Đề thi học sinh giỏi thành phố Tiếng anh (Đề dự bị) - Năm học 2016-2017 - Sở GD & ĐT Hải Phòng

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HẢI PHÒNG
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ
(Đề thi gồm 08 trang, tổng điểm 100)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ
CÁC MÔN VĂN HÓA CẤP THPT NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017
ĐỀ THI MÔN:TIẾNG ANH – BẢNG KHÔNG CHUYÊN
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 12/10/2016
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
Bằng số:................................
Bằng chữ:.............................
HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO
1. ......................................................................
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SỐ PHÁCH
Chú ý:	- Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không sử dụng bất kỳ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển.
 	- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
PART A: LISTENING
I. You will hear a woman talk about flights in a hot air balloon.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. 
You have 20 seconds to read through the information. (5 pts)
HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS
Children under 12 must be with an adult.
All passengers need to be (1)..
Balloon flights are best when there are light winds, no (2).. and a clear sky.
Passengers need to wear outdoor clothes and (3)..
Flights travel between 5 and 30 kilometres.
Passengers return to the airfield in a (4)..
Flights are available from die month of March each year.
For booking and information, phone (5)..
or visit www.hocaiiballooiis.com
II. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (5 pts)
Write your answers in the box provided below. You have 20 seconds to look at the questions.
Where is Angela working at the moment?
A. Britain	B. the USA	C. Asia	D. Thailand
Angela likes her job because she ____________
loves being in dangerous situations	
never knows where she'll go next
likes travelling	
enjoys watching important events happen
What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong?
A. pictures	B. carpets	C. furniture	D. chairs
What time does Angela's day begin?
A. 8.30 a.m.	B. 9.30 a.m.	C. 6.30 a.m.	D. 10.00 a.m.
What does Angela do to relax? 
A. She cooks a meal	B. She reads books	C. She goes sailing 	D. She goes shopping
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PART B: PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (2.5 pts)
1. A. chamber
2. A. system
3. A. chronicle
4. A. clothing
5. A. scarce
B. champagne
B. basic
B. orchid
B. cloth
B. heart
C. champion
C. describe
C. orchard
C. bathe
C. parcel
D. charge
D. daisy
D. orchestral
D. teethe
D. barber
1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______
5.______
II. Choose the word with a different stress pattern.
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (2.5 pts)
1. A. persistent
2. A. enormous
3. A. mountain
4. A. invaluable
5. A. maintenance
B. artistic
B. luminous
B. sustain
B. intimacy
B. consciousness
C. decisive
C. tremendous
C. contain
C. investigate
C. significant
D. disbelief
D. autonomous
D. retain
D. intensify
D. ecotourism
1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______
5.______
PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. There is usually a ______ of food during the war.
  A. deficiency
B. lapse
C. failure
D. shortage
1.______
2. I have got a _______ headache.
A. spitting
B. raving
C. burning
D. splitting
2.______
3. I have learnt a lot about the value of labour from my _______ at home.
A. credit
B. energy
C. chores
D. pot plants
3.______
4. In fairy tales, bad witches often try to cast a spell on the _______.
A. innocent
B. innovative	
C. innovation	
D. initiative
4.______
5. Don’t put David in charge of arranging the theatre trip; he’s too _______.
A. organized
B. disorganized
C. unorganized
D. organization
5.______
6. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than _______.
A. the domestic marketer has
B. the domestic marketer does
6.______
C. those of the domestic marketer
D. that which has the domestic marketer
7. Only if you promise to study hard _______ to tutor you.
A. will I agree
B. agree I
C. I agree
D. I will agree
7.______
8.  The weather was fine, and everyone was _____ the coast
 A. going in for
B. making for
8.______
 C. joining in
D. seeing about
9.  “Don’t blame for him. I am ______ what has happened.”
A.  accused of
B. responsible of 
C. in charge of 
D. capable
9.______
10. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to
B. What we refer to 
C. To which we refer 
D. What do we refer to
10.______
II. Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the sentences. 
Write your answer in the numbered blanks that follow. (5 pts)
Naturally, the ______ of the stunt performer is of the utmost importance.
(SAFE)
We were late because we _______ how long the bus would take.	
(ESTIMATE)
The doctor gave him an injection to _______ the pain.	
(DEATH)
He was sentenced to two year’s _______.
(PRISON)
Many people think it is very ______ whether a cure will be found for AIDS before the year 2020.
(DOUBT)
Martin was very _______ of what he had done.
(SHAME)
There was a bare _______ of people at the youth club.
(HAND)
He has this _______ habit of never looking at the person he is talking to.
(MAD)
The teacher warned the children that if they _______ again, they’d be punished.	
(BEHAVE)
Unlike stunt men or women, a film star can film a scene ______ until it gains the director’s approval.	
(REPEAT)
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
III. Complete each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition or adverb particle. 
Write your answer in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)
1. He insisted ______ going ______ the details of the accident.
2. Julia has nothing ______ common ______ Bill. They are quite different.
3. He was prepared to get rid ____________ the old things ____________ any price.
4. We’d like to congratulate you ______ succeeding ______ saving the child.
5. Excuse ____________ my interruption, but I’m really ____________ need of your help now.
6. We can’t carry ____________ the project right now because we’re a bit short ____________ money.
7. ____________ general, she is satisfied ____________ her present job.
8. Tom managed to climb into the house ____________ means ____________ a ladder he found.
9. Michael got married ______ a woman he met when he was studying ______ college.
10. There has been a big decrease ______ the price of land ______ the last two years.
Answers: 
IV. Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct tense or form of one of the verbs. 
Write your answer in the space provided below. (10 pts)
1. When it (start) to rain, we (work) in the field.
2. It’s no use (ask) Jim for help. He (never give) his hand to anyone.
3. (convince) that somebody was trying to poison him, he refused (eat) anything.
4. We have decided (have) this old house (rebuild) next year.
5. Nearly all of the students (attend) the lecture had questions (ask).
6. I’m sorry I (not be) in when you came round. I would like (see) you.
7. We’d better (not try) any more. It’s too late for anything (do) now.
8. After (finish) before the headline, the essay (hand) in to the teacher.
9. I (make) all the preparations before you (come) home tonight.
10. He was badly hurt when his car hit another one. If he (wear) his seat belt at that time, he (not hurt) so badly.
 Answers:
1. __________________
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6. __________________
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2. __________________
___________________
7. __________________
___________________
3. __________________
___________________
8. __________________
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4. __________________
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9. __________________
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5. __________________
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10 __________________
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V. Identify the underlined part in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right. (5 pts)
Write your choices (A, B, C or D) and your corrections in the spaces that follow. 
Number 0 is an example.
The coal is the world’s most abundant fossil fuel. 
	A	B C	 D
Answer: A => Coal
Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has since being translated into thirty languages.
	A	 B	C	 D
Allowing children to help plan and prepare family meals provide enjoyable learning experiences that 
	A
later encourage them to eat the foods they have prepared.
	B	C	D
Not until he came back home he realized that his house had been burgled into.
	A	 B	C	D
In space, with no gravity for muscles to work against, the body becomes weakly. 
	A	B	C	D
None butterflies have exactly the same designs on their wings.
	A	B	C	 D
	Answers
1. _________ => ________________________________
2. _________ => ________________________________
3. _________ => ________________________________
4. _________ => ________________________________
5. _________ => ________________________________
PART D: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
Write your answer in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)
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 “inhabitants” 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.
 Answers: 
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap. 
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right. (10 pts)
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1)__________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2) __________the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (3) ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (4) __________ as hurricanes and droughts, even more (5) __________and causing sea levels all around the world to (6) __________.
Environmental groups are putting (7) __________ on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (8) __________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (9) __________ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (10)__________.
Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
1.
A. give
B. put
C. take
D. have
1.______
2.
A. in
B. at
C. by
D. to
2.______
3.
A. danger
B. harm
C. risk
D. threat
3.______
4.
A. just
B. well
C. such
D. even
4.______
5.
A. strong
B. strict
C. heavy
D. severe
5.______
6.
A. raise
B. lift
C. rise
D. arise
6.______
7.
A. pressure
B. force
C. persuasion
D. encouragement
7.______
8.
A. off
B. up
C. over
D. away
8.______
9.
A. request
B. suggestion
C. belief
D. favor
9.______
10.
A. houses
B. factories
C. stations
D. generations
10.______
III. Fill each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word. 
Write your answer in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts) 
A New Kind of Pollution
Air pollution is a well-known problem, but now light pollution is also causing concern. Light pollution occurs because there are many electric lights around us which are so powerful that they stop us seeing the stars in the night sky. It is now (1) ______ a problem that in some places people (2) ______ outdoor lighting is too bright could even (3) ______ given a heavy fine. Business owners, supermarkets and even home-owners(4) ______ install security lights may face legal action if their lights are so bright that they spoil (5) ______ neighbours’ enjoyment of the night sky.
Amazingly, many children growing up in big cities today (6) ______ never seen the night sky properly because of the increase in light pollution. And it is (7) ______ only in cities – people living in the country are also affected (8) ______ lights from nearby towns. It is a problem for those simply trying to enjoy the stars, and for serious astronomers (9) ______ well.
One university in the UK has come up (10) ______ an interesting solution. It has built a telescope in the Canary Island and allows schools to use this via the internet. But it does seem ridiculous that children can’t see the stars properly without using their computers!
Answers: 
PART E: WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means the same as the original sentence. (5 pts)
1. He would prefer me to concentrate on my study. 
àHe’d rather _________________________________________________________________________
2. It was wrong of you borrow my jacket without asking.
àYou ought _________________________________________________________________________________
3. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell anyone about the discovery.
àYou had____________________________________________________________________________
4. I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.
àMuch ______________________________________________________________________________
5. It was not only when I locked the room that I realized I hadn’t turned off the cooker.
àNot until____________________________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same, using the word given in capitals. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1. They paid no attention to the man’s sudden disappearance. (NOTICE)
à________________________________________________________________________________
2. All the hostages were released yesterday by the kidnappers. (LET) 
à_________________________________________________________________________________
3. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO)
à________________________________________________________________________________
4. He maintained his position against his adversary. (GROUND)
à________________________________________________________________________________
5. Don’t conclude that learning English is easy. (COME)
à________________________________________________________________________________
III. Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better? 
 In about 150 words, write a paragraph to express your opinion, using specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. (10 pts)
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