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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ XIII, NĂM 2022

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐỀ THI MƠN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

Đề thi gồm 13 trang

Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 14/7/2022

SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây;
mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi
phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hồn chỉnh
bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Part 1. You will listen to a short conversation about a lost property. For questions 1-5,
complete the form below by writing NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for
each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (10 points)
PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
First name

Surname
Address

(1) ______
Allen
48 Windham Road Richmond

Postcode
Home tel
Mobile tel
Flight number

(2) ______
(3) ______
07754 897 432
(4) ______

Seat number
From
To

(5) ______
New York
London Heathrow

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Part 2. You will listen to a recording about scientific research on human hearts. For
questions 6-10, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
6. According to a member of the research team, it is impossible for the human body to
replace heart cells.
7. The robotic fish built by the team is to help pump blood inside the human body.
8. In a 2016’s project, the research team generated human heart cells that required no
external control using stem cell technology.
9. Heart tissues developed in laboratories are years away from being used in heart drug
tests.
10. The robot created in Ritu Raman’s laboratory can make a full recovery from damage.
Part 3. You will listen to an interview in which two journalists called Jenny Langdon and
Peter Sharples are talking about their work. For questions 11-15, choose the answers
which fit best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
11. What does Jenny say about the story which made her name?
A. She’d been on the lookout for just such a lucky break.
B. She resented colleagues trying to take the credit for it.
C. She wasn’t actually responsible for the finished article.
D. She asked for a more prestigious job on the strength of it.
12. What does Jenny suggest about the editor she worked for on her first national daily newspaper?
A. He respected her for standing up to him.
B. He tended to blame her for things unfairly.
C. He wasn’t as unreasonable as everyone says.
D. He taught her the value of constructive criticism.
13. When Jenny got her own daily column on the newspaper, she felt ______.
A. satisfied that the good work she’d done elsewhere had been recognized
B. relieved that it was only likely to be a short-term appointment
C. determined to prove exactly what she was capable of

D. unsure of her ability to make a success of it
14. Peter thinks he got a job on Carp Magazine thanks to ______.
A. his academic achievements at college
B. his practical knowledge of everyday journalism
C. his familiarity with the interests of its main target audience
D. his understanding of how best to present himself at interview

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15. Peter and Jenny agree that courses in journalism ______.
A. need to be supplemented by first-hand experience
B. are attractive because they lead to paid employment
C. are of little value compared to working on a student newspaper
D. provide an opportunity for writers to address contentious issues
Part 4. You will listen to a recording about chess. For questions 16-25, complete the
summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
16. Over its 1500 years in existence, chess has gained a reputation as a tool of military
strategy, a yardstick of genius, and a metaphor for ____________________.
17. Chess was created with a dual feature: moving rules varying between different pieces,
and the ____________________ of the king piece determining the outcome.
18. Following its introduction to the Arab world, chess no longer played its mere part as
____________________ but added to itself an abundance source of poetic imagery.
19. A historian claimed that chess served as proof of ____________________ compared to
games of chance.
20. A number of ____________________ emerged as chess was spread to East and

Southeast Asia.
21. By 1000 A.D, chess was used as ____________________ for different social classes
performing their proper roles.
22. Frowned upon by the Church and moralists, chess still developed rapidly,
____________________ into its modern version in the 15th century.
23. Chess theory was created thanks to the popularisation of the game rules, as well as the
appearance of ____________________ analysing common openings and endgames.
24. Formal competitive chess emerged in the 19th century, meaning the dramatic flair of the
past was replaced by ____________________.
25. As chess possessed a(n) ____________________, it was the Soviet Union that
dominated international competitions.
SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the
following sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided on the answer sheet. (20 points)
26. Whenever Peter watched detective films, his imagination ran ______.
A. raging
B. furious
C. unchecked
D. riot

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27. The community should consider the doctor’s advice since he is in ______ earnest about
the epidemic.
A. mortally

B. fatally
C. deadly
D. gravely
28. He went to great lengths to ______ the details of the intricate plans to his co-workers.
A. take in
B. spell out
C. stand up
D. measure out
29. Advertisers need to know where to ______ the line when young children are concerned.
A. take
B. draw
C. perform
D. put
30. David still had ______ fat in his cheeks as he entered adolescence, which made him
appear much younger than he really was.
A. piglet
B. kitten
C. puppy
D. bunny
31. The residents are blowing ______ over this issue. It’s impossible to know what they
really want.
A. dry and wet
B. hot and cold
C. warm and cool
D. light and heavy
32. “I have a reservation for a ______ of six. The name’s Jones.” - “I’ll show you to your
table.”
A. band
B. circle
C. party

D. platoon
33. Thanks to the new infrastructure, the run-down areas in this city have ______.
A. come up in the world
B. made a world of difference
C. done the world of good
D. had the world of their feet
34. The year 2020 was a ______ in my sister’ life - she changed her career and got married.
A. beefeater
B. touchstone
C. watershed
D. loudmouth
35. When the leader broke the news to Mark, he was ______ devastated.
A. utterly
B. extremely
C. deeply
D. immensely
36. I ______ with the performances but I got flu the day before.
A. had helped
B. helped
C. was to help
D. was to have helped
37. His statement about ______ no truth in the allegations was difficult to believe.
A. there had been
B. there was
C. there having
D. there being
38. I don't suppose you're telling us the real version of the fairy tale, ______?
A. do I
B. are you
C. will you

D. aren’t you
39. It could be argued that the most significant virtue of a popular democracy is not the right
to participate in the selection of leaders, ______ our importance in the scheme of things.
A. but rather that it affirms
B. but rather is the affirmation of
C. but rather its affirmation in terms of
D. but instead of that, it’s affirming.
40. Unsalted butter is best for this recipe, but ______, margarine will do.
A. except that
B. for all of which C. failing that
D. given that

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41. If you are ______ with your goods, contact us within five days of receipt, we will
arrange collection and refund your money in full.
A. not completely satisfied
B. not satisfying completely
C. not completely satisfactory
D. not satisfied completely
42. The endless parade of ______ on TV has made today’s young girls obsessed with their bodies.
A. celebrities enhancing surgically
B. surgically enhanced celebrities
C. surgical celebrities enhanced
D. enhanced surgically celebrities
43. You can’t hire a rock band and as ______ a party at your grandmother’s house, it’s

simply out of the question.
A. to holding
B. to hold
C. you hold
D. for you to hold
44. It is believed that during the day tigers usually lie ______, ______ in the long grass.
A. rested – hidden
B. rested – hiding
C. resting – hidden D. resting – hide
45. Regulations stipulate that any wetland drained or filled in ______ in kind to ensure they
are not lost.
A. replaces

B. being replaced

C. to be replaced

D. be replaced

Part 2. For questions 46-55, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)
46. The (MACHINE) ______ in agriculture is essential if we want to produce more food.
47. Poor health has (CAPACITY) ______ him from working all his life.
48. Books can now be read on iPhones, and many (OPPORTUNITY) ______ young
writers are using their cell phone keypads to write the best-selling short novels.
49. Now that this has been fully understood, the industry is (LATE) ______ fighting online
for the loyalty of fans, but it may already be a lost cause.
50. The science fair is an annual event of this school and is regarded as a (n)
(SHOW) _____ of their scientific superiority.
51. The boy made a (FOOL) ______ attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite.

52. The government announced that more than a million dollars would be (EAR) ______
for COVID-19 vaccine research.
53. The peace talks have ended (CONCLUDE) ______ with neither side prepared to give
way on key points.
54. The demise of the industry has caused (TELL) ______ misery to thousands of
hardworking tradesmen.
55. Scented oils can act as a (STRESS) ______ or antidepressant if inhaled or massaged.
Part 3. For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with suitable
preposition(s). Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points)

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56. Mr. Smith was an inspirational politician, who put ______ his ideas with clarity.
57. Tradition has been carried ______ into our time in many ways.
58. Before the ship could move ______, the crew had to wait for a late passenger.
59. How did you come ______ these tickets? I've been trying to get some for ages.
60. The professor drew the lecture ______ to nearly two hours and a half although it was
only supposed to last an hour.
61. Jean has been beavering ______ to ensure the success of the festival.
62. I’m trying to arrange an interview with the editor but it’s difficult to pin him ______ to
an exact time.
63. Laura’s father has made ______ all his property to her as she is his only child.
64. This type of plant is indigenous ______ this area and it can’t be found in other parts of
the country.
65. You shouldn’t have talked ______ on him like that. You are not his boss.
SECTION C: READING (60 points)

Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C,
or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the
answer sheet. (15 points)
People's personalities vary considerably from one another, as there are no two alike.
Our ingrained characteristics which (66) ______ the patterns of our behaviour, our reactions
and temperaments are unparalleled on (67) ______ of the diversified processes that mould our
personality in the earliest (68) ______ of human development.
Some (69) ______ of character may to some extent be hereditary simulating the
attributes that (70) ______ our parents. Others may (71) ______ from the conditions
experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents' approach
towards (72) ______ their offspring.
Consequently, the environmental factor plays a crucial role in strengthening or
eliminating certain behavioural systems making an individual more prone to (73) ______ to
the patterns that deserve a prize.
Undoubtedly, human personality (74) ______ the most profound and irreversible
formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be
(75) ______ to considerable changes conditioned by different circumstances and situations.
66. A. denote
B. resolve
C. inflict
D. determine
67. A. account
B. means
C. token
D. event
68. A. stages
B. areas
C. fields
D. sections
69. A. factors

70. A. pertain

B. traits
B. recognize

C. items
C. associate

D. breeds
D. identify

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71. A. stem
72. A. breeding
73. A. comfort
74. A. underacts

B. relate
B. rearing
B. pledge
B. undertakes

C. rise
C. growing
C. acquiesce

C. undergoes

D. formulate
D. yielding
D. obey
D. underlies

75. A. practicable

B. feasible

C. subject

D. potential

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the
answer sheet. (15 points)
The psychology of retailing has come to rely on highly sophisticated techniques.
Over and (76) ______ the design of the shops and the packaging of the merchandise, clever
positioning of goods also ensures that the natural flow of people takes them to each and (77) ______
section in a shop. Customers are led gently, but at the same time with deadly accuracy,
towards the merchandise in (78) ______ a way as to maximise sales.
Manufacturers compete for the right to have their products (79) ______ at the most
effective level. In supermarkets, there is a crucial section in the tiers of vertical shelving
(80) ______ between waist height and eye level, where we are most likely to take note of a
brand. In the old days, when we went into a shop, we made our way up to the counter,
behind (81) ______ would be the shopkeeper and virtually all of the merchandise, and were
served with what we wanted. Those days are (82) _______ and truly over.
Today, we are used to serving (83) ______ in supermarkets; products are laid before us

as enticingly as possible, and impulse purchases are encouraged (84) ______ a major part of
the exercise. As a result of this, we, as shoppers, have to keep our (85) ______ about us to
resist the retailers’ ploys.
Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each
of the following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes
provided on the answer sheet. (15 points)
Feeding habits of East African herbivores
Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that
together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti
Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be
living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small bushes. This appearance, however, is
illusory. When biologist Richard Bell and his colleagues analyzed the stomach contents of
four of the five species (they did not study buffalo), they found that each species was living
on a different part of the vegetation. The different vegetational parts differ in their food
qualities: lower down, there are succulent, nutritious leaves; higher up are the harder stems.

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There are also sparsely distributed, highly nutritious fruits, and Bell found that only the
Thomson's gazelles eat much of these. The other three species differ in the proportion of
lower leaves and higher stems that they eat: zebras eat the most stem matter, wildebeests eat
the most leaves, and topi are intermediate.
How are we to understand their different feeding preferences? The answer lies in two
associated differences among the species, in their digestive systems and body sizes.
According to their digestive systems, these herbivores can be divided into two categories:
the nonruminants (such as the zebra, which has a digestive system like a horse) and the

ruminants (such as the wildebeest, topi, and gazelle, which are like the cow). Nonruminants
cannot extract much energy from the hard parts of a plant; however, this is more than made
up for by the fast speed at which food passes through their guts. Thus, when there is only a
short supply of poor-quality food, the wildebeest, topi, and gazelle enjoy an advantage.
They are ruminant and have a special structure (the rumen) in their stomachs, which
contains microorganisms that can break down the hard parts of plants. Food passes only
slowly through the ruminant's gut because ruminating-digesting the hard parts-takes time.
The ruminant continually regurgitates food from its stomach back to its mouth to chew it up
further (that is what a cow is doing when "chewing cud"). Only when it had been chewed up
and digested almost to a liquid can the food pass through the rumen and on through the gut.
Larger particles cannot pass through until they have been chewed down to size. Therefore,
when food is in short supply, a ruminant can last longer than a non-ruminant because it can
derive more energy out of the same food. The difference can partially explain the eating
habits of the Serengeti herbivores. The zebra chooses areas where there is more low-quality
food. It migrates first to unexploited areas and chomps the abundant low-quality stems
before moving on. It is a fast-in/fast-out feeder, relying on a high output of incompletely
digested food. By the time the wildebeests (and other ruminants) arrive, the grazing and
trampling of the zebras will have worn the vegetation down. As the ruminants then set to
work, they eat down to the lower, leafier parts of the vegetation. All of this fits in with the
differences in stomach contents with which we began.
The other part of the explanation is body size. Larger animals require more food than
smaller animals, but smaller animals have a higher metabolic rate. Smaller animals can
therefore live where there is less food, provided that such food is of high energy content.
That is why the smallest of the herbivores, Thomson's gazelle, lives on fruit that is very
nutritious but too thin on the ground to support a larger animal. By contrast, the large zebra
lives on the masses of low-quality stem material.
The differences in feeding preferences lead, in turn, to differences in migratory
habits. The wildebeests follow, in their migration, the pattern of local rainfall. The other
species do likewise. However, when a new area is fueled by rain, the mammals migrate
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toward it in a set order to exploit it. The larger, less fastidious feeders, the zebras, move in
first; the choosier, smaller wildebeests come later; and the smallest species of all,
Thomson's gazelle, arrives last. The later species all depend on the preparations of the
earlier one, for the actions of the zebra alter the vegetation to suit the stomachs of the
wildebeest, topi, and gazelle.
86. The word “illusory” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. definite
B. illuminating
C. misleading
D. exceptional
87. Which of the following questions about Richard Bell's research is NOT answered in
paragraph 1?
A. Which of the herbivores studied is the only one to eat much fruit?
B. Which part of the plants do wildebeests prefer to eat?
C. Where did the study of herbivores' eating habits take place?
D. Why were buffalo excluded from the research study?
88. The word "associated" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. obvious
B. significant
C. expected
D. connected
89. The author mentions the cow and the horse in paragraph 2 in order to ______.
A. distinguish the functioning of their digestive systems from those of East African mammals
B. emphasize that their relatively large body size leads them to have feeding practices
similar to those of East African mammals

C. illustrate differences between ruminants and nonruminants through the use of
animals likely to be familiar to most readers
D. emphasize similarities between the diets of cows and horses and the diets of East
African mammals
90. According to paragraph 2, which of the following herbivores has to eat large quantities
of plant stems because it gains relatively little energy from each given quantity of this food?
A. The gazelle B. The wildebeest C. The zebra
D. The topi
91. Paragraph 2 suggests that which of the following is one of the most important factors in
determining differences in feeding preferences of East African herbivores?
A. The availability of certain foods
B. The differences in stomach structure
C. The physical nature of vegetation in the environment
D. The ability to migrate when food supplies are low
92. According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true of East African gazelles
EXCEPT ______.
A. they digest their food very quickly
B. microorganisms help them digest their food
C. they are unable to digest large food particles unless these are chewed down considerably
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D. they survive well even if food supplies are not abundant
93. The word "fastidious" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rapid
B. determined
C. flexible

D. demanding
94. According to paragraph 4, which of the following mammals exhibits a feeding behavior
that is beneficial to the other herbivores that share the same habitat?
A. Topi
B. Zebra
C. Wildebeest
D. Gazelle
95. According to the passage, which of the following is true of wildebeests?
A. They eat more stem matter than zebras do.
B. They are able to digest large food particles if the food is of a high quality.
C. They tend to choose feeding areas in which the vegetation has been worn down.
D. They are likely to choose low-quality food to eat in periods when the quantity of rainfall is low.
Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 points)
WHY COMPANIES SHOULD WELCOME DISORDER
A. Organisation is big business. Whether it is of our lives - all those inboxes and calendars or how companies are structured, a multi-billion-dollar industry helps to meet this need. We
have more strategies for time management, project management and self-organisation than
at any other time in human history. We are told that we ought to organise our company, our
home life, our week, our day and even our sleep, all as a means to becoming more
productive. Every week, countless seminars and workshops take place around the world to
tell a paying public that they ought to structure their lives in order to achieve this. This
rhetoric has also crept into the thinking of business leaders and entrepreneurs, much to the
delight of self-proclaimed perfectionists with the need to get everything right. The number
of business schools and graduates has massively increased over the past 50 years, essentially
teaching people how to organise well.
B. Ironically, however, the number of businesses that fail has also steadily increased. Workrelated stress has increased. A large proportion of workers from all demographics claim to
be dissatisfied with the way their work is structured and the way they are managed. This
begs the question: what has gone wrong? Why is it that on paper the drive for organisation
seems a sure shot for increasing productivity, but in reality falls well short of what is
expected?

C. This has been a problem for a while now. Frederick Taylor was one of the forefathers of
scientific management. Writing in the first half of the 20th century, he designed a number of
principles to improve the efficiency of the work process, which have since become
widespread in modern companies. So the approach has been around for a while.

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D. New research suggests that this obsession with efficiency is misguided. The problem is
not necessarily the management theories or strategies we use to organise our work; it’s the
basic assumptions we hold in approaching how we work. Here it’s the assumption that order
is a necessary condition for productivity. This assumption has also fostered the idea that
disorder must be detrimental to organisational productivity. The result is that businesses and
people spend time and money organising themselves for the sake of organising, rather than
actually looking at the end goal and usefulness of such an effort.
E. What’s more, recent studies show that order actually has diminishing returns. Order does
increase productivity to a certain extent, but eventually the usefulness of the process of
organisation, and the benefit it yields, reduce until the point where any further increase in
order reduces productivity. Some argue that in a business, if the cost of formally structuring
something outweighs the benefit of doing it, then that thing ought not to be formally
structured. Instead, the resources involved can be better used elsewhere.
F. In fact, research shows that, when innovating, the best approach is to create an
environment devoid of structure and hierarchy and enable everyone involved to engage as
one organic group. These environments can lead to new solutions that, under conventionally
structured environments (filled with bottlenecks in terms of information flow, power
structures, rules, and routines) would never be reached.
G. In recent times companies have slowly started to embrace this disorganisation. Many of

them embrace it in terms of perception (embracing the idea of disorder, as opposed to
fearing it) and in terms of process (putting mechanisms in place to reduce structure). For
example, Oticon, a large Danish manufacturer of hearing aids, used what it called a
‘spaghetti’ structure in order to reduce the organisation’s rigid hierarchies. This involved
scrapping formal job titles and giving staff huge amounts of ownership over their own time
and projects. This approach proved to be highly successful initially, with clear
improvements in worker productivity in all facets of the business. In similar fashion, the
former chairman of General Electric embraced disorganisation, putting forward the idea of
the ‘boundaryless’ organisation. Again, it involves breaking down the barriers between
different parts of a company and encouraging virtual collaboration and flexible working.
Google and a number of other tech companies have embraced (at least in part) these kinds
of flexible structures, facilitated by technology and strong company values which glue
people together.
H. A word of warning to others thinking of jumping on this bandwagon: the evidence so far
suggests disorder, much like order, also seems to have diminishing utility, and can also have
detrimental effects on performance if overused. Like order, disorder should be embraced
only so far as it is useful. But we should not fear it - nor venerate one over the other. This

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research also shows that we should continually question whether or not our existing
assumptions work.
Questions 96-102
The Reading Passage has eight sections, A-H. Choose the correct heading for each section
from the list of headings below.
List of Headings

i
ii
iii
iv

Complaints about the impact of a certain approach
Fundamental beliefs that are in fact incorrect
Early recommendations concerning business activities
Organisations that put a new approach into practice

v
vi
vii
viii
ix

Companies that have suffered from changing their approach
What people are increasingly expected to do
How to achieve outcomes that are currently impossible
Neither approach guarantees continuous improvement
Evidence that a certain approach can have more disadvantages than advantages

0.
96.

Section A
Section B

……vi…..
………….

97.
98.
99.

Section C
Section D
Section E

………….
………….
………….

100. Section F
101. Section G
102. Section H
Questions 103-105

………….
………….
………….

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
Write:
TRUE
if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE
if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information on this

103. Both businesses and people aim at order without really considering its value.
104. Innovation is most successful if the people involved have distinct roles.

105. Google was inspired to adopt flexibility by the success of General Electric.

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D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. (20 points)
The bar chart below shows the popularity of well-known Instagram accounts in 2018 and
2021.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant. You should write about 150 words on the answer sheet
provided.

Part 2. (30 points)
Some people say that in today’s world, subjects like Science and Technology are more
important than History. To what extent do you agree with the statement? Elaborate on your
answer.

-------------- HẾT -------------(Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi khơng giải thích gì thêm.)

Họ và tên thí sinh: ....................................................... Số báo danh: ...........................

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KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ XIII, NĂM 2022

(HDC gồm có 11 trang)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM: MƠN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10

A. LISTENING (50 points)
Part 1. You will listen to a short conversation about a lost property. For questions 1-5,
complete the form below by writing NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for
each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (10 points – 2 points/a correct answer)
(NGUỒN: Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Điện Biên)
1. Kirsty

2. RI6GH7

3. 02089277651

4. PA365

5. E6

Part 2. You will listen to a recording about scientific research on human hearts. For
questions 6-10, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your

answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet.
(10 points – 2 points/a correct answer) (NGUỒN: Chuyên Thái Bình)

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

3. TRUE

4. FALSE

5. TRUE

Part 3. You will listen to an interview in which two journalists called Jenny Langdon and
Peter Sharples are talking about their work. For questions 11-15, choose the answers which
fit best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 points – 2 points/a correct answer)
(NGUỒN: Chuyên Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm – Quảng Nam)

11. C

12. B

13. C

14. B

15. A

Part 4. You will listen to a recording about chess. For questions 16-25, complete the

summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the answer sheet.
(20 points – 2 points/a correct answer) (NGUỒN: Chu Văn An – Hà Nội)
16. human affairs
21. an allegory
17. fate
22. cohering
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18. a tactical simulation

23. treatises

19. human free will
20. local variants

24. strategic calculation
25. new geopolitical importance

B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (40 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following
sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (20 points – 1 point/a correct answer)
26. D

27. C

28. B

29. B

30. C

31. B

32. C

33. A

34. C

35. A

36. D

37. D

38. B

39. B

40.C

41. A

42. B

43. A

44. C

45. D

Câu

Nguồn

26

Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Quảng Trị

27

Chuyên Hưng n

28

Chun Bắc Ninh

29

Chun Hồng Văn Thụ - Hịa Bình

30

Chun Biên Hịa – Hà Nam

31

Chun Lam Sơn – Thanh Hóa

32

Chun Nguyễn Trãi – Hải Dương

33

Chuyên Lê Khiết – Quảng Ngãi

34

Chuyên Lào Cai

35

Chuyên Hùng Vương – Bình Dương

36

Chuyên Lương Văn Tụy – Ninh Bình

37

Chuyên Ngoại Ngữ - Hà Nội

38

Chuyên Sơn La

39

Chuyên Lê Thánh Tông – Quảng Nam

40

Chuyên Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt – Kiên Giang

41

Chuyên Chu Văn An – Bình Dương

42

Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong – Nam Định

43

Chuyên Vĩnh Phúc

44

Chuyên Bảo Lộc – Lâm Đồng

45

Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Quảng Trị

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Part 2. For questions 46-55, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet.
(10 points – 1 point/a correct answer)
46. mechanisation

51. foolhardy

47. incapacitated

52. earmarked

48. opportunistic

53. inconclusively

49. belatedly

54. untold

50. showcase

55. stress(-)buster

Câu

Nguồn

46

Chun Sơn La

47

Chun Lam Sơn – Thanh Hóa

48

Chun Hồng Văn Thụ - Hịa Bình

49

Chun Hạ Long – Quảng Ninh

50

Chun Lê Khiết – Quảng Ngãi

51

Chuyên Bảo Lộc – Lâm Đồng

52

Chuyên Bắc Giang

53

Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Đà Nẵng

54

Chuyên Ngoại Ngữ - Hà Nội

55

Chuyên Lào Cai

Part 3. For questions 56-65, complete each of the following sentences with suitable
preposition(s). Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet.
(10 points – 1 point/a correct answer)
56. across

57. over

58. off

59. by

60. out

61. away

62. down

63. over

64. to

65. down

Câu

Nguồn

56

Chuyên Hưng Yên

57

Chuyên Nguyễn Trãi – Hải Dương

58

Chuyên Lương Văn Tụy – Ninh Bình

59

Chuyên Bắc Ninh

60

Chuyên Lê Thánh Tơng – Quảng Nam

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61

Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong – Nam Định

62

Chuyên Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt – Kiên Giang

63

Chun Chu Văn An – Bình Dương

64

Chun Lê Q Đơn – Quảng Trị

65

Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Điện Biên

C. READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C, or
D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the answer

sheet. (15 points – 1.5 points/a correct answer)
(NGUỒN: Chuyên Nguyễn Tất Thành – Yên Bái)

66. D
71. A

67. A
72. B

68. A
73. A

69. B
74. C

70. D
75. C

Part 2. For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
(15 points – 1.5 points/a correct answer) (NGUỒN: Chuyên Hùng Vương – Phú Thọ)

76. above

77. every

78. such

79. displayed

80. somewhere

81. which

82. well

83. ourselves

84. as

85. wits

Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of
the following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided on
the answer sheet. (15 points – 1.5 points/a correct answer) (NGUỒN: Chuyên Thái Nguyên)
86. C
91. B

87. D
92. A

88. D
93. D

89. C
94. B

90. C
95. C

Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
(15 points – 1.5 points/a correct answer) (NGUỒN: Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Đà Nẵng)

96. i

97. iii

98. ii

99. ix

100. vii

101. iv

102. viii

103. True

104. False

105. Not Given

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D. WRITING (60 points)
Part 1: 20 points (NGUỒN: Chuyên Tuyên Quang)

Contents (10 points)
The report MUST cover the following points:
- Introduce the charts (2 points) and state the overall trends and striking features (2 points)
- Describe main features with relevant data from the charts and make relevant comparisons (6 points)
Language use (10 points)
The report:
- should demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures
- should have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice...) and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,)
Part 2: (30 points) (NGUỒN: Chuyên Hoàng Lê Kha – Tây Ninh)
The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Organization (5 points)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
* Introduction is presented with clear thesis statement.
* Body paragraph are written with unity, coherence and cohesion.
Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when
necessary.
* Conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration ...) on the issue.
2. Content (15 points)
a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence....
3. Language use (10 points)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary.
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures (verb tenses, word forms, voice...) and

mechanics (spelling, punctuations...)

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Tapescripts
Part 1. (NGUỒN: Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn – Điện Biên)

Man Pan Asian Airways. John speaking. Can I help you?
Wom Yes please. I left something on one of your planes last night. I got this number from the
operator. Is this the right number to call?
M: Yes, madam. This is the right number. I just need you to tell me your name to start with so I
can fill out a lost property form.
W: Kirsty Allen. That’s K-I-R-S-T-Y A-L-L-E-N.
M: Right. I’ve got that. Now what happened last night?
W: Well, I was on a flight last night from New York to London that landed at 12.30am. We
were delayed a while in New York so that when we eventually landed, I was so tired that I
accidentally left my handbag on the plane.
M: Did you report this to anyone last night? W No, I’m afraid not. I didn’t notice until I got
home and then it was really too late to phone.
M: Very well madam. Let me take a few details for this form and I’ll see what I can do. OK, so
the name was Kirsty Allen. And what’s the address please?
W: 48 Windham Road, Richmond.
M: The postcode?
W: RI6 GH7.
M: Good. I’ve got that. Now, your telephone number?
W: Well, my home number is 020 8927 7651 and my mobile is 07754 897 432.

M: I’m sorry. I didn’t catch the second one. What was the mobile again?
W: 0 double 7 54 897 432.
M: Thanks. Now, do you know the flight number of the plane that you were on last night?
W: Oh yes, hang on a second. I’ve got my boarding pass stub right here. Err; the flight number
was PA 356. No, I’m sorry, PA365. That’s it: 365.
M: And does the boarding card stub say what seat you had?
W: Oh yes. It was E6.
M: And you said that it was New York to London Heathrow. Is that right?
W: Yes, that’s right.
Part 2: (NGUỒN: Chuyên Thái Bình)
Scientists have built a robotic fish powered by human heart cells. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports
that this feat is part of an effort to help people with failing hearts.
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JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: The tiny fish are built from paper, plastic, gelatin and two strips
of living heart muscle cells. Sung-Jin Park of Emory University and Georgia Tech was part of
the team that made them. He says they tested some early models. Then they put the rest in an
incubator for a couple of weeks.
SUNG-JIN PARK: We opened up the incubator. We can see that all of the fish is swimming by
themselves.

HAMILTON: The fish kept swimming for more than three months. And Park says the team felt
sad when it came time to sacrifice their robots.
PARK: We feel like - I don't know - it's - we have this - kind of the emotional attachments to
the fish.

HAMILTON: The experiment isn't really about fish, though. It's about finding a way to repair
or replace a damaged human heart. Kit Parker of Harvard, another member of the team, says
that's important because the body can't replace heart cells.
KIT PARKER: Once you're born, about two days after you leave the womb, the number of
cardiac muscle cells you have then is all you're going to have for the rest of your life.

HAMILTON: Which is a problem if some of those cells get wiped out by a heart attack or
inflammation - so why build a fish to test heart muscle? Parker says it's because a fish is really
a kind of pump. But instead of pumping blood through the body, it pumps itself through water.
PARKER: I really believe that there's a common design scheme, there's some fundamental laws
of muscular pumps that are conserved from marine life forms to the human heart.
HAMILTON: In 2016, Parker's lab built a stingray using rodent heart cells controlled by light.

This time, the team relied on stem cell technology to produce human heart cells that don't need
any external control. One strip of muscle is attached to the right side of the fish, the other to the
left, and Parker says the strips take turns pulling the robot's tail from side to side.

PARKER: And once that cycle starts, one side contracts. The other side is getting stretched.
And then that cycle goes back and forth. And these things just start motoring.
HAMILTON: Parker says signals produced by muscles stretching perpetuate the swimming
motion.
PARKER: The really interesting thing about these fish which we weren't expecting is how long
they would swim and how fast they would swim in the dish.
HAMILTON: Heart cells constantly rebuild themselves about every 20 days, and Parker says

these fish swam for more than 100 days.
PARKER: That means that each cell in there has rebuilt itself about five times.

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HAMILTON: Lab-grown heart tissue is still years away from use in patients. For now though,
this sort of model system could help researchers test heart drugs, says Ritu Raman, a
mechanical engineer at MIT.
RITU RAMAN: You really need to know, how is something built in the native context, and
how can we recreate that in the lab as closely as possible?
HAMILTON: Raman's lab has made robots powered by skeletal muscle, including one that

could recover from an injury.
RAMAN: This robot would get damaged, and then we would heal it. And after a couple days, it
was able to produce the same force and move and walk around just as it had before.
HAMILTON: Raman says robots powered by living cells make some people nervous, but they

shouldn't.
RAMAN: All you're really doing is replacing an engine or a rotor or another piece that you
would make in a machine with something that's made out of cells. So I would not consider
them living beings.
HAMILTON: But Raman says as more sophisticated biohybrids come along, her view could

change.
Jon Hamilton, NPR News.
Part 3. (NGUỒN: Chuyên Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm – Quảng Nam)
Int: Today we’re looking at careers in journalism. My guests are Jenny Langdon and Peter
Sharples, both regular columnists on major publications. Jenny, you made your name really

young, didn’t you?
F: Relatively, yes. I was a raw recruit on the local paper when a scandal broke concerning a

celebrity living nearby. Out of the blue I found myself with a scoop on my hands. Basically, I
found the guy, interviewed him, then hid him someplace where reporters on rival papers

wouldn’t find him. When the story broke next day, the editorial team had actually cobbled the
front-page story together from my notes, but it was attributed to me by name. Before I knew
what was happening, I’d been headhunted by a national daily. It was a turning point alright –
but I can hardly claim it as a shrewd career move or anything!
Int: And the editor at that national daily was a notoriously bad-tempered individual …
F: Well, there’s no denying he deserved that reputation! I mean, having landed a dream job, I
was really thrown in at the deep end! My desk was right outside his office, so I was first in the

firing line if anything went wrong – even stuff I’d had no hand in! But I knew better than to
argue, and was thick-skinned enough not to take it personally. Anyway that’s what the paper
was like, always on the edge, and I really flourished in that environment.
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Int: Eventually getting your own daily column …
F: … and that’s where I really came into my own. I mean, I’d done stints on the sports desk,
been celebrity correspondent – the works. Actually, I only got offered the column as a stop-gap
when my predecessor left under a cloud. But I was desperate to hold on to it. And it came at
just the right time – if it’d been earlier, I’d never have had the nerve or the experience to make
it my own.

Int: Let’s bring Peter in here. You started off on the celebrity magazine called Carp, didn’t
you?
M: I did. Ostensibly thanks to a speculative letter to the editor when I was still a student.

Actually, I’d been doing stuff for a student newspaper all through university. Skills I learnt

there stood me in good stead. When Carp Magazine called me for interview, my approach to
college news convinced them I was in touch with reality – you know, budgets, deadlines, all
that – that’s what swung it in my favour – it wasn’t just having my finger on the pulse as far as
youth culture was concerned – important as that was at Carp.
Int: Can I ask you both whether you’d say courses in journalism are worth doing? Jenny?

F: Well, I wanted to write and a journalism course seemed a reasonable enough starting point.
Journalism is at least paid up front – unlike some forms of writing, and there’s no denying that
was an incentive. So, yes, I did one. And, you know, if I hadn’t, who knows if I’d have been
able to handle the stuff thrown at me when I first arrived at the newspaper – it does give you
that grounding. But I wouldn’t say it taught me everything I needed. Fortunately, a stint on the
student newspaper filled in the gaps.

M: … as is so often the case. They’re often criticised for taking too strong a line on issues, but
they’re invaluable because they give you that free rein, and you’re generally writing from the
heart rather than for the money. I’d say by all means do a course, theorise all you like in the

classroom, but just bear in mind that it’s no substitute for getting out there – for developing
your own style.
Int: Now you’ve both recently published novels – is this a change of direction?
F: People keep asking that. I like to think that, much as I rate myself as a journalist and feel I
have nothing left to prove, I’m still up for the next thing that comes along. I’ll never be a prizewinning novelist, but having a go at it keeps me on my toes. It would be easy enough to get
stale doing a column like mine, but that does remain my grand passion – I don’t know about

you Peter, but I’m hardly thinking of moving on.
M: Well, I expect there’s people who’d say we should stand aside to give up-and-coming
writers a chance. But, no, I’m not. I’d go along with the idea of diversification keeping you
nimble though, and I’m not making great claims for my novel either. But I would take issue

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with the idea that journalism itself holds no further challenge. I wish I had your confidence
Jenny – I’m always telling myself that I’m only as good as my last piece and there’s no room
for complacency.
Int: And there we must leave it. Thank you both … Coming up now … [fade]

Part 4. (NGUỒN: Chu Văn An – Hà Nội)
Over the roughly one-and-a-half millennia of its existence, chess has been known as a
tool of military strategy, a (1) metaphor for human affairs, and a benchmark of genius.
While our earliest records of chess are in the 7th century, legend tells that the game’s origins lie
a century earlier. Supposedly, when the youngest prince of the Gupta Empire was killed in
battle, his brother devised a way of representing the scene to their grieving mother. Set on the
8x8 ashtapada board used for other popular pastimes, a new game emerged with two key
features: different rules for moving different types of pieces, and a single king piece whose fate
determined the outcome.
The game was originally known as chaturanga–a Sanskrit word for "four divisions." But
with its spread to Sassanid Persia, it acquired its current name and terminology– "chess,"
derived from "shah," meaning king, and “checkmate” from "shah mat," or “the king is
helpless.”
After the 7th century Islamic (2) conquest of Persia, chess was introduced to the Arab
world. Transcending its role as a tactical simulation, it eventually became a rich source of (3)
poetic imagery. (4) Diplomats and courtiers used chess terms to describe political power.
Ruling caliphs became avid players themselves. And historian al-Mas’udi considered the game
a testament to human free will compared to games of chance.
Medieval trade along the Silk Road carried the game to East and Southeast Asia, where

many (5) local variants developed. In China, chess pieces were placed at intersections of board
squares rather than inside them, as in the native strategy game Go. The reign of Mongol leader
Tamerlane saw an 11x10 board with safe squares called citadels. And in Japanese shogi,
captured pieces could be used by the opposing player. But it was in Europe that chess began to
take on its modern form.
By 1000 AD, the game had become part of courtly education. Chess was used as (6) an
allegory for different social classes performing their proper roles, and the pieces were reinterpreted in their new context. At the same time, the Church remained suspicious of games.
Moralists cautioned against devoting too much time to them, with chess even being briefly
banned in France.
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Yet the game proliferated, and the 15th century saw it (7) cohering into the form we
know today. The relatively weak piece of advisor was recast as the more powerful queen–
perhaps inspired by the recent surge of strong female leaders. This change accelerated the
game’s pace, and as other rules were popularized, (8) treatises analyzing common openings and
endgames appeared. Chess theory was born.
With the Enlightenment era, the game moved from royal courts to coffeehouses. Chess
was now seen as an expression of creativity, encouraging bold moves and dramatic plays. This
"Romantic" style reached its peak in the Immortal Game of 1851, where Adolf Anderssen
managed a checkmate after sacrificing his queen and both rooks. But the emergence of formal
competitive play in the late 19th century meant that strategic calculation would eventually
trump (9) dramatic flair.
And with the rise of international competition, chess took on a new (10) geopolitical
importance. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union devoted great resources to cultivating
chess talent, dominating the championships for the rest of the century.
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SỞ GD&ĐT BÌNH ĐỊNH

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐBBB

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN

NĂM 2022

CHU VĂN AN

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 10
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT

(không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi gồm 20 trang)
Điểm bài thi

Bằng số

Bằng chữ

Giám khảo 1

Giám khảo 2

(Kí, ghi rõ họ tên)

(Kí, ghi rõ họ tên)

Số phách
(Do chủ tịch HĐ
chấm thi ghi)

• Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
• Giám thị khơng giải thích gì thêm.
I. LISTENING (50 POINTS)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu
và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to the recording and complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
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