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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG VĂN THỤ
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ IX
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP: 11 Ngày thi: 02 tháng 08 năm 2013
Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm:13 trang
(Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào bảng cho sẵn đề)
PART I LISTENING (10 points)
Question Listen to the recording and complete the notes Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or NUMBERS for each answer (5 points)
1 £6.50 charge
2 yellow zone Counseling Service
4 Central Campus
5 09007625913
Question 2: You will hear part of an interview with the astronaut Charles Duke, who is talking about his trip to the Moon Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question (5 points)
1.C D B B A
PART II: PHONETICS (2,5points)
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group
1 A D B C A
PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (32,5 points)
Question Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank (10 points)
1 A A C D A
6 B 7.D 8.C 9.B 10 B
Question There are TEN mistakes in this paragraph Write them down & give the correction (5 points)
Line Mistake Correction
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1 1 phenomenon phenomena
2 2 like alike
3 3 perfect- formed perfectly- formed
3 4 see are seen
5 5 managed has managed
5 6 them it
6 7 of from
7 8 had have
9 9 so such
9 10 strong strongest
Question Complete each of the following sentences with one suitable preposition or particle (2.5 points)
1 off on apart on for by Question Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points)
1 acclimatize expertise accordance impoverish inexhaustible
6
commercialized
7 heal bookish coverage 10 murderous
Question Fill the blank with one suitable Choose the word that best completes each sentence (5 points)
PART IV READING (25 points)
Question Choose the best word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (10 points)
1 B C A B B
6 D 7.D 8.A 9.A 10 C
Question Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question (10 points)
1 C B A 4.D B
6 A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10 B
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Question Read the article and choose the sentence A- G which best summarises each paragraph (1-5) of the article (5 points) Example O- F
1 E A B C D
PART V WRITING (30 points)
Question Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one (5 points)
1 -> Impressive as the building was/ might be, it wasn’t to my taste
2 -> But for Mike’s interest, the trip would have been cancelled -> Rather than disturb the meeting I left without saying goodbye
4 -> Not a tear did she shed when the story ended in tragedy
5 -> There has been no appreciable expansion of the population of the U.K in the last decade Question For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar in meaning as possible to the original sentence, using the word given in capital letters This word must not be altered in any way (5 points)
->The employees not take to their new boss very much
2.-> No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released ->Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
4 -> He is reputed to have been born in Segovia
5 -> I think you should make allowances for other people’s weaknesses
Question 3: Some students believe that the best way to learn English is to as many grammatical exercises as possible
How far you agree with this belief? Use your own experience of learning English to support your view (20 points)
Write an essay of about 250 words to support your view (and not include your personal information)
Score Descriptors
17-20 - The essay is complete and well-organized into paragraphs - The vocabulary and structures are varied
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13-16 - The essay is complete and structured into paragraphs
- The vocabulary and structures are varied although some words may be repeatedly used and there are just one or two complex sentences in the whole essay
- The argument is supported with evidence but not with personal experiences, or the personal experiences presented are not quite convincing
- Ideas are rarely linked with appropriate transition words
- There are no more than five (05) linguistic errors (grammatical or lexical)
9 – 12 - The essay is complete and structured into paragraphs but there is not a good balance among them in term of lengths
- The vocabulary and structures are limited
- The argument is well supported with just one example of personal experiences
- Ideas are coherently linked with appropriate transition words - There are no more than seven (07) linguistic errors (grammatical or lexical)
5 – - The essay is not complete and not structured into paragraphs - The vocabulary and structures are very limited
- The argument is not supported with personal experiences
- Ideas are not linked with each other There is no evidence of using transition words