(2024) Đề minh họa tham khảo BGD môn Tiếng Anh có đáp án (Đề 20)
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Text 1:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks (from 10 to 14).
With a coastline of over 3,260 kilometres, Viet Nam is (10) __________ to many different kinds of flora and fauna. From the Fansipan Peak all the way down to the Mekong Delta, the country has a rich diversity of wildlife. However, due to population growth and rapid urban development, many of Viet Nam’s plant and animal species are endangered.
Natural habitats are threatened by deforestation and the overuse of natural resources. Several unique species have almost disappeared in recent years (11) __________ the illegal wildlife trade. The trade in animal parts continues to be a serious problem despite the heavy punishment. There is still high demand for elephant ivory, rhino horn, turtle eggs, and (12) __________ wild animal parts. This has forced a number of mammals and other (13) __________ onto the Red List of Threatened Species. In 2010, Viet Nam’s last Javan rhino was shot and killed for its horn.
Nevertheless, there are still many other native species (14) __________ are found in the country’s dense forests. Scientists continue to discover unique and rare animals such as the saola and the pangolin. However, if the country wants to conserve its biodiversity and fascinating features, it still has a long way to go.
(Adapted from Workbook Global Success)
Text 2:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
Caffeine, as any other drug, can potentially have a disastrous effect on your developing brain and body. The parts of the brain that are in charge of higher functions including the prefrontal cortex and the temporal lobe and, at a young age, these areas are still being developed and refined.
The reason that caffeine makes you feel alert and less sleepy is because it blocks the action of adenosine, the brain chemical which controls your sleep patterns, and increases adrenaline production, speeds your metabolism. So, get out of the habit of slamming down too many of those high caffeine energy drinks every day; otherwise, you can wave goodbye to good quality sleep and have your brain potentially affected! You can also stop kidding yourself that you're reaching for the caffeine just for the taste because it is tasteless at the levels found in beverages. What you taste is the massive amount of sugar that added to the drink. The caffeine is there to add the kick and to stimulate the production of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. This is the pleasure and rewarding part of the brain which forms addictions. The upshot is that your brain associates the pleasure of sugar with the stimulation of the caffeine, making you want more.
(Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Text 3:
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model. On the one hand, class sizes are huge by Western standards with between 30 and 40 students per class, in countries like Japan and Korea. On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest in the world for academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics, especially on standardised tests. Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them succeed.
Classroom management seems to be easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessons are more effective as a direct consequence. After all, we are only too aware of the decline in discipline standards in our own school: belligerent and disrespectful students appear to be the norm these days. Teachers in Britain seem powerless to control what happens anymore. Surely this situation cannot create a very effective learning environment, so perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves.
But there are other factors to consider, too. There is the home environment. The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact in Korea. Few children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security, safety and trust both at home and at school. In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorce rates are sky high. Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable family conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by misbehaving at school.
But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the whole truth. You see, behind those great maths and science scores, there is a quite remarkable work ethic. Asian students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their studies than their British peers.
There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their “impressive” statistics of late. And without question, some of this praise is justified, but it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation here. At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic of the Asian students – success in education before all else. At the other end, British students at times appear careless and extremely undisciplined by comparison, but at least they Do have the free time to enjoy their youth and explore their interests. Is either system better outright? Or is it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education?
(Source: Proficiency Test For Gifted Students 2024)
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