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Năm học: 2020-2021Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
(Dùng cho học sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu - Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm)
Read the passage below, and fill in each blank with the most suitable word or phrase from the box.
1.
A. negligee
B. algae
C. absentee
D. kedgeree
2.
A. twaddle
B. coxswain
C. persuade
D. dwindle
3.
A. dreamt
B. melancholy
C. séance
D. seamstress
4.
A. Christian
B. Martian
C. suspicion
D. suspension
5.
A. sesame
B. finale
C. coyote
D. steppe
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
6. John: “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?” — Chloe: “____”
A. I’m afraid not.
B. Yes, please.
C. Never mind
D. Anything will do
7. Dave: “It’s my birthday today.” — Laura: “____”
A. Great! It’s a wonderful day.
B. Do I have to give you a present?
C. Is it? Oh, well, many happy returns.
D. Oh! I’m sorry that I haven’t prepared any present.
8. Mike: “How is your project going?” — Julie: “____”
A. I’m working with John and Sally.
B. What? IS it going to finish soon?
C. Great! Couldn’t be better.
D. Do you really want to go?
9. Hanna: “What are you doing to major in?” — Peter: “____”
A. I haven’t decided, but I’m leaning towards biology.
B. My parents want me to become a doctor or a pharmacist.
C. My favorite subjects are Mats, Physics and English.
D. I’m going to take my final exam at the end of July.
10. Interviewer: “____” — Candidate: “Thank you.”
A. Sit yourself, OK?
B. Be seated, please.
C. Seat down, will you?
D. Please take a chair.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. Inviting both Doug and Shirley to the party is a ____ for disaster!
A. prescription
B. recipe
C. pill
D. therapy
12. She was the ____ of my troubles
A. cause
B. origin
C. effect
D. reason
13. It was fun playing the game at first but the novelty soon ____.
A. wore off
B. went off
C. died out
D. died down
14. If the carries on driving like that, he’ll end ____.
A. up death
B. up dead
C. in living
D. in his life
15. “I can’t make up my mind. I don’t know what to do.” — “Well, why not ____ and let me know your decision tomorrow.?”
A. sleep it off
B. sleep it out
C. sleep on it
D. consult with the bed
16. When I washed his pullover, the color came out, I have ____ to take it back to the shop and complain.
A. a strong will
B. a good view
C. a strong mind
D. a good mind
17. She can’t help ____ what he was thinking
A. wonder
B. but wonder
C. to wonder
D. in wondering
18. He was ____ to give lengthy speeches.
A. wont
B. customary
C. habitual
D. accustomed
19. Before they go to the university, most senior high school graduates have ____ idea of what college life is like.
A. no less
B. no least
C. not less
D. not in the least
20. Country life differs from urban life in ____ a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together.
A. it
B. what
C. which
D. that
21. The thief ____ the watch into his pocket when he thought no one was looking.
A. thrusted
B. slipped
C. packed
D. crammed
22. ____ my judgement, the plan is ill-conceived.
A. In
B. To
C. For
D. With
23. The ____ of the pudding is in the eating!
A. taste
B. proof
C. quality
D. pleasure
24. After months of getting ____, the detectives began to feel that they were ____ something.
A. nowhere / into
B. anywhere / into
C. nowhere / onto
D. anywhere / onto
25. Your son has the ____ of a fine musician.
A. beginnings
B. makings
C. looks
D. talents
26. Reports are coming in that a flood has hit a heavily ____ area in the south of India.
A. crowded
B. personalized
C. people
D. populated
27. More than 80 people came to the exhibition, many of ____ children had pictures on the walls.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
28. ____ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.
A. Even
B. Despite
C. Much as
D. Try as
29. No sooner ____ everyone started to gossip about him.
A. had Mike left than
B. did Mike leave when
C. left Mike when
D. Mike had left than
30. In no way ____ that people will be prevented from organizing peaceful protests.
A. this law means
B. means this law
C. does this law mean
D. this law does mean
31. Suddenly, someone shouted, ‘thief!’ and the man quickly ____ on a motorbike.
A. took in
B. made off
C. came forward
D. handed in
32. The program usually ____ on at half past eight.
A. looks
B. does
C. turns
D. comes
33. There’s so much technical ____ in this manual that I can’t really understand it.
A. jargon
B. slang
C. tongue
D. speech
34. As it’s not out on DVD yet, we might ____ get it on video, I suppose.
A. also
B. as well
C. too
D. and
35. When we were in Athens, I bought a ____ statuette.
A. white beautiful marble little
B. marble beautiful little white
C. beautiful little marble white
D. beautiful little white marble
36. Let’s go to the beach. It’s ____ a day to sit indoors.
A. nice enough
B. too nice
C. so nice
D. such nice
37. Do you think you could pull a few ____ for me and get someone at the office to look at my drawing
A. strings
B. chords
C. ropes
D. wires
38. ____ rare artefacts were they that the museum decided to insure them.
A. So
B. Such
C. Too
D. Very
39. I didn’t get the job, but I’ll just have to ____ and bear it, won’t I?
A. smile
B. grin
C. smirk
D. beam
40. My old house was a sight for ____ eyes after I’d been away for so long.
A. injured
B. painful
C. hurting
D. sore
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate he underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
41. The technology, developed in coal-rich Germany in the 1920s, involves partly burning coal to turn it into a gas, then using a catalyst, usually a metal, make it a liquid.
A. coal-rich
B. involves partly
C. turn it into
D. make it
42. Public opinion polls have consistently demonstrated the public’s willingness for tradeoff’ economic growth for environmental protection.
A. opinion polls
B. consistently
C. for
D. environmental
43. Education should emphasize our interdependence with peoples, with other species and with the planet as a whole.
A. should
B. our
C. with
D. as a whole
44. The minimum wage bill provides for a gradual reduction of the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to 7.25 an hour over two years.
A. bill
B. reduction
C. minimum wage
D. over two years
45. In 2004, a team led by the government environment ministry say that chemicals from the factory had contaminated sediment in the bay and entered the food chain.
A. led by
B. say that chemicals
C. contaminated sediment
D. entered
46. Since infection can cause both fever as well as pain, it is a good idea to check a patient’s temperature.
A. can cause
B. as well as
C. to check
D. a patient’s
47. The volume four of our encyclopedia set has been missing for two months.
A. The volume
B. our
C. has been missing
D. for
48. The Gray Wolf, a species reintroduced into their native habitat in Yellowstone National Park, has begun to breed naturally there.
A. reintroduced
B. their native habitat
C. has begun
D. naturally
49. The organizers of the charity were more than surprised at how many people lined up to receive the clothes donating by the outgoing major.
A. more than surprised
B. how many
C. donating
D. the outgoing
50. Tea did not become popular in Europe until the mid 17th century when it has been first imported to England and Holland.
A. did not become
B. it
C. has been
D. first
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
HOW TO RAISE A BRIGHT CHILD
Teachers and other specialists in early childhood education recognize that children develop at different rates. Given anything that resembles a well-rounded life – with adults and other children to listen to, talk to, to do things with, their minds will acquire naturally all the skills required for further learning.
Take reading as an example. The two strongest predictors of whether children will learn to read easily and well at school are whether they have learned the names and the sounds of the letters of the alphabet before they start school. That may seem to imply that letter names and sounds should be deliberately taught to young children, because these skills will not happen ‘naturally’.
But in all the research programs where they have done just that – instructed children rehearsed the names and sounds over and over, the results are disappointing. The widely accepted explanation is that knowledge of the alphabet, for it to work in helping one to read, has to be deeply embedded in the child’s mind. That comes from years of exposure and familiarity with letters, from being read to, from playing with magnetic letters, drawing, and fiddling with computers.
So parents can do some things to help, although many do these things spontaneously. Instead of reading a story straight through, the reader should pause every so often and ask questions – but not questions which can be answered by a yes or no. Extend their answers, suggest alternative possibilities and pose progressively more challenging questions.
And with arithmetic, do not explicitly sit down and teach children about numbers, but all through those early years count when walking up steps. Recite nursery rhymes. Talk to children. Say this is a red apple, that is a green one, please get three eggs out of the fridge for me.
The technical term in vogue for this subtle structuring of children’s early learning is ‘scaffolding’. Based on recent extensions of the work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, the idea is that there are things a child may be almost ready to do. Anna, for example, cannot tie a shoelace by herself, but if an adult or a competent child forms one of the loops for her, she will soon learn to do the rest. Applying this concept to other children, one wonderful teacher has her children keep lists of ‘words I Can Almost Spell’.
While this has all the hallmarks of common sense, it represents a significant change of emphasis from the ideas of Piaget, which have dominated the theory of early childhood learning. The child in Piaget’s theory looks, more than anything, like a little scientist – exploring the environment, observing, experimenting, thinking, and slowly coming to his or her conclusions about how the world works. The image of a rather solitary pursuit with all the real action in the child’s head.
The Vygotsky model reintroduces all the people who also inhabit the child’s world – parents, caregivers, relatives, siblings, and all those other children at play or school. They are not simply noise, clattering in the background while the child’s developing mind struggles on its own. The cognitive development of the child, that is, the learning of colors or numbers or letters, depends on learning how to interact socially, how to learn from the people (as well as the things) in the environment.
What is important is that the child develops the range of social skills – being able to express a preference, knowing how to take turns, being able to stand up for themselves, being able to get into a group, being able to make decisions, being able to share, and having confidence to go off on their own. These all require careful nurturing. No one is telling parents not to think about their children’s development. It is just that it is more important to think about a child’s desire to chat and the importance of social behavior and play activity than the actually more trivial markers of intellectual achievement such as being the first kid in the group to cut out a circle that looks like a circle.
51. During early childhood, children ____.
A. like to talk to other children
B. develop at different rates
C. are keen to learn new things
D. find it hard to acquire new skills
52. Children will generally learn to read easily and well at school if ____.
A. they have often talked with other children and adults
B. they have good teachers
C. they have learned their skill ‘naturally’
D. they have learned the alphabet well
53. Research programs studying how children learn have ____.
A. tried exposing children to reading, drawing, and computers
B. proved that children learn best at school.
C. had poor results
D. had good results
54. If parents wish to help their children learn, they should ____.
A. rely on their children’s spontaneous ability to learn
B. ask basic questions about stories they have read to their children
C. offer alternative possible endings to stories
D. ask increasingly difficult questions
55. Scaffolding’ is ____.
A. a theory created by Lev Vygotsky
B. helping children with simple tasks, like shoelaces
C. helping children with tasks that they cannot quite complete on their own
D. helping children improve their spelling
56. The theories of Piaget ____.
A. have significant emphasis on the theory of childhood learning
B. are based on the work of Lev Vygotsky
C. call for the study of the environment
D. are no longer as popular as they once were
57. In Piaget’s model of children development, ____.
A. the child learns to spell new words
B. the child explores on his or her own
C. parents play a key role
D. the child needs guidance form teachers.
58. In the Vygotsky’s model ____.
A. The people who inhabit the child’s word are part of the background.
B. old friends are reintroduced to the child
C. parents and surrounding people are seen as a key part of the child’s development
D. the child’s mind struggles on its own
59. The ability of a child to learn depends on ____.
A. learning from his or her surroundings
B. learning about colors, numbers, and letters
C. being sent to school when young
D. knowing how to take turns
60. When considering their children’s development, parents should ____.
A. set them tests of intellectual achievement
B. focus on social behavior and play
C. not to be too concerned
D. teach them to cut out a circle
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
NATURE’S CLOCKS
Our biological clocks govern almost every aspect of our lives. Our sensitivity to stimuli (61)____ over the course of the day, and our ability to perform certain functions is subject to fluctuations. Consequently, there is a(n) (62)____ time for tasks such as making decisions: around the middle of the day. Anything that (63)____ physical co-ordination, on the other hand, it best attempted in the early evening. What is more, there is a dramatic drop in performance if these activities are carried out at other times. The risk of accident in a factory, for example, is 20% higher during the night (64)____.
Primitive humans lived their lives in tune with the daily cycle of light and dark. Today we are (65)____ convinced that we can impose schedules on our lives at will. Sooner or later, however, we pay a (66)____ for ignoring our natural rhythms. A good example is jet lag, caused when we confuse our body’s biological clocks by (67)____ several time zones. People suffering from jet lag can take several days to adjust to new time zones, and have a reduced ability to make decisions, which is a worrying thought, as serious (68)____ of judgement can be made. And this may be just the (69)____ of the iceberg. An increasing (70)____ of people suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression that can be triggered by living in artificial conditions, SAD can be serious, and suffers may even need to take antidepressant drugs.
61.
A. modifies
B. ranges
C. varies
D. wavers
62.
A. peak
B. summit
C. maximum
D. optimum
63.
A. requests
B. demands
C. dictates
D. stipulates
64.
A. labor
B. work
C. duty
D. shift
65.
A. powerfully
B. firmly
C. steadily
D. highly
66.
A. price
B. fine
C. fee
D. cost
67.
A. landing
B. penetrating
C. crossing
D. travelling
68.
A. errors
B. mistakes
C. inaccuracies
D. fallacies
69.
A. peak
B. pinnacle
C. top
D. tip
70.
A. amount
B. quantity
C. number
D. proportion
Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each of the following sentences.
71. After a turbulent first few months, he finally feels comfortable in his new (round) surroundings.
72. Multiple (sun) sundials were situated in strategic locations along the terraces, capturing the Sun’s lights as it made its daily path.
73. Literature and extra-curricular activities such as drama and singing are (corpus) incorporated in their school curricula.
74. The piano (art) artist has brought him recognition as one of the major jazz innovators of this century.
75. Writers do not predict the future but use writing as a cognitive ancillary in the (mystery) mystification of the present.
76. This state-of-the-art facility is so (future) futuristic it is unbelievably superior to any facility in the world.
77. Blogging had become a way of leading a kind of surrogate social life with (mind) mind-bending people.
78. As violence of any kind is legalized, the society becomes (sense) insensitive resulting in an increase in violence and crime.
79. Students and faculty have the opportunity to (effect) effectuate change in our society by presenting their views and research to the world.
80. It (fury) infuriate him that people cause so much mindless damage and say untruths about him.
Read the passage below and fill in each gap with suitable word.
APPEARANCE CAN BE DECEPTIVE
(81)________________ cover as normal shoppers, Sue Davies, Principal Policy Adviser for Food Issues, and her team at the Consumers’ Association, trawl the supermarkets and independent retailers, tracking (82)________________ enticing packaging that is designed to mislead, and gathering samples (83)________________ will provide evidence with which to name and shame the culprits.
There (84)________________ the creamy chicken and sweetcorn pasta which contained only 2 per cent sweetcorn, or the maple syrup creams which contained (85)________________ maple syrup ‘people now consume more (86)________________ food than ever before, so we have become more reliant on manufacturers to provide us with information about it. Yet this is frequently distorted, through the (87)________________ of logos, pictures, claims and labeling, which suggest a product is something that it is (88)________________. Some companies will change their labels within a couple of hours of our writing to them, or publishing what we have found,’ says Davies. ‘(89)________________ don’t acknowledge the problem at all, but in (90)________________ case we are able to give ammunition to the trading Standards officers who may be able to take (91)________________.’
Currently the team is homing in on misleading health claims such as ‘good for the heart’, ‘can boost your immune system’ or ‘help support your body’s (92)________________ defenses’. These may be within the letter of the law, but flout its spirit. For example, the claim that a product is (93)________________ to 90 per cent fat-free is misleading, (94)________________ that strict guidelines state it should have not more than 3 per cent fat to qualify as a ‘low-fat’ product. These are the areas that make Davies’ (95)________________ boil.
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. Use no more than seven words, including the word given in brackets.
96. Tom hates parties, so don’t try to persuade him to go. (worth)
→ It is not worth persuading him going to parties because he hates them.
97. “It’s not a good idea to call Leo just yet,” Valerie told me. (against)
→ Valerie advised against calling Leo for a while.
98. “Why didn’t I ask Linda for her phone number?” thought Sam. (only)
→ “ If only I had asked Linda for her phone number!” thought Sam.
99. “I don’t mind you staying out late, but your father does,” Robbie’s mother told him (rather)
→ “It’s your father rather than me minding you staying out late,” Robbie’s mother told him.
100. The town council have decided not to delay building a wall round the park. (ahead)
→ The town council have made a decision to go ahead with building of a wall round the park.
101. It is highly likely that this novel will win the book prize. (chance)
→ This novel is in with a chance of winning the book prize.
102. There is no doubt that Lucy will agree with the president’s point of view. (saying)
→ It goes without saying that Lucy will fall in with the president’s point of view.
103. The manager will not be satisfied unless you apologize immediately. (less)
→ Nothing less than your immediate apology will satisfy the manager.
104. The supermarket may be forced to close if demand doesn’t increase. (facing)
→ The supermarket appears to be facing force closing unless demand increases.
105. Woman outnumber men by two to one on the ballet course. (twice)
→ There are twice as many women as men on the ballet course.
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