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1 SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ THÁI TỔ - GIA BÌNH SỐ 1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HSG LỚP 12 LẦN 1 ĐỢT THÁNG 9 NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 12 trang, 80 câu trắc nghiệm) Họ và tên thí sinh: .................................................................... SBD: Part 1: You will hear part of a radio program in which two people, Sally White and Martin Jones, are discussing the popularity of audio books. For questions 1- 5, choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear. Question 1. Sally feels that the main advantage of audio books is that they ____________. A. encourage children to read more. B. make more books accessible to children C. save parents from having to read to children. D. are read by experienced actors. Question 2. What does Martin say about the woman who came into his shop? A. She no longer worries about long journeys. B. Her children used to argue about what to listen to C. she no longer takes her children to France. D. Her children don’t like staying in hotels. Question 3. Martin says that in the USA there is a demand for audio books because people there ____________. A. were the first to obtain audio books B. feel that they do not have time to read books. C. are used to listening to the spoken words on the radio D. have to drive long distances Question 4. Sally says that authors may record their own books on tape if ____________. A. their book has just been published. B. they want it read a certain way. C. they have already read extracts from it aloud. D. there are no suitable actors available. Question 5. According to Sally, successful abridgements depend on ____________. A. their closeness to the original B. the length of the original C. the style of the author D. the type of story TRANSCRIPT Interviewer: And today our subject for discussion is audio books. We have two guests in the studio – Martin Jones, who owns an audio bookshop, and Sally White, whose job it is to abridge – or shorten – books for the audio market. Now, I was amazed to find out just how popular it has become to listen to books on tape. What
2 do you think is the reason for this, Sally? Sally: Well, people are often very short of time. If you commute each day and have to spend, say, an hour in the car… then you can listen to part of a tape… and then go on where you left off. And many people like to listen to audio books while doing monotonous household chores, like ironing or dusting. However, I suspect that it’s when people are trying to drop off at the end of a busy day that greatest use is made of them. I suppose it’s like being read to as kids. Interviewer: Yes, and in fact these audio books have also become popular among children. I often listen to them with mine. I suppose the fear here is that children will become lazy… I mean it’s much easier to listen to a story than read it yourself. Sally: Yes, of course it is, but I’m not sure this will necessarily put children off reading. I don’t know… but the great thing is that they can listen to books which are far too difficult for them to read [1]. It may mean, of course, that busy parents are tempted to put on a tape rather than take the time to read to their kids. But then, I’m sure many would actually prefer to listen to professionals rather than tired mums and dads… Interviewer: What do you think, Martin? Martin: Well, I’d like to tell you about a lady who came into this shop just last week… and she was telling us about these family driving holidays to France, which used to be a disaster with the kids in the back making a row, not being able to understand French radio. And she swore she would never take them to France again. Then she discovered audio books and suddenly the journeys there are a joy [2]. Interviewer: Now I hear that audio books are even more popular in the States… Martin: Yes, ifs certainly a huge, huge market in the States although I don’t think audio books started there. Maybe ifs because there’s a tradition here in the UK from radio of spoken words being an acceptable medium, whereas in America, of course, it’s a different story. In the main, Americans don’t seem to get as much drama or stories on the radio, so they’re going out and getting audio books. And the principal attraction is that they need something to listen to because of the time they spend on the road – places are so much farther apart [3]. An audio book passes the time… Interviewer: And what are the reasons for sometimes asking the author to do the reading rather than employing a professional? Sally: It depends. Obviously the author is the one who’s closest to the book and they may have a particular interpretation of the book that they are anxious to portray [4]. Most authors will have already done public readings of their books anyway as part of their promotional activities at the time of publication, so they’ve probably read parts of it already. Otherwise, professional actors are used. We’re very lucky in Britain to have such a wealth of actors who can bring the story alive completely. Interviewer: Now, Sally, your job is to abridge books especially for the audio market. I suspect a lot of people would say that you shouldn’t mess about with what an author has written.
3 Sally: No, I don’t agree. Most of the abridgements these days are really extremely good. Abridgers interpret the story in the way they believe the author has written it. But the point about abridgements is that one’s adapting it to create a new version of the story so it will inevitably be different to the original. Now, obviously some books are easier to abridge than others… Interviewer: Yes. I’d imagine a thousand-page volume by Charles Dickens must be a bit of a nightmare… Sally: Well, what we do is to trim the excess off so it’s more to do with the way they write. Beryl Bainbridge, for instance, writes so beautifully and sparsely that it’s harder to cut into her than Charles Dickens with his pages of detailed descriptions (5). This is probably the case with any kind of book. Martin: We shouldn’t forget that many books are not abridged before being taped. I would say that these have now grown to account for about twenty per cent of the audio market. So, yes, some people do prefer to listen to the whole book. We’ve got Anna Karenina that has just come on the market. It’s on twenty-four tapes – so, you can imagine how long it is! Interviewer: Twenty-four tapes? How long is a tape? Martin: Well, each tape is about ninety minutes and the whole set comes to ninety pounds. Though it’s a lot of money, we’re talking about a lifetime’s listening, which is really something, isn’t it? Interviewer: Well, thank you both very much… and now… Part 2: You are going to hear a radio phone-in programme on the subject of allergies. For questions 6- 10 choose the answer A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. Question 6. Which of these possible explanations for the increase in allergies does the programme presenter mention in her introduction? A. People are exposed to more dangerous substances than in the past. B. People's resistance to allergens is lower than in the past. C. More new allergens are being released into the environment. D. Higher levels of stress have made people more prone to allergies. Question 7. Which of the questions does the first caller, Tim, want to know the answer to? A. What is the most likely cause of his allergy? B. Why is he allergic to grass and pollen? C. Will he ever be free of the allergy? D. How can he improve his condition? Question 8 . Arabella, the caller from Amsterdam, ____________. A. thinks she may have passed on her allergy to her children. B. asks how she can minimize the risk of her children having allergies. C. wants to know whether her peanut allergy will continue in the future.
4 D. asks how probable it is that her children will have allergies. Question 9. If both a child's parents have a particular allergy, that child A. is more than likely to have the same allergy. B. has a less than fifty per cent chance of getting the same allergy. C. will probably develop a different allergy. D. is at no greater risk of developing the allergy than any other child. Question 10. According to Dr Bawaldi, some people believe that the increase in asthma among young children may result from ____________. A. living in centrally heated or air-conditioned buildings. B. being in areas with very high levels of exhaust fumes. C. spending too much time in hygienic environments. D. receiving medical treatment for other types of illness. TRANSCRIPT Presenter: These days we're all too familiar with the word allergy and phrases like 'I'm allergic to pollen or eggs or cats•. There's a general perception too that more people have allergies than in the past. Is this because the subject is getting more exposure in the media, or are we really becoming less resistant to allergens? These are just some of the questions we’ll be tackling. In today's phone-in programme. In the studio with me today are Dr Mary Egerton, a family doctor, and allergy specialist Dr Mohamed Bawadi to answer your questions. Our first caller today is Tim from Edinburg h. Tim, what's your question? Tim: Hi, right, well, I suffer from hay fever, you know - I'm very allergic to grass and the pollen from certain trees - especially in the spring. The really peculiar thing is that my allergy didn't begin until I was in my mid- thirties. What I want to know is, why did I start so late, and do you think my allergy could disappear again just as suddenly or am I stuck with it now? Presenter: Dr Egerton, would you like to answer Tim first? Mary Egerton: Hello, Tim. Your story is a very common one. The fact is that allergies do not discriminate - they're just as likely to affect the old as they are the young. I'm afraid they can develop at any time of life from one day to 60 years and beyond. As to whether you're stuck with your allergy that depends. The best way to treat any allergy is to avoid contact with whatever causes the allergic reaction. Someone who was allergic to eggs would find it fairly easy to avoid eating anything containing eggs, whereas you would find it impossible to avoid all contact with grass and pollen unless you lived in a desert area or high in a mountain range. Mohamed Bawadi: Can I just add to what Mary has said? There is now evidence from research around the world that the most common age to develop an allergy is in your late teens, so you've not done too