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1 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XVI, NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 11 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 18 trang) Lưu ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển SECTION 1: LISTENING (50 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1: For question 1-5, listen to the recording and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided. 1. Circular reporting mainly bases on the primary evidence or source. 2. Not all the information on Wikipedia is true 3. A rise in the quantity of children affected by childhood illnesses like measles 4. Should verify the reliability of the original source to ensure it is not merely sourced from platforms like Wikipedia, Facebook, or the media. 5. Checking the sources of information is necessary Part 2: For questions 1-5. You hear a conversation between a father and his son. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. 1. In what way does the father admit to being mistaken? A. He was surprised how he was able to stay resolute for the benefit of his family. B. What happened between the two men was in direct contrast to what he had expected to happen. C. He thought his own children would have taken the news in a considerably worse fashion. D. The effect that the incident had on him was more severe than he thought it would be. 2. What view does the son express towards his father? A. Despite the incident he should have been more attentive to the needs of his children during the ordeal.
2 B. That he has the ability to process matters such as a death in an admirable way. C. How he regrets the manner in which he reacted to the incident with his mother. D. That the father is considered to be a stoic character. 3. What change in behavior does the father recognise after his wife's emergency? A. He quickly became emotionally withdrawn from the rest of his family. B. He started to develop relationship issues outside of his personal relationships. C. He started to become observant of members of his own family. D. He noticed how he became more emotionally dependent on others from this time. 4. What is the biggest loss according to the father? A. An inability to do the activities that they felt brought them closer. B. A loss of how the two are able to interact with one another. C. Their ability to experience their golden years in a state of rest and relaxation. D. The loss of being in contact with others outside of the family. 5. To what does the father confess? A. That he is emotionally damaged by trauma and continuing hardships of caring for a stroke victim. B. That he is overcome with guilt as he feels he is inadequately able to care for his wife. C. He is concerned as to how his proposal to hire professional help will be perceived by the rest of the family. D. He lacks the ability to manage the situation without the aid of others. Part 3: For questions 1-5. Listen and give short answers to the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording. 1. What is the aim of the national charity community mentioned? ……………………………………………………………………….. 2. Who was the first to describe the development of phobic behavior systematically? ……………………………………………………………………….. 3. When does the onset of social phobias typically occur? ……………………………………………………………………….. 4. What physiological factors contribute to social anxiety? ……………………………………………………………………….. 5. Where can individuals find details of local events and counseling? ……………………………………………………………………….. Part 4: For questions 1-10. Listen to a piece of BBC news about Popping knuckles and fill in the
3 missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. POPPING KNUCKLES If you pop or crack your (1) _______________, you probably do. What happens to our joints when we crack them? And is it bad for you? (2) _______________ in this (3) _______________ that’s found in between your joints. It kind of looks like an (4) _______________. So as you stretch out your joint, you're releasing gas, which generates a bubble that compresses and busts. To break the same knuckle again, you must wait around 20 minutes for the gas to return to the fluid. So, how does that vary from the pop you hear when you stand up suddenly? The sound you’re probably hearing then is the (5) _______________ make when sliding between muscles or over bones. When a joint moves, the tendon snaps quickly over, producing a popping sound. So, is the knuckle-cracking habit safe? Donald Unger was most likely a (6) _______________ who chose to pop the joints in one hand for 60 years but not the other. And he wanted to find out if popping your knuckles would actually give you (7) _______________. After 60 years of doing it, he found that he didn’t have any more arthritis in one hand than in the other. But there’s still a chance it’s not good for you. One 1990 did find that (8) _______________ over a long period of time led to (9) _______________ and decreased (10) _______________, but there hasn’t been any follow-up research on that. So while cracking your knuckles might not be bad for you, there’s still no guarantee that your popping habit won’t annoy the people around you. SECTION II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1. Family relationships later _______________ a much significance on his life A. took on B. kept up C. take up D. take on 2. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was _______________ with a fine. A. let through B. let off C. let out D. let down 3. Had I been told that the subject of finance _______________ at the next meeting, I wouldn’t have mentioned it. A. would have been brought up B. was going to bring up C. was to be brought up D. would have brought up 4. I didn’t _______________ out to be a millionaire – I just wanted to run a successful business. A. set B. go C. begin D. watch 5. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to _______________ ahead with it anyway. A. drive B. bang C. touch D. press
4 6. The _______________ workers were expecting thousands of refugees to turn up at the camps over the next few weeks. A. concern B. agency C. social D. relief 7. This course _______________ no previous knowledge of the subject. A. assembles B. assumes C. assigns D. assures 8. Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with all its contents _______________. A. preserved B. unscathed C. contained D. intact 9. According to a Government spokesman, further _______________ in the public sector are to be expected. A. cutbacks B. breakdowns C. outtakes D. layouts 10. The two sides are entrenched and any meeting between them is unlikely to _______________ a result. A. summit B. force C. yield D. concede 11. In terms of protocol, the President takes _______________ over all others in the country. A. priority B. the lead C. precedence D. the head 12. When several companies showed intere always st in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had _______________. A. upped the ante B. scooped the bag C. caught the fat one D. hit the jackpot 13. I can’t go out wearing something like that. I’d be the _______________ of the neighbourhood. A. make-me-laugh B. laughing stock C. laughter maker D. laughing gas 14. Tom's controversial new research has brought him back into the public _______________. A. floodlights B. footlights C. limelight D. lowlight 15. The criminal knows the _______________ of successful robberies. A. trash and treasure B. part and parcel C. ins and outs D. close all 16. _______________ to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days. A. Suspecting B. Suspected C. Having suspected D. To be suspected 17. It’s curious that he _______________ her to come after they had that bitter quarrel last week. A. should ask B. would ask C. might ask D. asked 18. What if I _______________ you that there's a good chance I can get tickets for the concert? A. have told B. were to tell C. were telling D. would to tell 19. Morton says his parents kicked him out, but his brother says this isn't _______________. A. that B. it C. so D. there 20. We are aware that he has tried his best; _______________, his work is just not good enough.