Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT năm học 2006 – 2007 (vòng 2) môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Trường THPT Hàm Rồng Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT
	Đề chính thức	Năm học 2006 – 2007(vòng 2)
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian 180 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi gồm có: 5 trang
Question I (10 points)
A. Circle one word which has underlined part different from the others. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. A. chorus	B. Christian	C. cholesterol	D. check
2. A. cost	B. most	C. post	D. cold
3. A. suitable	B. biscuit	C. building	D. guilty
4. A. tissue	B. press	C. permission	D. pressure
5. A. knife	B. knit	C. know	D. key
B. Circle one word with the main stress placed differently from that of the others in each group
1. A. appropriate	B. emotional	C. pronounce	D. situation
2. A. promise	B. expensive	C. constructive	D. original
3. A. primitive	B. particular	C. continuous	D. connected
4. A. enlarge	B. endanger	C. homesick	D. snow-white
5. A. science	B. information	C. calculation	D. invitation
Question II (15 points)
Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 
1. The gun went _____ as he was cleaning it, but luckily he wasn't hurt
A. out	B. by	C. off	D. over
2. If you _____ a crime, you must expect to suffer the consequences
A. perform	B. make	C. do	D. commit
3. Overwork is _____ to cause increased stress
A. possible	B. probably	C. obviously	D. likely
4. The doctor has advised him to cut down _____ his drinking
A. on	B. in	C. with	D. to
5. Hunger and lack of sleep _____ bad-tempered
A. cause	B. make me	C. result	D. make that I am
6. What's wrong with you today? Did you get out of bad on the wrong _____?
A. end	B. side	C. foot	D. edge
7. Can you tell me who is responsible _____ passports?
A. to check	B. checking	C. about checking	D. for checking
8. My father doesn't like any kind of change. He's very _____ in his way
A. fixed	B. established	C. set	D. determined
9. It's very cold in here. Do you mind if I _____ the heating?
A. put	B. put on	C. put up with	D. put down
10. I told him I'd prefer to walk, but he insisted _____ me a lift
A. about giving	B. to give	C. on giving	D. for giving
11. In the end, he admitted _____ my money
A. stealing	B. steal	C. to steal	D. stolen
12. There is a rumor that the National Bank is going to _____ the company I work for
A. take over	B. overtake	C. take on	D. take off
13. He _____ on the bed staring at the ceiling, wondering what to do next
A. lay	B. laid	C. lain	D. lied
14. She _____ her husband's job for his ill health
A. accused	B. blamed	C. caused	D. claimed
15. Can you _____ me a favor? I can't answer this question
A. make	B. do	C. find	D. pick
Question III (10 points)
Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. We couldn't risk (leave) him at home alone
2. If you have written the letter I (post) it
3. He (sleep) for 10 hours. You must wake him up
4. Peter (wash) his hands. He just (repair) the T.V set
5. I sat down at the desk and (wonder) why my father's letter (not arrive) yet. I (write) to ask him to send me some money at once
6. I suppose when I (come) back in two years' time, they (pull) down all these old buildings
Question IV (15 points)
Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter
1. She was extremely _____ about the history of China	KNOWLEDGE
2. The cost of _____ to the show is quite reasonable	ADMIT
3. It may be _____ to force them into making a decision, 
and if you upset them they are quite likely to overact	PRODUCE
4. Tom spoke _____ because he was so excited	BREATHE
5. Even the most _____ person ought to appreciate the 
beauty of this music	SENSE
6. This knife is very blunt. It needs _____	SHARP
7. Due to the clerk's _____ we missed the train	STUBBORN
8. The thing I hate about John is his _____	RELIABLE
9. She left school with good _____	QUALIFY
10. We walk in the streets where the noise of traffic 
is almost _____	DEAF
11. The situation is so _____ in some cities now that
it is difficult to see any solution	CHAOS
12. The heroine had a _____ love affair with the butcher	PASSION
13. I'll resign if you continue to _____ everything I say	REGARD
14. He is an expert in technology. We call him a _____	TECHNIQUE
15. _____ is a profession of an accountant	ACCOUNT
Question V (20 points)
Fill the blank with one suitable word
My father waved me goodbye and then the bus set off. The person sitting (1) _____ to me was a government engineer going to Peshawar (2) _____ inspect the roads. He said that traveling by bus is (3) _____ excellent way to test the roads. We passed many villages (4) _____ the way and stopped once or (5) _____ to buy cold drinks, (6) _____ it was very hot and dusty. The countryside was brown and dry and (7) _____ were long stretches (8) _____ no people or villages in sight. We (9) _____ to stop once at some road works, too, (10) _____ made my traveling companion (11) _____ happy.
Most of the (12) _____ were dozing in the afternoon heat when we were woken by a sudden noise, which (13) _____ like a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved and then stopped at the side of the road, I remembered all the stories I (14) _____ heard about bands of robbers who used to attack travelers in deserted roads (15) _____ this. Many of the other passengers looked as be wildered and frightened as I (16) _____ have looked.
My neighbor, however, reassured me: " Nothing to worry (17) _____. Only a burst tyre. But we shall have to wait (18) _____ he changes the wheel"
My cousin Anwar met me at the bus station. " Well, there you (19) _____", he said " I was beginning to wonder what had (20) _____ to you".
Question VI (15 points)
A. (5 points) Circle the best word or phrase A, B, C or D to fill each blank
The anger that descends on people when they get behind the steering wheel of a car used to be (1) _____ as a joke. But the laughter is getting noticeably quieter (2) _____ that the problem has become increasingly widespread.
(3) _____ in a traffic jam, with family cars inching their (4) _____ past, the driver of a fast sports car begins to lose his temper. (5) _____ the capabilities of his car, there is nothing he can do. The (6) _____ is anger.
Many people live in (7) _____ of losing control. This is true of many situation but driving is a good example. People think that the car might not start, it might break (8) _____, or someone might run into it. Before anything even happens people have worked themselves up into a (9) _____ of anxiety. And when something does happen, they're (10) _____ to explode. In fact, it's their very anxiety about losing control that (11) _____ them lose control.
This isn't to (12) _____ that all offenders have psychological problems of driving powerful sports cars. In fact, most of them are (13) _____ ordinary human beings who have no history of violence. There is (14) _____ something deep in our nature that (15) _____ when we start up a car engine.
1. A. found	B. thought	C. treated	D. intended
2. A. once	B. even	C. since	D. now
3. A. Set	B. Stuck	C. Held	D. Fixed
4. A. path	B. way	C. course	D. route
5. A. However	B. Besides	C. Although	D. Despite
6. A. outcome	B. event	C. issue	D. effect
7. A. worry	B. fright	C. fear	D. concern
8. A. up	B. down	C. out	D. off
9. A. state	B. condition	C. feeling	D. case
10. A. good	B. prepared	C. near	D. ready
11. A. causes	B. leads	C. makes	D. forces
12. A. inform	B. say	C. tell	D. announce
13. A. purely	B. fully	C. exactly	D. perfectly
14. A. openly	B. directly	C. clearly	D. frankly
15. A. excites	B. awakens	C. disturbs	D. upsets
B. (5 points)
Read the following passage and answer the questions by circling A, B, C of D 
The Nobel prizes, awarded annually for distinguished work in chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund bequeathed for that purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel.
The prizes, awarded since 1901, are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidates for the prizes must be nominated in writing by a qualified authority in the field of Competition. Candidates are judged by Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on their basic of their contribution to mankind. The awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10, with the king of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of this death. Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of about one million dollars.
1. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Alfred Bernhard Nobel
B. The Nobel prize
C. Great Contributions to mankind
D. Swedish philanthropy
2. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
A. five times a year
B. twice a year
C. Once a year
D. Once every two year
3. A Nobel Prize would not be given to
A. an author who wrote a novel
B. a doctor who discovered a vaccine
C. a writer who plagiarized most of his works from the other writers
D. a diplomat who negotiated a peace settlement
4. Why were the prizes named after Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
A. He left money in his will to establish a fund for prizes
B. He won the first Nobel Prize for the prizes for his work in philanthropy
C. He's now the first living in Sweden
D. He serves as judge of the Nobel Foundation
5. Why are the awards presented on December 10th?
A. Because it is a tribute to the king of Sweden
B. Because Alfred Bernhard died on that day
C. Because that day was suggested by Nobel's will
D. Because the Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust
Question VII (5 points)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)
1. They continued to say that I was to blame
--> They persisted
2. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course
--> I took it
3. He didn't get his visa until last Monday
--> It was
4. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
--> On
5. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later
--> Only when
B. Make all changes and additions necessary to pro duce complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases (5 points)
1. you/ favor/ capital punishment?
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2. many people/ low opinion/ her new novel
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3. They/ object/ work/ Sundays/ last week
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4. The book/ good/ not worth/ read twice
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5. you/ have/ take/ consequences/ consideration?
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