BAN TỔ CHỨC KÌ THI  TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ IX NĂM 2013 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 1 SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC GIANG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Trường THPT Chuyên TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ IX MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10 Thời gian: 180 phút (Đề thi gồm 09 trang) PART I. LISTENING (10PTS) I. You will hear a student and an advisor talking about the facilities at the college. Listen carefully and answer questions from 1 to 5. You will hear the information twice. (5 pts) 1. If the student has to get medicines, there’s a prescription charge of _____. A. £ 6.15 B. £ 6.50 C. £ 5.16 D. £ 5.60 2. Where is the student living at the moment? A. at a hotel B. at a hostel C. in the Sport Centre D. at his own apartment 3. Counseling service is on the _____. A. North Campus B. Central Campus C. South Campus D. West Centre 4. If the student wants to make a note, the number is _____. A. 09100625913 B. 90100625913 C. 09100762593 D. 09007625913 5. The fee you have to pay to get a pass is _____. A. £ 12 B. £ 22 C. £ 32 D. £ 42 II. You will hear part of a lecture on Wildlife. Listen carefully and answer questions from 1 to 5. Write ONE WORDS only for each answer. You will hear the information twice. (5 pts) The European Starling. Length: 12 inches Color: black or grey, white spots. Nesting sites: Trees and (1) _________________. Diet: Insects and fruit. Natural range: British Isles, Finland Population: British Isles, Finland: in decline USA: (2) _________________ million birds Some of the problems created by large numbers of starlings. On wildlife: They compete with other species for nesting places. On agriculture: They feed on (3) _________________ crops. They cause financial (4) _________________. On human life: They may cause diseases. Possible solutions. 2 There are three approaches in theory. The best one, of course, is (5) _______________. PART II. PHONETICS. (2,5p) Word stress: Choose the word A, B, C or D which is stressed differently from the others. 1. A. mathematics B. experience C. reality D. entertain 2. A. tournament B. amazing C. permanent D. industry 3. A. continent B. official C. exporter D. environment 4. A. historical B. surrounding C. establishment D. differently 5. A. temperature B. attitude C. community D. plentiful Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ PART III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (37,5p) 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences. (10 p) 1. The new teacher was ……… to the needs of all the children in her care. A. attentive B. observant C. earnest D. careful 2. The people in my class, ……… are very friendly. A. most of international students C. the most international students B. almost international students D. mostly international students 3. Over the last few months, garages ………. the price of petrol three times. A. have risen B. have put up C. raised D. have gone up 4. At the launch ceremony for “Month for the Poor” campaign, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh ………. all individuals and organizations to promote solidarity with and support for the poor. A. call at B. call off C. call on D. call for 5. ASEAN has emphasized cooperation in the "three pillars" of security, socio cultural and economic ……… in the region. A. organization B. production C. integration D. establishment 6. Gig: “It’s my birthday today”. Susan: “Oh, really. Many ……… of the day!” A. merry memories B. happy returns C. lucky stars D. golden handshakes 7. I am sorry I’m late. I was going to leave the house when something ……… A. caught on B. brought about C. came up D. held up 8. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him. A. continue B. be secretive C. buy a bull D. be determined 9. I don’t think she can get her massage ……. to the students. She seems too nervous. A. around B. out C. across D. over 10. Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.” 3 Kate: “Uh, really? ……… !” A. Take care of yourself B. Congratulations C. You are always lucky D. Lucky as you are Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ 2. Correcting mistakes: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. Write your answer in the space provided. (5p) A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisings it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five millions daily makes a lot of money. Less seriously newspapers are probably read just for entertaining. They have big headings above new stories, funny cartoons to look at and sensational photos of violent. The gossip columns are full of stories of private live of famous people. No one takes the political views of such papers seriously. On the other hand, in a free country where there is no censorship, serious papers are read principle for their news, sent to themselves by their correspondents round the world and by the big news agencies. People also read these papers for their reviews on new books, films and plays and for their editorials what represent the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. Your answer Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. 3. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or a particle. (2,5p ) 1. She's totally wild him. 2. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get ……… 3. Firefighters were the scene immediately 4. Soviet citizens were prohibited travelling abroad. 5. The police are very unwilling to interfere family problems. Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 4. Give the correct form of the words in capitals. (10P) 1. I can’t believe you got another …………ticket! SPEED 2. Wilkinson went on to become a great athlete, his disability… STAND 4 3. I found her last book of poetry very…. MOVE 4. It’s pure… – there’s no evidence to support these allegations at all. HEAR 5. In formal writing, it is unusual to make use of the …….mark to express surprise. EXCLAIM 6. The Chairman expressed doubts about the (SUIT)……of showing the film on children’s television 7. You are …… forbidden to use a calculator in this examination. EXPRESS 8. You may find it hard to answer all the questions in the … time. LOT 9. Doris Carter, who is 107 today, puts her……down to having a loving family and seven cups of tea a day. LONG 10. Please keep e-mails short. ………makes everyone’s lives easier. BRIEF Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ 5. Gap – filling: Fill in each gap with a suitable word. (10p) When you begin talking about good or bad manners, you immediately run into difficulties. Many people simply cannot (1) …… with what others think. We asked one person , who replied that she thought you could tell a well- mannered person (2) ……… the way she occupied the space around her. When such a person walks down a street, he or she is constantly aware of others. Such people always seem to walk into gaps. They do not bump (3) …… other people. However, a second person thought that this was more a question of civilized behavior (4) … good manners. Instead, this other person told us a story about an American who had been (5) to an Arab meal in one of the Middle East countries. The American had not been (6) ……… very much about the (7) ……… of food he might expect. If he had known about Arab food, he might have (8) …… better. Immediately before him was a very flat piece of bread that looked to him, very much like a napkin. Picking it up, he put it in his collar, so that it fell, like a napkin, across his shirt. His Arab host, who had been watching, said nothing, but copied the (9) ………. But is there really so much difference (10) ………. the two examples? Both show concern for other people and a desire not to cause offence or embarrassment. Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ PART IV. READING (20p) 1. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D. (10p) READING WITH THE FINGERS 5 Blindness is one of the most difficult of human (1) … The fact that our eyes are so important (2)……. our learning is one of the key problems. One thing making education (3) …… and life more pleasant for the blind is the development of a system (4) …… which they are able to learn to read. Since the blind cannot use their eyes, they are taught to use the (5)…… of touch in their fingers. Reading raised printed matters of the common type is very, very difficult. A special system now used was invented by a Frenchman, Louis Braille. This reading device is called Braille, (6) ……… Louis Braille, who made it usable for the blind. In the Braille plan, the letters are (7) ……….by raised dots. The Braille alphabet uses from one to five dots. These dots are arranged upon a six-dot plan. Different patterns are used for (8) ……… letters. Many thousands of books are now printed in Braille and sent to most countries in the world. A blind person who has (9) ……… this system passes the ends of his fingers along the line of Braille print. At first his reading may be painfully slow, but it becomes faster with (10) ……. . 1. A. drawbacks B. sufferings C. handicaps D. shortcomings 2. A. for B. on C. with D. to 3. A. possible B. probable C. enabled D. easy 4. A. with B. for C. by D. upon 5. A. feeling B. sensitivity C. sensation D. sense 6. A. for B. by C. after D. on 7. A. symbolized B. represented C. taken over D. made 8. A. every B. all C. another D. each 9. A. acquired B. studied C. learned D. mastered 10. A. practice B. training C. direction D. use Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ 2. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10p) Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use. After centuries of being nomadic, of moving from place to place in pursuit of game or of fresh supplies of plant food, humans were finally able to stay in one place and systematically exploit the seasonal resources of one locality. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller plot of ground. As a result, societies developed knowledge and experience about the world around them; our present- day pets, livestock, and food plants were taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today. As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans 6 began to organize their knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early natural history concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists sometimes overworked their imaginations in this respect. For instance, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that resembled an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ. Thus, an extract made from a heart-shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems. All early societies included individuals who learned to use plants for medicinal purposes. Salves, potions, and brews made from leaves, roots, and the fruits of plants were devised to cure illnesses, to heal wounds, to ward off depression, and even as birth-control measures for women. Often the early herbalists of a society guarded the knowledge of medicinal uses of plants for their select group. They became very powerful members of the early societies and were sometimes credited with magical or religious powers. Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our present knowledge of drugs and their uses. 1. What does this passage mainly discuss? A. One aspect of early natural history B. The beginning of agriculture C. Drugs and their uses D. The imagination of prehistoric man 2. According to the passage, domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ……… A. need for more readily available food B. lack of wild animals and plants C. early man's power as a hunter D. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic 3. The word "This" in paragraph 1 refers to …… A. providing food for man B. man's domestication of plants and animals C. man's ability to live on a smaller plot of land D. the earliest condition of prehistoric man 4. The word "blossomed" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. produced flowers B. changed C. learned D. flourished 5. It can be inferred from the passage that an herbalist is which of the following? A. A dreamer B. An early historian C. Someone who uses plants in medicine D. A farmer 6. The phrase "in this respect" paragraph 2 refers to ______. A. the development of human culture B. the development of the field of natural history C. the use of plants for drugs and medicine D. the origin of knowledge of nature 7. The word "extract" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. design B. substance C. fungus D. ailment 8. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? A. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ. 7 B. Early herbalists were unimaginative. C. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine. D. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant. 9. What is the purpose of the author in this passage? A. To persuade B. To inform C. To entertain D. To ridicule 10. The word "rudiments' in the last line of the passage is closest in meaning to… A. beginnings B. history C. requirements D. protocol Your answers: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ WRITING SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1. Rewrite the sentences so that the second sentences have similar meanings to the first ones, beginning with the given word. (5p) 1. It is a difficult question. I’m trying to puzzle it out. Nobody has answered it yet.  The difficult question that ………………………………………………………… 2. Philip's inability to make decisions dates from his accident.  Ever since… … 3. John’s rudeness to his teacher is inexcusable.  There is ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. There has been a considerable fall in the value of these goods in the past week.  The value of these goods …………………………………………………………… 5. His efforts to find a solution didn’t deserve such savage criticism.  He shouldn’t ………………………………………………………………………… 2. Rewrite the sentences so that the second sentences have similar meanings to the first ones. Use the key words given. DO NOT change the key words. (5p) 1. Tom and Barbara aren’t talking to each other at the moment. terms  Tom and Barbara aren’t at the moment. 2. She did everything possible to save her marriage. power  She her marriage 3. It’s not necessary for you to promise – I know I can trust you. word  You – I know I can trust you. 4. This room needs to be decorated, doesn’t it? doing  This , doesn’t it? 5. Jenny didn’t feel like going to the party. mood  Jenny was ………………………………………………… for going to the party. 8 3. PARAGRAPH (20p) What should we do to make our hometown a better place to live in? 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GD & ĐT Hà Giang KỲ THI OLYMPIC HÙNG VƯƠNG Truờng THPT Chuyên LẦN THỨ IX HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 (Đáp án gồm: 03 trang) Total mark: 100 points PART I – LISTENING Question 1 (5 points) 1 take 2 uptight 3 snooty 4 starved 5.overate Question 2 (5 points) M1: Hi, my name is Thomas Jones, It’s nice to meet you M2: Nice to meet you, too I’m John John Lee… Are you new at this school? M1: Yes,... and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica The lake is able to exist in (5) its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth's core The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on... it mean resident assistant They are usually seniors who live in the dorm M1: I see I think it would be great if we became roommates You can introduce me to your friends and… I will… hmm… M2: Ha ha Don’t worry about that What about if you invite me to Chicago for spring break? M1: Absolutely! M2: You know something? I think we will be great friends 1 D 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 C 4 A 5 D PART II – PHONETIC (2.5 points)... courteous, although sometimes the hostesses can be a bit (3) …………… Anyway, when our meals arrived, everything was cooked to perfection Since I didn’t order any appetizers, soup, or salad, I was (4) …………… Even though I was really hungry, I tried not to gobble down my food to quickly I didn’t want my friend to think I was a pig! But even though I tried not to, I still (5) …………… When the waiter asked if we wanted... really great meal Now I have to hit the gym if I’m going to lose any of this extra weight I gained from eating that lasagna! Answers: 1 ………… 2 …………… 3 …………… 1 4 ………… 5 …………… Question 2 Listen to the conversation and choose the best option A, B, C or D for the following statements and questions (5points) 1 What is the main topic of this conversation? A The lecture is very difficult, and both students... quarrel violently several time a week A common B complete C normal D usual 4 Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so ………… can play in this match A both of them B neither of them C all of them D either of them 5 Her relatives didn’t do anything to help her, and her friends ……………… A didn’t neither B didn’t too C didn’t either D did too 6 The film was ……………… on the book of the same name... developing higher thinking skill, such as problem-solving and problem-finding, analysis, and evaluation A child who learns to understand the aspects of reading music, including notation, key signatures, and other items found on a piece of music as well as the child who develops the ability following the sequence of notes, 4……… is using the same portion of the brain that is used in mathematics thinking 5……… . CHỨC KÌ THI  TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ IX NĂM 2013 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 1 SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC GIANG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI. SỞ GD&ĐT BẮC GIANG ĐÁP ÁN Trường THPT Chuyên ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ IX MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10 ( Gồm 03 trang ) PART I. LISTENING. ĐÀO TẠO CAO BẰNG KỲ THI OLYMPIC HÙNG VƯƠNG LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN CAO BẰNG NĂM HỌC 2012 -2013 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 180 PHÚT (KHÔNG KỂ THỜI GIAN GIAO ĐỀ) PART I: PHONETICS