Đề Thi HSG Tiếng Anh 2009 2010

SECTION I: LISTENING (3 pts) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • • • Bài nghe gồm phần, phần nghe lần, lần cách 30 giây Mở đầu phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc, phần cách phút Thí sinh đọc kỹ câu hỏi hướng dẫn trước làm PART 1: People are talking about New Year’s resolutions What is each person going to do? Listen and choose the correct answers, then write them in the numbered box A more exercise B put on weight C go on a diet A learn to swim B learn English C give up smoking A more walking B take up jogging C go swimming A join a gym B put on weight C give up smoking A eat less meat B lose some weight C join a health club A take up jogging B swim regularly C start doing sit-ups Your answers: PART 2: Listen to the program Choose the correct answers, then write them in the numbered box Kirsten likes collecting autographs She has ………… A 7,000 B several thousand She has been doing it ………… A for six years B since she was six Dan likes visiting the homes of famous people He’s been doing it ………… A for two years B for a short time He has been to ……… places A 300 B 3,000 Carlos enjoys watching movies He’s been doing it ………… A since he was four B for four years Carlos and his friends want to ……… A see Titanic 100 times B visit Europe Your answers: C 70,000 C since she was 16 C since he was a child C 300,000 C for 24 years C break a world record SECTION II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR (6 pts) PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box ………… Monday morning, there is a meeting ………… 11 am and pm A At/at B For/at C In/on Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ………… A wish B desire C way Because of the heavy rain, my parents couldn’t see me ………… at the railway station A out B off C up Modern architecture, in many ……… , is horribly ugly A means B examples C reasons After a lot of difficulty, he ………… to open the door A succeeded B managed C finished They have made a lot of progress ………… the country became independent A for B since C before 1/7 D On/between D object D away D cases D completed D until Nam : What are you going to next year? Ba : I wish I………….the answer to that question A knew B know C had known D would know Sometimes advertising signs …………….down during a storm and people are injured by them A blow B are blown C blew D were blown He always did …………… seemed right to him A which B that C what D who 10 Everything seems all right, ………… ? A doesn’t it B isn’t it C don’t they D aren’t they Your answers: 10 PART 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the numbered box ‘Space Warrior’s Wrist’ is only one of the painful conditions that can be caused by (1 constant) ……… playing computer games Children also suffer from a strange (2 ache) ……… feeling in their upper arms or shoulders Another problem that doctors have reported is a (3 lose) ……….of appetite in some children The (4 explain) …………for this seems to be that they don’t get enough exercise This may also explain the (5 tend) ……… of some children to put on weight The high sugar (6 contain) ………….of the convenience foods the same children eat is (7 probable) ……… also a cause Some people believe that it is the (8 responsible) ………….of the government to something about this problem However, it is difficult for even the most (9 power) ………… government to stop people doing what they want to One official recently said: ‘All we can is put a (10 warn) ………… on the games, saying that they can harm your health.’ Your answers: 10 PART 3: Put each verb in the numbered brackets into a suitable verb form Write your answers in the numbered box Dear Winnie, Thank you for your letter which I received this morning You asked me what we (1 do) when the landslide occurred I (2 not remember) things too clearly now but I think I (3 watch) TV and my sister (4 do) her homework at the time Suddenly all the lights (5 go out) and I (6 frighten) I remember (7 call out) to my parents, who (8 talk) quietly in the next room The next minute we (9 hear) a loud noise and the whole building began to shake It was a terrible experience and I never want (10 go) through anything like it again We are all safe now but we were very lucky Love, Anna Your answers: 10 SECTION III: READING (7 pts) PART 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions Write your answer (A,B,C, or D) in the numbered box The ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ scheme all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of burglaries in the village and the surrounding area The residents of the village came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbours’ property while they were away on holiday Since then, and with the support of the government and the police, more than 50,000 ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ schemes have been set up all over the country The object of each ‘Watch’ group is to reduce the opportunities that criminals have in any particular street or area Each resident who is a member of the scheme agrees to call the police whenever they see something suspicious Everything is done calmly and decreetly – it is the police who actually check out each report and investigate what is happening Residents who are part of the ‘Watch’ are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in any danger 2/7 When a new ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ scheme is set up in an area, the first thing people notice is the large, brightly coloured ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ sign This is a great deterrent to most burglars and vandals, because very few of them take a chance of breaking into someone’s house if they know that there is a high risk of beeing seen by neighbours keeping a look-out Burglars also know that people who are part of ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ schemes are more likely to have fitted good locks to their doors and windows There’s another benefit too In the time since the ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ scheme came into existence, there is growing evidence of a new community spirit It is bringing people together as never before, and encouraging people to care for each other New friendships are being made, and contact is often established with old people living on their own, who are often the most frightened and the most at risk Question 1: The ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ scheme in Mollington was started ……… A because the police could not protect people B before any others in the country C after 50,000 burglaries in the area D because some residents wanted to go away for a holiday Question 2: When members of a ‘Watch’ group see suspicious individuals, they …… A try and frighten them away C try and arrest them B contact the police D call the other members of the ‘Watch’ group Question 3: When a new ‘Watch’ scheme starts in an area, ……… A people fit new locks to their doors and windows B the police send fewer officers to the area C burglars are less likely to break into houses D residents put signs on their doors Question 4: One other benefit of ‘Watch’ schemes is that ……… A people get to know each other better B members of the ‘Watch’ look after old people C different kinds of people are attracted to live in the area D old people are no longer frightened of crime Question 5: In general, the author seems to think that …… A the police should more to protect people B ‘Watch’ schemes are not very useful in reducing crime C the ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ schemes have been successful D it is hard to have any privacy in a ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ area Your answers: PART 2: Read the article about the meaning of dreams Choose the most suitable heading from the box (A-H) for each part of the article (1-5) There are three headings which you not need Write your answers in the numbered box A FIRE E EXAMS B CASTLE F WILD ANIMALS C DEATH G FLYING D MOUNTAINS H FALLING THE MEANING OR DREAMS We all have dreams and can often remember parts or images from them Here is a guide to the meanings of the most common images that appear in dreams ……… This is one of the most common images, typically showing insecurity and anxiety It may relate to a fear that a career or a relationship is coming to an end The fact that we are not hurt when we land represents a hope that things won’t turn out too badly ……… This common dream – which commonly involves using our own arm or leg power (rather than any kind of engine) – seems to represent a wish to escape from the problems we are facing in everyday life It may also represent a wish to achieve greater power ………… This represents strength and power If the dreamers are inside, they are protected by the thick walls If they are outside and looking at it, they may desire that safety It is also sometimes the symbol of a woman ………… 3/7 This suggests that the dreamer has mixed feelings of love and hostility towards the person who dies, particularly if that person is close If dreamers see themselves die, this may represent a desire to escape from pressure …………… Anxiety dreams are very common when something is worrying us We are being put to the test The mind remembers times in the past when we were nervous, and a common image is that of a test for which we were badly prepared Your answers: PART 3: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered box I was (1) ………… up by my uncle and aunt and grew up on a small farm in the west of England I think it was better (2) …… living in a city, because every day I ran about in the (3)……… air (4) ………… I went to school, all I did was play on the farm all day Both my aunt and uncle worked with the animals, and although they worked very hard, they always (5) ………… interesting things to me They didn’t have much money, but they got along (6) ………… with everyone, and we didn’t have any of the (7) ………… of living in the city I always felt happy on the farm There was no noise (8) ……… pollution, and (9)…………was really peaceful That’s probably (10) ………… I became a farmer when I was older Your answers: 10 PART 4: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box Brave nurse saves pensioner from fire A nurse who saved a man from a burning house while on her (1) …………to work has been awarded a medal for bravery Sheila McDonald (2) ………… clouds of black smoke (3) ………… from a roof of a house in Manchester She went to investigate and quickly (4) ………… that the house was (5) ………… fire She knocked on the front door but there was no reply Then she walked around the house looking in all of the windows (6) ………… she peered into the living- room window, she saw disabled pensioner Graham Summers asleep in an armchair She tapped on the window but couldn’t (7) ………… him up So she smashed her way (8) ………… the window, lifted Mr Summers into his wheelchair and pushed him to safety through the (9) ………… black smoke At the award ceremony Mr Summers was full of praise for Ms McDonald, but she said, ‘I don’t really (10) ………… it an act of bravery – I just did what anyone would have done.’ A route B way C passage D path A distinguished B detected C remarked D noticed A running B pouring C flowing D trickling A realised B recognised C identified D knew A in B under C on D to A Although B If C Because D.When A raise B get C wake D bring A into B through C via D by A great B big C thick D deep 10 A view B hold C see D consider Your answers: 10 SECTION IV: WRITING (4 pts) PART 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the original ones It was so late that nothing could be done It was too……………………………………………………………………………………….… John asked if it was the blue one or the green she wanted “Which………………………………………………………….…………………….…………… She liked Paris very little, and Rome less She thought Rome ………………………………………………………………… …………… 4/7 “Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked He suggested …………………………………………………………………………….………… I have little time so I don't surf the Internet much If ………………………………………………………………………… …………….……… I last saw my sister when I was in New York I haven’t ……………………………… ………………………………………………………… I’ll be very happy when I go on holiday I am very much…………………………………………………………… ………………… … There was never any answer when we rang Every ……………………………………………………………………… ………………… They are going to build a new school here A new …………………………………………………………………………………….… …… 10 Hanh is better at chemistry than Lan Lan isn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………… … PART 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this morning You asked me what we (1 do) when the landslide occurred I (2 not remember) things too clearly now but I think I (3 watch) TV and my sister (4... a cause Some people believe that it is the (8 responsible) ………….of the government to something about this problem However, it is difficult for even the most (9 power) ………… government to stop... is a (3 lose) ……….of appetite in some children The (4 explain) …………for this seems to be that they don’t get enough exercise This may also explain the (5 tend) ……… of some children to put on weight