De thi HSG he chuyen (Ha Tay 2006 2007)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HÀ TÂY
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LỚP 12 - HỆ Chuyen
Ngày thi: 14 tháng 12 năm 2007
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 135 phút

Đề thi gồm 2 phần: TRẮC NGHIỆM VÀ TỰ LUẬN

ĐIỂM

Họ tên và chữ ký

Bằng số:…………………….…….

Giám thị số 1:…………...……………………….

Bằng chữ:……………….………...

Giám thị số 2:……...…………………………….

Họ và tên học sinh:…………………………………………………
Số báo danh:……………………………………………………….
Ngày sinh:…………………………………………………………
Nơi sinh:…………………………………………………………..
Học sinh trường:…………………………………………………..
Lớp:………………………………………………………………..

Chú ý:
. Thí sinh phải ghi đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hướng dẫn của giám thị.
. Thí sinh không được ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi.
. Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai thứ mực. Phần viết bị
hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước kẻ để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xóa bằng bất kỳ cách nào khác
(kể cả bút xóa)
. Trái với các điều trên, bài thi của thí sinh sẽ bị loại.


SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
HÀ TÂY
LỚP 12 - HỆ CHUYEN
Ngày thi: 14 tháng 12 năm 2007
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
SECTION I: PHONETICS (0,75 Điểm)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1.
2
3.
4
5.

A. naked
A. pleasure
A. excursion
A. replace

A. steward

Answers:
1.

B. completed
B. seizure
B. further
B. luggage
B. sew

2.

C. wicked
C. pressure
C. occur
C. surface
C. sewage

D. looked
D. measure
D. occurrence
D. palace
D. dew

3.

4.

5.

SECTION II: VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR (3,0 Điểm)
Choose the best word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. I can ___ you that your illness is nothing to worry about.
A. ensure
B. insure
C. assure
D. make sure
2. I’ve had a terrible day today. I just want to sit down, do nothing and ___
A. clam
B. unwind
C. relax myself
D. relieve myself
3. Have you heard the joke about the bishop and the actress? It’s a bit ___
A. dirty
B. sick
C. standing
D. practical
4. This train ticket is ___ until the end of the month.
A. updated
B. worthy
C. valid
D. validated
5. I couldn’t afford a new guitar so I bought a(n) ___one.
A. antiquated B. outdated
C. second-hand
D. old-fashioned
6. People were ___ the terrible pictures of the cash victims in the papers.
A. shocked with
B. startled for C. shocked by

D. amazed of
7. We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather___
A. faint
B. muddled
C. garbled
D. unintelligible
8. Could you ___ that remark?
A. clear
B. clarify
C. clear out
D. make clear
9. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful ___ smile.
A. childhood B. childish
C. childless
D. childlike
10. I don’t remember ___ of the decision to change the company’s policy on vacations.
A. telling
B. being told
C. to tell
D. to be told
KEYS: 1.c 2.b
Answers:

3.a

4.c

5.c

6.c

7.a

8.b

9.d

10.b

1.

3.

5.

7.

9.

2.

4.

6.

8.

10.

11. Although he was completely ___ as furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs.
A. unable
B. untrained C. incapable
D. uneducated.
12. Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be ___in 5 years’ time.
A. obsolete
B. extinct
C. outdone
D. retired
13. After careful deliberation the shareholders voted to ___ the offer of merger.
A. yield
B. abandon C. renounce
D. reject
14. The water workers’ claim for a 10 percent pay rise has been under ___ by the government.
A. application B. inquiry
C. regard
D. consideration
15. Making private calls on the office phone is severely ___on in our department.
A. criticized B. frowned
C. regarded D. objected
16. He agreed to accept the position ____ that he would be given a share of the company’s profits.
A. in the agreement
B. on the understanding
C. with the purpose
D. with the aim.
17. The pollution problems in the town have been ____ by mass tourism in the summer months.
A. contributed
B. developed C. augmented
D. exacerbated
18. Babies have to learn how to ___ before they can walk.

A. crawl
B. stride
C. creep
D. stroll
19. I’m sorry we are late, it’s all my ___.
A. crime
B. guilt
C. fault
D. wrong
20. According to the forecast it will be mostly cloudy with ___ of rain in the north.
A. elements
B. bursts
C. times
D. outbreaks
KEYS: 11.b 12.a 13.d 14.d 15.b 16.b 17.d 18.c 19.c 20. d
SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION (2,25 Điểm)
Task 1: Read the following passage then choose the word which best fits each place
Bµi 15: Intelligence and learning languages
Human beings may be the most intelligent species, but most of us are not too
sure what we (1)…………..when we talk about intelligence. One moment we will use
the word to (2)………..someone who knows the answer to a difficult question, the next we
will say that someone is intelligent because they have made a lot of money. Intelligence
is the ability to (3)………….up with new approaches to solve problems, as opposed to doing
things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze can learn from the mistakes that they
(4)…………., but this isn't really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way
that humans use tools to make little easier (5)………….themselves. One measure of
intelligence is the (6)………….of learning, or how long it (7)………….to find a solution
to a problem. The ability to learn a language isn't directly (8)…………to intelligence.
As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the ease that
intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we (9)…………..older,

intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the
(10)………….of the abilities they have.
1. A say

B mean

C want

D think

2. A refer

B say

C mention

D describe

3. A come

B put

C get

D make

4. A did

B make

C have

D were

5. A with

B to

C for

D at

6. A speed

B fast

C quick

D quickly

7. A gets

B is

C makes

D takes

8. A related

B relative

C compared

D comparative

9. A make

B were

C are

D grow

10. A most

B top

C way

D right

BµI 15: 1.B 2.D
Answers:

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.A

1.

3.

5.

7.

9.

2.

4.

6.

8.

10.

Task 2: Read the following passage then choose the best answer

Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HÀ TÂY
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LỚP 12 - HỆ Chuyen
Ngày thi: 14 tháng 12 năm 2007
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
SECTION I: LISTENING (3,0 Điểm)

Activity 1: Listen as an advisor a student’s course load with the student. Then decide the
statements are true or false.
1. He would like to talk with her about the number of courses she took last semester.
2. She is planning to take 5 courses next semester.
3. She doesn’t like working hard.
4. She wants to finish her post graduate as soon as possible.
5. The advisor thinks that she has enough time to put sufficient time and effort into each of her
courses.
Answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Activity 2: Choose the best answer
1. How does the student seem to feel about taking the maximum number of courses?
A. It’s too much work.
B. It’s the best thing to do.
C. It’s only done when necessary.
D. It’s required in graduate school.
2. Which sentence best expresses what the advisor may say to the student?
A. “You really need to work harder in your classes”
B. “Graduate schools prefer students who take a lot of classes.”
C. “You should do better work in fewer classes.”
D. “It’s important for you to take more classes”.

Answers:
1.

2.

Activity 3: Answer the questions.
1. Why does the student always like to take the maximum number of courses?
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Which grades does the advisor think the student need to take in order get into a good
graduate school?
………………………………………………………………………………………
I.

SECTION II: READING (3,0 Điểm)
1. Match a word in column A with the word in column B to make up a word
collocation and use them to complete the following passage. Write the answers in the
given box bellow.
COLUMN B
COLUMN A


chief
personal
a square
prize
computer
an award
to turn
the human
to mass

to conduct

software
for achievement
business
executives
a fortune
factor
money
gesture
deal
hand

Jack is now the (1) ---------of a large company. He managed (2) ----------by designing some (3) ------------ which sold all over the world. He is a talented man, prepared (4) ------------his-----------to any job that needs doing. He is good to employees, always giving them a (5) ----------because
he knows how important the (6) -----------is if you want (7) ----------successfully. Last year, he
won (8) -----------in business. In a remarkable (9) ----------, he gave all his (10) ----------to his
employees.
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
2.

4.

6.

8.

10.

Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
Answers:
SECTION III: WRITING (8,0 Điểm)
Task 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it (2,0 Điểm)
1. I’m not to blame for your financial problem.
You can’t hold …
2. I won’t change my mind about this, whatever happens.
Come …
3. The audience didn’t enjoy his performance.
His performance didn’t go …
4. She was definitely displeased when I told her.
She was anything …
5. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It was at ….
6. Brenda doesn’t get on with her next-door neighbor any more.
Brenda has…
7. There is no justification for your behavior.
Your behavior is quite …
8. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets reminded closed.
Such…
9. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.
On no…
10. I’ll sort this problem out for you.
Leave it …
KEYS:
1. You can’t hold me responsible for your financial problem.
2. Come what may, I won’t change my mind about this.

3. His performance didn’t go down well with her audience.
4. She was anything but pleased when I told her.


5. It was at your insistence that we came to this restaurant.
6. Brenda has fallen out with her next-door neighbor.
7. Your behavior is quite unjustifiable.
8. Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
9. On no account are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage.
10. Leave it to me to sort this problem out for you.

For each of the sentences bellow, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original one. Using the word given.
1. It’s likely that I won’t be here next year. (CHANCE)
2. I’m sorry to be the first to tell you the bad news.( BREAK)
3. Before he came here, he work for Mr. Smith.( PREVIOUS)
4. He speaks German extremely well.( COMMAND)
5. There is no way that young man can achieve success in this test.(BOUND)
6. I don’t think there will be any applicants for this post.(LIKELYHOOD)
7. It was to difficult for Susan to believe the good news.(HARDLY)
8. She is determined to become a doctor.(HEART)
Her heart is set on becoming a doctor.
9. You make take allowances for his inexperience.(ACOUNT)
10. The latest sales figures are better than the previous one.(IMPROVEMENT)
The latest sales figures are/show an improvement on the previous ones.
Task 3: (2 marks)

Percentage (%)

Particular items major causes of garbage problems

(USA survey)

45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

Disposable
Plastic
Construction
All paper forms
diaper
bottles
debris
ibe
Based on the graph, write a short passage to describe the major causes of garbage problems
(about 100 words)

Task 4: Composition (2 marks)
Write an essay of about 200 words about the advantages and disadvantages of computers.
What should we do to make use of it.


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