Đề thi thử hsg tiếng anh lớp 12 năm học 20162017 sở GDĐT Hải Phòng

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KỲ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
Thời gian: 180 phút
Đề thi gồm 7 trang – Tổng điểm: 100

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Bằng số: …………………….………

1. ……………………………………

Bằng chữ: …………………..………

2. ……………………………………

SỐ PHÁCH

PART ONE: LISTENING
I. Listen and circle A, B, C or D to complete the passage (1pt)
Lam is a student in grade 7. His school is very (1)……..….from his house. Everyday, he gets up at 6:00. He
has bread and (2)……..…. for breakfast. Then he put on his uniform. He walks to the station. He waits for the bus a
few minutes. He goes to school by (3)……..…. . School starts at 7:00 and ends at 11:00. He goes home and has
lunch at home. In the afternoon, he goes to the (4)……..…. club. He plays basketball with his friends from 2:00 to
4:00. After that, he goes (5)……..…. . He returns home at 6:00.

1. A. far
2. A. noodle
3. A. car
4. A. game

B. near
B. eggs
B. bike
B. sport

C. next to
C. meat
C. bus
C. tennis

D. behind
D. fish
D. motorbike
D. soccer

5. A. shopping

B. swimming

C. fishing

D. camping

1. __________

2. __________

3. __________

4. __________

5. __________

II. Listen to the conversation and circle the option A, B, C or D as you hear (1 pt)
6. Phong’s telephone numbers is………………….. .
A. 8.537.471
B. 8.534.427
C. 8.537.456
D. 8.598.336
7. They are going to the ………………….. .
A. zoo
B. concert
C. movie theater
D. post office
8. What time will the film start?
A. 6.30
B. 6.45
C. 7.00
D. 7.15
9. They will meet before the film start………………….. minutes.
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 30
10. When will they meet?

A. this afternoon
B. in the evening
C. on Sunday
D. tomorrow
6. __________

7. __________

8. __________

9. __________

10. __________

PART TWO: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the spaces given on the right. (5 pts)

1. A. bathe

B. southern

C. cloth

D. their

________

2. A. comb

B. describe

C. debt

D. subtle

________

3. A. sacred

B. played

C. filled

D. tired

________

4. A. surgical

B. surround

C. surprise

D. survival

________

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5. A. build

B. cruise

C. biscuit

D. guitar

________

II. Choose the word with different stress pattern in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the spaces given on the right. (3 pts)

1. A. conclude

B. advise

C. depend

D. suffer

________

2. A. sensitive

B. photography

C. president

D. tourism

________

3. A. absentee

B. mathematician C. similarity

D. geographical

________

PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)

1. _____ the hard evidence against him, the jury had no option but to find him guilty.
A. Given that
B. In view of
C. In regard to
D. With a view to
________
2. Those ballpoint pens are made in a large _____ of colors and styles.
A. series
B. range
C. collection
D. network
________

3. He promised me an Oxford dictionary, but to my great disappointment, he _____ his words.
A. stood by
B. stuck at
C. went back on D. held onto
________
4. Like many other countries in the world, Vietnam is “on the _____”.
A. progress
B. start
C. begin
D. move
________
5. The more time you spend practicing English, _____ command of it you will have.
A. the better
B. the fewer
C. the more
D. the less
________
6. It is important that she fully _____ what she is supposed to do.
A. understand B. understands
C. understood
D. has understood
________
7. Robert assured me that he was going to come, but there has been no _____ of him yet.
A. picture
B. sight
C. image
D. sign
________
8. When she _____ she found herself in hospital.
A. came round B. came back

C. came over
D. came out
________
9. The campaign raised far more than the _____ of $20.000.
A. aim
B. object
C. goal
D. target
________
10. Only by practising regularly _____ speak English well.
A. we
B. can we
C. we can't
D. we can
________
11. I had to get up early; _____, I'd have missed the train.
A. yet
B. otherwise
C. but
D. if not
________
12.This map has a _____ of one centimetre to two kilometres.
A. rate
B. scale
C. proportion
D. ratio
________
13.Don’t be _____ by misleading advertisements.
A. fooled around B. taken in
C. put out

D. seen through
________
14.The management team came _____ criticism for the way they handled the situation.
A. in for
B. down with
C. up against
D. out in
________
15._____ in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there.
A. Not be living B. Never having lived C. His not living D. Because he has lived
________
16.Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, _____ left a lasting impression on him.
A. none of which B. not one of them C. which none
D. and none of them
________
17.Jane likes watching films, but she is not _____ keen on any kind.
A. specially
B. certainly
C. largely
D. particularly
________
18.“Do you mind if we schedule the meeting for 11 o’clock?” - “Well, actually, I _____ earlier.”
A. should prefer it will be
B. am preferring it to be
________
C. will prefer it
D. would prefer it to be
19.“Have you finished the report?” - “Yes, but I wish I had known _____.”
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A. how hard it would be
B. how hard would it be
C. how would it be hard
D. how would it be
20. “The building’s nearly finished, isn't it?” - “Yes, but it'll be _____ we can move in.”
A. too much time till
B. a long time before
C. hardly time when
D. very soon that

________
________

II. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets.
Write your answers in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)

1. Panda is (nation) to China only.
2. Food and clothing are (necessary) of life.
3. He is very generous and everyone admired his (self).
4. The monument was erected in (remember) of the dead soldiers.
5. They are going to (long ) the runway at Cat Bi Airport.
6. AIDS is one of the most dangerous (infect) diseases of our time.
7. Nobody can defend you. Your behaviour last night was (forgive).
8. The result of the match was, however, (satisfy). What a shame!
9. (Basic), our plan has gone as planned.
10. Ho Chi Minh City is the greatest (commerce) center of the country.
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

1. Hurry up, or all the tickets (sell) out by the time we (arrive) at the theatre.
2. Maria (type) for two hours and she (type) ten pages.
3. Do you feel like (go) to the theatre tonight or would you rather (stay) at home?
4. The child (sleep) for 2 hours. It’s time you (wake) her up.
5. The man who (rescue) (be) in the sea for ten hours.
6. (Not call) Mary tomorrow because she (practise) the piano all day.
7. I could tell at a glance that the documents on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.
8. At this time next week they (stay) in Ha Long (enjoy) good food and fresh air.
9. I can’t bear the thought of my son (go) home without someone (accompany) him.
10. The weapon (use) in the murder (just find).
1. ____________________ ____________________

6. ____________________ ____________________

2. ____________________ ____________________

7. ____________________ ____________________

3. ____________________ ____________________

8. ____________________ ____________________

4. ____________________ ____________________

9. ____________________ ____________________

5. ____________________ ____________________

10. ____________________ ____________________

IV. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)

1. Mary takes ________ her mother very much ________ appearance.
2. The police succeeded __________ bringing the riot __________ control.
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3. He was found guilty __________ murder and sentenced __________ six months' imprisonment.
4. He sold the picture __________ an American dealer __________ $3,000.
5. We finally came up __________ a good solution __________ the problem.
6. I don't know him __________ sure, but his face seems familiar __________ me.
7. This watch is still __________ guarantee, so repair is free __________ charge.
8. An agreement __________ a pay rise was finally reached __________ management and employees.
9. The case was dismissed __________ the absence __________ any definite proof.
10. They can only cure him __________ his illness if they operate __________ him immediately.
PART FOUR: READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces given on the right. (5 pts)
Sometimes you know things about people the first time you see them, for example, that you want to be friends
with them or that you don't trust them. But perhaps this kind of intuition isn't as hard to explain as it may seem.
For instance, people give out body language signals all the time. The way you hold your body, head and arms
tells people about your mood. If you hold your arms tightly at your sides, or fold them across your chest, people
will generally feel that you are being defensive. Holding your head to one side shows interest in the other, while
an easy, open posture indicates that you are self-confident. All this affects the way you feel about someone.
Also, a stranger may remind you of a meeting with someone. This may be because of something as simple as the
fact that he or she is physically similar to someone who treated you well or badly. Your feelings about a stranger
could be influenced by a smell in the air that brings to mind a place where you were happy as a child. Since even

a single word can bring back a memory such as that, you may never realize it is happening.

1. What influences your impression of a person you meet the first time?
2.
3.
4.

5.

A. Intuition
B. Familiarity
C. Knowledge
D. Feeling
What does the word "open" in the passage most closely mean?
A. Unrestrained B. Relaxed
C. Confined
D. Unlimited
What one feels about a stranger may be influenced by something that _____.
A. strengthens one's past behaviours B. reminds one of one's past treatment
C. revives one's past memories
D. points to one's childhood
What does the second paragraph discuss?
A. Meanings of signals one implies towards a stranger.
B. Factors that may influence one's feelings about a stranger.
C. How people usually behave to a stranger.
D. Factors that cause people to act differently.
Intuition described in the passage can be explained by means of _____.
A. styles
B. languages
C. patterns

D. behaviours

________
________
________

________

________

II. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each gap in the passage.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces given on the right. (5 pts)
Scott Newman wouldn't be without his pocket-size TV, which he mainly watches in bed. "I only watch programmes
which last about half an hour, as any longer one …(1)… my eyes. I use the set for general entertainment though it
is also really good for …(2)… up with current affairs. The main problem with the set is that it's not …(3)… enough
even when you use headphones. The …(4)… is all right as long as nothing moves in front of the aerial". Scott
admits to being a gadget man, but doesn't …(5)… buying the set since he uses it nearly every day.
Retired engineer Paul Hardcastle has owned a pocket TV for a …(6)… of years. He said, "I use it mostly in the
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bathroom. I wanted to use it outdoors, but the trouble is that in …(7)… light you can't see the picture. I use
rechargeable batteries as …(8)… ones could cost too much". Paul believes that this sort of TV could be improved
if the …(9)… was slightly bigger and it didn't …(10)… up batteries so quickly; he can get only half an hour's
viewing before the batteries go flat.
1.

A. struggles

B. stretches

C. stresses

D. strains

________

2.

A. coming

B. keeping

C. going

D. holding

________

3.

A. loud

B. noisy

C. high

D. strong

________

4.

A. response

B. acceptance

C. interference

D. reception

________

5.

A. mind

B. disapprove

C. regret

D. disappoint

________

6.

A. number

B. total

C. sum

D. quantity

________

7.

A. shiny

B. hard

C. bright

D. high

________

8.

A. real

B. usual

C. genuine

D. ordinary

________

9.

A. design

B. screen

C. face

D. display

________

B. use

C. end

D. take

________

10. A. finish

III. Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word.
Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)
A small rain cloud has saved the lives of three sailors on a sinking boat. Water began to pour into their boat about
300 kilometers from the coast of Portugal, and the frightened sailors called …(1)… help on their radio. The waves
…(2)… almost 20 meters high and the …(3)… blew the tiny boat from side …(4)… side. Soon even the radar

broke …(5)….
Then suddenly they heard the calm …(6)… of a French sea captain over …(7)… radio. “Is it raining?” he asked.
…(8)… thought it was rather a silly …(9)… but they answered. “It is raining very …(10)…,” they called back over
the radio.
“I’ve seen rain cloud on my radar screen,” the French captain said. “If you are under it, I can easily find you.”
He changed course immediately and went straight to the small boat.
1. __________

2. __________

3. __________

4. __________

5. __________

6. __________

7. __________

8. __________

9. __________

10. __________

IV. Identify one of the four underlined parts in each sentence that is incorrect, and then correct it.
Write your choice (A, B, C or D) and corrections in the spaces that follow. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)

1. She had the gardener to plant some trees in the front garden.

A B
C
D
1. Almost students were able to find good jobs three to six months after graduation.
A
B
C
D

2. Now go to bed and close your eyes! you will feel fine after a good night sleep.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A
B
C
D
The driver of the big car was serious injured.
A
B
C
D
Would you mind to give me a hand? I have a lot of thing to be done.
A
B
C
D
You’d better take an umbrella in case it will rain.

A
B
C
D
Could you tell me how far is it to the nearest station, please?
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A
B
C
D
7. It’s hardly to imagine how tedious the work of accountants and clerks used to be in the past without a computer.
A
B
C
D
8. The sun releases large numbers of energy every day.
A
B C
D
9. Mr Smith, as well as his wife, hardly ever drinks coffee in the morning, doesn’t he?
A
B
C
D
10. Some of my books are on science, others are on culture.
A

B
C D
Example: 0. C
→
plant
1. _____
________________
6. _____
________________
→
→
2. _____
________________
7. _____
________________
→
→
3. _____
________________
8. _____
________________
→
→
4. _____
________________
9. _____
________________
→
→
5. _____

________________
10. _____
________________
→
→
PART FIVE: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)

1. Don’t you regret not learning to swim?
Don’t you wish ___________________________________________________________________________

2. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning.
We have booked five rooms, only ____________________________________________________________

3. He didn’t talk to me until I gave my official apology.
It was not _______________________________________________________________________________

4. He would prefer me to concentrate more on my study.
He’d rather ______________________________________________________________________________

5. Everyone was surprised to see David leave the party so early.
To_____________________________________________________________________________________

6. The number of road accidents has increased dramatically over the past month.
There __________________________________________________________________________________

7. I’m sure he took the money on purpose.
He couldn’t possibly_______________________________________________________________________

8. He overslept so he came late for the meeting.

If he____________________________________________________________________________________

9. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to Bill.
The team leader criticized __________________________________________________________________

10. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
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We____________________________________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite each sentences, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1. The film we saw last week was more frightening than this one. (as)
_______________________________________________________________________________________

2. I am sorry that I have caused you so much trouble. (apologize)
_______________________________________________________________________________________

3. They paid no attention to the man’s sudden disappearance. (notice)
_______________________________________________________________________________________

4. It’s not worth repairing this old television set. (point)
_______________________________________________________________________________________

5. Her success strongly impressed us all. (impression)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
III. Use the words and phrases below to write complete sentences. (5 pts)

2. sister/ fed/ do/ household chores.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

3. families/ Western world/ change/ great/ last two centuries.
_______________________________________________________________________________________

4. according/ WWF statistics/ half/ world/ tropical forests/ vanish/ 1940s.
_______________________________________________________________________________________

5. I/ like/ congratulate you/ passing/ examination.
_______________________________________________________________________________________

6. they/ accuse/ Jim/ write/ anonymous letter.
_______________________________________________________________________________________

THE END

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SỞ GD-ĐT HẢI PHÒNG
TRƯỜNG THPT QUỐC TUẤN

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12

Tổng điểm: 100

PART ONE : LISTENING (2 pts)
I. Listen and choose the correct options to complete the sentences (1pt)
0.2 point for each correct answer
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
II. Listen to the conversation and circle the option as you hear (1pt)
0.2 point for each correct answer
6. A

7. C

8. C

5. B

9. B

10. D

PART TWO: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. C 2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group. (3 pts)
1 point for each correct answer

1. D 2. B
3. B
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct answer
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. D
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. D 19. A

10. B
20. B

II. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. native
2. necessities
3. selfishness
4. remembrance
5. lengthen
6. infectious
7. unforgivable
8. unsatisfactory
9. Basically

10. commercial
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct verb
1. will have been sold – arrive
2. have been typing – has typed
3. going – stay
4. has slept/has been sleeping – woke
5. was rescued – had been

6. Don’t call – will be practising
7. had been disturbed – was
8. will be staying – enjoying
9. going – accompanying
10. used – has just been found

IV. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct preposition or adverb particle
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1. after – in
6. for – to

2. in – under
7. under – of

3. of – to
8. on – between

4. to – for
9. in – of

5. with – to
10. of – on

PART FOUR: READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. A
2. B
3. C 4. B
5. D
II. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each gap in the passage. (5 pts)
0.5 point for each correct answer
1. D 2. B
3. A
4. D 5. C 6. A
7. C 8. D 9. B
III. Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word. ( 10 pts)
1. for
6. voice

2. were
7. the

3. wind
8. They

4. to
9. question

10. B

5. down
10. hard/heavily

IV. Identify one of the four underlined parts that is incorrect in each sentence, and then correct it. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct choice and 0.5 point for each correction
1. A
6. C
→ most
→ it is
2. D
→ night’s sleep
7. A → hard
3. C
→ seriously
8. B. → amounts
4. A
→ giving
9. D → does he
5. D
→ rains
10. C → the others
PART FIVE: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. Don’t you wish you had learned/learnt to swim?

2. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning.
3. It was not until I gave my official apology that he talked to me.
4. He’d rather I concentrated more on my study.
5. To everyone’s surprise, David left the party so early.
6. There has been a dramatic increase/rise in the number of road accidents over the past month.
7. He couldn’t possibly have taken the money by accident/chance/ accidentally.
8. If he hadn’t overslept, he wouldn’t have come late for the meeting.
9. The team leader criticized Bill for not waiting/having waited for them.
10. We are going to have the car repaired.
II. Rewrite each sentences, using the word given. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. This film is not as/so frightening as the one we saw last week.
2. I apologize for causing/having caused you so much trouble.
3. They took no notice of the man’s sudden disappearance.
4. There’s no point in repairing this old television set.
5. Her success made a strong impression on us all.
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III. Use the words and phrases below to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
7. My sister is fed up with doing her household chores.
8. Families in the Western world have changed greatly/a great deal over/during/in the last two centuries.
9. according to WWF statistics, half of the world’s tropical forests have vanished since 1940s.
10. I would like to congratulate you on passing your/the examination.
11. They accused Jim of writing/having written that/the anonymous letter.
THE END

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