Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2009 - 2010 môn thi : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 12 – thpt thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2009 - 2010
Môn thi : TIếNG ANH – lớp 12 – THpt
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi 14 tháng 4 năm 2010
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(Đề thi gồm có 06 trang)
PART I. PRONUNCIATION - VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR (10 PTS)
Question 1: Circle the word whose boldfaced part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
( 0.5 pt)
1. A. private	B. typical	C. enterprise	D. dynamic
2. A. council	B. downward	C. launch	D. accountant
3. A. association	B. message	C. language	D. marriage
4. A. secure	B. police	C. council	D. socialize
5. A. youth	B. clothes	C. although	D. youths
Question 2: Circle the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the other three.(0.5 pt)
1. A. economy	B. economics	C. peninsula	D. advisory
2. A. industry	B. dramatic	C. enormous	D. demeanor
3. A. urbanized	B. embryo	C. concentrate	D. cohabit
4. A. Atlanta	B. mechanize	C. continue	D. mechanic
5. A. asset	B. civic	C. antique	D. favorite
Question 3: Circle the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.(2 pts)
1. The focusing properties of an optical lens depend on the fact _____ the velocity of light is smaller in glass then in the air. 	
A. if	B. that	C. when	D. and
2. Most of the early federal labour laws dealt only with railroads and their employees _____ extending into other industries. 	
A. without	B. except	C. no	D. nor
3. The nature of agricultural production on the prairies is distinct from _____ of the rest of Canada.
A. what is	B. those	C. that 	D. it is
4. _____ Robert Fulton invented the steamship and improved the submarine, his main achievement lay in making steamboats profitable. 
A. Although	B. However	C. If	D. That
5. The Cherokee Indians were divided _____ seven clans with members in every village.
A. at	B. of 	C. into	D. in
6. The importance of the laser lies in the great variety of uses it now has, and the still greater number _____ in the future. 	
A. expects	B. expecting	C. expect	D. expected
7. _____ a short time after the Civil War, Atlanta has become the principal centre of transportation and commerce and finance in the south-eastern United States.
A. While rebuilt	B. Rebuilt	C. It was rebuilt	D. When rebuilt
8. The upper and lower surfaces of the segments of the centipede’s body _____ by a flexible membrane. 
A. joining	B. joined	C. to join	D. are joined
9. By far the most famous member of the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1920s _____ Langston Hughes. 	
A. has been	B. was	C. was being	D. had been
10. _____ Canada has never developed a national press is most likely due to regional differences of outlook and interests. 	
A. because of 	B. Although	C. It is	D. That
11. I wouldn’t say he was briant at his job, but he’s quite _________
A. cautious	B. wary	C. effective	D. competent
12. I reminded him twice, so as to _________ that he wouldn’t forget. 
	A. check	B. take care	C. watch out	D. make sure	
13. He’s very _________ about his private life. He’s got no secret. 
	A. trustworthy	B. direct	C. open	D. sincere	
14. It was a _________ mistake. I wasn’t trying to cheat you. 
	A. genuine	B. truthful	C. sincere	D. frank	
15. It’s not very _________ to speak with your mouthful. 
	A. tactful	B. gentle	C. polite	D. educated	
16. The manager is _________ He can’t see the long-term benefits of installing a computer. 
	A. petty	B. narrow-minded	C. intolerant	D. absent-minded	
17. He told me that he would be here _________ a moment. 
	A. on	B. for	C. at	D. in	
18. I’m sure they were __________ lies.
	A. telling	B. speaking	C. talking	D. saying
19. The boys’ father built them a large sand box _________ .
	A. to play in it B. to play in	C. to play in there	D. in which to play
20. The impact of two vehicles can cause a lot of _________ to both.
	A. damagings	B. damaging	C. damages	D. damage 
Question 4: Each line in the following passage contains a mistake. Pick out the mistake (in line order) and correct it. (0) has been done for you as an example.(1 pt)
Yesterday afternoon, Frank Hawkins is telling me about his
experiences as a young man. Frank is now a head of a very large business company, but as a boy he use to work in a small shop. It
was his job to repair bicycle and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop in his own. During the war Frank used 
to do spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. By the end of the war, the small workshop have become a large factory where employed seven hundred people. Frank smiled while he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling if the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair her son’s bicycle!
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Question 5: Write the correct form of the words in the space provided from the words in the next column.( 2pts)
 Dieppe’s closeness to Paris makes this much loved-seaside resort an (1)____________ for weekend holiday breaks in winter and summer alike. The spectacular new marina (2)______________ sea-goers to make a stopover in the heart of the town, which is right next to the fishing harbour. Within easy reach of Paris, it has been designated as a town of art and history. The (3)______________ white-brick buildings remind one that Dieppe was entirely (4)______________ after the great fire in 1649. The (5)______________ of the town centre, (6)______________ respecting the original (7)______________, lends a special charm. The castle museum, dominating the town, seemingly watches over its people. Its views across the valley are particularly (8)______________. Dieppe has an intense (9)_____________ life and is the birthplace of “Coast to Coast”, a France-British meeting of choreographers and dancers. “I can recommend without (10)____________ a visit to this wonderful town.”
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Question 6: Supply the correct form of the VERBS in bracket. Write your answers in the numbered spaces. (2.0 pts)
I (1- walk) ______________ along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the North of England, (2- look)______________ for somewhere (3- make)_______________ a phone call. My car (4- break)______________ down outside the town and I wanted to contact the A. A. The street (5- run) ______________ parallel to the sea and(6- join)_____________ to it by a number of narrow side streets. Low grey clouds (7- drift)______________ off across the sky and there was a cold damp wind (8- blow)______________off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet when I (9- cross)________________one of the side streets. It (10- rain)_______________ for a long time.
Question 7: Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition (1pt)
1. Do boys take as much trouble ___________ their appearance as girls?
2.How do you react __________ advertisements on the TV?
3. She is trying to make herself presentable ___________ the party.
4. He peered miserably ___________ the mirror.
5. Don’t worry, Michael will be calling ___________ you in ten minutes.
Question 8: Replace the underlined verbs with the phrasal verbs with TAKE:(1pt)
1. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
2. As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to employ more staff.
3. He wants to start playing tennis next summer.
4. Due to the bad weather condition, the plane won’t leave until 5:00 pm
5. While talking with native English speakers, we can learn a lot of new words and structures.
6. They often participate in school panel discussions.
7. Could I have four pizzase to eat at home, please?
8. His parents are going to obtain a loan from the bank to buy a new house
9. The president of the company has resigned, and the vice president is going to replace him in that post.
10. ASEAN ministerial meetings are held every year in different countries.
Write the answers here: 1. ______________	2. ________________	3. ________________ 
4. ______________	 5. _______________	6.________________	 7. ________________
8. ______________	 9. _______________	10.________________
PART II: READING (5 PTS)
Question 1: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space.(2pts).
When telephoning friends in Australia, would you like to see picture of the (1) _____ at the same time? When calling a (2) __________ about a broken car, would you like to look at diagrams in a part of the catalogue? When discussing financial figures, would you like to have (3) _________ transferred into your own desk-top computer?
If this can be done now – by big businesses with the money and expertise required. But in a (4) _________ years ordinary people should be able to do the same. This became clear at the Telecom Fair, a trade exhibition and conference for the world’s telecommunications community in Geneva earlier this month. There are facsimile machine able (5) ___________ transmit a document in six seconds (compared with the present 60 seconds), and one that can transmit in color. There are picture phones (6) ___________ send and display a series of stil photographs of the people talking on the line. And there are drawing pads which allow your doodles to appear on another pad at the receiving end. The technology for integrating communication services over a digital network is available now. But the telecommunications world has not (7) _____ defined all the standards necessary or (8) _____ truly global network to emerge. This could take up to ten years.
In the future, terminals will look very different from normal telephone handsets. They will (9) __________ video screens typewriter keyboards, drawing pads or printing devices. It is possible to have an intelligent terminal which could read a credit card, send data automatically to the computer centre, and then have the person say a few words in the telephone for the computer to recognize the voice pattern before authorization. It should work well (10) _________ you have a heavy cold.
Question 2: Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each of the question below.(2pts)
	The Sun today is a yellow star. It is fuelled by thermonuclear reactions near its centre that convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years, and is thousands of times larger than the Earth.
	By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About 5 million years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the centre will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles about distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too hot for life to exist.
	Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.
	After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all it fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the Earth’s surface.
1. What is the primary purpose of this passage?
A. To alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun	B. To discuss conditions on Earth in the far future
C. To present a theory about red giant stars	 	D. To describe changes that the Sun will go through
2. The word “fuelled” in line 1 is closet meaning to 
A. powered	B. bombarded	C. created	D. propelled
3. The word “state” in line 2 is closet meaning to
A. shape	B. condition	C. location	D. size
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf star
B. has been in existence for 10 billion years
C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
D. will continue as a yellow dwarf for another ten billion years.
5. What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant?
A. Its core will cool off and use less fuel	B. Its surface will become hotter and shrink
C. It will throw off huge amounts gases.	D. Its centre will grow smaller and hotter
6. When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on Earth?
A. Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid	
B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the Sun 
C. It will become too hot for life to exist.
D. It will be nearly destroyed by nova explosions.
7. As a while dwarf the Sun will be
A. the same size as a planet Mercury	B. thousands of times smaller than it is today
C. around 35 million miles in diameter	D. cold and dark
8. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the Sun will probably pass through?
A. yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant.
B. red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosion
C. yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
D. white dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, yellow dwarf
9. The word “there” in line 17 refers to 
A. our own planet	B. the outer surface of the Sun
C. the core of the black dwarf	D. the planet Mercury.
10. Which of the following best describe the tone of the passage?
A. alarmed	B. pessimistic	C. comic	D. objective
Question 3: Put these sentences in the right order to complete the text. Number 1 has been done for you as an example. (1pt)
A. is also an international city where you can eat food from
B. wonderful beaches! When they think of Sydney, many people think
C. opened in 1973 for music, theatre and dance. Near
D. building look like sails on Sydney Harbour. It was
E. the Opera House is one of the longest
F. all over the world, or just visit some of the thirty
G. Sydney is the oldest and biggest city, with 3,7 million
H. buildings are the centre for much of Australian business. It
I. people. It is a busy modern city and its high rise
J. of the Sydney Opera House. The roof of this beautiful
K. bridges in the world- the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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PART III: WRITING (5 PTS)
Question 1: Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the given one. Use the words given(2pts)
1. Harry couldn’t afford this car.
This car was __________________________________________________________
2. How did you get the idea that they are rich?
 What made __________________________________________________________
3. As my grandmother grows older, she becomes more intolerrant.
The older ____________________________________________________________
4. On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter to my parents.
When I _____________________________________________________________
5. People always laugh at his face, and he dislike it.
He hates _____________________________________________________________
6. I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.
 I was ___________________________________________________________________________
7. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
Everything________________________________________________________________________
8. He ran so fast that nobody could catch up with him.
So ______________________________________________________________________________
9. “ I’m sorry I didn’t catch the ball for your sister yesterday” Nam said to Huong
Nam apologized __________________________________________________________________
10. Pupils are not allowed to leave the classroom at any time.
At _____________________________________________________________________________
Question 2: Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the given one, using the words given(1pts)
1. The film wasn’t as good as we expected. (come)
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2. Please inform the relevant authorities at once. (delay)
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3. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. (under)
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4. This situation is really not funny. (beyond)
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5. I can’t find the answer without a calculator. (out)
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Question 3: Use the words given to write the letter. You can make any additions or changes if necessary. (2pts)
Dear John.
1 .I /get/ postcard/ you/ this afternoon.
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2. I/ pleased/ you/ able/ come/ next week.
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3. not worry/ accommodation. There/ big hotel/ corner/ my street.
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4. I/ use/ stay/ that hotel/ before/ move/ my flat.
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5. I/ sure/ you/not/ bored/ because/ this/ ineresting town.
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6. I/ go/ college/ afternoon/ so/ we/ meet/ evening.
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7. Mr Smith/ my lecturer/ teach /I/ start/ course.
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8. I/ introduce/ him/ you/ come here.
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9. you/ think/ good idea?
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10. I/ have/ good time/ this town/ hope/ you/ enjoy yourself/ too.
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Write to me soon.
Love
Jack.
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