SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG VÒNG TỈNH Đề thi chính thức NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 10

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

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SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG VÒNG TỈNH

Đề thi chính thức NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 Đề thi 9 trang

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Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRỰC TIẾP TRÊN ĐỀ THI

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PART 1. LISTENING HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 30 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.

Thí sinh cần đọc kỹ các hướng dẫn cho mỗi phần trước khi nghe.

I. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond talking on the radio about her job. For each question, circle the correct answer (A, B, or C). (1pt) 0. Where is Angela working at the moment?

A. Britain B. the USA C. Asia 1. Angela likes her job because she

A. loves being in dangerous situations. B. never knows where she’ll go next.

C. enjoys watching important events happen.

2. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong?

A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture 3. What time does Angela’s working day begin?

A. 8.30 am B. 6.30 pm C. 10.00 am 4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?

A. at her sister’s house B. at university C. in Hong Kong 5. What does Angela do to relax?

A. She cooks a meal. B. She goes sailing. C. She goes shopping

II. You will hear a radio programme about some historic places to visit. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1pt)

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HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT

Black Rock Caves * Over 2 million years old

* For half a million years, people and animals, especially (0) ….tiger(s)…….. live here. * Special evening tour during the month of (1) ……………………..

Salter House * Built in the year (2) …………………………

* Made famous by the television series called Aunt Dorothy. * All visitors want to see Dorothy’s (3) ………………………..

The Old Port * Have a ride on an old tram to the (4) ……………………………. village

* In the factory, find out how people used to make (5) ……………………………

PART 2. PHONETICS I. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced

differently from the rest. (1pt)

1. A. language B. package C. mathematics D. marvelous

2. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree 3. A. determine B. professor C. education D. remember

4. A. hat B. band C. sand D. hate 5. A. abandon B. appear C. establish D. campaign

6 .A. wrong B. honest C. professional D. doctor 7. A. talk B. daughter C. subtract D. walk

8. A. called B. fountain C. four D. more 9. A. laptop B. box C. rob D. bottom

10. A. mouse B. country C. towel D. house

II. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (1pt)

1. A. technology B. newspaper C. computer D. miraculous

2. A. scenic B. magical C. capable D. mysterious

3. A. interact B. manage C. calculate D. multiply

4. A. entertainment B. interact C. communication D. electronic

5. A. secretary B. accuracy C. appropriate D. ambulance

6. A. excursion B. spacious C. resume D. pagoda

7. A. relax B. travel C. picnic D. visit

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8. A. glorious B. possible C. protective D. necessary

9. A. persuade B. believe C. instead D. anxious

10.A. picturesque B. picture C. occupied D. photograph PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS I. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (1pt)

1. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably ………

A. the less qualified B. the qualified less

C. the most little qualified D. the least qualified

2. The ambassador, with his family and staff, ……… you to a reception at the embassy on Tuesday afternoon at five o’clock. A. invite B. invites C. is invited D. inviting

3. ………is the study of gases, liquids, and solids to understand how they are made and what they do. A. Physics B. Biology C. Chemistry D. Maths

4. The parents of those disabled children………believe that their children could not learn anything. Now, they have realized that they were wrong. A. never B. used to C. once D. did not

5. A report by the police four months ago indicated that alcohol was a connection between young people ………in offence of violence. A. involved B. to be involved C. involving D. involve

6. “My car broke down when I was leaving London”. – “………, we ………you up”.

A. If we had known/ would pick B. Had we known/ would have picked

C. If we had known/ picked D. If we knew/ picked

7. Daisy has been out of work for three months. She stays at home and does the housework ……… A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappointing

8. The teacher was explaining the lesson slowly and clearly ………

A. to make his students to understand it.

B. in order that his students can understand it.

C. so as to that his students could understand it.

D. so that his students could understand it.

9. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.

A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money.

B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money.

C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money.

D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.

10. The ………are tiny organisms that are carried along by the currents.

A. frogs B. jellyfish C. sharks D. dolphins

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II. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. (2pts)

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN There is usually one important subject missing from most school (1)……… . Very

few students are (2)……… how to organize their learning, and how to make the best use of their time. Let’s take some simple (3)……… . Do you know how to look up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (4)……… the dictionary contains? Can you make notes quickly, and can you understand them (5)………? For some reasons, many schools give learners no (6)……… with these matters. Teachers ask students to (7)……… pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (8)……… .to do it. Learning by (9)……… can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (10)……… of a subject. You can waste a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject! 1. A. agendas B. timetables C. terms D. organizations

2. A. taught B. learnt C. educated D. graduated 3. A. sentences B. results C. rules D. examples

4. A. advise B. information C. subjects D. themes 5. A. afterwards B. after C. lastly D. at last

6. A. teaching B. instruction C. ability D. help 7. A. concentrate B. remind C. forget D. memorize

8. A. what B. how C. why D. it 9. A. the way B. now C. heart D. hard

10. A. information B. success C. understanding D. attention

III. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the spaces provided. (1pt) 1. He was a (an) ……………………………… boy. He had a very hard life. (LUCK)

2. She has to work ……………………………… hard to earn a living. (EXTREME) 3. We should help children from poor families to have proper………………………… . (SCHOOL) 4. You have the…………………………………….. of doing this job well. (CAPABLE)

5. Major steps are being taken to control the……………………………… of beaches. (CONSERVE)

6. Faraday made a lot of ……………………………… in the field of electricity and chemistry. (INVENT)

7. Their……………………………………. has lasted a life time. (FRIEND) 8. She received a lot of ………………………………. from her teacher. (ENCOURAGE)

9. As he is so ………………………………… with his present job he has decided to leave. (SATISFACTION)

10. Yellowstone is one of the………………………………….. parks in the USA. (LARGE)

IV. Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)

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1. If I (know) ……………………… that you were in hospital I would have visited you.

2. The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy (question)

……………………… .

3. I promise to give you an opportunity (ask) ……………………… questions.

4. The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win) ………………………

5. A: “When can I have my car back?”

B: “I think it (finish) ……………………… later today. Give me a call around

6. Don’t touch that chair. It (just paint) ……………………….

7. I wish I (not, be) ……………………… absent from class yesterday.

8. The searchers found the boy (shelter) ……………………… in the barn .

9. By the time Bill (get) ……………………… there, the meeting had started

10. He thanked me for what I (do) ……………………… for him.

V. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the phrasal verbs in the list. Use each one once only. There is one extra phrasal verb that you do not need. (1pt)

catch up with cut down on drop in on get on with keep up with (not) live up to look forward to run out of look up to come in for let in on

1. The book you lent me ……………………… my expectations.

2. Any time you’re in the area, feel free to …………………….. us.

3. Sorry, we have …………………….. orangeade. Would you like some water? 4. Unfortunately Susie doesn’t …………………… her new neighbors.

5. Bill left before I did, but I ran and ………………………….. him. 6. I’m really ………………………… my holiday in Italy next weekend.

7. It was a difficult class, and I couldn’t ………………………….. the other students. 8. You should ………………………. smoking if you can’t stop completely.

9. Most of his patients ………………………. Dr. Hickman for his kindness. 10. They are going to ………………………... a lot of criticism for increasing bus fares by so much.

VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2pts) 1. He had hardly left the office when the phone rang.

No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………………

2. He insisted on a full apology.

Nothing but …………………………………………………………………………………

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3. Alice and Charles didn’t decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their

second child.

Only when …………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

Martin’s poor ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. You’ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job.

You are ………………………………………………………………………………………

6. It looks like rain to me.

I ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

7. I would do anything for you.

There’s ………………………………………………………………………………………

8. How long ago did you get your computer?

How long have ………………………………………………………………………………

9. Jenny does not play tennis as well as she used to.

Jenny used …………………………………………………………………………………

10. She didn’t realized it was valuable. She gave it away.

Had…………………………………………………………………………………………

PART 3. READING

I. Fill in each blank with only ONE suitable word. (2pts)

Imagine you are studying English at a small college in the Midwestern United States. The

local (1) ……………….. rarely has news about your native country. In fact, it prints very

(2)……………….. foreign news ,but this does not (3) ……………….. you at all. You sit

comfortably in your apartment, turn on your (4)……………….. computer and ask for the

foreign news. The screen is immediately (5) ……………….. news from all over the world.

Computers have created a (an) (6)……………….. “superhighway”. Today, computers can

work (7) ……………….. - they can network with each other. The worldwide computer

(8)……………….. is called the Internet. (9)……………….. the Internet, you can find all

kinds of information and news from people and (10) ……………….. around the world.

II. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each question.(1.5pts) Noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is another environmental pollutant.

Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced as a product of our advancing technology causes physical and psychological harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.

Unlike the eye, the ear has no lid; therefore noise penetrates without protection. Loud noises instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including

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human beings. In response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline released in response to fear.

Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in the same ways that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem, but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well. 1. What is the author’s main point?

A. Loud noises signal danger. B. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health. C. Hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem. D. The ear is not like the eye.

2. What is the author’s definition of noise? A. By product of technology. B. Unwanted sound. C. Physical and psychological harm. D. Congestion.

3. According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to

A. annoyance B. disease C. damage D. danger 4. It can be inferred from this passage that the eye

A. responds to fear. B. increases functions. C. enjoys greater protection than the ear. D. is damaged by noise.

5. According to the author, which of the following is true? A. Noise is not a serious problem today. B. Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society. C. Noise is America’s number-one problem. D. Noise is a complex problem.

III. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (1.5pts) There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious

sources are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills. Factory chimneys give out smoke that contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

These gases combine with the moisture in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, these acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has harmed aquatic life by turning limestone in the rocks to neutralize the acid rain naturally. One remedy is to pump limestone into the acidic lakes. However, It is not possible to do this on a large enough scale to save all the lakes.

Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous. In big cities, the exhaust fumes build up and pose a health hazard to human beings. Pollution of the sea by oil threatens marine life. Much of the oil comes from ships that clean their fuel tanks while at sea. Offshore oil wells also discharge vast amounts of oil into the sea.

Pollution of the sea can also be caused by oil spills. An oil spill may occur as a result of accidents involving oil tankers.

1. What are the most serious sources of pollution?

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PART 4. WRITING I. (1pt) Imagine you were Ba, and your penpal, Nam, has invited you to visit his city in England. Write a letter (about 50 words) to him, in your letter you should: - apologize

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SỞ GDĐT BẠC LIÊU KỲ THI CHỌN HSG VÒNG TỈNH

Đề thi chính thức NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 10

Part 1. LISTENING I. 0.2pt x 5 = 1pt 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B II. 0.2pt x 5 = 1pt 1. August evening 2. 1765 3. kitchen(s) 4. (old) fishing 5. sweet(s)/ sweeties/ candys/ candies Part 2. PHONETICS I. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B II. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A Part 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS I. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B II. 0.2pt x 10 = 2pts 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. C III. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. unlucky 2. extremely 3. schooling 4. capability 5. conservation 6. inventions 7. friendship 8. encouragement 9. dissatisfied 10. largest IV. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. had known 2. being questioned 3. to ask 4. would have won 5. will be finished 6. has just been painted 7. hadn’t been 8. sheltering 9. got 10. had done V. 0.1pt x 10 = 1pt 1. didn’t live up to 2. drop in on 3. run out of 4. get on with 5. caught up with 6. looking forward to

7. keep up with 8. cut down on 9. looked up to 10. come in for

VI. 0.2pt x 10 = 2pts 1. No sooner had he left the office than the phone rang. 2. Nothing but a full apology would satisfy him. 3. Only when A & C had had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house. 4. Martin’s poor health does not stop him from enjoy life. 5. You are certain to meet lots of people in your new job. 6. I think that it will rain. 7. There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you. 8. How long have you had your computer? 9. Jenny used to play tennis better than now. 10. Had she realized it was valuable, she wouldn’t have given it away. Part 4. READING I. 0.2pt x 10 = 2pts

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1. newspaper 2. little 3. bother 4. personal 5. filled 6. information 7. together 8. network 9. Using 10. countries II. 0.3pt x 5 = 1.5pts 1. B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5. B III. 0.3pt x 5 = 1.5pts 1. They are acid rain, car exhaust fumes, and oil spills. 2. (It is harmful to our environment) because the smoke contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide which combine with the moisture in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. 3. “This” means to pump limestone into the acidic lakes. 4. They contains carbon monoxide and lead. 5. They are oil from ships which clean their fuel tanks while at sea, offshore oil wells, and oil spills. Part 5. WRITING Examiners assess the answer according to these criteria:

Task Achievement (i.e. how effectively the candidate has identified, illustrated and reported the key features of the information in the task)

Coherence and Cohesion (i.e. how well the information and ideas are organised, and how well the information is linked)

Lexical Resource (i.e. the range of vocabulary used, how accurately it is used and how appropriate it is for the task)

Grammatical Range and Accuracy (i.e. the range of structures used, how accurately they are used and how appropriate they are for the task)

The candidates will be penalised if they write less than the minimum word limit they will be penalised. their response is off-topic, irrelevant. their answer is not written as full, connected text (e.g. using bullet points in any part of the response, or note form etc.) Mark table:

Task I:

1.00 Excellent

Candidates are able to understand information that is presented in diagram/graph/chart/table form. They must also be able to choose the most significant information to include in their description and be sure to focus on the overall trends within the data (if data is presented) in order to give an overview of it. They may also need to compare and contrast information.

0.8 – 0.9 Very good Good vocabulary and structure, above the simple sentence level. Errors non-basic.

0.6 – 0.7 Good Simple but accurate realisation of task. Sufficient naturalness, not many errors.

0.5 Pass Reasonably correct if awkward OR natural treatment of subject with some serious errors.

0.3 – 0.4 Weak Vocabulary and grammar inadequate for the task set. 0.0 – 0.2 Very poor Incoherent. Errors showing lack of basic knowledge of English.

Task II:

2.00 Excellent

Candidates are able to understand information that is presented in diagram/graph/chart/table form. They must also be able to choose the most significant information to include in their description and be sure to focus on the overall trends within the data (if data is presented) in order to give an overview of it. They may also need to compare and contrast information.

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2.0 - <1.5 Very good Good vocabulary and structure, above the simple sentence level. Errors non-basic.

1.5 - <2.0 Good Simple but accurate realisation of task. Sufficient naturalness, not many errors.

1.0 - <1.5 Pass Reasonably correct if awkward OR natural treatment of subject with some serious errors.

0.5 - <1.0 Weak Vocabulary and grammar inadequate for the task set. 0.0 - <0.5 Very poor Incoherent. Errors showing lack of basic knowledge of English.

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