ĐỀ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN DỰ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA LỚP 12 THPT MÔN TIẾNG ANH TỈNH TUYÊN QUANG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 có đáp án Mã A434044

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LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi : 28/10/2010 Đề thi có 09 trang

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Điểm của bài thi Chữ ký của giám khảo Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2

SECTION I: LISTENING (2 points) You are going to listen to the lecture about the poet Sylvia Plath. As you listen choose the best answer. You are allowed to listen to the piece TWICE.

1. The Bell Jar was A. about her father B. her first novel C. a very successful collection of poems D. her last poem 2. Sylvia Plath’s “Collected poems” A. won the Pulitzer Prize twenty years after it was published B. were written during the last year of her life C. won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 D. were never published 3. Sylvia’s husband A. made movies B. died in 2003 C. was also a poet D. had a movie made about him 4. Susan Bassett thought Sylvia’s work A. was about her husband B. wasn’t very good C. was about work life D. was of great interest to women

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5. Sylvia’s brother A. was two years older than her B. was born two years after her C. was a professor at Boston University D. was a highly educated academic 6. Sylvia Plath’s time at college was difficult because A. she got bad grades B. she won a scholarship C. boys didn’t like her D. she was short of money 7. In 1953 Sylvia A. left New York to get a job as an editor B. rejected an offer to teach creative writing C. worked as a guest editor in New York D. returned to New York because she was depressed 8. What does the lecturer imply when she says “Very few modern poets have captured the

popular imagination as much as Plath” A. Plath was able to understand the hopes of ordinary people B. Plath has become very popular C. It is unusual for a modern poet to become popular with ordinary people D. Plath’s writing was about modern people and their imagination. 9. What does the lecturer imply when she says “This domineering father figure became a

common theme that recurred throughout Plath’s writing” A. the image of her father appears in many of her poems B. Plath often wrote of her love for her father C. Plath writings were dominated by the image of her father D. Plath’s father often told her what to write about 10. Which three sentences in the box to your right best summarise the passage? A. What’s remarkable about Plath’s work is that it addresses many women’s issues that were ahead

of her time B. Plath’s father was one of her guiding influences and he supported and mentored her until he died

in 1940 C. Plath’s early life was spent living happily by the sea with her mother who had a part time job to

support the family D. The real significance and the greatness of work was never recognised within in her lifetime E. Plath’s academic path to success was secured by winning an early scholarship. After this she

never looked back F. Plath’s work reflects the many of the personal difficulties that she had whilst growing up and

later as a wife and mother. Your answers:

1……….. 2…………. 3………… 4………… 5……………

6……….. 7…………. 8………… 9………… 10…………..

SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (6 points) I. Choose the best answer for each question. (2 points)

1. The doctor _________all night with the patient.

A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on

2. The government had _________them permission to leave the country.

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