25.Part 2: 1 point Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right.. Write your answer in the numbered box Thousands of people 51_
Trang 1UBND TỈNH KONTUM KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN DỰ THI CHỌN HSG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 16/12/2009
(Học sinh làm bài trên giấy thi)
Họ và tên: _
Số báo danh: _
ĐỀ:
(Đề thi này gồm 4 câu 12 trang)
I LISTENING (3 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 02 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần Mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi lần nghe có tín hiệu chuông
Sau mỗi phần nghe có 1 khoảng lặng Bài nghe mới được báo hiệu bằng tín hiệu chuông
Sau bài nghe cuối (phần 2), sẽ có một khoảng lặng và kết thúc bằng tín hiệu nhạc
Part 1: Questions 1-10 (1 point)
In this section, you will hear two people talking about their findings on a survey of leisure activities of 100 people aged 16-30 Listen and complete the table below
2 Going for a run or to the gym (2) _
4. (4) _ a video or a DVD (5) _
5 Reading a newspaper or magazine (6) _
8 Listen to music
10 Playing a musical instrument (10)
Part 2: Questions 11- 20 (2 points)
Listen and choose the best answer by circling A, B, or C
11 Statement 11 (A) (B) (C)
12 Statement 12 (A) (B) (C)
13 Statement 13 (A) (B) (C)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Trang 214 Statement 14 (A) (B) (C)
15 Statement 15 (A) (B) (C)
16 Statement 16 (A) (B) (C)
17 Statement 17 (A) (B) (C)
18 Statement 18 (A) (B) (C)
19 Statement 19 (A) (B) (C)
20 Statement 20 (A) (B) (C)
II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7 points)
Part 1: (1 point)
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B,
C, or D) in the numbered box
21 I read in the newspaper that there has just been a _ against the government
in Transylvania
22 You have to be rich to send your child to a private school because the fees
are _
A astronomical B aeronautical C astrological D atmospherical
23 Does that newspaper _ the government or oppose it?
24 You’ll get a free month’s subscription _ you renew your membership by
the end of January
25 The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill
its _
26 The ship broke _ and the people were drowned.
A out B out of the sea C into pieces D to pieces
27 Doctors advise people being deficient _ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables
28 Because I am terrified of _ spaces, I never go in lifts.
A contained B compressed C constricted D confined
29 In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s _ hand back
on
30 Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it _ again
after a few weeks
Your answers
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Part 2: (1 point)
Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right
Light from a living plant or animal is called bioluminescence, or
cold light, to distinguish it from incandescence, or heat-generating
light Life forms could not produce incandescent light without being
burned Their light is produced by chemicals (31) _
(COMBINE) in such a way that little or no (32) _
(MEASURE) heat is produced
Although bioluminescence is a relatively complex process, it can be
reduced to simple terms (33) _ (LIVE) light occurs when
luciferin and oxygen combine in the (34) _ (PRESENT) of
luciferase Fireflies require an additional compound called ATP
Much remains (35) _ (KNOW), but many scientists who
study bioluminescence believe that the origin of the phenomenon
goes back to a time when there was no oxygen in the earth’s
atmosphere When oxygen was gradually introduced into the
atmosphere, it was poisonous to life forms Plants and animals
produced light to use up the oxygen Millions of years ago, all life
produced light to survive As the (36) _ (MILLENNIUM)
passed, life forms on earth became tolerant of, and finally
(37) _ (DEPEND) on oxygen, and the (38) _
(ADAPT) that produced bioluminescence was no longer
(39) _ (NEED), but some primitive plants and animals
continued to use the light for new functions such as (40) _
(MATE)
31 32
33 34 35
36
37 38 39 40
Part 3: (2 points)
The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and correct them in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example
The forest from that Man takes his timber is the tallest and most
impressive plant community on Earth In terms of Man's brief life, it
appears permanent and unchanged, save for the seasonal growth and
fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it represents the climax of a
long succession of events No wooden landscape we see today has
been forest for all time Plants have minimum requirements of
0
41 42 that which
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Earth's surface has, at some time, been neither too dry or too cold
for plants to survive
However, as soon as climate conditions change in favor of plant life,
a fascinating sequence of changes, called a primary succession,
occurs first to colonize the barren land and the lichen surviving in
bare rock Slowly, the acids produced by these organic crack the
rock's surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish
shallow root-holes Ferns may follow and, with short grasses and
shrubs, gradually form a covering of plant life Roots broke even
deep into the developing soil and eventually large shrubs give way
to the first trees These grow rapidly, cutting down sunlight from the
smaller plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing
its ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for
thousands of years
43 44 45
46 47
48 49 50
Part 4: (1 point)
Supply the correct form of the VERB in brackets to complete the passage Write your answer in the numbered box
Thousands of people (51) _ (gather) on beaches and cliffs to watch the world's
greatest surfers tackle the waves It is only the eighth time in 25 years that the Eddie Aikau competition, (52) _ (name) in honor of a celebrated Hawaiian surfer and
lifeguard, (53) _ (take place) The contest is only held in the most extreme surf
conditions and last took place in 2004
A total of 28 surfers (54) _ (invite) to take part in the event at Waimea Bay,
(55) _ (choose) by a poll of the surfing community Organizers had been
watching weather and wave conditions in the seas around the US state and announced early on Tuesday morning local time that the competition (56) _ (run)
People have travelled from around the world to the US state to watch the event
Malika Dudley of CBC News told the BBC that people were lining cliff tops and had climbed trees (57) _ (watch) the vast waves She said it (58) _ (be)
"unbelievably dangerous" to take part in the event - one surfer, Tom Carroll of Australia, (59) _ (injure) - but that safety teams were in the water on jet skis in case of
accidents
The high waves (60) _ (expect) to last until Wednesday.
Your answers
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Fill each gap in the following sentences with a verb and one of the prepositions or
particles in the box Use each pair of Verbs + prepositions only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box PUT THE VERBS INTO THEIR CORRECT FORM.
drop turn pull
play look get
show go come
do
in up down out through away off in for
up with away with
61 I just _ to wish you a Merry Christmas.
62 John is not very punctual He usually _ ten minutes after the lesson has
started
63 After the accident at the nuclear power station, the authorities tried to _
the danger to the public from radioactive waste
64 Switzerland had intended to enter a team for the International Tiddywinks Contest,
but had to _ at the last moment when they realized that nobody in
Switzerland knew how to play the game
65 Why don’t you _ the ‘Miss United Kingdom’?.
66 Several people _ the draft report, but there were still a number of spelling
mistakes in the final version
67 The police chased the thieves for several miles but they managed _
because their car was faster than the policemen’s bicycles
68 Don’t take any notice of Ruth She always _ whenever we have visitors.
69 I wonder who first _ the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars.
70 I‘ve been feeling so depressed lately that I feel tempted _ myself.
Your answers
Part 6: (1 point)
Insert A, AN, THE, or Ø (zero articles) where necessary Write your answer in the
numbered box
Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by (71) _ migrant workers who migrate or move from area to area according to (72) _ crops that need harvesting Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they first arrived in the United States Often
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A person looking objectively at the living conditions of these workers might say that their way of life was little better than (75) _ slavery They were housed in
(76) _ substandard conditions, received wages far below the minimum, and had
no (77) _medical or insurance benefits The migrant workers had no labor unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved (78) _ working conditions They had no money and no power with which to bargain with their employers Employers were making fortunes by (79) _ sweat of their workers’ brows It took (80) _ idealistic, determined young man named Cesar Chavez to change the plight of the migrant worker forever
Your answers
III READING (4 points)
Part 1: (1.5 points)
Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answer in the numbered box
Prepare yourself for a big surprise I imagine the shock, while (81) _ through your favourite imagine, of suddenly finding an advertisement with your (82) _ name in the headline
It could suggest that it's (83) _ you changed your car for a more up-to-date (84) _ and it might (85) _ mention the make of the old wreck you drive now It could say what you would look (86) _ if you should try a new shampoo Even (87) _ it might suggest that you switch deodorants
Some people may not like their names being used in a advertisement without their
(88) _ even if they are the (89) _ ones to see it There does not,
though, (90) _ to be any law to protect the readers Advertising agencies claim that response rates increase by at (91) _ fifty per cent when people see their names printed on a catalogue or direct mail communication
So, given the possibility of greater (92) _ , will the television companies get in
on the act next, with personalized commercials perhaps?
(93) _ seeing a TV advertisement, for say, a (94) _ agency,
sympathetically suggesting that you look in need of a holiday How (95) _ you resist? The adman is coming And, this time, he's got your name
81 A seeing B watching C staring D looking
83 A late B time C due D now
Trang 784 A mark B fashion C pattern D model
87 A worse B though C if D then
88 A permit B allowance C permission D admission
92 A profits B benefits C prices D fees
93 A Think B Imagine C Suppose D Guess
Your answers
Part 2: (0.5 point)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, or D.
In recent years, scientific and technological developments have drastically changed human life on our planet, as well as our views both of ourselves as individuals in society and of the universe as a whole Maybe one of the most profound developments of the last decade is the discovery of recombinant DNA technology, which allows scientists
to introduce genetic material (or genes) from one organism into another In its simplest form, the technology requires the isolation of a piece of DNA, either directly from the DNA of the organism under study, or artificially synthesized from an RNA template, by using a viral enzyme called reverse transcripts This piece of DNA is then lighted to a fragment off bacterial DNA which has the capacity to replicate itself independently
The recombinant molecule thus produced can be introduced into the common intestinal bacterium Escherishchia coli, which can be grown in very large amounts in synthetic media Under proper conditions, the foreign gene will not only replicate in the bacteria, but also express itself, through the specific protein coded by the foreign gene
The technology has already been successfully applied to the production of several therapeutically important biomolecules, such as insulin, interferon, and growth hormones Many other important applications are under detailed investigation in laboratories throughout the world
96 Recombinant DNA technology consists primarily of _
A producing several therapeutically important biomolecules
B giving rise to large amounts of protein
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D using a rival enzyme called reverse transcripts
97 Recombinant DNA technology has been used in the production of all of the following
biomolecules except _
98 Which of the following is not true?
A The foreign gene will replicate in the bacteria, but it will not express itself through transcription and translation
B The bacterium Escherishchial coli can be grown in large amounts in synthetic media
C Research continues in an effort to find other uses for this technology
D Recombinant DNA technology is a recent development
99 Expression of a gene in Escherishchia coli requires
A the viral enzyme reverse transcripts
B the processes of transcription and translation
C production of insulin and other biomolecules
D that the bacteria be grown in a synthetic media
100 The term recombinant is used because _
A by legation, a recumbent molecule is produced, which has the capacity of replication
B the technique requires the combination of several types of technology
C By legation, a recombinant protein is produced, part of whose amino acids come from each different organism
D Escherischia coli is a recombinant organism
Part 3: (1 point)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, or D
Basic to any understanding of Canada in 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive population growth For every three Canadians in 1945, there
were over five in 1996 In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark Most of this surging growth came from natural increase The depression of the
1930's and the war had held back marriages and the catching – up process began after
1945 The baby boom continued through the decade of the 1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956 This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911, when the prairies were being settled Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's
supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward
earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline It
continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused
by changes in Canadian society Young people were staying at school longer, more
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Although the growth in Canada's population has slowed down by 1966(the increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent) Another large population wave was coming over the horizon It would be composed of the children of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957
101 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A Educational changes in Canadian society B Canada during the Second World War
C Population trends in postwar Canada D Standards of living in Canada
102 According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?
C During the depression of the 1930's D In 1966
103 The word "five" refers to _
104 The word "surging" is closest in meaning to _
105 The author suggests that in Canada during the 1950's
A the urban population decreased rapidly B fewer people married
C economic conditions were poor D the birth rate was very high
106 The word "trend" is closest in meaning to _
A tendency B aim C growth D directive
107 The word "peak" is closest in meaning to _
108 When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
109 The author mentions all of the following as causes of declines in population growth
after 1957 EXCEPT
A people being better educated B people getting married earlier
C better standards of living D couples buying houses
110 It can be inferred from the passage that before the industrial Revolution
A families were larger
B population statistic were unreliable
C the population grew steadily
D economic conditions were bad
Part 4: (1 point)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided below the passage
Trang 10Pubs (public houses) can be found in every town, city or village Social life for many people has centered on the (111) _ for many years Opening and closing times are decided by law (pubs in England and Wales close at 11 p.m.) and, 10 minutes before closing time, the (112) _ or barmaid rings a bell or shouts “Last orders!” When you go into a pub you have to go the (113) _, pay for your drink and carry it to your seat It is customary in Britain to “go for a drink” with (114) _ People often meet at a pub before going on to another place On Friday or Saturday evenings pubs in some city centers can be very crowded Some people do a tour of all the pubs in one area and have a drink in (115) _ one; this is called a “pub crawl” It is usual for each person in a group to take it in (116) _ to buy drinks for everyone, and this is called “round” Pubs often also provide (117) _: live music, singing, juke boxes and, more recently, computer games, video and karaoke (118) _
It used to be difficult to get a cup of coffee in a pub, and children weren’t allowed (119) _ Although it is still against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under (120) _, pubs are now trying to encourage families Pub meals have become very popular over the past 10 years and are generally cheap and often good Pubs with gardens or chairs and tables outside are often crowded in the summer Pubs are still a central part of British culture
Your answers
IV WRITING (6 points)
Part 1: (2 points)
Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original
sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s)
121 He shouted as loudly as he could, but nobody heard him (TOP)
122 His French has improved so much that he is virtually fluent now (DEGREE)
123 Jane is not at all afraid about traveling abroad on her own (HOLDS)
124 The music teacher was the only member of staff not to attend the farewell party
(EXCEPTION)
125 Have you decided to enter the poster competition? (GO)