Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi THPT cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2019-2020 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Đề 1) (Có đáp án)

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B. respected	
C. respectable
D. respective
3. It has been a long time since a virus plunged our world into a/an_________.
A. irruption
B. eruption
C. pandemic
D. catastrophe
4. When you do something, you should_________.
A. weigh up the pros and cons
C. go down well with it
B. fall behind the time 
D. get through to it
5. Modern buildings should_________with the surrounding area.	
A. suit	
B. fit	
C. blend
D. join
6. They will inherit everything_________their father’s death.	 
A. on account of
B. in spite of 
C. in the event of
D. in place of
7. Down ________ for three days. We could hardly go out.
A. the rain poured
B. poured the rain 
C. did the rain pour 
D. do the rain poor
8. Although he was under no_________, the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A. urgency
B. guarantee
C. obligation
D. insistence
9. The robber was_________to two years’ imprisonment.
A. allowed
B. sentenced
C. sent
D. given
10. _________, business managers plan the tasks that their employees are to carry out.
A. It is the organizing process
C. While the organizing process
B. They process the organizing
D. Through the organizing process
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2. Complete these sentences by using the correct form of one the phrasal verbs below in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points)
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come down with
watch out for
take up
put out
wear out
fall out
catch on
come across
get through
1. It took us over twelve hours to hike over the mountain. By the time we got back to our campsite, I was completely _________.
2. I no longer talk to Peter. We have _________.
3. He_________a cold after a night out in the rain some days ago.
4. That style looks so old-fashioned; I don’t think clothes like that will ever_________.
5. Last month, the Russian space scientists_________a space suit that works better than any other in history.
6. If you go hiking, you should_________poison snakes. They can cause you problems.
7. Billy hasn't been working; he won't_________his examinations.
8. While I was looking through my old albums the other days, I_________this photograph of my parents’ wedding.
9. No smoking is allowed in here. Please_________your cigarette. 
10. Sara said she_________golf so that she could meet more interesting people.
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3. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Only numbered lines contain mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point)
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Human memory, formerly believes to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than those of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variety of viewpoints have all concluded that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been general supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by stimulating the brain electrically, he can elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams and another events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details. Although the physical basic for memory is not yet understanding, that theory is how the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of activity. In other word, improved performance is the result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
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4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point)
Bacteria are the smallest living things. Each individual (1)________ (BACTERIA) consists of one single (2)________ (COLOR) cell. Bacteria are so small that they can float in the atmosphere, except (3)________ (IMMEDIATE) after a heavy downpour, when the air is washed clean. 
Bacteria are present in all natural drinking water that has not been (4)________ (PURIFICATION) or boiled. A large number of bacteria live in the soil, down to a depth of several feet, and they are particularly (5)________ (ABUNDANCE) in facets and sewage. Thus, living bacteria are always present on the surface of our bodies and on everything around us.
Most kinds of bacteria get their food ready-made by other living things. Like plants, they can only take in (6)________(DISSOLVE) food. A majority get their supply from dead remains of other (7)________ (ORGANISE). 
Bacteria (8)________ (PRODUCTION) by dividing into two, and these new individuals grow so quickly that they are ready to divide again in about half an hour. However, few bacteria can long survive a temperature above 80° C. Hence, when food items are boiled, nearly all the bacteria present are killed. Besides, the rate of multiplication of bacteria is slowed down at temperatures below 10° C. This means that food will remain (9) ________ (AFFECT) by bacteria in a refrigerator. 
Drying is also another method of preserving food and this dehydration of foodstuff prevents bacteria from growing and multiplying as there is (10) ________ (SUFFICIENCY) moisture.
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PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (6.0 points)
1. Read and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points)
A couple who arranged a second wedding ceremony after photographs of the original ceremony were ruined is claiming (1)_______from the photographer who captured their special day on film. The bride, Tracey Lloyd, burst into tears when she was given the initial (2)_______of her “big day”. Most of the photographs were out of focus and her face was actually obscured. She and her husband Gary are (3)_______in dispute with the company that took the wedding photographs. Two days after the ceremony, the Lloyds had to (4)_______the ceremony again with a different photographer. The final (5)_______was perfect, but they insist that the distress ruined their honeymoon. They have already (6)_______the offer of a refund of three hundred pounds. Mrs. Lloyd said, “I was absolutely (7)_______. I couldn’t believe that it had happened to us after we had saved up for so long. It was supposed to be a perfect day, but the photographs were more like holiday snaps that had been taken by a real (8)_______”. Her husband added, “The second set of pictures is excellent but the company gave the false (9)_______that everything went well the first time around. Now all those initial moments have passed. They are something you can never (10)_______”.	
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A. compensation 	
B. refunds
C. damage
D. repayments
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A. copy
B. record
C. model
D. likeness
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A. currently
B. at first
C. momentarily
D. at once
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A. go over 	
B. pass over
C. go through
D. pass through
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A. work 	
B. output
C. effect
D. product
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A. dropped 	
B. dismissed 	
C. rejected
D. denied
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A. defeated
B. overpowered
C. overwhelmed
D. devastated
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A. guy
B. newcomer
C. trainee
D. amateur
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A. view
B. impression 	
C. interpretation
D. opinion
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A. take on
B. take in
C. bring in
D. bring back
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2. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points)
Broad-tailed hummingbirds often nest in quaking, slender deciduous trees with smooth, gray-green bark found in the Colorado Rockies of the Western United States. After flying some 2,000 kilometers north from where they have wintered in Mexico, the hummingbirds need six weeks to build a nest, incubate their eggs, and raise the chicks. A second nest is feasible only if the first fails early in the season. Quality, not quantity, is what counts in hummingbird reproduction.
	A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give a hummingbird a good view, a clear flight patch, and protection for her young. Male hummingbirds claim feeding territories in open meadows where, from late May through June, they mate with females coming to feed but take no part in nesting. Thus when the hen is away to feed, the nest is unguarded. While the smooth bark of the aspen trunk generally offers a poor grip for the claws of a hungry squirrel or weasel, aerial attacks, from a hawk, owl, or gray jay, are more likely.
	The choice of where to build a nest is based not only on the branch itself but also on what hangs over it. A crooked deformity in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm are features that provide shelter and make for an attractive nest site. Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball, the nest is painstaking constructed of spider webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held together with more strands of spider silk. By early June, it will hold two pea-sized eggs, which each weigh one-seventh of the mother’s weight, and in fifteen to twenty days, two chicks.
1. What aspect of broad-tailed hummingbird behavior does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Migration routes.
C. Caring for the young.
B. Mating habits.	
D. Selection of nest sites.
2. According to the passage, in what circumstances do hummingbirds build a second nest?
A. If the winner is unusually warm.	
C. If the chicks in the first nest hatch early.
B. If there is an unusually large supply of food.
D. If the nest is destroyed early in the season.
3. The word “counts” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. weighs	
B. estimates
C. matters	
D. numbers
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the male broad-tailed hummingbird?
A. It finds food for the female and the chicks. 
B. It protects the nest while the female searches for food.
C. It is not involved in caring for the chicks.	
D. It shares nesting duties equally with the female.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the broad-tailed hummingbirds’ eggs and chicks are most vulnerable to attack by ________.
A. insects
B. humans
C. birds	
	D. squirrels
6. Which of the following would be a good location for a broad-tailed hummingbird to build its nest?
A. A branch near the top of a tree.
C. A thick branch.
B. The longest branch of a tree.
D. A protected branch.
7. The word “Scarcely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. obviously
B. barely
C. consistently
D. needlessly
8. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a nest-building material of the broad-tailed hummingbird?
A. Paper.	
B. Plant down.
C. Spider webs.
D. Tree bark.
9. The author compares the size of the broad-tailed hummingbird’s nest to ________.
A. a pea	
B. a golf ball
C. a spider web
D. an egg
10. According to the passage, how long does it take for broad-tailed hummingbird egg to hatch?
A. Less than a week.
C. One month.	.
B. From about 2 weeks to about 3 weeks.
D. More than six weeks.
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3. Read the following passage and then choose the best sentences A-J to fill in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (2.0 points)
(1)________.
Although the large scale industrial production of chocolate began in the last century, the cacao plant was first cultivated by the Aztec, Toltec and Mayan civilizations of Central America over three thousand years ago.
The cacao tree is an evergreen, tropical plant which is found in Africa, South and Central America, the West Indies and South East Asia. The fruit of this tree is melon-sized and contains 20-40 seeds. (2) ________. In English – speaking countries, they are called cocoa beans. 
The Aztecs used cocoa beans as money. (3) ________. This is from the word Nahuatl meaning “bitter water” in the Aztec language. (4) ________. The Spanish found the drink more palatable mixed with cinnamon and sugar, but the recipe did not spread to the rest of Europe for another century. In the late 17th century, chocolate houses were set up in Europe’s capital cities, where people gathered to drink chocolate.
(5) ________. But in 1826, CJ van Houten of the Netherlands invented chocolate powder. (6) ________.
The age of the chocolate bar began in 1847 when a Bristol company, Fry and Sons, combined cocoa butter with pure chocolate liquor and sugar to produce a solid block that you could eat. (7) ________.
At the turn of the century, the British chocolate market was dominated by French companies. In 1879, the English company Cadbury even named their factory Bournville, the name of a village in France. But then appeared Cadbury’s famous Dairy Milk bar which was known as a Dairymaid in 1905. (8) ________.
It seems that chocolate consumption in Britain has established at about four bars each week. (9) ________. The latest market trick is the so-called “extended line”. This is when the humble chocolate bar becomes an ice cream, a soft drink or a dessert, to tempt chocoholics who have grown tired of conventional snacks.
At the other end of the production process, cacao farmers are still feeling the effects of a crash in cocoa bean prices at the end of 1980s. (10) ________. 
A. This was made by extracting most of the cocoa butter from the crushed beans.
B. A Swiss company then introduced milk solids to the process which gave us milk chocolate.
C. They also used them to make a drink called xocoatl.
D. Until the last century, the chocolate drink was made from solid blocks of chocolate which had to be melted down in hot water.
E. When dried, they become cacao beans, which can be used to make chocolate.
F. Clever advertising which associated it with the healthy qualities of milk from the English countryside quickly established the bar as a rival to the more decadent French brands.
G. As most cacao farmers operate on a very small scale, many were forced out of business.
H. This has forced manufacturers to look for new ways to attract customers.
I. In Aztec times the chocolate drink was flavored with spices and used on ceremonial occasions and for welcoming visitors.
J. Chocolate, which has its origins in South America, is now part of a multi-million pound worldwide business.
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PART D: WRITING (6.0 points)
1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it, using the cues given. (1.4 point)
1. She didn’t succeed in the competition as she didn’t train hard.
→ Had she________________________________________________________________________.
2. I am sure he didn’t take the hat deliberately.
→ He can’t _______________________________________________________________________.
3. He needs to find a job and live on his own.
→ It’s high________________________________________________________________________.
4. I don’t care what time the film starts.
→ What time the film starts doesn’t____________________________________________________.
5. It’s urgent that you report the accident to the police immediately.
→ I would rather___________________________________________________________________.
6. They had fed the boy before they took him home.
→ Having been____________________________________________________________________.
7. She wishes they had invited her to the wedding.
→ She would like__________________________________________________________________.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it, using the exact words in brackets. (1.2 point)
1. You should change your attitude if you want to be promoted. (LEAF)
→ You should turn _________________________________________________________________.
2. The car is too expensive for me. (REACH)
→ The car ________________________________________________________________________.
3. The actor's continuous efforts have made him famous. (MAP)
→ The actor's continuous efforts have __________________________________________________.
4. We need to be optimistic regardless of whatever problems. (SIDE)
→ We need to _____________________________________________________________________.
5. I have consumed less animal fat to be healthy. (INTAKE)
→ I have reduced __________________________________________________________________.
6. She is not sure whether to accept the offer or not. (MINDS)
→ She is in_______________________________________________________________________.
3. Read the following passage and use your own words to summarize it. Your summary should be between 80 – 100 words long. (3.4 points)
The English were not the first Europeans to land their ships on American soil. The Vikings had discovered North America in the 11th century. Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492 for Spain, and the French began expeditions to the New World in 1524. But the first English presence in North America is important because the thirteen English colonies that would later be established eventually became the country now known as the United States of America.
In April of 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh, under the authority of Queen Elizabeth of England, sent an expedition of seven ships carrying 600 men, half of them soldiers, to found an English colony in North America. The colony was to be used to establish an English presence in the New World as well as a base from which English privateers, or pirates could attack and plunder Spanish treasure fleets. Raleigh's cousin, Sir Richard Grenville, led the expedition.
In July of that year, the bulk of the fleet reached a small island off the coast of Virginia that was called Roanoke. After building a small fort on the north side of the island, the colonists initiated relations with a Native American tribe that lived on the island, the Aquascogoc. These natives showed little interest in building relations with the English colonists, and they soon parted company. After this encounter, however, the English noticed that one of their silver cups had gone missing, and they attributed its disappearance to the Aquascogoc. Grenville, the English captain, was furious. He believed that the Aquascogoc had stolen the silver cup. Whether or not this was true, angry exchanges followed and soon the English burned the Aquascogoc village. The English held their fort against the subsequent attacks of the natives.
Despite their success in battle, the colonists had a miserable time because they were mainly soldiers and adventurers, not farmers. They were hungry. They missed the comforts of England, such as soft feather beds and dainty foods. Also, they had expected to find gold and silver on the island, and were disappointed when they found none. Grenville soon tired of these conditions and set out on his ship to plunder Spanish treasure fleets and return to England. The colony was gradually abandoned.
In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched a further expedition of three ships and 150 colonists, led by John White, to Roanoke. This time the expedition included women and children, including White's pregnant daughter, Elenora. Shortly after they reached Roanoke, Elenora delivered a child whom they named Virginia. Virginia was the first English person born in America. However, the English soon ran into more trouble with the Native Americans. A colonist named George Howe was killed by natives while searching for crabs alone on the beach. The colonists were scared. They persuaded White to sail back to England to ask Sir Walter Raleigh for help. White left behind 114 colonists, including his daughter Elenora and granddaughter Virginia.
Unfortunately, for White and the colonists, England was preparing for a naval war