Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi THPT cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2016-2017 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Đề 1) (Có đáp án)

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5. A. committee
B. expensive
C. successful
D. guarantee 
6. A. economic
B. photography
C. catastrophe
D. initiate
7. A. curriculum
B. certificate
C. kindergarten
D. companion
8. A. generally
B. education 
C. secondary
D. specialize
9. A. intensive
B. requirement
C. usually
D. assessment
10. A. common
B. exam
C. degree
D. prepare
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SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.0/20 points)
Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, D) to each question. Write your answers in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example. (3.0 points)
0. He always goes to university __________ bus.
A. on	B. in	C. by	D. from
1. I'm trying this alternative cold remedy. It's ______ different plant roots and herbs, and tastes very strange.
A. consisting of
B. containing
C. composed of
D. included
2. Jack and Mary that repaired the window the other day.
A. That was	
B. There were
C. It was
D. They were
3. Mr. Smith is the author of the story have just read. He was a very famous writer.
A. who you
B. that
C. about which
D. you
4. John a big fortune when he was young, so he didn’t have to work hard.
A. came into
B. came up
C. came across
D. came round
5. She hasn’t replied to the letter I sent two weeks ago.
A. still
B. yet
C. already
D. ever
6. “My father’s much better now.”	“_____”
A. Oh, really? The doctor must be very good.	B. Good news for you.	
C. Oh, I’m pleased to hear it.	D. Well done. Congratulations!
7. The matter was so delicate that none of the ministers knew how to ______it.
A. manipulate
B. deal
C. handle
D. affect
8. I know it works in theory, but try putting it into ______and you’ll find out it's a failure.
A. operation
B. exercise
C. performance
D. procedure
9. I can hardly think of Jenny being able to ______the aim she has set herself.
A. implement 
B. accomplish
C. triumph
D. succeed
10. Tommy: -“I’d rather stay at home.”	Jane:- “_______”
A. Hadn’t you?
B. Wouldn’t you?
C. Had you?
D. Would you?
11. Jim's ______ flu again. That's the third time this year.
A. led up to
B. gone down with
C. come up with
D. put up with
12. There has been a recommendation from the union leaders that the offer of 5% ______.
A. is rejected
B. has been rejected
C. be rejected
D. rejects
13. Tom doesn’t know much about computing, his brother is an expert at it.
A. which
B. whereas
C. therefore
D. and
14. I always enjoy our school ______ to France.
A. excursion
B. trip
C. journey
D. travel
15. She asked such a silly question that I could not .
A. help laughing
B. stop laughing
C. help to laugh
D. stop to laugh
16. I have rarely seen such an impressive sight as a ______ of buffalo roaming over the plains.
A. flock
B. swarm
C. pack
D. herd
17. On the ______, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.
A. contrary
B. contrast
C. opposition
D. opponent
18. The dealer wanted 400 pounds, I wanted to pay 300 pounds and we finally agreed to ______ the difference. 
A. divide
B. split
C. drop
D. decrease
19. China is one of the most ______ populated areas in the world.
A. wastefully
B. perfectly
C. densely
D. completely
20. I am afraid a rise in salary is ______ just now.
A. out of sight
B. out of control
C. out of date
D. out of the question
21. ______ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. Akin
B. Prior
C. In addition
D. With reference
22. The students have asked their professor to ______ making a test until after Christmas.
A. postpone
B. interrupt
C. await
D. terminate
23. The handwriting is completely ______. This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible
B. indelible
C. illegible
D. unfeasible
24. This species of mosquito can be dangerous, but happily, it is rather _____ in this area.
A. rare
B. minor
C. few
D. scarcely
25. The construction of the new road is _______ winning the support of local residents.
A. thanks to
B. reliant 
C. dependent on
D. responsible to
26. It was ______ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. surprising enough
B. so surprising 
C. such surprising
D. too surprising
27. You’ve been overworking recently, and would find a holiday _____.
A. benevolent
B. essential
C. beneficial
D. profitable
28. The vase is definitely not but just a very good imitation.
A. real
B. factual
C. genuine
D. true
29. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ______ with their neighbors.
A. relations
B. acquaintance
C. relationships
D. terms
30. If I _____ hear from Nigel, I’ll tell him you were asking after him.
A. happened
B. should to
C. happen to
D. will happen to
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Part 2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example. (1.0 point)
0. We are extremely impressed by her ________(BEAUTIFUL)
1. I stayed with them during my holiday last year and their ______ made me feel like at home. (FRIEND)
2. I don’t know what the matter with Tommy is lately. His ______ seem to be getting worse and worse. (BEHAVE)
3. It is becoming ______ difficult to find a job nowadays.	(INCREASE)
4. There’s been yet another ________ of cholera in Delhi. (BREAK)
5. The money he brings home isn’t enough to _______a family of five. (FOOD)
6. He was turned down for the job because he is______(QUALIFY)
7. I like people who have suffered from ______ but remain happy. (HARD)
8. Since we came here, we have had a ______ easy life. (RELATE)
9. He had changed so much that he was ______even without his beard. (RECOGNITION)
10. Try to be ______when you tell her the bad news. (TACT)
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Part 3. The passage below contains 10 errors. Only numbered lines contain mistakes. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example (1.0 point). 
Whirlwind, any rotating air mass, include the tornado and the large
cyclonic and anti-cyclonic storm. In meteorology, the term whirlwind
is more strictly applied for the smaller swirling atmospheric phenomenon
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commonly known as dust devil or dust whirl, that occurs mostly over
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deserts and semiarid plains during hot, calm days. The principal
cause of whirlwinds is intense insulation, or incoming solar radiation
receiving by the earth, which produces an overheated air mass just
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above the ground. This air masses rises, usually in the form of a
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cylindrical column, sucking up loose surface material, so as dust, sand,
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and leaves. Whirlwinds vary in high from 30 to 152 m, but exceptionally
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vigorous dust devils may exceed 1524 m in height. The vortices of
whirlwinds range in size from a little meters to several hundred
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meters and, depend on their force and size, dust devils may
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disappear in seconds and last several hours. Brief whirlwinds are
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erratic in motion, but the longer-lasting ones move slow with the prevailing winds.
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SECTION III: READING (6.0/20 points)
Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions. Write your answers A, B, C, D in the numbered box. (2.0 points)
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Daguerreotypes
	Portrait photography was made possible for the first time by the invention of the Daguerreotype process in 1839. Prior to this, researchers had discovered that a mixture of silver and chalk darkens when exposed to light. However, the process of exposing this mixture to create an image often took several hours. A Frenchman, Louis Daguerre, working with his colleague J.N. Niepce, perfected the process which later bore his name. The actual process involved exposing copper plates to iodine, and then exposing them for 10-20 minutes. After this, the plate would be developed over mercury and heated to 75 degrees centigrade, causing the mercury to merge with the silver. The image was then fixed on a temperate liquid of salt, rinsing the plate in hot, distilled water. Due to the choice of chemicals, a milky white image was left.
	The exposure time for this method was relatively short, making it possible to take detailed photographs of people in just a few seconds. The finished picture was very delicate, and it was possible to “fix” the image permanently on the plate by dipping it in a soda solution and further strengthening it by using a bath of gold chloride. These images were usually kept inside a seated glass case, sometimes having the air inside replaced by an insert gas.
	The initial cameras used in the Daguerreotype process were made by opticians and instrument makers, or sometimes even by the photographers themselves. The most popular cameras operated a sliding-box design. The lens was positioned in the front box. A second, somewhat smaller box, slid into the back of the larger box. The focus was controlled by sliding the rear box forward or backward. An image reversed to one side would be obtained unless the camera was fitted with a mirror or prism to adjust this effect. When the sensitized plate was positioned in the camera, the lens cap would be removed to begin the exposure.
	In the early 1840’s, this invention was introduced in the United States, causing quite a sensation. The process became very popular and President Abraham Lincoln was among the first to have his likeness recorded through the process of Daguerreotype. For the first time, people could acquire an exact image of themselves or family and loved ones for a fairly small cost. This made photographic portraits extremely popular among those of modest means. The wealthy people, however, preferred paying for portraits by artists, considering the photographic ones to be poor quality. Although both were arguably impeccable and imprecise, photographic images offered a technical likeness that a painter would find difficult to achieve.
	The Daguerreotype did, however, have its weaknesses. The pictures could be reproduced. Therefore, they were not unique. Also, their exterior was delicate, making it necessary to shelter them under a glass case. Other problems were that the chemicals (bromine and chlorine fumes and hot mercury) used in the process were highly toxic.
	At the advent of photography, support was used to keep the head still, and sitters often had to endure bright sunlight, but eventually, effective ways were developed to reduce exposure time. After being in operation for about a decade, the Daguerreotype was finally outmoded by other processes.
	The Ambrotype, which was a positive image on a glass with a black backing, was introduced in 1854. Daguerreotypes were unaffordable and luxurious for the average person, and limited in that they could not produce positive prints from the negative impact, similar to the Ambrotype. Then the Calotype, a film from which duplicate prints of pictures could be obtained, was invented. The Calotype was a negative-positive process using a paper negative. It was less labor- intensive and cheaper.
	Effectively, in the later part of the 19th century, the practice of Daguerreotype photography declined considerably. The process was complicated and needed a lot of preparation and the materials were expensive to buy. In addition, the images had no “negative” version, so it was not possible to create duplicates. Working with mercury vapors brought its own risks. As other methods using safer, cheaper materials and lighter cameras were invented, the popularity of Daguerre’s invention declined.
1. According to the paragraph 1, when does the silver and chalk darken?
A. when creating an image from the main interface.
B. when exposing the mixture to a strong light after several hours.
C. when modulating the brightness of light emitted by the light source.
D. when laying the mixture open to light.
2. The word relatively in line 11 is closest in meaning to _______
A. almost	B. rather	C. extremely	D. closely
3. According to paragraph 2, it was possible to fix the image permanently by doing what?
A. clipping the image in a solution of hyposulphite of soda.
B. floating the image on a bath of a dilute and neutral solution of chloride of gold.
C. dropping the image into a soda solution and soaking it in gold chloride.
D. strengthening the image by saturating it in soda.
4. According to paragraph 4, all of the following statements were true of Daguerreotype EXCEPT_______
A. They were admired for their intricate detail.
B. They were fragile and difficult to copy.
C. Wealthy citizens deemed them as being of inferior quality.
D. Members of the upper class could afford to sit for the photographer.
5. According to the paragraph 5, the Daguerreotype did have disadvantages for all of its beauty because_______
A. the image was on highly polished metal.
B. Daguerre actually secured a patent for technology.
C. it required a protective coverglass and a bulky frame.
D. it faced a lot of competition from the highly specialized types of photography.
6. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 6? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important way or leave out essential information.
A. Less expensive and less time-consuming.
B. Toward enabling reduced exposure time, more efficient ways were needed.
C. A bright light emitted for a brief duration was a hindrance for sitters.
D. Initially, sitting for a photograph was inconvenient, but later better methods were employed.
7. The word luxurious in line 40 is closest in meaning to_______. 
A. poor	B. lavish	C. satisfying	D. ornamental
8. The word they in line 41 refers to_____. 
A. Ambrotypes	B. Daguerreptypes	C. negative images	D. positive prints
9. According to paragraph 7, what can be inferred about the use of calotypes?
A. The quality of the earliest Calotypes was excellent in comparison to the Daguerreotype.
B. They became more popular than Daguerreotypes.
C. They were too expensive for the average person.
D. Production costs were lower, but they were not popular.
10. Why does the author mention the practice of Daguerreotype photography in the last paragraph?
A. To show that the Ambrotype was a less expensive alternative to the Daguerreotype.
B. To emphasize that they had the disadvantage of being easily broken or cracked.
C. To demonstrate why its invention caused considerable concern to many artists.
D. To explain why they stopped being so popular.
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Part 2. Read and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points)
Stressful atmospheres, (1)..of deadlines and long hours dominate office life, according to a survey (2). recently.
The majority of those questioned said a good salary and career (3).were their main reason for working. But significant numbers did not believe their employers offered either. In general the survey found that most felt that quality of life was more important than (4)and company perks. Most would prefer employers to offer flexible hours, challenging tasks and job (5) rather than perks such as company cars and private health care. Many employers’ (6).to understand this meant more than a third worried about their work on holiday, and 40 percent took days off (7).. when not really ill.
Workers were also (8)by the conditions they had to work in. A fifth struggled with out-of-date technology, badly lit offices and chairs which caused backache. Half said their productivity would increase if their environment improved.
On the plus side, the biggest (9)was the friendship offered by colleagues, and it appears that the office also affords the chance to flirt with colleagues, make (10)..calls to friends abroad, steal stationery and play computer games.
1. A. weight 	B. force 	C. heaviness 	D. pressure
2. A. published 	B. printed 	C. publiced 	D. proclaimed
3. A. outlooks 	B. odds 	C. prospects 	D. views
4. A. rank 	B. status 	C. degree 	D. grade
5. A. safety 	B. security 	C. sanctuary 	D. protection
6. A. failure 	B. defeat 	C. deficiency 	D. lack
7. A. indisposed 	B. unwell 	C. injured 	D. sick
8. A. pestered 	B. inflamed 	C. irritated 	D. ruffled
9. A. compensation 	B. damages 	C. reimbursement 	D. atonement
10. A. idiosyncratic 	B. unique 	C. personal 	D. individual
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Part 3. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage below. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2 points)
 Although the rise in the global temperature by 4 per cent predicted (1) many scientists may not sound like much, it is the difference between now and the last Ice Age, when huge glaciers covered Europe and most of Britain. Nobody knows exactly (2) would happen in a warmer world, but we do know some things. Heat a kettle and the water inside it expands. The temperature of the world has climbed more (3).. half a degree this century, and the oceans have risen by at least 10 cm.
 But just as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin warming, so it may have (4).. the oceans thirty years to swell. This means that the global warming we are now (5)is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere up to the 1960s. Since then, the use of fossil fuel (6) increased rapidly. Scientists working for (7).. United Nations and European governments have been warning that what the Dutch and the people of the East Anglia will need to do will be (8).. build more extensive sea defences. Many of the world’s greater cities are at risk, because they are located at sea level. Miami, (9) entirely built on a sandbank, could be swept away. But the effects of rising sea levels will be much worse for the developing countries. With a metre rise in sea levels, 200 million people could become homeless.
 There are other fears too, according to a recent United Nations report. The plight of the hungry in the northern Africa could worsen, as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond is reduced (10) 20 per cent.
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SECTION IV: WRITING (7.0/20 points)
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
Example: 	I last saw him 10 years ago
	à I haven’t .............................................
Answer: à I haven’t seen him for 10 years.
1. We think the owner of the house is abroad.
→The owner..............................................................................................
2. The room still needs cleaning.
→The room hasn’t.....................................................................................
3. It is such a marvelous opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.	
 →It is too ..
4. He’ll settle down. Then his performance will improve.	
→Once . 
5. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking.	
→Mrs. Scott prides . 
6. She didn't recover her confidence until that morning.	
→It was .
7. He was very sorry because he didn’t have time to visit all places of interest in London when he was there last year.
→He greatly...........................................................................................................................................
8. The bus came round the corner. 
→Round.................................................................................................................................................
9. Our lessons were held in a very hot classroom.
→The classroom in.. ...
10. Everyone was surprised to see George leave the party early.
→To	
Part 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences