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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 ( 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) (Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài ngay trên đề thi này.) CHỮ KÝ CỦA 2 GIÁM KHẢO ĐIỂM THI SỐ PHÁCH BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ LISTENING (3 points) Part 1: Kenji is having lunch with Yolanda and her friend Salma, who is visiting from Lebanon. Listen to their conversation and check the information by making a tick (ü) on True / False box. True False 1. Salma has been to the United States many times. 2. The friendliness of the people here impresses Salma much. 3. Salma doesn’t like hotdogs because they don’t taste good. 4. Kenji likes American food very much. 5. At the Mexican restaurant, Yolanda was surprised when Salma asked for a doggie bag. 6. Salma was hot so she drank iced-water at the restaurant. 7. In Salma’s country, using cell phones is common everywhere. 8. Eduardo is a friend of Kenzi. 9. Cell phones aren’t allowed in Japan. 10. Salma says “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” to mean that she will start eating American food. Part 2: Listen to a short lecture about becoming an adult in four different cultures and fill in the details (Items: 11 – 15) about each country or religion. Culture / religion Age Details North American Indian 12 -13 …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. Jewish …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. Japan …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. The United States …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………….. II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7 points) Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer. 16. There were over 500………….for the job. A. applications B. applicants C. admissions D. addition 17. A high School ………must be presented when handing in the application form. A. certificate B. visa C. bill D. diploma 18. Before the Prime Minister leaves Hanoi, he _____several talks. A. will have had B. would have C. will be having D. has 19. Because of cutbacks in council spending, plans for the new swimming pool had to be _____. A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. disrupted 20. Neither the local environmentalists nor the major _____ a plan that will satisfy everyone. A. has B. have C. are D. is 21. As we’ve been discussing for 2 hours without any solution, I’d like to ______ my own solution to this problem. A. come up B. bring down C. put forward D. take in 22. May I have two _____ instead of beans, please? A. corn’s ear B. corn ears C. ear of corns D. ears of corn 23. The………..for application is 30 July. A. headline B. airline C. deadline D. skyline 24. The boys in our school are much _____ and a lot _____ at football than the boys in other schools in the town. A. better-looking – better C. best-looking – better B. more good-looking – better D. more good - looked - better 25. ______ to school by bus. A. Many a student goes B. Many the students go C. Many of students go D. Much student goes 26. The choir stood in four rows according to their _____heights. A. respectable B. respectful C. respective D. respected 27. You _____ exhausted! You haven’t had a break all day. A. must have been B. should be C. might be D. must be 28. Students flocked to the new _____ where free medical supplies were handed out. A. dispensary B. dispense C. dispenser D. dispensation 29. If she _____ the train last night, she _____ here now. took / were B. were taking / is C. had taken / would have been D. had taken / would be 30. Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _____ in business administration. A. curriculum B. course C. school D. class 31. Dave, I really appreciate _______ me. But I think I could manage it myself. A. you to help B. you helped C. your helping D. that you would help 32. _____ Daisy has a new car; she no longer takes the commuter train to work. A. Now that B. While C. Although D. In case 33. I want you to _____ these instructions exactly. A. take up B. put out C. turn up D. carry out 34. People should work together to protect the environment and _____ a better tomorrow. A. guarantee B. ensure C. promise D. make sure 35. Who is the woman talking to Mr Hammond? I don’t recall _____ her around the office before. A. to have seen B. seeing C. to see D. being seen Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word (of the following passage) in the space provided in the column on the right. THE FUTURE OF TALL BUILDINGS Architects are responsible for the construction of many skyscrapers believe that a tall building must always have a certain minimum (36.wide) but that there is no limit to its absolute (37. high). This means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even taller. Engineers agree with this, but there is (38. agree) over the best shape for very tall, slim buildings. The effects of wind (39. press) mean that cylindrical designs have enjoyed some (40. popular) in recent years, and these are quite pleasing to the eye. (41. fortunate), however, the ideal shape is an ugly square with heavily rounded corners. Would these tall buildings of the future offer more than a (42. wonder) view? Some believe tall towers could contain all the (43. require) for modern living. The (44. inhabit) of these vertical villages would travel up and down between their home and work zones and would (45. rare) need to journey to ground level. 36. ……………………… 37. ……………………… 38. ……………………… 39. ……………………… 40. ……………………… 41. ……………………… 42. ……………………… 43. ……………………… 44. ……………………… 45. ……………………… Part 3: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. errors corrections If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents made. Generally, the child will understand very well which the parents expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children. However, if parent are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may success in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children. Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Because Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son be as succeed as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. "When I am at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and unhappy. (O) turn (46) ……… (47) ……… (48) ……… (49) ……… (50) ……… (51) ……… (52) ……… (53) ……… (54) ……… (55) ……… turning ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. Part 4: Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the spaces provided below the passage. I came home from (56)_____ school one day with (57)_____ slight headache, and took (58)_____ two aspirins from (59)_____ bottle in (60)_____ medicine cupboard. They left (61)_____ curious after-taste in my mouth, and when my mother came home thirty minutes later I told her what I had done. She shrieked and ran to (62)_____ telephone; I had taken some tablets that (63)_____ doctor had prescribed for her stomach cramps, and she had been warned that it was dangerous to exceed (64)_____ stated doze-one tablet (65)_____ day. Your answres: 56. ……………... 57. ……………... 58. ……………... 59. ……………... 60. ……………... 61. ……………... 62. ……………... 63. ……………... 64. ……………... 65. ……………... Part 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. Write your answers in the spaces provided below the passage. Suddenly you find that you have lost all awareness (66)_____ what you were going to say next, though a moment ago the thought was perfectly clear. Or perhaps you were (67)_____ the verge of introducing a friend, and his name escaped you, as you were about to utter it. You may say you cannot remember; (68)_____ all probability, though, the thought has become unconscious, or (69)_____ least momentarily separated from unconsciousness. We find the same phenomenon (70)_____ our senses. If we concentrate hard (71)_____ a continuous note, which is (72)_____ the edge of audibility, the sound seems to stop (73)_____ regular intervals and then start again. Such oscillations are the result of a periodic decrease and increase (74)_____ our attention, not due to any variation (75)_____ the note. Your answres: 66. ……………... 67. ……………... 68. ……………... 69. ……………... 70. ……………... 71. ……………... 72. ……………... 73. ……………... 74. ……………... 75. ……………... III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 points) Part 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are scarcely more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but (76)_____ a child could be counter-productive if she isn’t ready. Wise parents will have a (77)_____ attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of (78)_____ toys, books, and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good material available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (79)_____ them to read. Of course, the books are no longer the only (80)_____ of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad (81)______ as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programs not intended for their age (82)_____. Too many television programs (83)____ an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, discriminating viewing of programs designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it (84)_____ on television, so children will pounce on books which (85)_____ their favorite television characters, and videos can add a new dimension to a story known from a book. 76. A. insisting B. forcing C. making D. staring 77. A. cheerful B. contended C. relaxed D. hopeful 78. A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D. stimulating 79. A. provoke B. encourage C. provide D. attract 80. A. source B. site C. style D. basis 81. A. review B. press C. criticism D. result 82. A. set B. band C. group D. limit 83. A. induce B. imply C. suggest D. attract 84. A. serialized B. transferred C. revised D. visualized 85. A. illustrate B. extend C. feature D. possess Part 2: Read the passage carefully. Then choose the item that best answers each of the questions below. Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your choice. Many of us wish we were in a better-paid or more interesting job but don’t know how to start looking for something else. If this describes you, the first thing you need to do is update your resume. A resumé is a tool that can be used to obtain a job interview. Along with a cover letter, it is the first impression a prospective employee makes on a potential employer. Therefore, it is important that a resumé provide as much relevant information as possible while remaining brief. A resumé should be no more than two sides of A4 paper. Make it any longer and it won’t get read. A resumé must be neatly typed, with at least ¾ inch margins on all four sides. Use underlining, capital letters, and asterisks to highlight important information. A resumé should be singled-spaced with an extra line of space between blocks of information. Begin a resumé with your name, address, and home and business telephone numbers. Do not include age, marital status, or other personal facts. Next, many resumés list a career goal, followed by a chronological outline of work experience, starting with the most recent job and working-backward including a brief description of relevant duties and skills. Finally, include an outline of your educational background from the most recent, backward. Include dates, schools, and diplomas awarded. Before you send it, make sure you check your spelling and grammar, or get someone else to go over it if you can. 86. What is the best title for this piece? A. How to get a job. B. How to prepare a resumé. C. How to find your goal in life. D. How to write a cover letter. 87. What is the function of a resumé? A. To describe your employment and educational background in extensive detail. B. To provide an impressive example of your writing and typing skills. C. To act as a tool for getting you a job interview. D. To give an employer a good first impression of you. 88. On a resumé, which job should be listed first? A. Your most recent job. B. Your most relevant job. C. Your first job. D. Your most important job. 89. The word “brief” is closest in meaning to _____. A. short B. informative C. precise D. accurate 90. Which of the following should NOT be on your resumé? A. Your name, telephone, and fax number. B. The year your received your bachelor’s degree. C. Your nationality and the fact that you are single. D. A description of the tasks you did in your last job. Part 3: Read the passage below carefully. Then choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (from 91 to 95). Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer. Disney world was constructed a decade ago on 27,400 acres of partially swamp land in central Florida. Eight thousand of these acres constitute a wildlife sanctuary not accessible to the 130 million people from around the world who have been to Disney since its opening. The park opens at 9 a.m. and shuts down at various hours, depending upon the time of year – 6, 9, or midnight. On a busy day as many as 90,000 visitors may be in the park, but there are so many activities available that there is plenty of room for everyone. The magic Kingdom is the main section, but there are hotels, restaurants, a lagoon and a huge lake with 4 and half miles of beaches where visitors swim and paddle around in rented boats. 91. Disney World was opened _____. A. last year B. currently C. 10 years ago D. a decent time ago 92. Disney World has many water attractions because _____. A. the Florida weather is favorable for water sports. B. it was built on wet land. C. visitors like to swim and rent boats. D. they are profitable business. 93. There are 90,000 visitors in Disney World _____. A. daily during the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. B. weekly when the park is busy. C. normally when the weather is pleasant. D. daily through the year. 94. When there are 90,000 people in the park _____. A. people have to wait in lines to get into the attractions. B. there are not enough restaurants to feed all of them. C. the lake shore is too small to accommodate swimmers. D. the best thing to do is to rent a boat to get away from the crowds. 95. The word constitute is closest in meaning to _____. A. form B. save C. protect D. preserve Part 4: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided below the passage. Imagine having difficulty every time you wanted to use a pair of scissors or cut a piece of bread. Such are the everyday problems facing left-handed people in Britain. Living in a right-handed world, (96) _____ seems, is not easy. It is estimated that (97) _____ ten and fifteen percent of the British population is left-handed, yet there are few items made especially for them. In an (98) _____ to improve the situation, left-handed organizations have been surveying this considerable minority and have produced many things to (99) _____ a left-hander’s life that little bit easier. The Left-Hander’s Club asked its members which products they would most (100) ____ to see made especially for them and some of those requested the most have been produced by the Anything Left-Handed shop in London. Fountain pens, for example, can be a problem for left-handers, (101) ____ the writing is often smudged when the hand travels across the page and the ink sometimes does not flow correctly, (102) _____ to the angle the pen is held at. Special fountain pens for left-handers have quicker drying ink (103) _____ lessen the smudging, and the ink flows better no matter what angle the pen is held at. Left-handers in Britain have had to put up with being (104) _____ to as clumsy and awkward and sometimes they have even been thought of as stupid. Famous left-handers (105) _____ Albert Einstein, and many famous sports and film starts. It is doubtful whether anyone would call them clumsy, awkward or stupid. Your answres: 96. ………………… 100. ……………….. 104. ……………….. 97. ………………… 101. ……………….. 105. ……………….. 98. ………………… 102. ……………….. 99. …………………. 103. ………………… IV. WRITING (4 points) Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. 106. He said, “I wish I knew the answer.” He said that ………………………………………………………………………………… 107. If I take the job I’ll have to move to London. Taking the job will ................................................................................................................ 108. If he improves his spelling, he will get good grades. Unless………………………………………………………..……………………………… 109. No, please don’t tell him. I’d rather ................................................................................................................................ 110. “I’ll definitely be here by eight.” Ann promised Ann promised she .................................................................................................................. 111. Why don’t you ask her yourself ? I suggest .................................................................................................................................. 112. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children. So as………………………………………………………………………………..………… 113. If I had helped, I should not have been able to find my way. Without ……………………………………………………………………………………… 114. I had just completed my report when he came for it. No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………….…… 115. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness. The officer wanted to know ………………………………………………………….……… Part 2. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. 116. Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet. A. Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike. B. It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike C. You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike. D. People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike. 117. John, whose cough is terrible, needs to see a doctor. A. John's terrible cough prevents from seeing a doctor. B. John needs to see a doctor because of his terrible cough. C. John's doctor does not want to see him because he has a bad cough. D. John's terrible cough forces him to see a doctor. 118. The last time when I saw her was three years ago. A. I have often seen her for the last three years. B. About three years ago, I used to meet her. C. I have not seen her for three years. D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again. 119. It is the earth's gravity that gives us our weight. A. If there were not the earth's gravity, we would be weightless. B. Due to the earth's gravity we cannot weigh anything. C. We are overweight because of the earth's 'gravity. D. The earth's gravity is given weight by people. 120. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement. A. But for you assistance, we could not have, got achievement. B. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement. C. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement. D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement. Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first meaning. Using the word given in block letters, and this word MUST NOT be changed in any way. 121. The person who encouraged me the most at school was my French teacher. encouragement The person who ………………………………………………………………………………… 122. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not. mind I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………… 123. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race. prevented Jo’s training accident …………………………………………………………………………… 124. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. avoid They left early in order ………………………………………………………………………… 125. The number of tourists visiting this area rose last year. rise Last year ………………………………………………the number of tourists visiting this area. THE END SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12 A. ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM I. LISTENING (3 points) Part 1 (1.5 points) : Kenji is having lunch with Yolanda and her friend Salma, who is visiting from Lebanon. Listen to their conversation and check the information by making a tick (ü) on True / False box. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. F Part 2(1.5 points): Listen to a short conversation then fill in the missing information. 1. traffic is terrible 2. much more crowded 3. That’s right 4. very exciting 5. peace and quiet 6. graduate 7. New York and Chicago 8. lots of advantages 9. love shopping 10. something downtown II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7 points) Part 1: 20 x 1 = 20 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. B Part 2: 10 x 1 = 10 36. width 37. height 38. disagreement 39. pressure 40. popularity 41. Unfortunately 42. wonderful 43. requirements 44. inhabitants 45. rarely Part 3: 10 x 2 = 20 46. made – make 47. which – what 48. parent – parents 49. success – succeed 50. lot – a lot 51. Because – Although 52. be – to be 53succeed – successful 54. am – was 55. seem – seems Part 4: 10 x 1 = 10 56. 0 57. a 58. 0 59. a 60. the 61. a 62. the 63. the 64. the 65. a Part 5: 10 x 1 = 10 66. of 67. on 68. in 69. at 70. with 71. on 72. at/on 73. at 74. in 75. in III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 points) Part 1: 10 x 2 = 20 76. B 77. C 78. D 79. B 80. A 81. A 82. C 83. A 84. B 85. C Part 2: 5 x 2 = 10 86. B 87. C 88. A 89. A 90. C Part 3: 5 x 2 = 10 91. C 92. B 93. A 94. D 95. A Part 4: 10 x 2 = 20 96. it 99. make 102. due / according 105. include 97. between 100. want / wish 103. to 98. attempt / effort 101. because / as / since 104. referred IV. WRITING (4 points) Part 1: 10 x 2 = 20 106. He siad that he wished he had known the answer. 107. Taking the job will mean moving to London. 108. he improves his spelling, he will not get good grades. 109. I’rather you didn’t tell him. 110. Ann promised she would be there by eight. 111. I sugggest (that) you ask her yourself. 112. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly. 113. Without help, I should not have been able to find my way. 114. No sooner had I completed my report than he came for it. 115. The officer wanted to know why the witness had not reported the incident to the police the previous week. Part 2: 5 x 2 = 10 116. D 117. B 118. C 119. A 110. A Part 3: 5 x 2 = 10 111. The person who gave me the most encouragement at school was my French teacher. 112. I haven
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