SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI PHÒNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 12 CẤP THPT NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – BẢNG A1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi gồm trang, tổng điểm: 100 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, khơng kể thời gian giao đề Thí sinh làm vào đề thi Không sử dụng tài liệu ĐIỂM BÀI THI Bằng sớ: HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO …………………………………………… Bằng chữ: …………………………………………… …………………………….………………………… ………… ………………………….……………………………… ……… PHÁCH: …………………… PART ONE: PHONOLOGY I Find the word in each group whose bold part is pronounced differently Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts) A climber B timber C debt D bomber A preference B premature C prejudice D premonition A psychology B receipt C perception D pneumonia A miraculous B canal C sacred D explanatory A trustworthy B youths C athletics D northern A official B physician C deficient D crescent A resign B resound C resurgent D resolve A third B heard C herd D shepherd A concentrate B private C delicate D accurate 10 A congestion B gesture C equation D picture II Choose the word with the different stress pattern in each group Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts) A photography B minority C intelligent D atmosphere A documentary B environmental C ingenuity D patriotic A mausoleum B influential C personnel D mathematician A because B unless C standard D absorb A managerial B geographical C illiteracy D punctuality A enthusiast B alternative C determine D militarism A refrigerator B refugee C engineer D impolite A evolve B genuinely C curious D necessary A disadvantage B preferential C cooperate D opportunity 10 A individual B comparison C electrify D biologist Page of PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose the word or phrase that fits each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right (10 pts) The accused man was proved innocent and was _ A liberated B excused C interned D acquitted It _ rains whenever I go out without my umbrella A continually B invariably C typically D infallibly There was a very suspicious character _ in the shadows A lurking B peeping C peering D awaiting The photocopier in our office needs a complete _ These copies are terrible A maintenance B repair C overhaul D renovation For a moment it was difficult to see through the _ of the headlights A shimmer B glare C glow D glaze Don't waste your time telling Janet a joke; she's totally _ of a sense of humour A deficient B missing C devoid D lacking A prominent member of the Cabinet was _ as correspondent in the divorce case A cited B included C accused D linked We decided to _ the decision to a later meeting A adjourn B cancel C defer D suspend The travel agency sent us a detailed _ of our journey to India A docket B agenda C itinerary D documentation 10 Because of their upbringing, most British men are too _ to cry A restrained B inhibited C stiff D controlled 11 The police tried in vain to persuade the journalist to _ the source of her information A release B divulge C expose D admit 12 The strong smell of garlic seemed to _ the whole flat A pierce B penetrate C inhabit D pervade 13 My cousin earns her living by _ old paintings A renewing B restoring C reimbursing D renovating 14 He is a very _ man; one day he would be happy, the next day miserable A uncontrollable B uneven C temperamental D dispirited 15 If Harold _ with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concert standard A sustains B perseveres C maintains D survives 16 _, the reports are not good enough to be printed A On my own B Out of the ordinary C If you ask me D Telling the truth 17 I read the contract again and again _ avoiding making spelling mistakes A with a view to B in view of C by means of D in terms of 18 We all need friends whom we can _ when we are in trouble A call on B break off C live on D go by 19 It’s no good pretending You’ve got to _ reality A come up to B face up to C come up with D get round to 20 Technology is advancing so rapidly nowadays that computers and other machines seem to be _ after a very short time A antiquated B irreparable C disused D obsolete II Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete each of the sentences below Write your answers in the spaces that follow (10 pts) 10 I have never known such a (QUARREL) person You must forgive my (EXPERIENCE) in those matters My sister and I are (VORACITY) readers of mystery stories We try to ensure the (BE) of our employees Jack made an unusually (COMPLIMENT) remark about his wife’s new dress Industrial robots work with far greater (PRECISE) than most men (ACCOUNT) is a profession of an accountant The (ELECTRIFY) of agriculture in our country is very necessary The low wages and poor working conditions caused great (SATISFY) among the workers Politeness is one thing Real kindness is another You must learn to (DIFFERENT) between the two _ _ _ _ _ Page of _ _ _ _ 10 _ III Fill each gap in the following passage with the correct form of a word from the list below Write your answers in the spaces that follow (5 pts) THEATRE audible suited rehearse write applaud perform critique one prepared enthusiast The person who directs the (1) of a play is the director Sometimes the (2) , who wrote the play, works with him One of the first things to be done is to choose the cast, the actors and actresses For this purpose, (3) are held at which actors perform short pieces and the most (4) are chosen for the parts in the play Before the play is performed in front of an audience of hundreds of theatre - goers, of course there are a lot of (5) At last the (6) night comes! When the curtain goes down at the end, will there be (7) (8) or silence? Will the newspaper reviews be good or bad? What will the (9) think? Everyone hopes for a hit that will run for months or years, but the play might be a flop and only last a few days It's hard work in the theatre There are evening (10) six nights a week and afternoon shows called matinees, once or twice as well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ IV Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition Write your answers in the spaces that follow (10 pts) Unlikely as it may seem, there has now been expert confirmation that wild pumas and lynxes are (1) large in parts of Britain, rather than being the figments (2) some wild imaginations Previous sightings (3) such large cats had been put down (4) exaggeration (5) all, the argument went, some people are prone (6) seeing flying saucers and Loch Ness monsters, particularly when (7) the influence of drink too Some newspapers were suspected (8) having made (9) stories such as that of the Beast of Exmoor, an animal which is responsible (10) the deaths of hundreds of sheep over the past ten years But experts have now come (11) with proof that such stories were (12) earnest after all The animals are (13) all likelihood pets which have escaped (14) small zoos, or been abandoned (15) their owners Because the keeping (16) such animals is severely restricted (17) the Dangerous Wild Animals Act of 1976, owners of unlicensed animals might not report an escape (18) fear of prosecution Britain's only surviving native feline species, the wild cat, is confined (19) Scotland After examining hair samples, experts now say that the Beast of Exmoor in the South of England is (20) the shadow of a doubt a puma or lynx, both of which animals are normally native to the Middle East and Asia 11 16 12 17 13 18 14 19 10 15 20 V Use the correct tense or form of the phrasal verbs in the list below to complete the sentences (10 pts) come in run to hang on to put though fall out make out go in lay over see about back up They often about the matter of their child’s education Don’t throw those pieces of cloths away, they may for something or other His friends always his opinions When I grow up, I will for simple meals At the moment, we are trying to a mass literacy programme My salary won’t holidays abroad We can a ship with the aid of a hand telescope We had to in St Louis for two hours, waiting for a plane to Seattle There are some people who their positions long after they should have retired Page of 10 If you are too busy, I’ll the train tickets VI Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passage below with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the spaces that follow (10 pts) Between the Arctic Circle and Mongolia lies Siberia, a frozen land with only half a million inhabitants There the (1) can fall as low as seventy degrees centigrade below zero (-94oF) The intense cold makes life immensely (2) and dangerous for anyone unaccustomed to it Siberia is not (3) a frozen waste land The surrounding mountains produce extremes of temperature Though parts of the region are (4) than the North Pole itself, the temperature in (5) may reach 95 oF When it gets (6), the topsoil thaws to a depth of about six feet and can support rich vegetation The summer days are so long that the earth stores (7) heat to bear lilies, peonies and violets which (8) between the tree trunks, but it is almost (9) for anybody to enter the forests during this season because of the clouds of insects, (10) mosquitoes A deep, permanently frozen layer of earth has acted as a (11) refrigerator for millions of years, and the bodies of prehistoric (12) are sometimes dug up and eaten by wild dogs In 1901 an expedition went to (13) for the remains of a prehistoric mammoth, reported to have been found in the area With the help of a (14) hunter, the men found the mammoth (15) into the side of a cliff Part of the head had been exposed by a fall of frozen rock, and bears and wolves had (16) to tear off some of its flesh Most of the frozen mammoth was in excellent (17), complete with flesh, skin and (18) thick covering of coarse hairs The men were able to study the prehistoric food (19) on the creature's tongue and teeth and in its stomach Eventually, the whole body was excavated and taken away (20) preservation and study 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Part three: READING COMPREHENSION I Read the passage and answer the questions that follow Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts) BEING AN OLDER STUDENT At 32, I have just finished my first year at university As well as attending lectures regularly, I have had to learn to read books quickly and write long essays I decided to go to university after fourteen years away from the classroom As a secretary, although I was earning a reasonable amount of money, I was bored doing something where I hardly had to think I became more and more depressed by the idea that I was stuck in the job I was jealous of the students at the local university, who looked happy, carefree and full of hope, and part of something that I wanted to explore further However, now that I've actually become a student I find it hard to mix with younger colleagues They are always mistaking me for a lecturer and asking me questions I can't answer I also feel separated from the lecturers because, although we are the same age, I know so much less than them But I am glad of this opportunity to study because I know you need a qualification to get a rewarding job, which is really important to me Unlike most eighteen-year-olds, I much prefer a weekend with my books to one out having parties Then there are the normal student benefits of long holidays and theatre and cinema discounts I often have doubts about what I'll after university, but I hope that continuing my education at this late date has been a wise choice What is the writer trying to in the text? A help lecturers understand older students B explain her reasons for returning to study C suggest some good methods for studying D complain about the attitude of young students What can a reader find out about the writer from this text? A when she left school B how long her university course is C where she will work in future D what subject she is studying Page of How did the writer feel about her job as a secretary? A Her salary wasn't good enough B It gave her the opportunity to study C It didn't make use of her brain D Her colleagues made her depressed In her spare time, the writer likes to _ A go out to parties B earn some money C travel a lot D extra study Which of these sentences describes the writer? A She realises the value of a university degree B She gets on well with the other students C She is confident about the future D She finds university life easier than she expected II Read the article Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article There is one extra heading that you not need Paragraphs and are examples (5 pts) Larry Walters was a lorry driver, but he had always wanted to fly After leaving school, he wanted to become an Air Force pilot, but unfortunately, he was turned down because of his poor eyesight So he had to with watching others fly the fighter jets that criss-crossed the skies over his backyard As he sat there in his garden chair, he dreamed about the magic of flying F A bright idea Then one day, Larry came across an advertisement in the local paper and realized there was a way of making his dreams come true He went to a specialist store and bought forty - five weather balloons and several tanks of helium These were not brightly-coloured party balloons, but large spheres measuring more than one metre when fully inflated His plan was to float lazily into the sky, and spend the afternoon sunning himself 10m above his girlfriend's garden before eventually coming back down to earth When he returned home, he attached the balloons to his garden chair, tied the chair to his car, and filled the balloons with helium Then he packed a few sandwiches and drinks and took his air gun so that he could burst a few balloons when it was time to return to earth When his preparations were complete, Larry sat in his chair and cut the cord But he made a mistake in his calculations and things did not turn out quite as he had planned He did not float up as gently as he had expected: within seconds, he passed the 10m altitude that he had hoped to reach, rising quickly to 30m and then 300m He climbed and went on climbing until he finally levelled at 3,000m At that height, he did not want to risk shooting any of the balloons because he was afraid it might unbalance his aircraft and send him, crashing to the ground So he stayed up there among the clouds, sailing around for fourteen hours desperately trying to come up with a solution to the problem of how to get back to earth Eventually, many hours later, he drifted into the main approach corridor for Los Angeles International Airport Fortunately, a Pan Am flight passed him and air traffic control was alerted The pilot explained that he had just seen an armed man floating in a garden chair at 3,000m just outside the plane Understandably, the air traffic controller found this difficult to believe, but a few minutes later a Delta Airlines pilot called with the same message Radar confirmed the existence of an unidentified flying object above the airport and the authorities sent for a Navy helicopter to investigate Page of As night began to fall, offshore breezes began to blow Larry out to sea, and when the helicopter arrives, the wind from the propeller kept pushing his home-made aircraft further away Eventually, they hovered several hundred metres above him and managed to drop down a line, with which they were able to pull him gradually back to safety E Under arrest As soon as Larry hit the ground, he was taken away by the police charged with invading Los Angeles' International Airport airspace But as he was being led away in handcuffs, a television reported called out, "Why did you it?" Larry stopped, looked at the man and explained "I've been dreaming of flying for years I just got tired of waiting" List of headings: A No way down E Under arrest B An incredible report F A bright idea C A difficult rescue G Heading for the clouds D Free as a bird H Getting ready for take-off I III Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts) Attention Deficiency Disorder (ADD) is a neurobiological problem that affects 3.5% of all children (1) include inattentiveness and having difficulty getting organized, as well as easily becoming (2) Sometimes, ADD is accompanied by hyperactivity In these cases, the sufferer exhibits (3) physical activity Psychostimulant drugs can be (4) to ADD sufferers to assist them with the completion of desired thought processes, although they might cause (5) Current theory states that medication is the only (6) action that has a sound scientific basic This action should only be taken after an accurate diagnosis is made Children with ADD not (7) have trouble learning Their problem is that they involuntarily (8) their attention elsewhere It is not only children that are (9) by this condition Failure to treat ADD can lead to lifelong emotional and behavioral problems Early diagnosis and treatment, however, are the key to successfully overcoming learning difficulties (10) with ADD 10 A Symptoms A dim A exaggerated A given A disadvantages A remedial A eternally A switch A worsened A associated B Signs B distracted B over B handed B damage B medical B absolutely B move B spoiled B combined C Signals C divulged C excessive C drunk C side effects C healthy C always C bring C caused C supplied D Sights D unattended D rich D taken D pain D curable D necessarily D carry D affected D made PART FOUR: WRITING I Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means the same as the original sentence (10 pts) She felt relieved only when her son came home safely It was _ The child will die if we don’t operate immediately Only I never thought that I would win a prize It had _ He was not promoted as he refused to obey his manager’s request But for She never seems to succeed even though she studies much Much _ I didn’t expect the exam to be so easy Page of The exam _ The price of gold has increased dramatically over the last few months There _ It was more of an argument than a discussion It was not so I hardly had time to step inside the office when the phone started ringing No sooner 10 The spectators were so angry the organizers had to cancel the match Such _ II Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same, using the word given in capitals Do not change this word in any way (10 pts) He has been to almost everywhere in this country HARDLY You should think about the consequences before you invest your money in the business CONSIDERATION He cannot accept the fact that he will never play football again TERMS Everyone was surprised by John’s sudden appearance SURPRISE The crops were badly affected by the floods EFFECT The examiners were greatly impressed by David’s performance IMPRESSION She suffers from allergies very easily PRONE How did you persuade Thomas to lend you the money? TALK The prisoner escaped from his cell in the middle of the night LOOSE 10 They listened eagerly and attentively to the president's speech EARS THE END Page of