ĐỀ THI HSG

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 4 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên Vĩnh Phúc
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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PART I. LISTENING
You are going to listen to a conversation between Janet and her friend. Janet is telling her friend about her holiday. As you listen, write down brief notes in the boxes below about her holiday. You should write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank.
You will hear the recording TWICE.

Day
What Janet did

Saturday
Arrived at the hotel at (1) ______.

Sunday
Hired a (2) ______. Went to Safari Park and saw monkeys and (3) ______.

Monday
Went to (4) _______ and Stonehenge. Took a lot of (5) ______.

Tuesday
Joined a (6) _______. Visited Trafalgar (7)______, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and saw the (8) _______ of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Also went to (9) ______ and the Tower of London.

Wednesday
Went to Greenwich by (10) ______.

Thursday
Went shopping for (11) _______. Went to see a film called (12) _______ in the evening.

Friday
(13) _______ all day. Stayed in hotel. Played (14) ______.

Saturday
Left hotel at (15) _______.


PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.5 PT)
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D)
1. Jack _____________ a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on.
A. made into B. went into C. came into D. bought
2. Telephone service to that remote village can`t be ______ this year.
A. provided B. supplied C. improved D. made
3. His company had to close because of_______.
A. redundancy B. economic difficulties
C. subtitles D. a high rate of unemployment
4. I couldn`t ______over how well the team play!
A. make B. get C. turn D. put
5. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn`t be______.
A. overconfident B. unconfident C. confidential D. confidentable
6. “Is it true that you fell asleep in class yesterday?”
“Unfortunately, yes. ________ is unbelievable. I’m very embarrassed.”
A. That I could do such a thing it B. That I could do such a thing
C. I could do such a thing it D. I could do such a thing
7. ________ is the biggest city in Michigan, it is not the capital.
A. Detroit B. If Detroit C. Although Detroit D. Detroit, which
8. An almost _______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
9. They were walking on tiptoe ______ the Director`s room.
A. pass B. passed C. past D. passing
10. I haven’t been feeling very well ________.
A. of late B. not long ago C. currently D. by now

II. Each line of the following passage has one mistake related to either grammar or vocabulary usage. Find and correct them.

Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings. It a lot of countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Because there isn`t enough information on the amount of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in busy streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children and they are clumsy where they use their hands. There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth`s climate will become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious floods.

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