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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG THPT NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề


Chú ý: Học sinh làm bài ra tờ giấy thi
I. Listening (1.5 points)
A. Task 1: Listen to the conversation between Jenny and Gavin. Put a tick (√) to the question to which the answer is “Yes”. The first question (0) has been done for you as the example. You are going to listen to the tape twice (1.0 point)
Questions
Jenny
Gavin

0. “Did you always work very hard?”
√
√

1. “Did you always listen carefully to your teachers?”



2. “Did you always behave well?”



3. “Did you pass your exam easily”



4. “Did you always write your homework slowly and carefully?”



5. “Did you think school days are/were the best days of your life?”




B. Task 2: Listen to the passage about mountain gorillas in Africa and choose the best answers to the questions from 6 to 10. The tape will be played twice. (0.5 point)
6. Which of the following can be the leader of a gorilla group?
A. The biggest and strongest adult male gorilla
B. A female gorrila
C. The biggest adult female gorilla
D. A grown-up gorilla
7. With whom do baby gorilas sleep at night?
A. Their sisters
B. Their mothers
C. Their fathers.
D. Their mothers and sisters
8. Why do hunters kill mountain gorillas?
A. For their skin
B. For their nests
C. For the trees they live in
D. For food
9. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?
A. Mountain gorillas live in Africa
B. Scientists study gorillas and show a different picture of mountain gorillas
C. Life for mountain gorillas is peaceful
D. A gorilla sometimes eats worms
10. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Mountain gorillas are not as dangerous as they look
B. Mountain gorillas live in groups
C. Mountain gorillas eat mainly plant
D. All of A, B, and C are correct

II. Phonetics
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.25 point)
1. A. fool B. moon C.food D. foot
2. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
3. A. creature B. reason C. feature D. feather
4. A. naked B. hatred C. learned D. turned
5. A. promise B. dynamite C. exercise D. climb

B. Choose the word whose stress partern differs from that of the others (0.25 point)
6. A. environment B. respiratory C. disappointed D. appropriate
7. A. pesticide B. neighborhood C. authority D. following
8. A. garbage B. pollute C. secure D. protect
9. A.prohibit B. refreshment C. electric D. applicant
10. A. exhaust B. future C. police D. collect

II. Grammar and Vocabulary
A. Give the correct form of the capitalized word to finish each of the following sentences. (1 point)
1. No ... details about the celebration have been given. FAR
2. Things in this shop are ... cheaper than those in other shops. COMPARE
3. The old woman was sent to hospital because of her ... SLEEP
4. The principal said some ... words to the pupils before the exam. COURAGE
5. Would you like to go ... with us this Sunday? PICNIC
6. The water needs ... PURE
7. Using electricity to cook is ... , I’m afraid. ECONOMY
8. He gave some very ... explanations, and was not punished. PERSUADE
9. Traveling helps us to broaden our ... KNOW
10. The local TV station has recently ... the opening of the new town library. PUBLIC


B. Each line in the following passage contains one mistake. Write down the mistake and your correction. The first one is done for you: (1 point)

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