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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH THPT NĂM 2019 TỈNH QUẢNG NINH Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Bảng B Ngày thi: 03/12/2019 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi này có 10 trang) Giám thị số 1: Họ, tên và chữ ký Giám thị số 2: Họ, tên thí sinh: SỐ BÁO DANH Ngày sinh: Nơi sinh: Học sinh trường: Số phách Lớp: Hội đồng coi thi:
2. Điểm bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký của cán bộ chấm thi Số phách Bằng số: 1: Bằng chữ: 2: Ghi chú: - Thí sinh trả lời ngay vào bài thi này. Nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. - Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE • Bài nghe gồm 3 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. • Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. I. LISTENING (5.0 points) Part 1. (1.6 points): You are going to hear a talk to schoolchildren about how to have a healthy lifestyle. Choose the best answer to each of the questions by circling the letter A, B or C. 1. Who is Clair Higgins? A. a nutritionist B. a school principal C. a health expert 2. How will the children be happier and healthier? A. by eating more fruit, vegetables and less grains B. by eating greater amounts of fast food and more grains C. by eating greater amounts of fruit, vegetables and whole grains 3. How many servings of vegetables per day are recommended? A. five B. two C. three 4. What happens to people when they don't eat breakfast? A. They may feel sleepy. B. They usually eat a banana in the morning. C. They are very hungry by early morning. 5. Which is NOT suggested for lunch? A. cooked grain B. steamed vegetables C. boiled chicken 6. What recommendations does the speaker make for summer? A. select green, white, and purple vegetables B. make a salad with uncooked vegetables C. use high-fat cooking method 7. How much exercise per day does the speaker make for summer? A. 30 minutes or more B. less than 13 minutes C. less than 30 minutes 8. What can children do if they can't walk or bike to school? A. take a taxi B. play sports with friends C. join a chess club Part 2. (1.4 points): You will hear about travelling 'green' and decide whether each of the statements is true or false. If it is true, put a tick () in the box under. If it is false, put a () in the box under F. T F 1. In the city of Bologna, an anti-pollution scheme is rewarding people getting out of their cars to recycle glass and take public transport instead. 1-B
3. 2. The person named Marco Amadori, who set up this scheme, is an urban planner. 3. The final step to make sustainable travel more appealing is swapping users' points for rewards. 4. Over 100 local businesses have been set up to give away discount vouchers. 5. A GPS tracker makes sure people don't cheat and are using the form of transport they say they are. 6. Bella Mossa only runs for 6 months of the year and has been funded by two wealthy people. 7. The app recorded 3.7 million km of sustainable journeys in Italia and more than 16,000 reward vouchers were claimed last year. Part 3. (2.0 points): You will hear two students discussing the arrangement for high school prom. As you listen, write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. HIGH SCHOOL PROM Details of the event: Venue Grand (1) . Number of people graduate approximately (2) . Cost to join the party (3) . Parents can help with (4) . School hall will be used for (5) dance Requirement of dress code less (6) Cost of drinks (7) Specific items for the two students: Person Item Place Sarah (8) Department store Jim Leaflets and a (9) Near (10) II. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (3.0 points) Part 1. (1.5 points): Choose the word or the phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer. 1. Three historic buildings ___ completely in the bombardment some decades ago. A. were destroyed B. are destroyed C. was destroyed D. is destroyed 2. John apologized ___ able to finish the project on schedule. A. his colleagues not being B. his colleagues not to be C. his colleagues for not being D. to his colleagues for not being 2-B
4. 3. It is important that everyone ___ aware of the social issues in the community. A. are B. be C. is D. were 4. My English friend said he wanted to have a ___ chat with me. A. still B. brief C. small D. fast 5. Kate: 'Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.' Jackson: '___ ' A. I have nothing to tell you. B. Oh. Poor me! C. Never mind! D. You was absent-minded. 6. My grandfather was ___ ill last month; however, he is now making a slow but steady recovery. A. dangerously B. critically C. specially D. deeply 7. This is the third time I ___ my classroom key this month. A. had lost B. lose C. lost D. have lost 8. ___, all the employees will stop working. A. Unless the working conditions aren't improved B. If not working conditions are improved C. If the working conditions are improved D. Unless the working conditions are improved 9. Our new manager is said ___ from Harvard University three years ago. A. having graduated B. to have graduated C. being graduated D. to be graduated 10. In the wedding ceremony, the bride was ___ by her father. A. taken up B. given away C. taken away D. given up 11. Having been appointed president of the students union, ___ . A. he congratulated everyone B. a speech had to be given by him C. everyone congratulated him D. he gave a short acceptance speech 12. Ladies and gentlemen, let's ___ a big hand to our special guests tonight. A. give B. take C. help D. bring 13. Batty got education in a local school, ___. A. as did all her sisters B. and all her sisters did C. and so were all sisters D. either did all her sisters 14. Mike's father prefers ___ . A. his coffee black B. black is his coffee C. is his coffee black D. black his coffee 15. Kenny: 'Is there any food left in the fridge? ' Donald: '___.' A. I’m afraid no B. I’m afraid isn’t there C. I’m afraid not D. I’m afraid there isn’t Part 2. (1.0 point): Use the word given in capitals at the end of some certain lines to form a new word that fits the gap in the same line. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Over half a century ago, scientists found that they could record the electrical signals of the brain at work. What at first appeared a (1)___ hotchpotch of activity became a RANDOMIZE pattern of elegant waves rhythmically determined. Ever since, (2)___ have wondered whether the secrets of SCIENCE our thoughts, perception and even (3)___ CONSCIOUS itself might be (4)___ in the patterns of our HIDE brain waves. The question of why we have brain waves is, unarguably, as (5)___ debated today as it HEAT 3-B
5. was when the patterns were discovered. But the meaning, and even the existence, of fast rhythms in the alert brain is highly (6)___. What is problematic is that you CONTROVERSY cannot perceive these rhythms directly, they are so (7)___ covered in the noise created by other GOOD brain activity, but many researchers now hold much (8)___ that the significance of these brain CONVINCE waves should not be (9)___ . ESTIMATE The latest suggestion is that the rhythms could be decisive in detecting progresses going on in different regions of the brain. Some believe that these rhythms might even interact, and in doing so help the brain to package information into (10)___ thoughts. How we bring together COHERE these related signals of the brain is a puzzle as yet unsolved. Part 3. (0.5 point): Each sentence below has four underlined parts, one of which is NOT CORRECT. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the incorrect ones. 1. My friend didn't take part in the English speaking contest held last week because his sickness. A B C D 2. If you are working at young children in a primary school, you will find teaching lively songs and A B C rhymes to be very popular. D 3. My students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them. A B C D 4. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called. A B C D 5. When a country in an early stage of development, investments in fixed capital are vital. A B C D III. READING (6.0 points) Part 1. (1.0 point): Read the text below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Throughout history people have worn clothing of one description or another. Apart from protection (1) ___ the weather, clothes were also often used to show the wearer's status and wealth. Over the years, numerous fashions in clothing have come and (2) ___. Although some of these have been popular for relatively short periods, others have lasted longer. Until the first half of the 20th century, the ability to follow fashion was limited to those (3) ___ had the money to do so. But following fashion did not only demand money; it also required large (4) ___ of leisure time. Wealthy people took fashion very seriously and close 4-B
6. attention had to (5) ___ paid to detail. Wearing the correct clothes for different occasions was very important, (6) ___ the fact that this often meant changing clothes five or six times a day. More recently, fashionable clothes have come within the (7) ___ of ordinary people. The traditional craft of dressmaking, (8) ___ usually involved sewing by hand, was costly and slow as (9) ___. But today, large-scale manufacturing has made it easier for people to (10) ___ pace with changes in fashion without having to spend a great deal of money. Part 2. (2.0 points): Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word/phrase that best fits each gap. Why is culture important and how does it answer the question 'What is cultural identity?' Culture is the underlying (1) ___ of traditions and beliefs that help individuals relate to the (2) ___ around them. It is the permanent basis for any superstitions they may have in their lives. It is the strong aversion to (3) ___ types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a definite starting point when beginning to (4) ___ for our roots when the origins are in the mists of time. Knowing (5) ___ a person comes from will help to define how he/she looks at the family obligations as (6) ___ as how he/she celebrates important milestones in life. As people have given up their cultural identity, they (7) ___ can identify themselves with the things that were (8) ___ the most important things in their lives. They may lose all sense of direction. As time (9) ___ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less (10) ___ among others. 1. A. institution B. organization C. foundation D. principle 2. A. earth B. world C. globe D. universe 3. A. especial B. special C. specific D. exceptional 4. A. find B. look C. investigate D. search 5. A. why B. how C. when D. where 6. A. well B. long C. much D. soon 7. A. any longer B. no longer C. any more D. no sooner 8. A. at once B. once C. one time D. for once 9. A. goes B. flies C. passes D. walks 10. A. pronouncing B. unpronounceable C. pronounceable D. pronounced Part 3. (1.0 point): The reading passage below has six paragraphs 0-5. Choose and write in the corresponding numbered boxes the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. (0) has been done as an example. A. Effects of irrigation on sedimentation E. The threat to food production B. The danger of flooding the Cairo area F. Less valuable sediment than before C. Causing pollution in the Mediterranean G. Egypt's disappearing coastline D. Interrupting a natural process H.Looking at the long-term impact 5-B
7. Alarming Environmental Problem of a Delta 0 G The fertile land of the Nile delta is being eroded along Egypt's Mediterranean coast at an astounding rate. Formerly, land scoured away from the coastline by the currents of the Mediterranean Sea used to be replaced by sediment brought dawn to the delta by the River Nile, but this is no longer happening. 1 People have blamed this on the two large dams at Aswan in the south of Egypt, which hold back virtually all of the sediment that used to flow down the river. It used to flow freely, carrying huge quantities of sediment north from Africa's interior to be deposited on the Nile delta in 7,000 years. Annual flooding brought in new, nutrient-rich soil to the delta region, replacing what had been washed away by the sea, and dispensing with the need for fertilizers in Egypt's richest food-growing area. But when the Aswan dams were constructed in the 20th century to provide electricity and irrigation, and to protect the huge population centre of Cairo and its surrounding areas from annual flooding and drought, not passing down to the delta, most of the sediment with its natural fertilizer accumulated up above the dam in the southern, upstream half of Lake Nasser. 2 Now, however, there turns out to be more to the story. It appears that the sediment-free water emerging from the dams picks up silt and sand as it erodes the river bed and banks on the 800-kilometre trip to Cairo. Daniel Jean Stanley of the Smithsonian Institute noticed that water samples taken in Cairo before the river enters the delta indicated that the river sometimes carries more than 850 grams of sediment per cubic meter of water − almost half of what before the dams were built. 'The significance of this didn't strike me until after I had read 50 or 60 studies,' says Stanley. There is still a lot of sediment coming into the delta, but virtually no sediment comes out into the Mediterranean to replenish the Coastline. 3 Most of the Nile water is diverted into more than 10,000 kilometers of irrigation canals and only a small proportion reaches the sea directly through the rivers in the delta. The water in the irrigation canals is still or very slow-moving, thus cannot carry sediment, he explains. The sediment sinks to the bottom and then is added to fields by farmers or pumped with the water into the four large freshwater lagoons that are located near the outer edges of the delta. So very little of it actually reaches the coastline to replace what is being washed away by the Mediterranean currents. 4 The farms and fishing and aquaculture account for much of Egypt's food supply. But by the time the sediment has come to rest in the fields and lagoons it is laden with municipal, industrial and agricultural waste from the Cairo region. 'Pollutants are building up faster and faster' says Stanley. Based on his investigations of sediment from the delta lagoons, Frederic Siegel of George Washington University concurs. 'In Manzalah Lagoon, for example, the increase in mercury, lead, etc., coincided with the building of the High Dam at Aswan, the availability of cheap electricity, and major power-based industries development' he says. Since then mercury concentration has increased significantly. Lead from engines using leaded fuels and from other industrial sources has also increased dramatically. These 6-B
8. can easily enter the food chain, affecting the productivity of Fishing and Farming. Another problem is agricultural wastes including fertilizers in the lagoons can upset the ecology of the area with serious effects on the fishing industry. 5 According to Siegel, international environmental organizations are beginning to pay loser attention to the region, partly because of the problems of the Nile delta, but principally because they fear the impact this situation could have on the whole Mediterranean coastal ecosystem. But there are no easy solutions. In the immediate future, Stanley believes that one solution would be to make artificial floods to flush out the delta waterways as natural floods did. He says, however, though this is an easier said than done matter, an alternative process such as desalination may have to be used to increase the amount of water available. Part 4. (2.0 points): Read the following passage and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions according to the text. Joseph Mallord William Turner, perhaps the most prolific and innovative of all British artists, was born in London in 1775, to a barber and a wig-maker. Possibly due to the ill health of his mother, the young Turner was sent to stay with various relatives as a child. His paintings are held in national and international collections, for example at the Tate Gallery (London, UK), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, US) and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery (New Zealand). He first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the age of 15. Slowly he became well known and became a member of this institution. He remained a Londoner and kept a working-class Cockney accent all his life, avoiding the veneer of social polish acquired by many artists of the time as they climbed the professional ladder. Although he is better known for his oil paintings, he is also made prints and he was recognized as a master of water colours too. Turner travelled throughout Europe and he particular loved Venice. From the 1790s he undertook sketching tours in England, Wales and Scotland, gathering material for watercolours and oil paintings, and gradually discovering the attractions of awe-inspiring mountainous landscapes, which became a major preoccupation in his work. In 1802 he made his first journey to Continental Europe. He was to return in 1817, after the end of the Napoleonic wars, and from then on made annual visits across the Channel for much of the rest of his life. Venice, as a maritime city, had an irresistible appeal for Turner, who from his earliest days was absorbed in the power and serenity of the sea. Between 1830 and 1839, Turner produced around 150 vignette illustrations for the work of authors who included Scott, Lord Byron, Samuel Rogers, and Thomas Campbell. Turner was an enthusiastic reader and responded with great sensitivity to the works he illustrated. He excelled at designing vignettes, often condensing a vast range of incidents and landscapes into a miniature space. Turner died at Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral. Because he had wanted all of his paintings to stay in one building for the people of Britain, the Scottish National Gallery's holdings of works by Turner have entered the collection through a variety of purchases, gifts and bequests. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Turner's life and profession. B. Turner's travel and love. C. The master of water colours. D. The holdings of works by Turner. 2. What does the noun phrase 'this institution' in paragraph 1 refer to? A. the Tate Gallery B. the Dunedin Public Art Gallery C. the Royal Academy D. the Metropolitan Museum of Art 7-B
9. 3. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that ___ . A. Turner came from a rich family B. he was very appreciative of his hometown C. many artists of his time didn't like the veneer of social polish D. his works were modest in quantities but unique in styles 4. What are NOT mentioned in the passage as Turner's major works? A. prints B. oil paintings C. sand paintings D. water colours 5. For what purpose did Turner travel throughout England, Wales and Scotland? A. to express his love for Europe B. to collect material for his paintings C. to discover the new landscapes D. to keep him away from the Napoleonic wars 6. The word 'preoccupation' in paragraph 2 most probably has the same meaning as ___. A. prescription B. possession C. precaution D. passion 7. Which of the following means most nearly the same as 'absorbed in' in the passage? A. distracted from B. involved in C. fed up with D. supportive of 8. In Turner's vignettes, incidents and landscapes are made ___. A. bigger B. more obvious C. more colourful D. smaller 9. According to paragraph 3, Turner ___. A. didn't work productively in the 1830s B. became a passionate writer C. was very good at drawing vignettes D. was not indulged in reading 10. What has the Scottish National Gallery done with the Turner's works? A. sending his paintings as gifts B. selling his paitings to other museums C. restoring his paintings to the original form D. collecting his paintings with great efforts IV. WRITING (6.0 points) Part 1. (1.0 point): Read the following text and use your own words to summarize it in a paragraph of 60-70 words. You MUST NOT copy or re-write the original. Friends and acquaintances are not the same. A friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations. Friends share secrets and honest feelings with each other, and when someone is in the company of their friends, they have the ability to be their true self. We call our friends when we need help, have happy news to share, or just want to connect and talk. Friends help each other to solve their problems. A true friend will advise and even argue with you if you are making a bad choice. He or she’ll also try to take you back to the correct path. An acquaintance is someone you know and spend time with occasionally. For example, they are the people you see at work or at school, but never bother to see outside of those circumstances. Acquaintances may know some information about each other, and they may have long conversations, but they may not be very close. You don’t usually ask for help from acquaintances whenever you are in trouble; it’s your friends that you call first. You will seek help from acquaintances only if your friends are unable to offer. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8-B
10. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Part 2. (2.0 points) You are doing volunteer work with a team of international students. However, there are some problems between you and another group member and you find it very difficult to continue your job. Write a letter to a foreign friend who is experienced in working with international volunteers to ask for some advice. In the letter • describe the situation • explain your problems and why it is difficult to work • ask your friend for some pieces of advice. (Your letter should be about 120 words in length.) You do NOT need to write any personal information in your letter. Dear ___, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Yours ___, Trang Anh 9-B
11. Part 3. (3.0 points): Write an essay of about 200 words on the following topic: Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Others think that, in our world today, subjects like Information Technology and Foreign Languages are more important than History. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ THE END 10-B