LUYỆN HSG 1110

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN


KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)


I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10 points)
The school was closed for a month because of serious________ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
The campaign raised far more than the________ of $20.000.
A. aim B. object C. goal D. target
We have a________ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the________ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A. rest B. remainder C. remains D. rester
An almost________ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always________.
A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
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
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
You are being thoroughly________ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
“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
Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space. (20 points)
How much does________ of this club cost? MEMBER
She is extremely________ about the history of art. KNOW
Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more________ every day. TROUBLE
He is completely________! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. EMPLOY
His boss told him off because he had behaved________ RESPONSIBLE
He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later________ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. QUALIFY
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of________ their diet. ORGANISE
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
It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the________ species (DANGER)
I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely________. RECONGNISE
Part 3: Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given. Use each phrase once only. (8 points)
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

Pauline completely ignored me this morning. She________.
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.
Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she________ as she watched him get on the train.
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic. It really________.
Susan panicked when the fire broke out. She________.
When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost________.
My sister remained very calm. She________.
Sally didn’t believe us, did she? We only joked! We only________!
Part 4: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (17 points)
Mr. Pike, who is supposed (witness)_______the accident, (leave)_______ the town.
At this time next week they (sit)_______in the train on their way to Paris.
He said that he watered the plants every day. He (water)_______them. If he (have)_______, they wouldn’t have died.