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TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯƠNG ĐỊNH TIÊN GIANG Trang 1 KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Đề đề nghị) PART ONE: LISTENING Listen to the two dialogues below then choose the best answer to the questions following each of them by circling (A, B, C or D). You can listen to each dialogue only twice. Dialogue 1 1. Shirley wants to see Dr. Lang because she has-------- A. a headache B. a digestion problem C. inflection D. an injection 2. The receptionist suggests Shirley meeting Dr. Lang ------ A. early in the afternoon B. about the middle of the afternoon C. late in the afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon 3. Vera Dong ------ A. is the doctor’s neighbour B. is the receptionist’s neighbour C. is going with Shirley to the doctor D. introduces Shirley to the doctor 4. Which of the following doesn’t Shirley fill in the form? A. age B. phone number C. name D. address 5. What happened to Shirley? A. She hurt herself a few days ago B. She had a bad fall the other day C. She cut herself a few days ago D. Her hand was broken the other day. 6. When the doctor presses Shirley’s pain, it ----- A. hurts a lot B. hurts a little C. hurts her knee D. doesn’t hurt at all 7. At last the doctor gives Shirley ------ A. an instruction B. some medication C. some information D. a prescription Dialogue 2: Listen to Bill Tapscott and Gary Mann discuss a proposal for new business strategies and choose the best answer to each question. 1. When Bill and Gary meet, Bill ------ A. is having a good time B. is looking at the proposal C. hasn’t considered the proposal yet D. asks Gary to go somewhere 2. Which of the following is not included in Bill’s new idea? A. Modernization of the factory B. human resources C. Advertising D. foreign investment 3. According to Bill, what is the maximum of the costs of new equipment? A. Half a million dollars B. Five hundred thousand dollars C. A hundred thousand dollars D. A million dollars 4. Gary and Bill ------ A. haven’t reached a decision about the costs B. disagree about the costs C. have discussed the costs with finance D. think the costs are reasonable 5. Bill thinks one or two engineers ------ A. will not be enough B. will be hired C. will be sacked D. will come to the factory soon 6. They usually advertise ------ A. on television B. on the radio C. in newspapers D. on streets
Trang 2 7. What does Bill think of advertising on TV? A. It is too expensive B. It’s as effective as on the radio C. It is the same as in newspapers D. It’s very necessary for them now 8. At last Gary ------ A. disapproves of Bill’s whole idea B. agrees to consider the figures carefully C. thinks they will be able to afford all this. D. says he will draw up a budget. PART TWO: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY A. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the right column to complete the passage below. On 9th March 1929, the body of thirty-one-year-old Isidor Fink, ---1--- in the find back room of the laundry that he ---2--- on Fifth Avenue, New York. Fink was own an immigrant from modern-day Lithuania, who --- 3 --- few friends and no have family. He had no known connection with the gangsters who --- 4 --- much of terrorise New York at that time. However, he certainly --- 5 ---of something, for he ------ - frighten ---- 6 -----his laundry into a kind of fortress: it ---7---- with the best locks that make / equip money could buy and the windows --- 8 ---with heavy iron bars. fit When the police finally found him, his body ---- 9 --- ten meters from the door lie way with two bullet holes in his chest, and another in his left wrist. There was no gun in the room, and there was money in both Fink’s pocket and his cash register. But what made the case so strange was that the room --- 10 --- and lock bolted from the inside. B. Complete each of the following sentences with ONE word related to parts of the body. (0) has been done as an example. (0) Please keep an EYE on the stove in case the coffee boils. 1. Mark was going to ask Mary to dance with him, but he got cold ------ and didn’t. 2. There was much proof against Bill, but he swore he had clean ------. 3. Dick took a second big helping of pudding, but his eyes were bigger than his ------. 4. Tom was a snobbish person who looked down his ------ at the poor. 5. John stabbed his own friend in the ------ by stealing things from his shop. 6. A mother loves her baby from the bottom of her ------. 7. Mr. Johnson’s family lived from hand to ------ when he was out of work. 8. When Peter heard the fire alarm, he still kept his ------ and made for the nearest exit. 9. The sight of the dead man made her ------ stand on end. 10. I never believe your story. Don’t pull my ------. C. Pick out the best option to complete each of the following sentences below: 1.The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the ------. a. day b. clock c. hour d. night 2. I just couldn’t remember her name though it was on the ------ of my tongue. a. top b. edge c. tip d. front 3. He was a pickpocket and had to spend many years behind ------. a. windows b. prisons c. cells d. bars 4. The sunset is so beautiful that it takes our ------ away. a. breath b. head c. mind d. soul 5. Please drop me a ------ when you get to Paris. a. word b. message c. sentence d. line 6. I am too busy to go to their house for dinner tonight, so I will call them and tell a little ------ lie about having the flu. a. red b. white c. blue d. black 7. My friend James is always reading. He will read anything. He is a real ------. a. reader b. bookworm c. bookbinder d. bookmarker 8. My brother Ted is a high school dropout who joined a circus; he is the black ------ in the family. a. sheep b. dog c. cat d. goat
Trang 3 9. If you always keep such late ------, your health may suffer. a. hours b. nights c. evenings d. mornings 10. When James came home at three in the morning, his father hit the ------. a. door b. chair c. table d. ceiling 11. Forget it. It is no use crying over ------ milk. a. spoiled b. spilt c. lost d. stolen 12. Today we no longer make fun of children born out of ------. a. marriage b. marriage licence c. wedlock d. home 13. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his ------ until it was announced publicly. a. cap b. tongue c. hat d. umbrella 14. “What ------ are you doing?” the father shouted at his son angrily. a. in the flesh b. in the world c. in the least d. in the air 15. Jim’s doctor told him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the ------. a. wagon b. cart c. carriage d. truck 16. Coin collecting is interesting, but you find a valuable coin only once in a blue ------. a. moon b. sky c. star d. space 17. John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it ------. a. falls b. drops c. pours d. dries 18. Mr. Smith knew that he could make a success of the little weekly newspaper in the long--- ---. a. time b. run c. distance d. step 19. On the farm John worked hard and went to bed with the ------. a. hens b. turkeys c. ducks d. chickens 20. People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far ------. a. away b. between c. from d. off D. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. (0) concerning  concerned People have been concerning with their hair since ancient times. In 1500 B.C., --(0)- concerned--- the Assyrians, inhabiting the area known today as Northern Iraq, were the World’s first truly hair stylists. Their skills at cutting, curling, layering and 1------------- 1------------- dyeing hair were known through the Middle East. In fact, they were obsessing 2------------- 2------------- with their hair, which was oiled, perfumed, and tinted. A fashionable courtier wore his hair cut in neat geometric layers. Kings, soldiers and noblemen had their hair curl with a fire-heated iron bar, probably the world’s first curling iron. 3------------- 3------------- So important was hair styling in Assyria which law dictated certain types of hair 4------------- 4------------- styles according to a person’s position and employment. Facial hair was also important. Men grew beards down from their chests and had them clipped in 5------------- 5------------- layers. High-rank women in both Egypt and Assyria wore fake beards during 6------------- 6------------- official court business to show their equal authority with men. As the Assyrians, the early Greeks liked long, scented, curly hair. Fair hair was 7------------- 7------------- favored over dark, so those who were not “ natural blonds” lightened or reddened their hair with soaps and bleaches. The Romans, on the other hand, favored dark hair for men for high social or politics rank. Early Saxon men were 8------------- 8------------- neither blonds nor brunets but dyed their hair and beards blue, red, green, and orange. Since the centuries, societies have combed, curled, waved, powdered, dyed, cut, 9------------- 9------------- coiffed, and sculpted their hair, or someone else’s during times of wig crazes. Churches and lawmakers have sometimes tried to put a stop to the humans obsession with hair, but with few success. It seems hair styling is here to stay, 10------------- 10------------- and the future will likely prove no exception.
Trang 4 E. Write the correct form of each words in the right column to complete the passage below.(0) has done as an example. Scientists predict that the average female life(0) expectancy in the developed expect world will be more than 150 by the year 2070 (it is currently 75). But it is doubtful whether the dramatic increases in life expectancy --- (1) --- in the occurrence 20th century – thanks to better --- 2 ---, diet and the eradication of many house diseases- can be continued indefinitely. Perhaps our best chance of living forever lies with stem cells. Stem cells are present in embryos for --- (3) --- limitation period in the early development. They have the potential to develop into any tissue type in the body – skin, blood, muscles, nerves etc. – and scientists have already begun cloning embryos and using them to grow --- (4) --- tissue match to replace damaged organs in the body. --- (5) --- it could be possible to Theory continue replacing organs indefinitely – creating the prospect of --- (6) ---, as mortal long as there are enough stem cells to grow the necessary organs. Until the 1980s, humanity seemed to be winning the war against the world’s major diseases: the use of --- (7)--- and the development of powerful vaccine antibiotics had seen --- (8) --- diseases such as smallpox and polio all but kill eliminated. But since then, worldwide epidemics such as AIDS have raised a whole new set of questions about the world’s health. ---- (9) ----, with the exception of AIDS, little has changed in developing Disturbance countries since the nineteenth century: for example, malaria is still estimated to kill approximately one million a year. --- (10) --- is the greatest cause of Poor disease world-wide, so until serious efforts are made to tackle that problem, the future looks bleak. F. Use the correct form of the verb to TAKE and a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following sentences. (0) has been done as an example For example: 0. When we arrived at the airport, our plane had taken off already. 1. Uncle Willie ------ drinking while he was a sailor. 2. The air-plane pilot fainted and his co-pilot had ------. 3. He made a career of ------ famous people for the nightclub audiences. 4. After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom ------ a holiday appearance. 5. Nowadays, fuel consumption is usually ------ consideration when people buy a new car. 6. The teacher ------ by the boy’s innocent manner. 7. George was a bad boy. He ------ granted all that his parents did for him. 8. His acting in the play was remarkable, ------ account his youth and inexperience. 9. The waistband is too big; it must ------ about an inch. 10. The oceans ------ the greater part of the earth’s surface. PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION A. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage: A healthful lifestyle --- (1) --- to a longer, happier, healthier life. Staying healthy means eating a well-balanced diet, getting regular exercise, and avoiding things that are bad for the - -- (2) --- and mind. Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and --- (3) --- many diseases. In spite of all the information available about diet, scientists still believe that good nutrition can be simple. There are several basic rules to --- (4) ---. Keep fat intake low. Eat lots of foods high in carbon hydrates, which are the starches in grains, legumes (beans and peas), vegetables and some fruits. --- (5) --- too much sugar. Limit salt. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, which are high in --- (6) ---.
Trang 5 A healthy lifestyle is an active lifestyle. --- (7) --- of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness, irritability, and poor general health. Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle riding, and swimming, --- (8) --- muscle-strengthening exercise, such as weight-lifting. Finally, good health is acquired by --- (9) --- no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking, and overeating and by avoiding situations that are constant stressful. People can take their lives and happiness into their own --- (10) ---. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step. B. You are going to read a magazine article about a women who only eats certain foods. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). I n many countries, the number of vegetarians, people who cut out meat and fish from their diets, is growing. Susie Miller has gone a few stages further; she is a fruitarian – a diet not recommended for most people! I have my breakfast at about eight o’clock. Yesterday this consisted of two apples, an orange and four tomatoes; I like a big breakfast. I don’t drink anything during the day such as tea or water as I find I get all the fluid I need from my diet. After breakfast I take the children to school and then go to the gym until eleven. I work out every day. 0 I I then went home and did some work 1 The organization provides information on the benefits of raw food for health. I quite often take lunch upstairs with me to eat while I am working. Yesterday I had about twelve tomatoes, half a lettuce and then a couple of apples and orange. Some people think I have and incredibly boring diet but this isn’t the case. 2 I make sure my children have freedom of choice about what they eat. 3 If they feel like cooked food, I will prepare them a vegetarian meal. I don’t like to eat food too late, it doesn’t seem to agree with me. 4 I am very unusual for raw food eater as I do not eat the complete foods such as nuts, seeds etc. 5 I have been a fruitarian for about three and a half years and I don’t miss any thing. People think I have wrong willpower. But it’s not really anything to do with that. Generally speaking, I don’t have to stop myself eating other things. I just don’t want to. In the winter I might have a bit of steam vegetables once or twice a week and I usually eat more at that time of the year than in the summer. Occasionally I get longings – you know, a strong desire for something else. 6 It is not that you can’t eat certain things, you just find the diet to suit you. 7 And I have found a regime that I am comfortable with. But it is my regime and I don’t recommend it for anybody else. A. I usually have a final snack at about eight in the evening of a couple of apples, and that’s it. B. Last winter, for example, I had a few baked potatoes but my body felt so strange after eating them I haven’t wanted them since. C. Because I only eat raw food, this heightens my senses and so I find my diet wonderfully exciting. D. There are in fact no rules – everyone works out their own. E. I run an organization called Fresh Network, which is a support and information network on the raw food, lifestyle, and every three months, we produce a newsletter. F. People often contact me about raw food diets and general health problems. G. I certainly don’t force them to eat raw food but just teach them about the goodness of it. H. My body is extremely sensitive and I find I no longer need those things. I. After this morning’s section I had a snack of a couple of apples and a small bunch of seedless grapes.
Trang 6 C. You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article. For questions (1-9), choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. O n the face of it, there is little to connect the oriental art of Feng Shui with the world of hammers, power drills, and paint. But the ancient Chinese philosophy, which involves changing the design of your living or working space to improve your fortune, is proving to be 4 a big hit in the world of “Do-it-yourself” stores, where people go to buy building materials 7 and tools. Two vast new DIY superstores have been designed in the UK following Feng Shui guidelines, and their business is blooming. Both store managers maintain their success is due to the positive energy that has been channelled into their shops by Feng Shui experts, who were called in for advice before the final decisions were made about the design of the new buildings. “I first encountered Feng Shui when I went to the opening of our company’s first store in Taiwan. Everyone there takes it so seriously you cannot fail to be impressed,” said David Ingliss, store manager. Mr. Ingliss’s host in Taiwan told him of the Hong Kong millionaire who relocated his business empire into a new skyscraper. However, soon after the move, the business began to go down. In desperation, the businessman called in the Feng Shui experts, who said that because his new office block was round it was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said the only thing he could do was to build a swimming pool on the roof, which he did. And to this day, there is an office block in Hong Kong with a swimming pool 40 floors up which no one ever uses, but there is a success company underneath it. “Some people may think Feng Shui just mystical rubbish and I must admit there is a superstitious element to it,” said Mr. Ingliss. “But much of it is just common sense and has direct relevance to good selling. Experts believe that things should not be messy and crowded together – it interrupts the flow of positive energy – so we made a policy of keeping the aisles between the shelves wide, clear and welcoming, and generally followed the Feng Shui principles for positioning various departments and activities.” Mr. Ingliss’s store, with a floor 28 area greater than two football pitches, has been described locally as a DIY Disneyland, which he takes as a great compliment. And it has also been one of the most successful in its first year of any of the chain of stores.. Jon Dorsett, manager of a sister store, also sticks to the policy of wide, uncluttered aisles and even goes so far as to order all restocking work to be done outside opening hours. “we paid close attention to advice on colour, lightning and especially on the distribution of indoor plants,”said Mr. Dorsett. “We train them to grow around the entrance to the garden centre and install wind chimes. Wind chimes by doors help weaken negative energy and bring in positive opportunities. The department is now among the top five in the company. ‘I am not sure that I believe in the magical side to it but I did move a mirror at home that was facing the front door – that is very unlucky – but it actually just looks better in its new place,” said Mr. Dorette. 1. What did the Feng Shui experts do for the UK store. a. They gave some advice about their business b. They taught the manager their philosophy c. They made suggestions about design d. They help to build the store. 2. What impressed Mr. Ingliss in Taiwan? a. The people’s attitude to Feng Shui b. The opening of a new store. c. How serious everyone seemed. d. The amount of business there was
Trang 7 3. The word “hit” in line 4 means almost the same as------. a. influence b. secret c. success d. problem 4. Why was the swimming pool built? a. to provide somewhere for the employees to relax. b. to stop the building from falling down c. to make the building safer in case of fire. d. to stop the building’s energy from being lost. 5. What does Mr. Ingliss think about Feng Shui? a. It is superstitious rubbish b. It can give you more energy c. It can help your sales d. It does not tell you anything new. 6. What is meant by “a DIY Disneyland” (line 28) a. a very large building b. a place which is enjoyable to visit c. somewhere for all the family d. a store where there are a lot of things to do. 7. What do Mr. Ingliss and Mr. Dorsett’s stores both have? a. successful garden departments b. long opening hours c. leisure areas d. lots of space for customers. 8. The expression “On the face of it” at the beginning of the passage can be best replaced by which of the following? a. Apparently b. Certainly c. Supposedly d. Hopefully PART FOUR: WRITING A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. 1. The Mayor hoped to have a good day for the parade.  The Mayor was in ------ 2. You should be working hard for the exam now.  It is high ------ 3. You shouldn’t tell anyone about this under any circumstances.  Under ------ 4. Suddenly Allan saw a kingbird in a maple tree.  Allan caught …… 5. It is a small problem, but Betty is trying to make it seem important.  Betty is making a mountain ------ 6. Our flight is likely to arrive in Paris on time.  The chances ------ 7. I can’t understand this complicated puzzle.  I can’t make head ------ 8. Mary and James are quite different from each other.  Mary and James have ------ 9. No matter how hard he worked, he never seemed to be successful.  Hard-working ------ 10. But for your help, things could have been much worse.  Had ------
Trang 8 B. The chart below describes the world population growth from A.D 1 to 2015 in million. Write a description of the data given in it. You should write about 150 words. 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1 1750 1850 1950 1985 2000 2015 C. Write a composition (250-300 words) of the topic below: “Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems nowadays. What do you think governments and everyone should do to save the environment?” THE END
Trang 9 ĐÁP ÁN PART ONE (3points) Dialogue 1. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4.A 5.C 6. B 7.D Dialogue 2 1. C 2. D 3. A 4.A 5B 6.C 7.D 8.B PART TWO (7 points) A. (1 point) 1. was found 2. owned 3. had 4. terrorised 5. was frightened 6. had made 7. was equipped 8. were fitted 9. was lying 10. was locked B. (1 point) 1. feet 2. hands 3. stomach 4. nose 5. back 6. heart 7. mouth 8. head 9. hair 10. legs C. (2 points) 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. B D. (1 point) 1. truly  true 2. obsessing  obsessed 3. curl  curled 4. which  that 5. from  to 6. high-rank  High-ranking 7. As  Like 8. politics  political 9. Since  Over 10. few  little E. (1 point) 1. occurring 2. housing 3. limited 4. matching 5. Theoretically 6. immortality 7. vaccination 8. killer 9. Disturbingly 10. poverty F. (1 point) 1. took to 2. to take over 3. taking off 4. took on 5. taken into 6. was taken in 7. took for 8. taking into 9. be taken in 10. take up PART THREE. (4 points) A. (1 point) 1. leads 2. body 3. preventing 4. follow 5. Avoid 6. vitamins 7. Lack 8. and 9. saying 10. hands. B. (1.4 points) 1. E 2. C 3. G 4. A 5. H 6. B 7. D C. (1.6 points) 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A PART FOUR. (6 points) A. (1 point) 1. The Mayor was in hopes of having a good day for the parade. Or The Mayor was in the hope of having … Or The Mayor was in the hope that the day would be good for the parade. 2. It is high time you worked hard for the exam. 3. Under no circumstances should you tell anyone about this. 4. Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree. 5. Betty is making a mountain out of a molehill. 6. The chances are that our flight will arrive in Paris on time. 7. I can’t make head or tail of this complicated puzzle. 8. Mary and James have nothing in common. 9. Hard-working as / though he was, he never seemed to be successful. 10. Had it not been for your help, things could have been much worse.
Trang 10 B. (2 points) - Viết đầy đủ nội dung được 1 điểm - Viết đúng ngữ pháp, sử dụng từ vựng chính xác, đúng văn phong của bài mô tả bi ê ủ đồ 1 điểm C. (3 points) - Viết được 3 nội dung (1.5 điểm): 1. ô nhiễm không khí, nước, đất: 2. Các biện pháp của các chính phủ. 3.Trách nhiệm của mỗi cá nhân. - Viết đúng ngữ pháp, sử dụng từ ngữ chính xác, lập luận chặt chẽ, văn phong hay - 1,5điểm
SỞ GD&ĐT HẬU GIANG KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG LẦN THỨ 15 NĂM HỌC : 2010 – 2011 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 180 phút ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ I/. LISTENING : 3ms PART II : Listen to some announcements twice and choose the best answer : 2ms 1. The plan will leave Gatwick Airport at ……… A. 6.30 am B. 8.25 am C. 2.25 pm D. 4.30 pm 2. The people who are taking part in the trip A. is a small group B. are small goups C. is quite a large group D. are quite small groups 2. The transport from Athens Airport will be ……… A. by boat B. by plane C. by coach D. by train 3. The hotel is booked for ……… A. two nights B. three full days C. three days and a night D. two days and a night 4. Group members will then have free time on ……… A. Monday B. Saturday C. Thursday D. Friday 5. They will ………….for the rest of the day . A. go shopping B. have nothing planned C. have something done D. will visit historic sites 6. On Saturday they’re off to ……….. A. Ireland B. the isles C. the island D.Queensland 7. The group will see the Greek Islands and ……… A. will go by bus B. will travel by submarine C. will visit by plane D. will travel by boat 8. They will be able to …………… A. go a sight seeing and camping B. cruise around and sleep on board C. go camping and sunbathe D. sailing boat and sleeping on board 9. …………will be part of the package . A. Rock music B. Greek traditional music C. Leeds traditional foods D. Jazz music 10. At last , the tour organiser will give them………. A. tickets B. luggage C. brochure D. guide book PART II : Listen carefully and give TRUE or FALSE : 1m …………..1. The organiser would like to thank the Greek government . …………..2. Trips like this can’t be successful because of long days . …………..3. People should bring to the party photographs and food . …………..4. The menbers of the group share an interest in studying old societies . …………..5. They all enjoy travelling . 1
II/. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : A. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence : 1. Kathy was as pleased as ………. when she heard she had passed the exam . A. punch B. a poppy C. a sunflower D. pound notes 2. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of ……. shaves . A. narrow B. near C. close D. tiny . 3. All the ………of the dances went to charity . A. results B. proceeds C. rewards D. finances 4. Enough money has been raised to ……… the hospital’s survival . A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower 5. Many students do …………... jobs in hotesl over the summerto earn money . A. low B. poor C. menial D. inferior 6. They could find no …………….of the mising car despite an extensive search. A. clue B. remnant C. indication D. trace 7. When they retired they bought a tiny ……….. in the country . A. mansion B. bungalow C. shack D. barn 8. It is too early in the ……….. to expect many visitors to the town . A. term B. season C. time D. calendar 9. Is promoting public health ………. as state concern ? A. necessary B. necessary being C. necessarily D. of necessary 10. Neon light is utilized in airport beacons because it can permeate fog . A. pass through B. transmit C. suspend D. break up B . Give the correct form of the verb : 1. The performance ( begin )1.................... at 7 o’clock and ( last )2...................... for three hours , we all ( enjoy )3....................... it . 2. David ( repair )4 .......................the TV set at the moment . He ( work )5 ..................... at it for one hour or so . 3. I suppose when I ( come )6..................... back in two years’ time , they ( pull)7................... down all these old buildings . 4. Don’t worry ! By the time you ( finish )8 ................cooking they (do )9 ..............their homework . 5. If I (take )10 ......................his advice , things would be different now . C. Prepositions and adverb particles : 1. You may be set now , but you’ll………………………… it . a. get through b. get along c. get over d. get around 2. You walk so fast that it’s difficult ………………………… you . a. to keep up b. to keep out c. to keep pace with d. to keep back 3. I have just been ………………………… my new car . It’s very good . a. trying up b. trying out c. trying on d. trying in 4. The result of his examinations reduced him …………………………fears . a. in b. to c. with d. by 5. My meeting with him was previous ………………………… my meeting with you . a. to b. at c. of d. on 6. He ran ………………………… his inheritance in less than two years . a. down b. away c. through d. out of 7. Stop quarrelling ! You’re ………………………… the queue ! a. holding up b. holding back c. holding on d. holding off 8. “ There is nothing I cannot cope ... ” he boasted . 2
a. to b. with c. for d. on 9. What chemical is this . It is ………………………… a horrible smell . a. giving down b. giving off c. giving up giving out . 10. I am not averse ..................... an occasional crop of brandy or two . a. of b. for c. about d. to D. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets : If you’d like to do something different on your holiday , You may be (1. INTEREST ) …………………… in the following the Pilgrim Route to Santiago . The journey starts in France , and takes you through the(2. MARVEL ) ……………… scenery of the Pyrenees to Santiago in Spain . It (3. NORMAL ) …………… takes about five weeks to complete the 800 kilometer walk , which give you more than enough time to go (4. SIGHT) …………… . There are plenty of (5. CAMP ) ………… , but you can also get rooms in monasteries, which cost little or nothing. Alternatively , you can stay in (6.COMFORT ) ………………… hotels , but these are obviously more ( 7. EXPENSE ) …………………The Pilgrim Route can be quite ( 8.CROWD ) ……………during the summer . Some people find it more ( 9. ENJOY ) ………………to go in October and November , Which are quieter months, but the ( 10. ADVANTAGE ) …………… of travelling then is that some of the hotels are closed . E . There are ten mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction : As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children to be cared for by wolves Romulus and Remus, the legend twin founders of Rome; were purported to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that why a she-wolf loses her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place. This seeming preposterous idea did not become credible until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually had found a naked ten-year-old boy wandering in the woods. He did not walk erect, could not speak intelligibly, or could lie relate to people. He only growled and stared of them. Finally the doctor won the boy's confidence and began to work with them. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction, the doctor was able to have the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a number of word, as well as write letters and form words. 3. READING : A. Read the following text and decide which word best fits each blank . SAVE MONEY ON THE BOOK THAT AIMS TO SAVE ANIMALS Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book which will(1) …………… you in the fight for survival that (2) ……………many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (3) ……………of extinction . As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the (4) …………… of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to (5) …………… animals (6) …………… From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (7) …………… for land, flesh and skins. Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses (8) …………… their (9) …………… so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that (10) ……………each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die? This superb (11) has so (12) …………… Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a (13) …………… awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a 3
special low ( 14) …………… price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (15) ……………last. 1. A. combine B. involve C. bring D. lead 2. A. meets B. opposes C. forces D. faces 3. A. edge B. start C. limit D. end 4. A. satisfaction B. enjoyment C. virtue D. value 5. A. enable B. help C. allow D. assist 6. A. preserve B. conserve C. revive D. survive 7. A. greed B. interest C. care D. concern 8. A. with B. by C. for D. from 9. A. feet B. claws C. paws D. toes 10. A. for B. at C. from D. to 11. A. publicy B. periodical C. publication D. reference 12. A. imposed B. impressed C. persuaded D. admired 13. A. symbol B. title C. trademark D. nickname 14. A. beginning B. preparatory C. original D. introductory 15. A. stores B. stocks C. goods D. funds B /. Read the text and choose the best answer : The planet Earth is 4600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however simplify idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age. Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person's life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower. Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago. When the planet was forty-five mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth. Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The Industrial revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago. During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent spoilt child delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar’s system . 1. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that A) man will use up all the fuels B) more species of animal may die out C) man will destroy everything on Earth D) there will be a population explosion 2. The author is mainly interested in A) the effects of farming B) the period before the last Ice Age C) what has happened since the Industrial Revolution D) the time when man first evolved from apes 3. The author's general view of man seems to be that A) he has no right to be so destructive B) he will be able to control the environment C) he has learned a lot from past mistakes D) he has been the most successful animal 4. The passage tells us that 4
A) life on Earth began relatively recently B) a great deal is known about how the Earth were created C) more is known about the first part of the Earth's life than the middle part. D) scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth's life. 5. We are informed by the author that A) the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period B) mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time C) ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age D) there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles C /. You are going to read a passage about arts. Some paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A – G the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0) Looking at Art Art communicates to us primarily through our eyes. We look at art, and we try to find some meaning in the experience. If we are to begin to think about art more seriously, we might do well to become more aware of the process of seeing itself. E 0 Science tells us that seeing is a mode of perception, which is the recognition and interpretation of sensory data – in other words, how information comes in our eyes (ears, nose, taste buds, fingertips), and what we make of it. 1 We can take great pleasure in merely looking at art, just as we take pleasure in the view of a distant mountain range or watching the sun set over the ocean. But art, unlike nature, is a human creation. 2 The understanding of process – the how – often contributes quite a lot to our appreciation of art. 3 Knowing the place of a work of art in history – what went before and came after – can also deepen your understanding. Artists learn to make art by studying the achievements of the past and observing the efforts of their contemporaries. They adapt ideas to serve their own needs and then bequeath those ideas to future generations of artists. The more you know about this living current of artistic energy, the more interesting each work of art will become. 4 An artist may create a specific work for any of a thousand reasons. An awareness of the why may give some insights as well. Looking at Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, it might help you to know that Van Gogh was intrigued by the belief that people journeyed to a star after their 5
death, and that there they continued their lives. “Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen”, he wrote in a letter, “we take death to reach a star”. 5 But no matter how much you study, Van Gogh’s painting will never mean for you exactly what it meant for him, nor should it. An artist’s work grows from a lifetime of experiences, thoughts, and emotions; no one else can duplicate them exactly. Great works of art hold many meanings. The greatest of them seem to speak anew to each generation and to each attentive observer. 6 A. It is one of the many ways we express oursselves and attempt to communicate. A work of art is the product of human intelligence, and we can meet it with our own intelligence on equal footing. This is where study comes in. B. If you understand why painting in watercolor may be different from painting in oil, why clay responds differently to the artist’s hands than does wood or glass, why a stone building has different structural needs than one made of poured concrete – you will have a richer appreciation of the artist’s expression. C. In visual perception our eyes take in information in the form of the light patterns; the brain pocesses these patterns to give them meaning. The machanics of perception work much the same way for everyone, yet in a given situation we do not all see the same things. D. The most important thing is that some works of art come to mean something for you, that your own experiences, thoughts, and emotions find a place them, for then you will have made them live. E. What is it to look? F. The tree that rises so dramatically in the foreground of the painting is a cypress, which has aften served as a symbol of both death and eternal life. This knowledge might help you to understand why Van Gogh felt so strongly about the night sky, and what his painting might have meant to him. G. Working backwards, on this basis, they constructed a table of historical givergence.Using this kind of table, estimates have been given for the possible point of divergence of the languages in many of the world’s families. H. For example, Matisse assumed that his audience would know that Venus was the ancient Roman goddess of love. But he also hoped that they would be familiar with one Venus in particular, a famous Greek statue known as the Venus de Milo. Knowing the Greek work deepens our pleasure in Matisse’s version, for we see that in “carving” his Venus out of a sheet of white paper, he evokes the way a long- ago sculptor carved her out of a block of white marble. 4. WRITING : 1. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it . 6
1. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began. -> Barely ……………………………………………………………………………….. 2. She didn’t let us know what she was thinking . -> She …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The chances are that the whole thing I have been fogotten by next term . -> In all ………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Christmas won’t be the same if we don’t have any snow . -> ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. You can take any of the routes , it will still take you about an hours to get there . -> Whichever ……………………………………………………………………………. 6. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her . ( BACK ) -> ………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. She was so anxious while the results were read out. ( BREATH ) -> ………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason . ( ACCOUNT ) -> ………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. A huge investment has been put into the field of solar-electricity.( INVEST ) -> ………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 10. Alice was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. ( DUE ) -> ……………………………………………………………………………………….. WRITING : 1. The chart below shows the result of a survey that sampled a cross section of travelers at a major metropolitan airport about the purpose of the trip . The survey was carried out during four different months in 2002 . Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant . ( Write at least 150 words ) Purpose of Travel March 2002 June 2002 September 2002 December 2002 Bussiness 73% 29% 53% 34% Holiday 18% 54% 31% 35% Visit family 6% 13% 11% 26% Other 3% 4% 5% 5% 2. Most schools offer some types of physical education programme to their students . Why is physical education important? Should physical education classes be reqired or optional ? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience . ( Write at least 250 words ) THE END 7
SỞ GD&ĐT HẬU GIANG KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG LẦN THỨ 16 NĂM HỌC : 2010 – 2011 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 180 phút ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ I/. LISTENING : 3ms PART II : Listen to some announcements twice and choose the best answer : 2ms 1. The plan will leave Gatwick Airport at ……… A. 6.30 am B. 8.25 am C. 2.25 pm D. 4.30 pm 2. The people who are taking part in the trip A. is a small group B. are small goups C. is quite a large group D. are quite small groups 2. The transport from Athens Airport will be ……… A. by boat B. by plane C. by coach D. by train 3. The hotel is booked for ……… A. two nights B. three full days C. three days and a night D. two days and a night 4. Group members will then have free time on ……… A. Monday B. Saturday C. Thursday D. Friday 5. They will ………….for the rest of the day . A. go shopping B. have nothing planned C. have something done D. will visit historic sites 6. On Saturday they’re off to ……….. A. Ireland B. the isles C. the island D.Queensland 7. The group will see the Greek Islands and ……… A. will go by bus B. will travel by submarine C. will visit by plane D. will travel by boat 8. They will be able to …………… A. go a sight seeing and camping B. cruise around and sleep on board C. go camping and sunbathe D. sailing boat and sleeping on board 9. …………will be part of the package . A. Rock music B. Greek traditional music C. Leeds traditional foods D. Jazz music 10. At last , the tour organiser will give them………. A. tickets B. luggage C. brochure D. guide book PART II : Listen carefully and give TRUE or FALSE : 1m …………..1. The organiser would like to thank the Greek government . …………..2. Trips like this can’t be successful because of long days . …………..3. People should bring to the party photographs and food . …………..4. The menbers of the group share an interest in studying old societies . …………..5. They all enjoy travelling . 1
II/. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : A. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence : 1. Kathy was as pleased as ………. when she heard she had passed the exam . A. punch B. a poppy C. a sunflower D. pound notes 2. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of ……. shaves . A. narrow B. near C. close D. tiny . 3. All the ………of the dances went to charity . A. results B. proceeds C. rewards D. finances 4. Enough money has been raised to ……… the hospital’s survival . A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower 5. Many students do …………... jobs in hotesl over the summerto earn money . A. low B. poor C. menial D. inferior 6. They could find no …………….of the mising car despite an extensive search. A. clue B. remnant C. indication D. trace 7. When they retired they bought a tiny ……….. in the country . A. mansion B. bungalow C. shack D. barn 8. It is too early in the ……….. to expect many visitors to the town . A. term B. season C. time D. calendar 9. Is promoting public health ………. as state concern ? A. necessary B. necessary being C. necessarily D. of necessary 10. Neon light is utilized in airport beacons because it can permeate fog . A. pass through B. transmit C. suspend D. break up B . Give the correct form of the verb : 1. The performance ( begin )1.................... at 7 o’clock and ( last )2...................... for three hours , we all ( enjoy )3....................... it . 2. David ( repair )4 .......................the TV set at the moment . He ( work )5 ..................... at it for one hour or so . 3. I suppose when I ( come )6..................... back in two years’ time , they ( pull)7................... down all these old buildings . 4. Don’t worry ! By the time you ( finish )8 ................cooking they (do )9 ..............their homework . 5. If I (take )10 ......................his advice , things would be different now . C. Prepositions and adverb particles : 1. You may be set now , but you’ll………………………… it . a. get through b. get along c. get over d. get around 2. You walk so fast that it’s difficult ………………………… you . a. to keep up b. to keep out c. to keep pace with d. to keep back 3. I have just been ………………………… my new car . It’s very good . a. trying up b. trying out c. trying on d. trying in 4. The result of his examinations reduced him …………………………fears . a. in b. to c. with d. by 5. My meeting with him was previous ………………………… my meeting with you . a. to b. at c. of d. on 6. He ran ………………………… his inheritance in less than two years . a. down b. away c. through d. out of 7. Stop quarrelling ! You’re ………………………… the queue ! a. holding up b. holding back c. holding on d. holding off 8. “ There is nothing I cannot cope ... ” he boasted . 2
a. to b. with c. for d. on 9. What chemical is this . It is ………………………… a horrible smell . a. giving down b. giving off c. giving up giving out . 10. I am not averse ..................... an occasional crop of brandy or two . a. of b. for c. about d. to D. Give the correct form of the word in the brackets : If you’d like to do something different on your holiday , You may be (1. INTEREST ) …………………… in the following the Pilgrim Route to Santiago . The journey starts in France , and takes you through the(2. MARVEL ) ……………… scenery of the Pyrenees to Santiago in Spain . It (3. NORMAL ) …………… takes about five weeks to complete the 800 kilometer walk , which give you more than enough time to go (4. SIGHT) …………… . There are plenty of (5. CAMP ) ………… , but you can also get rooms in monasteries, which cost little or nothing. Alternatively , you can stay in (6.COMFORT ) ………………… hotels , but these are obviously more ( 7. EXPENSE ) …………………The Pilgrim Route can be quite ( 8.CROWD ) ……………during the summer . Some people find it more ( 9. ENJOY ) ………………to go in October and November , Which are quieter months, but the ( 10. ADVANTAGE ) …………… of travelling then is that some of the hotels are closed . E . There are ten mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction : As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children to be cared for by wolves Romulus and Remus, the legend twin founders of Rome; were purported to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that why a she-wolf loses her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place. This seeming preposterous idea did not become credible until the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually had found a naked ten-year-old boy wandering in the woods. He did not walk erect, could not speak intelligibly, or could lie relate to people. He only growled and stared of them. Finally the doctor won the boy's confidence and began to work with them. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction, the doctor was able to have the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a number of word, as well as write letters and form words. 3. READING : A. Read the following text and decide which word best fits each blank . SAVE MONEY ON THE BOOK THAT AIMS TO SAVE ANIMALS Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book which will(1) …………… you in the fight for survival that (2) ……………many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (3) ……………of extinction . As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the (4) …………… of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to (5) …………… animals (6) …………… From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (7) …………… for land, flesh and skins. Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses (8) …………… their (9) …………… so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that (10) ……………each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die? This superb (11) has so (12) …………… Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a (13) …………… awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a 3