De HSG Tieng Anh 2

Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Ninh Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12
Đề thi chính thức Năm học 2007-2008

Chữ kí của giám thị:
Môn: Tiếng Anh Bảng A
SBD:
1:
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Ngày thi: ...
Họ và tên thí sinh:
Số phách:
2:
Ngày sinh:
Nơi sinh: ...
Học sinh trờng:
Điểm bài thi: Bằng số ..( bằng chữ: ...)
Chữ kí của hai ngời chấm thi:
1: . 2: .
Ghi ch ú: Thí sinh trả lời ngay vào đề thi này, nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại. Bài thi gồm 06 trang
A. Listening: Listen to the CD and do the tasks. You will listen twice.
Part 1. Questions 1-8: Two students have classified the authors as writers of cookery, sports or travel
Listen to the conversation and complete the table. Write C for Cookery, S for Sports and T for Travel.
Name of Author
C: Cookery
S: Sports
T: Travel
Peter Adam
S T
Stephen Bau
(1) .
Pam Cambell

(2) .
C. Kezik
S
Ari Hussein
(3) .
Sally Innes
S
Meg Jorgenesen
(4) .
Bruno Murray
(5) .
Ruby Lee
(6) .
Jim Wells
(7) .
Helen Yeung
(8) .
Part 2. Questions 9-14: Look at this invitation. Tick () if the information is correct or write in the
changes.
Invitation

to a Welcoming Lunch dance party
at Blackwell House ..
on Friday June 15 at 8:00 pm (9) ...
The party will end at 10:00 pm. (10) .
Free transport to the student hostel is available
leaving Blackwell House at 10:30 (11) .
Other students may attend (12) .
Please bring your student identification card (13) .
Please reply by Tuesday, if you can come (14) .

1
Số phách:
Part 3. Questions 15-18: Complete the sentences below. Write no more than three words for each answer
15. There is a new road work on .………………………………………………………………………
16. Do not use Blackwell Street because workmen are…………………………………………………
17. When you pass the roundabout, go along Brown Crescent into .……………………………………
18. It’s wise to use the .…………………………………………………………………………………
B. Lexico- grammar:
Part 1. Choose the best answer to complete each space.
1. It never………………her to put away the book before she finished it.
a. seemed to b. appeared to c. occurred to d. worked on
2. My uncle is in.......................... of 60 engineers and workers.
a. management b. leadership c. direction d. charge
3. They decided to………….the meeting as the director was away.
a. put up b. put forth c. call down d. call off
4. He’s a drinker and can nearly be found in the hotel bar…………………
a. full b. strong c. high d. heavy
5. ………………..being very clever, he was unable to pass the test.
a. Despite b. In spite c. Although d. Even though
6. You……………..to have a lot of new friends at the summer camp.
a. are surely b. are certainly c. are bound d. make sure
7. It’s the first time……………..their director.
a. I meet b. I met c. I’ve met d. to meet
8. According to a recent survey, most people are on good……………………with their neighbors.
a. relations b. acquaintance c. relationship d. terms
9. ………………..you find yourself in any difficult situations, just let me know.
a. Do b. Should c. Even if d. Although
10. The car burst into…………….but the driver managed to escape.
a. heat b. flames c. fire d. burning
Your answers:

1……………….. 3……………….. 5……………….. 7……………….. 9………………..
2……………….. 4……………….. 6……………….. 8……………….. 10………………..
Part 2. Use the correct form and tense of the verbs in the brackets.
Ask hundreds of people what they (1)……….(do) on a certain day in August next year, or the year after,
and there (2)……..(be) only one reply. Provided of course that the people you (3)……..(ask) (4)…………(
belong) to the Elvis Presley Fan Club. Although the King of Rock and Roll (5)……..(die) nearly two decades
ago, his fans (6)……….(meet) every year since then outside his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show respect
for the singer they (7)………( love) so much.
Fans like Jean Thomas, from Catford in South London, Jean (8)…….(visit) Gracelands, the house where
Elvis (9)…….( suffer) his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. “The first time I (10)…………(
borrow) the money from my Mom, as I (11)…………( not work) then. But two years ago I (12)……………..(
get) married and since then I (13)………..( work ) in my husband Chris’s garage. Chris and I (14)…… (go)
together last year and we (15)………..(think) of spending two or three months in the USA next year. I (16)
……………( always want) to visit some of the places where Elvis (17)……..( perform), like Las Vegas, for
example.” Jean says that Elvis (18)……….(be) her obsession ever since she (19)………..(be) ten years old, and
she (20)………(own) every single one of his records, good or bad.
Your answers:
1……………….. 5……………….. 9……………….. 13……………….. 17………………..
2……………….. 6……………….. 10……………….. 14……………….. 18………………..
3……………….. 7……………….. 11……………….. 15……………….. 19………………..
4……………….. 8……………….. 12……………….. 16……………….. 20………………..
2
Part 3. The following text is divided into short sections, and in those sections there is one unnecessary
word. It is either grammatically incorrect or it does not fit in with the sense of the text. Read the text
carefully, and then write the word in the space.
Your answers:
Anthrax is a dangerous disease that is occasionally
transmitted over to humans. …..over……
Such as a disease of considerable historic significance,
anthrax occurs in virtually every country of the world. 1. ………….

It is only a minor health problem, even in developing
countries, due to the use of other vaccines. 2. ………….
Lapses in local control programs, however, can have serious
consequences such as the more recent epidemic in Zimbabwe. 3. ………….

The most frequent victims of this are persons who
closely associated with raising livestock 4. ………….
or working in industrial processing of animal bones, 5. ………….
hair and skin
It is caused by a bacterium normally present in 6. ………….
various types of the soil.
Animals become infected by feeding about on soils
where the bacterium is in its growth phase. 7. ………….
Human anthrax results not from contact with the soil but
from touching up the tissues of infected animals. 8. ………….
Part 4. Use the correct forms of the words in the brackets
1. I was late because I………………….how much time I would need. (estimate)
2. Although we were in danger, Ann seemed quite………….. (concern)
3. Dolphins are……………………curious animal. (nature)
4. The……………of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (frequent).
5. The local TV company was stopping………….to ask their opinion about the new shopping center. (pass)
6. This matter is very………………..Don’t discuss it outside the office. (confidence)
7. The store welcomes foreign……………..wherever they come from. (visit)
8. “This is a good essay” said the lecturer, “I find your arguments ……………..” (convince)
9. I admire her……………..beauty. She’s old but she’s still beautiful. (Time)
10. Last year, the head injury…………..her for life. (deaf)
Your answers:
1……………….. 3……………….. 5……………….. 7……………….. 9………………..
2……………….. 4……………….. 6……………….. 8……………….. 10………………..
C. READING:

Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
In some rural agricultural societies, the collections of available fuel such as firewood, dung cake and
agricultural waste can take 200 to 300 person-days per year. As well as being time consuming, the typical
patterns of collection lead to deforestation, soil erosion, and ecological imbalances. In the future, experts predict
that even if food supplies are adequate for rural population, fuel supplies for domestic use may not be.
3
In the light of such considerations, a team in Indian has developed a solar oven for home use. The oven is
cheaply constructed, easily operated, and extremely energy efficient. The device consists of an inner and outer
metal box, a top cover, and two panes of plain glass. The inner box is painted black to absorb maximum solar
radiation. The space between the two boxes is filled with an insulting material such as rice husks, which are
easily available and which, because of their high silicon content, neither attract insects nor rot easily. Other
easily available materials for insulation are ground nutshells or coconut shells. An adjustable mirror mounted on
one side of the oven box reflects the sunlight into the interior, boosting the temperature by 15-30 degrees
Celsius. This is most useful during the winter when the sun is lower. Inside the oven, a temperature between 80
and 120 degree Celsius above ambient temperature can be maintained. This is sufficient to cook food gradually
but surely. Trials have shown that all typical food dishes can be prepared in this solar device without loss of taste
or nutrition.
1. This passage is mainly about
a. deforestation in the rural agricultural societies b. use of rice husks in an insulation material
c. design and use of a solar oven d. maintenance of temperature in a solar oven
2. Which one of the following reasons is NOT mentioned for using rice husks as insulating material?
a. They are easily available. b. They don’t attract insects.
c. They don’t rot easily. d. They reflect sunlight.
3. According to the passage, the use of an adjustable mirror increases the oven temperature by
a.80-120 degrees Celsius b. at least 80 degrees Celsius
c. up to 30 degrees Celsius d. up to 15 degrees Celsius
4. Where would this kind of oven be most useful?
a. on a camping trip b. in a busy restaurant
c. in rural community d. in a cold wintery climate
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a typical fuel in parts of rural agricultural societies?

a. firewood b. dung cake c. solar power d. agricultural waste
6. According to the passage, the adjustable mirror is most useful
a. at midday b. during the winter
c. When the firewood is lacking d. to improve taste and nutrition
7. It can be inferred from the passage that the solar oven might prove most useful to a family in an agricultural
society because
a. it will save time b. it is easy to construct
c. it does not attract insects d. it cooks all kinds of food
Your answers:
1……………….. 3……………….. 5……………….. 7………………..
2……………….. 4……………….. 6………………..
Part 2. Choose from the list A-H the best phrase to fill in each of the blanks
A. played in its country of origin E. tend to be played everywhere
B. should be regarded F. vary from place to place
C. will naturally introduce G. describe how games are played
D. have decided between alternative rules H. are often ignored
Card game rules
Card playing has brought pleasure to millions of people for some six centuries and is popular the world
over, so it is sot surprising to discover that thousands of games have been invented. There is a widespread
belief that all card games have official rules but the situation is complex and this idea is best ignored. Widely
played games (1) .in much the same way. National and regional games have official rules published……………
by an organization devoted to the game, but these (2) .in local and family play. Of course, it is essential………
to establish a set of rules for club or tournament play, but these (3) ..as the rules of the club, not the rules………
of the game. In homes, people play cards for enjoyment and (4) and drop rules to suit their tastes. It is………
because tastes (5) .and generation to generation that card games evolve. Games that no longer evolve……
become extinct.
4
No book can do more than 6) ., or are said by other books to be played. Nor should it expect to.………
The only important thing is that everybody playing around the same table at the same time should be following
the same rules.

Your answers:
1……………….. 3……………….. 5………………..
2……………….. 4……………….. 6………………..
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer that best fits each space:
Street papers
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the (1) of……
people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly (2) .. But all over the world, homeless people are……
taking the future into their own (3) By selling “street papers” they no longer need to beg for a (4) .…… ……
The concept of the street paper is (5) . It is sold by homeless and ex- homeless people who buy it at……
a (6) price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40 p for themselves. If they have no money,……
then they can get the first ten copies on (7) .. and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and…
is given a special (8) . badge. …
The paper itself (9) .articles of general and social interest, film and book (10) cartoons and the…… ……
(11) ..celebrity interview. Advertising and sales (12) most of the income, and all profits go (13) into… …… ……
helping homeless people.
The Big Issue is the street paper of the British homeless. It was set up in 1991 and (14) .then it has……
helped hundreds of people to get (15) the streets and back into society.………
1.a. sight b. vision c. look d. view
2.a. usual b. common c. rare d. routine
3.a. heads b. shoulders c. hands d. months
4.a. life b. living c. being d. pay
5.a. easy b. straight c. plain d. simple
6.a. stuck b. steady c. held d. fixed
7.a. credit b. cheque c. cash d. card
8.a. character b. personality c. manner d. identity
9.a. consists b. contains c. keeps d. gets
10.a. stories b. reviews c. opinions d. views
11.a. sometimes b. often c. occasional d. seldom
12.a. give b. provide c. show d. offer
13.a. back b. out c. through d. forward

14.a. from b. of c. for d. since
15.a. out b. away c. off d. up
Your answers:
1……………….. 4……………….. 7……………….. 10……………….. 13………………..
2……………….. 5……………….. 8……………….. 11……………….. 14………………..
3……………….. 6…………….. 9……………….. 12……………….. 15………………..
D. Writing:
Part 1. Write a new sentence using the word in brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.
1. She always has a good relationship with the children (gets)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (do)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. He got married without his parents’ knowledge. ( unaware)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I find Harold’s behavior quite incomprehensible. ( loss)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5