ĐỀ THI và đáp án CHỌN HSG lớp 11 – THPT năm học 2013 – 2014 đề THI môn TIẾNG ANH

Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words... With 250-300 words, write about the following topic: Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve g

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên)

Đề thi gồm: 06 trang

PART A: LISTENING

I You will hear an interview with a marketing director.

Complete the notes using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS You will listen to the tapes TWICE.

Lecture on (1) _

Example: Tourism and (2) _

Common misconception is that marketing indicates (3) _ in what is being provided

Marketing is actually essential in sustaining (4)

Compared to a product, a service is more (5) and customers have different (6) .Aim: offer service beyond hopes of (7)

Important to a keep informed

b (8) _

One way to achieve this: (9)

(10) _must always be available for any queries and problems

II You will hear the introduction about a library

Listen and give short answer to the following questions You will listen to the tapes TWICE.

1 How many printed volumes does the Western Bank Library have?

2 What must students have if they want to borrow books?

3 How long can a registered student keep books?

4 Where do students read books with red label?

5 How can students keep books for longer?

6 What service can help students if they want to reserve the books?

7 What should students do every day to view the loans and details of charges?

8 What should students do with overdue books?

9 How much is the photocopy of Color A4 sheet?

10 What is the opening time of the Western Bank Library at weekend?

PART B LEXICO - GRAMMAR

III Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences

1 The school was closed for a month because of a serious of fever

2 To decorate the room, I _ the help of my roommate

3 I tried to talk to her, but she was as high as a

4 Now I am unemployed; I have too much time and don’t know what to do with myself

A on my hands B in hand C in my hands D to hand

5 Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are _the times

6 _ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad – tempered

7 – ‘May I smoke?’

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- ‘ _’

C Accommodate yourself! D You are free

8 _, the whole family slept soundly

A Hot though the night air was B Hot though was the night air

C Hot although the night air was D Hot although was the night air

9 Not only a good physician but also a talented violist

A she is famous as B is she known as

C she appears to be D appears as she is

10 – Cheer up! It might never happen!

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A It’s so very unlikely, isn’t it? B What do you think?

C It already has D That was the last thing I did

11 Of course, I will play the piano at the party but I’m a little

A out of use B out of practice C out of reach D out of turn

12 Where’s that _ dress that your grandma gave you?

A pink, long, lovely, silk B lovely, long, pink, silk

C lovely, pink, long, silk D long, pink, silk, lovely

13 _ air is essential to man, so is water to fish

14 Having selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International

Convention, _

A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him

C the members congratulated him D he gave a short acceptance speech

15 We _ wandering about without any food

A hungered B made hungry C had been hungry D got hungry

16 James was upset after being rejected in love

17 The company have to _ways of reducing costs

18 Don’t take any _ of Mike – he’s always rude to everyone

19 Before you sign the contract, in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later

20 Does that name _ to you?

A ring a bell B break the ice C foot the bill D fall into place

IV Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank

1 Kate fell _ with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other

2 She would just sit in her chair, dreaming her life

3 I’ve taken this watch _ pieces, and now I can’t put it together again

4 I went to the library, but the book I wanted was out _ loan

5 Sorry I’m late Something cropped _ at the office

6 I’m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied _

7 Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up what she missed why she was away

8 I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting I failed to get my point _

9 Jane’s very modest, always playing her success

10 Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been tampered

V Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words.

ACCESS APPEAR COMMIT DENY EXCLUDE

IMMERSE INFANT INSTITUTE LONELY SEE

One of the most challenging aspects of the science anthropology comes from its fieldwork Certainly, in its (1) as a profession, anthropology was distinguished by its concentration on

so-called primary societies in which social (2) appear to be fairly limited and social

interaction to be conducted almost (3) _ face – to – face Such societies, it was felt, provided anthropologists with a valuable (4) into the workings of society that contrasted with the many complexities of more highly developed societies There was also a sense that the way of life represented by these smaller societies were rapidly (5) and that preserving a record of them was a matter of some urgency

The (6) of anthropologists to the first – hand collection of data led them to some of the most (7) places on earth Most often they worked alone Such lack of contact with other people created feelings of intense (8) in some anthropologists, especially in the early stages

of fieldwork Nevertheless, this process of (9) in a totally alien culture continues to attract men and women to anthropology, and is (10) _ the most effective way of understanding in depth how other people see the world

to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to (4) _ the burden

Can you (5) _ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or

do you take a different (6) and make good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days

to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner

In fact, whatever way you (7) to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it

as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (8) _ Nevertheless, your reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more strain to your life and in this way puts your well – being in (9) _ Surprisingly, it is seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be (10) _that so many of those wretched stresses and inducing troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles

VII Read the text and then answer the questions 1 – 5 by choosing A, B, C or D.

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Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in

1971, when he was only 28 years old Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery

service in a term paper for an economics class when he was a student at Yale University The term paper reputedly received a less – than – stellar grade because of the infeasibility of the project that Smith had outlined The model that Smith proposed had never been tried; it was a model that was efficient to operate but at the same time was very difficult to institute

Smith achieved efficiency in his model by designing a system that was separate from the passenger system and could, therefore, focus on how to deliver packages most efficiently His strategy was to own his own planes so that he could create his own schedules and to ship all packages through

the hug city of Memphis, a set – up which resembles the spokes on the wheel of a bicycle With this

combination of his own planes and hub set – up, he could get packages anywhere in the United States overnight

What made Smith’s idea difficult to institute was the fact that the entire system had to be created before the company could begin operations He needed a fleet of aircraft to collect packages from airports every night and deliver them to Memphis, where they were immediately sorted and flown out to their new destinations; he needed a fleet of trucks to deliver packages to and from the various airport; he needed facilities and trained staff all in place to handle the operation Smith had a

$4 million inheritance from his father, and he managed to raise an additional $91 million dollars from venture capitalists to get the company operating

When Federal Express began service in 1973 in 25 cities, the company was not an immediate success, but success did come within a relatively short period of time The company lost $29 million in the first 26 months of operations However, the tide was to turn relatively quickly By late 1976, Federal Express was carrying an average of 19,000 packages per night and had made a profit of $36 million

1 The word developed in paragraph 1 could be replaced by

A come up with B come about C come across D come into

2 What was a key idea of Smith’s?

A That he should focus on passenger service

B That package delivery should be separate from passenger service

C That packages could be delivered on other companies’ planes

D That passenger service had to be efficient

3 A hug city in paragraph 2 is

A a large city with small cities as destinations

B a city that is the final destination for many routes

C a city where many bicycle routes begin

D a centralized city with destinations emanating from it

4 It can be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it

A was near the middle of the country

B had a large number of passenger aircraft

C already had a large package delivery service

D was a favorite passenger airport

5 Which paragraph explains what made Smith’s model effective?

A The first paragraph B The second paragraph

C The third paragraph D The last paragraph

VIII Complete the following passage by choosing one sentence from A to H for each blank There are more options than needed.

In 1642, a law was passed in Virginia saying that tobacco was to be the only currency in the colony and although a form of paper money was introduced later, tobacco remained the basis of the

Virginia currency for over a century This is not strange as it might seem (1) _ Back in prehistoric times, sharp stones for making axes were used as money by Stone Age people This is understandable because they were about the only useful tools that existed at that time Later, when metal became more widely used, pieces of bronze were made into small knives, shirts or spades, and these could be exchanged for the objects the represented.

In more recent times, some of the most varied items have been used as money, such as dogs’ teeth in New Guinea or whales’ teeth ins the Pacific Island But the greatest success story among strange currencies was undoubtedly cowrie shells, which for many centuries were accepted as payment throughout much of Africa and Asia

(2) _ This had been used in some parts of the world for well over a thousand years Paper was invented by a Chinese government minister, T’sai Lun in AD 105 So it is not surprising that China also introduced the first paper currency in about AD 650 This worked very well, and when the famous traveler Marco Polo visited the empire from 1275 to 1292, during the rule of Kublai Khan,

he marved at its sophisticated use throughout the emperor’s lands

One of the most successful forms of currency was invented during the rule of the Chinese emperor Wu Ti When he found himself short of cash, he made a plan to raise money from his wealthy noblemen First of all, the emperor collected all the white deer in the country and kept them in a royal park Then he passed a law saying that those who wanted to come to the emperor’s court must wear white masks made of deer skin (3) In time, the noblemen who had bought masks would offer to sell them to colleagues in return of goods and services, and in this way the deerskins became a type of currency

In contrast, one of the least successful currencies of all time was the German mark in the 1920s (4) _ At the height of the crisis, when all the inhabitant of Berlin went into a local cafe and ordered a coffee priced at 5,000 marks, by the time he came to pay the bill, it had risen to 8,000 marks Prices were rising at 60 percent an hour In the end the currency became completely worthless (6) _ This, of course, was the system that had been used thousands of years ago, long before money was invented

A The government had made the mistake of printing more and more paper money and as a r/esult the money became worth less and less

B The gorvenment later introduced exchange rates, which made it possible for people to buy and sell currencies from the three countries

C They had no option but to start once again exchanging goods and services with each other, and to forget about money

D These could, of course, only be bought from him, and since he controlled their supply, he could change fantastic prices for them

E In the French Sudan, they remained an acceptable currency for paying taxes until 1907, when they finally gave way to paper

F History shows that almost anything can become money provided that it is relatively scarce and people want it

IX Complete the following passage by filling one word for each blank.

If there is just one single thing more astonishing than the ability of the adult human being to talk, it is the process by which someone learns to do this Some parts of the process are still (1) much a closed book, but it is for the (2) _ part possible to describe what the

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child is doing at various stages in its development, even if we cannot account (3) how exactly it learns to do these things.

In fact, research carried out by various linguists has (4) _ rise to as many theories as there are differences in the rate of development A baby actually makes sounds from the moment it is born, but for some time these are rather far removed (5) _ articulate speech In something like

a year, a baby will probably be at a stage where one or two syllables represent the peak of its achievement as a speaker; one more year and it will be (6) _ out with short phrases, and after this it seems (7) time at all before the child is capable of uttering complete sentences

Despite being a truly remarkable feat of learning, this is one that is performed by the vast (8) _ of human beings Complex operations are brought (9) play in these dealing with speech and language; the key (10) _ in brain work, though tongue – work and ear – work play a part in the whole process

PART D WRITING

X Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word/phrase in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.

1 Please excuse Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month ALLOWANCES

4 Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel VIEW

5 We decided to spend the afternoon exploring the shop LOOKING

XI With 250-300 words, write about the following topic:

Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems.

To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

Give reasons for your answer with relevant examples from your knowledge and experience

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END -SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 – THPT NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên)

PART A – LISTENING (2.0 PT)

I 1.0 pt (0.1/item)

II 1.0 pt (0.1/item)

1 over / more than 1,300,000 6 Reservation System Service

2 Univerisity Library UCard 7 check library account

PART B LEXICO - GRAMMAR (2.5 PT)

ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT

1 infancy 2 institutions 3 exclusively 4 insight 5 disappearing

6 commitment 7 inaccessible 8 loneliness 9 immersion 10 undeniable

PART D WRITING (2.5 PT)

X 0.5 pt (0.1/item)

1 Please make allowances for Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month

2 The procedure is as follows

3 I was lost for words

4 Alison bought a big house with a view to opening a hotel

5 We decided to spend the afternoon looking around the shop

XI 2.0 pt

- The writing passage should be well-organized: introduction, body and ending of the passage: 0.25 pt

- The ideas should be clarified with relevant and specific examples: 1 pt

- The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 0.75 pt

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 1… - THPT NĂM HỌC 201… - 201… (ĐỀ LUYỆN 16)

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B PHONETICS (5 points) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

16 A community B developing C conditioner D interested

17 A continue B importance C different D directed

18 A medicines B opposite C pollution D capable

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19 A preservation B inspiration C disposable D popularity

20 A exhausted B atmosphere C suspect D computer

C GRAMMAR- VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (15 points).

21 Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”

Mary: “ _”

A Yes, I am B Yes, I’d like one Thank you

C That’s impossible I can’t afford a new one D Neither I’m going to lease one.

22 Mr Black: “What a lovely house you have!”

Mr John: “ _”

A No problem B Thank you Hope you will drop in.

C Of course not, it’s not costly D I think so.

23 You have never been to Italy, ?

A have you B haven’t you C did you D had you

24 You can’t tell what someone is like just from their .

A character B looking C appearance D personality

25 “How is it going?” - “ ”

A By bike B Not much C It sounds better D Mustn’t grumble

26 a dentist, Mike is very concerned about having healthy teeth.

27 , you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.

A To pass this test B For being passed this test

C In order pass this test D So that to pass this test

28 As a famous person many children admire, it is important for her to act responsibly.

29 The brochure says that the hotel has a great of the sea.

A appearance B look C sight D view

30 Our new coach is popular the whole team.

31 As soon as you that, I’d like you to go to bed.

A have done B did C will do D will have done

32 Margaret was slow at school, but she went on Prime Minister.

A being B to be C having been D to have been

33 In 1870, , John D Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.

A in spite of oil prices fluctuated B despite fluctuating oil prices

C but the oil prices fluctuated D oil prices were fluctuating

34 They’re staying in rented accommodation for the time .

35 “I have an idea Let’s go for a swim on Sunday afternoon” - “ ”

A OK, what time? B You’re kidding C I know D I’m sure

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points).

36 We found it (thrill) to your wonderful news.

37 He left the room without any (explain).

38 He didn’t feel happy because he worked (success).

39 Many people expressed (disagree) with the whole idea.

40 There was a (wide) dissatisfaction with the government’s policies.

41 Her health has (bad) considerably since we last saw her.

42 A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart diseases and other

(sick).

43 He was (information) of the consequences in advance.

44 I was kept (wake) last night by the noise from a party in the flat above.

45 This road is so bad that it needs (surface).

III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5 points).

46 Last week unless my mother had had enough money, she would have bought that toy for me.

A terrible B size C hope

D wrong E loose F problem G want

Choosing clothes can be difficult Some people (51) to be fashionable, but they don’t want to

look exactly like everybody else Not all clothes are suitable for work or school, perhaps because they are not formal enough, or simply not comfortable It is easy to buy the (52) _ size, and find that your trousers

are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight Very (53) clothes make you feel slim, but when they have shrunk in the washing machine, then you have the same (54) ! If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be warm enough for winter If your shoes are not tight, and if you aren’t dressed for the cold, you might look good, but feel (55) !

II Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space

(10 points)

Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries As (56) as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all The number of public school libraries increased dramatically (57) _ the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, ( 58) _ provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries (59) , many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising (60) of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.

Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts (61) _ on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public school expenses Therefore, the libraries of the public schools tend to reflect the (62) capabilities of the communities in which they are located Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (63) _ abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support In (64) , school districts in many poor areas house their libraries in ordinary classrooms or in small rooms The libraries in such areas are generally staffed

-by volunteers, who organize and (65) books that are often out-of-date, irrelevant, or damaged.

III Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D(10 points).

Before the mid-nineteenth century, people in the United States ate most foods only in season Drying,

smoking and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to prevent spoilage But in 1810, a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing process of canning And in the 1850’s an American named Gail Borden developed a means of condensing and preserving milk Canned goods and condensed milk became more common during the 1860’s, but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand By 1880, however, inventors had fashioned stamping and soldering machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate Suddenly all kinds of food could be preserved and bought at all times of the year.

Other trends and inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to vary their daily diets Growing urban population created demand that encouraged fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce Railroad refrigerator cars enabled growers and meat packers to ship perishables great distances and

to preserve them for longer periods Thus, by the 1890’s, northern city dwellers could enjoy southern and

western strawberries, grapes, and tomatoes, previously available for a month at most, for up to six months of the year In addition, increased use of iceboxes enabled families to store perishables As easy means of producing ice commercially had been invented in the 1870’s, and by 1900 the nation had more than two

thousand commercial ice plants, most of which made home deliveries The icebox became a fixture in most

homes and remained so until the mechanized refrigerator replaced it in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

Almost everyone now had a more diversified diet Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were

heavily in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat Nevertheless, many families could

take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.

66 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Causes of food spoilage

B Commercial production of ice

C Population movements in the nineteenth century

D Inventions that led to changes in the American diet

67 The phrase “in season” in line 1 refers to

A a particular time of year B a kind of weather

C an official schedule D a method of flavoring

68 During the 1860’s, canned food products were

A unavailable in rural areas B available in limited quantities

C shipped in refrigerator cars D a staple part of the American diet.

69 It can be inferred that railroad refrigerator cars came into use

A before 1860 B before 1890 C after 1900 D after 1920

70 The word” them” in line 13 refers to

A refrigerator cars B.growers C perishables D distances.

71 The word” fixture” in line 18 is closest in meaning to

A commonplace object B substance C luxury item D mechanical device

72.The author implies that in the 1920’s and 1930’s home deliveries of ice

A increased in cost B occurred only in the summer

C decreased in number D were on an irregular schedule

73 The word “ Nevertheless” in line 21 is closest meaning to

A occasionally B however C therefore D because

74 Which of the following types of food preservation was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Drying B Chemical additives C Canning D Cold storage

75 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A Most farmers in the United States raised only fruits and vegetables.

B People who lived in cities demanded home delivery of foods.

C Tin cans and iceboxes helped to make many foods more widely available.

D Commercial ice factories were developed by railroad owners

79 The school I studied at last year was better than this one.

- This school isn’t

80 You must leave now, or you’ll miss the bus.

- You’ll miss

II Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a letter (10 points)

Dear Sir or Madam.

81 I/ write/ complain/ hair drier/ buy/ your shop/ last Saturday/ and/ treatment/ I receive/ when/ I try/ return/ a few days later.

82.I buy/ hair drier/ Wednesday, November 22 nd

83 first time/ try/ use/ handle become/ extremely hot/ and within a few minutes/ part/ plastic casing/ begin/ melt.

84 I turn/ off/ immediately/ return/ with/ receipt/ your shop/ Saturday.

85 I explain/ situation/ one/ assistants/ ask/ money back/ but / be told/ speak/ you.

86 Unfortunately you/ not available/ that day/ I/ write instead.

87 I enclose/ hair drier/ copy of/ original receipt.

88 Please send/ full fund/ soon/ possible.

Yours faithfully,

III Write a paragraph of about 120 words on the following topic: ( 10 points)

What club do you want to be founded in your school? Why?

B PHONETICS: ( 5 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer)

16 D 17 C 18 C 19 C 20 B

C GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS.

I Choose the word, phrases or expression which best completes each sentence ( 15 points)

( 1 point for each correct answer)

21 D 22 B 23 A 24 C 25 D 26 A 27 A 28.B

29 D 30.A 31 A 32 B 33 B 34 D 35.A

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points)

(1 point for each correct answer)

45 RESURFACING

III Choose the underlined word or phrases in each sentence that needs correcting ( 5 points)

(1 point for each correct answer)

II Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space ( 10 points)

(1 point for each correct answer)

56 B 57 D 58 C 59 A 60 C

61 C 62 D 63 B 64 C 65 D

III Read the passage and choose the correct answer ( 10 points)

(1 point for each correct answer)

66.D 67 A 68 B 69.B 70.C 71.A 72.C 73.B 74.B 75.C

E WRITING.

I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it ( 5 points)

( 1 point for each correct answer)

76 Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.

Or (Since we didn’t have anything else to do, we decided to go for a walk.)

77 As well as being bad-tempered, she’s very lazy.

78 She flatly refused to apply for that kind of job.

79 This school isn’t as/so good as the one ( that/which) I studied at last year.

Or (This school isn’t as/so good as the one at which/ where I studied last year.)

80 You’ll miss the bus if you don’t leave now.

Or (You’ll miss the bus unless you leave now.)

II Use the words or phrases suggested to write full sentences to make a letter ( 10 points)

Dear Sir or Madam.

81 I am writing to complain about the/a hair drier (0.5)( which/that I) bought in your shop last Saturday(0.5) and the treatment (which/that) I received (0.5)when trying/I tried to return it a few days later.(0.5)

82 I bought the hair drier(0.5) on Wednesday, November 22 nd (0.5)

83 The first time I tried to use it,(0.5) the handle became extremely hot (0.5)and within a few minutes part of the plastic casing began to melt.(0.5)

84 I turned it off immediately (0.5)and returned it with the receipt to your shop on Saturday.(0.5)

85 I explained the situation to one of the/ your assistants (0.5)and asked for my/the money back(0.5) but I was told (that I had) to speak to you.(0.5)

86 Unfortunately, you were not available that day,(0.5) so I am writing instead.(0.5)

87 I enclose the hair drier(0.5) and a/the copy of the original receipt.(0.5)

88 Please send me a full refund (0.5) as soon as possible (0.5)

Yours faithfully.

III Write a paragraph of about 120 words on the following topic ( 10p)

Gîi ý phÇn cho ®iÓm chi tiÕt nh sau:

1 Form: (paragraph) (1 point) (§o¹n v¨n kh«ng xuèng dßng - §ñ sè tõ )

2 Content: (4 points )

Good topic sentence (0.5 p) and appropriate supporting ideas (3.5 points)

3 Language: (5 pts)

+ Appropriate vocabulary (1.5p) + Suitable connectors (0.5) + Correct grammar (2.5 p) + Punctuating/ Spelling (0.5p)

Part I: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.

1 Our holiday was _ by the weather.

2 The _ charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high.

3 He _ his son of the dangers of driving too fast in his new car

4 The child was _ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.

5 When Ali arrived in London he spent all his time _ and visited all the important museums and buildings

A sight-seeing B traveling C looking D touring

6 If you want a cheap air ticket you must _ well in advance.

7 His sister was full of _ for the way in which he had so quickly learned to drive a car.

8 He asked if we would _ to share the room

9 I wondered whether you would like to _ to the theater tomorrow.

10 _ I would like to say how pleased I am to be here.

11 The independent arbitrator managed to _ the confrontation between the union and the employers

12 When I heard the footsteps behind me I was _ that I would be attacked

A horrified B terror-struck C terrorized D terrified

13 His illness made him _ of concentration

14 Has the committee _ a decision yet?

15 I am a bit hungry I think _ something to eat

A I’ll have B I’ll be having C I’m going to have D I’m having

16 What do you plan to do when you _ your course at college?

C have finished D is going to finish

17 Where _? Which hairdresser did you go to?

A did you cut your hair B have you cut your hair

C did you have cut your hair D did you have your hair cut

18 ‘Shall I stay here?’ ~ ‘I’d rather _ with us’

A you come B you to come C you would come D you came

19 I _ saying what I think

20 Somebody ran in front of the car as I was driving Fortunately I _ just in time

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C managed to stop D must be able to stop

Part II: The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example

Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types

Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and

knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught The

proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are

achievement tests Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s

ability to acquire new skills but knowledge For example, vocation aptitude

tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or

musician However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests

because they assumption some sort of past learning or experience with

certainly objects, words, or situations The difference between

achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use.

Part III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in the blanks.

Dark black clouds in a dull sky meant one thing and one thing only: there was going to be a (1.thunder)… Not one of us had brought an umbrella, or even a (2.rain)…… So when Jack suggested we should go to a museum,

we all agreed immediately As we had been (3 shop)………all morning we were now feeling very tired, it would

be a (4 pleasant)……… to sit down We took a bus and arrived just as large shops of rain were beginning to fall.

The museum was quite (5.desert)……and very peaceful We sat down in the main hall and listened to the rain (6 beat)…….against the windows.

Suddenly, there was a great (7 disturb)…… at the (8 enter)……… a large party of schoolboys were (9 lead)

………in by a teacher The poor man was trying to keep them quiet and threatening to punish them, but they did not pay the (10.slight)…… attention.

Section B: Reading Part I: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

Fill each numbered blank with one suitable word from the list given below.

The shark is a meat- eating fish and one of the most feared animals of the sea Scientists (1)………… about

250 species of fish as sharks These fish live in oceans (2)……… the world, but they are most common in warm seas.

Sharks (3)………….greatly in size and habits Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long

A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (4)……….much as an African elephant The smallest shark may (5)………… only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce Some kinds of sharks live in the depths of the ocean, but (6)………are found near the surface Some species live in coastal waters, but others (7)

………far out at sea A few species can even live in (8)………… water.

All sharks are carnivores (meat- eaters) Most of them eat (9)…………fish, including other sharks A shark’s only natural enemy is a large shark Sharks eat their prey whole, or they tear off large chunks of flesh They also (10)……… on dead or dying animals.

5 A stretch B measure C develop D expand

6 A some others B others C different kinds D some sharks

Part II: Fill in each blank with a suitable word to fill in the blanks.

Vitamins are substances required for the proper functioning of the body In this century, thirteen vitamins have been (1)…………

A lack of any vitamins in a person’s body can cause illness In some cases, an excess of vitamins can also (2)

…………to illness For example, sailors in the past were prone to (3)…………from scurvy that is a disease resulting from the lack of vitamin C It causes bleeding of the gum, loss of teeth and skin rashes Sailors suffer from scurvy because they did not eat fruits and vegetables Fruits and vegetables (4)…………vitamin C which is necessary for good (5)…………

Vitamin B complex is composed of eight different vitamins A lack of any of these vitamins will lead to different (6)…………For instance, a person who has too little vitamin B1 will suffer from beri-beri, a disease that causes heart problems and mental (7)…………A lack of vitamin B2 results in eye and skin problems while deficiency of vitamin B6 causes problems of the nervous system Too little vitamin B12 will cause anemia The (8)…………that vitamin deficiencies caused certain diseases led doctors to cure people suffering from these illnesses by giving them doses of the (9)…… vitamins.

Today, vitamins are (10)…………in the form of pills and can easily be bought at any pharmacy.

Part III: Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer among A, B, C or D.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant

language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work That small enslaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and

diplomacy.

Currently, more than 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users of any language in the world.

1 What is the main topic of the passage?

A The number of nonnative users of English.

B The French influence on the English language.

C The expansion of English as an internatonal language.

D The use of English for science and tecnology.

2 English began to be used beyond England approximately

1350

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3 According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world

EXCEPT

invasion

4 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Most of the information stored on computer systems is in English.

B Only one thirds of the world’s science writing is in languages other than English.

C English is the only language used in technology, and advertising

D International airports and air controllers use mostly English.

5 According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world today?

Part IV: Read the passage then choose the best sentences A-K to fill in each gap There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use:

BITTER WATER HITS THE BIG TIME

Chocolate, which has its origins in South America, is now part of a multi-million pound worldwide business.

At Easter, British people spend over $230 million on chocolate A massive eight per cent of all

chocolate is bought at this time.

(1) Although the large scale industrial production of chocolate began in the last century, the cacao plant was first cultivated by the Aztec, Toltec and Mayan civilizations of Central America over three thousand years ago.

The cacao tree is an evergreen, tropical plant which is found in Africa, South and Central America, the West Indies and South East Asia The fruit of this tree is melon-sized and contains 20-40 seeds (2) In English – speaking countries, they are called cocoa beans This is a misspelling from the 17 th century when they were also called cacoa and cocao beans.

The Aztecs used cocoa beans as money (3) This is from the world in the Aztec language,

Nahuatl, meaning “bitter water” (4) The Spanish found the drink more palatable mixed with cinnamon and sugar, but the recipe did not spread to the rest of Europe for another century In the late 17 th century, chocolate houses were set up in Europe’s capital cities, where people gathered to drink chocolate.

(5) But in 1826, CJ van Houten of the Netherlands invented chocolate powder (6) .

The age of the chocolate bar as we know it began in 1847 when a Bristol company, Fry and Sons, combined cocoa butter with pure chocolate liquor and sugar to produce a solid block that you could eat (7) .

At the turn of the century, the British chocolate market was dominated by French companies In

1879 the English company Cadbury even named their Birmingham factory Bournville (ville is the French word for town) in the hope that a little glamour would rub off But then came Cadbury’s famous Dairy Milk bar which began life as a Dairymaid in 1905 (8) .

It seems that, for the time being at least, chocolate intake in Britain has established at about four bars each week (9) The latest market trick is the so-called “extended line” This is when the humble chocolate bar becomes an ice cream, a soft drink or a dessert, to tempt chocoholics who have grown tired of conventional snacks.

At the other end of the production process, cacao farmers are still feeling the effects of a crash in cocoa bean prices at the end of 1980s (10) Perhaps you could spare a thought for them as you munch your next chocolate bars.

A This was made by extracting most of the cocoa butter from the crushed beans.

B A Swiss company then introduced milk solids to the process which gave us milk chocolate.

C They also used them to make a drink called xocoatl.

D Until the last century, the chocolate drink was made from solid blocks of chocolate which had to be melted down in hot water.

E When dried they become cacao beans, which can be used to make chocolate.

F Clever advertising which associated it with the healthy qualities of milk from the English countryside quickly established the bar as a rival to the more decadent French brands.

G British manufacturers include up to 5 per cent vegetable fat in their chocolate, something forbidden elsewhere.

H As most cacao farmers operate on a very small scale, many were forced out of business.

I This has forced manufacturers to look for new ways to attract customers.

J In Aztec times the chocolate drink was flavored with spices and used on ceremonial occasions and for welcoming visitors.

K Only at Christmas do people eat more of the cocoa-based foodstuffs.

Section C: Writing Part I: Rewrite the following sentences so that they have a similar meaning with the first one.

1 “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she said

She reminded him

2 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

8 Timmy has become confident as a result of his success

Timmy’s success has turned

9 I haven't seen my uncle for a long time.

It's a long time

10 She dances beautifully and she sings sweetly, too.

Part III: Write a composition (300 words) about the following topic:

How do movies and television influence people’s behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh- lớp 12

Section A: Grammar & Vocabulary (40điểm)

1 acquiring → acquired 6 vocation → vocational

2 explicitness → explicitly 7 like → as

3 few → a few 8 assumption → assume

4 and → to 9 certainly → certain

5 but → to 10 intention → intended

Part III (1 x 10 = 10 điểm)

6 diseases 7 disorders 8 knowledge 9 necessary 10 available

Part III (1x 5= 5 điểm)

1 C 2 D 3 B 4 C `5 C

Part IV (1x 10= 10 điểm)

1.K 2.E 3.C 4.J 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.F 9.I 10H

Section C: Writing (25 điểm)

Part I (1x 10 = 10 điểm)

1 She reminded him to phone the police.

2 The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

3 At the foot of the hill lies a small church

4 Were you to change you mind, you’ll be welcome to join our club.

5 It is unnecessary to do so many things to please him.

6 He can’t have done it by himself.

7 He doesn’t have enough money to go to America this summer.

8 Timmy’s success has turned him into a confident person.

9 It’s a long time since I last saw my uncle/ I saw my uncle for the last time.

10 Not only does she dance beautifully but she also sings sweetly.

Part II (1x 5= 5 điểm)

1 You should take the price into consi…

2 there is no(longer any)/ there isn’t much call for cars……

3 coal production/ the coal produced in this region has been halved in the 20 years.

4 there is little likelihood The likelihood………is small of the PM calling an…/that the PM will call a…….

5 The policeman’s prompt action averted/ the prompt action of the policeman averted……

Part III (10 điểm) – Giám khảo tự cho điểm, yêu cầu:

- Thí sinh phải xác định được ảnh hưởng của phim và truyền hình đối với cách ứng xử của con người, cả

về mặt tích cực lẫn tiêu cực

- Nêu được 2- 3 ý nhỏ cho mỗi ý lớn

- Văn viết trôi chảy, diễn đạt gãy gọn (dùng cấu trúc đơn giản nhưng diễn đạt rõ ý)

- Sai không quá 5 lỗi nhỏ (về từ vựng, ngữ pháp, dùng từ… ) thì không trừ điểm

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 shipNVSAT 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

PART B LEXICO - GRAMMAR

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?

C on which I should take D when I take

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 school uniform In order to earn a living, he fulfilled his childhood ambition and took on writing In

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

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)

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_ 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

1 What is the topic of the passage?

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

In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (8) _ to a ruin It was then decided to (9) _ it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (10) _, such as a restaurant and a health club

10 A facilities B conveniences C supplies D appliances

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

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(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

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”

-THE

END -Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

Họ và tên thí sinh:……….……… …….…….….….; Số báo danh………

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)