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Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 1 Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 12 Hải Phòng Năm học 2010 - 2011 Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Hệ 3 năm -Bảng A Thời gian: 150 phút (Bài thi gồm 07 trang. Tổng điểm: 100) Điểm bài thi: Bằng số: _______ Bằng chữ: _________________________ Tên, đơn vị công tác của hai ngời chấm thi: 1: ___________________________________________________________ 2: ___________________________________________________________ Số phách: (do Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi ghi) Ghi chú: Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào đề thi này. Không viết bằng bút chì, bút mực đỏ. _____________________________________________________________________________ I. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (5 points) 1 A season B feature C increase D threaten 2 A necessary B approach C language D American 3 A nearby B difficulty C healthy D documentary 4 A university B use C understand D student 5 A smoke B home C photo D fog 6 A accept B accurate C success D accident 7 A further B furniture C purity D surgery 8 A importance B difficulty C desire D determination 9 A question B expectation C investigation D occupation 10 A prepare B receive C expect D end II. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the best answer to complete each sentence. (20 points) 1. If you want to have a pet, you must be ready to care of it for several years. A. have B. take C. look D. need 2. If I were you, buy this house. A. I’d B. I’ll C. I’d have D. I 3. The villa is conveniently about a mile from the shopping center. A. stationed B. placed C. located D. put 4. The first National Park was two years ago. A. set B. established C. located D. stationed 5. If I hadn’t drunk so much coffee, I better. A. would have slept B. slept C. will sleep D. sleep 6. The park has changed so much that I cannot Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 2 A. realize B. recognise C. identify D. notice 7. We enjoy to classical music. A. to listen B. listening C. listen D. listened 8. The Eiffel Tower is still man-made structures in the world. A. a very high one B. highest one C. the higher one D. one of the highest 9. The park hundred of species of endangered animals. A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds 10. Is modern English different old English? A. from B. of C. in D. on 11. Do you know who the washing machine? A. discovered B. invented C. founded D. realized 12. What books Mark Twain's best works? A. considered B. consider C. are considering D. are considered 13. It’s essential to the environment. A. care B. protect C. prevent D. restrict 14. Trees, grasses and other plant life an important part in the natural circulation of water and thus help conserve it. A. make B. play C. keep D. have 15. He asked me the book I borrowed from the library . A. if I found B. if I had found . C. whether I have found D. whether I found 16. The water in this river is for all of us to swim. A. clean enough B. too clean C. enough clean D. clean 17. Neither Kim nor his friends good at math. A. is B. has been C. are D. be 18. If you want to find an answer this question, please have a look at "Vietnam Economy 1990 - 2000" book. A. for B. on C. about D. to 19. Since Le was so shocked by the sad news, she found herself with tears. A. trembled B. to tremble C. be trembling D. trembling 20. Never staying up late at night is the first thing if you want to stay young and beautiful. A. remember B. to remember C. remembering D. remembered III. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. (10 points) 1 He invited me to having dinner with him and his family. A B C D 2. This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young. A B C D 3. Alike her elder sister, Jane prefers working as a model. A B C D 4. Tom apologized to the postman for being unpolite to him. A B C D 5. If the question were not so difficult I will be able to answer it. A B C D Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 3 6. He didn't get the job despite of his experience in the field. A B C D 7. He practises speaking English every day in order to he can speak it fluently A B C D 8. If I were you, I didn't buy that old building A B C D 9. His father was quite satisfied about his success. A B C D 10. The teacher asked her weather she knew how to solve the problem. A B C D IV. Read the 3 following passages and circle the best answer A, B, C or D. ( 30 points) Passage A: English has for more than a century and a half (1) ________ called a world language. The number of people who speak it as their mother tongue, has been estimated at between three hundred million (2) ________ four hundred million. It is recognised as an (3) ________ language in countries (4) ________ 1.5 billion people live. In China, the importance (5) ________ to learning English is such that a televised teaching course drew audiences (6) ________ to 100 million. But this spread of English throughout the world is relatively recent. In the late sixteenth century English was spoken by just (7) ________ five million people. The arrival of English in North America was the key step in its (8) ________ expansion. The United States is a huge commercial market and this has tended to promote the English language in many (9) ________ nations. About eighty per cent of the data stored on the world ‘s computers is believed (10) ________ in English and nowadays insufficient knowledge of English can be a problem in businesses. 1 A being B been C is D be 2 A to B or C and D with 3 A official B office C original D main 4 A which B who C that D where 5 A attached B attaching C attach D which attach 6 A having B on C up D down 7 A below B beneath C less D under 8 A nation– wide B world – wide C country – wide D world– through 9 A others B another C other D various 10 A is B to be C being D that Passage B: Revising for exams is not as easy as it looks. You will need to work out which routine suits you best, and (1) _______ stick to it. Some people like studying at night when it's quiet, whereas others find the early morning is a (2) _______ time to get things done. You might enjoy (3) _______ to music while you revise, but this can be unhelpful. Can Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 4 you really concentrate (4) _______two things at once? So think (5) _______you turn your radio on! . Your diet is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than usually (6)_______period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly. No missed meals, no junk food, or endless cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well. If you've got fed up with (7) _______ you're doing, or find it hard to concentrate, go for a walk to clear your head. (8)_______exercise will help to keep your body fit and your brain working (9) _______ Finally, you also (10) _______to take time off. Go out occasionally, see your friends, make time to relax. Then you will return to your studies fresh and full of enthusiasm! 1 A then B than C after D often 2 A best B good C worse D well 3 A to listen B having listened C listen D listening 4 A on B in C of D for 5 A unless B if C before D after 6 A stressy B stressed C stressing D stressful 7 A which B what C that D who 8 A Strongly B Every C Regular D Always 9 A well B energetic C good D correct 10 A must B should C need D may Passage C: A report says that Britain needs to bring in more workers from other countries. This is to (1) ……. a crisis caused by population changes as fewer babies are born and as people live longer. Because there will be more and more old people in the population, the (2) for a younger workforce will grow and immigration may help (3) the problem. The report says that if the (4) of people coming to live in the UK does not increase by around 20% in the (5) fifty years, the UK population will fall by three million. This means that, (6) a result, Britons would need to work until they are in their seventies to (7) the large number of elderly people, in addition, the State will no longer be able to (8) health care and pensions, so people will have to pay for themselves. The ethnic minorities, most of whom are immigrants to Britain, (9) a lot of money for the government in the form of taxes. This is because these minorities have many young people in work The report calls for a (10) of attitude towards immigrants: they are now some of our most valuable citizens. 1 A. reveal B. supply C. avoid D. hide 2 A. want B. cause C. lack D. need 3 A. find B. create C. solve D. answer 4 A. size B. number C. total D. figure Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 5 5 A. following B. future C. next D. later 6 A. for B. by C. as D. since 7 A. support B. co-operate C. approve D. give 8 A. keep B. spend C. help D. afford 9 A. provide B. prepare C. put D. take 10 A. turn B. change C. direction D. exchange V. Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in each line. (10 points) Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the (1) ………with the necessary (2) …… to enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because it is considered an absolute (3) …… is their Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are (4) …… to the hiker as they are very (5) ……, with up-to-date details about every part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (6) …… in the eighteenth century and was (7) …… intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this, most maps were inaccurate and (8) ……. Better maps were thought to be important because the country felt (9) …… by invasion from abroad or (10) …… at home. 1. COUNTRY => 2. EQUIP => 3. NECESSARY => 4. VALUE => 5. INFORM => 6. BEGIN => 7. ORIGIN => 8 RELY => 9. THREAT => 10. REBEL => VI. Circle the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence. (5 points) 1. She can't possibly stay up to finish her homework tonight. A. She can't do her homework tonight. B. It is absolutely possible of her to stay up to finish her homework tonight. C. She can't possibly get up to finish her assignment tonight. D. It is impossible for her to stay up to finish her homework tonight. 2. Can you tell me her address? . A. Do you know what is her address? B. You know what is her address? Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 6 C. Do you know what her address is? D. Can you know her address? 3. People believe that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. A. It is believed that severe earthquakes and tidal waves will have happened next year. B. It is our belief that their will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. C. It is believed that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. D. Our belief is that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. . 4. Don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed. A. Don't forget to make the light off before you go to bed. B. Remember making the light off before bedtime. C. Don't forget to switch the light before bedtime. D. Remember to switch off the light before you go to bed. 5. ''You stole my bicycle!" his neighbour said. A. His neighbour told him to steal her bicycle .B. His neighbour thought that he stole her bicycle. C. His neighbour accused him of having stolen her bicycle. D. His neighbour accused him to have stolen her bicycle. VII. Complete each of the unfinished sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence beforw it. (10 points) 1. He can do it better than his friends. His friends 2. She didn't say a word as she left the room. She left the room 3. That is the most shocking story I have ever heard. I have 4. He got to the station late and missed the train. By the time Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 7 5. I'm trying to eat fewer fatty foods. I'm trying to cut 6. The school was founded ten years ago. It is ten 7. So far I have written ten pages of my letter. I am . 8. " Let 's go for a walk in the park," said Andrew Andrew suggested that 9. His second attempt on the world record was successful. He broke 10. I 'm sure he doesn't know that his brother is seriously ill. He couldn't VIII. Write a passage (of about 150 words) about the importance of fresh water in our daily life and what we should do to protect it . (10 points) Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 8 Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 9 The end HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 12 Hải Phòng Năm học 2007 - 2008 ( Tổng điểm: 100) Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Hệ 3 năm -Bảng A Không viết bằng bút chì, bút mực đỏ. _________________________________________________________________________ I. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (5 points) 1D 2C 3A 4C 5D 6B 7C 8C 9A 10D II. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the best answer to complete each sentence. (20points) 1B 2A 3C 4B 5A 6B 7B 8D 9A 10A 11B 12D 13B 14B 15B 16A 17C 18D 19D 20B III. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. (10 points) 1B 2C 3A 4D 5C 6B 7B 8B 9C 10B IV. Read the 3 following passages and circle the best answer A, B, C or D. ( 30 points) Passage A: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B Passage B: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C Passage C: 1C 2D 3C 4B 5C 6C 7A 8D 9A 10B Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 10 V. Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in each line. (10 points) 1. COUNTRY => countryside 2. EQUIP  equipment 3. NECESSARY  necessity 4. VALUE  valuable 5. INFORM  informative 6. BEGIN  began 7. ORIGIN  originally 8. RELY  unreliable 9. THREAT  threatened 10. REBEL  rebellion [...]... down on fatty foods 6 It is ten years since the school was founded 7 I am on the tenth page of the letter I’m writing 8 Andrew suggested that they/we should go for a walk in the park 9 He broke the world record at / on his second attempt 10 He can't have known that his brother is seriously ill VIII Write a passage (of about 150 words) about the importance of fresh water in our daily life and what we should... sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence (5 points) 1D 2C 3C 4D 5C VII Complete each of the unfinished sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence beforw it (10 points) 1 His friends can't do it as well as he 2 She left the room without saying a word 3 I have never heard such a shocking story 4 By the time I got to the station, the train had left 5... should do to protect it (10 points) Yêu cầu thí sinh nêu được vai trò quan trọng c a nước sạch trong cuộc sống sinh hoạt hàng ngày và biện pháp bảo vệ nguồn nước sạch Nếu thí sinh viết đúng chủ đề, đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ chuẩn xác, diễn đạt mạch lạc, không sai lỗi chính tả, không quá ngắn, mới cho điểm tối a The end 11 De tieng Anh - Bang A- He 3 nam 10/2007 . Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang 1 Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 12 Hải Phòng Năm học 2010 - 2011 Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Hệ 3 năm -Bảng A Thời. and D with 3 A official B office C original D main 4 A which B who C that D where 5 A attached B attaching C attach D which attach 6 A having B on C up D down 7 A below B beneath. reveal B. supply C. avoid D. hide 2 A. want B. cause C. lack D. need 3 A. find B. create C. solve D. answer 4 A. size B. number C. total D. figure Dap an tieng Anh - Bang A - He 3 nam Trang