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UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
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THI KỲ CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 25 tháng 11 năm 2008
Môn : ANH VĂN
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề thi có 6 trang , gồm 11 câu ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------
PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2 pts. )
Question 1 : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then state whether the following
sentences are TRUE or FALSE :
1. In graduation ceremonies, graduates from high schools in the United States and Australia
always wear traditional black caps and gowns.
2. Most commonly, the main speakers at this ceremony are two youngest teachers of the
school.
3. For many students, after the graduation, they are free to find their places in the world and
have their own lives.
4. Nowadays, there is a mix of ages with young adults to mature adults in graduating
classes in universities and other institutions of higher learning.
Question 2 : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then pick out the information to
complete each sentence :
1. Halloween was introduced to America around the 1840s by the newly arrived…………
2. With their hands tied behind their backs, people try to catch one of the apples in a large
tub using……………………….
3. Dressed in costumes of ghosts, goblins, witches and other favourite characters, children
go from door-to-door trick-or-treating for……………………….
4. In many towns, ………………….for children and scary movies for the brave of heart are
shown on television, adding to the Halloween atmosphere.
PART II : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 8 pts.)
Question 3 :Pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each blank :

1. The building has a smoke detector……………any fires can be detected immediately.
A. as if B. such as C.
so that D. even though
2. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver………….in the crash.
A. was injured B. are injured
C. have been injured D. were injured
3. I don’t know what you think about that design, but in my………it’s very good.
A. feeling B. idea
C. thought D. opinion
4. The government………… the earthquake victims with food, clothes and medicine.
A. gave B. provided
C. carried D. offered
5. We spoke quietly…………….disturb anyone.
A. not in order to B. so that we would
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C. so as not to D. in order that we
6. The children can’t study in their classrooms now, they are still……………after the
storm last week.
A. being mended B. mended
C. mending D. being mending
7. The police wanted……….. anything suspicious.
A. we reported B. us reporting
C. that we report D. us to report
8. I…………..sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. practise B. do
C. make D. train
Question 4 : Pick out ONE option ( A,B,C or D ) which needs to be changed to make a correct
sentence :

1. Nam is very good at Mathematics when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
A B C D
2. The play was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.
A B C D
3. Tien giang has long been well-known for it’s excellent durian fruit and fertile soil.
A B C D
4. Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing.
A B C D
5. If one does not have respect for himself, you cannot expect others to respect him.
A B C D
6. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
A B C D
7 I do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning.
A B C D
8. There are only a little seats left for the concert on Saturday.
A B C D

Question 5 : Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets :
1. After his wife’s death, the old man liked to sit………in the garden for hours.
( loneliness )
2. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays.We have to use it………. .
( economy)
3. Sewage from these factories has………..the river water seriously. No fish has been able
to live there for years.( contamination )
4. The………..in the remote areas has gradually decreased, thanks to volunteer movement.(
literate )
5. That new manigficent building does not………with the landscape of this poor region. (
harmony )
6. Children with disability study slowlier than other children . …………people can not
teach them as usual. ( patience )

7. Everything should be…………after the big ceremony with the attendance of hundreds
of people.( arrange )
8. There was a big fire with a series of ………… at a gas station last night.( exploded )
Question 6 : Complete these sentences with proper prepositions or adverbs :
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1. He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit………..his reach.
2. The woman nearly lost her own life ………attempting to save the child from drowning.
3. Oh! What an untidy room! Put these used newspapers and magazines…………...
4. A fight broke………between two groups of fans after the football match yesterday.
5. There is a problem with your answer. You multiplied nine…….five instead of
substracting it..
6. Thanks to the agreement with the management at the last minute, the strike was
called…………...
7. We are so tired that we can’t take………. what he’s saying.
8. Not enough people signed up………the boxing class, so it had to be canceled.
PART III : READING COMPREHENSION ( 6pts. )
Question 7 : Match each of these short articles ( 1- 8 ) with its related main idea ( A – J ) :
THE 8 SHORT ARTICLES :
1. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.This single invention has changed the
world forever, making communication between individuals as simple as lifting the
receiver, dialing the telephone number and talking. The first words ever spoken on the
telephone were to Bell’s assistant, Thomas Watson.The famous words were: “Watson,
come here, I want to see you.”
2. This is celebrated on April 21
st
which is the Queen’s “real” birthday. She also has an
“official” birthday that is celebrated later in the year on the Saturday closest to June 10
th
due to the better weather for the Trooping the colour, the Queen’s birthday parade. All of

the Queen’s regiments in their best uniforms and their finest horses are on parade to honor
their queen.
3. Sharks are useful because they eat sick fish and keep the oceans clean.Sharks do not have
ears.However, they can “hear” sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or
movement makes the water vibrate. Sharks can feel these vibrations, which help them find
food. They also use their large eyes to find food. Most sharks see best in dim light. They
often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of the night.Scientists want to
learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many
animals, especially in people. However, it is rare in sharks.Scientists want to find out why
sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer
too.
4. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile
phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your
mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and
covenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning
label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’s wise not to use your mobile
phone too often.
5. For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the
whole idea quite terrifying, although flying is no more dangerous than any other forms of
travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most
accidents occur during take-off and landing when a pilot’s decisions are vitally important.
6. In the late nineteenth century a French doctor found a naked ten-year-old boy wandering
in the woods.He did not walk erectly, could not speak intelligibly, nor could he relate to
people. He only growled and stared at them.Finally, the doctor won the boy’s confidence
and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction
the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a
number of sounds well as write letters and form words.
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7. Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of

communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feeling has been in the form of
oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through
sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and
the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole
words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally.
8. What happens to dogs that are burdened with owners who treat them like people? They
behave like spoiled children. A dog whose owner feeds him on her lap refuses to eat from
a bowl on the floor. A dog belonging to a childless couple for several years developed
paralysis in its hind legs when they produced a real baby.
RELATED MAIN IDEAS :
A. Advice to people who want to raise some pets at home.
B. Is there any restriction in using a very popular instrument ?
C. Suitable age for children to start doing sports.
D. A simple invention that makes the world closer.
E. What happens to the boy who was brought up by beast ?
F. Public school - A special kind of school in Britain.
G. Most people find it the fast and safe means of transport except for some people.
H. Why does she have two different birthdays?
I. Sign language becomes useful when there is a language barrier.
J. The most terrible animal in the sea is also useful for human beings.
Question 8 : Fill in each of the numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the
meaning of the passage :
The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh when we explain how we used to
stand next to a wall in the kitchen to ( 1 ) a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly
advanced compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few
years. ( 2 ) there are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know ( 3 ) about the
mobile telecommunications industry and its technology.
There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portable
and transportable. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These
work on rechargeable batteries, which allow an ( 4 ) of up to 80 minutes’ conversation. Mobiles

that are fitted permanently in a vehicle do not ( 5 ) on separate batteries. They require an external
aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a stronger signal with clearer ( 6 ) . Transportables have a
high power capability and can be used ( 7 ) anywhere. They come with powerful battery packs
for longer, continuous use and may also be put ( 8 ) a vehicle, using its electrics. They tend to be
bulkier than hand portable.
Question 9 : These paragraphs of the passage below ( A – H ) are in disorder and illogical
Rearrange them into a good logical passage ( 1 – 8 ) :
A. The United States is in parnership with 15 other countries: Canada, Belgium,
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Japan, Russia and Brazil. In November 2000, an
international of three, made up of one American and two Russian astronauts, lived
aboard the International Space Station for three months. .
B. In addition to all the manned space flights, NASA is also continually exploring the
universe with scientific probes such as the Pioneer and Voyager Spacecrafts. These
explored the Moon, the planets and other areas of our solar system. Mars and
Viking Pathfinders surveyed Mars, and the Hubble Space Telescope and other
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space science spacecraft have made a number of significant astronomical
discoveries about our universe.
C. Space exploration is an eye to the future. It represents new solutions to problems
with weather; medical inroads being made to prevent or combat diseases; and
perhaps developing a new environment in which to live, should the Earth become
uninhabitable due to global warming or the coming of the new Ice Age.
D. As the United States began making progress in scientific and technological
achievements in areas such as manned space flight and aeronautics , the NASA
projects became increasingly sophisticated.
E. Manned space flight resumed in 1981 through the Space Shuttle Program that
continues today. The Space Shuttle Program is building the International Space
Station and keeping it permanently manned.

F. The American space program is run by the government agency called The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was founded in 1958 after the
beginning of the space race with the Russians. Their satellite Sputnik, went into
orbit before the American version, called Telstar. This touched off a race for space
exploration prominence by the two powers.
G. NASA is involved in other explorations such as Earth Science Missions which
observe the Earth’s atmospheric changes and weather patterns. It also explores
terrestrial and marine ecosystems, monitoring conditions on land and sea to learn
the impact of climate on these environments.
H. NASA’s first program, Project Mercury, tested humans’ survival in space. But the
tiny spacecraft could only accommodate one astronaut. The next project, the
Gemini series, used an expanded version of the Mercury space capsule and were
two-manned flights. The Apollo series, culminating with Apollo II in 1969, landed
the first men on the Moon. Skylab and the Apollo - Soyuz Test Projects ( joint
venture with Russia ) came in the early and mid-1970s.
PART IV : WRITING ( 4 pts. )
Question 10 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they
remain the same meaning as the old ones :
1. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings. Half of them had been bought from
Europe.
The hostess……
2. Nobody told me that Susan had been in the hospital.
I……
3. The old lady said, “ We had to lived on the roof of our houses for several days.”
The old lady told us……..
4. John asked Mary if she had ever gone to Cairo.
John asked , “ …………..”
5. The children could not return schools unless it stopped raining.
If………..
6. The whole city had to live in water because of the heavy rain for many days.

Because……..
7. The rain in Ha Noi last October was the biggest one since 1984.
No rain……..
8. Hundreds of soldiers tried their best but they could not prevent the strong tide of water.
Despite………..
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