Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.. Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing one answer A, B, C or D only.. Long-haul
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 11
NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 180 PHÚT
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
A LEXICO – GRAMMAR
I Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions.
1 According to the ……… of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave
2 Please accept our ……… congratulations!
3 It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation's ………
A inheritance B heritage C possessions D legacy 4 A part-time job gives me the freedom to ……… my own interests A pursue B chase C seek D catch 5 In his first game for Newcastle, Keegan ……… a goal after 58 minutes A scored B won C earned D gained 6 ……… to China, if you had the chance? A Do you go B You go C Had you gone D Would you go 7 It ……… a lot of patience to be a nurse A uses B takes C spends D costs 8 She had to pass all her exams or she would have no holiday A instead B else C therefore D though 9 " How's Karen today?" "She is feeling ……… she was yesterday." A better slightly than B slight better than C slightly better than D slightly better 10 "Is Tom a good worker?" "He ……… what he starts." A never almost finishes B finishes almost ever C almost never finishes D finishes never almost II In most lines of the text, there is an extra word Write the extra word or put a tick () in the gap if a line is correct (0) and (00) have been done as examples. There were eight of us in my family We lived by in a very 0.………by…….
small house It was always untidy because we left our toys 00.… ………
lying down around At first, our parents picked our things up 1.………
of for us But eventually they decided not to put up with 2.………
our untidiness any longer They worked up out an original way 3.………
to make it tidier They placed one big box by on the front door 4.………
for all the things that we dropped by on our way into the house 5.………
from the garden Each of us had our own personal box indoors, 6.………
too So, when anyone tidied the house, they could put with things 7.………
into boxes instead of taking them upstairs Our parents made 8.………
us to pay a fine if we didn't pick up our things We hated this 9.………
punishment more than being told it off We didn't get much pocket 10.………
money and didn't want to waste it up on fines So we sat down 11.………
and worked out a schedule for tidying the house We took off 12.………
turns cleaning and made out sure the house was tidy when our 13.………
parents came home We have all grown it up and left home now 14.………
but we agree that our parents definitely had the right idea 15.………
III Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces (0) has been done as an example.
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Interviews are an (0 PERFECT) method of choosing the best people 0 imperfect
for jobs, yet human (1 BE) like to examine each other in this way 1………
One of the many problems of (2 SELECT) as it is commonly practised 2………
is that the forms filled in by (3 APPLY) often fail to show people as 3………
they really are This means that you can follow all the best (4 ADVISE) 4………
when completing your form and still find that you are (5 SUCCESS) 5………
at the next stage - the interview (6 SIMILAR) in the rare cases where 6………
interviews are automatic, a candidate with an (7 ADEQUATE) form 7………
may do surprisingly well Of course, your form needs to show that you have (8 CONFIDENT) in 8………
your (9 ABLE) to do the job, but don't try to turn yourself into someone 9………
else - a person you have to pretend to be at the interview Realism and (10 HONEST) are definitely the best approach 10………
IV Supply the correct form of the VERBS in block capitals in brackets to complete the passage My friends Paul and Ellen (1 RETURN, just) ………… from their honeymoon in Europe Before they (2 LEAVE) ……… New York, I (3 GIVE) ……… them my brother’s address in Switzerland in the hope that they (4 VISIT) ……… him and his family When I (5 GO) ……… to call on the newly-weds last Tuesday night, they told me how much they (6 ENJOY) ……… travelling around Europe and that we (7 LOOK, soon) … … at the colour slides they (8 TAKE) ……… They also gave me greetings from my brother and assured me that it (9 BE) …………a great pleasure for them (10 MEET) …… my relatives B READING COMPREHENSION I Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space Margarine Napoleon III of France was (0).A…… for the invention of the butter substitute known as margarine He was looking for a cheap (1) ……… to butter for the poorer people of society, and for his army and navy So he (2) up a prize competition to see who would (3)
up with the best solution
There was only one (4) into this competition, from a man called Meges Mouries He had (5) over two years experimenting, and finally found an acceptable butter substitute made from milk and various animal fats It tasted quite pleasant, and spread well
on bread, but it was (6) white (7) ………its colour, Meges Mouries’ invention was awarded the prize Yellow colouring was added to it at a (8) date
Margarine soon went into mass (9) and was exported all over the world In Britain it was called 'Butterine', until protests from farmers (10) to that name being made illegal Farmers in America were not happy (11) ……… the new arrival on the market either They (12) …… to the yellow colouring, saying that it made it resemble butter so (13)
……… that it could deceive consumers
In effect, Napoleon III's competition is still going on The ultimate (14) of every margarine manufacturer is to produce a product that is (15) ………… to distinguish from butter And they keep trying
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II Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing one answer A, B, C or
D only
Long-haul flights have just got longer, with a non-stop flight from Singapore to New York now
in operation But 18 hours in the air creates its own challenges A lot of preparation goes into the ultra long-haul flight The air craft is specifically designed for the journey with more space and extensive entertainment services The flight crews are also specially trained
The seasoned traveler is also more aware of the health risks associated with a flight that covers
as much as 16.600 km (10.310 miles) in distance Exposure to lower oxygen levels for up to 18, maybe 20, hours is abnormal for the human body With deep vein thrombosis (DVT) the problem really starts occurring after 12 hours (in-flight) This could lead to an increase in heart attack
Doctors believe that prevention is better than cure when it comes to in-flight health Passengers
on ultra long-range flights need to be provided with flight socks and, if necessary, tablets for thinning the blood It is not just the health and vitality of the passenger that is at stake on a flight
of this length, but also that of the flight crew “They give us training on fatigue management and how to adjust to the local time in New York and to exercise, as well as take care of our diet and eat lightly in-flight,” says Linda Wu, a stewardess on Singapore Airlines
However, passengers are trading in health concerns for convenience An extra-long flight means passengers do not need to break up their journey and change planes “They like to board once, de-plane once It is saving time,” says James Williams from Singapore Airlines “From Los Angeles to Singapore, passengers are saving two and a half hours And to New York passengers are saving up to four hours in flying time.”
Thai Airways is also launching a non-stop service to New York from Bangkok next June to compete with Singapore Airlines It is planning a similar service to Chicago, Cathay Pacific, Continental, Qantas and Emirates Airlines also offer flights that are more than 14 hours in duration However, there is still a question of whether longer non-stop flight will become popular
“They will certainly have a role in the future of aviation, there is no doubt about it People will prefer to fly non-stop if it is available,” says Chris Johnson, an airline analyst “But we are reaching the limits These markets are at the very margin of aviation Most airlines still fly in the eight to 12-hour sector This is still where the biggest volume in traffic is.”
Avery believes that geography will determine the demand for the ultra long-haul flight and that worldwide appeal for this type of flight is unlikely “Asia is where the demand is for the ultra long-haul flight They are connecting Asian cities to the U.S East Coast, which is the big market,” he explains “The routes that connect most places that European business travelers go
do not need a capacity and endurance to fly 18 hours – this is the same for U.S carriers.”
1 Why are longer flights potentially harmful to passengers and crew?
A Because there isn’t as much oxygen in the air
B People will get bored more easily
C Long periods of inactivity will damage their bones
2 What are flight socks?
A Special socks to keep the plane free of harmful bacteria
B One of the preventive measures planned by airlines
C Socks that stop your blood getting too thin
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A How best to cope with jet lag
B Advice on food consumption during a flight
C Advice on drinking alcohol
4 What are the advantages of longer flights?
A There are less problems with jet lag
B Passengers save time
C Passengers get a good break between flights
5 Where is the market for longer flights expected to develop?
A Between Europe and America
B Between Asia and America
C Between Asia and Europe
6 What is closest in meaning to “long-haul flight”?
A A flight that is non-stop
B A flight that lasts longer than 12 hours
C A flight that covers a significant distance
7 What opinion on the perspective of extra-long flights does the author most likely support?
A A great demand for extra-long flights will be developed
B Geographical factor will affect the need for extra-long flights
C Extra-long flights will lose its attraction very soon
III You are going to read an article about ice skating Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-8) of the article There is one extra heading which you do not need to use
A Preparing yourself
B The benefits of the sport
C When things go wrong
D Different skating techniques
E A change in approach
F The right attitude
G Moving off
H Holding your body correctly
I How it all started
1
Ice skating has a history of thousands of years Archaeologists have discovered skates made from animal bone It seems that bone skates were used until the introduction of iron into Scandinavia about the year 200 AD Among the Scandinavian upper classes, skating was seen as
an essential skill
2
In the early twentieth century, skating was stylish and reserved, but at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 11-year-old Sonja Henie introduced a more athletics attitude which inspired a new wave of popularity Nowadays art and athletics are combined and modern skating is both graceful and physically demanding
3
For the beginner, balance and control are all important and speed can only increase with proficiency The position of your body plays a great part in balance Legs slightly bowed and the knees bent keep the body weight centred; in effect the body leans slightly forward in this position For skating, probably more than any other sport or recreation, relaxation is vital
4
For the starting position, the heels should almost be touching and the feet should be turned outwards While pushing toward with the back foot, you make a very small movement with the
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5
Knowing how to fall must be learnt among the skater’s first skills Even the best of the professionals fall In order to fall without injury, you should be as relaxed as possible In this way the shock of hitting the ice is lessened To get up, use your hands to get into a kneeling position, then stand
6 _
Once you have learnt to move on the ice with confidence, there are various styles to be practiced – figure skating, free style, distance, speed, skating in pairs, and so on – but the basis of them all, and by far the best approach, is first to learn figure skating and then elementary freestyle With proper guidance available at most of the ice rinks, the basic figures can soon be learnt and the turns, jumps, and spins of elementary free style will soon follow
7 _
If you look at any good or professional skater, you will see how relaxed they are and how easily they move To achieve this, an exercise programme should be regularly practiced It can
be dangerous to skate with a stiff body and warm up exercises should at least include those for the legs, back and shoulders, with special emphasis on the ankles and the knees After a long or intense session, the same exercises should be used afterwards to avoid stiffness
8 _
Skating improves balance, co-ordination, relaxation and movement It improves heart and lung activity and generally strengthens the body Combined with swimming or jogging, it provides a great programme for all-round health and fitness
IV Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Students frequently complain (1) ………… studying for hours on (2) ……… … and then not doing well in their final exams Many factors can (3) ………… in poor performances: (4) ………… illness or a personal problem Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (5) ……… don't want to let their parents down
Can students' knowledge be judged by a (6) ……… exam? Certainly not! If we want to
be fair, students ought to be (7) ………… on a regular basic So does that mean more exams? Yes, but (8) ……… many written ones In many countries, students do not have to take written exams (9) ………… they don't want to, they are (10) ……… to take oral ones instead This seems to be a fairer way of assessing understanding, not just testing it
D WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.
1 June was sure there was no mistake in her homework (NOTHING)
………
2 Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned (CHANGE)
………
3 I advise you to think carefully before accepting William's offer (BETTER)
………
4 Apparently, Sheila wasn't listening to me (APPEAR)
………
5 Margaret was offered a place on the course but couldn't accept because she was ill (TURN)
………
II Write a composition of around 250 words in order to answer the following question:
It is very important that children should study hard at school Time spent studying on the Internet is time wasted Do you agree or disagree? State the reasons for your answer.
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Kỳ thi CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH lớp 10
năm học 2010-2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
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Khụng được sử dụng bất kỡ loại tài liệu nào.
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the most suitable word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1 In the hotel lobby the detective caught of the man he had been hired to follow
2 ‘Go on, finish the food It needs up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow
3 Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he _them regularly
A is writing B will write C should write D would write
4 Of course I didn’t break it purpose- it was an accident!
5 Andrew couldn’t himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face
6 young, chimpanzees are easily trained
7 “What’s your proposal?” “I propose that the meeting ”
A is postponing B be postponed C to be postponed D postpones
8 Most of the courses at the banquet were completely consumed, but there _ food still remaining
A were few B was little C were a few D was a little
9 The four-storey house on that hill is still new
10 Nam Cao devoted most of his time
A to having written B to write C to writing D to have written
11 I don’t think he will join us, _?
12 The young generation must contribute to the country
A building of B the building C the building of D build
13 I cannot help feeling anxious the exam results
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14 In some vocational schools, the training quality is worse than _ used to be
15 When Elvis Presley died, her daughter came _ a fortune
III The following passage contains ten errors Find and correct them.
Things started to go wrongly as soon as we got to the hotel We were all completely exhausting
after our long journey and looking forward to a shower and a rest However, we found that our
room was not ready, which was very annoyed, although the manager was extremely apologising While we were waiting, we asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we have read about in the brochure Imagine how we felt when we were told they had all been cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible of organizing them had left suddenly and had not been replaced Then Sally saw a notice pinning to the door of the restaurant, said it was
closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming pool was empty When we eventually got to our room we were horrified to find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we
had a view of a car park, that seemed to be used as a rubbish dump We seriously began to
wonder whether or not to stay
IV Read the text below, using the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
Congratulations to all involved with the school ( 1 produce) of The Woman Next Door The ( 2 advertise) was carried out by the Art Department, and the posters were very ( 3 imagine) We certainly have some very ( 4 art) students in our school! Many people helped with building and painting the ( 5 scene) and the play was written by the English Department, who managed to create an ( 6 amuse) story, with excellent songs The music was written by Sue Porter, who also ( 7 company) the singers on the piano Everyone enjoyed a thoroughly ( 8 entertain) evening, and there was a long round of ( 9 applaud) at the end Jim Barrett gave a brilliant performance as Sergeant Moss, and Liz Aiken was a ( 10 delight) Mrs Jump Well-done everyone!
V For each question, write one word which can be used in all three sentences
For example: I was so tired that I couldn’t even think _
I will come to the point – you are fired.
It’s time to set the record about what really happened that night
→ STRAIGHT
1 I was just _ to go home, but that’s okay.It’s _ time you got home – We’ve been worried sick!
We’re definitely going to have to do something _ increasing our market
share
2 I should get a reply from them any now.It will only take them a to update the website
Now is the of truth!
3 We’re definitely living in the _ of information.This particular wine doesn’t really mature with
It’s time you started acting your , young man!
4 I do hope we’re going to arrive _ time.How anyone could work in that office for years _ end I just don’t know
Just bet me that Doug was going to get the sack so I said: “You’re ”
Trang 85 To my , the boss said that I could have an extra day off work.Martin always takes great _ in talking to anyone about fishing.
When Erin finally started to move downhill on the skis for the first time, she laughed in _
6 The local council should start a building program to meet the for leisure activity.The Major said he had no _ of advice from people who didn’t know the situation
This area is badly in _ of financial investment
7 Oh, tell Carrie that I send my when you see her.When my mum and dad met, my mum says it was at first sight
My _ for travelling comes from the fact that we moved around a lot
8 We don’t go out during the week as a , but we’ll make an exception tonight.People must be made to respect the _ of law, or we’ll have anarchy
A good of thumb is that you should allow 15 minutes per exercise in the exam
9 Did you hear that the guy who lives in the flat upstairs has been _ with burglary?I couldn’t believe they me three euros for a bottle of water! The children ran out of the school gate and down the hill
10 The head teacher punished Aaron severely in order to make an _ of him.Why can’t you follow your brother’s and go to university
Give me one _ of a place round here where young people can go in the evenings
VI Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D, best fits each space.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But the pollution problem is (1) complicated
as it is serious It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people (3) , exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution But the automobile (4) transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much (5) the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end (6) _ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to ( 7) using many things that benefit them Most of the people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9) of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10) businesses and traffic
to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities
8 A carefully B unexpectedly C gradually D little
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Bill Jarvis took over our village news agency at time of life when most of us only want to relax He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news agency was ready-made The business produced little enough for him, but then Bill was a chap who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock
Every day he opened his shop at six a.m to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his door-step before that Many of Bill's customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station Business was tailing off by ten o'clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch It
was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely
Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometres away Some time in the afternoon, the evening papers landed on the door-mat, and at four o'clock Bill reopened The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile
He lived in a flat above the shop, alone Except in very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoons, as I have said Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move
"What's wrong, Bill?" I called out from the path For answer, he put a hand inside his jacket and took out a big, golden object For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back: "Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right." He stood up then and began to wind in his line I had never known anyone carry a brass alarm clock round with him or her before
1 Bill Jarvis became a newsagent when
A He needed the money
B He was quite an old man
C He decided to take things easy
D He gave up clock repairing
2 What does the passage tell us about the news agency?
A It was an easy job with fixed hours
B It was a very profitable business
C It was opened specially for Bill Jarvis
D It belonged to the railway and was part of the station
3 Why did Bill open the shop so early in the day?
A He liked to do as much as possible before he went to work
B Bill was never sure of the time
C The shop had to be open when the morning papers came
D It was then that he did a lot of business
4 We understand from the passage that the shop closed for lunch
A At eleven o'clock more or less
B At exactly eleven o'clock
C Before eleven o'clock
D Always after eleven o'clock
5 You might say "hard luck" to someone who
A has just heard some very good news
B puts great effort into whatever he or she tries
C is less fortunate than he or she ought to be
D fails through his or her own fault entirely
6 Why was the writer on the riverbank that afternoon?
A He was going to do some shopping in the village
B He was fishing
C He was going to get the evening paper
D He was on his way home from the village
7 Why was the writer surprised when he saw Bill Jarvis?
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B Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange
C He thought Bill was ill, because he was not moving at all
D He was surprised because Bill stayed in his flat in the afternoons
8 From the information given in the passage, who- or what - do you think was wrong?
A The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time
B The writer's watch was fast
C Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep
D Bill's clock was wrong; it was very old
9 All of the following are true about Bill Jarvis EXCEPT
A he lived alone
B He had ever worked as a sailor
C He was a newspaper man
D Fishing was his past time
10 What did Bill Jarvis often bring with him when he went fishing?
A a clock
B a gold
C a newspaper
D a fire engine
VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence
1 Mr Holton only operated because he knew the rumour was malignant
→ Mr Holton wouldn't
2 All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim's greater speed
→ But for
3 Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong
→ No sooner……….
4 He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
→ He was too
5 Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us
→ We were
6 The decorators have finished our first floor
→ We have
7 Her hobby is one thing that she does not intend to give up
→ She has
8 That is the best meal I have ever eaten
→ I have never
9 Home computers used to be much more expensive
→ Home computers aren’t
10 It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station
→ I shouldn’t
IX Writing:
Write an essay of about 120 – 150 words to answer the following question:
“What
makes a good friend?
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