Test for Gifted Ss (Ha Tay 2006 2007)

We all know story about people with exceptional memories who have the able1____ to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only once.. For example, most people can repetition2___

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SỞ GIÁO GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12

HÀ TÂY Năm học 2006 - 2007

Đề thi chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh – hệ chuyên

Thời gian thi : 135 phút (kể cả thời gian nghe băng) Ngày thi : …… / 01 / 2007

Đề thi gồm 9 trang

Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi

Section I Listening

Task 1 First, read the advertisement, and try to guess the missing words Then listen and check your answers

This is what New Zealand looks like to the experienced traveler

How can you (1) New Zealand to the experienced traveler? You can begin by saying

that it has the unspoiled wilderness of Alaska, (2) that rival Hawaii, breathtakingly (3) fjords like Norway, and majestic Alps like Switzerland Then, to confuse things a little more, you can say New Zealand has cities and (4) similar to England‟s and lush (5) meadows much like those found in (6) You can even say that New Zealand‟s towering Mt Egmont will bring to mind Japan‟s Mt Fuji And finally, to top it off, you can say New Zealand has some of the (7) people, fairest climate, and cleanest (8) on all the green earth

Task 2 Two people are shopping for these products Check the features of each one

1 CD player

 a good price  a long battery life  includes FM radio

 lightweight  an anti-shock feature  a variety of colors

2 Camcorder

 costs less than $500  a small size

 a nice design

 a well-known brand  lightweight

 a color viewfinder

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Section II Lexico – grammar

Task 1 Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices Choose the one that best completes the sentence

1 We immediately ran as fast as we could for _

A shelter B protection C hiding D avoid rain

2 We shall defend the city _ it means fighting to the last of our men

A however B whether C even if D no matter

3 Three of those we invited to the party didn‟t _

A show up B turn out C set off D see off

4 In a British law court, a case is heard by a law judge and a _ of 12 people

A panel B cabinet C committee D jury

5 The bill came to over a thousand dollars _

A at all B in all C to all D of all

6 It _ me how she manages to put up with him

A amazes B startles C stuns D shatters

7 As a teenager he had many _, one of which was to play oboe in the orchestra

A vocations B undertakings C desires D aspirations

8 The construction of the modern airport is _

A being progress B working out C in plan D under way

9 They went _ hard days when they first came to settle here

A by B on C through D along

10 I‟m afraid a rise in salary is _ just now

A out of sight B out of control C out of date D out of the question

11 I object _ to do all the work myself

A to being asked B to asking C being asked D on being asked

12 He‟s got plenty of _ experience as he‟s worked in that field already

A second-hand B first-hand C primary D tertiary

13 The journalist informed _ while carrying out his instructions

A his arrest to the editor B the editor that his arrest had been

C the editor his arrest D the editor of his arrest

14 A dolphin six _ length can move as fast as most ships

A foot in B foot of C feet in D feet of

15 _ has such a stunning achievement been recorded

A Always B Seldom C Today D Recently

Your answers:

1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _

6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _

11 _ 12 _ 13 _ 14 _ 15 _

Task 2 Give the correct form of the words in brackets

We all know story about people with exceptional memories who have the (able)1 to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only once Now experts are saying that such feats can be taught

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For example, most people can (repetition)2 about nine numbers if they are read out one second

In one experiment, ten hours‟ training (product)3 only a small (improve)4 , but the results after practicing for a thousand hours were (amaze)5 : some people remember 80 or even 100 numbers Similarly, most adults can (identity)6 only about five out of a set of 21 colors that are only (slight)7 different But after 80 training hours one person could recognize 18 of them Study

of 76 major (compose)8 show that it took at least ten years of (music)9 training before any of them wrote a major work Psychologists are therefore raising the (possible)10 that genius is the product of teaching

Your answers:

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

Task 3 There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Read it carefully, underline the mistakes and correct them

It was fine in April 8, 1994 That day all the students in our class went to suburb of our city to plant trees

On arrive at the planting place at 8 o‟clock the teacher asked every of us to plant 5 trees at least Then we set out digging, planting and watering All of us were going all out to finish our task, afraid of being fallen behind Between us, our monitor set a good example to us In spite of his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time Then he went on to help others without a few rest After work, he was wet all over, but looked at the lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly

Your answers:

1 2

3 4

5 6

7 8

9 10

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Task 1 In this section you will find after the passage a number of questions or unfinished statements about it, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing You must choose the one which you think fits best Give one answer only to each question

(1) Andrew Carnegie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and,

in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America (2) His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during the periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments

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Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society (3) He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves (4) “He who dies rich, dies disgraced”, he said

Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of natural history He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University Other philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and the Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts

Few Americans have left untouched by Andrew Carnegie‟s generosity His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today

1 Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A The establishment of the public library system

B The work of Carnegie-Mellon University

C The building of the steel industry

D The philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie

2 The word fortunes in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by _

A assets B talents C influence D advice

3 What does the author mean by the statement: “His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during the periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments”?

A By selling his investments, he was able to purchase more products

B He succeeded by investing his competitors‟ products

C He was successful in spite of difficulties in selling his products during economic depressions

D He achieved success because he invested when the competition was not investing

4 The author mentions all of the following as recipients of philanthropic contributions by Carnegie EXCEPT _

A the arts B technology C economics D science

5 In the second paragraph, what does Carnegie mean when he says, “He who dies rich, dies disgraced”?

A Rich people should be ashamed of their money

B Rich people should use their money for the benefit of society before they die

C Rich people often live disgraceful lives

D People should try to become rich before they die

6 The following sentence can be added to the passage:

“Additionally, his wise investments in iron, oil and a railroad car manufacturing company further expanded his wealth.”

Choose the bracketed number in the passage indicating where it would best fit into the passage:

A (1) B (2) C (3) D (4)

Your answers:

1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _

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Task 2 Read the following text, then choose the heading that best summarizes each part of the text There is one heading that you don’t need The first one had been done for you as an example

I left school when I was seventeen Even though I didn‟t have the right qualifications, I managed to find a job as a secretary in a private bus company Then the company was taken over by a bigger company that cut back on running costs and laid thirty people off, including me

My older sister was sharing a flat with two other girls in London She agreed to put me up until I found a job and a place of my own there At first, things didn‟t seem too bad I soon got a part-time job

in a video shop, but I didn‟t get on with my boss After I‟d been there for a week, we had a terrible row and I walked out

I didn‟t say a word about this to my sister I pretended to go to work everyday I got up every morning, just as usual, and then walked the streets I even stopped people and asked for money I wasn‟t too proud to do that, even though I was too proud to tell my sister what had really happened I knew that if I told her, she‟d tell my parents back home and they‟d insist I come back to live with them I just couldn‟t let them know

Then I found another part-time job selling drinks at a bar of a comedy club in South London One evening, one of the acts was a man imitating famous people The manager of the club happened to be standing next to me and asked me what I thought of the act I said, „It‟s terrible I could do better myself!‟ I meant it, too I‟d always been good at doing things like that and making people laugh at school, but it had never occurred to me until then that perhaps I could actually make a living that way

I wish I could say that all my troubles ended there, and that the manager immediately gave me a chance and I was huge success What really happened was that I spent a year working every evening at the bar I leaned as much as I could by watching the performers

A The secret I had to keep

B Learning through observation

C How I suddenly became a star performer

D A painful but important lesson

E Then it happened again

F The most important skill of all

G How I first realized I could be a comedian

H Losing my first job

1

3

4

5

2

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Then I got a chance to do my own act at another club in Brighton To be honest, at first I was awful

I quickly learned it isn‟t enough to imitate famous people You have to make the audience laugh at the same time and that‟s a thousand times more difficult

Since then, I‟ve learned a lot about the art of timing You have to get your timing as sharp as a razor Just before the „punch line‟ – the words the audience is supposed to laugh at – a good comedian slow down just a little, and pauses so slightly that you‟re hardly aware of it You don‟t notice it at all if

a performer is really good Comedy is sometimes very hard work, I can tell you!

Task 3 For questions from one to sixteen, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or

D best fits each space

Save money on the book that aims to save animals

Do you want to (1) part in the battle to save the world‟s wildlife? Animal Watch is a book

which will (2) you in the fight for survival that (3) many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (4) of extinction As you enjoy the book‟s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the (5) of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to (6) animals (7) From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world‟s animals close-up and explore their habitats You will also discover the terrible results of human (8) for land, flesh and skins

Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts Did you know that polar bears cover their black

noses (9) their (10) so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example?

Or that (11) each orangutan which is captured, one has to die?

This superb (12) has so (13) Britain‟s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a (14) awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation You will find Animal Watch at a special low (15) at all good bookshops, but hurry while stocks last

1 A play B be C take D have

2 A combine B involve C bring D lead

3 A meets B opposes C forces D faces

4 A edge B start C limit D end

5 A satisfaction B enjoyment C virtue D value

6 A enable B help C allow D assist

7 A preserve B conserve C revive D survive

8 A greed B interest C care D concern

9 A with B by C for D from

10 A feet B claws C paws D toes

11 A with B by C for D from

12 A publicity B periodical C publication D reference

13 A imposed B impressed C persuaded D admired

14 A symbol B title C trademark D nickname

15 A beginning B preparatory C original D introductory

Your answers:

1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _

6

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6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _

11 _ 12 _ 13 _ 14 _ 15 _

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section iv Writing Task 1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it, beginning with the words given or using the word in capital letters 1 I left without saying goodbye as I didn‟t want to disturb the meeting Rather

2 The drama critic of the “Daily News” regards the new play as a major breakthrough According to

3 We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful Much to

4 You‟ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job You are

5 Our opinions on the subject are identical DIFFERENCE

6 Jenny didn‟t feel like going to the party MOOD

7 His arrival was completely unexpected TOOK

8 Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck PUT

Task2 A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the environment Which do you think the company should choose? Write a composition of about 200 words, using specific reasons and examples to support your answer ………

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Task 3 Write a description of the following graph You should write at least 150 words

Average Annual Urban Growth Rates

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

America

North America

1970-1975 1995-2000 2020-2025

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