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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH BẾN TRE NĂM HỌC 2025-2026

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — 09 trang

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

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SECTION I Part 1 — Summer Festival

Choose the correct information. (No audio on site.)

When is this year’s festival being held?

What will the reviewer concentrate on today?

How many circuses are there in the festival?

Where does Circus Romano perform?

What is the highlight of Circus Electrica?

SECTION I Part 2 — Solar towers

NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS and/or A NUMBER.

Solar towers: extra-strong concrete; collector at the bottom; turbines.

Solar towers create energy from moving 1. ___________.

At the bottom they have a sunlight collector made of 2. ___________ spread over a large area of ground.

The sunlight collector warms the air beneath it and operates in a similar way to a 3. ___________.

The air 4. ___________ through the tower causing the turbines to turn.

The turbines create 5. ___________ megawatts of electricity.

SECTION II.A — Pronunciation

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

Pronunciation (11) · season / desert / disease / crisis

Pronunciation (12) · hatred / rugged / centered / sacred

SECTION II.B — Stress

Choose the word with a different stress pattern.

Stress (13) · ensure / reduce / involve / offer

Stress (14) · minimize / interfere / introduce / understand

Stress (15) · equivalence / kindergarten / biologist / curriculum

SECTION III Part 1 — Lexico-grammar

Choose the best option.

As soon as I ___________, I’m going to return to my hometown.

These instructions must be followed exactly; ___________ the outcome will be very bad.

Students who volunteer in high schools will continue to volunteer throughout their lives, ___________?

Terylene shirts are ___________ to wear, but cotton shirts are much __________.

Jim wouldn’t have met Julia ___________ to his brother’s graduation party.

The police officer, ___________ the thief, was pushing him into a police vehicle to be taken to the station.

I asked them when ___________ changed.

I’m really sleepy today. I wish I ___________ Tina to the airport late last night.

Jane: "You haven’t paid attention to what I am saying." Mark: "___________"

Kate: "I don’t think taking a hiking trip in this weather is a good idea." Laura: "___________"

SECTION III Part 2 — Synonym / antonym

Choose closest or opposite.

Drinking water each morning may help get rid of toxic substances in the stomach. (OPPOSITE)

Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative years in the company of others with similar aims and interests. (OPPOSITE)

I only eat fast food once in a blue moon because I prefer cooking at home. (CLOSEST)

In big cities, animals should be kept under control. (OPPOSITE)

Their wedding party caused great disappointment but at least there was sufficient food for everyone. (OPPOSITE)

SECTION III Part 3 — Word formation

Give the correct form of the word.

The (16) ___________ of the book is one of humankind’s greatest (17) ___________. (INVENT / ACHIEVE)

one of humankind’s greatest (17) ___________ (ACHIEVE)

providing us with both (18) ___________ and information (ENTERTAIN)

The (19) ___________ of books began in Ancient Egypt (PRODUCE)

though not in a form that is (20) ___________ to us today (RECOGNIZE)

The books read by the Romans … have some (21) ___________ to the ones we read now (SIMILAR)

all books were (22) ___________ by hand (WRITE)

They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and (23) ___________. (EXPENSE)

With printing came the (24) ___________ of cheap, large-scale publication (POSSIBLE)

making (25) ___________ more widespread and accessible (KNOW)

SECTION IV Part 1 — Open cloze (warming)

ONE WORD for each gap.

Although the rise in the global temperature by 4 percent predicted by many scientists may not sound like much, it is the difference between now and the last Ice Age, when huge glaciers covered Europe and most of Britain. Nobody knows exactly what would happen in a warmer world, but we (1) ___________ know some things. Heat a kettle and the (2) ___________ inside it expands. The temperature of the world has climbed more than half a degree this century, and the oceans have (3) ___________ by at least 10 cm.
But just as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, (4) ___________ it may have taken the oceans thirty years to swell. This (5) ___________ that the global warming we are now experiencing is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere up to the 1960s. Since then, the use of fossil fuels has increased rapidly.
Scientists (6) ___________ for the United Nations and European governments have been warning that what the Dutch and the people of East Anglia will need to do will (7) ___________ to build more extensive sea defenses. Many of the world’s great cities are (8) ___________ risk, because they are located at sea level. Miami, almost entirely built on a sandbank, could be swept away. But the effects of rising sea levels will be much (9) ___________ for the developing countries. With a metre rise in sea levels, 200 million could become homeless.
There are other fears too, (10) ___________ to a recent United Nations report. The plight of the hungry in northern Africa could worsen, as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced by 20 percent.

SECTION IV Part 2 — Phrase matching (library)

Choose from A–H the most suitable phrase for each blank.

The central mission of a library is to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture that can be passed down (1) ________. Libraries are an essential link in this communication between the past, present, and future. Whether the cultural record is contained in books or in electronic formats, libraries ensure that the record is preserved and made available for later use. Libraries provide people with access (2) ________. People in many professions use library resources to assist them in their work. People also use library resources (3) ________ or to obtain recreational materials such as films and novels. Students use libraries (4) ________ to learn skills in locating sources of information, and to develop good reading and study habits. Public officials use libraries (5) ________. One of the most valued of all cultural institutions, the library provides information and services that are essential to learning and progress.
A. to succeeding generations
B. to the information they need to work, play, learn, and govern
C. to books written by ancient people
D. to gain information about personal interests
E. to research legislation and public policy issues
F. to read in their leisure time instead of watching
G. to everyone that needs information of a specific topic
H. to supplement and enhance their classroom experiences

Phrase matching — passed down (1) ________

Phrase matching — use library resources (3) ________

SECTION IV Part 3A — Singapore

Choose the correct answer.

Singapore’s cultural life reflects its past administration and the country’s diverse population. Chinese, Malay, Indian, and British influences are apparent in Singapore’s art, architecture, and fine arts. British colonial architecture, for example, is represented by the Parliament House, City Hall, and the Raffles Hotel. Chinese, Hindu, and Islamic architecture are represented in the ornate Shuang Lin Temple, the Sri Mariamman Temple, and the Sultan Mosque respectively. Singapore’s National Museum complex consists of one museum devoted to the contemporary art of Southeast Asia, one to Asian cultures, and the third to the history of Singapore.
Since Singapore became an independent state in 1965, government policies have brought orderliness and efficiency to the country. Examples are supplanting slum and squatter areas with high-rise public housing projects, and strict controls on air and water pollution to ensure a healthier environment. While these policies draw few objections, other aspects of Singapore’s social engineering are occasionally considered extreme, such as one campaign that urged well-educated couples to produce children. The government has discontinued this particular campaign, but it remains committed to defining, and promoting – either by law or through official campaigns – the appropriate public and private behaviour of its citizens. Outsiders sometimes also consider Singapore’s criminal punishments severe. Singapore stresses, however, that its strict laws and sentences have made the nation one of the safest places in the world.

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

The Parliament House, City Hall, and the Raffles Hotel are mentioned as reminders of __________.

What word is similar in meaning to supplanting?

The campaign that urged well-educated couples to produce children __________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

SECTION IV Part 3B — American food

Choose the correct answer.

America’s foods began to affect the rest of the world-not only raw staples such as wheat and corn, but a new American cuisine that spread throughout the world. American emphasis on convenience and rapid consumption is best represented in fast foods such as hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks, which almost all Americans have eaten. By the 1960s and 1970s fast foods became one of America’s strongest exports as franchises for McDonald’s and Burger King spread through Europe and other parts of the world, including the former Soviet Union and Communist China. Traditional meals cooked at home and consumed at a leisurely pace-common in the rest of the world, and once common in the United States-gave way to quick lunches and dinners eaten on the run as other countries mimicked American cultural patterns.
By the late 20th century, Americans had become more conscious of their diets, eating more poultry, fish, and fresh fruits and vegetables and fewer eggs and less beef. They also began appreciating fresh ingredients and livelier flavours, and cooks began to rediscover many world cuisines in forms closer to their original. In California, chefs combined the fresh fruits and vegetables available year-round with ingredients and spices sometimes borrowed from immigrant kitchens to create an innovative cooking style that was lighter than traditional French, but more interesting and varied than typical American cuisine. Along with the state’s wines, California cuisine eventually took its place among the acknowledged forms of fine dining.

Fast foods such as hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks __________.

Which of the following is similar in meaning to the word “cuisine”?

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

An innovative cooking style was created in California __________.

SECTION V Part 1 — Key-word transformation

3–5 words including the given word. Do not change it.

They haven’t decided whether to sack him or not. (COME)
→ They haven’t _________________________________ about whether to sack him or not.

The writer’s writing style contrasted sharply with his spoken language. (CONTRAST)
→ There _________________________________ the writer’s spoken language and his written style.

It was a mistake to come to Madrid in July. (SHOULD)
→ We _________________________________ to Madrid in July.

I wasn’t surprised to hear that he’d failed. (NO)
→ It came _________________________________ to me to hear that he’d failed.

The star was surrounded by screaming fans as soon as he arrived at the stage door. (ARRIVAL)
→ _________________________________ stage door, the star was surrounded by screaming fans.

SECTION V Part 2 — Essay

Write 180–200 words.

People say that E-sports have a negative impact on youth by promoting excessive screen time and unhealthy lifestyles. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write a well-organized essay of about 180-200 words.

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