ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG

A. LISTENING

Part 1: You will hear people talking in eight different situations. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.

01. You hear the beginning of a lecture in a university. What is the lecture going to be about?

A. the history of a place          B. social problems                   C. a person's life and work

02. You hear part of a radio programme about an island. Why are there so few trees on the island now?

A. because of urbandevelopment

B. because of the expansion of agriculture

C. because of the action of the sea

03. You hear a teenage boy talking on the radio about his family's efforts to earn money. What will the money be used for?

A. computer games                 B. new clothes             C. an expensive car

04. You hear an announcement at a railway station. What should you do if you want to go to London?

A. await further instructions

B. travel from a different platform

C. get on the next train to arrive

05. You hear a man talking about newspapers. What does he say about the newspaper he reads?

A. It is an essential part of life.

B. It is an important source of information.

C. It is useful for passing the time.

06. You hear a conversation on the radio. What is the programme about?

A. solving traffic problems in cities

B. studying nature and wildlife

C. finding part of an ancient town

07. You hear two people talking about a music festival they have been to. What do they agree about?

A. the quality of the performances

B. the fairness of the prices

C. the standard of the accommodation

08. You hear a travel writer speaking on a radio programme. What aspect of his travels is he talking about?

A. what he does to keep healthy

B. how he reduces the risk of accidents

C. illnesses from which he hassuffered

Part 2: For question 09-15, complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer

Moving Company Service Report

Phone number: (09)________________        

USA Address: 509 (10)________________1137 (11)________________in Seattle

Packing day: (12)________________                                    Date: 11^th March

Clean-up by: (13)________________                                    Day: (14)________________

About the Price: Rather expensive                             Storage time: (15)________________

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.

16. In the hotel lobby the detective caught_________ of the man he had been hired to follow.

A. glance                     B. view                                    C. vision                      D.sight

17. ‘Go on, finish the food. It needs_________ up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.

A. eat                           B. eating                                  C. to eat                       D. eaten

18. Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he_________ them regularly.

A. is writing                B.will write                            C. should write            D. would write

19. Of course I didn’t break it_________ purpose- it was an accident!

A. by                           B. with                                    C.from                        D.on