KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG 26.3.2024
PART A. LISTENING CA-VT
I.Listen to the recording twice. Do some tasks as directed. Questions 1-5. Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D (5pt).
1. What does Peter want to drink?
A. tea B. coffee C. softdrink D. a cold drink
2. What caused Peter problems at the bank?
A. The exchange rate was down. B. He was late.
C. The computers weren’t working. D. His car was broken
3. Who did Peter talk to at the bank?
A. an old friend B. an American man C. a German man D. an Japanese man
4. Henry gave Peter a map of …….
A. the city. B. the bus routes. C. the train system. D. the bank
5. What do Peter and Sally decide to order?
A. food and drinks B. just food C. just drinks D. fast food
II. Listen to a school teacher talking about cyber-bullying. Fill each of the gaps with no more than TWO words. You will listen TWICE. (10 pts)
The Internet is said to be one of the most amazing (1) _________ that humans have made. Since its appearance, the Internet has been so popular that (2) _________everyone uses it or knows about it. However, the Internet can be a scary place, especially because of cyber-bullying. Open any (3) _________ these days and you will see a story about this cyber-bullying. It’s a really nasty and ( 4 ) _________ problem. Cyber-bullies are real cowards. They hide behind their computers and scare people, send them hate mail or threaten them. Even worse is when they (5) _________ pictures of their victims online. I have a friend (6) _________had a bad time at the hands of a cyber-bully. The cyber-bully (7) _________ lots of gossips and lies on the Internet. My friend’s reputation(8) _________ damaged. You may wonder how cyber-bullying starts at school. Many schoolchildren(9) _________ bully others in class and then continue doing it online. Their victim isn’t safe anywhere. It is high time we (10) _________ hands to stop cyber-bullying
PART 2. PHONETICS HH-HT
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by writing A, B, C or D. (5 points)
1. A. tough B. cough C. rough D. though
2. A. suitable B. building C. fruit D. juice
3. A. increased B. caused C. stripped D. mixed
4. A. southern B. sound C. countable D. trousers
5. A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southern
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by writing A, B, C or D.(5 points)
1. A. medical B. restaurant C. remember D. government
2 . A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate
3. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable
4. A. electrical B. interesting C. necessary D. beautifully
5. A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment
VOCABULARY
Ex 1: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below. ĐM
1. It ………..and windy when the ship, carrying about 200 passengers,………a rock.
A. was snowing - was hitting B. was snowing – hit
C. snowed - was hitting D. snowed – hit
2. Tom loves …….. with his new pen friends in Vietnamese.
A. chat B. chatting C. to chat D. both B and C
3. Stephanie asked her friends where and when ………….. from.
A. do meteors usually come B. meteors usually came
C. did meteors usually came D. did meteors usually come
4. Let’s go out for dinner tonight if it ……….convenient,
A. was B. were C. be D. is
5. "There seems to be a problem with this phone I bought from your shop yesterday."
- "…………………"
A. I'll give you your phone. B. Sorry, I don't have any phone.
C. I'm sorry. Let me look at it. D. We can't have a look at it.
6. Hoa “………………...” Lan: It’s a place where a type of plant or animal lives.
A. Could you show me the zoo? C. Have you ever visited a habitat?
B. What makes up a habitat? D. What does ‘habitat’ mean?
7. . ………. on the roads this evening?
A. Were there many traffics B. Was there much traffics
C. Was there much traffic D. Were there many traffic
8. ………big books on the table are for my history class.
A. A B. An C. The D. Ø
9. Nam: Do you ever drink coffee? Ba: Yes, but only……., not often. Just a few times a week.
A. sometimes B. usually C. rarely D. never
10. Unless you………….hard, you……………the final exam.
A. don't study - won't pass B. study - will pass
C. studied - will pass D. study - won't pass
11. Electronic goods are …………..at 30% this week, so I will get a new dishwasher.
A. on sale B. on discount C. for sale D. for rent
12. I……………living in the city. It’s too busy, noisy and dirty.
A. am keen on B. am interested in C. am tired of D. am crazy about
13. My grandparents enjoy……….…very much. There are a lot of beautiful flowers and fresh vegetables in their garden.
A. doing garden B. doing the gardening C. do gardening D. to do garden
14. James said, “Hurry up! The store ……………..”
A. closed B. will close C. is closing D. closes
15. Does your new stereo play music ………..than your old one did?
A. louder B. more loudly C. loudlier D. more louder
16. The second floor is…………….the third floor.
A. next B. between C. on D. under
17. …………….are Yao women’s clothes decorated? - With traditional patterns.
A. Which B. Why C. How D. Whose
18. Long invited Ann to join his family on … to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
A. a two-day trip B. two- days trip C. a two- days trip D. a trip two days
19. These clothes aren’t .........................
A. our B. ours C. we D. us
20. He did the test ……………I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
II. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences. (5 points) TL-VA
- Many astronauts said that it was ................... to see the Earth from space (wonder)
- Oxygen is essential for the .............. of all plants and animals, whether they live on the land or in the water (survive)
- NASA has found out that Kepler – 62e has some ....................... to Earth (similar)
- This first experiment was ..................... , so we need to do another one (succeed)
- A ...................... is a sientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth (geology)
- Please ……………… your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (fast)
- Visitors can spend .................... days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand. (end)
- We’ll take the early ..................... from Sydney to Wellington. (fly)
- After the death of her parents. Llisa was brought up in an ………….(orphan)
- I have no …………………. of going to the party tonight. (intend)
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points) TL-VA
1.This is the first time I (read) ……………… a novel (write) ……………… by an American noverlist.
2. It’s no use (ask)..................... the students to keep quiet. They can’t help (make).................. a noise
3. She wore a wig (avoid) ……………. (recognize) …………………
4. The play we saw last night (not be) ……………… as good as we (expect) …………….
5. Bill (have) ……………….. breakfast when I (stop) ……………….. by his house this morning.
6. She (learn) …………… English at school but she (forget) …………… most of it now.
7. All the lights are on. You (forget)................... (turn) ................... the light off before going to bed last night
8. By the time he (return) …………….. next week. I’m sure we (finish) ……………. decorating our house.
9. (cook) ……………..the meal, she continued (clean) ………….. the house.
10. Were I (know)................. the answer, I (tell) ......................you right away.
IV. Find the mistake in each sentence and then correct it. (5pts)
1. She sings the most beautiful among the singers I have known.
A B C D
2. He is not a honorable man
A B C D
3. This is a difficult lesson, so only little students can understand it.
A B C D
4.Jane told me that she will have to go to London the following day.
A B C D
5.Tom, together with his two sisters, are going to join our trip next weekend.
V. Prepositions Fill in each blank with one sutable preposition (10pts) CH
1. My aunt is bad ....................... cooking, so she usually eats.........................
2. What do you think…............….... the play we saw…...........…....the theatre last night?
3. They sometimes go…...........….... a picnic…............…....weekend.
4. I am very grateful……................ her…….................. the advice she’s given me.
5. Her uncle lived …..........….... the countryside……................ a cattle farm.
6. Ever since he split …............….... with his girlfriend, he prefers to be …..........…….. his own.
7. Some animals look for food …….............…… night, and sleep …..........……… the day.
8. Apart …..........…….. his mother, no one has any faith …….........…… him.
9. The interstate highway is not ……..........….. use now. It’s …....………. major repair.
10. She is very knowledgeable…………. History, but she’s very ignorant ……….. maths
PART D. READING: HB-TRD
I. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the questions. (5pts)
In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist Harry H. Hess in 1946. He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer. Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then, hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons, guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct volcanoes.Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago.
1. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.
B. To describe feature of the undersea world.
C. To present the results of recent geologic research.
D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains
2. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Contain B. Erode C. Hide D. Create
3. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of ...
A. a fathometer B. computer analysic
C. a deep-sea diving expedition D. research submarines
4. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot
A. was Harry Hess's instructor B. invented the fathometer
C. named the guyed after himself D. taught at Princeton University
5. What does the passage sav about the Arctic Ocean?
A. The first guyot was discovered there.
B. No guyots have ever been found there.
C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.
6. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common?
A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.
D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
7. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of ...
A. less than 600 feet. B. between 600 and 3,200 feet.
C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet D. more than 8,200 feet
8. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?
A. Fragments B. Mixture C. Columns D. Core
9. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots?
A. Erosion and volcanic activity.
B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.
C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
D. High tides and earthquakes
10. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?
A. In 1946 B. In the nineteenth century
C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years D. 80 million years ago
II. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (5pts)
Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting. Using both hands shows respect as does a (1) _____ bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people do not extend their hand are greeted with a bow. Women are more (2) _____ to bow the head than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are (3) _____ by a given name. For example, in the name Nguyen Van Due, Nguyen is the family name. People address (4) _____ by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived (5) _______ to the other person. These titles are family related rather than professional. Among colleagues, for example, the (6) _____ of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh ("Older Brother"). A(n) (7)_____ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao ("Hello."). Classifiers for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (8) _____ on greeting.
Vietnamese people have a strong (9) _____ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it (10) _____ to visit someone without having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers, incense, or tea may be proper gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or elderly parents.
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A. put
A. light
A. possible
A. continued
A. each one
A. relation
A. younger
A. easy
A. changed
A. sense
A. inactive
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B. shake
B. slight
B. capable
B. chased
B. one other
B. relationship
B. most young
B. basic
B. transferred
B. sensation
B. inaccurate
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C. clap
C. lightly
C. probable
C. followed
C. the other one
C. relations
C. youngest
C. fundamentally
C. reversed
C. sensitivity
C. inappropriate
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D. applaud
D. lighted
D. likely
D. taken
D. one another
D. relatives
D. young
D. elementary
D. exchanged
D. sensible
D. inexact
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III. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (5pts)
Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0. since) the early 1990s, but it was (1.)______ until 1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems.
Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of (2.)__________. They cause problems when they (3.)__________ during meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals. What's more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during lessons. (4.) ______ seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person (5.)__________ a pacemaker to fegulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker.
Now, something is being done to solve these (6.)______________-_. In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7.) _______________ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8.)____________ mode. However, phone users fear that if they do not (9.) ______ their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities. That's why many do not (10.)_____________ off their phones even when they are asked to.
PART E. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1. Nam came to visit us at the lunch time.
-> While we were……………………………………………, ……………………
2. Learning about protecting the environment is one of my interests.
àI’m …………………………………………………………………………………
3. Shopping at the market is better than shopping at the open-air market.
àI prefer………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Have you been to an English speaking country?” he asked us.
-> He asked us……………………………………………………………………..
5. He can improve his English by practising speaking every day.
-> If he…………………………………………………………………………….
6. My mother asked me whether I had slept well the night before.
-> My mother asked, “………………………………………………………
7. I last saw him when I was in grade 6
-> I haven’t……………………………………………………………………………
8. Mary dances more beautifully than Anna
à Mary is a …………………………………………………………………………..
9. Modern technology affects our lifestyles negatively in some ways.
-> Modern technology has ……………………………………………………………………………
10. My mother always keeps the house neat and tidy.
-> My mother is in the …………………………………………………………………………..
II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences below. (10 points)
1. Watch/ historical film/ be/ very / interest/ my younger brother.
-> ……………………………………………………………………
2. The boys/ my class / be/ big fan/ football.
-> …………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nobody/ this team / play soccer/ good/ Hoang.
-> …………………………………………………………………………………
4.It / be/ difficult / people / find / job/ the countryside/ than/ the cities.
->………………………………………………………………………………
5. He /not / member / the chess club/ therefore / he /not/ join/ next chess competition.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. Jrai/ earn/ living/ grow crops/ weave/ plant/ industrial trees/ raise buffalos/ elephants.
-> …………………………………………………………………………….
7. Prepare/ lesson / careful / or /you / get / bad mark.
-> .........................................................................................................................................
8. When / police /come /, / victims / accident / bring / hospital.
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9. I / be/ sorry/ I not write/ such/ long time/ but I / busy/ move / new flat.
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10.She said/ that /she / hand / her assignment / the teacher / next day.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
BT
5. When you take an exam, you are an _________ ( examine)
6. They moved to a ____________ area in the north-east of the country. ( mountain )
7. We must learn about keeping the environment _____________ ( pollute )
8. People use the Internet for many purposes ; however, it has __________ ( limit )
9. The novels ___________in the 1990’s are the best-sellers in many countries in the world.(write )
10. Lan is looking for some _____________ information to finish her essay. ( far)
HH-HT
II. Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets.(5 points)
1. Most _____________________ at the international workshop in Tokyo focused on the increase of the earth temperature. (ENVIRONENT)
2. I think it's very __________________ of him to expect us to work over time every night this week. (REASON )
3. ___________________, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. (FORTUNE)
4. She has cut herself, and it is ___________ quite badly. (BLOOD)
5. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant _________________. (SLEEP)
6. The grandparents ____________ speak about their all offspring. (PRIDE)
7.This statue is a _____________________ to a great statesman. (MEMORY)
8.You are making the problem _____________________ hard for you. (NECESSARY)
9. The police are interested in the sudden ______________________ of the valuable painting. (APPEAR)
10. The _________ charged me 10,000 USD for both rooms. (DECORATE)
Ex 5: Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets
1. When my work is ........................, I usually listen my favorite song. (STRESS)
2. Reading, playing sports, and .................... are popular leisure activities. (SOCIALISE)
3. There were 82 volcanic ………………………….occurring last year. (ERUPT)
4. The doctor stressed that his new kind of treatment is still……….… (experiment)
5. The trip was an ..........................experience. We enjoyed it very much! (FORGET)
6. NASA has found a Super Earth with the...................... of water in it. (possible)
7. The young astronaut felt himself so .....................attracted by the opportunity to fly into space. (power . 8.They have trained a number of young ...................... for their factory. (technique)
9. At the end of the film, David lost control of the spaceship and it started to spin .... (control)
10. That tsunami was the most .......................... of the year 2004. (disaster)