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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 * * * ------------------------------------------------------ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR ( 35 points) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase. 1. We don't allow ................. in the classrooms. A. people smoke B. smoke C. people to smoke D. to smoking 2. What a dangerous thing to do! You .................. have been killed! A. may B. can C. must D. might 3. By the time I applied, all the hoilday vouchers ................. used up. A. had been B have been C. were D. are 4. I felt as if I ................... a confidence. A. have betrayed B. would betray C. had betrayed D. am betraying 5. The candidate ..................... to have withdrawn her application. A. claimed B. said C. denied D. reported 6. How could you have .......................... him for your brother? A. confused B. considered C. thought D. mistaken 7. It is vital that we .................... a change in people's attitudes. A. bring down B. bring back C. bring about D. look after 8. We'll have to ................... down the options before coming to a decision. A. slow B. narrow C. bring D. wind 9. The grocer's shop ................... since the supermarket opened. A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed 10. In ten year's time the population of the world...................... to 500 million. A. grows B. is growing C. has grown D. will have grown Part 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line My ideal job One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY that has anything to do with physics, (1) .................................. or maths; CHEMIST I am not the (2) .................................. type at all. In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE complete (3) .................................. in these subjects. Neither am I very
FAIL good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) .................................., so jobs in AMBITION business, administration and (5) .................................. don't really interest MANAGE me either. Moreover I find it (6) .................................. to be surrounded by IRRITATE a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative work or (7) .................................. skills of some sort. I'd like to have the ART chance to work outdoors (8) .................................. and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION travelling too. I am not (9) .................................. concerned about becoming PARTICULAR rich but I would like to have a (10) .................................. income - enough REASON to live comfortably. Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. After each space you are given a clue to the kind of word that is missing. Regrets Most of us (0) are always forgetting important dates, apart (1)......................................... ( preposition) the lucky few (2) .................................. (relative pronoun) are blessed with a good memory or the ability to organize (3) .................................. (reflexive pronoun) so they don't forget important obligations. How many times (4) .................................. (auxiliary verb) we all said, "I wish I had remembered!" How (5) .................................. (adverb of frequency) have we offended people by failing to remember (6) .................................. (pronoun) birthdays or name days? (7) .................................. (conjunction) they say it doesn't matter, we know, deep down, that we (8) ..................................(auxiliary verb) hurt their feelings. We can always try to make it (9) .................................. (preposition) to them next time but unfortunately the damage has (10) .................................. (auxiliary verb) done and our relationship with that person (11) .................................. (modal verb, future) never quite be the same again. On the other hand, we sometimes do (12) .................................. (very or too?) much for someone else because we want to please them and then feel we
have damaged (13) .................................. (pronoun) own interests in doing so. When friends (14) .................................. ( auxiliary verb) involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (15) .................................. ( do or make?) them a favour, but true friendship should mean that we can say "no" without risk to relationship. II. READING (35 points) Part 1: Read the text about booking a flight and put the following sentences in the correct order. There is one sentence that you don't need to use. Write the letters A, B, C, ... next to the numbers. Number 1 has been done for you as an example. When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell the travel agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go. The travel agent will then type the information into a small computer. After checking everything on the computer screen, he/she will send the information to a central computer. The central computer contains all information about bookings and destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are the most suitable flights. It also shows whether the flights are fully booked or not. The information which is now shown on the small computer screen is continually changing as other bookings are made in other parts of the world. The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name and address as well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket (by cheque or by credit card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for payment. When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types the information into the computer as well. Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s. A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back. B. The computer then wants information about the method of payment. C. The tickets are issued either at that time or later. D. The computer asks for personal details. E. Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details. F. Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer. G. Go to a travel agent. H. The computer asks for payment. I. The computer asks for the flight number. J. The travel agent fills your initial request into a small computer.
K. The booking is typed into the small computer. L. The booking is confirmed. 1. G 2........ 3......... 4......... 5......... 6......... 7......... 8......... 9......... 10......... 11......... Part 2: Read the passage about opinion polls and find which words in the passage can be replaced by the words below? Write the correct word from the passage in each blank. Number one has been done for you as an example. People often laugh at opinion polls and remember the times when they were slightly incorrect. However, they often forget all the times when they were accurate. A poll should be conducted very carefully and should sample a cross-section of the population. The cross-section should be selected very carefully so that the right balance of ages, sexes and social classes can be achieved. At first it was very difficult for many people to accept that sample of one or two thousand could reflect accurately the views of millions but polls have now proved themselves. However, polls should not claim to do what they are not intended to. The findings should always be examined very carefully before predictions are made with any degree of certainty. 1. mixture 2. chosen 3. meant 4. a little 5. forecasts 6. represent ....cross-section.... .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. 7. carried out 8. results 9. opinions 10. wrong 11. studied .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. ..................................
Part 3: Fill in each numbered space with ONE suitable word The world of dreams Most people feel that when they dream, they (0) are carried off to another world. (1)...........................the contrary, dreams are often connected (2) ................... our daily lives. (3) ......................... our whole mind (4)........................ filled with something, when we are either very upset (5)..................... when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent (6)...................... reality in symbols. It is often said that we benefit (7) ...................... dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself. when things (8)...............................wrong. Dreams are therefore (9) ....................... kind of escape, almost a holiday from (10) ...................... life, with its fears and responsibilities . It is, (11) ....................., a strange (12) ............................ of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (13) .................... to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (14) ......................... you are one of those people disciplined enough to write (15) ........................ down as soon as you wake up. III. WRITING (30 points) Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. I won't be able to go on holiday if my parents don't give me the money. Unless... 2. Jeanne inherited all her uncle's money because she had looked after him all his life . As ... 3. The boy wasn't allowed to have any friends, so he became an introvert. Deprived ...? 4. What a pity these shops close at lunch-time. I wish ... 5. I read about the closure of the factory only yesterday. It ......................................................................... 6. We didn't go to the theatre. We stayed at home. We stayed .. 7. I believe the company may well make a profit this year. I wouldn’t be 8. I wasn't surprised when they refused to pay me. As I ...
9. It probably takes at least six hours to drive to Glasgow from here. It's ... 10. They estimated the price, including all the costs. Taking ... 11. He always chairs the meeting because he is the managing director. As... 12. It was such an appalling sight that we reeled back in horror . So ... 13 We like pasta but we don't have it everyday. Although ...? 14. If someone had called the fire-brigade immediately, the tragedy might have been avoided . If the ... 15. It's impossible that we stayed at the same hotel, in that case. We Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line ). If a line has a word which should not be there,is correct, put a tick ( write the word. The stadium is only a few minutes away from where I live so .........I usually 0....... go to the matches on the foot. I put on my team's colours and set off with a 00.....the........ couple of friends from work. I always feel a sense of excitements as I turn 1.................... to the corner and the tall floodlights come into view at the top of the main 2................... stand of the stadium. By the time we will get to the stadium, there are big 3................... enough crowds, all heading in the same direction. As soon as we get 4................. inside, the chanting begins and the suspense builds up. I have been to a lot 5................... of games which were utterly boring: the weather was such cold and drizzly 6................... and the game finished in a goal-less draw. After going games like that, some 7.................... fans expressed their disappointment through acts of violence but I just look ahead 8............... to the next game. Violence on and off of the pitch is the biggest problem in
9............... football, but the behaviour of some of the stars also gives the game a bad name. 10.............. If we take Maradona of Argentina: he was, as everyone knows it, a great 11.............. player but he got involved with drugs and was excluded from the 1994 World 12.............. Cup after he failing a drugs test. Another of the greatest players was the 13.............. Englishman George Best, but again the pressure of being a star was too great 14.............. for him. He turned up to drink and retired when he was only twenty-six. 15............. - THE END - HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: 35 points Part 1. (10 points) one point for each correct answer Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key C D A C A D C B B D Part 2. (10 points) 1. chemistry 3. failure 5. management 7. artistic 9. particularly 2. scientific 4. ambitious 6. irritating 8. occasionally 10. reasonable Part 3. (15 points) one point for each correct answer 1. from 2. who 3. themselves 4. have 5. often 6. their 7. although 8. have 9. up 10. been 11. can 12. too 13 our 14. are 15. do II. READING: 35 points Part 1: ( 10 points) one point for each correct answer 2. E 3. J 4. F 5. A
6. K 7. D 8. B 9. L 10. H 11. C Part 2. ( 10 points) : 1 point for each correct word 2. selected 3. intended 4. slightly 5. predictions 6. reflect 7. conducted 8. finding 9. views 10. incorrect 11. examined Part 3 ( 15 points) : 1 point for each correct word 1. on 2. to 3. when/if 4. is 5. or 6. this 7. from 8. go 9. a 10. real 11. however 12. type/sort/kind 13 out 14. unless 15. them III. WRITING (30 points) Part 1 . (15 points) 1.Unless my parents give me the money, I won't be able to go on holiday. 2. As Jeanne had looked after her uncle all his life, she inherited all his money. 3. Deprived of friends, the boy became an introvert. 4. I wish these shops opened at lunch-time. 5. It was only yesterday that I read about the closure of the factory. 6. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre 7. I wouldn’t be surprised if the company made a profit this year. 8. As I (had) expected, they refused to pay me. 9. It's probably at least a six-hour drive to Glasgow from here. 10. Taking all the costs into account, they estimated the price. 11. So appalling was the sight that we reeled back in horror. 12. As (he's the) managing director, he always chairs the meeting. 13. Although we like pasta, we don't have it everyday. 14. We can't have stayed at the same hotel, in that case. 15. If the fire brigade had been called immediately, the tragedy might have been avoided. Part 2. (20 points) .........................  1... 9.....of....................... 2....to......................... 10... ........................ 3....will............................ 11....it..................... 4.... ..............enough............... 12..... 5.... ...................... 13.....he.................... . 6.....such........ 14..... ......................
7.....going......................... 15.....up.................... 8.... ................. HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: 35 points Part 1. (10 points) one point for each correct answer Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key C D A C A D C B B D Part 2. (10 points) 1. chemistry 3. failure 5. management 7. artistic 9. particularly 2. scientific 4. ambitious 6. irritating 8. occasionally 10. reasonable Part 3. (15 points) one point for each correct answer 1. from 2. who 3. themselves 4. have 5. often 6. their 7. although 8. have 9. up 10. been 11. can 12. too 13 our 14. are 15. do II. READING: 35 points Part 1: ( 10 points) one point for each correct answer 2. E 3. J 4. F 5. A 6. K 7. D 8. B 9. L 10. H 11. C Part 2. ( 10 points) : 1 point for each correct word 2. selected 3. intended 4. slightly 5. predictions 6. reflect 7. conducted 8. finding 9. views 10. incorrect 11. examined Part 3 ( 15 points) : 1 point for each correct word 1. on 2. to 3. when/if 4. is 5. or 6. this 7. from 8. go 9. a 10. real 11. however 12. type/sort/kind 13 out 14. unless 15. them III. WRITING (30 points) Part 1 . (15 points) 1.Unless my parents give me the money, I won't be able to go on holiday. 2. As Jeanne had looked after her uncle all his life, she inherited all his money. 3. Deprived of friends, the boy became an introvert. 4. I wish these shops opened at lunch-time. 5. It was only yesterday that I read about the closure of the factory.
6. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre 7. I wouldn’t be surprised if the company made a profit this year. 8. As I (had) expected, they refused to pay me. 9. It's probably at least a six-hour drive to Glasgow from here. 10. Taking all the costs into account, they estimated the price. 11. So appalling was the sight that we reeled back in horror. 12. As (he's the) managing director, he always chairs the meeting. 13. Although we like pasta, we don't have it everyday. 14. We can't have stayed at the same hotel, in that case. 15. If the fire brigade had been called immediately, the tragedy might have been avoided. Part 2. (20 points) .........................  1... 9.....of....................... 2....to......................... 10... ........................ 3....will............................ 11....it..................... 4.... ..............enough............... 12..... 5.... ...................... 13.....he.................... . 6.....such........ 14..... ...................... 7.....going......................... 15.....up.................... 8.... ................. 
SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 180 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐIỂM CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 1 CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 2 PHÁCH ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I. LISTENING: ( 20 marks) Listen carefully and answer the questions below. Each part will be read aloud three times. PART 1 : People are talking about local businesses. Blacken TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) - (5 Marks). 1 a The girl goes to Muscles every morning to exercise. T F b It’s cheaper than other places. T F 2 a Sylvester’s is the best clothing store in town. T F b The clothes there are really well-made. T F 3 a Uncle bob’s is very close to the man’s house. T F b Sometimes they eat there three times a day. T F 4 a The only place the woman brings her broken car to is Sancken Automotive. T F b She really trusts the staff there. T F 5 a The musicians who play at the Blue Room are very disappointing. T F b The place is too small and the tables and chairs are uncomfortable. T F PART 2 : Fill in the blanks the words you hear from the tape - (5 Marks). Sandra Cisneros was (1) ....................... in Chicago, Illinois in 1954. 1. Her father was a Mexican and her mother was Mexican (2) ............... 2. She had six (3).............. and the family was very poor. She attended 3. Loyola University in Chicago and (4) .................. her first creative 4. writing class there in (5)................... . After graduating from college in 5. 1976, she attended the writing (6) ................. at University of Iowa. In 6. 1980, she published her first collection of (7) ................. , Bad Boys. 7. And in 1984, she published her first (8) .................., The House on 8. Mango Street . This book made her (9) ................... , and many more 9. books followed. In 1995, she (10)................ a McArthur Foundation 10. Fellowship, often called the “genius grant”. She had come a long way. PART 3 : Listen to the conversation and answer the questions using short answers - (10 Marks). 1. a. What does George hate more? Math or English? b. Does his friend prefer English? 2. a. What kind of music does Erica like? b. What kind of music does her friend like? 3. a. What does the woman invite her friend to do? b. Can the man eat pizza? 4. a. What do the man and the woman do all the time? b. What do they think about bicycling? .5 a. What is the man thinking about? b. What would the woman rather have? 1
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 marks) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle your answers. (0.5 x 15 = 7.5 marks) 1. My hands were so cold that I couldn't……….my coat buttons. A. open B. remove C. put out D. undo 2. I don't think that purple shirt ………with your yellow skirt.. A. suits B. goes C. fits D. wears 3. I'm ……..money every week to buy a new bicycle. A. making for B. getting over C. putting aside D. turning in 4. I have been planting trees all day and I'm …….. A. worn out B. taken in C. run down D. grown up 5. He always felt that he was living in the ……of his famous father. A. dusk B. gloom C. shadow D. mist 6. Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school ………. A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account 7. In Britain, children start ………. school at the age of five. A. kindergarten B. secondary C. nursery D. primary 8. It’s time for break. The bell has ……….. A. gone off B. struck C. rung D. sounded 9. I bought these shoes in the sale. They were a real ………. A. cheap B. economy C. bargain D. purchase 10. If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent ………. A. investment B. profit C. deposit D. interest 11. Edward was named after one of his father ‘s distant ………. A. family B. brothers C. members D. relations 12. Jane and Brian got married a year after they got ………. A. divorced B. proposed C. engaged D. separated 13. Graham works well in class but, but his ………. could be better. A. rudeness B. behaviour C. politeness D. acting 14. Julie had a terrible ………. with her parents last night. A. row B. discussion C. argue D. dispute 15. Parents have to try hard to understand the younger ………. A. generation B. people C. adolescents D. teenagers 16. My father likes to be called a senior citizen, not an old age ………. A. person B. relative C. gentleman D. pensioner 17. It is hard to get ………. parts for this car if something goes wrong. A. extra B. spare C. additional D. emergency 18. Don’t touch the wire! You’ll get an electric ………. A. surprise B. current C. charge D. shock 19. This knife is really ………. . I’ll have to sharpen it. A. blunt B. dull C. flat D. frank 20. Don’t forget to ………. your alarm clock for 6.30. A. put B. set C. ring D. go off Part 2: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Circle your answers. (0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks) 1. We sent a present for the children living next door. (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. Penny took three exams and managed to succeed them all. (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the ferry. (A) (B) (C) (D) 2
4. The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last year. Another two millions (A) (B) (C) (D) are jobless. 5. The President often contradicts himself. He often says something which doesn’t agree (A) (B) with what he says earlier. (C) (D) Part 3: In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there. Indicate the correct lines with a tick (). For the incorrect lines, write the words that should not be there. (0.5 x 15 = 7.5 marks) A HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND Some friends of mine decided to go on holiday 1. ................. to Scotland. They asked me if I was wanted to go too 2. ................. but I had already arranged to go to Italy. I told them 3. ................. so that I had been to Scotland before, so they asked 4. ................. me to give them some ideas. I advised them to take up 5. ................. warm clothes and raincoats. " If I were like you, I'd 6. ................. always carry umbrellas!" I told them. " I doubt that 7. ................. whether you'll have any sunny days." I didn't see 8. ................. them again until was after their holiday. They were all 9. ................. very sun-tanned, and they told to me that they had 10. ............... had very hot weather. " If we had been taken your 11. ............... advice, we would have made a terrible mistake," they 12. ............... said. " Luckily we were told us before we left that it 13. ............... was very hot in Scotland. It is said to they have been 14. ............... the hottest summer ever! 15. ............... Part 4: Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (1 x 10 = 10 marks) SCHOOL REPORT Margaret started English Literature this term, and I’m afraid that her (1) ……………………… to the subject has not been INTRODUCE entirely (2) …………………….. She has not show much SUCCESS enthusiasm and does not always pay (3) ...………......……… in ATTEND class. Her assignments are often (4) ...………......……… , because READ she is so untidy, and because of her (5) ...………......……… to FAIL check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6) ...………......… REVISE before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7) ...………......……… idea that she can succeed without MISTAKE studying. She has also had many (8) ...………......……… and has ABSENT frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9) ...………......……… . Although Margaret is a PUNISH (10) ...………......……… student in some respects, she has not had GIFT a satisfactory term. III. READING COMPREHENSION: ( 25 marks) 3
Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. Circle your answers. (0.5 x 10 = 5 marks) SPELLING Spelling presents a major problem to many students – and, indeed, native speakers – of English. This is (1) ______ surprising when you consider just how illogical the English spelling (2) ______ is. The spelling of such basic words as right, through, once, and who seems to (3) ______ no relation to their (4) ______ . And how can the words go, sew, and though all rhyme with each other? There have been attempts in the (5) ______ to reform English spelling. The playwright George Bernard Shaw was an enthusiastic (6) ______ for a more phonetic approach. In a clever illustration of the absurdity of English spelling he suggested that the word fish be (7) ______ by the letters “ghoti”: the gh from enough, the o from women, and the ti from nation. When he died in 1950 he (8) ______ a large part of his estate to promote spelling reform. So why do we persist in spelling words the way we do, despite the efforts of reformers like Shaw? One reason is that we are too (9) ______ with the words as they are currently spelled. It is certain that any change in the rules would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to enforce . Another is that there is (10) ______ a variety of regional accents within the English speaking world that it would be unfair to select just one as the standard model for spelling. 1. A. just B. hardly C. nearly D. strongly 2. A. system B. procedure C. method D. schedule 3. A. hold B. keep C. carry D. bear 4. A. voice B. speech C. vocation D. pronunciation 5. A. history B. years C. past D. ages 6. A. campaigner B. demonstrator C. champion D. candidate 7. A. described B. represented C. signed D. written 8. A. willed B. left C. gave D. divided 9 A. accustomed B. used C. friendly D. familiar 10. A. many B. quite C. such D. so Part 2: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (1 x 15 = 15 marks) THE TREASURE HUNTERS Have you ever dreamed of finding hidden treasure and wondered what you (1) ______ if you were lucky enough (2) ______ find a fortune? Well, for Martin James, a professional hunter it 3) ______. all in a day's work, because that is how he (4) ______ a living. During his highly successful career, he (5) ______ discovered over 80 different shipwrecks, including one of the biggest cargoes of gold that has ever (6) ______ found. However, Martin would be the first to point (7) ______ that not all of his discoveries are as dramatic (8) ______ that. (9) ______ you are prepared to put in a great deal of hard work and careful research, treasure hunting is much less romantic (10) ______ it sounds. Just sailing around in the hope of finding something would (11) ______ a waste of time. Martin (12) ______ a great deal of time in museums and libraries looking at old maps and shipping records. (13) ______ this way, he can work out (14) ______ ships have sunk and where, and it is only then that he can begin to look (15) ______ them. 1. ……………..…..………. 2. …………..……..………. 3. ……………..…..………. 4. ……………..…..………. 5. …………..……..………. 6. …………..……..………. 7. ……………..…..………. 8. …………..……..………. 9. …………..……..………. 10. ………………..………. 11. …………..……..………. 12. …………..……..………. 13. ………………..………. 14. ………………..………. 15. ………………..………. 4
Part 2 Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions: (1 x 5 = 5 marks) All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and Bill was entering through the door, both at once. So I only had time to take one quick look at her before I turned to face him. All very confusing. What that first glimpse showed me was that time had thickened her figure but didn’t seem to have made much difference to her face. It still had good skin and youthful outlines. She was holding a bunch of roses – must have been cutting them in the garden while waiting for me. The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch. It was quite an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time. Bill seemed longer and thinner. His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey. Apart from that, twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had already, when I knew him, begun to spread across his face. Or was that all? I looked at him again, more carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel. Weren’t his eyes different somehow? More inward looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at something else, something he was keeping hidden or perhaps protecting. Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth. For the first ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything. Bill had forgotten me altogether, that much was clear. He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch, very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute a big sub- scription to his African project. I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was talking earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while actually thinking about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to concentrate. So I did. I let him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the daughter, who seemed to be acting as parlourmaid, showed in another visitor. Evidently we were to be four at lunch. 1. What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill? A. They had both lost weight. B. They were more withdrawn. C. They hadn’t changed at all. D. They had changed in subtle ways. 2. When they all started talking, the writer A. relaxed at last. B. stopped dreaming. C. spoke most to Hazel. D. began to remember things. 3. The writer found the first part of their conversation A. sentimental. B. irritating. C. uninformative. D. trivial. 4. Why did Bill speak seriously? A. He wanted some money from the writer. B. He did not remember the writer. C. His wife was present. D. He was talking about the past. 5. In the end the writer found Bill’s conversation A. monotonous B. convincing C. thought-provoking D. instructive IV. WRITING: ( 25 marks) 5
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1 x 5 = 5 marks) 1. It's a long time since we spoke to your sister. We ............................................................................................................................. . 2. "Why don't you leave now. That's what I'd do." If ............................................................................................................................... . 3. Jill was the only person who came late. Everyone ................................................................................................................... . 4. This matter is so complicated that we don't know how to deal with it. So .............................................................................................................................................................................................. . 5. It's a pity you didn't ask us to spend the time with you. If only .................................................................................................................................................................................... . Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (1 x 5 = 5 marks) 1. I'm afraid that we haven't got any eggs left. (run) ................................................................................................................... . 2. Let me tell you what I think you should do. (advice) ................................................................................................................... . 3. The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced. (down) ................................................................................................................... . 4. Come on Thursday or Friday. It' s all the same to me. (difference) ................................................................................................................... . 5. Amanda has improved a lot this term. (progress) ................................................................................................................... . Part 3: Write a short essay on the following topic. Your essay should be between 200-250 words long. (15 marks) In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ lỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 *** ------------------------------ ĐÈ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - (VÒNG 1) Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR ( 35 points) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase. 1. The social services are chiefly ………..with the poor, the old and the sick. A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned 2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your………….. A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper 3. It was a hot day, and many people were………….their way to the beach. A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting 4. After a lot of difficulty, he ………….to open the door. A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized 5. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious………… A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury 6. The country’s annual………..of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977 A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production 7. he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth…………… A came out B. came through C. went out D turned out 8. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her . She’s so used to getting her own………… A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views 9. When he sings, he has the ............................. ability to make songs sound good. A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce 10. The management are making ............................. to increase the company's efficiency. A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds 11. I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to ............................. A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart 12. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down ............................. again! A. even B. still C. yet D. right 13. Simon ............................. in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else. A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed Part 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Unusual beliefs Despite the fact that this is now the 21st century an (1) .............................. number of English people appear INCREASE to (2) .............................. in the paranormal. What is BELIEF the (3) .............................. for this? EXPLAIN (4) .............................. have found the answers to many of SCIENCE our questions, but the more (5) .............................. we make, DISCOVER the more we want to know. The (6) .............................. need PSYCHOLOGY for (7) .............................. that we have appears to be very SECURE strong. For this reason, a belief in the (8) .............................. EXIST of aliens. and especially, the (9) .............................. of contact POSSIBLE with alien life forms is (10) .............................. common. EXTREME
Part 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea. An American sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on 5 November 1872 - bound for Genoa in Italy, with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol. A month later - on 5 December - she (1 sight) ............................................east of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia. By an amazing coincidence, the master of the British ship, Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain Benjamine Spooner Briggs (2 dine) ...........................................together in New York the night before the Mary Celeste (3 set sail) ............................................ So Morehouse (4 realize) ..........................................., that the Mary Celeste (5 sail) ........................................... in the wrong direction. What could be the ship doing, he (6 wonder) ...........................................? Having hailed his friend's ship and got no reply, he (7 go) ........................................... to investigate. There (8 be) ...........................................nobody on board. Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter (9 all vanish) ............................................ The last entry in the ship's log was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (10 be) ........................................... within six miles of the Azores. An enquiry (11 hold later) ........................................... in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery of the Mary Celeste ( 12 never solve) ........................................... II. READING (35 points) Part 1 Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word. The first gap has been done as an example. EVOLUTION It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the past, (0) ...having ... changed by a general process called evolution. But this theory has been widely accepted for little (1) ................ than a hundred years. The present theory of evolution was developed (2) ................ two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working independently. When he was a young man (3) ................ 22, Darwin went as naturalist on a round-the-world, map- making cruise aboard a British naval survey ship, HMS Beagle. The cruise began in 1831 and lasted (4) ................ 1836. In the Galapagos islands, Darwin came (5) ................ a group of birds, later to become known (6) ................ “Darwin’s finches”. They were similar to one (7) ................ in their colour, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (8) ................ the same finch stock, (9) ................ each had a different kind of beak and was adapted (10) ................ a different way of life. (11) ................ were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers and various other types. Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (12) ................ types had been blown to the islands in bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (13) ................ the various forms. In the years after the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited (14) ................ their environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (15) ................ well adapted would die out. Part 2: Read the following passages and choose the best answers to the comprehension questions. The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the stimulated Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light, from the Sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously, when atoms or molecules get rid of the excess energy by themselves, without any outside intervention. Stimulated emission is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule holding onto excess energy has been 5 stimulated to emit it as light. Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper published in 1917. However, for many years, physicists thought that atoms and molecules always were much more likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulated emission thus always would be much weaker. It was not until after the Second World War that physicists began trying to make stimulated emission dominate. 10 They sought ways by which one atom or molecule could stimulate many others to emit light, amplifying it to much higher powers. The first to succeed was Charles H. Townes, then at Columbia University in New York. Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer wavelength, and built a device he called a “maser”, for Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 15 Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser was not completed until a couple of years later. Before long, many other physicists were building masers and trying to discover how to produce
stimulated emission at even shorter wavelengths. The key concepts emerged about 1957. Townes and Arthur Schawlow, then at Bell Telephone Laboratories, wrote a long paper outlining the conditions needed to amplify stimulated emission of visible 20 light waves. At about the same time, similar ideas crystallized in the mind of Gordon Gould, then a 37- year-old graduate student at Columbia, who wrote them down in a series of notebooks. Townes and Schawlow published their ideas in a scientific journal, Physical Review Letters, but Gould filed a patent application. Three decades later, people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser. 25 1. The word “coined” in line 1 could best be replaced by A. Created B.mentioned C.understood D.discovered 2. The word “intervention” in line 4 can best be replaced by A. Need B.device C.influence D.source 3. The word “it” in line 6 refers to A. light bulb B.energy C.molecule D.atom 4. Which of the following statements best describes a laser? A. A device for stimulating atoms and molecules to emit light B.An atom in a high-energy state C.A technique for destroying atoms or molecules D.An instrument for measuring light waves 5. Why was Towne’s early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves? A. He was not concerned with light amplification. B.It was easier to work with longer wavelengths. C.His partner Schawlow had already begun work on the laser.DThe laser had already been developed. 6. In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of the following EXCEPT A. stimulated emission B.microwaves C.light amplification D.a maser 7. In approximately what year was the first maser built? A. 1917 B.1951 C.1953 D.1957 8. The word “emerged” in line 23 is closest in meaning to A. Increased B.concluded C.succeeded D.appeared 9. The word “outlining” in line 24 is closest in meaning to A. Assigning B.studying C.checking C.summarizing 10. Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit of the laser? A. The researchers’ notebooks were lost.B.Several people were developing the idea at the same time. C.No one claimed credit for the development until recently.D.The work is still incomplete. Part 3: Read the article. Six sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from sentences A-G the one which best fits each gap 1-5. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example (0) at the beginning. A. Because of this, cotton T-shirts are not a particular good idea. B. But each year, hundred of people get into trouble and the reason is always the same. C. Everybody knows what it means. D. He repeated this until he reached the village. E. How had he managed to get down off the mountain? F. If you visit almost any town in Britain, you will be struck by the number of shops selling outdoor equipment. G. The greatest threat to your survival comes from hypothermia. How to survive the cold 0 F It seems that the popularity of outdoor sports is growing. Britons are taking to the hills in increasing numbers in their free time, perhaps influenced by the growing interest in the environment. The fact that there are more and more of these shops is evidence of this trend. Going for a walk in the mountains of Scotland may seem a safe and gentle way to spend your time (the highest peak is just over 1,300 m).