DE HSG ANH 11- 2010

SỞ GD& ĐT NGHỆ AN Trêng THPT DiÔn Ch©u II KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Trêng LỚP 11 NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - THPT Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bằng số:……………… Điểm bằng chữ:….…………… Giám khảo 1: ……………………… Giám khảo 2: ……………………… Số phách: SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in the space provided. 1. A. arrived B. linked C. lived D. opened 2. A. germ B. gesture C. gene D. gear 3. A. manufacture B. mature C. pasture D. nature 4 .A. teenage B. village C. manage D. message 5. A pool B. soon C. book D. shoot 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space provided. 6.A. celebration B. contribution C. operation D. remarkable 7.A. recognise B. recollect C. recommend D. recipe 8.A. compose B. recent C. gentle D. stupid 9.A. publish B. rewrite C. study D. practise 10.A. exercise B. decorate C. extinguish D. advertise 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Section B – vocabulary and grammar I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 11. want to visit this part of the town. A. The most tourists B. Most of tourists C. Most tourists D. Most tourist 12. The police have the man who is suspected of committing the murder. A. arrested B. captivated C. imprisoned D. punished 13. They'll never to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today. A. manage B. arrive C. succeed D. able 14. I'm tired of my neighbours their records at full volumn every night. A. to play B. play C. having played D. playing 15. I disapprove people smoking in public places. A. of B. with C. at D. on 16. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead New York’s American Museum of Natural History. A. was associated with B. is associated with C. associated D. associates wit 17. The monitor is responsible …………. our form-master for the class. A. with B. for C. about D. to Full name : SBD : cass 18. Rarely do we get an intelligent student as you. A. as B. so C. such D. too 19. a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. A. Finding B. After finding C. Having found D. both b and c are correct 20. Scientists have discovered a close ……between smoking and lung cancer. A. action B. connection C. union D. combination 21. you have no key, you will have to get back before I go to school. A. Although B. Provided C. As D. Unless 22. It took me quite a long time to get there. It was journey. A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours 23. I’m sure you’ll have no the exam. A. difficulty to pass C. difficulties passing C. difficulty passing D. difficulties to pass 24. Many accidents in the home could be if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses. A. avoided B. excluded C. protected D. preserved 25. Most orphans are bred in ________. A. workhouses B. orphanages C. poor-houses D. rich-houses 26. That is a problem ,…………… the government is now dealing . A. to which B. with how C. with which D. which 27. I hope you have ………… lovely time and ……….good weather . A. x…….x B. a………a C. the ……x D. a…… x 28. I used my calculator ; otherwise ……………….longer A. It will take B. It would take C. It take D. It would have taken. 29. Although ………….a country illegally is risky , the alian who finds work may believe the risk worthwhile. A. when entering B. he enters C. entering D. having entered 30. The boys were challenged to enter the house ………… having been told the ghost story. A. until B. because C. since D. after 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. 31. Only a few of the films show at the gray theatre are suitable for children. 32. The person sits next to me is someone I’ve never met him. 33. The people about who the novelist wrote were factory workers and their families. 34. He has been contacting me twice so far. 35. I’d rather we have visited a museum . 36. We bought a new furniture for the living room. 37. Never before has not our school won the football cup. 38. The man with whom I was talking suddenly walked into the room. 39. She warned Jim of staying at the hotel near the airport. 40. Two men, neither of who I had ever seen before, came into my office. Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 31. 36 . 32. 37 . 33 . 38. 34 . 39. 35. 40. III. Complete using the correct form of the worlds in bold type. 41.He works with great ……… ( enthuse ) 42.The children’s ……………… was obvious at the birthday party. ( excite ) 43.We shouldn’t hire such a young and ………man for a job as difficult as this one (experience) 44.John couldn’t give a logical ………………as to why he had arrived so late. ( explain) 45.Everybody liked the play and the critics said that it was definitely a ……….( succeed ) 46.We never learnt the ……… about the incident. ( true ) 47.Don’t waste your time ………… ( look for ) the document . Ask Mr Gale . 48.My doctor doesn’t permit me …………….(eat) red meat. 49. Nowadays most teenagers have the …………… to do whatever they please ( free) 50.You’d be …………. too if you had been waiting for two hours! ( patient) 41. 43. 45. 47. 49. 42. 44. 46. 48. 50. Section C reading– I.Read the following passage, and answer the questions : Traditions and customs in Great Britain. Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries . Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published . To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating . English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden imitation of grass and a box of flowers. Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working. Answer the questions : 51. How importantare traditions in Britain ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52.What do Englishmen do to their traditions? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53. Which does an English family prefer, a house with a garden or flat ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54.Find a sentence in the text which shows that the English people like gardens very much ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 55. How is Christmas kept in Scotland ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. II. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word. Money is something we take for (56)… in our life . Some of us may wish we had more it , (57)… in the forms of coins, notes or cheques. It is hard to imagine (58)…people would manage (59)… money. In the earliest periods of humen history, people use to exchange goods (60)… They would exchange things they had (61)… of for things that they were in (62)… of . For example, they might offer food (63) … tools. This method of exchange, which is known as (64)…, has many disadvantages. Certain goods may be difficult , or may be impossible to devide into smaller units. It can also be very difficult to know the work of something (65)… with other goods. 56. 58. 60. 62. 64. 57. 59. 61. 63. 65. Section D writing– I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 66.The driver couldn’t have done much to avoid the accident . Little………………………………………… 67. Since we had nothing else to do , we decided to go for a walk. Having …………… 68. It would have been a supper weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather . But……… 69.My parents find fault with everything I do . No matter … 70. Someone has suggested aboiling income tax. It…… 71. “ You stole the jewels ! ” the inspector said to him. The inspectator accused 72. I’ve never met such a famous person before. It’s the first 73. I would prefer you to do computer science. I’d rather… 74. He doesn’t play the guitar well and he doesn’t sing well. He neither … 75. My friend advised me to sell the car. “If I …… II Write about 120 – 150 words on the following topic: What career would you like to choose after leaving school ? why ? . passing D. difficulties to pass 24. Many accidents in the home could be if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses. A. avoided B. excluded C. protected D. preserved 25. Most orphans. delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published . To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating . English people like gardens 66.The driver couldn’t have done much to avoid the accident . Little………………………………………… 67. Since we had nothing else to do , we decided to go for a walk. Having …………… 68. It would have