Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi vùng Duyên hải đồng bằng Bắc Bộ lần thứ V môn Tiếng Anh Khối 11

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ADVANCED STS 11A N033
Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi vùng duyên hảI đồng bằng bắc bộ lần thứ V
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh (khối 11)
Thời gian: 180 phút
(Đề thi gồm 9 trang)
PART I: LISTENING (20 Points)
Part 1: Questions 1-10
 A man and a woman are talking about booking transport for the trip. Listen to them and supply the missing information in the space provided.
Questions 1 and 2
Complete the sentences below:
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Example: The caller works as a teacher
1.There will be.passengers on the coach.
2. The students leave the school
Questions 3 - 8
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Example
Company name: Burnham coaches
Name of Client: 3..
Address: Down Language School
 Down House
 4..
 Brighton
Contact number: 5.to be contacted on 01273 512634
Pick-up number: 6.
Return time: 7
Purpose of Hire: Visit to Stonehenge and 8.
Questions 9 and 10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
9. What does the cost of hiring the coach include?
10. Who does the customer have to speak to before confirming the booking?
.
Part 2: Questions 1-10
A woman is telling a strange story. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each of the following questions
1. What is the story about?
A. How superstitious the speaker is.
B. How he has become superstitious.
C. A ghost story the speaker has imagined.
2. When did the story take place?
A. Two years ago.
B. Two months ago.
C. Two weeks ago.
3. Where was the speaker living at the time?
A. France.
B. Frankfort, Germany
C. Franklin
4. What did he do at that time?
A. He was a businessman.
B. He was involved in finance.
C. He was a reporter on finance.
5. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The visitor was one of the speaker’s closest friends.
B. The visitor and the speaker went to the same university.
C. The visitor would come by train.
6. When did the telephone ring for the first time?
A. At three Saturday morning.
B. At three Saturday afternoon.
C. At three Sunday morning.
7. How many times did the telephone ring?
A. Twice.
B. Three times.
C. Four times.
8. What was the speaker doing when there was knock at the door?
A. He was boiling some water.
B. He was cooking in the kitchen.
C. He was making some coffee.
9. Which of the following does not describe Roger?
A. Man of a few words.
B. Introvert.
C. Talkative.
10. What did the speaker do after letting Roger in?
A. He sat down and talked with Roger.
B. He went to the kitchen to bring out the coffee.
C. He went to the kitchen to finish pouring the coffee.
PART II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 points) 
Question 1: Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentence. (10 points)
1. Employees who have a  are encouraged to discuss it with the management.
	A. hindrance	B. grievance	C. disadvantage	D. disturbance
2. The police are  certain who the culprit is.
	A. in some ways	B. more or less	C. here and there	D. by and by	
3. Women’s participation .. in the workforce was lower in the countries which had less-developed economies. 
	A. scale 	B. speed	C. velocity	D. rate
4. Although the patient received intensive treatment, there was no  improvement in her condition.
	A. decipherable	B. legible	C. discernible	D. intelligible
5. I’ve been doing my best to reduce the backlog but I must admit that I’ve hardly put  in the problem so far.
	A. a dent	B. a foot	C. a brave face	D. damper
6. From time to time he himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel.
	A. craves 	B. indulges 	C. treats 	D. benefits
7. Men still expect their jobs to take _________.
	A. superiority	B. imposition	C. priority	D. seniority
8. According to a recent survey, most people are on good  with their neighbors.
	A. terms	B. relations	C. relationships	D. acquaintance
9. The police have been ordered not to  if the students attack them.
	A. combat	B. rebuff	C. retaliate	D. challenge
10. The police finally arrested the  criminal
	A. famous 	B. renowned 	C. respectable 	D. notorious
Question 2. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake (grammar or spelling). Underline that mistake (IN LINE ORDER) and write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done for you as an example.
When we first took our children to sea with us, it was rare to come cross other family on sailing boats. Usually such meetings resulted in the children quickly making friends, while we parents discuss how we managed. At firstly, I was worried about taking children to sea and I had many questions however I would amuse them? What if they fell ill at sea? Add to such questions was the major problem of their education. When we set out on our voyage, my duaghter was seven, my son five, and we planned to sail for three years. That we only returned to england six years late with 60,000 miles behind us and children of thirteen and eleven years old, is an indicate of how my worries had been answered. One change over these years has been the increasing in the number of parents who take their children to sea on long voyages.
Example: 0. Across
Question 3: Complete these sentences using the correct form of one the phrasal verbs below in each space. (5 points)
catch on 	catch up	drop out	drop off	kick off	
join in	fall behind	fall out	kick out	join up 	
1. I am not friends with Peter anymore. We’ve .. .
2. Don’t just sit there watching the game,. !
3. If there is a war and they want soldiers for the army, would you....?
4. I’m looking forward to the match. What time do they..?
5. The pupil misbehaved so much that the teacher had to....him. .
6. After the first year I couldn’t cope with university, so I decided to. ..
7. That style looks so old-fashionned; I don’t think clothes like that will ever..
8. The other runners were so far ahead that it was difficult for him to..
9. She couldn’t catch up with the other runner because she had..too far..
10 When we got to the market I asked the taxi driver to..me	 
Question 4: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. (5 points)
1. It’s ..of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm (character)
2. He’s the most unpleasant .person I’ve ever met! (manner)
3. The negotiations are at a. with neither side willing to make concessions (stand)
4. It’s when people won’t believe things that are obviously true (furious)
5. Wego to the pub before lunch on Sunday. (vary)
Question 5: Read the passage and then decide which word best fits each space.
A new VR (virtual really) headset for the home user will be in the shops soon. The makers (1)that it will change the way that computer games are played. Unlike the heavy VR headsets that people have been using in arcades for the last few years, the new sets look more like a pair of sunglasses than a fireman’s (2)..A spokesman for the company said: “A lot of people had (3)..with the old headsets. They were so heavy that if you more them (4)for more than an hour or so, they could cause quite a lot of (5)..Our new headsets are very comfortable, and will be perfect for games, as well as in education.
Some scientists, however, are worried about the effects of VR. Child psychologist Brenda smith explained: “There have already been several cases of violence among young children where computer games were to (6).with VR, we will soon have children who are not (7).to playing with other people. (8)your life in a constant with aliens and monsters is not really a ((9) environment for someone young. WE recommend that a child should experience actual really, and it would be a great (10) .for parents to bring this sort of technology into the home.
1. A. claim	 	B. threaten	 	C. offer	D. recommend
2. A. hat	B. cap	 	C. helmet	D. hood
3. A. mistakes	B. faults	 	C. problems	D. errors
4. A. continuously	B. throughout	 	C. always	D. regularly
5. A. hurt	B. ache	 	 C. pain	D. suffering
6. A. fault	B. errors	 	C. defect	D. blame
7. A. used	B. made	 	C. allowed	D. interested
8. A. Spending	B. Doing	 	C. Making	D. Passing
9. A. convenient	B. suitable	 	C. real	D. right
10. A. defect	B. fault	 	C. mistake	D. blame
PART THREE: READING 
Question 1: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.	 
The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands of times larger than Earth.
By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About 5 billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too hot for life to exist.
Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the Earth’s surface.
What is the primary purpose of this passage?
To alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun.
To discuss conditions on Earth in the far future.
To present a theory about red giant stars.
To describe changes that the Sun will go through.
The word “fueled” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A.	powered	 B. bombarded	C. created	D. propelled
3.	The word “state” in line 2 is closest in meaning to 
A.	shape	 B. condition	 C. location	D. size 
4.	It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun
A.	is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf.
B.	has been existence for 10 billion years.
C.	is rapidly changing in size an brightness.
D.	will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years.
5.	What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant?
A.	Its core will cool off and use less fuel.
B.	Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
C.	It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
D.	Its center will throw smaller and hotter.
6. When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on Earth?
A.	Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid.
B.	It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the Sun.
C.	It will become too hot for life to exist.
D.	It will be nearly destroyed by nova explosions.
7.	 As white dwarf, the Sun will be
A.	the same size as the planet Mercury.
B.	thousands of times smaller than it is today.
C.	around 35 million miles in diameter.
D.	cold and dark.
8.	 According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the Sun will probably pass through?
A.	Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant.
B.	Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosion.
C.	Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf.
D.	White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, yellow dwarf.
9.	 The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to
A.	our own planet	B. the outer surface of the Sun
C.	the core of a black dwarf	D. the planet Mercury	
 Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
 A. Alarmed	 B. Pessimistic	 C. Comic D. Objective
Question 2: Choose from the phrases A-G the one which fits each gap. (5 points)
Children between the ages of 4 and 12 are the most common sufferers of sleepwalking, however, (1)., somnambulism, as it is observed in adults, increases in severity and frequency with age. It is reported that more boys sleepwalk than girls and it is between the ages of 11 and 12 that the most number of cases is reported. Also, many children tend to grow out of it and because of this, it is surmised (2).that may relate to the physiology of the younger body and mind that does not relate to adulthood.
Sleepwalking also seems to occur with more intensity or frequency in a person (3). not remember the incident at all. It is also a common misconception that it is dangerous to wake a sleepwalker. It is, in fact, more dangerous to not wake a sleepwalker. This is due to the actions that can be done by a sleepwalker. A person might drive a car, walk out into traffic, try cooking, etc. All of these actions are highly dangerous to a person (4)what they are doing.
This disorder can be just a mild annoyance to some but can also be a life-altering disorder to others. Sleepwalking is more serious than aggressive so the danger lies more with self-injury than injuries to others. Sleepwalkers are not allowed in the Armed Services at least partly due to the damage they can cause themselves and also partly to the fact (5) Treatments can range from relaxation techniques to anti-depressant medications.
that there are other sources for sleepwalking
who is sleep-deprived and a sleepwalker often will
that advise women to exercise for a good night’s sleeps
while pre-adolescents make up the larger number
who want to have an early night sleep
that they are around dangerous equipment
who is asleep and unaware of
Question 3: Read the following passage carefully, then decide whether each sentence is True (T) or False (F) or information not given (NI) (5 points)
 	 Fortunately there are still a few tasty things for us gourmands to enjoy in relative security. Their numbers, however, are depleted almost daily, it seems, by ruthless proclamations from the ever-vigilant Food and Drug Administration and its allies, our doctors. The latest felon to face prosecution is the salt of life, sodium chloride.
Ostensibly, overuse of salt causes high blood pressure and hypertension, the cause of half the deaths in the United States every year. A few years ago the anti-salt campaigners raised such a rumpus that salt was banned from baby food. Currently pressure is being applied to food manufacturers to oblige them to label their products to show sodium content. Because doing so would cost mercenary manufacturers money, they argue that they have no idea how much salt remains on such things as potato chips and how much sticks to the bag. Furthermore, salt isn’t the only harmful ingredient in food. If the manufacture has to provide sodium content, why not require him to list every ingredient and specify which are detrimental to our health? Cigarettes have a warning printed on them. Shouldn’t the same type of warning appear on canned foods that are notoriously over salted?
 	There are endless ifs and buts in the controversy, but the most telling of these is the questionable proof of salt’s diabolic effect upon the blood pressure. True, people who cut their salt intake lowered their blood pressure, but where is the scientific proof that something other than salt didn’t do the trick? The most common means of providing dubious proof that salt causes hypertension is to compare societies that use little salt with those that use mountains of salt in their daily diets. Which group has the higher rate of hypertension? Whose blood pressure is lower? What happens when salt is introduced into a group where salt is a novelty? Does the blood pressure rise significantly? Studies of the Japanese indicate that as the world’s greatest salters, they suffer the most from hypertension. On the other hand, the simple, salt-free cuisine of several tribes in the Solomon Islands has kept older tribesmen and women from developing hypertension and high blood pressure, ailments traditionally killing their peers in America. No account is taken of the effects of inflation, recession, pollution, crime, and sundry other ills to which Americans, unlike people on primitive islands, are exposed.
To salt or not to salt? That is the question. Now that the question has arisen, it must 
	not be treated with levity but, rather, with searching scientific investigation so that those of 
	us who are preoccupied with body savory food and longevity may decide which of the two 
	is worth its salt.
TRUE
FALSE
NI
1. The attitude of the author of this passage toward the salt controversy is that we most stop eating salt immediately.
2. The author’s approach to the topic is humorous.
3. Presumably a gourmand is a person.
4. Food manufacturers don’t want to label packages with sodium content because it isn’t important to single out salt.
5. At present baby food contains salt.
6. Canned goods should have the same type of warning as cigarettes because both are harmful to our health. 
7. Comparing societies is a scientific means of determining the dangers of salt consumption.
8. According to the passage, the Japanese use a lot of salt.
9. People in societies that use little salt never have high blood pressure. 
10. The author suggests that Americans suffer from hypertension as a result of ailments.
Question 4: Cloze test: Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word (10 points)
 Energy is one of the (1)..........that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (2).....life. You turn on the lamp and it is (3).......that gives you light. You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you (4)..........You cook your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.
 The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting (5).........and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The (6)........of energy in the future is inevitable. Therefore, saving energy is a must if we want to (7)...... to live in a safe and sound world.
 If we save energy, the (8)...........will be less polluted and our health will be better and we will live a more meaningful life and more happily. Perhaps the best (9)......... to the problem of energy is a source of clean energy coming from the sun: solar energy. This kind of energy is easily available, free, and inexhaustible. Furthermore, it does not cause (10)......... 
Part V. WRITING: (20 points)
Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)
1. Because the chemicals were properly combined, the prescription has brought about the expected result.
-> Because of______________________________________________________________
2. The man’s life was one of great poverty.
-> Throughout_________________________________________________________
3. She doesn’t know why they are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
-> She can’t see _________________________________________________________
4. They are soon accustomed to swimming.
-> It is _________________________________________________________
5. Her success went beyond her expectation.
-> Never _________________________________________________________
Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (5 points)
1. 	I put a lot of care and attention into the letter.
 	trouble
	________________________________________________________ 
2. 	I bought it without thinking about it first.
	spur
	_________________________________________________________
3. 	She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully.
	fussy
	_________________________________________________________
4. 	He’s never afraid to say what he thinks.
	mind
	_________________________________________________________
5. 	Because I believed his lies, he got a lot of money from me.
	conned
	________________________________________________________
Question 3:
There is an excessive number of cars on our roads today and this leads to many problems. Individuals and governments should ensure that public transport plays a more important role in modern to tackle these problems. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
(20 points)
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ NGHỊ
PART I: Listening (20 points)
Part 1. Gap filling (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS) (10 points)
34/ thirty-four
on Monday
Paul Scott
Hill Street
(the) school secretary
7.30/ seven thirty
11 pm/ eleven p.m. latest
Bath
tax and insurance
 (the) school accountant 
Part 2. Multiple choice (10 points)
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. C
PART II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 points)
Question 1. (10 points) 
1. B	2. B	3. D	4. C	5. A	6. C	7. C	8. A	9. C	10. D
Question 2. (5 points)
1. family -> families	6. duaghter ->daughter
2. discuss ->discussed	7. england -> England
3. firstly -> first	8. late -> later
4. however -> how	9. indicate ->: indication
5. Add-> Added	10 increasing->increase
Question 3. (5 points) 
1/ fallen out	2/join in	3/join up	4/kick off	 5/kick (him) out
 6/drop out	7/catch on	8/catch up 9/fallen (too far)behind	 10/drop (me) off	 
Question 4. (5 points) 
uncharacteristic
2. ill-mannered
standstill
infuriating
invariably
Question 5. (5 points) 
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. C
PART III. READING (30 points):
Question 1. (10 points) 
1. D 	2. A 	3. B 	4. A 	5. D
6. C 	7. B	 	8. C	 9. A 	10 D
Question 2. (5 points)
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. G
5. F
Question 3. (5 points) 
	1. F	 2. T 	 3. T 	 4. F 	 	5. F 
 6. T	 7. F	 8. T	 9. NI	 10. F
Question 4. (10 points) 
 1. problem 2. daily 3. energy 4. movement 5. higher
 6. shortage 7. continue 8. environment 9. solution 10. pollution
PART III. WRITING
Question 1. (5 points)
Because of the proper combination of the chemicals, the prescription has brought about the expected result.
Throughout his life the man was very poor/ suffered from great poverty.
 She can’t see the attraction of spending all day on the beach.
 It is not long before they are accustomed to swimming.
 Never had she expected that she was so successful.
Question 2. (5 points)
1. 	I took a lot of trouble over this letter.
 	(to take a lot of trouble : to spend a lot of time and effort) 
2. 	I bought it on the spur of the moment.
	(on the spur of the moment : suddenly, without being planned)
3. 	She’s very fussy about the kind of hotels she stays in.
	(fussy about sth: very particular I choose very carefully)
4. 	He’s never afraid to speak his mind
	(to speak his mind: to say what you really think)
5. 	He conned me out of a lot of money.
	(to con sb into doing sth/ out of sth)
Question 3. (10 points) 
 Essay.
 1. Convincing ideas: 2 pts
 2. Good organization: 2 pts
 3. Logical cohesion: 2 pts
 4. Accurate grammar and spelling: 2 pts
 5. Wide range of vocabulary and clear expression: 2 pts
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