KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYấN NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Mơn thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian thi : 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi : 3/11/2008 Đề thi gồm có trang Điểm thi Họ, tên chữ kí giám khảo Bằng số: Giám khảo 1: Bằng chữ: Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐCT ghi) Giám khảo 2: PART I : LISTENING Question I: You are going to hear an interview on transportation As you listen, fill in the form below with no more than three words or numbers: Questions How you How far is it get to school ? from your home to school ? How long does it take you to get to school ? Are you ever late because of transportation problems ? Suggestions for improving the transporstation ? Mike By bus Liz It depends No 10 Tom A few blocks Names Question II: You are going to hear an interview on booking a holiday Listen and tick() whether the statements are True(T), False(F) or Not Given(NI): STATEMENTS They want to book a holiday for July They have decided where to go for the holiday Both customers are free to travel in the first week Last year, both of them visited France They would like to go to the mountains for skiing this year They don't want to go to Italy because the dates don't suit them They don't like to go to Sweden because there are no beaches It would be 385 pounds for them to visit Portugal The customers prefer to visit Portugal by flight from London 10 The flight stops at Manchester on the way to Portugal T F NI PART II : LEXICO - GRAMMAR: Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase We don't allow in the classrooms A people smoke B smoke C people to smoke D to smoking What a dangerous thing to do! You have been killed! A may B can ` C must D might By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers used up A had been B have been C were D are I felt as if I a confidence A have betrayed B would betray C had betrayed D am betraying The candidate to have withdrawn her application A claimed B said C denied D reported How could you have him for your brother? A confused B considered C thought D mistaken It is vital that we a change in people's attitudes A bring down B bring back C bring about D look after We'll have to down the options before coming to a decision A slow B narrow C bring D wind The grocer's shop since the supermarket opened A closed B has closed C has been closing D is closed 10 In ten year's time the population of the world to 500 million A grows B is growing C has grown D will have grown 11 According to the rules of this contest, all employees and their immediate family member are not fit to be chosen to enter the contest A preferable B qualified C eligible D desirable 12 When Sarah walked into the room and greeted everyone with a cheery “ hello” , it seemed as if all the gloom in that place was driven out A expelled B ejected C banished D removed 13 When we heard the unexpected news, we were at a loss for words A could not speak for a while B did not know what to say C became dumb D panicked 14 “ Mum, could you please help me with my homework?” “ Could you ask your father? I have my hands full at the moment.” A am very busy B am very tired C have to go out D have a lot on my mind 15 “ Who can tell me what man is? Is he a carnivore or a plant-eating animal or both?” The science teacher asked the class A omnivore B predator C herbivore D equator Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9………… 10………… 11……… 12………… 13……… 14……… 15………… Question II : Give the correct tense and form of the verb to fit each gap It was essential that the union (1.moderate)……………its demand for a shorter working week Were I (2 know)…………… the answer, I would tell you right away It was our fault to keep Mary waiting so long We (3.inform)……………her in advance For the past few days, I (4.work)……………in Jack's office, as my own office ( redecorate)………… 5 I wish I (6.know)……………you needed the book I (7.buy)……………it for you in London Too big and too heavy (8.pull)………… behind passenger cars, these mobile homes are moved by tow trucks The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth Forty percent of the world's oxygen ( produce)………… there I was such a beautiful child that my parents used to have me (10 kidnap)……… just to see my picture in the newspapers Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9………… 10………… Question III : Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the word provided Modern advertisements contain hidden messages (1) IMPLY in the advertisements showing the pretty girl in the new car or the smiling children round the packet of washing powder is the message that if we buy the (2) PRODUCE , we also achieve success and happiness It is a subtle approach since it seeks to exploit our secret teams, and it is (3) ESCAPE since advertising is ubiquitous, giant street hoardings and (4) CATCH jingles on TV bombard us form all sides They brainwash us into believing that we can realize our ambition quickly and (5) EASE On the other hand, defenders of advertising say that it is (6) BENEFIT Advertising is (7) INFORM Advertisements tell us about useful new products They (8) BRIGHT our lives with colour and music They increase demand, stimulate industry and so keep prices down Whether for or against advertising, most people would agree that some kind of watch-dog body, (9) APPOINTMENT by government or by the advertising industry itself, necessary to maintain standards or honesty and to discourage the more blatant types of (10) LEAD advertisements Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9………… 5…………… 10………… Question IV : There are ten mistakes in the following passage Underline the mistakes, number and correct them Priscilla Presley, actress and widower of Elvis Presley, entered the acting profession quiet accidentally On being asked to a television commerce for a well-known shampoo, she took which turned out to be an important decision: to take actor classes She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute shyness at being in the public eye, but to her amazement she loved every minutes Her extreme lack of confidence stemmed from the early days of her marriage with Elvis, which she remembers were often spent sitting in dark, depressed hotel rooms away from the glare of publicity, who Elvis was so anxious to avoid Film work, including the high successful slapstick comedy The naked Gun, quickly followed the television contract Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9………… 10………… Question V: Read the following passage and use ONE word to fill in each gap The Great (1)………………of Giza was built as a (2)……… of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC (3)…………… it was built a long time ago, its (4)………………….makes it one of the true (5)………… of the world The four (6)…………….of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true north, south, east and west Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines Further (7)……… study indicates that (8)………… represent a type of line of events-past, present and future Many of the (9)………….have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past Was this super structure made by ordinary beings or one built by a race (10)…………superior to any known today? Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9………… 10………… PART III : READING Question I Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each sentence Hundreds of thousands of persons each year fall prey to some type of cancer, but new methods of radiation therapy have enabled doctors to save more lives than ever before Medical researchers have developed several experimental forms of this time –honored cancer treatment that seem effective in fighting the disease One promising approach involves exposing cancer cells to radiation by implanting a radioactive source directly into the malignant tissue This process greatly increases the dosage and thus the effectiveness of the treatment Another technique utilizes drugs to make cancer cells more susceptible to the effects of radiation and to make normal cells more resistant Certain drugs are able to neutralize the genetic framework of cancer cells, thus making them more easily affected by radiation Both techniques have seen some positive results in the treatment of inoperable brain tumors These and other methods have helped to raised the recovery rate for cancer victims from 30 percent 40 years ago to around 50 percent today This is encouraging news for those who fall prey to one of the world’s leading killers What is the author’s main purpose in the passage ? A To provide statistical information on cancer B To argue for new methods of cancer treatment C To illustrate new techniques of radiation therapy D To give the results of recent cancer research According to the passage, which of the following is true about radiation therapy? A There is only one effective form of this therapy B It saves millions of lives each year C It is an accepted method of cancer treatment D It causes the incidence of cancer to raise dramatically In paragraph 2, the word “ malignant ” most closely means : A diseased B experimental C treated D porous According to the passage, radiation therapy is most effective when : A Drugs are used to relax the cancer patient B The cancer is directly exposed to the radioactive material C It is used on as many patients as possible D The cancer cells are resistant to treatment It can be inferred from the passage that : A Improvements in cancer treatment during the last half century have been relatively ineffective B The number of deaths caused by cancer has decreased substantially C Fewer people are susceptible to the effects of cancer D Scientists are close to eliminating cancer entirely Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… Question II For question from – 5, read the following text carefully and then choose from the list A- I the best phrase given below to fill each of the spaces Each correct phrase may only be used once Some of the suggested answers not fit at all The exercise begins with an example ( ) MODERN ENGLISH Imperceptibly, during the 18 th century, English loses the most noticeable remaining features of structural difference ( ) .I By the end of that century, with but a few exceptions, the spelling, punctuation, and grammar are very close to ( ) .If we take an essay by William Hazlett ( 1775 – 1830 ) or a novel of Jane Austen ( 1775 – 1817 ), for example, we can read for pages ( ) We would find the vocabulary somewhat unfamiliar in places, the idiom occasionally unusual or old-fashioned, the style elegant or quaint, and we might feel that the language was in some indefinable way characteristic of a previous age : but we not need to consult a special edition or historical dictionary at every turn ( ) Jane Austen makes demands on our modern linguistic intuitions which seem little different from those required by Catherine Cookson or PD James However, despite this apparent continuity, the language at the end of the 18th century is by no means identical to what we find today Many words, though spelt the same, had a different meaning ( ) .we would also notice several differences in pronunciation, especially in the way words were stressed And an uninformed modern intuition would achieve only a superficial reading of literary texts of the period In reading a novel of the 1990s, we can make an immediate linguistic response to the social and stylistic nuances introduced into the text, ( ) .we recognise the differences between formality and informality, or educated and uneducated; we can sense when someone is being jocular, ironic, risqué, archaic or insincere We can easily miss such nuances in the writing of the early 19th century, especially in those works which take the manners of contemporary society as their subject That world is more linguistically removed from us than at first it may appear A in order to understand the text B that deceive in its apparent continuity C because the context often enables us to see the intended sense D what they are today E because we are part of its age F when we know it had an additional meaning at that time G if we had tape recordings of the time H before a point of linguistic difference might make us pause I which distance the Early Modern English period from us Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… Question III Read the following text and decide which word best fits each blank OSCAR’S WINNING PERFORMANCE Two boats, engines paralysed are drifting helplessly towards rocks in a raging sea Galeforce winds are blowing as a distress message is relayed to the (1 ) .The west coast search – and- rescue helicopter takes off from Shannon; its destination is Clew Bay in County Mayo The terrified crews on Sundancer and Healther Berry are only half a mile from disaster when Hotel Oscar, the Irish Marine Emergency Service helicopter arrives and the winch crew ( ) saving their lives There is no hope for the boats – the conditions are too bad for that The threatening rocks will make matchwood of them It’s not easy to get the rescue line down on the pitching, rolling decks as the pilot, Captain Al Lockey hovers directly ( ) .By the time the exhausted winchman has picked up the two crew members of Healther Berry , the helicopter is running ( ) on fuel The pair on Sundancer will have to be abandoned if ( ) else is to survive As if that decision isn’t difficult enough, screaming winds make for a treacherous flight out of the bay For Captain Locky, 25 years a helicopter pilot and veteran of typhoon conditions off oil rigs in the South China Sea, this was the worst experience in a distinguished ( ) In fact, a change in wind direction was to spare Sundancer its horrible face, much to the ( ) of the rescue crew whose hearts were breaking as they were forced to turn their backs and ( ) for home Medals, it is said should be given to those who have to make that most painful decision to say “ no ” Fortunately, most crews can and (9 ) .say “ yes ” in all conditions and at all ( 10 ) of night and day That was Mission 47, accomplished just over three months after Hotel Oscar’s contract began in July 1991 A shore B land C beach D seaside A set off B set up C set out D set about A above B higher C ahead D over ` A low B clown C short D out A no one B everyone C someone D all A job B role C profession D career A satisfaction B comfort C relief D gratitude A go B fly C head D lend A should B C may D need 10 A periods B moments C hours D minutes Your answers: 1……… 2………… 3………… 4………… 5…………… 6……… 7………… 8………… 9……… 10………… D WRITING Question I : Rewrite these sentences so that the new one has a similar meaning as the sentence preceded: He did not pass his driving test until he was nearly 30 years old It He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom He has no Stock brokers bought the company shares because they assumed that it was making a lot of profit Had The financial crisis affects both developed and third-world countries Not only He was very sorry because he didn’t have time to visit all places of interest in London when he was there last year He greatly Question II: Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one Although he had his legs cut off after a serious accident, he competed in the Olympic Games and won a medal (Prevent) They suddenly realized that they were on the verge of a bankrupt (Dawned) The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people (Cope) We must accept the fact that we haven't made much progress in the struggle against poverty (Terms) Illiteracy has been one of the causes of poverty.( Contributed) Question III: Chart description: The bar chart compares the prices of hotels and restaurants in 10 big cities in the world Write a report, describing the information shown below You should write at least 150 words Restaurant and hotel prices 400 382 375 350 318 307 300 261 232 250 225 236 219 200 150 146 100 50 72 52 10 25 22 23 31 Madrid Milan 44 22 10 Budapest Frankurt Hong Kong London $ Hotel $ Restaurant New York Paris Prague Tokyo N.B Price of a double room with bath, incl breakfast and service, in a st class international hotel Price of a dinner for one (rib or sirloin steak with two side dishes and a dessert; without drinks), incl service, in a good restaurant Question IV: Essay writing: It is very important that children should study hard at school Time spent playing sports and having fun is time wasted Do you agree? Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence You should write at least 250 words ANSWER KEY Part I : LISTENING (3) Question I: (10 x 0.1) by car by bike miles 20 miles 15-20 minutes 15 minutes Yes No Need more buses 10 Better subway system Question II : (10 x 0.2 ) T F F 4.T NI T NI T F 10 NI PART II : LEXICO - GRAMMAR: (6.5) Question I(15 x 0.1 ) 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C Question II: (10 x 0.2 ) moderate/ should moderate to know should have informed have been working is being redecorated had known could/ would have bought to be pulled is produced 10 kidnapped Question III: (10 x 0.1 ) implication product beneficial informative inescapable brighten catchy appointed easily 10 misleading Question IV: (10 x 0.1 ) widower  widow quiet quite which what commerce commercial actor acting minutes minute with to depressed depressing who which 10 high highly Question V: (10 x 0.1 ) pyramid tomb scientific these Although events construction 10 far wonders sides Part III : READING (4) Question I (5 x 0.2) C C Question II (5 x 0.2) 1.D 2.H Question III (10 x 0.2) 1.A 2.D 6.D 7.C A B B A 4.G 5.E 3.A 8.C 4.A 9.B 5.B 10.C PART IV: WRITING(6.5) Question I : (5 x 0.2) It was not until he was nearly 30 that he passed his driving test He has no intention to stop campaigning for his son’s freedom Had stock brokers knew that the company was not making profit they wouldn’t have invested in it/bought its shares Not only are developed countries affected but also third-world countries in the financial crisis He greatly regretted that he didn’t have time / not having (enough) time / to visit all places of interest in London when he was there last year Question II: (5 x 0.2) His disability / lame/ legs being cut off did not/could not prevent him from competing in the Olympic Games and winning a medal It suddenly dawned on them that they were on the verge of a bankrupt Most salaried people haven’t been able /cannot cope with the rocketing prices We must come to terms with the fact that we have not made much progress in the struggle against poverty Illiteracy has contributed to poverty Question III: Chart description: (1,5)  Style: appropriate: 0.25  Spelling + Grammar: accurate: 0.5  Answer the question asked: 0.25  Variety of appropriate language: 0.25  Coherence: 0.25 Question IV: Easy writing: (3 )  Style: appropriate: 0.5  Spelling + Grammar: accurate: 0.5  Answering the question asked: 0.5  Variety of appropriate language: 0.5  Justify his /her opinions: 0.5  Compare and contrast his /her evidence and opinions: 0.5 ... being asked to a television commerce for a well-known shampoo, she took which turned out to be an important decision: to take actor classes She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute shyness... represent a type of line of events-past, present and future Many of the (9)………….have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past Was this super structure made by ordinary... was making a lot of profit Had The financial crisis affects both developed and third-world countries Not only He was very sorry because he didn’t have time to visit