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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DH & ĐBBB TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THÁI NGUYÊN ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 20 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XVI, NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 16/6/2024 (Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào bảng cho sẵn trong đề) SECTION A: LISTENING (5.0 PTS) PART 1. For questions 1-5, listen to part of an interview and decide whether the statements are True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Disney spearheaded an extensive recruitment campaign transpiring in the US. F 2. Suboptimal investment strategies have impacted the profitability of the company. T 3. Disney intends to prioritize the development of original content. F 4. The subpar performance of stock corresponded with the termination of the CEO's contract. T 5. Iger is pressured into a collaboration with Disney’s higher-ups after his inauguration. NG TRANSCRIPT Now, the entertainment giant Disney has announced it will be laying off 7,000 employees in CEO Bob Iger's first major decision since he was asked back to lead the company late last year. Q1. The layoffs follow similar moves by other U.S. tech giants, which have laid off thousands of workers as the economy sours and companies dialed back a hiring spree that began during the height of the pandemic. Earlier on, I spoke to our North America correspondent, David Willis. He explained why these cuts are taking place now. "This has everything to do with the so-called streaming wars. Disney's Disney Plus subscription service has faced competition from rivals such as Netflix, Amazon, and so on. Q2. As a result of which, it had to spend a lot of money on content in order to attract subscribers, and that of course has weighed heavily on the bottom line. Indeed, since Disney Plus was launched back in 2019, the company's streaming services have lost about $10 billion. It's been assessed, so it takes a lot of visits to the Magic Kingdom to make up that sort of shortfall, and as a result, even though the theme parks are doing extremely well, the company has announced this plan to try to save five and a half billion dollars, in part by cutting these seven thousand jobs. I understand that most of these job losses will be in the division that makes films and TV series. So, in other words, Q3. Disney will cut back on content and concentrate instead on the franchises that have proved so lucrative in the past, such as Star Wars, the Marvel superheroes, and of course, Pixar Animation," said
David. This does come just after Disney's old boss has returned to the company. "That's right, we're talking about Bob Iger. He led Disney for 15 years and one of the things he did whilst he was in the CEO position was champion the development of streaming services at Disney, those same services that are under pressure right now. He resigned as CEO in 2020, and Q4. then the company's share price fell dramatically, and that led to the ousting of Mr. Iger's hand-picked successor, a man called Bob Chapek, and to Mr. Iger's return last November," he continued. He's been Q5. put on contract to run the company now for the next two years, but he's under pressure not only from shareholders but from a billionaire investor, an activist investor by the name of Nelson Peltz, who has been highly critical of the way that Disney has been run in recent years and is looking to gain a seat on the board. All of this puts pressure on Bob Iger to act. So, just two months back as CEO, he is cutting these seven thousand jobs, which are on top of the more than 30,000 jobs that were cut by Disney a couple of years ago, most of them in its theme park division. PART 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a news report and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer. 6. How is the incident involving the Saudi Arabian diplomat characterized? negligible manslaughter 7. What factors could potentially undermine the efficacy of diplomatic functions? threat of incarceration / threat of execution 8. To what is the breach of diplomatic immunity compared? (an) act of war 9. From which jurisdictions does diplomatic immunity exempt diplomats? criminal, civil, (and) administrative 10. Which example of minor violations by diplomats under diplomatic immunity is cited? ignore (any) parking tickets TRANSCRIPT In June 2017, a Saudi Arabian citizen killed a German man when he opened his car door directly into the cyclist's path. In Germany, such a case of Q6. negligent manslaughter would have otherwise been prosecuted, but the man in question was a Saudi diplomat. He was able to claim diplomatic immunity and left the country without being charged. Although rare, crimes committed by diplomats are generally exempt from prosecution. So, we wanted to know, what exactly is diplomatic immunity and how far does it extend? Well, in short, diplomatic immunity means that diplomats, who are representatives of state governments, are generally not bound to the laws of host countries where they perform their civil duties. The intention of this immunity is to make it possible for diplomats to do their jobs without Q7. threat of incarceration or execution, and this immunity is expected to be extended bilaterally. The practice of guaranteeing such immunity can be traced
back as far as 3,000 BC and is even referenced in ancient poetry from India. Historically, agreements not to execute messengers were well understood, and a violation could constitute Q8. an act of war. Famed Mongol leader Genghis Khan was known to invade and destroy cities for violations of this agreement, and once, Khan even decimated the entire Juarez M'd Empire, allegedly for shaving the heads of two messengers and executing another. Modern diplomatic immunity is based on the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which states that a diplomatic agent shall enjoy immunity from the Q9. criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state. He shall also enjoy immunity from its civil and administrative jurisdiction. The convention also requires that diplomats do adhere to, and respect, their host country's laws. However, this immunity is not all- encompassing; diplomats are only covered when on official duty, and their home country has the option of waiving this immunity, allowing the host country to prosecute. The host country is also always allowed to expel these diplomats, marking them persona non grata, Latin for "person not appreciated." In fact, this commonly used phrase stems directly from diplomatic use. Additionally, home countries are expected to prosecute the offending diplomat, depending on the seriousness of the crime, and not doing so can create signal tension between countries. But, an overwhelming majority of violations are minor. For example, one major complaint by New York City, which is home to the United Nations headquarters, is that visiting diplomats park wherever they want and Q10. ignore any parking tickets, citing diplomatic immunity. In fact, as of 2014, more than 16 million dollars in fines to diplomats remains unpaid. But diplomats have also been accused of much more serious crimes, including drug smuggling, money laundering, spying, tax evasion, and even slavery and murder. Ultimately, diplomats act as representatives of their state. While diplomatic immunity can create unresolved criminal situations, it mainly allows countries to communicate and negotiate without "shooting the messenger," literally. So, how exactly can you become your country's ambassador and reap all the benefits of immunity from prosecution? Find out and learn more about diplomats in this video to the right. Thanks for checking out NowThis World. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more videos like this every week. PART 3. For questions 11-15, listen to a talk, and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 11. One effect of air pollution in the capital is _____________. A. that it causes the quality of life to deteriorate. B. that hospitals are becoming increasingly overcrowded. C. that it can hasten the death of someone who is already gravely ill. D. that more people are becoming allergic to traffic fumes. 12. Linda Grey suggests that the government is not solving the traffic problem because _____________. A. it doesn't want to antagonize car owners.