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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC GIANG ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Ngày thi: 16 tháng năm 2016 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi 18 gồm trang) A LISTENING (40 pts) Part (10 pts) You will hear an interview with Roland Brundy, the new chairman of the television channel GTV For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D According to Roland Brundy, what will be the result of competition within the media? A a narrower range of programmes on GTV B the development of new technology C an increase in GTV’s staff numbers D greater potential for creativity Roland feels that in order to have ‘artistic’ standing, a channel needs A an awareness of history B to build up expertise C accomplished actors D to buy expensive programmes According to Roland, the main problem in reacting to competition is that A it is hard to avoid copying others B all solutions are open to criticism C viewers object to change D it is hard to interpret the market accurately How does Roland feel about the impact of technology? A sceptical B undecided C negative D fearful Roland says that one problem with his type of work is that it is hard to A adapt to change B operate objectively C judge its importance D measure your success YOUR ANSWERS Part (10 pts) For question 6-10, listen to a piece of BBC news Listen and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) The Child Well-Being Index has been going for over 75 years The child death rate has halved since 1975 Children's health has got worse in the past two decades The report says obesity causes an abundance of fast food The number of kids below the poverty line hasn't changed for 20 years YOUR ANSWERS PART For question 11-20, Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer Australian Aboriginal Art ANCIENT ART Rock and bark painting Sand drawings (1) Decorations on weapons and tools Cave art protected from (2) styles include dot paintings (e.g arrows, water holes and (3) ) and naturalistic art main function: (4) Use of ochre Reason readily available soil or rock contains (5) produces many colours and shades of red artist's palette found that is (6) old Preparation ochre collected turned into a (7) fluid binder, e.g tree sap or (8) added MODERN ART Artists use acrylic colours and (9) Paint and decorate pottery and a range of (10) YOUR ANSWERS 10 B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts) Part Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences (10 pts) Jack has egg because he couldn't remember how to spell "Batman"! A on his teeth B on his face C on his shirt D on his fingers 2 As the maestro lifted his baton the theater was so still you could hear A his heartbeat B a pin drop C bird wings D the drum beating I don't agree with you, but your idea certainly gives me food _ A for fun B for consider C for thought D for thinking I think I understand the nuts and of the operation A screws B hammer C nails D bolts I'll be back in the twinkling of A an eye B a lighting bolt C a smile D a laugh Look, I will pay you back Would you please call the ?! A hunters off B tigers off C dogs off D apes off Ever since he married Jane, he's had a new on life A rent B lease C title D loan Oh, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that I guess I really put my in my mouth A foot B hand C elbow D knee You need to keep a stiff no matter what! Don't get nervous! A nose B right arm C eyebrow D upperlip 10 I think you can take what he says at value A real B face C true D straight 11 I wish you'd be honest with me Don't lead me down the A hiking path B garden path C hiking trail D garden trail 12 I'd like to start the meeting and get down to tacks A silver B brass C copper D gold 13 I've been working here for two months and have got into the A swing of things B groove of things C rut of things D swing of routine 14 I really wasn't ready for the presentation, but was saved by the when Jack took over for me A tone B bang C bell D ring 15 We need to tighten our and start saving some money A shoes B tie C belt D shoelaces 16 Bob's so stupid He doesn't know enough to come in out of the _ A rain B snow C wind D sleet 17 I had to the class all the answers to the test A fork-feed B knife-feed C spoon feed D happily feed 18 She needs to take a vacation She's been working her fingers to the _ A bone B skin C blisters D nails 19 Ask Tom, he's got money to A throw B eat C burn D cut 20 I told you not to tell her! Now you've let the _ out of the bag A dog B mouse C fly D cat YOUR ANSWERS 10 Part Read the text and find mistakes and correct them You should indicate in which line the mistake is (5 pts) A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisings it carries A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million daily makes a lot of money Less serious newspapers are probably read just for entertainment They have big headings above the new stories, funny cartoons to look at and sensational photos of violent The gossip columns are full of stories of private live of famous people No one takes the political views of such papers seriously On the other hand, in a free country where there is no censorship, serious papers are read principle for their news, sent to them by their correspondents round the world and by the big news agencies People also read these papers for their revisions of new books, films and plays, and for their editorials which represent the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment Part Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (5 pts) The car was going _ full speed when the accident happened He has already run _ the money his father left him two years ago She averted her face _ the sight of his suffering Well, the beautician did something to her face, and now she's _ recognition Apparently a number of army officers were implicated _ the plot Part Complete the text by writing the correct form of the word in capitals (10 pts) No matter how well-(1) (intend) _ their bosses may be, many smokers feel (2) (persecutor) _ by their firms' (3) (smoke) _, policies “Just call me Sneaky Pete,” says a salesman of (4) (novel) _ items who would face being fired if his smoking habit was discovered Says he: “It’s (5) _ (credit) unfair I was a smoker when they hired me, and then, out of the blue, I’m supposed to stop just because the boss says so” Some employees fear their chances for (6) (advance) may be choked off by their smoking habit though (7) (favor) _ toward (8) (smoke) _ is rarely (9) (explicate) _ Len Bell, director of human resources at Pacific Northwest Bell, says a bias against smoking "could be in the back of a (10- management)'s mind when making decisions on a promotion YOUR ANSWERS 10 C READING COMPREHENSION (60 pts) Part For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the context (15 pts) One of the groups of consumers targeted by advertisers is, oddly enough, a group with very little money of its own, but which has a huge (1) the way others spend their money And in some ways, children and advertisers could have been made for (2) After all, it is easy to fool younger children into believing (3) anything and if an advertisement shows them how Biffo Breakfast Cereal will help them run faster than their friends, then (4) they are concerned, that is the truth They also have strong feelings of admiration for action heroes or cartoon characters or sports stars, and will want to be (5) their favourite star, and drink the same cola or eat the same sweets And when children want something badly enough, they won't stop nagging their parents until they (6) it Advertisements will even (7) them with the arguments they can use when they are told that a water-firing robot or a giant chocolate bar is not good (8) , or too expensive, or not available in the supermarket This is why most EU countries place (9) upon television advertising aimed at children Some countries have (10) ban on ads promoting toys during children's programmes Others restrict the advertising of unhealthy food, or ads involving anything dangerous This seems to be a sensible way of preventing advertisers from taking (11) of children, but in some ways it also helps to make a more damning (12) If it is generally agreed that children need (13) from some kinds of advertising, then this (14) to definite proof that advertising strongly influences children's behaviour In that case, why should any advertising aimed at children be allowed? After all, isn't it just another form of brain-washing? Adults may (or may not) resist the (15) claims of advertisers, but children clearly have not yet learnt to this This is why an EUwide ban on advertising targeting children, or depicting children, is being called for in some quarters A cause of B reason why C influence upon D outcome which A each other B the worst C ever D the time being C as good as D just about A more and more B all in all A unless B whatsoever C as far as D supposing A just like B exactly the same C as is D in imitation A stop B achieve C gain D get A offer B explain C fill D supply A at it B for them C with them D to it A handicaps B rules C restrictions D conditions 10 A a total B an utter C as sheer D a thorough 11 A advantage B pity C an interest D responsibility 12 A change B profit C point D contribution 13 A care B preservation C safeguards D protection 14 A comes B amounts C indicates D refers 15 A sceptical B suspicious C doubtful D questioning Part Fill ONE suitable word in each blank (15 pts) THE CULT OF CELEBRITY Once, children had ambitions to be doctors, explorers, sportsmen, artists or scientists Now taking their lead from TV, they just "want to be famous" Fame is no longer a reward for gallant service or great, perhaps even selfless endeavour It is an end in (1) , and the sooner it can be achieved, the sooner the lonely bedroom mirror can be replaced by the TV camera and flash gun, the better Celebrity is the profession (2 the moment, a vainglorious vocation which, (3) some 18th- century royal court, seem to exist largely so that the rest of us might watch and be amazed (4) its members live out their lives in public, like self-regarding members of some glittering soap opera Today, almost (5) can be famous Never has fame (6) more democratic, more ordinary, more achievable (7) wonder it's modern ambition It's easy to see why people crave celebrity, (8) generations reared on the instant fame offered by television want to step out of the limousine (9) the flashlights bouncing around them Who doesn't want to be the centre of attention at some time in their lives? Modern celebrity, peopled by the largely vain and vacuous, fills a need in our lives It peoples talks shows, sells goods and newspapers and rewards the famous for-well, (10) famous YOUR ANSWERS 10 Part Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions (15 pts) In the course of its history, human inventions have dramatically increased the average amount of energy available for use per person Primitive peoples in cold regions burned wood and animal dung to heat their caves, cook food, and drive off animals by fire The first step toward the developing of more efficient fuels was taken when people discovered that they could use vegetable oils and animal fats in lieu of gathered or cut wood Charcoal gave off more intensive heat than wood and was more easily obtainable than organic fats The Greeks first began to use coal for metal smelting in the 4th century, but it did not come into extensive use until the Industrial Revolution In the 1700s, at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, most energy used in the United States and other nations undergoing industrialization was obtained from perpetual and renewable sources, such as wood, water streams, domesticated animal labor, and wind These were predominantly locally available supplies By mid-1800s, 91 percent of all commercial energy consumed in the United States and European countries was obtained from wood However, at the beginning of the 20th century, coal became a major energy source and replaced wood in industrializing countries Although in most regions and climate zones wood was more readily accessible than coal, the latter represents a more concentrated source of energy In 1910, natural gas and oil firmly replaced coal as the main source of fuel because they are lighter and, therefore, cheaper to transport They burned more cleanly than coal and polluted less Unlike coal, oil could be refined to manufacture liquid fuels for vehicles, a very important consideration in the early 1900s, when the automobile arrived on the scene By 1984, non-renewable fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, provided over 82 percent of the commercial and industrial energy used in the world Small amounts of energy were derived from nuclear fission, and the remaining 16 percent came from burning direct perpetual and renewable fuels, such as biomass Between 1700 and 1986, a large number of countries shifted from the use of energy from local sources to a centralized generation of hydropower and solar energy converted to electricity The energy derived from non-renewable fossil fuels has been increasingly produced in one location and transported to another, as is the case with most automobile fuels In countries with private, rather than public transportation, the age of non-renewable fuels has created a dependency on a finite resource that will have to be replaced Alternative fuel sources are numerous, and shale oil and hydrocarbons are just two examples The extraction of shale oil from large deposits in Asian and European regions has proven to be labor consuming and costly The resulting product is sulfur-and nitrogen-rich, and large scale extractions are presently prohibitive Similarly, the extraction of hydrocarbons from tar sands in Alberta and Utah is complex Semi-solid hydrocarbons cannot be easily separated from the sandstone and limestone that carry them, and modern technology is not sufficiently versatile for a large-scale removal of the material However, both sources of fuel may eventually be needed as petroleum prices continue to rise and limitations in fossil fuel availability make alternative deposits more attractive 1.What is the main topic of the passage? A Application of various fuels B Natural resources and fossil fuels C A history of energy use D A historical review of energy rates 2.The phrase “per persion” is close in meaning to A per capita B per year C per family D per day 3.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that A coal mining was essential for primitive peoples B the Greeks used coal in industrial productions C the development of efficient fuel was a gradual process D the discovery of efficient fuels was mostly accidental The phrase “in lieu” is closest in meaning to A in spite B in place C in every way D in charge The author of the passage implies that in the 1700s, sources of energy were A used for commercial purposes B used in various combinations C not derived from mineral deposits D not always easy to locate 10 Truss suggests that, while it can certainly be over-used—she refers to the dying words of one 20th century writer: “I should have used fewer semicolons”—the semicolon can perform the role of a “a kind of Special Policeman in the event of comma fights” Truss has come under criticism on two broad points The first argument criticises the legitimacy of her authority as a punctuation autocrat Louis Menand, writing in the New Yorker, details Eats, Shoots and Leaves’ numerous grammatical and punctuation sins: a comma-free non-restrictive clause; a superfluous ellipsis; a misplaced apostrophe; a misused parenthesis; two misused semicolons; an erroneous hyphen in the word “abuzz”, and so on In fact, as Menand notes, half the semicolons in the Truss book are spuriously deployed because they stem from the author’s open flouting of the rule that semicolons must only connect two independent clauses “Why would a person not just vague about the rules but disinclined to follow them bother to produce a guide to punctuation?” Menand inquires Ultimately, he holds Truss accused of producing a book that pleases those who “just need to vent” and concludes that Eats, Shoots and Leaves is actually a tirade against the decline of language and print that disguises itself, thinly and poorly, as some kind of a style manual Linguist David Chrystal has criticised what he describes as a “linguistic purism” coursing through Truss’ book Linguistic purism is the notion that one variety of language is somehow more pure than others, with this sense of purity often based on an idealised historical point in the language’s development, but sometimes simply in reference to an abstract ideal In The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot and Left, Chrystal—a former colleague of Truss—condemns the no-holds-barred approach to punctuation and grammar “Zero tolerance does not allow for flexibility,” he argues “It is prescriptivism taken to extremes It suggests that language is in a state where all the rules are established with 100 per cent certainty The suggestion is false We not know what all the rules of punctuation are And no rule of punctuation is followed by all of the people all of the time.” Other detractors of Truss’ “prescriptivism” are careful to disassociate needless purism from robust and sensible criticism, an oppositional stance they call descriptivism “Don’t ever imagine,” Geoffrey K Pullum on the Language Log emphasises, “that I think 13 all honest attempts at using English are just as good as any others [Bad] writing needs to be fixed But let’s make sure we fix the right things.” In other words, we not require a dogmatic approach to clean up misused language Charles Gaulke concurs, noting that his opposition to “prescriptivism” does not require contending with the existence of standards themselves, but questioning whether our standards should determine what works, or whether what works should determine our standards Ultimately, it is unlikely the purists and pedagogues will ever make absolute peace with those who see language as a fluid, creative process within which everyone has a role to play Both sides can learn to live in a sort of contentious harmony, however Creativity typically involves extending, adapting and critiquing the status quo, and revising and reviving old traditions while constructing new ones Rules must exist in order for this process to take place, if only for them to be broken On the flip side, rules have an important role to play in guiding our language into forms that can be accessed by people across all manner of differences, so it is vital to acknowledge the extent to which they can be democratic, rather than merely autocratic in function Nevertheless, all the regulations in the world cannot stem the natural spring of language, which bursts through rivets and snakes around the dams that linguistic authorities may try to put in place We should celebrate rather than curse these inevitable tensions Note: Em dash = _ Question 1-6 Look at the following statements and the list of people below Match each statement with the correct person, A-E from the list NB: You may use any letter more than once Mistakes should be corrected on the basis of common sense No one has legitimacy as an ultimate authority on punctuation use Eats, Shoots and Leaves is not the type of book it claims to be The idea that some forms of language can be better than others is wrong The semicolon has no real purpose 14 We can ask whether rules are helpful without undermining the need for rules List of People A Kurt Vonnegut Jr B Louis Menand C David Chrystal D Geoffrey K.Pullum E Charles Gaulke Question 7-10 Complete the summary below Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer Eats, Shoots and Leaves is a book on punctuation by journalist Lynne Truss, who could be described as a (7) She dedicates the book to the Bolshevik Printers who started the (8) by protesting for better pay conditions The book is partly a humorous criticism of incorrect punctuation Some of the examples are so bad it is possible that they are actually a (9) Truss also guides the reader on correct punctuation usage She likes the em dash because it is not as formal as the semicolon, for example, but remains a (10) of the latter due to its ability to discipline areas of text that are crowded with commas YOUR ANSWERS 10 D WRITING (40 pts) Part Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown or using the word given Do not change the meaning of the original sentences (5 pts) 15 The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the venue It was only _ We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so It was at _ Arguing with her won’t get you anywhere It won’t The thief must have come in through the window The thief almost _ What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be The sheer _ Part Graph description (20 pts) The pie charts below give information about the household expenditure of two average U.S families in different years Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevent You should write at least 150 words 16 Part Essay writing (35 pts) "Some people think that the detailed criminal description on newspaper and TV has bad influences, so this kind of information should be restricted on the media." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Your essay should be about 250 words 17 18 GV đề: Đặng Thị Hương ĐT: 0988 054 726 19 HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐÁP ÁN KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 BẰNG BẮC BỘ MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Ngày thi: 16 tháng năm 2016 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút GIANG (không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT A LISTENING (40 pts) Part 1: 10pts D B B A D Part 2: 10pts F F T F T Part 3: 20pts complete ielt Body/ body art (the) weather story(-) telling/telling stories iron oxide animal tracks 18000/18,000/ 18 000 years powder bush honey Canvas 10 (musical) instruments B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts) PART 1: 10pts B B C D A C B A D 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 C 16 A 17 C 18 A 19 C 20 D PART 2: 5pts advertisings advertising Violent violence live lives principle principally 20 ... đề: Đặng Thị Hương ĐT: 098 8 054 726 19 HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐÁP ÁN KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 BẰNG BẮC BỘ MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Ngày thi: 16 tháng năm... liquid fuels for vehicles, a very important consideration in the early 190 0s, when the automobile arrived on the scene By 198 4, non-renewable fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and natural gas, provided... instruments B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 pts) PART 1: 10pts B B C D A C B A D 10 B 11 B 12 B 13 A 14 C 15 C 16 A 17 C 18 A 19 C 20 D PART 2: 5pts advertisings advertising Violent violence live lives