SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM BÀI THI Bằng số:………………… Bằng chữ: Chữ ký GK 1: Chữ ký GK 2: *Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 05 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không được dùng bất cứ tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển. SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS) Part I: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B,C or D. (5pts) 1. A. says B. decays C. plays D. stays 2. A. decided B. wanted C. crooked D. booked 3. A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo 4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality 5. A. passion B. pleasure C. decision D. measure Your answers: 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ Part II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5pts) 6. A. decide B. invite C. enter D. attack 7. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese 8. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people 9. A. endangered B. temperature C. educated D. fashionable 10. A. individual B. television C. possibility D. understanding Your answers: 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (45 POINTS) Part I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10pts) 11. When I arrived at the party, they (already go)__________home. 12. I sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send)_______ by air. 13. The vase (break)_______ when it (move)________ to the other room. 14. He is busy now, but if he (not be)_______, he would help us. 15. The earthquake (cause) less damage if the houses (be)_______ of stronger construction. 16. Sharon (love)_____ to travel. She (go)_____ abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru. 17. The five Great Lakes of the world (can find)______ in Michigan. 18. My grand father died of lung cancer. He (smoke)______a lot. 19. After being stopped by the police, the man admitted (steal)______ the car but denied (drive)_____at 100 miles an hour. 20. Mr. Lam, along with his wife, (teach)________ English at this school. Your answers: 11:_____________________ 12:______________________ 13: _____________________ 14:______________________ 15: _____________________ 16:______________________ Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page1 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Số phách: 17:_____________________ 18:______________________ 19:_____________________ 20: ______________________ Part II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (15 pts) 21. I remember _______ to the hospital but nothing after that. A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken 22. Tim: “Will you come for a walk with me?” Mary: “__________”. A. No, I won’t, thanks B. No, I shan’t, thanks C. No, I’d prefer not, thanks D. No, I’d prefer not to, thank you 23. ______ there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone. A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although 24. If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish the work more quickly. A. take my hand B. take my fingers C. help me D. pick me up 25. - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not ______ what we paid for it.” A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable 26. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car drove on. A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. shone 27. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go for an interview. A. finely B. boldly C. smartly D. clearly 28. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply 29. They are going to make ______ excursion next month. A. a two-week B. two-weeks C. two weeks' D. a two-week's 30. Do you know the man ______ over there? A. interviewed B. interviewing C. to interview D. interviews 31. The problem _____ never occurred. A. I had expected it B. which expected C. I had expected D. that I had expected it 32. _____ any of the _____ in your class have tickets for the lecture series? A. Do / student B. Does / student C. Do / students D. Does / students 33. The little boy pleaded _____ not to leave him alone in the dark. A. on her mother B. her mother C. with her mother D. at his mother 34. She didn’t get____well with her boss, so she left the company. A. at B. on C. through D. up 35. She used to work as a typist, _____she? A. did B. didn’t C. use D. wouldn’t Your answers: 21:______ 22:______ 23: _______ 24: _______ 25:_______ 26:______ 27:_______ 28:_______ 29:________ 30:_______ 31:______ 32:_______ 33:_______ 34:________ 35:________ Part III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (10 pts) Your answers 36. The water in this lake is rather (SALT)………. , like sea water. 36:……………… 37. It is against the law to destroy (HISTORY)………. buildings. 37:……………… 38. (URBAN)…… has resulted in more and more animals losing 38:……………… their natural habitats. 39. Students over 25 fall into a different (CATEGORIZE)______. 39:……………… 40. “Hi” is an (FORMAL)_____ way of greeting people. 40:……………… 41. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one 41:……………… of the (DANGER) ____ species. 42. That is the most (INTEREST)_____novel I’ve ever read. 42:……………… Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page2 43. The village is very quiet and (PEACE)____. 43:……………… 44. He is doing his research with great (PLEASE)______. 44:……………… 45. She always listens (ATTENTION)____to what she is told. 45:……………… Part IV. Find one mistake in each sentence below by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (10 pts) 46. Marie Curie, whose discover of radium made her famous, was a French physicist. A B C D 47. A friend of mine used to smoking a lot when he was young. A B C D 48. Mr. Ba wasn’t well, but even though of this he didn’t stay in hospital. A B C D 49. There is nothing more annoying than people interrupt when you are speaking. A B C D 50. The man whom helped you yesterday is a television reporter. A B C D 51. I needn’t get up early, but it was a lovely morning, so I did. A B C D 52. How age is your elder sister? A B C D 53. Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her sickness. A B C D 54. Our neighbour will look for the garden when we go on holiday. A B C D 55. There’s a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn’t it? A B C D Your answers: 46:………………………… 51:………………………… 47…………………………… 52:………………………… 48: ………………………… 53………………………… 49…………………………… 54:………………………… 50…………………………… 55………………………… SECTION C: READING (25 POINTS) Part I. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word. (10 pts) John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He always (56)…….on music and played in pop groups (57)…….school and Art College. John got married(58)……. Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son, (59)…… name was Julian. At that (60)……., John was , member of a group (61)…….”The Beatles”. Many beautiful songs (62)…… written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They (63)…… scream and faint when “The Beatles” played, and lot of people (64)………their hair cut in a Beatles styles. Soon everyone had heard of “The Beatles” and John was (65)…… richer than he had ever been. Your answers: 56:………………………… 61:………………………… 57…………………………… 62:………………………… 58: ………………………… 63………………………… 59…………………………… 64:………………………… 60…………………………… 65………………………… Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page3 Part II. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts) Jack London was the famous American novelist and short story writer. He was born in San Francisco in 1876. He quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He was a self-taught student, he finished his high school and college education during six months. He led an adventurous but poor life. His view point was in favour of the poor and socialism. He read a lot of books of Karl Marx. He was influenced by Marxist Party theory and the October Revolution. In 1885, he joined the Socialist Labour Party but in the last years of his life, he moved away from the working class and in 1916 he left the party. In 1916, he committed suicide because of despair dream. He used an overdose of morphine and drowned himself in the sea. He was an adventure novelist, a socialist reformer and a prominent socialist who often signed under the line “Yours for the revolution, Jack London” 66. Jack London quit school in …… A. 1876 B. 1890 C. 1895 D. 1916 67. He had a/an …… life. A. rich and adventurous B. poor and quiet C. adventurous and poor D. rich and quiet 68. He was in favour of …… A. self teaching B. capitalism C. the rich and the poor D. the poor and socialism 69. Why did he commit suicide? A. Because he left the party. B. He used to have a dream. C. Because of socialism. D. Because of despair of life and disillusion with American dream. 70. Jack London died at the age of …… A. 39 B. 40 C. 41 D. 42 Part III. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10pts) Through out Europe, and also in other areas of the world such as India, China, and parts of America, forests are (71)……. destroyed. According to one prediction, 90% of Germany’s forests will have vanished (72)…….the end of the century. This destruction is (73)……by air pollution. Power stations and cars are mainly (74)……, they emit gases into the air which, after a series of chemical changes, turn (75)…….toxic acids. These acids fall as “acid rain”, raising the level of (76)…….in the soil, in lakes and in rivers to (77)…….levels, and destroying not only trees but also fish and (78)… wildlife. The industrialized world is slowly waking up the fact that urgent (79)… is needed to reduce air pollution, otherwise our (80) …….will be damaged beyon repair. 71. A. being B. been C. being on D. going 72. A. at B. in C. by D. for 73. A. damaged B. caused C. destroyed D. polluted 74. A. responsible B. damaged C. polluted D. pollutants 75. A. up B. over C. into D. to 76. A. acids B. acid C. acidities D. acidity 77. A. damaging B. causes C. dangerous D. polluting 78. A. another B. other C. the D. others 79. A. parts B. country C. need D. action 80. A. environment B. government C. world D. areas Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page4 SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS) Part I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one (10pts) 81. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings. Half of them had been bought from Europe. → The hostess…………………………………………………………………………………… 82. Nobody told me that Susan had been in the hospital. → I …………………………………………………………………………………………… 83. The old lady said, “We had to live on the roof of our houses for several days.” →The old lady told us ………………………………………………………………………… 84. The children could not return schools unless it stopped raining. →If…………………………………………………………………………………………… 85. The whole city had to live in water because of the heavy rain for many days. →Because…………………………………………………………………………………… 86. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year. →I was…………………………………………………………………………………………… 87. Staying at home would be better than going out tonight. →I’d rather…………………………………………………………………………………… 88. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago. →It…………………………………………………………………………………………… 89. They said that Mr. Kien is a good teacher. →Mr. Kien…………………………………………………………………………………… 90. The plane had hardly left the airport when a big problem occurred. →No sooner………………………………………………………………………………… Part II. Complete the following sentences, using the words given (10pts) 91. If I/ be/ you/ take/ bus/ work/ avoid traffic jams/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 92. My sister wish / she / can / speak English / fluent / as / native speaker. →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 93. That book / very thick/ belong/ my young sister/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 94. A good teacher / make / her students / like / her lessons/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 95. Since / beginning / course / I / never / be / late / class/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………… 96. Habitat / endangered / species / serious / damage / and / pollute/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 97. Today / books / still /cheap / way / get / information / entertainment / you / keep / a book / forever and need it many / times/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 98. If / someone / phone / me /tell/ him or her / call / back / after 7p.m/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 99. Huynh Duc / used / best / footballer / national football team/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100. We / get married next month, and we / want you / come / wedding/. →……………………………………………………………………………………………………… -The end- Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page5 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 M«n: TiÕng anh líp 12 (Híng dÉn chÊm cã 2 trang) Tæng ®iÓm: 100 ®iÓm SECTION A: Phonetics (10 points) Part I: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm) 1A 2D 3A 4D 5A Part II: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm) 6C 7C 8C 9A 10B SECTION B: Grammar & Vocabulary (45 points) Part I: 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm) 11. had already gone 12. is sent 13. broke-was being moved 14. were not 15. would have caused-had been 16. loves-goes 17. can be found 18. must/might have smoked 19. stealing/having stolen – driving/having driven 20. teaches Part II: 15 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm) 21D 22D 23D 24C 25C 26B 27C 28C 29A 30A 31C 32C 33C 34B 35B Part III: 10 pts (Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm) 36. salty 37. historical 38. Urbanization 39. catergory 40. informal 41. endangered 42. interesting 43. peaceful 44. pleasure 45. attentively Part IV: 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm) 46B 47C 48C 49C 50B 51A 52B 53C 54B 55D SECTION C: reading (25 points) Part I: 10 pts (Mỗi từ điền đúng cho 1 điểm) 56. keen 57. at 58. to 59. whose 60. time 61. called 62. were 63. would 64. had/got 65. much/far/a lot Part II: 5 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm) 66B 67C 68D 69D 70B Part III: 10 pts (Mỗi câu chọn đúng cho 1 điểm) 71. A 72. C 73. B 74. A 75. C 76. D 77. C 78. B 79. D 80. A SECTION D: writing (20 points) Part I: 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm) Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page6 81. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings, half of which had been bought from Europe. 82. I was not told that Susan had been in the hospital 83. The old lady told us that they had to live on the roof of their houses for several days. 84. If it didn’t stop raining, the children could not return schools. 85. Because the rain was heavy for many days, the whole city had to live in water. 86. I was allowed to go abroad alone by my parents for the first time last year. 87. I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight. 88. It hasn’t rained here for a fortnight. 89. Mr. Kien was said to be a good teacher. 90. No sooner had the plane left the airport than a big problem occurred. Part II: 10 pts (Mỗi câu viết đúng cho 1 điểm) 91. If I were you, I’d/ would take a bus to work to avoid traffic jams. 92. My sister wishes she could speak English as fluently as a native speaker. 93. That book, which is very thick, belongs to my young sister. (Thiếu dấu phẩy không cho điểm) 94. A good teacher makes/ should make her students like her lessons. 95. Since the beginning of the course I’ve never been late for class. 96. The habitats for endangered animals are being seriously damaged and polluted. 97. Today books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book forever and need it many times. 98. If someone phones me, tell him or her to call (me) back after 7p.m 99. Huynh Duc used to be the best footballer of/in our national football team. 100. We are going to get /are getting married next month, and we want you to come to our/the wedding. ___________The end___________ Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page7 . end- Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page5 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM BÀI THI Bằng. 14:______________________ 15: _____________________ 16:______________________ Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp cơ sở năm học 2010-2011- Môn tiếng Anh Page1 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Số phách: 17:_____________________ 18:______________________ 19:_____________________