ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH 6 HỌC KÌ I – NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 6

HỌC KÌ I – NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016

1. Grammar

I. Present Simple tense. (Thì hiện tại đơn)

* Usage:

1. Diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc thường xảy ra.

2. Diễn tả một sự việc có thực xảy ra trong một thời gian dài.

3. Diễn tả một sự thật hay một chân lí thời nào cũng đúng.

4. Nói về một hành động trong tương lai đã được đưa vào chương trình, kế hoạch.

5. Nói về tương lai trong các mệnh đề bắt đầu bằng If và When

6. To be used to + noun/ verb-ing được dùng để chỉ một tập quán hoặc thói quen trong hiện tại.

Dấu hiệu: every, adverbs of frequently (always, usually, often, sometimes, never).

* Form:

S + V- infinitive/Vs / es +   ………  

S + don’t/doesn’t + V-infinitive + …………    

? (W-H word) + Do/Does + S + V-infinitive + ………………….?    

S + is / are / am + .....................

* Examples:

1. We go to school every morning except Sundays.

2. They live in Oxford.

3. The sun rises in the east.

4. The last train leaves at 4.45.

5. When it is ready, I’ll give you.

If I come there tomorrow, I’ll phone you.

6. You can say what you like. I’m used to being criticized.

II. Present progressive Tense: (Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn)

Dấu hiệu: Now, at present, at the moment, right now, at this time thường đứng ở cuối câu …và Look!, Listen!, Be careful!, Be quite!, ….. thường đứng ở đầu câu.

* Usage:

1. Diễn tả một hành động hay một sự việc đang xảy ra tại thời điểm nói.

2. Diễn tả một dự định sẽ thực hiện trong một tương lai gần.

3. Dùng với ý chung  để nói về một điều có thể xảy ra ở một thời điểm nào đó.

4. Để nói về những hành động xảy ra không mong đợi hoặc bực mình, được đi với các trạng từ: always, constantly, continuously, forever.

1. I can’t answer the phone. I’m having a bath.

2. He normally goes to work by car, but his car has broken down. So he is coming to work by train this week.

3. I am going to the cinema with my father tonight.

4. She looks lovely when she is smiling.

5. You are constantly talking in class, Tom.

* Form:    - S + is / am/ are + V-ing + ……………  

  -  S + is / am/ are + not + V-ing + ……         

  - ? (W-H word) + Is / Am / Are + S + V-ing  + ………?

* Lưu ý:

+ Những động từ tận cùng là chữ “e” thì ta phải bỏ “e” rồi mới thêm “ing”

+ Động từ có một âm tiết, nếu tần cùng là một phụ âm, trước nó là một nguyên âm thì ta phải gấp đôi phụ âm cuối rồi mới thêm “ing”.

III. The simple future tense: (Thì tương lai đơn)

(+) S + will / shall + V-bare – infinitive …

(-) S + won’t / shan’t + V-bare – infinitive …

(?) Will / Shall + S + V-bare – infinitive …?.

Yes, S + will / shall. /No, S + won’t / shan’t.

- Thường có các trạng từ: soon, tomorrow, tonight, next week /month/year … one day,

B. Structures:

I. Comparative of adjectives: (so sánh của tính từ).

1. Comparative: (so sánh hơn)

a. Short adjectives: S1 + to be + Adjective- er + than + S­2

b. Long adjectives: S1 + to be + more + Adjective + than + S­2

* Tính từ đặc biệt:

  - good → better  : tốt hơn

  - bad → worse  : xấu hơn, kém hơn

  - far → farther                : xa hơn

2. Superlatives: (so sánh nhất)

a. Short adjectives: S + the + adjective- est …

b. Long adjectives: S + the most + adjective…

* Tính từ đặc biệt:

  - good / well → the best   : tốt nhất, khoẻ nhất

  - bad → the worst    : xấu nhất, kém nhất

  - far → the farthest / the furthest : xa nhất

II. Would you like + to – infinitive / Noun …?

III. Những từ để hỏi (Question words):

1. What: gì, cái gì?

 Ex: What is your name? - My name is Nam.

 Ex: What is her name?   - Her name is Hoa.

 Ex: What is his name?   - His name is Nam.

2. Where: ở đâu?

 Ex: Where do you live?  - I live on Nguyen Duy Trinh Street

 Ex: Where does she live?  - She lives in the country.

3. When: khi nào?

 Ex: When do you have English? - I have English on Monday.

4. What time: mấy giờ?

 Ex: What time do you get up?   - I get up at five.

 Ex: What time does she go to school? - She goes to school at seven.

5. Who: ai?

 Ex Who is that?     - It is Mr Nam.

 Ex: Who are they? - They are Mr and Mrs Lam.

6. How: như thế nào, bằng cách nào?

       Ex: How are you? – I’m fine, thanks.

        Ex: How do you go to school?      - I go to school by bike.

        Ex: How does she travel to work? - She travels to work by car.

7. How many + plural noun + are   there + …?

    - There is + a/an/one + singular noun + …

    - There are + cardinal number + plural noun + ….

 Ex: How many people are there in your family? - There are four

 Ex: How many books are there on the table?      - There is one.

8. Which + N: cái nào?

 Ex: Which class are you in?  - I’m in class 6A.

        Which grade are you in. - I’m in grade 6

 Ex: Which class is she in?    - She is in class 7A.

           Which grade is he in?    - He is in grade 6.

IV. Prepositions: under, near, next to, behind, between, opposite, in front of …

V. What about / How about + V – ing …? = Why don’t we +V-inf…?

VI. Let’s + V–infinitive? = Shall we + V–infinitive ....?

VII. I’d like + to –infinitive = I want + to –infinitive …

VIII. Enjoy + V- ing = Like + V- ing / –infinitive …

IX. Modal verbs: Must, mustn’t, can, can’t, should, shouldn’t + V-bare infinitive

Should + V–bare infinitive. = Ought to + V–bare infinitive.

X. Comparison of Nouns (so sánh của danh từ)

  So sánh nhiều hơn của danh từ đếm được:

S1 + V(s/es) + more + Ns + than + S2

- So sánh nhiều hơn của danh từ không đếm được:

S1 + V(s/es) + more + uncountable noun + than + S2

  So sánh ít hơn của danh từ đếm được: S + V(s/es) + fewer + N s + than + S2

-  So sánh ít hơn của danh từ không đếm được: S + V(s/es) + less + N + than + S2.

   Ex: He works 72 hours a week. His wife works 56 hours a week.

  He works more hours than his wife.

  His wife works fewer hours than he (does).

   Ex: I drink two cups of tea. Lan drinks three cups of tea a day.

  I drink less tea than Lan.

  Lan drinks more tea than I

- Phrases: on the left / right, in the middle, different from, interested in, at the back of, on the shelves, on the racks, be good at, learn about

XI. Đưa ra lời đề nghị, gợi ý:

Để đưa ra lời đề nghị hay một lời gợi ý, ta dùng 1 trong 3 cấu trúc sau:

1. Dùng câu mệnh lệnh “Let’s….” (chúng ta hãy….)

Let’s = Let us.

Let’s + V-bare infinitive

Ví dụ: Let’s listen to music.

2. Dùng câu hỏi với “What about …… ?” (…. Thì sao?/ nhé?)

 

How about/What about + V_ing…..?

Ví dụ: What about listening to music?

3. Dùng câu hỏi với “Why don’t we/you… ?” (tại sao không…?)

Why don’t we/you + V-bare infinitive?

Ví dụ: Why don’t we listen to music?

C. SPEAKING AND PRONUNCIATION

I. SPEAKING:

 1. Introducing about yourselves

 2. Talking about six topics from unit 1 to unit 6

II. PRONUNCIATION

 */əʊ/: judo, going, homework, open

*/Λ/: Brother, Monday, mother, month

 */z/: beds, dogs, cans, rooms, videos, cookers, bees

 */s/: cats, lamps, books, months

 */iz/: buses, toothbrushes, watches, pages

*/b/: band, brown, big, board, bit

*/p/: play, ponytail, picnic, pretty, pen

*/i:/: Cheap, sleep, peaceful, heat, seat

*/i/: historic, exciting, expensive, noisy, friendly, mill, chip

*/t/: want/ boat/plant/

*/st/: best/ nicest/ forest / hottest/ coast

*/ʃ/: she, shopping, should, wish, rubbish.

D. Exercise

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined:

1.  A. funny   B. lunch  C. sun   D. computer

2.   A. photo  B. going  C. brother  D. home

3.  A. school  B. teaching  C. chess  D. chalk

4.  A. cold  B. volleyball C. telephone  D. open

5.  A. meat  B. reading  C. bread   D. seat

6.  A. writes  B. makes  C. takes  D. drives

7.  A. never  B. often  C. when  D. tennis

8.  A. Thursday  B. thanks   C. these  D. birthday

9.  A. advice  B. price  C. nice  D. police

1.      A. coffee  B. see   C. agree  D. free

2.      A. city  B. cathedral  C. central  D. cinema

3.      A. every   B. prepare  C. relative  D. helping

13.  A. chat  B. peach  C. chocolate  D. chemistry 

14.  A. leave  B. break  C. repeat  D. peaceful 

15.  A. money  B. close  C. most  D. judo 

16.  A. boxes  B. cakes  C. lakes  D. hates

17.  A. judo   B. month  C. homework D. cold

18.  A. funny   B. lunch  C. sun   D. computer

II. Multiple choice:

 1. Our school ........................................... by green fields.

  A. is surrounded   B. is surround          C. surrounds D. surround

    2. My friends want to study in a/an .............. school because they want to learn English with English speaking teachers there.

 A. national   B. international         C. creative  D. boarding

3. They are healthy. They do ........................... everyday.

 A. football   B. physics   C. judo  D. breakfast

4....................... Lan often ....................... homework after school?

A. Does/do B. Is/do           C. Does/doing  D.  Is/does

5. Hanh is usually early__________ school because she gets up early.

A. on                B. for                                       C. at                                       D. to

6. Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A. Yes, sure  B. No, I don’t. C. I’m sorry. I can’t D. Yes, I would.

7. Can you ______ the biscuits for me, please?

A. play  B. pass  C. do   D. have

8. The area is ________ with smoke from factories.

A. exciting  B. difficult  C. clean  D. polluted

9. I get lost. I need a ­­­­­­______

A. compass  B. plaster  C. walking boots D. painkillers

10. I finished packing. All my things are in my ____________.

A. backpack  B. box  C. plaster  D. sleeping bag

11. Which dress is___________, this one or that one?

A. expensiver B. expensive      C. more expensive  D. the most expensive

12. The Great Wall of China is _________ wall in the world.

A. long  B. longer  C. the longest D. longest

13. We must____________ our homework before going to class.

A. to do  B. do   C. doing  D. did

14. Our teacher never gets angry with us. He is very___________ .

A. boring  B. sporty  C. creative  D. patient.

15. Lan often ------------ her bike to visit his hometown.

 A. drives  B. flies  C. rides  D. goes

16. Can you _________ me the way to the post office?

A. say   B. talk  C. tell   D. call

17. Look! The boys_______ basketball in the school yard.

A. play  B. are playing C. playing  D. is playing

18. He will not get angry if he waits. He is _______

A. creative  B. hard working C. clever  D. patient

19. In _______,  One tradition is to throw water over people in the New Year.

A. Japan  B. Thailand  C. Australia  D. Angel

20. Which boy is _________, Tonny or Jim? 

A. young  B. younger  C. the youngest D. more young

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:

1. My grandmother (give)………………… me a new bike.

2. He (not go)………………… to the movies on Sunday nights.

3. I (go)………… to Ha Noi with my parents.

4. I (do)…….. the house work.

5. His mother (cook)………………….in the kitchen now.

6. What……… Mai (do)………….now? – She (play)…………….…in the garden.

7. The teacher (read)……………… the dialogue at moment and we (listen) .................. to her.

8. What ...... your father (do) .......... now?-  He (read) ............... a newspaper in the living room.

9. Minh (play)…. .............. soccer every Sunday.

10. What time .............. you (go) ........... to bed?

11. How .......... she (travel) .............. to work? - She (walk) .......... to work.

12. Her mother (be) ........... a doctor. She (work) in a hospital.

13. Their father (work) …………… in a factory.

14. She (play) ………………… the violin very well.

15. The girls (like) ……………… ice cream very much.

16. Mr. John (have) ……………….. a restaurant.

17. These students (study) …………………… English now.

18. Our mother (go) ……….. to work every day.

19. I (read) ………………… the interesting book now.

20. Listen! I think the phone (ring) ………………………….

21. What ….... Jim (do) …………. on the floor? – He (look) ……………...for his glasses.

22. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ……………………..

23. It (rain) ………….. very much in the summer. It (not rain) ……………. now.

24. My mother (cook) …………….. some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) …………… in the morning.

25. She (not want) …………… to answer the phone because she (cook) ……………..

26. ……. (be) your mother an English teacher? – No, she (not, be) …………………….

27. These students (be) …………….. good students.

28. …………. (be) her brother an engineer? – Yes, he (be) …………

29. You and I (be) ……………. good friends.

30. An, Binh and Cuong (be) ………….. in the music room.

IV. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above.

1. I don’t have a bookshelf in my room.

There------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. The note book is on the book.

The book ------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. The car is in front of the bus.

The bus ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

4. My favorite room in the house is the bedroom.

I like--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5. Quang is lazier than Ha.

Ha-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6. A city is noisier than a village.

A village----------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. Please tell me something about your neighborhood.

Can----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. In summer, Da Nang is hot but Vinh hotter.

In summer, Vinh------------------------------------------------------------------

9. It is wrong of us to throw rubbish.

We mustn’t -----------------------------------------------------------------------

10. Ha Noi is large, Bangkok is larger and Tokyo is the largest.

Tokyo is -------------------------------------the three cities.

11. It is not good to stay up so late to listen to music.

You should------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. How many times a week do you go to your painting club.

How often -------------------------------------------------------------------------

13. It is essential that you do your homework before going to school.

You must ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. Nobody is older than my grandfather in my family.

My grandfather is -----------------------------------------------------------------

15. Kiet is the best at English in his class.

Nobody in Kiet’s class------------------------------------------------------------

V. Read the passage then answer the questions below.

Hi! I am Vinh. I come from Da Nang,Viet Nam. I like English and I go to English club everyday. My friends like English, too. It is very interesting to learn English. My English teacher is great and funny. She always makes our English lessons new and different. A lot of tourists come to Da Nang every year, so we have more chances to practice our English. This Saturday I am going to Han River with my parents to watch the international firework competition. I hope I will meet many English people there.

1. Which subject does Vinh like? 

2. What does he do every day?  

3. Is it interesting to learn English?

4. Where is Vinh going to this Saturday?

5. How is his English teacher? VI. Read and complete the passage. Use the words in the box. There is one example.

I’m Vy. My close friend is Lan. She is very pretty. She has short black hair and big brown eyes. She is_____(1)___ and hard-working but she is very funny. She ___(2)____ jokes and we all laugh. She loves reading and ___(3)____ short poems. I like being with her. We often do our ___(4)____ together and she helps me a lot. This Saturday we’re going to the Tay Ninh museum. Then we ____(5)_____to the park. It’s going to be fun.

VII. Make questions.

1. My mother is cooking in the kitchen. ->……………………………………………………….

2. His father is working on a farm. ->…………………………………………………………….

3. The boys are playing football in the park.->…………………………………………………...

4. Alice drinks a lot of milk a week.->…………………………………………………………...

5. They go to school by bus. ->…………………………………………………………………...

6. My sister is a nurse. ->…………………………………………………………………………

7. Your brother goes to the cinema every Saturday. ->…………………………………………..

8. The boys are riding their bicycle in the garden.->……………………………………………..

9. We go to school by bus. ->…………………………………………………………………..

10. The supermarket closes at 9.00. ->…………………………………………………………..

11. Her mother cleans the house every day. ->…………………………………………………..

12. They go to beach every summer. ->………………………………………………………….

13. The children have three bikes. ->……………………………………………………………

14. Tome is ten years old. ->……………………………………………………………………..

15. My brother and Minh are playing soccer in the yard.->……………………………………..

16. Paul will see his father on Sunday. ->……………………………………………………….

17. There are five bananas in the bridge.->………………………………………………………

18. She is studying math in her room.->…………………………………………………………

19. I am going to the cinema tonight. ->………………………………………………………….

20. Mary buys new coats every winter. ->………………………………………………………..

VIII. Sentence building.

1. Where / your brother / work? ………………………………………………

2. What / your name? ………………………………………………

3. You / tired? ………………………………………………

4. John / not like / beer. ………………………………………………

5. They / go / school / Sunday. ………………………………………………

6. Hoa and Lan / like / music? ………………………………………………

7. She / American. ………………………………………………

8. What subject / you / read? ………………………………………………

9. What time / he / start work? ………………………………………………

10. Which sport / you / like? ………………………………………………

11. don’t / today / go / school / We /to. ………………………………………………

12. studying / at present / are / literature / We. ………………………………………………

13. the children / the homework / Are / now / doing? ………………………………………

14. you / going / Where / now / are? ………………………………………………

15. looking for / the papers / I / at the moment / am. ………………………………………

16. works / Her / on / farm / father / a. ………………………………………………

17. breakfast / school / and / he / goes / has / to . ………………………………………………

18. pens / many / on / desk / on / How / the. ………………………………………………

19. We / history / and / have / Monday / math / on. ………………………………………

20. reading / the / He / interesting / is / book. ………………………………………………

ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I - MÔN TIẾNG ANH 6

Năm học: 2015 - 2016

(Thời gian 45 phút không kể thời gian phát đề)

LISTENING

Question 1. Listen and tick (√) the 4 words you hear. There is an example. (1.0 m)

Question 2. Listen and choose the correct answer: (1,0 m)

1. How many places does the travel agent recommend? …………..

A. one   B. two   C. three  D. four

2. Nick says: “I love the …………………?.”

  A. bay   B. cave  C. beach  D. seafood

3. Nick’s Dad wants to go to Ha Long Bay because it’s ……………..than Mui Ne.

A. hotter  B. better  C. cheaper  D. cooler

4. “Can I see a picture of the …………….. in Mui Ne?” Nick’s mom asks

A. hotel  B. beach  C. shop  D. restaurant

PRONUCIATION

Question 3. Odd one out. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (1 m)

1.  A. field  B. movie  C. try   D. piece

2.  A. weather  B. speak  C. beach  D. easy

3.  A. rulers  B. notebooks C. windows  D. pencils

4.  A. nose            B. slow            C. notebook            D. stomach

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Question 4. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (2 ms)

1. This is a kind of school things. It is a .............

A. compass       B. TV        C. couch  D. telephone

2. Which dress is ………………, this one or that one?

A. expensiver  B. expensive  

C. more expensive  D. the most expensive

3. What should people do to celebrate Tet? – They should ………. …. their house look beautiful at Tet.

 A. making    B. to make   C. make  D. makes

4. We must ……………our homework before going to class.

A. to do  B. do   C. doing   D. did

5. Where’s Tuan? He……………judo with his friends.

A. is playing  B. play  C. do    D. is doing

6. Tam will…………. his relative at the new year festival.

A. visit  B. is visiting  C. visits   D. to visit

7. Let’s……………… to Chua Cau.

A. go   B. to go  C. going  D. goes

8. Minh always ………………………… morning exercise.

 A. is doing  B. to do  C. does  D. do

Question 5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets. (1 m)

1. Hue is the (wet) ...................................... of the three cities: Da Nang, Ha Noi and Hue.

2. Hoa usually (skip) ………………………. ropes with her classmates at break time.

3. Tomorrow is Sunday, I (play) ……………. football with my friends.

4. Is a city house (beautiful) ........................................................... than a country house?

READING

Question 6. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (1.0 m)

Ha Long Bay is in Quang Ninh Province. It has many (1) ……….. and caves. The islands are named after things around us. You must (2) ……….. a boat ride around the islands – it’s essential! Tuan Chau is the (3) ……….. island in Ha Long Bay. There you can enjoy great Vietnamese seafood. You can watch (4) ……….. dance. You can join exciting activities. Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s most beautiful natural wonder.

1. A. rocks  B. island  C. islands   D. lakes

2. A. takes  B. taking  C. take   D. to taking

3. A. bigest  B. biggest  C. bigger   D. big

4. A. historic  B. good  C. difficult   D. traditional

Question 7. Read about Da Nang and answer the questions: (1,0 m)

DA NANG

Da Nang has a population of nearly 800,000 people. The Han River flows through the city. The city part on the east bank is newer and more spacious. The city part on the west bank is more crowded. There are five bridges across the river. The Tran Thi Ly Bridge is the newest one now.

The cost of living in Da Nang is lowest in Central Viet Nam. Da Nang has many beaches. Among them, Non Nuoc Beach is the one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. But walking in the street on a summer afternoon is not a good idea in Da Nang. There are not many shadows. It is often very hot at noon.

1. Which river flows through Da Nang city?

2. How is the city part on the west bank?

3. Is the cost of living in Da Nang is lowest in Central Viet Nam?

4. What is the weather like in Da Nang at noon?

WRITING

Question 8.

Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the root ones. (1,0 m)

1. The MeKong River is longer than the Red River.

  => The Red River is …..……………………………………...………………………….

2. My house is cheaper than Lan’s house.

  => Lan’s house is ...............................................................................................................

3. My school is behind the stadium.          

  => The stadium ………………………………………………………………………

4. Are there thirty-four students in your class?      

  => Does ……………………..…………………………………………………………?

Question 9. Make sentences with given words: (1 m)

1. You / must / arrive / time and / you mustn’t / late. 

2. Who/ be/ strong/ your family?  …………………………………………………….

3. A sofa/comfortable/a chair.  ………………….…………………………………

4. do/ you/your homework/going/before/should/to class.

ANSWER KEYS: (each correct answer = 0,25 m)

Question 1. Listen and tick (√) the 4 words you hear. There is an example. (1,0 m)

* Tape transcript: (English 6 - Unit 4: A close look 1 – Activity 4, page 40)

Question 2. Listen and choose the correct answer: (1,0 m)

* Tape transcript: (English 6 - Unit 5: Skills 2 – Activity 1, page 55)

1. D. four          2. C. beach  3. B. better  4. A. hotel

PRONUCIATION

Question 3. Odd one out. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (1,0 m)

1. C. try  2. A. weather    3. B. notebooks  4. D. stomach

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Question 4. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (2,0 ms)

1. A. compass  2. C. more expensive  3. C. make   4. B. do 

5. D. is doing  6. A. visit    7. A. go  8. C. does

Question 5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets. (1,0 m)

1. wettest  2. skips  3. will play/am playing  4. more beautiful

READING

Question 6. Complete the passage with suitable word from the box. (1,0 m)

(1). C. islands (2). C. take  (3). B. biggest (4). D. traditional

Question 7. Read about Da Nang and answer the questions (1, 0 m)

1. The Han River flows through the city.

2. It is more crowded.

3. Yes, it is.

4. It is often very hot at noon.

WRITING

Question 8. Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the root ones. (1, 0 m)

1. The MeKong river is longer than the Red River

The Red River is shorter than the MeKong river.

2. My house is cheaper than Lan’s house.

=> Lan’s house is more expensive than my house.

3. My school is behind the stadium.          

   => The stadium is in front of my school.

4. Are there thirty-four students in your class?      

   => Does your class have thirty-four students?

Question 9. Make sentences with given words: (1,0 m)

1. => You must arrive on time and you mustn’t be late.

2. Who/ be/ strong/ your family?  => Who is the strongest in your family?

3. A sofa/comfortable/a chair   => A sofa is more comfortable than a chair.

4. => You should do your homework before going to class.

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