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ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TỈNH – TIẾNG ANH 11

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Năm học: 2013 – 2014
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION ONE: LISTENING (4pts)
Question 1: Listen to people ringing an office to ask to speak to someone.The person is not in.
Tick what the callers do.
1

2

3

4

5

6

Leave a message
Make an appointment
Call back later
Wait
Ask to speak to someone else

Question 2: Listen to four people being interviewed for jobs. Tick the correct information below.
Education

Secondary school
College/ university

The job

Office job
Factory job
Shop assistant
Hospital job
Hotel job

Previous

A lot

experience

some
none


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Question 3: You will hear questions from a job interview. Listen and choose the best answer to
each question.
1
I was a student.

Three months ago.
2
Not quite.
Yes, I have.
3
Quite well.
Two.
4
Not very well.
Yes, I can.
5
In Edinburgh.
From 1982 to 1986.
6
In London.
Three.
7
Two years.
In 1986.
8
$150 a week.
Yes, It was.


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SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 pts)
I. Choosing the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,5 pt)
1. A . tragedy


B. tradition

C. track

D. tragic

2. A. dreadful

B. dream

C. dreamily

D. dreamer

3. A. stopped

B. needed

C. sacked

D. missed

4. A. tough

B.enough

C. thorough

D. much


5. A. police

B. miss

C. fist

D. list

II. Choosing the word whose main stress syllable is different from the other. (0,5pt)
1. A. arrival

B. reception

C. prestigious

D. literal

2. A. computer

B. dependence

C. horizon

D. obvious

3. A. luxury

B. cosmetics

C. protection


D. investment

4. A. prescription

B. assassinate

C. Accuracy

D. Ambiguous

5. A. romantic

B. popular

C. financial

D. reduction

Question 1: Choose the best option: (1,5pts)
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


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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

11. One……………adults takes physical exercise at least once a week.
A. from five

B. in five


C. at five

D. with five

12. Because the vase is very fragile, it must be handled with.
A. caring

B. careful

C. care

D. carefully

13. She helped to obtain funds to found and maintain her husband’s college.
A. get

B. order

C. observe

D. send

14. Time and ……………….the boxer aimed devastating blows at his opponent.
A. later

B. next

C. then

D. again


15. He ……………….extremely difficult standards for himself.
A. made

B. set

C. built

D. put up

Question 2. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: (0,8 pt)
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: (1,7 pts)
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)


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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 but they’re terribly.............................. (COMFORT)
8. Burning coal is an ......... way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (ECONOMY)
9.What time do you………………….start work? (USE)
10.There are ice on the pavement which made it is very difficult to walk as it was so………(SLIP)
11.The …………staff consists of ten experienced journalists. (EDIT)
12.How are you getting on with your………..course in Russian?(CORRESPOND)
SECCTION THREE:READING (6pts)

Question 1: Read the following passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word. (2pts)
How easy is (1).................... to understand another person’s character? My friend Jack was once
a rather annoying person. He was always getting (2)......................trouble because he was so
disobedient. In class he was very talkative and never stopped (3)....................jokes. The teachers all
told him (4).....................was impolite because he interrupted them. When I met him, he was very
unfriendly and didn’t want to talk to me (5).......................all. People told me he stole things and that he
was dishonest. His school work was terrible. He didn’t take any pride in his writing, he never
(6).....................enough time doing his homework, and that he was not at all conscientious. One day he
saw a gang of boys attacking an old man. Jack hated violence and he fought them all (7)................ they
ran away. He was awarded a medal for bravery. After that people changed their (8).................about him.
Question 2: Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each
blank. (2pts)
PROBLEMS OF WATCHING TELEVISION IN BRITAIN
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time gluing to the
telly and not enough (1)..................other activities like sports and reading. A survey recently carried out
on people’s viewing habits (2).................. not disapprove it. It shows that young people in Britain spend
on (3)...................twenty three hours a week in front of the television, (4)......................works out at
over three hours every day.
What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible
28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of telly addicts. Just about


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(5)...................household in the country has a television and over half have two or more. According
(6)...................the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch television sitting in their living room, they
watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.
The Education Minister said a (7).....................weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend
more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example: adults do
(8)................reading than young people. In fact, reading is (9).....................the bottom of their list of

favorite pastimes. They would(10) ......................listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to
watch on their television at home.
1. A. at

B. on

C. for

D. in

2. A. does

B. do

C. is

D. has

3. A. time

B. Sunday

C. weekend

D. average

4. A. which

B. what


C. who

D. where

5. A. none

B. neither

C. every

D. all

6. A. for

B. to

C. with

D. on

7. A. lot

B. little

C. number

D. few

8. A. more


B. better

C. less

D. most

9. A. on

B. to

C. at

D. in

10. had better

B. prefer

C. like

D. rather

Question 3. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of dynamite so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for
awarding prizes to people who made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five
awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixtyseven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is
used for the awards which vary from $30.000 to $ 125.000.

Every year on December 10th , the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma ,and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important
role in the judges’ decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few
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No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people
have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
1.Where was Alfred Nobel born?
A. in America

B. in Spain

C. In Sweden

D. In Switzerland

2.When did the first award ceremony take place?
A. 1901

B. 1895

C. 1962

D. 1968

3.Why was the Nobel prize established?
A. to resolve political differences

B. to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity
C. to spend money

D. to honor the inventor of dynamite

4.In which area have American received the most awards?
A. peace

B. literature

C. economics

D. science

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Awards vary in monetary value
B. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners
C. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
D. A few individuals have won two awards
SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5pts)
Question 1: Read the passage and find out an odd word out in each line. There is an example in
the first line. (0,8pt)
0........to............

I could to remember one of the good things I did. While I was walking

1. ....................

along the road the other one day I happened to notice a small brown


2. ....................

leather purse which lying on the pavement. I picked it up and

3. ....................

had opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name. There

4. ................... .

was nothing in it except of some small change and a photograph

5. ....................

of a woman about 40 years old. Though I put the photograph back and

6. ................. ..

took the purse to the police station, at where I handed it to the

7. ................. ...

sergean in charge. Before I left, the sergeant he made a note of my

8. .................. .

name and address in case of the owner of the purse wanted to write
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Question 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it: (1,6pts)
1. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.
=> We are ..........................................................................................................................
2. It was such a dull play that he fell asleep.
=> The play .......................................................................................................................
3. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
=> She left the room ..........................................................................................................
4. “I didn’t steal the bicycle” he said “I just borrowed it.”
=> He denied.................................................. but admitted ...............................................
5. I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
=> No sooner ......................................................................................................................
6. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?
=> Are we ............... ...........................................................................................................
7. Because he didn’t study hard, he failed the exam.
=> Had ................................................................................................................................
8. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
=> So ...................................................................................................................................
Question 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. (0,6 pt)
1. “Don’t sit in front of the computer for too long,” our teacher told us.
WARNED
Our teacher…………………………………………………………..in front of the computer for too
long
2. We got lost coming home from the leisure centre.
WAY
We couldn’t………………………………………from the leisure centre.
3. Mary din’t find it difficult to pass her driving test.

DIFFICULTY
Mary had…………………………………………her driving test.
4. I always trust Carla’s advice.


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SOMEBODY
Carla……………………………………………………………advice I always trust.
5. We appear to have been given the wrong address.
AS
It……………………………………………….we have been given the wrong address.
6. I couldn’t understand the instructions for my new DVD player.
SENSE
The instructions for my new DVD player didn’t……………………………………….me.
Question 4. Write a passage (about 200 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of
television (2pts)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HSG TỈNH MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (4đ)

Question 1: Listen to people ringing an office to ask to speak to someone.The person is not in.
Tick what the callers do.
1

2

3

4

5

6

Leave a message

x

Make an appointment

x

Call back later

x

Wait

x


Ask to speak to someone else

x

x

Question 2. Listen to four people being interviewed for jobs.Tick the correct information below.
Education

Secondary school

x

College/ university
The job

x
x

x

Office job
Factory job

x

Shop assistant

x


Hospital job

x

Hotel job
Previous

A lot

experience

some
none

x
x
x

x

Question 3: You will hear questions from a job interview. Listen and choose the best answer to
each question.
1
x

I was a student.
Three months ago.

2



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Not quite.
x

Yes, I have.

3
Quite well.
x

Two.

4
x

Not very well.
Yes, I can.

5
x

In Edinburgh.
From 1982 to 1986.

6
In london.
x


Three.

7
x

Two years.
In 1986.

8
x

$ 150 a week.
Yes, It was.

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (5điểm)
Phonetics
I. ( 0,5 pt)

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. A

II. (0,5 pt)


1. D

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. B

Question 1: Choose the best options: (1,5đ)
Chọn đúng mỗi câu (0.1đ)
1. B

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. A


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6. B

7. D

8. A


9. C

10. D

11. B

12. C

13. A

14. D

15. B

Question 2: Give the correct of tense of the verbs in brackets: (0,8đ)
Đúng mỗi câu (0.1đ)
1. joined

2. had acquired

3. worked/ was working

4. was working

5. has been working/has worked

6. has proved

7. works


8. is working

Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets: (1,7đ)
Đúng mỗi từ (0.1đ)
1. collections

2. irresponsible

3. Luckily

4. competition

5. endangered

6. illiteracy

7. uneconomical

8. uncomfortable

9. disused

10. slipperry

11. editorial

12. correspondence

SECTION III. READING COMPREHENSION: (6đ)

Question 1: (2đ) Điền đúng mỗi từ (0.25đ)
1. it

2. into

3. making/ telling

4. he

5. at

6. spent

7. until

8. minds

Question 2: Gap-fill: (2đ) Điền đúng mỗi từ (0.2đ)
1. B

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. C

6. B


7. D

8. C

9. A

10. D

Question 3: (2đ)
1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. C

SECTION FOUR: WRITING: (5đ)
Question 1: (0,8 pt): Đúng mỗi câu (0.1đ)
1. one

2. which

3. had

4. of

5. though


6. at

7. he

8. of

Question 2: Biến đổi câu (1,6đ): Viết đúng mỗi câu (0.2 đ)
1. The play was so dull that he fell asleep.
2. We are going to have our house painted by a local firm.
3. She left the room without saying a word.
4. He denied having stolen/ stealing the bicycle but admitted having borrowed/ borrowing it.


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5. No sooner had I put up my umbrella than the rain came down in torrent.
6. Are we allowed to smoke in Vietnamese cinemas?
7. Had he studied hard, he wouldn’t have failed the exam.
8. So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
Question 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. (0,6 pt)
1. Our teacher warned us not to sit in front of the computer for too long.
2. We couldn’t find our / the / way home from the leisure centre.
3. Mary had no difficulty in passing her driving test.
4. Carla is somebody……/ whose advice I always trust.
5 . It seems / as if / though we have been given the wrong address.
6. The instructions for my new DVD player didn’t make/ sense to me.
Question 4: Bài luận (2đ)
Write a passage (about 200 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of television (2pts)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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