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2004-2005

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kú thi chän häc sinh giỏi lớp 11 thpt năm học
đề thi môn: tiếng anh

Dành cho học sinh các trờng không

đề chính thức

chuyên

kể thời gian giao đề

Thời gian làm bài : 180 phút, không

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from tat of the others in each group(5pts).
1. a. houses
b. chooses
c.
horses

d. rises
2. a. pleased
b. raised
c.
embarrass d. closed
ed
3. a. unlock
b. until
c.
undo
d. under
4. a. book
b. look
c.
floor
d. good
5. a. hate
b. mate
c.
cake
d. manage
II. Underline the stressed syllable in each of the following
words(5pts).
1. Mediterranean
comfortable

2. ingredient

3. decision

4. examination

5.

III. Choose the word which best fits each sentence. (20pts)
1 You have to finish your work….……………..
.
a. themselves b. yourselves c.
herself
d. himself
2 This type of machine ……………………in 1950.
.
a. invented
b. has been invented
c. had invented
d. was invented
3 ………………………my friends like singing.
.
a. The most
b. Most
c.
Most of
d. The most of
4 Our president has …………..…many problems that he does not know
. what to do.
a. very
b. such
c.
so
d. such a

5 I have two brothers. One is very smart, but ……………..isn’t .
.
a. another
b. the other
c.
some other d. the other
6 Sorry, I couldn’t hear you ……………………………
.
a. because it noised
b.
because of the noise
c. despite the noise
d.
because it noisy
7 Mary found a pair of old shoes and ………………………….
.
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a.
8.

9.

1
0.

1
1.

12.
13.
14.

15.

16.
17.
18.
19.

20.

put on it

b.

put on
them

c.

put it on

d.

put them on

My brother said ……………..when he had time.
a. he would have gone
b.
he will go
c. he would go
d.
he had gone
The electric torch gave only a faint light because the …………….was
almost flat.
a. fuel
b current
c power
d. battery
.
.
Frankly, I don’t care to argue………you ………that particular subject.
a. with/ about
b. with/ in
c. to / about d. to/in
……………..,Jenny Churchill was born in the United States and married
an English man
a She was the mother of Winston
The mother of Winston
. Churchill.
c. Churchill.

c Her son was Winston Churchill.
d. Winston Churchill was her
.

son
I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your temper.
a. blood
b. storm
c.
explosion
d. temper
It was a hot day, and many people were …………their way to the beach.
a. taking
b. hitting
c.
making
d. setting
After ………….by a policeman, he was sent back to England.
a. being picked b.
he picked
c.
been picked d. picking up
up
up
up
I hear it is a very good film.
a. Yes, it is very exciting.
b.
No, I don’t hear that.
c. Yes, it’s very boring.
d.
No, I hear it , too.
This new law will take………………from the beginning of next month.
a. influence

b. power
c.
effect
d. force
I want $ 400 worth on Swiss France. What is the ………………rate, please?
a. market
b. exchange
c.
currency
d. money
This jacket would be ideal in winter; it has a fur …………………..
a. coating
b. lining
c.
filling
d. backing
Robinson’s ………………as Sales Manager is now Export Manager of our
main competitors.
a. ancestor
b. predecesso c.
pioneer
d. precedent
r
She looked on sympathetically. She ……………………..him.
a. liked
b. loved
c. sympathiz d felt sorry for
ed
.

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IV/ For each question, read the text and decide which word a,b,c or d
best fits each space.(15pts)
The power of nature
The wind controls our planet’s weather and climate , but how much do
we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by the
…………….(1) winds, it had known for over two hundred years……………..(2)of
over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, $ 1.5
billion-worth of …………..(3) was caused and 19 million trees were ………….(4)
in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were
only………..(5) storm force. They are far better known than the much more
serious storms of 25 January 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime
winds of up to 173 km/h. On this ……….(6), 47 people were killed, even
though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate………….(7)
………………(8) weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of
the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do
not …………(9) a second thought to, but across the world the wind …………(10)
a crucial role in people’s lives.
1
2
3
4

a.
a.
a.
a.

5
6
7
8

a.
a.
a.
a.

heaviest
Blows
hurt
blown down

b.
b.
b.
b.

fastest
Hits
injury
cut down

c.
c.
c.
c.

strongest
d. quickest
Clouds
d. Gusts
destruction d. damage
knocked
d. blown up
down
powerful
b. severe
c.
serious
d. dangerous
occasion
b. event
c.
accident
d. incident
threats
b. warnings
c.
news
d. signs
Extreme

b. Excessive
c.
Extravagan d. exaggerated
t
have
b. make
c.
pit
d. give
has
b. makes
c.
plays
d. does
each of the numbered gaps with a suitable preposition.

9
a.
10
a.
V/ Fill in
(10pts)
We send our children ………..(1) school to prepare them ………..(2) the
time when they will be big and will have to work ………..(3) themselves. They
learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what
they want and what they know and understand what other tell them. They
learn foreign languages ………..(4) order to be able to benefit………..(5) what
people………..(6) other countries have written and said, and in order to make
people ………..(7) other countries understand what they themselves mean.
Nearly everything they study ………..(8) school has some practical use………..

(9) their life. We go to school ………..(10) all to learn how to learn, so that,
when we have left school, we can continue to learn.
VI. Complete each of the following sentences with a noun using the
adjective given in brackets.
1. We were pleased with the ………..(warm) of his welcome.
2. Crime and ………..(violent) can’t be controlled in big cities.
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3. Her ………..(efficient) was noticed by the head of the department.
4. Never underestimate the ………..(wise) of your ancestors.
5. All men should be treated with ………..(just).
6. We must respect his ………..(free) of speech.
7. I feel like a ………..(strange) in this city.
8. It’s my ………..(responsible) to postpone the meeting.
9. The ………..(deep) of this pool is about 5.5 meters.
10.
………..(polite) is an important factor in communication.
VII. Write a new sentence as similar in the meaning as possible to
each of the original sentences provided. (5pts)
1. I have never been here before.
It is the………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. He has no cause to complain.
There is no
reason………………………………………………………………………………
3. Try as he might, he could never manage to get an accurate balance in

his checkbook./
Although
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. “ I am sorry, Angela” said Martin. “ I’m afraid I’ve damaged your bike.
Martin apologized
……………………………………………………………………………….
5. He was unable to take up the post until early the following year.
Not until………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. It is certain that their English will improve in time.
Their
English……………………………………………………………………………………
7. He could never have imagined that he would become famous.
Never……………………………………………………………………………………………
.
8. If you run all the way to the railway station, you will be able to catch the
train.
Running…………………………………………………………………………………………
.
9. I felt too tired to walk any further, so I took a taxi.
As……………………………………………………………………………………………….
10.
Can you understand words more easily than gestures.
Are you ..
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