english tests for advanced learners

thienbinh2k9@gmail.com SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO QUẬN 10 TP HCM ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi gồm trang KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP QUẬN THCS – LỚP Năm học: 2009 – 2010 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề - I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences (25 pts) The boy look _ their teacher of English because of his high teaching quality A into B up to C down upon D at We are brought _ in a culture which tells us that it’s good to control our feelings A from B off C out D up Hard work can often bring _ success A into B in C about D up They are fascinated _ the idea of going away for the summer A on B in C about D with They broke _ their relationship after a quarrel A into B out C off D up _ what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun A Moreover B Contrary to C Whereas D Therefore The experts were not fully _ that the animal was a puma A convinced B believed C realized D discovered I hope you will take this matter into _ A effect B understanding C consideration D notice He could not resist the _ of making a lot of money quickly A introduction B temptation C invitation D trial 10 You asked me to _ you to post that matter A remember B remark C remind D recall 11 After a lot of difficulty, he _ open the door A managed B succeeded C was able to help D was capable 12 That man has _ medicine for many years in the area A practiced B passed C worked D earned 13 What she needs to now is see a doctor for a _ A check-up B set-up C make-up D build-up 14 His application was rejected immediately because of his lack of _ A requirements B thought C quantifiers D qualifications 15 I absolutely _ of everything that has been said A agree B approve C admit D accept 16 The man _ stamps for years by the end of 2010 A will be collecting B has collected C will have collected D will have been collecting 17 There’s no point _; the problem will sort itself out A to worry B worried C worrying D for us to worry 18 He doesn’t drink much the police catch him as he drives home A in the event B despite C otherwise D in case 19 I saw him _ to a nice girl at the school library A talking B to talk C talk D talked 20 Either you, or I, or your brother _ responsible for the damage A is B are C am C being 21 – Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by goals to two – _ A That’s incredible B I’ll think about it later C Let’s it together D Thanks all the same 22 – Did you a good job in the last driving test? – _ A Not bad, I think! B Don’t it now! C Yes, please D That’s true 23 – _? – She’s Australian A How you know her B What’s her nationality C Where has she been D What you think about her 24 – What is your pastime? – _ blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com thienbinh2k9@gmail.com A I hate my past C That’s nonsense 25 – Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? – _ A I’m afraid so B Don’t mention it B Playing tennis is my favorite thing D The time to play is past C Please to it for me D Another time, please II Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank (10 pts) Society has changed in many ways since the (1) _ of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2) _ Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent report stated that, (3) _ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (4) _ spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day Home life is seen (5) _ as important as working Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6) _ they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their (7) _ if they have some rest (8) _ these changes, some people are working harder than (9) _ The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10) _ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents 10 A existence A damaged A since A like A be A unless A performance A In addition to A ever before A very B introduction B changed B if B rather B being B however B rehearsal B Instead of B lately B too C recommendation C transferred C although C better C to be C even if C display C In spite of C ever since C as D manufacture D affected D because D prefer D been D as D expression D In place of D never before D so III Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage (10 pts) The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age Nothing is known about the first seven year of this person’s life Very little information exists about the middle period either It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower Dinosaur and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five Mammals only arrived eight months ago In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth Modern man has only been around for four hours During the last hour, man discovered agriculture The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system The passage tells us that _ A a great deal is known about how the Earth was created B life on Earth began relatively recently C more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part D scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life We are informed by the author that _ A the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period B mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com thienbinh2k9@gmail.com C there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles D ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age The author is mainly interested in _ A the time when man first evolved from apes B what has happened since the Industrial Revolution C the effects of farming D the period before the last Ice Age It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _ A man will destroy everything on Earth B man will use up all the fuels C there will be a population explosion D more species of animals may die out The author’s general view of man seems to be that _ A he has no right to be so destructive B he has been the most successful animal C he will be able to control the environment D he has learned a lot from past mistakes IV Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 pts) There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important (1) Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their (2) tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows (3) many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) English, but it is only (5) language for over one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area the world (6) It is (7) in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (8) in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than threefifths of the radio stations (9) programs in English More than half of the scientific and research (10) are in English English is the language of international communication V Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in each blank (10 pts) We are waiting to have the new installed (EQUIP) Such a war would be for the country (CATASTROPHE) After the storm life got back to normal (QUICK) He expressed strong to the plan (OBJECT) The film won an award for its (PHOTO) Many young people work for charity organization (VOLUNTEER) The music show was really (ENTERTAIN) The of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing (POPULAR) Jane is sometimes when she needs to tell the difference between some Vietnamese words (CONFUSE) 10 There are some music between the two lectures (PERFORM) VI Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting (5 pts) His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible for maintaining the records of A B C sales and costs for almost the departments D The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipments to support its weight A B C D It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional pain that followed A B C D her accident Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer A B C D We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago A B C D blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com thienbinh2k9@gmail.com VII Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it (15 pts) The boss made them work very hard They I’m sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution If only _ John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone Everyone _ The girl took the gold pen by mistake The girl didn’t mean Several contestants withdrew from the final round Just a few contestants took _ I advise you to be patient in this situation If I Mai had difficulty solving the problem Mai came He dislikes English food very much He doesn’t think _ There were a lot of people in the discotheque The discotheque _ 10 He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him Had _ VIII Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE (5 pts) T □ □ □ □ □ The rebel attacked the President’s country house The USA sent ships to the area this morning There were two lost climbers The climbers got caught in a heavy rain The climbers haven’t been found yet IX Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank (5 pts) John was on holiday on _ in January A his hometown B Switzerland In Florida, the weather was _ A warm B wonderful People in Florida were quite _ A excellent B fantastic John’s wife doesn’t _ A like Florida B go on holiday with him John’s children were _ last month A with him B with his wife C Florida C awful C friendly C live with him C with their grandparents X Listen to Chris and Stan talking and give short answers to the questions Where was he during the First World War? How old was he when he had to go to hospital? Why did he have to go to hospital? Does he still work, or is he retired now? How is his life now? THE END OF THE TEST blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com F □ □ □ □ □ thienbinh2k9@gmail.com SUGGESTED KEY I B D C D C 10 B A C B C 11 12 13 14 15 C A A D B 16 17 18 19 20 D C D A A 21 22 23 24 25 A A B B D II B D C B C C A C A 10 D D B A A than the over spoken/used written broadcast 10 journals/ publications objection photography/ cinematography voluntarily entertaining popularity confused 10 performances C B A A III B IV ones mother how V equipment catastrophic quickly VI D VII 10 They were made to work very hard by the boss If only I had succeeded in finding solution Everyone is sometimes surprised at/by John’s behavior The girl didn’t mean to take the gold pen Just a few contestants took part in the final round If I were you, I would be patient in this situation Mai came up against (some) difficulty solving the problem He doesn’t think much of English food The discotheque was crowded with/ full of people Had he had/brought (enough/some) money with him, he would/could have bought the shirt blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com