Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 THPT - Năm học 2015-2016

TRƯỜNG PT DTNT-THPT SỐ 2 
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2015- 2016
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH lỚP 11 THPT
Thời gian 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
Điểm bài thi
(bằng số và chữ)
Giám khảo
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Số báo danh
(Thí sinh ghi)
Số phách
(Hội đồng thi ghi)
PART A: LISTENING (2,5P)
Questions 1-4
Complete the table below: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer:
University Clubs
Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 
Name of club
film
climbing
chess
Extra activities
discussions
1. ...
2. ...
Current number of members
3. ...
40
55
Contact 
Events organizer
4. ..
Maths tutor
Questions 6-10
Complete the note below: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer:
Details of climbing club:
5. meets _____________________ 
6. excursion to France in the_______________________ 
7. subscriptions paid_______________________
Benefits:
8. discounts on_______________________ 
9. annual_______________________
10. free entrance to climbing______________________in Cardiff. 
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (8.5 ps)
I. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2,5P)
1. I saw a ___________ scarf in a shop near my house.
A. sweet little green silk 	B. little green silk sweet
C. sweet green little silk 	D. green little sweet silk
2. There has been a recommendation that Peter ______ the president of the country.
A. will be elected	B. be elected	C. is elected	D. was elected
3. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth ________. 
A. came out 	B. went out 	C. came through 	D. fell out
4. ______of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside.
A. Herds	B. Flocks	C. Packs	D. Swarms
5. A part-time job gives me the freedom to_______ my own interests.	
A pursue	B. chase	C. seek	D. catch
6. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for_______15 minutes.
A. other	B. others	C. another	D. the others
7. ____ I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen. Just let him face the music now.
A. Many a time	B. Many the time	C. Quite a time	D. For a time
8. _______ in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years.
A. For a number of tigers 	B. The number of tigers
C. A number of tigers 	D. That the number of tigers
9. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked _______ and now it's fine. 
A. over 	B. it over 	C. over it 	D. over and over 
10. When the electricity failed, he _______a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed 	B. scratched 	C. struck 	D. started
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II.Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences. (1,0P)
1. Hanoi is much more ________ from Kuala Lumpur.	 (DIFFERENCE)
2. Mr John caused an accident yesterday. He drove very ________.	 (CARE)
3. Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and _____ resources.(NATURE)
4. Ba is the ________ student in his class.	(GOOD)
5. The _______ told us not to take reference books out of the school library. (LIBRARY)
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III. There is one incorrect word in terms of spelling, grammar or usage in each line of the following passage. Indicate and correct it. (2,5P)
Australia was settled by Europeans in 1788, mainly to home criminals, but with a little independent farmers and businessmen. The settlements were not wealthy, and there was little help available to them in need: the poor, the sick, the unemploy, and the aged. To begin with, what little help was availably came in the form of charity: donations of money, acommodation or medical treatment to selected needy. A second approach that began to emerge in the last nineteenth century was that of “universalism”. It stresses that all people in society should be entitle to certain benefits-up to a minimum level and across a restricted range of services. This approach was eventually used to arguing for the introduction of a pension for the aged poor.
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Your answer:
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IV. Complete the following sentences using FROM FOUR TO SIX WORDS (including the given words) so that their meanings are close to the original.(2,5P)
You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. 
OUGHT You _________________________ carefully before you decided.
Surely nobody likes it when people make fun of them in public.
BEING Surely nobody likes _________________________ in public.
Don’t conclude that learning English is easy.
COME Don’t _________________________ that learning English is easy.
I’m afraid there is no room in the concert hall tonight.
BOOKED I’m afraid the _________________________ tonight.
The motorcyclist rounded the corner at a quite unbelievable speed.
WHICH The speed _________________________ the corner was quite unbelievable.
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION. (5.0 ps)
Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.(1,75P)
If asked who ____________(1) the game of baseball, most ___________(2) would probably reply that it was Abner Doubleday. At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement over ___________(3) the game of baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods manufacturer Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the ____________(4). In 1908 a report was published by the commission _________(5) which Abner Doubleday, a U.S. Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was ____________(6) credit for the intervention of the game. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in __________(7) of Doubleday.
1. A. discovered
B. founded
C. invented
D. found
2. A. Americans
B. American
C. The US
D. America
3. A. what
B. how
C. when
D. that
4. A. problem
B. question
C. matter
D. issue
5. A. at
B. to
C. of
D. in
6. A. provided
B. passed
C. given
D. delivered
7. A. honor 
B. reward
C. award
D. ceremony
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II. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer by writing the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.(2.0P)
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A rather surprisingly geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth’s core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperature (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientist aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite –borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctic is of interest to the scientific community because of potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this. 
1. The purpose of the passage is to 
 A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
 B. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
 C. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok 
 D. present an expected aspect of Antarctica’s geography.
2. The word “lies” in line 2 could best be replaced by	
A. sleeps B. sits C. tells falsehoods D. inclines.
3. Which of the following is closet in meaning to “frigid” in line 6?
A. Extremely cold B. Never changing C. Quite harsh D. Rarely recorded
4. All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio waves 
C. did not measure the exact size of the lake D. was controlled by a satellite
5. The word “microbes” in line 15 could be best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Pieces of dust B. Trapped bubbles
C. Tiny organisms D. Rays of light
6. The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok?
A. It can be studied using radio waves B. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
C. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light. D. It has already been contaminated.
7. The word “downside” in line 18 is closest in meaning to 
A. bottom level B. negative aspect C. underside D. buried section
8. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica B. Problems with satellite- borne radar equipment
C. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it D. the harsh climate of Antarctica.
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III. Choose from the phrases/sentences (in the box) the one which best fits each gap in the passage. There are TWO phrases/sentences you do not need to use. Write your answer in the box provided.(1,25P)
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contracting the disease
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Open it and drink it and breathe it
C
man can catch the disease from animals
D
will have to carry oxygen tanks and wear masks
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at the same time
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to place and from continent to continent
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a human influenza virus can recombine
Scientists have established that influenza viruses taken from man can cause disease in animals. In addition, (1) . In fact, a greater numbers of wild birds seem to carry the virus without showing any evidences of illness. Some scientists conclude that a large family of influenza virus may have evolved in the bird kingdom, a group that has been on earth 100 million years and is able to carry the virus without (2) . There is even convincing evidence to show that virus strains are transmitted from place (3) by migrating birds.
It is known that two influenza viruses can recombine when both are present in an animal 
(4) The result of such recombination is a great variety of strains containing different H and N spikes. This raises the possibility that (5) with an influenza virus from a lower animal to produce an entirely new spike. Research is underway to determine if that is the way major new strains come into being. Another possibility is that two animal influenza strains may recombine in a pig, for example, to produce a new strain which is transmitted to man 
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PART D. WRITING (4,0 Ps)
I. You have just been on a visit to another country. You are writing a letter to your English friend. You describe what you saw and how you left. (1.5 p)
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II. Write an essay to give your opinion on the following topic.(2.5 ps)
Some people believe that history has little to tell us. Other people believe that people must have knowledge of history in order to understand the present. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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THE END.