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1. UBND HUYỆN ĐỒNG PHÚ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GD & ĐT Năm học: 2024-2025 ĐỀ BUỔI CHIỀU Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề có 08 trang) Ngày thi: / . /2024 (Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm với đề thi này.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION 1. LISTENING. (3 PTS - 0.2 / EACH) There are two parts in this section. You will hear each part twice. After each part, you will have a thirty-second pause to do. Part 1. Questions from 1 to 5. (1 pt - 0.2/each) You will hear five short conversations or talks. For each conversation or talk, there is a question. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each question. 1. You will hear two friends talking about a game. - They agree that _______. A. it’s hard to stop playing it. B. it keeps them up too late. C. videos help you pass levels. 2. You will hear two friends talking about an exam. - The girl advises the boy to _______. A. get up earlier. B. concentrate on his weak points. C. study all the material. 3. You will hear a boy telling his friend about a new song. - The boy thinks the song _______. A. is DJ Cool’s best song.B. has an awful video.C. sounds like another song. 4. You will hear a girl telling her friend about an amusement park. - How does the girl feel about it? A. excited about the rides B. unhappy about the food C. disappointed about the prices 5. You will hear two friends talking about a school club. - They agree that the club _______. A. does important work.B. has a rude president. C. mostly picks up rubbish. Part 2. Questions from 6 to 15. (2.0 point - 0.2/ each) You will hear a university tutor interviewing two students about how to managing their time studying. Complete the notes below. Write no more than one word or a number for each answer. Her length of time at the university. (6) ______________ months. Her impression of the people is that they are quite (7) ______________. Kara: Her roommate’s name is (8) ______________. The counselor suggests that she join a social club on (9) ______________. The counselor says her workload will cause: great (10) ______________. 1 | P a g e
2. He finds that much of the socializing is through: (11) ______________. He’s a member of the (12) ______________team Joseph: He’s unaware that by handing work in late, there is a: (13) ______________. So far, he has missed 5: (14) ______________. The subjects he has choose are (15) ______________. SECTION II. LEXICAL-GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS – 0.1/each) Part 1. Questions from 16 to 18. Pronunciation. (0.3 pts-0.1/each) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 16. A. astronaut B. producer C. policeman D. composer 17. A. wasteB. dangerousC. naturalD. ancient 18. A. architectB. parachute C. choirD. Psychology Part 2. Questions from 19 to 20. Stress. (0.2 pts-0.1/each) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 19. A. adorableB. abilityC. impossibleD. entertainment 20. A. secondaryB. mausoleumC. conservation D. correspondence Part 3. Questions from 21 to 23. Synonyms. (0.3 pts-0.1/each) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 21. Many new graduates take a part – time job and barely make ends meet every month. A. become a professionalB. earn enough to live C. put aside extraD. balance study and work 22. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly. A. cleanB. encounterC. arriveD. happen 23. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground. A. felt sorry for usB. changed his decision C. wanted to continueD. refused to change his decision Part 4. Questions from 24 to 25. Antonyms. (0.2 pts-0.1/each) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in 24. We have been out of touch with him since he moved to London. A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D. written to 25. I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract. A. congratulate B. unrespect C. welcome D. encourage Part 5. Questions from 26 to 55. Lexical & Grammar. (3 pts-0.1/each) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 26. The old woman still recalls clearly ________ by her teacher when she was late on her first day at school. A. to be criticizedB. to have criticizedC. being criticizedD. criticizing 27. He managed to complete the project on time, __________ the unexpected challenges he faced. A. instead of B. apart from C. in place of D. but for 28. No matter________, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child. A. how it seems remarkableB. how remarkable it seems 2 | P a g e
3. C. it seems remarkable howD. how seems it remarkable 29. The design is ________from Japanese porcelains of the fourteenth century. A. imitatedB. copiedC. emulatedD. faked 30. The man whom you ________ on the bus yesterday is my father. A. came up withB. made fuss overC. put a stop toD. made room for 31. Only after the meeting ________ that we had forgotten to discuss the budget. A. did we realizeB. had we realizedC. we had realizedD. we realized 32. Nu village was ________ by flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi in September, leaving 52 people dead. A. swept asideB. swept roundC. swept upD. swept away 33. Many local residents ________ the search for the flashflood victims were deeply saddened. A. witnessingB. witnessC. who witnessingD. witnessed 34. This information ________ at a scientific seminar on the causes of the Nu Village disaster taking place in Hanoi on Wednesday and also touched on preventive solutions. A. revealsB. was revealedC. revealingD. revealed 35. To prevent future disasters, scientists propose that residents ________ their homes near streams or in landslide-prone areas. A. do not constructB. are not constructedC. not constructD. did not construct 36. The house we have rented is ________, so we will have to buy some beds, chairs, tables, etc. A. unfurnishedB. unrepairedC. unrestoredD. undecorated 37. The people who ________ the survey said that they had examined over 1,000 accidents. A. gaveB. proceedC. setD. conducted 38. Mr. Henry was given a medal in ________ of his service to his country. A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response 39. Peter and John, two high school students, are talking about school exams. - Peter: "I think exams should not be the only way to assess students." - John: “________. There are various others like presentations and projects." A. Not at allB. I share your view C. That's not entirely trueD. I totally disagree 40. She felt ________ after playing video games for 10 hours straight. A. addictedB. assertiveC. adventurous D. aggressive 41. The astronauts were supposed to perform some ________ during the flight. A. spacewalk B. experiencesC. stargazing D. experiments 42. I only touched his new car and he went crazy. He is over-protective of it and made a real _______. A. storm in a teacupB. black sheep of the family C. black marketD. white lie. 43. If oil supplies run out in 2050 then we need to find________ energy sources soon. A. alternate B. alternating C. alternative D. altering 44. I tried to explain the problem to him ________ but he still kept his ground. A. in a flashB. on the dotC. in a nutshellD. on and off 45. He had spent ________time writing an essay about his childhood. A. a large number of B. a great deal ofC. a few D. many 46. We want everyone to begin the test_________. A. continuouslyB. unexpectedlyC. indefinitelyD. simultaneously 47. I think you’ll find that the inconvenience of the diet is _______ by the benefits. A. outranked B. overthrown C. outweighed D. overbalanced 3 | P a g e
4. 48. In a multiple-choice exercise it's sometimes easier to________ the wrong answers before choosing the right one A. eliminateB. excludeC. giveD. omit 49. Jones: “It seems to me that the summer is nice here.” Tam: “_______. It’s really lovely.” A. You’re exactly right B. You’re dead wrong C. I couldn’t agree less D. You could be right 50. __________ today, we would put off the match till next Monday. A. Were it rained B. Were it to rain C. If it would rain D. Had it rained. 51. The company __________ its workforce by 20% due to financial difficulties. A. lessened B. cut C. decreased D. reduced 52. Remember, you are _________ to purchase the insurance policy. Take the documents home, review them carefully, and decide at your convenience. A. to no obligationB. through no obligation C. from no obligationD. under no obligation 53. After the argument, he needed some time to _______ and think about what had happened. A. calm downB. get along withC. look down onD. catch sight of 54. Despite his extensive experience, he remained __________ about the potential outcomes of the experiment. A. skepticalB. optimisticC. indifferentD. impersonal 55. As they climbed the mountain, they finally caught _____ of the breathtaking sunrise over the horizon. A. vision B. notice C. view D. sight Part 7. Questions from 56 to 65. Word formation. (1 pt-0.1/each) Use the correct form of the word to complete the following sentences. 56. The country is still .. dependent on agriculture. (economy) 57. She received a lot of ..from her mother. (encourage) 58. The tendency now is to ..our cell phone ringtones. (person) 59. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a . source of energy. (renew) 60. Laser beams can kill cancer cells while leaving the surrounding ones . (harm) 61. The author's cryptic novels were often ..by readers. (understand) 62. ..children are not permitted to enter the shop without an adult. (company) 63. As a student she lived very .., rarely going out and buying (economy) very few clothes. 64. This book ..as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which (origin) were given two decades ago. 65. Low income and little administrative support make teachers .. (heart) with their profession. Part 6. Questions from 66 to 70. Error identification and correction. (1 pt-0.2/each) Each of the following sentences has an error. Underline the errors and correct them. 66. We saw a lot of people and their cars which were moving forward the field. ______ 67. The actor and singer were singing on the stage when we arrived at the theater. ______ 68. Most wars have started from a desire for land, power and secure. ______ 69. At present, the multinational corporation is in the process of upgrading their departments. ______ 70. George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither. ______ Part 8. Questions from 71 to 80. Prepositions and particles. (1 pt-0.1/each) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or a particle. 4 | P a g e
5. 71. I feel very ashamed ________ making such a stupid mistake. 72. I'd like to run a marathon this autumn, but I'm a little ________of condition. 73. She wasn't interested in his money. In fact, she fell ________his sense of humor. 74. As the man spoke with a strange accent, nobody could make ________what he said. 75. He was too sure of himself to pay attention to the warnings ________the danger. 76. There are more and more people suffering ________asthma because of great pollution. 77. Young people today can communicate ________each other using a lot of different machines. 78. The policeman found that the house had been broken ________and a quantity of jewelry stolen. 79. After a few years developing the products, they needed to set ________a company to sell them. 80. They built nuclear power stations so not to be dependent ______coal as their main source of energy. SECTION III. READING COMPREHESION. (6.0 POINTS – 0.2/each) Part 1. Questions 81 – 90. (2 pts-0.2/each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each blank. Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such everyday (81) _______ as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the specialized training they may need to (82) _______ for a job or career. For example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a (83) _______ or certificate before he can practice law or medicine. Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (84) _______ satisfactory completion of special training courses. Education is also important (85) _______ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, (86) _______ the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical (87) _______ . Such education becomes (88) _______ important as people gain more and more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and (89) _______ the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (90) _______ the skills for adjusting to them. 81. A. works B. jobs C. actions D. activities 82. A. do B. prepare C. make D. work 83. A. license B. card C. diploma D. paper 84. A. requires B. requiring C. require D. to require 85. A. therefore B. despite C. although D. because 86. A. such as B. for instance C. such that D. for example 87. A. appliance B. equipment C. instrument D. device 88. A. increased B. increasing C. increase D. increasingly 89. A. effect B. affect C. affective D. effective 90. A. with B. for C. in D. to Part 2. Questions 91 – 100. (2 pts-0.2/each) You are going to read a passage. Choose the answer (А, В, С or D) which you think fits best the question or a blank space. Music can bring us to tears or to our feet, drive us into battle or lull us to sleep. Music is indeed remarkable in its power over all humankind, and perhaps for that very reason, no human culture on earth has ever lived without it. From discoveries made in France and Slovenia even Neanderthal man, as long as 53,000 years ago, had developed (5) surprisingly sophisticated, sweet-sounding flutes carved from animal bones. It is perhaps then, no accident that music should strike such a chord with the limbic system – an 5 | P a g e
6. ancient part of our brain, evolutionarily speaking, and one that we share with much of the animal kingdom. Some researchers even propose that music came into this world long before the human race ever did. For example, the fact that whale and human music have (10) so much in common even though our evolutionary paths have not intersected for nearly 60 million years suggests that music may predate humans. They assert that rather than being the inventors of music, we are latecomers to the musical scene. Humpback whale composers employ many of the same tricks that human songwriters do. In addition to using similar rhythms, humpbacks keep musical phrases to a (15) few seconds, creating themes out of several phrases before singing the next one. Whale songs in general are no longer than symphony movements, perhaps because they have a similar attention span. Even though they can sing over a range of seven octaves, the whales typically sing in key, spreading adjacent notes no farther apart than a scale. They mix percussive and pure tones in pretty much the same ratios as human composers – and (20) follow their ABA form, in which a theme is presented, elaborated on and then revisited in a slightly modified form. Perhaps most amazing, humpback whale songs include repeating refrains that rhyme. It has been suggested that whales might use rhymes for exactly the same reasons that we do: as devices to help them remember. Whale songs can also be rather catchy. When a few humpbacks from the Indian Ocean strayed into the Pacific, (25) some of the whales they met there quickly changed their tunes – singing the new whales’ songs within three short years. Some scientists are even tempted to speculate that a universal music awaits discovery. 91. Why did the author write the passage? A. To describe the music for some animals, including humans B. To illustrate the importance of music to whales C. To show that music is not a human or even modern invention D. To suggest that music is independent of life forms that use it 92. The word “sophisticated” in line 5 is closest in meaning to ________. A. complexB. intricateC. well-developedD. entangled 93. The word “one” in line 7 can be replaced by A. the chordB. the left-brainC. the right brainD. the limbic system 94. According to the passage, which of the following is true of humpback whales. A. their tunes are distinctively different from human tunes B. they can sing over a range of seven octaves C. they do not use rhyme, unlike humans D. whale songs of a particular group cannot be learned by other whales 95. The word “they” in line 18 refers to ________. A. human composersB. whole songsC. octavesD. whales 96. Which of the following is NOT true about humpback whale music? A. It uses similar patterns to human songs B. It’s comparative in length to symphony movements C. It’s easy to learn by other whales D. It’s in a form of creating a theme, elaborating and revisiting in rhyming refrains 97. The word “refrains” in line 22 is closest in meaning to A. tunesB. notesC. musical phrasesD. sounds 98. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. The earliest human beings came from France and Slovenia B. Music helped to shape the whale brain 6 | P a g e
7. C. Humpback whales imitate the way human composers so in creating their own music D. The research of musical brain will lead to a discovery of a universal music 99. Where in the passage does the author first mention whales? A. Lines 5-9B. Lines 10-14C. Lines 15-19D. Lines 20-24 100. The word ‘their’ in line 25 refers to A. Indian Ocean humpbacksB. Pacific Ocean humpbacks C. all whalesD. whale songs Part 3. Questions 101 – 110. (2 pts-0.2/each) Read the passage below, then decide if each statement is true (T), false (F) or not given (NG) compare with information in the passage. The “click” of a seat belt is more than a sound—it’s a lifeline. Seat belts are proven to save lives, and choosing to wear one is a choice between life and death. Think about it: driving at 60 MPH, your car might suddenly need to stop if there’s an obstacle or a collision ahead. Your car may halt, but without a seat belt, your body would keep moving at 60 MPH until it hits something else, like the windshield. Every time you get into a car, you decide between staying safe with a seat belt or risking severe injury. Some people think seat belts are uncomfortable or “uncool.” But what’s more uncomfortable— wearing a seat belt or being thrown through a windshield? Is it less “cool” to stay safely anchored than to risk sliding across the road after a crash? Wearing a seat belt is not only safer but a smart choice. Consider your options: without a seat belt, you’re free to move around, which might sound fun. However, it also means you’re more likely to suffer serious injuries or even death. With a seat belt, you’re secure in your seat and more likely to walk away from an accident unscathed. It’s a small sacrifice in comfort for a big gain in safety. There’s also a financial cost. Kids are required by law to wear seat belts in every U.S. state, and police can ticket you or the driver if you’re not buckled up. That fine means money out of your pocket, money you’d likely prefer to keep. Wearing a seat belt doesn’t make you invincible, but it significantly reduces your risk. Studies show that seat belts lower the chance of death or serious injury in accidents. So, why not choose the safer, proven route? Wearing a seat belt means you’re more likely to survive and less likely to suffer life-threatening injuries. Next time you’re in a car, think about that choice—do you want to risk it, or do you want to live? 101. Wearing a seat belt is required by law in every U.S. state. _____ 102. The sound of a seat belt clicking represents a choice between life and death. _____ 103. Studies show that people who don’t wear seat belts have a lower risk of injury in accidents. _____ 104. Without a seat belt, a person can be thrown from the vehicle in an accident. _____ 105. All cars are equipped with seat belts in both the front and back seats. _____ 106. Some people believe wearing a seat belt can cramp their style. _____ 107. Seat belts make drivers feel invincible when they are behind the wheel. _____ 108. Wearing a seat belt increases the chance of walking away from an accident unharmed. _____ 109. People who don’t wear seat belts will always be fined if caught by the police. _____ 110. Choosing not to wear a seat belt is like giving your money away to the city. _____ SECTION IV. WRITING. (4.0 POINTS) Part 1. Questions from 111 to 115. (1.0 point 0.2/each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 7 | P a g e
8. 111. John is exhausted today because he didn’t sleep last night.  If John________________________________________________________________________ 112. It was wrong of you to censure her for that tiny mistake.  She should ____________________________________________________________________ 113. “I must have taken the wrong bus,” she said.  She admitted __________________________________________________________________ 114. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.  Despite my ___________________________________________________________________ 115. The mountain trail was so steep that they needed ropes to climb safely.  So __________________________________________________________________________ Part 2. Questions from 116 to 120. (1.0 point 0.2/each) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word. Do not change the given word. 116. Mark struggled with waking up early for his new job. (accustomed)  Mark ______________________________________________ up early for his new job. 117. Olivia is quite shy, but she still participates in group discussions. (prevent)  Olivia’s _______________________________________________ in group discussions. 118. My best friend is always willing to listen to my problems. (ear)  My best friend always ____________________________________________________ 119. People think that bilingual children were disadvantaged in the past. (thought)  Bilingual children ______________________________________________ in the past. 120. The employees weren’t notified of the upcoming meeting. (dark)  The employees __________________________________________the upcoming meeting. Part 3. Essay writing. (2 points) In about 250 words, write an essay about the following topic Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn conveniently and easily.” Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. ---- THE END ---- 8 | P a g e