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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12-VÒNG 1 LONG AN Ngày thi: 23/10/2012 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH- Bảng A ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi, không làm trên đề thi này. A. LISTENING (20 points) You will hear the conversation and the questions twice. Each question in this part has four answer choices. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (there is one that has 2 answers). Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. 1. What can be implied from the student’s initial request? A. A student is seeking guidance for his thesis project. B. The student is seeking advice on how to become a TA. C. The professor is giving a student the school’s new rules and regulations. D. The professor is advising the student on how to get into a tutoring program. 2. What can be inferred about how the student feels about himself? A. The student feels he is very capable. B. The student feels sorry for the professor. C. The student feels hungry and will talk later. D. The student feels the new rules can be a problem. 3. What does the professor tell the student? A. He tells the student all about a TA’s duties. B. He tells the student to study hard for the TA exam. C. He tells the student that they don’t need anymore TAs. D. He tells the student that TAs get low pay and no respect. 4. According to the professor, what are some of the duties a teaching assistant performs? Choose 2 answers. A. Grader B. Test writer C. Lecture writer D. Tutorial leader 5. Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the professor imply about a teaching assistant position? A. The student should have more credentials. B. The department is not interested in hiring TAs. C. The department can always use bright grad students as TAs. D. The student should reapply when he starts the next semester. Page 1 of 4
B. READING AND WRITING (80 points) I. Read the following passage and answer the questions. Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. (20 points) In the late 1960's, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lot capacities. Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120, 000 kilowatts-enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day. Glass- walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain on heating and air- conditioning equipment builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain. However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city’s sanitation facilities, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year-as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000. Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. In Boston in the late 1960's, some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common. Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them – personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space. 1. What is the main purpose of the passage? 2. What is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored walls? 3. Which aspect of skyscrapers were some residents of Boston concerned with in the late 1960’s? 4. Why do people keep on building skyscrapers despite their disadvantages? 5. Where in the passage does the author compare the energy consumption of skyscrapers with that of a city? II. Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. (10 points) THE PRICE OF FAME Charlotte Church looks like a normal teenager, but she is far from average. She has an amazing voice. Her fans stand in (1)_______ for hours to get tickets for her concerts and she is often on television. Charlotte’s singing (2)_______ began when she Page 2 of 4
performed on a TV show at the age of 11. The head of a record company was so impressed by her voice that he (3)_______ her up on the spot. Her first album rose to number one in the charts. Charlotte still attends school in her home town when she can. (4)_______, she is often away on tour for weeks at a time. She doesn’t miss out on lessons, though, because she takes her own tutor with her! She (5)_______ three hours every morning with him. Her exam results in all the (6)________ she studies are impressive. But how does she (7)_______ with this unusual way of life? She (8)_______that she has the same friends as before. That may be true, but she can no longer go into town with them because everybody stops her in the streets to ask for her (9)________. It seems that, like most stars, she must learn to (10)________these restrictions and the lack of privacy. It’s the price of fame! 1. A. rows B. queues C. ranks D. files 2. A. professions B. job C. labour D. career 3. A. signed B. wrote C. made D. picked 4. A. Although B. While C. For D. However 5. A. takes B. utilises C. spends D. uses 6. A. titles B. materials C. subjects D. lessons 7. A. cope B. adjust C. bear D. tolerate 8. A. denies B. refuses C. insists D. complains 9. A. signature B. autograph C. sign D. writing 10. A. look down on B. make do with C. put up with D. run out of III. Read the text and choose the option best fits each of the spaces. Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. (10 points) for facts inform however other occupy called defined absent leaders THINKING ABOUT THE FAMILY LIFE Family life continues to (1)_____ a somewhat ambiguous position in public debate and policy in Britain today. On the one hand, references to the importance of the family, however (2)_____ or understood, are rarely (3)_____ from speeches at political party conferences or statements from religious (4)_____ . On the (5)______ hand, in contrast to some other European countries, we do not have a minister with special responsibilities (6)______ “the family” and nor do we have anything like a coherent programme that could be (7)______ a family policy. Some sociologists might lend their support to particular programmes or social policies, on the basis of the evidence as they see it. More often, (8)_______, the popular impression would seem to be that the sociologists provide the (9)______ about family life and that these facts, thus “discovered”, provide the basis for public statements or, possibly, public policy. For instance, sociologists may provide facts about the Page 3 of 4
circumstances of lone mothers and their children and these studies may (10)______ policy-makers. IV. Read the text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. (30 points) PANAMA HATS When summer (1)______ and the sun appears, it’s (2)______ to have a hat. Many people have traditionally gone for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are flexible enough to roll up and (3)______ in a pocket or bag. Nowadays, panamas can be found in fashionable shops (4)______ over the world, sometimes at exorbitant (5)_______ . However, the hat itself originated in rather humble (6)______ in the jungles of South America. In a long tradition (7)_______ down from generation to generation, the palm leaves are (8)______ by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can (9)______ up to 12 palm leaves to make a (10)______ quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility : there must be enough light for them to (11)______ the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it to (12)______ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the (13)______ morning. (14)______ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are struggling to keep the tradition (15)______ and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops. V. Read the text and find 10 mistakes in the text. Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. (10 points) Sample answer: 0. Line 1: by A TIDY HOME There were eight of us in my family. We lived by in a very small house. It was always untidy because we left our toys lying down around. At first our parents picked our things up of for us. But eventually they decided not to put up with our untidiness any longer. They worked out an original way to make us tidier. They placed one big box by on the front door for all the things that we dropped by on our way into the house from the garden. Each of us had our own personal box indoors, too. So when anyone tidied the house, they could put by things into boxes instead of taking them upstairs. Our parents made us pay a fine if we didn’t pick up to our things. We hated this punishment more than being told it off. We didn’t get much pocket money and didn’t want to waste it on fines. So, we sat down and worked out a schedule for tidying the house. We took off turns cleaning and made out sure the house was tidy when our parents came home. We have all grown it up and left home now but we agree that our parents definitely had the right idea. -----The end----- Page 4 of 4
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 – VÒNG 1 LONG AN Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – BẢNG B Ngày thi: 23/10/2012 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN GIẤY THI, KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRÊN ĐỀ THI NÀY. A. LISTENING: (20 marks) You will hear a short conversation twice. Each question in this part has four answer choices. Choose the correct answer(s) A, B, C or D. (There is one question that has two answers). Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. 1. Why does the woman say it is stressful to choose clothes? (Choose 1 answer) A. To indicate that uniforms are bad. B. To give an example of her daily routine. C. To mention a good point about uniforms. D. To change to another discussion topic. 2. According to the discussion, what are the reasons schools make students wear uniforms? (Choose 2 answers) A. Uniforms stop students from wasting time on clothes. B. Uniforms are cheaper than other clothes. C. Uniforms designs fit all students in schools. D. Uniforms prevent students from showing off with expensive clothes. 3. What does the man imply about the students wearing school uniforms? (Choose 1 answer) A. He thinks that everyone must wear uniforms. B. He agrees that school uniforms can be a good idea. C. He thinks that school uniforms are helpful to students. D. He does not like school uniforms. 4. Listen again to part of the discussion. Then answer the question you will hear. (Choose 1 answer) A. To say that he thinks the woman is right. B. To say that he still does not like wearing uniforms. C. To make a point about wearing uniforms. D. To correct the woman about the uniforms. B. READING AND WRITING: (80 marks) I- Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions. (20 marks) Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard for the important reforms in education that he accomplished. While he was still a boy, his father and older brothers died, and he became responsible for supporting his family. Like most of the children in his town, he attended school only two or three months a year. Later, with the Page 1/4
help of several teachers, he was able to study law and become a member of the Massachusetts bar, but he never forgot those early struggles. While serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he signed a historic education bill that set up a state board of education. Without regret, he gave up his successful legal practice and political career to become the first secretary of the board. There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as a substitute for the older district school system. Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured, the school year was increased to a minimum of six months, and mandatory schooling was extended to age sixteen. Other important reforms included the establishment of state normal schools for teacher training, institutes for inservice teacher education, and lyceums for adult education. He was also instrumental in improving salaries for teachers and creating school libraries. Mann’s ideas about school reform were developed and distributed in twelve annual reports to the state of Massachusetts that he wrote during his tenure as secretary of education. Considered quite radical at the time, the Massachusetts reforms later served as a model for the nation. Mann was recognized as the father of public education. During his lifetime, Horace Mann worked tirelessly to extend educational opportunities to agrarian families and the children of poor laborers. In one of his last speeches he summed up his philosophy of education and life: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” Surely, his own life was an example of that philosophy. 1. What does the sentence “…but he never forgot those early struggles.” in the first paragraph tell you about Horace Mann’s early childhood? 2. In the passage, how many Mann’s careers are mentioned? What are they? 3. What is the second paragraph mainly about? 4. Was Horace Mann’s influence on American education great? 5. What is Horace Mann’s philosophy? II- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (20 marks) used – loss – means – even – suffer – especially – harmful – proof – warning – too Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a (1) ______ of communication – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected. The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may (2) ______ health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious dabate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no (3) ______ that mobile phones are bad for your health. On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age Page 2/4
because of serious memory (4) ______. He couldn’t remember (5) ______ simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man (6) ______ to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially (7) ______? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation, but they say the amount is (8) ______ small to worry about. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, (9) ______ in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a (10) ______ label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often. III- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (20 marks) improperly – as – unpaid – retailers – dependent – factory – estimate – produce – goods – about CHILD LABOUR Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile (1) ______ in conditions described as close to slavery to (2) ______ clothes that appear destined for one of the major high street (3) ______. Speaking to a British newspaper, the children described long hours of (4) ______ work and threats and beatings. The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its stores had been (5) ______ outsourced to a sweatshop that used child labour. It further announced it had withdrawn the garments involved until it had investigated the alleged breaches of the ethical code it imposed on manufacturers three years ago. The discovery of these children working in appalling conditions in the Shahpur Jat area of Delhi has renewed concerns (6) ______ the outsourcing by some large retail chains of their garment production to India, recognized by the United Nations (7) ______ one of the world’s hot spots for child labour. According to one (8) ______, over 20 percent of India’s economy is (9) ______ on children, which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working. Consumers in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their (10) ______ are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the suffering caused to so many children. IV- Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (20 marks) 1. It is essential that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure A B C D a successful cure. Page 3/4
2. Since lighting was probably significant in the formation of life, understanding it might A B help us to understanding life itself. C D 3. Some underground water is enough safe to drink, but all surface water must be treated. A B C D 4. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics. A B C D 5. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial A C C D operations. 6. The University of Wisconsin was the first school to do a serious effort to teach students A B C public administration. D 7. The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to deteriorate from rain. A B C D 8. Because it was structurally unsafe and too expensive to repair, the 75-years-old building A B C had to be demolished. D 9. Commercial honey is heated and filtered in order to stabilize and clarify itself. A B C D 10. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood A B C pulp, which is used in paper-making. D -------THE END------- Page 4/4
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 – VÒNG 1 LONG AN Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – BẢNG B Ngày thi: 23/10/2012 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN GIẤY THI, KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRÊN ĐỀ THI NÀY. A. LISTENING: (20 marks) You will hear a short conversation twice. Each question in this part has four answer choices. Choose the correct answer(s) A, B, C or D. (There is one question that has two answers). Write your answer(s) on your answer sheet. 1. Why does the woman say it is stressful to choose clothes? (Choose 1 answer) A. To indicate that uniforms are bad. B. To give an example of her daily routine. C. To mention a good point about uniforms. D. To change to another discussion topic. 2. According to the discussion, what are the reasons schools make students wear uniforms? (Choose 2 answers) A. Uniforms stop students from wasting time on clothes. B. Uniforms are cheaper than other clothes. C. Uniforms designs fit all students in schools. D. Uniforms prevent students from showing off with expensive clothes. 3. What does the man imply about the students wearing school uniforms? (Choose 1 answer) A. He thinks that everyone must wear uniforms. B. He agrees that school uniforms can be a good idea. C. He thinks that school uniforms are helpful to students. D. He does not like school uniforms. 4. Listen again to part of the discussion. Then answer the question you will hear. (Choose 1 answer) A. To say that he thinks the woman is right. B. To say that he still does not like wearing uniforms. C. To make a point about wearing uniforms. D. To correct the woman about the uniforms. B. READING AND WRITING: (80 marks) I- Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions. (20 marks) Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard for the important reforms in education that he accomplished. While he was still a boy, his father and older brothers died, and he became responsible for supporting his family. Like most of the children in his town, he attended school only two or three months a year. Later, with the Page 1/4
help of several teachers, he was able to study law and become a member of the Massachusetts bar, but he never forgot those early struggles. While serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he signed a historic education bill that set up a state board of education. Without regret, he gave up his successful legal practice and political career to become the first secretary of the board. There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as a substitute for the older district school system. Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured, the school year was increased to a minimum of six months, and mandatory schooling was extended to age sixteen. Other important reforms included the establishment of state normal schools for teacher training, institutes for inservice teacher education, and lyceums for adult education. He was also instrumental in improving salaries for teachers and creating school libraries. Mann’s ideas about school reform were developed and distributed in twelve annual reports to the state of Massachusetts that he wrote during his tenure as secretary of education. Considered quite radical at the time, the Massachusetts reforms later served as a model for the nation. Mann was recognized as the father of public education. During his lifetime, Horace Mann worked tirelessly to extend educational opportunities to agrarian families and the children of poor laborers. In one of his last speeches he summed up his philosophy of education and life: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” Surely, his own life was an example of that philosophy. 1. What does the sentence “…but he never forgot those early struggles.” in the first paragraph tell you about Horace Mann’s early childhood? 2. In the passage, how many Mann’s careers are mentioned? What are they? 3. What is the second paragraph mainly about? 4. Was Horace Mann’s influence on American education great? 5. What is Horace Mann’s philosophy? II- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (20 marks) used – loss – means – even – suffer – especially – harmful – proof – warning – too Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a (1) ______ of communication – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected. The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may (2) ______ health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious dabate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no (3) ______ that mobile phones are bad for your health. On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age Page 2/4
because of serious memory (4) ______. He couldn’t remember (5) ______ simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man (6) ______ to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially (7) ______? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation, but they say the amount is (8) ______ small to worry about. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, (9) ______ in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a (10) ______ label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often. III- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (20 marks) improperly – as – unpaid – retailers – dependent – factory – estimate – produce – goods – about CHILD LABOUR Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile (1) ______ in conditions described as close to slavery to (2) ______ clothes that appear destined for one of the major high street (3) ______. Speaking to a British newspaper, the children described long hours of (4) ______ work and threats and beatings. The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its stores had been (5) ______ outsourced to a sweatshop that used child labour. It further announced it had withdrawn the garments involved until it had investigated the alleged breaches of the ethical code it imposed on manufacturers three years ago. The discovery of these children working in appalling conditions in the Shahpur Jat area of Delhi has renewed concerns (6) ______ the outsourcing by some large retail chains of their garment production to India, recognized by the United Nations (7) ______ one of the world’s hot spots for child labour. According to one (8) ______, over 20 percent of India’s economy is (9) ______ on children, which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working. Consumers in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their (10) ______ are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the suffering caused to so many children. IV- Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (20 marks) 1. It is essential that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure A B C D a successful cure. Page 3/4
2. Since lighting was probably significant in the formation of life, understanding it might A B help us to understanding life itself. C D 3. Some underground water is enough safe to drink, but all surface water must be treated. A B C D 4. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics. A B C D 5. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial A C C D operations. 6. The University of Wisconsin was the first school to do a serious effort to teach students A B C public administration. D 7. The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to deteriorate from rain. A B C D 8. Because it was structurally unsafe and too expensive to repair, the 75-years-old building A B C had to be demolished. D 9. Commercial honey is heated and filtered in order to stabilize and clarify itself. A B C D 10. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood A B C pulp, which is used in paper-making. D -------THE END------- Page 4/4
KỲ THI HSG ĐBCL LẦN THỨ 17 LONG AN - NĂM 2011 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút **************** LISTENING. (30 pts) Part 1. (8 pts) Listen to the recording and fill each gap with THREE WORDS. The recording will be played twice. Having a good memory doesn’t really mean (1) …………… use your memory to remmber things you want. Here are some steps to do it. First, a (2) …………… the things you want to remmber can help you remmber them easily. Second, it also helps if you (3) …………… something concrete or a set of facts. Finally, things can be remembered better if you visualize them – see something (4) …………… Memorizing means fixing something firmly in your memory. One way is (5) …………… many times until you can recall them all. Keep doing that until you can recall them as quickly as you do with your own name. Once you can do this, you have come to (6) …………… But are you sure you can keep those things in your memory for a long time? To do this , (7) …………… things you have learned every day, every two days, every three days … If you can remember things easily after three days, then you can (8) …………… time to only once a week. I hope this talk is helpful to you in some way. Part 2. (8 pts) Listen to the recording and do as directed . The recording will be played twice. Question 1-3, choose the correct answer A-D. 1. What do both Anthea and Marco want to discuss with the adviser? A. changing courses B. study plans C. future careers D. assignments 2. Which of the following does Anthea NOT want? A. to work outdoors B. to work in an office C. to work with people D. to work in a lab 3. The adviser says that Anthea will have to work with people as ……… A. co-workers B. clients C. patients D. friends Question 4-8. Complete the summary. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Both Andrea and Marco want to study and work in an area that involves problems solving. For Marco the adviser suggests one of the health sciences. Personal attributes he will require include (4) …………… and (5) …………… because he will often have to deal with people who are (6) ……………. For Anthea the adviser suggests forsenic science because she is the kind of person who is (7) …………… and (8) ……………, which are two of the attributes necessary for this field. Part 3. (12 pts) Listen to the recording and decide whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F). The recording will be played twice. ………. 1. It’s best for children to start playing an instrument at the age of eight or nine. ………. 2. The natural beginning for children is to listen to others play music. ………. 3. Printed music should be introduced to children before they feel that their instrument is part of them. ………. 4. The score can help the children transform the music they hear. ………. 5. Playing by chord symbol is done before the children read a standard music score. ………. 6. Children learning to play music need not go through these steps chronologically.
ANSWER KEYS. PART 1 (1 pt each). 1. knowing how to 2. good understanding of 3. associate them with 4. in your mind 5. reciting the facts / to recite thingspatience 6. the over-learning / overlearning stage 7. go back over 8. cut your review PART 2 (1pt each) 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. patience 5. empathy 6. highly stressed people 7. logical 8. methodical PART 3 (2 pts each) 1. FALSE 2. TRUE 3. FALSE 4. FALSE 5. TRUE 6. TRUE GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY. (70 pts) Part 1. (15 pts) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each of the following sentences. 1 In the modern area, the increased international movement of people has greatly ……. the destruction of languages. A. speeded B. urged C. accelerated D. hurried 2 There is no room for ……. if we want to stay in this competition! A. complaisance B. competence C. complacency D. commendation 3 There is no ……. evidence to suggest that it was a murder case. A. conclusive B. exclusive C. decisive D. affective 4 His georgraphical imagination was ……. by the ships which passed to and from the rest of the world. A. raised B. supplied C. reared D. nourished 5 They were ……. from their apartment because they hadn’t paid the rent. A. evicted B. expelled C. deposed D. discarded 6 The emergency services ……. as soon as the news of the bomb explosion reached them A. put on an act B. were out of action C. swung into action D. did a vanishing act 7 I;m afraid that this incident could put your career here ……. A. beyond a joke B. in jeopardy C. in earnest D. at fault 8 I don’t like a few things about my job, but ……. it is quite enjoyable. A. by and large B. by mistake C. sooner or later D. what is more 9 I reckon Martin is ……. of a nervous breakdown. A. in charge B. under suspicion C. on the verge D. indicative 10 At the ……. same moment, we both realized what was happening. A. quite B. seem C. very D. absolutely 11 At the end of the week, all the sales staff were ……. exhausted. A. utterly B. even C. actually D. reasonably 12 Tina ……. all the way to class because her teacher was absent. A. mustn’t run B. didn’t need to run C. needn’t have run D. can’t have run 13 The weather here can be compared with ……. A. that in Laos B. one in Laos C. Laos D. those of Laos 14 ……. more help, I would prefer to call my neighbor. A. Needed B. Should I need C. If I needed D. I should need
15 “I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn’t know what to do.” + “You ……. your roommate.” A. could have called B. may have called C. would have called D. must have called Part 2. (10 pts) Use the correct form of the words given. 1. His study result has improved ……………… since he came to this school. (appreciate) 2. The things they are doing are to help the ……………… (advantage) 3. They attribute his misconduct to the ……………… of his parents. (permit) 4. The ……………… of the information is such that we are not allowed to spread it. (sense) 5. ……………… tell us that we must eat a balanced diet. (diet) 6. We always look up to him because of his ……………… comments. (speak) 7. Don’t you think we have had enough of your ……………… disturbing us? (continue) 8. It is a form of anaemia which is nearly always fatal if left ……………… (treat) 9. There is an ……………… match between Sampras and Agassi to start the tournament. (exhibit) 10. Hundreds of unemployed ……………… could be pushed back towards crime by the (prison) closure of job training programs. Part 3. (15 pts) There are 15 mistakes in the following passage. Each line contains one mistake. Correct all the mistakes. Time is an important indicator of social habits. So believe John Robinson, an American professor. Robinson further believes that a person’s use of his time is a hard measure of its preferences and values. From surveys achieved over the last 12 years. Robinson calculated the amount of time Americans spend on various activities, and found a great deal of surprises. People who work more hours do not necessary rean more money. And, contrarily to the predictions of many supporters of the short four-day working week (10 hours a day), workers show little interest of using their long weekends for increased public service or for continual education. Furthermore, Robinson found no significant difference of men and women in the amount of free time that each has. (He defines free time with the time remaining after the demands of work, housework, travelling to work and personnel needs – such as eating and sleeping – have been met.) He also discovered that, at least until retirement, free time decreasing steadily with age. Robinson suggests that the more time older people spend on housework and shopping, the little free time they feel they have. He also found that greater satisfaction is associated with less except for more free time. Apparently, people with plentiful of free time feel the burden of ‘over-choice’. In addition, they seem to experience a need for a sense of belonging that involves responsibilities, hence a loss of free time. Part 4. (20 pts) Use the correct tense or form of each verb given in the blank. A disastrous collision between two cars occurred at 10.08 p.m. last night on a local mountain road. The drivers of both cars (1) ……………….. (kill) despite the efforts of rescue workers (2) ………………. (save) them. Witnesses say that both cars (3) ………………. (accelerate) as they (4) ………………. (approach) the dangerous bend where the accident (5) ………………. (happen). As the two cars (6) ………………. (come) towards each other from opposite directions, neither drivers began (7) ………………. (realize) the danger until it was too late (8) ………………. (brake) sufficiently (9) ……… …. (handle) the curve adequately. The two cars (10) ………………. (collide) head on while (11) ………………. (travel) at high speed. The force of the collision was so great that its sound (12) ………………. (hear) as far away as the top of the mountain by campers (13) ………………. (spend) the night there. The campers who (14) ………………. (stay) at their camp since the afternoon (15) ………………. (hurry) down the mountain road to the scene of the accident, but on (16) ………………. (arrive) they (17) ………………. (discover) that fuel (18) ………………. (leak) from the vehicles and caught fire. “They (19) ………………. (not, drive) that fast,” said one camper. Further investigation (20) ………………. (conduct) by the police and there will be more details about the accident tomorrow. Part 5. (10 pts)
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle. 1. The union and the management are ……….. dispute over working conditions. 2. We are ……….. no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here. 3. It seems to be your boss who is ……….. fault in that case. 4. Tina is an authority ……….. Byzantine architecture. 5. Have you all agreed ……….. the amount of money spent on the anniversary? 6. The meeting didn’t break ……….. until late. 7. You should always have an alternative plan to fall back ………… 8. At first Tim insisted he was right, but then began to bak ………… 9. When I took over the business, I got more than I bargained ……….. 10. Can you put me ……….. a good dentist? ANSWER KEYS GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (70 pts) PART 1 (1pt each) 1. C. accelerated 2. C. complacency 3. A. conclusive 4. D. nourished 5. A. evicted 6. C. swung into action 7. B. in jeopardy 8. A. by and large 9. C. on the verge 10. C. very 11. A. utterly 12. C. needn’t have run 13. A. that in Laos 14. B. Should I need 15. A. could have called PART 2 (1pt each) 1. appreciably 2. disadvantaged 3. permissiveness 4. sensitivity 5. Dieticians 6. outspoken 7. continually 8. untreated 9. exhibition 10. ex-prisoners PART 3 (1pt each) Line 1: believe  believes Line 8: of (men and women)  between Line 2: Its  his (/ her) Line 9: with  as Line 3: achieved  conducted / done / carried out Line 10: personnel  personal Line 4: deal number Line 11: decreasing  decreased Line 5: contrarily  contrary Line 12: little  less Line 6: of  in Line 13: except for  rather than Line 7: continual continuing Line 14: plentiful  plenty / lots / a lot Line 15: that  which PART 4 (1pt each)
(1) were killed (2) to save (3) accelerated (4) were approaching (5) happened (6) were coming (7) to realize / realizing (8) to brake (9) to handle (10) collided (11) traveling (12) was heard / could be heard (13) spending (14) had been staying (15) hurried (16) arriving (17) discovered (18) had leaked (19) shouldn't have driven (20) is being conducted PART 5 (1pt each) 1. in 2. under 3. at 4.on 5. on 6.up 7. on 8. down 9. for 10. onto READING. (40 pts) Part 1. (20 pts) Read the passages and choose the best option (A,B,C or D) for each blank space. PASSAGE A. There is growing evedence that urbanization has a sharp (1) …………… on climate, causing changes that can wreak (2) …………… on precipitation patterns that supply the precious resource of water. The heavy amounts of heat and pollution rising from cities both delay and stimulate the fall of precipitation, (3) …………… some areas of rain while drenching others. Cities are (4) …………… one to ten degrees warmer than surrounding underdeveloped areas. Cities also produce large amounts of (5) …………… called aerosols, gaseous suspensions of dust particles or byproducts from the (6) …………… of fossil fuels. Both heat and aerosols change the dynamics of clouds. When hoisted up in the sky, the microscopic particles act as multiple surfaces on which the (7) …………… in clouds can condense as tiny droplets. This can prevent or delay the formation of larger raindrops that fall more easily from the sky, or it can cause the rain to fall in another location. In California, pollution blows eastward and causes a precipitation (8) …………… of around one trillion gallons a year across the Sierra Nevada mountain range. (9) …………… , in very humid cities, such as Houston, heat and pollutants seem to (10) …………… summer storm activity by allowing clouds to build higher and fuller before releasing torrential rains. 1 A. impression B. impact C. influence D. affection 2 A. havoc B. damage C. chaos D. breakage 3 A. accusing B. mugging C. depriving D. avoiding 4 A. at most B. in majority C. in priority D. on average 5 A. filters B. fertilizers C. pollutants D. poisons 6 A. firing B. burning C. lighting D. flaming 7 A. mosture B. water C. wetness D. humidity 8 A. lack B. emptiness C. shortage D. ineffiency 9 A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. By contrats 10 A. lessen B. invigorate C. fasten D. eliminate
PASSAGE B. So much sentimentality is attached to the rose in (1) …………….. culture that it is difficult to separate the original mythological and folkloric beliefs from the emotional excess that (2) …………….. the flower. Yet if we look into the beliefs, we find that the rose is much more than the mere (3) …………….. of romantic love invoked by every minor poet and painter. One of the rose’s most common (4) …………….. in folklore is with death. The Romans often decked the tombs of the dead with roses; in fact, Roman wills frequently (5) …………….. that roses were to be planted on the grave. To this day, in Switzerland, cemeteries are known as rose gardens. The Saxons (6) …………….. the rose with life, and they believed that when a child died, the figure of death could be seen plucking a rose outside the house. The rose has a long association with female beauty. Shakespeare mentions the rose more frequently than (7) …………….. flower, often using it as a token of all that is lovely and good. For the Arabs, (8) ……………., the rose as a symbol not of feminine but of masculine beauty. Later the rose became a sign of secrecy and silence. The expression sub rosa, “under the rose,” is (9) …………….. to a Roman belief. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it was common (10) …………….. to carve or paint roses on the ceilings of council chambers to emphasize the intention of secrecy. 1 A. famous B. popular C. diverse D. outdated 2 A. gathers B. covers C. surrounds D. ambraces 3 A. trace B. sign C. tail D. symbol 4 A. relations B. connections C. associations D. combinations 5 A. specified B. showed C. required D. expressed 6 A. equalized B. equated C. leveled D. considered 7 A. a B. other C. any other D. the 8 A. for lack of B. nevertheless C. therefore D. in fact 9 A. traced B. originated C. based D. contributed 10 A. function B. usage C. practice D. standard Part 2. (10 pts) Fill in each blank with a suitable word. There is a view that to disregard law on certain occasions is a natural, human choice when there is an opportunity for profit or pleasure. A delinquent who (1) …………….. law on temptation and peer pressure is usually devoid of individual weakness or wickedness. Such a deliquent is to be held fully responsible for any damage or distress that his behavior brings about. Punitive measures, if (2) …………….., should have the effect fo reform. Another theory protrays delinquents as lacking in restraint, having a primitive sense of right and wrong and being unable and unwilling to (3) …………….. to reasonable rules of behavior. These maladjusted delinquents need help and a humane and tolerant approach. They are often victims of circumstances: broken homes, lack of parental affection, poverty, neighborhood and insufficient discipline. One or more of these (4) …………….. may lead one to crime. Family size and family income have a bearing on (5) …………….. delinquency. In a family with a large number of siblings, problems created by lack of parental care can be exacerbated. If the family is poor, parents are forced to live in neighborhoods with a high incidence of delinquency. Parents, overburdened with work and responsibilities, will have limited opportunities to (6) …………….. control over their children or to discipline them. Lacking parental control and guidance, children are apt to rely on peer groups and develop wrong values. Overcrowding in the home (7) …………….. is to have a deleterious (8) …………….. upon behavior. Older brothers may set bad examples for the younger ones to be vulnerable to delinquency owing to close parental supervision or becoming deviant in behavior to combat parental possessiveness. Poverty or low parental (9) …………….. may lead to the social alienation of poor children and their identification with a subculture of low standards. The effects of (10) …………….. stringency can be worse if the father is irresponsible or incompetent. Part 3. (10 pts) Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) which is most suitable to complete the sentence or answer the question before it. What happened to Amelia Earhart? One of the mysteries is that no persuasive answer has been found to this question. In 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, and in 1932, she was the first
person to fly alone across the Atlantic. Earhart continued to break records. In 1935, she was the first person to fly alone from Hawaii to California. Later, in 1937, she and her navigator, Frederic Noonan, set off in hopes of being the plane wrecks. Two people on this group, Ric first to fly around the world. They never made it. Somewhere in the Pacific between New Guinea and Howland Island, Earhart’s plane disappeared. Conventional wisdom has it that Earhart’s plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean, but some refuse to believe this. People still continue to look for clues about the disappearance of the plane. In 1992, one search party reported finding remnants of what could be Earhart’s plane on the island of Nikumaroro, but people who originally worked on Earhart’s plane disputed that evidence. There have been other search expeditions to Nikumaroro, some funded by an organization formed specially to search fro historic plane wrecks. Two people on this group, Ric Gillespie and Pat Thrasher, have spent years looking for evidence, and their theory is that Earhart ran out of fuel and landed on Nikumaroro, only to die later of disease or starvation. They don’t have much to go on. There are a few bones that were found on the island in 1940 that could possibly have come from Earhart or Noonan. They have found some crumbling fragments of a woman’s shoe that could possibly have belonged to to Earhart. And there is a sheet of aluminum that might possible have come from her plane if only the rivet pattern was different. The evidence was minimal. But Gillespie and Thrasher keep looking. Maybe the hard piece of evidence is just around the corner. Until then, the mystery continues. 1 What is the mystery the author refer to? A. Why are people still looking for Earhart? B. What happened to Amelia Earhart? C. Whose shoe was found on the island? D. Why was Earhart flying in the Pacific? 2 What phrase could best be substituted for the phrase ‘break records’ in line 3? A. surpass the standard B. destroy old evidence C. hide previous information D. establish new rules 3 What does the sentence ‘They never made it.’ in line 5 refer to? A. They couldn’t find the place to land. B. They ran out of fuel. C. They couldn’t fix the plane. D. They didn’t achieve their goal. 4 Why does the author mention’conventional wisdom’ in line 7? A. To indicate that many people believe. B. To point to something that is wise. C. To show that not everyone knows. D. To demonstrate seriousness. 5 What is the purpose of paragraph 2? A. To give details about the mystery. B. To indicate conventional wisdom. C. To dispute current theories. D. To add to historical evidence. 6 What does the author say about Ric Gillespie and Pat Thrasher? A. They found clear evidence of Earhart’s disappearance. B. An organization supported their search efforts. C. They think she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. D. A group of people on the island assisted them. 7 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Earhart and Noonan wanted to fly around the world. B. Earhart’s plane was shot down over the Pacific. C. Earhart was the first woman to fly alone from hawaii to California. D. Earhart was an accomplished pilot. 8 According to the passage, what would most likely make Gillespie and Thrasher very happy? A. To find a small piece of Earhart’s plane. B. To find people to talk to on Nikumaroro. C. To get the funding to continue their search. D. To get more free time to be able to search. 9 Which of the following is NOT mentoned as a possible piece of evidence? A. A part of a woman’s shoe. B. A piece of bone. C. A piece of metal. D. A part of an engine. 10 The author uses the phrase ‘just around the corner’ in line 18 – 19 mean ……… A. they cannot go straight B. there is an intersection C. something is close D. it is dependent on others ANSWER KEYS READING (40 pts) PART 1 (1 pt each) PASSAGE A
1. B. impact 2. A. havoc 3. C. depriving 4. D. on average 5. C. pollutants 6. B. burning 7. A. moisture 8. C. shortage 9. D. By contrast 10. B. invigorate PASSAGE B 1. B. popular 2. C. surrounds 3. D. symbol 4. C. associations 5. A. specified 6. B. equated 7. C. any other 8. B. nevertheless 9.A. traced 10. C. practice PART 2 (1pt each) 1. breaks 3. conform 5. juvenile 7. itself 9. income 2. taken 4. factors 6. exercise 8. effect 10. financial PART 3 (1pt each) 1. B. What happened to Amelia Earhart? 2. A. Surpass the standard 3. D. They didn't achieve their goal. 4. A. To indicate what many people believe 5. A. To give details about the mystery 6. B. An organization supported their search efforts. 7. B, Earhart's plane was shot dOwn over the Pacific. 8. A. To find a small piece of Earhart's plane 9. D. A part of an engine. 10. C. something is close WRITING. (60 pts) Part 1. (10 pts) Rewrite the follwoing sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. You have to use the words given in brackets in your sentence and you mustn’t change the word in any way. 1. I think he will come to the coference. (PRESENT)  There is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. It may be sunny, so wear a hat. (PUT)  In case .……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. He is very rich thanks to the money he inherited from his uncle. (WELL)  Had ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. He is so generous that people respect him. (LOOK)  Such ….……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. It’s a pity I couln’t think of a good answer to that question. (COME)  I’d like .……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. The doctor really should operate on him immediately. (SURGERY)  It’s high …………………………………………………………………………………………………….