Read the following passage and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.. Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without us
Trang 1SECTION A - PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1 A architect B parachute C headache D psychology
2 A dealt B dreamt C heal D threaten
3 A possession B address C guess D mess
4 A measure B please C bees D physical
5 A geology psychology C classify D photography
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others:
6 A writer B carefully C origin D compete
7 A director B machinery C excellent D encourage
8 A intelligent population C opportunity D economics
9 A unspeakable B accomplish C emotional D tendency
10 A address B millionaire C believe D mislead
SECTION B - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D:
11 ……… of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk
A On behalf B On account C In person D Instead
12 When the teacher came in they pretended …………
A to read B reading C being reading D to be reading
13 He has just taken an examination…………chemistry
14 She is objecting to……….money on the project
A me invest B my investing C invest D me invested
15 we insisted that a meeting……… as soon as possible
A be held B is held C were held D will be held
16 He put a …………against the tree and climbed up to pick the apples
A scale B staircase C grade D ladder
17 You’re looking very pale Do you ……… sick?
18 You will become ill ……… you stop working so hard
19 Could you lend me some money? I’m very ……… of cash at the moment
20 His parents never allowed him ………
A a smoking B smoking C to smoke D some smoke
21 The station clock is not as ……… as it should be; it is usually between one and two minutes fast
A strict B certain C true D accurate
22 “Why John’s mother upset with him?” - “He hasn’t done his homework, nor ……… to.”
A he intends B he does intend C intends he D does he intend
23 Be quiet! It’s rude to ……… People when they are speaking
A interfere B interrupt C prevent D introduce
24 He ……….walking for several hours and was very tired
A is B has been C had been D will be
25 I can’t help you, and he can’t help you,………
SỞ GD-ĐT NGHỆ AN
TRƯỜNG THPT ANH SƠN 3 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Đề thi gồm có 3 trang)
Trang 2A neither B too C also D either
26 You’ll ……… yourself a lot of time if you take a car
27 Mike was the ……… in his family; all his brothers were much taller
A shortest B lowest C slightest D least
28 If you know what you want, you should have no difficulty ………
A to get B getting C at getting D on getting
29 By the end of this year, we …………English for seven years
A will learn B will have learnt C will be learning D are going to learn
30 No sooner …………the rain………
A had we started than …came B we started when…came
C did we start that…came D we had started that….would come
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it.
31 Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester
32 They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we
33 The closest it gets to summer, the longer the days are
34 The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water
35 Under no circumstances I will leave you alone in this country
36 Many people believe that writing letters are a nice way of keeping in touch
37 It is necessary that a new school was built here
38 If you hadn’t eaten that ice-cream, you wouldn’t have been in hospital now
39 Most of the food what elephants eat is brought to their mouths by their trunks
40 Steve differs with his father in physical appearance
SECTION C - READING
I Read the following passage and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture The main function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages
Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage They usually do not allow ideas to be share without the sender being directly adjacent
to the receiver As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based on speech Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few
41 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A Signs, Signals, and Symbols B Gestures
C Communication D Speech
42 What does the author say about speech?
A That it is the only true form of communication
B That it is dependent upon the advances made by inventors
C That it is necessary for communication to occur
D That it is the most advanced form of communication
43 Applauding was cited as an example of:
A a sign B a signal C a symbol D a gesture
44 Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
A Because people were unable to understand signs, symbol and signals
Trang 3B Because people wanted to communicate across long distances.
C Because people believed that signals, and symbols were obsolete
D Because people wanted new forms of entertainment
45 It may be concluded from this passage that
A signs, signals, symbols and gestures are forms of communication
B symbols are very easy to define and interpret
C only some cultures have signals and symbols
D waving and handshaking are not related to culture
II Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gap in the following passage.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But the pollution (46)……is as complicated as it is serious It
is complicated (47)……much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example, (48)
……from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But the automobile (49)…… transportation for millions of people Factories (50)……much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end (51)…… greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (52)…… them Most of the people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can be (53)……reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause Government can pass and enforce laws that (54) ……businesses and (50)……to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities
46 A work B problem C accident D event
47 A because B so C that D while
48 A exhaust B fire C gas D liquid
49 A carries B takes C affords D provides
50 A offer B bring C discharge D cause
52 A benefit B harm C motivate D encourage
53 A little B gradually C so D that
54 A require B forbid C prevent D request
55 A commercials B surroundings C individuals D traffic
SECTION D - WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
56 He’ll set down Then his performance will improve
Once………
57 It is said that he escaped to a neutral country
He………
58 Without his help we would all have died
If it ………
59 In spite of the forecast it stayed fine
Although rain………
60 When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems?
It’s high time something………
61 No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t study English well
Try as………
62 I didn’t realize who he was until later
Only later………
63 I’m sorry now that I asked her to stay
Now I wish………
64 The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired
The car was too………
65 He made a lot of mistakes because he didn’t study carefully
Had………
Trang 4II Complete the sentences using the given words.
66 She / so busy / not come / party
67 He / apologize / me / not reply / letter
68 Unless / I / have / quiet room / I / not be able / do / work
69 I / not go out / now / as / it / rain / and I / not / have / umbrella
70 The book / write / by / famous / Vietnamese author
III Write about 150 - 200 words on the following topic:
“What factors help you have a useful lesson?”
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG
MÔN TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12
SECTION A (2 points)
I
II
SECTION B (7 points)
I (4 points)
II (3 points)
31 their - his / her 35 I will - will I 38 have been - be
32 do - are 36 are - is 39 what - which
33 closest - closer 37 was - be / should be 40 with - from
34 too - so
SECTION C (3 points)
I
II
SECTION D (8 points)
I (3 points)
56 Once he settles / has settled down, his performance will improve
57 He is said to have escaped to a neutral country
58 If it hadn’t been for his help we would all have died
59 Although rain was forecast it stayed fine
60 It’s high time something was / were done about the city’s traffic problem by the council
61 Try as hard as I might I couldn’t study English well
62 Only later did I realize who he was
63 Now I wish (that) I hadn’t asked her to stay
64 The car was too rusty to repair / to be repaired
65 Had he studied (more) carefully he wouldn’t have made a lot of mistakes
Trang 5would have made (a) few mistakes
II (2 points)
66 She was so busy that she didn’t / couldn’t come to the (my / his / your) party
67 He apologized to me for not replying to my / the letter
68 Unless I have a quiet room, I will not be able to do any work
69 I won’t go out now as it is raining and I don’t have an umbrella
70 The book was written by a famous vietnamese author
III (3 points)