PHÒNG GD&ĐT LÂMTHAOĐỀTHI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm 07 trang) Số phách Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2: Điểm Bằng chữ SECTION LISTENING I You will hear a student and an advisor talking about the facilities at the school Listen carefully and answer questions from to You will hear the information twice (10 points) If the student has to get medicines, there’s a prescription charge of _ A £ 6.15 B £ 6.50 C £ 5.16 D £ 5.60 Where is the student living at the moment? A at a hotel B at a hostel C in the Sport Centre D at his own apartment Counseling service is on the _ A North Campus B Central Campus C South Campus D West Centre If the student wants to make a note, the number is _ A 09100625913 B 90100625913 C 09100762593 D 09007625913 The fee you have to pay to get a pass is _ A £ 12 B £ 22 C £ 32 D £ 42 Write your answers here: II You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school Listen and complete questions to You will hear the information twice (10 points) SUMMER MUSIC SCHOOL Place: Arts centre Starting date (1): _ Learn to play (2): piano, guitar and _ Classes start at (3): a.m Cost of classes (4): £ _ a day Phone number (5) SECTION PHONETICS III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Write your answers in the space provided (6 points) A chorus B cherish C chaos D scholar A firewood B cooking C foolish D footpath A special B decision C official D oceanic Write your answers here: IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group Write your answers in the space provided (4 points) A psychology B economic C biology D accomplish A dormitory B entrance C minute D prohibit Write your answers here: SECTION LEXICO - GRAMMAR V Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answers in the space provided (70 points) Lan: ‘How are you doing?” Hoa: “ _.” A Great Thanks B Yes, I am C I’m reading a novel D I’m afraid not Next week when there a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher A will be B will have been C is being D is He opened the letter without to read the address on the envelope A worrying B caring C fearing D bothering The new factory must be finished as the profitability of the company depends on it A on time B in times C at time D for a time Jane likes watching films but she is not keen on any kind A specially B certainly C largely D particularly The student failed to meet the necessary _ for admission to the course A fulfillment B requirement C qualities D aptitudes Hai: "Where's your sister, Loan?" Loan: "She ” A is in her room studying B in her room is studying C studies in her room D has in her room studied The teachers in our school always give children pleasure A a great deal of B a large quantity C a large deal of D a great number of On Christmas Eve, the family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother's house A mere B entire C total D complete 10 “Would you mind closing the window, please?” – “ ’ A Of course Are you cold? B No, not at all I will close it now C Yes I You can close it D Yes of course you can it 11 The teacher made a difficult question, but at last, Joe a good answer A came up with B came up to C came up against D came up for 12 Megan solved her computer problem quite she happened to mention it to a friend who had had the same problem and told her what to A occasionally B clumsily C accidentally D attentively 13 When we came back from holiday our suitcase were by the customs officer A guarded B tested C corrected D examined 14 I was enjoying my book, but I stopped a programme on TV A to read to watch B reading to watch C to read for watching D reading for to watch 15 I won’t change my mind what you say A whether B no matter C because D although 16 They didn’t find in a foreign country A it easy to live B it easy live C it to live easy D easy to live 17 There was nothing they could leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down A but B instead of C than D unless 18 Unemployment is on the rise again, which means that good jobs are A far and away B far from it C few and far between D as far as they go 19 They have sent Bob to _ prison for hitting _ policeman on _ head I’ll go to _ prison tomorrow to bring him some clothes A 0/ a/ his/ B a/a / the/ C the/ the/ 0/ the D 0/ a/ the/ the 20 Your lack of _ has caused you to give such hurtful comments A sensitivity B sensiabilty C sensibility D sensetivity 21 The earlier she leaves, A the sooner she will arrive C she will soon arrive B the soonest she will arrive D she will arrive sooner 22 _ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision A Under no circumstances B No sooner than C Always D Only when 23 The picture is the thief will be most disappointed when he tries to sell it A priceless B invalid C unprofitable D worthless 24 Some friends of mine are really fashion-conscious, while are quite simple A some other B some others C anothers D the other 25 Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful in computer software A pioneer B navigator C generator D volunteer 26 The elderly this kind of music, but the young _ A don’t like / does B doesn’t like / does C don’t like / D doesn’t like / 27 Is it worth waiting for a table in this restaurant or shall we go else? A anywhere B otherwise C somewhere D everywhere 28 The students were all surprised the result of the final examination A at B with C in D to 29 It's essential that every student _ the exam before attending the course A pass B passes C would pass D passed 30 The sun and the moon are often _ in poetry A personified B personable C personalized D personal 31 Mr Ha is out of work He gets _ every week but it isn't much A benefit unemployment B employment benefit C unemployment benefit D benefit unemployed 32 She couldn't her father that she was telling the truth A admit B confide C trust D convince 33 Last night I was so exhausted that I slept like A death B a brick C a tree 34 Hoang is accustomed for half an hour every morning A to jog B to jogging C with jogging 35 I’m _ tired to think about that problem at the moment A far too B nearly C much more D a log D being jogged D simply Write your answers here: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 VI There is one mistake in each sentence Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided (10 points) The boy playing soccer here yesterday was look like Messi A B C D Tom apologized to the postman for being impolitely to him A B C D Those people say that it is such polluted air that they can’t breath, don’t they? A B C D The official language is English but the main speaking languages are Malay and Chinese A B C D Lemon trees are similar in longevity and appear to orange trees but have more upright A B C growth D Write your answers here: SECTION READING VII Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided (20 points) All life is sound We are constantly surrounded by sounds and noises (1) _ by nature and everything in it For thousands of years man has been speaking and singing, (2) _ his wonderfully constructed ear, perceiving sounds and noises, although they are but a small part of the inconceivable wealth of sounds filling the universe Children everywhere and without (3) _ are born with musical abilities, with voices, and with hearing The difference lies (4) _ in what they with these gifts That (5) according to temperament, upbringing, nationality, and time Nature itself is full of sounds, full of music Musical sounds existed millions of years before there was a human ear to hear (6) _, the soft bubbling of the water, the roll of thunder, the whistling and rustling of leaves in the wind and (7) _ knows how many other audible manifestations of nature Man was born (8) _ a world of sounds Thunders filled him with fear and became a symbol of supernatural (9) _ In the roar of the wind, he heard the voices of demons Dwellers at the seashore (10) _the temper of the gods by the Religious rites and music were inseparable at the dawn of humanity A found B heard C produced A thanks to B based on C in spite of A exception B doubt C consideration A absolutely B merely C especially A depends B forms C varies A them B it C all A he B someone C who A with B from C in A disasters B powers C symbols 10 A terrified B touched C judged sound of the waves D existing D without D preparation D suddenly D differentiates D from D everyone D into D existence D heard Write your answers here: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ VIII Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question Write your answers in the space provided (10 points) Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania She studied biology in college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in 1933 In 1936, she was hired by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941 It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952 In that year, she published The Sea around Us, which provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean’ s surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine biology Her imagery and language had a poetic quality Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in the field However, she always realized the limitations of her non-technical readers In 1962, Carson published Silence Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy It proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides She detailed how they poison the food supply of animals, kill birds, and contaminate human food At that time, spokesmen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed However, her work was vindicated by a 1963 report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work A at the US Fish and Wildlife Service B at college C as a researcher D as a writer According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University? A Zoology B History C Oceanography D Literature When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of A 29 B 45 C 34 D 26 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’ s book Under the Sea Wind A was outdated B became more popular than her other books C was praised by critics D sold many copies Which of the following was not mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea around Us? A A research expedition B Printed matter C Letters from scientists D Talks with experts Write your answers here: _ _ _ _ IX Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the space provided (20 points) A FRIEND IN NEED IS THE FRIEND INDEED The proverb just (1) _ that we shall know who our real friends are and when we are in (2) _ Those who desert us when we are in difficulties are just unfaithful (3) _ A true friend would remain (4) _us whether we are rich (5) _poor Some people befriend the rich, simply for the sake of getting benefits (6) _ them A true friend will (7) _ by us in our trials and tribulations She will be the greatest source of consolidation and comfort in our adversities So we must be (8) _in choosing our friends It is (9) _to choose a sincere friend overnight as it (10) _years for us to find a sincere friend Write your answers here: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ SECTION WRITING X Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it (10 points) Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan → Laurence last _ Keeping calm is the secret of passing your test → As long as _ I read two books, but I didn’t find them interesting → Neither _ Immediately after her arrival, things started to go wrong → Hardly _ John could not go to the beach with his friends because of his illness → John's illness XI Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given (10 points) She found the photographs when she was cleaning her room came → She when she was cleaning her room It wasn’t a good idea for you to delete that file should → You that file I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me thankful → I’d like to say am for everything you have done for me Lisa was just about to leave the house when the phone rang point → Lisa was _the house when the phone rang He had a very traditional upbringing, didn’t he? traditionally → He was _, wasn’t he? XII Write a paragraph (from 100 to 150 words) about the benefits of learning English in an English speaking country (20 points) THE END ... to think about that problem at the moment A far too B nearly C much more D a log D being jogged D simply Write your answers here: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30... Carson was born in 190 7 in Springdale, Pennsylvania She studied biology in college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in 193 3 In 193 6, she was hired... provided (20 points) All life is sound We are constantly surrounded by sounds and noises (1) _ by nature and everything in it For thousands of years man has been speaking and singing, (2) _ his