de thi chon hoc sinh gioi mon tieng anh lop 12 tinh dak nong nam hoc 2010 2011

VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 TỈNH ĐẮK NƠNG NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MƠN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 180 phút (Khơng kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I LISTENING (3 points) Part Listen to the Professor Mckenzie giving a lecture on the future of the English language and fill in the gaps from 1-5 Write your answers in the space provided (1 point) Very soon English will be the (1) language of all the people in the world This is happening while I am speaking to you We can’t be (2) _of how long the process will take but there is no doubt that it will happen and my bet is that it will happen sooner rather than later First of all English will be an obligatory subject on every school (3) _ throughout the world By the year 2010 around two billion people that about a third of the world’s population will speak English as their second language This isn’t my prediction by the way This is what the experts say We can see evidence of these changes all the time Let’s take the Eurovision Song Contest as an (4) Whatever we might think of the contest (5) _, one thing that has changed recently is that now countries can opt to sing in English Your answers: 1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5…………… Part Listen to the conversation about a cultural heritage site and decide if these statements are T (true) or F (false) Put the tick in the box  (1 point) T F Lynn was working in Western Europe for more than a month □ □ A university paid for her to go there □ □ She didn’t feel positive about the work experience □ She found a small clay figure □ □ Lynn hasn’t to be careful when she’s excavating □ □ □ VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Part Listen to a part of a talk about global workforce development and circle the best answer for question 1-5 (1 point) What is the main theme of this talk? A How companies can help their employees become global- ready B What students can to become global- ready C How universities can help students to become global- ready D Students want to become global- ready What the universities to prepare students for the twenty- first century? A Extend to all corners of the world B Promote international educational experiences C Give good programs D Operate within Europe What program in the US enables graduated students to study an conduct research abroad? A Fulbright B Europe C Erasmus D Workshop What we need to to enable many more students to study abroad? A travel abroad C evaluate other cultures B analyse other cultures How is the marketplace to day? D expand and add to some schemes A national C No longer national or regional B regional D No longer national SECTION II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points) Part Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences Write your answers in the space provided (2 points): I can’t seem to get …………… to him that he’s making a terrible mistake A across B over C.through D off They took …………… consideration the experience of each candidate before deciding who to offer the job A into B up C after D down I was so …………… before the exams that I couldn’t sleep for two weeks A worrying B nervous C shocked D uncomfortable VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí To end or…………………… greatly pollution immediately, people have to stop using many things that benefit them A reduce B decrease C shorten D lessen Three years ago, there were two million people without jobs Now there are over three million …………… A unbusied B workless C jobless D unemployed To practice a foreign language, it is best to …………… with native speakers of that language A communicate B contact C inform D give word I haven’t seen your aunt recently - Oh, she _ out of her house since she _ her color TV A hasn’t been – bought B hadn’t been – bought C hasn’t been – has bought D hadn’t been – had bought They worked hard they could pass the final examination A since B because C in case D so that The weather is terrible I wish it warmer A were B was C has been D had been 10 Up to now, I a lot of information about her A will learn B learnt C would learn D have learnt 11 Dien Bien Phu is the place our army won a resounding victory in 1954 A where B that C what D which 12 He had no of selling the clock – it had belonged to hes grandfather A interest B intend C intention D meaning C will call D am calling 13 Wait here until I you A am going to call B call 14 He talked about the books and the authors interested him A which B who C that D when 15 When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _ 15 minutes A another 16 B others C other D the others Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have any solutions A looked into B thought over C got round to D come up with VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 17 I’ll _ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know A discuss B argue C explain D talk 18 Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall _ about it A having told B having been told C to have told D to have been told 19 I gave up the job, the attractive salary A because B because of C although D despite 20 The girl is our neighbour A talks to the lady over there B is talking to the lady over C was talking to the lady over there D talking to the lady over there Your answers: 1…………… 6…………… 11…………… 16…………… 2…………… 7…………… 12…………… 17…………… 3…………… 8…………… 13…………… 18…………… 4…………… 9…………… 14…………… 19…………… 5…………… 10………… 15…………… 20…………… Part Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets Write your answers in the space provided (1 point): Brenda (1 join)……….our firm ten years ago She (2 work)…………for the previous five years with an advertising company and (3 acquire)………… much useful experience For the first eight years with us she (4 work)……….in the Sales Department, and (5 work)………….there when I (6 become)……….the Managing Director Since then she (7 work) ………….as my personal assistant, and she (8 prove)……… herself to be outstandingly capable on many occasions She (9 work)………on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment she (10 work)………….in London on a special assignment Your answers: 1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5…………… 6…………… 7…………… 8…………… 9…………… 10………… VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Part Supply the correct article or preposition to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided (1 point): The Communist Party of Vietnam is the ruling, as well as (1) …………… only legal political party in Vietnam It is a Marxist-Leninist Communist Party supported (2) …………… the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (3)………… most of the cases, the Vietnamese press and people refer (4)………… the Communist Party (5)…………… Vietnam as "Đảng" (Party) or "Đảng ta" (our Party) The Party was founded by Hồ Chí Minh and other exiles living in China as (6)…………… Vietnamese Communist Party (7)…………… a conference in Hong Kong in February 1930 (8) …………… First National Party Congress was held (9) …………… secret in Macau in 1935 The Third National Congress, held in Hanoi in 1960, formalized the tasks of constructing socialism in what was by then North Vietnam, or (10) …………… Democratic Republic of Vietnam and committed the party to carrying out the revolution of liberation in the South Your answers: 1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5…………… 6…………… 7…………… 8…………… 9…………… 10………… Part Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals Write your answers in the space provided (0) has been done as an example (1point): The 2010 Asian Games, also (0) KNOW as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event in Guangzhou, China that began on 12 November and finished on 27 November 2010 A total of 476 (1) EVENT in 42 sports was contested by athletes, making it the (2) LARGE event in the history of the Games It was also the last (3) ITERATE of the Games to have featured such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia has enforced new hosting rules for future games, (4) BEGIN with the 2014 Games The games were co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three (5) NEIGHBOUR cities.The opening and closing (6) CEREMONY were held along the Pearl River in Haixinsha Island, and was the first time in (7) HISTORICAL that the opening ceremony for a major sports event was not (8) HOLD inside a stadium The Badminton men's singles gold (9) MEDAL Lin Dan was voted as Most Valuable Player The President of Olympic Council of Asia hailed the Games as "outstanding" and "one of the (10) GOOD ever" VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Answers: 0…known………… 1…………………… 2…………………… 4…………………… 5…………………… 3…………………… 6…………………… 7…………………… 8…………………… 9…………………… 10………………… Part Complete the sentences with a verb from the box Put the verb into the correct tense form Write your answers in the space provided (1point): take after wake up look round look out come across get over get on look after ring up break down “ … …………!” he said This is not the time for sleeping! …………………….! You're going to hit that car The bus was moving too fast and I couldn't ……………… it I'm going to ……………….… the station and ask about the trains My washing machine …………… this morning so I had to all the washing by hand He was very unhappy after his girlfriend left him but I think he is starting to ……………… it now We're going on holiday next month We must find someone to ……………… the cat and the plants I know you've seen the new part of the town but you should …… the old part , it's very interesting We were on our way to college when we ……………… some dancers They were doing a beautiful dance in the street 10 He's very good at sport and his mother is, too He ………………… her Your answers: 1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5…………… 6…………… 7…………… 8…………… 9…………… 10………… VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Part Read the following passage One word has been omitted from each line Put an oblique stroke (/) where the word should be and write the missing word in each blank (0) has been done as an example (1point): International Women's Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day / marked on the 8th of March every year It is a major day of global 0……is…… celebration women In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges 1………… from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women a 2………… celebration women's economic, political and social achievements.Started as 3………… a Socialist political event, the holiday blended the culture of many countries, 4………… primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and former Soviet bloc In many regions, 5………… the day lost its political flavour, and became simply an occasion for men express 6………… their love for women in way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and 7……….… St Valentine's Day In other regions, however, the original political human rights 8…………… theme designated the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness 9……….… of the struggles of women worldwide brought out in a hopeful manner 10………… SECTION III: READING (4points) Part Choose the best options to complete the following passage Write your answers in the space provided (2 points): VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (1) Indian Government agreed to set (2) "Operation Tiger" - a campaign (3) .save this threatened creature They started by creating nine special parks (4) that tigers could live in safety The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (5) was quickly turning into a desert (6) too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people's cattle At the time there (7) just fourteen tigers left there The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (8) be handed back to nature Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (9) for tigers to hide in, and there are now at I (10) forty of them (11) the park, wandering freely about Other animals have also benefited For example, there are many (12) deer and monkeys than before The people (13) were moved are now living in better conditions They live in new villages away (14) the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal's future looks (15) little safer A the B.a C with D of A.in B.down C up D.on A in order B to C so that D for A- for B order C such D so A in which B with which C for which D which A because B although C despite D but A only B was only C were D were little A can B could C will D might A much B enough C too D so 10 A least B all C first D times 11 A near B outside C within D leaving 12 A fewer B more C better D less 13 A that B which C whose D by whom 14 A off B to C far D from 15.A.more B a C the D an Your answers: 1…………… 6…………… 11…………… VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 2…………… 7…………… 12…………… 3…………… 8…………… 13…………… 4…………… 9…………… 14…………… 5…………… 10………… 15…………… Part Read the following passage and choose the answer which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage Write your answers in the space provided (1point): Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in November The announcement was made in a ceremony at the Legend Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on January 28, 2010 This event is being organized by Thanh Nien newspaper, Thanh Nien Media Corp and Carousel Production Inc After a month of competition, delegates from 84 countries and territories competed for the title of Miss Earth 2010 in beautiful Vietnam Miss India, Nicole Faria was announced as Miss Earth 2010, taking over the reign of Larissa Ribeiro Ramos, Miss Earth 2009 Unlike other pageants, there was no "runner-up" in that sense Instead the titles of Miss Earth-Air, Miss Earth-Water and Miss Earth-Fire are bestowed on the next three contestants Tonight, the titles went to Miss Ecuador, Jennifer Pazmiño, Miss Thailand, Watsaporn Wattanakoon and Miss Puerto Rico, Yeidy Bosques, respectively Miss 10 Japan Marina Kishira, Miss South Africa Nondyebo Dzingwa and Miss Venezuela Maria Angela Bonanni completed the final seven who competed in the final interview competition, where questions from the previous Miss Earth finals were asked Included in the semi-finals were: Miss Czech Republic Carmen Justova, Miss Italy Ilenia Arnolfo, Miss Netherlands Desirée van den Berg, Miss Russia Victoria Schukina, Miss Ukraine Valentyna Zhytnyk, Miss USA Danielle 15 Bounds and Miss Vietnam Luu Thi Diem Huong The contest comes with the theme “Beauties For a Cause”, which means not just admiring beauty but raising awareness of environmental protection as well What does the massage mainly discuss? A The beauty of Miss Earth 2010 B The image of the beauty contest C The announcement about Miss Earth contest D Name of the contestants in final competition Who is Miss Earth 2010? VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A Miss Puerto Rico B Miss Ecuado C Miss India D Miss Ukraine Who gives the questions to the contestants the final interview competition? A Valentyna Zhytnyk B Ilenia Arnolfo C Larissa Ribeiro Ramos D Jennifer Pazmiño Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage? A The contest helps us raising awareness of environmental B Thanh Nien newspaper organized the event C Nicole Faria received the reign of Larissa Ribeiro Ramos D Delegates from around 90 countries and territories competed for the title of Miss Earth 2010 The phrase “ taking over” in line is used to illustrate the idea that Miss India………………… A performing admirably B getting over the situation C having something D winning the contest How long does the contest last? A for a month B for two months C for a week D for two weeks When was the competion taken place? A at the beginning of 2010 B at the end of 2010 C in the middle of 2010 D on January 28, 2010 The phrase “completed the final seven” in line 12 means that Miss Japan Marina Kishira, Miss South Africa Nondyebo Dzingwa and Miss Venezuela Maria Angela Bonanni…………… A were completed the final interview competition C competed the final seven constestants B were the last three of seven D.competed in the final interview competition Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A Thanh Nien newspaper, Thanh Nien Media Corp and Carousel Production Inc are three sponsors of the contest B This contest has no "runner-up" C Luu Thi Diem Huong was in the final fourteen who completed the competition D The phrase “Beauties For a Cause” means not admiring beauty VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 10 The word “ where ” in line 12 could be best replaced by which of the following? A that B when C which D in which Your answers: 1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5…………… 6.………… 7…………… 8…………… 9…………… 10………… Part Some parts of the following passage have been removed Read and fill in the blanks Write your answers in the space provided (1point): Parents often have dreams for (1) children’s future (2) hope their children will have a (3) life than they had They dream that their (4) will things that they couldn’t (5) Parents (6) come to (7) U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here They think their children will (8) more career choices (9) more successful lives They make many sacrifices (10) their children will have more opportunities They think their children will remain close to them because (11) this Some children understand (12) appreciate these sacrifices and remain close (13) their parents However, other (14) feel ashamed that their parents (15) so different from other Americans Your answers: 1…………… 6…………… 11…………… 2…………… 7…………… 12…………… 3…………… 8…………… 13…………… 4…………… 9…………… 14…………… 5…………… 10………… 15…………… SECTION III: WRITING (4points) Part Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1point): It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car The man VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí We don’t have to so many things to please him It is He can’t afford to go to America this summer He doesn’t Timmy has become confident as a result of his success Timmy’s success has turned I haven't seen my uncle for a long time It's a long time Part Rewrite the sentence, use the given word and other words as necessary Write your answers in the space provided (1point): My sister/ keen/ do/ her/ household chores/ I/ sorry/ I/ not/ finish/ assignment/ yet/ It/ English language/ that/ used/ as/ language/aviation/ international sport/ pop music/ Written English/ not/ systematical/ phonetic/ cause/ difficulty/ foreigners/ If/ they/ their homework / last night/ they/ not/get/ bad/ marks/ Part 3: Composition (3 points) Traffic accidents, one of the problems which cause great loss to human life, have been increasing recently Write a composition of about 300 words to present your opinions about this problem?; (do not include your personal information) VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí ... Chi Minh City, Vietnam on January 28, 2010 This event is being organized by Thanh Nien newspaper, Thanh Nien Media Corp and Carousel Production Inc After a month of competition, delegates from 84... the space provided (1point): Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam in November The announcement was made in a ceremony at the Legend... competion taken place? A at the beginning of 2010 B at the end of 2010 C in the middle of 2010 D on January 28, 2010 The phrase “completed the final seven” in line 12 means that Miss Japan Marina Kishira,