ĐỀ THI THỬ HSG LẦN 1 NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN PART 1: VOCABULARY & READING Task 1: Complete the following sentences using the words in the box.. Task 2: Choose the best answer of A, B, C o
Trang 1ĐỀ THI THỬ HSG LẦN 1 NĂM 2011
MÔN: ANH VĂN PART 1: VOCABULARY & READING
Task 1: Complete the following sentences using the words in the box
1 They are going on a(n) across the Sahara desert next summer
2 In 1936, Colson and an Australian Aborigine traveled the Simpson Desert by camels
3 Within the last 100 years, deserts have been growing at a(n) speed
4 The Simpson desert remained a mystery until Madigan made an aerial
in 1929
5 The road and the canal run to each other
6 The Sahara is a great in the northern part of Africa
7 He draw a(n) by running a pencil around the lid of a jar
8 Many countries build long to bring water to the desert areas
9 Mekong Delta is in the Southwest of Vietnam
10 Desert is a hot, dry and place
Task 2: Choose the best answer of A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1 A new bridge was built the river
along
2 A voyage of discovery is a(n)
expedition
3 The of the spider web hung across the broken window was full of flies
string
4 On the of the hill stands a big white house
height
5 Most classrooms and apartments open out onto
corridors
6 The door is three feet and six feet high
7 The features in the desert are arid land and dry climate
desert survey natural parallel sandy circle located canal expedition across separates frightening
Trang 2A nature B natural C naturally D natured
8 In 1939 Madigan led a expedition across the sand dunes on a more northerly route
scientifically
9 Humans and nature cause the change in the size and of the world’s deserts
locating
10 America is from Europe by the Atlantic Ocean
separated
Task 3: Choose the answer of A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage
Deserts are described as areas that get an average of less than ten inches of rain a year In the (1) , temperatures may soar to over 120 degrees during the days, but will drop (2) _ the sun sets Winters may be cold The dry desert air and clear skies do not hold onto the heat at night Some plants are annuals Their seeds wait in the ground for years until there is a (3) winter: then they sprout rapidly and grow as fast (4) they can They race the sun to make seeds before the water evaporates and the heat dries them up Some of these plants are (5) _ tiny that the whole plant could be hidden under
a dime Others spread colorful blossoms over the sand and rocks for a few brief days
winter
during
cloudy
enough
Task 4: Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the following questions about the passage
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys There is some plant life in many parts of the desert There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall enough for most plants
Trang 3The deserts of the world are not uninhabited People also live outside oases, but these people are not farmers They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals They usually live in tents When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people
But they are also hospitable No man in the desert would ever refuse to give stranger
food and water
1 According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of
stones
2 In the desert
rains for a short time every month
C there is some rain, but far from enough D the rainfall is just enough for the plants
3 People live _
A only inside the oases B only outside the oases
C both inside and outside the oases D in places with regular rainfalls
4 The world “hospitable” has the meaning of being
5 From the passage we know that life
A is hard in deserts B is happy in deserts
C is impossible in deserts D in deserts is much better now