Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT tỉnh Thanh Hóa năm học 2014-2015 môn Tiếng Anh không đáp án Mã A716638

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THANH HÓA

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2014-2015

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Lớp 12-THPT Ngày thi: 24 tháng 3 năm 2015 Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang

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

PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)

1. A. chamber B. ancient C. danger D. ancester 2. A. looked B. learned C. stopped D. laughed

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. (3 pts)

3. A. appropriate B. expectation C. accomplished D. invaluable 4. A. prohibit B. separate C. president D. elephant 5. A. assimilate B. committee C.tomorrow D. relative

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45 pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15 pts)

6. Never ______ till tomorrow what you can do today .

A. put out B. put off C. put away D. put down 7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class;______ .

A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night C. he must have studied last night D. he must have to study last night 8. The company received______complaints about the quality of its products.

A. continual B. continued C. continuous D. continuing 9. Mai is______of the two sisters.

A. as beautiful as B. more beautiful C. the more beautiful D. the most beautiful 10. Many lists of “Wonders of the World” ______during the Middle Ages.

A. said to be existed B. are said to exist C. said to exist D. are said to have existed 11. The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my ______.

A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones 12.The workers have gone on strike. ______, all production has ceased.

A. So that B. Therefore C. Because D. Now that 13.Do you expect there will be a lot of _______ to the project from the local community?

A. rejections B. disapproval C. disagreement D. objections

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14. _________ handball is fast becoming ________ popular sport worldwide.

A. The/ the B. Φ/ a C. A/ Φ D. Φ/ the 15. The size and shape of a nail depend primarily on the function ______ intended.

A. which it is B. for which it C. which it is for D. for which is 16. But for the fog, we_________ our destination ages ago.

A. would have reached B. would reach C. reached D. had reached 17. Nam: “ I'm having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?” Huong: “______________________”.

A. Can I take a rain check? B. Come on. It's your turn. C. Thanks, but I musn't D. As a matter of fact, I do. 18. Tom: “Wasn't it Mozart who composed Swan Lake?” Jane: “__________.”

A. Yes, he wasn't B. It's out of question C. I haven't a clue D. It's not my favourite 19. Water polo is played in a pool. It is played ____a ball and people play it ___a team.

A. by/ in B. in/with C. within/ by D. with/in 20. I wonder if they have that dress in my size. I ______ a size 10.

A. make B. have C. take D. get

Question II: The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Find and correct them (10 pts) (Questions 21-30)

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Once when I was a teenager, I had gone to my Aunt Leah’s house. Aunt Leah collected pottery, and when I got there, she told me that she wants to show me her new bowl. She told she has just bought it. It was beautiful. When Aunt Leah went to answer the door; I picked up the bowl. It slipped from my hands and smashed to pieces on the floor.When Aunt came back, I screamed and said what the cat had just broken your new bowl. Aunt Leah got this funny look on her face and told me that it isn’t important. I didn’t sleep at all that night, and the next morning, I called my aunt and confessed that I have broken her bowl. She said I had known that all along. I promised that I am going to buy her a new one someday. We still laugh at the …