Kỳ thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi quốc gia môn tiếng anh Năm học 2008 – 2009 pdf

Question 1: Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space in the column on

Kỳ thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi quốc gia

Năm học 2008 – 2009

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 12 thpt

(Đề thi gồm có 08 trang)

Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm bằng số:

Điểm bằng chữ:

Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1:

Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1:

Số phách Part I phonetics Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of other words 1 A passion B action C motion D vision 2 A reason B leisure C feather D measure 3 A enough B cough C cup D rough 4 A guest B least C mess D rest 5 A essential B informant C resistance D instant 1………2………3………4……… 5………

Question 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words 6 A situation B comfortable C recently D necessary 7 A exhausted B atmosphere C suspect D computer 8 A excessive B celebrate C expensive D instruction 9 A energy B primary C facilities D pleasure 10 A luggage B increase C benefit D argument

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Part II Lexico – grammar

Question 1: Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1 As the evening ……….on, I became on more and more bored

2 All her hard work paid……… in the end and she’s now vey successful

3 I would certainly …… twice before doing something as risky as that

4 They were playing their music at ………volume and distributing

5 I have had a ……….of misfortunes

6 Only hotel guests have the……… of using the private beach

7 The drunken soldier was ……… crazily from one side of the street to the other

8 You can talk to him until you’re …… in the face, but he still won’t understand

9 I can’t understand Keith, he’s a funny sort of………

10 They have no idea at all………

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Question 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

Ever since the day I decided to move to London, I have been worrying whether the decision

I …(1)… ( take ) was the right one As I have already sold my house and …(2)… ( arrange ) a

new job, It is too late to change my mind However, since then I have heard a lot of negative things

about living in the capital, and lately some of them have begun to bother me I …(3)… ( grow up )

in a fair small town and I have spent all my life there I …(4)… ( already want) to live in big city

and so when my company …(5) ( offer) me a job in their London office, I grabbed at the chance

But according to a program I …(6)…( just hear) on the radio, more and more people …(7)…

(stop) working in London recently, and a lot of large companies have chosen to move away from

the centre Of course I (8)…( tell ) my parents that I am moving and they (9) ( accept )my

decision, but when I told my friends they seemed rather shocked Since then I…(10)… (hope)

secretly that the company would tell me that the move was off

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Question 3: In most lines of this passage, there is one unnecessary word It is either incorrect

grammatically or does not fit the sense of the passage Tick each correct line If a line has a

word which should not be there, write the word in the space in the column on the right (0)

has been done as an example.

A study into family of health conducted in California comes

up with some interesting conclusions, though these might not be

acceptable to everybody The main conclusion is so that for a

family to remain healthy, both the relationship between husband

and wife play a major role The family perhaps surprising

aspect of this research, however, is that statistically the

healthy family is as optimistic, church-going, and let by a

traditional male And perhaps not so much surprisingly, what

promotes the health of the husband and does not necessarily

promote the health of the wife too., and vice versa For

example, when it comes to expressing emotions, thus it is

generally assumed that giving us an outlet to feeling is healthy

But according to the study, there may be benefits for one party

but not for the other If the wife talks to more than the husband

does in these situations and gives him feeling of guilt, then he

is likely to become a depressed, whereas if the wife lets the

husband donate on the arguments, then she in turn will be the

one of whose mental state will suffer The study also found that

when man donates in domestic arguments, they often end up

trying to avoid from the real issue, or to become silent and

withdrawn This has effect of making the wife feel anxious and

depressed As a person’s mental state there is closely linked to

their physical as well being, it is clear that the dynamics of

family relationship help to determine health in general

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Question 4: Write the correct form of each word in the space provided in brackets

1 Please our letter of the 14th We have not had a reply (know)

2 Keith’s exam results turned out to be (disaster)

3 Jackie suffered as a child from a very strict (bring)

4 I think it’s sheer to get married in church if you don’t believe in god (hypocrite)

5 These countries are in imports of raw cotton (prefer)

6 Sam was accused of stealing some documents (confidence)

7 You do not have to go Your decision must be entirely (volunteer)

8 Going swimming everyday would have very effects (benefit)

9 He felt certain about his success (tolerate)

10 Do you feel to the new job? (attract)

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Part III READING

Question 1: Choose the most suitable word for each space

Someone once described that age we live in as that of a vanishing world, one in which the

familiar is constantly disappearing for ever and technological change if often difficult to

…(1)…with So it should come as no surprise to most of us to hear that yet another part of everyday

life is …(2)…to go forever Still, when I read recently that within the next decade money as we

…(3)…it will probably cease to exits in technologically advanced countries, I had to read the article

twice to make sure it wasn’t April 1st …(4)…to Professor Gerry Montague of the Institute for

Economic Reform, the familiar coins and banknotes will soon be replaced entirely by credit cards of

various kinds And the shop of the future (the ‘retail outlet’ ads Prof Montague puts it) will be

…(5)… directly to the network of banking computers The assistant will simply key in your bank

account code number and the amount you have spent, and thank you politely You won’t have to

dig deep in your …(6)…for change or pretend at the pub that you have left your money at home

You may not even have a number for your account as such, as the computer may by then be able to

read your handprint So no more credit card frauds either But I am afraid that I shall

…(7)…money I have felt strongly attached to it, ever since I received my first pocket money when

I was five, and kept it in a money- box Even if my credit card of the future will able to tell me

exactly how much …(8)…power I have left in the computer files, even if it lights up and plays a

happy (or sad) tune at the same time, nothing will be able to replace the sheer pleasure I gained

from …(9)…the coins in my money -box Not to …(10)…the other obvious problems which will be

caused by an absence of real money-like how to start a football match, for example!

4 A Thanks B Contrary C According D Accustomed

9 A rattling B withdrawing C estimating D throwing

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Question 2 Read the following passage and choose the best option

To a European, money means power, the freedom to do as he likes, which also means that,

consciously or unconsciously, he says: “I want to have as much money as possible myself and

others to have as little money as possible.”

In the United States, wealth was also acquired by stealing, but the real exploited victim was

not a human being but poor Mother Earth and her creatures who were ruthlessly plundered It is true

that the Indians were expropriated or exterminated, but this was not, as it has always been in

Europe, a matter of the conqueror seizing the wealth of the conquered, for the Indian had never

realized the potential riches of his country It is also true that, in the Southern states, men lived on

the labor of slaves, but slave labor did not make them fortunes; what made slavery in the South all

the more inexcusable was that, in addition to being morally wicked, it didn’t even pay off

handsomely

Thanks to the natural resources of the country, every American, until quite recently, could

reasonably look forward to making more money than his father, so that, if he made less, the fault

must be his; he was either lazy or inefficient What an American values, therefore, is not the

possession of money as such, but his power to make it as proof of his manhood; once he has proved

himself by making it, it has served its function and can be lost or given away In no society in

history have rich men given away so large a part of their fortunes A poor American feels guilty at

being poor, but less guilty than an American renter who had inherited wealth but is doing nothing to

increase it; what can the latter do but take to drink and psychoanalysis?

1 Which of the following can be concluded from the first paragraph?

A Those who have a lot of money enjoy real freedom

B Money is made either consciously or unconsciously

C Some European acquire money and power without even being conscious of it

D Some people not only want to get rich but wish others to be poor

2 To an American, money means …………

A The freedom to do whatever he likes B proof of ability and manhood

C diligence and efficiency D both B and C

3 The author seems to believe that the natural resources in the U.S are …………

4 In the passage, the word “fortunes” (Para.2 and 3) is used twice What does it mean?

A luck B good opportunities C wealth D power

5 In the author’s opinion, an American renter …………

A should feel more guilty than a poor American

B should feel content with this inherited wealth

C is even lazier and more inefficient than a poor American

D will take to drink if he does nothing to increase his wealth

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Question 3: Fill in each blank with the most suitable word

This winter, in offices and workplaces throughout the country, people are (1) risk of

becoming a health danger to their colleagues These are the people, (2) are carrying flu but

noble to the end, have dragged (3) into work in spite of the high temperature, headache,

sore throat and coughs that they are suffering from Most experts agree that people with flu ought to

stay at home, certainly in the case of those (4) jobs involve public safety – airline pilots,

air traffic controllers of train divers

A diet rich in vegetables and fruit, good general health and regular exercise may help avoid (5)

illness Experts are doubtful whether taking lots of vitamin C will make any difference,

but reducing stress levels may help Basic hygiene is certainly important, though, especially in the

office We know that the illness (6) be pass on from cups and saucers, so do more than

simply rinse them under the tap with all the others Wash surfaces Remember to wash them

properly (7) hot water and use disinfectant to clean surfaces Remember to wash your

hands regularly and don’t touch your face (8) flu enters the body through eyes, nose or

mouth Other tips on prevention include (9) rid of cloth handkerchiefs, which provide a

home for germs Change to paper tissues and throw them (10) afterwards

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Question 4: Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with one word from the list Use

each word once

form unit makes fixed allowed with called

Gold is a measure of wealth which is recognized all over the world For centuries it was the

foundation of the international monetary system and even today, it …(1)…one of the most

important components of a country’s foreign currency reserves

What …(2)…gold attractive is that it has a value of its own for both industrial and

ornamental purposes, …(3)…paper bank notes, which are worthless …(4)…themselves As a result,

gold is bought as an …(5)…in times of financial uncertainty

Until the 1930s, several European currency were based on the Gold Standard, which meant

that the value of a …(6)… of currency was fixed in …(7)…of a stated quantity of gold People

could freely …(8)…any bank notes they had for gold In 1931, world- wide financial problems

…(9)…the Gold Standard to be dropped Then, in 1935, the USA, France and the UK …(10)…the

price of gold at $35 an ounce, which remained the price until 1971 Because the demand for gold

…(11)…so fast, however, the price of gold for ornamental and industrial purposes was …(12)…to

rise Today ounce of gold costs $390 in London

Gold for jewelry is mixed …(13)…a mental alloy and the purity of the gold is measured in

carats Most gold sold to the public has 40% gold and is …(14)…nine- carat gold Good investors

can buy pure from dealers in the …(15)…of gold bars or gold coins

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Part IV WRITING

Question 1: For each of sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible In

meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given This word must not be altered in

any way

1 The stories he tells about his war experiences are unbelievable (beyond )

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2 My car costs me an awful lot to run these days ( spend )

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3 They are letting David out of hospital next week ( released )

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4 The garden is too small for us to build a swimming pool ( room )

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5 What speed is allowed on this motorway? ( How )

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6 It is as though they were millionaires, the way they live! ( might )

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7 We could have walked to the station, it was so near A taxi wasn’t at all necessary ( enough )

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8 There is no need to telephone me when you arrive ( bother )

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9 Is it really advisable to freeze this sort of food? ( should )

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10 Nobody would let me go into hospital to see the survivors ( allowed )

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Question 2: Write about the following topic:

“ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Modern technology is creating a

single world culture Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.” You should write

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