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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KÌ THI HSG TỈNH 11 NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH PT I LISTENING PART 1: Questions – 10 Questions – Complete the form below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer Buying a Used Car: Contact Details Model: Year: Number of Owners: Condition: Reason for Selling: Asking Price: Appointment Time: Address: Contact name: Celica 1985 EXAMPLE (1)…………………… overall good (2)…………………… done last year (3)…………………… (4)…………………… (5)…………………… (6)……………………., Parkwood Elena Questions – 10 Circle the correct letter A – C What happened to Sam’s car? A It was replaced by another one B It broke down C It was stolen Why does Jan need a car now? A She lives too far from the university B She spends too much time on the bus C She would feel safer at night with a car What does Sam recommend? A Check the service records B Avoid buying an old car C Get a mechanical inspection 10 How are they travelling to Elena’s? A by motorcycle B on foot C by bus PART: Questions 11 – 20 Questions 11 – 15 The following are essential requirements for which jobs? Write the correct letter, A, B or C next to questions 11 – 15 Essential requirements A foreign languages B willingness to travel abroad C professional qualification 11 conference organizer 12 catering manager 13 housekeeper 14 fitness centre staff 15 reservations assistant Questions 16 – 20 Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A – G, next to questions 16 – 20 A CV B names of referees C work permit D recruitment seminar E evidence of qualifications F conditions of employment G initial interview INTERNATIONAL FINEST GROUP RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES register interest in working for International Finest Group receive personal code and check (16) ……… download application form send in form and attach (17) ……… receive reply and confirm (18) ……… send in (19) ……… attend (20) ……… II PRONUNCIATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions A attitude B gratitude C apartment D constancy A insight B chemist C embrace D substance A expertise B analyze C sympathize D criticize A engineer B committee C volunteer D referee A condition B genetics C embarrass D indicate III LEXICO-GRAMMAR Exercise 1: Choose the most suitable option to fill in the blank The chemical from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty A pollution B polluted C pollutants D pollute heat comes from deep inside the earth A Geothermal B Solar C Nuclear D Hydro My father is an guitarist A accomplishing B accomplished C accomplish D accomplishment He is very good at people singing with his guitar A making B getting C accompanying D having “Shall we go out tonight?” - “ _” A Yes, I can B Yes, we are C Yes, we go D Yes, let’s All three TV channels provide extensive of sporting events A broadcast B network C coverage D vision Your grandfather is rather tired so not _ your visit Let him have a rest A prolong B lengthen C delay D shorten It was only _ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school A then B until C as soon as D when He got an excellent grade in his examination _ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard A on account of B because of C in spite of D although 10 Most people buy their houses with a loan which they then pay back 25 years A over B during C with D when Exercise 2: Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form She has made up her mind (have) a garage (build) next to the house The statue (break) while it (move) to another room in the museum The highway patrol advised (take) the old route through the city The bell is ringing I must stop (do) my homework (answer) the phone Why you all (laugh)? Roger (tell) you his funny stories? Don’t worry We (finish) the report by 11 Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition They set _for Paris at midnight I knew your family would stand _you He’s quite careless _ danger She’s very nervous _ the new boss I’m faithful _ my principle Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets In design and qualify of manufacture hey were _by Italians (CLASS) IQ stand for _quotient (INTELLIGENT) Everyone admired her _beauty She’s old but she is still beautiful (TIME) She is extremely _of heights and will feel fain when she only on the fifth floor (FEAR) Thomas _broke the expensive vase (ACCIDENT) Part of the building has been _into offices (DIVIDE) We should cut down the use of _ and pesticides for cultivation (FERTILE) This writer must be _ to write those fantastic novels (IMAGINE) The _ are concerned about the deforestation and killing rare animals (ENVIRONMENT) 10 Do me the _ of listening to what I have to say (COURTEOUS) Exercise 5: Each line of the passage below contains one mistake Find and write the correct forms in the your answer sheet as the examples below Line 0: inhabit => inhabiting Line 00: hot => heat Large animals inhabit the desert have evolved adaptations for reducing the Line effects of extreme hot One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect the Line 00 Sun's rays Desert mammals also depart of the normal mammalian practice Line of maintaining a constantly body temperature Instead of trying to keep Line down the body temperature inside the body, what would involve the Line expenditure of water and energy, deserts mammals allow their temperatures Line rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 Line degree Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles The overheated body Line cools up during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall Line unusual low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel This is a Line advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight absorb in warming Line up the body Line 10 IV READING Exercise 1: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow Colorblindness A Myths related to the causes and symptoms of "colorblindness" abound throughout the world The term itself is misleading, since it is extremely rare for anyone to have a complete lack of color perception By looking into the myths related to color blindness, one can learn many facts about the structure and genetics o the human eye It is a myth that colorblind people see the world as if it were a black and white movie There are very few cases of complete colorblindness Those who have a complete lack of color perception are referred to as monochromatics, and usually have a serious problem with their overall vision as well as an inability to see colors The fact is that in most cases of colorblindness, there are only certain shades that a person cannot distinguish between These people are said to be dichromatic They may not be able to tell the difference between red and green, or orange and yellow A person with normal color vision has what is called trichromatic vision The difference between the three levels of color perception has to with the cones in the human eye A normal human eye has three cones located inside the retina: the red cone, the green cone, and the yellow cone Each cone contains a specific pigment whose function is to absorb the light of these colors and the combinations of them People with trichromatic vision have all three cones in working order When one of the three cones does not function properly, dichromatic vision occurs B Some people believe that only men can be colorblind This is also a myth, though it is not completely untrue In an average population, 8% of males exhibit some form of colorblindness, while only 0.5% of women While there may be some truth to the idea that more men have trouble matching their clothing than women, the reason that color vision deficiency is predominant in males has nothing to with fashion The fact is that the gene for color blindness is located on the X chromosome, which men only have one of Females have two X chromosomes, and if one carries the defective gene, the other one naturally compensates Therefore, the only way for a female to inherit colorblindness is for both of her X chromosomes to carry the defective gene This is why the incidence of color deficiency is sometimes more prevalent in extremely small societies that have a limited gene pool C It is true that all babies are born colorblind A baby's cones not begin to differentiate between many different colors until he is approximately four months old This is why many of the modern toys for very young babies consist of black and white patterns or primary colors, rather than traditional soft pastels However, some current research points to the importance of developing an infant's color visual system In 2004, Japanese researcher Yoichi Sugita of the Neuroscience Research Institute performed an experiment that would suggest that color vision deficiency isn't entirely genetic In his experiment, he subjected a group of baby monkeys to monochromatic lighting for one year He later compared their vision to normal monkey who had experienced the colorful world outdoors It was found that the test monkeys were unable to perform the color-matching tasks that the normal monkeys could Nevertheless, most cases of colorblindness are attributed to genetic factors that are present at birth D Part of the reason there are so many inconsistencies related to colorblindness, or "color vision deficiency" as it is called in the medical world, is that it is difficult to know exactly which colors each human can see Children are taught from a very young age that an apple is red Naming colors allows children to associate a certain shade with a certain name, regardless of a color vision deficiency Someone who never takes a color test can go through life thinking that what they see as red is called green Children are generally tested for colorblindness at about four years of age The Ishihara Test is the most common, though it is highly criticized' because it requires that children have the ability to recognize numerals In the Ishihara Test, a number made up of colored dots is hidden inside a series of dots of a different shade Those with normal vision can distinguish the number from the background, while those with color vision deficiency will only see the dots E While many of the myths related to colorblindness have been busted by modern science, there are still a few remaining beliefs that require more research in order to be labeled as folklore For example, there is a long-standing belief that colorblindness can aid military soldiers because it gives them the ability to see through camouflage Another belief is that everyone becomes colorblind in an emergency situation The basis of this idea is that a catastrophic event can overwhelm the brain, causing it to utilize only those receptors needed to perform vital tasks In general, identifying color is not considered an essential task in a life or death situation Questions 1-5: Choosing Headings Choose the correct heading for each section from the list of headings below There are more headings than sections, so you will not use them all Colorblindness' in different i v Unsolved myths countries ii Diagnosing colorblindness vi Animals and colorblindness iii What is colorblindness? vii Developing the ability to see color iv Curing colorblindness viii Colorblindness and the sexes 1) Section A 2) Section B 3) Section C 4) Section D 5) Section E Questions 6-8: Multiple-Choice Questions Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D Write your answers on your Answer Sheet 6) People who see color normally are called A monochromatic B dichromatic C trichromatic D colorblind 7) Children usually begin to see a variety of colors by the age of A one month B four months C one year D four years 8) Children who take the Ishihara Test must be able to A distinguish letters B write their names C read numbers D name colors Questions 9-12: Completing a Summary Complete the summary using words from the box below There are more answers than spaces, so you will not use them all myth a little less X chromosomes defective genes fact slightly more exactly less likely more probable It is a common _ that only men suffer from colorblindness On average 10 _ than ten percent of men have this problem Women have two 11 _ For this reason it is 12 _ for a woman to suffer from colorblindness Exercise 2: Choose the best option to fill in the blank in the following passage SPORT IN PRISON For all the arguments about prison, there is no getting away from the fact that it exists Once the judge and (1) _ have done their job, we have to (2) _ thousands of men and women occupied until they are (3) _ Sport is ideal for prisoners for many reasons Being (4) _ punishes people by taking away their freedom; just because someone gets in (5) _ with the law, we have no (6) _ to take away their health as well Secondly, the (7) _ that you feel when you are (8) _ up for a long prison sentence can make you very anti-social and aggressive The (9) _ thing we want is for people to come out after ten years, or even ten months, and beat up the first person they see Sport provides a way of controlling that (10) _ A panel B team C jury D board A hold B store C preserve D keep A abandoned B remanded C released D charged A inwards B indoors C internal D inside A mess B trouble C worry D trial A right B fairness C justice D demand A uniqueness B remoteness C isolation D individuality A keyed B broken C closed D locked A best B last C final D terminal 10 A crime B opportunity C assault D violence Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with the most suitable word (1) rate and death rate are two important factors which influence the change in world population Today, the world population is increasing (2) an alarming rate This is because of the decline in the death rate (3) to recent advances of modern medicine and the availability of improved (4) services (5) rapid growth of world population poses a (6) because mankind may soon outgrow the world's food supply One may argue (7) modern technological advances and scientific research can help increase food production as well as prevent starvation But can this increase in food production keep (8) with the increase in population? V WRITING Exercise 1: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using, without changing, the word given My mother never lets me make noise in the house ALLOWED It’ll be lovely to attend your wedding this spring FORWARD You should take those shoes to be mended soon HAVE When it comes to computer games, Jack is a real expert CONCERNED Jane was the first person I asked for advice WHOSE Exercise 2: The pie chart shows how electricity is used in an average English home Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant You should write at least 70 words Key I LISTENING (20 points) PART (10 points: point/each correct answer) 88 Princess/Prince’s St/street brakes B (owner) going overseas C $1500 C 6:30 10 A PART (10 points: point/each correct answer) 11 A 16 F 12 C 17 A 13 B 18 G 14 C 19 E 15 A 20 D II PRONUNCIATION (2.5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer) C C A B D III LEXICO-GRAMMAR (27.5 points) Exercise 1: (5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer) C B D A C A C C D 10 A Exercise 2: (5 points: 0.5 point/each correct verb form) to have / built doing / to answer broke / was being moved are you all laughing/ Has Roger told taking will have finished Exercise 3: (2.5 points: 0.5 point/each correct answer) off about (of) by to about (of) Exercise 4: (5 points: 0.5 point/each correct verb form) outclassed subdivided intelligence fertilizers timeless imaginative fearful Environmentalists accidentally 10 courtesy Exercise 5: (10 points: 0.5 point/each finding + 0.5 point/each correction) Line 1: of => from Line 6: degree => degrees Line 2: constantly => constant Line 7: up => down Line 3: what => which Line 8: unusual => unusually Line 4: deserts => desert Line 9: a => an Line 5: rise => to rise Line 10: absorb =>is absorbed IV READING (30 points) Exercise 1: (12 points: point/each correct answer) iii B viii C vii myth ii 10 a little less v 11 X chromosomes C 12 less likely Exercise 2: (10 points: point/each correct answer) C C B C B D D A D 10 D Exercise 3: (8 points: point/each correct answer) Birth This at problem due that health up 10 V WRITING (20 points) Exercise 1: (5 points: point/each correct answer) I am never allowed to make noise in the house by my mother I am looking/ look forward to attending your wedding this spring You should have those shoes mended soon As far as computer games are concerned, Jack is a real expert Jane was the first person whose advice I asked for Exercise 2: (15 points) The piece of writing is expected to: present sufficient information given in the chart, • make necessary contrasts/ comparisons, … by lexical or syntactical means to describe the proportion • and give a flowing and coherent description • TOTAL: 100 POINTS Organization& presentation: 25% Coherence & clarity: 50% Expression: 25% ... RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES register interest in working for International Finest Group receive personal code and check (16) ……… download application form send in form and attach (17) ……… receive reply and... carries the defective gene, the other one naturally compensates Therefore, the only way for a female to inherit colorblindness is for both of her X chromosomes to carry the defective gene This is... two 11 _ For this reason it is 12 _ for a woman to suffer from colorblindness Exercise 2: Choose the best option to fill in the blank in the following passage SPORT IN PRISON For all the