Đề thi chọn HSG tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Bảng B - Năm học 2006-2007 - Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An (Có đáp án)

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	 kú thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh líp 12
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	 n¨m häc 2006-2007
 M«n thi : TiÕng anh - B¶ng B
 Thêi gian : 150 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
I. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the three ones in each group.
1.	A. valentine	B. machine	C. magazine	D. discipline
2.	A. never	B. sever 	C. fever	D. clever
3.	A. hockey	B. grey	C. they	D. survey
4.	A. sure	B. settle	C. ceiling	D. seat
5.	A. noodle	B. mood	C. blood	D. hoof
6. 	A. home	B. come 	C. some 	D. money 
7.	A. studious 	B. study 	C. hurry 	D. dull 
8.	A. hear	B. near	 	C. gear 	D. bear 
9. 	A. headache	B. which 	C. teach 	D. much 
10.	A. wondered	B. cleaned 	C. replied 	D. laughed 
III. Choose the best answers from A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
11. We must _______ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
	A. change	B. convert	C. turn	D. exchange
12. Please call the doctor if the victim is _______ hurt.
	A. bad	B. serious	C. badly	D. got
13. I don’t _____ to see her again until next Tuesday.
	A. think	B. wait	C. attend	D. expect
14. Low interest rates _______ people from lending money.
	A. encourage	B. discourage	C. agree	D. disagree
15. I think you'd better _______ you'll miss your bus.
	A. hurry unless	B. hurry if not	C. hurry or	D. hurry if only
16. He went to London hoping to find a teaching _______ without too much difficulty.
	A. work	B. occupation	C. employment	D. post
17. The opening _______ of the play took place in an army camp.
	A. stage	B. scene	C. sight	D. piece 
18. After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great ______ .
	A. agony	B. suffering 	C. hurt	D. pain
19. The cottages in the village were very _______ so I took a lot of photographs of them.
	A. attracted	B. stunning	C. good-looking	D. pretty
20. _______ there was no electricity, he still gave a birthday party.
	A. Unless 	B. Even though 	C. Even 	D. Only if
21. Charles could not ______ having been at the scene of the crime.
	A. refuse	B. object 	C. deny	D. alter
22. I'm very well _______ with the problems encountered in starting a business.
	A. aware	B. acquainted	C. informed	D. knowledgeable
23. He is ______ intelligent than his sister.
	A. much fewer	B. much less	C. lesser	D. not
24. Is this the address to _______ you want the package sent.
	A. where	B. that	C. which	D. whom
25. _______ you try harder, you will never catch up with the other people.
	A. Even though	B. However	C. Whatever	D. Whenever
26. I have no _______ who my elder sister is going out with.
	A. intention	B. idea	C. opinion	D. view
27. Students _______ on campus are close to their classroom and the library.
	A. living	B. who lived 	C. who living	D. live
28. Once upon a time there _______ three brothers in a cottage in the forest.
	A. live	B. lived 	C. was	D. had
29. Driving a car with faulty brakes is ______ quite a risk.
	A. putting	B. setting	C. taking	D. being
30. I have got two brothers, none of _______ is married.
	A. they	B. whom	C. them	D. who
IV. Identify the mistakes marked by A, B, C or D.
31. Ernest Hemingway was well known for his simply language and lively dialogues.
	 A B C 	 D
32. The headmaster, together with the teaching staff, are away on holiday.
 A 	 B 	 C D
33. The One Pillar Pagoda, that was built in 1049 in Ly Thai Tong dynasty, is in the capital.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
34. It was my grandmother who encouraged me much than anyone.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
35. Many ships discharge their waste materials and unwanting engine oil into the sea.
 A	 B 	 C 	 D 
36. Good scientists always cooperate with each other no matter how their nationalities are.
	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
37. The president refuses to accept either of the four proposals made by the contractors.
	 A B	 C D
38. It is extremely important for an engineer to know to use a computer.
 	 A	 B 	 C D
39. Almost poetry is more enjoyable when it is read aloud.
 A 	 B 	 C	 D
40. Although the medicine tastes badly, it seems to help my condition.
	 A 	 B C D
V. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer. 
The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal, smaller only than the elephant. Its name comes from two Greek words which mean “river horse”.The long name of this animal is often shortened to the easier to handle term “hippo”.
The hippo has a natural affinity for the water.It does not float on top of the water; instead, it can easily walk along the bottom of a body of water.The hippo commonly remains underwater for three to five minutes and has been known to stay under for up to half an hour before coming up for air.
In spite of its name, the hippo has a relatively little in common with the horse and instead has a number of interesting similarities in common with the whale.When a hippo comes up after a stay at the bottom of a lake or river, it releases air through a blowhole, just like a whale.In addition, the hippo resembles the whale in that they both have thick layers of blubber for protection and they are almost completely hairless.
41.The topic of this passage is 
	A. the largest land animals	C. the characteristics of the hippo
	B. the derivations of animal names	D. the relation between the hippo and the whale
42.The possessive “ Its” in line 1 refers to.
	A. hippopotamus	C. fish
	B. elephant	D. horse
43.According to the passage,what is the maximum time that hippos have been known to stay underwater?
	A. Three minutes	C. Thirty minutes
	B. Five minutes	D. Ninety minutes
44.The word “ blubber ” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
	A. metal 	C. water
	B. fat 	D. skin
45.The last line states that the hippo does not 
	A. like water	C. have a protective coating
	B. resemble the whale 	D. have much hair
VI. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
SLIMMING FOOD 
 These days most people, especially young girls, like (46)______ slim. Our grandparents’ tastes were different (47)______ ours but nowadays (48)______ seems (49)______ looking at fat people. The only thing (50)______ is wrong with this is what a (51)______ said to me the other day: “ I don’t mind (52)______ these foods if they’ll help me to (53)______ weight but why do they taste so awful?” The reason (54)______ this is that the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law, so the only sensible advice I could give my friend was “ Eat normal food, but (55)______ less”.
46. 	A. to be looked 	B. to look 	C. they look 	D. look
47. 	A. from 	B. of 	C. as 	D. with 
48.	A. anyone 	B. none 	C. everyone 	D. no one
49.	A. to enjoy 	B. enjoy 	C. enjoying 	D. to be enjoyed 
50. 	A. it 	B. that 	C. what 	D. who 
51.	A. friend of mine 	B. my friend 	C. friend of me 	D. friend of my
52.	A. to eat 	B. eat 	C. eating 	D. the eating 
53.	A. gain 	B. put on 	C. loose 	D. lose
54.	A. of 	B. why 	C. for 	D. that
55.	A. eat 	B. to eat 	C. eating 	D. be eating
VII. Fill each blank with one suitable word.
About two hundred years ago man lived __56__ greater harmony with his environment __57__ industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite __58__ . People all over ther world are worried about __59__ is happening to the environment because of modern industry and the need for more and more energy. Newspapers and magazines __60__ about water pollution. Why is __61__ so much discussion about pollution? After __62__, people have been polluting the world around them for thousands of years. But in the __63__ there were not __64__ people, so they could __65__ to another place when their settlements became dirty.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
66. It was only when I got home that I realized I 'd forgotten my bag. 
	Not until ................................................................... .
67. She is the quickest runner in my school.
	She runs ........................................................ .
68. She was reading a book when I came in.
	The moment ....................................................... .
69. I hate the lie and dishonesty.
	What ........................................... .
70. I'm sure that he went to London last Sunday.
	He must ............................................................ .
71. They believe the students were educated in Canada. 	
	The students ....................................................................
72. If he had not helped me, I would not have finished the home work.
	But for ..................................................................... .
73. "I never told anyone about your scheme", she said.
	She denied .......................................................... .
74. I would prefer you to do computer science. 
	I'd rather ..................................................... .
75. It is said that there is plenty of oil off our coast.
	There is .......................................................... .
IX. Composition.
"Our country has just joined the WTO. It is important and necessary for us to learn English". 
Write an essay (about 120-150 words) expressing your point of view.
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