For each question, circle the best answer A, B, C.. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each unfinished sentenceA. Choose the right tenses to complete the following passage.
Trang 1SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 VÒNG TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
* Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (BẢNG A)
* Ngày thi: 05/11/2011
* Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
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Part A LISTENING
I Listen to Amanda talking to a friend about a birthday party For each question, circle the best answer (A, B, C) You will hear the conversation twice (0) is as an example (1 point)
Example:
0 How many people can come to the party?
1 Which ice cream will they have at the party?
2 What is broken?
A the CD player B the cassette recorder C the guitar
3 Whose birthday is it?
A Emma's B Joan's C Amanda's sister's
4 What present has Amanda bought?
A a camera B a video C a football
5 What time should people arrive at the party?
A 8 p.m B 8.30 p.m C 9.30 p.m
II Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A
NUMBER for each answer You will hear twice (2 points)
West Bay Hotel - details of job
Example Answer
• Newspaper advert for ……… staff
• Vacancies for (1)
• Two shifts
• Can choose your (2) (must be the same each week)
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CHÍNH THỨC
temporary
Trang 2• Pay: £5.50 per hour, including a (3)
• A (4) is provided in the hotel
• Total weekly pay: £231
• Dress: a white shirt and (5) trousers (not supplied)
a (6) (supplied)
• Starting date: (7)
• Call Jane (8) (Service Manager) before (9)
tomorrow (Tel: 832009)
• She'll require a (10) ………
Part B LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
I Circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each unfinished sentence (1 point)
1 I love this painting of an old man He has such a ……… smile
A childhood B childish C childless D childlike
2 You’d better leave for the airport now ………… there’s a lot of traffic on the way
A in fact B in time C in order D in case
3 I would like to thank you, ……… my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us
A on account of B on behalf of C because of D instead of
4 The poor child was in floods of ………because his bicycle had been stolen
5 The soldier was punished for ……… to obey his commanding officer’s orders
A refusing B regretting C objecting D resisting
6 She ………… her husband’s job for his ill health
7 It’s time we ………… this old car and bought a new one
A will B had sold C have sold D sold
8 The project was rejected because of ………… funds
A unavailable B inconsiderable C incomplete D insufficient
9 Please leave this space ………… on the enrolment form
10 You shouldn’t have criticized him in front of his friends It was extremely ……… of you
A unfortunate B insensitive C insensible D unconscious
11 Phone me before ten; ……… I’ll be too busy to talk to you
A unless B whether C otherwise D if
12 According to the ………… of the contract, tenants must give six months’ notice if they intend to leave
13 The injured man was taken to hospital and ………… for internal injuries
A cured B healed C operated D treated
14 The door hinges had all been oiled to stop them ………
A squeaking B screeching C shrieking D squealing
15 Mary attempted to ……… herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra work
Trang 3A gratify B please C ingratiate D commend
16 You are under no obligation ………… to accept this offer
A indeed B eventually C apart D whatsoever
17 Wasn’t it you yourself ……… the door open?
A to be left B were left C who left D that should leave
18 If only motorists ………… drive more carefully!
19 It is regretted that there can be no ……… to this rule
A exclusion B alternative C exception D deviation
20 Complete the form as ……… in the notes below
A insisted B specified C implied D devised
II In the passage below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there Indicate the correct lines with a tick (√) For the incorrect lines, write the words that should not be there (1 point)
1 Many species of animals, birds and even that insects are in danger
2 ………… of disappearing from the earth off Every day construction in
3 ………… the rainforests destroys the habitats of these creatures They
4 ………… cannot survive in other environments They rely on about the food
5 ………… and shelter being in their own habitats Each time a habitat is
6 ………… destroyed, the animals must have search for a new place Luckily,
7 ………… there are some people who they are doing something about this
8 ………… situation Animal protection societies are helping for the world
9 ………… to learn more than about endangered species When people know
10 ………… more, they can fight to protect and save the animals
III Choose the right tenses to complete the following passage (1 point)
Traditionally, universities (1.carry out) two main activities: research and teaching Many academics would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community The fundamental question, however, is: how does the community want or need (2 serve) ?
In recent years, universities have been coming under (3.increase) pressure from both governments and the public (4.ensure) that they do not remain “ivory towers” of study divorced from the realities of everyday life University teachers (5.encourage) , and in some cases constrained, to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills (6 require) for the commercial sector and research that has practical benefits which are commercially exploitable If Aristotle (7.want) to work in a tertiary institution in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher
A post-industrial society (8 require) large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth
Trang 4but man, as the Bible says “does not live by bread alone” Apart from requiring medical and social services which do not directly contribute to economic growth, it (9.be) an impoverished society that did not value and enjoy literature, music and the arts In these cost-conscious times, it even (10.point out) in justification for the funding of the arts that they can be useful money earners A successful musical, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross Nation Product through tourist dollars as any other export initiative
IV Use the correct form of the word in capitals to fit each gap (1 point)
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people
for jobs, yet human (1) like to examine each other in BE
this way One of the many problems of (2) as it is SELECT
commonly practised is that the forms filled in by (3) APPLY
often fail to show people as they really are This means that you can
follow all the best (4) when completing your form and ADVISE
still find that you are (5) at the next stage - the interview SUCCESS
(6) , in the rare cases where interviewers are automatic, a SIMILAR
candidate with an (7) form may do surprisingly well ADEQUATE
Of course, your forms need to show that you have (8) CONFIDENT
in your (9) to do the job, but don’t try to turn yourself ABLE
into someone else – a person you have to pretend to be at the
interview Realism and (10) are definitely the best HONEST
approach
V Choose the correct prepositional phrase from the box to complete the following sentences You may not use one phrase (1 point)
1 She was her poor exam results
2 He gave his watch and wallet to me while he went for a swim in the lake
3 You are better work than this
4 The piano is again It sounds terrible
5 She is old enough to be her parents
6 Despite many disagreements, they’re now with their next-door neighbours
7 I’m doing the same thing every day
on good terms independent of tired of out of tune
ashamed of on the whole capable of at most
for safe keeping out of order for a change
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9 Parts of the play were boring, but I quite enjoyed
10 You’ll have to use the stairs The lift is
VI Insert a, an or the if necessary Write ∅ if there is no article (1 point)
In (1)………… summer of 1907, I was living in (2) ………… little cottage in (3)
………… country, at (4) ………… small distance from (5) ………… sea Half (6)
………… mile from my cottage there was (7) ………… school, The Grables, where Harold Stackhurst, (8) ………… headmaster, and several other teachers taught students and prepared them for various professions
Stackhurst and I went on friendly terms and he was (9) ………… only man in
………… (10) neighbourhood who sometimes called at my cottage
PART C READING
I Read the following passage Circle the best answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage (1 point)
Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and breathing problems Worldwide, about three million people die every year because of smoking - that's about one (1) every ten seconds ! In fact, smoking is the (2) of almost 20 percent of all deaths in the developed countries of the world Smoking doesn't just (3) the smoker, it hurts other people, too When a pregnant (4) smokes, she is hurting her developing (5) When a man .(6) at home, his wife and children are also breathing in smoke and can become sick Even though most people understand the (7) effects of smoking, they continue to smoke The .(8) of women and teenagers who smoke is increasing Cigarette companies make advertisements that (9) these groups of people so that they (10) to buy cigaretes
1 A death B end C loss D decrease
6 A relax B enjoy C cigarettes D smokes
7 A beneficial B harmful C harmed D profitable
8 A number B amount C quantity D total
9 A interest B concern C matter D worry
10 A retain B maintain C continue D preserve
II Read the passage below Then circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer each question (1 point)
Trang 6Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springsdale, Pennsylvania She studied biology at college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master’s degree in
1933 In 1936, she was hired by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life
Carson’s first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941 It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952 In that year, she published The Sea Around Us, which provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean’s surface, emphasizing human
history as well as geology and marine biology Her imaginary and language had a poetic quality Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printing sources She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in the field However, she always realized the limitations of her non-technical readers
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy It
proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides.She detailed
how they poisoned the food supply of animals, killed birds and fish, and contaminated human food At the time, spokesmen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson
and issued propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed However, her work was
vindicated by a 1963 report of the President’s Science Advisory Committee
1.The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work
C at the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service D as a writer
2 According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
3 When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of
4 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind
A was outdated
B became more popular than her other books
C was praised by critics
D sold many copies
5 Which of the following was Not mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?
A printed matter B talks with experts
C a research expedition D letters from scientists
6 Which of the following words or phrases is LEAST accurate in describing The Sea Around Us?
7.The word “reckless” is closest in meaning to
8 According to the passage, Silent Spring is primarily
A an attack on the use of chemical preservatives in food
B a discussion of the hazards insects posing to the food supply
C a warning about the dangers of misusing insecticides
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9 The word “flawed” is closest in meaning to
A faulty B deceptive C logical D offensive
10 Why does the author of the passage mention the report of the President’ s Science Advisory Committee?
A To provide an example of government propaganda
B To support Carson’s ideas
C To indicate a growing government concern with the environment
D To validate the chemical industry’s claims
III Read the text below carefully and then do the following exercises (1 point)
Testing 1, 2, 3, …
A These are testing times In both education and the field of work, the prevailing wisdom apears
to be: if it moves, test it and if doesn’t, well, test it anyway I say wisdom, but it has become rather an absession In addition to the current obstacles, like GCSEs, A-levels, GNVQs, ONDs, and HNDs, not to mention the interviews and financial hurdles that school-leavers have to overcome in order to access higher education, students are facing the threat of “new tests”,
Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs)
B SATs are being imported from the United States, where they have been in use for nearly a
hundred years As a supplement to A-levels, the tests purport to give students from poor backgrounds a better chance of entering university SATs are intended to remove the huge social class bias that exists in British universities But, in fact, they are, no more than an additional barrier for students The tests, which masquerade as IQ tests, are probably less diagnostic of student potential than existing examinations, and, more seriously, are far from free of the bias
that the supporters pretend
C First of all, as for any other tests, students will be able to take classes to cram for SATs, which
again will advantage the better-off At a recent conference of the Prefessional Association of Teachers, it was declared that school exams and tests are biased toward middle-class children Further, the content of the tests in question is not based on sound scientific theory, merely on a
pool of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), set up by a group of item writers
D The questions in SATs are tested on a representative sample of children Those which
correlate with the school grades of the children are kept, and the rest discarded This is highly unsatisfactory There is also evidence that in MCQs tests women are at a disadvantage, because
of the way they think, i.e they can see a wider picture And it is worth noting that MCQs are only as good as the people who write them; so, unless the writers are highly trained, those who
are being tested are being judged against the narrow limitations of the item writers
E Globalisation has introduced greater flexibility into the workplace, but the educational system
has not been so quick off the mark But there are signs that times are a changing Previously, students took exams at the end of academic terms, or at fixed dates periodically throughout the year Now, language examinations like the TOEFL, IELTs and the Pitman ESOL exams can be taken much more frequently The IELTs examination, for example, is run a test centre throughout the world subject to demand Where the demand is high, the test is held more frequently At present, in London, it is possible for students to sit the exam about four times a
week
F Flexible assessment like the IELTs has been mooted in other areas It has been suggested that
the students may in future be able to walk into a public library or other public building and take
Trang 8assessment test for a range of skills on a computer The computer will dispense an instant
assessment and a certificate The beauty of this system is the convenience
Questions 1 – 5: This reading passage has 6 paragraphs (A-F) Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below Write the appropriate number (1-10) next to the paragraph One of the headings has been done for you
Note: There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use all of them
YOU MAY USE ANY HEADING MORE THAN ONCE
0 Paragraph A _9 Paragraph B _ Paragraph C _
Paragraph D _ Paragraph E _ Paragraph F _
List of Headings
1 Assessment in the future
2 The theory behind MCQs
3 Problem with SATs
4 Misuse of testing in School
5 The need for computer assessment
6 The benefits of SATs
7 Testing in workplace
8 The sortcoming of MCQs
9 Too much testing
10 Flexibility in language tesing
Question 6- 10: Read the passage again and then decide whether the following statements agree with the information in the Reading or not Write:
Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage
No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage
No Information if there is no information about the statement in the passage
Example:
0 SATs is the abbreviation of Scholastic Aptitude Tests
Answer: Yes
6 In the fields of education and work the prevailing wisdom seems to be to test everything
7 Research in genetics refutes the theory that people are predestined to follow certain careers
8 Psychometric testing is favoured by headmaster and mistresses in many high schools
9 The writer of this article is in favour of testing in general
10 According to the writer, students get benefits from SATs
Your answer
6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _
IV You are going to read an article about the Beatles Band Ten sentences or phrases have been removed from the article Choose from the sentences or phrases A- J the one which fits each gap (1-10) (1 point)
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and………… (1)
………… Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar,
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Initially a five-piece line-up of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums), ………… (3) ………… Sutcliffe left the group in 1961, ………… (4)
………… Moulded into a professional outfit by their manager, Brian Epstein, their musical potential was enhanced by the creativity of producer George Martin ………… (5) …………
Gaining international popularity and acquiring the nickname "Fab Four" the following year,
they toured extensively until 1966 During their subsequent "studio years", they produced what
critics consider some of their finest material including the album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), ………… (6) ………… After their break-up in 1970, the band members
all found success in independent musical careers ………… (7) ………… McCartney and Starr remain active
The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, ………… (8) ………… They have had more number one albums on the UK charts, ………… (9) ………… According to the RIAA, they
have sold more albums in the United States than any other artist, and they headed Billboard
magazine's list of all-time top Hot 100 artists in 2008 They have received 7 Grammy Awards from the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and 15 Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors ………… (10)
…………
A They were collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100
most influential people
B the group later worked in many genres ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic rock, often
incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways
C and Best was replaced by Starr the following year
D They achieved mainstream success in the United Kingdom in late 1962, with their first single,
"Love Me Do"
E Lennon was murdered outside his home in New York City in 1980, and Harrison died of
cancer in 2001
F one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular
music
G they built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period
from 1960
H which was widely regarded as a masterpiece
I and they have held the top spot longer than any other musical act
J and over four decades after their break-up, their recordings are still in demand
Your answer:
6 _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _
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I Rewrite the following sentences, so that their meaning stay the same, using the exact
words given (1 point)
1 He stood no chance of passing his exams INEVITABLE
………
2 I am sure that he missed the eleven o’clock train CAN’T
………
………
………
5 You cannot choose which hotel you stay at on this package holiday OPTION
………
6 I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning QUESTION
………
7 You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now HEIGHT
………
8 I really don’t know what you are talking about FAINTEST
………
………
10 Many people will congratulate her if she wins SHOWERED
………
II The table below shows the consumer durables (telephones, refrigerators…) owned in the
country of Paraland from 1998 to 2005 Write a report describing the information shown
below
You should write at least 150 words (2 points)
Percentage of
households with: