HOC LIEU MO LUYEN THI QUOC GIA 2010 2011

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NGUỒN HỌC LIỆU MỞ CHO VIỆC LUYỆN THI VIẾT

CHUẨN BỊ CHO KỲ THI QUÓC GIA NĂM 2010 – 2011

Thành phố Đông Hà – Tỉnh Quảng Trị

Chúc Thành Công

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Essay Topics:

Do you think that homework should be abolished? Discuss its value.

( />Should teachers give pupils too much homework? Discuss.

( />What subject you like best in school?
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Describe the first day of your school
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The first day at school probably had been much impressed on your life. Give your impressed
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School is the most difficult time but it also keeps many joys for us. Do you agree?
( />Describe your schoolmates and whom do you like best

( />Talk about your experiences as a school prefect

( />What do you think of the use and abuse of private tuition?

( />Examination day often makes many pupils worry. Do you agree?

( />What do you think of the important role of the teaching of crafts in the school?
( />What makes an ideal teacher: Give your opinion.

( />Write about the kind of work which you hope to do when you leave the school.

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Today there is some changes in the educational system. In your opinion, how should we
change to raise the quality teaching?
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Is a teacher an actor? Give your opinion.
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Write a description of your walk to school on a rainy day.

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Describe all activities of your school-day
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Give an account of the end of the term.
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Describe your close friend
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Suppose you could go to school where you wanted to. Which school would you choose and
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Living in an apartment instead of a college dormitory gain advantages and disadvantages.
Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of apartment living and five your opinion.
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For students, purchasing or renting a home? Give your opinion.

( />English is a popular language all over the world, especially to students, tourists and
businessmen. Give your opinion.
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Nowaday, everybody is very fond of learning a foreign language. However, sucessful men are
seldom. In your opinion, what is the basic factor?

( />Is English the international language? Explain it.

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From what you have learned about English civilization, write an essay on England and the
English (the land, its history, tradition and people)

( />What do you think of the value of education? Discuss it.

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In your opinion, what is one of the major problems in the world today? Discuss some reasons
for its existence Give some possible solutions. ( Pollution)

( />In your opinion, how do the pollution problems effect today? Discuss some reasons for its
existence. Give some solutions to overcome.

( />Some people believe that a mother should not work. Others argue against this. Consider the
problems that a working mother faces. Do you believe a mother should work? Support your
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( />Give a comment about the uses of the hobby.

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Tell about your hobby in free time.
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The kind of books we should read. Give your opinion.

( />Today, there are many books to read. What do you think of the choice of books?
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Describe a pet which you have kept.
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Talk about the person you hate most.
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Give a short account of an interesting magazine you often read.

( />The habit is a repetitive job everyday. Explain it.

( />Give an account of a visit to a book exhibition.

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Discuss the appeal of a science fiction
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Discuss the uses and abuses of television
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An interesting program which you heard on the radio.

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Talk about the habit of smoking cigarettes
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Talk about the hobbies of your two close friends.

( />Give one of the activities you like to do in your spare time

( />The difference between my father and my younger brother in the family.

( />What should we do to make a good impression at a job interview?

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Talk about the film you like best.
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In your opinion, what is the most difficult skill of studying English

( />Talk about the habit of reading in some students

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How should we do to have a good memory?
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" Money is the root of all evil". Give your opinion.

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What is flight booking like?
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What means of traveling you choose for your trip?

( />Is traveling an educative experience? Discuss.

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Should marriage be arranged by parents or decided by yourself? Give your opinion.
( />What is the job of a human resources manager?

( />How do Hearing-Impaired people talk? Discuss.

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What do you think of the opinion polls?
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How should people protect and preserve the natural resources?

( />Life in the city ( />

Living in a multiracial community
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Tell about a visit to a famous city
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Talk about modern inventions
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Talk about an adventure in a forest

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Talk about an unusual opportunity you had

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Talk about the value of libraries.
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Talk about a horrible sight you experienced.

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Discuss the part that money plays in our live (
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PART 1: ANALYZING CHARTS, GRAPHS & TABLES
Task No.1:

The graph shows Internet Usage in Taiwan by Age Group, 1998-2000.

Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph shows changes in the age profile of Internet users in Taiwan between 1998 and
2000.

The main users of the Internet in Taiwan are young adults between 16 and 30 years old. In
1998, they accounted for more than half of all users. In 1999 the number dropped slightly to
45%, but even in 2000 they were the biggest group.

The second biggest group of users is aged between 31 and 50. They made up 41% in 1998,

falling slightly to 37% in 2000. When combined with the 16-30 age group, over 94% of users
in 1998 were between 16 and 50.

However this number is dropping steadily as more children and older users log on. In 1999,
the number of children online quadrupled from 2% to 8%, and it continued to increase in
2000. There were similar increases for older users, rising from 4% in 1998 to 10% in 2000.
In summary, while adults between 16 and 50 still represent the great majority of Internet
users in Taiwan, their share is declining as more children and older users join the web.

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The graph shows Underground Station Passenger Numbers in London. Summarise
the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph shows the fluctuation in the number of people at a London underground station
over the course of a day. The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a sharp
increase between 06:00 and 08:00, with 400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After this
the numbers drop quickly to less than 200 at 10 o'clock. Between 11 am and 3 pm the
number rises, with a plateau of just under 300 people using the station. In the afternoon,
numbers decline, with less than 100 using the station at 4 pm. There is then a rapid rise to a
peak of 380 at 6pm. After 7 pm, numbers fall significantly, with only a slight increase again at
8pm, tailing off after 9 pm. Overall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the
early morning and early evening periods.

Task No.3: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a downtown business district.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge
or experience.

Sales: week of October 7-13

Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Lunch $2,400 $2,450 $2,595 $2,375 $2,500 $1,950 $1,550
Dinner $3,623 $3,850 $3,445 $3,800 $4,350 $2,900 $2,450

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During the week of October 7-14th, the lunch sales averaged at approximately $2,400. The
highest lunch sales occurred on Friday, and the lowest occurred on Sunday. Sunday's lunch
sales were approximately $1,000 less than the average lunch sales during the rest of the
week.

Dinner sales, which generated at least $1,000 to $1,500 more a day than lunch sales, also
remained steady during the week. Just like the lunch sales, the dinner sales peak on Friday
and dipped down for the weekend.

Excluding Wednesday and Thursday, the lunch and dinner sales from October 7-11 rose
gradually until the end of the business week. Midweek, on Wednesday and Thursday, the
sales were slightly lower than they were on Tuesday.

According to the sales report, this restaurant has a steady lunch and dinner crowd. The most
profitable day during the second week of October was Friday. Sunday, was the least
profitable day, with the full day's sales totaling/totaling less than the Friday dinner sales.

These numbers are reflective of a restaurant that is located in a business/financial district
where business hours are Monday through Friday.

Task No.4: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The charts below show the percentage of their food budget the average family spent
on restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in
fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.

You should write at least 150 words.

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Over the past 30 years, the average family has dramatically increased the number of meals
that they eat at restaurants. The percentage of the family's food budget spent on restaurant
meals steadily climbed. Just 10 percent of the food budget was spent on restaurant meals in
1970, and 15 percent in 1980. That percentage more than doubled in 1990, to 35 percent,
and rose again in 2000 to 50 percent.

Where families eat their restaurant meals also changed during that 30-year period. In 1970,
families ate the same number of meals at fast food and sit-down restaurants. In 1980, families
ate slightly more frequently at sit-down restaurants. However, since 1990, fast food
restaurants serve more meals to the families than do the sit-down restaurants. Most of the
restaurant meals from 2000 were eaten at fast food restaurants. If this pattern continues,
eventually the number of meals that families eat at fast food restaurants could double the
number of meals they eat at sit-down restaurants.

Task No.5: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The take below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

Underground Railways Systems

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London 1863 394 775

Paris 1900 199 1191

Tokyo 1927 155 1927

Washington DC 1976 126 144

Kyoto 1981 11 45

Los Angeles 2001 28 50

The table shows the details regarding the underground railway systems in six cities.
London has the oldest underground railway systems among the six cities. It was opened in
the year 1863, and it is already lye years old. Paris is the second oldest, in which it was
opened in the year 1900. This was then followed by the opening of the railway systems in
Tokyo, Washington DC and Kyoto. Los Angeles has the newest underground railway system,
and was only opened in the year 2001. In terms of the size of the railway systems, London,
For certain, has the largest underground railway systems. It has 394 kilometers of route in
total, which is nearly twice as large as the system in Paris. Kyoto, in contrast, has the
smallest system. It only has 11 kilometers of route, which is more than 30 times less than that

of London.

Interestingly, Tokyo, which only has 155 kilometers of route, serves the greatest number of

passengers per year, at 1927 millions passengers. The system in Paris has the second
greatest number of passengers, at 1191 millions passengers per year. The smallest
underground railway system, Kyoto, serves the smallest number of passengers per year as
predicted.

In conclusion, the underground railway systems in different cities vary a lot in the site of the
system, the number of passengers served per year and in the age of the system.

Task No.6: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

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The overall trend shows fluctuation with slight Increased towards the end of the period.

Starting with Music Choice websites; 40,000 people went on this new site on first-day. Half of
them backed out the next day. In Contrast to this Pop Parade net sites were visited by
120,000 music lovers on day one which decreased slightly on the next day thereafter
regaining the same fame on 3rd day.

After 3rd day the enthusiasm for both music lines on Internet dropped slowly- reaching
maximum fall of 40,000 on 7th day. Whereas Music choice gained popularity, slightly
Improving to get the original strength of 30,000 viewers on screen, but was getting still less
visitors than their opponent Pop group i.e. 40,000 on day 7.

In the beginning of the next week both gained remarkable recovery after a few fluctuations for
8th and 9th day having 40,000 and 50,000 visitors respectively, reaching to their peaks of one
and a half thousand new viewers for Pop Parade on 11th day showing a contrast of very few

people visiting Music choice for the same day. Thereafter Music choice gained popularity on
12th day for having more than 120,000 new visitors on web.

In the end of the period Pop sites were visited by maximum viewers of 180,000 whereas sites
located to Music choice were not explored by more than 80,000 explorers on the last day of
the report.

PART 2: ESSAY TOPIC
I. The advantages and disadvantages of co-education

I study in a co-education school. In my class there are about twenty boys and twelve girls. We
learn many things one another in the course of being in the same class everyday. Sometimes
the interaction is pleasant and sometimes not. In other words co-education has its good
points and bad points, that is, its advantages and disadvantages.

The main advantage that I can see is that we learn that boys are different from girls in many
ways. In short, we learn how to handle each other. Boys tend to be more physical, while girls
are far gentler. However this is not a universal rule, for tom-boys do exist in our class and
they pack a harder wallop than some sissies who also exist in our class. Anyhow I learn that
the two sexes behave generally in fixed manners although there are exceptions.

I suppose this sort of interaction will come in useful in the future when boys and girls become
men and women who will produce the next generations. I am a boy and I have to admit that I
learn a lot about how to handle both boys and girls. I have a friend who studies in an all-boys’
school. He always asks me how I handle the girls. He is quite ignorant about girls, for I have
seen him being tongue-tied in front of girls. None of my classmates have such a problem.
The one big disadvantage about having boys and girls in the same class is when we go for
physical education. Boys and girls just cannot do the same type of exercise or play the same
game together. So we need to have two teachers, one for the boys and one for the girls. Our
headmaster has come up with the ingenious solution of having two classes doing P.E. at the

same time so that the boys and girls from each class combine together under one teacher
each.

Another advantage of a co-education school becomes obvious when the school holds the
school sports, concerts and other functions. In sports a co-education school can see full
participation from both sexes. Also the harder physical work of preparing for a sports meet
can be done by the boys while the gentler tasks of preparing food and drinks as well as
serving guests are best left to the girls. The boys and girls get to learn their social roles.

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some of their functions. I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed my duties there, for the girls
there really appreciate our help thus lavishing their attention on us. I suspect that they enjoy
our being there too.

Our girls too get to go and help out at an all-boys’ school. I am sure they enjoy themselves
too.

I have not studied in an all-boys’ school before so I do not really know what sort of situation
exists there. However I would not change my place here for anything else. It is definitely
better to have girls around than to see only boys everyday.

II. The importance of examinations (exams)

Life today has become so complex that examinations have come to play an important part in
one’s educational career. Examinations are considered so important that most students are
afraid of them.

The ability to pass an examination is indeed a valuable quality. It shows that the student is
able to express his thought and ideas to a manner others can understand. It also shows that
the student has acquired a certain amount of knowledge in some branches of study. Besides,
the mind of a student, even if he is dull, receives good exercise when he prepares for an

examination. A student’s success in an examination, therefore, helps employers and others to
assess his mental or general ability.

Some people, however, argue that examinations test only a certain kind of skill. They say that
many people have a good memory and a special ability to pass examinations and achieve
brilliant results, though they have no capacity for original thought or imagination. But it should
be realized that today the syllabuses are so extensive that a student cannot expect to pass an
examination by relying entirely on his memory. The student of today must not only have a fair
knowledge of the subject matter but also be able to show his intelligence and power of
reasoning, especially if he is sitting for a higher examination. Therefore, a student’s ability to
pass an examination must indicate some of his mental powers as well as his grasp of the
subjects that he has studied.

If there were no examinations, most scholars would have been less informed than they are
today. Examinations compel students to read as mush as they can, and as they do so, they
absorb knowledge unconsciously. Further, because of examinations; teachers have to
confine themselves to the syllabuses which are aimed at imparting knowledge in a systematic
manner, and thus develop mental discipline.

Examinations are therefore an important part of academic studies.
III. What do you think of the use and abuse of private tuition?

Private tuition as against what is being done in regular school is resorted to, in certain cases
where the pupil is not able to follow his lessons well and wants to improve his performance. In
some cases the parents want to make their child sit at his studies and in others it is a matter
of prestige.

Whatever the reasons may be for private tuition, it can certainly complement and supplement
the class work provided the teacher and his ward cooperate. It can be complementary when
the lessons done in the class have not been fully understood by the student and he have to

be told more than to impress upon him for the lesson done in the class may not have caught
his brain. For this reason, tuition at home may be the answer.

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would normally avoid in class. If the tuition master is earnest, the pupils can progress and
improve gradually.

Some of the topics that are not covered in the class or which requires supplementary reading
could very well be done in the tuition hour. Additional exercises could be done, better reading
is possible which may lead to better understanding.

Private tuition becomes necessary where the student would not be capable of sitting at his
studies by himself because he has no inclination or the parents have no time to look at their
child’s academic progress. Most pampered children need a private tutor as a permanent
feature.

From the examination point of view some may seek tuition. The students who want to achieve
very good results in competitive courses may resort to tuition. This has become a common
practice for getting seats in medical, engineering and technological course. An ordinary
classroom lecture does not cater to the needs of such students. For many aristocratic
families, it is a prestige to arrange for tuition in music and dancing.

Let us now look at the abuses. Tuition may lead to too much of pampering and may kill the
self effort of the student. The student would not touch the book unless the tuition master turns
up. Instead of his working and learning on his own he becomes so dependant on the tuition
master that ultimately the gain would be perceptibly nil.

There are also pupils adopting devious means through the tuition masters to get a pass. The
poor tuition master makes himself cheap and worries more about the promotion of his ward
than about his own children. Often it is not uncommon to see a boy having more than one
tuition master for each one of his subject. Because he pays for the tuition, he looks down

upon the poor teacher who is likely to lose his dignity.

But one fact that stands foremost is that tuitions cannot be thorough learning and at best
there can only be nibbling of the learning process as the student has recourse for likely
questions that may come in the examination through the tuition teacher.

In order to avoid the evils of private tuition, educational institutions themselves may arrange
tutorial classes. If the regular teachers cannot attend to the tutorials special tutors may be
appointed to attend to very small groups of needy students. Such contacts may help build
confidence in the student such tutorial classes may be complementary as well as
supplementary. The tutorial system when properly organized will go a long way to improve
the efficiency of the student.

IV. Which language do you think has made the greatest contribution to the
promotion of better understanding among the people of the world?

English has made the greatest contribution to the promotion of better understanding
Which language do you think has made the greatest contribution to the promotion of better
understanding among the people of the world.

The human race is divided by a multiplicity of languages, many of which have come to play
an important part in the affairs of the world.

A little reflection reveals that the importance of a language is associated mainly with the ideas
and knowledge it contains. The more ideas a language can convey to the people of the world,
the more it will be used by people everywhere. Thus, the language that is used most
extensively is the language that makes the greatest contribution to human progress and
mutual understanding between people.

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in all spheres of public activity but also began to encourage the use and study of the English

language as means of achieving national progress and unity. These efforts on the part of the
various countries of the world convey an idea of the importance of the English language.
It would be instructive, however, to consider the reason for the extensive use of the English
language. One of the reasons is that several countries in the world have been occupied
mainly by immigrants from England such as the United States of America, Australia and New
Zealand. It is therefore not surprising that the people of such countries have continued to use
the English language, though they have severed their independent status, for one cannot
discard one’s language easily. Another reason is that, in the course of history, a large number
of countries throughout the world came directly under British rule, where English was made
the main language for administrative, commercial and all other purposes.

As the leading colonial power in the world, England has indeed exerted a profound influence
on the affairs of the world, though its colonial possessions are rapidly becoming independent
one after the other. Concomitantly, the English language too has come to play a leading role
in international communication. Thus, many people whose native language is not English
have studied English and become more conversant with English than with their own
languages. This is especially true with the leaders of the people to whom English is a foreign
language. As a result, the English language is used by them not only in the administration of
their countries but also in all their institutions of higher learning.

The most important reason for the pre-eminence of the English language, however, is that it
is the source of all knowledge. The Industrial Revolution that began in England and spread to
other countries revealed the English genius for invention. Even the political and social
institutions of England, which were affected tremendously by the Industrial Revolution, have
evoked the admiration of all countries. The knowledge, ideas, experiences and profound
thoughts of the English people have made a deep impression on the minds of the people of
other countries. Innumerable books have been written in the English language on all
branches of study, and such is the thirst of English scholars for knowledge and their desire to
communicate it, that they have even translated books of great value from other language to
English for the benefit of all. Writers of other nationalities too have written a great number of

books in English and made a substantial contribution to the enrichment of the English
language. As a result of all these efforts, the English language has become the main avenue
to the greatest storehouse of information. Therefore, people everywhere have developed a
special respect for the language and they continue to learn it with avidity.

As the English language is used so extensively, it is mainly in this language that the people of
the world communicate with and understand one another. No other language has such a wide
appeal. In my opinion, it is the English language that has made the greatest contribution to
the promotion of the better understanding among the people of the world.

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