Page 1 of 12 HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘ KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 Ngày thi: 21 tháng 4 năm 2012 (Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm 12 trang Part I. LISTENING (10 pts) Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger and an officer at the London Heathrow airport. (5 pts) Listen to the conversation and complete the booking form below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. LISTEN ONCE ONLY. AIRPORT SHUTTLE BOOKING FORM To: Milton Date: (1) No. of passengers: One Bus time: (2) p.m Type of ticket: (3) Name: Jane Thomson Flight No: AC936 From: London Heathrow Address in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24, (4) Street Fare: $ 35 Credit Card No: (Visa) (5) Question 2. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. LISTEN TWICE. (5 pts) 1. These sessions with a counsellor are _____ A. compulsory for all students. B. for science students only. C. available to any students. 2. The counsellor says that new students have to _____ A. get used to working independently. B. spend more time on the college premises. C. work harder than they did at school. 3. John complains that the resource centre _____ A. has limited opening hours. B. has too few resources. C. gets too crowded. ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Page 2 of 12 4. The counsellor suggests to John that _____ A. most other students can cope. B. he needs to study all the time. C. he should be able to fit in some leisure activities. 5. Before being able to help John the counsellor needs to _____ A. talk with some of his lecturers. B. get more information from him. C. consult his tutor. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts) Question 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10 pts) 1. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all. A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense 2. The thought of living in another country has never ______ my mind. A. crossed B. entered C. occurred to D. come 3. I was passing their house, so I ______ Claire and Michael. A. dropped in B. came up with C. got on with D. run into 4. I don’t really ______ winter sport very much. A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to 5. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud ______ her wedding day. A. over B. for C. in D. on 6. She did six hours’ ______ studying a day for her exam. A. solid B. heavy C. strong D. big 7. No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ______ in the attendance of his lectures. A. fall-through B. fall-out C. fall-off D. fall-in 8. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ______ in our conversation. A. interrupted B. broke C. went D. intervened 9. He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant. A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite 10. Don't count on him. He's liable to ______ out if things get too difficult. A. let B. be C. opt D. stop 11. In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on how to improve your writing. A. assess B. judge C. measure D. test Page 3 of 12 12. In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to ______ the discussion. A. overwhelm B. dominate C. oppress D. empower 13. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died from ______ radiation sickness. A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards 14. I’ll move ______ to achieve my goal. A. heaven and earth B. mountains and seas C. paradise and hell D. milky way and horizon 15. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______. A. all for one B. by and large C. top to borrow D. across the board 16. Sarah: “I want you to give me some money” - Paul: “______” A. Oh you want, do you? B. Oh you’d like, would you? C. Oh, you give, do you? D. Oh you do, do you? 17. She often appears not to care about her work, but appearances can be ______. A. cunning B. deceitful C. deceptive D. insincere 18. As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison. A. chanted B. intoned C. crowed D. bellowed 19. Nothing you say will make a ______ of difference to my decision. A. fragment B. scrap C. gram D. grain 20. ______, Carol s very punctual, but she was late tonight. A. For a rule B. Like a rule C. For a rule of thumb D. As a rule Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and correct them in the space provided. (5pts) Lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MTV stands for Music Television. It’s a television channel dedicating to pop music. It was born on 1 st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV’s instant succeed in the US, the company expanded other areas. MTV Europe began operating on 1 st August 1978. MTV Europe broadcast 24 hours a day from it London studios. It can be seen in 33 countries and reaches an estimated audiences of 110 million viewers. People of 19 different nationalities work at London headquarters, and they try offering a mixture of music from all over Europe. The channel broadcasts in English but Germany provides the bigger number of viewers. Currently, one five of the music is by German artists. Most of TV output is video Page 4 of 12 9 10 11 12 and concerts, but there is also a programme calling Unplugged, where major artist play live and acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition on music, the channel’s programmes deal with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has also broadcast special report on racism, immigrate and unemployed teenagers. Your answers: Lines Mistakes Corrections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle. (5 pts) 1. Jack didn’t expect to come up ______ such difficulties. 2. Make yourself a drink while I go and slip ______ something more comfortable. 3. The problem stems ______ the government’s lack of action. 4. We put ______ a sum of money each month for our summer holidays. 5. “She says she’s going to become a medicine student” - “Oh, don’t believe her. She’s having you ______. 6. Don’t worry, he only makes ______ that he is such a strict teacher. 7. We were convinced Patrick would take ______ the moment we met him. 8. "I understand Diane lost her job." - "Yes, but she's actually better ______." 9. Cottage is beautifully furnished and ______ close proximity to the beach. 10. You look very terrible! What have you been getting ______ to? Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Page 5 of 12 Question 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts) 1. The people possess ______ rights. VIOLATE 2. Various ______ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRACTICE 3. Jim is one of the most ______ members of the committee. SPEAK 4. This is an original, but it’s a good ______. PRODUCE 5. The successful candidate will have superb ______ skills. LEAD 6. Kapo, the gorilla was born and bred in ______. CAPTIVE 7. She may look fierce but the lioness has ______ instincts like any other female animal. MOTHER 8. The fish in the river provide an ______ supply of fish for the young bears. ABOUND 9. Nowadays only a ______of wild crocodiles remain here. HAND 10. Patricia's skill in playing the piano is quite ______. No other child in this group can play the difficult pieces with similar mastery. COMPARE Your answers: 1 ………………………… 6 ………………………… 2 ………………………… 7 ………………………… 3 ………………………… 8 ………………………… 4 ………………………… 9 ………………………… 5 ………………………… 10 ………………………… Question 5: Choose the best word(s) to fill in each blank in the following passage. (10pts) Traffic lights The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the House of Parliament in 1868. It (1)___ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (2)___, it explored and killed a policeman, and the accident (3)___ further development until cars became common. Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (4)___ hand from a tower in the (5)___ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (6)___ lights of this type to appear in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. Jam’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (7)___ year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (8)___ silently, but would ring bells to (9)___ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10)___ by standard models which are universally adopted. Page 6 of 12 1. A. resembled B. seemed C. showed D. looked 2. A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Despite 3. A. forbade B. disappointed C. discouraged D. avoided 4. A. through B. with C. by D. in 5. A. halfway B. heart C. focus D. middle 6. A. original B. first C. primary D. early 7. A. the B. in the C. in a D. a 8. A. vary B. alter C. change D. move 9. A. rise B. wake C. raise D. get up 10. A. reproduced B. replaced C. removed D. remained Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 6: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below. (5 pts) If all countries had the same monetary units, a difficult problem of international trade would be solved. One country’s money is not usually good in (1)___, however, and it is necessary to have a system for (2)___ the currency of the buyer into (3)___ of the seller. Bankers handle this by doing (4)___ is called buying or selling foreign exchange. When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes (5)___ a bill of exchange for the merchandise. The bill of exchange looks (6)___ a common bank check. The exporter sends this bill to his bank and receives his money. (7)___, the exporter receives payment in his own currency. The exporter’s bank sends the bill of exchange to (8)___ branch bank which notifies the (9)___ who pays the bill in his currency. The branch bank keeps his money and uses it to pay future (10)___ of exchange presented by merchants in that country who have goods to export. Your answers: 1 ………………………… 6 ………………………… 2 ………………………… 7 ………………………… 3 ………………………… 8 ………………………… 4 ………………………… 9 ………………………… 5 ………………………… 10 ………………………… Page 7 of 12 Part III. READING Question 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions. (10pts) History books record that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or “talkies”, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performance in 1896, films were accompanies by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound- effects machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures - called “synchronized sound” - began soon after the very first film were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence. In the “sound - on - film” system, sounds were recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”. 1. The passage is mainly about the ______. A. history of silent movies B. disadvantages of synchronized sound C. development of sound with movies D. research into sound production 2. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ______. A. before 1896 B. as early as 1922 C. as early as 1896 D. in 1927 3. The word “screenings” is closest in meaning to ______. A. revelations B. projections C. demonstrations D. diversions 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as producer of sound to accompany movies? A. a gramophone B. a single pianist C. a small band D. a jazz singer 5. It can be inferred that ______. A. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures B. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive C. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with pictures D. most movie theatres had a pianist 6. According to the passage, gramophone were ineffective because they ______. A. got out of synchronization with the pictures B. were too large for most movie theatres. C. were newly invented and still had imperfection D. changed speeds when the needle jumped Page 8 of 12 7. The word “sequence” is closest in meaning to ______. A. interpretation B. progression C. distribution D. organization 8. The phrase “these signals” refers to ______. A. sounds B. series C. marks D. sensors 9. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the record was ______. A. made during the filming of the pictures B. read by an optical sensor C. inserted beside the image on the film D. marked on the gramophone 10. Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ______. A. were recorded by an optical sensor B. preceded talking pictures C. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. put musicians out of work Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the passage. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. One example has been done for you. (7pts) A. Indoor climbing is preferred B. Early imperfections C. Putting up with nature D. Useful attachments E. Something in common F. The demand for indoor practice G. The inventor of the wall H. A lighter construction method I. Watching the expert GOING UP THE WALL 0 I The crowd holds its breath. High above them on the climbing wall, hanging upside down by the tips of two fingers, is the French climber Francois Lombard. He is competing in the World Cup Climbing Championships at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. 1 The National Indoor Arena is more famous for staging the TV show Gladiators, but the television programme and the World Cup Climbing Championships share at least one feature - The Wall. And the fact that either event is possible is the result of a new and rapidly developing technology. Page 9 of 12 2 Until the mid- 1960s, climbers practiced their skills on cliffs in areas where there was a plentiful supply of good climbing angles. During the winter they would either tolerate the cold weather, go walking instead or climb on snow and ice in Scotland. 3 However, as the sport developed it was increasingly important for top climbers to keep fit. With the cliffs unusable for much of the year, they used brick-edges or stone buildings to ‘work out’ on. This allowed them to keep their fingers strong and beat off the boredom of not being able to climb. It wasn’t long before many sports centre started building walls specifically for the task, using bricks with special edges to cling on to. 4 Many of these early walls followed the example set by Don Robison, a teacher of physical education who, during the mid- 1960s, constructed a climbing wall in corridor of his department at Leeds University. Robison developed the idea of setting natural rock in a block of concrete, which could then be included in a wall. 5 Scores of climbing walls of this kind were built in sports halls up and down the country throughout the 1970s but they had obvious design problems. Walls could only be built in a vertical plane, whereas cliffs outside have features like overhangs and angled slabs of rock. There was the added drawback that once the walls were up they couldn’t be altered and climbers would eventually tire of their repetitive nature, despite thinking of every combination of holds possible. 6 In 1985, a Frenchman, Francois Savigny, developed a material which he moulded into shapes like those that climbers would find on the cliffs. These could be fixed onto any existing wall and then taken off when climbers got bored with a particular combination. 7 French manufactures also began to experiment with panels on steel framework. Concrete had proved too heavy to create overhanging walls without major building work, but steel frames could be erected anywhere as free - standing structures. A system of interchangeable fixtures gave climbers an endless supply of new holds. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Question 3: For questions 1-8, read the following text and then choose from the list A-K the best phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in the correct space. Each correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all. Page 10 of 12 London: A City for All Tastes On first encountering England's splendid capital, many tourists are overcome by a sense of complete and utter awe. It is the streaming lines of rush-hour traffic, the hurrying crowds on their way to work, and the scurrying shoppers seeking out bargains (1)______. Visitors are often at a loss as to where to go and what to visit first, and often worry about how to best spend the limited time (2)______. Most tourists quickly discover (3)______, however, for no matter where you go in the city (4)______. It is usually only then, after a long, but rewarding day of sightseeing, (5)______. It suddenly dawns on them, weary, thirsty and hungry as they are, (6)______! London is teeming with diverse places to eat and drink. Whether you fancy a formal sit- down meal or a quick take-away kebab, this city has something to offer the most discriminating tastes. Bear in mind, though, a trip to London would simply not be complete without a visit to one of the many traditional tea rooms (7)______.Treat yourself to a high tea of scones with jam and clotted cream. You'll soon realise that this is just one of the many things (8)______. A. that visitors make another important discovery about the metropolis B. that have only recently become so popular C. that have been around for over a century D. that tourists complain about the noise E. that makes sure visitors come back again F. there is always some museum, church or gallery well worth seeing G. that there are cafes, restaurants and snack bars on virtually every street corner H. that make London the diverse place that it is I. that they have available to them J. that the dilemma solves itself K. that the city has far too much traffic Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part IV. WRITING (25 pts) Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts) 1. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire. There is an 2. We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice. Nothing 3. He will have to spend seven years in prison. He has been [...]... potatoes and tobacco into England The English owe Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence using the word given This word must not be altered in any way (5 points) 1 Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope (UNDER) ……………………… ………………………………………………………………… 2 Nobody expected her to lose, but she did . CHUYÊN KHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘ KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 Ngày thi: 21 tháng 4 năm 2012. (Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi gồm 12 trang Part I. LISTENING (10 pts) Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation