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1 TỈNH HƯNG YÊN TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HƯNG YÊN (Đề thi đề xuất) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Thời gian làm bài 180 phút (Đề thi gồm có 18 trang) I. LISTENING (50 POINTS) Part 1: You will hear a lecture about the history of salt. For questions 1-10, listen and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (20 points) The Early History of Salt Salt use • Salt is salt is one of the oldest and most 1. _____________. • Salt is essential for human health, for example it regulates the body's 2. _____________. • In ancient civilizations, salt was highly valued and used as a method of 3. _____________. • The word 4. _____________ comes from the Latin word’s solarium argetum, which was used to describe the payment to Roman soldiers. • We know today a high salt environment is not conducive to microbial reproduction and 5. _____________ of salt can even kill microorganisms. Ancient Sweden • In Ancient Sweden, animals were kept in the 6. _____________ at the right time of year so fresh meat was only available in October. • A way of preserving food was invented: salting. • Annual 7. _____________ increased rapidly because the food was much too salty. Salt source • It has long been found that salt can be extracted from seawater, mineral deposits, 8. _____________, brines, springs, etc. • People mainly extract salt from oceans and deserts in the basins. • Salt from spring water is 9. _____________ and purer compared to that from sea water. Salt distribution • In ancient Sweden, locals needed to protect the 10. _____________ by which they imported salt. • In other ancient countries, people carrying salt around were seen as a natural means of transport. Part 2: Listen to a piece of news report on plastic waste. From questions 11-15, answer the questions
2 with no more than 5 words. Write your answer in the given space. (10 points) 11. According to estimations, what do two billion of people worldwide have no access to? …………………………………………………………………………………… 12. What are fishing gear types that are often lost or dumped at sea? …………………………………………………………………………………… 13. What catastrophe does abandon fishing gear cause to marine life? …………………………………………………………………………………… 14. The size of the microplastic is no bigger than that of what? …………………………………………………………………………………… 15. What are washed down the drain that contain microbeads? …………………………………………………………………………………… Part 3: You will hear part of an interview with Mark Latell, a scientist who works on volcanoes, talking about his job. For questions 16-20, decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (10 points) 16. According to Mark, predictions about volcanic eruptions can be inaccurate because of the lack of constant observation. 17. When Mark’s team successfully predicted an eruption on an island, he felt embarrassed by the thanks he received. 18. Mark’s team role is to deal with eruptions at the scale of national emergency. 19. Mark thought that the comparison of them with the “cowboys” is true to some extent. 20. When escaping the eruption of Mount St Helens, everyone in Mark’s team were thrilled by being so close to such a big eruption. Part 4: You will hear part of a radio interview in which a sports journalist is talking about footballers’ pay. For questions 21-25, choose the answer A, B, or C which fits best according to what you hear. (10 points) 21. According to Micheal, the amount of money in football is causing a problem because _____________. A. too many poor quality matches are televised. B. the game has switched from its working man’s roots. C. it has weakened international competition in the game. D. the high gate and kit charges have reduced the fan base. 22. Micheal claims that the high levels of pay for footballers have come about because of _____________. A. companies wanting players to market their brand.
3 B. the demand for the televising of matches. C. clubs fairly rewarding the talent of their players. D. a desire to prevent top players going to other clubs. 23. Micheal says that a valid argument against paying footballers so much is that _____________. A. they are inadequate role models for young people. B. their salaries are disproportionate to the task. C. the rich clubs fail to support the poorer clubs. D. their jobs are less important than those of other workers. 24. Micheal suggests that the solution to the problem of pay is to _____________. A. pay players according to how well they perform. B. base pay on the percentage of fans the club attracts. C. create a pay scale with a reasonable top limit. D. share income from broadcasting across all the clubs. 25. Micheal thinks that the profits from football should be used for _____________. A. new sports facilities across the country. B. involving and teaching children in sports. C. funding sports scholarships in poorer countries. D. subsidizing an international pay scale for players. PART II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. (15 pts) 1. There is little doubt that your daughter has a real _____________ with animals. A. affinity B. intuition C. aptitude D. flair 2. Despite a string of _____________ performance, he retained his place in the side. A. promising B. reasonable C. satisfactory D. moderate 3. For years now, it seems he has been _____________ by bad luck. A. bugged B. doomed C. dogged D. haunted 4. The movie takes considerable _____________ with the novel that it is based on. A. liberties B. privileges C. enlightenments D. deliverances 5. _____________ IT skills today should not be required for women? A. Who was that said B. Who was it that said C. Who that it said D. Who was said that 6. From the top of the hill, the village looks quite close, but distances are _____________. A. deceptive B. surprising C. false D. illusory
4 7. This room could really do with another _____________ of paint. A. coat B. jacket C. skin D. sliver 8. Her dishonesty served as a _____________ to the speedy termination of her employment. A. catastrophe B. catharsis C. catalepsy D. catalyst 9. In his speech he made a flattering _____________ to your work. A. allusion B. appetite C. application D. applause 10. If we _____________ over the details, we’ll never finish filming this episode by today. A. niggle B. discuss C. huddle D. mob 11. The camel has adapted to survive in an _____________ environment like the desert for many days without water. A. acidic B. alkaline C. arid D. avid 12. My manager is a typical working mother who has to deal with _____________ activities every day. A. miscellaneous B. multifarious C. many D. manifold 13. He'll have to buckle _____________ to his work soon if he wants to pass his finals. A. up B. in C. down D. for 14. He spoke well though it was his _____________ speech. A. first-hand B. maiden C. slurred D. prime 15. In his _____________ days he was quite dandy. A. salad B. green C. fruit D. vegetable Part 2: The text below contains 5 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write the correct words in the space provided. (5 pts) With Europe facing the more serious flu epidemic in years, the World Health Organization is warning the public, especially the sick and elderly, to do an inoculation now. Health experts warn that this winter's outbreak could be as severe as the 1989 epidemic, which killed 25,000 people in Britain only. WHO has stressed the importance in vaccination, and several countries are already taking precautions to ensure that those of high-risk categories such as diabetics and those with heart, or lung complaints, are vaccinated. Nearly all previous strains of flu are known to originate in China and Far East, and whereas in the past infection spread slowly across the world, these days global infection is a threat. Part 3: Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the following sentences. (10 pts) 1. Students carried out a _____________ at the governor's office to protest higher tuition costs. (SIT) 2. It was a very _____________ idea completely impractical and unworkable. (FAR) 3. Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by what really happens to us, so much as by