2pts The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell In America, two monuments symbolize the ideal of freedom that the country holds dear.. The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represen
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày: 11/ 04/ 2012
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Học sinh không làm bài trên đề thi, chỉ làm bài trên giấy thi thông thường)
PART 1: LISTENING (4pts)
Listen to the conversation three times Then complete the table below
Write no more than three words and/ or a number for each answer.
BLUE HARBOR CRUISES
Name of cruise Highlight Cruise Noon Cruise (1)
Included in the price (2) Three-course lunch Coffee and (5) _
PART 2: USE OF ENGLISH (5pts)
A Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (2pts)
Susan has been studying interior design part time for three years and she (1.get) _ her diploma next month Since she (2.work) _ in the same company for over ten years, she feels that she (3.need) _ a change, so she (4.plan) _ to open her own design business She (5.start) _ looking for an office next week, and she (6.hope) _ she will have found something in good location and at a reasonable price by the end of the month Her tutors (7.tell) her that she (8.be) very talented and they (9.assure) _ her that she (10.make) _ a success of the
business
B Put the suitable prepositions into the reading passage (2pts)
Trouble at Norton Mining The entire workforce of Norton Mining has gone (1) _ strike following a serious accident at the mine in Coolooma The cause (2) _the accident is unclear,
but the union is blaming management attitudes to safety regulations A spokesperson said
“Damage (3) _ equipment was frequently ignored and union demands (4) safer working practices were rejected The managers’ relationship (5) _ the union was very poor, so although we pointed out that there’d been a rise (6) _ the
number of minor accidents over the past year, they said there was no need for a change in working practices.”
John Norton, the chairman of Norton Mining, is away (7) _ a business trip His secretary said she had spoken to him (8) _ the phone The news of the accident had come (9) _ a great shock to him, she added She was unable to say
when he would be back
Trang 2It is understood that the police would like to speak to Mr Norton in connection
(10) _ a number of his financial dealings.
C Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1pt)
The Language Instinct
When I was young, I found language classes rather pointless I enjoyed other subjects, but languages were my weaknesses I couldn’t understand a word and I used to
(1 pronounce) _ everything My teacher knew I was an ambitious student who wanted to do well, but I let myself down in languages My marks were (2 accept)
_ in French and German and I wanted to give it up Then one year I went to
Germany and something amazing happened It all started to make sense I took (3 proud) _ in talking to people I didn’t feel like a (4 fail) _ anymore and I started to make progress In fact, languages became one of my (5 strong) _ I went on to
study German at college and became a good communicator
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6pts)
A Read the passage and choose the best answers (2pts)
The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell
In America, two monuments symbolize the ideal of freedom that the country holds dear The Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell represent freedom in different ways The Statue of Liberty brings about feelings of hope for freedom to immigrants who enter the
USA The Liberty Bell commemorates the struggle for freedom that marks America’s
past
In the past, the Statue of Liberty was the first thing people saw when their boats approached America The statue stands over 45 meters tall It was given as a gift to the United States in 1885 by France The date was chosen to mark the centennial of the establishment of the United States
The sculpture is made of copper The internal structure was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the famous tower bearing his name in Paris The statue is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor In her right hand Lady Liberty holds a torch It is meant to light the way of freedom across the land In her left hand she holds a tablet with the date 1776 inscribed on it This is to commemorate the year America declared its independence from Great Britain It is possible to go inside the statue Many people enjoy climbing the stairs to enter her head and torch
The Liberty Bell is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is most famous for being rung on July 8, 1776 It was rung to summon citizens for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence It was also rung in 1774 to announce the opening of the first Continental Congress Inside the bell is cast an inscription from the Bible’s Leviticus 25:10 This passage states, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” The Liberty Bell was originally cast in 1752 It got its famous crack
in 1753 the first time it was rung
In 1965, the FBI uncovered a plot by terrorists to destroy the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell But these attacks on the symbols of freedom were quickly stopped
1 The word commemorates in the passage is closest in meaning to _.
Trang 3A celebrates
B commences
C destroys
D claims
2 The word her in the passage refers to .
A the Liberty Bell
B the famous tower
C the statue
D America
3 According to the passage, why did France give the Statue of Liberty to the United
States?
A To pay off a debt
B To build up the friendship between both countries
C To make New York Harbor look nicer
D To celebrate the hundred-year birthday of America
4 When is the Liberty Bell most famous for being rung?
A On July 4, 1776
B On July 8, 1776
C On December 25, 1776
D On January 1, 1776
5 Who intended to attack the symbols of freedom?
A Gustave Eiffel
B Citizens
C The FBI
D Terrorists
B Choose the words from the box below to fill the gaps (4pts)
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous (1) _ buildings in the world Officially opened in (2) _, its eye-catching and (3) shape was the dream of a Danish (4) , called Utzon Unfortunately, his design for the (5) _ could not be completed for financial reasons Nonetheless, the building was finally ready after (6) _ years of (7) and argument, and is now (8) as a (9) of modern architecture World-class performances are regularly given in the Opera House by Australian (10) from the worlds of opera, ballet and theatre
PART 4: WRITING (5pts)
A Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the words given (1pt)
1. The last time we met the Boultons was in September
since
We……… ……… ………
2. Roller-skating isn’t as exciting as bungee jumping
more
Bungee……….………
Trang 43. Although Alice works night shifts, she doesn’t earn much.
spite
……… ……… ….……….…….
4. People say that he will retire because of poor health
to
He……….……….………
5. “ Don’t drink the water from the pond.” – He said to us
warned
He ………… ……… ………
B Write an essay to describe a Tet holiday in your place (over 90 words) (4pts)
THE END