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ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI- NĂM HỌC 2020 SỐ 6

DATE: 1/3/2020 NAME: Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân

PEER CORRECTION: MARK:

SECTION A: LISTENING (20 points) Part I. Listen to the instruction of Eiffel Tower and complete the sentences with A NUMBER or NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS 1. The Eiffel Tower is one of the ……………………………………… of France. 2. The Eiffel Tower is the ……………………………………. structure in Paris. 3. It is one of the ……………………………………….land marks in France. 4. It attracts an average of ……………………… visitors every year. 5. There are two ……………………………. in the tower. Your answers: 1 most 2. tallest 3. cities most 4. 10000 5. restaurants important visitors symbols Part II. You will hear an interview with a singer called Nick Parker who plays in a band calls Krispy with his sister Mel. For each question choose the correct answer A, B, or C 1. When Nick and Mel were younger,………………………………………. A. they studied at music school. B. their father took them to live concert. C. their mother encourage them to play music. 2. When Nick and Mel started writing music together, they ………………………. A. disagree about the style they should have. B. didn’t want to be the same other bands. C. were influenced by different kinds of music. 3. The band Krispy started after ……………………………………………………. A. Nick began studying at music school. B. two other musicians heard Nick and Mel playing. C. Nick and Mel advertised for the band members. 4. In the band’s first year together……………………………………………….. A. concert audiences liked their music. B. they signed a recording contract. C. their national tour was very successful. 5. What does Nick say about life in the band today? A. The older members look after him and Mel. B. He’s pleased to have the chance to travel. C. There’s no opportunity for them to relax together. Your answers: 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A SECTION B: PHONETICS (10 points) Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points) 1. A. closure B. pleasant C. decision D. pleasure 2. A. suggestion B. devotion C. congestion D. digestion 3. A. controlled B. returned C. formed D. convinced 4. A. decided B. hatred C. warned D. sacred 5. A. legal B. petal C. pedal D. level

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Your answers: 1. A

2. B

3. D

4.C

5. A

Part 2: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (5 points) 1. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. certificate D. secondary 2. A. compliment B. tradition C. apologize D. develop 3. A. intelligent B. population C. opportunity D. economics 4. A. unspeakable B. accomplish C. emotional D. tendency 5. A. address B. millionaire C. believe D. mislead Your answers: 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (80 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer which best completes each sentence. (15 points) 1. As always, I am __________ with everything you say. A. agrees B. agreeing C. agree D. in agreement 2. “Jack, can you help me push the piano to the corner of the hall to ______ our party?” said the teacher A. give place to B. make place for C. take room for D. make room for 3. The surrealistic movement in art in the 1920s and 1930s placed ______ is pictured in the unconscious and often incorporated dreamlike images. A. to emphasize it B. an emphasis on what C. an emphasis on it D. emphasize what 4. “Frankly, Ms. Adamson works ______ that her figures never need ______,” said the General Manager. A. such efficiently that / to check B. so efficient that / checking C. such an efficient that / to be checked D. so efficiently that / to be checked 5. It is highly recommended that language learners in general and English learners ______ should learn the language in the native community so as to master it. A. in particular B. on the whole C. in short D. on the other hand 6. Lama: “What’s your greatest phobia, Carolina? Carolina: “______” A. I’m afraid not. B. I haven’t made up my mind. C. What an absurd idea! D. Worms, definitely. 7. The more he tried to explain, ________ A. the most confused we got B. the more confused we got C. the many confused we got D. the much confused we got 8. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV last night to ____________ his new policy. A. public B. publicizing C. publicize D. publicly 9. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________. A. communication B. communicator C. communicate D. communicativ 10. Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers. A. technologist B. technological C. technology D. technologically 11. It is _________ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. A. careful B. caring C. care D. careless 12. His unwise remark was frequently thrown ___________ him by his colleagues. A. out of B. in C. back on D. back at 13. He was looking at his parents _______, waiting for recommendations. A. obey B. obediently C. obedience D. obedient 14. The land and the people _________ I have met are nice. A. who B. whom C. that D. which 15. Considered America’s first great architect, ______.

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A. many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson B. it was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard University C. Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University D. Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson. Your answers: 1. B 6. D 11. D 2. D 7. B 12. D 3. B 8. C 13. B 4. D 9. A 14. B 5. A 10.B 15. C Part 2: Give the correct word form in each gap to complete the following passage. (20 points) 1. We can look forward to a period of ………...……. . (PROSPER) 2. It is said the ……………..…. of a Swiss watch is perfect. (PRECISE) 3. In nursing, women tend to ……………..…. men by four to one. (NUMBER) 4. We have to decide to interview only the best six ……..……..… for the job. (APPLY) 5. Unless we do research on ……….…….. energy, wind power and tidal power, our fossil fuels will run out. (SUN) 6. It is much more …………………. to buy large size packets. (ECONOMY) 7. Earth Hour is a ______ event organized to raise people’s awareness (WORLD) 8.Thomas………..broke these expensive vases. (ACCIDENT) 9.The writer must be …………to write those fantastic novels. (IMAGINE) 10. Some children have to suffer from life time ………………… (ABNORMAL) Your answers: 1. PROSPERITY 6. ECONOMICAL 2. PRECISION 7. WORLDWIDE 3. OUTNUMBER 8. ACCIDENTALLY 4. APPLICANTS 9. IMAGINATIVE 5. SOLAR 10. ABNORMALITIES Part 3: Fill each gap with a suitable word from the list in the box to complete the iddoms (10 points) who themselves grow indeed wish leg hand eat watch which belly hope happiness indeep himself beauty time play back drink 1. When the cat is away, the mice will ………………… 2. You scratch my …………….and I’ll scratch yours. 3. Who drinks will …………….again. 4. He laughs best ………………. laughs last. 5. A friend in need is a friend …………………… 6. While there’s life, there’s ……………….. 7. He who excuses…………………, accuses himself. 8. ………………. is in the eye of the beholder. 9. Good ……………………. prevents misfortune. 10. His eyes are bigger than his ………………… Your answers: 1. 2. leg 3. 4. 5. 6. hope 7. himself 8. beauty 9. 10. watch Part 4: Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence (5 points) 1. The abominable custom of women sacrificing themselves with the pyres of their dead husbands was

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abolished during the right of William Bentinck. A. social B. sacred C. disgusting D. moral 2. The suspected couple was taken away from the airport through a side entrance to the Police Station for interrogation. A. whisked B. rushed C. guided D. no improvement 3. In spite of all the provocations, he maintained utmost patience. A. inflicted B. sustained C. restrained D. exercised 4. We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in working condition. A. out of work B. run out of C. turn down D. out of order 5. It was boiling yesterday. We have a very humid and dry summer this year. A. very hot B. cooking C. dry D. cooked Your answers: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A Part 5: Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence (10 points) 1. His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole. A. harmless B. crude C. detrimental D. innocent 2. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking. A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider 3. Advanced students need to be aware of the important of collocation. A. of high level B. of great important C.of low level D. of steady progress 4. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. A. excess B. large quantity C. small quantity D. sufficiency 5. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. A. attraction B. consideration C. ease D. speculation 6. The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks. A. associate B. separate C. cooperate D. assemble 7. He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May. A. politeness B. rudeness C. measurement D. encouragement 8. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially. A. Wealthy B. Well-off C. Privileged D. Impoverished 9. She had a cozy little apartment in Boston. A. uncomfortable B. dirty C. lazy D. warm 10. A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college. A. able to read and write B. able to join intramural sport C. inflexible D. unable to pass an examination in reading and writing

Your answers: 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. A Part 6. There are 10 mistakes in the passage below. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (10pts) Amnesty International is a world-wide volunteer organization funded entirely by subscriptions and donations. It is total independent of any government, political faction, ideology, economic interest or religious creed. The organization work for the release of ’Prisoners of Conscience’ - men, girls and children imprisoned anywhere of their beliefs, colour, sex, ethnic origin, language or religion. It also seeks fair and immediate trial for all political prisoners detained without charge, and opposes torture and the degrading treat of prisoners. It is also against the death penalty for all types of crime. Amnesty works by collecting informations. When it has proof that a person is a ’Prisoner of Conscience’, that person’s case is handed over to a local group. The local groups are ordinary individuals

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who belief in Amnesty’s work. They send letters to governments, embassies, leading newspapers and a prisoner’s family and friends. They also collect signatures and raise money to send medicine, food and clothing to the prisoners and their families. This volunteers use their freedom of speech to win the same freedom for their adopted prisoner. Also, any person whom is willing to get involved and help the process can subscribe to the organization’s website, read about particular cases and go to the “Take Action” section (which can either mean signing a petition, writing a letter etc.) Your answers: Lines Mistakes Corrections 2 ANY / 1. 3 MEN MAN 2. 3. 3 GIRLS WOMAN 4. 4 BELIEFS BELIEF 5.

7 10 11 12 5

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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PROOF FAMILY VOLUNTEERS HELP IMMEDIATE TREAT

PROVED FAMILIES VOLUNTEER HELPED IMMEDIATELY TREATMENT

Part 7: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.(10 pts) 1. His roommate (always enter)…………… the room without knocking first, which annoys him a lot. 2. By the time you come here again, this palace (build)………….. 3. We (cook)…………all day for the party that evening and by 8 o’clock we still weren’t ready. 4. Hardly he (take)………… up the book when the phone (ring)………. 5. It is expected that tax increases (announce)…………… in tomorrow’s budget. 6. Come to the room, he saw Mary where he (leave)………… her. 7. The little boy had a lot of trouble (convince)………everyone that he (see)………a mermaid. 8. The girl got into a lot of trouble. She (not tell)………… a lie.

Answers: 1 2 3 4

IS ALWAYS ENTERING 5 SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED WILL HAVE BEEN BUILT 6 HAD LEFT HAD BEEN COOKING 7 CONVINCING / HAD SEEN HAD HE TAKEN/ RANG 8 COULDN’T HAVE TOLD SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (40 POINTS) Part 1: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph. (20 points) Do you want to be slim? Do you worry about your family’s health? Then you should try Fruitibix, the new (1) ______ fruit and nut biscuit. Fruitibix (2) ______ wonderful, but it contains less sugar than most other biscuits. Each biscuit contains dried fruit and nuts, (3) ______ apples, coconut and bananas. Sometimes you (4) ______ like eating something between meals. Now, instead of (5) ______ a chocolate bar, bite into a Fruitibix. It will keep you healthy. At lunchtime, instead of chips or hamburgers, have a Fruitibix. It contains all the essential foods for a balanced (6) ______. And if you are in a (7) ______, and don’t have time for a proper meal, Fruitibix will give you the (8) ______ to keep on going. So whenever your children ask for (9) ______ sweet, give them Fruitibix instead of cakes or chocolate. They will love the taste and it won’t (10) ______ their teeth. Discover Fruitibix. It’s on your supermarket shelves now!

Your answers: 1. OF

6. MEAL

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2. IS 3. OR 4. 5. EATING

7. BUSINESS 8. WAY 9. SOME 10. HARM

Part 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (10 points) Childhood is the time when there are ( 1) ______ responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, ( 2) ______ he may do. It is improbable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In ( 3) ______, life is always presenting new things to the child - things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. A child finds pleasure playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure. (4) ______, a child has his pain. He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually told not to do things, or being punished ( 5) ______ what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy. When a young man starts to ( 6) ______ his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. He can no longer expect (7) ______ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a child, he will be hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of troubles and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (8) ______ in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age (9) ______ wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come (10) ______ the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight. 1. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 2. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. whosoever 3. A. short B. term C. reality D. addition 4. A. However B. But C. Therefore D. Moreover 5. A. becauseB. for C. at D. by 6. A. take B. have C. create D. earn 7. A. other B. another C. others D. someone 8. A. progress B. achievement C. improvements D. accomplishments 9. A. coming B. come C. came D. had come 10. A. out B. across C. through D. back Your answers: 9. B 10. C 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. A Part 3: Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 points) Most human diets contain between 10 and 15 percent of their total calories as protein. The rest of the dietary energy comes from carbohydrates, fats, and in some people, alcohol. The proportion of calories from fats varies from 10 percent in poor communities to 40 percent or more in rich communities. In addition to providing energy, fats have several other functions in the body. The fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K, are dissolved in fats, as their name implies. Good sources of these vitamins have high oil or fat content, and the vitamins are stored in the body’s fatty tissues. In the diet, fats cause food to remain longer in the stomach, thus increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten. Fats add variety, taste, and texture to foods, which accounts for the popularity of fried foods. Fatty deposits in the body have an insulating and protective value. The curves of the human female body are due mostly to strategically located fat deposits.

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Whether a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human health is not definitely known. When rats are fed a fat-free diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin becomes inflamed and scaly, and their reproductive systems are damaged. Two fatty acids, linoleic and arachidonic acids, prevent these abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids. They also are required by a number of other animals, but their roles in human beings are debatable. Most nutritionists consider linoleic fatty acid an essential nutrient for humans. 1. This passage probably appeared in which of the following? A. diet book B. A book on basic nutrition C. A cookbook D. A popular women’s magazine 2. We can infer from the passage that all of the following statements about fats are true EXCEPT A. fats provide energy for the body B. economics influences the distribution of calorie intake C. poor people eat more fatty foods D. alcohol is not a common source of dietary energy 3. The word “functions” in line 5 is closest in meaning to_______ A. forms B. needs C. jobs D. sources 4. The phrase “stored in” in line 7 is closest in meaning to_______ A. manufactured in B. attached to C. measured by D. accumulated in 5. The author states that fats serve all of the following body functions EXCEPT to A. promote a feeling of fullness B. insulate and protect the body C. provide energy D. control weight gain 6. The word “essential to” in line 12 is closest in meaning to________ A. required for B. desired for C. detrimental to D. beneficial to 7. According to the author of the passage, which of the following is true for rats when they are fed a fat free diet? A. They stop growing B. They have more babies C. They lose body hair D. They require less care 8. Linoleic fatty acid is mentioned in the passage as _____________ A. an essential nutrient for humans B. more useful than arachidonic acid C. preventing weight gain in rats D. a nutrient found in most foods 9. The phrase “these abnormalities” refers to_____ A. a condition caused by fried foods B. strategically located fat deposits C. curves on the human female body D. cessation of growth, bad skin, and damaged reproductive systems 10. That humans should all have some fat our diet is, according to the author,_________ A. a commonly held view B. not yet a proven fact C. only true for women D. proven to be true by experiments in rats Your answers: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. B Part 4 : Read the following passage and do the tasks that follows. Write your answer in the space provided. (15 pts) Mutual harm A. In forests and fields all over the world, plants are engaged in a deadly chemical war to suppress other plants and create conditions for their own success. But what if we could learn the secrets of these plants and use them for our own purposes? Would it be possible to use their strategies and weapons to help us impr...