ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2019-2020 TỈNH LÀO CAI VÒNG 1 - BÀI THI SỐ 2 Mã A400468

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NĂM 2019 (Vòng 1)

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 04/10/2018 Đề thi có 15 trang

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LEXICO – GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Fame made her lead a rather __________life, in her own private world. A. faint B. secluded C. distant D. far-away 2. When the cost was __________ the advantages, the scheme looked good. A. set against B. weighed up C. made up for D. settled up with 3. The little boy has rather __________ parents, who give him everything he asks for. A. advantageous B. privileged C. gainful D. indulgent 4. When the company advertised the position, they were __________with applications.

A. dense B. filled C. inundated D. plentiful 5. I don’t believe there’s a ______ of evidence that could be held against him.

A. shred B. grain C. drop D. strain 6. She was so ill that it was ________ whether she would live or not. A. win or lose B. come and go C. touch and go D. on and off 7. The renewed interest in Elizabethan times is evident in the _____ of new Hollywood films set during that period.

A. spate B. hypocrisy C. transience D. demise

8. To his own great ________, professor Stephen has discovered a new method of diabetes treatment. A. reputation B. name C. fame D. credit 9. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the _______ on life among the royals.

A. know-how B. low-down C. look-out D. show-down 10. Serena is still _______ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant.

A. delightedly B. blissfully C. jubilantly D. ecstatically

READING (50 POINTS) Read the article about 'Psychic Paul’, an octopus who predicted football results. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.

The octopus who predicted a World Cup final Our interest in animals' intelligence and possible psychic powers spans the centuries. For some people, Paul the Octopus proved conclusively, beyond all 46._________, that animals have intelligence. Spain’s victory over Germany in the 2010 World Cup came as no 47._________ to many football fans, because the result had already been 48._________ by Paul. This was a creature that had achieved celebrity status with its incredibly 49._________ predictions.

Known as the ‘psychic octopus’, Paul seemed to demonstrate above-average intelligence. It seemed he could predict all of Germany’s World Cup results every time he was asked. Such was the popularity of his

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selections that, just before the final, a German news channel broadcast Paul’s prediction live on TV. Paul’s handlers, at an aquarium in the city of Oberhausen, turned him into an international superstar, A simple 50._________ was followed each time. Mussels were placed into two glass boxes. One box carried Germany’s flag while the other had the flag of the opposing team. Paul then made his ‘prediction’ by swimming towards one of the boxes and eating the tasty mussel inside.

Aquarium staff never claimed that this was a carefully controlled scientific 51._________. There did indeed seem to be a lack of concrete 52._________ that Paul was making intelligent choices. The day before the World Cup final, Paul at first swam towards the Spanish flag, before moving and hovering over the German box. After a few moments, the octopus eventually returned to his first choice. Occurrences like this 53._________, some doubt over whether Paul really did have ‘psychic’ powers. Not everyone appreciated Paul. When Argentina lost to Germany in the quarter-final, Argentine fans threatened to put him in a paella. The newspaper El Dia even printed a recipe for anyone who captured Paul: All you need are …