Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 (Vòng I) - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THPT Mỹ Văn (Có đáp án)

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TRƯỜNG THPT MỸ VĂN NĂM HỌC 2015 – 20016 	 	 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Vòng I)	
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Khoá thi: Ngày 26 tháng 11 năm 2015 
HỌ TÊN :
 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
 (Đề thi này có 12 trang)
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Điểm :
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SECTION ONE: PHONETICS
Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 points)
 1. 	A. hobby	B. comfort	 C. gone	 D. popular
 2. 	A. massage	B. message	 C. voyage	 D. dosage
 3. 	A. naked	B. wicked	 C. locked	 D. sacred
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 B. reconcile 
C. refund 
D. reproduce
 5. A. advantage
 B. addition
C. advertise
D. adventure
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Part 2 .Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group: (5 points)
1.	A. responsibility	B. originality	C. accommodation	D. mischievousness
2. 	A. appliance 	B. conscientious 	C. independent 	D. confidential 
3. 	A. psychology 	B. environmental 	C. impossible	D. photography 
4. 	 A. stimulate	B. maximize	C. interrupt	D. register
5. 	 A. appointment	 B. punishment C. publicity D. efficient
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SECTION TWO : LEXICO AND GRAMMAR 
Part 1 . Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided (40 points)
1. I don’t care what you do about job. It’s none of my ______ 
 A. importance 	B. business 	C. matter 	D. concern 
2. Sometimes two cultural values seem to ______ each other. 
 A. conflict	 	B. contradict	 C. reflect 	D. disapprove 
3. You can leave the money with him; he’s totally ______. 
 A. trusting 	B. trusty 	C. trustful 	D. trustworthy 
4. ______ you cut down your sugar intake, you’d have lost weight by now. 
 A. Did 	B. Were 	C. If 	D. Had 
5. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ______ heart disease. 
 A. push off 	B. put off 	C. ward off 	D. throw off 
6. They were surprised to come ______ such a large sum. 
 A. into 	B. up to 	C. over 	D. up with 
7. A walnut tree ______ us from the sun on hot days. 
 A. fences 	B. warns 	C. shelters 	D. prevents 
8. Ben’wife is a terrible snob. She ..almost all his friends because they have north country accents
 A. looks up to 	B. looks down on	 C. looks out on 	D. made off with 
9. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ______. 
 A. have been watched 	B. was being watched 	C. being watched 	D. am watched 
10. The ______ to success is to be ready from the start. 
A. key 	B. response	 C. agreement 	D. demand 
11. For years she had ______ of meeting her long-lost sister. 
A. hoped 	B. wished 	C. longed 	D. dreamed 
12. The ______ against your having that kind of accident are about 500 to 1. 
A. possibilities 	B. figures 	C. opportunities	 D. odds 
13. They live in a ______ house in the suburbs of London. 
A. single 	B. detached 	C. free-standing 	D. distinct 
14. Many people these days find it difficult to ______ a career. 
A. settle into	 B. stabilize 	C. settle down 	D. arrange 
15. He never expected his prophecy to be _______. 
A. accomplished 	B. realised 	C. achieved	 D. fulfilled 
16. They shared out the ______ of the business among all the partners. 
A. makings 	B. profit 	C. benefits 	D. proceeds
17. .appear, they are really much larger than the earth.
A. As the small stars	B. The stars as small	C. Despite the small stars	D. Small as the stars
18. The of the air by toxic gas is one of the major problems of this century. 
A. contamination 	B. damage 	C. erosion	D. pollution 
19. There is a request that people the traffic laws when travelling 
A. should obey	B. must obey	 C. obey	 D. should be obeyed 
20. He congratulated his opponent with just a ______ of smile on his face. 
A. mark 	B. print 	C. hint	 D. sign 
 21 .A : “would you mind lending me some money so that I can have enough money to buy that shirt?”
 B “ Oh I’m terribly sorry ! I’m ..now”
broke	B. short of money 	C. lacked 	D. not enough
22.The project feltbecause he went it in a wrong way.
A. down/ off	B. through/ off	C. through/ about	D. down/ about 
23. The soldier was punished forhis commanding officer’s orders
A. regretting to obey	B.refusing to obey 	C.objecting to obeying	D. restricting to obeying
24.The cat was afraid when it saw its ..in the mirror.
A. picture	B. look	C. sight 	D. reflection 
25. He was making a for his daughter’s baby
A. doll’s 	B. toy	C. child’s	D. baby’s 
26.The chances of a repetition of these events are indeed .
A. distant 	B. slim	C. unlikely	D. narrow
27. you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out.
A. Since 	B. Provided 	C. As 	D. Unless
28. The suspect was unable to .for his movements on the evening of May 6th 
A. recount	B. swear 	C. account	D. explain 
29. Phone me before ten; ..I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
A. Unless	B. Whether	C. If 	D. Otherwise 
30. I have always .you as my best friend 
A. regarded	B. thought	C meant	D. supposed
31. No sooner ..to marry Jack ..to have serious doubts.
A. had Carol agreed / than she began	B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins	 D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
32. Having been served dinner, ...
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
B. the committee members discussed the problem.
C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem.
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
33. The marathon runner for nearly one hour and a half when she ..to the pavement.
	A. has been running / collapses	B. were running / collapsed
	C. had been running / collapsed	D. ran / had been collapsing
34. Son: “What is the process of ..., Dad?”
 Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”
	A. industrialization	B. pasteurization	C. commercialization	D. globalization
35. An artist ...will do his best to express innocence and inexperience in the child’s face.
	A. portraying a child	 B. who portray a child	C. he portrays a child	D. portrayed a child
36.Once used up,..
A. these minerals can never be replaced	B. we can never replace the minerals
C. but these minerals can never be replaced	D. can these minerals never be replaced
37.She was reading her book ,but she stopped..a program on TV
A. reading to watch 	B. to read to watch	C. to reading for watching	D. reading for watching
38.It is imperative that the wildlife program ..tomorrow
A. broadcast 	B. be broadcast	C. will be broadcast D. will broadcast
39.The presenter .a double railway tunnel in her neighborhood
A. recommended them to build	B. recommended to be built	
C. recommended building 	D. recommended being built 
40.He often about his expensive car.
A. praises 	B. shows	C. boasts	 	D. prides	
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Part 2. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence: (10 points)
1. Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.” 
 Laura: “..”
	A. Don’t tell a lie. I thought it was terrible.	
B. You must be kidding. It was not as good as I had expected.
	C. I completely agree with you. It was terrific. 	
D. No doubt!
2. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?”	
 Girl: “..”
A. I'm afraid not.	B. Worms, definitely!	
C. Probably people who smoke.	D. I haven't made up my mind.
3. Jenny: “Thank you very much for your donation, Mr. Robinson.”	 
 Mr. Robinson: “..”
	A. You can say that again.	B. I see.
	C. You are right.	D. Delighted I was able to help.
4. I don’t think you have been watering the plants near the gate. The soil is ..
 	A. as dry as rice	B. as dry as a tile 	C. as dry as a bone 	D. as dry as wood
5. Susan was sad because she wasn’t invited to any social events. She felt ..
	A. left out	B. turned out	C. omitted out	D. gone out
6. Most psychologists believe that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is..
 A. well established extremely by the age of five 	 B. by the age of five it is extremely well established
 C. by the age of five and well established extremely D. extremely well established by the age of five
7. In most .. developed countries, up to 50% of ..population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
	A. Ø / Ø	B. the / Ø	C. Ø / the	D. the / a
8. I wish you .. me a new one instead of having it..as you did.
 A. would give / to repair	 B. gave / to repair	C. had given / to be repaired	D. had given / repaired
9. Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember..very stupid questions.
 	A. his asking 	B. him to ask 	C. asking him D. his being asked 
10. Such that I didn’t want to go home.
	A. was a beautiful display 	B. beautiful the flower display was
	C. a beautiful flower display was 	D. a beautiful flower display
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Part 3.Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that could best replace the underlined part of the sentence (5 points)
1.Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases
A. colossal	B. popular	C. common	D. scattered
2 . In the United States, a party can nominate a single candidate for office
A. refuse	B. keep	C. change	D. name 
3 . The sales of drugs is controlled by law in most of countries
A. permitted	B. restricted	C. illegal	D. binding 
4. I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!
A. considerably	B. thoroughly	C. altogether	D. specifically
5 . A brief outlined of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first meeting
A. dispensed	B. dispersed	C. distributed	D. contributed
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Part 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (20 points)
1. Deforestation and excessive farming have ... the soil.
2. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was... by the government. The real figures go up every minute.
3. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with .... background.
4. From the hotel there is a...view across the canyon.
5. The policeman examined the parcel  as he had no idea what it could be.
6. It was very ...of you to notice that.
7. In his .., Mike smashed all the breakable items in the kitchen.
8. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ... by an officially recognized body.
9. Mr. John, who teaches us Latin, usually stresses the need for regular 
10. The government has yet to make an official ...on the issue.
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(ESTIMATE)
(RACE)
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(SUSPECT)
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Part 5 . Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (20 points):
1. Dictionaries frequently explain the origin of the defined word, state its part of speech and indication its correct use. 	 A 	 B C	 D
2. The rings of Saturn are so distant to be seen from the Earth without a telescope. 
	A	 B	 C	 D
3. Children subjected to violence, exploitation , abuse and neglect are in risk of death, poor physical and 
 A B C
mental health, HIV/AIDS infection, and educational problems. 
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4. It is important that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure.
 A B C D
5. A ten-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped prisoner.
 A B C D
6. All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendly to human
 A B C D 
7. In just three months H.G. Wells wrote the famous classic The Time Machine for what 
 A B C
he won a Newberry Caldecot award.
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8. All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and 
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the technological institutions if they are to preserve environment.
 C D
9.Chicago's Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the 
 A B C
ground to the top of it antenna.
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10. It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting 
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to pass the exam. 
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SECTION III :READING COMPREHENTION :
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space: (10 points)
Everyone has got two personalities - the one that is shown to the world and the other that is (1) and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you are (2), because you can control yourself. But when you are asleep, your feeling position (3)the real you. In a normal (4), of course, people often change their position. The important position is the one you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very (5)...person. You usually believe people and you accept new things or new ideas easily. You don’t like to make people sad, so you never express your (6) ... feeling. You are quite shy.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You (7).a lot and you always easily become sad. You usually live for today not tomorrow. This means that you (8)having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very (9)person. You have a low opinion of yourself. You are shy and don’t like meeting people. You (10).to be on your own. You are easily hurt.
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Part 2 There are 5 blanks in the passage below. From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank. There are THREE extra words that you do not need to use: (10 points)
A. legal
B. community
C. responsibility
D. give back
E. serve
F. long-term
G. organizations
H. rare
Volunteering has many intangible benefits. It can help you (1) ..to society, break down barriers of misunderstanding or fear, explore personal issues and even have fun. It also has a meaningful, positive impact on your (2).But did you know that it can have many benefits for you, too? You may have heard that volunteering helps you get into college, but keep in mind they are not just looking for a list of (3)and dates. Colleges want to see a complete picture of you and real examples of your commitment, dedication and interests. 
	Volunteering brings together a variety of people. Both the recipients of your volunteer efforts and your co-workers can be rich sources of insight. For example, maybe you’ll learn about the (4).profession from a former lawyer you visit at a convalescent center. Colleges pay attention to your life inside and outside the classroom. Your extracurricular activities reveal a great deal about you, such as what your interests are, whether you can manage your priorities and maintain a (5)... promise and how you’ve made an important contribution to something. 
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Part 3. Read the passage and choose the correct answer: (10 points)
The White House, the official home of the United States president, was not built in time for George Washington to live in it. It was begun in 1792 and was ready for its first inhabitants. President and Mrs. John Adams, who moved in on November 1, 1800. When the Adamses moved in, the White House was not yet complete, and the Adamses suffered many inconveniences; for example, the main staircase was incomplete, which hindered movement from floor to floor, and the future laundry yard was merely a pool of mud, so wet laundry was hung in the unfinished East Room to dry. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, improved the comfort of the White House in many respects and added new architectural features such as the terraces on the east and west ends.
When the British forces burned the White House on August 24, 1814, President Madison was forced to leave. All the remained after the fire was the exterior walls, the interior was completely destroyed. It was not until December of 1817 that the following president, James Monroe, was able to move into a rebuilt residence. Since then, the White House has continued to be modified but has been continuously occupied by each succeeding U.S president.
1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this text?
A. George Washington’s life in the White House. 	B. The Early History of the White House.
C. The burning of the White House. 	D. Presidential Policies of Early U.S. Presidents.
2. Why didn’t George Washington live in the White House?
A. It had been burned by the British.	
B. He did not like the architectural features.
C. He did not want to suffer the inconveniences that the Adamses had suffered. 
D. Construction had not yet been completed.
3. The word “inhabitant” in line 2 is closest meaning to____.
A. modifications	 B. moves 	C. celebrations 	D. residents
4.It can be inferred from the passage that John Adams was_____.
 A. the first president of the United States. 	 B. the second president of the United States.
 C. the third president of the United States. 	 D. the fourth president of the United States.
5. What of the White House was not yet complete when the Adamses moved in?
A. main staircase	B. laundry yard 	C. pool 	D. A and B
6. The author most likely discusses the “staircase” in line 5 in order to____.
A. show the elegance of the new White House 
B. explain the architectural features added by Jefferson.
C. provide an example of an inconvenience in the White House. 
D. demonstrate what had to be rebuilt after the fire.
7. The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:
A. military 	B. effort 	C. power 	D. energy
8. According to the passage, which of the following best describes Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in the White House? 
A. He worked to improve the appearance and convenience of the White House.
B. He had to flee the White House because of the war with the British.
C. He removed the terraces that had been added by Adams.	
D. He was accepting of the many inconveniences.
9. According to the passage, when James Monroe came to the White House, it had been____.
A. repressed 	B. reconstructed 	C. relocated 	 	D. reserved 
10 .The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses____.
A. the details of the destruction of the White House by the British.
B. James Monroe’s policies as presidents.	
C. modifications by presidents who followed.
D. other presidents who were unable to occupy the White House.
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Part 4 .Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions (10 points)
Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects—an estimated 90 percent of the world's species have scientific names. As a consequence, they are perhaps the best group of insects for examining patterns of terrestrial biotic diversity and distribution. Butterflies also have a favorable image with the general public. Hence, they are an excellent group for communicating information on science and conservation issues such as diversity.
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