SỞ GD-ĐT THANH HOÁ
TRƯỜNG THPT BA ĐÌNH
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Đề thi : Chính thức
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT LỚP CHỌN CẤP TRƯỜNG ( LẦN 1) .
MÔN ANH VĂN- LỚP 11 - NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Question I: Phonetics (10 points)
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. guitarist B. passenger C. generous D. village
2. A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy
3. A. happy B. hat C. honest D. house
4. A. daughter B. laughter C. taught D. caught
5. A. shower B. allow C. below D. plough
Question II: (20 points) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets .
1. Paul really didn’t mind (1. surprise) ............................ by the party to celebrate this fortieth birthday.
2. Anne hoped (2. invite) ............................. to join the private club.
3 . She was sure that she (3. slip ) ……...... out of the house unnoticed while the others (4. dance ) ……....
4. When he (5. go ) ……....... to see them last night, They (6. play ) ….....….. card. They (7. say) …....….
they (8. play) …..............….. since 6 p.m
5. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m. He (9. interview)................ job applicants at that time.
6. While he (10. fish) …..…, someone (11. come).........…to my house and (12. leave)….......… this notes.
7 . when the students (13. hear ) …… the bell, they (14. stand )……......… up and (15. leave ) ……..
8 .I am going to retire soon .By the first of July I ( 16 . work) .......…….. here for 25 years.
9. This is the first time she (17. see) ……........….. such handsome boy.
10 . The Ajax Shoes Company (18. employ) ……............. 25 new men next month
11 . If I (19. eat ) ………........…. breatfast this morning , I (20. be not ) ………........... hungry now
Question III: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D and correct again
1. I’m sure he is incapable in running a mile in four minutes.
A B C D
2. Good friendship should be basing on mutual understanding.

A. practice B. habit C. custom D. usage
12. The librarian asked us .................so much noise
A. not make B. don’t make C. not making D. not to make
13. No sooner.................the house than it started raining
A.we left B. had we left C. we had left D. did we leave
14. He has his lunch at the office, ....................?
A. had he B. did he C. hadn’t he D. doesn’t he
15. Some film stars .............be difficult to work with
A. say B. say to C. are said D. are said to
Question V: (10 points) Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word.
1. More work has been done to eradicate illiteracy in our country.
A. put up with B. get rid of C. take control of D. cut down on
2. In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.
A. losers B. judges C. competitors D. winners
3. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
4. Peter is busy mowing the lawn so he can not answer the phone.
A. cutting the lawn with a knife B. cutting the lawn with a pair of scissors
C. cutting the lawn with a sickle D. cutting the lawn with a machine
5. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. look after B. take part in C. organize D. clean up
6. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
A. suburb B. central C. far away D. natural
7 . The transition from school to work does not happen smoothly to everyone.
A. without difficulties B. full of troubles C. with problems D. plenty of challenges
8 . Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.
A. play a role ofB. take a place of C. participate in D. are a part of
9 . The Manager had some letters to sign.
A. that he had to sign C. so that he signed
B. for signing D. which are for signing

6. A. his evening B. that evening C. the evening D. in the evening
7. A. had to go out B. went out C. goes out D. has to go out
8. A. had suggested B would suggest C. suggested D. suggest
9. A. do I get B. I get C. I will get D. I am getting
10. A. went B. go C. will go D. was going
Question VIII: Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
Conservation is the sensible use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals, mineral
deposits , soils , clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas to ensure an
adequate supply for future generation.
Natural resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and nonrenewable. A renewable resource
is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such as fish populations or natural vegetation, or
is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. The goal of renewable resource conservation is to ensure that such
resources are not consumed faster than are replaced
Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that cannot be replaced or can be replaced only
over extremely long periods of time. Nonrenewable resources include fosasil fuels and mineral deposits, such
as iron ore and gold ore. Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus on maintaining an
adequate supply of these resources well into the future.
1. What is the purpose of conservation mentioned in the passage ?
A. To make use of natural resources
B. To ensure an adequate supply of natural resources for future generations.
C. To maintain an adequate supply of water for future
D. To replace renewable resources.
2. The word inexhaustible is similar in meaning to
A. unlimited B. bottomless C. boundless D. never- ending
3. Natural vegetation is an example of
A. nonrenewable resources B. the resource to feed fish populations
C. the resource that may be replaced by natural processes D. inexhaustible resources
4. Conservationists work to ensure that
A. fish are consumed faster than fossil fuels
B. people consume resources more economically

THE POST OFFICE
Over the past (0)........ years, Vietnam has quickly (1) ……… its telephone system.Vietnam ranks
second only to China for (2)………… in the number of telephone subscribers. It is among the 30
countries in the world that have more than two million telephone (3)………….
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones (4) …….. Vietnam. At present, we have
more than six million subscribers.
In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone (5)…….. and changing numbers from six to
seven digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as five to six digits in other (6)……….
Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in (7) ………...
demand. Since 2000, Vietnam has reduced the price of several (8)………. , especially in the monthly (9)
……… for fixed and mobile telephones.
In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas. At present, 93 percent of (10)……..
across Vietnam have telephone services. A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been set up
across the country.
Eg ( 0 . few )
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SỞ GD-ĐT THANH HOÁ ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM KIỂM TRA (LẦN1)
TRƯỜNG THPT BA ĐÌNH. CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG - NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
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Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
A/ Đáp án:
Question : I Phonetics (10 points)
a, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. guitarist , 2.A. other , 3.C. honest , 4.B. laughter , 5. C below

Question II: (20 points)
1) being surprised 2) to be invited
3. slipped 4. were dancing
5. went 6. were playing

10 . C. gifts
Question VI: (10 points)
1- unselfishness 6- growth
2- constancy 7- unexpected
3- difficulty 8- excitement
4- announcement 9- colourful
5- poems 10- Unluckily
Question VII: (10 points): Decide which answer which best fits the space
1. A would mind 2. C. would go
3. D. replied him 4. D. had already
5. C had been 6. B. that evening
7. A had to go out 8. C. suggested
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