Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 11 THPT NÔNG CỐNG 1 - THANH HOÁ 2020-2021.pdf ✅

2 A. 12th July B. 14th July C. 16th July 12. What was the problem at Alice’s party last year? A. Nobody had fun. B. It was hard work. C. Hardly any people came. 13. What is the problem with Freddie’s Pizza House? A. The service was terrible. B. The food is bad. C. The pizzas are expensive. 14 . Where is the burger restaurant? A. Hill Street. B. Penny Road C. Arthur Street 15. How much will six burgers cost at the new restaurant? A. £18 B. £36 C. £40 SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 POINTS) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 16. A. production B. propaganda C. promotion D. proceed 17. A. express B. exciting C. expensive D. exhibition 18. A. stopped B. designed C. embroidered D. used II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 19. A. sufficient B. vitamin C. quantity D. medical 20. A. necessary B. comparative C. curriculum D. facilities SECTION C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 POINTS) I. Choose the correct answer that best fits each blank. 21. Please put ___________ your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke. A. out B. down C. up D. aside 22. The BBC has ___________ a young composer music for the Corporation's centenary. A. ordered B. consulted C. commissioned D. decided 23. A popular newspaper with a ___________ of over five million daily makes a lot of money. A. column B. message C. circulation D. review 24. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at ___________ sea. A. a B. an C. the D. No article 25. I never get a ___________ of sleep after watching a horror film. A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce 26. As it was Christmas, the ___________ at church was much larger than usual.

4 45. My sister has good (person) ___________ skills. She can relate to teenagers very well. IV. In each of the following sentences, there is one mistake. Pick it out and correct it. 46. For such an experience and able teacher, discipline was not a problem. 47. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said. 48. Tom is very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless. 49. I watched the train to leave until it was out of sight. 50. Maria asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past week. SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 POINTS) I. Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. HOME-ALONE FATHERS The number of (51) ___________ fathers has increased considerably in recent years in Britain. We spoke to one such dad, Steve Baker, about how he copes with it all. Steve, 43 years old, has brought up his two teenage sons since he and his wife (52) ___________ up two years ago. “It’s (53) ___________ more difficult for a man than it is for a woman,” says Steve. “It’s a full-time job, whoever you are. Fortunately, my employers were very (54) ___________ in the first new months and they let me take time off work to get myself organized. As far as the housework is (55) ___________, I don’t mind cooking, as I’ve always been good at that; it’s the ironing I can’t (56) ___________! Generally (57) ___________, the boys and I get on very well together but of course, sometimes we have rows. That’s when I really miss having someone there with me to help me (58) ___________. I have had a couple of relationships in the last two years but they haven’t (59) ___________ out. That has a lot to do with the fact that I put my kids before anyone else, I take fatherhood very (60) ___________.” II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. A POWERFUL INFLUENCE There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (61) ___________ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they do if their children spends hours (62) ___________ a computer screen? Obviously, if children spend too much time (63) ___________ in some games instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use