Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options from A, B, C , D and E below to make a meaningful reading: Animals live everywhere.. Zoologists scient
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ĐÔ LƯƠNG 1 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH lỚP 10 THPT Thời gian 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
Điểm bài thi
(bằng số và chữ)
Giám khảo
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Số báo danh
(Thí sinh ghi)
Số phách
(Hội đồng thi ghi)
SECTION A – PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1 A adventure B future C mature D figure
2 A increase B widespread C death D residential
3 A coughed B weighed C laughed D photographed
4 A realize B teacher C reason D feature
Your Answer:
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others
1 A impossibly B especially C naturally D importantly
3 A recognize B enemy C yesterday D responding
4 A electrician B comfortable C manufacture D accidental
5 A comedy B collection C comical D calculate
Your Answer:
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
1 Hurry up! They’ve only got _ seats left
A a little B a few C a lot of D plenty of
2 The children _ to the zoo
A were enjoyed taken B enjoyed being taken C were enjoyed taking D enjoyed taking
3 I'd rather you _ anyone what I said
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tell D not to tell
4 We were so late that we had time to catch the train
5 Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when next
A they met B they to meet C to meet D should they meet
6 Washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are _
A working machines B useless machines C sewing machines D labour-saving machines
7 Both she and her husband are _ work
8 Tom is having someone _ the newspaper to her
A bring B to bring C bringing D who brings
9 They were just _ us about Anna's new boyfriend
10 You've got to try to keep _ as you grow older
Your Answer:
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it
1 The sick needs to be looked after So money must be spent on hospitals
2 The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured
3 All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday
4 My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon
5 She left her job soon to devote more time into her family
6 We won't mind your being late Beside, it's hardly your mistake
7 Congratulations! You’ve gained the first prize in the competitions!
8 Her well-known film, that won several awards, was about the life of Lenin
9 Mr Tam, who has a lot teaching skills at junior level, will be joining our school in August
10 You've seen her new car, haven't you? What does it like?
Your Answer:
III Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right
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2 Marry wants to _ her knowledge of the subject BROAD
3 His _ to retire surprised all of the workers DECIDE
5 It is _ to turn off the lights when it is bright enough ECONOMY
6 My _ opinion is that the students should be doing more work outside the
classroom
PERSON
7 These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs _ EFFECT
8 From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _ of inventions was produced VARIOUS
9 She received a lot of _ from her mother COURAGE
10 He doesn‘t agree with the _ that there is life on other planets BELIEVE
Your Answer:
SECTION C – READING
I Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options (from A, B, C , D and E below) to make a meaningful reading:
Animals live everywhere (1) _ They burrow in the ground They swim in the sea They fly through the air They creep, they leap, they soar, and they dive A very few - including corals and barnacles -stay in one place
(2) _ The biggest animals are whales, which can be 100 feet (30 meters) long The smallest animals can only be seen through a microscope
Zoologists (scientists who study animals) have found more than 2 million species of animals (3) _
Several things make animals different from other living things (4) _ Animals eat other living things - plants and other animals - to get energy Animal bodies are made up of more than one cell, unlike bacteria and other life forms with only one cell Cells are the building blocks of living things (5) _
A Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food
B They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth
C Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on around
them
D They roam the land
E Animals come in all sizes
Your Answer:
II Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word
Conservation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals, mineral deposits, soils, clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels (1) _ as coal, petroleum,
Trang 4and natural gas (2) _ resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and (3) _ A renewable resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such
as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy The goal of renewable resource conservation is to ensure (4) _ such resources are not consumed faster (5) _ they are replaced Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that cannot
be replaced (6) _ can be replaced only over extremely long periods of time Nonrenewable resources (7) _ fossil fuels and mineral deposits, such as iron ore and gold ore Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus (8) _ maintaining an adequate supply of these resources well into the future Natural resources are conserved for their biological, economic, and recreational values, as well as their natural beauty and importance to local cultures For (9) _, tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both global ecology (10) _ the economic livelihood of the local culture; a coral reef may be protected for its recreational value for scuba divers; and a scenic river may be protected for its natural beauty
Your Answer:
SECTION D – WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one
1 The painters painted his house last week
He
2 Gerald is too young to vote
Geral is not
3 Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain
Although
4 They made him wait for two hours
He was
5 David went home before I arrived
When I arrived,
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6 The station clock showed half past ten
According
…………
7 I’m always nervous when I take exams
Taking
8 When did you buy your laptop?
How long
?
9 It is not worth asking Ms Hoa to help
There’s no
10 If people drive faster, it is more dangerous
The
II Make right sentences using the following suggestions
1 Mike/ offer/ opportunity/ study abroad/ yesterday
2 Why/ you/ not/ consider/ visit/ me?
3 Many species/ plants/ animals/ danger/extinction
4 If we/ not/ protect/ wildlife now/ there/ nothing / left/ future generations
5 Remember/ call/ home/ as soon/you arrive/ your destination
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III Write about 120 – 150 words on the following topic: Imagine you had a friend living abroad and not having been back to the country for along time Write to your friend to tell about the changes and invite him/her to come back to to visit the home towm/ home village (Notice: Your name is Phuong Lan) ………
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The end