Springboard to English Gifted Competitions

ĐỀ LUYỆN SỐ ………
[ANSWER KEY] Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A. LISTENING (20 POINTS)
Section 1. (10 POINTS)
1. educated 2. cotton club 3. racial barriers 4. servicemen and 5. segregated
prisoners
6. maids and butlers 7. editing process 8. nightclubs 9. Communist 10. resonant voice
Section 2. (10 POINTS)
11.telltale itch 12. seasonal cold 13. leukocytes 14. cellular groups 15. the antigen
fatal.
16. helper T-cells 17.temperature- 18.long-term 19.autoimmune 20.multiple
sensitive. immunity. diseases sclerosis.
B. PHONOLOGY (5 POINTS)
Section 1. From question 21 – 23, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D that indicates the correct word
whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3.0 points)
21. C 22. A 23. C
Section 2. From question 24 – 25, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D that indicates the correct word
whose stress pattern is placed differently from the others. (2.0 points)
24. D 25. C
C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (25 POINTS)
Section 1. From question 26 – 35, choose the correct letter A, B, C or D that indicates the correct word or
phrase fits each blank. (10.0 points)
26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. B
31. B 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A
Section 2. From question 36 – 45, supply the correct form of the word in bracket. (10.0 points)

36. incorporated 37. distinguishing 38.ill-/badly- 39.hare-/crackbrain 40. fruitless

thought-out ed

41.error- 42.masterpiece 43. entailed 44. amid(st) 45. recrimination

free/unerring
Section 3. Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered box. (5 points)
Lines Mistakes Corrections
Question 46 1 over to
Question 47 3 acted acting
Question 48 4 has had
Question 49 5 trying trial
Question 50 6 mastermind masterminded
Question 51 7 sentenced was sentenced
Question 52 8 did caused
Question 53 9 where when
Question 54 11 appeared who appearing
Question 55 12 at (the loose) on
D. READING (30 POINTS)
Section 1. From question 56 – 65, read the following passage and choose the correct letter A, B, C or D that
indicates the correct word/phrase that best fits in the numbered blank. (10.0 points)
56. A 57. D 58. A 59. D 60. B
61. C 62. A 63. D 64. C 65. B
Section 2. From question 66 – 75, read the following text and choose the correct letter A, B, C or D that
indicates the correct answer for the following question. (10.0 points)
66. D 67. B 68. D 69. B 70. A
71. B 72. A 73. C 74. C 75. B
Section 3. From question 76 – 85, think of ONE word that best fits in the numbered blank (10.0 points)
76. masks 77. raise/increase 78. seeing 79. current 80.shut
81. pandemic 82. treatment 83. linked 84. quarrentied 85. count
E. WRITING (20 POINTS)
Section 1. From question 86 – 95 complete the second sentence without changing the meaning of the
original sentence. Do not change the given word in any way (if any). (5.0 points) (0.5 each)
86. I lost my interest in eating (/my appetite) the moment (/the minute / as soon as / soon after /right after) I saw
the dirty state of the restaurant kitchen.
87. If I can be of assistance, please don't hesitate to ask
88. All things being equal, I’ll vote for Carol
89. Our team cannot come to terms with the truth that we lost to Ace on Saturday. We practised so hard.
90. I wish the judge had done justice to me when I took part in the competition.
91. No sooner had we been notified about the storm than we began to run for cover.
92. When cutting costs, companies should take their ad budgets into consideration because they are low-
hanging fruit
93. Anna was sure Tom was lying through his teeth about what happened
94. The Vietnamese government gave every indication of going to any lengths to curb the spread of
coronavirus.
95. Our independence on overseas trades puts drive and resourcefulness in export industries at a premium
Section 2. Some people say that corporal punishment like spanking is an acceptable way of educating
children. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

The mark is based on the following criteria:

1. Content (7,0 pts)
a. Providing all main ideas and details as required. (3,5 pts)
b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively. (3,5 pts)
2. Organization and presentation (4,0 pts)
a. Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity. (3,0 pts)
b. The essay is well-structured. (2,0 pt)
3. Language (3,5 pts)
a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structure appropriate to level of English language
of gifted students. (2,0 pts)
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures. (1,5 pt)
4. Punctuation, spelling and handwriting (0,5 pt)
a. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes. (0.3 pt)
b. Legible handwriting. (0.2 pt)