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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút,không kể thời gian giao đề
(Lưu ý: Đề thi gồm: 04 trang) PART A - LISTENING
I Questions 1- 10: You will listen to a tape twice
Complete the form below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
COMPLAINT RECORD FORM Holiday booked in
name of:
First name: (1) _Last name: Sharpe
Address: Flat (2) Winchester SO2 4ER
Daytime telephone
number: (3) Booking reference: (4)
Special offer? Yes, from (5) _company
Insurance? Yes, had (6) Policy
Type of holiday
booked: (7) Date holiday start: (8)
Details of complaint: * no (9) _at station * a (10) _was missing PART B - LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
II Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1 Your cousin is the -looking man I have ever met
A most B best C better D well
2 She lives next to me and I often speak to her on my to work
A way B street C travel D road
3 She kindly offered to me the way to the stadium
A describe B show C direct D explain
4 In many families, the important decisions are by women
A done B given C arrived D made
5 My brother, like me, doesn’t like films unhappy endings A of which are B have C whose have D that have Do you mind in here?
A to smoke B if I smoking C my smoking D me to smoke We you more help, but we were too busy
A might have given B should give C might give D could give Encouraged by his mother,
(2)B John studied art in London
C the study is art in London was done by John D London was where John studied art
9 advertising is so widespread, it has had an enormous effect on the people lives
A The reason why B Why C Since D On accountant of 10 Many people read newspaper waiting for the bus
A during B if C as they D while
11 The woman he fell in love left him after a few weeks
A with whom B who C to whom D for whom
12 The larger a drop of water, freezing temperature
A the higher its B its higher C higher than D higher of its
13 was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journey west A They crossed rivers B By crossing rivers
C Crossing rivers D Rivers being crossed 14 By the end of this week my illness me $100
A has cost B will have cost C cost D will cost
15 It sounds like something wrong with the car’s engine , we’d better take it to the garage immediately
A Otherwise B However C If not D If so
III Give the correct form of the given words in brackets to complete the following sentences Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1 This is very (convenience) ! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else?
2 She was a much less (industry) student than her sister She’s got a job as a (manage) of a dress shop
4 There is a (short) of carrots because of the bad weather During the festival, (decorate) were hanging from every tree
6 Even though the remark was not (intend) , it caused embarrassment It is difficult for a sloppy person to live with a (perfect)
8 They said my illness was (imagine) Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?
9 He spoke (sense) to her, and she began crying immediately
10 The (simple) of her dress was in sharp contrast to the mansion she called home
PART C- READING
IV Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Music is universal- it is produced by all cultures Some scientists believed that music came before speech and (1) _as a development of making calls In fact, there is (2) _theory that the (3) _languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (4) _history The Aboriginal Australian, for example, use music as a mean to (5) _on stories of the land and spirits to the next (6) _
(3)that they could recall more (9) _after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story
Researchers also report that people (10) _better on a standard intelligence (11) _ after listening to Mozart The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (12) _by finding that rats (13) up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passengers, (14) as a maze Overall, it seems that inmost instances people who supper from any form of mental (15) _benefit from listening to music
1 A was B swelled C reacted D arose
2 A one B every C such D that
3 A earliest B newest C easiest D simplest A enjoying B making C recording D stating
5 A move B pass C hand D happen
6 A children B people C tribe D generation
7 A convince B satisfy C please D prefer A disabled B inactive C incapable D disordered A facts B knowledge C memory D information
10 A examine B prepare C score D achieve
11 A form B scheme C demonstration D test
12 A supported B given C marked D remembered
13 A held B brought C stood D set
14 A called B heard C regarded D know
15 A badness B hurt C illness D pain
V Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only one word in each space Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Computers are helpful in many ways First, they are fast They can work with information much more quickly than a person (1) _, computers can work with lots of information at the (2) _time Third, they can keep (3) _for a long time They not forget things as the way (4) _do Also, computers are almost always correct They are not (5) _of course, but they usually don’t make mistake
These days, (6) _is important to know something about computers There are a number of ways to (7) _ Some companies have classes at work Also, most universities offer day and (8) _courses in computer science Another way to learn is (9) _libraries Or you can learn from a friend After a few hours of practice you can work with (10) _ You may not an expert, but you can have fun!
VI Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
(4)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% 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 non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world
1 What is the main topic of this passage?
A The number of non-native users of English B The French influence on the English language
C The expansion of English as an international language D The user of English for science and technology
2 The word “emerged” in paragraph means
A appeared B hailed C frequented D engaged Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A in 1066 B around1350 C before 1600 D after 1600
4 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
A bought B saved C spent D valued
5 According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?
A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million PART D- WRITING
VII Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences.
1 Chris will pass his exams, but he has to work hard
If Chris He can’t run as fast as he did
He used In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
Although He can’t drive faster because there is an accident
The accident My car really needs to be clean soon
I really must
VIII Within 200-250 words, write about one of the memories in your childhood which you’ll never forget.
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