ĐỀ SỐ 1
ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN – TIẾNG ANH 11
Năm học: 2013 – 2014
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Phòng GD&ĐT An Nhơn
I-PRONUNCIATION:
A-Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the three others: ( 1 point )
1/ A. question B. natural C. adventure
D. determination
2/ A. honey B. prey C. chimney
D. donkey
3/ A. harbor B. scarlet C. burglar D.
marvelous
4/ A. tension B. precision C. decision
D. provision
B-Choose the word that has different stress pattern: ( 1 point )
5/ A. industrial B. confident C. encourage
D. department
6/ A. existence B. galaxy C. stimulate
D. commonwealth
7/ A. spectator B. athletics C. memento
D. penicillin
8/ A. politics B. category C. frustrate
D. functionary
II-GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
A-Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence: ( 4 points )
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9/ No one complained about this problem,……………………………… ?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did he
D. did someone

10/ …………………….her father ………………… mother are proud of
her success.
A.Either…… or B. Both……….and C. Not only…… but
also D. all are correct
11/ …………………….I always went to school with my best friend.
A. When I am ten B. At the age of ten C. At ten
years old D. In the age of ten
12/ Security guards patrol the shopping complex at
night……………………….any break-ins.
A. to prevent B.prevent C. have prevented
D. preventing
13/ Next summer we are………………………….a swimming pool built in
our back garden.
A. making B. deciding C. intending
D. having
14/ He had to act immediately;…………………………… , he would have
been too late.
A. otherwise B. consequently C.
nevertheless D. still
15/ No sooner………………………… the performance began.
A. had we arrived B. had we arrived than C. than we had
arrived D. than had we arrived
16/ Sometimes students fail to do well when taking examinations because
they are……………………… concentrate.
A. very nervous to B. too nervous cannot to C. very nervous
not to D. too nervous to
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17/ The government has spent $ 2 million on an
advertising……………………to encourage energy conservation.
A. promotion B. campaign C. enterprise

D. development
18/ ……………………… the regular written work , you will be required to
submit a long essay.
A. Besides B. In addition C. Apart from
D. Beyond
19/ Before…………………… , all transport across major rivers in the
United States was by ferry boats.
A. being built B. bridges were built C. bridges built
D. A & B are correct
20/ Ms Wang, who is transferring to this branch,
…………………………………….experienced teller.
A. She is an B. is an C. being an
D. an
21/ All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even
numbers, while north-west interstate highways…………………………….
A. have odd-numbered B. are odd-numbered C. have odd
numberD. are odd- number
22/ ………………………… at stadium, the coach never seemed to be
satisfied with them.
A. However well his footballers did B. Although well his
footballers did
C However his footballers did well D. No matter well
his footballers did
23/ This scientific theory……………………….to be false.
A. has now proved B. has now been proved C. has been
proved now D. has proved now
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24/ “ Which is more important : luck or effort ? “ - “ Luck
is……………………….effort. “
A. of the same important as B. as importance as

C. of the same importance as D. as the same important as


B-Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following
sentences: ( 2 points )
25/ Was the……………………………………………of International Red
Cross inspired by a Swedish ? FOUND
26/ After some…………………………………………one of the children
began to speak. HESITATE
27/ Simon admitted that his cruel joke was
………………………………………………… . INTEND
28/ People with very………………………………… skin shouldn’t go
sunbathing for long periods. SENSE
29/ ………………………………….about the company’s future meant that
few people wanted to CERTAIN
invest money in it.
30/ He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was
later……………………………………… QUALIFY
when a medical check proved that he had taken drugs.
31/ I was surprised by the…………………………………… of the
occasion. All the men wore dark FORMAL
suits and ties.
32/ The United Nations will act as …………………………………of the
peace settlement. GUARANTEE
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IV-READING:
A.Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each space: ( 2,5
points )
When facing to some new and possible bewildering technology changes ,
most people react in one of two ways. They ………… (33)……recoil from

anything new , claiming that it is unnecessary or too complicated or that it……
(34)……
makes life less than human, or they learn to………….(35)…………… to the
new invention and eventually wonder how they could possibly have existed
without It. ………….(36)…………….computers as example. For many of us ,
they still represent a threat to our freedom and give us a frightening ………….(37)
………………of a future in which all decisions will be ……………(38)
……………….by machines. This may be because they seem mysterious, and
difficult to understand. Ask most people what you can use a home computer for ,
and you usually get vague answers about how “ they give you information “ . In
fact, even those of us who are ………………( 39)……………… with computers
and use them in our daily work, have little idea of how they work. But it does not
take long to learn how to operate a business programme, even if things
occasionally go wrong for no………….( 40)…………reason. Presumably , much
the same happened when telephone and television became ………………(41)
………………. . What seems to alarm most people is the speed of technology
change, rather than change itself. And the objections that are made to new
technology may have a point to them , since change is not always an
improvement . as we discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil
lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board games,
which don’t have to be……………… (42)…………… into work.
33/ A. neither B. have to C. always
D. either
34/ A. somewhere B. someway C. somewhat
D. something
35/ A. contact B. adapt C. add
D. reach
36/ A. Make B. Take C. Have
D. Choose
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37/ A. sense B. idea C. prospect
D. emotion
38/ A. done B. changed C. taken
D.invented
39/ A. accustomed B. familiar C. used
D. popular
40/ A.fresh B. normal C. desirable
D. apparent
41/ A. widespread B. widely C. popularity
D. commonly
42/ A. produced B. plugged C. forced
D. handled
B-Read the passage and choose the best answer: ( 1,5 points )
Is your company a sitting duck for hackers ? When did you last change
your password ? How complete are your security systems ? Have you ever been
broken into before ?
According to IANS , the International Association for Network Security,
there’s a new breed of hackers out there. And, there is also a new target. In the
past, hackers gained notoriety from breaking into big companies’ networks. In fact,
the bigger the company, the bigger the success. When hackers broke into
Infelmax’s notoriously secure system in 1999, they made headline news around the
world.
The big “successes” came with a major drawback. These headline break-ins
came with international teams of investigators and serious criminal charges.
Several former famous hackers are now sitting behind bars or working overtime to
pay off hefty fines in penalties and damages.
So, hackers of the new decade have turned to a new target: smaller
companies. Smaller companies often spend less on their security systems. If they
have never been broken into before, they may be lulled into a feeling of security.
They are often lax about changing their password frequently enough. And that

spells trouble.
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Also, a breach system in a smaller company may attract little public
attention. Investigations may be brief and superficial, as overloaded investigators
pursue bigger problems.
But if you do fall victim to hackers, it will definitely attract your own
attention. These thieves can gain access to your files, destroying , copying, or
altering them. They can create havoc with your data. And if they do , you will
surely wish you had changed your password once more often.
43/ The phrase sitting duck for hackers most probably means:
A. target to be attacked by hackers in the future. B. bench of a duck
shape available for hackers to sit on.
C duck which is sitting near or among hackers D. duck which conducts
hackers to their desired seats
44/ What might have been one motive for hackers of Infelmax’s network ?
A. Money B. Fun C. Power D. Fame
45/ What has happened to some big-name hackers ?
A. They’ve got better jobs. B. They are in jails
C They continue to be hackers D. They are in debt.
46/ Which is likely a victim for the new breed of hackers ?
A. Large companies B. International
companies
C Companies without security systems D. Small companies
47/ Why are modern hackers no longer interested in big companies?
A. They have less money than small ones.
B. They have become more dangerous to hack.
C They don’t have much interesting data as before.
D. They don’t have ability to break into big companies.
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48/ What is not mentioned as a result of hackers’ work ?

A. Stolen soft wares B. Ruined files C. Jumbled data
D. Replicated documents
C-Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word: ( 2 points )
I was with Overseas Volunteers ( OV ) for a year after leaving university,
and I was………………………….( 49 ) to an isolated village in Chad, about 500
km from the capital N’Djamena. Coming from a rich country , I got quite a shock ,
as conditions were much harder than I had…………………………………(50).
But after a few days I soon got used to living there. The people were always very
friendly and helpful , and I soon began to appreciate …………………………….
( 51 ) beautiful the countryside was.
One of my jobs was to…………………………… ( 52) the village with
water. The well was a long walk away. And the women used to spend a long time
every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted
organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. We built a simple
pipeline and a pump , and it worked first time . It wasn’t perfect – there were a few
leaks but it made a great difference to the villagers ……………………………
(53) had never had running water before.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a
good…………………………………… (54) . Although it was not well-paid, it
was well worth doing, and I would recommend it to
…………………………………(55) who was considering
……………………… (56) for a charity.
V-WRITING:
A-Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given( Do not change the word given ) ( 2 points )
57/ Alan worked too hard at the office , and this led to his illness.
( RESULT )
Alan’s illness was
………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………

58/ Is smoking permitted in the art gallery ? ( ALLOWED )
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Are…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
59/ He can’t stop playing games because he is addicted to them. ( TOO )
He
is……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………
60/ His behavior is beginning to annoy me more and more. ( GET )
I am
beginning……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
61/ The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southest.
( RAINFALL )
The
annual………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………
62/ However experienced you are , driving fast is dangerous.
( WHETHER )
Driving fast
is……………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………
63/ I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees.
( WHERE )
There
are……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
64/ Although he had his leg cut off after a serious accident, he competed in the
Olympic games. (PREVENT)
His leg being cut

off……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………
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B-Use your imagination and creativity to complete the sentences to express
your argument
Each signal begins only ONE sentence. ( 2 points )
There are many reasons why
I………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………
One reason
is……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………
Another………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
What is more,
………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
Above all,
………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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