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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TUYÊN QUANG KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2022 ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề thi gồm 13 trang) ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- KHỐI 10 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 14/7/2022 SECTION I: LISTENING (50pts) Part 1: Questions 1-5 Complete the notes below Write ONE WORD for each answer CAR TOURS IN THE USA Example Name: Andrea Brown Address: 24 (1) _ Road Postcode: BH5 2OP Phone: (mobile) 077 8664 3091 Heard about company from: (2) _ Possible self-drive tours Trip One: • Los Angeles: customer wants to visit some (3) _ parks with her children • Yosemite Park: customer wants to stay in a lodge, not a (4) _ Trip Two: • Customer wants to see the (5) _ on the way to Cambria • At Santa Monica: not interested in shopping Part 2: Listen to someone talking about gymnastics For questions 6-10, decide whether the following statements are True or False by putting a tick (√) in the corresponding column No 10 Statements The speaker started doing competitive gymnastics in her late teens T F The speaker was physically different from the majority of other gymnasts She has always known that gymnastics is generally considered to be a female sport Gymnastics is regarded as a feminine sport because participants not need to be openly aggressive The speaker doesn't believe that attitudes towards gender stereotyping will change in the near future (Grammar and vocabulary advanced- Martin Hewings and Simon Haines) Part 3: You will hear an interview in which two people called Neil Strellson and Vivienne Barnes are talking about their work as set designers in the theatre For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear 11 Neil first decided he wanted to work as a set designer when _ A he went to see plays with his parents B he started studying drama at university C he was asked to help out on a student production D he gave up on his childhood dream of becoming an actor 12 What does Neil say about working as an assistant set designer? A He did it because he was short of money B He saw it as a way of making useful contacts C He was too young to take full advantage of it at first D He appreciated the chance to put theory into practice 13 For Vivienne, the most important aspect of starting work on a new production is _ A establishing a working relationship with the director B agreeing how many scenery changes are needed C feeling an involvement with the play itself D doing a set of preliminary sketches 14 Why does Vivienne prefer working on several productions at once? A She finds that it stimulates her creativity B She feels it gives her increased financial security C It means she can avoid going to all of the opening nights D It stops her getting too involved in the problems of any one show 15 Vivienne disagrees with Neil's suggestion that reviews are _ A something that set designers shouldn't take too seriously B sometimes unfairly critical of the set designer's work C annoying if the set isn't specifically mentioned D flattering if the set is singled out for praise (Cambridge English Advanced Practice Tests PLUS 2) Part 4: For questions 16-25, listen to a talk about a mathematical model and blanks with the missing information Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer in the space provided Alan Turing is mainly remembered for his feat of breaking the 16 _ in the Second World War He also contributed to our understanding of the recurring development of 17 _ in biological organisms, for instance, a Hydra's tentacle pattern arranged in whorls In 1952, an article entitled The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis was published, in which a mathematical model termed the 18 _ was introduced to analyze natural patterns This model could also account for the patterns found in plants 19 _, weather systems and the 20 _ Unfortunately, he committed suicide after being charged with 21 _ and could not witness his theory being proved In 2012, his model was applied to explain why 22 _, fundamentally a series of stripes, appeared in the 23 _ of mouse embryos In this case, three genes are involved in the process, creating either digits or 24 _ It is suggested that this mathematical genius should be commemorated as a 25 _ for his contributions to our new outlooks Your answers 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (40pts) Part 1: Choose one word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer What a coincidence this is! It's so strange that you _be staying in the same hotel as us A should B must C ought to D can This sweater is made of _ wool A pure B a pure C some pure D a piece of pure For years, the government has been _ corruption within its own party It's time that changed A making a fat view of B taking a blind look a C taking a fat look at D turning a blind eye to Not only _ the accident, he later denied that he had been driving the car A he failed in reporting B did he fail to report C was he failing in reporting D he was failing to report We need someone who is a good engineer as well as an efficient manager In my opinion, this candidate is _ A neither B none C not one or other D neither one nor other The river has risen to _ level for this time of year I've never seen anything like it A an extremely surprised B an extremely astonished C a surprisingly extreme D an extremely surprising A meeting of EU foreign ministers should go some way _ clarifying the situation A to B into C towards D by It was poverty that had _ him to crime A brought B driven C induced D compelled The message of the book of Ecclesiastes is simple: _ poor, we all have to die A or rich or B if rich or C whether rich or D neither rich nor 10 The new personnel manager had to deal with a strike threat on her first day Talk about being thrown in at the _ end! A steep B deep C far D low 11 The sudden, tragic death of the young princess sparked off a feeding _ in the media A spasm B turmoil C frenzy D fever 12 In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a _ weapon A lethal B fatal C mortal D deadening 13 That boy's always been in trouble Sooner or later he's going to _ in prison Mark my words A wind up B grow up C turn out D live up C prevail D persist 14 If you _ in arriving late, you'll be fired A persevere B insist 15 The committee chose him because he _ the right man for the job A was felt to be B felt that he was C was felt that he was D felt that he were 16 Through _, small businesses have become the victims of greedy bankers A no fault on their own B not their own fault C no own fault of theirs D no fault of their own 17 Reporters often investigate the lives of celebrities simply on the _ that they might discover something scandalous A upshot B up-chance C off-chance D off-shot 18 We started off walking _, but after an hour we had slowed down to a snail's pace A heartily B sharply C briskly D crisply 19 All the other people at the meeting, without exception, were wearing suits and ties In my jeans and T-shirt I stuck out like a _ thumb A sore B swollen C throbbing D wounded 20 Pupils said they preferred hearing a story read out to them _ it themselves A than reading B to reading C than read D to read Part 2: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line Since the results of the experiment were , we had to repeat it CONCLUDE The doctor was found to have acted and was suspended NEGLIGENCE We must take great care not to the data that we collect INTERPRET Recent studies of centenarians have linked the Mediterranean diet to LONG Unfortunately, despite continued research, some diseases remain CURE Climate scientists are concerned about the weather we have been experiencing PRECEDENT Cancer research is a field which requires patience, dedication and PERSEVERE Carbon dioxide accounts for the majority of gas from human activities EMIT Nothing compares to a parent's love for their child CONDITION 10 It’s a terribly relationship; I don’t know why they are still together FUNCTION Your answers: 5. _ 8. _ 10. Part 3: Complete each sentence with one correct particle Gavin is looking for a new place because he fell _ with his flat mate They used to be thick as thieves, but they drifted _ some years ago Martin says he intends to travel extensively before he settles _ It looks as though Emma led Jim _ and wasn't really interested in him Young people often feel pressure to fit _ with their peers I'm afraid you can't enter the laboratory; it's _ limits to visitors If high consumption continues, we will soon be _ the brink of an energy crisis Conventional means won't solve this problem; we need to think _ the box Artificial intelligence is still its infancy, but one day computers will think just like we 10 With the advent of more advanced technology, faster download speeds are _ reach SECTION III READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts) Part 1: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from to 10 (15 pts) There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: (0): D far How (0) should members of the public have to run the (1) of personal harm where scientific or technical innovation is (2) ? In some legal systems, including European Union law, the (3) of the precautionary principle is a statutory requirement The precautionary principle advises society to be cautious about a technology or practice where there is scientific uncertainty, ignorance, gaps in knowledge or the (4) of unforeseen outcomes This runs counter (5) the optimistic notion that any (6) effects that arise unintentionally can be addressed Indeed, some claim these may provide an opportunity to (7) new solutions, and in this way contribute to economic growth For this reason, the US chamber of Commerce dislikes the precautionary approach and prefers the use of (8) science, cost- benefit analysis and risk assessment when assessing a particular regulatory issue Its strategy is (9) to “oppose the domestic and international adoption of the precautionary principle as a basis for regulatory decision making.” Yet history reminds us that asbestos, halocarbons and PCBs seemed like miracle substances at first, but turned out to be (10) problematic for human and environmental health (Adapted from www.hse.gov.uk) A much B long C fast D far A risk B danger C hazard D peril A analyzed B concerned C addressed D discussed A operation B utilization C employment D application A likelihood B probability C tendency D trend A for B to C with D about A contrary B unfortunate C adverse D opposing A develop B establish C evolve D advance A appropriate B sensible C sound D tactical A however B thereby C therefore D yet 10 A highly B exceedingly C extensively D intensely Part 2: For questions 1-10, fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage Write the answers in the spaces provided TEENAGERS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Globalization has made the world a better and more equal place for many more people than was the case a few decades ago However, it has also (1) two well-defined worlds of poor countries and wealthy nations, according to Vanesa Jorda and Jose Maria Sarabia of the University of Cantabria in Spain Over the last wave of globalization between 1980 and 2011, well-being, generally described as the (2) of being happy, healthy or prosperous, was studied as an indicator of quality of life in 130 countries, covering almost 90 percent of the world’s population The Index also takes into (3) non-income dimensions such as education and health It shows that globalization has brought higher levels of development to more countries than was the case 30 years ago However, the (4) by which well-being has increased differs across countries This has created two well-defined clusters: one of (5) developed countries in especially Sub-Saharan Africa, and another of highly developed countries At the same time, medium-developed nations, such as China and India, have caught up with the (6) economies Overall, income (7) across countries has only been reduced by less than ten percent Foreign money is also invested (8) in oil exporting countries rather than in countries that not export oil Because of the so-called “poverty trap,” poorer countries struggle to rise to the top within the competitive common global market Such efforts are hampered by difficulties in acquiring supplies and public services in least developed countries, which makes accessing global markets (9) Leader countries in each region of the world are able to (10) such obstacles and experience higher levels of development compared with the nations around them (Adapted from https:/www.sciencedaily.com) Your answers: 5. _ 8. _ 10. Part Read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes The first scientific attempt at coaxing moisture from a cloud was in 1946, when scientist Vincent Schaefer dropped pounds of dry ice from an airplane into a cloud and, to his delight, produced snow The success of the experiment was modest, but it spawned optimism among farmers and ranchers around the country It seemed to them that science had finally triumphed over the weather Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way Although there were many cloud-seeding operations, during the late 1940s and the 1950s, no one could say whether they had any effect on precipitation Cloud seeding, or weather modification as it came to be called, was dearly more complicated than had been thought It was not until the early 1970s that enough experiments had been done to understand the processes involved What these studies indicated was that only certain types of clouds are amenable to seeding One of the most responsive is the winter orographic cloud, formed when air currents encounter a mountain slope and rise If the temperature in such a cloud is right, seeding can increase snow yield by 10 to 20 percent There are two major methods of weather modification In one method, silver iodide is burned in propane-fired ground generators The smoke rises into the clouds where the tiny silver-iodide particles act as nuclei for the formation of ice crystals The alternate system uses airplanes to deliver dry-ice pellets Dry ice does not provide ice-forming nuclei Instead, it lowers the temperature near the water droplets in the clouds so that they freeze instantly—a process called spontaneous nucleation Seeding from aircraft is more efficient but also more expensive About 75 percent of all weather modification in the United States takes place in the Western states With the population of the West growing rapidly, few regions of the world require more water About 85 percent of the waters in the rivers of the West comes from melted snow As one expert put it, the water problems of the future may make the energy problems of the 70s seem like child’s play to solve That’s why the U.S Bureau of Reclamation, along with state governments, municipal water districts, and private interests such as ski areas and agricultural cooperatives, is putting increased effort into cloudseeding efforts Without consistent and heavy snowfalls in the Rockies and Sierras, the West would literally dry up It is impossible to judge the efficiency of weather modification based on one crash program, but most experts think that such hurry-up programs are not very effective 1.What is the main subject of the passage? A The scientific contributions of Vincent Schaefer B Developments in methods of increasing precipitation C The process by which snow crystals form D The effects of cloud seeding The word spawned in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A intensified B reduced C preceded D created Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the term weather modification? A It is not as old as the term cloud seeding B It has been in use since at least 1946 C It refers to only one type of cloud seeding D It was first used by Vincent Schaefer According to the passage, winter orographic clouds are formed _ A on relatively warm winter days B over large bodies of water C during intense snow storms D when air currents rise over mountains To which of the following does the word they in paragraph refer? A Water droplets B Clouds C Ice-forming nuclei D Airplanes When clouds are seeded from the ground, what actually causes ice crystals to form? A Propane B Silver-iodide smoke C Dry-ice pellets D Nuclear radiation Clouds would most likely be seeded from airplanes when _ A it is important to save money B the process of spontaneous nucleation cannot be employed C the production of precipitation must be efficient D temperatures are lower than usual What does the author imply about the energy problems of the 1970s? A They were caused by a lack of water B They took attention away from water problems C They may not be as critical as water problems will be in the future D They were thought to be minor at the time but turned out to be serious The author mentions agricultural cooperatives (paragraph 4) as an example of _ A state government agencies B private interests C organizations that compete with ski areas for water D municipal water districts 10 It can be inferred from, the passage that the weather-modification project of 1976-77 was _ A put together quickly B a complete failure C not necessary D easy to evaluate Part Read the following passage and answer the questions from 10 Party Labels in Mid-Eighteenth Century England A Until the late 1950s the Whig interpretation of English history in the eighteenth century prevailed This was successfully challenged by Lewis Namier, who proposed, based on an analysis of the voting records of MPs from the 1760 intake following the accession to the throne of George III that the accepted Whig/Tory division of politics did not hold He believed that the political life of the period could be explained without these party labels, and that it was more accurate to characterise political division in terms of the Court versus Country B An attempt was then made to use the same methodology to determine whether the same held for early eighteenth century politics To Namier’s chagrin this proved that at the end of Queen Anne’s reign in 1714 voting in parliament was certainly based on party interest and that Toryism and Whiggism were distinct and opposed political philosophies Clearly, something momentous had occurred between 1714 and 1760 to apparently wipe out party ideology The Namierite explanation is that the end of the Stuart dynasty on the death of Queen Anne and the beginning of the Hanoverian with the accession of George I radically altered the political climate C The accession of George I to the throne in 1715 was not universally popular He was German, spoke little English, and was only accepted because he promised to maintain the Anglican religion Furthermore, for those Tory members of government under Anne, he was nemesis, for his enthronement finally broke the hereditary principle central to Tory philosophy, confirming the right of parliament to depose or select a monarch Moreover, he was aware that leading Tories had been in constant communication with the Stuart court in exile, hoping to return the banished King James II As a result, all Tories were expelled from government, some being forced to escape to France to avoid execution for treason D The failure of the subsequent Jacobite rebellion of 1715, where certain Tory magnates tried to replace George with his cousin James, a Stuart, albeit a Catholic, was used by the Whig administration to identify the word “Tory” with treason This was compounded by the Septennial Act of 1716, limiting elections to once every seven years, which further entrenched the Whig’s power base at the heart of government focussed around the crown With the eradication of one of the fundamental tenets of their philosophy, alongside the systematic replacement of all Tory positions by Whig counterparts, Tory opposition was effectively annihilated There was, however, a grouping of Whigs in parliament who were not part of the government E The MPs now generally referred to as the “Independent Whigs” inherently distrusted the power of the administration, dominated as it was by those called “Court Whigs” The Independent Whig was almost invariably a country gentleman, and thus resisted the growth in power of those whose wealth was being made on the embryonic stock market For them the permanency of land meant patriotism, a direct interest in one’s nation, whilst shares, easily transferable, could not be trusted They saw their role as a check on the administration, a permanent guard against political corruption, the last line of defence of the mixed constitution of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy The reaction against the growing mercantile class was shared by the Tories, also generally landed country gentlemen It is thus Namier’s contention, and that of those who follow his work, that by the 1730s the Tories and the Independent Whigs had fused to form a Country opposition to the Court administration, thus explaining why voting records in 1760 not follow standard party lines F It must be recognised that this view is not universally espoused Revisionist historians such as Linda Colley dispute that the Tory party was destroyed during this period, and assert the continuation of the Tories as a discrete and persistent group in opposition, allied to the Independent Whigs but separate Colley’s thesis is persuasive, as it is clear that some, at least, regarded themselves as Tories rather than Whigs She is not so successful in proving the persistence either of party organisation beyond family connection, or of ideology, beyond tradition Furthermore, while the terms “Tory” and “Whig” were used frequently in the political press, it was a device of the administration rather than the opposition As Harris notes in his analysis of the “Patriot” press of the 1740s, there is hardly any discernible difference between Tory and Whig opposition pamphlets, both preferring to describe themselves as the “Country Interest”, and attacking “the Court” Questions 1- Reading Passage has paragraphs (A-F) Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the List of headings below One of the headings has been done for you as an example NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them Paragraph A Paragraph B Paragraph C Paragraph D Paragraph E Example: Paragraph F Answer: iii List of headings i The Whig/Tory division discounted ii Maintaining the Anglican religion iii The fusion theory challenged and supported iv The consequences of George I’s accession v The Tory landowners vi Political divisions in the early 1700s vii The failure of the Jacobean rebellion viii The Tory opposition effectively destroyed ix The fusion of the Independent Whigs and the Tory landowners x The Whig interpretation of history Questions 6-10 Do the statements below agree with the information in Reading Passage? Write: Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage Example: Until the late 1950s the Whig interpretation of English history was the one that was widely accepted Answer: Yes According to Namier, political divisions in the mid18th century were not related to party labels According to Namier, something happened between 1714 and 1760 to affect party ideology George I was not liked by everyone The Independent Whigs were all landowners with large estates 10 Neither the Independent Whigs, nor the Tories trusted the mercantile classes Your answers: 5. _ 8. _ 10. SECTION IV WRITING (50 points) Part 1.The bar chart below shows the popularity of well-known Instagram accounts in 2018 and 2021 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant You should write about 150 words (20 points) 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Part Some people think that a person improves intellectual skills better when doing group activities To what extent you agree? Use specific details and examples to explain your view You should write about 250 words (30 pts) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Người đề: Nguyễn Ngọc Hà - SĐT: 093.666.4949; Bùi Thu Hạnh – SĐT: 0974.076.232 13 ... In my opinion, this candidate is _ A neither B none C not one or other D neither one nor other The river has risen to _ level for this time of year I've never seen anything like it A... crisis Conventional means won't solve this problem; we need to think _ the box Artificial intelligence is still its infancy, but one day computers will think just like we 10 With the advent... appeared in the 23 _ of mouse embryos In this case, three genes are involved in the process, creating either digits or 24 _ It is suggested that this mathematical genius should be commemorated