De thi HSG

Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
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Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh
Lớp 12 thpt năm học 2008 – 2009

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)


Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi. Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết chữ cái A hoặc B, C, D...
Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.)


A. LISTENING. (15 points)
Hướng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu:
- Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có trong bài nghe.

Part I. Three friends are planning a weekend away. Listen and choose the correct information.

1. They decide to go to …
A. the Isle of Wight. B. Dublin. C. Canterbury and Leeds Castle.
2. …. because …
A. it’s not too far. B. it’s really beautiful C. there’s something for everyone.
3. They are going to travel by …
A. plane B. train C. ferry
4. They are going to come back on Sunday evening at …
A. 6.00 B. 8.00 C. 10.00
5. They are going to stay in …
A. a college B. a B&B C. a hotel

Part II. Listen to four people talking about their careers and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Will.
6. He regrets not working hard at school.
7. He had evening classes when he went to college.
8. Now he shares a computer sales company with his friends.
Vicki
9. She had to go abroad a lot in her work.
10. When her children were born, she hired a baby-sitter to look after them.
11. When she was at school, she didn’t like maths.
Francine
12. She was first taught French when she was at high school.
13. She’s going to Portugal next year.
Josh
14. Everyone tells her that it’s not very difficult to become a journalist.
15. She studies politics at university to become a politician.
B. phonetics (5 points)
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
16. A. energetic B. tutorial C. governmental D. politician
17. A. compulsory B. economics  C. academic  D. renovation
18. A. specific B. achievement C. alternation D. observe
19. A. nursery B. accept C. workforce D. category
20. A. terrorism B. optimist C. campus D. expect
C. grammar – vocabulary
I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (10 points)
21. If he __________ his father`s advice, he would not have lost all his money.
A. follows B. would follow C. had followed D. followed
22. The boy always does his homework before class __________ by the teacher.
A. in order not to be punished B. so as to be punished
C. so that not to be punished D. in order that not to be punished
23. More and more trees in the area are found __________ from the effect of polluted air.
A. having died B. to be dead C. died D. to be dying
24. They tell me he is__________ a lot of money in his new job.
A. having B. earning C. gaining D. profiting
25. John received __________ advice from his parents that he became successful.
A. so good   B. such a good   C. so good an   D. such good
26. In the past few decades, we __________ much progress in science, technology and medicine.
A. had made B. makes C. have made D. made
27. If you see Jane __________ you mind __________ her to call me?
A. will / to remind B. would / reminding