Tiêu đề ĐỀ DUYÊN HẢI BÌNH DƯƠNG LỚP 11 2024.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH BÌNH DƯƠNG TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG (Đề thi gồm có 20 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 11 SECTION A. LISTENING (50 POINTS) Part 1. You will hear an interview in which two filmmakers, Tilly Woodford and Lee Davies, are talking about a documentary they have made about animals. For questions 1-5, select the best answer A, B, C or D. Read the questions carefully before playing the audio. In the exam, you will have the opportunity to listen to each recording TWICE. 1. Tilly says the initial inspiration for the documentary came from: A. experiencing an intense emotional bond with an animal B. wanting to encourage her own children to appreciate C. realising her understanding of animals was quite limited D. thinking about her childhood memories of keeping animals 2. How did Lee originally feel about working on the documentary? A. Curious about whether he would work with Tilly B. Guilty about having to abandon his other project C. Anxious about working in a different way D. Doubtful about the level of interest in the subject 3. What does Tilly suggest about the man she interviewed? A. He found it hard to take care of his pets B. He didn’t take his pets’ needs into consideration C. He disagreed with Tilly’s suggestions about pet nutrition D. He only focused on the fun sides of pet ownership 4. What discovery surprised Lee and Tilly most during their research? A. How far some people go to project wild animals B. How little is known about animal communication C. How much society’s attitudes to pets have changed D. How important the pet sector is to the economy 5. When reflecting on the documentary, they express regrets that: A. they had to cut several stories from the final version B. the documentary contained few of their own insights
2 C. they focused on the least controversial issues D. their small budget limited what they could do Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to the recording and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). 6. In the past, science fiction fans imagined that jetpack would become a part of everyday life. 7. The Rocket Belt developed by Wendell Moore was too slow. 8. The thing which causes most difficulty for a pilot of a jetpack is the terrible heat. 9. The main advantage of the EFV over a jetpack is flying much further. 10. The company that makes the EFV also makes a type of helicopter. Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to the recording and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. 11. What human activity generates around 15% of the greenhouse gas emissions contributed by people? 12. As well as cutting down on meat consumption, what else should we endeavour to reduce? 13. Which important ecosystem is beef farming contributing to the loss of on a large scale? 14. There can be benefits to biodiversity from long-established farming practices of what? 15. Large volumes of water are needed for the cultivation of which type of nut? Part 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a talk and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording in each blank. 16. The heart of California is _____________ by drought. 17. Farmers and water managers capture the water to store in _____________. 18. A 15-acre _____________ surrounded by orchards and cornfields was built to capture a flood. 19. People who grow lots of vegetables and fruit and nuts no longer consider winter floods a _____________. 20. When the rivers rise, gates are opened and water is sent surging through _____________ into giant basins 21. The water seeps slowly into the ground to a groundwater _____________. 22. If people _____________, they can legally pump more during the dry years. 23. The water a farmer stores might be more valuable than the raisins he grows because he can pump more water during a future drought to _____________ his other fields. 24. During a winter with lots of rain, Don Cameron decided to flood some of his _____________, which increased the water levels underground.
3 25. The biggest _____________ available to store all the water is underground. SECTION B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 POINTS) Part 1. Select the best option to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (20 points) 1. After the fraud scandal, the famous singer had to make great efforts to _____________ his reputation. A. reinforce B. leverage C. retrieve D. salvage 2. We _____________ deny that we have ever cheated or tampered illegally with any match ball in any game during our careers. A. categorically B. allegedly C. distinctly D. highly 3. Because he was an _____________ criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. A. ilegible B. impenetrable C. impermeable D. incorregible 4. The summer months are the best, apart from the really hot _____________ we usually get in August. A. term B. interval C. wave D. spell 5. This theme park attracts more visitors than _____________ any other in Europe. A. practically B. really C. utterly D. actually 6. She had made a firm decision and wasn’t _____________ by anything I said against it. A. detracted B. prevailed C. induced D. swayed 7. She’s so _____________; you really have to watch you say or she’ll walk out of the room. A. high and dry B. prim and proper C. rough and ready D. sick and tired 8. Mr. Smith ate his breakfast in great _____________ so as not to miss the bus to Liverpool. A. speed B. pace C. rush D. haste 9. Hundreds of people have visited our clinic over the years and found that the expert help and advice they have received have given them a new _____________ of life. A. extension B. period C. lease D. length 10. She rocked the baby in her arms and watched his little face as he _____________ to sleep. A. drifted off B. carried off C. slipped off D. popped off 11. Losing my job was _____________ I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened. A. a bone to pick with B. a breath of fresh air C. a bleeding heart D. a blessing in disguise 12. I was in a _____________ as to what to do. If I told the truth, he would get into trouble, but if I said nothing I would be more in trouble. A. doubt B. quandary C. hitch D. complexity 13. My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy; he seems to _____________ a lot of pleasure from
4 observing the stars. A. derive B. possess C. seize D. reach 14. The whole situation is getting out of _____________. Let’s do something before it turns into a bitter row. A. capacity B. charge C. hand D. discipline 15. She should have been here but she’s _____________ flu. A. gone through with B. gone down with C. come in for D. come up against 16. I’ll say _____________ for him – he never leaves a piece of work unfinished. A. as much B. a bit much C. this much D. too much 17. _____________ Naples being such a busy city, I was surprised to find a hotel room so easily. A. What if B. In accord with C. What with D. In contrast to 18. The government is to end the system _____________ farmers make more money from leaving land unplanted than from growing wheat. A. where B. whereby C. when D. why 19. It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____________ the poison taking it for her asthma medicine because the bottle was unmarked. A. could swallow B. had swallowed C. might have swallowed D. was able to swallow 20. This campaign is believed _____________ in this region two months ago. A. to launch B. being launched C. to have been launched D. having been launched Part 2. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes on your answer sheet. (10 points) 1. The judge ruled that the evidence was _____________ as there was no proof it had come from the crime. (ADMIT) 2. They found it _____________ amusing that this hot-shot chef couldn’t even use a tomato slicer. (ROAR) 3. There is a strong smell of _____________ in the hospital. (INFECT) 4. The film proceeds _____________, with each scene adding a wrinkle to the characters’ motives. (DIALECT) 5. It can take three months after exposure for the bloodstream to accumulate enough antibodies to test positive for human _____________ virus, or H.I.V. (DEFICIT) 6. Charles Mingus was stubborn, _____________ and open to just about anything. (RIGHT) 7. Everything they did was illegal as they hadn’t received any official _____________ for excavating this