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1 SỞ GD-ĐT THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 22 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ NĂM 2024 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 11 Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION A: LISTENING (50 POINTS) Part I. For questions 1-5, listen to a man and a woman talking about leisure activities and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). You will listen to the recording TWICE. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (10 points) 1. The man is concerned about the way he spends his free time. 2. The man thinks there is a lack of reality on TV. 3. The woman suppose that the man’s experience is out of the ordinary. 4. The woman tends to lose herself when she reads a gripping book. 5. The woman claims that people still keep their identity when they play Fantasy Football. Part II. You will hear a website interview with a fashion designer called Sam Tait. For questions 6-11, choose the answer (A, B, C, or D), which fits best according to what you hear. You will listen to the recording TWICE. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (10 points) 6. How does Sam explain her interest in fashion design? A. Her parents were both in the fashion industry. B. She was encouraged to develop her natural enthusiasm. C. She always took an interest in her own clothes. D. She had a very good sewing teacher at school. 7. Sam says that she changed the focus of her college studies because ____________. A. she developed a new passion B. she began thinking more about her potential career C. she attended some classes given by an inspiring teacher D. she lost her initial enthusiasm 8. What does Sam say about her apprenticeship experience? A. It came in very useful when she started her own business. B. What she learnt was more valuable than anything she did at college. C. That kind of experience should be a compulsory part of college courses.
2 D. She is graceful to her tutor for finding her such a good placement. 9. What aspect of her personality does Sam say attracted her to fashion design? A. A wish to look attractive. B. An interest in people. C. A certain shyness. D. A love of color. 10. How could Sam’s views on fashion be summed up? A. First and foremost fashion should be functional rather than artistic. B. Fashion is a good way of expressing different moods. C. The aim of fashion is to make people look better. D. Fashion is a way of bringing art into our daily lives. Part III. You will hear part of a radio programme in which journalist Arabella Gordon talks about the phenomenon of technophobia. Answer the following questions with a word or a short phrase (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS). (10 points) 11. What did people think of new machines when they first appeared in their places of work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. Who operated the new weaving machines? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. According to the Frame Breaking Act, what was brought in the death penalty? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. What makes electronic typewriters attractive to students in the UK? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. What did Frederick Forsyth do before he was a writer? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Part IV. You will hear a short talk about the history of pandemics. For questions 16-25, complete each sentence with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will listen to the recording TWICE. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (20 points) Besides two current pandemics (Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS), four other pandemics are mentioned, including (16) ___________, (17) ___________, typhus and (18) ___________ Swine flu vaccination led to a (19) ___________. Swine flu infected a large percentage of the world’s population before it (20) ___________ in 2010. “The Hot Zone” by Richard Preston detailed the origins of two horrible (21) ___________ including Ebola.
3 While Hollywood often deals in fast-moving fiction, the world has witnessed slower, more sustained spreads. The (22) ___________ was the cause of the Black Death that swept through Europe in the 14th century and claimed the lives of an estimated 200 million people. (23) ___________ was a major problem in areas without access to a clean water supply. (24) ___________ is endemic in tropical regions. No pandemic can spread like (25) ___________. SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (30 POINTS) Part I. Select the best option to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (20 points) 1. It seems ___________ to have a woman as the editor of a men's magazine. A. justifiable B. equitable C. infallible D. incongruous 2. Today, while most people are ___________ opposed to the use of drugs in sport, detection remains a real problem for the governing bodies. A. staunchly B. securely C. steadily D. vaguely 3. He forgot to buy the toys and had his children ___________. A. complain B. complained C. to complain D. complaining 4. I like my new job; the only fly in the ___________ is the fact that I have to work every other weekend. A. fat B. porridge C. soup D. ointment 5. The law has never prevented clever lawyers from finding ways of tax ___________ for their clients. A. dishonesty B. avoidance C. incursion D. shiftiness 6. The thieves got away with a ___________ of jewelry worth millions of pounds. A. plunder B. haul C. snatch D. loot 7. The conference guests all turned up on time in their best ___________. A. bolts and nuts B. nit and grit C. bib and tucker D. airs and graces 8. ___________ chair the meeting. A. John was decided to B. There was decided that John should C. It was decided that John D. John was decided that he 9. I'll help you as best I can, but I only have a ___________ acquaintance with property laws. A. passing B. flashing C. fleeting D. flying 10. The company has invested $11million to ___________ its video news capabilities and upgrade its website. A. fob off B. beef up C. rough out D. reign over
4 11. Aren't you ___________ a bit giving up a secure job to start up a business? A. chancing your arm B. cutting your losses C. changing your tune D. turing around your fingers 12. Manchester still suffers from urban ___________ and unacceptable poverty. A. scourge B. rot C. bane D. blight 13. I don’t understand why they’re spending so much on advertising; if their product is truly exceptional, good wine needs no ___________. A. glass B. bush C. bottle D. shrub 14. True learning does not ___________ in gathering facts from the teachers; it requires active assimilation of knowledge. A. achieve B. consist C. depend D. come 15. The company is working tirelessly to ___________ improved services for passengers. A. deliver B. transform C. distribute D. alter 16. Although the company seems very successful and popular, it has ___________ actual money. Everything is built off loans and debts. A. less or no B. little or no C. many or not D. not any or little 17. The system is ___________ complicated and is becoming more so with every passing year. A. roundly B. equitably C. fiendishly D. frantically 18. I felt like I had to ___________ an appearance at the staff party, but I only stayed for an hour. A. show up B. take on C. put in D. bring out 19. The product was released earlier this year with the ___________ well above expectations. A. outturn B. offshoot C. upkeep D. intake 20. The upper branches of the tallest trees produce more leaves ___________ other branches. A. than do B. than have C. than they do D. than it does Part II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on the answer sheet. (10 points) 1. People in coastal area live mainly on the ____________, which allows them to earn a great deal of money from the sea products. CULTURE 2. There has been a need for a book that ____________ the area for non-specialists. MYSTERY 3. This meeting may ____________ an improvement in relations between two countries. FIGURE 4. The speaker ____________ the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it. STEP 5. The demand for food in the war zone now far ____________ supply. STRIP 6. Most people with Ebola are ____________ and do not seek testing. SYMPTOM