ĐỀ HSG HUYỆN VÒNG 2 (NEW)

ĐÁP ÁN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN THANH CHƯƠNG
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
READING COMPREHENSION
Passage 1 (1,5 point)
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other
scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon was introduced
to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the
making of ladies’ stockings.
During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon
stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon is
found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts
of human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year,
about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.
Read and choose the best answer (0,3 pt each)
1. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Nylon, the first man-made fibre
B. Nylon, a future wonderful invention
C. The uses of nylon in our everyday life
D. The role of nylon in industry
2. The word strong in the passage is closest in meaning to:
A. Powerful B. Best C. Solid D. Durable
3. When did people begin to use nylon?
A. In the early 1930s
B. After the Second World War
C. In the late 1930s
D. 50 years ago
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Nylon is an American invention
B. Nylon was useful during the Second World War.
C. Parachutes and tyres of the First World War were made from nylon

D. Almost everything we use today is made from nylon.
5. Which of the following pairs of words describe the characteristics of nylon?
A. Important and cheap
B. Cheapest and best
C. successful and useful
D. inexpensive and strong
Passage 2 (1,5 point)
Stress is a disease of the twentieth century. Life has never been faster and jobs have
never been more stressful than they are today. People have to perform more and more work
under more difficult and more stressful conditions. Many people suffer from stress and the
illness it can cause. But as this situation is becoming recognized, people shouldn't have to
fear comments such as, 'He's had a nervous breakdown. Can't take the pressure, you know'.
This is because more people are recognizing that stress is a natural reaction. It is a reaction of
a person's body to pressure, either from the outside world or from the inner world of
emotions and physical organs. We can't avoid stress. And we can't help ourselves, or others,
until we know more about it. Not all stress is bad and perhaps if we understood it better we
could make the most of it. The way our jobs affect the way we live and how we feel is very
important. Most of us spend more of our walking hours at work than we do even with our
families. In fact, we may spend over 100,000 hours at work in a lifetime. People do many
different jobs, and are satisfied for different reasons. They also suffer from many different
problems and stresses.
Read the text and tick (v) the correct statements or answer the questions below (0,25 pt
each)
1.Stress is more common in this century than in previous century √
2.Stress can cause illness and illness can cause stress
3.Some people still think that stress is natural √
4.We should stop felling stress
5.Why is stress "a disease of the twentieth century"?
Because people have to live under a very high pressure of work and stressful conditions in
twentieth century. (or because life has never been faster and jobs have never been more

stressful than they are. People have to perform more and more work under more difficult and
more stressful conditions.)
6.How are attitudes to stress changing?
People had been very worried about stress but by recognizing the root of stress causes, they
find that stress is not fearful.
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE: (4 points: 0,1 pt each)
I. Complete following sentences by using the correct form of the words in brackets
1. The problem of RETIREMENT is sooner or later going to affect us all.
2. Owing to medical DISCOVERY we may all expect to live longer than people in
earlier time.
3. Yet many people make no plans for this period of their lives and suddenly find
themselves UNOCCUPIED.
4. They have always been accustomed to getting up at a regular time with a busy day in
front of them, and plenty of ACTIVITIES.
5. And now they have all day in which to do the NUMBEROUS things they always said
they never had time to do before.
6. But the prospect of so much free time seems to disorganize them COMPLETELY
7. This is because they are PREPARING for it.
8. If elderly people are really going to enjoy their leisure, then they must make proper
PROVISION for it.
9. Whatever they are INTERESTED in, now is the time to enjoy it.
10. GARDENING, bird-watching, painting, whatever it may be, they must plan well in
advance if they are going to make the best use of their time.
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it
1. She asked Michael how he liked her new dress.
=> “How do you like my new dress, Michael?” She asked
2. A train leaves at 8 o’clock every morning.
=> There is an eight train every morning.
3. The child will die if nobody sends him for a doctor.

=> Unless some one sends the child for a doctor, he will die.
4. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
=> Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away?
5. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
=> The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it.
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others in each group.
1. A. Both B. Clothe C. Clothing D. Moth
2. A. Popular B. Pollution C. Population D. Proper
3. A. Leader B. Leather C. Feather D. Measure
4. A. Lazy B. Lapel C. Label D. Labourer
5. A. Hour B. Honest C. Heir D. Hospital
IV. Read the passage and choose the best word from the list:
Best – so – don’t – choose – make – over – meal – they – run - similar
A new restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street next door to the
Royal Theatre in Bristol. It is called Starters and is run by Carol and Phillip Wells who
opened a similar restaurant in London last year.
Instead of a traditional three-course meal customers can choose whatever they want from a
list of over a hundred starters or first courses. The list also includes recipes from all over the
world and customers are recommended to choose at least 3 starters to make a satisfying
meal.
Prices vary depending on what you have, so it is possible to eat quite cheaply if you don’t
want to spend a lot of money. The new restaurant is becoming very popular and it’s best to
book a table to avoid waiting.
V. Choose the best answer
1. Shakespeare was not only a famous playwright………a poet ………well
A. but/as B. also/as C. but/so D. and/too
2. ………the causes of allergies is a complex yet valuable part of patient diagnosis
A. Determine B. Determined C. Determining D. To determine
3. Any time you choose ………about another person, you risk a painful, but rarely fatal,

broken heart.
A. caring B. to care C. care D. cared
4. There is no need………a broken heart stop your life.
A. let B. letting C. to let D. and let
5. Pain is a part of living and can be………with in ways that help us learn
A. deal B. dealing C. dealt D. have dealt
6. I’m going to take an exercise class at Jim’s gym. Do you know………there?
A. way to B. how to get C. why to get D. what getting
7. Jim’s gym? ………Charles. He’s taking a class there.
A. should ask B. asking C. ask D. could ask
8. On February 26, 1993, a bomb………in New York City’s World Trade Centre when
55.000 people………there.
A. exploded/worked B. was exploding/worked
C. exploded/were working D. exploded/was working
9. Then September 11, 2001 came as a remarkable point in American history when the Twin
Towers………again.
A. were attacked B. were attacking C. was attacked D. had attack
10. The American family………a lot in the past forty years.
A. changed B. has changed C. was changed D. changes
WRITING – 3 points
You attend to improve your English in an International English Center in Vinh City.
Write a letter of inquiry to the Center requesting for more information about the courses and
fees. Your letter is about 200 words. Don’t forget to end with polite closing.
Form of letter: 0,5 pt
Vocabulary: 0,5 pt
Grammar: 0,5 pt
Verb tenses: 0,5 pt
Ideas: 1 pt
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