Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi THPT cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HƯNG YÊN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 07 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
SECTION I. LISTENING (4.0 points)
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe. 
Part 1: You will hear a man talking to the customer service manager at the bank and complete the table below. Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer on your answer sheet. You will hear twice. First you will have some time to look at the questions from 1 to 10. 
 (2.0 points)
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT
Application for a:
Type of current account:
Full name of applicant:
Date of birth:
Joint account holder(s):
Current address:
Time at current address 
Previous address: 
Telephone:
Occupation:
Identify (security):
Opening sum:
Statements:
Requests:
Current bank account
The (1) “___________” account
Pieter Henes
(2) ___________
No
(3) ___________Exeter
(4) ____________ 
Rielsdorf 2, Utrecht, Holland
work (5) ___________
home 796431
(6) ___________
Name of his (7) ___________: Siti
(8) € ___________
to be transferred from Fransen Bank, Utrecht 
Every (9) ___________
Supply information about the bank’s
 (10) ___________ service
Part 2: You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television weather forecaster. Listen to her talk and do exercise. (2.0 points)
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?
A. two years	B. thirty years	C. thirteen years	D. seven years
2. What does Sarah say about her job? 
 A. She sometimes has to work at night.	 B. She enjoys getting up early.
 C. She works ten or twelve hours a day.	 D. She normally stays up late to manage the department.
3. When Sarah does a weather forecast, ____________.
A. She prepares it in advance	B. She sometimes forgets her words
C. She worries about making a mistake	D. There is much time for her to prepare
4. Sarah’s husband ____________.
A. works on the same days each week	B. wants to move nearer his work	
C. spends a lot of time travelling	D. is often on short-distance flights
5. Sarah is pleased because she ____________.
A. has got her pilot’s licence	B. took part in a long race
C. taught her husband to play tennis	D. skis all the time
SECTION II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 points)
Part 1: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don't remember ________ anyone about it.
A. to tell 	B. being told 	 	C. having told 	D. to be told 
2. ________appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. What the Moon	B. The Moon which	C. When the Moon	D. That the Moon 
3. Tim looks so frightened and upset. He ________ something terrible.
A. must experience 	B. can have experienced 
C. should have experienced 	D. must have experienced
4. My friend has just bought ________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a digital useful alarm clock	B. an alarm useful digital clock
C. a useful alarm digital clock	D. a useful digital alarm clock
5. ________ we invested in telecommunication industry, we would be rich now.
A. Should	B. Were	C. Would	D. Had
6. ________ we have finished the course, we should start doing more revision work.
A. For now 	B. Now that 	C. Ever since 	D. By now
7. There are two small rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a kitchen
A. the smaller of which 	B. the smallest of which 
C. the smaller of them 	D. smallest of that
8. People who are unemployed can receive the ________.
A. pension 	B. dole 	C. scholarship 	D. allowance
9. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ any solutions.
A. looked into 	B. thought over 	C. got round to 	D. come up with
10. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape. 
A. fire 	B. burning 	C. heat 	D. flames
11. The little boy pleaded ________ his mother not to leave him alone in the dark.
A. on	B. in	C. with	 	D. at 
12. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ________ to associate words and remember names.
A. that a learner uses mental images	B. that a learner use mental images
C. that a learner must use mental images	D. mental images are used
13. Sarah delivered a/an ________ appeal to the court and asked for mercy. 
A. sensational	B. sentimental 	C. emotional 	D. affectionate
14. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m a little ________.
A. out of use	B. out of reach	C. out of turn	D. out of practice 
15. She ________ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.	
A. looks down on	B. goes in for	C. fixes up with	D. catches up with
16. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston ________.
A. for short notice	B. under short notice	C. at short notice	D. to short notice
17.Many habitats change ________ the types of plants and animals that live there.
A. with respect to B. in respect for 	C. as for	 	D. as against
18. My old riding boots served me well for eleven years before they finally ________.
A. wore off	B. broke down	C. wore out	D. broke up
19. ________, the catfish is prized for its state.
A. With ugly look 	B. As looking ugly	C. As it is looking ugly	D. Ugly looking as it is
20. He has been unable to find a job ________ with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate 	B. suitable 	C. requisite 	D. commensurate	
Part 2: Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences. Write them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. After hours of going from one hotel to another, we ________ found one which was not fully booked. 
(EVENT) 
2. Librarians spend a lot of their time _________ books. 
3. Ants and bees are described as _________insects. 
4. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the _________sky.
5. The soil has been _________ by erosion.
6. The bookcase was placed _________ near the door to hide a huge crack in the wall.
(CLASS)
(INDUSTRY)
(STAR) 
(POVERTY)
(STRATEGY)
7. I don’t like to be visited or phoned too much at home. I like my _______.
8. Nobody wanted to _______ the obnoxious boy, so he was always alone.
9. I think it’s sheer _______ to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. 
10. The English term café, borrowed from French, is ultimately a _________ of the Turkish kahve, meaning coffee.
(PRIVATE) 
(FRIEND)
(HYPOCRITE)
(DERIVE) 
Part 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. Write them on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. Families who are enough fortunate to own a historic home may be able to get restoration funds from the 
 A B C 	 D
government.
2. The most Americans were killed in World War II than in any other war since the birth of the nation.
 A	 B	 C	 	 D
3. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.
 A B C D
4. Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving for human beings and they
 A B C
express the idea of robots replacing human beings.
 D
5. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been 
 A B C
forced to alter their eating habits.
 D
6. A turtle differs from other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of their own. 
 A	 B C D
7. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful 
 A B C D
cure.
8. The Vermont Elementary Science Project, according to its founders, are designed to challenge 
 A B
some of the most widely held beliefs about teaching.
 C D
9. All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and 
 A B C 
they work hard.
 D
10. All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally heated regarding of their age, sex or nationality.
 A B C D
SECTION III. READING (6.0 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write them on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
Save money on the book that aims to save animals
	Have you ever raised such a question “Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife?” Animal Watch is a book which will (1) _______ you in the fight for survival that faces many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (2) _______ of extinction.
	As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 color photographs, you will have the (3) _______ of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals (4) _______. From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (5) _______ for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses with their (6) _______ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that (7) _______ each orange-utan which is captured, one has to die?
This superb publication has (8) _______ impressed Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low (9)_______ price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (10) _______ last.
1. A. combine	B. involve	C. bring	D. lead
2. A. edge	B. start	C. limit	D. end
3. A. value	B. enjoyment	C. virtue	D. satisfaction 
4. A. survive	B. raise	C. observe 	D. explore
5. A. interest	B. greed	C. care	 	D. concern
6. A. feet	B. claws	C. paws	D. toes
7. A. for	B. by	C. with	D. from
8. A. too	B. enough	C. so	D. such
9. A. beginning	B. preparatory	C. original	D. introductory
10. A. stores	B. stocks	C. goods	D. fund
Part 2: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
What I love about my job is the variety. I get enquiries from people all over the world asking me how they should go about setting up their own website. I’ve been asked about so many subjects - anything from someone wanting to teach people how to throw boomerangs to another people selling paper flowers which they make at home in their spare time.
Obviously with all the thousands of websites available at the click of a button, you want to create an impression with your website so that it becomes a must-see destination. Not everyone is prepared, however, for the way in which a website can become so popular that it actually has to be closed down.
When people first set up their websites they probably pay their web advertiser a monthly fee based on the number of hits or page impressions their site receives. If they can pay their monthly fee without it costing them too much, that is the best that most people hope for. One guy, Pete Bennett, whom I helped, wanted to set up a one-stop shop to provide decent images of the world’s flags. He’d been fascinated by flags since his boyhood and had no idea that thousands of other people share his passion. Anyway, in one month his web page had over 1.5 million hits. As a result his internet provider trebled the fee that he was being charged. He wasn’t a rich person and he couldn’t afford to spend that amount of money on a hobby without any benefit to him, so he decided to carry advertising on his site. He found a company which specializes in smaller sites and adverts were added to the pages on his website. So, although he doesn’t make a huge profit, at least his hobby provides him with a small income.
If you have specialist skills or expertise, it can pay you to sell the products that people want. I helped one woman design a page to advertise the fact that she tells fortunes, based on the information that her clients supply her with. If you want her to tell your fortune, you fill in a questionnaire online - your age, date of birth, hobbies, interests and so on and for a small fee she e-mails you back your fortune. You can print it out and it looks really good, decorated with moons and stars, your zodiac sign and your birthstone. I tried it myself and although I’m not sure I believe it, my future according to her is positive and exciting. I also found out that for someone born in August, like me, the birthstone is a period, a pale green stone which I’d never even heard of!
I also get a fair number of complaints from people e-mailing me to say that they can’t access the website. When they click on the site a message appears on their screen saying ‘An error has occurred in the script on this page’. This usually happens when someone has tried to achieve fancy effects on their website by using programming techniques based on a scripting language. This means that unless they really know what they are doing, whoever designed the site has probably made a mistake in their programming. This is where people like me come in. Most computer instruction guides make things appear quite straightforward, but unless you’re very skilled, you’re likely to run into problems. It’s generally worth getting a professional to help you set up your site in the first place - otherwise people like me would be out of work. And let’s face it, this is big business.
1. What does Paul Howells enjoy most about his job?
A. Dealing with different people. 	C. His worldwide contacts.
B. The range of topics.	D. Teaching design skills.
2. What does Paul mean by ‘a must-see destination’ in paragraph 2?
A. A website that can no longer be seen.	C. A website that everyone wants to visit.
B. A website that does not make a charge.	D. A website that has been well prepared.
3. Why did Pete Bennett set up a website on flags?
A. He knew lots of people shared his interest.	C. He hoped to make a lot of money.
B. A web advertiser wanted to sell flags.	D. He’d been interested in flags for years.
4. What word can best replace the word “hits” in paragraph 3?
 A. bad effects	B. beats	C. attacks	D. visits
5. Why did Pete Bennett accept advertising on his website?
A. To attract more hits.	B. To add more interest. 
C. To repay the huge fee. 	D. To help him earn some money.
6. Who are the “clients” in paragraph 4 referred to? 
      A.  Interested people 	B.  Web page designers 	C.  Internet providers	D.  Product advertisers
7. Why do error messages sometimes appear?
 A. People make a mistake in their e-mail address. B. People try to put too much on the web page.
 C. People have used a program incorrectly.	 D. People have clicked on the wrong button.
8. What comment does Paul make about setting up a website?
 A. It is usually fairly easy to do.	B. You must use a good instruction guide.
 C. It can be quite complicated.	D. You should rely on your own skills.
9. What word can best replace the word “script” in paragraph 5?
 A. instruction	B. picture	C. handwriting	D. play 
10. What does Paul’s final sentence suggest about his work?
 A. There’s a lot of money to be made in designing websites.
 B. There are far too many websites on the internet.
 C. There’s a big chance of becoming unemployed.	
 D. There are more web page designers than necessary.
Part 3: The following passage includes six paragraphs (A-F) and there are five pieces of information. Read and find the information from 1 to 5 in the suitable paragraph. Write the answers on your answer sheet; example: 0 - G (1.0 point)
1. Two "jobs" that women essentially do 
2. Question about dating 
3. The first year, when women are more likely to have bachelor's a degree 
4. The source of conformation to domestic lifestyle
5. Pros of extended paternity 
(A) There’s no denying that women around the world have made great strides toward equality in the past century. One hundred years ago, women in the United States still didn’t have the right to vote, and very few were allowed to pursue higher education or a meaningful career outside of their household duties. Fast forward to today, and more than 70 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 54 are active members of the national workforce. On top of this, 2015 marked the first year when women were, on average, more likely to have a bachelor’s degree than men, and this trend is on the rise.
(B) But despite all this newfound opportunity, the prevailing societal attitudes about what women are historically supposed to value still have a long way to go. That’s why we’ve partnered with SK-II to learn more about all of the ways women are still pressured to stick to outdated gender norms. “Women have won unprecedented rights thanks to the feminist movement, but as a society, we still expect women to prioritize family over career, or even over their own needs,” says Silvia Dutchevici, president and founder of the Critical Therapy Center in New York City. Dutchevici says many women feel pressure to “have it all,” meaning both a thriving career and the perfect family, but that can be very difficult to achieve. 
(C) “Most women try to balance work and family,” Dutchevici says, “but that balance is seldom equal.” In fact, she says working mothers ― even those with partners ― often find themselves essentially working two full-time jobs: keeping their career together while doing the brunt of housework, cooking and child-rearing. This happens for a variety of reasons, but societal expectations about the roles of women and men at home are still very much to blame, says Tamra Lashchyk, a Wall Street executive, business coach and author of the book “Lose the Gum: A Survival Guide to Women on Wall Street.”
(D) “No matter how successful she is, the burden of running a household still falls on the woman’s shoulders,” Lashchyk says. “Men get more of a pass when it comes to these duties, especially those that involve children.” Lashchyk says much of this pressure on women to conform to a more domestic lifestyle comes from friends and family.
(E) “In many people’s minds, a woman’s career success pales in comparison to having a family,” she says. “Especially if the woman is single, no matter how great her professional achievements, almost every single one of her conversations with her family will include questions about her romantic life or lack thereof. I could literally tell my family I’d cured cancer and the conversation would still end with, ‘But are you dating anyone?’” While covert societal expectations might contribute to some of this inequality, workplace policies on maternity and paternity leave can hold a lot of the blame.
(F) “Unfortunately, many workplace policies regarding taking time off to care for family do not the changing times,” Dutchevici says. “Both men and women suffer in their careers when they prioritize family, but women carry far harsher punishments. Their choice to take time off and start a family can result in lower pay, and fewer promotions in the future. The right to family leave is not a woman’s issue, it is a society’s issue, a family’s issue.” Lashchyk agrees with this sentiment. “There should be more flexibility and benefits [in the workplace], like longer periods of time for paternity leaveIf paternity leave was extended, men could share a greater responsibility in child care, and they could 
Part 4: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage below. Write it on your answer sheet. (2.0 points) 
When an animal species is (1) _______ endangered, it means that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has evaluated it as nearly (2) _______, which means that a significant portion of its range has already died (3) _______ and the rate of birth is lower than the species' death rate.
Today, more and more animal and plant species are on the verge of extinction because of a (4) _______ of major factors that cause a species to become endangered, and as you might expect, humans play a role in quite a few of them - in fact, the biggest threat to endangered animals is human encroachment on their habitats. By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, (5) _______, we find the same broad causes appearing again and again. They are habitat destruction, exotic species, and overexploitation. Among other (6) _______ threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution. Limited distributions are often a (7) _______ of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat loss, for example, may be disastrously affected by random factors. 
Diseases can have severe (8) _______ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa. Domestic (9) _______ are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild populations, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment. Pollution has seriously done harm (10) _______ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering.
SECTION IV. WRITING (5.0 points)
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (1.5 point)
1. She can’t have any more children because of her age.
à She is too ________________________________________________.
2. I will marry her and I do not care how old she is.
à No matter _________________________________________________.
3. The storm completely wiped out all my crops. 
à I had_____________________________________________________.
4. "I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday" said the boss to me. 
à The boss _________________________________________________.
5. He said he had won as a result of good luck.
à He attributed ______________________________________________.
6. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.
à Only when ________________________________________________.
7. Their chances of success are small
à It is not___________________________________________________.
8. I rarely sleep in the afternoon.
à I’m not in_________________________________________________.
9. There is nobody in this office that will offer a different opinion to the one I gave you.
à Whoever _________________________________________________.
10. That the press heaped scorn on the handling of the crisis is immaterial to us.
à Of_______________________________________________________.
Part 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet (1.0 point)
1. They continued to suggest that I was lying. 	(PERSISTED)
à _________________________________________________________.
2. This is the first time I have seen her in my life. 	(SET)
à _________________________________________________________.
3. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. 	(JEOPARDY)
à _________________________________________________________.
4. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. 	(RED-HANDED) 
à _________________________________________________________.
5. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket	(CREDITED) 
à _________________________________________________________.
Part 3: Some parents think that they can take advantage of modern technology to educate their children at home. Others argue that the learning process can only be facilitated with the appearance of teachers. Which opinion are you in favor of? Why? You should write at least 250 words. (2.5 points)
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
I. LISTENING (4.0 points)
Part 1: (2.0 điểm) Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,2 điểm.
1. select
2. 27.1.1973
3. 15 Riverside
4. 2 weeks
5. 616295
6. engineer
7. mother
8. 2,000
9. month
10. internet
Part 2: (2.0 điểm) Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,4 điểm.
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 points)
Part 1. (2.0 points ). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1.C
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. D
Part 2. (2.0 points). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. eventually
2. classifying
3. industrious
4. starry
5. impoverished
6. strategically
7. privacy
8. befriend
9. hypocrisy
10. derivarion
Part 3. (1.0 points). Mỗi phương án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. C
III. READING (6.0 points)
Part 1: (1.0 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. B. involve
2. A. edge
3. D. satisfaction 
4. A. survive
5. B. greed
6. C. paws
7. A. for
8. C. so
9. D. introductory
10. B. stocks
Part 2: (2 points) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. B
Part 3: (1.0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm.	
1. C
2. E
3. A
4. D
5. F
Part 4: (2.0 point) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. considered
2. extinct
3. off
4. variety 
5. however
6. factors
7. consequence
8. impact
9. animals
10. to
IV. WRITING (5.0 points)
Part 1. (1.5 point). Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,15 điểm
She is too old to have any more children.
No matter how old she is, I will marry her.
I had all my crops completely wiped out by the storm.
The boss apologized to me for being rude to me the day before/ the previous day.
He attributed his victory/ success to good luck.
Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out.
It is not (very) likely (that) they will succeed.
I’m not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.
Whoever you ask in this office will say the same as I did.
Of no consequence (to us) is the fact that the press heaped scorn on the handling of the crisis.
Part 2. (1.0 point). Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. They persisted in suggesting that I was lying.
2. He have never set eyes on her before. 
3. His irresponsible attitude is putting his career as a doctor in jeopardy.
4. The police caught the thieves red – handed. The thieves were caught red – handed. 
5. Tsiolkovsky is/ has been credited with having invented/ the invention of the space rocket.
Part 3. (2.5 points)
+ Content: 50% of the total mark: enough relevant main ideas.
+ Language: 30 % of the total mark: use of variety of vocabulary and structures.
+ Presentation: 20% of the total mark: use of linking words and phrases, etc.