8 Đề thi Học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 11 cấp Tỉnh (Kèm đáp án)

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 In the course of history, human inventions have dramatically increased the average amount of 
energy available for use per person. Primitive peoples in cold regions burned wood and animal dung to 
heat their caves, cook food, and drive off animals by fire. The first step toward the developing of more 
efficient fuels was taken when people discovered that they could use vegetable oils and animal fats in lieu 
of gathered or cut wood. Charcoal gave off a more intensive heat than wood and was more easily 
obtainable than organic fats. The Greeks first began to use coal for metal smelting in the 4th century, but 
it did not come into extensive use until the Industrial Revolution.
 In the 1700s, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, most energy used in the United States 
and other nations undergoing industrialization was obtained from perpetual and renewable sources, such 
as wood, water streams, domesticated animal labor, and wind. These were predominantly locally 
available supplies. By mid-1800s, 91 percent of all commercial energy consumed in the United States and 
European countries was obtained from wood. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, coal became 
a major energy source and replaced wood in industrializing countries. Although in most regions and 
climate zones wood was more readily accessible than coal, the latter represents a more concentrated 
source of energy. In 1910, natural gas and oil firmly replaced coal as the main source of fuel because they 
are lighter and, therefore, cheaper to transport. They burned more cleanly than coal and polluted less. 
Unlike coal, oil could be refined to manufacture liquid fuels for vehicles, a very important consideration 
in the early 1900s, when the automobile arrived on the scene.
 By 1984, nonrenewable fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, provided over 82 percent of 
the commercial and industrial energy used in the world. Small amounts of energy were derived from 
nuclear fission, and the remaining 16 percent came from burning direct perpetual and renewable fuels, 
such as biomass. Between 1700 and 1986, a large number of countries shifted from the use of energy 
from local sources to a centralized generation of hy-dro power and solar energy converted to electricity. 
The energy derived from nonrenewable fossil fuels has been increasingly produced in one location and 
transported to another, as is the case with most automobile fuels. In countries with private, rather than 
public transportation, the age of nonrenewable fuels has created a dẹpendency on a finite resource that 
will have to be replaced.
 Alternative fuel sources are numerous, and shale oil and hydrocarbons are just two examples. The 
extraction of shale oil from large deposits in Asian and European regions has proven to be labor 
consuming and costly. The resulting product is sulfur- and nitrogen-rich, and large-scale extractions are 
presently prohibitive. Similarly, the extraction of hydrocarbons from tar sands in Alberta and Utah is 
complex. Semi-solid hydrocarbons cannot be easily separated from the sandstone and limestone that cany 
them, and modem technology is not sufficiently versatile for a large-scale removal of the material. 
However, both sources of fuel may eventually be needed as petroleum prices continue to rise and 
limitations in fossil fuel availability make alternative deposits more attractive.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Applications of various fuels B. Natural resources and fossil fuels
C. A history of energy use D. A historical overview of energy rates
2. The phrase “per person” is closest in meaning to.
A. per capita B. per year C. per family D. per day
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 3. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that..
 A. coal mining was essential for primitive peoples
 B. the Greeks used coal in industrial production
 C. the development of efficient fuels was a gradual process
 D. the discovery of efficient fuels was mostly accidental
 4. In line 5, the phrase “in lieu” is closest in meaning to.
 A. in spite B. in place C. in every way D. in charge
 5. The author of the passage implies that in the 1700s, sources of energy were..
 A. used for commercial purposes B. used in various combinations
 C. not derived from mineral deposits D. not always easy to locate
 6. According to the passage, what was the greatest advantage of oil as fuel?
 A. It was a concentrated source of energy. B. It was lighter and cheaper than coal.
 C. It replaced wood and coal and reduced pollution. D. It could be converted to automobile fuel. 
 7. According to the passage, the sources of fossil fuels will have to be replaced because...
 A. they need to be transported B. they are not efficient
 C. their use is centralized D. their supply is limited
 8. It can be inferred from the passage that in the early 20th century, energy was obtained primarily from 
 ..
 A. fossil fuels B. nuclear fission
 C. hydraulic and solar sources D. burning biomass
 9. The author of the passage implies that alternative sources of fuel are currently..
 A. being explored B. being used for consumption
 C. available in few locations D. examined on a large scale
 10. The word “prohibitive” is closest in meaning to..
 A. prohibited B. provided C. too expensive D. too expedient
 Part III. Read the text and answer the questions (10 points)
 SAVING THE SOIL
 More than a third of the Earth's top layer is at risk. Is there hope for our planet's most precious 
 resource?
A. More than a third of the world's soil is endangered, according to a recent UN report. If we don't slow 
the decline, all farmable soil could be gone in 60 years. Since soil grows 95% of our food, and sustains 
human life in other more surprising ways, that is a huge problem.
B. Peter Groffman, from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in New York, points out that soil 
scientists have been warning about the degradation of the world's soil for decades. At the same time, our 
understanding of its importance to humans has grown. A single gram of healthy soil might
contain 100 million bacteria, as well as other microorganisms such as viruses and fungi, living amid 
decomposing plants and various minerals.
That means soils do not just grow our food, but are the source of nearly all our existing antibiotics, and 
could be our best hope in the fight against antibiotic- resistant bacteria. Soil is also an ally against climate 
change: as microorganisms within soil digest dead animals and plants, they lock in their carbon content, 
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holding three times the amount of carbon as does the entire atmosphere. Soils also store water, preventing 
flood damage: in the UK, damage to buildings, roads and bridges from floods caused by soil degradation 
costs £233 million every year.
C. If the soil loses its ability to perform these functions, the human race could be in big trouble. The 
danger is not that the soil will disappear completely, but that the microorganisms that give it its special 
properties will be lost. And once this has happened, it may take the soil thousands of years to recover.
Agriculture is by far the biggest problem. In the wild, when plants grow they remove nutrients from the 
soil, but then when the plants die and decay these nutrients are returned directly to the soil. Humans tend 
not to return unused parts of harvested crops directly to the soil to enrich it, meaning that the soil 
gradually becomes less fertile. In the past we developed strategies to get around the problem, such as 
regularly varying the types of crops grown, or leaving fields uncultivated for a season.
D. But these practices became inconvenient as populations grew and agriculture had to be run on more 
commercial lines. A solution came in the early 20th century with the Haber-Bosch process for 
manufacturing ammonium nitrate. Farmers have been putting this synthetic fertiliser on their fields ever 
since.
But over the past few decades, it has become clear this wasn't such a bright idea. Chemical fertilizers can 
release polluting nitrous oxide into the atmosphere and excess is often washed away with the rain, 
releasing nitrogen into rivers. More recently, we have found that indiscriminate use of fertilizers hurts the 
soil itself, turning it acidic and salty, and degrading the soil they are supposed to nourish.
E. One of the people looking for a solution to this problem is Pius Floris, who started out running a tree-
care business in the Netherlands, and now advises some of the world's top soil scientists. He came to 
realise that the best way to ensure his trees flourished was to take care of the soil, and has developed a 
cocktail of beneficial bacteria, fungi and humus to do this. Researchers at the University of Valladolid in 
Spain recently used this cocktail on soils destroyed by years of fertiliser overuse. When they applied 
Floris's mix to the desert-like test plots, a good crop of plants emerged that were not just healthy at the 
surface, but had roots strong enough to pierce dirt as hard as rock. The few plants that grew in the control 
plots, fed with traditional fertilisers, were small and weak.
F. However, measures like this are not enough to solve the global soil degradation problem. To assess our 
options on a global scale we first need an accurate picture of what types of soil are out there, and the 
problems they face. That's not easy. For one thing, there is no agreed international system for classifying 
soil. In an attempt to unify the different approaches, the UN has created the Global Soil Map project. 
Researchers from nine countries are working together to create a map linked to a database that can be fed 
measurements from field surveys, drone surveys, satellite imagery, lab analyses and so on to provide real-
time data on the state of the soil. Within the next four years, they aim to have mapped soils worldwide to a 
depth of 100 metres, with the results freely accessible to all.
G. But this is only a first step. We need ways of presenting the problem that bring it home to governments 
and the wider public, says Pamela Chasek at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, in 
Winnipeg, Canada. 'Most scientists don't speak language that policy-makers can understand, and vice 
versa.' Chasek and her colleagues have proposed a goal of 'zero net land degradation'. Like the idea of 
carbon neutrality, it is an easily understood target that can help shape expectations and encourage action.
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 For soils on the brink, that may be too late. Several researchers are agitating for the immediate 
creation of protected zones for endangered soils. One difficulty here is defining what these areas should 
conserve: areas where the greatest soil diversity is present? Or areas of unspoilt soils that could act as a 
future benchmark of quality? Whatever we do, if we want our soils to survive, we need to take action now.
Questions 1-3: Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
 Why soil degradation could be a disaster for humans
Healthy soil contains a large variety of bacteria and other microorganisms, as well as plant remains and 1. 
 . It provides us with food and also with antibiotics, and its function in storing 2.
 has a significant effect on the climate. In addition, it prevents damage to property and 
infrastructure because it holds 3. .
Questions 4-7: Complete each sentence with the correct ending, a-f, below.
4. Nutrients contained in the unused parts of harvested crops
5. Synthetic fertilizers produced with Haber-Bosch process
6. Addition of a mixture developed by Pius Floris to the soil
7. The idea of zero net soil degradation
a. may improve the number and quality of plants growing there.
b. may contain data from up to nine countries.
c. may not be put back into the soil.
d. may help governments to be more aware of soil-related issues.
e. may cause damage to different aspects of the environment.
f. may be better for use at a global level.
Questions 8-10: Which section A - G contains the following information?
8. an explanation of how soil stayed healthy before the development of farming
9. examples of different ways of collecting information on soil degradation
10. a suggestion for a way of keeping some types of soil safe in the near future
 SECTION E - WRITING (50 points)
Part I. 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. (10 points)
1. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticized .
2. They think that Helen's brother stole the money.
Helen's brother is suspected .
3. It is unlikely he’ll be picked for the Olympic swimming team.
His chances .
4. When they told the Minister about the strike, he was very angry. On 
.
5. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are an experienced driver or not. However 
.
Part II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. 
These words must not be changed in any way. (10 points)
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1. He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday. OPINION
He had .
2. It was childish of him not to accept my apologies. WHICH
He refused .
3. All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault. BLAME
All the witnesses said that .
4. My impression of him was that he was a very capable person. STRUCK
He .
5. My husband has earned the income since I broke my leg. BACON
My husband .
Part III. (30 points)
Write a paragraph of 200- 250 words on the following topic:
Parents and children often have different views on education, career choices, and life decisions, which 
leads to disagreements and tension within families. Some believe that the generation gap between parents 
and children is too wide to be bridged.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
 SECTION A - LISTENING (30 points)
Part I. (10 questions x 2 points = 20 points)
1. keeper 2. oil lamps 3. rocks; currents
4. boilers 5. lifeboat 6. too dark
7. rowing boat 8. five people 9. her portrait 10. her hair
Part II. (5 questions x 2 point = 10 points)
 11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A
 SECTION B - PHONETICS (10 points)
Part I,II. (10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
 1. D 2. A 3. B 4.B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
 SECTION C - LEXICO & GRAMMAR (60 points)
Part I. (15 questions x 1 point = 15 points)
 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B
 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B
Part II. (5 questions x 1 point = 5 points)
 1. charge 2. stood 3. mind 4. turn 5. bad
Part III. Give the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
(10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
1. disheartened 2. narrow-minded 3. sociologist
4. indefensible 5. brainy 6. deskilled
7. prolonged 8. exhaustively 9. predetermined 10. unbecoming
Part IV. (10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
1. turned out 2. was wiped out 3. stayed on
4. having been talked into 5. is always picking on 6. to be taken in
7. to ward off 8. cropping up 9. take on 10. left out
Part IV. (10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
 No Line Mistake Correction
 0 1 over around
 1 2 doing to do
 2 5 making doing
 3 8 ever never
 4 9 (at) the sea at sea
 5 10 including included
 6 10 or and
 7 11 other another
 8 14 rewarded awarded
 9 15 watersport watersports
 10 17 her their
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Part V. (10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
 1. more 2. make 3. pave 4. against 5. train
 6. other 7. away 8. rain 9. cold 10. skin
 SECTION D - READING (50 points)
Part I. (10 questions x 2 point = 20 points)
 1. goes 2. self-esteem 3. how 4. if 5. well
 6. until/till 7. this 8. failure 9. on 10. all
Part II. (10 questions x 2 points = 20 points)
 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C
Part III. (10 questions x 1 point = 10 points)
 1. minerals 2. carbon 3. water 4. c 5. e
 6. a 7. d 8. C 9. F 10. G
 SECTION E - WRITING (50 points)
Part I. 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. (10 points)
(5 questions x 2 point = 10 points)
1. The team leader criticized John for not waiting/having waited for them.
Helen's brother is suspected of stealing/ having stolen the money
2. His chances of being picked for the Olympic swimming team are poor/slim.
3. On being told about the strike, the Minister was very angry.
4. However experienced a driver you are, driving at that speed is dangerous.
Part II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. 
These words must not be changed in any way. (10 points)
(5 questions x 2 point = 10 points)
1. He had a low opinion of the musical show yesterday.
2. He refused (to accept) my apologies, which was childish of him.
3. All the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident.
4. He struck me as a very capable person
5. My husband has brought home the bacon since I broke my leg. Part III. (30 points)
Write a paragraph of 200- 250 words on the following topic:
Parents and children often have different views on education, career choices, and life decisions, which 
leads to disagreements and tension within families. Some believe that the generation gap between parents 
and children is too wide to be bridged.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
1. Form: an argumentative paragraph (5 points)
+ Easy to read
+ Coherent
+ The structure of a paragraph
2. Content: (15 points)
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+ Successful fulfillment of the task
3. Language: (10 points)
+ Appropriate vocabulary (3 points)
+ Suitable connectors (3point)
+ Correct grammar (3 points)
+ Punctuating/Spelling (1 points)
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 ĐỀ SỐ 3
 THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 11 THPT
 UBND TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN
 Môn: Tiếng Anh
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
 (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý:
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này. 
- Giám thị không được giải thích gì thêm.
 A. LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
- Nội dung nghe gồm 02 phần.
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. 
Part 1: Questions 1 - 10. 
Questions 1 - 3. What does Judy say about the following courses? Write the correct letter, A, B or C in 
‘Your answers’ part.
List of statements
A. She transferred from this course.
B. She transferred to this course.
C. Her transfer request was turned down for this course.
List of activities
1. Fine Art ______.
2. History of Art ______.
3. English ______.
Questions 4 – 6. Choose THREE letters, A – F. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
Which THREE reasons does Graham give for waiting to transfer?
A. The German course is too difficult
B. His housemate has persuaded him to transfer
C. He has more interest in history
D. He plans to do a combined degree
E. It suits his career plans
F. He is not bothered that he will not spend another year abroad
Questions 7 – 10. Complete the flowchart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each 
answer. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
Transferring to another course at the university
Step 1: Identify your reasons for wanting to transfer.
Step 2: Check that you satisfy (7) ______ for the new course.
Step 3: Speak with Careers Service.
Step 4: Find out if there are any (8) ______ implications.
Step 5: Speak to the Admissions Tutor in the department you want to transfer to.
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Step 6: Complete a(n) (9) ______ form.
Step 7: The form must be also signed by the (10) ______ of the department of your current course and the 
one you are transferring to.
Part 2: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part.
11. The symptoms of synaesthesia ______.
A. are the same for everyone with the condition
B. cannot be controlled 
C. can be harmful
12. People who discover that they have synaesthesia ______.
A. often say they thought everyone experienced it
B. often describe the symptoms negatively
C. see other people experience the same thing
13. One research project looking at synaesthesia ______.
A. produced different results from other research
B. was able to estimate the proportion of people with the condition
C. found that a small number of people saw different colors
14. The condition means some people see numbers or letters ______.
A. as either red or blue
B. as days or months
C. as colors or in particular relative positions
15. The way people experience colors ______.
A. will be exactly the same for everyone
B. can lead to disagreements
C. differs when a large number of experiments are carried out
16. When seeing certain words, people with word-taste synaesthesia ______.
A. will differ in the way they ‘taste’ a word
B. generally get a sweet taste in their mouth
C. have similar experiences
17. What does the speaker say about synaesthesia?
A. Infants may all have the condition
B. It is difficult to prove that the condition exists
C. The condition becomes more noticeable during childhood
18. Family members with synaesthesia ______.
A. are not always closely related
B. may not have the same symptoms
C. make up forty percent of the extended family
19. People with synaesthesia ______.
A. are advised to take up a hobby or interest
B. are often talented artists
C. often take an interest in the arts
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