đề thi học sinh giỏi t.a 11

TRƯỜNG THPT MÊ LINH


Full name:……………………
Number………………………
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI, NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 11
(Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút)

Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tờ đề thi



A PHẦN NGHE : Listen to part of the expert`s talk and fill in the missing word(s).
In developing countries, (1)…………… of the people use wood for cooking and heat.They cut down trees for firewood. But trees are important. They cool the land under them and keep the sun off (2)…………………………. .When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer. When the trees are gone, the smaller plants die and the land becomes desert.
Human can make deserts, but human can also (3)……………………. their growth. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand from (4)…………………Mauritania planted a similar wall around its capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plant trees. Other countries build long (5)………………. to bring water to the desert areas.
B. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
Question 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its boldfaced part pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.
1. A. private B. typical C. enterprise D. dynamic
2. A. council B. downward C. launch D. accountant
3. A. association B. message C. language D. marriage
4. A. secure B. police C. council D. socialize
5. A. youth B. clothes C. although D. youths
Question 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 6.  A. cosmetics      B. economics       C. photography      D. experence
7.  A. lemon      B. physics      C. decay      D. decade
8.  A. modernise     B. vaporise      C. organise      D. deliver
9.  A. vacancy      B. calculate      C. delicious      D. furniture
10.  A. enjoy      B. require      C. apply      D. whisper
Question 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11: _______ his advice, I would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for
12: You will have to _______ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put up B. put off C. put out D. put down
13: ____________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United State.
A. Founded B. Being founded C. It was founded D. Founding
14: I find it difficult to pay my bills as prices keep _______.
A. gaining B. raising C. growing D. rising
15: The house possesses extensive _______ with gardens, tennis courts and an orchard.
A. surroundings B. ground C. property D. fields
16: Several rare species are dying _______ owing to human beings’ deforestation.
A. away B. down C. out D. up
17: This morning traffic was ______ by an accident outside the town hall.
A. held out B. held up C. held off D. held in
18: Sally looks so sad, for two days ago not a word _______ since the exam started .
A. had she written B. she had written C. has she written D. she wrote
19: The problems of pollution call for a prompt _______ from the government.
A. action B. act C. active D. acting
20: I don’t see any _______ in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. reason B. point C. aim D. cause
21: I will back you up in whatever you do.
A. support you B. help you C. sue you D. disturb you
22: The girl who found the ring received a generous _______ of $5.
A. cash B. allowance C. reward D. prize
23: Don’t ask me anything about that