Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh năm học 2011-2012 môn Tiếng Anh 12 - Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thanh Hóa

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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh năm học 2011-2012 môn Tiếng Anh 12 - Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thanh Hóa SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH THANH HÓA Năm học: 2011-2012 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 THPT Số báo danh Ngày thi: 23 tháng 3 năm 2012 …...............…… Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 06 trang Part A : PHONETICS ( 10pts ) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. ( 5pts ) 1. A. eradicate B. astronaut C. standard D. fatal 2. A. straight B. pleasure C. celebrate D. break 3. A. impressed B. proposed C. increased D. passed 4. A. penalize B. penetrate C. penalty D. penny 5. A. crossbar B. discuss C. association D. possession II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. ( 5pts ) 1. A. optimistic B. unexpected C. environment D. electricity 2. A. contribute B. confident C. eternal D. eradicate 3. A. regulator B. adventurous C. participant D. performance 4. A. compete B. punish C. eject D. commit 5. A. administrative B. productivity C. agricultural D. economic Part B : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 40 pts ) I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 10pts ) 1. Jack takes great pride …….. never throwing anything ……… He always says that one day he’ll find a use for things. A. on - out B. of – away C. in - away D. at - off 2. Domestic chores are now no longer a ……… thanks to the inventions of electric devices . A. bound B. weight C. burden D. load 3. She has been working too much recently, I think .......... she should do now is to take a few days’ rest. A. which B. thing C. what D. anything 4. They took .............. his driving license because he was caught drunk while driving. A. back B. off C. away D. over 5. Defensive players are not allowed to interfere ………. an opponent’s movements unless the player is holding the ball. A. to B. in C. at D. with 1/6 6. The two computers for sale were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy ……….. A. either of them B. none of them C. neither of them D. both of them 7. ……… daily promotes physical as well as emotional well – being in people of all ages. A. Having exercised B. Those who exercise C. Exercising D. For exercising 8. Peter : “ I thought your game was much better last night.” Dave : “ You’ve got to be kidding! ..........” A. I myself liked it very much B. I thought it was terrible C. I’m sure you enjoyed it D. I supposed it was not bad 9. The architect .......... Mario works is brilliant . A. whom B. that C. with whom D. with who 10. Every year ......... swimmers attempt to swim across ........... English Chanel. A. ─ / ─ B. ─ / the C. the / the D. ─ / an II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts ) 1. We would like ( invite ) ....... to the president’s reception, but we weren’t. 2. Did you know that Oscar Wilde ( live ) .......... in Paris during his final years? 3. There was no sign indicating that the cottage ( break ) .......... into. 4. Without their valuable assistance we ( never, gather ) ........... enough money for our son’s operation. 5. Her head felt as if it ( burst ) .......... . 6. By the time I go to bed tonight, I ( write ) .......... more than ten pages of the novel. 7. Sam ( not receive ) ........ the parcel the last time I ( speak ) ......... to him. 8. I ( consider ) ............ buying a house but now I ( change ) .......... my mind. III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts ) Interviews are a/an (1. perfect) .................. method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human (2. be) ........... like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of selection as it is commonly practised is that the forms filled by (3. apply) .................. often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best (4. advise) .............. when completing your form and still find that you are (5. succeed) ............... at the next stage - the interview. (6. Similar) ........... , in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an (7. adequacy) ................. form may do (8. surprise) ............. well. Your form needs to show that you have (9. confide) .............. in your ability to do the job, but don’t try to turn yourself into someone else - a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. (10. Real) ............ and honesty are definitely the best approach. IV. There are 10 mistakes in the passage. Find out and correct them. ( 10pts ) Swimming Swimming is a very popular sporting activity so that many people have taken up in order for to keep fit or relax. Some ...