Đề thi Học sinh giỏi tiếng Anh lớp 12 năm học 2009_2010_Kontum_Vòng 2

UBND TỈNH KONTUM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN DỰ THI CHỌN HSG
QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Mơn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 16/12/2009
(Học sinh làm bài trên giấy thi)
Họ và tên:_________________________
Số báo danh:_______________________
ĐỀ:
(Đề thi này gồm 4 câu 12 trang)

I. LISTENING (3 points)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 02 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần. Mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi lần
nghe có tín hiệu chng
Sau mỗi phần nghe có 1 khoảng lặng. Bài nghe mới được báo hiệu bằng tín hiệu chng
Sau bài nghe cuối (phần 2), sẽ có một khoảng lặng và kết thúc bằng tín hiệu nhạc

Part 1: Questions 1-10 (1 point)
In this section, you will hear two people talking about their findings on a survey of
leisure activities of 100 people aged 16-30. Listen and complete the table below
Leisure activities
1. Playing video games
2. Going for a run or to the gym

3. Going to the cinema
4. (4)___________ a video or a DVD
5. Reading a newspaper or magazine
6. Going for a walk
7. Going to a restaurant
8. Listen to music
9. Listen to the radio
10. Playing a musical instrument

Percentage
___________
(2)
___________
(3)
___________
(5)
___________
(6)
___________
(7)
___________
(8)
___________
(1)

(9)

___________
__________

(10)

Part 2: Questions 11- 20 (2 points)
Listen and choose the best answer by circling A, B, or C
11. Statement 11. (A)
(B)
(C)
12. Statement 12. (A)
(B)
(C)
13. Statement 13. (A)
(B)
(C)
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14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Statement 14.
Statement 15.
Statement 16.
Statement 17.
Statement 18.
Statement 19.

Statement 20.

(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)
(A)

(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)
(B)

(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)

II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points)
Part 1: (1 point)
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C,
or D) in the numbered box

21. I read in the newspaper that there has just been a___________ against the government
in Transylvania.
A. relevant
B. revolting
C. revolution
D. revolver
22. You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees
are___________
A. astronomical
B. aeronautical
C. astrological
D. atmospherical
23. Does that newspaper___________ the government or oppose it?
A. advantage
B. assist
C. encourage
D. support
24. You’ll get a free month’s subscription___________ you renew your membership by the
end of January.
A. unless
B. however
C. were
D. provided
25. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill
its___________
A. promises
B. vows
C. aspirations
D. offers
26. The ship broke___________ and the people were drowned.

A. out
B. out of the sea
C. into pieces
D. to pieces
27. Doctors advise people being deficient___________ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
A. in
B. of
C. from
D. for
28. Because I am terrified of___________ spaces, I never go in lifts.
A. contained
B. compressed
C. constrictedD. confined
29. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s___________ hand back
on.
A. cut
B. grazed
C. crushed
D. severed
30. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it___________ again
after a few weeks.
A. on
B. over
C. up
D. through
Your answers
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21.
26.

22.
27.

23.
28.

24.
29.

25.
30.

Part 2: (1 point)
Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the
column on the right.
Light from a living plant or animal is called bioluminescence, or
cold light, to distinguish it from incandescence, or heat-generating
light. Life forms could not produce incandescent light without being
burned. Their light is produced by chemicals (31)___________
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(COMBINE) in such a way that little or no (32)___________ 1
(MEASURE) heat is produced.
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Although bioluminescence is a relatively complex process, it can be
reduced to simple terms. (33)___________ (LIVE) light occurs when
luciferin and oxygen combine in the (34)___________ (PRESENT) of 33
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luciferase. Fireflies require an additional compound called ATP.
Much remains (35)___________ (KNOW), but many scientists who
study bioluminescence believe that the origin of the phenomenon goes
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back to a time when there was no oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere.
When oxygen was gradually introduced into the atmosphere, it was
poisonous to life forms. Plants and animals produced light to use up
the oxygen. Millions of years ago, all life produced light to survive.
As the (36)___________ (MILLENNIUM) passed, life forms on earth
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became tolerant of, and finally (37)___________ (DEPEND) on
oxygen, and the (38)___________
(ADAPT) that produced
37
bioluminescence was no longer (39)___________ (NEED), but some
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primitive plants and animals continued to use the light for new
39
functions such as (40)___________ (MATE).
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Part 3: (2 points)
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them in the
space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example
The forest from that Man takes his timber is the tallest and most 0 that  which
impressive plant community on Earth. In terms of Man's brief life, it
appears permanent and unchanged, save for the seasonal growth and 4
fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it represents the climax of a long 1
succession of events. No wooden landscape we see today has been
forest for all time. Plants have minimum requirements of temperature 42
and moisture and, in ages pass, virtually every part of Earth's surface

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has, at some time, been neither too dry or too cold for plants to
survive.
However, as soon as climate conditions change in favor of plant life,
a fascinating sequence of changes, called a primary succession,
occurs first to colonize the barren land and the lichen surviving in
bare rock. Slowly, the acids produced by these organic crack the
rock's surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish shallow
root-holes. Ferns may follow and, with short grasses and shrubs,
gradually form a covering of plant life. Roots broke even deep into
the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way to the first
trees. These grow rapidly, cutting down sunlight from the smaller
plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing
its ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for
thousands of years.

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46
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49
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Part 4: (1 point)
Supply the correct form of the VERB in brackets to complete the passage. Write your

answer in the numbered box
Thousands of people (51)___________ (gather) on beaches and cliffs to watch the world's
greatest surfers tackle the waves. It is only the eighth time in 25 years that the Eddie Aikau
competition, (52)___________ (name) in honor of a celebrated Hawaiian surfer and
lifeguard, (53)___________ (take place). The contest is only held in the most extreme surf
conditions and last took place in 2004.
A total of 28 surfers (54)___________ (invite) to take part in the event at Waimea Bay,
(55)
___________ (choose) by a poll of the surfing community. Organizers had been
watching weather and wave conditions in the seas around the US state and announced early
on Tuesday morning local time that the competition (56)___________ (run).
People have travelled from around the world to the US state to watch the event.
Malika Dudley of CBC News told the BBC that people were lining cliff tops and had
climbed trees (57)___________ (watch) the vast waves. She said it (58)___________ (be)
"unbelievably dangerous" to take part in the event - one surfer, Tom Carroll of Australia,
(59)
___________ (injure) - but that safety teams were in the water on jet skis in case of
accidents.
The high waves (60)___________ (expect) to last until Wednesday.
Your answers
51.
56.

52.
57.

53.
58.

54.

59.

Part 5: (1 point)
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55.
60.


Fill each gap in the following sentences with a verb and one of the prepositions or particles
in the box. Use each pair of Verbs + prepositions only ONCE and write your answer in the
numbered box. PUT THE VERBS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM.
drop
play
show
do

turn
look
go

pull
get
come

in
out
off
up with

up
through
in for
away with

down
away

61. I just ___________ to wish you a Merry Christmas.
62. John is not very punctual. He usually ___________ ten minutes after the lesson has
started.
63. After the accident at the nuclear power station, the authorities tried to ___________ the
danger to the public from radioactive waste.
64. Switzerland had intended to enter a team for the International Tiddywinks Contest, but
had to ___________ at the last moment when they realized that nobody in Switzerland
knew how to play the game.
65. Why don’t you ___________ the ‘Miss United Kingdom’?.
66. Several people ___________ the draft report, but there were still a number of spelling
mistakes in the final version.
67. The police chased the thieves for several miles but they managed ___________ because
their car was faster than the policemen’s bicycles.
68. Don’t take any notice of Ruth. She always ___________ whenever we have visitors.
69. I wonder who first ___________ the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars.
70. I‘ve been feeling so depressed lately that I feel tempted ___________ myself.
Your answers
61.
66.

62.
67.

63.
68.

64.
69.

65.
70.

Part 6: (1 point)
Insert A, AN, THE, or Ø (zero articles) where necessary. Write your answer in the
numbered box
Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by
(71)
___________ migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to
(72)
___________ crops that need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican
immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States. Often they
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had problems with (73)___________ English language or no skills that they could
immediately use in (74)___________ new country
A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their
way of life was little better than (75)___________ slavery. They were housed in
(76)
___________ substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had
no (77)___________medical or insurance benefits. The migrant workers had no labor unions
that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved (78)___________ working

conditions. They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers.
Employers were making fortunes by (79)___________ sweat of their workers’ brows. It took
(80)
___________ idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the
plight of the migrant worker forever
Your answers
71.
76.

72.
77.

73.
78.

74.
79.

75.
80.

III. READING (4 points)
Part 1: (1.5 points)
Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answer in the numbered box.
Prepare yourself for a big surprise. I imagine the shock, while (81)___________ through your
favourite imagine, of suddenly finding an advertisement with your (82)___________ name in
the headline.
It could suggest that it's (83)___________ you changed your car for a more up-to-date
(84)

___________ and it might (85)___________ mention the make of the old wreck you drive
now. It could say what you would look (86)___________ if you should try a new shampoo.
Even (87)___________ it might suggest that you switch deodorants.
Some people may not like their names being used in a advertisement without their
(88)
___________ even if they are the (89)___________ ones to see it. There does not, though,
(90)
___________ to be any law to protect the readers. Advertising agencies claim that
response rates increase by at (91)___________ fifty per cent when people see their names
printed on a catalogue or direct mail communication.
So, given the possibility of greater (92)___________ , will the television companies get in on
the act next, with personalized commercials perhaps?
(93)
___________ seeing a TV advertisement, for say, a (94)___________ agency,
sympathetically suggesting that you look in need of a holiday. How (95)___________ you
resist? The adman is coming. And, this time, he's got your name.
81. A. seeing
82. A. own
83. A. late

B. watching
B. self
B. time

C. staring
C. personal
C. due
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D. looking

D. belonging
D. now


84. A. mark
85. A. even
86. A. so
87. A. worse
88. A. permit
89. A. single
90. A. sound
91. A. less
92. A. profits
93. A. Think
94. A. journey
95. A. may
Your answers
81.
86.
91.

B. fashion
B. too
B. as
B. though
B. allowance
B. unique
B. look
B. least
B. benefits

B. Imagine
B. travel
B. are

82.
87.
92.

C. pattern
C. although
C. like
C. if
C. permission
C. only
C. occur
C. minimum
C. prices
C. Suppose
C. tour
C. were

83.
88.
93.

84.
89.
94.

D. model

D. extremely
D. after
D. then
D. admission
D. alone
D. seem
D. lowest
D. fees
D. Guess
D. trip
D. could

85.
90.
95.

Part 2: (0.5 point)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that
follow by circling A, B, C, or D.
In recent years, scientific and technological developments have drastically changed
human life on our planet, as well as our views both of ourselves as individuals in society
and of the universe as a whole. Maybe one of the most profound developments of the last
decade is the discovery of recombinant DNA technology, which allows scientists to
introduce genetic material (or genes) from one organism into another. In its simplest form,
the technology requires the isolation of a piece of DNA, either directly from the DNA of the
organism under study, or artificially synthesized from an RNA template, by using a viral
enzyme called reverse transcripts. This piece of DNA is then lighted to a fragment off
bacterial DNA which has the capacity to replicate itself independently.
The recombinant molecule thus produced can be introduced into the common intestinal
bacterium Escherishchia coli, which can be grown in very large amounts in synthetic media.

Under proper conditions, the foreign gene will not only replicate in the bacteria, but also
express itself, through the specific protein coded by the foreign gene.
The technology has already been successfully applied to the production of several
therapeutically important biomolecules, such as insulin, interferon, and growth hormones.
Many other important applications are under detailed investigation in laboratories
throughout the world.
96. Recombinant DNA technology consists primarily of___________
A. producing several therapeutically important biomolecules.
B. giving rise to large amounts of protein.
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C. introducing genetic material from one organism into another.
D. using a rival enzyme called reverse transcripts.
97. Recombinant DNA technology has been used in the production of all of the following
biomolecules except___________
A. growth hormones
B. Escherishchia coli
C. interferon
D. insulin
98. Which of the following is not true?
A. The foreign gene will replicate in the bacteria, but it will not express itself through
transcription and translation.
B. The bacterium Escherishchial coli can be grown in large amounts in synthetic media.
C. Research continues in an effort to find other uses for this technology.
D. Recombinant DNA technology is a recent development.
99. Expression of a gene in Escherishchia coli requires
A. the viral enzyme reverse transcripts.
B. the processes of transcription and translation.
C. production of insulin and other biomolecules.

D. that the bacteria be grown in a synthetic media.
100. The term recombinant is used because___________
A. by legation, a recumbent molecule is produced, which has the capacity of replication.
B. the technique requires the combination of several types of technology.
C. By legation, a recombinant protein is produced, part of whose amino acids come from
each different organism.
D. Escherischia coli is a recombinant organism.
Part 3: (1 point)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that
follow by circling A, B, C, or D
Basic to any understanding of Canada in 20 years after the Second World War is
the country's impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were
over five in 1996. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark.
Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930's and
the war had held back marriages and the catching – up process began after 1945. The baby
boom continued through the decade of the 1950's, producing a population increase of nearly
fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded
only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were
being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth
in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and
an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per
thousand, one of the highest in the world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued
falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the
low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in
Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer, more women were working,
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young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families, rising

living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once
more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the
Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada's population has slowed down by 1966(the
increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent). Another large population
wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children of the children
who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.
101. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Educational changes in Canadian society.
B. Canada during the Second World War
C. Population trends in postwar Canada
D. Standards of living in Canada
102. According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?
A. In the decade after 1911
B. After 1945
C. During the depression of the 1930's
D. In 1966
103. The word "five" refers to___________
A. Canadians
B. Years
C. Decades
D. Marriages
104. The word "surging" is closest in meaning to___________
A. new
B. extra
C. accelerating D. surprising
105. The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950's
A. the urban population decreased rapidly
B. fewer people married
C. economic conditions were poor

D. the birth rate was very high
106. The word "trend" is closest in meaning to___________
A. tendency
B. aim
C. growth
D. directive
107. The word "peak" is closest in meaning to___________
A. pointed
B. dismal
C. mountain
D. maximum
108. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A. 1966
B. 1957
C. 1956
D. 1951
109. The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth
after 1957 EXCEPT
A. people being better educated
B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living
D. couples buying houses
110. It can be inferred from the passage that before the industrial Revolution
A. families were larger
B. population statistic were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily
D. economic conditions were bad
Part 4: (1 point)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered boxes
provided below the passage

Pubs (public houses) can be found in every town, city or village. Social life for many
people has centered on the (111)___________ for many years. Opening and closing times are
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decided by law (pubs in England and Wales close at 11 p.m.) and, 10 minutes before
closing time, the (112)___________ or barmaid rings a bell or shouts “Last orders!”. When
you go into a pub you have to go the (113)___________, pay for your drink and carry it to
your seat. It is customary in Britain to “go for a drink” with (114)___________. People often
meet at a pub before going on to another place. On Friday or Saturday evenings pubs in
some city centers can be very crowded. Some people do a tour of all the pubs in one area
and have a drink in (115)___________ one; this is called a “pub crawl”. It is usual for each
person in a group to take it in (116)___________ to buy drinks for everyone, and this is called
“round”. Pubs often also provide (117)___________: live music, singing, juke boxes and,
more recently, computer games, video and karaoke (118)___________.
It used to be difficult to get a cup of coffee in a pub, and children weren’t allowed
(119)
___________. Although it is still against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under
(120)
___________, pubs are now trying to encourage families. Pub meals have become very
popular over the past 10 years and are generally cheap and often good. Pubs with gardens or
chairs and tables outside are often crowded in the summer. Pubs are still a central part of
British culture.
Your answers
111.
116.

112.
117.

113.
118.

114.
119.

115.
120.

IV. WRITING (6 points)
Part 1: (2 points)
Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
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(s)
121. He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him.
(TOP)
________________________________________________________________________
122. His French has improved so much that he is virtually fluent now.
(DEGREE)
________________________________________________________________________
123. Jane is not at all afraid about traveling abroad on her own.
(HOLDS)
________________________________________________________________________
124. The music teacher was the only member of staff not to attend the farewell party.
(EXCEPTION)
________________________________________________________________________
125. Have you decided to enter the poster competition?
(GO)
________________________________________________________________________
126. The house has got everything except a large garden.

(LACKS)
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127. I’m afraid to say that we haven’t got any oil left.
(UP)
________________________________________________________________________
128. The film is similar to Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
(BEARS)
________________________________________________________________________
129. In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday.
(CHANCES)
________________________________________________________________________
130. The Embassy said it would not be necessary for me to get a visa.
(NEED)
________________________________________________________________________
Part 2: (4 points)
Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other
people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful. What is your
opinion?
Write about 400 words with specific reasons and examples to support your decision (and
do not include your personal information)
Write your essay here
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