HSG 11- 2009

-Së GD & ®T NghÖ An Trêng THPT dien chau 2 Kú Thi häc sinh giái trêng n¨m häc : 2008-2009 M«n tiÕng anh 11- thêi gian : 120 phót (Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) NO : 002 Part I. I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. machine B. children C. change D. church 2) A. passenger B guitarist C. generous D. village 3) A. hold B. happy C. husband D. hour 4) A. textbooks B. arrives C teachers. D. combs 5) A. probably B. population C. hospital D gold II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 6) A preparation. B entertainment. C. traditional D. celebration 7) A. enjoyment B. difficulty C. apologize D. remember 8) A college B. volunteer C. nation D. hospital III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence 9) They let their children up late at weekends. A. stayed B. staying C. to stay D. stay 10) Peter is very funny. He makes me a lot A. laughing B. to laugh C laugh D.laughed 11) Andrew the test before so he it very easy. A. did/ had found B. did/ was C. was doing/ found D had done/ found 12) It is no good sorry for you. A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt 13) I have expected the secret of happiness. A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told 14) “Don’t forget to ring me” A. I advised David to ring me B . I reminded David to ring me C . I offered to be rung me. D . You promised to ring me 15) I apologized the book at home. A. to leave B. to leaving C. leaving D for leaving. 16) If there a row, I am going to keep out of it. A. is B. will be C. were D. had been 17) As I The glass, it suddenly into two pieces. A. was cutting/ broke B. cut/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken 18) My parents showed their strong … of my decision to leave school now. A disapprove B disapprovally. C disapproving D disapproval 19) ……. His lessons carefully , Jack was confident at the exam. A. Learning B Having learned . C To learn . D. Had learned 20) We are trying to make … of our natural resources. A. useful B use. C. used D usefully 21) One of the … from Italy. A students are . B student is . C students is . D. student are 22) Speak to him slowly …he can understand you better. A. since B so that C Although D. because 23) Language is not necessarily the private property of those … use it. A. whose B who. C. which D. whom 24) she told us … story that we all forgot about the time A. such an interesting B. so interesting C. so an interesting D. such interesting a 25) High school students should be … for employment before leaving school. A. well-done B well- prepared C well- made . D. well- spoken IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. 26) You seldom visit her, don’t you ? 27).We has known each other before 1997 28) It is the monitor that is responsible for the teacher. 29) The quality of the shoes produced in this factory are very good 30) My friend, to whom I have close contact, often informs me of what is going on in Vietnam. 31) My sister told me if I asked her she would have lent me some money 32) By July 2000, only 94% of the population is able to read and write. 33) If you move quiet, you can see small wild animals in this area. 34) It was them that killed the bank manager. 35) we will need only a few food for the picnic. V. Read the passage and choose the best word to fill in each gap. The SEA Games originated from the SEAP ( Southeast AsianPeninsular ) Games which were first (36)… in Thailand in 1959. When the first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok in 1959, only six countries (37)… , namely Laos , Burma ( Myanmar ) , Malaysia, Singapore , Thailand, and Vietnam. Lang Sukhumnaipradit , the then Vice President of the Thai National (38)…, had been trying to begin a SEAP Games since 1957. He believed that a regional (39)…, similar to the Asian Games or the Olympic Games , will help (40)… cooperation, understanding, and (41)… among countries in the region. His (42)… were rewarded after two years. The name SEAP Games was used up to 1975. Thailand had by then been the (43)…country three times . Later on Indonesia, the Philippines , and Brunei (44)… the Games, which were then renamed SEA Games at its 9 th athletics meet in Malaysia in 1977. The name has since been officially (45)… and the Games have become the most important sporting event of the region. VI. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the similar meaning as the given one. 46) I can’t cook and John can’t either. Neither………………………………. 47) I’m sorry that I did’nt finish my home work. I wish …………………………………… 48) Please don’t turn on the radio. I’d rather ………………………… 49) What particularly impressed me was her knowledge of world history. It was her………………………………… 50) Since she was careless , Mary lost her job. Because of………………………………… 51) At present , Taipei 101 is supposed to be the tallest building in the world. Many people suppose………………………………………………………. 52) Take a taxi. Otherwise you’ll miss your train. Unless you ………………………………………. 53) I only recognised him when he came in to the light. Not until …………………………………………… 54) My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known. I’ve…………………………………………………………… 55) If the police had found out , I would have been in trouble. Were ………………………………………………………. VII. Use the correct form of the word to fit each gap. 56) She is totally (effective)… as a teacher because she does not know how to use good methods for teaching. 57) The country will attempt to ( consideration) … the salary increase next year. 58) Human resource ranks the second in the list of contributors to our ( succeed )… 59) Most (appear) … are the results of terrorist activity. adopted, held , Olympic Committee , sports competition, relations ,reward , joined , participated , promote , effort host 60) It is said that some poor and developing countries have faced up to (literate)… VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions below : After spending a day at the beach , I stopped to buy a snack on my way home. But when I reached for my wallet , it wasn’t there. I checked my other pockets, and the car and then headed back to look at the beach. My driver’s license, my ID card – my mind was racing through all the things I had lost and felt rotten. A search of the beach and parking lot proved fruitless, so I headed home. I tried to forget it because there was nothing I could do, but I was mad at myself for losing it. After dinner when I was watching TV and trying to forget , the phone rang and a voice asked : “ Did you lose a wallet ? I found it on the beach ”. What a great feeling that gave me – not only for my lunch , but also for my faith in all humanity! Questions 61) How much time did the writer spend on the beach? 62) What did he lose ? 63) How did he feel when he knew that he lost his driver’s license and I.D. card ? 64) Where did he go after searching the beach and the parking lot and finding nothing ? 65) What did the person who found his wallet do ? Part II : COMPOSITION Why is it important to protect our environment ? what should we do to contribute to this task ? ( write about 100-120 words ) the End . & ®T NghÖ An Trêng THPT dien chau 2 Kú Thi häc sinh giái trêng n¨m häc : 2008 -2009 M«n tiÕng anh 11- thêi gian : 120 phót (Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) NO : 002 Part I. I. Choose the