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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh - LỚP 12

Ngày thi: 21/3/2017
Thời gian làm bài 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

Bằng số:
Bằng chữ: ................................

Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...............................................................

Số phách
..........................

- Đề thi gồm 08 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.

I.  Listening (20 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi

phần nghe có tín hiệu.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu
nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You will listen to the dialogue and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the
questions. You will hear the conversation twice (5 pts)
1. What is Nancy doing research on?
A. life in Tokyo
B. living spaces
C. hotels
D. life in Japan
2. What place in Tokyo does Nancy describe?
A. a single home
B. a block of flats
C. a hotel
D. a rented house
3. What point does Nancy make about people living in city centres?
A. They’ve all got good jobs
B. They can split bills
C. Many people can’t afford it
D. They can pay later
4. Where does the plan that Nancy read about take place?
A. Japan only
B. London only
C. Japan and London
D. many places in Britain
5. How does Nancy feel about the plan?
A. She thinks it’s perfect
B. She thinks it’s a good start
C. She doesn’t like it

D. She can’t stand it
Your answers:
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______ 4. ______
5. ______
Part 2. Listen and decide whether the statements are True or False. Check () the correct
answer. You will hear the conversation twice (5 pts)
Statements

True

False

1. Richard does most of the washing up in his family.
2. Richard’s father makes him clean his shoes.
3. Louise doesn’t mind shopping for food.
4. Louise prefers to wait for her grandparents to visit her.
5. Louise’s father cleans the car himself.
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Part 3. You will listen to a talk about the song “Happy Birthday”. For each question, fill in each
numbered space with the missing information. In each space, write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS or NUMBER. You will hear the recording twice. (10 pts)
- The song was first called Good Morning (1) ______.
- It was originally intended that (2) ______ would sing the song every morning.
- The song then became known as Good Morning (3) ______.
- Children began to sing the song with “Happy Birthday” words when they were (4) ______.
- The song was sung with 'Happy Birthday' words in a (5) ______ in 1931 and then in another one in

1934.
- The legal situation concerning the song remains valid (6) ______.
- The song is among the (7) ______ songs most frequently sung in English.
- Money has to be paid for using the song in any (8) ______, e.g. a TV show, a toy, etc.
- The Hill sisters set up (9) ______ that receives money for use of the song.
- The song consists of just four (10) ______ but it is one of the most famous songs in the world.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________

6. _____________________________

2. _____________________________

7. _____________________________

3. _____________________________

8. _____________________________

4. _____________________________

9. _____________________________

5. _____________________________

10. ____________________________

II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the
space provided. (10 pts)
1. - Thanh: “Lan’s the best singer in our school.”

- Nadia: “______”
A. No, I don’t think so!
B. I can’t agree with you more!
C. That’s OK!
D. Yes, tell me about it!
2. Acupuncture is not recommended for people who have ______ medical devices inside their bodies.
A. electronic
B. electrify
C. electric
D. electricity
3. Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have also
______ many species to the verge of extinction.
A. made
B. caused
C. driven
D. forced
4. I am now at my final year at the secondary school, and ______ trying to win a place at university, I
am ______ a lot of study pressure.
A. in/under
B. with/ under
C. in/of
D. with/ of
5. - David: “I thought your tennis game was much better today”
- Stephen: “______. I thought it was terrible.”
A. Thank you too much
B. You must be kidding
C. You are welcome
D. I didn’t think so
6. Preparing for a job interview can be stressful, particularly when you are _____ the first interview
A. called for

B. set for
C. took up
D. called off
7. The boy screamed for help but he couldn't _____ because of his low voice.
A. hear him
B. make himself heard
C. make himself hear
D. make him heard
8. He wasn’t attending the lecture properly and missed most of ______.
A. what the teacher said
B. which the teacher said
C. things said by the teacher
D. that the teacher said
9. Having traveled to different parts of our country, ______.
A. we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs
B. we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs
C. much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs
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D. many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us
10. ______ he should have spent all the weekend preparing for the test, he in fact just lay in bed
watching videos.
A. Whereas
B. However
C. Besides
D. Despite
11. The Moon is much closer to Earth______, and thus it has greater influence on the tides.
A. where the Sun is B. than is the Sun
C. unlike the Sun

D. but the Sun is
12. _____ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law.
A. All police officers
B. All police officers must
C. That all police officers
D. For all police officers
13. The curriculum at the public school is as good ______ of any private school.
A. or better than
B. as or better that
C. as those
D. as or better than that
14. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states ______ the Constitution of the United States.
A. ratified
B. to ratify
C. have ratified
D. ratify
15. The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast ______ on TV and radio.
A. simultaneously
B. communally
C. uniformly
D. jointly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. We’ll have to use the restrooms on the next floor because the ones on this floor are not in working
condition.
A. out of work
B. run out of
C. out of order
D. torn down
17. Women, particularly older women who are widowed or divorced, are more likely to be exposed to

poverty and powerlessness, which makes them susceptible to anxiety.
A. secure
B. defended
C. vulnerable
D. disadvantaged
18. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.
A. teasing
B. threatening
C. praising
D. elevating
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it
bordered on the miraculous.
A. adjustment
B. agility
C. flexibility
D. inflexibility
20. I left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint.
A. clear
B. unintelligible
C. explicable
D. ambiguous
Your answers:
1. ____

2. ____

3. ____

4. ____

5. ____

6. ____

7. ____

8. ____

9. ____

10. ____

11. ___

12. ___

13. ___

14. ___

15. ___

16. ___

17. ___

18. ___

19. ___

20. ____

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (5 pts)
Your answers:
1-2. My mother is always the first one (get up) ______ in the morning to
1. ____________________
make sure that we leave for school (eat) ______ breakfast and dressed in
2. ____________________
suitable clothes.
3. He (go) ______ to see a doctor when he was injured but he continued to 3. ____________________
play instead.
4. Fighting back tears, I ran back to my room, (think) ______ I would
4. ____________________
never feel at home at college.
5. As for travel, it is likely that space-shuttle technology (use) ______ in
5. ____________________
normal air travel achieving speeds up to 15,000 kph.
6. Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as Shakespeare, wrote 6. ____________________
these words, “Some books are to be tasted, others (swallow) ______, and
some few to be chewed and digested”
7-8. One of the requirements of the state was that she (take) ______ a
7. ____________________
blood test before (marry) ______ to anyone.
8. ____________________
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9. I am sorry I wasn’t in when you came round. I’d like (see) ______ you. 9. ____________________

10. (Give) ______ that she is a reserved person, she finds it extremely 10. ___________________
difficult to socialize with others in her class.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets (5 pts)
1. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and
to blame them for most of the (understand) ______ between them.
2. They have always complained that their parents are (possess) ______
and dominant.
3. Most of young people think it is true that parents often (estimate)
______ their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt
when young, which hurts them a lot.
4. Young people often irritate their parents with their (choose) ______ in
clothes and hairstyles, etc.
5. This is not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into
which they have not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and
society of their own. Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or
clothes or vocabulary or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them
(add) ______ enjoyment.
6. They feel they are (super) ______, at least in a small way, and that they
are leaders in style and taste.
7. Sometimes you are (resist) ______ and proud, because you do not want
your parents to approve of what you do. If they did approve, it looks as if
you are betraying your own age group.
8. But in this case, you are assuming that you are the underdog; you can’t
win but at least you can keep your honor. This is a (pass) ______ way of
looking at things.
9. It is natural enough after long years of (child) ______, when you were
completely under your parents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are
now beginning to be responsible for yourself.
10. If you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan;
You can charm others, (special) ______ your parents, into doing things

the way you want.
Your answers:

Your answers:
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________

6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
9. ____________________
10. __________________

1. _____________

2. _____________

3. _____________

4. _____________

5. _____________

6. _____________

7. _____________

8. _____________

9. _____________

10. ____________

V. There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and get them right. (10 pts)
Line
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

The Ministry of Transport and authorities in Hanoi have agreed not adopting a plan
to rebuild a historic Long Bien Bridge, which has caused controversy among the public
in recent days. The bridge would only be upgraded to increase their traffic capacity.
The ministry had earlier proposed three plans. First option was to build a new bridge
exactly when the old one stands, keeping the central part with the railway track intact,
and removing other part of the bridge for preservation. The second was to build a new,
modern bridge with a similar design than the old one, and the third was to modern the
bridge while retaining parts of the central section and trusses. The 2,290-meter Long
Bien Bridge was built between 1899 and 1902 by the French, and opened to traffic in

1903. As the only bridge by the Red River that connected Hanoi to the highway leading
to the northern port city of Hai Phong, the bridge played a crucial role for many
important events in the country’s history.
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Your answers:

1. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

2. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

3. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

4. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

5. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

6. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

7. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

8. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

9. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

10. Line ...

____________________→ ___________________

VI. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
There are many issues over computers and the education of today’s children. One concern
that parents face now is (1) ______ to start educating a child about computers. Parents and teachers (2)
______ have mixed opinions as to when it is appropriate and most beneficial to the child. Many
preschool children learn to work (3) ______ a mouse and play interactive games (4) ______ they learn
to write or learn their ABC. It is true that computers can be used as very effective tools for learning, but
(5) ______ what age do you begin?
Some parents believe that computer education should be much (6) ______ a young child taking
piano or hockey lessons. They feel that (7) ______ you start a child early enough, you can find a
computer genius. This will help develop the child’s knowledge quickly (8) ______ they are still young.
Parents who currently work using computers understand the importance of computer education and
desire to give their children a head start.

On the other hand, some parents are concerned that computers (9) ______ children of their
creativity and socialization skills. They argue that children become brainwashed and less socialized by
being (10) ______ to computers too early.
Your answers:
1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________
6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________
VII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie (1) ______ the student. If a long
reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the
reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The ideal student is considered to
be the one who is motivated to learn for the (2) ______ of learning, not the one interested only in
getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned with brief (3) ______ comments but without a
grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is responsible for learning material assigned. When
research is (4) ______, the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with (5)
______ guidance. It is the student’s responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library.
Professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, (6)
______ graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference sources in the library. Professors will help
students who need it, but (7) ______ that their students should not be too dependent on them. In the
United States professors have many other duties (8) ______ teaching, such as administrative or research
work. (9) _____, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a
student has problems with classroom work, the student should either (10) ______ a professor during
office hours or make an appointment.
1. A. with
B. to
C. for
D. beside
2. A. target
B. goal
C. objective
D. sake

3. A. speaking
B. papered
C. printed
D. written
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4. A. collected
5. A. maximum
6. A. particularly
7. A. hate
8. A. notwithstanding
9. A. However
10. A. greet
Your answers:
1. ____
2. ____

B. distributed
B. minimum
B. essentially
B. dislike
B. except
B. Therefore
B. meet up
3. ____

4. ____

C. assigned

C. complete
C. obviously
C. like
C. regardless
C. Furthermore
C. approach
5. ____

6. ____

7. ____

D. finished
D. thorough
D. rarely
D. prefer
D. besides
D. Nevertheless
D. attach
8. ____

9. ____

10. ____

VIII. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in
the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning to night, it is hard to slow down. But
relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad

thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give
purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill
health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people
are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities.
Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When, exposed to stress, in whatever form, we
react both chemically and physically. In fact, we make a choice between “flight and fight” and in more
primitive days the choices made the difference between life and death. The crises we meet today are
unlikely to be so extreme. But however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a
reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious
conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot
remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to
deal with it.
1. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ______.
A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves
B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health
C. they are traveling fast all the time
D. they are becoming busier with their work
2. According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his ______.
A. not fearing stress
B. knowing the art of relaxation
C. high sense of responsibility
D. having control over performance
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.
B. Stress is always detrimental to people.
C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D. Different people can withstand different amount of stress.
4. The phrase “such a reaction” in the passage refers to ______.
A. making a choice between “flight and fight”

B. reaction to crises both chemically and physically
C. responding to crises quickly
D. losing heart at the signs of difficulties
5. In the last sentence of the passage, the phrase “do so” mostly means ______.
A. expose ourselves to stress
B. find ways to deal with stress
C. remove stress from our lives
D. establish links between diseases and stress.
Your answers:
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______ 4. ______
5. ______

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IX. Read the text about the world seafood shortage. Some parts of the text have been removed.
Complete the text by deciding which part of the text (A-F) fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra
letter you do not need. (5 pts)
SEE YOU, SEAFOOD!
Fourteen researchers from Canada, Panama, Sweden, Britain and the US have spent four years
analyzing ocean ecosystem, fish population and fishing records. Their findings, which have just been
published, make frightening reading. They predict that by the year 2048 the world’s seafood will have
disappeared. (1) ______.
According to the study, the number of marine species has been declining much faster in recent
decades and if it continues to do so, there will soon be nothing for us to do to restore the diversity of
these ecosystems. We have already lost nearly 30% of all the known species. As we continue to
consume more and more from the ocean, many more species will become extinct. (2) ______ And
scientists believe that they will all be gone by 2048 unless something is done about it.

It is important that we find the causes before it’s too late. (3) ______ Because of them, the
number of ecologically important species is constantly decreasing and so is the ocean’s ability to
produce seafood and stay healthy. Some plans for reversing this trend are already being made.
In the future, we need to rely less on fishing in the wild and more on the so-called aquaculture.
Just like agriculture, which farms things on the land, aquaculture farms things in the water for the
purpose of mass consumption. And so fish, shrimps, oysters and other underwater species will simply
be grown in controlled waters. (4) ______
Why should we care? For many reasons. First of all, if the balance of an ecosystem is
threatened, then so is its working. For instance, the water is not cleaned and filtered by the creature. (5)
______ Moreover, thousands of people around the world rely on seafood as their basic food. And
finally, the world’s economy will be in trouble if everyone who works in the fishing industry loses their
jobs.
A. Also, in certain territories, fishing will have to be banned in order to let the populations of sea
creatures rebuild themselves.
B. We are currently fishing for almost 8,000 different species in order to put them on our tables.
C. For example, many of the Pacific Ocean countries have seafood and sea plants as their basic diet.
D. Scientists say overfishing (catching too much fish), pollution and other environmental factors are
responsible.
E. Their findings indicate that shrimps in sweet and sour sauce on the menu of your favorite takeaway
will become just a memory.
F. Furthermore, if some species are wiped out, the food chains they belonged to may be broken.
Your answers:
1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

X. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the
words given. (5 pts)
1. The only way you can become a good student is by studying hard every day.
→ Only by_____________________________________________________________________.
2. My new boss has difficulty getting up early in the morning.
→ My new boss is_______________________________________________________________.
3. The storm was so violent that all the houses in the area were seriously damaged.
→ Such _______________________________________________________________________.
4.We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.
→ Nothing ____________________________________________________________________.
5. The Japanese missing boy Yamato was found healthy and hungry in a military hut by a soldier.
→ The moment a _______________________________________________________________.

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XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the words
given. (5 pts)
1. As long as he could see, Kevin really didn't mind where he sat in the stadium.
(difference)
→ As long as he could see, it _______________________________ where he sat in the stadium.
2. Somebody should have told us that the date had been changed.
(informed)
→ We ____________________________________________ the change of the date.
3. Jane's family persuaded her to enter the competition.
(talked)
→ Jane was _________________________________________ the competition by her family.
4. You must accept that you will never be famous.

(terms)
→ You must_______________________________________ the fact that you will never be famous.
5. Sally was all ready to leave the office when her boss asked her to type up a report (about)
→ Sally was __________________________ the office when her boss asked her to type up a report.
XII. Paragraph writing (10 pts)
“Lunar New Year (or Tet) shouldn’t be celebrated”.
Write a paragraph (120-150 words) to express your opinion of the matter and give the reasons.
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