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NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
SECTION A. LISTENING (50 points)
* Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Thí sinh có 2 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu kết thúc bài nghe.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1.  For questions 1–5, listen to a recording about Hydrogen and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to what you hear. (10 points)
1. Despite the abundance of unrefined hydrogen in the universe, the pure substance is severely limited on Earth, with water consisting solely of it.
2. The production of hydrogen requires a two-pronged approach, which involves the process called steam reforming and electrolysis.  
3. The 1960s marked the period in which hydrogen fuel cells were first utilized for energy production in one spacecraft.
4. The widespread availability of exorbitant fossil-fuel equipment renders the government’s attempts to promote novel and environmentally-friendly one abortive.
5. Because of the requirement for specialized storing methods and hydrogen’s combustible nature, it is perspicuous that people harbor grave concerns about its safety.
Your answers:
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Part 2. For questions 6-10, you will hear part of a lecture on stone tools and pottery making in Ireland in the Neolithic period and answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)
6. By which TWO possible ways were ploughs pulled?
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7. What brought about changes in peoples lifestyle together with the cultivation of crops?
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8. What purposes were water and sand used for in the final stage of axe-making?
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9. Which part of the pots was often rubbed to make them watertight?
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10. Where did the clay often come from?
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Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to two architecture students, Gareth and Hilary, discussing the course they are doing and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
11. At the start of the course, Hilary and Gareth were asked to model a new city to see if they could
A. anticipate the changes they would have to make
B. recognize the problems they would encounter
C. plan a fully functional city with all amenity
D. pinpoint the principal items to include
12. What aspect of what they have learned particularly interested Hilary?
A. The features that can be provided below ground
B. The number of people who would be living in cities
C. The above ground facilities for skyscrapers
D. The increase in construction of taller buildings
13. What do Gareth and Hilary agree on about The Bank of America Tower?
A. That it uses recycled water in the basement and the building
B. That it will be surpassed by something more ground-breaking
C. That it utilizes less expensive electricity at certain times
D. That it is the tallest building in New York City at the moment
14. What compromise do they believe architects have to make?
A. They have to include a certain number of homes in their skyscrapers
B. They have to sacrifice some innovations for financial reasons
C. They must build something they can sell to make money
D. They need to follow a budget that can be very restrictive
15. What is Gareth going to do his project on?
A. The best use of sunlight in a building and the surrounding areas
B. The means of evacuation for hundreds of people in skyscrapers
C. The improvement of solar energy use for heating purposes
D. The design of buildings so that people have more personal space
Your answers:
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Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a piece of news about secretary birds and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points)
Having a (16)_______ notwithstanding, secretary birds belong to the same big family as eagles and hawks.
It is their hollow bones that enables secretary birds to become particularly (17)_______, flying to dizzying heights of around 3000 meters. Despite this impressive record, secretary birds pale into insignificance when compared to (18)_______.
The original name of secretary birds, Sagittarius, was adopted partly because of their head feathers, which is virtually identical to the arrows of (19)_______ in appearance.
The most probably explanation for the change in secretary bird’s name is that the new one acts as a reminder of English biologists’ assistants, who formerly utilized (20)_______ as a means of writing.
When secretary birds are involved in a combat, they typically use their deadly stomping machines to attack the snakes’ head at (21)_______. When it comes to their self-protection method, the (22)_______ helps safeguard the bodies from injuries by flustering the venomous snakes.
Inside secretary birds’ eyes are (23)_______, which facilitate the so-called detritus removal process. This trait, according to some, has appeared since time immemorial to defend its most vital sensory part.
As for this species’ relationship, a (24)_______ would likely be formed after the female being seduced by male counterparts’ magnificent flying show.
(25)_______, also referred to as Caneism, is the kind of fight that young secretary birds born to the same parents tend to engage in for the limited amount of food available at home.
Your answers:
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SECTION B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 points)
26. My opinion is that they dont know what to do and are merely playing ______ time.
A. to B. for C. at D. in
27. It may be that there is nothing new to say about the directors life, since he dealt with it so thoroughly in two ______.
A. souvenirs B. revivals C. reminiscences D. memoirs
28. His invention showed that he understood what was going to happen in the future and proved he was ______ of his time.
A. ahead B. before C. in front D. forward
29. For busy people in today’s society, lifestyle management is gaining ______.
A. points B. ground C. terrain D. speed
30. She paid for both of us and I ______ her when we got home.
A. set against B. weighed up C. settled up with D. made up for
31. Because Marvin Gaye was a hero of mine, and because his art was so dazzlingly beautiful – so self-contained, so accomplished, so ______ slick, it took me a while to realise my hero was drowning.
A. appreciably B. utterly C. fully D. sorely
32. It’s difficult to think clearly or creatively, to relax or ______, if you live among piles of junk.
A. unwind B. unleash C. unload D. unfold
33. A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the ______ to its competitors.
A. hat B. sword C. gauntlet D. mitten
34. Whether he wins the game or not is of little ______ to me.
A. result B. circumstance C. care D. consequence
35. The grant will be paid in three equal ______ over the course of the year.
A. occurrances B. inversions C. instalments D. episodes
36. They _______ the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
A. backed out of B. bore with C. backed up D. bore on
37. As the Ice Age advanced and forests died away, to be replaced by windswept savannah, many herbivores were ______ to change their diets from leaves to grass.
A. coerced B. enforced C. compelled D. necessitated
38. I prefer to practice the violin alone in my bedroom as having other members of the family listen really ______ my style.
A. impedes B. cramps C. obstructs D. restricts
39. I took ______ with him over his interpretation of the instructions.
A. problem B. subject C. trouble D. issue
40. It’s no wonder the children felt disappointed because first their mother promised to take them to Disneyland and then she ______ on her word.
A. played down B. drew out C. came off D. went back
41. Public opinion polls show that crime is viewed as one of the most serious problems of many societies. Yet, ______ studies have revealed that the amount of violent crime is overestimated.
A. pervading B. penetrating C. examining D. infiltrating
42. She had lost her appetite and could only _____ her meal, forcing down a mouthful or two.
A. eat up B. bite off C. gulp down D. pick at
43. This brings me to another point: why arent you and Sara tying the ______?
A. noose B. rope C. knot D. string
44. There’s no scientific evidence to corroborate the assumption that human existence is so closely ______ with the parameters of the celestial bodies.
A. intertwined B. adhered C. coalesced D. fused
45. I bought the chocolates on ______: I saw them while I was queueing up to pay.
A. desire B. urge C. spontaneity D. impulse
Your answers:
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Part 2. For questions 46-55, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
46. She spent hours getting the house ______ (SPOT) clean.
47. Wow, Im afraid I am not very ______ (PHOTO).
48. ______ (ACCOMPANY) children will not be allowed to cross busy roads.
49. The sun should be enjoyed but overexposure can cause sunburn, leading to ______ (MATURE) skin ageing and increased risk of skin cancer.
50. A recent study carried out by researchers at University of Warwick claims to show ______ (CONCLUDE) that money can buy you happiness.
51. His success depended on a ______ (FORTUNE) combination of circumstances.
52. I’m afraid one committee won’t be enough to investigate all the ______ (GRIEF) of the dissatisfied clients.
53. My mother ______ (VOUCH) me a great deal of encouragement after I got bad grades in my exam.
54. The Earth is experiencing a major ______ (HEAVE) in the climate.
55. There’s little hope that Maurice’s behaviour will ever improve. It will probably remain so ______ (CORRECT) till he grows up.
Your answers:
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SECTION C: READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 56-65, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
WHALING
Rock carvings suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as (0)______ as 2200 BC. Such (56)______ hunting is still practised today in a number of (57)______ including the Inuit people of Greenland and North America.
Whaling became big business from the seventeenth century as the (58)______ for whalebone and whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales were hunted in increasingly large numbers. But just as (59)______ of these species began to fall, the exploisive harpoon-gun was (60)______. This weapon, together with the development of steam-powered ships, enabled the whalers to hunt fast moving fin and blue whales.
In 1905 the whaling (61)______ moved to the waters of Antarctica. The introduction of (62)______ factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at see. As the result the blue whale had (63)______disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946, the International Whaling Commission was established to maintain the declining whale populations. Quotas were (64)______ but these were often (65)______ and numbers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued until 1986 when the IWC finally responded to international pressure and a ban on commercial whaling was introduced.
0. A. soon B. long C. early D. distant
56. A. subsistence B. survival C. essential D. basic
57. A. races B. groups C. societies D. nationalities
58. A. desire B. demand C. request D. reliance
59. A. stores B. stocks C. supplies D. assets
60. A. discovered B. assemled C. invented D. applied
61. A. fleets B. staff C. troops D. lines
62. A. sturdy B. bulky C. gross D. massive
63. A. possibly B. uniquely C. commonly D. virtually
64. A. sent B. placed C. made D. set
65. A. ignored B. refused C. denied D. exempted
Your answers:
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Part 2. For questions 66-75, read the passage and fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 points)
CREATURE COMFORTS
Pampered piglets could soon be taking (0) _____ easy, chilling out on furniture thats more (66)_____ home in a penthouse flat than a pigsty. Tests have shown that piglets nurtured on heated waterbeds stand a greatly improved (67)_____ of surviving their first few weeks of life.
Piglets must be kept warm in their first few days to discourage them from snuggling up to their (68)_____. Thats because 80 per cent (69)_____ so of piglet deaths occur during this period, and most of them are (70)_____ to the sow rolling over and crushing her young. In an effort to (71)_____ with this, the trend in porcine interior design is away from unhygienic straw and (72)_____ underfloor heating or infrared lamps. But these approaches leave piglets with only an uninviting concrete floor to lie on. The hard surface also aggravates the (73)_____ that piglets often suffer while fighting for position at feeding time.
To find a solution, researchers studied the behaviour and weight gain of almost 1,400 piglets held in pens with a variety of heating schemes. Very (74)_____ all of the piglets prefered the warm waterbeds to any of the alternatives, spending well over half the day lying about on them and only getting up to play or feed. Interestingly (75)_____ farmers, the piglets on the waterbeds not only developed fewer skin lesions, but also gained significantly more weight than those kept on concrete.
Your answers:
0. it
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Part 3. For questions 76-85, read the following passage Australian Popular Magazines and do the tasks that follow. (10 points)
AUSTRALIAN POPULAR MAGAZINES
A. The magazine as a product for leisure reading, enjoyment and information, or, as the Gentlemen of the day would have put it edification, had its origins in England during the early years of the eighteenth century where the innovator was Daniel Defoe, the writer of Robinson Crusoe. The word magazine comes from the French magasin which originally meant a storehouse, an apt term since the first printed magazines were holdings for a miscellany of writings on various subjects. Defoe titled his magazine The Review, which, five years after the first issue, was followed by two other now famous magazines The Tatler and The Spectator both publications founded by the same partner-writers Richard Steele and Joseph Addison.
B. As for Australian popular magazines, initially, during the founding days of the colonies, readers at the time depended on the slow sailing ships from home to bring them, among the other necessary items, newspapers and journals.
C. It was not until 1855 that Australia produced its own, and first popular magazine. This was the highly successful Melbourne Punch, which had a life span reaching into the first quarter of the twentieth century.
D. Popular illustrated magazines rapidly became an important and significant factor to the literate in Australia, who were forming our national image, as were the singers of ballads and strolling entertainers who were also making a major contribution. Out of this background the now famous old Bulletin emerged in 1880. From the start The Bulletin policy was to foster and encourage Australian writers and artists: it succeeded in making the names and reputations of Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, Steele Rudd and scores of others. It created a new, unique school of black-and-white art which, for instance, gave Phil May his big chance and eventual world recognition. The influence of The Bulletin was such that this era of the legendary nineties is regarded as the source of our national culture.
From this Australian pre-Federation era a number of fascinating magazines were not only founded, but many were originated and owned by distinguished writers of the day. These included the writers Henry Kendall, Marcus Clarke, Rolf Boldrewood, Randolph Bedford, Edward Dyson, Norman Lindsay and C.J. Dennis among others.
E. As they were developed technical advances were promptly exploited, the most sensational being the development of photo-process engraving which allowed, for the first time, the reproduction of half-tone photographs. This ingenious method simply required a photograph to be re-photographed through a dotted glass screen on to a metal sheet where, after an acid bath, the tones are simulated by a pattern of minute, raised dots varying in size. When inked the metal sheet is ready for reproducing a facsimile photograph made of tiny dots. Previously, a scene or an event was drawn in reverse, or back to front, by an artist on to a prepared block of wood. This was then given to an engraver who, with a variety of delicate cutting tools, would gouse away areas of the drawing leaving a raised surface which, when inked and pressure applied would give a black and white impression of the image. And for the first time too photo-engraving enabled an artist to draw a cartoon, for instance, in any manner or style he chose and the printed result, which could now be enlarged or reduced in size, would be accurate in every detail just as it was drawn.
F. By and large contemporary Australian magazines today do not differ greatly in content from those of the last century. There are some new directions: the high political content of The Bulletin for instance, reflects an awareness that Australia is increasingly being drawn into the wider international community - the features and articles about Big Business, home and overseas reflect this appreciation.
Whilst some one-time popular and very successful magazines - Pix and the original People for example - have not survived the years following World War II into the 1980s, the long running Australasian Post has managed not only to survive for 120 years (with a slight name change in 1946) but the magazine has been, for quite some time now, heading the list of the largest circulation for an Australian magazine of its kind. A large part of this success has resulted from a conscious editorial policy of an emphasis on Australiana. Other contemporary magazines like the Australian Penthouse and Playboy, Cleo and Cosmopolitan - there are others - have no policy to pursue national identity, but rather to embrace an international quality or, in the case of Penthouse, some other point of interest.
For questions 76-80, choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-x) in the numbered boxes provided.
HEADINGS
(i) Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe
(ii) Australian culture and The Bulletin
(iii) Magazines in Australia today
(iv) Australias first magazines
(v) The first magazines
(vi) Australians depend on England for news
(vii) Historical value of magazines
(viii) Imrovements in printing technology
(ix) Printing of photographs
(x) Some magazines have died
Questions
Paragraphs
Your answer
Example
Paragraph C
iv
76.
Paragraph A
77.
Paragraph B
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Paragraph D
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Paragraph E
80.
Paragraph F
For questions 81-85, several magazine titles are mentioned in the above reading passage. For which magazines are the following statements TRUE? Write the name of ONE appropriate magazine for each question.
Questions
Statements
Your answer
Example
is the first magazine
The Review
81.
is no longer published
82.
the first Australian magazine
83.
has a strong political focus
84.
has changed its name
85.
does not emphasise Australiana
Part 4. For questions 86-95, read a passage below and choose the answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to the passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points)
THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
The human immune system is composed of both an innate and an adaptive immune system. First, humans have an innate immune system that is intrinsic in all organisms, and it functions particularly through establishing biological barriers and creating biochemical reactions that immediately respond with a maximal effort in order to destroy infectious microbes. [A] Second, humans have an adaptive immune system, which can only be found in vertebrates with jaws. [B] The adaptive immune system gains an immunological memory from previously encountered germs, so it is able to prevent these specific microbes from causing further infection. [C] With these dual capacities of fighting infection and acquiring resistance to germs, humans can maximize their immunity. [D]
A person’s innate immune system has many complex barriers and biochemical reactions designed to ward off infections. The most visible one is the skin, which keeps most bacteria, fungi, and viruses from ever entering the body, but humans also have mucus, which traps germs that reside in the body’s tissue. In addition to such biological material, there are other internal barriers like gastric acids, tears, saliva, urine, and various chemicals that either destroy or flush out germs. Even involuntary functions like sneezing and coughing are barriers that serve to expel germs. Beyond these, there are biochemical reactions that come from leukocytes, which are found in the blood. Leukocytes are white blood cells that effectively clear out cellular debris, create inflammation near an infection, summon immune cells to the inflammation, activate several other chemical reactions, and even destroy tumors. However, perhaps the most important action these cells perform is activating a human’s adaptive immune system, which is essential in not only curing current diseases but also preventing future infections.
With an adaptive immune system, cells learn how to best combat pathogens and develop a higher resistance to them. Like the innate immune system, this involves chemical reactions and cellular cooperation. Unlike the innate immune system, this system doesn’t respond very quickly or with its full strength all at once. Instead, it uses its time and energy to provide cells with an immunological memory to the pathogens they encounter, making them more resistant to recurring infections (similarly to how a vaccination works). Certain white blood cells called T-cells are the principal actors in this system; these identify “self” cells with the same DNA and distinguish them from any foreign cells with different DNA. After this, they seek and destroy these foreign cells, whether they are invading microbes or infected host cells. T-cells also mediate the responses from the innate and adaptive immune systems so that the body can effectively exterminate the infection.
After destroying infectious cells, the body uses B-cells to develop antibodies, or specialized proteins that prevent future infections. A B-cell is designed to connect with an individual type of antigen created by an infectious cell. The B-cell uses this antigen to produce antibodies that seek out and neutralize infectious bacteria, fungi, and viruses. However, the most important process comes after the infection disappears: these B-cells will duplicate, and their progeny will manufacture the same antibodies. Thus, the body will constantly produce antibodies that successfully fight off a specific infection, and the body can successfully fight off any subsequent infections from this pathogen. In addition to this, B-cells also mark antigens for leukocytes to attack, thus making them and microbes easier targets for the biochemical reaction.
An interesting feature of the human immune system is how it affects infants both before and after birth. When babies are first born, they do not have very many previously formed antibodies, so they have a greater risk of infection than adults do. However, they ward off many infections by temporarily obtaining the mother’s antibodies from breast milk and nutrients passed through the placenta. Also interesting is the very inception of the fetus among such an aggressive immune system: somehow, the fetus, which doesn’t have its mother’s exact DNA, is ignored by the mother’s T-cells and B-cells. Scientists currently have a few theories about this phenomenon. For instance, the uterus may not be monitored by white blood cells, or it may produce special proteins that suppress any local immune responses. Nonetheless, the fact that the immune system restrains its programming for reproductive development continues to puzzle many scientists.
86. The word intrinsic in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. fundamental B. auxiliary C. detrimental D. extraordinary
87. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where in the paragraph the sentence “However, this particular action never changes to counter specific threats of infection.” can be inserted?
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
88. According to paragraph 2, which bodily fluid initiates biochemical reactions in a human’s innate immune system?
A. urine B. blood C. saliva D. tears
89. The word mediate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. interrupt B. magnify C. contemplate D. coordinate
90. Based on the information in paragraph 3, what can be inferred about the adaptive immune system?
A. Because it takes so long to act, it is less effective in purging infectious cells than the innate immune system.
B. Even though it takes longer to act, it is more effective in long term immunity than the innate immune system.
C. Because humans already have an innate immune system, this system is unnecessary and only used as a substitute.
D. It works differently from the innate immune system, so the two are completely independent of one another.
91. The word progeny in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. willingness B. mechanism C. offspring D. mutation
92. According to paragraph 4, what do B-cells produce?
A. antigens B. antibodies C. leukocytes D. pathogens
93. The word inception in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. conception B. invulnerability C. contamination D. consumption
94. According to paragraph 5, where do newborn babies get most of their antibodies?
A. from their own white blood cells B. from immune cells in the uterus
C. from mucus and other barriers D. from breast milk and the placenta
95. Based on the information in paragraph 5, what can be inferred about how the mother’s immune system should scientifically be affecting the fetus?
A. It should protect the fetus from infection.
B. It should help develop cells in the fetus.
C. It should be attacking foreign fetal cells.
D. It should be exposing the fetus to microbes.
Your answers:
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Part 5. The passage below consists of seven paragraphs (A-G). For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the tasks that follow. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 points)
ALL WE NEED
An exhibition on human needs, resources and fairness
A. It is impossible to get through a day without reading or hearing something about the impact of man’s profligate behaviour upon the fragile environment of our planet. Could we really be in part to blame for the recent spate of natural disasters, from the devastating earthquake in Haiti to the volcanic eruption in Iceland? Many would have us believe that these events are a direct result of the way we have treated, or mistreated, planet Earth.
B. I have always kept an open mind when it comes to the relationship between our behaviour and the state of our planet. It is, after all, hard to pick your way through all the conflicting accounts to find your own solution. I am, however, always looking for new and challenging arguments so it was with great interest that I bought my ticket for an exhibition entitled All We Need at the Halle des Soufflantes in Belval, Luxembourg.
C. As soon as I walked in I knew that this was going to be no ordinary exhibition. I was greeted by a huge dilapidated steelworks with bare girders and pipes and the strange creaking noises of an abandoned space. What better mirror could there be of the bleakness of much of human existence?
D. I was impressed by the exhibition’s aims and rationale: “All We Need explores the world as a global market through the human efforts to dream, imagine and live a happy life. The exhibition shows, in particular through the fair trade example, alternatives in consumption and life styles. It provides reflections and proposals for action on the essential questions touching the future of mankind: which are our fundamental needs, and how can we satisfy them without endangering either the survival of our planet, or human rights?”
E. Human needs are the same the world over. Chilean economist Manfred Max-Neef, recipient of the ‘Right Livelihood Award’, also known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, identified nine basic categories: subsistence, idleness (leisure), affection, freedom, protection, identity, understanding, creation and participation. However, while basic human needs might be the same wherever you live, the disparity between those who achieve these aims and those who do not is great and growing.
F. This exhibition sets out to present a series of alternative concepts, ideas and answers to the eternal question of how to live a happy life and is divided into a series of ‘spaces’, each reflecting one of the human needs. While each space was incredibly thought-provoking, challenging and often upsetting, the two which hit home most were the spaces dedicated to affection and understanding. In the former, those traditional tokens of love, roses, gold and diamonds, are juxtaposed with images of the harsh reality behind these symbols: the flower plantations and conflicts fuelled by greed. Equally thought-provoking is the understanding space. The performance group Stan’s Café has created a unique vision of the world by using piles of rice whereby each grain represents one human being. These mounds represent a wide range of human statistics and provide an extraordinary visual insight into the inequalities of this world.
G. The sheer volume of information in this multi-media exhibition is quite overwhelming. Anyone who is passionate about the future of the planet owes it to themselves and to the future of the world to include All We Need in their itinerary. I walked out feeling so many conflicting emotions. Coming from one of the most privileged countries in the world, I was reminded once again just how much there is to do to restore a sense of balance.
For questions 96-104, which paragraph mentions the following?
96. the widening gap between rich and poor
97. human involvement in environmental damage
98. the exhibits that had the greatest impact on the writer
99. a way to attain a sustainable future
100. a recommendation to visit the exhibition
101. objects placed together to display the real life
102. the writer’s personal thirst for knowledge
103. key elements satisfying mankind requirements
104. the perfection of the exhibition’s setting
105. Choose the best summary of the exhibition, according to the writer.
A. All We Need showcases the work of artists from the developing world.
B. All We Need seeks to highlight inequalities in the living conditions of peoples all around the world.
C. All We Need focuses on the divisive issue of climate change and attempts to sort out the facts from the rhetoric.
Your answers:
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SECTION D: WRITING (60 points)
Part 1. Read the following extract and use your own words to summarise it. Your summary should be between 100 and 120 words long. (15 points)
Are people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on a study published two years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen. The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five. Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties. The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did. The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences. The findings appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age. In a study published this year, people in their eighties reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. Researchers surveyed more than one hundred fifty thousand American adults. The study, led by Michael Grandner at the University of Pennsylvania, appeared in the journal Sleep. The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems. The survey did find an increase during middle age, especially in women. But except for that, people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.
(What is the relationship between age and happiness- VOA Learning English)





















Part 2. The charts below show the Internet use in different purposes in Australia in 2010, 2011 and the percentage by users. (15 points)
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

























Part 3. These days, more and more people are turning to cosmetic surgery to enhance their outward appearance. Some people think this trend will have positive influence while others believe that it may result in the loss of true beautys value, thereby worth being forbidden. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Your essay shoud be about 300-350 words. (30 points)

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