Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence 15 points.. Yes, with pleasure.[r]
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hảI dơng Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh Lớp 10 thpt năm học 2011 - 2012
-Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết chữ cái A hoặc B, C, D
Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
(Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.)
A LISTENING (15 points)
Hớng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu: Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh đợc nghe 2 lần Mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu Mọi hớng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe
Part 1 Listen to a job interview and complete the following form
Happy Chicken
Restaurant Group
Employee Interview Form Name: Tom (1)
Age: (2)
Job wanted: (3)
Number of days per week wanted: (4) _
Start date: Saturday (5)
Experience: working for (6) at Mac Donald s and as a waiter ’s and as a waiter
over New Year at local restaurant
Other details: speaks Spanish
Contact phone number: (7)
Best time to contact: from (8) in the evening
Part 2: Listen to an interview with a surfer and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
9 How old is Joshua?
10 When are his exams?
A This year B Next month C Next year D Next week
11 In summer, how often does Joshua go surfing on school days?
A Usually once a day B Usually twice a day
C He usually surfs at weekends D Three times a week
12 Why does Joshua do homework at lunchtime?
A Because he wants more time for surfing B Because he works hard
C Because he can’t go fishing at lunchtime D Because his teacher asks him to do
13 Why doesn’t Joshua surf before breakfast in winter?
A Because the waves are not very good B Because it’s cold
C Because there isn’t enough light D Because the beach is crowded
14 Who in Joshua’s family surfs?
A Just Joshua B Joshua and his sister C The whole family D Joshua and his father
15 When is the next competition for Joshua?
A Next week B Next month C In two months’ time D Next year
B PHONETICS (5 points) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
16 A foundation B introduction C volunteer D expectation
17 A professional B environment C endangered D argument
18 A representative B inability C documentary D deforestation
19 A competitive B requirement C temperature D mysterious
20 A annoyance B scholarship C experiment D participate
C GRAMMAR- VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
đề chính thức
Trang 2I Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (15 points).
21 Linda: “Could you open the windows, please?” Mary: “ _”
A I am, of course B Yes, with pleasure C I feel sorry D Yes, I can
22 _ from Bill, all the students said they would go
23 “Computers certainly have changed the world” - “Yes, they make _ to store information”
A it easier for people B it more easily for C people easier D easier for people
24 We were all hungry, so she suggested _ dinner early
25 It was not until she had arrived home _ remembered her appointment with the doctor
A when she B that she C and she D she
26 Peter: “Would you mind locking the door when you leave?” Tom: “ _“
A Yes, I would B Sure C Why not? D Not at all
27 Alice : “ What shall we do this evening?” Carol: “ _ ”
A Let’s go out for dinner B No problem C Thank you D You are very kind
28 This is the man _ my brother is going to marry
A who his daughter B daughter of who C whom daughter D whose daughter
29 _ he practised hard, he didn’t pass the driving test
A As long as B Even though C In spite of D Provided that
30 We didn’t _ to the station in time to catch the train
31 Mr Ha: "I've been promoted Now I'm the marketing manager." Mr Binh: “ _!”
A Congratulations B Good luck C You are really lucky D You are welcomed
32 Ann is going to write _ of articles for her local newspaper
A a series B the series C series D any series
33 Anne: “Tomorrow is my birthday.” Kate: “ _”
A Really? B Well, I see it C Oh, very good D Many happy returns
34 Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _ it before
A saw B had seen C has seen D was seen
35 Suddenly _ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate
A felt B having felt C feeling D feels
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points).
36 The fuel (CONSUME) of this car is rather high
37 The evening was (ENJOY) spent playing and talking
38 His boss told him off because he had behaved (RESPONSIBLE).
39 Saucepans are sold in the (HOUSE) goods department.
40 He claimed that his (BRING UP) had caused him to become a criminal.
41 Watching TV has become one of the most popular forms of (ENTERTAIN)
42 Everyone was surprised because he did the exams (EXCEPT) well.
43 These problems must be taken into (CONSIDER) strictly ahead of the schedule.
44 A (TIRE) boy asked me how to get to the nearest station
45 Don't (ESTIMATE) the power of revision in the days and hours before an examination
III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5 points).
46 For more than 450 years, Mexico City has been the economic, culture, and political centre of Mexican
A B C
people
D
47 If you need to keep fit, then why not take on a sport such as badminton or tennis?
A B C D
48 I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long time
A B C D
49 Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to
A B C D
lease the apartment
50 Having achieved the highest score, our team rewarded the first prize
A B C D
D READING
I There are 5 blanks in the passage below From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them (5 points).
A create B reserve C amount D prevent
Trang 3E quantity F preserve G destruction H demand Today in China where large scale (51) _ of forests has occurred, the government has required that
every citizen between the age of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees per year or do the equivalent (52) _
of work in other forest services The government claims that at least 1,000 million trees have been planted in China every year since 1982 In Western countries, increasing consumer (53) _ for wood products that have been produced causes forest land-owners and forest industries to become increasingly accountable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue programme is a charity that helps to (54) _ deforestation The charity uses money to buy up and (55) _ rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it The Arbor Day Foundation then protect the land from deforestation
II Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points) During the 20th century the pace of technology development in cameras and photography continued at an
accelerated pace much like many (56) technology developments While several key (57) _ like car, telephone and the gramophone record happened in the later half of the 19th century, it is the last 100 years that saw major developmental work in many areas of communications technology as well as in other fields, fax machines and the Internet, to name (58) _
In the (59) _ of the camera, the developments simplified the whole process of photography, (60) _ it accessible to one and all at affordable (61) _ and the camera industry denizens of our times made it into a mass phenomenon The first mass use camera became available (62) _ the turn of the 20th century and can be traced back to the year 1900 There are hundreds of (63) _ of cameras available today both for the amateur as well as the (64) _ and the camera is an important (65) _ of any family's repertoire of gadgets.
56 A other B another C others D an other
57 A discoveries B products C works D inventions
60 A letting B finding C making D causing
64 A profession B professional C unprofessional D professor
III Read the passage and choose the correct answer (10 points).
Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, but soon moved to a small farm near Marceline, Missouri
From this rural and rather humble beginning he later became one of the most famous and beloved
motion-picture producers in history Although he died in 1966, his name and artistic legacy continue to influence the lives of millions of people throughout the world
After several years of barely making ends meet as a cartoon artist operating from his Los Angeles
garage, Disney had his first success in 1928, with his release of a Mickey Mouse cartoon Throughout the next decade, he continued to produce a number of cartoons, and develop more of his highly profitable and
enduring creations, such as Donald Duck and Pluto In the late 1930s, he issued full-length cartoon films.
Snow White became an instant commercial and critical success This was only the first of many films, both
animated and not, produced by Disney and his studio.
But as renowned as Disney name is for cartoons and movies, it is probably best known for a string of
spectacular amusement and theme parks Starting with California’s Disneyland in 1955 and culminating with the fantastically successful Disney World and EPCOT Center in Florida, Disney became a household name
In recent years, the theme park concept became international, with openings in Toyo and Paris With the
continuing success of Disney, the creationsof future theme parks are under discussion
66 Which of the following is the title for the passage?
A Walt Disney and his Legacy B The history of Disney World and Disneyland
C Walt Disney’s Boyhood Years D Walt Disney and Animated Cartoons
67 The word “humble” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
68 What is the author’s attitude toward the accomplishments of Walt Disney?
A critical B approving C ambivalent D respectful
69 According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A Disney first achieved success after his death
B Mickey Mouse was Disney’s only cartoon creation
C Snow White was the first full-length cartoon film
Trang 4D Disney’s first concern was always profitability.
70 In paragraph 2, “barely making ends meet” is closest in meaning to .
A trying new businesses B producing only a few cartoons
C not making much money D meeting personal failure
71 The word “enduring” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A difficult B suffering C famous D lasting
72 The word “renowned” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A possessed B talked about C useful D well-known
73 It can be inferred from the passage that
A Snow White was Disney’s most successful film
B Disney created cartoon movies and “non-cartoon” movies
C the Tokyo theme park is in financial difficulty
D the California theme park is now closed
74 The word “concept” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
75 In future years, it is most likely that _
A the remaining theme parks will also close B Disney will produce only cartoons
C the Paris theme park will become successful D the Disney name will stay well known
E WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)
76 Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice
- It can’t….……….……
77 John could do his homework because his sister helped him
- Without ….……… …
78 We breathe a lot of polluted air and our health gets bad
- The more….……… …………
79 He could not sleep because the traffic was noisy
- The noise ……….…………
80 Watching an international football match is wonderful
- I find ….……… …… ………
II Use the given words and phrases to write complete sentences of the following passage (10 points) 81 Albert Einstein / born / March 14th, 1879 / Ulm, Germany 82 Childhood / learn / music / get / religious education / home 83 He / begin / study / mathematic / particular / calculus / 1891 84 He / graduate / University of Zurich in Switzerland / 1905 85 He / do / famous work / physics 86 He/ also propose / theory of Relativity 87 He / win / the Nobel Prize / physics 88 From 1919 to 1933/ he / live / Germany / talks / science / during the time 89 He / move / the United States / 1933 90 He / live / New Jersey/ until/ death /April 18th, 1955 III Nowadays more and more secondary school students are using mobile phones, which is one of the matters of great concern Write a paragraph of 100-120 words about the disadvantages of using mobile phones among secondary students (10 points) ========== The end ==========
Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh
Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 1: Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 2:
Hớng dẫn chấm đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh L ỚP 10 Môn Tiếng Anh - năm học 2011-2012 A LISTENING (15 points) Part 1 Listen to a job interview and complete the following form ( 1 point for each correct answer) 1 Baker 5 18th / 18/ the eighteenth 2 19/ nineteen 6 three months
Trang 53 waiter 7 559304
4 2/ two( days) 8 5-8 / five to eight Part 2: Listen to an interview with a surfer and choose the correct answers ( 1 point for each correct answer) 9 A 10 C 11.B 12.A 13.C 14 C 15 A B PHONETICS (5 points)( 1 point for each correct answer) Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. 16 A 17 D 18 D 19 C 20 B C GRAMMAR- VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS I Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (15 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer) 21 B 26 D 31.A
22 C 27 A 32 A
23 A 28 D 33 D
24 B 29 B 34 B
25 B 30 C 35 C
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points).( 1 point for each correct answer) 36 CONSUMPTION 41 ENTERTAINMENT 37 ENJOYABLY 42 EXCEPTIONALLY 38 IRRESPONSIBLY 43 CONSIDERATION 39 HOUSEHOLD 44 TIRED 40 UPBRINGING 45 UNDERESTIMATE III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer) 46 B
47 C
48 D
49 B
50 C
D READING I There are 5 blanks in the passage below From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank There are more words than blanks, so you don’t need all of them.(5 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer) 51 G 52 C 53 H 54 D 55 F II Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer) 56 A 61 A
57 D 62 A
58 A 63 D
59 B 64 B
60 C 65 C III Read the passage and choose the correct answer (10 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer) 66 A 71 D
67 A 72 D
68 B 73 B
69.C 74 A
70.C 75 D
E WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points) ( 1 point for each correct answer)
76 It can’t be denied (that) she has a beautiful voice
77 Without his sister / his sister’s help, he couldn’t / wouldn’t have done his homework.
78 The more polluted air we breathe, the worse our health gets/becomes.
79 The noise of the traffic prevented/stopped him from sleeping / OR
Trang 6The noise of the traffic kept him awake
80 I find it wonderful to watch an international football match/ watching an international football match wonderful
II Use the given words and phrases to write about Albert Einstein Necessary changes can be made (10 points)
81 Albert Einstein was born (0.5) on March 14th, 1879 in Ulm, Germany (0.5)
82 During his childhood, (0.5) he learned music and got religious education at home (0.5)
83 He began to study/studying mathematics, (0.5) in particular/particularly the calculus in 1891 (0.5)
84 He graduated from the University of Zurich in Switzerland in 1905 (0.5)
85 Then, he did some famous work(0.5) on/in physics (0.5)
86 He also proposed (0.5) the theory of Relativity (0.5)
87 He won the Nobel Prize(0.5) for/in physics (0.5)
88 From 1919 to 1933, he lived in Germany (0.5) and had/gave many talks on science during the time (0.5)
89 He moved to (0.5) the United States in 1933 (0.5)
90 He lived in New Jersey (0.5) until his death on April 18th, 1955 (0.5)
III Write a paragraph of about 120 words about disadvantages of using mobile phones among
secondary school students (10 points)
1 Form: (paragraph) (1 point) (Đoạn văn không xuống dòng - Đủ số từ )
2 Content: (4 points )
Good topic sentence (0.5 p) and appropriate supporting ideas (3.5 points)
3 Language: (5 pts)
+ Appropriate vocabulary (1.5p) + Suitable connectors (0.5) + Correct grammar (2.5 p) + Punctuating/ Spelling (0.5p)
Chú ý: Tổng số điểm là 100, sau đó qui về thang điểm 10, và làm tròn đến số
thập phân thứ nhất.