Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi HSG quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh (Đề 1) - Năm học 2006-2007 - Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An (Có đáp án)

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§Ò chÝnh thøc
	n¨m häc 2006-2007
M«n thi : TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi : 180 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
Ngµy thi: 06/11/2006
§iÓm b»ng sè: ......................................
§iÓm b»ng ch÷: ....................................
Hä tªn, ch÷ ký GK 1 ........................................
Hä tªn, ch÷ ký GK 1 :.......................................
Sè ph¸ch
SECTION I: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The volcano on the island is still...............................
A. alive
B. performing
C. busy
D. active
2. It’s hard to get .........parts for this car if something goes wrong.
A. spare
B. extra
C. additional
D. emergency
3. We’ll come and.............your new central heating system on Monday.
A. set up
B. lay
C. establish
D. install
4. There is a constant ...............of visitors to the historic site.
A. stream
B. tide
C. river
D. current
5. She ............for time in the exam and didn’t complete the questions.
A. hurried
B. chased
C. hunted
D. rushed
6. All three channels provide extensive .................of sporting events.
A. vision
B. coverage
C. broadcast
D. network
7. ...............calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the 
end of the next century.
A. Raw
B. Blunt
C. Rude
D. Crude
8. As a result of ............, the price of new cars has risen dramatically.
A. escalation
B. inflation
C. distension
D. extension
9. If you are hungry, why not ask for a large.....................?
A. dish
B. portion
C. menu
D. plate
10. Before I make you a new dress I’d better take your ......................
A. measurements
B. sizes
C. dimensions
D. degrees
11. A long line of traffic had to wait at the..................until the train had passed.
A. crossroads
B. drawbridge
C. junction
D. level crossing
12. The missing plane has apparently disappeared without....................... 
A. trace
B. 	sign
C. word
D. news
13. I’ve given up trying to make my sister see sense, and now I am.............to the fact that she is going to marry Jackson.
A. adapted
B. resigned
C. adjusted 
D. accepted
14. In all .....................there will never be the third World War.
A. probability
B. odds
C. certainty
D. possibilities
 Your answers: 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 
7.
8.
9.
10. 
11. 
12.
13.
14. 
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 
1. She’s a real.............Everything must be done without a single flaw.
PERFECT
2. According to the legend, a............ghost haunted that castle.
HEAD
3. I’ll regard if you continue to ..........................
REGARD
4. ........is not good by itself; you must work hard too.
INSPIRE
5. If you want to..............., you must not be shy.
SOCIETY
6. You should read one of the Harry Potter books. They’re very...............written.
IMAGINE
7. The sick child must stay away from others because he has a......................disease.
COMMUNICATE
8. The potatoes are.............., you should have boiled them for a bit longer.
COOK
9. The runner was so fast and so good that he won the race quite.............
EFFORT
10. He stood at the door to make sure that nobody................the party.
GATE
Your answers
1.........................
2.......................... 
3........................ 
4......................... 
5........................
6.........................
7.......................... 
8........................
9.........................
10...................... 
III. There are eight mistakes in the passage. Find them and correct them.
The three phrases of the human memory are the sensory memory, the short –term memory, and the long-term memory. This division of the memory in phrases is based on a length of time of the memory.
Sensory memory is instant memory. It is an image or memory that enter your mind only for a short period of time. It comes and goes in under a second. The memory will last long than that unless the information enters the short-term memory.
Information can be held in the short-term memory for about twenty second as long as you are actively using it. If you repeat a fact to yourself, that fact will stay in your short-term memory as long as you keep repeating them. Once you stop repeating it, either it is forgotten or it moves into long-term memory. 
Long-term memory is the huge memory tank that can hold ideas and images for years. Information can be added to your long-term memory then you actively try to put it there through memorization or when an idea or image enters your mind by its own.
Your answers: 
Mistake
Correction
Mistake
Correction
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1.
5.
5.
2.
2.
6.
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3.
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IV. Fill in each gap in the following sentences with one of the particles in the box. Some particles cannot be used while some others can be used more than once. Write your answer in the space provided.
in over across off after against or 
 to out down into up aside about for
1. Why don’t you drop...........on your way home from work? 
2. Richard is fifteen and would like to take.............a new sports. 
3. Unless you turn...........the cassette player, the neighbours will start to complain. 
4. My shoes wear...............very quickly since I started walking to the office. 
5. Don’t let him order you.........like that. He’s not your employer. 
6. If you’ve made a decision, stick..........it. Don’t change your mind again. 
7. The oral examination was difficult. The examiner tried to catch me........by asking some tricky questions. 
8. She really goes in...................reading intelligent books. 
9. We all know how wonderful you are. There is no need to show............. 
10. Success often boils ..................to luck. 
Your answer: 
1.....................
2.......................
3........................
4....................... 
5.....................
6......................
7.....................
8......................
9.......................
10...................
SECTION II: READING COMPREHENSION 
 I. Some parts of the following passages have been removed. Read the passage and put them back to where they fit. (Some of suggested answers do not fit at all.) Write your answer in the space provided.
Many American women are earning money (1).......................today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs. In general, working women have had more education than those who stay at home. (2)............................thirty-two percent have attended college, compared with twenty percent (3)......................Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive car to work, and eight percent took a vacation away(4).........................during the past year. Much of their traveling was by air. These figures come (5).........................which was written for advertisers. The report gives advertisers a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent (6) ..................., along with fifty-nine percent of all American men. The best for American business is that many women now have other interests including their important role.
	A. from home
	B. outside their home
	C. O(o)f American women have traveled by air
	D. outside their classroom
	E. O(o)f those who work
	F. from a report
	G. of those who do not have jobs
Your answer:
1................
2................
3..................
4..................
5...................
6..................
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word .
Although seat belts have been shown to save lives, people give a number of reasons for using them. First, many people think they are nuisance. They say the belt is ..............(1) and inhibits freedom of ...............(2). Second, many people are lazy. For them it is too much trouble to put on and .............(3) a seat belt, especially if they are only going a short ...........(4). Third, some people don’t believe they will have an accident because they are careful and experienced drivers. They think they will be able to ............(5) quickly to avoid a crash. Finally, some people are .............(6) the seat belt trap them ............(7) their car. If they have an accident, they might not be able to get out of a car that is burning, or they might be unconscious and another person won’t be able to get them out. All of these reasons seem ............(8), since statistics show that wearing seat belts saves lives and prevents serious injuries.
Your answer:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6.
7. 
8. 
III. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions. Write your answer in the space provided:
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing is secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
The author of the passage argues that:
writing has become too important in today’s society 
speech is more basic to language than writing
everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
all languages should have a written form
According to the passage, writing 
is imperfect, but less so than speech
is represented perfectly by speech.
represents speech, but not perfectly.
developed from imperfect speech.
In the author’s judgment, 
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. writing is more real than speech
In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of 
intelligent people who couldn’t write
people who learn the rudiments of speech
people who speak many languages
severely handicapped children
According to the author, one mark of civilized society is that it 
affirms the primacy of speech over writing
affirms the primacy of writing over speech
teaches its children to speak perfectly
keeps written records
Your answer:
1.....................
2.....................
3......................
4........................
5......................
SECTION III: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. Tony knew what the answer was after reading the book. 
By the time....................................................................................................................
2. I would rather not think about it. 
That’s ..........................................................................................................................
3. What would you do if you won the football pools? 
Supposing......................................................................................................................
4. Driving fast is dangerous whether you are an experienced driver or not. 
However ......................................................................................................................
5. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house.” She said. 
She flatly......................................................................................................................
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the words given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the words. 
1. Why don’t you relax for a few days and let me look after the shop. (EASY) .................................................................................................................................................
2. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)
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3. Mathew didn’t listen to what the doctor told him. (NOTICE)
 ...............................................................................................................................................
4. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (THOUGHT)
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5. Few languages are as difficult as Chinese and Japanese. (TWO)
............
III. The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to United Nations statistics.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. You should write at least 150 words.
Indicators
Canada
Japan
Peru
Zaire
Annual income per person 
11100
15760
160 
130 
Life expectancy at birth
 76
 78
51 
47 
Daily calorie supply per person
 3326 
 2 846 
 1927
 1749
Adult literacy rate ( % )
 99
 99
68 
34 
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IV. Write a composition on the following topic ( about 200 - 250 words ): “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.” Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? Give reasons and specific examples to explain your position.
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