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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

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B.I PART 1 — Task 1: Pronunciation

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.

Pronunciation (1) · parachute / cornstarch / chef / moustache

Pronunciation (2) · drought / plough / stout / boutique

B.I PART 1 — Task 2: Primary stress

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.

Stress (3) · environmental / biological / agricultural / geographical

Stress (4) · mistake / decline / guitar / windmill

B.I PART2 — Language function

Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Mary is Daisy’s close friend.
- Daisy: “Let’s go to the cinema tonight!”
- Mary: “______”

Lucy is asking for permission to play the guitar at Pete’s home.
- Lucy: “Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you’re studying?”
- Peter: “______”

Two friends are talking about an environmental problem.
- Tom: “Does global warming worry you?”
- Clive: “______”

- Shop assistant: “______”
- Customer: “Yes. I’d like to get some stationery.”

B.I PART3 — Synonyms & antonyms

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST / OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

His new car collided with a van coming in the opposite direction due to seriously defective brakes.
The word closest in meaning to defective is:

The teacher is always diplomatic when she deals with mischievous students.
The word closest in meaning to diplomatic is:

Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these plants.
The word opposite in meaning to impeded is:

The cadet was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such a challenging mission.
The expression opposite in meaning to wet behind the ears is:

B.I PART4 — Lexico-Grammar

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.

______ grey, the studio needed some bright lights.

This football club got through to the final of the championship three years in ______.

Joshua was all set to take the job in Hanoi, but at the last minute he ______ and decided to stay in Britain.

We must adopt a firm policy on punctuality. We can’t have people ______ late all the time.

I’m sorry, but I just can’t ______ your behavior any longer.

It’s not so much her looks I don’t like ______ her inability to listen.

______, Edison didn’t have much schooling and he was taught by his mother.

The tiny bells on the Christmas tree were ______ in the draught.

How long ______ An, who is suspected of giving away government secrets to the enemy?

The top my mom wants to buy me from Blue Exchange doesn’t ______ me at all; it’s just not my style.

The report would have been accepted ______ in checking its accuracy.

Auroras are created when the sun’s particles are caught in ______.

Tony seemed remarkably devoid of ______ sense and did the most ridiculous things.

I’m afraid we will probably have a ______ future ahead with little comfort, shortages of food and clean water, and a threat of A.I.

Jack is full of ______. He can play football all day without tiredness.

The theme park we went to last week was fantastic; the entrance ______ was a bit expensive though.

It was so hot that most people stayed indoors; the streets were ______ empty.

______ while the exam is in progress is anyone allowed into the school area.

B.II PART1 — Word formation

Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

I know what I did upset her, but I’m sure that I did it ______ (INTEND)

He described the process in broad terms without going into ______ (TECHNIQUE)

If any employee ______ breaks the terms of this contract, he will be dismissed immediately. (KNOW)

It was ______ to her that anyone could survive such a terrible accident. (CONCEIVE)

He suffered a ______ loss of cognitive functions after the accident. (CONSEQUENCE)

When I told my mom a story about UFOs, she acted with complete ______. (BELIEVE)

Starting a new bookstore in this area can be a risky ______. (TAKE)

You paid $25 for a simple breakfast? They have certainly ______ you! You should go back and complain. (CHARGE)

You can move _____ a little bit so you don’t touch the person standing before you. (BACK)

My younger brother has already ______ his pair of jeans I bought him as a present on his 13th birthday. (GROW)

B.II PART2 — Error identification

There are five errors in the passage below. Identify the errors, write the line number and correct the ERRORS. Number (00.) is done as an example. Line 1: have → has.

Line 1: San Jose have partnered with technological giant Intel to transform itself into a smart city.
Line 2: They will work with each another to further the city's Green Vision initiative - a 15-year
Line 3: plan for economic growth, and improve quality of life, - which it launched in 2007.
Line 4: Intel expects to help San Jose create 25,000 clean-tech jobs, drive economic growth,
Line 5: and improve the city's environmental sustainably. To achieve this goal, Intel will work with
Line 6: the city to track real-time data on air quality, noise pollution, traffic flow, and other
Line 7: environmental and urban concerns what it will then use to encourage inhabitants to reduce
Line 8: emissions by using public transportation or bicycles to get to work or school. Smart cities may
Line 9: sound like something of the distant future as many people thought the same thing about
Line 10: smartphones and smart homes. Up to now, over 70 percent of American adults owned a
Line 11: smartphone and 1.9 billion smart home devices have been installed. If smart cities are nothing
Line 12: like these other smart innovations, we will see them to appear in our communities sooner rather
Line 13: than later.

Line 2: They will work with each another → ?

Line 3: a 15-year plan … which it launched in 2007 → ?

Line 5: improve the city's environmental sustainably → ?

Line 7: environmental and urban concerns what it will then use → ?

Line 12: we will see them to appear → ?

B.II PART3 — Prepositions / particles

Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following sentences.

There’s no point getting ______ Ronaldo. He will never change his mind.

The security forces hope to track ___ the source of the information causing a political crisis.

In the UK there is currently no restriction ______ the number of passengers you can carry on a bicycle whereas cars and motorbikes are restricted in this way.

Health experts are warning us ______ using plastic containers to store food.

Many frozen foods are deficient ______ vitamins.

My sister went in ______ the beauty competition despite my parents’ disapproval.

The sum of 5,000 US dollars I must pay for this vacation is for accommodation only, exclusive ______ meals.

The boss stood idly ______ while his employees were slaving all day long.

Binh’s too bound ______ in his games to have much time for his study.

I have butterflies in my stomach now because I don’t know if I can answer any questions they may throw ______ me during the next interview.

C Task1 — Guided cloze (TV)

Read the passage and write the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time (71) ______ the telly and not enough time on other activities like sports and reading. A survey recently (72) ______ on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out at over three hours every day.
(73) ______ is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television in their living rooms, but they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.
The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not (74) ______ a good example: adults do less reading than young people. In fact, reading is not at the (75) ______ of their list of favourite pastimes. (76) ______, they would rather listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video.

Question 71: children spend too much time (71) ______ the telly

C Task2 — Open cloze (Gifts)

Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

People from all cultures and all walks of (77) ______ celebrate various special occasions and celebrations by gifting each other. Gift-giving is a worldwide tradition that dates back to as far back as we can remember. It is a way to express our feelings (78) ______ they’re feelings of love, joy, appreciation or gratitude for another person. Moreover, it cements cultural traditions and social ties among friends, family and neighbors. Gift-giving is a beautiful universal act that is ingrained in our brains and in every culture because it helps people send meaningful messages. Ever wonder when and how did the tradition of gift-giving start and evolve overtime?
Gift-giving is (79) ______ of the oldest human activities that dates back to the origin of our species (80) ______ civilizations came to be. Cavemen would give gifts to express their affection and appreciation towards one another and tribe leaders would praise someone (81) ______ their contributions by giving them a gift. Naturally, back then gifts were more primitive; they would gift things such as an animal tooth, a tree bark or a unique-looking stone, (82) ______ could then be worn as necklaces or other accessories.

C Task3 — Reading comprehension

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of history, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The word “contemporary” in the 1st paragraph means that the history was ________.

In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that ________.

The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to ________.

In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?

What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?

In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT ________.

D Task1 — Sentence transformation

Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings remain unchanged. Use the given words in parentheses where stated; do not change their forms.

He was sent to prison due to the fact that he was a threat to society.
→ Such a threat ________

The storm annihilated that house.
→ But for ________

I spotted Anna in the crowd yesterday, but she didn’t see me. (GLIMPSE)
→ I caught ________

Many people can’t understand why that director won the award for best documentary film. (DESERVED)
→ Many people don’t think ________

My brother and I usually fool around with my father’s computer, but he’s always leaving me to be punished. (MUSIC)
→ My brother and I usually ________

D Task2 — Paragraph

Does modern technology enhance learning or does it distract learning? Write a paragraph (about 100–150 words) to state your own opinion. Do not include personal information (name, school, address, etc.).

Does modern technology enhance learning or does it distract learning? Write a paragraph (about 100–150 words) to state your own opinion.

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