Trang 1 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG (2009 – 2010) TRƯỜNG THPT - DTNT CON CUÔNG Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) A. PHONETICS Part 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. cleaned B. played C. snowed D. brushed 2. A. surgeon B. agent C. engine D. regard 3. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure 4. A. geology B. psychology C. classify D. photography 5. A. idiom B. ideal C. item D. identical 6. A. habitat B. protection C. priority D. essential 7. A. conserve B. reserve C. desert D. reason B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Part 1. Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 1. We are not used (drive) _______________ on the left. 2. Peter (work) _______________ at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone. 3. The house caught fire while they (sleep) _______________. 4. I am going to have my eye (test) _______________ tomorrow. 5. Keep silent! My father (sleep) _______________ in his room. 6. He came home late, so I asked him where he (have) _______________ been. 7. There were some people (row) _______________ on the river. 8. Nothing (do) _______________ since I moved here. 9. At this time next week, they (sit) _______________ in their train on their way to Paris. 10. Alex has a test tomorrow that he needs to study for. He (not watch) _______________ TV right now. 11. I asked him what he (do) _______________. 12. Tom was tired. He (run) _______________ for an hour. 13. They (study) _______________ at this school for 7 years now. 14. They (begin) _______________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 15. By next June, they (work) _______________ in this factory for 12 years. Part 2. Put the words in the brackets into the correct form. 1. Sam works as a __________ in an office in the town centre. (TELEPHONE) 2. The judge told him it was __________ to drink and drive, and banned him for a year. (RESPONSIBLE) 3. The old lady hid all her __________ under the floor. (SAVE) 4. They celebrate their __________ on 4th July. (DEPEND) 5. She always listens __________ to what she is told. (ATTENTION) 6. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the __________ species. (DANGER) 7. The cost of __________ to the show is reasonable. (ADMIT) 8. I'll always remember that journey - it was an __________ experience. (FORGET) 9. The village is very quiet and __________ (PEACE). 10. That is the most __________ (INTEREST) novel I’ve ever read. C. READING COMPREHENSION. Part 1. Fill in each number with one appropriate word. Throughout Europe, and also in other areas of the world such as India, China and parts of America, forests are (1) __________ destroyed. According to one prediction, 90% of Germany’s forests will have vanished (2) __________ the end of the century. This destruction is (3) __________ by air Trang 2 pollution. Power stations and cars are mainly (4) __________, they emit gases into the air which, after a series of chemical changes, turn (5) __________ toxic acids. These acids fall as “acid rain”, raising the level of (6) __________ in the soil, in lakes and in rivers to (7) __________ levels, and destroying not only trees but also fish and (8) __________ wildlife. The industrialized world is slowly waking up the fact that urgent (9) __________ is needed to reduce air pollution, otherwise our (10) __________ will be damaged beyon repair. Part 2. Read the passage then answer the questions. HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE TALK? Deaf people can’t hear sounds. How do they “hear” words and talk? Deaf people use American Sign Language (ASL). They talk with their hands. Sometimes two deaf people talk to each other. They both use ASL. Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for the deaf people. The person listens to someone talking, and he or she makes hand signs. There are two kinds of sign language. One kind has a sign for every letter in alphabet. The person spells every ASL. They use signs, not words, so they can understand people from other countries. word. This is finger spelling. The other kind has a sign for every word. There are about 5,000 of these signs. They are signs for verbs, things and ideas. Some of the signs are very easy, for example, eat, milk, and house. You can see what they mean. Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg, or week. People from any country can learn ASL is almost like a dance. The whole body talks, American Sign Language is a beautiful language. 1. How many signs are there for finger spelling ? 2. How many word signs are there ? 3. How do deaf people “talk” ? 4. How does a person interpret for the deaf people ? 5. Why is ASL almost like a dance ? D. WRITING Part 1. Each sentence has one mistake, find out and correct. 1. How age is your elder sister? 2. Last summer my family went camp in Do Son. 3. The room is such dirty that it needs cleaning immediately. 4. Have you finished reading the book which I lend you last week? 5. Marie Curie, whose discover of radium made her famous, was a French physicist. 6. The headmaster of our school have been very busy since he returned from Hanoi. 7. In many ways, riding a bicycle is similar with driving a car. 8. A friend of mine used to smoking a lot when he was young. 9. Peter didn’t buy that computer because he had few money. 10. The man whom helped you yesterday is a television reporter. Part 2. Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence above it. 1. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings. Half of them had been bought from Europe. The hostess 2. Nobody told me that Susan had been in the hospital. I 3. The old lady said, “ We had to lived on the roof of our houses for several days.” The old lady told us Trang 3 4. John asked Mary if she had ever gone to Cairo. John asked, “ ” 5. The children could not return schools unless it stopped raining. If 6. The whole city had to live in water because of the heavy rain for many days. Because 7. The rain in Ha Noi last October was the biggest one since 1984. No rain 8. Hundreds of soldiers tried their best but they could not prevent the strong tide of water. Despite 9. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year. I was 10. It was his incompetence which led to their capture. If Part 3. Complete the following sentences. Dear Mr. Han, 1. I / be / very pleased / meet you / Teacher’s conference / Ho Chi Minh City last month. 2. It / be / kind / you / invite me / come and see you while I / be / Ho Chi Minh City again / this month. 3. I hope / pay a visit / your school / if / not be / inconvenient. 4. Please / not arrange / program / me. 5. I / be / very happy / fit in / whatever you / do / at that time. 6. I like / stay overnight / and hope / arrange accommodation / me. 7. I / telephone you once / reach the city / confirm / exact time / arrival / school. 8. I / look forward / meet / again. Yours sincerely, Trang 4 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG (2009 – 2010) TRƯỜNG THPT - DTNT CON CUÔNG Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM A. PHONETICS Part 1 (7 điểm ) 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. A B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Part 1 (15 điểm) 1. to driving 2. is working 3. were sleeping 4. tested 5. is sleeping 6. had 7. rowing 8. has been done 9. will be sitting 10. shouldn’t be watching 11. had done 12. had run 13. have studied 14. began 15. will have been working Part 2 (10 điểm) 1. telephonist 2. irresponsible 3. saving 4. independence 5. attentively 6. endangered 7. admission 8. unforgetable 9. peaceful 10. interesting C. READING Part 1 (10 điểm) 1. Being 2. by 3. caused 4. responsible 5. into 6. acidity 7. dangerous 8. other 9. action 10. environment Part 2 10 điểm) 1. There are 26 signs. 2. There are about 5,000 signs 3. Deaf people “talk” by using ASL. 4. He/she listens to someone talking and makes hand signs. 5. When a person uses ASL,all his/her body is used as he/ she dances D. WRITING. Part 1 (10 điểm) 1. age » old 2. camp » camping 3. such » so 4.lend » lent 5. dicover » discovery 6. have » has 7. with » to 8. smoking » smoke 9. few » little 10. whom » who Part 2 (10 điểm) 1. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings half of which had been bought from Europe. 2. I was not told that Susan had been in the hospital. 3. The old lady told us that they had to live on the roof of their houses for several days. 4. John asked, “ Have you ever gone to Cairo, Mary?”. 5. If it did not stop raining, the children could not return school. 6. Because the rain was heavy for many days, the whole city had to live in water. 7. No rain in Ha Noi since 1984 was as big as the one in last October. 8. Despite their trial, hundreds of soldiers could not prevent the strong tide of water. 9. I was allowed to go abroad alone by my parents last year. 10. If he hadn’t been so incompetent they wouldn’t have been captured. Part 3. (8 điểm) 1. I was very pleased to meet you at the Teacher’s conference (which was held) in Ho Chi Minh City last month. 2. It is (was) kind of you to invite (have invited) me to come and see you while I am in Ho Chi Minh City again this month. 3. I hope to play a visit to youe school if it is not inconvenient. 4. Please do not arrange the programme especially for me. 5. I am very happy to fit in with whatever you are doing at that time. 6. I would like to stay overnight and hope (that) you can arrange accommodation for me. 7. I will telephone you once I reach the city in order to confirm the exact time of my arrival at the school. 8. I am looking forward to meeting you again. . 1 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG (2009 – 2010) TRƯỜNG THPT - DTNT CON CUÔNG Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) A. PHONETICS Part 1 / confirm / exact time / arrival / school. 8. I / look forward / meet / again. Yours sincerely, Trang 4 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG (2009 – 2010) TRƯỜNG THPT - DTNT. & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG (2009 – 2010) TRƯỜNG THPT - DTNT CON CUÔNG Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM A. PHONETICS Part 1 (7 điểm ) 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. D 7.