HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

VÙNG DH&ĐB BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2024

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

(HDC gồm 7 trang)

SECTION 1: LISTENING (50 points)

Part 1:For questions 1-5, listen to the recording and complete the form below. Write NO
MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR NUMBERS for each answer.(10 points) (2 point/
correct answer)
1. 69/ sixty-nine 2. stream 3. compass 4. park’s visitors 5. rhythm and tempo

Part 2: Listen to the conversation. Write T for True or F for False for each statement. (10 points)(2
point/ correct answer)
6. False 7. True 8. False 9. False 10. True
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. (10 points)(2 point/ correct answer)
11. C . 12. B 13. C 14. A. 15. B
Part 4: Listen to a piece of news about Apple In Talks to Build Googles AI Into iPhones . WRITE
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. (20 points) (2 point/ correct answer)

16.weave artificial 17.lucrative 18.generative AI 19.laggard 20. Regulators

intelligence relationship tools
21.thwarting 22.Project 33. developer 24. time and 25.hint
innovation conference resources

SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points) 40 points (1 point/ correct answer)

Part 1. (30 points) (1 point/ correct answer)

26.C 27.A 28.C 29.C 30. B

31.D 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.A
36.D 37.C 38.D 39.D 40. D
41.A 42.C 43.A 44.D 45.A
46.B 47.D 48.B 49.B 50.D
51.C 52.B 53.B 54.D 55.D

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Part 2. (10 points) (1 point/ correct answer)

56. OPPOSITION 57. INDESTRUCTIBLE

58. INCALCULABLE 59. IMPRACTICAL
60. IRRITATION 61. ENTHUSIASTIC
62. IRRECONCILABLE 63. UNDERESTIMATED
64. DEMOTIVATE 65. PRECAUTION

SECTION C: READING (60 points) 60 points (1.5 points/ correct answer)

Part 1. 15 points (1.5 points/ correct answer)
66.A 67.D 68.C 69.B 70.A 71.C 72.D 73.C 74.A 75.B

Part 2. 15 points (1.5 points/ correct answer)

76. accordance 77. mutual 78. sizing 79. not 80. impossible
81. arise 82. along 83. pinned 84. little 85. misjusdged

Part 3. 15 points (1.5 points/ correct answer)

86. B 87. D 88. D 89. C 90. A
91. D 92. C 93. A 94. D 95. C

Part 4. 15 points (1.5 points/ correct answer)

96. NO 97. NOT GIVEN 98. NO 99. YES 100. NOT GIVEN
101. B 102. A 103. B 104. C 105. D

SECTION 4: WRITING
Part 1: (20 pts)
Contents (1.3 points)
- The report MUST cover the following points:
 Introduce the graph (0.1 point) and state the overall trends (0.2 point)
 Describe main features with relevant data from the chart and the table and make comparisons if
necessary (1 point)
- The report MUST NOT contain personal opinions. (A penalty of 0.1 point to 0.2 point will be given
to personal opinions found in the answer.)
Language use (0.7 point)
The report:
- should demonstrate a wide variety of lexical and grammatical structures.
- should have correct use of words (verb tenses, word forms, voice,…); and mechanics (spelling,
punctuations,…)

Part 2. (30 points). The mark given to part 2 is based on the following criteria:
1. Task achievement: (1 point)

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a. All requirements of the task are sufficiently addressed.
b. Ideas are adequately supported and elaborated with relevant and reliable explanations, examples,
evidence, personal experience, etc.
2. Organization: (1 point)
a. Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and unity.
b. The essay is well-structured:
 Introduction is presented with clear thesis statement.
 Body paragraphs are written with unity, coherence, and cohesion. Each body paragraph must
have a topic sentence and supporting details and examples when necessary.
 Conclusion summarizes the main points and offers personal opinions (prediction,
recommendation, consideration,…) on the issue.
3. Languages use (0.5 point)
a. Demonstration of a variety of topic-related vocabulary
b. Excellent use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (0.5 point)
a. Correct punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting
Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking
the papers.

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TRANSCRIPT
Part 1:

Part 2:
TRANSCRIPT
The concept of globalization and the potential benefits aren't hard to understand. by eliminating trade
barriers in an honest manner, everyone could theoretically win.
One, poor countries would receive a significant influx of capital as international companies take
advantage of the lower wages and in time. this could even lead to a gradual eradication of poverty.
Two, those who live in rich countries can take advantage of greater product variety as well as better
prices thanks to imports.

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Three, the world would move towards a more efficient allocation of capital based on whatever it is
each country can produce better than others. if a country cannot produce let's say clothing in a cost-
effective manner it can simply import clothes and focus on the products it's better at making.
Unfortunately things haven't exactly gone as planned for several reasons.
One, most countries don't practice what they preach when it comes to being fair. for example rich
countries which encourage poorer countries to sell them resources but discourage them from selling
actual high value-added products.
Two, everyone wants to game the system by artificially weakening their currency to boost exports
subsidizing industries and so on.
Three, whenever something's wrong with the economy local politicians and citizens love blaming
globalization it sure beats looking in the mirror. the end result is that more and more people claim
globalization doesn't work .however is what we have today truly globalization or just one big
masquerade
Part 3
Audioscript
Tutor: Thank you for coming in to see me today. I just wanted to check how you were getting on with
your assignments on the Mediterranean diet. Bill?
Bill: Well, it took me quite a while to think through what the term Mediterranean diet means. I know
it’s generally thought of as the food eaten in Greece, Italy and Spain, etc., and it’s based on using
fresh, seasonal and local produce, but, in fact, there’s quite a lot of misuse of the term in publicity for
products that claim to keep you looking younger. I found that confusing. What’s interesting is that,
despite big multinational fast food chains emerging in Mediterranean countries, the basics of the
Mediterranean diet are still at the heart of most family meals in those regions.
Tutor: True. And many family meals in southern Europe have bread or pasta as the carbohydrate
component of the meal, perhaps more so than in some other countries. It goes back to the time when
most people had physical jobs and they needed the energy these foods provide. They would then just
have a small amount of fish or meat accompanied by salads and vegetables. So you have to take into
account that nowadays most of us have jobs that require very little physical activity, so Mediterranean
families have adapted their diets accordingly. Kelly, how are you getting on with your assignment?
Kelly: I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been reading a lot about olive oil, how it’s an ancient food. It’s been
established that olive trees have been grown since around 3000 BCE and the olives pressed to extract
the oil. Personally, I’ve never been very fond of the taste, but I think it may be because I’ve been using
olive oil that’s been heat treated during the production process. It’s only pure olive oil that’s never
heated, just pressed, that’s the best and apparently it tastes quite different. I guess it’s worth paying a
bit more to get good oil. Next, I’m going to read about its health benefits. Is it beneficial for our
hearts?
Bill: I read that it was.
Kelly: Right.
Bill: And I think in general following the Mediterranean diet must be good for you; fresh fruit gives
you some natural sugar … but it does rely on people sourcing fresh food regularly and preparing meals
properly.
Kelly: Absolutely, and not just opening a packet of some pre-prepared meal that’s full of additives. But
the thing is, if people don’t get home from work until quite late, they don’t want to spend hours in the
kitchen.
Bill: Exactly – getting everything ready and then waiting for it to cook when they’re really hungry!
That’s the problem with the Mediterranean diet. Traditionally people ate a wide range of fresh food,
often taking hours over lunch, having it at home with family and friends all together. I think that must

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be a good mood enhancer, and it must make you feel ready to carry on working for the rest of the day.
Of course, in summer in Mediterranean countries, it can be quite hot and the midday sun has to be
avoided, so people have to find a shaded area if they eat outside, and resting after lunch is a quite
practical way to spend the hottest hours of the day.
Kelly: Yes, I wonder if people have different routines in summer and winter. And the recipes people
use must be different because different seasonal food’s available; you won’t get local fresh tomatoes in
winter in some places, for example. But going back to the health benefits of the Mediterranean
diet, I’m keen to find out whether it helps mental processes, especially people’s ability to recall things.
I think I saw a study by someone in one of the American universities about that. And there was another
study in Japan where people of all ages had been asked to follow the Mediterranean diet. I need to read
that too.
Tutor: Well, I’m glad you’ve both been looking into the Mediterranean diet from a wide range of
perspectives. Well done.
Part 4:
Speaker 1: This is Apple recognizing that it needs to weave artificial intelligence more deeply, more
intelligently into its products, into the iPhone. It already has this really long standing, deep, very
lucrative relationship with Google in terms of putting Google search, making it very paramount on the
iPhone.
This is let's take it to the next step. Let's take this relationship further and let's weave your generative
AI tools into what we have on the iPhone and make it better and make it smarter. Let's leverage this
relationship.
Also, it's important to note that Apple is seen as a laggard when it comes to artificial intelligence.
Everyone's got something big. Every big tech company has a big AI story. Apple is seen as a laggard
in that.
Speaker 2: And this is an admission in some way that AI, Apple can't do it by themselves. That's
right. You don't get to. Why would the stock be higher?
Speaker 1: You don't get to build this from scratch. I think there's a few things that work here. One is
regulators are already looking at the relationship between Apple and Google. They don't like aspects of
it. DOJ is looking hard at that. The FTC is already looking at the relationship between Microsoft and
open AI.
The concern is there's innovation happening in artificial intelligence. And if you have combinations
between the biggest players in tech, the most powerful players in tech, is that going to thwart
innovation and is it going to thwart competition?
Speaker 3: So how do we think the regulators might look at something like this?
Speaker 1: (01:44) I think they need to figure out whether the talks are going to come to fruition, first
and foremost. We're definitely sending out feelers throughout the Bloomberg organization to figure out
what the next step is and to assess what the argument would be for and against if you're a regulator.
But if you're a regulator, think about it. If you're at the DOJ, if you're at the FTC, do you want to see
more concentration, more collaboration between the two most powerful companies in the world? Or do
you want to say to them, Apple, go and build your own?
Speaker 2:(02:19)
How long does this relationship last? If Apple finds a better partner, could they drop Google like a hot
rock?
Speaker 1 (02:26)
We know, as we reported, Apple held talks with Open We also know that the talks that are existing
now are the ones between Apple and Google. Could you rekindle something? Could you start
something up with somebody else? I think the sky's the limit here. Apple needs something big. They
need something new. The iPhone has been around, as we all know, since 2007. They need a big new

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thing. They need that next big thing. Remember, they were working on a car. As Bloomberg told you a
couple of months ago, that project, it's actually just been a few weeks, that project is now being put,
being killed. They're going to redeploy some of those people into AI initiatives, but they need that next
big thing. And weaving AI into your iPhone could be one of them.
Speaker 3 (03:19)
So Apple also has a developer conference, I believe in June, Tom. And a lot of folks think that maybe
that's the time Tim Coates is going to get up on stage and say, Here's our AI play. Is this part of it? It
seems like, as John was suggesting, this is a mission, we don't have that big, Oh, wow, moment for
you.
Speaker 1 (03:42)
How are you thinking about that? It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of people. It takes a lot of
resources to build these large language models upon which generative AI tools are based. Open AI was
not created yesterday. They've made a big splash in the last year, but that was years in the making.
Microsoft's relationship with Open AI works to their advantage. Google has been working on its own
generative AI technology for many, many years. That was not top priority for Apple for all this time.
They've been working on the phone, they've been working on the watch, they've been working on the
car, they've been working on all these things that we use and are very lucrative for them and are
making them one of the biggest and most valuable companies in the world. But this was not that
biggest area of concentration for them, at least not as much as other companies. It takes time. My sense
is, even if you haven't nailed down all of your details on a relationship like this, you can still use your
developer conference to drop hints, to say, Here's what's coming down the pike.
Speaker 1 (04:47)
Here's the taste of it, even if it's not completely... They like to have stuff that's pretty baked before they
start talking about it publicly. I don't think they're going to jump the gun here, but it would be nice to
have this in your back pocket to at least drop some hints.
Summary
Apple acknowledges the necessity to weave artificial intelligence more deeply and intelligently into its
products, particularly the iPhone. It already has a long-standing, deep, and lucrative relationship with
Google, emphasizing Google search on the iPhone. Apple aims to advance this relationship by
integrating Google’s generative AI tools into the iPhone, enhancing its capabilities and intelligence.
This move reflects Apple's recognition of being a laggard in AI compared to other big tech companies,
admitting that it cannot achieve AI advancements independently.
Regulators, including the DOJ and FTC, are scrutinizing major tech collaborations due to concerns
about thwarting innovation and competition. Apple's exploration of other partnerships, such as with
OpenAI, and its search for the next significant innovation, especially after discontinuing its car project,
highlight its need for a new breakthrough. The upcoming developer conference in June might reveal
Apple's AI strategy, although building robust AI tools requires extensive time and resources. Apple
may use the conference to hint at future AI developments, even if the details aren’t fully finalized.

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