Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D which best fits each spaceA. 10 pts What is money.[r]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HSG TIẾNG ANH 1
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I PHONETICS
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words (5 pts)
16 A pleased B punished C practiced D promised
17 A beds B doors C students D plays
18 A tour B course C court D pour
19 A cell B center C cube D ceiling
20 A boot B root C shoot D foot
II LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence (10 pts)
21 Her marriage has been arranged by her parents She is marrying a man
A she hardly knows him B whom she hardly know him
C she hardly knows D All are correct
22 "Can I give you a little more coffee?" - “ ”
A No, you're welcome B No Thanks
C Yes, you're right D Yes, I'm OK
23 It was serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month
A such B such a C so D so a
24 A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen ., it will stop burning
A Consequently B Furthermore C Otherwise D However
25 I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company the time
A all B most C much D whole
26 Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known in the world
A departmental stores B department shops
C department stores D stores department
27 Robert does not have Peter does
A money more than B as many money as C more money as D as much money as
28 In 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 gold medals
A Ø/ the B the/ Ø C a/ the D the/ the
29 You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday You be really hungry
A might B will C can D must
30 This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite
A valuable B invaluable C worthless D priceless
Trang 2Part 2 Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (5 pts)
31 Most American men earn average about $110 a week
32 He is married my friend
33 You’d better not drink that milk, Joe It’s gone
34 Are you aware the regulations concerning the use of guns?
35 I used to watch the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it
Part 3 Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals (5 pts)
36 are trying to find out new stars SCIENCE
37 He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t QUALIFY
38 My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little FRIEND
39 Teenagers are now dressed FASHION
40 Some people claim to be able to the future TELL
Part 4 Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms (10 pts)
41 Peter did not get used to (get) up early when he first came to Vietnam
42 By the time your brother (return) here next year, the city will have changed a lot
43 What tune (play) when we came in?
44 I wish I (know) her address now
45 They (learn) English from nine to ten in this room Don’t let anyone disturb them then
46 The prisoner is thought (escape) by climbing over the wall yesterday
47 Five kilometres (be) a long way for a little boy to walk
48 He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) and walked out of the room
49 He (serve) in the army in the last war
50 She regrets (not/ buy) that house It is much more expensive now
Part 5 In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it (5 pts)
51 The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men
A B C D
52 Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed
A B C D
53 She left the room with not saying a word
A B C D
54 The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have
A B C D
Trang 355 The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
III READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1 Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space (10 pts)
What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre The difference is that you can exchange money for something (56) A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (57) of cinema tickets But the note itself is only a printed (58) of paper which costs almost nothing to make
Thousands of years (59) people didn't have money as we know (60) There were no banks (61) even shops In those days, Mr Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62) grown for Mr Hive's honey This was an exchange arranged between the two (63) , each of whom had something that the other wanted But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (64) that people could exchange more The different currencies began to join together, which is why (65) everyone uses a national currency
56 A other B else C another D apart
57 A couple B double C few D several
58 A slice B part C side D piece
59 A since B past C before D ago
60 A them B it C some D that
61 A or B neither C and D but
62 A did B was C had D has
63 A jobs B people C things D goods
64 A for B by C before D so
65 A tomorrow B today C recently D soon
Part 2 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word
in each space (10 pts)
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (66) happen, we still want to live as long as possible Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (67)
In the first place, people (68) live longer can spend more time with their family and friends Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for
Trang 4(69) the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (70) time in hospital or become (71)
on their children and friends Many of them (72) this dependence annoying or embarrassing In addition to this, the (73) people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (74) to make new friends
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (75) to remain independent and enjoy life
Part 3 Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D) (5 pts)
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 had 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 ceremony
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 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards 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
76 The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to
A prevailed B postponed
C prevented D predicted
77 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A awards vary in monetary value
B ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention
C politics plays an important role in selecting the winners
D a few individuals have won two awards
78 The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in
A economics B medicine
C literature D science
79 The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to
A economic B prestigious C trivial D valuable
80 What is the main idea of the passage?
Trang 5A Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite
B Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity
C Alfred Nobel left all his money to science
D Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity
IV WRITING
Part 1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it (5 pts)
81 I haven't seen this film before
→ This is… ………
82 “I was not there at the time,” he said
→ He denied………
83 The bus takes longer than the train
→ The train does……….………
84 I have never seen such a mess in my life!
→ Never in … ………
85 My father is the owner of that car
→ That car ………
Part 2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given (5 pts)
86 Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend (WISHES)
→ Susan the airport to say goodbye to her friend
87 Despite his age, he’s still working (RETIRED)
→ He still ……….…… despite his age
88 Despite knowing the area well, I got lost (EVEN)
→ I got lost ……… the area well
89 I do not intend to tell you my plans (OF)
→ I have you my plans
90 Graham spends all his time doing research (DEVOTED)
→ Graham has ……… doing research
Part 3 Composition (10 pts)
Write an essay at least 200 words about “The importance of technology in modern life”.
THE END
Trang 6-ANSWER KEYS Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm
Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm
Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.
I LISTENING
Part 1 (7 points)
1 A 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 A
6 B 7 C
Part 2 (8 points)
8 women 9 coming 10 nearly 11 feelings
12 unwilling 13 permission 14 enthusiastic 15 264
II PHONETICS (5 points)
16 A 17 C 18 A 19 C 20 D
III LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1.(10 points)
21 C 22 B 23 B 24 C 25 A
26 C 27 D 28 B 29 D 30 C
Part 2 (5 points)
31 on 32 to 33 off 34 of 35 for
Part 3 (5 points)
36 scientists 37 qualified 38 unfriendly 39 fashionably 40 foretell
Part 4 (10 points)
41 getting 42 returns 43 was being played 44 knew
45 will be learning 46 to have escaped 47 is
48 had been standing 49 served 50 not buying
Part 5 (5 points) (Chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%)
51 A has have
52 D be existed exist
53 C with not without
54 A careful carefully
55 D wasn’t didn’t
Trang 7IV READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1 (10 points)
56 B 57 A 58 D 59 D 60.B
61 A 62 C 63.B 64 D 65 B
Part 2 (10 points)
66 not/ never 67 life 68 who/that 69 On 70 spend
71 dependent 72 find 73 older 74 hard/difficult 75 enough
Part 3 (5 points)
76 D 77 B 78 D 79 D 80 D
V WRITING
Part 1 (5 points)
81 This is the first time I have seen this film
82 He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time
83 The train does not take as long as the bus (does)
84 Never in my life have I seen such a mess!
85 That car belongs to my father
Part 2 (5 points)
86 wishes she had gone to
87 has not retired
88 even though I knew
89 no intention of telling
90 devoted all his time to
Part 3 (10 points)
Notes: The mark given to part 3 is based on the following scheme:
- Content: (50% of the total mark)
- Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark)
- Language: (20% of the total mark)
- Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark)
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