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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Mã đề thi: 802 KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - THPT Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi trắc nghiệm có 12 trang) SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (70 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu âm thanh. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thi sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Giám thị chỉ bật đài nghe một lần. PART 1: You will hear part of a radio interview in which two psychologists, Stella Burrows and Simon Peres, are giving advice to office workers. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1. Why does Stella mention “the smooth talker” and other office types? A. They are characters every office worker will recognise. B. They are successful personas to adopt. C. They are people who don't contribute much to a company. D. They are kinds of people we should try to avoid in offices. Question 2. According to Simon, what should “live-to-work” employees consider? A. perfection is desirable B. what colleagues really think of them C. the best way to impress their boss D. achieving a work-life balance Question 3. Simon thinks the majority of employees ____________. A. are too conscientious B. do not make enough effort C. have a healthy work-life balance D. are neither of the types described Question 4. According to Stella, what will happen if someone does not take their job seriously? A. Their colleagues will feel obliged to work harder. B. They will irritate their colleagues. C. They will lose the trust of their colleagues. D. Their colleagues will envy them. Question 5. Simon warns employees against ____________. A. asking colleagues for their views B. giving advice which was not asked for C. constantly seeking advice from superiors D. openly criticising other people's contributions
2 PART 2: You will hear an interview with Steve, who talks about the love of his life, Abby. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 6. How did Abby feel about Steve five years ago? A. She looked up to Steve, but didn't love him. B. She felt the same way as Steve did about her. C. She thought he was fun to be with occasionally. D. She was uncertain about starting any relationship. Question 7. How did Steve explain Abby's change of heart initially? A. He saw it as an aberration, brought on by boredom, B. He put it down to her being lonely and unattached C. He thought she was having a laugh at his expense. D. He decided something at work must have upset her. Question 8. What did Steve's work colleagues suddenly notice about him? A. He spent less time chatting with them in the office. B. He seemed preoccupied by a personal problem. C. He was putting in longer hours than he had done. D. He was showing more commitment to his work. Question 9. On hearing Steve's declaration, the first thing Samantha did was to ____________. A. burst into tears at his news B. get some flowers for Abby C. rush round to Abby's place D. phone Steve's office to say he was sick Question 10. At the family wedding, Steve ____________. A. showed an American how to drive a British car B. was given advice by someone he didn't know well. C. was attacked by his mother for ditching Samantha D. announced his plan to get married to Abby Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Question 11. A. paths B. sheaths C. months D. wreaths Question 12. A. brooch B. broomstick C. brood D. foolscap Question 13. A. chronic B. orchid C. chorus D. orchard Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.
3 Question 14. A. geophysical B. hydroelectric C. humanitarian D. telecommuting Question 15. A. permanent B. sentiment C. coherent D. continent Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentences. Question 16. The interviewer told Alison that she would earn $30,000 a year, ____________ she to be offered the job. A. should B. would C. had D. were Question 17. As a result of Israel-Hamas war, now in Gaza safe drinking water is becoming ever harder to ____________, with disastrous consequences for those who can't afford it. A. come across B. come into C. come up with D. come by Question 18. Hawk is an authority ____________ Spanish architecture. A. in B. for C. on D. with Question 19. Large cities like Tokyo are usually ____________ when it comes to adopting new technology. A. on the double B. ahead of the curve C. beyond its means D. before its time Question 20. ____________ he's only just started, he knows quite a lot about it. A. Concerning B. Considering C. Including D. Regarding Question 21. ____________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs. A. That many people don't realize B. It is that many people don't realize C. What many people don't realize D. Because many people don't realize Question 22. That boy's always been in trouble. Sooner or later he's going to ____________ in prison. A. turn out B. grow up C. wind up D. live up Question 23. Do you need to give your speech another ____________ or do you already know it by heart? A. run-through B. check-up C. mix-up D. break-down Question 24. We started off walking ____________, but after an hour we had slowed down to a nail's pace. A. briskly B. crisply C. sharply D. heartily Question 25. She must have been disappointed when hearing that story, ____________? A. mustn’t she B. have she C. hasn’t she D. has she Question 26. Teaching high school students is relatively easy. Teaching majored students, on the other hand, is a different ____________ of fish. A. pan B. bowl C. pot D. kettle Question 27. Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no ____________ and well-established army nursing systems for casualties. A. organizations B. organizers C. organized D. organizational
4 Question 28. The telephone rang and interrupted my ____________ of thought. A. train B. series C. chain D. circle Question 29. “Well, I first came here last March.” – “So, by the end of this month you ____________ with us for almost a year.” A. are going to live B. will have been living C. will be living D. are living Question 30. It was horrible how she ____________ by leaving the house without telling us where she was going. A. struck a chord B. banged the drum C. played second fiddle D. led us a merry dance Question 31. ____________, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant. A. Having hunger satisfied B. Hunger been satisfied C. Having satisfied their hunger D. Satisfying their hunger Question 32. The flowers of ____________ tea plant are small and white. A. a B. no article C. an D. the Question 33. There ____________ to have been thousands of new companies founded last year. A. is reported B. has reported C. are reported D. have reported Question 34. ____________, pretending to be soldiers. A. The children marching around the park B. Around the park marching were the children C. Around the park were the children marching D. Marching around the park were the children Question 35. We were very glad to receive a ____________ description of all the cases related to the fire reported for the last 3 months in the hospital. A. complacent B. compendious C. compact D. compatible Question 36. I'm glad you dropped by! It's been a month of ____________ since I last saw you. A. Mondays B. Sundays C. Fridays D. Tuesdays 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 37. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it to himself until it was announced publicly. A. had a big mouth B. let the cat out of the bag C. kept it under his hat D. made headlines Question 38. The America authorities expressed regret as a drone strike has accidentally killed innoc