VI / Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap: 2 ms People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks.. seem to slip away before many planned c[r]
(1)PGD& ÑT Huyeän Duyeân Haûi Trường THCS Trường Long Hòa Đề Thi Chọn Học Sinh Giỏi Năm Học 2012-2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp Thời gian: 120 phút (không tính phát đề) I/ Listen then fill in the missing information and answer the questions (2 ms) A/ fill in the missing information : 1/ My village is about 50 kilometers (1) …………………… the city center 2/ It is very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow (2) ………… and vegetables only 3/ The air is quite (3)……………………… ………… 4/ In (4) …………………………… ………, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors B / Answer the questions: 1/ Is it very famous for its pretty roses? - ………………………………………………………………………… 2/ What people grow? - ………………………………………………………………………… II/Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other.(1, 5ms) A rose B disclose C chosen D whose A ocean B decision C cushion D patient A though B laugh C cough D rough A horror B follow C one D across A chemist B.check C child D cheer A plays B cooks C pens D rulers III / Choose the best answer from A,B, C or D.(4 ms) Thank you very much for that! - Well, A you're welcome B of course C thank you D I don't mind It's no use children quiet They are always noisy A to ask / to keep B asking /keeping C to ask / keeping D asking /to keep We finally our teacher to go on a camping trip with us A persuaded B argued C pleased D liked Who’s responsible for ink over my book A putting B spreading C spilling D pouring Linda was the last person the classroom yesterday A leave B to leave C left D leaves If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday A put away B put out in C put off D put on Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work A progress B increase C rise D improvement (2) The noise from the boat engine might disturb sea animals A comes B coming C came D has come IV / Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meanings (3,5 ms) I should like someone to take me out to dinner What I should ………………………………………………………… Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life Martin’s poor ……………………………………………………… 3.They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them They can’t leave ………………………………………………… 4.My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up The break-up of the marriage ………………………… I can’t believe that he passed the exam I find…………………… …………… This is the fastest way to get to the city center There …………………………………… ……… 7.If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him He is the most ………………………………………………………… V/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B, C or D (2 ms) I had feared that my companion would talk, but it was soon plain (rõ ràng) that there was no such danger Two days passed during which we did not exchange a single word He seemed, indeed, absolutely unaware of my presence He neither read nor wrote, but spent most of his time sitting at the table and looking out of the window across the pleasant parkland that surrounded the house He sometimes talked to himself and said things half under his breath He bit his nails and once he produced a penknife and dug holes in the furniture until one of the attendants (nhân viên) took it from him I thought at first that perhaps he was mentally ill During the second day I even began to feel a little nervous of him He was extremely large, both broad and tall, with very wide shoulders and enormous hands His huge head was usually sunk low between his shoulders He had dark, rather untidy hair and a big shapeless mouth which open very now and then Once or twice he began singing to himself, but broke off abruptly (bất ngờ) on each occasion - and this was the nearest he seemed to get to noticing my presence By the evening of the second day I was completely unable to go on with my work Out of a mixture of nervousness and curiosity, I sat, too looking out of my window and blowing my nose, and wondering how to set about establishing the human contact which was by now becoming an absolute necessity It ended of with my asking him for his name He had been introduced to me when he arrived, but I had paid no attention then He turned towards me a very gently pair of dark eyes and said his name: Huge Belfounder He added:" I thought you didn't want to talk." I said that I was not at all (3) against talking, that I had just been rather busy with something when he arrived, and I begged his pardon if I had appeared rude It seemed to me, even from the way he spoke, that he was not only mentally ill, but was highly intelligent; and I began, almost automatically, to pack up my papers I knew that from now on I should no more work I was sharing a room with a person of the greatest fascination How did Huge spend the first two days? Huge didn't talk to the writer at first A He worked as if the writer was not there because B He talked and sang to himself from time A he didn't realise the writer wished to time to C He spent his time making holes in the B he thought the writer was rude furniture C he was feeling ill D He kept annoying the attendants D he was too busy On the second evening the writer The writer's attitude to Huge changed A tried in vain to start a conversation from B was feeling bored A fear to nervousness C began to fell frightened of his B nervousness to interest companion C curiosity to nervousness D could not concentrate on his work D nervousness to unfriendliness VI / Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap: (2 ms) People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks The hours and 1) seem to slip away before many planned chores get done (2) to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to (3) They get tied down by trivial; time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones One simple solution often used by those at the top (4) to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished daily These lists order jobs from most essential to (5) essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress Not only is this an effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give individuals a much-deserved sense (6) satisfaction over their achievements People (7) not keep lists often face the end of the work with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, which over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and (8) health VII / Use the following sets of words or phrases to write a letter (2 ms) Dear Jan , (4) not seen you / long time …………………………………………………………………………………………… we / pleased / move / country / because / we / fed / London …………………………………………………………………………………………… in / city / traffic / noise / no time / relax …………………………………………………………………………………………… in / country / life / slower / more/ peaceful …………………………………………………………………………………………… children / enjoy / fresh air / make /new friends …………………………………………………………………………………………… people / helpful / kind / friendly …………………………………………………………………………………………… but /we/ / miss /friends /London / - especially you …………………………………………………………………………………………… come / see / soon / we / look / see / again …………………………………………………………………………………………… Love VIII Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters: (3ms) Alice had a …………… … day at work and went to bed early ( TIRE ) Food and clothing are of life ( NECESSARY ) His dream is to be an .like his father when he grows up (economy) Japan is an ………………………country (industry) She can find no to her financial troubles ( SOLVE ) The instructions are very I am not clear what I should do.( confuse) §¸p ¸n (5) I/ : (2 ms) A : 1- from (0,25m) 2- flowers (0,25m) 3- fresh (0,25m) 4- spring (0,25m) B : 1- Yes, It is (0, 5m) 2- People grow flowers and vegetables (0, 5m) Tapescript: My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center It is very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only It’s very famous for its pretty roses and pictureque scenes The air is quite fresh However, fragrance of the roses make people feel cool In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors Tourists come to visit it so often II 0,25 x =1,5 ms D III 0,5 x = ms A D B A A C C A B B C D B IV 0,5 x = 3,5 ms What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems V 0,5 x = 2ms B D A B VI 0,25 x = 2ms 1: minutes 5: least 2: according 6: of (6) 3: first 7: who 4: is 8: physical VII 0,25 x = 2ms We haven't seen you for such a long time We're really pleased that we moved to the country because we were getting so fed up with living in London In the city there was so much traffic and noise and there was no time to relax Here in the country, life is slower and much more peaceful The children are enjoying the fresh air and have made a lot of new friends The people here are helpful kind and ever so friendly But we miss all our friends in London, especially you, Jan Do come and see us soon We're all looking forward to seeing you again VIII 0,5 x = 3s (tiring) ( necessities) (economist) (industrial) ( solution ) 6.( confusing) (7)