Đề chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THPT Minh Phú

MINH PHU HIGH SCHOOL
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 11A
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
ACADEMIC YEAR
2016-2017
SECTION A: vocabulary
I. Select the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank.
1.
In my view, the changes to education system have been to good ______________________.
A. influence
B. outcome
C. upshot
D. effect
2.
As a full story ___________________, the public reacted with shock.
A. uncovered
B. unfolded
C. unwrapped
D. undid
3.
This song is not ______________ as original as their previous ones.
A. almost
B. virtually
C. nearly
D. practically
4.
In any transport system, the safety of passengers should be ____________
A. paramount
B. eminent
C. chef
D. prime
5.
It is expected that all members will __________ to the rules of the clubs.
A. comply
B. concede
C. conform
D. compromise
6.
It was decided that the cost of the project would be _______ and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive
B. prohibitive
C. restrictive
D. exclusive
7.
Kieu was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself _ and act confidently.
A. through
B. over
C. together
D. off
8.
It just so ___________ that I was in their area that day, so I went to visit them.
A. occurred
B. happened
C. chanced
D. arose
9.
We ___________ a friendship the very first time we met
A. struck
B. launched
C. cropped
D. settled
10.
I left the company by ___________, not because I was forced to.
A. choice
C. option
C. selection
D. preference
11.
Hung was determined to become wealthy and to that ________ she started her own company.
A. view
B. aim
C. end
D. object
12.
I can’t understand why you have to make such a _______ about something so unimportant.
A. mess
B. stir
C. fuss
D. bother
13.
If you don’t want that wardrobe, I’m sure I could put it to good _______
A. value
B. use
C. benefit
D. worth
14.
Even though it was clear that he was wrong, he was unwilling to ________ and admit it
A. take back
B. stand down
C. draw back
D. back down
15.
The police are looking into new ways of _________ major crime.
A. contending
B. wrestling
C. combating
D. striving
16. He made a number of _______ remarks about my cooking, which upset me.
A. slashing
B. stabbing
C. chopping
d. cutting
17.
_______ it or not, I’ve just been given totally unexpected pay rise.
A. Believe
B. Accept
C. Presume
D. Allow
18.
Recent defeats have __________ his confidence in himself as a player
A. undermined
B. disable
C. impeded
D. hampered
19. The plumber agreed that he had made a mistake and promised to put it ______ the next day.
A. correct
B. proper
C. sound
D. right
20.
Poor management brought the company to the _____ of collapse.
A. brink
B. rim
C. fringe
D. brim
II. Use the right form of the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each sentences	
TRAINING FOR A MARATHON
	A successful marathon training programme starts slowly, (1) _____________ (intense) gradually and then tapers off before the big race to (2) _____________ (sure) maximum energy. A typical schedule for a beginner lasts six weeks, which is enough time to build up the endurance and (3) ___________ (strong) needed to run twenty-six miles while avoiding (4) ____________ (injure). Before you begin training you should be capable of (5) ______________ (comfort) running for 45 minutes. The most important element in the programme is long runs, as these allow you to develop the physical and mental (6) ___________ (tough) that will enable you to run for several hours without (7) _____________ (interrupt). To be fresh for the race, make your final run two or three weeks before the marathon.
BORN TO BICKER
	It seems so petty and (8) _____ (child)! While we expect sibling (9) ___________ (rival) among our children we are often embarrassed to find similar emotions ourselves. Yet we do sometimes have (10) ___________ (pain) animosities that can cost some of the most (11) ____________ (resolve) problems of adult life. (12) ____________ (compete) is inherent in all aspects of life. If nations compete, it shouldn’t be surprising that siblings do too – for their parents’ affection and then for the (13) __________ (admire) of bosses, peers and friends. As we grow older we usually find that there is enough love and (14) __________ (recognize) __________ to go round. Some siblings may be more (15) _________ (assert) while others have more urgent needs for love and attention and this can produce conflict.
Intensifies	2. Ensure	3. Strength	4. Injury-ies	5. Comfortably
6. toughness	7. Interruption	8. Childish	9. Rivalry	10. Painful	
11. unresolved	12. Competition	13. Admiration	14. Recognition	15. Assertive
SECTION B:	READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and choose the best word or combination of words to fill in each blank. 
	 HIGH STAKES 
 Few people in the world of high finance had heard of Marc Colombo. There was no (1) _____ why they should have. He was a mere foreign-exchange (2) _____, at the Lloyds Bank in Lugano, Switzerland. But in 1974, Colombo (3) _____ the headlines around the world leaving (4) _____ money experts open-mouthed in amazement. Lloyds (5) _____ that “irregularities” had cost the bank a (6) _____ £32 million. What had the 28-year-old Colombo been (7) _____ to? And how had he got (8) _____ with it? 
 Colombo had been watching the world’s leading (9) _____ change their values on the foreign exchange markets. He decided to buy 34 million US dollars with Swiss francs in three month’s time. If, as he (10) _____, it turned out that the dollar was (11) _____ less when the time came to settle, we would make a handsome profit. But the dollar’s value did not (12) _____. It went up. And Colombo lost £1 million.
 Consequently he increased his stake, and went for (13) _____ or nothing. Without Lloyds (14) _____ a thing, he set up transaction totaling £4,580 million in just nine months. At first, he was betting that the dollar would lose value. It did not (15) _____ he switched to gambling that it would go on rising. It did not. 
1.
A. cause
B. purpose
C. basis
D. reason
2.
A. dealer
B. salesman
C. merchant
D. retailer
3.
A knocked
B. struck
C. hit
D. beat
4.
A. hard-hearted
B. hard-headed
C. hard-pressed
D. hard-hitting
5.
A. announced
B. publicized
C. broadcasted
D. divulged
6.
A. swaying
B. shaking
C. staggering
D. wobbling
7.
A. down
B. off
C. up 
D. on
8.
A. away
B. on 
C. through 
D. by
9.
A. monies
B. rates
C. accounts
D. currencies
10.
A. expected
B. contemplated
C. wondered
D. considered
11.
A. value
B. cost
C. worth
D. charge
12. 
A. tumble
B. trip
C. spill
D. topple
13. 
A. twice
B. pair
C. twofold
D. double
14.
A. considering
B. speculating
C. suspecting
D. believing
15.
A. So
B. Moreover
C. Despite
D. However
II. Read the passage and choose the best option. 
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food are helpful or harmful. 
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.
1: How has science done to disservice to people?
A. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food
B. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables
C. It caused a lack of information concerning the value of food 
D. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.
2: The word “prone” is nearest meaning to __________
A. healthy
B. unlikely
C. supine
D. predisposed
3: The word “carcinogenic” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. trouble-making
B. money-making
C. cancer-causing
D. colorretaining
4: What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve the color of meat
B. They preserve flavor in package food
C. The are objects of research
D. They cause the animals become fatter
5: FDA means ______________
A. Federal Dairy Additives
B. Food and Drug Administration
C. Final Difficult Analysis
D. Food Direct Additives
6: All of the following statements are TRUE except 	 
A. Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons
B. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world
C. Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for more than 45 years
D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
7: What is best title for this passage?
A. The food you eat can affect your health
B. Harmful and Harmless substances in food
C. Avoiding injurious substances in food
D. Improving health through a Natural Diet
8: The word “fit” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. suitable
B. tasty
C. athletic
D. adaptable
9: The word “these” refers to _____________?
A. researchers
B. nitrates and nitrites
C. meats
D. colors
10: The word “additives” is closest meaning to ____________
A. begin substance
B. natural substance
C. dangerous substance
D. added substance
SECTION C:	WRITING
I. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.
1.
This is my brother’s first solo flight in a glider.
This is the first time _________________________________________________________.
2.
We will not see each other again before I go.
This will be the last time _____________________________________________________.
3.
The train left before he got to the station.
By the time _______________________________________________________________.
4.
Minh Phu high school was founded 10 years ago.
It was ten _________________________________________________________________.
5.
The house looks better since the repainting was done.
The house looks better now __________________________________________________.
6.
She hadn’t had a relapse for 6 months.
It was ____________________________________________________________________.
7.
We should spend as little money as possible.
The less __________________________________________________________________.
8.
My slow progress was due to bad teaching.
As a result _________________________________________________________________.
9.
Nobody in the world can run as fast as Fleetfoot.
Fleetfoot __________________________________________________________________.
10.
All that stood between Tu and a gold medal was Manh’s greater speed.
But for ____________________________________________________________________.
1. This is the first time that my brother has flown solo in a glider.
2. This will be the last time we see each other before I go
3. By the time he got to the station, the train had left.
4. It is 10 years since MP high school was founded.
5. The house looks better now that it has been repainted.
6. It was 6 months since she had had a relapse.
7. The less money we spend, the better
8. As a result of bad teaching, I made slow progress.
9. Fleetfoot was the fastest runner in the world.
10. But for Manh’s greater speed Tu would have won the gold medal
II. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any way.
1.	 If we took effective action now, we could still save the rainforest	 WERE
	_________________________________________________________________________________
2.	Taking the necessary precautions, you shouldn’t have any health problems. 	PROVIDED
	_________________________________________________________________________________
3.	He’ll give you a sack if you are late for the meeting.	OTHERWISE
	_________________________________________________________________________________
4.	Don’t pay any attention to what he says; he is only trying to annoy you. 	 NOTICE
	_________________________________________________________________________________
5.	Could you guard my handbag for me while I go to the toilet? 	EYE
	_________________________________________________________________________________
6.	Winning that prize has made him very conceited	 HEAD
	_________________________________________________________________________________
7.	I hate the winter. It really depresses me.	 	DOWN
	_________________________________________________________________________________
8.	I may not come first in the race, but I’ll try as hard as I can not to come last.	DO
	_________________________________________________________________________________
9.	There’s no need for us to hurry; the play doesn’t start until 7.30. 	 TIME
	_________________________________________________________________________________
10.	My husband is obsessed with football; it’s the only thing he ever thinks about.	BRAIN
	_________________________________________________________________________________
Were we to take effective action now, we could still save the rainforest
Provided you take the necessary precautions, you should have any health problems
Don’t be late for the meeting; otherwise he’ll give you a sack
Don’t take any notice of what he says; he is only trying to annoy you
Could you keep an eye on my handbag while I go to the toilet?
Winning that prize has gone to his head
I hate the winter. It really gets me down
I may not come first in the race, but I’ll do my best not to come last
We can take our time, the play doesn’t start until 7.30
My husband has football on his brain; it’s the only thing he ever thinks about.
III. Write a paragraph of about 150 words about the following topic: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specifics reasons and examples to support your answer. (20P)
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