ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT HSG CẤP HUYỆN

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT HSG CẤP HUYỆN 

NĂM HỌC: 2019 - 2020

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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1 point -0.2/ each)

You will hear someone, interviewing a woman called Josie on a food programme. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following questions.

1. Josie’s parents preferred cooking recipes

A. from different countries.        B. with lots of ingredients.      C. that were simple to prepare.

2. What happened to Josie at college?

A. She left before the end of the course.

B. She only enjoyed some parts of the course.

C. She completed the course successfully.

3. What did Josie dislike about working at the restaurant?

A. the people she worked with

B. the speed of the job 

C. the type of food she had to cook

4. When did Josie start writing articles about food?

A. after a bad experience at a restaurant 

B. during her journalism course 

C. when she applied for a job with a magazine

5. What are Josie’s plans for the future?

A. to set up her own magazine B. to buy a restaurant                 C. to stop work for a year

Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Listen to the recording. Complete the notes below. Write one word or a number for each answer.

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences. 

16. She __________ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.        

A. looks down on           B. goes in for              C. fixes up with            D. comes up against

17. I would appreciate __________ it a secret.

A. you to keep                B. that you keep         C. that you will keep    D. your keeping

18. The judge __________  the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.

A. accused                       B. convicted                C. sentenced                 D. prosecuted

19. To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.

A. that a drastic measure be adopted                 B. that a drastic measure is adopted

C. a drastic measure to be adopted                    D. that to adopt a drastic measure

20. When reaching the top of the hill, __________.

A. below us extended the sea                             B. the sea came into view

C. it was the sea that extended below us           D. we suddenly caught sight of the sea

21. Mary is a friendly girl who ______ everyone she meets.

A. gets up                        B. gets on with            C. gets over                   D. gets out of

22. ______________, "Alice in the Wonderland" appeals to many adult readers, too.

A. Though for children written                          B. Though written for children

C. Though it written for children                       D. It was written for children

23. When you do something, you should _____________.

A. get through to                                                  B. turn over a new leaf     

C. weigh up the pros and cons                           D. go down well with

24. After the battle, the _______ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.

      A. injured                        B. wounded                 C. broken                       D. killed

25. This is _______ the most difficult job I have ever tackled. 

A. by rights                     B. by all means           C. by far                         D. by the way

26. But for television, people in rural areas ______.

      A. wouldn’t have had anything for entertainment at night.

      B. wouldn’t have anything for entertainment at night.

      C. would have had anything for entertainment at night.

      D. won’t have anything for entertainment at night.

27. John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”

      Mary: “______” 

      A. Of course not. You bet!                                 B. Well, that’s very surprising. 

      C. There’s no doubt about it.                              D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.

28. The reviewer ______ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.

      A. chewed                        B. digested                   C. described                  D. drew

29. Some vegetables are grown without soil and under ______ light.

      A. artificial                      B. false                         C. fake                           D. unreal

30. The unemployment rate of the area ______ every year until 2003 and then started to fall.

      A. raised                          B. rose                          C. dropped                    D. decreased

31. Before you begin the exam paper, always read the________ carefully.

A. instructions               B. answers                   C. orders                        D. rules

32. Top fashion models often spend hundreds of pounds______.

A. getting straightened their teeth                     B. having got their teeth straightened

C. getting their teeth straightened                      D. straightening their teeth

33. This year’s sales figures go _____ our expectations. What marvelous thing!

A. for                                B. along with               C. beyond                      D. away from

34. _______ how angry he was, he would never resort to violence.

A. No matter                   B. No problem            C. Although                   D. Because

35. I’d rather you _______ anything about the garden until the weather improves.

      A. don’t make                 B. didn’t do                 C. don’t do                    D. didn’t make