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SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

Khóa ngày 20 tháng 4 năm 2021


ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 7 THCS
SỐ BÁO DANH:…………… Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề gồm có 06 trang.
Lưu ý:
 Thísinhlàmbàivàotờgiấythi.
 Thísinhkhôngđượcsửdụngtàiliệu, kểcảtừđiển.
SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Hướngdẫnphầnthinghehiểu
 Bàinghegồm 3phần; mỗiphầnđượcnghe 2 lần, mỗilầncáchnhau15 giây; mởđầumỗiphầnnghecótínhiệu.
 Mởđầuvàkếtthúcbàinghecótínhiệunhạc.

Part 1. For questions 1-5, you will hear a head teacher talking with the parents of pupils about the
changing of the school and choose the answer A, B, or C which fits best according to what you hear. (5 pts)
1. Dartfied House school used to be ____________.
A. a tourist information center
B. a private home
C. a local council building
2. What is planned with regard to the lower school?
A. All building on the main site will be improved.
B. The lower school site will be used for new homes.
C. Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site.
3. The catering has been changed because of ______________.
A. long queuing times.
B. changes to the school timetable.
C. dissatisfaction with the menus
4. Parents are asked to __________________.
A. help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use.
B. make sure their children have enough money for food.
C. advise their children on healthy food to eat.
5. What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?
A. Food will still be served there.
B. Only staff will have access to it.
C. Pupils can take their food into it.

Part 2. For questions 6-11, listen to two people discussing DIY facts. Decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F). (5 pts)
6. The woman’s brother-in-law had an accident with a ladder.
7. He needed to have a minor operation at the hospital.
8. The woman feels it was a job for an electrician.
9. The man is going to have his bathroom professionally painted.
10.The woman never tries to inflate the car tyres herself.

Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to the news podcast about a clinical trial for COVID-19 Vaccine.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS taken from the recording in each blank. (5 pts)
- Volunteers get either (11) ___________ or the real-deal experimental vaccine from the George
Washington University trial.
- Patient 232, Yang, suffers from (12) _____________ and high blood pressure.
- Yang thinks he is recruited because of his (13) _____________ and his underlying conditions.
- He completed an online application and had to list his ethnicity.
- After the first shot, he had several side effects as every muscle and joint in his body (14) ___________.
- Volunteers are instructed not to stay at home and (15) ___________ all the day, which surprises the host.

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SECTION TWO:PHONETICS
Part 1.For questions 16-18, pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others. (3pts)
16.A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
17.A. complete B. command C. common D. community
18.A. associate B. sociable C. ancient D. ancestor
Part 2.For questions 19-20, choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group. (2pts)
19.A. marvel B. evolve C. software D. effort
20.A. sufficient B. approachable C. production D. instrument
SECTION THREE:LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1.For questions 21-30, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following
questions. (10pts)
21. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. robbed
C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed
22._______ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters’ use of slang.
A. That Damon Ruyan’s stories B. Damon Ruyan’s stories, which
C. Damon Ruyan’s stories D. Because Damon Ruyan’s stories
23. In his speech, the chairman expressed his wish to pay_______ to all employees for all their
contribution to the corporation.
A. tributary B. attribution C. tribute D. attention
24. There are all kinds of giveaway which could be used _______ product samples.
A. in point B. in advance of C. in need of D. in place of
25.Paul is avery_______ character,heisneverrelaxedwithstrangers.
A.self-conscious B.self-satisfied C.self-directed D.self-confident
26. When his parents are away, his oldest brother_______.
A. knocks its off B. calls the shots C. draws line D. is in the same boat
27.Despite the development of e-books and online reading materials, printed books are still regarded as
wonderful _______ of entertainment.
A. resource B. place C. source D. replacement
28. “Can’t you read?” Mary said, _______
A. and angrily pointing to the notice. B. pointing angrily to the notice.
C. angrily pointed to the notice. D. and pointed angrily the notice.
29. Mike and Susan are talking about changes in the modern society.
- Mike: "Our living standards have been improved greatly."
- Susan: “_______________”
A.Sure. I couldn't agree more. B. Yes, it's nice of you to say so.
C. No, it's nice to say so. D. Thank you for saying so.
30. The police decided to _______ the department store after they had received a bomb warning.
A. abandon B. evacuate C. evict D. expel
Part 2. Each of the following sentences contains ONE mistake. For questions 31-35, FIND and
CORRECT it. (5pts)
31. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another .
32. After rising the flag to commemorate the holiday, the mayor gave a long speech.
33.Fiftyminutesarethemaximum length of timeallotted fortheexam.
34. Despite many disagreements, they’re now off good terms with their next-door neighbours.
35.The American architect Frank Lloyd developed a theory of architecture stressed the needs of the people
who used it.
Part 3.For questions 36-45, supply the correct form of each word given in brackets. (10pts)
SKIING HOLIDAYS IN COLORADO
To ski or snowboard in Colorado is to experience the pinnacle of winter sports. The state of
Colorado is known for its spectacularscenery and (36.BREATH) _________ views, which inspire today's
travelers as much asthey spurred on the (37.SETTLE)_________ who first arrived in this part of the US

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overa century ago. And whether you're seeking the outdoor adventureof a (38.LIFE)_________ exciting
nightlife or a great family getaway, Colorado has everything you need.
November through April, snow conditions are (39.CONSIST)_________ and reliable,featuring
Colorado's (40.LEGEND)_________ “champagne powder” snow. Extensive snow making and grooming
operations always keep trails in top shape.
The mountain destinations in the Colorado Rockies can turn your wildest ski dreams into
thrilling (41.REAL) _________.There, you'll find the bestskiing and snowboarding on
(42.PICTURE)_________ slopes, as well as the finest skischools in the US. Together, they present an
(43.PARALLEL)_________ winter paradise.And the best part is that you'll enjoy friendly, (44.CARE)
_________ servicein resorts that are (45.COMMIT)_________ to delivering the highest quality amenities.
Part 4.For questions 46-50, complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs
in the box. Use each one ONCE only. There are ONE extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)
let out fall through press aheadhold forthstep down knock off

46. They were sad because the plan _________ at the last minutes.
47. As I had put on weight, my dress was too tight so I had to ____ it ____especially around the waist.
48. The professor_________ on many subjects at the meeting last week.
49. Despite all the interruptions, he always ___________ with his work.
50.Some people think that the Queen should ___________ and allow the Prince to become King.
SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1.For questions 51-58, read the passage below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
each gap. (8pts)
THE INTERNET BUS
In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses
each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment was (51)____________
on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet, studious individuals.
District officials got the idea during (52)____________ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours
each way, when they (53)____________ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the
other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They wondered if internet access on a school bus
could (54)____________ students’ academic productivity, too.
But the idea for what students call ‘the internet bus’ really took shape when the district’s chief
information officer (55)____________ across an article about having internet across in cars. He thought,
“What if you could put that in a bus?”
The officials have been delighted to see the (56)____________ of homework getting done, morning and
evening, as the internet bus (57)____________ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive.
(58)____________ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites,
most students do make use their travel time to study.
51. A. installed B. set C. included D. structured
52. A. extraordinary B. occasional C. exceptional D. few
53. A. believed B. acknowledged C. estimated D. realised
54. A. increase B. enlarge C. rise D. heighten
55.A. got B. looked C. came D. put
56.A. total B. amount C. number D. measure
57. A. brings B. picks C. rides D. catches
58. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. However
Part 2.For questions 59-65, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only ONE word in each gap. (7pts)
HOW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING PEOPLE TO TALK
The term ‘eye-gaze technology’ may not mean much to most people, but it can be life changing for
anyone suffering from a severe speech problem. (59)____________ been invited to try one such hi-tech
communication aid, I find (60)__________ sitting staring at a computer screen. As a journalist, this is
nothing new for me (61)____________for the fact that this screen features a red dot which tracks the
movement of my eyes. I start by looking at a letter from an on-screen keyboard.However, I could,
whenever I wanted to, select alternative screens (62) __________ up of vocabulary and expressions,
which, for experienced users, would (63)_________doubt speed things up. The letter or word I’ve

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selected pops up at the top of the screen, and slowly I build up my message. More speed would be good as
this isn’t a fast way to communicate, (64) _________with the aid of predictive text. After (65) _________
seems like a long time, my phrase ‘this is an amazing machine’ is complete. I stare at the phrase and it
comes back to me in a synthesised voice.
Part 3. For questions 66-73, read the text belowand choose the answer A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions. (8pts)
LAKE DISTRICT WATER PLAN SCRUTINISED
A public inquiry opened yesterday into plans to pump extra water from the Lake District National
Park to refill reservoirs drained by drought. United Utilities has submitted its proposals to take water from
two lakes, Windermere and Ullswater, to public scrutiny because of concerns about the potential damage
to wildlife.
Anglers are concerned that spawning sites for salmon and trout could dry out if water is drained from
the rivers that flow from the lakes. But the utilities company insists that removing and treating the extra
water will not hurt local flora and fauna. The hearing, headed by the government inspector, Stuart Nixon,
is being held in the Cumbrian town of Windermere and will last for two days. A final decision is expected
to be taken later this month by Margaret Beckett, the Environment Secretary.
United Utilities insists that the drought orders are necessary to prevent the further depletion of water
from two of its reservoirs in the Lake District, Haweswater and Thirlmere. Because of the unusually dry
summer this year, Haweswater has only 53 per cent of its capacity compared with 68 percent at the same
time last year. Thirlmere has just 47 percent, whereas last year it had 79 percent.
If United Utilities is given the go-ahead, it would be able to take extra water from the Windermere
and Ullswater rivers – Leven and Eamont respectively – this winter, rather than having to take emergency
measures next year. Water from Ullswater would be piped into Haweswater reservoir; water from
Windermere would enter the local supply, and prevent further depletion of Thirlmere. Water supplies
would reach two million people in Manchester, Lancashire, south Cumbria and parts of Cheshire.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust said taking extra water could pose problems for wildlife if not properly
managed. But a spokesman said it was not opposing United Utilities' plans because it was better for water
to be drained in the wet winter months rather than in the summer. ‘If they don’t have to do it now, they
will have to do it in April,’ the spokesman said.
Dickon Knight, the agent for the landowner Holker Estates, said the proposed minimum flows on the
river Leven would harm efforts to protect salmon stocks. Alistair Maltby, the manager of the Eden Rivers
Trust, said taking water from the rivers during the winter was the best approach but urged United Utilities
to mend leaks in its pipes in the long run. Gary Dixon, customer service manager at United Utilities, said,
‘We can’t predict what supplies will be like over the winter. Normally this is when our reservoirs would
refill but if the low rainfall continues we need to start planning ahead for next summer. Taking action now
will have a lower impact on the river environment than during the spring.’
The company said the deluge of rain in recent weeks was helping to top up the reservoirs. John
Carberry, a spokesman, said, ‘There is no crisis and no panic, but we are looking ahead for next year.
There is a potential impact on the environment which is why we are seeking permission to do what we
want to do.’ The Environment Agency said it would work with the utility company to ensure any damage
to fish stocks was kept to a minimum.
66. According to the opening paragraph, the controversy arose due to ________.
A. a proposed scheme to top up water supplies
B. excessive water in local lakes
C. civilians protesting over a threat to the environment
D. a possibility that reservoirs could be contaminated
67. Who does the outcome of the proposal ultimately rest with?
A. the area’s fishermen B. a utilities company
C. Margaret Beckett D. Stuart Nixon
68. What have high temperatures resulted in?
A.several bodies of water in the Lake District completely drying up
B.United Utilities wanting to take certain measures
C.two lakes being left with less than 50% of their water
D.a large decrease in profits for United Utilities
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69. The word “go-ahead” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. leave B. consensus C. authorization D. permit
70. If the plan is implemented, _______.
A.it will inevitably avert a national crisis
B.its impact will be felt nationwide
C.it could cause irreversible damage
D.it should preferably be done in winter
71. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The water depletion rate of all reservoirs is not the same.
B. Wildlife might be affected by excessive water taking.
C. It’s inevitable that water should be drained sooner or later.
D. Water from two rivers would be pumped into the local supply.
72. What is Alistair Maltby’s opinion on refilling reservoirs?
A. It will be detrimental to certain species of fish.
B. It’s the best solution as long as a technical problem is sorted out.
C. It will have a negative effect on the environment if left until spring.
D. Its success depends on how well United Utilities manage the project.
73. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. it’s spring at the moment the passage was written
B. salmon stocks are being kept to a minimum
C. there will be an active collaboration for the common good
D. water depletion has reached epidemic proportions
Part 4.You are going to read a newspaper article about wildlife writer and photographer, Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits
each gap (74-80). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (7pts)
THE LIFE OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Next year, Heather Angel plans to be away from her home for five or six months, carrying her
camera equipment to Japan, China, Hungary, eastern Greenland, Arctic Russia, Botswana, Australia and
the USA.
‘I used to hate working in the Arctic because I used to get so cold,’ she says with typical jollity. ‘But
that was because I didn’t have the right equipment. Now I do have all the right things for different
climates and I have a wardrobe for polar clothing and another full of tropical suits and so forth. You have
to be organized to be a wildlife photographer.’ (74) _________ And there’s more to it than simply having
the right sun hat, as Heather Angel should know, since she is one of Britain’s best-known photographers
of the natural world.
Indeed, according to Nottingham Photographic Society, which is one of the many organizations that
have invited her to give an illustrated talk, she is ‘one of the world’s truly great natural history
photographers’. (75) _________ For example, the University of Nottingham recently appointed her as the
first UK professor of wildlife photography.
As a child, Heather was always interested in the natural world.‘I used to collect insects in the jars and
my grandparents taught me the names of all the wild flowers which grew around their farm,’ she
remarked.Then she was given a camera for the 21 st birthday, and went off to spend several months on
Norway taking pictures of marine wildlife. (76)_________.
On her return, her development as a professional photographer was helped along by gaining degrees
in zoology and marine ecology, an academic background which also trained her to do careful studies of
whatever plants or animals she was planning to photograph. (77) _________ her images appear regularly
in many international journals and on TV worldwide.
Of course, wildlife being wildlife, animals like African elephants and emperor penguins don’t sit
around waiting for humans with cameras to arrive. Patience is needed. (78) _________ Yet there was the
ever-present threat of danger. ‘In October, some time after I was there, two scientists were attacked by a
male bear,’ says Heather. ‘We try never to get too close to a big male, and we also make sure we never get
between a mother and her cub.’

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Asked what special qualities she brings to the job, Heather explains that she reacts very quickly to a
situation and maximises the opportunities that are there. (79)_________ This helps her to write more
detailed articles and books about the places she visits and to capture the most revealing images.
There aren’t many places in the world that Heather hasn’t already seen, but she told me that her ambitions
include working in the canopy of a rainforest and visiting Patagonia for the first time. (80) _________ No
doubt her spectacular South American photographs will soon be appearing in magazines throughout the world.
A. However, she quickly adds, ‘I tend to go back to the places that I like - It’s only the second or
third time that you get a feel for the place.’
B. Also, her scientific education has taught her the value of in-depth research before she goes anywhere.
C. Despite this, animals have been a lifelong passion for Heather.
D. Since gaining these skills, she has become one of the world’s most respected wildlife photographers.
E. So that’s rule one, and as Heather also remarks. ‘Everyone wants to be a wildlife photographer
these days but only a few will succeed.’
F. Recently, in a week of waiting to photograph wildlife in Alaska, the only moment of visual
excitement came when Heather and her team saw some large unidentified tracks in the mud.
G. Aside from being a prolific lecturer, Heather has also been recognized through numerous awards
and honours.
H. While these, she also learned a lot about films developing and processing, and wrote articles about
marine life which were accepted for magazines.

SECTION FIVE: WRITING


Part 1. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (5pts)
81. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
→ Only when _____________________________________.
82.The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
→ So intense was_____________________________________.
83.They advise her to eat less meat and fat to keep herself healthy.
→ It is advisable that she ____________________________.
84.His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
→ The more ______________________________________.
85.All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim’s greater speed.
→ But for ________________________________________.

Part 2.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and FIVE
words, including the word given. (5pts)
86. ‘The race is going to start in a minute,’ said Rod. ABOUT
→ Rod said that ____________________ start.
87.The effects of the gale were felt mainly along the south coast. BRUNT
→ The south coast _________________________ the gale.
88.Thanks to the success of the concert, the singer was offered a recording contract. LED
→ The success of the concert_________________offered a recording contract.
89. Every student will get good marks to express their gratitude towards teachers. LENGTHS
→Every student _______________to express their gratitude towards teachers.
90.There are several categories of people who don’t have to pay the tax. EXEMPT
→There are several categories of people _______________the tax.
Part 3. Essay writing. (10pts)
While some students are content to receive a grade based on the group’s combined effort, others
feel that it is unfair to be graded as part of a group.
What is your opinion about being graded as part of a group?Write an essay of 100 – 150 words to explain
your idea.
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