Today most people in the US spell words differently from people in Britain because of Webster’s original dictionary6. How old was Webster when he graduated from Yale University.[r]
(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ HỘI AN
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 7 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2: Số thứ tự: Số mã phách: Điểm:
Bằng số: Bằng chữ:
Nhận xét:
I LISTENING (1,5 point)
A Questions 1-5 Listen to a girl called Helen asking Nick about their grandfather’s party For questions 1-5, circle the correct letters A-C (0,5)
1 The party for their grandfather will be on
A Friday B Saturday C Sunday
2 Where will the party be?
A at a restaurant B at a golf club C at Nick’s house The party will begin at
A 2.45 B 3.30 C 4.00
4 Who will Helen drive to the party?
A Aunt Rose B Uncle Jack C Nick
5 Which present does Helen want to buy?
A some CDs B a mirror C a suitcase
B Questions 6-10 Listen and complete the note (1,0)
0 Park open: _Every day _
6 Saturday opening time: a.m until _
7 Family ticket: £ _
8 Use car park in: Road
9 Café sells: and drink
10 Shop sells: sweets, newspapers, II PRONUNCIATION (0,5 point)
A Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others (0,3) A character B challenge C chemistry D scholarship
2 A watches B ages C houses D tables
3 A tour B sure C pour D poor
B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0,2)
4 A economic B manufacture C investigate D sociology
5 A position B family C century D politics
III VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4,0 points)
(2)1 You won’t pass the examination you study more
A unless B as long as C if D whether
2 You clean the windows The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow
A don't have B must C mustn't D needn't
3 he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
4 "You are welcome to order the goods now"-"But payment should be made _" A for advance B advancing C in advance D to advance Your last job was a bank manager, it?
A doesn’t B isn’t C wasn’t D didn’t
6 Neither my gloves nor my hat with this dress
A go B goes C are going D is going
7 The noise of the trains into the station was deafening
A that come B that coming C coming D which was come I saw a terrible accident when I on the beach
A am walking B was walking C walked D walk
9 He performed very well in the interview; , he didn’t get the job
A since B but C therefore D however 10 I was very surprised that she didn't pass the exam"
A hearing B to hearing C at hearing D to hear
11 I hope that this winter won't be last
A as cold than B so cold as C as cold like D so cold like 12 In my family, both parents to give us a nice house and a happy home
A shake hand B shake hands C join hand D join hands 13 _ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States
A Founding B Founded C Being founded D It was founded 14 Although she liked the dress very much, she decided it
A to buy B bought C not to buy D didn’t buy
15 His house is mine
A larger and more comfortable than B the most large and comfortable than C more large and comfortable than D the largest and more comfortable than 16 - Helen: “Congratulations! You did great.” - Jane : “ ”
A It’s my pleasure B You’re welcome
C It’s nice of you to say so Thanks D That’s okay 17 Mary has _ many things to that she has no time to go out
A so B too C such D very
18 We _ play chess with our father when we were children
A use to B were used to C have used to D used to 19 Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _
A more and more good B better and better
C the more and more good D gooder and gooder 20 She hurried she wouldn’t be late for class
A since B as if C unless D so that
B Read the text below and look carefully at each line Correct the mistake underlined in each of the lines There is an example at the beginning (0) (1,0)
Tokyo is a famous city There are a little good buildings and 21 impressive temples; there are a few parks worth visited 22 Everything had to be small in Tokyo: houses, rooms, shops
(3)23 Long-side streets consists by tiny houses only, and this often 24 create a toy-like, with small woman tip-toeing along in their sari 25 Tokyo of night is very different place
26 by Tokyo in daytime Millions of neon signs are switched on and 27 anywhere in the world is more attractive
28 A town is not its buildings alone; it is an atmosphere, its pleasant, 29 its sadness, its madness, and above all its folk Tokyo may lack 30 architectural beauty but it having character and excitement; it is alive I found it a mysterious and lovable city
23 _ 24 _ 25 26 _ 27 _ 28 _ 29 _ 30 _ C Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have
a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (ð) by the number If a line has a
word which should not be there, write the word There are examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
(1,0)
Supermarkets
Today, supermarkets are found in almost over every large city in the world But the first supermarket are opened only was fifty years ago It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen
A supermarket is different from other types like of stores in several ways In supermarkets, at goods are placed on open shelves The customers choose what they want and take them to the check-out the counter This means that fewer and employees are required than in other stores The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of shop stores, for example there is usually a display of an inexpensive items just in front of the check-out counter
0 ð _ 00 over 31 _ 32 _ 33 _ 34 _ 35 _ 36 _ 37 _ 38 _ 39 _ 40 _ III READING (1,5 point)
A Choose the one option – A, B, C or D – that best fits each of the numbered blanks (0,5)
Viet Nam is a country in the (1) Asia It has an area of 329,566 sq km Ha Noi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is (2) than Ha Noi The population of Viet Nam is about 80 million It has an age-old culture and a long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders Viet Nam is now a (3) country of ASEAN and many other international organizations such as APEC, WTO Viet Nam (4) rice, coffee and many farm products Viet Nam has (5) of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long bay, Phong Nha cave, Hoi An ancient town , and is now known as a safe and attractive destination for tourists the world over Vietnamese people are proud of their country They have been trying hard to build it into a powerful and prosperous one
1 A South-East B South C North D Northern
2 A small B smaller C smallest D large
3 A member B friend C classmate D workmate
4 A exported B imported C exports D imports
5 A many B some C a lots D lots
B Read the conversation, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D (0,5)
(4)as well In 1783, Webster published a spelling book, which would become popular with generations of schools children A couple of years later, he published his dictionary The Webster’s dictionary has been used up to now
In his dictionary, Webster made changes in the way English was used in the US He suggested new ways of pronouncing words and added new words that did not belong to British English Most of the changes involved spelling Today most people in the US spell words differently from people in Britain because of Webster’s original dictionary
6 How old was Webster when he graduated from Yale University?
A 18 B 19 C 20 D 21
7 What did he during the American Revolution? A He joined the army to fight against the British B He joined the army to fight against the US C He wrote spelling books
D He wrote a dictionary
8 Webster wrote a spelling book and dictionary because A he was a linguistics
B he wanted the US to be intellectually independent from Britain C he loved children
D he wanted to struggle against the British He wrote his first book in
A 1758 B 1778 C 1783 D 1785
10 Today, most people in the US spell words differently from people in Britain because of
A their habit B the American Revolution
C Webster’s dictionary D All are correct
C Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word (0,5)
For many people sport is a popular part of school life and (11) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important If someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (12) home, as many matches are played then
It can also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (13) on after the match for a meal or a drink Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support their own side
When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (14) only the players It can also mean that a school becomes well-known for being good at certain sports and people from that school may end up playing (15) national and international teams so that the school has some really famous names associated with it
IV WRITING (2,5 points)
A Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases (0,5)
1 The coffee was too weak to keep us awake
The coffee wasn’t “Please help me with the housework,” Mai said to me
Mai asked _ The last time I saw her was months ago
(5)Most of _ He doesn’t speak English as fluently as he used to
He used to _ B Write complete sentences using suggested word (1,0)
6 How much/ it/ be/ mail/ local/ letter/ Viet Nam?
_ I/ not know/ where/ new/ classmate/ live/
_ talk/ friends/ be/ most common way/ relax/ recess/
_ I/ prefer/ music/ home/ going/ concert/
_ 10 Beans/ very good/ health/ be/ fresh fruits/
C Using the information in brackets, complete the questions for the given answers (0,5) A: _When are you going to buy a new bicycle? _ ?
B: Next week (I’m going to buy a new bicycle next week.)
A: (11) for it? B: With my pocket money (I’m going to pay with my pocket money.)
A: (12) ? B: Five years (I had my old bike for five years.)
A: (13) _ your bike to school today? B: It had a flat tyre (Because it had a flat tyre.)
A: (14) ? B: A five-speed (I have a five-speed bicycle.)
A: (15) _ his new bike ? B: Two weeks ago (Nam got his new bike two weeks ago.)
D Arrange these jumbled words and phrases to make complete sentences (0,5) 16 Every/to/morning/brother/to/runs/so as/on/get/class/my/time
Every time 17 Ha Long Bay/visited/people/will/thousands/by/of/be/this year
Ha Long Bay _ this year 18 When/were/he/having/arrived/we/dinner
When _ dinner 19 They/me/there/many places/interest/were/if/in/of/asked/my province
They _ my province 20 If/exercised,/and/ate/would/you/you/well/fit/be/and/healthy
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ NGHỊ - HSG TIẾNG ANH 7 I (15 points) A (1 x questions = 5)
1 C B C A B
B (2 x questions = 10)
6 10 (p.m) £ 50 Glendennan ice cream 10 books II (5 points) (1 x questions = 5)
1 B D C C A
III (40 points) A (1 x 20 questions = 20)
1 A D D C C
6 B C B D 10 D
11 B 12 D 13 B 14 C 15 A
16 C 17 A 18 D 19 B 20 D
B (1 x 10 questions = 10)
21 visiting 22 has 23 of 24 kimonos 25 at
26 from 27 nowhere 28 pleasure 29 people 30 has
C (1 x 10 questions = 10)
31 was 32 ð 33 like 34 at 35 ð
36 the 37 and 38 ð 39 shop 40 an
III (15 points) A (1 x questions = 5)
1 A B A C D
B (1 x questions = 5)
6 C A B C 10 C
C (1 x questions = 5) 11 participating/ joining
12 from 13 staying 14 not 15 for
IV (25 points) A (1 x questions = 5)
1 The coffee wasn’t strong enough to keep us awake Mai asked me to help her with the housework
3 I haven’t seen her for months Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by water
5 He used to speak English more fluently than he does (now) B (2 x questions = 10)
6 How much is it to mail/ a local letter in Viet Nam? I not know where the/ new classmate lives
8 Talking with/to friends is the/ most common way to relax at recess I prefer listening to music at home/ to going to the concert
10 Beans are very good for our health/ and so are fresh fruits C (1 x questions = 5)
11 How are you going to pay for it? 12 How long did you have your old bike?
13 Why didn’t you ride your bike to school today? 14 What kind of bike you have?
15 When did Nam get his new bike? D (1 x questions = 5)
16 Every morning, my brother runs so as to get to class on time 17 Ha Long Bay will be visited by thousands of people this year 18 When he arrived, we were having dinner