Gián án đề thi HSG -A38

In this new film they start as a young married couple who buy an old house in the country.. Strange things happen ……… A.. + LEAVING THE AIRPORT If you are ending your journey at this ai

PART ONE: LISTENING

I Listen to the talk about New York State and then complete the statement below:

(You will hear the talk twice)

1 New York is a state of _, seashore, and big cities

2 There are lakes in the Finger Lakes region

3 In _, the Manhattan Indians sold the island of Manhattan to Dutch

4 New York City is the one in the United States

5 It was named “The Big Apple” by jazz musicians in the _

II Listen to a tour guide giving some information about transportation in Hue and

choose the correct answers (You will hear the talk twice)

1 Phu Bai Airport is about _ of the center of Hue

A 40 kilometers south

B 14 kilometers north

C 40 kilometers north

D 14 kilometers south

2 Tourists can travel around the Royal Citadel

A by bicycle

B on horseback

C by cyclo

D by boat

3 You pay for a boat tour on the Perfume River

A 40,000VND

B 50,000VND

C US$ 5

D US$ 9

4 Hue is kilometers from Hanoi

A 560

B 660

C 650

D 550

5 There are flight connections to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

A every three hours

B everyday

C four times a week

D every week

III Listen to a tour guide talking to visitors and write short answers to the questions.

(You will hear twice)

1 Are the buildings in Hue varied in styles?

………

2 How long did the Nguyen Dynasty last ?

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3 When was Thien Mu Pagoda built?

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4 Can the tourists listen to court music in the afternoon or in the evening?

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5 Where will they go tomorrow so that they can see some handicrafts?

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PART TWO: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I Choose the letter of the best answer

1 _ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking

2 You don’t like this one, try something

3 The child was told to for being rude to his uncle

4 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door

5 It was not until she arrived in class _ realized she had forgotten her book

6 _ clothes she wears, she looks very charming

7 If your camera is faulty, you should return it to ………

8 There are so many _ in the universe that we cannot count them

9 Students are usually when they get good marks

10. of the students in this school speak English fluently

11.Carol is too _ to be put in charge of all those children

12.On arriving in Hanoi,

A he found a great change here C a great change was found

B it was strange to him D it had changed a lot

13.Everyone felt sympathy for those children

14.He claimed that the car belonged to him

15.Mr Armstrong is said to be a fairly well-to-do man

A big B important C wealthy D strong

16.This is a difficult topic Please explain it in plain language

17.You have to be very cautious when you cross the road

18.The nurse told me that I would have to wait for a few days for the outcome of the medical check-up

19.He has a good memory to retain facts easily

20.The policeman broke up the fight between the two teenagers

II There are 11 errors in the following passage Find them and correct them (The first error is done)

English is my mother tongue Besides, I can speak France and Spanish I studied the two language when I were at high school Now, I am still learning Spanish at university

As for me, master a foreign language is not easy After studying a language, practice is very necessary and use Travelling to the country which a target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language good enough, you will certainly have troubles I also frequently go to the movies, watch TV, listen to the radio by the language that I am trying to learn Reading is other good way to learn Books are good but I personally think newspapers and magazines is better However, getting some knowledge

of the language is the best important thing Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first

Error Wrong word(s) Right word(s)

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III Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.

HEALTHY EATING

In the past any mother would be (pride) if her children were round and slightly fat Those days are gone _ (research) have now reached

the conclusion that too much fat and sugar in children’s diets are a major factor in the

development of heart diseases and other (ill) when they are older However, (grow) children need to eat a wide range of foods and their general health could be (danger) by cutting out particular ones _ (psychology) say that the (solve) is not to change eating habits too fast, but to do it _ (care), so that children do not lose

muscle in addition to fat Parents should present food a little _

(difference), spread butter thinly and avoid putting sugar on the table Children should also be _ (courage) to take part in sports: this way they will be using

calories that they have eaten

IV Give the correct form of the verb in brackets:

Jane _ (join) our firm twelve years ago She _ (work) for the previous seven years with an advertising company and _ (acquire) much useful experience For the first eight years with us she _ (work) in the Sales Department, and (work) there when I _ (become) a Managing Director Since then she (work) as my personal assistant, and _ (prove) herself to be outstandingly capable of many occasions She _ (work) on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment (work) in London on a special assignment

V Fill in each blank of the passage with a right preposition:

Public transport _(1) London is expensive The fare depends _(2) the length of the journey; you can buy books of tickets (3) advance Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five travel free You usually buy bus tickets _(4) a conductor, but (5) some buses, you pay the driver (6) the underground railway, you buy your tickets (7) a machine or a ticket office and give them up (8) the end of the journey Not all trains (9) one platform go to the same place, so watch the sign The last train leaves (10) about 00.15 a.m

PART THREE: READING I.Read the passage below, then choose ONE of the four suggested answers

“The Moon Trap” is a new film made by a young Canadian director called Melvin Strang The main parts in the film are played by Sid Cheung and Julie Plein who last appeared in “Music for Ever”

In this new film they start as a young married couple who buy an old house in the country After living there for a few weeks, strange things begin to happen Some of the furniture in the house disappears and cannot be found: windows break and pictures fall off walls At night they hear crying noise and when the moon is up, loud screams can be heard from the woods near by

As you might expect, the young couple try to discover the reason for all these strange events and this leads them into some very frightening situations

If you are easily scared, don’t go and see this film! But if you enjoy films with lots

of adventure and murder then this is the film for you

1 Julie Plein and Sid Cheung ………

A are leading performers of the film

B play pop music very well

B are staying in the studio

D like films very much

2 Strange things happen ………

A in an old house

B to a young married couple

B and last for a few weeks

D.(A) and (B) are correct

3 Some of the furniture in the house ………

A is taken away secretly

B can be found everywhere

B is found easily

D None are correct

4 They hear loud screams ………

A at night

B when the moon is up in the sky

C from the woods that is not far from their house

D All are correct

5 The young couple try ………

A.to lead people into frightening situations

B.to be calm

C.to take no notice of the things that happen to them

D.to find out the cause for all the strange events

II.Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport Read the text

to decide the statement is TRUE or FALSE :

+ ARRIVAL

When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat-belt fastened until the light goes out and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving This is your own comfort and safety

+ LEAVING THE AIRPORT

If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport control and customs If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find

an information desk outside the custom hall, as well as a bank where you can change money

+ CATCHING ANOTHER FLIGHT

If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should check in and wait to board your connecting flight There will

be an announcement when your flight is due to take off Our ground staff will be happy to help you

+ LEAVING THE PLANE

All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them If you have checked in your luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the airport

+CONTINUING ON THIS FLIGHT

We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground

• Thank you for flying with us.

We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon

True or False ?

………… 1 All passengers must leave the aeroplane

………… 2 You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seat-belt

………… 3 Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to the passport control

………… 4 Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs

………… 5 You can change money before you go to passport control

………… 6 You must go to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes

………… 7 Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when the plane

is ready to leave

………… 8 No one is allowed to smoke at the airport

………… 9 The aero plane is going on to another place after some of the passengers get off

…………10 Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left

anything behind

III Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word:

In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings

on the human environment to study a very ………(1) problem We, humans are

………(2) the world around us We are using ………(3) all of our natural resources We must learn to ………(4) them, or life will be bad for our children and grandchildren

There are some major parts to this problem:

+ Population:

Most problems of the environment come from population ………(5) In 1900 there were 1,6 billion, in 1950: 2,5 billion, and in 1980: 4,4 billion In the year 2000 there will be 6,3 billion More people need more water, more ………(6), more wood and more petroleum

+ Distribution:

Scientists say that there is enough water in the for everyone, ………(7) some countries have a lot of water and some have only a ………(8) Some areas get all their rain during one reason The rest of the year is ………(9)

+ Petroleum:

We are using up the world’s petroleum We use ………(10) in our cars and to heat our buildings in ………(11)

Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil ………(12) They even use them to ……… (13) insects that eat plants These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill ……… (14) there Thousands of people go into the air and pollute

it Winds carry this ………(15) air to other countries and other continents

+ Poverty:

Poor people (farmers) use the ………(16) land over and over The land needs a rest so that it will be ………(17) next year ………(18), the farmers must have food for years Poor people cut down trees for ………(19)

In some areas when trees are gone, the land ………(20) desert Poor people can’t save the environment for the future

PART FOUR: WRITING

I Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning Begin the new one with the words given:

1 I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday

 I apologise ……

2 Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car

 In spite of ……

3 We ought to leave the party now if we are to catch the last train

 If we don’t ……

4 I said: “Good morning, Mr.Jong Why didn’t you pay a visit to the south?”

 One morning I ……

5 John failed to find the source of the River Nile

 John didn’t ……

6 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it

 It is such ………

7 The accident happened because the train driver ignored a warning light  If the train driver ………

8 My advice to you is to call the police  If I ………

9 Have you got a smaller size than this ?  Is this ………

10.It is said that he has been to the island of Nagua  He is ………

II Writing a paragraph: Write a paragraph of 120 - 150 words to describe the chart about the energy consumption in Highland: ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN HIGHLAND Coal Petroleum Nuclear & Hydroelectricity Million tons 100_ 90_ 80_ 75

70_ 60_ 60 50_ _43 50 _ 40_ 40 30_ _27 _ 20_ 10_ 0

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