Đề tuyển chọn học sinh giỏi vòng 1 năm 2008-2009 môn Tiếng Anh

 of being recorded and distributed through the music (9) __________ system or the broadcasting system. However, there are also many cases where a (10) __________ performance in front of an audience is recorded and distributed (or broadcast).
B. Personal statement: (60 ms.) 
I. Open cloze test (20 pts)
Passage 1- (10 pts)
Most of our energy comes (1) ______________ fossil fuels - coal, oil, and natural gas supply (2) ______________ 85 percent of US primary energy consumption. Although the supplies of these fossil fuels are vast, they are not (3) ______________ unlimited. And more important, the earth's atmosphere and biosphere may not survive the environmental impact of burning such enormous amounts of (4) ______________ . Carbon stored over millions of years is (5) ______________ released in a matter of decades, disrupting the earth's carbon cycle in unpredictable ways. 
But fossil fuels are not the only source of energy, and burning fuel is not the (6) ______________ way to produce heat and motion. Renewable (7) ______________ offers us a better way. Some energy sources are "renewable" because they are naturally replenished, because they can be managed so (8) ______________ they last forever, or because their supply is (9) ______________ enormous that they can never be meaningfully depleted by humans. Moreover, renewable energy sources have much smaller environmental impacts (10) ______________ fossil and nuclear fuels.
Passage 2- (10 pts)
Interestingly, more tigers live in captivity in the United States than in the wilds of Asia. Believe it or (1) ______________ , it’s partly because some people actually keep tigers as pets. This always leads to problems for the tigers and owners alike. “Tigers are unpredictable,” Dillon said. “They don’t make good pets. They also get too big, and people don’t want them (2) ______________ .”Like tigers, great white sharks (3) ______________ valued for their parts. The 1970’s shark movie “Jaws” didn’t do much to enhance the shark’s image, and its teeth, fins and skin bring a pretty penny (4) ______________ markets worldwide.Another marine animal on the Fund’s list is the Irrawaddy dolphin. The biggest threat to this rare Asian dolphin is entanglement in fishing nets and injury (5) ______________ explosives used for dynamite fishing.Just like animals, plants can be endangered, (6) ______________ . This is the case for both ramin and Asian yew trees, which round out the Fund’s “Most Wanted” list. Ramin grows largely in peat swamp forests, which are increasingly targeted by illegal loggers in (7) ______________ of the valuable wood. This tropical hardwood from Indonesia and Malaysia is used to make mass-produced pool cues, moldings, doors and picture frames.The Asian yew tree isn’t sought as a cash crop, (8) ______________ ramin. Instead, it’s in demand for a much nobler purpose, as a cancer medicine. As the Wildlife Fund points out, however, it won’t be available for any purpose at (9) ______________ , including medicinal, if people harvest more than they grow.
Diana DeVaughn, media development coordinator of the Louisville Zoo, said the zoo features many plant species and is working toward becoming an exotic botanical garden to compliment its collection of animals, (10) ______________ three tiger cubs.
II. Word forms (20 pts)
A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses: (10 pts)
1. A very old car is usually an ________________ car. (RELY)
2. I'll always remember that journey - it was an ________________ experience. (FORGET)
3. The cost of________________ to the show is reasonable. (ADMIT)
4. ________________ , there are black holes in space. (THEORY)
5. ________________ parked cars usually get a ticket and are sometimes towed away. (LEGAL)
6. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of________________ . (BORE)
7. He suffered from constant________________ . (SLEEP)
8. It seems________________ to change the timetable so often. (LOGIC)
9. The text is interesting and________________ without being too technical. (INFORM)
10. The price of the house includes many existing________________ and fittings. (FIX)
B. Supply the appropriate forms of the word in the box to make the passage meaningful (10 pts)
Humans have long been fascinated by outer space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms (1)___________, which we might be able to contact. (2)___________, we've all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but 'aliens' like these owe more to the (3)___________of using human (4)___________to play the parts than to any real form of (5)__________ investigation.
However, many serious space (6)________ are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might (7)___________look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, (8)___________by biologist Douglas Dixon. This strange being, (9)___________humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but, despite its odd (10)___________, its behaviour is not very different from our own.
ELSE
NATURE
CONVENIENT
ACT
SCIENCE
RESEARCH
ACTUAL
DESIGN
LIKE 
APPEAR 
III. Sentence transformation (20 pts)
What particularly impressed me was her accent-free pronunciation.
I ____________________________________________________________________________ 
The result of the match was never in doubt. 
At no time ____________________________________________________________________ 
This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London. 
This will be the first time ________________________________________________________ 
How long has this roof been leaking? 
When ________________________________________________________________________
The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle. (BEARS)
____________________________________________________________________________
She is too busy to go shopping. (HANDS)
____________________________________________________________________________
We should waste no words talking to that stubborn guy. (BREATH)
____________________________________________________________________________
In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday. (CHANCES)
_______________________________________________________________________
They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (SOUND)
____________________________________________________________________________
In her previous job, Mara was a picture restorer. (WORK)
____________________________________________________________________________
A. Multiple choices: (40 pts)
I. Phonology - Circle the word whose bold part has the pronunciation different from that of the other words 
(10 ms.) 
D
D
B
C
B
C
D
D
B
A
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (10 ms.) 
1. (A) should be to defend. Use try + infinitive.
2. (D) should be because of. 
3. (B) should be to support. Intend + infinitive.
4. (B) should be is. Congressman is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
5. (A) should be because of Use because of + noun phrase. Note that "that had devastated the area" is a relative clause; therefore, "the torrential rains" is only a noun phrase, not a sentence.
6. (B) should be is. Lack is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
7. (D) should be than the first. The correct comparison is better than.
8. (C) should be has. Cultivation is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
9. (C) should be is causing. Decision is a singular subject and requires a singular verb.
10. (B) should be have been. Species (in this sentence) is a plural subject and requires a plural verb. Species may also be singular, but if that had been the case in this sentence, underutilized would have been preceded by an.
III. Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.(5 ms.) 	 
C. with a jerk
D. sip it
C. concord
B. falter
A. severed
A. vagabonds
D. extensive 
C. bellow
D. cataclysm
B. abhorred 
IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. (5 ms.) 
A
C
B
D
A
B
B
C
D
B
V. Choose the suitable prepositions and adverb particles. (5 ms.) 
A
B
C
B
D
A
D
C
A
B
VI. Reading comprehension 
READING 1: Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D bests fits each space: (5 ms.) 
D
C
B
A
D
B
A
B
D
A
READING 2: Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D bests fits each space: (5 ms.) 
A
C
C
B
D
C
D
A
B
A
VII. Cloze test
Complete the passage using the words in the box: (5 ms.) 
purposes
marketplace
institutions
production
freelancers
amateur 
competence
benefit 
retail 
live 
B. Personal statement: (60 pts)
I. Open cloze test (20 pts)
Passage 1- (10pts)
from 
about 
these 
fuels
being 
only 
energy 
that 
so 
than 
Passage 2- (10pts)
not
anymore
are 
at
from 
too
search 
like 
all
including 
II. Word forms (20 pts)
A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses: (10pts)
unreliable
unforgettable
admission
theoretically
illegally
boredom
sleeplessness
illogical
informative
fixtures
B. Supply the appropriate forms of the word in the box to make the passage meaningful. (10pts)
elsewhere
Naturally
convenience
action
scientific
researchers
actually
designed
unlike
appearance
III. Sentence transformation (20 pts)
I was particularly impressed by her accent-free pronunciation.
At no time was the result of the match in doubt.
This will be the first time the orchestra has performed outside London.
When did this roof begin leaking? / start to leak?
The man in that painting bears resemblance to my uncle.
She has her hands full so cannot go shopping.
We should save our breath by not talking that stubborn guy.
The chances are that the project will be finished on Thursday.
They arrived at their destination safe and sound.
Mara used to work as a picture restorer.