trong tư tưởng, cảm xúc
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from
31 to 40. (10 pts) hit the store/gym/park: go to... baby shower: a party given for a woman who is going to have a baby, (give her
presents for the baby: tiệc mừng baby sắp ra đời
ồ ạt: in large numbers
Every day, millions of shoppers hit the stores in full force - both online and on foot - searching excitedly for the perfect gifts. Last
wholesale
year, Americans spent over $30 billion at retail stores in the month of December alone. Aside from purchasing holiday gifts, objective
= unbiased
most people regularly buy presents for other occasions throughout the year, including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, khách quan
graduations, and baby showers. This frequent experience of gift-giving can engender ambivalent feelings in gift-givers. Many
relish the opportunity to buy presents because gift-giving offers a powerful means to build stronger bonds with one's closest
peers. At the same time, many dread the thought of buying gifts; they worry that their purchases will disappoint, rather than
delight, the intended recipients. describe sb/st as st | While some people describe ... as a positive X, serving..., others offer a less
Nhà nhân chủng học favorable view.| social projection: sự phóng chiếu, sự chiếu rọi xã hội
Anthropologists describe gift-giving as a positive social process, serving various political, religious, and psychological functions.
nhà ktếEconomists,
học tượng trưng
however, offer a less favourable view. According to Waldfogel (1993), gift-giving represents an objective waste of
resources. People buy gifts that recipients would not choose to buy on their own, or at least not spend as much money to
tổn thất vô ích do thuế
purchase (a phenomenon referred to as "the deadweight loss of Christmas"). This "deadweight loss" suggests that gift-givers
are not very good at predicting what gifts others will appreciate. That in itself is not surprising to social psychologists. Research
others' perspectives, their insights aređối
tính đến, nghĩofđến tượng vị kỷ
has found that people often struggle to take account subject to egocentrism, social
thẩm quyền
projection, and multiple attribution errors. What is surprising is that gift-givers have considerable experience acting as both gift-
givers and gift-recipients, but nevertheless, tend to overspend each time they set out to purchase a meaningful gift.
equate st with st
In the present research, we propose a unique psychological explanation for this overspending problem, i.e. that gift-givers
đánh đồng
equate how much they spend with how much recipients will appreciate the gift (the more expensive the gift, the stronger the gift-
thuộc về trực giác
recipient's feelings of appreciation). Although a link between gift price and feelings of appreciation might seem intuitive to gift-
vô căn cứ, k có cơ sở
givers, such an assumption may be unfounded. Indeed, we suggest that gift-recipients will be less likely to base their feelings of
độ lớn
appreciation on the magnitude of a gift than givers assume.

Why do gift-givers assume that gift price is closely linked to gift-recipients' feelings of appreciation? Perhaps givers believe that
hiệu of qtâm, chu đáo sự kính trọng
bigger (that is, more expensive) gifts convey strongertínsignals thoughtfulness and consideration. According to Camerer (1988)
theo đó
and others, gift-giving represents a symbolic ritual, whereby gift-givers attempt to signal their positive attitudes toward the
intended recipients and their willingness to invest resources in a future relationship. In this sense. gift-givers may be motivated
to spend more money on a gift in order to send a stronger signal to their intended recipients. As for gift-recipients, they may not
construe smaller or larger gifts as representing smaller or larger signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
interpret
 31. What is the main idea discussed in the passage?
A. Gift-recipients are widely acknowledged as considerably experienced in gift-giving.
B. Gift-giving may have certain drawbacks alongside its positive qualities.
C. Gifts can serve as implicit signals of thoughtfulness and consideration.
D. Gift-giving, despite its uneconomical downsides, cultivates a positive social process.
32. In paragraph 4, the word "construe" most probably means
A. understand B. state C. respond D. take
33. The word 'many" in line 6 paragraph 1 refers to
A. gift-givers B. peers C. presents D. gift-receipients
34. The author most likely uses the examples of gift-giving occasions in paragraph 1 to highlight the
A. regularity with which people shop for gifts
B. recent increase in the amount of money spent on gifts
C. anxiety gift-shopping causes for consumers
D. number of special occasions involving gift-giving
35. In paragraph 1, the word "ambivalent" most nearly means
A. unrealistic B. supportive C. apprehensive D. conflicted
36. In paragraph 3, the author indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers may be .
A. insincere B. fundamental C. justified D. incorrect
37. In paragraph 4, the author refers to the works by Camerer and others in order to
A. introduce an argument B. offer an alternative C. support an explanation D. question a motive
38. The social psychologists mentioned in paragraph 2 would likely describe the "deadweight loss” phenomenon as
A. questionable B. disturbing C. predictable D. unprecedented
39. The author indicates that people value gift-giving because they feel it .
A. functions as a form of self-expression pull out: rút ra khỏi; (xe) phóng ra; (train) rời ga
B. can serve to strengthen a relationship check out: to be found to be true/acceptable after being examined
look at/examine (attractive/interesting)
C. is an inexpensive way to show appreciation
D. requires the gift-recipients to share the same opinion
40. Which of the following best characterizes the tone of the author?
A. informative B. pessimistic C. disapproving D. ironic

Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the
numbered blanks from 41 to 50. (5 pts) dream up = think up = invent: tưởng tượng, nảy ra (unusual + silly)
flight simulator: thiết bị mô phỏng buồng lái hit sb up: contact sb | call sb out: ask sb to come (emergency); criticize publicly; kêu gọi
TEENAGE AIRLINE BOSS
Martin Halstead is a young entrepreneur, best known for having managed to launch his own airline at the age of eighteen.
Martin started his first business (41) , making flight simulators for use in pilot training, while he was still a fifteen-year-old
schoolboy, and at seventeen he left school to (42) as a pilot. It was whilst on the course that Martin realised that (43)
of just being a pilot, he'd like to run an airline business, and so he (44) up with the idea for AlphaOne
Airways.

Martin (45) planned to fly between Oxford and Cambridge, and there was considerable public (46) in the idea.
But when a big investor (47) out at the last minute, Martin was left with no option but to think again.
But he was not to be (48) . In November 2005, he relaunched the company, this time planning flights from the Isle
of Man to Edinburgh. The first flight departed on November 7, carrying invited guests and media in an aircraft Martin had leased
from another company. (49) the airline suspended operations in January 2006, AlphaOne Airways had carried
some forty fare-paying passengers on the route, and Martin had fulfilled his dream. It was perhaps his naivety and youth that
allowed him to ignore the problems and barriers that someone older may have seen as a brick wall (50) in the way of
achievement.
business venture: kd mạo hiểm
41. A. venture B. effort C. task D. event
42. A. train B. learn C. study D. prepare
43. A. instead B. rather C. preference D. alternative
44. A. dreamt B. thought C. hit D. came
45. A. largely B. principally C. initially D. primarily
46. A. attention B. support C. attraction D. interest sự quan tâm
47. A. called B. checked C. pulled D. held
48. A. caught out B. sent back C. turned down D. put off
49. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. Whether
50. A. blocking B. standing C. stopping D. Impeding
Read the following passage and mark lotter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from
51 to 55. (5 pts)
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides information concerning how people
think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the
news during presidential campaigns knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States.

North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street interviews on local television news shows. While such
interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the
opinions of only the people who appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-
class shoppers, or factory workers, depending on which area the newspeople select. Second, television interviews tend to
attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on air, while they frighten away others who may feel intimidated by a camera.
A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.

In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording of questions. An effective survey question
must be simple and clear enough for people to understand. It must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in
interpreting the results. Even questions that are less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type of
information desired. Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly, and the
questions are worded accurately.

There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of survey research has its
advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate because most people find it more difficult to turn down a personal
request for an interview than to throw away a written questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions
and probe for a subject's underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the advantage of being cheaper and
more consistent.

51. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The history of surveys in North America B. The importance of polls in American political life
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys D. The principles of conducting surveys
52. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that live interviews .
A. are easier to interpret B. can produce more information
C. cost less D. minimize the influence of the researcher
53. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to
A. North Americans B. news shows C. opinions D. interviews
54. The word "elicit" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. take out B. rule out C. leave out D. bring out
55. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey?
A. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results
B. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings
C. Carefully worded questions
D. A high number of respondents

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