ÔN THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 NĂM HỌC 2021- 2022 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN CHU VĂN AN Mã A408227

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ÔN THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11

NĂM HỌC: 2021- 2022

I. LISTENING (50 POINTS)

Part 1: You will hear a woman called Helena Drysdaie being interviewed about her

research For a book on minority languages. For questions 1-5 choose the answer (A,

B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the

numbered spaces provided.

1. The main purpose of Helena's journey was to

A. establish precisely where Europe’s minority languages are spoken.

B. investigate the effects of climate and location on language.

C. calculate the exact number of minority languages in Europe.

D. assess the current condition of Europe's minority languages.

2. One problem of living in the mobile home was that

A. there wasn't much space,

B. the children had nowhere to play

C. It became very hot.

D. they all got bored with each other.

3. What does Helena say about the people she met?

A. Not all of them spoke a minority language.

B. Some were more willing than others to express their views.

C. Intellectuals gave more biased information than other people.

D. Older people had a rather unbalanced view of the situation.

4. We learn that people who were punished for speaking Provencal

A. did not take their punishment seriously.

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B. felt they were treated unfairly.

C. were made to feel embarrassed.

D. regretted what they had done.

5. According to Helena, language

A. enables people to express their emotions.

B. is an expression of one's identity.

C. is the key to integration.

D. makes everyone different.

(Source: CAE Student’s Book)

Your answers

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2: You will hear an interview with Cindy Talbot on the radio programme, Young

hero or heroine of the week. For questions 6-10, decide whether these statements are

TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided.

6. When Cindy heard the thunder, she decided to take a rest until the storm passed.

7. Cindy knew that her decision to take shelter from the storm was inadvisable.

8 Rod and Mark were travelling along a forest path when they saw Cindy.

9 Rod and Mark were initially dubious about the authencity of Cindy’s story.

10. The experience has made Cindy reluctant to venture out in stormy weather.

(Source: Proficiency Coursebook)

Your answers

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: For questions 11-15, You will hear two students discussing a talk by a

palaeontologist (a fossil expert) and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN

FIVE WORDS in each gap. Write

11. Why did Milton miss the talk on fossils?

12. What started Mr Brand’s interest in fossils?

13. What do schoolchildren say they most enjoy about the fossil hunts?

14. What is the main thing children learn during a fossil hunt?

15. What to Juni and Milton agree to do?

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Your answers

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Part 4: You will hear a journalist called Simon talking about the psychology of hobbies.

Listen and complete the sentences 16-20 using words you hear. Write NO MORE

THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The psychology of hobbies

1. Simon says that if you know what, for example, the man sat on the same train enjoys

doing in his free time, you can guess a lot of things about ___________________ .

2. Simon believes that the hobbies people choose can show us if they are

___________________ or would rather be on their own.

3. Simon thinks that famous people often choose hobbies which give them a break from

being _____________ the rest of the time.

4. Simon suggests that actors may choose activities like board games because these

games take their___________ acting and reduce their nerves while waiting around on set.

5. Simon remarks that the Dalai Lama is completely ___________________ when fixing

things like cars or clocks.

6. Simon reveals that rock star Bill Wyman loves searching for buried treasures with a

metal detector and is ____________________ archaeology.

7. Simon is particularly interested in finding out more …