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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH ĐỒNG NAI NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — Lương Thế Vinh — 150 phút — 8 trang — 91 câu

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Kết quả

I Phonology (1–10)

1–5 pronunciation; 6–10 stress.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

-ed different

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

silent letter different

Stress (6) · inherit / specify / modernize / educate

Stress (7) · particular / informative / remarkable / photographic

Stress (8) · available / devastating / continuous / significant

Stress (9) · experiment / emergency / application / ability

Stress (10) · enthusiasm / opportunity / vegetarian / auditorium

II Lexico-grammar MCQ (11–25)

Choose A–D.

by the time we got to the craft fair, all the best items _______.

_______ the student had six months…, he hasn’t made much progress.

It was essential that Eddie _______ the borrowed equipment…

_______ dark chocolate causes acne is a widely held belief…

Vitamins are _______ are elements needed in greater quantities. (OCR cắt câu)

seem to _______ a second language with relative ease

the function _______ intended

Beth has always _______ to become a professional actress.

Listed as an endangered species, _______.

was giving _______ a wonderful smell

we _______ so formally (small house party, past)

Brian: “_______” (BBC documentaries — Steve: Well, yes. Most of it is.)

always allow him to have his way, they have thoroughly _______ him.

Health and fitness have become big _______ these days.

She is a(n) _______ scientist who has influenced many others…

II Word form (26–35)

Key Sở.

The artist's (INTEND) ______ was to remove details…

How can I ever (PAY) ______ you for your kindness?

putting his (SIGN) ______ to the contract

When you (TIGHT) ______ guitar strings, the note gets higher.

could only (OFFICE) ______ estimate there to be 8 survivors

challenge to even experienced (MOUNTAIN) ______

the (TEACH) ______ artist learned mostly by reading…

Jazz, which (ORIGIN) ______ in the US…

Tourism has had (REACH) ______ effects on the island’s culture.

the company has (CONTINUE) ______ the practice of providing free lunches

II Error identification (36–40)

Choose the underlined part. Do not fix.

Some underground water is enough safe to drink, but all of it should be treated.

Magnificent mountains and coastal scenery is British Columbia’s chief tourist attractions.

Like her other novels, in her new book Jane Lo offers a moving account of what it is like to be an immigrant in a strange land.

Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich soil and increasing yield.

Although they are thought of as a quiet, stuffy place where people just borrowed books, libraries have been changing their images dramatically in recent years.

III Open cloze — memory (41–48)

ONE word. Key Sở.

How do you prepare for exams? Do you draw up a timetable months in (41) ______ and stick to it or leave studying to the last minute, resorting to cramming as much as you can into your head the night (42) ______? According to memory champion Ed Cooke, the key to memorizing material (43) ______ to start early but learn in short bursts, reading for 10 minutes then repeatedly testing yourself later. And he strongly believes that you can strengthen your memory (44) ______ making connections with things you already know. He suggests that before you start, you write (45) ______ everything you know about a subject on a piece of paper, then compare it to your notes in (46) ______ to highlight the gaps in your knowledge. (47) ______ thing is for sure, though. None of these memory techniques will work (48) ______ focus and discipline, so you still have a lot of hard work to do!

III Cloze MCQ — cold/flu (49–56)

Key Sở.

The cold and flu season is back again, so it’s time to (49) ______ up on prevention and treatment. (50) ______ to popular belief, cooler weather doesn’t cause colds. What is more likely is that we stay indoors more, giving viruses a (51) ______ of opportunity to spread from person to person. In addition, the cold months are associated (52) ______ low humidity, and the dry air makes the nasal cavity more (53) ______ to bugs. Consequently, cases of colds and flu (54) ______ between the beginning of autumn and spring (the average adult gets two to four respiratory infections a year; children even more). Because the season is upon us, it is a good idea to revise a few cold and flu tactics.
To prevent an infection, the best defence is a good offence. The first step is to (55) ______ physical contact with the cold sufferer. When someone with a cold sneezes, coughs or sniffles, keep your distance. Hugging, kissing and shaking hands are (56) ______ ways to catch a cold.

III Paragraph matching — cooking (57–62)

A–G, one extra. Key Sở: C A G B F D (thừa E).

In prehistory, home was often either a cave or a roughly constructed shelter. People lived on fruit, berries, roots, nuts and seeds. But they also learned to cook, having mastered hunting and how to control fire. Cooking was mostly done outside.
(57) ______
To start with, this meant feeding the immediate family, but if there was still more food, other members of the community would be invited.
(58) ______
Another method made use of those heated stones to raise the temperature of a pit filled with water so that the meat could be boiled.
(59) ______
The development of farming meant that people could settle more permanently… pottery and later metalwork.
(60) ______
…a large pan in today’s kitchen doesn’t differ all that much from an Iron Age version.
(61) ______
There’s one major problem with this arrangement, however, and that’s smoke… chimney… the kitchen.
(62) ______
The popularity of large, open plan kitchens… goes right back to our prehistoric roots.

III Reading — parenting (63–70)

Headings; researchers DA/EG/R/VH/W; main aim. Key Sở.

A. Gaps between women and men in family life… develop policies based on shared responsibility.
B. Women still do ~90% of child care and ~70% of family work; only 14% of fathers highly participate (Russell; Watson; Demo and Acock).
C. Dual-worker families: employed mothers adjust jobs more, take time off, less leisure (Vanden Heuvel; Demo and Acock).
D. Stress: Edgar and Glezer 90% agree men should share equally vs 55% claim they do; wanting partner to do more predicts poor adjustment better than hours (Demo and Acock).
E. Therapists: lack of father involvement.
F. Equality linked to less stress, better health, higher marital satisfaction.

Paragraph A — heading (i–xi). Key: ii Need for more equitable parenting policies

Paragraph B — heading. Key: vi The unchanged role of the female parent

Paragraph C — heading. Key: iii The impact of dual employment

The number of hours a father spends doing childcare is not the best indicator of family adjustment.

The vast majority of fathers do not take part to any great extent in family work.

Equal responsibility for childcare: discrepancy between wishes and claims of parent couples.

Employed fathers make fewer job sacrifices than working women regarding family issues.

What is the writer's main aim?

IV Transformations (71–80)

Key Sở (rút gọn).

I have been studying English for three years now, and next year will make it four.
By next ______

Nobody remained on the ship after the captain had left it.
The captain was the ______

The mechanic repaired our car.
We got ______

You cannot go into that restaurant without wearing a jacket and a tie.
Unless ______

I'm sure you didn't lock the front door.
You can't ______

I regret not speaking to Stephen sooner.
I wish ______

She didn’t spend the money on a holiday, which she thought was a pity.
She would rather ______

The chicken soup was so sweet that we couldn't eat it.
The chicken soup was too ______

I drank too much tea, and now I am feeling light-headed.
Had it not been ______

“People believe that the previous owner… was a rich man’s third wife,” he said.
He said the previous owner of this house ______

IV Keyword transformations (81–90)

3–8 words including the given word. Key Sở.

They ceased to find his jokes amusing. (LONGER)
They no ______ amusing.

She didn’t realize her mistake until she had put the phone down. (AWARE)
Only after putting the phone down ______ her mistake.

The eldest of Hoa’s three daughters is a famous poet. (WHOM)
Hoa has ______ is a famous poet.

“I’m really sorry we didn’t inform you about the room changes,” the receptionist told us. (HAVING)
The receptionist ______ about the room changes.

If you need any further information, please call me. (HESITATE)
If you need any further information, ______ me a call.

We tried not to laugh at his new haircut, but it was impossible. (HELP)
We ______ at his new haircut.

We really need to determine the cause of this leaking tap! (BOTTOM)
We really must get to ______ causing this tap to leak.

He always gives the impression that he’s very confident. (ACROSS)
He always ______ very confident.

In my opinion, Pelé is the best soccer player. (CONCERNED)
As ______ soccer better than Pelé.

The author was extremely happy when he knew how much influence his writings had… (MOON)
The author ______ of his writings’ influence on later generations.

IV Paragraph (91)

About 150 words. If you could solve ONE problem: environmental pollution / limited education in remote areas / exhaustion of natural resources — which and why?

If you had the ability to solve ONE of these problems (environmental pollution; limited access to education for children in remote areas; exhaustion of natural resources), which would you choose? Explain with reasons and examples (~150 words).

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