Kỳ thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi THPT dự thi cấp quốc gia năm 2011

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỒNG THÁP

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KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT

DỰ THI CẤP QUỐC GIA NĂM 2011

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ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Ngày thi: 18 tháng 11 năm 2007

(Đề thi gồm có: 08 trang)

Giám khảo 1

Giám khảo 2 Điểm bài thi Số phách

SECTION I: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 ps.)

Part 1: (10 ps.)

Read the statements below carefully. You will hear the director of a language school

talking to some students who have just arrived at the school. Fill in the gaps with the

missing information. Listen to the recording twice and spend 5 minutes to complete

your task.

1. Those students who have their surname beginning with H, their family will wait

for them in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. The introductory party is for all students to meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. The deadline for paying the school fees is after . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. If students have any problems about money, they can contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Students’ meals are taken with their family, but if they want to have meal at

school, they have to come and see . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part 2: (20 ps.)

Read the statements below carefully. You will hear an interview on radio with

someone who started a news survey called Children’s Express. Decide if the

statements are True or False. Write T or F in the space provided on the right column.

You will hear the interview twice.

T/F

The purpose of Children’s Express is to encourage children to

consider important factors of the world.

1. . . . . . . . . . . .

In Children’s Express younsters can learn various kinds of job

including the job of journalists.

2. . . . . . . . . . . .

They learn to write articles and interview VIPs of the US. 3. . . . . . . . . . . .

Everything on newspapers and magazines reflects exactly the

content of the oral interviews.

4. . . . . . . . . . . .

The interviewer of the Radio station has good impression of the teenage

journalists’ work.

5. . . . . . . . . . . .

Đề chính thức

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SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (70 ps.)

Part 1: (50 ps.)

Choose the word which best completes the following sentences. Circle the letter of

your choice either A, B, C or D.

1. I can’t seem to get ……………. to him that he’s making a terrible mistake.

A. across B. over C.through D. off

2. They took …………… consideration the experience of each candidate before deciding

who to offer the job

A. into B. up C. after D. down

3. She wore on her expensive jewellry so that she could show ……………. how wealthy

she was.

A. on B. up C. off D. by

4. The boss is nice ……………. everyone else, but for some reasons he always pickking

……………. me.

A. with/up B. to/on C. by/on D. to/up

5. I had a similar experience ……………. yours last year, so I sympathise……………. you.

A. on/with B. in/for C. about/with D. for/with

6. We’ve……………of time to catch the train so there’s no need to run

A.very much B. enough C. plenty D. great deal

7. That’s …………….. . The bus is usually on time, so I’ve no idea why it’s late today.

A. unusual B. strange C. special D. uncustomary

8. I was so …………….. before the exams that I couldn’t sleep for two weeks.

A. worrying B. nervous C. shocked D. uncomfortable

9. Three years ago, there were two million people without jobs. Now there are over three

million …………….

A. unbusied B. workless C.jobless D. unemployed

10. I’m …………….. that something’s terrible going to happen if I’m not careful

A. scared B. feared C. threatened D. frightened

11. To end or…………………….. greatly pollution immediately, people have to stop using

many things that benefit them.

A. reduce B. decrease C. shorten D. lessen

12. Public transportation needs to be …………… in the next five years to serve the quick

development of the city.

A. repaired B. upgraded C. fixed D. improved.

13. He couldn’t …………his father that he was telling the truth.

A. confide B. trust C. convince D. admit

14. To practice a foreign language, it is best to …………… with native speakers of that language.

A. communicate B. contact C. inform D. give word

15. Einstein’s theories have …………… to the development of modern science

A. cooperated B. provided C. supplied D. contributed

16. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and fries are sometimes called junk ………………..

A. dishes B. meals C. food D. feed

17. Can you do me a(n)…………and post this letter

A. help B. promise C. aid D. favour

18. A fire fighter saved a family from burning to death. He received a …………… from the

city government.

A. medal B. award C. prize D. gift

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19. Last year the potatoes harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we

shall have a better…………………..

A. result B. crop C. income D. outcome

20. The mechanic explained in great…………………. of how the car worked

A. detail B. clarity C. information D.example

21. Have you taken your ……………….. on our new flat?

A. safety B. protection C. assurance D. insurance

22. When the starter gave the ………………. all the competitors in the race began to run

round the track.

A. signal B. whistle C. shot D. horn

23. In developing countries where ¾ of the world’s ……………….. lives, women produce

more than half of the food.

A. population B. people C. dwellers D. inhabitants

24. The main attraction of the job was that it offered the …………….to do research.

A. possibility B. opportunity C. proposal D. prospect

25. Scientist have discovered a close ………………. between smoking and several serious diseases.

A. unifcation B. combination C. relation D. connection

Part 2: (20 ps.)

Each line of the following passage contains ONE mistake (grammar or spelling).

Identify the mistake and write the correct form in the space provided in the column on

the right. Number (0) has been done as an example.

Anybody running a company knows that a well-planned conference

can greatly improve the performance on that business.

(0). on  of

The main reason for this is that it takes your employees away from

a daily work place and offers them somewhere fresh for a short time.

26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

So, unless the conference is well thought out it will not have the best

results and you will have wasted a great deal of money.

27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The first step is find the right place. Can your employees easily

reach the conference center? It is near the railway station?

28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Is it close to a good, fast road? Has it plenty of suitably parking space? 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If you are going to choose a hotel, and perhaps the hotel has cheaper rates

at weekends or, if it is a popular tourist area, midweek rates may be cheaper.

30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other requirement is food and drink. This is very an important issue. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You know, breakfast is a time which people can relax before the day’s work begins,

32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and you may not want a long break for lunch in the middle of the day. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Buffet lunches are very popular for this reason. Then there is dinner,

that most employees consider a reward for a day’s hard work!

34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

However your needs, it is essential to think ahead if you want

a successful conference.

35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SECTION III: READING COMPRHENSION

Part 1: (10 ps.)

You are going to read a magazine article about changing your life. Choose the most

suitable heading from the list A – H for each part (1 – 5) of the article. There is one

extra heading which you do not need to use. Numbers (0) & (6) are done as examples.

A. The number of cars in London has not fallen.

B. Traffic movement in London today is just as bad as it was in the past

C. There has been a decrease in certain types of traffic in London

D. Using a car in London continues to have advantages.

E. New developments have prevented improvements in traffic conditions London.

F. Little can be done to improve the traffic situation in London.

G. Travelling by other means of transport can be unpleasant.

H. Driving in London is getting worse.

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Part 2: (10 ps.)

Reading the passage carefully and answer the questions. Write your answers in the

space provided:

Some waste is not dangerous. Often somebody will recycle it and do something useful with it.

You can break up old cars to get the metal, or make new glass from old bottles. But some

waste is toxic – it is very poisonous. In the USA, for example, factories dump – throw away-

265 million tons of toxic waste every year. How do you dump toxic waste safely? Well, you

can put it in metal containers and leave it somewhere safe; but this can be a very bad idea.

You can bury toxic waste. You put it in a deep hole and cover it with soil. That is what

happened at Love Canal in the USA. In the 1930s a chemical producer buried many tons of

toxic waste in metal containers. In 1950s, a builder bought the land and built a little town there.

Nobody remembered the containers of toxic waste under the ground. Then, in the 1970s, the

waste started to come through the metal of the containers and pollute the ground. Trees and

grass blackened and died. There was a bad smell everywhere. People had to leave their homes.

The people who cleaned up Love Canal found eighty-two different toxic chemicals in the soil.

You can burn toxic waste, but it is more expensive than burying it and the burning can produce

dangerous gases. So some people burn their toxic waste at sea in special ships The chemicals

get into the air and the wind carries them a long way.

You can send you toxic waste to a poorer country and pay somebody to burn or bury it there.

The USA sends toxic waste to Panama. Germany and Holland send toxic waste to the Czech

Republic. Is this a good idea?

Toxic waste can be useful if you know how to recycle it. Some producers bury their toxic

waste in the soil. There, special bacteria in the soil eat the waste and change it into clean, safe

carbon dioxide and water. In Britain, some people are growing special waste-eating bacteria.

These bacteria eat toxic chemicals. There is a lot of toxic waste in the world: Are these bacteria

hungry enough?

1. What message does the writer want to send to the readers of this passage?

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2. According to the writer, why is burying toxic waste not a good idea?

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3. What happens if we choose burning toxic waste in stead of burying it?

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4. What does the writer imply when he puts the question “Is this a good idea?” in paragraph 3?

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5. Do you think growing special waste-eating bacteria is the best solution to cope with

toxic waste on earth?

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