Đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh bà rịa vũng tàu môn tiếng anh lớp 12 năm 2008 2009

Tài liệu tham khảo các đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu môn tiếng anh lớp 12 năm 2008 - 2009 ...

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

1 Who is going to book the restaurant?

A Sally B Sophie C Susie

2 How many people will be at the dinner?

3 What time will the booking be for?

4 What extra thing should the restaurant provide?

A A cake B A special dish C A plate with his name on

5 What are they thinking of doing after dinner?

A going home B going to the movies

C dancing

II You are to hear one traveller talking about a recent holiday that he had with his wife in India Listen TWICE and complete the notes that the man made during his holiday (2 pts)

Room: (4) ………

Bathroom not cleaned everyday Food: (5) ……… …and spicy (6) ………

Service: (7) ………

Waiters: (8) ………

Excursions: (9) ……….(10)

………

Action to take: Get some of our money back!

III Complete the passage by writing the correct form of the words/verbs given in brackets (2 pts):

Going home after midnight – It was a cold December morning,

two days before Christmas When I looked at my wristwatch, it was almost 1 a.m I had to hurry home because my aunt didn’t know I had (1.sneak) ……… … out of the house to meet my friends

We were out singing carols We would walk from house to house singing Christmas songs In exchange for our good tidings, each (2.house) …… ………… would give us a little present

One night, we were requested to sing at the Christmas party hosted

by a rich man Upon receiving the invitation, we were (3.joy)

……….….…….–really excited So my friends and I thoroughly rehearsed the Christmas songs that our host wanted to hear At the

party, we sang Joy to the World, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, and The Christmas Song After each song, the audience broke into (4.applaud) ……….…… Everybody, especially the host, enjoyed our performance Afterwards, he offered us fine food and a (5.substance) ………… …… amount of money We were having

so much fun at the party that we lost track of time Suddenly I realized that I had to go home I felt nervous upon reaching our doorstep I was dreading my aunt’s reaction She was very strict, and my late (6.arrive) ……….…… would surely make her angry I was already imagining the (7.pain) ……… words she would throw in my direction Even so, I knocked on the door, leaving my situation to fate When the door opened, I saw my (8.smile) ……… ……… aunt She let me in without a word Surprising? I couldn’t explain her reaction Perhaps her unusual cheer was due to the spirit of Christmas

My aunt’s positive mood didn’t last long – it was Christmas cheer, indeed However, I have learned a couple of lessons from that experience First, life is funny and (9.predict) ……… ………… Just when you’re expecting something bad, the opposite happens You simply have to roll with the punches Second, I would no longer sneak out of the house late at night and put my own safety at risk If I have to go anywhere, I’d ask

(10.permit)……… …… from an adult Whether I’m allowed

to go or not, at least I’d be free from fear

IV Choose the words or phrases that best complete the

sentences Circle your choices (2 pts)

1 By 2 o’clock, he _ on the drum for three hours I

hope he stops soon!

a will have been practicing b.will be practicing c.has been practicing d.is practicing

2 I dread _ what would have happened if the lifeguard

hadn’t seen you

a thinking b to think c think d thought

3 As captain of ship, I have complete

authority

a the / the / Ø b Ø / the / Ø c a / a / the d a

and b

4 Neither Julie nor Sue to work today because they

are both ill

a goes b go c is going d are going

5 Indigo is a vat color, _called because it does not dissolve

in water

a which it b it is c but d so

6 Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school _

a report b papers c diploma d account

7 Our teacher _ us some difficult exercises for homework

a set b put c obliged d made

8 Why don’t we go to the park _?

a in the car b with a car c with car d by the car

9 Not only _ to assess students’ ability, but it is also used to arrange classes

a to use the exam result b is the exam result used c the exam result is used d using the exam result

10 The two cars for sale were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy _

a both of them b either of them c neither of them d each of them

11 They had ashtrays on the table

a two square glass b square two glass c glass two square d two glass square

12 The air inside a house or an office building often has higher concentrations of contaminants heavily polluted outside air

a than does b more c as some that are d like of

13 Following the guidelines for speaking and voting established by

the book Robert’s Rules of Order, _ during meetings

a and avoid large decision-making organizations' procedural confusion

b large decision-making organizations avoid procedural confusion

c is procedural confusion avoided by large decision making organizations

d are avoiding procedural confusion in large decision making organizations

14 I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it’s broken down _ again

a even b still c yet d right

15 Practically _ in the group passed up the opportunity

to attend the computer skills seminar

a each one b anyone c someone d no one

16 For the new museum visitor for the veteran museum goer, the Museum Highlights Tour offers an excellent opportunity to see the most popular exhibits

a too b in addition c as well as d further

17 Bright colors _ people with dark complexions

a fit b effect c match d suit

18 Please don’t _ the phone on me again!

a hang over b hang out c hang up d hang on

19 None of the children would breaking the window

a put in for b own up to c live up to

1 (A)The aircraft is traveling 50 times (B)faster than the (C)speed

of (D)a pistol bullet

2 Today (A)the number of people (B)who enjoy sports (C)is almost double (D)those of twenty years ago

3 Natural predators, (A)disturbing from tourists, and pollution (B)have all (C)contributed to the (D)decline of the animal

4 In some societies, (A)hiring people (B)cook, clean, (C)take care

of children, and (D)do the yard work

5.Some paper dolls, (A) which were once (B) relatively cheap, are (C) previously considered valuable collectors’(D)items

6 Crickets rub (A)the legs (B)together to make (C)their chirping (D)sound

7 Conservationists (A)hope that (B)someday captive wildlife (C)populations will be reestablished in (D)a wild

8 The (A)scars of (B)the earthquake remain in the (C)naked rock, and stunted trees mark (D)their fault line

9 Blowing out birthday candles is an (A)ancient test to see if a (B)growing child is (C)very strong to blow out a greater (D)number each year

10 (A)Unlike a tractor (B)is, a mule (C)won’t turn over on a steep hillside (D)and crash the driver

=> 1……… 2……… 3 ………

4 ……….5 ………

6……… 7……… 8 ……… 9

……… ….10 ………

VI Comple the passage by writing in each blank with ONE suitable word (2 pts) War Against Illiteracy Continues - In 1939 only 15 per cent of the school-age population attended school, while 80 per cent of the (1) ……… population was illiterate In 1945, President Hồ Chí Minh promised to provide all Vietnamese (2) ……… the chance to read and write He wanted to eradicate illiteracy The campaign was (3) ……… …huge success, and over 10 million people became literate between 1946 and 1954 From 1954 to 1975, illiteracy was eradicated in the 12-50 age group in (4) ………northern provinces Based on this success, the population of remote regions was targeted next Finally, the third campaign came into (5) ……… ……in the south, and from 1975 onwards 1.5 million people learned to read and write Việt Nam now enjoys an excellent literacy rate of 94 per cent, and figures (6) ………that more than 80 per cent of school-age children attend school Now our challenge is (7) ……….…… … ensure that the remaining 20 per cent join them.- President Hồ Chí Minh insisted on (8)……… … ….…being learning opportunities

for everybody The areas (9) … ……… the illiteracy rate remains highest, however, are often remote mountainous regions Here the population is sparse, communication is often difficult, there is a lack of transportation, and there are (10) ……… opportunities for economic development than in highly populated urban areas

VII Read the passage and choose the word that best completes each blank Circle your choices (3 pts)

A FUTURE IN THE DARK - For many of us, we are working,

traveling and shopping in hours that used to be (1) for relaxation and sleep But, according (2) the results of tests being (3) by scientists, we are no longer getting enough darkness in our lives In fact, (4) shows that a growing number of health and environmental problems are (5) a loss

of darkness

Life has evolved with a day/night circle People who go (6) this day/night rhythm will notice an adverse impact on (7) immune systems, and that’s not a good sign We are (8) a conflict between what our mind wants, and what our internal body clock prepares for us Some experts (9) that our biological clock is similar to the conductor of an orchestra, with the multiple rhythms of the body (10) the various orchestra sections The body clock is (11) on the light/dark cycle and it governs us for every (12) .of activity and rest in our lives It ensures that all

our various internal systems are working together – this is its sole (13) By moving to 24-hour living, and not taking into (14) the dark side, we will effectively be throwing away the advantages of evolution, (15) we care to admit it or not

1 a conserved b reserved c upheld d defended

5 a prone to b open to c due to d next to

6 a down with b without c through d behind

7 a its b his c her d their

8 a creating b contributing c giving d

increasing

9 a explain b discuss c enquire d debate

10 a describing b corresponding c expressing d

representing

11 a done b based c decided d established

12 a prospect b attitude c position d type

13 a reason b project c purpose d desire

14 a interest b importance c detail d

account

15 a so that b whether c unless d in case

VIII Read the passage then choose the best answers Circle your choices (1 pt)

LIMITS OF THE HUMAN BODY - In the second millennium,

one frequently asked question is: What are the limits of the human body? Is there a point at which it is physically impossible to do something? ‘One thing we’ve all learned in the last 30 years or so is that just about anything is humanly possible,’ says Dr Jack

Wilmore, from Texas A&M University and author of The Physiology of Sport and Exercise, part of which examines the limits

of the human body ‘As the new millennium progresses, I think you’ll see more records continue to fall in every sport The talent pool is better than ever Never before have so many good athletes competed, and not just in this country, but all over the world With more people involved and competing, records will fall and new standards will be set.’

Many believed that it was physically impossible for a human to run

a mile in under four minutes, but Roger Bannister proved that theory wrong with a three minute, 59 second mile (1.609 kilometers) in 1954 Today, sub four-minute miles are considered routine even in high school And Bob Beamon stretched human performance in the 1968 Olympics with his historic long jump of 8.9027 meters In an event in which a record is usually broken by mere inches, he shattered the previous jump by 0.6096 meters, but even his record was broken in 1991 ‘We’ve all seen reports of people doing superhuman feats of strength under duress, such as a man lifting a car off a child,’ Wilmore adds ‘So we know that the human body can do things that go far beyond normal activity That’s why it’s foolish to say any record can’t be broken Who’s to say it won’t happen?’

One additional factor is just now becoming more understood and heavily emphasized: sports psychology Getting inside the athlete’s head can be as effective as training and long workouts

According to Wilmore, the psychological aspect of sports should not be discounted because we now know that what makes the athlete tick mentally can be all-important He points out that ‘most professional teams have hired sports psychologists for their players It’s just another way of tapping into a human’s full potential.’

‘In addition, every aspect of athletics – training, nutrition, injury treatment – is far better than it’s ever been Better coaching, training techniques, equipment and other factors all contribute to make today’s athletes more competitive than ever,’ he believes ‘Children today tend to specialize in one or two sports instead of competing in several as was common twenty five years ago,’ Wilmore says ‘That means they start concentrating on a sport much earlier and more intensely, and they become much better at it.’

Wilmore also says that the chances of women achieving new heights in athletics could be greater than men, as more women are now involved in sports than at any other time and they are starting

at about the same age as boys, meaning that they are more skilled than the previous generation of girls ‘Plus, women are taller and stronger than ever It used to be rare to see a girl who towered above you Now it seems like you see them every day.’ ‘There’s a lot we don’t know yet about the human body,’ he adds ‘And one of those things is the full range of human potential It can be foolish to try and put limits on what the human body can do.’

1 What initial comment does Dr Jack Wilmore make?

a There will always be limits to what the human body can achieve

b It will become more and more difficult for athletes to break records