Đề thi hsg Anh 12 Nam Định(CÓ ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT)

Đề thi học sinh giỏiAnh 12 Nam Định(CÓ ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT) Đề thi có đáp án chi tiết giúp hs tiến bộ rõ ràng

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

NAM ĐỊNH

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp: 12 THPT

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

Đề thi gồm: 12 trang

PART A - LISTENING (4.0 points) Hướng dẫn làm phần thi nghe hiểu:

- Bài nghe gồm 20 câu, thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần.

- Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc, hướng dẫn chi tiết đã có trong bài nghe.

SECTION 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 points)

Questions 1-5: Circle the correct letter, A, B, C.

1 What is the caller’s surname?

2 The caller says the correct colour of his car is _

3 What time does the caller say he went to collect his car?

4 Where does the caller usually store the front panel of his radio?

compartment

5 What does the advisor say she will send through the mail to the caller?

Questions 6-10 Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR

A NUMBER for each answer.

Insurance Claim Report

Customer First Name: Bennett

Policy Number: (6) _

Place where offence was reported: (8) York _ StationCustomer aware of the danger: No

Other items stolen: Car radio, CDs and a/(an) (9) _

Documents requested to support claim: Police reports and (10) _

SECTION 2 : QUESTIONS 11-20 (2.0 points)

Questions 11-13 Circle THREE letters A – E.

What are John and Sarah discussing?

• A the amount of work in the second year

• B the importance of medieval history

• C studying material in a different language

• D when their exams will finish

• E the level of work in the second year

Questions 14-15 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 Why is Sarah working in the market?

16 The number of males and females participating in the study was _

17 _ percent of the participants came from Europe

18 The vast majority of the participants were 20 or 21 years old, and only _percent were 19

19 Most participants reported missing home and/or suffering _ at the start of theircourse

20 The students examined the _ of the previous two years to ensure the numbers

in their research were as accurate as possible

PART B - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points) Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

D band

D raise

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 5 Two students are talking with each other

- Lan: "Then, are you working or taking a postgraduate course?"

- Mai: “ _”

A I think I should earn a living myself rather than live on my parents

B I guess, taking a course is better than doing nothing

C I think taking a postgraduate course when unemployed will really do

D I'm for working and getting experience before going into further study

Question 6 Two students are discussing about the benefits of English competitions

- Nam: “I believe that the OTE and IELTS Conquest Competition is an intellectual playground

for

Nam Dinh’s students to show their talent in English.”

- Mai: “ _ It also helps them develop their critical thinking and

communication skills.”

A I don’t agree with you B Don’t mention it

C There is no doubt about it D I'm afraid so

Circle 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

Question 7 The advent of scientific thinking has institutionalized the idea that knowledge has to

progress and can do so only through research

disappearance

Question 8 The chairman’s thought-provoking question ignited a lively debate among the

participants in the workshop

Circle 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

Question 9 The restaurant had a bizarre menu, with dishes featuring exotic ingredients and

unusual cooking methods

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 14 She _ for her parents' support during her university education, butshe preferred to work part-time and support herself

A should have asked B could have asked C must have asked D ought

to ask

Question 15 Don’t hesitate _ me a ring if any difficulty arises while signing the

Question 16 _ university is an institution of higher education and research, whichgrants academic degrees

Question 17 Of the two bridesmaids, Mary turned out to be _

A the most charming B the least charming C more charming D the morecharming

Question 18 I’d give anything to have a look at the _ wizard world

A intriguing British modern B intriguing modern British

C modern British intriguing D modern intriguing British

Question 19 We were both very excited about the visit, as we _ each other forages

haven’t seen

Question 20 My uncle lives a happy life _ his disability

Question 22 You want to live in a clean and green place, _?

you

Question 23 _ for a year as a secretary, my sister became a skillful assistantmanager

Question 24 Housework has been _ regarded as women's work

A tradition B traditional C traditionalist D

traditionally

Question 25 Andrew has _ greater contribution to the company since he waspromoted

A went B made C put D gotQuestion 26 I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind By the timeyou’re an adult, you _ all about it.

Question 27 He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to _ the smallest sum of moneyfor the charity appeal

Question 30 The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small _ ofdialogue

snatches

PART C - READING (6.0 points)

I Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (2.0 points)

HOW THE YOUNGER GENERATION CONSUMES THE NEWS

In recent years, there has been growing concern by researchers and indeed the oldergeneration that the younger generation is somewhat (1) _ from the news, and as aresult has a very narrow view of the world around them This, however, couldn’t be further (2) _ the truth, as shown by a recent study (3) _ was carried out bythe Media Insight Project According to this research, 85% of youngsters say that keeping up to datewith the news is important to them, and 69% (4) _ news on daily basis

Perhaps what some of the older generation fail to understand is that just because the youngergeneration does not buy a daily newspaper, it doesn’t mean that they don’t follow the news Born

into a digital age, or more (5) _ the age of the Internet, the younger generationsimply accesses news through the digital devices they grew up using A recent study produced byOfcom revealed that 60% of youngsters in the UK use the Internet or apps for news, compared tojust 21% of (6) _ in the older age range.

Social media also plays an important part in consuming the news for the youngergeneration It was also revealed that most youngsters actually don’t (7) _ newsfrom social media, but choose to follow it once they see it there In other words, they encounter itaccidentally and therefore following the news is secondary For example, when accessing socialmedia sites, news headlines automatically appear These catch the user’s (8) _ andconsequently the news link is clicked and followed For the moment, social networks are beingused selectively, (9) _ For example, social media is used for breaking news, but isnot relied on in terms of accuracy For hard news topics, such as economics or local crime,youngsters continue to look to original sources For accuracy and reliability, television is still thepreferred choice for (10) _ generations

(Adapted from: TOEFL Reading Practice)

Question 1 A dissociated B disengaged C combined

D almost

II Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer

to each of the questions (2.0 points)

In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related A theory

often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be

produced A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are

pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion

A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict events that havenot as yet been observed After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test

the theory If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported If

observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further There may be a fault

in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected

Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information andperforming experiments Facts by themselves are not science As the mathematician Jules Henri

Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house.

"Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learnedabout a particular problem After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part ofthe investigation that requires considerable imagination Possible solutions to the problem are

formulated These possible solutions are called hypotheses In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts The scientist plans

experiments, performs calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses For withouthypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction When hypotheses are confirmed,they are incorporated into theories

(Adapted from: A-Collection-of-TOEFL-Reading-Comprehension-Tests)

Question 1 Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?

A The place of theory and hypothesis in scientific investigation

B The importance of models in scientific theories

C The ways that scientists perform different types of experiments

D The sorts of facts that scientists find most interesting

Question 2 The word related in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.

connected

Question 3 The word this in paragraph 1 refers to _.

C the kinetic molecular theory D an observed event

Question 4 According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to _

C make predictions D find errors in past experiments

Question 5 The word supported in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.

adjusted

Question 6 Bricks are mentioned in paragraph 3 to indicate how _.

A building a house is like performing experiments

B mathematicians approach science

C science is more than a collection of facts

D scientific experiments have led to improved technology

Question 7 In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important toscientists when they _

A evaluate previous work on a problem B formulate possible solutions to aproblem

C gather known facts D close an investigation

Question 8 In paragraph 4, the author refers to a hypothesis as a leap into the unknown in order to

show that hypotheses _

A require effort to formulate B can lead to dangerous results

C are sometimes ill-conceived D go beyond available facts

Question 9 In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?

A Providing direction for scientific research B Sifting through known facts

C Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others D Linking together different theoriesQuestion 10 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A Theories are simply imaginary models of past events

B It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it

C A good scientist needs to be creative

D A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses

III Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer

to each of the questions (2.0 points)

Native Americans probably arrived from Asia in successive waves over several millennia,crossing a plain hundreds of miles wide that now lies inundated by 160 feet of water released bymelting glaciers For several periods of time, the first beginning around 60,000 B.C and the lastending around 7,000 B.C, this land bridge was open The first people traveled in the dusty trails ofthe animals they hunted They brought with them not only their families, weapons, and tools butalso a broad metaphysical understanding, sprung from dreams, and visions and articulated in mythand song, which complemented their scientific and historical knowledge of the lives of animal and

of people All this they shaped in a variety of languages, bringing into being oral literatures ofpower and beauty

Contemporary readers, forgetting the origins of western epic, lyric and dramatic forms, are easily disposed to think of “literature” only as something written But on reflection, it becomes

clear that more critically useful as well as the more frequently employed sense of the term concerns

the artfulness of the verbal creation, not its mode of presentation Ultimately, literature is

aesthetically valued, regardless of language, culture, or mode of presentation, because somesignificant verbal achievement results from the struggle in word between tradition and talent

Verbal art has the ability to shape out a compelling inner vision in some skillfully crafted public

verbal form

Of course, the differences between the written and oral modes of expression are not withoutconsequences for an understanding of Native American literature The essential difference is that aspeech event is an evolving communication, an “emergent form”, the shapes, functions andaesthetic values of which become more clearly realized over the course of the performance Inperforming verbal art, the performer assumes responsibility for the manner as well as the content ofthe performance, while the audience assumes the responsibility for evaluating the performers’competence in both areas It is this intense mutual engagement that elicits the display of skill andshapes the emerging performance Where written literature provides us with a tradition of texts,oral literature offers a tradition of performances

(Adapted from: TOEFL Reading Comprehension)

Question 1 Which of the following is NOT true of the Native American literature discussed in the

passage?

A It has a set form B It expresses an inner vision

C It involves acting D It has ancient origins

Question 2 What is the author’s attitude toward Native American literature?

A Critical of the cost of its production B Skeptical about its origin

C Admiring of its form D Amused by its content

Question 3 According to the passage, what responsibility does the audience of a verbal artperformance have?

A They participate in the performance by chanting responses

B They determine the length of the performance by requesting a combination

C They provide financial support for performances

D They judge the quality of the content and presentation

Question 4 What can be inferred about the nature of the Native American literature discussed in thepassage?

A It is reshaped each time it is experienced

B It reflects historical and contemporary life in Asia

C Its main focus is on daily activities

D It is based primarily on scientific knowledge

Question 5 What is the main point of the second paragraph?

A Oral narratives are a valid form of literature

B Native Americans have a strong oral tradition in art

C The production of literature provides employment for many artists

D Public performance is essential to verbal art

Question 6 The word ultimately in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _?

normally

Question 7 According to the passage, why did the first people who came to North America leavetheir homeland?

A They were hoping to find a better climate

B They were looking for food

C They were following instructions given in a dream

D They were seeking freedom

Question 8 What can be inferred from the passage about the difference between written and oralliterature?

A Written literature involves less interaction between audience and creator during thecreative progress than oral literature does

B Written literature reflects social values better than oral literature does

C Written literature is not as highly respected as oral literature is

D Written literature is not usually based on historical events, whereas oral literature is

Question 9 The word compelling in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _?

forceful

Question 10 The phrase are easily disposed in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to

_?

PART D - WRITING (4.0 points)

I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers in the spaces provided (0) has been done as an example (1.0 point)

0 She last met her friend three weeks ago.

→ She hasn’t met her friends for three weeks.

Question 1 I don’t think Mark broke your vase because he wasn’t here then

sentence has the same meaning as the first one Do not change the form of the words given You must use NO MORE THAN FIVE WORDS, including the word given (0) has been done

as an example (1.0 point)

(0) I couldn’t hear your speech MAKE

→ I couldn’t make out your speech.

Question 1 I was strongly impressed by the performance of that young singer IMPRESSION

me

Question 2 It was heavy snow on the line that delayed the train HELD

→ The train would have arrived on time if it by heavy snow onthe line

Question 3 I didn’t want to have an argument, so I changed the subject MOOD

the subject

Question 4 The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her BACK

→ The way he took everything she did for granted really

Question 5 She reacted quickly and stood calm in order to turn off the gas after the explosion

MIND

the gas

III Writing essay (2.0 points)

Write an essay (between 220 and 250 words) about the following topic:

People predict that robots will become more and more popular because they are versatile Discusssome benefits and drawbacks of this development from your own knowledge or experience

THE END

-ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 points)

Questions 1-5: Circle the correct letter, A, B, C.

1 What is the caller’s surname?

2 The caller says the correct colour of his car is _

3 What time does the caller say he went to collect his car?

4 Where does the caller usually store the front panel of his radio?

compartment

5 What does the advisor say she will send through the mail to the caller?

forms

TRANSCRIPT Advisor: Good afternoon, Waddow Insurance, this is Janet speaking How may I help you?

Mr Fischer: Yes, hello, I would like to make a claim on my car insurance please.

Advisor: Certainly Sir First of all I’d like to inform you that all of our calls are recorded for

monitoring and training purposes Is that okay?

Mr Fischer: That’s okay

Advisor: Could you please tell me your full name?

Mr Fischer: Sure It’s Mr Bennett Fischer.

Advisor: Okay Sorry, how do you spell your surname?

Mr Fischer: It’s spelled F-I-S-C-H-E-R [1]

Advisor: Great, thank you I see that you have taken out a third party fire and theft premium with us

on a 2013 light blue Volkswagen Passat, is that ok?

Mr Fischer: Yes, well, almost The colour is not light blue it’s light green [2]

Advisor: Okay, thank you for updating your information with us What is the nature of your claim

with us today?

Mr Fischer: Last weekend I had driven up to York on business and left my car in a monitored car park However it was only monitored until 8 pm, and I did not return to collect it until 9:30 pm [3]

after which no car park staff were present When I arrived at the car park, my car wasn’t there Itmust have been stolen

Advisor: I see Were there any valuable items left in your car, which could have been seen from

outside?

Mr Fischer: Well, I had recently bought quite an expensive radio for my car, but the front panel is detachable, and I always stow it in my glove compartment [4] So no, there wouldn’t have been

anything valuable on display

Advisor: Okay Mr Fischer, thank you for that information I’m going to send you some forms [5]

through the mail for you to fill in Before I can do that, I need to ask you a couple more questions, isthat okay?

Mr Fischer: Of course.

Questions 6-10 Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR

A NUMBER for each answer.

Insurance Claim Report

Customer First Name: Bennett

Policy Number: (6) G34C245 _

Place where offence was reported: (8) York _police Station

Customer aware of the danger: No

Other items stolen: Car radio, CDs and a/(an) (9) _old jacket

Documents requested to support claim: Police reports and (10)

registration detail(s) _

TRANSCRIPT Advisor: Thanks, Mr Fischer First of all, could you let me know your policy number, please?

Mr Fischer: Of course, I have it right here It’s G34C245 [6]

Advisor: G34C245… thanks And the type of claim? Shall we say stolen car?

Mr Fischer: Yes, the car [7] was definitely stolen I reported it to the police immediately, I

actually have the report number here if that is of any use?

Advisor: No, not right now, but keep hold of that as we will need to see a copy of the police report

eventually Which police station did you report the offence at?

Mr Fischer: York Police Station [8]

Advisor: Was it your first time in York?

Mr Fischer: No, but it was the first time I had driven there I usually take the train.

Advisor: Were you aware that the car park was only manned until 8pm?

Mr Fischer: No, I was not aware of that.

Advisor: Were there any signs put up on the premises that informed car owners of the risks of

leaving their cars after normal operating hours?

Mr Fischer: Yes, but they said the car park was going to be guarded until 10pm, at which point the

entrance is barred so no cars can come in or out

Advisor: Was any reason given for that sudden change?

Mr Fischer: The police informed me that the staff on duty that night had left on an urgent call I

believe it was something about a family member being admitted to hospital

Advisor: Were there any personal items left in your car?

Mr Fischer: Yes, first of all, there was the car radio I mentioned before.

Advisor: Ah yes, of course Anything else?

Mr Fischer: Just some CDs and an old jacket [9]

Advisor: Right Thank you Mr Fischer, I have everything I need for now, and will send these forms

out to you shortly When you get them please fill them with as much information as you can and,where possible, include copies of any relevant documents to support you claim, such as police

reports and registration details [10] Once you have returned that to us we can then start to assess

whether you will be eligible to receive compensation Do you have any further questions for metoday?

Mr Fischer: No, that is all Thanks for your help.

SECTION 2 : QUESTIONS 11-20 (2.0 points)

Questions 11-13 Circle THREE letters A – E.

What are John and Sarah discussing?

• A the amount of work in the second year

• B the importance of medieval history

• C studying material in a different language

• D when their exams will finish

• E the level of work in the second year

Questions 14-15 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 Why is Sarah working in the market? to buy books/for extra cash/ for textbooks

15 How many courses must John and Sarah choose? 4/four (courses)

TRANSCRIPT

You will hear two students, Sarah and John discussing their choices of courses to study

Sarah: Hi, John.

John: Hello, Sarah What are you doing in here?

Haven’t all your exams finished?

Sarah: Well, yes, they have, but I’ve got to make my decisions for next year I still haven’t chosen

what courses I’m going to do

John: That’s why I’m here Why don’t we have a look through the brochure together?

Sarah: That’s a good idea I’m not sure about some of these courses on medieval history.

John: No In fact, I’m not sure about the whole second year I was talking to Peter Lily the other day – you know, he’s just finished the second year – and [11] he was saying that the work load is higher in the second year because [12] you have to read all these medieval documents in Latin

I mean, the first year’s been pretty hard but next year will be worse There are more assignments

in the second year – it goes up to six a year for each course, doesn’t it?

Sarah: Yes But we’ve got the experience of the first year to build on, so it must get easier [13] And there isn’t so much secondary material in the second year There aren’t so many books

about the medieval period

John: Don’t you believe it! I think this year’s going to be hard work!

Sarah: Well, perhaps I’d better give up my job then.

John: You’re working as well?

Sarah: Yeah, I’ve been working in the same place for over a year now Only part-time, you know.

Just Saturday mornings in the market

I mean, it doesn’t pay much, but it’s interesting and it gives me a bit [14] of extra cash for my text books Anyway, what about these courses? How many do we have to take? I remember Professor Bolt saying something about [15] four courses in the second year, is that right? Or do we have to do

a certain number of credits?

John: Both We have to select four courses, but for some courses there are two parts They count as

one course It’s six in total, because everyone has to do Europe 1100 to 1500 and Chronicles of thechurch Anyway, when you’ve chosen your four courses, they should add up to 80 credits Haveyou got the course brochure there?

Sarah: Yes Look … under … second year history …

There it is

Questions 16-20 Complete the sentences below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

16 The number of males and females participating in the study was almost equal _.

17 17.97 _ percent of the participants came from Europe.

18 The vast majority of the participants were 20 or 21 years old, and only 5 _

percent were 19

19 Most participants reported missing home and/or suffering mild depression _

at the start of their course

20 The students examined the drop-out rate/dropout rate _ of the previous

two years to ensure the numbers in their research were as accurate as possible

TRANSCRIPT Gale: OK, so let me see the breakdown OK, so we’ve got an equal distribution of boys and girls,

that’s good

Lindsay: Almost equal [16] 51 % of the participants were boys, the rest were girls.

Gale: Right, and 70% of the participants were British, while the other 30% were …

Kevin: 10% were from America and Asia, 2% were from Africa, and 18% were European We had

a small number of Australians as well, 0.03%, so I guess Europeans were 17.97% [17] if you want

to be precise

Lindsay: Which we should Anyway, and obviously the age was all 20 or 21, with a few

19-year-olds-only about 5% No, wait 4% Right?

Kevin: No, it’s 5%, look [18]

Gale: Right OK, so Lindsay will describe the three sections, and then you Kevin, you’ll describe

the demographic and geographical breakdown, and I…

Kevin: You can start with the graph, and then we’ll all explain the data together.

Gale: Right, so we’ll put this graph up on the board and explain that most students experienced some form of homesickness or mild depression [19] in the beginning of their course.

Lindsay: But we need to point out that by the end of the year it was only 5% that still felt like

quitting school

Gale: Yeah, but remember that we didn’t actually have the opportunity to interview or poll any of

the students who left school-so the information we have only relates to current students, and thosenumbers might be bigger in reality

Lindsay: Yeah, I guess we need to mention that But we did check the drop-out rate [20] for the

last two years and it was very low so, at the end of the day, the numbers can’t be much bigger

Kevin: Yeah Anyway, so after we explain the data and we show the three graphs with the

background information and the responses for six months and one year, we should spend some timealso talking about…

PART B - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points) Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 5 Two students are talking with each other

- Lan: "Then, are you working or taking a postgraduate course?"

- Mai: “ _”

A I think I should earn a living myself rather than live on my parents

B I guess, taking a course is better than doing nothing

C I think taking a postgraduate course when unemployed will really do.

D I'm for working and getting experience before going into further study.

- I think I should earn a living myself rather than live on my parents: Tôi nghĩ tôi nên tự kiếm sống thay vì sống dựa vào cha mẹ

- I guess, taking a course is better than doing nothing: Tôi đoán, việc tham gia khóa học thì tốt hơn là không làm gì cả

- I think taking a postgraduate course when unemployed will really do: Tôi nghĩ việc tham gia khóa học sau đại học khi thất nghiệp sẽ thực sự hữu ích

- I'm for working and getting experience before going into further study: Tôi ủng hộ việc làm việc và có kinh nghiệm trước khi tiếp tục học cao hơn

Dịch câu: Hai sinh viên đang nói chuyện với nhau

- Lan: "Vậy cậu đang đi làm hay đang học sau đại học?"

- Mai: “Mình ủng hộ việc làm việc và có kinh nghiệm trước khi tiếp tục học cao hơn.”

Question 6 Two students are discussing about the benefits of English competitions

- Nam: “I believe that the OTE and IELTS Conquest Competition is an intellectual playground

for

Nam Dinh’s students to show their talent in English.”

- Mai: “ _ It also helps them develop their critical thinking and

communication skills.”

A I don’t agree with you B Don’t mention it

C There is no doubt about it D I'm afraid so

- I don’t agree with you: Tôi không đồng ý với bạn

- Don’t mention it: Đừng nhắc đến điều đó (thường dùng khi người khác cảm ơn bạn)

- There is no doubt about it: Không có nghi ngờ gì về điều đó

- I'm afraid so: Tôi e là đúng như vậy

Dịch câu: Hai học sinh đang thảo luận về lợi ích của các cuộc thi tiếng Anh

- Nam: “Tớ tin rằng Cuộc thi OTE và IELTS Conquest là sân chơi trí tuệ để học sinh Nam Định thể

hiện tài năng tiếng Anh của mình.”

- Mai: “Không còn nghi ngờ gì về điều đó Nó cũng giúp họ phát triển kỹ năng tư duy phản biện và

giao tiếp.”

Circle 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

Question 7 The advent of scientific thinking has institutionalized the idea that knowledge has to

progress and can do so only through research

disappearance

- popularity (n): sự phổ biến

- appearance (n): sự xuất hiện = appearance

- departure (n): sự ra đi, sự rời khỏi

- disappearance (n): sự biến mất

Dịch câu: Sự xuất hiện của tư duy khoa học đã chính thức hóa ý tưởng rằng tri thức phải tiến triển vàchỉ có thể làm được điều đó thông qua nghiên cứu

Question 8 The chairman’s thought-provoking question ignited a lively debate among the

participants in the workshop

triggered

- define (v): định nghĩa, xác định

- host (v): tổ chức, đăng cai

- arise (v): nảy sinh, phát sinh

- trigger (v): kích thích, gây ra = ignite

Dịch câu: Câu hỏi kích thích tư duy của chủ tịch đã kích thích một cuộc tranh luận sôi nổi giữa cáctham gia viên trong hội thảo

Circle 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

Question 9 The restaurant had a bizarre menu, with dishes featuring exotic ingredients and

unusual cooking methods

seasonal

- familiar (adj): quen thuộc >< bizarre (adj): kỳ lạ

- strange (adj): lạ lùng, kỳ lạ

- abnormal (adj): bất thường

- seasonal (adj): theo mùa

Dịch câu: Nhà hàng có thực đơn kỳ lạ, với các món ăn có nguyên liệu độc đáo và phương pháp nấunướng không thường thấy

Question 10 John’s slimming attempts have been going by fits and starts He needs to do it

consistently

flexibly

- slowly (adv): chậm chạp

- poorly (adv): kém, không tốt

- steadily (adv): ổn định, đều đặn >< by fits and starts: không ổn định

- flexibly (adv): linh hoạt

Dịch câu: Những nỗ lực giảm cân của John đã diễn ra một cách không ổn định Anh ấy cần thực hiệnđiều đó một cách liên tục

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 11 When the government conducted a new policy of accumulative bank interest, it faced a lot of strong opposition from the masses, but the economic stability finally testified its

policy

testified

1 Accumulative:

o Ý nghĩa: Có xu hướng tích lũy hoặc gom góp.

o Ví dụ: "Accumulative" thường dùng để mô tả khả năng hoặc đặc điểm của việc tích

lũy

o Ví dụ trong câu: "He has an accumulative habit, always saving small amounts of

money." (Anh ấy có thói quen tích lũy, luôn tiết kiệm những khoản tiền nhỏ.)

2 Accumulated:

o Ý nghĩa: Đã được tích lũy qua thời gian.

o Ví dụ: "Accumulated" được dùng để mô tả cái gì đó đã được tích lũy hoặc thu thập

lại

o Ví dụ trong câu: "The interest on the account has accumulated over time." (Lãi suất

trên tài khoản đã được tích lũy theo thời gian.)

"Accumulated interest" (lãi suất tích lũy) là thuật ngữ để mô tả loại lãi suất mà được tính theo cách

mà số tiền lãi cũng sinh lãi

Dịch câu: Khi chính phủ thực hiện một chính sách mới về lãi suất tích lũy, họ đã đối mặt với nhiều