De thi HSG 10

Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Bắc giang
Đề chính thức
Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2006 - 2007
Ngày thi: 08 tháng 4 năm 2007
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
điểm
Bài thi
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:.
Chữ kí Giám khảo 1:..............................................
Chữ kí Giám khảo 2:..............................................
Lu ý:
- Đề thi gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
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section a: Grammar & Vocabulary (45 điểm)
Part I. (25 điểm) Em hãy chọn một đáp án đúng nhất ở mỗi câu sau bằng cách khoanh tròn chữ cái
A, B, C hoặc D.
1. I don`t think you can lift that case ........... I help you.
A. since B. without C. not D. unless
2. Are you going to attend Dr Baker`s ........... on "Brain Electronics"?
A. conference B. lecture C. meeting D. discussion
3. I cannot help ...........anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt
4. Id like to be in one of that ..........., Paul said.
A. teachers classes B. teacher classes
C. teachers class D. teachers classes

5. Every computer consists of a number of systems ..........work together.
A. if B. although C. that D. when
6. Isaac Newton wasnt very interested in Physics...........he grew older.
A. unless B. until C. although D. because
7. Who was the first person ...........the South Pole?
A. reaching B. who reaches C. reached D. to reach
8. The evening was spent .............
A. to play and to talk B. to play and talk
C. playing and talking D. playing and to talk
9. Would you mind ...........your radio a little, please?
A. turning in B. turning down C. turning to D. turning out
10. I think he is ...........his time looking for a job there, they are not taking any staff on at present.
A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing
11. The injured ...........before help came.
A. had died B. has died C. have died D. would die
12. He was made ...........out all the truth by the police.
A. speak B. speaking C. spoke D. to speak
13. I cannot stand ...........around ...........nothing.
A. to sit / to do B. sit / doing C. sitting / doing D. sitting / do
14. I think he knew how to do it! He made the mistake just ...........purpose.
A. for B. in C. from D. on
15. The room was ...........with strangers.
A. full B. complete C. crowded D. bored
16. This is Mr. White, ...........invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
A. whose B. which C. that D. whom
17. It was clear that the young couple were ...........of taking charge of such a big restaurant.
A. able B. reliable C. capable D. responsible
18. I would appreciate it ...........what I have told you a secret.
A. you can keep B. that you kept C. you will keep D. if you kept
19. There was an accident on the motorway and we were ...........for an hour.

A. held down B. held up C. put back D. put up
20. The number of tourists ...........this year as a result of the good weather.
A. doubles B. have doubled C. has doubled D. doubled 21. .............the storm, the ship couldnt
reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
22. E-mail is an effective form of communication ...........many busy businesses rely.
A. on which B. on that C. which D. that
23. Florida, ...........as the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. being known B. that is known C. known D. is known
24. Let`s eat out tonight, ...........?
A. shall we B. do we C. do us D. let us
25. There were very large rooms with ...........in the house.
A. beautiful decorating walls B. beautiful walls decorating
C. beautifully decorated walls D. beautifully decorating walls
Part II. (10 điểm) Em hãy tìm một lỗi sai trong 4 phần đợc gạch chân ở mỗi câu sau bằng cách
khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D.
26. If he werent too old, he would apply to the job as a war reporter.
A B C D
27. The singer which performed live on VTV3 yesterday has always been the singer I admire
most.
A B C D
28. Our Spanish professor would like us spending more time practicing our pronunciation.
A B C D
29. We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the one that I bought.
A B C D
30. Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.
A B C D
31. Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails.
A B C D
32. Linda has such many things to do that she has no time to go out .

A B C D
33. Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish the experiment.
A B C D.
34. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
A B C D
35. Not only cigarettes and too alcohol is believed to be harmful to one`s health.
A B C D
Part III. (10 điểm) Em hãy điền dạng đúng của từ in hoa vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu
sau.
36. It has become ..................... difficult to find a job nowadays.
37. The boss got angry as her work result was ...........................
38. Tom was so tired that he fell ......................... at his desk. 39. For the rest of his life, the man
lived in great ........................
40. Pablo Picasso was a very .......................... artist.
41. Have you spent all your ......................... on the games?
42. More and more women know how to .......................... themselves.
43. Her ......................... include swimming and reading.
44. She is a highly- ......................... woman.
45. They will go to ......................... out in commemoration of their marriage.
Increase
Satisfy
Sleep
poor
create
earn
beauty
interesting
educate
dinner
section B: reading (25 điểm)

Part I. (10 điểm) Em hãy chọn một đáp án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn
thành đoạn văn sau.
The first pictures of Mars taken by the Viking spacecraft show that there may once have been (46)
...... the planet. Mars seems red from Earth and in fact (47) .... . The probable reason (48) ...... this
is that it is apparently covered with iron ore oxide, (49) .....means that there must be oxygen there.
Viking also carried with it a machine to collect samples of the soil. The samples contain oxygen
and there is no doubt, (50) ......., that nitrogen, a gas which is (51) .....essential to life as oxygen,
also exists in the Martian atmosphere. One of the most remarkable discoveries is that (52) .......
that the oxygen is being turned into carbon dioxide. The latest theories about this have interested
scientists to (53) ........extent that (54) ......... of them have begun experiments in the American
desert to see if Earth soils will behave in the same way (55) ........ ones.
46. A. the life in B. the life on C. life in D. life on
47. A. there is B. it is C. it`s D. its
48. A. of B. to C. why D. for
49. A. which B. what C. that D. it
50. A. too B. however C. either D. neither
51. A. like B. similar C. as D. so
52. A. there is evidence B. it is evidence
C. there are evidences D. they are evidences
53. A. a so great B. a such C. so much D. such an
54. A. a big lot B. a great deal C. a number D. an amount
55. A. like the Martian B. as the Martian
C. as the Martian`s D. like the Martian`s
Part II. (10 điểm) Em hãy điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau.
In 1877, George Eastman, who worked in a bank in Rochester, wanted to take photographs on
holiday. However, he was very disappointed to discover that the only cameras available
(56).................. very large and heavy, and required the use of co