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1 ĐHNN-ĐHQGHN TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGOẠI NGỮ HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN:TIẾNG ANH- KHỐI 10 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 15 trang) A. LISTENING (50 pts) Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to Jane asking about moving service and complete the form with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts) MOVING COMPANY SERVICE REPORT Full Name: Jane Bond Phone Number: 1. _____________ USA Address: 509 2. _____________ 1137 3. _____________, Seattle Packing Day: 4. _____________ Date: 11th March Clean-up by: 5:00 p.m. Day: Thursday 14th About the Price: Rather expensive Storage Time: 5. _____________ Part 2. For questions 1 - 5, listen to a guide speaking about the historical Haybridge Hall and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts) 1. The army made a small change to the Haybridge Hall. 2. The church was gradually abandoned when the Yardley family managed the land. 3. The actual area of land today has shrunk. 4. The Hoaten family donated the land for charity work. 5. English Heritage tried to instil modern life into Haybridge Hall. Part 3: For questions 1-5, listen to two friends talking about the newspapers in their local area and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
2 1. Gemma believes that The Times _____________. A. has too many lengthy articles B. considers the horoscopes as unimportant C. puts too much emphasis on sports D. fails to bring a critical writing style 2. What does Gemma think about The Times’ campaign of saving the hospital? A. It is not worth appreciating. B. The purpose was to make an impact on authority. C. It goes against their viewpoint in a previous article. D. They only did that to sell more newspapers. 3. What is Ben’s attitude towards international topics in a local newspaper? A. He doubts its credibility. B. He considers the topics as unattractive. C. He is indifferent to international affairs. D. He believes they are written for the sake of the writers. 4. Both Gemma and Ben agree that _____________. A. most people read The Times for its job section B. price is a competitive advantage of The Times C. Internet will replace newspapers soon D. the operation of a newspaper is related to the local economy 5. Gemma found the reducing number of local newspapers _____________. A. distressing B. reasonable C. beneficial D. unpredictable Part 4. For questions 1-10, listen to a speech about the Pacific island of Vanuatu and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided. (20pts) Many of the islands of Vanuatu have been inhabited for thousands of years, the oldest 1. _____________found dating to 2000 BC. In 1887, the islands began to be administered by a French-British 2. _____________. In 1906, the French and British agreed to joint Anglo-French rule over the New Hebrides. Vanuatu suffered from a practice wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became 3. _____________in Australia. During World War II, two of the islands were used as 4. _____________. In the 1960s, the Vanuatu people started to press for self-governance and later independence; 5. _____________was finally granted by both European nations on July 30, 1980.
3 During the 1990s, Vanuatu experienced political instability, which eventually resulted in a more 6. _____________. The Vanuatu Mobile Force attempted a coup in 1996, because of a 7. _____________. The economy is based primarily on agriculture. Mineral deposits are negligible and the country has no known 8. _____________. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between 9. _____________. There are three official languages: English, French and Bislama. Most of the islands are mountainous and of volcanic origin, and have a tropical or sub-tropical climate. The future for Vanuatu is very uncertain. Global warming and the threat of rising sea levels puts this group of islands in 10. _____________. B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 pts) Part 1: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts) 1. He didn’t have a _____________ of evidence to support his claims. A. sign B. scrap C. sense D. state 2. It's normal for salaries to be paid monthly in _____________, meaning you'll need to work four weeks first. A. advance B. full C. arrears D. debt 3. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always _____________ acquiring tremendous amounts of valuables. A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon 4. In times of _____________, unemployment figures usually rise dramatically. A. austerity B. severity C. sobriety D. gravity 5. He let it _____________ that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his. A. infer B. talk C. drop D. fall 6. When are we going to get rid of all these empty cartons? They've been _____________ up the office for weeks now. A. buttering B. clutching C. cluttering D. botching 7. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _____________. It enhanced his power and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small. A. on the pecking hole B. in the nibbling line C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order 8. We don’t have a secretary _____________, but we do have a student who comes in to do a bit of filing. A. as such B. the least bit C. whatsoever D. little more 9. Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the _____________. A. flock B. herd C. swarm D. group
4 10. A full scholarship to Harvard and you are worried about leaving your job? You’d be a fool to _____________ up a chance like that. A. pass B. miss C. brush D. cast 11. Even though there have been setbacks, because of their determination I’m sure they’ll achieve their goals, _____________. A. suffice to say B. be that as it may C. so be it D. come what may 12. As she didn’t understand the teacher’s question, she merely gave him a _____________ look. A. dim B. blank C. cold D. clean 13. There were probably moments when you wondered if anyone spoke the truth or was _____________. A. under the baton B. below bar C. off the beg D. on the level 14. Many victims of the earthquake pay _____________ to the ones who took them out of rubble. A. tributes B. respects C. homage D. deference 15. I don't like intellectual novels, serious music or films; my tastes are quite _____________. A. flat-topped B. lowbrow C. shamefaced D. slow-witted 16. _____________ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute for herself. A. What with B. If it weren’t for C. Barring D. Given 17. The Conservatives declared their intention of _____________ the whole Act once they came into power. A. repulsing B. repelling C. impelling D. repealing 18. The growth of psychobiology owes _____________ to major conceptual advances in the way people think about the brain. A. much B. as much as C. much which D. so much as 19. Not only is little Johnny's grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also his pronunciation _____________. A. heedless B. slothful C. sluggish D. haphazard 20. The statement from the ministers contrasts _____________ with comments by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncke. A. flatly B. utterly C. heavily D. sharply 21. There has been a recommendation that authority to make financial decisions _____________ to a special committee. A. will be delegated B. is delegated C. was delegated D. be delegated 22. _____________, we missed our plane. A. The train is late B. The train was late C. To be late D. The train being late