PRACTICE TEST 1

UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC SỞ GD & ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS CẤP TỈNH LỚP NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017 ĐỀ THI MÔN ANH VĂN ĐỀ SỐ 01 Thời gian làm 120 phút (Đềthigồm trang) (Khơng kể thời gian phát đề) Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi phát kèm đề thi -SECTION I LISTENING: (3.0 points-0.2/each) Part 1: Listen to the recording twice then choose A, B or C to best answer the questions What one thing does the girl NOT have to on Wednesday after school? A.practice the piano B take care of children C finish homework assignments Why can't the girl go to a movie on Monday? A She has to catch up on her French homework B She needs to write a paper C She must practice for a math test How long is her soccer practice on Tuesday? A one hour B an hour and a half C two hours What chore does the girl have to on Saturday? A clean the garage B pick up her room C finish her science project Which movie showing is the girl going to see? A 5:00 p.m B 7:15 p.m C 9:00 p.m Part Listen to the recording twice Fill in each of the following blanks a suitable word or a number Welcome to Haybridge Hall and thank you for choosing to use our Guide-O-Matic to help you make the most out of your stay here This guide is (6) _ in six other languages Just ask at the ticket office The general history of the house is as follows: Haybridge Hall was constructed at the end of the 15th Century and was originally called Hawken Hall after the first family who owned it Jack Hawken was a local businessman who had become wealthy thanks to success with wool exports The house has changed very little in the last 500 years with the (7) _of the Dawson Conservatory which can be found behind the ticket office This was added in 1941 when the British Army was using Haybridge Hall as a headquarters for the 8th Army Churchill is said to have spent two nights at Haybridge in the main guest bedroom in the build up to the Normandy Landings in June (8) _ The Hawken family only managed to hold onto this fine property for around a decade before they had to sell up and the name Haybridge was used by the aristocrats who bought it The Yardley family were not from this area, but from the north of England They owned Haybridge for some 200 years and turned the surrounding area into (9) _farmland where various crops, from wheat to potatoes, were grown The Yardley family left Haybridge in 1722 and the property was left empty for some (10) _years or so, falling, in the meantime, into quite a state of disrepair It was during this period of neglect that the small church built on the grounds of the house in the early 16th Century, crumbled into ruins Little is known about this church although one drawing of it (11) _ A local artist, Timothy Warsden, sketched the church in 1728, a mere six years after the Yardley family moved out Haybridge Hall's destiny seemed to have been that of long-term neglect and eventual destruction but the renowned local author William Hoaten bought Haybridge in 1784 and spent three years and a considerable amount of money renovating the mansion By now, the (12) _of land belonging to the property had been considerably reduced and consisted of the few acres you see today The Hoaten family stayed at Haybridge until the beginning of the Second World War when the British Army took over the (13) _ After the war, the surviving members of the Hoaten family 1|Page decided it would prove too costly to move back into Haybridge Hall and so the property came to be owned by the charitable organisation English Heritage, who runs it to this day English Heritage undertook an extensive renovation operation in the 1970's, costing over ten million dollars The aim of this work was to return Haybridge Hall to something of its glory days when it was owned by the Yardley family for two centuries Specialist builders and craftsmen from all over the world were employed in an attempt to (14) _the best possible example of a 17th Century country house Haybridge Hall remains to this day one of the finest examples of British renaissance architecture and the furnishing within gives an authentic idea of what country life was like three to four centuries ago in this country Last year, over (15) _ visitors took the same path through Haybridge Hall that you yourself are taking today SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) Part 1: Choose the best answer to each question (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) 16 It was getting so cold that she had to the sweater A dress in B put on C try on D wear over 17 If anybody a question, please ask me after class A has B have C had D were 18 Bread is made bread flour and yeast A in B by C with D from 19 He has a very quiet and life in that big, empty house A alone B lonely C only D by himself 20 I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used to dinner at pm A to have B to having C having D have 21 The Smiths rarely go out in the evening, ? A they B don’t they C doesn’t he D does he 22 The ghost walked out of the hall, and suddenly A entered B emerged C vacated D vanished 23 In front of the house a big oak tree A stand B stood C did stand D does stand 24 You can use my car you bring it back tomorrow A however B although C as long as D but 25 He did not share his secrets with many people but he in her A confided B confessed C concealed D consented 26 Paul bring the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria A Since B As soon as C Now that D Until 27 How can I know book is yours? They are so alike A which B what C this D the 28 She will visit us as soon as she arrives Paris A at B in C on D to 29 Please your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question A rise B lift C push D raise 30 I wish you now Can’t you stay a bit longer? A don’t have to leave B didn’t have to leave C hadn’t to leave D hadn’t left 31 people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago A Less B Lesser C Fewer D Few 32 If we don’t on electricity, there will be power cut A economic B economics C economical D economize 33 He worked than his workmates 2|Page A more careful B as carefully C carefullier D more carefully 34 They reached the village before sunset the road was flooded A although B because C as if D whether 35.In this school, most very hard A of students work B students’ work C student works D of student work Part 2: Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences (1.5 points 0.15/ each) 36 My daughter left a half orange on the table.(eat) 37 Most people who work feel that they are (pay) 38 The teacher warned the children that if they again, they would be punished (behave) 39 Are all those they put in food really necessary? (add) 40 The manager handed in his after being accused of dishonesty (resign) 41.A damage was caused by the earthquake (wide) 42 Phil was sentenced to seven-year for his part in the armed robbery (prison) 43 I was late because I how much time I will need (estimate) 44 How can you the fact that some people live in mansions while others in slums? (just) 45 Site is so that she won’t let anything stand in the way of her ambition (mind) Part 3: Each of the following sentences has an error Find the errors and correct them (1.5 point - 0.15/ each) 46 Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness ……………… 47 The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted …………………… 48 The letter has just been written with one of my closest friends …………………… 49 They played so a good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience …………………… 50 My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so my son …………………… 51 If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England …………………… 52 I bought a computer which screen was not very good …………………… 53 Physics are very difficult for students to learn …………………… 54 The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get …………………… 55 Mary's mother gave her a new hat at her birthday …………………… Part Fill in the blank with right preposition to complete the following sentences (1 point-0.2/each) 56 Although Mark said that she’d better be there at 8.00, he didn’t turn until 10.30 57 She takes her father; she has the same gestures and mannerisms 58 He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw him immediately 59 We’ve run coffee Could you go and buy some? 60 We put a sum of money each month for over summer holidays SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS) Part 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (2 points-0.2/each) BRINGING UP CHILDREN Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the child may have to go back and capture the experience of it A good home makes this possible - for example, by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway train up to any age if he still needs to so This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in child clinics The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on If the child feels the world around him is a warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to conforming to its demands 3|Page Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not made before the child can understand them Every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of anxiety in the child This might happen at any stage A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early,ayoung child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents By playing together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents Toys and games which both parents and children can share are an important means of achieving this co-operation Buildingblock toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good examples Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness and well-being With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept” If they are hypocritical and not practice what they preach, their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been, to some extent, deceived A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' ethics and their morals can be a dangerous disillusion 61 The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children A is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains B is to send them to clinics C is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced D offers recapture of earlier experiences 62 Learning to wait for things is successfully taught A in spite of excessive demands being made B only if excessive demands are avoided C because excessive demands are not advisable D is achieved successfully by all children 63.The encouragement of children to achieve new skills A should be focused on only at school B can never be taken too far C will always assist their development D should be balanced and moderate 64 Parental controls and discipline A serve a dual purpose B are designed to promote the child’s happiness C reflect only the values of the community D should be avoided as far as possible 65.The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” A only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves B would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals C will free a child from disillusion when he grows up D is too difficult for all parents to exercise 66.In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the in helping the child in trouble A psychiatrists B community C family D nursery nd 67.The phrase ‘conforming to’ in the paragraph means A adapting to B accepting C agreeing with D following nd 68.The word ‘zest’ in the paragraph can be best replaced by 4|Page A appetite B excitement C enthusiasm D enjoyment 69.The word ‘imposed’ in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to A excepted B introduced C made D constrained 70.Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may A result in their children’s wrong behavior B make their children lose faith in them C disqualify their teachings altogether D impair their children’s mind Part 2.Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a (71) level for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (72) in that society The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (73) with varying contexts Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (74) and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society." Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital This claim is made on the (75) that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (76) and enjoy better health and employment prospects Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (77) in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families Recent researchers, (78) , argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have more to with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general Regardless, the (79) of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (80) around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of literacy 71 A important B adequate C adaptable D suitable 72 A control B comfort C part D honor 73 A associated B worked C appropriated D related 74 A ability B knowledge C behavior D performance 75 A basics B ways C foundations D grounds 76 A status B request C condition D state 77 A actually B dramatically C extremely D accurately 78 A therefore B however C consequently D additionally 79 A main B majority C focus D demand 80 A concept B content C contact D context Part 3: Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap (2.0 points- 0.2/ each) Food plays an important part in the development of nations In countries where food is (81) people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (82) to science, industry, government, and art In nations where food is (83) and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (84) of leisure The problem of (85) good food for everybody has not yet been solved Many wars have been (86) for food But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food Nations are beginning to put (87) knowledge to work for a (88) of their food problems They work (89) in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (90) more food SECTION IV WRITITNG (4 POINTS) 5|Page Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (2 point- 0.2/ each) 91 People believe that the island was found more than 200 years ago The island 92 In spite of his headache, he did well in the exam  Although 93.They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats  Had 94 Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games  I won’t allow 95 It’s a pity you didn’t ask us to spend more time with you  If only 96 She hasn’t spoken much since the day she met the President  Little 97 People think that someone started the fire deliberately  The fire 98 We got out of the building safely only because the smoke alarms went off  But for 99 I don't like the way that Jane gets angry so often with other staff  I wish 100 The telephone rang right after he had left the room  Hardly Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given (1 point – 0.25/ each) 101 Mai caught a bad cold last Wednesday (with)  Mai came _ last Wednesday 102 We decided to go on a picnic with your family on the vacation (decision)  We _on a picnic with your family on the vacation 103 You must concentrate on your work immediately (attention)  You must _immediately 104 John’s reaction at the party surprised me (by)  I was _ the party 105 I can't understand Doris and what she has done (sense)  I can't _Doris and what she has done 106 I'd lost his phone number so I couldn't contact him before touch  I couldn't _before because I'd lost his phone number 107 I don't object to the council building a new road here objection  I _the council building a new road here 108 They share a lot of hobbies and interests (common)  They have a lot of _ 109 We must think about the project carefully before we decide (consideration)  We must _carefully before we decide 110 The government can’t tolerate this situation any longer (with)  The government _this situation any longer Answer key and file mp3 phone 0971.192.688 6|Page ... word given Do not change the word given (1 point – 0.25/ each) 10 1 Mai caught a bad cold last Wednesday (with)  Mai came _ last Wednesday 10 2 We decided to go on a picnic with your... before we decide 11 0 The government can’t tolerate this situation any longer (with)  The government _this situation any longer Answer key and file mp3 phone 09 71. 192.688 6|Page... 10 3 You must concentrate on your work immediately (attention)  You must _immediately 10 4 John’s reaction at the party surprised me (by)  I was _ the party 10 5