HDC môn Tiếng Anh_11 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

(HDC gồm 10 trang) LẦN THỨ XVI, NĂM 2025

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points) => 2 points/ correct answer

Part 1. 10 points (2 points/correct answer)
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T

Part 2: 10 points (2 points/correct answer)

6. 79/seventy- 7. To establish 8. Treasure 9. Once a year 10. Loose stones,
nine position walls

Part 3. 10 points (2 points/correct answer)

11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D

Part 4: 20 points (2 points/correct answer)

16. trouble dealing 21. best suited

17. human ingenuity 22. career self-knowledge
18. sustaining good relationships 23. anxiety reduction
19. capitalism 24. real source
20. HR 25. wrong curriculum

SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (30 points) => 1 point/ correct answer

Part 1. 15 points (1 point/correct answer)

26.D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. D

31. A 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B
36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C

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Part 2. 5 points (1 point/correct answer)

Mistake Correction

41. resistible irresistible

42. In On

43. instill instilled

44. Many Much

45. outrage outrages

Part 3. 10 points (1 point/correct answer)

46. Admittedly 47. politician’s 48. alphabetical 49. emphatically 50. capability

51. enriched 52. colourful 53. interference 54. enthusiasts 55. opposed

SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1: 15 points (1 point/correct answer)

56. not 57. each/every 58. average 59. education 60. chances
61. other 62. work 63. over 64. spend 65. its

Part 2: 10 points (1point/correct answer)

66. C 67. B 68. A 69. D 70.C

71. B 72. A 73. B 74. B 75.D

Part 3: 15 points (1.0 point/correct answer)

76. v 77. iii 78. i 79. viii 80. vi 81. ix

82. FALSE 83. TRUE 84. NOT GIVEN 85.TRUE

86. D 87. B 88. B 89. C 90. B

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Part 4: 7 points (1.0 point/correct answer)

91. C 92. G 93. E 94. A 95. H 96. B 97. F

Part 5. 13 points (1.3 points/correct answer)

98. D 99. C 100. A 101. B 102. B 103. D 104. A

105. I 106. L 107. J 108. F 109. C 110. E

D. WRITING (60 points)

Part 1. (15 points)
Contents (10 points)
Language use (5 points)
- The summary should:
 show attempts to convey the main ideas of the original text by means of paraphrasing
(structural and lexical use),
 demonstrate correct use of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and mechanics (spelling,
punctuation,...),maintain coherence, cohesion, and unity throughout (by means of linkers and
transitional devices).
Penalties
 A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be given to personal opinions found in the summary.
 A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be given to any summary with more than 30% of words
copied from the original.
 A penalty of 1 point will be given to any summary longer than 130 words or shorter than 90
words.

Part 2. (15 points)

Contents (10 points)
Language use (5 points)

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- The report should:
 demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures,
 have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics (spelling, punctuation,...),
 maintain coherence, cohesion, and unity throughout (by means of linkers and transitional devices).
Penalties
A penalty of 1 point will be given to any summary longer than 160 words or shorter than 140 words.

Part 3. Essay writing (30 points)

The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement (10 points)
a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization (10 points)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
 Introduction is presented with a clear thesis statement introducing the points to be
developed.
 Body paragraphs develop the points introduced with unity, coherence, and
cohesion. Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details
and examples when necessary.
 Conclusion summarises the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Language use (5 points)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (5 points)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting
5. Penalties
A penalty of 2 points to 3 points will be given to any essay longer than 400 words or
shorter than 300 words.
SAMPLE
The shift towards cashless transactions has become increasingly prominent in recent years, with
many people and businesses embracing digital payment methods. While there are clear benefits to a
cashless society, such as convenience and efficiency, there are also valid concerns about security.

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Personally, I believe that the advantages of a cashless society outweigh the potential drawbacks,
provided that security measures continue to improve.
One of the primary benefits of cashless transactions is convenience. Digital payments are fast,
easy, and can be made from almost anywhere with an internet connection. This eliminates the need to
carry physical cash, which can be cumbersome and even risky. Moreover, cashless transactions allow
people to manage their finances more efficiently. Through online banking apps and e-wallets,
individuals can track their spending, make instant transfers, and pay bills with case. This increased
convenience is especially beneficial in today's fast-paced world, where time is often a limited resource.
Another advantage of a cashless society is the reduction in crime related to physical money. Cash
is often targeted by thieves, and carrying large sums of money increases the risk of being robbed. In
contrast, digital transactions are more secure in terms of physical safety, as there is no tangible money
to steal. In addition, governments and financial institutions can more effectively monitor and regulate
cashless transactions, potentially reducing tax evasion and illegal activities, such as money laundering.
However, concerns about the security of digital transactions are valid. With the rise of cybercrime,
many people worry about the potential for hacking, fraud, and identity theft. Despite these concerns,
advances in cybersecurity, encryption, and authentication technologies have significantly improved the
safety of online payments. As long as individuals practice safe online habits and use secure payment
platforms, the risk of fraud can be minimized.
In conclusion, while security concerns surrounding cashless transactions are understandable, I
believe the benefits of convenience, financial management, and crime reduction far outweigh the risks.
With the continued development of security technologies, a cashless society can offer significant
advantages for both individuals and the broader economy.

TAPESCRIPTS
PART 1
With life getting more demanding and hectic all the time it seems there's only one way to cope -
multitasking! Gurus and life hackers make a living telling us how to get better at it. But can we
actually multitask?
The term was first used in the '60s, to describe computer performance. The human brain, though, is not
a computer and human attention is a very limited resource. Some psychologists model visual
attention as being like a spotlight. It can only be shone in one direction at any one time.
Our primary focus - what we're paying most attention to is like the brightly lit area in the centre of the
beam. It can also be understood as being like a zoom lens we can choose to narrow our focus to
concentrate in detail, or widen it, to be aware of more things simultaneously. But we can't be zoomed
in and out at the same time.
Even though we're constantly receiving a huge amount of information from our senses, it's only
possible for a small amount to make it through to conscious awareness. Watch the next section
very carefully, and pay particular attention to how many balls bounce in the circle.

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How many can you count? Seven, right? But did you also notice that little dinosaur? What about the
changing shape of the circle? Or the smiley face on one of the balls? This shows just how powerful
focused attention is. Being able to filter out irrelevant detail is an amazingly useful tool, but it
means we can miss things that are right under our noses, an effect known as inattention blindness.
You can see this very clearly in the famous Invisible Gorilla experiment. When asked to concentrate
exclusively on how often basketball players in white pass the ball, most people completely miss
the gorilla walking across the screen and beating his chest.
We just don't have the capacity to process everything at once. This is a particular problem when
we try to multitask. We can switch attention from one task to another and back again. But when
attention is overloaded, we miss things, and the result is nearly always that we perform tasks less well
than we would doing them one at a time. It's only truly possible to do two things at once if they
require different sets of cognitive resources. For example, it's totally possible to read a book and
listen to music at the same time.
PART 2
Good Afternoon.
I was in such a hurry I didn't have breakfast. I'd like to show you these apples that my neighbour grew.
This one's fine, but this one's an odd shape; you certainly wouldn't find it on sale at a supermarket in
this country. But, it tastes great.
Today, I'd like to discuss food wastage, and a movement attempting to address the issue. There are
ugly-fruit exponents throughout Europe, but I'll focus on a group in Portugal, called Fruta Feia, which
means 'ugly fruit'. But first, some statistics. According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of
the United Nations, or the FAO, around 40% of food for human consumption is wasted globally. The
direct economic impact of this is a loss of $750 billion dollars each year. Meanwhile, every day, 870
million people worldwide go hungry. The environmental effects of food production are also
astounding. In the US it's estimated that the transportation of food uses ten percent of the total US ener
budget. At the same time, food production consumes 50% of our land and 80% of our available fress
water. The single largest component of solid municipal waste - around 40% - is rotting food, and
the gases that produces increase global warming. Surprisingly, food wastage in developing countries is
as high as in developed ones; what differs is where the wastage occurs. In a country like Bolivia, Laos,
or Zambia, food loss occurs after harvesting and during processing, due to inadequate storage, poor
transportation infrastructure, and warm climatic conditions, whereas in the developed world, wastage
occurs at the retail and consumer level - consumers seldom plan their shopping, which leads to over-
purchasing; or, the enormous variety of supermarket food encourages impulse buying. Furthermore,
consumers are strongly advised by regulatory authorities to dispose of food that may well be edible but
which has passed its use-by date. This overly-cautious labelling with use-by dates is something Fruta
Feia has campaigned against.

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The complex food rules of the European Union began in 1992, and have fuelled great discontent,
especially in the UK, where journalists famously lampooned bureaucrats for banning bent bananas and
curved cucumbers.
After such criticism, the EU did reduce its list of rules for selling fruit and vegetables from 36 to ten.
The difficulty lies with retailers that reject large amounts of food due to aesthetic considerations,
believing spinach has to be completely green, and tomatoes perfectly spherical. Any blemish, even one
that doesn't affect the edible contents, signals an item's destruction. To reduce wastage, the FAO
recommends three things. Priority should be given to preventing wastage in the first place to by
balancing production with demand. Where there is surplus, re-use by donation to needy people or to
farm animals should take place. Lastly, if re-use is impossible, recycling and recovery should be
pursued.
PART 3
Okay, today I have with me Kathy Ford, winner of more than 500,000 pounds worth of prizes in all
sorts of consumer competitions, and dubbed the queen of competitions by the British press. She is now
editor of competitors World Magazine, and as an expert on competitions has appeared regularly on
TV, Kathy, let's go straight to our first caller. And that's Diana. Diana, what's your query?
D
Diana
0:26
Yes. Hello, Kathy? Well, in order to send in two entries to a competition where only one entry per
person was allowed, I asked my best friend if I could submit an entry and her name. She agreed, and
the understanding was that if her entry won, I would receive the prize. But I would buy her a small gift
for allowing me to use her name. Well, the inevitable has happened. I've won a much needed new
washing machine, but in my friend's name, and she has now refused point blank to hand the
machine over. If I went to a lawyer, would I have any hope of getting my prize from her?
K
Kathy
1:02
Not even the faintest chance. I'm afraid that your efforts to evade the rules have not only cost you the
prize, but also your best friend as well. And legally, you just don't have a leg to stand on. Even if
you'd drawn up some sort of legal agreement with your erstwhile friend, I think you'd find that
the law would still take a very dim view of your case, since it was obviously done with
premeditated fraudulent intent. It's not worth trying to evade the rules, as you've just found out
the hard way.
P
Presenter

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1:34
Next, it's Ron. Ron, go ahead. You're through to Kathy
R
Ron
1:38
Someone told me that some firms that run competitions keep a blacklist of frequent prize-winners, and
that I should use a lot of different aliases in order to avoid being put on such a list. Is this true?
K
Kathy
1:49
No! Competitors can sometimes get a little paranoid, and if they start going through a winless
spell (and we all get them, from time to time!) they start to imagine that they've been blacklisted.
No reputable firm would even contemplate such a measure, and the only time there's even a faint
risk of this sort of thing happening is with 'in store' competitions, where an individual store manager
might just conceivably think 'Oh no, not him again' and deliberately disregard your entry. For
mainstream competitions, however, such worries are groundless, and the use of aliases is not only
unnecessary but can even prove to be pretty stupid. Think about it for a moment - what would happen
if you won a holiday under a phoney name? Or were asked to prove your identity to collect a prize at a
presentation ceremony? My advice is to stick with your own name and if prizes stop arriving, take a
long, close look at the quality of your entries rather than trying to blame it on blacklists.
P
Presenter
2:56
Okay, next, it's Stan. Stan, what can Kathy help you with?
1
Speaker 1
3:01
Well. Kathy, I recently entered a competition which asked you to estimate the distance between a store
in Newcastle and its London head office, using the shortest route. In order to make my entry as
accurate as possible, I used a Route master computer program to determine the shortest possible way
and calculate the distance, quite literally, from door to door. Imagine my astonishment, therefore,
when I sent for the results and found that the answer they had given as being 'correct' was fully
73 miles longer than mine. I know my answer was correct, so do I have grounds to make a
formal objection?
K
Kathy

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3:40
I'm sorry, but no, you haven't. As far as the promoter is concerned, the key word in the instructions,
here, is 'estimate' - they expect you to guess, not measure the distance accurately, and it's likely that
their own answer will also be based purely on an estimate. As a result, judges will always be right,
even when they are wrong as in a case like this, and in entering the competition at all, you have
agreed to abide by the rule that states 'the judges' decision is final'. Distance estimation
competitions have always given rise to this sort of controversy, and although court cases have been
brought, the entrant very seldom succeeds in having the decision changed. You have only to check
the distance charts in road atlases to see how this type of problem occurs. No two ever agree, yet as far
as I know, towns simply don't move around very much!
P
Presenter
4:36
OK, and now on to our next caller, who is ...

PART 4:
The UN Secretary General and Antonio Guterres has hailed a major new report on climate change as a
survival guide for humanity. Climate scientists from the intergovernmental panel on climate change
said that clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster. But they
also warned a key Global temperature goal will probably be missed. They say the world is expected to
warm above 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres has been speaking at the launch of the Ipcc report and said
everyone needs to work together quickly to achieve the climate change goals:
“Today I am presenting a plan to supercharge efforts to achieve this Climate Solidarity Pact through an
all- ends- on -deck Acceleration Agenda. It starts with parties immediately hitting the fast - forward
button on their net -zero deadlines to get to global net -zero by 2050. Leaders of developed countries
must commit to reaching net -zero as close as possible to 2040, the limit they should all aim to respect.
This can be done.”
- Well, I'm joined now by our Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt who is in Interlaken. And Justin you and I
have spoken about these kinds of reports before. What makes this one different and so important?
- Well, what this one does is draw together eight years of work that the scientists in the building behind
me have been doing um and into one single synthesis document. It's called a synthesis report and the
idea is this becomes the kind of Bedrock if you like for Global negotiations on climate change. So this
gives the best science evidence of what's happening to our global climate and it goes to politicians who
then decide what policy measures are needed to address that problem. So they're not trying to come up

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with policies here, they're just stating what is happening to the climate, what's likely to happen under
different scenarios, how urgent it is that we take action on this issue.
- Um it's quite a a stark point that it makes that the world is likely to miss one of those key climate
goals of avoiding a temperature rise of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with uh pre-industrial
levels. Is that a sort of admission of defeat? Is there a danger that people and governments will throw
their hands up and say well if we've missed that target you know what impetus is there to make
changes?
- I mean they're quite careful in the way they describe this. They say under most scenarios it is now
likely that we will miss that 1.5 boundary that was regarded as the key target for uh for keeping
emissions within keeping climate change. I should say within the avoiding the worst effect of of
climate change. What they do say though if we make really deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions and
develop technologies that can draw carbon dioxide, suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere we can
bring temperatures back down to 1.5 degrees. So I mean I think essentially what they're saying is that
we is a window of opportunity to keep climate change within kind of manageable limits but that
window is rapidly being slammed closed, so you know it is a kind of moderated message.
I don't think they'd say it's a failure. I mean the scientists would say we simply are scientists, we
study what's happening, it's not our job to succeed or fail on this, but yes in terms of the global
negotiations it is disappointing. So certainly that when we look like we're going to bust through this
crucial barrier and I think the scientists here would say they hope the evidence they’re presenting
today, which remember, underpins future Global negotiations, and will encourage governments to
take deeper and more serious action. That's certainly the message from the UN Secretary General
today who said what needs to happen is we need “everything everywhere all at once”, he said
borrowing the title of the of the Oscar-winning movies.
Okay uh Justin Rowlatt our Climate Editor there for us in Interlaken. Thank you very much indeed.

*Total: 200 points: 10 = 20 points

Examiners should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking
the papers.
Thank you!

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