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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm có 10 trang)
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 15/12/2017
Thời gian làm bài:180 phút.
Đề thi gồm 10 trang Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
A LISTENING (20 points)
Part 1 Listen to the conversation and complete the table below.
Write one WORD and/ or a NUMBER for each number.
GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS
Hospital £600 Additional benefit allows a (2) _
travel to resort
(3) _
Personal belongings Up to £3000; £5000 for one (4)
Name of Assistant Manager: Ben (5) _
Direct phone line: 081260543216
Your answers:
Part 2: Choose the correct letter A,B or C.
Trang 2WILDLIFE IN CITY GARDENS
6 What led the group to choose their topic?
A They were concerned about the decline of one species
B They were interested in the effects of city growth
C They wanted to investigate a recent phenomenon
7 The exact proportion of land developed to private gardens was confirmed by _
A consulting some official documents
B taking large scale photos
C discussions with town surveyors
8 The group asked garden owners to _
A take part in formal interviews
B keep a record of animals they saw
C get in touch when they saw a rare species
9 The group made their observations in gardens _
A which has a large number of animal species
B which they consider to be representative
C which had stable populations of rare animals
10 The group did extensive reading on _
A wildlife problems on rare animals
B urban animal populations
C current gardening practices
Your answers:
B PHONETICS 20 points
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (10pts.)
II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (10pts.)
6 A optimistic B unexpected C environment D electricity
8 A substantial B sufficient C subjective D suffocate
9 A concerto B concert C concentrate D concord
10 A accidental B mathematics C complicated D centenarian
Your answers:
C LEXICO & GRAMMAR (60 points)
Trang 3I Choose the best answer to fill in each blank by circling A, B, C or D (20pts)
1 Created by the dissolution of limestone, the underground cave system Moammoth
Cave is noted for its stalactites and stalagmites
A is known as B it is known to be C known as D to be known
2 appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
optical illusion
3 " Can I give you a hand?" " I can manage"
4 Many plant and animal species are now on the _ of extinction
5 Lockwood's father recommended that he _ in the field he is not interested in.
A wouldn't major B didn't major C not to major D not major
6 _ daily promotes physical as well as emotional well-being in people of all ages.
7 Geometry is the branch of mathematics the properties of lines, curves, shapes, and
surfaces
8 Not until the seventeenth century _ to measure the speed of light
A anyone did even attempt B did anyone even attempt
C even did anyone attempt D did even attempt anyone
9 Arthur assured me that he was going to come, but he hasn’t _ yet
A came in B brought over C turned up D gone by
10 He always did well at school having his early education disrupted by illness.
A on account of B in spite of C in addition for D because of
11 In November, 1997, Brunei was as official member, raising total of official members to 100.
A recognised B proposed C organized D presented
12 Of the two students, Sarah is _
A the most intelligent B the more intelligent
C more intelligent D the intelligent more
13 Many experts rewarding your child for good behavior.
14 She was chosen for the job on the _ of her qualification.
15 _ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A Although is B Despite C Even though it D Although
16 Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by _rocking chair
A an old wooden European beautiful B a beautiful old European wooden
C an old beautiful wooden European D a wooden old beautiful European
Trang 417 At first there was silent Then _ that I knew.
A came a voice B a voice came C a voice is coming D a voice comes
18 When the cat's away, _
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
19 Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
A invented B essential C informative D exciting
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
20 An action movie is something I hate I go to the cinema to see this kind of film once in a blue moon
Your answers:
II Put the verbs in blanket into the correct form (20pts.)
1 I had every one in my family (send) _ her a card on her birthday
2 Michelle would rather that Sheila (come) to work yesterday.
3 “ It’s about time you (do) _ your homework, Mary”
4 Scarcely they (move) _ into the new house when their friends came in
5 I object to people (criticize) _ me unfairly.
6 Had my father not given the money, we (not get) _ over that problem
7 - Tina is still looking for a decent flat
- How long she (look) _?
8 Hurry up, or they (stop) _ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
9 The number of workers in your company (be) _ twice as much as that in mine
10 Have you ever met the man (stand) _ over there?
Your answers:
III Use the word given in capital to form a word that fits in the space.(20pts)
Trang 51 Please (1) _ our letter of the 25th We have not had a reply
2 Eating fish and lots of vegetable greatly increases your life (2) _
3 Wow, I’m afraid I am not very (3)
4 The (4) has caused many so-called man-made disasters
5 The road was (5) _ because of the snow
6 The man looked out of the door (6) _ and having found out there was
nobody in the street, he rushed towards the car
7 Now, don’t tell anyone else what I've told you Remember, it's (7)
8 All the (8) of the hotel had been evacuated before the fire spread out
9 Sir Isaac Newton was an English (9) _ scientist
10 The result was very strange Infact, it was (10) _
1 KNOW
2 EXPECT
3 PHOTO
4 FOREST
5 PASS
6 SUSPECT
7 CONFIDE
8 RESIDE
9 STAND
10 BELIEF
Your answers:
D READING 50 points
I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (20pts.).
At 19, Ben Way was already a millionaire, and one of a number of teenagers who (1) _ their fortune through the Internet (2) _ makes Ben’s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (3) _ by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly “I wanted to prove them (4) _” says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls
When he was eight, his local authorities (5) him with a PC to help with school work Although he was (6) _ to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began (7) _ people $ 10 an hour for his knowledge and skills
At the age of 15 he (8) _ up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to (9) _ all his time to business
“By this time the company had grown and needed to take (10) _ a couple of employees to help me”, says Ben That enabled me to start doing business with bigger companies It was his ability to consistently overcome difficult challenges that led him to win the “Young Entrepreneur of the year” award in the same year that he formed Waysearch
Adapted from “The Price is Wrong” in “Focus on IELTS Foundations” by Sue O’Connell, Pearson Longman, 2006
6 A impossible B incapable C disabled D unable
Your answers:
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II Read the following passages and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the question (30 points).
Passage 1
The stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America to North America Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts say that aggression may have been somewhat inflated
The killer bees is a hybrid of the very mild European strain of honeybee and the considerably
more aggressive African bee, which was created when African strain was imported into Brazil in
1955 The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was considered as an advantage: they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did European bees
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities have occurred Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is actually not at
all as aggressive as the pure African bee They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause.
A disturbed bee stings and flies away, it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim In the viscera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical amyl acetate, which has an odor that attracts other bees As other bees approach the victim of the original sting, the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting The new stings create more of the chemical amyl acetate, which attracts other bees and increases the panic level of the victim Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of amyl acetate
1 The subject of the preceding paragraph was most likely
A ways of producing honey B stories in the media about killer bees
C the chemical nature of killer bee attacks D the creation of the killer bee
2 The main idea of this passage is that killer bees
A have been in the news a lot recently
B have been moving unexpectedly rapidly through the America
C are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests
D are a hybrid rather than a pure breed
3 It can be infered from the passage that the killer bee
A travelled from Brazil to Africa in 1955
B was a predecessor of the African bee
C was carried from Africa to Brazil in 1955
D did not exist early in the twentieth century
4 Why were African bees considered beneficial?
A They produced an unusual type of honey B They spent their time travelling
C They were very aggressive D They hid from in inclement weather
5 A” hybrid” in paragraph 2 is
Trang 76 It is stated in the passage the killer bees
A are more deadly than African bees B are less aggressive than African bees
7 The pronoun “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
8 What is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees?
C Disturbance of the bees D Inclement weather
Passage 2
The pentathlon has been an event at the Olympics since 1912 From its name, it is easy to deduce the number of events that it comprises The first event is shooting, followed by fencing, swimming, riding and running This event requires the competitors to be physically fit and versatile as well
The selection of these events was based on a notion of a soldier in the past whose horse was
brought down in enemy territory After defending himself with a pistol and a sword, he swam across
a river and delivered a message on foot Naturally, only military personnel participated in the
pentathlon at first In fact, the pentathlon became part of the final examination at several European military academies Today, the pentathlon is participated in by both male and female civilians
What is interesting about the pentathlon is the point system that is used for each event A target
is set and contestants who fall above the target are awarded points Those who fall below the target
have their points deducted The one whose points surpass the others after the four events has the
privilege of starting the marathon before them The difference in the points obtained determines the interval of the starting time for the other competitors in the marathon Regardless of the outcome for the first four events the competitors participated, the winner is the one who crosses the finishing line first in the marathon
9 According to the passage, only those who are can enter the pentathlon.
A professional athletes B tall and well - built
10 What does the word “notion” in the second paragraph probably means?
11 The pentathlon came about because of the way a soldier .
C was defeated by his enemies C swam across a river
12 The phrase “part of the final examinations” tell us that the pentathlon is .
A very difficult for soldiers in the past B a good gauge of the skills a soldier needs
C only suitable for soldier D only for soldiers who are fit
13 The one who starts the marathon first must have .
A been the fastest runner among all the competitors
B met the target for the other events
C scored a point in the other events
D obtained the highest points among all the competitors
Trang 814 The phrase “ the others” as used in paragraph 3 refers to the other .
15 The winner of the pentathlon is the one who comes first in .
A the first four events B all the five events
Your answers:
E WRITING 50 points
I There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find out and correct them (10pts)
1 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities
2 Let him do anything he likes, shall we?
3 A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals
4 Many kinds of vegetables are growth in California’s Imperial Valley
5 Confucius- a statesman, scholar and educator of great skill and reputation - is generally held to be China’s greatest and most influence philosopher
6 On April 14, 1865, a person named John Wilkes Booth, angered by the South’s defeat in a Civil War, shot and killed President Abraham Lincohn
7 By measuring the color of a star, astronomers can tell how hot is it
8.The tickets that you ordered they will be delivered tomorrow
9 Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months
10 I am very glad that you’ve done lots of progress this semester
Your answers:
II Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one
(10pts.)
1 They believe that ambulances have taken fifteen people to hospital.
Fifteen people
2 It would be a good idea if you went and asked her yourself.
You'd _
3 In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she's got on very well
Reluctant _
4 But for Peter's help, we would have been in serious trouble.
Had _
5 The last time we were here was in 1980.
Trang 9 We haven’t
III Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each
has as a similar meaning as the original one (10pts.)
1 He bought the new jacket without having planned to SPUR
He bought moment
2 This important person will pay an official visit to our village SHOT
This _
3 Do you mind if I watch you while you paint? OBJECTION
Do you _you while you paint?
4 Jenny didn’t feel like going to the party MOOD
Jenny wasn’t _
5 Local residents said that they were against the new traffic scheme DISAPPROVAL
Local the new trafic scheme
IV Write about 200 words to give your opinion on the following topic: (20pts)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Life in the future is better than it is now”
Use specific reasons and example to support your answer
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GOOD LUCK!