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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
BẮC GIANG NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh - LỚP 11
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 29/03/2014
Thời gian làm bài 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

Số phách
ĐIỂM Bằng số: Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
BÀI THI Bằng chữ: ................................ Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...............................................................
- Đề thi gồm 06 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
LƯU Ý:
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.

I. 🖭 Listening. (15 pts)

Part 1. Listen and tick the box. There is one example. You will hear the information twice (5 pts)
EXAMPLE: How many people were at the meeting?

A. ◻ B. ◻ C. 🗹
1. What does Richchard ask his mother for?

A◻ B◻ C◻
2. Which of Miranda’s things will Lucy be able to use?

A◻ B◻ C◻
3. What homework has Richard got to do?

A◻ B◻ C◻
4. Where did David lose his umbrella?

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A◻ B◻ C◻
5. Where is Ron going to hang the picture?

A◻ B◻ C◻

Part 2: A TV reporter is interviewing people about taxi service in different cities in the United
States. What is the taxi service like in each city? Listen and check (🗹) the correct answer. (5 pts)
Good Okay Not good
1. Bloomington
2. Amherst
3. New York
4. Honolulu
5. San Francisco

Part 3. You will hear a formal debate about space exploration. Listen carefully and complete the
missing information in the poster. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the
information twice. (5 pts)

NEXT STOP …..MARS?

Notes:
Dr. Brown:
Colonization is only a matter of (a) _____________________________
Spaceship must carry fuel, food, (b) ____________________________
Three steps:
know how to (c) ___________________________
establish a colony (d) _______________________
colonise (e) _______________________________

II. Read the short conversations carefully and choose the suitable phrases or expressions in the
box to complete the conversations. (5 pts)
Have a nice day Great. Thanks
Long time no see Nice to meet you
not at all Would you like some more coffee or something else?
No, I’m sorry You’re right. Come on
Same as you Go ahead
A. Kay: Hi, Sally. (1) _________________________! What are you doing here?
Sally: Oh, hi, Kay. (2_________________________, I expect…..just shopping.
B. James: Do you mind if I sit here?
Lucy: No, (3) _____________________. (4) ______________________.
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James: I’m James. (5) ______________________________.
Lucy: Hi, I’m Lucy.
C. Brian: Was everything all right with your meal?
Tracy: (6) ____________________________________.
Brian: (7) _____________________________________
Tracy: No, thanks. Just the bill. We must get back to work.
D. Peem: Look at the people in that rowing boat. I’m sure they are in trouble.
James: (8) ___________. _____________. Let’s go and get help.
E. Beggar: Can you spare any change, sir? For the homeless.
Charles: (9) ______________________________.
Diana: Wait a minute. Here you are.
Beggar: Thanks. (10) ____________________________.
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.
(10 pts)
1. The second solution is to provide safe, ______ birth-control methods.
A. expensive B. expensively C. inexpensive D. inexpensively
2. It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all ______ through their actions
and by their habits.
A. respects B. cases C. means D. ways
3. It was on his birthday ______ he was presented this precious book by his father.
A. when B. that C. which D. what
4. There has been an enormous range of courses ______ offer in the last few years in Britain.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
5. ______ your child’s hunger for knowledge with this CD-ROM version of our encyclopedia.
A. Satisfy B. Ask C. Fulfill D. Meet
6. Van Gogh suffered from depression ______ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. coming about C. taken up D. pull through
7. When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your ______.
A. fingers B. hands C. thumbs D. fingertips
8. Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ______.
A. views B. scenes C. scenery D. sights
9. ______ what most people say about him, Paul has a very good sense of humor.
A. Opposite B. Against C. Contrary to D. Opposing
10. She participated in the local volleyball club, ______ members were at least 65.
A. most of whom B. most of whose C. most of which D. of which most
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
Your answers:
1. The faulty goods had better (return) ______ to the shop by Friday. 1. ____be returned______
2. He resented (ask) ______ (wait) ______. He expected the minister 2. _____being asked –to
to see him at once. wait_________________
3. I suggest that you (come) ______ to visit her because she (have) 3. _____(should)come
______ a serious accident -had______
4. Flight MH370 (depart) ______ from Kuala Lumpur at about 12:41 4. __departed – were
a.m. local time March 8 and (schedule) ______ (land) ______ in scheduled - to land_____
Beijing at 6:30 a.m. ___________________
5. If these machines (not invent) ______, we couldn’t live as we do 5. _were not invented__
now.
6. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch) ______. 6.__was being watched_

V. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets. ( 5 pts)

Your answers:
1. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and ⇨ __weightlessness____
drink in (weight) ______.
2. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many very important (discover) ⇨ ____discoveries______

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______ were made in medicine.
3. Solar energy is not only plentiful and (limit) ______ but also clean ⇨ _____unlimited______
and safe.
4. We are proud of our (train) ______ staff, who are always friendly ⇨ _____trained_____
and efficient.
5. The meeting began in (agree) ______, but finally everyone accepted ⇨
the manager’s proposal. ____disagreement______
6. Many parents today have their infants (vaccine) ______ against ⇨
hepatitis B. ______vaccinated______
7. Burning coal is an (economy) ______ way of heating a house. Gas is ⇨ ____uneconomical___
much cheaper.
8. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to ⇨ ____differentiate____
(different) ______ between the two.
9. At present, the number of (illiteracy) ______ people in the remote ⇨ _____illiterate___
and mountainous areas is gradually decreasing.
10. After listening to his sad story, the old woman shook her head ⇨ ____sympathetically___
(sympathy) ______.

VI. Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper preposition. (5 pts)

1. A great deal of excitement builds ____up___ well when we prepare ____for___ Tet holiday.
2. She was so convincing that we were completely taken ____in____her story.
3. I couldn’t make __out____ what he was saying. I think he was drunk.
4. After Yuri Gagarin’s death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre _____in___ Star
City, Russia were named ______after___ him.
5. ______To_____ my great surprise, almost everyone agreed ______with_____ him.
6. Although established not long ago, the Women’s World Cup is growing ____in_______ popularity.

VII. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is
correct, put a tick (√) by the number. If a line has a word which should NOT
be there, write the word by the number. (10 pts)

Line HOW TO BE ANIMAL FRIENDLY

0. whose I am writing to recommend a book whose called ‘How to be Animal Friendly’, which I read
00. √ recently. This is a book for young people who are interested in animals but don’t know much
1.them about them. It has great cartoons and photographs and is packed with them facts about the
2. _ √ __ relationship between people and animals. There are written chapters on vegetarianism, wearing
3. for fur and leather and endangered animals. It is written in such a way that it helps you for to see
4. much things from the animals’ viewpoint. In some places, this book was so much sad that I wanted to
5. mostly put it down, but on the whole it is fun to read. As well as facts about the animals mostly
6. √ themselves, there is also information about what cruel people do to animals, and how people use
7. been animals for different things in various parts of the world. It also tells you how animals have been
8. √ saved people’s lives. For example, I was amazed to read the exciting story of how three wild
9. _ √ __ bears saved a five-year-old girl when she got lost in the woods. I thought this book was excellent
10. _as_ and would definitely recommend it as for anyone over seven years old who wants to know more
about animals.

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VIII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)

April Fools’ Day

On April Fools’ Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the (1) ___tricks__
involve making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for (2)
___example/instance___, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you
have succeeded in (3) ___fooling__ them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you (4)
____have___ the right to shout “April Fool!”
This day, 1st April, is also known (5) _____as_ All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as Ireland or
Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before 12 noon. If you do play tricks after midday, you
become the fool instead.
But how did this tradition begin? Some say April Fools’ Day (6) ___originated/started____ in France
when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was
celebrated from 25th march until 1st April, rather (7) ____than___ on 1st January, as in the Gregorian
calendar. Some people refused to follow the new calendar, and continued to (8) ____celebrate__ the
New Year in spring. Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) ___because___ they were
old-fashioned and didn’t want to change. Now, April Fools’ Day has become a global tradition, and no
one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on those (10) ___who_____ don’t want to change
with the times.

IX. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)

If you can roll a ball, you can play bowls. Everyone can play: young and old, men and women, the fit
and the not so fit. It is the (1) ______ outdoor game that really is a sport for all. What other sport can
grandparents play on equal terms with their grandchildren? What other game is so simple that you can
take (2) ______ it today and be competing in the national championships tomorrow?
Simple? Perhaps that is not the (3) ______ word. There are bowls players in their thousands (4)
_______ will tell you that, (5) ______ bowls is a game that anyone can pick up in five minutes, it takes
a lifetime to (6) ______ it. They are the people who have developed a passionate interest in the game
however for outsiders, bowls is (7) ______ word, and a strange and puzzling one. They see a bowls
game in action and wonder what is going on.
What the players are trying to do is easy to explain. Their (8) ______ is to roll their bowls, called
wood, as near as possible to the little white ball, called the jack. If one of your bowls finishes nearer to
the jack than your opponent’s, you score one point and he or she scores (9) ______. If you have the
two nearest, you score two, and so on. The skill involved in rolling a bowl that weighs around 2 kilos
across about 40 meters so that it stops only a very short distance from the (10) ______ is just as
impressive as the skills required in other sports.
1. A. special B. one C. individual D. alone
2. A. up B. on C. in D. over
3. A. genuine B. just C. suitable D. right
4. A. when B. which C. who D. whose
5. A. when B. if C. although D. otherwise
6. A. manage B. tame C. control D. master
7. A. another B. the other C. other D. each other
8. A. point B. attempt C. aim D. scheme
9. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
10. A. goal B. target C. objective D. side

X. Read a magazine article about one-day travel destinations. For questions 1-10, choose from
the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. Write your answers in the boxes
given. (10 pts)

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Which person or people Your answers

1. visits a place which gives her ideas related to architecture? C
2. mentions the fact that something is inexpensive? B
3. suggests she spends a lot of money at her favorite destination? D
4. likes an area where there are not a lot of other people? B
5. admits that something is not to her style? C
6. sometimes has company when she visits her favorite place? C
7-8. appreciate a lack of noise? A B
9-10. mention how long it takes them to get there? A B

Great Escapes from London

For Londoners with a busy lifestyle, it’s hard to get away even for a day, but
Amanda Hyslop spoke to five different women who regularly do exactly that.

A. Julia Finch is a busy lawyer who loves C. Martha Roberts is an architect who enjoys
nature but doesn’t get nearly enough of it sitting her job so much that her work is also her hobby.
in her London office all day, so she often takes “My favourite piece of architecture to study in my
advantage of Wisley Garden, only an hour’s free time is The Royal Pavilion in Brighton. I try
drive from Central London. “My favourite thing to get some of my co-workers to go with me,
is that there is always something new to see. The since it isn’t all that far from London, but they’re
garden collection has been developing for more usually too busy. The Pavilion was built for King
than 100 years and far surpasses anything I’ve George IV and if ever a building represented the
ever seen. It’s a lovely, peaceful place for a concept of “over the top”, this is it. The pseudo
stroll, and it’s so vast that it doesn’t get crowded. Indian palace, with Chinese-influenced interiors,
I get ideas for my own gardens from the great is a riot of colour, expensive fabrics, crystal and
demonstration garden full of practical ideas and gilt. It’s not the sort of style I would ever like in
techniques. I can even incorporate my other my own house, but I do find inspiration for my
favourite hobby of photography by bringing my work in everything I look at.”
camera and clicking away. It’s perfect for a great
day out.”
B. Jessica Green is a hardworking student who D. Flora Evan, a market analyst, feels she
needs a break from the books once in a while, deserves an expensive treat after a busy week,
and makes Brighton her favourite one-day which is why she often takes time to get away. “I
destination. “I love being by the sea, and it’s so go to Bath to visit my favourite luxury spa and
close to London that whenever I feel like it, I just enjoy the pools, which are fed by Britain’s only
jump on a train and in 55 minutes I’m there. natural hot springs. Sitting in the pool, with only
Brighton evolved from a small fishing village the soft, gentle sound of moving water, is the
into England’s most famous seaside resort, and ideal way to relax. And of course, a day of
offers all the traditional attractions, including pampering is never complete without some
restaurants, nightlife, miles of sandy beaches and shopping. Bath is one of the best shopping
two piers. I always eat at this great self-service destinations outside London with many specialist
restaurant, which is also modestly priced. My shops and a number of antique shops tucked away
favourite spot, though, is a small strip of sand in the narrow streets. A good souvenir to buy is
under one of the piers, where I can just sit all hand-blown glass, which takes its blue colour
alone and hear nothing but the sea.” from the city’s hot springs.”

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with
the given word. (5 pts)
1. People say that early Egyptian and Greek sailors used carrier pigeons.
⇨ Carrier pigeons __ are said to have been used by early Egyptian and Greek sailors______
2. I met Elton John in London while I was going on holiday last summer.
⇨ London is the place/city where/ in which I met Elton John while I was going on holiday last summer
3. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
⇨ Robert confessed to ____having forgotten to turn on the alarm system__________
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4. The manager was very astonished when they told him about the robbery.
⇨ On ___ being told about the robbery, the manager was very astounded ____________
5. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us.
⇨ If it hadn't been ____for the goalkeeper, we would have lost the match_________________

XII. Use NO MORE THAN SIX WORDS, including the word given, to complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first one. Do not change the word given. (5 pts)
1. He did the math problem in only two minutes. SOLUTION
⇨ He found a _____solution to the math problem_____________ in only two minutes.
2. To Alan’s amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. FIND
⇨ Alan was ____amazed to find that______ the passport office was closed when he arrived.
3. The police left and then all the journalists arrived. ALREADY
⇨ The police _______had already left when_________________ all the journalists arrived.
4. Jane was the first person I asked for advice. WHOSE
⇨ Jane was _________ the first person whose advice____________ I asked for.
5. He got angry because we all disagreed with him. TEMPER
⇨ He ________lost his temper_______________ because we all disagreed with him.

XIII. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words and
make any changes if necessary. (5 pts)
1. British people/ be/ interested/ not only/ watch/ but also/ take/ part/ sports.
⇨ ____ British people are not only very interested in watching but also taking part in sports_________
2. 14th Asian Games/ hold/ Korea/ 2002/ attract/ 9,919 participants/ 44 countries.
⇨ ____The 14th Asian Games, which were held in Korea in 2002, attracted 9,919 participants from 44
countries______
3. Not until/ he/ see/ me/ he/ remember/ he/ leave/ key/ office.
⇨ _____Not until he saw me did he remember that he had left the key in the office____________
4. According/ the report/ governments/ take steps/ control/ amounts/ fossil fuels/ use.
⇨ __  According to the report, governments must now take steps to control the amounts of fossil fuels
that are used____
5. I/ be/ sure/ Neil Armstrong/ be/ first person/ set foot/ the moon/ he?
⇨ ________I’m sure Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon, wasn’t he?______
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