Câu 63: The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by _______.. preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere.[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề gồm 04 trang; Thí sinh làm bài vào Phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm Mã đề: 134 I Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others Câu 1: A centenarian B philosophy C tuition D materialism Câu 2: A compliment B processor C essential D interview Câu 3: A photographer B ambitious C entrance D consultant Câu 4: A dependence B prediction C forecast D prepare Câu 5: A eventually B capacity C particular D altogether II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others Câu 6: A reserve B conserve C observe D preserve Câu 7: A adventure B mature C figure D procedure Câu 8: A comfortable B capable C syllable D eternal Câu 9: A plough B naughty C laughter D caught Câu 10: A boot B foot C tooth D smooth III Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that corresponds with how to pronounce these underlined parts in each following group Câu 11: technology, team, suggestion, mixture, initiate A B C D Câu 12: route, anxious, fought, rough, ground, routine, counterpart A B C D Câu 13: luxury, exhausted, excuse, exhibit, excellent, maximum, expand A B C D Câu 14: education, mute, subtract, subsidy, further, pure A B C D Câu 15: hay, quay, prayer, mayor, bay A B C D IV Choose the one word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences Câu 16: Jane: “It's going to rain” Giang Lương Hùng Mary: “ _” A I don't hope so B I hope not so C I hope not D I don't hope so Câu 17: The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several _ A celebrations B celebrities C celebrates D celebrated Câu 18: George wouldn't have met Mary _ to his brother's graduation party A if he shouldn't have gone B had he not gone C if he has not gone D hadn't he gone Câu 19: We bought some _ A lovely old German glasses B German old lovely glasses C German lovely old glasses D old lovely German glasses Câu 20: On _ he had won, he jumped for joy A having B he was told C being told D telling Câu 21: Can you list the problems _ poor and _ countries? A face/ overpopulation B facing/ overpopulated C face/ overpopulate D facing/ overpopulating Câu 22: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _ to be dead A have been appearing B to be appearing C to appear D by appearing (2) Câu 23: I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _ A I'm not invited B I have not been invited C I was not invited D I will not be invited Câu 24: _ air is to man, so is water to fish A Just B As C Like D Since Câu 25: I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, _ ? A didn't you B wasn't it C didn't I D wasn't she Câu 26: In most _ developed countries, up to 50% of _ population enters higher education at some time in their lives A / B the/ C /the D the/ a Câu 27: Learning English isn't so difficult once you _ A get off it B get on it C get down with it D get down to it Câu 28: Tom: "I'm sorry I won't be able to come" - Mary: “ _” A Great B Sounds like fun C Oh, that's annoying D Well, never mind Câu 29: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view He is very _ A kind - hearted B narrow- minded C open - minded D absent - minded Câu 30: _, we tried our best to complete it A Difficult as the homework was B Thanks to the difficult homework C Despite the homework was difficult D As though the homework was difficult Câu 31: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex A openly criticized B rightly claimed C publicly said D publicly supported Câu 32: _ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion A That the Moon B When the Moon C The Moon D The Moon which Câu 33: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso A worthy B priceless C worthless D valueless Câu 34: The doctor gave the patient _ examination to discover the cause of his collapse A a thorough B an exact C a universal D a whole Câu 35: I have told you not to it _ A many hundred times B hundreds of times C hundred times D a hundred times Câu 36: Nowadays children would prefer history _ in more practical ways A teach B to be taught C be taught D to teach Câu 37: John has a monthly bank _ sent to him so that he knows how much there is his account A cheque B balance C statement D overdraft Câu 38: One's fingerprints are _ other person A different from B differ from any C different from any D different from those of any Câu 39: She listened so attentively that not a word _ A she didn't miss B she had missed C she missed D did she miss Câu 40: If you had taken my advice, you _ in such difficulties now A wouldn't be B wouldn't have been C won't be D hadn't been Câu 41: Jane wasn't in when I arrived I suppose she _ I was coming A can't have forgotten B must forget C may forget D must have forgotten Câu 42: _ non-verbal language is _ important aspect of interpersonal communication A A/ the B the/ C /an D The/a Câu 43: In a few hours, we _ the test, and we’ll go home and rest A have finished B are finishing C will have finished D will be finishing Câu 44: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” Laura: “ _ ” A There's no doubt about it B Yes, it's an absurd idea C Well, that's very surprising D Of course not You bet Câu 45: A good friend is _ will stand by you when you are in trouble A one who B a person that C people who D who Câu 46: Staying in a hotel costs _ renting a room in a dormitory for a week A twice as B as much as twice C twice more than D twice as much as (3) Câu 47: To solve this problem, it is advisable _ A that to adopt a drastic measure B a drastic measure to be adopted C that a drastic measure be adopted D that a drastic measure is adopted Câu 48: On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came _ again A round B up C over D forward Câu 49: The policeman _ him to appear as a witness A let B discouraged C made D compelled Câu 50: What chemical is this? It's _ a horrible smell A giving down B giving over C giving off D giving up V Identify the one underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct Câu 51: The (A) reason he wants to take a leaving (B) of absence is that he (C) needs a complete (D) rest Câu 52: The (A) diameter of the Sun is more than (B) one hundred times (C) greater than (D) the Earth Câu 53: Foreign students who are doing (A) a decision about which (B) school to attend (C) may not know exactly where the choices (D) are located Câu 54: It is the writing (A) English that (B) causes difficulties (C) to foreigners (D) Câu 55: His boss (A) has asked (B) him to respond (C) immediately (D) this fax VI Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the printed one Câu 56: Friendly though he may seem, he's not to be trusted A However friendly he seems, he's not to be trusted B He may have friends, but he's not to be trusted C He's too friendly to be trusted D However he seems friendly, he's not to be trusted Câu 57: I wish you hadn't said that A I wish you not to say that B I hope you will not say that C If only you didn't say that D It would be nice if you hadn't said that Câu 58: You should have persuaded him to change his mind A It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't B You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind C You should persuade him to change his mind Violet.vn/giangluonghu D You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen ng Câu 59: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high A The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate B The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime C The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher D The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is Câu 60: “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher A The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes B The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes C The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes VII Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's burning of fuels, is thought to act like the glass of a greenhouse It absorbs heat radiation from the earth and its atmosphere, heats that otherwise would dissipate into space The possibility that the greenhouse effect could alter the earth's temperature has been debated for many years Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is increasing but there has been uncertainty about whether temperatures are also increasing The major difficulty in accepting the greenhouse effect has been the absence of observed warming coincident with the historic carbon dioxide increase Câu 61: What does the scientific community think about the greenhouse effect? A It regards it as an established scientific fact Giang Lương Hùng B It considers it a promising scientific issue C It finds it an important mechanism for removing carbon dioxide from greenhouse D It sees it as a useful agricultural technique Câu 62: One thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about is that _ A global temperatures are continually rising (4) B greenhouse affects the earth's temperature significantly C the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing D the glass of greenhouses has reduced the need to burn fuel Câu 63: The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by _ A preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere B dissipation into outer space C being burned on the ground D being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouse Câu 64: Doubts about the greenhouse effect seem to center on the fact that _ A past increase in carbon dioxide volume and global temperatures have often not corresponded B it is difficult to locate and identify carbon dioxide in the atmosphere C growing produce in greenhouses has been only marginally profitable D the earth is steadily cooling down Câu 65: The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an increase in _ A the building of fossil fuels B the sun's radiation reaching earth C global temperatures D the building of greenhouse VIII Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer Telecommunicating is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer from a distant site and transmit the material to their employers A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are appoximately 8.7 million telecommuters But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive"as its cover story a few years ago Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular? Clearly, change simply takes time But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office Câu 66: The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuters EXCEPT _ A the lack of interaction with a group B the different system of supervision C the fact that the work space is in the home D the oportunities for advancement Câu 67: How many American workers are involved in telecommuting? A More than predicted in Business Week B Fewer than estimated in USA Today C More than million D Fewer than last year Câu 68: It can be inferred from the passage that the author is _ A a statistician B a telecommuter C the manager of a group of telecommuters D a reporter Câu 69: The word "resistance" could best be replaced by _ A alteration B consideration C participation D opposition Câu 70: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage? A The failure of telecommuting B The advantages of telecommuting C A definition of telecommuting D An overview of telecommuting IX Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: You speak to me, I reply to you and (71) Two-way (72) depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (73) , and an agreed convention about signalling the beginning and end of the message In speech, the coding system is the language (74) English or Spanish; the convention that one person speaks at (75) time may seem too obvious to (5) (76) In fact, the signals (77) in conversations and meetings are often (78) For example, lowering the pitch of the voice may mean the end of a sentence; a sharp intake of breath may signal the desire to (79) , catching the chairman's eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a debate, a clenched fist may indicate anger When (80) visual signals are not possible, more formal signals may be needed Câu 71: A so on B versus C as well D etc Câu 72: A exchange B communication C interchange D correspondence Câu 73: A announcer B receiver C messenger D transmitter Câu 74: A either B like C alike D as Câu 75: A the B a C one D all Câu 76: A notice B recognize C mention D judge Câu 77: A being used B that people use C are used D using Câu 78: A informal B formal C non-verbal D verbal Câu 79: A interchange B interrupt C intercept D interfere Câu 80: A that B those C their D these - THE END - (6)