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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DH & ĐBBB TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THÁI NGUYÊN ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 20 trang) KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XVI, NĂM 2024 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 16/6/2024 (Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào bảng cho sẵn trong đề) SECTION A: LISTENING (5.0 PTS) PART 1. For questions 1-5, listen to part of an interview and decide whether the statements are True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Disney spearheaded an extensive recruitment campaign transpiring in the US. 2. Suboptimal investment strategies have impacted the profitability of the company. 3. Disney intends to prioritize the development of original content. 4. The subpar performance of stock corresponded with the termination of the CEO's contract. 5. Iger is pressured into a collaboration with Disney’s higher-ups after his inauguration. PART 2. For questions 6-10, listen to part of a news report and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer. 6. How is the incident involving the Saudi Arabian diplomat characterized? __________________________________________________ 7. What factors could potentially undermine the efficacy of diplomatic functions? __________________________________________________ 8. To what is the breach of diplomatic immunity compared? __________________________________________________ 9. From which jurisdictions does diplomatic immunity exempt diplomats? __________________________________________________ 10. Which example of minor violations by diplomats under diplomatic immunity is cited? __________________________________________________ PART 3. For questions 11-15, listen to a talk, 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.
11. One effect of air pollution in the capital is _____________. A. that it causes the quality of life to deteriorate. B. that hospitals are becoming increasingly overcrowded. C. that it can hasten the death of someone who is already gravely ill. D. that more people are becoming allergic to traffic fumes. 12. Linda Grey suggests that the government is not solving the traffic problem because _____________. A. it doesn't want to antagonize car owners. B. it fears job losses in the car manufacturing industry. C. it doesn't think it's a pressing problem. D. it cannot get local authorities to cooperate. 13. According to Linda, the problem of traffic pollution can only be solved _____________. A. if the government gets involved. B. with the cooperation of the public. C. if cars are banned from city centers. D. once industrial pollution has been dealt with. 14. Noise pollution differs from other forms of pollution in that _____________. A. no one ever reports it. B. its effects can't be measured. C. people have learnt to live with it. D. it doesn't cause health problems 15. There are still relatively few fish in Britain's lakes and streams because _____________. A. too many plants in the water leave little space for fish. B. pesticides in the water are killing the insects that fish feed on. C. there is an increase in chemical waste in the water. D. there are not enough plants in the water for the fish to eat. PART 4. For questions 16-25, listen to a lecture and complete the following summary. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each blank. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. ● Madonna, recently discharged from 16. __________ for a 17. __________ , will postpone her tour pending full recovery. ● The Commons Privileges Committee is poised to censure MPs critical of its 18. __________ . ● Boris Johnson's supporters argue that the committee's chair, having indicted him for 19. __________ , should not have presided. ● David Campbell Bannerman lambasted the probe as Stalinist, asserting it damages the image of 20.
__________ . ● The Appeal Court will soon decide on a challenge to the government's plan to 21. __________ migrants to Rwanda. ● Experts are analyzing human remains from a crushed 22. __________ . ● Buckingham Palace revealed using 23. __________ to counterbalance increased costs from inflation for 24. __________ and __________ , despite stable taxpayer funding. ● The British Geological Survey recorded a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in Staffordshire, recording its 25. __________ in Teen village, 15 miles from Stoke-on-Trent. SECTION B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (3.0 PTS) 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. 26. Tom kicked and tried to beat the _____ , but he was one second too slow. A. canon B. knife C. gun D. dagger 27. He blows _____ about this. I wish he’d make up his mind. A. up and down B. dry and wet C. on and off D. hot and cold 28. We’ve fought for so long that we’ve forgotten what the _____ of contention is. A. bone B. thread C. flesh D. skull 29. If you don’t stop trying to dig some _____ up on me, I’ll get a lawyer and sue you. A. dust B. dirt C. soil D. land 30. When it became clear that they had arrested the wrong person, the police had to eat _____ . A. eagle B. pigeon C. owl D. crow 31. The moon was hidden and the night had grown very dark; she had to _____ to see. A. blink B. strain C. mask D. stress 32. The August Revolution was not, as most of us have been taught, a _____ rising of individual farmers, but was instead a tightly organized, well-planned event. A. premeditated B. cautionary C. coordinated D. spontaneous 33. The book will arouse antagonism, disagreement, and animosity among theologians because it will undermine many _____ rituals and beliefs. A. iconoclastic B. accepted C. established D. pious 34. What made Ann such a fine counselor was her _____ , her ability to put herself in her client’s place and feel his emotions as if they were her own. A. integrity B. empathy C. tenacity D. impartiality 35. The text brims with details, but there are no overarching theses to _____ them.
A. specify B. confound C. unify D. modify 36. The true historian finds the facts about Marlowe and Shakespeare far more interesting than people’s unfounded _____ . A. evidence B. conjectures C. qualms D. faith 37. Tom prided himself on knowing the latest news, the secrets of the rich and the poor; it _____ him that there was something he did not know about his friend. A. obfuscated B. galled C. reassured D. delighted 38. Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess _____ , saying now one, now the other. A. improvised B. vacillated C. compromised D. divulged 39. During the last four decades of Tennyson’s long life, his creative powers never _____ , some of his most remarkable work coming after the age of 70. A. recovered B. flagged C. blossomed D. broadened 40. Today employers no longer speak of firing or discharging employees; instead, according to the latest _____ , they simply “effect a separation.” A. digression B. overstatement C. euphemism D. paradox 41. The curriculum is basically _____ ; there needs to be major adjustment before implementation is possible. A. in-public B. on-the-shelf C. off-the-peg D. on-the-house 42. Countless national debates and costly environmental campaigns, yet they can’t spare time to _____ the sudden increase of pollutants in the local rivers. A. think over B. come up with C. look into D. get round to 43. Although he stood to gain nothing at all, he helped us out of the _____ of his heart. A. benevolence B. generosity C. charity D. goodness 44. It took the parents a long time to _____ their children’s games. A. catch up with B. catch up C. catch on to D. catch out 45. International sports events should be _____ for creating important opportunities for local economies. A. gratified B. pleased C. ingratiated D. commended PART 2. For questions 46-55, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the numbered space provided in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 46. The audience was completely _____________ by the magician's captivating performance. (FIX) 47. By using chemical stains, _____________ helps identify specific tissue components for diagnosing diseases. (CHEMICAL) 48. Diverse phenotypic variations arise from _____________ in genetic expressions. (GENE) 49. How different social groups utilize language is the focus of _____________ research. (LANGUAGE)