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Đề Thi Hsg Anh 2010-2011
Đề Thi Hsg Anh 2010-2011
Part 2. Listen to the conversation and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
N0 STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE
11. Mari is not an American.
12.
Mari understands the ways of American culture.
13. Mari is not used to how Americans interact with each other.
14. People in America behave differently from the way they do in
Mari's home country.
15. Next time someone says, "How are you?" Mari will not take it
so literally.
Part 3. Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.
16. What is the relationship between Yolanda and Mari?
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17. What does Nancy say about friendship and friendliness in the United States?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
18. Do Yolanda and Mari go to the movies together often?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
19. According to Nancy, what does “How are you?” mean?
- ______________________________________________________________________________
20. Which sentence below best summarizes the main point of the conversation?
A. It is not difficult to make lasting friendships with Americans because they are very friendly
people.
B. Americans are very friendly, but that should not be confused with friendship. Friendships take
a long time to build with anyone, so you need to be patient.
C. Americans are very fake people. It is very difficult to build friendships with Americans or get
to know them since they often say things that they don't mean.
D. Americans are very busy people and don't seem to have time to build true friendships. Even
though they are friendly, their friendships are superficial.
E. Americans find it very easy to be friendly with people that they don't know very well, but find
it difficult to build real friendships.
Part 2. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
Necessary deforestation permission economical inventory
Modernization synonym spectacular industry magazine
st nd rd th
1 syllable 2 syllable 3 syllable 4 syllable
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
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III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 points)
Part 1. Choose the words or phrases which best fit the blanks:
41. The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for people to _____ information.
A. get B. do C. make D. look
42. The name of the book was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just could not think of it.
A. point B. tip C. top D. end
43. The plans for the new hospital _____ yet.
A. isn’t finished B. isn’t finishing C. aren’t finishing D.aren’t finished
44. A lot of people make contributions to the victims of the disasters.
A. take money B. give money C. sell things D. borrow money
45. Not only _____ but she is also very intelligent.
A. beautiful she is B. is she beautiful C. she is beautiful D. beautiful is she
46. Dangerous chemicals can be _____ from burning plastics or hairspray containers.
A. freed B. invented C. released D. escaped
47. A number of sheep _____ eating grass now.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
48. Many factories have to _____ old newspapers by new methods.
A. print B. process C. recycle D. make
49. Would Tim be angry if I _____ his bicycle without asking?
A. had taken B. would take C. took D. take
50. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are _____.
A. poisonous B. cruel C. harmful D. harmless
51. Peter won $20.000, half of _____ he gave to the local orphanage.
A. it B. which C. whom D. that
52. Applicants for government posts are always thoroughly _____ before being admitted.
A. supported B. trained C. investigated D. helped
53. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember _____ it by the window and now it has
gone.
A. leaving B. leave C. to have left D. to leave
54. Mr. Brown _____ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.
A. had been smoking B. has been smoking C. had smoked D. has smoked
55. Jane has to search for more information before she writes her graduation thesis.
A. look after B. look up C. look into D. look for
56. _____ they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
A. To feel B. Felt C. Feeling D. Having felt
57. The sun is shining and there are very few clouds; _____, I am sure it is going to rain.
A. hence B. nevertheless C. what’s more D. thus
58. My sister’s eyes are red. She _____.
A. cried B. has cried C. has been crying D. had cried
59. Solar energy is considered as one kind of _____ fuels.
A. alternative B. various C. replacing D. changing
60. All passengers have to go through customs and immigration at the airport.
A. checkout counters B. government department C. taxes D. visa office
Part 2. Choose a verb from the list on the left and put it with a particle from the list on the
right to complete the sentences. In some cases, you will need to change the tense or form of
the verb. Use each verb once only. The first one has been done as example.
call carry get go leak run √ off on
look see switch take wake out √ up
Example: We have run out of gasoline. The tank is totally empty.
Part 3. Put a, an, the or nothing (X) in the blanks to complete the following passage.
Elephants are (71) _____ largest land animals on earth. (72) _____ adult male African
elephant can weigh six tons and be 12 feet tall. (73) _____ newborn elephant, called (74) _____
calf, weighs about 260 pounds and stands about three feet tall. (75) _____ elephant may live 60
years or more. Elephants usually have two tusks. These are (76) _____ long, pointed teeth that
extends from (77) _____ elephant’s mouth. (78) _____ elephant’s tusks grow all through its life.
(79) _____ tusks of an old male may reach nine feet in length. Elephants only use their tusks for
(80) _____ protection.
Answers:
71. _____ 72. _____ 73. _____ 74. _____ 75. _____
76. _____ 77. _____ 78. _____ 79. _____ 80. _____
Part 4. The passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. Write your answers
in the space provided in the column on the right. (00) has been done as an example.
Mistakes Correction
GENERAL ECONOMIST CONDITIONS 00 economist 00 economic
Part 5. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00).
Modern advertisements contain (00) __________ HIDE 00. hidden
messages, IMPLICATE 91…………
(91) _____ in the advertisement showing the pretty girl in SMILE
the new car or the (92) _____ children round the packet of 92…………
washing powder is the message that if we buy the product, SUCCEED
we also achieve (93) _____ and happiness. It is a subtle EXPLOITATION 93....………
approach since it seeks to (94) _____ our secret dreams,
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and it is inescapable since advertising is ubiquitous. They BELIEF 94…………
brainwash us into (95) _____ that we can realize our
ambitions quickly and easily. On the other hand, defenders BENEFIT 95…………
of advertising say that it is (96) _____. Advertising is PRODUCTIVITY
informative. Advertisements tell us about useful new (97) BRIGHT 96…………
_____. They (98) _____ our lives with color and music.
Whether for or against advertising, most people would GOVERN 97…………
agree that some kind of watch-dog body, appointed by the
(99) _____ or by the advertising industry itself, is HONEST 98…………
necessary to maintain the standards of (100) _____ and to
discourage the more blatant types of misleading 99…………
advertisements.
100…………
Part 2. Read the passage and then decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.
Greetings in all languages have the same (106) _____ : to establish contact with another
person, to recognize his (107) _____ her existence and to show friendliness. The formulas (108)
_____ greeting are very specific and usually do carry any literal meaning. People (109) _____
“Good morning” even if it is a miserable day and may reply to “How are you?” with “Fine,
thanks”, even if they aren’t feeling (110) _____ people who are together every day greet one
another the first time they (111) _____ each day. They do not shake hands.
When people have not seen each other (112) _____ a long time, the greeting is often
enthusiastic and is usually (113) _____ by shaking hands among men, (114) _____ among both
men and women, and sometimes a kiss on the cheek (115) _____ women.
Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not alter the words
given.
136. The young man was very embarrassed when his proposal was turned down. (REJECTION)
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137. Our parents usually watched romantic, musical and western films in their youth.
(ACCUSTOMED)
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138. Mr. Lee managed to repair the garage roof only because his neighbor helped him.
(WITHOUT)
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139. The last Olympics Games were held in Seoul. (TOOK)
............................................................................................................................................................
140. I wish I knew what to do about the problem. (SOLUTION)
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141. Would you like to go for a coffee in 10 minutes or so? (ABOUT)
............................................................................................................................................................
142. The garden is too small for us to build a swimming pool. (ROOM)
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143. The two young men introduced a virus into the computer system. (ALLEGED)
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144. Vicky’s name was missed off the list, so she wasn’t very pleased. (WHOSE)
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145. I hope to receive your confirmation soon. (LOOK)
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Part 3. With the cues given, write complete sentences.
146. The driver flash/ his car lights several times/ indicate he wished/ overtake.
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147. They expected/ ship/ arrive/ the harbor/ five o’clock.
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148. The hens lay/ five eggs this morning/ we had/ breakfast.
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149. Mark Twain, one/ the greatest authors, told/ interesting tale/ a boy’s adventures/ his book
“The Adventures/ Tom Sawyer”.
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150. Neither/ there excitement/ entertainment/ this small, old town.
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I. LISTENING (20 points)
Part 1. CD 2 – Track 32 (5 points)
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D
Part 2. CD 3 – Track 44 (5 points)
11. T
12. F
13. T
14. T
15. T
Part 3. CD 3 – Track 44 (10 points)
16. They are friends.
17. She says that friendliness and friendship are not the same thing in the US.
18. No, they don’t.
19. According to her, “How are you?” isn’t a real question. It’s more like a greeting , a way of
saying hello.
20. B
II. PHONETICS (20 points)
Part 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others. (10 points)
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. A
30. D
Part 2. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns. (10 points)
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable
31. necessary
32. deforestation
33. permission
34. economical
35. inventory
36. modernization
37. synonym
38. spectacular
39. industry
40. magazine
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Part 5. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line. (10 points)
91. implicit
92. smiling
93. success
94. exploit
95. believing
96. beneficial
97. product
98. brighten
99. government
100. honesty
IV. READING COMPREHENSION (50 points)
Part 1. Read the passage and then choose the best answers. (20 points)
101. B
102. B
103. C
104. C
105. C
Part 2. Read the passage and then decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. (20
points)
106. C
107. D
108. A
109. C
110. B
111. A
112. B
113. D
114. A
115. C
Part 3. Fill in each space with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
116. means
117. deed
118. friends
119. with
120. or
121. from
122. stand
123. careful
124. difficult
125. takes
IV. WRITING (50 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. (20 points)
126. air pollution for destroying forests.
127. off the idea.
128. being recognized by wearing dark glasses.
129. you keep/ can keep calm, you will/can pass the driving test.
130. he was half way through the task did he realize how difficult it was.
131. you had listened/ been listening to what I told you earlier, you wouldn’t be asking these
questions.
132. last seen (more than) a fortnight/ 2 weeks ago.
133. yourself to your work more/ yourself more to your work.
134. is believed to be held in Germany.
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135. though/as he was, he agreed to play tennis.
Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not alter the words
given. (20 points)
136. The rejection of his proposal greatly embarrassed the young man.
137. Our parents were accustomed to seeing/ watching romantic, musical and western films in
their youth.
138. Without the help of his neighbor, Mr. Watson could not/ never have managed to repair/
have succeeded in repairing the garage roof.
139. The last Olympic Games took place in Seoul.
140. I wish I had solution to this problem.
141. How about going for a coffee in 10 minutes or so?
142. There is no room in the garden for a swimming pool to be built.
143. Only when you become a parent will you understand what true responsibility is.
144. Vicky, whose name was missed off the list, wasn’t very pleased.
145. I look forward to your confirmation soon.
Part 2. With the cues given, write complete sentences. (10 points)
146. The driver flashed his car lights several times to indicate he wished to overtake.
147. They expected the ship to arrive at the harbor at five o’clock.
148. The hens laid five eggs this morning which we had for breakfast.
149. Mark Twain, one of the greatest authors, told an interesting tale of a boy’s adventures in
his book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
150. Neither is there excitement nor entertainment in this small old town.
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