Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 11 trường THPT Trường Xuân

ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG – TIẾNG ANH 11 Năm học: 2013 – 2014 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Trường THPT Trường Xuân I/ LEXICO – GRAMMAR: PART 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D that corresponds to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10 points) Neil Armstrong was the first man to _ foot on the moon A try B step C set D walk Thomas Edison many new appliances using electricity during his long career A invented B inventing C who invented D was invented _ further riot to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers A Should B Did C Were D Had Jack doesn’t like such gossip and fallacy in sport A to take himself on B to get himself along C engage himself in D indulge himself of New York and Tokyo are two of the most _ populated cities in the world A greatly B densely C variously D closely It can take up to more than six months to _ a man to this specialized work A raise B train C learn D practise The longest movie I have ever seen in this cinema for three hours A stayed B got C lasted D spent James was looking for a(n) to visit that wonderful island once again A opportunity Page B necessity C destiny D possibility “Who is Susan getting married to?” _ “Some guy since her childhood.” A who she has known B have known her C that have known her D she has been known 10 “I had to take a taxi from the party last night.” _ “Oh That’s too bad You my car.” A could have used B was able to use C could be use D can use 11 Jackie has given such a great _ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much A performance B result C score D action 12 The president has made many visits to Japan, began today A whose recent one B the most recent of which C which D the most recent one 13 “Is it difficult to keep fish as pets?” _ “No, there isn’t much _ care of them.” A to taking B having taken C to have taken D taking 14 to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would such terrible things A Not to be speaking B Not to have spoken C Because of not being spoken D Not having spoken 15 If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable _ because it seems too good to be true A doubt B suspicion C reservation D disbelief 16 By the time we the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped A arrive B come C get D reach 17 _ people who were waiting for the bus under the rain down there are getting soak-wet A Some Page B Any C Most of D None 18 All fossil fuels are resources that can not be replaced quickly A unlimited B non-renewable C renewable D available 19 She came to the airport only to find out that she _ her passport at home A would have left B has left C was leaving D had left 20 At no time in history _ such a diligent and brilliant fellow A has Peter and his classmates ever met B have Peter and his classmates C Peter and his classmates ever met D Peter and his classmates had ever met PART 2: The following passage has some grammar as well as spelling errors Underline the errors and write the correct forms in the space provided in the 1………… … column on the right Put a tick if there is no error on that line (10 points) …orbits …… 3……………… A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy He described 4……………… how the Earth orbits around the sun and how the sun in turn, orbit around5……………… 6……………… 7……………… the centre of a vast collection of stars calling our galaxy At the end of the lecture, 8……………… 9……………… a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: “That you have told us 10……………… 11……………… is rubbish The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant 12…… ……… 13……………… tortoise.” The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, “What is the tortoise 14……………… 15…………….… standing on?” “You’re very clever, young man, very clever,” said the old lady “But its tortoises all the way down!” Many people would find the picture of our universe as an infinite tower of tortoises rather ridiculous, but why we think we know better? What we know about the universe and how we know it? Recently breakthroughs in physic, made possible in part by fantastic new technologies, suggest answers to some of our oldest questions One day these answers may seem as obviously to us as the earth orbitting the sun – or perhaps as ridiculous as a tower of tortoises Only time (whatever that maybe) will tell Page PART 3: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points) 1. Among recognized , maps are rarer than stamps but they have their avid enthusiasts and admirers (COLLECT) 2. _ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in it (CERTAIN) 3. A holiday in America can be cheap (SURPRISE) Everyone likes him because he has a really good sense of (HUMOROUS) That was one of the most situation in my life (EMBARRASSMENT) In their last summer vacation, they went to rural areas to help _ children learn to read and write (ADVANTAGE) There will be totally twenty five _ to participate in the game show (CONTEST) There is a great _ of food and medicine in those underdeveloped African countries (SHORT) _, Vietnamese kids say best wishes to their grandparents and they would give the kids lucky money in red envelopes at Tet (TRADITION) 10.The heat from the sun is a clean and source of energy, which can not be used up (LIMIT) ANSWERS: 1……………… 1……………… 3……………… 4……………… 5……………… 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… 9……………… 10……………… Page PART 4: Complete each blank space with the correct verb form / tense Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points) a/ The airplane in which the football team (TRAVEL) _1 _ crashed soon after (TAKE OFF) _2 _ b/ Do you know who was the first man (SAIL) across the Atlantic? c/ It is essential that each bike (LOCK) _ carefully indoors d/ His (TAKE) _5 ill suddenly last night took me by surprise e/ That guy admitted (STEAL) _6 the gold watch f/ Had you listened carefully to the instructions, you (NOT, BE) _7 that confused now g/ (OPEN) _8 _ the door, he saw a terrible mess some burglar had just made h/ John didn’t mention (INVOLVE) _9 _ in the robbery, but knew he was i/ More than twenty miners were reported (KILL) _10 in the accident ANSWERS: 1……………… 1……………… 3……………… 4……………… 5……………… 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… 9……………… 10……………… PART 5: Complete each blank space with one correct preposition or partition Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points) a/ Many endangered animals in this reserve are great threat of extinction Page b/ Our major sources of energy – coal, oil and gas – are going to run _2 _ soon c/ I classify the stamps categories d/ Your parcel will be sent to this address _ no more than 24 hours e/ It is not easy for them to work out alternative solutions such a problem f/ He explained the rules very clearly _ them to make sure they knew exactly what to g/ “Could you please show me how to dance the Rumba” _ “It’s quite easy Now, let’s get _7 _ it.” h/ He soon got fed up _8 such fallacy that he heard every day i/ “Can I speak to Mr Kevin Legreen, please?” _ “Ok Just hold _9 _, I’m trying to put you _10 ANSWERS: 1……………… 1……………… 3……………… 4……………… 5……………… 6……………… 7……………… 8……………… 9……………… 10……………… II/ READING: PART 1: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word from the box Changes in word forms can be made where necessary Write your answers in the numbered boxes below (10 points) SKILL AGREE UNDERSTAND REPAIR Page FAIL BELIEF PHOTOGRAPH EXPECT SUCCESS VALUE IMAGINE How a hobby can make you angry! Recently I decided to take up (0) _ as a hobby I like taking snaps, but I am not very (1) My snaps are often a complete (2) _ for technical reasons, or sometimes are just not very (3) First I decided that to be (4) _, I would have to buy new equipment Just then I had an (5) piece of good luck A friends who works in a camera shop said he could sell me a (6) camera A customer had left it at the shop to be (7) , but there had been a (8) _, and it was actually for sale I thought this was a rather (9) _ explanation and so I asked him some more questions He said he had had some (10) _ with the customer and she had thrown the camera at him because he disliked her photos! ANSWERS: photography ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… ……………… …… 10 ……………… …… PART 2: Read the following passage and circle A, B, C, or D that corresponds to the answer which best fits each blank space (10 points) Throughout history, man has developed (1) of energy to his work Primitive man had only the strength of his arms and the use of fire He later (2) how to use the energy of the wind to move his sailing vessels He used the energy of water to (3) his mills He tamed animals as new sources of energy They pulled plows and wagons A new stage in the development of the use of energy came with the (4) of steam engine Steam could be used to develop energy to run machines The discovery of electricity created an even more important way of using energy So did the invention of gasoline engines Man entered into a new (5) of the use of energy with the application of nuclear energy Page Man finds many ways to release energy to work (6) , he changes the energy in a waterfall into electricity He can turn this electrical current into radio waves that can carry his ideas for thousands of miles He can release the energy in gasoline by burning it and using it to (7) _ automobiles He can (8) _ use of coal to turn water into steam and in return use the steam to (9) electrical energy The nucleus of certain atoms can produce millions of times more energy per pound of material than can be made (10) _ by chemical means A sources B resources C invention D use A found B showed C discovered D distinguished A turn B take C cycle D move A finding B production C construction D invention A time B era C history D step A For Example B However C As a result D Nevertheless A equip B provide C feed D power A make B get C take D learn A generate B invent C supply D bring 10 A usable B available C possible D capable PART 3: Read the following article about ice-skating Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-8) of the article Write your answers in the space in the numbered boxes below There is one extra heading that is not to be used (10 points) A Prepare yourself F The right attitude B The benefits of the sport G Moving off C When things go wrong H Holding your body correctly D Different skating techniques I How it all started E A change in approach 1…………………………… Ice skating has a history of thousands of years Archaeologists have discovered skates made from animal bone It seems that bone skates were used Page until the introduction of iron into Scandinavia about the year 200 AD Among the Scandinavian upper classes, skating was seen as an essential skill …………………………… In the early twentieth century, skating was stylish and reserved, but at the 1924 Winter Olympics, 11-year-old Sonja Hinnies introduced a more athletics attitude which inspired a new wave of popularity Nowadays art and athletics are combined and modern skating is both graceful and physically demanding …………………………… For beginners, balance and control are all important and speed can only increase with proficiency The position of your body plays a great part in balance Legs slightly bowed and the knees bent keep the body weight centered; in effect the body leans slightly forward in this position For skating, probably more than any other sport or recreation, relaxation is vital …………………………… For the skating position, the heels should almost be touching and the feet should be turned out wards While pushing toward with a back foot, you make a very small movement with the other foot Fairly easy, isn’t it? If you can keep this up for a while, you can then slowly increase the length of your movements as you gain experience …………………………… Knowing how to fall must be learnt among the skater’s first skills Even the best of the professionals fall In order to fall without injury, you should be as relaxed as possible In this way the sock of hitting the ice is lessened To get up, use your hands to get into a kneeling position, then stand …………………………… One you have learnt to move on the ice with confidence, there are various styles to be practised-figure skating, free styles, distance, speed, skating pairs, and so on- but the basics of them all, and by far the best approach, it first to learn figures can soon be learn figure skating and then elementary freestyle With proper guidance available at most of the ice rinks, the basic figures can soon be learnt and the turns, jumps, and spins or elementary free style will so follow Page …………………………… If you look at any good of professional skater, you will see how relaxed they are and how easily they move To achieve this, an exercise program should be regularly practised It can be dangerous to skate with a stiff body and warm up exercises should at least include those for the legs, back and shoulders, with special emphasis on the ankles and the knees After a long or intense session, the same exercises should be used afterwards to avoid stiffness 8…………………………… Skating improves balance, co-ordination, relaxation and movement It improves heart and lung activity and generally strengthens the body Combined with swimming or jogging, it provides a great program for all-round health and fitness ANSWERS: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PART 4: Read the following passage and circle A, B, C or D that indicates the best answers for each of the questions below (10 points) Our growing need for food, goods and energy has had many harmful effects on the environment Gases produced by cars, power stations and factories cause acid rain, which kills trees and damages buildings By using more environmentally-friendly forms of transport, we help reduce this form of pollution A layer of carbon dioxide and other gases traps heat and keeps the earth at the right temperature This is called the green-house effect By burning fossil fuels we are producing too much carbon dioxide, which is causing temperatures to rise gradually This global warming could lead to dramatic changes in climate A layer of gas called ozone protects the earth from harmful ultra-violet radiation Certain chemicals used in industry, such as CFCs have caused a hole to develop in Page 10 the ozone layer The increased levels of ultra-violet radiation damage plants and sea life, and increase the risk of skin cancer Most of the energy we use to heat and light building, run machines etc is made by burning fossil fuels This energy source will eventually get exhausted, so we need to use more alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power that are renewable and not pollute the air We also avoid wasting energy but using less electricity and water and insulating our new houses We are destroying our forests, which produce oxygen and provide habitats – natural environments – for animals and birds Deforestation also allows rain to wash away the soil, making land useless for growing things We pollute water by dumping waste from factories and houses, and by accidentally spilling chemicals and oil Chemical fertilizers damage rivers and lakes by causing a layer of tiny plants, called algal to cover the surface of water Organic farming does not harm water supply Burying rubbish in landfills cam make chemicals leak through the ground into rivers, and it uses a lot of land Burning rubbish adds to global warning By sorting out rubbish for recycling we can cut down on waste The passage is mainly about A Man and Nature B how we should use the existing sources of energy C environmental problems D rubbish recycling Acid rain is caused by A gases emitted from cars and factories B the burning of rubbish C the burying of rubbish D ultra-violet radiation Skin cancer may be caused by A the global warming B acid rain C air pollution D ultra-violet radiation We should use more alternative sources of energy such as wind and solar power because they A are cheaper B will not be used up and not pollute the air C are easier to get D can be recycled Page 11 If we destroy forest A animals and birds will have no place to live B rivers and lakes will be polluted C wildlife and farming will be affected D our wood supply will decrease III/ WRITING: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning to the original one The rewritten sentences must contain the exact word in bracket (10 points) 1/ Not having heard the weather forecast, John was surprised at the snow (AS) 2/ It was simply because the sea was so rough, they couldn’t get there on time (BUT) 3/ I wish I hadn’t given that chap the car key (REGRET) 4/ New ideas have never ever been thought of by that person (COME) 5/ We have no seats left for the concert on December 14th (BOOKED) - The End Page 12 ... forms of transport, we help reduce this form of pollution A layer of carbon dioxide and other gases traps heat and keeps the earth at the right temperature This is called the green-house effect... taken C to have taken D taking 14 to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would such terrible things A Not to be speaking B Not to have spoken C Because of not being spoken D Not having spoken... true A doubt B suspicion C reservation D disbelief 16 By the time we the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped A arrive B come C get D reach 17 _ people who were waiting