Trang Chủ Về danh sách đề
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Dành cho thí sinh thi vào các trường: THPT Chuyên Lê Thánh Tông, THPT Chuyên Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm

ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH QUẢNG NAM NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Kết quả

SECTION TWO — Lexico-grammar MCQ

For questions 1–16, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions.

John will start revising for the tomorrow exam ______.

The shepherd ______ up the hill for half an hour when he realized he ______ in the direction of the castle.

Not until a student has mastered algebra ______ the principles of geometry, trigonometry, and physics.

Physical exercise can do good to those ______ from anxiety and pressure of work.

The water company will have to ______ off the water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.

K-pop superstar Rose has joined U.S. first lady Jill Biden at a mental health event to talk about how even famous people ______ emotional struggles.

My elder brother found it impossible to ______ his anger and started shouting.

This summer isn’t ______ as hot as last summer.

She ______ till the early hours listening to pop music.

The young swimmer came within a(n) ______ of winning but failed in the end.

I tried to talk to Vivian, the newcomer, but she was ______.

Ann: "Teenagers shouldn’t stay up late to play computer games." – John: "__________. It’s harmful to their health."

Many young couple got divorced after they realized that they were not compatible.
The word closest in meaning to compatible is:

She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
The phrase closest in meaning to like a cat on hot bricks is:

My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for English.
The word opposite in meaning to bolster is:

Julie’s slimming attempts have been going by fits and starts. She needs to do it consistently.
The phrase opposite in meaning to by fits and starts is:

SECTION TWO — Word formation (Halloween)

For questions 17–24, use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the same numbered space in the text.

THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN
Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0) western world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go “trick-or-treating”. It is (17) ______ one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain.
The celebration (18) ______ about two thousand years ago with the Celts. These people were the inhabitants of an area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (19) ______, and this meant that they were at the mercy of (20) ______ weather conditions, especially during the winter.
The Celtic new year began on November 1st, which also marked the beginning of winter, a period (21) ______ associated with death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were temporarily (22) ______, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts believed that the spirits offered them (23) ______ and protection, and the Druids (Celtic priests) were reputably able to predict the future on this point.
When the Roman completed their (24) ______ of Celtic lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity brought about other changes.

(DOUBT) It is ______ one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain.

(ORIGIN) The celebration ______ about two thousand years ago with the Celts.

(LIVE) They relied on the land for their ______

(PREDICT) at the mercy of ______ weather conditions

(TRADITION) a period ______ associated with death

(DRAW) the barriers … were temporarily ______

(GUIDE) the spirits offered them ______ and protection

(CONQUER) completed their ______ of Celtic lands

SECTION TWO — Error correction

There are SIX mistakes in the passage (example: compel → compulsory is already given). Find the words that need correction and correct them.

EDUCATION IN THE USA
It was the state of Massachusetts that first introduced compel education in the USA, but by the year 1918, children in every state had to attend school. School starting age, the length of the school year and another requirements varied depending on the particular state laws governing school attendance. They were two basic reasons for the introduction of education for all at this time. The policy was publicised as a reduction of the common practice of child labour, but in addition to this was a desire by the country's leaders to ensure the transformation of children into economically productive citizens. During that time, education has increasingly come to be seen as a means of occupying children so as to prevent their involvement in crime and other social activities. To make sure this last aim was achieved, laws were introduced to make the getting out of school unlawful.

Line 3: another requirements → ?

Line 4: They were two basic reasons → ?

Line 6: a reduction of the common practice → ?

Line 8: During that time, education has increasingly come → ?

Line 10: crime and other social activities → ?

Line 11: make the getting out of school unlawful → ?

SECTION THREE — Guided cloze (Petrol)

Read the passage below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each numbered gap.

As petrol prices continue to escalate, many people are looking for ways to reduce the (31) ______ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities. (32) ______ are some suggestions which will save you a (33) ______ amount of money on petrol.
1. Ask yourself every time you (34) ______ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, "Is this trip really necessary?" Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an (35) ______ of 36 cents. If the trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
2. Drive at a (36) ______ speed on the motorway. According to the Department of Energy, most automobiles get about 20 percent more miles per gallon on the motorway at 55 miles per hour than they (37) ______ at 70 miles per hour.
3. Consider (38) ______ an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage. For example, generally, the following get better petrol mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with fewer accessories. Check the "fuel economy" labels (39) ______ to the windows of new automobiles to find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models.
4. Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips (40) ______ reduce petrol mileage. If an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a short trip of 5 miles or less.

SECTION THREE — Reading (Waste)

Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions.

Two billion tons of solid waste is generated globally per year, and as urban populations continue to grow, many cities are turning to new technologies for cost-effective solutions to clean up waste. “Cities that address waste problems immediately have the best chance to avoid severe long-term consequences,” says Ricardo Cepeda-Márquez, solid waste director for C40 Cities, a global network of cities committed to tackling climate change. Waste that goes uncollected can lead to blocked drains, severe flooding on the street and the spread of waterborne diseases. Additionally, organic matter dumped in landfills generates methane gas, accelerating climate change in the process.
Copenhagen, Denmark, recently opened its innovative waste-to-energy power plant, known as Copenhill or Amager Bakke. The plant, which burns waste instead of fossil fuels, is capable of converting 450,000 tons of trash into energy annually, delivering electricity to 30,000 households and heating to 72,000. Though it still produces CO2 emissions from burning, the city plans to install a system to capture the carbon released and then store this amount of carbon or find a commercial use for it. By tapping an otherwise unused resource, it will also help the city move away from its dependence on fossil fuels. Other cities are also experimenting with similar waste-to-energy plants, but it is warned that a city needs solid infrastructure and a strong waste collection system already in place before it can reap the benefits of one of these plants.
Other cities are starting on a street level, using artificial intelligence and automation to sort recyclables, or sensors to reduce the amount thrown away. For instance, Singapore and Seoul, South Korea, have installed smart, solar-powered trash cans on their streets. Each is equipped with a compactor, enabling it to hold more trash. Once the bin is full, its sensors alert the waste collectors.
Typically, cities send out different trucks to collect different types of waste - one truck collecting plastic for recycling, another collecting food waste, for example. However, that requires a lot of trucks, which means added costs and more traffic. Norway's capital Oslo has designed a clever model to circumvent this. Since 2012, city residents have been required to use different colored bags for different types of waste, and instead of collecting them separately, trucks gather all the bags at once and take them to an optical sorting plant. The green bags containing food waste and blue bags with plastic waste are separated from other waste by sophisticated optical reading technology, which detects the color of the bags with approximately 98% precision. The city claims that increased waste segregation and public awareness campaigns have had a positive effect, reducing the amount thrown away by each household and increasing the amount that is reused and recycled.

According to paragraph 1, all of the following are mentioned as problems caused by uncollected waste in cities EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to paragraph 2?

The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

The word “circumvent” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

The word “segregation” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

What is the passage mainly about?

SECTION THREE — Open cloze (Voice)

Read the passage below and fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. Example (0): with.

The elementary means of communicating (0) with other people is conveying messages by voice. This fact is widely acknowledged and we recognize the voice as a feature characterizing the identity of a person. The array of voices is immeasurable as (48) ______ two are exactly similar. They can be nasal, resonant or shrill produced in (49) ______ with the individual physical properties of the throat.
One possible implementation of the art of voice recognition is voice profiling used by police analysts (50) ______ a method of substantiating court evidence in trials. Every year thousands of audiotapes with recorded interviews or casual utterances are (51) ______ to the purpose to help identify the probable culprit. Specialists dealing with the voice investigation claim that people can give themselves (52) ______ by their accents, infections or other voice attributes like pitch, intensity and loudness. A recorded sample is usually converted (53) ______ electric impulses and later transformed into a pictorial recording which is processed by a computer program. Very frequently voice analysts have a stake at deciphering the relevant information which may be mingled with background noise or other interfering sounds (54) ______ they attain the desired results.
Thankfully, these efforts help the police detect individuals who threaten their victim by phone or inform about bomb planting or those (55) ______ make offensive calls disturbing the peace of decent citizens.

SECTION FOUR — Sentence transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, beginning with the given word(s).

“Why didn’t they inform me about the changes of the project earlier?” Julia said
→ Julia said she should ______.

I’m sure he took your briefcase by mistake.
→ I’m sure he didn’t take ______.

Steve only took over the family business because his father had retired early.
→ Had it ______.

Happiness is elusive to rich and poor alike.
→ Whether ______.

She really wanted someone to buy her that necklace for her birthday.
→ She had set ______.

SECTION FOUR — Key-word transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in capital. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. Use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given.

(WHOSE) Parents who have overweight children should be given special help.
→ Parents ______ should be given special help.

(MAP) The success of the local theatre has made our city famous.
→ The success of the local theatre has ______.

(TERMS) My siblings and I get on together very well.
→ I ______ my siblings.

(EXPECTATIONS) The result of the final exam was not as good as Jim had hoped.
→ The result of the final exam didn’t ______.

(FACE) I find it hard not to laugh when my little niece is talking.
→ I find it hard ______ when my little niece is talking.

SECTION FOUR — Essay

Write an essay of about 200 words. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child’s success in school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Trang Chủ Về danh sách đề