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A doesn't she B does she C will she D won't she I was waiting for a visa interview, I ate my lunch A Although B Since C While D Because Mr Yokohama recommended _ Mr Yukihoro and Ms Tamami for promotions A both B but C either D neither Nowadays, many people still use traditional to cure some diseases A solutions B procedures C treatments D measures You don’t have to spend much money if you stay with your parents but you may not have much freedom , you are very independent if you rent a room A In contrast B Thus C As a result of D Although I want to have someone my computer There’s something wrong with it A fixing B fixed C to fix D fix Susan is looking forward to her pen pal again A see B seeing C saw D to see 10 The lost bike was expected last month A was found B is found C have found D to have been found B Read the text below and look carefully at each line There are incorrect words Write the number of the line and the incorrect word Write your answer on the answer sheet Ted Robinson has been worried all the week Last Tuesday he receives a letter from the local police On the letter he was asked to call at the station Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police but him went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more At the station, he was told with a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found Ted was most surprised when he heard the news because it was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen! C Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning(0) Write your answer on the answer sheet Email is such a painless way to write letters I’ve never (0) found (FIND) it easy to put pen to paper, not even to say “ thank you” for presents sent by (1) _ (THINK) relatives They must have thought I was so ungrateful Now there’s no stopping me! I type away endlessly on my computer, all types of messages to all types of people Email has all the benefits of a word processor and none of the tedious (2) _ (AVANTAGE) of writing by hand It’s better than the letters because you can edit it , quickly and (3) (EFFORT), and it’s instant like the phone but without the need to talk ! And sending an e-mail is so (4) (WONDER) fast: just press the button and it’s gone By contrast, the Web is extremely overrated and sometimes so slow that it’s (5) (PRACTICE) What’s more, Web site are not updated and a lot of the information is useless I think it’s a joke in that respect- not a very good one D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets Write your answer on the answer sheet Last week, I was walking home after playing tennis when it started raining very heavily “Oh, no, I will get soaked before I (1) (reach) home,” I thought “I wish I (2) (remember) to bring my raincoat.” But unfortunately I had left it at home How stupid of me! I always forget bringing it with me Luckily just then a friend of mine (3) _ (pass) in her car and offered me a lift “Are you going home?” she said, “or you want to go for a drink?” “I think I’d rather you took me home,” I said “If I not change my clothes, I know I (4) _ (fall) ill, and then I will not be able to play in the tennis tournament nest week And I (5) _ (practise) hard for the last month.” “I will wait for you to change if you like,” she told me “I think it’s time you relaxed for a change You have worried too much about things lately And people who worry too much fall ill more easily It’s got nothing to with the rain!” E Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable particles Write your answer on the answer sheet I am looking forward to hearing from you My brother is always busy his lessons and tasks today Her parents not approve her living away from home Jane was in a such hurry that she left one of her bags _ I’m fed with waiting for the phone to ring How much you charge postage and packing? IV READING (4,0 marks) A Choose the words with best completes each blank in the following passage Write your answer on the answer sheet What will the city of the future look like? This question has been asked so many times over the (1) 500 years and answered inconsequently an equal number of times – that we can be sure of one thing only: no one can predict accurately how cities will look 50 or 500 years from now The reason is simple Cities change continually For over fifty years they have change (2) rapidly that the oldest residents will remember a time (3) their city seemed to belong not just to another era (4) to a different dimension (5) is true both of planned and unplanned cities Planned cities such New York and Paris, (6) are closely organized on a grid or diagram of street and avenues, have effectively burst at the seams this century, (7) , unplanned cities such as London, Tokyo and Los their centers (8) _ dramatically Although their centers might remain much as they were many years ago, their suburbs have spread (9) the tentacles of an octopus Some economists argue that expansion is a sign of healthy economy, (10) that expanding cities attracts international investment A last B few C previous D next A very B so C such D really A because B though C as D when A according B so as C referring D but A This B There C It D So A that B where C which D they A but B after C while D however A so B as C this D such A like B in the way C to D for 10 A so B now C or D and B Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each There was an example at the beginning (0) Write your answer on the answer sheet Lan took an examination in English as a second language at Royal English College to be admitted to the English course The first stage (0) is the oral examination, Lan was asked a lot of questions, (1) _ of which were quite hard for her The examiner asked her why she was learning English and (2) _ she spoke any other languages and so on To Lan, the hardest questions was that he wanted to know what aspect of (3) English Lan found most difficult He also asked her to read a passage She was (4) to answer all the questions She hoped she would pass the oral examination (5) went on to the next stage: the written examination She felt very self-confident C Read the passage, choose the best answer Write your answer on the answer sheet Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world What is the main topic of the passage? A The number of nonnative users of English B The French influence on the English language C The expansion of English as an international language D The use of English for science and technology The word 'emerged' means A appeared B failed C frequented D engaged The word 'elements' is most similar to A declaration B features C curiosities D customs Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? A In 1066 B Around 1350 C Before 1600 D After 1600 According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except A the slave trade B the Norman invasion C missionaries D colonization The word 'enclaves' is closest in meaning to A communities B organizations C regions D countries The word 'proliferated' is closest in meaning to organized A prospered B organized C disbanded D expanded Which of the following is not mentioned as the field where English is the main language? A advertising B drama C air control D media The word 'constituting' is closest in meaning to _ A looking over B setting down C doing in D making up 10 According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world today? A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million V WRITING (4,0 marks) A Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one Write your answer on the answer sheet It is said that health is the most important in daily life Health _ A lot of old people have to go to hospitals because of the cold weather Because I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder Unless _ We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children So as Tom has not had his hair cut for over three months It is _ B Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given Write your answer on the answer sheet It isn’t necessary to finish the work today need We _ It used to take my father half an hour to get to work by bike last lear spend My father They managed to finish the project in time for presentation succeeded They Doing the same work for a long time is not interesting boring It _ That film was so interesting that we could see it twice such It C What are the benefits of living in the city? Write an exposition of 140 words to express your own opinion Write your answer on the answer sheet HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC MƠN: TIẾNG ANH (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm có: 06 trang) I/ LISTENING: (4.0 marks) Part 1: Listen to the CD player twice Then decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F) Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS F 0,2 T 0,2 T 0,2 F 0,2 F 0,2 Part 2: Listen to Philip talking to a friend about his photography course for questions 6-10, choose the corrcect answer A,B or C You will hear the conversation twice Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS C 0,2 B 0,2 C 0,2 A 0,2 10 C 0,2 Part 3: Listen to the recording twice and fill in the missing information with only one word in the number spaces Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS 11 special 0,2 12 celebrations 0,2 13 particular 0,2 14 on 0,2 15 country 0,2 16 Teachers’ 0,2 17 of 0,2 18 the 0,2 19 educator 0,2 20 primary 0,2 II PHONETICS (0.5 mark) A Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS D B 0,1 0,1 B Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Write the answer in the box below (0,6 mark) SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS B 0,1 D 0,1 C 0,1 III GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY (3,5 marks) A Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence and write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS 10 D B B C A C A D B D 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 B Read the text below and look carefully at each line There are incorrect words Write the number of the line and the incorrect word Write your answer on the answer sheet LINES WORDS MARKS receives 0,1 On 0,1 him 0,1 with 0,1 were 0,1 C Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning(0) Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS thoughtful 0,2 disadvantages 0,2 effortlessly 0,2 wonderfully 0,2 impractical 0,2 D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS 0,1 reach had remembered 0,1 passed 0,1 will fall 0,1 have been practicing 0,1 E Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable particles Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS with 0,1 of 0,1 behind 0,1 up 0,1 for 0,1 IV READING (4,0 marks) A Choose the words with best completes each blank in the following passage Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS 10 A B D D A C C B A B 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 B Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each There was an example at the beginning (0) Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES WORDS MARKS some 0,2 if 0,2 learning/ studying 0,2 able 0,2 and 0,2 C Read the passage, choose the best answer Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS 0,2 C 10 A B D B A A B D C 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 0,2 V WRITING (4,0 marks) A Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one Write your answer on the answer sheet SENTENCES ANSWER MARKS Health is said to be the most important thing in daily life 0,2 Because the weather is cold a lot of old people have to go to 0,2 hospitals Unless you promise to try harder, I won't help you 0,2 So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly 0,2 It is over three months since Tom had his hair cut 0,2 SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi có 06 trang) PART A LISTENING Section 1: You will hear a man telephoning a library to find out about joining Listen and complete the form below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer You will hear the recording TWICE LIBRARY INFORMATION For registration, must take - two (1) _ and - two forms of I.D e.g driving licence, (2) _ Cost to join per year (without current student card): (3) £ _ Number of items allowed: (members of public) (4) _ Loan times: four weeks Fines start at (5) £ _ Computers can be booked up to (6) _ hours in advance Library holds most national papers, all (7) _, and magazines Need (8) _ to use photocopier Answer Creative Writing class tutor is John (9) _ held on (10) _ evenings Section 2: You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students Listen and choose the best answer A, B, or C You will hear the recording TWICE Why is tonight’s disco special? A It’s the last week of the course B It starts earlier than usual C It’s Sam birthday Where will the football match take place? A at Henry’s College B at the sports centre C in a park After the football match, the students will _ A go to a pizza restaurant B have a party at the college C celebrate on the beach The train to Thornton leaves at _ A 12.15 B 12.45 C 1.20 What should the students bring to the picnic? A drinks B bread rolls C glasses Section 3: You will hear a student called Shona giving a presentation on her research report Listen and choose the best answer A, B, or C You will hear the recording TWICE In order to set up her research programme, Shona got A advice from personal friends in other countries B help from students in other countries C information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries What types of people were included in the research? A young people in their first job B men who were working C women who were unemployed Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was A to get a wide range of data B to limit people's responses C to guide people through interviews What Shona’s initial results show about medical services in Britain? A Current concerns are misrepresented by the press B Financial issues are critical to the government C Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful Shona needs to further research in order to A present the government with her findings B decide the level of extra funding needed C identify the preferences of the public PART B LEXICO-GRAMMAR Section 1: Choose the correct option marked A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences weak was a well-known fact A That their team was B That their team being C Their team was D If their team was Richard, my neighbour, in World War II A says to fight B says to have fought C is said to fight D is said to have fought the phone rang later that night did Tom remember the appointment A No sooner B Only C Not until D Just before My sister has just sixteen A completed B turned C become D had Jane really loves the jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present A wooden brown nice B nice wooden brown C brown wooden nice D nice brown wooden I’ve got so much spare time Now I’m thinking of taking a new hobby like stamp collecting A in B off C up D over I have always my older brother for his courage and honesty A taken up B taken after C looked up to D looked after The sight of so many sweets made the children’s mouths A drip B moisten C water D wet It was such a shock to receive a letter like that A in the red B out of the blue C in the pink D over the moon 10 - Jane: “Would you mind if I use your computer for an hour?” - Tony: “ .” A Not at all I’ve finished my job B Yes, you can use it C Of course not I still need it now D Yes, it’s all right 11 Don’t be in by his charm – he’s ruthless A let B put C taken D dropped 12 If Jim the plane, he here by now A hadn’t missed/ would have been B didn’t miss/ would have been C hadn’t missed/ had been D hadn’t missed/ would be 13 He insisted that his method correct A be B were C was D is 14 in several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow A It used as a measurement B A measurement was used C The use of a measurement D Used as a measurement 15 You just never lift a to help me – I have to everything myself! A shoulder B hand C finger D wrist 16 At the end of the match the players were exhausted A solely B utterly C actually D merely 17 of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk A On behalf B On account C In person D Instead 18 He agreed to give me his car for the weekend on that I helped him write his essay A condition B term C rule D decree 19 George was from school for bad behavior A exiled B dismissed C expelled D discharged 20 The pictures are similar, but there are differences between them A subtle B few C remarkable D clear Section 2: Each line in the following passage contains one mistake Find out the mistake and correct it as the example below Line 0: because → because of People have always valued elephants because their size and strength 0……………… Asian elephants has been captured and trained to work for human being 1……………… for two thousand years We have been used in battles from the 3rd century 2……………… up when World War II Because they are easily trained, they have been 3……………… used to transport goods and carry huge logs from forests which was once 4……………… their homes Approximately twenty-five percents of the world’s 5……………… population of Asian elephants have been caught and trained to variety 6……………… jobs, including carrying passengers and help to capture more wild 7……………… elephants Elephants are considered to be more intelligent then most 8……………… animals, including domestic dogs and cats This shows by the way they 9……………… can easily learn to tricks and perform tasks, as soon as by the playful 10…………… behavior of young elephants, who energetically play games of hide and seek, tug of war and tag Section 3: Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank When computers appeared in the 1950s, many people thought that it would not be long before these (1) _ machines started talking, thinking IMPRESS for themselves and taking over the world People predicted all kinds of things, from robot (2) _ to computerized houses None of it happened Despite SERVE the billions of dollars and years of research given to developing artificial intelligence, computers are still unable to hold a normal (3) _ with a CONVERSE human being In fact, although computers today can process information thousands of times faster than they could fifty years ago, they are only two or three times better at using human language than they were back then In (4) , the huge increase in computer use has proved that today’s ADD computers, with their windows, mice, icons and commands, not operate in the same way as the human brain If this were not true, there would be no need for the thousands of tech support staff (5) _ by all centres EMPLOY The trouble is that, even though computers can turn (6) _ into SPEAK text, recognise objects by using cameras, search through (7) _ amounts END of data and even use robot (8) _ to move like human beings, they are MECHANIC unable to put all these (9) _ together and actually think and function like ABLE human beings One of the reasons for this is that scientists still not know much about how the human brain works, so it is (10) _ to program 10 POSSIBLE computers to copy the brain’s processes PART READING Section 1: Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space Use only ONE word for each space Getting from place to place has been a challenge for humans (1) the beginning of man’s existence Not only (2) people struggle with the actually physical problems of travel, but they also need to know the right direction to go In one’s own little part of the world, this may have been relatively easy, but, as humans expanded further and further, it became necessary to determine how to get from one place to (3) and back again Paths, roads, and trails made journeys easier, and the creation of maps transmitted this knowledge to others (4) , once humans pushed onto the vast oceans, there were (5) roads or accurate maps The compass, showing the magnetic north, was a great, yet imperfect, aid Latitude could be measured by sun angles, but (6) the perfection of timepieces in the 19th century, it was almost impossible to measure longitude Fortunately, today there is a device which allows people easily to find their position no matter (7) they are: the Global Positioning System (GPS) The Global Positioning System (8) of a series of twenty-four satellites in geosynchronous orbit around Earth at an altitude of 12,500 miles These satellites are in fixed positions, so, by reading the (9) from three of them, a person holding a GPS receiver can know exactly where he is The GPS receiver synchronizes its clock with (10) of the satellites’ atomic clocks Section 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions What is ‘extreme’ weather? Why are people talking about it these days? ‘Extreme’ weather is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the wrong time In theory, they are very rare But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather events Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Riode Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed, burying hundreds of people In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating droughts Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in Europe That summer, 35.000 deaths were said to be heat-related So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a mixture of both of these things On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, originate in the Pacific Ocean The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects weather all around the world On the other hand, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans is slowly but steadily going up And this is a result of human activity We are producing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans Warmer oceans produce more water vapor - think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen Turn up the heat, it produces steam more quickly Satellite data tells US that the water vapor in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years This warm, wet air turns into the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change And we also need to act now to save lives and money in the future (Source: © 2015 National Geographic Learning, www.ngllife.com/wild-weather) It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is A becoming more common B not a natural occurrence C difficult for scientists to understand D killing more people than ever before Which of these things is the basis of normal weather patterns? A greenhouse gases B human activity C El Niño and La Niña D water vapour What caused thousands of deaths in 2003? A a period of hot weather B floods after a bad summer C a long spell of heavy rain D large-scale landslides According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because A we can never predict it B it only affects crowded places C it’s often very destructive D its causes are completely unknown Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage? A Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity B Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles C We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather D Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity Section 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks FENG SHUI – POSITIVE FEELINGS CHINESE STYLE Recently, the Feng Shui business has been booming as more and more people (1) _ an interest in Asian culture and lifestyles Whether people are (2) _ Feng Shui experts or simply buying books and trying it out for themselves, there is no doubt that, in the West, in the last few years the idea of Feng Shui has really (3) _ off So what exactly is Feng Shui? Well, it is a Chinese art form that is concerned (4) _ the way you arrange the rooms and the furniture in your house It is believed that organising these things correctly will (5) you happiness and good luck In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui consultants They will come to your house or office and give you advice (6) _ on your lifestyle and date of birth According to one such expert, I (7) _ install an aquarium with six black and one red goldfish in my living room in order to absorb bad vibes He also told me to (8) _ attention to one of my windows He advised me to put plants on the window sill to prevent the loss of positive energy The real ‘weak spot’ in my house, however, was the cooker He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetables above it would solve the (9) _.Whether you believe in the power of Feng Shui or not, it is certainly having a major (10) _ on the way thousands of people organize their homes A take A requesting A made A with A carry A based A ought A give A fault 10 A affect B B asking B driven B of B give B put B need B pay B error B impact C make C consulting C taken C in C make C held C have C have C mistake C consequence D give D advising D started D through D bring D carried D must D put D problem D power Section 4: You are going to read an article about treasure in the mud Five sentences have been removed from the article Choose the sentences from A-F the one which best fits gaps 1-5 There is one extra sentence which you not need to use TREASURE IN THE MUD Ian Smith likes to spend his free time looking for ancient objects Mudlark was the nineteenth-century name for someone who searched in river mud at low tide, on the lookout for objects that other people had lost or thrown into the water For the original mudlarks it was a way of making a living But for Ian Smith it’s a hobby, because he’s looking for objects of historical interest Ian heads down to the River Thames at low tide with his electronic metal-detector and a spade Working around fast and sometimes dangerous tides, he hunts for ancient everyday objects from cups and coins to buttons and badges Anyone can have a go, as long as they have permission There are currently about 300 licensed mudlarks in Britain But Ian, who is an antique dealer by profession, is not an ordinary one After thirty years, there’s barely a patch of wet mud on any tidal river in the UK that he doesn’t know ‘You’re not likely to find a chest of gold on a foreshore and the spectacular stuff in museums is there because it is extremely rare,’ Ian tells me when I meet him under London’s Tower Bridge shortly after breakfast Here it’s more likely to be the everyday possessions of ordinary families In other words, they are objects that tell us how such people used to live centuries ago It’s mostly rubbish – literally, from a time when unwanted things were simply thrown into the river Mudlarking involves working with a metal detector, but also using your eyes – studying the surface, picking it over and knowing what you’re looking at when you see it Mudlarking, says Ian, is an activity that tends to attract solitary characters ‘But,’ he adds, ‘it’s also very tranquil You may be in the middle of the city but the lapping of the water takes you away from the hustle.’ We quickly make our first find, the sole from a sixteenth-century shoe Then, much to my dismay, Ian casually tosses aside our find: ‘You get to see a lot of those over the years,’ he says That piece of shoe leather, for example, is a give-away that the patch of mud around it is likely to have been eroded by the tides to the sixteenth-century layer Several oyster shells – an expensive shellfish now, but common workman’s food then – support the theory Conscious that the tide is against us, we dig a little deeper An item is often better preserved in the mud that it would be if exposed to the air ‘While mudlarking is ultimately about the love of history, it is also a race to capture and record what we can before it’s gone,’ says Ian ‘The water erodes layers, and property developments push further and further out into the river.’ Sifting the mud in his surgeon’s gloves, Ian picks up what the untrained eye would see as a lump of stone _ Next, what looks to be a bit of grit reveals itself to be a tiny silver penny bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth I ‘People ask fishermen what they get out of staring out over a river for hours on end and, unless you’re a fisherman, it’s hard to explain,’ says Ian ‘It’s the same with mudlarking Like fishing, it’s very easy to become obsessive about it But unlike fishing, you also have the pure excitement of seeing something that’s been buried for centuries It’s still amazing to me that this stuff is there.’ SENTENCES A Long, disused sets of steps that descend into the mud are another such clue B But finding such objects can point towards more interesting things nearby C It turns out to be part of a sword D Because of this wide experience, he has special permission to dig deep in search of antiquities E This scientific fact means the muddy shoreline is a sort of time capsule F You have to be that sort of person to want to poke about in the mud for thirty years PART WRITING Section 1: Write the sentence beginning with the word(s) given so that it has the closest meaning to the original one Write the answers on your answer sheet While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time → Despite my I only realised that I had forgotten to close the door when she told me → Only when Despite Jack’s strange clothes, everybody ignored him → Nobody took We will not delay our voyage whether there is a rain or not → Regardless To pass the time, I looked through some magazines → I whiled Section 2: Write an essay within 250 words on the following topic: Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a child’s success in school - Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge and experiences _THE END _ SỞ SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP NĂM HỌC 2017-20182HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Gồm 02 trang) PART A LISTENING (4 points) Section 1: You will hear a man telephoning a library to find out about joining Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer You will hear the recording TWICE points (0.2pt/item) (passport) photos/ (passport) photographs 48 (a) bank statement 125 (per year) 1.50 local papers/ local newspapers (a) card/ cards Grantingham 10 Friday Section 2: You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students point (0.2pt/item) C C C B A Section 3: You will hear a student called Shona giving a presentation on her research report Listen and choose the best answer A, B, or C point (0.2pt/item) B B A A C PART B LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5 points) Section 1: Choose the correct option marked A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences points (0.1pt/ item) A 11 C D 12 D C 13 A B 14 D D 15 C C 16 B C 17 A C 18 A B 19 C 10 A 20 A Section 2: Each line in the following passage contains one mistake Find out the mistake and correct it as the example below point (0.1pt/ item) - Tìm không sửa cho 0,05 điểm Line Mistake has We when was percents Correction have They until/to were percent Line 10 Mistake variety help then shows soon Correction various/a variety of helping than is shown well Section 3: Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank points (0.2pt/ item) impressive speech servants endless conversation mechanisms PART C READING (6 points) https://nguyenthienhuongvp77.violet.vn addition abilities employed 10 impossible Section 1: Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space Use only ONE word for each space points (0.2pt/ item) since another until/till/til where consists However/Nevertheless Nonetheless signal no 10 that Section 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer of each of the questions point (0.2pt/item) A C A C D Section 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks points (0.2pt/item) A C C A D A D B D 10 B Section 4: Choose the sentences from A-F the one which best fits gaps 1-5 There is one extra sentence which you not need to use point (0.2pt/ item) D F B E C PART D WRITING (5 points) Section 1: Write the sentence beginning with the word given so that it has the closest meaning to the original one Write the answers on your answer sheet point (0.2 pt/ sentence) Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time Only when she told me did I realise that I had forgotten to close the door Nobody took notice of Jack despite his strange clothes Regardless of the rain, we will not delay our voyage I whiled away the time looking through some magazines Section 2: Essay writing points Candidates’ essays are evaluated based on the following criteria: Content: 40% (1.6 pts): Arguments are adequately supported (with main ideas, supporting ideas and relevant examples etc.) Language: 30% (1.2 pts): Demonstrate a diverse range of lexical items and grammatical structures Presentation: 30% (1.2 pts): Write with suitable style, cohesion, coherence Appropriate word count ...1 Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017-2018 có đáp án - Phịng GD&ĐT Tam Nông Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh mơn Tiếng Anh năm 2017-2018 có đáp án - Sở GD&ĐT Hà Nam Đề. .. 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