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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NINH THUẬN NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
Khóa ngày: 06 / 11 / 2016
(Đề chính thức)
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THPT
(Đề thi gồm 10 trang/ 20 điểm) Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
SECTION I: LISTENING
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín
hiệu. Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For question 1 – 8, choose the best
answer (A, B or C) and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. You hear a man talking to an optician about his glasses. When does he need to wear them?
A. when he wants to read something B. when he has to drive somewhere
C. when he is watching TV
2. You hear a man talking to a group of people. What is he doing?
A. selling things in an auction B. showing them round a historic house
C. giving a history lecture
3. You hear two friends talking about a club. What do they both dislike about it?
A. the kind of music it plays B. the way it is decorated
C. the person playing the music
4. You hear a man talking about healthy eating. What does he suggest?
A. eating a large breakfast B. eating a sandwich for lunch
C. eating a big meal in the evening
5. You hear a girl talking about a recent holiday. What did she think of the holiday activities?
A. They were badly organised. B. They were nothing special.
C. They were physically demanding.
6. You hear a man talking on the radio. What type of information is he giving?
A. a sports announcement B. a news report about a natural disaster
C. a weather forecast
7. You have lost some money and you telephone the lost property office. You hear a recorded
message. What does the message tell you to do?
A. to call in at the office between 9am and 5pm B. to contact the police to make a statement
C. to contact your bank immediately
8. You hear a man talking about a new photocopier. What is his problem with it?
A. Too many people want to use it. B. It is too slow and gets too hot.
C. It does not copy colour sheets correctly.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Question 5 - 7: Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND /
OR NUMBERS for each answer.
5. How many other UK universities have libraries open 24 hours?
……………1/one ………………………………………………..
6. What size photocopies are available at the library?
…………A4…………………………………………………..
7. How many entries are there on the library database?
………Half a million/500,000……………………………………………………..
Question 8 - 10: Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each gap.
8. It is not necessary to be ……silent………………………….. on the lower floor of the library.
9. On the upper floor of the library are …BOOKS AND REPORTS ……………………………...
10. It is not always necessary to make an appointment to use the …VIDEO AND
DVD……………………………..room.
Part 3: You will hear an engineer giving a talk on the radio about future developments in robot
design. For questions 1-7, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Currently the field of (1) _____ZOOLOGY_________________________ is providing aerodynamic
information for robot design. In the past, using the (2) _HUMAN
EYES_____________________________ was the only way scientists could study birds in flight. The
way birds flapped their wings and the arrangement of their (3)
__FEATHERS__________________________ were believed to be the keys to flight. Scientists are
using the design of a bee to help them build a small robot. The flying robot could provide the
(4) _____RESCUERS _________________________ with photographs of the interiors of collapsed
buildings. The flying robot must move at (5) ___A LOW SPEED/
SPEEDS___________________________in order to avoid hitting things. The size of the flying robot
means that the (6) __ENERGY SOURCE____________________________ will have to fit in a small
space. Planes were ruled out as models for the flying robot because of the velocity needed for (7)
______TAKING OFF______________________ Engineers rejected helicopters as models for the
flying robot because of the issue of noise made during flight.
SECTION II: USE OF ENGLISH
Part 1: Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. He’s going to have to _________ up on what all the road signs mean before his driving test.
A. learn B. swot= STUDY ST VERY CAREFULLY C. look
D. concentrate
2. The computer has had an enormous _________ on the way we work.
A. impression B. change C. influence D. alteration
3. Mona’s going to leave early this afternoon but she says she’ll _________up the hours tomorrow.
A. find B. make C. catch D. bring
4. Most teenagers go through a rebellious _________ for a few years but they soon grow out of it.
A. stint B. span C. duration D. phase
5. _________Alan for hours but he just doesn’t answer his mobile. I hope nothing’s wrong.
A. I call B. I’ve called C. I’m calling D. I’ve been calling
6. We’re saving for our holiday, so we’re _________back on luxuries this month.
A. cutting B. moving C. giving D. dropping
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7. Have you been _________ against tetanus in the last ten years?
A. prescribed B. inoculated = IMMUNIZE C. injected D. diagnosed
8. I threw some biscuit _________ on the ground and a whole load of pigeons swooped down and
started eating them.
A. grains B. specks C. crumbs D. flakes
9. Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _________; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever replace it.
A. priceless B. worthless C. valueless D. invaluable
10. Going down white-water rapids in a canoe must be extremely _________ ! Does your heart start
beating really fast?
A. trivial B. mundane C. sedentary D. exhilarating
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in each
column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
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thesis which may (5)_ ONLY ____ever be read by a handful of others, or it could be something in
(6)_BETWEEN____the two.
Our highly developed languages set us (7)_APART____from animals. But for these languages,
we could not communicate sophisticated or abstract ideas. (8)_NOR/NEITHER____could we talk or
write about people or objects not immediately present. (9)_WERE____we restricted to discussing
objects already present, we would be (10)___UNABLE__to make abstract generalisations about the
world.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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in mind. 2) Some of these include scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobile fixtures,
refrigerators, can openers, clothes buttons and fasteners, and musical instruments. 3) The result of
this design bias can be more than mere inconvenience. 4) Some left-handed soldiers shooting rifles
designed for right-handers have sustained eye and head injuries from ejected shell casings.
Hand dominance does not seem to occur in non-human animal species. While some individual
animals can be seen developing a preference for one hand or the other, there is no evidence that this
preference is common to the species as a whole, as it is in humans. Some scientists claim to have
observed such dominance in animals but only in controlled settings, such as a zoo or laboratory, and
only when the animals are performing manual tasks that do not mirror how they use their hands in the
wild.
1. The word absent in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. using B. resisting C. lacking D. substituting
2. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is a possible cause of left-hand dominance?
A. the dominance of the brain's left hemisphere B. the natural weakness of a human's right side
C. a child's choice upon reaching school age D. brain trauma in birth
3. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3 about a boy who throws a ball with his
right hand?
A. His brain's left hemisphere is dominant B. His brain suffered trauma at birth.
C. His brain's right hemisphere is dominant. D. His brain's nerves did not fully develop before birth.
4. The word adept in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. speedy B. skilled C. careful D. accustomed
5. According to paragraph 4, which of the following are true about the "warrior and his shield theory"?
A. A left-handed warrior is favored by natural selection.
B. A right-handed warrior holds his weapon in his left hand.
C. A left-handed warrior holds his weapon in his right hand.
D. A left-handed warrior leaves his heart unprotected.
6. The word that in the passage refers to _____.
A. warrior B. heart C. process of natural selection D. trait
7. According to paragraph 6, left-handers would have trouble handling all of the following EXCEPT:
A. refrigerators B. violins C. pencils D. shirt buttons
8. The word asymmetrical in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. deformed B. imbalanced C. geometrical D. variable
9. The phrase geared to in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. intended for B. sold to C. guided by D. modified for
10. Look at the four squares [■] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
Left-handers often search for custom-made = MADE TO A PARTICULAR PERSONversions
of these products.
Where would the sentence best fit? Choose the square [■] where the sentence should be added to
the passage.
A. 1st square B. 2nd square C. 3rd square D. 4th square
11. Why does the author mention eye and head injuries suffered by some left-handed soldiers
shooting their rifles?
A. To illustrate the "warrior and his shield theory"
B. To give an example of the problems faced by left-handers
C. To argue that soldiers should wear head protection
D. To contrast rifle design with the design of common consumer products
12. According to the last paragraph, which of the following is true about hand dominance in animals?
A. It is the same as in humans.
B. It is observed only in the wild.
C. Animals in controlled settings adopt the hand dominance of their handlers.
D. It has been observed only with manual tasks.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
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G What explains this remarkable turn of events? Two factors: people have figured out how to use
water more efficiently, and communities are rethinking their priorities for water use. Throughout the
first three-quarters of the 20th century, the quantity of freshwater consumed per person doubled on
average; in the USA, water withdrawals increased tenfold while the population quadrupled. But
since 1980, the amount of water consumed per person has actually decreased, thanks to a range r.
new technologies that help to conserve water in homes and industry. In 1965, for instance, Japan
used approximately 13 million gallons (1 gallon = 4.546 litres) of water to produce $1 million of
commercial output; by 1989 this had dropped to 3.5 million gallons (even accounting for inflation) -
almost a quadrupling of water productivity. In the USA, water withdrawals have fallen by more than
20 % from their peak in 1980.
H On the other hand, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure will still have to be built,
particularly in developing countries where basic human needs have not been met. But such projects
must be built to higher specifications and with more accountability to local people and their
environment than in the past. And even in regions where new projects seem warranted, we must find
ways to meet demands with fewer resources, respecting ecological criteria and to a smaller budget.
For questions 1 – 7, choose the correct heading for sections B-H from the list of headings below.
(There are more extra headings which you do not need to use). Write the correct number (i-xi ) in the
corresponding numbered boxes.
List of Headings
i Scientists' call for a revision of policy vii The relevance to health
ii An explanation for reduced water use viii Addressing the concern over increasing
iii How a global challenge was met populations
iv Irrigation systems fall into disuse ix A surprising downward trend in demand
v Environmental effects for water
vi The financial cost of recent technological x The need to raise standards
improvements xi A description of ancient water supplies
Your answers:
For questions 8-13: Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading
Passage? In the numbered boxes 8-13, write
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
8. Water use per person is higher in the industrial world than it was in Ancient Rome. NO
9. Feeding increasing populations is possible due primarily to improved irrigation systems. YES
10. Modern water systems imitate those of the ancient Greeks and Romans. NG
11. Industrial growth is increasing the overall demand for water. NO
12. Modern technologies have led to a reduction in domestic water consumption. YES
13. In the future, governments should maintain ownership of water infrastructures. NG
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Your answers:
Part 3: Choose ONE suitable word from the box below to complete in each blank. There are two
words that you do not need to use. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
spins put spreading pursue Contrary forgiven
effort Opposite schedule rewards strain delights
A guidebook writer
He is five thousand metres up in the Peruvian Andes, with a view of magnificent scenery all around.
Looking down at the snow-capped mountains (1)______ out below, Peter Hutchison can be (2)______
for thinking that he has the best job in the world. But the (3)______ required to keep it sometimes
wears him out. Some days his head (4)______, not from lack of oxygen but from the (5)______ of
checking rooms in fifty different hotels.
Peter is in charge of a team of writers working on a series of travel guidebooks. ‘Each guidebook
contains hundreds of thousands of facts,’ he says. ‘When I am on a research trip, sometimes note down
eighty points of interest in one day. (6)______ to popular belief, being a travel writer is no holiday! So
that others can get the most out of their trips, I have to (7)______ in long hours.’
After driving himself hard for a week, Peter (8)______ himself by taking a few days off to (9)______
his own favourite leisure activities, which include scuba-diving and jungle treks. He has an amazingly
comprehensive knowledge of South America. ‘I'd love to live here permanently,’ he says, ‘but I have
to return to London to chase up the other contributors and make sure the latest book doesn't fall behind
(10)______. It's due out in October and mustn't be late.’
Your answers:
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Part 2: The following bar chart illustrates the mobile phone ownership in ten European countries
throughout the year from 2005 to 2010.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. Write at least 150 words.
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Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience. Write at least 250 words. (Do not include your personal information).
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