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1 ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 21 trang) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XV, NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hướng dẫn) SECTION A: LISTENING (50 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 03 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe Part 1. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points) Working at Milo’s Restaurants Benefits • (1) _____________ provided for all staff • (2) _____________ during weekdays at all Milo’s Restaurants • (3) _____________ provided after midnight Person specification • must be prepared to work well in a team • must care about maintaining a high standard of (4) _____________ • must have a qualification in (5) _____________ Part 2. You will hear how different languages are accommodating non-binary people. For questions 6- 10, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points) 6. They and them are by far the most prevalent pronouns for genderqueer individuals in the English-speaking world. 7. Languages having grammatical gender present a challenge for persons who do not choose to be identified as either male or female, thus they are developing some novel alternatives.
2 8. In German, the pronoun "elle" have been devised to be the equal of they or them for non-binary people because it closely resembles both "él" for he and "ella" for she. 9. Mandarin uses only one term for both he and she, which is "tā". 10. Many people believe that reliance on the Roman alphabet is natural and decent. Part 3. For questions 11-15, you will hear part of an interview with two writers and researchers, Anna Baldwin and Richard Simmons, on the topic of handwriting. Choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts) 11. Anna and Richard agree that writing things by hand is useful _____________. A. in the teaching of some science subjects. B. in helping people remember certain information. C. because it is unexpectedly time-saving compared to typing. D. because it serves to stimulate the imagination of authors. 12. Anna and Richard agree that the teaching of handwriting in primary school _____________. A. ensures good literacy skills later on in life. B. is suffering from a growing lack of public interest. C. occupies a significant part of the current syllabus. D. has little impact on a child’s overall development. 13. How does Richard view the potential disappearance of handwriting? A. He accepts that it will be a sad day for humanity. B. He sees it as a natural progression. C. He is confident that it won’t happen soon. D. He is concerned that it may impact on our sociability. 14. Anna refers to writing throughout history in order to illustrate _____________. A. the flexibility of the medium. B. the evolution of communication. C. its influence on major events. D. its contribution to learning. 15. Anna says there is evidence that the traditional focus on handwriting has resulted in _____________. A. an increased desire for equal opportunities. B. a preference for using the typed word at work. C. some people abandoning their education. D. some people’s true abilities being overlooked.
3 Part 4. You will listen to a recording about a reporter’s joining hurricane hunters from cockpit of flying weather station. For questions 16-25, complete the summary by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (20 points) • Tropical Cyclone Lee, a massive storm, continues to hit the New England coast with gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour, torrential rain, and storm (16) _____________. • Although the Gulfstream 4 is normally used for business travel, this aircraft has been (17) _____________ with the aim of saving lives. • The hurricane hunters including scientists, engineers, and pilots are employed by NOAA, the National (18) _____________ Administration. • The NOAA Corps men and women will fly this (19) _____________ plane above, below, around, and in front of Hurricane Lee over the next eight hours. • After the plane leaves Lakeland Florida, the skies are clear. (20) _____________ in the ocean can be plainly visible at this elevation. • However, the sunshine vanishes quickly. The flight becomes bumpy as Hurricane Lee (21) _____________ us. • According to Rebecca Keller, a NOAA engineer, the dropsonde is made up of a sensor, a (22) _____________, and a battery. • Along with the sonde, the plane features (23) _____________ radar on its tail and two pilots up front who fly with a strong sense of purpose. • As the jet touches down, there would be perfect weather to keep us on our way back to Florida. It's time for the hurricane hunters to (24) _____________ and prepare themselves psychologically for the next eight-hour journeys. • In addition to the Gulfstream 4, NOAA aircraft operate the P-3 Orion, a larger jet at low altitudes. In any case, meteorologists find it much simpler to provide accurate forecasts thanks to the crucial data that is collected from both of these planes and missions and subsequently (25) _____________ computer models. SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 points) Part 1. For questions 26-55, choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (30 points) 26. To stop Mark getting bored, Mother sent him on a(n) _____________. A. task B. mission C. errand D. service 27. I hope you realize that you will be _____________ responsible for your actions should you get caught. A. brought B. taken C. carried D. held
4 28. Although he has been teaching for over twenty years, he is still _____________ to new ideas. A. eager B. keen C. open D. enthusiastic 29. I’ve had _____________ debate about equality and the emergence of feminism. A. some of B. much a C. many a D. none 30. A new generation of performers, _____________ those who by now had become household name, honed their skills before following the same path onto television. A. no less talented than B. together with talented with C. along with talented with D. having been more talented with 31. A new government report delivers _____________ warnings about climate change and its impacts on the planet. A. ominous B. dire C. fateful D. acute 32. She refuses to resign, intending to weather the _____________. A. flood B. drought C. storm D. typhoon 33. They have not been able to _____________ the facts, so no one knows what really happened. A. settle B. abscond C. attain D. ascertain 34. The statement was intended to shock them and _____________. A. getting them thinking B. get them thinking C. get thinking D. get them thought 35. Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father _____________ late for lunch, weighed down with presents for the family. A. would arrive B. had arrived C. was arriving D. was used to arriving 36. Jack: Did you know Jim's car broke down on the highway late at night? Jane: Unfortunately, that's a situation anyone _____________. A. might have to confront with B. might be confronted with C. might be confronted D. might have been confronted 37. Mathematics helps meteorologists to predict the weather more accurately to calculate the speed of storms and _____________. A. for the wind to blow determines B. causes the wind blowing to determine C. to determine what causes the wind to blow D. determine the wind’s blowing 38. Last weekend, _____________ nothing to watch on TV, we played chest together. A. there being B. there having C. having had D. being 39. I offered to do the job, but soon found that I was _____________ as it was more difficult than I had thought.