Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Đăk Lăk năm học 2011 – 2012 môn Tiếng Anh (Có đáp án) Sở GD&ĐT Đăk Lăk

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. PHONETICS (1/20 points)

Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

1. A. arrow B. loud C. moldy D. poultry

2. A. basilisk B. bison C. basic D. basin

3. A. subtlety B. indebtedness C. bombard D. combing

4. A. benevolent B. content C. molecules D. technique

5. A. conscience B. bronchitis C. shuttle D. chauffeur

Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

6. A. comic B. clementine C. climax D. thermonuclear

7. A. diligent B. dimension C. action D. innate

8. A. characterize B. absence C. datum D. charcoal

9. A. solicitor B. separately C. spacious D. sequence

10. A. parachute B. armchair C. accent D. accidentally

II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (6/20 points)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

11. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large _____ of identical products.
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification

12. Only the _____ of the building is going to be remodeled.
A. insides B. interior C. indoors D. inner

13. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete _____ to me.
A. indifference B. disinterest C. importance D. interest

14. After years of neglect there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.
A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. refurbishment

15. The assistant suggested _____ the next day when the manager would be there.
A. we are coming back B. to come back C. we will come back D. we came back

16. I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film.
A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce

17. As it was Christmas, the _____ at church was much larger than usual.
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping

18. The sheep were huddled into a _____ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. kennel C. hutch D. pen

19. The jury _____ the defendant “not guilty”.
A. gave B. returned C. subscribed D. found

20. Many _____ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary

21. He managed to finish his thesis under the _____ of his tutor.
A. guidance B. help C. aid D. assistance

22. Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.
A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response

23. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any solutions.
A. thought over B. come up with C. looked into D. got round to

24. You _____ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.
A. must B. would C. should D. might

25. _____ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century.
A. Raw B. Rude C. Crude D. Blunt

26. By the time you receive this letter, I _____ for China.
A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave

27. Prizes are awarded _____ the number of points scored.
A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to

28. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.
A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically

29. I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. increases B. gains C. accelerates D. progresses

30. It had been a trying afternoon, _____ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.
A. culminating B. leading C. arriving D. finalizing

Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.

According to some (0) _____ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) _____ (VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (32) _____ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.

Before the special elastic rope (35) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into space.

Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.

Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage.

The show was fully booked (51) _____ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _____ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) _____. But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54) _____ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) _____ for real lions and tigers. The show was put (56) _____ by its creators to protest (57) _____ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals. The show was timed to tie (58) _____ with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) _____ before it ended. There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) _____ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.

III. READING COMPREHENSION (4/20 points)

Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (82) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.

The idea that having a good cry do you (83) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85) _____.

Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) _____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a (87) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.

Tears of emotion also help the body (88) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

81. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display

82. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter

83. A. better B. fine C. good D. well

84. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep

85. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce

86. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving

87. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign

88. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel

89. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard

90. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called

Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided below the passage.

New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (91) _____ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) _____. And that, (93) _____ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95) _____ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (96) _____ the new technologies could also (97) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (99) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

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