E 11 - ĐỀ HSG - LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
TRƯỜNG THPT LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề này gồm 04 trang. Được đánh số thứ tự từ 1-5.
Các thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề thi trước khi làm bài.
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2pts.)
Question 1. Listen to the first part of the recording and complete the sentences below:
A birthday party is a celebration to ..............................the birth of a person.
As of July 2005 there were ................................6.45 billion people on Earth.
A child’s birthday party usually consists of ............................................ and sweet foods as well as savories.
Adults’ birthday parties often take place in clubs with a ........................................... of savory food and alcohol.
Question 2. Listen to the second part of the recording and answer the following questions:
What are birthday parties in the U.S.A often accompanied by?
What does the person whose birthday is celebrated do before blowing out the candles on the birthday cake?
What does the “ birthday wish” represent?
What generally happens while the birthday cake is brought to the table?
SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 pts.)
Question 1. Choose the best option:(2pts)
1. Tom and Mary never came to class late. ..................................
A. So did we B. Neither did we C. We did either D. Neither we did
2. I remember ....................to Hanoi when I was a very small child.
A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken
3. Helen asked me ......................the film called “Star Wars”.
A. if I had seen B. have I seen C. have you seen D. if had I seen
4. At first I found ......................to get used to .....................on the other side of the road.
A. it difficult - drive B. difficult - drive
C. it difficult - driving D. difficult- driving
5. Had we known your new address, we .................to see you.
A. would have come B. will come C. would come D. came
6. I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made.......................that story.
A. out B. up C. off D. down
7. She warned me........................
A. to not do it B. I should do it C. about to do it D. not to do it
8. .................had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
A. Scarely B. Never C. No sooner D. Just
9. Jason’s professor had him......................his thesis many times before allowing him to present it to the committee.
A. rewrites B. rewriting C. rewrite D. to rewrite
10. The problems .......................last year caused to the committee members to table the proposal temporarily.
A. were discovered B. which was discovered C. that discovered D. discovered
Question 2. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (2pts)
Jane (1. join). ..............our firm twelve years ago. She had worked for the previous seven years with an advertising company and (2. acquire)....................much useful experience. For the first eight years with us, she (3. work)..................in the Sales Department, and (4. work)...................there when I became a Managing Director. Since then she (5. work)................as my personal assistant, and (6.prove).........................herself to be outstandingly capable on many occasions. She (7.work) ..................... on the top floor, in an office next to mine, but at the moment she (8.work).......................in London on a special assignment.
Question 3. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to fill in the blanks in each sentence: (2pts)
1. She has one of the biggest ...................................in Britain. (COLLECT)
2. The judge told him it was ..................................to drink and drive, and banned him for a year. (RESPONSIBLE)
3. The keys were locked inside the car . ................, a side window was open. (LUCKY)
4. Three firms are in ...............................for the same contract.(COMPETE)
5. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the .....................species. (DANGER)
6. The government is spending a lot of money in the attempt to fight against ........................ (LITERATE)
7. These shoes look quite smart