5 pts If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him.. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (LỚP 12)
Ngày thi: 05 tháng 4 năm 2009
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
ĐIỂM
BÀI THI Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Chữ kí Giám khảo 1: Chữ kí Giám khảo 2:
Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển
SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
Part I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A,
B, C or D (5 pts)
Part II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5
pts)
SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 POINTS)
Part I Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 pts)
11 You look great! You (exercise) _ at the fitness center?
12.13 The teacher along with her students (laugh) _ heartily when the Vice Principal
(walk) _ past
14.15 She (not want) _ (call) _ at home unless there is an
emergency
16 At this time next month, they (work) _ in Ho Chi Minh City
17 Galileo proved that the earth (go) _ around the sun
18 When I arrived at the party, Tom (already go) _ home
19 It is necessary that he (finish) _ the report on time
20 He died of lung cancer He (smoke) _ a lot
Part II Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (10 pts)
21 Do you know that man _ near the door?
22 You can use my typewriter _ now, but I’ll need it later
23 The man _ of the killing said that he was at the cinema at the time
24 I’m sorry, but I _ seeing the manager at once
25 After waiting for half an hour, we started to grow _
26 He was found guilty of drunken driving and banned _ for five years
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27 John gradually became _ in the discussion
28 There’s no point in _ for your exams now Just get some rest
29 Daisy’s marriage has been arranged by her family She is marrying a man _
A she hardly knows him B whom she hardly know
30 The more expensive the hotel, _ the service
Part III Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)
Your answers
31 AIDS is one of the most dangerous (INFECT) diseases of our time
32 He felt (COURAGE) when he learnt that he had failed his
exam again
33 He is doing his research with great (PLEASE)
34 Every (PARTICIPATE) has made good preparations 35 I’ve been told some (ASTONISH) news 36 Languages are used for (COMMUNICATION) purpose 37 It is against the law to destroy (HISTORY) buildings 38 Are Vietnamese women used to being (INDEPENDENCE) ?
39 That old woman often felt (LONE)
40 The professor explained his ideas with great (CLEAR)
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Part IV Find one mistake in each sentence below by circling the letter A, B, C or D (10 pts) 41 The director has not decided how to deal with the new problems already A B C D 42 The progress made in space travel from the early 1960s is remarkable A B C D 43 Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until A B C
the next meeting to vote D 44 Paris has been well-known about its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful A B C
restaurants for over one hundred years D 45 Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old A B C D 46 There is no limit to the diversity to be finding in the cultures of people throughout the world A B C D 47 The teacher told his pupils whether they knew how to behave and remarked that there A B C
must be no talking in lessons D 48 When I entered the room, I found my young son to stand on the kitchen table A B C D 49 Petroleum is composed of a complex mix of hydrogen and carbon A B C D 50 My English teacher said we should write another composition for tomorrow related for our A B
experience at last week’s workshop
C D
SECTION C: READING (30 POINTS)
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There are several things to remember if you are (51) _ for a new job Most companies (52) _ their vacancies in the newspaper, and there are normally a lot of (53) _ for each post A good letter of application is (54) _ very important You should (55) _ with it your curriculum vitae, so that the (56) _ knows about your qualifications and experience If you are applying to a large company, address your letter to the Personnel Manager, (57) _ deals with appointing new staff If you are invited to an interview, (58) _ sure you arrive suitably dressed and (59) _ time Remember to (60) _ politely about promotion prospects, as well as further training, and last but not least, the salary and holiday arrangements
Your answers:
51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60
Part II Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D (15 pts)
Looking for a job
I finished university six months ago, and I’ve got a (61) _ in business administration I enjoyed the course very much although I realize I (62) _ have studied a lot harder! A few of my friends have already got (63) _ jobs but most, (64) _ me, are still waiting for something suitable to (65) _.(66) _, I make sure that I keep myself busy I look through the job advertisements (67) _ the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any (68) _ where they work What I’m looking for is something challenging, and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work (69) _ for a while The salary is not so important at this stage, (70) _ I earn enough to live on, because
I don’t want to continue having to depend on my parents, although they are very (71) _ to me At the moment, I’m working in a (72) _ restaurant two evenings a week, washing up and generally helping out, (73) _brings in a little money The other people (74) _ there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same (75) _ as me, so we have lots to talk about
Part III Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D (5 pts)
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children
Michael Smiths is very lucky He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons Although Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling
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Michael’s friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
76 The main idea of the passage is
A how parents should make a child a musician
B how parents should bring up a child
C what differences there are between two kinds of parents
D what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach
77 Michael is lucky because
A his parents help him in a sensible way
B his family is rich enough to have a car
C his father is a musician in an orchestra
D his is free to do anything that he likes best
78 Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that
A he has to do his best to do everything
B he has made great progress in music
C he is afraid that he may disappoint them
D he often wants to kill himself some day
79 It is one of parents’ mistakes if
A they want their child to be a musician
B they help their child to win music competitions
C they don’t care for their child’s education much
D they make their child try to achieve too much
80 According to the author’s opinion,
A it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want
B parents should be supportive of their children
C all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
D unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS)
Part I Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one (10 pts)
81 The plane had hardly left the airport when a big problem occurred
→ No sooner
82 The boss did not intend to consider the employees’ demand
→ The boss had
83 Nobody had invited Jean to the party, which annoyed her
→ As she
84 You don’t know about this program because you don’t watch television a lot
→ If you
85 John has done well in French, but not so well in Math
→ While
86 In spite of his early lead, Hudson lost the race
→ Although
87 They said they would rather Diana didn’t listen to music at work
→ Diana was
88 The police believed that the thief was still in the house
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89 You can try to get Mark to lend you his car but you won’t succeed
→ There’s no point
90 Mrs Brown is very proud of her son’s intelligence
→ Mrs Brown takes
Part II Complete the following sentences, using the words given (10 pts)
91 When / make / form / coins / paper notes / money / easy / handle
92 Please / contact me / if / there / be / anything / I / can do / help / you
93 Since / beginning / course / I / never / be / late / class
94 This problem / solve / shortest / time
95 This mystery / seem / be / beyond / my understanding
96 Despite / his enthusiasm / he / not succeed / work
97 A finished film / be / result / collaboration / numerous individuals
98 Only amateur athletes / allow / participate / Olympic Games
99 A good teacher / make / her students / like / her lessons
100 The price / the holiday / depend / when and where / you / want / travel
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