LUYỆN HSG 11

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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho học sinh trường THPT Chuyên
Thời gian: 180 phút
(Đề thi gồm: 05 trang)


PART A: LISTENING
Listen to the interview with Dr Jane Goodall and complete the notes. You should write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS in each blank.
You will listen to the conversation TWICE.

Thursday 23
Interview with Jane Goodall
A typical day in Africa
Stays in a place called Gombe/ gets up at (1)_______ am.
Breakfast – (2)_______ and coffee.
Find chimps and spends the day (3)_______ them in the forest.
Very (4)______, but always interesting.
Lunch – nothing.
Hardest part – when feels most tired at around (5)______ pm.
Stops following chimps when it gets (6)______ and they start to settle down for the night.
Goes dark by (7)_______pm.
Swims in Lake Tanganyika.
Typical dinner – cooks (8)______ , (9)_______ and tomatoes over an open (10)______.

A typical day in the UK
Lives in Bournmouth.
Breakfast at (11)_______.
Before breakfast, works for (12)_______.
Spends morning and afternoon writing letters – replies to all, especially ones from (13)_______.
Has (14)______ with family in the late afternoon.
Then goes for a walk with her (15)______.
Supper, then work.


PART B: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence
below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.

1. The park __________ hundreds of species of endangered animals.
A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds
2. It’s 4 miles further if you don’t take the __________ cut.
A. narrow B. by C. short D. half
3. There are fast-growing __________ of fir tree here in this park.
A. varieties B. variances C. variants D. variations
4. “What are you doing?”
A. No B. Neither C. None D. Nothing
5. I like listen to sweet __________ in my free time.
A. guitar B. ballads C. pops D. jazz
6. These pills will __________ your pain.
A. prevent B. ease C. simplify D. avoid
7. He was a(n) __________ man who was determined to be rich by any means.
A. ambitious B. mature C. brilliant D. romantic
8. She study hard and got a degree with __________ colors.
A. scarlet B. red C. soaring D. flying
9. The old manager has just retired, so Jack takes __________ his position.
A. on B. out C. in D. up
10. It is __________ for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket.
A. incapable B. unable C. impossible D. irresponsible

II. Put the words in capitals in the right forms.
SCHOOL REPORT
Margaret started English Literature this term, and I am afraid that her (1)__________ to the subject has not been entirely (2)__________. She has not shown much enthusiasm, and does not always pay (3)__________ in class. Her assignments are often (4)__________, because she is so untidy, and because of her (5)__________ to check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6)__________ before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7)__________ idea that she can succeed without studying. She has also had many (8)__________ and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9)__________. Although Margaret is a (10)__________ student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term.

1. INTRODUCE
2. SUCCESS
3. ATTEND
4. READ
5. FAIL
6. REVISE
7. MISTAKE
8. ABSENT
9. PUNISH
10. GIFT


III. Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word