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1 TỈNH SƠN LA TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN (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 19 trang, gồm 15 câu) LISTENING Part 1. For questions 1-10, listen to the lecture and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer. Internet banking History 1980s • Early online banking access required a computer, a monitor and a 1 _____________ • Very basic. Customers could only: - see their 2 _____________ - send messages to their bank. • Written instructions required to move money to other accounts or make bill payments. • Under one percent of 3 _____________ made use of early online banking. 1990s • Sharp rise in number of 4 _____________ following establishment of Internet. • Modern online-banking services using web browsers begin. • Initial consumer reluctance to carry out financial transactions online (5 _____________ from accounts often occurred). • Changing consumer attitudes prompted by: - better 6 _____________ on banking websites - more online stores (e.g., Amazon, eBay). 2000+ • 2001: Bank of America = first bank with three million online customers (making three million payments to a value in excess of 7 _____________). • 2012: As many as 8 _____________ of bank customers banking online in one country. • Many online (internet only) banks open. Benefits of internet banking Customers: - They have access to accounts 24/7 - They can make payments (gas, electricity, etc.), move money between accounts, 9 _____________, etc. No
2 need to go to bank. - They can access banking services using computers or smart phones. Banks: - Customers keep more money in their account. - Reduced need for customer 10 _____________ staff. - Increased customer loyalty (+ more recommendations to others). - Lower running costs (internet banks only). - Regional banks can find customers elsewhere (+ therefore operate beyond their usual area). Part 2. For questions 11-15, listen to part of a talk about emotion and answer the following questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. 11. What are emotions the driving force behind? __________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is the brain wired to detect? __________________________________________________________________________ 13. What are the stress hormones released during a threat? __________________________________________________________________________ 14. Which part of the brain activates first in emotional situations? __________________________________________________________________________ 15. What can influence our emotions besides subconscious responses? __________________________________________________________________________ Part 3. For questions 16-20, listen to part of a radio interview with a travel writer called Marina Vardy, and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG) according to what you hear. Write T, F, or NG in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 16. Marina has always loved the ocean and sailing. 17. The voyage made Marina a more positive person. 18. Marina often doubts the quality of her writing. 19. Marina's grandmother is the person that is interested in her writing. 20. Marina prefers writing about bad experiences to the good ones. Part 4. For questions 21-25, listen to part of a radio interview, in which television presenter and volcanologist Callum Gray is talking about his work with volcanoes, and write letter A, B, C or D in
3 the numbered boxes provided to indicate the answer to each of the following questions according to what you hear. 21. How do many people react after hearing Callum is a volcanologist? A. They find it dull and uninteresting. B. They are keen to learn more about his work. C. They want to hear about dangerous incidents. D. They are generally indifferent. 22. What does Callum say about his decision to become a volcanologist? A. It occurred spontaneously. B. It was prompted by his father. C. It had originated in his childhood. D. It has caused him some slight regret. 23. How did Callum feel during the flight over the erupting Hawaiian volcano? A. fascinated by the force of the eruption. B. frightened that he was not going to survive. C. guilty because he had put the pilot in danger. D. annoyed there was no warning of bad weather. 24. Which aspect of his job does Callum find most difficult? A. having to handle the media during an eruption. B. being constantly aware of danger while on an active volcano. C. assessing the risk to life that an eruption might cause. D. dealing with people who could be affected by an eruption. 25. What misconception about volcanology might the TV series create? A. That volcanologists primarily work indoors. B. That there are many job opportunities in the field. C. That the work involves constant outdoor adventure. D. That a strong background in physical fitness is required. LEXICO – GRAMMAR For questions 1 - 15, choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank. 1. If my working conditions don’t improve, I will _____________ my notice. A. give up B. fire off C. hand in D. give out 2. The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to _____________ the sufferings of human beings.
4 A. reduction B. reducing C. reduce D. reductive 3. Let’s go home, _____________? A. shan’t we B. shall we C. do we D. don’t we 4. Hardly _____________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems. A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing 5. Some foreigners are not used to _____________ to the left when they come to England for the first time. A. driving B. drive C. drove D. driven 6. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and _____________ in a quiet position. A. before all B. after all C. first of all D. above all 7. The easiest way to get this nut off the bolt would be to use a _____________. A. screwdriver B. winch C. spanner D. jack 8. You have to _____________ a deposit if you want to keep the flat. A. put down B. put aside C. put on D. put out 9. The very idea of her winning the beauty competition is quite _____________. A. abrupt B. absurd C. abnormal D. futile 10. Jeremy may well not _____________ about the accident yet. A. tell B. to tell C. have told D. have been told 11. Mrs. Andrews runs the business and people think she’s the _____________ of the earth. A. sugar B. salt C. sauce D. pepper 12. She hates her job, but she will have to stick it _____________ until the end of the year. A. for B. on C. out D. to 13. You can’t just demand _____________ respect , you have to earn it. A. a B. the C. any D. O 14. There has been a real boom in _____________ electronics over the last three decades. A. consumer B. customer C. buyer D. client 15. Do you believe in that old _____________ about not walking under a ladder? A. curse B. misfortune C. uncertainty D. superstition For questions 16 – 20, identify and correct five mistakes in the following passage. Example: do (Line 1) => make Research has found that children taken on a supermarket trip do a purchase request every two minutes. More than $200 million a year is now spent on advertising directly to children, most of them on television. That figure is likely to increase and it is in the supermarket aisles that the investment is most