SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TRÀ VINH TRƯỜNG THPT HÒA MINH THI KỲ CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG Khóa ngày 14 tháng 10 năm 2010 Môn : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) I . LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 4ms ) Question 1 : Listen to the recording then state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE. The recording will be played twice : 1. Hans Huser is a skier. ____________ 2. He is Swiss and lives in a villa by the sea. ____________ 3. He does different things in summer and in winter. ____________ 4. He plays sports with his two sons when he has no work ____________ Question 2 : Listen to the recording then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence. The recording will be played twice : 1. He called them hamburgers because …… from Hamburg in Germany gave him the recipe. A. sailors B. sellers C. salesgirls D. tailors 2. His ……… still sells hamburgers in Connecticut. A. grandson B. friend’s son C. son D. students 3. The first person on television was a(n) …………………. A. Scotsman named John Logie Baird, B. boy working in the office next to his workroom C. man who sent pictures to New York D. woman with the first color TV pictures 4. A Hungarian made the first …………… in 1938. A. ball-pen B. pencil C. mountain pen D. crayon II . CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANK : ( 3ms ) Almost a hundred thousand people (1)………………and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 . The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo (2)………………their midday meals . Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth (3)………………to shake . as a result , small fires (4)………………everywhere and quickly spread . The fire engines were prevented (5)………………to help because many of the roads (6)…………………open . It was impossible (7)…………………fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes (8)………………… . Consequently , over ninety per cent of the damage (9)……………… by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings . Most of those (10) …………………were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed . If the earthquake had occurred at night while people (11) …………………… , far fewer (12) ……………… 1. A. have been killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. would be killed 2. A. cooked B. were cooking C. would cook D. had cooked 3. A. begin B. was beginning C. used to begin D. began 4. A. were breaking out B. would breaking out C. have broken out D. broke out 5. A. from going B. to go C. for going D. he went 6. A. had cracked B. cracking C. crack D. were cracking 7. A. to use B. using C. used D. use 8. A. would burst B. had burst C. have burst D. used to burst 9. A. caused B. was causing C. causing D. was caused Đề chính thức thứcthứcthứcth 10. A. who died B. died C. they died D. dying 11. A. would sleep B. have slept C. had slept D. were sleeping 12. A. died B. would die C. had died D. would have died III . READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS : ( 3ms ) One day , two women were fighting over a baby , each claiming that the baby was hers . They brought their dispute to King Solomon to solve . King Solomon asked what they were disputing. The first woman said, “ The baby is mine . This woman is trying to take the child from me .” The second woman said , “That’s a lie !This child is mine.” The first woman said , “ How can you say that ? The baby is mine! Look at the child . The baby even looks like me !” As King Solomon listened, his eyes went from one woman to the other. He couldn’t tell which woman is truly the mother of the child .So he said, “Stop. You shall share the child .Guard, cut the child in half with your sword and give each woman half of the baby .” As the guard stepped forward with his sword raised , the King watched the two women . One nodded her head and looked pleased . The other woman cried , “No, no . Give the child to her .She can have my child .Please don’t hurt my baby .” King Solomon turned and pointed to the woman who had cried ; he said to the guard, “ Stop! Give the whole baby to that woman .She is truly the mother.” He turned to the other woman and, pointing at her, said to two other guards, “And throw her in prison – a prison for liars .She is not the mother of the child .” A. Are these statements True or False ,according to the story . 1 . The second woman wanted the baby because she loved it . ____________ 2 . King Solomon was cruel to children . ____________ B. Answer the questions. 1 . Why did one of the women look pleased when the King ordered the guard to cut the baby in half ?  …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 . Do you find the story useful in your life ? Why ?  …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV . THERE ARE 4 MISTAKES IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH . IDENTIFY THE MISTAKES AND CORRECT : ( 1m ) When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask them to explain to you what preventing you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the situation, but ask them to advise you on what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disproved of or disagreed for something you said. Perhaps they just glance at your application and saw something that make it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a failure, but recognize it as chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much about it and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your family and friends will be able to congratulation you on your success! 1 . ………………………………………. 2 . ………………………………………. 3 . ………………………………………. 4 . ………………………………………. V . Cloze-Reading : Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word : ( 2ms ) There are several things of spoken English that make it ( 1 ) ……………… for me to understand. First, many words are not pronounced as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading, I sometimes do not ( 2 )……………… them when they are spoken. Second, native speakers have a wide range of accents. A British accent is very different ( 3 ) ……………… a Texas one. Third, there are a lot of idioms and slang expressions. These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from. Finally, there are sounds that do not exit in my native ( 4 ) ………………… These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish. VI. Rewrite each of the following sentence in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it (2ms) 1. They are rebuilding the houses . The houses……………………………………… ……………………. 2. Is the woman your friend ? The woman bent his ear in her direction . Is the woman ……………………… …………………………………? 3. I was so careless that I trusted her . It was careless …………………………………………………… … 4. He doesn’t improve his English skills . He will not easily get a job . If he ………………………………… ,………………………… …… VII. Writing : (5ms) “Some people say that learning a foreign language is extremely important. Others say that studying a science is more useful.” Discuss these expositions, using specific examples of each. Say which one you agree with and explain why. 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TRÀ VINH TRƯỜNG THPT HÒA MINH THI KỲ CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG Khóa ngày 14 tháng 10 năm 2010 Môn : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) I C. causing D. was caused Đề chính thức thứcthứcthứcth 10. A. who died B. died C. they died D. dying 11. A. would sleep B. have slept C. had slept D. were sleeping 12. A. died B. would die C disputing. The first woman said, “ The baby is mine . This woman is trying to take the child from me .” The second woman said , “That’s a lie !This child is mine.” The first woman said , “ How can