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1 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - ĐIỆN BIÊN Đề đề xuất (Đề thi gồm 20 trang) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ Năm học 2023 – 2024 MÔN TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 11 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút I. LISTENING (50 POINTS) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có nhạc hiệu. Thí sinh có 2 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước nhạc hiệu kết thúc bài nghe. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1: For questions 16-20, listen to a lecture about a science experiment and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to what your hear. (10 points) 1. The pitch drop experiment is the oldest experiment that is still running today. 2. The creator of the experiment wanted to show that common substances have extraordinary properties. 3. Pitch is a substance that looks liquid but is actually solid. 4. The first time a drop of pitch fell was three years after the experiment began. 5. In the year 2000, an electricity failure meant the pitch drop was not filmed. Part 2. For questions 6 – 10, listen to a radio program about the importance of morning light to our health and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts) 6. What kind of news did the man see that made him decide to start his business? 7. What is the name of the industry the man is in? 8. How much air can you buy for $115? 9. Where does the entrepreneur live now? 10. What does the man sometimes have to go to the bottom of to get air? Part 3. For questions 11 – 15, listen to a conversation between two students, who are planning an oral report for the History class and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 pts)
2 11. How is the programme designed to help youngsters? A. By getting them to talk about their feelings B. By encouraging them to loosen up C. By enabling them to convey their thoughts D. By giving them a way to entertain themselves 12. When talking about the nature of communication, Alice reveals that ______. A. teenagers are quick to react to a number of emotions B. people who learn to show how they feel can articulate better C. shy youngsters find the programme more useful than others D. young people have a lot of pent-up negative emotions 13. What aspect of the programme encourages teenagers to face their troubles? A. The social side of dance B. The freedom of the movement C. The obligation to interact D. The release of feelings 14. Alice contrasts professional and amateur dancers in order to ______. A. highlight the usefulness of the programme B. emphasise the use of emotions in dance C. illustrate the difference between teaching styles D. explain the ability to recognise feelings 15. What point does Alice make about the study into a person’s personality? A. It found that certain types of people dance better than others. B. Personality has a bearing on people’s willingness to participate. C. Who people are can be recognised through their movements. D. It revealed that most people try to hide their true nature. Part 4. For questions 16 – 25, listen to a programme about James Webb Space Telescope and complete the following sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 pts) Over the last 30 years, Hubble has (16) _____________ our view of the universe. This space telescope allows us to see the formations of the (17)____________ like our own Milky Way and other (18) __________ will also come into view, revealing the life on other planets. Scientists believe that the first stars will be really massive, (19)____________ and really brightly, and dying very soon, potentially with a massive explosion. They really hope this telescope does wonders. The space telescope provides us with the deepest view of the cosmos. It is regarded as a (20)__________. Its size helps identify the (21) ____________ coming from the farthest stars.
3 The light from the telescope comes in any of the bottom, here you can see a (22) ____________ covering the entrance aperture. We'll be able to watch the first (23) ____________, the first objects and stars growing up after the Big Bang. Owing to its huge size, the telescope has to be folded up to fit (24) ____________ to travel into space, which is extremely challenging. There were 300 points where it could go wrong and it is too far to be repaired. However, scientists believe that the risk deserves the enormous benefits it would bring. Thus, they are yearning to make a breakthrough. Attempts to discover unseen portions of the cosmos and address some of humanity's most complicated scientific problems are the most (25) _____________. II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (30 POINTS) Part 1. For questions 26-45, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 pts) 26. Sociologists say that element of violence is ______ in all societies. A. latent B. skulking C. passive D. potential 27. Owing to the heavy traffic on the road to the airport, it was _____ whether we would be in time to catch our plane. A. win or lose B. touch and go C. come and go D. on and off 28. Not until ________ been made safe ________ go back inside. A. had the building/ could anyone B. had the building/ anyone could C. the building had/ anyone could D. the building had/ could anyone 29. In Aboriginal Australia, mythology is a cultural treasure, ________ from one generation to the other. A. passed round B. passed on C. passed over D. passed through 30. When we got to the island, we realized that the water was not safe to drink and that we________ have brought water purification tablets. A. would B. must C. could D. should 31. Paul has the ___________ habit of picking his nose in public, which causes much annoyance to the people around. A. atrocious B. monstrous C. disastrous D. flagitious 32. It took the negotiation all weak to ___________ the final terms of the settlement. A. bog down B. nail down C. tie down D. wind down 33. In the underworld, people only recognize the ___________ of the jungle and totally ignore what justice is. A. rule B. law C. order D. terms
4 34. _______ by venting about all the reasons you’re leaving is not a good idea when you do decide to quit your job. A. Burning bridges B. Wagging the dog C. Giving yourself airs D. Passing the buck 35. ______ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn. A. Akin to B. Prior to C. In addition to D. With reference to 36. Anthropologists usually study simple, unindustrialized societies because the number of _____ is limited. A. variables B. varieties C. variations D. variants 37. I _____ it to him that he wasn’t telling the truth but he insisted that he was. A. brought B. laid C. set D. put 38. Elena is a _____ talented singer and has already had three successful albums. A. remarkably B. perceptibly C. deeply D. absolutely 39. They lived in a thatched cottage in a _____ village in the heart of the English countryside. A. dense B. conventional C. lush D. quaint 40. The unpopular prime minister was _______ in the press when she tripped while walking in a muddy field. A. slandered B. lampooned C. hounded D. stalked 41. We have a _______ tradition in my house of opening one present the night before Christmas. A. level-headed B. deep-seated C. time-honoured D. sharp-tongued 42. _______ , the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant. A. Having hunger satisfied B. Their hunger satisfied C. Hunger been satisfied D. Satisfying their hunger 43. After months of trying to find a cheap flat in the centre of town, he’s finally _______ in the sponge. A. thrown B. swept C. cleared D. polished 44. 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 45. ______, the strollers can take another road. A. If need be B. When it must C. We might as well D. Come what may Part 2. For questions 46- 55, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided. (10 pts) 46. Of course you can put a whole chunk of cheese on the bread if you like but I would prefer to ______________ it. (LIQUID) 47. The clergy spent 9 years in Africa as ______________, teaching about Christianity for the people.