Đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi HSG Quốc gia lớp 12 THPT năm học 2007-2008 môn Tiếng Anh - Sở GD&ĐT Lào Cai Mã A490577

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Nnm hot: 2007 - 2008

D& thi m6n: Tieng Anh (nai gian Iim bii: 180 phdt, kh6ng kd thai gian giao db)

(a thi gdm c6 11 trang)

SECTION I. LISTENING (1,3pts) . . - Part 1: Listen and complete the sentences by circling the letter A, B, C or D.

(01 SP~)

.................... 1. Ecology is the study of

A. human beings and animals

B. the environment and solar energy

C. natural and alternative resources

D. human beings and their environment

2. The natural environment consists of .....................

A. the oceans and the land

B. the sun and the air

C. all natural resources

D. the air and the oceans

3. I f the resources can be ......................... it is called renewable.

A. burnt quickly 0. used easily

4. Grass for animal is a ..................... resource.

A. renewable B. nonrenewable

C. divided properly

D. replaced quickly

C. limited D. clean

5. According to the passage, coal is nonrenewable because it takes ................... to make it.

A. billions of years

B. millions of years

C. three million years

D. three billion years

Part 2. Listen to the passage about the Great Wall of China and fill in the missing information. (0,Spt)

The Great Wall of China

Attraction of - It is said to be visible from (1) ..................... . the wall ......................... - It was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in (2)

Construction - It was mostly built during (3) ................. .. ............ the - It took (4) ..........................y ears to complete the wall. - Some of its parts were built around (5). .........................

Special ................................. - The length of the wall is (6)

fea.tures of - The average height of the wall is (7) .............................. the wall ................................ - The ancient people used (8) to build the roadway.

SECTION 11. LEXICO- GRAMkIAR (9,3pts)

Part 1: Circle the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (2pts)

............. 1. Your father IS rather tired so do not .your visit. A. prolong B, lengthen C. delay D. shorten 2. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the . . . . . . . . of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside. A. rest B. remainder C, remalns D, remnants = - 3. The sky looks lighter. I think the weather is .............. A. clearing away B. clearing C. becoming clearer D, clear~ng up 4. Many difficulties have .................. as a result of the changeover to a new type of fuel. A. raised B, been raised C. risen D. arisen 5. You must remember not to .............. from the point when you write an essay. A. go astray B, wander C. diverge D. go off 6. The ................ of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes. A. beach B. coast C, shore D. bank 7. I wandered through the cool .................. of the forest trees. A. shadow B. dark C. obscur~ty D. shade 8. The neighbors do not consider him quite ............... as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing. A. respectful B. respected C, respectable D. worthy of respect 9. I was suspicious of his sincerity and remained .................. by his many arguments. A, reassured B. unconvinced C. unconcerned D. undisturbed 10. The house was burgled while the family was ................. in a card game. A. entertained B. buried C. busy D. absorbed 11. No one IS so ................ as the person who has no w~sh to learn. A, unwise B. ignorant C. useless D. intelligent 12. Normally he is rather ............ ..but sometrmes he talks freely about himself. A, sociable B. reserved C. serlous D. peaceful 13. Although only of ............. intelligence, he speaks four languages fluently. A. average B. middle C. minor D, high 14. He sends his ............... .wishes for your future happiness. A, honest B. deepest C. sincere D. many 15. He took a... .............. with him to clean the windscreen on h ~ s car. A, …