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THANH HÓA
ĐỀ KSCL ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG – NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày: 3 tháng 10 năm 2021
SECTION A: LISTENING (10 pts)
I You will listen a conversation between two friends As you listen, choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D).
1 Mike often talks about
A his difficulties at his house B finding a place to live
2 Mike wants to move, but he wants to live _
A alone B in a quiet place C near the school D with his parents
3 How many people live in Tom’s house besides Tom?
4 The expenses which Tom and his housmates share do not include _
5 If Mike goes to live with Tom, he will likely have _
A more food B more expense C more noise D more freedom
II You will hear an interview with Angela Morgan, who has recently flown around the world in a helicopter Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which fits best according to what you hear
6 The main reason for Angela’s trip was to
A make money for her business B make money for other people
C have an exciting adventure D go on a picnic
7 When Angela had flying lessons
A her course lasted five months B her husband took lessons as well
C she got to know her teacher well D she didn’t arrive in time
8 During the trip, Angela and her teacher
A did very little sightseeing B carried all the water they needed
C had engine problems several times D stopped going camping
9 What did Angela enjoy most about the trip?
C watching the changes in the scenery D taking photos
10 What did Angela miss most while she was away?
C interesting entertainment D going out to restaurants
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line Write the answers on your answer sheet.
II Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question Write the answers on your answer sheet
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
16 The choir stood in four rows according to their _ heights
A respectable B respective C respectful D respected
17 Mary always takes great care her children
18 After three days in the desert, his mind began to play _ on him
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19 All _ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life
A what is needed B for our needs C the thing needed D that is needed
20 She has just bought a watch
A Swiss beautiful brand-new B Swiss brand-new beautiful
C brand-new beautiful Swiss D beautiful brand-new Swiss
21 She believes that all countries should _ the death penalty as it is inhumane
A put down to B catch up on C get down to D do away with
22 His illness made him _ of concentration
23 Henry was overweight, so he went on strict diet and _ twenty kilos
24 _ I would like to say how pleased I am to be here
25 The discovery was a major for research workers
A breakthrough B breakdown C breakout D breakup
26 If you hadn’t taken the money, you _ in prison now
A wouldn’t be B wouldn’t have been C haven’t been D hadn’t been
27 I’m older than you are, ?
A am I B isn’t it C aren’t I D aren’t you
28 Oh, I’m always forgetting _ these medicines Is that before or after meal, Ron?
29 Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break the new _ in the field and possibly lead to a cure
30 I can’t remember his name, but it’s on the tip of my
31 Will it make any _ to them if we deliver their equipment tomorrow?
A displeasure B alteration C difference D conflict
32 I’m going to stay here for _few days
33 There was hardly _ money left in my bank account
34 The match will be screened on ITV with _ commentary by Any Gray
35 _ passenger pigeon, one of several species of extinct birds, was hunted to extinction over
_ few decades
36 There are a lot of _ buildings in the centre of Sydney
A many-floored B multi-storey C multi-storied D many-story
II Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
37 For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longervity.
C who are extraordinary D who live to be 100 or older
38 While Tom Spinkler was travelling along Wagon Wheel Road in Big Cypress Swamp in South Florida, he
came across a young snake.
III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
39 He was once a benevolent man who gave a lot of his money to local charities.
A generous B selfish C innocent D bossy
40 It's not beyond the realm of possibility that some schools may have to cut sport altogether.
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IV Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
41 Tom: “Would you take this along to the office for me?” – Jerry: “ _”
A Never mind B Not at all C Yes, that’s right D Yes, with pleasure
42 Hoa is talking to Lan:
Hoa: What do you think is the most useful invention in medicine?
Lan: _
A I don’t think it is useful B This is because people use a lot of penicillin
C Perhaps it is the discovery of penicillin D Just by chance
V Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
43 When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number change
A kept B called C had D change
44 While the teacher was explaining the sum on the blackboard, the children threw paper aeroplanes around the classroom
A While B was explaining C sum D threw
45 When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to the students and faculty
A an B regulations C to D the
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION 25 pts)
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
Stressful situations that (46) almost everyday in life seem to be unavoidable However, we can do little sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence which may (47) us unexpectedly
as only it can At such a moment, one may hit the (48) _, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (49) _ the burden
Can you (50) _ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or do you take
a different (51) and make good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner
In fact, whatever way you (52) to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (53) _ Nevertheless, your reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain to your life and in this way puts your well – being in (54) _ Surprisingly, it is seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk
of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be (55) _that so many of those wretched stresses and inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles
II Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following questions.
Language diversity has always been part of the national demographic landscape of the United States At the time of the first census in 1790, about 25% of the population spoke languages other than English (Lepore, 2002) Thus, there was a diverse pool of native speakers of other languages at the time of the founding of the republic Today, nationwide, school districts have reported more than 400 languages spoken by language-minority students classified as limited English proficient (LEP) students (Kindler, 2002) Between 1991 and
2002, total K-12 student enrollment rose only 12%, whereas LEP student enrollment increased 95% during this same time period (National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, 2002b) This rapid increase
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Historically, many groups attempted to maintain their native languages even as they learned English, and for a time, some were able to do so with relatively little resistance until a wave of xenophobia swept the country during World War 1 (Kloss, 1977/1998) Other groups, Africans, and Native Americans encountered repressive politics much earlier During the 1960s, a more tolerant policy climate emerged However, for the past two decades there has been a steady undertow of resistance to bilingualism and bilingual education This article provides historical background and analyzes contemporary trends in language-minority education within the context of the recent national push for accountability, which typically takes the form of high-stakes testing
The origins of persistent themes regarding the popular antagonisms toward bilingual education and the prescribed panaceas of "English immersion" and high-stakes testing in English need to be scrutinized As background to the contemporary context, we briefly discuss the history of language politics in the United States and the ideological underpinnings of the dominant monolingual English ideology We analyze the recent attacks on bilingual education for what this attack represents for educational policy within a multilingual society such as the United States We emphasize multilingual because most discussions of language policy are framed as if monolingualism were part of our heritage from which we are now drifting Framing the language policy issues in this way masks both the historical and contemporary reality and positions non-English language diversity as an abnormality that must be cured Contrary to the steady flow of disinformation, we begin with the premise that even as English has historically been the dominant language in the United States since the colonial era, language diversity has always been a fact of life Thus, efforts to deny that reality represent a "malady of mind" (Blaut, 1993) that has resulted in either restrictionist or repressive language policies for minorities
As more states ponder imposing restrictions on languages of instruction other than English-as California, Arizona, and Massachusetts have recently done-it is useful to highlight several questions related to the history
of language politics and language planning in the United States Educational language planning is frequently portrayed as an attempt to solve the language problems of the minority Nevertheless, the historical record indicates that schools have generally failed to meet the needs of language-minority students (Deschenes, Cuban, & Tyack, 2001) and that the endeavor to plan language behavior by forcing a rapid shift to English has often been a source of language problems that has resulted in the denial of language rights and hindered linguistic access to educational, social, economic, and political benefits even as the promoters of English immersion claim the opposite
The dominance of English was established under the British during the colonial period, not by official decree but through language status achievement, that is, through "the legitimization of a government's decisions regarding acceptable language for those who are to carry out the political, economic, and social affairs of the political process" (Heath, 1976, p.51) English achieved dominance as a result of the political and socioeconomic trade between England and colonial administrators, colonists, and traders Other languages coexisted with English in the colonies with notable exceptions Enslaved Africans were prohibited from using their native tongues for fear that it would facilitate resistance or rebellion From the 1740s forward, southern colonies simultaneously institutionalized "compulsory ignorance" laws that prohibited those enslaved from acquiring English literacy for similar reasons These restrictive slave codes were carried forward as the former southern colonies became states of the newly United States and remained in force until the end of the Civil War in 1865 (Weinberg, 1977/1995) Thus, the very first formal language policies were restrictive with the explicit purpose of promoting social control
56 What is the primary purpose of including the statistic from the 1790 census in the introductory paragraph?
A To explain how colonizing the US eradicated language diversity
B To show concrete evidence that language diversity in the US is not a new phenomenon
C To note that before that time, there was no measure of language diversity in the US
D To demonstrate that census data can be inaccurate
57 The article compares two sets of statistics from the years 1991-2002, increases in K-12 enrollment and increases in LEP students, to highlight
A That the two numbers, while often cited in research, are insignificant
B That while many people with school-age children immigrated to the US during this time, an equal amount
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C That language diversity had no impact on US student enrollment during this time
D That while the total amount of students enrolled in US schools may have grown slowly, the amount of those students who were LEP increased dramatically
58 According to the second paragraph, many groups maintained their native languages without resistance into the 20th century EXCEPT
A Native Americans and African Americans
B Irish Americans and African Americans
C Mexican Americans and Native Americas
D Native Americans and Dutch Americans
59 Why is the word "undertow" emphasized in the second paragraph?
A To explain how certain groups continued to carry their native languages with them despite the opposition from those against language diversity
B To show the secretive and sneaky nature of those opposed to language diversity
C To call attention to the ebb and flow of language resistance during the 20th century, experiencing periods of both rest and extremism
D To explain that, while many groups tried to maintain their native languages, many gave in to social and political pressure to use only English
60 What is the best way to describe the function of the third paragraph in this excerpt?
A The paragraph provides its primary thesis as well an outline of the article's main points
B The paragraph is an unnecessary and irrelevant inclusion
C The paragraph serves to reveal the conclusions of the article before detailing the data
D The paragraph firmly establishes the article's stance against language diversity
61 Phrases such as "prescribed panaceas" and "malady of the mind" are used in the third paragraph
to
A Defend the point that the US must standardize its language education or there will be severe results
B Point out that language is as much a physical process as an intellectual one
C Illustrate how certain opponents of language diversity equate multilingual education with a kind of national disease
D Demonstrate how the stress of learning multiple languages can make students ill
62 According to the fourth paragraph, all of the following are potential negatives of rapid English immersion EXCEPT
A It can lead to a denial of language rights for particular groups
B Students become more familiar with conversational expressions and dialect
C It can prevent access to certain benefits that are always available to fluent speakers
D It can promote feelings of alienation among groups that are already in a minority status
III Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following questions.
"The economic history of the United States", one scholar has written, "is the history of the rise and development of the capitalistic system" The colonists of the eighteenth century pushed forward what those of
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Our excellent natural resources paved the way for the development of abundant capital to increase our
growth Capital includes the tools - such as: machines, vehicles, and buildings - that makes the outputs of
labor and resources more valuable But it also includes the funds necessary to buy those tools If a society had
to consume everything it produced just to stay alive, nothing could be put aside to increase future productions But if a farmer can grow more corn than his family needs to eat, he can use the surplus as seed to increase the next crop, or to feed workers who build tractors This process of capital accumulation was aided in the American economy by our cultural heritage Saving played an important role in the European tradition It contributed to American’s motivation to put something aside today for the tools to buy tomorrow
The great bulk of the accumulated wealth of America, as distinguished from what was consumed, was derived either directly or indirectly from trade Though some manufacturing existed, its role in the accumulation of capital was negligible A merchant class of opulent proportions was already visible in the seaboard cities, its wealth as the obvious consequence of shrewd and resourceful management of the carrying trade Even the rich planters of tidewater Virginia and the rice coast of South Carolina finally depended for their genteel way of life upon the ships and merchants who sold their tobacco and rice in the markets of Europe As colonial production rose and trade expanded, a business community emerged in the colonies, linking the provinces by lines of trade and identity of interest
63 With what subject is this passage mainly concerned?
A Geography B Finance C Economics D Culture
64 The phrase ‘paved the way’ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A paid for B supported C accumulated D resembled
65 It can be inferred from the passage that the European ancestors of early Americans
A sent many tools to America B taught their skills to their offspring
C were accustomed to saving D were good farmers
66 The word ‘funds’ in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A money B resource C labor D capital
67 According to the passage, which of the following would lead to accumulating capital?
A Training workers who produce goods B Studying the culture history of the country
C Consuming what is produced D Planting more of a crop than what is needed
68 The word ‘it’ in the third sentence of paragraph 2 refers to .
A growth B resource C labor D capital
69 According to the passage, capital includes all of the following EXCEPT
A factories B tractors C money D workers
70 According to the passage, the emergence of a business community in the colonies was a result of
A efficient saving B the immigration
C the success of production and trade D the existence of manufacturing
SECTION E: WRITING (30 pts)
Trang 7I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it Write the answers on your answer sheet.
71 Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money when he died
That _
72 I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement
Much
73 When they told the Minister about the strike, he was very angry
On
74 The patient recovered more rapidly than expected
The patient
75 Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test
As long as _
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it but using the word given Do not change the form of the given word Write the answers on your answer sheet.
76 He deals calmly with everything (STRIDE)
77 Many companies were immediately affected by the new regulations (EFFECT)
_
78 Being her only niece, Mary is very precious to her (APPLE)
79 I used to be familiar with every corner of this school (HAND)
80 John and she arrived in Ho Chi Minh City at the same time (COINCIDED)
III Essay writing
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Online learning is the only solution that can be applied to help students study in the time of social distance Use specific reasons and details to support your answer
You should write about 250 words
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