ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI cấp trường lớp 11 môn anh

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO QUẢNG NGÃI
TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN QUỐC TUẤN
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG 2010-2011
MÔN :ANH VĂN 11
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Họ, tên thí sinh :
Số báo danh : Lớp 11 Phòng
Mã đề thi 061


Giám khảo 1: ……………………………. Điểm thi:
Giám khảo 2: ……………………………
Mã đề thi 061
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Question 1: PHONETICS (20 points)
Part a- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. wet B. wheel C. answer D. away
2. A. their B. northern C. this D. thankful
3. A. volunteer B. province C. population D. provide
4. A. now B. flow C. row D. know
5. A. choir B. chore C. chemist D. chorus
Part b- Choose the word that has the different stress from the others:
6. A. champion B. composer C. decide D. machine
7. A. pesticide B. separate C. slavery D. efficient
8. A. capable B. personal C. interact D. average
9. A. theatre B. cinema C. interesting D. career
10. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average

Question 2: VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR (60 points)
Circle the letter A, B, C or D beside the answer that best fits each of the banks
11. The smaller the room is, the………furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
12. How can I know………book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. this D. the
13. The secretary to……… you met yesterday is very intelligent.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
14. Could you please ……… me the way to Tran Quoc Tuan high school?
A. tell B. talk C. ask D. speak
15. She …………… him into handing over his savings.
A. perceived B. received C. deceived D. cancelled
16. They don’t let me……… out after 10 p.m.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
17. He didn’t mention……… about his progress in his study.
A. concerning B. being concerned C. to concern D. to be concerned
18. When a woman is going to give birth to a baby, she goes to the ………
A. maternity ward B. dental hospital C. cancer hospital D. heart clinic
19. Stop now, you 've done……… work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough
20. What was the …………. of illiteracy in Vietnam 2000? - 94%
A. number B. figure C. rate D. commission
21. “I myself broke the vase.” Lan said
A. Lan admitted breaking the vase B. Lan promised to break the vase
C. Lan prevented me from breaking the vase. D. Lan denied breaking the vase
22. He ……… to the doctor after the accident, but he went on working.
A. should have gone B. may have gone C. must have gone D. couldn’t go

23. My teacher……… me to prepare our lesson before going to school
A. proposed B. suggested C. said D. advised

24. Hung: “ I have passed my exam” - Lan: :………… ”
A. That is a good idea. B. It is nice of you to say so.
C. You are well D. Congratulations!
25. Before they let them go, he made them………….not to tell anyone what they………. in the room
A. to promised/have seen B. promise/ had seen C. promised / seeing D. promising/ saw
26. The school trip has become an annual event.
A. year B. every year C. any year D. yearly
27. Do many people in your country……… take care of others?
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteered
28. “To take off” ……… to move off the ground.
A. mean B. means C. meant D. is meaning
29. In summer, winter clothes are often on …………… every where near my house.
A. sell B. sale C. sold D. selling
30. This plane can fly from the North to the South of …. country in …. hour or two.
A. the/an B. the/a C. a/the D. a/ an
31. His lawyer speaks more………than yours.
A. persuade B. persuasive C. persuading D. persuasively
32. He has been one of the most effective …… in his company.
A. activities B. actions C. activists D. acts
33. Find out the mistake in the following sentence:
Mary said me not to go to school late again.
A B C D
34. The Judge told him it was ………… to drink and drive, and blamed him for year.
A. responsible B. irresponsible C. responsibility D. irresponsibility
35. Find out the mistake in the following sentence:
she couldn’t hardly go out at night alone when she lived in Ho Chi Minh city.
A B C D
36. There is no point in persuading him to help you.
A. He can’t help you although he wants to. B. He is easy to be persuaded to help you
C. It is useless to persuade him to help you. D. Everyone can persuade him to help you.

37. Find out the mistake in the following sentence:
He is the first pupil in my class getting the scholarship.
A B C D
38. I’d like to take my holiday ……… 10
th
March …… 15
th
April.
A. from/to B. on/in C. on/on D. in/ on
39. Yesterday I spent a whole day ……. the races at Ascot.
A. in B. on C. at D. above
40. Find out the mistake in the following sentence:
The more science and technology advance, the small the world seems to be.
A B C D
Question 3: READING (40 points)
Part a: Fill in the blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.(20 points)
China is the most populous country of the world. Its (41) ………. is approximately 1.3 billion
people, which is almost 22% of the (42)…… population. The population density is high in the southeast:
43 percent of the land contains most of its population. A quarter of the population (43) …China is in the
middle and lower parts of the Yangtze River, and the population density (44)…… 663 people per
square kilometer. Shanghai is China's largest city, (45) … population density reaches 2,118 people per
square kilometer.
China's population growth rate has (46)………. in the past years, although its population is still
increasing. In the 1970s, the government started to implement birth (47)………programs to the people:
late marriage, late childbearing, a one-child family, and a four-year period between two (48) …… in the
countryside where each couple may have more than one child, According to the report of Major Figures
of Population of China, the annual growth rate of China's population (49)……from 25.83% (in 1070)
down to 11.21% (in 1994) and to 8.77% (in 1999) in the past 20 years. This should be (50) ……… a
great success.
Answer:

41 ……………. 42……………. 43……………44…………… 45…………
46…………… 47……………. 48……………49…………… 50…………
Part b: Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question of the passage:(10
points)
Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually
become smaller and smaller. First, it was banned on trains, buses, and planes, then in public places such
as theatres and airports. Now you can't smoke in any workplace. Nonsmokers are definitely winning the
battle. "Why should we breathe their smoke?", they say.
If they are lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette,
but it may soon be banned there, too. Anti-smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned
in people's homes.
Under new plans you won't be able to smoke where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or where
there are children. In 1996, nicotine was classed as drug, like cocaine or heroin. In the country that gave
tobacco to the world, smoking might one day illegal.
51. Now you can smoke but in the future you can't.
A. on trains B. in theatres C. on planes D. in bars
52. "Why should we breathe their smoke?" The word "their" in this sentence means:
A. smokers' B. other people's C. nonsmokers' D. visitors'
53. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A. The number of smokers has become smaller. B. You can smoke in some bars and restaurants.
C. You can smoke in your office. D. There are more places for people who want to
smoke.
54. "Nonsmokers are winning the battle" means:
A. there are more nonsmokers. B. there are more smokers.
C. there are fewer places where people can smoke. D. there are more places where people can smoke.
55. In the future, smoking in may soon be banned.
A. bars and restaurants. B. the country that gave tobacco to the world.
C. large family's homes. D. all of these places.
Part c: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage: (10 points)

Why do people drink? Often because they (56) , but this can't be the only reason there must be
other reasons too. In many countries, when friends see (57) , they often have a drink while they sit
and talk. Many English people don't need (58) , they drink tea several times a day even if they are
alone. In most countries, people say (59) when they drink together. The English often say "Cheers".
In all countries, there are many places where the main purpose is to sell drinks. Since there are so many
of those places, it seemed that many people drink more often than they really (60) .
56. A. have thirsty B. have thirst C. are thirsty D. are thirst
57. A. each other B. themselves C. them D. another
58. A. another B. any other C. anyone else D. other persons
59. A. something specially B. something special C. anything specially D. anything special
60. A. need to B. need it C. must D. must it
Question 4: WRITING (60 points)
Part a: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
61. I think someone has already told me to do that.
I think I .
62. His car is more expensive than mine.
My car doesn’t .
63. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
Contrary .
64. He didn’t obey my advice last week so he makes a lot of mistakes in his writing now.
If .
65. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late.
Gary prides .
Part b: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the word given in brackets.
(10 points)
66. Come back when you finish your report UNTIL

67. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t help him do this”. Lan said to me ADVISED

68. “It is very kind of you to help me, Lan. Many thanks.” Hung said THANKED

69. Learning English everyday is my pleasure. ENJOY

70. Hoa was the only pupil in our class who didn’t like English. APART

Part c: Complete these sentences, using the suggested words (10 points)
71. It/ important/ her/ see/ doctor/ now//
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
72. When/ we/ arrive/ victims/ accident/ bring/ hospital/ police//.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
73. She/ not/ look/ patient/ enough/ good teacher//.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
74. In/ summer/ 2000/ Vietnam Society/ Learning Promotion/ started/ campaign/ illiteracy eradication//.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
75. College students/ volunteer/ work/ remote/ mountainous/ areas/ provide education/ children//
 ………………………………………………………………………………………
Part d: : Write a paragraph (about 120 words) to say what problems may happen if the world
population increases faster and faster. (30 points)