PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI

HUYỆN BÁ THƯỚC Năm học: 2020 – 2021

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)

PART A: LISTENING
I. Listen to two new messages with directions and choose the right answer (A, B, C or D).
You will listen TWICE.
1. She is having a party for _______________ .
A. her family. B. her very good friends. C. everybody at work. D. her father
2. The party is at _______________.
A. the swimming pool at her house. B. work. C. her cousin’s house. D. classroom
3. The motorway exit you need is ________________.
A. 3A. B. 31A. C. 30A. D. 13A
4. The house is the first big house ________________.
A. on the right. B. on the left. C. down at the end of the road. D. behind the store
5. The woman received the birthday card _______________.
A. this morning. B. last night. C. yesterday morning. D. 2 days ago
II. Listen to the tape and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/
OR A NUMBER for each space.

KARA:
Her length of time at the university: (1) 6 months
Her impression of the people is that they are: (2) closed
Her roommate’s name is: (3) Louisa
The counsellor suggests that she join a social club on: (4) campus
The counsellor says her workload will cause: (5) great pressure

PART B: PHONETICS
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by
choosing A, B, C or D.
1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by choosing A, B, C
or D.
1. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
2. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise

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PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
1. Some people are used to__________ in crowed buses, and don't mind it at all.
A. riding B. ride C. driving D. drives
2. It’s no use _____________him to stop playing video games.
A. saying B. advising C. to tell D. to ask
3. My parents like fish, but ______________.
A .so do I B. neither do I C. I do too D. I don't
4. My sister will have a___________summer vacation with her classmates in California.
A. five - weeks B. five – week's C. five - week D. five - weeks'
5. Marry and I are looking forward ___________you again.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
6. Where can we cross the road? – Use the ______________.
A. crossing pavement B. zebra crossing C. passenger way D. foot bath
7. That man can tell us where _____________.
A. does John live B. is John living C. John lives D. John live
8. ____________ clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover?
A. Which B. What C. Where D. How
9. Ann is very busy these days. She has __________ free time.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
10. It’s raining very __________, so we can’t hang out.
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. heavy
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below.
1. You should practice (speak) _______________English every day.
2. It (get) _____________hotter and hotter in June.
3. His wife wants him (give) ____________up smoking.
4. It (not rain) ______________________much in the winter.
5. You always (watch) __________ television. You should do something more active.
6. Yesterday, I (spend) _________________ two hours doing the homework.
7. I (not visit) ___________ my former teacher for 2 years.
8. How about (go)___________________to the zoo?
9. Next summer, my parents will let me (participate)__________________IELTS contest.
10. Linh (visit)____________her grandparents tomorrow. They are in the hospital, but she
doesn’t know about that.
III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.

1.The most popular______________ at recess is talking. ACT

2. The nurse wanted to know Nga’s height and ________. WEIGH
3. Edison’s most famous______________was the electronic bulb. INVENT
4. This dictionary is too _____________for you to learn English. USE
5. This factory is providing cheaper ___________________ now. PRODUCE
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (5pts)
1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.
A B C D
2. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that
he works as fastly as possible.
A B C D
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3. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning
A B C D
V. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following sentences.
1. He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.
A. at the target B. in accident C. at stake D. in comfort
2. Do you know that Jim has started painting as a hobby?
A. taken up B. taken on C. taken off D. taken in
PART D: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage.
Most people think(1)__________computers are very modern inventions, products of our
new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2
centuries ago by a man(2)_________Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3)_________1791
and grew (4)_________to be a billiant mathematican. He (5)__________up plans for serveral
calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6)_______building
some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (7)________
his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished
building engine based (8)__________the Babbage's designs. (9)_________has taken 6 years to
complete and more than 4 thousand parts have been specially made.
Whether it works or not, the machine will (10)________on show at a special exhibition in
the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work.
1. A. of B. from C.in D. up
2. A. known B. called C. recognized D. written
3. A. about B. around C.in D.at
4. A. down B. up C. along D. across
5. A. wrote B. drew C. took D. made
6. A. wanted B. started C. made D. missed
7. A. until B. though C. why D. whether
8. A. on B. off C. in D. out
9. A. He B. One C. It D. They
10. A. come B.be C. take D. carry
II. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
Paragraph 1
Sleep is essential for human life. We can actually live longer without food than without sleep.
Most people spend about a third of their life sleeping. That means during our life we will spend
about twenty-five years asleep. While the average person sleeps about seven hours a night, some
people can manage with as little as four hours. We don’t all need the same amount of sleep.
Paragraph 2
So what happens when we are asleep? There are five stages in a cycle of sleep. Each cycle lasts
about 90 minutes and we often repeat this cycle five times a night. In the first two stages, we fall
into a light sleep. In stages three and four, we are in a deep sleep and our heart rate and breathing
slows down. In stage five, our brain becomes active and our eyes move around quickly. This
stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. It is during REM sleep that
we do all our dreaming.
Paragraph 3
We all know that sleep is good for us, but what are the benefits? One benefit is that it helps us to
resist illness. Without enough sleep, our body cannot fight off colds and the flu as easily. Your
sleep pattern can also affect your diet. Researchers at the University of Chicago discovered that
poor sleep increased a hormone in the body that makes us hungry. This means that people who
sleep badly often eat more high calorie foods and gain more weight.
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Sleep also plays a part in our performance at school and at work. A number of reports have
shown that children who get a good night’s sleep do better in school. Obviously, one reason for
this is that if you are very tired you cannot focus. However, there is another important reason.
Scientists believe that sleep is important for our memory. While we are asleep our brain deals
with information we have learnt and sleep helps strengthen our memories.
Paragraph 5
Another essential part of sleep to understand is our circadian rhythm, or “body clock”. This is
our body’s natural rhythm of sleep. Generally, our body clock tells us to sleep when it is
dark and wake when it is light. However, studies now suggest that young people’s body clocks
change when they become teenagers. Some scientists believe that teenagers are not lazy, but
biologically programmed to go to bed later and wake up later.
Questions 1–5
The text on page 2 has five paragraphs (1–5). Choose the best title for each paragraph
from A–F below and write the letter (A–F) on the lines below. There is one title you don’t
need.
1. Paragraph 1 D
A The reason we dream
2. Paragraph 2 E
B Changes in sleep routine
3. Paragraph 3 F
C Sleep and learning
4. Paragraph 4 C
D How much we sleep
5. Paragraph 5 B E Different types of sleep
F Sleep and good health

PART E: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. What a luxurious car!
 How_____________________________________________________!
2. It takes me an hour to do my homework every evening.
I spend _____________________________________________________
3. No one can run faster than me.
I am _____________________________________________________
4. Is there a library at your school?
Does _____________________________________________________?
5. How thick is the Great Wall of China?
What _____________________________________________________?

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