Dành cho thí sinh thi vào các trường: THPT Chuyên Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai
ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH SÓC TRĂNG NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) — Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai — 120 phút — 04 trang
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Kết quả
A Pronunciation (1–2)
HDC Sở.
Pronunciation (1) · suggestion / pollution / invention / protection
- suggestion
- pollution
- invention
- protection
Pronunciation (2) · healing / eager / feature / weather
- healing
- eager
- feature
- weather
A Stress (3–4)
HDC Sở.
Stress (3) · admit / control / publish / reduce
- admit
- control
- publish
- reduce
Stress (4) · teenager / industry / dynamite / apartment
- teenager
- industry
- dynamite
- apartment
B Synonym (5–6)
HDC Sở.
support me during my tough times in life
- wasteful
- hard
- happy
- joyful
I have a green thumb
- am a skilled gardener
- am a good person
- work very hard
- dislike planting trees
B Antonym (7–8)
HDC Sở.
He commenced his opening speech (OPPOSITE)
- continued
- stopped
- ended
- started
I couldn’t hear myself think
- was really happy
- was very upset
- was able to understand
- was able to concentrate
B Error correction (9–13)
HDC Sở. Ví dụ: conserve → conserving.
conserve → conserving energy in the home, and this boils down to two fundamental reasons: to save money and to reduce the number of damage caused to the environment. — sửa: reduce the number of damage → number → amount
conserve → conserving energy in the home, and this boils down to two fundamental reasons: to save money and to reduce the number of damage caused to the environment. — sửa: damage to an ozone layer → an → the
If more households use less energy (or a cleaner energy source), we’ll see a reduction in damage to an ozone layer, and we’ll reduce our dependence on fossil fuels which are renewable and harmful to the environment. — sửa: fossil fuels which are renewable → renewable → nonrenewable
Living a more sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to change your way of living drastically - you don’t need to wash your clothes with hand or to sit in the dark. — sửa: wash your clothes with hand → with → by
The act of simply taking small steps to live with more awareness help to undo some of the damage already done to the environment. — sửa: awareness help to undo → help → helps
B Grammar MCQ (14–19)
HDC Sở.
I think Nam will soon find his lost book, _______?
- don’t I
- will he
- won’t he
- do I
he _______ for the taxi more than twenty minutes
- has waited
- waited
- was waiting
- had waited
_______ the lack of imagination…, he still wishes…
- Because of
- Although
- In spite of
- Because
asks me to _______ a long-sleeved jacket when going out on sunny days
- put on
- take off
- give away
- get on
enjoy the _______ of this peaceful city
- vision
- scene
- sight
- view
to _______ effective measures
- make
- take
- do
- have
B Word form (20–23)
HDC Sở.
thanked me for my _______ (PRESENT)
The product _______ on TV last night (ADVERTISE)
The bus _______ went downhill (EXPECT)
He is a _______ person (SENSE)
C Guided cloze — Ooc-Om-Bok (24–28)
HDC Sở. Ba từ thừa.
Ooc-Om-Bok Festival
Ooc-Om-Bok Festival is a religious service that worships the moon deity of the Khmer minority group and prays for good luck, happiness, good weather and 24. _______ crops. The festival is usually held when the dry season begins and rice are ripening on the fields.
The Moon-worshipping ceremony takes place 25. _______ in the evening of 14th of tenth lunar month before the moon goes to the top. The ceremony is held in the yards of the pagoda or of the houses of the 26. _______. People erect bamboo poles with a crossbar on which they decorate with flowers and leaves. Below is a table of offerings that 27. _______ green rice flakes, potatoes, bananas, coconuts, grapefruits, oranges and cakes. People sit on the ground with 28. _______ legs, clasping their hands before the altar and look up the Moon. An old master of ceremonies says his prayers, asks the moon deity to receive the offerings and bless people with the best.
(Adapted from http://www.vietnam-tourism.com/)
Ooc-Om-Bok (24–28) — good weather and 24. _______ crops
takes place 25. _______ in the evening
Ooc-Om-Bok (24–28) — houses of the 26. _______
offerings that 27. _______ green rice flakes…
Ooc-Om-Bok (24–28) — with 28. _______ legs
C Reading — technology (29–33)
HDC Sở.
Technology provides lots of useful resources for students, parents, and teachers. For example, if a student needs help with math homework, a website such as Khan Academy provides sample problems and tutorials that can be helpful. YouTube also has many educational channels and videos that help bring learning to life. Google provides several virtual reality field trips for students and teachers through Expeditions. There are various websites such as Quizlet that allow students to review material. Students can even get personalized learning adventures on sites like Classcraft. With modern classroom technology, there’s almost always a resource to help students with their coursework, whether at home or at school.
Technology makes learning more efficient. Nowadays, attendance, grades, and behavior referrals are often made online and instantly shared between students and their teachers and parents. Parent-teacher communication is also much easier with email. If a student misses class, assignments are often already posted to a class website or on Google Classroom. By leveraging technology to automate day-to-day tasks, teachers free up more time to work on creating course materials and giving students personalized instruction.
We are living in a world that’s driven by technology in nearly every way imaginable. If students are to succeed beyond school, digital literacy and tech and systems fluency can give them a big boost. Practicing technology skills in school isn’t limited to creating digital presentations, drafting emails, and editing videos. The valuable soft skills students gain, such as complex communication, collaboration, problem solving and adaptability will prepare them for life in college. And since these skills are in high demand by employers, they will pay off well as students start their careers.
(Adapted from https://www.classcraft.com/)
What is the main idea expressed in the passage?
- Technology, a useful tool in the modern world
- The need of technology in daily life
- Benefits of technology in education
- Teacher and parent interactions through technology
closest in meaning to “collaborative”
- working together
- expressing ideas
- engaging in learning
- using imagination
which of the following is NOT TRUE?
- A variety of helpful learning resources are offered online.
- Teachers and parents can interact with each other with the help of email.
- Teachers use available online materials, instead of creating their own ones.
- Adaptability is one of the skills that students can gain thanks to using technology.
What does the word “them” in paragraph 4 refer to?
- systems
- students
- teachers
- skills
What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
- Technology helps provide students with good preparations for life in the real world.
- Technology can be used either in education or in daily life communication.
- Parents have acknowledged the advantages of technology in their children’s learning.
- Soft skills are important, but not always required in students’ future careers.
C Gapped text — dolphins (34–38)
HDC Sở. Một câu thừa.
When asked their favorite animals, many people answer ‘dolphins’. They are known as friendly, intelligent creatures that have a special relationship with humans. For example, dolphins can tell when a woman is pregnant. They can also tell when someone is in trouble. 34. _______. Experts think they may understand that humans are similar to them and try to protect them from predators and other dangers. Dolphins’ protection of humans might not be just automatic or instinctive: they may actively decide to help in certain situations.
There are many stories about dolphins protecting humans from sharks. Wildlife filmmaker Hardy Jones was filming a group of dolphins, when a large shark swam towards him ready to attack. Four dolphins came to his rescue and drove the shark away. Perhaps they could tell he was a person who cared very much about dolphins. In fact, Jones was a well-known campaigner against the killing of dolphins. In another incident, in 2004, in New Zealand, four people were saved from a great white shark by a pod of dolphins. The dolphins herded the swimmers into a group and formed a protective ring around them. 35. _______. He couldn’t get away, because every time he tried, he was pushed back inside the ring by the dolphins.
Dolphins don’t only save humans from sharks, but protect them in other situations too. A scuba diver was hit by a boat near the Channel Islands (between England and France) in 2006. The man was unconscious, but survived 56 hours in the water, watched over by a pod of about 150 dolphins. In 2014, dolphins again came to the help of a human. Joey Trevino was losing hope. He had been in the sea for 24 hours after his boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico. He felt he couldn’t keep going any more. 36. _______. That moral support and encouragement may have saved Trevino’s life.
Dolphins have also been known to help other species. In New Zealand, two pygmy sperm whales were in difficulty next to a sand bank. People were trying their best to get them back out to sea, but the whales couldn’t find their way past the sand bank. 37. _______. Along came ‘Moko’, a bottlenose dolphin, who seemed to communicate with the whales and led them to a channel which took them back to the ocean.
Whales have also been known to protect both humans and other mammals. In California, in 2012, a BBC Planet Earth film crew filmed a group of humpback whales who were protecting migrating grey whales from attacks by orcas over a period of at least seven hours. In China, Yang Yun applied for a job training whales at Polar land in the city of Harbin. For the ‘interview’ she had to dive down as far as possible in the seven-meter deep pool. When she was by five meters down, Yang Yun found she couldn’t move her legs due to freezing temperatures. Two beluga whales, Mila and Nicola, sensed that she was in trouble, Mila gripped Yang Yun’s leg in her mouth and pushed Yang Yun to the surface, saving her life.
38. _______ Although we may never be sure why they help us, many people feel that it is a good reason for us to do whatever we can to protect them.
A. Stories of marine animals helping humans and each other date back to Ancient Greece
B. No one is really sure why this is the case
C. A friendly dolphin approached him and gently pushed him, as if to say “don’t give up”
D. After several hours of failed attempts, they were ready to give up
E. As they had not yet seen the shark, one of them tried to swim away
F. There are dozens of claims of dolphins rescuing people from sharks, helping drowning sailors, and guiding boats through rough waters
when someone is in trouble. 34. _______. Experts think…
protective ring around them. 35. _______. He couldn’t get away…
couldn’t keep going any more. 36. _______. That moral support…
past the sand bank. 37. _______. Along came Moko…
_______ Although we may never be sure…
D Key word transformation (39–41)
HDC Sở. 3–5 từ.
Our teacher allowed us to carry out a project… (PERMISSION)
We had ______ to carry out…
"I expect to get my job interview result," said Minh. (TO)
Minh looked ______ his job interview result.
I only go to the cinema… once in a blue moon. (RARELY)
I ______ with my friends.
D Sentence rewrite (42–43)
HDC Sở.
He is such a short boy that he can’t join the volleyball team.
The boy isn’t ______.
My grandfather can’t take a ten-day trip… due to his old age.
Were ______.
D Paragraph (44)
About 120–150 words. Suggest some ways people should do to be healthy.
In about 120–150 words, write a paragraph to suggest some ways people should do to be healthy.