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DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XV – NĂM 2024

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẢO LỘC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 10
TỈNH LÂM ĐỒNG Thời gian: 180 phút
ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT Đề thi gồm: 15 trang
A. LISTENING (50 points):
PART 1: For questions 1-5, you will hear a man renting an apartment over the phone. Listen and
complete the blanks. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken from the
recording for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (10 points)
Apartment for rent
Street Bridge street
Street № 32
Included utilities Gas, heat, water, (1) ____________ , phone
Not included utilities Internet
Public transport (2) ____________, bus
Tenant’s name John Hooper

- The caller should bring passport, (3) ____________ and reference from a friend or colleague to the
meeting.
- The caller and apartment manager decide to meet at (4) ____________.
- They decide to meet at the caller’s (5) ____________.

PART 2: For questions 6-10, you will hear a recording about jellyfish. Listen and decide whether the
following sentences are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
on the answer sheet. (10 points)
6. Jellyfish got their name from the jelly-like material called mesaglia that they are made of.
7. Jellyfish can revert back to a polyp and restart its life cycle, making it immortal.
8. The Australian box jellyfish is the only species of jellyfish that has venomous tentacles.
9. Jellyfish are considered more complex than humans due to their sophisticated sensory organs and
digestive cavity.
10. Jellyfish blooms have caused environmental and economic issues worldwide, including the closure of
beaches in Asia and North America.

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PART 3: You will hear a discussion in which two food technology students, called Bill and Kelly, are
talking with their tutor about the Mediterranean diet. For questions 11- 15, choose the answer (A, B, C
or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes on the answer sheet. (10 points)
11. What difficulty has Bill had with the term ‘Mediterranean diet’?
A. There’s little evidence of it in Mediterranean countries.
B. It’s used incorrectly by anti-ageing adverts.
C. It means different things in different countries.
D. Globalisation has influenced the original concept.
12. What point does Kelly make about olive oil?
A. Many people find it unappetising.
B. It’s too expensive for most people.
C. It’s said to be good for the heart.
D. How it’s manufactured is important.
13. Bill and Kelly agree that the Mediterranean diet is hard to follow because ____________.
A. many people have less time now to cook from scratch.
B. many people prefer to have snacks rather than eating meals.
C. advertising of processed food is prevalent.
D. people have a natural love of sugar.
14. Bill thinks that people are happier when ____________.
A. they eat outdoors. B. they eat with others.
C. they eat a balanced diet. D. they eat and then have a nap.
15. Kelly would like to do some research into ____________.
A. traditional recipes based on the Mediterranean diet.
B. how the Mediterranean diet alters according to the season.
C. the connection between the Mediterranean diet and memory.
D. how the Mediterranean diet has been widely adopted in other countries.

PART 4: For questions 16-25, you will listen to a recording about lying. Complete the summary by
writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER in each gap. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (20 points)
Although most people think they are honest, in fact 60% of (16) ____________ will lie at least once
in a ten-minute conversation. Many people feel that harmless, or 'white' lies don't really (17) ____________
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and many people change the (18) ____________ on their CVs. Some recent research even showed that
people who lie might be (19) ____________. Almost (20) ____________ of the participants in the study lied
to the researchers about their (21) ____________ scores, but the researchers found that these participants
then did better on a test of (22) ____________.
Scientists also believe that children who lie convincingly when they are (23) ____________
are probably more intelligent than others. Only (24) ____________ of two-year-olds have enough
understanding of other people to be able to lie well. Parents don't need to worry as (25) ____________
children learn when they shouldn't lie.

B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (40 points)

PART 1: For questions 1-30, choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes the
following sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet.
(30 points)
1. The audience gave the actors a standing ovation during the curtain ____________.
A. call B. rail C. twitcher D. rod
2. I have tried every product on the market and still I can't rid these curtains of the ____________ of
cigarette smoke.
A. fumes B. fragrance C. stench D. aroma
3. My grandmother has ____________ and can make any plant thrive.
A. a green thumb B. a pink slip C. a brown study D. a blue moon
4. His neighbors found his ____________ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting him to
backyard barbeques.
A. insistent B. magisterial C. cynical D. restorative
5. We weren't able to drive down the street because of a ____________ in the middle of the road.
A. broadening B. border C. barricade D. buttress
6. I had the ____________ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home from
Brussels.
A. failing B. throbbing C. galling D. gripping
7. Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely ____________.
A. disseminated B. dislocated C. dismantled D. expressed
8. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________ the reason for all the pain I
have been suffering from recently.
A. indicated B. highlighted C. pinpointed D. looked up
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9. He ____________ a yawn as the actor began yet another long speech.
A. squashed B. suffocated C. submerged D. stifled
10. Granddad would spend hours talking to us youngsters around the dinner table ____________ about his
happy younger days back east on the farm.
A. recalling B. reminiscing C. reminding D. memorising
11. The winning team were roundly criticised by the local media for the way in which they had
____________ over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting.
A. gloated B. relished C. showed up D. dominated
12. With such lack of financial support, they miraculously managed to run their business ____________.
A. at stake B. on a shoestring C. in a nutshell D. under siege
13. My teacher was ____________ by the dismal performance of our class on the final examination.
A. distressed B. signified C. referred D. demolished
14. Dinner was ____________ and the after-dinner entertainment was equally exceptional.
A. delectable B. despicable C. voluptuous D. ravishing
15. The location was far from ____________ and certainly not as described on the brochure.
A. nostalgic B. melodious C. opulent D. idyllic
16. The prices were ____________ and there was little value for money to be had in any of the items on the
menu.
A. oppressive B. exacting C. extortionate D. fraudulent
17. We tried to ____________ our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.
A. confide B. confine C. confirm D. circumvent
18. If you want your team to work hard, you need to ____________ and work hard yourself.
A. practice what you preach B. twist your arm
C. stab them in the back D. walk on air
19. The start of the tennis match was put back twice, before being cancelled for the day when officials
realised that the heavy rain wasn't going to ____________.
A. show off B. give in C. let up D. put out
20. Our hotel room was surprisingly ____________, especially taking into consideration that it was very
reasonably priced.
A. decadent B. commodious C. languid D. vivacious
21. Don’t blame me for what I did. ____________ differently in my place?
A. Would you have acted B. Wouldn’t you act
C. Would you act D. Would you be acted
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22. The relative size of an insect’s wing is much greater than ____________.
A. that of a bird’s wing B. of a bird’s wing
C. that wing of a bird D. a wing of a bird is
23. After a number of incidents with the police we decided to close down the club altogether. But now I
think that maybe we ____________ it open.
A. ought to keep B. should have kept C. must have kept D. should rather keep
24. ____________ she could not say anything.
A. So upset was she that B. So upset was she
C. However upset was she that D. Therefore upset was she that
25. The assistant director recommended that Kenichi ____________ to the New York office.
A. be transferred B. transferring C. is transferred D. to transfer
26. Will you please give back the pen that ____________ yesterday?
A. I borrowed from you B. you lent to me
C. you borrowed to me D. I lent to you
27. A little farther down the street ____________.
A. is the inn I used to stay at B. there is an inn where I used to stay in
C. the inn is the place where I used to stay D. is there an inn in which I used to stay
28. ____________ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is ordered by federal
law.
A. All police officers B. All police officers must
C. That all police officers D. For all police officers
29. ____________ hearing that olive leaves are good for the treatment of cancer, many people didn’t hesitate
____________ almost fifty euros for a kilo of these “magic” leaves.
A. For – paying B. Upon – to pay C. When – to be paid D. While – to have paid
30. Recent evident makes it possible for the investigations to conclude that ____________.
A. some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
B. Rembrandt was attributed to some paintings
C. some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
D. some paintings by Rembrandt were faked

PART 2: For questions 31-40, give the correct form of each given word to complete the following
sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (10
points)
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31. The coal cellar needs to be equipped with ____________ system in order to prevent suffocation.
(VENT)
32. It would be ____________ on their hospitality to accept any more from them. (PASS)
33. Your ____________ saying last night could hurt other people’s feelings although you might not intend to
say so. (SENSE)
34. Their house is decorated in such a ____________ way so that it fit in with other houses. (DESCRIBE)
35. I hate admitting defeat but in this case the opposition is ____________ correct. (REFUTE)
36. The museum was built in the middle of the last century in the ____________ style popular at that time.
(CLASS)
37. A(n) ____________ disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the functioning of any one part in your
body. (GENERATE)
38. The water ____________ in the building is of great concern. It can damage the walls if not managed
properly and timely. (FILL)
39. The little boy left his hand-made boat ____________ on the river. (DRIFT)
40. X-rays, known as a form of ____________, are widely utilized nowadays to diagnose medical
conditions. (RADIAL)

C. READING (60 points)

PART 1: For questions 1 – 10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap.
BRONZE
The realization by pre-historic humans that certain substances which existed in their environment
could be manipulated to create objects that would (1) ____________ their lives easier was one of the first
instances of (2) ____________ we now call technological progress. The first metal that humans were able to
make serious (3) ____________ of was copper. However, this metal, occasionally found as nuggets, though
more commonly reduced from ores, is fairly soft and will not hold an edge on its own. Bronze, an alloy of
copper with small amounts of tin, is a much (4) ____________ useful form. We can only speculate (5)
____________ who came up with this combination, but thousands of years of working with copper preceded
the discovery of bronze some 5,000 to 6,000 years ago in a number of (6) ____________.
As the first intentionally produced alloy, bronze (7) ____________ rise to the widespread use of
metals, notably for (8) ____________ weapons. The first swords had bronze blades, and the material’s
ability to hold a sharp edge (9) ____________ resisting chipping or breaking was perhaps its most valued
attribute.
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 Because the constituents of bronze, particularly tin, are not especially common, historians are of the
opinion that they were probably the first products of long-distance trade. (10) ____________ before classical
times, the Mediterranean region saw extensive trade of copper from Cyprus, whose name is thought to have
given us the English word for copper, and tin from sources as far away as Cornwall in southwest England.

PART 2: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space.
Now, nearly 40 years later, the Cold War is over, but Churchill's ideals - (1) ____________,
democracy, freedom - are just as relevant. So Westminster decided to give its galleries "on the lion of the
twentieth century" a twenty-first-century (2) ____________. In the museum's new permanent collection,
multimedia (3) ____________ trace Churchill's life, philosophy, and writing, concentrating heavily on World
War II and the "Sinews of Peace" speech; a "leadership corridor" compares him with other British and
American (4) ____________. The rededication (5) ____________ tonight with a talk by Churchill's
daughter and granddaughter and continues over the weekend with a community luncheon, black-tie gala, and
a keynote address by the TV news (6) ____________ Chris Matthews.
Another exhibit, (7) ____________ to the Cold War itself, shows how true Churchill's predictions
proved to be. Of course his (8) ____________ was a long time coming. When he arrived in Richmond three
days after his Westminster speech to address the Virginia General Assembly, he (9) ____________ the
controversy he had created. "You have not asked to see beforehand what I am going to say," he remarked to
the legislators. "I might easily (10) ____________ a lot of things people know in their hearts are true but are
a bit shy of saying in public."
1. A. persistence B. vigilance C. power D. fussiness
2. A. refresh B. instigation C. update D. renew
3. A. exhibits B. demonstrations C. evidence D. gadgets
4. A. governments B. politics C. tyrants D. rulers
5. A. is B. kicks off C. ends D. continues
6. A. celebrity B. mogul C. anchor D. hot shot
7. A. geared B. denouncing C. commiserating D. dedicated
8. A. vindication B. conviction C. prediction D. pessimism
9. A. accepted B. declined C. acknowledged D. greeted
10. A. conceal B. blurt-out C. lie about D. assume

PART 3: Read the passage below. For questions 1 - 10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you
think fits best.
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 FOUR STAGES OF PLANETARY DEVELOPMENT
Planetary Development
The planet Earth has passed through four stages of planetary development. All terrestrial planets pass
through these same stages to some degree, but some planets evolved further or were affected in different
ways.
The Four Stages
The first stage of planetary evolution is differentiation, the separation of material according to density. Earth
now has a dense core and a lower-density crust, and that structure must have originated very early in its
history. Differentiation would have occurred easily if Earth were molten when it was young. Two sources of
energy could have heated Earth. First, heat of formation was released by in-falling material. A meteorite
hitting Earth at high velocity converts most of its energy of motion into heat, and the impacts of a large
number of meteorites would have released tremendous heat. If Earth formed rapidly, this heat would have
accumulated much more rapidly than it could leak away, and Earth was probably molten when it
formed. A second source of heat requires more time to develop. The decay of radioactive elements trapped
in the Earth releases heat gradually; but, as soon as Earth formed, that heat began to accumulate and helped
melt Earth. That would have helped the planet differentiate.
While Earth was still in a molten state, meteorites could leave no trace, but in the second stage in planetary
evolution, cratering, the young Earth was battered by meteorites that pulverized the newly forming crust.
The largest meteorites blasted out crater basins hundreds of kilometers in diameter. As the solar nebula
cleared, the amount of debris decreased, and after the late heavy bombardment, the level of cratering fell to
its present low level. Although meteorites still occasionally strike Earth and dig craters, cratering is no longer
the dominant influence on Earth's geology. As you compare other worlds with Earth, you will discover traces
of this intense period of cratering, on every old surface in the solar system.
The third stage, flooding, no doubt began while cratering was still intense. The fracturing of the crust and the
heating produced by radioactive decay allowed molten rock just below the crust to well up through fissures
and flood the deeper basins. You will find such flooded basins with solidified lava flows on other worlds,
such as the moon, but all traces of this early lava flooding have been destroyed by later geological activity in
Earth's crust. On Earth, flooding continued as the atmosphere cooled and water fell as rain, filling the
deepest basins to produce the first oceans. [1] Notice that on Earth flooding involves both lava and water, a
circumstance that we will not find on most worlds. [2]
The fourth stage, slow surface evolution, has continued for the last 3.5 billion years or more. [3] Earth's
surface is constantly changing as sections of crust slide over each other, push up mountains, and shift
continents. [4] Almost all traces of the first billion years of Earth's geology have been destroyed by the active
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crust and erosion.
Earth as a Planet
All terrestrial planets pass through these four stages, but some have emphasized one stage over another, and
some planets have failed to progress fully through the four stages. Earth is a good standard for comparative
planetology because every major process on any rocky world in our solar system is represented in some
form on Earth.
Nevertheless, Earth is peculiar in two ways. First, it has large amounts of liquid water on its surface. Fully
75 percent of its surface is covered by this liquid; no other planet in our solar system is known to have such
extensive liquid water on its surface. Water not only fills the oceans but also evaporates into the atmosphere,
forms clouds, and then falls as rain. Water falling on the continents flows downhill to form rivers that flow
back to the sea, and in so doing, the water produces intense erosion. You will not see such intense erosion on
most worlds. Liquid water is, in fact, a rare material on most planets. Your home planet is special in a second
way. Some of the matter on the surface of this world is alive, and a small part of that living matter is aware.
No one is sure how the presence of living matter has affected the evolution of Earth, but this process seems
to be totally missing from other worlds in our solar system. Furthermore, the thinking part of life on Earth,
humankind, is actively altering our planet.
1. Why does the author mention the "Earth" in paragraph 1?
A. To explain the stages in planetary development for the Earth in detail.
B. To contrast the evolution of the Earth with that of other planets.
C. To demonstrate that the Earth passed through similar stages to those of most planets.
D. To give an example of exploration of the terrestrial planets.
2. Which of the sentences below best expresses the information in the highlighted statement in the passage?
A. The Earth may have been liquid because the heat collected faster than it dissipated if the formation
took place quickly.
B. Because of-the rapid formation of the Earth, the crust took a long time to cool before it became a
solid.
C. The liquid core of the Earth was created when the planet first formed because the heat was so high
and there was little cooling.
D. The cooling caused the Earth to form much more quickly as it met with the intense heat of the new
planet.
3. The word “pulverized” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. melted into liquid B. broken into small parts
C. frozen very hard D. washed very clean
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4. What can be inferred about radioactive matter?
A. It is revealed by later activity. B. It generates intense heat.
C. It is an important stage. D. It floods the planet's crust.
5. According to paragraph 4, how were the oceans formed?
A. Ice gouged out depressions in the Earth. B. Rain filled the craters made by meteorites.
C. Earthquakes shifted the continents. D. Molten rock and lava flooded the basins.
6. According to the passage, which stage occurs after cratering?
A. Flooding B. Slow surface evolution
C. Differentiation D. Erosion
7. What is the author's opinion of life on other planets?
A. She does not know whether life is present on other planets.
B. She is certain that no life exists on any planet except Earth.
C. She does not express an opinion about life on other planets.
D. She thinks that there is probably life on other planets.
8. Look at the four brackets [ ] that show where the following sentence could be inserted in the passage.
At the same time, moving air and water erode the surface and wear away geological features.
Where could the sentence best be added?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
9. All of the following are reasons why the Earth is a good model of planetary development for purposes of
comparison with other planets EXCEPT ____________.
A. The Earth has gone through all four stages of planetary evolution.
B. Life on Earth has affected the evolution in a number of important ways.
C. All of the fundamental processes on terrestrial planets have occurred on Earth.
D. There is evidence of extensive cratering both on Earth and on all other planets.
10. Directions: An introduction for a short summary of the passage appears below. Complete the summary
by choosing correct answer A, B, C or D that mention the most important points in the passage.
There are four stages of development for the terrestrial planets.
A. 1-4-5 B. 3-5-6 C. 1-3-4 D. 2-5-6
Answer Choices
1. All rocky planets go through different stages in their evolution because of variations in composition.
2. In spite of several unique features, the Earth is a good example of how a planet proceeds through the
stages.
3. Fewer meteorites fall to Earth now than in the earlier stages of the planet's evolutionary history.
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4. About three quarters of the surface of the Earth is submerged by the water in its oceans.
5. Differentiation and cratering are early stages that are influenced by in-falling meteorites.
6. Flooding includes both lava and water, while slow surface evolution causes shifting in the crust.

PART 4: QUESTIONS 1-7: Reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-G. Choose the correct heading
for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct number i-x in boxes 1-7 on your
answer sheet.
LIST OF HEADINGS
i Early years of Gilbert
ii What was new about his scientific research method
iii The development of chemistry
iv Questioning traditional astronomy
v Pioneers of the early science
vi Professional and social recognition
vii Becoming the president of the Royal Science Society
viii The great works of Gilbert
ix His discovery about magnetism
x His change of focus
1. Paragraph A ____________
2. Paragraph B ____________
3. Paragraph C ____________
4. Paragraph D ____________
5. Paragraph E ____________
6. Paragraph F ____________
7. Paragraph G ____________

WILLIAM GILBERT AND MAGNETISM

A. The 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The impact
of their findings is eminent. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of
electricity and magnetism, an Englishman of learning and a physician at the court of Elizabeth. Prior to him,
all that was known of electricity and magnetism was what the ancients knew, nothing more than that the
lodestone possessed magnetic properties and that amber and jet, when rubbed, would attract bits of paper or
other substances of small specific gravity. However, he is less well known than he deserves.
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B. Gilbert’s birth pre-dated Galileo. Born in an eminent local family in Colchester County in the UK, on
May 24, 1544, he went to grammar school, and then studied medicine at St John’s College, Cambridge,
graduating in 1573. Later he travelled in the continent and eventually settled down in London.
C. He was a very successful and eminent doctor. All this culminated in his election to the president of the
Royal Science Society. He was also appointed personal physician to the Queen (Elizabeth I), and later
knighted by the Queen. He faithfully served her until her death. However, he didn’t outlive the Queen for
long and died on November 30, 1603, only a few months after his appointment as personal physician to King
James.
D. Gilbert was first interested in chemistry but later changed his focus due to the large portion of mysticism
of alchemy involved (such as the transmutation of metal). He gradually developed his interest in physics
after the great minds of the ancient, particularly about the knowledge the ancient Greeks had about
lodestones, strange minerals with the power to attract iron. In the meantime, Britain became a major
seafaring nation in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was defeat-ed, opening the way to British settlement of
America. British ships depended on the magnetic compass, yet no one understood why it worked. Did the
Pole Star attract it, as Columbus once speculated; or was there a magnetic mountain at the pole, as described
in Odyssey, which ships would never approach, because the sail-ors thought its pull would yank out all their
iron nails and fittings? For nearly 20 years, William Gilbert conducted ingenious experiments to understand
magnet-ism. His works include On the Magnet, Magnetic Bodies, and the Great Magnet of the Earth.
E. Gilbert’s discovery was so important to modern physics. He investigated the nature of magnetism and
electricity. He even coined the word “electric”. Though the early beliefs of magnetism were also largely
entangled with superstitions such as that rubbing garlic on lodestone can neutralise its magnetism, one
example being that sailors even believed the smell of garlic would even interfere with the action of compass,
which is why helmsmen were forbidden to eat it near a ship’s compass. Gilbert also found that metals can be
magnetised by rubbing mater-ials such as fur, plastic or the like on them. He named the ends of a magnet
“north pole” and “south pole”. The magnetic poles can attract or repel, depending on polarity. In addition,
however, ordinary iron is always attracted to a magnet. Though he started to study the relationship between
magnetism and electricity, sadly he didn’t complete it. His research of static electricity using amber and jet
only demonstrated that objects with electrical charges can work like magnets attracting small pieces of paper
and stuff. It is a French guy named du Fay that discovered that there are actually two electrical charges,
positive and negative.
F. He also questioned the traditional astronomical beliefs. Though a Copernican, he didn’t express in his
quintessential beliefs whether the earth is at the centre of the universe or in orbit around the sun. However,
he believed that stars are not equidistant from the earth but have their own earth-like planets orbiting around
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them. The earth itself is like a giant magnet, which is also why compasses always point north. They spin on
an axis that is aligned with the earth’s polarity. He even likened the polarity of the magnet to the polarity of
the earth and built an entire magnetic philosophy on this analogy. In his explanation, magnetism is the soul
of the earth. Thus a perfectly spherical lodestone, when aligned with the earth’s poles, would wobble all by
itself in 24 hours. Further, he also believed that the sun and other stars wobble just like the earth does around
a crystal core, and speculated that the moon might also be a magnet caused to orbit by its magnetic attraction
to the earth. This was perhaps the first proposal that a force might cause a heavenly orbit.
G. His research method was revolutionary in that he used experiments rather than pure logic and reasoning
like the ancient Greek philosophers did. It was a new attitude towards scientific investigation. Until then,
scientific experiments were not in fashion. It was because of this scientific attitude, together with his contri-
bution to our knowledge of magnetism, that a unit of magneto motive force, also known as magnetic
potential, was named Gilbert in his honour. His approach of careful observation and experimentation rather
than the authoritative opinion or deductive philosophy of others had laid the very foundation for modern
science.
Questions 8-10: Choose THREE letters A-F.
Which THREE of the following are parts of Gilbert’s discovery?
A. Metal can be transformed into another.
B. Garlic can remove magnetism,
C. Metals can be magnetised.
D. Stars are at different distances from the earth.
E. The earth wobbles on its axis.
F. There are two charges of electricity.

D. WRITING (50 Points)

PART 1: The table below shows trends in captures of sea and ocean fish over a ten-year period.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant. (20 points)
Marine fish: total capture (thousand metric tons)
1989-1991 1999-2001

Asia, excluding Middle East 25,427 28,102

Europe 18,032 14,315

Middle East & North Africa 1,622 2,343

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 Sub-Saharan Africa 2,169 3,140

North America 5,069 3,995

Central America & Caribbean 1,445 1,377

South America 14,382 15,235

Oceania 602 944

(Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

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PART 2: Essay Writing (30 points)

The desire for higher status or greater wealth than others is what motivates most people to succeed in
the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words
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