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(Đề thi gồm có 5 trang)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Khối: 12
Thời gian 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Part I:
A. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest. (5pts)
1. A. rules B. shares C. arrives D. dates

2. A. proved B. surveyed C. discussed D. rained
3. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
4. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. magazine
5. A. corn B. cup C. can D. cede

B. Choose the word which has the main stress on a different syllable from the
others.(5pts)
6. A. household B. secure C. pressure D. active

7. A. supportive B. leftovers C. confidence D. hospital
8. A. yesterday B. applicant C. employment D. uniform
9. A. river B. result C. rewrite D. reuse
10. A. apply B. persuade C. reduce D. offer

Part II. Choose the best answers.(30pts)
1. When I was a child, I always wanted to ___ to play the piano.
A. know B. learn C. make D. discover
2. Browns Ltd will have to ___ sales during the coming year
A. expand B. enlarge C. increase D. extent
3. He is very ___ towards her, saying that she has done quite well, considering she was
a woman.
A. smug B. cocky C. patronizing D. big-headed
4. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get ___.
A. out of control B. paid well C. under control D. in control
5. If a bar magnet is ___, the two pieces form two complete magnets, each with a
north and south pole.
A. broke B. broke C. breaking D. break
6. He was often made ___ milk by his mother.
A. drink B. drinks C. to drink D. drunk
7. They have not been attending very regularly since the new club was formed, ___?
A. isn’t it B. wasn’t it C. haven’t they D. have they
8. You won’t pass the examination ___ you study more.
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A. unless B. as long as C. if D. whether
9. The material is easy ___ so be careful how you handle it.
A. for breaking B. for being broken C. break D. to break
10. The proposal has not met with ___ agreement.
A. voluntary B. universal C. informal D. effective
11. It is difficult to see what he can do as he is ___ to help our opponents.

A. committed B. committing C. being committing D. commit
12. He has been ___ her to go out with him for months.
A. persisting B. persevering C. pestering D. tricking to
13. A person of ___ age may suffer from defects of vision.
A. every B. some C. certain D. any
14. If she ___call me, she could do so.
A. wanted to B. will want to C. wanting to D. has wanted to
15. Listen to what I am saying, ___?
A. aren’t I B. am I C. do you D. will you
16. Is there ___ at all I can do to help?
A. everything B. someone C. no one D. anything
17. The teacher ___ them the answer to the question.
A. explained B. told C. said D. discussed
18. Some aspects to our present examination system ___ to be amended.
A. is needed B. are needed C. need D. needs
19. ___ young, chimpanzees are easily trained.
A. When are B. When C. They are D. When they
20. The new factory chimney was ___ than all the trees around it.
A. longer B. greater C. deeper D. taller
21. John reminded me ___ his motorbike by 8 o’clock.
A. please return B. not forget to return
C. remember to return D. to return
22. ___ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water
supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
23. Do you know ___?
A. where the men have been sent B. where the men sent
C. where have the men sent D. where did they send the men
24. ___ the door, he was very surprised at what he saw.

A. Have opened B. When opened
C. Opening D. To opening
25. ___ for a job for a long time before you got it?
A. Were you looking B. Have you looked
C. Have you been looking D. Had you looked
26. Not a word ___ since the exam started.
A. she wrote B. she had written
C. had she written D. she has written
27. It was ___ that everyone answered it correctly.
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A. so simple question B. such a simple question
C. too simple question D. a more simple question
28. ___ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept B. Have slept
C. Having been slept D. Have been slept
29. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil
of the pond, ___, and the pond’s location.
A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of the water D. what is the water quality

30. Centuries of erosion have exposed ___ rock surfaces in the Painted Desert of
northern Arizona.
A. in colors of the rainbow B. colored like a rainbow
C. rainbow - colored D. a rainbow’s coloring

Part III:
A.Put the verb in the brackets into the correct form.(10pts)
1. Think carefully. I’m sure you ( remember ) his name.
2. For the last six months, I ( have ) a job as a hospital porter.
3. Let’s hurry ! We must finish ( paint ) the office before 3: 00 today.

4. At this time next week, they ( sit ) in the train on their way to Paris.
5. All the furniture ( destroy ) in the fine two days ago.
6. I really fancy ( spend ) my whole holiday with my family.
7. Children shouldn’t be allowed ( watch ) violent programs on TV.
8. As the rain ( stop ) at last, we decided to leave the shelter and walk on.
9. They were the guests of honour, so we ( all / wait ) them.
10. It ( snow ) heavily for hours and when I went to the door.
I couldn’t open it.

B. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
(10pts)
1. It can be . . . when preparing for a job interview. STRESS
2. You should show . . . when the job is explained to you. KEEN
3. The British government . . . the railways in 1948. NATION
4. He talks so much because he is a . . . POLITICS
5. Work experience is an important . . . experience for
young people. EDUCATION
6. It is not always easy to earn a living as an . . . ART
7. We are really . . . about the peace process in the region. OPTIMISM
8. They got the . . . of being successful in life. SATISFY
9. In some places, the weather changes so quickly that it’s very . . . PREDICT
10. She looks . . . beautiful. SURPRISE

C. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write
the correct answer (10pts)
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1. George had practiced for many hours, so he failed his driving test for the third time.
2. A time you spend on a relaxing pastime is good for you.
3. Should he go on telling lies, nobody believed a word he says.
4. The bank lent us money for a down payment, so now we are owning the house we

used rent.
5. Do you think you will still do the same job in twelve years’ time?



PART IV:
A. CLOZE TEST: Fill each blank with one suitable word.(10pts)
It is a fairly (1) _______ in Britain that men these days do more housework than
they did in previous (2) ______. But is this really so? A recent survey has made
some interesting discoveries.
Apparently, when men do help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping but most are
(3) _______ to do the washing. A quarter of men think that women are better (4)
________ to look after the home than men and 19% admit to making no (5) ______
to housework. The average man say that he does a (6)________ of the housework,
while the average women says does three quarter of it, so someone isn’t telling
the(7) _______! It was impossible to find any them who shared housework (8)
_______ with their partners. Perhaps it is not so (9) _________, therefore, that
there are some (10) ______ who one a new law forcing them to do their share.

A. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (5pts)
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural
resources of tremendous value. Forest covered a large part of the nation; later gas,
oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts. There was a abundance of
every fertile soil. Forest, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So
vast were these resources that it seemed that they could be never used up. So
forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grassland and prairies were
plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a
young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills
and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport.
Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars

worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great
clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion.
Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of
the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some
mammals seemed on the verge of going. Furniture timber shortages were predicted.
In short, Americans soon came to realize that some sort of conservation program
must be set up, for future, as well as present. Americans were to share in the
resources that are the heritage of every American.

1. The title below that best express the main theme or the subject of this paragraph is:
A. What the first men found in America. B. The cause of timber shortage
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C. The loss of topsoil. D. The story of America resources.
2. It seemed to the early American settlers that ____
A. game was scare. B. forest should not be cut out.
C. The natural resources were inexhaustible. D. there was a shortage of minerals.
3. The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was ____
A. careless B. scientific C. unbelievable D. predicted
4. Much of fertile soil of America has_______
A. sunk deep into the earth. B. been eroded by wind and water.
C. been covered by lake. D. become the scene of factories.


5. One reason many of the rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that
_____
A. too many fish have been caught.
B. floods have caused much damage.
C. a conservation program has been set up.
D. factories have dumped waste into the rivers.
Part V. Writing

A. Make sentences with the words provided (5pts)
1. She/ ask/ her sister/ lend/ her/ some/ money.
…………………………………………………………………….
2. He/ promise/ give/ the book/ back/ me/ next day
…………………………………………………………………….
3. She/ should/ avoid/ travel/ rush hours
…………………………………………………………………….
4. Have/ nothing else/ do/ we/ decide/ go/ walk.
…………………………………………………………………….
5. I/happier/if we/can/travel/together
…………………………………………………………………….
B Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that is as similar in meaning
as possible to the original sentences (10pts)
1. Jack was late for the meeting because of his watch was slow.
If ………………… ……………………….…………………………….
2. I met him for the first time in 1997.
I had not……………………………………………………………………….
3. John smoked cigarettes when he was a young man.
John used… ……………………………………….………………………….
4.Roger was sorry he ate that salad.
Roger wished……………………………………….…………………………….
5. “Have you done this sort of work before?” She asked me.
She asked me if ……………………………………………………………….
6. “I am sorry I was late.” he said.
He apologized …………………………………………………………………
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7. When we have finished building the house, we’ll plan the garden.
After the house………………………………………………………………….
8. The hotel gives you everything except a tooth bush.
It provides …………………………………………………………………….

9. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours.
It took…….…………………………………………………………………….
10. Speak to her only if she speaks to you first.
Don’t …… ……………………………………………………………………

THE END
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SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT QUẾ VÕ 1




ĐÁP ÁN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Khối: 12
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Part I: Phonetics (10pts)

1 D 6 B
2
C
7
A
3
B
8

C
4
A
9
A
5
D
10
D
Part II. Choose the one word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best completes the sentence
(30pts)
1
B
11
A
21
D
2
C
12
C
22
A
3
C
13
D
23
A
4

A
14
A
24
C
5
A
15
D
25
D
6
C
16
D
26
D
7
D
17
D
27
B
8
A
18
C
28
A
9

D
19
B
29
C
10
B
20
D
30
C

Part III.
A. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (10pts)
1. will remember
2. have had
3. painting
4. will be sitting
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5. was destroyed
6. spending
7. to watch
8. had stopped
9. were all waiting
10. had been snowing
B. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10pts)
1. stressful
2. keenness
3. nationalised
4. politician

5. educational
6. artist
7. optimistic
8. satisfaction
9. unpredictable
10. surprisingly

C. There is one mistake in each sentence (A, B, C, or D). Find out the mistake and correct
it. (10pts)
1. so → but
2. a → The
3. believed→ will believe
4. are owning→ own
5. will still do → will still be doing

Part IV. READING
A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word (10pts)
1. belief
2. generations
3. unwillingly
4. suited
5. contribution
6. third
7. truth
8. equally
9. surprising
10.politicians

B. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (5pts)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D

Part V. WRITING
A. Make sentences using the given words and phrases(5pts)
1. She asked her sister to lend her some money.
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2. He promised to give the book back to me the next day.
3. She should avoid travelling at rush hours.
4. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
5. I would be happier if we could go travelling together.
B. Rewrite the following sentences (10pts)
1. If Jack’s watch hadn’t been slow, he wouldn’t have been late for the meeting.
2. I had not met him until 1997.
3. John used to smoke cigarettes when he was a young man.
4. Roger wished he hadn’t eaten that salad.
5. She asked me if I had done that sort of work before.
6. He apologized for being late.
7. After the house has been finished building, we will plan the garden.
8. It provides you with everything except a tooth bush.
9. It took three and a half hours to fly to Moscow.
10. Don’t speak to her unless she speaks to you first.