Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 11 năm học: 2009 - 2010

 TRƯỜNG THPT NGÔ VĂN CẤN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 11 
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
 NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
 (Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
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 QUESTION I: (2 ms)
 a. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
 1. A. garment B. garlic C. garbage D. garage
 2. A. mood B. good C. food D. tooth
 3. A. teenage B. luggage C. manage D. damage
 4. A. petal B. level C. legal D. pedal
 b. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others:
 5. A. responsible B. geography C. missionary D. experiment
 6. A. photograph B. chemistry C. passenger D. deposit
 7. A. popularity B. communication C. opportunity D. personality
 8. A. dictionary B. carefully C. magazine D. difficult
QUESTION II: (6.25 ms)
 Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences:
 9. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean ................. you. 
 A. upsetting B. being upset C. to upset D. to be upset
 10. The girl .............. behind you is very nice.
 A. stands B. stood C. is standing D. standing
 11. When ............. in international trade, letters of credits are very convenient.
 A. used B. are used C. using D. they used
 12. My sister can play ............ piano very well.
 A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
 13. Tea is ............... popular drink in Vietnam.
 A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
 14. Many of the stories are based ........... rumour.
 A. in B. at C. on D. by
 15. She’s very likely and full ........... fun.
 A. with B. for C. at D. of
 16. We apologized ............... the late departure of this flight.
 A. about B. for C. of D. to
 17. He said he would visit me, but he ................. me yet.
 A. has not visited B. had not visited C. is not visiting D. does not visit
 18. Mother warned ................................ the electric plug.
 A. her not to touch B. her touching not C. her not touch D. not touch
 19. I ................ him to arrive at about eight tonight.
 A. suggest B. expect C. hope D. think
 20. Will you .................. me to post this letter this afternoon on our way to school?
 A. remind B. remember C. recall D. recollect 
 21. Every student who are absent from class too often will not be allowed to take the exam.
 A B C D
 22. The house painted more than three yesrs ago, but I’m not going to have it done again for a while.
 A B C D
 23. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience.
 A B C D
 24. The best seats in the theatre will be reserved for inviting guests. 
 A B C D
 25. He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field.
 A B C D
 26. Her remark was followed by an ...................... silence.
 A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. embarrassed D. embarrassment
 27. Farming is the ............... of managing or working on a farm.
 A. action B. act C. duty D. business
 28. He wasn’t noticed by .................. as he crept off the boat.
 A. no one B. none C. anyone D. not one
 29. The word ................... mean “ connected with farming and the use of land for farming”.
 A. agriculture B. agrarian C. agricultural D. farmed
 30. We encourage students to take part fully in the running of the college.
 A. enter B. go C. get D. participate
 31. I ................. to Paris several times.
 A. be B. was C. has been D. had been
 32. About.............. were you talking when I met you yesterday?
 A. which B. what C. whom D. who
 33. It was not until her father ................. that she cooked the meal.
 A. came home B.would come home C. has come home D. comes home
QUESTION III: (3 ms)
Give the correct form of the words in each bracket:
 34. He was ................... when he did the test badly. (hope)
 35. These birds have a ................... ability to find their way home again. (nature) 
 36. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely ................... (harm)
 37. I enjoy the football match. It’s quite ................... (excite)
 38. An .................... man has stolen all our money. (know)
 39. Much ................ work requires a good knowledge of mathematics. (science)
QUESTION IV: (2.5 ms)
 Choose one word or phrase which best completes each gap of the passage:
INTELLIGENCE TESTS
 School exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of test we take. They find out how much knowledge we have gained. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t it a (40) .......... that some people who are very academically successful don’t have any common sense?
 Intelligence is the speed (41) ............. which we can understand and react to new situations and it is usually tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing (42) ............ computer technology that will be able to “read” our brains, (43) .............. tests are still the most popular ways of measuring intelligence.
 A person’s IQ is their intelligence (44) ................. it is measured by a special test. The most common IQ tests are (45) ............... by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946. By 1976, it (46) .................. 1,300 members in Britain. Today there are 44,000 in Britain and 100,000 worldwide, largely in the US.
 People taking the tests are judged in (47) ................. to an average score of 100, and those who score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This works out at 2 percent of the population. Anyone from the age of six can take tests. All the questions are straightforward and most people can answer them if (48) ........ enough time. But that’s the problem, the whole (49) ................ of the test is that they’re against the clock.
 40. A. case B. fact C. circumstance D. truth
 41. A. on B. to C. in D. at
 42. A. advanced B. forward C. ahead D. upper
 43. A. at this age B. for the present C. at the time D. now and then
 44. A. how B. that C. as D. so
 45. A. appointed B. commanded C. run D. steered
 46. A. held B. had C. kept D. belonged
 47. A. concern B. relation C. regard D. association
 48. A. allowed B. spared C. let D. provided
 49. A. reason B. point C. matter D. question
QUESTION V: (1.25 ms)
 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
BRITISH POLITENESS
 Do you, learners of English, ever wonder whether repeating and trying to remember various everyday English expressions, such as “Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest taxi rank is?” has any value other than in exams? Well, I must admit that such things didn’t cross my mind until last February when I got a letter from the British Council, saying that I had won a language course in England.
 The polite question mentioned was the one I had to ask on arrival in Parkston, a picturesque part of Poole with lots of semi-detached houses on either side of each street. What struck me most was the kindness of an old lady, who happened to leave Safeway’s just after my getting off the coach. Not only did she show me where to phone for a taxi, but she also gave me a hand with the luggage. I was really surprised, too, when the taxi driver got out of the car and helped me put the bags into the boot. I immediately thought of Polish taxi drivers who usually do not make the slightest effort to help you, apart from pressing the right button and waiting for the boot to open.
 In spite of all the stereotypes about reluctance towards foreigners, the English turn out to be an extreme polite and open nation.
 50. According to the passage, where does the author come from?
 A. England B. Poland C. Parkston D. Poole
 51. How did the old lady help the author?
 A. showed her where to phone for a taxi B. gave her a hand with the luggage
 C. put her luggage in the boot D. both A and B are correct
 52. What does the author think of the English? 
 A. they are very polite and open B. they are always reluctant towards foreigners
 C. they are kind-hearted D. they care a lot about others’ business
 53. What did the author see when arriving in Parkston?
 A. the picturesque part of Poole B. the semi-detached houses
 C. the British Council building D. the coach
 54. What is NOT true according to the passage?
 A. the author won a language course in England 
 B. the author met a kind lady when she first arrived in Parkston
 C. the author was surprised by the enthusiastic help of the British drivers
 D. the author thinks that everyday English expressions have no practical values
QUESTION VI: (5 ms)
a. Make sentences by using the suggestions:
 55. Artificial satellites/ put into orbit/ scientists/ experiment/ purposes
 A. Artificial satellites put into orbits the scientists who experiment their purposes.
 B. Artificial satellites are put into orbits by scientists for experimental purposes.
 C. The artificial satellites which are put into orbit are the scientists who are on experimental purposes.
 D. Artificial satellites put scientists into orbits with experiments on purposes.
 56. You/ not/ allow/ identity/ check
 A. You are not allowed in until your identity has been checked.
 B. You are not allowed in so your identity has been checked.
 C. You didn’t allow your identity to check.
 D. You were not allowed because your identity is checking.
 57. Trang/ far/ serious/ study/ than/ used/
 A. Trang is now more far serious in her studying than she used to be.
 B. Trang is far more serious in her studying now than she used to be.
 C. Trang is far serious now in her studying more than she used to be.
 D. Trang is farther serious in her studying now than she used to be.
 58. finished/ report/ submitted/ his boss/
 A. Having finished the report it was submitted to his boss.
 B. Having finished the report he was submitted to his boss.
 C. Finished the report he submitted it to his boss.
 D. Having finished the report he submitted it to his boss.
 59. be/ sorry/ not/ goodbye/ her/ airport/
 A. He was sorry for not say goodbye to her at the airport.
 B. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.
 C. He was sorry that he doesn’t say goodbye to her at the airport.
 D. He is sorry for not being said goodbye to her at the airport.
b. Make sentences from the words and phrases provided:
 60. He didn’t arrive at the office until half past nine.
 => I was not until ........................................................................................................................................
 61. I last saw him when I was a student.
 => I haven’t .................................................................................................................................................
 62. She doesn’t usually stay up so late.
 => She is not used .......................................................................................................................................
 63. “ Peter, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Anna.
 => Anna asked .............................................................................................................................................
 64. The police shouldn’t allow people to park here.
 => People .....................................................................................................................................................
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