UBND TỈNH KONTUM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008- 2009

Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 25/ 11/ 2008
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Số điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Số phách

ĐỀ BÀI
Học sinh làm bài vào mục Your answers tương ứng ở dưới mỗi mục trong tờ giấy
thi này. Riêng mục Listening 1, học sinh tick (√) vào ô tương ứng

Part ONE- LISTENING (30 points)

Listening 1: Ryan is talking about what he has done in his life. Listen to Ryan talking
about his life and tick the things he has done.

Ryan
1 Worked for a big company
2 Stayed in an expensive hotel
3 Eat out
4 Flown in a jumbo jet
5 Cooked a meal for ten (or more) people
6 Met a famous person
7 Driven a tractor
8 Been to hospital
9 Won a competition

Listening 2: Ann goes to the ticket office. Listen to the recording and complete the
following statements NOT MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
1. Ann wanted a_____________ ticket to Bristol.
2. Ann paid the ticket by_____________.
3. The ticket cost her_____________.
4. The train would leave from_____________ One.
5. The clerk gave Ann her ticket and the_____________.

Your answers

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 1. __________________________ 2. __________________________
3. __________________________ 4. __________________________
5. __________________________

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (70 points)

Task 1: Choose the best answer by writing A, B, C, or D at the answer part below the
task.
1. Our holiday was_________ by the weather.
A. spoilt B. damaged C. overcome D. wasted
2. The_________ charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were
unusually high.
A. hire B. price C. fees D. sum
3. He_________ his son of the dangers of driving too fast in his new car
A. warned B. remembered C. threatened D. concerned
4. The child was_________ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. knocked out B. run across
C. run out D. knocked down
5. When Ali arrived in London he spent all his time_________ and visited all the
important museums and buildings.
A. sight-seeing B. traveling C. looking D. touring
6. If you want a cheap air ticket you must_________ well in advance.
A. book B. engage C. reserve D. buy
7. His sister was full of_________ for the way in which he had so quickly learned to drive
a car.
A. pride B. admiration C. surprise D. jealousy
8. He asked if we would_________ to share the room.
A. accept B. consider C. agree D. approve
9. I wondered whether you would like to_________ to the theater tomorrow.
A. visit B. go away C. go out D. walk out
10. _________ I would like to say how pleased I am to be here.
A. Primarily B. Foremost C. Earliest D. First
11. The independent arbitrator managed to_________ the confrontation between the union
and the employers.
A. refuse B. confuse C. refute D. defuse
12. When I heard the footsteps behind me I was_________ that I would be attacked.
A. horrified B. terror-struck C. terrorized D. terrified
13. His illness made him_________ of concentration.
A. incompetent B. unable C. incapable D. powerless
14. Has the committee_________ a decision yet?
A. done B. made C. arrived D. voted
15. I am a bit hungry. I think_____________ something to eat.
A. I’ll have B. I’ll be having C. I’m going to have D. I’m having
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 16. What do you plan to do when you_____________ your course at college?
A. finish B. will finish
C. have finished D. is going to finish
17. Where_____________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A. did you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. did you have cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
18. ‘Shall I stay here?’ ~ ‘I’d rather_____________ with us’.
A. you come B. you to come C. you would come D. you came
19. I_____________ saying what I think.
A. believe B. believe in C. believe for D. believe when
20. Somebody ran in front of the car as I was driving. Fortunately I_____________ just in
time.
A. could stop B. could have stopped
C. managed to stop D. must be able to stop

Your answers
1. _____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________
5. _____________ 6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________
9._____________ 10._____________ 11._____________ 12._____________
13._____________ 14._____________ 15._____________ 16._____________
17._____________ 18._____________ 19._____________ 20._____________

Part 2: Supply the correct word form of the word in brackets. Write your answers at
the answer part below the task.
1. The building is_____________ in good condition (suppose)
2. After years of hard work, he now is the_____________ director of that company
(management)
3. In Japan, recruitments for new_____________ and school leavers often begin in
September or October every year (graduation)
4. The Malays usually introduce higher-ranking officials to lower-ranking_____________
(employ)
5. He kept his beard_____________ in spite of the weather. (trim)
6. David’s Vietnamese grammar is still_____________ in many ways but he is
understood when he talks to native people. (accurate)
7. I don’t agree with you. I think your decision is_____________ (practice)
8. In the summer, these students have to attend short_____________ courses of about a
week. (residence)
9. With a population of approximately 1.4 billion, China is the most_____________
country of the world. (population)
10. _____________ only by a river from Hong Kong, Shenzen used to be a small fishing
village with a population of less than 30,000. (separate)

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 Your answers
1. __________________________
3.__________________________
5.__________________________
7.__________________________
9__________________________
2.__________________________
4.__________________________
6.__________________________
8.__________________________
10.__________________________

Part 3: Each line of the passage below contains an error that needs correcting.
Underline and correct these errors. Write your answers on the right column

Your answers
The history of Western medicine can be traced to Hippocrates, the 0. a
Greek physician who lives on the island of Cos. Few particulars 1.
are known of the life of Hippocrates, but the establishment of the 2.
school of medicine in Cos was regarded as his most important achievement. 3.
The school emphasized reason and observation and regard disease as having 4.
natural, or supernatural, causes. Reason and observation are important 5.
elements of modern medicine. In addition to a systematic body of empirical 6.
knowledge free from superstition, the school of Hippocrates evolved as a 7.
tradition of the high standards of conduct. Today, the Hippocratic oat, 8.
which defined the duties and moral obligations of a physician, is taken by 9.
all medical students when completion of their training. 10.

Part 4: Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. Write your answers at the answer
part below the task.

1. He carried a bag_____________ his hand.

A. in B. on C. by D. through
2. They were terrified_____________ being killed in an air raid.
A. with B. by C. of D. for
3. Mrs. Parker was very upset_____________ the news of her father’s death.
A. with B. over C. of D. to
4. Barbara has been very concerned_____________ her mother’s poor health.
A. about B. with C. to D. against
5. He works hard_____________ his children’s happiness.
A. because of B. due to C. for the sake of D. by
6. These families are distinct_____________ one another.
A. from B. about C. for D. in
7. _____________ the circumstances, I was impossible to do anything about it.
A. To B. Under C. With D. For
8. It was difficult for me to keep_____________ smiling_____________ his funny
remark.
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 A. about-from B. at-from C. from- about D. on- at
9. Here comes the bus now. Are you ready to get_____________?
A. on B. off C. in D. out
10. He said he would be here_____________ a few minutes.
A. during B. in C. about D. for
11. It hurt when he stepped_____________ my foot.
A. on B. by C. at D. against
12. Why don’t you come_____________ to our house for dinner on Saturday?
A. round B. in C. across D. by
13. It looks as if Diana and her husband have fallen_____________ again; they are not
speaking to each other.
A. out B. into C. down D. in
14. He looked really washed out after his operation. Washed out means_____________
A. very clean B. soaking wet
C. very tired and pale D. as if he had nowhere to live
15. He had no business there, so I told him to clear off. Clear off means_____________
A. do the dishes B. leave at once
C. return everything to its proper place D. find something useful to do

Your answers
1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________
6._________ 7._________ 8._________ 9._________ 10._________
11._________ 12._________ 13._________ 14._________ 15._________

Part 4: Fill in each gap with a suitable article (a, an, the, or Ø). Write your answers at
the answer part below the task.
1. David: How was your trip to_____________ coast?
Trevor: Wonderful. ____________ Sun shone all day. We had_________ great time.
2. Henry: Would you like_____________ cigarette?
Nick: No thanks. I’ve given up smoking. It’s_____________ bad habit.
3. Sarah: What’s your brother doing now? Has he got a good job?
Laura: Yes, he is a soldier. He is in_____________ army. He loves it.
It’s_____________ great life, he says.
4. Mark: Why were you late for your meeting?
Sarah: Well, I first had to go to_____________ hotel I had booked into. I took
_____________ taxi from_____________ airport, and_____________ driver got
completely lost. It was_____________ terrible nuisance. _____________ man
was_____________ completely idiot.
5. My neighbor was in_____________ hospital because of a heart attack.

Your answers
1. ______/______/______ 2. ______/ ______ 3. ______/______
4. ______/______/______/______/______/______/______ 5. ______
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PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
Reading 1: Choose the best answer by writing A, B, C, or D at the answer part below the
task.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can
substantially increase their children’s language development. It’s surprising, but true. How
parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development. If
a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s
language skills increase.
A study was done with two- or three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the
thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group.
In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they
were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parent
should ask ‘What is the doggie doing?’ rather than ‘Is the doggie running away?’.
Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children’s answers, how
to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers.
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language
development, but at the end of one month, the children in experimental group tested 5.5
months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months
later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of six months over the
children in control group.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from this passage?
A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
C. Active children should read more.
D. Verbal ability can easily be increased.
2. ‘It’s’ (line 2) refers to_____________
A. Parents increasing children’s language development.
B. Reading techniques being simple
C. Parents reading to children
D. Children’s language development
3. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children
about reading?
A. Do you see the elephant? B. Is the elephant in the cage?
C. What animals do you like? D. Shall we go to the zoo?
4. What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group?
A. The training parents received. B. The age of the children.
C. The books that were read. D. The number of children.
5. What conclusion is best supported by this passage?
A. Parents should be trained to read to their children.
B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become
C. Children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively.
D. Children who read actively act six months older.

Your answers
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 1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________

Reading 2: Fill in each gap with ONE word given. Write your answers at the answer
part below the task.

discussion controversy modern distinctive facilities

wonderfulmeeting masterpiece symbol strange
worlds fields
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous (1)_____________ buildings in the
world. Officially opened in 1975, its eye-catching and (2)_____________ shape was the
dream of a Danish architect called Utzon. Unfortunately, his design for the interior could
not be completed for financial reasons. Nonetheless, the building was finally ready after 14
years of (3)_____________ and argument, and is now acclaimed as a (4)_____________ of
modern architecture. World-class performances are regularly given in the Opera House by
Australian artists from the (5)_____________ of opera, ballet and theater.

Your answers
1.___________ 2.___________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.___________

Reading 3: Fill in each numbered gap with ONE appropriate word. Write your
answers at the answer part below the task.

Higher Education is the period of advanced study following the completion of secondary
(1)
_____________. The duration of the study may be from four to seven years or more,
(2)
_____________ upon the nature and complexity of the programs pursued. The institution
providing higher education may be either a (3)_____________ or university or a type of
professional school. A junior or community college, such as those maintained by some
state (4)_____________ of higher education, offers a 2-year program of general education
and/or technical training that serves either as terminal schooling or as preparation for more
specialized study in a 4-year college or university. When the basic course of study is
successfully (5)_____________, usually at the end of four years, the graduate receives a
bachelor's degree.

Your answers
1.___________ 2.___________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.___________

PART FOUR: WRITING (70 points)

Writing task 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it.
1. I can’t get my feet into these shoes.
 These shoes_______________________________________________________
2. In countries like Britain the weather changes all the time.
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  The weather is very_________________________________________________
3. He found out the key which he lost a long time ago.
 The key___________________________________________________________
4. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
 If you had told me___________________________________________________
5. Please don’t say things like that.
 I wish_____________________________________________________________
6. I am always nervous when I face a lot of people.
 Facing____________________________________________________________
7. I’ve warned you not to go near that dog.
 I’ve warned you about________________________________________________
8. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
 Does your aunt need________________________________________________?
9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their
request
 It________________________________________________________________
10. You lied to them, which was wrong
 You______________________________________________________________

Writing task 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold letters. The words must
not be altered in any way.
1. Jo’s training accident meant
she couldn’t take part in the race (prevented)
_______________________________________________________________________
2. I am fed up with his
behavior. (enough)
_______________________________________________________________________
3. To Alan’s amazement, the
passport office was closed when he arrived. (find)

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 _______________________________________________________________________
4. I would like to express my
thanks for everything you have done for me. (thankful)
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5. His handwriting is so small
that I can hardly read it. (such)
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6. My parents were always
telling me what to do when I was small. (being)
_______________________________________________________________________
7. If you don’t take care of
those shoes, they won’t last long. (look)
_______________________________________________________________________
8. I regret giving Dennis my
phone number (wish)
_______________________________________________________________________
9. Would you like to go for a
coffee in 10 minutes or so? (about)
_______________________________________________________________________
10. There is no ice-cream left in
our fridge. (run)
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Writing task 3:
The graph below shows the percentage of smokers in selected countries, for the period 1960-
2000. In not more than 150 words, write a paragraph for a lecturer describing the information in
the graph

% of Population who smoke everyday

60

50

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 % of smokers in the population
30

20

10
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1960 •
1970 •
1980 •
1990 •
2000

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Writing task 4:
Many people keep dogs and cats as companions. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of pet ownership for the animals involved. (not more than 200 words)

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