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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPTCHUYÊNKHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘĐỀ CHÍNH THỨCKÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNGNĂM HỌC 2011- 2012MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10Ngày thi: 21 tháng 4 năm 2012(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)Đề thi gồm 12 trangPart I. LISTENING (10 pts)Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger and an officer at theLondon 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 FORMTo:MiltonDate: (1) ..................... No. of passengers: OneBus time: (2) .....................p.m Type of ticket: (3) .....................Name:Jane ThomsonFlight No: AC936 From: London HeathrowAddress in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24, (4) ..................... StreetFare: $ 35Credit 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.Page 1 of 27

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.Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5.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. sense2. The thought of living in another country has never ______ my mind.A. crossed B. entered C. occurred to D. come3. I was passing their house, so I ______ Claire and Michael.A. dropped in B. came up with C. got on with D. run into4. I don’t really ______ winter sport very much.A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to5. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud ______ her wedding day.A. over B. for C. in D. on6. She did six hours’ ______ studying a day for her exam.A. solid B. heavy C. strong D. big7. No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ______ in the attendance of hislectures.A. fall-through B. fall-out C. fall-off D. fall-in8. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ______ in ourconversation.A. interrupted B. broke C. went D. intervened9. He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant.A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite10. Don't count on him. He's liable to ______ out if things get too difficult.A. let B. be C. opt D. stop11. In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on howto improve your writing.A. assess B. judge C. measure D. testPage 2 of 27

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. empower13. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more diedfrom ______ radiation sickness.A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards14. I’ll move ______ to achieve my goal.A. heaven and earth B. mountains and seasC. paradise and hell D. milky way and horizon15. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______.A. all for one B. by and largeC. top to borrow D. across the board16. 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. insincere18. As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison.A. chanted B. intoned C. crowed D. bellowed19. Nothing you say will make a ______ of difference to my decision.A. fragment B. scrap C. gram D. grain20. ______, 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 ruleYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakesand correct them in the space provided. (5pts)Lines12345678MTV stands for Music Television. It’s a television channel dedicating to pop music. It wasborn on 1 st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV’s instant succeed in the US,the company expanded other areas. MTV Europe began operating on 1 st August 1978. MTVEurope broadcast 24 hours a day from it London studios. It can be seen in 33 countries andreaches an estimated audiences of 110 million viewers. People of 19 different nationalitieswork at London headquarters, and they try offering a mixture of music from all overEurope. The channel broadcasts in English but Germany provides the bigger number ofviewers. Currently, one five of the music is by German artists. Most of TV output is videoPage 3 of 27

9101112and concerts, but there is also a programme calling Unplugged, where major artist play liveand acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition on music, the channel’sprogrammes deal with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has also broadcastspecial report on racism, immigrate and unemployed teenagers.Your answers:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Lines Mistakes CorrectionsQuestion 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?Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Page 4 of 27

Question 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts)1. The people possess ______ rights. VIOLATE2. Various ______ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRACTICE3. Jim is one of the most ______ members of the committee. SPEAK4. This is an original, but it’s a good ______. PRODUCE5. The successful candidate will have superb ______ skills. LEAD6. Kapo, the gorilla was born and bred in ______. CAPTIVE7. She may look fierce but the lioness has ______ instincts like any other female animal.MOTHER8. The fish in the river provide an ______ supply of fish for the young bears. ABOUND9. Nowadays only a ______of wild crocodiles remain here. HAND10. Patricia's skill in playing the piano is quite ______. No other child in this group can play thedifficult pieces with similar mastery.COMPAREYour answers:1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...Question 5: Choose the best word(s) to fill in each blank in the following passage. (10pts)Traffic lightsThe first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside theHouse of Parliament in 1868. It (1)___ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated bygas. (2)___, it explored and killed a policeman, and the accident (3)___ further development untilcars became common.Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems were installed in Cleveland in1914. Three-colour signals, operated (4)___ hand from a tower in the (5)___ of the street, wereinstalled in New York in 1918. The (6)___ lights of this type to appear in Britain were in London,on the junction between St. Jam’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed(7)___ year later.In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In LosAngeles the lights did not just (8)___ silently, but would ring bells to (9)___ the sleepingmotorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10)___ by standard models which areuniversally adopted.Page 5 of 27

1. A. resembled B. seemed C. showed D. looked2. A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Despite3. A. forbade B. disappointed C. discouraged D. avoided4. A. through B. with C. by D. in5. A. halfway B. heart C. focus D. middle6. A. original B. first C. primary D. early7. A. the B. in the C. in a D. a8. A. vary B. alter C. change D. move9. A. rise B. wake C. raise D. get up10. A. reproduced B. replaced C. removed D. remainedYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question 6: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numberedblanks provided below. (5 pts)If all countries had the same monetary units, a difficult problem of international trade would besolved. One country’s money is not usually good in (1)___, however, and it is necessary to have asystem for (2)___ the currency of the buyer into (3)___ of the seller. Bankers handle this by doing(4)___ is called buying or selling foreign exchange.When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes (5)___ a bill ofexchange for the merchandise. The bill of exchange looks (6)___ a common bank check. Theexporter sends this bill to his bank and receives his money. (7)___, the exporter receives paymentin his own currency.The exporter’s bank sends the bill of exchange to (8)___ branch bank which notifies the (9)___who pays the bill in his currency. The branch bank keeps his money and uses it to pay future(10)___ of exchange presented by merchants in that country who have goods to export.Your answers:1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...Page 6 of 27

7. The word “sequence” is closest in meaning to ______.A. interpretation B. progression C. distribution D. organization8. The phrase “these signals” refers to ______.A. sounds B. series C. marks D. sensors9. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recordwas ______.A. made during the filming of the pictures B. read by an optical sensorC. inserted beside the image on the film D. marked on the gramophone10. Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ______.A. were recorded by an optical sensor B. preceded talking picturesC. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. put musicians out of workYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-Ifor each part (1-7) of the passage. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.One example has been done for you. (7pts)A. Indoor climbing is preferredB. Early imperfectionsC. Putting up with natureD. Useful attachmentsE. Something in commonF. The demand for indoor practiceG. The inventor of the wallH. A lighter construction methodI. Watching the expertGOING UP THE WALL0 IThe crowd holds its breath. High above them on the climbing wall, hanging upside down by thetips of two fingers, is the French climber Francois Lombard. He is competing in the World CupClimbing Championships at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena.1The National Indoor Arena is more famous for staging the TV show Gladiators, but the televisionprogramme and the World Cup Climbing Championships share at least one feature - The Wall.And the fact that either event is possible is the result of a new and rapidly developing technology.Page 8 of 27

2Until the mid- 1960s, climbers practiced their skills on cliffs in areas where there was a plentifulsupply of good climbing angles. During the winter they would either tolerate the cold weather, gowalking instead or climb on snow and ice in Scotland.3However, as the sport developed it was increasingly important for top climbers to keep fit. Withthe cliffs unusable for much of the year, they used brick-edges or stone buildings to ‘work out’ on.This allowed them to keep their fingers strong and beat off the boredom of not being able toclimb. It wasn’t long before many sports centre started building walls specifically for the task,using bricks with special edges to cling on to.4Many of these early walls followed the example set by Don Robison, a teacher of physicaleducation who, during the mid- 1960s, constructed a climbing wall in corridor of his departmentat Leeds University. Robison developed the idea of setting natural rock in a block of concrete,which could then be included in a wall.5Scores of climbing walls of this kind were built in sports halls up and down the countrythroughout the 1970s but they had obvious design problems. Walls could only be built in avertical plane, whereas cliffs outside have features like overhangs and angled slabs of rock. Therewas the added drawback that once the walls were up they couldn’t be altered and climbers wouldeventually tire of their repetitive nature, despite thinking of every combination of holds possible.6In 1985, a Frenchman, Francois Savigny, developed a material which he moulded into shapes likethose that climbers would find on the cliffs. These could be fixed onto any existing wall and thentaken off when climbers got bored with a particular combination.7French manufactures also began to experiment with panels on steel framework. Concrete hadproved too heavy to create overhanging walls without major building work, but steel frames couldbe erected anywhere as free - standing structures. A system of interchangeable fixtures gaveclimbers an endless supply of new holds.Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.Question 3: For questions 1-8, read the following text and then choose from the list A-K thebest phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in the correct space.Each correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.Page 9 of 27

London: A City for All TastesOn first encountering England's splendid capital, many tourists are overcome by a sense ofcomplete and utter awe. It is the streaming lines of rush-hour traffic, the hurrying crowds on theirway to work, and the scurrying shoppers seeking out bargains (1)______.Visitors are often at a loss as to where to go and what to visit first, and often worry abouthow to best spend the limited time (2)______. Most tourists quickly discover (3)______, however,for no matter where you go in the city (4)______. It is usually only then, after a long, butrewarding day of sightseeing, (5)______. It suddenly dawns on them, weary, thirsty and hungry asthey are, (6)______!London is teeming with diverse places to eat and drink. Whether you fancy a formal sitdownmeal or a quick take-away kebab, this city has something to offer the most discriminatingtastes. Bear in mind, though, a trip to London would simply not be complete without a visit to oneof the many traditional tea rooms (7)______.Treat yourself to a high tea of scones with jam andclotted cream. You'll soon realise that this is just one of the many things (8)______.A. that visitors make another important discovery about the metropolisB. that have only recently become so popularC. that have been around for over a centuryD. that tourists complain about the noiseE. that makes sure visitors come back againF. there is always some museum, church or gallery well worth seeingG. that there are cafes, restaurants and snack bars on virtually every street cornerH. that make London the diverse place that it isI. that they have available to themJ. that the dilemma solves itselfK. that the city has far too much trafficYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.Part IV. WRITING (25 pts)Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as thesentence printed before it. (5 pts)1. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.There is an ......................................................................................................2. We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.Nothing ............................................................................................................3. He will have to spend seven years in prison.He has been ......................................................................................................Page 10 of 27

4. I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all.The film didn’t .................................................................................................5. It was Sir Walter Barron who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.The English owe ..............................................................................................Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible inmeaning to the original sentence using the word given. This word must not be altered in anyway. (5 points)1. Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope. (UNDER)………………………..………………………………………………………………….2. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (AGAINST)……………………………………………………………………………………………3. Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn.(MAKE)……………………………………………………………………………………………4. You can borrow my bike if you're in a hurry. (MIND)……………………………………………………………………………………………5. I firmly believe him to be the rudest person I know. (WITHOUT)……………………………………………………………………………………………Question 3: Paragraph writing (15 points)Write a paragraph of about 200 words about the following topic:“How do movies influence teenagers’ lifestyle nowadays?”……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 11 of 27

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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPTCHUYÊNKHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘĐỀ CHÍNH THỨCKÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞRỘNG NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10Ngày thi: 21 tháng 4 năm 2012(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)Đề thi gồm 12 trangPart I. LISTENING (10 pts)Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger and an officer at theLondon 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 FORMTo:MiltonDate: (1) ..................... No. of passengers: OneBus time: (2) .....................p.m Type of ticket: (3) .....................Name:Jane ThomsonFlight No: AC936 From: London HeathrowAddress in Milton: Vacation Motel, 24, (4) ..................... StreetFare: $ 35Credit Card No: (Visa) (5) .....................Question 2. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. LISTEN TWICE. (5 pts)6. These sessions with a counsellor are _____A. compulsory for all students.B. for science students only.C. available to any students.7. 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.8. John complains that the resource centre _____A. has limited opening hours.B. has too few resources.C. gets too crowded.9. The counsellor suggests to John that _____A. most other students can cope.Page 13 of 27

B. he needs to study all the time.C. he should be able to fit in some leisure activities.10. 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.Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5.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)21. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.A. interpretation B. meaning C. intelligibility D. sense22. The thought of living in another country has never ______ my mind.A. crossed B. entered C. occurred to D. come23. I was passing their house, so I ______ Claire and Michael.A. dropped in B. came up with C. got on with D. run into24. I don’t really ______ winter sport very much.A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to25. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud ______ her wedding day.A. over B. for C. in D. on26. She did six hours’ ______ studying a day for her exam.A. solid B. heavy C. strong D. big27. No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ______ in the attendance of hislectures.A. fall-through B. fall-out C. fall-off D. fall-in28. I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ______ in ourconversation.A. interrupted B. broke C. went D. intervened29. He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant.A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite30. Don't count on him. He's liable to ______ out if things get too difficult.A. let B. be C. opt D. stop31. In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on howto improve your writing.A. assess B. judge C. measure D. testPage 14 of 27

32. In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to ______the discussion.A. overwhelm B. dominate C. oppress D. empower33. Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more diedfrom ______ radiation sickness.A. succeeding B. following C. subsequent D. afterwards34. I’ll move ______ to achieve my goal.A. heaven and earth B. mountains and seasC. paradise and hell D. milky way and horizon35. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______.A. all for one B. by and largeC. top to borrow D. across the board36. Sarah: “I want you to give me some money” - Paul: “______”Oh you want, do you?C. Oh you’d like, would you?Oh, you give, do you?D. Oh you do, do you?37. She often appears not to care about her work, but appearances can be ______.A. cunning B. deceitful C. deceptive D. insincere38. As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison.A. chanted B. intoned C. crowed D. bellowed39. Nothing you say will make a ______ of difference to my decision.A. fragment B. scrap C. gram D. grain40. ______, 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 ruleYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakesand correct them in the space provided. (5pts)Lines12345678910MTV stands for Music Television. It’s a television channel dedicating to pop music. It wasborn on 1 st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV’s instant succeed in the US,the company expanded other areas. MTV Europe began operating on 1 st August 1978. MTV4.Europe broadcast 24 hours a day from it London studios. It can be seen in 33 countriesand reaches an estimated audiences of 110 million viewers. People of 19 differentnationalities work at London headquarters, and they try offering a mixture of music from allover Europe. The channel broadcasts in English but Germany provides the bigger numberof viewers. Currently, one five of the music is by German artists. Most of TV output isvideo and concerts, but there is also a programme calling Unplugged, where major artistplay live and acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition on music, thePage 15 of 27

1112channel’s programmes deal with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has alsobroadcast special report on racism, immigrate and unemployed teenagers.Your answers:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Lines Mistakes CorrectionsQuestion 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle. (5 pts)11. Jack didn’t expect to come up ______ such difficulties.12. Make yourself a drink while I go and slip ______ something more comfortable.13. The problem stems ______ the government’s lack of action.14. We put ______ a sum of money each month for our summer holidays.15. “She says she’s going to become a medicine student”- “Oh, don’t believe her. She’s having you ______.16. Don’t worry, he only makes ______ that he is such a strict teacher.17. We were convinced Patrick would take ______ the moment we met him.18. "I understand Diane lost her job." - "Yes, but she's actually better ______."19. Cottage is beautifully furnished and ______ close proximity to the beach.20. You look very terrible! What have you been getting up ______?Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts)1. The people possess ______ rights. VIOLATE2. Various ______ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRACTICE3. Jim is one of the most ______ members of the committee. SPEAK4. This is an original, but it’s a good ______. PRODUCE5. The successful candidate will have superb ______ skills. LEAD6. Kapo, the gorilla was born and bred in ______. CAPTIVEPage 16 of 27

7. She may look fierce but the lioness has ______ instincts like any other female animal.MOTHER8. The fish in the river provide an ______ supply of fish for the young bears. ABOUND9. Nowadays only a ______of wild crocodiles remain here. HAND10. Patricia's skill in playing the piano is quite ______. No other child in this group can play thedifficult pieces with similar mastery.COMPAREYour answers:1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...Question 5: Choose the best word(s) to fill in each blank in the following passage. (10pts)Traffic lightsThe first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside theHouse of Parliament in 1868. It (1)___ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated bygas. (2)___, it explored and killed a policeman, and the accident (3)___ further development untilcars became common.Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems were installed in Cleveland in1914. Three-colour signals, operated (4)___ hand from a tower in the (5)___ of the street, wereinstalled in New York in 1918. The (6)___ lights of this type to appear in Britain were in London,on the junction between St. Jam’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed(7)___ year later.In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In LosAngeles the lights did not just (8)___ silently, but would ring bells to (9)___ the sleepingmotorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10)___ by standard models which areuniversally adopted.1. A. resembled B. seemed C. showed D. looked2. A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Despite3. A. forbade B. disappointed C. discouraged D. avoided4. A. through B. with C. by D. in5. A. halfway B. heart C. focus D. middle6. A. original B. first C. primary D. early7. A. the B. in the C. in a D. a8. A. vary B. alter C. change D. movePage 17 of 27

9. A. rise B. wake C. raise D. get up10. A. reproduced B. replaced C. removed D. remainedYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question 6: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numberedblanks provided below. (5 pts)If all countries had the same monetary units, a difficult problem of international trade would besolved. One country’s money is not usually good in (1)___, however, and it is necessary to have asystem for (2)___ the currency of the buyer into (3)___ of the seller. Bankers handle this by doing(4)___ is called buying or selling foreign exchange.When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes (5)___ a bill ofexchange for the merchandise. The bill of exchange looks (6)___ a common bank check. Theexporter sends this bill to his bank and receives his money. (7)___, the exporter receives paymentin his own currency.The exporter’s bank sends the bill of exchange to (8)___ branch bank which notifies the (9)___who pays the bill in his currency. The branch bank keeps his money and uses it to pay future(10)___ of exchange presented by merchants in that country who have goods to export.Your answers:1 …………………………... 6 …………………………...2 …………………………... 7 …………………………...3 …………………………... 8 …………………………...4 …………………………... 9 …………………………...5 …………………………... 10 …………………………...Part III. READINGQuestion 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions.(10pts)History books record that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films,or “talkies”, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest publicperformance in 1896, films were accompanies by music and sound effects. These were producedby a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy soundeffectsmachines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures- called “synchronized sound” - began soon after the very first film were shown. Withsynchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, thePage 18 of 27

newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used asa sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could becomeunsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projectorchanged. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.In the “sound - on - film” system, sounds were recorded as a series of marks on celluloid whichcould be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside theimage, guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as1922. This system eventually brought us “talking pictures”.11. The word “screenings” is closest in meaning to ______.A. revelations B. projections C. demonstrations D. diversions12. The passage is mainly about the ______.A. history of silent movies B. disadvantages of synchronized soundC. development of sound with movies D. research into sound production13. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ______.A. before 1896 B. as early as 1922 C. as early as 1896 D. in 192714. It can be inferred that ______.A. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving picturesB. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensiveC. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with picturesD. most movie theatres had a pianist15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as producer of sound to accompanies movies?A. a gramophone B. a single pianistC. a small band D. a jazz singer16. The word “sequence” is closest in meaning to ______.A. interpretation B. progression C. distribution D. organization17. The phrase “these signals” refers to ______.A. sounds B. series C. marks D. sensors18. According to the passage, gramophone were ineffective because they ______.A. got out of synchronization with the picturesB. were too large for most movie theatres.C. were newly invented and still had imperfectionD. changed speeds when the needle jumped19. Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ______.A. were recorded by an optical sensor B. preceded talking picturesC. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. put musicians out of work20. According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recordwas ______.A. made during the filming of the pictures B. read by an optical sensorC. inserted beside the image on the film D. marked on the gramophonePage 19 of 27

Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-Ifor each part (1-7) of the passage. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.One example has been done for you. (7pts)H. Indoor climbing is preferredI. Early imperfectionsJ. Putting up with natureK. Useful attachmentsL. Something in commonM. The demand for indoor practiceN. The inventor of the wallH. A lighter construction methodI. Watching the expertGOING UP THE WALL0 IThe crowd holds its breath. High above them on the climbing wall, hanging upside down by thetips of two fingers, is the French climber Francois Lombard. He is competing in the World CupClimbing Championships at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena.1The National Indoor Arena is more famous for staging the TV show Gladiators, but the televisionprogramme and the World Cup Climbing Championships share at least one feature - The Wall.And the fact that either event is possible is the result of a new and rapidly developing technology.2Until the mid- 1960s, climbers practiced their skills on cliffs in areas where there was a plentifulsupply of good climbing angles. During the winter they would either tolerate the cold weather, gowalking instead or climb on snow and ice in Scotland.3However, as the sport developed it was increasingly important for top climbers to keep fit. Withthe cliffs unusable for much of the year, they used brick-edges or stone buildings to ‘work out’ on.This allowed them to keep their fingers strong and beat off the boredom of not being able toclimb. It wasn’t long before many sports centre started building walls specifically for the task,using bricks with special edges to cling on to.Page 20 of 27

4Many of these early walls followed the example set by Don Robison, a teacher of physicaleducation who, during the mid- 1960s, constructed a climbing wall in corridor of his departmentat Leeds University. Robison developed the idea of setting natural rock in a block of concrete,which could then be included in a wall.5Scores of climbing walls of this kind were built in sports halls up and down the countrythroughout the 1970s but they had obvious design problems. Walls could only be built in avertical plane, whereas cliffs outside have features like overhangs and angled slabs of rock. Therewas the added drawback that once the walls were up they couldn’t be altered and climbers wouldeventually tire of their repetitive nature, despite thinking of every combination of holds possible.6In 1985, a Frenchman, Francois Savigny, developed a material which he moulded into shapes likethose that climbers would find on the cliffs. These could be fixed onto any existing wall and thentaken off when climbers got bored with a particular combination.7French manufactures also began to experiment with panels on steel framework. Concrete hadproved too heavy to create overhanging walls without major building work, but steel frames couldbe erected anywhere as free - standing structures. A system of interchangeable fixtures gaveclimbers an endless supply of new holds.Your answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Question 3: For questions 1-8, read the following text and then choose from the list A-K thebest phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in the correct space.Each correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.London: A City for All TastesOn first encountering England's splendid capital, many tourists are overcome by a sense ofcomplete and utter awe. It is the streaming lines of rush-hour traffic, the hurrying crowds on theirway to work, and the scurrying shoppers seeking out bargains (1)______.Visitors are often at a loss as to where to go and what to visit first, and often worry about how tobest spend the limited time (2)______. Most tourists quickly discover (3)______, however, for nomatter where you go in the city (4)______. It is usually only then, after a long, but rewarding dayof sightseeing, (5)______. It suddenly dawns on them, weary, thirsty and hungry as they are,(6)______!London is teeming with diverse places to eat and drink. Whether you fancy a formal sit-downmeal or a quick take-away kebab, this city has something to offer the most discriminating tastes.Bear in mind, though, a trip to London would simply not be complete without a visit to one of thePage 21 of 27

many traditional tea rooms (7)______.Treat yourself to a high tea of scones with jam and clottedcream. You'll soon realise that this is just one of the many things (8)______.L. that visitors make another important discovery about the metropolisM. that have only recently become so popularN. that have been around for over a centuryO. that tourists complain about the noiseP. that makes sure visitors come back againQ. there is always some museum, church or gallery well worth seeingR. that there are cafes, restaurants and snack bars on virtually every street cornerS. that make London the diverse place that it isT. that they have available to themU. that the dilemma solves itselfV. that the city has far too much trafficYour answers:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.Part IV. WRITING (25 pts)Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as thesentence printed before it. (5 pts)6. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.There is an ......................................................................................................7. We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.Nothing ............................................................................................................8. He will have to spend seven years in prison.He has been ......................................................................................................9. I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all.The film didn’t .................................................................................................10. It was Sir Walter Barron who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.The English owe ..............................................................................................Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible inmeaning to the original sentence using the word given. This word must not be altered in anyway. (5 points)6. Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope. (UNDER)Page 22 of 27

………………………..………………………………………………………………….7. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (AGAINST)……………………………………………………………………………………………8. Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn.(MAKE)……………………………………………………………………………………………9. You can borrow my bike if you're in a hurry. (MIND)……………………………………………………………………………………………10. I firmly believe him to be the rudest person I know. (WITHOUT)……………………………………………………………………………………………Question 3: Paragraph writing (15 points)Write a paragraph of about 200 words about the following topic:“How do movies influence teenagers’ lifestyle nowadays?”……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 23 of 27

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….Part I: Listening: 10 points (1p/1 correct answer)Question 1:1. 17 th October2. 12.303. Single/ one-way4. Kitchener5. 3303 8450 2045 6837Question 2:1. C2. A3. A4. C5. BPart II. Grammar and vocabularyQuestion 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10pts)(0.5pts/correct answer)1. D 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.C11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.CPage 24 of 27

Question 2. (5pts) Error correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline themistakes and correct them in the space provided. (0.5pts/correct answer)1. dedicating-2. succeed- 3. it- its 4. audiences- 5. offering- todedicated6. biggerbiggestsuccessaudience offer7. five- fifth 8. calling - called 9. on- to 10. immigrate -immigrationQuestion 3: Fill each blank in the following sentences with a correct preposition or particle.(5pts) (0.5pts/correct answer)1. against2. into3. from4. by/ aside5. on6. out7. to8. off9. in10. toQuestion 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts) (0.5pts/correctanswer)1. inviolable2. malpractices3. outspoken4. reproduction5. leadership6. captivity7. motherly/ maternal8. abundant9. handful10. incomparableQuestion 5:(10pts) The following passage is incomplete. Answer them by choosing the bestanswer for each gap. (1pt/correct answer)1B 2A 3D 4A 5A 6C 7A 8A 9C 10BQuestion 6: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numberedblanks provided below. ( 5 pts) (0.5pts/correct answer)If all countries had the same monetary units, a difficult problem of international tradewould be solved. One country’s money is not usually good in (1)……., however, and it isPage 25 of 27

necessary to have a system for (2)……. the currency of the buyer into (3)……. of the seller.Bankers handle this by doing (4)……. is called buying or selling foreign exchange.When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes (5)……. abill of exchange for the merchandise. The bill of exchange looks (6)……. a common bank check.The exporter sends this bill to his bank and receives his money. (7)……., the exporter receivespayment in his own currency.The exporter’s bank sends the bill of exchange to (8)……. branch bank which notifies the(9)……. who pays the bill in his currency. The branch bank keeps his money and uses it to payfuture (10)……. of exchange presented by merchants in that country who have goods to export.Your answers:1. another2. exchanging3. that4. what5. out6. like7. thus/therefore/consequently8. its9. importer10. billsPart III. ReadingQuestion 1: (10 points) Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the followingquestions.(1pt/correct answer)1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. DQuestion2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-Ifor each part (1-7) of the passage. There is one extra heading which you do not need touse.One example has been done for you. (7pts)1. B 2. G 3. C 4. F 5. A6. C 7. HQuestion 3(8points) For questions 1-8, read the following text and then choose from the listA-K the best phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in thecorrect space. Each correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggestedanswers do not fit at all. (1point/correct answer)1. J2. G3. FPage 26 of 27

4. H5. E6. D7. A8. IPart IV. WritingQuestion 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as thesentence printed before it. (5 points)(1pt/correct answer)1. There is an absence of animals in a vast area after the forest fire.2. Nothing can be compared with her sacrifice.3. He has been sentenced to seven years in prison/ imprisonment4. The film didn’t live up to my expectations at all.5. The English owe (the introduction of) potatoes and tobacco to Sir Walter Barron Question2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning tothe original sentence using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (5 points)(5 points)(1pt/correct answer)1. Jack found it difficult to keep/get/have his skis under control.2. Against everybody’s expectation, she lost.3. Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.4. I don’t mind lending you my bike if you’re in a hurry.5. He is without doubt the rudest person I know.-Page 27 of 27