Đề thi chọn học giỏi lớp THPT môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2018-2019 - Đề luyện 02 (Có đáp án)

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ LUYỆN 02
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG THPT NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART 1. LISTENING (1 point)
I. Listen and circle the best answer.
01. This is___________.
A. a survey	B. an interview
C. a face-to-face conversation	D. a chat
02. The people talking___________.
A. are co-workers	B. are friends
C. are colleagues	D. do not know each other
03. The passenger’s bags haven’t arrived because___________.
A. they have been missed	B. they have been postponed
C. they have been taken by mistake	D. they have been stolen
II. Listen again and complete the information on the form.
Missing Baggage Details
Flight number: (04)___________. 	From: (05)___________.	Passenger Name: (06)___________.
First name:	(07)___________.	Number of bags (08)___________. Phone: (09)___________.
Length of stay: (10)___________ at: Princess Hotel
PART 2. PHONETICS (1 point)
I. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the rest.
11. A. thank	B. band	C. complain	D. insert
12. A. lays	B. says	C. stays	D. plays
13. A. scholarship	B. chaos	C. cherish	D. chorus
14. A. message	B. privilege	C. college	D. collage
15. A. talked	B. naked	C. asked	D. liked
II. Circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that has the primary stress different from the rest.
16. A. individual	B. reputation	C. experience	D. scientific
17. A. carpenter	B. revise	C. ignore	D. traditional
18. A. necessary	B. achieve	C. poetic	D. communicate
19. A. influence	B. modern	C. consider	D. different
20. A. contain	B. poisonous	C. chemical	D. scientist
PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 points)
I. Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences below. (0.5 point)
21. There are not thing special about his clothes__________ from his flowery tie.
A. but	B. except	C. other	D. apart
22. I’d__________ you explained to her why we can’t go.
A. better	B. rather	C. want	D. need
23. I__________ we meet outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30.
A. think	B. suggest	C. consider	D. introduce
24. I walked away as calmly as I could__________ .they thought I was the thief.
A. or else	B. to avoid	C. owing to	D. in case
25. __________ the step when you go in.
A. Consider	B. Mind	C. Attend	D. Look
26. __________ of all of us who are tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk.
A. On behalf	B. On account	C. In person	D. Instead
27. She refused to eat meat under any__________. 
A. circumstances	B. occasion	C. opportunity	D. reason
28. There was nothing they could do________ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. than	B. unless	C. instead of	D. but
29. To our__________ his illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety	B. eyes	C. belief	D. judgement
30. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the__________ of her children.
A. sake	B. care	C. mean	D. concern
II. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms. (0.5 point)
Computers have had the ability to play chess for many years now, and their (31. PERFORM)__________ in games against the best players in the world has shown steady improvement. However, it will be years before the designers of computer games machines can beat their (32. BIG)__________ challenge yet – the ancient board game called “Go”. The playing area is (33. CONSIDERABLE)__________ larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that the combination of movies is almost endless. The game involves planning so many moves ahead that even the impressive calculations of the fastest modern computers are (34. SUFFICIENT)__________ to deal with the problems of the game. In a recent competition for computer “Go” machines, the best machine beat all its rivals, but lost (35. HEAVY)__________ to three young schoolchildren, so there is obviously still a lot of work to do.
III. Supply the correct verb tenses of the verbs in brackets. (1 point)
a. She says that she (36. live)__________ in the countryside when she (37. be)__________ a child.
b. Oil (38. leak)__________ from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so the police (39. close)__________ off the section between Junctions 5 and 6.
c. Foreign currency (40. convert)__________ into sterling at a number of points in the city, but the best rate and lowest commission charges (41. provide)__________ at banks.
d. Most of the news on the front page of both daily newspapers (42. concern)__________ the progress of the peace conference.
e. Why are you carrying that saw? 	I (43. shorten)__________ the legs of the dining room table.
f. Our class (44. go)__________ to the zoo next week.	
g. Their grandmother (45. tell)__________ them a lot of stories last year.
 IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete each of the sentences below. (0.5 point)
46. “Do well and do not ____________.”
A. look around	B. look round	C. look up	D. look down
47. At this time of the year, we are always__________ with applications for training course.
A. snowed under	B. come under	C. kept under	D. gone under
48. I was asked to__________ with a scheme to reduce the pollution caused by our factory.
A. make up	B. set up	C. come up	D. check up
49. We were all too happy when he managed to__________ the deal__________ 
A. run/ through	B. go/ through	C. get/ through	D. put/ through
50. I__________ to the man when I saw him collapse, but it was too late.
A. stole up	B. come up	C. faced up	D. rushed up
PART 4. READING (3.0 points)
I. Read the text below and give the word which best fits each space. (1 point)
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (51)__________ from the usual travel complications and accommodation difficulties, (52)__________ the expectations people have of them. When we go on holiday we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (53)__________ us. We imagine we will be able to escape to (54)__________ a degree that we even tend to believe, consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered (55)__________ to relax, envisages herself/himself (56)__________ from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different (57)__________ of person: carefree, good-humoured, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (58)__________. In practice, we take ourselves with us (59)__________ we go, and the personality that is shaped over years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off at a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no matter how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (60)__________ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should.
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below. (1.0 point)
PAINTING
Nancy Andrews’ latest exhibition at the Seagull Gallery proves that she is one of our most (61)_________ painters. She has emerged from her (62)_________ phase, in which the influence of Picasso was apparent, and returned to a more (63)_________ style of painting, but without losing her (64)_________ sense of colour and form. She has chosen (65)_________ themes for this show, and her portrait of Bacchus, for example, has a wonderful (66)_________ about it. But the most (67)_________ work is the large canvas called simply “Mars”.
It is a (68)_________ study, in various shades of red and gold, and its balanced (69)_________ gives it a pleasing, even restful feel, despite the (70)_________ of its subject matter.
61. A. gifting	B. gift	C. gifts	D. gifted
62. A. cubist	B. cubism	C. cubical	D. cubic
63. A. tradition	B. traditional	C. traditionalized	D. traditionalizing
64. A. delight	B. delighted	C. delightful	D. delighting
65. A. mythology	B. mythologic	C. mythological	D. mythologious
66. A. simplify	B. simplicity	C. simplification	D. simple
67. A. impressive	B. impression	C. impress	D. impressed
68. A. coloured	B. colourless	C. colour	D. colourful
69. A. compose	B. composing	C. composition	D. composion
70. A. violence	B. violent	C. violency	D. violently
III. Read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. (1.0 point)
The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt. Rain is relatively scarce, and the summers are scorching hot. Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of the Nile is reputed to be one of the most fertile places in the world. Its rich black soil is the result of accumulation of silt deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago. From June to October, the river overflowed its banks. Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding. The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops. As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season.
Its rich soil led to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians on the Nile valley more than 5000 years ago. The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing water from the Nile for irrigation purposes. As the villagers along the Nile became wealthy, they embarked on projects of digging ditches and constructing dams to control the floods.
In about 3100 BC, the whole Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes. He and his descendants made up Egypt’s first ruling family, or dynasty. His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts. Egyptian power and influence were and influence were to last for the next 2000 years.
The Egyptian kings had absolute powers. The king possesses all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king. An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact amount of due from the individual farmers was united. Crops and livestock were often seen at the storehouses surrounding the royal palaces. In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for huge irrigation projects.
Egypt’s trade with the outside world stretches far and wide. In return for gold, copper, gemstones, and building stores, it purchases the goods that it did not have. Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon. From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia. Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes. Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years. It served as Egypt’s most vital source of gold and slaves.
71. The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by__________.
A. the rich alluvial soil of the Nile	B. Egypt’s first ruling family
C. the highly-developed writing, painting, 	D. Egypt’s trade with the outside world
72. Egyptian slaves came from__________.
A. Mesopotamia	B. Syria and Anatolia 	C. Lebanon	D. Palestine
73. The king was wealthy because__________.
A. huge irrigation projects were set up	B. farmer paid him their tribute
C. he was in absolute power	D. he possessed all the land
74. The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile__________.
A. helped to develop the arts	B. caused an influx of foreign traders
C. needed to be controlled	D. led to the discovery of new mines
75. According to the passage, the king was wise__________.
A. to important the things that Egypt did not have B. to pay for huge irrigation projects
C. to control the land	 D. to own slaves and gold
76. In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to__________.
A. the respect Egypt received	B. how fast the profit came
C. the protection the Egyptian army provided	D. what Egypt exported
77. A suitable title for this passage is__________.
A. The Civilization Of The Ancient Egyptians B. The Farming Methods Of The Egyptians
C. The Might Of The Egyptian Army	D. The Landscape Of The Egypt
78. We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the__________.
A. way its army fought with other invaders C. trade and business done with nations
B. long period it extended its power and influence D. number of crops grown in one season
79. Farm crops would be__________ if there was no water for irrigation.
A. harvested	B. unprotected	C. destroyed	D. unavailable
80. From June to October, the flood plains would be__________.
A. inundated with floodwaters from the Nile	B. open to the building of new dams
C. left to the sowing of new crops	D. raised to a higher level
PART 5. WRITING (2.5 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (0.5 point)
81. In my opinion you are not telling the truth.
→ I suggest that .................................................................................................................
82. They reported that she was a policewoman.
→ She .....................................................................................................................................
83. “I’m sorry I didn’t ring you to say I’d be late”, he said.
→ He...................................................................................................................................
84. Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
→ No sooner .........................................................................................................................
85. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.
→ Had it not ..........................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (0.5 point)
86. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed. (leaf)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
87. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. (height)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
88. The trouble all came about because our computers crashed. (stemmed)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
89. Do you have to wear a uniform at school? (compulsory)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
90. The way many sportsmen behave in public influences their young fans. (impression)
→ .................................................................................................................................................
III. Write a paragraph (about 250 words) about the following topic: (1.5 point)
“How important is music in a modern life?”
_____________THE END_____________
KEYS
PART 1. LISTENING (1 points) Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt
01. C	02. D	03. B	04. UA675	05. Tokyo	
06. Johnstone	07. Bill	08. 2	09. 555-432	10. 3
PART 2. PHONETICS (1 points) Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt
I. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt: 	11. A	12. B	13. C	14. D	15. B
II. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt: 	16. C	17. A	18. A	19. C	20. A
PART 3. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 points)
I. Each correct answer gets 0.05 pt.
21. D	22. B	23. B	24. D	25. B	26. A	27. A	28. D	29. C	30. A
II. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
31. performance	32. biggest	33. considerably	34. insufficient 	35. heavily
III. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
36. lived 	37. was	38. is leaking 	39. are closing	
40. can be converted	41. are provided	42. concerns	43. am going to shorten	44. will go/ are going	45. told
III. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
46.B	47.A	48.C	49.D	50. D
PART 4. READING (3.0 points)
I. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
51. apart	52. is	53. behind	54. such	55. unable
56. as	57. kind	58. themselves	59. wherever	60. Up
II. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
61. D	62.A	63.B	64.C	65.C	66.B	67.A	68.D	69.C	70. A
III. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
71. A	72. C	73. D	74. C	75. B	76. D	77. A	78. B	79. C	80.A
PART 5. WRITING (2.5 points)
I. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
81. I suggest that you be telling the truth.
82. She was reported to be a policewoman.
83. He apologized (to me) for not ringing me to say he’d be late.
84. No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
85. Had it not been the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been passed.
II. Each correct answer gets 0.1 pt.
86. You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.
87. It would be the height of your stupidity to give up your job now.
88. The trouble all stemmed from our computers crashing.
89. Is it compulsory for you to wear a uniform at school?
90. The way many sportsmen behave in public makes an impression on their young fans.
III. Write a paragraph (about 250 words) about the following topic: (1.5 point)
“How important is music in a modern life?”
_________THE END__________