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1. UBND TỈNH LAI CHÂU KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 CẤP TỈNH SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ĐỀ SỐ 1 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 06 trang) Ngày thi: 09/4/2017 ĐỀ BÀI PART I: PHONETICS (1.0 point) Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 point) 1. A. practiced B. stamped C. indulged D. accomplished 2. A. laugh B. cough C. plough D. enough 3. A. gear B. beard C. pear D. dear 4. A. possession B. necessary C. possibility D. cassette 5. A. industry B. inhibit C. prestigious D. requirement Question II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (0.5 point) 1. A. relate B. protect C. compose D. settle 2. A. exceptional B. composer C. encourage D. preservation 3. A. deliberate B. dramatist C. discovery D. improvement 4. A. contribution B. appropriate C. opportunity D. anniversary 5. A. aesthetic B. particular C. disease D. acceptability PART II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (9.0 points) Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. (3.0 points) 1. Harry:" ." Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer." A. Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I help you? C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D. Can you help me buy something? 2. - Tom:" Would you take this along to the office for me?" - Jerry:"_................................." A. Never mind B. Yes, with pleasure C. Yes, that's right D. Not at all 3. Janet expected to the conference, but she wasn’t. A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited 4. Population expansion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet food. A. the requirement of B. the command of C. the demand for D. the necessity for 5. Nearly all of the reporters .. the press conference had questions A. attend / asked B. attended / to ask C. attending / to ask D. would attend / to be asked 6. If you . Peter, could you tell him to ring me up? A. come into B. come over C. come across D. come back 7. We can put you for a few days if you have nowhere else to live. A. up B. out C. on D. off 8. By the time the boss comes back from England, the work . A. will have been finishing B. will have finished Trang 1/6
2. C. will have been finished D. will be finished 9. She’d rather .. a hot beverage during a meal. A. me not to have B. me did not have C. I do not have D. I did not have 10. .. with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call. A. Having quarreled B. Because having quarreled C. Because of she quarreled D. Had quarreled 11. He in trouble with the police now if he had listened to me in the first place. A. wouldn’t have been B. won’t be C. wouldn’t be D. isn’t 12. She has just bought ... A. a Swiss beautiful brand-new watch B. a brand-new beautiful Swiss watch C. a Swiss brand-new beautiful watch D. a beautiful brand-new Swiss watch 13. Mary: “John got married again.” Jane: “Really? Who .?” A. with B. at C. to D. about. 14. The room needs .. for the wedding. A. decorating B. to decorate C. decorate D. be decorated 15. I didn’t know exactly how old he was, but he ...about 30 the first time we met. A. should be B. must have been C. should have been D. must be Question II. Write the correct form of each bracketed word on your answer sheet. (2.0 points) It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face interaction and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has (1. GO) a dramatic transformation, not all for the good. Email, while (2. DOUBT) a swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3. FUNCTION) .. and that the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE) .. has had a (5. SIGNIFY) .. effect on certain people’s behaviors, both at home and in business. For these people, the use of email has become (6. RESIST) . addictive to the extent that it is (7. THREAT) their mental and physical health. Addicts spend their day (8. COMPULSION) checking for email and have a (9. TEND) .. to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages the equivalent to more than two working days a week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) ..is something employers are well aware of. Question III: Each sentence below contains an error. Pick it out and correct it. (2.0 points) 1. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities. 2. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals. 3. In 1837 Victoria, an eighteen-year-old woman, named queen of England. 4. Cool temperatures, shade, moist, and the presence of dead organic material provide the ideal living conditions for mushrooms. 5. Genetic engineering is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of previously incurable diseases so that they get to its root causes and find cures. Trang 2/6
3. 6. Somebody will help you to look after your son when you are away, won’t she? 7. Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 2010- World-Cup matches so annoyed. 8. I would prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous. 9. There are many researchers show that various species of animals have been extinct. 10. Thanks to the timely laws, some elephant populations, especially that in southern Africa, have recovered over the last decade. Question IV: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. (1.0 point) 1. Once found throughout Africa and Asia, cheetahs are now only scattered through eastern Africa. A. spread B. given C. disbanded D. diffused 2. Last Sunday the representatives of three classes of my school took part in the annual final English Competition organized by our English teachers. A. ombudsmen B. appointees C. delegates D. agents 3. Those students who took part in the fight against illiteracy considered it an honorable job to help people in their home villages. A. virtuous B. candid C. trustworthy D. principled 4. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness. A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify Question V: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. (1.0 point) 1. Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court. A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money 2. The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country. A. soak B. permanent C. complicated D. guess 3. We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint. A. explicable B. unintelligible C. clear D. ambiguous 4. My first impression of her was her impassive face A. emotional B. respectful C. solid D. fractious PART III: READING (6.0 points) Question I. Read the passage and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. (2 points) Man probably could not live without the help of animals. The (1) . of animals in the balance of nature ranks as their most important service to man. Animals also (2) man by supplying him with many foods and other useful products. (3) ......... animals, man would have no meat, milk, eggs, honey, wool, or fur. For thousands of years, man has caused changes in the animal kingdom. He has tamed many kinds of animals and used them for food and clothing. He has killed and driven (4) ..animals that once attacked him or interfered with his use of land. Trang 3/6
4. Today, he tries to (5) many kinds of animals that are in danger of dying out. (6) . man, most plants depend on animals for many of their basic needs. Without animals, many plants could not (7) reproduce. For example, many plants with flowers depend on bees and other insects to (8) . their pollen from plant to plant. Many oak trees grow from acorns that squirrels burry and then forget, or from acorns that deer step on and push deep into the soil. Birds often fly from one place to (9) . with seeds clinging to their feet. Toe seeds may sprout a great (10) .from the parent plant. Question II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. (2 points) When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come cross words you do not (1) . understand. Sometimes you (2) the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3) of accuracy you require and the time at the disposal. If you are the short of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (4) _remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5) .. of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6) . an English-English dictionary. In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (7) you are allowed to use one, it is a very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are (8), ., forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (9) . a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely. Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of the word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (10) clues derived from the formation of the word. 1. A. totally B. wholly C. fully D. complete 2. A. examine B. inspect C. check D. control 3. A. degree B. level C. extent D. range 4. A. valuable B. worth C. vital D. essential 5. A. diversity B. multiple C. variety D. variation 6. A. consult B. inquire C. survey D. infer 7. A. Provided B. Even if C. In case D. Although 8. A. but B. however C. so that D. therefore 9. A. overcome B. surpass C. get on D. go over 10. A. on B. about C. of D. with Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the text. (2.0 points) Niagara Falls, one of the most famous North American natural wonders, has long been a popular tourist destination. Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara Falls: the 173-foot Horseshoe Fall on the Canadian side of the Niagara River in the Canadian province of Ontario and the 182- foot high Trang 4/6
5. American Falls on the U. S. side of the river in the state of New York. Approximately 85 percent of the water that goes over the falls actually goes over Horseshoe Falls, with the rest going over American Falls. Most visitors come between April and October, and it is quite a popular activity to take a steamer out onto the river and right up to the base of the falls for a close-up view. It is also possible to get a spectacular view of the falls from the strategic locations along the Niagara River, such as Prospect Point or Table Rock, or from one of the four observation towers which have heights up to 500 feet. Tourists have been visiting Niagara Falls in large numbers since the1800s; annual visitation now averages above l0 million visitors per year. Because of concern that all these tourists would inadvertently destroy the natural beauty of this scenic wonder, the state of New York in 1885 created Niagara Falls Park in order to protect the land surrounding American Falls. A year later Canada created Queen Victoria Park on the Canadian side of the Niagara, around Horseshoe Falls. With the area surrounding the falls under the jurisdiction of government agencies, appropriate steps could be taken to preserve the pristine beauty of the area. 1. What is the major point that the author is making in this passage? A. Niagara Falls can be viewed from either the American side or the Canadian side. B. A hip to the United States isn't complete without a visit to Niagara Falls. C. Niagara Falls has had an interesting history. D. It has been necessary to protect Niagara Falls from the many tourists who go there. 2. The word "flock" in the first paragraph could best be replaced by______ A. come by plane B. come in large numbers C. come out of boredom D. come without knowing what they will see 3. According to the passage, what which of the following best describes Niagara Falls? A. Niagara Falls consists of two rivers, the Canadian one and the other American one. B. American Falls is considerably higher that Horseshoe Falls. C. The Niagara River has two falls, one in Canada and one in the United States. D. Although the Niagara River flows through the United States and Canada, the falls are only in the United States. 4. A "steamer" in the second paragraph is probably________ A. a bus B. a park C. a walkway D. a boat 5. The expression "right up" in the second paragraph could best be replaced by________. A. turn to the right B. follow correct procedures C. travel upstream D. all the way up 6. The passage implies that tourists prefer to__________. A. visit Niagara Falls during warmer weather B. see the falls from a great distance C. take a ride over the falls D. come to Niagara Falls for a winter vacation 7. According to the passage, why was Niagara Park created? A. To encourage tourists to visit Niagara Falls. Trang 5/6
6. B. To show off the natural beauty of Niagara Falls. C. To protect the area around Niagara Falls. D. To force Canada to open Queen Victoria Park. 8. The word' jurisdiction" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________. A. view B. assistance C. taxation D. control 9. The word "pristine" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_________. A. pure and natural B. highly developed C. well-regulated D. overused 10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses? A. additional ways to observe the falls. B. steps taken by government agencies to protect the falls. C. a detailed description of the division of the falls between the United States and Canada. D. further problems that are destroying the area around the falls. PART 4: WRITING (4 points) Question I. Finish each second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the words given in the brackets. (2.0 points) 1. We weren’t surprised by his success. (no surprise) 2. “Don’t break my doll, John or I will scream” said Mary (threatened) 3. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months. (The last time) 4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended. (Had it) 5. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves. (are thought) 6. House prices have risen sharply this year. (There has) 7. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home. (Only after) 8. As he grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent. (The older) Question II. Write an essay (180- 200 words) to support your opinion on the following topic. (2 points) It is said that modern technology makes it easier for students to learn. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? ......................The end..................... Thí sinh không sử dụng tài liệu. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. Trang 6/6