SỞ GD & ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT
QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Vòng I
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 26 tháng 10 năm 2010)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi



SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to the recording and write down the essential details of what you have heard. You will hear the recording twice. (10,0 ms)
1. People in American cities have depended on farmers in rural areas to grow ……....and vegetables.
2. Sean Conroe and Amber Banks wanted to start a farm in the ….………of Seattle, Washington.
3. “So we see unused ………..… as a great place to grow food that will make it more accessible for
people.”
4. Sean Conroe created a website to get volunteers and ……………….
5. Twenty volunteers worked for six weekends to turn the grassy …………… into a farm.
6. “We have spinach, onions, radish, lettuce and chard that`s all ready to be harvested right now.”
There are also carrots, green ……………, peas, beans and turnips.
7. Bridget Barni does not have much gardening ……………….
8. One of the ……………. of the urban farm is to show city people the joys of growing food.
9. Seattle has declared two thousand ten “The Year of ………………Agriculture.” 
10. The City Council is now considering changing those ………………..
Part 2. Listen to the recording and choose the best answer for each question (A, B, C or D) You will hear the recording twice. (5,0 ms)
11. How long is Jelena visiting the United States?
A. 5 months B. 9 months C. 59 weeks D. 9 weeks
12. What can we find when we visit the Smithsonian museums?
A. old buildings B. only dinosaur bones
C. only the Hope diamond D. everything
13. Which is the country’s oldest museum?
A. Smithsonian B. James Polk C. South Carolina D. Charleston
14. What is the cup used by the first president made of?
A. gold B. silver C. copper D. glass
15. How many museums are there in the United States?
A. 17,500 B. 70,500 C. 7,900 D. 70,900
SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (3,0 ms)
16. A. food B. flood C. foot D. roof
17. A. stopped B. watched C. washed D. wanted
18. A. picture B. future C. return D. question
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (2,0 ms)
19. A. significant B. fashionable C. convenient D. traditional
20. A. settle B. protect C. relate D. compose
SECTION THREE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (15,0 ms)
21. “What do you think of his presence here?” - “The longer he stays, …………… I dislike him.”
A. the most B. the very more C. much more D. the more
22. “Mum, I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test.” - “ ……..…………”
A. Good way B. You are right C. Oh, hard luck D. Good job
23. The dentist told me …….……. more careful when I brush my teeth.
A. being B. to be C. be D. have been
24. The little girl wouldn’t go into the sea ................... her father went too.
A. except B. but C. also D. unless
25. “Have you read his new book?” - “Yes, it’s ……..……. interesting than his first four books”
A. the most B. very much C. much more D. the more
26. When the electricity failed, he……………….a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
27. Comets are rarely bright enough to be seen with ………….…..….