HSG V2 0506

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH

THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2005 - 2006

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-ĐÈ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - (VÒNG 2)

Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)

-I LISTENING (20 points)

Part 1: Cathy, a young Canadian wants to go to an aerobics class at the Fitness

Centre, a London gym She speaks to the receptionist who gives her the information sheet below Listen to her conversation and fill in the gaps You will hear the recording twice

THE FITNESS CENTRE

Aerobics (2) ……… …. Beginner/intermediate (7) …………

Jazz class (4) ……… …. Beginner/intermediate (8) …………

Part 2: Roy and Sylvia have a lot of things to do this weekend Listen to them deciding which things they want to do Put a tick ()in the correct column to show who does what You will hear the recording twice.

take out the rubbish

go shopping

clean the car

vacuum the carpet

clean the fridge

clean the window

put away the groceries

iron the sheets

Part 3: You will hear four short conversations Listen to the recording and

answer the following questions You will hear the recording twice

1 Who enjoyed the weekend more? The boy or the girl?

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2 What did the woman have to eat or drink on the train?

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3 Where are the young couple from exactly ?

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4 Did the young man like the film? What was its title?

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II VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

1 Lions tend to on large animals, like deer

2 If too many species out, it will upset the ecosystem

3 You really should your energy for the difficult climb ahead

A preserve B keep C maintain D conserve

4 I shall do the job to the best of my

A capacity B ability C knowledge D talent

5 If it/s raining tomorrow, we shall have to put the match till Sunday

A off B away C in D on

6 She stopped him home by hiding the car key

A not drive B not to drive C to drive D from driving

7 Just keep working on him; he'll come the idea sooner or later

A down with B up for C up with D round to

8 If you keep the wound clean, it should very quickly

9 Don't think about it; just make a selection

10 the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning

A On account of B According to C Beacause of D Due to

Part 2: read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line

to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Just a bit of fun?

For many people, playing card games is one of the most

(0) enjoyable ways of spending their leisure time Indeed, in ENJOY some cultures card games and even an element of (1)……….…… GAMBLE amongst friends and family is quite common on certain special

occasions, such as New Year’s Eve (2)………at cards is WIN

a bit like having your fortune told - it is a (3)……….…….bit of fun HARM

even if you don’t win, you can take comfort in sayings, such as

(4)………at cards, lucky in love.’ It is often LUCK

(5)………to watch someone who has never played cards AMUSE before beat all the experts This is called ‘(6)……… ……… luck’ BEGIN

and it adds to the fun Some people find it (7)……… …just FASCINATE watching a game of cards, while others find the whole thing

incredibly (8)……… ……….if they are not taking an active part BORE

(9)……….………., for some people card games become an FORTUNATE (10)……….that they cannot control ADDICT

Part 3: Complete these sentences using the correct form of one the pharsal verbs below in each space.

catch on catch up drop out drop off kick off

join in fall behind fall out kick out join up

1 I am not friends with Peter anymore We’ve ………

2 Don’t just sit there watching the game,……….…… !

3 If there is a war and they want soldiers for the army, would you.……… ?

4 I’m looking forward to the match What time do they……….…….?

5 The pupil misbehaved so much that the teacher had to……… him……….……… .

6 After the first year I couldn’t cope with university, so I decided to……… .

7 That style looks so old-fashionned; I don’t think clothes like that will ever……… …

8 The other runners were so far ahead that it was difficult for him to……… ……

9 She couldn’t catch up with the other runner because she had………….….too far………..

10 When we got to the market I asked the taxi driver to……… me……….

III READING: (25points)

Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A,B,C,D best fits each

space

ACTION SCENES IN FILMS

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films These scenes, which are (1) as stunts, are usually (2) by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely (3) can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film, you have to be extremely (4) , sometimes stopping (5) in front of the camera and film crew At an early (6) in the production, an expert stuntman is (7) in to work out the action scenes and form a team He is the only person who can go (8) the wishes of the director, (9) he will usually only do this in the (10) of safety

Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (11) in for the actors Actors like to become (12) in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never (13) them take the risk To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (14) If they were to be hurt, the film would (15) to a sudden halt

2 A performed B given C fulfilled D displayed

4 A detailed B plain C straight D precise

10.A interests B needs C purposes D regards

12.A connected B arranged C involved D affected

Part 3: Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word in the dialogue below.

Robert: (1)……… …………. the television on, Marion The Rich and the Ugly is on in

a minute

Marion: You are not watching that rubbish, are you? I can’t stand Brazilian (2)……… operas Anyway, which (3) ……….is it on?

Robert: I think it’s on Channel Five I only started watching it last week, this is the last (4) ………. I find it quite funny, more like a (5) ……… ……….

than the unusual melodramatic stuff

Marion: I’d rather watch a (6) ………. like Tom and Jerry or The Flintstones

any day

Robert: It’s an incredibly popular (7) ………. It’s got bigger (8)……… ratings than any other show on TV

Marion: You mean to say that more (9) ………. watch rubbish like that than any other programme?

Robert: Yes Ah It’s just starting Can you turn the (10) ………. up? I can’t hear anything

IV WRITING (25 points)

Part 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same

as the sentence printed before it.

1 You can’t leave the room during the exam

You are not

2 The price of the room includes breakfast

Breakfast

3 Some people said Peter stole the pen

Peter is

4 They haven’t finished building the bridge yet

The bridge

5 They will want to know what you have in your suitcase

You will be asked

6 I managed to get up on time by going to bed early

If I

7 I would like you to give me a ring the moment you arrive

As soon as

8 Take my advice and marry when you are older

If I were

9 It is not necessary for you to wake me up in the morning

You don’t

10 Shoes and trainers are not permitted at my school

They

Part 2: COMPOSITION (You should spend about 30 minutes on this task.)

Air pollution is a serious problem in Vietnam In about 250 words, write about what causes air pollution, its effect to our health and propose some solutions to this problem

SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH

THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2005 - 2006

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-ĐÈ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - (VÒNG 2)

-HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

I LISTENING: (20 points )

Part 1: (8 points): one point for each item

1 Friday 2 12.30 – 1.30 3 Aerobics 4 6.30 – 7.30

5 advanced 6 Beginner/intermediate 7 £ 2.50 8 £ 3.50

Part 2: (8 points): one point for each item

put away the groceries 

1 The girl 2 A cup of coffee and a sandwich

3 Hamilton, in the south of Canada, near Toronto

4 It was all right The Lost Dream

II VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points )

6/ beginner’s 7/fascinating 8/boring 9/unfortunately 10/addiction

1/ fallen out 2/join in 3/join up 4/kick off 5/kick(him) out

6/drop out 7/catch on 8/catch up 9/fallen(too far)behind

10/drop (me) off

III READING (20 points)

Part 1

Q # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Part 2 (10 points)

1 switch/turn 2 soap 3 channel 4 episode 5 comedy

6 cartoon 7 series 8 audience 9 viewers 10 volume

IV WRITING: (25 points)

Part 1 (10 points)

1 You are not allowed to leave the room till the end of the exam

2 Breakfst is included in the price of the room

3 Peter is accused of stealing the pen

4 The bridge has not been completed/finished yet

5 You will be asked to show what you have in the suitcase/ the content of youe suitcase

6 I f I had gone to bed late, I wouldn’t have got up on time

7 As soon as you arrive, please give me a ring

8 If I were you, I would get married later

9 You don’t have to wake me up in the morning

10 They don’t let us wear shoes and trainers at our school

Part 2 (15 points)

Total marks : 100