SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 40 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC ………………………… Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part) Part 1: Questions from to (1.2 points -0.2/ each) Listen to Greta, talking to Jayden, about school work Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions What school work is the most important to Greta at the moment? A art B music C maths What was Greta’s brother doing while she was doing her homework? A packing a suitcase B looking at maps C playing on the computer What did Greta want to fi nd out about? A the rainforest B climate change C deserts When is Greta taking part in the public speaking debate? A Wednesday afternoon B Thursday morning C Thursday afternoon What would Greta like to be one day? A a farmer B a scientist C a photographer Jayden thinks Greta is A popular and kind B popular and polite C kind and polite Part 2: Questions from to 15 (1.8 points - 0.2/ each) You will hear two flatmates, Tom and Richard, talking about their new flatmate, who has just moved in the week before Fill in each blank with no more than two words Example Name of new tenant: Anders Good Points About Him Bad Points About Him Behaviour He is quiet He is (7) …………………………………… His Friends His friends visit (8) ………………………… They (9) …………………………………… Other He pays rent (10) …………………………… He doesn’t (11) ………………………… Issues to Discuss Communication: (12) …………………………………… Friends: (13) …………………………………… Cigarettes: (14) …………………………………… Cleaning: must (15) ………………………… SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35 (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences 16 We should participate in the movements the natural environment A organizing to conserve B organized to conserve C organized conserving D which organize to conserve 17 at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut Page A We have hardly arrived B We had arrived hardly C Hardly we had arrived D Hardly had we arrived 18 The US president Barack Obama an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership A delivered B paid C offered D gave 19 There is in my house A an old square wooden table B a square wooden old table C a square old wooden table D an old wooden square table 20 Tim wanted to know in my family A there were how many people B how many people were there C were there how many people D how many people there were 21 He gets treatment because he’s the manager’s son A competitive B influential C preferential D emotional 22 Young people need guidance before making decisions about what to study A vocational B selective C intentional D commercial 23 The information that Sonia gave me was so I can’t reveal anything A residential B co-operative C confidential D occupational 24 I think going to the gym every day is - twice a week is enough A excessive B supportive C instructive D additional 25 Do you need permission to open a detective agency? A vocational B official C beneficial D influential 26 My new pullover to half its previous size when I washed it A shrank B reduced C diminished D dwindled 27 The new accounting system all my work useless A transformed B rendered C transposed D converted 28 The doctor said that sweets should be eaten in A compulsion B restriction C moderation D qualification 29 Human beings are trying to be independent fossil fuels in modern life A out B off C of D on 30 The fire was quickly thanks to the firemen’s effort A laid off B taken away C set apart D put out 31 When I came into the class I realized I knew A them all B all of they C they all D all them 32 , he remained optimistic A Though badly wounded he was B Badly wounded as he was C As he was badly wounded D As badly wounded he was 33 is more interested in sports than in music is apparent in his spending free time A That Gerald Anderson B Gerald Anderson, who C Gerald Anderson D Because Gerald Anderson 34 I’m looking for a for my father’s birthday A cheap white Japanese clock radio B white cheap Japanese clock radio C Japanese cheap white clock radio D Japanese white cheap clock radio 35 I hope we will be able to avoid anyone A disappoint B disappointment C disappointing D disappointed Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Page Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence 36 For years, King’s death remained …………………………… (explain) 37 Our help was ineffective We are really …………………………… (apology) 38 One of the …………………………… of his management is his inflexibility (weak) 39 She would try to something special, something …………………………… (stand) 40 He is considered to be one of the most famous …………………………… of all times (invent) 41 As a result of her good …………………………… , Lisa has a strong sense of responsibility (bring) 42 As the day of the exam approached, he became …………………………… nervous (understand) 43 We like our staff to show their …………………………… rather than wear a uniform (individual) 44 Many students take courses to help with the …………………………… of their knowledge (rich) 45 It's ……………………to have so many people all trying to use this equipment at the same time (practice) Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50 (1 point - 0.2/ each) Each of the following sentences has an error Find the errors and correct them 46 The doctor’s records must be kept thorough and neatly so as to insure good book-keeping 47 Actually, I strongly disapprove of your bad behave towards your parents 48 Because of him request and his bothering me all the time, I’m finishing the project myself 49 Mr Carlos, along by his cousins from Mexico City, is planning to attend the festivities 50 That the moon influence only one kind of tide is not generally known Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55 (1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition 51 I don't want any comments …………… my new haircut, thank you! 52 I'll be thankful ………… your helping us during our stay in your city 53 The invitation ……………… the reception at the embassy arrived the next day 54 I have read this book for the hours, but I still haven’t figured ………………who the killer is 55 The possibility ……………making contact with other intelligent beings in the universe is very small SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS) Part Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Man is a unique being He is different from all other creatures because he does not merely take part in the environment Man reshapes his environment (56) will to some purposes He does not have a (57) habitat and is able to adapt himself to living in different environments Among the many ways in which Man has changed his environment (58) the building of cities and roads, the utilization of (59) for farming and the reclaiming of land from the sea While some of the changes are harmless, some are extremely harmful to the environment An example of a harmful result of Man’s actions is that of pollution Through the use of scientific knowledge and (60) technology Man has (61) his well-being and life expectancy in the process, however, he has also (62) about the growing problem of worldwide pollution One of the main sources of air pollution is motor vehicles Fumes emitted from the car (63) contain many chemicals which are harmful to people, animals and plants Industry also (64) significantly to the pollution of the atmosphere There is no major city in the world today in which we can enjoy clean air It is important for us to be environment-conscious and (65) actions which cause harmful effects to our environment 56 A at B by C from D for 57 A reliable B natural C primitive D permanent Page 58 A has B have C is D are 59 A field B land C ground D soil 60 A promoted B advantaged C advanced D heightened 61 A increased B lengthened C enlarged D promoted 62 A come B seen C heard D brought 63 A waste B exhaust C garbage D trash 64 A contributes B devotes C looked forward D adjusts 65 A escape B deny C refuse D avoid Part Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Television’s contribution to family life in the United States has been an equivocal one For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has not served to bring them together By dominating the time families spend together, it destroys the special quality that distinguishes one family from another, a quality that depends to a great extent on what a family does, what special rituals, games, recurrent jokes, familiar songs, and shared activities it accumulates “Like the sorcerer of old,” writes Urie Bronfenbrenner, “the television set casts its magic spell, freezing speech and action, turning the living into silent statues so long as the enchantment lasts The primary danger of the television screen lies not so much in the behavior it produces — although there is danger there — as in the behavior it prevents : the talks, games, the family festivities, and arguments through which much of the child’s learning takes place and through which character is formed Turning on the television set can turn off the process that transforms children into people.” Of course, families today still special things together at times : go camping in the summer, go to the zoo on a nice Sunday, take various trips and expeditions But the ordinary daily life together is diminished — that sitting around at the dinner table, that spontaneous taking up of an activity, those little games invented by children on the spur of the moment when there is nothing else to do, the scribbling, the chatting, the quarreling, all the things that form the fabric of a family, that define a childhood Instead, the children have their regular schedule of television programs and bedtime, and the parents have their peaceful dinner together But surely the needs of adults are being better met than the needs of children, who are effectively shunted away and rendered untroublesome If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, shared everyday experiences that occur and recur and change and develop, then it is not likely to survive as anything other than a caretaking institution 66 Which of the following best represents the author’s argument in the passage? A Television has negative effects on family life B Television has advantages and disadvantages for children C Television should be more educational D Television teaches children to be violent 67 The word it in the passage refers to A dominating B time C television D quality 68 Why is Urie Bronfenbrenner quoted in paragraph 2? A To present a different point of view from that of the author B To provide an example of a television program that is harmful C To expand the author’s argument D To discuss the positive aspects of television Page 69 The word freezing in the passage is closest in meaning to A controlling B halting C dramatizing D encouraging 70 Urie Bronfenbrenner compares the television set to A a statue B an educator C a family member D a magician 71 Which of the following would be an example of what the author means by a special thing that families do? A Going on vacation in the summertime B Playing cards together in the evening C Reading to the children at bedtime D Talking to each other 72 The thing that “form the fabric of a family” in paragraph are A special things B ordinary things C television programs D children 73 The word it in the passage refers to A the television B the family C its backlog D an institution 74 According to the author, what distinguishes one family from another? A Doing ordinary things together B Watching television together C Celebrating holidays together D Living together 75 It can be inferred from the passage that a caretaking institution is one in which care is given A charitably B lovingly C constantly D impersonally Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points- 0.2/ each) Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap English was first written down in the th century At that time, writers had to use the twenty-three letters of the Latin (76)……… …………… to write down what they heard Because English has sounds that not (77)……… …………… in Latin, they added letters to represent the forty-four sounds of English This resulted (78)……… …………… some irregular spelling After the Norman invasion of England in 1056, French became the language spoken by the king and other people in positions of power (79) ……… …………… influence Many French words introduced and the spelling of many English words (80)……… …………… to follow French patterns The result was a rich and irregular mix of spellings The (81)……… …………… press was invented in the 15th century Many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages, especially Dutch They often paid little attention to how English words spelled Sometimes technical decisions were (82) ……… …………… to give columns of print straight edges To this, letters were taken off the ends of words and sometimes added to words With time, people became (83) ……… …………… to seeing words spelled the same way Fixed spellings were therefore created by the printers’ decisions Spoken English, however, was not fixed It continued to change, as it still does It is no (84) ……… …………… that English spelling seems irregular Words such as although, through and cough, for example, all have the same spelling at the end, but are (85) ……… …………… differently Words such as feet, meat and seize, on the other hand, are spelled differently but have the same sound in the middle SECTION IV WRITITNG (4 points) Part 1: Questions 86 – 90 (1 point- 0.2/ each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 86 People believe that the island was found more than 200 years ago  The island 87 He writes so carefully that he never makes a mistake Page  He’s such 88 The colonel and the doctor did not get on well  The colonel was 89 They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them  So 90 The teacher made her students work hard for the exam  The students 91 He never has any successful results even though he tries hard  However 92 May I borrow your car tonight, Dad?  Would you mind 93 He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain  The heavy rain made 94 “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number”, said Paul to Susan  Paul apologized 95 You remember to post the letter, didn’t you?  You didn’t Part 2: Questions 91 – 95 (1 point - 0.2/ each) 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 96 Ian was ill yesterday, so he didn’t go to school (weather)  Ian ……… …………………………………………………………… ……… yesterday, so he didn’t go to school 97 Speeding in the city is against the law (forbidden)  98 Marry didn’t feel like going to the party (mood)  99 He speaks German extremely well (command)  100 He failed to deliver the parcel on time (succeed)  101 As far as I know he is still working in Ho Chi Minh city (knowledge)  102 I don’t know how you can stand getting up so early to go to the pool (put)  I don’t know how you ……… …………………………………………………………… up so early to go to the pool 103 These two makes of computer are practically the same (hardly)  There ……… …………………………………………………………… ……… these two makes of computer 104 Do you think climate affects people’s personalities? (influence)  Do you think climate ……… ……………………………………………………………people’s personalities? 105 He doesn’t find it difficult to earn money (trouble)  He never ……… …………………………………………………………… ……… money Page