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1 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH giái TỈNH @ NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 (§Ò LUYÖN Sè 2) Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION A – PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. disguise B. bruise C. cruise D. suit 2. A. honourable B. honesty C. historic D. heir 3. A. police B. seize C. machine D. veil 4. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. breathe 5. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. interview B. essential C. industry D. comfortable 2. A. confirm B. convenient C. tranquility D. awkward 3. A. eventual B. electricity C. popularity D. volunteer 4. A. computer B. machine C. instant D. appliance 5. A. ambitious B. constant C. investment D. exhaust 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 1. There is no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a criminal. A. self-conscious B. self-contained C. self-confessed D. self-centred 2. My husband’s continual keeps me awake at night. A. sneering B. snoozing C. snarling D. snoring 3. There was a of brakes as the car took the corner too quickly. A. squawk B. squelch C. screech D. scream 4. I’m afraid I’m rather about the existence of ghosts. A. sceptical B. partial C. adaptable D. incapable 5. You must pay import on certain goods brought into this country. A. fees B. surcharges C. supplement D. duties 6. Her hands were swollen and wrinkle, but she still had her nails regularly. A. manufactured B. manicured C. maintained D. managed 7. The girl’s large, heavy earings had her earlobes permanently. A. displaced B. dismayed C. disfigured D. diseased 8. More and more people are having satellite dishes on their roofs. A. installed B. introduced C. implanted D. inserted 9. Cut flowers may through lack of water. A. faint B. collapse C. wilt D. drop 10. The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small of dialogue. A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches 11. Why don’t the police take measures against crime? A. affective B. ineffective C. effective D. efficient 12. The strikers agreed to stick a substantial pay rise. A. up for B. out for C. together D. up to 13. As she is so heavily overworked, there is a possibility that she will have a nervous breakdown. A. distinctive B. distinct C. little D. manifest 2 14. When Mr. Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help. A. fell in with B. fell upon C. fell behind D. fell back on 15. You will have to give to the manager for your actions. A. report B.account C. narrative D. explanation 16. The truant was from school for unbecoming behaviour. A. dispelled B. repelled C. expelled D. compelled 17. What he did was the height of bad . A. manner B. conduct C. actions D. behaviour 18. The of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one. A. upkeep B. upshot C. upsurge D. uproar 19. Of course he can lift that! He’s as as a horse. A. tough B. big C. heavy D. strong 20. to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn. A. Akin B. Prior C. In addition D. With reference 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. II. The following paragragh has 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes in the lines and correct them. Write your answer in the space provided. Simply be bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting. Interpreting does not merely a mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B. Rather, it is a complex art in that thoughts and idioms which have no obvious analogues from tongue to tongue – or words which have multiple meanings- must quickly be transformed in many a way that the message is clearly and accurately expressing to the listener. There was two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and consecutive, each requires separate talents. The former, sitting in an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that a foreign-language speaker says as he says it – actually a sentence afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are the one most international negotiators use. They are mainly employed for smaller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another high-tech gear. Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. III. Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each sentence. More than half the world’s population consider (1) (them) shy, delegates to the first international (2) (confer) on shyness, being held in Cardiff, will be told today. One in 10 cases is severe. Effects include mutism, speech problem, (3) (lonely), blushing, shaking and trembling, lack of eye contact, (4) (difficult) in forming relationships and social phobia – the most extreme form of shyness, defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a pronounced and (5) (persist) fear of social or performance situations in which (6) (embarrass) may occur. Shy people tend to blame themselves for social (7) (fail) and attribute success to (8) (out) factors. They expect their behaviour to be (9) (adequate), remember only negative information about 3 themselves and accept without challenge adverse comments from others. The cause are complex and not fully understood. The latest theory is that it can be traced to genes as well as to social (10) (condition). One estimate, based on research with twins, is that around 15 percent of the population are born with a (11) (dispose) to shyness. Some (12) (psychology) believe there are two types: an early developing, fearful and shyness and a later developing, (13) (conscious) shyness. The fearful version emerges often in the first year of life and is (14) (think) to be (15) (part) inherited. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. SECTION C – READING I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C,D. Does it matter that we British are so grudging towards the sciences compared with our almost slavering eagerness to vaunt the winners in the arts? Is this a lingering example of our quite unspoken pride in one of our very greatest areas of achievement? Or is it media meagreness, or madness or, worst of all, fashion? Coverage of science has grown in newspapers and magazines lately; and science has it redoubts in radio and television. But we cannot claim the public excitement so easily agitated by any slip of a new arts winner who strolls onto the block. Perhaps this public recognition is unnecessary to science; perhaps it is even harmful and scientists are wisely wary of the false inflation of reputation, the bitching, and the feeding of the flames of envy which accompanies the glitz. Perhaps scientists are too mature to bother with such baubles. I doubt it. The blunt act is that science has dropped out, or been dropped out, more correctly, of that race for the wider public recognition and applause given so steadily to the arts. There is also the odd and persistent social canard about scientists: they are boring. I have met many artists and many scientists over the years and here are my conclusions. First, the scientists know much more about the arts than artists do about anyone of the sciences. Secondly, when artists think they know about science, they almost always - according to scientists - get it wrong. Thirdly, scientists are deeply interested in new ideas, theories, wild speculations, and imaginative wizardry. For these reasons. I guess they’d rather talk to each other in preference to talking to the rest of us because they find the rest of us rather boring. The explanation for the bad press could simply be that those in charge of our great organs of communication are moulded by arts or news or business or sport or entertainment, and therefore science has a struggle to join the game. But the effect of this could be unfortunate. Because which young person wants to be left out of what is perceived by peers robe the current scene? If science is in the amateur club? It would be a shame were this to become a drip-drip effect. Most British people are scarcely half aware of what keeps ideas turning into inventions which save lives, drive societies, and open up the heavens of imagination and possibility - as has happened in the last-couple of centuries in science with its stout ally, technology. And does our comparative indifference to the subjects which make up this great flow of knowledge dispirit many of those who in the future could have built on the proud statistics of a few years ago? 1. What does the writer say in the first paragragh about the British attitude to the sciences? A. It is typical of the British attitude towards many other things. B. People who do well in the arts have had a big influence on it. C. There may be a reason for it which is not too terrible. D. Most British people are not aware that they have it. 2. In the second paragragh, the writer says that scientists in general A. tend not to be cabable of feeling envious. B. are frustrated by the kind of coverage given to science. 4 C. do not pay much attention to each other’s reputations. D. would probably welcome a certain amount of fame. 3. The writer includes himself among people who A. have tended to regard scientists as boring people. B. have made a point of getting to know scientists. C. have narrower interests than most scientists. D. have wrong ideas about the work scientists do. 4. The writer says that there is a danger that people will regard science as A. elitist B. unfashionable C. predictable D. unintelligible 5. What does the writer conclude in the final paragragh? A. British attitudes to science may result in fewer useful inventions. B. British attitudes to science are likely to change in the future. C. Scientists will become keener to educate the public about science. D. Scientists will gain wider public recognition in the future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. YOUR AMAZING MEMORY The age-old (1) that a drowning man’s whole life passes before in a (2) before he dies is perfectly true. Or so Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, who (3) research into the (4) in the 1950s, concluded. And it happens not only when a person drowns, but when he or she believes death is imminent, say those who have been saved at the last (5) . A curious (6) of the experience is that in those (7) moments of consciousness one’s life is replayed backwards; forgotten people, places and events crowd into the mind’s eye with (8) clarity. Penfield believed that this occurs because the brain normally (9) all memories, but only a special trigger can (10) them, such as death, or the belief that death is imminent. Another theory is that the temporal lobes, where memories are stored, are especially (11) to interruptions in the supply of oxygen to the brain, and these in (12) wreak havoc with the brain’s electrical signalling system. People suffocating, drowning or being hanged, for instance, (13) conscious long enough to (14) the bizarre effect of this oxygen starvation. This projects every (15) memory into the consciousness. 1. A. conviction B. belief C. impression D. judgement 2. A. ray B. flicker C. sparker D. flash 3. A. prepared B. pioneered C. developed D. launched 4. A. phenomenon B. happening C. event D. episode 5. A. time B. period C. point D. moment 6. A. mark B. feature C. trait D. quality 7. A. final B. end C. conclusion D. eventual 8. A. absolute B. entire C. full D. downright 9. A. hoards B. deposits C. reserves D. stores 10. A. remind B. remember C. recall D. reminisce 11. A. vulnerable B. unprotected C. damaged D. powerless 12. A. order B. place C. turn D. side 13. A. endure B. remain C. wait D. continue 14. A. behold B. spectate C. witness D. scan 15. A. vacant B. convenient C. employable D. available 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 5 III. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word. RULES, LAWS AND NORMS Any discussion of criminal behaviour requires understanding of the difference in meaning of rules, laws and norms. Rules (1)… ……… be unwritten, or formal and written. The rules of dress or of how we eat are unwritten guides. (2)……… …. contrast, the rules of a factory, for example safety regulations, are usually (3)……….… down and serve (4)…………. strict regulators of behaviour. Laws are perhaps, the (5)……….……. example of written, formal rules and (6)…………… decided upon by powerful and influential groups in society. In order to ensure that everyone adheres (7)………… the laws, there are specific penalties, including fines or imprisonment, for those (8)……………. guilty of (9)……………. them. Unlike other rules, (10) …………… as rules of dress or of grammar, laws can, always be enforced by agencies (11)………… the police and the courts. A norm is very much (12)……………. general term; it is an expected (13)…………… of behaviour shared by (14)…………. of a social group. Norms can be thought of as unwritten rules. (15)…………. of these are that parents should play with their children, or that (16)…… …… should respond in the appropriate (17)………… to a ‘good morning’ greeting. Norms are (18)………… of the culture of a society and are (19)…………… on from (20)………… generation to the next over time. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. SECTION D – WRITING I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. 1. You really should be able to dress yourself by now! It’s high 2. Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer. So long as the examiner 3. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out. No matter 4. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home. Get 5. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports. Despite her 6. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country. He 7. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries. Only when 8. Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore. The edge of the shore 9. In spite of the forecast it stayed fine. Although rain 10. We’d prefer you not to smoke. We’d rather II. Write a composition (350 words) about the following topic: Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why. 6 7 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH giái TỈNH TRƯỜNG THPT DIỄN CHÂU 4 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH-KHỐI 12 SECTION A – PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points ) 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points ) 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 20 = 20 points ) 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. B II. The following paragragh has 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes in the lines and correct them. Write your answer in the space provided. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points ) Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1. to for 6. expressing expressed 2. does is 7. requires requiring 3. a same the same 8. interpreting that interpreting what 4. in that in which 9. the one the ones 5. many a such a 10. another other III. Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses to fill in the blank in each sentence. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 15 = 15 points ) 1. themselves 2. conference 3. loneliness 4. difficulties(y) 5. persistent 6. embarrassment 7. failure 8. outside 9. inadequate 10. conditioning 11. pre-disposition 12. psychologists 13. self-conscious 14. thought 15. partly 8 SECTION C – READING I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. ( 2 points for 1 correct answer X 5 = 10 points ) 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 15 = 15points ) 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D III. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 20 = 20 points ) 1. may/can 2. In 3. written 4. best 5. are 6. to 7. found 8. breaking 9. such 10. like 11. like 12. a 13. code/mode 14. members 15. Examples 16. one/you/people 17. way/manner 18. part 19. passed/handed 20. one SECTION D – WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. ( 1 point for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points ) 1. You really should be able to dress yourself by now! It’s high high time you were able to dress yourself. 2. Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer. So long as the examiner can read your handwriting he will accept your answer. 3. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out. No matter how long you use it, it won’t wear out. 4. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home. Get the work finished by lunch time and you can go home. 5. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports. Despite her severe disability Judy participated in many sports. 6. It is said that he escaped to a neutral country. He is said to have escaped to a neutral country. 7. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries. Only when the general’s personal diaries were published the truth come out. 8. Oil was slowly coating the edge of the shore. The edge of the shore was becoming coated with oil. 9. In spite of the forecast it stayed fine. Although rain was forcasted it stayed fine. 10. We’d prefer you not to smoke. We’d rather you didn’t smoke/ you stopped smoking. II. Composition. ( 20 points + Vocabulary and Grammar: 30 % + Style: 40 % + Content: 30 % . 1 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH giái TỈNH @ NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 (§Ò LUYÖN Sè 2) Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời. 7 SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH giái TỈNH TRƯỜNG THPT DIỄN CHÂU 4 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH- KHỐI 12 SECTION A – PHONETICS I about anyone of the sciences. Secondly, when artists think they know about science, they almost always - according to scientists - get it wrong. Thirdly, scientists are deeply interested in new