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ĐỀ CHUYÊN ANH SỐ 15 - 2023-2024
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Part 7: Prepositions and phrasal verbs (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following
sentences.
61. My sister had to let her dress because she’d put on weight.
62. Did your son get the university entrance examination?
63. I don’t believe a word he said; I think he just made that story.
64. I was very unlucky. My car was broken on my way home.
65. What brought the changes in the position of women in society?
66. Yesterday I ran Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years.
67. UNESCO stands United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
68. Unfortunately, our school had to do away the music department because of lack of funds.
69. The white flowers are my favorite. They give a wonderful smell that scents the entire garden.
70. If you have an old blanket, bring it so that we have something to sit on at the
beach. SECTION III. READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)
Part 1. Guided cloze test
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.
THE CHANGING EARTH
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have inhabited
it for less than half a million years. Within this time, population has increased hugely and people
have had a vast (71) upon the earth. They have long been able to (72) the forces of
nature to use. Now, with modern technology, they have the power to alter the balance of life on
earth. Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous notion that the world had
no boundaries and had limitless resources. (73) ecologists have
shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it follows that all human activity has an
effect on the natural environment.
In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result, certain
(74) materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to run short. Pollution and
the disposal of waste are already critical issues, and the (75) of the environment is fast
becoming the most pressing problem confronting us all. The way we respond to the challenge will
have a profound effect on the earth and its life support systems.
However, despite all these threats there are (76) signs. Over the past few decades,
the growth in population has been more than matched by food production, indicating that we
should be able to feed ourselves for some time yet.
71. A. imprint B. indication C. impression D. impact
72. A. put B. make C. place D. stand
73. A. However B. Moreover C. Likewise D. Otherwise
74. A. raw B. coarse C. crude D. rough
75. A. case B. situation C. state D. circumstance
76. A. stimulating B. welcoming C. satisfying D. reassuring
Part 2. Open cloze test
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank space.
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Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary. These people say that
because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings,
formal classes, or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard for me to imagine a
world without (77) . In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make
schools better not to eliminate them. We should invent a new kind of school that is linked to
libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and (78) corporations.
Corporations- Corporators? ought to create learning programs for schools in their area of
expertise. Independent experts could give talks on video or over the Internet. TV networks and local
stations could develop programming about things students are actually (79) in
schools. Laboratories could set up web sites to demonstrate new technology so students could view
it on the Internet.
Is this just a dream? No. Already there are several towns where this is beginning to happen.
Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them. Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can (80)
place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses (81)
programs for the schools and the community. The schools provide computer labs for people at
home. Because everyone has Internet access, older people participate as much as younger ones,
and everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones.
How will this new kind of school change learning? It is (82) early to be sure,
but it is very exciting to think about. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change
as well and we will all learn something in the process.
Part 3. Reading comprehension
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
WARNING ON GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong
Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea
level rose. The report recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port
and airport reclamations. Published by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which
includes work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most
recent projections on climate change to point to a gloomy outlook for China.
By 2050 about 30 to 40 percent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation
it supports, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions shifting northward and hot desert
conditions rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate. Crop - growing areas will
expand but any benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too
dry to grow crops such as rice. The growing reason also is expected to alter, becoming shorter in
southern and central China, the mainland’s breadbasket. The rapid changes make it unlikely that
plants could adapt.
“China will produce smaller crops. In the central and northern areas, and the southern part, there
will be decreased production because of water limitations,” Dr. Rik Lemans, one of the author of
the report, said during a brief visit to the territory yesterday. Famine could result because of the
demands of feeding the population - particularly if it grows - and the diminished productivity of the
land. “It looks very difficult for the world as a whole,” he said.
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Global warming is caused by the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil,
which release gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased
this century by about 0.6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8
degrees by 2100.
Dr. Lemans said China’s reliance on coal - fired power for its industrial growth did not bode well
for the world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater
than the environmental powers, and greenhouse gas emissions could accelerate,” Dr. Lemans said.
“China is not taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of
research to see what is going to happen.”
The climate change report, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David
Melville of WWF - Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory.
Food supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Maybe we could afford to
import food from elsewhere but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in
southern China will take place elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers
melted and the higher temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much of
developed Hong Kong which is built on reclaimed land. Current projections are that sea levels
worldwide will rise by 15 to 90 centimeters by 2100, depending on whether action is taken to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on that,
not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation
- the whole lot,” Mr. Melville said, adding that sea - walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water
supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels. Mr.
Melville said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and
encouraged energy efficiency to reduce fuel - burning. He also called on the West to help China
improve its efficiency.
83. Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future effects of global warming?
A. disastrous B. potentially disastrous
C. relatively optimistic D. on balance things are going to be satisfactory
84. Mr. David Melville suggests that in future more food could be imported into Hong Kong. He
thinks these measures could be .
A. efficient B. sufficient C. insufficient D. inefficient
85. The main point of paragraph 3 is to describe .
A. effects of changes in the climate of China on food production
B. future changes in the climate of China.
C. effects of changes in the climate of China on the growing season
D. projected future changes in the climate of China
86. The main point of paragraph 5 is to describe .
A. global warming
B. the effects of global warming
C. the causes and projected effects of global warming
D. the causes and effects of global warming
87. In paragraph 7, which point is Mr. Melville NOT making?
A. suggesting that there is a potential disaster in Hong Kong
B. suggesting that reclamation areas are at risk
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