ONTHIONLINE.NET ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG TRƯỜNG KHỐI 11 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi……… tháng………… năm 2008 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Question I Choose the best answer (10p) 1.Her parents were very ………………… because she was out so late that night A responsible B sorry C worried D overcome 2.From the hotel there is a good ……………… of the mountains A vision B view C sight D picture 3.Since he was a boy, one of his …………… has been stamp-collecting A hobbies B cares C sports D professions 4.Most people were no longer listening to his long ………………… story A irritable B boring C tiring D annoying 5.There's someone at the door …………………… it A I'm answering B I answer C I'll answer D I answered 6.If I'm tired in the evening………………….to bed early A I'd go B I'd have gone C I went D I'l I go 7.If you require any more ………………… about the holiday, please telephone us A description B information C news D fact 8.You will become ill…………… you stop working so hard A until B when C unless D if 9.Oh, no! My wallet has been ……………… A robbed B picked C stolen D theft 10.We watched the cat ………… the tree A climbed B climb C had climbed D was climbing 11.He told his father a long and…………… story to explain his lateness A inconceivable B unconvincing C unimaginable D incredulous 12 He ………… me to believe that they had left the district A made B led C assured D confirmed 13.We sat on after the meal, ……………the taste of the fine brandy A indulging B sensing C sipping D savoring 14.That minister's ………… of party politics is well-known to the public A disgust B objection C dislike D opposition 15.At school he had a good academic record, and also …………………… at sports A prevailed B achieved C surpassed D excelled 16………………some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering move on uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at A After B During C When D While 17.Old houses have a…………… to be draughty A tendency B habit C problem D characteristic 18.He lost his job……………….no fault of his own A through B by C with D over 19.He was completely……………… by her tale of hardship A taken away B taken down C taken in D taken up 20.The lecture was rather boring, but the…………… discussion proved fruitful A subsequent B latter C consecutive D Successive Question II Read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (5p) English has for more than a century and a half been (1)… a world language The number of people who (2) ………… it as their mother tongue has been (3) …at between three hundred million and four hundred million It is (4) …… as an official language in countries where 1.5 billion people live In China, the importance (5) … to learning English is such that a (6) … teaching course drew audiences of up to 100 million However, this spread of English throughout the world is relatively recent In the late sixteenth century English was (7) ………… by just under five million people The arrival of English in North America- was the key step in its world-wide expansion The United States is a huge commercial market and this has (8) …… to promote the English language in many other nations About eighty per cent of the data (9) … on the world' computers is (10) ……… to be in English and nowadays insufficient knowledge of English can be a problem in business Question III Give the right form of the verbs in parentheses: (5p) 1.He (1)(not catch) ………….cold if he (2)(not walk) ……………in the rain so long 2.Where you think Mai is today? - I don't know She (3)(sleep)…………….late Her (4)(get) ………… sick was not expected 4.She took a risk investing money with them I'd rather, she (5)(not do)……………… it The boy's eyes were red because he (6)(cry) ……………………… 6.She took to(7) (follow) ……… him about and (8)(criticize)……… his work till he threatened (9)(hit) …… her 7.Is it obligatory that the voyage (10)(cancel)……………… ? Question IV Fill the blank with the suitable word form of those in the right column: (5p) 1.This volcano is dead; it has been ……….for more than a century (ACT) 2.There's a serious……….of food in the disaster area (SHORT) 3.He's the only child in his family and hardly enjoys……… (BROTHER) 4.Nobody is happy with their………… explanations they gave for the failure (CONVINCE) 5.In nursing, women tend to……… men by four to one (NUMBER) 6."Bye-bye" is a more……… word than "Goodbye" (FORM) 7.Tests are often carried out to detect genetic ………before birth (NORMAL) 8.It's very ……….of you to bring your umbrella today (SENSE) 9………to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people (ADAPT) 10.The result is impossible to predict with any degree of…… (CERTAIN) Question V: Read the passage bellow and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each space HOW TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS OUR LIFE? Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)…………….We would have no metal, no coal and no oil nor would we have any (2)………….make from these materials (3)……………… we would have to spend most of our time (4)…………… food and food would be (5) ………… to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhoods Transportation also (6) …… our lives in other ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the (7)…… of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the (8) ……… of a crime within moments of being notified Transportation (9) …………….teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests In time of (10) …………….transportation can rush aid to person in areas stricken by floods, mines and earthquakes A happen B exist C take place D establish A production B producers C productivity D product A Besides B However C Although D Even A buying B taking C raising D paying A related B limited C focused D connected A makes B influences C affects D effects A side B way C body D part A location B scene C place D site A brings B gets C fetches D enables 10 A disasters B wars C accidents D problems Question VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (5p) 1.They were unable to finish their tennis game because of the heavy rain The rain …………………………………………………………………… 2.The flight to Moscow lasted three hours and a half It took ……………………………………………………………………… 3.I have never seen such beautiful pictures before These pictures ………………………………………………………………… 4.I haven't seen Henry for two years It ‘s …………………………………………………………………………… 5.I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework I wish ………………………………………………………………………… Please don't turn on the radio I’d rather …………………………………………………………………… I've never read such an interesting poem This is ………………… ……………………………………………… Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane Jane ………………………………………………………………………… Tom is the best programmer in his company None ………………………………………………………………………… 10 Alcohol is bad for you and so are cigarettes Both …………………………………………………………………… Question VII WRITING ( 5p) Present your solutions to the problems of overpopulation ( Write out your suggestions in fewer than ten lines) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -The end - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG TRƯỜNG – KHỐI 11 ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH Q I : (10 P) order sent 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 C B A B C D B C C B B B D C D D A A C A Q.II:( 5P) (1) called (3) estimated (5) attached (7 ) spoken (9) stored (2) speak (4).recognized (6) televised (8) tended (10) believed Q III: ( 5P) (1) Would not have caught (3) May have slept (5) Had not done (7 ).following (9) To hit (2) Had not walked (4) getting (6) Had been crying (8) criticizing (10) ( should) be cancelled Q.IV:(5P) (2) shorted (4) unconvincing (6) inform (8) sensible (10) Certainty (1) inactive (3) brotherhood (5) outnumber (7) abnormalities (9) Adaptation Q.V(5P) order sent 10 B D A C C D A C A D Q.VI:(5P) The rain was so heavy that they couldn’t finish their tennis game It took three hours and a half to fly to Moscow These pictures are the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen It’s two years since I last saw Henry I wish I had finished …… I’d rather you did not turn on This is the most interesting poem I have read Jane speaks English better than Mary ( does) None in Tom’s company is as a good programmer as he is 10 Both alcohol and cigarettes are bad for you Q.VII: ( 5P) ... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… -The end - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG TRƯỜNG – KHỐI 11 ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH Q I : (10 P) order sent 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 C B A B C D B C C B B... any degree of…… (CERTAIN) Question V: Read the passage bellow and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each space HOW TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS OUR LIFE? Without transportation, our modern... Question IV Fill the blank with the suitable word form of those in the right column: (5p) 1.This volcano is dead; it has been ……….for more than a century (ACT) 2.There's a serious……….of food in the