Tài liệu đề thi HSG -A37

A37 SECTION I:LISTENING: thời gian 30 phút, tổng số điểm 3/20 A.You will hear five short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test paper. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. 1.What is the man’s problem? A.He is tired. B.He is drunk. C.He is thirsty. D.He is busy. 2.How does the man want to pay? A.She want to pay by check. B.She prefers to use a credit card. C.She has cash. D.She will need a loan. 3.Why did sharon stop seeing the man? A.He was too short. B.She didn’t know him very well. C.The expensive gift made her uncomfortable. D.The man never gave her gifts. 4.Why did the man look through the woman’s purse? A.He thought she was a thief. B.He wanted to secure it for her. C.His job was to check everyone’s belongings. D.He was looking for a standard size. 5.What does the woman want the man to do? A.Study with her. B.Help her on the test. C.Take a break. D.Lend her his notebook. B.Listen to two mini talks about news and weather reports. Be sure to listen for changes in topics. Then on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. MINI TALK ONE 6.What is the main subject of the speaker’s story? A.The Miss U.S.A. Pageant. B.The Miss State University Pageant. C.The Miss Los Angeles Pageant. D.The Miss california Pageant. 7.How does the new Miss State Universities look? A.She has brown hair and blue eyes. B.She has blonde hair and blue eyes. C.She has blonde hair and brown eyes. D.She has brown hair and brown eyes. 8.What place did Nancy Anne Brown receive in the talent competition? A.First. B.Second. C.Third D.Fourth 9.How much was the scholarship offered as one of the prizes? A.One thousand dollars. B.Two thousand dollars. C.Three thousand dollars. D.Four thousand dollars. 10.What will Miss Brown probably do after her reign has ended? A.Return to state University. B.Travel thoughout California. C.Give speeches about her experience. D.Interview for a position in a theater group. MINI TALK TWO 11.What is the purpose of this weather bulletin? A.To advise listeners to find shelter immediately B.To inform listeners that they should be alert for possible severe weather. C.To cancel the warning from an earlier bulletin. D.T warn people people living in a five – country area that tornados have been sighted. 12.Until what time will the tornado watch be in effect? A.Ten o’clock. B.Two o’clock. C.Twelve o’clock. D.Five o’clock. 13.What is the definition of a tornado warning? A.The formation of a funnel cloud. B.The sighting of a funnel cloud. C.The bulletin issued by the national weather service. D.The convergence of favourable conditions for a funnel cloud to form. 14.How many counties have been included in the tonardo watch? A.None B.Three C.Five D.Ten 15.What will the listeners most probably do next? A.Turn the broadcast back on at ten o’clock. B.stay tuned to the broadcast until ten o’clock. C.Call the national weather service for more information. D.take shelter untilten o’clock. SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: thời gian 70 phút; tổng số điểm 7/20; số câu hỏi theo hình thức trác nghiệm: 70 A.Choose the word, phrase o sentence thet best completes each unfinished sentences below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase: 1.Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible span greater than A.man B.the man’s C.the one of man’s D.that of man 2.All planes .before departure. A.will checked B.will has checked C.will be checked D.will been checked 3.He is a speaker. he speaks smoothly. A.fluent B.quick-tempered C.fast D.slow 4.Mr Hung can’t get a telephone. Telephones are hard to . A.take B.reveive C.obtain D.find 5.The prices 2%. A.declined B.estimated C.evaluated D.sold 6.He made a big decision. He A.thought about it B.made up his mind C.changed his mind D.made a wish 7.The old man seems to know how the building caught fire. A.was on fire B.was burning C.exploded B.began to burn 8.We used to go skiing In Mchigan every winter, but .for the past five seasons. A.I don’t go B.I haven’t gone C.I’m not going D.I didn’t gone 9.A few of . are planning to drive to Florida during spring break. A.we gorls B.us girls C.girls we D.girls 10.Tom is . Mary. A.marry with B.marry to C.maeeied with D.married to 11.The scientists were prohibited .the danger-zone. A.to enter B.entering C.enter D.from entering 12.Who is responsible .the garbage- the husband or the wife? A.to take out B.for take out C.for taking out D.with taking out 13. “Why are you so mad?” “ I dislike by my first name.” A.you call B.you to call me C.you calling me D.you call me 14.This is the first time,I .the expeiment by my self. A.have done B.would do C.do D.did 15 “ Did Mr Hung have any complaints about me?” “ He wishes you so late all the time.” A.eren’t B.aren’t C.haven’t beenD.won’t be B.There are 15 mistakes underlined in the passage. Correct them. Choose the best answer. (1)A old man had three sons (2)whom were often quarreling (3)to each other. The father often told them (4)which bad that was, but they didn’t pay (5)attend to what he said. One day, he called them together, and producing a bundle of fire wood, he told each of (6)they to try to break the bundle into two pieces. Each son tried with all his (7)strong but none of them (8)success in breaking the bundle. (9)A father then untied the bundle and told his sons (10) break the sticks (11)separate This they were (12)easy able to do.Then he said to them, “ see, my son. What (13)wonder power there is in keeping together. If you (14)were joined together in friendship, no one can hurt you, but if you quarrel and your (15)friend is broken, people easily injure you. 1.A.An B. 0 C. An one D. he 2.A.which B.who C.whose D.when 3.A.at B.on C.with D.from 4.A.that B.which C.however D.how 5.A.attends B.attending C.attention D.attended 6.A.their B.theirs C.them D.0 7.Astrengthen B.strengthenedC.strengthening D.strength 8.A.succeeded B.succeeding C. succeed D.to be succeed 9.A.An B.the C. One D.0 10.A. break B. breaking C.broken D.to break 11.A.separation B.separating C.to separate D.separately 12.A. ease B.easily C. being easy D.0 13.A. being wonder B.wonderful C.being wonderful D.to be wonderful 14.A.is B.am C.was D.are 15.A.friendly B.friends C.friendship D.be friendly C.Complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals. Write your answers in the space provided. It’s a (0) MAVEL idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally (1) SPEAK, most children can’t wait to help in the kitchen and love getting involved in the (2) PREPARE of their meals. They should be (3) COURAGE to do so, and (4) CAREFULLY should be taken to (5) SURE they enjoy the experience. It is (6) IMPORTANCE to show them how to do things (7) CORRECT but they should not be (8) CRITIC too much. Although she finished result may not be quite to your (9) LIKE, the young cook will (10) DOUBT find it quite the (11) TASTY food he or she ever eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be (12) DANGER places and so the absolute (13) IMPORTANT of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too (14) HEAVY. Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them (15) SAFE. 1. A. speaking B. speaker C. speak D. spoken 2. A. prepared B. prepare C. preparation D. preparing 3. A. courageously B. courageous C. encouragement D. encouraged 4. A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefulness 5. A. sure B. surely C. ensure D. ensuring 6. A. unimportantB. important C. importation D. importantly 7. A. correction B. incorrectly C. incorrect D. correctly 8. A. critical B. criticism C. criticized D. critically 9. A. dislike B. likes C. liking D. liked 10. A. doubted B. doubtedly C. undoubtedly D. doubtful 11. A. tasted B. taste C. tasteful D. tasty 12. A. endanger B. dangerous C. dangerouslyD. endangered 13. A. importance B. important C. unimportance D. unimportant 14. A. heavy B. heavily C. heavier D. heaviest 15. A. safe B. safety C. safely D. unsafely D. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: It was pleasant _____1____ (be) on board a ship on such a fine night. I _____2____ (learn) over the railings and watches the ship _____3____ (cut) a path through the waves. But the captain _____4____ (tell) me that the ship _____5____ (arrive) at five o’ clock in the morning. I therefore _____6____ (decide) _____7____ (return) to my cabin because I _____8____ (want) ____9_____ (get) up early _____10____ (take) some photographs as the boat _____11____ (enter) the harbor. But I was not early enough. The fine view I ____12_____ (expect) ____13_____ see ____14_____ (disappear). The ship ____15_____ (enter) the harbor long before. 1. A. be B. to be C. was D. being 2. A. learnt B. learning C. learn D. to learn 3. A. cut B. cuts C. cutting D. to cut 4. A. tells B. had told C. telling D. told 5. A. will arrive B. arrived C. would arrive D. had arrived 6. A. decide B. decided C. deciding D. had decided 7. A. to return B. returning C. returned D. return 8. A. want B. wants C. would want D. wanted 9. A. got B. getting C. to get D. have got 10. A. taking B. to take C. taken D. took 11. A. enters B. entering C. has entered D. entered 12. A. had expected B. expected C. expect D. would expect 13. A. seeing B. seen C. saw D. to see 14. A. has disappear B. disappeared C. was disappeared D. had disappeared 15.A. has entered B. have entered C. had entered D. would have entered E.PREPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES: Circle the best answer for each sentence below: 1. The house was crowded ___________ students. A. with B. on C. of D. by 2. Jack London quit school __________ fourteen to become a sailor. A. at B. in C. for D. by 3. The dog wanted to go ___________ toward the fire. A. up B. ahead C. back D. off 4. Their study is getting ___________ satisfactorily. A. with B. to C. on D. of 5. This car belongs ___________ the new manager. A. for B. about C. to D. from 6. Please go ___________ this report before we send it to the manager’s office. A. out B. off C. over D. away 7. Some of the students were absent __________ school this morning. A. in B. for C. at D. from 8. We turned off _________ radio the boring program. A. a B. an C. the D. no article 9. John couldn’t say __________ word; he was shocked by news. A. a B. an C. the D. no article 10.He left __________ school when he was 11 years old. A. a B. an C. the D. no article SECTION III: READING Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer: First passage: In the middle of the 19 th century, people laughed at Pasteur when he said that microbes are men’s worst enemies. Pasteur insisted that all microbes come from the air, and that it was possible, therefore to protect men, milk and wine, ect. from microbes. But the professors who thought they understood science said that Pasteur was wrong.They insisted that microbes could create themselves, and that it was nonsence to think that Pasteur could keep microbes out of milk and men. In order to convince these doubting professors, Pasteur boiled some broth in bottles, protected it from the air and proved that no microbes were created in this liquid. 1.Pasteur was from________________. A.France B.Germany C.England D.Spain 2.People laughed at Pasteur because____________________. A.they admired him B.he said that microbes were harmful to man. C.they didn’t like him. D.they were his enemies. 3.Men, milk and wine could be protected from microbes in certain ways__________. A.by cooking them. B.by boiling them. C.the text doesn’t give any information on this point. D.by covering them up. 4.How could Pasteur say that microbes come from the air? A.He cooked broth. B.He saw them in the air. C.B and C are correct. D.None of the above answers are correct. 5.Why did scientists say that Pasteur was wrong? A.They thought that microbes were self-creating. B.They detested him. C.They thought that Pasteur did not understand science. D.They thought there were microbes in the air. 6.Why did the scientists at that time think it nonsence to protect men from microbes? A.Pasteur was wrong. B.there were too many microbes to kill them all. C.microbes could create them all. D.the text does not give any information on this point. 7.Pasteur boiled some broth in bottles ______________. A.to eat. B.to protect it from the air. C.the text does not tell us about his purpose. D.to prove his theory. 8.The scientists were called doubting professors because________________. A.they did not believe in God. B.they did not believe anything. C.they did not believe what Pasteur said. D.they did not know Pasteur. 9.Pasteur try to demontrate that________________________. A.he was a true and famous scientist. B.men, milk and wine could be protected. C.microbes could create themselves. D.broth could be boiled. 10.The suitable title of the paragraph is_________________. A.Pasteur and other scientists. B.Pasteur and his theory of microbes. C.Pasteur and the protection of men, milk and wine. D.Pasteur and the creation of microbes. Second passage: I climbed downwards towards some trees giving some shelter, where I could rest for a few minutes and watch the sea. It was then that I saw the boat. It was tied up close to a small inlet where the land curved and the water was comparatively smooth. There was no mistaking the boat; it was theirs all right. The Greek they employed as crew was seated in the bows, with a fishing line over the side, but from his relaxed attitude the fishing did not seem to be serious, and I judged he was having a sleep. He was the only occupant of the boat. I glanced directly beneath me at the sand along the shore, and I saw there was a rough stone building, more or less ruined, built against the cliff-face, possibly used at one time as a shelter for sheep or goats.There was a big bag and a big basket lying by the entrance, and a coat. Mr and Mrs Stoll must have landed earlier from the boat and were now resting. Suddenly the person in the boat sat up, and winding in his line he moved to the back and stood there, watching the water. I saw something move, a form beneath the surface, and then the form itself emerged. Then it was hidden from me by the Greek bending to assist the swimmer, and my attention was diverted to the ruined shelter on the shore. Something was standing in the entrance. I say ‘something’ because, doubtless because of a trick of the light, it had at first the hairy appearance of a horse standing on its back legs. Legs and back were covered with hair, and then I realised it was Stoll himself, naked, his arms and chest as hairy as the rest of him. Only his swollen red face showed what he was, with the enomous ears like saucers standing out either side of his bald head. I had never before in all my life seen a more horrible sight. He came out into the sunlight and looked towards the boat, and then, as if well pleased with himself and his world, walked forward, up and down the beach before the ruined shelter with that curious movement I had noticed earlier in the village. The swimmer was now coming into the beach with long leisurely strokes. When she reached the shore and stood up, I saw, with astonishment, that it was Mrs Stoll. She was carrying some kind of bag around her neck, and advancing up the sand to meet her husband she lifted it over her head and gave it to him. I did not hear them exchange a word, and they went together to the hut and disappeared inside. 11.The writer was heading towards the trees because he____________________ A. wanted to watch a boat on the sea. B. wanted no-one to see him C. wanted to spy on the people below D.wanted to find somewhere to sit. 12.When the writer looked below him, he saw____________________________ A. some people having a picnic. B. the Greek man asleep on the beach. C. some sheep and some goats. D. some of the Stoll’s possessions. 13.Why did the person in the boat move the the back? A. Because he had seen something move there. B. Because he was going to help somebody. C. Because he had seen some fish. D. Because he had left his fishing line there. 14. When the writer looked at the shelter again, he saw_________________________ A. someone he recognised. B. an animal like a horse. C. someone walking towards the boat. D. something coming out of the sea. 15. What did Mrs Stoll do after she got out of the water? A. She took something out of the bag. B.She went straight to the hut. C. She gave something to her husband. D. She put the bag down on the sand. Third passage: The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the growth of the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down ( though these have been raised ); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problem, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As one Norwegian politician said last week: ‘we will soon be changed beyond all recognition’. Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success: Tromso has been built upinto a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins. The effects of the development of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100- per-cent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose most of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad. The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up the majority of the population but they are an important part of it because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as assentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea. 16. The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to________________ A. slow down its rate of development. B. provide more jobs for Norwegians. C. look for oil on the southern coast. D. develop more quickly than at present. 17. What has the Norwegian Government’policy been for the area north of the Arctic Circle? A. To prevent a growth in population. B. To improve facilities in the area. C. To develop a large tourist industry. D. To dis courage industrial development. 18. What may be the effect of the oil industry on northern Norway? A. The development of industry. B. A growth in population. C. The failure of the development programme. D. The development of new town. 19. In Norway, one effect of the development of the oil industry might be__________ A. a large reduction in unemployment. B. an increase in unemployment in the north. C. a reduction in the number of existing industries. D. the development of a number of service indurtries. 20. Why are Norwegian farmers and fishermen important? A. The economy depends on argriculture and fishing. B. They form the majority of the population. C. They are thought of as the real Norwegians. D. They are responsible for preventing pollution. Part 2: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence: John Lonnon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always ( 1 )___ on music and played in pop groups (2 ) ___ school and art College. John got married ( 3 )___ Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son, ( 4 )___ name was Julian.At that ( 5 )___ , John was a member of a group ( 6 )___ ‘The Beatles.’ Many beautiful songs ( 7 )___ written by Johnand whever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They ( 8 )___ scream and faint when ‘The Beattles’ played, and lots of people ( 9 )___ their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard of ‘The Beatles’ and John was ( 10 )___ richer than he had ever( 11 )___. Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records ( 12 )___ his own after 1968, and it was the same year (13 )___ his marriage to Cynthia ( 14 )___ to an end. He had met Yoko Ono, a Japanese artist, ( 15 )___ he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long, as can ( 16 )___ seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. They ( 17 )___ up home in the United States and had a son called Sean. Many people cosider John Lonnon to be the moat talented of all ‘The Beatles’. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered ( 18 )___ one of his fans, outside his New York apartment, the ( 19 )___ world was shocked. More than 50,000 fans turned ( 20 )___ to a special ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died. 1.A.keen B.hooked C.good D. A and B are correct 2.A.at B.on C.in D.with 3.A.with B.to C.of D.within 4.A.those B.that C.whom D.whose 5.A.time B.stage C.point D.all of them are correct 6.A.fished B.booked C.handed D.called 7.A.are B.have been C.were D.would be 8.A.may B.need C.should D.would 9.A.had B.got C.wanted D.all of them are correct 10.A.many B.much C.far D. B and C are correct 11.A.been B.expected C.imagined D.all of them are correct 12.A.on B.with C.in D.at 13.A.that B.which C.when D.where 14.A.comes B.came C.would come D.had come 15.A.that B.whoever C.whom D.who 16.A.have been B.be C.had been D.being 17.A.gave B.set C.went D.took 18.A.with B.in C.for D.by 19.A.whole B.music C.rock D.all of them are correct 20.A.up B.on C.out D.away Section IV: WRITING (thời gian 50 phút, tổng số điểm:6/20; số câu hỏi theo hình thức trắc nghiệm) A.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it: (điểm 1/20) 1.If you don’t want Sally to be angry with you, I suggest you apologise. You’d____________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________.2.You might fall if you’re not careful. Be careful______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 3.Mrs Edwards is the owner of that car. That car________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________. 4.The station clock showed half-past ten. According______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________. 5.Henry found a wallet with no name in it. The wallet_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 6.Ronald denied stealing Mrs Clark’s handbag. Ronald said that________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 7.Susan likes staying in hotels but she prefers camping. Susan doesn’t__________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________. 8.The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it. . with B. to C. on D. of 5. This car belongs ___________ the new manager. A. for B. about C. to D. from 6. Please go ___________ this report before we send. was diverted to the ruined shelter on the shore. Something was standing in the entrance. I say ‘something’ because, doubtless because of a trick of the