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SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 VÒNG TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
* Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (BẢNG B)
* Ngày thi: 05/11/2011
* Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm
Bằng số Bằng chữ Chữ ký GK 1 Chữ ký GK 2 Mã phách
ĐỀ
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi)
Part A. LISTENING
I. Listen to Diane talking to a friend about a trip to London. For each question, circle the best
answer (A, B, C). You will hear the conversation twice. (0) is as an example. (1 point)
Example:
0. Diane went to London yesterday
A. morning. B. afternoon. C. evening.
1. Diane went to London by
A. car. B. bus. C. underground.
2. Diane and her friends ate
A. Mexican food. B. Chinese food. C. Spanish food.
3. Diane says the restaurant was
A. full. B. expensive. C. quiet.
4. After the meal, Diane and her friends
A. sat and talked. B. saw a film. C. walked by the water.
5. During Diane's trip to London,
A. it rained. B. it snowed. C. it was windy.
II. You will hear a woman being interviewed for a job. For questions 1 – 10, fill in the relevant
information on the application form. You will hear twice. (2 points)
PANDORA INTERNATIONAL
GENERAL APPLICATION FORM
APPLYING FOR POST OF: Head of advertising
Name: (1) Irene …….…………………………
Address: (2) ………… Redwood Avenue Kingston
Tel no: (3) ………………………………………
(Gồm 16 trang,
không kể trang phách)
CHÍNH THỨC
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Qualifications
Graduated from: (4) ………………………………………
Diploma in: (5) ………………………………………
Current position: (6) ………………………………………
Job description: (7) ………………………………………
and
(8) ………………………………………
Reason for leaving: (9) limited ………………………………………
Reason for applying to Pandora International: (10) gaining ………………….. in an international
market.
PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each unfinished sentence. (1 point)
1. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a …………….. smile.
A. childhood B. childish C. childless D. childlike
2. You’d better leave for the airport now ………….. there’s a lot of traffic on the way.
A. in fact B. in time C. in order D. in case
3. I would like to thank you, …………… my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us.
A. on account of B. on behalf of C. because of D. instead of
4. The poor child was in floods of …………………because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. weeping B. tears C. crying D. unhappiness
5. The soldier was punished for ……………. to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting
6. She ………… her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
7. It’s time we ………….. this old car and bought a new one.
A. will B. had sold C. have sold D. sold
8. The project was rejected because of ………….. funds.
A. unavailable B. inconsiderable C. incomplete D. insufficient
9. Please leave this space ………… on the enrolment form.
A. absent B. blank C. missing D. undone
10. You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely ……….. of you.
A. unfortunate B. insensitive C. insensible D. unconscious
11. Phone me before ten; ……………. I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
A. unless B. whether C. otherwise D. if
12. According to the ………… of the contract, tenants must give six months’ notice if they intend to
leave.
A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details
13. The injured man was taken to hospital and ………… for internal injuries.
A. cured B. healed C. operated D. treated
14. The door hinges had all been oiled to stop them ……………
A. squeaking B. screeching C. shrieking D. squealing
15. Mary attempted to …………… herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra work.
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A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend
16. You are under no obligation ………… to accept this offer.
A. indeed B. eventually C. apart D. whatsoever
17. Wasn’t it you yourself ……….. the door open?
A. to be left B. were left C. who left D. that should leave
18. If only motorists …………. drive more carefully!
A. must B. shall C. would D. will
19. It is regretted that there can be no …………… to this rule.
A. exclusion B. alternative C. exception D. deviation
20. Complete the form as …………… in the notes below.
A. insisted B. specified C. implied D. devised
II. In the passage below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there.
Indicate the correct lines with a tick (√). For the incorrect lines, write the words that should not
be there. (1 point)
1 .................. Many species of animals, birds and even that insects are in danger
2 ………….. of disappearing from the earth off. Every day construction in
3 ………….. the rainforests destroys the habitats of these creatures. They
4 ………….. cannot survive in other environments. They rely on about the food
5 ………….. and shelter being in their own habitats. Each time a habitat is
6 ………….. destroyed, the animals must have search for a new place. Luckily,
7 ………….. there are some people who they are doing something about this
8 ………….. situation. Animal protection societies are helping for the world
9 ………….. to learn more than about endangered species. When people know
10 ………… more, they can fight to protect and save the animals.
III. Choose the right tenses to complete the following passage. (1 point)
That afternoon we all got ready (1.go) ………….. to the pictures. We got a 63 bus to take us to
the Elephant and Castle, because the pictures (2.be) ………….. just next door. There was a great big
queue (3.wait) ………….. to go in and we were at the very back. Soon we (4. get) ………….. in. The
picture (5. already start) ………….. and it was very dark in there. We had to go down some stairs
(6.get) ………….. to our seats but instead of walking down them we fell down them. Soon we were in
our seats. We (7. sit) ………….. there (8.watch) ………….. the film when something hit me on the
head. It was an ice-cream tub. I (9.turn) …………..round to see who it was and a little boy who (10.
sit) …………..two rows behind me said, “I am very sorry. I wasn’t meant to hit you. I was meant to hit
the boy in front.”
IV. Use the correct form of the word in capitals to fit each gap. (1 point)
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people
for jobs, yet human (1) ………….. like to examine each other in BE
this way. One of the many problems of (2) …………..as it is SELECT
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commonly practised is that the forms filled in by (3) ………….. APPLY
often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can
follow all the best (4) ………….. when completing your form and ADVISE
still find that you are (5) ………….. at the next stage - the interview. SUCCESS
(6) ………….., in the rare cases where interviewers are automatic, a SIMILAR
candidate with an (7) …………..form may do surprisingly well. ADEQUATE
Of course, your forms need to show that you have (8) ………….. CONFIDENT
in your (9) ………….. to do the job, but don’t try to turn yourself ABLE
into someone else – a person you have to pretend to be at the
interview. Realism and (10) ………….. are definitely the best HONEST
approach.
V. Choose the correct prepositional phrase from the box to complete the following sentences.
You may not use one phrase. (1 point)
1. Gold is …………………….. brass in color.
2. I must speak to someone responsible. Who’s …………………….. here?
3. She is very …………………………. swimming.
4. Jane’s new friend is a Scorpio, and he likes cats, so they have a lot ……………………...
5. He was ………………………….. his brother’s success.
6. Zoos were very popular, but now many people think it’s wrong to keep animals
……………………………..
7. As there’s no cream, so we have to be ………………………… milk.
8. I’m tired of staying at home on Sundays. Let’s go out ……………………………..
9. I’m very ………………………….. snakes. I can’t go near them.
10. At school we used to have to learn bits of Shakespeare …………………………….
VI. Insert a, an or the if necessary. If there is no article, put ∅. (1 point)
In (1) ……………… summer of 1907, I was living in (2) ………………little cottage in (3)
……………… country, at (4) ……………… small distance from (5) ……………… sea. Half (6)
……………… mile from my cottage there was (7) ……………… school, The Grables, where Harold
Stackhurst, (8) ………………headmaster, and several other teachers taught students and prepared them
for various professions.
Stackhurst and I went on friendly terms and he was (9) ……………… only man in ……………… (10)
neighbourhood who sometimes called at my cottage.
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PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage. Circle the best answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (1
point)
Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and breathing problems. Worldwide, about three
million people die every year because of smoking - that's about one .......(1)........ every ten seconds ! In
fact, smoking is the .........(2)........ of almost 20 percent of all deaths in the developed countries of the
world. Smoking doesn't just ........(3)…….... the smoker, it hurts other people, too. When a pregnant
....(4)...... smokes, she is hurting her developing……...(5)......... When a man .........(6)......... at home, his
wife and children are also breathing in smoke and can become sick. Even though most people
understand the ........(7)........... effects of smoking, they continue to smoke. The …......(8)........of women
and teenagers who smoke is increasing. Cigarette companies make advertisements
that……....(9)..........these groups of people so that they…....(10)…...to buy cigarettes.
1. A. death B. end C. loss D. decrease
2. A. origin B. reason C. cause D. basis
3. A. injure B. danger C. destroy D. hurt
4. A. child B. man C. woman D. wife
5. A. baby B. children C. love D. youth
6. A. relax B. enjoy C. cigarettes D. smokes
7. A. beneficial B. harmful C. harmed D. profitable
8. A. number B. amount C. quantity D. total
9. A. interest B. concern C. matter D. worry
10. A. retain B. maintain C. continue D. preserve
II. Read the passage below. Then circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer each question. (1
point)
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springsdale, Pennsylvania. She studied biology at college
and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in 1933. In 1936, she
was hired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life.
Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941. It received excellent reviews,
but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952. In that year, she published The Sea Around Us, which
provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean’s surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology
and marine biology. Her imaginary and language had a poetic quality. Carson consulted no less than
1,000 printing sources. She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in
the field. However, she always realized the limitations of her non-technical readers.
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy. It
proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides. She detailed how
they poisoned the food supply of animals, killed birds and fish, and contaminated human food. At the
time, spokesmen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued
propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed. However, her work was vindicated by a 1963
report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee.
1.The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work
A. as a researcher B. at college
C. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service D. as a writer
2. According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University ?
A. oceanography B. history
C. literature D. zoology
3. When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of
A. 26 B. 29 C. 34 D. 35
4. It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind
A. was outdated.