Đề thi học sinh giói cấp tỉnh lớp 11 môn Tiếng Anh bảng B

Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the rest 1 point.. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D whose main stress is placed

SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012

* Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

* Lớp: 11 (Bảng B)

* Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐỀ Part 1 Listening: (2 points)

You will hear a talk about the changes in the American Family Fill in the blanks with the relevant information in the outline You will hear twice

OUTLINE Changes in the American Family

* Introduction

A Traditional American family: working father , (1)……….…and two or three (2)

…………

B Examples of new kinds of families:

- Single mothers and fathers

- Married (3)……… without children

- Young (4) ……… return to live with their parents

- Older people sharing house to (5) ………

* Social and economic reasons for change in the traditional family

- The (6)……… rate is (7)………

- Unemployment among (8) ……….adults

- Most important: (9)………work outside the home (10) ………% of American women now working

PART 2 PHONETICS

I Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced

differently from the rest (1 point)

3 A accurate B accept C accident D success

5 A title B icon C little D hide

II Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others (1 point)

1 A follow B apology C experience D direct

2 A involve B hardware C keyboard D printer

3 A accident B direction C factory D hospital

4 A champion B common C peaceful D respect

5 A schedule B report C promise D orbit

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PART 3 LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences below (1 point)

1 Could you talk ……….? I’m trying to work

A quiet B more quiet C quieter than D more quietly

2 He kept his job ………the manager had threatened to sack him

3 ………we were tired, we sat down beside the stream

4 Wood-burning stoves …………in this factory

A used to make B used to be made

C were used to make D use to be made

5 If you …………Ann, tell her I’m waiting for her at home

6 “Does Donna know about your project?” “Yes, I told her …………to do”

A what was I planning B what I have planned

C what did I plan D what I was planning

7 Jane looks happy She …………have received very good exam result

8 The storm struck …………that thousands of acres of crops were destroyed

C such violently D with such violence

9 “Did you decide to hire Smith for the job?”

“Yes, I chose him because ………… has not only the experience but also the education.”

10 “Here’s some leftover cake.” “This cake is too stale ……….to guests!”

A to serve B for serving C to serve it D serve

II Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below (1 point)

C&A is probably one of the largest family fashion stores in the world, and their shops are a familiar sight in (1)………… High Streets in Britain But many British people would be surprised to learn (2)…………this fashion company has Dutch origins Founded in the small market town of Sneek in 1841, the first C&A shop (3)…………opened by two brothers called Clemems and August Brenninkmeyer The initials of their first names formed the name of the shop As trade grew, more (4)………….were open across Europe and in 1922 C&A came to Britain (5)…………success was immediate and the store was a major influence in bringing down the (6)………….of women’s clothes It was the two brothers (7)…………started the 5-day working week, at a time when shopkeepers in Britain expected their (8)…………to work

a 6-day week

Today C&A employs many thousands of people All the stores are attractively (9)…………with good use of space, lighting and plenty of individual changing rooms where (10)…………can try things on in comfort before they buy

9 A drawn B designed C set D put

10 A customers B patients C ones D persons

III Put the words in brackets into the correct forms (1 point)

1 She behaved (grateful) ………to everyone around her

2 Charlie Chaplin was an accomplished (perform) ………

3 Many (represent) ………of the older generation were there

4 The exhibition is held (annual) ………

5 (populate) ………is one main cause of pollution

IV Supply the correct verb forms of the verbs in brackets (1 point)

serve hope found enlarge include flourish visit come The Singapore Botanical Gardens, (1) ……… in 1859, is one of the leading tropical gardens in the world It attracts over twenty thousand visitors weekly Some

of these visitors travel from countries as far as France Besides (2) ……….……… as a public park, it is also a center for research on plant growth and improvement Currently, over three thousand species of plants (3) ……… in the gardens This collection is expanded by exchange and donations Tourists (4) ……… the gardens can also expect to see several varieties of orchids, (5) ……… the national flower - the Vanda Miss Joaquim

V Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles (1 point)

1 Do you think this red tie goes ……… my blue suit?

2 Look ……… it’s falling

3 Let Tom work it ……… ; he has an aptitude for figures

4 My alarm clock went ……… at 6:00

5 The old man passed ……… in his sleep

VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1.5 points)

1 Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early

Æ But for ………

2 He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over twenty years now

Æ It is ………

3 I only recognized him when he came into the light

ÆNot until ………

4 ‘I’m sorry, Angela,’ said Martin, ‘I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.’

ÆMartin apologized ………

5 I thought that George’s last novel was more interesting

ÆGeorge’s latest novel ………

VII Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given Do not change the word given (1.5 points)

1 All teachers like Mary (POPULAR)

Æ ………

2 The two theories appear to be completely different (COMMON)

Æ ………

3 I found the story she told me very interesting (FASCINATED)

Æ ………

4 The rain was coming down in torrents (CATS)

Æ ………

5 You must be on time for your interview (ESSENTIAL)

Æ ………

PART 4 READING

I Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space (1 point)

Sailors have a special place in English history, and many are remembered as national (1)

……… If you visit London, you will probably see a large square in Central London called Trafalgar Square Here stands a large (2) ……… of Lord Nelson, an English sailor who was killed in a battle with the French navy at Trafalgar (3) ……… he was killed in this battle, the British navy proved stronger than the French, and so (4)

……… sure that the great French army of Napoleon Bonaparte could not invade England So still today the statue of Nelson, (5) ……… of England's greatest sailors, stands at the heart of London's most famous and popular square

It is not surprising that the first Englishman (6) ……… visit Japan was also a sailor His name was Will Adams, and he was the pilot (navigator) of a Dutch trading ship which was shipwrecked on the coast of Japan (7) ……… the year 1598 Adams in fact remained in Japan for the (8) ……… of his life, and became a successful businessman He was employed by the Shogun Ieyasu as an adviser on shipbuilding and foreign affairs, and was known by the (9) ……… "Anjin-san" He was buried in Hemi, where his (10)

……… can still be seen today There is also a memorial to Will Adams in his home town of Gillingham, in England

II Read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question (2 points)

As viewed from space, Earth's distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet

is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life Circling the Sun at an average

distance of 149 million km (93 million miles) Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system Its rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to

an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun and other stars Most meteors burn up in the Earth's atmosphere before they can strike the surface The planet's active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was formed The Earth has a single natural satellite - the Moon

1 Approximately how much of the Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?

A One-fourth B One-half C Three-fourths D All of it

2 Which of the following helps to create Earth's magnetic fields?

A Its blue waters B Its nitrogen atmosphere

C Its molten metal core D The Moon

3 What two factors help protect the Earth from radiation?

A Magnetic field and atmosphere B Rapid spin and molten iron-nickel core

C The Sun and the Moon D Blue waters and white clouds

4 In the second sentence, "consisting" most nearly means

A hardening B containing

C withholding D shortening

5 Why does the Earth show almost no signs of having been hit by numerous meteors in the past?

A Humans have built over most of the craters

B Most meteors fell into the ocean and not on land

C Earth's magnetic field repeled most meteors

D Earth's natural geologic activity has eliminated most traces

6 The main idea of this passage is that

A there are life-supporting characteristics on Earth

B Earth is predominantly water

C Earth has no common characteristics with other planets

D Earth is the only planet with a moon

7 The word "distinguishing" as it is used in this selection means

A elevating in nature

B devastating in nature

C characteristics like all other planets

D characteristics that set it apart from other planets

8 It's probable that the next paragraph would discuss

A people on planets B the solar system as a whole

C the Earth's natural satellite - the Moon D rings around Saturn

9 As used in this selection, the word "harbor" is synonymous with

10 This selection leads one to believe that

A Earth never gets hit by meteors

B Earth always gets hit by meteors

C Earth was hit by meteors in some past time period

D Earth may be bombarded by meteors in the near future

Part 5 Writing:

I The graph shows the number of children visiting Sunflower park from 1995 to 2010 Write a passage about 150 words, describing the information shown in the graph (2

points)

………

………

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Drama 10%

Children visiting Sunflower park

0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000

Year

………

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II Write a paragraph (about 150 words) about an unforgettable memory in your school days (2 points) ………

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SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012

* Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

* Lớp: 11 (Bảng B)

* Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PART 1 LISTENING

2 points Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 housewife

2 children

3 couple

4 adults

5 save money

6 divorce

7 high

8 young

9 Most American women

10 54,5

PART 2 PHONETICS

I 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 A 2 A 3 A 4 C 5 C

II 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 A 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B

PART 3 LANGUAGE FOCUS

I 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.1p

1 D 2 D 3 B 4 B 5 B

6 D 7 B 8 D 9 D 10 A

II 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.1p

1 B 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 D

6 C 7 B 8 A 9 B 10 A

III 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 gratefully

2 performer

3 representatives

4 annually

5 Overpopulation

IV 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 founded

2 serving

3 are flourishing

4 visiting

5 including

V 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 with

2 out

3 out

4 off

5 away

VI 1,5 points Each correct answer gets 0.3p

1 But for his father’s early retirement, Richard wouldn’t have taken over the family business

2 It is over twenty years since he last went back to his hometown

3 Not until he came into the light did I recognize him

4 Martin apologized to Angela for damaging/having damaged her car

5 George’s latest novel is not as interesting as his last one

VII 1,5 points Each correct answer gets 0.3p

1 Mary is popular with all teachers

2 The two theories appear to have nothing in common

3 I was fascinated by the story she told me

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4 It was raining cats and dogs

5 It’s essential that you be on time for the interview

PART 4 READING

I 1 point Each correct answer gets 0.1p

1 heroes

2 statue

3 Although

4 made

5 one

6 to

7 in

8 rest

9 title

10 tomb

II 2 points Each correct answer gets 0.2p

1 C

2 C

3 A

4 B

5 D

6 A

7 D

8 C

9 A 10.C

PART 5 WRITING

SOME NOTES ON WRITING

Acceptable contents:

+ Writing should be related to the topic

+ Writing should have some examples to support the opinion

Correct form:

+ Clear lay-out

+ Good transitions

Correct style: Academic writing

+ Express ideas in English structure

+ Use full form

+ Use English culture to express ideas

Grammar:

+ Approriate tenses

+ Subject and verb agreement

+ Prepositions

+ Article

+ Correct form for adjectives and abverbs

+ Appropriate connectors

+ Punctuation

Spelling and vocabulary

I (2ps) MARK TABLE:

1.5-2.0 Excellent Natural English with minimal errors and complete realisation of the

task set

1.0-1.4 Good Good vocabulary and structure, about the simple sentence level

Errors non-basic

0.5-0.9 Pass Reasonable correct if awkward or natural treatment of subject with

some serious errors

0-0.4 Weak Vocabulary and grammar inadequate for the task set

II (2ps) MARK TABLE:

1.5-2.0 Excellent Natural English with minimal errors and complete realisation of the

task set

2

1.0-1.4 Good Good vocabulary and structure, about the simple sentence level

Errors non-basic

0.5-0.9 Pass Reasonable correct if awkward or natural treatment of subject with

some serious errors

0-0.4 Weak Vocabulary and grammar inadequate for the task set

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