Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 12 THPT môn thi: Tiếng anh

the “fight or flight” reaction, meeting danger by (116) ______ it or running away. So with love, the heart accelerates and (117) _______ becomes quick.
108. A. dwell	B. stay	C. remain	D. linger
109. A. moves	B. associates	C. goes	D. combines
110. A. prospers	B. seeps	C. develops	D. grows
111. A. preferences	B. references	C. citation	D. quotes
112. A. attracted	B. attached	C. bond	D. linked
113. A. relationship	B. connection	C. binding	D. link
114. A. going	B. showing	C. speeding	D. beating
115. A. answers	B. reacts	C. replies	D. looks
116. A. battling	B. struggling	C. defeating	D. fighting
117. A. exhaling	B. inhaling	C. perspiring	D. breathing 
Part 2: You are going to read a magazine article about friends. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A- H the one which fits each gap (118- 123). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (000).
A. It’s unwise to isolate yourself when you’re in a boy / girl relationship.
B. Suppose you’re going through a bad patch with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
C. It’s stimulating to be surrounded by a mix of personalities with their different attitudes and behavior.
D. Even your best friend may get jealous if they feel pushed out by your girlfriend or boyfriend.
E. There might well be some more reserved characters too.
F. To the majority of us this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else.
G. Or they may be someone you meet by chance and instantly get on with.
H. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship.
FRIENDS
To many people, their friends are the most important thing in their life. Really good friends share the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of ups and downs with.
(000). __H__ It may be the result of enjoying the same activities, having the same outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences. Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, as if we’ve known them for years. But usually it really does take years to get to know someone well enough to consider them your “best friend”.
118. ___F____It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on when life lets you down. You know that no matter what the problem or what time of day or night it is, your best friend will drop everything and put you first. No relationship is more important than the one with your best friend.
119. ___B____It will probably be your best friend you go to for help. Perhaps your parents are being too heavy-handed; maybe you’re not happy at work or at school. Whatever the problem, you know you can rely on your best friend.
Of course, not all friendships stand the test of time. All sorts of things can come between friends. Sometimes people just drift apart over time. One of you may leave the area and you simply lose touch. But sometimes other relationships can conflict with your friendship and cause powerful emotions.
120. ___D____If they do and you want to keep them, it’s important to make them feel valued. Set aside some time to go out with them on your own, or introduce them to your new boyfriend or girlfriend, and do things together.
121. ___A____If you do, you may find that one day you break up and you’ve lost touch with all your old friends. And besides, it’s fun to go out in groups, especially when you’re young.
122. ___C____People who you might not expect to get on with each other can often make a good combination. Usually in a particular group of friends there’ll be a ringleader, someone the rest look to to make decisions. Often there’s a bit of a comedian, always cracking jokes and entertaining the rest.
123. ___E____They all have something to contribute. Remember, unlike your family, you can choose your friends. If you choose them carefully and treat them well, they could turn out to be friends for life.
Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices given. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.
	Until recently, women in advertisements wore one of three things- an apron, a glamorous dress or a gown. Although that is now changing, many women still feel angry enough to deface offending advertisements with stickers protesting “this ad degrades women”. Why does this sort of advertising exist? How can advertisers and ad agencies produce, sometimes after months of research, advertising that offends the consumers?
	The Advertising Standards Authority (the body which deals with complaints about print media) is carrying out research into how women feel about the way they are portrayed in advertisements. Its conclusions are likely to be what the advertising industry already knows: although women are often irritated by the way they are seen in ads, few feel strongly enough to complain.
	Women are not the only victims of poor and boring stereotypes-in many TV commercials, men are seen either as useless, childish oafs who are unable to perform the simplest household tasks, or as inconsiderate boors, permanently on the lookout for an escape to the pub. But it is women who seem to bear the brunt of the industry’s apparent inability to put people into an authentic present-day context.
	Yet according to Emma Bennett, executive creative director of a London advertising agency, women are not infuriated by stereotypes and sexist advertising. “It tends to wash over them; they are not militant or angry-they just find it annoying or tiresome. They reluctantly accept outdated stereotypes, but heave a sigh of relief when an advertising really gets it right.” She says that it is not advertising’s use of housewife role that bothers women, but the way in which it is handled. “Researchers have often asked the wrong questions. The most important thing is the advertising’s tone of voice. Women hate being patronized, flattered or given desperately down-to-earth commonsense advice.”
	In the end, the responsibility for good advertising must be shared between the advertiser, the advertising agency and the customer. Advertising does not set trends but it reflects them. It is up to the consumer to tell advertisers where they fail, and until people on the receiving end take the business seriously and make their feelings known, the process of change will remain laboriously slow.
124. Despite recent changes in attitudes, some advertisings still fail to ____________.
	A. change women’s opinions of themselves
	B. show any understanding of people’s feelings
	C. persuade the public to buy the advertising industry
	D. meet the needs of the advertising industry
125. According to the writer, the commonest fault of present-day advertising is to ___________.
	A. condemn the role of housewife	B. ignore protests about advertisements
	C. present a misleading image of women	D. misrepresent the activities of men
126. Research suggests that the reaction of women towards misrepresentation by advertisements is __________.
	A. apathy	B. hostility	C. approval	D. relief
127. Emma Bennett suggests that advertisements should __________.
	A. give further emphasis to practical advice.
	B. change their style rather than their content
	C. use male images instead of female ones
	D. pay more compliments to women than before
128. Ultimately the advertising industry should _________.
	A. take its job more seriously 	B. do more pioneering work
	C. take notice of public opinion	D. concentrate on the products advertised
Part 4: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered blanks provided below this part.
	All drugs can affect the body (000) ____ both helpful and (129) _____ ways. For example, a particular drug may produce a stronger heartbeat (130) ______ from pain, or some other desired effect. But that drug, (131) ______ any other drug, can also cause undesired effects – especially if the (132) _____ is too large. Such effects might (133) _____ fever, high blood pressure, or constipation.
	Most drugs produce changes throughout the body because the drugs (134) _____ through the blood stream. (135) ____ most drugs used to affect one part of the body also affect other parts. For example, physicians sometimes (136) _____ morphine to relieve pain. Morphine depresses the activities of cells in the brain and thus reduces the (137) _____ of pain. But morphine also alters the function of cells elsewhere in the body. It may decrease the rate of breathing, produce constipation, and (138) _____ other undesired effects.
Your answers:
(000). __in_______	129. __harmful _____	130. __relief _____	
131. ___like________	132. __dose ________	133. __include___
134. ___circulate ____	135. ___ so/therefore/thus ___	136. __ prescribe __
137. __ sensation _______	138. ___create___	
Part 5: Choose each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below. Write your answer in the numbered blanks provided below this part.
male chauvinist	second-class citizens	male-dominated	discrimination
militant	unisex	feminist	sexist
sex-objects	exploitation	the weaker sex
A (000) ______ is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should be regarded as equal to men. She, or he, deplores (139) _____ against women in the home, place of work or anywhere, and her principal enemy is the (140) _____, who believes that men are naturally superior. Tired of being referred to as (141) _____ women are becoming more and more (142) _____ and are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to death of (143) _____ jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to be regarded as (144) ______ in terms of economic, political and social status. They criticize beauty contests and the use of glamorous female models