Choose five answers from the box and write the correct letter, A – G, next to questions 6-10?. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer A, B, C or D.. Identify yo
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Dành cho học sinh THPT chuyên)
Thời gian thi: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
PART A LISTENING
I You’ll hear two students, Ann and Chris talking about post graduate courses in music
Listen and give short answer to the questions from 1 to 10 You will listen to the conversation TWICE.
1 Which college does Chris suggest would be best?
2 What entry requirements are common to all colleges?
3 How much does the course at Leeds Conservatory of Contemporary Music cost?
4 What other expenses are payable to the colleges?
5 When is the deadline of The Academy in London?
Which facilities do the colleges have?
Choose five answers from the box and write the correct letter, A – G, next to questions 6-10.
Colleges
6 Northdown College
7 The Academy in London
8 Leeds Conservatory and Contemporary Music
9 The Henry Music Institute
10 The James Academy of Music
II You will hear a conversation about technology
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer You will hear the conversation TWICE.
The Antarctic Polar View project maps Antarctic sea ice by using (1) _
Problems to navigate through the water:
- the safety of the ship
- the speed of the ship
- the (2) of the ship NVSAT Satellite: - Collect data
- Identify difference between open water and (3)
Scientists can see surface of sea clearly by using (4)
Helicopter: - Advantage: - map the ice in the air
- look for (5)
- Disadvantages: - much more difficulty
- (6)
The colour of the map is (7)
Problems of sending pictures in Antarctic ship: (8)
Measure to the problem: (9) images into JPEG 2000 format
The equipment scientists need for mapping is a (10) _ on ship
Facilities
A large garden
B multiple sites
C practice rooms
D recording studio
E research facility
F student carteen
G technology suite
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I Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D) Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1 The audience couldn’t listen to the lengthy and pointless speech _
A far any more B any longer C any more far D any lengthier
2 He missed two most important lectures He _very ill
3 Allan: “Do you mind if I use your dictionary?” Nick: “ _.”
A I’m afraid not B Without doubt C No, feel free D Straight ahead
4 Oh, I’m always forgetting _ these medicines Is that before or after meal, Ron?
5 We rang the doorbell again _ they hadn’t heard it the first time
6 How boring the lecture was! I _ just in the first half of it
A dropped off B fell out C called off D came out
7 Will it make any _ to them if we deliver their equipment tomorrow?
A displeasure B alteration C difference D conflict
8 What time are you _ duty? Let’s have a coffee after that
9 Don’t give up your harboring dream _ working harder and harder
10 It’s been a good year I’ve written two books and a couple of articles, and _ are now in print
A both of which B both of them C all of which D all of them
11 A: Why didn't you go to work yesterday?
B: I was feeling a bit
A under the weather B full of hot air C breeze D under pressure
12 The closets are filled with things we don’t need We should have a _soon
A garage sale B rush hour C housekeeper D doggy bag
13 If you want to return the suit, you must bring the with you as proof of purchase
14 Nancy and I had both bought exactly the same kind of school bag without knowing it It was a complete
15 I think some modern designs are more like of art
16 Time will _ whether I made a right choice or not
17 That kind of dress is the _ of fashion these days
18 You are having problems now but I am sure things will change _ the better soon
19 Despite being a very good student, she didn’t fulfill her later in life
20 If you _ any problems when you arrive at the airport, give me a ring
II There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find and then correct them (0) have been done for you
Anthony Masters was a writer in exceptional gifts and prodigious energy He began his eventful and
versatile career like a teenager, when he was expelled from school for organizing a revolt against the
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1964, at the age of 23, he published A Pocketful of Rye, a collection of short stories where freshness of
style earned him a distinction of being runner – up in the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, an established and prestigious British – based literacy award He made the award two years later with his
novel The Seahorse, after which he continued to display his considerable talent by writing both fiction
or non – fiction The inspiration for many of his novels came from his experience helping the social excluded: he ran soup kitchens for drug addicts and campaigned for the civic rights of gypsies and another ethnic minorities His non – fiction output was typically eclectic, ranged from biographies to social histories, but it was a writer of children fiction that Masters outshone his contemporaries His work contains a sensitivity which remains unequalled by some other writer of the genre
Answers: 0 in of
III Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter Write your answers on your answer sheet.
With the development of fast motorway systems in many countries, once remote parts of the countryside are (1 INCREASE) _ becoming (2 ACCESS) _ to people who live in towns and cities In many parts of the world, rising (3 PERSON) _ incomes have resulted in mass (4 OWN) _ of motor cars at a time when people have more leisure time to fill
This means that there is a lot of (5 PRESS) _ on the countryside to accept a growing number of visitors In Britain, for example, the (6 NATION) _ parks are used by more than one hundred million people annually
In (7 ADD) _, similar numbers visit areas that do not enjoy the same level of (8 PROTECT) _ Some people regard this invasion of the countryside as (9 DESIRE) _ and they have begun campaigning to try and save some aspects of (10 TRADITION) _ rural culture
IV Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank.
1 That factory turns hundreds of small appliances everyday
2 The boss asked me to make _ the hours I missed last week
3 The suspect was released from prison _ bail
4 Once again poor Colin has been passed _for promotion
5 Everyone approved of the scheme, but when we asked for volunteers they all hung _
PART C READING
I Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Have you ever thought about the names of the months? Why are “January” and “February” not called “Primo” or “Secondo”? Is it because the original names were created in ancient times? Or is it because the originators preferred odd words?
Take February, for example Say it aloud a few minutes and you start to wonder Most people don’t know who developed these names However, a little research reveals that the names of the months came mostly from a combination of the names of Roman gods and goddesses, important festivals, and the original numbers of the months
Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII change the calendar to make it more exact Caesar developed a new calendar of 364 and a quarter days, the time it takes the earth to orbit the sun from one
spring season to the next The Pope’s astronomers refined the calendar regarding leap years; they
determined that there should be no leap year in years ending in 00- unless they were divisible by 400; the years 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2100 would not be considered leap years, while the years 1600 and 2000
would be This new Gregorian calendar was so accurate that today, scientists need only add leap
seconds every few years to the clock in order to keep the calendar matching the Earth’s cycles
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A how the modern calendar was named and developed
B how the months were named
C how the leap year system was developed
D how accurate the modern day is calendar
2 It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the author think the names of the months are
C inappropriate D none of the answers
3 The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to .
4 The word “accurate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
5 Which of the following will be a leap year?
6 Which of the following is true of the Gregorian calendar?
A It needs major improvements
B It was so well designed, it needs little adjusting today
C It copied the Roman calendar’s formula of leap years
D none of the answers
7 Why is Caesar important in calendar making?
A He changed the length of the year B He extended summer
C He has a month named for him D He altered the number of days in the year
8 In what order is the information in the passage presented?
A Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar, the modern calendar
B Roman Gods, important festivals, original numbers of months
C names of months, Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar
D none of the answers
9 The word “refined” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
10 Why is the number of 364 and a quarter important?
A It is the length of time from the beginning of spring to the end of winter
B It is the length of a planetary year
C It is the most accurate number for calendars
D It was a number randomly chosen by Caesar for his calendar
II Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option (A, B, C or D) to fill in blanks.
The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace” Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (1) _ until, two weeks after its opening, it burnt down It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (2) other things, a splendid organ an Great Hall, which was the size of a football pitch Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (3) _ there – from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches – it always operated at a loss and by
1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, leaving only about half of the original land
In 1900, a committee was appointed, whose principal duty was to run the palace and park “for the free use of the people forever.” There were, however, (4) to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (5) _ The Palace continued, with (6) degrees of success, as
an entertainment centre In the 1930s, it was probably most (7) for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts
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as a restaurant and a health club
III Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space.
All tournament chess games are played with a chess clock – that is two clocks joined together When one player makes his move, he presses the button which stops his clock and starts his opponent’s clock (1) _fails to keep the time limit, no (2) what the position on the board, loses the game
Weekend tournaments with a fast time limit and long sessions of play of (3) to twelve hours a day are very strenuous and result in fatigue and time troubles The play is quite sharp Active, attacking chess is the (4) of the day and it is difficult to maintain (5) _ sustained, precise defense against such play A score of the game must be (6) _ as play goes on Each move is written down on a score sheet, which has to be handed to the tournament officials at the end of each round The only thought in everybody’s head is to win Talent and youth – that’s (7) _ is needed for success at chess, with the (8) on youth Some approach the board with a slow, purposeful manner (9) giving you a second glance – you simply don’t count The seem to imply that the outcome is a foregone conclusion for them; you (10) _ need to accept it with good grace
PART D WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence Write your answers on your answer sheet
1 Mr Smith knew little about the Internet, so he didn’t invest into any computer companies
Had _
2 When she got to the party, everyone was dancing and singing
On _
3 Barbara runs a successful company and she also manages to look after her five children
Not only
4 Because of the traffic jam, Andrew couldn't get to the interview on time
The traffic jam
5 This old car probably won’t last for more than three years
It’s unlikely .
II Write a passage of about 250 words to show your opinion on the following statement:
“Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a
complete waste of time”
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HƯỚNG DẪN CH ẤM
(Đề thi gồm 02 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Dành cho học sinh THPT chuyên)
Thời gian thi: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Total: 100pts
PART A: LISTENING
I You’ll hear two students, Ann and Chris talking about post graduate courses in music
Listen and give short answer to the questions from 1 to 10 (5 pts)
1 The Henry Music Institute
2 a face-to-face interview/ an interview
3 6,000 pound a year
4 the charges for applying/ application fee
5 January 30th
Which facilities do the colleges have?
Choose five answers from the box and write the correct letter, A – G, next to questions 6-10 (5pts)
II You will hear a conversation about technology
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (10pts)
PART B LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D) (10pts)
II There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find and then correct them You should also write the line of the mistakes (10pts)
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IV Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank (5 pts)
PART C READING
I Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (10pts)
II Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option (A, B, C or D) to fill in blanks (10 pts)
III Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space Write your answers on your answer sheet (10pts)
PART D: WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence (5pts)
1 Had Mr Smith known something / more / a little more / some more about the Internet, he would have
invested into some computer companies
2 On her arrival at the party, everyone was dancing and singing
3 Not only does Barbara run a successful company, but she also manages to look after her five
children /but she manages to look after her five children as well.
4 The traffic jam prevented Andrew from getting to the interview on time
5 It is unlikely that this old car will last for more than three years
II Write a passage of about 250 words to show your opinion on the following statement:
“Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time” (15pts)
Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
1 Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2 Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of
English language gifted upper-secondary school students
3 Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of
English language gifted upper-secondary school students
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