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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 10 tháng 10 năm 2023 Thời gian: 150 phút Đề thi gồm: trang ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC A LISTENING (40 points) Part 1: You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany For each question, circle the correct answer (10 points) How long has Britta lived in Berlin? A four years B six years C twenty years What does Britta say about living in Berlin? A She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise B She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn C She likes living in a big, busy city The area of Berlin where Britta lives is A a rather expensive place to live B a good place to eat out C a long way from the city centre Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, likes going A to the park with her B to the shop with his parents C to a gallery with her Britta has a lot of friends who A live near her B work with her C are still in England Part 2: Listen to a talk and decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F) Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (10 points) Loans that are used to buy a home are known as mortgages A deposit can be worth about a tenth of the price of a home One of the mistakes banks made was they gave out loans to candidates with good credit report One result of the crisis is that a lot of mortgages went unpaid 10 The speaker feels that banks alone are responsible for the crisis Part 3: You will hear a woman talking to a man about joining a drama club Complete the note below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (20 pts) MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB Background Example: Answer Club started in 1957 Page of prize recently won by (11) section usually performs (12) plays Meetings next auditions will be on Tuesday, (13) help is needed with publicity and (14) rehearsals take place in the (15) hall nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the (16) Costs annual membership fee is £ (17) extra payment for (18) Contact secretary’s name is Sarah (19) secretary’s phone number is (20) B LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points) Part Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (20 pts) 21 When we start work in the morning, I usually at the schedule for the whole day A glimpse B watch C monitor D glance 22 Scottish pound notes are not legal in England A tender B money C exchange D value 23 If you’re interested in a career in , you must be prepared to work hard for little money A acting B playing C performance D stage 24 Mrs Smith always likes someone to her to the bus stop at night A go B company C join D accompany 25 After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building A sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully B sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery C sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week D sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers 26 I don’t like Anthony, he seems to take too much in criticizing everyone A joy B fascination C pleasure D entertainment 27 Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be A insufficient B perverse C trivial D imperative 28 He found that the test was child's A play B games C matches D delight Page of 29 The unscrupulous salesman the old couple out of their life savings A deprived B swindled C robbed D extracted 30 _ for Tom's opposition, we would have agreed to the contract A Be it not B Would it not have been C Should it not have been D Had it not been 31 Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date with her holidays A clashed B struck C opposed D occurred 32 Our town has a real problem with youth crime, many other British towns A so B nor C as D like 33 It was Martin who the initiative in introducing our guests to the princess A adopted B took C led D pursued 34 I was proud to be out for special praise for my performance A selected B singled C separated D distinguished 35 The teacher gave me some advice on which college to enrol A nonsensical B sound C loud D preposterous Part Each of the following sentences contains ONE mistake FIND and CORRECT it.(4 pts) 36 We found an interesting piece of furnitures in that old house we bought 37 The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became 38 Two meters are about the size of most doorways 39 Jack has made a marriage propose to Anna in front of everyone Part Use the word given in capital letters to form a word that fits in the space (6 pts) 40.President of the United States with ……………….… background ( RACE ) 41 He always hits the ball with great ……………… ( ACCURATE ) 42 Their plan seemed to be ……… possible ( THEORY ) 43 Tom spoke ………………… because he was so excited ( BREATH ) 44 As a result of her good…………,Lisa has a strong sense of responsibility ( BRING ) 45 I asked the manager to………… a few points in the agreement before we ( CLEAR ) Part Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms 46 The police are stopping all the cars They (look)…… for the escaped prisoner 47 It was your fault to keep Tom waiting for you so long You (not come)…………… so late 48 He thanked me for what I (do)…………….for him 49 He was the only student (award)……………the special prize in reciting poetry competition Page of 50 It is high time that nurses (give)…………….better pay and conditions Part Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box Use each ONE ONCE only There is an extra one that you not need to use (5 pts) call for hold back turn down show off up pass away 51.I……… the manager's offer of a 10 percent raise I demanded more 52 Being a primary school teacher………….a lot of nerves and patience 53 Jack couldn't…………….his anger and started shouting at everyone 54 I can't stand the way he…………… with his new sports car 55 Because I hate……………… my shoes, I have bought a pair of shoes without any laces SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION Part Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each PROFF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDYING The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and children Patents and teachers alike maintain that silence is itmxmant when learning, (56) _ youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate Now a study shows that grown-ups have been (57) all along Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (58) _ They found that the sounds (59) _ progress down by about sixty words per hour " This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (60) with listening and writing at the same time." said Dr Sarah Randall She also came to the conclusion that it is a myth that insmimental music is less distracting than vocals " All types of music (61) the same effect," she said in her report " One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (62) by both vocal and instrumental music " she added Dr Randall claimed the research (63) _ that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong.' Writing an essay is a complex task.You are recalling information and putting it in (64) _ An additional stimulus in the form of music is hound to distinct But music is not the only distractor What is (65) worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television 56 A besides B unlike C despite D whereas 57 A precise B right 58.A circumstances 59.A reduced 60A cope C true B Surrounding B decreased B stand D valid C background C lowed D slowed C Support D manage Page of D setting 61A made 62 B kept A bothered C brought B shocked 63 A demonstrated B presented 64 A order B pattern 65A largely B partly D had C interfered C Pointed C arrangement C mainly D disturbed D displayed D line D particeac Part Read the text and think of the word that best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap Without a doubt, traffic is one of the main causes (66)……………….pollution The increased use of public transport would be a good solution to the problem (67) …………many people could be transported in few vehicles In order to achieve this the government must (68) ……… appropriate action to get people to use buses, trains, and the underground One of the most important measures is to make public transport affordable Some cities have already experimented with free access to public transport for all citizens If it (69) ………… free most people would choose to leave their cars at (70)………… since petrol and the maintenance of a car costs a lot of money Authorities could finance free transport (71)…………… raising taxes or charging a small fee Cities must provide public transport (72)…………… is comfortable and convenient Commuters must rely on precise schedules to get to work on time Buses and trains should have WiFi access so that people can work (73) …………… traveling to the office It is safe to say that if the government (74) …………… more money on improving public transport services the majority of citizens would change (75)………… attitude That would not only help combat pollution but also lead to fewer accidents on our streets Part Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (5 pts) Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equato receive more heat than the latitudes near the poles and because the nature of best is to expand and move, best is gaped from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes Some of this heat is moved by windande by ocean currents and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat The term "Jatent bear" refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it Page of willevaporate or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime they will dry faster than in winter, when températures are colder The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat-supplied by the stove in the first Case and by the Sun in the latter case This energy is not lost It is stored in water vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense liquid again, and the energy will be released into the atmosphere In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun's incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the tropical oceans Scientists have tried to quantify this proportion of the sun's energy By analyzing temperature, water apor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter or nearly 30 percent of the surgs energy Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere, it can be transported, primarily to higher latitudes, by prevailing, large-scale winds Or it can be transported vertically to higher levels in the atmosphere, where it forms clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back into the atmosphere 76 The passage mainly discusses how heat A is transformed and transported in the Earth's atmosphere B is transported by ocean currents -C can be measured and analyzed by scientists D moves about the Earth's equator 77 According to the passage, in which of the following ways the tropics differ from the Earth's polar regions? A The height of cloud formation in the C The strength of their large-scale winds atmosphere B The amount of heat they receive from the Sun D The strength of their oceanic currents 78 Why does the author mention the stove" in paragraph 1? A To describe the heat of the Sun C To show how energy is stored Page of B To illustrate how water vapor is stored D To give an example of a heat source 79 According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially A around the higher latitudes C because of large-scale winds B in the tropics 80 According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun's incoming energy A is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes D because of strong ocean currents C never leaves the upper atmosphere B is transported by ocean currents D gets stored as latent heat SECTION FIVE: WRITING Part Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 pts) 81 You are allowed to play in my garden if you promise not to anything wrong So long………………………………………………………………… 82 My shoes need to be cleaned before the interview -I must…………………………………………………………………………… 83 "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house." she said She flatly……………………………………………………………… 84 I like carrots, but I don't want to eat them every day →Much as ………………………………………………… 85 Would you take freelance work if it was offered to you? Part Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between TWO and SIX words, including the word given (7.5 points) Page of 86 By the end of the meeting, the committee had agreed on the next step REACHED 4By the end of the committee meeting, an what to next 87 Henrik was very pleased to be selected for the team DELIGHT 4Much he was selected for the team 88 I really felt relieved on completion of my thesis SENSE 4I felt a completed my thesis 89 Dawn’s boss is constantly criticizing her work FAULT 4Dawn’s boss her work 90 I saw a TV programme last month, which was very similar to this one BEARS 4This TV programme the one I saw last month Part Write a paragraph of about 150 words to express your view on the following statement: Technology has made the world a better place to live in Page of