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( §Ò xuÊt )
M«n thi : TiÕng Anh - Líp 12 - B¶ng A.
N¨m häc: 2010 - 2011.
Thêi gian : 180 phót
Section A: Phonetics
I Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the others
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of others
Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar:
I Choose the best answer from A, B , C or D
11 I lost too much money betting at the races last time , so you won't me to go again
12 Have you heard about all the complaints ? It have been a pleasant holiday
13 Eighty kilometers is the fifty miles
A equivalent of B equivalent from C equal of D equal to
14 ., his secretary wears the most extraordinary clothes
15 It is essential that the professor warmly welcomed at the airport
16 Mice's mother gave him of sweets
17 He must take the watch to be repaired as it over twenty minutes a day
18 When his business failed, he started again from
19 you aren't suggesting that what he did was in anyway defensible?
20 We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion your previous good work
A in the light of B thanks to C with a view to D with regard to
21 My car 25 miles to the litre
Trang 222 He never had much property , and when his house was broken into by thieves, he had still
23 This job requires a good for figures
24 , we missed our plane
A The train is late B The train was late C The train being late D To be late
25 The more you relax and be yourself, the more you are to succeed
26 Not once his promises
27 I've always that my university was the best in the country
28 The in the North of Sweden is really beautiful
29 The forecast predicted weather with snow , sunshine , wind and thunder and that is what we've had
30 These goods are free duty
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it
31 The novel is definitely a dense packed narrative , but one which requires a knowledge
of cultural background or an excellent encyclopedia
32 That product that you bought at the lower price is the more inferior to the one that we sell at a slightly higher price
33 It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass the exam
34 When the tank car carried the toxic gas derailed, the firemen tried to isolate the village from all traffic
35 If motorists do not observe the treffic regulations, they will be stopped , ticketed and have to pay a fine
36 Her friend is a really young handsome man with curly hair and blue eyes
37 The numbers of people cantracting AIDS , a dead virus disease, is escalating every year
38 Most bacteria have strong cell walls much like that of plants
39 Being the biggest expanse of brackish water in the world, the Baltic Sea is of special interesting to scientists
40 One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed
Section C: Reading
I Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B , C or D
What is meant by the term economic resources ? In general, these are all the
natural, man-made , and human resources that go into the production of goods and services This obviously covers a lot of ground : factories and farms, tools, and machines , transportation and communication facilities, all types of natural resources, and labour Economic resources can be broken down into two general categories: property resources -land and capital - and human resources - labour and entrepreneurial skills
What do econimists mean by land ? Much more than the non-economist Land refers
to all natural resources that are usable in the production process: arable land, forests, mineral and oil deposits, and so on What about capital ? Capital goods are all the
Trang 3man-made aids to producing, storing, transporting, and distributing goods and services Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that the latter satisfy wants directly, while the former
do so indirectly by facilitating the production of cosumer goods It should be noted that capital as defined here does not refer to money Money, as such , produces nothing
The term labour refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods or services ( with the exception of a certain set of human talents, entrepreneurial skills, which will be considered separately because of their special significance )
Thus the services of a factory worker or an office worker, a ballet dancer or an astronaut all fall under the general heading of labor
41 What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage ?
A To explain the concept of labour
B To criticize certain uses of capital
C To contrast capital goods and consumer goods
D To define economic resources
42 The expression " This obviously covers a lot of ground " is used to indicate that
A the factories and farms discussed in the passage are very large
B economic resources will be discussed in great depth
C the topic of economic resources is a broad one
D land is an important concept in economics
43 When non-economists use the term "land", its definition
A is much more general than when economists use it
B is much more restrictive than when economists use it
C changes from place to palce
D includes all types of natural resources
44 Which of the following could be considered a capital good as defined in the passage?
45 The skills of all the following could be considered examples of labour , as defined in the passage, EXCEPT
A artists and scientist
B workers who produce services, not goods
C office workers
D entrepreneurs
II Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B , C or D to complete
it
It is true that there have been great (46) in technology over the last forty years For examples, the use of mobile phones and email communication are common these days (47) , machines could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it (48) to interpreting what people are (49) Of course, machines can translate plain statements such as "Where is the bank?" but even simple statements are not always (50) because meaning depends on more than just (51) For instance, the word "bank" has a (52) of different meanings in English How does a translating machine know which meaning to take ?
In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into account the (53) between speakers and their situation A machine cannot (54) the difference between the English expression " Look out " meaning
"Be careful" and "Look out" meaning "Put your head out of the window" You need a human being to (55) the situation
Trang 4(56) with written language , it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate (57) because we rarely translate every word (58) the contrary, we try to take into consideration how the idea would be (59)
in the other language This is hard to do because every language has its own way of (60) and saying this
III Read the following passage and fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word
to complete it
Children are brought up with love and (61) in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam They enjoy every (62) to get a good education and to acquire a useful (63) Our country is now on its way to Socialist construction We need people with fully-developed (64) and (65) abilities It is for this reason (66) labour training is introduced in all Vietnamese schools The development og good working habits in our children will undoubtedly help them (67) life as useful (68) of a socialist society So, while still at school , they learn a useful trade and upon (69) they may effectively work in (70) and agriculture
Section D: Writing.
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the firts one
71 It was a mistake to enter Peter for the exam
Peter
72 As fas as I know, Mr Green is a lecturer
To
73 There aren't many other books which explain this problem so well
In
74 It would be all the same if we gave up now
We
75 Although I tried hard, I couldn't lift the suitcase
Try
76 You could easily become quite ill unless you give up smoking
Not
77 It was more of an argument than a discussion
It was not
78 In the unlikely event of a fire, please do not use the lift
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79 Fancy you and I having the same surname It's
80 I don't understand why you left that job in London Whyever
II Write about 150 - 200 words on the following topic In many countries schools have severe problems with students' behaviour What do you think are the causes of this ? What solutions can you suggest ? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
§¸p ¸n §Ò thi häc sinh giái TØnh
( §Ò xuÊt )
M«n thi : TiÕng Anh - Líp 12 - B¶ng A.
N¨m häc: 2010 - 2011.
Thêi gian : 180 phót
Section A: Phonetics
I Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the others ( 1 point for 1 correct answer *5 = 5 points)
Trang 6II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of others
( 1 point for 1 correct answer *5 = 5 points)
Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar:
I Choose the best answer from A, B , C or D
( 1 point for 1 correct answer *20 = 20 points)
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it
( 1 point for 1 correct answer *10 = 10 points)
Section C: Reading
I Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B , C or D
( 2points for each correct answer * 5 = 10 points.)
II Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B , C or D to complete
it ( 1 point for 1 correct answer *15 = 15 points)
III Read the following passage and fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word
to complete it
( 1 point for 1 correct answer *10 = 10 points)
61 care 62 opportunity 63 trade 64 physical
(mental)
65 mental (physical
Section D: Writing.
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the firts one
( 1 point for 1 correct answer *10 = 10 points)
71 Peter shouldn't have been entered for the exam
72 To the best of my knowledge, Mr Green is a lecturer
73 In few other books is this problem so well explained / so good an explanation
In few other books is there such a good explanation of this problem
Trang 774 We might as well give up now.
75 Try as I might , I couldn't
76 Not giving up smoking could easily mean your becoming quite ill
77 It was not so much a discussion as an argument
78 Should there be a fire , please do not use the ift
79 It's odd that you and I should have the same surname
80 Whyever you left that job in Lodon I don't understand