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LÊ HỒNG PHONG LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2022

ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 11

Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 23 trang)

A. LISTENING (50 pts)

Part 1. For question 1-5, listen to a recording about the way to become a successful entrepreneur
and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
1. To-be-entrepreneurs need to examine what makes people unhappy in the hope of success.
2. Consumer society has solved every problem of modern life.
3. Frustration is a limited source of inspiration for entrepreneurs.
4. Taking the initiative to understand and master human distress can result in substantial profits.
5. An effective handling of practicalities will definitely lead to a successful business.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For questions 6-10, you will listen to a lecture about the British Isles. Answer the following
questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording. Write your answers
in the space provided. (10 pts)
6. According to the lecturer, what is the British Isles in geographical terms?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

7. What is the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ in political terms?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

8. What phrase is used to describe the political role of the four countries within the United Kingdom?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

9. Besides its baffling geography and politics, what aspect of the British Isles is also discussed?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

10. What presumably leads to the fact that the name “the British Commonwealth” fell into disuse?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

Part 3. For questions 11–15, you will a conversation between two friends who have just attended a
workshop for people who want to increase their self-esteem. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. (10
pts)
11. Following the workshop, both speakers seem to agree that _______.
A. they are looking forward to applying what they learnt
B. they’re likely to become unrecognizable to their family and friends
C. the woman’s therapist would have disagreed with a lot of what they heard
D. improving self-esteem isn’t something you can learn to do
12. What view is expressed about fear?
A. that some forms of fear are easier to overcome than others
B. that to develop self-esteem you must first be fearless
C. that being afraid forces you to take control of situations
D. that it is something we must learn to face up to
13. In the man’s opinion, _______.
A. being unduly apologetic may let others take advantage of you
B. being fair to others will boost your feelings of self-worth
C. apologizing always increases your feelings of self-doubt
D. there’s no point in saying sorry to people that you don’t respect
14. What does the woman suggest about self-criticism?
A. It’s always harmful even if you rephrase it in a more positive way.
B. It can have a debilitating effect on your self-image.
C. Being self-critical is a habit she feels confident she can get out of.
D. It’s beneficial to be aware of our faults before others point them out.
15. According to the speakers, what did the workshops leader imply about our accomplished friends?
A. Comparing ourselves to others is bound to leave us feeling worthless.
B. We should end our relationship with people who we think are too good for us.
C. Our relationship with them is proof of our own merit.
D. Only when we are confident will we see our friends’ real faults.
Your answers
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a piece of news about lithium-ion batteries and complete the
summary using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Write your answers in the space
provided. (20 pts)
1991 marked the debut of lithium-ion batteries on the market as a component of a(n) (16)
_____________________. Due to their lightness, power and rechargeability, they have become a fixture
in several everyday devices and are now deemed (17) _____________________.
These batteries were once overshadowed by (18) _____________________ in the 1880s before
catching on again with the present-day trend of decarbonization. Indeed, lithium-ion batteries play an
integral part in a low-carbon future, as they can be a storage of (19) _____________________ regardless
of weather conditions, not to mention their durability and dependability. They have been serving their role
in some organizations and residential areas, and possibly in future homes where they take the form of (20)
_____________________.
Nevertheless, challenges are abundant. Millions of (21) _____________________ will be
necessitated for a rising number of electric vehicles, while the extraction of lithium, which requires a
substantial supply of groundwater and subsequent evaporation, can cause water shortage and (22)
_____________________. Sourcing cobalt, the major material for lithium-ion batteries, will also be
challenging, especially when most of this substance is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a
country with poor (23) _____________________ conditions. A low battery-recycling rate is another
concern.
Despite such difficulties, the field of battery research has been witnessing exciting developments.
Alternatives to cobalt are now being developed. In Singapore, (24) _____________________ can bolster
the battery recycling rate. Solid-state lithium batteries will also become more (25)
_____________________ with shorter charging time and numerous charge cycles.
B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1. Choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best completes each of the following sentences. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
1. Judges already have substantial latitude to limit ______ arguments that might mislead jurors; they
could use it more often.
A. extraneous B. precarious C. fortuitous D. convivial
2. The athlete expects to return to the track after a two-month ______ of injuries.
A. sabbatical B. space C. hiatus D. interval
3. There may be an announcement about this tomorrow - or not, ______.
A. to all intents and purposes B. as the case maybe
C. by its nature D. by its own account
4. Many people no longer trust their own ______ memories and commit every detail of their lives to some
digital device or other and are completely lost without it.
A. controllable B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. fallible
5. ______ by the press for his buffoonish behavior, the candidate continued his run for the presidency,
undeterred.
A. Libeled B. Slandered C. Lampooned D. Hounded
6. Owing and living in a freestanding house is still a goal of young adults, ______ earlier generations.
A. as did B. as it was of C. like that of D. so have
7. The nuclear bomb producing radioactive wastes was activated as someone had ______ with the
buttons.
A. tampered B. soothed C. disembarked D. aggravated
8. We do not have a secretary ______, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit
 C. whatsoever D. little more
9. It is ______ difficult to reverse the damage done to the ozone layer.
A. stupendously B. loquaciously C. coaxingly D. fiendishly
10. Paradoxically, Harry’s journey to tour around Vietnam did not ______ due to floods in the central
regions.
A. pull off B. pan out C. zip through D. knuckle down
11. In ______ of cultural legacy, more museums have been erected and several campaigns have been
launched into raising citizen’s awareness.
A. facilitation B. furtherance C. promotion D. keeping
12. These graduates are considered to be the ______ of the crop and can get jobs wherever they want to.
A. wheat B. milk C. cream D. caviar
13. A new generation of performers, ______ those who by now had become household name, honed their
skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. together with talented with
C. along with talented with D. having been more talented with
14. A new government report delivers ______ warnings about climate change and its impacts on the
planet.
A. ominous B. dire C. fateful D. acute
15. Despite the harsh flow of the stream, she ______ her way through the water.
A. powered B. struck C. directed D. scrambled
16. A large proportion of the households in this area is ______ to the internet thanks to a generous foreign
donor.
A. linked with B. wired up C. hooked up D. crossed with
17. Facebook's shares are ______ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will compete
with TikTok in the US.
A. holding her thumb B. on high skies
C. Coming up roses D. on a tear
18. He ______ safety goggles, but he wasn’t and, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged his eyes.
A. could have been wearing B. must have been wearing
C. should be wearing D. ought to have been wearing
19. Unlike his friends who also rose to stardom when they were still teenagers, Andy didn’t have any
______ but became even more modest.
A. airs and graces B. beer and skittles
C. cock and bull D. nudge and wink
20. The spokesperson said the information campaign was a ______ to hide the most regressive tax in
history.
 A. red tape B. fig leaf C. book cover D. witch cloak
Part 2. Give the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence. Write your answers in the
space provided. (10 pts)
1. Draconian measures to contain the pandemic notwithstanding, the ……………………………………
of Covid-19 ensued, battering the economy. (SURGE)
2. This infamous enterprise was built of thousands of bodies of workers who were
…………………………………… fired when they asked for even the fundamentals like a shelter or food.
(CEREMONY)
3. Fearing that the recent changes will have …………………………………… implications for the food
industry, the company spared no effort to forestall any problems. (REACH)
4. The majority of infected people are …………………………………… and unaware of their condition.
(SYMPTOM)
5. Thanks to months of …………………………………… research by the film producers, the
enthronement ceremony of Qianlong in “The story of Ruyi” was highly commended for being historically
accurate. (PAIN)
6. The death of Bruno and Shmuel in “The boy in the striped pajamas” really tugs at your
…………………………………… (HEART)
7. Border …………………………………… between the two countries is one of the issues that receive
the most public attention. (LIMIT)
8. When I first met your mother, I just thought she might be 40 or ……………………………………
because she looked so young. (THERE)
9. When demand for a product …………………………………… its supply, the price of that product will
increase. (STRIP)
10. Rats must be …………………………………… from a building or they will cause disease. (TERM)
III. READING (60 pts)
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE WORD
in each space. Write your answers in the space provided.
The first post-lockdown crops of the land army have been harvested. The food – chard, spinach,
lettuce and radish – is being parceled out to the local shops, market stalls and those in (1) __________.
Now the volunteer labor force has its (2) __________ on a new goal: a land-use revolution that will make
UK farming more nature friendly, plant-based and resilient to (3) __________ shocks.
At Machynlleth, a bucolic town on the southern fringe of Snowdonia, the recently formed Planna
Fwyd! (Plant Food!) movement is encouraging sheep farmers to diversify (4) __________ vegetable
production as their ancestors did. Teams of volunteers have sown (5) __________ of potatoes and, once
or twice a week, they now fan across the slopes to tend gooseberry bushes, peas and squash. Others
distribute seed packets to (6) __________ families and run online classes on how to grow plants at home.
 “If the whole coronavirus experience has taught us anything, it is (7) __________ we should be
more self-sufficient. It was terrifying seeing the (8) __________ shop shelves,” said Chris Higgins, a
retired academic who gets as much (9) __________ as he gives from the voluntary work. “It’s very
enriching. Growing and cooking food and working together is a great way of (10) __________ with the
local community and nature at the same time.”
(adapted from “Britain beyond lockdown: can we make more space for nature?” by Jonathan Watts, the
Guardian)
Part 2. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
Using video gaming in education
It has become conventional wisdom that spending too much time playing video games has a
detrimental effect on children’s studies and their social development. However, some educationalists are
now questioning this theory and are using video games as effective educational tools thus bridging the
gap between recreational and educational activities.
Due to the sophisticated nature of today’s games, teachers are able to justify the inclusion of video
and online games for many pedagogical reasons. There may, for example, be sociological, psychological,
and ethical implications built into the gameplay. Harvey Edwards, who teaches IT classes in London, was
one such educator who decided to use video games in his lessons. To do this, he chose Minecraft, an
online game in which players create and develop imaginary worlds. He was somewhat uneasy about
attempting such an unconventional approach, not because of some students’ unfamiliarity with the game
but rather due to them not being able to make sense of what he was trying to do with it. He worried that it
might interfere with his learners’ focus, but he couldn’t have been more surprised by the results.
Minecraft is an example of a ‘sandbox game’, in which gamers roam around and change a virtual
world at will. Instead of having to pass through numbered levels to reach certain places, there’s full
access from start to finish. The original version can be adapted to control which characters and content
are left in. Each student can then be allocated tasks – such as house-building, locating items or problem-
solving – which they must complete within the game. Elements of more general skills can be subtly
incorporated into the lessons, such as online politeness and safety, teamwork and resolving differences.
Edwards feels that presenting such lessons in the context of a game students probably already know and
enjoy enables him to connect with them at greater depth, and in more motivational ways.
Bolstered by his success, Edwards introduced his approach to another school nearby. He recalls
that the first couple of sessions didn’t live up to his expectations. Those who had played Minecraft before
were keen for others to adopt their own style of play. Unsurprisingly, this assortment of styles and
opinions as to how the game should proceed were far from harmonious. However, the sessions rapidly
transformed into something more cohesive, with the learners driving the change. With minimal teacher
input, they set about choosing leaders and established several teams, each with its own clearly-defined
role. These teams, now party to clear common goals, willingly cooperated to ensure that their newborn
world flourished, even when faced with the toughest of challenges.
‘Human’ inhabitants in a Minecraft ‘society’ are very primitive and wander around the imaginary
world, waiting for guidance from players. [A] This dynamic bears a resemblance to traditional education,
an observation highlighted by Martina Williams, one of the leaders of the group. [B] ‘Through the game,
we were no longer passive learners in the classroom, being told what and how to learn, but active
participants in our own society. [C] The leaders, meanwhile, had a vision for their virtual world as a
whole, encouraging everyone to play their part in achieving the group’s goals. [D] Through creating their
own characters and using these to build their own ‘world’, students will have gained some experiential
understanding of societal structure and how communities work.
But not everyone is convinced by video games’ potential academic value. While many progressive
commentators cite extensive evidence to maintain that video games encourage collaboration and build
problem-solving skills, more traditional factions continue to insist they are a distraction that do not merit
inclusion in any curriculum. Even less evangelical cynics, who may grudgingly acknowledge games have
some educational benefit, assert that this is only the case in the hands of creative educators. However, the
accusation most often levelled at video games is that they detract from the social aspect of the classroom,
particularly taking part in discussions. Dr Helen Conway, an educational researcher, argues that video
games can be used to promote social activities. ‘Students become animated talking about the game and
how to improve their gameplaying and problem-solving skills,’ she says. ‘I find it strange, this image that
many people have,’ Conway says. ‘Children are often totally detached from their peers when undertaking
more traditional activities, like reading books, but we never suggest that books are harmful because
they’re a solitary experience.
1. The first time Edwards used a game in his classes, he was ______.
A. convinced that learners would realise why he wanted them to play it
B. convinced that learners would see the reasons for playing it
C. anxious that he had chosen the wrong one for learners to play
D. sure that his reasons for getting learners to play it were valid
2. The writer suggests that Minecraft is a good choice of educational game because ______.
A. any number of learners can use it simultaneously
B. teachers can remove any inappropriate material
C. gamers can create educative tasks whilst playing it
D. players can develop their skills in a step-by-step way
3. Which of the following words in the fourth paragraph is used to convey a feeling of approval?
A. keen B. harmonious C. driving D. newborn
4. In the fifth paragraph, the writer draws a comparison between a Minecraft ‘society’ and ______.
A. relationships within the group as they played
 B. the way in which countries organise themselves
C. typical students in a school environment
D. how leadership operates in different situations
5. In the sixth paragraph, the writer feels that critics of video games in education ______.
A. are unwilling to admit that using them in class has benefits
B. make accurate observations about teachers who use them
C. use flawed research to support their objections to using them
D. acknowledge the drawbacks of more traditional teaching methods
6. The phrase ‘this image’ in the sixth paragraph refers to ______.
A. people who criticise gaming in education
B. students discussing a game in a group
C. a group of students reading individually
D. a solitary player absorbed in a game
7. Where does this sentence belong to in the fifth paragraph?
Each group member had ideas as to how their function should develop.
A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D]
8. The word ‘subtly’ in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. intricately B. ingeniously C. ingenuously D. haphazardly
9. The word ‘grudgingly’ in the sixth paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. gleefully B. vivaciously C. genially D. reluctantly
10. Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards the application of gaming into
education?
A. supportive B. neutral C. cynical D. satirical
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.