You will hear an interview with Alan Burgers, who has just returned from the Arctic where he was filming polar bears.. Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet.. FILMING POLAR B
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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (The recoding will play TWICE.)
Part 1 Questions 1 – 10.
You will hear an interview with Alan Burgers, who has just returned from the Arctic where he was filming polar bears Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet
FILMING POLAR BEARS
It took the team approximately (1) _ to make the film Of all the places Alan went to, Alaska was the (2) _ Alan found that clothes made of (3) _ were best for keeping warm The team disguised their camera equipment with (4) _ paint Polar bears have a strong (5) _ In the summer, polar bears may lose as much as (6) _ of their body weight Polar bears eat plants in order to obtain (7) _ to improve their usual diet Baby polar bears can be seen playing in the snow from the month of (8) _ On
an occasion, a polar bear almost managed to enter Alan’s (9) _ Alan is going to work on a number of (10) _ for university students
Part 2 Questions 11 – 15.
You will hear part of an interview with a singer-songwriter called Nick Chalke, who is talking about his career Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet
11 What has recently helped Nick to produce so much work in a short space of time?
A the thought of potential income B the opportunity to alter his image
C a sense of artistic freedom D a change of instrument
12 Musicians who participated in the recording of Nick’s work were unhappy about _
A the delay in receiving their fee B faults in the computer equipment
C the lack of time allocated by the studio D restrictions on the type of instrument allowed
13 When he was offered a contract to work with younger pop singers, Nick felt _
A dissatisfied with the terms of the agreement B unwilling to take his wife’s advice about it
C sure that it wouldn’t be good for his career D worried about his ability to get the best deal
14 What does Nick say about the concept of ‘the blue’?
A It can exist outside music B It is easy to write songs about
C It is a popular genre for performers D It provides a lucrative topic for music journalists
15 When asked about writing songs, Nick says that he _
A completes a song every morning B needs peace in order to compose
C sometimes uses his children’s ideas D is often inspired by his local scenery
II LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Questions 16 – 40 are incomplete sentences Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best completes
the sentence Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet
16 It is one of the most books on the topics
A Interests B interested C interesting D interest
17 The trend toward shorter working hours
A continue B continues C continually D continuous
18 You need about forty different nutrients to stay
Trang 222 To vacation at that mountain resort, you must make reservations two to three months _.
A first B before hand C advanced D forward
23 Information listed in this timetable is subject to change without
A observation B stress C presentation D notice
24 Mrs Barker gave a short speech after lunch to express her for her retirement gift
A appeasement B applause C apportionment D appreciation
25 Coral, popular for necklaces, _ made of tiny sea animals
A and B which C is D it
26 Participation in the program is , but often reaches ninety percent
A voluntary B volunteer C voluntarily D volunteering
27 _ in local bus service have brought increased standard of living to the area
A Lifts B Progressions C Improvements D Elevations
28 Teachers are that due to the new government regulations, there is to be no smoking in the school
A reminded B respected C remembered D reacted
29 Computers are now part of life
A every day B everyday C each day D another day
30 Mr Dupt had no _ how long it would take to prepare for the lecture
A knowledge B thought C idea D opinion
31 This new project will help the school
A diversify B clarify C intensify D modify
32 The boy did not do well in the class because _
A he did bad B he was not good studious
C he was bad a student D he failed to study properly
33 The more she worked,
A the less she achieved B she achieved not enough
C she did not achieve enough D she was achieving less
34 People all over the world are starving
A greater in numbers B in more numbers
C more numerously D in greater numbers
35 John has not been able to recall where _
A does she live B she lives C did she live D lived the girl
36 She would have studied medicine if she _ to a medical school
A could be able to enter B had been admitted
C was admitted D were admitted
37 It was not until she had arrived home _ remembered her appointment with the doctor
A when she B that she C and she D she
38 _ received law degrees as today
A Never so many women have B Never have so many women
C The women aren’t ever D Women who have never
39 Her grades have improved, but only _
A in a small amount B very slightly C minimum D some
40 Here _ the notebook and report that I promised you last week
A is the B are the C was the D has been a
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Questions 41-50 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap Write your answer onto a separate answer sheet
PROOF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDY
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between adults and children Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (41) _ youngsters insist that their favourite sounds help them concentrate
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (42) _ all along Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays with and without music in the (43) _ They found that the sounds (44) _ progress down by about sixty words per hour ‘This demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (45) _ with listening and writing at the same time,’ said Dr Sarah Randall She also (46) _ to the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals ‘All types of music (47) _ the same effect,’ she said in her report
‘One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely to be (48) _ by both vocal and instrumental music,’ she added
Dr Randall claimed the research (49) _ that the idea that music could improve performance was wrong ‘Writing an essay is a complex (50) _ You are recalling information and putting it in order An additional stimulus in the form of music is bound to distract.’
41 A whereas B unlike C besides D despite
42 A precise B right C valid D true
43 A setting B background C surrounding D circumstances
44 A slowed B reduced C lowered D decreased
45 A manage B support C cope D stand
46 A reached B drew C arrived D came
47 A made B had C brought D kept
48 A disturbed B interfered C bothered D shocked
49 A pointed B displayed C demonstrated D presented
50 A project B concern C scheme D task
IV WRITING
The mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have great influence in shaping people’s ideas To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer.
You should write about 250 words
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