The girl …… mother I was talking to has left the room.. If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day.. The boy always does his homework before class …
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Bắc giang
Đề chính thức
Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2007 - 2008 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (lớp 12)
Ngày thi: 06 tháng 4 năm 2008
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
điểm
Bài thi Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:………
Chữ kí Giám khảo 1:
Chữ kí Giám khảo 2:
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u ý: - Đề thi gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
section a: Phonetics (10 points)
Part I (5 pts) Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
by circling A, B, C or D.
3 A fiction B invention C education D question
4 A chemistry B mechanic C character D parachute
Part II (5 pts) Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
B, C or D
6 A inexpensive B psychology C patriotic D scientific
8 A secretary B intelligent C necessary D comfortable
9 A computer B accurate C instruction D destroy
10 A achievement B arrangement C enclosure D reference
section B: Grammar & Vocabulary (30 points)
Part I (20 pts) Complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
11 He looked such a fool with his hair dyed green that I just……laughing at it
A couldn’t enjoy B didn’t stop C can’t help D couldn’t help
12 I … more money on teachers if I …… the Minister of Education
A spent / was B will spend / were C would spend / did D would spend / were
13 Do you know any restaurants ……?
A where have a really good meal B where we can have a really good meal
C which has a really good meal D that we can have a really good meal
14 Sally was very disappointed with the exam result She … a bad mark before
A had got B had ever got C never had got D had never got
15 The girl …… mother I was talking to has left the room
16 My sister and I …… the piano when our guests …… last night
A had played / arrived B were playing / arrived
C played / arrived D were playing / were arriving
17 She’s a dancer, so I’ll buy a pair of …… shoes for her birthday
18 If you …… to Paris tomorrow, please telephone me first
A were going B are going C will go D had been going
19 I don't mind how you deal with the problem It's …… you
20 Have you seen the place ……the graduation ceremony will be held in?
A in that B where C is where that D which
21 My uncle was … ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery
A critically B deeply C fatally D seriously
22 In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used…
23 Her mother told her not to be too ……and advised her to try to do things herself
A dependable B depending C dependent D independent
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24 Give me your telephone number ……I need your help
A in case B so that C unless D whether
25 The question was easy enough, but ……students could answer it
26 If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day
A speak B to speak C speaking D spoken
27 The cattle …… in the field now
A is grazing B graze C are grazing D has grazed
28 Children should be …… to realize their full potential
A discouraged B encourage C encouraged D courage
29 If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me
A were alive B alive C would be alive D had been alive
30 The boy always does his homework before class …… by the teacher
A so as not to be punished B so as to be punished
C so that not to be punished D in order that not to be punished
Part II (10 pts) Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Your answers
31 The United State gained (DEPEND) ………… from Britain in 1776
32-33 It is the (WRITE) ……… English which is not
(SYSTEM) … phonetic that causes difficulties to foreigners
34 The criminal was sentenced to one year’s (PRISON) ………
35 The doctor has (repeat)……… advised him to stop smoking. 36 She spent most of her (SAVE)……… on clothes 37 He (OCCASION) ………gets up early in winter 38 This knife is very blunt It needs (SHARP)………
39 I don't know what's the matter with Tommy lately His (BEHAVE)
seems to be getting worse and worse 40 Women nowadays have more freedom to take part in social (ACT)…
31 ………
32 ………
33 ………
34 ………
35 ………
36 ………
37 ………
38 ………
39 ………
40 ………
section C: reading (30 points) Part I (10 pts) Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word. Albert Einstein Best known (41) …… his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged (42) ……
one of the greatest scientists in human society Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein did (43) …… in all his school subjects, with the (44) …… of mathematics, which was his (45) …… subject While (46) …… as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of Relativity This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (47) …… a person looks at them In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity This new theory created a controversy (48) …… many scientists did not agree with him In the end, simple experiments (49) …… Einstein to be correct Einstein was (50) ……the Nobel Prize for his work in physics Your answers: 41 ……… 42 ……… 43 ……… 44 ……… 45 ………
46 ……… 47 ……… 48 ……… 49 ……… 50 ………
Part II (10 pts) Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Passage 1:
Jack London was the famous American novelist and short story writer He was born in San Francisco in 1876 He quit school at fourteen to become a sailor He was a self-taught student, he finished his high school and college education during six months He led an adventurous but poor life His view point was in favour of the poor and socialism He read a lot of books of Karl Marx He was influenced by Marxist Party theory and the October Revolution In 1885, he joined the Socialist Labour Party but in the last years of his life, he moved away from the working class and in 1916 he left the party In 1916, he committed suicide because of despair dream He used an overdose of morphine and
Trang 3drowned himself in the sea He was an adventure novelist, a socialist reformer and a prominent socialist who often signed under the line “Yours for the revolution, Jack London”
51 Jack London quit school in ……
52 He had a/an …… life
A rich and adventurous B poor and quiet
C adventurous and poor D rich and quiet
53 He was in favour of ……
C the rich and the poor D the poor and socialism
54 Why did he commit suicide?
A Because he left the party
B He used to have a dream
C Because of socialism
D Because of despair of life and disillusion with American dream
55 Jack London died at the age of ……
Passage 2:
It is very important to have healthy teeth Good teeth help us to chew our food They also help
us to look nice How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill
How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see
a dentist Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day- once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay
56 Good teeth help us to……
A chew our food B be important C have good health D have good eyesight
57 When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth……
A send poison into the blood B make us feel quite ill
C begin to decay D become hard
58 A lot of people visit a dentist only when……
A they begin to have toothache B they have well brushed teeth
C they have holes in their teeth D their teeth grow properly
59 We shouldn’t eat a lot of…… every day
A red rice B fresh fruit C chocolate D fish
60 Sweets are harmful because they may make our teeth……
Part III (10 pts) Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution However, little (61) …known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning The (62) …serious problem of modern times is that man is (63) …the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge area into wasteland As a result, it is becoming (64) …difficult to grow enough (65) …the world rapidly (66) … population A way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are (67)
…danger of disappearance (68) …from the face of the earth The dangers, however, are not confined solely (69) …the land and the sea The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight (70) …been reduced in many cities Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way
63 A destroy B destroyed C destroying D destroys
Trang 465 A feed B feeding C to feed D fed
66 A increase B increasing C decrease D decreasing
section D writing (30 points)
Part I (10 pts) Find and circle one mistake from the four options A, B, C or D in each sentence below.
71 We have to apply new technology to reduce waste as well to recycle used materials
A B C D
72 Cotton is one of the most popular fiber used to make clothes
A B C D
73 There is a motel at the corner of this street, where the travelers can stay there
A B C D
74 After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction
A B C D
75 The manager was honest, clean, well-dress and clever but he never tried to be polite to us
A B C D
76 The celebration of Tet holiday, like many other Vietnamese traditions, are said to originate from China A B C D
77 He was the first athlete arrived the finish and won the gold medal
A B C D
78 He will surely fail the exam unless he will study harder
A B C D
79 More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans
A B C D
80 Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital
A B C D
Part II (10 pts) Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
81 Our lessons were held in a very hot classroom
→ The classroom in ……… ……… ……….……
82 She’s not in the habit of living on her own
→ She’s not used……… ………
83 We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb her
→ So as ……… ………
84 I expected that the test would be more difficult
→ The test was not……….………
85 I'm quite happy to look after the baby for you
→ I don't mind……… ………
86 'Shall I carry that bag for you, John?' said Pauline
→ Pauline offered …… ………
87 This field had a lot of trees but none can be found nowadays
→ There used……… ……
88 She prefers reading a book to watching TV
→ She would ……… ………
89 I certainly didn't intend to hurt her feelings
→ I had……….…
90 It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days
Trang 5→ We find…… ……….……
Part III (5 pts) Complete the following sentences, using the words given
91 Scientists / try / look for / vaccine / this disease / but / not / succeed
………
92 If I/ be/ you/ take/ bus/ work/ avoid traffic jams/
………
93 My sister wish / she / can / speak English / fluent / as / native speaker
………
94 New York/ exciting/ city/ I/ ever/ visit/
………
95 That book / very thick/ belong/ my young sister/
………
Part IV (5 pts) Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
96 They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic
A They left early so that not to get caught in the traffic
B They left early to avoid getting caught in the traffic
C They left early so as to not get caught in the traffic
D They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic
97 If he doesn’t apologize, I will never invite him here again
A Unless he apologizes, then I will never invite him here again
B Unless he apologizes, or I will never invite him here again
C Unless he apologizes, otherwise I will never invite him here again
D Unless he apologizes, I will never invite him here again
98 Mr Brown, who lives near my house, is very helpful
A Mr Brown is helpful enough to live near my house
B Mr Brown, that is my next door neighbour, is of great help
C Mr Brown is very helpful; We live next door to him
D Mr Brown doesn’t live far from us so he’s very helpful
99 You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John anywhere
A Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John
B Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker like Mrs John
C Nowhere won’t you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John
D Nowhere you will find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John
100 It’s possible that the teacher didn’t understand what I meant
A The teacher may not understand what I mean
B The teacher might not understand what I mean
C The teacher might not have understood what I wanted to say
D It is impossible that the teacher understood what I meant
_The end _
Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Bắc giang
Đề chính thức
Hớng dẫn chấm
đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2007 2008 – 2008 Môn: Tiếng anh lớp 12
(Bảng hớng dẫn chấm có 02 trang)
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section a: Phonetics (10 points)
Part I: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Part II: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
section B: Grammar & Vocabulary (30 points)
Part I: 20 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Part II: 10 pts (Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm)
31 independence
32 written
33 systematically
34 imprisonment
35 repeatedly
36 savings
37 occasionally
38 sharpening
39 behaviour (behavior)
40 activities
section C: reading (30 points)
Part I: 10 pts (Mỗi từ điền đúng cho 1 điểm)
41 for
42 as
43 poorly
44 exception
45 favourite/ favorite
46 working
47 how
48 because
49 proved
50 awarded Part II: 10 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm)
Passage 1: 51B 52C 53D 54D 55B
Passage 2: 56A 57C 58A 59C 60B
Part III: 10 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm)
section D: writing (30 points)
Part I: 10 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm)
Part II: 10 pts (Mỗi câu viết đúng cho 1 điểm)
81 The classroom in which our lessons were held was very hot
82 She’s not used to living on her own
83 So as not to disturb her, we left quietly
84 The test was not as difficult as I had expected
Trang 785 I don’t mind looking after the baby for you.
86 Pauline offered to carry that/the bag for John
87 There used to be a lot of trees in this field
88 She would rather read a book than watch TV
89 I had no intention of hurting her feelings
90 We find it extremely difficult to make ends meet these days
Part III: 5 pts (Mỗi câu viết đúng cho 1 điểm)
91 Scientists have tried/ have been trying to look for a vaccine for this disease but they have not succeeded
92 If I were you, I’d/ would take a bus to work to avoid traffic jams
93 My sister wishes she could speak English as fluently as a native speaker
94 New York is the most exciting city (that) I’ve/ have ever visited
95 That book, which is very thick, belongs to my young sister (Thiếu dấu phÈy kh«ng cho ®iÓm)
Part IV: 5 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm)
_The end