1 SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH * Lớp: 10 (Bảng B) * Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ PART 1. LISTENING (2 points) A. Listen and circle the best answer. 1. This is _________ . A. a survey B. an interview C. a face-to-face conversation D. a chat 2. The people talking __________ A. are co-workers B. are friends C. are colleagues D. do not know each other 3. The passenger’s bags haven’t arrived because _________ A. they have been missed B. they have been postponed C. they have been taken by mistake D. they have been stolen B. Listen again and complete the information on the form. Missing Baggage Details Flight number: (4) _____________ From: (5)____________ Passenger Name: (6) _____________ First name: (7) _____________ Number of bags (8) _____________ Phone : (9) ____________ Length of stay: (10) ____________ at : _Princess Hotel ____ PART 2. PHONETICS I. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest (1 point). 1. A. than k B. band C. complain D. insert 2. A. lay s B. says C. stays D. plays 3. A. sch olarship B. chaos C. cherish D. chorus 4. A. message B. privilege C. college D. collage 5. A. talked B. naked C. asked D. liked II. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others (1 point) 1. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scientific 2. A. carpenter B. revise C. ignore D. traditional 3. A. necessary B. achieve C. poetic D. communicate 4. A. influence B. modern C. consider D. different 5. A. contain B. poisonous C. chemical D. scientist PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS (Gồm 06 trang) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 2 I. Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences below. (1 point). 1.There are not thing special about his clothes ……… from his flowery tie. A. but B. except C. other D. apart 2. I’d ……….you explained to her why we can’t go. A. better B. rather C. want D. need 3. I …………we meet outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30. A. think B. suggest C. consider D. introduce 4. I walked away as calmly as I could ……… they thought I was the thief. A. or else B. to avoid C. owing to D. in case 5. ……… the step when you go in. A. Consider B. Mind C. Attend D. Look 6. ……… of all of us who are tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk. A. On behalf B. On account C. In person D. Instead 7. She refused to eat meat under any …………. A. circumtances B. occasion C. opportunity D. reason 8. There was not thing they could do …………….leave the car at the roadside where it had brokendown. A. than B.unless C. instead of D. but 9. To our ……… his illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. anxiety B. eyes C. belief D. judgement 10. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the …………of her children. A. sake B. care C. mean D. concern II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below. (1 point) NATURE Since the world has become (1) , there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared (2) . Bengal tigers, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now (3) only about 2,300 and by the year 2025 their population is estimated to be down to zero. What is (4) about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by (5) who, according to some sources, are not interested in material gain but in personal (6) This is an example of the (7) that is part of what is causing the problem of extinction. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other (8) species, are a valuable part of the world’s ecosystem. International laws (9) these animals must (10) to ensure their survival, and the survival of our planet. 1. A. industrialized B. industry C. industrial D. industrialize 2. A. extinctation B. extinctive C. extinct D. extinction 3. A. is numbering B. numbered C. number D. is numbered 4. A. alarmist B. alarmed C. alarm D. alarming 5. A. poacher B. poachers C. poachors D. poachor 6. A. gratificating B. gratify C. gratification D. gratifiation 7. A. callous B. callously C. callousness D. callosity 8. A. dangered B. endangered C. endanger D. dangerous 9. A. protecting B. protect C. protected D. is protected 10. A. be acted B. be enacted C. be enacting D. be acting III. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms. (1 point) Air travel has become much cheaper in recent years, and ……………… (1. TOUR) go on foreign holidays in large numbers every year. The huge travel and tourism industry brings money to many of the poorer countries around the world. The ……………… (2. ARRIVE) of large numbers of visitors every year requires very good organization and planning. 3 However, many countries have …………… …… (3. DEVELOPMENT) huge tourist center without much thought for ………………. (4. LOCATION) people and ………………. (5. WILD). IV. Supply the correct verb tenses of the verbs in brackets. (1 point) 1. She says that she (live) …………. in the countryside when she (be) ……… … a child. 2. Oil (leak) ………….… from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so the police (close) ………… off the section between Junctions 5 and 6. 3. Foreign currency (convert) ……….…… into sterling at a number of points in the city, but the best rate and lowest commisson charges (provide) …………. at banks. 4. Most of the news on the front page of both daily newspapers (concern) ………… the progress of the peace conference. 5. Why are you carrying that saw? ∼ I (shorten) ……… the legs of the dining room table. V. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete each of the sentences below. (1 point) 1. The doctor vaccinated the baby polio. A. against B. with C. to D. without 2. She threw the stone the dog when it started to chase her. A. to B. toward C. at D. against 3. They learned to accept their stepmother time. A. on B. at C. all D. in 4. Have you ever lost anybody a game tennis? A. to/ in/ of B. to/ for/ of C. with/ in/ of D. to/ in/ in 5. Would you like to live an igloo some time? An igloo is a house that is made blocks snow or ice. It’s so romantic. A. in/ at/ of/ of B. in/ for/ of/ of C. in/ for/ of/ with D. in/ at/ by/ with VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 points) 1. Small fishing boats continued to sail out though the coastguard had warned them not to do so. Æ Despite 2. They’re willing to work hard and we are surprised about that. Æ We’re surprised 3. If you have a better job, you get higher pay. Æ The better the job, 4. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country. Æ They prevented 5. You will never meet anyone more generous than Mrs. Jones. Æ Mrs. Jones is the most ……………………………………………………………… VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (2 points) 1. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (leaf) Æ ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 2. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. (height) Æ ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. The trouble all came about because our computers crashed. (stemmed) Æ ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Do you have to wear a uniform at school? (compulsory) Æ ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. The way many sportsmen behave in public influences their young fans. (impression) Æ ……………………………………………………………………………………………. PART 4. READING I. Read the text below and give the word which best fits each space. (1 point) After living (1) …. the threat of extinction for more than 30 years, the national bird of the United States has been granted an official reprieve, as the bald eagle and twenty- eight other animal and plant species have been earmarked (2) …. removal from America’s list of endangered species. The bald eagle, also known as the white-headed sea eagle, took pride of place at the top of a list of species likely to (3) …. taken off the endangered register in the coming years. The proposed “delistings” are being promoted by the US interior secretary to counter a growing feeling among Republicans that endangered species laws do not work. Charges of ineffectiveness have been (4) ….against these laws before, but more recently it has even been suggested that the situation may actually have been (5) … worse by them. The recovery of the bald eagle follows thirty-one years on the critical list. Its numbers had been (6) …. to fewer than five hundred through the use of pesticides that reacted adversely (7) …. its reproductive system. The number of nesting pairs is now estimated at five thousand. The interior secretary claims that the new list was a vindication of the legislation under which the eagle, a national symbol (8) …. originally from the Indians, and more than a thousand other species were protected.(A spokesperson denied that it was simply a publicity stunt timed to coincide with the swearing (9) .… of the president for his second term). Until now, few species have (10)…. been removed from the list. When they were, it was usually because they had become extinct. II. Read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. (3.0 points) The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt. Rain is relatively scarce, and the summers are scorching hot. Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of the Nile is reputed to be one of the most fertile places in the world. Its rich black soil is the result of accumulation of silt deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago. From June to October, the river overflowed its banks. Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding. The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops. As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season. 5 Its rich soil led to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians on the Nile valley more than 5000 years ago. The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing water from the Nile for irrigation purposes. As the villagers along the Nile became wealthy, they embarked on projects of digging ditches and constructing dams to control the floods. In about 3100 BC, the whole Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes. He and his descendants made up Egypt’s first ruling family, or dynasty. His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts. Egyptian power and influence were and influence were to last for the next 2000 years. The Egyptian kings had absolute powers. The king possesses all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king. An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact amount of due from the individual farmers was united. Crops and livestock were often seen at the storehouses surrounding the royal palaces. In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for huge irrigation projects. Egypt’s trade with the outside world stretches far and wide. In return for gold, copper, gemstones, and building stores, it purchases the goods that it did not have. Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon. From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia. Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes. Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years. It served as Egypt’s most vital source of gold and slaves. 1. The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by ……… A. the rich alluvial soil of the Nile B. Egypt’s first ruling family C. the highly-developed writing, painting, architecture and crafts D. Egypt’s trade with the outside world 2. Egyptian slaves came from ………. A. Mesopotamia B. Syria and Anatolia C. Lebanon D. Palestine 3. The king was wealthy because ………. A. huge irrigation projects were set up B. farmer paid him their tribute C. he was in absolute power D. he possessed all the land 4. The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile ……… A. helped to develop the arts B. caused an influx of foreign traders C. needed to be controlled D. led to the discovery of new mines 5. According to the passage, the king was wise ……… A. to important the things that Egypt did not have B. to pay for huge irrigation projects C. to control the land D. to own slaves and gold 6. In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to ……… A. the respect Egypt received B. how fast the profit came C. the protection the Egyptian army provided D. what Egypt exported 7. A suitable title for this passage is ……… A. The Civilization Of The Ancient Egyptians B. The Farming Methods Of The Egyptians C. The Might Of The Egyptian Army D. The Landscape Of The Egypt 8. We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the ………. A. way its army fought with other invaders 6 B. long period it extended its power and influence C. trade and business done with other nations D. number of crops grown in one season 9. Farm crops would be ……….if there was no water for irrigation. A. harvested B. unprotected C. destroyed D. unavailable 10. From June to October, the flood plains would be ………. A. inundated with floodwaters from the Nile B. open to the building of new dams C. left to the sowing of new crops D. raised to a higher level PART 5. WRITING (3 points) Write a paragraph (from 150 to 200 words) about the following topic: “ The advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city” . THE END 1 SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH * Lớp: 10 (Bảng B) * Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PART 1. LISTENING 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. UA675 5. Tokyo 6. Johnstone 7. Bill 8. 2 9. 555-432 10. 3 PART 2. PHONETICS I. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B II. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. A PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS I. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.1p 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A II. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.1p 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. B III. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1. Tourists 2. arrival 3. developed 4. local 5. wildlife IV. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1. lived – was 2. is leaking – are closing 3. can be converted – are provided 4. concerns 5. am going to shorten V. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.2p 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B VI. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.4p 1. Despite the coastguard’s warning, small fishing boats continued to sail out 2. We’re surprised about their willingness to work hard 3. The better the job, the higher the pay 4. They prevented him from leaving the country by taking away his passport. 5. Mrs. Jones is the most generous person / woman you have ever met. VII. 2 points. Each correct answer gets 0.4p 1. You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to suceed. 2. It would be the height of your stupidity to give up your job now. 3. The trouble all stemmed from our computers crashing. 4. Is it compulsory for you to wear a uniform at school? 5. The way many sportsmen behave in public makes an impression on their young fans. PART 4. READING I. 1 point. Each correct answer gets 0.1p 1. under 2. for 3. be 4. levelled/leveled 5. made 6. reduced 7. with 8. taken/ borrwed 9. in 10. ever (Gồm 02 trang) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 2 II. 3 points. Each correct answer gets 0.3p 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10.A PART 5. WRITING (3 points) From 2.75 to 3 : Excellent Natural Englsh with minimal errors and complete realisation of the task set. From 2 to 2,5 : Good Good vocabulary and structure. Errors non-basic. From 1.5 to 1.75 : pass Simple but accurate realisation of task. Not many errors Form 1 to 1.25 : Weak Reasonably correct with some serious errors. Form 0 to 0.75 : Very poor Incoherent.Errors showing lack of basic knowledge of English. HẾT . SỞ GDĐT B C LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH * Lớp: 10 (B ng B) * Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ PART. KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10, 11 VÒNG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 * Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH * Lớp: 10 (B ng B) * Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM PART 1 protecting B. protect C. protected D. is protected 10. A. be acted B. be enacted C. be enacting D. be acting III. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms. (1 point) Air travel has become