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TRƯỜNG THPT
CHUYÊN LÊ KHIẾT
TỈNH QUẢNG NGÃI
(Đề thi gồm 19 trang)
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ XV, NĂM 2024
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)
SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
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Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu
và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
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Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài
trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
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Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
Part 1. You will listen to a short conversation about the Birmingham exhibition. For
questions 1-5, complete the form below by writing NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided on the answer sheet. (10pts)
BIRMINGHAM EXHIBITION
•
Purpose of calling:
purchasing tickets
•
Open in:
(1)
…………..…………..
•
Length of exhibition:
(2)
……………………….
•
A wide range of manufacturers will be showcased.
•
Some cars are available to observe and the others are for
(3)
…………………….
•
The
(4)
……………………. is prohibited to take into the museum.
•
Every ticket includes one free
(5)
……………….
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Part 2. For questions 6-10, you will hear a talk about sleepwalking, decide if these
statements are true (T) or false (F). (10pts)
6.
Human brain can be active when sleeping.
7.
Sleepwalking happens in both children and adults, affecting 17% of them.
8.
Some people sit up and look around, drive, and even eat when they are sleepwalking.
9.
Researchers measured people’s responses to questions when they’re sleeping through
brain activity and facial movements.
10.
The tests found that 29% made a correct response, while 60.8% got no response at all.
Your answers:
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Part 3. You will hear part of a radio interview in which a young man called Toby Burrow
is talking about a year he spent doing voluntary work in Madagascar. For questions 11-15,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (10pts)
11. Why did Toby choose to work in Madagascar?
A. He thought it would offer interesting travel experiences.
B. He knew other students who had been there before him.
C. He believed it would offer challenging opportunities.
D. He had been influenced by a television programme.
12. How did Toby's mother respond when he announced he was going to Madagascar?
A. She tried to dissuade him from taking the job.
B. She told him about her experience of working abroad.
C. She insisted he take measures to protect his health.
D. She did some research on the country.
13. How did Toby feel after the incident with his wallet?
A. He wanted to quit his job and go home.
B. He thought it was a shame that not all people were honest.
C. He no longer trusted the people he worked with.
D. He believed he was partly responsible for the situation.
14. What does Toby say about his return to the UK?
A. He was eager to discuss his adventures with friends.
B. He felt relieved to be back in familiar surroundings.
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C. He was keen to return to Madagascar.
D. He felt critical of his own country.
15. What advice does Toby offer students who are about to graduate?
A. Have the right attitude towards people you are helping.
B. Give up your voluntary work if you are unhappy.
C. Avoid just going abroad for your own pleasure.
D. Travel with someone you already know well.
Your answers:
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Part 4.
You will listen to a piece of news. For questions 16-25, complete the summary by
writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20pts)
16
. In December 2015, China issued a red alert warning for their capital, Beijing due to its
excessive smog and ____________________.
17.
Many ____________________ occupied top spots in terms of cleanliness according to
the Green City Index report.
18
. While Denmark and Switzerland impose heavy restrictions on high polluting vehicles,
there is also a ____________________ to use public transit, bicycling and walking.
19.
Curitiba in Brazil was the first city to introduce ____________________ in 1974.
20.
Singapore keep the city clean through ____________________ and infrastructure
investment.
21
. ____________________ recycling and water treatment plants in Singapore are designed
around supplying the uniquely compact city.
22.
Recycling
a
significant
amount
of
waste,
San
Francisco
is
described
as
a
____________________ city.
23.
A
way
to
maintain
low
use
of
energy
in
San
Fransico
is
to
require
____________________ to submit energy usage reports on a regular basis.
24.
Accra in Ghana get high scores for establishing a ____________________with the
government.
25.
In general, it is ____________________ to be involved that fundamentally contributes to
the protection of the environment.
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Your answers:
16.
21.
17.
22.
18.
23.
19.
24.
20.
25.
SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-55, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following
sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided on the
answer sheet. (30 pts)
26.
I was talking to _________ the manager about the taste of the dishes we ate.
A.
no one rather than
B.
no one better than
C.
none other than
D.
none whatsoever rather
27. Learning English isn’t so difficult, once you get _________.
A. down to it
B. off it
C. on it
D. down with it
28.
Yesterday, the police _______ my father’s car because he parked in a restricted area.
A.
impeached
B.
impounded
C.
impaled
D.
interned
29.
Don’t _______ to any conclusion before you know the full facts.
A.
rush
B.
dive
C.
leap
D.
fly
30.
_________ that consumers who use a product are seldom aware of where all its
components come from.
A.
So complicated today trade international is
B.
So complicated today international trade is
C.
International trade is today so complicated
D.
So complicated is international trade today
31.
The man was_________ of manslaughter by the jury.
A.
blamed
B.
arrested
C.
charged
D.
convicted
32.
His change of job has __________ him with a new challenge in life.
A.
led
B.
presented
C.
initiated
D.
introduced
33.
Unfortunately, not all scientists are working for a good __________.
A.
end
B.
aim
C.
effect
D.
cause
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34.
The driver’s attention was __________ by a child running across the road.
A.
deterred
B.
disturbed
C.
distracted
D.
destroyed
35. I recommend that you __________ out the information for the courses online. You’ll find
everything you need there.
A.
checking
B.
to check
C.
check
D.
for checking
36.
There is a large effort _________ to rebuild arts education in the New York city public
schools.
A.
under way
B.
a long way
C.
out of the way
D.
in the way
37. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in ________ in my future career.
A. a good grounding B. good stead
C. fine precedent
D. stable footing
38. Your essay _________ in on Monday. Why wasn’t it on my desk?
A. should be B. must have been C. should have been
D. could be
39. So why is it that the hardest workers _______ standard are always the poorest of people.
A.
by any
B.
from any
C.
for every
D.
in every
40.
There are a lot of computer programmers nowadays, but really good ones are few and far
________.
A. amongst
B. apart
C. away
D. between
41.
______ the two sisters, Mary is ______.
A.
Of – the prettier
B.
Between – the prettiest
C.
Of – prettier
D.
Between – the prettier
42.
From mass production clothing to managing factory lines to understanding the nature of
different fabrics, he kept _______ and that has brought him where he is today.
A.
a millstone around his neck
B.
a sword in the stone
C.
his heart of stone
D.
his nose to the grindstone
43.
Why should we have to pay a lifetime of premiums, making some insurance company
masses of money, just on the _______ that one day we can make a claim?
A.
fighting chance
B.
mischance
C.
off-chance
D.
perchance
44.
Roger Williams was a clergyman, ______ the colony of Rhode Island, and an outspoken
advocate of religious and political freedom.
A.
founded
B.
the founder of
C.
was the founder of
D.
the founded
45.
As far as her future goes, Olivia is _________. She hasn't got a clue what career to follow.
A.
on the level
B.
all at sea
C.
behind the scenes
D.
in the know
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46
. - “How are things with the new employee?”
- “The boss appears ________ to her and that’s why she is now working harder.”
A.
to speak
B.
to speaking
C.
to have spoken
D.
to be spoken
47. He gave such a ________ speech that some people actually fell asleep.
A. long-range
B. long-term
C. long-winded
D. long-standing
48.
She found the movie ________ funny.
A.
comically
B.
jokingly
C.
humorously
D.
hilariously
49.
_________ a fire, hotel guests are asked to remain calm.
A.
As a result of
B.
In the event of
C.
By reason of
D.
In the time of
50.
But _________ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on
uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at.
A.
after
B.
during
C.
when
D.
while
51.
Her punk hairstyle showed she was not one for following the ______.
A.
flock
B.
herd
C.
swarm
D.
group
52.
______ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A.
Although is
B.
Despite
C.
Even though it
D.
Although
53.
The family were roundly subjected to insults, smutty comments and had a multitude of
_______ cast on them about their manhood for the duration of their walk around the town.
A.
aspersions
B.
criticisms
C.
doubts
D.
vilifications
54.
________ the increasing depletion of the Earth resources, it’s vital to recycle on a
wider scale than we do at present.
A.
Given
B.
In spite of
C.
Irrespective of
D.
Providing
55.
We did our best to fix the broken computer, but our efforts bore no __________.
A.
success
B.
luck
C.
fruit
D.
end
Your answers:
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
Part 2. For questions 56-65, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Write your answer in the boxes provided on the answer sheet. (10 pts)
56.
You must realize that such ___________ cannot be tolerated.
(OBEY)
57.
His work brought him fame, but little ____________ reward.
(MONEY)
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58.
There was a heavy ____________ yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the
church Garden Party.
(POUR)
59.
He left us with the _____________ impression that we had been speaking to a future
leader.
(ERADICATE)
60.
At first glance of the fair maiden, the prince became _____________ and dazed by her
beauty.
(MOON)
61.
I am glad that the children have taken advantage of the long walk so ___________.
(FELICITY)
62.
What
most
of us remember from
history books are the ___________ events.
(CLIMAX)
63.
We
need
to
___________
the
problem
before
we
can
understand
its
origin.
(CONTEXT)
64.
For twenty-five years, he ____________ amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.
(PAIN)
65.
By 1980 the Republican Party platform had become antiabortion; and a president who
pledged to ____________ abortion altogether had been elected.
(LAW)
Your answers:
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
SECTION C: READING (60 points)
Part 1. For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C,
or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes on the
answer sheet. (15 pts)
EMOTIONS AND THE BODY
Most languages have expressions like 'to get cold feet’
(66)
_________emotions to different
parts of the body. It now seems these associations are
(67)
_________, with the same
emotions
rooted
in
the
same
location,
(68)
_________
of
a
person's
country
of
(69)
_________.
Scientists from Aalto University, Finland,
(70)
_________an experiment using more than 700
volunteers from Finland, Sweden and Taiwan. Participants were shown emotional videos,
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pictures of facial expressions and stories intended to
(71)
_________certain feelings. They
then used computer-generated human silhouettes to
(72)
_________ their bodies they had felt
any stimulus.
The results showed
(73)
_________ patterns of bodily sensations associated with each of the
basic emotions. Many emotions provoked changes in the face, while throat and belly
sensations only really appeared in participants feeling disgust. In contrast with all the other
emotions, happiness was associated with
(74)
_________sensations all over the body.
The authors said their study could in future be applied to the treatment of emotion
(75)
_________ such as depression and anxiety.
66.
A. bridging
B. fastening
C. unifying
D.linking
67.
A thorough
B. universal
C. sweeping
D. expansive
68.
A. regardless
B. because
C. account
D. considering
69
. A. beginning
B. source
C. initiation
D. origin
70
. A. conducted
B. administered
C. directed
D. operated
71
. A. trigger
B. set
C. pioneer
D. touch
72
. A. design
B. plan
C. map
D .programme
73.
A. steady
B. consistent
C. proportional
D. solid
74.
A. uplifted
B. glorified
C. maximised
D. enhanced
75.
A. disruptions
B. distractions
C. disorders
D. displacements
Your answers:
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
Part 2. For questions 76-85, read the text below and think of word which best fits each gap.
Use only ONE word in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
(15pts)
Men and women are different. It is a premise universally accepted,
(76)
_________ the
subsequent argument concerning access to equal opportunities. However, what is beginning
to emerge is just how wide the gap is between the sexes.
(77)
_________ recently, it had been thought that many of the hundreds of genes on the
X and Y chromosomes were inactive, a consequence of damage during the
(78)
_________ of
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combination and recombination which leads to the creation of a new human being. It was
believed that
(79)
_________ one of the two X chromosomes in women was active and
(80)
_________ there were none on the Y chromosomes on men,
(81)
_________ the result that
both sexes would be comparable to
(82)
_________ one working X chromosome.
Now, it is known that both X chromosomes in women
(83)
_________ to a women's
genetic
inheritance,
while
startling
new
evidence
shows
that
the
Y
chromosome
is
(84)
_________ from inactive. This means that men and women differ
(85)
_________ as
much as one to two percent of their genomes, an astounding figure when considering that
there is only a 1.5% difference between a man and a male chimpanzee, or a woman and a
female chimpanzee.
Your answers:
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
Part 3. For questions 86-95, read the following passage and circle the best answer to each
of the following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes provided
on the answer sheet. (15pts)
POWERING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
In Britain one of the most dramatic changes of the Industrial Revolution was the harnessing
of power. Until the reign of George III (1760–1820), available sources of power for work and
travel had not increased since the Middle Ages. There were three sources of power: animal or
human muscles; the wind, operating on sail or windmill; and running water.
Only the last of
these
was
suited
at
all
to
the
continuous
operating
of
machines,
and
although
waterpower abounded in Lancashire and Scotland and ran grain mills as well as textile
mills, it had one great disadvantage: streams flowed where nature intended them to, and
water-driven factories had to be located on their banks, whether or not the location was
desirable for other reasons.
Furthermore, even the most reliable waterpower varied with the
seasons and disappeared in a drought. The new age of machinery, in short, could not have
been born without a new source of both movable and constant power.
The source had long been known but not exploited. Early in the century, a pump had come
into use in which expanding steam raised a piston in a cylinder, and atmospheric pressure
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brought it down again when the steam condensed inside the cylinder to form a vacuum. This
“atmospheric engine,” invented by Thomas Savery and vastly improved by his partner,
Thomas Newcomen, embodied revolutionary principles, but it was so slow and wasteful of
fuel that it could not be employed outside the coal mines for which it had been designed. In
the 1760s, James Watt perfected a separate condenser for the steam, so that the cylinder did
not have to be cooled at every stroke; then he devised a way to make the piston turn a wheel
and thus convert reciprocating (back and forth) motion into rotary motion. He thereby
transformed an inefficient pump of limited use into a steam engine of a thousand uses. The
final step came when steam was introduced into the cylinder to drive the piston backward as
well as forward, thereby increasing the speed of the engine and cutting its fuel consumption.
[A]
Watt’s steam engine soon showed what it could do.
[B]
It liberated industry from
dependence on running water.
[C]
The engine eliminated water in the mines by driving
efficient pumps, which made possible deeper and deeper mining.
[D]
The ready availability
of coal inspired William Murdoch during the 1790s to develop the first new form of nighttime
illumination to be discovered in a millennium and a half. Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps
and flickering candles, and early in the new century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed
to gaslit houses and even streets. Iron manufacturers, which had starved for fuel while
depending on charcoal, also benefited from ever-increasing supplies of coal; blast furnaces
with steam-powered bellows turned out more iron and steel for the new machinery. Steam
became the motive force of the Industrial Revolution, as coal and iron ore were the raw
materials.
By 1800 more than a thousand steam engines were in use in the British Isles, and Britain
retained a virtual monopoly on steam engine production until the 1830s. Steam power did not
merely spin cotton and roll iron; early in the new century, it also multiplied ten times over the
amount of paper that a single worker could produce in a day. At the same time, operators of
the first printing presses run by steam rather than by hand found it possible to produce a
thousand pages in an hour rather than thirty. Steam also promised to eliminate a transportation
problem not fully solved by either canal boats or turnpikes. Boats could carry heavy weights,
but canals could not cross hilly terrain; turnpikes could cross the hills, but the roadbeds could
not stand up under great weights. These problems needed still another solution, and the
ingredients for it lay close at hand. In some industrial regions, heavily laden wagons, with
flanged wheels, were being hauled by horses along metal rails; and the stationary steam
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engine was puffing in the factory and mine. Another generation passed before inventors
succeeded in combining these ingredients, by putting the engine on wheels and the wheels on
the rails, so as to provide a machine to take the place of the horse. Thus the railroad age sprang
from what had already happened in the eighteenth century.
86. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the
highlighted
sentence
in
paragraph
1?
Incorrect
choices
change
the
meaning
in
important ways or leave out essential information.
A.
Running water was the best power source for factories since it could keep machines
operating continuously, but since it was abundant only in Lancashire and Scotland,
most mills and factories that were located elsewhere could not be water driven.
B.
The disadvantage of using waterpower is that streams do not necessarily flow in places
that are the most suitable for factories, which explains why so many water-powered
grain and textile mills were located in undesirable places.
C.
Since machines could be operated continuously only where running water was
abundant, grain and textile mills, as well as other factories, tended to be located only
in Lancashire and Scotland.
D.
Running water was the only source of power that was suitable for the continuous
operation of machines, but to make use of it, factories had to be located where the
water was, regardless of whether such locations made sense otherwise.
87. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that before the reign of George III there were
no sources of power that ___________.
A.
were movable
B.
were widely available
C.
did not disappear during certain seasons of the year
D.
could provide continuous power
88. Which of the following best describes the relation of paragraph 2 to paragraph 1?
A.
Paragraph 2 shows how the problem discussed in paragraph 1 arose.
B.
Paragraph 2 explains how the problem presented in paragraph 1 came to be solved.
C.
Paragraph 2 provides a more technical discussion of the problem introduced in
paragraph 1.
D.
Paragraph 2 shows why the problem discussed in paragraph 1 was especially
important to solve.
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89. The word “
exploited
” in the passage is closest in meaning to_______.
A.
utilized
B. recognized
C. examined
D. fully understood
90. According to paragraph 2, the “
atmospheric engine
” was slow because ________.
A.
it had been designed to be used in coal mines
B.
the cylinder had to cool between each stroke
C.
it made use of expanding steam to raise the piston in its cylinder
D.
it could be operated only when a large supply of fuel was available
91. According to paragraph 2, Watt’s steam engine differed from earlier steam engines
in each of the following ways EXCEPT ___________.
A.
It used steam to move a piston in a cylinder.
B.
It worked with greater speed.
C.
It was more efficient in its use of fuel.
D.
It could be used in many different ways.
92. The word “
retained
” in the passage is closest in meaning to
________
A. gained
B.established
C. profited from
D. maintained
93. According to paragraph 4, which of the following statements about steam engines is
true?
A.
They were used for the production of paper but not for printing.
B.
By 1800, significant numbers of them were produced outside of Britain.
C.
They were used in factories before they were used to power trains.
D.
They were used in the construction of canals and turnpikes.
94. According to paragraph 4, providing a machine to take the place of the horse
involved combining which two previously separate ingredients?
A.
Turnpikes and canals
B.
Stationary steam engines and wagons with flanged wheels
C.
Metal rails in roadbeds and wagons capable of carrying heavy loads
D.
Canal boats and heavily laden wagons
95. Look at the four squares [_] that indicate where the following sentence can be added
to the passage.
The factories did not have to go to the streams when power could come to the factories.
Where would the sentence best fit?
A.
[A]
B.
[B]
C.
[C]
D.
[D]
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Your answers:
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
Part 4. For questions 96-105, read the passage and do the following tasks. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (15 pts)
MOLES HAPPY AS HOMES GO UNDERGROUND
A.
The first anybody knew about Dutchman Frank Siegmund and his family was when
workmen tramping through a field found a narrow steel chimney protruding through the grass.
Closer inspection revealed a chink of sky-light window among the thistles, and when amazed
investigators moved down the side of the hill, they came across a pine door complete with
leaded diamond glass and a brass knocker set into an underground building. The Siegmunds
had managed to live undetected for six years outside the border town of Breda, in Holland.
They are the latest in a clutch of individualistic homemakers who have burrowed underground
in search of tranquility.
B.
Most, falling foul of strict building regulations, have been forced to dismantle their
individualistic homes and return to more conventional lifestyles. But subterranean suburbia,
Dutch-style, is about to become respectable and chic. Seven luxury homes cosseted away
inside a high earth-covered noise embankment next to the main Tilburg city road recently
went on the market for $296,500 each. The foundations had yet to be dug, but customers
queued up to buy the unusual part-submerged houses, whose back wall consists of a grassy
mound and whose front is a long glass gallery.
C.
The Dutch are not the only would-be
moles. Growing numbers of Europeans are burrowing
below ground to create houses, offices, discos and shopping malls. It is already proving a way
of life in extreme climates; in winter months in Montreal, Canada, for instance, citizens can
escape the cold in an underground complex complete with shops and even health clinics. In
Tokyo builders are planning a massive underground city to be begun in the next decade, and
underground shopping malls are already common in Japan, where 90 percent of the
population is squeezed into 20 percent of the landspace.
D.
Building big commercial buildings underground can be a way to avoid disfiguring or
threatening a beautiful or "environmentally sensitive" landscape. Indeed many of the
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buildings which consume most land -such as cinemas, supermarkets, theatres, warehouses or
libraries -have no need to be on the surface since they do not need windows.
E.
There are big advantages, too, when it comes to private homes. A development of 194
houses which would take up 14 hectares of land above ground would occupy 2.7 hectares
below it, while the number of roads would be halved. Under several metres of earth, noise is
minimal and insulation is excellent. "We get 40 to 50 enquiries a week," says Peter Carpenter,
secretary of the British Earth Sheltering Association, which builds similar homes in Britain.
"People see this as a way of building for the future." An underground dweller himself,
Carpenter has never paid a heating bill, thanks to solar panels and natural insulation.
F.
In Europe the obstacle has been conservative local authorities and developers who prefer
to ensure quick sales with conventional mass-produced housing. But the Dutch development
was greeted with undisguised relief by South Limburg planners because of Holland's chronic
shortage of land. It was the Tilburg architect Jo Hurkmans who hit on the idea of making use
of noise embankments on main roads. His two- floored, four-bedroomed, two - bathroomed
detached homes are now taking shape. "They are not so much below the earth as in it," he
says. "All the light will come through the glass front, which runs from the second-floor ceiling
to the ground. Areas which do not need much natural lighting are at the back. The living
accommodation is to the front, so nobody notices that the back is dark."
G.
In the US, where energy-efficient homes became popular after the oil crisis of 1973, 10,000
underground houses have been built. A terrace of five homes, Britain's first subterranean
development, is under way in Nottinghamshire. Italy's outstanding example of subterranean
architecture is the Olivetti residential center in Ivrea. Commissioned by Roberto Olivetti in
1969, it comprises 82 one-bedroomed apartments and 12 maisonettes and forms a house/ hotel
for Olivetti employees. It is built into a hill and little can be seen from outside except a glass
facade. Patnzia Vallecchi, a resident since 1992, says it is little different from living in a
conventional apartment.
H.
Not everyone adapts so well, and in Japan scientists at the Shimizu Corporation have
developed "space creation" systems which mix light, sounds, breezes and scents to stimulate
people who spend long periods below ground. Underground offices in Japan are being
equipped with "virtual" windows and mirrors, while underground departments in the
University of Minnesota have periscopes to reflect views and light.
I.
But Frank Siegmund and his family love their hobbit lifestyle. Their home evolved when
he dug a cool room for his bakery business in a hill he had created. During a heatwave they
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took to sleeping there. "We felt at peace and so close to nature," he says. "Gradually I began
adding to the rooms. It sounds strange but we are so close to the earth we draw strength from
its vibrations. Our children love it; not every child can boast of being watched through their
playroom windows by rabbits
Questions 96-103
The reading passage above has nine paragraphs (A-I). Choose the most suitable heading
for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-
xii) in boxes 96-103 on your answer sheet. Paragraph A has been done for you as an
example.
NB:
There are more headings than paragraphs so you will not use all of them.
Example
Paragraph A: _____xii____
Paragraph B :
(96)
____________
Paragraph C :
(97)
____________
Paragraph D :
(98)
____________
Paragraph E :
(99)
____________
Paragraph F :
(100)
____________
Paragraph G :
(101)
____________
Paragraph H :
(102)
____________
Paragraph I :
(103)
____________
List of Headings
i.
A designer describes his houses
ii.
Most people prefer conventional housing
iii.
Simulating a natural environment
iv.
How an underground family home developed
v.
Demands on space and energy are reduced
vi.
The plans for future homes
vii.
Worldwide examples of underground living accommodation
viii.
Some buildings do not require natural light
ix.
Developing underground services around the world
x.
Underground living improves health
xi.
Homes sold before completion
xii.
An underground home is discovered
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Questions 104-105: Complete the sentences below with words taken from the reading
passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers
in boxes 104-105 on your answer sheet.
104.
Japanese scientists are helping people ____________ underground life.
105.
Frank Siegmund's first underground room was used for ______________.
Your answers:
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
D. WRITING (50 points)
Part 1. (20 pts)
The chart below shows information about the
problems people have when they go to live
in other countries
.
Summarize
the
information
by
selecting
and
reporting
the
main
features
and
make
comparisons where relevant. You should write about 150 words.
Integration problems for people living abroad (%)
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0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
people aged
18-34
people aged
35-54
people over 55
sorting out finances
sorting out healthcare
finding schools for
my children
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Part 2. (30 pts)
While some believe that social media brings people closer and fosters communication,
others argue that it leads to social isolation and mental health issues.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Write an essay of about 250 words.
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