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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LONG AN TRƯỜNG THPT LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN ĐỀ THI GỢI Ý KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG Môn: TIẾNG ANH Năm học: 2008-2009 PART A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line: 1. A. literature B. apprehension C. adventure D. facility 2. A. recommend B. recollect C. reclaim D. recognition 3. A. preferable B. derivation C. preparation D. preliminary 4. A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges 5. A. hatched B. learned (adj) C. dedicated D. needed II. Choose the word whose prominent stress is different from the others in the same line. 6. A. computer B. imagine C. property D. horizon 7. A. electric B. luxury C. architect D. mineral 8. A. arithmetic B. assassinate C. agriculture D. contributor 9. A. preservation B. potentially C. perversity D. magnificent 10. A. trigonometry B. dramatically C. photochemical D. documentary PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR 1 I. Choose the answer among A, B, C, or D which best fills the blank in each of following sentences. 11. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used …… . A. up B. all C. whole D. at all 12. I do not think that purple shirt …… with your yellow skirt. A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears 13. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for 2 hours today after an accident …… several vehicles. A. containing B. connecting C. involving D. including 14. The company directors asked the government to …… in the dispute and prevent a strike. A. intervene B. interact C. intercept D. interpose 15. After the campaign a special medal was …… to all combatants. A. gained B. awarded C. earned D. deserved 16. The usual reason for exemption from tax does not …… in this case. A. apply B. impose C. regard D. concern 17. We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no …… for them. A. request B. claim C. requirement D. demand 18. In the legal profession, men …… women by 5 to 1. A. outnumber B. supersede C. overcome D. outclass 19. I must take this watch to be repaired as it …… over 20 minutes a day. A. increases B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains 20. That was absolutely delicious. Can you give me the …… ? A. formula B. instruction C. prescription D. recipe II. Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D to fill each of the blanks to finish the following passage. Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the countryside with the necessary (21) …… to enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because 2 it is considered an absolute (22) …… is their Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are (23) …… to the walkers as they are very (24) …… , with up-to-date details about every part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (25) …… in the eighteenth century and was (26) …… intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this most maps were (27) …… and unreliable. Better maps were thought to be important because the country felt (28) …… by invasion from abroad or (29) …… at home. The organization is still wholly owned by the Government, but it is recently given (30) …… fund status, which allows it to reinvest any profits. 21. A. equip B. equipment C. equipped D. equipments 22. A. necessity B. necessary C. necessitate D. necessarily 23. A. valueless B. valuable C. value D. unvaluable 24. A. informant B. information C. informative D. inform 25. A. beginning B. began C. begin D. begun 26. A. originate B. origin C. originally D. originates 27. A. accurate B. inaccurate C. accuracy D. unaccurate 28. A. threatening B. threat C. threatened D. threaten 29. A. rebelling B. rebellion C. rebel D. rebels 30. A. trader B. trade C. traders D. trading III. Choose the most suitable preposition among A, B, C or D for each numbered gap to complete the passage. If you look at the sky (31) …… a clear night, you will see that there are so many twinkling lights that nobody is able to count them all. Most of these lights are stars. They are (32) …… big moving balls in the sky. The stars we see (33) …… night are much farther away (34) …… our sun, which is also a star. Some of these stars are like our earth, they are (35) …… more solid material. They are called planets. They shine just as a mirror does when you hold it (36) …… the sunlight. Instead (37) …… giving (38) …… the light of their own, these planets reflect the light (39) …… our sun. The other planets of the sun are much closer (40) …… our planet earth than the stars are. 3 However these other planets are very far away. It would take a spaceship traveling more than 60,000 miles an hour about five months to reach the nearest one. 31. A. on B. at C. in D. from 32. A. as B. like C. above D. under 33. A. on B. at C. beside D. beyond 34. A. between B. of C. from D. next 35. A. from B. by C. of D. in 36. A. to B against C. opposite D. across 37. A. along B. from C. with D. of 38. A. up B. back C. out D. in 39. A. from B. of C. with D. by 40. A. to B. away C. from D. within IV.Choose the correct verb form among A, B, C or D for each numbered gap to complete the passage. I (41) …… up while flight attendant was serving breakfast. The plane was crossing the Channel, and when I looked out of the window, I could see ships far below. I (42) …… home after along time abroad, I had been away for over 20 years. I didn’t know what to expect. I wondered whether things (43) …… much The plane landed and the bus took us to the terminal building. After (44) …… my luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (45) there to meet me. But when I appeared, I had a big surprise. Almost half my family were there. It was wonderful. “You (46) …… the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything has changed since you last (47) …… it. They are building a new bridge at the moment. They (48) it for the past three years, but they (49) ……it yet.” I’ve been back for nearly a month now. And my sister was right. The place looks very different, but strangely enough it still (50) …… the same, because the people that I love are here. I’m leaving again in a 4 few weeks’ time, but I know that even if I’m away for 20 years again, this will always be my home. 41. A. waked B. woke C. awake D. awaken 42. A. come B. am coming C. was coming D. have been coming 43. A. had changed B. had been changed C. have changed D. have been changed 44. A. colleted B. collecting C. having collected D. collect 45. A. is B. are C. were D. would be 46. A. don’t recognise B. didn’t recognise C. won’t recognise D. wouldn’t recognise 47. A. see B. seen C. have seen D. saw 48. A. build B. built C. have been building D. have built 49. A. haven’t finished B. hasn’t finished C. haven’t been finishing D. hasn’t been finished 50. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. feels V. In each line below, four words or phrases have been underlined. Choose the one word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that would not be accepted in standard English. 51. Even though the girls have all ready visited ST. Augustine, they want to return to the A B C D Castillo de San Marcos. 52. The refugees are very upset because they have been deprived to their homeland and A B C D their families. 53. If it had not been for the computerized register tape from the grocery store, I never have A B C been able the figure on my expenditures. 5 D 54. Our new television came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components. A B C D 55. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on. A B C D 56. Tim hopes go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits. A B C D 57. The political candidate talked as if he has already been elected to the presidency. A B C D 58. The teacher tried to make the classes enjoyable experiences for the students so they A B would take a greater interest in the subject. C D 59. The streets are wet. There must be a heavy rain last night. A B C D 60. John said he will invited some of his friends to dinner so Mary had to buy some more A B C D food and drink. PART C. READING I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the best option among A, B, C or D. The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant community on Earth. In terms of Man’s brief life, it appears permanent and un changing, save for the season growth and fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it represents the climax of a long succession of events. 6 No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time. Plants have minimum requirements of temperature and moisture and, in ages past, virtually every part of Earth’s surface has, at some time, been either too dry or too cool for plants to survive. However, as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant life, a fascinating sequence of changes, called a primary succession, occurs first to colonize the barren land and the lichen surviving on bare rock. Slowly, the acids produced by these organisms crack the rock’s surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish shallow root-holes. Ferns may allow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form a covering of plant life. Roots broke even deeper into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees. These grow rapidly, cutting off sunlight from the smaller plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing their ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years. Yet even this community is not everlasting. Fire may destroy it outright and settlers may cut it down to gain land for pasture or cultivations. If the land is then abandoned, a secondary succession will take over, developing much faster on the more hospitable soil. Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders, their seeds carried by the wind, by birds and lodged in the coat of mammals. For as long as it stands and strives, the forest is a vast machine storing energy and the many elements essential for life. 61. Why do we tend to think the forest as permanent? A. Because the trees are so tall. B. Because it is renewed each season. C. Because our lives are comparatively short. D. Because it is an essential part of our life. 62. What has sometimes caused plants to die out in the past? A. Interference from the foresters. B. Variations in climate. C. The absence of wooded land. D. The introduction of new types of plants. 63. In a “primary succession”, what makes it possible for mosses to take root? 7 A. The type of rock. B. The amount of sunlight. C. The amount of moisture. D. The effect of lichens. 64. What conditions are needed for shrubs to become established? A. Ferns must take root. B. The ground must be covered with grass. C. More soil must accumulate. D. Smaller plants must die now. 65. Why is a “secondary succession” quicker? A. The ground is more suitable. B. There’s more space for fewer plants. C. Birds and animals bring new seeds. D. It is supported by the forest. II. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D which best fills each of the blanks. It is true that there have been great (66) …… in technology over the last forty years. For examples, the uses of mobile phones and email communication are common these days. (67) ……, machines could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it (68) …… to interpreting what people are (69) …… . Of course, machines can translate plain statements such as “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always (70) …… because meaning depends on more than just (71) …… . For instance, the word “bank” has a (72) …… of different meanings in English. How does a translating machine know which meaning to take? In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into account the (73) …… between speakers and their situation. A machine cannot (74) …… the difference between the English expressing “Look out” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out” meaning “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human being to (75) …… the situation. (76) …… with written language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate (77) …… because we rarely translate every word (78) …… the contrary, we try to take into 8 consideration how the idea would be (79) …… in the other language. This is hard to do because every language has its own way of (80)…… and saying this. 66. A. advances B. steps C. progress D. advantages 67. A. Moreover B. In addition C. However D. Besides 68. A. arrives B. goes C. comes D. reaches 69. A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling 70. A. obvious B. direct C. straight D. straightforward 71. A. grammar B. vocabulary C. words D. sentences 72. A. number B. variety C. plenty D. couple 73. A. relations B. relationship C. attitude D. action 74. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell 75. A. interpret B. understand C. think D. believe 76. A. However B. In contrast C. Similarly D. In addition 77. A. exactly B. righteously C. rightfully D. accurately 78. A. With B. For C. On D. By 79. A. translated B. expressed C. spoken D. said 80. A. doing B. working C. making D. creating PART D. WRITING I. Choose the phrase or clause A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 81. I have never seen …… before. A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such a good film 82. Only when I saw the photograph …… he was your brother. A. that I realised B. did I realise C. that I realise D. do I realise 83. …… your help, I wouldn’t have been successful. 9 A. Had not it been for B. Were not it for C. Had it not been for D. Were it not for 84. It is a biological fact that children …… their parents. A. take up B. take to C. take after D. take out 85. Andrew suggested …… a class re – union. A. to his ex – classmates that they should have B. his ex – classmates to have C. his ex – classmates that they should have D. that his classmates had 86. I understand that the governor is considering a new proposal …… . A. what would eliminate unnecessary writing in government B. who wants to cut down on the amount of writing in government C. to cause that the amount of papers written in government offices will be reduced D. that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in government 87. Jane changed her major from French to business, …… . A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment B. hoping she can easier get a job C. hoping to find a job more easily D. with the hope for being able to find better a job 88. The doctor insisted that his patient …… . A. that he not work too hard for three months B. to take some vacations for three months C. taking it easy inside of three months D. take it easy for three months 89. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because …… . A. they believed he was not able to complete research B. his ability the finish the research was not believed or trusted C. it was decided that he was not capable to complete the research D. he was deemed incapable of completing his research 90. The committee members resented …… . 10 [...]... Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as the sentences printed before 91 Criteria like language or tribe can become the basis for political disintegration Political disintegration……………… …………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation which gave rise to them Language group conflicts………… ………………………………………………………... was………………………………………… ………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 98 You can’t expect me to pay for the ticket There’s no ………………………………………………………………………………… 99 Some people simply can’t remember historical dates Some people find …………………………………………………………………………… 100 You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones anywhere Nowhere…………………………………………………………………………………… THE END 12 ... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 95 “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said She flatly…………………………….……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 11 96 We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful Much to our regret………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 97 The demand was so great that they had to reprint the . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LONG AN TRƯỜNG THPT LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN ĐỀ THI GỢI Ý KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG Môn: TIẾNG ANH Năm học: 2008-2009 PART A: PHONETICS I. Choose. his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant community on Earth. In terms of Man’s brief life, it appears permanent and un changing, save for the season growth and fall of the leaves, but. (70) …… because meaning depends on more than just (71) …… . For instance, the word “bank” has a (72) …… of different meanings in English. How does a translating machine know which meaning to take? In