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1. SỞ GDĐT GIA LAI KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG TRƯỜNG THPT MẠC ĐĨNH CHI LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài:180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 14 trang) Ngày thi: 09/11/2019 Lưu ý: Thí sinh không được ghi bất kỳ thông tin gì vào phần này Điểm bài thi Họ tên và chữ ký giám khảo Mật mã Bằng số: .. GK 1 Bằng chữ: GK 2 Họ và tên thí sinh: .Số báo danh .. Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi này (Hãy đọc kỹ các phần hướng dẫn làm bài) I. LISTENING (40/200 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU • Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần. • Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part 1 You will hear people talking in six different situations. For questions 1 – 6, choose the best answer, (A, B or C). ________________________________________________________________________________ Part 1: You will hear people talking in different situations. Choose the best answer A, B or C. (12pts) 1. You hear a young man talking. Why did he go back to college? A. He needed a better job. B. He needed an evening activity. C. He needed new skills. 2. You hear a man talking on the radio. What is he? A. an inventor B. a company employee C. a writer 3. You hear someone talking on the radio about an artist. How does the artist feel about his work? A. He would like to exhibit it in an art gallery. B. He wants to make his creations last longer. C. He is happy to see his work destroyed. 4. You hear a woman talking to her son. Why is she talking to him? A. to give him a warning B. to refuse permission C. to make a suggestion 5. You hear part of a lecture about the role of retired people in the economy. What is the lecturer describing? A. reasons why something is changing B. errors in statistical information C. disagreements between researchers 6. You hear a chef being interviewed on the radio. Why did he decide to become a chef? 1
2. A. to follow a family tradition B. to develop a natural talent C. to pursue his love of cooking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part 2 You will hear an interview with a woman called Helen Hunter who runs a summer camp for teenagers. For questions 7 – 13, complete the sentences. (14pts) SUMMER CAMPS 7. Helen says that people taking part in the summer camp usually sleep in a_______________ 8. The summer camp is a chance for teenagers to meet people and learn __________________ 9. As an example of a practical activity, Helen tells us about a team which built a__________ 10. In the next camp, teams will work out problem-solving activities such as a ___________with clues. 11. Helen gives the example of _______________as the only typical sporting activity at the camp. 12. The day when teams can choose their own activities is called ‘_________________’ 13. The summer camp is good for people who don’t have opportunities or have little ________ 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Part 3 You will hear an interview with a conservationist who has built a cable car in the rainforest. For questions 14-20, choose the best answer (A, B or C). (14pts) _________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What feature of the cable car makes it particularly good for seeing wildlife in the rainforest? A. the speed at which it moves B. the height at which it travels C. the distance that it covers 15. What is the main aim of the cable car project? A. to educate local people B .to persuade people to save the rainforest C. to raise money for other conservation projects 16. What is the advantage of the project for the local people? A. They can use the land if they want. B. They can sell forest products to the visitors. C. More work is available to them. 17. Why was the cable car redesigned? A. so that people could touch the trees B. to avoid cutting down too much forest C. because it had to be brought in by air 18. How does Donald react to the suggestion that he has disturbed the wildlife? A. He explains what happened in the past. B. He criticises what happens elsewhere. C. He denies that there’s been any disturbance. 19. Why is Donald sure his project is a success? A. This piece of forest has survived. B. Animals have returned to the area. 29 2
3. C. Other projects have copied his ideas. 20. Donald thinks the future survival of the rainforest will depend on A. the size of the world’s population. B. the attitude of people towards it. C. the size of the areas left as forest. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. II. USE OF ENGLISH (5 points) PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. He was so ______ in the book that he did not hear her footsteps. A. distracted B. engrossed C. gripped D. attracted 2. I felt that he lacked the ______ to pursue a difficult task to the very end. A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment 3. The government decided to ______ down on income tax evasion. A. press B. crack C. push D. snap 4. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been ______. A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out 5. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will ______ expectations. A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed 6. John's got very ______ feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment. A. puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled 7. The college will soon be ready to ______ candidates for new courses. A. enrol B. involve C. call D. recall 8. After the concert, everyone had to ______ home through the thick snow. A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle 9. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a _____ on the ship. A. riot B. rebellion C. mutiny D. strike 10. Her enthusiasm ______ her lack of experience. A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up 11. The government must ________ finding solutions to the country’s economic problems. A. set to B. set in C. set for D. set about 12. “Our parents do not want us to buy one.” “That’s beside the ________. The real problem is we can’t afford one.” A question B issue C argument D point 13. There is a huge decline _______ the number of tigers in the wild now. A. in B. for C. of D. out 14. They claim that the company has made a healthy profit this year, but this survey suggests _______. A. otherwise B. consequently C. instead D. alternatively 3
4. 15. Mary's marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is going to marry a man ________. A. that she hardly knows him B. which she hardly know him C. she hardly knows D. she hardly knows him 16. I'm in the ______ every month now. I simply can't afford to buy luxuries. A. red B. pink C. black D. green 17. I heard ______________ that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team. A. in the woods B. on the grapevines C. under your feet D. on the olive branch 18. I don’t think these fashions will __________ because few people like wearing them. A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over 19. I didn’t get a __________ of sleep after watching a horror film last night. A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce 20. In a _______ situation, the first team to score a goal or the first golfer to win a hole is the winner. A. sudden-death B. death-wish C. kiss of death D. death-throes Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. PART 2: Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given in the box below. You can change their form if necessary. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. bring out close down make up to sift through check over lay down go round sit on work out do with 1. Business was so bad that they had to ______ two factories. 2. Next year, we intend to ______ several new products. But at the moment, we are still testing them. 3. The operator monitors the pressure by ______ the readings on these gauges. 4. Calculations which used to take ages can now ______ in a few seconds. 5. You give the computer a command and it will ______ the data for you until it finds the information you need. 6. People only ______ him because of his wealth. 7. He ______ my letter for months, why doesn’t he answer it? 8. This car could ______ a good polish. 9. There should be enough sweets to ______. 10. It is quite clearly ______ that only amateurs can take part. 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. 4
5. PART 3: Read the text below. Use the word in CAPITALS at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The first word (0) has been done as an example. It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1. INTERACT) ______ and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has undergone a dramatic transformation, not for all the good. Email, while (2. DOUBT) _____ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3. FUNCTION) ______ and that the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE) _____ has had a (5. SIGNIFY) _____ effect on certain people’s behaviour, both at home and business. For those people, the use of email has become irresistibly (6. ADDICT) _____ to the extent that it is (7. THREAT) _____ their mental and physical health. Addicts spend their day (8. COMPULSION) _____ checking for email and have a (9. TEND) ______ to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two working days a week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) ________ is something employers are well aware of. Your answers: 1.____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________ 6. ____________________________ 7. ____________________________ 8. ____________________________ 9. ____________________________ 10. ___________________________ \ PART 4: Read the text below carefully. Some lines are correct but some have a word which should NOT be there. Tick (√) the correct line. If a line has a word which should NOT be there, underline the word and write it in space on the right. There are two examples at the beginning. REPORT ON AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE Telent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have realised Africa's potential. 0. are Lyndsey McIntyre, a former model herself, recently opened one agency's first African office. 00. √ "African women are being graceful and serene" she says. "These qualities could make them do 1. very well in this business." However, sporting supermodels is rarely easy, as well McIntyre 2. discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern Kenya, whose the women are 3. reported to be especially striking. "The tribal leaders were a bit suspicious and I wasn't allowed to 4. 5
6. be meet many of their girls," she explains. Another problem is that reports aren't always reliable. 5. McIntyre discovered this when one of village's "most beautiful girl" turned out to be its heaviest 6. one. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer far slimmer women. The Orma are not 7. alone in believing fat it is beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugadan 8. contestants were disqualified for being a little too large around the hips. "I don't understand why 9. the fashion industry's obsession with small hips," said one judge for the contest. "But because we 10. want the girls to succeed and to see African models working internationally, we give the industry what it wants. III. READING (5 points) PART 1:Read the passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The Sahara Marathon One of the (0)______ amazing marathon races in the world is the Marathon of the Sands. It takes place (1) ______ April in the Sahara Desert in the south of Marocco, a part of the world where temperature can reach forty degrees centigrade. The standard (2) ______ of a marathon is 42.5 kilometers but (3) ______ is 230 kilometers long and takes seven days to complete. It began in 1986 and now attracts about 200 runners, the majority of whose ages (4) ______ from 17 to 47.About half of (5)______ come from France and the rest from all over the world. From Britain, it costs £1,750 to enter, (6) ______ includes return air fares. The race is rapidly (7) ______ more and more popular (8) ______, or perhaps because of, the harsh conditions that runner must endure. They have to carry food and anything else they need (9) ______ seven days in a rucksack weighing no more than twelve kilograms. In(10) ______ to this, they are given a litre and a half of water every ten kilometers. Incredibly, nearly all the runners finish the course. Runners do (11) ______ terrible hardship. Sometimes they lose toenails and skin peels off their feet. However, doctors are always (12) ______ hand to deal with minor injuries and to make sure that runners do not push (13) ______ too far. Your answers: 0. most 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. PART 2: Read the passage and choose the correct word/phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each blank. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. Sport as a spectacleand photography as a way of recording action have developed together. At the (0)______ of the 20th century, Edward Muybridge was experimenting with photographs of movement. His pictures of a runner feature in every history of photography. Another milestone was when the scientist/photographer Harold Edgerton (1)______ the limit of photographic technology with his study of a (2)______ of milk hitting the surface of a dish of milk. Another advance was the 6
7. development of miniature cameras in the late 1920s which made it possible for sport photographers to (3)______ their cumbersome cameras behind. The significance of television as a transmitter of sport has (4)______ the prospects of still photographers. All those people who watch a sports event on TV, with all its movement and action, value the still image as a reminder of the game. The (5)______ majority of people do not actually attend sports events, but see them through the eyes of the media. And when they look at sports photography, they look not so much for a (6)______ of the event as for emotions and relationships with which they can identify. Looking back, we can see how (7)______ sports photography has changed. (8)______ sports photographers were as interested in the stories behind the sport as in the sport itself. Contemporary sports photography (9)______ the glamour of sport, the colour and the action. But the best sports photographers today still do more than (10)______ tell the story of the event. They capture in a single dramatic moment the real emotions of the participants. 0. A. turn B. opening C. origin D. introduction 1. A. enlarged B. extended C. prolonged D. spread 2. A. splash B. drop C. dash D. drip 3. A. put B. keep C. lay D. leave 4. A. improved B. aided C. benefited D. assisted 5. A. high B. wide C. main D. vast 6. A.preservation B. store C. mark D. record 7. A. highly B. radically C. extremely D. severely 8. A. Initial B. First C. Early D. Primary 9. A. outlines B. signals C. emphasises D. forms 10. A. simply B. alone C. singly D. only Your answers: 0. A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 3: Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each question. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. The word synthesize means to produce by combining separate elements. Thus, synthesized sound is sound that a musician builds from component elements. A synthesized sound may resemble a traditional acoustic musical timbre, or it may be completely novel or original. One characteristic is common to all synthesized music, however. The sound qualities themselves, as well as the relationships among the sounds have been “designed,” or “composed,” by a musician. Many people believe that synthesized music imitates traditional music instruments and ensembles. They believe that synthesized music is created mechanically without control by a musician. These ideas are not true. A builder of a traditional musical instrument assembles a collection of acoustic elements whose interrelationships cannot change. For example, a violin has four strings positioned over a fingerboard and coupled through the bridge to the violin’s body. Violinists bring the strings into contact with the fingerboard and a bow to cause the strings to vibrate. The resultant sound is resonated by the hollow 7
8. body of the violin. However, violinists do not change the relationship of the strings to the bridge, or that of the bridge to the body. Nor, do they reconfigure its slightly hour-glass shape. Synthesists, on the other hand, view their instrument as a collection of parts that they configure to produce the sounds they want. They call this “programming,” or “patching,” and they may do this before or during performance. The parts that synthesists work with depend on the design of the instruments that they are using. In general, synthesizers include elements that generate and combine waveforms and that shape loudness of the sounds. Other sound-producing and -processing elements, which can exist as electronic circuits or as built-in computer programs, may also be available. To control these elements, a synthesist may use a combination of conventional keyboard and other manual control devices, such as wheels, sliders, and joysticks. 1. Which answer choice is closest in meaning to the word “resemble” in the first paragraph? A. recreate B. put together C. sound like C. take apart 2. According to the passage, what do component elements of synthesizers include? A. Computer programs and hollow bodies. B. Bridges and electronic circuits C. Fingerboards and patchers D. Computers and electronic keyboards 3. It can be inferred from the passage that many people _________________. A. dislike synthesized music because it lacks harmony and beauty B. enjoy imitating the sounds and musical instruments C. build musical instruments in their home D. believe that synthesized musicis created by a machine, not by a musician 4. According to the passage, the interrelationships of acoustical elements in traditional musical instruments _________________ . A. comprise wood and horsehair B. cannot be changed C. resonate musical notes D. resemble a hour glass 5. Which answer choice is the closest in meaning to the word “coupled” in the third paragraph? A. connected B. performed C. folded D. vibrated 6. All of the following contribute to the sound of a violin EXCEPT____________ . A. a bridge B. a fingerboard C. a keyboard D. a bow 7. Where in the passage would the following sentence best fit? This, in turn, vibrate the air and sends the sound to the listener’s ears. A. After the word “original” in the first paragraph B. After the word “ensemble” in the second paragraph C. After the phrase “hollow body of a violin” in the third paragraph D. After the end of the fourth paragraph 8. The word “its” in the third paragraph refers to which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentences? A. violinists B. the body C. the bridge D. strings 9. What are the main idea of the passage? A. Synthesized music combines separate elements and changes the relationship of those elements. B. Synthesized music cannot resemble traditional musical instruments. C. Synthesized music is loved by everyone who enjoys rock and popular music. D. Synthesized music is used mostly in films and TV. 10. According to the passage, what are the wheels, sliders and joysticks? A. Relationships among elements B. Parts of computer game boards 8
9. C. Manual control devices on sound synthesizers D. Sound qualities designed by a synthesist Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 4: Read the article and sentences again. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from sentences A-H the one which best fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. A. They throw away perfectly decent things that look good and feel comfortable, and replace them with the latest designer items. B. They will go out in the latest spring fashions even if it is snowing or wear high-heeled shoes to a picnic in the woods. C. There are limits though and if you want to avoid going over them, here’s what you should do. D. Fashion victims don’t care if they’re fat or thin, short or tall. E. They often have favourite styles and are reluctant to give them up even if the trend faded decades earlier. F. This is fine if you happen to have a lot of money, of course. G. In their desperate bid to be in style, they completely miss the most important aspect of being stylish. H. If you wear them all at once, they just compete for attention. HOW TO SPOT A FASHION VICTIM (AND HOW TO AVOID BECOMING ONE YOURSELF) You’ve probably heard the term “fashion victim” on TV and in magazines, but who are these critics referring to and why do they call these people “victims”? Fashion victims are people who take a fashion trend and follow it slavishly. They don’t care whether it looks good on them or not, whether it is appropriate or whether they are wearing it in excess. (1)__________.This is to customize trends to suit their own body and circumstances. So what are some telltale signs of a fashion victim? Number one on my list is wearing clothing and accessories that do not suit their body shape. (2) ____________. They will snap up the latest trends and wear them proudly to show the world that they know what’s in style. Meanwhile, everyone is thinking,“You may be very trendy, but do you own a mirror?” Wearing too much of one thing is never a good idea whether it is jewellery, make up, designer clothes or perfume. This is the second area where fashion victims often get it wrong. The right style tactic is to create a single focal point. It might be a designer T-shirt or some unusual boots or perhaps a trendy jacket. (3) ___________. Wear one fashion item at a time and keep the rest simple. A third trap that victims fall into is being so into fashion that they are completely out of touch with the world around them. For these people fashion sense is always more important than common sense. (4) ____________. Make sure that you don’t sacrifice safety and comfort for the sake of looking good. Fashions date very quickly and this presents fashion victims with another problem. (5)____________.If you really want to be fashionable, it is important to be alert to the fact that others have stopped dyeing their hair red or wearing long strings of beads or low-rise jeans, and change your 9
10. style accordingly. At the other extreme are people who buy a completely new wardrobe every season. (6)______________. However, this costs them a fortune and makes it obvious to everyone else that they have fallen prey to an obsession with fashion. Instead, look critically at your clothes and only throw or give away what you haven’t worn for over twelve months. Most people want to look good and for almost everyone this means following fashion trends to some extent. (7)____________. Buy cheap, wear often and invest in classic items that never go out of fashion. Follow the trends that really suit you rather than forcing yourself to fit into them. That way you won’t run the risk of becoming a fashion victim. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. PART 5: You are going to read amagazine article in which various women are interviewed about their jobs. For the following questions, choose from the women (A-D). Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)on the blanks in front of the statements 1. ______ She accepts failure as an inevitable part of her job. 2. ______ It is very important that she gives people the rightinstructions. 3. ______ She dislikes some of the people she deals with. 4. ______ She has to be available for contact outside working hours. 5. ______ She sometimes eats and works at the same time. 6. ______ She finds that every day is differently organised. 7. ______ She sometimes refuses to answer questions. 8. ______ She feels she needs more time for a particular aspect of her work. 9. ______ She values the approval of her customer. 10. ______ She obtains most of her work by following up earlier jobs. TAKE FIVE CAREERS Rebecca Cripps meets five women who discuss their different professions: the highlights, the drawbacks and their typical working day. A. THE BRAIN SURGEON Name: Anne Age: 34 ANNE'S DAY "I get up at 6.30 a.m, go the gym at 7 a.m, get to work by Sam and start operating at 8.30 a.m. I operate all Monday and Wednesday, as well as some Friday afternoons. Most standard head operations take three hours, but some operations take all day. I've worked ten hours straight through on occasion without eating or going to the loo. Deciding when to operate, and what to do, can be stressful. I don't feel particularly stressed when operating, but sometimes I worry about what I'm going to do the next day. Brain surgery tends to be a last resort for a patient, but when it works it's tremendous, and more than makes up for the unsuccessful times. From 10 a.m to 1 p.m I hold an out-patients' clinic, when I explain the operations. I enjoy this and find it quite easy to talk to the patients. If they get upset, I comfort them, but time pressure can make this difficult. I leave work between 6 p.m and 8 p.m Some nights and weekends I'm on call, and I always carry my bleeper. On holidays, I worry for the first three days about the people I've left behind, and at night I dream I'm operating. I'm hopeless at switching off." 10
11. B. THE SENIOR DESIGNER Name: Marita Age: 31 MARITA'S DAY "I get up at 7.45 a.m, leave the house by 8.20 a.m, take the train to work and arrive at 9.15 a.m. At 10.30 a.m on Monday we meet to discuss what we're doing, any problems or whether anyone needs help. We work in teams - in my team there are three senior designers, a company partner who oversees everything, and a junior designer. The·work usually involves ten to fifteen percent design: the rest is production. I'll be given a brief by the client - with luck the company will have clear ideas about what they want to say, their target market and the form of the project. I then spend three or four weeks designing, researching and developing the project. After this I present my ideas to the client and once they've agreed to them, we work out estimates and budgets, and I start commissioning photographers and illustrators. I liaise with the printers and make sure the needs of the job are being met, and on time. I spend a lot of time managing people. I have to be able to communicate with a broad range of people, and briefing them correctly is essential. When their work comes in, I assemble everything and send it to the printers. Keeping several jobs going at once can send stress levels sky-high. Deadlines are always looming, and no day has a set structure. Lunch is at 1 p.m for an hour, when we try to get out to the pub. Otherwise I have sandwiches and work through. It's a great feeling if the client gives a good response to the designs you've done and you know the project has worked; it's a great disappointment when you've worked really hard and the job gets rejected. I get home at 7.30 p.m at the earliest; often it's 8.30 p.m and sometimes much later. I find it hard to unwind when I get back, especially if I'm very busy." C. THE CHAUFFEUR Name: Linda Age:42 LINDA'S DAY "I get up at about 7 a.m most days, but two or three mornings a week I meet a long-haul flight from Heathrow or Gatwick and get up between 4.30 a.m and 5a.m. At 10.30 or 11 a.m I might go for a bike ride, or swim. Because chauffeuring is a sedentary job, I have to watch my diet and exercise quite carefully. I usually have a big breakfast, though, and just have snacks during the day. People often ask me to recommend restaurants, nightclubs or shops, so I have to know my way around. Luckily, a lot of the jobs are prebooked, so I get a chance to look routes up beforehand. Not everyone is polite. Some passengers are anti-social, some arrogant, some downright rude. But most of the time people are very well behaved and I've built up a good rapport with my regular clients. There are times when I hear a conversation in the car and have to make sure my eyes are firmly on the road and my ears shut. Sometimes the press have tried to make me talk about clients I've carried, but I won't. I work a seven-day week, up to fifteen hours a day. I have to be careful not to get. D. THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER Name: Tracy Age: 27 TRACY'S DAY "I get up at about 7a.m, leave the house at 7.30 a.m and get to my first job. My assistant and I spend most of our time maintaining gardens we originally designed and landscaped. We do a few commercial jobs but most of our work is in private gardens. We spend about an hour and a half at each 11
12. house. At about 11 a.m we get hungry and go to a local cafe for a big breakfast. I often look at my watch and wish it was earlier and that time didn't pass so quickly. In summer I may work until 10 p.m; in winter until 4.30 p.m. The business office is at home, so when I get back I listen to any messages and respond to any calls. If someone wants their garden landscaped, I'll usually arrange a consultation with them in the evening – at about 7 p.m or 8 p.m. We specialise in using old materials, such as old bricks and unusual plants, to make gardens look as if they were built a long time ago. But sometimes people have a set idea of what they want, and it can be pretty horrible. Still, it's very satisfying when we do a complete landscape from start to finish and then see all the blooms come out. It's hard to relax in the evenings because I can always hear the business line when it rings. I never have any trouble sleeping because the work I do is so physical that I'm always exhausted at the end of the day. I wouldn't say I'm very strong, but I'm fit. Physically, it's a very tough job, but it does let your imagination run wild." IV. WRITING: (6 points) PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given in CAPITALS. Do not change the form of the given words. 1. From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. TERMS In . well spent. 2. I’m afraid our problems are just beginning. ICEBERG These problems . . 3. She was so anxious while the results were read out. BREATH She . read out. 4. I don’t think the television’s likely to blow up at any minute. LIKEHOOD There . any minute. 5. William tried to remain impartial in the quarrel between his two cousins. SIDES William tried . two cousins. 6. Jenny didn’t feel like going to the party. MOOD Jenny wasn’t .. to the party. 7. We missed the bus because we had overslept. CONSEQUENCE We missed .. oversleeping. 8. There is no way Lisa will give up her independence to get married. OF Lisa has no . her independence to get married. 9. The film wasn’t as good as we expected. COME The film . . .our expectations. 10. They’ve been arguing about the motorway extension for years. BONE The proposed . for years. PART 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh. The very ... . 12
13. 2. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems. Mass tourism is ... . 3. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. In case ... . 4. You won’t find a school anywhere whose pupils get such results. Nowhere ... . 5. Brenda doesn’t get on with her next-door neighbor any more Brenda has ... . 6. Although I tried very hard, I couldn’t convince Debbie to deliver a speech. Try ... . 7. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him. He is the most ... . 8. I'm sure he took your briefcase by mistake. I am sure he didn’t ... . 9. You pay 20 pounds a month for a period of 1 year. You pay in 12 successive . . 10. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelop to the above address. Further information can PART 3: Some people say that pupils, after finishing secondary school, have the right to go straight to college or university without having to take an examination. Others take opposite view and say that admission to college or university should be offered through examination only. Which view point do you agree with? Write an essay of 200-250 words expressing your opinion. 13
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