Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi HSG quốc gia lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Bình Thuận năm 2015 - vòng tỉnh

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 12 CẤP TỈNH
BÌNH THUẬN Năm học : 2015-2016
Ngày thi : 17.10.2015
Đề chính thức Môn : TIẾNG ANH
Đề này có 9 trang
Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề )
Chú ý : Học sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi Số thứ tự Số phách
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I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 65 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which bests complete each sentence. Write your answers
( A, B, C or D) in the space provided under this part. (15pts)
1. My cousin obviously didn’t _____ much of an impression on you if you can’t remember meeting him. A. create B. do C. make D. build
2. The job you’ve been offered is a(n)_____ opportunity to travel and meet people. A. sole B. only C. unique D. single
3. Nobody has any firm information, so we can only…….. on what caused the accident. A guess B contemplate C speculate D assume
4. There has been a real boom in……….electronics over the last three decades. A consumer B customer C buyer D client
5. If the examiner can’t _____ sense of your writing, you’ll get a low mark. A. make B. write C. take D. answer
6. Child care is the most widely read child care manual ever written, and its author, Benjamin Spock, is the
most famous pediatrician______. A. ever living B. who lives C. ever lived D. who ever lived
7. The American Indians wore little clothing from choice, _____ for their fine soften deerskins and mantles of turkey feathers.
A. but were famed B. and were famed C. were famed D. so were famed
8. ______ most fruits, cherries must ripen on the vine. A. Unlikely B. Different C. Dislike D. Unlike
9. Supposing I ______ to agree to your request, how do you think the other students would feel? A. would B. am C. were D. could
10. Five readers _____ the correct solution to our recent competition. A. communicated B. qualified C. submitted D. subscribed
11. The text doesn't give you the answer explicitly -
you have to………….it from the evidence. A convert B grasp C reckon D deduce
12. His job was to _______ out the good apples from the bad ones. A. sort B. find C. choose D. share
13. I have had a _______ of misfortunes. A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession
14. ______ there are yet undetected forms of matter in space is suspected by many scientists. A. If B. Because C. While D. That
15. There’s a rumor that the National Bank is going to ______ the company I work for. A. take over B. overtake C. take on D. take off Your answers :
1. _______2. ________ 3. ______ 4. _________ 5. ______ 6. _________7. _________ 8.__________
9_______ 10._________11._______ 12. ________ 13. _____ 14._______ 15. ______
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Part 2 : Read the text and choose the answer ( A, B, C or D ) which best fits each gap (15pts)
The parents (0) ___of___ Darren Cockrill, the zookeeper crushed (1) ……………… by an elephant at
the Kent animal park (2) ………………. by the millionaire John Aspinall, asked yesterday (3) ……………….the
creature to be (4) ……………………. .
‘Elephants were Darren’s life. We (5) ………………… want anything to happen to La Petite,’ Barry and
Patricia Cockrill told Port Lympne Animal Park. Mr. and Mrs. Cockrill yesterday (6) ………………… a trip from
their home in Canvey Island, Essex, to the 270 acre zoo (7)………………… Hythe for a meeting with Jane
Osborne, its (8)……………. , to discuss Monday’s tragedy.
La Pettie, (9) ………………..is 14 years old and was thought to be placid, (10) ……………… now been
isolated from all (11) ………………… Indian elephants at the animal park and in future will be treated as a
bull, (12) ……………… means she will have minimal contact with people.
Mr Cockrill was last seen (13) ……………… at 11.30 a.m on Monday when he went to tend La Pettie.
Half an hour later he was founded dead by Steve Seath, (14) ………………… head elephant keeper. Five
elephants appeared to be (15) ………………. Guard over Mr Cockrill’ s body when he was discovered. 0. A. for B. of C. by D. with 1. A. to die B. to dead C. to dying D. to death 2. A. belonged B. owned C. had D. seized 3. A. that B. about C. for D. if 4. A. spared B. killed C. punished D. saved 5. A. can’t B. don’t C. do D. not 6. A. got B. had C. did D. made 7. A. by B. to C. near D. from 8. A. director B. headmistress C. conductor D. boss 9. A. She B. that C. what D. who 10. A. is B. was C. will l D. has 11. A. other B. rest C. the other D. others 12. A. which B. what C. that D. and 13. A. alive B. living C. awake D. asleep 14. A. a B. the C. that D. one 15. A. holding B. doing C. standing D. taking Your answers :
1. _______2. ________ 3. ______ 4. _________ 5. ______ 6. _________7. _________ 8.__________
9_______ 10._________11._______ 12. ________ 13. _____ 14._______ 15. ________________
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Part 3: Write one word in each gap. (10pts)
(1) ………………………. the fact that I try to be as upbeat as possible in this column, I have to say Milan has
disappointed me. If only we (2) ……………………….possibly go back to the glory days of fashion (i.e. last
year) when skirts were short and pink was the new black. Pink is still in this year, interestingly enough.
(3) ………………………., it’s only being used in accessories such as buckles, belts, braces and beads. Brown-
the must- have color of the season – has never been my favorite color, (4) ……………………….I have to say
that Belinda Steven’s all –brown paper beachwear was quite stunning. That’s in (5) ……………………….of its
complete impracticality, of course. It really is (6) ………………………. time that haute couture entered the
real world just a tiny bit. I know it’s supposed to be more art than clothing, but suppose you actually (7)
………………………. the mistake of buying a Diego Fernandez baseball cap made of candle wax. That’s one
walk in the sunshine and five thousand euros is dripping down your facet!
Now, I’m not saying I wish I (8) ……………………….stayed back in dull and grey London- the after show
parties were tremendous, as always. But I do hope that next season I (9) ………………………. be able to
report that the fashion world’s got a grip on itself once more, and then - (10) ………………………. though
none of us will ever be able to afford any of the items I describe in this column- at least we’ll have
something to dream about once more. Your answers :
1.______________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. ______________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. _____________
Part 4: Complete the text by writing a form of the word in CAPITALS in each space. (10pts)
Albert Einstein’s work has enormously (1)…………………………………. BROAD
our understanding of the universe and has had a (2)……………………… CONSIDER
impact on all our lives. Thanks to his equation E=mc2, we now know
that energy and mass (or matter) are directly related to each other.
To a very great (3) ………………………..it is Einstein who is responsible EXTEND
for our now knowing that space and time are actually one thing:
space-time. (4) ……………………………, without E=mc2, we would not ADD
have nuclear power - and nuclear weapons - today.
Einstein did not become famous because of E=mc2, which was first
published in 1905. At the time, his paper was (5) ………………… LARGE
ignored, even by most scientists. Indeed, it was 14 years later that
Einstein first made headlines round the world, when scientific
evidence began to show that his Theory of General Relativity, which
was an (6) ……………………………..of his 1905 paper, was correct. EXTEND
The idea that only a tiny (7) …………………………….. of scientists can MINOR
understand Einstein’s theories comes from this media reporting. The
New York Times asked its golfing correspondent to cover the story.
As he was clearly out of his (8) ……………………………, he presumed DEEP
that everyone else was too. A myth was born.
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Space, time, energy and mass are (9) ………………………… subjects - WEIGH
no pun intended – to get to grips with, but Einstein’s ideas are not
impossible to understand by any means. The implications of Einstein's
work for our lives, however, may well be (10) ……………………… FINITE
Part 5: Read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√ ). If a line has a word
which should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at the beginning. (0 and 00). ( 15 pts)
I saw the most incredible thing yesterday, a boat made entirely out of 0. …√ …..
bits of some rubbish . And that’s not all; it has just sailed all the 00.…some…
way across the Atlantic Ocean! Four people made up the voyage 1.……………
from the USA to Ireland which took them for sixty-three days. To 2.…………….
make the boat, which has a diesel engine as well as three of sails, 3.……………..
they collected woods, netting and plastic from the rivers and streets of 4.……………..
New York. Although the boat sounds like very simple, it is actually 5.……………..
quite large one with three cabins, an electricity generator, radar and 6.……………..
the latest electronic navigation system. It is the plastic in which keeps 7.……………..
the boat afloat and it is even able to right itself if it is blown over in a 8.……………..
storm. None of the crew has been any formal sea training, and they 9.……………..
thought they would get to the France in about thirty days. But they were 10.……………
delayed by a series of disasters which including storms, very large 11.……………
waves and icebergs. They were beginning to run out of food and 12.……………
decided to break their journey in Ireland so that they could pick them 13.……………
up supplies. The captain of the boat said that sailing the boat had 14.……………
made a recycled material is represented a dream come true for him. 15…………… II. READING ( 65 points)
Part 1 : Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Write your
answers ( A, B, C or D) in the space provided under this part. (15pts)
Interest in undiscovered human-like creatures continues to be widespread. Everyone has
………………(1) of the Yeti, and its North American “cousin “ Bigfoot, but since the last century there have
been ………………(2) of the existence in Australia of another, less famous creature – the Yahoo. In 1912, a
Sydney newspaper …………..(3) an account by Charles Harper of a strange, large animal he observed
…………(4) the light of his campfire: “Its body, legs, and arms were covered with long , brownish - red hair,
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but what ……………(5) me as most extraordinary was its shape, which was human in some ways,
……………(6) at the same time very different. The body was enormous, …………….(7) great strength. The
arms were extremely long and very muscular.”
Harper continued: “ all this observation (8) ………….. a few minutes while the creature stood there,
as if frightened by the firelight. After a few growls, and beating his breast, he ……………(9), the first few
metres upright, then on all four limps through the low bushes. Nothing ……………(10) persuade my
companions ……………(11) the trip, a fact at which I must admit I was rather pleased.”
What could Harper and his companions ……………(12) have seen? Such a creature was
………………(13) in south-eastern Australia in the 1800s, but no specimen was ever obtained for scientific
…………(14), and all we are (15) …………… with today is an historical puzzle. 1. A. understood B. known C. heard D. noticed 2. A. statements B. reports C. arguments D. proofs 3. A. delivered B. typed C. declared D. printed 4. A. by B. at C. with D. under 5. A. marked B. struck C. touched D. knocked 6. A. even B. just C. still D. yet 7. A. announcing B. pointing C. indicating D. describing 8. A. lasted B. covered C. involved D. engaged 9. A. set back B. set up C. set in D. set off 10. A. should B. must C. might D. would
11. A. continue B. to continue C. continuing D. having continued 12. A. probably B. likely C. possibly D. doubtless 13. A. referred B. mentioned C. related D. remarked
14. A. arrangements B. designs C. plans D. purposes 15. A. left B. found C. seen D. met Your answers :
1. _________ 2. _________ 3. __________ 4. _________ 5. __________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. __________ 9. _________ 10. _________
11._________ 12. _________ 13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________
Part 2: Read the passage carefully. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer (20pts) .
It is a lamentable truth that women are sometimes presented with impossible choices between
career advancement and family commitment. This dilemma is perhaps sharpest for female scientists who
leave their profession in order to raise children and then find themselves at a disadvantage compared with
men on returning to work years later. Women in science get left behind because scientific developments
move so fast and knowledge needs to be continuously updated. In addition to that, working conditions for
scientists with unsociable hours, do not favor the family.
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This is where a newly-launched campaign to attract female scientists back into the fold comes in.
The campaign aims to emphasize a woman's academic as opposed to her chronological age so that, after
raising a family, she will be compared to men with the same amount of work experience rather than to
men of the same age, and encourages women to retrain and upgrade their skills. The Royal Society and
the Wellcome Trust, the major funder of Biomedical research in the UK, have lent the campaign their support.
Dr. Nancy Lane, a cell biologist and fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, and director of the Women
in SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) Initiative at Cambridge, has dedicated her life to
encouraging female scientists. A working party chaired by her produced a report for the government
highlighting the low percentage of women in science, particularly at senior levels. The report was given the
optimistic title ‘The Rising Tide’, in the hope that this dismal trend could be on the turn.
Despite good intentions, a rising tide of female scientists seems at present to be a distant prospect.
The majority of successful women in the field are either unmarried or married but childless. One
organization geared towards changing this is the Athena Project, of which Dr. Lane is deputy chair. The
organization is compiling a register of women in higher education to outline the skill areas of those in the
SET fields. Backed by various government and scientific bodies, the project’s goal is to achieve a significant
increase of women in top positions in science, engineering and technology by the year 2007.
There is much room for improvement on present percentages, with women making up no more
than 21% of fulltime researchers in the physical sciences, a mere 2% at the level of professor, and with
just one female Chemistry professor in the UK. A lack of research grants exacerbates this deplorable I
situation, with studies in Sweden pointing to strong evidence that women need to prove themselves two
and a half times better than men in order to receive them.
One eminent scientist with a mission to help other women in the field was Daphne Jackson,
Britain’s first Physics professor. After her premature death, aged 54, in 1991, the Daphne Jackson
Memorial Trust was established to help retrain highly-qualified female scientists who have taken at least a
three-year break from work. The trust pays part-time salaries for two years to women able to find an
institution and a supervisor to allow them to pursue a research project, A successful example of somebody
on a Daphne Jackson fellowship is Dr, Sue Jackson (no relation), a former welding engineer with a PhD
from Cambridge when her first child was born 14 years ago and she gave up work. The fellowship has
enabled her to conduct research on laser welding for car bodies and has helped her cope with radical
changes such as the move from practical work to computer modeling. Sue Jackson has found the project
tremendously stimulating and motivating.
Let us hope that, with the help and encouragement of organizations such as the Athena Project and
the Daphne; Jackson Memorial Trust, more women will follow suit and return to the scientific fields to
which they have contributed and will continue to contribute so much. Society as a whole will certainly be the better for it.
1. What does the writer say about women in science?
A. They tend to lack the driving ambition that motivates male scientists.
B. They are not as well suited to the pace of developments in science as men.
C. It is difficult for them to get back into the field after a lengthy absence.
D. The demands of family generally force them to choose other careers.
2. A new campaign has been launched in order to
A. narrow the age gap between male and female scientists.
B. attract more female graduates into the field of academic research.
C. assist female scientists in coping with both children and work.
D. encourage experienced female scientists to return to work.
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3. The report was called 'The Rising Tide’
A. to reflect recent trends.
B. to present a positive image.
C. to show the extent of the problem.
D. to suggest things can't get worse.
4. What does the writer say about the current situation?
A. There is a clear link between family status and attainment.
B. Many women in the field try to be too self-reliant.
C. Further research is needed to determine the extent of the problem.
D. Current initiatives have little prospect of success.
5. What is the problem with research grants?
A. They are unlikely to provide sufficient support for projects.
B. Countries such as Sweden have fairer systems for awarding them.
C. They represent another obstacle for women in the field.
D. They are not distributed fairly among the different fields of science.
Part 3: Put one word in each space ( 30 pts)
Sometimes you just know things about people the first time you see them – for example that you
want to be friends with them or that you don’t trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn’t as hard to
explain (1)………………………… it may seem . For instance, everybody gives out body language signals (2)
………………………….the time. The (3) ………………………… you hold your body, head and arms tells people
about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides (4) ………………………fold them across your
chest, people will generally they feel that you (5) …………………………being defensive. Holding your head on
one side shows interest in the (6) ………………………… person, while (7) …………………… relaxed , “open”
posture indicate that you are self- confident . All this affects (8) ……………………… we feel about someone.
Also, a stranger may (9)……………………… you of a previous meeting with someone. This may be
because of (10)…………………… as simple as the fact that he or she is physically similar (11)
……………………… someone who treated you well – or badly. But your reaction doesn’t (12)
………………………… to be the result of the memory of a person you previously met- your feelings about the
stranger could (13) ……………………… influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place (14)
………………………… you were happy as a child. Since even a single word can bring back a memory
(15)……………………… as that, you may never realize it is happening. Your answers :
1. _______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. _____________ 5. __________
6. _______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. _____________ 10. __________
11. _______________12. ______________ 13. _____________14. _____________15. __________
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III. WRITING (70 points)
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (20pts)
1. This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London.
This will be the first time ……………………………………………………………………...
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We need to do two hours’ work before we take a break.
We can’t take a break until ……………………………………………………….. two hours.
4. Tom couldn’t finish the crossword despite really trying hard.
Try …………………………………………………., Tom couldn’t finish the crossword.
5. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
If you had told me ………………………………………………………………………………….
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. (20pts)
1.No one has explained why our flight is delayed. reason
No one has …………………………………………………………… the delay to our flight .
2. I admire his efficiency more than his ambition. rather
It ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………I admire
3. I think Carol’s unlikely to pass her driving test at the first attempt. whether
I ……………………………………………………..…… her driving test at the first attempt.
4. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. thankful
I’d like to say ………………………………………everything you have done for me.
5. When should we collect the books we ordered last week? supposed
When ……………………………………………….up the books we ordered last week ?
Part 3: Use the notes below to write an article about football. Or use the plan to write an
article about a sport that you are interested in (200 words) (30pts)
1. Introduction
- football _ most popular game
- popularity of competitions, e.g. World cup
2. History
- first played in ancient China, Greece and Rome
- medieval football = very violent _ rules decided in 19th century in Britain
- first clubs founded at end of 19th century.
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- most important competitions = World Cup, European Champions’ League, South American liberators’ Cup
- much money in modern game_ large transfer fees_ very rich clubs, e.g. Manchester United
- increasing violence on and off field – fans and players 4. Future
- improved performance of African teams - robot referees- world leagues of major clubs
- increased popularity of robot football 5. Conclusion
Summarize main points – advantages and disadvantages of football ( e.g. violence)- football’s huge social importance. Your writing : ====== The End ======
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