KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011 pdf

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐIỂM



CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 1 CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 2 PHÁCH
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I. LISTENING: ( 20 marks)
Listen carefully and answer the questions below. Each part will be read aloud three times.
PART 1 : People are talking about local businesses. Blacken TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) - (5
Marks).
1 a The girl goes to Muscles every morning to exercise. T F
b It’s cheaper than other places. T F
2 a Sylvester’s is the best clothing store in town. T F
b The clothes there are really well-made. T F
3 a Uncle bob’s is very close to the man’s house. T F
b Sometimes they eat there three times a day. T F
4 a The only place the woman brings her broken car to is Sancken Automotive. T F
b She really trusts the staff there. T F
5 a The musicians who play at the Blue Room are very disappointing. T F
b The place is too small and the tables and chairs are uncomfortable. T F
PART 2 : Fill in the blanks the words you hear from the tape - (5 Marks).

Sandra Cisneros was (1) in Chicago, Illinois in 1954. 1.
Her father was a Mexican and her mother was Mexican (2) 2.
She had six (3) and the family was very poor. She attended 3.
Loyola University in Chicago and (4) her first creative 4.
writing class there in (5) . After graduating from college in 5.
1976, she attended the writing (6) at University of Iowa. In 6.
1980, she published her first collection of (7) , Bad Boys. 7.
And in 1984, she published her first (8) , The House on 8.
Mango Street . This book made her (9) , and many more 9.
books followed. In 1995, she (10) a McArthur Foundation
Fellowship, often called the “genius grant”. She had come a long way.
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PART 3 : Listen to the conversation and answer the questions using short answers - (10 Marks).
1. a. What does George hate more? Math or English?

b. Does his friend prefer English?

2. a. What kind of music does Erica like?

b. What kind of music does her friend like?

3. a. What does the woman invite her friend to do?

b. Can the man eat pizza?

4. a. What do the man and the woman do all the time?

b. What do they think about bicycling?

.5 a. What is the man thinking about?

b. What would the woman rather have?



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II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 marks)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence.
Circle your answers. (0.5 x 15 = 7.5 marks)
1. My hands were so cold that I couldn't……….my coat buttons.
A. open B. remove C. put out D. undo
2. I don't think that purple shirt ………with your yellow skirt
A. suits B. goes C. fits D. wears
3. I'm …… money every week to buy a new bicycle.
A. making for B. getting over C. putting aside D. turning in
4. I have been planting trees all day and I'm ……
A. worn out B. taken in C. run down D. grown up
5. He always felt that he was living in the ……of his famous father.
A. dusk B. gloom C. shadow D. mist
6. Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school ……….
A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account
7. In Britain, children start ………. school at the age of five.
A. kindergarten B. secondary C. nursery D. primary
8. It’s time for break. The bell has ………
A. gone off B. struck C. rung D. sounded
9. I bought these shoes in the sale. They were a real ……….
A. cheap B. economy C. bargain D. purchase
10. If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent ……….
A. investment B. profit C. deposit D. interest

11. Edward was named after one of his father ‘s distant ……….
A. family B. brothers C. members D. relations
12. Jane and Brian got married a year after they got ……….
A. divorced B. proposed C. engaged D. separated
13. Graham works well in class but, but his ………. could be better.
A. rudeness B. behaviour C. politeness D. acting
14. Julie had a terrible ………. with her parents last night.
A. row B. discussion C. argue D. dispute
15. Parents have to try hard to understand the younger ……….
A. generation B. people C. adolescents D. teenagers
16. My father likes to be called a senior citizen, not an old age ……….
A. person B. relative C. gentleman D. pensioner
17. It is hard to get ………. parts for this car if something goes wrong.
A. extra B. spare C. additional D. emergency
18. Don’t touch the wire! You’ll get an electric ……….
A. surprise B. current C. charge D. shock
19. This knife is really ………. . I’ll have to sharpen it.
A. blunt B. dull C. flat D. frank
20. Don’t forget to ………. your alarm clock for 6.30.
A. put B. set C. ring D. go off

Part 2: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct. Circle your answers. (0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks)
1. We sent a present for the children living next door.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. Penny took three exams and managed to succeed them all.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the ferry.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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4. The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last year. Another two millions
(A) (B) (C) (D)
are jobless.
5. The President often contradicts himself. He often says something which doesn’t agree
(A) (B)
with what he says earlier.
(C) (D)

Part 3: In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be
there. Indicate the correct lines with a tick (). For the incorrect lines, write the words
that should not be there. (0.5 x 15 = 7.5 marks)
A HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND

Some friends of mine decided to go on holiday
to Scotland. They asked me if I was wanted to go too
but I had already arranged to go to Italy. I told them
so that I had been to Scotland before, so they asked
me to give them some ideas. I advised them to take up
warm clothes and raincoats. " If I were like you, I'd
always carry umbrellas!" I told them. " I doubt that
whether you'll have any sunny days." I didn't see
them again until was after their holiday. They were all
very sun-tanned, and they told to me that they had
had very hot weather. " If we had been taken your
advice, we would have made a terrible mistake," they
said. " Luckily we were told us before we left that it
was very hot in Scotland. It is said to they have been
the hottest summer ever!

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Part 4: Read the text and 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. (1 x 10 = 10 marks)
SCHOOL REPORT

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I’m afraid that
her (1) ……………………… to the subject has not been
entirely (2) …………………… She has not show much
enthusiasm and does not always pay (3) ……… ……… in
class. Her assignments are often (4) ……… ……… , because
she is so untidy, and because of her (5) ……… ……… to
check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6) ……… …
before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to
have the (7) ……… ……… idea that she can succeed without
studying. She has also had many (8) ……… ……… and has

frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several
(9) ……… ……… . Although Margaret is a
(10) ……… ……… student in some respects, she has not had
a satisfactory term.

INTRODUCE
SUCCESS
ATTEND
READ
FAIL
REVISE

MISTAKE
ABSENT

PUNISH
GIFT

III. READING COMPREHENSION: ( 25 marks)

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Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.
Circle your answers. (0.5 x 10 = 5 marks)
SPELLING
Spelling presents a major problem to many students – and, indeed, native speakers – of English.
This is (1) ______ surprising when you consider just how illogical the English spelling (2) ______
is. The spelling of such basic words as right, through, once, and who seems to (3) ______ no
relation to their (4) ______ . And how can the words go, sew, and though all rhyme with each
other?

There have been attempts in the (5) ______ to reform English spelling. The playwright George
Bernard Shaw was an enthusiastic (6) ______ for a more phonetic approach. In a clever illustration
of the absurdity of English spelling he suggested that the word fish be (7) ______ by the letters
“ghoti”: the gh from enough, the o from women, and the ti from nation. When he died in 1950 he
(8) ______ a large part of his estate to promote spelling reform.
So why do we persist in spelling words the way we do, despite the efforts of reformers like
Shaw? One reason is that we are too (9) ______ with the words as they are currently spelled. It is
certain that any change in the rules would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to enforce .
Another is that there is (10) ______ a variety of regional accents within the English speaking world
that it would be unfair to select just one as the standard model for spelling.
1. A. just B. hardly C. nearly D. strongly
2. A. system B. procedure C. method D. schedule
3. A. hold B. keep C. carry D. bear
4. A. voice B. speech C. vocation D. pronunciation
5. A. history B. years C. past D. ages
6. A. campaigner B. demonstrator C. champion D. candidate
7. A. described B. represented C. signed D. written
8. A. willed B. left C. gave D. divided
9 A. accustomed B. used C. friendly D. familiar
10. A. many B. quite C. such D. so

Part 2: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers in the space provided. (1 x 15 = 15 marks)

THE TREASURE HUNTERS
Have you ever dreamed of finding hidden treasure and wondered what you (1) ______ if
you were lucky enough (2) ______ find a fortune? Well, for Martin James, a professional hunter it
3) ______. all in a day's work, because that is how he (4) ______ a living. During his highly
successful career, he (5) ______ discovered over 80 different shipwrecks, including one of the
biggest cargoes of gold that has ever (6) ______ found. However, Martin would be the first to point

(7) ______ that not all of his discoveries are as dramatic (8) ______ that. (9) ______ you are
prepared to put in a great deal of hard work and careful research, treasure hunting is much less
romantic (10) ______ it sounds. Just sailing around in the hope of finding something would (11)
______ a waste of time. Martin (12) ______ a great deal of time in museums and libraries looking
at old maps and shipping records. (13) ______ this way, he can work out (14) ______ ships have
sunk and where, and it is only then that he can begin to look (15) ______ them.
1. …………… … ………. 2. ………… …… ………. 3. …………… … ……….
4. …………… … ………. 5. ………… …… ………. 6. ………… …… ……….
7. …………… … ………. 8. ………… …… ………. 9. ………… …… ……….
10. ……………… ………. 11. ………… …… ………. 12. ………… …… ……….
13. ……………… ………. 14. ……………… ………. 15. ……………… ……….


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Part 2 Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions: (1 x 5 = 5
marks)

All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and
Bill was entering through the door, both at once. So I only had time to take one quick look at her
before I turned to face him. All very confusing. What that first glimpse showed me was that time
had thickened her figure but didn’t seem to have made much difference to her face. It still had good
skin and youthful outlines. She was holding a bunch of roses – must have been cutting them in the
garden while waiting for me. The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch. It was quite
an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time.
Bill seemed longer and thinner. His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey. Apart from that,
twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had already,
when I knew him, begun to spread across his face. Or was that all? I looked at him again, more
carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel. Weren’t his eyes different somehow? More inward
looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at something else, something he was

keeping hidden or perhaps protecting.
Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth. For the first
ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything. Bill had
forgotten me altogether, that much was clear. He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch,
very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute a big sub-
scription to his African project. I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was talking
earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while actually thinking
about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to concentrate. So I did. I let
him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the daughter, who seemed to be acting as
parlourmaid, showed in another visitor. Evidently we were to be four at lunch.

1. What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill?
A. They had both lost weight.
B. They were more withdrawn.
C. They hadn’t changed at all.
D. They had changed in subtle ways.
2. When they all started talking, the writer
A. relaxed at last.
B. stopped dreaming.
C. spoke most to Hazel.
D. began to remember things.
3. The writer found the first part of their conversation
A. sentimental.
B. irritating.
C. uninformative.
D. trivial.
4. Why did Bill speak seriously?
A. He wanted some money from the writer.
B. He did not remember the writer.
C. His wife was present.

D. He was talking about the past.
5. In the end the writer found Bill’s conversation
A. monotonous
B. convincing
C. thought-provoking
D. instructive

IV. WRITING: ( 25 marks)


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Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)

1. It's a long time since we spoke to your sister.
We .
2. "Why don't you leave now. That's what I'd do."
If .
3. Jill was the only person who came late.
Everyone .
4. This matter is so complicated that we don't know how to deal with it.
So .
5. It's a pity you didn't ask us to spend the time with you.
If only .

Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be
altered in any way. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
1. I'm afraid that we haven't got any eggs left. (run)

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2. Let me tell you what I think you should do. (advice)
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3. The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced. (down)
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4. Come on Thursday or Friday. It' s all the same to me. (difference)
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5. Amanda has improved a lot this term. (progress)
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Part 3: Write a short essay on the following topic. Your essay should be between 200-250
words long. (15 marks)

In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good
idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.

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