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KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC: 2012 – 2013 SECTION I. Phonetics: (10 points) A. Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group . ( 5 points ) 1. A. party B. pretty C. car D. guitar 2. A. celebrate B. anniversary C. clap D. enthusiastic 3. A. sacred B. rumoured C. bothered D. considered 4. A chalk B. chimney C. chapter D. character 5. A. hasty B. wastage C. tasty D. nasty B.Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. ( 5 points ) 6. A derelict B. deliver C. decisive D. demolish 7. A. accord B. account C. accept D. accent 8. A. famine B. fatigue C. fabricate D. factual 9. A. magnetic B. phenomane C. refusal D. substitute 10. A. calculus b. disnosaur C. calendar D. banana SECTION II: Vocabulary and grammar ( 15 points) I .Choose the best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below and write in your answer sheet. 11. They’ve recaptured all the animals ……………. escaped from the zoo. A. that B. who C. why D. whose 12. Electronics is a subject about …………… I know very little. A. that B. it C. which D. what 13. I had just one reply. Abco was the …………… company to reply to my letter. A. last B. most C. only D. second 14. I wish I’d stop arguing ………………… politics all the time. A. about B. with C. to D. at 15. Everyone tried to blame Janet ………….. the mistake. A with B. for C. in D. at 16. Is it possible to insure my motorbike………………. theft. A. to B. for C. on D. against 17. “ Is your government salary good?” . “ Yes, but I don’t make as much ………… worked in private industry?”. A. as I B. if I would have C. I would if D. as I would if I 18. “Which dress do you like better?”. “ The one ………………” . A. I tried it on first B. first I tried it on C. I tried on it first D. I tried on first 19. Her business must be going rather well, ……………. by the car she drives. A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging 20. My cousin obviously didn’t …………… much of an impression on you if you can’t remember meeting her. A. create B. do C. make D. build 21. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather ……… A. disembodied B. disconcerting C. dismissive D. discordant 22. He got an excellent grade in his examination ………….. the fact that he had not worked particularly hard. A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. although 23. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable ……………. because it seems too good to be true. A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelieft 24. I have been working very hard, I hope I will …………… my math exam. A. get through B. get round C. get through to D. get up 25. I really don’t like the shoes, and ……………. they aren’t my size, so I don’t want to buy them. A. further B. however C. anyway D. even if II. In the following letter there are 10 mistakes( from question 26 to 35). Find mistakes<br /> <br /> 1<br /> <br /> Dear Sir, I would like an information about English courses at your school in July and August. I studied English for six years at school and in my job, I have read many books and articles in English so I am quite good in understanding the language. My problem is speaking because I don’t have any opportunities to practise, so I need a course to brush up it. I enjoy to study but I only have one month, so I would like a course very intensive- perhaps five or six hours a day. A friend recomended your school and also said me that you could arrange an accommodation. It would be a great pleasant for me to stay with an English family but I would like to live near the school, if possible. If you need more information you can write to me at my home address or my work address. Yours faithfully. III. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense ( from question 36 to 45). ( 10 points) 1. Thanks to doctor John, I’m still alive! If it (36-not be).......................... for him, I (37- be)............................. dead for certain. 2. The town (38- choose)......................... for the next Olympic was the one nobody (39- expect)....................... 3. I can’t go with you as I (40- not finish)................................................ it. 4. By the time you (41- finish)......................cooking they (42- do) ................................... their homework. 5. No sooner I (43- arrive)...............................than I (44- send)................................... her a letter to say that I (45- have)....................................... a present for her. IV. Use the correct form of the word for each gap( from question 46 to 55). 46. He completely .................. the sign telling slow down, and ended up crashing into a Regard wall. 47. Her words made a great...................... on the crowd. Impress 48. Your personal experiences have a .................... on your attitude to life. Bear 49. He pays no ...................... to anything I say. Attend 50. She’s determined to prove his innocence, ........................of how long it takes. Regard 51. The hotel room was bare and ............................... Invite 52. Smoking is ......................... to the health. Injure 53. Explorers have to take a lot of ....................... with them. Provide 54. It is ..................... for beginning students to make mistakes in English. Avoid 55. I want you to.......................... at the opening of the new building. speech SECTION III: READING Let the children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk doesn’t learn by being corrected all the time: If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the languages those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught- to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle- compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made it. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself, let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way at saying or doing this or not If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should the teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer.Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say: “But supposedly they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential they will go out into the world and learn it.<br /> <br /> 2<br /> <br /> 56. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A. By copying what other people do. C. By listening to explanations from skilled people. B. By making mistakes and having D. By asking a great many questions. them corrected. 57. What does the author think teachers do which they shouldn’t do? A. They give children correct answers. C.They allow children to mark their own work. B. They point out children’s mistakes to them. D. They encourage children to copy from one another. 58. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are A. not really important skills. C. basically different from adult skills. B. more important than other skills. D.basically the same as learning other skills. 59. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by A. educated persons.B. the children themselves. C. teachers. D. parents. 60. The author fears that children grow up into adults who are A. too independent of others. C. unable to think for themselves. B. too critical of themselves. D. unable to use basic skills. II. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow( from question 61 to 65). Of the three leading contributors to heart disease, only high blood cholesterol can be controlled by change in diet. This fact is important in view of the estimate that over 150 million Americans have excessive levels of cholesterol in their blood streams. Cholesterol, a waxy substance found in all animal tissues, helps to form hormones and to maintain the structure of cells. Most cholesterol is manufactured by the body, but some surplus quantities enter the blood through food intake. Foods heavy in saturated fats, such as beef, butter and whole milk, increase the natural level of cholesterol in the body. Problems occur when fatty compounds build up on the walls of arteries. The deposits gradually narrow blood vessels, and at some point the flow of blood to the heart or brain can be blocked. A clot that blocks an artery to the brain can cause a stroke, while one that blocks an artery to the heart can cause a coronary attack. 61. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Leading causes of heart disease. B. Changes in diet. C. High blood cholesterol D. Contribution to hear research 62. It can be inferred from the passage that millions of Americans………….. . A. are overweight B. should have blood transfusions. C. should alter their eating patterns D. Frequently check their cholesterol level. 63. In what way does cholesterol benefit the body? A. It regulates the release of hormones. B. It cleans away wax in animal tissues. C. It increases the flow of blood in the D. It preserves cell structure. bloodstream. 64. How can surplus amounts of cholesterol build up in the body? A. From eating foods rich in saturated fats. B. From increasing overall food intake. C. From failing to check blood pressure D. From hormonal imbalances. 65. In line 9, the phrase build up is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. detach B. accumulate C. combine D. dissipate III. Read the passage and choose the word that best completes each gap( from question 66 to 75). The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (66) …………. of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (67) ……….. popular ever since. The first film was silent, with title on the screen to (68) ……….. the story. Soon the public had (69) ……… favorite actors and actresses and, in this (70) ……., the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie” film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (71) ………… only accept this kind of film. Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (72) …………produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (73) ………….. people went to see films, but in (74) …………<br /> <br /> 3<br /> <br /> years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence filmmaking and there are currently (75) ………… national film industries. 66.A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D. held 67.A. gone B. been C. made D. kept 68.A. join B. read C. explain D. perform 69.A. your B. his C. our D. their 70.A. reason B. way C. method D. result 71.A. should B. would C. might D. will 72.A. who B. where C. when D. which 73.A. other B. each C. fewer D. any 74.A. recent B. now C. modern D. present 75.A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty Section IV – writing 76. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.  I certainly……………………………………………............. 77. The rail workers do not intend to call off the strike.  The rail workers have no ……………………................................................. 78. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.  I object……………………………………………......................................... 79. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.  We were…………………………….............................................................. 80. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the station.  He regretted…………………………............................................................. 81. Mosquitoes cause malaria and this is well-known.  That……………………………………………............................................. 82. Her husband died. When she heard the news she fainted.  On hearing……………………………......................................................... 83. Jerry’s salary as an accountant is two thousand dollars a month.  Jerry makes…………………….................................................................. 84. I only recognized him when he came into the light.  Not until……………………………………................................................ 85. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.  There has………………………... ..............................................................<br /> <br /> 4<br /> <br />