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Trường Quốc Học - Huế ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12
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I. Choose the most suitable word that fits each blank. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D against the number of each item (1–15) for the word or phrase you choose. Give one answer only to each question.
1. The suspect was deported to his own country to ................. charges of fraud.
A. stand B.consider C.face D.defend
2. It is with ................. regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship has been withdrawn.
A. heavy B.sombre C.deep D.high
3. I don't see what my business has to ................. with you.
A. do B.interest C.concern D.matter
4. The company were very ................. with his work.
A. impressed B.glad C.good D.agreed
5. They are going to ask the landlord to ................. their rent.
A. lessen B.leave C.drop D.lower
6. There is no reason to ................. his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.
A. search B.doubt C.inquire D.ask
7. We meet for lunch ................. every Friday.
A. hourly B.at the same time
C.up to date D.in good time
8. We’re in good time; there’s ................. to hurry.
A. unnecessary B.no purpose C.no need D.impossible
9. Don’t ................. him to arrive early. He’s always late.
A. think B.judge C.attend D.expect
10.Buses into town run ................. twenty minutes or so.
A. each B.all C.some D.every
11. Some schools have very ................. rules of behaviour which must be obeyed.
A. strong B. solid C. straight D. strict
12.You need a special ................. to go into this part of the building.
A. permission B.allowance C.permit D.agreement
13. I’m afraid a rise in the salary is ................. just now.
A. out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of the question
14. Two other ................. in his argument for his country’s independence are worth a mention.
A. notices B. points C. effects D. reports
15. “How can we ................. out together what we’re to do if we never talk about it frankly ?” she cried in desperation.
A. test B. find C. work D. search
II. Choose the most appropriate heading from the list A–H for each part (1–6) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. An example is given.
A Research holds the key to success
B New and improved techniques
C A new kind of athlete
D New equipment has made a difference
E Athletes are what they eat
F Personalized programmes will help
G The influence of drugs
H Is there a limit to record-breaking?
RECORD-BREAKERS
0 – H
A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are mostly just today’s qualifying times. Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile of 1956 has been beaten by nearly 15 seconds, while almost an hour and twenty minutes has been taken off the women’s marathon since. 1953. ‘Faster, higher, stronger’, is the Olympic motto, and today’s competitors continue to push back the boundaries of what the body can achieve. But one wonders if this can continue.
1 –
The last forty years have seen many important technological advances. For example, since the introduction of strong, flexible fibreglass poles, over a metre has been added to the pole vault record. There have also been important developments in the design of the running shoe. And while a shoe won’t actually make someone run faster, modern shoes do mean many more miles of comfortable, injury-free training.
2 –
Pushing back the limits now depends more on science, technology and medicine than anything else. Athletic technique, training programmes and diets are all being studied to find ways of taking a few more seconds off or adding a few more centimetres to that elusive world record. It seems that natural ability and hard work are no longer enough.
3 –
The search to find more efficient ways of moving goes on. Analysis of an athlete’s style is particularly useful for events like jumping and throwing. Studies show that long jumpers need to concentrate not on the speed of approach, as once thought, but on the angle their bodies make with the ground as they take off. However, the rules governing each sport limit advances achieved by new styles. For instance only one-footed takeoffs are allowed in the high jump.
4 –
In the future, it should be possible to develop a more individual approach to training programmes. Athletes will keep detailed diaries and collect data to help predict the point when training becomes overtraining, the cause of many injuries. If athletes feed all their information into a database, it may then be possible to predict patterns and to advise them individually when they should cut down.
5 –
Combining the right diet with a training programme is vital. Athletes are continually searching for that special ‘go-faster’ ingredient, but apparently it’s still a battle to get them to drink sufficient liquid and to follow a balanced healthy diet throughout all phases of training, competition and recovery. Diet in the period after an event is particularly important and often neglected. An athlete who doesn’t replace all the liquid lost immediately after a hard run won’t be able to repeat the performance at the same level 24 hours later.
6 –
So what of the future? It is no secret that many records are not authentic and with the tightening of drugs controls, performances may actually decline, particularly in events like the shot putt and discus. The throwers of the future will be ‘clean’ and smaller and will pay more attention to technique and less to strength.
III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question below it. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D. Give one answer only to each question.
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about. Computer “viruses,” programs designed to sabotage computers are infecting computers in corporations, homes, and universities. These viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems. The virus secretly attaches itself to other programs and can then delete or alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the computer’s clock. Then, any program that is executed may be exposed to the virus, including programs spread through telephone connections. Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing software. Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed.
1. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Be Aware
B.Stop the Clock
C.Deleting Files
D.Sharing Software
2. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be
A. medical personnel
B.computer users
C.government workers
D.health researchers
3. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by
A. keeping clean
B.spreading programs by telephone
C.setting the clock correctly
D.not using shared software.
4. The virus is
A. a microbe
B.an insect
C.a disk
D.a program
5. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be
A. lost information
B.a broken computer
C.sick personnel
D.dead telephones
IV. Read the pasage below and decide which answer best fits each space. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D against the number of each item (1–15) for the word or phrase you choose.
Canada is a massive country full of wide-open spaces. With scenery that is truly magnificent, it is without doubt one of the great unspoilt areas of the world. If you have the (1) ............... make sure you go to Niagara Falls, which are the top attraction in North America and one of the most spectacular (2) ............... anywhere. Visitors who are not easily (3) ............... can take a boat ride to the edge of the roaring falls, almost right (4) ............... the massive torrent of white water. Or walk through rock-cut tunnels for a terrific close-up look from behind the falls, a view familiar from the many film (5) ............... taken there.
These tunnels are as near as anyone is likely to want to (6) ............... to Niagara Falls. In 1960 a seven-year-old boy (7) ...............a little way upstream was playing happily in the water when he suddenly found himself (8) ............... difficulties. There had been (9) ............... rain and the river was very full, but nobody noticed that he was (10) ............... danger until it was too late. Onlookers watched helplessly as he was swept (11) ............... the Horseshoe fall. But despite being thrown down the 48-metre drop he miraculously came through the experience with no (12) ............... at all. Such (13) ............... escapes are the exception (14) ............... the rule, however, and visitors are (15) ............... not to try this for themselves!
1. A. occasion B. chance C.success D.fortune
2. A. visions B. sights C.looks D.scenes
3. A. scared B. feared C.thrown D.shocked
4. A. down B. beneath C.low D.further
5. A. pictures B. photos C.images D.shots
6. A. get B. arrive C.reach D.land
7. A. in B. on C.at D.of
8. A. with B. in C.by D.on
9. A. hard B. strong C.deep D.heavy
10. A. in B. onC. into D. with
11. A. straight B.towards C.for D. in
12. A. injury B.hurt C.blow D. wound
13. A. slim B.narrow C.tight D. close
14. A. than B.of C.. that D. by
15. A. suggested B.warned C. informed D. demanded
V. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
I started my teaching career in a big secondary school in Britain, where I was teaching French. It wasn’t as satisfying (1) ................... I’d expected it to be, mainly because all the pupils had already decided that French was the (2) ................... boring subject on the timetable. The idea of doing the job for the rest of my life was (3) ................... a terrifying picture that I decided to retrain to teach English to foreign students. It was the best decision I have (4) ................... made and my life now is completely different (5) ................... my miserable time at that school in England. I’m working in a private language school on the Mediterranean and it’s fantastic! The students (6) ................... motivated than my classes in England and they’re (7) ................... interested in the subject that it’s a pleasure to come in and teach them. The hours aren’t the same (8) ................... in Britain either – we don’t start until 10.30 in the morning and we usually have (9) ................... two hours for lunch, which is very relaxing. The only small disadvantage is the salary – I earn a bit (10) ................... than I did before – but working in such a wonderful job, who cares?
VI.Read through this text. Then use the word given in capital letters to form a word which fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
KEEPING FOOD FOR LATER
As soon as there were food (0) shortages there was a need SHORT
to preserve food. It was in (1) ................... regions in winter NORTH
that this was a problem; in (2) ................... regions the food TROPIC
supple in (3) ................... . Salting and crying were two of CONTINUE
the earliest (4) ................... processes. These methods, PRESERVE
though simple, were sometimes (5) ................... , and there SUCCESS
was a need for the (6) ................... of something better. In DEVELOP
the early 19th century the (7) ................... of food in bottles STORE
sealed with wax was tried. This (8) ................... the whole REVOLUTION
situation. The (9) .............. of tinned food shortly afterwards INTRODUCE
was the beginning of modern (10) ................... to the problem. SOLVE
0. shortage 1. .............................................. 2. ..............................................
3. .............................................. 4. .............................................. 5. ..............................................
6. .............................................. 7. .............................................. 8. ..............................................
9. .............................................. 10. ..............................................
VII.Most of the lines in this text contain an unnecessary word. A few of the lines are correct. Read the text carefully, find the extra words and mark them. Tick any lines that are correct. Two examples are given.
............if........... 0 Some said if the continent of Europe has beautiful cities
...........Ö............ 00 and England has beautiful villages. It is certainly true that
.......................... 1 England has that many villages which as beautiful, largely
.......................... 2 because of the people who live in them are retired. They move
.......................... 3 from towns when they would have made money, buy a
.......................... 4 country cottage and spend the rest of their lives improving it.
.......................... 5 On the continent of Europe its villages are working
.......................... 6 communities. The people are too busy for making a living to
.......................... 7 worry what their villages look like. So what is about English
.......................... 8 cities? London is a really exciting place, and it has fine parks
.......................... 9 and buildings. But some English cities there are certainly not
.......................... 10 very impressive, and none was planned with a particular care.
.......................... 11 However, a surprising number are fascinating and charming.
.......................... 12 This is perhaps because they grew up almost by accident. York
.......................... 13 is one example among many. In the addition to its huge
.......................... 14 cathedral with its wonderful ancient glass and magnificent
.......................... 15 stonework, York is full up of old buildings and unplanned old
streets, where you can explore for weeks.
VIII. Replace the words in bold type with equivalent phrasal verbs in their correct forms.
A. carried on with B. try out C.stick to D.put on E. do without F. give upG.make up for H. cut out I. get back J. felt like
Mary decides to lose weight
After her luxury holiday Mary found she had (1) gained four kilos. She was anxious to (2) return to her normal weight, so she decided to (3) test a diet she had read about. Mary realised she would have to (4) avoid fatty food. She also decided (5) not to take sugar in her tea and coffee and to (6) stop drinking milk completely. To (7) compensate for not eating fatty food she ate lots of fruit and vegetables. It was hard: she (8) was in the mood for eating all the time, but she (9) did not abandon the diet. After four weeks she began to look and feel well, so she decided to (10) continue the diet permanently.
IX. Fill in each of gaps 1-20 in this text with a, an or the, or leave it blank if no article is needed.
Disneyland Paris may not be on anything like the scale of Disneyworld near (1) ............... Orlando, but (2) ............... technology here is a lot more advanced. Go on (3) weekday, when there are not so many (4) ............... schoolkids and the waiting does not require such a lot of (5) ............... patience. The queues do in fact get shorter after about (6) ............... five o’clock and it’s often (7) ............... good idea to leave (8) ............... best rides until quite late. If you must go in (9) ............... morning, though, do the rides anti-clockwise. In other words go (10) ............... opposite way to (11) ............... crowds so that for at least some of the rides you won’t face (12) ............... hour-long wait. But however long (13) ............... wait is, don’t miss (14) ............... Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster. It’s by far (15) ............... most exciting ride: very bumpy with marvellous robot animals alongside (16) ............... track. If (17) ............... frightening things are what you really want, then check out Phantom Manor. This is (18) ............... haunted house that’s got (19) really stunning special effects, and everyone gets (20) ............... good fright before they leave!
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as given.
1. Jeremy frequently invents ridiculous stories like that.
It’s typical ................................................................................................ .
2. Although he didn’t speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam.
In spite .............................................................................................................................................. .
3. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
If .................................................................................................................. .
4. That old typewriter is not worth repairing.
It’s ..................................................................................... .
5. The plane was unable to land because of thick fog.
The thick fog ...................................................................................... .
6. We may not be able to give the party.
The party may have ..................................... .
7. You can’t blame me for your stupid mistakes.
It isn’t ......................................................................................... .
8. I can’t describe people as well as you can.
You’re ................................................................................. .
9. He forgot about the gun until he got home.
Not until ............................................................................. .
10.People think the climate is changing.
The climate ....................................................... .
11.If nothing unfortunate happens, I’ll see you next week.
All being ....................................................................................................... .
12. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize him.
The film star avoided ....................................................................................................... .
D. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given in the parentheses. Don’t alter these words in any way.
1. I was scared to tell him what I really thought.
(COURAGE) ........................................................................................... .
2. The police think that he was one of the robbers.
(TAKING) ........................................................................................... .
3. I didn’t agree with the idea.
(FAVOUR) ........................................................................................... .
4. He is allegedly the owner of the valuable picture.
(CLAIMED) ........................................................................................... .
5. Jack has become confident as a result of his success.
(TURNED) ........................................................................................... .
6. He didn’t give any reason for his strange behaviour that day.
(BEHAVED) ........................................................................................... .
7. I’d lost his phone number so I couldn’t contact him before.
(TOUCH) ........................................................................................... .
8. A lot of things keep stopping me from walking.
WAY ....................................................................................................... .
9. Will you please stay with me for a while?
COMPANY ....................................................................................................... .
10.She couldn’t believe that she had finally found her brother.
REACTION ........................................................................................................ .
11. His arrival was completely unexpected.
TOOK ....................................................................................................... .
12.Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave.
WITHOUT ....................................................................................................... .
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ANSWER KEY
I. 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10.D
11.D 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.C
II. 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. F 5. E 6. C
IV.1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B
V. 1. as 2. most 3. such 4. ever 5. from/to
6. more 7. so 8. as 9. overabout 10. less
VI. 1. northern/northerly 2. tropical 3. continuous 4. preservation 5. unsuccessful 6. development 7. storage 8. revolutionized 9. imtroduction 10. solutions
VII.
1. that 2. of 3. would 4. Ö 5. its
6. for 7. is 8. Ö 9. there 10. a
11. Ö 12. Ö 13. the 14. Ö 15. up
VIII. 1. D. put on 2. I. get back 3. B. try out 4. H. cut out
5. E. do without 6. F. give up 7. G. make up for 8. I. felt like
9. A. carried on with 10. C. stick to
IX.1. 0 2. the 3. a 4. 0 5. 0
6. 0 7. a 8. the 9. the 10.the
11.the 12.an 13.the 14.the 15.the
16.the 17.0 18.a 19.0 20.a
X. 1. in order to / in order that I could
2. have your mark sheet filled
3. so as not to have
4. in case there isn’t
5. had the book sent
6. turned it down in
7. must have my watch mended
8. have your written work marked
9. so as not to
10.can have your certificate collected
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