SỞ GD – ĐT BẮC NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT THUẬN THÀNH SỐ 1
ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG LẦN 1 NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
Môn: Tiếng Anh 11
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Part 1. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (5 points).
1. a. triangle b. refugee c. recompense d. opportune 2.a. magnificent b. memorial c. humanism d. tobacconist 3.a. candidacy b. casual c. commentary d. asymmetric
4.a. commerce b. consent c. access d. advent
5.a. amateurish b. bureaucracy c. amplifier d. humanism
Part 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5 points).
1.a. obese b. goby c. total d. holler
2.a. occasion b. conclusion c. confusion d. dimension 3.a. parachute b. chauffeur c. chute d. chaplet
4.a. cussed b. ragged c. crooked d. docked
5.a. pierrots b. ploughs c. ballets d. civics Part 3. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences (20 points) 1. You know, Terry is the sort of person who _____on pressure.
a. thrives b. profits c. succeeds d. prospers
2. I am afraid I have a ____memory for faces.
a. poor b. weak c. light d. thin
3. Simon has a very strong ____of duty so he will always carry out his promises.
a. sense b. idea c. mind d. thought
4. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ____this morning.
a. slow- witted b. far- reaching c. off-hand d. top-heavy 5. Please send a reply to the wedding invitation in order to _____your attendance.
a. guarantee b. confirm c. assure d. reassure
6. We were all _____ by the wording of the advertisement.
a. mistaken b. misunderstood c. misled d. misguided 7. I was early for the meeting so I went to a bookshop to ____time.
a. kill b. waste c. spend d. make
8. There wasn’t a _____of truth in what he said.
a. ray b. lump c. grain d. pinch
9. In _____the new evidence, he will be tried for forgery as well.
a. the light of b. view of c. accordance with d. the event of 10. How do they earn enough to _____fifteen children?
a. maintain b. support c. hold d. survive
11. A deep wound like this one will take longer to _____.
a. cure b. heal c. mend d. settle
12. He believed that promotion should be awarded on _____, not on length of service.
a. equality b. merit c. characteristics d. purpose 13. She was so convincing that we were completely _____by her story.
a. gone through b. held down c. taken in d. told off 14. I bought a chocolates on _____: I saw them while I was queuing up to pay.
a. desire b. urge c. spontaneity d. impulse
15. Many married women in the survey said they lacked time to ____an interest.
a. chase b. conduct c. proceed d. pursue
16. He’ll be very upset if you _____ his offer to help.
a. turn in b. turn away c. turn down d. turn against
17. It would help me _____ if you could go to the post office for me.
a. totally b. absolutely c. enormously d. largely 18. the optic fiber was a major ____in the field of telecommunications.
a. breakdown b. breakthrough c. revolution d. technique
19. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t ____of such universal access to information.
a. reminisce b. conceive c. contemplate d. access 20. When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your _____.
a. fingers b. hands c. thumbs d. fingertips.
Part 4. Put one suitable preposition in the blank of each sentence (10 points) 1. My cousin George is obsessed _____keeping fit.
2. Many frozen foods are deficient _____vitamins 3. They say that there is an exception _____every rule.
4. It was very good ____Sue to drive us to the airport.
5. Breaking his leg a second time put Peter’s football career ____jeopardy.
6. Don’t worry, the whole situation is _____control.
7. The same rule applies, irrespective _____how much you have paid.
8. With complete disregard _____her own safety, Ann jumped into the sea to rescue the dog.
9. I am afraid you are not eligible _____ a pension until you are 65.
10. There were no ripe apples ____reach, so I move the ladder.
Part 5. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word at the end of the sentence (10 points) 1. The new manager produced a(n) ………….inventory of all the items found in the shop, ranging
from the tiny pin to the gigantic industrial washing machine. COMPREHEND 2. During the war, the prices of food were …………. . ASTRONOMY
3. Only a(n) ………….proportion of the club’s members objected to the proposal, so the committee went ahead with their plan. SIGNIFY
4. I don’t have time to read the ………….version of the book, so I’ll just buy the condensed version.
ABRIDGE
5. The little boy ran straight into the ………….arms of his father. STRETCH
6. A(n) ………….is one who tends to take the worse view, or expect the worst outcome.
PESSIMISM
7. A(n) ………….is adverse to rapid change. CONSERVE
8. Between 1860 and 1900 the country had a number of revolutions and uprisings. It was a time of
…………. .STABLE
9. She sat in terrible ………….on the hard chair for over an hour. COMFORT 10. To improve his qualifications, he’s taking a course in ………….skills. MANAGE Part 6. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (9 points)
1. She (recommend) (study) more English before enrolling at the university 2. John admitted (surprise) by the unexpected birthday party last night 3. The days (go) when each nations (be) like an island
4. The teacher asked those who (complete) their tests (turn) in their papers
5. He suggested (call) a meeting and (let) the workers (decide) the matters themselves
6. He made a bad mistake at work, but his boss (not fire) him. He’s lucky (give) a second chance 7. Do they think that when the new great dam (build), it (supply) power for a third of the country’s requirement
8. We (look) forward to autumn (come) . summer seems (be) with us for months
9. If your clothes (not seem) very white after you (wash) them, try (soak) them in a little bleach Part 7. Complete the text below by filling each space with one suitable word (15 points)
A recent report by a government department suggests (1)___has been a significant rise (2) ___the number of people without jobs. Opinions on the reasons for this vary, according (3)___the report, but there is a general that the situation is (4)___worse by employers (5)___refuse to take on staff with no experience. Many youngsters still find it impossible to get a job, (6)___after undergoing training in their chosen field, (7)___ often results in frustration and depression. The report also points
out that older staff (8)___reluctant to make room for young people, (9)___they feel their security is threatened. Although the report is critical (10)___ many employers, it (11)___recognize that some are changing and recommends that (12)___ attempts are being made to tackle (13)___problem, no support should be given. The report emphasizes young people must (14)___prepared to be flexible, accepting jobs they may (15)___ have originally considered appropriate.
Part 8. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (8 points).
In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawl across four states in the American south- west, the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes in Navajo , the schools are run in English. Street sign, supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English. Not surprisingly, linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in a hundred years’ time.
Navajo is far from alone. Half the world’s 6,800 languages are likely to vanish within two generations- that’s one language lost every ten days. Never before has the planet’s linguistic diversity shrunk at such a pace. Isolation breeds linguistic diversity as a result, the world is peppered with languages spoken by only a few people. Only 250 languages have more than a million speakers, and at least 3000 have fewer than 2500. It is not necessarily these small languages that are about to disappear. Navajo is considered endangered despite having 150,000 speakers.
What makes a language endangered is not that the number of speakers, but how old they are. If it is spoken by children it is relatively safe. The critically endangered languages are those that are only spoken by the elderly, according to Michael Krauss, director of the Alaska Native Language Center, in Fairbanks.
Why do people reject the language of their parents? It begins with a crisis of confidence, when a small community finds itself alongside a larger, wealthier society, says Nicholas Ostler of Britain’s Foundation for Endangered Languages, in Bath. “People lose faith in their culture” he says. “When the next generation reaches their teens, they might not want to be induced into the old tradition.”
The change is not always voluntary. Quite often, governments try to kill off a minority language by banning its use in public or discouraging its use in school, all to promote national unity. The former US policy of running Indian reservation in English, for example, effectively put languages such as Navajo on the danger list. But Salikoko Mufwene, who chairs the Linguistics Department at University of Chicago, argues that the deadliest weapon is not government policy but economic globalization. “Native Americans have not lost pride in their language, but they have had to adapt to socio-economic pressures” he says. “They cannot refuse to speak English if most commercial activity is in English.”.
However, a growing interest in cultural identity may prevent the direct predictions from coming true. ‘The key to fostering diversity is for people to learn their ancestral tongue, as well as the dominant language’ says Doug Whalen, founder and president of the Endangered Language Fund in New Haven, Connecticut. “Most of these will not survive without a large degree of bilingualism” he says.
Question 1. It is started in the passage that the number of endangered languages is_____
A. about 3,200 B. about 6,800 C. At least 3,200 D. Fewer than 2,500 Question 2. The word peppered in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. randomly separated B. slowly attacked
C. sparsely distributed D. Unintentionally controlled
Question 3. According to the passage, endangered languages cannot be saved unless people ____
A. avoid speaking their dominant language B. grow interest in cultural identities C. know more than one language D. write in their mother tongue
Question 4. Who thinks that a change of language may mean a loss of traditional culture?
A. Doug Whalen B. Michael Krauss
C. Nicholas Ostler D. Salikoko Mufwene
Question 5. The word these in paragraph 5 refers to
A. ancestral tongue B. dominant language
C. growing interest in cultural identity D. the key to fostering diversity
Question 6. Navajo language is considered being endangered language because _____
A. it currently has too few speakers
B. it is too spoken by too many elderly and middle-aged speakers C. it was banned in publicity by the former US policy
D. many young people refuse to learn to speak it
Question 7. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
A. A large number of native speakers fail to guarantee the survival of a language.
B. National governments could do more to protect endangered languages.
C. The loss of linguistic diversity in inevitable.
D. Young people often reject the established way to life in their community.
Question 8. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. To describe how diverse languages are in the past.
B. To explain the importance of preserving endangered languages.
C. To explain why more and more languages disappear.
D. To point out that many languages being in danger of extinction.
Part 9. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (10 points).
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution to this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets as innocuous ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them.
Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually do the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even add weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.
Nonetheless, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. Rather than being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation where a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
One popular fad diet recommends eating lots of meat and animal products, while nearly eliminating carbohydrates. A scientific study from Britain found that this diet is very high in fat. According to the study, the increase of damaging fats in the blood can lead to heart disease and, in extreme cases, kidney failure. Furthermore, diets that are too low in carbohydrates can cause the body to use its own muscle for energy. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up, and the result is slower weight loss.
Veteran dieters may well ask at this point, “What is the ideal diet?” Well, to some extent, it depends on the individual. A United States government agency has determined that to change your eating habits requires changing your psychology of eating, and everyone has a different psychology. That being said, the British study quoted above recommends a diet that is high in carbohydrates and high in fiber, with portions of fatty foods kept low. According to the study, such a diet is the best for people who want to stay healthy, lose weight, and keep that weight off. And, any dieting program is best undertaken with a doctor’s supervision
Question 1. What is the author’s main point?
A. Reckless fat dieting probably takes weight off the fastest.
B. Most people shouldn’t try to lose weight C. High-protein diets can make you sick.
D. Fad diets are ineffective and unsafe; high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best.
Question 2. According to the passage, why are there more overweight people nowadays?
A. They are using fad diets. B. They spend a lot of time in front of computers.
C. They have heart disease. D. They are eating more protein than ever before.
Question 3. After losing weight by dieting, what usually happens to people?
A. they have kidney failure B. they gain weight back again
C. they keep the weight off D. they have less muscle
Question 4. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in paragraph 3?
A. Fed up people turn to fad diets, which, being too extreme, don’t give the body everything it needs.
B. People are fed up with fad diets and turn to diets which provide what the body needs.
C. People prefer fad dieting to moderate dieting because it requires fewer foods to give the body what it needs.
D. Fad diets give fed up people the moderate dietary changes they need to get all the required vitamins.
Question 5. Which is not mentioned as an effect of the meat and animal product diet?
A. heart disease B. slower weight loss C. psychological changes D. kidney failure Question 6. According to the passage, why does the ideal diet depend in the individual?
A. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up.
B. Everyone can gain weight back.
C. Everyone has a different psychology.
D. Everyone likes different food.
Question 7. According to the passage, what diet does a British study recommend?
A. a meat and animal product diet
B. a diet high in carbohydrates, low in fiber, and high in fat.
C. a fad diet but with healthier foods.
D. a diet high in carbohydrates, low in fiber, and low in fat.
Question 8. The word “ innocuous” in the paragraph 1 can be best replaced by . A. helpful B. harmless C. effective D. beneficial Question 9. What does the word “this’ in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. changing eating habits. B. that people change their habits.
C. extreme dietary change D. eating one type of food.
Question 10. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
A. There are many different ways of dieting.
B. The best way of dieting is psychological.
C. There is no such a thing called best diet for all.
D. Dieting takes a lot of psychology.
Part 10. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the suggestions. (8 points)
1. Sally was all ready to leave the office when her boss asked her to type a report. (POINT)
Sally was __________
2. Mark once worked for an international charity organization on a voluntary basis. (AS)
Mark used _________
3. Mauro says he prefers to do his homework on his own . (RATHER)
Mauro says that ___________
4. Claire said that she had not seen the missing letter. (HAVING)
Claire _________
5. Their decision not to compete in the event shocked everyone (CAME).
Their decision not _________
6. If only I hadn’t believed his lies! (TAKEN)
I wish _________
7. Jeremy usually plays tennis on Sunday. (HABIT)
Jeremy is ________.
8. Sharon and I are not speaking to each other, I am afraid. (TERMS)
Sharon and I _____.
The end
ĐÁP ÁN
TRƯỜNG THPT THUẬN THÀNH SỐ 1
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 11
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Part 1. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (5 points).
1. a. triangle b. refugee c. recompense d. opportune 2.a. magnificent b. memorial c. humanism d. tobacconist 3.a. candidacy b. casual c. commentary d. asymmetric
4.a. commerce b. consent c. access d. advent
5.a. amateurish b. bureaucracy c. amplifier d. humanism
Part 2. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5 points).
1.a. obese b. goby c. total d. holler
2.a. occasion b. conclusion c. confusion d. dimension 3.a. parachute b. chauffeur c. chute d. chaplet
4.a. cussed b. ragged c. crooked d. docked
5.a. pierrots b. ploughs c. ballets d. civics Part 3. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences (20 points) 1. You know, Terry is the sort of person who _____on pressure.
a. thrives b. profits c. succeeds d. prospers
2. I am afraid I have a ____memory for faces.
a. poor b. weak c. light d. thin
3. Simon has a very strong ____of duty so he will always carry out his promises.
a. sense b. idea c. mind d. thought
4. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ____this morning.
a. slow- witted b. far- reaching c. off-hand d. top-heavy 5. Please send a reply to the wedding invitation in order to _____your attendance.
a. guarantee b. confirm c. assure d. reassure
6. We were all _____ by the wording of the advertisement.
a. mistaken b. misunderstood c. misled d. misguided 7. I was early for the meeting so I went to a bookshop to ____time.
a. kill b. waste c. spend d. make
8. There wasn’t a _____of truth in what he said.
a. ray b. lump c. grain d. pinch
9. In _____the new evidence, he will be tried for forgery as well.
a. the light of b. view of c. accordance with d. the event of 10. How do they earn enough to _____fifteen children?
a. maintain b. support c. hold d. survive
11. A deep wound like this one will take longer to _____.
a. cure b. heal c. mend d. settle
12. He believed that promotion should be awarded on _____, not on length of service.
a. equality b. merit c. characteristics d. purpose 13. She was so convincing that we were completely _____by her story.
a. gone through b. held down c. taken in d. told off 14. I bought a chocolates on _____: I saw them while I was queuing up to pay.
a. desire b. urge c. spontaneity d. impulse
15. Many married women in the survey said they lacked time to ____an interest.
a. chase b. conduct c. proceed d. pursue
16. He’ll be very upset if you _____ his offer to help.
a. turn in b. turn away c. turn down d. turn against 17. It would help me _____ if you could go to the post office for me.
a. totally b. absolutely c. enormously d. largely 18. the optic fiber was a major ____in the field of telecommunications.
a. breakdown b. breakthrough c. revolution d. technique
19. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t ____of such universal access to information.
a. reminisce b. conceive c. contemplate d. access 20. When you use the Internet, you have so much information at your _____.
a. fingers b. hands c. thumbs d. fingertips.
Part 4. Put one suitable preposition in the blank of each sentence (10 points) 1. My cousin George is obsessed _____keeping fit.
2. Many frozen foods are deficient _____vitamins 3. They say that there is an exception _____every rule.
4. It was very good ____Sue to drive us to the airport.
5. Breaking his leg a second time put Peter’s football career ____jeopardy.
6. Don’t worry, the whole situation is _____control.
7. The same rule applies, irrespective _____how much you have paid.
8. With complete disregard _____her own safety, Ann jumped into the sea to rescue the dog.
9. I am afraid you are not eligible _____ a pension until you are 65.
10. There were no ripe apples ____reach, so I move the ladder.
Key:
1. with 2. in 3. to 4. of 5. in 6. under 7. of 8. for 9. for 10. within
Part 5. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word at the end of the sentence (10 points) 11. The new manager produced a(n) ………….inventory of all the items found in the shop, ranging
from the tiny pin to the gigantic industrial washing machine. COMPREHEND 12. During the war, the prices of food were …………. . ASTRONOMY
13. Only a(n) ………….proportion of the club’s members objected to the proposal, so the committee went ahead with their plan. SIGNIFY
14. I don’t have time to read the ………….version of the book, so I’ll just buy the condensed version.
ABRIDGE
15. The little boy ran straight into the ………….arms of his father. STRETCH
16. A(n) ………….is one who tends to take the worse view, or expect the worst outcome.
PESSIMISM
17. A(n) ………….is adverse to rapid change. CONSERVE
18. Between 1860 and 1900 the country had a number of revolutions and uprisings. It was a time of
…………. .STABLE
19. She sat in terrible ………….on the hard chair for over an hour. COMFORT 20. To improve his qualifications, he’s taking a course in ………….skills. MANAGE Key
1. comprehensive 2. astronomical 3. insignificant 4. unabridged 5. outstretched 6. pessimist 7. conservative 8. instability 9. discomfort 10. Managerial Part 6. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (9 points)
1. She (recommend) (study) more English before enrolling at the university 2. John admitted (surprise) by the unexpected birthday party last night 3. The days (go) when each nations (be) like an island
4. The teacher asked those who (complete) their tests (turn) in their papers
5. He suggested (call) a meeting and (let) the workers (decide) the matters themselves
6. He made a bad mistake at work, but his boss (not fire) him. He’s lucky (give) a second chance 7. Do they think that when the new great dam (build), it (supply) power for a third of the country’s requirement
8. We (look) forward to autumn (come) . summer seems (be) with us for months
9. If your clothes (not seem) very white after you (wash) them, try (soak) them in a little bleach Key:
1. is/ was recommended to study 2. being surprised
3. are gone/ Was
4. has completed/ to turn 5. calling/ letting/ decide 6. didn’t fire/ to be given
7. has been built/ will (can) supply 8. are looking/ to come/ to have been 9. don’t seem/ have washed/ soaking
Part 7. Complete the text below by filling each space with one suitable word (15 points)
A recent report by a government department suggests (1)___has been a significant rise (2) ___the number of people without jobs. Opinions on the reasons for this vary, according (3)___the report, but there is a general that the situation is (4)___worse by employers (5)___refuse to take on staff with no experience. Many youngsters still find it impossible to get a job, (6)___after undergoing training in their chosen field, (7)___ often results in frustration and depression. The report also points out that older staff (8)___reluctant to make room for young people, (9)___they feel their security is threatened. Although the report is critical (10)___ many employers, it (11)___recognize that some are changing and recommends that (12)___ attempts are being made to tackle (13)___problem, no support should be given. The report emphasizes young people must (14)___prepared to be flexible, accepting jobs they may (15)___ have originally considered appropriate.
Key
1. there 2.in 3. To 4. Made 5. Who 6. Even 7. Which
8. are 9. As/because 10. Of 11. Does 12. Unless 13. The 14. be 15. Not
Part 8. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (8 points).
In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawl across four states in the American south- west, the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes in Navajo , the schools are run in English. Street sign, supermarket goods and even their own newspaper are all in English. Not surprisingly, linguists doubt that any native speakers of Navajo will remain in a hundred years’ time.
Navajo is far from alone. Half the world’s 6,800 languages are likely to vanish within two generations- that’s one language lost every ten days. Never before has the planet’s linguistic diversity shrunk at such a pace. Isolation breeds linguistic diversity as a result, the world is peppered with languages spoken by only a few people. Only 250 languages have more than a million speakers, and at least 3000 have fewer than 2500. It is not necessarily these small languages that are about to disappear. Navajo is considered endangered despite having 150,000 speakers.
What makes a language endangered is not that the number of speakers, but how old they are. If it is spoken by children it is relatively safe. The critically endangered languages are those that are only spoken by the elderly, according to Michael Krauss, director of the Alaska Native Language Center, in Fairbanks.
Why do people reject the language of their parents? It begins with a crisis of confidence, when a
small community finds itself alongside a larger, wealthier society, says Nicholas Ostler of Britain’s Foundation for Endangered Languages, in Bath. “People lose faith in their culture” he says. “When the next generation reaches their teens, they might not want to be induced into the old tradition.”
The change is not always voluntary. Quite often, governments try to kill off a minority language by banning its use in public or discouraging its use in school, all to promote national unity. The former US policy of running Indian reservation in English, for example, effectively put languages such as Navajo on the danger list. But Salikoko Mufwene, who chairs the Linguistics Department at University of Chicago, argues that the deadliest weapon is not government policy but economic globalization. “Native Americans have not lost pride in their language, but they have had to adapt to socio-economic pressures” he says. “They cannot refuse to speak English if most commercial activity is in English.”.
However, a growing interest in cultural identity may prevent the direct predictions from coming true. ‘The key to fostering diversity is for people to learn their ancestral tongue, as well as the dominant language’ says Doug Whalen, founder and president of the Endangered Language Fund in New Haven, Connecticut. “Most of these will not survive without a large degree of bilingualism” he says.
Question 1. It is started in the passage that the number of endangered languages is_____
A. about 3,200 B. about 6,800 C. At least 3,200 D. Fewer than 2,500 Question 2. The word peppered in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. randomly separated B. slowly attacked
C. sparsely distributed D. Unintentionally controlled
Question 3. According to the passage, endangered languages cannot be saved unless people ____
A. avoid speaking their dominant language B. grow interest in cultural identities C. know more than one language D. write in their mother tongue
Question 4. Who thinks that a change of language may mean a loss of traditional culture?
A. Doug Whalen B. Michael Krauss
C. Nicholas Ostler D. Salikoko Mufwene
Question 5. The word these in paragraph 5 refers to
A. ancestral tongue B. dominant language
C. growing interest in cultural identity D. the key to fostering diversity Question 6. Navajo language is considered being endangered language because _____
E. it currently has too few speakers
F. it is too spoken by too many elderly and middle-aged speakers G. it was banned in publicity by the former US policy
H. many young people refuse to learn to speak it
Question 7. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
E. A large number of native speakers fail to guarantee the survival of a language.
F. National governments could do more to protect endangered languages.
G. The loss of linguistic diversity in inevitable.
H. Young people often reject the established way to life in their community.
Question 8. What is the main idea of this passage?
E. To describe how diverse languages are in the past.
F. To explain the importance of preserving endangered languages.
G. To explain why more and more languages disappear.
H. To point out that many languages being in danger of extinction.
Key
1-A 2-C 3-C 4-D 5-A
6-A 7-B 8-B
Part 9. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (10 points).
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution to this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets as innocuous ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually do the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even add weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.
Nonetheless, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. Rather than being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation where a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
One popular fad diet recommends eating lots of meat and animal products, while nearly eliminating carbohydrates. A scientific study from Britain found that this diet is very high in fat. According to the study, the increase of damaging fats in the blood can lead to heart disease and, in extreme cases, kidney failure. Furthermore, diets that are too low in carbohydrates can cause the body to use its own muscle for energy. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up, and the result is slower weight loss.
Veteran dieters may well ask at this point, “What is the ideal diet?” Well, to some extent, it depends on the individual. A United States government agency has determined that to change your eating habits requires changing your psychology of eating, and everyone has a different psychology. That being said, the British study quoted above recommends a diet that is high in carbohydrates and high in fiber, with portions of fatty foods kept low. According to the study, such a diet is the best for people who want to stay healthy, lose weight, and keep that weight off. And, any dieting program is best undertaken with a doctor’s supervision
Question 1. What is the author’s main point?
E. Reckless fat dieting probably takes weight off the fastest.
F. Most people shouldn’t try to lose weight G. High-protein diets can make you sick.
H. Fad diets are ineffective and unsafe; high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets are best.
Question 2. According to the passage, why are there more overweight people nowadays?
A. They are using fad diets. B. They spend a lot of time in front of computers.
C. They have heart disease. D. They are eating more protein than ever before.
Question 3. After losing weight by dieting, what usually happens to people?
A. they have kidney failure B. they gain weight back again C. they keep the weight off D. they have less muscle
Question 4. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in paragraph 3?
E. Fed up people turn to fad diets, which, being too extreme, don’t give the body everything it needs.
F. People are fed up with fad diets and turn to diets which provide what the body needs.
G. People prefer fad dieting to moderate dieting because it requires fewer foods to give the body what it needs.
H. Fad diets give fed up people the moderate dietary changes they need to get all the required vitamins.
Question 5. Which is not mentioned as an effect of the meat and animal product diet?
A. heart disease B. slower weight loss C. psychological changes D. kidney failure Question 6. According to the passage, why does the ideal diet depend in the individual?
E. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up.
F. Everyone can gain weight back.
G. Everyone has a different psychology.
H. Everyone likes different food.
Question 7. According to the passage, what diet does a British study recommend?
E. a meat and animal product diet
F. a diet high in carbohydrates, low in fiber, and high in fat.
G. a fad diet but with healthier foods.
H. a diet high in carbohydrates, low in fiber, and low in fat.
Question 8. The word “ innocuous” in the paragraph 1 can be best replaced by . A. helpful B. harmless C. effective D. beneficial Question 9. What does the word “this’ in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. changing eating habits. B. that people change their habits.
C. extreme dietary change D. eating one type of food.
Question 10. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
E. There are many different ways of dieting.
F. The best way of dieting is psychological.
G. There is no such a thing called best diet for all.
H. Dieting takes a lot of psychology.
Key
1-D 2-B 3-B 4-A 5-C
6-C 7-D 8-B 9-D 10-C
Part 10. Writing
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the suggestions. (8 points)
1. Sally was all ready to leave the office when her boss asked her to type a report. (POINT)
Sally was __________
2. Mark once worked for an international charity organization on a voluntary basis. (AS)
Mark used _________
3. Mauro says he prefers to do his homework on his own . (RATHER)
Mauro says that ___________
4. Claire said that she had not seen the missing letter. (HAVING)
Claire _________
5. Their decision not to compete in the event shocked everyone (CAME).
Their decision not _________
6. If only I hadn’t believed his lies! (TAKEN)
I wish _________
7. Jeremy usually plays tennis on Sunday. (HABIT)
Jeremy is ________.
8. Sharon and I are not speaking to each other, I am afraid. (TERMS)
Sharon and I _____.
Key:
1. Mary was on the point of leaving when ___________
2. Mark once worked as a volunteer for an international charity organization.
3. Mauro says he would rather to do his homework on his own.
4. Claire denied having seen the missing letter.
5. Their decision not to compete in the event came as a shock to everyone.
6. I wish I hadn’t been taken in by his lies.
7. Jeremy is in the habit of playing tennis on Sunday.
8. Sharon and I are not on speaking terms with each other, I am afraid.
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