ĐÁP ÁN + BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10

KÌ THI DUYÊN HẢI

PART A. LISTENING (40 points)
Section 1. (10 points)
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B
Section 2. (10 points)
6. F 7. F 8. T 9. T 10.F
Section 3. (20 points)
11. physical 16. negative
12. instincts 17. release
13. relief 18. hormones
14. (social) bonds 19. immune system
15. power 20. bad dreams
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points)
Exercise 1. (20 points)
21. C 31. D
22. B 32. C
23. D 33. D
24. D 34. A
25. B 35. C
26. B 36. C
27. D 37. C
28. A 38. D
29. C 39. D
30. D 40. C
Exercise 2. (10 points)
41. preventing  prevention 45. present  presence
42. acceptable  accepted 46. secure  security
43. payment  paid 47. shopping  shops
44. criminal  crime 48. worthless  worth
49. arrangement  arranging 50. visible  vision/ visibility
Exercise 3. (10 points)
51. of 56. at
52. at 57. at
53. for 58. for
54. in 59. at
55. with 60. to
Exercise 4. (20 points)
61. newcomer 66. understatement
62. undergone 67. revolutionary
63. unfavorable 68. adjustable
64. convertible 69. processors
65. production 70. outlasts
PART C. READING (60 points)
Exercise 1. (15 points)
71. B 79. D
72. D 80. C
73. B 81. A
74. D 82. C
75. A 83. B
76. C 84. B
77. D 85. D
78. B
Exercise 2. (15 points)
86. on 91. under/ beneath
87. your/ the 92. way
88. make 93. into
89. on/ into/ onto 94. to
90. matter 95. had
Exercise 3. (15 points)
96. C 101. D
97. A 102. A
98. D 103. C
99. A 104. B
100. B 105. D
Exercise 4. (15 points)
106. v 111. vi
107. i 112. brands
108. ix 113. untruthful
109. viii 114. unconscious
110. iii 115. children
PART D. WRITING (40 points)
Exercise 1. (15 points)
116. cover of darkness, the soldiers entered the castle
117. put words into my mouth. I never said I hated ballets.
118. expense/ cost of the idea was what we put me off it
119. his command of the local dialect, we would have been kept in prison
120. question/ matter of waiting long enough to get what we want.
121. of efficiency reflects badly on
122. doesn’t have much flair for
123. with the utmost care
124. suddenly dawned on him that
125. a young musician, Tim modeled himself on
Exercise 2. (25 points)
Paragraph writing
Marking criteria:
1. Task response (7 points)
The writer clearly states their point of view (agree/disagree) and provides a well-
supported paragraph related to the topic.
2. Lexical resource (6 points)
 - The writer uses synonyms and paraphrases flexibly.
- The writer uses topic-related vocabulary.
3. Coherence and cohesion (6 points)
- The paragraph has a topic sentence with controlling idea.
- The topic is well-developed with relevant supporting evidence, examples and
facts.
- Ideas are well connected with suitable cohesive devices.
- The paragraph shows a certain organization pattern (for example: by order of
importance, etc.)
- The writer uses pronouns consistently and coherently, with third-person pronouns
(They, this, these, one/ones) gaining higher scores.
4. Grammatical range and accuracy (6 points)
- The writer uses a wide range of sentence structures (simple, compound and
complex)
- The writer uses verb tense and forms accurately.
- The writer shows good control of spelling and punctuation.
LISTENING TRANSCRIPT
Section 1
Interviewer: I am interviewing David McKinley, the co-founder of “The Adventure Center”
which has just opened here in Scotland- the center sounds wonderful, housing as it does a
rock- climbing wall, a gym and a health club. But tell me, how did you initially get involved?
David: Well, I was lucky enough to enjoy a flexible work structure when I worked as a
television sports cameraman, which enabled me to take it forward as an idea. But actually it
all started with an ambitious idea I had back in the 1900s when I had a job as an instructor in a
gym. I’d take clients climbing in the morning, then they’d go into the gym in the afternoon.
The idea obviously caught people’s imagination because I was contacted by Geoff Taylor, an
architect who’d heard about it. We joined forces and decided on a multi- adventure center
offering lots of different activities. With Geoff’s help, it went from a rather community-
spirited, small- scale project to a fully commercial, profit- making enterprise.
Interviewer: And you’ve had a mixed career to date , haven’t you?
David: Well, I did a degree in film photography, and then worked on lots of wildlife
documentaries, and soon got a reputation as someone who could work in difficult places doing
difficult things. I’d realized early on that I wanted an adventurous life and I didn’t want a
conventional job. After travelling all over the world for ten years, though, I felt that working
in films long term wasn’t a stable option. Luckily, throughout this time, I’d also been
connected with a gym which helped sports companies to develop products- out of interest
really- but thanks to this, I developed a strong commercial awareness which has helped me in
this current venture.
Interviewer: I am sure…. and what about you as a person- how would you sum yourself up?
David: Well, I love being active and I am not very good at being tied to a desk! It is true that I
am not afraid to make mistakes, although I hope I don’t make too many- it is just that I tend to
rush in without thinking things through sufficiently beforehand and other people often
criticize you for that. But basically, I am an “ideas” person. I am excited by ideas and I can’t
wait to put them into actions.
Interviewer: And doubtless you have had some bad times during your career as well as good.
What have been the most memorable?
David: There have been some bad moments in the business, especially at the start. So many
customers were contacting me and it was hard to cope, but it was also exciting to think my
name was getting known! I suppose the thing that stands out for me has been the development
of the Adventure Center- just going in each day to the site, and seeing it grow. But I can also
remember many other exciting projects- like working on a documentary film on waterfalls in
South America- lots of fantastic shots, but totally exhausting!
Interviewer: You are involved in an industry that is constantly changing. What challenges do
you think lie ahead?
David: Well, the last few years have seen many health clubs struggling to keep
members…..going to the gym can be boring and some soon give up….but this is less of a
problem these days as many people see the gym now as a way of de- stressing mentally, so
have stronger motivation. The biggest issue will be saturation, I think, as everybody targets
the same market. We stand out because we not only offer a wide range of activities, but we
also try and educate clients about what is involved. We are honest and prepare customers fully
for adventure sports, which, frankly, can be unpredictable and risky.
Interviewer: But haven’t clients’ needs changed? Isn’t it adventure and risk which they are
now increasingly seeking?
David: Yes and no! In my experience, many customers are becoming risk averse, you know,
they want to be taken away from their warm, cozy environment into an adventure sports
situation which is 100 per cent safe, and that just isn’t possible. We have to be straight with
people and recognize that being physically active is important, but anyone wanting to combine
that with the excitement of adventure sports must be aware of what’s involved.
Interviewer: David McKinley, many thanks.

Section 2
Paul: Hi, Joe. Hi, Isabel.
Joe: Hi, Paul.
Isabel: Oh, hi, Paul. I have heard you’ve been stressing out about your presentation on art.
Paul: I am.
Joe: Are you still going to talk about the different types of art?
Paul: Yes. Well, I was planning to, but there is so much stuff on the subject that I am finding
it difficult to put it all into one short presentation.
Isabel: Ha. I usually have the opposite problem. There was nothing worse than going blank,
forgetting your words, in front of a group of people.
Paul: Well, the problem is that I don’t know how to organize what I want to say in the
presentation.
Joe: Well, you know everything there is to know about the subject. It is just a question of
selecting what you want to talk about.
Paul: Well, there is a lot to discuss about the different periods in art.
Isabel: That is a good way to start. Then you can bring in how specific types of art were
popular in each period.
Paul: Yes, like how sculpture was popular in the classical period and paintings were popular
in the Renaissance period.
Isabel: And how now, a wide variety of media are used to create modern art.
Joe: As long as you keep it concise, because it is a large area. There are so many periods and
movements in art and you don’t want to just list them one by one.
Isabel: I agree. An explanation of the movements and periods in art wouldn’t be too long.
Paul: You are right. I need to just pick out some key points; just mention the periods quickly,
so that I can move on to the real topic of the presentation.
Joe: Yes, the variety of art, like sculpture, paintings, installations……
Isabel: I have an idea. Why don’t you prepare a timeline to show to the class? That would be a
nice visual and it focus your ideas so you don’t get too sidetracked.
Paul: Great idea. It would certainly cut down on time.
Isabel: Right then. Where are we? You’ll begin with a very short introduction to the historical
period of art. Then you’ll talk about popular types of art within these periods. That is sorted.
Maybe, you could also mention some key words of art in each period, like the Venus de Milo
statue or The Scream by Edvard Munch and give some facts on them?
Paul: That is not a bad idea because it does give people a frame of reference when I talk about
specific kinds of ar. After giving a historical context, I should really talk about different forms
of art, shouldn’t I?
Joe: Yes, you should.
Isabel: After that, you can conclude with a question on what is considered to be art. Now, that
would be really interesting.
Paul: Yes, comparing the traditional views of art with modern views.
Isabel: Exactly.
Paul: I think I will have a collection of pictures, including famous pieces of art from classic to
modern, projected on the wall, like the Mona Lisa and some pop art, and ask people whether
they think it is art or not.
Joe: Showing some famous works and asking what art is would certainly lead to discussion in
the room. People’s appreciation of art is so subjective and it comes down to taste.
Paul: That’s what I am hoping for - some disagreement to liven up the presentation.
Section 3
Good afternoon, everybody….. and in our second talk on social psychology I want to look at
the role of laughter in our lives - something that usually gets everyone smiling from the start.
So, first of all, I will start by looking at the actual nature of laughter. Well, when someone
laughs you have got movement of the muscles of the face and the chest, and you have got
sound formed when the air is forced out of the body as part of this process, so we are talking
about a physical activity. But obviously other things are involved as well- and this is where it
gets more complicated. Laughing isn’t something that you normally decide to do, so it is not
voluntary behavior, like ordinary speech. Instead it is regulated by our instincts- rather like the
singing of a bird, of the roaring of a lion. And once you start to laugh, it can be quite hard to
stop- that is not always under your conscious control either.
But why do we laugh? Because we find something funny, most of us would say. But in fact it
appears that laughter has little to do with jokes or funny stories- only about 10 percent of
laughter is caused by things like that. One suggestion is that human laughter may have
originally started out as a shared response to signal relief at the passing of danger. And it is
true that even these says laughter is rarely an activity carried out by an individual on his or her
own. In fact, people are 30 times more likely to laugh when they are with other people that
when they are completely alone. Laughter still seems to be a kind of social signal, it occurs
when people are in a group and they are comfortable with one another. And it seems likely
that laughter can result in the creation of bonds between the people in the group.
And it is precisely because of this social aspect of laughter that people like public speakers
and politicians often try to get their audience to laugh- it encourages their listeners to trust
them and to connect with them. But this kind of thing- controlling the laughter of a group, that
is- indicates that there is a link between laughter and power, and this is supported by several
studies that indicate that bosses use humor more than their employees. And research has also
shown that female listeners are likely to laugh much more if the speaker is male, so it appears
that there are gender issues associated with how much we laugh.
I should also point out that laughter can be used as a negative signal as well as positive one. I
think we have all probably seen evidence of a group using laughter to exclude someone….. to
emphasize that they are not accepted. So it is not always a positive type of behavior, either. So
what all this goes to show is that laughter is a very, very complex issue.
It does appear however that laughter has definite benefits. If we look first at the psychological
aspects, we know that people often tend to store negative emotions such as anger, sadness and
fear, rather than expressing them, and it seems that laughter provides a harmless way for the
release of these emotions. But there are also clear physical effects that have been monitored
too. For example, laughter is good aerobic exercise- it speeds up heart rate and respiration,
and raises blood pressure; one researcher suggests that 100 laughs a day is the equivalent of
10 minutes’ jogging.
Laughter also helps prevent the stress that so many people suffer from today, which results
from the faster pace of life and all that goes with it. It does this by reducing the levels of
hormones in the blood which are caused by stress. And, in addition, it is known to increase the
levels of chemicals that protect the body from infection or pain and so it helps to boost the
immune system.
One interesting study showed that people who had had surgical operations asked for fewer
painkillers if they’d been viewing comic films. In fact, research has even shown that the
quality of dreams can be positively affected by laughter- a good laugh 10 minutes before
going to sleep can prevent you from having bad dreams and give a much more pleasant and
restorative night’s sleep. So, there is now little argument that finding things funny and
enjoying a good laugh is extremely beneficial to us all.
What we need to consider now are the ways in which laughter can be used as a treatment for
people.