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(1)TRƯỜNG THPT QUẾ VÕ SỐ (Đề gồm có 08 trang)
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
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- SECTION A LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear two people speaking about their fondness for trains For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear
1) What point does Philip make about the people who are involved in the locomotive side of trains?
A) Some avoid doing it because its too dirty B) Some worry about the dangers involved
C) Some find it to be an instinctive activity D) Some only it for the financial rewards it brings
2) When Mike discusses why he enjoys the world of trains, what contrast does he identify between the different groups of people he interacts with?
A) A difference in social status B) A difference in ages
C) A difference in technical ability D) A difference in motivation
3) What view is stated by Mike about how the railway has helped him in his role as a parent? A) It has helped him develop a closer relationship
with his daughter
B) It has taught him patience C) It has helped him focus on his daughters
career possibilities
D) It has given him stability in his life 4) When discussing different aspects of the railway, both speakers agree that _
A) Age does not need to be a handicap B) Both men and women are equally welcome
C) It can be quite demanding D) Cleanliness is not the first adjective that
springs to mind
5) What final conclusion both speakers reach about volunteering on the railway? A) The time they have spent has been
difficult but worth it
B) They have both learnt a lot C) They are better people for having been
involved with it
D) It has helped them grow while at the same time giving them a direction for the future
Part 2: Listen to the audio and choose the best answer to each question
What does the lecturer provide for those who are interested in doing extra reading? A Personal consultation sessions
B Extra materials, such as a booklist C Mid-term examination
D Free glasses
2 In the past, time management meant you needed to A reduce your stress
B plan for every hour of the week C own a good watch
(2)3 Today, wise time management means you need to A set goals and work in a systematic way
B work faster
C set an overview of your assignment
D make a list, plan for everything and try to stick to this plan
4 In this college, students are assigned at the end of each semester A team projects
B final term examinations C essays
D time management courses
5 One sign he lecturer mentions that students feel under pressure is A library books go missing
B students get angry for no reason C lower class attendance rates D trouble at the library
6 What kind of suggestion does the lecturer give to the students? A Making a very detailed plan of their daily activities
B Not being so stressed just because there is an assignment C A regular one-hour session in their personal timetables D Wearing comfortable shoes
7 According to the lecturer, there are three kinds of planners They are: A one weekly planner, one daily planner and one hour planner
B one yearly planner, one weekly planner and one daily planner C one term planner, one monthly planner and one weekly planner D one term planner, one weekly and one daily planner
8 If you want to set an overview of your time, you should need at least A one week
B half a week C one month D one term
9 The daily planner of time is mainly concerned with A the detailed planning
B how to plan all available time C TV schedules
D an overview of everything you need to for several days
10 According to the lecturer, wise time management may have the following benefit: A having more time to spend on relaxation and other activities
B improving your performance in the final term assignment C helping you write better essays
D improving your memory
SECTION B LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
(3)Question 2: A prepare B preface C preparation D prejudice Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3: A fulltime B farmhand C bookshop D tradesman Question 4: A interchange B infamous C contributory D undercurrent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it
A It B That C Then D There
Question More and more trees in this area are found from the effect of pollution
A died B to be dead C to be dying D having died
Question I don’t need any medicine I’m as right as _
A rain B clouds C rays D a haze
Question Kathy comes up with a solution when everyone else is at a loss
A absolutely B invariably C persistently D universally
Question I’d say let’s meet on Saturday but I’m none sure what’s happening at the weekend
A so B very C that D too
Question 10 Every Christmas of my childhood was the same My father late for lunch, weighed down with presents for the family
A would arrive B could arrive C was arriving D got used to arriving
Question 11 The mayor failed to deliver key promises in his manifesto, but to give him his improve the city's infrastructure
A account B view C owing D.due
Question 12 He was extremely protective _ his role as advisor
A of B with C about D for
Question 13 “It’s really cold today”
“Yes, I didn’t want to get out of bed, _ go outside.”
A even though B much less C aside from D not only
Question 14 “Is John a good student?” “He is, _, an excellent student.”
A.in most parts B for most parts
C for the most part D in most of the parts
Question 15 Our plan is completely _ Nothing can possibly go wrong A foolproof B airtight C foolhardy D waterproof Question 16 He spent ten years in the army and for most of the time he was abroad
A Camped B situated C placed D stationed
Question 17 Hardly had the van turned the corner when one of the back wheels
A Broke away B turned round C came off D rolled down
Question 18 I’d rather you a noise last night, I couldn’t get to sleep A Hadn’t made B wouldn’t make C didn’t make D haven’t made
Question 19 If we have to pay a £1,000 fine, then We’re not going to win a fight with the Tax Office
A so be it B be it so C thus be it D be it thus
(4)A as far as B too much of C very much of D so much as Question 21 We’re going to visit the Great Walls Everybody says this is
A a too good chance for being lost B too good a chance to be lost
C too good a chance for being lost D a too good chance to lose
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question
Archaeology has long been an accepted tool for studying prehistoric cultures Relatively recently the same techniques have been systematically applied to studies of the more immediate past This has been called "historical archaeology", a term that is used in the United States to refer to any archaeological investigation into North American sites that postdate the arrival of Europeans
Back in the 1930's and 1940's, when building restoration was popular, historical archaeology was primarily a tool of architectural reconstruction The role of archaeologists was to find the foundations of historic buildings and then take a back seat to architects
The mania for reconstruction had largely subsided by the 1950's and 1960's Most people entering historical archaeology during this period came out of university anthropology departments where they had studied prehistoric cultures They were, by training, social scientists, not historians, and their work tended to reflect this bias The questions they framed and the techniques they used were designed to help them understand, as scientists, how people behaved But because they were treading on historical ground for which there was often extensive written documentation and because their own knowledge of these periods was usually limited, their contributions to American history remained circumscribed Their reports, highly technical and sometimes poorly written, went unread
More recently, professional archaeologists have taken over These researchers have sought to demonstrate that their work can be a valuable tool not only of science but also of history, providing fresh insights into the daily lives of ordinary people whose existences might nt otherwise be so well documented This newer emphasis on archaeology as social history has shown great promise, and indeed work done in this area has led to a reinterpretation of the United States' past
In Kingston, New York, for example, evidence has been uncovered that indicates that English goods were being smuggled into that city at a time when the Dutch supposedly controlled trading in the area And in Sacramento an excavation at the site of a fashionable nineteenth-century hotel revealed that garbage had been stashed in the building' s basement despite sanitation laws to the contrary Question 22: What is the main topic of the passage？
A．How the purpose and the methods of historical archaeology have changed B．How archaeology has been applied to studies of prehistoric cultures
C．The attitude professional archaeologists hold toward historical archaeology D．The contributions social scientists make to historical archaeology
Question 23: According to the passage, what is a relatively new focus in archaeology? A．studying prehistoric cultures
B．investigating ancient sites in what is now the United States C．comparing the culture of North America to that of Europe D．studying the recent past
(5)A．before the 1930's B．during the 1930's and 1940's
C．during the 1950's and 1960's' D．after the 1960's
Question 25: In the third paragraph, the author implies that the questions and techniques of history and those of social science are
A．of equal value in studying prehistoric cultures B．quite different from each other
C．all aiming to understand people's behaviour D．all highly technical and poorly written
Question 26: The equivalent of the word "supposedly" in the last paragraph is
A．rigidly B．barely C．seemingly D．ruthlessly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
In the US, industries that generate hazardous wastes want to dispose of them as cheaply as possible Private companies hired to dispose of this waste compete with each other to offer the lowest prices to these industries The government does not get involved, beyond
setting minimum safety standards
Unfortunately, the (27) _ of companies that generate and dispose of waste is to save money, not to guarantee safety These companies usually send waste to landfills because this is cheaper than recycling or incineration Disposal firms who want to increase their business must cut corners to lower costs and (28) customers At the same time, relatively little is done to reduce the volume of waste generated,because disposal cost (29) relatively modest
Things are different in Denmark There the government participates in the waste disposal process beginning (30) the front end Together with industry, the government formed a corporation to establish and operate waste disposal facilities This company, called Kommunichem, has a (31) on waste disposal Generators of hazardous waste must ship their waste to one of Kommunichem’s disposal facilities In this system,there is no price competition in the waste disposal business
Question 27 A solution B license C importance D goal Question 28: A survive B efficient C gain D prosper
Question 29: A still B have C remain D cheap
Question 30: A to B by C of D at
Question 31: A power B responsibility C monopoly D profit Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the question
The spectacular aurora light displays that appear in Earth’s atmosphere around the north and south magnetic poles were once mysterious phenomena Now, scientists have data from satellites and ground-based observations from which we know that the aurora brilliance is an immense electrical discharge similar to that occurring in a neon sign
(6)Charged particles in this solar wind speed earthward along the solar wind’s magnetic lines of force with a spiralling motion The Earth’s magnetosphere is a barrier to the solar wind, and forces the charged particles of the solar wind to flow around the magnetosphere itself But in the polar regions, the magnetic lines of force of the Earth and of the solar wind bunch together Here many of the solar wind’s charged particles breakthrough the magnetosphere and enter Earth’s magnetic field They then spiral back and forth between the Earth’s magnetic poles very rapidly In the polar regions, electrons from the solar wind ionize and excite the atoms and molecules of the upper atmosphere, causing them to emit aurora radiations of visible light
The colors of an aurora depend on the atoms emitting them The dominant greenish white light comes from low energy excitation of oxygen atoms During huge magnetic storms oxygen atoms also undergo high energy excitation and emit crimson light Excited nitrogen atoms contribute bands of color varying from blue to violet Viewed from outer space, auroras can be seen as dimly glowing belts wrapped around each of the Earth’s magnetic poles Each aurora hangs like a curtain of light stretching over the polar regions and into the higher latitudes When the solar flares that result in magnetic storms and aurora activity are very intense, aurora displays may extend as far as the southern regions of the United States
Studies of auroras have given physicists new information about the behavior of plasmas, which has helped to explain the nature of outer space and is being applied in attempts to harness energy from the fusion of atoms
Question 32: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The methods used to observe auroras from outer space
B The formation and appearance of auroras around the Earth’s poles C The factors that cause the variety of colors in auroras
D The periodic variation in the display of auroras
Question 33: The word “phenomena” in paragraph is closest in meaning to
A ideas B stars C events D colors
Question 34: The passage describes “the magnetosphere as a barrier” because
A its position makes it difficult to be observed from Earth
B it prevents particles from the solar wind from easily entering Earth’s atmosphere C it increases the speed of particles from the solar wind
D it is strongest in the polar regions
Question 35: According to the passage, which color appears most frequently in an aurora display?
A greenish-white B crimson C blue D violet
Question 36: The word “glowing” in paragraph is closest in meaning to
A shining B moving C charging D hanging
Question 37: Auroras may be seen in the southern regions of the United States when
A magnetic storms not affect Earth B solar flares are very intense
C the speed of the solar wind is reduced D the excitation of atoms is low
Question38:The passage supports which of the following statement about scientists’ understanding of auroras?
A Before advances in technology, including satellites, scientists knew little about auroras B New knowledge about the fusions of atoms allowed scientists to learn more about auroras C Scientists cannot explain the cause of the different colors in auroras
D Until scientists learn more about plasma physics, little knowledge about auroras will be available
Question39: Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?
(7)Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word{s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 40: A.I techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between medications that put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect
A at risk B in reality C under control D under pressure
Question 41: The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable
A rainy B stormy C uninviting D intense
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 42: You'd think he would have blown his lid when he realized the chef was downstairs
A become tired B stayed calm C felt happy D been furious
Question 43: This is new washing machine is not a patch on our old one These clothes are still dirty
A to be expensive B to be broken C to be strange D to be better
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges
Question 44: Two students are talking about their friend Tim: A: “Tim has a very easy job He’s paid a lot ofmoney to little.”
B: “ ”
A It's the luck of the game B It's an incredible piece ofluck
C Wish him good luck D He crossed his fingers for luck
Question 45: Two friends are talking about their lives:
X: “I feel really depressed at the moment Nothing's going right in my life.”
Y: “ .”
A.I know We really need some sunshine, don't we? B.Cheer up! Things can't be that bad!
C I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm sure he'll be all right D.That's good I'm pleased to hear it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Question 46: When we asked the Minister about the strike, he declined to comment A.On asking us about the strike, the Minister declined to comment
B.When asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment C We declined to comment when the Minister asked us about the strike D.Declining to comment, the Minister asked us about the strike
Question 47: The man with red hair may have caused it
A.It may have been caused by the man whose his hair was red B.The man whose red hair may have caused it
(8)Question 48 The likelihood of suffering a heart attack rises as one becomes increasingly obese A Heart attacks are happening more and more often, and most of the sufferers are obese
B Obesity results in only a slight increase in the probability of having a heart attack C The more obese one is, the higher the chances for a heart attack become
D Anyone who is obese is likely to experience a heart attack at any time
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 49 New York is described as the world’s cultural centre It situated on the bank of Hudson river
A As long as New York is described as the world’s cultural centre, It situated on the bank of Hudson river
B In spite of the fact that it situated on the bank of Hudson river, New York is described as the world’s cultural centre
C Because it situated on the bank of Hudson river, New York is described as the world’s cultural centre
D New York, which is described as the world’s cultural centre, situated on the bank of Hudson river
Question 50 He was overconfident Therefore, he ruined our plan completely A It was because his overconfidence that ruined our plan completely
B He was overconfident, which ruined our plan completely C That he was overconfidence ruined our plan completely D It was his overconfidence ruined our plan completely
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Question 51: Tom: It's the worst film we've ever seen Jenny :
A I couldn't say that again B I couldn't agree more
C That’s right, you are D There you have it
Question 52: Speaker 1: You look lost ?
Speaker 2: Yes, please Can you tell us how to get to the railway station?
A Can I be of any assistance? B Is there anything to do?
C Can I give a hand? D Would you like a hand?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 53: He is a boy in seven (A) with white hair, like (B) snow, whose presence (C) is "like being in the room with a feather" (D)
Question 54: Marie-Laure's father is also the creator of ingenious puzzles (A) and delightful miniature (B) of (C) the streets and houses of Paris, for instance (D)
Question 55: Although research has been ongoing since (A) 1930, the existence (B) of ESP-perception and communication without the use (C) of the sight, hear (D), taste, touch or smell-is still disputed