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- Bài thi nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần Mở đầu và kết thúc phần thi Nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.

- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh ( bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài Nghe.

PART 1: Questions 1-6

● Look at the six sentences for this part.

● You will hear a conversation between a teenage girl called Anna and her father about a party.

● Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box under A for YES If it is incorrect, put a tick (√) in the box under B for NO.

1 Anna begins by asking her father to collect her from the party

2 The party is to celebrate Tom’s birthday

3 Some of Tom’s relations will be at the party

4 Anna father is worried about her attending the party

5 Anna’s father will take them to the party before the film starts

6 Anna’s father insists that she leaves the party at 12.00

2 Angela likes her job because

3 What did Angela bring home from

A she loves being in dangerous situation.

B she never knows where she’ll go next.

C she enjoys watching important events happen.

D her job doesn’t have any disadvantages.

A She cooks a meal.

B She goes sailing.

C She goes shopping.

D She goes for a walk.

PART 3: Questions 1-6

You will hear a schoolteacher talking to a group of students about a national poetry competition For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

POETRY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL

The competition for 11-14s is called the (1) _ Prize.

The topic for this year is (2) ) _.

The title of last year’s winning poem was (3) ) _.

This year the prize money available is (4) ) _ euros.

If successful, school will spend the money on the (5) ) _.

For further help, see the (6) ) _.

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY(7 points)

3 In his anxiety to make himself , he spoke too loudly and too slowly.

4 for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with theproject

A If it hadn’t been B If it had been C Had it been D Hadn’t it been

5 Some animals are on the of becoming extinct

6 The play is very long but there are three

7 The last lecture completely over my head

8 Could I pick your on the subject before the meeting?

9 I was prepared to lend my brother some money but he turned my offer.

10 I with the performances but I got flu the day before

11 The dying man’s speech was so that no one was able to interpret his last request

12 Very soon I found some other people to and we began to write songs

13 chair the meeting

C There was decided that John should D John had been decided to

14 I thought about the problem but I couldn’t a solution

15 , they slept soundly

A Hot though was the night air B Hot though the night air was

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PART 2: Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap Use only ONE

word in each gap There is an example at the beginning (0) Write your answers in the numbered table below.

ideas about (2) the ideal school is like Our competition is open to (3) student between the ages of twelve and eighteen You can enter (4) an individual or

your whole class can work together on a team entry Your entry can take any form – a piece of

writing, a picture, or even architectural plans It is completely (5) to you What we are looking for is evidence (6) originality, imagination and, above (7) , the

genuine views of young people

By (8) part in this, you will help in a study being carried out at a leading university All work entered (9) the competition will be kept at the university and used in research Entries cannot be returned (10) of this But it also means that, even (11)

you do not win, your views will still be heard and will remain for futureeducationalists to study

Entries must reach us no (12) than Friday 30 April Winners will receive valuable

prizes of computer equipment and software for their schools

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PART 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct

and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (√) If the line has a word that should not be there, write the word at the end of the line There are two examples at the beginning.

0 Congratulations on winning of the tennis championship! You must be of

00 very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money √

1 What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car

2 with all that money! You should have be in great shape after all the

3 training you have been doing It must be so very hard work, practising

4 all those hours for every day but it is worth it in the end, isn’t it?

5 Perhaps you are thinking of going on holiday so that you can have

6 a break from tennis and relax Can you tell me exactly what is kind of

7 tennis racket you chose for the competition? If I would get the same,

8 it might help me to improve my game Anyway, congratulations on

9 your great victory! I’m still studying English every single day and the

10 course has three months to go I have moved house, as if you can see

11 from my new address Make sure you reply back to the right address!

12 Your last letter went to my old address, but it wasn’t by your fault

13 because I hadn’t told anyone who I had moved then Did you know

14 that I have had a job for the last three weeks? I work in a restaurant

15 four evenings a week I like it, but I don’t arrive at home until one

o’clock in the morning, which is a bit inconvenient

18,000 years ago, much of Europe (0) (lie) (1) (bury) beneath vast sheets

of ice, hundreds of metres thick Ever since this astonishing fact (2) _(discover) in the last century, scientists (3) (speculate) on the nature of the Ice Age climate, and the

circumstances that brought it to an end

More recently, people (4) (wonder) if climatic changes could (5) (take) place in our own time During the early 1970s there (6) _(be) disastrous droughts in

Africa, and frequent failures of Indian monsoon In 1976, Europe sweltered in the hottest

summer for over a century, and (7) _(experience) one of the worst droughts since

records began Could such events as these be symptoms of a worldwide climatic shift?

Even small changes in climate that (8) (occur) from time to time can have a highly damaging effect on agriculture With food reserves now (9) (stand) at only a few per cent of annual production, the world is extremely vulnerable (10) (adverse) shifts in

climate It is therefore vitally important for us to understand how climate changes take place

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PART 5: Think of ONE WORD only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.

Write your answers in the numbered table below (0) has been done as an example.

0. She screamed for _ and luckily someone heard her

Thanks for all your _ through such a difficult time

Practical is offered through our accommodation service to new students

1. I get off at the next _

The referee was forced to _ the game because of heavy snow

Work has temporarily come to a _ while the funding in reviewed

2. Keep your _ on your work

Do you have anyone in _ for this job?

Don’t _ her She didn’t mean what she said

3. There is a little gift _ around the corner

I do a weekly _ at the supermarket

He didn’t expect his own mother to _ him to the police

4. Everyone wished her the best of _ at university and hoped she would enjoyed it

Jenny won the competition at her first attempt – perhaps it was beginner’s _!There is no such thing as _, we are capable of creating our own good fortune

5. Politicians can abuse their position of _

The _ supply to our house was cut because of roadwork

I’m afraid I do not have the _ to authorize this change

6. Few people could have predicted the huge impact of information _

It’s a waste of time for humans to do tasks that modern _ can do

7. She was struck by the sudden _ that he might already have left

He dived in after her without a second _

It was once _ that the sun traveled around the earth

8. Governments should give as much foreign _ as possible to poorer countries

In certain circumstances, emergency _ in the form of money should be sentimmediately

The most successful long-term _ programmes encourage self-help

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PART 6: For questions from 1-10, read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the

end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line Write your answers in the numbered table below There is an example at the beginning (0).

Before going to an interview, it is (0) _ to go through a mock

interview This will give you the opportunity to try out your technique

and answers live It is also a chance to receive feedback that is

(1) in guiding you towards improving your interview style

and general (2) _ Just one mock interview will result in a

(3) _ improvement in your interview skill Why? For the

same reason that a (4) _ doesn’t exist while it is still on paper

or floating in your head It only exists when you give it (5) _

The first time you give it in front of an audience, it will come out

nothing like the one you prepared

It is the same with being interviewed It is not enough to look at a

question and say, ‘Yeah, I know the answer to that one.’ You need to

practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to yourself in front

of a mirror Seek out a (6) _ and have the session videotaped.

Then you will have two opinions – the interview’s and your own You

will find you get a completely different (7) when listening to

yourself than when you are watching yourself saying something Just

as your voice always sounds different on tape, so do your (8) _.

You will be glad the image is captured on tape and not in a potential

employer’s mind For maximum effect, you should (9) your

answers and go through a second mock interview This should help

with any (10) and give you more confidence for the real

interview

ADVISE

BENEFIT PRESENT NOTICE SPEAK ORAL

PROFESSION IMPRESS RESPOND VISIT EASE

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SECTION III: READING (4 points)

PART 1: Read the article below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap.

Write your answers in the numbered table below There is an example at the beginning (0).

Students and jobseekers keen to get onto the course or into the workplace of their (0) hope that voluntary work will help them (1) from the crowd This chance to (2) experience – personally and professionally – is (3) on the wish-list of

if volunteering does make a difference in the workplace, or if it is something businesses do

simply to improve their (9)

Not (10) are business-sponsored placements becoming more common, the government is also investing money and aiming to (11) volunteers The push is

clearly on to make volunteering as attractive as possible to everyone

And the more people who participate, the more the act fulfils its (12) of making the

world a better place

0 A alternative B choice C option D election

1 A stand out B lift out C pick out D point out

5 A committed B associate C connected D involved

7 A such B such as C such like D such and such

8 A governing B guiding C conducting D directing

9 A representation B look C image D figure

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PART 2: Look at the sentences below about a hotel Read the text to decide if each sentence

is correct or incorrect.

If it is correct, write C If it is incorrect, write I.

Write your answers in the numbered table below.

1 During the 1980s, few tourists used to go to the Arctic in summer.

2 People came in large numbers to Jukkasjärvi to see the Arctic Hall.

3 The artist encouraged people to sleep in the Arctic Hall.

4 Each winter, guests come and sleep in the hotel before it is finished.

5 Progress when building the hotel is influenced by the weather.

6 The temperature inside the hotel changes according to the temperature outside.

7 Some clothes are provided by the hotel.

8 Guests should buy boots which fit as tightly as possible.

9 Items ordered through the ICEHOTEL shop will be delivered to your home.

10 It is possible to take a train from the airport to the IceHotel.

THE ICEHOTEL

For many years the Arctic was a popular destination in the summer season to see the land ofthe midnight sun but in winter the few inhabitants had the snow and ice to themselves By theend of the 1980s it was decided that the dark and cold winter should be seen as an advantage

In the winter of 1990 the French artist Jannot Derit was invited to have the opening of anexhibition in a specially built igloo (a building made of snow) in the little town of Jukkasjärvi

on the frozen Torne River The building, named Arctic Hall, attracted many interested visitors

to the area One night a group of foreign guests decided it would be a good idea to sleep in theArctic Hall The following morning the brave group were very pleased with their experienceand the idea of an ice hotel was born Today it is world famous

As soon as winter begins, a team of snow builders, architects and artists from all over theworld come to Jukkasjärvi and they make the hotel for that year As one part is completed, itopens to visitors and overnight guests, while the other parts are still being built The first part

is completed in December and each week after that a new part opens, until January 7th whenthe hotel is completed As the ICEHOTEL is built under the open sky, using the naturalmaterials of the winter season, the finishing date depends on nature and therefore there aresometimes changes to the plan In the spring, as the weather gets warmer, the hotel melts.Inside the hotel, the temperature is never colder than –5 °C to –8 °C, however cold it may beoutside Winter outer clothes such as warm overalls, hats and gloves are included in the cost ofguests’ stay at the hotel In addition to this, it is a good idea for guests to bring sweaters and a

If you are planning to come to the hotel, you can buy warm sweaters, woolen socks and muchmore on the ICEHOTEL website You can order these and the equipment you will need at thesame time as you book your visit The items will be delivered to your room when you check in.The hotel is in the village of Jukkasjärvi, 200 km above the Arctic Circle but only 15 km fromKiruna airport and 17 km from Kiruna train station Transport by bus can be arranged from theairport or train station to the IceHotel

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PART 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks below Write your answers in the

numbered table.

The Atmosphere of Venus

Venus, also called the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the second-closest planet tothe sun and the brightest object in the night sky The planet orbits the sun every two hundredand twenty four Earth-days and is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet because thetwo share both a similar size and bulk What is not similar, however, is Venus’s atmosphere incomparison to Earth’s atmosphere

The atmosphere on Venus is much heavier and has a higher density than that of Earth.

Venus’s atmosphere also expands significantly higher than Earth’s atmosphere although athick cloud cover makes the surface of Venus nearly impossible to see unless observedthrough radar mapping

While the pressure and temperature of Venus’s upper atmosphere are comparable tothose of Earth, the heat and pressure of the lower atmosphere are not unlike a furnace Venus’satmosphere is very thick due to a composition consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, and a

small amount of nitrogen If man could survive the extreme heat of Venus’s surface (400

degrees Celsius), then he would have to contend with a surface pressure that is more than 90 times that of Earth Venus’s extremely high temperature is thanks to the greenhouse

effect caused by such a large amount of carbon dioxide The greenhouse effect is a process bywhich the sun’s infrared radiation is more readily absorbed by the atmosphere Just like in areal greenhouse used to grow plants years round, the proliferation of carbon dioxide trapsradiation and warms Venus’s atmosphere Due to this phenomenon, Venus boasts a higheratmospheric temperature than Mercury, even though Venus is twice the distance from the sun

However, scientists postulate that Venus’s atmosphere was not always so hot [A]

Studies show that large bodies of water were once on Venus’s surface but that eventuallyevaporation of all the water caused the runaway greenhouse effect which regulates the planet

today [B] Thus Venus has become a critical study for today’s scientists, as human being are only beginning to struggle with the early stages of the greenhouse effect [C] Our problems do not stem from evaporated water supplies but from a propagation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases due to industrial and automobile emissions [D]

1967, Venera 4 successfully enter Venus’s atmosphere and was able to take many readings,one of which recorded that Venus’s atmosphere was between ninety and ninety-five percentcarbon dioxide Subsequent Venera probes were sent into Venus’s atmosphere, but most ofthem succumbed to the crushing air pressure.

Questions 1-7: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the

passage.

1 According to paragraph 1, Venus is named the Morning Star and Evening Star because

A it is very bright

B it is close to the sun

C it can be seen from evening till morning

D it is used to find the direction by sailors

2 The word that in paragraph 2 refers to

3 Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence inparagraph 3? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave outessential information

A Earth experiences greater surface pressure than Venus.

B If a man could survive its surface pressure.

C The surface pressure and heat of Venus are much greater than those on Earth.

D Venus’s surface temperature and pressure make it uninhabitable by humans.

4 According to paragraph 3, the greenhouse effect on Venus is owed to

A the small amounts of nitrogen

B the rapid increasing amounts of carbon dioxide

C growing plants

D the high atmospheric temperatures

5 In paragraph 4, the author of the passage implies that Earth

A might suffer the same greenhouse effect as Venus

B once had an atmosphere similar to Venus’s

C has bodies of water similar to those on Venus today

D is experiencing a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions

6 Look at the four blanks […] in paragraph 4 that indicate where the following sentence could

be added to the passage

Although the causes are different, the ramifications are the same.

Where would the sentence best fit?

7 The word propagation in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

summary is provided bellowed.

Scientists look at Venus to predict Earth’s future

B Earth’s wind has a greater velocity than Venus’s because the air movement on Venus is

denser and can even more large obstructions

C Spaceships landing on Venus, though often crushed by Venus’s atmosphere, have

revealed much about its carbon dioxide filled atmosphere

D If man could survive the hot temperature of Venus, then he would have to contend with

the great surface pressure

E The first space probe of Venus was made in 1966.

F Scientists are concerned that conditions on Earth that propagate significant quantities of

carbon dioxide will produce a greenhouse effects similar to Venus’s

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PART 4: You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to fly a plane Eight

paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from paragraphs A-I the one that fits each gap (1-8) There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use Write your answers in the numbered table below.

Learning to Fly

I had been testing cars and motorcycles for over twenty years I couldn’t take any more Itwasn’t terribly exciting and, in any case, new cars were beginning to look identical and drivesimilarly What I needed was a new challenge

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It took me a whole year to get my private pilot’s license It started well, with my first soloflight coming after just seven hours Then came all the studying, the exams, the hard work Inever thought I’d get to the end of it

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I passed this test, but I don’t know how The second test involves flying cross-country to twoother airports, which you can choose, and landing at both The important thing is to give theright messages to the air-traffic control people and understand their replies

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After this alarming episode, the exercises in the flight-handling test were simple As wecomplete the sixth exercise, the examiner suddenly turned to me and said, ‘Congratulations –you’ve passed!’

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I wasn’t sure why, because we usually land as slowly as possible Then I turned round andrealised straight away: we were being followed by a British Airways jumbo jet!

A A week which we had set aside for finishing the course came and went with no possibility

of getting in the air at all And besides the problems with the weather, my second son was born,and that made it even more difficult to find the time for lessons and studying

B But the real reason I chose this club was that a friend of mine, Andrew Wilkins, is the chief

instructor there He impressed me by taking me out for a free flight just so that I could seewhat it was like

C Unfortunately, I got myself lost this time and flew too far east I completely missed the first

airport However, I flew over a car factory I recognised and managed to get back on course

D Along the way, he’ll take the controls and fly off course, just to get you lost Then he’ll

hand back the control to you and expect you to find your way home

E One day I was asked by an air-traffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead I said

yes, and immediately it disappeared into a cloud I just didn’t know what to do

F At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me So I had

to delay my plans to become a pilot for quite a while It was twenty years, in fact, before Ifinally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire

G Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times The highlight so far was

flying up to Birmingham International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me As

we approached the way, the air-traffic controller came on the radio asking for as much speed

as our little plane could manage

H For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and

flying instructions

I This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40thbirthday, which started me thinkingabout what I’d been doing all those years When I left school all I had really wanted to do wasfly

SECTION 4: WRITING (6 points)

PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the

same as the sentences printed before it.

1 Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it

7 Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation

 The operation left

PART 2: Finish each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the

sentences printed before it, using the word given DON’T CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN You must use between three and five words, including the word given There is an example

at the beginning (0).

0 You must do exactly what the manager tells you (CARRY)

 You must carry out the manager’s instructions exactly

1 I would like to be able to speak French (HAD)

I wish speak French

2 It was raining cats and dogs (TORRENTS)

 The rain was

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

The two theories

4 It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking (HAVE)

 You before you borrowed my book

 This record used mine when I was younger

6 My sister finds commuting every day annoying (PUT)

 It’s difficult for my sister _ every day

7 The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime (RED-HANDED)

The police

8 The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder (NOTHING)

 The North Sea is the Mediterranean

PART 3: In class, you have been discussing the statement ‘Old people should be looked

after by members of their family or it is better for them to live in nursing-home’ Your teacher has asked you to write an essay expressing your own opinion.

Write your essay in 250-300 words.

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End -SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THANH HÓA

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2015 - 2016 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12-THPT

Ngày thi: 10 tháng 3 năm 2016

Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi này gồm có 07 trang

Họ tên thí sinh: Phòng thi số: Số báo danh:

PART A: PHONETICS (5pts)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line (2pts)

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words

in each question (3pts)

3 A passion B encourage C occasion D depend

4 A participant B publicity C competitive D Individual

5 A limitation B documentary C government D interactive

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (15pts)

6 .1915 that the cinema really became an industry

A It is not until B It was not until C Not until D Until in

7 I really appreciate to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself

A you to offer B you are offering C your offering D that youoffer

8 My friend’s uncle has been MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years

9 - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “………….”

C Of course not, it’s not costly D Thank you Hope you will drop in

10 My new glasses cost me _ the last pair I bought last month

A more than three times C more three times than

B three times as much as D as much three times as

11 We bought some

A German lovely old glasses B German old lovely glasses

C lovely old German glasses D old lovely German glasses

12 After years of neglect, there was a huge _ program to return the city to its former glory

A restoration B preservation C conservation D Refurbishment

13 We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is _ the law

14 On the _, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today

15 You had your house decorated, ?

A hadn’t you B didn’t you C weren’t you D haven’t you

16 A part – time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests

17 The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of thepond, , and the pond’s location

A what the quality of the water is B how is the water quality

C the quality of water D what is the water quality

18 its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine

19. for their strong fiber include flax and hemp

20 appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an opticalillusion

Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words Find and write the word(s) on your answer sheet (10 pts) (Questions 21-30).

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1 As you will see from my curriculum vitae, I have attended university, where I studied

English and Law After finishing my course, I took a job in a travel agency in Paris and now Iorganise few hours for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United States

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Although I enjoy this very much, I feel I need to get more experience and it would seems to

me that working as a specialized tour guide in England would help me for do that I wouldrather work in an English-speaking country, as I need to practise my English I spend oneyear at London University, which it was most useful I did much conversation classes and atfirst I thought that I would find them difficult However, they turned out to be very enjoyable

I will have no any difficulty in coming to England for an interview if you will let me know inplenty of the time I enclose details of my present employer who will be too pleased to sendyou a reference

Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)

31 By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people (kill) _.

32 Tom will never forget (send) to a boarding school when he was just 8 years old.

33-34 The accident (report) _(cause) by a reckless motorist.

35 Many people (invite) to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily.

36 In her report, she mentioned (treat) at a hospital abroad last year

37 Hardly our teacher (enter) the classroom when it started to rain.

38 Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony Orchestra

and 17 traditional musicians, (come) _to Vietnam since yesterday.

39 The police are stopping all the cars They (look) _ for the escaped prisoner.

40 My uncle would rather that I ( not leave) _ yesterday.

Question IV: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form (10pts)

41 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _ species (DANGER)

42.There are some and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in Vietnam

(SIMILAR)

43 He resigned for a _ of reasons (VARIOUS)

44 We have to decide to interview only the best six for the job (APPLY)

45 Her son is always mischievous and , which annoys her very much (OBEY)

47 What percentage of the city’s _ live in poverty? (HOUSE)

48 When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of (POWER)

49 Mr Pike has _ his wife by three years (LIVE)

50 I was a bit _ by my performance in the first exam, but I decided (MORAL)

to make an extra effort in the ones left

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30pts)

Question I: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space (10pts)

Childhood is the time when there are (51) _ responsibilities to make life difficult If achild has good parents, he is (52) _ , looked after and loved, whatever he may do It isimprobable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything inreturn In (53) _, life is always presenting new things to the child- things that have lost theirinterest for older people because they are too well- known A child finds pleasure playing in the rain ,

or in the snow His first visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure But a child has his (54) _ He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually toldnot to do things, or being punished (55) _ what he has done wrong His life’s therefore notperfectly happy

When a young man starts to (56) _his own living, he becomes free from thediscipline of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities He can nolonger expect (57) _ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if hewants to live comfortably If he spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a child, he will

be hungry And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go

to prison If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have thegreatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (58) _ in his job and of building up forhimself his own position in society

Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old

to be unhappy With old age (59) _wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wiselygiven The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch theirgrandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been auseful one, feel the happiness of having come (60) _ the battle of life safely and of havingreached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight

58 A progress B achievement C improvements D accomplishments

60 A out B across C through D back

Question II: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10pts)

THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in _61 _.Many species

of animals are threatened, and could easily become 62 if we do not make an _63 _ toprotect them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or forother valuable _64 _ of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught _65 _ and sold

as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat-the place _66 they live-isdisappearing More _67 _ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer openspaces _68 _ there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better cropsbut these chemicals _69 the environment and harm wildlife The most successful animals onearth - human beings- will soon be the only ones _70 _ unless we can solve this problem

Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below (10 pts)

One benefit of parks is that plants absorb carbon dioxide—a key pollutant—and emitoxygen, which humans need to breathe According to one study, an acre of trees can absorbthe same amount of carbon dioxide that a typical car emits in 11,000 miles of driving Parksalso make cities cooler Scientists have long noted what is called the Urban Heat IslandEffect: building materials such as metal, concrete, and asphalt absorb much more of thesun’s heat and release it much more quickly than organic surfaces like trees and grass.Because city landscapes contain so much of these building materials, cities are usually

warmer than surrounding rural areas Parks and other green spaces help to mitigate the

Urban Heat Island Effect

Unfortunately, many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land isalready being used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urbanenvironment However, cities could benefit from many of the positive effects of parks byencouraging citizens to create another type of green space: rooftop gardens While mostpeople would not think of starting a garden on their roof, human beings have been plantinggardens on rooftops for thousands of years Some rooftop gardens are very complex andrequire complicated engineering, but others are simple container gardens that anyone can

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create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work

Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and gardenspaces, but without taking up the much-needed land Like parks, rooftop gardens help toreplace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen They also help to lessen theUrban Heat Island Effect, which can save people money In the summer, rooftop gardensprevent buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce coolingbills In the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concreteradiate so quickly, leading to savings on heating bills Rooftop vegetable and herb gardenscan also provide fresh food for city dwellers, saving them money and making their dietshealthier Rooftop gardens are not only something everyone can enjoy, they are also asmart environmental investment

71 Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigatebelongs to which of the following word

groups?

A exacerbate, aggravate, intensify B obliterate, destroy, annihilate

C allay, alleviate, reduce D absorb, intake, consume

72 Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that

A cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens

B some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens

C most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens

D most people prefer life in the country over life in the city

73 According to the passage, the Urban Heat Island Effect is caused by the fact(s) that

a cities are warmer than nearby rural areas

b building materials absorb more of the sun’s heat than organic surfaces

c building materials release the sun’s heat more quickly than organic surfaces

74 Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best describes the maindifference between parks and rooftop gardens?

A Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not

B Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private

C Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not

D Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not

75 The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except

A increased space for private relaxation

B savings on heating and cooling costs

C better food for city dwellers

D improved air quality

76 According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is thatthey

A decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect

B replenish the air with nourishing oxygen

C do not require the use of valuable urban land

D are less expensive than traditional park spaces

77 The author’s tone in the passage is best described as

A descriptive B passionate C informative D argumentative

78 Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's claim thatrooftop gardens are good for the environment?

A Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share

B More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants can

remove from the air

C Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants

D The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of planting arooftop garden

79 Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

A A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed

B A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored

C A viewpoint is established and then defended

D A thesis is presented and then supported

80 It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely endorse a programthat

A permitted the construction of buildings in city park land provided they have rooftop

gardens

B extended discounts on plants to customers who use them to create rooftop gardens

C offered free admission to schools willing to take their students on field trips to the citypark

D promised vacation getaways to cooler destinations for those trapped in the city at the

peak of summer

PART D: WRITING (20pts)

Question I: 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 (5pts)

81 The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic

85 We were all shocked by his reaction

 His reaction came _

Question II: 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 Do not change the form of the given word (5pts)

86 I left my last job because I didn’t really agree with my manager’s approach (EYE)

I left my last job because I _ with my manager

87 All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault (BLAME)

All the witnesses said that _ the accident

88 It was childish of him not to accept my apologies (REFUSED)

 He _ of him

89 No one listened to what the politician was saying last night (EARS)

 What last night

90 She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time (FOUND)

 She _ the class on time

Question III Essay writing (10pts):

Some people say that cell phones have improved modern life Others believe that cell phoneshave caused many problems to people What is your opinion? In about 150 - 200 words, write anessay to assert your point of view on this problem

- THE END

-SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THANH HOÁ

HD CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2015-2016 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 THPT

Ngày thi: 10/03/2016 Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang.

31 will have been killed 36 having been treated

Question IV

41.endangered 42.similarities 43.variety 44 applicants 45.disobedient46.destroyer 47.households 48 powerlessness 49 outlived 50 demoralised/

demoralized

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)

(Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

Question I

Question II.

Question III.

PART D: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

81 - Had it not been for the heavy rain, we could have had our picnic

- Had it not rained heavily, we could have had our picnic

82 The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be

83 The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing

84 He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem

85 His reaction came as a shock to us all

Question II (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

86 I left my last job because I didn’t really see eye to eye with my manager

87 All the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident

88 He refused to accept my apologies, which was childish of him

89 What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night

90 She found it too difficult to come to the class on time

Question III Essay: (10 điểm)

Marking criteria:

+ Task completion (4 điểm)

Tuỳ theo khả năng hoàn thành về bố cục và những yêu cầu nội dung cho mỗi phần ( mở bài,thânbài,kết luận) giám khảo có thể chấm từ 1-4 điểm

+ Grammatical accuracy and spelling 3 điểm: bài viết không có lỗi chính tả và từ ba lỗi ngữ pháp

trở xuống được cho 3 điểm tối đa Cứ 4 lỗi chính tả hoặc ngữ pháp trừ 1 điểm (Trừ không quá 3điểm)

- Coherence and cohesion (tính mạch lạc và sự liên kết câu, đoạn) – 3 điểm:

Tùy mức độ mạch lạc, liên kết câu, liên kết đoạn của bài viết, giám khảo có thể chấm 1-3 điểm

B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20

Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25

Tổng số điểm thí sinh làm đúngĐiểm bài thi = -

5

UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

NĂM HỌC: 2015 – 2016

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12 (CHUYÊN)

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Ngày thi: 24 tháng 3 năm 2016

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* Ghi chú: Đề thi gồm 13 trang Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.

PART ONE: PHONETICS: (10pts)

I Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (5pts)

2 A considerate B candidate C associate D adequate

5 A intellectual B situation C digestion D Greenwich

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three (5pts)

6 A mischievous B miscellaneous C intimacy D veterinary

7 A infamous B inventory C negligence D congenial

8 A impotent B ignorant C admirable D affidavit

10 A monetary B paralysis C protagonist D analogous

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60pts)

I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (20pts)

11 You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is a _ liar

A dedicated B devoted C committed D compulsive

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

12 There can be no _ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment

13 When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _ obvious where the turning is

A immediately B directly C instantaneously D quite

14 At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _ with the devil

A cooperation B association C league D conjunction

15 The flights are full at the moment, so you’ll have to _

A run a stroke of luck B get a better luck

C be down on your luck D take pot luck

16 I heard that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team

A in the woods B on the grapevine C under your feet D on the olive branch

17 Many habitats change the types of plants and animals that live there

A with respect to B in respect for C as for D as against

18 Unfortunately some really ill animals have to be _ by our center

A put down B turned over C passed away D taken out

19 John first dabbled _ buying old maps for his collection

20 It’s a matter of urgency to put right at once but nothing suitable _ to mind

21 When my father was a young student, they were taught to memorize information and _ it forexams Thankfully, those teaching techniques have become outdated

22 He was arrested for trying to pass _ notes at the bank

A counterfeit B fake C camouflaged D fraudulent

23 Living in the countryside is a far cry from reading about it It _ You have to deal with _poverty and go through the bad patch

A is of crass stupidity/ grueling B is no mean feat/ grinding

C goes against the grain/ abject D dwindles away to nothing/ extreme

24 He had his money _ in a secure bank account

A hammered away at B jabbered about C slaved away D squirreled away

25 The train service has been a _ since they introduced the new schedules

26 ‘The film was pretty bad, wasn’t it?’ – ‘Yes, I think it was _’

A exemplary B excruciating C expeditious D explicit

27 When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in _

A collusion B equilibrium C collision D incubation

28 There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter’s experience _ the scales inhis favor

29 We are conscious that sleeplessness usually _ those who are exposed to a great deal of stress,anxiety or depression

30 I think that the artist’s cartoons are usually rather _ as they are intended to appeal to

a mass number of audiences

II Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable preposition (10pts)

31 This soup is too hot to eat I’ll wait for it to cool _

32 Tim is seventeen and at the moment he doesn’t care very much _ anything except clothes

33 Last year Ross was charged _ a variety of crimes, including assault and car theft

34 It’s a long journey so remember to fill _ the petrol tank before you go

35 Luckily, the bomb which went _ near the bank last Friday didn’t kill anyone

36 A car suddenly pulled _ in front of me and I couldn’t stop in time

37 Luckily, the rain held _ so we were able to play the match

38 I don’t think I’ll ever rich, but you live _ hope, don’t you?

39 Mr Deacon next door had a very serious operation Apparently, it’s a miracle he pulled _

40 I don’t know what happened I was just sitting at my desk and I suddenly blacked _ for a fewminutes

III Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the number space provided in the column

on the right (0) has been done as an example (10pts)

Example: 0: willingly

We are the only animal that chooses what it will look like True, the chameleon changes

color-but not (0 WILLING) Unlike us, it doesn’t get up in the morning and ask itself, “What shall I look like today?”, but we can and do Indeed, the (41 ANTIQUE) _ of body decoration points to the conclusion that it is a key factor in our development as the (42 DOMINATE)

_ life-form on our planet No human society has ever been found where some form of bodydecoration is not the norm

By (43 CUSTOM) _ their physical appearance, our ancestors distanced themselves from the rest of the animal (44 KING) _ Within each tribe this helped them to mark out

differences of role, status and (45 KIN) _ Our ancestors developed (46 ORDINARY) _ techniques of body decoration for (47 PRACTICE) _ reasons How to show where on tribe ends and another begins? How to memorably underline the (48 SIGNIFY) _

of that moment when an individual becomes an adult member of society? (49 ARGUE) _, without the expressive capabilities of such “body language” we would have been (50 FINITE)

_ less successful as a species

IV Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them (20pts)

Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of

a computer Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have all concludedthat there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally supposed Dr WilderPenfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains electrically, he can elicit thetotal recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives Even dreams and another minor events supposedlyforgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details Although the physical basic for memory is notyet understood, one theory is how the fantastic capacity for storage in the brain is the result of analmost unlimited combination of interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of activity.Repeated references with the same information support recall In other word, improved performance isthe result of strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory

PART THREE: READING (70pts)

I Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap (15pts)

Reports that the government is about to _ (61) the go ahead to plans for the building of anew runway at London's Gatwick airport have angered local _ (62) and raised fears of increasednoise and exhaust pollution The _ (63) plans also include permission for additional night flightsand will _ (64) the compulsory purchase of farmland, _ (65) the demolition of a number ofprivate homes According to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the government is known to beconcerned by the increasing _ (66) of traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans forfurther runways in the foreseeable _ (67) Gatwick is widely _ (68) as a better _ (69) forexpansion than London's third airport, Stansted, which still _ (70) from poor transport links Aspokesperson for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, _ (71) up of local people, accused thegovernment of _ (72) back on promises made before the General Election 'We were told then thatthe airport authority had no _ (73) of building another runway and we believe that the governmenthas a duty to _ (74) its pledges Prominent figures in the government are also believed to beconcerned at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is _ (75) as saying thatreports were 'misleading' However, he would not give an assurance that plans for building a runwayhad definitely been rejected

Inflation is not a new phenomenon, (0) ….but… one that has existed at various times in various

places In _ (76) severest form; however, hyperinflation can destroy a nation's economy _(77) happened in revolutionary France and Weimar Germany; _ (78) bundles of notes wereneeded to pay for a loaf of bread But what is inflation? Briefly, it may be defined as a continualincrease in prices affecting the economy The rate of inflation is determined _ (79) changes in theprice level, which is an average of all prices When _ (80) prices rise while others fall, this willnot necessarily affect the price level, as inflation occurs _ (81) if most major prices increase Theproblem with inflation is that it reduces the value of purchasing power of money, as well as erodingpeople's savings Wage increases which are below or equal _ (82) the level of inflation will result

in a declining or static _ (83) of living for workers, while wage increases above the rate ofinflation will merely stoke the fire for further inflation So what can a government do to stop theprocess? It can increase taxes, raise interest rates, decrease the money supply, reduce governmentspending or set a ceiling _ (84) price and wage rises Why none of these is a popular measure isunderstandable, but if they reduce inflation _ (85) a mild two to four percent per annum, asopposed to allowing it to rise to double-digit severe inflation, it is preferable in the long run

III Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text.

Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (12pts)

Orientation and Navigation

To South Americans, robins are birds that fly north every spring To North Americans, therobins simply vacation in the south each winter Furthermore, they fly to very specific places in SouthAmerica and will often come back to the same trees in North American yards the following spring Thequestion is not why they would leave the cold of winter so much as how they find their way around

The question perplexed people for years, until, in the 1950s, a German scientist named Gustavo

Kramer provided some answers and in the process, raised new questions

Kramer initiated important new kinds of research regarding how animals orient and navigate.Orientation is simply facing in the right direction; navigation involves finding ones way from point A

to point B

Early in his research, Kramer found that caged migratory birds became very restless at aboutthe time they would normally have begun migration in the wild Furthermore, he noticed that as theyfluttered around in the cage, they often launched themselves in the direction of their normal migratoryroute He then set up experiments with caged starlings and found that their orientation was, in fact, inthe proper migratory direction except when the sky was overcast, at which times there was no cleardirection to their restless movements Kramer surmised, therefore, that they were orienting according

to the position of the Sun To test this idea, he blocked their view of the Sun and used mirrors tochange its apparent position He found that under these circumstances, the birds oriented with respect

to the new "Sun." They seemed to be using the Sun as a compass to determine direction At the time,

this idea seemed preposterous How could a bird navigate by the Sun when some of us lose our way

with road maps? Obviously, more testing was in order

So, in another set of experiments, Kramer put identical food boxes around the cage, with food

in only one of the boxes The boxes were stationary, and the one containing food was always at thesame point of the compass However, its position with respect to the surroundings could be changed byrevolving either the inner cage containing the birds or the outer walls, which served as the background

As long as the birds could see the Sun, no matter how their surroundings were altered, they wentdirectly to the correct food box Whether the box appeared in front of the right wall or the left wall,they showed no signs of confusion On overcast days, however, the birds were disoriented and hadtrouble locating their food box

In experimenting with artificial suns, Kramer made another interesting discovery If theartificial Sun remained stationary, the birds would shift their direction with respect to it at a rate ofabout 15 degrees per hour, the Sun's rate of movement across the sky Apparently, the birds wereassuming that the "Sun" they saw was moving at that rate When the real Sun was visible, however, the

birds maintained a constant direction as it moved across the sky In other words, they were able tocompensate for the Sun's movement This meant that some sort of biological clock was operating-and avery precise clock at that

What about birds that migrate at night? Perhaps they navigate by the night sky To test the idea,caged night-migrating birds were placed on the floor of a planetarium during their migratory period Aplanetarium is essentially a theater with a domelike ceiling onto which a night sky can be projected forany night of the year When the planetarium sky matched the sky outside, the birds fluttered in thedirection of their normal migration But when the dome was rotated, the birds changed their direction

to match the artificial sky The results clearly indicated that the birds were orienting according to thestars

There is accumulating evidence indicating that birds navigate by using a wide variety of

environmental cues Other areas under investigation include magnetism, landmarks, coastlines, sonar,and even smells The studies are complicated by the fact that the data are sometimes contradictory andthe mechanisms apparently change from time to time Furthermore, one sensory ability may back upanother

86 Which of the following can be inferred about bird migration from paragraph 1?

A Birds will take the most direct migratory route to their new habitat

B The purpose of migration is to join with larger groups of birds

C Bird migration generally involves moving back and forth between north and south

D The destination of birds' migration can change from year to year

87 The word ‘perplexed’ in the passage is closest in meaning to _.

88 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence

in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essentialinformation

A Experiments revealed that caged starlings displayed a lack of directional sense and restlessmovements

B Experiments revealed that caged starlings were unable to orient themselves in the direction of theirnormal migratory route

C Experiments revealed that the restless movement of caged starlings had no clear direction

D Experiments revealed that caged starlings' orientation was accurate unless the weather was overcast

89 The word ‘preposterous’ in the passage is closest in meaning to _.

A unbelievable B inadequate C limited D creative

90 According to paragraph 3, why did Kramer use mirrors to change the apparent position of the Sun?

A To test the effect of light on the birds' restlessness

B To test whether birds were using the Sun to navigate

C To simulate the shifting of light the birds would encounter along their regular migratory route

D To cause the birds to migrate at a different time than they would in the wild

91 According to paragraph 3, when do caged starlings become restless?

A When the weather is overcast

B When they are unable to identify their normal migratory route

C When their normal time for migration arrives

D When mirrors are used to change the apparent position of the Sun

92 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 4 about Kramer’s reason for filling onefood box and leaving the rest empty?

A He believed the birds would eat food from only one box

B He wanted to see whether the Sun alone controlled the birds' ability to navigate toward the box withfood

C He thought that if all the boxes contained food, this would distract the birds from following theirmigratory route

D He needed to test whether the birds preferred having the food at any particular point of the compass

93 According to paragraph 5, how did the birds fly when the real Sun was visible?

A They kept the direction of their flight constant

B They changed the direction of their flight at a rate of 15 degrees per hour

C They kept flying toward the Sun

D They flew in the same direction as the birds that were seeing the artificial Sun

94 The experiment described in paragraph 5 caused Kramer to conclude that birds possess a biologicalclock because _

A when birds navigate they are able to compensate for the changing position of the Sun in the sky

B birds innate bearings keep them oriented in a direction that is within 15 degrees of the Sunsdirection

C birds' migration is triggered by natural environmental cues, such as the position of the Sun

D birds shift their direction at a rate of 15 degrees per hour whether the Sun is visible or not

95 According to paragraph 6, how did the birds navigate in the planetarium's nighttime environment?

A By waiting for the dome to stop rotating

B By their position on the planetarium floor

C By orienting themselves to the stars in the artificial night sky

D By navigating randomly until they found the correct orientation