Đề thi KSCL cuối năm lớp 10 Chuyên Tiếng Anh năm học 2022-2023 Mã A700268

I. LISTENING

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to a news rundown on Covid-19’s effects and decide whether the

statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answer in corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)

1. The invasion of goats on the outskirts of Britain is not an unusual sight for human beings. …… 2. A positive effect of Coronavirus on the environment relates to nitrogen dioxide levels in Italy. …… 3. Despite the pandemics, international trade activities are still taking place in moderation. …… 4. There might be an insignificant decrease in Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions compared to last year. …… 5. A German airline has reduced 90% of its flights following the pandemics. …… Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a news rundown and answer the questions. Write NO MORE

THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer. (10 pts)

6. What have the mutations been linked with? ………………………………………………………………………………… 7. How many months after the Moderna dosage should the booster injection be administered? ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. After the car accident outside of LA, what did Tiger Wood suffer from? ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. What does the 70 billion dollars refer to? ………………………………………………………………………………… 10. For what is celebrity surgeon Dr Oz campaigning? ………………………………………………………………………………… Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to a radio interview with a hypnotist and choose the correct answer A, B,

C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)

11. The interviewer believes that

A. hypnosis is a specialised form of entertainment. B. hypnosis as a form of entertainment can’t be justified. C. some entertainers don’t use hypnosis in a morally correct manner. D. it is unethical to use hypnosis as a form of entertainment. 12. One of the things about hypnosis is that it

A. allows people to concentrate on one aspect of their lives. B. encourages people to be more analytical. C. can only work if you are already deeply relaxed. D. will help you to sleep deeply after a session. 13. In order to be hypnotised

A. you need to get written consent. B. you must be sober. C. you’ll probably have to try many different methods. D. you may feel as if you are drunk. 14. Hypnotherapy

A. is not recommended for people with addictions. B. can be used to change a person’s habits. C. is a therapist’ most powerful tool. D. gives you more control over the way people perceive you. 15. During a session,

A. people often forget what was said. B. people regularly come out of the trance prematurely. C. people usually fall asleep for a short amount of time. D. people sometimes resist coming out of a trance. Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about pain and complete the following sentences. Write NO

MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each blank. (20 pts)

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●Pain can be both (16) ………………………………, it can also be both emotional and cultural. One of the prominent definitions of pain suggests that it is an experience linked to and explained by (17) ………………………………. ●Charles Bell believed that, similar to how (18) ……………………………… send signals to the brain, specific nerve fibres might communicate certain signals to this part of the body. Certain evidence about different receptors substantiates this theory. Pacinian corpuscles, for example, can only detect small texture cues and (19) ………………………………. ●In the twentieth century, a competing explanation is put forward by pattern theory, which proposes that if the brain finds a familiar pattern of (20) ………………………………, the signals will be interpreted as pain. ●One major critique of the specificity theory is that there are other causes to pain other than (21) ………………………………. In response to this criticism of the specificity theory, the gate control theory was formulated in 1965. The researchers suggested that (22) ……………………………… from the brain could facilitate gate closure. ●In the modern …