Thi HSG 12 2009

Listen and circle the best answer.. I can 28 borrow my father’s trailer.” Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their vacation.. The first one is shown as an exampl

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LỚP 12 THPT NĂM 2009

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

(đề thi gồm trang) Thời gian 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, các loại từ điển

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I LISTENING (3.0 ms)

Listen and circle the best response.

1 a He started last week

b He’s new

c He seems OK (EX.)

2 a She’s over there

b Really annoying

c She likes rap music

3 a What, the noisy one?

Yeah, that’s him

b Uh-huh She’s just over there

c He’s OK, but he’s really noisy

4 a Have you met them?

b Don’t worry, they’re really friendly

c Yeah, they’re really nice, aren’t they?

5 a Yes, she’s really outgoing

b Only when we’re with other people

c We’re about the same age

6 a I’d say I was a bit lazy

b Is she outgoing?

c Someone who’s hard working and smart

Listen and circle the best answer.

7 Kylie is talking to

a her sister

b her teacher

c her boss

8 The survey is from

a a book

b a magazine

c a newspaper

9 According to the survey, she is

a a snake

b a sheep

c a pig

Look at the survey questions Listen again and check (√) Kylie’s answers.

Your True Personality Revealed

10 At parties,

a _ I like to introduce myself to strangers

b _ I like to wait until people come and talk to me

11 In social situations,

a I am quiet

b I am talkative

12 At sporting events,

a I like to cheer loudly for my team

b I prefer to stay silent, even when my team is winning

13 At work,

a I feel comfortable chatting with the boss

b I feel uncomfortable if I have to talk to the boss

Why did they decide to go to the shops they chose? Tick(√) the reasons below.(0.6m)

14 a _ good prices 18 a _ cheaper prices

b_√_ easy to park b _ better books

15 a _ cheaper 19 a _ a nicer shop

b _ bread is fresher b _ the other shop is not open

16 a _ friendly staff 20 a _ better prices

b _ better prices b _ better vegetables

17 a _ the shop has a sale on

b _ more choice

These people are talking about New Year’s resolutions What do they want to do? Listen and check (√) the answer.(0.5m)

21 a _√_ do more exercise 24 a join a gym

b put on weight b gain weight

22 a give up smoking 25 a eat less meat

b learn to swim b lose some weight

23 a do more walking 26 a take up jogging

b take up jogging b start doing sit-ups

Listen to the recording Fill in the blanks with the missing words.(1m)

Bill and Fred were students at a university and they were friends They didn’t have much money, so when it was time for their (27)

summer vacation, Bill said “Let’s take our vacation in a trailer, Fred It’s

(28) cheaper than a hotel I can (28) borrow my father’s trailer.” Fred was very happy, so they got into the trailer and began their vacation

They wanted to get up early the next day to go (29) fishing but they didn’t have an (30) alarm clock

“That’s all right, Bill”, Fred said “I’ll put these small (31) pieces of bread on the roof of the trailer tonight and they’ll wake us up in the morning.”

Bill was very (32) surprised, but he didn’t say anything

Fred was right As soon as it began to(33) get light, small birds came down to eat the bread, and their (34)noise on the roof of the trailer woke Bill and Fred up very quickly

1 university 2 summer 3 cheaper 4 borrow 5 get up 6 fishing 7 alarm 8 surprised 9 light 10 roof

II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7.0 ms)

In most of the lines of the following text there is a mistake connected with the verbs (tense, form, agreement, etc) Underline each mistake and write the correction in the space at the end of the line If there is no mistake in a line, put a tick (√) in the space Two examples are shown at the beginning.

SOLVING THE ELK PROBLEM (3.0ms)

Motorists who find themselves driving along the lonely roads 0 √

through Sweden’s extensive pine forest were more relaxed these 0 are

days Small plastic bottles which are being hung from roadside 1

trees had calmed their deepest fear- colliding with an elk! 2

Each bottle contain a pungent blend of animal fat and wolf’s 3

urine The idea is simple - because wolves are hunting elks the 4

smell makes the elks to avoid the roads like the plague 5

“It really works, we’re very exciting about it,” said spokesman 6

Lars Olofson, adding that 25,000 accidents have been caused 7

by elks every year, according to research he’s just completed 8

The cost of protecting the roads will have been cut by the new 9

potion, which cost only 2 krona per metre compared with 40 10

krona per metre for the traditional metal fences used before 11

The wolf cocktail had been invented two years ago by Mr 12

Oloson’s father, who used it to stop elks to eat his onions 13

“It’s a top-secret formular,” added Lars, “if everyone started 14

using it, the elks would soon have become desensitised to it 15 and perhaps they would no longer feared their old enemy-the wolf!”

1 have been hung/are hung 2 have calmed 3 contains 4 hunt 5 makes the elk avoid 6 excited 7 are caused 8 OK 9 will be cut 10 costs 11 OK 12 was invented 13 stops elks eating 14 OK 15 would soon become

Match the two-word collocations in columns A and B and then use them to complete the sentences below The first one is shown as an example(1.8ms)

A

illegal water rare forest

national long natural conservation

logging lead-free

B

petrol policy habitat lifespan

poaching species parks fire

shortage rights

2 lead-free petrol 3 conservation policy 4 forest fire 5 rare species 6 illegal poaching 7 long lifespan 8 logging rights 9 natural habitat 10 national parks

1 Climate change and desertification is leading to serious water shortages for

people, animals and plants in some countries

2 The use of is being promoted to improve air quality in many large cities with a great deal of traffic

3 Every developing country needs a clear to avoid destroying their natural resources for quick money

4 A large area of vegetation and many animals were destroyed in the

5 The White Rhino is now a very indeed with only a few thousand animals still alive

6 for ivory accounts for the slaughter of hundreds of

“protected” adult elephants every year

7 Larger mammals often have a very - some live for over

120 years!

8 Selling the to ancient forests results in only short-term wealth and long-term environmental disaster

9 With so many forest areas being destroyed, a great deal of wildlife is losing its

10 Many countries now see the advantages of setting up

in which animals and plants are legally protected

Read the passage and put one suitable word into the space to make a

meaningful phrasal verb (0) is an example.(1.4ms)

PARENTS AND CHILDREN

I was reading an article last week in which the writer describes how her children had changed as they (0) grew up When they were small, she had to

games of football in the garden which (3) wore her out If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were (4) gettingup to, or what crisis she would have to (5) deal with next She dreaded the fact that they might

who (7) spent most of the time (8) showing off to his friends by breaking things or (9) getting into fights What was worse was that everyone else thought he was a sweet child, and he (10) got away with terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shock with her children They had (11) grown out of all their naughty behaviour, and (12) taken up serious hobbies such as chess and playing the piano They never did anything without (13) talking/thinking it over first, and coming to a serious decision She had to (14) face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy!

For questions 1-8, read the text below Use the words given to form one word that fits in the same numbered space in the text (0) is an example (0.8m)

TAKE CARE IN THE SUN

The sun should be enjoyed but (0) overexposure can cause sunburn, leading

to (1) skin ageing and increased risk of skin cancer It is the ultraviolet rays which cause this; even in the UK they can damage your skin, and UV is much more (2) the nearer the equator you go You should stay out of the sun during the two hours around midday, use shade at other times, a sun hat and (3) woven but loose clothing

(4) creams suitable for your skin type can help protect (5) exposed parts of the body A further sun related risk is heart stroke, caused by (6)

.Avoid strenuous activity during the hottest hours and make sure you drink plenty of (7) drinks (best is water which has been boiled or soft drinks from sealed cans or bottles) to (8) body fluids

0 EXPOSE _

1 MATURE _ 5 AVOID _

2 POWER _ 6 HEAT _

3 TIGHT _ 7 ALCOHOL _

4 PROTECT _ 8 PLACE

1 premature 2 powerful 3 tightly 4 Protective 5 unavoidably 6 overheating 7 non-alcoholic 8 replace

READING (4.0 ms)

For questions 1-6, read through the following text and then choose from the list A-J the best phrase to fit each of the spaces Write one letter (A-J) in the spaces (0) is an example.

MYSTERY OF THE DYING FROGS Many of the world’s amphibians, particularly frogs and toads, are becoming extinct faster than scientists can determine the causes At the Third World Congress of Herpetology, held in Prague in August, (0) .J Serious declines and several probable extinctions have been reported from the Pacific North West of America, from Central America and from Western Australia While most amphibian declines around the world are attributable

to habitat destruction (1) , some species (but not all) have declined rapidly

in nature reserves, national parks and other areas (2)

Karen Lips, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, has found large numbers of dead and dying frogs along streams The disease which has killed them seems to be moving southwards through the mountains of Central America One symptom is a thickening of the skin, (3) This appears to be caused by a protozoan parasite A similar organism may also be responsible for the deaths of thousands of frogs in the mountains of Queensland, Australia Urgent research is underway (4) Typically, herpetologists have had to respond to these declines (5) Now, recent work by Ross Alford, of James Cook University, Australia, has suggested one way to detect a decline early on; measure a frog’s limbs His study has shown that fluctuating asymmetry (random variation in the size of paired structures on the left and right side of the body) increases in the limbs

of frogs (6)

A to determine if this is indeed the case 4

B set aside for the protection of biodiversity 2

C as quickly as possible under the circumstances

D as their population size declines 6

E in all these three areas 1

F into the effects of DDT on amphibians in the US and Kenya

G after they have occurred 5

H which effectively smothers the frog 3

I which have built up immunity to such disease

J it became clear that the phenomenon is a global one

Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space The first answer has been given as an example.

SMILE POWER The expression on your face can actually dramatically (0) B your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that (1) smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses The idea was first (2) by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906 He believed that different facial (3) affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings A happy smile or irrepressible (4) increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings But sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen- carrying blood, and created

a vicious (5) of gloom and depression by effectively (6) the brain of essential fuel

Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research , and (7) that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters- which definitely influence our moods and energy levels He argues that an impaired blood flow could not (8) deprive the brain of oxygen, but create further chemical imbalance (9) inhibiting these vital hormonal messages Zajoonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (10) your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters – replacing a depressed condition (11) a happier one People suffering from psychosomatic (12) depression and anxiety states could (13) from simply exercising their zygomatic (14) – which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile – several times an hour

0 A effect B alter C arrange D reduce

1A desperately B determinedly C deliberately D decidedly

2A put off B put down C put by D put forward

3 A aspects B looks C expressions D appearances

5 A cycle B spiral C circle D vortex

6 A cutting B starving C removing D eliminating

7 A advises B wants C demands D suggests

8 A even B only C ever D always

9 Aby B without C when D from

10 A make B persuade C allow D decide

11 A through B by C after D with

12 A disease B illness C infection D ailment

13 A recover B improve C benefit D progress

14 A muscles B nerves C veins D bones

WRITING

1 Sentence transformation (5 x0.2=1m)

2 Essay

Nowadays, communicating with others is faster and easier thanks to technology like email, cellular phones and beepers Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

Your essay should be in about 200 words (3ms)

3.Table/Graph

The table below shows the percentage of pupils who entered higher education from five secondary schools between 1995-2000 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below

Your report should be in about 150 words.(2ms)

Years Royston

Academy

Greystone High

Harble Secondary

Fairfield Girls

Crackend Boys