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ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — 150 phút — 5 trang — 100 câu
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
II PHONETICS (21–24)
21–22 pronunciation; 23–24 stress.
Pronunciation (21) · ready / measure / steak / stealth
Pronunciation (22) · exaggerate / exemplify / example / exhibition
- exaggerate
- exemplify
- example
- exhibition
Stress (23) · literature / dictionary / agriculture / rhinoceros
- literature
- dictionary
- agriculture
- rhinoceros
Stress (24) · advantage / linguistics / document / injection
- advantage
- linguistics
- document
- injection
III LEXICO-GRAMMAR MCQ (25–34)
Choose A, B, C or D.
Lucy: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?” Mary: “______”
- Yes, I am.
- Yes, I'd like one. Thank you.
- That's impossible. I can't afford a new one.
- Neither. I'm going to lease one.
The decision I was to take was so risky that I had to think ______.
- simultaneously
- profoundly
- comprehensively
- reluctantly
Reading English books helps ______ my vocabulary and understand the content where words are used.
The school was closed for a month because of a serious ______ of fever.
- outcome
- outbreak
- outburst
- outset
His house looks very large and beautiful. It is ______ house.
- a seven-room
- a seven-rooms
- seven room
- seven rooms
______ in this national park has declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years.
- For a number of tigers
- The number of tigers
- A number of tigers
- That the number of tigers
Social ______ is an essential way to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
- space
- position
- expanse
- distancing
You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ______ is at the desk.
He kept shifting awkwardly from one foot to ______.
- others
- other
- the other
- the others
My mother ______ when she found out that I'd forgotten to do the washing-up again.
- stood her ground
- hit the ceiling
- felt off colour
- made my blood boil
III Verb forms (35–41)
Put the verbs into the appropriate tenses or forms.
The two girls (play) ______ chess over there are my classmates.
Prices (go) ______ up for a couple of months. Everything is more expensive this year.
It is desirable that he (start) ______ at dawn.
It's high time this building (complete) ______. It has been under construction for months.
“I don't know why you (always/ make) ______ noise in class, Tom,” the teacher complained.
She's going to the photographer's to have her photograph (take) ______.
He was the only man (promote) ______ in the company.
III Word form (42–49)
Correct form of the word in capitals.
(CAN) ______ food is very convenient for campers.
My friend is a (CONSERVATION) ______. He wants to protect the environment.
We attended the fashion show of a (LEAD) ______ New York designer.
After going through a storm, the plane began shaking (CONTROLLABLE) ______.
The policy was (ECONOMY) ______ so it cost the government a lot of money.
The advantages of this plan (WEIGH) ______ its disadvantages.
Don't forget to (CONNECT) ______ the modem when you have finished using it.
The film was so (PREDICT) ______; therefore, we knew exactly how it was going to end.
III Phrasal verbs (50–54)
come up / cut in / come across / end up / take back / get over / get up — two extra.
Peter wishes that he could ______ what he had said to Christina because he really upset her.
Work hard now, or you will ______ being a miserable person out of work.
Rebecca ______ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed to hospital.
It was quite a major operation. It took months to ______ it and feel normal again.
I ______ your email when I was clearing my inbox.
III Error correction (55–59)
FIND and CORRECT one mistake.
We object to people to make private calls on the office phone.
It is such difficult a lesson that we can't understand it.
These pills might make you feel a bit asleep.
Why do you think you are allowed to criticize me as that?
Susan denied not having broken that vase because she wasn't there at that time.
IV READING Cloze MCQ (60–67)
Choose A–D.
Carefully conducted studies that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems, compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal (60) ______ is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a number of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot (61) ______ to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (62) ______. Many mothers are not born to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much beloved infant, they feel trapped and isolated.
There are a number of options when it (63) ______ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady across the street. In reality, however, many parents do not have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No (64) ______ how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a (65) ______ normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get attached to Mum and close family (66) ______. Make sure that in the first week you allow plenty of time to help your child settle in.
All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more (67) ______ to their mothers. Remember that if you want to do the best for your children, it’s not the quantity of time you spend with them; it’s the manner that matters.
- exception
- matter
- surprise
- way
- very
- extremely
- perfectly
- certainly
- grown-ups
- people
- members
- adults
IV Open cloze: Datamac (68–75)
ONE word each gap.
Datamac was the greatest machine in the world. Its business (68) ______ facts: it accepted them, stored them, tested them and delivered them.
It was located in Tokyo, where it received messages and questions from all (69) ______ the world. It sent answers to every town and city in every (70) ______. An army of workers fed it with facts all the time. Other workers moved about inside Datamac and (71) ______ after it.
Datamac had a very special duty. It was in (72) ______ of all the facts about every person in the world. Each day it brought these four million facts together, and answered the question: “(73) ______ will happen tomorrow?”. Every city in the world received a report for (74) ______ own part of the country. And the complete World Report (75) ______ to the Chief of the Correction Force in Tokyo. John Williams had been Chief for only three weeks. By now he was not afraid of the World Report every morning. It was just a pile of papers, fifteen centimetres thick.
IV Reading: Dual vocational training (76–80)
Choose A, B, C or D.
One way of training for your future occupation in Germany is by pursuing a dual vocational training programme. Such programmes offer plenty of opportunity for on-the-job training and work experience. Programmes usually last between two and three and a half years and comprise theoretical as well as practical elements. You will spend one or two days a week, or several weeks at once, at a vocational school where you will acquire the theoretical knowledge that you will need in your future occupation. The rest of the time will be spent at a company. There you get to apply your newly acquired knowledge in practice, for example by learning to operate machinery. You will get to know what your company does, learn how it operates and find out if you can see yourself working there after completing your training.
This combination of theory and practice gives you a real head start into your job: by the time you have completed your training, you will not only have the required technical knowledge, but you will also have hands-on experience in your job. There are around 350 officially recognised training programmes in Germany, so chances are good that one of them will suit your interests and talents. You can find out which one that might be by visiting one of the jobs and vocational training fairs which are organised in many German cities at different times in the year.
Employment prospects for students who have completed a dual vocational training programme are very good. This is one of the reasons why this kind of training is very popular with young Germans: around two thirds of all students leaving school go on to start a vocational training programme.
The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
- organisation
- machinery
- knowledge
- company
Which statement best describes the dual vocational training programmes?
- These programmes provide you with both theoretical knowledge and practical working experience.
- These programmes consist of an intensive theoretical course of two and a half years at a vocational school.
- These programmes require you to have only practical working time at a certain company.
- These programmes offer you some necessary technical skills to do your future job.
The word “hands-on” is closest in meaning to ______.
- practical
- technical
- theoretical
- integral
How many German school leavers choose this vocational training programme?
- around one out of five
- less than a third
- about 70%
- well over 75%
Which is probably the best title of the passage?
- Employment Opportunities and Prospects in Germany
- Dual Vocational Training System in Germany
- Combination of Theory and Practice in Studying in Germany
- Higher Education System in Germany
V WRITING transformations (81–90)
Complete so that it means the same.
The police fined many people in my city for not wearing masks in public.
Many people ______
It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
We find ______
“Don't forget to turn off the lights before you go to bed,” said her mother.
Her mother reminded ______
Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
Without ______
Right after the teacher reached home, he began to prepare his lesson plan.
Scarcely ______
The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.
Smiling ______
Linda tiptoed up the stairs because she didn't want to wake anyone up.
To avoid ______
I got bored with the match halfway through.
I lost my ______
Whoever did that must be a very brave person.
Only a ______
Please keep quiet in the classroom.
I'd rather you ______
V Keyword transformations (91–95)
Do not change the given word. Max 6 words including it.
At the end of the party we all helped with the clearing up. (OVER)
When the party ______ us help with the clearing up.
I didn't think carefully enough about the situation. (MORE)
I should ______ about the situation.
This is the first time I have seen her in my life. (SET)
______ her before.
The deaths of almost sixty people were caused by the tornado. (RESULTED)
The tornado ______ almost sixty people.
I had just started the new job when I got flu. (CAME)
I ______ as I started the new job.
V Sentence building (96–100)
Use the words/phrases to make meaningful sentences.
We finally / succeed / persuade / dad / let / us / go / concert.
Three hundred students / take / part / swimming / competition / last year.
Nowadays / Internet / increasingly / develop / and / become / part / our daily life.
It not necessary / you / agree / everything / friends / say.
In spite / be / injured / he / manage / finish / race.