Đề thi HSG duyên hải bắc bộ lớp 11 năm 2014

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space provi

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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ

NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11

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

Ngày thi: 19/04/2014

A LISTENING: (15 pts)

Part 1: You will hear a lecturer talking about how to increase sales Listen and choose the correct answer: A, B or C (5 pts)

1 Retailers place popular items

A in the back of the store

B near the front entrance

C at the end of the aisle

2 Carpet patterns are used to

A help shoppers feel comfortable

B appeal to shoppers’ decorative sense

C encourage shoppers to walk in certain directions

3 Retailers can keep customers in the store longer by

A providing places to sit

B keeping the doors closed

C lowering the prices

4 Music is used in stores to

A entertain customers

B slow customers down

C make customers shop faster

5 The scent of vanilla has been used in

A ice cream shops

B bakeries

C clothing stores

Part 2: You will hear a man and a woman talking about a community centre Listen and fill in the gaps with the missing information Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (10 pts)

Wednesday, Saturday (1) ……… Children, teens

Tuesday, Thursday (4) ……… Children, teens, adults

Membership fees: (6) $ ……… (individual)

(7) $ ……… (family)

ĐỀ SỐ 1

Part 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (2.5p)

1 A surgical B surround C surrender D survival

2 A opportunity B menu C attitude D muscular

3 A physical B mythology C rhythm D psychology

4 A apartheid B thorough C cathedral D ethnic

5 A exhausted B cheetah C rhinoceros D alcoholic

Part 2 Find the word whose main stress is different from that of the others (2.5 pts)

1 A Admission B requirement C copyright D vocational

2 A representative B satisfactory C documentary D deforestation

3 A acquaintance B government C development D interpret

4 A misbehaviour B generational C disciplinary D education

5 A intensity B apprentice C attendance D atmosphere

C VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 PTS)

Part 1 Choose the word/phrase that best completes each of the following sentences (5pts)

1 The new school complex cost _ the city council had budgeted for

A just twice as much as B twice more by far than

C twice much more than D almost twice as much as

2 Larry _ forgot where he’d left his keys

A momentarily B directly C singularly D shortly

3 The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _

A cooperation B coordination C corporation D coexistence

4 James could no longer bear the _ surroundings of the decrepit old house

A oppressive B domineering C pressing D overbearing

5 I find the idea of experimenting on animals _

A disagreeing B objectionable C distasteful D objective

6 He’s a bit timid and hasn’t yet _ the courage to apply for the job

A put on B get off C plucked up D carried through

7 Following the crime in Bradford High Street last Saturday afternoon, the police are checking _ anyone who was there at the time

A in for B up on C out of D over to

8 According to a Government spokesman, further _ in the public sector are to be

expected

A cutbacks B breakdowns C out-takes D layouts

9 Under the weather or not, Ashcroft _ 2 mins 13.8 secs, almost a second faster than her winning time last year

10 That judge is feared because she takes a hard _ in the fight against drugs

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11 He will be sued for _ of contract if he does not do what he promised

A fracture B crack C rupture D breach

12 You shouldn’t _ into other’s people private lives

13 Some romantic novelists _ out books with the same old formula every year

14 Even the best medicines are not _

A infallible B unfailing C fail-proof D falsified

15 The dog was a little subdued yesterday, but she’s full of _ this morning

A sprouts B beans C chips D berries

16 There are a lot of crooked people in big cities If you don’t want to be cheated, you’ll need

to keep your _ about you

17 Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not _

A have our head in the clouds B bury our heads in the sand

C count our blessings D rest on our laurels

18 There’s nothing as cozy on a cold evening as the warm _ of a fire

19 She seems to be angry with the whole world She’s got a chip _

A on her shoulder B in her bonnet C under her hat D between the ears

20 How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a _, it’s 7 miles + 1 mile per 100

ft above sea level

A trick of the trade B golden rule C free hand D rule of thumb

Part 2: Read the text, find the10 mistakes and correct them You should indicate in which line the mistake is (5 pts)

Thirty years ago, the TV series UFO envisions 1999 as an era when space fighters were launched from submarines, the world was in threat from alien invaders -and everyone carried a slide rule in a holster on their belts

Even as the programme was being made, pocket calculators were coming onto the market There was a lesson about the future: it will overtake your wildest imaginings If you focus on what existing technologies will develop, you miss the real changes - and threats This autumn sees the changeover between keyboards and mice to using the human voice to dictate directly onto the screen, and to command the computer Wonderful, you may think A cure for repetitive strain injure (RSI), caused by repeated physical actions Except that it will not be It will transfer RSI from the wrist to the throat The voice box is a very delicate instrument and we are not used to speak all the time Even 200 words (taking a little over a minute to say) leaves us clearing our throats and sipping a drink There will be catastrophes unless we learn how to use our voices safe Students who get up on the morning of an essay deadline to compose 4,000 words on a voice -operated computer could permanently damage their voices

Each new technological development tends to bring problems with it Nobody had heard of RSI until word processors exploded onto the market Long hours spent stare into a computer monitor led to complaints of eyestrain, backache and even worries about radiation leaks from the screen Repetitive computer related tasks are such a common features of modern work that many companies are calling in ergonomic consultants to recommend ways to avoid RSI conditions such

as carpal tunnel syndrome, a wrist condition commonly found in people who use keyboards

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Companies found that by following their advices, claims for injury or illnesses suffered by employees were greatly diminished

Part 3 Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (5 pts)

1 The ship was bound ……… Japan when it ran into typhoon

2 You need to show that picture ……….a dark background

3 I turned ……… at the meeting but the others didn’t come

4 Inside your passport, you should write the name of your next……… kin

5 We walked out of the room ……… tiptoe, so as not to disturb the sleeping baby

6 After the war, several people were tried for crimes ……….humanity

7 I hate people who give………the end of a film that you haven’t seen

8 Everyone approved of the scheme but when we asked for volunteers they all hung ………

9 As nobody seems to know what to do next, may I put ……… a proposal?

10 Queen Victoria reigned ……… Britain and Ireland for over sixty years

11 The government was finally brought ……… by a minor scandal

12 The murderer turned himself ……….to the police one week after the crime

13 We saw Ron’s mom lay ……… him when he came home late last night

14 Grandfather must be tired He’s nodding ……….in his chair

15 Her husband promised to mend the broken wheel soon………fail

16 His business is growing so fast that he must take ………more workers

17 Who’ll compensate me ……… my loss?

18 Her uncle was given the award ………recognition of his services to the factory

19 I must ask you not to allude ……….my past indiscretions

20 John has grown ………his habit of playing truant

Part 4 Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences (5 pts)

1 The tiny village is the birthplace of one of the world’s most beloved bears, Smokey Bear, (be) precise!

2 While attempting to curb the inferno, a fire crew (rescue) _ a badly frightened cub (cling) to a burnt pine tree

3 The finding that the burial chamber (date) back to 300 B.C has attracted many archeologists

4 I was born in an area of southern France where fresh Mediterranean tastes and smells

(abound) _

5 The village’s first new houses for 20 years (be) to be built next to Sane river

6 What tune (play) when they (come) in?

7 I suppose when I (come) back in two years’ time, they (pull) down all these

buildings

8 It was the dreariest hotel I ( ever have) _the misfortune (stay) _in

9 He would never miss (go) to such good party

10 There was nobody around John (stand) where she (leave) him

11 He wasn’t responsible He wasn’t (blame) _

12 What a dangerous thing to do! You (kill)

13 I felt as if I (betray) _a confidence

14 The accused denied (be) in the vicinity of the murder scene

15 It’s essential that all top security documents (stamp) CONFIDENTIAL

Part 5 Complete the text by writing a correct form of the word in CAPITALS (0) has been done

as an example (5 pts)

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IS IT WORTH IT?

It is (0) …commonly… believed that a break from everyday routine can

only do you good Every summer, you can spot

COMMON

prospective (1) ……… at airports and waiting for car HOLDAY ferries They are (2) ……… - you can tell them a mile away by their

sun hats and hopeful expressions

For all their optimism, what often actually happens can be a rude

MISTAKE

(3) ……… from the blissful holiday dreams of the rest WAKE

of the year Sunburn, mosquitoes and (4) ……… FORESEE expenses can make you think twice about how (5) ……… getting away

from it all really is

BENEFIT

The fact is, the (6) ……… of something going wrong LIKELY

is maximized when you are abroad and, (7) ……… , your ability to deal

with crisis and catastrophe is often minimized This

FORTUNE

could be because of language problems, (8) ……… with the culture, or

simply a different climate, all of which make everything seem different and unreal

FAMILIAR

So, what is the answer? (9) ………., an annual escape from

normal working life is a very positive thing However, the

DOUBT

(10) ……… of seeking an exotic location is questionable when you

think of all the things that can go wrong

WISE

Part 6: Choose the words/ phrases from the table below to complete the passage TWO suggested phrases do not fit at all.(5 pts)

on the other for example all things considered for this reason whilst

firstly too

Censorship is an issue which frequently generates a great deal of heated debate, with supporters maintaining that it is vital in order to protect society, (1) _ opponents claim that it is an unjustifiable restriction of public access to information

(2) , all countries have secrets which must be safeguarded for reasons of national security For instance, if an enemy country were to acquire such highly sensitive information, the effects could be catastrophic Consequently, governments have to have the power to restrict access

to information concerning areas such as the armed forces or particular aspects of foreign policy (3) , it is often argued that censorship is necessary to prevent the broadcast and publication of obscene material which is considered offensive and harmful to public morals Many people feel that, without censorship the public would be constantly subjected to material that the majority would find offensive (4) , the government has a duty to impose certain restrictions on the mass media by censoring films and texts which contain explicit scenes of sex, violence or foul language

(5) , opponents of censorship point out that when it is abused by governments, censorship becomes an instrument used to misinform society and maintain power In order to control the flow of information which reaches the public, repressive regimes try to put constraints

on the media, (6) denying citizens the right to information owing to the fact that governments believe it may lead them to seek greater freedom

(7) _, it is generally felt that mature adults are able to make informed choices about what they watch, read and listen to and should, therefore, be permitted to make their own decisions

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(8) , some comedians make use of offensive language and taboo subjects in their performances Critics of censorship argue that the only people who will watch or listen to such material are adults who have made a conscious decision to do so Thus, it is claimed, it is unjust to censor material like this since it is not forced upon people who may subsequently be offended by it (9) , it can be concluded that a certain degree of censorship is always necessary The best course of action would be to attempt to achieve a balance between the requirements of the country and the public on the one hand, and individuals’ rights (10)

C READING (25 PTS)

Part 1.For each gap, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D which best fits the context.(7.5 pts)

As time 1 , the power of newspapers seems to be on the 2 This is odd because in the relatively 3 past, people were predicting that the influence of the written word would diminish in 4 proportion to the rate of increase of the spoken word and moving image through TV and video As people whole-heartedly 5 the Internet and cable and satellite television, why don’t we see newspapers 6 out? How have these organs survived, let alone 7 , particularly on a Sunday? Why don’t people who have watched a football match live on the small screen 8 the wisdom of rushing out the next day to read a 9 version of it in four or five columns? Why would anyone who has seen a film and formed a

10 impression of it the following day read the review of the 11 film in a newspaper? To see if s/he is right? Isn’t that what friends are for? Don’t we have colleagues for just that purpose – to see if our ideas on any 12 song, film or program tally with others’? What

is this product that 13 of not much more than outrageous headlines, wayward comment, subjective editorials and hyperbolic sports pages still doing in our lives? It seems for the time 14 to be leading a charmed life When it finally goes, though, many may come to mourn its 15

1 A flies B passes C goes D drags

2 A increase B rise C expansion D build

3 A latest B distant C immediate D recent

5 A embrace B view C agree D win

6 A going B decreasing C dying D declining

7 A flourished B bloomed C flowered D rooted

9 A curtailed B cut C reduced D potted

10 A vivid B coloured C bright D direct

11 A exact B self-same C last D copied

12 A given B taken C subjected D written

13 A comprises B contains C consists D informs

15 A perishing B dying C falling D passing

Part 2: Fill ONE suitable word in each blank.(7.5 pts)

Skateboard Some sports or activities have traditionally been (1)……… with people, even though it is not always clear why Skateboarders, for instance, are expected to (2)……….teenagers wearing clothes four sizes too big for them When you come to think of it, there’s (3)……… practical reason why people over the age of 21 shouldn’t take (4)………the sport

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Skateboarding involves a certain (5)……… of falling off the board, (6)…… can of course

be painful, but this also (7)……… to other sports like skiing or surfing Sports should not be restricted (8)…………teenagers There is (9)……….wrong with a grown - up gliding down the road on his or her board

(10)………the same time, I must confess that I (11)……… a certain sympathy for my niece Emily when her father, my older brother Tom, announced that he was going skateboarding with her At the age of 14 you are very conscious of (12)…………other people think of you She knew all her friends would laugh at her if she arrived for the regular Saturday morning skateboarding sessions in the local park with her dad

Emily felt (13)…………embarrassment would be more than she could bear, so she kindly asked her father (14)…………he could go skateboarding somewhere else Tom realized how embarrassed Emily must felt and (15)……… out laughing

Part 3 Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions (5 points)

Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth

If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end

of the Cretaceous period of geological history This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct While there are a dozen

or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs For tens of millions

of years, those great creatures had flourished Then, suddenly, they disappeared

The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with amass

of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of at least 10 kilometers Scientists first identified this impact in 1980 from the worldwide layer of sediment deposited from the dust cloud that enveloped the planet after the impact This sediment layer is enriched in the rare metal iridium and other elements that are relatively abundant in a meteorite but very rare in the crust of Earth Even diluted

by the terrestrial material excavated from the crater, this component of meteorites is easily identified By 1990 geologists had located the impact site itself in the Yucatán region of Mexico The crater, now deeply buried in sediment, was originally about 200 kilometers in diameter

This impact released an enormous amount of energy, excavating a crater about twice as large

as the lunar crater Tycho The explosion lifted about 100 trillion tons of dust into the atmosphere, as can be determined by measuring the thickness of the sediment layer formed when this dust settled to the surface Such a quantity of material would have blocked the sunlight completely from reaching the surface, plunging Earth into a period of cold and darkness that lasted at least several months The explosion is also calculated to have produced vast quantities of nitric acid and melted rock that sprayed out overmuch of Earth, starting widespread fires that must have consumed most terrestrial forest sand grassland Presumably, those environmental disasters could have been responsible for the mass extinction, including the death of the dinosaurs

Several other mass extinctions in the geological record have been tentatively identified with large impacts, but none is so dramatic as the Cretaceous event But even without such specific documentation, it is clear that impacts of this size do occur and that their results can be catastrophic What is a catastrophe for one group of living things, however, may create opportunities for another

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group Following each mass extinction, there is a sudden evolutionary burst as new species develop

to fill the ecological niches opened by the event

Impacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet According to some estimates, the majority of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts Such a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution The standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments Yet an equally important criterion is the ability of a species to survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts

Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago In 1991 the United States Congress asked NASA to investigate the hazard posed today by large impacts on Earth The group conducting the study concluded from

a detailed analysis that impacts from meteorites can indeed be hazardous Although there is always some risk that a large impact could occur, careful study shows that this risk is quite small

1 The word “pose” in the passage is closest in meaning to

2 In paragraph 2, why does the author include the information that dinosaurs had flourished for tens of millions of years and then suddenly disappeared?

A To support the claim that the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is the best-documented

of the dozen or so mass extinctions in the geological record

B To explain why as many as half of the species on Earth at the time are believed to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous

C To explain why paleontologists have always been intrigued by the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous

D To provide evidence that an impact can be large enough to disturb the environment of the entire planet and cause an ecological disaster

3 Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about the location of the meteorite impact in Mexico?

A The location of the impact site in Mexico was kept secret by geologists from 1980 to 1990

B It was a well-known fact that the impact had occurred in the Yucatán region

C Geologists knew that there had been an impact before they knew where it had occurred

D The Yucatán region was chosen by geologists as the most probable impact site because of its climate

4 According to paragraph 3, how did scientists determine that a large meteorite had impacted Earth?

A They discovered a large crater in the Yucatán region of Mexico

B They found a unique layer of sediment worldwide

C They were alerted by archaeologists who had been excavating in the Yucatán region

D They located a meteorite with a mass of over a trillion tons

5 The word “excavating” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A digging out B extending C destroying D covering up

6 According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements are true of the impact at the end of the Cretaceous period EXCEPT:

A A large amount of dust blocked sunlight from Earth

B Earth became cold and dark for several months

C New elements were formed in Earth’s crust

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D Large quantities of nitric acid were produced

7 The phrase “tentatively identified” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A identified after careful study

B identified without certainty

Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information

A Until recently, nobody realized that Earth is exposed to unpredictable violent impacts from space

B In the last few decades, the risk of a random violent impact from space has increased

C Since most violent events on Earth occur randomly, nobody can predict when or where they will happen

D A few decades ago, Earth became the target of random violent events originating in outer space

10 According to the passage, who conducted investigations about the current dangers posed by large meteorite impacts on Earth?

A Paleontologists B Geologists C The United States Congress D NASA

Part 4: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.(5 pts)

Questions 1 – 4

The reading passage on Deer Farming In Australia has 5 paragraphs (A – E)

From the list of headings below choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs

A – E Write the appropriate number (i – viii) next to questions 1 – 4 on your answer sheet

NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all

i Industry Structures

ii Disease Affects Production iii Trends in Production

iv Government Assistance

v How Deer Came to Australia

vi Research and Development vii Asian Competition

Commercial deer farming in Australia commenced in Victoria in 1971 with the authorized capture of rusa deer from the Royal National Park, NSW Until 1985, only four species of deer, two from temperate climates (red, fallow) and two tropical species (rusa, chital) were confined for commercial farming Late in 1985, pressure from industry to increase herd numbers saw the development of import protocols This resulted in the introduction of large numbers of red deer hybrids from New Zealand and North American elk directly from Canada The national farmed deer herd is now distributed throughout all states although most are in New South Wales and Victoria

Paragraph B

The number of animals processed annually has continued to increase, despite the downward trend in venison prices since 1997 Of concern is the apparent increase in the number of female animals processed and the number of whole herds committed for processing With more than 40,000 animals processed in 1998/99 and 60,000 in 1999/2000, there is justified concern that future years may see a dramatic drop in production At least 85% of all venison produced in Australia is exported, principally to Europe At least 90% of all velvet antler produced is exported in an unprocessed state to Asia

Schemes to promote Australian deer products continue to have a positive effect on sales that in turn have a positive effect on prices paid to growers The industry appears to be showing limited signs that it is emerging from a state of depression caused by both internal and external factors that include: (i) the Asian currency downturn; (ii) the industry’s lack of competitive

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advantage in influential markets (particularly in respect to New Zealand competition), and; (iii) within industry processing and marketing competition for limited product volumes of venison Paragraph C

From the formation of the Australian Deer Breeders Federation in 1979, the industry representative body has evolved through the Deer Farmers Federation of Australia to the Deer Industry Association of Australia Ltd (DIAA), which was registered in 1995 The industry has established two product development and marketing companies, the Australian Deer Horn and Co-Products Pty Ltd (ADH) and the Deer Industry Projects and Development Pty Ltd, which trades as the Deer Industry Company (DIC) ADH collects and markets Australian deer horn and co-products on behalf of Australian deer farmers It promotes the harvest of velvet antler according to the strict quality assurance program promoted by the industry The company also plans and co-ordinates regular velvet accreditation courses for Australian deer farmers Paragraph D

Estimates suggest that until the early 1990s the rate of the annual increase in the number of farmed deer was up to 25%, but after 1993 this rate of increase fell to probably less than 10% The main reasons for the decline in the deer herd growth rate at such a critical time for the market were: (i) severe drought conditions up to 1998 affecting eastern Australia during 1993-96 and (ii) the consequent slaughter of large numbers of breeding females, at very low prices These factors combined to decrease confidence within the industry Lack of confidence saw a drop in new investment within the industry and a lack of willingness of established farmers to expand their herds With the development of strong overseas markets for venison and velvet and the prospect of better seasons ahead in 1996, the trends described were seen to have been significantly reversed However, the relatively small size of the Australian herd was seen to impose undesirable restraints on the rate at which herd numbers could be expanded to meet the demands for products

Supply difficulties were exacerbated when the supply of products, particularly venison, was maintained by the slaughter of young breeding females The net result was depletion of the industry’s female breeding herds

Paragraph E

Industry programs are funded by statutory levies on sales of animals for venison, velvet antler sales and the sale of live animals into export markets The industry has a 1996 - 2000 five year plan including animal nutrition, pasture quality, carcass quality, antler harvesting, promotional material and technical bulletins All projects have generated a significant volume

of information, which compliments similar work undertaken in New Zealand and other deer farming countries

Major projects funded by levy funds include the Venison Market Project from 1992 to

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1996 This initiative resulted in a dramatic increase in international demand for Australian venison and an increase in the domestic consumption of venison In an effort to maintain existing venison markets in the short term and to increase them in the long term, in 1997 the industry’s top priority became the increase in size and production capacity of the national herd

Questions 5 – 7

Read the passage about Deer Farming in Australia again and look at the statements below For questions 5 – 7 on your answer sheet write:

TRUE if the statement is true

FALSE if the statement is false

NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in Reading Passage

5 Since 1985 many imported deer have been interbred with the established herds

6 The drop in deer numbers since 1997 led to an increase in the price of venison

7 Current economic conditions in Asian countries have had positive effect on the Australian deer industry

Questions 8 – 10

Complete each of the following statements (Questions 8 –10) with words taken from Reading Passage Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Write your answers on your answer sheet

8 A stringent allows the Australian deer industry to maintain their excellence of product

9 Herd stock expansion was made difficult by the killing of to continue product supply

10 Foreign and home markets for Australian venison increased due to the

Part 2 Graph description (10pts)

The table below shows the percentage of the rooms occupied in six hotels during May to September between 1985 and 2000 The table also indicates the star rating of each hotel

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

You should write at least 150 words

Part 3 Essay writing (10 pts.)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Parents are the best teachers

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience Write about 250 words

ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 – ĐỀ SỐ 1

KỲ THI HSG VÙNG ĐỒNG BẰNG DUYÊN HẢI BẮC BỘ

2 Sunday 3 teens, adults 4 yoga 5 adults

street/ in the garage

11 down 12 in 13 into 14 off 15 without

Part 4: (5 pts)

9 come 10 will have pulled 11 had …had 12 to stay

17 might/could

have been killed

18 had betrayed 19 being/ having

9 breeding females

10 Venison Market Project

E WRITING

Part 1: (5 pts)

1 We were not taken in by his smooth manner

2 The President was impeached on the grounds of his financial misconduct

3 My daughter has grown out of the jumper you knitted for her

4 Oskar was in no mood/ wasn’t in the mood for going out last night

5 What the politician was saying last night feel on deaf ears

6 His father blew up at him when he heard he had damaged the car

7 Winning the lottery has definitely been a missed blessing

8 He’s a pleasant man socially but he drives a hard bargain in business

9 The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition

10 We were over the moon when our first grandchild was born

Part 2: (10 pts)

1 Completion: 1 pts

2 Content: 3 pts

- Cover the main information in the chart yet not go into too much details

- Make general remarks and effective comparisons

3 Organisation: 2 pts

- The ideas are well organized

- The description is sensibly divided into paragraphs

4 Language: 3 pts

- Use a wide range of vocabulary and structure

- Good grammar

5 Punctuation and spelling: 1 pt

- Present the right form of a paragraph

- Ideas are well organized and presented with unity, cohesion and coherence

4 Language: (3 pts)

- Demonstrate of a wide range of vocabulary and structures

- Good use of grammatical structures

- Present the ideas with clarity

- Easy to follow

5 Punctuations and spelling (1 pts)

Ngày thi: 20 tháng 4 năm 2014

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

Đề thi gồm 17 trang

PART ONE: LISTENING (15PTS)

Question 1: Listen and choose the correct answer to each question Write your

answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided (5pts)

1 These sessions with a counselor are _

A compulsory for all students

B available to any students

C for science students only

2 The counselor says that new students have to _

A spend more time on the college premises

B get used to working independently

C work harder than they did at school

3 John complains that the resource center _

A has limited opening hours

B has too few resources

C gets too crowded

4 The counselor suggests to John that _

A most other students can cope

B he needs to study all the time

C he should be able to fit in some leisure activities

5 Before being able to help John, the counselor needs to _

A talk with some of his lectures

B consult his tutor

C get more information from him

2 In the past Asian honey bees have been found in Queensland, Australia

3 A problem with Asian honey bees is that they attack native bees

4 Australian bees’ size stops them from pollinating some flowers

5 If Asian honey bees got into Australia, the country’s economy would be affected

Your answers:

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT

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Q6-10: Listen and complete the summary below Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer Write your answer in the space provided

Looking for Asian honey bees

Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only insects, and cough up small bits of

skeleton and other products in a pellet

Researchers go to the locations the bee eaters like to use for (6) _ They collect the pellets and take them to a (7) _ for analysis

Here (8) _ is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the (9) _ of Asian bees in the pellets

The benefit of this research is that the result is more (10) _ than searching for live Asian bees

Your answers:

PART TWO: PHONETICS (5PTS)

Question 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ in the same line Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space

provided (2.5pts)

1 A universal B conservation C newscaster D consumption

2 A obliged B hindsight C finalize D expertise

3 A congenial B recipient C appreciation D refund

5 A condemnation B continuity C contingency D contact

Your answers:

Question 2: Choose the word whose prominent stress is different from the others’

in the same line Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided (2.5pts)

1 A firsthand B retail C marquee D parade

2 A descale B descent C descend D descant

3 A petroleum B mausoleum C gymnasium D trapezium

4 A innovative B commentary C alternative D bodybuilder

5 A controversially B respiratory C agribusiness D telecommuting

Your answers:

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PART THREE: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30PTS)

Question 1: Choose the word/phrase that best completes each of the following sentences Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided (5pts)

1 The new school complex cost _ the city council had budgeted for

A just twice as much as B twice more by far than

C twice much more than D almost twice as much as

2 Larry _ forgot where he’d left his keys

A momentarily B directly C singularly D shortly

3 The Earth will be a planet where human beings, animals and plants live in peaceful _

A cooperation B coordination C corporation D coexistence

4 James could no longer bear the _ surroundings of the decrepit old house

A oppressive B domineering C pressing D overbearing

5 I find the idea of experimenting on animals _

A disagreeing B objectionable C distasteful D objective

6 He’s a bit timid and hasn’t yet _ the courage to apply for the job

A put on B get off C plucked up D carried through

7 Following the crime in Bradford High Street last Saturday afternoon, the police are checking _ anyone who was there at the time

8 According to a Government spokesman, further _ in the public sector are

to be expected

A cutbacks B breakdowns C out-takes D layouts

9 Under the weather or not, Ashcroft _ 2 mins 13.8 secs, almost a second faster than her winning time last year

10 That judge is feared because she takes a hard _ in the fight against drugs

11 He will be sued for _ of contract if he does not do what he promised

12 You shouldn’t _ into other’s people private lives

13 Some romantic novelists _ out books with the same old formula every year

14 Even the best medicines are not _

A infallible B unfailing C fail-proof D falsified

15 The dog was a little subdued yesterday, but she’s full of _ this morning

16 There are a lot of crooked people in big cities If you don’t want to be cheated, you’ll need to keep your _ about you

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17 Just because we’ve had a good year, this does not mean that we cannot do better: we must not _

A have our head in the clouds B bury our heads in the sand

C count our blessings D rest on our laurels

18 There’s nothing as cozy on a cold evening as the warm _ of a fire

19 She seems to be angry with the whole world She’s got a chip _

A on her shoulder B in her bonnet C under her hat D between the ears

20 How do you calculate the distance to the horizon? As a _, it’s 7 miles + 1 mile per 100 ft above sea level

A trick of the trade B golden rule C free hand D rule of thumb

1 First come the PC, then the internet and e-mail; now the e-book is

2 upon us, a hand-held device similarly in size and appearance to a video

3 cassette The user simply rings off the website on their PC, selects

4 the desired books, downloads them onto their e-book machine and

5 sits down to read them For turning a page, the user simply taps the

6 screen E-book technology is evolving rapidly, and with some of

7 the newest handholds you will even get internet access

8 But why would one want an e-book machine with reference to a book?

9 Well, one selling point companies emphasized, when these devices

10 hit the market a few years ago, which is the space they save when going

11 on holiday E-books enlighten the load, literally Ten large novels can

12 be put onto a device that weighs less than the average paperback One

13 can understand why commercial interests seem to want us to change

14 After all, the whole production process at first plan by author

15 until delivery to the printer had been doing electronically for a while

16 now, so why not save a few million trees and cut out the hard copy?

Question 3: Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions or

particles Write your answer in the space provided (5pts)

1 There was tremendous excitement in the streets and the shouting didn’t die _ till after midnight

2 A new organization is being set _ for those concerned about the welfare of dolphins

3 My father’s going to go _ the wall when he finds out that I’ve lost the car keys

4 She feels it is _ her to socialise with uneducated people

5 My teacher and I got _on the wrong foot, but now we are good friends off

6 The book centres _ a woman who becomes an astronaut

7 I love watching TV, but it does bite _ my free time

8 She left the potatoes cooking for so long that the water boiled _ and the

potatoes were burnt

9 He thinks I broke his window and threatens to pay me _ for it

10 He was wearing very shabby, dirty clothes and looked very down _ heel

11 The fitful moonlight was bright enough to see by, so he didn't bother to use his torch as he threaded his way _ through the trees

12 The company has decided to bring _ a new magazine aimed at the teenage market

13 I’m passing the chemist on my way home so I’ll pop _ and see if the photos are ready

14 You let him slipped _ your fingers again! We had him surrounded

15 The politician was drowned _ by people shouting and yelling

16 He’s not feeling well at the moment, but he should be up and _ again in a few days

17 The second leg was in extra time when the Austrians took a 2-1 lead _ aggregate

18 It was my first day on patrol and they threw me _ the deep end

19 You’re going to have to knuckle if you don’t want to fail the exam next month

20 Even old Henry Spalding, who had returned to Wellington in the spring, added his signature _ good measure

Your answers:

- (3 they, take) the necessary measures, this political crisis (4 can, avoid)

- I (5 look) everywhere, but the files appears (6 misplace)

- George mentioned (7 injure) in an accident as a child, but he (8 never, tell) us the details

- What time of year do you think it is in this picture? Summer? – No, it must be

winter If it (9 be) summer the people (10 not sit) round that big fire

- The speed limit is 30 miles an hour but Tom (11 drive) at 50 miles at that time

He (12 drive) so fast!

- My family (13 move) to Hanoi in 1994 so by the end of this year, we (14 live) in Hanoi for twenty years

- When I open the door, I saw a man on his knees He (15 clearly, listen) to our

conversation and I wondered how much he (16 hear)

- Thanks for sending back the book you lent you You (17 not, read) it already!

You (18 be) the world’s fastest reader! Hope you enjoyed it

- At first I (19 feel) quite flattered, (20 ask) to work with one of the professors

the first of which was Waverley It was published (1 ANONYMITY) _ in 1814

and, in subsequent years, its (2 SUCCEED) _ were described as being ‘by the

author of Waverley’, which accounts for the term ‘Waverley novels’ Although Scott

made no public (3 KNOW) _ of his (4 AUTHOR) _ until 1827, the writer’s identity was an open secret long before then He wrote (5 ORDINARY) _ quickly, and the first collected edition of the Waverley novels was published

as early as 1819 A set of illustrations by Alexander Nasmyth was produced for the second collected edition and these drawings were used on the title pages

Nasmyth has been called the father of landscape painting and, like Walter Scott, he helped to (6 POPULAR) _ his country’s romantic and (7 PICTURE) _ scenery The drawings were recently presented to the National Library of Scotland, which now boasts a superb and (8 RIVAL) _collection of manuscripts and papers relating to Scott and his circle

What is less well known about Sir Walter Scott is that after his (9 BANKRUPT) _in 1826, his last years were spent in frantic literary activity to pay off all the (10 CREDIT) _to whom he owned money

In addition Firstly

In other words rather than Now

because

as a result

It is true that many students struggle to produce high-quality essays Nevertheless, I don’t agree that there is little you can do to improve your essays or to make the task less difficult

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(1) _, let us examine what an essay needs in order to be considered ‘good’ To begin with, a good essay must answer the question fully (2) _, it must address each of the points raised in the essay title (3) _, it must present these points in

an organized and logical way A good writer will (4) _ avoid using the same words and phrases This can be easily achieved by using techniques (5) _ paraphrasing (6) _, you can use synonyms of words rather than repeating the same ones Furthermore, all of the ideas presented in your essay must be relevant and supported by examples

(7) _, let us consider what students can do in order to improve their writing skills Clearly, a good knowledge of the language is required to be able to write an essay that has few errors and communicates well (8) _, writing a good essay requires more than good language skills (9) _ people often find it difficult

essay-to write essays even in their own language As with any skill, the best way essay-to learn is from our mistakes To learn how to ride a bike you need to get on one and fall off sometimes (10) _, students can improve their essay writing though making and correcting mistakes and through constant practice

PART FOUR: READING (25PTS)

Question 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each numbered gap Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided (7.5pts)

Since the time of Nostradamus, meteorologists have been trying to (1) _ the mystery of climate changes Their (2) _ has been to be able to precisely (3) _ the weather for the days to come In the past, meteorologists looked skywards

to find hints in the clouds At present, their eyes are (4) _ at the spots where the most intriguing climatic transformations (5) _ about, namely, the (6) _ depths of the oceans where swirls, whirlpools and waves (7) _ the patterns for the future weather

The most efficient way of (8) _ hold of the ever changing map of the swirling currents circulating their heat around the planet is from space Weather satellites (9) _ with complicated instruments examine the surface and the bottom of the oceans and determine the exact height of water The impressive advantage offered by satellite scanning is that measurements can be (10) _ even in the most inaccessible parts of the oceans and can provide daily pictures of the water surface together with the (11) _ wave height and wind speed

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(12) _ being a priceless device for predicting climatic conditions for tourists, farmers or aviators, weather satellites also (13) _ advance warnings against storms or typhoons which (14) _ the coastal populations to (15) _ themselves against these destructive forces of nature

1 A obviate B account C decipher D elaborate

2 A subject B objectivity C subjection D objective

6 A utmost B indefinite C terminal D ultimate

7 A accomplish B procure C generate D formulate

9 A equipped B delivered C supplement D donated

11 A calculated B amounted C scored D enumerated

It wasn’t (6) _ the 16th century that Polish mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus presented a mathematical model of (7) _ the sun actually moved around the Earth, challenging the prevailing understanding of how the solar (8) _ worked The Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei then used a telescope to (9) _ this theory to be correct

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Many (10) _ advances have allowed us to probe into space since then, and one

of the most pioneering was when the first manned spacecraft, the Apollo 11, successfully (11) _ through gravity and touched down on the moon’s surface Nevertheless, much of our research must be done from (12) _ greater distances The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in April 1990 and it has (13) _ cosmologists to gather incredible data

Most significantly, it has provided a great deal of evidence to (14) _ the Big Bang theory, that is, the idea that the Universe originated as a hot, dense state at a certain time in the (15) _ and has continued to expand since then

in random patterns, while others move into close formations at specific times, such as feeding times, but are more spread out at other times Some move in schools composed of members of all age groups, while others move in schools predominantly when they are young but take up a more solitary existence as they mature Though this behavior is quite a regular, familiar phenomenon, there is much that is not completely known about it, particularly the exact function that it serves and what mechanisms fish use to make it happen

Numerous hypotheses have been proposed and tested concerning the purpose of schooling behavior in fish Schooling certainly promotes the survival of the species, but questions arise as to the way the schooling enables fish to have a better chance of surviving Certainly, the fact that fish congregate together in schools helps to ensure their survival in that schooling provides numerous types of protection for the members of the school One form of protection derives from the sheer numbers

in the school When a predator attacks a school containing a huge number of fish, the predator will be able to consume only a small percentage of the school Whereas some of the members of the school will be lost to the predator, the majority of the school will be able to survive Another form of protection comes from the special coloration and markings of different types of fish Certain types of coloration or markings such as stripes or patterns in vibrant and shiny colors create a visual effect

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when huge numbers of the fish are clustered together, making it more difficult for a potential predator to focus on specific members of the school A final form of protection comes from a special sense that fish possess, a sense that is enhanced when fish swim in schools This special sense is related to a set of lateral line organs that consist of rows of pores leading to fluid-filled canals These organs are sensitive to minute vibrations in the water The thousands of sets of those special organs in a school of fish together can prove very effective in warning the school about an approaching threat

[9A] It is also unclear exactly how fish manage to maintain their tight formation [9B] Sight seems to play a role in the ability of fish to move in schools, and some scientists believe that, at least in some species, sight may play the principal role [9C] However, many experiments indicate that more than sight is involved Some fish school quite well in the dark or in murky water where visibility is extremely limited [9D] This indicates that senses other than eyesight must be involved in enabling the schooling behavior The lateral line system most likely plays a significant role in the ability of fish to school Because these lateral line organs are sensitive to the most minute vibrations and currents, this organ system may be used by fish to detect movements among members of their school even when their eyesight is limited or unavailable

1 The author mentions the most highly disciplined military unit on parade in paragraph 1 in order to _

A describe the aggressive nature of a school of fish

B provide an example of a way that military units travel

C create a mental image of the movement of a school of fish

D contrast the movement of a military unit with that of a school of fish

2 All of the following are stated in paragraph 1 about schooling EXCEPT that _

A it is quite common

B it can involve large numbers of fish

C it can involve a number of different fish behaviors

D it is fully understood

3 Which fish would be least likely to be in a school?

A A large, older fish B A smaller, colorful fish

C A young, hungry fish D A tiny, shiny fish

4 Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the first highlighted sentence in paragraph 2?

A After an attack, the fish that survive tend to move into schools

B The survival of fish depends upon their ability to bring new members into the school

C Many facts about the way that fish congregate in schools have been studied

D Fish travel in schools to protect themselves in various ways

5 The phrase ‘sheer numbers’ in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _

A solitude B interlude C multitude D similitude

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6 It can be inferred from the passage that, when a predator attacks, _

A it cannot possibly consume all members of a school if the school is large enough

B it rarely manages to catch any fish that are part of a school

C it is usually successful in wiping out the entire school

D it attacks only schools that lack sense organs

7 It is stated in paragraph 2 that _

A fish in schools rarely have distinct markings

B the effect of coloration is multiplied when fish are massed together

C schooling fish tend to have muted coloration

D the bright coloration makes it easier for predators to spot fish

8 The author begins paragraph 3 with It is also unclear in order to indicate that _

A contradictory information is about to be presented

B it is necessary to clarify a previously made point

C a second issue is about to be presented

D it is unclear how a problem can be resolved

9 According to paragraph 3, _

A fish cannot see well

B not all fish use sight to remain in schools

C sight is the only sense used by fish to remain in schools

D fish can see quite well in the dark

10 It is NOT stated in the passage that the lateral line system _

A contains lines or pores

B can detect movement in the water

C quite possibly helps fish to remain in schools

D in fish is similar to sense organs in other animals

Your answers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Question 4: (5pts)

Q1-5: Read the following passage and choose the correct headings for each

paragraph from the list of headings below Write the correct number (A – I) in the space provided (2.5pts)

List of Headings

A The benefits of simple language

B A necessary tool

C A lasting way of concealing disasters

D The worst offenders

E A deceptively attractive option

F Differing interpretations

G Publicizing new words

H Feeling shut out

I Playing with words

when they think about jargon Jargon is said to be a bad use of language,

something to be avoided at all costs No one ever describes it in positive terms (‘that was a delightful piece of rousing jargon’) Nor does one usually admit to

using it oneself: the myth is that jargon is something only other people employ

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The reality, however is that everyone uses jargon It is an essential part of the network of occupations and pursuits that make up society All jobs present an element of jargon, which workers learn as they develop their expertise All hobbies require mastery of a jargon Each society grouping has its jargon The phenomenon turns out to be universal – and valuable It is the jargon element which, in a job, can promote economy and precision of expression, and thus help make life easier for the workers It is also the chief linguistic element which shows professional awareness (‘know-how’) and social togetherness (‘shop-talk’)

countdown, all systems go, and lift-off We enjoy the mutual showing-off which

stems from a fluent use of terminology, and we enjoy the in-jokes which shared linguistic experience permits Moreover, we are jealous of this knowledge We are quick to demean anyone who tries to be part of our group without being prepared to take on its jargon

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If jargon is so essential a part of our lives, why then has it had such a bad press? The most important reason stems from the way jargon can exclude as well as include We may not be too concerned if we find ourselves faced with

an impenetrable wall of jargon when the subject matter has little perceived relevance to our everyday lives, as in the case of hydrology, say, or linguistics But when the subject matter is one where we feel implicated, and think we have

a right to know, and the speaker uses words which make it hard for us to understand, then we start to complain; and if we suspect that the obfuscation is

deliberate policy, we unreservedly condemn, labeling it gobbledegook and

calling down public derision upon it

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or ‘an instance of plausible deniability’ Nor can a nuclear plant explosion be suppressed for long behind such phrases as ‘energetic disassembly’, ‘abnormal evolution’ or ‘plant transient’

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While condemning unnecessary or obscuring jargon in others, we should not forget to look out for it in ourselves It is so easy to ‘slip into’ jargon, without realizing that our own listeners/readers do not understand It is also temptingly

easy to slip some jargon into our expression, to ensure that others do not

understand And it is just as easy to begin using jargon which we ourselves do not understand The motivation to do such apparently perverse things is not difficult to grasp People like to be ‘in’, to be part of an intellectual or technical elite; and the use of jargon, whether understood or not, is a badge of membership Jargon, also, can provide a lazy way into a group or an easy way

of hiding uncertainties and inadequacies: when terminology slips plausibly from the tongue, it is not essential for the brain to keep up Indeed some people have developed this skill to professional levels And certainly, faced with a telling or awkward question, and the need to say something acceptable in public, slipping into jargon becomes a simple way out, and can soon become a bad habit

Your answers: (0 F )

Q6-10: Complete the summary using the list of words A – L below Write the

correct letter (A – L) in the space provided (2.5pts)

The Up Side of Jargon

Jargon plays a useful part in many aspects of life including leisure For example, when people take up pastimes they need to develop a good (0) _ of the relevant jargon During discussion of these of other areas of interest, conversation can become more exciting and an element of (6) _ can be introduced by the use of shared jargon Jargon is particularly helpful in the workplace It leads to more (7) _ in the way colleagues communicate during work hours Taking part in (8) _ during moments of relaxation can also help them to bond better

It is interesting that members of a group, whether social or professional, often demonstrate a certain (9) _ towards the particular linguistic characteristics of their subject area and tend to regard new people who do not wish to learn the jargon with (10) _

Your answers: (0 F )

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PART FIVE: WRITING (30PTS)

Question 1: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible to the original sentence You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given Do NOT change the form of the given word (5pts)

1 Eventually Tim admitted that he was responsible for the error OWNED

It was _ been responsible for the error

2 I have been told that you have been late for work every day this week

BROUGHT

It _ that you have been late for work every day this week

3 I don’t mind which make of car you choose CONSEQUENCE

It _ make of car you choose

4 Things have changed in a way that we didn’t expect TURN There _events

5 There is a rumour that he’s going to play for Manchester United SAY

Manchester United _

to play for

6 I promised him that the situation would not be repeated in the future WORD

I no repetition of the situation in the future

7 Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for

promotion COUNTED Her when she applied for promotion

8 Susan is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge MATCH When it comes for Susan

9 The film was so controversial that it was banned in several parts of the world CAUSED Such was _ film that it was banned in several parts of the world

10 I said that I thought he was wrong about the best way for us to proceed ISSUE

I best we should proceed

Question 2: (10pts)

The chart below shows UK and USA energy consumption in 2006

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

You should write at least 150 words

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Question 3: Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic (15pts)

Extra private lessons outside school hours, where students work alone or in a small group with a teacher, can help them do better at school

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

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- THE END -

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KHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘ

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG

NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Lớp: …11…

Ngày thi: 20 tháng 4 năm 2013

PART ONE: LISTENING (15PTS)

6 feeding/eating 7 laboratory 8 water 9 wings 10 reliable

PART TWO: PHONETICS (5PTS)

Question 2: (5pts = 10 x 0.5/each)

Line Mistake Correction

2 2 similarly similar

3 3 rings off calls up

4 5 For turning To turn

5 7 newest handholds latest handhelds

6 8 with reference to in preference to

4 beneath 9 back 14 through 19 down

5 off 10 at 15 out 20 for

Question 4: (5pts = 20 x 0.25/each)

1 is putting 11 were driving

2 will be 12 shouldn’t have been driving

3 Had they taken 13 moved

4 could have been avoided 14 will have lived/ will have been living

5 have looked 15 had clearly been listening

6 to have been misplaced 16 had heard

7 having been injured 17 can’t have read

8 never told/ had never told 18 must be

9 were 19 felt

1 naked 2 means 3 that/which 4 derived/s 5 and

6 until 7 how 8 system 9 prove 10 technological

11 broke 12 far/much 13 allowed/

PART FIVE: WRITING (30PTS)

Question 1: (5pts = 10 x 0.5/each)

1 Tim who/that owned up to having

2 has been brought to my attention

3 is of no/ little consequence to me which/ what

4 has been an unexpected turn of

5 is the team people say he’s going

6 gave him my word that there would be

7 lack of experience counted against her

8 to technical knowledge I am no match

9 the controversy (that was) caused by the

10 took issue with him about how

Question 2: (10pts)

Question 3: (15pts)

The mark given to part 3 is based on the following criteria:

1 Content: (6 points)

- Providing all main ideas and details as required

- Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively

2 Language: (6 points)

- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

- Good use and control of grammatical structures

- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes

- Legible handwriting

3 Organization & Presentation: (3 points)

- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity

- The essay is well-structured

JOHN: Yes I mean, it seems like a very light workload until assignment time comes and then I seem to be working all night sometimes I'm not the only one It's ridiculous The resource centre is very good but

it closes so early It's in the library and so you'd think you could use it more It's a real problem for me COUNSELLOR: Well, you're certainly not the only person in that position, as I'm sure you've found It really comes down to using every available hour in a systematic way If you do this with a plan, then you'll find that you still have time for yourself and your hobbies as well

JOHN: Yeah I've heard from Thomas that you made him a sort of plan like this, and he's going away for the weekend with all his work handed in, whereas I haven't even started

COUNSELLOR: I need to find out a few more things about you first I'll give you this form to fill in about your lectures and things before you leave

COUNSELLOR: Now, what are your main problems?

JOHN: Well, what most concerns me is I'm still not doing very well in my assignments

COUNSELLOR: Well, I know that you plan your writing carefully, but this can come to nothing if the assignment doesn't answer the question That really is the key You must read the question carefully and give it a great deal of thought before you even start planning or writing your first draft It's also vital to check your work for errors Everybody makes them, and they can influence the person marking the work So, always take time at the end to check what you have written

JOHN: As far as listening is concerned, I find it hard to keep up sometimes in lectures, especially hour ones I sometimes just seem to go off into a dream

two-COUNSELLOR: It's a good idea to find out from your lecturers if they mind you recording the lectures You only need one of those small cassette recorders The quality is pretty good and a second listening can really clarify things Something else you can do is check your notes with a friend after the lecture JOHN: Yes That's a good idea Thanks It's hard to do all that all the time though, especially when there's

so much reading to do

COUNSELLOR: Yes It's important, though, not to confine yourself to reading on your subject You should also read things of general interest that appeal to you You know, novels, newspapers, that kind

of thing Do you have a good dictionary?

JOHN: Not really I've never bothered with one

COUNSELLOR: Mmmm It would probably be a good idea to get one Dictionaries are not expensive and they can help a lot Also you can underline or highlight new words and

QUESTION 2:

PROFESSOR: Good morning everyone In today's seminar, Grant Freeman, a biologist who specializes in identifying insects, and who works for the Australian Quarantine Service, has come to talk to us about his current research work Right, well, over to you Grant

GRANT: Good morning, everyone I'm sure that you know that the quarantine services regulates all food brought into Austrailia Well, obviously they want to protect Australia from diseases that might come