SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU (Năm học: 2010 – 2011) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút SỐ ĐIỂM GIM KHẢO 1 GIM KHẢO 2 SỐ PHCH A. LISTENING (3 pts): I. Listen to an interview (between an interviewer and Andrea Harris) TWICE, and complete the sentences: 1. The first thing I realized is that learning a foreign language can be ______ _____ _____than you think. 2. Learning a language when you’re _________ is much quicker and easier than when you’re ________. 3. For me, Spanish was ________ more difficult than ___________. 4. I _________ ________ _________. But after a while it got a little easier. 5. Learning Spanish was one of the most ___________ and most _________ things I’ve ever done. 6. He’s really one of the _________ and most _________ teachers you could hope for! 7. But then, as I said, Japanese is much more difficult than Spanish for __________ ________ anyway. 8. I can actually __________ with Japanese ________without too much difficulty. => 1. …………………………………………….2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4……………………………………… 5…………………………………………………… 6………………………………………… 7………………………………… 8……………………………………… II. Listen to a discussion on a radio programme TWICE, and decide if, according to the speakers, the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Consumers are increasingly using the same products. 2. People in the developing world want many of the things that they see coming from the developed world. 3. The West is not very successful at persuading people to buy its products. 4.There are very few positive and responsible forms of trade between the developed and the developing world. 5. There is a falling trend in imports from the developing world. 6. Consumers in developed countries won’t accept that products have to be made by badly-paid workers. 7. Local consumers in developing countries just buy what the West tells them to buy. 8. Fewer people in the West are becoming ethical consumers. => 1. …………………………………………….2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4……………………………………… 5…………………………………………………… 6………………………………………… 7………………………………… 8……………………………………… B. VERB FORM AND WORD FORM (4 pts): III. Complete the passage by supplying the correct form of the verbs in brackets: About three hundred words in the English language come from the names of people. Many of these words are technical words. When there is a new invention or discovery, a new word (1. may/ name)………… after the inventor and scientist. It is interesting to observe how many common words (2. find) …………. their way into the language from the names of people. Lord Sandwich who lived from 1718-1792 used to seat himself at the gambling table (3. eat) ………………. slices of bread with meat between it. As the Lord was the only one among his friends who ate bread in that way, his friends began to call the “sandwich” for fun. Later on the word became part of the English language. The word “boycott” means that refuse to have anything to do with something or somebody. It (4. come) ………… from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land agent in 1880 and collected rents and taxes from the tenants of an English landowner in Ireland. But the Captain was a very harsh man. He treated his poor tenants badly. His tenants decided not to speak to him at all. In the end, the words got back to the landowner and the captain (5. remove) ………… The word “boycott” became popular and was used by everyone to mean the kind of treatment (6. receive) ……… by Captain Boycott. => 1. …………………………………………. 2. ………………………………………………. 3 . ………………………………… 4……………………………………………… 5…………………………………………………… 6………………………………………… IV. Complete the passage by supplying the correct form of the words in brackets: Levels of job satisfaction amongst employees have plummeted during the past decade because of (increase) (1)_____________ long working hours and mounting levels of stress. 75% of office workers in the UK are fed up, according to recent research, because they feel (pressure) (2)____________ and exhausted by the demands of their jobs. Only 20% of men expressed complete satisfaction with their working hours compared with 25% ten years ago. Amongst women, satisfaction levels were only (margin) (3) ___________ better with 29% saying they were happy. The study showed that the most (satisfy) (4) __________group were actually the (high) (5) __________ qualified professionals, who were more likely to be embedded in what has become known as ‘long-hours culture’. Nonetheless, the (major) (6) ___________ of the 2,500 workers questioned, whether professional or manual workers, said that they would not be prepared to take a pay cut in return for shorter hours. At the same time, people’s (willing) (7) _____________ to go on doing their best at work, (respect) (8) _____________ of the consequences for their personal lives, has also declined in direct proportion to their perceived level of job (secure) (9) ____________ and, according to one firm of consultants, the imminent arrival of computers fitted with an (attach) (10) __________ that can heat up food, thereby obviating the need for office workers to take a lunch break, was hardly likely to improve the situation. => 1. …………………………2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4………………………………………5……………………………… 6…………………………………7………………………………… 8……………………………………… 9…………………………………… 10. …………………………. C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (3 pts): V. Choose the best answer: 1.To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price or ____. a. to sell advertising b. if they should sell advertising c. selling advertising d. sold advertising 2. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, ___________. a. my education will be employed by the university b. employment will be given to me by the university c. the university will employ me d. I will be employed by the university 3. Most insurance agents would rather you ________ anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation.a. do b. not do c. don’t d. did not 4. Only after food has been dried or canned ________. a. that it should be stored for later consumption. b. should we store for later consumption. c. should it be stored for later consumption. d. it should be stored for late consumption. 5. Although most adopted persons want the right to know who their natural parents are, some who have found them wish that they ___________ the experience of meeting. a. hadn’t b. didn’t have had c. hadn’t had d. hadn’t have 6. The speaker is _____________. a. very well acquainted with the subject b. recognized as an authority who knows a great deal in terms of the subject c. someone who knows well enough about the subject which he has undertaken to do the speaking d. a person who has close awareness of the subject that he speaks about so much 7. Doctoral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the library every night ____________the last three months. a. since b. until c. before d. for 8. Thirty-eight national sites are known as parks, another eighty-two as monuments, and ____________. a. the another one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites. b. the other one hundred seventy-eight as historical sites c. seventy-eight plus one hundred more as historical sites d. As historical sites one hundred seventy-eight 9. If one of the participants in a conversation wonders _____________ no real communication has taken place. a. what said the other person b. what the other person said c. what did the other person say c. what was the other person saying. 10. Professional people appreciate ______________ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment. a. you to call them b. that you would call them c. your calling them d. that you are calling them => 1. …………………………2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4………………………………………5…………………………………… 6…………………………………7………………………………… 8……………………………………… 9…………………………………… 10. ………………………………. VI. Identify underlined words or phrases (A,B,C or D) that must be changed in order for the sentences to be grammatically correct. 1. The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling the A B C members before meetings. D 2. If biennials were planted this year, they will be likely to bloom next year. A B C D 3. It is essential that the temperature is not elevated to a point where the substance formed may become A B C unstable and decompose into its constituent elements. D 4. Although we are concerned about the problem of energy sources, we must not fail recognizing the need A B C for environmental protection. D 5. After the team of geologists had drawn diagrams in their notebooks and wrote explanations of the A B formations which they had observed, they returned to their campsite to compare notes. C D 6. Economists have tried to discourage the use of the phrase “underdeveloped nation” and encouraging A B C the more accurate phrase “developing nation” in order to suggest and ongoing process. D 7. The regulation requires that everyone who holds a nonimmigrant visa reports his address to the federal A B C D government in January of each year. 8. Mathematics is such important field and serves so many of the sciences that it is a prerequisite A B C for studying every scientific discipline. D 9. The understanding electricity depends on a knowledge of atoms and the subatomic particles of which A B they are composed. C D 10. Scientific fish farming, known as aquaculture, has existed for more than 4000 years, but scientists who A B make research in this field are only recently providing the kind of information that growers need to increase C D production. => 1. …………………………2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4………………………………………5……………………………… 6…………………………………7………………………………… 8……………………………………… 9…………………………………… 10. …………………………. D. READING (5 pts): VII. Reading comprehension: * Read the advertisement of Oriental Metropolis Hotel, then choose the best answers: While Vietnam was still under colonial rule in 1912, the Oriental Metropolis Hotel was the center of life in Nha Trang. Visiting dignitaries, artists and celebrities made it their home. Renovated to its original style and charm in 1990, the building has all the favor of the era in which it was built. Having proudly achieved recognition as the country’s first officially accredited five-star hotel, this hotel complex now also houses several banks, multinational corporations and embassies. The Oriental Metropolis Hotel is the only international hotel located in the commercial and tourist heart of Nha Trang, right off Highway 200, adjacent to the Bai Noi Trade Center. Ho Chi Minh City is only a half hour train ride away. 1. What is the hotel’s biggest accomplishment? A. It attracts celebrities and dignitaries. B. It is still the center of activity in Nha Trang. C. It achieved five-star status. D. It purchased a multinational corporation. 2. What happened in 1990? A. Colonial rule ended. B. The building was restored. C. The hotel was officially accredited. D. Embassies became part of the complex. 3. What is in walking distance from the hotel? A. The Noi Bai Trade Center B. The train station C. Ho Chi Minh City D. The Nha Trang industrial complex. => 1. …………………………2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… *Read the report “Construction Outlook for the Hai Phong”, then choose the best answers: This report is concerned primarily with construction of homes in the Haiphong area in the next decade. There are many factors which influence the construction of houses in the area, and part of the report is devoted to an analysis of these factors: population growth and the increased need for housing, economic activity, and current housing facilities. The information used in the preparation of this report was gathered from the Haiphong Chamber of Commerce, census tracts, government reports and books relating to housing. Last year, the estimated population of corporate Haiphong was 724,000, an increase of eleven percent over the Vietnam Census figure. The population of metropolitan Haiphong was 922,000. The considerable growth of metropolitan Haiphong is reflected in expansion of the city’s living area by roughly thirteen percent. Haiphong covers an area of 295.5 square miles, of which 197 square miles is land. There is more than enough room for expansion, especially in the Gingh Bo, Quan To and Shangti areas. Although there may appear to be adequate housing facilities for the population, twenty- five percent of those units are dilapidated. In general, the economic conditions in Haiphong seem extremely favorable for a continued increase in new housing construction and housing improvements. The introduction of the new Hunddei automobile manufacturing plant will further develop the economy of the metropolitan area. Income, in general, will continue to rise as the industrial activity in the area picks up. One could conclude that home construction in the future will be at least as high as it was last year, with a good chance of a five to ten percent increase. 4. What is the purpose if this report? ATo explain the rate of success of previous construction efforts B.To criticize the housing conditions in Haiphong C.To estimate the prospects for home building in Haiphong D. To detail proposed industrial activity for the area. 5. Which factor would NOT have an impact on the building of homes in the area? A. The availability of public transportation B. The level of industrial activity in the area C. How fast the population was growing D. How many living quarters are currently available 6. what effect will the Hunddei plant have on the area? A. It will raise the price of homes in the area. B. Wages, in general, should go up five to ten percent. C. It will boost the local economy D.The company will help subsidize the repair of dilapidated homes. => 4………………………………………5…………………………………… 6………………………………… * Read the news article, then choose the best answers: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has decided to admit Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to that region’s association. This took place despite counter- efforts by the European Union, the U.S. , and the opponents of the SLORC party. This decision is considered a turning point in the development of these countries, which for years have struggled with poverty, civil war and political unrest. The inclusion of these countries is expected to boost their status on the world stage as well as to provide them assistance and cooperation from other members of ASEAN. All members of ASEAN will reap the benefits of the ASEAN. Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement, which comes into effect in 1998. Also, a maximum tariff of five percent will be levied on exports from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to ASEAN countries according to the Common Effective Preferential Tariff scheme. In the meantime, these three countries will be given a ten year grace period in which to lower their tariff to AFTA’s satisfaction. It has been a long –term goal of ASEAN to have all nations of Southeast Asia as part of its organization. With these three countries now on board, the total membership is ten. A ceremony formally admitting the new members into the ASEAN will take place in Kuala Lumpur on July 24 and 25 during the annual ASEAN convention. 7. What is the main point of the article? A. Myanmar is experiencing civil unrest B. SLORC’s position is weakened C.ASEAN membership is growing D. ASEAN tariff have changed. 8. A. How will membership in ASEAN affect Cambodia? A. it will enhance trade with the European Union. B. it strikes a blow at the SLORC party C. it will raise export tariff. D. it will open its doors to economic cooperation. 9. What is AFTA expecting the new member countries to do? A. to relinquish all trade barriers between themselves B. to propose any needed changes to the CEPT C. to decreases their tariff rate D. to take action by 1998 10. What has ASEAN been seeking to do? A. to embrace all Southeast Asian countries B. to move their headquarters to Kuala Lumpur C. to add ten member countries D. to gain recognition from the European Union => 7………………………………… 8……………………………………… 9…………………………………… 10. ………………………………. VIII. Lexical reading – Choose the best answers to complete the passage: If you are learning English because you’re going to travel in England and wish to be ____(1)____ there, do not try to speak English perfectly ___(2)___ you do, no one will understand you. In London, ninety- nine in every hundred people speak ___(3)____ English. You may say that ___(4)___ they do not speak English well themselves, they can ___(5)___ understand it when it is well spoken. They __(6)____ when the speaker is English. But when the speaker is a ___(7)____, the better he speaks, the ___(8)___ it is to understand him. Not foreigner can___(9)___ stress the syllables and make the tones ___(10___ and fall in question and ___(11)___ , exactly as a ___(12)____ does. ___(13)____ the first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong ____(14)____ accent, and speak broken English, that is, English without any__(15)___. Then every English person you___(16)___ will at once know you are a foreigner, and try to understand you and be ready to ____(17)____ you. He will not___ (18)____ you to be polite and use grammatical phrase. He will be___(19)___ by his cleverness in making out your ____(20____ and being able to tell you what you want to ___21___ . _____22____, if you say “Will you have the goodness, sir, to direct me to the railway station at Charting Cross?” he will not understand you. ____(23)____ if you shout. “Please! Charting Croos! Which way? ” You will have no ____24____ . Half a dozen people will immediately help you with____25____ 1. a. settled b. heard c. understood d. known 2. a because if b. unless c. whatever d. for 3.a. American b. bad c. standard d. no 4. a. because b. since c. when d. even if 5.a. hardly b. really c. at least d. at most 6. a. say b. can c. think d. hope 7. a. foreigner b. native c. Londoner d. traveller 8. a. better b. easier c. harder d. clearer 9. a. never b. even c. ever d. only 10a. right b. exact c. raise d. rise 11.a . request b. answer c. sentence d. phrase 12.a. native b. foreigner c. child d. reported 13.a. While b. Although c. Because d. Therefore 14.a. London b. British c. foreign d. country 15.a. grammar b. mistake c. idiom d. words 16.a. know b. see c. ask for d. speak to 17.a. welcome b. help c. teach d. praise 18.a. expect b. scold c. show d. think 19.a. strict b. surprised c. pleased d. praised 20.a. way b. meaning c. mistake d. country 21.a. speak b. say c. know d. understand 22.a. Foe example b. However c. In fact d. Finally 23.a. Even b. Though c. But d. Because 24a. difficulty b. answer c. use d. harm 25.a. language b. directions c. something d. cars => 1. …………………………2. ………………………………………. 3. ………………………………… 4………………………………………5…………………………………… 6…………………………………7………………………………… 8………………………………………. 9…………………………………… 10. ………………………………. 11. ………………………….12. ………………………………………. 13. ………………………………… 14……………………………………15…………………………………… 16………………………….…17………………………………… 18……………………………………… 19………………………………… 20. ………………………………. 21. ……………………….…22. ………………………………………. 23. ………………………………… 24……………………………………25…………………………………… E. WRITING (5 pts): IX. Rewrite the sentences, using exactly the words in brackets: 1. You can’t get to the village because of the snow. (access) There __________________________________ ______________________________________ snow. 2. In my opinion, this novel needs a strong plot. (mind) __________________________________ _________________________________________ stronger. 3. Samantha tend to talk at tedious length about her problems. (tendency) Samantha’s ______________________________ _______________________________________ tedious. 4. I waited for him until 6.30 and then gave up. (which) => I ____________________________________ _____________________________________gave up. 5. Graphic design and fine art require an equal amount of skill. (is) Just as __________________________________________________________________________ fine art. 6. I almost won the lottery last week. (got) ________________________________________________________________________________. 7. The responsibilities of the job is a burden on me. (weighing) _________________________________________________________________. X. Composition: Many people say they work because they need money to live. Others believe there are some other reasons. Write an essay (of about 200 words) to discuss at least two more reasons for people to work besides money. => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL! SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU (Năm học: 2006 – 2007) A. LISTENING (3 pts): I. Listen to an interview (between an interviewer and Andrea Harris) and complete the sentences (0,125 X 16 = 2 pts). =>1. a lot harder 2. young, older 3. slightly, French 4. nearly gave up. 5. interesting, useful 6. nicest, patient, 7. English speakers 8. communicate, clients II. Listen to a discussion, then decide if, the sentences are true (T) or false (F) (0.125 x 8 = 1 pt). => 1. T, 2. T, 3. F, 4. F, 5. F, 6. T, 7. F, 8. F B. VERB FORM AND WORD FORM (4 pts): III. Complete the passage by supplying the correct form of the verbs in brackets (0.25 x 6 = 1.5 pts): => 1. may be named 2. have found 3. eating 4. comes 5. was removed 6. received IV. Complete the passage by supplying the correct form of the words in brackets(0.25 x 10 = 2.5 pts): =>1.increasingly 2. pressurized 3. marginally 4. dissatisfied 5. highly 6. majority 7. willingness 8. irrespective 9. security 10. attachment C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (3 pts): V. Choose the best answer (0.2 x 10 = 2 pts) : => 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. C VI. Error correction (0.1 x 10 = 1 pt): => 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C D. READING (5 pts): VII. Reading comprehension: * Read the advertisement , the report, the news article, then choose the best answers (0.25 x 10 = 2.5 pts): 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. A VIII. Lexical reading – Choose the best answers to complete the passage ( 0.1 x 25 = 2.5 pts): 1.c 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. c 10. d 11. b 12. a 13. d 14. c 15. a 16. d 17. b 18. a 19. c 20.b 21. c 22. a 23. c 24. a 25. a E. WRITING (5 pts): IX. Rewrite the sentences, using exactly the words in brackets: 1. There is no access to the village because of the snow (0.4). 2. To my mind, the plot in this novel needs to be stronger.(0.4) 3. Samantha’s tendency to talk about her own problems can be tedious.(0.4) 4. I waited for him until 6.30, at which point I gave up.(0.2) 5. Just as much skill is required for graphic design as for fine art.(0.2) 6. I got close to winning the lottery last week.(0.2) 7. The responsibilities of the job is weighing me down.(0.2) . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU (Năm học: 2010 – 2011) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút SỐ. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL! SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU (Năm học: 2006 – 2007) A. LISTENING (3 pts): I. Listen to an interview (between. became part of the English language. The word “boycott” means that refuse to have anything to do with something or somebody. It (4. come) ………… from a man called Captain Boycott. He was a land