Đề thi học sinh giỏi THCS cấp tỉnh môn tiếng Anh năm 2023-2024 - Sở GD&ĐT Đắk Lắk

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 26/3/2024 (Đề thi gồm có 13 trang) Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Thí sinh làm bài ngay trên đề thi này) I. LISTENING (5.0 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 03 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 02 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có nhạc hiệu; • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1. You will hear a customer phoning a company representative to complain about her new purchase. For questions 1-5, complete the instruction page. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Number (0) is done as an example. Instruction Manual • For (0) _______________ • Model Number: (1) _______________ • The motorcycle should travel (2) _______________, provided that the battery is charged for (3) _______________ when the gauge falls below (4) _______________ volts. • The battery weighs (5) _______________, so care is needed when removing it for charging. Example: (0) electric motorcycle Part 2. You will listen to a discussion between a university student and her professor about Starbucks invasion to the Australian market. For questions 6-10, choose and write the correct letter A, B or C for each answer in the boxes provided. STARBUCKS INVASION TO THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET 6. What is NOT a reason why Stephanie wanted to change her topic? A. There were not enough academic sources for her initial topic. B. She didn’t want to choose the same topics as her peers. C. She is more familiar with the new topic and understands it more. 7. What is NOT a fact about Starbucks’ origin? A. It started as a small business. 1
B. Starbucks was the first one to serve Italian-style coffee to Americans. C. Starbucks was the second biggest coffee house in the U.S up to 2017. 8. When did Starbucks open their first store in China? A. 1994 B. 1996 C. 1998 9. What is the main reason for Starbucks’ failure in Australia? A. They opened too many coffee stores at once. B. They failed to adapt to locals’ preferences. C. They failed to deliver the "Starbuck story”. 10. What did we learn about Australia's coffee culture? A. Australians enjoy sweeter coffee with flavored syrup. B. It is a tough market for foreign coffee chains to enter due to customers’ preferences. C. Australians prefer having a close connection with their favorite coffee shop. Part 3. You will hear an interview with Mick Davidson, an animal rights activist. For questions 11- 20, complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 11. Animal rights protesters destroyed _______________ at a research laboratory. 12. Davidson believes that using animals in experiments is a _______________. 13. Firms need a lot of _______________ to set up experiments. 14. Davidson hasn’t got any shoes that are made of _______________. 15. Newspapers have published _______________ that Mick Davidson has written. 16. Davidson damaged _______________ in a shop in London. 17. In one illegal action, Davidson removed _______________ from a laboratory, which halted the research. 18. In the attack on a laboratory, Davidson and his ADG colleagues took _______________ away with them. 19. Davidson doesn’t support the use of _______________, except against property. 20. The ADG has apologised to people that they have _______________ without meaning to. II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (5.0 points) Part 1. For questions 21-50, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 21. The use of vitamin _______________ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans. A. components B. materials C. ingredients D. supplements 22. Despite all the evidence, he wouldn't admit that he was in the _______________. A. fault B. error C. wrong D. slip 2
23. The film still _______________ with younger audiences, even after all these years. A. beats the drum B. rings a bell C. strikes a chord D. hits the right note 24. I’m afraid Mr. Logan isn’t in the office today, but I can _______________ you through to his secretary. A. put B. get C. switch D. run 25. He is held in high _______________ by everyone who works with him. A. reputation B. respect C. regard D. renown 26. Sheila had butterflies in her _______________ before the interview. A. face B. heart C. palms D. stomach 27. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home _______________. A. finally B. by the end C. at the end D. at last 28. He was _______________ more and more impatient as the time passed. A. showing B. developing C. seeming D. growing 29. At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty _______________. A. went off B. died out C. wore off D. died down 30. _______________, I could attend the conference now. A. Were the flight to have taken off on time B. Were it not for the abrupt delay C. Were the flight not have been postponed at last minutes D. Were it to be a punctual flight 31. I'm sorry I didn't call you back sooner; it totally _______________ my mind. A. boggled B. slipped C. crossed D. faded 32. I wish I hadn’t said it. If only I _______________ the clock back A. could turn B. had turned C. could have turned D. turned 33. She bought a _______________ rucksack in the shop last week. A. beautiful blue Japanese B. blue beautiful Japanese C. blue Japanese beautiful D. Japanese blue beautiful 34. It has been suggested that Mary _______________ a computer course in preparation for a steady job. A. takes B. took C. take D. will take 35. Mary and Jane are classmates. They are talking about Mary’s new hairstyle. - Jane: “What an attractive hairstyle you have got, Mary!” - Mary: “_______________” A. Well, I am afraid not. B. Thank you for your compliment. C. You can’t believe it! D. I can’t agree with you more. 36. I find his behaviour towards me quite _______________. He treats me like an idiot. 3
A. offending B. insulting C. crude D. ill-mannered 37. Anything he does is in _______________ with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the post. A. compliance B. obedience C. commitment D. responsibility 38. You are under no obligation to help as assistance is purely _______________. A. voluntary B. free C. charitable D. donated 39. Standing on the tip of the cape, _______________. A. people have seen a lighthouse far away B. lies a lighthouse in the middle of the sea C. a lighthouse can be seen from the distance D. we can see the lighthouse in the distance 40. John and Laura are chatting. - John: “Do you think we should use public transport to protect our environment?” - Laura: “_______________” A. Of course not. You bet! B. Well, that’s very surprising. C. There’s no doubt about it. D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. 41. He spent the entire night thinking and, in the end, _______________ a brilliant idea. A. came up to B. caught up with C. came up with D. got through to 42. Nobody was injured in the accident, _______________? A. was he B. wasn’t he C. were they D. weren’t they 43. Because of its warm typical climate, Hawaii _______________ subzero temperature. A. almost experiences never B. almost never experiences C. experiences never almost D. experiences almost never 44. After the accident, there was considerable doubt _______________ exactly what had happened. A. in the question of B. as to C. in the shape of D. for 45. _______________, the more terrible the terrorism will become. A. The more powerful weapons are B. The more weapons are powerful C. The weapons more powerful are D. Weapons are the more powerful 46. It is with _______________ regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship had been withdrawn. A. heavy B. somber C. deep D. high 47. Indonesia has had more bird flu deaths than _______________ other country, and _______________ variants of the H5N1 virus still circulate there. A. any - several B. all - more C. each - plenty D. some - some of 48. Our town has a real problem with youth crime, _______________ do many other British towns. A. so B. no C. as D. like 49. _______________ that Helen was able to retire at the age of 50. A. Her business was successful B. So successful was her business 4
C. So successful her business was D. So was her successful business 50. It is still a good idea to know how to type. _______________ the many technological advances in typewriters and word processors, a skilled operator remains indispensable. A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. In addition to Part 2. For questions 51-60, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the numbered boxes provided. 51. I was surprised at his _______________ to work late at night. (PREPARE) 52. I think Arnold is _______________ his great musical talent by signing in a country band. He should have become an opera soloist. (USE) 53. The village residents remained _______________ with terror, when the earth shook. (SPEAKER) 54. The _______________ of the book generally describes the author’s academic career and her gratitude for her mother. (WORD) 55. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to _______________ between the two. (DIFFERENT) 56. Sue was _______________ to learn that she had passed her exams. (JOY) 57. Children are generally so _______________ that travelling with them can be a joy or a nightmare. (INQUIRE) 58. The talks were totally _______________. We didn’t reach agreement on anything. (PRODUCE) 59. It is said that the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too drastic _______________. (FOREST) 60. Nothing wrong will happen to you as long as you follow the strict _______________ set by the inspector. (GUIDE) Part 3. In most lines of the following text, there is ONE unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or it does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered space, write the unnecessary word in the line. Some lines are correct and indicate these with a tick (✓). The first three have been done as examples. A variety of recent studies suggest that far from improving health, vitamins, when taken by in very high doses, may actually increase the risks of cancer and a range of debilitating diseases, a discovery that has been sent the medical world into a spin. Scientists are not unsure as to why vitamins, so essential to health, can be toxic in high doses. The most likely explanation is that the body is only equipped to deal with the levels found naturally in the environment. If only the intake is too far above the normal range, then the body’s internal chemistry can be shunted out of alignment. What does this means is that the commercially sold vitamins and 5
those provided by the nature are not always compatible. The commercial forms may interfere with the body’s internal chemistry by ‘crowding out’ the most natural and beneficial forms of the nutrients. The vitamins that obtained from food are also allied with a host of other substances which may be moderate or augment their activity in the body. The latest advice is to eat a balanced diet to ensure you get all the nutrients you need. III. READING COMPREHENSION (5.0 points) Part 1. For questions 71-80, choose the word that best fits each of the blank in the following passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. GIRLS AND TECHNOLOGY If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the advice from Britain’s (71) _______________ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (72) _______________ by the toys they played with as children. Even girls who end (73) _______________ nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (74) _______________ of science and technology. ‘It’s a (75) _______________ of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that when they are (76) _______________ with a situation requiring some technical know-how, they feel they can handle it and don’t just (77) _______________ defeat immediately,’ says Mrs. Barton. ‘I believe that lots of girls feel unsure of themselves when it comes (78) _______________ technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs because they are reluctant even to apply for them.’ Research recently carried (79) _______________ suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be (80) _______________ to girls from an early age, otherwise the result is ‘socialisation’ into stereotypically female character, which may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering at university in Britain. (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 1, CUP) 71. A. foremost B. uppermost C. predominant D. surpassing 72. A. styled B. shaped C. built D. modeled 73. A. in B. by C. on D. up 74. A. hold B. grasp C. insight D. realisation 75. A. matter B. situation C. state D. cause 76. A. approached B. encountered C. presented D. offered 77. A. admit B. allow C. receive D. permit 78. A. for B. to C. from D. with 79. A. off B. through C. forward D. out 80. A. accessible B. feasible C. reachable D. obtainable 6
Part 2. For questions 81-90, read the passage carefully. Then choose the item that best answers each of the questions below. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The pain of a migraine headache can virtually disable a person who suffers from it. Millions and millions of people suffer from migraines, although many of them do not even recognize that a migraine is different from a regular headache. A migraine is not at all the same as a normal headache, and it seems to have a very physical cause. One symptom of a migraine is a precursor, which is a visual aura before an attack. Yet only about a third of patients actually experience that, and it is therefore not a requirement in the diagnosis. Other symptoms include increased pain when a person moves, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. Scientists now believe that migraines are caused, not by abnormal blood vessels as previously believed, but instead by a unique electrical disorder of brain cells. Physicians used to treat migraines with medicine to constrict blood vessels because of the belief that dilated blood vessels were the cause. The new research has been enhanced by imaging devices that allow scientists to watch patients' brains during an attack. The results show that sufferers have abnormally excitable neurons, or brain nerve cells. Prior to the attack, the neurons suddenly fire off electrical pulses at the back of the brain, which ripple like waves on a lake after a stone hits the water. They ripple across the top and then the back of the brain, ultimately affecting the brain stem where the pain centers are located. The pain then generates possibly from the brain stem itself or from blood vessels inflamed by the rapidly changing blood flow, or perhaps from both. Scientists have experimented by applying a powerful magnet to stimulate the neurons and discovered that some people's brains react differently than others'. When stimulation was applied to the brains of people who had suffered migraines, they saw the initial aura, and some actually suffered migraines. When the same stimulation was applied to the brains of people who had never suffered migraines, they realized no effect and the neurons showed no change. Scientists and doctors continue to work on the research in an attempt to find the perfect treatment. It is considered important to treat migraines because it is believed that prolonged untreated attacks could cause physical changes in the brain leading to chronic pain. 81. The author implies that a migraine _______________. A. is just a strong headache B. can be treated with regular aspirin C. is caused by the same things that cause a headache D. has a specific scientific cause, unlike a headache 82. The word it in paragraph 1 refers to _______________. A. pain B. migraine C. person D. suffering 7
83. The prior treatment for migraines included medicine that _______________. A. eliminated any pain B. tightened blood vessels C. eliminated the aura D. eliminated stress 84. The word enhanced in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______________. A. hindered B. augmented C. described D. studied 85. The new research indicates that the neurons in the brain of migraine sufferers _______________. A. have more electrical charge than those of people who do not suffer migraines B. tend to fire in an unusual pattern when a migraine begins C. do not react D. have no effect on migraines 86. Scientists have recently learned more about the cause of migraines from _______________. A. using imaging devices that allow one to watch the neurons B. taking blood tests C. giving patients aspirin and watching for results D. asking patients to describe the symptoms 87. According to the passage, now that scientists know that unusual neurons in certain people are the cause of migraines, they _______________. A. know all they need to know about the cause of migraines B. have developed medicine to permanently reverse the neurons’ charge C. still do not know exactly what causes the pain D. know that the defective neurons reside in the brain stem 88. Scientists have caused neurons to react by applying _______________. A. drugs B. a magnetic field C. electric charges D. imaging 89. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Imaging as a Means of Studying Migraines B. How Migraines and Headaches are Different C. New Evidence of How Migraines are Formed D. New Treatments for Migraines 90. Researchers believe that long-term migraine sufferers _______________. A. are susceptible to illness B. can suffer physical changes in the brain and be in chronic pain C. are not following instructions about their environment D. can take a migraine medicine and avoid problems in the future 8
Part 3. For questions 91-100, read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD CARTOONS GONE? Childhood will never be the same again. Remember Saturday mornings spent lounging on the sofa, hour (91) _______________ hour, watching your favourite cartoons? (92) _______________ there have been a better reward for the long school week that had been endured? Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse brought virtually live into our living rooms. Back then, they were in black and white, and back then, they were meant to amuse, to entertain. It seems this has changed – and definitely (93) _______________ the worse. Now when you turn on the television on a Saturday or Sunday morning, you do so at your own risk! Be prepared to confront violence in all its animated glory: exploding bombs, falling buildings, blazing weapons, and bad guy after bad guy. I don’t see (94) _______________ is funny about this warped vision of our times and our society. (95) _______________ do I see what’s worth watching on these programmes with such gruesome caricatures of good and evil. Who is responsible for children’s programming these days? It cannot be good for today’s youth to be exposed (96) _______________ this type of entertainment. (97) _______________ best, they are missing out on the humour, sensitivity and moral lessons that were to be had from the cartoons of old. At worst, their childish brains are (98) _______________ filled with scenes of non-stop violence and ideas that are morally corrupt. Childhood should be a time of innocence, short-lived as it (99) _______________ be in these turbulent times in which we live. Perhaps we should (100) _______________ this in mind the next time we see our child glued to the TV on a Saturday morning. Part 4. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. SAN FRANCISCO’S GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE A. For several decades in the nineteenth century, there were calls to connect the rapidly growing metropolis of San Francisco to its neighbours across the mile-wide Golden Gate Strait, where San Francisco Bay opens onto the Pacific Ocean. Eventually, in 1919, officials asked the city engineer, Michael O’Shaughnessy, to explore the possibility of building a bridge. He began to consult engineers across the USA about the feasibility of doing so, and the cost. Most doubted whether a bridge could be built at all, or estimated that it would cost $100 million. However, a Chicago-based engineer named Joseph Strauss believed he could complete the project for a modest $25 to $30 million. After his proposal was accepted, Strauss set about convincing the communities on the northern end of the strait that the bridge would be to their benefit, as well as to that of San Francisco. With population centres growing fast, there was severe traffic congestion at the ferry docks, and motor vehicle travel by ferry was fast exceeding capacity. 9
B. The bridge could not be constructed without the agreement of the US War Department, which owned the land on each side of the Strait and had the power to prevent any harbour construction that might affect shipping traffic. In 1924, San Francisco and Marin counties applied for a permit to build a bridge, and after hearing overwhelming arguments in favour of the project, the Secretary of War agreed. Despite the economic benefits promised by its supporters, the project met fierce resistance from a number of businesses – particularly ferry companies – and civic leaders. Not only would the bridge be an obstacle to shipping and spoil the bay’s natural beauty, they argued, it wouldn’t survive the sort of earthquake that had devastated the city in 1906. Eight years of legal actions followed as opponents tried to prevent it from being built. C. Meanwhile, Strauss’s team scrapped their original plans in favour of a suspension span capable of moving more than two feet to each side: this would withstand strong wind far better than a rigid structure. They also planned the two towers, and decided on a paint colour they called ‘international orange’. D. O’Shaughnessy, Strauss and the Secretary to the Mayor of San Francisco believed a special district needed to be created, with responsibility for planning, designing and financing construction. The formation of this district would enable all the counties affected by the bridge to have a say in the proceedings. This happened in 1928, when the California legislature passed an act to establish the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, consisting of six counties. In 1930, residents voted on the question of whether to put up their homes, their farms and their business properties as security for a $35 million bond issue to finance construction. The outcome was a large majority in favour. However, the District struggled to find a financial backer amid the difficulties of the Great Depression, a problem made worse by years of expensive legal proceedings. Now desperate, Strauss personally sought help from the President of Bank of America, who provided a crucial boost by agreeing to buy $6 million in bonds in 1932. E. Construction began in January 1933, with the excavation of a vast amount of rock to establish the bridge’s two anchorages – the structures in the ground that would take the tension from the suspension cables. The crew consisted of virtually anyone capable of withstanding the physical rigours of the job, as out-of-work cab drivers, farmers and clerks lined up for the chance to earn steady wages as ironworkers and cement mixers. The attempt to build what would be the first bridge support in the open ocean proved an immense challenge. Working from a long framework built out from the San Francisco side, divers plunged to depths of 90 feet through strong currents to blast away rock and remove the debris. The framework was damaged when it was struck by a ship in August 1933 and again during a powerful storm later in the year, setting construction back five months. F. The two towers were completed in June 1935, and a New Jersey-based company was appointed to handle the on-site construction of the suspension cables. Its engineers had mastered a technique in which individual steel wires were banded together in spools and carried across the length of the bridge on spinning 10
wheels. Given a year to complete the task, they instead finished in just over six months, having spun more than 25,000 individual wires into each massive cable. The roadway was completed in April 1937, and the bridge officially opened to pedestrians the following month. The next day, President Roosevelt announced its opening via White House telegraph. G. The Golden Gate has endured as a marvel of modern engineering; its main span was the longest in the world for a suspension bridge until 1981, while its towers made it the tallest bridge of any type until 1993. It withstood a destructive earthquake in 1989 and was closed to traffic only three times in its first 75 years due to weather conditions. Believed to be the most, photographed bridge in the world, this landmark was named one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the United States by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1994. For questions 101-105, the text above has seven sections, A-G. Which section mentions the following? Write the correct letter (A-G) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 101. why it was easy to recruit workers to build the bridge 102. opposition to building the bridge 103. why a bridge was desirable 104. problems with raising funding for the bridge 105. which records the bridge broke For questions 106-110, choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 106. Building the bridge required a _______________ issued by the Secretary of War. 107. One objection to building the bridge was that another _______________ would destroy it. 108. Construction was delayed when the framework was damaged by a ship and again by a _______________. 109. The last part of the bridge to be constructed was the _______________. 110. The bridge was first used by _______________ in May 1937. IV. WRITING (5.0 points) Part 1. For questions 111-115, complete the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 111. Everyone knows that John reacts badly when he doesn’t get his way. → John is ........................................................................................................................................................ 112. Photographs are not permitted under any circumstances. → Under ......................................................................................................................................................... 113. My brother works better when he is pressed for time. 11
→ The less ...................................................................................................................................................... 114. There is no way that Simon broke the kitchen window because he was at school. → It can’t have ............................................................................................................................................... 115. It is fairly unlikely that he will be convicted of the offence. → There .......................................................................................................................................................... Part 2. For questions 116-120, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and FIVE words. 116. When I was younger, I could play the piano, but I’ve forgotten now. (HOW) → I ...........................................................................the piano when I was younger, but I’ve forgotten now. 117. The government recently said our problems are the fault of the worldwide economic slowdown. (PLACED) → The government have ........................................... the worldwide economic slowdown for our problems. 118. As soon as her holiday started, Madeline got a cold. (DOWN) → Madeline ..................................................................................................... as soon as her holiday started. 119. Sales were growing because recently there had been a marketing push. (ACCOUNT) → ........................................................................................................... marketing push, sales were growing. 120. When I saw the exam questions, I couldn’t remember anything. (BLANK) → My ............................................................................................................ when I saw the exam questions. Part 3. Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic. Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child's success at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experiences. Your answer: ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
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