SỞ GD & ĐT LONG AN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NH: 2019-2020

Trường THPT GÒ ĐEN Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH

Ngày thi:
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi gồm có ... trang) Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
PART 1. LISTENING (20 points)
You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer
(A, B, or C). You will hear each piece twice.
1. You hear a customer talking to a shop assistant about a coast she bought. What does she want?
A. a different kind of item
B. the same item but in a different size
C. her money back
2. You hear a weather forecast on the radio. Tomorrow, the weather in the east of the country will
be_______________
A. stormy in the morning.
B. sunny in the afternoon.
C. foggy in the evening.
3. You hear an office worker talking about cycling to work. What does she enjoy most about it?
A. getting some exercise each morning
B. avoiding the traffic into town
C. thinking about the day ahead
4. You hear a radio announcer talking about a competition for writers of short stories. The man
says that one of the rules is that_______________
A. you have to be over sixteen to enter.
B. you can submit more than one entry.
C. your entry must be mailed.
5. You hear a conservation about reading. The man enjoys reading books which
_______________
A. have characters that remind him of people he knows.
B. describe situations that he finds highly amusing.
C. are set in places that he is unlikely ever to visit.
*ANSWER
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PART 2. READING (28 points)

For questions 1-7, read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we
would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The
language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the
aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education.
However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language
of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than
people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international
communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but
it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread
popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language
specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to
have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According
to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the
expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as
a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue
being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-
spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of
English.
1. According to the passage, a century ago ___________
A. educated people throughout Europe spoke English.
B. foreign travelers to England spoke only French.
C. French was much more popular than English.
D. only the French aristocracy could speak English.
2. What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?
A. Britain's becoming an international power.
B. The French losing many colonies.
C. America's becoming powerful.
D. The development of American culture.
3. What is meant by "the language of diplomacy"?
A. The language used by ordinary people.
B. The language used by the English and the French.
C. The language used by the aristocracy.
D. The language used by governments.
4. What is true according to the passage?
A. The experts don't like Esperanto.
B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.
C. Esperanto is not a natural language
D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular.
5. The experts' opinion on the spread of English is ___________.
A. split B. positive C. negative D. undecided
6. The author believes that ___________
A. English is easier to learn than Chinese.
B. English will probably be replaced as an international language.
C. Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication.
 D. Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers.
7. These days ___________
A. French is the language of diplomacy.
B. more non-natives speak English than natives.
C. more people speak French than English.
D. French is a dying language.
*ANSWER
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PART 3. USE OF ENGLISH (52 points)

I. For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits
each gap. (12 points)
THE LANGUAGE OF TEARS
The ability of weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have
suggested that human tears are (1)____________ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very
likely. We cry from the moment we enter this (2)____________ , for a number of reasons.
Helpless babies cry to (3)____________ their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable.
As they develop they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they
get it.
The idea that having a good cry can do you (4)____________ is a very old one and now it has
scientific (5)____________ since recent research into tears has shown that they contain a natural
painkiller called enkaphalin. By (6)____________ sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to
feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you produce.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restriction upon this naturally (7)____________ activity.
Because some people still regard it as a (8)____________ of weakness in men, boys in particular
are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally
and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (9)____________ itself of toxic chemical (10)____________
, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying
comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (11)____________ the popularity of the highly
emotional films which are commonly (12)____________ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy
crying together almost as much as laughing together.
1. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
2. A. world B. place C. earth D. space
3. A. communicate B. persuade C. inform D. demonstrate
4. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
5. A. validity B. truth C. reality D. reason
6. A. struggling B. fighting C. opposing D. striking
7. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
8. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
9. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
10. A. rubbish B. waste C. leftovers D. remains
11. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
12. A. named B. subtitled C. entitled D. called
*ANSWER
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II. For questions 1-10, choose one of these words to fill in the blanks. There are more words than needed. (10
points)
hold in continual thoroughly wait up success
emulate looking down enthusiastically regardless of ultimately
minor breakthrough picking up consequent depending on
upon

RESPONDING TO CHILDREN’S MISTAKES

Promoting children’s self-esteem seems to be one of the aims of modern childcare and education.
It goes hand in hand with a culture in which children are (1)___________ praised for the most
(2)___________ achievements. While this promotion of self-esteem is, rightly, a reaction against
sterner times when children weren’t praised enough, it also seems to be (3)___________ a fear of
how failure will affect children : a fear that if they don’t succeed at a task, they will somehow be
damaged.
However, the opposite may well be true. Many scientists spend years experiencing
(4)___________ failure in the lab until they make a (5)___________ . They know that
(6)___________ this process advances scientific knowledge. In like manner, children need to
experience failure to learn and grow. If children have been praised for everything they’ve done,
(7)___________ how good it is, then failure in adult life will be all the more painful.
Life is full of stumbling blocks and there is no point in trying to protect children from the
disappointments that (8)___________ store for them. Parents and educators shouldn’t be afraid of
(9)___________ on children’s mistakes, as long as they also praise them when they do well. After
all, the heroes children try to (10)___________ , the pop stars and footballers, have all reached the
top in the face of ruthless competition. Like them, children need to learn how to cope with failure
and turn it to their advantage.
*ANSWER
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
III. For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use ONLY ONE word in each gap. (10 points)
I’d like to talk about some of the problems that students face (1)__________ they follow a course
of study through the medium of English (2)___________ English is not their mother tongue. The
problems can be (3)__________ into three broad categories: psychological, cultural and linguistic.
The first two categories mainly affect those (4)__________ come to study in Britain. I’ll comment
only briefly on these two categories and then spend most of the time looking at linguistic
difficulties apply to everyone. Some of the common psychological problems really involve fear of
the unknown: for (5)__________, whether one’s acedemic studies will be too difficult. Looking at
the cultural problems, we can see that some of them are of a very practical nature, e.g arranging
satisfactory accommodation. Others are less easy to define. (6)__________largest category seems
to be linguistic. Let’s look at this (7)__________ some detail. Most students, in their
(8)____________ countries, will have little opportunity to practise using (9)____________ .
When foreign learners first have the opportunity to speak to an English-speaking person they may
have a shock: they often have great (10)___________ in understanding.

ANSWER

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IV. For questions 1-10, choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correction. (10 points)
1. Between (A) the ages of nine and fifteen, almost (B)all young people undertake(C) a rapid
series of (D)psychological changes.
2. Many(A) of the population in the rural areas(B) is composed(C) of manual laborers(D).
3. I suggest that(A) he goes (B)to the doctor’s (C)as soon as he returns from (D)taking the exam.
4. After studying(A) all the new (B)materials, the student was able to rise(C) his test score by
(D)twenty-five points.
5. Professor Duncan teaches(A) both(B) anthropology(C) as well as sociology each fall(D).
6. The town we visited was(A) a four- days (B)journey from our hotel, so we took(C) the train
instead of (D) the bus.
7. T h e devel opm e nt o f transistors m a d e possible it(B) to reduce the size of m a n y
electronic devices .
8. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was
formally opening(D) .
9. Venus approaches the Earth more closely than any other planet is(D) .
10. They prefer to stay in their home country because (D) family ties.
*ANSWER
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V. For questions 1-5, finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the one printed before it. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words ( 5
points)
1. Paula had just arrived home when it began to rain.
No sooner__________________________________________________ it began to rain.
2. I learned a lot about gardening, thanks to Kevin.
 If it_____________________________, I wouldn’t have learned so much about gardening.
3. You have to accept the truth although it is hurtful.
Hurtful_______________________________________________________to terms with it.
4. It’s likely that they were delayed in a traffic jam.
They will probably___________________________________________ up in a traffic jam.
5. Doctors say smoking damages people’s health.
Smoking is__________________________________________________ people’s health.

For questions 6-10, complete the second so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and
EIGHT words, including the word given.(5 points)
6. I feel completely exhausted when I’ve listened to my friend for an hour.
LEAVES
Half-an-hour_____________________________me completely exhausted.
7. We’re so late now that we definitely won’t get to the party on time.
CHANCE
We’re so late that we_____________________________________on time.
8. The Japanese are the best at making pocket-sized technology.
SECOND
The Japanese __________when it comes to making pocket-sized technology.
9. If only I had told the star how much I enjoyed meeting him.
PLEASURE
I regret not___________________________________ I took in meeting him.
10. So proud was Nina of her culinary skills that everybody felt irritated.
PRIDE
Nina____________________________________ that everybody felt irritated.
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