Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện Cờ Đỏ - Năm học 2015-2016 Môn: Tiếng Anh

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
HUYỆN CỜ ĐỎ
(Đề thi có 08 trang )
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
CẤP HUYỆN - NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016
Khóa ngày 21 tháng 1 năm 2016 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 I/ LISTENING: (15 points).
Bài nghe khoảng 15 phút gồm 3 phần. Trong mỗi phần, thí sinh được nghe 2 lần mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây. 
Thí sinh có 5 phút để đọc qua các phần trước khi nghe.( Thời gian này không tính vào thời gian thi.)
Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh( bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. 
Part 1: In this part of the test you will hear 4 short conversations. After each one you will hear questions. There are 3 pictures for each conversation. Choose the picture that best answers the question. Write your answers on the numbered box below.
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Part 2: Questions 7 to 15.
 You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a singing course she attended. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. 
Singing for Beginners
Place: Brownstoke College 
Course details: 
• The course lasts (6)___________.
• Lena Phipps, a very good former (7)_______________, singer is the tutor
• The maximum number of students per course is (8) ___________. 
• All classes start with exercises that help students to (9)____________________.
• The warm- up exercise are followed to (10)_______________the quality of voice.
• Students learn to sing (11)________________________, modern and pop songs.
• Accommodation is in single or (12) ___________________ rooms. 
• Cooked breakfast, lunch and (13) ______________________ are included. 
• There's a very good lunch, especially (14)________________________ 
• Date the next course starts: (15)______________________, 24 September.
II/ LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (30 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer 
 ( A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (17 pts)
16: John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura: "________"
A. Yes, it's an absurd idea.	B. There's no doubt about it
C. Well, that's very surprising	D. Of course not. You bet!
 17: I've always ______to Bill for his courage and determination.
A. come up	B. looked forward	C. gotten down	D. looked up
 18: ______, this year has been excellent for business. I hope that the good luck continues.
A. So far	B. In the end	C. Recently	D. From now on
 18: We ______the rest of the souvenirs by tomorrow.
A. will have sold	B. will have been sold	C. shall sell	D. will be selling
 20: "Mum, I've got 600 on the TOEFL test." -"________"
A. Good job!	B. You are right	C. good way!	D. Oh, hard luck!
 21: They missed the beginning of the movie; they enjoyed it, _________.
A. either	B. but	C. though	D. too
 22: "Can I come with you to the party, mum?
 "I'd rather you_______ home, darling. Don't you remember you 'll have an exam tomorrow?"
A. to stay	B. staying	C. stay	D. stayed
 23: The exam results don't _______until the end of August.
A. show up	B. pass off	C. go out	D. come out
 24: I ______ into my English teacher at the movies last night. She was so nice!
A. met	B. ran	C. noticed	D. caught
 25: She was lying on her bed______ about the party
A. being thought	B. think	C. thinking	D. to think
 26: We live with my mum now, but we’ll set up home _____ soon.
A. by herself	B. by our way	C. on our own	D. with ourselves
 27: We must ______in contact when the course ends.
A. hold	B. maintain	C. bring	D. keep
 28: The lift is out of _____. Let's take the stairs, instead.
A. date	B. service	C. job	D. fashion
 29: The area has some _____ scenery-mountains, cliffs, lakes.
A. changing	B. monotonous	C. coastal	D. breathtaking
 30: Emma and Karen used to be ______good friends that I'm surprised they don't get on now.
A. so	B. too	C. such	D. enough
 31: Look! The sky is getting gray. Bring a raincoat with you just______.
A. for use	B. in case	C. for need	D. in time
32: "Don't talk to me like that. I don't like _____ what to do!", Elena said angrily.
A. telling 	B. being told 	C. told 	D. to tell 
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Part 2: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your answer ( A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (8pts)
ESCORTED TOURS
Organizinq a holiday can be a very (0) challenging task. Some people find the experience as (33)_______as the daily demands of work and family (34)________. If you are in this situation, you may find that taking an escorted holiday is the ideal solution.
Escorted holidays offer a great balance between sightseeing, entertainment and leisure time, with the (35)_____ advantage that you have the services of a professional tour manager, who (36)______ you throughout the trip, acting as your personal guide. From the first day to the last, tour managers make your holiday experience even more (37)_______ because of the invaluable information and (38)_____ suggestions they provide.	
Your tour manager will give you many (39)______ into the place you are visiting, including useful information on the distinctive characteristics of the place, such as regional food and local entertainment.
If you book one of the escorted holiday packages that we offer, you can be sure that you will have a (40)_______authentic travel experience.	
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Part 3: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (5pts)
41: In many ways, riding a bicycle is similarly to driving a car.
 A B C D
42: It is my responsible to look after my parents when they are old.
 A B C D
43: Recycling helps reducing greenhouse gas emissions that affect global climate.
 A B C D
44: Though it was writing for children, Alice in Wonderland appeals to many adult readers.
 A B C D
45: In my opinion, I think the leaf hat is not only a symbol of Vietnamese women but also part 
 A B C
of the spirit of the Vietnamese nation.
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III. READING: (25 points)
Part I: Questions 46 – 50: Read the text. Match the headings (A-F) with the paragraphs (46-50). There is one heading that you do not need. (10 pts)
A. Linguistic Interference
B. Key factor in learning
C. The best way of learning
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D. Learning by imitation
E. Language extinction
F. Online learning
Young children have a genetic ability to learn language. They come in to the world as eager learning machines, and the language acquisition is a major aspect of this learning. How children actually learn language is not entirely clear, however. Most linguists believe that they do it primarily by listening to and trying to communicate with adult speakers.
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 Learning a second or third language is easier in early childhood than later. It is particularly important to learn correct pronunciation as young as possible. At any age, learning by constant contact with native speakers in their own society id the quickest and the most effective method. 
48._______ 
Until just few years ago, language study was limited to the classroom or personal tutor, or home study by book. In the last few decades technology has given us a much needed audio option- first vinyl records, then cassettes and CDs. Now technology has given us a new format - the Internet. Options to learn a language by Internet are still limited but the potential is not.
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 What is important when learning a language? If you have the desire and persistence, time is the only factor that you may have to work with. How much time you can devote to learning will play a role in how quickly you can earn the language. Just remember how exciting it will be and how rewarding you will feel at the accomplishment.
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 More than half of the world's 7.000 languages are expected to die out by the end of the century, often taking with them irreplaceable knowledge about the natuarl world. When species dies out, sometimes fossils can be found, remains uncovered. But when a human language disappears, there's rarely any key left behind. Each loss becomes a linguistic black hole, where an entire way of knowing the world disappears.
Part 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question. Write your answers in the numbered box.(6 pts)
Cairo is notorious for its overcrowded roads, irregular driving practices and rickety old vehicles, and also for its air pollution. In recent months though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement. That's due in part to the removal of many of the capital's antiquated black and white taxis. Most of those dating back to the 1960s and 70s were in a poor state of repair. 
 After new legislation demanded their removal from the roads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with three Egyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars. The government pays about $900 for old ones to be scrapped and advertising on the vehicles helps cover repayments. 
 The idea has proved popular with customers - they can now travel in air-conditioned comfort - and because the new cabs are metered, they don't have to haggle over fares. Banks and car manufacturers are glad for the extra business in tough economic times. As for the taxi drivers, most are delighted to be behind the wheel of new cars, although there have been a few complaints about switching from black and white to a plain white colour. "Our cabs used to look distinctive," one man told me "they were part of our heritage, like the pyramids. If you saw our black and white cabs in an old movie, you knew it was shot in Cairo." 
 51. Cairo's air pollution was largely caused by ... 
 A. irregular government checks. 	B. oil spills in the Nile River. 
 C. so many old taxis on the road. 	D. factories from the 1960s and 70s. 
 52. Taxi drivers can get $900 for ... 
 A. buying a new car from the bank. 	B. repairing their old taxis. 
 C. putting meters in their taxis. 	D. destroying their old taxis. 
 53. Customers are happy because ... 
 A. they don't have to argue about prices. 	
 B. they feel safer in the new taxis. 
 C. they can more easily distinguish the new taxis. 	
 D. there are more taxis on the roads now. 
 54. The word “distinctive” in paragraph 3 means 
 A. nice and comfortable to sit in. 	B. odd and difficult to control.
 C. polite and easy to drive.	D. different and easy to recognize.
 55. Some taxi drivers complain that ... 
 A. the new taxis are black and white. 	B. the new taxis are black. 
 C. the new taxis are white. 	D. the new taxis look like pyramids. 
 56. According to taxi drivers, everyone would know if a movie was filmed in Cairo if they saw ... 
 A. pyramids. 	B. overcrowded roads. 
 C. old vehicles. 	D. black and white taxis. 
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Part 3: Questions 59 - 65: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box.(9pts)
SAY “NO” TO PLASTIC BAGS
Did you know that (57)______ average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In (58) ______ words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every minute. We are sure you will agree this is a truly shocking statistic. 
Plastic bags cannot be simply (59) ______ of along with your domestic rubbish- they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (60) ______ litter which can remain in the environment for a numbers of years. They are not (61) _______ an eye-sore but they are a danger to the environment too. For example, plastic bags almost blocked Buriganga river in Bangladesh causing devastating floods there on two separate occasions. 
They also (62) ______ a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (63) ______ dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowing plastic bags. To marine life, a plastic bag closely resembles a jellyfish. 
 These are the reasons why you should reuse the plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket. Why not take (64) ______ now and show how much you care about the environment by (65) ______ this small step! 
57. A. for	B. at	C. on	D. in
58. A. fewer	B. some	C. those	D. other
59. A. disposed	B. thrown	C. finished	D. used
60. A. evident	B. observable	C. visible	D. marked
61. A. only	B. the same	C. different	D. actually
62. A. model	B. set	C. pose	D. generate
63. A. popularly	B. frequently	C. common	D. generally
64. A. again	B. advantage	C. action	D. account
65. A. helping	B. doing	C. following	D. taking
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IV / WRITING : (20 points)
 Part 1: (10 pts)
For questions 66-70, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. 
Here is an example: What type of music do you like best? FAVOURITE
 What IS YOUR FAVOURITE type of music?
 66: “How about wearing Ao Dai on our graduation ceremony?” SUGGESTED
 àMy classmate _________________________________ Ao Dai on our graduation ceremony.
 67: If John does not change his working style, he will be sacked soon. UNLESS
à John will be sacked soon __________________________________________________ .
68: “Would you like to come to my 18th birthday party?” he asked me. INVITED
à He __________________________________________ ___________18th birthday party.
69: The last time I saw her was three years ago. FOR
à I haven't ________________________________________________ three years.
70: "It is a surprising present. Thank you very much, Andy," said Rebecca.THANKED
àRebecca __________________________________________________ the surprising present.
Part 2: (10pts)
• You have to write a story for your English homework. 
• This is the title for your story; “My hobby.”
• Write your story on your answer sheet, using at least 100 words.
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