Đề thi chọn học giỏi lớp 11 THPT môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề luyện 01

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ĐỀ LUYỆN 01
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. PHONETICS 
Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (5 pts)
1. A. arrow	B. loud	C. moldy	D. poultry
2. A. basilisk	B. bison	C. basic	D. basin
3. A. subtlety	B. indebtedness	C. bombard	D. combing
4. A. benevolent	B. content	C. molecules	D. technique
5. A. conscience	B. bronchitis	C. shuttle	D. chauffeur
Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (5 pts)
6. A. comic	B. clementine	C. climax	D. thermonuclear
7. A. diligent	B. dimension	C. action	D. innate
8. A. characterize	B. absence	C. datum	D. charcoal
9. A. solicitor	B. separately	C. spacious	D. sequence
10. A. parachute	B. armchair	C. accent	D. accidentally
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR 
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (20 pts)
11. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large_________ of identical products.
 A. quality	B. quantity	C. quandary	D. qualification
12. Only the_________ of the building is going to be remodeled.
 A. insides	B. interior	C. indoors	D. inner
13. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete_________ to me.
 A. indifference	B. disinterest	C. importance	D. interest
14. After years of neglect there was a huge_________ program to return the city to its former glory.
 A. restoration	B. preservation	C. conservation	D. refurbishment
15. The assistant suggested_________ the next day when the manager would be there.
 A. we are coming back B. to come back	C. we will come back	D. we came back
16. I never get a_________ of sleep after watching a horror film.
 A. wink	B. blink	C. night	D. ounce
17. As it was Christmas, the_________ at church was much larger than usual.
 A. audience	B. convention	C. congregation	D. grouping
18. The sheep were huddled into a_________ to protect them from overnight frosts.
 A. cage	B. kennel	C. hutch	D. pen
19. The jury_________ the defendant “not guilty”.
 A. gave	B. returned	C. subscribed	D. found
20. Many_________ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
 A. customary	B. habitual	C. traditional	D. ordinary
21. He managed to finish his thesis under the_________ of his tutor.
 A. guidance	B. help	C. aid	D. assistance
22. Mr. Henry was given a medal in_________ of his service to his country.
 A. gratitude	B. knowledge	C. recognition	D. response
23. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have_________ any solutions.
 A. thought over	B. come up with	C. looked into	D. got round to
24. You_________ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.
 A. must	B. would	C. should	D. might
25. _________ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century.
 A. Raw	B. Rude	C. Crude	D. Blunt
26. By the time you receive this letter, I_________ for China.
 A. will have left	B. have left	C. would have left	D. will leave
27. Prizes are awarded_________ the number of points scored.
 A. resulting from	B. adding up	C. presented to	D. according to
28. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been_________ neglected.
 A. dolefully	B. woefully	C. idly	D. pathetically
29. I must take this watch to be repaired; it_________ over 20 minutes a day.
 A. increases	B. gains	C. accelerates	D. progresses
30. It had been a trying afternoon, _________ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.
 A. culminating	B. leading	C. arriving	D. finalizing
	Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
According to some (0) _____ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) _____ (VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (32) _____ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.
Before the special elastic rope (35) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into space.
scientists
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	Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example, vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or musician. However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use.
0. traditional → traditionally
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Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts)
	The show was fully booked (51)_______ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52)_______ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53)_______. But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54)_______ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55)_______ for real lions and tigers. The show was put (56)_______ by its creators to protest (57)_______ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals. The show was timed to tie (58)_______ with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59)_______ before it ended. There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60)_______ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.
 Part 5: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. (10 pts)
try out
slip up
carry on
get by
put out
take after
get down
look up
go through
turn down
61. If you’re finding it difficult to _____ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?
62. I know what you’re _____ and I feel really sorry for you.
63. In many ways you _____ your father.
64. If you _____ you’ll get into trouble.
65. I proposed to her but she _____ me _____.
66. You’d better _____ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.
67. If you _____ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.
68. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure ____ you _____.
69. The car’s in quite good condition but you can _____ it _____ before you make any decision to buy,
70. When I was in New York, I was able to _____ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.
Part 6: Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts)
Suddenly (71)_______ blackbird flew to (72)_______ top of (73)_______ beach. She perched way up on (74)_______ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75)_______. Then she commenced to sing. 
Her little black body seemed only (76)_______ tiny dark speck at that distance. She looked like (77)_______ old dead leaf. But she poured out her song in (78) _____ great flood of rejoicing through (79)_______ whole forest. And (80) _____ things began to stir. 
III. READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10 pts)
	The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81)_______ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (82)_______, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (83)_______ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84)_______ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85)_______.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86)_______ activity. Because some people still regard it as a (87)_______ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (88)_______ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89)_______ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90)_______ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
81. A. witness	B. evidence	C. result	D. display
82. A. evolve	B. change	C. develop	D. alter
83. A. better	B. fine	C. good	D. well
84. A. contain	B. retain	C. hold	D. keep
85. A. construct	B. achieve	C. provide	D. produce
86. A. curing	B. treating	C. healing	D. improving
87. A. hint	B. symbol	C. feature	D. sign
88. A. release	B. rid	C. loosen	D. expel
89. A. consider 	B. remark	C. distinguish	D. regard
90. A. named	B. entitled	C. subtitled	D. called
Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided below the passage. (10 pts)
	New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (91)_______ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92)_______ . And that, (93)_______ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95)_______ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (96)_______ the new technologies could also (97)_______ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98)_______ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (99)_______ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100)_______ our institutions to respond to new challenges.
Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110. (10 pts)
	 Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar blue-joint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
 101. What does the passage mainly discuss?
 	A. A type of wild vegetation 	B. Western migration after Civil War
 	C. The raising of cattle 	D. The climate of the Western United States
102. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
 	A. Most history book include the story of the train. 
 	B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
 	C. The driver of the train invented the story.	 
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
103. The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____.
 	A. plains	B. skeletons	C. oxen 	D. Americans
104. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
 	A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s. 	
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
 	C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War. 
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
105. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
 	A. lonely	B. uncomfortable 	C. infertile 	D. dangerous
106. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
 	A. favored	B. available	C. ordinary 	D. required
107. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
 	A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it. 
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
 	C. It would probably not grow in the western United States. 
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
108. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
 	A. Mesquite grass	B. Blue-joint grass	 C. Buffalo grass	D. Grama grass
109. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
 	A. They contain little moisture	B. They have tough stems
 	C. They can be grown indoors	D. They are not affected by dry weather
110. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
 	A. eating only small quantities of grass.	
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
 	C. naturally fertilizing the soil.	
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
IV. WRITING (6/20 points)
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
111. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.	
→ An increased ________________
112. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.	
→ Rather ________________
113. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.	 
→ The moment ________
114. He never suspected that the bicycle had been stolen.	
→ At no time ________________
115. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?	
→ Other ________________
 Part 2: Use the word(s) given in the brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
116. To this day no one has equaled his achievements in the field of technology. (unsurpassed)
→ To this day  in the field of technology.
117. Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (pulled)
→ Peter .the foul-tasting medicine.
118. It’s unfortunately that the construction of the building will not be finished as originally planned. (longer)
→ The construction of the building  unfortunate.
119. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history. (appetite)
→ What he told me .. the story.
120. They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow. (fear)
→ They chose .. too much snow.
_____THE END_____