Chuyên Anh Lào Cai 2019-2020
Chuyên Anh Lào Cai 2019-2020
Chuyên Anh Lào Cai 2019-2020
Part 2. Listen to the audio and choose the correct answer A, B or C. You are allowed to listen
TWICE. (5.0 pts)
6. Where in Australia were Asian honey bees found in the past?
A. Queensland B. New South Wales C. several states
7. A problem with Asian honey bees is that they__________.
A. attack bees B. carry parasites C. damage crops
8. What point is made about Australian bees?
A. Their honey varies in quality.
B. Their size stops them from pollinating some flowers.
C. They are sold to customers abroad.
9. Grant Freeman says that if Asian honey bees got into Australia, __________.
A. the country’s economy would be affected
B. they could be used in the study of allergies
C. certain areas of agriculture would benefit
10. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got__________.
A. advice from personal friends in other countries
B. help from students in other countries
C. information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Part 3. You will hear someone talking on the radio about a Language Study Fair. For each question,
write the missing word(s). You are allowed to listen TWICE. (10 pts)
The Language Study Fair
Dates: 11. ________________of March.
Place: 12. ________________Education Centre.
Fair includes: - stands with textbooks
- over 13. ________________of educational materials
- talks by educational speakers
- exhibition of 14. ________________
- demonstrations of latest computer programs
Opening hours: 9.30 a.m. – 15. ________________Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m Saturday
Tickets: 16. ________________ each or £3 for 17. ________________
Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on 18.________________
Parking can be really 19.________________
an all-day space can be booked for only 20. ________________per vehicle.
Your answers:
11. 16.
12. 17.
13. 18.
14. 19.
15. 20.
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (25 pts)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. The books ________at least by next Monday.
A. must return B. must have return C. must be returned D. must returned
2. My TV, _________, has broken down twice already.
A. which I bought only last year B. that I bought only last year
C. I bought it only last year D. which I bought it only last year
3. Not only _____________in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.
A. is human behavior studied B. is studied human behavior
C. human behavior D. human behavior is studied
4._________ my father ________ my mother was at home. They were on business.
A. Neither/ nor B. Both/ and C. Either/ or D. Neither/ or
5. Although David was ________after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife with the household
chores.
A. exhausting B. exhausted C. exhaust D. exhaustive
6. Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful _____ on their crops.
A. contaminant B. investments C. chemicals D. pollution
7._________you are the strongest in the group, you can take the lead.
A. Because B. Although C. So that D. Even if
8. Peter and Mary are chatting.
Peter: "You must be excited about going on your vacation."
Mary: "I certainly am. I'm really ______this trip."
A. looking for B. looking after C. looking forward to D. looking up to
9. Let’s use renewable sources of energy, _________?
A. do we B. will you C. don’t we D. shall we
10. You___________the washing-up, I could have done it for you.
A. needn’t have done B. couldn’t have done C. mustn’t have done D. hadn’t to do
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11. Typhoons often ________in Viet Nam from June to November.
A. predict B. occur C. pass D. warn
12. After his long absence from school, he found it difficult to catch ________ with the rest of his class.
A. away B. up C. off D. down
13. You'd better have someone _______________your old house.
A. redecorated B. to redecorate C. redecorating D. redecorate
14. I’ve__________on salt and fat in my diet because they are not good for me.
A. cut down B. put down C. go down D. get down
15. My sister prefers ____________ at home to ______________ to see that film.
A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. stay/ go D. to stay/ go
16. Marta and Matrice are talking in the class.
Marta: “Can I borrow your calculator?”
Patrice: “__________”
A. Sure, here you are. B. Let’s discuss that later.
C. You can say that again. D. I bought it yesterday.
17. I can _________with my friends and relatives by means of e-mail.
A. relate B. get C. gather D. communicate
18. The company________employees are on strike is closing down soon.
A. that B. which C. whose D. where
19. ______the time passes, _____I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it.
A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous
C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous
20. It's no use _________make him ______his mind.
A. trying to/change B. to try/change C. trying to/to change D. to try/to change
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2. The passage below contains 5 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and correct them in the space
provided. (5.0 pts)
Line 1 The world’s oceans are such vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution.
Line 2 However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious
Line 3 problem of modern time is that man is destroyed the earth’s natural resources and transforming
Line 4 huge areas into waste land. As the result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to
Line 5 feed the world’s rapid increasing population. A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must
Line 6 also be found as many species are on danger of disappearing completely from the face of the
Line 7 earth. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, are increasing so much that the amount of
Line 8 sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a
Line 9 serious way.
Your answers:
Line MISTAKES CORRECTION
0. 1 such so
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Part 3. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the
gap in the same line. (2.5 pts)
1. Mr. John caused an accident yesterday. He drove very___________. CARE
2. We prefer to wear modern clothing at school because it is more____________. CONVENIENCE
3. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ___________ our vocabulary. RICH
4. She has one of the biggest art_________in Britain. COLLECT
5. Students feel __________ when they are not in their favourite clothes. COMFORT
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (2.5 pts)
1. Remember to turn________all the lights before leaving the house.
2. Your daughter takes __________you both in appearance and personality.
3. A nuclear station may take risk going__________due to unexpected incidents.
4. Brenda decided to discuss her problems __________a psychiatrist.
5. I came _______some old photos when tidying up my house.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 5. Give the correct form of the verbs given to complete the following sentences. (5.0 pts)
1. He wore a false beard to avoid ____________. RECOGNIZE
2. She describes the accident as if she ________it yesterday. WITNESS
3. Her parents ______________ her to apply for the job two years ago. ENCOURAGE
4. When Louis came home, he refused to tell us where he ___________. BE
5. We _________our dustbins every afternoon. EMPTY
6. Ten people __________ in a train crash in Sweden two days ago. KILL
7. I ___________ reading the book you lent me, so you can have it back now. FINISH
8. Her mother would rather she________at home today. STAY
9. Many students waste much time ________ computer games. PLAY
10. He is believed__________ the first prize in Math last summer. WIN
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
III. READING (25 pts)
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. (5.0 pts)
LUNCH IS FOR SHARING
Mimi Ito carefully puts together her children's packed lunches each morning. She then photographs them on her
cameraphone and 1. ________the pictures on her online blog. In this way, Mimi is able to keep a record of
meals that she is proud 2.________, and hungry websurfers get the chance to look at her mouth-watering
creations. For these are no ordinary lunches, Mimi prepares what are 3.________as bento meals for her children.
A bento is a single-portion Japanese takeaway meal that 4._______consists of rice, fish or meat, with vegetables
on the side. 5.____Japan, they are normally served in distinctive trays divided into sections for the different
parts of the meal. Mimi thinks that children in 6.________enjoy having small compartments with little
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bits of food that are 7. ________to their small appetites. However, if we think of the excitement that many of us
feel when our airline meal arrives, it's easy to understand the fascination.
Mimi was born in Japan and currently lives in the USA. She is fairly health 8.________, but believes that having
wide tastes and finding pleasure in food is important. She thinks that it's possible to focus 9.______that whilst at
the same time also eating 10._______.
1. A. mails B. posts C. sends D. delivers
2. A. on B. from C. in D. of
3. A. known B. called C. tittled D. named
4. A. recently B. occasionally C. traditionally D. lately
5. A. From B. In C. At D. On
6. A. precise B. specific C. special D. particular
7. A. created B. fitted C. suited D. designed
8. A. conscious B. sensible C. informed D. knowledge
9. A. with B. of C. in D. on
10. A. healthy B. healthily C. unhealthy D. unhealthily
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5.0 pts)
KEEPING OUR TEETH HEALTHY
It’s very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to
look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering the tooth. This
happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth.
Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the
small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing
in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly,
we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and flouride toothpaste at least twice a day once after breakfast
and once before we go to bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean our teeth after a meal.
Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread,
potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolate, sweets, bistcuits and cakes are bad, especially
when we eat them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
1. It can be learnt from the second paragraph that____________.
A. a lot of people visit a dentist only when their teeth grow properly
B. many people do not visit a dentist as they have holes in their teeth
C. many people visit a dentist only when they have toothache
D. many people visit a dentist on a regular basis
2. Which of the following best replaces “covering” in the passage?
A. destroying B. damaging C. protecting D. hiding
3. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT____________.
A. We should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and flouride toothpaste at least twice a day.
B. Chocolate, sweets, bistcuits and cakes are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
C. We shouldn’t eat brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit.
D. Many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist.
4. When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth________.
A. become hard B. begin to decay C. send poison into the blood D. make us feel good
5. What does “they” in the passage refer to?
A. the small holes B. the teeth C. people D. dentist
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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5.0 pts)
Some people think that a spider is an insect, but it is an arachnid. Arachnids have two main body parts
and eight walking legs while insects have three main body parts and six legs. Many insects can fly, but spiders
cannot fly.
There are many different kinds of spiders around the world. They come in different colors, such as
black, brown, white, yellow, and orange. Spiders usually live for one year but a spider called the Tarantula lives
as long as 20 years. Some spiders are very small but some are so large they can fit a dinner plate.
The most unusual thing is that a spider can spin a web. Spiders have silk in their stomach and they use
the silk to make a web. The web is the spider's home. But the spider does not stick to its own web because its
legs have oil them. It is very strong and sticky. The web is used to catch insects. When an insect is trapped on a
spider's web, the spider wraps the insect in silk. It eats the insect at a later time. However, the spider does not
really eat it. Since it has no teeth, it puts venom in the insect to make it a liquid.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Facts about spiders B. The parts of a spider's body
C. How a spider makes its home D. The eating habits of spiders
2. Why does the author mention “a dinner plate” in paragraph 2?
A. To suggest that spiders can be eaten B. To show a way to measure spider size
C. To give an example how big some spiders are D. To point out that the larger spiders are safe
3. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. a spider B. the web C. their stomach D. an insect
4. The word “wraps” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. folds B. binds C. drinks D. bites
5. All of the following are true EXCEPT that ________.
A. spiders have a different body structure from that of insects.
B. spiders have various colors and mostly live for a year.
C. special spiders can spin a web and catch insects by it.
D. spiders use poisons to make their food into a liquid.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (10 pts)
A SMALL PET
Miniature dogs that fit in your handbag have been popular 1.__________a long time but now there’s a
new must have mini animal: the micro dog. This could 2.________the new pet for the family 3. ______has
everything. According to breeder Jane Croft they make fantastic pets 4. ______they are very low maintenance
and don’t make much noise. They are easy to toilet train and once you have bond with them, they are very
loving. In fact with training they can be intelligent and well-behaved pets. 5.______popular belief, they are clean
animals and do not smell. They need outdoor space though and regular exercise so they are not ideal for families
living in small flats.
Miniature pigs 6.____________first developed for medical research in Europe before being introduced
as pets in the USA in the 1980s. Since 7.__________the animals have been used 8._________scientists
throughout the world and are now becoming a fashionable pet in Europe. Scientists have used miniature pigs in
all sorts 9.___________studies including organ transplantation. Miniature pigs are better for medical research
10.________normal breeds of pigs because they don’t have the same weight and health problems large pigs do.
They will make better pets too for the same reasons.
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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IV. WRITING (20 pts)
Part 1. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed before
them.(5.0 pts)
1. He failed his final exam because he was not hard-working.
Had he been________________________________________________________________________.
2. I started to play the guitar four years ago.
I have_____________________________________________________________________________.
3. My sister speaks English better than me.
I can’t_____________________________________________________________________________.
4. They say Mary has moved to a new house.
Mary is said_________________________________________________________________________.
5. The flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh lasts for more than one hour.
It takes____________________________________________________________________________.
Part 2. Rewrite the sentences, using the given words. (5.0 pts)
1. The last time she saw her sister was in 2018. SINCE
She_______________________________________________________________________________.
2. My house was painted blue. It was built many years ago. WHICH
My________________________________________________________________________________.
3. The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it. EXPENSIVE
So________________________________________________________________________________.
4. Although I worked very hard, I couldn’t complete the task. MATTER
No________________________________________________________________________________.
5. “You damaged my bicycle, John” said Jane. ACCUSED
Jane_______________________________________________________________________________.
Part 3. In at least 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of having a smartphone. (10 pts)
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