Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Thanh Hóa môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2016-2017 không đáp án Mã A373917

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THANH HÓA

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2016 - 2017

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Lớp 12-THPT Ngày thi: 10 tháng 3 năm 2017 Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi này gồm có 05 trang

Họ tên thí sinh: ...................................................... Phòng thi số:..........Số báo danh:.............

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts) Part I. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts)

VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM Surname Jones First names: Louise Cynthia Address: (1) ____________________ 1, 72 Black Street, Highbridge (2) ___________________ 2085 Telephone: (3) ___________________ 94561309 Driver's license number: (4) ____________________ Date of birth: Day: 25th Month: (5) _________________ Year: 1977

Part II. A young woman talks about recently discovering that she has a half-sister. Listen and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). (5 pts)

6. Her family is quite big. T/F 7. Her older sister is 20 years old. T/F 8. Her half-sister is living in Germany. T/F 9. She has never met her half-sister. T/F 10. She has no intention of getting to know her half-sister T/F

Part III. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you hear. (5 pts)

11. There are ________ national parks in the US. A. 30 B. 32 C.50 D. 52 12. National parks account for ________ of the total land area of the country. A. 3% B. 13% C. 30% D. 33% 13. National parks attract ________ visitors each year. A. billions of B. millions of C. a billion D. a million 14. People cut down trees for ________ . A. barks B. wood C. goods D. other parts 15. Devasting fires in large areas of national parks are caused by ________ . A. visitors’ vehicles B. lack of money C. careless people D. the parks’ staff

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 pts) Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 16. Military is_________in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years. A. compulsory B. optional C. illegal D. unnecessary 17. In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated. A. Ø / Ø B. the / an C. a / the D. the / a 18. We have just bought _________ table.

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A. an antique oval oak dining B. an oval antique oak dining C. an oak antique oval dining D. a dining oval oak antique 19. Despite the financial problems, she managed to ______ her fortune. A. hold on to B. catch up with C. keep back D. carry away 20. There is a small number involved, possibly ______ a hundred. A. as many as B. as little as C. as few as D. as much as 21. ''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went wrong." A. By tradition B. On the condition C. In short D. On the contrary 22. She joined the local tennis club, __________ were at least 60. A. most of its members B. most whose members C. most of whose members D. most members 23. - John: “If only I hadn’t lent him all my money.”

- Peter: “________ ” A. I’m afraid you will have to do it. B. All right. You will be OK. C. Sorry, I have no idea. D. Well, you did, so it’s no use crying over spilt milk. 24. . I was _______ the impression that I had paid you for the work you did for me. A. on B. for C. under D. with 25. He goes jogging every morning, rain or ______ . A. sun B. snow C. shine D. wind

Question II: The passage below contains 7 mistakes( from 26 to 32). Recognise the mistakes and write their correct forms in your answer sheet. (7 pts)

Everyday life today is much more complicated than in the past. Even in our leisure time we have to make so many choices about what to do or even what to watch on TV. We are often spoilt for choice and this can leave us feel confused and dissatisfied. We all know that it is important to achieve a balance between work and play but many of us do not succeed. Instead, we put extra pressure in ourselves by …