1 Së GD&§T Qu¶ng Ninh kú thi chän häc sinh giái CẤP tØnh líp 12 THPT n¨m häc 2011 - 2012 §Ò thi CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi này có 08 trang) Chữ ký của giám thị Môn: Tiếng Anh (BẢNG B) Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề SBD: 1: Ngày thi: 26/10/2011 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số phách Ngày sinh: chấm lần 1: 2: Nơi sinh: Học sinh trường: Ban coi thi: Số phách chấm phúc khảo: Điểm bài thi chấm lần 1: Bằng số: ……….……….……… Bằng chữ: …………………….……………….…… Họ tên, chữ ký của hai người chấm lần 1: 1: ………………………… ……………………………… 2: ………………………….…… …………… …………. Số phách chấm lần 1: Số phách chấm phúc khảo: Điểm bài thi chấm phúc khảo: Bằng số: ……….……………… … ….……… Bằng chữ: …………………….……………… ……….…….…… Họ tên, chữ ký của hai người chấm phúc khảo: 1: ………………………… ………………………………… 2: ………………………….……… …………… …………. Ghi chú: Thí sinh trả lời ngay vào bài thi này. Nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại. I. LISTENING (3,0 points) Activity 1: Storm phones her mum. What does she need to buy? Listen and write √ for things she needs to buy and write X for things she doesn’t need to buy. Then write any extra information. milk (1) ………… (example) a little sugar (6) ……….…. salt (2) ………… cheese (7) ……… oranges (3) ……….…. juice (8) ……….… eggs (4) ……….…. (5) ………… …… Apples (9) ………… (10) ……………. Activity 2: Listen and complete the dialogue below. You write no more than one word or one number in the space Jack: Hello. Is that the (1) ________________ ? Cinema: Yes, it is. Jack: What (2) ________________ does Spiderman start? Cinema: It starts at (3) ___________________. Jack: What time does it (4) _________________? Cinema: It finishes at (5) _________________. 2 0. A. dental B. send C. pretty D. petty 1. A. looked B. learned C. stopped D. laughed 2. A. understands B. nights C. statements D. guidebooks 3. A. boot B. shoot C. good D. food 4. A. treasure B. scream C. sneaky D. cheat 5. A. parachute B. chores C. choose D. watching Jack: Thank you very much. Cinema: You’re (6) __________________ Activity 3: Listen and complete the table below. You write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each number. Name Clothes Personality Paul blue jacket, blue (1) ……………………….; black tie (2) ……………………. Jessica black trousers; (3) ……………………… (4) ……………………. Mark (5) ……………………… ; blue T-shirt; trainers (6) …………………… Susanna (7) ………………… ; red-shirt, (8) ………………. not (9) ……….…… to girls Activity 4: Look at the statements below. Listen to David and Jackie and write who says each statement. Write D if David says, J if Jackie says. There are two examples (0 and 00). Your answers 0. There won’t be any teachers. 0 __ D ____ 1. We’ll have computers to teach us. 1_________ 2. We’ll learn languages while we’re sleeping. 2_________ 3. It won’t happen, it’s a terrible idea. 3_________ 00. Students will decide the school rules. 00___J____ 4. Teachers will always make the rules. 4_________ 5. Computers won’t talk like real people. 5_________ II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 points) Activity 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each question. (Do as example: 0 - C) Activity 2: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best option to complete each sentence below. 1. I’m really sleepy today. I wish I ________ Bob to the airport late last night. A. weren’t taking B. hadn’t had to take C. didn’t have to take D. didn’t take 2. “ Could I just do it right now?”- “________” A. Yes, you could. B. Why not? Go ahead. C. Not for me. D. Yes, let’s. 3. Let’s look _________ the town this afternoon. A. at B. over C. out D. round 4. The more effect you put in this project, ________________. A. the more satisfying you are B. the more satisfied are the results C. the more satisfied the results are D. the more satisfying the results are 5. Inexperienced ________, she can know the way of operating that system. A. even though she is B. as she may be C. she may be though D. as she is 3 6. Maria: “ Thanks for the lovely evening”. You: “ ” A. I’m glad you enjoyed it. B. Oh, that’s right. C. No, it’s not good. D. Yes, it’s really great. 7. Alice didn’t expect_________ to Bill’s party. A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked 8. This is Mr White,_______ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people. A. that B. which C. whose D. whom 9. Many people believe that human beings will never use up all ________ natural resources on the earth. A. the B. a C. 0 D. any 10. High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. A. ill-spoken B. well-prepared C. ill-prepared D. well-spoken 11. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _______ does his brother. A. Too B. Either C. So D. Neither 12.____________million dollars, I’ll travel round the world. A. Had I win B. were I to win C. Without winning D. If I win 13.__________ a movie to be entertaining, it needs to have an interesting story. A. So that B. In order that C. In order for D. In order to 14. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the crash. A. was injured B. are injured C. have been injured D. were injured 15. My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair I bought last month. A. more than three times B. three times as much as C. more three times than D. as much three times as Activity 3: Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below. 1. I always remember (work) with those nice people. 2. My children enjoy (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV. 3. By the time Jason arrived to help, we (already finish) moving everything. 4. I am going to have my eye (test) tomorrow. 5. At this time next month, they (work) in Ho Chi Minh city. 6.We (be) in this class for 6 years next September. 7. Nothing (do) since I moved here. 8. He looked frightened as if he (see) the ghost. 9. It is imperative that the letter (send)____________________ at once. 10. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) it very carefully at home. Activity 4: Write the correct form of the word in capitals next to each sentence to fill in the space. 1. Their___________________________ has lasted a life time. FRIEND 2. Everyone has a number of _________________________but none has many true friends. ACQUAINT 3. He lives in an attractive ________________________ part of Sydney RESIDE 4. We must learn about keeping the environment__________________. POLLUTE 5. Sam was accused of stealing some ___________________ documents CONFIDENCE 6. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays. We have to use it ____________________________ . ECONOMY 7. Little Jimmy has been a bit______________________________today. TROUBLE 8. The ___________________________of those mountain villages is a great achievement of the government. ELECTRIC 9. Please complete and return the enclosed ____________________ QUESTION 4 10. His health was seriously affected because he had suffered from constant _________________________. SLEEP Activity 5: In Questions 1-10, each sentence has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. Circle the letter A or B, C, D under the word or phrase that is used incorrectly. 1. Susan had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good A B C D university. 2. Tien Giang has long been well-known for it’s excellent durian fruit and fertile soil. A B C D 3. Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing. A B C D 4. I find that necessary to do something about traffic problems in our city. A B C D 5. It was in 1971 that transatlantic supersonic transportation became commercially A B C availability. D 6. The computer-based tests will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read A B nontechnical language, and writing correctly. C D 7. Have you ever made any scientific research? A B C D 8. I believe that most of reasons presenting in the report were convincing. A B C D 9. The plasma screen makes possible for teachers to illustrate the lessons by using colourful A B C D pictures and movies. 10. Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the A B C D festivities. III. READING (6 points) Activity 1: Read the passage and circle the letter (A or B, C, D) next to the word that best fits each of the blank spaces. FAMOUS EXPLORER Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18 th century. Cook was (1) _______ most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (2) ______ his position in life. He was lucky to be (3) _______ by his father’s employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (4) ______ in a shop in a fishing village, and this was a turning (5) _______ in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy in order to see more of the world. Cook was (6) ______ by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert in these subjects. He was also one of the first people to (7) ______ that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (8) ______ to diet. It was during his (9) ______ to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the major discovery that New Zealand was two (10) ______ islands. He became a national hero and still remains one today. 5 1. A. different B. contrary C. distinct D. unlike 2. A. manage B. succeed C. achieve D. fulfill 3. A. remarked B. viewed C. glanced D. noticed 4. A. trade B. work C. career D. job 5. A. moment B. instant C. point D. mark 6. A. keen B. eager C. fascinated D. enthusiastic 7. A. regard B. estimate C. catch D. realize 8. A. attention B. organization C. observation D. selection 9. A. travel B. voyage C. excursion D. tour 10. A. shared B. particular C. common D. separate Activity 2: Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word. DEALING WITH WASTE PLASTIC Every year people throw (1) _________ millions of tones of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping. These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (2) _________ of. Now a new recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic (3) _________ new. Scientists have taken a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always been a bigger problem (4) __________ substances like waste paper. You can bury plastic, but it takes many years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another form of pollution. A (5) _________ products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but it is expensive or difficult to do this (6) __________ a lot of plastic products. Now a group of companies has developed a new method (7) _________ recycling that could save almost (8) ____________ plastic waste. Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used. It does not have to be sorted. In addition, labels and ink may be left on the products. Everything is simply mixed together (9) ___________ heated to more than 400 degrees centigrade (10) __________that it melts. It is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make new plastic products, including computer hardware. Activity 3: Read this text about business opportunities in Vietnam then choose the best sentence from A – G to fill in each of the gaps.(There are two extra sentences). A. All of these offer large markets for any product produced in Vietnam. B. A large number of them are small, privately owned companies. C. The next thing is to write a letter (no fax, e-mail or phone calls). D. This means that it can reach customers not only in Indo- China but in the other ASEAN nations. E. The first impression may be the last impression so you must be very precise and very specific. F. Vietnam’s industry could be somewhat like that of Taiwan in a few years’ time. G. Remember, too, that business is best done through human contact, not by machines. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITITES IN VIETNAM Business opportunities in Vietnam are enormous. The rate of growth here is among the highest in the world. It reaches all sectors of the economy and is likely to accelerate in the future. Vietnam is well-placed for economic development, because it is part of ASEAN. __1__ . It is fortunate, too, to be surrounded by countries with large population, e.g. China, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. __2__ . The opportunities for business abound, but remember that the first are always rewarded with the best chances of getting quality business contacts. __3__ . 6 So, the best thing to do to start with is to select contacts with companies similar to your own, and companies which you consider could be interested in your line of products or services. __4__ . In the letter, present yourself and the products you deal with in a clear and simple manner. __5__ . The chances of getting a reply are more than if you had used other types of communication. Activity 4: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer. Accreditation is a system for setting national standards of quality in education. The United States is unique in the world because its accreditation is not administered by the government, but rather by committees of educators and private agencies like the Middle State Association of Colleges and Secondary School and the Society of Engineers. Before registering to study in any education institution in the United States, a student should make certain that the institution is accredited in order to assure that the school has a recognized standard of organization, instruction, and financial support. Foreign students should be particularly careful to check an institution’s accreditation because other government or future employers may not recognize a degree earned from a school that has not received accreditation. If a college is accredited, catalogs and brochures will usually indicate the accreditation status. If you are not sure about a certain school, don’t hesitate to check its reputation with an education officer at the nearest US embassy. 1. The title best expresses the ideas in this passage is . A. studying in the United States B. accreditation C. how to find best school D. the middle States Association of colleges and Secondary Schools 2. What should students do in order to check the accreditation of a school that may interest them ? A. Write to the school B. Write to the US Ministry of Education C. Register to study at the school D. Consult a US embassy official 3. According to the author, all of the following statements are true of the accreditation system in the United States EXCEPT ____________________. A. The accreditation on status of a school will be listed in its catalogs and brochures. B. Future employers will be influenced by the accreditation of a candidate’s school. C. The accreditation system is like that of many other countries D. Accreditation provides information about the standards of instruction and organization of a school. 4. The word “unique” in the first paragraph means ___________________. A. unusual. B. first. C. standard. D. large. 5. From this passage, it may be concluded at an accredited school________________. A. does not offer a degree. B. may close because of financial disorganization. C. is administered by the government. D. is better than an accredited school. Activity 5: Read the text below and decide if each statement is true or false. Write "T" next to the statement if you think it is true and "F" if you think it is false. HOW TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER INTERPRETER The volunteer Interpreter Program is a service provided for persons who do not read or understand English well enough to take the written test. 7 Persons wishing to volunteer as interpreters must submit an application. Applications may be denied if there is already a written test available for the specific language listed on the application or if there are currently enough volunteers for a specific language. If you wish to apply to become a volunteer interpreter, you must: 1. Complete the application form. 2. Submit a photocopy of your valid driving license or personal identification. 3. Provide two letters of recommendation. The letters of recommendation must be legible, contain original signatures, the name, address, and telephone number of the person providing the recommendation. 4. Provide a clearance letter from your local police department. 5. Complete the certification form. 6. Mail the documents to the address listed on the form. You will be notified in writing if you have been approved or denied. If approved, your name will be added to the list of interpreters of the Department of State within approximately six weeks. Continued eligibility may be reviewed every two years. The Department of State reserves the right to approve or deny an application or to remove your name from the active interpreter list at any time. ……… 1. Those who aren’t able to take the written test because of their limited understanding of English are provided with volunteer interpreters. ……… 2. If there are enough interpreters for the language you are applying for, your application will be denied. ……… 3. You must be submit the original driving license with your application. ……… 4. Your local police department should give you a clearance letter. ……… 5. You will receive an email notifying the results of your application. IV. WRITING (6 points) Activity 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Begin with the word(s) given. 1. I only recognized him when he came into the light. Not until _ . 2. “ Why hasn’t Nam phoned?” she wondered. She wondered . 3. It was such a boring film that he fell asleep. The film . 4. It was his own fault that he lost his job. He was late for work every morning. If . 5.The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money. The bank manager . 6. Be careful or you might fall. If __________________________________________________________________. 7. Ba said, “I am going to meet your sister in front of the station, Liz” Ba told Liz that ______________________________________________________. 8. The last time she went out with him was two years ago. She hasn’t ___________________________________________________________. 9. The show was interesting to the boys. The boys felt ________________________________________________________. 8 10. Sue has been playing the piano for fifteen years. Sue ______________________________________________________________. Activity 2: Write complete sentence using the suggested words. 1. rainy days/ I/ would like/ stay/ home/ read books/ watch TV/ do other things// . 2. he/ have/ roof/ repair/ fence/ mend/ yesterday// . 3. I/ wish/ be/ beach/ you/ last weekend// . 4. you/ get used/ read/ English books/ when/ be/ there? __. 5. he/ be/ say/ make/ serious mistake/ when he/ working/ bank// . Activity 3: Imagine that you have gone on a camping holiday. Write something (about 200 words) about your camping holiday. Thí sinh viết tiếp activity 3 phần IV vào sau trang 8 Hết 9 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG NINH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 ĐỀ CHÍNH CHỨC I. LISTENING (3,0 điểm) Môn: Tiếng Anh (Bảng B) Activity 1: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. √ 2. √ 3. × 4. √ 5. six/ 6 6. × 7. × 8. √ 9. √ 10. six/ 6 Activity 2: (0,6 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. cinema 2. time 3. half past six/ 6:30 4. finish 5. half past eight/ 8:30 6. welcomed Activity 3: (0,9 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. trousers 2. smart 3. green T-shirt 4. confident 5. Jeans 6. nice; shy 7. black skirt 8. necklace 9. friendly Activity 4: (0,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. D 2. D 3. J 4. D 5. J II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 points) Activity 1: (0,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A Activity 2: (1,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. B Activity 3: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. working 2. being allowed 3. had already finished 4. tested 5. will be working 6. will/ shall have been 7. has been done 8. had seen 9. should be sent/ be sent 10. should have prepared Activity 4: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. friendship 2. acquaintances 3. residential 4. unpolluted 5. confidential 6. economically 7. troublesome 8. electrification 9. questionnaire 10. sleeplessness Activity 5: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C III. READING (6,0 điểm) Activity 1: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,1điểm. 10 Activity 2: (1,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,15 điểm. 1. away 2. rid 3. into 4. than 5. few 6. with 7. of/for 8. all/any 9. and/ then 10. so Activity 3: (1,5 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,3 điểm. 1. D 2. A 3. G 4. C 5. E Activity 4: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm. 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B Activity 5: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F IV. WRITING (6,0 điểm) Activity 1: (2,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm. 1. Not until he came into the light did I recognize him. ( Not until he had come into the light did I recognize him.) 2. She wondered why Nam hadn’t phoned. 3. The film was so boring that he fell asleep. 4. If he hadn’t been late for work every morning, he wouldn’t have lost his job. 5. The bank manager was made to hand over the money by the robbers. 6. If you are not careful, you might fall. 7. Ba told Liz that he/she was going to meet his/ her sister in front of the station. 8. She hasn’t gone out with him for two years. 9. The boys felt interested in the show. 10. Sue started playing/ to play the piano fifteen years ago. Activity 2: (1,0 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm. 1. On rainy days, I would like to stay at home to read books, (to) watch TV or (to) do other things. 2. He had the roof repaired and the fence mended yesterday. 3. I wish I had been on the beach with you last weekend. 4. Did you get used to reading English books when you were there? 5. He is/was said to have made a serious mistake when he was working for/in a bank. Activity 3: (3,0 điểm) Yêu cầu thí sinh viết thành bài văn hoàn chỉnh về cuộc cắm trại của mình gồm 3 phần: + Mở bài: giới thiệu đi cắm trại ở đâu, vào thời gian nào, đi với ai, trong mấy ngày (0,5 điểm); + Thân bài: giới thiệu được công việc chuẩn bị cho cuộc cắm trại, trong thời gian cắm trại đã tổ chức những hoạt động gì (2,0 điểm); + Kết luận: phát biểu cảm tưởng sau cuộc cắm trại (0,5 điểm). Nếu thí sinh viết đúng chủ đề, đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ chuẩn xác, diễn đạt mạch lạc, không sai lỗi chính tả, không quá ngắn (khoảng 200 từ) mới cho điểm tối đa. Tổng số: 20 điểm THE END . You can bury plastic, but it takes many years to break down. If you burn it, it just becomes another form of pollution. A (5) _________ products, for example bottles, can be re-used, but it. something about traffic problems in our city. A B C D 5. It was in 1971 that transatlantic supersonic transportation became commercially A B C availability. D 6. The computer-based tests. this problem by turning old plastic (3) _________ new. Scientists have taken a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always been a bigger problem (4) __________ substances