Đề thi học sinh giỏi khu vực Bắc Bộ năm học 2011 – 2012 môn tiếng Anh lớp 10

Part I. LISTENING (10 pts)

Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger and an officer at the London Heathrow airport. (5 pts)

Listen to the conversation and complete the booking form below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. LISTEN ONCE ONLY.

AIRPORT SHUTTLE BOOKING FORM

To: Milton
Date: (1) ………………… No. of passengers: One
Bus time: (2) …………………p.m Type of ticket: (3) …………………
Name: Jane Thomson
Flight No: AC936 From: London Heathrow
Address in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24, (4) ………………… Street
Fare: $ 35
Credit Card No: (Visa) (5) …………………

Question 2. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. LISTEN TWICE. (5 pts)

1. These sessions with a counsellor are _____
A. compulsory for all students.
B. for science students only.
C. available to any students.

2. The counsellor says that new students have to _____
A. get used to working independently.
B. spend more time on the college premises.
C. work harder than they did at school.

3. John complains that the resource centre _____
A. has limited opening hours.
B. has too few resources.
C. gets too crowded.

4. The counsellor suggests to John that _____
A. most other students can cope.
B. he needs to study all the time.
C. he should be able to fit in some leisure activities.

5. Before being able to help John the counsellor needs to _____
A. talk with some of his lecturers.
B. get more information from him.
C. consult his tutor.

Part II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts)

Question 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10 pts)

1. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.
A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense

2. The thought of living in another country has never ______ my mind.
A. crossed B. entered C. occurred to D. come

3. I was passing their house, so I ______ Claire and Michael.
A. dropped in B. came up with C. got on with D. run into

4. I don’t really ______ winter sport very much.
A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to

5. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud ______ her wedding day.
A. over B. for C. in D. on

6. She did six hours’ ______ studying a day for her exam.
A. solid B. heavy C. strong D. big

7. No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ______ in the attendance of his lectures.
A. fall-through B. fall-out C. fall-off D. fall-in

8. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ______ in our conversation.
A. interrupted B. broke C. went D. intervened

9. He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite

10. Don’t count on him. He’s liable to ______ out if things get too difficult.
A. let B. be C. opt D. stop

11. 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

12. In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to ______ the discussion.
A. overwhelm B. dominate C. oppress D. empower

13. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died from ______ radiation sickness.
A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards

14. I’ll move ______ to achieve my goal.
A. heaven and earth B. mountains and seas
C. paradise and hell D. milky way and horizon

15. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______.
A. all for one B. by and large
C. top to borrow D. across the board

16. Sarah: “I want you to give me some money” – Paul: “______”
A. Oh you want, do you? B. Oh you’d like, would you?
C. Oh, you give, do you? D. Oh you do, do you?

17. She often appears not to care about her work, but appearances can be ______.
A. cunning B. deceitful C. deceptive D. insincere

18. As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison.
A. chanted B. intoned C. crowed D. bellowed

19. Nothing you say will make a ______ of difference to my decision.
A. fragment B. scrap C. gram D. grain

20. ______, Carol s very punctual, but she was late tonight.
A. For a rule B. Like a rule C. For a rule of thumb D. As a rule

Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and correct them in the space provided. (5pts)

Lines
1 MTV stands for Music Television. It’s a television channel dedicating to pop music. It was
2 born on 1st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV’s instant succeed in the US,
3 the company expanded other areas. MTV Europe began operating on 1st August 1978. MTV
4 Europe broadcast 24 hours a day from it London studios. It can be seen in 33 countries and
5 reaches an estimated audiences of 110 million viewers. People of 19 different nationalities
6 work at London headquarters, and they try offering a mixture of music from all over
7 Europe. The channel broadcasts in English but Germany provides the bigger number of
8 viewers. Currently, one five of the music is by German artists. Most of TV output is video
9 and concerts, but there is also a programme calling Unplugged, where major artist play live
10 and acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition on music, the channel’s
11 programmes deal with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has also broadcast
12 special report on racism, immigrate and unemployed teenagers.

Your answers:

Question 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle. (5 pts)

1. Jack didn’t expect to come up ______ such difficulties.

2. Make yourself a drink while I go and slip ______ something more comfortable.

3. The problem stems ______ the government’s lack of action.

4. We put ______ a sum of money each month for our summer holidays.

5. “She says she’s going to become a medicine student”
– “Oh, don’t believe her. She’s having you ______.

6. Don’t worry, he only makes ______ that he is such a strict teacher.

7. We were convinced Patrick would take ______ the moment we met him.

8. “I understand Diane lost her job.” – “Yes, but she’s actually better ______.”

9. Cottage is beautifully furnished and ______ close proximity to the beach.

10. You look very terrible! What have you been getting ______ to?

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