The sun today is a yellow dwarf star.. The sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands of times larger than the earth.. After it shirks t
Trang 1Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Hà Tĩnh Đề Thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi lớp 12
Trờng THPT Đức Thọ Môn Thi: Tiếng anh 12
Năm học : 2009-2010
Thời gian làm bài : 180 phút
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Section one: Phonetics
Question 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
Question 2: Choose the word whose the main stress is placed differently from the others:
10 A demonstration B vegetation C generation D attraction
Section two : Grammar and vocabulary
Question 1: Circle the letter of the best answers:
1 Don't be silly! That possibly be Madonna!
2 No sooner had we started the picnic _ the rain began pouring down!
3 You really shouldn't buy that car I know the engine is fine, but most of the bodywork has been
away by rust
4 Not only visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well?
5 I'll hand over all my files to my assistant before I _
6 By the time Brown's daughter graduates, retired
7 _ you try, you can never get them all right
8 On he had won, he jumped for joy
9 earlier, I would have done it for you
10 Conservationists are worried that many potential valuable _of plants and animals are threatened with extinction
11 He had an excellent grade in his examination the fact that he hadn't worked particularly hard
12 It was in this house
A where I was born B in which I was born C that I was born D I was born in
13 Was the man by the committee accept the job?
14 I have two horses, _ of them run very fast
15 The child was told to _for being rude to his uncle
Trang 216 " John found it difficult to adjust to Libya."
" For one thing, is a difficult language to learn."
17 Some of you may have already completed section one , you can go on to section two
18 When I was young, everyone in the family _gather together at home for christmas
19 When his daughter returned after midnight for the third time, Henry decided to _down the laws and refused to allow her out at all
20 Now's a _time to tell me you are going out this evening- I've spent the whole day preparing supper for you
Question 2: Fill in each numbered space with one suitable word.
The world of dreams
Most people feel that when they dream, they (0) are carried off to another world (1) the
contrary, dreams are often connected (2) our daily lives
(3) our whole mind (4) filled with something, when we are either very upset (5) when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent (6) reality in symbols It is often said that we benefit (7) dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself when things (8) wrong Dreams are therefore (9) kind of escape, almost a holiday from (10) life, with its fears and responsibilities It is, (11) ., a strange (12) of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (13) to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it Most dreams disappear forever, (14) you are one of those people disciplined enough to write (15) down as soon as you wake up
Question 3: Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
My ideal job
One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY
that has anything to do with physics, (1) or maths; CHEMIST
I am not the (2) type at all In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE
complete (3) in these subjects Neither am I very FAIL
good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) , so jobs in AMBITION
business, administration and (5) don't really interest MANAGE
me either Moreover I find it (6) to be surrounded by IRRITATE
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative
work or (7) skills of some sort I'd like to have the ART
chance to work outdoors (8) and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION
travelling too I am not (9) concerned
about becoming PARTICULAR
rich but I would like to have a (10) income - enough REASON
to live comfortably
Trang 3Section three : Reading
Question 1: Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D which you
think is correct.
The sun today is a yellow dwarf star It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium The sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands
of times larger than the earth
By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what of the rest of the Sun's life will be like About 5 billion years from now, the core of the sun will shrink and become hotter The surface temperature will fall The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions The outer regions of the Sun will expand appropriately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun The Sun will be then a red giant star Temperatures on the Earth will become too hot for life to exist
Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shirk After it shirks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosion as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have lost its heat Such a star is called a black dwarf After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the Earth's surface
1 What is the primary purpose of this passage?
A to alert people to the dangers of posed by the sun
B To discuss conditions on Earth in the far future
C To present a theory about the red giant stars
D To describe changes that the Sun will go through
2 It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun
A It approximately haftway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B has been in existence for 10 billion years
C is rapidly changing in size and brightness
D will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
3 What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant?
A Its core will cool off and use less fuel
B Its surface will become hotter and shrink
C It will throw off huge amounts of gases
D Its center will grow smaller and hotter
4 According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of the stages that the Sun will probably pass through?
A Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant
B Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosion
C Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
D White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, a yellow dwarf
5 The word " there" in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to
A our own planet
B The outer surface of the Sun
C the core of a black dwarf
D the planet Mercury
Question 2: Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition;
1 Valuable chemical products are obtained _ volcanic substances, including gold and silver
2 The company has laid _strict procedures for this kind of situation
3 You are perfectly capable _ of making your own bed, I would have thought!
4 Keep away _those electrical wires
5 My friend, Howard, is very enthusiastic his new equipment
Trang 46 That boy threw a piece of stone _the old man.
7 The geese no longer had their freedom, but they were safe _the other fowls
Section four : Writing
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before.
1 I had only just put the phoned down when the boss rang back
Hardly
2 While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time
Despite my
3 My mother was the most warm-hearted person I've ever known
I've
4 Her hobby is one thing that she doesn't intend to give up
She has
5 Nick told one of the detectives that he had taken the cashbox
Nick admitted
6 We are spending $ 300 on repairs before we sell the car
By the time we sell the car,
7 The room wasn't only cold, it was also very damp
Not
8 They were seasoned travelers, which we hadn't expected them to be!
Contrary
9 He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident
Not only
10 I will marry her and I don't care how old she is
No matter
Section five: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it.
1 For such an experience and able teacher, discipline was not a problem
2 He looks remarkable like his father
3 They didn't seem to take any notice of that the teacher said
4 Tom's very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless
5 I watched the train to leave until it was out of sight
6 Maria asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past week
7 Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer
8 Despite the identity of the attacker is known to the police, no name has been released
9 Nobody watched, so the little boy took the packet of sweets from the shelf and putting it in his pocket
10 More and more women are now joining the pay labor force worldly
Đáp án đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi 12 - năm học 2009-2010
Section 1: Phonetics ( 1p)
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Question1: ( 2p)
11 A 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 B 16 A 17 A 18 B 19.D 20 A
Question2: ( 1,5p)
Question 3: ( 1p)
9 particularly 10 reasonable
Section 3: Reading
Question 1: ( 1p)
Question 2: (1p)
Section 4: writing ( 1,5p)
1 Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
2 Despite my strongly disapprovement of your behaviour, I will help you this time
3 I've never known a more earm-hearted person than my mother
4 She has never given up her hobby
5 Nick admitted having taken the cashbox
6 By the time we sell the car, we will have spent $ 300
7 Not only was the room cold, it was very damp
8 Contrary to our expectation, they were seasoned travelers
9 Not only did he fail in his exam but had a road accident
10 No matter how old she is, I will marry her
Section 5: ( 1p)