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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN QUẢNG NGÃI DỰ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC: 2010- 2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN: 180 PHÚT (Không kể thời gian phát đề)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC SBD

Họ và tên: Ngày sinh:

Học sinh trường: Phòng thi:

Giám thị 1: Chữ ký:

Giám thị 2: Chữ ký:

Mã phách

Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2

Mã phách:

(Đề thi này gồm 10 trang không kể tờ phách Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề này )

PART A: LISTENING ( 20 X 0,15 = 3pts)

A Listen to the talk and fill in the missing words

Good morning , ladies and gentlemen!

I am here to tell you how Internet can help you to (1) - in the Asia- Pacific region Let’s have a look at(2) - Can everybody see? Good

This table shows the number of (3) - in different parts of the world On the third line, you have the figures for Asia-Pacific Noted that the number of Internet users is rising rapidly

an increase of 878%-yes 878 (4) - What does that mean for e-commerce in Asia Pacific? The color on the right shows the estimated revenue for e-commerce in 2002 For Asia-Pacific, the figure is 34.5 billion dollars Not bad When you (5) - Western Europe at 55.5 billion , and Japan at 26 billion

Let’s look at my next slide This (6) - compares the number of Internet users in 1997 and 2001 These figures are only for Asia-Pacific I’d like(7) - to the white and green segments Can everybody see? These show (8) - in the region In 1997, only 19% of the population had an Internet connect For 2001 the figure is 35% That’s 28% in the highly-developed countries- Australia, Hong Kong and so on, and 7% in developing countries like Malaysia and Thailand

So, as you can see, (9) - in all Pacific countries There is a big market in Asia-Pacific, ladies and gentlemen, and (10) -

YOUR ANSWERS

B-Listen to the talk carefully and answer the questions

11 The festival lasts for -

A 2 days B 3 days C 4 days D 13 days

12 It will take place on -

A 14th July B 4th July C 4th August D 14th August

13&14 Choose two answers

You can buy tickets from -

A the town hall

B the festival office

C library

D tourist advice centers

E Post office

Your answers:

15 The weather forecast for the festival is -

16 Food will be available from -

17 There will be a bar selling soft drinks, -

Name of band Where they come from What kind of music

Petie’s Dozen (18) - Jazz

Strings

Poland (19) - The Fiddlers (20) - Folk

PART B: PRONUNCIATION (10 x 0.15 = 1.5 pts)

SectionI: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that

of the other words

Section II: Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others

27 A intelligent B apprentice C preferential D potential

28 A instrumental B communicate C mathematics D accidental

29 A considerate B Parisian C redundancy D agriculture

Your answers:

PART C: STRUCTRURES AND VOCABULARY (50 x 0.15 = 7.5pts)

Section I: Choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D) to complete each of the following sentences

31 I had a - of misfortune

A success B continuation C repetition D succession

32 Being both spoilt and lazy he - everyone else for his lack of success

33 Next year I hope to - my ambition of climbing Mount Blanc

34.The chairman announcement was followed by - debate

35 Most people - ice-cream with the summer

36 Sally paid no attention ,as she was completely - in her book

A engrossed B distracted C concentrated D dominated

37 Some people feel that television should give less - to sport

38 Police believe there is a - between the two crimes

39 It was only then - how much I owed to her

A did I realize B had I realized C did I realize D that I realized

40 Here is a report from our political -

A journalist B editorial C correspondent D bulletin

41 Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a - writer

42 My passport - last month, so I have to get a new one

43 Four people drowned when the yacht - in sudden storm

44.I hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, I wonder if they’ll really - again

A catch up B catch on C catch out D catch hold

45 I shall - the loss of my reading-glasses in newspaper, with a reward for the finder

A announce B advertise C publish D make known

46 This little stream - into the river just outside the town

A flows B meets C unites D contributes

47 Nam was shocked when they disagreed with him He’s so used to getting her own -

48 I don’t believe a word she said; I think she just made - that story

A down B out C off D up

49 Alex complained that no one invited him to any social events and that he felt -

A turn out B left out C omitted out D gone out

50 Many young families have little or no - of buying their own homes

A aspect B prospect C concept D view

51 Goods carried on a ship are called -

A items B merchandise C cargo D articles

52 Marianne seemed to take - at my comments on her work

A annoyance B insult C offence D indignation

53 - the phone rang later that night did Lan remember the appointment

54 John - his friend to go camping with him

55 He lost the race because he - petrol on the last lap

A got out of B ran out of C made out of D put out of

56 By the age of twenty-five he had - his ambition of becoming a pianist

57 The drunken man was - crazily from one side of the street to the other

58 A……… woman is needed to take care of two small children

A confident B reliable C confidential D faithful

59 My landlady is chasing me up - the rent, as it’s now three weeks late

60 These clothes will be inappropriate for this evening

A unsuitable B unnecessary C unattractive D unavailable

Your answers:

Section II: Give the correct forms of the words given in column B to complete the passage in column A

According to some science, high-risk sports

can be particularly - (61) for certain types

of people Such activities help them to learn that

being -(62) doesn’t mean that they have to

lose control The recent fashion for jumping from

bridges attached to a -(63) of elastic rope,

known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried

by over one million people -(64) and interest

in it is continuing to grow

Before the special elastic rope -(65) around

them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160 kph

First-timers are usually too - (66) to open

their mouths, and when they are finally -(67)

safely to the ground, they walk around with broad

smiles on their faces, saying -(68) how

amazing it was However, for some people, it is

only the - (69) of refusing to jump at the

last minute that finally persuades them to conquer

VALUE FRIGHT LONG WORLD TIGHT

TERROR LOW REPEAT EMBARRASS

their fear of - (70) and push themselves off

into space

HIGH Your answers: 61 - 62 - 63. - 64 - 65 -

66 - 67 68. - 69 70

-Section III: Read the following paragraph in column A, one word is missing from each line Put an oblique store (/) where the word has been omitted and write the missing word in each blank A B Although the world’s energy resources/taken

millions of years to produce, we quickly beginning to exhaust these supplies Recently UN committee reported that world’s oil and gas supplies would about 100 years if used carefully The report stated that there be enough oil and gas for a century only if the present demand could controlled If the demand continued grow, the report said that fuel supplies last for less than forty years According to the report, governments now take steps to control the amounts of fuels are used 00 have 71 -

72 -

73 -

74 -

75 -

76 -

77 -

78 -

79 -

80 -

Your answers: 71 - 72 -

73 - 74 -

75 - 76 -

77 - 78 -

79 - 80 -

PART D: READING ( 20 x 0.15 = 3pts ) Section I: Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with only ONE suitable word There are thousands and thousands of different (81) - of sea animals Some live near the (82) - of the sea in the sunlit water Others live deep, deep down (83) - it is always dark and cold Yet, all the animals of the sea are alike in one way They all must find food to eat And there (84) - be no food for any of them if there were no plants The tiny green plants of the sea float in the water They take in minerals from the water They also take in the air in water The sun (85) - on the green plants and helps them to grow They become food for the tiny animals, (86) - in turn are food for other animals People like to live where they can get plenty of (87) - That is why many people in many countries live near the seacoast and eat seafood But we cannot just pick fish as we pick fruit We must know the ways we are trying to catch fish People have been (88) -

their living from the sea for many, many years They have found out a great (89) - of valuable things and have shared what they learned (90) - others Your answers: 81. - 82. - 83 - 84 - 85. -

86. - 87. - 88 - 89 - 90. -

Section II: Read the following passage carefully, then choose the best answer to each question

Prices determine how resources are to be used They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers The price system

of the United States is a very complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system” of prices The price of any particular product or service is linked

to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else

If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price”, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words, that price is the money value of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount

of money involved must be known Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount, and quality of the product or service to be exchanged ,the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made ,the form of money to be used the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction ,guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package” being exchanged for the asked – for amount of money in order

that they may evaluate a given price

91 What is the best title for the passage ?

A The Inherent Weaknesses of the Price System

B The Complexities of the Price System

C Credit Term in Transactions

D Resource Allocation and the Pubic Sector

92 According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to

A labor and education B transportation and insurance

C utilities and repairs D products and services

93 In the last line of the passage, the word “they” refers to

A return privileges B all the factors C buyer and seller D money

94 What does “transaction” mean?

A buying done between people B selling done between people

C paying done between people D business done between people

95 The last paragraph of the passage most likely discusses

A unusual ways to advertise products

B types of payment plans for service

C theories about how products affect different levels of society

D how certain elements of a price “package” influence on its market value

Your answers:

91. - 92. - 93. - 94. - 95 -

Section III: You are going to read an article which gives young people advice on choosing

a career and getting a good job Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (1-6) of the article There is one extra heading which you do not need to use An example is given

HOW TO GET A JOB OF YOUR DREAM

A DECIDE ON A DREAM

B BE AMBITIOUS

C GET INFORMED

D SELL YOURSELF

E GET EXPERIENCE

F BE REALISTIC

G BE POSITIVE

00 G

The main complaint from young people these days seems to be “I don’t know what I want to do” followed closely by “It’s pointless trying anyway” Times have changed and the job market is not what it was with even graduates living off state unemployment benefits But there is work if you want it, and if you are prepared to try hard and follow our handy and helpful plan for Getting The Job Of Your Dreams, you can still find your first foothold on the career ladder

96

Compromise, improvise and give up your ideas of walking straight into a company director’s job and you may well find that later rather than sooner you are engaged in doing a useful and rewarding job

97

Think about what you would like to do If you hate children, forget about primary school teaching If you can’t stand writing, forget about journalism Do you want to work abroad?

Do you want to work in an office? Be imaginative Don’t limit yourself to what you want to

be, but to what you like to do And watching telly doesn’t count!

98

If you like listening to people’s problems and helping your friends out when they’re in tricky situations, you should find out about the kind of jobs which involve this sort of work Psychotherapy, social work, teaching, and personnel management are some of the jobs you could do Find out what you would have to do in the job, and how you could get qualified

99

It’s not too late to volunteer your free time for the sake of your curriculum vitae Write off and offer your services free Then impress your colleagues by learning fast and being nice to everyone Who knows, they may even offer you a job And you can still claim unemployment benefit while you’re volunteering, so long as you make an effort to find paid employment

100

It will take more than an impressive curriculum vitae and a smart suit to get you a job but you can’t go wrong with a careful worded “Hire me” letter mailed to prospective employers Who

knows, your letter could end up the desk of a compassionate employer What have you got to

lose?

PART E: WRITING (5pts)

meaning stays the same

101 We’re thinking of getting someone to paint the outside of the house PAINTED

 -

102 What time is the train for Ho Chi Minh City ? LEAVE

 -

103 Do you ever regret not going to university ? WISH

 -

104 The minister proposed regular meetings for the committee MEET

 -

105 He was warned by the fireman not to re-enter the house HIM

 -

 -

 -

108 “If you don’t apologize immediately, I’m leaving,” she told him THREATENED

 -

109 I’d lost his phone number so I couldn’t contact him before TOUCH

 -

110 “Please don’t take my money, it’s all I’ve got,” said the old woman to the intruder PLEADED

 -

Section II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as

possible in meaning to the sentence printed before

111 The manager wrote a long ungrammatical report

The report -

112 Although she was frightened, she forced herself to pick up the snake

Frightened -

113 It’s necessary to do all of this photocopying before lunchtime

All of this photocopying -

114 A heavy shower prevented them from finishing their game of tennis

They were -

115 You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations

Failure to -

116 Customs officials are stopping more travellers than usual this week  An increased -

117 I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test  It came -

118 Nam insisted on being told the complete story  Nothing but -

119 It doesn’t matter which chemical you put into the mixture first The results will be the same  It makes -

120 The fate of the two climbers is unknown  It is a mystery -

Section III: Write a short paragraph about 15-20 lines on each of the following topics You have to write about all 2 topics below 1 “Family is a very good school.”