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KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015- 2016
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11
Ngày thi: 23 tháng 4 năm 2016
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 17 trang
A. LISTENING (50 pts)
Part 1 (10 pts)
You will hear part of an interview with Harold Mackenzie, who has written a book about early adolescence. 
For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. According to Harold, what is the main reason pre-teens are receiving more publicity?
A. Psychologists now understand the importance of the pre-teen years.
	B. A great deal of research is being done into the way children develop.
	C. Pre-teens are now demanding more attention from the media.
	D. People now realize pre-teens have economic power.
2. Harold suggests that pre-teens 
A. cannot keep up with their peers.
	B. start to choose their own clothes.
	C. develop unusual tastes.
	D. become more aware of their image.
3. Harold claims friendships are important to pre-teens because 
A. these relationships help them establish their identities.
	B. the children are beginning to rebel against their families.
	C. friends are starting to replace family members.
	D. the children are now capable of reacting to other people.
4. He suggests that an alternative method of academic evaluation would 
A. enable parents to be more supportive.
	B. be more effective than examinations.
	C. mean less stress for pre-teens.
	D. delay the onset of tension in adolescence.
5. According to Harold, what is the greatest challenge facing parents of pre-teens?
A. Deciding what kinds of toys to buy for their children.
	B. Developing the correct approach to material possessions.
	C. Establishing a way of communicating effectively with their children.
	D. Discovering what kind of help their children really need. 
Part 2 (10 pts)
Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. In a previous lecture, Dr North talked about the humankind’s relationship with sailing.
2. The focus of today’s talk will be on European fishing problems.
3. During the last century, the world population has grown very fast.
4. As well as over-fishing, the fact that oceans are more polluted is a reason for fishing stock being on the point of collapse in the Pacific. 
5. In the UK, fish used to be seen as a luxury.
Part 3 (10 pts)
You will hear part of a tutorial between two students and their tutor. The students are doing a research project to do with computer use. 
Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Sami and Irene decided to do a survey about access to computer facilities because no one has investigated it before.	
Sami and Irene had problems with the reading for their project because not much had been written about the topic.	
Sami and Irene get the main data in their survey from observation of students. 
The tutor suggests that one problem with the survey was limitation in the number of students involved.	
77% of students surveyed thought that a booking system would be the best solution. 
Part 4 (20 pts)
You will hear a radio report about interactive science and technology centres in Britain. Complete the sentences, using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. 
- The area on which the National Stone Centre stands has been used for a long time for the mining of (1) and (2) .
- Visitors to the centre are surprised to discover how much stone people (3) .
- Examples of the use of stone in construction shown are (4) and (5) .
- The headmaster describes the centre as an excellent (6).. .
- At Techniquest, there are structures which (7).. .
- At Techniquest, a special (8).. is used for teaching people about centrifugal force.
- People can learn about the effect that (9).. can have on each other at Techniquest.
- A dragon is used for teaching people about (10).. at Techniquest. 
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. Advances in special effects have brought a new  of life to the film industry.
 A. surge	B. lease	C. time	D. flash
2. The horror film scared the small child out of her  .
 A. skin	B. nerves	C. brain	D. wits
3. The word “friendship” can be  applied to a wide variety of relationships. 
 A. lightly	B. slightly	C. loosely	D. sparingly
4. In the height of the season, tourists  all over the ruins taking photographs.
 A. swarm	B. flock	C. throng	D. mass
5. I know it’s difficult but you’ll just have to  and bear it. 
 A. laugh	B. smile	C. grin	D. chuckle
6. Some people regard a sentence of Community Service as a very  option. 
 A. light	B. soft	C. simple	D. comfortable
7. The computer has changed the world  . 
 A. irreplaceably	B. irrevocably	C. irredeemably	D. irreparably
8. He tried to persuade his wife to go to the Antarctic for their holiday but to no  .
 A. avail	B. result	C. benefit	D. good
9. The controversy has been  by the arrival of foreign businesses which are seen as a threat to the local economy.
 A. spurred	B. charged	C. inspired	D. fuelled
10. If you don’t make a move soon, you’ll find yourself stuck in a  and you’ll never get anywhere. 
 A. trough	B. hole	C. groove	D. rut
11. She awoke with an  sense of foreboding which she could find no reason for. 
 A. intelligible	B. intensive	C. indelible	D. intangible
12. His behaviour was always beyond  .
 A. criticism	B. recrimination	C. fault	D. reproach
13. When you win the race, you can  in the glory of your achievement.
 A. stand	B. bask	C. bathe	D. lie
14. Don’t  over the main points so quickly - they’re important. 
 A. slide	B. slip	C. skate	D. ski
15. The two boys really  it off from the moment they met.
 A. hit	B. struck	C. made	D. put
16. I for one am not sorry. He should have  than to lend them money.
 A. thought more	B. been better	C. know more	D. known better
17. “Last I heard, she was working in South Africa.”
 “?”
 A. Why did she	B. How come	C. How did she	D. Why come
18. No, thank you. I don’t really like wine, or any kind of alcohol  .
 A. it matters	B. in this matter	C. for the matter	D. for that matter
19. I heard he passed his exams, but  that I know little else.
 A. other than	B. more of	C. instead of	D. in addition
20. “I’ll never finish this by five.”
 “If , I’ll work overtime.”
 A. is needed	B. need to be	C. needing	D. need be
Part 2. Read the text and find 10 mistakes and correct them. You should indicate in which line the mistake is. (5 pts)
For the past eight years, many of the world’s leading classical musicians have gathered together in Switzerland’s most glitzy ski resort to play, to teach and socialise. If this were all, it would be the ultimate classical music insiders’ club. But the attraction of Verbier, their charm and relevance, is that it is also home for three weeks to more than 100 young musicians from 31 countries, starried-eye about meeting the masters and getting a crashing course at the highest possible level. Conductors of the world’s top orchestras are off hand to get the young musicians into shape, coaxing fine performances of so daunting challenges as Mahler’s Third Symphony and Brahms’ First Symphony.
Verbier is the creation of the Swede, Martin Engstroem, who for many years was a leading agent. He wanted to run his own festival and, having some of the best contacts of the business, it was not hard to find a Swiss ski report to look for a summer boost, rich villa owners keen to open their houses to musical celebrities and stars used to being indulgent. Engstroem is the most relaxed and charming of men, but in his way he is a dictator. The music heard at Verbier tends to be of his classical taste with barely a note of the contemporary.
Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (5 pts)
1. Ali was  an inch of reaching his goal when Ben stepped into the picture and messed up his plans. 
2. We haven’t met  a month of Sundays and I can hardly remember what he looks like. 
3. Tim distrusts his new friends and prefers to keep them  arm’s length.
4. As the day wore , I began to feel more and more uncomfortable in their company. 
5. That car must have set Joe  quite a bit; it’s top of the range.
Part 4. Complete the text by writing the correct form of the word in capitals. The first has been done as an example. (10 pts)
In 1997 I went back to Beijing for the first time since the (0) disastrous (DISASTER) events of 1989. The Chinese (1) (AUTHORISE) had been reluctant to re-admit foreign journalists who had witnessed the Tiananmen Square student protests. Even eight years later, it was still (2) (PROBLEM) to get into the Square with a television camera, but we managed it. I looked for the bullet holes on the steps of the central monument, but they had all been expertly filled in; a faint discoloration perhaps, but almost (3) (PERCEIVE). The most critical moment in Chinese history after Mao Zedong’s death seemed to have been entirely forgotten. 
My time in China had given me an (4) (ENDUREANCE) interest in Chinese art, so I decided to go to Liu Liu Chang, where for centuries there has been an antiquities market. Unfortunately, many things for sale there nowadays are modern (5) (IMITATE). Empty-handed and somewhat (6) (ILLUSION), I went into a tea house and sat through the usual ceremony, but there were (7) (IDENTIFY) differences here too: it seemed quicker and the tea lacked that extraordinary lingering scent. Thoroughly (8) (HEART), I returned to my hotel: one of the enormous, (9) (FACE) places which have sprung up everywhere. Yet here, in a dark shop tucked away off the lobby, my melancholy mood disappeared, for I met a (10) (SURVIVE) from 1989, who remembered me instantly. Not everything had been entirely forgotten.
C. READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts)
Part 1. For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the context. (15 pts)
The thought of taking a year out from studying is (1) . Fun, freedom, adventure, perhaps even money seem to be on offer for a year. So why not go (2) it? A year out can provide all of these things. But before you make a (3) decision, take some time to think about whether a year out is really what you want. If it is, then (4) make sure you know what you want to do with it. A year with nothing planned can be depressing and a (5) waste of time. 
You need to take a positive attitude if you (6) to benefit. You need to start preparing for it well before the time comes to take the (7) . Most universities and employers look favourably on such (8) if they have shown good reasons for taking a year out and have not just (9) into it. They (10) the maturity, confidence, social and other skills a gap year can bring. Colleges find that gap year students (11) to be more mature and motivated. They mix better with their fellow students and work harder because they have a better idea of where they want to go. They also (12) more to college life in general, because they are used to being a part of a team, either at work or study.
Employers also look kindly on (13) gap year students. They want employees who are experienced and mature and can deal better with the unexpected. If their year out has also equipped them with skills which other applicants may not have, such as a better (14) of a foreign language, then that too is a plus.
Your family may well have (15) feelings. On the one hand, they will be proud of your independence; on the other hand, there will be worries about your safety. 
1. 	A. disparaging	B. intimidating	C. alarming	D. enticing
2. 	A. at	B. for	C. in	D. off
3. 	A. sharp	B. firm	C. deep	D. solid
4. 	A. must	B. should	C. can	D. do
5. 	A. deep	B. large	C. sheer	D. full
6. 	A. can	B. were	C. should	D. are
7. 	A. plunge	B. dive	C. jump	D. spin
8. 	A. employees	B. applicants	C. internees	D. aspirants
9. 	A. drifted	 	B. floated	C. flopped	D. flown
10. 	A. honor	B. calculate	C. value	D. estimate
11. 	A. happen	B. look	C. tend	D. end
12. 	A. present	B. participate	C. contribute	D. involve
13. 	A. old	B. former	C. later	D. present
14. 	A. grasp	B. grab	C. grapple	D. hold
15. 	A. different	B. crossed	C. muddled	D. mixed 
Part 2. Fill ONE suitable word in each blank. (15 pts)
Does the thought of making a presentation to a group of peers bring you (1) in a cold sweat? If so, you’re not alone. The mere idea of having to “stand and deliver” in front of others is enough to strike dread into the (2) of even the most experienced business person, let alone students. Yet effective spoken communication is an essential (3) for career success in today’s business and academic environments. 
So what can people do to add sparkle to their speaking skills and (4) this understandable but unfounded fear of speaking in public? The bad news is that presentation nerves are quite normal and you will probably always suffer from them. The good news is that interesting speakers are (5) and not born. You can learn the techniques that will (6) you into a calm and convincing speaker. 
The first step is to persuade yourself you can do it. Just like an actor waiting in the wings, or an athlete (7) up for the big race, you need to get yourself on a confidence high. Try focusing your thoughts on moments of particular success during your life to (8) . Remember that the physical symptoms of nerves are most obvious to you. The audience won’t see your knees knocking or your hands trembling so don’t worry about it. Some of the worst presentations are those where the speaker clearly hasn’t (9) enough time to it beforehand. Let’s face it; a presentation that’s slung together half an hour before it’s going to be (10) isn’t going to impress anyone. 
Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions. (15 pts)
HISTORY OF THE CHICKENPOX VACCINE
Chickenpox is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus; sufferers develop a fleeting itchy rash that can spread throughout the body. The disease can last for up to 14 days and can occur in both children and adults, though the young are particularly vulnerable. Individuals infected with chickenpox can expect to experience a high but tolerable level of discomfort and a fever as the disease works its way through the system. The ailment was once considered to be a “rite of passage” by parents in the U.S. and thought to provide children with greater and improved immunity to other forms of sickness later in life. This view, however, was altered after additional research by scientists demonstrated unexpected dangers associated with the virus. Over time, the fruits of this research have transformed attitudes toward the disease and the utility of seeking preemptive measures against it.
A vaccine against chickenpox was originally invented by Michiaki Takahashi, a Japanese doctor and research scientist, in the mid-1960s. Dr. Takahashi began his work to isolate and grow the virus in 1965 and in 1972 began clinical trials with a live but weakened form of the virus that caused the human body to create antibodies. Japan and several other countries began widespread chickenpox vaccination programs in 1974. However, it took over 20 years for the chickenpox vaccine to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), finally earning the U.S. government’s seal of approval for widespread use in 1995. Yet even though the chickenpox vaccine was available and recommended by the FDA, parents did not immediately choose to vaccinate their children against this disease. Mothers and fathers typically cited the notion that chickenpox did not constitute a serious enough disease against which a person needed to be vaccinated.
Strong belief in that view eroded when scientists discovered the link between Varicella zoster, the virus that causes chickenpox, and shingles, a far more serious, harmful, and longer-lasting disease in older adults that impacts the nervous system. They reached the conclusion that Varicella zoster remains dormant inside the body, making it significantly more likely for someone to develop shingles. As a result, the medical community in the U.S. encouraged the development, adoption, and use of a vaccine against chickenpox to the public. Although the appearance of chickenpox and shingles within one person can be many years apart - generally many decades - the increased risk in developing shingles as a younger adult (30-40 years old rather than 60-70 years old) proved to be enough to convince the medical community that immunization should be preferred to the traditional alternative.
Another reason that the chickenpox vaccine was not immediately accepted and used by parents in the U.S. centered on observations made by scientists that the vaccine simply did not last long enough and did not confer a lifetime of immunity. In other words, scientists considered the benefits of the vaccine to be temporary when given to young children. They also feared that it increased the odds that a person could become infected with chickenpox later as a young adult, when the rash is more painful and prevalent and can last up to three or four weeks. Hence, allowing young children to develop chickenpox rather than take a vaccine against it was believed to be the “lesser of two evils.” This idea changed over time as booster shots of the vaccine elongated immunity and countered the perceived limits on the strength of the vaccine itself.
Today, use of the chickenpox vaccine is common throughout the world. Pediatricians suggest an initial vaccination shot after a child turns one year old, with booster shots recommended after the child turns eight. The vaccine is estimated to be up to 90% effective and has reduced worldwide cases of chickenpox infection to 400,000 cases per year from over 4,000,000 cases before vaccination became widespread. ■ (A) In light of such statistics, most doctors insist that the potential risks of developing shingles outweigh the benefits of avoiding rare complications associated with inoculations. ■ (B) Of course, many parents continue to think of the disease as an innocuous ailment, refusing to take preemptive steps against it. ■ (C) As increasing numbers of students are vaccinated and the virus becomes increasingly rarer, however, even this trend among parents has failed to halt the decline of chickenpox among the most vulnerable populations. ■ (D)
1. The word “tolerable” in the 1st passage is closest in meaning to
(A) sudden.	(B) bearable.	(C) infrequent.	(D) unexpected.
2. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of the chickenpox virus?
(A) It leads to a potentially deadly disease in adults.
(B) It is associated with a possibly permanent rash.
(C) It is easily transmittable by an infected individual.
(D) It has been virtually eradicated in the modern world.
3. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence? 
(A) U.S. parents believed that having chickenpox benefited their children.
(B) U.S. parents believed that chickenpox led to immunity against most sickness.
(C) U.S. parents wanted to make sure that their children developed chickenpox.
(D) U.S. parents did not think that other vaccinations were needed after chickenpox.
4. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 2 about the clinical trials for the chickenpox vaccine?
(A) They took longer than expected.
(B) They cost a lot of money to complete.
(C) They took a long time to finish.
(D) They were ultimately successful.
5. The word “notion” in the 2nd passage is closest in meaning to
(A) history.	(B) findings.	(C) fact.	(D) belief.
6. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is true of Varicella Zoster?
(A) It typically attacks adults who are over 60 years old.
(B) It is linked to a serious disease that occurs more common