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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH DƯƠNG ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Ngày thi: 03/6/2024 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không tính thời gian phát đề và phần nghe) I. LISTENING: (50 points) SECTION 1. Listen to the recording and answer question 1 to question 5. 1. How did John choose the topic of his research project? A. He thought the information would be useful for town planning. B. He has a special interest in the use of public services. C. He read about a similar study which had been done earlier. 2. During his research, John is expecting to find that A. The use of public services has altered very little. B. A group of people has changed its habits. C. The most frequently used facility is the library. 3. What is the problem with using official records? A. They may be lacking in detail. B. They may not be readily available. C. They may be difficult to analyse. 4. What does the tutor think about John using a questionnaire to get information? A. He needs to do a course in questionnaire design first. B. He should use this method instead of looking at public records. C. He will find the practice he gets useful the following year. 5. Which new variable does John agree to add to his investigation? A. Occupation B. Income group C. Qualifications TRANSCRIPT TUTOR: Hello, John. Come in and sit down.You're here to discuss your research project, are you? JOHN: Yes. I've more or less decided what to do, but I'd like your opinion. TUTOR: Fine. You've chosen a topic? JOHN: Yes, I want to look at how people use public services in their local area. Things like parks and swimming pools. TUTOR: Right. Well, the kind of information you'll get is very useful for town planning, of course. Do you
2 have a special interest in public services? JOHN: Not really. It's just that I found a report in the college library about an investigation that was done ten years ago, and I thought it would be interesting to do a parallel one. TUTOR: 10 years is a relatively short space of time. What do you expect to find? Do you think things will be more or less the same as before? JOHN: I think there will be some differences. For example, I think the number of people going to the library will have decreased. And I'd guess that older people are using the sports center more often than they used to. TUTOR: Fine. So those are your hypotheses. Now, what sort of data are you going to use? JOHN: I was thinking of using official records from the management or the local council and analyzing them. They should be easy to obtain. I don't think that sort of information would be confidential. TUTOR: Yes, you're probably right. There might not be as much information as you'd like, but it would certainly be the easiest kind of data to work with. But have you considered using a questionnaire as well? JOHN: It's okay to get data from more than one source? TUTOR: Absolutely. It's a bonus. You've already done the module on questionnaire design, haven't you? And it'll be good to get experience, because next year you'll have to do something similar for your final dissertation on a bigger scale. JOHN: Okay. TUTOR: And what are the variables you'll be looking at? Are you going to look at people's level of education? Whether they have a degree, for example? JOHN: I hadn't planned to. Do you think I should? TUTOR: Well, you might see some interesting patterns. JOHN: Okay. And that'll tie in nicely with my plans to analyze the kind of work people do. TUTOR: What about the size of your sample? Have you got any thoughts on the number of questionnaires you might send out? JOHN: The previous study surveyed 120 people. I don't think I can really analyze more than 50, working by myself, so I should probably distribute about 80 questionnaires altogether to allow for wastage. Do you think that's enough? TUTOR: Definitely. I know that your project guidelines recommend a minimum of 100, but that's an ideal number. And you're working by yourself. And anyway, this assignment is mainly about giving you practice in research methods. JOHN: Right. SECTION 2. Listen and fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. At university, she did a degree in a subject called (6) ______ Communication Studies_____.
3 After graduating, her first job was as a (7) _____ marketing assistant______. She uses the word (8) _____ intimidated______ to describe how she felt on her first day at a radio station. She was asked to join a (9) ______ Trainee_____ scheme by the boss of the Brighton radio station. The station is small so the work varies and it is very (10) _____hands on______. She most enjoyed doing (11) _____(live) interviews______ for traffic reports on air during her time in Brighton. One of her colleagues in Brighton advised her to study (12) _____ journalism______ at evening classes. At the national broadcasting company, she worked mostly on the (13) ______news_____desk. Although she was on the steep (14) _____learning curve______, it was fantastic from day one. She identifies (15) ______flexibility_____ as the main benefit of doing work experience. TRANSCRIPT Hi. My name’s Sally Nelson, and I’m a radio reporter specialising in current affairs. I’m here to tell you how useful work experience placements have been in my career. Although I’m in my dream job now, at school I lacked ambition, and made a poor choice of university course. Some of my colleagues did subjects like Media Studies, which have a direct application to the work. Although my subject sounds relevant – it’s known as Communication Studies – I think a degree in English and Drama would’ve been just as useful. My course centred on the sociological use of language rather than the media. When I graduated, I took the first job I was offered. I’d always been interested in music and clubbing and had considered training as a DJ, and I soon realised being a marketing assistant was too far away from this. My friends had more interesting jobs than me; one was even working as a manager for a rock band. So I quit the job and rang another friend who was a radio presenter in Brighton. I organised to sit in on his show for a few days, which was a bit cheeky of me, and although I was intimidated for the first couple of hours, it was actually a very relaxed sort of place. And it gave me exactly the sort of insight I needed to confirm that radio was for me. So, I approached the boss of the station. He immediately offered me a place on the station’s Trainee Scheme, it’s a bit like a work experience scheme really and involved spending two days a week working unpaid at the station. To fund myself, I did waitressing jobs the rest of the week. The station’s a small company, so the work was varied and very hands on. I got to do traffic reports on air, which was fun, background research about musicians, which was more interesting than I expected, and even once or twice conducted live interviews. I got the biggest buzz of all from that. In this industry you have to network, and that’s why work experience, however short the placement, is so important. I met people in Brighton who really opened doors for me. One colleague said technical training would help my job prospects, and told me about a journalism course which you can do in the evening. At
4 twenty-five, I was much older than my fellow students but I was very focussed, and it stood me in good stead. Thanks to someone I met on that course, I got another work experience placement, this time with a larger national broadcasting company. I worked for six months unpaid there. I was taken on to work on the sports desk, but soon got transferred to the news desk where I worked out the rest of my placement, with occasional days on the travel desk. Although I was on a steep learning curve, it was fantastic from day one. Working for free was exhausting because I had to hold down other jobs to keep myself. If I had to say what the main benefit of work experience was, I’d say it gives you flexibility. You learn on the job and make mistakes without feeling that you’re about to get sacked, and that’s just as important for your confidence and employability as any number of qualifications. SECTION 3. Listen and fill in the blank with ONE word. There are so many decisions that it's impossible for us to make a perfect choice every time. Critical thinking is one effective technique to improve our chances. Critical thinking helps us carefully deconstruct a situation, uncover the hidden (16) ______issues_____, for example, (17) _____bias______and manipulation, and make the best choices. A person with critical thinking subjects all available options to (18) _____scrutiny______ and skepticism. Below is the five-step process that may help you solve any number of problems. Step 1: formulate your question. If you approach the situation with a clear view of what you're actually trying to accomplish by (19) ______dieting_____, that'll equip you to sift through this information critically. Step 2: gather your information. You can decide what is (20) _____relevant______ due if you have a clear idea of your question. Step 3: apply the information, something you do by asking critical questions. You should consider "What is shaping my (21) _____approach______ to this situation?" if you receive an email that promises you millions. Step 4: consider the implications. Think of the long-term environmental effects: If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also lead to a great (22) ______surge_____ in air pollution. Step 5: explore other points of view. Exploring the full spectrum of viewpoints might explain why some policies that don't appear to be (23) _____valid______ to you appeal to others. This will allow you to examine (24) _____alternatives______, evaluate your own choices. This five-step process won't (25) ______eradicate_____ difficult decisions from our lives, but it can