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SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG LỚP 12
TRƯỜNG THPT-DTNT TÂN KỲ NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
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I. Choose the best answers from A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1.He is not really interested in ______on the farm
A. to work B. work C. working D. worked
2.We decided _______at home on this day – off.
A. to stay B. stayed C. staying D. stay
3.Would you_______looking after my children for a while.
A. mind B. agree C. stand D. care
4.We were stuck in heavy________for more than one hour
A. box B. crowd C. traffic D.vehicle
5.The three friends all__________for the same job
A. requested B. intended C. referred D. applied
6. _______on Sunday.
A. Does he always gets up late
B. Always he gets up late
C. He gets up always late
D. He always gets up late
7. Lan………away from school during the last few weeks
A. had been B. has been C. was D. is
8. My parents do not let me______TV after 10 pm.
A. watches B. watching C. watch D. watched
9. Please contact with us if you want to have______.
A. some more information

B. an information
C. some informations
D. many informations
10. Would you like coffee?
A. to drink B. drink C. drinks D. drinking.
11. Gerund is
A. verb B. compound noun C. noun D. compound verb
12. They able to come because they were very busy.
A. aren't B. wasn't C. weren't D. be not
13. I don't remember __________ the front door when I left home this morning.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. locked
14. He's a __________ drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar.
A. high B. serious C. heavy D. strong
15. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday, and she is my first __________.
A. niece B. nephew C. relation D. cousin
16. The old lady scarcely cares for anything, __________ ?
A. doesn't she B. is it C. is she D. does she
17. Last month, 300 computers __________.
A- sold B- have been sold C- are sold D- were sold
18. He likes to play tennis with Jenny, about __________ he often tells us.
A- who B- whom C- that D- her
19 .If you __________ , you would be able to do it.
A- are 10 years older B- were older 10 years
C- were 10years older D- were older 10 years
20. I love my hometown __________ has a lot of green trees.
A- which B- where C- what D- it
21. She didn’t go to the party__________ the heavy rain.
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A- although B- because C- despite D- because of

22. My brother is an independent person. He doesn't like __________.
A. helping B. being helped C. to help D. help
23. If Susan__________ all her homework, she __________ to the zoo by her father.
A. finishes - would take B. finishes - will take
C. finishes - will be taken D. would finish - was taken
24. The workers stopped __________ when the manager started checking their products. After a
while, the manager stopped ___________something.
A. discussing - to explain B. to discuss - to explain
C. discussing - explaining D. to discuss - explaining
25. We hope your new products __________ in foreign markets.
A. are being sold B. will be sold
C. were sold D. are sold
26." How do you feel now, Mary?" " Well, I'm __________ now. The doctor says I will soon
recover."
A. very healthy B. much stronger
C. very well D. much better
27. Shakespeare was born in a house __________ is now a museum.
A. which B. where C. it D. there
28. Our car is being repaired. If we _______ trouble with it, we ______ to the country with you.
A. didn't have - would not go B. didn't have - would go
C. don't have - will go D. don't have - won't go
29. I'm a slow runner. I run __________ than everybody in my class.
A. slowly B. slower C. more slowly D. very slowly
30.Mary doesn't like cartoons_______.
A. and her friend doesn't like, too
B. but her friend doesn't like either
C. and neither does her friend
D. but neither does her friend
31.The teacher ________has not yet arrived.
A. who I wrote to you

B. I wrote to you about
C. I wrote to you about him
D. whom I wrote to you about him
32.He is too short ______the hat.
A. to reach B. for reach C. for reaching D. to reaching
33.Taxis are _______ for tourists who need to get to the airport quickly.
A. cheaper B. convenient C. distant D. hard
34.Cars, buses, and bicycles are means of ______.
A. conversation B. competition C. transport D. communication
35.She is _______intelligent than her brother.
A. much fewer B. much less C. least D. more little
36.After the accident I _______my car repaired.
A. has to had B. had to have C. have had D. had having
37.Before their visitors came, they_______everything.
A. have prepared B. were preparing C. had prepared D. had been prepared

IV. Identify the mistakes marked by A, B, C or D.
38. He talks as if he knows everything.
A B C D
39. They can run quicker than we can.
A B C D
40.My daughter not only learn well but also plays piano beautifully.
A B C D
41.She will feel better when she will stop smoking.
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A B C D
42.Do you know what is she going to do?.
A B C D
43.Would you like going to the cinema with us tonight?

A B C D
44. The tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man need of timber and paper.
A B C D
45. If an object lets off in the cabin of a spaceship, it will float.
A B C D
46. World population will continue to rise unless we try not to reduce it.
A B C D
47. If the weather weren’t too bad, we’d to go swimming.
A B C D
48. The box is too heavy that two men can’t lift it.
A B C D
49. She had practised very hardly and finally won in the race.
A B C D
50. The information shows that many students feeling terrible about the
A B
results of the tests on which they performanced well.
C D
51. Both my father and mother is English.
A B C D
V. Read the following passage, then choose the best answer.
It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of presents, and one of
them was a beautiful big drum.
“Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father said when he saw it.
“His grandfather did”, answered Jimmy’s mother.
Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did
not mind. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the
evening so he didn’t hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors did not like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later, she took a
sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting the drum. She said to Jimmy, “Hello,
Jimmy. Do you know, there is something very nice inside your drum. Here is the knife. Open the

drum and let’s find it.”
52. Who gave Jimmy that present?
A. His grandfather B. His father C. His mother D. His neighbor
53. Who liked the drum?
A. The mother B. The father C. The neighbor D. Jimmy
54. What did Jimmy get on his birthday?
A. Something very nice B. A beautiful big toy
C. A knife D. A big drum
55. What did the neighbor do so as not to hear the noise?
A. She gave Jimmy another present
B. She gave him a knife
C. She gave Jimmy a knife and asked him to open the drum.
D. She used a knife to open the drum.
56. Who had to hear the noise?
A. Jimmy’s father B. Jimmy’s mother and neighbors
C. Jimmy’s mother D. Jimmy grandfather

VI. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
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Rice is the most popular__________(57) in the world. __________(58) of people
eat__________(59) every day. Rice is a kind of grass. It’s grown __________(60) many countries
in Asia, Africa, and South America. However, no one really knows where rice came from.
Some__________(61) think that rice came from India. Indian travellers might
have__________(62) it to other parts of the world. Others think that the__________(61) kind of
rice grew in Southern Asia thousands __________(64) years ago.
57. A. meal B. tree C. plant D. food
58. A. Million B. Many C. Few D. Millions
59. A.them B. him C. it D. food
60. A. on B. in C. at D. between

61. A. doctors B. farmers C. scientists D. vegetarians
62. A. bought B. planted C. grown D. taken
63. A. last B. first C. usual D. new
64. A. of B. on C. for D. since
VI. Choose the sentence which best complete from the given words
65.Mrs. Smith / teacher / we / study / last year.
A. Mrs. Smith is a teacher with who we studied last year.
B. Mrs. Smith is a teacher whom we studied last year.
C. Mrs. Smith is a teacher with whom we studied last year.
D. Mrs. Smith is a teacher with that we studied last year.
66.go / picnic / not / rain.
A. We would go for a picnic if it not rain.
B. We'll go for a picnic if it doesn't rain.
C. We'll go for a picnic unless it doesn't rain.
D. We went for a picnic if it doesn't rain.
67.you / phone / if / problem ?
A. You will phone me if any problem?
B. Will you phone me if there is any problem?
C. Will you phone me if has any problem?
D. Will you phone me if there are any problem?
68.characters / English / that / make / international medium / communication.
A. It's the characters of English that have made it an international medium of communication.
B. It's the characters of English that has made it an international medium of communication.
C. They are the characters of English that have made it an international medium of communication.
D. It was the characters of English that has made it an international medium of communication.
69.sure / follow / instructions / give / top of the page.
A. Be sure to follow the instructions which give at the top of the page.
B. Be sure to follow the instructions which are given at the top of the page.
C. Be sure to follow the instructions which were given at the top of the page.
D. Be sure to follow the instructions were given at the top of the page.

70. I / remember / read / story / this man / when / five.
A. I remember of reading about that man when I have been five.
B. I remember to read about that man when I was five.
C. I remember reading about that man when I am five.
D. I remember reading about that man when I was five.
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ĐÁP ÁN:
Question number Answer Question number Answer
1
C
36
B
2
A
37
C
3
A
38
C
4
C
39
B
5

D
40
B
6
D
41
C
7
B
42
C
8
C
43
A
9
A
44
D
10
A
45
A
11
C
46
C
12
C
47

D
13
A
48
A
14
C
49
C
15
A
50
B
16
D
51
C
17
D
52
A
18
B
53
D
19
C
54
D
20

B
55
C
21
D
56
B
22
B
57
D
23
C
58
D
24
B
59
C
25
B
60
B
26
D
61
C
27
B
62

D
28
C
63
B
29
C
64
A
30
C
65
C
31
B
66
B
32
A
67
B
33
B
68
A
34
C
69
C
35

B
70
D