KỲ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 docx

TRƯỜNG THPT NGHI LỘC II

KỲ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in
the space provided.
1.a 3.d 5.c
2.b 4.c

II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space
provided.



SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer in the space provided.

II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
MISTAKE CORRECTION MISTAKE CORRECTION
26. increasing increasingly 31. you your
27. are is 32. Would not pass
Would not have passed
28. Have to Has to 33. People The people
29. The highest The higher 34. of for
30. Reason why reason 35. astounding astounded

III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the space
provided.

36. continual 39. surprisingly 42. applicants 45. independence
37. solidify 40. entrance 43. threatened
38. savings 41. speech 44. timely

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided.

46 for………………… 49. about 52. took 55. their
47.because ………… 50. who 53. in
48. lose 51. first 54. if
II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the
space provided.
56.a 59.d 62.c 65.c
57.c 60.b 63.a
58.b 61.b 64.d
11. b 14. c 17. c 20. d 23. b
12. a 15. b 18. a 21. d 24. a
13. d 16. d 19. b 22. c 25. c

III. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your answer in the space
provided.
66.c 68.d 70.d
67.c 69. b

SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
71. I left out without kissing goodbye my child as I didn’t want to disturb him.
Rather than not to disturb my child, I left out without kissing him.
72. Gordon can hardly walk because he has such a pain in his foot.

Gordon’s foot pain prevents him from walking.
73. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You needn’t have gone
74. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There has been a considerable fall in the value
75. Most of the students didn’t listen to what the teacher was saying.
Few students paid attention to what the teacher was saying
II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
76. There were a lot of people on the bus. (with)
The bus was crowed with people.
77. The South of England is drier than the North. ( rain )
There is not as much rain in the South of England as in the North.
78. It is not worth trying to make her change her mind. ( point )

79. It is a pity that you wrote that letter. ( rather )
……………………………………………………………………………………
80. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job. ( surprise)
……………………………………………………………………………………
THE END.