HC SINH GII VNG TNH 2008-2009 SECTION 1: LISTENING I. Listen to the dialogue bet een !

o"#e and a o$an and then %ill in the ea#h blan& ith 'N( o)d. *ou ill hea) the )e#o)ding t o ti$es. W: So tell me about your (1) _______________, Joyce. J: Well, its really small town. W: What is it like there? J: Oh, think its !ery (") _______________ #lace. W: $eally? Why? J: Well, there is nothin% to &o. 'o %oo& (() _______________. 'o ni%htli)e o) any kin&. W: *h, thats too ba&. +ut small towns are #retty (,) _______________ to li!e in. J: Well, yeah, it is (-) _______________ chea#. .n& lots o) #eo#le lo!e it because its !ery (/) _______________. W: 0eah? J: *h1huh. t has %reat (2) _______________1 lots o) mountains an& ri!ers, lakes, trees3 W: Well, &ont know, Joyce. t (4) _______________ like a lo!ely #lace5 J: Well, yeah, i) you like to %o hikin% in the summer an& (6) _______________ in the winter. +ut, you know, m not the (17) _______________ ty#e5 m a real city #erson. II. Listen to the lette). Ci)#le the o)ds "ou hea). *ou ill hea) the )e#o)ding t o ti$es. a. &elicious %. warm m. bi% s. )rien&ly b. ha##y h. thin n. lou& t. lucky c. new i. lon% o. &an%erous u. shar# &. nice 8. strai%ht #. sa)e e. col& k. 8ealous 9. )air ). tall l. small r. interestin% SECTION 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: I. Choose the best ans e) a$ong +, -, C o) . to #o$/lete ea#h senten#e0 1203s4 1. :he technolo%ical an& economic chan%es o) the 16th century ha& a marke& 33333.. on workers .. cause +. e))ect C. impact ;. conse9uence ". :he %o!ernment 33333333.. the )loo& !ictims with )oo&, clothes an& money. .. %a!e B. provi ! <. o))ere& ;. #resente& (. =ore an& more #eo#le 33333333.. o) )oo& #oisonin% nowa&ays .. e>ist +. sur!i!e C. i! ;. star!e ,. :he )irst si%n o) !itamin . &isor&er is ni%ht 33333333.. .. loss o) si%ht +. lack o) !ision C. i"vi#i$i%it& ;. blin&ness -. When you take ice out o) the )ree?er, it 33333333.. .. melts B. i##o%v!# <. so)tens ;. &isa##ears /. :here are many 33333333.. o) #ollution in our mo&ern worl& .. resources B. #o'rc!# <. bases ;. )oun&ation 2. =any #eo#le 33333333.. that natural resources will ne!er be use u# .. !iew +. re%ar& <. consi&er D. $!%i!v! 4. *sin% the com#uter com#etently is an im#ortant 333333.. to hel# one %et a %oo& 8ob. .. reason +. as#ect C. (actor ;. issue 6. @eor%e wants A1777 )or his car, but &ont think its 33333.. as much as that. A. )ort* +. cost <. !alue& ;. #rice& 17. B;i& Jenny say anythin% about her sister?C1'o, she &i&nt 33333.. her at all. .. remin& +. remark <. re)er D. m!"tio" 1

II. Choose the unde)lined /a)t 1 +, -, C, o) . 4 that is in#o))e#t0 1253s4 1. Damilies who are enou%h )ortunate to own a historic home may be able to %et restoration A + < ; )un&s )rom the %o!ernment. ". :he )irst thin%s a new international stu&ent must &o inclu&e rentin% an a#artment, . + re%isterin% )or classes, an& to %et to know the city. < D (. When #arents allow his chil&ren to s#en& many hours watchin% tele!ision, the chil&ren A + are not likely to be #hysically )it. < ; ,. <hristianity has become a worl&wi&e reli%ion since it has be%un almost two thousan& . + C ; years a%o. -. .s the #o#ulation o) .)rica continues to %row, animals will continue to lose theirs natural . + < D habitat. /. .ctually, by the time <olumbus arri!e& to .merica in 1,6", other Euro#eans ha& alrea&y . + C ; reache& the 'ew Worl&. 2. :he most .mericans were kille& in Worl& War than in any other war since the birth o) A + < ; the nation. 4. .ntarctica, which is lar%ely co!ere& by ice, recei!e har&ly any rain)all. . B < ; 6. Jessica is only an amateur, but she sin%s sweeter than most #ro)essionals. . + < ; 17. =rs. .&ams was sur#risin% that her son an& his )rien& ha& %one to the mountains to ski. . + < ; 11. . cure )or the common col&, causin% by a !irus, has not been )oun&. . + < ; 1". .melia Earhart, that was one o) the #ioneers in a!iation, attem#te& to )ly the worl& in . + < 16(2, but she an& her #lane mysteriously &isa##eare& o!er the Faci)ic Ocean. ; 1(. Gis last test results showe& he was the 9uickest ty#ist, yet he was the less accurate o) all the a##licants. . + < ; 1,. :hat secretary o) mine is so e))icient that she always ama?es mysel) with her s#ee&. . + < ; 1-. . #roblem it has cause& setbacks an& we ha!e been )orce& to chan%e the )inal &ate o) . + < com#letion i) we want to a!oi& bein% #enali?e&. ;

III. Su//l" the suitable %o)$ o% the o)ds in b)a#&ets0 1203s4 2

;i))erent (1) _________ (conser!e) e))orts ha!e been ma&e in or&er to (") _________ (&an%er) s#ecies. :he $e& Hist I (() _________ (%lobe) list o) en&an%ere& an& !ulnerable animal s#ecies I has been intro&uce& to raise #eo#les awareness o) conser!ation nee&s. @o!ernments ha!e enacte& laws to #rotect wil&li)e )rom commercial tra&e an& (,) _________(hunt). .nother _________ (conser!e) e))ort is the &e!elo#ment o) wil&li)e habitat (-) _________ (reser!e) as they are suitable )or the (/) _________ (sur!i!e) o) a wi&e ran%e o) s#ecies. :he current %lobe e>tinction crisis is one o) the (2) __________ (%reat) challen%es to mankin&. :o #reser!e the earths (4) __________ (!alue) bio&i!ersity )or )uture %enerations, the #rotection o) __________ (&an%er) s#ecies an& their habitats shoul& be a to# (6) _______ (#rior) )or international or%ani?ations, (17) __________ (%o!ern) a%encies, in&ustry an& in&i!i&uals. IV. 6ut the 7e)b in /a)entheses in #o))e#t tenses0 1203s4 John has always tra!ele& a lot. n )act, he was only two years ol& when he )irst )lew to the *S. Gis mother is talian an& his )ather is .merican. John was born in Drance, but his #arents 1 +m!!t,............................ in <olo%ne, @ermany a)ter they 2 +%iv!,----...... there )or )i!e years. :hey ha& met one &ay while Johns )ather was rea&in% a book in the library an& his mother . +#it, -----...... besi&e him. John / +trav!%,............................ a lot because his #arents also tra!el a lot. .s a matter o) )act, John is !isitin% his #arents in Drance at the moment. Ge li!es in 'ew 0ork now, but 0 +vi#it,--.---....... his #arents )or the last )ew weeks. Ge really en8oys li!in% in 'ew 0ork, but he also lo!es comin% to !isit his #arents at least once a year. :his year he 1 +(%&,......................... o!er -,777 miles )or his 8ob. Ge has been workin% )or Jackson J <o. )or almost two years now. Ge 2 +$!,---..-..-.... #retty sure that he 3 +)or4,.......................... )or them ne>t year as well. Gis 8ob re9uires a lot o) tra!el. n )act, by the en& o) this year, he 5 +trav!%,-..---.--..... o!er 1"7,777 miles5 Gis ne>t 8ourney will be to .ustralia. Ge really &oesnt like %oin% to .ustralia because it is so )ar. :his time he 16 +(%&,............................. )rom Faris a)ter a meetin% with the com#anys Drench #artner. Ge will ha!e been sittin% )or o!er 14 hours by the time he arri!es5 V. Choose the o)d 1+, -, C o) .4 that best #o$/letes ea#h senten#e0 1253s4 1. ;o you know _________? .. who how many #eo#le %o on Sun&ays to church +. who %o to church on Sun&ays how many #eo#le <. how many #eo#le who %o on Sun&ays to church ;. how many #eo#le who %o to church on Sun&ays ". We watch the cat ________ the tree. .. climbe& +. climb <. ha& climbe& ;. was climbin% (. ) we ha& known your new a&&ress, we ________ to see you. .. came +. will come <. woul& come ;. woul& ha!e come ,. 0ou may borrow as many books as you like, #ro!i&e& you show them to ________ is at the &esk. .. whoe!er +. who <. whom ;. which -. Ge looke& )orwar& to ________ his )irst #ay #acket. .. recei!e +. ha!e recei!e& <. be recei!in% ;. recei!in% /. <arol re)use&K ________, her answer was BnoC. .. in other wor&s +. otherwise <. wor&s )or wor&s;. howe!er 2. ) you see :om _________ you min& _________ him to %et in touch with me? .. will L remin&in% +. will L to remin& <. woul& L remin&in% ;. woul& L to remin& 4. _________ hear that son%, think o) you. .. Whate!er +. Dore!er <. Whene!er ;. Gowe!er 6. BHets %o &ancin%, _________?C I B0es, lets.C .. will we +. &ont we <. &o we ;. shall we 17. wish _________ all about this matter a week a%o. 3

.. knew +. know <. ha& known ;. + J < are correct. 11. Ge was _________ he coul& not wake u#. .. !ery tire& that +. such tire& that <. too tire& that ;. so tire& that 1". Joan aske& _________. .. i) there was co))ee +. there was co))ee <. was there co))ee ;. where was the co))ee 1(. She &i&nt know _________ to ha!e )ish or chicken )or lunch. .. both +. whether <. neither ;. as 1,. Dor lunch, you may ha!e _________ )ish or chicken. .. both +. neither <. not only ;. either 1-. su##ose theres a lot _________ between now an& the )irst show. .. to be &one +. &one <. we &o ;. to ha!e &one 1/. ____ my house ____. :hat is why there is all this mess. .. ha& I #aint +. ha!e I #aint <. ha& ha& 1 #aint ;. am ha!in% I #ainte& 12. warne& him _________. .. to be not late +. &ont be late <. not to be late ;. he is not late 14. shoul& ha!e _________ my hair cut weeks a%o, but 8ust &ont seem to ha!e ha& time. .. let +. ma&e <. ha& ;. %otten 16. coul& not cut the %rass because the machine _________ a )ew &ays #re!iously. .. broke &own +. has been broken <. ha& broken &own ;. breaks &own "7. ) you want to &e!elo# inner tran9uility, you ha!e to sto# _________ by e!ery little thin% that ha##ens. .. botherin% +. bein% bothere& <. to bother ;. to be bothere& "1. Ge was ma&e _________ )or two hours. .. to wait +. wait <. waitin% ;. waite& "". =y boss is an%ry with me. &i&nt &o all the work that _________ last week. .. shoul& &o +. shoul& ha!e &one <. must ha!e &one ;. mi%ht ha!e &one "(. .nn is not at home. Shes __________ to &inner. .. been +. %one <. went ;. bein% ",. BWhere are my 8eans?C B:hey _________ at the moment. Sorry.C .. are washin% .. horri)y +. were washe& +. horri)ie& <. are washe& <. horri)yin% ;. are bein% washe& ;. bein% horri)ie& "-. :he )ilm was __________. :here was so much bloo& in it.

SECTION .: READING I. 8ea))ange the %ollo ing %i7e /a)ag)a/hs. .. One shoul& be wary, howe!er, o) assumin% that silent rea&in% came about sim#ly because rea&in% alou& is a &istraction to others. E>amination that )actors relate& to the historical &e!elo#ment o) silent rea&in% re!eals that it became the usual mo&e o) rea&in% )or most a&ult rea&in% tasks mainly because the tasks themsel!es chan%e& in character. +. +y the en& o) the century stu&ents were bein% recommen&e& to a&o#t attitu&es to books an& to use skills in rea&in% them which were ina##ro#riate, i) not im#ossible, )or the oral rea&er. :he social, cultural, an& technolo%ical chan%es in the century ha& %reatly altere& what the term Brea&in%C im#lie&. <. $ea&in% to onesel) is a mo&ern acti!ity which was almost unknown to the scholars o) the classical an& me&ie!al worl&s, while &urin% the )i)teen century the term Brea&in%C un&oubte&ly meant rea&in% alou&. Only &urin% the nineteen century &i& silent rea&in% become common#lace. 4

;. :owar&s the en& o) the century there was still consi&erable ar%ument o!er whether books shoul& be use& )or in)ormation or treate& res#ect)ully, an& o!er whether the rea&in% o) material such as news#a#ers was in some way mentally weakenin%. n&ee& this ar%ument remains with us still in e&ucation. Gowe!er, whate!er its !irtues, the ol& share& literary culture ha& %one an& was re#lace& by the #rinte& mass me&ia on the one han& an& by books an& #erio&icals )or a s#eciali?e& rea&ershi# on the other. E. :he last century saw a stea&y %ra&ual increase in literacy, an& thus in the number o) rea&ers. .s rea&ers increase&, so the number o) #otential listeners &ecline&, an& thus there was some re&uction in the nee& to rea& alou&. .s rea&in% )or the bene)it o) listeners %rew less common, so came the )lourishin% o) rea&in% as a #ri!ate acti!ity in such #ublic #laces as libraries, railway carria%es an& o))ices, where rea&in% alou& woul& cause &istraction to other rea&ers. *ou) ans e)s0 1. 111111111111111111 ". 111111111111111111 (. 111111111111111111 ,. 111111111111111111 -. 111111111111111111 II. 8ead the /assage and #hoose the best ans e) to #o$/lete it. A" '"%'c4& a& Gelen #acke& a small suitcase, sai& %oo&bye to her mother an& hurrie& out o) the house to (1) __________ to the station. :here was no one (") ____________ waitin% at the bus sto#, so it looke& as i) a bus ha& 8ust le)t. Gelen looke& at her watch an>iouslyK it was alrea&y two oclock. Ger train le)t at two thirty, an& since it woul& (() __________ at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she &i& not ha!e much time to (,) __________, e!en i) a bus came alon% at once. Just then a ta>i came slowly &own the roa&. Gelen knew that the (-) __________ to the station was at least two &ollars, which was more than she coul& (/) ___________, but she 9uickly ma&e her (2) ___________ that it woul& be well (4) ___________ the e>tra e>#ense in or&er to be sure o) catchin% the train. So she sto##e& the ta>i an& %ot in. she tol& the &ri!er that she ha& to catch the train which le)t at hal) #ast two. :he man no&&e& an& sai& that he woul& take a short (6) ___________ to %et her to the station in %oo& time. .ll went well until, 8ust as they were comin% out o) a si&e street into the (17) _________ that lea& to the station, the ta>i ran (11) ___________ a car. :here was a lou& crash an& Gelen was thrown (1") _________ so !iolently that she hit her hea& on the )ront seat. +oth &ri!ers %ot out an& be%an (1() _________ each other. Gelen %ot out as (1,) _____ to ask them to sto# 9uarrellin%, but (1-) _________ took any notice o) her at all. 1. .. %o on bus +. %et the bus <. &ri!e ta>i ;. catch the bus ". .. else +. other <. #erson ;. more (. .. be +. take <. waste ;. lose ,. .. s#en& +. wait )or <. s#are ;. %o -. .. cost +. e>#ense <. )are ;. money /. .. #ay +. a))or& <. %i!e ;. ha!e 2. .. &ecision +. min& <. hea& ;. own 4. .. chea# +. &one <. )or ;. worth 6. .. time +. way <. cut ;. roa& 17. .. main roa& +. main si&e street <. alley ;. train 11. .. o)) +. u# <. )or ;. into 1". .. )orwar& +. o!er <. u# ;. har& 1(. .. shoutin% +. to shout at <. to shout )or ;. shoutin% to 1,. .. well +. soon <. much ;. i) 1-. .. none +. no one <. neither ;. both o) them III. 8ead the t o /assages and #hoose the best ans e) to the 9uestions o) to #o$/lete the state$ents . 7ASSAGE 1: 5

belie!e you because know you are . (:$*E) )eel so that ^m %oin% to be&. (SHEEF) 17. :he cost o) must be #ai& by the buyer. (<.$$0) E@!rci#! .6 was late because 1 how much time nee&e&. (ES:l=. :E) Ge wrote the book alone, so he &oesn^t ha!e a . (.*:GO$) :hey^re an incre&ibly )amily. 0ou shoul& see how much )oo& they throw away. (W.S:E) 0ou shoul&n^t lea!e thin%s on car seats in )ull !iew o) #eo#le walkin% #ast. (P.H*E) ^!e ne!er ha& the same o#inions as my )athcr. n )act when was youn%er we were always ha!in% . (.@$EE) =ost #eo#le who work )eel that they are .(F.

I. (ssa" 0 1eighbors are the people who li$e near us. #n your opinion! what are the 6ualities of a good neighbor5 7se specific details and examples in your answer. :here are se!eral 9ualities that a %oo& nei%hbor has. ) you ha!e a %oo& nei%hbor, you are a lucky #erson. 0ou ha!e someone who is res#ect)ul o) your #ro#erty, who is hel#)ul with the little &ay1to1&ay #roblems that arise, an& who is su##orti!e in times o) crisis. . %oo& nei%hbor res#ects your #ro#erty. :his means she asks )or your #ermission be)ore &oin% somethin% that may a))ect you. She &oes not #lant a hu%e tree between your houses without askin% you how you )eel about it. ) she wants to #ut u# a )ence, she tells you about her #lans )irst. . %oo& nei%hbor is willin% to len& a han& when you nee& a little hel#. Ge len&s you some milk i) you run out, or %i!es you a ri&e i) your car breaks &own. Ge lets your chil&ren stay at his house i) you %et stuck workin% o!ertime. 0ou &o the same )or him. +oth o) you hel# make each other^s li!es easier. When you %o throu%h a crisis, like a &eath in the )amily, a %oo& nei%hbor !olunteers to hel# in any way she can. She mi%ht &o somethin% small, like #re#are a )ew meals )or you. Or, she mi%ht &o somethin% bi%, like hel# you %et throu%h the sa&ness o) a )uneral. . nei%hbor can be as close as a %oo& )rien&, or more like a &istant ac9uaintance. Either way, a %oo& nei%hbor is someone who res#ects you an& su##orts you as he can. We shoul& all be lucky enou%h to ha!e %oo& nei%hbors. II. I"t!rpr!ti"8 t*! ta$%! a$o't t*! "'m$!r o( tota% (ir!# a" acr!# $'r"! i" t*! USA + 1536=2666, :he table summari?es the number o) total )ires an& acres burne& in the *S. between 1647 an& "777. :here were )ewer )ires in 1667 than in 1647, but more acres o) )orest were &estroye&. :he number o) )ires was almost the same in both years 1667 an& "777K howe!er, there was a bi% &i))erence o) nearly ( million acres burne& 1 about 4., million in "777 an& nearly -.- million in 1667. (<onclusion: O#tional) III. E##a&: /ome possible solutions to en$ironmental damage3 1 :he essay must ha!e three #arts 1. ntro&uction: must ha!e a to#ic sentence (",-)

". +o&y: shoul& ha!e the )ollowin% i&eas 1See# rare animals in their natural habitat. 1 <ontrol the burnin% o) )orests. 1 <ontrol the cuttin% &own o) trees. 1 'ot use &is#osable #ro&ucts. 1 *se en!ironment 1 )rien&ly #ro&ucts. 1 'ot buil& cam#)ires in national #arks. 1 Fass laws restrictin% en!ironmental &ama%e. 1 :reat sewa%e be)ore &ischar%in% into the sea. 1 Fay hea!y )ine )or #eo#le who break the law. 1 *se anti 1 #ollution &e!ices. 1 <han%e #eo#le^s awareness. (. <onclusion: shoul& e>#ress #ersonal o#inion o) the author.

E>tra #ractice: Co'"tr& <ambo&ia n&onesia Haos

D!(or!#tatio" i" So't*!a#t A#ia $!t)!!" 1556=2660 (Dorest <o!er in million hectares, Tota% ?or!#t Cov!r +1556, 1".6 11/.12.( Tota% ?or!#t Cov!r +2660, 17., 44.1/.1 ?or!#t Lo## +1556=2660, ".- (16.(g) "4 (",g) 1." (/,2g)

:he table shows the &e)orestation situation in Southeast .sia (<ambo&ia, n&onesia, an& Haos) between 1667 an& "77-. n %eneral, Haos ha& lar%er )orest co!er than <ambo&ia, an& n&onesia ha& the lar%est o) the three, countries. n 1667, there was a &i))erence o) nearly 17" million hectares o) )orest co!er between <ambo&ia an& n&onesia 1 1".6 million in <ambo&ia an& 11/.- million in n&onesia. =eanwhile, the &i))erence was about 66 million hectares between Haos an& n&onesia. Within 1- years ()rom 1667 to "77-), the o!erall )i%ures showe& that n&onesia ha& the hi%hest #ercenta%e o) total chan%e or )orest loss while Haos ha& the lowest 1 ",g in n&onesia an& only /.2g in Haos. :he &ate may hel# the %o!ernments o) the three countries make suitable #lans in or&er to sa!e their )orests.