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II. You will hear an interview with a woman who works in a museum. As you listen, choose the best
answer to each question.
1. When she was at school, Clara wanted to become ______.
A. an actress B. a teacher C. a lawyer
2. Why did Clara not apply for the museum job sooner?
A. Her mother advised her to wait.
B. It seemed a very difficult job.
C. She thought it might be boring.
3. What surprised Clara on her first day at work?
A. She had to carry some items.
B. She was asked to give a speech.
C. She had to meet a lot of people.
4. Clara was told to improve her knowledge of ______.
A. computers B. languages C. mathematics
5. What part of her job does Clara enjoy the most?
A. planning large exhibitions
B. writing descriptions of objects
C. talking to visitors about the displays
PART 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.
1. A. historical B. significant C. satisfaction D. collaborate
2. A. individual B. similarity C. professionally D. opportunity
3. A. contemporary B. continental C. revolution D. alcoholic
4. A. generous B. permissive C. permanent D. sensible
5. A. endure B. value C. divert D. exhaust
PART 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
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IV. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put it ______.
A. on B. off C. over D. up
2. The plane from Dallas ______ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.
A. took off B. took on C. left on D. left out
3. ______, Carol is very punctual, but she was late tonight.
A. For a rule B. Like a rule C. As a rule D. For a rule of thumb
4. 'What did Professor Spencer say when you asked him if the final exam could be postponed?'
“He said that it was out of ______ because there's no time to reschedule the test”.
A. the question B. order C. all proportion D. reach
5. Solar heat penetrates more deeply into water than _____.
A. it is penetrating into soil B. it does into soil
C. does it into soil D. that it does into soil
6. ______ on barren slopes can help prevent erosion.
A. Trees to be planted B. Planting trees
C. Trees being planted D. That trees are planted
7. He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate B. suitable C. requisite D. commensurate
8. As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison.
A. chanted B. intoned C. crowed D. bellowed
9. In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on how to improve your
writing.
A. assess B. judge C. measure D. test
10. Although it is impossible to give a ______ age, we believe that the woman was between 25 and 30 when she
died.
A. clear B. certain C. absolute D. definite
V. Find out and correct the 10 mistakes in the following passage.
Although party invitations no longer frightened to me, I found myself making carefully preparations for
this particularly party. I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt, a colourful tie, and cuff-
links. I had recently went on a diet, but because I didn't want I looked too thin, I discontinued it. What should I
bring to my hosts? Flowers? wine? What kind of the wine? Port? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne?
Meeting new people was still a major undertaking. It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab
to the suburb where it was being hold. It was early autumn and the weather was mild, but that morning it turned
cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already fell like midwinter. From my
newspaper, I learned that a hurricane which had already struck another state was in its way to New York,
though it might veer out to sea.
XI. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. My precious life was saved by the lifeguard.
→ I owe ________________________________________________.
2. To the best of my knowledge, the building was set on fire deliberately.
→ As __________________________________________________.
3. I wanted to make sure that all my good work wasn't wasted in that way.
→ I wanted to prevent _____________________________________.
4. I'm always inviting him for a weekend with us but he's always too busy.
→ No matter _____________________________________________.
5. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
→ Had it _________________________________________________.
XII. Paragraph writing:
Write a paragraph of around 200 words on how students can make progress in learning English.
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_____The end_____
SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
(Đáp án có 2 trang) ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên)
PART 1: LISTENING – 10 points
I. Gap fill (5 pts – 1pt/ item)
1. gym 2. Saturday (Sat) 3. 215 4. lessons 5. Reysall
II. Multiple choice (5 pts – 1pt/item)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
PART 2. PHONETICS – 5 points
III. (5 pts – 1pt/item)
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
PART 3: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY – 30 points
IV. Multiple choice (10pts – 1p/item)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D
V. Mistake correcting (10pts – 1pt/item -Tìm thấy lổi nhưng sửa sai hoặc không sửa cho 0.5 điểm)
1. carefully -> careful 6. schedule -> scheduled
2. particularly -> particular 7. hold -> held
3. went -> gone 8. (the) weather was -> (the) weather had been
4. I looked -> to look 9. fell -> felt
5. the wine -> wine (bỏ “the”) 10. in -> on
VI. Word form (10pts – 1p/item)
1. resignation 2. unsteadily 3. Unluckily 4. greed 5. dependable
6. personified 7. sensible 8. hardship 9. wealthy 10. educated
PART 4. READING – 30 points
VII. Read the text and choose the best answer. (10 pts – 1p/item)
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. C
VIII. Gap filling. (10 pts – 1p/item)
1. man/ person 2. married/ had 3. in 4. had 5. at
6. wear 7. for 8. the 9. been 10. left
IX. Read the passage and choose the best option for each space . (10 pts – 1p/item)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C
PART 5. WRITING – 25 points
X. Sentence transformation (5 pts – 1p/item)
1. …….. am keen on learning
2. …….. accept my apology for being
3. ……… accused him of borrowing/ having borrowed
4. ……… will be able to afford/ can afford
5. I had told the truth
XI. Sentence transformation. (5 pts – 1p/item)
1. I owe my precious life to the lifeguard.
2. As far as I know (I am concerned), the building was set on fire deliberately.
3. I wanted to prevent all my good work from being wasted.
4. No matter how often I invite him for a weekend, he's always busy.
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5. Had it not been for a famous film star's attendance/ the attendance of a famous film star, the party wouldn't
have been a success/ have been successful/ have succeeded.