Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 11

SỞ GDĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Thời gian: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) PART A: LISTENING Listen to the interview with Dr Jane Goodall and complete the notes. You should write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS in each blank. You will listen to the conversation TWICE. Thursday 23 Interview with Jane Goodall A typical day in Africa Stays in a place called Gombe gets up at (1)_______ am. Breakfast – (2)_______ and coffee. Find chimps and spends the day (3)_______ them in the forest. Very (4)______, but always interesting. Lunch – nothing. Hardest part – when feels most tired at around (5)______ pm. Stops following chimps when it gets (6)______ and they start to settle down for the night. Goes dark by (7)_______pm. Swims in Lake Tanganyika. Typical dinner – cooks (8)______ , (9)_______ and tomatoes over an open (10)______. A typical day in the UK Lives in Bournmouth. Breakfast at (11)_______. Before breakfast, works for (12)_______. Spends morning and afternoon writing letters – replies to all, especially ones from (13)_______. Has (14)______ with family in the late afternoon. Then goes for a walk with her (15)______. Supper, then work. PART B: LEXICO GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. 1. The park __________ hundreds of species of endangered animals. A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds 2. It’s 4 miles further if you don’t take the __________ cut. A. narrow B. by C. short D. half 3. There are fastgrowing __________ of fir tree here in this park. A. varieties B. variances C. variants D. variations 4. “What are you doing?” A. No B. Neither C. None D. Nothing 5. I like listen to sweet __________ in my free time. A. guitar B. ballads C. pops D. jazz 6. These pills will __________ your pain. A. prevent B. ease C. simplify D. avoid 7. He was a(n) __________ man who was determined to be rich by any means. A. ambitious B. mature C. brilliant D. romantic 8. She study hard and got a degree with __________ colors. A. scarlet B. red C. soaring D. flying 9. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes __________ his position. A. on B. out C. in D. up 10. It is __________ for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket. A. incapable B. unable C. impossible D. irresponsible II. Put the words in capitals in the right forms. SCHOOL REPORT Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her (1)__________ to the subject has not been entirely (2)__________. She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3)__________ in class. Her assignments are often (4)__________, because she is so untidy, and because of her (5)__________ to check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6)__________ before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7)__________ idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many (8)__________ and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9)__________. Although Margaret is a (10)__________ student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term. 1. INTRODUCE 2. SUCCESS 3. ATTEND 4. READ 5. FAIL 6. REVISE 7. MISTAKE 8. ABSENT 9. PUNISH 10. GIFT III. Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. Supermarkets The every time I go to a supermarket I ask myself why I go shopping there so often. Last time I ended up buying all the kinds of things when the all I really wanted was a packet of rice and a small loaf, but could find neither of them. I looked in every one corner of the shop but there was simply no a sign of these products. I looked carefully on either side of the aisles but it was no any good. I ought to confess here that I had forgotten my glasses All of I could see was rows of colorful shapes of all sizes. I decided to ask an assistant. They were all a busy of course and none of them was anywhere nearby in any case. Meanwhile I had been filling my basket with all the kinds of things I thought I wanted. After I had paid, I had no money left for the weekend, but I hadn’t bought either of the things I wanted 0 ………the…………… 00 …………√ ….…….. 1 ………………………. 2 ………………………. 3 ………………………. 4 ………………………. 5 ………………………. 6 ………………………. 7 ………………………. 8 ………………………. 9 ………………………. 10 ……………………… 11 ……………………… 12 ……………………… 13 ……………………… 14 ……………………… 15 ……………………… PART C: READING I. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. SPORT IN PRISON For all the arguments about prison, there is no getting (1)__________ from the fact that it exists. Once the judge and (2)__________ have done their job, we have to (3)__________ thousands of men and women occupied until they are (4)__________. Sport is ideal (5)__________ prisoners for many reasons. Being (6)__________ punishes people by taking away their freedom; just because someone gets in (7)__________ with the law, we have no (8)__________ to take away their health as well. Secondly, the (9)__________ that you feel when you are (10)__________ up for a long prison (11)__________ can make you very antisocial and aggressive. The (12)__________ thing we want is for people to come out (13)__________ ten years, or even ten months, and (14)__________up the first person they see. Sport provides a way of controlling that (15) __________. 1. A. away B. out C. back D. far 2. A. panel B. team C. jury D. board 3. A. hold B. store C. preserve D. keep 4. A. abandoned B. remanded C. released D. charged 5. A. to B. for C. in D. with 6. A. inwards B. indoors C. internal D. inside 7. A. mess B. trouble C. worry D. trial 8. A. right B. fairness C. justice D. demand 9. A. uniqueness B. remoteness C. isolation D. individuality 10. A. keyed B. broken C. closed D. locked 11. A. contract B. experience C. sentence D. course 12. A. best B. last C. final D. terminal 13. A. after B. before C. during D. over 14. A. hit B. beat C. mug D. fight 15. A. crime B. guilt C. assault D. violence II. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vast stretches of the land. Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of trunks as straight as pillars. Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of undergrowth. Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along the edges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swan. A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits or seeds. Others had only the appearance of ferns. Their leaves had organs of sexual reproduction and produced seeds. Although their “flowers” did not have corollas, these false ferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants. Traces of these flora of the earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils. Such traces are most commonly found in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds. Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns. The species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety and vast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plant kingdom. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Plant reproduction B. How to locate fossils C. An ancient form of plant life D. Tropical plant life 2. The word “others” in bold refers to A. plants B. pillars C. trees D. fronds 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants described in the passage? A. They once spread over large areas of land. B. They varied greatly in size. C. They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails. D. They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support. 4. The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks located between deposits of A. coal B. shale C. sandstone D. corollas 5. The word “bear” in bold could best be replaced by which of the following? A. call for B. provide C. tolerate D. suffer III. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Most of us tend to think of production when we think of mass media industries. After all, it is the output of this production – the papers we read, the cable TV shows we watch – that grab our attention, make us happy or angry, interested or bored. Moreover, most public discussion about mass communication tends to be about production. The latest gossip about that actor will be in what film, the angry comments a mayor makes about the violence on local TV news, the newest CDs by an upandcoming group – these are the kinds of topics that focus our attention on the making of content, not its distribution or exhibition. Media executives know, however, that production is only one step in the arduous and risky process of getting a mass media idea to an audience. Distribution is the delivery of the produced material to the point where it will be shown to its intended audience. The activity takes place out of public view. We have already mentioned the NBC acts as a distributor when it disseminates television programming via satellite to TV stations. When Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. delivers its Philadelphia Inquirer to city newsstands, when Twentieth – Century – Fox moves its Musicland stores, they are involved in distribution to exhibitions. 1. In this passage, “arduous” means________. A. difficult B. lucrative C. lengthy D. free 2. The passage states that people tend to focus on production because _______. A. it takes place out of public view B. mass media companies do not own production divisions C. the output of mass media is intended to grab our attention D. companies can function as both producers and distributors 3. In this passage, to “disseminate” means to _______. A. create B. send out C. take in D. fertilize 4. This passage states that distribution is_______. A. the first step in mass media production B. the most talkedabout step in mass media production C. at least as important as production D. not as important as exhibition 5. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________. A. tell an interesting story B. define a concept clearly C. describe a scene vividly D. argue with the reader IV. WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences. Do not change the words given in any way. 1. Be careful of thieves if you go to that part of town. (Watch) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Please behave in my house as you would in your own house. (make) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Nobody helped me to build this. (own) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. I don’t really like this kind of music. (keen) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Most university students need the financial support of their parents. (depend) _____________________________________________________________________________ II. Wring a topic “There are some advantages and disadvantages of the cinema. ” Do you agree with this statement? Write an essay about 250 – 300 words to an educated non – specialist audience on this topic. You should give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. THE END SỞ GDĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Tổng điểm: 100 điểm PART A. LISTENING 15 points: 1 ptitem 1. 6:45 6. dark 11. 9:00 nine 2. bread 7. 7:30 seven thirty 12. 3 hours 3. following 8. beans 13. children 4. tiring 9. onions 14. tea 5. 3:00 10. fire 15. dog PART B: LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 2.5 point I. 10 pts: 1 ptitem 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C II. 10pts: 1pt item 1. introduction 3. attention 5. failure 7. mistaken 9. punishments 2. successful 4. unreadable 6. revision 8. absences 10. gifted III. 15 pts: 1ptitem 1. the 4. one 7. any 10. a 13. the 2. the 5. a 8. of 11. √ 14. √ 3. √ 6. √ 9. √ 12. √ 15. the PART C. READING I. 15 point: 1 ptitem 1.A 4. C 7. B 10. D 13. A 2. B 5.B 8. A 11. C 14. B 3. D 6. D 9. C 12. B 15. D II. 5 points: 1 pt item 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B III. 5 points: 1 pt item 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B PART D. I. 5 points: 1pt item 1. Watch thieves if you go to that part of town. 2. Please make yourself at home. 3. I built this on my own. 4. I’m not really keen on this kind of music. 5 Most university students depend on the financial support of their parents. II. 20 points The candidate’s essay should include the following points: The writing passage should be wellorganized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 2.5 pts The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 12.5 pts The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 5.0 pts THE END SỞ GDĐT ....... ———————— ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2013 2014 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ———————————— I READING: PART 1: Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example ( 2 ms ) 0. The … A …….hour accident caused chaos for the local motorists yesterday evening. A. rush B. high C. traffic D. heavy 1. The unemployment rate of the area ……………..every year until 2003 then started to fall. A. raised B. rose C. dropped D. decreased 2. It is gravity……………………objects towards the earth. A. pulling B. to pull C. what pulls D. that pulls 3. …………problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs. A. One of the biggest B.The biggest one C. Of the biggest one D. There are the biggest 4. ……………foreign languages requires great effort. A. Learn B. Learning C. To learn it D. Learnt 5. I am tired “ ……… ” A. Me too B. Also me C. For me the same D. I also 6. I’m really not satisfied with the way you have …………………the situation. A. dealt B. handled C. done D. fingered 7. We may win, we may lose It is just the ………………..of the draw. A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck 8. War is ……………as openarmed conflict between countries or factions within countries. A. delineated B. declared C. defaulted D. defined 9. I hope you won’t take it…………………if I suggest an alternative remedy. A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most 10. Claims for compensation could ………………… run into billions of pounds. A. far B. much C. well D. most YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….A…… 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9……………………10……………….. PART 2: Complete the spaces with A, AN, THE or (No article). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0: Jason’s father bought him ………..bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. Countries around (1) ……………….world have begun to deal with (2) …………………problem in various ways. Some countries, in (3) …………….effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining (4) ……… parks, and they often must also depend on (5) ……………..world organizations for support. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….the…… 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. PART 3: Give the correct preposition. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0. It is very good ……….you to volunteer to help the poor. 1. I’m sure you are capable …………passing the exam. 2. He is not aware ………….the dangers of smoking. 3. Many Vietnamese students have difficulty …………… learning English. 4. I get very annoyed ………………..people who don’t queue at bus stop. 5. If you have any complaints , tell me ………my face. I can’t stand people who do things behind my back. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….of…… 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . PART 4: Give the correct forms and tenses of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0. Her (get) ……………..sick was not expected. 1. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do) ………………..it. 2. He (not catch) …………………cold if he would not have walked in the rain so long. 3. Ill wait until he (finish)………………………….. his novel. 4. By next month I (leave) …………………………….for India. 5. He volunteered ( help) …………………… us. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….getting…… 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . PART 5: Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) Although all Americans do not (1) ....... the same way, their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a (2) …… of English distinct from British English, Australian English and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country. It began to (3) ........ from British English during its colonial beginnings and (4) ........ regional differences and ethnic flavor. Today it (5) …….other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture its literature, (6) ........pictures and television programs are transmitted to the world. All speakers of English (7)........ a common linguistic system and a basic set of words. But American English (8) ......... from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (9) ........ Words or phrases of American (10) ....... and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called Americanisms. 1. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell 2. A. alteration B. change C. variety D. variation 3. A. diverge B. divert C. digress D. depress 4. A. enquired B. inquired C. required D. acquired 5. A. affluence B. fluency C. influences D. nuances 6. A. motion B. moving C. movement D. removing 7. A. have B. bear C. tear D. share 8. A. differentiates B. differs C. changes D. alters 9. A. constructions B. building C. points D. syntax 10. A. birth B. source C. origin D. tradition YOUR ANSWERS: 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9……………………10……………….. . PART 6: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) Is Photography Dead? For a long time in the past photography was not regarded as an art. It was simply a skill and it was criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now accepted as a unique and very important (1)........of art. The photographs claim to be an objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the important function of photography in modernday society is consequently (2) ......threat. The threat has suddenly become all the more serious as more and more photographers are (3)....... to the new technology which computers offer. Moreover, a (n) (4) ........ number of colleges have now begun to offer (5) ....... in computer imaging. All these developments (6)........ a disturbing question. Is photography, as we know (7).......dead? In spite of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography will continue to play a (8) ........role in our culture. Although it may no longer (9)........ to be realistic, modern photography can continue to provide us with fresh visral (10) .........about ourselves and the world in which we live. YOUR ANSWERS: 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9……………………10……………….. . PART 7: Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from AfricanAmericans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for AfricanAmericans. 1. What is the main topic of this passage? A. The life of Langston Hughes B. The Harlem Renaissance C. AfricanAmerican writers D. American twentiethcentury writers 2 .Where was Langston Hughes born? A. Spain B. New York C. Missouri D. North Carolina 3. As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word ports? A. Islands B. Ships C. Friends. D. Harbors 4. To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer? A. The Civil War B. The Harlem Riots C. The Harlem Renaissance D. The Civil Rights Movement 5. What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia? A. His job as a reporter B. His career as a soldier C. A literary fellowship D. A college study program 6. The word talents in the passage could be replaced by which of the following? A Desires B. Abilities C. Strategies D. Careers 7. According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? A. Write short stories B. Popularize AfricanAmerican writers C. Advocate racial equality . D. Write about life in Harlem 8. Which of the following could best replace the word accomplished as used in the passage? A Successful B. Prolific C. Brilliant D. Imaginative 9. Which of the following can best substitute for the word depicting in the passage? A. Congratulating Blessing C. Screening D. Portraying 10. According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT: A A novelist B. A poet C. A historian D. A journalism. YOUR ANSWERS: 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9……………………10……………….. . PART 8: Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) 1. The car cant have broken down. I........................serviced last week. 2. If I..........................situation, I certainly wouldnt have had the courage to do what you did. 3. Although he had a difficult time during the war, it............................harm. 4. Its no..........................the cold and wet, youll just have to put up with it. 5. I wont have .............................. their cars in the street outside the entrance to my house 6. In times of hardship we have to learn to do.................................some basic necessities. 7. Im................................death of spiders 8. I heard the thunder...............................in the distance. 9. Hes been...................................weather for ages and still isnt back at work. 10. We made the uniforms ourselves as we couldnt ………………..made. YOUR ANSWERS: 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………….. . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9……………………10……………….. II. WRITING: PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as sentence printed before it. (2ms) EXAMPLE: “They would be very disappointed if you did not come,” the man said to his daughter.  The man told his daughter (that) they would be very disappointed if she did not come. 1. “I am happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations” Tom said to me.  Tom congratulated ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. You ‘d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us  The lifeguard advised …………………………………………………………………………… 3. Birth rates have fallen sharply recently.  There ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. I didn’t hear the news until the next day.  It was not ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Although it rain torrentially all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.  Despite …………………………………………………………………………………………. PART 2:Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way (2ms) 1. He may choose to take early retirement. (option)  …………………………………………………………………………… 2. He didn’t take any part in the conversation. (contribute)  ……………………………………………………………………………. 3. We lose our way because the signposts were confusing. ( which)  …………………………………………………………………………….. 4. He likes to be addressed as “Professor”. (call)  …………………………………………………………………………….. 5. She always has a good relationship with the children. (gets)  …………………………………………………………………………….. PART 3: Write an essay about 200 words on the following topic: What measures do you take in order to reduce air and water pollution in your city? (3ms) ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ( 20082009) I READING PART1: 2ms ( 10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1B, 2D, 3A, 4B, 5A, 6B, 7D, 8D, 9B, 10C PART 2: 1m (5x 0,2 = 1m) 1 the, 2– the, 3– an, 4– the, 5– no article PART 3: 1m (5x 0,2 = 1m) 1– of, 2– of, 3– in, 4– with, 5– to PART 4: 1m (5x 0,2 = 1m) 1 didn’t do, 2 – hadn’t caught , 3 – has finished finishes, 4 will have left, 5 to help PART 5: 2ms (10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1B, 2C, 3A, 4D, 5C, 6A, 7D, 8B, 9A, 10C PART 6: 2ms (10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1 form, 2 under, 3 turning, 4 increasing, 5 courses 6 raise, 7 it, 8 key, 9 claim, 10 information PART 7: 2ms (10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1A, 2C, 3D, 4C, 5C, 6B, 7B, 8A, 9D, 10D PART 8: 2ms (10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1 only had it, 2 had been in that, 3. did him no did not( seem to ) do him any. 4. good use grumbling complaining about 5. people parking, 6 without, 7 frightened scared to, 8 rumbling 9. under the, 10 afford to have them II WRITING: PART 1: 2ms (5x 0,4 = 2ms) 1. Tom congratulated me on having passed the final exams. 2. The lifeguard advised us not to swim too far from the shore. 3. There has been a sharp decline in birth race recently. 4. It was not until the next day I heard the news. 5. Despite the torrential all day, we all enjoy the excursion. PART 2: 2ms (5x 0,4 = 2ms) 1. He has the option of taking early retirement 2. He didn’t contribute to the conversation. 3. The signposts were confusing, which made us lose our way. 4. He wants you people students to call him “professor” 5. She always gets as well with the children. PART 2: 3ms

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Thời gian: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) PART A: LISTENING Listen to the interview with Dr Jane Goodall and complete the notes. You should write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS in each blank. You will listen to the conversation TWICE. Thursday 23 Interview with Jane Goodall A typical day in Africa Stays in a place called Gombe/ gets up at (1)_______ am. Breakfast – (2)_______ and coffee. Find chimps and spends the day (3)_______ them in the forest. Very (4)______, but always interesting. Lunch – nothing. Hardest part – when feels most tired at around (5)______ pm. Stops following chimps when it gets (6)______ and they start to settle down for the night. Goes dark by (7)_______pm. Swims in Lake Tanganyika. Typical dinner – cooks (8)______ , (9)_______ and tomatoes over an open (10)______. A typical day in the UK Lives in Bournmouth. Breakfast at (11)_______. Before breakfast, works for (12)_______. Spends morning and afternoon writing letters – replies to all, especially ones from (13)_______. Has (14)______ with family in the late afternoon. Then goes for a walk with her (15)______. Supper, then work. PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. 1. The park __________ hundreds of species of endangered animals. A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds 2. It’s 4 miles further if you don’t take the __________ cut. A. narrow B. by C. short D. half 3. There are fast-growing __________ of fir tree here in this park. Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên A. varieties B. variances C. variants D. variations 4. “What are you doing?” A. No B. Neither C. None D. Nothing 5. I like listen to sweet __________ in my free time. A. guitar B. ballads C. pops D. jazz 6. These pills will __________ your pain. A. prevent B. ease C. simplify D. avoid 7. He was a(n) __________ man who was determined to be rich by any means. A. ambitious B. mature C. brilliant D. romantic 8. She study hard and got a degree with __________ colors. A. scarlet B. red C. soaring D. flying 9. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes __________ his position. A. on B. out C. in D. up 10. It is __________ for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket. A. incapable B. unable C. impossible D. irresponsible II. Put the words in capitals in the right forms. SCHOOL REPORT Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her (1)__________ to the subject has not been entirely (2)__________. She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3)__________ in class. Her assignments are often (4)__________, because she is so untidy, and because of her (5)__________ to check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6)__________ before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7)__________ idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many (8)__________ and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9)__________. Although Margaret is a (10)__________ student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term. 1. INTRODUCE 2. SUCCESS 3. ATTEND 4. READ 5. FAIL 6. REVISE 7. MISTAKE 8. ABSENT 9. PUNISH 10. GIFT III. Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. Supermarkets The every time I go to a supermarket I ask myself why I go shopping there so often. Last time I ended up buying all the kinds of things when the all I really wanted was a packet of rice and a small loaf, but could find neither of them. I looked in every one corner of the shop but there was simply no a sign of these products. I looked carefully on either side of the aisles but it was no any good. I ought to confess here that I had forgotten my glasses! All of I could see was 0 ………the…………… 00 …………√ ….…… 1 ………………………. 2 ………………………. 3 ………………………. 4 ………………………. 5 ………………………. 6 ………………………. 7 ………………………. 8 ………………………. Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên rows of colorful shapes of all sizes. I decided to ask an assistant. They were all a busy of course and none of them was anywhere nearby in any case. Meanwhile I had been filling my basket with all the kinds of things I thought I wanted. After I had paid, I had no money left for the weekend, but I hadn’t bought either of the things I wanted! 9 ………………………. 10 ……………………… 11 ……………………… 12 ……………………… 13 ……………………… 14 ……………………… 15 ……………………… PART C: READING I. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. SPORT IN PRISON For all the arguments about prison, there is no getting (1)__________ from the fact that it exists. Once the judge and (2)__________ have done their job, we have to (3)__________ thousands of men and women occupied until they are (4)__________. Sport is ideal (5)__________ prisoners for many reasons. Being (6)__________ punishes people by taking away their freedom; just because someone gets in (7)__________ with the law, we have no (8)__________ to take away their health as well. Secondly, the (9)__________ that you feel when you are (10)__________ up for a long prison (11)__________ can make you very anti-social and aggressive. The (12)__________ thing we want is for people to come out (13)__________ ten years, or even ten months, and (14)__________up the first person they see. Sport provides a way of controlling that (15) __________. 1. A. away B. out C. back D. far 2. A. panel B. team C. jury D. board 3. A. hold B. store C. preserve D. keep 4. A. abandoned B. remanded C. released D. charged 5. A. to B. for C. in D. with 6. A. inwards B. indoors C. internal D. inside 7. A. mess B. trouble C. worry D. trial 8. A. right B. fairness C. justice D. demand 9. A. uniqueness B. remoteness C. isolation D. individuality 10. A. keyed B. broken C. closed D. locked 11. A. contract B. experience C. sentence D. course 12. A. best B. last C. final D. terminal 13. A. after B. before C. during D. over 14. A. hit B. beat C. mug D. fight 15. A. crime B. guilt C. assault D. violence Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên II. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Several hundred million years ago, plants similar to modern ferns covered vast stretches of the land. Some were as large as trees, with giant fronds bunched at the top of trunks as straight as pillars. Others were the size of bushes and formed thickets of undergrowth. Still others lived in the shade of giant club mosses and horsetails along the edges of swampy lagoons where giant amphibians swan. A great number of these plants were true ferns, reproducing themselves without fruits or seeds. Others had only the appearance of ferns. Their leaves had organs of sexual reproduction and produced seeds. Although their “flowers” did not have corollas, these false ferns (today completely extinct) ushered in the era of flowering plants. Traces of these flora of the earliest times have been preserved in the form of fossils. Such traces are most commonly found in shale and sandstone rocks wedged between coal beds. Today only tropical forests bear living proof of the ancient greatness of ferns. The species that grow there are no longer those of the Carboniferous period, but their variety and vast numbers, and the great size of some, remind us of the time when ferns ruled the plant kingdom. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Plant reproduction B. How to locate fossils C. An ancient form of plant life D. Tropical plant life 2. The word “others” in bold refers to A. plants B. pillars C. trees D. fronds 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the plants described in the passage? A. They once spread over large areas of land. B. They varied greatly in size. C. They coexisted with amphibians, mosses, and horsetails. D. They clung to tree trunks and bushes for support. 4. The author states that fossils of early plant life are usually found in rocks located between deposits of A. coal B. shale C. sandstone D. corollas 5. The word “bear” in bold could best be replaced by which of the following? A. call for B. provide C. tolerate D. suffer III. Read the passages below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên Most of us tend to think of production when we think of mass media industries. After all, it is the output of this production – the papers we read, the cable TV shows we watch – that grab our attention, make us happy or angry, interested or bored. Moreover, most public discussion about mass communication tends to be about production. The latest gossip about that actor will be in what film, the angry comments a mayor makes about the violence on local TV news, the newest CDs by an up-and-coming group – these are the kinds of topics that focus our attention on the making of content, not its distribution or exhibition. Media executives know, however, that production is only one step in the arduous and risky process of getting a mass media idea to an audience. Distribution is the delivery of the produced material to the point where it will be shown to its intended audience. The activity takes place out of public view. We have already mentioned the NBC acts as a distributor when it disseminates television programming via satellite to TV stations. When Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. delivers its Philadelphia Inquirer to city newsstands, when Twentieth – Century – Fox moves its Musicland stores, they are involved in distribution to exhibitions. 1. In this passage, “arduous” means________. A. difficult B. lucrative C. lengthy D. free 2. The passage states that people tend to focus on production because _______. A. it takes place out of public view B. mass media companies do not own production divisions C. the output of mass media is intended to grab our attention D. companies can function as both producers and distributors 3. In this passage, to “disseminate” means to _______. A. create B. send out C. take in D. fertilize 4. This passage states that distribution is_______. A. the first step in mass media production B. the most talked-about step in mass media production C. at least as important as production D. not as important as exhibition 5. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________. A. tell an interesting story B. define a concept clearly C. describe a scene vividly D. argue with the reader IV. WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences. Do not change the words given in any way. 1. Be careful of thieves if you go to that part of town. (Watch) Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên ________________________________________________________________________ _____ 2. Please behave in my house as you would in your own house. (make) ________________________________________________________________________ _____ 3. Nobody helped me to build this. (own) ________________________________________________________________________ _____ 4. I don’t really like this kind of music. (keen) ________________________________________________________________________ _____ 5. Most university students need the financial support of their parents. (depend) ________________________________________________________________________ _____ II. Wring a topic “There are some advantages and disadvantages of the cinema. ” Do you agree with this statement? Write an essay about 250 – 300 words to an educated non – specialist audience on this topic. You should give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. THE END SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Tổng điểm: 100 điểm Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên PART A. LISTENING 15 points: 1 pt/item 1. 6:45 6. dark 11. 9:00/ nine 2. bread 7. 7:30/ seven thirty 12. 3 hours 3. following 8. beans 13. children 4. tiring 9. onions 14. tea 5. 3:00 10. fire 15. dog PART B: LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 2.5 point I. 10 pts: 1 pt/item 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C II. 10pts: 1pt/ item 1. introduction 3. attention 5. failure 7. mistaken 9. punishments 2. successful 4. unreadable 6. revision 8. absences 10. gifted III. 15 pts: 1pt/item 1. the 4. one 7. any 10. a 13. the 2. the 5. a 8. of 11. √ 14. √ 3. √ 6. √ 9. √ 12. √ 15. the PART C. READING I. 15 point: 1 pt/item 1.A 4. C 7. B 10. D 13. A 2. B 5.B 8. A 11. C 14. B 3. D 6. D 9. C 12. B 15. D Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên II. 5 points: 1 pt/ item 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B III. 5 points: 1 pt /item 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B PART D. I. 5 points: 1pt/ item 1. Watch thieves if you go to that part of town. 2. Please make yourself at home. 3. I built this on my own. 4. I’m not really keen on this kind of music. 5 Most university students depend on the financial support of their parents. II. 20 points The candidate’s essay should include the following points: - The writing passage should be well-organized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 2.5 pts - The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 12.5 pts - The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 5.0 pts THE END BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIẾN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 SỞ GD&ĐT ———————— ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ———————————— I/ READING: PART 1: Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example ( 2 ms ) 0. The … A …… hour accident caused chaos for the local motorists yesterday evening. A. rush B. high C. traffic D. heavy 1. The unemployment rate of the area …………… every year until 2003 then started to fall. A. raised B. rose C. dropped D. decreased 2. It is gravity……………………objects towards the earth. A. pulling B. to pull C. what pulls D. that pulls 3. …………problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs. A. One of the biggest B.The biggest one C. Of the biggest one D. There are the biggest 4. ……………foreign languages requires great effort. A. Learn B. Learning C. To learn it D. Learnt 5. "I am tired" “ ……… ” A. Me too B. Also me C. For me the same D. I also 6. I’m really not satisfied with the way you have …………………the situation. A. dealt B. handled C. done D. fingered 7. We may win, we may lose- It is just the ……………… of the draw. A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck 8. War is ……………as open-armed conflict between countries or factions within countries. A. delineated B. declared C. defaulted D. defined 9. I hope you won’t take it…………………if I suggest an alternative remedy. A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most 10. Claims for compensation could ………………… run into billions of pounds. A. far B. much C. well D. most YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….A…… 1………………… 2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………… . 6………………… 7……………………….8……………………….9…………………… 10……………… PART 2: Complete the spaces with A, AN, THE or (No article). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0: Jason’s father bought him ……… bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday. Countries around (1) ……………….world have begun to deal with (2) …………………problem in various ways. Some countries, in (3) …………….effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining (4) ……… parks, and they often must also depend on (5) …………… world organizations for support. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….the…… 1………………… 2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………… PART 3: Give the correct preposition. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0. It is very good ……….you to volunteer to help the poor. 1. I’m sure you are capable …………passing the exam. 2. He is not aware ………….the dangers of smoking. 3. Many Vietnamese students have difficulty …………… learning English. 4. I get very annoyed ……………… people who don’t queue at bus stop. BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIẾN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 5. If you have any complaints , tell me ………my face. I can’t stand people who do things behind my back. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….of…… 1………………… 2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………… . PART 4: Give the correct forms and tenses of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. Number 0 is an example (1 m) 0. Her (get) …………… sick was not expected. 1. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do) ……………… it. 2. He (not catch) …………………cold if he would not have walked in the rain so long. 3. I'll wait until he (finish)………………………… his novel. 4. By next month I (leave) …………………………….for India. 5. He volunteered ( help) …………………… us. YOUR ANSWERS: 0 ………….getting…… 1………………… 2……………………….3……………………….4……………………5……………… . PART 5: Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) Although all Americans do not (1) the same way, their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a (2) …… of English distinct from British English, Australian English and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country. It began to (3) from British English during its colonial beginnings and (4) regional differences and ethnic flavor. Today it (5) …….other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture - its literature, (6) pictures and television programs - are transmitted to the world. All speakers of English (7) a common linguistic system and a basic set of words. But American English (8) from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (9) Words or phrases of American (10) and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called Americanisms. 1. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell 2. A. alteration B. change C. variety D. variation 3. A. diverge B. divert C. digress D. depress 4. A. enquired B. inquired C. required D. acquired 5. A. affluence B. fluency C. influences D. nuances 6. A. motion B. moving C. movement D. removing 7. A. have B. bear C. tear D. share 8. A. differentiates B. differs C. changes D. alters 9. A. constructions B. building C. points D. syntax 10. A. birth B. source C. origin D. tradition YOUR ANSWERS: 1…………………2……………………….3……………………….4…………………… 5……………… . 6…………………7……………………….8……………………….9…………………… 10……………… . PART 6: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. (2ms) Is Photography Dead? For a long time in the past photography was not regarded as an art. It was simply a skill and it was criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now accepted as a unique and very important (1) of art. The photograph's claim to be an objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the important function of photography in modern-day society is consequently (2) threat. The threat has suddenly become all the more serious as more and more photographers are (3) to the new technology which computers offer. Moreover, a (n) (4) number of colleges have now begun to offer (5) in computer imaging. All these developments (6) a disturbing question. Is photography, as we know (7) dead? In spite of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography will continue to play a (8) role in our culture. Although it may no longer (9) to be BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIẾN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 [...]... …………………………………………………………………………… PART 3: Write an essay about 200 words on the following topic: What measures do you take in order to reduce air and water pollution in your city? (3ms) ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ( 2008-2009) I/ READING PART1: 2ms ( 10 x 0,2 = 2ms) 1B, 2D, 3A, 4B, 5A, 6B, 7D, 8D, 9B, 10C PART 2: 1m (5x 0,2 = 1m) 1- the, 2– the, 3– an, 4– the, 5– no article PART 3: 1m (5x... the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans 1 What is the main topic of this passage? A The life of Langston Hughes B The Harlem Renaissance C African-American writers D American twentieth-century writers 2 Where was Langston Hughes born? A Spain B New York C Missouri D North . THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Tổng điểm: 100 điểm Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên PART. half 3. There are fast-growing __________ of fir tree here in this park. Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên A. varieties B. variances C. variants D. variations 4. “What are you. ………………………. 4 ………………………. 5 ………………………. 6 ………………………. 7 ………………………. 8 ………………………. Hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh 10 THPT Chuyên rows of colorful shapes of all sizes. I decided to ask an assistant.