SỞ GD- ĐT NAM ĐỊNH Trường THPT Xuân Trường ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHỌN HỌC SINH Môn: Tiếng Anh 11- Năm học: 2009- 2010 Thời gian làm bài: 120’ A. PHONETICS Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.( 2p) 1: A. exist B. extinct C. explorer D. expand 2: A. eternal B. energy C. eradicate D. eliminate 3: A. ancient B. educate C. strange D. address 4: A. desert B. reserve C. observant D. conserve 5: A. astound B. account C. country D. mounting 6. A. small B. supply C. sure D. species 7. A. swimmer B. sword C. swallow D. swam 8. A. parks B. animals C. planets D. environments 9. A. forest B. exist C. busy D. establish 10. A. suggest B. disappear C. scientist D. raise B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.( 2p) 1: John ___________ to return my book the next Friday. A. suggested B. promised C. proposed D. reminded 2: - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?"- "______" A. Do you think I would? B. I wouldn't. Thank you. C. Yes, you're a good friend. D. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks. 3: - "Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!"- "______" A. Certainly. Do you like it, too? B. I like you to say that. C. Yes, of course. It's expensive. D. Thanks. My mother bought it for me. 4: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week. A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done 5: The first person ________ the classroom last Monday might know the reason. A. entered B. to enter C. who enters D. whom entered 6: People are destroying the environment by adding ____________ to it. A. pollutes B. pollutions C. pollutives D. pollutants 7: Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline. A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding 8: Tears contain an antiseptic ______ helps protect our eyes from infection. A. that B. what C. how D. where 9: She is very absent-minded: she ______ her cellphone three times! A. has lost B. loses C. was losing D. had lost 10: He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast. A. writes B. makes C. works D. does 11: It is hard to get ______ him; he is such an aggressive man. A. by B. on with C. into D. over to 12: The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and ______ man. A. well-educated B. well-educate C. well-educational D. well-education 13: Although the exam was difficult, ______ the students passed it. A. most of B. none of C. a few D. a lot 14: Vietnam's rice export this year will decrease ______ about 10%, compared with that of last year. A. with B. at C. by D. on 15: By ______ the housework done, my mother has more time to pursue her career. A. ordering B. taking C. having D. making 16: The youths nowadays have many things to do in their ______ time. A. leisure B. entertainment C. fun D. amusement 1 17: This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006. A. twice as many B. as twice as many C. as twice many D. as many as twice 18: Had she worked harder last summer, she ______. A. wouldn't have been sacked B. wouldn't have sacked C. wouldn't sack D. wouldn't be sacked 19: The Vietnamese students have to take an entrance exam ______. A. in order that they should go to a college or university B. for going to a college and university C. so as go to a college or university D. so that they can go to a college or university 20: ______, many animals can still survive and thrive there. A. Being severe weather conditions in the desert B. Although the weather conditions in the desert are severe C. The weather conditions in the desert to be severe D. Even though the weather conditions in the desert severe II) Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets. (2p) 1. The minorities live in peaceful ____________________ within one nation. ( exist) 2. The mountain gorrila is on the verge of _________________ . ( extinct) 3. ________________ is a substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully. ( fertile) 4. The school pays for heating and the ___________________ of the buildings. ( maintain) 5. We are in favor of the _________________ of smoking in public areas. ( prohibit) 6. He is much loved and highly _______________ teacher. ( respect) 7. The total energy __________________ in 2005 was over 150 million tons. ( consume) 8. He’s just bought a car with _______________ operated windows. ( electric) 9. _______________ damage threatens the whole of civilization. ( environment) 10. The weather __________________ improved. ( gradual) III) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (2p) 1. Our high school team was very excited ___________ going to the finals. 2. My car is equipped ______________ air conditioning. 3. I think I’m satisfied __________ the way it is. 4. Zoology is more closely related ___________ biology than it is to botany. 5. Are you interested ___________ working with them? 6. I certainly hope that David is aware _____________ all the problems involved. 7. Mr. Anderson is responsible _________________ hiring and firing employees. 8. Fred is capable ______________ doing better work than he’s doing at present. 9. It took John a long time to find a job after he left school. _____ the end, he found a job as a waiter. 10. I’ve received an invitation ____________ a wedding next week. IV) Fill in each blank with a suitable article: a, an, the or X ( no article) (2p) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is based on ( 0) ___a____ Grim fairy tail. It is ( 1) ___________ animated motion picture about ( 2) _________ beatiful young girl who makes ( 3) ___________ friends with a group of dwarfs. Released in 1937, this was ( 4) ________ first feature length animated motion picture produced by Walt Disney, and one of the first produced by anyone. Snow White’s evil stepmother, ( 5) ___________ Queen, feels threatened by ( 6) ___________ young girl’s beauty and plans to have her killed. Snow White escapes and runs away to live with the seven dwarfs. The Queen turns into ( 7) __________ witch and tries to kill Snow White with ( 8) ___________ poisoned apple. However, ( 9) ___________ handsome prince revives Snow White from her deathlike sleep by kissing her. ( 10) ___________ film remains popular today. V) The passage below contains 10 mistakes. ( There is a mistake in each line). Underline and correct them. Write the correct one in the numbered blanks on the right. (0) has been done as an example.( 2p) Before the invent of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to other country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in the other country paid to that part of the trip. If a letter crossed several countries, a problem was worse. .0 => invention 1 . 2 3 2 Rowland Hill, the British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp which gum on the back. The British post office make the first stamps in 1840. They were the Penny Black or the Two- pence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it in a letter, the post office delivered the letter. When people received letter, they didn’t have to pay anything. The letters have paid. Postage stamps became popularity in Great Britain immediately. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C. READING COMPREHENSION I) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions ( 2p) Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability. ` On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee. Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances. To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation. Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels. 1: The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to ______. A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity 2: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms? A. Gas. B. Petrol. C. Steam. D. Hot wind. 3: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible? A. It is cheap and easy to use. B. It is used to drive motor engines. C. It can be adapted to various uses. D. It can be made with ease. 4: What do we call machines that make electricity? A. Voltages. B. Electric magnets. C. Generators or turbines. D. Pipes and radiators. 5: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______. A. atomic power and water B. water and coal C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas 6: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______. A. harmful effects B. the tides C. scientists D. new ways 7: Electric magnets are used in steel works to ______. A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons B. test the steel for strength C. heat the molten steel D. boil a jug of water 3 8: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they __. A. do not pollute the environment B. are more reliable C. are more adaptable D. do not require attention 9: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases? A. Sunlight. B. Petrol. C. Water. D. Wind. 10: The best title for this passage could be ______. A. “Types of Power Plants” B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life” C. “How to Produce Electricity” D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable” II) Choose a suitable word/ phrase to complete the following passage.( 2p) Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (1)______ complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2)______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (3)______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile (4)______ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much (5)______ the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6)_______ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to ( 7)______ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8)______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9)______ of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)______ businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities. 1: A. as B. more C. less D. like 2: A. so B. while C. though D. because 3: A. Specific B. For example C. Such as D. Like 4: A. takes B. affords C. carries D. provides 5: A. about B. for C. of D. with 6: A. or B. and C. as well D. then 7: A. start B. continue C. stop D. go on 8: A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little 9: A. way B. figure C. number D. amount 10: A. forbid B. prevent C. request D. require D. WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence printed before it. ( 2p) 1. He’s getting someone to mend the window. - He is having ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. He failed in his exam and had a road accident. - He not only…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us. - Were you …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Lan did not reach home until midnight. - It . 5. Mr. Edwards has gone into hospital for some tests. His health hasn’t been good recently.( combine two sentences using a relative pronoun) - …………………………….…………………………………………………………… 6. They had hardly left home when it started to rain. - No sooner …………………………… .………………………………………………. 7. You can use my car, but have to keep it carefully. - Provided …………………………………………………………………………………. 8. It would be nice to be able to fly. - I wish …………………………………………………………………………………. 9. The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down. - It was ………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. “ If you want to take my car, you should have asked me first”, said Tom to his son. - Tom criticized his son . 4 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG Môn: Anh 11- Năm học: 2009- 2010 A. Phonetics.( 2p): 0,2p/ a correct sentence. 1. A 2. B 3. D. 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D B. Grammar and vocabulary. I) 2p- 0,1p/ a correct sentence 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. B II) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. existence 2. extinction 3. Fertilizer 4. maintaining/ maintenance 5. prohibition 6. respected 7. consumption 8. electrically 9. environmental 10. gradually III) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. about 2. with 3. with 4. to 5. in 6. of 7. for 8. of 9. in 10. to IV) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. an 2. a 3. X 4. the 5. a 6. the 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. The V) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. other -> another 6. or => and 2. to => for 7. in => on 3. a problem => the problem 8. letter => a letter/ the letter 4. the => a 9. have => were 5. make => made 10. popularity => popular C. Reading I) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D II) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. D D. Writing I) 2p- 0,2p/ a correct sentence 1. He is having someone mend the window/ He is having the window mended. 2. He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident. 3. Were you to change your mind, . 4. It was not until midnight that Lan reached home. 5. Mr. Edwards, whose health hasn’t been good recently, has gone into hospital for some tests. 6. No sooner had they left home than it started to rain . 7. Provided that you keep my car carefully you can use it 8. I wish I could fly. 9. It was such an interesting book that people couldn’t put it down. 10. Tom criticized his son for taking his car without asking him first. II) 2p Yêu cầu: + phải viết được các ý sau: - tên, tuổi, địa chỉ, giới tính - kết bạn với nhau ở đâu, khi nào - hình dáng, tính cách - điều gì làm mình quỉ mến bạn ấy + bố cục mạch lạc, rõ ràng + viết chính xác ngữ pháp, chính tả + sử dụng được liên từ thích hợp để liên kết các ý . 5 . THPT Xuân Trường ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHỌN HỌC SINH Môn: Tiếng Anh 11- Năm học: 2009- 2010 Thời gian làm bài: 120’ A. PHONETICS Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your. - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?"- "______" A. Do you think I would? B. I wouldn't. Thank you. C. Yes,