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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh; Lớp: Phổ thông Ngày thi: 30 tháng năm 2013 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 pts) A perform B campus C mountain D equal A distinguish B appliance C opinion D politics A cover B although C freedom D ancient A experience B encourage C mystery D convenient A efficiency B communicate C territory D environment III Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D (10 pts) - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “ .” A Anything will B Yes, please C Never mind D I don’t mind If I be somebody else, I to be a film star A could / would B.can / would like C could / would like D can / like Opposite our house there is a large park, there are beautiful trees and flowers A where B in that C which D that We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now most of the rules A were understanding B are understanding C understand D will understand – “Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” - “ .” A I’m glad you like it B I don’t know C No, you are wrong D Excuse me We delayed our departure the weather condition A in spite of B on account of C instead of D on behalf of During the rush hour the traffic in the city centre is terrible A condensation B.accumulation C concentration D congestion If a bomb goes off, it A fails B.explodes C strikes D misses its objects Mike is not feeling well so we gave him to than you A fewer B little work C less work D least works 10 Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the on TV last week A game show B news C music program D weather forecast IV Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation (5 pts) A And we shouldn’t cut many trees or burn too much coal or gas We should recycle things, save power and water B Yes, you’re right C I see So now we keep the paper in our bag D Look! There’s a lot of waste paper on the floor E What should we to prevent pollution now? F That’s good Do you know anything about pollution? G Yes, I Pollution is very harmful to our Earth H Let’s pick up and put it into the trash can I That’s a good idea J Why don’t we recycle it? We can save a lot of it and we don’t pollute the environment Your answers: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ V Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition (5 pts) I asked him to put the lights if he was the last to leave the room The village has changed a lot thanks the knowledge the children brought home The boys got the garden by climbing the fence I turned the job because it was badly paid My grandparents live 34 Hai Ba Trung Road, in a flat the top floor What you buy these eggs ? Look after the baby while I am She wanted to know what aspect learning English I found most difficult VI Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters (5 pts) Earth Hour is a event organized to raise people’s awareness about the need to take action on climate change (WORLD) Solar energy, wind power and water power are sources of energy (ALTERNATE) The Internet is used for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and (COMMERCIAL) In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but (NECESSARY) Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, by printing lines of _ on them (POETIC) VII Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts) Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is He (be) extremely ill _ The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting _ Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived _ Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on _ Saturday - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone What happened to it?” _ - “I don’t know One of the children (eat) it.” VIII Each of the following sentences contains ONE error Underline and correct it (5 pts) It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad  _ The next important question we have to decide is when we have  _ to submit the proposal Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived  _ to be 100 The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked  _ A lunch of soup and sandwiches not make me interested  _ IX Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word (10 pts) Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 p.m on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 Over 200 houses faced cracks (1) the quake Financial aid (2) provided to families whose houses faced cracks (3) the earthquake was strong, it was still milder than the 4.1 magnitude quake on September 23rd On Thursday, a delegation from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control was sent (4) survey the earthquake belt in Bac Tra My District The delegation (5) houses and schools in the area affected by the quakes, inspected the Song Tranh Hydropower Plant and met with authorities in Bac Tra My District Frequently recurring earthquakes spread panic among people in Bac Tra My District, many of (6) are from ethnic minority groups living in resettlement areas around Song Tranh Hydropower Plant Several households abandoned (7) homes and set up temporary camps elsewhere in fear A press conference was (8) on September 28 th at the People’s Committee office in Quang Nam Province to reassure the (9) on the safety of the Song Tranh Hydropower Plant The district authorities have now organized three courses to raise awareness and knowledge of (10) best to cope with earthquakes Your answers: _ 10 X Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 pts) SPRING FESTIVAL From (1) times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter, however, is not the (3) spring festival In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (4) bonfires Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi In some villages children are (5) round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6) danger in the coming year Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) in water when celebrating their New Year, which (8) in the middle of April In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers Chinese spring parades are (9) colourful, but (10) flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets A earliest B latest C previous D old A which B when C because D by then A single B one C only D lonely A giant B tremendous C extreme D huge A gone B carried C brought D run A in B out of C against D from A through B one other C each other D mutually A falls B appears C happens D occurs A the same B as C not less D equally 10 A instead of B on behalf of C in spite of D place of Your answers: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ XI You are going to read an article about a sailing race Choose the most suitable heading from the list A - H for each paragraph from – of the article There are two extra headings which you not need to use There has been an example for you (5 pts) EX: Paragraph 0: D A The consequences of poor performance E Benefiting from the power of nature B An unexpectedly demanding way of life F Cooperating to overcome the power of nature C A solution that seems to work G It’s not what people think D The terrible consequences of making a H No way out if you don’t like it mistake Paragraph 0: Imagine for a moment, spending the night on board of a large yacht, being roughly woken in the pitch dark and ordered on deck Every so often you will be totally drenched, very suddenly, in salt water You will be sharing the same cramped space with 14 other people for a whole year Your stomach, when not affected by seasickness, will be hit by the competitive tension and nervousness that afflicts all sportspeople You will be obliged to concentrate without cease The slightest loss of focus could cost someone their life Paragraph 1: For the eight crews taking part in the Round-the-world yachting race, this has been daily life since they left Britain eleven months ago Now, after racing 50,000 across kilometers of ocean, they are soon due home While most of us have worked, slept, taken a holiday, these crews have sailed and sailed, day after day, night after night, in weather conditions that would test any human This is the reality of ocean yacht racing, which bears little resemblance to the popular image of sailing - the quick sprint around a lake before returning ashore for a meal and a warm bath Paragraph 2: Racing 20-metre yachts around the world is a story of unrelenting hard work, pushing yourself to the limits of endurance But it is also a story of the vastness and beauty of the sea, of seeing the sun rise and set on hundreds of desolate horizons, and of the supreme satisfaction of arriving somewhere knowing that wind alone has taken you there Paragraph 3: Unlike the captains, who are professional sailors, the crews all consist of amateur volunteers who have actually paid for the privilege of taking a year off from their work and enduring these difficult conditions On board London Light the ages range from 21 to 65 For the youngest member, Susan Porter, the trip is about the excitement of both the racing and the elements “Being able to pitch yourselves as a team against a storm gives you a huge sense of achievement”, she says Paragraph 4: Jerry Wallace, a marketing director, found sailing a refreshing change from the selfish individualism of business Although he was prepared for the discomfort, the mental stress of long distance racing was not what he has anticipated, “A grand Prix driver has a few hours of focus, a footballer 90 minutes, but we have been racing for 11 months This is something I didn’t really appreciate before I start.” Paragraph 5: Inevitably, there are tensions The kind of people who choose to take part in races like this tend to motivated and strong-willed On a trivial level, there are the usual arguments about things like cleaning, tidying, personal hygiene, even the way people snore Row on a boat must be addressed immediately Left to develop, they get much worse On London Light they have done this by having a meeting where problems can be discussed and resolved by majority vote Cooperation is the key, and everyone can have their say The London is one of the few boats that has never lost any crew early because of a personality clash Your answers: _ _ _ _ XII Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words (10 pts) Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this  Only You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out  No matter _ You needn’t make an appointment to see the personnel manager  There’s _ The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours  It is a _ If you don’t believe in it, you will never be able to it  Believe _ The patient recovered more rapidly than expected  The patient made _ You practice a lot, and you will play well  The more The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness The Prime Minister’s _ Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave  Be sure not 10 Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts  In case XIII Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do not change the form of the given word (5 pts) I’d love to be really intelligent! (wish)  The police have found the stolen money in the park (by)  Sudden fires often cause serious damage (that)  There’s hardly anything he doesn’t know about whales (knows)  He enjoys walking in the rain (pleasure)  XIV Use the given suggestions to complete sentences (5 pts) Many / visitors / country/ impress / beauty / Hanoi  Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be / proud / be / students / their school  Learners / learn / how / spell / pronounce / words / use / them / writing / speaking  Malaysian / unit / currency / ringgit / consist / 100 sen  Tom / hear / pen pal / since / move / another / city?  ? - THE END SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM BÀI THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH NGÀY THI 30/3/2013 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: PHỔ THÔNG Bản hướng dẫn chấm có 02 trang (Tổng điểm: 100 điểm) I 15pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) Part 1 A an animal C scissors A She rode her bicycle B her cousins A at a house Part 10.45/ quarter to eleven castle park (walk to/round the old) market(s) Part E G B C II pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) A perform D politics territory 8(.00) H B although C mystery 5.C III 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) A C B D A B C C A 10 A IV pts (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm) D C J B F A G H E 10 I V pts (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0,5 điểm) out to into - over at - on for out VI pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) worldwide alternative poetry commerce down of necessities VII pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) has been presented had she left will finish may / might have eaten VIII pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm; tìm lỗi 0.5, sửa lỗi 0.5) saves => (should) save we have => we have but she => she (hoặc although she => she) IX 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) after was whom their said => said to / told => does Though/ Although to visited held/organized people 10 how X 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) A earliest B when C only D huge carried D from C each other A falls equally 10 A instead of XI pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) G E F B B D C XII 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) Only in a situation like this children learn a lot about how to behave No matter how long you use it, it will not wear out There’s no need to make an appointment to see the personnel manager It is a two-hour train journey from London to Bristol Believe in it or/otherwise you’ll never be able to it The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected The more you practice, the better you (will) play The Prime Minister’s resignation resulted from his sudden illness The Prime Minister’s sudden illness resulted in his resignation Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother 10 In case your car breaks down on the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts XIII pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) I wish I were really intelligent The stolen money has been found in the park by the police The damage that sudden fires cause is often serious He knows nearly/almost everything about whales Walking in the rain gives him pleasure XIV pts (Mỗi câu đúng điểm) Many visitors to our country are impressed by the beauty of Hanoi Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of being students of their school Learners learn how to spell and pronounce words in order to/ to / so as to use them in (both) writing and speaking The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit, consisting/ which consists of 100 sen Has Tom heard from his pen pal since he moved to another city?