SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO NAM ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI (LẦN 5)

------------------------------- NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

Môn: TIẾNG ANH - Lớp: 11 THPT

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 08 trang)

HỌ VÀ TÊN THÍ SINH: ………………………………………………..……

SỐ BÁO DANH: ……………………………………

Chữ ký giám thị: SỐ PHÁCH:

Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào đề thi này

Điểm Chữ ký giám khảo: SỐ PHÁCH:

Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này

PART A. LISTENING (4.0 points)

Hướng dẫn làm phần thi nghe hiểu:

- Bài nghe gồm 20 câu, thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần.
- Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc, hướng dẫn chi tiết đã có trong bài nghe.

SECTION 1 Questions 1–10

Questions 1–5
Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Second-hand Bedroom Furniture for Sale

Example Answer
Number of items for sale:three
Bedside tables
Construction: wood
Colour: 1 ………………..
Drawers: two (in each table)
handles made of 2 ………………..
Height: 3 ……………….. cm
Condition: 4 ………………..
Price: 5 ……………….. (for both)
Questions 6–10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

Dressing table
Drawers: five (two are 6 ………………..)
Width: 7 ………………..
Mirrors: three: one large, two small (all …..8……………..)
Condition: good
Price: 9 ………………..
Seller’s details
Name: Carolyn Kline
Address: 19 10 ……………….. Road

SECTION 2 Questions 11–20

Questions 11–15
Match the creatures to their behaviour.
Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D next to each description

A swifts
B bats
C cockroaches
D centipedes

11. feed on the guardrail beside the path

12. are dangerous to people
13. collect in large groups
14. fly only at night
15. live on the roof of the cave

Questions 16 and 17
Answer the questions below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

16 What is the guano from the caves used for?

………………………………….

17 What are the birds’ nests from the cave used for?
………………………………….

Questions 18 and 20
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

In the cave, you should:

18 carry a .…………………
19 wear a .………………… and a hat
20 keep to the .………………… at all times

PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6.0 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. champagne B. chaos C. scheme D. chemist
Question 2. A. crooked B. naked C. masked D. needed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. bewilder B. maximum C. benefit D. dedicate
Question 4. A. fashion B. socket C. parcel D. typhoon
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Genetic engineering is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of previously incurable
diseases
A B
so that they get to its root causes and find cures.
C D
Question 6: It will require a collectable effort from government, providers, and the media to meet our
goals.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each the following
questions.
Question 7. _______ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.
A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who
Question 8. Jane likes watching films, but she is not _______keen on any kind.
A. specially B. certainly C. largely D. particularly
Question 9. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the _______ to get in.
A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half time
Question 10. Mrs. Lan went to _______school to meet her son's teacher.
A. A B. an C. the D. no article
Question 11. Some large cities may have to ban cars _______ the city center to wipe out smoke.
A. in B. from C. at D. of
Question 12. Jack’s father bought him a(n) _______ bike as a birthday gift.
A. blue Japanese expensive B. expensive Japanese blue
C. Japanese expensive blue D. expensive blue Japanese
Question 13. There are different kinds of music to _______ your taste.
A. miss B. fit C. tight D. suit
Question 14 Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
A. came round B. came about C. came down D. came away
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 15. Jack failed the driving test again.
Jack: “Failed again, I’m afraid.”
You: “_________”
A. Well, good luck. B. Oh, hard luck. C. Lucky you. D. I’m not sure.
Question 16. Two friends, Peter and Linda, are talking about pets.
Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house”
Linda: “_________”
A. Nothing more to say. B. You can say that again. C. Yes, I hope so. D. No, dogs are good, too.

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 each of the following questions.
Question 17. Important features of dehydrated foods are their lightness in weight and their compactness.
A. organic B. dried C. frozen D. healthy
Question 18. We went away on holiday last week, but in rained day in day out.
A. every other day B. every single day C. every second day D. every two days
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 each of the following questions.
Question 19. Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the
environment.
A. vivid B. risky C. dangerous D. secure
Question 20. “What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for
publication”, said the government officer to the reporter.
A. already official B. beside the point C. not popular D. not recorded
Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets
Question 21: Scarcely they (move) _________ into the new house when their friends came in.
Question 22: The stereo has been playing since 6 pm. I wish someone (turn) _________ it off.
Question 23 : (Write) _________ the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope.
Question 24: If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell)__________ by the time we get there.
Question 25: Those workers stopped ( to drink)_________their coffee because they felt tired of their new
work.
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets:
Question 26. He examined the parcel ________, as he had no idea what it could be. (suspect)
Question 27. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes
unpleasant, _________. (alternate)
Question 28. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burton’s shop, for it was _________ from all others in the
street. (distinguish)
Question 29. The teacher’s criticism has _________ Tom’s interest in learning. (die)
Question 30. The public were angry with the Minister’s _________ to tell the truth about the bribery.
(refuse)

PART C. READING (5.0 points)

Reading passage 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to choose the word or phrase that bestfits each ofthe numbered blanks from 1 to 10. (2.0 points)
THOMAS EDISON
On the night of 21 October 1931, millions of Americans took part in a coast-to-coast ceremony to
commemorate the passing of a great man. Lights (1) …………....in homes and offices from New York to
California. The ceremony (2)…………....the death of arguably the most important inventor of (3)
…………....time: Thomas Alva Edison.
Few inventors have (4)…………....such an impact on everyday life, and many of his inventions
played a crucial (5)…………....in the development of modem technology. One should never underestimate
how revolutionary some of Edison’s inventions were.
In many ways, Edison is the perfect example of an inventor - that is, not just someone who dreams
up clever gadgets, but someone whose products transform the lives of millions. He possessed the key
characteristics that an inventor needs to (6)…………....a success of inventions, notably sheer determination.
Edison famously tried thousands of materials while working on a new type of battery, reacting to failure by
cheerfully (7)…………....to his colleagues: ‘Well, (8)…………....we know 8,000 things that don’t work.’
Knowing when to take no (9)…………....of experts is also important. Edison’s proposal for electric lighting
circuitry was (10)…………....with total disbelief by eminent scientists, until he lit up whole streets with his
lights.
( Adapted from FCE practice tests)
Question 1. A. turned out B. came off C. went out D. put off
Question 2. A. marked B. distinguished C. noted D. indicated
Question 3. A. whole B. full C. entire D. all
Question 4. A. put B. had C. served D. set
Question 5. A. effect B. place C. role D. share
Question 6. A. gain B. make C. achieve D. get
Question 7. A. announcing B. informing C. instructing D. notifying
Question 8. A. by far B. at least C. even though D. for all
Question 9. A. notice B. regard C. attention D. view
Question 10. A. gathered B. caught C. drawn D. received

Reading passage 2:

Scientists Are Mapping the World's Largest Volcano

(A) After 36 days of battling sharks that kept biting their equipment, scientists have returned from the
remote Pacific Ocean with a new way of looking at the world’s largest - and possibly most mysterious -
volcano, Tamu Massif.

(B) The team has begun making 3-D maps that offer the clearest look yet at the underwater mountain, which
covers an area the size of New Mexico. In the coming months, the maps will be refined and the data
analyzed, with the ultimate goal of figuring out how the mountain was formed.

(C) It's possible that the western edge of Tamu Massif is actually a separate mountain that formed at a
different time, says William Sager, a geologist at the University of Houston who led the expedition. That
would explain some differences between the western part of the mountain and the main body.

(D) The team also found that the massif (as such a massive mountain is known) is highly pockmarked with
craters and cliffs. Magnetic analysis provides some insight into the mountain’s genesis, suggesting that part
of it formed through steady releases of lava along the intersection of three mid-ocean ridges, while part of it
is harder to explain. A working theory is that a large plume of hot mantle rock may have contributed
additional heat and material, a fairly novel idea.

(E) Tamu Massif lies about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) east of Japan. It is a rounded dome, or shield
volcano, measuring 280 by 400 miles (450 by 650 kilometers). Its top lies more than a mile (about 2,000
meters) below the ocean surface and is 50 times larger than the biggest active volcano on Earth, Hawaii’s
Mauna Loa. Sager published a paper in 2013 that said the main rise of Tamu Massif is most likely a single
volcano, instead of a complex of multiple volcanoes that smashed together. But he couldn’t explain how
something so big formed.

(F) The team used sonar and magnetometers (which measure magnetic fields) to map more than a million
square kilometers of the ocean floor in great detail. Sager and students teamed up with Masao Nakanishi of
Japan’s Chiba University, with Sager receiving funding support from the National Geographic Society and
the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

(G) Since sharks are attracted to magnetic fields, the toothy fish “were all over our magnetometer, and it got
pretty chomped up,” says Sager. When the team replaced the device with a spare, that unit was nearly ripped
off by more sharks. The magnetic field research suggests the mountain formed relatively quickly, sometime
around 145 million years ago. Part of the volcano sports magnetic "stripes," or bands with different magnetic
properties, suggesting that lava flowed out evenly from the mid-ocean ridges over time and changed in
polarity each time Earth's magnetic field reversed direction. The central part of the peak is more jumbled, so
it may have formed more quickly or through a different process.

(H) Sager isn’t sure what caused the magnetic anomalies yet, but suspects more complex forces were at
work than simply eruptions from the ridges. It’s possible a deep plume of hot rock from the mantle also
contributed to the volcano’s formation, he says. Sager hopes the analysis will also help explain about a
dozen other similar features on the ocean floor, as well as add to the overall understanding of plate tectonics.

(https://ielts-up.com/reading/academic-reading-sample-5.1.html)

Questions 1-8
Reading Passage 1 has eight paragraphs, A-H.
What paragraph has the following information? Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 1-8 on your
answer sheet.

1. Possible explanation of the differences between parts of the mountain ________

2. Size data ____________
3. A new way of looking ________
4. Problem with sharks _________
5. Uncertainty of the anomalies __________
6. Equipment which measures magnetic fields __________
7. The start of making maps ___________
8. A working theory______________
Reading passage 3 : Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
If you look closely at some of the early copies of the Declaration or Independence, beyond the
flourished signature of John Hancock and the other fifty-five men who signed it, you will also find the
name of one woman, Mary Katherine Goddard. It was she, a Baltimore printer, who published the first
official copies of the Declaration, the first copies that included the names of its signers and therefore
heralded the support of all thirteen colonies.
Mary Goddard first got into printing at the age of twenty-four when her brother opened a printing shop in
Providence, Rhode Island, in 1762. When he proceeded to get into trouble with his partners and creditors. it
was Mary Goddard and her mother who were left to run the shop. In 1765 they began publishing the
Providence Gazette, a weekly newspaper. Similar problems seemed to follow her brother as he opened
businesses in Philadelphia and again in Baltimore. Each time Ms. Goddard was brought in to run the
newspapers. After starting Baltimore's first newspaper, The Maryland Journal, in 1773, her brother went
broke trying to organize a colonial postal service. While he was in debtor's prison, Mary Katherine
Goddard's name appeared on the newspaper's masthead for the first time.
When the Continental Congress fled there from Philadelphia in 1776, it commissioned Ms. Goddard to print
the first official version of the Declaration of Independence in January 1777. After printing the documents,
she herself paid the post riders to deliver the Declaration throughout the colonies. During the American
Revolution, Mary Goddard continued to publish Baltimore's only newspaper, which one historian claimed
was "second to none among the colonies." She was also the city's Postmaster from 1775 to 1789 -
appointed by Benjamin Franklin - and is considered to be the first woman to hold a federal position.
( Practice test of Toefl Kit)

Question 1. With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The accomplishments of a female publisher. B. The weaknesses of the newspaper industry.
C. The rights of a female publisher. D. The publishing system in colonial America.
Question 2. Mary Goddard's name appears on the Declaration of Independence because _____
A. she helped write the original document B. she published the document
C. she paid to have the document printed D. her brother was in prison
Question 3. The word "heralded" is closest in meaning to ___________
A. influenced B. announced C. rejected D. ignored
Question 4. According to the passage, Mary Goddard first became involved in publishing when she
A. was appointed by BenjaminFranklin B. signed the Declaration of Independence
C. took over her brother's printing shop D. moved to Baltimore
Question 5. The word "there" refers to _________
A. the colonies B the print shop C Baltimore D. Providence
Question 6. It can be inferred from the passage that Mary Goddard was __________
A. an accomplished businesswoman B. extremely wealthy
C. a member of the Continental congress D. a famous writer
Question 7: The word "position” is closest in meaning to

A. job B. election C. document D. location

SECTION D: WRITING (5.0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (1.5 points)
Question 1. Jamal overslept this morning. Therefore, he was late for school.
 Had Jamal .........................................................................................................................................
Question 2. People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year
 Mr. Goldman……................................................................................................................................
Question 3. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
 Only when........................................................................................................................................
Question 4. Do you have to bring that heavy suitcase with you?
 Is it really …………………………………………………………………………………………...
Question 5. He didn’t pay attention to the numerous warning letters he received.
 He didn’t take …………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 6. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
 You shouldn’t………………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 7. Do all the washing, please!
 Let……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 8. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
 I wish………………………………………………………………………… ………………………..
Question 9. Mick thought that we were married.
 Mick was under …………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 10. The quality of life of people in the countryside has also improved significantly.
 There has………………………………………………………………………………………………..

II. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the
same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets. (1.5 points)
Question 1. Flooding in this area was the result of the heavy rain. (RESULTED)
...................................................................................................................................................
Question 2. After such exhausting journey, my brother is not feeling well now. (UNDER)
…………….…………………………………………………………………………………..…...
Question 3. “You have broken my vase of flowers, Jane.”. John said (ACCUSED)
...................................................................................................................................................
Question 4. He has decided to visit Japan because he wanted to enlarge his managerial knowledge. (VIEW)
…………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…
Question 5. Everyone was surprised to see Jane leave the party early. (SURPRISE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Part III. Writing a paragraph (2.0 points)
“The responsibility of bringing up children should be shared equally between mother and father”. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
Write an essay from 200 to 220 words to express your opinion, using specific details and examples to
support your answer.
It is undeniable that parents play a crucial part in nurturing their kids. Many reckon that this responsibility
should be taken by both father and mother. I strongly agree that
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