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LẦN THỨ , NĂM 2022

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11

Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ XUẤT

(Đáp án gồm 9 trang)

A. LISTENING (50 points):
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Barbara Darby, who works as a
casting director in the film industry. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best according
to what you hear. (10 pts)
Part 1. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C
Part 2. Listen to an introduction of a new invention and answer the following questions. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 pts)
Part 2. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. 20,000 2. Antarctica 3. Aviators and 4. 160 km/160 5. 1770
pounds/ £20,000 air crew kilometers
Part 3. You will hear an interview with a comedian, Lenny Henry. Listen carefully and decide
the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to what you hear. (10pts)
Part 3. (10 pts). 2.0 points for each correct answer
1. TRUE 2. FALSE 3. FALSE 4. TRUE 5. FALSE
Part 4: Listen to the VOA news and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
according to what you hear. (20pts)
1. swarm 2. airborne
3. holy grail 4. algorithm
5. bio-image generation 6. scheduled
7. low-cost seeker 8. fleet
9. early-warning 10. East Timor
LISTENING SCRIPT
Part 1. You will hear an interview with a woman called Barbara Darby, who works as a
casting director in the film industry. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best according
to what you hear. (10 pts)
Interviewer: My guest today is Barbara Darby. Her name has appeared on the credits of many
well-known films successful was crucial, you’ve probably never heard of her because she works
as a casting director. Barbara, welcome.
Interviewer: So it’s quite a big responsibility, is it, Barbara, finding the actors for a film?
Barbara: The job of casting director is a highly- skilled one actually, because without the right
cast, there’s no movie. Although experience counts of course, intuition is the essential quality
for the job, and that’s not something you can learn. You signal things to the audience through

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the kind of actors you cast and those signals have got to reflect the central massage of the script
and the director’s vision.
Interviewer: So, how do you go about it?
Barbara: It’s an odd process, because it’s not just about casting a certain number of actions in
role. The dynamic is incredibly important: if you have a comedian, you have to cast a particular
type of person against them. And it’s also about energy: if one person has quite a low-energy
style, then you need someone opposite them to cheer them up a bit. When I meet an actor, I’m
trying to find a quality in that person that reflects into the part in an interesting way, although
actors don’t really like people saying that, as they believe they can act every part. But that’s how
I do it.
Interviewer: And do you do the whole range of films, do you get to choose?
Barbara: I do say no to quite a lot of scripts. I only do films that I feel have something
important to say, or that see life in an interesting way, or are being made by people that I know I
like. After I’ve read the script, I start to have ideas and talk to people.
Interviewer: And the director leaves it all to you?
Barbara: Well, I do all the preparatory work. The first stage is that agents send in a photo, and
videotapes and resumes of actors that I’ve requested or that they think are good. I watch loads of
tapes. If I like an actor, I’ll meet them, or go to see them in a play. Then go to meet the director
who makes the final selection from my shortlist. On average they see about eight or nine actors
per part, but I see many more. When we take one for a film, I cast the whole thing even if a
person doesn’t speak in a role.
Interviewer: So how did you get into this first place?
Barbara: I didn’t do so much choose my career as fall in to actually. I was hanging around
London, working as a stagehand at the National Theatre and I met someone who thought I’d be
good at it. He was an agent and he got me a job as an assistant. I’ve always been drawn to the
bright lights, and this was a step up from what’s I’d been doing.
Interviewer: And you were ambitious?
Barbara: Yes. I don’t believe anyone who does well isn’t. I was initially attracted by the
glamour of it all, but I’m definitely not driven by money, because I still don’t have any. What
absolutely drives me now in all parts of my life is that I don’t want to be old and have regrets.
We are all able to do something successfully, and I think it’s a shame if you don’t achieve that.
Interviewer: But you took a break from your career at one time, didn’t you?
Barbara: That’s right. I was working on a film which was set up in the rainforests of South
Africa. I love the place, but I have such a horrible time on the film that as soon as I came back. I
put my whole office into nine bin bags and threw them out of the window. I said: ‘If that’s what
the film industry is about, I’m giving up.’ I stayed away for nine months.
Interviewer: But what went wrong, why did you give up?
Barbara: The worst aspect of the job is that the casting stage is a stressful time in the making of
a film. It takes a lot longer than people think – a big film can take six months. An awful lot of
other people’s frustrations can land on you, and I’ve never really learnt how to take it
personally, I guess it goes with commitment.
Interviewer: But in the end they tempted you back, didn’t they?
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Barbara: The only reason I came back was because one of my favorite directors handed a
lovely script. It’s wasn’t vent that I wanted it, I’d got plenty of theatre work which I was
enjoying.

Part 2. Listen to an introduction of a new invention and answer the following questions. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 pts)
Sandy: Good afternoon. I'm Sandy Raymond and I'm going to be talking about a remarkable
timepiece called the Breitling Emergency Watch. Some of you may remember it as the watch
that Richard Branson auctioned off on eBay, raising €20,000 for charity, after he'd lent it to
Steve Fossett for his non-stop round the world flight. Perhaps more significantly, though, it was
the kind of watch being worn last year by two British pilots whose helicopter crashed into the
sea just off Antarctica. Finding themselves in a lifeboat with no other means of communication,
they activated the transmitters inside their watches. The signals were picked up by a Chilean
aircraft, which homed in on them and then organized a rescue that saved the men's lives. And
these are just the people the watch was designed for: aviators and aircrew who suddenly find
themselves on the ground or in the water after a forced landing. The watch has a built-in micro-
transmitter which can broadcast a signal for up to 48 hours on 121.5 megahertz, the aircraft
emergency frequency. It's water resistant, too. Even with the transmitter operating, it can be used
at depths of up to 30 meters. The operating range depends to a great extent on whether there are
any obstacles between the transmitter and the rescue aircraft. On flat terrain with few trees, for
instance, the signal can be picked up at up to 160 kilometers away, and it's the same on water as
long as the seas are calm, while from the top of a mountain it has a range of up to 400
kilometers. It's not a particularly bulky or heavy item to wear, though: at 16 millimeters thick
and measuring 43 in diameter, it's just 85 grams, which is about the normal weight for this kind
of wrist watch. So, what makes this watch tick, as it were? The answer to that is two separate
mechanisms: one quartz electronic with an LCD digital display, and the other a self-winding
mechanical system that turns the hands. This is driven by an oscillating weight that swings in
time with the movements of the wrist, thus creating the energy to rewind the watch
automatically. I should point out here that this is hardly a new invention, as it dates back to 1770
when the Frenchman Abraham Louis Perrelet first made a watch of this kind. Incidentally, an
example of his work is still keeping good time today, over two hundred years later.
Part 3. You will hear an interview with a comedian, Lenny Henry. Listen carefully and decide
the following statements are TRUE or FALSE according to what you hear. (10pts)
Interviewer: Lenny, you are currently studying English literature with the Open University.
Why English Literature? And why the Open University?
Lenny: All of the people I admire in showbiz are very, very smart. Quite a lot of them have
been to university and benefited from it. Doing my BA is really helped me to understand that
good work is not an accident. You know the best writers like Flaubert and George Eliot and
people like that took a long time to plan their work and structure it properly, you can do well. It's
just helped me organize my thoughts a bit better and I think the challenge of producing an essay
every month or so is good. It keeps me on my toes.
Interviewer: Why do you think comedy is such a powerful fundraising tool?
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Lenny: I think it’s powerful because if I’m going to communicate with an audience they
remember something I said with a bit of a twinkle in the eye better than boring old facts . There
is a lot of really heartbreaking and moving documentary stuff on the Comic Relief night and if
we can make people laugh in between it softens the blow and cushions the effect of the harder
stuff we show.
Interviewer: This year is the tenth anniversary of Comic Relief, but there's still a lot of poverty
out there. Do you think it has made a real difference?
Lenny: I think it has made an immense difference. It's empowered the public, given them the
ideas and tools to raise money off their own back without anybody telling them what to do. I
think it's fantastic when I come to Africa and I see the grain barks, the new wells that have been
built, the children being inoculated and terraced mountains that have been funded by Comic
Relief. There are huge problems in Africa like HIV and Aids, but a drip of water can erode a
rock and I think Comic Relief is becoming a strong and mighty drip. We've got to keep going
until the rock dissolves and it will dissolve but it's going to take a long time, so people have to
stay committed.
Interviewer: Work for Comic has taken you to some pretty depressing places. How does seeing
people coping with terrible poverty affect you personally?
Lenny: I've been in Addis Ababa. This time round I went to a place called Debre Zeit where I
watched this wonderful care worker called Fanti visiting various people who were suffering
from HIV. Even though these people were in immense pain, there was a lot of dignity involved.
And what’s wonderful is Comic Relief, by funding people like Fanti, are doing something to
help.
Interviewer: You've received numerous accolades and awards during your career and you are a
husband and father and a mammoth fundraiser. Do you have any ambitions left?
Lenny: I'd like to write something on my own that I feel was a good piece of work, and the only
way I'm going to do that is if I have confidence and faith in my own ability. I’ve always worked
with other writers. There is nothing wrong with collaborating but I’d love to write something on
my own and know it was good before I gave it to someone else to read. I think the Open
University is helping to judge my work in a way that writing something and giving it to
someone to read for me simply doesn’t.
Part 4: Listen to the VOA news and fill in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
according to what you hear.
Australian weapons developers have been inspired by the unfailing capacity of insects to spot
and zero in on food and the ability of bees to avoid colliding with each other in a swarm.
Australia's Defense Science and Technology Organization has been looking at how the existing
research into insects' navigation and sight could make (2) airborne weapons more reliable and
improve their ability to hit moving targets.
Through its collaboration with several electronics companies, a new system known as
'Bioseeker' has been developed. Project Manager Philip Henschke says the study of insects has
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"A variety of insects have a unique capability to find the moving target and that's the particular
(3) holy grail of what we're interested in from a weapons application in defense. What we've
actually done is looked at the mathematics of how an insect sees and we've taken that
mathematics and from that we've looked at an (4) algorithm that will enable us to do what we
call a (5) bio-image generation, a map of the movement within a scene."
This information was then analyzed in special software to create a system designed to find, track
and destroy moving targets.
The Bioseeker technology is (6) scheduled to undergo final testing, later this year. Its architects
believe that, if it is eventually used in battle, it will make soldiers safer by taking them further
away from the enemy.
Researchers aim to produce a (7) low-cost seeker -and-guidance system that could eventually be
reduced to the size of a coffee cup. Possible applications include placing the technology inside
rockets used on the Australian Army's Tiger Attack helicopters.
The Australian military is relatively small, with about 50,000 personnel. However, the defense
force has a reputation for technological innovation.
The government in Canberra has said that, by 2020, it hopes to bring into service a (8) fleet of
Super Hornet jet fighters and an (9) early-warning aircraft, as well as a range of new helicopters
and airborne refueling airplanes.
The Australian military is involved in peacekeeping missions in (10) East Timor , Sudan and the
Solomon Islands and with the US-led campaign in Afghanistan.
B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 points)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. D 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B
17. B 18. C 19. D 20. D
Part 2. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided. (10
points)
1. materialistic 2. therapeutic 3. uneventful 4. atmospheric
5. distasteful 6. Understandably 7. resentful 8. unrealistic
9. hypocritical 10. inconveniences
C. READING (60 points)
Part 1: You are going to read a magazine article. Seven paragraphs have been removed
from the article. Chose from the paragraphs A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There
is one extra paragraph you do not need to use. (7 points)
1. F
2. G
3. A
4. C
5. H
6. B
7. E

Part 2: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 points)
1. Somewhere
2. except/but
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3. say
4. opposite
5. face
6. sets
7. for
8. just
9. yourself
10. if
PART 3: Read the following passage about the inventor of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and choose
the best answer (A, B, C, or D) according to the text. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
PART 4: Read the following text and answer questions (13 points)
1. vi 2. ii 3. ix
4. viii 5. iv 6. v
7. F 8. L 9. D
10. C 11. I 12. G 13. TRUE
Part 5. You are going to read the transcript of a series of interviews with ordinary people
conducted for the Have you say feature of a daily newspaper. Choose from the people (A-D). The
people may be chosen more than once.
Which person gives each of these opinions about the education system? (15 points)
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
D. WRITING (60 points)
Part 1: (1.5 pts)
Contents (1.0 point)
- The summary MUST NOT contain personal opinions.
Language use (0.5 point)
The summary should:
- show attempts to convey the main ideas of the original text by means of paraphrasing
(structural and lexical use),
- demonstrate correct use of grammatical structures, vocabulary, and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,...),
- maintain coherence, cohesion, and unity throughout (by means of linkers and transitional
devices).
Penalties
- A penalty of 0.1 point to 0.2 point will be given to personal opinions found in the summary.
- A penalty of 0.1 point to 0.2 point will be given to any summary with more than 30% of words
copied from the original.
- A penalty of 0.1 point will be given to any summary longer than 130 words or shorter than 90
words.
Part 2: 1.5 pts
Contents (1.0 point)
- The report MUST cover the following points:
•Introduce the chart (0.2 point) and state the striking features (0.2 point)

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•Describe main features with relevant data from the charts and make relevant comparisons (0.6
point)
- The report MUST NOT contain personal opinions. (A penalty of 1 point to 2 points will be
given to personal opinions found in the answer.)
Language use (0.5 points)
The report should:
- demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures,
- have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,...).
Part 3: 3.0 pts
The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement (1.0 point)
a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations,
examples, evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization (1.0 point)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
•Introduction is presented with a clear thesis statement introducing the points to be developed.
•Body paragraphs develop the points introduced with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body
paragraph must have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when necessary.
•Conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Language use (0.5 point)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (0.5 point)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
Part 1.
The lecturer talks about research conducted by a firm that used the group system to handle their
work. He says that the theory stated in the passage was very different and somewhat inaccurate
when compared to what happened for real.
First, some members got free rides. That is, some did not work hard but got recognition for the
success nonetheless. This also indicates that people who worked hard was not given recognition
they should have got.
Second, groups were slow in progress. The speaker talks about how the firm found out that
groups were slower than individuals in decision making. Groups needed more time for meetings,
which are necessary procedures in decision making.
Third, influential people might emerge, and lead the group towards glory or failure. If the
influent people are going in the right direction there would be no problem. But in cases where
they go in the wrong direction, there is nobody that has enough influence to counter the decision
made. Thus, the group might fail to succeed.
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Part 2.
The given pie charts illustrate the time allocated to different sources of weekly information
amongst three age cohorts in Fantasia.
Overall, e-news is the predominant source of information among the youth and middle-aged
while being the least popular choice among retirees. Also, contrary to the other two age groups,
the eldest population seek information mostly from televised news.
From the charts, it can be observed that Internet-based news accounts for the highest percentage
of news time among young and middle-aged people, at 56% and 40% respectively, the former of
which is quadruple the retiree’s proportion of time spent on this platform. Meanwhile, broadcast
news serves as the leading source of information among the eldest group, amounting to 38% of
their time spent on weekly news and being more than double the figures for the other age
brackets.
As regards the remaining categories of news outlets, the elder groups take more interest in
printed newspapers and magazines, with the retired population’s figure being twice that of the
young generation. By comparison, other miscellaneous information services consistently ranked
the second or third in percentage terms of the time allocated to a news source, ranging from 15%
to 24% in each age group.
Part 3.
There has been heated debate over whether it is advisable for the young to acquire sound
knowledge of external matters taking place in the world or of their internal potential that could
help them contribute to society. From a personal perspective, I hold the belief that a balance
should be struck between both of these factors, the rationale of which would be provided in the
following parts of this essay.
On the one hand, it is undeniable that were self-awareness to become systematically integrated
into worldwide educational institutions’ curricula, there would likely be a unit of evaluation
skills included in such lessons. This aforementioned skill set is essential in that it allows learners
to reflect upon their own strengths and shortcomings, thus being able to precisely locate their
next destinations, form strategic plans to achieve smart objectives step by step and ensure a
higher chance of success. This would give students a competitive edge over others as they enter
the workplace, where employees with critical assessment skills are being increasingly valued in
the job market. Typical examples can be observed in nearly any industries where evaluation
vacancies are increasing, since after each campaign or a financial calendar, almost every
company is obliged to compile post-campaign achievements and limitations, or yearly reports of
the profits generated.
On the other hand, it is the opinion of many that the learning of the world’s events should not be
promoted, which they might support by arguing that learning about the self would let them
explore how they could develop their own talents more. However, I am more convinced by the
reality that not all students are aware of what their talents are, while thorough understanding of
the world’s issues would enable these disoriented students to accurately pinpoint what public
needs they could address, what they could offer society and ultimately, where to start. For
instance, rather than search relentlessly yet fruitlessly inside themselves for new musical styles,
a student aspiring after a singing career would definitely benefit from hours of immersing
themselves in global artists’ music from various musical genres like popular, rock or

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independent. Such exposure serves as great inspirations and references for the materials they
want to develop and the genre they think would define their sounds.
In conclusion, if there were to be any changes to contemporary educational systems, I would
argue that both self-awareness and understanding of the world should be considered to be
incorporated into the curriculum thanks to the practical benefits offered by both of these topics.

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