UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập Tự do Hạnh phúc KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP[.]

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 30 tháng 10 năm 2007 Đề thức Mơn : ANH VĂN Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) ( Đề gồm trang ) PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( pts ) Question : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE : A lot of the changes in American family in the last 30 or 40 years are similar to those in Viet Nam and in other parts of the world One- fifths of marriages in the United States ends in divorce Our father often helps our mother in doing the housework Children in the United States have more opportunities to take part in activities outside the homes today Question : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then pick out the information to answer the questions : The main food of many people in the desert comes from the………………… This kind of fruit contains a lot of ……………………… In the Gobi desert, goats provide people with …………………… In the desert, it’s safer for people to get water from the ………………… than from some cacti PART II : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( pts.) Question :Pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each blank : I borrowed my sister $100 because I was…………… money A short in B short of C short on D short for Everyone in our family says best wishes to…………… in the early morning of the first day of the New Year A ourselves B themselves C one another D the others Peter is a criminal He…………a bank last year A stole B had stolen C robbed D had robbed I’m afraid there are no seats left Every seat was ……………… A reserved B served C full D used Mrs.Jefferson ……………her students to keep out of the savage dog A predicted B warned C alarmed D frightened Please …………your hand if you agree with my proposal A rise B pitch up AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 C raise D show Alice finally……… the job because she couldn’t stand its high pressure anymore A admitted B accepted C adopted D quit ………….my sisters and brothers, I’d like to thank for your warm reception A Instead of B On behalf of C On account of D In front of Question : Pick out ONE option ( A,B,C or D ) which needs to be changed to make a correct sentence : A lot of people prefer to go to Đa Lat at Christmas A B C D They visited these beautiful views while they lived in England A B C D She has changed a lot of jobs since she has graduated university five years ago A B C D These children were brought back by their grandparents when young A B C D Buffaloes have been tamed for over 5,000 years ago A B C D Liquids take the shape of any container of which they are placed A B C D A good carpentry must possess a wide variety of skills A B C D The temperature changes very great between the lighted side and the dark side of A B C D the moon Question : Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets : There will be a special ………….for these patients of bird flu.( separated ) I think you should write something more for your instruction It is ……….( complete ) ……….is very important in scientific experiments ( accurate ) ……….is a person who follows or attends a course for doing something.( train ) I don’t want to go at first, but later I have to because of her……… ( persuade ) The ……… problem should be solved before the end of this month.( theory ) The forest fire seemed to be……… by the rain yesterday.( weak ) They worked …………after their demand had been refused.( patient ) Question : Complete these sentences with proper prepositions or adverbs : This word has a lot of meanings.You should look it……in a dictionary Jenny usually comes back her country………Christmas Day Don’t use pencils.Please write the letter…… ink My father made …… his mind to settle in the South Did you pick …….lots of English while you were in England? Minh couldn’t start his motor engine.I think it ran…….fuel A thief broke into his office last night and stole all money…… the safe Time is off now.Please hand …… your papers PART III : READING COMPREHENSION ( 6pts ) AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 Question : Match each of these short articles ( 1- ) with its related main idea ( A – J ) : THE SHORT ARTICLES : Kangaroos come from Australia.They can jump very fast using their strong hind legs.Their front legs are like arms and have sharp claws.A mother kangaroo has a pouch.This is where the baby kangaroo, also known as the joey, stays to drink its milk.This is also where it sleeps and spends most of its time until it is too big for the pouch The children loved Mr Flash very much.He was a magician He lived in their village Mr Flash always performed magic tricks for the children He always had new tricks for them The children crowded round his window every morning and waited for Mr Flash to start his tricks Mr Flash never got angry with the children He knew that they loved his tricks Henry likes to read He reads books, comics, magazines and the newspaper Henry is very good at writing stories He gets his ideas from what he has read His teacher always reads his stories to the class His friends also like his stories.Sometimes, they ask him to read to them They like Henry’s interesting stories There is a library near my house Many people go to the library Some go there to borrow books, others read the books there There are also people who watch videos at the library The library is a quiet place No one talks loudly at the library Children are not allowed to run around in the library They must sit quietly or they will be asked to leave I like going to the library as it is a good place for me to my homework and study I also like to borrow many books from the library Pandas come from the mountains of China They are black and white and have black patches on both their eyes They are very good at climbing.The small pandas climb up bamboo trees as they love to eat bamboo shoots The big pandas pull down the shoots as they are too heavy to climb the thin trees They also eat small animals In the zoos, pandas eat fruits They are kept in enclosures that look like their homes in the mountains of China Mr Lam and his family are moving to a new place They already packed their belongings and are waiting for the movers to come and help them to transport the things to their new home Finally, the movers come They carry the things carefully onto the lorry at the car park Then, they arrange the things neatly so that they will not move about when the lorry is moving Finally, the lorry driver gets into the driver’s seat and starts the lorry Mr Lam and his family get into the family car and drive to their new house “ Look! There is a bird building a nest in that tree,” said Ginny excitedly Ginny and her friend, Nora, hid quietly behind a bush They wanted to watch the bird building its nest and did not want to frighten it away “ Look at how fast it is weaving the straws into its nest ,”Nora said.” It is going to lay some eggs Soon, we will see a few baby birds in that tree ,”Ginny said eagerly Last year, Chinese New Year fell on February A few days before the New Year , Vincent and his family went shopping for new clothes and shoes His mother bought some cloth to sew new curtains for their home His sister helped their mother to bake cookies On New Year’s Eve, his mother cooked a lot of delicious food for the reunion dinner That day, the whole family swept, mopped and cleaned the whole house They also decorated the house beautifully RELATED MAIN IDEAS : A A good place for those who like reading and working quietly B Nature always brings excitement and joyfulness to everyone AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 C D E F G H I J Who was the best friend of the children in the village? Do you know that bamboo trees are their favourite food ? Millions of young people all over the world love pop music It is the typical animal that only exists in Australia but nowhere else Is moving to a new house an easy or difficult work for the family? Reading is not only a good habit for writers but also for students Which is the most popular means of transport ? By train or by lorry ? The happiness for the whole family- Preparing for the New Year Celebration Question : Fill in each of the numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the meaning of the passage : In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow roads with many shops lying together along the two sides These commercial places are not so ( ) and convenient as those called shopping ( ) in modern cities, especially in the suburbs of the big cities in the United States Shopping centres have ( ) rapidly because of the shift of the population to the suburb, the growing use of and dependence upon the automobiles and the heavy traffic in ( ) areas A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which may be covered, heated and air-conditioned A shopping centre is also surrounded by a ( ) area with space for thousands of cars We can buy all kinds of food and get ( ) we need in a shopping centre Unlike a supermarket where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping centre provides us with all services ( ) food We can get our hair cut, eyes tested, clothes washed, we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll in special classes Shopping centre are therefore, very convenient for the ( ) , but they lack” the sense of closeness” as felt in older commercial centres Question : These paragraphs of the passage below ( A – H ) are in disorder and illogical Rearrange them into a good logical passage ( – ) : A One evening in October, Hannah was at work As usual she was going to meet Jamie at 5.30 It was dark and it was raining She looked at her watch It was 5.20! She was going to be late! She ran to her car and got in At 5.25 she was driving along the High Street She was going very fast because she was in a hurry B Two hours later a police car arrived at Hannah’s house A policewoman knocked at the door “Good evening, Madam,” she said.”Are you Hannah Davis? I’d like to speak to you Can I come in?” C Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004 It was Hannah 21 st birthday and she and her friends went to a club They wanted to dance, but they didn’t like the music so Hannah went to speak to the DJ “This music is awful,” she said.”Could you play something else?” The DJ looked at her and said,”Don’t worry, I have a perfect song for you.” D When Hannah and her friends left the club, the DJ was waiting at the door “Hi, I’m Jamie,”he said to Hannah.”Can I see you again?” So Hannah gave him her phone number E Suddenly, a man ran across the road He was wearing a dark coat so Hannah didn’t see him until it was too late Although she tried to stop, she hit the man Hannah panicked She didn’t stop and she drove to the coffee bar as fast as she could F Two minutes later he said:”The next song is by Coldplay It’s called Yellow and it’s for a beautiful girl who’s dancing over there.”Hannah knew that the song was for her because she was wearing a yellow dress AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 G Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner He took her to a very romantic French restaurant and they talked all evening After that, Jamie and Hannah saw each other every day Every evening when Hannah finished work they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the High Street They were madly in love H But when she arrived Jamie wasn’t there She phoned him, but his mobile was turned off, so she waited for ten minutes and then went home PART IV : WRITING ( pts ) Question 10 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones : You can call me up at anytime you make up your mind Whenever………… We flew by aeroplane, otherwise, it would have taken us days to go to Ha Noi by train If………………… He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident Not only…………… Man continues to chop down rare timber from forerests Rare timber ………… They couldn’t come to the office on time even though they left their houses for work very early However …………… The children were so young that they couldn’t understand the danger of the games The children were not ………… The villagers couldn’t anything in the terrible flood It was ………… “Why didn’t you call me up last night,John ?” said Mary Mary asked………… Question 11 : In the last letter, Tim Brown, your pen pal asked you about your plan if you would pass the entrance exam into a university Now write a letter to tell him about your plan.( in about 60 to 80 words ).Finish your letter with: “I’m looking forward to hearing from you Affectionately yours, Thanh Mai “ ( Don’t write your own name and address in the letter.) THE END AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MƠN ANH VĂN ( ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT - CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 30 tháng 10 năm 2007 PHẦN I : NGHE HIỂU : 2.0 điểm Câu hỏi : Nghe, chọn câu TRUE/ FALSE : 1.0 điểm, câu chọn : 0.25 đ True False True True Câu hỏi : Nghe, tìm thơng tin để hồn chỉnh câu : 1.0 điểm, câu : 0.25 đ date palm sugar and vitamins meat and milk stones PHẦN II : TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGỮ PHÁP : 8.0 điểm Câu hỏi : Chọn thơng tin, hồn chỉnh câu : 2.0 điểm, câu chọn : 0.25 đ B D C A B C D B Câu hỏi : Tìm thành phần viết sai câu: 2.0 điểm, câu tìm đúng: 0.25 đ B D C B D B A B Câu hỏi : Tìm dạng thích hợp từ, điền hoàn chỉnh câu:2.0 điểm, câu làm đúng: 0.25 đ separation uncompleted accuracy trainee persuasion theoretical weakened impatiently Câu hỏi : Điền hoàn chỉnh câu giới từ trạng từ thích hợp: 2.0 điểm, từ điền : 0.25 đ up on in up up out of from in PHẦN III : ĐỌC HIỂU : 6.0 điểm Câu hỏi 7: Ghép đôi đoạn văn với ý liên quan: 2.0 điểm, cặp ghép đúng: 0.25 đ F C H A D G B J Câu hỏi 8: Điền khuyết, hoàn chỉnh văn từ thích hợp: 2.0 điểm, từ điền đúng: 0.25 đ modern centres developed downtown parking anything besides customers Câu hỏi 9: Xếp đoạn văn theo thứ tự hợp lý: 2.0 điểm, doạn xếp đúng: 0.25 đ C F D G A E H B PHẦN IV: VIẾT : 4.0 điểm Câu hỏi 10: Viết chuyển đổi câu: 2.0 điểm, câu viết đúng: 0.25 đ Whenever you make up your mind, you can call me up If we hadn’t flewn by aeroplane, it would have taken us days to go to Ha Noi by train • If we had gone to Ha Noi by train ( instead of flying by aeroplane ), it would have taken us days Not only did he fail in his exam but ( he ) also had a road accident Rare timber continues to be chopped down from forests AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 However early they left their houses for work, they couldn’t come to the office on time The children were not old enough to understand the danger of the games It was impossible for the villagers to anything in the terrible flood Mary asked John why he hadn’t called her up the night before Câu hỏi 11: Viết thư gữi bạn, trình bày kế hoạch cá nhân thi đỗ vào đại học: 2.0 điểm • Ý tưởng: 1.0 điểm : Nêu lên cụ thể chi tiết, dự tính kế hoạch cá nhân thi đổ vào Đại học.( học ngành gì, đâu, học bổ sung gì?, hoạt động khác….) • Kỹ thuật viết: 1.0 điểm Phải trình bày hình thức viết thư cá nhân, có phân rõ bố cục thư, dài Khỗng 60-80 từ, kết thúc thư nhóm câu cho sẳn Câu văn viết mạch lạc, tự nhiên ,mang tính giao tiếp, ngữ pháp, dùng từ phong phú , xác Ghi chú: • Chấm sát đáp án, biểu điểm • Tổng điểm khơng làm trịn số, giử nguyên chữ số thập phân ( ví dụ: 14.25 , 12.50 , 10.75 ) ... own name and address in the letter.) THE END AV 12 HSG 30-10-07 UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT... CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN ANH VĂN ( ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT - CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 30 tháng 10 năm