Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2010-2011 - Sở GD & ĐT Thanh Hóa (Có đáp án)

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
THANH HOÁ 
Kỳ thi chọn HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT, THCS 
Năm học 2010- 2011 
 Đề chính thức 
 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh. Lớp 12 
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 
Ngày thi: 24 / 3/ 2011 
Đề thi này gồm 05 trang. 
Question 1: 
a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 
in the same line. ( 5p) 
1. A. creative B. creation C. creature D. create 
2. A. insect B. percent C. wetland D. extinct 
3. A. helps B. arrives C. likes D. laughs 
4. A. frightened B. stamped C. walked D. watched 
5. A. serious B. thousand C. found D. around 
b. Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently from that of the other 
words.(5p) 
1. A. biologist B. endangerment C. priority D. vulnerable 
2. A. survive B. product C. reserve D. enact 
3. A. bamboo B. panda C. parrot D. wildlife 
4. A. universal B. horizontal C. potential D. preferential 
5. A. subsequent B. undergo C. enterprise D. government 
Question 2: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence ( 20p) 
1. But for the rain we ........................... our destination ages ago. 
 A. reached B. would reach C. would have reached D. had reached 
2. I was offered lamb or chicken, .................. I like. 
 A. neither of that B. neither of which C. of that neither D. of which neither 
3. David: You really have a nice dress, Kathy. I’ve never seen such a perfect thing 
on you. 
 Kathy: ................................. . I bought it at the shop near my house yesterday. 
 A. I’m sure you like it B. I suppose it is not bad 
 C. I’m glad you like it D. I myself like it very much 
4. My son didn’t feel well. ................., he didn’t go to work yesterday. 
 A. However B. Therefore C. So D. But 
5. Don’t let me disturb you; please get .................. your writing. 
 A. on with B. in with C. with D. in 
6. I don’t like this chocolate. I like .................. chocolate. 
 A. some others B. another C. some other D. one other 
7. Her blouse didn’t fit her well. ................................ 
 A. So her skirt didn’t B. So didn’t her skirt 
 C. But her skirt didn’t D. But her skirt did 
8. Physics and mathematics interest him almost . 
 A. alike B. the same C. similarly D. equally 
9. I admit I suffer from a ..of patience with such people. 
 A. shortage B. lack C. emptiness D. limit 
10. Don’t start the next page .................. you have finished the last test question. 
A. until B. while C. when D. since 
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11. They turned at the party, despite the awful weather. 
A. round B. in C. back D. up 
12. - “Do you like frog’s legs?” 
 - “them, I don’t really know.” 
A. Never try B. Not to have try 
C. Never having tried D. Never had tried 
13. The ..........between the rich and the poor countries of the world is increasing. 
 A. space B. gap C. distance D. interval 
14. Although he was completely _______ as a furniture-maker, he produced the 
most beautiful chairs. 
 A. unable B. uneducated C. incapable D. untrained 
15. My grandmother takes better photographs than ...................... 
 A. my B. I take C. me D. me take 
16. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down 
.............. into the water. 
 A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot 
17. Just keep ....... on the baby while I cook the dinner, will you? 
 A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care 
18. There ..........lots of furniture ...........in the furniture department. 
 A. are / to display B. are / displaying 
 C. is / displaying D. is / on display 
19. I want to keep ................................. 
 A. the room tidy B. the room tidily C. the tidy room D. the tidily room 
20. Although most car can travel much faster, the ...............speed limit in the UK is 
70 mph (110 kph). 
 A. maximum B. greatest C. highest D. biggest 
Question 3: Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (10p) 
1. By May 5th, we (live) in this city for ten years. 
2. The boy with his two companions (split) the cherry tree now. 
3. I didn’t get home until after midnight last night. Otherwise, I (return) your call. 
4. There are a lot of students (sit) in the playground. 
5. I’m really sleepy today. I wish I (not take) Bob to the airport late last night. 
6. I demand that I (retake) the exam. 
7. Tom was the last person (leave) the classroom yesterday. 
8. His greatest ambition is (choose) to take part in the Olympics. 
9. It looks as if this light (burn) all night. I (forget) to switch it off before I went to 
bed last night. 
Question 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given. (10p) 
1. She left school with good ...................... (Qualify) 
2. The bride was dressed in white. (STYLE) 
3. The..of the agriculture in our country is very necessary. (ELECTRIFY) 
4. Jim’s ...............of the crime only made matters worse. (Deny) 
5. You can raise your hand to show that you need ......... (ASSIST) 
6. We had the phone......because we are moving tomorrow. (connect) 
7. ., there are black holes in space . (theory) 
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8. One of the aims of the organization is to provide ......................................aid to the 
refugees. (HUMAN) 
9. Dozens of ........ are injured on the city road each year. (CYCLE) 
10. It was ........of him to leave the children on their own in the pool. (RESPONSE) 
Question 5: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word 
for each space. (10 p) 
CONVERSATIONAL TURNS 
 Probably the most..(1).recognized conversational convention is that 
people take(2).. speaking. But how do they know when it is their turn? 
Some..(3)..must be present, otherwise conversations would be continually 
breaking down into a disorganized jumble of interruptions and simultaneous talk. 
 Turn-taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply .(4).. 
talking when they are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that 
they are about to conclude. The clues may be semantic “ So anyway,” or “Last but 
not least,”; but more commonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a 
turn is about to ..(5).. typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness, or speed. 
 Body movements and patterns of eye(6)are especially important. 
While speaking, we look at any away from our listener in about equal(7); 
but as we approach the end of a turn, we look at the listener more steadily. 
 Listeners are not passive in all of this. Here too there are several ways of 
(8) that someone wants to speak next. One way is through an observable 
increase in body tension by learning forward or producing an audible intake of 
breath. A less subtle approach is simply to..(9) a strategy that may be 
tolerated, if the purpose is to ..(10).what the speaker is saying, but that more 
usually leads to social disapproval. 
1. A. widely B. completely C. easily D. largely 
2. A. sides B. care C. interest D. turns 
3. A. regulations B. rules C. norms D. laws 
4. A. stop B. end C. start D. give up 
5. A. end B. stop C. complete D. final 
6. A. movement B. contact C. look D. appearance 
7. A. parts B. shares C. turns D. proportions 
8. A. signing B. signaling C. hinting D. saying 
9. A. break B. cut C. interrupt D. interfere 
10. A. clear B. paraphrase C. repeat D. clarify 
Question 6: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 points) 
Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth’s land area. A desert is a region 
with (...1...) plant and animal life because it is a very dry and harsh environment. 
There are extreme temperatures and very little rainfall, so (...2...) desert plants like 
cacti are not abundant, (...3...) is animal life. 
Many deserts are very hot during the day and very cold during the night, when 
temperatures can fall well (...4...) freeing point. Some deserts, on the other hand, are 
always cold. The Gobi Desert in Asia and the desert on the continent of Antarctica 
(...5...) good examples of deserts of this type. 
Different animals live in different types of deserts, and all animals that live in 
the desert have to adapt to their environment in order to (...6...). For example, to 
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avoid extreme daytime (...7...), many desert animals are nocturnal. They burrow 
beneath the surface or hide in the shade during the day and emerge at night to (...8...) 
food. Some desert animals get all the (...9...) they need from their food, so they do 
not have to drink at all. It’s also probably because of the shortage of food that most 
(...10...) animals are small. 
Question 7: Read the article about endangered species. For questions 1-5, choose 
the correct answer: A, B, C or D. (5p) 
ENDANGERED SPECIES 
In today’s world, thousands of plants and animals are in danger of extinction, 
and the number of species at risk increases every year. Not all plants or animals 
existing in small numbers are endangered as their population may not be decreasing 
or threatened. An endangered species is one which is expected to die out within 
twenty years unless special measures are taken to protect it. 
Endangered animals include blue whales, giant pandas, orangutans, 
rhinoceroses, snow leopards, tigers and some species of crocodile. Endangered 
plants include some species of cactus. Why are the above species of animal 
endangered? There are now legal limits on hunting, but not all species are protected 
by law. Even when animals are legally protected. Illegal hunting for fur, tusks and 
horns continues. Those animals that are not killed are captured and sent to zoos or 
sold as pets. For example, the little blue macaw, a parrot native to Brazil, has been 
captured in such numbers for private bird collections that it is almost extinct in the 
wild. In addition to this, many species’ habitats are eliminated when people clear 
land in order to build on it, or when they introduce domestic and non-native animals 
which overgraze the vegetation and even prey on birds and mammals which are 
already at risk of extinction. 
Why is it important to save endangered species? Firstly, nature is delicately 
balanced, and the extinction of one species may have a serious effect on others. 
Secondly, it is the fault of mankind that so many species are endangered, so it is our 
responsibility to protect those species while we still can. We must stop the hunting 
of wild animals and the destruction of the forests before it is too late. It is worth 
making an effort- by saving endangered species we could be saving ourselves. 
1. According to the text, ...... 
A. all plants and animals are expected to die out in 20 years if we don’t take 
measures to protect them. 
 B. blue whales have become extinct. 
C. more and more species become endangered each year. 
D. only animal species are seriously threatened. 
2. The author wonders why all the species mentioned are in danger because ...... 
 A. all species are protected by law 
B. hunting is not allowed everywhere nowadays. 
C. most endangered species are kept in zoos. 
D. illegal hunting has been eliminated. 
3. The author uses the blue macaw as an example of ...... 
 A. birds captured for the pet trade. 
B. a species that has completely died out. 
C. a species of birds killed by hunters. 
D. birds captured for zoos. 
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4. According to the author introducing domestic, non-native animals ...... 
 A. is not associated with endangered species. 
 B. is only dangerous in tropical forests. 
 C. is the only reason why some species habitats are destroyed. 
 D. may threaten the habitats of some species. 
5. Endangered animals ..... 
 A. will definitely die out soon. 
 B. are an important part of the world’s wildlife. 
 C. cannot be saved because we need to save ourselves. 
 D. have a bad effect on others. 
Question 8: 
a. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.(5p) 
1. The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over 
water. 
2. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart. 
3. Most of the food what elephant eat is brought to their mouths by their trunks. 
4. If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport. 
5. I’m afraid all your copies have been sold but more have ordered. 
b. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly 
the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 10p ) 
1. Lan did not reach home until midnight. 
 It ............................................................................. 
2. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years. 
 There. 
3. Experts say that the fall in the birth rate between 1964 and 1977 caused the drop 
in the number of school leavers. 
 The drop 
4. The boy became so confused and worried that he left home. 
 So ................................................................. 
5. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong. 
 Contrary ................................................................ 
6. I’m on the tenth page of the report I am writing. 
 So far I ........................................................ 
7. She asked John how he liked her new dress. 
"How ...........................................................?" 
8. On receipt of your cheque, we shall send the goods to you. 
As soon ....................................................................... 
9. These new machines have put an end to queuing. 
Before these .............................................. 
10. Have you ever used gestures to communicate before? 
Is it ......................................................................? 
c. Write a paragraph about 100 words to describe the ideal world in which you 
would like to live in the future. (10p) 
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
 THANH HOÁ 
Đáp án vμ biểu chấm đề thi 
 chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 – THpt Năm học 2010 – 2011 
 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 
Question 1: (10p) 
a. ( 5p ) 1- C 2- D 3- B 4- A 5- A 
b. ( 5p ) 1- D 2- B 3- A 4- C 5- B 
Question 2: ( 20p ) 
1- C 
2- B 
3- C 
4- B 
5- A 
6- C 
7- D 
8- D 
9- B 
10- A 
11- D 
12- C 
13- B 
14- D 
15- B 
16- A 
17- C 
18- D 
19- A 
20- A 
Question 3: ( 10p ) 
1. will have been living 
 2. is splitting 
 3. would have returned 
 4. sitting 
 5. hadn’t taken 
 6. retake 
 7. to leave 
 8. to be chosen 
 9. has been burning / must (could) have forgotten 
Question 4: ( 10p ) 
 1. qualifications 
 2. stylishly 
 3. electrification 
 4. denial 
 5. assistance 
 6. disconnected 
 7. theoretically 
 8. humanitarian 
 9. cyclists 
 10. irresponsible 
Question 5: ( 10p ) 
 1. A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.D 
Question 6: ( 10p ) 
1. little / limited 
2. even 
3. nor / neither 
4. below 
5. are 
6. survive / exist 
7. heat 
8. find 
9. water 
10. desert 
Question 7: ( 5 p ) 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 
Question 8: ( 25 p ) 
a. ( 5p ) 1. too ---> so 
 2. to repair ---> how to repair 
 3. what ---> which 
 4. knew ---> had known 
 5. have ordered ---> have been ordered 
b. ( 10p ) 
 1. It was not until midnight that Lan reached home. 
 2. There has been a considerable increase in the cost of living in the last few 
years. 
 3. The drop in the number of school leavers is said to have been caused by 
the fall in the birth rate between 1964 and 1977. 
 4. So confused and worried did the boy become that he left home. 
 5. Contrary to your opinion / what you believe / what you think, fat people 
are not always jolly. 
 6. So far I have written ten pages of the report. 
 7. “How do you like my new dress, John?” she said to John. 
 8. As soon as we receive your cheque, we shall send the goods to you. 
 9. Before these new machines were invented, people had to queue. 
 10. Is it the first time you used gestures to communicate? 
c. ( 10p ): - Yờu cầu viết đỳng ngữ phỏp. 
 - Nội dung gồm cỏc ý sau : 
 + World peace : peaceful world, no war, no conflict; people live in harmony. 
 + Employment : Everyone has a job 
 + Environment : clean and healthy, less noise, less pollution, larger parks, 
wildlife is protected. 
 + People : less materialistic, less selfish, less violent and more loving. 
Tổng điểm toàn bài : 100 điểm 
Thang điểm : 20 
 Tổng những từ điền đỳng, những cõu viết đỳng 
Điểm bài thi = 
 5 
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