DE THI HSG 2009

Së GD&§T Tuyªn Quang K× thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp tØnh líp 12 THPT
N¨m häc 2007-2008
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§Ò chÝnh thøc M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 135 phót (Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
§Ò thi gåm 09 trang

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I. Listening
You’ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, or C.
1. You overhear this man in a shop.
He wants to change some paint because...
A. he doesn’t like the color.
B. he thinks there is something wrong with it.
C. he finds it makes him ill.

2. This woman is complaining at a railway station enquiry office.
She is angry because...
A. her train is late
B. her train has been cancelled.
C. she thinks the train service is very poor.

3. These two people are having an argument.
Are they arguing about...
A. the climate?
B. the weather outside?
C. the snowfall in recent years?

4. This is a conversation between a man and a woman.
Is the man...
A. a policeman?
B. a garage mechanic?
C. a judge or other official in a court of law?

5. The speaker in this extract is a very keen gardener.
He is talking about his success in growing...
A. a type of fruit.
B. a type of vegetable.
C. some flowers.

6. In this extract you are listening to someone speaking to quite a large group of people.
Is he giving...
A. a history lecture?
B. a talk at a gardening club?
C. advice to medical students?

7. This extract comes from a talk on the radio.
Is this speaker describing...
A. a piece of music?
B. a magnificent building?
C. a formal garden?

8. In this extract you can hear someone speaking on the phone.
She wants to book some theatre tickets but she finds that...
A. the performance is fully booked.
B. the performance has been cancelled.
C. she can no longer have a special discount.

II. Vocabulary and grammar
Part 1: Choose the best answer to complete sentences by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
9. It’s difficult to________luxuries when you are used to having them.
A. cut down on B. cut down at C. cut off on D. cut down into
10. I missed the seven o’clock news on the radio this morning. I ________up too late.
A. came B. turned C. grew D. woke
11. Government should _________international laws against terrorism.
A. bring up B. bring about C. bring in D. bring back
12. The advanced course in literature ________French.
A. turned off me B. turned me away C. turned me off D. turned me against
13. When we fly to Ho Chi Minh city, we’re going to _________over in Da Nang to visit some friends.
A. stop B. come C. arrive D. go
14. He died ____heart failure______Thursday night. His wife is still suffering_____shock.
A. for/ at/ for B. of/ on/ from C. from/ on/ from D. at/ on/ from
15. They succeeded ________escaping________the burning house.
A. on/ off B. in/ from C. in during D. on/ from
16. It never occurred _______me to ask him_____proof________his identity.
A. for/ for/ of B. to/ for/ of C. to/ for/ for D. for/ for/ for
17. He is not independent_______any means. He depends______his father for everything.
A. by/ on B. by/ upon C. at/ on D. A or B is correct
18. Scientists can’t agree on_______related to other orders of insects.
A. that fleas are B. how fleas are C. how are fleas D. fleas that are
19. Fish have nostrils__________are used for smelling, not for breathing.
A. they B. what C. whom D. that
20. It is believed________causes insomnia.
A. too much caffeine B. that too much caffeine
C. it is too much caffeine D. too much caffeine
21. The stimulation that infant animals receive affects their behaviour______they become adults.
A. during B. since C. because D. when
22. _______sighting an approaching car, some drivers tend to speed up.
A. When slowing down instead of B. Instead when slowing down at
C. hen instead of slowing down D. Instead of slowing down when
23. Ballet dancers, ________actors, must spend many hours a day practicing before a performance.
A. like B. the like C. the same D. same as
24. The man was in_________health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to live in his home.
A. such bad B. too bad C. such worst D. so badly
25. ______other cells in the body, nerve cells are not healed or replaced when they are damaged or destroyed.
A. Different B. Unlikely C. Unlike D. But
26. More ivory obtained from elephants in Africa_________those in Asia.
A. rather than B. more than C. than from D. as well as
27. He pretended________me as she passed me in the street.
A. not seeing B. not to be seen C. not see D. not to see
28. You________out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold.
A. shouldn’t have gone B. haven’t gone
C. hadn’t gone D. mustn’t have gone
29. If you________late, you would know what we are talking about now.
A. were not B. have not been C. had not been D. are not
30. Never before_________in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.
A. have the leaders of these two countries met
B. the leaders of these two countries have met
C. have the leaders of these two countries meet
D. met the leaders of these two countries
31. The number of chromosomes in a cell_________from species to species.
A. varies B. vary C. varying D. to vary

32. Many parts of our beautiful city ______to look like mini garbage dumps.
A. is starting B. do started C. are starting D. has started
33. The interviewer told her that he would earn $ 45000 a year,_________she to be offered the job.
A. were B. should C. lest D. would
34. It sounds like you let people take advantage of you. _________, you need to learn to be more assertive.
A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if D. If so
35. They are ugly and expensive. _________people buy them.
A. Already B. Yet C. Thus D. Hence

Part 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Of the 530 students (36-apply)___ (37-admit)___ to the Mathematics Faculty of Oxford University ten-year-old Ruth Lawrence, from Hudderfield, (38- win)____the highest marks. Ruth’s parents, computer experts, (39- realize) their child had an usual gift for mathematics (40- coach) _____her at home. Ruth also (41- like)_____history, geography and (42- play)________the piano. The enrolment of ten-year-old mathematical genius in Oxford University creates problems both for Ruth and her lecturers. A special program (43- draw)_______up her in which study (44- combine)_______with elements of play.
Ruth Lawrence is not without ambition: she (45- dream)_______ of becoming a doctor of sciences and professor of mathematics.
Answers: 36_____________________ 41_____________________
37_____________________ 42_____________________
38_____________________ 43_____________________
39_____________________ 44_____________________
40_____________________ 45_____________________

Part 3: Read the text and decide which is the best word A, B, C, or D to complete the gap 46-53. An example is given (0).
I have learned, often the hard (0) way, that there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after the journey. First of all, you must always check and double-check departure times. This is absolutely essential. It is amazing how few people do this really carefully. Once I arrived at the airport few minutes before ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10.50. I walked calmly to the departure gate, thinking I (46) _________had a little time to spare. I hadn’t bothered to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the desk told me politely but firmly that the departure time was 10.15 and that, (47)_________to international regulations, the flight was ‘now closed’.
Secondly, you should remember that even in this (48)_______of credits cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be absolutely essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago, I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas with very little time to (49)_________planes in between. I arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only (50)________to get to the hotel was by taxi and, since I had no American dollars, I offered to pay in British pounds instead.
‘Listen, buddy. I only take real money!’ the driver said angrily. Luckily, I was able to (51)_______a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your (52)______before you leave. It may be very different from the weather at home. I feel sorry for some of my colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in March or April, when it is still fairly cool in places like London, Berlin or New York, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day. Few people understand just how important it is to have a right sort of clothes with you in these days of rapid air (53)________
0. A. path B. road C. way D. street
46. A. still B. yet C. then D. already
47. A. regarding B. relating C. according D. referring
48. A. period B. time C. term D. age
49. A. exchange B. change C. transfer D. alter
50. A. way B. manner C. path D. route
51. A. borrow B. lend C. gain D. beg
52. A. goal B. aim C. objective D. destination
53. A. travel B. trips C. journeys D. voyages

III. Reading
Part 1: You are going to read a teacher’s memories of a class she taught. For questions
54-60, choose the answer (a, B, C, or D) which yo