Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 12 THPT môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2011-2012 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Có đáp án)

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(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này)
PART A. LISTENING. 
* HƯỚNG DẪN THI NGHE HIỂU: 
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Part 1: Listen to a recorded passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words . Write your answers in numbered boxes. (You will hear the piece twice).
When it appeared on newsstands (1) _______ years ago, the first edition Action Comics cost ten cents. The cover design showed a well-built man in blue tights and a (2) _______ cape, smashing in a car against a rock.
Superman was introduced to readers as “the (3) _______ of the oppressed”, who could run faster than an express train. 
Only a hundred copies of that first issue survive. And of comic buffs this one was in breathtakingly good condition.
In an online auction it fetched a little over $2 (4) _______, a world record for a comic. The buyer remains anonymous. The seller is rumored to have been the actor Nicolas Cage. 
Connoisseurs of the comic world say this type of investment has become popular during troubled economic times because rare collectibles hold their (5)_______more reliably than properties or share. 
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
Part 2: Listen and decide if the statements below are True (T) or False (F). Put a tick (P) in the right boxes. (You will hear the piece twice).
Your answers: 
True
False
1. The woman won’t go to the movies on Friday. 
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£
2. The man will bring the woman a glass of water. 
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£
3. The man won’t like to have the window open. 
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4. The woman will probably turn down the volume.
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5. The woman will pick up Frank at 2:00.
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PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. 
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in each of the gaps below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 
1. This meat is rather tough; you must chew it well before _________.
A. digesting	B. biting	C. eating	D. swallowing
2. They are all at work doing some research_________alternative sources of energy.
	A. for	B. on	C. with	D. off
3. It is very appropriate that the prize_____ go to such a young architect.
goes	B. will go	C. go	D. has gone
4. Don’t throw the potato_________away! It is very nutritious.
	A. core	B. peel	C. shell	D. skin
5. They were left a lot of money in their aunt’s_________.
A. testament	B. will	C. heritage	D. inheritance
6. _________ to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of order.
A. I’ve been trying	B. I had tried	C. I’m trying	D. I tried
7. _________earlier, I would have done it for you.
A. By knowing	B. If I knew	C. Did I know	D. Had I known
8. I _________to being treated like that.
A. object	B. don’t like	C. refuse	D. mind
9. When it’s very hot, you may_________the top button of your shirt.
	A. untie	B. undress	C. unwrap	D. undo
10. _ “Excuse me. Is anyone sitting here?” 	_ “_________”.
	A. No, thanks	B. Sorry, that seat is taken	
	C. Yes, I am glad	D. Yes, yes. You can sit here
II. Give the correct tense/form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 
1. No longer she (work)__________because she is getting her retirement now.
2. I am very glad (receive)__________your e-mail last night.
3. She is my neighbor. She (live)__________here since she came here in 2000.
4. Neither of the films (show)_________on TV last night was good.
5. Long ago it was known that the earth (orbit)__________the sun.
6. I am sure he will become a good scholar soon. He (write)__________so many books.
7. _ Are you leaving tomorrow? _ Yes, the flight (take) __________off at 6:00 am.
8. He couldn't stay as he suggested she (go)__________home at once.
9. There was only Joe in this room last night. He (take) __________ the chair away.
10. The man shouted for help and jumped in (save)__________the girl.
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
III. Give the correct form of each word in the sentences below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 
1. One of the aims of this presidential visit is to________the relationship 
 between the two countries. 	STRONG
2. The__________of this area is a great achievement of the government. 	ELECTRIC
3. She was ________ knowledgeable about the history of China.	 	EXTREME
4. Scientist have made a major_________in cancer research.	BREAK
5. Some _________documents have been stolen from the government.	CONDIDENCE
6. He is to blame for the problem as he acted_________.	RESPONSIBILITY
7. I don't think we should_________the city. 	MILITARY
8. English is a___________easy language to learn. 	COMPARE
9. __________is a big problem for the government to solve. 	FOREST
10. He didn’t pay the bill and now the electricity has been __________. 	CONNECT
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
IV. 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. 
As there is a variety of living conditions, animals has gradually adapted. Large animals inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme hot. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays. Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constantly body temperature. Instead trying to keep the body temperature deep inside the body, what would involve in the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degree Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles. The over hot body then cool down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is a advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight absorb in warming up the body and an excess buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day. 
0. has → have
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
5. ______________
6. ______________
7. ______________
8. ______________
9. ______________
10. _____________
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
PART C. READING. 
I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 
How men first learnt to (1) _______ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (2) _______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (3)_______invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (4)_______certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (5) _______spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (6) _______ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is (7) _______we call literacy type. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meanings (8) _______ words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (9) _______ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully (10) _______they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
1. A. invent 	B. produce	 C. make	 D. discover
2. A. story	B. secret	C. mystery	D. legend
3. A. somehow	B. however	C. somewhat	D. whatever
4. A. at	B. about 	C. upon	D. to
5. A. if	B. however	C. whether	D. though
6. A. interest	B. appeal	C. attract	D. lure
7. A. what	B. which	C. how	D. that
8. A. in	B. without 	C. from	D. under
9. A. take	B. send	C. break	D. move
10. A. or	B. so	C. although	D. because
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
II. Fill in each of the blanks below with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. 
In some countries there is negative population growth, (1)_______ means that the population (2)_______, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due (3)_______ the high number of HIV-related deaths. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also expected (4) _______ encounter negative population growth because of sub-replacement fertility rates.
Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _______ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _______ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large enough to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (7)_______ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS (8) _______. In Africa, (9) _______ rates are already the highest in the world, especially in sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV/AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _______ faster than predicated.
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
III. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. 
	When the first white men came to America, they found vast amount of natural resources of tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation, later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grassland and prairies were plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport.
	Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sorts of conservation program must be set up if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American.
1. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is ________.
 	A. The story of America’s natural resources	B. The loss of top soil
 	C. The cause of timber shortage	D. The first white men in America	
2. The word “abounded with” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by_________.
 	A. were profitable in	B. were full of 	C. were damaged by	D. were short of
3. It seemed to the early American settlers that ________.
 	 A. fertile soil was scarce	 	B. the natural resources were inexhaustible
 	 C. forests should not be cut	 	D. there was a shortage of minerals.
4. The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was _________.
 	A. careless	B. scientific	 	C. unbelievable	D. predicted
5. Much of the fertile soil of America has _________.
 	 A. sunk deep into the earth	 	B. been covered by lakes	
 	 C. been eroded by wind and water	 	D. become the scene of factories.
6. The word “depletion” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
 	A. increase	B. reduction	C. death	D. improvement
7. The word “silt” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
 	A. dust	B. soil	C. mud	D. land
8. According to the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT_________.
 	A. The early Americans settlers used a lot of minerals and oil.
 	B. They killed animals for food and sport
	C. The former forests were uncultivated. 
 	D. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage annually. 
9. Some species of birds and mammals seemed _________.
 	A. to be killed	B. to die	C. to become extinct	D. to be slaughtered
10. Americans soon realized that_________.
 	A. they should stop killing animals for food.	B. they must give up exploiting minerals
 C. they shouldn’t reclaim the land	D. they must establish a conservation program
Your answers: 
1._________________________
2._________________________
3._________________________
4._________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
7._________________________
8._________________________
9._________________________
10.________________________
PART D. WRITING. 
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings. 
1. “I do think you should go home for dinner”, she said to me.
 She suggested___________________________________________________________________
2. They wouldn’t have become successful without their teacher’s encouragement.
 But for ________________________________________________________________________
3. This kind of weather is supposed to be good for you.
 This kind of weather is supposed ___________________________________________________
4. The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it.
 So____________________________________________________________________________
5. The fox didn’t succeed in reaching the grades.
 The fox tried in vain _____________________________________________________________
6. Andrew is the most generous person I have ever met. 
 I’ve yet _______________________________________________________________________ 
7. I will marry her and I don't care how old she is.
 No matter______________________________________________________________________
8. I wasn't surprised at all by the mistake he made.
It came ________________________________________________________________________
9. He never suspected that money had been stolen.
At no time______________________________________________________________________
10. She can't understand what you are saying.
She can’t make head ______________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings, using the words given. (Remember not to make any changes to the words given).
1. My mother said to me: “You should study harder”. 	(ADVISED)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. They had to stay home because they were sick. 	(WEATHER)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Your mistakes didn’t influence the way things turned out. 	(DIFFERENCE)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Despite being very tired, the old man carried on walking.	(EVEN)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. She thought that the man in front of her was her brother, but he was not.	(MISTOOK)
_________________________________________________________________________
III. Write a paragraph of about 150-180 words on the topic below:
"What should we do to protect the environment from pollution?"
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