Së GD & §T Thanh Ho¸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HS GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 Trêng THPT CÈm thñy 1 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Hệ 3năm( Bài số 5) Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút Họ và tên: Question I: Phonetics (5points) a. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. find B. think C. nine D. wine 2. A. sugar B. see C. saint D. sit b. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others. 1.A. follow B. apology C. experienced D. direct 2.A. explain B. obtain C. promise D. suspect 3.A. national B. complain C. alone D. accept Question II: (10 points) a. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. 1. My children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there is something special on TV. 2. If we do not get there by 6.00, John (leave). 3. We (cook) all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock, we still were not ready. 4. Last night he was very tired. He didn't learn his lessons. He (watch) TV the whole night. b. Choose the correct word in parentheses: 1. I (sell / am selling / have sold ) this car, Do you want to buy it? 2. Mr. Hung is 60 next month. He ( is retiring / will retire / will be retiring )3. We have everything. Nothing seems (to forget / to be forgotten / to have been forgotten) 4. At 4.30, there was only one painting (not to be sold / not sold / not selling ). 5. You can try asking Martin for help, but it (does not do / will not do / has not done ) you any good. Question III: Complete these sentences by using the correct forms of the words given in parentheses (5 points) 1. You can find out what a book is about by looking at its table of ……. (contain) 2. The song has ………… been selected for the Sea Games 22nd. (office) 3. The children were surprised at the sudden … of their teacher ( enter ) 4. We all have a ………. to our country (loyal). 5. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the …. species (danger) Question IV: Choose the best answer. (15 points) 1. . you should do now is take a long holiday. A. That B. How C. What D. As 2. Don’t worry about the lunch .I’ll . to it . A. succeed B. apply C. devote D. see 3. I am afraid that these regulations have to be . with . A. complied B. provided C. faced D. met 4. Our thoughts .on our four missing colleagues A. based B. centered C. imposed D. depended 5. I would never have Tim of being the culprit A. accused B. convicted C. suspected D. reminded 6. No sooner had we left the house it started snowing A. and B. than C. when D. that 7. Several cars, . owners had parked them under the trees, were damaged. A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose 8. . you should do first is make the list of all the things you have to do. A. That B. What C. As D. if 9. we get to the theatre, the play will have started . A. As soon as B. Until C. By the time D. Whenever 10. It’s ages . I last saw a decent comedy film on television. A. that B. ago C. since D. when 11. do you think you are doing, might I ask? A. Actually B. Just C. Whatsoever D. Whatever 12. Sorry I am late, but I call in at the supermarket on the way. A. needed B. must C. had to D. was to 13. If the phone rings, it . be for me . A. can B. will C. would D. shall 14. The burglar turned to . me and said , ‘don’t you recognize me?’ A. view B. regard C. face D. watch 15. When Bill saw my new car he was with envy. A. blue B. green C. yellow D. white Question V: Reading comprehension. (15 points) a. Fill in the gap with one suitable word. Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to …(1)… of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer…(2)… one side or the other. Nearly every school …(3)… its football team and every boy in Britain …(4)… much about the game. He can tell you the name of the…(5)… in most important teams. He has a picture of them and knows the …(6)… of many matches. In Britain the football .(7)… begins in the middle of August, usually on the second Saturday and …(8)… on the last Saturday in April. At the beginning of the season .(9)… the school teams and the professional teams …(10)… very hard. They want to win the matches. b. read the paragraph carefully and then choose the best answer below. Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught - to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle - compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes . However, in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter or right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should our teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cannot find the way to get the right answer. Let us end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some days learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know . Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as schoolteachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated as rapidly changing as ours .Anxious parents and teachers say,' but suppose they fail to learn something essential, they will go out into the world and learn it' . 1. What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A. by copying what other people do B. by making mistakes and having them corrected C. by listening to explanations from skilled people D. by asking a great many questions 2. What does the author think teachers do which they should not do? A. They give children correct answers. B. They point out children’s mistakes to them. C. They allow children to mark their own work. D. They encourage children to copy from one another. 3. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are A. not really important skills. B. more important than other skills. C. basically different from learning adult skills. D. basically the same as learning other skills. 4. Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by. A. educated persons. B. the children themselves. C. teachers D. parents. 5. The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are A. too independent of others B. too critical of themselves C. unable to think for themselves D. unable to use basic skills. Question VI: (15 points) a. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 1. She hardly understands that problem, doesn't she? 2. You'd better not to buy this bike. 3. We celebrate our Independent Day on September 2nd. 4. We walked in the park when it started to rain. 5. The important of education is clear to everyone nowadays in Vietnam. 6. Mary is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long. 7. Hung is so short to take part in this game. 8. The car is belongs to my wife. 9. She smiled to me as if she knew me. 10. She prefers drawing than painting. b. Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. John will look after the children he has no objection. John does not …………………………… ……………. 2. I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang. I was ………………………………………………………… …… . 3. There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected. There were far ………………………………………… .……… . 4. The farmers had applied the new technology on their farms. The output of rice was raised. Thanks to …………………………………………… .……………………………… . . 5. How are you getting on with your English? How is ……………………………… …… ? Question VII: Use these words and phrases to make complete sentences. Make changes and add any necessary words as in the example. (5 points) Example : After / Jim / write / letter / Mary / post . After Jim had written the letter, Mary posted it. 1. when / we / arrive / victim / bring / hospital / police. 2. wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday. 3. date / meeting / will / have / change / again . 4. I / spend / hours / look / pen / last night. 5. he / not interested / buy / new car now. Question VIII: Choose the suitable preposition to fill in the gap in each sentence (10 points) 1. I am just to town to do some shopping. 2. Cambridge is 100 kilometers north . London. 3. I have read the works Shakespeare. 4. We both share love the music. 5. When does the train .London leave? 6. It was on the point leaving when the phone rang. 7. It was warm the time of the year. 8. Tom and Peter sat . each other on the same class. 9. There is a nice painting the fireplace. 10. Come and sit me on this chair. -the end - . children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there is something special on TV. 2. If we do not get there by 6.00, John (leave). 3. We (cook) all day for the. Games 22nd. (office) 3. The children were surprised at the sudden … of their teacher ( enter ) 4. We all have a ………. to our country (loyal). 5. It is forbidden