PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

Môn: TIẾNG ANH;
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

Điểm của bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo Số phách

Bằng số: Giám khảo số 1:

Bằng chữ: Giám khảo số 2:

SECTION A. PHONETICS (5 points)

Part I. Circle the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced
11. A. discipline B. originate C. significant D. society
12. A. sponsor B. procedure C. physics D. process
13. A. promised B. increased C. practised D. caused

Part II. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words
14. A. accurate B. exercise C. computer D. delicate
15. A. applicant B. appliance C. delicate D. surgery

SECTION B. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (35 points)

Part I. Choose the best word or phrases (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences
16. - _______students in our class is 45.
A. A large amount of B. A lot of C. A number of D. The number of
17. If you book in advance you will _______certainly have a better table at our restaurant.
A. mostly B. almost C. most D. the most
18. _______becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas are B. Are giant pandas C. Giant pandas are D. Giant panda’s
19. Linda is engaged _______an American businessman and they will hold a wedding party next month.
A. in B. on C. to D. about
20. We have see a fall _______in prices of oil products recently.
A. in B. on C. of D. about
21. My father bought me a _______skirt on my fifteenth birthday.
A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered
C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton
22. It was _______hot a day that we decided to stay indoors.
A. so B. such C. too D. enough
23. They asked me a lot of questions, _______ I couldn't answer.
A. much of which B. both of them C. neither of which D. most of which

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24. The criminal was sentenced to death because of _______of his crime.
A. the severity B. the complexity C. a punishment D. the importance
25. The proposal has not met with_______agreement.
A. voluntary B. universal C. informal D. effective
26. I am_______tired to think about that problem now.
A. much more B. far too C. nearly D. very
27. War stole his youth and his home, _______.
A. as a result B. moreover C. however D. furthermore
28. Buying a car was an important _______for them.
A. transformation B. translation C. transaction D. transportation
29. In his student days he was as poor as a church _______.
A. snake B. cat C. mouse D. bird
30. I always wanted to work for that company but it took me 10 years to get a foot in the _______.
A. door B. house C. window D. villa
31. Don’t _______to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. hurry B. leap C. rush D. run
32. I wonder if you could _______me a small favour, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
33. The young should _______themselves in social activities.
A. determine B. serve C. involve D. promote.
34. The children are in five rows according to their _______heights.
A. respectable B. respective C. respectful D. respected
35. Mr. Smith is a_______person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do.
A. independent B. dependent C. depending D. dependable
36. Mary: “The food is great. I'll get the bill.” - Peter: “ _______”
A. Yes, speak to you soon. B. No, this is on me. C. It's nothing. D. Don't mention it.
37. Only when you grow up _______the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
38. He was not studious enough. _______, he could take an English course in England now.
A. Should he study more B. Had he studied more
C. Were he to study more D. If he was studying more
39. Let me lend you a little money, _______?
A. will you B. shall I C. won’t you D. may I
40.They must work until 10 p.m., _______?
A. must they B. mustn’t they C. need they D. needn’t they
41.Please_______and see us some time. You’re always welcome.
A. come to B. come about C. come away D. come around
42.I can’t _______what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. See through B. make out C. look into D. show up

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43.My friend has _______for a bargain.
A. a sharp ear B. a keen eye C. a strong head D. a keen ear

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
44. All the students get the high marks in the test but Nga stood out.
A. got a lot of marks. B. got higher marks than someone.
C. got very good marks. D. got the most marks of all

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
45. “Please speak up a bit more, Jason. You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back,” the
teacher said.
A. visible B. edible C. inaudible D. eligible

Part II. Identify, circle and correct the incorrect underlined part in each sentence below (5 points)
46. Hai and Hanh have planned to travel to Philippines this Christmas.
A B C D
47. Economy is heavily dependent on industry, and economic growth has always been
A B
on greater concern than environmental preservation.
C D
48. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.
A B C D
49. As an English teacher, I will never forget to work so hard at the university.
A B C D
50. Mary always leaves her dirty socks on the floor, which makes me really annoyed.
A B C D

Write your answers here:

46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

SECTION C. READING (30 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word
for each of the blanks.
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the screen
and not enough time on other activities (51) _______sports and reading. A survey recently (52)
_______on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend
on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, (53) _______works out at over three hours every
day.
(54) _______is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: incredible
28 hours a week. We (55) _______ to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the

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country has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t
just watch television sitting in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (56) _______.
The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils (57) _______spend more time
reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example: adults do (58) _______ reading than
young people. In fact, reading is at the (59) _______of their list of favourite pastimes. They would (60)
_______ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
51. A. such B. like C. as D. alike
52. A. investigated B. researched C. carried D. carried out
53. A. that B. which C. this D. it
54. A. What B. It C. The thing D. This
55. A. seem B. ought C. used D. would like
56. A. in addition B. as well C. more D. moreover
57. A. might B. could C. should D. would
58. A. more B. less C. little D. fewer
59. A. tail B. top C. beginning D. bottom
60. A. better B. rather C. prefer D. like

Part II. Read the passage below, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the
following questions
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both
their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming
pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad
effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the
bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one
aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not
just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-
ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the
opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope
with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and
to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and
they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate.
We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this
effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect
our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
61. In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.
A. objective B. questioning C. critical D. approving
62. The words “held back” in 1st paragraph means “______”.
A. made to lag behind in study B. forced to study in lower classes
C. prevented from advancing D. made to remain in the same classes
63. The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ ______.
A. total personality B. learning ability and communicative skills
C. intellectual abilities D. personal and social skills
64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability.

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 C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
D. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
65. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______.
A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities
B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
C. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
D. offer advice on the proper use of the school library
66. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.
B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work.
C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class.
D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual
abilities.
67. According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching?
A. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development.
B. Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be
used in the library.
C. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class.
D. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own.
68. Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage?
A. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils.
B. Children, in general, develop at different rates.
C. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class.
D. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching.
69. According to the passage, “streaming pupils” _____.
A. is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities
B. will help the pupils learn best
C. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience
D. is quite discouraging
70. According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because ______.
A. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils
B. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems
C. formal class teaching is appropriate
D. it aims at developing the children’s total personality

Part III. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word.
In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had
been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people
stood by their doors (71) _______worried to talk.
The rest of the fishing fleet had (72) _______the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships
waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (73) _______ thick
blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men (74) _______be cold and tired. When dawn
began to break over in the east, a small point of light was (75) _______in the darkness of the water and a
few minutes later, (76) _______was a shout.
(77) _______long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The
men (78) _______helped out of their boats, and (79) _______they were stiff (80) _______cold and
tiredness, they were all safe.

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Write your answer here:
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

SECTION D. WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it (5 points)
81. The heavy rain prevented everybody from going out.

→ Had

82. They believe that the wanted man was living in London.

→ The wanted man

83. Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.

→ Busy

84. I’d prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.

→ I’d rather

85. I’d really hate to live in a big city.

→ Living

Part II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given.
You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given. (5 points)
86. I’m sure that her success made her parents feel wonderful. MUST
→ Her success _____________________________________ feel wonderful.
87. Mary is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge. MATCH
→ When it comes to technical knowledge, I _____________________ Mary.
88. They sent him to prison for three years. SENTENCED
→ He was _____________________________________________ in prison.
89. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. NICK
→ They arrived at the station __________________________________ time.
90. Don’t tell the boss anything about this. BREATHE
→ Don’t ________________________________________ about this.

Part III. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) to tell your own opinion about how to
communicate confidently to other foreigners in English (20 points)
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