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NGUYỄN TRÃI
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KỲ THI NĂNG KHIẾU LẦN 5
NĂM HC 2021 - 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 CHUYÊN
Thi gian lm bi: 180 pht (không k thi gian giao đ)
(Đ thi có 10 trang)
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 4 năm 2022
Full name: ___________________________________________
A. LISTENING (50 points) You will hear each recording twice.
I. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. (16 points)
Name
Positive points
Negative points
Peake's Plumbing
• Pleasant and friendly
• Give 1. _______________ information
• Good quality work
• Always 2.________________
John Damerol
Plumbing Services
• 3. ______________ than other companies
• Reliable
• Not very polite
• Tends to be 4. _______________
Simonson
Plasterers
• Able to do lots of different
5._____________
• More 6. _______________ than
other companies
H.L. Plastering
• Reliable.
• Also able to do 7. _______________
• Prefers not to use long
8.____________
Your answers:
1.
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
II. You will hear a young woman called Joanna Riley giving a talk at a secondary school about her
work looking after an area of countryside. Choose the best answer (A, B or C). (14 points)
9. Joanna decided she wanted to do her present job when she was
A. a university student. B. doing a different job. C. still at secondary school.
10. Joanna's duties include
A. replacing wooden fences and gates.
B. protecting animals and trees.
C. repairing damaged footpaths.
11. What is special about Joanna's part of the countryside?
A. Lots of visitors go there. B. The weather is extreme. C. It is exceptionally large.
12. What is the most difficult part of her job?
A. putting fires out when the weather is hot and dry
B. sorting out problems between visitors and local people
C. preventing the illegal hunting of animals and birds
13. Joanna only feels depressed when she
A. sees rubbish left by visitors.
B. has to work in the dark in winter.
C. is alone for many hours.
14. What new power does Joanna now have?
A. She can temporarily close her area to visitors.
B. In extreme cases, she can arrest people.
C. She can make people pay for damage they cause.
15. Joanna says that anyone wanting to become a ranger should
A. apply for a job in their home area.
B. do voluntary work in the countryside.
C. first study geography at university.
Your answers:
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
III. Listen to Cameron Sinclair talking about the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects and fill
in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. (20 points)
A short time ago, his eyes were opened to the (16)________________ of the construction industry.
In 2006, when he visited the migrant worker camps, he started to follow the unfolding issue of
(17)________________.
The cancellation of 300 skyscrapers in the UAE has greatly affected the fate of 1.1 million
(18)________________.
These foreign workers have live in labour camps without necessities, and their passports
(19)________________.
In August 2008, UAE public officials noted that a number of labour camps violated minimum
(20)________________ regulations.
Last summer, over 10,000 workers protested for the non-payment of wages, poor food quality, and
(21)______________.
Currently, (22)________________ are abandoned and can’t come back home.
If one knows this issue is going on, is he complacent or complicit in the (23)________________?
Don’t forget who is paying the price of this (24)_______________ or forget these men, who are truly
(25)________________.
Your answers:
16.
21.
17.
22.
18.
23.
19.
24.
20.
25.
SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI DƯƠNG
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
NGUYỄN TRÃI
ĐỀ
KỲ THI NĂNG KHIẾU LẦN 5
NĂM HC 2021 - 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 CHUYÊN
Thi gian lm bi: 180 pht (không k thi gian giao đ)
(Đ thi có 10 trang)
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 4 năm 2022
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (60 points)
I. Choose the best answer. (12.5 points)
1. The conductor ________ the boys off for misbehaving on the bus.
A. told B. said C. shouted D. cried
2. The first thing he did was to________ his shoelaces and take his shoes off.
A. disconnect B. mislead C. undo D. unpack
3. After considering the case, the judge put the young offender________ for two years.
A. in charge B. in control C. on trial D. on probation
4. We used to________ all sorts of things when our parents went out.
A. get through to B. get over C. get up to D. get on with
5. It should be ________ that students are expected to attend classes regularly.
A. marked B. reminded C. perceived D. noted
6. The traffic policeman let her________ with a warning though she was driving way over the speed limit.
A. up B. off C. on D. out
7. This is an exciting book which________ new ground in educational research.
A. breaks B. reaches C. scratches D. turns
8. The tutorial system at Oxford and Cambridge is the________ of many universities.
A. sorrow B. jealousy C. regret D. envy
9. I wish he’d let us make some of the decisions instead of completely taking________ all our meetings.
A. in B. over C. off D. up
10. Mr. Wellbred went to a school which________ good manners and self-discipline.
A. blossomed B. planted C. harvested D. cultivated
11. The smell of the burnt cabbage was so________ that it spread to every room.
A. pervasive B. effusive C. extensive D. diffuse
12. Suddenly, I understood perfectly and everything fell________ place.
A. down B. for C. into D. out
13. Mr Horrid was a terrible teacher and obviously not________ for teaching.
A. cut in B. cut on C. cut up D. cut out
14. Most of the________ were unimpressed by his latest film.
A. reviews B. criticising C. critics D. comments
15. It was so embarrassing when Romeo forgot his________ in the second act.
A. paper B. lines C. part D. script
16. It’s surprising the performance went so well after only three________.
A. rehearsals B. auditions C. applauses D. directions
17. The person________ the orchestra was a young woman in her early twenties.
A. composing B. directing C. conducting D. leading
18. We’re always playing tricks on Pete because he takes ages to________ on.
A. catch B. keep C. pick D. get
19. There was a(n) ________ against the College’s new syllabuses.
A. bang B. outcry C. scream D. whist
20. When you listen to a lecture, it is useful to________ the important points.
A. clear B. put down C. notify B. write on
21. Prof. Silver was a most effective speaker and his audience seemed to________ on his every word.
A. catch B. cling C. hang D. hold
22. The steak looked tender, but it was as tough as________.
A. a belt B. a saddle C. old boots D. rubber
23. Dinner will be served________ but we have time for a drink before then.
A. actually B. currently C. lately D. presently
24. The Examination Board have recently changed the ________ for the Diploma in History.
A. brochure B. syllabus C. programme D. compendium
25. In the examination you may be asked for comments on various________ of a topic.
A. angles B. features C. aspects D. qualities
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition or particle. (10 points)
1. He has an excellent lawyer acting________ him and is bound to win the case.
2. He was very solicitous ________ our comfort and made every effort to ensure we had a pleasant journey.
3. We’d better go out for dinner; the food we have in the house isn’t sufficient________ the six of us.
4. As soon as they met Joe and Elizabeth were smitten________ each other.
5. The manager was sympathetic________ their request for a non-smoking area.
6. They’re bringing out a sequel________ this television series next summer.
7. I acted________ impulse and bought my wife a large bunch of flowers.
8. There are strong arguments________ banning the use of aerosol sprays.
9. On our honeymoon we argued________ everything; from the food to the weather!
10. The explorer arrived________ the conclusion that he was the first person to teach the ancient site.
III. Underline and correct ten mistakes in the text. (5 points)
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Correction
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The Nicaraguan study may have important implication for governments and aid
agencies that need to know where to direct their resources. Sandiford says that
there is increasingly evidence that female education, at any age, is 'an important
health intervention in its own right'. The results of the study borrow support to the
World Bank's recommendation that education budgets in developing countries
should be increased, not just to help their economies, also to improve child health.
'We've known for a long time that maternal education is important,' says John
Cleland of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 'But we thought
that even though we started educating girls today, we'd have to wait a generation
for the pay-off. The Nicaraguan study suggests we may be able to bypass that.'
III. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets. (10 points)
1. All our proposals met with their _____________ PERSIST refusal.
2. Your lecture on modern British art was extremely _____________ INSTRUCT.
3. This child has not taken any _____________ NOURISH today.
4. Mosquitoes are known to be _____________ CARRY of malaria.
5. She did the jobs about the house _____________ SLOP dressed.
6. The megaliths have stood on the plain since times _____________ MEMORY
7. She was quite angry and didn't conceal her utter _____________ PLEASURE
8. Her kindness and reliability were _____________ PROVERB
9. The change in her voice was scarcely _____________ PERCEPTION
10. It was _____________ PROVIDENCE that they were there at the right moment.
IV. Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (10 points)
1. ____________
a. After a thorough examination the inspector decided to ____________down the building as it posed a threat
to the dwellers’ safety.
b. Be a man, Luke, ____________yourself together and stop crying . The girls are looking at you.
c. Sally hated sitting at the first table in the classroom. The boys behind made it a point to ____________her
long plaits and it hurt a lot.
2. ____________
a. The paparazzi denied that he had____________ the privacy of the rock star. He claimed he didn’t feel
guilty whatsoever.
b. When Poland was ____________ by German troops, most of the European nations just looked on.
c. Hundreds of thrilled fans____________ the pitch soon after the final whistle was blown.
3. ____________
a. Smuggling drugs in some countries may ____________ a maximum penalty of death.
b. The law firm thought that Mr Bykowski could ____________ out his threats and sue the multinational
corporation for damages.
c. They are expanding their fleet by adding new planes that can ____________ up to 200 passengers.
4. ____________
a. There was credible intelligence information that the chemical ____________ might be targeted by
environmental groups.
b. Their efforts to ____________ a bomb on a transatlantic flight were thwarted by the SWAT team.
c. In an attempt to boost the town's image as the greenest town in the region they intend to ___________
2,000 seedlings in the centre.
5. ____________
a. Now, without anybody to turn to, he had to ____________ the biggest challenge in his life.
b. You're in love with her. Don't deny it. It's written all over your ____________.
c. The acne on his ____________ didn’t want to disappear no matter how often she went to the solarium.
6. ____________
a. Holmes was sitting in his favourite chair with his pipe in his mouth ____________ in thought.
b. She looks and talks tough, but __________ down she’s a very sensitive person that can be easily offended.
c. Everybody, take a ____________ breath. The roller coaster ride is about to begin.
7. ____________
a. You really want me to cheat my clients? Come on! We've ____________ a reputation for being fair and
trustworthy.
b. Josh is said to have ____________ a small fortune selling second-hand goods and fake jewellery.
c. I was not going to get rid of my car. Though old, it still ____________ its keep.
8. ____________
a. His ideology was shaped by a bunch of clerics giving speeches in a local ____________ of worship.
b. Don't ____________ too much emphasis on grammar. Vocabulary is more important.
c. After the last orders were taken and the pub closed for the night, he took her to his ____________ to finish
their fabulous night with a glass of champagne.
9. ____________
a. The new system ensuing fair treatment of all the people will come into ____________ next year under the
auspices of the United Nations.
b. Headquarters are planning to carry out a major ____________ to take the insurgents off the streets.
c. He underwent a major bypass ____________ when his heart started to send worrying signals.
10. ____________
a. Despite unforeseen difficulties, he made it a ___________ of seeing her when his ship called at New York.
b. The infamous interrogator used to ____________ his gun at prisoners to make them talk.
c. I think you’ve missed the ____________ I didn’t say I want the car. I said I like it.
C. READING (50 points)
I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence. (15 points)
MIND OVER MUSCLES
If you're lazy and not in good physical shape, then Dr Guang Yue, an exercise physiologist, has come
up with a theory that might be of (1) _________ to you. His (2) _________ discovery is that the strength of
our muscles can be improved without the need for physical activity. No longer do we have to (3) _________
for long swims or have (4) _________ workouts in the gym. It may seem (5) _________, but he says we can
(6) _________ up our muscles simply by thinking about exercise.
In Dr Yue’s research, volunteers imagined they were moving their little fingers sideways, and found
that the power of (7) _________ was enough to increase strength in those finger muscles. Then he asked
volunteers to (8) _________ to themselves that they were moving their arm muscles in five training sessions
a week. Remarkably, these volunteers experienced a rapid increase in the strength of their arms.
But sports psychologists say that, while this research is (9) _________, muscle strength is only one
aspect of exercise, and we shouldn’t (10) _________ aerobic activity. We still need to (11) _________ after
our hearts, by taking exercise that (12) _________ our heart rate to 70 per cent of its maximum for 20 minutes,
three times a week. It would be (13) ________ if people thought that exercise was (14) _________, and that
they could (15) _________ fit while slumped on a sofa just thinking about exercise.
1. A. fascination B. appeal C. attraction D. interest
2. A. main B. extraordinary C. individual D. dear
3. A. go B. take C. stand D. get
4. A. firm B. forceful C. strong D. hard
1. A. insincere B. doubtful C. improbable D. unsure
6. A. develop B. grow C. spread D. build
7. A. idea B. mind C. thought D. brains
8. A. pretend B. persuade C. expect D. convince
9. A. principal B. chief C. significant D. leading
10. A. throw away B. cut out C. look over D. switch off
11. A. look B. take C. care D. run
12. A. jumps B. climbs C. raises D. leaps
13. A. worrying B. anxious C. concerned D. panicking
14. A. helpless B. incapable C. minor D. useless
15. A. make B. have C. keep D. put
II. Fill ONE appropriate word in each gap. (15 points)
TO SLEEP OR NOT TO SLEEP
Are you one of those people who toss and turn all night, unable to (1) _________ to sleep? Although
many people who have sleeping problems, (2) _________ chronic or occasional, automatically reach for the
sleeping tablets when they see a difficult night (3) _________ of them, there are a number of so-called “folk”
remedies which are not only cheaper but also much safer in the long run.
Most people have tried having a hot drink such as milk or (4) _________ of a number of commercially
available herbal infusions before going to bed, but there are other, (5) _________ well-known remedies, which
can help you on your way to a restful night's sleep. One unusual (6) _________ effective technique involves
not warmth, (7) _________ you might think, but cold. Before going to bed, run very cold water for several
minutes over your forearms and legs from the knee (8) _________, then dry yourself quickly and hop into bed.
You will find yourself feeling totally relaxed and drowsy.
Another unusual approach has to do with eating or, to (9) _________ more precise, chewing. Take a
large apple, wash it and eat it slowly, (10) _________ particular care to chew the peel thoroughly. Chewing is
not only relaxing in (11) _________, but the peel of the apple contains a natural substance (12) _________
induces relaxation. Meditation, stretching, walking and (13) _________ reading are also effective for many
people. Clearly, there are many ways to avoid the pill-popping route and (14) _________ enjoy a good night’s
sleep. Then again, if all (15) _________ fails, you could always try counting sheep!
III. Read the article and answer questions 1-8 by choosing the correct answer, A, B, C or D. (8 points)
THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
Find out all about why volunteers are important for making wishes come true in
our interview with Sophia Giorgi.
When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-
Wish could be because this special organisation had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best
friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had
to say.
Sophia said that the previous year Make-A-Wish had helped her best friend, Andreas, who was
seventeen years old and had been ill for a long time. “Andreas had always wanted to be a pilot, but he knew it
probably wasn’t possible because of his illness,” explained Sophia. “But, thanks to the Make-A-Wish
Foundation in Greece, Andreas had a brilliant day at the Air Base in Araxo. He flew in a helicopter and learnt
all about war planes.” Sophia said one of the pilots had spent a lot of time with Andreas, answering his
questions and explaining things to him. Andreas certainly had a day to remember, and Make-A-Wish has helped
nearly 90 other children in Greece to “live” their dreams.
But what exactly is Make-A-Wish? Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organisation which
started in the United States in 1980. “It’s a charity which helps children who have got very serious, life-
threatening illnesses. Make-A-Wish helps the children to feel happy even though they are ill, by making their
wishes and dreams come true.” Sophia explained.
We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young
boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people
had wanted to find a way to make Chris’s dream come true - so, with everybody’s help, Chris, only seven
years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day, “When people saw how delighted Chris was when his
dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of Make-A-
Wish” explained Sophia.
When we asked Sophia if she could explain how Make-A-Wish worked, she told us the Foundation tries
to give children and their families a special, happy time. “Sometimes it’s hard for families with children who
are really ill to enjoy themselves and laugh together. They often feel sad a lot of the time,” said Sophia. “A
Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the child what they would wish for if they could have
anything in the world.” Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to
make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, like plane tickets or
equipment, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.
We wondered what things the children wished for. Did a lot of them want to meet somebody famous?
Sophia agreed that a lot of children did ask to do this. But she said other children wanted to own something
special or go somewhere, and some children, like Chris wanted to be a different person or do a different job
for a day. “Whatever the child’s wish is, Make-A-Wish tries to make it real for them,” she said.
So, how did Sophia become a volunteer? She told us she’d had to ring the Make-A-Wish office in Athens to
get some more information. She said she’d become a volunteer the following week and that she was glad to be
doing something to help make children’s wishes come true. Sophia suggested that other young people could
also volunteer.
Make-A-Wish says that without the help of volunteers like Sophia they would not be able to perform
these “miracles” for children. Why not see if there’s something you can do to help?
1. How did Sophia find out about Make-A-Wish?
A. Her friend had volunteered to help. B. Make-A-Wish had helped her friend.
C. It is a special organisation. D. Her friend had dreamt about Make-A-Wish.
2. What did the pilot do when he was with Andreas?
A. He gave him lots of information he wanted.
B. He flew with him in a war plane.
C. He asked him lots of questions.
D. He reminded Andreas about his day.
3. The Make-A-Wish Foundation………………
A. doesn’t exist in Greece. B. is only in America.
C. isn’t a charity. D. is an international organisation.
4. A boy called Chris………………
A. had the idea that began Make-A-Wish.
B. was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up.
C. gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish.
D. wanted people to help him to make his dream come true.
5. Make-A-Wish volunteers visit children and their families to………………
A. find out what the child’s wish is. B. make the child happy.
C. make the family feel special. D. see if the child is feeling sad.
6. Volunteers are important for Make-A-Wish because………………
A. they decide if the wish can come true. B. they help in lots of ways.
C. they provide all the plane tickets. D. they know how to make people laugh.
7. Which of these statements about the children’s wishes is true?
A. All the children want to meet famous people.
B. Most of the wishes involve owning something.
C. Lots of the children wonder what to wish for.
D. Some of the children want to meet someone special.
8. When did Sophia telephone the Make-A-Wish office?
A. She rang on the day of the interview.
B. She rang before the interview.
C. She rang the week after the interview.
D. She rang when she had got some more information.
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (12 points).
Ant Intelligence
When we think of intelligent members of the animal kingdom, the creatures that spring immediately to
mind are apes and monkeys. But in fact, the social lives of some members of the insect kingdom are sufficiently
complex to suggest more than a hint of intelligence. Among these, the world of the ant has come in for
considerable scrutiny lately, and the idea that ants demonstrate sparks of cognition has certainly not been
rejected by those involved in these investigations.
Ants store food, repel attackers and use chemical signals to contact one another in case of attack. Such
chemical communication can be compared to the human use of visual and auditory channels (as in religious
chants, advertising images and jingles, political slogans and martial music) to arouse and propagate moods and
attitudes. The biologist Lewis Thomas wrote Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment.
They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies to war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse
enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but
watch television.
However, in ants there is no cultural transmission - everything must be encoded in the genes - whereas
in humans the opposite is true. Only basic instincts are carried in the genes of a newborn baby, other skills
being learned from others in the community as the child grows up. It may seem that this cultural continuity
gives us a huge advantage over ants. They have never mastered fire nor progressed. Their fungus farming and
aphid herding crafts are sophisticated when compared to the agricultural skills of humans five thousand years
ago but have been totally overtaken by modem human agribusiness.
Or have they? The farming methods of ants are at least sustainable. They do not ruin environments or
use enormous amounts of energy. Moreover, recent evidence suggests that the crop farming of ants may be
more sophisticated and adaptable than was thought.
Ants were farmers fifty million years before humans were. Ants can't digest the cellulose in leaves -
but some fungi can. The ants, therefore, cultivate these fungi in their nests, bringing them leaves to feed on,
and then use them as a source of food. Farmer ants secrete antibiotics to control other fungi that might act as
'weeds', and spread waste to fertilise the crop.
It was once thought that the fungus that ants cultivate was a single type that they had propagated,
essentially unchanged from the distant past. Not so. Ulrich Mueller of Maryland and his colleagues genetically
screened 862 different types of fungi taken from ants' nests. These turned out to be highly diverse: it seems
that ants are continually domesticating new species. Even more impressively, DNA analysis of the fungi
suggests that the ants improve or modify the fungi by regularly swapping and sharing strains with neighboring
ant colonies.
Whereas prehistoric man had no exposure to urban lifestyles - the forcing house, of intelligence - the
evidence suggests that ants have lived in urban settings for close on a hundred million years, developing and
maintaining underground cities of specialised chambers and tunnels.
When we survey Mexico City, Tokyo, Los Angeles, we are amazed at what has been accomplished by
humans. Yet Hoelldobler and Wilson's magnificent work for ant lovers, the Ants, describes a super colony of
the ant Formica yessens is on the Ishikari Coast of Hokkaido. This 'megalopolis' was reported to be composed
of 360 million workers and a million queens living in 4,500 interconnected nests across a territory of 2.7 square
kilometers.
Such enduring and intricately meshed levels of technical achievement outstrip by far anything achieved
by our distant ancestors. We hail as masterpieces the cave paintings in southern France and elsewhere, dating
back some 20,000 years. Ant societies existed in something like their present form more than seventy million
years ago. Beside this, prehistoric man looks technologically primitive. Is this then some kind of intelligence,
albeit of a different kind?
Research conducted at Oxford, Sussex and Zurich Universities has shown that when; desert ants return
from a foraging trip, they navigate by integrating bearings and distances, which they continuously update their
heads. They combine the evidence of visual landmarks with a mental library of local directions, all within a
framework which is consulted and updated. So ants can learn too.
And in a twelve-year programme of work, Ryabko and Reznikova have found evidence that ants can
transmit very complex messages. Scouts who had located food in a maze returned to mobilise their foraging
teams. They engaged in contact sessions at the end of which the scout was removed in order to observe what
her team might do. Often the foragers proceeded to the exact spot in the maze where the food had been
Elaborate precautions were taken to prevent the foraging team using odour clues. Discussion now centers on
whether the route through the maze is communicated as a 'left- right sequence of turns or as a 'compass bearing
and distance' message.
During the course of this exhaustive study, Reznikova has grown so attached to her laboratory ants that
she feels she knows them as individuals - even without the paint spots used to mark them. It's no surprise that
Edward Wilson, in his essay, 'In the company of ants', advises readers who ask what to do with the ants in their
kitchen to: 'Watch where you step. Be careful of little lives.'
Questions 1-6: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?
Write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
1. Ants use the same channels of communication as humans do.
2. City life is one factor that encourages the development of intelligence.
3. Ants can build large cities more quickly than humans do.
4. Some ants can find their way by making calculations based on distance and position.
5. In one experiment, foraging teams were able to use their sense of smell to find food.
6. The essay. 'In the company of ants' explores ant communication.
Questions 7-12: Complete the summary using the list of words, A-O, below. Write the correct letter, A-O in
the gap.
A. aphids B. agricultural C. cellulose D. exchanging
E. energy F. fertilizers G. food H. Fungi
I. growing J. interbreeding K. natural L. other species
M. secretions N. sustainable O. environment
Ants as farmers
Ants have sophisticated methods of farming, including herding livestock and growing crops, which are
in many ways similar to those used in human agriculture. The ants cultivate a large number of different species.
of edible fungi which convert 7. ____________ into a form which they can digest. They use their own fatal 8.
____________ as weed-killers and also use unwanted materials as 9. ____________. Genetic analysis shows
they constantly upgrade these fungi by developing new species and by 10. ____________ species with
neighbouring ant colonies. In fact, the farming methods of ants could be said to be more advanced than human
agribusiness, since they use 11. ____________ methods, they do not affect the 12. ____________ and do not
waste energy.
D. WRITING: (40 points)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word
given. (10 points)
1. His father was very angry with him when he heard he had damaged the car. blew
His father___________________________________________ he had damaged the car.
2. His speech was so confusing that nobody could understand what he was talking about. baffled
Everyone___________________________________________ speech.
3. He bought a new jacket without having planned to. spur
He bought___________________________________________ moment.
4. Initially, losing one's job can seem awful; afterwards it can work out well, for some people. blessing
Losing one's job has proved___________________________________________ some people.
5. He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers. bee
He___________________________________________ dishonesty of lawyers.
6. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. butterflies
The young actress___________________________________________ audition.
7. Simon couldn't remember ever having met the woman. recollection
Simon___________________________________________ ever having met the woman.
8. Malcolm has finally decided to leave his job at the bank. hand
Malcolm has___________________________________________ at the bank.
9. He got up very early this morning. crack
He___________________________________________ this morning.
10. He didn’t seem to consider anything to be as important as winning that medal. matter
Nothing___________________________________________ winning that medal.
II. The diagram below shows the process of recycling bottles. Summarize the information by selecting
and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. (30 points)
You should write 150 – 180 words
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SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI DƯƠNG
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
NGUYỄN TRÃI
ĐỀ
ĐÁP ÁN KỲ THI NĂNG KHIẾU LẦN 5
NĂM HC 2021 - 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 CHUYÊN ANH
Thi gian lm bi: 180 pht (không k thi gian giao đ)
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 4 năm 2022
A. LISTENING (50 points) You will hear each recording twice.
I. Listen and complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. (16
points)
1. clear 2. late/unreliable 3. cheaper 4. messy
5. designs 6. expensive 7. painting 8. ladder(s)
II. You will hear a young woman called Joanna Riley giving a talk at a secondary school about her
work looking after an area of countryside. Choose the best answer (A, B or C). (14 points)
9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B
III. Listen to Cameron Sinclair talking about the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects and fill
in each gap with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. (20 points)
https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_sinclair_the_refugees_of_boom_and_bust/transcript?language=en
16. dark side
17. worker rights.
18. construction workers.
19. taken away.
20. health and fire safety
21. inadequate housing
22. thousands of workers
23. human rights violations
24. financial collapse
25. dying to work.
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (60 points)
I. Choose the best answer. (25 points)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
11. A 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. B
21. C 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition or particle. (10 points)
1. for 2. about 3. for 4. with/by 5. to/towards
6. to 7. on 8. for 9. about/on 10. at
III. Underline and correct ten mistakes in the text. (5 points)
The Nicaraguan study may have important 1. implications for governments and aid agencies that need
to know where to direct their resources. Sandiford says that there is 2. increasing evidence that female
education, at any age, is 'an important health intervention in its own right.' The results of the study 3. lend
support to the World Bank's recommendation that education budgets in developing countries should be
increased, not just to help their economies, 4. but also to improve child health. 'We've known for a long time
that maternal education is important,' says John Cleland of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine. 'But we thought that even 5. if we started educating girls today, we'd have to wait a generation for
the pay-off. The Nicaraguan study suggests we may be able to bypass that.'
III. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets. (10 points)
1. PERSISTENT 2. INSTRUCTIVE 3. NOURISHMENT 4. CARRIERS 5. SLOPPILY
6. IMMEMORIAL 7. DISPLEASURE 8. PROVERBIAL 9. PERCEPTIBLE 10. PROVIDENTIAL
IV. Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (10 points)
1. PULL 2. INVADED 3. CARRY 4. PLANT 5. FACE
6. DEEP 7. EARNED 8. PLACE 9. OPERATION 10. POINT
C. READING (50 points)
I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence. (15 points)
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B
11.A 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C
II. Fill ONE appropriate word in each gap. (15 points)
1. get 4. one 7. as 10. taking 13. even
2. either 5. less 8. down 11. itself 14. to
3. ahead 6. but 9. be 12. which/that 15. else
III. Read the article and answer questions 1-8 by choosing the correct answer, A, B, C or D. (8 points)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. B
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (12 points).
1. FALSE 2. TRUE 3. NOT GIVEN 4. TRUE 5. FALSE 6. NOT GIVEN
7. C 8. M 9. F 10. D 11. N 12. O
D. WRITING: (40 points)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word
given. (10 points)
1. blew his top when he heard
2. was (completely) baffled by his
3. a new jacket on the spur of the
4. a blessing in disguise for
5. has a bee in his bonnet about the
6. had butterflies in her stomach before the
7. had no recollection of
8. finally decided to hand in his resignation
9. got up at the crack of dawn
10. seemed to matter to him as much as/more than
II. The diagram below shows the process of recycling bottles. Summarize the information by selecting
and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. (30 points)
You should write 150 – 180 words
The procedure for reusing bottles made of glass is depicted in the diagram. Overall, there are a number of
steps divided into 3 stages commencing with empty bottles and finishing with these filled with commercial
products, on sale at retail outlets.
Initially, in stage 1, the bottles are taken to a collection point where they are gathered and transported away
by a truck. In stage 2, the bottles are divided into three categories according to their colour after they have
been cleaned using a high-pressure wash.
Subsequently, at the glass factory, they are crushed into pieces and then loaded into a furnace where they are
heated at high temperatures until liquified. Next, the liquid glass is mixed with new glass material and
poured into a mould which shapes it into a new bottle. In what is categorized as stage 3, bottles are filled
with various products and finally transported to stores where they are placed on sale.