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Sở gd&đT Nghệ an đề thi đề xuất kỳ thi chọn học sinh
dự thi học sinh giỏi quc gia

năm học 2005-2006
Môn thi:TIếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
SECTION I: LISTENING

Thể thức nghe băng

- Mi hng dẫn đã có trong băng
- Kết thúc bài là tiếng nhạc báo hiệu

Part 1: Listen and circle the correct answer: Q 1-7

1. There were no native animals left when he was…

A 10 B 12 C 14
2. John stresses that native animals were killed off by……

A the cutting down trees and destroying forests
B the cats and foxes

C the farmers and miners

3. Josh chose South Australia for his sanctuary because……
A they were slow to change the law

B it still had many native animals
C environmentalists were welcome
4. John was put in jail because he……

A was outspoken about the environment
B wanted to kill cats and foxes

C cut down some trees

5. The woman student suggests that you can protect endangered animals by……..
A doing research B writing articles C raising money
6. The male student believes….

A introduced animals are pets B all animals have a right to live C Watson’s views are wrong
7. Ultimately, John’s approach is based on……

A reason B science C feeling

Part 2: Listen and label the map using letter A-E: Q 8-12

8. Returns Box ………...
9. Library Computers ...……....
10. Monograph Collection …………
11. Reference Desk …………
12. Advisors’ Desk …………

Part 3: Complete the notes below as briefly as possible. Q 13- 18
E

Quiet Study Area

D

A

B

Photocopiers

Circulation Desk
Main

entrance

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SECTION II: LEXICON-GRAMMAR

International Driving Licenses

FACTS:

have been used since 1949

drivers do not have to speak the mother tongue of the country they are
visiting.

drivers must be (13)…………

drivers must hold a driving license in their home country

SPECIFICATION OF BOOKLET:

Size of license: 10.8 X (14) ………..cms
Number of pages: (15)……….
Colour inside pages: (16)………….

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Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer in the 
provided space.

1. He spoke clearly and…..so we could understand every word he said.

A. distinguished B. distinguishable C. distinctly D. distinctively
2. They came to inspect the house…..buying it.

A. in the even of B. with a view to C. with reference to D. on account of

3. The completion of the tunnel has been ……owing to a strike.

A. held off B. held up C. held on D. held over
4. The heart…..like a pump. It pushes blood to all parts of the body.

A. is organized B. generates C. functions D. circulates
5. I slept really badly; I……and turned all night long.

A. revolved B. twisted C. turned D. tossed

6. We’re hoping to buy a house next year, so we’ve been ….a certain amount of money each
month towards the deposit.

A. putting in B. putting together C. putting by D. putting up
7. Normally he is rather….but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful

8. I wanted to go home but my girlfriend …..on going to a night-club.

A. persisted B. insisted C. demanded D. intended

9. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable…..because it seems too good to be
true.

A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief

10. The plane was late taking off, due to….mechanical problems.

A. inevitable B. unforeseen C. unimagined D. unpredictable

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

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Part 2: Complete the sentences by filling in the blank with the appropriate form of the words in 
capital. Write the answer in the provided space.

1. It’s ………of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm.

(CHARACTER) 1.………

2. Snow in August! How ………! (ORDINARY) 2.……….

3. Sales forecasts indicate a poor………for the clothing industry. (LOOK) 3.………
4. We left early in………of heavy traffic. (ANTICIPATE)

4………..
5. Because she has ………large feet she finds it difficult to choose suitable

shoes. (NORMAL) 5……….

6. Jack told everybody that he worked for a large company, but the company

is ………..(EXIST) 6……….

7. That’s the most ………..thing I’ve ever heard. (RIDICULE) 7……….
8. It would be unrealistic to expect to go straight from leaving school into a

………..position. (MANAGE) 8……….

9. Work is going on to ………the bridge, which carries a great deal of

traffic. (STRONG) 9……….

10. Would passengers on Flight SA 721 please go to the……….lounge?

(DEPART) 10………

Part 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in bracket. Write your answer in the space provided 
under this passage.

Parachutist Tom Dickens (1)……..(make) a simple, fatal error when he jumped from a 350 feet-high
tower. He failed to enough height to use his reserved parachute. In addition, several safety factors (2)
…………(not observe) in the jump. A legal decision of accidental death was recorded on Mr Dicken,
who (3)……… (be) a keen parachutist since 1976, and had made about 400 jumps mostly from the
aircraft.

He was a member of an organization which practised (4)……. (jump) from building, bridges, and
mountains. The parachute had (5)……(pack) differently because it had to open more quickly. Mr

Dickens always packed his own parachute and (6)…… (make) about six or seven jumps of this kind.
The organization has a minimum height of 2,000 feet, but this jump (7)……(do) from something like
350 feet. The reason they have the 2,000 feet is that in the event of something going wrong with the
main parachute, there (8)…..(be) time to operate a reserve parachute. Mr Dicken’s parachute had been
packed so the pull-up cord had been left inside, (9)…..(cause) the parachute flaps to jam. Since he made
a serious mistake by not (10)….(take) out the extra loop which closed the flap, he died.

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

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Part 4: Fill each blank with one suitable preposition. Write your answer in the space provided.

That Irish was the most beautiful (1)……….women her relatives (2)……….no time really seriously
doubted, not even (3)………..a moment. Her good looks she had quite obviously inherited (4)
……….her mother. Not for nothing had that lady been chosen as Beauty Queen for three years (5)
………..succession! Iris’s father, interestingly enough, was rather a plain man, though not exactly ugly.
But what he lacked in physical beauty he made (6)……. . in intellectual gift, a gift (7)………which he
had endowed his daughter.

Such a beautiful gift and gifted girl as Iris was naturally pursued (8)………..many eager suitors. But,
contrary (9)……….all expectations, she decided to abandon all prospects of marriage (10)…….favour
of a life dedicated to those less fortunate than herself.

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Part 5:Each line in the following passage contains one mistake (grammar or spelling). Find and 
correct the mistakes. Write your answer in the provided space. (0) has been done as an example for 
you.

It is fairly common in Britain that men these days do more homework
than they did in previous generate. But is this really so? A recent survey has
made some interesting discoveries yet.

Apperantly, when men do help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping, but
most are unwilling to do the washing. A quarter of men thinks that women
are better suited to look after the home than men and 19% admit to making
no contribution for housework. The average man says that he does a third of
the housework, while the average woman says she does three-quarter of it,
so someone isn’t telling the truth. It was inpossible to find any men who
shared housework equally with their partners. Perhaps it is not so surprised,
therefore, that there are some politicians who want the new law forcing men
to do their share.

(0)

homework –
housework

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SECTION III: READING

Part 1: Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C, or D that best fits each space. (0) has been done
for you as an example. Write your answer in the space provided.

HOW WE READ

Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand
every (0)……part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (1)…….? Common
sense (2)…….that the answers to these questions depend on “readability” – whether the (3)……matter
is interesting, the argument clear and the (4)……attractive. But psychologists are discovering that to (5)
…….why people – and often don’t read- technical information, they have to (6)……not so much the
writing as the reader.

Even the most technically confident people often (7)…….the instructions for the video or home
computer in favour of hands-on experience. And people frequently (8)……little notice of consumer
information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts.

Psychologists researching reading (9)……to assume that both beginners and (10)…… readers read
everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are (11)……among them about the (12)……
of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some believe that fluent readers take (13)…….every
letter or word they see; others (14)……that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one
phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts,
comprehension (15)……, then reading stops.

Example:0 – C

0. A absolute B one C single D unique

1. A term B period C time D gap

2. A suggests B transmits C advises D informs

3. A subject B topic C content D text

4. A pattern B formation C layout D assembly

5. A ensure B determine C value D rate

6. A examine B inquire C trace D calculate

7. A miss B omit C pass D ignore

8. A get B pay C take D make

9. A tend B undertake C lead D consent

10. A competent B sufficient C considerable D valid

11. A objections B arguments C contests D separations

12. A role B concern C share D relation

13. A up B over C out D in

14 A insist B direct C urge D press

15. A sets B occurs C issues D establishes

Your answer:

1……….. 4……….. 7………. 10……… 13…………..

2……….. 5……….. 8………. 11………….... 14…………..

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Part 2: Read the passage and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list 
given below. There are three extra headings that you do not need to use. Write your answer in the 
space provided. 0 has been done for you as an example.

List of headings
A.

B.

C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
J.

Diverse drinking methods

Limited objections to drinking tea
An important addition – tea with milk 
Tea – a beverage of hospitality

The value of tea
Tea and alcohol

The fall in the cost of tea
Tea on the move

Hospitality among the Bedouin

0 D

The chances are that you have already drunk a cup or glass of tea today. Perhaps, you are sipping one as
you read this. Tea, now an everyday beverage in many parts of the world, has over the centuries been an
important part of rituals of hospitality both in the home and in wider society.

1

Tea originated in China, and in Eastern Asia tea making and drinking ceremonies have been popular for
centuries. Tea was first shipped to North Western Europe by English and Dutch maritime traders in the
sixteen century. At about the same time, a land route from the Far East, via Moscow, to Europe was
opened up. Tea also figured in America’s bid for independence from British rule- The Boston Tea
Party.

2

As, over the last four hundred years, tea-leaves became available throughout much of Asia and Europe,
the ways in which tea was drunk changed. The Chinese considered the quality of the leaves and the
ways in which they were cured all important. People in other countries added new ingredients besides
tea-leaves and hot water. They drank tea with milk, sugar, spices like cinnamon and cardamom, and the
herbs such as mint or sage. The variations are endless. For example, in Western Sudan on the edge of
the Sahara Desert, sesame oil is added to milky tea on cold mornings. In England tea, unlike coffee,
acquired a reputation as a therapeutic drink that promoted health. Indeed, in European and Arab

countries as well as in Persia and Russia, tea was praised for its restorative and health giving properties.
One Dutch physician, Cornelius Blankaart, advised that to maintain health a minimum of eight to ten
cups a day should be drunk, and that up to 50 to 100 daily cups should be consumed with safety.

3

While European coffee houses were frequented by men discussing politics and closing business deals,
respectable middle-class women stayed at home and held tea parties. When the price of tea fell in the
nineteenth century poor people took the drink with enthusiasm. Different grades and blends of tea were
sold to suit every pocket.

4

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5

Nomadic Bedouin are well known for traditions of hospitality in the desert. According to Middle
Eastern tradition, guests are served both tea and coffee from pots kept ready on the fires of guest tents
where men of the family and male visitors gather. Cups of ‘bitter’ cardamom coffee and glasses of
sugared tea should be constantly refilled by the host.

Part 3: Read the following article in which a number of students express their opinions about school 
uniforms. For questions 1-15, decide in which of the sections of the article (A-F) this opinion is 
expressed. Some of the sections can be used more than once. When more than one answer is 
required, these may be given in any order. There is one example that has been done for you. Write 
your answer in the provided space.

In which section do the following opinions or facts appear?
Boys and girls should be treated equally as far as their appearance

is concerned.

0 F

It can be good to be told what to wear.

1

2

3

Not having a uniform can cause students to feel bad.

4

5

Not having a uniform means spending more money.

6

7

Wearing a uniform prevents you from developing your character.

8

What you wear doesn’t really matter.

9

What you wear in school prepares you for dressing later in life.

10

It would be better if the actual uniforms were different.

11

In some school, students have had problems with the

administration over appearance.

12

A school uniform means you have to develop your own

personality.

13

Wearing a uniform helps you to build a school identity.

14

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Do you think school uniforms are an old – 
fashioned way of suppressing a pupil’s identity
or a sensible method of stopping youngsters 
from turning the classroom into a fashion 
parade?

A

Jenny Keating and Vicky O’Gorman attend
Birkenhead Sixth Form College where no
uniform is required.

Vicky O’Gorman: “ I didn’t like wearing
uniforms in secondary school, but it was better
than getting your normal clothes dirty. In the
sixth form you feel like you have to spend more
time on clothes to look OK where as in school
there was nothing to worry about. You just threw
on your uniform every day, which was nice.”

Vicky believes that, for many students, there is
an added financial burden of having to keep up
with the latest fashion. “In our college most
people just wear what they feel comfortable in.
But there’s always a certain group who get to the
new fashions and expensive labels first and
expect everyone else to follow them. And this
often leads to jealousy or resentment. It gets on
my nerves sometimes having to wear the same
clothes at weekend that I do during the week,
especially if they are all in wash.

B

Jenny Keating: “ I don’t think sixth formers
should wear uniforms. Once you get to sixth form
college everyone is stronger as an individual and
trying to express their individuality. If they’ve
got a uniform on, it could harm their

development.”

As the saying goes, Jenny doesn’t believe that
you should judge a book by its cover. “ I don’t
think it’s important for us to look smart, we’re
here to study. Just because you wear a uniform,
this doesn’t make you more responsible,” she
said.

C

Students at Calday Grange Grammar School for
Boys have to wear the school uniform and tie-
and those staying on into the sixth form must

replace it with a similar, smart jacket and tie: “ As
one would be expected to wear in business,”
explains a teacher.

D

Edward Clarke and Tim Roberts have just sat their
exams and are moving up to the sixth form in
September.

Edward Clarke: “I think it can be cruel for some
pupils when school has a non uniform day because
they feel terrible if they can’t afford decent

clothes. A school uniform enforces discipline and
gives the student a sense of belonging.” Agreeing
with the school sixth form’s ‘jacket and tie’
policy, Edward adds: “I’ll be wearing a sports
jacket for the sixth form. I think it’s a good idea to
have greater choice, but it’s important to have
guidelines, otherwise too much emphasis would be
placed on what to wear.”

E

Tim Roberts: “I’d rather be wearing a uniform
than casual clothes, it saves my Mum a lot of
cash.” Tim believes that wearing designer labels
does not make you more of an ‘individual.’ “If
anything, a school uniform encourages you to
develop your own character more. Because you all
have to wear the same clothes, you have to try
harder to make your individual character stand out.
The one problem with uniform is that it’s not very
practical to wear all day. It’s also very

uncomfortable in the summer-the blazers are very
heavy.”

F

* Six Essex boys won a fight to keep their hair on.
The headmaster wanted the boys to get their hair
cut. The school found out that it could be breaking
the Sex Discrimination Act unless it ordered all
the girls to shorten their hair as well.

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Part 4: Fill each blank with one suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided under this 
passage.

A vitamin is a complex substance that is essential to the human body (1)…..health and growth.
But human beings do not need vitamins for fuel. Fuel is supplied by (2)…..and carbohydrates. The
human body (3)……some vitamins itself, but often in amounts (4)…..small to meet its needs. Others
are not made in the body at all, and must be supplied. All the functions of many of the vitamins are not
completely known. But doctors do know that vitamins have such (5)….. uses that one cannot replace, or

act for, another. The continued lack of one (6)….. in an otherwise complete diet results in a deficiency
disease, such as rickets, scurvy, and pellagra.

The best way to obtain vitamins is to eat foods in which they occur (7) …... There are also
preparations of pure vitamins that contain a single vitamin, or a (8)….. of several vitamins. Vitamin
preparations should be used only if (9)……..by a doctor.

Scientists have discovered about 25 different vitamins that are important to the (10)……. needs
of human beings, animals, and microorganisms. Investigators believe that further study will show there
actually are many more vitamins.

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

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SECTION IV: WRITING

Part 1: Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence 
before it.

1. Postal deliveries were delayed because of industrial action.

Industrial action resulted in………
2. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.

He attributed………..
3. Their engagement party is on the same date as another one she’s been invited to.

Their engagement party coincides……….
4. If nothing unfortunate happens, I’ll see you next week.

All being……….

5. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money

Were………

Part 2: Write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the 
original sentence. Use the word given in bracket and other words as necessary. Do not change the 
form of the given word.

1. She finds it very easy to speak English. (EASE)

………
2. I assume you’re hungry. (GRANTED)

………
3. Because of good advice, he was able to make the right decision. (ENABLED)

………
4. Mary prefers not to get too involved with him. (DISTANCE)

……….
5. I don’t mind whether we have the meeting today or tomorrow. (DIFFERENCE)

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Part 3: The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a 
major company. The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and 
those aged 45-60, and shows factors affecting their work performance.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.

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Part 4: “A good book is a good friend.” Discuss the statement. Give specific example(s) to support
your point(s) (250-300).

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ANSWER:

SECTION I: LISTENING

Part 1: Listen and circle the correct answer 1m x 7 = 7M

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C

Part 2: Label the map 1m x 5 = 5M

8. C
9. B
10. A
11. E
12. D

Part 3: Complete the note 1m x 6 = 6M

13. at least 18 years old/of age
14. 15.25

15. 17
16. white

17. authorized travel agencies/ associations
18. $ 80

18 / 6 = 3M

SECTION II: LEXICON-GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase 1m x 10 = 10M

1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B

Part 2: Put the words in brackets in the correct form 1m x 10 = 10M

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Part 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1m x 10 = 10M

1. made

2. had not been observed
3. had been

4. jumping
5. to be packed
6. had made
7. was done
8. is

9. causing
10. taking

Part 4: Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition. 1m x 10 = 10 M

1. of 3. for 5. in 7. with 9. to

2. at 4. from 6. up 8. by 10. in

Part 5: Find and correct the errors 1m x 10 = 10 M

(1)

generate – generations

(2)

yet –

ø

(3)

Apperantly – Apparently

(4)

thinks – think

(5)

look – looking

(6)

for – to

(7)

three-quarter – three-quarters

(8)

inpossible – impossible

(9)

surprised – surprising

(10)

the – a

50 / 10 = 5 M

SECTION III: READING

Part 1: Choose the most suitable word or phrase 1 m x 15 = 15 M

1. C 4. C 7. D 10. A 13. D

2. A 5. B 8. C 11. B 14. A

3. A 6. A 9. A 12. A 15. B

Part 2: Choose the most suitable heading 2 m x 5 = 10 M

1 – H: Tea on the move

2 – A: Diverse drinking methods
3 – G: The fall in the cost of tea

4 – B: Limited objections to drinking tea
5 – J : Hospitality among the Bedouin

Part 3: Finding sections expressing ideas or opinions 1 m x 15 = 15 M

1. A 4. A 7. E 10. C 13. E

2. D 5. D 8. B 11. E 14. D

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Note:When marking, please pay attention to the questions such as (1, 2, 3); (4, 5); (6, 7) which 
require more than one answer. The answers can be given in any order, e.g., for questions 1, 2, 3 the 
answers can be A, D, E or D, E, A or E, D, A and so on.

Part 4: Fill in the blank with the most suitable word 1m x 10 = 10 M

1. for 3. makes/produces 5. specific 7. naturally 9. prescribed

2.fats 4. too 6. vitamin 8. combination 10. nutritional

50 / 10 = 5 M

SECTION IV: WRITING

Part 1: Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence 
before it. 2 m x 5 = 10M

1. Industrial action resulted in the delay of postal deliveries.
2. He attributed his win/victory/success to good luck.

3. Their engagement party coincides with another one she’s been invited to.
4. All being well, I’ll see you next week.

5. Were it not for the money, the job wouldn’t be worthwhile.

Part 2: Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in capital letters. 2m x 5 = 10M

1. She speaks English with great ease.
2. I take it for granted you’re hungry.

3. Good advice enabled him to make the right decision.
4. Mary prefers to keep her distance from him.