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(1)SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 Khóa ngày 22 tháng năm 2018 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Mơn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP THCS
Họ tên:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Số báo danh:………… Đề gồm có 05 trang
Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi
* Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu nào, kể từ điển * Giám thị không hướng dẫn giải thích thêm SECTION ONE: LISTENING (15 pts)
* Bài nghe gồm phần, phần ghi âm lần Giữa lần ghi âm phần các phần có khoảng thời gian chờ
Part 1: A customer is calling the reception to book a room for next week Listen to the conversation and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) (7 pts)
STATEMENTS T F The customer wants to book a single room
2 There isn’t any room available
3 The customer’s name is Duncan Geoffrey His telephone number is 5762 3821
5 He will arrive on the nineteenth and leave on the twenty-third of September He will pay 210 pounds in total
7 He will pay cash on arrival
Part 2: Listen and fill in the following blanks to complete thẹ passage Use ONE OR MORE THAN words or/and number in each blank (8 pts)
(2)SECTION TWO: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Part Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (3pts)
16 A feather B leather C feature D measure
17 A orchestra B orchard C chord D chaos
18 A audience B august C laugh D taught
Part Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group (2pts) 19 A experiment B fabulous C merchandise D influence
20 A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary
SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.(15 pts) 21 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you
A remember B decide C consider D memorize
22 It’s necessary that every student of our class _ hard
A study B studying C to study D studies
23 Nobody is ready to go, ?
A isn’t he B is he C are they D aren’t they
24 When tropical storm 120 kilometers per hour, it can damage a lot of things
A arrives B comes C reaches D runs
25 Peter : “What a lovely house you have!” – Mary: “ _” A Of course not, it’s not costly B I think so
C Thank you Hope you will drop in D No problem
26 Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English become tourist guides A so that B so as C in order that D so as to 27 Peter and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so can play today
A both of them B either one of them C neither of them D not any of them 28 Nancy talks as if she everything
A knows B had known C knew D know
29 breakfast is the first meal of the day
A The B A C This D
30 We had a good time last summer
A enjoyed ourselves B had plenty of time C had enough time D had a useful time 31 I like school , but later I hate it
A at the first B at first C in the first time D in a first time 32 I must get that letter posted I must
A post it B have posted it C have it posted D have got it to posted 33 Ha has money that he can’t afford to buy food
A so few B so many C so little D so much
34 The journey was rather long but really
A enjoy B enjoying C enjoyable D enjoyed
35 Do you know ?
A what it was wrong B what was it wrong C what wrong it was D what’s wrong it Part Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms (8 pts)
36 His sister _ (give) a car for her twentieth birthday next year 37 I _ (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now 38 He (elect) president of the football club at their last meeting 39 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody (go) to bed
(3)40 He recommended the old soldier (write) about the Second World War 41 Present day problems demand that we _ (be) ready for any emergency 42 You (not go) there because he did not expect you
43 By the time you come back home, you _ (complete) this examination
Part Read the sentences below Put the words given in brackets into the appropriate forms (7pts) 44 Jewish people celebrate freedom from (slave) on Passover holiday
45 I am very (pride) to be chosen for the national team
46 We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens on (publicity) holiday 47 Although the problems were rather difficulty, they managed to (solution) all of them 48 Could you (straight) the picture over the sofa?
49 She wanted to have her skirt (long) _ 50 They are cheered (enthusiasm) _
SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)
Part Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap (10 pts)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But pollution problem is (51) complicated as it is serious It is complicated (52) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example, exhaust (53) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But automobiles (54) transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much of the material (55) pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (56) of people Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil, but fertilizers and pesticide (57) important aids to the growing of crops Thus, to end (58) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (59) using many things that benefit them Most people not want to that, of course But pollution can (60) gradually reduced in several ways
Part Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage Choose A,B,C or D to indicate your answer (10 pts)
Recent research has (61) that a third of people in Britain have not met their (62) _ neighbors, and those who know each other (63) _ speak Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (64) in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (65) _ "Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy," said Chinn
Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large (66) of surveys He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at (67) Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in West London, with two flat mates, who work in e – commerce "We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our contact comes via letters (68) to the communal facilities or complaints that we've not put out our bin bags properly," said Mayer
(4)61 A exhibited B conducted C displayed D revealed 62 A side-on B next-door C close-up D nearside
63 A barely B roughly C nearly D virtually
64 A outlook B view C vision D sight
65 A ties B joins C strings D laces
66 A deal B amount C number D measure
67 A least B once C all D most
68 A concerning B regarding C applying D relating 69 A breakout B breakup C breakdown D breakaway
70 A acts B shows C counts D works
Part Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question (5 pts)
The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere
Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct customs While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States
In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization Vietnam’s population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253 people per km2 Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam
71 The culture of Vietnam
A is the youngest in Asia B does not get any Asian characteristics C is influenced by that of China D was greatly dominated by that of Western
72 Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one?
A Of the United States B Of the United Kingdom C Of Russia D Of France 73 Vietnamese people
A cannot keep their own culture in their daily life B have many diverse nation customs
C highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture D failed to retain the native customs
74.Through history, Vietnam expanded to the
A south B north C east D west
75 Which statement is true?
A The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures B The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one
C Red River delta is densely populous
D Vietnamese people not like living in the deltas
(5)SECTION FIVE: WRITING (25 pts)
Part 1: 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 You must use between TWO AND FIVE words, including the word given (7 pts)
76 I met her while I was staying in Paris last summer stay I met her in Paris last summer
77 I couldn't remember the name of my hotel when I got into the taxi called I couldn't remember when I got into the taxi
78 We were all surprised when she suddenly left the job found All when she suddenly left the job
79 "Are you a member of the club?" the receptionist said to me belonged The receptionist asked the club
80 Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? usual Is stay open so late in this country?
81 He doesn't often find it difficult to earn money trouble He seldom money
82 Jack has become confident as a result of his success turned Jack's success has person
Part 2: Rewrite each of these sentences in such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (8 pts)
83 Gary is the best guitarist in the class
No one else ………
84 Lan was sick but she still went to class yesterday
Despite ………
85 People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
It ………
86 Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems
As long as………
87 “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan
Paul apologized………
88 I have never seen such a mess in my life
Never… …… ………
89 The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press
Nobody who………
90 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
She ………
Part 3: Essay writing (10 pts)
Write about 200 - 250 words about the following topic: Computers can translate all kinds of languages well, so children don't need to learn more languages in the future