The Greeting Card Association ( Hiệp Hội ) estimates that world-wide approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday[r]
(1)UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự – Hạnh phúc
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KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 25 tháng 02 năm 2010
Đề thức Mơn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm trang
) -PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )
(Thí sinh nghe 02 đoạn băng đoạn 02 lần Bắt đầu phần nghe kết thúc phần nghe có Bản Giao Hưởng Số Beethoven Băng ghi đủ số lần, giám thí mở cho máy chạy từ đầu tới cuối khơng cần trả băng Giữa đoạn có khoảng im lặng để thí sinh làm bài)
Question 1 : Listen to the recording then state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE The recording will be played twice :
1 Hans Huser is a skier
2 He is Swiss and lives in a villa by the sea He does different things in summer and in winter He plays sports with his two sons when he has no work
Question 2 : Listen to the recording then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence The recording will be played twice :
1 What city is it about ? It ‘s about ……
A Bam ford B Oxford C Stratford D Cambridge
2 The town is
A new with a traffic problem B old with narrow streets C small with many cars
D not large enough but the city centre has enough parking space The Planning Department
A changed the traffic system B conducted a traffic survey
C were asked many questions D wanted people to make questions Which one is NOT among their questions ?
A How old are you ? B Can you ride ?
C Where you live ? D How you come to town ?
PART II: READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )
Question 3: Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE :
VALENTINE’S DAY
(2)flowers, offering gifts, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines") That is, Valentine's Day is the traditional day on which lovers in the West let each other know about their love
The day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines" Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves and the figure of the winged boy angel Starting in the 19th century, hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards The Greeting Card Association ( Hiệp Hội ) estimates that world-wide approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year just behind Christmas The
Association also estimates that women buy approximately 85 percent of all valentines In the United States in the second half of the 20th century, exchanging cards has been
extended to include the giving of gifts, usually from the man to the woman Such gifts typically (điễn hình ) include roses and chocolate Starting in the 1980s, the diamond industry began to promote Valentine's day as occasion for the giving of fine jewelry
A dinner date on Valentine's Day is often regarded as indicating that a dating couple is involved in ( dính dáng vào ) a serious relationship
In the United States the day has come to be associated ( liên hệ với ) as well with a basic spiritual ( mặt tinh thần ) greeting of "Happy Valentine's", which may be said by men to their female friends, but rarely to other male friends
The U.S Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the US Half of those valentines are given to family members other than husband or wife, usually to children When you include the valentine-exchange cards made in school activities the figure goes up to billion, and teachers become the people receiving the most valentines
The rise of Internet popularity ( ưa chuộng ) at the turn of the 21st century is creating new
traditions Millions of people use, every year, digital means of creating and sending Valentine's Day greeting messages such as cards, love coupons or printable greeting cards About 15 million e-valentines will have been sent in 2010
There are some families, however, who choose to find other means of honoring Saint Valentine on Valentines Day Many of these traditions involve bonfires, for fire is said to represent passion In history, there were several saints called Valentine who were probably related to Valentine’s Day The perhaps most important Saint Valentine was mentioned in an old book (1493) The book had a portrait in it With the portrait of Valentine, the story tells that he was a Roman priest ( linh mục ) martyred during the time of Claudius II of Rome Now Claudius II was a very bad emperor He made many terrible wars and he wanted the men to fight for him but the men didn’t want to Claudius thought that what made the men go against him was their own families, so he ordered that no marriages be allowed Valentine was a very good, kind priest of Rome He helped the Romans a lot then As a result, he was arrested and put in prison as he was caught helping Christian couples to marry each other or aiding Christians who were at the time being persecuted ( bị xét xử ) by Claudius in Rome Helping Christians at this time was considered a crime Claudius took a liking to this prisoner until Valentine tried to cause the Emperor to change his mind whereupon this priest was condemned ( kết tội ) to death He was beaten with clubs and stoned; when that didn't finish him, he was beheaded ( bị chặt đầu ) outside the Flaminian Gate That was about AD 269
1 The author is sure that Valentine’s Day is named after only one early Christian martyr living in AD 496
2 “valentines” means Saints Valentine
3 Hand written greeting cards have replaced mass-produced ones
(3)5 If a dating couple accept mutual invitations to a dinner on Valentine’s Day, then they are serious about each other
6 In the USA, it is common that men say “ Happy Valentine’s Day” to their other male friends
7 The U.S Greeting Card Association uses e-valentines to honor Saint Valentine on Valentine’s Day by sending bonfires for, they say, fire represents passion
8 Claudius II hated Valentine because the priest helped the couples in love to get married to each other and the people being persecuted by Claudius
Question 4 : These announcements appear at some places only Match each announcement ( – ) with a proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears :
Announcements Appearing places
1 No trespassing Ozone friendly Oral use only Rechargeable Please don’t fold it Mind your steps ! Shake well before use Keep off the grass
A In a park
B On a battery
C On a pot or bottle of chemical or paint
D At the movies or cinema E On a box or bottle of medicine F On refrigerators or aerosol containers G At the entrance of forest
H On a warning sign I In a slippery staircase
J On an envelope with photos enclosed
Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage :
such when consists linked
Earth's system new led
The Internet is a global …( ) of interconnected computer networks that serve billions of users worldwide It is a network of networks that …( )… of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are …( )…by a broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies The Internet carries a vast array of information resources and services, most importantly the World Wide Web (WWW) and the electronic mail Most traditional mass media, …( )…as telephone and television services, are reshaped or redefined using the technologies of the Internet, giving rise to .( )… services Newspaper publishing has been changed into Web sites and blogging The Internet has enabled or urged the creation of new forms of human interactions through instant messaging, chatting, Internet forums, and social networking sites
The origins of the Internet dated back to the 1960s …( )… the United States provided money for research projects of its military agencies to build powerful computer networks This research produced worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies and …( )…
(4)PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts )
Question 6 :
1 Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case :
a) many, man , land , candy , alphabet b) comb , climb , combine , plumber , dumb c) music , museum , mausoleum , houses , news d) a lien , planet , sample , standard , fashion
2 Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each case:
a) grocery, bakery, stationery, toiletry, scenery b) poet, adult, guest, groom, ghost
c) Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Jewish d) tropical, optional, logical, principal, tidal
Question 7 : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form :
Dennis Heal is a politician He ….(1 go)… to Oxford University in 1950 and became a member of Parliament for the Labour Party in 1957 He …(.2 be)… an MP since then He often writes stories He …(3 write)… three story books including his autobiography He is married to the artist, Anna Heal, and they …(4 have)… two children They …(5 live)… in Oxford for 15 years, then …(6 move)… to London in 1970 They now …(7 live)… in Cadogan Square in central London Dennis hopes that they …(8 come )… and see us in New York some day
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets : The Vietnamese people are with the world ( friendship )
2 Malay is their _ language ( nation )
3 For centuries, poets, writers and _ have mentioned the ao dai.in poems, novels and songs ( music )
4 , the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women ( tradition)
5 The sale of jeans stopped growing due to the worldwide situation getting worse ( economy )
6 Nowadays, viewers can watch a of local and international programs on different channels ( vary )
7 Conditional Type is used to express a present or contrary-to-present condition ( real )
8 Pompeii was completely _in A.D 79 by an eruption of Mt Vesuvius ( destruction )
Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones :
1 Mary isn’t old enough to get married Mary is too ………
2 He got to London in ten minutes It took ………
(5)4 “ Where you live, Jack ?” said Rose Rose asked ………
5 Because of the heavy snow, they changed their plan Because it ………
6 She worked hard so she did well in the exam If ………
7 They started playing football when they were 10 They have ………
8 His dog is so fierce that no one dares to come to his house He has …………
PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts )
Question 10 : Write a short passage of argument ( about 100- 120 words ) to persuade your relative(s) to give up smoking
Question 11 : Your classmates are having a discussion on “ What should we to stay healthy and keep fit ? ” Write the conversation in about 15- 20 conversational exchanges
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