KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT CẤP TỈNH

SECTION I. LISTENING (4.0 points)

Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng
Anh) có trong bài nghe.

Part 1: You will hear a man talking to the customer service manager at the bank and complete the
table below. Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer on your answer
sheet. You will hear twice. First you will have some time to look at the questions from 1 to 10.
(2.0 points)

OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT

Application for a: Current bank account

Type of current account: The (1) “___________” account

Full name of applicant: Pieter Henes
Date of birth: (2) ___________
Joint account holder(s): No
Current address: (3) ___________Exeter
Time at current address (4) ____________
Previous address: Rielsdorf 2, Utrecht, Holland
Telephone: work (5) ___________
home 796431
Occupation: (6) ___________
Identify (security): Name of his (7) ___________: Siti
Opening sum: (8) € ___________
to be transferred from Fransen Bank, Utrecht
Statements: Every (9) ___________
Requests: Supply information about the bank’s
(10) ___________ service

Part 2: You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a television weather forecaster. Listen to
her talk and do exercise. (2.0 points)
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?
A. two years B. thirty years C. thirteen years D. seven years
2. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night. B. She enjoys getting up early.
C. She works ten or twelve hours a day. D. She normally stays up late to manage the department.
3. When Sarah does a weather forecast, ____________.
A. She prepares it in advance B. She sometimes forgets her words
C. She worries about making a mistake D. There is much time for her to prepare
4. Sarah’s husband ____________.
A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work
C. spends a lot of time travelling D. is often on short-distance flights
5. Sarah is pleased because she ____________.
A. has got her pilot’s licence B. took part in a long race
C. taught her husband to play tennis D. skis all the time
SECTION II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0 points)

Part 1: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don't remember ________
anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told
2. ________appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. What the Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon
3. Tim looks so frightened and upset. He ________ something terrible.
A. must experience B. can have experienced
C. should have experienced D. must have experienced
4. My friend has just bought ________ from a shop on Tran Phu street.
A. a digital useful alarm clock B. an alarm useful digital clock
C. a useful alarm digital clock D. a useful digital alarm clock
5. ________ we invested in telecommunication industry, we would be rich now.
A. Should B. Were C. Would D. Had
6. ________ we have finished the course, we should start doing more revision work.
A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now
7. There are two small rooms in the beach house, ________ served as a kitchen
A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that
8. People who are unemployed can receive the ________.
A. pension B. dole C. scholarship D. allowance
9. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ any solutions.
A. looked into B. thought over C. got round to D. come up with
10. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape.
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
11. The little boy pleaded ________ his mother not to leave him alone in the dark.
A. on B. in C. with D. at
12. It is the recommendation of many psychologists ________ to associate words and remember names.
A. that a learner uses mental images B. that a learner use mental images
C. that a learner must use mental images D. mental images are used
13. Sarah delivered a/an ________ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.
A. sensational B. sentimental C. emotional D. affectionate
14. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m a little ________.
A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice
15. She ________ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.
A. looks down on B. goes in for C. fixes up with D. catches up with
16. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston ________.
A. for short notice B. under short notice C. at short notice D. to short notice
17.Many habitats change ________ the types of plants and animals that live there.
A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against
18. My old riding boots served me well for eleven years before they finally ________.
A. wore off B. broke down C. wore out D. broke up
19. ________, the catfish is prized for its state.
A. With ugly look B. As looking ugly C. As it is looking ugly D. Ugly looking as it is
20. He has been unable to find a job ________ with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate B. suitable C. requisite D. commensurate
Part 2: Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences. Write
them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. After hours of going from one hotel to another, we ________ found one which (EVENT)
was not fully booked.
2. Librarians spend a lot of their time _________ books. (CLASS)
3. Ants and bees are described as _________insects. (INDUSTRY)
4. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the _________sky. (STAR)
5. The soil has been _________ by erosion. (POVERTY)
6. The bookcase was placed _________ near the door to hide a huge crack in the (STRATEGY)
wall.
7. I don’t like to be visited or phoned too much at home. I like my _______. (PRIVATE)
8. Nobody wanted to _______ the obnoxious boy, so he was always alone. (FRIEND)
9. I think it’s sheer _______ to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. (HYPOCRITE)
10. The English term café, borrowed from French, is ultimately a _________ of the
Turkish kahve, meaning coffee. (DERIVE)
Part 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. Write them on
your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. Families who are enough fortunate to own a historic home may be able to get restoration funds from the
A B C D
government.
2. The most Americans were killed in World War II than in any other war since the birth of the nation.
A B C D
3. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.
A B C D
4. Many people are afraid that in the future there will be no space leaving for human beings and they
A B C
express the idea of robots replacing human beings.
D
5. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been
A B C
forced to alter their eating habits.
D
6. A turtle differs from other reptiles in that its body is encased in a protective shell of their own.
A B C D
7. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful
A B C D
cure.
8. The Vermont Elementary Science Project, according to its founders, are designed to challenge
A B
some of the most widely held beliefs about teaching.
C D
9. All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and
A B C
they work hard.
D
10. All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally heated regarding of their age, sex or nationality.
A B C D
SECTION IV. WRITING (5.0 points)
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (1.5 point)
1. She can’t have any more children because of her age.
→ She is too ________________________________________________.
2. I will marry her and I do not care how old she is.
→ No matter _________________________________________________.
3. The storm completely wiped out all my crops.
→ I had_____________________________________________________.
4. "I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday" said the boss to me.
→ The boss _________________________________________________.
5. He said he had won as a result of good luck.
→ He attributed ______________________________________________.
6. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.
→ Only when ________________________________________________.
7. Their chances of success are small
→ It is not___________________________________________________.
8. I rarely sleep in the afternoon.
→ I’m not in_________________________________________________.
9. There is nobody in this office that will offer a different opinion to the one I gave you.
→ Whoever _________________________________________________.
10. That the press heaped scorn on the handling of the crisis is immaterial to us.
→ Of_______________________________________________________.
Part 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change
the form of the given word. Write the answers on your answer sheet (1.0 point)
1. They continued to suggest that I was lying. (PERSISTED)
→ _________________________________________________________.

2. This is the first time I have seen her in my life. (SET)

→ _________________________________________________________.
3. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (JEOPARDY)
→ _________________________________________________________.
4. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (RED-HANDED)
→ _________________________________________________________.
5. Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket (CREDITED)
→ _________________________________________________________.