ĐỀ THI học SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH lớp 11 cấp TRƯỜNG

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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11
CẤP TRƯỜNG
Lần 2 – NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016

: TIẾNG ANH
: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
: 26/12/2015
Đề thi có 14 trang

SỐ PHÁCH

• Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
• Giám thi coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
I. LISTENING. (2,5pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 30 giây, mở đầu và
kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Kết thúc bài nghe thí sinh có 3 phút đẩ
hoàn thành bài.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: You will hear an article about “The Boat Race”. (1,0pt)
Listen and give short answers to the following questions. You will listen to the tapes
TWICE.
1. How many rowers are there in a team?
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2. How are the rowers usually?
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3. Why is the cox usually small?
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4. When do the teams begin training?
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5. What happens in December?
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6. How long is the race?
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7. How many people watch the race from the banks?
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8. Why do people organize the practice races?

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9. Does the race take place along river Tyne?
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10. How many people around the world watch the race on TV?
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Part 2: You will hear the librarian of a new town library talking to a group of people
who are visiting the library. (0,5pt)
Label the plan below. Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct
letters A-I next to questions 11-15. You will listen to the tapes TWICE.

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YOUR ANSWER:
11
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15
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Part 3: You will hear the lecture about the poet Sylvia Plath. For each question,
circle the correct answer. You will listen to the tapes TWICE. (1,0pt)
16. The Bell Jar was …
A. about her father
C. a very successful collection of poems
B. her first novel
D. her last poem
17. Sylvia Plath’s “Collected poems” ………
A. won the Pulitzer Prize twenty years after it was published
B. were written during the last year of her life
C. won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982
D. were never published
18. Sylvia’s husband …
A. made movies
C. was also a poet
B. died in 2003
D. had a movie made about him
19. Susan Bassnett thought Sylvia’s work ………
A. was about her husband
C. was about work life
B. wasn’t very good
D. was of great interest to women
20. Sylvia’s brother …
A. was two years older than her
C. was a professor at Boston University
B. was born two years after her
D. was a highly educated academic
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21. Sylvia Plath’s time at college was difficult because ………
A. she got bad grades
C. boys didn’t like her
B. she won a scholarship
D. she was short of money
22. In 1953 Sylvia ………
A. left New York to get a job as an editor
B. rejected an offer to teach creative writing
C. worked as a guest editor in New York
D. returned to new York because she was depressed
23. What does the lecturer imply when she says “Very few modern poets have
captured the popular imagination as much as Plath”
A. Plath was able to understand the hopes of ordinary people.
B. Plath has become very popular.
C. It is unusual for a modern poet to become popular with ordinary people.
D. Plath’s writing was about modern people and their imagination.
24. What does the lecturer imply when she says “This domineering father figure
became a common theme that recurred throughout Plath’s writing.”
A. The image of her father appears in many of her poems.
B. Plath often wrote of her love for her father.
C. Plath writings were dominated by the image of her father.
D. Plath’s father often told her what to write about.
25. Which THREE sentences best summarise the passage?
A. What’s remarkable about Plath’s work is that it addresses many women’s issues
that were ahead of her time.
B. Plath’s father was one of her guiding influences and he supported and mentored
her until he died in 1940.
C. Plath’s early life was spent living happily by the sea with her mother who had a
part time job to support the family.

D. The real significance and the greatness of work was never recognised within in her
lifetime.
E. Plath’s academic path to success was secured by winning an early scholarship.
After this she never looked back.
F. Plath’s work reflects the many of the personal difficulties that she had whilst
growing up and later as a wife and mother.
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR. (7,0pts)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answers (A, B, C or D) in the space provided under this part. (2,0pts)
1. We are having a pot-luck dinner at Tim’s house tomorrow. Everybody is invited!
A. dinner where everybody brings something to eat.
B. dinner where everybody chips in.
C. dinner where only soup is served.
D. dinner where people eat and play games at the same time.
2. The computer has changed ......... work, learn, communicate, and play.
A. how to
B. the way of
C. the way we
D. the way to
3. Alex: “Are you an early bird or a night owl?” – John: “…”
A. Certainly! I do not get up late, I get up C. Oh, I’m a morning person.
early.
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B. I’m not sure. I’m not an enthusiastic
D. Maybe I have a bird’s eye view.
man.
4. For the next hour it will be possible to buy just one ……… of bananas and get one more
free.

A. bunch
B. branch
C. hand
D. group
5. Unfortunately, his report doesn’t ……… with what we’ve learnt from other sources.
A. tally
B. rally
C. pally
D. ally
6. Although the twins look identical, they have widely ……… opinions on almost every
topic under the sun.
A. dissimilar
B. distinct
C. divergent
D. distinguished
7. It was so hot in the restaurant that, after half an hour, we were all starting to ………
A. wilt
B. fade
C. shrivel
D. weed
8. At a time, when economic predictions for the family farm are anything ……… rosy,
wind energy is a bright spot on the horizon.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. for
9. People around the world are getting used to enjoying wireless service ……… fairly
discounted rates.
A. in
B. on

C. from
D. at
10. She slipped away into the ……… bath, where she picked up a phone and dialed a
number.
A. height-ceilinged B. height-ceiling
C. high-ceiling
D. high-ceilinged
11. That car nearly drove into us, it was a really close ………
A. ring
B. distance
C. phone
D. call
12. They live about ……… from here.
A. an hour of drive
C. an hour’s drive
B. a drive hour
D. a drive of an hour
13. ………. the Coast Guard, not a single life was lost in the ferry accident.
A. Were it not for
B. Regardless of
C. Thanks to
D. As a result of
14. Charles doesn’t want to be re-elected chairman. He’s going to ………
A. sit out
B. stand down
C. sit back
D. stand by
15. This place has gone to the ……… over the last year. It’s become a terrible company.
A. pigs
B. cats

C. dogs
D. cows
16. A magician is an entertainer who performs a series of deceptive tricks based on the
principles of physics, optics, and psychology.
A. impelling
B. misleading
C. undisputed
D. unrivaled
17. When do people think about committing an act of vengeance?
A. When they are lonely
B. When they are exhausted
C. When they try to make a birthday wish
D. When they are angry that someone has done wrong to them
18. The shareholders ……… the creation of a special committee to deal with the problem.
A. alluded
B. adapted
C. advocated
D. asserted
19. ……… that you have worked so hard, you can take.
A. Seen
B. In view
C. Just now
D. Seeing
20. We were just about to give your seat to someone else; you got here in the ……… of
time.
A. nick
B. second
C. split
D. point
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Part 2: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them.
Tick (√) each correct line. Write your answer in the space provided in the column on
the right. (0) has been done as an example. (1,0pt)
Many people around the world celebrate Christmas Eve in
different way. It is observed in many countries such as
Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Worker in some countries get a day off or half-day off to
prepare for Christmas Day, includes last-minute shopping for
presents, decorations or food. In some countries Christmas Eve
is celebrated with large family meals featuring traditional
Christmas dishes. In some cultures, presents are exchanged and
opened at the night of Christmas Eve. Many homes have their
Christmas trees lited up, mistletoes hung, and other Christmas
decorations, such as holly and ivy, at this time of the year.
Some people organize groups of singers who sing Christmas
caroling from door and door, or sing Christmas carols in public
venues. It is also a time for children in many countries around
the world to hang their Christmas stockings (or pillow cases),
hoping to a present to arrive from Santa Claus on Christmas
Day, when is December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. Children
in France set out their shoes near a fireplace on Christmas Eve
because they believe that Father Christmas (Santa Claus), also is
known as le Père Noël (in French), will arrive before dawn and
fill them with toys, nuts and sweets.
Many churches hold special services during Christmas Eve,
including midnight services. These services include special
choirs and sermons to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Many
churches also display a crèche or miniature Nativity scene.

Christmas celebration in different countries combine the
country’s cultural traditions, beliefs and superstitions with more
contemporary customs, such as Santa Claus and Christmas trees.

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Part 3: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (1,0pt)
BECOMING A TOP ATHLETE
To be (0. SUCCESS) ……… in a sport requires a number of
things including ambition and (1. DEDICATE) ………
Without these qualities, it is very difficult to complete at a high
level. Most of the famous sportspeople we know today began
training during their (2. CHILD) ……… in order to reach their
peak while still comparatively young.
Athletes should pay careful (3. ATTEND) ……… to their diet,
because (4. NOURISH) ……… food is essential for
maintaining a strong body which is less liable to suffer injury.
Diet is also important because it must be adequate to support
such (5. ENERGY) ……… activity.
It is also necessary to have the (6. DETERMINE) ……… to
succeed. Athletes will often encounter temporary (7. FAIL)
……… on their road to eventual success, and they must
mentally prepare themselves so that this type of (8.
COURAGE) ……… doesn’t have too strong a negative effect
on their future (9. PERFORM) ……… Even if a sufficiently
talented athlete puts in the time and effort required, they will
also need (10. PATIENT) ………., and perhaps a little luck, in
order to succeed.

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Part 4: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered spaces
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (1,0pt)
COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING
Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by
what really happens to us, so much as by our (0. PERCEIVE)
……… of what happens. This is sometimes called
counterfactual thinking. Let’s look at the example of sport. For
those who come second in race, their (1. CLOSE) ……… to
winning creates an intense feeling of (2. SATISFY) ………,
and they need to find an excuse for their ‘failure’. Conversely,
bronze (3. MEDAL) ……… often feel lucky because they
nearly didn't win anything at all. It’s the same feeling you get
when a traffic leads you to miss a flight. Missing it by an hour is
much less (4. FRUSTRATE) ……… than missing it by just a
few minutes.
Another type of counterfactual thinking occurs when we regret
doing things that cause problems far more than we regret doing
nothing; even though (5. INACTIVE) ……… can lead to just
as many problems as (6. WISE) ……… actions.
Counterfactual thinking also happens when we think about the
past and wish something had or had not happened. This desire
can be so (7. POWER) ……… that we can even change our
own memories of the past, making (8. ADJUST) ……… to the
factual facts to create new memories that suit us better. We do
this, for example, when we want to avoid facing up to (9.
COMFORT) ……… truths.

If we’re not careful, therefore, counterfactual thinking can lead
us to (10. WRITE) ……… history, and so lose sight of real
events altogether.

0. perception
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Part 5: Complete the following paragraph with the words given in the box. (1,0pt)
WIND IS A CLEAN, SUSTAINABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
Human beings have used the wind to (1) …………… power for thousands of years,
starting with sail boats to travel or fish and wind mills to grind grain or lift water. Today,
(2) …………… the wind is also one of the cleanest, most (3) …………… ways to (4)
…………… electricity.
Wind power produces no toxic emissions and none of the heat trapping emissions that
contribute to global climate change. Wind energy is (5) …………… the fastest growing
sources of renewable energy in the world.
The motion of the wind is (6) …………… and converted to electricity by wind (7)
…………… generators. The (8) …………… of the turbine blades turns a shaft connected
to a generator that produces electricity. The blades are situated high atop towers to take
advantage of stronger, less (9) …………… winds. Many wind turbines (10) ……………
together to generate bulk electrical power are called a wind farm.
rotation
supply

only
sustainable

generate

grouped

turbulent
captured

turbine
harnessing

alternative
among

Part 6: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the two-word verbs
below. Write your answer in the numbered box. Each verb is used only once. (1,0pt)
stand up to
bail out
take over from do away with
touch on
sit in
roll up
bumped into
turn out
set about
1. Every week this factory …………………. 2000 new cars.
2. When Tom …………………… the previous manager, he had a lot of problems with the
staff.
3. This booklet gives tips on how to ………………… loosing weight.
4. These machines need to be solid. They have to ………………… a lot of rough
treatment.
5. During my talk I’ll try to ………………… some of the problems that have com up in
the last few months.

6. The workers decided to …………………. until their demands were met.
7. Linda was walking through the park when she ………………… an old friend.
8. These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been ………………… years ago.
9. The fly was annoying him so he ………………… a newspaper and tried to hit it.
10. The government can't ………………… every unprofitable state enterprise.
III. READING. (9,0pts)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example.
(1,0pt)
EASTER ISLAND
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2,000
miles (0) …from… the nearest city. Easter Island is (1) ……… for its statues. Hundreds
of these huge, stone faces can be (2) ……… all over the island. Who made them? How (3)
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……… they move these giant pieces of rock? What happened (4) ……… the people who
lived there? Studies show that people (5) ……… arrived on the island about 1600 years
ago. They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their (6)
……… written language. However, the number of people on the island grew and grew (7)
……… it reached about 10,000 people. Soon there were too many people and there wasn’t
(8) ……… food to eat. A terrible war started and (9) ……… of the statues were broken.
When western explorers (10) ……… the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock
statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.
0.
A. for
B. from
C. on
D. by
1.

A. important
B. interesting
C. famous
D. fascinating
2.
A. looked
B. located
C. found
D. situated
3.
A. have
B. were
C. had
D. did
4.
A. to
B. with
C. about
D. for
5.
A. once
B. first
C. just
D. already
6.
A. only
B. own
C. clever
D. self
7.

A. so
B. until
C. although
D. because
8.
A. many
B. some
C. too
D. enough
9.
A. much
B. lots
C. few
D. many
10. A. invented
B. discovered
C. sailed
D. came
Part 2: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box. (0) has been done as an example.
(1,0pt)
If you think that people’s hobbies are getting weirder, think again. Modern hobbies
are tame (0) …compared… to some of the things people (1) ……… in the past. Here are
just a few.
These days, everyone knows how to (2) ……… with photographs to make them look
different from the real life. Trick photography goes back many years before the days of
Photoshop. Back in the late 1800s, when photography was in its (3) ………, people used
to enjoy posing with their families in headless photographs. Otherwise serious family
portraits would feature a typical family in the best Sunday clothes, except that the father
would be (4) ……… an axe, mother would be headless and a child would be holding

mama’s head (5) ………
The effect was achieved by layering the imagines of different photo negatives on top
of each other. Judging by the sheer number of such pictures out there, it was a pretty
common (6) ……… a century or so ago.
Go back in history even further, to the days of the American civil war in the 1860s,
another free-time activity was the battlefield picnic. There was strong belief among the
northerners that the civil war would be over quickly, and the public wanted front (7)
……… seats. At the first battle of Bull Run, troops were followed by hundreds of civilians
carrying picnic baskets and (8) ……… glasses, who then watched the (9) ……… from
what they considered to be a safe distance. In the morning, the battle went in their (10)
………, but later on Confederate reinforcements arrived and the tide turned. Soldiers and
picnickers alike were soon running for their lives.
All in all, the today’s free-time pursuits seem positively tame compared to those of
our ancestors!
0.
A. compare
B. comparing
C. uncompared
D. compared
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A. got over
A. tinker
A. immaturity
A. controlling
A. above
A. tendency
A. ticket
A. opera
A. aftermath
A. pleasure

B. got around to
B. twinkle
B. infancy
B. wielding
B. afield
B. cult
B. stall
B. ballet
B. affairs
B. favour

C. got up to
C. meddle
C. childhood
C. exerting
C. aloft

C. deed
C. row
C. concert
C. episodes
C. preference

D. got by
D. potter
D. birth
D. operating
D. ahead
D. fad
D. place
D. theatre
D. proceedings
D. support

Part 3: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by
circiling A, B, C or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best. (1,0pt)
A lot of advice is available for college leavers heading for their first job. In this
article we consider the move to a second job. We are not concerned with those looking for
a second temporary position while hunting for a permanent job. Nor are we concerned
with those leaving an unsatisfactory job within the first few weeks. Instead, we will be
dealing with those of you taking a real step on the career ladder, choosing a job to fit in
with your ambitions now that you have learnt your way around, acquired some skills and
have some idea of where you want to go.
What sort of job should you look for? Much depends on your long-term aim. You
need to ask yourself whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your way up
to higher levels of responsibility or out of your current employment into a broader field.
Whatever you decide, you should choose your second job very carefully. You should

be aiming to stay in it for two or three years.
This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of application for
your next job. It should show evidence of serious career planning. Most important, it
should extend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility. Incidentally, if
you are interested in traveling, now is the time to pack up and go. You can do temporary
work for a while when you return, pick up where you left off and get the second job then.
Future potential employers will be relieved to see that you have got it out of your system,
and are not likely to go off again.
Juliette Davidson spent her first year after leaving St. Aldate’s College working for
three lawyers. It was the perfect first job in that “OK ... they were very supportive people.
I was gently introduced to the work, learnt my way around an office and improve my word
processing skills. However, there was no scope for advancement. One day, I gave my
notice, bought an air ticket and traveled for a year.
Juliette now works as a Personal Assistant to Brenda Cleverdon, the Chief Executive
of business in the Community. “In two and a half years I have become more able and my
job has really grown”, she says. “Right from the beginning my boss was very keen to
develop me. My job title is the same as it was when I started but the duties have changed.
From mainly typing and telephone work, I have progressed to doing most of the
correspondence and budgets. I also have to deal with a variety of queries, coming from
chairmen of large companies to people wanting to know how to start their own business.
Brenda involves me in all her work but also gives me specific projects to do and events to
organize.”
1. Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article?
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A. students who have just finished their studies
B. people who are unhappy with their current job
C. those who are interested in establishing a career
D. people who change jobs regularly

2. According to the writer, why is the choice of your second job important?
A. It will affect your future job prospects.
B. It will last longer than your first job.
C. It will be difficult to change if you don’t like it.
D. It should give you the opportunity to study.
3. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to your _______.
A. first job
B. second job
C. application
D. career
4. If you have a desire to travel, when does the writer suggest that you do it?
A. straight after you have left college
B. when you are unable to find a permanent job
C. after you have done some temporary work
D. between the first and second job
5. What is meant by “you have got it out of your system” in paragraph 4?
A. You have planned your career sensibly.
B. You are an experienced traveler.
C. You have satisfied your wish to travel.
D. You have learned to look after yourself.
6. According to the writer, your second job ________.
A. should be totally different from your first job
B. should give you more time to relax
C. should be the advancement of your previous one
D. should give you more chances to prove yourself
7. According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?
A. You needn’t find a permanent job as soon as you come back from your traveling.
B. Employers have high opinion of candidates who left previous jobs to satisfy their
wish to travel.
C. Your first job will be of greater importance than the second one in case you want

to change your job again.
D. After your journey, you can still continue with what you were doing at the time
you left.
8. The word “incidentally” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. coincidently
B. deliberately
C. unfortunately
D. surprisingly
9. How did Juliette Davidson benefit from the experience of her first job?
A. It was good introduction to working in an office.
B. She met a variety of interesting people.
C. It enabled her to earn enough money to travel.
D. She learnt how to use a word processor.
10. In what way is Juliet’s current job better than her first job?
A. She has a more impressive job title.
B. She now knows how to start her own business.
C. She has been able to extend her skills.
D. She is more involved in the community.
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Part 4: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by
circiling A, B, C or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best. (0,5pt)
It is men’s nature to live together in families and tribes, and cities and nations, and
therefore men have learned to prize those qualities in each other which make social life the
happiest and best.
Of these qualities one of the most important is sympathy －fellow-feeling. If a man
had no fellow-feeling, we should call him “inhuman”; he would be no true man. We think
so much of this quality that we call a kind man “human”－that is, man-like in his conduct,
first to other men, and afterwards to all living things.

If you are cruel to animals, you are not likely to be kind or thoughtfull to men; and if
you are thoughtful towards men, you are not likely to be cruel and thoughtful towards
animals. This is why the wise man of old wrote, “The merciful man is merciful to his
beast.”
What a pleasure it is also to be loved by our pets or domestic animals; and to feel that
we are caring for them and are deserving of their love; or to watch the ways of wild
creatures, and gradually to make friends with them!
Treating animals kindly does not mean that we must never inflict any pain on them.
We ourselves are trained by pains as well as by pleasures; so too, punishment is sometimes
needed to train our dogs and horses to obey us. We endure pains at the hands of the
surgeon, to cure some wound or to heal some disease; so too, animals must submit to
being doctored.
We send out our bravest men to face wounds, sickness and death, for the good of the
nation; so too, we let our horses share the risk of battle. For similar reasons, we cannot
hesitate to destroy dangerous creatures like wolves and show senseless ferocity. It is no
excuse to say that these animals deserve to be treated cruelly on account of their own
cruelty. They are not really cruel, for they tear and kill not from love of unkindness, but
because they must do so in order to live.
1. One of the most important qualities of men is fellow-feeling because _______.
A. you are likely to be cruel and thoughtful without it.
B. a man would be inhuman without it.
C. men can’t bear any pain on themselves and animals.
D. only sympathy makes a man man-like in his conduct.
2. The author would probably agree with the following EXCEPT that ________.
A. we must never force any pain on animals.
B. some people have to kill some animals in order to live.
C. it is human for a doctor to cut off some part from the animals.
D. wise men are not only good to men but also to animals.
3. What do you think is the title of the passage?
A. Loving your pet.

B. Fellow-feeling.
C. Making friends with animals.
D. Kindness to animals.
4. Which of the following is inhuman according to the writer?
A. To treat animals cruelly because they are cruel.
B. To train animals.
C. To destroy some of the dangerous animals.
D. To make animals submit to being doctored.
5. The underlined word “inflict” here means _______.
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A. make sb/sth
suffer

B. forbid

C. punish

D. avoid

Part 5: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by
circiling A, B, C or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best. (1,0pt)
The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by groundnesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields,
their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of
tricks for distracting potential nest predators from their exposed and defenseless eggs or
chicks. The ever-watchful plover can detect a possible threat at a considerable distance.
When she does, the nesting bird moves inconspicuously off the nest to a spot well away
from eggs or chicks. At this point she may use one of several ploys. One technique
involves first moving quietly toward an approaching animal and then setting off noisily

through the grass or brush in a low, crouching run away from the nest, while emitting
rodent like squeaks. The effect mimics a scurrying mouse or vole, and the behavior rivets
the attention of the type of predators that would also be interested in eggs and chicks.
Another deception begins with quiet movement to an exposed and visible location
well away from the nest. Once there, the bird pretends to incubate a brood. When the
predator approaches, the parent flees, leaving the false nest to be searched. The direction
in which the plover “escapes” is such that if the predator chooses to follow, it will be led
still further away from the true nest.
The plover’s most famous stratagem is the broken-wing display, actually a continuum
of injury-mimicking behaviors spanning the range from slight disability to near-complete
elplessness. One or both wings are held in an abnormal position, suggesting injury. The
bird appears to be attempting escape along an irregular route that indicates panic. In the
most extreme version of the display, the bird flaps one wing in an apparent attempt to take
to the air, flops over helplessly, struggles back to its feet, runs away a short distance,
seemingly attempts once more to take off, flops over again as the “useless” wing fails to
provide any lift, and so on. Few predators fail to pursue such obviously vulnerable prey.
Needless to say, each short run between “flight attempts” is directed away from the nest.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The nest-building techniques of plovers.
B. How predators search for plovers.
C. The strategies used by plovers to deceive predators.
D. Why plovers are vulnerable to predators
2. The word “merely” in fine 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. often
B. only
C. usually
D. at first
3. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about plovers?
A. Their eggs and chicks are difficult to find.
B. They are generally defenseless when away From their nests.

C. They are slow to react in dangerous situations.
D. Their nests are on the surface of the ground.
4. The word “emitting” in line 9 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. bringing
B. attracting
C. producing
D. minimizing
5. In the deception technique described in paragraph 2 the plover tries to ______.
A. stay close to her nest.
C. warn other plovers of danger.
B. attract the predator's attention
D. frighten the approaching predator.
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6. The word “spanning” in line 16 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. covering
B. selecting
C. developing
D. explaining
7. According to paragraph 4, which of the following aspects of the plover's behavior
gives the appearance that it is frightened?
A. Abnormal body position.
C. Unnatural wing movement.
B. Irregular escape route.
D. Unusual amount of time away from
the nest.
8. The word “pursue” in line 22 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. catch
B. notice

C. defend
D. chase
9. According to the passage, a female plover utilizes all of the following deception
techniques EXCEPT ______.
A. appearing to be injured.
C. pretending to search for prey.
B. sounding like another animal.
D. pretending to sit on her eggs.
10. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. A description of the sequence of steps involved in plovers nest building.
B. A generalization about plover behavior followed by specific examples.
C. A comparison and contrast of the nesting behavior of plovers and other ground
nesting birds.
D. A cause-and-effect analysis of the relationship between a prey and a predator.
Part 6: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by
circiling A, B, C or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best. (1,5pts)
Recent advances in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to
find out abnormalities in the unborn foetus and take remedial action to rectify some
defects which would otherwise prove to be fatal to the child. Though genetic engineering
is still at its infancy, scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder. It
is not yet an exact science since they are not in a position to predict when exactly a genetic
disorder will set in. While they have not yet been able to change the genetic order of the
gene in germs, they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near future they might be
successful in achieving this feat. They have, however, acquired the ability in manipulating
tissue cells. However, genetic misinformation can sometimes be damaging for it may
adversely affect people psychologically. Genetic information may lead to a tendency to
brand some people as inferiors. Genetic information can therefore be abused and its
application in deciding the sex of the foetus and its subsequent abortion is now hotly
debated on ethical lines. But on this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though
this charge has often been levelled at them. It is mainly a societal problem. At present

genetic engineering is a costly process of detecting disorders but scientists hope to reduce
the costs when technology becomes more advanced. This is why much progress in this
area has been possible in scientifically advanced and rich countries like the USA, UK and
Japan. It remains to be seen if in the future this science will lead to the development of a
race of supermen or will be able to obliterate disease from this world.
1. According to the passage, the question of abortion is ______.
A. ignored
C. unanswered
B. hotly debated
D. left to the scientists to decide
2. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word “obliterate” as used in
the passage?
A. wipe off
B. eradicate
C. give birth to
D. wipe out
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3. Which of the following is not true of the genetic engineering movement?
A. Possibility of abuse.
B. It is confronted by ethical problems.
C. Increased tendency to manipulate gene cells.
D. Acquired ability to detect genetics disorders in unborn babies.
4. Why, according to the author, is genetic misinformation severely damaging.
(A) The cost involved is very high.
(B) Some people are unjustly branded as inferior.
A. A only
B. B only
C. Both A and B

D. Neither A nor B
5. At present genetic engineering can rectify all genetic disorder, is it?
A. Yes
C. It can do so only in some cases
B. No
D. Cannot be said
6. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word “squarely” as used in
the passage?
A. rigidly
B. firmly
C. directly
D. at right angle
7. According to the author, the present state of knowledge about heredity has made
geneticists.
A. introspective
B. accusative
C. arrogant
D. optimistic
8. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the phrase “holding out” as used
in the passage?
A. catching
B. expounding
C. substaining
D. restraining
9. Which of the following is true regarding the reasons for progress in genetic
engineering?
A. It has become popular to abort female foetuses.
B. Human beings are extremely interested in heredity.
C. Economically sound and scientifically advanced countries can provide the
infrastructure for such research.

D. Poor countries desperately need genetic information.
10. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word “charge” as used in
the passage?
A. calm
B. disturb
C. discharge
D. settle
11. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word “feat” as used in the
passage?
A. process
B. focus
C. fact
D. goal
12. In the passage, “abused” means ______.
A. insulted
B. talked about
C. killed
D. misused
13. Which of the following, according of genetics in becoming an exact science?
(A) Technicians will not be able to determine the time when genetic disorder will set in.
(B) Technicians have not been able to manipulate germ cells.
A. A only
B. B only
C. Both A and B
D. Either A or B
143. Which of the following is not true, according to the passage?
A. Society is not affected by the research in genetic engineering.
B. Genetic engineers are not able to say some things with certainty.
C. If genetic information is not properly handled, it will create problems.
D. Manipulation of genes is presently done only in tissue cell.

15. What is the tone of the author in the last sentence of the passage?
A. resignation
B. cautious
C. relief
concern
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Part 6: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE WORD for each space: (3,0pts)
OPEN CLOZE 1 (1,5pts)
In recent years, the sport of skiing (0) …has… been having a tough time in Europe.
A series of warm winters has meant skiers arriving at their destinations to find grass and
daisies (1) ……… there should have been snow. All over the continent, people have been
questioning the wisdom (2) ……… developing any more low-level ski resorts, when even
World Cup races at high levels have (3) ……… to be postponed for (4) ……… of snow.
Environmentalists might consider this rough justice, however. Ski resorts have
always been considered (5) ……… best ecologically unfriendly. They cause forested
mountainsides to be levelled and use up huge amounts of energy. (6) ……… guaranteeing
snow for skiers means more resorts at higher levels, then this will put even (7) ………
pressure on fragile mountain ecosystems.
(8) ……… artificial snow may be the answer to some of the ski industry’s problems,
this too has its drawbacks. It weighs five times as (9) ……… as real snow, something
which can't be that good for the mountain,(10) ……… to mention the energy used up in
creating the stuff; twenty million dollars worth was used in one US resort in one year
alone.
So (11) ……… can environmentally conscious skiers do? Well, first of (12) ………,
don't even consider going to a resort without an environmental policy. You (13) ……… to
be able to find out things (14) ……… whether each slope is given a day off to recover,
and whether your accommodation is heated by a renewable source of energy, as (15)

……… as all sorts of other details.
(Copyright Guardian News & Media Ltd 2007)
OPEN CLOZE 2 (1,5pts)
Stress (0) …is… often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if
perhaps (1) ……… different names. These days we regard stress (2) ……… a necessary
evil of modern living. Yet stress is not negative and without (3) ……... we would not
enjoy some of the highpoints in life (4) ……… as the anticipation before a date or the
tension leading (5) ……… to an important match. All these situations produce stress but
(6) ……… you can control it and not the other way (7) ………, you will feel stimulated,
not worn (8) ……… However, unlike these situations, which are generally positive and
easier to deal with, sitting in a train (9) ……… is running late, (10) ……… stuck in a
traffic jam or working to a tight deadline are (11) ……… harder to manage and control
and can be a significant cause of stress.
Stress is now recognised as a medical problem and as a signficant factor (12) ………
causing coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol count. Patients
are often unwilling to admit to stress problems (13) ……… they feel they are a form of
social failure and it is important that symptoms (14) ……… identified in order to avoid
unnecessary suffering. So what should we be looking out for as danger signals? Common
signs of stress are increased tiredness, irritability and (15) ……… inability to cope with
certain situations.
IV. WRITING. (1,5pts)
Part 1: Rewrite the following sentences using the words given: (1,0pt)
1. Quite a few books are missing from the class library.
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 Several members of the class have not
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2. They decided to throw out all the old furniture.
 They decided to get

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3. It is difficult to know what one’s reaction would have been in such a situation.
 If I
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4. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
 I was
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5. I had to wait so long that I began to get impatient.
 I began to run
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6. He doesn’t get on with his colleagues. (TERMS)
 He is not …………………………………………………………………………… with
his colleagues.
7. Repairing that old computer is pointless in my view. (POINT)
 I can ………………………………………………………………… that old computer
being repaired.
8. The accident happened because someone was very careless. (CAUSED)
 Sheer carelessness
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9. He was trying to accomplish the impossible. (GOOSE)
 He was going on
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10. A lot of fuss has been made about nothing. (TEA CUP)
 You have
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Part 2: “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do
with success.” Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? (0,5pt)

Write an essay of about 250 words to express your ideas. Use specific reasons and
examples to explain your position.
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