Đề thi HSG Tỉnh Thanh Hóa, lớp 12. ngày thi 24/03/2011.
Question 1:
a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. ( 5p)
1. A. creative B. creation C. creature D. create
2. A. insect B.percent C. wetland D. ectinct
3. A. helps B. arrives C. likes D. laughs
4. A. frightened B. stamped C. walked D watched
5. A. serious B. thousand C. found D around
b. Choose thw word whose stress pattern from that of the others. (5p)
1. A. biologist B. endangerment C. priority D. vulerable
2. A. survive B. product C. reserve D. enact
3. A. bamboo B. panda C. parrot D. wildlife
4. A. universal B. horizontal C. potential D. preferential
5. A. subsequent B. undergo C. enterprise D. government
Question 2: Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence (20p)
1. But for the rain we ........... our destination ages ago.
A. reached B. would reach C. would have reached D. had reached
2. I was offered lamb or chicken, ...........I like.
A. neither of that B. neither of which C. of that neither D. of which neither
3. David: You really have a nice dress, Kathy. I've never seen such a perfect thing on you.
Kathy: .................... I bought it at the shop near my house yesterday.
A. I'm sure you like it B. I suppose it is not bab
C. I'm glad you like it D. I myself like it very much
4. My son didn't feel well. ............, he didn't go to work yesterday.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. But
5. Don't let me disturb you; please get............your writing.
A. on with B. in with C. with D. in
6. I don't like this chocolate. I like ............. chocolate.
A. some others B. another C. some other D. one other
7. Her blouse didn't fit her well. ...............................
A. So her skirt didn't B. So didn't her skirt
C. But her skirt didn't D. But her skirt did
8. Physics and mathematics interest him almost ....................
A. alike B. the same C. similarly D. equally
9. I admit I suffer from a .............. of patience with such people.
A. shortage B. lack C. emptiness D. limit
10. Don't start the next page ............. you have finished the last test question.
A. until B. while C. when D. since
11. They turned ............. at the part, despite the awful weather.
A. round B. in C. back D. up
12. - "Don't you like frog's legs?"
- "..............them, I don't really know."
A. Never try B. Not to have try
C. Never having tried D. Never had tried
13. The ........... between the rich and the poor countries of the world is increasing.
A. space B. gap C. distance D. interval
15. Although he was completely............ as a furniture-maker, he produces the most beautiful chairs.
A. my B. I take C. me D. me take
16. There were many big trees between me and the river and now they all fell down .......... into the water.
A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot
17. Just keep ......... on the baby while I cook the furniture department.
A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care
18. There ......... lots of furniture ........... in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying
C. is / display ing D. is / on display
19. I want to keep ................................... .
A. the room tidy B. te room tidily C. the tidy room D. the tidily room
20. Although most car can travel much faster, the ............ speed limit in the UK is 70 mph (110 kph).
A. maximum B. greatest C. highest D. biggest
Question 3: Use the correct forns of the verbs in brackets (10p)
1. By May 5th, we (live) in this city for ten years .
2. The boy with his two companions (spit) the cherry tree now.
3. I didn't get home until after midnight last night. Otherwise, I (return) your call.
4. There are a lot of students (sit) in the playground.
5. I'm really sleepy today. I wish I (not take) Bob to the airport late last night.
6. I demand that I (retake) the exam.
7. Tom was the last person (leave) the classroom yesterday.
8. His greatest ambition is (choose) to take part in the Olympics.
9. It looks aas if tgis light (burn) all night. I (forget) to switch it off before I went to bed last night.
Question 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given. (10p)
1. She left school with good ............. (QUALIFY)
2. The bride was ......... dressed in white. (STYLE)
3. The .......of the agriculture in our country is very necessary. (ELECTRIFY)
4. Jim's ........ of the crime only made matters worse. (DENY)
5. You can raise your hand to show that you need. (ASSUST)
6. We had the phone...... because we are moving tomorow. (CONNECT)
7. ........., there are black holes in space. (THEORY)
8. One of the aims of the organization is to provide............. aid to the refugees. (HUMAN)
9. Dozens of ..... are injured on the city road each year. (CYCLE)
10. It was ...... of him to leave the children on their own in the pool. (RESPONSE).
Question 5: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable each space. (10p)
CONVERSATIONAL TURNS
Probably the most...(1)...recognized conversational convention is that people take ...(2)... speaking. But how do they know when it is their turn? Some ...(3)... must be present, otherwise conversations would be continually breaking down into a disorganized jumble of interruotions and simultaneous talk.
Turn-taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply ...(4)... talking when they are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that they are about to conclude. The clues may be...
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Question 8:
a. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (5p)
1. The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water.
2. He knows to repair the carburetor with taking the whole car apart.
3. Most of the food what elephant eat is brought to their mouths by their trunks.
4. If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.
5. I'm afraid all your copies have been sold but more have ordered.
b. Complete each of the follwing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10p)
1. Lan did not reach home until midnight.
It.................................................
2. The cost of living has gone up considerbly in the last few years.
There............................................
3. Experts say that the fall in the birth rate between 1964 and 1977 caused the drop in the number of school leavers.
The drop......................................................
4. The boy because so confused and worried that he left home.
So................................................................
5. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
Contrary..........................................................
6. I'm on the tenth page of the report I am writing.
So far I...........................................................
7. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
"How ..............................................................
8. On receipt of your cheque, we shall send the goods to you.
As soon...........................................................
9. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
Before these....................................................
10.Have you ever used gestures to communicate before?
Is it.................................................................?
c. Write a paragraph (about 100 words) to describe the ideal world in which you would like in the future. (10p)
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