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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
ĐỀ THI MÔN: ANH 11 - THPT

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PART I. LISTENING
Session 1. Listen to a senior teacher Ms. Potts discussing an assessment schedule for the next academic year
with a new teacher, John and do the tasks that follow. The recording will be played TWICE.
Questions 1-3. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. Ms. Potts prefers to work with _______________.
A. a computer
B. a pencil and paper
C. spreadsheets
2. She believes it is essential to have _______________.
A. a good system
B. the final exam
C. one major assessment
3. John thinks continuous assessment _______________.
A. makes him sick
B. affects his performance C. is fair
Questions 4-10. Complete the table. Write no more than THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
January
February
March
April
May
June

B. ability to sing
D. ability to play a musical instrument
F. independent learning skills

Questions 4-6. Which THREE of the following activities does Music 103 involve? Choose THREE letters A-H.
A. designing a software programme
B. writing and playing back your own music
C. writing music for films
D. attending lectures at the university
E. listening to examples from the Internet F. going on study tours abroad
G. comparing modern and classical music
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Questions 7-8. List TWO more things a student’s computer needs for Music 103. Write NO MORE THAN TWO

WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
7. ________ megabytes of RAM
CD-ROM
8. ________
Questions 9-10. Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for

each answer.
9. When does the next course begin?
10. How many assignments must be done to pass the course?

_____________.
_____________.

PART II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

A. regardless
B. providing
C. despite
D. because
8. Mark first________ his wife three years ago when they _________at university.
A. met - have studied B. met - were studying C. has met - studied
D. met - study
9. Tom: “Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.” Mary: “________!”
A. It’s a bit dear
B. Oh. Poor man
C. Never mind
D. My pleasure
10. Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.
A. accompanied
B. stalked
C. involved
D. associated
11. People have used coal and oil to ________ electricity for a long time.
A. discover
B. invent
C. raise
D. generate
12. We are considering having ________ for the coming New Year.
A. redecorating our flat B. redecorate our flat C. our flat to be redecorated D. our flat redecorated
13. She should have been here but she’s ________ flu.
A. gone through with B. gone down with C. come in for
D. come up against
14. The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. twice more than
B. as much as twice of C. more than twice

A. which many
B. many of them
C. many of which
D. many that
Session 2. In each line of the following passage, there is an error. Write down the line number, the corresponding
error, and correct it. There is an example at line 11.
Line number
11

Mistake
modest

Correction
modesty

…

…

…

Clothing is a distinctly human artifact. Even more than an use of tools, it distinguishes humans
from other creatures on this planet. While there are other creatures who use implements in a greater
or lesser degree, clothing is unique to humanity. Clothing is also uniquely human in what it serves
more than one function. The basis purpose of clothing was originally utilitarian. By putting on an
artificial skin, humans were unable to move into regions where they otherwise would have been
unable to cope with the climate. An extreme example of this use of clothing can see among the
Eskimos, and other people who live with extreme cold. However, clothing was not yet used for
protection from the elements, but has also been a mean of displaying one's status and sense of style
for as long as humans have had civilisation. Thus clothing also developed in countries which there


However, these developments in the use of factory farming and drug (7)________ TREAT
have led to a widespread feeling that animals are being caused a lot of distress and
that the quality of the food (8)______________ suffers as a consequence. Certainly, many

IT

people (9)______________ with the idea of keeping animals in one building for their

AGREE

entire existence and argue that more emphasis should be given to (10)_______________

ALTERNATE

farming methods.
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PART III. READING
Session 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions that follows.
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized
as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer
leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may
gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are
usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of research
have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders”. It seems that there
is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be
recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.

C. avoid thinking about D. find a solution for
10. Paragraphs 3 and 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in terms of ________.
A. examples that illustrate a problem
B. cause and effect analysis
C. narration of events
D. comparison and contrast
Session 2. Choose the correct answer to complete each gap in the following passage by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
MY DUTCH HOLIDAY
It was the first time I had ever been to Holland before and when I set off in early September, I never
(1) ________ what adventures lay ahead of me.
In order to (2) ________ the most of my time, I had carefully planned a route to (3) ________ a number of
small islands as well as some pretty countryside. I reached Wijkam See, a (4) ________ starting point for
cyclists where a local tourist office gave out information. I headed off along one of Holland’s many cycle
tracks which (5) ________ out of town and made my way to Holtheim, where I had planned to spend my first
night.
From personal (6) ________ , when you are travelling on your own, unexpected and often pleasant
surprises tend to crop up and this trip was no (7) ________ . I popped into a local bar in the outskirts of
Amsterdam for a coffee and ended up chatting with a really friendly man who turned (8) ________ to be the
owner of the only restaurant in the village. He insisted on (9) ________ me for lunch. Not only that, but he
(10) ________ two enormous glasses of beer to celebrate! After a delicious lunch, Johann (11) ________ me luck
on the rest of my cycling trip and gave me the address of a friend in Amsterdam who would (12) ________ me
up for the night. Not a bad start to my first day in the Netherlands.
D. realised
1. A. wondered
B. doubted
C. imagined
2. A. take
B. gain
C. serve

10. A. asked
B. ordered
C . demanded
11. A. hoped
B. sent
C. wished
D. expected
12. A. put
B. pass
C. stay
D. keep
Session 3. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.
Whatever you do in tourism, you are likely to have a (1) ________ of contact with other people. This
can be both enjoyable (2) ________ difficult. You will soon find out how often people behave unlike their usual
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selves while (3) ________ holiday, or trying to arrange a holiday. (4) ________ they stay in their own country or
go abroad, they want to get away from it all: they (5) ________ paying hard-earned money to relax from work,
and they want value (6) ________ money.
They will also be in unfamiliar surroundings and unsure of themselves. When things go well their
happiness is infectious - it is very rewarding helping others and contributing (7) ________ the enjoyment of their
holiday. When things go badly, clients blame the hotel staff or tour operator's representative, (8) ________ if it
isn't their fault. You've just got to keep calm and keep smiling when people are shouting at you.
PART IV: WRITING
Session 1. Combine the following pairs of sentences using the suggestions given.
1. Richard was exhausted after the long trip. Still, he helped me to cook dinner.
Exhausted ____________________________________________________________________.
2. Joaquin wanted to brush up on his English. Therefore, he enrolled on a course at the language centre.
Since ___________________________________________________________________________.

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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: ANH 11 - THPT

(Đáp án có 01 trang)
Câu
PART I
LISTENING
2pts;0,1/item

PART II:
LEXICOGRAMMAR
2 pt:
0.05/item

Đáp án
Section 1
1. B
2. A
7. series
Section 2
1-3
C, E, F
Section 1
1
B

6. (an) oral presentation
9. research projects
10. (a) seminar

8
Sound card

5
B
15
C

9
(in/ next) January

6
C
16
B

7
A
17
D

8
B
18
A


Line 5: unable ->
able
Line 10: except ->
apart

Section 3
1. natural
6. production

PART III:
READING
3 pts:
0.1/item

Section 1
1
D

2. population
7. treatment(s)

2
C

Section 2
1
2
C
D
Section 3

6
C

7
D

5. are

6. for

7
C
8
D
7. to

8
A
9
B

9
D
10
B

11
C

1pt:

0.1/item

Section 1 (0.1 point for each correct answer)

1. Exhausted as Richard was after the long trip, he (still) managed to help me cook dinner.
2. Since Joanquin wanted to brush up on his English, he enrolled in/on a course at the language
centre.
3. Not having visited Mecca before, the old woman was mightily impressed.
4. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed in his driving test.
5. Mr Mitchell, who(m) I spoke to on the phone last night, was very interested in our plan.
OR Mr Mitchell, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, was very interested in our plan.
PART IV:
WRITING
3 pts

0,5pt;
0,1/item

Section 2 (0.1 point for each correct answer)

1. It won’t be long before he returns from Africa.
2. No matter how long you use it, it won’t wear out.
3. My little sister always puts the blame on me for everything that goes wrong.
4. Take no notice of what she says.
5. The top five students of the year will be given special prizes by/from the headmaster.
Section 3 : Total score: 2 points;
Task achievement (25 % of total mark)
Grammar range and Accuracy (25 % of total mark)
Coherence and cohesion (25 % of total mark)
Lexical resource (25 % of total mark)

7. series

8. (a) 5,000-word essay

9. research projects

10. (a) seminar

Session 2. Listen to the conversation and do the tasks that follow.
Questions 1-3
C, E, F

Questions 4-6
B, E, G

Questions 7
at least 64

Question 8
Sound card

Question 9
(this/ in/ next)
January

Question 10
6

PART II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (0.5/item * 40 = 2 pts)
Session 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the best answer A, B, C or D.

11
D

12
D

13
B

14
D

15
C

16
B

17
D

18
A

19
C

20
C



5
growth

6
production

7
treatment(s)

8
disagree

9
itself

10
alternative

II. READING (0.1 * 30 =3pts)
Session 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions that follows.
1
D

2
C

3
B


C

4
C

5
A

6
C

7
D

8
D

9
B

10
B

11
C

12
A

Session 3. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.

2. Since Joanquin wanted to brush up on his English, he enrolled in a course at the language centre.
3. Not having visitted Mecca before, the old woman was mightily impressed.
4. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed in his driving test.
5. Mr Mitchell, who I spoke to on the phone last night, was very interested in our plan.
Session 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the one printed
before it. (0.1 * 5 = 0.5 pt)
1. It won’t be long before he returns from Africa.
2. No matter how long you use it, it won’t wear out.
3. My little sister always puts the blame on me for everything that goes wrong.
4. Take no notice of what she says.
5. The top five students of the year will be given special prizes (by/from) the headmaster.
Session 3: Essay Writing (2 pts)
Task achievement (25 % of total mark)
Grammar range and Accuracy (25 % of total mark)
Coherence and cohesion (25 % of total mark)
Lexical resource (25 % of total mark)

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