Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh 12 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh Đắk Lắk năm học 2010-2011

hes can be difficult. Some people want to be fashionable, but they don’t want to look exactly (1) ____________ everybody else. Not all clothes are (2) ___________ for work or school, perhaps because they are not (3) ___________ enough, or simply not comfortable. It is easy to buy the (4) ___________ size, and find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit (5) ___________. Very (6) ____________ clothes make you fell slim, but when they have (7) ___________ in the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be (8) ____________ enough for winter. If your shoes are not (9) __________, and if you aren’t (10) ____________ for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
1. 	A. alike	B. like	C. similar	D. same
2. 	A. fitted	B. suitable	C. comfort	D. equal
3. 	A. formal	B. strict	C. uniform	D. suited
4. 	A. false	B. mistake	C. wrong	D. error
5. 	A. slim	B. overweight	C. thin	D. enormous
6. 	A. loose	B. lose	C. loosened	D. lost
7. 	A. lessened	B. reduced	C. decreased	D. shrunk
8. 	A. warm	B. cold	C. hot	D. cool
9. 	A. tight	B. enclosed	C. firm	D. waterproof
10. 	A. worn	B. clothed	C. dressed	D. fitted
Part 4: Read the passage below carefully. Then choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer. (1,0 points)
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today. 
1. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were_______.
A. published while he was traveling	B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships	D. based on his travel experience
2. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 	B. 1841 	C. 1847 	D. 1849
3. The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. background B. message	C. bottom 	D. dissertation
4. According to the passage, Moby Dick is_______.
A. a romantic adventure	B. a single-faceted work
C. a short story about a whale	D. symbolic of humanity fighting the universe
5. The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ________
A. nineteenth-century novels 	B. American history 
C. oceanography 	D. modem American literature
IV. WRITING	 (4 points)
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (2,0 points)
1. Tom arrived late and started complaining.
à Not only	
2. She was sorry that she hadn't applied for the job in the library.
àShe regretted 	
People used to think that the earth was flat.
àIt 	
4. I'd like to visit India more than any other country in the world.
à It's India	
5. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
àThe driver 	
6. Thanks to the improvement in export sales, the company has had a successful year.
àWithout 	 
7. I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party last night.
àI wish 	
8. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane's interests.
à Jane is	
9. They are going to repair our car next week.
àWe 	
10. I haven't seen him and I haven't heard him speak either.
àNeither 	
Part 2. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. (1,0 points)
1. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
2. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.
3. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
4. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
5. The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.
A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.
B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.
Part 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first meaning. Using the word given in block letters, and this word MUST NOT be changed in any way. (1,0 points)
He recommended me for the position, which was very nice of him. (kind)
It ……………………………………………………………….for the position.
It was childish of him not to accept my apologies. (refused)
He ………………………………………………………………. of him.
3. He was born in London fifty years ago. (city)
London ……………………………………………………………….fifty years ago.
4. Can you tell me who the owner of that car is, please? (belongs)
Can you tell me ………………………………………………………………., please?
5. My grandfather died in the early hours. (passed)
My grandfather ……………………………………………………………….night.
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	ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM	 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
A. ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM
I. LISTENING (2 points)
Part 1 (1.0 points) : 
100 or 200	2. graduate students	3. 500	4. 700
Part 2(1.0 points): 
1. F	2. T	3. F	4. T
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (8 points)
Part 1: 25 x 0,1 = 2,5
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. D13. B
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. D
23. A
24. C
25. D
Part 2: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0
1. performance	2. competition	3. unbelievable	4. length	
5. difficulty	6. musical	7. famous	8. exciting	
9. optimistic	10. popularity 
Part 3: 15 x 0,1 = 1,5 
1. 0
2. was
3. 0
4. so
5. up
6. like
7. that
8. 0
9. was
10. to
11. been
12. 0
13. us
14. they
15. 0
Part 5: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 
1. astronaut
2. moon
3. on
4. as
5. surface
6. from
7. appointed
8. that/which.
9. what
10. for
III. READING COMPREHENSION (6 points)
Part 1: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B
Part 2: 5 x 0,2 = 1,0
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
Part 3: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. C
Part 4: 5 x 0,2 = 1,0 
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
IV. WRITING (4 points)
Part 1: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 
1. Not only did Tom arrive late, but he (also) started complaining./(as well)
2. She regretted not having applied for the job in the library.
3. It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
4. It's India that I’d like to visit most/ more than any other country in the world.
5. The driver is said to have been listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
6. Without the improvement in export sales, the company wouldn't have had a successful year. 
7. I wish I had gone to your birthday party last night.
8. Jane is interested in collecting stamps from foreign countries.
9. We are going to have/get our car repaired next week.
10. Neither have I seen him nor have I heard him speak.
Part 2: 5 x 0,2 = 1,0
1. B	2. C	3. D	4. B	5.A
Part 3: : 5 x 0,2 = 1,0
1. It was very kind of him to recommend me for the position.
2. He refused to accept my apologies, which was childish of him.
3. London is the city where/in which he was born fifty years ago.
4. Can you tell me who/whom this car belongs to, please?
 (or Can you tell me to whom this car belongs, please?)
5. My grandfather passed away during the night.
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