Đề thi HSG Tiếng anh lớp 12 của Sở GD&ĐT Đắk Nông

SỞ GD – ĐT ĐĂKNÔNG
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12
Môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2006-2007
Thời gian 180’( không kể thời gian phát đề )
PART ONE: PHONETICS (2 ms)
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part has the pronunciation different from that of the others. 1. A. new B. sew C. few D. dew 2. A. measure B. please C. bees D. roses 3. A. bound B. cough C. bounce D. ground 4. A. spectator B. spectacle C. specify D. species 5. A. theory B. therefore C. these D. weather 6. A. imagine B. valentine C. discipline D. magazine 7. A. boots B. dogs C. lies D. pens B. Stress:
8. Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable? A. atmosphere B. obstacle C. display D. different
9. Which word is stressed differently from the others? A. confident B. specific C. precedent D. calculous
10. Which word is stressed differently from the others? A. instrumental B. accidental
C. communicative D. mathematics
PART TWO: VOCABULARY (4ms)
A. Use the correct word form from the words in brackets:
1. Jim’s…………..of the crime only made matters worse. (DENY)
2. In ………….with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified. (ACCORD)
3. The …………of the castle makes gaps in wonder. (GRAND).
4. She took the job to be …………independent.(FINANCE)
5. He died under …………circumstances.(SUSPECT)
6. When Jean made up for the play, she was ……….(RECOGNIZE)
7. The situation is so ………… in some cities now that it is difficult to see any solution.(CHAOS).
8. The museum doesn’t change for ………..on Sundays.(ADMIT)
9. She got very angry but later, she apologized for her………… (PATIENT).
10.She ………….stood in the way of the escaping robbers.(ENCOURAGE)
B. Choose the correct answer in each of the following sentences.
1. The vase is…………..to be over a century year old. A. said B. described C. mentioned D. told
2. The ring is only made of plastic so it is quite……………………. A. valuable B. priceless C. invaluable D. worthless
3. People under twenty years old are not ………to join this club. A. eligible B. desirable C. advisable D. admissible
4. I’ve had a …………………..of misfortunes. A. repletion B. succession C. continuation D. success
5. What are the main …………of this illness? A. symptoms B. traces C. emblems D. appearances
6. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to…………… A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at
7. The judge………..the criminal to ten years in prison. A. condemned B. punished C. sentenced D. inflicted
8. The train …………..its way up the hillside and stopped just below the top. A. wound B. winds C. wounded wounds
9. Try not to be ………….by the remarks other more senior people. A. endangered B. interested C. faked D. intimidated
10. You’ll feel better after you‘ve taken a ………..of cough medicine. A. dose B. portion C. helping D. ration
PART THREE: GRAMMAR (8ms)
A. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged.
1. My suit needs cleaning before the interview.
-> I must………………………………………………………………………
2. Their chances of success are small.
-> It’s not…………………………………………………………………….
3. The patient recovered faster than I expected.
-> The patient made……………………………………………………………
4. I didn’t study French at school and now I regret it.
-> I wish………………………………………………………………………..
5. Many readers were greatly impressed by his new novel.
-> His new novel made…………………………………………………………
6. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed.
-> We haven’t…………………………………………………………………..
7. He borrowed money form me many a time.
-> Many…………………………………………………………………………
8. He tried hard so those he wounds win the first prize.
-> With………………………………………………………………………….
9. Can I speak to someone about my problem?
-> Would it ………………………………………………………………………
10. As I get old, I want to travel less.
-> The older……………………………………………………………………….
B. For each of the sentences below, use the given words to rewrite a new sentence so
that its meaning remain unchanged. Do alter these words.
1. It might be better if that paragraph was omitted.
(LEAVE)……………………………………………………………………………
2. If you gave your mind to your work, you might not make so many mistakes.
(CONCENTRATED)……………………………………………………
3. I found it when I was looking through some old papers.
(CAME)……………………………………………………………………………
4. She has a friendly relationship with most people.
(GETS)……………………………………………………………………………..
5. I find his handwriting very hard to read..
(DIFFICULTY)……………………………………………………………………..
6. The fridge is completely empty.
(LEFT)………………………………………………………………………………
7. Collecting stamps gives me a lot of pleasures.
(DERIVE)………………………………………………………………………
8. I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time.
(FED UP)……………………………………………………………………………
9. This reminds me of me an amusing incident
(PUT)……………………………………………………………………………….
10.Be sure to say goodbye to your teacher before you leave. (WITHOUT)
……………………………………………………………………….
C. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. Come in now, I’m sorry (keep)……….you (wait)………..so long.
2. My bike is broken. I (walk)………..to school today.
3. Don’t worry! By the time you (finish)………..cooking, they (do)……….their homework.
4. The performance (begin)………..at 7 o’clock and (last)………for three hours. We all (enjoy)………it.
5. We must take an umbrella. It (rain)………………………….
6. Where do you think Peter is today?
I have no idea, he (stay)………at home.
7. I wish I (know)……….you needed the book. I (can buy)……….it for you in London
8. He had tow bottles of coke and had got drunk. He (not get)…………drunk. on coke.
He (drink)…………..gin with it.
9. The last time he (see)…………..in public he (wear)………….a grey suit
10.We (wait)………….for Nancy for over three hours before she finally arrived yesterday.
D. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition:
1. I think the conference was very successful …………..the whole.
2. whom does she fall in love …………………?
3. Give me ……………..the money you stole ………me.
4. He spoke ………..behalf ………….our club.
5. When she heard the news of the crash, she broke……………..and cried.
6. He opens a bank account……………a false name.
7. Sometimes Bobby seems to be jealous…………..his brother.
8. One of our water pipes has burst. We must send ………….the plumber.
9. If you look ……………these drop ………….water under a microscope, you will see
how full ………….life it is.
10.My shoes wear …………very quick since I started walking ……….the office.
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION (6ms)
A. CLOZE TEST: Read the text and fill in each blank with one suitable word.
My father waved me good-bye and the bus set off. The person sitting (1)
……………..to me was a government engineer going to Peshawar (2)…………inspect
the roads. He said that traveling by bus was (3)………..excellent way to test the roads.
We passed many villages (4)…………….the way and stopped once or (5)
……..to buy cold drinks, (6)……………….…..it was very hot and dusty. The
countryside was brown and dry and(7)……………………………….were long
stretches(8)………….no people or villages in sight. We (9)………….to stop once at
some road works, too(10)…………made my traveling companion(11)…………happy.
Most of (12)………….were dozing in the afternoon heat when we were
woken by a sudden noise, which (13).…………like a shot from a gun. As the bus
swerved and then stopped at the side of the road, I remembered all the stories I (14)
………..heard about banks of robbers who used to attack travelers on deserted roads(15)
…………….this. Many of the other passengers looked as bewildered and frightened as I (16)…………..have looked.
My neighbour, however, reassured me ‘No thing to worry (17)…………
Only a burst tyre, but we shall have to wait (18)…………..he changes the wheel’
My cousin, John met me at the bus station." Well, there you (19)……”
He said. "I was beginning to wonder what had (20)………to you”
B. Read the text and choose the best answer or answer the questions below:
THE GREATEST BRIDGE IN THE WORLD.
Verrazano. An Indian about whom is little known sailed into New York harbor in 1524
and named it Angouleme. He described it as “a very agreeable situation located within two
small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river”. Though Verrazano Bridge, which was
designed by Othmar Amman, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island, It has a span of 4260 feet. The
bridge was so long that the shape of the Earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
Two great towers support four huge cables. The towers are built on immense underwater
platforms made of steel and concrete. The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under
the sea. These alone took sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers
rise to a height of nearby 700 feet. They support the cables from which the bridge has been
suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26,108 lengths of wires. It has been estimated
that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total
capacity. However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge.
Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create
“an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible”.
1. The verrazano bridge was built with so wide a span because
A. it had to cover a wide stretch of water
B. of the unusual shape of the Earth around Brooklyn and Staten island.
C. The water that lies between Brooklyn and Staten Island is very deep.
D. The number of wires in each cable is so great.
2. In designing the Verrazeno Bridge, Othmar Amman
A. had to account for the curvature of the Earth’s surface.
B. spent over a great building the platforms that form the bridge’s base
C. had to considered the number of vehicles that might across the bridge at any one time. D. A. and C.
3. He described it ……………….situated. A. as being very agreeable B. was very agreeable C. very agreeably having seen D. was agreeably as being
4. The Verrazano Bridge, which joins the Brooklyn to Staten Island……the design of Othmar Ammar. A. was B. is C. were D. has been
5. The towers are built on …………..which are sunk beneath the warter.
A. ferro-concrete immense platforms
B. immense made of ferro-concrete platforms
C. are made of ferro-concrete platforms
D. immense ferro-concrete platforms.
6. Even if the bridge were packed with cars, it could still ………..three times the load. A. be carrying B. be able to carry C. only carry D. carry
7. “A very agreeable situation with two small hills lying…………………” A. on either side B. on every side C. besides D. side after side
8. The Verrazano bridge …………..Brooklyn with Staten Island. A. attaches B. unified C. links D. relates
9. Find a word or phrase in the text which means: graceful and attractive in appearance or manner.
10. Find a word or phrase in the text which means: to consider the importance of a particular factor. THE END. ANSWER KEYS. PART ONE: 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C PART TWO: A. 1. denial 2. accordance 3. grandeur 4. financially 5. suspicious 6. unrecognizable 7. chaotic 8. admission 9. impatience 10. courageously. B. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A. PART THREE: A.
1. I must have my suit cleaned before the interview.
2. It’s not likely that they will succeed
3. The patient made an unexpected recovery.
4. I wish I had studied French at school.
5. His new novel made a great impression on many readers.
6. We haven’t received any confirmation of our hotel booking.
7. Many a time did he borrow money from me.
8. With a view to winning the first prize, he tried hard.
9. Would it be possible (for me) to speak to some one about my problem?
10.The older I get/ become, the less I want to travel. B.
1. It might be better to leave out that paragraph.
2. If you concentrated on your work, you might not make so many mistakes.
3. I came across/on/upon it when I was looking through some old papers.
4. She gets on well with most people.
5. I have difficulty in reading his handwriting.
6. There is no thing left in the fridge.
7. I derive a lot of pleasure from colleting stamps.
8. I was fed up with going to the same place all the time.
9. This puts me in mind of an amusing incident.
10.Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your teacher. C. 1. to have kept you waiting 2. will walk 3. finish---will have done 4. began---lasted---enjoyed 5. is raining 6. may have stayed
7. had known---could have bought
8. couldn’t have got---must have drunk 9. was seen---was wearing 10.had been waiting D. 1. on 2. with 3. back---from 4. on---of 5. down 6. under 7. of 8. for 9. at—of---of 10. out/away---to PART FOUR: A. 1. next 2. to 3. an 4. on 5. twice 6. because/as/for 7. there 8. with 9. had 10. which 11. very 12. us 13. sounded 14. had 15. like 16. must 17. about 18. while 19. are 20. happened B. 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. elegant 10. to take in to account.
Document Outline

• PART ONE: PHONETICS (2 ms)
• A. instrumental B. accidental C. communicative D. mathematics