ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 11


I. LISTENING
Part 1. For question 1-5, listen to a piece of BBC news and decide the statements are True (T) or False (F)
1. Tensions are rising between the USA and Sony Pictures.
2. The group said it would not upload any more data about Sony.
3. Sony said it cancelled screenings because of fears about public safety.
4. President Obama said dictators could not censor things in the USA.
5. A senator said the canceling of the screenings greatly hurt free speech.
Part 2. For question 6-15, listen to a piece of news from BBC and supply the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided
The authors acknowledge that a (6) ___________ from fossil fuels to renewable energy is easier to recommend than to achieve. Many countries are (7) ___________ using fuels like coal.
In Germany coal provides nearly half the electricity. But because (8) ___________ are building up in the atmosphere so rapidly, (9) ___________ is that it`s better to make the change sooner rather than later.
Professor Jim Skea at Imperial College, a (10) ___________ on the panel said "The message is that we need to start from 2020 onwards. If you wait as long as 2030 to put in place measures, it is going to start to get difficult. (11) ___________have risen more quickly in the last ten years than they have at any point in the past, and if we carry on in that kind of way till 2030, then you will be faced with these difficult choices. We need to move much more quickly than that."
One surprise is a low estimate for the cost of (12) ___________ fossil fuels and boosting wind and solar power. The panel says that less than one tenth of 1% will be shaved off annual global growth. However, this figure rests on a host of (13) ___________, and for the moment, renewable energy still needs (14) ___________, which raises questions about public acceptance.
The panel does believe its options are (15) _______ and it hopes they`ll be implemented in the coming years.
III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word/phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. Don’t worry: this is nothing that ______ you.
A. matters B. entails C. concerns D. complicates
2. It may be raining but I’m ______ enjoying myself.
A. thoroughly B. highly C. extremely D. desperately
3. Italy was knocked ______ the World Cup.
A. into B. away from C. out of loại D. forward to
4. All the kitchen must satisfy the stringent ______ of the health authorities.
A. requirements B. needs nhu cầu C. terms D. qualifications
5. She is ______ telling me where I’ve gone wrong in my life.
A. forever B. all the time C. on and off D. normally
6. Just because he is getting on for seventy doesn’t mean he’s ______ .
A. losing it B. passing it C. up to it D. over the hill
7. She gave a/an ______ reading of the sonata that had the audience on their feet.
A. impeccable B. rocketing C. eminent xuất sắc D. heavy-handed
8. I enjoy swimming but ______ I avoid crowded pools.
A. on the contrary B. on the face of it xét về bề ngoài, C. as a rule D. in a nutshell
9. ______ they seem to be in agreement, though there are still some details to be settled.
A. Shortly B. Overall C. Nonetheless D. Subsequently
10. They still haven’t made a decision ______ to the new color scheme.
A. on reflection B. with regard C. in view D. by contrast
11. One of the most devastating weapons of modern time is the ______ missile.
A. directed B. instructed C. programmed D. guided
12. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning.
A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand D. top-heavy
13. It’s difficult to assess grass ____ opinion on the subject of the President’s actions.
A. leaves B. cuttings C. stems D. roots
14. “This medicine tastes horrible!” - “______, it will cure your cough”.
A. Be that as it is