Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI DUYÊN HẢI LỚP 10 HOÀ BÌNH 2024.docx ✅

1 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG VĂN THỤ TỈNH HOÀ BÌNH ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT - Anh 10 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC ĐỒNG BẰNG DUYÊN HẢI BẮC BỘ Năm học: 2023 – 2024 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A. LISTENING (50 points) Part 1: You will listen to a short conversation about job vacancies in restaurants. For questions 1-5, complete the table using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 points) Location Job title Responsibilities Pay and conditions Wivenhoe Street Breakfast supervisor Checking (1) __________ Making sure equipment is clean Starting salary 9.50 per hour Start work at (2) __________ (3) __________ Junior chef Supporting the senior staff and (4) __________ Maintaining stock and arranging deliveries Annual salary £23,000 No work on every (5) __________ Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a talk about how to keep calm under pressure and decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points) 6. A repeated breathing exercise will help you feel calmer. 7. If you are going to speak in public, it’s helpful to breathe quickly. 8. When you feel panic, a deep breathing through your nose will do you good. 9. Researches have shown that humming cannot stimulate heart rate. 10. Sports trainers always use “process thinking” to help athletes focus. Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to an interview with the head of an employment agency about job expectations and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10 points) 11. How does Diane Webber view ‘jobs for life’? A. She regrets the fact that this situation is no longer the norm.
2 B. She feels that many long-serving employees failed to make a useful contribution. C. She believes that people should have challenged their employers’ motives more. D. She wishes the workplace had been more secure in the past. 12. According to Diane, younger workers in today’s workplace __________. A. learn all the skills they need early on. B. accept lateral moves if they are attractive. C. expect to receive benefits right from the start. D. change jobs regularly to achieve a higher level. 13. What does Diane say about staff continuity in companies? A. It is desirable in both junior and senior management. B. It is impossible to achieve in today’s more competitive environment. C. It is unimportant, due to the greater emphasis on teamwork. D. It is necessary, but only up to a point. 14. According to Diane, what is the actual benefit of higher levels of personnel movement? A. higher levels of output B. better problem-solving C. more creativity D. greater efficiency 15. Diane considers that nowadays, companies are at most risk from __________. A. run-of-the-mill employees who play safe. B. successful high-fliers who quickly move on. C. unreliable staff who lack commitment. D. external advisors who have undue power. Part 4. You will listen to a recording about Koalas. 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) Koalas are being particularly (16) __________ in New South Wales as their habitats are being destroyed. Koala seems to be (17) __________ and probably quite hungry. It is estimated that hundreds of koalas have died in (18) __________ raging in Eastern Australia since September. (19) __________ koalas have been admitted by the region's Port Macquarie Koala Hospital so far this year. While the disaster has inflicted serious damage on the animal, the support from the public has been (20) __________. The number of visitors coming to the Koala Hospital over the last 5-6 weeks has been (21) __________. A large amount of money has been set aside to help (22) __________ koalas. There are concerns that a new heat wave could further (23) __________ infernos. Very little would actually survive in there (24) __________. Rising temperatures, which dry out their habitats, deforestation and disease are (25) __________.
3 II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (40 points) Part 1: Choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D) to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (30 points) 1. The foot __________ diligently searched the area for signs of the enemy. A. squad B. force C. party D. patrol 2. Being a __________ entrepreneur, you will have to make a special effort for people to take you seriously. A. successful B. budding C. blossoming D. flowering 3. I wanted to resign, but my boss __________ with me to stay. A. pleaded B. parted C. argued D. bargained 4. His explanation was so __________ that it left everyone more confused than before. A. convoluted B. precise C. lucid D. coherent 5. The artist's latest exhibition was __________ received by critics. A. passionately B. indifferently C. warmly D. coldly 6. The manager's new policy __________ unnecessary expenditures. A. cut off B. cut back C. cut down D. cut out 7. After months of investigation, the committee __________ the director from all allegations of fraud. A. liberated B. exonerated C. emancipated D. discharged 8. The CEO is known for his __________ to innovative ideas and approaches. A. hostility B. openness C. reservation D. opposition 9. The __________ light of the setting sun cast long shadows on the ground. A. glaring B. dimming C. fading D. blinding 10. The film was not just a box office success; it was __________ acclaimed. A. critically B. uncritically C. ironically D. skeptically 11. To the __________ of the committee, the proposal was rejected outright. A. dismay B. delight C. amusement D. apathy 12. The solution to the problem was __________ in its simplicity. A. ingenious B. naïve C. complex D. baffling 13. Despite the hype, the new restaurant did not __________ our expectations. A. come up to B. fall short of C. live up to D. get around to 14. The detective's keen eye for detail helped him __________ the truth. A. uncover B. discover C. recover D. unearth 15. The scientist's theory was __________ at the conference. A. widely discredited B. widely accepted C. narrowly rejected D. eagerly anticipated
4 16. The company decided to __________ the old equipment to make way for new technology. A. discard B. preserve C. abandon D. retain 17. The novel's plot is __________ with unexpected twists and turns. A. replete B. devoid C. scarce D. wanting 18. The chairman's remarks were seen as a __________ to the opposition. A. challenge B. concession C. retreat D. surrender 19. The hotel room was __________ and offered a stunning view of the city skyline. A. cramped B. spacious C. confined D. narrow 20. The teacher's __________ approach made even the most difficult subjects seem easy. A. pedagogical B. didactic C. pedagogic D. instructional 21. Was it really necessary that I __________ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again. A. sits B. am sitting C. be sitting D. To sit 22. __________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell. A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to 23. ______ the increasing depletion of the Earth resources, it’s vital to recycle on a wider scale than we do at present. A. Given B. In spite of C. Irrespective of D. Providing 24. On the island _______ the only representation of the island’s handicraft. A. remain B. does it remain C. did it remain D. remains 25. _________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather. A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered 26. I __________ with the performances but I got flu the day before. A. had helped B. helped C. was to help D. was to have helped 27. She said that she would be punctual for the opening speech, __________ she were late? A. but what if B. how about C. and what about D. so if 28. In her time, Isadora Duncan was __________ today a liberated woman. A. what calling we would B. who would be calling C. what we would call D. she would call her 29. Our projects are funded through the Private Finance Initiative, the costs __________ spread over ten years. A. are B. being C. have been D. will be