Trang 1 KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Đề đề nghị) PART ONE: LISTENING Listen to the two dialogues below then choose the best answer to the questions following each of them by circling (A, B, C or D). You can listen to each dialogue only twice. Dialogue 1 1. Shirley wants to see Dr. Lang because she has A. a headache B. a digestion problem C. inflection D. an injection 2. The receptionist suggests Shirley meeting Dr. Lang A. early in the afternoon B. about the middle of the afternoon C. late in the afternoon D. tomorrow afternoon 3. Vera Dong A. is the doctor’s neighbour B. is the receptionist’s neighbour C. is going with Shirley to the doctor D. introduces Shirley to the doctor 4. Which of the following doesn’t Shirley fill in the form? A. age B. phone number C. name D. address 5. What happened to Shirley? A. She hurt herself a few days ago B. She had a bad fall the other day C. She cut herself a few days ago D. Her hand was broken the other day. 6. When the doctor presses Shirley’s pain, it A. hurts a lot B. hurts a little C. hurts her knee D. doesn’t hurt at all 7. At last the doctor gives Shirley A. an instruction B. some medication C. some information D. a prescription Dialogue 2: Listen to Bill Tapscott and Gary Mann discuss a proposal for new business strategies and choose the best answer to each question. 1. When Bill and Gary meet, Bill A. is having a good time B. is looking at the proposal C. hasn’t considered the proposal yet D. asks Gary to go somewhere 2. Which of the following is not included in Bill’s new idea? A. Modernization of the factory B. human resources C. Advertising D. foreign investment 3. According to Bill, what is the maximum of the costs of new equipment? A. Half a million dollars B. Five hundred thousand dollars C. A hundred thousand dollars D. A million dollars 4. Gary and Bill A. haven’t reached a decision about the costs B. disagree about the costs C. have discussed the costs with finance D. think the costs are reasonable 5. Bill thinks one or two engineers A. will not be enough B. will be hired C. will be sacked D. will come to the factory soon 6. They usually advertise A. on television B. on the radio C. in newspapers D. on streets TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯƠNG ĐỊNH TIÊN GIANG Trang 2 7. What does Bill think of advertising on TV? A. It is too expensive B. It’s as effective as on the radio C. It is the same as in newspapers D. It’s very necessary for them now 8. At last Gary A. disapproves of Bill’s whole idea B. agrees to consider the figures carefully C. thinks they will be able to afford all this. D. says he will draw up a budget. PART TWO: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY A. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the right column to complete the passage below. On 9 th March 1929, the body of thirty-one-year-old Isidor Fink, 1 in the back room of the laundry that he 2 on Fifth Avenue, New York. Fink was an immigrant from modern-day Lithuania, who 3 few friends and no family. He had no known connection with the gangsters who 4 much of New York at that time. However, he certainly 5 of something, for he 6 his laundry into a kind of fortress: it 7 with the best locks that money could buy and the windows 8 with heavy iron bars. When the police finally found him, his body 9 ten meters from the door way with two bullet holes in his chest, and another in his left wrist. There was no gun in the room, and there was money in both Fink’s pocket and his cash register. But what made the case so strange was that the room 10 and bolted from the inside. B. Complete each of the following sentences with ONE word related to parts of the body. (0) has been done as an example. (0) Please keep an EYE on the stove in case the coffee boils. 1. Mark was going to ask Mary to dance with him, but he got cold and didn’t. 2. There was much proof against Bill, but he swore he had clean 3. Dick took a second big helping of pudding, but his eyes were bigger than his 4. Tom was a snobbish person who looked down his at the poor. 5. John stabbed his own friend in the by stealing things from his shop. 6. A mother loves her baby from the bottom of her 7. Mr. Johnson’s family lived from hand to when he was out of work. 8. When Peter heard the fire alarm, he still kept his and made for the nearest exit. 9. The sight of the dead man made her stand on end. 10. I never believe your story. Don’t pull my C. Pick out the best option to complete each of the following sentences below: 1.The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the a. day b. clock c. hour d. night 2. I just couldn’t remember her name though it was on the of my tongue. a. top b. edge c. tip d. front 3. He was a pickpocket and had to spend many years behind a. windows b. prisons c. cells d. bars 4. The sunset is so beautiful that it takes our away. a. breath b. head c. mind d. soul 5. Please drop me a when you get to Paris. a. word b. message c. sentence d. line 6. I am too busy to go to their house for dinner tonight, so I will call them and tell a little lie about having the flu. a. red b. white c. blue d. black 7. My friend James is always reading. He will read anything. He is a real a. reader b. bookworm c. bookbinder d. bookmarker 8. My brother Ted is a high school dropout who joined a circus; he is the black in the family. a. sheep b. dog c. cat d. goat find own have terrorise frighten make / equip fit lie lock Trang 3 9. If you always keep such late , your health may suffer. a. hours b. nights c. evenings d. mornings 10. When James came home at three in the morning, his father hit the a. door b. chair c. table d. ceiling 11. Forget it. It is no use crying over milk. a. spoiled b. spilt c. lost d. stolen 12. Today we no longer make fun of children born out of a. marriage b. marriage licence c. wedlock d. home 13. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his until it was announced publicly. a. cap b. tongue c. hat d. umbrella 14. “What are you doing?” the father shouted at his son angrily. a. in the flesh b. in the world c. in the least d. in the air 15. Jim’s doctor told him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the a. wagon b. cart c. carriage d. truck 16. Coin collecting is interesting, but you find a valuable coin only once in a blue a. moon b. sky c. star d. space 17. John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it a. falls b. drops c. pours d. dries 18. Mr. Smith knew that he could make a success of the little weekly newspaper in the long a. time b. run c. distance d. step 19. On the farm John worked hard and went to bed with the a. hens b. turkeys c. ducks d. chickens 20. People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far a. away b. between c. from d. off D. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. (0) concerning concerned People have been concerning with their hair since ancient times. In 1500 B.C., the Assyrians, inhabiting the area known today as Northern Iraq, were the World’s first truly hair stylists. Their skills at cutting, curling, layering and dyeing hair were known through the Middle East. In fact, they were obsessing with their hair, which was oiled, perfumed, and tinted. A fashionable courtier wore his hair cut in neat geometric layers. Kings, soldiers and noblemen had their hair curl with a fire-heated iron bar, probably the world’s first curling iron. So important was hair styling in Assyria which law dictated certain types of hair styles according to a person’s position and employment. Facial hair was also important. Men grew beards down from their chests and had them clipped in layers. High-rank women in both Egypt and Assyria wore fake beards during official court business to show their equal authority with men. As the Assyrians, the early Greeks liked long, scented, curly hair. Fair hair was favored over dark, so those who were not “ natural blonds” lightened or reddened their hair with soaps and bleaches. The Romans, on the other hand, favored dark hair for men for high social or politics rank. Early Saxon men were neither blonds nor brunets but dyed their hair and beards blue, red, green, and orange. Since the centuries, societies have combed, curled, waved, powdered, dyed, cut, coiffed, and sculpted their hair, or someone else’s during times of wig crazes. Churches and lawmakers have sometimes tried to put a stop to the humans obsession with hair, but with few success. It seems hair styling is here to stay, and the future will likely prove no exception. (0)- concerned 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Trang 4 E. Write the correct form of each words in the right column to complete the passage below. (0) has done as an example. Scientists predict that the average female life(0) expectancy in the developed world will be more than 150 by the year 2070 (it is currently 75). But it is doubtful whether the dramatic increases in life expectancy (1) in the 20 th century – thanks to better 2 , diet and the eradication of many diseases- can be continued indefinitely. Perhaps our best chance of living forever lies with stem cells. Stem cells are present in embryos for (3) period in the early development. They have the potential to develop into any tissue type in the body – skin, blood, muscles, nerves etc. – and scientists have already begun cloning embryos and using them to grow (4) tissue to replace damaged organs in the body. (5) it could be possible to continue replacing organs indefinitely – creating the prospect of (6) , as long as there are enough stem cells to grow the necessary organs. Until the 1980s, humanity seemed to be winning the war against the world’s major diseases: the use of (7) and the development of powerful antibiotics had seen (8) diseases such as smallpox and polio all but eliminated. But since then, worldwide epidemics such as AIDS have raised a whole new set of questions about the world’s health. (9) , with the exception of AIDS, little has changed in developing countries since the nineteenth century: for example, malaria is still estimated to kill approximately one million a year. (10) is the greatest cause of disease world-wide, so until serious efforts are made to tackle that problem, the future looks bleak. F. Use the correct form of the verb to TAKE and a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following sentences. (0) has been done as an example For example: 0. When we arrived at the airport, our plane had taken off already. 1. Uncle Willie drinking while he was a sailor. 2. The air-plane pilot fainted and his co-pilot had 3. He made a career of famous people for the nightclub audiences. 4. After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom a holiday appearance. 5. Nowadays, fuel consumption is usually consideration when people buy a new car. 6. The teacher by the boy’s innocent manner. 7. George was a bad boy. He granted all that his parents did for him. 8. His acting in the play was remarkable, account his youth and inexperience. 9. The waistband is too big; it must about an inch. 10. The oceans the greater part of the earth’s surface. PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION A. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage: A healthful lifestyle (1) to a longer, happier, healthier life. Staying healthy means eating a well-balanced diet, getting regular exercise, and avoiding things that are bad for the (2) and mind. Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and (3) many diseases. In spite of all the information available about diet, scientists still believe that good nutrition can be simple. There are several basic rules to (4) Keep fat intake low. Eat lots of foods high in carbon hydrates, which are the starches in grains, legumes (beans and peas), vegetables and some fruits. (5) too much sugar. Limit salt. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, which are high in (6) expect occurrence house limitation match Theory mortal vaccine kill Disturbance Poor Trang 5 A healthy lifestyle is an active lifestyle. (7) of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness, irritability, and poor general health. Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle riding, and swimming, (8) muscle-strengthening exercise, such as weight-lifting. Finally, good health is acquired by (9) no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking, and overeating and by avoiding situations that are constant stressful. People can take their lives and happiness into their own (10) Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step. B. You are going to read a magazine article about a women who only eats certain foods. Eight sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). n many countries, the number of vegetarians, people who cut out meat and fish from their diets, is growing. Susie Miller has gone a few stages further; she is a fruitarian – a diet not recommended for most people! I I have my breakfast at about eight o’clock. Yesterday this consisted of two apples, an orange and four tomatoes; I like a big breakfast. I don’t drink anything during the day such as tea or water as I find I get all the fluid I need from my diet. After breakfast I take the children to school and then go to the gym until eleven. I work out every day. I then went home and did some work The organization provides information on the benefits of raw food for health. I quite often take lunch upstairs with me to eat while I am working. Yesterday I had about twelve tomatoes, half a lettuce and then a couple of apples and orange. Some people think I have and incredibly boring diet but this isn’t the case. I make sure my children have freedom of choice about what they eat. If they feel like cooked food, I will prepare them a vegetarian meal. I don’t like to eat food too late, it doesn’t seem to agree with me. I am very unusual for raw food eater as I do not eat the complete foods such as nuts, seeds etc. I have been a fruitarian for about three and a half years and I don’t miss any thing. People think I have wrong willpower. But it’s not really anything to do with that. Generally speaking, I don’t have to stop myself eating other things. I just don’t want to. In the winter I might have a bit of steam vegetables once or twice a week and I usually eat more at that time of the year than in the summer. Occasionally I get longings – you know, a strong desire for something else. It is not that you can’t eat certain things, you just find the diet to suit you. And I have found a regime that I am comfortable with. But it is my regime and I don’t recommend it for anybody else. A. I usually have a final snack at about eight in the evening of a couple of apples, and that’s it. B. Last winter, for example, I had a few baked potatoes but my body felt so strange after eating them I haven’t wanted them since. C. Because I only eat raw food, this heightens my senses and so I find my diet wonderfully exciting. D. There are in fact no rules – everyone works out their own. E. I run an organization called Fresh Network, which is a support and information network on the raw food, lifestyle, and every three months, we produce a newsletter. F. People often contact me about raw food diets and general health problems. G. I certainly don’t force them to eat raw food but just teach them about the goodness of it. H. My body is extremely sensitive and I find I no longer need those things. I. After this morning’s section I had a snack of a couple of apples and a small bunch of seedless grapes. 1 0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trang 6 C. You are going to read an extract from a newspaper article. For questions (1-9), choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. n the face of it, there is little to connect the oriental art of Feng Shui with the world of hammers, power drills, and paint. But the ancient Chinese philosophy, which involves changing the design of your living or working space to improve your fortune, is proving to be a big hit in the world of “Do-it-yourself” stores, where people go to buy building materials and tools. O Two vast new DIY superstores have been designed in the UK following Feng Shui guidelines, and their business is blooming. Both store managers maintain their success is due to the positive energy that has been channelled into their shops by Feng Shui experts, who were called in for advice before the final decisions were made about the design of the new buildings. “I first encountered Feng Shui when I went to the opening of our company’s first store in Taiwan. Everyone there takes it so seriously you cannot fail to be impressed,” said David Ingliss, store manager. Mr. Ingliss’s host in Taiwan told him of the Hong Kong millionaire who relocated his business empire into a new skyscraper. However, soon after the move, the business began to go down. In desperation, the businessman called in the Feng Shui experts, who said that because his new office block was round it was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said the only thing he could do was to build a swimming pool on the roof, which he did. And to this day, there is an office block in Hong Kong with a swimming pool 40 floors up which no one ever uses, but there is a success company underneath it. “Some people may think Feng Shui just mystical rubbish and I must admit there is a superstitious element to it,” said Mr. Ingliss. “But much of it is just common sense and has direct relevance to good selling. Experts believe that things should not be messy and crowded together – it interrupts the flow of positive energy – so we made a policy of keeping the aisles between the shelves wide, clear and welcoming, and generally followed the Feng Shui principles for positioning various departments and activities.” Mr. Ingliss’s store, with a floor area greater than two football pitches, has been described locally as a DIY Disneyland, which he takes as a great compliment. And it has also been one of the most successful in its first year of any of the chain of stores Jon Dorsett, manager of a sister store, also sticks to the policy of wide, uncluttered aisles and even goes so far as to order all restocking work to be done outside opening hours. “we paid close attention to advice on colour, lightning and especially on the distribution of indoor plants,”said Mr. Dorsett. “We train them to grow around the entrance to the garden centre and install wind chimes. Wind chimes by doors help weaken negative energy and bring in positive opportunities. The department is now among the top five in the company. ‘I am not sure that I believe in the magical side to it but I did move a mirror at home that was facing the front door – that is very unlucky – but it actually just looks better in its new place,” said Mr. Dorette. 1. What did the Feng Shui experts do for the UK store. a. They gave some advice about their business b. They taught the manager their philosophy c. They made suggestions about design d. They help to build the store. 2. What impressed Mr. Ingliss in Taiwan? a. The people’s attitude to Feng Shui b. The opening of a new store. c. How serious everyone seemed. d. The amount of business there was 47 28 Trang 7 3. The word “hit” in line 4 means almost the same as a. influence b. secret c. success d. problem 4. Why was the swimming pool built? a. to provide somewhere for the employees to relax. b. to stop the building from falling down c. to make the building safer in case of fire. d. to stop the building’s energy from being lost. 5. What does Mr. Ingliss think about Feng Shui? a. It is superstitious rubbish b. It can give you more energy c. It can help your sales d. It does not tell you anything new. 6. What is meant by “a DIY Disneyland” (line 28) a. a very large building b. a place which is enjoyable to visit c. somewhere for all the family d. a store where there are a lot of things to do. 7. What do Mr. Ingliss and Mr. Dorsett’s stores both have? a. successful garden departments b. long opening hours c. leisure areas d. lots of space for customers. 8. The expression “On the face of it” at the beginning of the passage can be best replaced by which of the following? a. Apparently b. Certainly c. Supposedly d. Hopefully PART FOUR: WRITING A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. 1. The Mayor hoped to have a good day for the parade. The Mayor was in 2. You should be working hard for the exam now. It is high 3. You shouldn’t tell anyone about this under any circumstances. Under 4. Suddenly Allan saw a kingbird in a maple tree. Allan caught …… 5. It is a small problem, but Betty is trying to make it seem important. Betty is making a mountain 6. Our flight is likely to arrive in Paris on time. The chances 7. I can’t understand this complicated puzzle. I can’t make head 8. Mary and James are quite different from each other. Mary and James have 9. No matter how hard he worked, he never seemed to be successful. Hard-working 10. But for your help, things could have been much worse. Had Trang 8 B. The chart below describes the world population growth from A.D 1 to 2015 in million. Write a description of the data given in it. You should write about 150 words. C. Write a composition (250-300 words) of the topic below: “Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems nowadays. What do you think governments and everyone should do to save the environment?” THE END Trang 9 ĐÁP ÁN PART ONE (3points) Dialogue 1. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4.A 5.C 6. B 7.D Dialogue 2 1. C 2. D 3. A 4.A 5B 6.C 7.D 8.B PART TWO (7 points) A. (1 point) 1. was found 2. owned 3. had 4. terrorised 5. was frightened 6. had made 7. was equipped 8. were fitted 9. was lying 10. was locked B. (1 point) 1. feet 2. hands 3. stomach 4. nose 5. back 6. heart 7. mouth 8. head 9. hair 10. legs C. (2 points) 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. B D. (1 point) 1. truly true 2. obsessing obsessed 3. curl curled 4. which that 5. from to 6. high-rank High-ranking 7. As Like 8. politics political 9. Since Over 10. few little E. (1 point) 1. occurring 2. housing 3. limited 4. matching 5. Theoretically 6. immortality 7. vaccination 8. killer 9. Disturbingly 10. poverty F. (1 point) 1. took to 2. to take over 3. taking off 4. took on 5. taken into 6. was taken in 7. took for 8. taking into 9. be taken in 10. take up PART THREE. (4 points) A. (1 point) 1. leads 2. body 3. preventing 4. follow 5. Avoid 6. vitamins 7. Lack 8. and 9. saying 10. hands. B. (1.4 points) 1. E 2. C 3. G 4. A 5. H 6. B 7. D C. (1.6 points) 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. A PART FOUR. (6 points) A. (1 point) 1. The Mayor was in hopes of having a good day for the parade. Or The Mayor was in the hope of having … Or The Mayor was in the hope that the day would be good for the parade. 2. It is high time you worked hard for the exam. 3. Under no circumstances should you tell anyone about this. 4. Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree. 5. Betty is making a mountain out of a molehill. 6. The chances are that our flight will arrive in Paris on time. 7. I can’t make head or tail of this complicated puzzle. 8. Mary and James have nothing in common. 9. Hard-working as / though he was, he never seemed to be successful. 10. Had it not been for your help, things could have been much worse. Trang 10 B. (2 points) - Viết đầy đủ nội dung được 1 điểm - Viết đúng ngữ pháp, sử dụng từ vựng chính xác, đúng văn phong của bài mô tả bi ê ủ đồ 1 điểm C. (3 points) - Viết được 3 nội dung (1.5 điểm): 1. ô nhiễm không khí, nước, đất: 2. Các biện pháp của các chính phủ. 3.Trách nhiệm của mỗi cá nhân. - Viết đúng ngữ pháp, sử dụng từ ngữ chính xác, lập luận chặt chẽ, văn phong hay - 1,5điểm . Trang 1 KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG NĂM HỌC 2008- 2009 MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Đề đề nghị) PART ONE: LISTENING Listen to the two dialogues. A. on television B. on the radio C. in newspapers D. on streets TRƯỜNG THPT TRƯƠNG ĐỊNH TIÊN GIANG Trang 2 7. What does Bill think of advertising on TV? A. It is too expensive B. It’s as effective. and I don’t miss any thing. People think I have wrong willpower. But it’s not really anything to do with that. Generally speaking, I don’t have to stop myself eating other things. I just don’t