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ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT HSG TIẾNG ANH 10 (DHBB) lÇn V (2012-2013)
Trường THPT Chuyên Bắc Ninh
PART I: LISTENING (15 pts)
Questions 1: You are going to hear a talk on two famous American presidents. As
you listen, fill in the gaps in the notes below. Write only own word for each answer
(5p)
John. F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln live in different times. Kennedy was
born in (1. ..........................) whereas Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier. As
for their family (2. ..........................), Kennedy came from a rich family. He was able to
attend (3. ..........................) private schools. He graduated from (4. ..........................)
University. Lincoln had only one year of formal schooling. In spite of his lack of
normal schooling, he became a well-known lawyer. He was a self-educated man.
In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln's backgrounds, some
interesting (5. ..........................) between the two men are evident. For example, take
their political careers. Both of them began their political career as a (6.
..........................). They went to the Congress just 100 years apart. Another interesting
(7. ..........................) is that each man was elected president of the United States in a
year ending with the number 60. Furthermore, both men were President during years of
civil (8. ..........................) in the country. Both of them died by (9. ..........................)
while in office. Both presidents were shot while they were sitting next to their (10.
..........................).
Question 2: Listen and complete the notes below. WRITE NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the
space provided. (5pts)
TOTAL INSURANCE INCIDENT REPORT
Example

Answer

Name

Michael Alexander

Address

24 Manly Street 1. ________________

Shipping agent

2. _____________________

Place of origin

China
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Date of arrival

28 November

Reference number

3. _____________________

Item
Television

Damage
The

screen

needs

Cost to repair or replace
to

be Not known

replaced
The bathroom cabinet

The 4. ___________ of the

$140.

cabinets is damaged
5. ______________

A leg is split

$ 200

Set of China

Six plates were broken

About $60 in total

Question 3: You are going to hear a travel agent discussing a holiday booking with

two customers. Listen to their conversation and answer questions by circling the
appropriate letter (5pts).
1. When will both customers be free to travel?
A. The first week of July.
B. The whole month except for the last five days.
C. From the first to the twenty-third of July.
D. From the seventh to the twenty-third of July.
2. Which country did the two customers visit last year?
A. Italy.

B. Sweden.

C. France.

D. Portugal.

3. How long did the customers want for their holiday?
A. A week.

B. Ten days.

C. Two weeks.

D. Four weeks.

4. Why don't the customers want to go to Italy?
A. Because there are too many young people.
B. Because it would be too hot.
C. Because they've been there.
D. Because the dates don't suit them.

5. Circle the reason that they don't like to go to Sweden.
A. Too expensive.

B. Too hot.

C. No beaches.

D. Not enough facilities.

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PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 pts)
Question 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10
pts)
1. ........... it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A. Providing
B. If only
C. But for
D. Unless
2. …… every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly

B. Hardly

C. Most

D. Virtually

3. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked …… and now it's fine.

A. over

B. it over

C. over it

D. over and over

4. Firemen rescued several people from the …… floor or the blazing building.
A. high

B. top

C. basement

D. low

5. When the electricity failed, he …… a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed

B. scratched

C. struck

D. started

6. Prices have been …….. by increases in production.
A. sized up

B. set down

C. tied up

D. brought down

7. She caught a ……. of the thief as he made his get-away.
A. glance

B. sight

C. glimpse

D. flash

8. Why are they having those meetings behind closed doors? I am afraid there is
something ……. going on!
A. catchy

B. confidential

C. fishy

D. accidental

9. I usually buy my clothes …… . It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house

B. off the peg

C. in public

D. on the shelf

10. My father …… when he found out that I had damaged his car.
A. hit the roof

B. saw pink elephants

C. made my blood boil

D. brought the house down

11. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against
terrorists should such a need ........... .
A. arise

B. originate

C. evoke

D. experience

12. To his own great ........... , professor Howard has discovered a new method of
bulimia treatment.
A. reputation

B. name

C. fame

D. credit

13. We were ........... by the officers' decision to divert the whole traffic from the main
route.
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A. rambled

B. baffled

C. stumbled

D. shuffled

14. Something began to go ........... with the experiment when the two scientists were
forced to retire.
A. wrong

B. stale

C. ill

D. faulty

15. The book says that the revolution was ............. off by the assassination of the state
governor.
A. launched

B. cropped

C. triggered

D. prompted

16. I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to ............ myself to the tedious
task once again.
A. involve

B. absorb

C. engross

D. apply

17. Seldom does she refuse to do her friends a good ................ , but on that occasion
she was too busy to pay attention to other people's problems.
A. assistance

B. turn

C. aid

D. backing

18. It was .......... from the new minister to introduce more changes in the foreign
policy.
A. expected

B. hoped

C. believed

D. awaited

19. The hijackers have demanded a ........... to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages
from the plane.
A. currency

B. revenue

C. deposit

D. ransom

C. give up

D. take in

20. Lots of people…. Yoga to relax.
A. practice

B. take up

Question 2: The passage below contains 11 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT the
other ten. (0) is done for you as an example. (5 pts)
0. all complete--> completely
Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all complete
exhausted after our long journey and looking forward to shower and a rest. However,
we found that our room has not ready, which was very annoy, although the manager

was extremely apologetic. While we were waiting, we asked about the excursions to
places of an interest which we had read about in brochure. Imagine how we felt when
we were told they had all cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible for organise
them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to
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the door of the restaurant, saying it has closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered
that the swimming pool was empty. When we eventually got to our room we were
horrified find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we had a view of a car park,
which seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began to wonder whether or
not to stay.
Question 3: Complete each space with a suitable particle or preposition (5 pts)
Around the year 1500, hunting people occupied the entire northern third of
North America. They lived well (1) ……… the animals (2) ………. whom they shared
these lands. Hunters of sea mammals had colonized the Arctic coasts of Canada and
Greenland (3) ………. four and five thousand years before. Land-hunting people had
lived (4) ………. much of northern interior (5) ………. at least 12,000 years.
Northern North America is part of a larger circumpolar ecological domain
that continues (6) ………. the narrow Bering Strait (7) ………. Siberia and northern
Europe. The overall circumpolar environment (8) ………. the 1500’s was not very
different from the environment of the present. This vast landmass had a continental
climate and was dominated (9) ………. cold Arctic air throughout a long winter and
spring season. Summer temperatures ranged (10) ………. near freezing to the mid-20’s
Celsius, while winter temperatures were often as low as 40 degrees below zero.
Question 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts)
1. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be ………………….. (CONFIDENT)
2. It is very rude to interrupt someone in ……………………... (SENTENCE)
3. How difficult to make friend with her. She’s so ………………… (COMMUNICATE)
4. All the …………….………. from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the

interview for the coming project. (ABSENCE)
5. Food and drinks are served at the ..................... . (RECEIVE)
6. …………………….. children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (ACCOMPANY)
7. I'm not going to put up with his ……………………..… behaviour any longer.
(CHILD)
8. The thing I hate about John is his .......................................

(RELY)

9. According to the ……………………..., the French lesson starts at ten. (TIME)
10. Our company helps …………………….… people to find new jobs.

(EMPLOY)
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Question 5: Fill in each space with one suitable word (10 pts).
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of
fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the
cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (1)______ worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (2)______ the harbor before dark, and the men
from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men.
Some had (3)______ thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the
men (4)______ be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small
point of light was (5) ______ in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, (6)
______ was a shout.
(7) ________ long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to
the inside of the harbor. The men (8)______ helped out of their boats, and (9) ___
they were stiff (10)______ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.
PART III: READING

Question 1: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to each
of the questions. (0) has been done as an example. (10p)
WHOSE WAVE POWER IS IT?
Construction of the world’s biggest wave-energy installation is (0)__A___ ahead
off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England. More than twenty-one million pound
(1)_______ of funding has been agreed for what is (2)_______ as Wave Hub, a giant
electrical terminal on the seabed ten miles off the coast. Wave Hub will allow a number
of different wave-energy devices operating in the area to transmit energy they generate
along a high- voltage undersea cable, back to the shore.
Once it is in (3)_______ operation, Wave Hub is likely to support the largest
concentration of wave-energy machines anywhere in the world, it will also mark an
enormous step forward in the development of wave power, which has tended to (4)
_______ behind its cousins in the other main (5) _______ of renewable energy
technology wind power and solar power.
But surfers in the southwest have (6) _______ concerns about the project.
Cornwall is Britain’s principal surfing region (7) _______ of the size of the Atlantic
rollers hitting the beaches there, and surfers are concerned that the energy taken from
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the waves may (8)_______ in a reduction of as much as eleven percent in the height of
those waves When they (9) _______ the shore. But an independent study reported this
week that any effect on wave height will probably be much less than the surfers had
(10) _______.
0. A. going

B. getting

C. making

D. setting

1. A. a mount

B. value

C. worth

D. quantity

2. A. referred

B. called

C. entitled

D. known

3. A. whole

B. full

C. entire

D. thorough

4. A. lag

B. leave

C. drag

D. delay

5. A. limbs

B. branches

C. wings

D. prongs

6. A. explained

B. spoken

C. expressed

D. commented

7. A. because

B. account

C. reason

D. thanks

8. A. upshot

B. result

C. conclude

D. arise

9. A. arrive

B. realize

C. reach

D. achieve

10. A. soared

B. worried

C. frightened

D. feared

Question 2: Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the
following questions or statements (10 pts)
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the symbols of the United States of America. It
is located in San Francisco, California, and spans the Golden Gate Strait - a mile-wide
strait that connects the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay.
It is surely one of the most beautiful bridges in the world, and also one of the
tallest (the height of a bridge is the height of the towers). The bridge as it is today was
designed by architects Irving and Gertrude Morrow. However their art deco project was

not the first Golden Gate Bridge. The original plans for the bridge were drawn in 1916,
but they were a very complicated and ugly structure, certainly not something America
could ever be proud of.
The bridge was a true experiment in its time; such a long suspension bridge had
never been tried before. It had the highest towers, the thickest cables and the largest
underwater foundations ever built. The foundations were a real problem, because they
had to be cast in the depth of more than 100 feet. Extreme depth wasn’t a sole problem.
The real challenge lay in the sinking of the piers in the violent waves of the open sea,
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which was thought to be almost impossible. The construction began in 1933, and was
finished in 1937, when the bridge opened to pedestrians. (It was opened to cars one
year later). The bridge was finished ahead of schedule and cost much less than was
estimated. Today, the Golden Gate Bridge has a main span of 4,200 feet (almost a mile)
and a total length of 8, 981 feet. The towers supporting the huge cables rise 746 feet
above the water. Each steel cable is 7, 650 feet long and has a diameter of 36 inches.
“International orange” is the color the bridge has always been painted. The
architects chose it because it blends well with the span’s natural setting. However, if
the Navy had had its way, the bridge would have been painted black with yellow
stripes- in favor of greater visibility for passing ships. There are fog horns to let passing
ships know where the bridge is, and aircraft beacons on the tops of the towers to
prevent planes from crashing into them.
The Golden Gate Bridge is the first sight for many people approaching the United
States by boats. It is almost the West Coast’s “Statue of Liberty”, and is something
everyone should visit at least once.
1. The Golden Gate Bridge ................. .
A. spans the San Francisco Bay.
B. spans the Golden Gate Strait.
C. is the best-known symbol of the United States.

D. is painted gold and has a gold- plated gate at the end.
2. The first plans of the bridge ................. .
A. were designed by Irving Morrow but were too complicated.
B. were not designed in art deco style.
C. were something America could be proud of.
D. were designed by Irving and Gertrude Morrow in 1916.
3. The construction of the foundations was very complicated because ................. .
A. it was thought to be almost impossible.
B. they had to be cast by teams of divers, which was very expensive.
C. the piers had to be sunk in the open sea through of violent waves.
D. they had to be the largest ones ever built.
4. Which one is true?

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A. The construction of the bridge began exactly seventeen years after the first plans
were made.
B. The bridge was opened to car traffic in 1939.
C. People were allowed to cross the bridge in 1939.
D. The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge took four years.
5. Which one is not true about the position of the Golden Gate Bridge?
A. It is off the Pacific Ocean.
B. It is quite near the “Statue of Liberty”.
C. It is located on the West Coast.
D. It connects the San Francisco Bay to the Golden Gate Strait.
6. The word “cast” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to ................. .
A. measured
B. expanded
C. exposed

D. thrown
7. The word “blends” in paragraph 4 is closest meaning to ................. .
A. is suitable
B. is outstanding
C. fixes
D. approves
8. The word “beacons” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ................. .
A. barriers
B. fixed lights
C. decorations
9. What is not true about Golden Gate Bridge?

D. structures

A. the bridge had been expected to cost more than it really was.
B. The bridge was first painted black with yellow stripes.
C. If you travel by boat, it may be the first sight you see.
D. The towers supporting the huge cables rise 746 feet.
10. How can passing ships know where the bridge is?
A. Thanks to the fog horns
B. Because the bridge is international orange.
C. Due to the color decided by the Navy.
D. Because there are fog horns and beacons on the top of the towers.
Question 3: From the list of headings below choose the most suitable heading for
each paragraph in the passage (5 pts)
List of Headings

i. Displaced workers

ii. Temperate fruit exports

iii. Poor health facilities

iv. North-South migration

v. Chile’s exports

vi. Jobs are not permanent
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vii. Low pay for worker’s, high profits for
growers

viii. Chile’s fruit exports
x.

Pesticides for the fruit industry

ix. Fruit industry jobs
CHILEAN FRUIT EXPORTS
1. ______
Under Pinochet, Chilean fruit exports boomed. The country has remained a
major supplier of temperate fruits - grapes, nectarines, plums, peaches, pears and
apples - to North America and Europe. More than 95 percent of grape imports to the
US are from Chile. Highly perishable exports prompted Cardoen Industries, better
known for its weapons and explosives, to produce refrigerated containers for sea and
air shipments. Almost all Chile's orchards are less than one hundred miles from a
seaport. Over half of Chile's fruit exports are controlled by five transnational
companies.

2. _______
Most of the estimated half a million jobs created by the fruit industry are
temporary and seasonal. Over two-thirds of the labour force in Chile is now employed
on a temporary basis, 60 per cent of whom work in the fruit sector.
3. ________
In the late 1980's in a major fruit growing valley, temporary workers, employed
for about three months of the year, were paid between $2 and $4 per day; one hectare
(2.5 acres) of grapes in the valley earned the owner just under $5000.
4. _______
Many of these workers used to be smallholders or agricultural workers who were
evicted from plots in Chile's central valley region to make way for commercial
producers. Many temporary fruit workers migrate from north to south each year,
following the peak moments in the harvest.
5. _______
Workers complain of crowded, squalid barracks and limited washing and
sanitary facilities, critical for those regularly exposed-to pesticides. Imports of
pesticides increased more than eight-fold between 1976 and 1986. Some 80 per cent of
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workers in the fruit industry say the problem of health was either "very serious" or
"serious".
Question 4: Read through the following text and then choose the best phrase given
below, to fill each of the gaps. Write one letter (A-I) in each of the numbered gaps.
Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. (0) has been done for you.
Every teacher knows that not all students are good examinees. Some are too tense,
become over-anxious or too stressed and then perform below expectations just when it
matters most.
Teachers try to help by compensating, believing that if they boost a student’s
academic knowledge they will cure his fear of exams.

So, last year, (0) ___I_____, I completely rewrote the Business Studies Revision
Course at this secondary school. The central idea of the course is to treat the
examination as an event, a challenge, a performance, much like a sports match, a drama
production, or perhaps a major music concert, (1) ________ and very definitely on the
public stage. The idea is to show that the exam is not a test, but an opportunity to show
how good the candidate is.
The objective is to improve students’ final performance (2) ________, control and
ability to cope. The theme of ‘total preparation for performance’ teaches them that (3)
________ are obviously important, they are only two of the five skills required, the
others being coping strategies, mental skills and management skills. These additions
give a new dimension (4) ________, increasing enjoyment and motivation. They widen
a student’s focus and help to convince some of the less confident students that there are
many ways in which they can actively contribute towards their (5) ________.
A those not mattering so much
B self-confidence and self-esteem
C by increasing self-confidence
D relying on my expertise alone
E to a student’s revision
F but a real desire
G while knowledge and examination techniques
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H but bigger and more important
0. I

drawing on my teaching experience and sports psychology skills

PART FOUR: WRITING (20 PTS)
Question 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before. (5 pts)
1. I remained neutral during their disagreement because I liked both of them.
I didn’t …………………………..…………………….……………..
2. To pass the time, I looked through some magazines.
I whiled………………………………………………………….…….
3. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.
The very…………………………………………………………….…….
4. Because I believed his lies, he got a lot of money from me.
He conned ..............................................................................................
5. The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.
The boy dances ............................................................................................
Question 2: Write a new sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original
sentence, using the word in capital letters. This word must not be altered in any way.
(5 pts)
1. They will try Abrams for murder at the High Court next week. (TRIAL)
…………...………………………………………………………………..
2. After such a long time together, they are still happily married. (TEST)
……………………………………………………………………………….
3. How do our sales compare with those of other firms? (RELATION)
……………………………………………………………………………
4. A great many people will congratulate her if she wins. (SHOWERED)
……………………………………………………………………………
5. She’ll be furious when she finds out what’s happened. (GO)
……………………………………………………………………………
Question 3: Paragraph writing (10pts)
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Climate change is among the serious problems that mankind are currently facing.
Write a paragraph of about 200 words presenting some possible solutions to this

problem.

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KEY TO ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT HSG TIẾNG ANH 10 (DHBB) (2012-2013)
Trường THPT Chuyên Bắc Ninh
PART I: LISTENING (15 pts)
Questions 1: You are going to hear a talk on two famous American presidents. As
you listen, fill in the gaps in the notes below. Write only own word for each answer
(5p)
1. 1917

2. backgrounds

6. congressman

3. expensive

7. coincidence

4. Harvard

8. unrest

5. similarities

9. assassination

10. wives

Question 2: Listen and complete the notes below. WRITE NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the
space provided. (5pts)
1. Milperra Sydney

2. First class movers

4. Door/ bathroom door

3. 601 ACK

5. Dining room table

Question 3: You are going to hear a travel agent discussing a holiday booking with
two customers. Listen to their conversation and answer questions by circling the
appropriate letter (5pts).
1D

2C

3C

4D

5A

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 pts)
Question 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10
pts)

1A

2D

3B

4B

5C

6D

7C

8C

9B

10A

11A

12D 13B 14A 15C 16D 17B 18A 19D 20B

Question 2. The passage below contains 11 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT the
other ten. (0) is done for you as an example. (5 pts)
0. all complete--> completely
1. shower a shower
2. has was
3. annoy annoying

4. an interest interest 5. in brochure the brochure 6. cancelled been cancelled
7. organise organising
8. pinning pinned
9. has closed was closed
10. horrified find horrified to find

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Question 3. Complete each space with a suitable particle or preposition (5 pts)
1. from

2. with

3. between

4. throughout

5. for

6. across

7. into

8. in

9. by

10. from

Question 4. Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts)
1. self-confident

2. mid-sentence 3. uncommunicative 4. Absentees

6. Unaccompanied 7. childish

8. unreliability

9. timetable

5. reception

10. unemployed

Question 5: Fill in each space with one suitable word (10 pts).
1. too

2. reached/entered

3. brought/got

6. there

7. Before

8. were

4. would

5. seen/ visible

9. although/ though

10. with/ from

PART III: READING
Question 1: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to each
of the questions. (0) has been done as an example. (10p)
WHOSE WAVE POWER IS IT?
1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

5.B

6. C

7. A

8. B

9. C

10. D

Question 2: Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following
questions or statements (10 pts)

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.A

Question 3: From the list of headings below choose the most suitable heading for
each paragraph in the passage (5 pts)
1. viii;

2. vi

3. vii

4. i

5. iii

Question 4: Read through the following text and then choose the best phrase given
below, to fill each of the gaps. Write one letter (A-I) in each of the numbered gaps.
Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. (0) has been done for you.
0. I

1. H

2. C

3. G

4. E

5. B

PART FOUR: WRITING (20 PTS)
Question 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before. (5 pts)
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1. I didn’t take sides during their disagreement because I liked both of them.
2. I whiled away the time by looking through some magazines.
3. The very thought of his face at the moment makes me laugh.
4. He conned me out of a lot of money.

5. The boy dances attendance on/upon his father.
Question 2: Write a new sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original
sentence, using the word in capital letters. This word must not be altered in any way.
(5 pts)
1. Abrams will stand trial for murder at the High Court next week. (= go/be on trial
for sth)
2. Their marriage has stood the test of time.
3. How do our sales stand in relation to those of other firms?
4. She will be showered with congratulations if she wins.
/She will have congratulations showered on her if she wins.
5. She’ll go mad when she finds out what’s happened.
Question 3: Paragraph writing (10pts)

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