NEC MOCK TEST - ENGLISH BONANZA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA THPT NĂM 2021 Mã A476557

ENGLISH BONANZA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA THPT

NĂM 2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 09/9/2021 Đề thi có 11 trang

• Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. • Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.

I. LISTENING (50 POINTS)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây; mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.

• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 02 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.

• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to the record about asphodel, a carnivorous plant and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. It was in 1879 that botanists realized asphodel was a carnivorous plant. 2. Professor Sean Graham and some other botanists knew asphodel as a carnivore in advance. 3. Scientists have discovered about 1000 carnivorous flora. 4. Sean Graham states that asphodel is the only carnivore among common plants. 5. According to Dr Qianshi Lin, asphodel’s uniqueness lies in that insects pollinating its flowers will be trapped.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For question 6 – 10, listen to a recording talking about some facts about the hedgehog and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each answer. 6. On what basis can it be concluded that hedgehogs have gained in polarity as family-friendly mammals? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What do the substances found in hedgehogs’ spines give them? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is the special occurrence in hedgehogs that scientists and biologists are unable to figure it out? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What will hedgehogs often do after arriving at the source of the smell which they've recently recognized? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why is it normal for hedgehogs to spend time sleeping? ________________________________________________________________________________________

Part 3. For questions 11-15, listen to an interview with Simon Lessing, who is a leading expert on the phenomenon of modern piracy and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

SỐ PHÁCH

11. What does modern pirates distinguishes from those of previous generation?

A. The degree of advanced planning. B. That they use more than one form of weaponry. C. That victims are often murdered. D. The targeting of ships with a certain type of crew. 12. Common sources of information for pirate gangs are people who

A. Work for shipping companies B. Operate computer networks. C. Work for multinational corporations. D. Handle the payroll. 13. In Lessing’s view, what is the problem with “flags of convinience”?

A. They are bought for a low registration fee. B. They can be used at open sea. C. They make hijacked ships harder to identify. D. They help pirates identify easy target. 14. Why does Lessing imply that piracy is a more widespread problem than it used to be?

A. Because of the forms of disguises pirates now adopt. B. It affects more than just merchant vessels. C. The method of counting and recording incidents has changed. D. Pirates have stopped targeting major sea lanes. 15. How does Lessing feel the romantic notions of pirates?

A. They have never been accurate. B. They still apply to modern piracy in some of its forms. C. They are appropriate to those who used riddles to indicate the location of their loot. D. They persist in modern times because of hidden treasure.

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