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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
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SECTION A: LISTENING
You will hear an interview with a man who enjoys flying in a small aircraft called a microlight
Fill each gap with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS Write your answers in the numbered boxes for answers
Before his retirement, Brian worked as a pilot for a company called (1) for a long time
Brian feels like a bird when flying his microlight because he doesn't have a (2) around him
Brian disagrees with the suggestion that steering a microlight is like steering a (3)
Brian's record-breaking flight ended in (4)
Brian organized his flight in advance to avoid needing other people as (5) on the way
Brian's microlight was modified so that it could carry more (6) on board
It took Brian (7) to plan the record-breaking flight
Brian feels that flying over miles and miles of (8) was the most dangerous part of the trip
Brian describes his navigation system as both (9) and easy to use
Brian says that his main problem on the flight was the fact that he became very (10)
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SECTION B: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
I Select the best option for each sentence Write your answers in the numbered boxes for answers
1 Did you hear him the whole sonata last night?
A play B to playing C to play D played
2 Everyone knew that _ this task would require a considerable effort
A working B engaging C making D completing
3 Don't get so nervous about his coming late When you get to know him better, you'll learn to take it
4 He’s changed at all since I last saw him - just as lively and outgoing as he always was
A slightly B hardly C subtly D nearly
5 “Never say that again, ?”
A won’t you B do you C don’t you D will you
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6 Driving a car with faulty brakes is quite a risk
A putting B taking C setting D being
7 Recent corruption scandals mean that the party now stands only a(n) chance of victory in
the forthcoming elections
A fair B realistic C slim D inside
8 had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off
A Scarcely B No longer C Hardly D No sooner
9 John’s failure _ great disappointment to his parents
A forced B made C caused D provided
10 I have to admit I'm in two about whether to tell her or not
A minds B choices C camps D options
11 That minister’s of party politics is well-known to the public
A disgust B objection C dislike D opposition
12 Even for inflation he thought it was a good investment
A considering B allowing C taking account D calculating
13 John's up ahead so Greg is pedaling fast to up with him
14 That is a table I have ever seen
A beautiful large round wooden B large beautiful round wooden
C beautiful round large wooden D wooden large beautiful round
15 The relations between the two countries have become tense since both their claim to the
disputed territory
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II Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition Write your answers in the
numbered boxes for answers
1 You promised you would do it Why did you go on your word?
2 They set early in the morning to avoid the rush hour traffic
3 Jim is looking to his trip to Berlin
4 He wanted to save money on a regular basis and put fifty pounds a month
5 I can’t make what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there
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III Use the word given in CAPITALS to form a word that fits in each space Write your answers in the
numbered boxes for answers
PUTTING SOME FUN INTO THE WORKPLACE
A study of 737 chief executives of major corporations found that 98 per cent
would hire someone with a good sense of humor in (1) to someone who
seemed to lack one
Having fun at work also inspires (2) in employees According to a
survey of 1,000 workers, those who rated their manager's sense of humor “above
average” said there was a 90 per cent probability that they would remain in their job for
more than a year If they worked for a boss whose sense of humor they described as
'average' or 'below', the employee's (3) of staying dropped to 77 per
cent
So laughter is (4) and good for business This knowledge could,
however, add to the stress of (5) when they are interviewed if making
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3 LIKELY
4 BENEFIT
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(6) mean being a stand-up (7) The important thing is to strive for a light-hearted atmosphere in the workplace There is, (8) , a downside to all this For instance, some people working in retail jobs are required to smile (9) Such enforced happiness can apparently cause (10) at work and result in emotional stress 6 NECESSARY 7 COMEDY 8 FORTUNE 9 CONTINUE 10 SATISFY Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IV There are TEN mistakes in the passage below Read the passage carefully, UNDERLINE THE MISTAKES and WRITE YOUR CORRECTIONS on the CORRESPONDING LINES in the box for answers There is an example THIEVES IN THE SAFARI PARK Answers Visitors to Hampton safari park has been warned not entering the monkey enclosure if they have roof cases on their cars as the monkeys are likely to open it and steal the contents The animals appear to have worked out a way of unlocking the cases with jumping on them; they even seem to be working together in group to do it One family said they know they couldn’t get out of the car and so could only watch in horror while the monkeys ran away with every their holiday clothes and disappeared up trees with everything from bikinis to shoes One young monkey was seeing holding onto a child’s teddy bear Keepers at a safari park said the monkeys had broken into more than ten roof cases at the beginning of the summer holidays As a result, they have now set up an alternative route for cars with luggage on the roof because they can avoid the thieving monkeys 0 has have ………
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SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space Write your
answers in the numbered boxes for answers
HOSPITALITY
Hospitality - looking after visitors - is universal, but in different cultures hosts are expected to
receive guests in different ways
In much of the ancient (1) , it was the custom to provide passing travellers with food and
water and (2) after them well Indeed in some regions, if visitors were in the middle of a long
(3) , servants would wash their feet
Today, some old customs have (4) in a traditional Japanese household, if a guest admires a
(5) object in the house, the host will give it to the guest straightaway And it is still (6) in
parts of Russia to greet guests with bread and salt on a special cloth The guest is (7) to kiss
them and hand them back to the host Sometimes the guest breaks off a small piece of bread, dips it in
the salt and eats it
In some countries, when (8) guests arrive from abroad they may feel they have been given
a particularly (9) meal But this is probably because the host politely keeps on offering more food
and drink, and the guest is too embarrassed to (10) anything down Answers
1 A globe B earth C world D planet 1
2 A look B name C take D go 2
3 A day B travel C term D journey 3
4 A supported B survived C preserved D existed 4
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5 A usual B precise C distinct D particular 5
6 A typical B everyday C ordinary D average 6
7 A needed B wanted C required D desired 7
8 A strange B foreign C alien D unfamiliar 8
9 A strong B dense C wide D heavy 9
10 A slow B turn C keep D take 10
II Read the following passage and complete it by filling each blank with ONE suitable word Write your
answers in the numbered boxes for answers
THE GREAT LIBRARY IN ALEXANDRIA
Today, there are libraries in almost every town in the world Even in areas (1)
there are no libraries, there are often mobile libraries which take books from one village to
(2) But in the days when books were copied by hand (3) than printed,
libraries were very rare The reason is simple: books took a very long time to produce, and there were
(4) fewer copies of any given work around The greatest library (5) all, that
in Alexandria, had 54,000 books In the ancient world, this number (6) considered huge It
was the first time that anyone had ever collected so many books from all around the world
(7) one roof There are many theories about how these books were lost (8)
is that the library accidentally burned down Another is that one of the rulers of the city ordered the books
to (9) burned They were taken to various places and it took six months to burn them
(10) happened, the collection there was priceless Many of the library’s treasures were lost
forever - some books were never recovered We cannot even know what exactly the library contained
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III You are going to read an article in which five people talk about what they have done to raise money
for charity Choose from the people (A-E) The people may be chosen more than once Write your
answers (A-E) in the numbered boxes for answers
would not repeat what they did to raise money? 1
tried to encourage others to do things to raise money for charity? 2
spent a long time preparing for what they did? 3
says the experience was unique and memorable? 4
had a family member help them with the preparation for the event? 5
says the hardest part was the beginning of the activity? 6
mentions more than one type of charity event? 7
sees taking part in charity events as a way of learning about people in need? 8
took part in the same event many times? 9
didn’t enjoy the event as much as the preparation? 10
RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY
A Housewife and grandmother
I abseiled off a cliff to raise money for charity It was an enormous challenge as I’m actually quite
afraid of heights It was only really the moment of going over the edge that was difficult; after that
it was very easy You just have to get into the rhythm and not go too fast My son is very into
climbing and things like that and he and some of his friends from his university climbing club set
everything up and organized the whole event There were about twenty of us who did it and
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doing anything like that again Once was enough!
B Lawyer
I ran a triathlon and managed to get over 50 people to sponsor me I had to train for months and it
was really hard work but well worth it I actually enjoyed the training more than the final event
because on the day the weather was terrible In the months running up to the event I followed a
very strict regime and it felt good to be working towards such a specific goal I would often get up
at 5 o’clock in the morning so I could train before going to work Knowing that I was going to be
able to give a large donation to charity made me even more determined to do it It wasn’t
compulsory to get sponsorship and giving money to charity wasn’t my main motivation when I first
signed up to do it but I wanted to make the most of the opportunity and all my friends and family
were really supportive and wanted to help and give money It was such a positive experience I’m
going to do it again next year
C Environmental consultant
I cycled from L.A to Quito last spring All my family thought I was mad but I love cycling and I
knew it would be an amazing way to see lots of really interesting places that most people never see
I managed to raise quite a bit of money for charity through sponsorship although that wasn't my
main objective I turned 30 in March and I really wanted to be doing something totally different
rather than just sitting at my desk in the office I wanted it to be different and something I could
look back on when I am older and feel proud of It is something I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren
about and the fact that I was able to do something to help those less well off than me at the same
time, well that made it even better
D Theatre manager
When I was a child I took part in a lot of sponsored walks Each year my school would organise the
walks and although it wasn’t compulsory my friends and I would always take part It was fun Each
walk was about 15 km long so it took quite a long time but it was a nice way to spend a day The
first year I did it I was only 11 years old and my father came with us to keep an eye on us but once
we were older we went by ourselves; there were about 8 or 9 of us that all walked together We
managed to get quite a bit of money between us; in fact it became our challenge to raise more
money than the year before, which we always achieved, so there was a great sense of satisfaction
E Retired primary school head teacher
We used to make a big effort to get the children involved in charity events as I think it helps raise
their awareness of world events and the fact that in many places there are people, particularly
children like themselves, who live in very different circumstances to them I think they get a great
sense of satisfaction too from knowing that they are able to do something to help Each year we
had a mufti day; where all the children paid a small amount of money and then came to school for
one day in their own clothes and not in school uniform We also regularly held school fetes where
the children were encouraged to donate old toys and books and things which we then sold The
children got involved in running the stalls too and all the money we made went to our chosen
charity
SECTION D: WRITING
I Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is closest in meaning to the first sentence Use
the word given in bold Do not change the word given
1 I think it's time the children went to bed now HAD
I think the children ……… to bed now
2 Would you please keep your mobile phone switched off during the flight? MIND
Would you ……… the plane is airborne?
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3 No student can be expected to know every word in the book STUDENTS Nobody can ……… in the book 4 I don't like it when people I don't know very well ask me personal questions BEING I ……… people I don't know very well 5 Maybe John has not remembered about tonight's party COULD I suppose John ……… about tonight's party 6 "Should I ask for help or do it myself?" Jeff wondered HIMSELF Jeff ……… do it himself 7 The big increase in hits on his website came as a surprise to Philip GOT Much ……… a big increase in hits on his website 8 Because he thought it might break down, Dan always kept a mobile phone in his car CASE Dan kept a mobile phone in his car ……… down 9 I was just about to call you to see what time you were coming POINT I ……… you to see what time you were coming 10 I'm worried about that bruise on your hand LOOK I don't that bruise on your hand II Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions one will make in life What are the three most important factors that one should take into consideration when choosing a career? Write an essay to answer the question Use reasons and examples to support your opinion You should write about 200 words
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