ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH - SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NGHỆ AN

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH - SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NGHỆ AN

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VỊNG TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT

Mơn thi: Tiếng Anh Ngày thi: 20 – 12 – 2009

(Đề thi gồm cĩ 8 trang) Thời gian: 180 phút (Khơng kể thời gian giao đề)

Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi này

ĐIỂM

TOÀN BÀI THI (Họ, tên và chữ ký) Giám khảo 1 (Họ, tên và chữ ký) Giám khảo 2 (Do Chủ tịch HĐ ghi)SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng chữ Bằng số

SECTION I: GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY (7.5 points)

PART I: (1.5 pts) Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Circle A,

B, C or D to indicate your answers.

1 She had to hand in her notice advance when she decided to leave her job

2 The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had _ a little money every week

3 The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have _ by 2015

A run out B taken over C caught up D used off

4 “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ?”

A do you B don’t you C can’t you D will you

5 Mary: “Your new blouse looks gorgeous, Helen!”

Helen: “ _”

A It’s up to you B Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s

C I’d rather not D You can say that again

6 “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop _ excuses!”

7 _ “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?”

_ “Yes we decide to stay longer.”

8 We couldn’t fly because all the tickets had been sold out

A economics B economy C economical D economic

9 He to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead

A must have gone B couldn’t go

C didn’t have to go D should have gone

10 There was nothing they could do _ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

A unless B instead of C than D but

PART II: (1.0 pt) Find ONE mistake in each sentence Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate your answers.

1 The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world

A B C

mourning for him

D

2 Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s oldest universities

A B C D

3 Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it

A B C D

4 However small, the sitting room is well designed and nicely decorated

A B C D

5 Educated in the UK, his qualifications are widely recognized in the

A B C

world of professionals D PART III: (1.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces provided (0) has been done as an example. A CHANGE OF CAREER Wildlife (0) _ had always been a hobby for Mark Chester, but PAINT when he lost his job, he took the (1) to turn it into a full- time DECIDE career Mark had obtained his (2) qualifications in the fields of PROFESSION (3) _ and advertising and felt that these skills would be useful PHOTOGRAPH in his new life He had sold his work before, and was (4) _ confident REASON that he could earn enough to live on Mark discovered that he would be able to receive an (5) _ from a ALLOW government (6) _ to help him set up his business They also AGENT provided him with (7) _ information on how to run his affairs USE As (8) _of his work increased, Mark realised that he could SELL not paint enough (9) _pictures to keep up with demand, so he is ORIGIN now trying to interest a (10) in producing prints of his PUBLISH work Meanwhile, Mark has started making prints of his own Your answers: 0/ painting 1/ 6/

2/ 7/

3/ 8/

4/ 9/

5/ 10/

PART IV: (1.0 pt) Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage

Reginald Andrews, 29, was standing (1) the subway platform (2) 14th

street, waiting (3) _ the train to take him back (4) his flat (5) _ Harlem He was worried (6) being (7) _ of work He had been unemployed (8) _ a year, and he owed a lot of money (9) _ the bank But he had an interview that morning (10) Jamac Frozen Foods in Manhattan, and he was hoping they would offer him a job

Your answers:

1/ 6/

2/ 7/

3/ 8/

4/ 9/

5/ 10/

PART V: (1.0 pt) Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided under the passage. (1) whales live in (2) _ sea and are being hunted to extinction (3) men who hunt them for (4) _ money will lose their jobs when all (5) _ whales are dead Then (6) sea will die because (7) _ whales live on (8) _ plankton, (9) _ little creatures will grow too many and (10) _ sea will not to be clean and clear Your answers: 1/ 6/

2/ 7/

3/ 8/

4/ 9/

5/ 10/

PART VI: (1.5 pts) Supply the correct form of the VERBS in the brackets to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

In the relative short span of twenty-five years there has been an incredible evolution

in the size and capabilities of computers Today, computers smaller than the tip of your

fingernail (1 have) the same capacities as room-sized machines of twenty years ago The first computers (2 develop) around 1945 They were so large that they (3 require)

special air-conditioned rooms About twenty years later, in 1960s, desk-sized computers

were developed This (4 represent) a gigantic advance Before the end of the same decade, however, the third generation of computers, which (5 use) simple integrated circuits and which (6 be) even smaller and faster, (7 appear) In 1971, the first

microprocessor, less than one square centimeters in size, (8 develop) Today, electronic engineers (9 predict) that even smaller and more sophisticated computers (10 be) on

the market before the end of this decade

Your answers:

1/ 6/

2/ 7/

3/ 8/

4/ 9/

5/ 10/

SECTION II: READING (6.5 pts) PART I: (1.5 pts) Fill each blank with one suitable word Write your answers in the space provided under this passage. From a close study of history you would never gain the impression that (1) _ behaviour is dictated by intelligence, (2) _ by responsible morality An observer from (3) _ planet, devoid (4) _ instincts himself and unaware of the way in which instincts, the aggressive instinct in particular operate (5) _ us, would be at a complete _(6) to explain history at (7) The phenomena of history do _(8) have reasonable causes It is a mere commonplace (9) _ say that they are caused by that common parlance so aptly _(10) _ “ human nature” Your answers: 1/ 6/

2/ 7/

3/ 8/

4/ 9/

5/ 10/

PART II: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage and circle the answer which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1) _ it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea A special room was built and lowered (2) _ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea For 29 days, five men lived (3) _ a depth of 40 feet At a (4) _ lower level, another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house” On the returning to the surface, the men said that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (5) _ many interesting scientific observations The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (6) _ the seabed He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (7) _ the bottom of the sea On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary

(8) _ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (9) _ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions They also found out that it was (10) _ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”

6/ A implanting B transplanting C growing D cultivating

7/ A inquiring B exploring C imploring D enquiring

10/ A able B possible C hardly D capable

PART III: (1.5 pts) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

Sometimes you know things about people the first time you see them, for example That you want to be friends with them or that you don’t trust them But perhaps this of intuition isn’t as hard to explain as it may seem For instance, people give out body language signals all the time The way you hold your body, head and arms tells people about your mood If you hold your arms tightly at your sides, or fold them across your chest, people will generally feel that you are being defensive Holding your head to one side

shows interest in the other, while an easy, open posture indicates that you are

self-confident All this affects the way you feel about someone

Also, a stranger may remind you of meeting with someone This may be because of something as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar to someone who treated you well or badly Your feelings about a stranger could be influenced by the smell in the air that brings to mind a place where you were happy as a child Since even a single word can bring back a memory such as that, you may never realize it is happening

1 What does the word “open” in the passage most closely means?

2 What influences your impression of the person you meet the first time?

3 What one feels about a stranger may be influenced by something that _

A strengthens one’s past behaviours

B remind one of one’s past treatment

C revives one’s past memories

D points to one’s childhood

4 What does the second paragraph discuss?

A Meanings of signals one implies towards a stranger

B Factors that may influence one’s feelings about a stranger.

C How people usually behave to a stranger

D Factors that cause people to act differently

5 Intuition described in the passage can be explained by means of _

PART IV: (1.5 pts) Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with the words in the box.

Next to influenza, food poisoning is probably the most common minor ailment which Singaporeans have to put up with It is regarded by most people as (1) _ serious than suffering from a cold because (2) symptoms-stomachache, cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea usually clear up (3) a few days In many cases, the victims (4) _ not need to see a doctor or miss a day’s work The disturbing thing is that the number of cases (5) _ more serious food poisoning is (6) _ the rise

Food poisoning is caused by eating contaminated food The bacteria in the food can get into the food from the air or through agents such as insects which come into contact with food Some forms of food (7) carry bacteria or other parasitic organisms Examples

of such food include selfish, especially oysters which grow in polluted waters, and raw meat which (8) _ not been properly refrigerated Certain foods such as milk, eggs and meat are prone to bacteria growth, (9) they are high in protein and moisture The best way to prevent food poisoning is (10) observe the rules of hygiene If food prepares do not abide by strict sanitary regulations, serious incident of food poisoning will continue to escalate

SECTION III: WRITING (6.0 pts)

PART I: (1,0 pt) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly

 They were speaking

2 If I were you, I’d look for another job

 I suggest

3 All his suits were made in Paris

 He

4 If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately

that may as which

 Only by

5 If there’s an emergency, ring this number  In case

PART II: (1.0 pt) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word 1 There were a lot of people on the bus (with) ®

2 You can avoid tooth decay by brushing your teeth regularly (prevented) ®

3 Everybody in the office likes Harry (popular) ®

4 We don’t seem to have much sugar left (running) ®

5 This house brings home to my mind ( reminds) ®

PART III: (4.0 pts) Write a paragraph about 200-250 words expressing your own opinion about the topic: “Should marriages be arranged by parents or left to the choice for the young people concerned?”

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