Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi quốc gia Lớp 12 THPT năm 2006 môn Tiếng Anh (Bảng A) (Có đáp án)

 forecast predicted ______ weather with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is just what we have had.
A. differing
B. various
C. variable
D. fluctuating
______ the rainfall was adequate this year, the crops did not produce a high yield.
A. Since
B. Although
C. However
D. Due to 
That's a nice coat, and the colour ______ you well.
A. fits 
B. matches
C. suits
D. couples
Part 2. Write the correct form of the bold-typed words in the following passage. Write your answers in the space provided in the column on the right.
Reading is, of (necessary), a primary occupation of the college student. In our (graduation) years, we find ourselves in the (forcing) company not only of our textbooks, but of numerous assignments in (collaterally) reading as well. As we progress, we are (throwing) more and more upon our own reading resources. (Consider) this, and also that the first member of the “three R’s” has been our (company) since our earliest school days, it is amazing to meet in college with students who have level of (reader) rate and (comprehend) fall so low as to constitute a formidable barrier to their (education) careers. 
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Part 3. Choose the word or phrase that best fills each of the blanks. Circle A, B, C, 	or D to indicate your answer.
	Elle Law is one of the unluckiest people (36) ______ the world. Last year she broke (37) ______ leg, her house (38) ______ twice in six months, she was very badly (39) ______ in a car accident, she lost a lot of expensive (40) ______, and burglars broke into her flat and (41) ______ all her money.
Miss Law is one of the people chosen to take part in (42) ______ on the subject of luck. The department of psychology aims to (43) ______ whether certain people are luckier than others. They do not believe that it is natural for some people to have luck while others seem to (44) ______ it.
	Successful people often claim that they are lucky. If someone thinks they are lucky, they are much more confident (45) ______ succeeding and they try harder in whatever they do. Unlucky people are completely the opposite: they generally feel they are incapable of gaining anything.
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of
B
over
C
through
D
in
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her
B
one's
C
the
D
one
A
went on fire
B
started fire
C
caught fire
D
got on fire
A
damaged
B
injured
C
wounded
D
wrecked
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jewel
B
jewellry
C
jewellries
D
jewellers
A
stole
B
robbed
C
seized
D
brought
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a research
B
researches
C
a search
D
research
A
find
B
find out
C
know
D
get to know
A
lack
B
lack of
C
lacking
D
in lack of
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for
B
with
C
about
D
to
III. READING
Part 1. Choose the word that best fills each of the blanks in the following 	passage. 	Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer.
LONDON – THE STUDENT’S CAPITAL?
London is the city which seems to draw people like a magnet from across the country, not to (46) ________ from around the world. London is cool, fashionable and multi-cultural. For the (47) ________ student, it is the most incredible arts, academic, and entertainment centre. 
London is one of the few real student capitals of the world. Despite the grime, the (48) ________ costs, the troublesome transport system, and the (49) ________ sensation of living with eight million people, students (50) ________ to the city’s universities.	
However, rents are steep, with students paying around £75 a week for a room in a (51)________ house. Halls of (52) ________ are a little over this price – but, of course, include meals and (53) ________ .
Work is plentiful at the moment, so a part-time job should be easy to (54) ________ across, and there are all sorts of graduate (55) ________ with the best (56) ________ of pay in the country. The London institutions try to play (57) ________ the cost of (58) ________ so as not to (59) ________ off future students, but there is no doubt about it, London costs money and you will be looking at sizable (60) ______ on graduating. 
A
say
B
include
C
utter
D
mention
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budding
B
bidding
C
blooming
D
blithering
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peak
B
high
C
top
D
extreme
A
overestimated
B
overawed
C
overwhelming
D
overloaded
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stem
B
wave
C
pounce
D
flock
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divided
B
parted
C
shared
D
separated
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residence
B
accommodation
C
dormitories
D
wards
A
invoices
B
bills
C
costs
D
receipts
A
put
B
get
C
do
D
come
A
chances 
B
possibilities
C
occasions
D
opportunities
A
rates
B
terms
C
conditions
D
means
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up
B
at
C
out
D
down
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life
B
living
C
live
D
livelihood
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set
B
run
C
write
D
put
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balance
B
increase
C
debt
D
gain
Part 2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by circling 	A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. 
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The industrial revolution changed more than just the way America worked; it changed the way Americans looked. As the country moved from an agrarian economy to a goods-producing economy, real estate began to literally move in new directions, and the American landscape was forever changed. In a farm-based economy, of course, it was acreage-pure expand that people value. In the late nineteenth century, changing technology and changing needs led to the construction of the first skyscrapers. Suddenly, in America's big cities, height was a defining characteristic of the landscape.
At the heart of the re-definition of the urban landscape was the invention of the steel frame. The first building to be supported by a complete steel frame was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built between 1884 and 1885. In the 1870's, the Tribune Building and the Western Union Building, both over ten stories tall, were built in New York. Later, in 1910, workers began the construction of New York Woolworth Building, which they completed in 1913. The Woolworth Building was a triumph of industrial-age technology, with its steel frame and its foundation on concrete piers. As remarkable as the building was for its height, 792 feet, it was equally remarkable for how far it extended beneath the earth, all the way to bedrock. The concrete piers that support the building are themselves the result of an important technological innovation of the age: the casson. Cassons are chambers that use air pressure to drive away water allowing people to work below the water line. 
The changing American urban landscape reflected the changing needs of American commerce. The geographic isolation of rural life was not feasible for the people who ran the country's bourgeoning industries. Mutually, reliant businesses such as fuel companies and transportation companies, needed to be in proximity to each other. Businesses needed space for the employees, as office job became a growing presence in the urban workforce. Additionally, companies used their headquarter building as a means of establishing presence and identity in an increasing competitive market. The Woolworth Building, and others like it, served as advertising for the companies they housed. City dwellers associated the regal, powerful buildings with businesses for which they were named. Landscape, industry and advertisement had begun to blend together in America's big cities.
A suitable title for the passage would be:
 	A. The Effect Of The Industrial Revolution In America.
	B. From Farmland To Cities: America's Changing Economy
	C. The Effect Of The Skyscraper On American Commerce
	D. The Skyscraper: A Sign Of The Times In Industrial Revolution 
The author's purpose of this passage is to _____ .
 	A. show pride
	B. entertain
	C. inform
	D. persuade 
You can infer from the statement "The Woolworth Building, and others like it, 	served as advertising for the company they housed. (lines 29-30) that
 	A. architecture and corporate identity were starting to merge.
	B. businesses were beginning to experiment with unusual form of advertising.
	C. shoppers in cities preferred large businesses to small ones.
	D. the Woolworth Building was considered to be the finest skyscraper in New York
The author mentions fuels companies and transportation companies in order to:
 	A. show how technology created new type of business.
	B. illustrate the necessity of urban buildings.
	C. compare urban industries to farming.
	D. list industries that provided the technology used in skyscrapers.
In line 22, the word "reflected" most closely means:
 	A. influenced.
	B. imitated.
	C. considered.
	D. expressed.
Part 3. Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with a suitable 	word. 
	The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been (66) ______ for broken relationships, job losses, financial (67) ______, and even suicides. Psychologists now recognize Internet addiction syndrome (IAS) as new illness that could cause (68) ______ problems and ruin many lives. Special help groups have been set up to (69) ______ sufferers help and support. 
Psychologists have described many worrying (70) ______, including one man who took his own (71) ______ after borrowing more than $14,000 to ( 72) ______ his addiction, and a teenager who had to receive psychiatric (73 ) ______ for his twelve-hour-a-day habit. "This illness is not fake and it must be (74 ) ______ seriously", said an expert in behavioral addiction at Nottingham Trent university. "These are not sad people with serious personality (75) ______, they were people who were fine before they found the Internet.
Part 4 Fill each numbered blank in the following passage with one most suitable 	sentence given in the list below. Write your answer in the appropriate box 	provided.
	Food is one of the things we notice about different cultures. It is also one of the first aspects of a different culture we feel to adopt. The table manners that accompany the food are not so obvious. When the behaviors of a culture are visibly in contrast, they are most powerful, even when we are not aware of them. (76) ______ 
	In Australia, it is expected that everyone will talk during a meal. The talking passes from one person to another and is often about an issue that has been in the news, a new movie, or some other neutral and safe topics. (77 ) ______ Conversation is held before or after the meal itself.
	(78) ______ In Australia, when we have finished eating the main course we put the knife and fork across the middle of the plate parallel to each other with the handles facing towards us. When we are resting during the meal, we put the knife and fork across each other on the middle of the plate. (79 ) ______ In Indonesia, some students tell me, the fork and the spoon are crossed as in Australian resting position. But not all Indonesians may do this. Indonesia is itself a very multicultural society, so there may be a number of customs for this within the country.
	Consider further where the dishes are positioned on the table. The Chinese custom of all the diners eating from a range of central dishes is different from the Western way of having servings on separate plates. (80) ______ Even the way knives and forks fence in the plates makes a little frame for the plate and defines separate arenas of action all around the table, rather than one common arena of action as is the case of cultures where all the diners share from the common dishes.
After the meal, the way we place our eating tools, our knives, forks, spoons or chopsticks, is also culturally defined.
This expresses a different relationship between people and shows lines of community in contrast to the Westerner's separate plates.
In many Eastern cultures, it is considered impolite to speak while the meal is in progress.
Then there is the complex issue of accepting or declining an offer.
We need to remember that table manners change within cultures.
A barbecue or a dinner with a few friends will have different rules.
In China, the chopsticks go crossways across the top of the plate with the handles facing towards the right, as that is the hand that holds the chopsticks.
Just imagine some of the different table manners we might encounter at a class dinner when a range of cultures are represented!
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IV. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same 	as the sentence printed before it.
 House prices have risen dramatically this year.
	There has _____________________________________________________ .
 It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
	Not until _____________________________________________________ .
 You can use it as long as you like, and it won't wear out.
	No matter _____________________________________________________ .
 He will be returning from Africa quite soon.
	It won't _____________________________________________________ .
Although she is happily married, she sometimes feels very lonely.
	Despite _____________________________________________________ .
	We can only get into the house if someone has the key to the door. 
	Unless _____________________________________________________ .
 The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended it.
 	Had it not _____________________________________________________ .
 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
	Martin's poor _____________________________________________________ 
The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
	Were _____________________________________________________ . 
 Though he is still very young, he has made remarkable achievements in his field.
	Young _____________________________________________________.
Part 2. The chart below shows the changes in the use of means of transport in the city of Hana from 2000 to 2004. Describe the changes.
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Part 3. Write an essay that ends with this remark: “Education in the family has become more important these days.” Your essay should be about 250 words long. 
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Part 4. "Traveling broadens the mind." What do you think? Write an essay to discuss the remark. Your essay should be about 250 words long.
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