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UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO - CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự – Hạnh phúc - KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày …… tháng … năm 2011 Môn TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) ( Đề gồm trang ) Đề thức PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts ) (Thí sinh nghe 02 đoạn băng đoạn 02 lần Bắt đầu phần nghe kết thúc phần nghe có Bản Giao Hưởng Số Beethoven Băng ghi đủ số lần, giám thí mở cho máy chạy từ đầu tới cuối không cần trả băng Giữa đoạn có khoảng im lặng để thí sinh làm bài) Question : Listen to the recording then state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE The recording will be played twice : Dick and Janet are flying to Cincinati, in Ohio They see a UFO from their plane Dick says Janet is watching movies at that time The UFO doesn’t work and stops in mid-air Question : Listen to the recording then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence The recording will be played twice : Which disaster is not mentioned? A Fire B Earthquake C Tornado D Volcanic eruption In the first disaster, the helicopter rescued …… of them before the roof collapsed A B C D 10 In the second disaster, where did they run to escape? A the ferry boat B the harbor C the market shed D the town hall When the third disaster happens they were ……… A having dinner B sitting in a boat C dancing in a disco D watching TV PART II: READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts ) Question 3: Read the passage below then state whether the following statementss are TRUE or FALSE : PASSOVER Passover is mainly a Jewish holy day and festival It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the people of ancient Israel were freed from slavery in Egypt Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays In the storyline of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves; the tenth and worst of the plagues was the slaughter of the first-born The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb and, upon seeing this, the spirit of the Lord passed over these homes, hence the term TA9 – HSG H 2010 - 2011 "passover" When Pharaoh freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise In commemoration, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread" Matzo (flat unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday Together with Shavuot ("Pentecost") and Sukkot ("Tabernacles"), Passover is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire Jewish ordinary people historically made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which typically falls in March or April of the Gregorian calendar In accordance with the Hebrew Bible, Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew calendar's festival year Passover is a spring festival, so the 14th day of Nisan begins on the night of a full moon after the vernal equinox To ensure that Passover did not start before spring, the tradition in ancient Israel held that the first day of Nisan would not start until the barley is ripe, being the test for the onset of spring If the barley was not ripe an intercalary month (Adar II) would be added However, since at least the 12th century, the date has been determined mathematically In Israel, Passover is the seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, with the first and last days observed as legal holidays and as holy days involving nonparticipation from work, special prayer services, and holiday meals; the intervening days are known as Chol HaMoed ("festival days") Diaspora Jews historically observed the festival for eight days, and most still Reform and Reconstructionist Jews and Israeli Jews, wherever they are, usually observe the holiday over seven days The reason for this extra day is due to enactment of the Sages It is thought by many scholars that Jews outside of Israel could not be certain if their local calendars fully conformed to practice of the Temple at Jerusalem, so they added an extra day But as this practice only attaches to certain (major) holy days, others hypothesize the extra day may have been added to accommodate people who had to travel long distances to participate in communal worship and ritual practices; or the practice may have evolved as a compromise between differing interpretations of Jewish Law regarding the calendar; or it may have evolved as a safety measure in areas where Jews were commonly in danger, so that their enemies would not be certain on which day to attack Karaite Jews and Samaritans use different versions of the Jewish calendar, which are often out of agreement with the modern Jewish calendar by one or two days In 2009, for example, Nisan 15 on the Jewish calendar used by Rabbinical Judaism corresponds to April On the calendars used by Karaites and Samaritans, Abib or Aviv 15 (as opposed to 'Nisan') corresponds to April 11 in 2009 The Karaite and Samaritan Passovers are each one day long, followed by the six-day Festival of Unleavened Bread - for a total of seven days According to Exodus 12:3 the Passover lamb must be separated on the "10th day of the Month" therefore, we must observe a full cycle of the moon to determine when to hold the Passover We cannot merely hold it on the first full moon after the Spring Equinox It must be observed after the first New Moon after the Equinox, then count 10 days, and 14th, and 15th, then always the Passover falls on the Full Moon The Bible: Kinh Thánh plague: bệnh dịch Spring Equinox: ngày Xuân Phân TA9 – HSG H 2010 - 2011 Passover is a holy day to commemorate the freedom of the Egyptian people from slavery According to the narrative of the Exodus, the spirit of the Lord didn’t visit the homes whose doorposts were marked with the blood of a spring lamb The entire Jewish ordinary people pilgrimaged to a holy place in Jerusalem during the occasions like Shavuot, Sukkot, and Passover It can be inferred from the passage that the date of Passover was not determined mathematically until at least the 12th century Different scholars have the same ideas of the reason why there is an extra day The last part of the fifth pararaph implies that some people were unfriendly with Jews at that time Nisan 15 and Abib, or Aviv 15 correspond to the same date on the calendars of 2009 In accordance with Exodus 12:3, the Passover lamb is always on a fixed date of the calendar Question : These announcements appear at some places only Match each announcement ( – ) with a proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears : Announcements Please turn over Please dispose of properly Road works Staff only! Out of order! Keep out of sight and reach of children Luggage left here at your risk Out of stock! Places A B C D E F G H I J On a pot or bottle of chemical or paint On a battery On a book At a shop At an airport On a vendor machine On a box or bottle of medicine At the entrance of forest On an office door At a construction site Question : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage: Cotton is a soft, downy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, …( ) the Americas, Africa, India, and Pakistan The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today The English name derives from the Arabic qutn, which began to be used around 1400 The botanical …( )… of cotton fiber is to aid in seed distribution Cotton is used to make a number of textile …( )… These include terrycloth for highly absorbent bath towels and robes; denim for blue jeans; chambray, popularly used in the manufacture of blue work shirts (from which we get the term "blue-collar"); and corduroy, seersucker, and cotton twill Socks, underwear, and most T-shirts are made from cotton Bed sheets often are made from cotton Cotton also is used to make yarn used in crochet and knitting Fabric also can be made from recycled or recovered cotton that otherwise would be thrown away during the spinning, weaving, or cutting process …()… many fabrics are TA9 – HSG H 2010 - 2011 made completely of cotton, some materials blend cotton with other fibers, including rayon and synthetic fibers such as polyester It can …( )… be used in knitted or woven fabrics, as it can be blended with elastine to make a stretchier thread for knitted fabrics, and apparel such as stretch jeans In addition to the textile industry, cotton is used in fishnets, coffee filters, tents, gunpowder, cotton paper, and in bookbinding .( )… first Chinese paper was made of cotton fiber Fire hoses were once made of cotton The cottonseed which remains …( )… the cotton is ginned is used to produce cottonseed oil, which, after refining, can be consumed by humans like any other vegetable oil The cottonseed meal that is left generally is fed to ruminant livestock; the gossypol remaining in the meal is toxic to monogastric animals Cottonseed hulls can be added to dairy cattle rations for roughage …( )… the American slavery period, cotton root bark was used in folk remedies as an abortifacient, that is, to induce a miscarriage A B C D (1) consisting containing including covering (2) answer interest purpose reason (3) produces products producers productives (4) As soon as Unless Whatever While (5) both but also either neither (6) The A An Ø (7) after although before when (8) At By During On PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts ) Question 6: Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case: a) about, mouth , thousand, southern, mountain b) exam , exact, exercise, exist, example c) umbrella, uniform, unique, united, university d) imagine, region, magazine, vegetable, village Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each case: a) honesty, windy, difficulty, beauty, safety b) latest, newest, youngest, oldest, modest c) teenage, encourage, garbage, shortage, sewage d) bulb, battery, bill, freezer, refrigerator TA9 – HSG H 2010 - 2011 Question : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form : Susan Smith is a doctor She ….(1 graduate)… from Oxford University in 1990 and went on taking a Master in 1995 She …(.2 work)… at St Paul’s Hospital since then In her free time, she often writes books She …(3 write)… four books on medical research now She is married to the lawyer Jack Smith and they …(4 have)… two children They …(5 live)… in Leeds for years, then …(6 move)… to London in 2007 At the moment, they …(7 spend)… their vacation in Egypt Susan says that they …(8 come )… back in London for her meeting in weeks’ time Question : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets : I want everyone to listen , please ( care ) The Internet is _ almost everywhere ( avail ) I spend most of the time _ because I just don’t know which website is useful for me ( wander ) The Internet has developed and become part of our everyday life ( increase ) Articles and reports in newspapers talk lots about UFO ( appear ) Are you a good ? ( travel ) Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 It was the world’s largest eruption in more than 50 years ( volcano ) He _ to study medicine in 2007 ( decision ) Question : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones : You say so It is nice It is nice of ……… It is a pity that he draws very badly I wish ……… She needs to improve her listening Her ……… “ Why you change your job, Paul ? ” said Janet Janet asked ……… Mai and An don’t like news Is that right? Mai and An ………………, …… they? Nam got wet because he forgot his umbrella If ……… He suggests turning off the faucet He suggests that the faucet ……… His teeth are so big that he looks fnnny He has ……………………… PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts ) Question 10 : Write a short passage of argument ( about 100- 120 words ) to give advice on how to improve your speaking English TA9 – HSG H 2010 - 2011 Question 11 : You and your classmates are having a discussion on “ How can we make good use of time? ” Write the conversation in about 15- 20 conversational exchanges -The end -