Đề thi thử chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề 2

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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 2 
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 
NĂM 2015 
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian thi : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 
Ngày thi: 00/00/2015 
 (Đề thi gồm có 10 trang) 
 Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu (kể cả từ điển) 
 Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. 
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I.LISTENING 
Part 1.You are going to hear about a famous sportsperson.First read the statements and the possible 
options below.Choose the best option: A,B ,C or D,to complete each statement about the recording. 
1.Muhammad Ali 
A.first became famous as a rapper. B.organised anti-racist demonstrations. 
C.won three Olympic gold medals. D.was good at composing poems. 
2.Ali’s first boxing coach was 
A. a policeman in his hometown. B.the Louisville Club owner. 
C.a television reporter D.a former thief 
3.Ali’s career as a amateur boxer 
A.lasted nearly 18 years B.ended when he was 18 
C.brought him only a few match victories D.didn’t bring him popularity 
4.In the 60’s,Ali 
A.served in the American army B.spent five years in prison 
C.lost his champion’s title D.refused to fight in championships 
5.In retirement,Mumhammad Ali 
A.stopped taking part in public activities. B.supported his daughter’s boxing career. 
C.wrote for sports magazines. D.was still very popular. 
SỐ PHÁCH 
 Part 2. You will hear someone giving a talk about global warming. For questions 1-10, complete 
the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS. 
THE TRUTH ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING 
Scientists say that with each (1) _________ that goes by, the planet is getting warmer. 
Scientists don't just take record low temperatures into account, they measure (2) _________ 
temperature changes. 
Research has proved that over the last (3) _________ years, the Earth's average temperature 
has risen by about two degrees. 
Solar flares are (4) _________ that happen on the surface of the Sun. 
Scientists say that the Sun's activity has decreased during the period (5) _________. 
Some people think that there's no way carbon dioxide can be (6) _________ to the planet. 
Too much carbon dioxide (7) _________ within the atmosphere. 
Some people think global warming can create a longer (8) _________ for plants. 
While northern regions get warmer, the rest of the planet will suffer from (9) _________, 
wildfires and expanding deserts. 
For some people, climate change will make food expensive or even (10) _________ to them. 
II.LEXICO-GRAMMAR 
Part 1 : Choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D ) to each of the following questions. 
1. The size of the pop-star’s personal fortune was the subject of much ____ in the press. 
A. doubt B. guessing C. speculation D. wonderment 
2. Make sure you ____ the cards before we start the next game. 
A. turn B. mix C. alternate D. shuffle 
3. The junior staff was ___ from all aspects of decision making. 
A. excluded B. limited C. confined D. restricted 
4. Jeremy’ friends were fond of him ____because of his generosity. 
A at least B. still less C. even less D. not least 
5. The thick fog ____ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning. 
A. ruled B. struck C. stamped D. crossed 
6. Lack of rain early in the season meant that the fields ____ a poor crop. 
A. yielded B. generated C. surrendered D. suffered 
7. Looking down at the coral reef, we saw ____ of tiny, multi-colored fish. 
A. swarms B. flocks C. teams D. shoals 
8. The doctor was praised for her ____ work with her patients. 
A. groundless B. tireless C. bottomless D. restless 
9. Jack was ___ to the fact that he couldn’t take his holiday in June. 
A. accepted B. complied C. agreed D. resigned 
10. The amount Sarah earned was ___ on how much she sold. 
A. related B. connected C. dependent D. secured 
Part 2.Write the correct form of bracketed word in the corresponding numbered boxes.There is an 
example at the beginning (0) 
A Musical Genius 
For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most 
(0) influential figure in the history of western classical music. 
INFLUENCE 
His (1)____________ talent was already clearly evident as a young man, 
(2)__________ surviving a somewhat unconvetional 
ORDINARY 
MERCY 
(3)__________ during which his eccentric father would often force him to 
take music lessons in the middle of the night.The young Beethoven’s ability 
won in the (4)_________ of the leading contemporary musical figures. 
AMIRE 
Throughout the 1790s,he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy 
patrons.Such patronage (5)__________ him to concentrate on becoming a 
successful composer.Whatever hs awe-inspiring musical (6)________ 
,however,his personal life was something of a disaster.His day-to-day 
(7)__________ with people invariably turned out to be rather 
turbulent.Although he apparently fell in love with a number of society 
women, the (8)________ of the girls who lay closest to his heart remains 
(9)_________ to this day.However,just at the point when Beethoven was 
beginning to reap the rewards of his early endeavours,he had to come to 
terms with the crushing realization that his increasing deafness was 
(10)___________From that point on,his music displayed a striking change 
in style,becoming both heavier in tone and larger in scale. 
ABLE 
ACHIEVE 
RELATE 
IDENTIFY 
ECLUDE 
CURE 
Part 3.There are TEN mistakes in this paragraph. Write them down and give the correction. 
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of nature resources of 
tremendous value. Forests covered with a large part of the nation; later, gas, oil and minerals were 
found in unbelievable amounts. There was great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, 
streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could 
never be used to. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grassland and prairies were 
ploughed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industry 
nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and 
birds were slaughtered with food and sport. 
In a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollar’s worth of damage yearly. 
The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and 
minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from 
factories. Much of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared and some 
mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future timber shortages were predicted. In addition, 
Americans soon came to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up. 
Part 4.Read the text below and think of the word which fits each space. Use only one word in 
each space. 
Vitamins are good for our health, aren’t they? Perhaps not. New research suggest that rather than 
ward off disease, high doses of certain vitamins may (1) _______________ more harm than good 
and could even put you in an early grave. A variety of recent studies suggest that (2) 
_______________ from improving health, these vitamins, when taken in very high doses, may 
actually increase the risks of cancer and a range of debilitating diseases, a discovery that has sent 
the medical world into a spin. Scientists are unsure (3) _______________ to why vitamins, so 
essential to health, can be toxic in high doses. The most likely explanation is that the body is only 
equipped to deal with the levels found naturally in the environment. If the intake is too far above the 
normal range, then the body’s internal chemistry can be shunted out of alignment. (4) 
_______________ this means is that the commercially sold vitamins and (5) _______________ 
provided by nature are not always compatible. The commercial forms may interfere with the body’s 
internal chemistry by ‘crowding out’ the (6) _______________ natural and beneficial forms of the 
nutrients. The vitamins obtained (7) _______________ food are also allied with a host of other 
substances which may moderate (8) _______________ augment their activity in the body. The latest 
advice (9) _______________ to eat a balanced diet to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, and 
if you must take supplements make (10) _______________ you take the lowest recommended dose 
and follow the instructions on the bottle. 
III.READING 
1. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. 
THOMAS COOK 
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in 
England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker. Then he hit on the idea of using the newly-invented 
railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing commercial trips. The 
first was to Liverpool and (1) ____________ a 60-page handbook for the journey, the (2) 
____________ of the modern holiday brochure. 
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (3) _______ him to create his first great tour, taking in France, 
Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable (4) ____________ - Cook’s first cruise, 
an extraordinary journey along the Rhine. Nothing like this had been available before, but it was 
only the beginning. Cook had invented (5) ____________ tourism and now became a pioneering 
giant, striding across the world, traveling incessantly, researching every little detail before being 
absolutely confident that he could send the public to (6) ____________ his steps. 
Cook was not slow in thinking beyond Europe, and he turned his gaze upon Africa. The 
expertise he had gained with his pioneering cruise along the Rhine in 1855 (7) ____________ him 
in good stead when it came to organizing a fantastic journey along the Nile in 1869. Few civilians 
had so much as (8) ____________ foot in Egypt, let (9) ____________ traveled along this 
waterway through history and the remains of a vanished civilization (10) ____________ back 
thousands of years. Then, in 1872, Cook organized, and took part in, the first conducted world tour. 
The whole adventure took 222 days and the world of travel has not been the same since. 
1. A. featured B. presented C. highlighted D. inserted 
2. A. pioneer B. forerunner C. prior D. foretaste 
3. A. livened B. initiated C. launched D. inspired 
4. A. breakthrough B. leap C. step D. headway 
5. A. common B. whole C. wide D. mass 
6. A. retreat B. retrace C. resume D. retrieve 
7. A. kept B. took C. stood D. made 
8. A. set B. placed C. laid D. put 
9. A. apart B. aside C. alone D. away 
10. A. flowing B. going C. running D. passing 
2. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question. 
The days of the camera-toting tourist may be numbered. Insensitive travelers are being ordered to 
stop pointing their cameras and camcorders at reluctant local residents. Tour companies selling 
expensive trips to remote corners of the world, off the well-trodden path of the average tourist, have 
become increasingly irritated at the sight of visitors upsetting locals. Now one such operator plans to 
ban clients from taking any photographic equipment on holidays. Julian Matthews is the director of 
Discovery Initiatives, a company that is working hand-in-hand with other organizations to offer 
holidays combining high adventure with working on environmental projects. His trips are not cheap; 
two weeks of white-water rafting and monitoring wildlife in Canada cost several thousand pounds. 
Matthews says he is providing ‘holidays without guilt’, insisting that Discovery Initiatives is not a 
tour operator but an environmental support company. Clients are referred to as ‘participants’ or 
‘ambassadors’. ‘We see ourselves as the next step on from eco-tourism, which is merely a passive 
form of sensitive travel - our approach is more proactive.’ 
However, says Matthews, there is a price to pay. ‘I am planning to introduce tours with a total ban 
on cameras and camcorders because of the damage they do to our relationships with local people. I 
have seen some horrendous things, such as a group of six tourists arriving at a remote village in the 
South American jungle, each with a video camera attached to their face. That sort of thing tears me 
up inside. Would you like somebody to come into your home and take a photo of you cooking? A 
camera is like a weapon; it puts up a barrier and you lose all the communication that comes through 
body language, which effectively means that the host communities are denied access to the so-called 
cross-cultural exchange.’ 
Matthews started organizing environmental holidays after joining a scientific expedition for young 
people. He subsequently founded Discovery Expeditions, which has helped support 13 projects 
worldwide. With the launch of Discovery Initiatives, he is placing a greater emphasis on adventure 
and fun, omitting in the brochure all references to scientific research. But his rules of conduct are 
strict. ‘In some parts of the world, for instance, I tell people they should wear long trousers, not 
shorts, and wear a tie when eating out. It may sound dictatorial, but I find one has a better 
experience if one is well dressed. I don’t understand why people dress down when they go to other 
countries.’ 
Matthews’ views reflect a growing unease among some tour companies at the increasingly cavalier 
behavior of well-heeled tourists. Chris Parrott, of Journey Latin America, says: ‘We tell our clients 
that indigenous people are often shy about being photographed, but we certainly don’t tell them not 
to take a camera. If they take pictures without asking, they may find themselves having tomatoes 
thrown at them.’ He also reports that increasing numbers of clients are taking camcorders and 
pointing them indiscriminately at locals. He says: ‘People with camcorders tend to be more intrusive 
than those with cameras, but there is a payoff - the people they are filming get a tremendous thrill 
from seeing themselves played back on the viewfinder.’ 
Crispin Jones, of Exodus, the overland truck specialist, says: ‘We don’t have a policy but, should 
cameras cause offence, our tour leaders will make it quite clear that they cannot be used. Clients 
tend to do what they are told.’ 
Earthwatch, which pioneered the concept of proactive eco-tourism by sending paying volunteers to 
work on scientific projects around the world, does not ban cameras, but operates strict rules on their 
use. Ed Wilson, the marketing director of the company, says: ‘We try to impress on people the 
common courtesy of getting permission before using their cameras, and one would hope that every 
tour operator would do the same. People have to be not only environmentally aware but also 
culturally aware. Some people use the camera as a barrier; it allows them to distance themselves 
from the reality of what they see. I would like to see tourists putting their cameras away for once, 
rather than trying to record everything they see.’ 
1. In the first paragraph we learn that Discovery Initiatives ____________. 
A. offers trips that no other tour company offers 
B. organizes trips to places where few tourists go 
C. has decided to respond to its customers’ complaints 
D. has already succeeded in changing the kind of tourist it attracts 
2. Julian Matthews thinks that the function of the company is to ________. 
A. get people involved in environmental work 
B. influence the way other tour companies operate 
C. inform holidaymakers about environmental damage 
D. co-operate with foreign governments to promote eco-tourism 
3. What does Matthews say in paragraph 3 about cameras and camcorders? 
A. They give local people a false impression of holidaymakers. 
B. They discourage holidaymakers from intruding on local people. 
C. They prevent local people from learning about other societies. 
D. They encourage holidaymakers to behave unpredictably. 
4. The word ‘horrendous’ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____________. 
 A. disgraceful 
 B. offensive 
 C. pitiful 
 D. horrific 
5. What is Matthews keen for clients to realize? 
A. that certain behavior may spoil their enjoyment of a trip 
B. that they may find certain local customs rather surprising 
C. that it is likely that they will not be allowed in certain places 
D. that the brochure does not contain all the information they need. 
6. Which of the following does Chris Parrott believe? 
A. Tourists are unlikely to agree to travel without their cameras. 
B. Local people may react angrily towards tourists who use cameras. 
C. Tourists are becoming more sensitive about their use of cameras. 
D. Camcorders always cause more trouble with local people than cameras. 
7. The word ‘indigenous’ in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _____________. 
 A. timid 
 B. native 
 C. impoverished 
 D. ignorant 
8. Crispin Jones says that his company _____________. 
A. expects its staff to prevent problems over the use of cameras 
B. seldom encounters problems regarding the use of cameras 
C. is going to decide on a firm policy regarding the use of cameras 
D. advises clients about the use of cameras before they leave 
9. The word ‘courtesy’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____________. 
 A. dignity 
 B. elite 
 C. politeness 
 D. nobility 
10. Which of the following best summarizes the view of Earthwatch? 
A. Too many tour operators ignore the problems caused by cameras. 
B. Most tourists realize when they have caused offence to local people. 
C. There are more problems concerning the use of cameras these days. 
D. Cameras enable people to be detached from places they visit. 
3. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each 
part (1-5) of the article. There are three extra headings which you do not need to use. There is 
an example at the beginning (0). 
A. When the problem disappears B. Teachers - watch for the signs 
C. How the habit is broken D. The extent of the problem 
E. Parents on the lookout F. Stop those computers now! 
G. How affected children act H. The type of child at risk 
I. Our children are in danger 
0. ____I_____ 
Many of Britain's children are becoming computer addicts, according to leading education 
specialists. Such children then lose interest in anything else and become withdrawn and introverted. 
1. _________ 
Up to one in ten youngsters - over half a million - are affected. The problem usually starts between 
the ages of nine and eleven and most often affects boys, who end to get more involved with 
machines than girls. They spend up to 40 hours a week tapping away. 
2. _________ 
‘These children are unable to relate to friends and family or express their feelings,' says Mrs. Noel 
Janis-Norton, a specialist at treating problem children and adults. They behave badly at school and 
at home - and when desperate parents forbid them to use computers, they find ways to use 
computers in secret and deceive their parents. The result is that they often fail school tests and lose 
friends. But they do not care. The computer has become their best - sometimes their only-friend. 
3. _________ 
Mrs. Janis-Norton says children have difficulty communicating are hit by this problem. 'A child who 
is energetic and outgoing is unlikely to become a computer addict, although any kind of child can 
enjoy the computer,' she says, ‘There's a very big difference between use and abuse. Often the 
problem continues into the late teens and sometimes into adult life, where the addict becomes 
increasingly shut off from reality.' 
4. _________ 
Mrs. Janis-Norton adds: ‘The situation changes when they have less to be anxious a