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(1)ĐỀ THI HSG VÒNG TỈNH CÀ MAU NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013 Ngày thi 4-4-2013 Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR & READING (13.0 pts) PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence Circle the letter you choose Do you think you will be able a space trip? A look out of B taking C to take D to taking He get there in time but I am not sure A can B might C does D did Last night, we came to the show late due to the traffic A jam B block C light D part I lived in Delta, is one of the most beautiful cities of Viet Nam A who B where C which D whose he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it A Because B For C As D Though She remembered the gas before going out A turning off B turning on C burning on D burning – “What are you ?” - “My pen I’ve lost it.” A looking at B looking for C looking after D looking up It is that we have our hair cut at that hair dresser’s A suggestion B suggesting C suggested D suggest Oh, he’s running so that I can’t catch up with him A quick B fast C speedy D rapid 10 Go ahead and turn right at the next corner You’ll see it A right B rightly C straightly D straight 11 I think most children are enough to write beautiful poems A create B creative C creating D created 12 Can you tell me ? A who is the edition of this book B who the edition of this book is C who is the editor of this book D who the editor of this book is 13 Mr Smith is old customer and honest man A the/ an B an/ the C an/ an D the/ the 14 Don’t worry We’ve got time to have coffee A a little B many C a few D little 15 She has no money , ? A hasn’t she B has she C does she D doesn’t she PART II (1,5 pts) Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box Write your answer in the space provided under this passage inherited taken spent sent devoted moved born retired left imprisoned (2) Charles Dickens was (1) into a poor clerk family in Portsmouth, on the South coast of England, on February 17th, 1812 When Dickens was two, his parents (2) to London, and from that time, Dickens (3) most of his life there As a father of a large family, Mr Dickens was constantly in debt Later, when he could not pay his debts, he was (4) Consequently, Charles, who had been (5) from school at eleven, was (6) to work in a factory labeling bottles for six shillings a week Fortunately, Mr Dickens (7) some money soon, and he could pay his debts On his release, he (8) and lived on a small annual allowance Young Charles was able to have a few more years of schooling However, by 1827, at fifteen, he (9) school again and worked in various law offices Later he (10) all his time to writing and died in 1876 at the age of 58 PART III (1.5 pts) Supply the correct form of the VERBS in the brackets to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided under this passage THE HISTORY OF PAPER Today, paper (1 use) for hunderds of everyday things – books and newspapers, of course, but also money, stamps, cups, bags, and even some clothes Long ago, before paper, people (2 write) on animal skins, bones and stones Then in 2700 BC, the Egyptians (3 start) to make papyrus, which was similar to paper But the first real paper (4 invent) in AD 105 by a Chinese government official, Ts’ai Lun It (5.make) from mixture of plants and cloth The Chinese (6 keep) their invention secret for centuries Finally, in the 10th century, paper (7 bring) to Europe by the Arabs The first European paper mill (8 build) in Spain in 1150 since the 18 th century, most paper (9 make) out of wood, because it is much stronger than cloth Nowadays, each person (10 use) about 300 kg of paper every year That’s a lot of paper PART IV (1.0 pt) Identify the words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct Circle the letter you choose He used to working full time, but now he is a part-time worker A B C D Let’s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting A B C D Could you bring me the book you lend me last week on your way to school? A B C D Mary said that she didn’t want to buy these books because she didn’t have money enough with her A B C D What about play tennis instead of going to the cinema? A B C D PART V (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in each gap Everyone wants to (1) pollution but the problem isn’t (2) simple as we think Much pollution is caused by things that serve people in daily life For example, exhaust fume (3) automobiles causes approximately 37% of air pollution But the automobiles (3) (4) transportation for million of people Many factory (5) are guilty of pollutant release into the air and water Some factory owners let waste and chemical run (6) into the rivers which lead to the sea This not only pollutes water but also kills sea creatures But the automobiles can not close these factories (7) they give an employment to a large number of people (8) , to reduce pollution, people would have to stop (9) many things they often use Most of us don’t want to that We can’t clean up polluted (10) overnight but we can stop adding the problem while scientists search for answers A increase A less A from A send A owners A direct A so A However A making 10 A environmental B reduce B like B in B use B workers B directly B through B Therefore B working B condition C produce C as C for C take C employees C indirectly C if C Besides C using C environment D replace D more D at D provide D keepers D indirect D because D Although D throwing D conditional PART VI (2.0 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided below Your plan was (USE) It doesn’t work at all Overeating is (HARM) to your health His sister is very fond of (WRITE) letters to her friends He has such (INTEREST) book that we all want to borrow it (SURPRISE) , the athlete broke the world’s record with his first attempt The pronunciation of English often causes a lot of (DIFFICULT) to foreigners The man who lives next my door is a young (SCIENCE) Miss White is a bad typist She usually types (CARE) He has written several books which are not very (SUCCESS) 10 Some people don’t realize the (IMPORTANT) of the traffic problems in the city PART VII (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in each gap In the middle of the 19th century, people laughed at Pasteur when he said that microbes are man’s worst enemies Pasteur insisted that all microbes come from the air, and therefore, it was possible to protect men, milk and wine from microbes But the professors who thought they understood science said that Pasteur was wrong They insisted that microbes could create themselves, and that it was nonsense to think that Pasteur could keep microbes out of milk and men In order to convince these doubting professors, Pasteur boiled some broth in bottles, protected it from the air and proved that no microbes were created in this liquid People laughed at Pasteur because A they admired him B he said that microbes were harmful to man C they didn’t like him D they were his enemies Why did the scientists say that Pasteur was wrong? (4) A They thought that microbes were self-creating B They detested him C They thought that Pasteur did not understand science D They thought that there were microbes in the air Pasteur boiled some broth in bottles A to eat B to protect in from the air C to show his wisdom D to prove his theory Pasteur tried to demonstrate that A he was a true and famous scientist B men, milk and wine could be protected C microbes could create themselves D broth could be boiled SECTION II: WRITING (7.0 pts) PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it They are going to build a new bridge in the area A He worked hard so he passed all the exams He passed It has been a long time since they met each other They haven’t Mike is a poor man and he doesn’t have enough money to buy a house Mike wishes If you don’t succeed, you will have to try it again Unless My father said I could use his car My father allowed Please don’t interrupt me all the time She spent two days getting to London It The room is too dark for me to see anything It is such 10 His mother-in-law punished him severely He PART II (4.5 pts) In about 150 – 180 words, write a passage about: “The benefits of books” (5)