Đề thi chọn HSG Anh L12 08-09

SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT - NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008
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ĐÈ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này gồm có 13 trang.)
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I. LISTENING (30 points)
Part 1: Listen to the conversations and circle T for True, F for False, and U
for Unknown. You will hear the recording twice. [6 points]
1. Jim Stockdale is an aggressive man. T F U
2. Kyle’s sister always shares her candy with him. T F U
3. The young woman is getting off the bus at the next stop. T F U
4. Pat’s husband is having lunch with her. T F U
5. The woman in the car is going to a meeting T F U
that starts in 20 minutes.
6. Mark’s friends bought their own tickets for T F U
the basketball game.
Part 2: Listen to the conversation and circle the best answer (A, B, or C) to
each of the following questions. You will hear the recording twice.
[5 points]
1. Which course is the man interested in?
A. English
B. Mandarin
C. Japanese
2. What kind of course is the man seeking?
A. Daytime
B. Evenings
C. Weekends
3. How long does the man want to study?
A. 12 weeks

B. 6 months
C. 8 months
4. What proficiency level is the student?
A. Beginner
B. Intermediate
C. Advanced
5. When does the man want to start the course?
A. March
B. June
C. September
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Part 3: You will hear a story about a boy- Saturday. Listen to the story and
put the pictures in the correct order. You will hear the recording twice.
[4 points]
1. ________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________
Part 4: Listen and complete the timeline below. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS AND/OR ONE NUMBER for each answer. You will hear the
recording twice. [15 points]
1879 Einstein was born in 1 ___________
At age 12 Einstein began 2___________
3 ___________ Einstein’s family moved to Italy
4 ___________ Einstein graduated from high school
5 ___________ Einstein met Mileva Maric
1900 Einstein 6 ___________
1901 Einstein became 7 ___________
1902 Einstein began work at the Swiss Patent Office
Einstein 8 ___________
9 ___________ Einstein and Mileva Maric got married
10 ___________ Einstein’s first son was born
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A
B
C
D
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (70 points)
Part 1: Circle the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each
sentence. [15 points]
1. _________ she’s got a job that she likes, she’s a lot happier.
A. Since when B. Just as C. Now that D. Just now
2. Looking down at the coral reef, we saw _________ of tiny, multi-colored fish.
A. swarms B. flocks C. teams D. shoals
3. I’m _________ aware of the need to obey the rules of the competition.
A. well B. far C. much D. greatly
4. _________ goes the bus; now we will have to walk!
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
5. It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to _________ a story.
A. invent B. combine C. manage D. lie
6. Dave and I have _________ to meet at the bus station at 9 o’clock.
A. confirmed B. combined C. appointed D. arranged
7. The woman was _________ from hospital yesterday only a week after her
operation.
A. ejected B. expelled C. evicted D. discharged
8. No matter how angry he was, he would never _________ to violence.
A. resolve B. recourse C. exert D. resort
9. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better _________ her first
solution.
A. to B. than C. from D. of
10. We may win, we may lose. It’s just the _________ of the draw.
A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck
11. It turned out that we _________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed

by several hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. mustn’t have D. needn’t have
12. Never _________ a gift horse in the mouth.
A. feel B. look C. catch D. hold
13. It is just as well you didn’t put your money in that company, because it would
have been an absolute _________ if you had.
A. mistake B. error C. miscalculation D. catastrophe
14. People who take on a second job inevitably _________ themselves to greater
stress.
A. offer B. subject C. field D. place
15. The pollution problems in town have been _________ by mass tourism in the
summer.
A. exacerbated B. developed C. augmented D. contributed
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Part 2: In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases have been
underlined. Circle the one word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that would not be
appropriate. [15 points]
1. Milk, often considered
a nearly perfect
A
food,
contains
B

fat
C
,
sweet
D
, and protein.

2. Children’s games, which are amusements
involve
A
more than one individual,
appear
B
to be a
cultural
C
universal
D
.
3. Different kinds of
turtles
A
are uniquely
adapt
B
to living
C
on land, in fresh water, or
in the
D
ocean.
4. New York city,
which is
A
one of the
largest
B

cities in the world,
is larger
C
than any
other
cities
D
in the United States.
5. The
advances
A

in
B
information technology are rapidly
changing
C
the nature
at libraries
D
.
6.
A few of
A
the
works in art
B
of the French painter Cezanne are
part of
C

the
permanent
collection of
D
the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
7. The number of wild condors, an endangered
species of
A
bird,
have been
B
increasing
steadily
C

because of
D
the work of scientists and environmentalists.
8.
Someone who
A
has ever tried to
pick up
B
spilled mercury will
agree that
C
this
element is hard
to handle

D
.
9. Some of the land in that region is
so wet
A
and hot and
covered with
B
jungle that
a few people
C
live
there
D
.
10. Naturalists say
that there is
A
evidence
to support
B
the assertion that
anthropoids, whether
in captive
C
or in the native state, sometimes
beat their breasts
D
.
11. Many museum

exhibits
A
encourage you to investigate
further
B

through
C

microscopes, magnifiers, and
even telescoping
D
.
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12.
Generally
A
, Europe and Asia
are regarded
B
as being distinct continents, but they
are
simply vast geography
C
divisions of the larger land mass
known as Eurasia
D
.
13. It has been estimated that
in a few years

A
,
twelve percents
B
of
Canadians
C
will be
senior citizens
D
.
14. If one had thought about the alternatives,
you
A
would not have
chosen
B

such
C
a
difficult topic for a
term paper
D
.
15. It is essential that cancer
is diagnosed
A
and treated
as early as

B
possible in
order
to assure
C
a
successful cure
D
.
Part 3: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. [10 points]
1. I had only a day to visit all the tourist ___________. (ATTRACT)
2. The more ___________ an event is, the better it will be remembered. (SIGNIFY)
`3. He didn’t pay the bill and now the electricity has been ___________. (CONNECT)
4. What a terrible film. It’s really ___________ in my views. (RATE)
5. There’s ___________ dissatisfaction with the government’s policies. (WIDE)
6. They all cheered ___________ as their team came out. (ENTHUSIASM)
7. From my ___________, this would not be a very profitable venture. (STAND)
8. He’s so ___________! He just can’t make up his mind! (DECIDE)
9. Are all those ___________ they put in food really necessary? (ADD)
10. I apologize for the delay in sending your order but we are ___________ at
present. (STAFF)
Part 4: Put in the to- infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
[10 points]
I used to like going to our local cinema. It was old, and rather uncomfortable,
but it had character. Now they've stopped showing films there. The owner would
like to go on __________ (1. run) the cinema, but he would need __________ (2.
make) a lot of improvements, which would mean __________ (3. spend) tens of
thousands of pounds. I remember __________ (4. watch) the last film at the cinema.
It was a murder mystery. It was five minutes from the end, and we were trying
__________ (5. work) out who the murder was when suddenly all the lights went

out and the film stopped. We sat in the dark for a few minutes, and then the owner
appeared with a torch. 'I regret __________ (6. tell) you, ' he said, 'that our
electricity has failed. I don't mean __________ (7. disappoint) you, but I'm afraid
we can't show you the end of the film. We've tried __________ (8. phone) the
electricity company, but they say they can't help.' He went on __________ (9.
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