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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.

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TLTN, Thí sinh làm phần viết vào giấy thi)

SEC TION A: MULT IP LE CH OICE QUES TIONS (16 POIN TS)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A allege d l y B suppose d l y C confuse d l y D wicke d l y

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A extravagant B distinctively C fundamental D dilapidated

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 6: Ann: “Where’s Polly?” John: “She is in her room .”

A studying B is studying C studies D has studied

Question 7: Everglades is a large, low, wet region in the southern part of the US state of Florida.

A The B θ C An D Some

Question 8: It is possible may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.

A to lose leaves B when leaves have lost C that the loss of leaves D the leaves are lost

Question 9: I called Jenny yesterday with a view asking her about the project.

A to B of C in D for

Question 10: Pam broke her arm in the accident It would have been much worse if she her seat belt at that

time

A hadn’t worn B hadn’t been for C hadn’t been wearing D had been wearing

Question 11: Having opened the bottle, for everyone.

A the drink was poured B Mike poured the drink

C Mike pouring the drink D the drink was being poured

Question 12: He said there was nothing that happened, but I began to when he kept beating about the bush.

A get cold feet B smell a rat C keep an eye on D be off my head

Question 13: That he came up with all the ideas a miracle to us.

A were B was C to be D have been

Question 14: My father gave me as a birthday present on my birthday.

A a digital useful alarm clock B an alarm useful digital clock

C a useful alarm digital clock D a useful digital alarm clock

Question 15: It is a serious operation for a woman as old as my grandmother She's very frail I hope she .

A comes round B gets away C puts through D pulls through

Question 16: Tim looks so frightened and upset He something terrible

A must experience B can have experienced

C should have experienced D must have experienced

Question 17: I don't suppose anyone will volunteer, ?

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A does he B do I C will they D won’t they

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Question 18: The knee is most other joints in the body because it cannot twist without injury.

A to be damaged more than likely B more likely to be damaged than

C likely to be more than damaged D more than likely to be damaged

Question 19: He became a millionaire by of hard work and a considerable amount of luck.

A dint B process C cause D effect

Question 20: Most whole milk undergoes homogenization, hot milk is pumped through valves to break up

and permanently disperse the fat globules

A which process B a process in which C which is a process D a process

Question 21: He considers shares to be a good long- investment

A length B time C term D age

Question 22: , the catfish is prized for its state.

A With ugly look B As looking ugly C As it is looking ugly D Ugly looking as it is

Question 23: Lan: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.”

Mai: “ ”

A You are welcome B Mind your words.

C You can say that again D Nothing more to say.

Question 24: Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than who

live without pets

A elderly B do the elderly C for the elderly to do D to the elderly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs correcting.

Question 25: Ducks are l e ss susceptible t o infection t h a n a no t her types of poultry

A another B than C to D less

Question 26: Fiorello La Guadian m a de a speech to the United Nations Relief Administration, w h i c h h e was the

director, s t a t i ng that Europe experienced prosperity after the World War II

A he B stating C which D made

Question 27: During our tour of t he re f i ne r y , i t w a s s een that both propane a nd gasoline were produced i n l a r ge

v o l u m e s

A the refinery B it was seen C and D in large volumes

Question 28: T he Concord can fly a c r oss the Atlantic without re-fueling and c a r r y i ng 11 tons of f r e i g h t

A The B carrying C freight D across

Question 29: Televisions are now a n e ve r y d ay f e a t u r e of m o s t h ous e ho l ds in the United States, and t e l ev i s i on

v i e w i ng is the number one l e i s u r e a c t i v i t y

A an every day feature B leisure activity C television viewing D most households

Choose the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

Question 30: Throughout history, the p re v a l e nt authority pattern in families has been patriarchy, in which

males are in control

A extraordinary B strange C dominant D uncommon

Question 31: I’d rather staying in a hotel with all the a m e n i ti es than camp in the woods.

A conveniences B honors C privileges D expense

Question 32: Crime rates tend to f l u ct ua t e with the seasons, with much higher rates in the winter than in the summer.

A accelerate B decrease C go up and down D stay the same

Choose the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences.

Question 33: There has been no d i s cer n i b l e improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

A thin B significant C obvious D clear

Question 34: A f f l u e nt families find it easier to support their children financially.

A impoverished B wealthy C well-off D prosperous

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Read the following passage taken from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th, and mark the letter

A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 35 to 44.

SPORT AND FITNESS

The British are very fond of sport, but many people prefer to watch (35) take part Many go to watch football, cricket, etc at the ground, but many more sit at home and watch sport on television Most people todaytake relatively (36) Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles have changed considerably and many people nowtravel even the shortest distances by car or bus (37) exercise combined with eating too many (38) and sugary foods has meant that many people are becoming too fat In recent years, however, there has been a

(39) interest in fitness among young adults and many belong to a sports club or gym In Britain most towns have an/a (40) football and cricket team, and people also have opportunities to play sports such as tennisand golf Older people may play bowls Some people go regularly to a sports center or leisure center Some sportscenters (41) classes in aerobics, step and keep-fit Some people (42) regularly at a local gym and do weight training and circuit training Others go running or jogging in their local area For enthusiastic runners thereare opportunities to take part in (43) runs, such as the London marathon Other people keep themselves fit

by walking or cycling Many people go abroad on a skiing holiday each year Membership of a sports club or gym can be expensive and not everyone can afford the subscription Local sports centers are generally cheaper Some companies now provide sports facilities (44) their employees or contribute to the cost of joining a gym

Question 35: A to B except for C than D rather than

Question 36: A little general exercise B a few general exercises

C a little general exercise D few general exercises

Question 40: A professional B well-known C competent D amateur

Question 43: A distance away B long-distance C short-distance D full distance

Read the following passage taken from B a ro n ’ s T he L eader I n T est P r e para t i o n T OE F L iB T and mark the

letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.

Tulips are Old World, rather than New World, plants, with the origins of the species lying in Central Asia They

became an i n t egr a l part of the gardens of the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward, and, soon

after, part of European life as well Holland, in particular, became famous for its cultivation of the flower

A tenuous line marked the advance of the tulip to the New World, where it was unknown in the wild The firstDutch colonies in North America had been established in New Netherlands by the Dutch West India Company in

1624, and one individual who settled in New Amsterdam (today's Manhattan section of New York City) in 1642 described the flowers that bravely colonized the settlers' gardens They were the same flowers seen in Dutch still-

life paintings of the time: crown imperials, roses, carnations, and of course tulips They f l our i sh e d in

Pennsylvania too, where in 1698 William Penn received a report of John Tateham's "Great and Stately Palace”, its garden full of tulips

By 1760, Boston newspapers were advertising 50 different kinds of mixed tulip "roots” But the length of the journey between Europe and North America created many difficulties Thomas Hancock, an English settler, wrote thanking his plant supplier for a gift of some tulip bulbs from England, but his letter the following year

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that they were all dead

Tulips arrived in Holland, Michigan, with a later wave of early nineteenth-century Dutch immigrants who quickly colonized the plains of Michigan Together with many other Dutch settlements, such as the one at Pella,

Iowa, t h e y established a regular demand for European plants The demand was bravely met by a new kind of

tulip

entrepreneur, the traveling salesperson One Dutchman, Hendrick Van Der Schoot, spent six months in 1849 traveling through the United States taking orders for tulip bulbs While tulip bulbs were traveling from Europe tothe United States to satisfy the nostalgic longings of homesick English and Dutch settlers, North American plantswere traveling in the opposite direction In England, the enthusiasm for American plants was one reason why tulips dropped out of fashion in the gardens of the rich and famous

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Question 45: Which of the following questions does the passage mainly answer?

A Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

B What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

C Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

D How did tulips become popular in North America?

Question 46: The word "i n t egr a l " in line 2 is closest in meaning to

A interesting B overlooked C fundamental D ornamental

Question 47: The passage mentions that tulips were first found in which of the following regions?

A Western Europe B India C Central Asia D North America

Question 48: The word "f l our i shed " in line 8 is closest in meaning to

A were marketed B were discovered C thrived D combined

Question 49: The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland, Pennsylvania and Michigan in order to

illustrate how

A tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

B imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips

C tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

D attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

Question 50: The word "g ru m b l e d " in line 13 is closest in meaning to

A denied B warned C explained D complained

Question 51: The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in their gardens was

that tulips

A were easy to grow B made them appear fashionable

C had become readily available D reminded them of home

Question 52: The word "t he y " in line 17 refers to

A tulips B immigrants C plants D plains

Question 53: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred in English gardens during the

European settlement of North America?

A They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

B They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

C They contained many new types of North American plants.

D They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

Question 54: The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the importation of tulips

into North America?

A They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

B Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them

C Orders often took six months or longer to fill

D They often failed to survive the journey.

Read the following passage taken from B a r o n ’ s H o w t o prep a r e f o r t h e T O E F L and mark the letter A, B, C,

or D

on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.

According to the c on t rov e rs i al sunspot theory, great storms on the surface of the sun hurl streams of solar

p ar t i c l es into the atmosphere, causing a shift in the weather on earth.

A typical sunspot consists of a dark center umbra surrounded by a lighter penumbra of light and dark threads extending out from the center like a spoke a wheel Actually the sunspots are cooler than the rest of the photosphere,which may account for their color Typically, the temperature in a sunspot umbra is about 4000 K

Sunspots range in size from tiny granules to complex structures with areas stretching for billions of square miles

About 5% of the pots are large enough so that t h e y can be seen without instruments: c ons e quen t l y , observations

of

sunspots have been recorded for several thousand years

Sunspots have been observed in arrangements of one to more than one hundred spots, but they tend to occur in pairs There is also a marked tendency for the two spots of a pair to have opposite magnetic field associated withany given sunspots is closely related to the spot’s size

Although there is no theory that completely explains the nature and function of sunspots, several models attempt

to relate the phenomenon to magnetic fields along the lines of longitude from the north and south poles of the sun

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Question 55: What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

A To argue for the existence of magnetic fields in sunspots

B To describe the nature of sunspots

C To propose a theory to explain sunspots

D To compare the umbra and the penumbra

Question 56: The word c on t ro v er s i al in line 1 is closest to

A open to debate B very complicated C widely accepted D just in traduce

Question 57: Solar particles are hurled into space by

A small rivers on the surface of the sun B underdetermined causes

C changes the earth’s atmosphere D disturbances of wind

Question 58: The word p ar ti c l e s in line 2 refers to

A gas explosions in the atmosphere B small pieces

C liquid streams on the sun D light ray from the sun

Question 59: How can we describe matter from the sun that enters the earth’s atmosphere?

A Very small B Very bright C Very hard D Very hot

Question 60: The sunspot theory is

A relatively new B widely accepted

C subject to disagreement D not considered important

Question 61: The word t h e y in line 7 refers to

A pots B miles C granules D Structures

Question 62: The word c on s equen tl y in line 7 could best be replaced by

A Nevertheless B In this way C Without doubt D As a result

Question 63: In which configuration do sunspots usually occur?

A In a configuration of two spots B In groups of several thousand spots

C In one spot of varying size D In arrangements of one hundred or more spots

Question 64: How are sunspots explained?

A Sunspots may be related to magnetic fields that follow longitudinal lines on the sun.

B Sunspots are explained by storms that occur on the earth.

C Sunspots have no theory or model to explain them.

D Sunspots appear to be related to magnetic fields on the earth.

SEC TION B : WR ITING (4 POINTS )

Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.

Question 65 I rarely sleep in the afternoon.

I’m not in ………

Question 66 My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night.

My grandfather didn’t have ………

Question 67 My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met.

Part II Students should have freedom to choose their own subjects in the National examination

for Upper Secondary Education Do you agree or disagree? Write a paragraph of about

140 words to support your answer.

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Question 1: A allege d l y B confuse d l y C wicke d l y D suppose d l y

Question 4: A extravagant B fundamental C distinctively D dilapidated

A that the loss of leaves B when leaves have lost C the leaves are lost D to lose leaves

A to be damaged more than likely B more than likely to be damaged

C likely to be more than damaged D more likely to be damaged than

time

A had been wearing B hadn’t been wearing C hadn’t worn D hadn’t been for

live without pets

A elderly B do the elderly C for the elderly to do D to the elderly

A a digital useful alarm clock B a useful alarm digital clock

C an alarm useful digital clock D a useful digital alarm clock

A will they B do I C does he D won’t they

A keep an eye on B get cold feet C be off my head D smell a rat

A As looking ugly B As it is looking ugly C Ugly looking as it is D With ugly look

C should have experienced D must have experienced

A which is a process B a process C a process in which D which process

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Mai: “ ”

A You are welcome B Mind your words.

C You can say that again D Nothing more to say.

A for B of C to D in

Question 20: He considers shares to be a good long- investment

A length B time C term D age

A Mike poured the drink B Mike pouring the drink

C the drink was poured D the drink was being poured

A An B Some C The D θ

A studying B has studied C is studying D studies

A which B he C made D stating

v i e w i ng is the number one l e i su r e a c t i v i t y

A leisure activity B an every day feature C most households D television viewing

A The B carrying C freight D across

A less B to C than D another

v o l u m e s

A uncommon B dominant C extraordinary D strange

A accelerate B decrease C stay the same D go up and down

A conveniences B honors C privileges D expense

A clear B obvious C thin D significant

A well-off B wealthy C impoverished D prosperous

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SPORT AND FITNESS

Question 35: A except for B than C rather than D to

Question 36: A few general exercises B a few general exercises

C a little general exercise D little general exercise

Question 43: A long-distance B short-distance C distance away D full distance

Read the following passage taken from B a ron ’ s T he L ead e r I n T est P rep a ra t i on T OE F L iB T and mark the

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tulip

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A Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

B How did tulips become popular in North America?

C Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

D What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

A overlooked B ornamental C interesting D fundamental

A North America B India C Central Asia D Western Europe

A thrived B combined C were discovered D were marketed

illustrate how

A tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

B tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

C attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

D imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips

A complained B warned C denied D explained

that tulips

A reminded them of home B were easy to grow

C had become readily available D made them appear fashionable

A plains B plants C immigrants D tulips

A They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

B They contained many new types of North American plants

C They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before

D They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

into North America?

A They often failed to survive the journey.

B They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

C Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

D Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

or D

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A To argue for the existence of magnetic fields in sunspots

B To propose a theory to explain sunspots

C To describe the nature of sunspots

D To compare the umbra and the penumbra

A widely accepted B very complicated C just in traduce D open to debate

A small rivers on the surface of the sun B changes the earth’s atmosphere

C underdetermined causes D disturbances of wind

A liquid streams on the sun B small pieces

C light ray from the sun D gas explosions in the atmosphere

A Very bright B Very hard C Very small D Very hot

A relatively new B not considered important

C widely accepted D subject to disagreement

A pots B miles C Structures D granules

A As a result B Without doubt C In this way D Nevertheless

A In groups of several thousand spots B In a configuration of two spots

C In one spot of varying size D In arrangements of one hundred or more spots

A Sunspots are explained by storms that occur on the earth.

B Sunspots have no theory or model to explain them.

C Sunspots may be related to magnetic fields that follow longitudinal lines on the sun.

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Question 1: A wicke d l y B allege d l y C confuse d l y D suppose d l y

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position

of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 4: A dilapidated B fundamental C distinctively D extravagant

Question 6: He considers shares to be a good long- investment.

A length B term C time D age

time

A had been wearing B hadn’t been wearing C hadn’t worn D hadn’t been for

A for B of C to D in

A Mike poured the drink B Mike pouring the drink

C the drink was poured D the drink was being poured

live without pets

A for the elderly to do B to the elderly C elderly D do the elderly

A do I B will they C won’t they D does he

A an alarm useful digital clock B a digital useful alarm clock

C a useful digital alarm clock D a useful alarm digital clock

A As looking ugly B Ugly looking as it is C As it is looking ugly D With ugly look

A a process in which B which process C which is a process D a process

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A keep an eye on B be off my head C get cold feet D smell a rat

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A more likely to be damaged than B likely to be more than damaged

C to be damaged more than likely D more than likely to be damaged

A An B Some C The D θ

C must have experienced D should have experienced

A to lose leaves B the leaves are lost C when leaves have lost D that the loss of leaves Question 24: Lan: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.”

Mai: “ ”

A Mind your words B You are welcome.

C Nothing more to say D You can say that again.

v i e w i ng is the number one l e i su r e a c t i v i t y

A leisure activity B an every day feature C most households D television viewing

A less B to C than D another

v o l u m e s

A across B freight C carrying D The

A stating B made C he D which

A expense B honors C conveniences D privileges

A dominant B uncommon C extraordinary D strange

A stay the same B decrease C accelerate D go up and down

A well-off B wealthy C impoverished D prosperous

A thin B clear C significant D obvious

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A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 44.

SPORT AND FITNESS

Question 35: A rather than B to C than D except for

Question 36: A little general exercise B a few general exercises

C few general exercises D a little general exercise

Question 43: A distance away B long-distance C full distance D short-distance

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A How did tulips become popular in North America?

B What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

C Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

D Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

A fundamental B interesting C ornamental D overlooked

A North America B Western Europe C Central Asia D India

A thrived B combined C were discovered D were marketed

illustrate how

A attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

B tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

C tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

D imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips

A warned B complained C explained D denied

that tulips

A made them appear fashionable B were easy to grow

C had become readily available D reminded them of home

A plants B tulips C plains D immigrants

A They contained many new types of North American plants

B They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before

C They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

D They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

into North America?

A Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

B They often failed to survive the journey.

C They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

D Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

or D

on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 55 to 64.

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A To propose a theory to explain sunspots

B To describe the nature of sunspots

C To compare the umbra and the penumbra

D To argue for the existence of magnetic fields in sunspots

A very complicated B just in traduce C open to debate D widely accepted

A small rivers on the surface of the sun B changes the earth’s atmosphere

C disturbances of wind D underdetermined causes

A light ray from the sun B gas explosions in the atmosphere

C liquid streams on the sun D small pieces

A Very hot B Very hard C Very small D Very bright

A subject to disagreement B relatively new

C not considered important D widely accepted

A miles B Structures C pots D granules

A As a result B Without doubt C Nevertheless D In this way

A In a configuration of two spots B In arrangements of one hundred or more spots

C In groups of several thousand spots D In one spot of varying size

A Sunspots have no theory or model to explain them.

B Sunspots may be related to magnetic fields that follow longitudinal lines on the sun.

C Sunspots are explained by storms that occur on the earth.

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Question 2: A wicke d l y B allege d l y C suppose d l y D confuse d l y

Question 3: A fundamental B dilapidated C extravagant D distinctively

Mai: “ ”

A You are welcome B You can say that again.

C Mind your words D Nothing more to say.

A a useful digital alarm clock B an alarm useful digital clock

C a useful alarm digital clock D a digital useful alarm clock

time

A hadn’t been for B hadn’t been wearing C hadn’t worn D had been wearing

A pulls through B gets away C puts through D comes round

A were B have been C was D to be

A do I B will they C won’t they D does he

C must have experienced D should have experienced

A As looking ugly B Ugly looking as it is C As it is looking ugly D With ugly look

A the drink was being poured B the drink was poured

C Mike poured the drink D Mike pouring the drink

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A more likely to be damaged than B likely to be more than damaged

C to be damaged more than likely D more than likely to be damaged

A for B in C to D of

live without pets

A for the elderly to do B to the elderly C do the elderly D elderly

A which is a process B which process C a process in which D a process

A The B θ C An D Some

A get cold feet B smell a rat C keep an eye on D be off my head

A to lose leaves B the leaves are lost C when leaves have lost D that the loss of leaves Question 23: He considers shares to be a good long- investment

A age B term C time D length

A than B less C to D another

v i e w i ng is the number one l e i su r e a c ti v i t y

A leisure activity B television viewing C most households D an every day feature Question 27: T he Concord can fly a c r oss the Atlantic without re-fueling and c a r r y i ng 11 tons of f r e i g h t

A across B freight C carrying D The

A stating B made C he D which

v o l u m e s

A in large volumes B the refinery C and D it was seen

Question 30: Crime rates tend to fl uc t ua t e with the seasons, with much higher rates in the winter than in the

summer

A stay the same B decrease C accelerate D go up and down

A privileges B conveniences C expense D honors

A dominant B uncommon C strange D extraordinary

A wealthy B prosperous C impoverished D well-off

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A obvious B clear C significant D thin

SPORT AND FITNESS

Question 35: A except for B than C rather than D to

Question 36: A few general exercises B a little general exercise

C little general exercise D a few general exercises

Question 43: A distance away B long-distance C short-distance D full distance

g ru m b l e d that they were all dead.

tulip

entrepreneur, the traveling salesperson One Dutchman, Hendrick Van Der Schoot, spent six months in 1849 traveling through the United States taking orders for tulip bulbs While tulip bulbs were traveling from Europe tothe United States to satisfy the nostalgic longings of homesick English and Dutch settlers, North American plants

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were traveling in the opposite direction In England, the enthusiasm for American plants was one reason why tulips dropped out of fashion in the gardens of the rich and famous.

A How did tulips become popular in North America?

B Why are tulips grown in many different parts of the world?

C What is the difference between an Old World and a New World plant?

D Where were the first Dutch colonies in North America located?

A fundamental B ornamental C overlooked D interesting

A India B Western Europe C Central Asia D North America

A were discovered B were marketed C combined D thrived

illustrate how

A imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips

B tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

C attitudes toward tulips varied from one location to another

D tulips were commonly passed as gifts from one family to another

A complained B explained C warned D denied

that tulips

A had become readily available B made them appear fashionable

C were easy to grow D reminded them of home

A immigrants B plants C plains D tulips

A They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

B They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

C They contained many new types of North American plants.

D They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

into North America?

A They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

B They often failed to survive the journey.

C Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

D Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

or D

A typical sunspot consists of a dark center umbra surrounded by a lighter penumbra of light and dark threads extending out from the center like a spoke a wheel Actually the sunspots are cooler than the rest of the photosphere, which may account for their color Typically, the temperature in a sunspot umbra is about 4000 K

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A To describe the nature of sunspots

B To compare the umbra and the penumbra

C To argue for the existence of magnetic fields in sunspots

D To propose a theory to explain sunspots

A widely accepted B very complicated C just in traduce D open to debate

A changes the earth’s atmosphere B underdetermined causes

C disturbances of wind D small rivers on the surface of the sun

A gas explosions in the atmosphere B light ray from the sun

C small pieces D liquid streams on the sun

A Very hard B Very bright C Very hot D Very small

A relatively new B subject to disagreement

C not considered important D widely accepted

A Structures B granules C miles D pots

A Nevertheless B Without doubt C In this way D As a result

A In arrangements of one hundred or more spots B In a configuration of two spots

C In groups of several thousand spots D In one spot of varying size

A Sunspots may be related to magnetic fields that follow longitudinal lines on the sun.

B Sunspots appear to be related to magnetic fields on the earth.

C Sunspots are explained by storms that occur on the earth.

D Sunspots have no theory or model to explain them.

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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TỈNH THÁI BÌNH

Năm học 2015 - 2016 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

I - Phần trắc nghiệm: mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm

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sentence printed before it.

(0,2 điểm x 5 câu = 1,0 điểm)

I’m not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.

My grandfather didn’t have any recollection of phoning me last night.

I’ve yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.

I’ve yet to meet such an exasperating person as my brother-in-law.

Question 68 Tim spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.

Tim didn’t sign the contract until he had spoken to his lawyer.

Question 69 His love increases with his admiration for her.

The more he admires her, the more he loves her.

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