TRƯỜNG THPT ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024 (LẦN 3)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH - Lớp: 12 THPT

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 09 trang)

Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.

PART A. LISTENING (4 points)

Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
- Nội dung phần nghe gồm 02 phần, mỗi thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần.
- Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.

SECTION 1: Questions 1-10

Question 1 – 4:
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer

WAYSIDE CAMERA CLUB MEMBERSHIP FORM

Name: Dan Green
Email address: [email protected]
Home address: 52 (1) ________________Street, Peacetown
Heard about us: form a (2) ______________
Reasons for joining: to enter competitions
to (3) _________________
Type of membership: (4) _______________________membership (30 pounds)
Question 5 – 10:
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer
PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS
Title of competition Instructions Feedback to Dan
The picture’s composition was
(5) ............................................... A scence in the home not good.
“Beautiful Sunset” Scence must show The (7) ......................................
some was wrong.
(6) .............................
Scence must show The photograph was too
(8) ................................................. (9) ................................... (10) .............................................
.. .... ..

SECTION 2:
Questions 11 – 14
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
FIDDY WORKING HERITAGE FARM
Advice about visiting the farm
Visitors should
- take care not to harm any (11) ____________________
- not touch any (12) _______________________

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 - wear (13) ________________________
- not bring (14) ____________________ into the farm, with certain exception
Questions 15 – 20
Label the map below. Write the correct A – I next to Questions 15-20

15. Scarecrow .......................... 18. Black Barn...............

16. Maze ............................. 19. Covered picnic area .................
17. Cafe ................................ 20. Fiddy House .......................

PART B – LANGUAGE FOCUS (6 points)

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. terrorist B. terrify C. preference D. occurence
Question 2. A. purpose B. purchase C. hotel D. order

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs in pronunciation
Question 3. A. bathe B. northern C. cloth D. worthy
Question 4. A. coward B. mow C. town D. power

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. The athletes, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the
Olympic Games
A. athletes B. with his C. several D. are
Question 6. Psychological experiment indicate that people remember more math problems that they
can not solve than those they are able to solve.
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 A. solve B. to solve C. those D. psychological experiment
Question 7. Most Americans would not be happy without a color television, two cars, and
working at an extra job.
A. most B. without C. a D. working at

Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
Question 8. Mary and Peter are talking about the weather.
Mary: “___________.”
Peter: “Yes, a bit cold, though.”
A. Cold weather, isn’t it? B. Bad weather, don’t you think?
C. Freeing, isn’t it? D. Nice day, isn’t it?
Question 9. Mark is speaking to Jane.
Mark: “Oh, I forgot my girlfriend’s birthday last week”
Jane: “___________”
A. Not on your life B. You really should get a fire
C. So I guess you are in the doghouse again D.Sure, knock on wood
Mark the letter A, B, C, 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 10. When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets.
A. the only part B. the smallest part
C. the easiest part D. the biggest part
Question 11. In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and
leaves some money under the pillow.
A. soon after midnight B. late in the morning
C. early in the evening D. long before bedtime
Mark the letter A, B, C, 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 12. She gave an impeccable reading of the sonata and had the audience on their feet.
A. unqualified B. imperfect C. suspicious D. negative
Question 13. Satish’s point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite
impertinent.
A. irresponsible B. reliable
C. understandable D. respectful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 14. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after graduation, ______.
A. an employer will give me a full-time job
B. the university will employ me full-time
C. I would be offered by the university
D. I will be employed full-time by the university
Question 15. Since he failed his exam, he had to _________ for it again.
A. take B. make C. pass D. sit
Question 16. I am_________ aware of the need to obey the rules of the competition.
A. well B. far C. much D. greatly
Question 17. Only after food has been dried or canned ________
A. it can be stored for later consumption
B. that it is stored for later consumption
C. should it be stored for later consumption
D. was it stored for later consumption
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Question 18. The captain as well as all the passengers______ very frightened by the strange noise.
A. was B. were C. have been D. is
Question 19. Richard started the race well but ran out of ________ in the later stages.
A. power B. steam C. force D. effort
Question 20. We should use __________time we have available to discuss his proposal.
A. little B. the little of C. the little D. the less
Question 21. Mr Albert was just a run-of-the-__________ worker.
A. road B. mill C. week D. wheel
Question 22. His room was ________ furnished with only bed, a wardrobe and an accident
armchair.
A. sparsely B. thinly C. lightly D. sketchily
Question 23. She sent her children to the park so that she could have some
A. fresh and quiet B. quiet and peace
C. peace and quiet D. fresh and peace
Question 24. The hotel, though obviously grand in its day, appeared rather neglected and ______
when we checked in.
A. temble-down B. downcast C. run-down D. down-and-out
Question 25. If you are sightseeing on your own, it would be a good idea to buy _______ guide of
the town.
A. pictorial B. an illustrative C. a picturesque D. a pictured
Question 26. When the president retired he was given a _______ of $60,000.
A. consolation prize B. golden handshake
C. blank cheque D. parking shot
Question 27. You really dropped ________ the other day when you told Michael you’d seen his
wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother’s.
A. a brick B. a stone C. a log D. a plank
Question 28. Having decided to rent a flat, we ________ contacting all the accommodation
agencies in the city.
A. set out B. set to C. set about D. set off
Question 29. Every delicacy Miss Cook produces is done _______.
A. there and then B. at will C. sooner or later D. to a turn
Question 30. I can lend you five pounds to help you ________ until you’ve had time to go to the
bank.
A. out B. up C. on D. by

PART C: READING (6.0 points)

I. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate
your answers. (2.0 points)
Architecture is the practice of building design and its resulting products; customary usage
refers only to those designs and structures that are culturally significant. Architecture is to building
as literature is to the printed word. Vitruvius, a 1st-century BC Roman, wrote encyclopedically
about architecture, and the English poet Sir Henry Wotton was quoting him in his charmingly
phrased dictum: “Well building hath three conditions: Commoditie, Firmenes, and Delight.” More
prosaically, one would say today that architecture must satisfy its intended uses, must be technically
sound, and must convey aesthetic meaning. But the best buildings are often so well constructed that
they outlast their original use. They then survive not only as beautiful objects, but as documents of
the history of cultures, achievements in architecture that testify to the nature of the society that
produced them. These achievements are never wholly the work of individuals. Architecture is a
social art.

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 Architectural form is inevitably influenced by the technologies applied, but building
technology is conservative and knowledge about it is cumulative. Precast concrete, for instance, has
not rendered brick obsolete. Although design and construction have become highly sophisticated
and are often computer directed, this complex apparatus rests on preindustrial traditions inherited
from millennia during which most structures were lived in by the people who erected them. The
technical demands on building remain the elemental ones – to exclude enemies, to circumvent
gravity, and to avoid discomforts caused by an excess of heat or cold or by the intrusion of rain,
wind, or vermin. This is no trivial assignment even with the best modern technology.
The availability of suitable materials fostered the crafts to exploit them and influenced the
shapes of buildings. Large areas of the world were once forested, and their inhabitants developed
carpentry. Although it has become relatively scarce, timber remains an important building material.
Many kinds of stone lend themselves to building. Stone and marble were chosen for
important monuments because they are incombustible and can be expected to endure. Stone is also a
sculptural material; stone architecture was often integral with stone sculpture. The use of stone has
declined, however, because a number of other materials are more amenable to industrial use and
assembly.
Some regions lack both timber and stone; their peoples used the earth itself, tamping certain
mixtures into walls or forming them into bricks to be dried in the sun. Later they baked these
substances in kilns, producing a range of bricks and tiles with greater durability.
(Extracted from Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 Encyclopedia – DVD Version)
Question 1. According to the passage, the term “architecture” is normally used to refer to the
designs and structures that have __________.
A. cultural significance B. technical important
C. social importance D. religious significance
Question 2: Which of the following not considered an essential characteristic of architecture
according to the passage?
A. Economy B. Utility C. Strength D. Beauty
Question 3: When well-constructed buildings exist longer than their original use, they serve
as________
A. monuments to ancient time heroes B. museum and exhibition galleries
C. witnesses to their historical times D. witnesses to major ancient war
Question 4: The author uses the phrase “social art” in the first paragragh to emphasise that
architecture is an____________
A. art that belongs to a society
B. achievement of many people
C. art that is very much socialised
D. achievement of many sociologists
Question 5: According to the passage, knowledge about building technology___________
A. has experienced compete changes for generations
B. includes the experience gained form generation to generation
C. is always influenced by a wide range of technological application
D. is based on modern technologies rather than traditions
Question 6: The word “obsolete” in paragragh 2 mostly means ________
A. out of date B. out of hand C. out of order D. out of place
Question 7: Which of the following factors must be taken into account in both ancient and modern
architecture according to the information in paragragh 2?
A. Fundamental technical demands on building
B. Basic safety rules in the building industry
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 C. Basic needs and the availability of materials
D. Sophisticated building technologies
Question 8: According to the passage, stone and marble were used for building of historical
importance because they_________
A. are inflammable and endurable B. give warmth and comfort fo their owners
C. make structures look more attractive D. are non-flammable and last long
Question 9: According to the passage, today stone has been used less as a building material
because________.
A. stone architecture is essential to the number of stone sculptures
B. it has become relatively scarce and more difficult to exploit
C. it has less influence on the shapes of buildings and sculptures
D. there have been other more suitable materials for industrial use
Question 10: The word “their” in the last paragragh refers to__________
A. regions B. timber and stone C. mixtures D. walls and bricks

II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer (2.0 points)

A small but growing group of scholar, evolutionary, psychologists, are being to sketch the
contours of the human mind as designed by natural selection. Some of them even anticipate the coming
of a field called "mismatch theory", which would study maladies resulting from contrasts between the
modern environment and the "ancestral environment". The one we were designed for.
There is no shortage of such maladies to study, Rates of depression have been doubling in some
industrial countries roughly every 10 years. Suicide is the third most common cause of death among
young adults, after car wrecks and homicides.
Evolutionary psychology is a long way from explaining all this with precision, but it is already
shedding enough light to challenges some conventional wisdom. It suggests, for example, that the
nostalgia for the nuclear family of the 1950s is in some way misguided - that the model family of
husband at work and wife at home is hardly a "natural" and healthful living arrangement, especially for
the wives. Moreover, the bygone lifestyles that do look fairly natural in light of evolutionary psychology
appear to have been eroded largely by commercialism. Perhaps the biggest surprise from evolutionary
psychology it its depiction of the "animal" in us. Freud, and various thinkers since, saw "civilization" as
an oppressive force that thwarts basic animal instincts and urges and transmutes them into
psychopathology. However, evolutionary psychology suggests that a larger threat to metal health may be
the way civilization thwarts civility. There is a gentler, kinder side of human nature, and it seems
increasingly to be a victim of repression in modern society.
Question 1: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. How evolutionary psychology manages modern society.
B. The problems of illness caused by modern society.
C. The importance of ancestral environment.
D. Evolutionary psychologists’ views on the nuclear family.
Question 2: The word “contour” is closest in meaning to
A. actions B. limits C. structures D. outlines
Question 3: According to the passage, the death of many young people in industrial countries is
mainly caused by
A murder B. traffic accidents C. suicide D. depression
Question 4: The word “one” refers to the
A. mismatch theory B. field
C. modern environment D. encestral environment
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Question 5: It can be inferred from the passage that evolutionary psychologists dislike nostalgia for
the 1950s because
A. it was an unhealthy time to live.
B. the nuclear family provided an unsatisfactory lifestyle.
C. women who wished to go out to work were misguided
D. family life was seen to be unnatural
Question 6: The word “bygone” could be replaced by
A. overlooked B. forgotten C. past D. original
Question 7: According to the passage, Frued and other psychologists thought civilization
A. showed that people have animal instincts B. greatly improved people’s lives
C. encouraged people to use the basic instincts D. caused madness in some people
Question 8: In this passage, the word “civility” is closest in meaning to
A. courtesy B. politeness C. morality D. formality
Question 9: In the passage, evolutionary psychologists suggest that in modern society
A. victims are always punished B. people’s better natures are denied
C. repressed people are kind and gentle D. people suffer from repression
Question 10: Which of the following is the third most common cause of death among young adults?
A. stress B. suiside C. car wreck D. homicide

III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. (2.0 points)
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is "blog", a shortened form
of "web log". A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by the person writing it - the "blogger" - who
presumably(1)_______ other people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being used to
(2)_______new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal joural. An now, as the
technology (3)_______video camera is making them easier to use, we have the video log, or "vlog".
Vlogging does not require (4)________sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-
speed Internet connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that
(5)________ their fancy onto their personal website. Some vloggers have no ambitions rather than
to show films they have (6)______while on holiday in exotic places. However, vlogs can also serve
more ambitious purpose. FOr instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a (7)______ for
themselves might publish their work on the Internet, eager to receive advice or criticism. And
increasingly, vlogs are being used to (8)_______ political and social issues that are not newsworthy
enough to (9)_________ coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether
vlogging will ever take off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its (10)______ is only
now becoming apparent
Question 1. A. believes B. expects C. assumes D. supposes
Question 2. A. add B. inhale C. insert D. breathe
Question 3. A. about B. behind C. beneath D. under
Question 4. A. absolutely B. largely C. utterly D. highly
Question 5. A. grasps B. appeals C. takes D. gives
Question 6. A. shot B. photograghed C. snapped D. captured
Question 7. A. publicity B. fame C. name D. promotion
Question 8. A. emphasise B. publicise C. distribute D. circulate
Question 9. A. earn B. warrant C. excuse D. cause
Question 10. A. potential B. possibility C. ability D. feasibility

PART D – WRITING (4 points)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the
first sentence, using the cues as the beginning of each sentence. (1 point)
Question 1. There is no need for us to hurry, the play doesn’t start until 8.00.
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 We can________________________________________________________________
Question 2. There are not many books which explain this problem so well.
 In few other books _______________________________________________________
Question 3. Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week.
 An increased _______________________________________________________________
Question 4. All that stood between Jack and a gold medal was Peter’s greater speed.
 But for _____________________________________________________________
Question 5. If ever a student dared to ask a question, the professor would sigh wearily.
 In the_________________________________________________

II. Rewrite the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the suggestion with NO MORE THAN SIX WORDS to fill in the blank.
(1 point)
0. It began to rain almost immediately after our arrival at the resort.
 Scarcely _______ had we arrived _______ at the resort when it began to rain.
Question 1. The other team were so good that there was obviously no way we could win the match.
(STAND)
The other team were so good that we ________________________________________________
winning the match.
Question 2. Jane was at a loss to explain who the smartphone belonged to and why it was in his
coat pocket. (WHOSE)
 Jane had absolutely _____________________________ was and why it was in his coat pocket.
Question 3. They didn’t give her the job because she didn’t have the right experience.
(GROUNDS)
 She was not ___________________________________________that she didn’t have the right
experience.
Question 4. I didn’t feel like going out yesterday. That’s why I didn’t call you. (MOOD)
 If I _______________________________________________ going out yesterday, I would have
called you.
Question 5. It was hard not to start laughing when he started to sing. (FACE)
 It was hard to_______________________________________________ when he started to sing.

IV. Essay writing (2.0 points) :

"When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success."
To what extent you agree or disagree with this statement? Give the reasons for your
answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Your writing must be between 220 and 250 words.
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