Đề thi học sinh giỏi tiếng anh 11

ĐỀ SỐ 1: ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 11 (CÓ ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT)
Thời gian làm bài 180 phút

SECTION ONE: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. houses B. rises C. chooses D. horses
2. A. creature B. feature C. neat D. creation
3. A. amount B. wounded C. bound D. round
4. A. rugged B. helped C. wicked D. naked
5. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. breathe
SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. The school was closed for a month because of serious _________ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
2. The campaign raised far more than the _________ of $20,000.
A. aim B. object C. goal D. target
3. We have a _________ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
4. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the _________ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A. rest B. remainder remains D. rester
5. An almost _________ line of traffic was moving at a snail`s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
6. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always _________
A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
7. Don’t be late for the interview, _________ people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
8. My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the _________ of Paris.
A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
9. You are being thoroughly _________ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
10. “But so”, I told him, “You are my own _________ ”
A. heart and heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone
II. Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space.
1. How much does _________ of this club cost? (MEMBER)
2. She is extremely _________ about the history of art. (KNOW)
3. Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more _________ every day. (TROUBLE)
4. He is completely _________ ! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)
5. His boss told him off because he had behaved _________ (RESPONSIIBLE)
6. He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later _________ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
7. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of _________ their diet. (ORGANISE)
8. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so _________ One minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! (CONSIST)
9. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the _________ species (DANGER)
10. I didn’t know who it was - with a mask on she was completely _________ (RECONGNISE)
III. Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given. Use each phrase once only.
made her blood boil jumped out of her skin had a lump in her throat
kept her head lost her head gave me the cold shoulder
pulled her legs took her breath away
1. Pauline completely ignored me this morning. She _________
2. It really _________ to see her friend copy a poem she had written and then present it to her boyfriend as one that she had written for him.
3. Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she _________ as she watched him get on the train.
4. The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic. It really _________