Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh tỉnh Phú Thọ 2016-2017

SECTION 1. LISTENING
I. Listen and fill in the missing information. (10 points)

MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB

Background
- club started in 1957
- prize recently won by youth section
- usually performs (1) ____________ plays

Meetings
- next auditions will be on Tuesday, (2) ____________
- help is needed with publicity and lights
- rehearsals take place in the (3) ____________ hall
- nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the sports centre

Costs
- annual membership fee is £ 180
- extra payment for (4) ____________

Contact
- secretary’s name is Sarah Sawdicott
- secretary’s phone number is (5) ____________

Write your answers here:

1. _______________________________________


2. _______________________________________


3. _______________________________________


4. _______________________________________


5. _______________________________________


II. Listen and choose the best answer. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (10 points)

1. Where has Angela just returned from?
A. Britain B. the USA C. Asia
2. One thing Angela dislikes about her job is that she ____________ .
A. loves being in dangerous situations
B. never knows where she`ll go next
C. enjoys watching important events happen
3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong? A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture
4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?
A. at her sister`s house B. at university C. in Thailand
5. What does Angela do to relax?
A. She cooks a meal B. She goes sailing C. She goes shopping
Write your answers here:
1 __________
2___________
3___________
4 ___________
5___________

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (6 points)
1. A. dome B. tomb C. home D. comb
2. A. rustle B. whistle C. subtle D. castle
3. A. cussed B. ragged C. crooked D. docked
Write your answers here:
1 __________
2__________
3__________

IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (4 points)
1. A. survive B. consent C. access D. appear
2. A. interactive B. economy C. communicate D. particular
Write your answers here:
1 __________
2__________


SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (70 points)
1. It isn’t the funniest film I’ve ever seen. I would say it’s ___________ amusing at best.
A. softly B. mildly C. modestly D. barely
2. When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was ___________.
A. over the hill B. up in the clouds
C. over the moon D. in the seventh moon
3. My neighbor informed ___________ a large crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night.
A. me that there was B. to me that there was
C. me on there being D. to me of there being
4. The meeting ___________ place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled.
A. will have taken B. would take
C. was to take D. is due to take
5. There are two supermarkets in the town but ___________ of them sells fresh fish.
A. none B. neither C. no one D. either
6. - “My mother is very good at cooking.” - “___________”
A. She must be very proud of it. B. How long has she been cooking?
Do you enjoy it? D. You must have good taste!
7. Finally, we had to ___________ to legal threats.
A. apply B. resort C. intend D. recur
8. ___________ the expression on his face, I’d say he wasn’t too pleased to see us. In fact, I’d say he was furious.
A. Judging by B. As for C. Provided with D. Seeing as
9. - Customer: “Could I have a