ĐỀ HSG THPT 15

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC

ĐỀ LUYÊN TẬP


KỲ THI CHỌN HSG THPT NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề


A.LISTENING
I. Listen to the conversation between Mary and John then decide the given statements are true or false by writing T ( for true), F (for false) in the box provided.
You will hear the conversation TWICE.

1. John has just published his latest book.


2. The topic of the book is about the Loch Ness Monster.


3. He has some problems with his computer.


4. He is going to Scotland to visit some of his friends.


5. He expects that when he gets back home he will find his word processor working properly.



II. You will hear a man called Mike telling you about his plans for the evening. For the question 1-10, complete the notes which summarize what he says. You should write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS into each of the blanks. You will hear the conversation TWICE.
1. Mike knows that Jill is coming to see him because she
____________________

2. She should turn up just
____________________

3. Mike has just bought himself
____________________

4. Jill used to be mad on music and dancing but Mike liked watching
____________________

5. Two things prevent Mike from going to a restaurant: one is the poor
____________________

6. and the other is he
____________________

7. Mike wants to take Jill to a special room at
____________________

8. The furniture in the room is the wrong
____________________

9. Mike wants Jill to try the room out but the museum closes
____________________

10. In the end, Mike wonders about taking Jill to see Herbert and Muriet, who are

____________________


B. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1. A. advance
B. agrarian
C. apartment
D. attitude

2. A. minority
B. performance
C. helicopter
D. floppy

3. A. eradicate
B. represent
C. longevity
D. telecommunication

4. A. cultivation
B. consumption
C. subscriber
D. shuttle

5. A. games
B. partners
C. fields
D. reports

C. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. At the end of the meal, we had delicious __________ fruit juices.
A. ending B. closing C. dessert D. last
2. Friendship is like a game. If you want to join it, you must learn the __________.
A. laws B. facts C. customs D. rules
3. Mr. Ralph _________Mathematics before he ________ to literature.
A. had taught/ had changed B. was teaching/ changed
C. taught/ was changing D. had taught/ changed
4. __________mad men are responsible for their actions.
A. Fewer B. Few C. Less D. Little
5. The last World Cup was __________ in South Africa.
A. broken B. happened C. held D. taken palce
6. I object _________ to the sea in this cold weather.
A. to going B. going C. about going D. of going
7. What an excellent student she is! She almost has no _________ the exercise.
A. difficult to finish B. difficulty to finish
C. difficulty in finishing D. difficult finishing
8. I want to congratulate you __________ the contest.
A. to win B. on winning C. at winning D. about winning.
9. You gave me precious help __________ I am extremely grateful.
A. to which B. for that C. to that D. for which
10. I bought 20 roses, three __________ were destroyed before I came home.
A. of them B. among them C. among which