Đề thi thử Anh Chuyên các trường THPT Chuyên thuộc Sở HN (Ams, Nguyễn Huệ, Chu Văn An, Sơn Tây), biên soạn bởi thầy Nguyễn Thế Hải (Trưởng Bộ môn Tiếng Anh học thuật, Khoa Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành, trường ĐH Hà Nội; Quản lý học thuật một hệ thống đào tạo Anh ngữ lớn ở Hà Nội) - thành viên Ban cố vấn chuyên môn của TiengAnhK12
Which TWO things does the speaker mention about public clocks?
The fact that they are______, ______.
Listen to the audio and complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
PUBLIC CLOCKS
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City |
Name |
First year of service |
Special feature |
Favorite aspect for speaker |
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London |
Big Ben refers to the |
1859 |
Biggest bell in England |
It is very |
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Vancouver |
|
|
Whistle sounds on the quarter hour |
It is charming |
|
Strasbourg |
Strasbourg Cathedral clock |
1842 |
The clock tells the story of the |
It is a |
|
Tehran |
|
2005 |
Run by a |
It is an unusual design |
Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the correct letters. You will hear the audio TWICE.
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about a psychology book they have all read. While you listen, you must complete both tasks.
TASK 1
For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) the reason each speaker gives for reading the book.
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A. It was given to them by a friend. B. It provided an extra resource for work. C. It was a chance discovery. D. It formed a compulsory part of their studies. E. It was part of a special deal from a shop. F. It was recommended by someone else. G. It appeared to be a way to improve a relationship. H. It seemed to be relevant to their current course. |
Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: Speaker 4: Speaker 5: |
TASK 2
For questions 6-10, choose from the list (A-H) the main reason why each speaker would recommend the book to others.
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A. It gives an easy overview of psychology for students. B. It is a good starting point for new students of psychology. C. It is written in an engaging way. D. It introduces interesting ideas for non-specialists to follow. E. It describes experiments used in psychological research. F. It provides inspiration for people to start learning about psychology. G. It is useful for people to update their knowledge. H. It uses accessible non-scientific language. |
Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: Speaker 4: Speaker 5: |