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(1)KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG QUỐC GIA LỚP 12 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi gồm phần, 11 trang Họ và tên, chữ ký giám khảo Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Giám khảo số 1: Bằng chữ: Giám khảo số 2: Số phách (Do Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi ghi) PART A: LISTENING: HƯỚNG DẪN THI NGHE HIỂU: - Bài nghe gồm phần, thí sinh nghe lần Thí sinh nghe phần lần 1, sau đó thí sinh nghe lại lần thứ Mở đầu bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc - Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh tiếng Anh đã có phần nghe Part 1: Listen to a conversation between two teaching assistants and choose the best answer for each question from to What problem at the office are Cathy and Stan discussing? A There aren’t enough cabinets B There is too much noise C Office supplies are taking up space D Some teaching assistants don’t have desks Why Jack’s students come to see him? A To chat with Jack socially B To get help in the course C To hand in assignments D To practice giving interviews What does Stan suggest they do? A Give Jack a different office B Complain to the department head C Move the supplies to the storage room D Try to get a room to use for meetings What does Cathy say about Stan’s suggestion? A They would have to get permission B Jack wouldn’t like it C She thinks it might work D The other assistants should be consulted What are they going to do? A Leave the office B Go to the storage room C Go to the meeting hall D Take out the cabinets Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… Part 2: Listen to a passage and choose the best answer for each question from to 10 What have farmers realized about organic farming? A It is more costly than conventional farming B It is more cost-effective than conventional farming C It results in lower profits than conventional farming In what way does organic farming benefit the environment? -1DeThi.edu.vn (2) A It does not use chemicals B It uses only synthetic materials C It can be used to control produce What comment did the speaker make about the certification process? A Most farmers can pass it easily B It involves a great deal of processing C It involves quite strict standards Which concern some people have about organic food? A cost B safety C production methods 10 How does organic farming improve wildlife? A It results in a greater variety of species B It reduces the amount of insects C It increases livestock Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… Part 3: Listen to the messages on Jack Waterman’s office answerphone and answer each question from 11 to 20 with NO MORE THAN words 11 Where is Mrs Walterman? 12 When will she phone her husband? 13 Where is Shara Jones stuck in a traffic jam? 14 When does she think she will arrive? 15 Where will Dennis be this afternoon? 16 What doesn’t Jack’s mother like? 17 What does Terasa want to talk about? 18 How long will she be away? 19 Where is Jack’s son going tonight? 20 What does he want? PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR: I/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered space Sheila will inherit everything her uncle’s death A on account of B in spite of C in the event of D in place of His poor handling of the business on negligence A neared B edged C approached D bordered Down for three days A the rain poured B poured the rain C did the rain pour D the rain poor Can I your brains for a moment? I can’t this crossword by myself A have B pick C mind D use The job wasn’t giving the of the experience he wanted A width B depth C length D breadth I suppose I could advertising A catch on B get out of C go in for D work out Whenever he watched detective films, his imagination ran A raging B furious C unchecked D riot She travelled the world in of her dreams A pursuit B finding C chase D trail The agency is and not run for profit -2DeThi.edu.vn (3) A charitable B donated C voluntary 10 Mike, , will you switch off that television? A once and for all B now and then C over and above Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… D free D from time to time ………… 10 ……… II/ The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example Human and primates, the family of apes, gorillas, and chimpanzees, among others, divide many common traits While primates are deemed the most intelligent of animals, most researchers believed they lack the capacity to produce language However, a research project in the 1970s at University of Georgia showed promise that chimpanzees have the ability to learn a certain language, just as human children The project used several chimpanzees as test subjects in which Lana, a female chimp was the study focus Though the primates lack the vocal constructions to make human speech patterns, the researchers created a language called Yerkish, using lexigraphy made up of symbols that represent sounds and words 125 symbols were placed on a keyboard, which Lana was taught how to use the board to communicate with the researchers She successfully expressed her thoughts by pressing different keys in succession In some cases, she used up to seven at times Humans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 LIÊN HẠ MUA FILE WORD CẠA: - BẠ 200 ĐẠ THPT QUẠC GIA CÓ HƯẠNG DẠN GIẠI CHI TIẠT - ĐẠ THI HẠC SINH GIẠI TẠNH CÓ FILE NGHE - ĐẠ THI ÔN HSG QUẠC GIA, OLYMPIC CÓ FILE NGHE CẠA CÁC TẠNH - NHIẠU CHUYÊN ĐẠ ÔN THI KHÁC ĐƯẠC BIÊN SOẠN KĨ LƯẠNG QUA SĐT: 032-777-3033 III/ Use the word given to form a word that fits in the space to complete the passage LANGUAGE CHANCE The phenomenon of language change probably attracts more public notice and more (1) (disapprove) than any other linguistic issue There is a widely held belief that change must mean deterioration and decay Older people observe the cause speech of the young and conclude that standards have fallen (2) (appreciate) It is understandable that many people dislike change, but it is (3) (wise) to condemn all linguistic (4) (modify) It is often felt that contemporary language illustrates the problem at its worst, but this belief is shared by every generation -3DeThi.edu.vn (4) There are indeed cases where linguistic change can lead to problems of unintelligibility and (5) (ambiguous) and if change is too rapid there can be major communication problems But as a rule, the parts of language which are (6) (go) change at any given time are relatively small in comparison to the vast, unchanging areas of language It is because change is so (7) (frequent) that it is so distinctive and (8) (notice) Some degree of caution and concern is therefore always desirable for the (9) (maintain) of precision and (10) (affect) communication but there are no grounds for the extremely pessimistic attitudes so often encountered Your answers: ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….… ……………….…… 10 ……………….… IV/ Complete each sentence with the correct form of one phrasal verb below Write your answer in the numbered space Each phrasal verb is used once only take up feel for get through fall through frown on run out crop up strive for show off devolve on I have been working very hard, I hope I will _ my math exam He likes to _ how well he speaks French They were sad because the plan _ at the last minutes I you, honestly! Sorry I am late Something _ at the office Most musicians spend their lives _ perfection Clay-modelling _ half the afternoon When the president is away, the work _ the vice president Time was _, so the committee had to make a snap decision 10 Making private calls on the office phone is severely _ in our department Your answers: ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….… ……………….…… ……………….… 10 ……………….… V/ Fill in each gap of the following sentences with one preposition or particle Write your answer in the numbered space Ben is a true adventurer He has climbed this country's highest mountain, canoed _ the continent, and hiked through the Amazon jungle As I had put on weight, my dress was too tight so I had to let it especially around the waist I'm sorry but Dr Andrew sees patients _ appointments only Breaking his leg a second time put his football career _ jeopardy He spoke _ such assurance that we couldn't but believe him You drove me _ distraction with your silly question All visitors are requested to comply _ the regulations This is the most peculiar letter What you make _ it? If you lead someone on, you put self –interest _ truth 10 They were all ears _ the president’s speech Your answers: ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….… -4- DeThi.edu.vn (5) ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….…… ……………….… 10 ……………….… PART C: READING COMPREHENSION: I/ Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answer in the numbered space When faced with some new and possible bewildering technology change, most people (1) in one of two ways They either recoil (2) anything new, claiming that it is unnecessary, or too complicated or that it (3) makes life less than human Or they learn to adapt to the new invention and (4) wonder how they could possibly have existed (5) it Take computers as example For many of us, they still (6) a threat to our freedom and give us a frightening (7) of a future in which all decisions will be (8) _ by machines This may be because they seem (9) , and difficult to understand Ask most people what you can use a home computer for, and you usually get vague answers about how ‘they give you information’ In fact, even those of us who are (10) with computer and use them in our daily work, have little idea of how they work But it does not take long to learn how to operate a business programme, even if things occasionally go wrong for no apparent (11) Presumably, much the same happened when telephone and television became widespread What seems to alarm most people is the (12) of technology change, (13) than change itself And the objections that are made to new technology may (14) have a point to them, since change is not always an improvement As we discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board (15) , which don’t have to be plugged into work A react B treat C solve D perform A of B out of C away from D from A somewhere B someplace C someway D somewhat A eventually B possibly C initially D naturally A with B without C on D for A show B meet C face D represent A possibility B sense C idea D prospect A invented B changed C taken D done A unsteady B unsure C mysterious D obvious 10 A accustomed B familiar C used D commonplace 11 A reason B cue C excuse D cause 12 A rate B swiftness C speed D tempo 13 A more B less C rather D other 14 A badly B better C worse D well 15 A sports B games C plays D shows Your answers: ………… ………… 11 ……… ………… ………… 12 ……… ………… ………… 13 ……… ………… ………… 14 ……… ………… 10 ……… 15 ……… II/ Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many that were once considered undesirable noises Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965) called thus the "liberation of sound the right to make music with any and all sounds." Electronic music, for example-made with the aid -5DeThi.edu.vn (6) of computers, synthesizers, and electronic instruments-may include sounds that in the past would not have been considered musical Environmental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated hisses and blips can be recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical composition But composers also draw novel sounds from voices and non-electronic instruments Singers may be asked to scream, laugh, groan, sneeze, or to sing phonetic sounds rather than words Wind and string players may lap or scrape their instruments A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once, a pianist may reach inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it In the music of the Western world, the greatest expansion and experimentation have involved percussion instruments, which outnumber strings and winds in many recent compositions Traditional percussion instruments are struck with new types of beaters; and instruments that used to be couriered unconventional in Western musictom-toms, bongos, slapsticks, maracas-are widely used In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of Microtones NonWestern music typically divides and interval between two pitches more finely than Western music does, thereby producing a greater number of distinct tones, or micro tones, within the same interval Composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki create sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clusters-closely spaced tones played together and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound The directional aspect of sound has taken on new importance as well Loudspeakers or groups of instruments may be placed at opposite ends of the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium Because standard music notation makes no provision for many of these innovations, recent music scores may contain graphlike diagrams, new note shapes and symbols, and novel ways of arranging notation on the page What does the passage mainly discuss? A The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music B How sounds are produced electronically C How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds D Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound The word "wider” in line is closest in meaning to A more impressive B more distinctive C more controversial D more extensive The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who A criticized electronic music as too noiselike B modified sonic of the electronic instruments he used in his music C believed that any sound could be used in music D wrote music with environmental themes The word "it" in line 11 refers to A piano B string C blade D music According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the innovation in Western music? A String B Percussion C Woodwind D Brass The word “unconventional” in line 14 could be best replaced by A nontraditional B controversial C illogical D irregular The word "thereby” in line 18 is closest in meaning to A in return for B in spite of C by the way D by that means According to the passage, Krzysztof Penderecki is known for which of the following practices? A Using tones that are clumped together B Combining traditional and non-traditional instruments C Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium D Playing Western music for non-Western audiences -6DeThi.edu.vn (7) According to the passage, which of the followings would be considered traditional elements of Western music? A Microtones B Tom-toms and bongos C Pianos D Hisses 10 In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to A chart the history of innovation in musical notation B explain the logic of standard musical notation C design and develop electronic instruments D indicate how particular sounds should be produced Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… 10 ……… III/ Read the passage and the following tasks: Questions 1-5 Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph There are three headings that are not used Paragraph A Paragraph B Paragraph C Paragraph D Paragraph E List of headings I Glacial continents V Glaciers through the years II Formation and growth of Glaciers VI Types of Glaciers III Glacial Movement VII Glacial Effects on Landscape IV Glaciers in the last Ice Age VIII Glaciers in National Parks GLACIERS A Besides the earth’s oceans, glacier ice is the largest source of water on earth A glacier is a massive stream or sheet of ice that moves underneath itself under the influence of gravity Some glaciers travel down mountains or valleys, while others spread across a large expanse of land Heavily glaciated regions such as Greenland and Antarctica are called continental glaciers These two ice sheets encompass more than 955 of the earth’s glacial ice The Greenland ice sheet is almost 10,000 feet thick in some areas, and the weight of this glacier is so heavy that much of the region has been depressed below sea level Smaller glaciers that occur at higher elevations are called alpine or valley glaciers Another way of classifying glaciers is in terms of their internal temperature In temperate glaciers, the ice within the glacier is near its melting point Polar glaciers, in contrast, always maintain temperatures far below melting B The majority of the earth’s glaciers are located near the poles, though glaciers exist on all continents, including Africa and Oceania The reason glaciers are generally formed in high alpine regions is that they require cold temperature throughout the year, in these areas where there is little opportunity for summer ablation (loss of mass), snow changes to compacted firn and then crystallized ice During periods in which melting and evaporation exceed the amount of snowfall, glaciers will retreat rather than progress While glaciers rely heavily on snowfall, other climatic conditions including freezing rain, avalanches, and wind, contribute to their growth One year of below average precipitation can stunt the growth of a glacier tremendously With the rare exception of surging glaciers, a common glacier flows about 10 inches per day in the summer and inches per day in the winter The fastest glacial surge on -7DeThi.edu.vn (8) record occurred in 1953, when the Kutiah Glacier in Pakistan grew more than 12 kilometers in three months C The weight and pressure of ice accumulation causes glacier movement Glaciers move out from under themselves, via plastic deformation and basal slippage First, the internal flow of ice crystals begins to spread outward and downward fro the thickened snow pack also known as the zone of accumulation Next, the ice along the ground surface begins to slip in the same direction Seasonal thawing at the base of the glacier helps to facilitate this slippage The middle of a glacier moves faster than the sides and bottom because there is no rock to cause friction The upper part of a glacier rides on the ice below As a glacier moves it carves out a U-shaped valley to a riverbed, but with much steeper walls and flatter bottom D Besides the extraordinary rivers of rice, glacial erosion creates other unique physical features in the landscape such as horns, fjords, hanging valleys, and cirques Most of these landforms don’t become visible until after has receded Many are created by moraines, which occur at the sides and front of a glacier Moraines are formed when material is picked up along the way and deposited in a new location When many alpine glaciers occur on the same mountain, these moraines can create a horn The matter horn, in the Swiss Alps is one of the most famous horns Fjords, which are very common in Norway, are coastal valleys that fill with ocean water during a glacial retreat Hanging valleys occur when two or more glacial valleys intersect at varying elevations It is common for waterfalls to connect the higher and lower hanging valleys, such as in Yosemite National Park A cirque is a large bowl-shaped valley that forms at the front of a glacier Cirques often have a lip on their down slope that is deep enough to hold small lakes when the ice melts away E Glacier movement and shape shifting typically occur over hundreds of years While presently about 10% of the earth land is covered with glaciers, it is believed that during the last Ice age glaciers covered approximately 32% of the earth’s surface In the past century, most glaciers have been retreating rather flowing forward It is unknown whether this glacial activity is due to human impact or natural causes, but by studying glacier movement, and comparing climate and agricultural profiles over hundreds of years, glaciologists can begin to understand environmental issues such as global warming Question 6-10 Decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG) Glaciers exist only near the north and south poles Glaciers are formed by a combination of snow and other weather conditions Glaciers normally move at a race of about to 10 inches a day All parts of the glacier move at the same speed 10 During the last ice age, average temperatures were much lower than they are now Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… ………… 10 ……… IV/ Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answer in the numbered space provided below the passage Although the rise in the global temperature by per cent predicted by many scientists may not sound like much, it is the difference between (1) and the last Ice Age, when huge glaciers (2) Europe and most of Britain Nobody knows exactly what would happen in a warmer world, (3) we know some things Heat a kettle and the water inside it expands The temperature of the world has climbed more than half a degree this century, and the oceans have risen by at (4) 10 cm -8DeThi.edu.vn (9) But just as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin (5) , so it may have taken the oceans thirty years to swell This means that the global warming we are now (6) is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere up to (7) 1960s Since then, the use of fossil (8) has increased rapidly Scientists working for the United Nations and European governments have (9) warning that what the Dutch and the people of the East Anglia will need to will be to build more extensive sea defences Many of the world’s greater cities are at (10) , because they are located at sea level Miami, (11) entirely built on a sandbank, could be swept away But the effects of (12) sea levels will be much worse for the developing countries With a metre rise in sea levels, 200 million people could become (13) There are other fears too, (14) to a recent United Nations report The plight of the hungry in the northern Africa could (15) , as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced by 20 per cent Your answers: ………… ………… ………… ………… 11 ……… 12 ……… PART D: WRITING: ………… ………… 13 ……… ………… ………… 14 ……… ………… 10 ……… 15 ……… I/ Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s) Look at the example Example: There was no conclusion at the end of the workshop (conclude) ……………………… …………………………… They did not conclude anything at the end of the workshop From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent ………………………………………………………………………… He's very good at tennis and he's also a very good footballer ………………………………………………………………………… Why does everything seem to be difficult to me? ………………………………………………………………………… If you work without a break, you are more likely to make an error ………………………………………………………………………… We agreed that each of us would the washing - up on alternate days ………………………………………………………………………… (terms) (addition) (only) (prone) (turns) II/ The chart below shows the results of a survey on various home activities among young people aged 11 to 16 in four countries Write a report (of at least 150 words) describing the information in the chart You may add comments and reasons to your report Home activities among young people -9DeThi.edu.vn (10) 60 Com puter Gam es 50 Reading Board Gam es 40 Watching TV 30 20 10 % England Scotland Ireland Wales ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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experience sometimes contrasts with knowledge gained - 10 DeThi.edu.vn (11) from books” In your opinion which source is more important? Give reasons and examples to support your position You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… - 11 DeThi.edu.vn (12) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END - 12 DeThi.edu.vn (13)