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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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PART I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D). (15pts)
1. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.
A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. was happy
2. I don`t want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
3. He`s left his book at home; he`s always so______.
A. forgetful B. forgettable C. forgotten D. forgetting
4. `I`m very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,` the boss said.
A. thanking B. grateful C. considerate D. careful
5. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined B. that is combined C. combining D. when combined
6. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet B. so C. for D. and
7. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ________, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
8. “Who has brothers and sisters?”“Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”
A. except to B. with C. from D. but
9. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.
A. charged with B. charged C. in charge D. in charge of
10. He was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the ________ routine of the office.
A. establishing B. established C. establishes D. establish
11. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is B. is known as C. known as D. that is known as
12. ________becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas areB. Giant pandas are C. Are giant pandas D. Giant panda is
13. Her parents gave her everything she asked for. She`s a completed _______ child.
A. wounded B. spoilt C. damaged D. destroyed
14. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To B. In C. With D. From
15. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away B. out C. on D. off
II. Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each blank. (10pts)
The increase in city crime is a global phenomenon. Some people say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1 - migrate)immigration _ and the new people arriving from other countries bring different (2 - culture)cultural _ values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this idea because the most common crimes are (3 - local) locally__ produced and not imported from other countries. (4 - Vandal) vandalism _ is one of the biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop windows being popular targets. Another popular crime is (5 - pay)unpaid__ parking fines, which is unlikely to be because of immigrants because most of them do not own cars. The (6 - oppose) opposing_ point of view is that young local people feel angry when they can’t get a job and in order to (7 - hand) handle _ the change in their environment, they strike out at easy targets. This would explain why bicycle (8 - thief) theft_ is more common than car crime these days, especially in rich (9 - neighbors) _ neighborhoods _ where most cars are protected with electronic alarms. Another reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen might be that the (10 - punish) punishment__ is not very severe compared to car stealing which can land you in prison for a number of years.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (5pts)
1. Most American men earn __on_ average about $110 a week.
2. He was walking through the park when a strange dog suddenly went