Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 11 (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 11
I. LISTENING 
Part 1. For question 1-5, listen to a piece of BBC news and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. Tensions are rising between the USA and Sony Pictures. 
2. The group said it would not upload any more data about Sony. 
3. Sony said it cancelled screenings because of fears about public safety. 
4. President Obama said dictators could not censor things in the USA. 
5. A senator said the canceling of the screenings greatly hurt free speech. 
Part 2. For question 6-15, listen to a piece of news from BBC and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided
	The authors acknowledge that a (6) ___________ from fossil fuels to renewable energy is easier to recommend than to achieve. Many countries are (7) ___________ using fuels like coal. 
	In Germany coal provides nearly half the electricity. But because (8) ___________ are building up in the atmosphere so rapidly, (9) ___________ is that it's better to make the change sooner rather than later. 
	Professor Jim Skea at Imperial College, a (10) ___________ on the panel said "The message is that we need to start from 2020 onwards. If you wait as long as 2030 to put in place measures, it is going to start to get difficult. (11) ___________ have risen more quickly in the last ten years than they have at any point in the past, and if we carry on in that kind of way till 2030, then you will be faced with these difficult choices. We need to move much more quickly than that."
	One surprise is a low estimate for the cost of (12) ___________ fossil fuels and boosting wind and solar power. The panel says that less than one tenth of 1% will be shaved off annual global growth. However, this figure rests on a host of (13) ___________, and for the moment, renewable energy still needs (14) ___________, which raises questions about public acceptance. 
The panel does believe its options are (15) _______ and it hopes they'll be implemented in the coming years.
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR 
Part 1. Choose the word/phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. Don’t worry: this is nothing that ______ you.
A. matters	B. entails	C. concerns	D. complicates
2. It may be raining but I’m ______ enjoying myself.
A. thoroughly	B. highly	C. extremely	D. desperately
3. Italy was knocked ______ the World Cup.
A. into	B. away from	C. out of loại	D. forward to
4. All the kitchen must satisfy the stringent ______ of the health authorities.
A. requirements	B. needs nhu cầu	C. terms	D. qualifications
5. She is ______ telling me where I’ve gone wrong in my life.
A. forever	B. all the time	C. on and off	D. normally
6. Just because he is getting on for seventy doesn’t mean he’s ______ .
A. losing it	B. passing it	C. up to it	D. over the hill
7. She gave a/an ______ reading of the sonata that had the audience on their feet.
A. impeccable	B. rocketing	C. eminent xuất sắc	D. heavy-handed
8. I enjoy swimming but ______ I avoid crowded pools.
A. on the contrary	B. on the face of it xét về bề ngoài, C. as a rule	D. in a nutshell
9. ______ they seem to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be settled.
A. Shortly	B. Overall	C. Nonetheless	D. Subsequently
10. They still haven’t made a decision ______ to the new color scheme.
A. on reflection	B. with regard	C. in view	D. by contrast 
11. One of the most devastating weapons of modern time is the ______ missile.
A. directed	B. instructed	C. programmed	D. guided
12. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning.
A. slow-witted	B. far-reaching	C. off-hand	D. top-heavy
13. It’s difficult to assess grass ____ opinion on the subject of the President’s actions.
A. leaves	B. cuttings	C. stems	D. roots
14. “This medicine tastes horrible!” - “______, it will cure your cough”.
A. Be that as it is	B. Be that as it may
C. Being that though it is	D. Being this as it may
15. The film ends with a sheriff lying in a ______ of blood.
A. bath	B. puddle	C. jet	D. pool.
16. This area is absolutely ______ for more investment.
A. crying out phàn nàn	B. breaking down	C. better off	D. cutting back
17. I am not at all put out by their decision. ______, I welcome it.
A. All the same	B. On the contrary	C. In contrast	D. On the other hand
18. I don’t believe there’s a ______ of evidence that could be held against him.
A. shred	B. grain	C. drop	D. strain
19. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______ .
A. all for one	B. by and large	C. top to bottom	D. across the board
20. I do hope this will ______ as useful reminder.
A. play	B. perform	C. act	D. behave
Part 2. There are 10 errors in the passage. Identify and correct them.
Beliefs which go back deep into time lie behind many of our present day attitudes to birds. People have often regarded birds as having close affinities to mankind because, like the humans, birds go on two legs, sing, show off and construct homes. Dances from many different cultures are copied from the courting displays of birds. Some birds were thought to warn of disaster or foretell a good fortune, according to the circumstances in which they were sighted. In the parts of Scotland, it is still lucky to hear the cuckoo while you are out of walking., but not before you have eaten breakfast. The Welsh used to believe that you would flourish if you were standing on grass or green leaves when the birds sang, but if you were on to barren ground you would not live to hear its call another year. Children in many parts of Britain still believe that it is unlucky to see two. Birds were also involved in with medicine: the ancient Greeks and Romans for example believed in the way to cure blindness was to eat the heart of a raven or owl or eagle- all the birds well known for their keen eyesight.
Part 3. Fill in each blank with one preposition. 
1. When the detective reached for his gun, the crowd stepped nervously back.
2. According to the guide book, this region is notorious _________ floods and tornadoes.
3. I was tough. They had a hard time of persuading me into changing my mind about the weekend plans.
4. You’d better ask Tom about the girl. I can’t tell you much as I only know her by sight.
5. The tanker had already been at sea for 2 weeks when it struck the iceberg.
6. Their design didn’t vary much from ours. Consequently, the jury decided to reward them both.
7. I’m afraid you’ll have to buy a new hairdryer; this one is beyond repair.
8. Just say you need me and I am on hand.
9. This is a specifically female section, men are rather in the minority here.
10. Jack, I remind you that you are two months behind with your essays. Deliver them by next Friday or I will have to contact your parents.
Part 4. Provide the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 
There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This (1.has been especially fueled) ___________ in recent times by the increasing importance (2. placed) ___________on the English language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial amount of funds on additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every competitive edge. In the past decade, language institutes (3. spring) have sprung up in numerous urban centers, all (4. claiming) ___________to provide rapid advancement in English. There (5. Has been) ___________a push by many parents to expose their children to English in their formative years. This, many claim, (6. will make) ___________ the language more instinctive and ensure that all pronunciation errors can be avoided. There is some evidence which (7. points) ___________ to youngsters who (8. Have been raised) ___________ in bilingual families, where the language spoken at home is different to the one that they (9. converse) ___________ with in their external environment. While these children can switch between two languages with greater ease, it remains (10. To be seen) ___________ whether this is advantageous when learning additional languages. 
Part 5. Provide the correct form of the words in the brackets. 
 A man takes a single (1) _____________ of a substance and puts it in his mouth. Instantly he is transported to another world, a place of surreal visions and swirling colors. He rushes (2) _____________ into this parallel universe. What is this 
(3) ____________ compound with the power to induce such a mind-blowing trip? Is it some kind of drug that makes the user hallucinate? No, it’s just a humble cereal ad on TV. The Fruity Wheat ad is the latest in a long line of (4) _____________ ads whose imagery appears to draw on the effects of mind-altering substances. Colin Rees of the ‘Stop TV Advertising’ group, said: ‘I find this and other such ads totally (5) _____________. Take this stuff and you will experience something out of this world– the (6) _____________ of the ad seems clear to me. The companies who make them will say that any relation to drugs is just one (7) _____________ of the advert, and not one that they (8) _____________. When I complained about this ad, I was told that it didn’t contain any (9) _____________ messages. I thought that was a bit rich – I think the message in it is blatantly obvious! And I don’t think we should be giving TV viewers any (10) ____________ in that respect.’
SPOONful
HEADlong
TERRIFied
CONTROVERSial
unACCEPTable
IMPLication
INTERPRETation
INTENded
subCONSCIOUS
ENCOURAGEment
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1: Choose the correct words to fill in each blank. 
Peoples’ personalities (1) _______ considerably from one another as there are no two alike. Our ingrained characters which (2) ______ the patterns of our behavior, our reactions and temperaments are unparalleled on (3) ______ of the diversified processes that (4) ______ our personality in the earliest (5) ______ of human development.
Some (6) ______ of character may to some (7) ______ be hereditary simulating the attributes that (8) ______ our parents. Others may (90______ from the conditions experienced during pregnancy and infancy in this way reflecting the parents’ approach towards (10) ______ their offspring. Consequently, the environmental factor (11)______ a crucial role in strengthening of eliminating certain behavioral systems making an individual more prone to (12)______ to the patterns that (13) ______ a prize.
Undoubtedly, human personality (14) ______ the most profound and irreversible formation during the first period of its development, yet, certain characteristics may still be (15) ______ to considerable changes conditioned by different circumstances and situations.
1. A. distinguish	B. converge	C. vary	D. differentiate
2. A. denote	B. resolve	C. inflict	D. determine
3. A. account	B. means	C. token	D. event
4. A. mould	B. design	C. conceive	D. fabricate
5. A. states	B. instants	C. stages	D. terms
6. A. factors	B. traits	C. items	D. breeds
7. A. scope	B. area	C. extent	D. length
8. A. pertain	B. recognize	C. associate	D. identify
9. A. stem	B. relate	C. rise	D. formulate
10. A. breeding	B. rearing	C. growing	D. yielding
11. A. makes	B. does	C. finds	D. plays
12. A. comfort	B. pledge	C. acquiesce	D. obey
13. A. yearn	B. deserve	C. wish	D. necessitate
14. A. under acts	B. undertakes	C. undergoes	D. underlies
15. A. practicable	B. feasible	C. subject	D. potential
Part 2: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life (1) combine with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to (2) make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were (3) wiewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society. 
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European (4) imigrants at the turn of the century coincided with and (5) contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to (6) age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular (7) activities, and vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools (8)over the lives of students, many of (9) whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and (10) __other__ agencies. 
Part 3: Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question. 
The brilliant light, crystalline air, and spectacular surroundings have long drawn people to the tiny New Mexican town of Taos. Today, the homes of some of those who have settled there during Taos’ 300-year history have been restored and are open to the public. Along with the churches, and art galleries, these residences make up a part of the unique cultural heritage of Taos.
Representing the Spanish Colonial era is the meticulously restored hacienda of Don Antonio Severino Maninez. He moved his family to Taos in 1804 and transformed a simple cabin into a huge, imposing fortress. Its twenty-one rooms and two courtyards now house a living museum where visitors can watch potters and weavers at work. The American territorial era is represented by two houses: the home of the explorer and scout Kit Carson, located off Taos Square, and that of Charles Bent, a trader who later became governor of the New Mexico territory. Carson's house was built in 1845, Bent's three years later.
In the twentieth century, Taos, like its bigger sister Santa Fe to the south, blossomed into a center for artists and artisans. One of the first artists to move there was Ernest Blumenschein, who is known for his illustrations, including those for the works of Jack London and other bestselling authors. In 1898, while on a Denver-to-Mexico City sketching tour, Blumenschein's wagon broke down near Taos. He walked into town carrying his broken wheel, looked around, and decided to stay. His rambling, twelve-room house is furnished as it was when he lived there. Not far from the Blumcnschein house is the home of another artist, Russian-born painter Nicolai Fechin, who moved to Taos in the 1920s. He carved and decorated the furniture, windows, gates, and fireplaces himself, transforming the interior of his adobe house into that of a traditional country house in his homeland. A few miles north of town is the Millicent Rogers Museum, the residence of a designer and collector who came to Taos in 1947. An adobe castle, it contains a treasure trove of Native American and Hispanic jewelry, pots, rugs, and other artifacts.
1 The passage mainly discusses which aspect of Taos?
A. Events from its 300-year history	B. Its different architectural styles
C. Its historic houses	D. Its famous families
2 The wont meticulously is closest in meaning to
A. expensively	B. carefully	C. privately	D. tastefully
3 The word imposing is closest in meaning to
A. antiquated	B. threatening	C. striking	D. complex
4 According to the passage, the home of Don Antonio Severino Maninez is now
A. a simple cabin	B. a fortress	C. an art gallery	D. a museum
5 According to the passage, what were Charies Bent's two occupations?
A. Merchant and politician	 B. Artist and artisan	C. Explorer and scout	 D. Potter and weaver
6 The town of Santa Fe is probably referred to as Taos's "bigger sister" because it
A. has a larger population B. is more famous C. is older	 D. has more artists
7 The word works is used in the context of this passage to mean
A. factories	B. designs	C. paintings	D. books
8 According to the passage, what was Ernest Blumenschein's original destination when he went on a sketching tour in 1898?
A. Taos	B. Mexico City	C. Santa Fe	D. Denver
9 The author implies that the interior of Nicolal Fechin house is decorated in what style?
A. Native American	B. Traditional Russian
C. Spanish colonial	D. American territorial
10 Which of the following people is NOT mentioned as a resident of Taos?
A. Nicolai Fechin B. Jack London C. Millicent Rogers	D. Ernest Blumenschein
V. WRITING . 
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences using the given words and others so that they have the same meanings with the original ones. 
1. Nobody died in the accident. (fatalities)
there were no fatalities in the accident .
2. One of the patients couldn’t breathe properly. (short)
One of the patients was short of breath 
3. I think my elder sister is planning to take over the family home when my mother dies. (designs)
I think my elder sister has designs on taking over-----------------------------------------------
4. I support the notion to lift the trade embargo. (for)
I am for the lifting the trad embargo.
5. We aren’t willing to support the strike; we don’t approve of it.
Far from being willing to-------------------------------------------------
Part 3: Do you agree or disagree with this statement:
“The young generation of teenagers is less well behaved than previous generations of teenagers.”
Write an essay of around 250 words answering the questions. Use your ideas to support your views.