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(1)KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
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I. LISTENING
You’ll hear people talking in eight different situations For questions 1-8, choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, or C.
1.Youoverhearthismaninashop He wants to change some paint because A.hedoesn’tlikethecolor
B.hethinksthereissomethingwrong withit.C.hefindsitmakeshimill
2.Thiswomaniscomplainingatarailwaystationenquiryoffice She is angry because A.hertrainislate
B.hertrainhasbeencancelled
C.shethinksthetrainserviceisverypoor
3.Thesetwopeoplearehavinganargument Are they arguing about A.theclimate?
B.theweatheroutside?
C.thesnowfallinrecentyears?
4.Thisisaconversationbetweenamanandawoman Is the man A.apoliceman?
B.agaragemechanic?
C.ajudgeorotherofficialinacourtoflaw?
5.Thespeakerinthisextractisaverykeengardener He is talking about his success in growing A.atypeoffruit
B.atypeof
vegetable.C.some flowers
6.Inthisextractyouarelisteningtosomeonespeakingtoquitealargegroupofpeople Is he giving
A.ahistorylecture? B.atalkatagardening club?C.advicetomedical students?
7.Thisextractcomesfromatalkontheradio Is this speaker describing A.apieceofmusic?
B.amagnificent building?C.aformal garden?
8.Inthisextractyoucanhearsomeonespeakingonthephone She wants to book some theatre tickets but she finds that
A.theperformanceisfullybooked B.theperformancehasbeencancelled C.shecannolongerhaveaspecialdiscount
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best answer to complete sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or
(2)9.It’sdifficultto luxurieswhenyouareusedtohavingthem
A.cutdownon B.cutdownat C.cutoffon D.cutdowninto 10.Imissedtheseveno’clocknewsontheradiothismorning.I uptoolate
A.came B.turned C.grew D.woke
11.Governmentshould internationallawsagainstterrorism
A.bringup B.bringabout C.bringin D.bringback
12.Theadvancedcourseinliterature French
A.turnedoffme B.turnedmeaway C.turnedmeoff D.turnedmeagainst 13.WhenweflytoHoChiMinhcity,we’regoingto overinDaNangtovisitsome
friends.A.stop B.come C.arrive D.go
14.Hedied heartfailure Thursdaynight.Hiswifeisstillsuffering shock
A.for/at/for B.of/on/from C.from/on/from
D.at/on/from
15.Theysucceeded escaping theburninghouse
A.on/off B.in/from C.induring D.on/from
16.Itneveroccurred metoaskhim proof hisidentity
A.for/for/of B.to/for/of C.to/for/for D.for/for/for 17.Heisnotindependent anymeans.Hedepends hisfatherforeverything
A.by/on B.by/upon C.at/on D.AorBiscorrect
18.Scientistscan’tagreeon relatedtootherordersofinsects
A.thatfleasare B.howfleasare C.howarefleas D.fleasthatare 19.Fishhavenostrils areusedforsmelling,notforbreathing
A.they B.what C.whom D.that
20.Itisbelieved causesinsomnia
A.toomuchcaffeine B.thattoomuchcaffeine C.itistoomuchcaffeine D.toomuchcaffeine 21.Thestimulationthatinfantanimalsreceiveaffectstheirbehaviour theybecome
adults.A.during B.since C.because D.when
22 sightinganapproachingcar,somedriverstendtospeedup
A.Whenslowingdowninsteadof B.Insteadwhenslowingdownat C.heninsteadofslowingdown D.Insteadofslowingdownwhen 23.Balletdancers, actors,mustspendmanyhoursadaypracticingbeforea performance.A.like B.thelike C.thesame D.sameas
24.Themanwasin healththatthefamilybegantoconsiderwhetherhecouldcontinueto liveinhishome
A.suchbad B.toobad C.suchworst D.sobadly
25 othercellsinthebody,nervecellsarenothealedorreplacedwhentheyare damagedordestroyed
A.Different B.Unlikely C.Unlike D.But
26.MoreivoryobtainedfromelephantsinAfrica thoseinAsia
A.ratherthan B.morethan C.thanfrom D.aswellas 27.Hepretended measshepassedmeinthestreet
A.notseeing B.nottobeseen C.notsee D.nottosee 28.You outyesterdaywithoutacoat.Nowonderyoucaughtcold
A.shouldn’thavegone B.haven’tgone C.hadn’tgone D.mustn’thavegone
29.Ifyou late,youwouldknowwhatwearetalkingaboutnow
A.werenot B.havenotbeen C.hadnotbeen D.arenot 30.Neverbefore inanearnestattempttoresolvetheirdifferences
(3)A.varies B.vary C.varying D.tovary 32.Manypartsofourbeautifulcity tolooklikeminigarbagedumps
A.isstarting B.dostarted C.arestarting D.hasstarted 33.Theinterviewertoldherthathewouldearn$45000ayear, shetobeofferedthe
job.A.were B.should C.lest D.would
34.Itsoundslikeyouletpeopletakeadvantageofyou ,youneedtolearntobemore assertive.A.Otherwise B.Ifonly C.Whatif D.Ifso
35.Theyareuglyandexpensive peoplebuythem
A.Already B.Yet C.Thus D.Hence
Part 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Ofthe530students(36.apply) (37.admit) totheMathematicsFaculty ofOxfordUniversityten-year-oldRuthLawrence,fromHudderfield,(38.win) thehighest
marks Ruth’s parents, computer experts, (39 realize) their child had an usual gift for
mathematics(40.coach) herathome.Ruth also(41.like) history,geographyand (42 play) thepiano The enrolment often-year-old mathematical genius inOxford
UniversitycreatesproblemsbothforRuthandherlecturers.Aspecialprogram(43.draw) upherinwhichstudy(44.combine) with elements of
play
RuthLawrence isnotwithout ambition: she(45.dream) of becoming a doctor
ofsciencesandprofessorofmathematics
Part 3: Read the text and decide which is the best word A, B, C, or D to complete the gap 46-53 An example is given (0).
Ihavelearned,oftenthehard(0) way ,thatthereareafewsimplerulesabouthowto makelife
easierbothbeforeandafterthejourney Firstofall,youmust alwayscheckanddouble-check departuretimes.Thisisabsolutelyessential.Itisamazinghowfewpeopledothisreallycarefully OnceIarrivedattheairportfewminutesbeforeten.MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandI thoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10.50.Iwalkedcalmlytothedeparturegate,thinking
I(46) hadalittletimetospare.Ihadn’tbotheredto
takeagoodlookattheticket.Theclerkatthedesktoldmepolitelybutfirmlythatthedeparture timewas10.15andthat,(47) to international regulations, the flight was
‘nowclosed’
Secondly,youshouldrememberthateveninthis(48) ofcreditscards,itisstillimportant tohaveatleastalittleofthelocalcurrencywithyouwhenyouarriveinacountry.Thiscanbe absolutelyessential ifyouareflyingtoaplacefewtouristsnormally visit Afew yearsago,I wassenttoTulsa,Oklahoma IflewtherefromLondonviaDallaswithverylittletimeto(49)
planes in between Iarrived there atmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.Theonly(50) togettothehotel wasbytaxiand,sinceIhadnoAmericandollars,IofferedtopayinBritishpoundsinstead
‘Listen,buddy.Ionlytakerealmoney!’thedriversaidangrily.Luckily,Iwasableto(51) a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very
embarrassing
Thethirdandthelastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyour(52) before you leave It may be very different
from the weather at home I feel sorry for some of mycolleagueswhotravelinheavysuits
(4)withyouinthesedaysofrapidair(53)
0 A path B road C way D street
46.A.still B.yet C.then D.already
47.A.regarding B.relating C.according D.referring
48.A.period B.time C.term D.age
49.A.exchange B.change C.transfer D.alter
50.A.way B.manner C.path D.route
51.A.borrow B.lend C.gain D.beg
52.A.goal B.aim C.objective D.destination
53.A.travel B.trips C.journeys D.voyages
III. READING
Part 1: You are going to read a teacher’s memories of a class she taught For questions 54-60, choose the answer (a, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Halliday’swritingleanedverymuchbacktotheleft.Hewastheonlypupilintheclasswho wrote
inthisway.Hewasanuisanceinpoetrylessonsashewouldgiggleandmakefacesandcould neverbepersuadedtoreadaloud.Hissillybehaviourmademebelievethathedidn’tlikepoetry
However,whenIgaveclassatestinwhichtheyhadtowritedownsomepoetrytheyhadlearned byheart,Hallidayseemedtoknowthemost
Halliday had aspecialdislike forart and Iallowed himto read during thisperiod He nevervolunteeredfordramaandrefusedtomakeaspeech.Footballwastheonethingatwhich heexcelled,butthesportsteacher decided that hedid not assert himself enough and hemade
another boy captain Thisboy - his name was John Jones - could hardly read or write All attemptstomakehimworkfailed,buthecaptainedtheteamwithamazingskill
Iremember anoccasionwhenheledourschoolelevenoutofthechangingroomsfora
cup matchagainst our fiercest rivals, theteam from nearby Winterton School The Winterton
girls’hockeyteamhadalready beaten ourowngirls’ teamand this-plustheir excellent start
totheseason–hadraisedtheir
moraletoafearsome level Evenso,Johnplayed likeatrueprofessional Ouronlyscorer, he
madegooduse of Halliday’s passes and scored a goal for every two that the Winterton
players could managebetweenthem.ThoughKingstonlost,thematchwasatriumphforCaptain
Jones!
Inspiteofallthis,thepupilwhoimpressed memostintheendwasDavidHalliday.He
gainedmyadmirationonadaywhenIhadhisclassforart.Theycameintothehutshoutingand pushingandIsentthemoutagainandtoldthemtheywouldnothavealessonuntiltheywalked inproperly Theythought itwas funto wasteas much time aspossible, and they jeered and cheeredoutsidethehut.Iletthemgoonforaminute.Suddenlythenoisestoppedandinmarched Halliday
‘They are all right now’, he said ‘I’ve got them lined up.’ I looked outside and sure enoughthepupilsofclass2Dwerearrangedlikewelldrilledsoldiers;theywereinorderofsize and in perfect line –so still I could see them shivering in the chilly air ‘Walk in quietly’,
Hallidaycommanded.Theyobeyedtheirsuperiorofficerandthelessonbegan.Hallidayhimself, asusual,refusedtowork.‘CanIjustsitandhaveanap?’heasked.Afterthehelphehadgiven meIcouldhardlyrefuse
54.Hallidaystoodoutfromtheotherpupilsbecauseofhis
A.beautifulhandwriting B.badbehaviour C.loveofpoetry D.skillasafootballer 55.Hallidayfailedtobechosenascaptainofthefootballteambecause
A.hewasthoughttobelazy
(5)C.Joneswasbadatotherthingsandneeded
encouragement.D.Joneswasbetteratscoringgoals whenunderpressure
56.Whofeltreallyconfidentatthestartofthematch?
A.theWintertongirls’hockeyteam B.theWintertonfootballteam C.theKinstonteam,ledbyJohnJones D.JohnJonesandDavidHalliday 57.ThematchwasatriumphforJohnJonesbecause
A.histeamwon B.hescoredallKingston’s
goals.C.hemadegooduseofHalliday’spasses
D.hewaschosenasKingston’scaptaininsteadofHalliday
58.Afterbeingturnedoutofthehut,class2Dstartedbehavingthemselvesbecause A.theteacherrefusedtolettheminuntiltheydid.B.theyhadtoobeytheirsuperior officer.C.DavidHallidaysortedthemout D.theywantedtogetinoutofthe cold
59.DavidHalliday’steacher
A.admiredhismemoryforpoetry B.admiredhisstrong personality.C.realizedthathedeservedtobecaptainofthefootballteam D.realizedthathedeservedtoreadorrestduringartlessons
60.Hallidaywantedanapbecause
A.hehatedart B.hethoughthedeservedit
C.hewaslazy D.hehadworkedsohardorganizingthepupils Part 2: For questions 61-70, 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)
Thereisnothingtomatchthe(0 WARM) warmthandcosinessofagenuinelog-fire.The luxury
andsheer(61.RELAX) ofsittingbackandwatchingtheprogressoffireandflameis almost
(62 BELIEVE) A log-fire appeals to all the senses Yes, you can (63 ACTUAL)
tasteandsmellthe(64.FRESH) ofnewlycuttimber–andthenenjoythe sightandsoundoftheminor(65.EXPLODE) asitburns
Logshissforawhilebeforethey(66.FINAL)_ burstintheheat,sothemoment of
(67.DESTROY) comesasaclimaxafterlotsofsuspense!
Allofthisisvery(68.DRAMA) ,andthethingthatmakesitmoreenjoyable than
everisthatone’sfeetareupandone’swholebodyisbeingbathedintropicalheat.It’sa(69 MARVEL)
experience!
IV. WRITING
Part 1: For questions 71 – 80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
70.Hehadtohavehisdoormended (SOMEONE)
Hehadto hisdoor
71.TheboxwastooheavyforJohntocarrytheboxonhisback (WEIGHT)
(6)hisback
72.He’dforgottenJill’sphonenumber.(COULDN’T)
He Jill’sphone numberwas
73.Isleptuntilthethunderwokemeatseveno’clock (WOKEN)
I atseven o’clock
74.Bloggshavecommittedaseriouscrime (GUILTY)
Bloggs aserious
crime
75.HewasholdingsomeflowerswhenhelockedatMargaret’sdoor (HAND)
Hehad whenhelockedat
Margaret’sdoor
76.Theknifewastooblunttocutthebread (SHARP)
Theknife tocutthe bread
77.ItwasrainingsomuchthatIstayedathome (HEAVY)
Therain Istayedat home
78.Ican’tfindmyshoes.(KNEW)
Iwish were
79.Tomwasdefinitelyfirstinthequeue.(DOUBT)
There’s firstin thequeue Part 2: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence
to be true by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
80.The tiny nucleus of an atom isheldtogetherby forces powerful capable of unleashing great
energy
A B C D
81 Because of their beautiful coloration,palominohorses oftenchosen as showhorsesfor
parades
A B C D
82.The discovering ofquarks, minute particlesofmatter,has led to anewageinparticle physics
A B C D
83.ThanksgivingDay,a uniquely NorthAmericanholiday, is celebrated intheUnitedStateson
the
A B
fourThursday in
November.C D
84.Asquareis a geometric shapewhichisaslong as is tallandwhich has fourrightangles
A B C D
85.Theincidence of which isnow referred toascryovolcanism,oricevolcanoes, is quitehighon the
A B C
surfaceofTriton, one of themoonsofNeptune D
86.Neitheroildrilling or gas exploration canbe prevented from steadily changing thefaceof
Arctic
A B C D
87.Waterandpetroleumarethe only twoliquids what occurin large quantities in nature
A B C D
(7)A B C locationsonthesun’ssurface
D
89.Substances such as DDTbecome more concentrated ineach successively levelin an
A B C D
ecologicalpyramid
Part 3: You are required to write a papagraph of at least 150 words to talk about: “THE BENEFITS OF FORESTS TO HUMAN