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UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ (Đề thi gồm có 08 trang) ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp THCS Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Chú ý: Thí sinh làm tờ giấy thi.) SECTION ONE: LISTENING (5.0 POINTS) Part 1: Listen and complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (2.0 pts) HIRING A PUBLIC ROOM Room and cost • the (1) _ Room - seats 100 • Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: (2) £ _ + £250 deposit ((3) _ payment is required) • Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also (4) _ • Additional charge for use of the kitchen: £25 Before the event • Will need a (5) _ licence • Need to contact caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange (6) _ During the event • The building is no smoking • The band should use the (7) _ door at the back • Don’t touch the system that controls the volume • For microphones, contact the caretaker After the event • Need to know the (8) _ for the cleaning cupboard • The (9) _ must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags • All (10) _ must be taken down • Chairs and tables must be piled up Part 2: You will hear an interview with a woman called Adriana Moretti, who works as a wildlife photographer For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, В or C) (1.4 pts) Why did Adriana want to become a wildlife photographer? A She enjoyed travelling to remote locations B She was very good at taking photos C She was interested in animal behaviour Why, according to Adriana, is it easier nowadays to learn how to photograph animals? A The necessary equipment is cheaper than it used to be B It is possible to learn wildlife photography online C Cheap international travel means more species can be photographed Why did Adriana feel uncomfortable while she was trying to take photos of birds? A She was not able to sit down B Her feet were getting wet C She was being bitten by insects 1|Page How did Adriana feel when she was trying to photograph the crocodile? A afraid that it might try to attack her B worried she may not get the photo she wanted C increasingly bored with waiting to take the picture Adriana has still never taken photos of _ A a tiger in India B a snow leopard in China C a polar bear in Russia What disadvantage does Adriana say her work has? A She sometimes feels lonely when she is working abroad B She doesn’t see her family as often as she would like to C She always has to go where the agency tells her Adriana believes it is becoming harder to get work as a wildlife photographer because A so many photos of wildlife are available on the Internet B there is a lot of competition for jobs in wildlife photography C people are becoming less interested in wildlife Part 3: Listen to the audio and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (1.6 pts) Speaker A wanted to show respect by shaking somebody’s hand Speaker A recommends always greeting people in the same way, no matter where you are For Speaker B, working in a virtual team is not so different from working in the same location Creating a team charter helped Speaker B’s team to avoid misunderstandings and confusion Speaker C says the SMART acronym for goal setting stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely If you’re feeling stressed, Speaker C recommends just dropping the tasks that are overloading you According to Speaker D, flights at the end of each day have a higher chance of being delayed Speaker D suggests taking your time if your flight is cancelled, since the airline will have to rebook you on another flight anyway SECTION TWO: PHONETICS (0.5 POINT) Part 1: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions A forward B forgive C forget D forever A bargain B campaign C complain D ascertain Part 2: Choose the word whose main stress has different position from the rest rest in each of the following questions A conference B nostalgia C digital D backpacking A appreciative B advertising C admirable D architecture A protection B pneumonia C consensus D predator SECTION THREE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.5 POINTS) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes the sentence in each of the following questions (1.5 pts) It is advisable that the apprentice should be to learn the ins and outs of the new job 2|Page A permissive B noticeable C observant D prohibitive As babies, the twins looked so much alike that I just couldn’t them A tell – apart B talk – out of C think – up D take – apart Jonathan barely took any notice of what he was required to do, ? A was he B didn’t he C did he D wasn’t he - John: “How about another glass of beer?” - Amy: “No, thanks .” A all the same B you for all C not at all D you so much The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast on TV and radio A uniformly B predominantly C simultaneously D jointly I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll hit the A roof B ceiling C sack D jackpot There now seems to be a of hope that the strike will be averted A shred B speck C glimmer D crumb has been a topic of continual geological research A If the continents formed B How the continents were formed C The continents formed D How did the continent form If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach anymore A doesn’t exist B isn’t going to exist C isn’t existing D won’t be existing 10 They turned down the proposal that it didn’t fulfil their requirements A on the grounds B as a cause C by reason D in lieu 11 Jack realized too late that he had sold the van too cheaply; but there was no point in over split milk A sobbing B weeping C screaming D crying 12 Consumers should boycott all products has involved the use of child labour A who manufacture B whose manufacturers C which manufacture D whose manufacturer 13 Frost occurs in valleys and on low grounds on adjacent hills A more frequently as B as frequently than C more frequently than D frequently than 14 He was arrested for trying to pass notes at the bank A counterfeit B fake C camouflaged D fraudulent 15 It was beautiful day sun shone brightly in sky A the/The/the B a/The/the C a/A/Ø D Ø/The/the Part 2: Supply the correct tense or form of the given verb in each of the following questions to complete the sentences (1.5 pts) When (1) (appoint) as captain of the national football team, he knew he had to try harder Since they aren’t answering the phone, they (2) (leave) I really object to (3) (charge) for parking In your place, I (4) (turn) to others for help There’s no way of getting the project (5) (finish) yourself 3|Page The headmaster has decided that three lecture halls (6) (built) in our school next semester Only after she (7) (recover) from a severe illness did she realize the importance of good health In one year’s time, she (8) (work) in this company for 15 years When she found her dog (9) (eat) her birthday cake, she couldn’t but (10) (kick) it out Part 3: Filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets Write your answer in the numbered box (1.0 pt) Industrial robots work with far greater (1) _ (PRECISE) than most men These clothes are made of (2) _ (FLAME) material which cannot burn easily With the help of the computer, checking information has become less (3) _ (LABOR) His plan is (4) _ (THEORY) good, but it won’t work in practice Woman who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of (5) _ (ORGANIZE) their diet My dad never has sugar in coffee or tea but he sometimes like to add artificial (6) _ (SWEET) Donald is so (7) _ (CREATE) in the kitchen I think he should be a professional chef I spent a long time on the maths problem but I still came up with the wrong (8) _ (SOLVE) Lisa passed the exam, but she’s still waiting to get her (9) (CERTIFY) 10 Female animals have an (10) _ (INSTINCT) need to protect their young Part 4: Find ONE mistake in each of the following questions and correct it (0.5 pt) We spent a great deal of time looking through a large number of books to help him find a few information about Bermuda, but he knew most of it already Mass advertising is employed when person-to-person selling is impractical, impossible, or simply inefficiency Some birds, such as quails, can move instant from a resting position to full flight There has been a recommendation that Paul is elected the president of the country Thailand’s central position in Southeast Asia has had a major effect on the art of the area since time memorial SECTION FOUR: READING (5.0 POINTS) Part 1: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word (2.0 pts) A dog in the USA had to go on a diet He is a beagle (1) _ Wolfgang He was three (2) _ heavier than a normal beagle This was very dangerous for his health He (3) _ having many different canine diseases and problems Poor Wolfgang was in an animal shelter His owner abandoned him and left him at the shelter The owner also overfed Wolfgang, so he ballooned in size Many visitors came to the shelter for a dog, but no one took Wolfgang (4) _ he was so big Then, dog lover Erin 4|Page McManus came to the (5) _ She saw Wolfgang at the shelter and it was love at first (6) _ She took the overweight dog home and decided to help him lose weight She put him on a crash diet Wolfgang is now doing very well on his diet He is limited to just 600 calories a day He swims in the family pool every day, goes on walks, and exercises on a water treadmill The kgs are now falling (7) _ him Ms McManus is very happy with his progress She said: “I make his food It’s lean turkey, lots of vegetables, and some supplements.” She said he has (8) _ over 12kgs Beagles usually weigh around 13kgs, but Wolfgang weighed 40kgs He now has his own Instagram account with over 37,000 followers McManus said: “I think his personality (9) _ through He’s just (10) _ a nice dog It’s so hard to say no to that face.” One Instagram fan wrote: “I love following his journey That boy touches my heart.” Part 2: Read the following passage, choose and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the blanks (1.0 pt) Phobias, such as an extreme fear of spiders or heights, can cause genuine suffering In the past, one approach to treatment involved the use of mind-(1) _ drugs, although these often caused undesirable (2) _-effects in the patient Another common method still in use is behavioral therapy This involves exposing people to their particular phobia under controlled (3) _ The (4) _ behind this is that a new memory can be created which says the feared object or situation in (5) _ is safe In most cases, the effects seem to be more positive than those achieved through chemical intervention Most recently, in 2009, a series of (6) _ experiments led by Elizabeth Phelps at New York university looked at the way ‘fear memories’ were retrieved and the way they could be manipulated Originally, the experiments had been (7) _ on laboratory rats Every time the rats were exposed to a certain sound, they were given an electric shock, so they learnt to fear the sound Scientists (9) discovered it was possible to eliminate that fear through ‘extinction training’, in which the rats were then exposed repeatedly to the sound without any electric shock The timing of this training was (8) _ Fear of the sound was only erased in those rats that were trained after an interval of a few minutes but no longer than a few hours after the fear memory was revived Phelps’ study, on human volunteers given electric shocks when shown coloured cards, was (9) on the rat tests A year after the experiments, nineteen of her subjects took part in further tests Those who had received ‘extinction training’ more than six hours after the fear memory was revived still showed signs of fear towards the coloured cards Those who had been trained quickly showed no signs of fear - indicating that the fear memory had been eradicated The research team’s (10) seemed to offer hope for a new form of phobia treatment A altering B changing C adapting D transferring A other B after C side D over A examples B conditions C cases D rules A action B theory C practice D process A front B mind C question D point A pioneering B leading C main D breaking A found out B taken part C looked into D carried out A meaningful B urgent C crucial D foremost 5|Page A derived B aimed C designed D based 10 A findings B intentions C options D summaries Part 3: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions (2.0 pts) We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin a behavioral biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours’ sleep to feel at their best Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of ‘sleep debt’ Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock During the day caffeine, the world’s most popular drug, helps to keep us awake 75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation What does a chronic lack of sleep to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work This has serious implications for society in general Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on ‘night call’, and may get less than three hours’ sleep Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results On our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn’t As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin? A He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society B He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep C He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society D He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to A having a round clock B all day and night C surrounded with clocks D during the daytime The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as A an easy solution to sleep deprivation B a temptation that prevents us from sleeping 6|Page C a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation D an ineffective means of communication According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A The sun obviously determined our daily routines B The electric light was invented in the 19th century C The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep D Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to A the world’s population B masking the symptoms C caffeine consumption D reaching a point Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph? A Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society B Doctors ‘on night call’ not need more than three hours of sleep a day C Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers D Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means A likely to become worthless B becoming more noticeable C causing serious damage or loss D bound to bring satisfaction Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of? A Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized B We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep C There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society D Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ EXCEPT A engineers B drivers C biologists D doctors 10 Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? A Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects B Accident Prevention: Urgent! C A Society of Sleepless People D A Well-known Biologist SECTION FIVE: WRITING (5.0 POINTS) Part 1: Finish each of the the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it (1.6 pts) The drama critic of the “Daily News” regards the new play as a major breakthrough  According to His description of the incident was completely different from what really happened  His description of the incident bore The dress was so tempting that I bought it  I couldn’t resist the It is fairly unlikely that he will be convicted of the offence  There No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship  It’s a foregone When I picked up my pen, I found that the nib had broken 7|Page  On The telephone rang right after he had left the room  Hardly Everyone believes that Nguyen Cong Phuong scored one of the most important goals in that match  Nguyen Cong Phuong Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (1.4 pts) Lisa is very bright so she won’t have been taken in, whatever they said (UPTAKE)  Lisa is very………………………… so she won’t have been taken in, whatever they said No one listened to what the politician was saying last night (EARS)  What the politician was saying …………………………………………………………… Mary is proud of being a good cook (PRIDES)  Mary………….…………………………………………………………………………… With price increases on most necessities, many people have to save on daily expenses for fear of getting into financial difficulties (BELT)  With price increases on most necessities, many ………………………………………… When I suggested he was mistaken, John became furious and stormed out of the room (COLLAR)  When I suggested he was mistaken, John………………………………………………… How inconsiderate he was to take your calculator! (THOUGHTLESS)  It …………………………………………………………………………………………… Soccer has never really become popular in the United States though it was considered the king sport in many parts of the world (CAUGHT)  Though regarded ………………………………………………………………………… Part 3: Essay Writing (2.0 pts) Write an essay about 250 words to express your opinion about the topic “Why are more and more people using social networking sites?” The end -GOOD LUCK! 8|Page ... blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word (2. 0 pts) A dog in the USA had to go on a diet He is a beagle (1) _ Wolfgang He was three (2) _ heavier than a normal beagle This... (CAUGHT)  Though regarded ………………………………………………………………………… Part 3: Essay Writing (2. 0 pts) Write an essay about 25 0 words to express your opinion about the topic “Why are more and more people using... cheaply; but there was no point in over split milk A sobbing B weeping C screaming D crying 12 Consumers should boycott all products has involved the use of child labour A who manufacture