Đề luyện thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 11 số 8

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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên)
Đề thi gồm: 06 trang
PART A: LISTENING
I. You will hear an interview with a marketing director.
Complete the notes using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will listen to the tapes
TWICE.
Lecture on (1)_________.
Example: Tourism and (2)_________.
Common misconception is that marketing indicates (3)_________ in what is being provided.
Marketing is actually essential in sustaining (4)__________.
Compared to a product, a service is more (5)________ and customers have different (6)________.
Aim: offer service beyond hopes of (7)__________.
Important to a. keep informed
b. (8)_________.
One way to achieve this: (9)__________.
(10)_________must always be available for any queries and problems.
II. You will hear the introduction about a library.
Listen and give short answer to the following questions. You will listen to the tapes TWICE.
1. How many printed volumes does the Western Bank Library have?
2. What must students have if they want to borrow books?
3. How long can a registered student keep books?
4. Where do students read books with red label?
5. How can students keep books for longer?
6. What service can help students if they want to reserve the books?
7. What should students do every day to view the loans and details of charges?
8. What should students do with overdue books?
9. How much is the photocopy of Color A4 sheet?

10. What is the opening time of the Western Bank Library at weekend?
PART B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
III. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences.
1. The school was closed for a month because of a serious ________ of fever.
A. outburst B. outbreak C. outset D. outcome
2. To decorate the room, I _______ the help of my roommate.
A. drafted B. engaged C. recruited D. enlisted
3. I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a ________.
A. house B. sky C. kite D. wall
4. Now I am unemployed; I have too much time ________ and don’t know what to do with myself.
A. on my hands B. in hand C. in my hands D. to hand
5. Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are_________the times.
A. over B. beneath C. behind D. under
6. _______ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad –
tempered.
A. How B. Where C. Which D. What
7. – ‘May I smoke?’
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- ‘_________’
A. Go ahead! B. What suits you?
C. Accommodate yourself! D. You are free.
8. _________, the whole family slept soundly.
A. Hot though the night air was B. Hot though was the night air
C. Hot although the night air was D. Hot although was the night air
9. Not only ________ a good physician but also a talented violist.
A. she is famous as B. is she known as
C. she appears to be D. appears as she is
10. – Cheer up! It might never happen!
- __________.

A. It’s so very unlikely, isn’t it? B. What do you think?
C. It already has. D. That was the last thing I did.
11. Of course, I will play the piano at the party but I’m a little ________.
A. out of use B. out of practice C. out of reach D. out of turn
12. Where’s that _______ dress that your grandma gave you?
A. pink, long, lovely, silk B. lovely, long, pink, silk
C. lovely, pink, long, silk D. long, pink, silk, lovely
13. _________ air is essential to man, so is water to fish.
A. As B. Just C. Since D. Like
14. Having selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International
Convention, _________.
A. the members applauded him B. a speech had to be given by him
C. the members congratulated him D. he gave a short acceptance speech
15. We _______ wandering about without any food.
A. hungered B. made hungry C. had been hungry D. got hungry
16. James was ________ upset after being rejected in love.
A. strongly B. hardly C. deeply D. highly
17. The company have to _______ways of reducing costs.
A. take in B, think over C. look D. work out
18. Don’t take any _______ of Mike – he’s always rude to everyone.
A. notice B. view C. attention D. sight
19. Before you sign the contract, ________ in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later.
A. hold B. bear C. retain D. reserve
20. Does that name _________ to you?
A. ring a bell B. break the ice C. foot the bill D. fall into place
IV. Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank.
1. Kate fell _______ with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other.
2. She would just sit in her chair, dreaming her life ________.
3. I’ve taken this watch _______ pieces, and now I can’t put it together again.
4. I went to the library, but the book I wanted was out _______ loan.

5. Sorry I’m late. Something cropped _________ at the office.
6. I’m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied _____.
7. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up______ what she missed why she was away.
8. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting. I failed to get my point _______
9. Jane’s very modest, always playing ________ her success.
10. Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been tampered________.
V. Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words.
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ACCESS APPEAR COMMIT DENY EXCLUDE
IMMERSE INFANT INSTITUTE LONELY SEE

One of the most challenging aspects of the science anthropology comes from its fieldwork.
Certainly, in its (1)________ as a profession, anthropology was distinguished by its concentration on
so-called primary societies in which social (2)________ appear to be fairly limited and social
interaction to be conducted almost (3)_________ face – to – face. Such societies, it was felt, provided
anthropologists with a valuable (4)________into the workings of society that contrasted with the many
complexities of more highly developed societies. There was also a sense that the way of life
represented by these smaller societies were rapidly (5)________and that preserving a record of them
was a matter of some urgency.
The (6)________ of anthropologists to the first – hand collection of data led them to some of
the most (7)________ places on earth. Most often they worked alone. Such lack of contact with other
people created feelings of intense (8)________ in some anthropologists, especially in the early stages
of fieldwork. Nevertheless, this process of (9)________ in a totally alien culture continues to attract
men and women to anthropology, and is (10)_________ the most effective way of understanding in
depth how other people see the world.
PART C. READING
VI. Read the following passage and choose the options among A, B, C or D that best complete
the blanks.
Stressful situations that (1)________ almost everyday in life seem to be unavoidable.
However, we can do little sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence which may

(2)________ us unexpectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the (3)_______, give in
to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (4)_________ the burden.
Can you (5)_________ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you
light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or
do you take a different (6)________ and make good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days
to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your
favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner.
In fact, whatever way you (7)________ to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it
as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (8)_________. Nevertheless, your reaction might
considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day. The inability to confront a stressful
occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain to your life and in
this way puts your well – being in (9)_________. Surprisingly, it is seemingly negligible hardships we
stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated
tragedies however painful they may be. (10)_______that so many of those wretched stresses and
inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical
alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles.
1. A. devise B. create C. originate D. emerge
2. A. arise B. happen C. befall D. occur
3. A. post B. roof C. bottom D. wall
4. A. subsist B. remain C. cow D. bear
5. A. envision B. observe C. picture D. image
6. A. manner B. stance C. practice D. mode
7. A. strike B. deal C. respond D. challege
8. A. term B. course C. timing D. period
9. A. risk B. weakness C. insecurity D. jeopardy
10. A. Providing B. Given C. Hence D. As much

VII. Read the text and then answer the questions 1 – 5 by choosing A, B, C or D.
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Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority

packages. The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in
1971, when he was only 28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery
service in a term paper for an economics class when he was a student at Yale University. The term
paper reputedly received a less – than – stellar grade because of the infeasibility of the project that
Smith had outlined. The model that Smith proposed had never been tried; it was a model that was
efficient to operate but at the same time was very difficult to institute.
Smith achieved efficiency in his model by designing a system that was separate from the
passenger system and could, therefore, focus on how to deliver packages most efficiently. His strategy
was to own his own planes so that he could create his own schedules and to ship all packages through
the hug city of Memphis, a set – up which resembles the spokes on the wheel of a bicycle. With this
combination of his own planes and hub set – up, he could get packages anywhere in the United States
overnight.
What made Smith’s idea difficult to institute was the fact that the entire system had to be
created before the company could begin operations. He needed a fleet of aircraft to collect packages
from airports every night and deliver them to Memphis, where they were immediately sorted and
flown out to their new destinations; he needed a fleet of trucks to deliver packages to and from the
various airport; he needed facilities and trained staff all in place to handle the operation. Smith had a
$4 million inheritance from his father, and he managed to raise an additional $91 million dollars from
venture capitalists to get the company operating.
When Federal Express began service in 1973 in 25 cities, the company was not an immediate
success, but success did come within a relatively short period of time. The company lost $29 million in
the first 26 months of operations. However, the tide was to turn relatively quickly. By late 1976,
Federal Express was carrying an average of 19,000 packages per night and had made a profit of $36
million.
1. The word developed in paragraph 1 could be replaced by
A. come up with B. come about C. come across D. come into
2. What was a key idea of Smith’s?
A. That he should focus on passenger service.
B. That package delivery should be separate from passenger service.
C. That packages could be delivered on other companies’ planes.

D. That passenger service had to be efficient.
3. A hug city in paragraph 2 is
A. a large city with small cities as destinations.
B. a city that is the final destination for many routes.
C. a city where many bicycle routes begin.
D. a centralized city with destinations emanating from it.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it
A. was near the middle of the country.
B. had a large number of passenger aircraft
C. already had a large package delivery service.
D. was a favorite passenger airport.
5. Which paragraph explains what made Smith’s model effective?
A. The first paragraph B. The second paragraph
C. The third paragraph D. The last paragraph

VIII. Complete the following passage by choosing one sentence from A to H for each blank.
There are more options than needed.
In 1642, a law was passed in Virginia saying that tobacco was to be the only currency in the
colony and although a form of paper money was introduced later, tobacco remained the basis of the
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Virginia currency for over a century. This is not strange as it might seem. (1)_________. Back in
prehistoric times, sharp stones for making axes were used as money by Stone Age people. This is
understandable because they were about the only useful tools that existed at that time. Later, when
metal became more widely used, pieces of bronze were made into small knives, shirts or spades, and
these could be exchanged for the objects the represented.
In more recent times, some of the most varied items have been used as money, such as dogs’
teeth in New Guinea or whales’ teeth ins the Pacific Island. But the greatest success story among
strange currencies was undoubtedly cowrie shells, which for many centuries were accepted as payment
throughout much of Africa and Asia.
(2)_________. This had been used in some parts of the world for well over a thousand years.

Paper was invented by a Chinese government minister, T’sai Lun in AD 105. So it is not surprising
that China also introduced the first paper currency in about AD 650. This worked very well, and when
the famous traveler Marco Polo visited the empire from 1275 to 1292, during the rule of Kublai Khan,
he marved at its sophisticated use throughout the emperor’s lands.
One of the most successful forms of currency was invented during the rule of the Chinese
emperor Wu Ti. When he found himself short of cash, he made a plan to raise money from his wealthy
noblemen. First of all, the emperor collected all the white deer in the country and kept them in a royal
park. Then he passed a law saying that those who wanted to come to the emperor’s court must wear
white masks made of deer skin. (3)________. In time, the noblemen who had bought masks would
offer to sell them to colleagues in return of goods and services, and in this way the deerskins became a
type of currency.
In contrast, one of the least successful currencies of all time was the German mark in the
1920s. (4)_________. At the height of the crisis, when all the inhabitant of Berlin went into a local
cafe and ordered a coffee priced at 5,000 marks, by the time he came to pay the bill, it had risen to
8,000 marks. Prices were rising at 60 percent an hour. In the end the currency became completely
worthless. (6)_______. This, of course, was the system that had been used thousands of years ago,
long before money was invented.
A. The government had made the mistake of printing more and more paper money and as a r/esult the
money became worth less and less.
B. The gorvenment later introduced exchange rates, which made it possible for people to buy and sell
currencies from the three countries.
C. They had no option but to start once again exchanging goods and services with each other, and to
forget about money.
D. These could, of course, only be bought from him, and since he controlled their supply, he could
change fantastic prices for them.
E. In the French Sudan, they remained an acceptable currency for paying taxes until 1907, when they
finally gave way to paper.
F. History shows that almost anything can become money provided that it is relatively scarce and
people want it.
IX. Complete the following passage by filling one word for each blank.

If there is just one single thing more astonishing than the ability of the adult human being to
talk, it is the process by which someone learns to do this. Some parts of the process are still
(1)________ much a closed book, but it is for the (2)_________ part possible to describe what the
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child is doing at various stages in its development, even if we cannot account (3)________ how
exactly it learns to do these things.
In fact, research carried out by various linguists has (4)_________ rise to as many theories as
there are differences in the rate of development. A baby actually makes sounds from the moment it is
born, but for some time these are rather far removed (5)_________ articulate speech. In something like
a year, a baby will probably be at a stage where one or two syllables represent the peak of its
achievement as a speaker; one more year and it will be (6)_______ out with short phrases, and after
this it seems (7)________ time at all before the child is capable of uttering complete sentences.
Despite being a truly remarkable feat of learning, this is one that is performed by the vast
(8)_________ of human beings. Complex operations are brought (9)________ play in these dealing
with speech and language; the key (10)_______ in brain work, though tongue – work and ear – work
play a part in the whole process.
PART D. WRITING
X. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word/phrase in capitals, and so that the meaning
stays the same.
1. Please excuse Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month. ALLOWANCES
2. This is the procedure. FOLLOWS
3. I just didn’t know what to say. LOST
4. Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel. VIEW
5. We decided to spend the afternoon exploring the shop LOOKING
XI. With 250-300 words, write about the following topic:
Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?
Give reasons for your answer with relevant examples from your knowledge and experience.
THE END
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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên)

PART A – LISTENING (2.0 PT)
I. 1.0 pt (0.1/item)
1. services marketing 6. expectations
2. legal advice 7. clients
3. weakness 8. constantly improve
4. customer numbers 9. conduct surveys
5. intangible 10. A representative
II. 1.0 pt (0.1/item)
1. over / more than 1,300,000 6. Reservation System Service
2. Univerisity Library UCard 7. check library account
3. four weeks 8. pay fine
4. closed Reserved Room 9. 50 pounds
5. renewing 10. 9 a.m – 6 p.m
PART B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (2.5 PT)
III. 1.0 pt (0.05/item)
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D
16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. A
IV. 0.5 pt (0.05/item)
1. out 2. away 3. to 4. on 5. up
6. down 7. on 8. across 9. down 10. with
V. 1.0 pt (0.1/item)
1. infancy 2. institutions 3. exclusively 4. insight 5. disappearing

6. commitment 7. inaccessible 8. loneliness 9. immersion 10. undeniable
PART C. READING (3.0 PT)
VI. 1.0 pt (0.1/item)
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B
VII. 0.5 pt (0.1/item)
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B
VIII. 0.5 pt (0.1/item)
1. F 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. C
IX. 1.0 pt (0.1/item)
1. very/pretty 2. most 3. for 4. given 5 from
6. coming 7. no 8. majority 9. into 10. lies
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PART D. WRITING (2.5 PT)
X. 0.5 pt (0.1/item)
1. Please make allowances for Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month.
2. The procedure is as follows.
3. I was lost for words.
4. Alison bought a big house with a view to opening a hotel.
5. We decided to spend the afternoon looking around the shop.
XI. 2.0 pt.
- The writing passage should be well-organized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 0.25 pt
- The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 1 pt
- The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 0.75 pt
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