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(1)PHÒNG GD&ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút PART A: LISTENING (All the recordings will be played twice) Section Question 1-5 You will hear someone being asked their opinion of a new television station Listen and choose the correct letters A-C The respondent is A 20-33 years old B 34-54 years old C over 54 years old The respondent works in A the professions B business C other The respondent has a salary of A - £15,000 a year B £15,000-£35,000 a year C over £35,000 a year The respondent watches TV for A relaxation B entertainment C information Every day the respondent watches TV for A 30 minutes-1 hour B hour-2 hours C more than hours Section Question 6-10 Listen to the telephone conversation Fill in the missing information Dad, Mr Grey from the (6) phoned He says your car is (7) You can pick it up this (8) Go before (9) - that’s when the garage closes His number is (10) Sarah PART B: PHONETICS I Indentify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A public B debt C thumb D climber A measure B pressure C treasure D pleasure A laughs B coughs C roughs D ploughs A define B decline C shrine D refill A progress B classic C possess D impress II Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the others in each group A sometimes B defeat C champagne D cartoon A equipment B criminal C evidence D passenger A compulsory B occasional C traditional D intermediate A salary B essential C industry D interview A apparently B receptionist C politician D photographer PART C: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (2) I Choose the right word or phrase A-D to complete the sentences The city is situated on the Huong River A attracting B attractive C attractively D attractiveness It was the third time in six months that the bank had been held A over B down C up D out Australia is one of the countries A speaking English B spoken English C English spoken D English speaking you read the instructions carefully, you’ll understand what to A As far as B Provided C As much as D As well as The actress, along with her manager and some friends, going to a party tonight A are B were C is D was I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ? A is there B isn’t there C I D don’t I During the rush hour the traffic in the city center is terrible A condensation B congestion C accumulation D concentration Julie has out of playing with dolls A developed B moved C removed D grown He was that we turned off the TV set immediately A so bad singer B such bad singer C so bad a singer D such bad a singer 10 All the boys are good at cooking, but is as good as the girls A either B neither C none D every 11 This machine mustn’t be used to food A producing B produce C produced D have produced 12 I was thinking of going out, but on _ thoughts, it might be better to stay in A strong B second C good D deep 13 It is essential that here on time A you are B you were C you be D you 14 he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done A Because B No matter C However D Much as 15 Mrs Smith decided to give up her job for the of her children A case B sake C reason D concern II Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in capitals It is dangerous for a(an) driver to drive a car in the center of Paris during the mind-day rush I’ve never known such a person Jim is one of the most members of the committee He has put on his _ as it is bitterly cold Our headmaster expressed his of students who write on their desks I didn’t know who it was- with a mask on she was completely EXPERIENCE QUARREL SPEAK COAT APPROVE RECOGNISE _ Buying a new fur coat in the middle of summer sounds a bit to me Since her the house has been full of laughter They live in a area in the north-east of the country 10 How can you be to the sufferings of starving people? LOGIC ARRIVE MOUNTAIN DIFFERENCE (3) III 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 () by the number on your answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on your answer sheet There are two examples at the beginning The authorities of Bangladesh are doing their best for _ 00 the victims of the floods which have been covered 00 been many of low-lying coastal villages The floods were _ caused by a combination of very high spring tides and _ too heavy rainfall in the mountains, which, according to _ government sources, could not to have been predicted _ The government has called in the army to the affected _ areas, and they are handing out a food to the people _ who could have managed to get away from the flood _ by moving to more higher ground The authorities _ estimate that there are must be several thousand _ 10 people who are in need of urgent medical attention 10 PART D: READING I Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage Man has always depended on plants (1) food and many other useful products For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries At first, (2) man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops He (3) wild fruits and vegetables where he found them Then man discovered how to grow his own food He (4) seeds and waited for the crop to grow For the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply He could settle down and set up shelters in the places (5) he grew food As population began to increase, the (6) for food became greater Oldfashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in (7) the demand, so man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work easier Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals Scientists studied and (8) with plants They told farmers how to control plant diseases, and how to grow bigger and better crops Now one man, (9) a wide knowledge of plants and the help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres He can raise plants which did not originally grow in the soil or (10) of his community A about B with C for D to A early B initial C primary D original A bought B gathered C assembled D amassed A brought up B raised C grew D planted A which B where C that D when A demand B request C requirement D necessity A taking B getting C meeting D achieving A practiced B tried on C tested D experimented A on B in C at D with 10 A situation B condition C climate D weather II Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word Until the late 1920s, motion pictures were silent except (1) the musical accompaniment provided by theater owners in the form of live orchestras Up (2) this point, movies had enjoyed a wide degree of popularity, but they still remained a secondary form of entertainment, largely (3) to their lack of sound Everything (4) changed (4) 1926 when Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system In this system, sound effects and music were (5) on wax record In order to exhibit this new (6) , Warner Brothers showed “Don Juan”, the first (7) picture to have a pre-recorded score and sound effects Although “Don Juan” was enjoyed very much, many movie studios still refused to adapt (8) talking picture technology, believing that “talkies” would never replace silent pictures (9) , “The Jazz Singer”, an interesting film with sound, in October (10) 1927 changed these options, and in doing so, changed the history of motion pictures forever III Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D Many people continue to skip breakfast despite its being the most important meal of the day Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings without giving their bodies the fuel they need to handle a long day at work They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunchtime did not provide the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day “Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tired,” Ms Hourigan said According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance Milk, eggs, and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to be alert Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance food According to the passage, people should A not have breakfast B skip lunch C not eat snacks D have breakfast The word “fuel” in paragraph means A food B energy C nutrition D tired Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because A we ate snacks and biscuits instead B there was no oxygen in our brain C our brain was full of glucose D our brain ran out of glucose According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is not mentioned as endurance foods? A rolled oats B cereals C wholegrain bread D bananas Loysa Hourigan might work as a A teacher B nutritionist C writer D businesswoman PART E: WRITING I Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them I’ll take a mackintosh because it may rain this afternoon In Henry wished he had invited Jane to his birthday party Henry regretted She is just about to cut the birthday cake She is on _ Paul may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life Paul’s poor The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money Were II Should secondary school students be allowed to use cell phones in school? What is your opinion? Write an essay (150-180 words) to support your viewpoint (5)