ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 – MÔN ANH VĂN Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the following questions. 6. Her relatives didn't do anything to help her, and her friends ________ A. didn't neither B. didn't too C. didn't either D. did too 7. So ________ students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them A. little B. many C. much D. few 8. The teacher ________ is very kind to everyone A. to whom I talked yesterday C. to that I talked yesterday B. who I talked yesterday D. that I talked yesterday 9. The children, ________ parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. that B. whose C. their D. whom 10. The football match was postponed ________ the bad weather. A. because B. though C. despite D. because of 11. I will meet you on Sunday ________ I phone to say I can’t come A. if B. because C. unless D. when 12. She was in such an ________situation that she didn’t know what to say. A.embarrassing B. embarrassed C. embarrassment D. embarrassingly 13. The wedding day was chosen by the parents of the groom. A. careless B. careful C. carelessly D. carefully 14. If you had taken my advice, you . ____________ in such difficulties. A. won't be B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. wouldn't have been 15. Rose is a widlife photographer. She ____________ elephants for twenty years. A.has been photographing B photographs C is photographing D. photographed 16. A: You look nice today. I like your new hairstyle. B: ________ A. It is nice of you to say so C. Shall I ? Thanks. B. Oh, well done D. I feel interesting to hear that 17. A: Would you like coffee or tea? B: _________ A. Coffee would be nice C. It is fine, thanks. B. Yes, please D. I like it very much 18.The boys broke a window when they ____________football. A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing 19. Hellen:” ________”. Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes and a round face”. A. What does John look like? C. Who does John look like? B. How is John doing? D. What does John like? 20.They will stay there for some days if the weather ________ fine. A. would be B. will be C. is D. was 21. My father decided to give ________smoking after he had been smoking for ten years. A. on B. up C. to D. with 22. If I were you, I would advise her ________the new teaching method. A. trying B. try C. to try D. tries 23. ______should try to make good impression on interviewers. A. Apply B . Applicants C. Applying D. Applied 1.A. stops B. laughs C. likes D. plays 2.A. wanted B. mixed C. ploughed D. washed 3 A. clean B. head C. beat D. teach 4 A. choose B. mechanic C. architect D. chemistry 5.A. dangerous B. patient C. nature D. damage 24. They are not ______ to join the army. A. old enough B . so old C. enough old D. as old 25. Increasing industrialization is challenging the province to ___every effort to control pollution. A. do B. create C. make D. give Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 26.I want to know what did you tell the police about the accident. A B C D 27. Neither Jane nor her sister can’t do any cooking. A B C D 28.Their son can write poetry despite he is only five years old. A B C D 29 . People whose outlook on life are optimistic are usually happy people. A B C D 30. Mary as well as her parents are coming here in a few days. A B C D Read the following passage and Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the following blanks. We can (31) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas. Animals have ways of (32) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (33) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present. Radio, film, and television (34) __________ a huge influence on society for the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (35) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day. 31. A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with 32. A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving 33. A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared 34. A. have B. have had C. are having D. had 35. A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much Read the following passage and Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the following questions. Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed "character" or "social" sk i l l s through extracurricular activities, including organised sports. Because most schools start at around 8 o'clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs. Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public. Often the students themselves organize and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns. Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip. Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of "school spirit" among the students and in the community. 36. How many hours do the children stay at school a day? A. eight B. five C. six D. four 37. Which extracurricular school activities are not mentioned? A. writing newspapers B. singing in a choir C. helping old people D. w o rk i ng i n a r a d i o s t a t i on 38. Which sports facilities are not mentioned in the text? A. swimming pools B. tennis courts C. golf course D. stadiums 39. What do the students do to support school activities? A. look after a baby B. repair cars C. sell lawn movers D. sell newspapers 40.Which activities are not helped by parents and local business? A. performing at a state music competition B. working in a TV station C. playing in a sport competition D. having a camping trip Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 41 ."Don't l ea v e the house un t il I get back, J ohn, " h i s s i s t e r sa i d. A. John's s i s t e r t o l d h i m not to l ea v e the house when she got b a c k . B. John's s i s t e r t o l d h i m not to go out till she get b a c k . C. John's s i s t e r t o l d h i m to go out un t il she got b a c k . D. John's s i s t e r t o l d h i m to stay at home till she got b a c k . 42. You will catch a co l d if you don't keep your f ee t d ry . A. Don't keep your f ee t dry or you will catch a co l d. B. U n l ess you keep your f ee t dry you will not catch a co l d. C. U n l ess you keep your f ee t dry, you will catch a co l d. D. You will not catch a co l d if you d 43. John has not had his hair cut for over six months . A. John has not cut his hair for over six months. B. John had his hair cutted six months ago. C. It is over six months since John got his hair cut D. It is over six months since John had his hair cutted. 44.In spite of having a broken leg he managed to get out of the car. A. In spite of the fact that his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car. B. In spite of having broken legs he managed to get out of the car. C. Despite of the fact that his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car. D. Although his leg was broken but he managed to get out of the car. 45. It is difficult to start looking for a job at my age. A. I'm young, so it is difficult to start looking for a job. B. It is difficult for me to get employed at my age. C. Getting employed at such ages is also difficult. D. I don't think I can start looking for a job now. Answers: 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B . ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 – MÔN ANH VĂN Mark letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose. songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (33) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell. for the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (35) __________