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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH PHÚ THỌ NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — 150 phút — 10 trang — Chuyên Hùng Vương

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Kết quả

SECTION 1: LISTENING — I (1–5)

Complete the notes. NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

SECTION 1: LISTENING — I (1–5)

Statue of King Hupugarta in (1) __________

Statue of King covered in (2) __________ gold

Many columns, some as high as (3) __________

The (4) __________ in the New Palace

Collection of jewelry, (5) __________ and other historical objects

SECTION 1: LISTENING — II (1–5)

Choose A, B, C or D.

SECTION 1: LISTENING — II (1–5)

From three to five years old, children __________.

From the age of five to eight or ten, children __________.

According to Sarah Browne, adolescents __________.

Young married people __________.

In middle or old age, people generally prefer __________.

SECTION 2: PHONETICS — I Pronunciation (1–5)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

Pronunciation (1) · hazard / bombard / custard / mustard

Pronunciation (2) · salmon / vulgar / shoulder / poultry

Pronunciation (3) · resilience / expertise / inversion / resultant

Pronunciation (4) · character / chivalry / chemistry / chorister

Pronunciation (5) · hesitation / recognition / combination / confirmation

SECTION 2: PHONETICS — II Stress (1–5)

Choose the word with different stress.

Stress (1) · canal / hotel / police / access

Stress (2) · attendance / candidate / scholarship / scenery

Stress (3) · congenial / inventory / negligent / infamous

Stress (4) · residential / monotonous / renewable / arithmetic

Stress (5) · legitimate / extravagant / entrepreneur / demonstrative

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR — I MCQ (1–20)

Choose the best answer A–D.

You're absolutely snowed under with work at the moment. Let me help you do it, __________?

When I got my case back, it had been damaged __________ repair.

John still hasn't shown up. He __________ everything for the trip now.

The factory is said __________ in a fire two years ago.

Many craters ... meteorites __________.

... within __________ framework of __________ present theory.

__________, he continued to fulfill his duties.

... completely __________ claims they read on the internet...

... holiday resorts __________ a view of gently rolling hills.

I like watching __________ of cows grazing in a field...

... he knew he had __________.

Unless these strong winds __________, ... postpone our barbecue.

He said he was __________ optimistic, predicting some growth...

Making hand-knitted scarves has become a __________ industry...

Silas: Can our country host the Olympics...? Salah: __________. We can’t afford...

Helen: I love your gardens... Jim: Thanks. Yes, I suppose I’ve always __________.

The place has rapidly evolved ... CLOSEST meaning

getting blood from a stone CLOSEST

vicious attack OPPOSITE

by fits and starts OPPOSITE

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR — II Error ID (1–5)

Identify the underlined part that must be changed.

Since every penny of the grant had to spend on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.

Although best known for great novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck also published essays... and newspaper articles.

Social tensions amounted yesterday following the declaration issued by the government that social distancing rules would be enforced to help contain the spread of the virus.

In order to make an informative decision about your future career, it is advisable to partake in career orientation programs for high school students in your town.

The company claimed that the environmental impact of its operations was negligent, but many environmentalists disagreed.

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR — III Verb forms (1–5)

Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

My parents would rather that I (turn up) __________ at the party early last night.

If you had listened to my advice..., you (not/be) __________ in this mess right now.

You (not/use) __________ disrespectful language to talk about people with disability like that.

Fund collecting actions have been organized..., (raise) __________ the public awareness...

One of the hazards that electronic media ... cause these days (be) __________ the decline in book reading.

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR — IV Word forms (1–5)

Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

Thanks to the operation, my __________ has improved considerably. (SEE)

Customers are willing to pay __________ for the anti-aging cosmetic products. (HAND)

I was a bit __________ by my performance in the first exam... (MORAL)

The fans’ bad behavior has resulted in the __________ of their football team... (QUALITY)

... offers a __________ travel experience for tourists. (STREAM)

SECTION 4: READING — I Open cloze (1–10)

Fill each blank with ONE suitable word.

The knowledge and eloquence that people gain through travelling is usually perceived (1) __________ the best fulfillment in life. It is the inquisitive human nature that impels people to seek thrilling experiences and to set out on an exploration trip. (2) __________ who travel frequently and to diverse places benefit from establishing new relationships and (3) __________ a better knowledge about other cultures and lifestyles. However, there is a grain of truth in the assumption that people are prone to cherishing clichés and irrational prejudices about other nations and their characteristics. Sometimes, it is only the first-hand encounter (4) __________ can help change the approach towards the so-called ‘inferior communities’. This direct (5) __________ with a different civilization enables travelers to drop their baseless assumptions and get acquainted with the real concept of life in all four (6) __________ of the globe. Beyond question, travelling facilitates friendship and makes (7) __________ easier for many individuals to acknowledge the true value of different traditions and customs. Yet, it does not always (8) __________ enjoyment. It (9) __________ also involve coming close with the atrocities of real existence as well as becoming aware of the challenges and hardships that other people have to struggle with. Hence, a true voyage is the one with a good (10) __________ of experience to reminisce about, very often combined with exposure to abhorrent sights and incredible ordeals. The learning to be complete, thus, requires an ability to observe and analyze the surroundings, both their glamour and brutality.

SECTION 4: READING — II MCQ cloze (1–10)

Choose the word/phrase that best fits each blank.

Recent research has (1) __________ that a third of people in Britain have not met their next-door neighbors, and those who know each other (2) __________ speak. ‘Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common sight in the 1950s’, says Dr. Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities. Now, (3) __________, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (4) __________. ‘Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy’, said Chinn.
Professor John Luke... A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbor at (5) __________. Andrew Mayer... ‘... our only contact comes via letters (6) __________ to the communal facilities or complaints...'
The (7) __________ of communities can have serious effects. Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (8) __________ of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention (9) __________ such as Neighborhood Watch, (10) __________ on people who live in the same area to keep an eye on each other’s houses...

SECTION 4: READING — III Comprehension (1–5)

Choose the correct answer A–D.

In the nineteenth century, oceanography benefited from the new desire to study phenomena on a global scale. Many scientists collected information on the chemical composition, temperature, and pressure of the ocean at various depths and in different regions. The difficulty of gathering information about the ocean depths was immense.
At first it was believed that the temperatures in the depths never fell below 4 degrees Celsius, until it was shown that the figures were distorted by the effect of pressures on the thermometers. There was intensive study of tides and ocean currents; and a number of physicists examined the forces responsible for the movements of the water. For example, James Rennell provided the first accurate map of the currents in the Atlantic Ocean, and the United States Coast Survey made extensive studies of the Gulf Stream. The zoologist Edward Forbes argued that no life existed below a depth of 300 fathoms (about 600 meters) - a view widely accepted until disproved by the voyage of the British research vessel HMS Challenger (1872-1876). The HMS Challenger expedition provided valuable information about the seabed, including the discovery of manganese nodules that are now being seen as a potentially valuable source of minerals.
The first detailed map of the seabed was provided for the Atlantic by the American geographer Matthew F. Maury. He devised new techniques for measuring ocean depths, and his work proved of great value in laying the first transatlantic telegraph cables. He also studied global wind patterns and was able to provide sailors with guides that significantly reduced the time taken on many routes. Some oceanographers believed that the winds were responsible for producing ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream, but Maury disagreed. He argued that they were produced by changes in the density of seawater due to temperature, which set up systems of movement between warm and cool regions of the world. Maury believed that the circulation of a warm current would produce ice-free sea around the North Pole, a claim not disproved until Fridtjof Nansen allowed his vessel The Fram to be carried to within a few degrees of the pole in the years 1893-1896.

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The underlined word distorted is closest in meaning to __________.

The underlined word they in the last paragraph refers to __________.

Which is TRUE about Matthew F. Maury?

What did the voyages of HMS Challenger and The Fram have in common?

SECTION 5: WRITING — I Sentence transformation (1–5)

Complete each sentence so that it has a similar meaning.

A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year.
→ They have __________

People are persuaded by advertisements to spend more than they can afford.
→ Advertisements tempt __________

Jack hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the surgery.
→ The surgery left __________

The two children began to argue fiercely about who had damaged the bicycle.
→ The fierce argument __________

There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well.
→ In few other books __________

SECTION 5: WRITING — II Key-word transformation (1–5)

Use the word in bold. Do NOT change it.

I found the plot of the book too complicated to follow. (HEAD)
→ I couldn’t __________ the plot of the book.

Organic vegetables are said to be very healthy. (WONDERS)
→ Organic vegetables __________ your health.

After the pandemic, many people find it impossible to live on the money they earn. (ENDS)
→ After the pandemic, many people __________ meet.

A reliable source told me that the local newspaper is going to shut down. (AUTHORITY)
→ I had __________ to shut down.

Jane seemed to find the way Nick behaved more a source of amusement than embarrassment. (FAR)
→ __________ amused.

SECTION 5: WRITING — III Paragraph (1)

Write a paragraph (120–150 words).

These days, many students tend to be over-reliant on AI-powered tools for study or work, which may inhibit their creativity and independence. Write a paragraph (120–150 words) giving your opinion.

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