Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi HSG quốc gia lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Bình Thuận năm 2016 - vòng 1

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 12 CẤP TỈNH
BÌNH THUẬN Năm học : 2016-2017
Ngày thi : 18.10.2016
Đề chính thức Môn : TIẾNG ANH
Đề này có 08 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
-------------------------------------------------------- ĐỀ I. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (5 ms)
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. (3,5 ms)
1. _____ from being embarrassed by his mistake, the lecturer went on confidently with his talk. A. Distant B. Far C. A long way D. Miles
2. In the 1850’s Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” became the best seller of the
generation, _____ a host of imitators. A. inspiring B. inspired C. inspired by D. to inspire
3. The junior staff were _____ from all aspects of decision making. A excluded B limited C confined D. restricted
4. “ Although they met with many difficulties, I hear that they succeeded _____.” A over all B above all C after all D. all in all
5. A survey has been conducted to find out the youngsters’ attitudes _____ love. A. for B. towards C. about D. with
6. There was little we could do ______ registering a formal complaint. A. beyond B. further C. over D. beside
7. I suppose he could _____ have reached the summit on his own, but I doubt it. A. conceivably B. credibly C. imaginatively D. believably
8…………………….. I want is to know your name. A. All B. All what C. Whatever D. All whatever
9. The dentist told me that when the effect of the anesthetic ………………….., I might feel a little
paint. But it was more than a little. A. dropped off B. went out C. wore off D. turned out
10. The government has rightly been …………………. its health policy A. taking to task
B. taken to task for C. taking to the task of D. taken for the task of
11. – Tell the boss I’ll leave tomorrow.
- I’m afraid the boss …………………….. at once. A. had rather you left B. would rather you’ll left C. had rather you’ll leave D. would rather you left
12. I haven’t read any articles on this subject for years, so I’m …………………… with recent developments. A. out of touch B. out of step C. touch and go D. a soft touch
13. - I have done the washing up for you.
- Oh, you really ……………….! How kind!
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A. shouldn’t have B. mustn’t C. didn’t D. didn’t have
14. In …………………. of value for money, this is the best car I’ve ever bought. A. view B. the light C. terms D. regards Your answers : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses (1,5 ms)
If you want to see the highest waterfall in the world, you have to go to Venezuela. There, you
( find ) 1…………the Angel Falls- a spectacular sight. We went there last year and we were very
impressed. We ( walk ) 2.…………in the countryside for about an hour when suddenly we heard
the sound of water. As we ( approach) 3.………the waterfall, we could not believe how loud the
water was. And we ( know) 4……… how amazing it was, we ( take) 5.………a video camera with
us. It’s really worth ( discover) 6.……… this wonder of nature once. Your answers : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. II. READING: (4ms)
Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer ( A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example . (2 ms)
PARENTS SPENDING MORE QUALITY TIME
Working parents are devoting more quality time to their children than (0) _________
generations, despite time-consuming jobs research has shown. The findings of this study go
against the (1) _________ that modern parents, especially working mothers, spend less time with
their children. The study found that parents devote more than twice as much time on the (2)
_________ of their children than they did 30 years ago. Full-time working parents were found to
spend more time with their children than part-time and non-working counterparts. This time is
spent talking to children and enjoying planned leisure activities, such as swimming and trips to museums together.
The results of the research show that parents devote an average of 85 minutes a day to
each child. This compares with 25 minutes a day in the (3) _________ 1970s. And it is predicted
that the figure will (4) _________ to 100 minutes a day by 2010.
The study highlighted a new concept of “positive parenting” where mothers and fathers are
(5)_________ committed to working hard to be good parents and providing the best material and
emotional support for their children. The findings suggest that the “new man” is not a myth.
Today’s fathers were found to be more involved in their children’s lives than their own fathers or
grandparents were. More fathers are said to be more equal (6) _________ in parenting.
During the study, three generations of families were (7) _________ on their attitudes to
parenting. What is clear is that parents desire an increase in creative involvement with children,
and for family democracy. However, this increase in parenting involvement also (8) _________
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an increase in the stress of being a parent. In the future, parenting classes could become as
commonplace as antenatal classes are today. 0. A. before B. early C. previous D. old 1. A. saying B. thought C. statement D. claim 2. A. education B. upbringing C. training D. instruction 3. A. mid B. middle C. medium D. halfway 4. A. arise B. arouse C. rise D. raise 5. A. equally B. hardly C. similar D. nearly 6. A. couples B. partners C. colleagues D. mates 7. A. questioned B. answered C. asked D. requested 8. A. says B. suggests C. estates D. hints Your answers: 0. C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
PART 2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each of the questions that follow (2ms)
Our house was the same as any other houses in the town. The only special feature we had
was a huge garage, over the door of which my dad had painted the words GARAGE ENTRANCE in
large black letters. Anyone silly enough to park in front of the driveway should beware. You didn’t
want to get on the wrong side of my dad, believe me!
We had three bedrooms and I used to share mine with my sister Lucy, who is two years older
than me. We had a bunk bed - I slept on top - a wardrobe and a desk. Our brother Tom, who is a
year younger than I am, had a room the size of a broom cupboard at the very back of the house,
overlooking the garden. The three of us used to have terrible fights with each other in those days.
We always worried that my mum would find out about the fights.
We all had chores to do before and after school and Mum would check our efforts when she
got home from work each evening. Sometimes we would go out and play with the neighborhood
kids, but we kept an eye open for Mum, who disapproved of us playing outside. She thought we
should be inside doing useful things, like homework and housework. There was a big supermarket
just on the edge of town, but my mum and I would struggle the six kilometres into town by bus
every Saturday to the weekly market in the centre of town. It was better and cheaper than a
supermarket, she said. We would then come home laden down with what seemed like a mountain
of plastic bags and sink gratefully onto the sofa in the living room when we got in. Dad thought
that getting the car out for shopping was a waste of time.
My first best friend was Sarah. We got on really well and she was good at keeping secrets. I
can’t remember a single occasion when we fell out. We spent all our spare time together - like
sisters. I used to hang around the local shops with her, if there was nothing decent showing at the
local cinema. I wanted to be a pop star or be in films when I grew up and poor long-suffering
Sarah was very good about listening to me singing all the latest pop songs and showing off my
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dancing to practise my stage technique. I think it helped having a critical audience as when I
finally started at drama school, I felt quite confident and this showed.
In the summer, Sarah and I and the rest of our class went to school camp. It was on an island
off the coast. Once I thought it’d be a good idea to go swimming in the sea just before sunrise.
I’d forgotten that Mrs. Dodd would be coming round to wake us up and would see immediately if
anyone wasn’t in bed. Sarah covered for me, though, and put a pillow under the sheets so Mrs.
Dodd would think I was there. We actually got away with it, too! Great times!
1. What can we infer about the father in the first paragraph?
A. He could get angry if you annoyed him.
B. He disliked his neighbours.
C. He was quite a selfish person
D. He was very proud of his garage.
2. What does the writer suggest about her family?
A. Some members of the family got on with each other better than others.
B. They had only limited living space while they were growing up.
C. There was a large age difference between the girls and Tom.
D. They were afraid their mother would tell their father about the fights.
3. What does “It” refer to in paragraph 3?
A. the bus B. the centre of town C. the supermarket D. the weekly market
4. What does “keep an eye open” mean? A. look for B. stay awake C. open one eye D. be careful
5. What do you think of the mother from the 3rd paragraph?
A. She didn’t like the neighbourhood children. B. She was unkind to her children.
C. She demanded high standards of her children. D. She had very little money to spend on food.
6. What impression do you get of the writer’s friend Sarah?
A. She had the same ambitions as the writer. B. She was a very easy-going person.
B. She lived in a nicer house than the writer did. D. She and the writer sometimes had arguments.
7. What is “this” meant in paragraph 4? A. the writer’s confidence B. the writer’s technique C. the writer’s dancing D. the writer’s audience
8. What happened when the writer went swimming in the sea one morning?
A. Her absence were unnoticed.
B. Mrs. Dodd didn’t come into the tent that morning
C. Sarah told the teacher what had happened D. She managed to get back on time.
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Part 1: Complete the text with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS in each space. (2 ms)
Everyone thinks that (0) professional sportspeople get paid a lot of 0. PROFESSION
money to (1) _____, but this is not always true. The top (2) _____ 1. COMPETITOR
in smaller sports like handball, mountain running and women’s 2. ATHLETICS
cricket don’t earn much money. Such sports are very competitive
and the athletes (3) _____hard, but even if they (4) _____ their 3. TRAINING
country, they often can make a living from their sport. Unfortunately 4.REPRESENTATION 5. VICTOR
(5) _____ in (6) ______and new world (7) _____ very often don’t 6. CHAMPION
mean money, especially if the sport isn’t popular on TV. But maybe 7. RECORDING
this doesn’t matter if the athletes enjoy what they do and spectators
are happy to watch them perform and (8) ______ for them. Money 8. CHEERFUL
isn’t everything, after all. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Part 2: Read the following passage and underline six errors, then correct them on the right column: (1,5ms)
Have you ever wonder where the expression O.K., which it means all 1._____________
right, comes from originally? In one amusing story the expression is 2._____________
attributed to the American President Andrew Jackson, like many before 3._____________
and after him, was a soldier by occupation. Unlike most presidents 4.______________
these days, who have spent many years at college, Jackson’s 5._______________
education was not as complete as that military training and it is said 6._______________
his spelling was not as good as it was. Of course, a great many papers
were given to the president to sign but he did not never want to write
much at the bottom of these papers so, when he agreed with what
thing was written, he would simply write O.K on the paper because
President Jackson believed the spelling of “All Correct” to be “ Orl Kerekt”, or O.K for short!
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Part 3: Write one word in each gap. (2 ms )
Statistics show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (1) ………… the health; yet a
surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke in spite of all these (2) ……… . By doing so
they are not just shortening their (3) ………… lives, they are also affecting the health of those
around them. It is time that non – smokers fought back!
Personally, I think smoking should definitely be banned in (4) ……… places. In the first
place, it is very unpleasant to sit in a smoke-filled (5) …………such as a restaurant or a cinema if
you do not yourself (6) ………… Added to this, smoking can be a serious fire risk, especially in
crowded places like discos. Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his health just
because of another person’s bad habits.
Smoking is (7) …………not just to smokers but to non-smokers too. If some people are
foolish enough to continue this dangerous habit, it seems to me that they should at least be
prevented from (8) ………… so in public. Your answers : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Part 4: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed before it. (1.25 ms )
1. It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled …………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. Not many of the people in Britain speak a single word of my language.
Hardly ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. My brother refused to discuss the issue, which really annoys me.
What……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. His actions didn’t bring about his downfall; lying about them did.
It wasn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m not too keen on watching football but I really enjoy playing it.
I much prefer……………………………………………………………………………
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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. (1.25 ms )
1.The suggestion to increase the entrance fee at the disco came from Tony. should
It was Tony …………………………………………………………… increased at the disco.
2. You may be dismissed if you fail to observe the company’s dress code. result
Failure to ………………………………………………………………………………….. your dismissal.
3. The offer of a job will only be confirmed following a successful medical examination. completed
Once ……………………………………………………..……, the offer of a job will be confirmed.
4. Our rivals are along way behind at the moment. streets
We…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. You can’t expect everything to be good all the time. the smooth
You have to…………………………………………………………………………………. IV. WRITING (3ms)
It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an
early stage. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction
To what extent do you agree or disagree to this statement? Write at least 250 words. Your writing
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