Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Lần 1) - Năm học 2011-2012 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Đề 2) (Có đáp án)

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 	 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 THPT LẦN 1
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH	 NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012	
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Ngày thi thứ hai
 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 	 Đề thi gồm 4 phần, 8 trang	 
Điểm bài thi
Họ và tên, chữ ký của giám khảo
Số phách 
(Do Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
Bằng số: ............................
Bằng chữ: ..........................
Giám khảo 1: ...............................................
Giám khảo 2: ...............................................
PART A: LISTENING: (3.2/20 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN THI NGHE HIỂU: 
- Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, thí sinh được nghe 2 lần phần 1 (Section 1), sau đó thí sinh được nghe 2 lần phần 2 (Section 2). Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh bằng tiếng Anh đã có trong từng phần nghe.
SECTION 1: 
From Question 1 to 10, complete the notes: 
Example	Answer
 Name of agent:	(0) Flagstone
	Areas dealt with:	(1).........................................
	north suburbs
	 	 Rent:	from (2) £.......................to £ 500 a month
	 Depends on:	the area
	availability of a garden 
	and (3)............................................
 Properties available:	West Park Road
	rent (4) £..............................a month
	including (5) ....................................
	Tithe Road
	rent (6) £.............................a month
	including telephone rental
Viewing arrangements:	meet at office on (7) .........................................at 5.00 pm
	 Need:	(8) .............................. from bank
	reference from your employer
	 Must:	give (9) ...................................... notice of moving in
	give deposit of one month rent 
	pay for the (10)..................................
SECTION 2: 
Question 11 and 12: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer:
Question 11. Who is Mrs Sutton worried about?
.................................................................
Question 12. What is the name for a group of a family doctors working in the same building together?
.................................................................
Question 13 – 17: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer:
Name of Health Center
Number of doctors
Other information
Information about doctors
Dean End
(13).....................
Appointment system (15) ...............................than South Hay
- Dr Jones is good with 
elderly patients.
- Dr Shaw is good with (16)................. children.
South Hay
(14)....................
Building less modern than Dean End
- Dr William helps people with (17) .......................................
Question 18-20: 
Question 18. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER:
Doctors start seeing patients at the Health Center from 9.00 to (18) .................a.m. 
Question 19. Circle TWO letter: 
Which TWO groups of patients receive free medication?
A. people over 17 years old
B. unemployed people
C. non-UK residents
D. people over 60 years old
E. pregnant women
Question 20. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER:
The charge for one item of medication is about £ (20)..............................
PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6.4/20 points) 
I/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 
1. The politician gave a press conference to deny the charges that had been at him.
	A. targeted	B. levelled	C. accused	D. blamed
2. General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly..by the enemy.
	A. outnumbered	B. outclassed	C. overcome	D. overtaken
3. . comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it.
	A. It	B. Here	C. There	D. That
4. There is more here than I can ..on my own.
	A. cope with	B. do with	C. make out	D. go for
5. Marcus never writes the timetable down. He keeps it in his ..
	A. brain	B. mind	C. head	D. heart
6. I’ve been working ..quite a lot of pressure lately
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. under
7. There is no point in phoning him. He’s certain ..by now.
	A. to leave	B. to have left	C. left	D. having left
8. The lawyer claimed that the tests had been carried out by experienced scientists but this is not necessarily ..
	A. so	B. the way	C. thus	D. the method
9. If you don’t stop smoking, you the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.
	A. bear	B. suffer	C. make	D. run
10. The doctor prescribed tablets to help ..the pain.
	A. lighten	B. calm	C. relieve	D. rid
Your answers:
1. 	 2.  	 3.  	 4.  	 5. 
6. 	 7.  	 8.  	 9.  	 10. ..
II/ The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write the correct forms in the space provided. 
	Social engagements follow rather definite rules of etiquette, but there are varying degrees of formality and informality. Invitations for formal parties and dinners and to such important occasions as weddings and graduations is usually made in writing in formal printed or engraved cards. Rather often the invitation will indicate the type of clothes to be worn, but if this is not clear, it is perfectly permissible to telephone the host or hostess to inquire about these. If the native costume of foreign visitors is different from the usual local style of dress, it is always correct to wear the costume one would wear at home for an occasion of formality.
	The person who is invited should never reply, as promptly as possible, to let the hostess know whether or not he or she can give the invitation. Usually the hostess must plan for a specific number of guests and any change in that number will also require changes in the sitting arrangements, or in the number of food to be prepared.
	Before attending a social function to which he or she has been invited by a writing invitation, the guest may send a thank-you card to the hostess.
Your answers:
1. 	 2.  	 3.  	 4.  	 5. 
6. 	 7.  	 8.  	 9.  	 10. ..
III/ Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided. 
THE ART OF GIVING AND TAKING
	Gift exchange, which is also called (1) ............ (CEREMONY) exchange, is the transfer of goods or services that, although regarded as (2) ............ (VOLUNTEER) by people involved, is part of the expected social behavior. Gift exchange may be distinguished from other types of exchange in several respects: the first offering is made in a generous manner and there is no haggling between donor and (3) ........... (RECEIVE); the exchange is an expression of an (4) ............ (EXIST) social relationship or the establishment of a new one that differs from (5) ............ (PERSON) market relationships; and the profit in gift exchange may be in the sphere of social relationship and prestige rather than in material advantage. The gift- exchange cycle entails (6) ............ (OBLIGE) to give, to receive, and to return. Sanctions may exist to induce people to give (7) ............ (APPROVE) or loss of prestige resulting from a failure to do so. (8) ............ (REFUSE) to accept a gift may be seen as rejection of social relations and may lead to enmity. The reciprocity of the cycle rests in the necessity to return the gift; the prestige associated with the appearance of (9) ............ (GENEROUS) dictates that the value of the return be approximately equal to or greater than the value of the original gift. Alongside its obvious economic functions, gift exchange is a (10) ............. (SIGNIFY) expression of social relations.
Your answers:
1. . 2. .	 3. . 4. . 
5. . 6. .	 7. . 8. . 
 	 9. .	 10. ...
IV/ Complete each sentence with the correct form of one phrasal verb below. Write your answer in the numbered space. Each phrasal verb is used only once. 
take in
ban from
make off 
dispose of
cheer up
do without
lead to
persist in
make up
get through 
1. They . suggesting that I was lying. 
2. Several people were . by his charming manners including me. 
3. Press photographers are . taking photographs backstage.
4. I took the doctor’s prescription to the chemist’s to be . 
5. Evidently, the increasing popularity of internet share has . further investment out of this sector and there are persistent rumors of takeovers.
6. She often battles with her daughter against her irresponsibility for . the garbage.
7. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man .. the exit as quickly as possible.
8. I . my Mum by cooking dinner for her.
9. He manages to . his monthly salary in a couple of weeks.
10. If we can’t afford a car, we’ll just have to .one.
Your answers:
1. . 2. .	 3. . 4. . 
5. . 6. .	 7. . 8. . 
 9. . 10. ...
PART C: READING - (5.6/20 points)
I/ Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. 
BECOMING A TRANSLATOR
	The role of the translator in enabling literature to pass beyond its natural frontiers is receiving growing recognition. In view of the general increase in this (1)........ it is not surprising that many people with literary interests and knowledge of languages should think of adopting translating as a full or part time (2)........ . Some advice may usefully be (3).........to such would be translators.
	The first difficulty the beginner will (4)......... is the unwillingness of publishers to entrust a translation to anyone who has not already (5)......... a reputation for sound work. The least publishers will (6)......... before commissioning a translation is a fairly lengthy (7)......... of the applicant’s work, even if unpublished. Perhaps the best way the would – be translator can begin is to select some book of the type which he or she feels competent and (8)........ to translate, translate a (9)..........section of the book and then submit the book and the translation to a (10)........... publisher. If he or she is extremely lucky, this may (11)......... in a commission to translate the book. More (12)........., however, publishers will (13)..........the book as such but if they are favourably (14)..........by the translation, they may very possibly commission some other books of a (15)......... nature which they already have in mind.
1.	A. field 	B. category	C. ground	D. class
2. 	A. work 	B. employment	C. occupation	D. line
3. 	A. made 	B. given	C. told	D. shown
4. 	A. encounter 	B. involve	C. reveal	D. introduce
5. 	A. formed 	B. set	C. founded	D. established
6. 	A. instruct 	B. oblige	C. demand	D. direct
7. 	A. instance 	B. case	C. specimen	D. model
8. 	A. eager 	B. nervous	C. worried	D. excited
9. 	A. substantial 	B. main	C. grand	D. plentiful
10. 	A. fit 	B. right	C. convenient	D. suitable
11. 	A. finish 	B. lead	C. effect	D. result
12. 	A. surely 	B. probably	C. certainly	D. expectedly
13. 	A. exclude 	B. reject	C. object	D. disapprove
14. 	A. impressed 	B. convinced	C. affected	D. taken
15. 	A. common 	B. same	C. similar	D. joint
Your answers:
1. 	 2.  	 3.  	 4.  	 5. 
6. 	 7.  	 8.  	 9.  	 10. ..
11. ..	 12. .. 	 13. .. 	 14. . 	 15. ..
II/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
In most discussion of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize other’s behavioural differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organization and institution such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks out language and does not and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
1. What is the main purpose of the passage?
	A. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture.
	B. To describe cultural diversity.
	C. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
	D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
2. The word “deliberately” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. slowly	B. accurately	C. intentionally	D. randomly
3. The word “invisible’ in line 6 means
A. cannot be seen.	B. easily misunderstood.	
C. cannot be mistaken.	D. unable to be captured.
4. The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that 
A. other cultures seem cold to us.
B. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal of culture.
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture.
D. most aspects of culture cannot be seen.
5. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. What topics to avoid in conversation.	
B. What food to eat in a courthouse.
C. How late is considered impolite.
D. How people express interest in what others are saying.
6. The word “those” in line 11 refers to 
A. people from a different culture.	
B. invisible cultural assumptions.
C. people who speak a different language.	
D. topics that should be avoided.
7. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict result when 
A. people think cultural differences are personal.
B. people compete with those from other cultures.
C. one culture is more invisible than another culture.
D. some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
8. The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces 
A. are aware of cultural differences.
B. teach their employees about cultural differences.
C. reinforce invisible cultural differences.
D. share a common culture.
9. Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Learning about our own culture in school.
B. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors.
C. Strange behaviour from someone speaking a foreign language.
D. Strange behaviour from someone speaking our language.
10. Which sentence is TRUE? 
A. Cultural diversity has nothing to do with such aspects as language, religion and food.
B. Misunderstanding often results from different cultural behaviour to the same things.
C. Schools are one of the places where the cultural differences hardly causes problem.
D. Behavioural differences should be considered something personal and subjective.
Your answers:
1. 	 2.  	 3.  	 4.  	 5. 
6. 	 7.  	 8.  	 9.  	 10. ..
III/ Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
New drivers could be asked to play a sophisticated video game as part of their training and driving test, under proposals to be announced by transport ministers next week. The Department of Transport has been considering a test (1) by researchers which tests people’s “hazard and perception (2).”, that is how quickly they are aware of a dangerous situation and how quickly they react to it. This is a particular weak point of new and learner drivers.
Dr. Frank McKenna, the psychologist heading the £200,000 research project, says: ‘(3)people, despite popular belief and, particularly their own estimation of their driving, do not have faster reaction times than older drivers. Although they may be slightly quicker once they notice something dangerous, they are much (4) at spotting a possible crisis.
Dr. McKenna says that the video is a much better tool for training and testing than written questionnaires, which were an alternative suggestion put forward in a consultation paper by the department last August: “(5).........may be cheaper, though they are quite expensive to mark, but there is no relationship between being good at answering the questions and being good at avoiding accidents.”
Rather than developing a (6).programme involving high technology, Dr. McKenna has concentrated on a scheme that could be carried out quickly and cheaply.” There will be no excuse for not implementing this test.”
Drivers being assessed watch a 10-minute video and push a button as soon as they see a dangerous (7) .. . While some of the situations on the video were acted by the research team, several were not, including a dangerously wobbly cyclist cutting across traffic to go along the white line in the middle of the road, and a woman stepping out into the traffic from a bus stop.
Dr. McKenna is working on research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council on how drivers judge their own driving skills. His preliminary work suggests that people usually think that their skills are above average which of course, is a nonsense statistically. Indeed, in one (8)survey in the US not one person from a large sample thought their skills were below average.
He believes that one way of (9)road deaths is to get people to realize that they are not as good as they think. He gets them to think of an accident they have (10) and then to imagine the results. This training is successful at making drivers more careful and Dr. McKenna hopes it may become a routine part of driver instruction.
Your answers:
1. 	 2.  	 3.  	 4.  	 5. 
6. 	 7.  	 8.  	 9.  	 10. ..
PART D: WRITING - (4.8/20 points)
I/ For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in 
 meaning to the original one, but using the word given. This word must not be altered 
 in any way.
 Example: 
There was no conclusion at the end of the workshop. 	CONCLUDE 
 ....
 	ð They did not conclude anything at the end of the workshop.
1. We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.	COMPARE
2. The students regretted that they had missed the lecture. ATTENDING
3. Mike is a good player but Ted is better.	AS
4. The decorators have finished the whole of our house.	DECORATED	
5. It is such a marvelous opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.	TOO	
....
6. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.	ABSENCE
7. Are they likely to pass Proficiency?	LIKELIHOOD	
?
8. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.	ON	
....
9. If you missed the program you can’t really judge.	 UNLESS
10. We missed the bus because we overslept.	CONSEQUENCE
II/ Below is the data showing the birthrates in three countries. Write a report (of at least 
 150 words) on the birthrate changes over the period of 30 years. You may add 
 comments and reasons to your report.
BIRTHRATES IN THREE COUNTRIES 
Thousand
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Birthrates in Sweden
Birthrates in China
Birthrates in Vietnam
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 
Year
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