Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề gồm 04 trang; Thí sinh làm bài vào Phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm Mã đề: 356 I. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. Câu 1: A. essential B. processor C. compliment D. interview Câu 2: A. philosophy B. materialism C. centenarian D. tuition Câu 3: A. dependence B. forecast C. prediction D. prepare Câu 4: A. capacity B. altogether C. particular D. eventually Câu 5: A. ambitious B. entrance C. photographer D. consultant II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. Câu 6: A. tooth B. foot C. boot D. smooth Câu 7: A. observe B. preserve C. conserve D. reserve Câu 8: A. comfortable B. syllable C. capable D. eternal Câu 9: A. adventure B. procedure C. mature D. figure Câu 10: A. laughter B. plough C. caught D. naughty III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that corresponds with how to pronounce these underlined parts in each following group. Câu 11: luxury, exhausted, excuse, exhibit, excellent, maximum, expand A. 4 B. 2 C. 5 D. 3 Câu 12: education, mute, subtract, subsidy, further, pure A. 3 B. 6 C. 4 D. 5 Câu 13: route, anxious, fought, rough, ground, routine, counterpart A. 6 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 Câu 14: technology, team, suggestion, mixture, initiate A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5 Câu 15: hay, quay, prayer, mayor, bay A. 3 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2 IV. Choose the one word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. Câu 16: In most_______ developed countries, up to 50% of_______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives. A.  /the B. the/ a C. /  D. the/  Câu 17: I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _______ . A. I have not been invited B. I'm not invited C. I will not be invited D. I was not invited Câu 18: Nowadays children would prefer history _______ in more practical ways. A. to be taught B. be taught C. to teach D. teach Câu 19: The policeman_______ him to appear as a witness. A. compelled B. let C. made D. discouraged Câu 20: Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______ . A. get down with it B. get on it C. get down to it D. get off it Câu 21: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex. A. publicly supported B. rightly claimed C. openly criticized D. publicly said Câu 22: One's fingerprints are _______ other person. A. differ from any B. different from C. different from those of any D. different from any Câu 23: Staying in a hotel costs _______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week. A. twice as B. as much as twice C. twice more than D. twice as much as Câu 24: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _______ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso. A. worthless B. worthy C. valueless D. priceless Câu 25: I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday,_______ ? A. wasn't it B. wasn't she C. didn't I D. didn't you Câu 26: _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion. A. That the Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. The Moon Câu 27: _______ air is to man, so is water to fish. A. As B. Just C. Like D. Since Câu 28: _______, we tried our best to complete it. A. As though the homework was difficult B. Thanks to the difficult homework C. Despite the homework was difficult D. Difficult as the homework was Câu 29: The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several_______ . A. celebrities B. celebrations C. celebrated D. celebrates Câu 30: What chemical is this? It's _______ a horrible smell. A. giving off B. giving up C. giving down D. giving over Câu 31: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now. A. hadn't been B. wouldn't be C. wouldn't have been D. won't be Câu 32: _______ non-verbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication. A. A/ the B. the/ C. The/a D.  /an Câu 33: John has a monthly bank _______ sent to him so that he knows how much there is his account. A. overdraft B. balance C. cheque D. statement Câu 34: Can you list the problems _______ poor and _______ countries? A. facing/ overpopulating B. face/ overpopulation C. facing/ overpopulated D. face/ overpopulate Câu 35: I have told you not to do it_______ . A. many hundred times B. hundreds of times C. hundred times D. a hundred times Câu 36: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” Laura: “_______ ”. A. Yes, it's an absurd idea B. There's no doubt about it C. Of course not. You bet D. Well, that's very surprising Câu 37: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very_______ . A. kind - hearted B. narrow- minded C. absent - minded D. open - minded Câu 38: Tom: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary: “_______”. A. Great B. Oh, that's annoying C. Well, never mind D. Sounds like fun Câu 39: On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came_______ again. A. round B. over C. forward D. up Câu 40: On _______ he had won, he jumped for joy. A. having B. he was told C. telling D. being told Câu 41: We bought some _______ . A. German lovely old glasses B. lovely old German glasses C. old lovely German glasses D. German old lovely glasses Câu 42: To solve this problem, it is advisable _______ . A. that to adopt a drastic measure B. that a drastic measure be adopted C. that a drastic measure is adopted D. a drastic measure to be adopted Câu 43: She listened so attentively that not a word_______. A. she had missed B. she didn't miss C. did she miss D. she missed Câu 44: Jane wasn't in when I arrived. I suppose she _______ I was coming. A. can't have forgotten B. must forget C. may forget D. must have forgotten Câu 45: A good friend is _______ will stand by you when you are in trouble. A. people who B. who C. a person that D. one who Câu 46: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _______ to be dead. A. by appearing B. to be appearing C. have been appearing D. to appear Câu 47: Jane: “It's going to rain”. Mary: “_______”. A. I don't hope so B. I hope not so C. I hope not D. I don't hope so Câu 48: In a few hours, we_______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest. A. will have finished B. are finishing C. will be finishing D. have finished Câu 49: The doctor gave the patient _______ examination to discover the cause of his collapse. A. a universal B. a whole C. an exact D. a thorough Câu 50: George wouldn't have met Mary_______ to his brother's graduation party. A. if he has not gone B. hadn't he gone C. had he not gone D. if he shouldn't have gone V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Câu 51: His boss (A) has asked (B) him to respond (C) immediately (D) this fax. Câu 52: It is the writing (A) English that (B) causes difficulties (C) to foreigners (D). Câu 53: The (A) diameter of the Sun is more than (B) one hundred times (C) greater than (D) the Earth. Câu 54: Foreign students who are doing (A) a decision about which (B) school to attend (C) may not know exactly where the choices (D) are located. Câu 55: The (A) reason he wants to take a leaving (B) of absence is that he (C) needs a complete (D) rest. VI. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the printed one. Câu 56: I wish you hadn't said that. A. I wish you not to say that. B. It would be nice if you hadn't said that. C. I hope you will not say that. D. If only you didn't say that. Câu 57: Friendly though he may seem, he's not to be trusted. A. He's too friendly to be trusted. B. He may have friends, but he's not to be trusted. C. However he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted. D. However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted. Câu 58: “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher. A. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes. C. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes. D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes. Câu 59: You should have persuaded him to change his mind. A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't . C. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen. D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind. Câu 60: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high. A. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime. B. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate. C. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is. D. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher. VII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's burning of fuels, is thought to act like the glass of a greenhouse. It absorbs heat radiation from the earth and its atmosphere, heats that otherwise would dissipate into space. The possibility that the greenhouse effect could alter the earth's temperature has been debated for many years. Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is increasing but there has been uncertainty about whether temperatures are also increasing. The major difficulty in accepting the greenhouse effect has been the absence of observed warming coincident with the historic carbon dioxide increase. Câu 61: The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an increase in _______ . A. the sun's radiation reaching earth. B. the building of greenhouse. C. global temperatures. D. the building of fossil fuels. Câu 62: Doubts about the greenhouse effect seem to center on the fact that_______ . A. it is difficult to locate and identify carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. B. the earth is steadily cooling down. C. past increase in carbon dioxide volume and global temperatures have often not corresponded. D. growing produce in greenhouses has been only marginally profitable. Câu 63: What does the scientific community think about the greenhouse effect? A. It finds it an important mechanism for removing carbon dioxide from greenhouse. B. It sees it as a useful agricultural technique. C. It considers it a promising scientific issue. D. It regards it as an established scientific fact. Câu 64: One thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about is that _______ . A. global temperatures are continually rising. B. greenhouse affects the earth's temperature significantly. C. the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing. D. the glass of greenhouses has reduced the need to burn fuel. Câu 65: The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by _______ . A. preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere. B. dissipation into outer space. C. being burned on the ground. D. being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouse. VIII. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. Telecommunicating is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer from a distant site and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are appoximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive" as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular? Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities. It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office. Câu 66: How many American workers are involved in telecommuting? A. Fewer than estimated in USA Today B. More than 8 million C. More than predicted in Business Week D. Fewer than last year Câu 67: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuters EXCEPT_______ . A. the fact that the work space is in the home B. the oportunities for advancement C. the different system of supervision D. the lack of interaction with a group Câu 68: The word "resistance" could best be replaced by_______ . A. opposition B. consideration C. alteration D. participation Câu 69: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is _______ . A. a telecommuter B. the manager of a group of telecommuters C. a statistician D. a reporter Câu 70: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage? A. The advantages of telecommuting B. A definition of telecommuting C. An overview of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting IX. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and __(71)__. Two- way __(72)__ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and __(73)__, and an agreed convention about signalling the beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 356 Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 356 the language __(74)__ English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at __(75)__ time may seem too obvious to __(76)__ In fact, the signals __(77)__ in conversations and meetings are often __(78)__ For example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence; a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to __(79)__, catching the chairman's eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger. When __(80)__ visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed. Câu 71: A. as well B. so on C. etc D. versus Câu 72: A. exchange B. interchange C. correspondence D. communication Câu 73: A. announcer B. receiver C. transmitter D. messenger Câu 74: A. either B. like C. alike D. as Câu 75: A. all B. the C. a D. one Câu 76: A. judge B. mention C. recognize D. notice Câu 77: A. using B. being used C. are used D. that people use Câu 78: A. informal B. formal C. non-verbal D. verbal Câu 79: A. interrupt B. interchange C. intercept D. interfere Câu 80: A. those B. these C. their D. that THE END . tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 201 0-2 011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề gồm 04. beginning and end of the message. In speech, the coding system is Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 356 Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 356 the language __(74)__ English or Spanish; the convention that one person. He is very_______ . A. kind - hearted B. narrow- minded C. absent - minded D. open - minded Câu 38: Tom: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary: “_______”. A. Great