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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)
Đề thi gồm: 14 câu, 07 trang ĐIỂM
BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ GK 1: ……… SỐ PHÁCH
GK 2: ……… A LISTENING (15points) (Listen to the tape twice)
I Listen to Ryan talking about his life and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (10 points)
He has lived in a foreign country He has worked for a big company He has stayed in an expensive hotel He has flown in a jumbo jet
He has cooked a meal for a lot of people He has met a famous person
He has seen a play by Shakespeare He has ridden a motorbike
He has been to hospital 10 He has won a competition
II Listen to the conversation between Julia and William and answer these questions (5 points):
1 Where did Julia and her husband go on holiday?
Why did they go to Edinburgh by train ?
What was the weather like after the first couple of days?
Where did they visit?
When did they get back?
B PHONETICS GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS(35points) I Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (2.5 points)
1 A uses B purses C agrees D pleases
2 A champagne B exchange C chance D reach
3 A worship B another C above D month
4 A leader B leather C feather D measure
5 A comprise B comment C communicate D compulsory
II Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (2.5 points)
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4 A considerate B embroider C logical D religion A residential B advantage C environment D surround III Choose the best answers to completes each sentence (15 points)
1 He hates being at
A look B looking C to look D looked
2 from Bill, all the students said they would go
A Except B Only C Apart D Separate
3 that she burst into tears
A Such was angry girl B So angry was she C She was angry so D Her anger was such They hardly anything nowadays, ?
A don't they B are they C aren't they D they Twenty miles a long way to walk
A are B was C is D were
6 He'll never pass his driving test he takes some lessons
A if only B unless C provided D if He was only nine,but he ate his father did
A much than B more than that C as much as D so much as I'd like to have my shoes at once
A repair B repairing C repaired D being repaired It's about time you to study seriously
A begin B began C did begin D would begin 10 I can't help him in spite of his fault
A admire B admired C to admire D admiring 11.When I break for the summer,I'm going to spain for three weeks
A up B in C out D down
12 I am afraid that these regulations have to be ……… with
A complied B provided C faced D met
13 ……… every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years
A Most B Almost C Each D Nearby
14 He tried to prevent to dog running into the road
A from B to C against D for
15 Neither Mary nor her sisters a consent form for tomorrow's field trip
A need B needs C has need D is needing
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5 points):
1.You can never be sure what he is going to He is so ……… PREDICT 2.Ants and bees are described as ……… insects INDUSTRY David fell off his motorbike,but his ……… were not very serious INJURE He got an accident due to his ………… ……… CARE
5 You’d better drive I’m too ……… ……… for such traffic experience The teacher stressed the need for the regular……… attend
7.She always listens ………… ……… to what she is told ATTENTION In some areas water has to be boiled to ………… ……… it pure
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V Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5 pts): Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Christmas
A B C D
2 A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, didn’t it?
A B C D
3.Going to the beach is enjoyable way relaxing in the summer
A B C D
4 She said her mother that she was still very poor and couldn’t afford to buy the car she
A B C
really wanted D
5 My father, along with his friends, are drinking tea in the living room
A B C D
VI: Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions ( points)
1 A: Would you like some more tea?
B: ……… A No, thank B Yes , thanks C Yes, please D No, please
2 A: Will it rain on the day of our departure?
B: ……… A I hope not B I don’t hope so C I hope not so D I hope it wouldn’t A: Remember to return the newspaper to my father
B: ……… A I will B Why not C I won’t D Of course
4 A: Will you have time to help us?
B: ……… I’m very busy at the moment
A I’m afraid not B I think so C I don’t expect so D I hope not A: “I’d like the blue jacket, pleases! Can I try it on?”
B: “Yes, ”
A you would B you must C certainly D you A: “ Do you think it will rain ? “
B: “Oh ! ”
A I don’t hope B I hope not C I don’t hope so D It’s hopeless A: “ More coffee?, Anybody?”
B: “ ” A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B Yes, I’d love to
C Yes, please D It’s right, I think
8 A: “ Can I use your motorbike this evening?”
B: “ ”
(4)Page SỐ PHÁCH A: Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock?
B: Well, actually, I earlier
A will prefer it B would prefer it to be C am preferring D should prefer it will be 10 A: “Would you mind closing the window?”
B: “ ” A Not at all I will close it now B Yes, very soon
C Yes, certainly D Yes, I would Go ahead C READING (25 points)
I Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the following passage (10 points) May Day is an traditional opportunity for workers to (1) their grievances Some people believe that it is all began in Australia in 1856 with a series of (2) strikers A more likely origin (3) place thirty years later in 1886 (4) an American federation of labor called for nationwide strikers and demonstrations (5) an eight.hour day On May the police opened fire on a crowd of demonstrations in the city of Milwaukee Nine people (6) killed Two days later in Chicago police killed six demonstrators at a factory in Chicago, though eight of their own men were subsequently (7) in the protest which followed
In July 1889, as (8) of centenary celebrations of the French Revolution, an international labor congress meeting in Paris called for an international day of demonstrations in (9) of the eight.hour day on May 1, 1890 And on that date the world celebrated (10) first global holiday
1 A say B tell C speak D express
2 A annual B monthly C weekly D year
3 A went B became C took D held
4 A where B which C who D when
5 A to B with C of D for
6 A were B are C have been D had been
7 A killing B killed C died D death
8 A role B part C region D area
9 A provide B supply C support D approve
10 A its B his C their D our
II Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage (10 points)
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watched the bull attack his bag (9) the bull was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the tree and ran (10) fast as he could Everything in the bag was completely ruined
III Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (5 points) Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early
Mozart began leaning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in publiC From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life he died at the age of thirty five – travelling
As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts Mozart also wrote a lot of operas His first opera, Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre
1 How rich was Mozart’s family? A Very rich
C As rich as a financial
B Not very rich D Very poor
2 When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer? A When he was three
B When he was five
C When he was fourteen D When he was thirty.five What did he on his first tour to some major European countries?
A He made so much sightseeing
B He toured the courts and musical centres
C He toured only D He did nothing Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling
B Because he liked travelling a lot
C Because he never travelled D Because he had good imagination What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child” ?
A A child normal B A child clever
C A child prodigy
D Child playing harpsichord D WRITING (25 points)
I Rewrite the sentences in such another way so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them (5 points)
1 She is proud of being such a good cook
She prides I don’t intend to apologize to either of them
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I am ………
4.Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child
Only when 5.Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life
Martin's poor 6.I prefer Vietnamese food to English food
I'd 7.I don't find it difficult to study late at night
I am used to I could finish it on time because you helped me
Without I love walking in the rain, though it is not good for health
Walking 10 His parents made him study hard for his exam
He was made II Write a letter using the cues given( 10 pts)
Dear Julia,
1 I/ sorry/ it take/ so long/ reply/ letter
I/ just/ come back/ trip/ the north/ country
You/ be pleased/ know/ I come/ London/ next weekend
It seem/ long time/ since/ we last /see/ other
I/ like/ meet you/ and / go out/ together
I wonder/ you like/ go/ see/ film/ play
There/ be/ new Harrison Ford film/ New Century cinema
Perhaps/ can go/ meal/ drink/ afterwards
Give/ ring later/ week/ arrange/ more definite
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10 I/ look forward/ hear/ you soon
Love,
Mary
III Write a paragraph of about 120-150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of watching television (10 points)
……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………