ĐỀ THI HSG ANH THPT 30

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014



Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: LISTENING
Listen to a narrator talking about “Hiking Arches National Park”, then answer the following questions by circling the best answer among the A, B, C, or D option provided. (2 points)
1. Where is Arches National Park located?
A. in the dry desert of South-eastern Utah. B. in the dry plain of South-eastern Moab
C. in the dry plain of Southern Utah D. in the dry desert of Southern Moab
2. How many arches are there in this park?
A. over 200 B. over 2000 C. just 2000 D. nearly 2000
3. In what seasons can local and international visitors enjoy these natural wonders?
A. all year round B. during rainy season C. in Winter D. throughout Summer
4. What would you advice the visitors first?
A. travel alone B. travel with equipment
C. travel with a tour guide D. travel with a partner.
5. Why don’t we depend on our cellphone when hiking?
A. It might easily break down. B. It might emit harmful gas.
C. We might get lost. D. We might not get any reception.
6. What is the right clothing for Summer hikers?
A. Light, breakable clothes B. Line breathable clothes
C. Night breakable clothes D. Light breathable clothes
7. Why do we have to carry plenty of water with us when hiking?
A. Because we can bathe there. B. Because it í very hot there.
C. Because we can become hydrated. D. Because the weather there is so hydrated.
8. What might we need to navigate through uncertain terrain?
A. a compass and a bat B. a map and a watch
C. a GPS and a compass D. a hat and a GPS
9. Why don’t visitors take rocks, flowers, and other objects home?
A. Because that is forbidden.
B. Because we have to pay for things we take home.
C. Because later visitors may take a lot more.
D. Because we must be aware of protecting the nature there.
10. What can help when visitors get injured?
A. the calling an ambulance B. the first kids there
C. their take-along first-aid kits D. their rescuers aided

SECTION B: PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (0.2 point)
11. A. final B. writer C. ivory D. widow
12. A. passed B. managed C. cleared D. threatened
II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. (0.3 point)
13. A. mathematics B. particular C. authority D. community
14. A. receive B. proper C. process D. factor
15. A. possession B. politics C. refusal D. decision

SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (1.5 points)
16. Secondary schools offer a wide ______ of subjects.
A. field B. scope C. list D. range
17. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A. possibly B. likely C. certainly D. potentially
18. - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not ______ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
19. To ______ extent did she benefit from her uncle’s will?
A. what B. how C. which D. whom
20. The new system didn’t ______ expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
21. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met