SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT
TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 30 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm
Giám khảo 1
Giám khảo 2
Mã bài thi
I. LISTENING (3/20 points)
Part 1: Listen to the talk about koala and write down the missing information in the notes below.
Koala is the (1) ____________________ . It is (2) ____________________ feet long, with ears seeming as if they were stuck on, and it has beady eyes but no (3) ____________________. The fur is (4) ____________________ in colour. They are (5) ____________________, not bears at all.
Koalas spend almost all their lives in the eucalyptus trees and eat the (6) ____________________. All the toes are armed with (7) ____________________, and the fingers are divided into two groups. The toe is thumb-like. All of these features aid in climbing. Koalas are able to (8) ____________________ from one upright branch to another with surprising skill.
The baby is carried in the (9) ____________________ at first, then it clings to the fur of the (10) ____________________ until it is almost as large as the mother. Koalas become quite tame and they are great attractions at the Australian zoos and parks.
Part 2: Shirley and Chris are on the train. Listen to their conversation about how crossword puzzles are created and circle the correct answer (A,B,C or D) to each of the following questions.
11. How long does it take Shirley and Chris to Edinburgh?
A. five hours and twenty minutes B. an hour
C. half an hour D. four hours and fifteen minutes
12. Where and when was the crossword puzzle first introduced?
A. in a magazine – on a Sunday B. in a newspaper – in 1930
C. in New York Times – in 1913 D. in a supplement – in 1913
13. What was the designer of the crossword puzzles inspired by?