Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 12 năm học 2008-2009
Part 1: Listen to the news about the donation of the UNICEF in flooded areas of the
Mekong Delta and fill in the blanks with the word you hear. You will listen to the piece twice.
(1 point)
Before the flood disaster, UNICEF had already delivered educational __________(1) for
many students in flooded areas, thanks to the funding from the Spanish National ____________ (2)
for UNICEF. With the ___________ (3) of the government of Norway, UNICEF would be
providing more students and teachers with _____________ (4) materials when they returned to
school. It would also allow UNICEF to
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a (13) _______ minutes early. Don’t forget to dress neatly and formally. During the interview You should (14) _______ on what the interviewer is saying and make a (15) _______ effort to answer all the questions the interviewer asks. Be clear, (16) _______ and honest. If you do not know something about the (17) _______ technical aspects of the job, admit it and stress that you are (18) _______ to learn. Show enthusiasm when the job is explained (19) ______ you. Always show your best side: your keenness to work and your (20) _______ of responsibility. 7 After the interview If you are offered the position, congratulations! If you do not get the job, try not to be too disappointed. Think about the interviewer’s comments because they may help you prepare better when you are called for the next job interview. Good luck! Part 4: Complete the passage with the best word. A, B, C or D. (1,5 points) One of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was working in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of work, he finally (1)_____across an unknown tomb. Together with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the (2)_____ for the excavations, he entered the dark chamber. At first there was disappointment, because the tomb was (3) _____, and it was clear that it had been (4)_____ at some time in the past. However, one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that (5) ____ down to another door that had not been opened. Carter went down the dark staircase, walking (6). ____ in case there were any traps. As he opened the door, Lord Carnarvon (7)_____ if he could see anything. He replied-'Yes - wonderful things.' It was clear that at once that they had discovered what they had been looking (8)_____. The tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun was full of treasures of great (9)._____. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had (10)_____ there undiscovered for thousands of years. Lord Carnarvon's pleasure at (11)_____. The treasures did not (12)______ long. Many of the local people were afraid of disturbing the pharaohs' tombs, and believed that the pharaohs would (13),____ revenge on anyone who entered them. Lord Carnarvon had (14)_____ little attention to these warnings, hut only a few weeks later, he suddenly fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo suddenly (15)_____ out, and far away in England, his dog also died. 1. A. came B. arrived C. got D. found 2. A. salary B. money C. currency D. wage 3. A. deserted B. abandoned C. left D. empty 4. A. taken B. robbed C. stolen D. broken 5. A. took B. brought C. led D. conducted 6. A. accurately B. carefully C. carelessly D. precisely 7 A. demanded B. requested C. questioned D. asked 8. A. into B. after C. up D. for 9. A. expense B. price C. cost D. value 10. A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lying 11. A. discovering B. inventing C. learning D. searching 12. A. stay B. take C. make D. last 13. A. have B. take C. make D. bring 14. A. sent B. paid C. taken D. made 15. A. went B. passed C. gave D. ran SECTION IV: WRITING (5 points) Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it beginning with the words given. (1 point) 1. It is the expense involved that bothers me. What __________________________________________________________________________ 8 2. I am sorry now that I didn’t tell you the truth. Now I regret ____________________________________________________________________ 3. If you work for this company, you have to travel a lot. Working for this company involves __________________________________________________ 4. Basically, a couple’s happiness depends on their ability to communicate. Basically, the more _______________________________________________________________ 5. It's a pity I didn't take my doctor's advice. I wish _________________________________________________________________________ 6. If Joe doesn't change his ways, he will ruin his career. Unless _________________________________________________________________________ 7. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep. It _____________________________________________________________________________ 8. As I get older, I want to travel less. The older_______________________________________________________________________ 9. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness. Alan’s illness____________________________________________________________________ 10. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic. The average_____________________________________________________________________ Part 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals and has the same meaning. Do not change the word in any way. (1 point) 1. Was she offended by what I said? (TAKE) _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Sue very closely resembles her mother. (ALIKE) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Everybody in the office likes Harry. (POPULAR) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Janet hasn’t got married yet. (SINGLE) _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Michael and Elaine are very friendly. (CLOSE) _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul. (TOOK) _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. He doesn’t appreciate his wife. (GRANTED) _______________________________________________________________________________ 8. The number of people out of work has been going down little by little. (GRADUAL) _______________________________________________________________________________ 9 9. As far as I know he is still working in Bristol. (KNOWLEGDE) _______________________________________________________________________________ 10. This hotel is inaccessible in winter. (IMPOSSIPLE) _______________________________________________________________________________ Part 3: A research centre has conducted a survey in an upper secondary school. They asked students to list the qualities that they thought were important to a good teacher. The result of the survey is shown in the following chart. Write a passage of about 120 words to describe the chart. (3 points) 70 70 40 90 0 20 40 60 80 100 Percentage Love for the job Good knowledge Sense of humour Good method of teaching Q u a lit ie s Important qualities of a good teacher _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 10 _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ____________The end___________
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