Bộ 5 đề thi chọn HSG môn Tiếng Anh 11 có đáp án năm 2021 Trường THPT Phạm Ngũ Lão

Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each blank.. The increase in city crime is a global phenomenon.[r]

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 11 NĂM 2021 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN TRƯỜNG THPT PHẠM NGŨ LÃO

1 Đề số 1

SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2pts.)

Question 1 Listen to the first part of the recording and complete the sentences below:

1 A birthday party is a celebration to the birth of a person

2 As of July 2005 there were 6.45 billion people on Earth

3 A child’s birthday party usually consists of and sweet foods as

well as savories

4 Adults’ birthday parties often take place in clubs with a of savory food and alcohol

Question 2 Listen to the second part of the recording and answer the following questions:

1 What are birthday parties in the U.S.A often accompanied by?

2 What does the person whose birthday is celebrated do before blowing out the candles on the birthday cake?

3 What does the “ birthday wish” represent?

4 What generally happens while the birthday cake is brought to the table?

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 pts.)

Question 1 Choose the best option:(2pts)

1 Tom and Mary never came to class late

A So did we B Neither did we C We did either D Neither we did

2 I remember to Hanoi when I was a very small child

A taking B to take C to be taken D being taken

3 Helen asked me the film called “Star Wars”

A if I had seen B have I seen C have you seen D if had I seen

4 At first I found to get used to on the other side of the road

A it difficult - drive B difficult - drive

C it difficult - driving D difficult- driving

5 Had we known your new address, we to see you

A would have come B will come C would come D came

6 I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made that story

A out B up C off D down

7 She warned me

A to not do it B I should do it C about to do it D not to do it

8 .had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor

A Scarely B Never C No sooner D Just

9 Jason’s professor had him his thesis many times before allowing him to present

it to the committee

A rewrites B rewriting C rewrite D to rewrite

10 The problems last year caused to the committee members to table the

proposal temporarily

A were discovered B which was discovered C that discovered D discovered

Question 2 Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (2pts)

Jane (1 join) .our firm twelve years ago She had worked for the previous seven years with an advertising company and (2 acquire) much useful experience For the first eight years with us, she (3 work) in the Sales Department, and

(4 work) there when I became a Managing Director Since then she

(5 work) as my personal assistant, and (6.prove) herself to be

outstandingly capable on many occasions She (7.work) on the top floor, in an

office next to mine, but at the moment she (8.work) in London on a special

assignment

Question 3 Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to fill in the blanks in each

sentence: (2pts)

1 She has one of the biggest in Britain (COLLECT)

2 The judge told him it was to drink and drive, and banned him for a year (RESPONSIBLE)

3 The keys were locked inside the car ., a side window was open (LUCKY)

4 Three firms are in for the same contract.(COMPETE)

5 It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird It has been listed as one of the

species (DANGER)

6 The government is spending a lot of money in the attempt to fight against

(LITERATE)

7 These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly (COMFORT)

8 Burning coal is an way of heating a house Gas is much cheaper (ECONOMY)

SECCTION THREE READING (6pts.)

Question 1 Read the following passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word: (2pts)

How easy is (1) to understand another person’s character? My friend Jack was once a rather annoying person He was always getting (2) trouble because he was so disobedient In class he was very talkative and never stopped (3) jokes The teachers all told him (4) was impolite because he interrupted them When I met

him, he was very unfriendly and didn’t want to talk to me (5) all People told me he stole things and that he was dishonest His school work was terrible He didn’t take any pride in his writing, he never (6) enough time doing his homework, and that he was not at

all conscientious One day he saw a gang of boys attacking an old man Jack hated violence

and he fought them all (7) they ran away He was awarded a medal for bravery After that people changed their (8) about him

Question 2 Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in

each blank :( 2pts)

PROBLEMS OF WATCHING TELEVISION IN BRITAIN

British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time gluing to the telly and not enough(1) other activities like sports and reading A survey recently carried out on people’s viewing habits (2) not disapprove it It shows that young

people in Britain spend on (3) twenty three hours a week in front of the television,

(4) works out at over three hours every day

What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an

incredible 28 hours a week We seem to have become a nation of telly addicts Just about

(5) household in the country has a television and over half have two or more

According (6) the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living room, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well

The Education Minister said a (7) weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should

spend more time reading Unfortunately , parents are not setting a good example: adults do

(8) reading than young people In fact, reading is (9) the bottom of their

list of favorite pastimes They would(10) listen to the radio, go to the cinema or

hire a video to watch on their television at home

1.A at B on C for D in

2.A does B do C is D has

3.A time B Sunday C weekend D average

4.A which B what C who D where

5.A none B neither C every D all

6.A for B to C with D on

7.A lot B little C number D few

8.A more B better C less D most

9 A on B to C at D in

10 had better B prefer C like D rather

Question 3 Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D: (2pts) After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he

foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as

the inventor of dynamite so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be

used for awarding prizes to people who made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally

there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was

added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremoney

Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30.000 to $ 125.000

Every year on December 10th , the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,

illuminated diploma ,and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an

important role in the judges’decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but

relatively few literature prizes

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people

have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes

1.Where was Alfred Nobel born?

A in America B in Spain

C In Sweden D In Switzeland

2.When did the first award ceremony take place?

A 1901 B 1895 C 1962 D

1968

3.Why was the Nobel prize established?

A to resolve political differences

B to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity

C to spend money D to honour the inventor of dynamite

4.In which area have American received the most awards?

A peace B literature C economics D science 5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A Awards vary in monetary value

B Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners

C Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention

D A few individuals have won two awards

6 In how many fields are prizes bestowed?

A 2 B 6 C 5 D 10 SECTION FOUR: WRITING (6pts)

Question 1

Read the passage and find out an odd word out in each line There is an example in the first

line: (2pts)

0 to I could to remember one of the good things I did While I was walking

1 along the road the other one day I happened to notice a small brown

2 leather purse which lying on the pavement I picked it up and

3 had opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name There

4 was nothing in it except of some small change and a photograph

5 of a woman about 40 years old Though I put the photograph back and

6 took the purse to the police station, at where I handed it to the

7 sergean in charge Before I left, the sergeant he made a note of my

8 name and address in case of the owner of the purse wanted to write

and thank me

Question 2 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the

same as the sentence printed before it: (2pts)

1 Our house is going to be painted by a local firm

à She left the room

4 “I didn’t steal the bicycle” he said “I just borrowed it.”

à He denied but admitted

5 I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents

Question 1: (1đ) Viết đúng mỗi từ (0.25đ)

1 honor 2 soft drinks 3 approximately 4 buffet Question 2:(1đ) Trả lời đúng mỗi câu (0.25đ)

1 Birthday parties in the USA are often accompanied by colourful decorations

2 He/ she makes a “birthday wish”

3 It represents some desire for the time between the current birthday and the next

4 While the birthday cake is brought to the table, the songs “Happy Birthday to You” is

(generally) sung

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (6điểm)

Question 1:Choose the best options: (2đ) Chọn đúng mỗi câu (0.2đ)

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 A

6 B 7 D 8 A 9 C 10 D

Question 2: Give the correct of tense of the verbs in brackets: (2đ) Đúng mỗi câu (0.25đ)

1 joined 2 had acquired

3 worked/ was working 4 was working

5 has been working/has worked 6 has proved

7 works 8 is working

Question 3:Use the correct form of the words in brackets: (2đ) Đúng mỗi từ (0.25đ)

1 collections 2 irresponsible 3 Luckily 4 competition

5 endangered 6 illiteracy 7 uneconomical 8 uncomfortable SECTION III READING COMPREHENSION: (6đ)

Question 1:Cloze test: (2đ) Điền đúng mỗi từ (0.25đ)

1 it 2 into 3 making/ telling 4 he 5

at 6 spent 7 until 8 minds

Question 2: Gap-fill: (2đ) Điền đúng mỗi từ (0.2đ)

1 B 2 A 3 D 4 A 5 C 6 B 7

D 8 C 9 A 10 D

Question 3: Questions:(2đ) Đúng mỗi câu ( đ)

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 C 6 B

SECTION FOUR: WRITING: (6đ)

Question 1: Đúng mỗi câu (0.25đ)

1 one 2 which 3 had 4 of 5 though 6

at 7 he 8 of

Question 2: Biến đổi câu (2đ): Viết đúng mỗi câu (0.25 đ)

1 The play was so dull that he fell asleep

2 We are going to have our house painted by a local firm

3 She left the room without saying a word

4 He denied having stolen/ stealing the bicycle but admitted having borrowed/ borrowing it

5 No sooner had I put up my umbrella than the rain came down in torrent

6 Are we allowed to smoke in Vietnamese cinemas?

7 Had he studied hard, he wouldn’t have failed the exam

8 So great was her grief that she almost fainted

2 Đề số 2

I/ LEXICO – GRAMMAR:

PART 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D that corresponds to the word or phrase that best

completes each sentence (10 points)

1 Neil Armstrong was the first man to _ foot on the moon

A try B step C set D walk

2 Thomas Edison many new appliances using electricity during his long career

A invented B inventing C who invented D was

invented

3 _ further riot to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency

powers

A Should B Did C Were D Had

4 Jack doesn’t like such gossip and fallacy in sport

A to take himself on B to get himself along C engage himself in D indulge

himself of

5 New York and Tokyo are two of the most _ populated cities in the world

A greatly B densely C variously D closely

6 It can take up to more than six months to _ a man to do this specialized work

A raise B train C learn D practise

7 The longest movie I have ever seen in this cinema for three hours

A stayed B got C lasted D spent

8 James was looking for a(n) to visit that wonderful island once again

A opportunity B necessity C destiny D possibility

9 “Who is Susan getting married to?” _ “Some guy since her childhood.”

A who she has known B have known her C that have known her D she has

been known

10 “I had to take a taxi from the party last night.” _ “Oh That’s too bad You my

car.”

A could have used B was able to use C could be use D can use

11 Jackie has given such a great _ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much

A performance B result C score D action

12 The president has made many visits to Japan, began today

A whose recent one B the most recent of which C which D the most

recent one

13 “Is it difficult to keep fish as pets?” _ “No, there isn’t much _ care of them.”

A to taking B having taken C to have taken D taking

14 to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things

A Not to be speaking B Not to have spoken

C Because of not being spoken D Not having spoken

15 If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable _ because it seems too good to be true

A doubt B suspicion C reservation D disbelief

16 By the time we the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped

A arrive B come C get D reach

17 _ people who were waiting for the bus under the rain down there are getting wet

soak-A Some B Any C Most of D None

18 All fossil fuels are resources that can not be replaced quickly

A unlimited B non-renewable C renewable D

available

19 She came to the airport only to find out that she _ her passport at home

A would have left B has left C was leaving D had left

20 At no time in history _ such a diligent and brilliant fellow

A has Peter and his classmates ever met B have Peter and his classmates

C Peter and his classmates ever met D Peter and his classmates had ever met

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PART 2: The following passage has some grammar as well as spelling errors

Underline the errors and write the correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right Put a tick if there is no error on that line (10 points)

A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy He described

how the Earth orbits around the sun and how the sun in turn, orbit around

the centre of a vast collection of stars calling our galaxy At the end of the lecture,

a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: “That you have told us

is rubbish The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant

tortoise.” The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, “What is the tortoise

standing on?” “You’re very clever, young man, very clever,” said the old lady

“But its tortoises all the way down!”

Many people would find the picture of our universe as an infinite tower of

tortoises rather ridiculous, but why do we think we know better? What do we

know about the universe and how do we know it? Recently breakthroughs in

physic, made possible in part by fantastic new technologies, suggest answers to

some of our oldest questions One day these answers may seem as obviously to

us as the earth orbitting the sun – or perhaps as ridiculous as a tower of tortoises

Only time (whatever that maybe) will tell

PART 3: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space

Write your answers

in the numbered boxes below (10 points)

1 Among recognized , maps are rarer than stamps but they have their avid

enthusiasts and admirers (COLLECT)

2 _ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in it (CERTAIN)

3 A holiday in America can be cheap (SURPRISE)

4 Everyone likes him because he has a really good sense of (HUMOROUS)

5 That was one of the most situation in my life (EMBARRASSMENT)

6 In their last summer vacation, they went to rural areas to help _ children learn to

read and write (ADVANTAGE)

7 There will be totally twenty five _ to participate in the game show (CONTEST)

8 There is a great _ of food and medicine in those underdeveloped African countries (SHORT)

9 _, Vietnamese kids say best wishes to their grandparents and they would give

the kids lucky money in red envelopes at Tet (TRADITION)

10 The heat from the sun is a clean and source of energy, which can not be used

PART 4: Complete each blank space with the correct verb form / tense Write your

answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points)

a/ The airplane in which the football team (TRAVEL) _1 _ crashed soon after (TAKE OFF) _2 _

b/ Do you know who was the first man (SAIL) 3 across the Atlantic?

c/ It is essential that each bike (LOCK) 4 _ carefully indoors

d/ His (TAKE) _5 ill suddenly last night took me by surprise

e/ That guy admitted (STEAL) _6 the gold watch

f/ Had you listened carefully to the instructions, you (NOT, BE) _7 that confused now

g/ (OPEN) _8 _ the door, he saw a terrible mess some burglar had just made

h/ John didn’t mention (INVOLVE) _9 _ in the robbery, but knew he was

i/ More than twenty miners were reported (KILL) _10 in the accident

ANSWERS:

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PART 5: Complete each blank space with one correct preposition or partition Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points)

a/ Many endangered animals in this reserve are 1 great threat of extinction

b/ Our major sources of energy – coal, oil and gas – are going to run _2 _ soon

c/ I classify the stamps 3 categories

d/ Your parcel will be sent to this address 4 _ no more than 24 hours

e/ It is not easy for them to work out alternative solutions 5 such a problem

f/ He explained the rules very clearly 6 _ them to make sure they knew exactly

what to do

g/ “Could you please show me how to dance the Rumba” _ “It’s quite easy Now, let’s get

_7 _ it.”

h/ He soon got fed up _8 such fallacy that he heard every day

i/ “Can I speak to Mr Kevin Legreen, please?” _ “Ok Just hold _9 _, I’m trying to put

PART 1: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word from the box Changes in word forms

can be made where necessary Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10

How a hobby can make you angry! Recently I decided to take up (0) _ as a hobby I

like taking snaps, but I am not very (1) My snaps are often a complete (2)

_ for technical reasons, or sometimes are just not very (3) First I decided that to be (4) _, I would have to buy new equipment Just then I had an (5)

piece of good luck A friends who works in a camera shop said he could sell me a

(6) camera A customer had left it at the shop to be (7) , but there had

been a (8) _, and it was actually for sale I thought this was a rather (9) _

explanation and so I asked him some more questions He said he had had some (10)

_ with the customer and she had thrown the camera at him because he disliked her

PART 2: Read the following passage and circle A, B, C, or D that corresponds to the

answer which best fits each blank space (10 points)

Throughout history, man has developed (1) of energy to do his work Primitive man

had only the strength of his arms and the use of fire He later (2) how to use the

energy of the wind to move his sailing vessels He used the energy of water to (3) his mills He tamed animals as new sources of energy They pulled plows and wagons A new

stage in the development of the use of energy came with the (4) of steam engine

Steam could be used to develop energy to run machines The discovery of electricity created an even more important way of using energy So did the invention of gasoline engines Man

entered into a new (5) of the use of energy with the application of nuclear energy

Man finds many ways to release energy to do work (6) , he changes the energy in a waterfall into electricity He can turn this electrical current into radio waves that can carry his

ideas for thousands of miles He can release the energy in gasoline by burning it and using it to (7) _ automobiles He can (8) _ use of coal to turn water into steam and in return use the steam to (9) electrical energy The nucleus of certain atoms can

produce millions of times more energy per pound of material than can be made (10) _

by chemical means

1 A sources B resources C invention D use

2 A found B showed C discovered D

distinguished

3 A turn B take C cycle D move

4 A finding B production C construction D invention

5 A time B era C history D step

6 A For Example B However C As a result D

Nevertheless

7 A equip B provide C feed D power

8 A make B get C take D learn

9 A generate B invent C supply D bring

10 A usable B available C possible D capable

PART 3: Read the following article about ice-skating Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-8) of the article Write your answers in the space in the

numbered boxes below There is one extra heading that is not to be used (10 points)

A Prepare yourself

B The benefits of the sport

C When things go wrong

D Different skating techniques

E A change in approach

F The right attitude

G Moving off

H Holding your body correctly

I How it all started 1………

Ice skating has a history of thousands of years Archaeologists have discovered skates made from animal bone It seems that bone skates were used until the introduction of iron into Scandinavia about the year 200 AD Among the Scandinavian upper classes, skating was seen

as an essential skill

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In the early twentieth century, skating was stylish and reserved, but at the 1924 Winter

Olympics, 11-year-old Sonja Hinnies introduced a more athletics attitude which inspired a new wave of popularity Nowadays art and athletics are combined and modern skating is both

graceful and physically demanding

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For beginners, balance and control are all important and speed can only increase with

proficiency The position of your body plays a great part in balance Legs slightly bowed and the knees bent keep the body weight centered; in effect the body leans slightly forward in this

position For skating, probably more than any other sport or recreation, relaxation is vital

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For the skating position, the heels should almost be touching and the feet should be

turned out wards While pushing toward with a back foot, you make a very small movement with the other foot Fairly easy, isn’t it? If you can keep this up for a while, you can then slowly

increase the length of your movements as you gain experience

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Knowing how to fall must be learnt among the skater’s first skills Even the best of the

professionals fall In order to fall without injury, you should be as relaxed as possible In this

way the sock of hitting the ice is lessened To get up, use your hands to get into a kneeling

position, then stand

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One you have learnt to move on the ice with confidence, there are various styles to be

practised-figure skating, free styles, distance, speed, skating pairs, and so on- but the basics of them all, and by far the best approach, it first to learn figures can soon be learn figure skating

and then elementary freestyle With proper guidance available at most of the ice rinks, the basic figures can soon be learnt and the turns, jumps, and spins or elementary free style will so

follow

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If you look at any good of professional skater, you will see how relaxed they are and

how easily they move To achieve this, an exercise program should be regularly practised It

can be dangerous to skate with a stiff body and warm up exercises should at least include

those for the legs, back and shoulders, with special emphasis on the ankles and the knees

After a long or intense session, the same exercises should be used afterwards to avoid

stiffness

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Skating improves balance, co-ordination, relaxation and movement It improves heart

and lung activity and generally strengthens the body Combined with swimming or jogging, it

provides a great program for all-round health and fitness

ANSWERS:

PART 4: Read the following passage and circle A, B, C or D that indicates the best

answers for each of the questions below (10 points)

Our growing need for food, goods and energy has had many harmful effects on the

environment

Gases produced by cars, power stations and factories cause acid rain, which kills trees and

damages buildings By using more environmentally-friendly forms of transport, we help reduce this form of pollution

A layer of carbon dioxide and other gases traps heat and keeps the earth at the right

temperature This is called the green-house effect By burning fossil fuels we are producing too much carbon dioxide, which is causing temperatures to rise gradually This global warming

could lead to dramatic changes in climate

A layer of gas called ozone protects the earth from harmful ultra-violet radiation Certain

chemicals used in industry, such as CFCs have caused a hole to develop in the ozone layer

The increased levels of ultra-violet radiation damage plants and sea life, and increase the risk

of skin cancer

Most of the energy we use to heat and light building, run machines etc is made by burning

fossil fuels This energy source will eventually get exhausted, so we need to use more

alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power that are renewable and do not

pollute the air We also avoid wasting energy but using less electricity and water and insulating our new houses

We are destroying our forests, which produce oxygen and provide habitats – natural

environments – for animals and birds Deforestation also allows rain to wash away the soil,

making land useless for growing things We pollute water by dumping waste from factories and houses, and by accidentally spilling chemicals and oil Chemical fertilizers damage rivers and

lakes by causing a layer of tiny plants, called algal to cover the surface of water Organic

farming does not harm water supply

Burying rubbish in landfills cam make chemicals leak through the ground into rivers, and it uses

a lot of land Burning rubbish adds to global warning By sorting out rubbish for recycling we can cut down on waste

1 The passage is mainly about

A Man and Nature B how we should use the existing sources of energy

C environmental problems D rubbish recycling

2 Acid rain is caused by

A gases emitted from cars and factories B the burning of rubbish

C the burying of rubbish D ultra-violet radiation

3 Skin cancer may be caused by

A the global warming B acid rain

C air pollution D ultra-violet radiation

4 We should use more alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power because

they

A are cheaper B will not be used up and do not pollute the air

C are easier to get D can be recycled

5 If we destroy forest

A animals and birds will have no place to live B rivers and lakes will be polluted

C wildlife and farming will be affected D our wood supply will decrease

III/ WRITING:

Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning to

the original one The rewritten sentences must contain the exact word in bracket (10

PART II: PHONETIC (1 point)

Question I: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the

rest

1 A confide B hobbies C convince D principle

2 A kites B sketches C oranges D buzzes

3 A mountain B pronounce C county D poultry

4 A common B conceited C won D terror

5 A solution B resolution C success D prosperity

6 A storage B encourage C shortage D garage

7 A concentrate B delicate C private D accurate

8 A match B toothache C orchestra D chorus

9 A method B negative C methodical D length

10 A naked B sacred C needed D walked

PART III: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (6 points)

Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase (2 points)

1 Don’t be late for the interview; _, people will think you are a disorganized person

A otherwise B unless C if not D or so

2 The children appear about the trip

A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited

3 He the dream of scientific career when he was small

A sailed B landed C obtained D harboured

4 In the early days, films were little more than moving _

A noises B portraits C sounds D photographs

5 New York is _ by its hundreds of the tall offices and apartment buildings

A characterized B founded C renamed D constructed

6 Many sea animals are at due to hunting and water pollution

A loss B death C risk D danger

7 They turned at the party, despite the awful weather

A round B in C back D up

8 We wanted to give him help, but he turned us down

A few B a few C a little D little

9 The car is for one year The garage will pay for any repair within this period

A promised B guaranteed C advised D attended

10 She doesn’t get on well with the rest of the actors and actresses

A crowd B team C cast D gang

11 The play last night was a truly _ performance

A memory B memorable C memorize D memorial

12 While the police were searching for the missing girl, _girl was reported to have

disappeared

A other B the other C others D another

13 They helped handicapped children their difficulties

A finish B overcome C pass by D conquer

14 People who are easily by rumors can never be good friends

A influenced B attracted C purchased D occurred

15 That’s a nice coat, and the color _you well

A fits B suits C matches D couples

16 She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being

A stopped B broken C serviced D rented

17 Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, ?

A will you B may you C do you D can you

18 We insist that a meeting as soon as possible

A be held B is held C were held D will be held

19 It is believed that there is a _ between two crimes

A join B chain C link D connector

20 My uncle was ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady

recovery

A critically B deeply C fatally D seriously

Question II: Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2 points)

1 At this time next week, they (1 sit) _ in the train on the way to Paris

2 The impact of the earthquake yesterday (2.feel) _by people who lived hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter

3 Turn the television off By the time the light (3 be) on again the television

station (4 stop) broadcasting

4 Scarcely they (5 move) _ into the new house when their friends

(6 come) _ in

5 She was breathing fast and deep as if she (7 run) _

6 But for our parents, we (8 never/ be) _successful in life

7 I (9 work) _ at my report since Monday Now I (10 write) _ the

conclusion

Question III: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the words (1 point)

At first light, there is nothing unusual about the town of Cameron Park in California, as

the day begins and the town comes to (1 live) _, you can’t help (2 notice)

_ that, among the cars, there are light aeroplanes moving along the roads towards

the airport When the town was (3.origin) _ built, a small airport is included for the

(4 convenient) of people flying in to look at the properties which were for (5 sell)

_, but it soon became clear to the development that this was an attraction in itself

The streets were (6 wide) _ so that planes could use them, mailboxes near the road were made (7 short) _ to avoid passing wings, and all the electricity cables were

buried (8 ground) _ Now, there is every likelihood that the (9 reside) _

will have a private plane in their garage and use it with the same (10 free) _ other

people enjoy with their cars

Question IV: Each line of the following passage contains one mistake Underline the

mistakes and write the correct answers in the spaces provided (1 point)

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the more famous pop

first pop group to achieve great success from songs they have 9 ………

written themselves After that it became commonly for groups

singers to write their own songs

PART IV: READING (4 points)

Question I: Read the following passage and ONE word to fill in each gap (1 point)

In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for

Nature and the Indian Government agreed to set (1) “Operation Tiger” - a

campaign to save this threatened creature They started by creating nine special parks (2)

that tigers could live in safety The first was at Ranthambhore, a region which was quickly turning into a desert (3) _

too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle At the time, there (4)

just fourteen tigers left there The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant

moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (5) be handed back to

nature

Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (6) for tigers

to hide in, and there are now at (7) forty of them in the park, wandering freely

about Other animals have also benefited For example, there are many (8) deer

and monkeys than before The people (9) were moved are now living in better

conditions They live in new villages away from the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh

water supplies There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal’s future look (10) safer

Question II: Choose a suitable word to fill in each blank (1 point)

Many people remember being taken to the zoo as a child They remember especially

the excitement of (1) seeing animals for the first (2) , when before

they had only read about them in books or seen them on television However, there is (3)

discussion today about the future of zoos and what their role should be

Supporter of zoos claim that they have an educational (4) and represent a good way for people of (5) ages to learn more about the natural world Also, zoos

provide (6) for important research and frequently allow scientists to help save

those animals which are becoming (7) rare in the wild

Opponents, however, criticize zoos for a number of reasons Firstly, they say that it is

cruel to keep animals in cages Even in the best zoos, animals may (8) because

the places in which they have to live are both restricted and artificial This can cause them to

experience stress and affect their health Secondly, they believe that money would be better

spent on protecting animals in their (9) environment Finally, opponents (10)

out that most people nowadays can see well-made nature documentaries on

television and that this is much more valuable experience than going to a zoo

1 A actually B genuinely C positively D truly

2 A moment B event C occasion D time

3 A deep B considerable C large D important

4 A activity B function C situation D occupation

5 A several B both C all D

every

6 A ways B reasons C methods D opportunities

7 A completely B increasingly C totally D greatly

8 A suffer B injure C fail D hurt

9 A standard B daily C typical D natural

10 A pick B point C show D speak

Question III: Read the passages carefully and choose the best answers (2 points)

HINTS FOR READING PRACTICE Set aside time each day

Most of us can fine 15 minutes or half an hour each day for some specific regular activity It may

be a free period or regular wait, say in the queue for a bus or meal- even while eating breakfast One famous surgeon always made it a rule to spend at least 15 minutes on general reading

before he went to sleep each night Whether he went to bed at 10 p.m or 2-30 a.m made no

difference Even if you can not keep to this kind of discipline, it is a good idea to make sure you always have a general interest book in your pocket Don’t forget it should be a book which

entertains you and the English must not be too difficult for you

Check your progress through pacing

Nearly all speed reading courses have a “pacing” element - some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading You can do this simply by looking at

your watch every 5 or 10 minutes and noting down the page number you have reached Check

the average number of words per age for the particular book you are reading How do you know when 5 minutes has passed on your watch if you are busy reading the book? Well, this is

difficult at first A friend can help by timing you over a set period, or you can read within hearing distance of a public clock which strikes the quarter hours Pace yourself every three or four

days, always with the same kind of easy, general interest book You should notice your habitual w.p.m (word per minute) rate creeping up

Check comprehension

Obviously there is little point in increasing your w.p.m rate if you do not understand what you

are reading When you are consciously trying to increase your reading speed, stop after every

chapter

(if you are reading a novel) or every section or group of ten or twelve pages (if it is a textbook)

and ask yourself a few questions about what you have been reading If you find you have lost

the thread of the story, or you can not remember clearly the details of what was said, re-read

the section or chapter

“Lighting speed” exercise

Try this from time to time Take four or five pages of the general interest book you happen to be reading at that time Read them as fast as you possibly can Do not bother about whether you

understand or not Now go back and read them at what you feel to be your “normal” w.p.m rate, the rate at which you can comfortably understand After a “lighting speed” read through

(probably around 600 w.p.m) you will usually find that your “normal” speed has increase -

perhaps by as much as 50 -100 w.p.m This is the technique athletes use when they habitually run further in training than they will have to on the day of the big race

1 The passage recommends setting aside for reading practice

A two hours a day B one hour a day

C 15 minutes or half an hour a day D three times a day before meals

2 One famous surgeon always made it a rule to read

A for 15 minutes at 10 p.m each night

B at least 15 minutes at bedtime

C at least 15 minutes at either 10 p.m or 2.30 a.m

D whether he had a spare moment

3 It is a good idea always to carry in your pocket

A a book you will never forget B a serious book

C several books of various kinds D an easy and entertaining English book

4 A “pacing” device

A times a student’s reading speed B is not included in most speed reading courses

C is an aid to vocabulary learning D should be used whenever we read alone

5 Looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes

A avoids the need for reading faster B is not the same as pacing

C is not easy at first D help you to remember the page number you were at

last time

6 The passage recommends pacing yourself