Sở giáo dục và đào tạo nghệ an Trờng thpt ngô trí hòa Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi cấp trờng 12 Năm học 2010 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Đề gồm có 6 trang) Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút Điểm bằng số: . Điểm bằng chữ: . Chữ ký Ngời ra đề: . Chữ ký Ngời duyệt đề: . Họ tên, chữ ký GK1: Họ tên, chữ ký GK2: Số phách Part a: Phonetics I. Choose one word underlined part is pronunced differently from the others. 1. A. pleasure B. please C. easy D. leave 2. A. noon B. tool C. blood D. spoon 3. A. houses B. rides C. washes D. passes 4. A. chaos B. character C. chemical D. champion Answer here: 1. 2. 3. 4. II. Choose the word who main tress is replaced differently from the others. 5. A. seldom B. political C. Sunday D. thirty 6. A. promise B. expensive C. constructive D. original 7. A. informal B. provide C. problem D.supply 8. A. succession B. dependentC. together D. company Answer here: 5. 6. 7. 8. Part b: vocabulary and grammar I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap of each sentence. 9. difficult a test is given, that brilliant pupil succeds in getting good scores. A. Whenever B. Whatever C. However D. Wherever 10. She feels when she speaks in front of crowds. A. informal B. impersonal C. disrespectful D. insecure 11. The boy fell while he down the stairs. A. run B. was running C. running D. runs 12. Mr. Smith seems very about computer science. A. knowledge B. knowledgeable C. knowledgeably D. know 13. I rang him up before for Rome. A. to leave B. to go out C. leaving D. leave 14. She took her clothes and went to bed. A. off B. on C. down D. up 1 15. Because our boss has been away on business, you can work with our………………… A. clients B. representatives C. customers D. leaders 16. She is a mean person. I don’t like .to her.……………………………………… A. talk B. talking C. have talk D. talks 17. Mary didn’t expect to John’s party.…………………………… ……………… A. invite B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited 18. Haven’t you finished that book yet? You it for ages.………………………… …… A. have read B. are reading C. have been reading D. read 19. Their house, was destroyed in the storm last month, is now being rebuilt.………… A. that B. who C. whom D. which 20. Money is the main cause of many . in his family.………………………………… A. compliments B. arguments C. disputes D. leftovers 21. Bird flu . by the virus H5N1.………………………………………… …… A. are caused B. is causing C. is caused D. caused 22. Your .must be typed into three copies to hand in for our company.………………… A. applicants B. application C. applicating D. applying 23. It was so noisy that I couldn’t concentrate my lesson.………………… ……… A. in B. at C. from D. on 24. the weather was fine, we postponed the flight to Bahamas.……………… A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. in spite of 25. “ Interpol” is combined from the two words ………………………………………… A. internet and pole B. internet and police C. international and pole D.international and police 26. Tom prefers to use his lefthand. He is .……………………………………… ……… A. left B. left-handed C. hand –lefted D. hand left 27. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests . when he . at the partty.……… … …… … A.left/had arrived B. left/arrived C. had left/arrived D. left/arrives 28. The more you practise your English, you will learn.…………… ………………… A. The much B. The faster C. The best D.The many Answer here: 9. 13. 17. 21. 25. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. II. Find out one mistake from options A,B,C, or D in each sentence below. 29. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year. A B C D 30. She refused to tell us why was she crying. A B C D 31. They told me some information most of whom is very useful. A B C D 2 32. Hardly had the performance begun where the light went off A B C D 33. I don’t like this book. It is either interesting nor accurate A B C D Answer here: 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 34. Americans and Asians have very different ideas about love and (marry) 35. Nowadays more and more people take care of others(volunteer) 36. Today, we live in a world of mass .(communicate) and reliable clocks, so it is easy to forget what an essential part of everyday life bells used to be. 37. , many houses have to be demolished to make ways for the road(luck) 38. We should cut down the use of (fertile) and pesticides for cultivation. Answer here: 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. IV: Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 39. He(leave) for Lodon 2 years ago and I(not see) him since. 40. Hoa (be) tired because she (work) all day yesterday. 41. By next month, I(leave) for India. 42. The Browns (travel) through new England at this time tomorrow. 43. He(thank) me for what I (do). Answer here: 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Part c: Reading I. Read the passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word. Strange minds The mind of man is clever and wonderful, but it is not properly understood, sometimes the mind can do surprising things. One strange .(44) .was that of Edgar Cayce; who was the son (45) a farmer in Kentucky, and knew .(46) or nothing about science or medical matters. When he was young, he (47) .ill and layin bed unconscious. Doctors, of . (48) .did their best for him and tried to .(49) . him better, but he remained unconscious for a long time. Then he suddenly (50) to speak clearly. He described the cause of his .(51) . and explained all the things that must have been done to make him better. He knew the names of all the medicines he must take. Everyone was surprised, of course. How did a farmer’s son know all this? Answer here: 44. 46. 48. 50. 45. 47. 49. 51. 3 II. Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answer A,B,C, or D. The Olympic games began in 776BC with a foot race of about 200 meters. They were held on a single day at Olympics in Greece. The Games were the held every four years from that date. The event later lasted for five days. Several years later other sports were added, including wrestling, boxing and pentathlon. This event combined running, jumping, discus, javelin and wrestling. The Games were very important to the ancient Greeks. They would even stop wars with other cities to The Games were very important to the ancient Greeks.They would even stop wars with other cities to take part in them!. The athletes would take three months off to travel to the stadium, compete and then return home to continue fighting. The Game lasted for 1200 years until the Romans conquered Greece. Then in AD 393, the Roman Emperor stopped the Games completely. He was a Christian and didn’t like the Games because they were not Christian events. About 1500 years later, a French nobleman decided to bring back the Games. Nobleman wanted to organize a regular meeting of world – class athletes. He believed that this would help to bring peace between countries. He finally arranged to bring back the Olympic Games in 1896. At those Games, 40,000 spectators watched a total of 275 athletes from 13 countries take part in the first modern Olympic held in the Greek capital of Athens. Nowadays, thanks to the French nobleman, wining a gold medal at the Olympic is once again one of the highest sporting achievements. * Questions: 52. The first Olympic Games ……………………………………………………………… A. were held in Athens B. included many events C. lasted for one day D. were held 1500 years ago. 53. The pentathlon’s five sporting events include .………………………………………… A. running and cycling B. jumping and foot racing C. wrestling and jumping D. the discus and boxing 54. The ancient Greek athletes used to ………………………………………………… A. fight wars over the Games B. stop fighting wars to attend the Games C. spend three months practicing for the Game D. travel for three months to get to the Games 55. The 1896 Games were watched by .………………………………………………… A. 40,000 people B. television audience world wide C. 275 spectators D. 40,000 Greeks 56. The roman Emperor stopped the Games from taking place because …………………… A. they were a Roman celebration B. he didn’t like sport events C. Romans could not compete in them D. they weren’t a Christian celebration Answer here: 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. Part d: writing I. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases. 57.If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information Unless . 4 58. He prefers playing tennis to staying at home He’d rather 59. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough The sea was too rough . 60. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job Inspite of . 61. That restaurant is so dirty that noone wants to eat there It’s such 62. I’ve never met such a famous person before It’s . 63. John Speke failed to find the source of the Revier Nile John Speke didn’t succed . 64. When I arrived in Canbera, I wrote a letter home On 65. Alexander Fleming discovered pencillin and received the Nobel in 1945 Alexander Fleming, 66. He rang her as soon as he returned from the Excursion to the Sahara Desert No sooner had 67. My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station If . 68. Go to the international ticket desk immediately on arrival As . 69. They had a good meal and then went to dance. After they …………………………………………………………………………………… 70. “ I am sorry that I broken the glass” said Peter. Peter apologised .……………………………………………………………………………… 71. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately Only by………………………………………………………………………………………… Aswer here: …………………………………………………………………………… . ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 5 .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… ……………… .……………………………………………………………………………… .……………… II. Composition: Write a paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of using cellphones at high school today. (Write about 150-200 words). Answer here: …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… …………………… . …………………………………………………………………………… 6 . . . . . . . . . . The end! Good luck to you Đáp án và thang điểm (Tổng cả bài là : 100 điểm) Từ câu 1 đến câu 71: Mỗi câu đúng đợc 1,2 điểm. Part a: Phonetics I. Choose one word underlined part is pronunced differently from the others. 1A 2C 3B 4D II. Choose the word who main tress is replaced differently from the others 7 5B 6A 7C 8D Part b: vocabulary and grammar I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap of each sentence. 9.C 13.C 17.D 21.C 25.D 10.D 14.A 18.C 22.B 26.B 11.B 15.B 19.D 23.D 27.C 12. B 16.B 20.B 24.C 28.B II. Find out one mistake from options A,B,C, or D in each sentence below. 29.A 30.C 31.c 32.C 33.B III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets 34. Marriage 35. Voluntarily 36. Communcation 37. Unluckily 38. Fertilizers IV: Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 39.left/ haven’t seen 40.Was/ was working 41. Shall have left 42. Will be travelling 43. Thanked/ had done Part c: Reading I. Read the passage and fill in each numberd blank with a suitable word. 44. mind 45. of 46. liitle 47.was/fell 48. course 49. make 50.got/began 51.illness/sickness II. Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answer A,B,C, or D. 52.C 53. C 54. B 55. A 56.D Part d: writing I. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases. 57. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information 58. He’d rather phay tennis than stay at home 59. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming 60. Inspite of having a good salary(getting a good salary/ his good salary), he was unhappy in his job 61. It is such a dirty restaurant that noone wants to eat there 8 62. It’s the first time I’ve ever met such a famous person 63. John Speke didn’t succed in finding the source of the Revier Nile 64. On arriving in Canbera, I wrote a letter home 65. Alexander Fleming, who discovered pencillin, received the Nobel in 1945 66. No sooner had he returned from the Excursion to the Sahara Desert than he rang her 67. If my husband had left the car keys, I would have picked him up at the station 68. As soon as you arrive, go to the international ticket desk. 69. After they had had a good meal, they went to dance. 70. Peter apologised for breaking the glass 71. Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight II. Composition: Total = 15 marks - Tenses, structures, spelling, vocabulary. - Ideas for the composition. - Format of the composition 9 . dục và đào tạo nghệ an Trờng thpt ngô trí hòa Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi cấp trờng 12 Năm học 2010 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Đề gồm có 6 trang) Thời gian làm. Sunday D. thirty 6. A. promise B. expensive C. constructive D. original 7. A. informal B. provide C. problem D.supply 8. A. succession B. dependentC. together