LISTENING You’ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, or C. 1. You overhear this man in a shop. He wants to change some paint because. A. he doesn’t like the color. B. he thinks there is something wrong with it. C. he finds it makes him ill. 2. This woman is complaining at a railway station enquiry office. She is angry because. A. her train is late. B. her train has been cancelled. C. she thinks the train service is very poor. 3 | SỞ GD ĐT TUYÊN QUANG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008 Môn thi TIẾNG ANH Thời gian 135 phút không kể thời gian giao đề I. LISTENING You ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8 choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A B or C. 1. You overhear this man in a shop. He wants to change some paint because. A. he doesn t like the color. B. he thinks there is something wrong with it. C. he finds it makes him ill. 2. This woman is complaining at a railway station enquiry office. She is angry because. A. her train is late. B. her train has been cancelled. C. she thinks the train service is very poor. 3. These two people are having an argument. Are they arguing about. A. the climate B. the weather outside C. the snowfall in recent years 4. This is a conversation between a man and a woman. Is the man. A. a policeman B. a garage mechanic C. a judge or other official in a court of law 5. The speaker in this extract is a very keen gardener. He is talking about his success in growing. A. a type of fruit. B. a type of vegetable. C. some flowers. 6. In this extract you are listening to someone speaking to quite a large group of people. Is he giving. A. a history lecture B. a talk at a gardening club C. advice to medical students 7. This extract comes from a talk on the radio. Is this speaker describing. A. a piece of music B. a magnificent building C. a formal garden 8. In this extract you can hear someone speaking on the phone. She wants to book some theatre tickets but she finds that. A. the performance is fully booked. B. the performance has been cancelled. C. she can no longer have a special discount. II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Part 1 Choose the best answer to complete sentences by circling the corresponding letter A B C or D. 9. It s difficult to luxuries when you are used to having them. A. cut down on B. cut down at C. cut off on D. cut down into up too late. D. woke D. bring back 10. I missed
