SỞ GD&ĐT HÀ NỘI KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 NĂM HỌC 2016-2017

--------------- ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Dành cho học sinh cụm Hoàn Kiếm - Hai Bà Trưng)
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 CHÚ Ý:  Học sinh làm vào đề thi

I . PHONETICS

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same
group.
1. A. category B. applicant C. Canada D. natural
2. A. economy B. occasional C. technology D. logically
3. A. unlucky B. physical C. countryside D. cemetery
4. A. encourage B. counterpart C. undoubtful D. announcement
5. A. appreciate B. entertainment C. significant D. unimportant

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others of the same group.
6. A. fortunate B. december C. examine D. confusion
7. A.dormitory B. flexible C. october D. chemistry
8. A. notorious B. composition C. diversity D. eliminate
9. A. economical B. federation C. itinerary D. complication
10.A. advertise B. deposit C. candidate D. institute

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

A.Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options
(A, B, C or D).

11. Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn’t take them______________.
A. as a rule B. as usual C. out of habit D. for granted
12. It’s very kind of you to give me something on my birthday, but you ________ bought such an
expensive present like this.
A. didn’t need B. needn’t C. needn’t have D. haven’t needed
13. _____________________ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
A. As the small stars B. The stars as small
C. Despite of the small stars D. Small as the stars
14. After running up the stairs, I was ________ breath.
A. without B. out of C. no D. away from
 15. I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of ______.
A. tongue B. brain C. mind D. memory
16. When consumers cannot have everything that they want, they have to
choose_________________most.
A. they want what B. what they want C. they want it D. that they want
17. Had he not lost his job last year, he _____________ a house of his own now.
A. can buy B. will buy C. could buy D. could have bought
18. He has a big house and an expensive car, not to _________ a villa in Dalat.
A. infer B. refer C. mention D. imply
19. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.
A. put up with B. keep pace with C. made way for D. came up with
20. The volcano which had been _____ for years suddenly exploded.
A. passive B. impossible C. immobile D. inactive
21. Although he was completely ________, he produced the most beautiful table.
A. unable B. incapable C. uneducated D. untrained
22. We can put you ______________ for a few days if you have nowhere else to live.
A. on B. out C. up D. off
23. Andrew is known for always saying _________ comes to his mind.
A. anything B. something C. everything D. whatever
24. We met Mr. Lee last night at the exchange musical show. He seemed so upset
by________________him the truth.
A. us not tell B. we didn’t tell C. not to tell D. our not having told.
25. If that old vase were a _______ one, it would cost a great fortune.
A. sincere B. genuine C. truthful D. realistic
26. _______________for the fact that he was working abroad, he would have helped win the
project.
A. Had it not been B. Hadn’t it been C. If it had been not D. If it had been
27. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t
risk_____________________in heavy traffic during rush hour.
A. to hold up B. holding up C. having held up D. being held up
28. He manages to visit his parents _________________ Saturday.
A. another every B. every other C. every the other D. other every
29. ___________, all animals need oxygen, water, food and proper range of weather.
A. Being survive B. To survive C. When surviving D. Surviving
30. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ______
A. occupation B. occupational C. occupied D.preoccupied
B. Choose the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the box to complete the following
sentences. Use each verb once only.

put forward sell off take up look down leave out

look through stand out take away get by see through

31. We are………Selling off……….…………………………..…the remainder of our stock.

32. Last Sunday, when the police arrived, both the injured ……were taken away…………….…………
33. I am blocked inside my room so my friends have to…………Look through …..………….…..the
window and talk with me.
34. Do you think that the rich often…………Looks down…………….…..…….….upon the poor?
35. She ………Stands out……………….…from the crowd because of her height and her flaming red
hair..
36. A number of theories were ……put foward…………..……….….about the cause of his death.
37. Eventually I ………………saw through…………………..….her lies and ended the relationship.
38. The grand piano………………takes up……………………..most of the space in the room.
39. How does she …………………….Get by.…………..…..…….. on such a small salary ?
40. Right at the end of the exam, I realized I had ………leave out………..…..… something important.

C. Choose the correct forms of the words to fill in the gaps

Choosing a career may be one of the (0- HARD) jobs you ever have, 0. HARDEST..
and it must be done with care. View a career as an opportunity to do
41…Thoroughly
something you love, not simply as a way to earn a living. Investing the time
and effort to ( 41 - THOROUGH) explore your options can mean the (42 - 42…Difference…
DIFFER) between finding a stimulating and (43 - REWARD) career and 43…Rewarding…
move from well - paid jobs to ( 44 - SATISFY) jobs in an attempt to find the
right one. Work influences virtually every aspect of your life, from your choice 44…Satisfying………
of friends to where you live. Here are just a few of the factors to consider.
Deciding what matters most to you is essential to making the right
decision. You may want to begin by assessing your likes, dislikes, strengths,
and (45 - WEAK) . Think about the classes, hobbies, and surroundings that 45…weakness……
you find most (46 - APPEAL) . Ask yourself questions, such as “Would you 46…appealing…
like to travel ? Do you want to work with children ? Are you more suited to
solitary or cooperative work ?” There are no right or wrong answers ; only
you know what is ( 47 - IMPPORT) to you. Determine which job features 47…Important………
you require, which ones you would prefer, and which ones you cannot
accept. Then rank them in order of importance to you.
The setting of the job is one factor to take into account. You may not
want to sit at a desk all day. If not, there are diverse occupations – building
inspector, supervisor, real estate agent – that involve a great deal of time
away from the office. ( 48 - GEOGRAPHY) location may be a concern, and 48…Geographical…
(49 - EMPLOY) in some fields is concentrated in certain regions. ( 50 - 49…Employment……
ADVERTISE) job can generally be found only in large cities. On the other
hand, many industries such as hospitality, law education, and retail sales are 50…Advertising…
found in all regions of the country.

III. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks.

Health is something we tend to (51) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are
hardly (52) ____ of it. But illness can come, even (53) _____ we are young. In fact, childhood has
been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little
(54) ______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century
ago, (55) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (56) _____
of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world
became (57) ______ safer for children. The result is that (58) _________ a hundred years ago, the
average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (59) ______ to live
for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to
(60) ______. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.

51. A. forget B. ignore C. give up D. throw away

52. A. awake B. keen C. aware D. concerned
53. A. if B. so C. when D. while
54. A. how B. what C. which D. when
55. A. therefore B. however C. although D. moreover
56. A. reason B. origin C. source D. cause
57. A. more B. much C. very D. quite
58. A. where B. when C. why D. whereas
59. A. desire B. hope C. want D. expect
60. A. speed up B. advance C. accelerate D. run

B. Find a suitable word to fill in each blank of the reading passage

In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness. The researchers have
come up a number of factors which contribute to a definition of
(61)____happiness_______________ .
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in other
words, happiness descends in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite strongly with the main
dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier, neurotics are less so.
Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In particular,
friends are a great (62)______source______________ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things
they do together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (63)
_______communication (signals)__________such as caressing and touching, to affirm their
friendship. Marriage and similar (64)_________close__________ relationships can also form the
basis of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (65) ______Contribute________to overall satisfaction, and
vice versa - perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it works both ways. Job
(66)_______satisfaction__________ is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but
(67)_________also________ by social interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the contrary,
can be a serious cause of unhappiness.
Fourth, (68)_______Leisure__________ is important because it is more under individual
control than most other causes of happiness. Activities (69) ____like_________sports and music, and
participation in voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly
because of the (70) ____activities___________themselves, but also because of the social support of
other group members – it is very strong in the case of religious groups.

C. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option by circling A, B, C or D to
answer the questions.
To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s Adventures
in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green
Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon
after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved
in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later
qualified to be a teacher.
Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at the
post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the next
three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an
elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events
from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books.
 In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario, where
she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence, and the
Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm picture of Prince
Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television series, and a musical play have been
based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book.
71. The main purpose of this passage is to ____.
A. show the similarities between Montgomery’s life and that of her fictional character Anne.
B. contrast Canadian children’s literature with that of other countries.
C. provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward Island.
D. introduce Montgomery and her Anne books.
72. According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily____.
A. by her grandparents
B. in an orphanage
C. by her mother
D. by her father
73. Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book Anne of Green
Gables?
A. From 1874 to 1908
B. From 1911 to 1913
C.From 1908 to 1911
D. From 1913 to 1918
74. The word “elderly” in line 10 is closest in meaning to____.
A. kindly B.old C. friendly D. sly
75. In the Anne books, the main character lives in____.
A. the town of Cavendish B.the town of Avonlea
C. Saskatchewan D. Ontario
76. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books?
A. They were not as successful as Montgomery’s later works.
B. They were influenced by the works of Mark Twain.
C. They were at least partially autobiographical.
D. They were not popular until after Montgomery had died.
77. Ontario was the place where ____.
A.Montgomery wrote other books B. Montgomery got married
C. Montgomery wrote two sequels D. Montgomery became famous
78. The word “prominence” in line 14 is closest in meaning to____.
A. excellence B.reputation C. effort D. permanence
79. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 15?
A. a person in a novel B.nature
C. a written symbol D. location
80. All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT____.
A. a television series B. movies C. a play D. a ballet

IV. WRITING

A. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
81. If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
→ Were you …to (…….)…………………………………………………………………………………
82. I'd rather not go out this afternoon.
→ I do not feel like going out this afternoon………………………………………………...
83. Adeles tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere.
→ However as adeles tries hard, she doesn’t anywhere…………………….
However hard adeles tries, she doesn’t get anywhere
84. It is thought that the boss is considering raising wages.
→ The boss is thought to be considering raising wages………………………….
85. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world.
→ Despite the fact that he was disabled, it didn’t stop (...)
86. I didn't arrive in time to see her.
→ I wasn't there on time/ early enough to see her ……………………………….
87. I'd prefer you not to smoke.
→ I'd rather you did not smoke…………………………………………………………………..
88. The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.
→ Smiling happily, the mother took the baby (…)……………………………...
89. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
→ It was not until after midnight did the noise next door stop.
90. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
→ Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this number……………
B. Write the new sentences using the given word. Do not change the word given in any way.

91.. I really want to see her again. (DYING)

→I'm dying to see her again…………………………………………...
92. We are looking forward to watching the program.
→We can't wait to watch the program………………………………………………………… (WAIT)
93. Organized activities don’t interest Naomi very much. ( INTERESTED)
Naomi is not interested in organized activities ……………………………………
94. If you run everyday, your breathing improves quickly. (RUNNING )
Daily running quickly improves your breathing quickly……………………………
95. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (CONSIDERATION)
You should take into consideration before(…)
96. People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more. (CALL)
There is no call for cars with large engines……………
There is no longer much call for cars ….
97. Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now. (HALVED)
The Coal production in this region is halved of that of twenty years ago.
…has been halved in the last twenty years
98. The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election. (LIKELIHOOD)
There is no likelihood /of the PM calling an /that the PM calls an early .
99. The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident (PROMPT)
The policeman’s prompt action averted an accident……………………
100. He prefers tea to coffee. (Rather)
He would rather drink tea than cofee

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