Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 1/5 TRƯỜNG THPT QUANG TRUNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI LỚP 12 (Đề thi gồm 05 trang) Thời gian: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) Chữ ký G.Thị 1) 2) Họ và tên: Sinh ngày: / /19… Lớp: SBD: Phòng thi: Ngày thi:………………………………………………………………………… ………………… Chữ ký G.Khảo 1) 2) Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Học sinh làm bài bằng cách viết A, B, C, hay D vào phần ANSWER hay viết từ ngữ vào phần chừa trống của đề thi. SECTION A. PHONECTICS: (10pts) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.(5pts) 1. A. current. B. turn C. fun D. under 2. A. further B. fertile C. heard D. mother 3. A. mountain B. southern C. mouth D. count 4. A. tiny B. island C. river D. wind 5. A. coast B. lost C. most D. whole ANSWER: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. _______ 4. ______ 5. ______ II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (5pts) 6. A. disappear B. engineer C. education D. attachment 7. A. consume B. reflect C. local D. between 8. A. curtain B. enclose C. contain D. remember 9. A. distance B. glorious C. exciting D. journey 10. A. tremendous B. enormous C. serious D. describe ANSWER: 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____ SECTION B. VOCABULARY: (10pts) Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (10pts) ON THE MOON ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 2/5 In 1969, the first astronauts from Earth (1) on the Moon. They had ( 2) for the trip for a long time and knew their mission (3) doing things that had never been done before. The astronauts wore special heavy boots to ( 4) them from floating off into space. On the Moon, they had time to take Moon rocks and soil (5) before returning to Earth. 1. A. landed B. flew C. went D. ran 2. A. managed B. planned C. prepared D. tried 3. A. included B. involved C. aimed D. concerned 4. A. help B. prevent C. avoid D. make 5. A. models B. pieces C. brands D. samples ANSWER: 1. _____ 2. ____ 3. _____ 4. ______ 5. ______ Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is (6) ____ in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km2 (5.4 million sq ml), it is the (7) ____ continent in area (8) ______ Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. Some 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, (9) ________ averages at least 1.6 kilometers (1.0 mile) in (10) ________. 6. A. situated B. occupied C. lay D. resided 7. A. five-largest B. fifth-largest C. largest-fifth D. largest-five 8. A. on B. from C. after D. throughout 9. A. that B. which C. where D. on which 10. A. depth B. thickness C. length D. width ANSWER: 6. ____ 7. ____8. ______9. ____ 10. ______ SECTION C. GRAMMAR: (25pts) I. Write the verbs into the correct form: (5pts) 1. We were a few minutes late, so the film (start)___________________ when we got to the cinema. 2. He wishes that he (work) _____________________ harder, but it is too late now. 3. The man who (rescue)_____________________ had been in the sea for ten hours. 4. By the year 2050, people ( build)____________________ a building on the Moon. 5. It (rain) ___________________________ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on. II. Write a correct preposition into each blank: (10pts) 1. We stopped at a small village _____________ the way to London. 2. I haven't seen her since she left home _____________ work this morning. 3. You had better take ______________ your coat if you' re too hot. 4. After his death, his hometown was named _________ him. 5. The thieves broke the door down ______________ a hammer. Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 3/5 6. Buon Me Thuot is well-known ___________ its coffee. 7. Vietnam is __________ the top exporters of rice. 8. The bridge is still ___________ construction now. 9. The women's liberation varied ___________country _____________ country. 10. The building is 508 meters ___________ height. III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (10pts) 1. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. In spite _______________________________________________________ 2. The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window. The burglar ___________________________________________________ 3. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane's interests. Jane is _______________________________________________________ 4. Thanks to your help, I finished it in time. But for _______________________________________________________ 5. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either. Neither _______________________________________________________ 6. If I hadn't examined the photograph myself, I would have thought it was a fake. Had __________________________________________________________ 7. Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they? The tickets ____________________________________________________ 8. Nobody does it better than you. There isn't _____________________________________________________ 9. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner. I'd rather ______________________________________________________ 10. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists. The man ______________________________________________________ SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION: (15pts) I. FILL IN EACH GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD IN CAPITAL LETTERS. (5pts) Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical (1. FIT ) __________________ and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy (2. WEIGH) ___________________; building and maintaining healthy bone density, muscle strength and joint mobility; promoting physiological well-being; reducing surgical risks; and (3. STRONG) __________________ the immune system. (4. FREQUENCY) __________________ and regular aerobic exercise has also been shown to help prevent or treat serious and life- threatening chronic conditions such as high blood (5. PRESS) __________________, obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, insomnia, and depression. II. FILL IN EACH NUMBERED BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (10pts) Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 4/5 News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the country and in the (1) _________________. The news media can be classified (2) ______________ two general categories: the categories of print (3) _______________ and electronic media. Print media use the written (4) _________________ to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to (5) _________________ news into homes, offices and public places. Print media art usually (6)______________into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers "The New York Times" is (7) _________________weekly, for instance, Newsweek and Time magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. (8) ________________ news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio stations (9) ________________ five minutes of news every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o'clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will develop, even today computers are beginning to (10) __________________ the transmission and reception of news. E. WRITING: (10pts) Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it. 1. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time A B C because the low scores. D 2. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted A B C to a good university. D 3. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he A B C needed at his office. D 4. Many people agree that writing letters are a nice way of keeping in touch. A B C D 5. A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitational attraction. A B C D 6. The computer-based tests will test your ability to understand spoken A B English, to read non-technical language, and writing correctly . C D 7. They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am. A B C D 8. Financier Andrew Mellon donated most of this magnificent art collection to the A B C National Gallery of Art, where it is now locating. D Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 5/5 9. Could you tell me how can I get to the arts gallery, please? A B C D 10. There were too many books on the shelves that I didn't know which A B C one to choose. D ANSWER: 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. ________ 7. _______8. ________9. _______ 10. ______ ________________THE END______________ . Ñeà thi HSG lôùp 12 Trang 1/5 TRƯỜNG THPT QUANG TRUNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI LỚP 12 (Đề thi gồm 05 trang) Thời. Thời gian: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) Chữ ký G.Thị 1) 2) Họ và tên: Sinh ngày: / /19… Lớp: SBD: Phòng thi: Ngày thi: ………………………………………………………………………… ………………… Chữ ký. 1) 2) Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Học sinh làm bài bằng cách viết A, B, C, hay D vào phần ANSWER hay viết từ ngữ vào phần chừa trống của đề thi. SECTION A. PHONECTICS: (10pts) I.