HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ KHỐI 11 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG VĂN THỤ TỈNH HÒA BÌNH NĂM 2016 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT Thời gian 180 phút Thí sinh không được sử d[.]
Trang 1HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG VĂN THỤ
TỈNH HÒA BÌNH NĂM 2016
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT Thời gian: 180 phút
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I LISTENING( 50 pts)
I Part 1
You will hear part of a radio programme in which a new book is being reviewed
For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1 The main reason that Isabella was unlikely to become a travel writer was that she
A believed travel at that time was very dangerous.
B was under an illusion about her health.
C had never displayed much imagination.
D had regarded travel as a man’s occupation.
2 Sarah thinks Isabella’s trips to Australia were surprising because she had
previously
A preferred an inactive lifestyle.
B been frightened of animals.
C never experienced extreme climates.
D spent most of her time socializing.
3 According to Sarah, Isabella’s letters
A should have been published earlier.
B were based on newspaper articles.
Trang 2Faculty :Politics and Economics
Course Name :(1)………
Date:20th March – 20 th June
Subject advisor :(2) ………
C may have exaggerated what she saw.
D failed to provide enough details at times.
4 In Sarah’s opinion, Isabella’s personality was unusual because she
A had rebelled against her father.
B was at her best in challenging situations.
C only pretended to be courageous.
D traveled despite her illnesses.
5 According to Sarah, the book in its current form
A does not make it clear how the letters have been edited.
B ought to contain all of the letters Isabella wrote to Henrietta.
C fails to include examples of Isabella’s bad experiences.
D should be adapted so the style is familiar to readers today
2 Read the statements Then listen and write (T) for True, (F) for false
1 Kate needed to go down to the storeroom
2 She decided to walk up the fire escape stairs
3 All the doors were locked
4 She took off her shoe to bang on the door
5 When the door was opened, she felt happy
3 You will hear a conversation between two students about the course feedback form Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer
STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM
Disadvantages and
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Handouts and
equipment’s
clear and on time perfect (4)
………
too many (3) ………
poor printer
(5) ……… balanced design good
organization
too much research work
in the (6) ………
Practical
training
good for (7)
……… learn more knowledge
need more different training places
(8)
………
quick feedback from (9) ………
time of open – book exam
is too short too any essays Other
comments
mobility teaching method need to strengthen our (10) ………
II LEXICO–GRAMMAR (30 points)
1 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences
1 There is an importance that every student their report by Friday last week
A finish B finishes C finished D had finished
2 On _he had won, he jumped for joy
A telling B he was told C being told D having told
3 Generally, the reduction in the price of televisions together with high quality of children’s programmes and the time children to the problem
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A have contributed B have have contributed
C have had contributed D have been contributing
4 Stars differ fundamentally from planets they are self-luminous
whereas planets shine by reflected light
A from which B when C and D in that
5 Dinosaurs died out more than 60 million years ago, so on earth can we tell what they used to eat?
A where B how C why D what
6 “Did you know Jim’s car broke down on the highway late at night?”
“Unfortunately, that’s a situation anyone .”
A might have to confront with B might be confronted with
C might be confronted D might have been confronted
7 Although he acts tough,
A his bark is worse than his bite B he’s a tough nut to crack
C he’s learned the hard way D he isn’t up to scratch
8 “Did you enjoy the book Perfume?”
“Yes, it, I now want to see the movie.”
A had read B I have read C having read D I am reading
9 All the workers were disappointed that there would not be pay-rise during the next six months
A to tell B telling C when they tell D to be told
10 “The reservations weren’t made on time.”
“Sorry, the computers were down: it .”
A couldn’t help B didn’t help
C couldn’t be helped D wasn’t helped
11 After the meeting, the staff went back to their ……… offices
A prospective B respective C respected D
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A impervious B unaware C regardless D unconscious
13 We may win, we may lose – it’s just the ……….of the draw!
A strike B odds C chance D luck
14 It's time we had a talk with each other in an effort to clear the air
A eye to eye B face to face C heart to heart D cheek to cheek
15 The police decided to the department store after they had received a bomb warning
A abandon B evacuate C evict D expel
16 Meg had a escape when she was hang-gliding yesterday
A narrow B close C near D slender
17 Whenever the two are playing cards together, they are have biter quarrels
A used to B tend to C like to D inclined to
18 I didn't take up his recommendation, as he sounded so about it
A half-baked B half-hearted C half-timbered D half-witted
19 When we went to Egypt he knew no Arabic, but within six months he had become extremely fluent
A entirely B virtually C barely D scarcely
20 Despite all the evidence, he wouldn't admit that he was in the
A fault B error C wrong D slip
2 Error identification
Find 5 mistakes in the paragraph below, and correct them.
Children's involvement in family decision making
In Britain, as children's rights to citizenship have strengthened over recent years, a strong presumption in favor of involving children in
Trang 6decisions on matters that directly affect them have developed in a number of areas of law, public policy and professional practice (for example, school councils) Yet surprisingly a little is known about how far children's participation extends to their home lives and the routine business of everyday life A recent study, basing on group discussions and in-depth interviews with
117 children aged between eight and ten, examined how and to what extent the children were involved in shaping their own and their families’ domestic lives Many of the findings were illuminating
The ways in which families made decisions involved a subtle, complex and dynamic set of processes in which children could exert a decisive influence Most families operated democratically but children accepted the ultimate authority of their parents, so that they felt their parents acted 'fairly' For children, 'fairness' had more to do with being treated equitably than simply having the decision made in their favor Children could use claims to fairness like a moral lever in negotiations with parents
3 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable particles or prepositions
1 He finds it hard to put _ the noise of the nearby factory
2 The station is _ walking distance of the hotel
3 I’m so tired after work that I often drop _ in front of the TV
4 Carl and I just spent the whole day lazing _ listening to music
5 Unfortunately, most of the photos Terry took were focus
4 Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered
space provided in the column on the right
Food miles
In Britain, what is described as 'food miles', the distance which food is transported from the place where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise This has major economic, social and environmental consequences, given
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According to (2 press) groups, the same amount of food is travelling 50 per cent further than twenty years ago What's more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink The groups assert that the increase in the number
of lorry journeys is (3 exceed) and that many of these are far from (4 essence)
In the distribution systems employed by British food (5 retail) , fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (6 centre) located warehouses for redistribution across the country (7 logic)
as this might appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is (8 avoid)
In response to scathing (9 critic) from environmentalists, some food distributors now aim to minimize the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on motorways after dark This encourages greater energy (10 efficient) whilst also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass
III READING (60 pts)
1 Read the following text and decide which word best fits each blank.
YOUR AMAZING MEMORY
The age-old (1) ……… that a drowning man's whole life passes before him in a (2) ……… before he dies is perfectly true Or so Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, who (3) ………
research into the (4) ……… in the 1950s, concluded And it happens not only when a person. drowns, but when he or she believes death is imminent, say those who have been saved at the last (5) ………
A curious (6) ……… of the experience is that in those (7) ………
moments of consciousness one's life is replayed backwards; forgotten people,
places and events crowd into the mind's eye with (8) ……… clarity
Trang 8Penfield believed that this occurs because the brain normally (9) ……… all memories, but only a special trigger can (10) ……… them, such as death,
or the belief that death is imminent
Another theory is that the temporal lobes, where memories are stored, are especially (11) ……… to interruptions in the supply of oxygen to the brain, and these in (12) ……… wreak havoc with the brain's electrical signalling system People suffocating, drowning or being hanged, for instance, (13) ……… conscious long enough to (14) ……… the bizarre effect
of this oxygen starvation This projects every (15)……… memory into the consciousness
1.A conviction B belief C impression D judgement
2 A ray B flicker C sparkle D flash
3 A prepared B pioneered C developed D launched
4 A phenomenon B happening C event D episode
5 A time B period C point D moment
6 A mark B feature C trait D quality
7 A final B end C conclusion D eventual
8 A absolute B entire C full D downright
9 A hoards B deposits C reserves D stores
10 A remind B remember C recall D reminisce
11 A vulnerable B unprotected C damaged D powerless
12 A order B place C turn D side
13 A endure B remain C wait D continue
14 A behold B spectate C witness D scan
15 A vacant B convenient C employable D available
2 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space
Use only ONE WORD for each space.
One of the main problems facing the environmental movement is that it may become a victim of its own success It is now generally accepted that issues such as global warning need to be( 1)……… with seriously, and that the Scandinavian forests are being destroyed ( 2)……… to the effects of ( 3)……… rain Views ( 4)……… these have now become an accepted
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3 Read the following passage and choose the best answer
MODERN SURGERY
The need for a surgical operation, especially an urgent operation almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family Despite modern advances, most people still have an irrational fear of hospitals and anaesthetics Patients do not often believe they really need surgery - cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs
In the early years of this century there was little specialization in surgery A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time Today the situation is different Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed of fifty years ago The heart can be safely opened and its valves repaired Clogged blood vessels can be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation
The scope of surgery has increased remarkably in this century Its safety has increased, too Deaths from most operations are about 20% of
Trang 10what they were in 1910 and surgery has been extended in many directions, for example to certain types of birth defects in newborn babies, and, at the other end of the scale, to life-saving operations for the octogenarian The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as little as a week for most major operations Most patients are out of bed on the day after an operation and may be back at work in two or three weeks Many developments in modern surgery are almost incredible They include the replacement of damaged blood vessels with simulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and the development of heart and lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations All these things open a hopeful vista for the future of surgery
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants Until a few years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them Recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of x-rays and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of
a year or more Kidneys have been successfully transplanted between non
- identical twins Heart and lung transplants have been reasonably successful in animals, though rejection problems in humans have yet to be solved
“Spare parts” surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones, is still a dream of the distant future As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles In the meantime, you can be happy if your doctor says to you, “Yes, I think it is possible to operate on you for this condition.”