Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2016-2017

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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12
SỐ PHÁCH
NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
Môn thi
Thời gian thi
Ngày thi 
: TIẾNG ANH
: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
: 12/11/2016
Đề thi có 10 trang
· Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
· Giám thi coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
I. LISTENING (50 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
· Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
· Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
· Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: For questions 16-20, listen to a talk about the origins of James Bond and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) according to what you hear. Write your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes provided. 0 has been done as an example.
Example: 0. The fiction spy James Bond was created by ______?
A. Jane Austen	B. J.K. Rowling	C. Thomas Hardy	D. Ian Fleming
1. What was the name of Ian Fleming’s Jamaican estate, where he created the character?
	A. Goldenball	B. Goldeneye	C. Thunderball	D. No information
2. Which of these statements about the fictional spy James Bond is false? 
	A. Ian Fleming enjoyed bird watching.
	B. “James Bond” was named after the author of a book about spying.
	C. Ian Fleming based the character on himself.
	D. James Bond’s exploits were inspired by a real life spy
3. Which of these film titles is said to be the Bond family motto, (or coat of arms)?
	A. You Only Live Twice	B. Live and Let Die
	C. The World is not Enough	D. No information
4. The code name ‘007’ gives James Bond _______.
	A. A licence to kill	B. A licence to thrill
	C. A licence to spy	D. No information
5. In which book did James Bond first make his appearance?
	A. Dr No	B. Goldfinger
	C. Casino Royale	D. No information
Your answer:
0. D
1.
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5.
Part 2: For questions 6-15, listen to a piece of news from npr about low gas prices in 2016 and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided.
Crude oil (6) __________________________ to the lowest price in nearly a decade. Accordingly, the average U.S. household has saved an estimated $700 this year and drivers can expect more savings in 2016.
Thanks to lower prices, Brady can do volunteer more easily and (7) _________________________.
According to Kloza, the prices of gas tend to increase when refineries have to (8) ________________________ or (9) __________________________that produce less smog in the summer.
To show their concern about the environment, the U.S pledged in Paris to reduce (10) ____________________________ and address climate change.
Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability is doubtful about (11) __________________________ as the choices will be a big factor that members of the (12) ________________________ make.
It is suspected that they will continue to embrace things like (13) __________________________or and more efficient hybrid and electric cars. 
Myers Jaffe says that the trend of sharing or renting cars at weekends will have a negative impact on the (14) __________________________ and positive on climate solutions.
Low prices can make the big oil states like Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia less stable and if one of those countries experiences (15) __________________________ or even falls, the reduction in world oil production and the increase in prices is inevitable.
Part 3: For questions 16-20, listen to the story about Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived and choose FIVE letters from A-J.
Which FIVE statements are TRUE according to what you hear? Write your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes provided. 
A. Mansa Musa ascended the throne when famine and civil war in Europe occurred.
B. The wife of Mansa Musa played an important role in helping his realm grow and flourish.
C. The Mali Empire has a large quantity of natural resources, including salt and gold.
D. It took Mansa Musa over a year to make the long journey to Mecca. 
E. It has been recorded that Mansa Musa built a mosque each and every Saturday.
F. Mansa Musa gave the gold to the poor he met along his route to Mecca.
G. Musa’s generous actions inadvertently devastated the economy of the regions through which he passed.
H. After returning from his pilgrimage, Mansa Musa spent much of the rest of his life teaching at his own university.
I. Mansa Musa used the money to strengthen the country’s cultural centers, particularly Timbuktu, which he annexed in 1312.
J. Mansa Musa set up many universities all over the world.
Your answer:
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
Part 4: Listen to a talk about the strongest ever storm, Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico. For questions 21-25, complete the table.
Hurricane Patricia
List of government actions
1. The maximum sustained winds: (21) ___________________
__________________________________. 
2. Where Patricia is issued: (22) ________________________
south of the port of Manzanillo. 
3. Storm Classification: a (23) _____________________ storm.
4. Urging people to (24) _________________________
_______________________________________ and to
(25) ________________________________________.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1. For questions 26-39, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions and write your answers in the correspoding numbered boxes provided.
26. Mark Stringly is rarely interviewed as he hates being in the ______.
	A. flashlight	B. limelight	C. headlight	D. floodlight
27. I tried to push my way through the standing passengers to get to the door and, failing to keep my ____ about me.
A. head	B. soul	C. wits	D. mind
28. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with _____ eye.
A. naked	B. bare	C. flesh	D. pure
29. We need a more _______ assessment of the chances of ending this war.
A. moral	B. sober	C. plain	D. vivid
30. Thick fog across much of the UK has resulted in dozens of flights _______ and many more delayed.
A. being cancelled	B. to be cancelled	C. are cancelled	D. cancelled
31. The mobile phone company planned to publicly _______ its latest technology to upgrade its already strong operating system.
A. underwrite 	B. undervalue	C. undress	D. unveil
32. She has drawn ______ praise for her charitable works.
A. abundant	B. luxurious 	C. massive	D. lavish 
33. When times are good, people can spend freely, but during bad times we have to ____ our spending.
A. multiple	B. disperse	C. curtail	D. obstinate
34. Ben’s so unlucky in love. Why does he ______ the type of woman who brings trouble? 
A. catch on	B. fall for	C. put before	D. set out 
35. Although there is some truth to the fact that Linux is a huge threat to Microsoft, predictions of the Redmond company’s demise are, ______ , premature. 
A. saying the most 	B. to say the least 	C. to say the most 	D. to the least degree
36. The vagrant came out of the shop, ___________ for about 10 paces before falling against a car. 
A. stammered 	B. tripped 	C. staggered 	D. skidded
37. After his heavy defeat in the local elections he decided to _____ from the campaign for the Presidency.
A. withdraw 	B. retract	C. abandon	D. withhold
38. He claimed _____ from military service as he was a foreign national.
A. demobilization	B. exception	C. exemption	D. liability 
39. The manager spoke highly of such ___________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. haracteristics	B. properties	C. features	D. virtues 
Your answer:
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Part 2: For questions 40 – 45, write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. There is an example at the beginning (0).
As part of the ‘Facebook generation’, we have grown up in a world where access to the internet is constantly at our fingertips and we’re able to connect with people at the touch of a button. Nowadays, it’s become (0) _______ (INCREASE) common to offer guests the wifi password along with a cup of tea when they come round to visit. We have become addicted to our smartphones.
Of course, smartphones are (40) _______ (DENY) useful and have revolutionised our lives in so many ways. Thanks to thousands of apps available to download, we’re now able to do almost anything when we’re out and about. However, it seems a shame that these addictive pieces of technology are slowly beginning to take over our lives. It’s so easy to become (41) ______ (DEPEND) on our phones, whether it’s to find your way around with the map application or even just check the time. As a result we’re becoming more (42) _______ (SOCIABLE), choosing to consult the internet rather than talk (43) _______ (FACIAL) with other human beings.
Even when we’re socialising, it seems most of us struggle without our phones at arm’s reach. Phones were invented to keep us more connected, and indeed they have done just that. We can now get in contact by an endless list of social media outlets, yet this means we’re starting to lack genuine contact with each other. People are connecting more and more across screens rather than in person, even when it comes to relationships - dating apps and websites are more popular than ever before. Recently, an artist released a series of images (44) _______ (DEPICTION) people in social situations and edited out their smartphones and tablets. The result was a collection of powerful images that have, perhaps (45) _______ (IRONY), gone viral. They force people to wake up to the fact that we are no longer interacting properly with each other.
Your answers
0. increasingly 
40.________________
41. _______________
42.________________
43.________________
44.________________
45.________________
III. RADING (50 points)
Part 1: For questions 46-60, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
THEATRE IN BRITAIN
The theatre has always been very strong in Britain. Its centre is, of course, London, where successful plays can (46)______ without a break for many years. London has several dozens of theatres, most of them not (47)_____ from Trafalgar Square. (48)_____ London even some quite big towns have no public theatre at all, but every town has its private theatres. British theatre is much admired. There you can (49)_____ the best of everything – an excellent orchestra, famous conductors, celebrated actors and a well-dressed (50)_____. 
Choose a good play, and you’ll enjoy yourself throughout from the moment the curtain (51)_____ to the end of the last act. Get your seats beforehand, either at the box-office or at the theatre itself. You’ll probably want to sit as near to the (52)_____ as possible. 
46.
A. show 
B. perform 
C. run 
D. produce
47.
A. far 
B. remote 
C. distant 
D. close
48.
A. Inside 
B. Outside 
C. In 
D. Out
49.
A. take 
B. give 
C. hold 
D. get 
50.
A. audience 
B. auditorium 
C. authority 
D. publicity
51.
A. puts up 
B. sets up 
C. makes up 
D. goes up
52.
A. scene 
B. stage 
C. scenery 
D. performance
SMOG AND AIR POLLUTION
For years London was synonymous with smog, the word coined at the (53)_____ of the 20th century to describe the city’s characteristic blend of fog and smoke. The capital’s “pea-soupers” were caused by suspended pollution of smoke and sulfur dioxide from coal fires. The most (54)_____ affected area was the 19th-century residential and industrial (55)_____ of inner London – particularly the East End, which had the highest density of factory smokestacks and domestic chimney pots and the lowest-(56)______ land, inhibiting dispersal. As recently as the early 1960s, the smokier districts of east Inner London experienced a 30 percent reduction in winter sunshine hours. That problem was (57)______ by parliamentary legislation (the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968) outlawing the burning of coal, combined with the clearance of older housing and the loss of manufacturing.
The less visible (58) _____ equally toxic pollutants of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, benzines, and aldehydes continue to spoil London’s air. Traffic fumes and other exhausts are (59)______ to become trapped between the surrounding hills and below a stagnant capping mass of warm urban air at an altitude of about 3,000 feet (900 metres), causing immediate increases in eye irritation, asthma, and bronchial complaints. But London’s weather is too (60)_____ for the development of a full-scale photochemical smog of the kind that can build up under the more stable weather conditions of cities such as Los Angeles.
53.
A. back
B. turn
C. next
D. gap
54.
A. largely
B. frequently 
C. thoroughly
D. severely 
55.
A. ring
B. belt 
C. loop
D. tie
56.
A. standing
B. situating
C. lying
D. locating
57.
A. alleviated 
B. exalted
C. degraded
D. abated
58.
A. with
B. besides
C. regarding
D. but 
59.
A. able
B. tenable
C. liable 
D. flammable
60.
A. wicked
B. lethal
C. agile
D. fickle 
Your answers:
46.
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Part 2: For questions 61-75, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage. There is an example at the beginning (0).
TOMORROW’S WORLD WILL BE A LITTLE LATE
In a report for the US magazine Wired, a large number of academics, writers and experts were invited to (0) make their predictions for the future. In some respects they are quite cautious, ruling (61) __________ ideas that they believe belong (62) __________ science fiction more than to practical reality, at (63) __________ in the next half-century or so. In other areas, (64) __________ , they foresee changes before too long.
On the roads, self-driving taxis and cars, in (65) __________ satellites guide the vehicle from office to home, or to holiday destinations, could arrive by 2019, (66) __________ to the experts. By 2034, (67) __________ than 50 per cent of people in industrialized countries, (68) __________ is forecast, will drive clean electric vehicles.
In space, a landing of humans (69) __________ Mars could be the highlight of 2020, say writers and scientists at NASA. Aliens may be contacted in 2025, but even 2050 is (70) __________ soon for androids like C-3PO in Star Wars.
On the James Bond-style personal jetpack, Noah Rifkin, director of technology deployment at (71) __________ United States’s Department of Transportation, said that companies are unlikely to put enough money (72) __________ research and development (73) __________ they know how many people might want to buy it.
At work, all the technologies needed to do (74) __________ with the need for paper have already been invented, yet Don Norman at Apple Computer forecasts that people (75) __________ always want paper, although society may be 80 per cent paperless in 2009.
Your answer:
61.
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Part 3: Read the following passages and answer questions 76-89.
PASSAGE 1:
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. 
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “fight” or “flight” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it. 
76. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ________. 
A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves. 
B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health.
C. they are travelling fast all the time. 
D. they are becoming busier with their work .
77. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________. 
A. not fearing stress.
B. knowing the art of relaxation. 
C. high sense of responsibility.
D. having control over performance.
78. Which of the following statements is true? 
A. We can find some ways to avoid stress. 
B. Stress is always harmful to people. 
C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work. 
D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress. 
79. In Paragraph 3, “such a reaction” refers back to ________. 
A. “making a choice between ‘flight’ or ‘fight’	
B. “reaction to stress both chemically and physically”
C. “responding to crises quickly”
D. “losing heart at the signs difficulties”
80. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to ________. 
A. “expose ourselves to stress” 
B. “find ways to deal with stress”
C. “remove stress from our lives” 
D. “established links between diseases and stress”
PASSAGE 2:
Traditional education creates, in time, an incomplete image on family’s gender roles. From generation to generation children interiorize theirs parent’s model known as “separated world’s myth” – a wife and a mother only cooking ,doing laundry and taking care of the child “contrasting” with a husband and a father working or fixing different things. According to this mentality each partner has established responsibilities in private and public life that other one couldn’t take over. 
Changing traditional gender roles seems to be difficult not because woman or man don’t have the necessary skills for other one’s tasks but because everyone carries on a symbol of his “world”. Society’s evolution especially on woman valorization redefines gender roles promoting a woman more active, ambitious and independent and a man more emotional and involved in household tasks. 
Women of our days have more liberty to choose between the “family model” – these ones are being more obedient and anchored in tradition (the feminine type) and the “feminist model” – who’s priority is the career (the anti-feminine type) or the middle model adopted by the “double career” type of woman – profession and family. On the base of any of these choices are variables like social-status, race, education level, culture’s values etc. 
We are assisting to a reprioritization of woman needs and so professional success became more interesting and even attractive than family one probably because it brings something new. Women are motivated to choose the career by elements as the wish for financial independency, the need to prove her capacities, to open and better integrate in modern society and the possibility to control and not