Bộ đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 có đáp án

SECTION I: LISTENING (3 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
- Bài thi nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc phần thi Nghe có
tín hiệu nhạc.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh ( bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài Nghe.
PART 1: Questions 1-6
● Look at the six sentences for this part.
● You will hear a conversation between a teenage girl called Anna and her father about a
party.
● Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box
under A for YES. If it is incorrect, put a tick (√) in the box under B for NO.
A
YES

B
NO

1. Anna begins by asking her father to collect her from the party.
2. The party is to celebrate Tom’s birthday.
3. Some of Tom’s relations will be at the party.
4. Anna father is worried about her attending the party.
5. Anna’s father will take them to the party before the film starts.
6. Anna’s father insists that she leaves the party at 12.00.
PART 2: Questions 1-6
You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. For
each question, put a tick (√) in the correct box.
1. Where is Angela working at the
moment?

A.
B.

C.
D.

2. Angela likes her job because

A. she loves being in dangerous situation.
B. she never knows where she’ll go next.
C. she enjoys watching important events happen.
D. her job doesn’t have any disadvantages.

3. What did Angela bring home from
Hong Kong?

A.
B.
C.
D.

pictures
carpets
furniture
bits of art

4. What time does Angela’s working day
begin?

A.
B.
C.
D.

8.00 a.m.
6.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
8.30 a.m.

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Britain
The USA
Asia
Brazil


5. Where did Angela meet her
boyfriend?

A.
B.
C.
D.

6. What does Angela do to relax?

A. She cooks a meal.
B. She goes sailing.
C. She goes shopping.
D. She goes for a walk.

at her sister’s house

at university
in Hong Kong
in London

PART 3: Questions 1-6
You will hear a schoolteacher talking to a group of students about a national poetry
competition. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
POETRY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL
The competition for 11-14s is called the (1)_____________________ Prize.
The topic for this year is (2) )_____________________.
The title of last year’s winning poem was (3) )_____________________.
This year the prize money available is (4) )_____________________ euros.
If successful, school will spend the money on the (5) )_____________________.
For further help, see the (6) )_____________________.

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (7 points)
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PART 1: Choose the option (A,B,C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
Write your answers in the numbered table below.
1. Our country is rich ________ natural resources.
A. of
B. with
C. about
D. in
2. The idea to ________ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.
A. pay
B. do
C. go

D. walk
3. In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
A. understand
B. understanding C. understood
D. to understand
4. ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the
project.
A. If it hadn’t been
B. If it had been
C. Had it been
D. Hadn’t it been
5. Some animals are on the ________ of becoming extinct.
A. edge
B. verge
C. side
D. tip
6. The play is very long but there are three ________
A. intervals
B. breaks
C. rests
D. naps
7. The last lecture ________ completely over my head.
A. got
B. went
C. was
D. left
8. Could I pick your ________ on the subject before the meeting?
A. brains
B. head
C. intellect

D. mind
9. I was prepared to lend my brother some money but he turned ________ my offer.
A. back
B. up
C. out
D. down
10. I ________ with the performances but I got flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped
C. was to help
D. had helped
11. The dying man’s speech was so________ that no one was able to interpret his last request.
A. incoherent
B. indiscreet
C. nonchalant
D. impotent
12. Very soon I found some other people to ________ and we began to write songs.
A. keep up with
B. team up with
C. talk through with
D. get along with
13. ________ chair the meeting.
A. John was decided to
B. It was decided that John should
C. There was decided that John should
D. John had been decided to
14. I thought about the problem but I couldn’t ________ a solution.
A. come in for
B. come across
C. come up with
D. come out

15. ________, they slept soundly.
A. Hot though was the night air
B. Hot though the night air was
C. Hot as was the night air
D. Hot although the night air was
Write your answers here:
1.
2.
6.
7.
11.
12.

3.
8.
13.

4.
9.
14.

5.
10.
15.

PART 2: Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers in the
numbered table below.
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Is your school just as you wanted (0)_______ to be? Or are there things you and your
classmates (1) ________ change, given the opportunity? This is your chance to express your
ideas about (2) ________ the ideal school is like. Our competition is open to (3) ________
student between the ages of twelve and eighteen. You can enter (4) ________ an individual or
your whole class can work together on a team entry. Your entry can take any form – a piece of
writing, a picture, or even architectural plans. It is completely (5) ________ to you. What we
are looking for is evidence (6) ________ originality, imagination and, above (7) ________, the
genuine views of young people.
By (8) ________ part in this, you will help in a study being carried out at a leading university.
All work entered (9) ________ the competition will be kept at the university and used in
research. Entries cannot be returned (10) ________ of this. But it also means that, even (11)
________ you do not win, your views will still be heard and will remain for future
educationalists to study.
Entries must reach us no (12) ________ than Friday 30 April. Winners will receive valuable
prizes of computer equipment and software for their schools.
Write your answers here:
0. it
1.
4.
5.
8.
9.
12.

2.
6.
10.

3.

7.
11.

PART 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct
and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the
line has a word that should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two
examples at the beginning.
0
00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Congratulations on winning of the tennis championship! You must be
very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money.
What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car
with all that money! You should have be in great shape after all the
training you have been doing. It must be so very hard work, practising

all those hours for every day but it is worth it in the end, isn’t it?
Perhaps you are thinking of going on holiday so that you can have
a break from tennis and relax. Can you tell me exactly what is kind of
tennis racket you chose for the competition? If I would get the same,
it might help me to improve my game. Anyway, congratulations on
your great victory! I’m still studying English every single day and the
course has three months to go. I have moved house, as if you can see
from my new address. Make sure you reply back to the right address!
Your last letter went to my old address, but it wasn’t by your fault
because I hadn’t told anyone who I had moved then. Did you know
that I have had a job for the last three weeks? I work in a restaurant
four evenings a week. I like it, but I don’t arrive at home until one
o’clock in the morning, which is a bit inconvenient.
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of
√


PART 4: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage.
Write your answers in the numbered table below. (0) has been done as an example.
18,000 years ago, much of Europe (0) ________(lie) (1)________(bury) beneath vast sheets
of ice, hundreds of metres thick. Ever since this astonishing fact (2)_______(discover) in the
last century, scientists (3) ________(speculate) on the nature of the Ice Age climate, and the
circumstances that brought it to an end.
More recently, people (4) ________(wonder) if climatic changes could (5)________(take)
place in our own time. During the early 1970s there (6)_______(be) disastrous droughts in
Africa, and frequent failures of Indian monsoon. In 1976, Europe sweltered in the hottest
summer for over a century, and (7)_______(experience) one of the worst droughts since
records began. Could such events as these be symptoms of a worldwide climatic shift?

Even small changes in climate that (8)________(occur) from time to time can have a highly
damaging effect on agriculture. With food reserves now (9)________ (stand) at only a few per
cent of annual production, the world is extremely vulnerable (10) ________(adverse) shifts in
climate. It is therefore vitally important for us to understand how climate changes take place.
Write your answers here:
0. lay

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

PART 5: Think of ONE WORD only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
Write your answers in the numbered table below. (0) has been done as an example.
0.

She screamed for _______ and luckily someone heard her.
Thanks for all your _______ through such a difficult time.
Practical ________ is offered through our accommodation service to new students.
1.
I get off at the next _______.
The referee was forced to _______ the game because of heavy snow.
Work has temporarily come to a _______ while the funding in reviewed.
2.
Keep your _______ on your work.
Do you have anyone in _______ for this job?
Don’t _______ her. She didn’t mean what she said.
3.
There is a little gift _______ around the corner.
I do a weekly _______ at the supermarket.
He didn’t expect his own mother to _______ him to the police.
4.
Everyone wished her the best of _______ at university and hoped she would enjoyed it.
Jenny won the competition at her first attempt – perhaps it was beginner’s _______!
There is no such thing as _______, we are capable of creating our own good fortune.
5.
Politicians can abuse their position of _______ .
The _______ supply to our house was cut because of roadwork.
I’m afraid I do not have the _______ to authorize this change.
6.
Few people could have predicted the huge impact of information _______ .
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7.
8.

No matter how advanced _______ becomes, machine will never be able to think like
humans.
It’s a waste of time for humans to do tasks that modern _______ can do.
She was struck by the sudden _______ that he might already have left.
He dived in after her without a second _______.
It was once _______ that the sun traveled around the earth.
Governments should give as much foreign _______ as possible to poorer countries.
In certain circumstances, emergency _______ in the form of money should be sent
immediately.
The most successful long-term _______ programmes encourage self-help.

Write your answers here:
0. help

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

PART 6: For questions from 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the
end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your
answers in the numbered table below. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Before going to an interview, it is (0)_________ to go through a mock
interview. This will give you the opportunity to try out your technique
and answers live. It is also a chance to receive feedback that is
(1)__________ in guiding you towards improving your interview style
and general (2) _________ Just one mock interview will result in a
(3)_________ improvement in your interview skill. Why? For the
same reason that a (4) _________ doesn’t exist while it is still on paper
or floating in your head. It only exists when you give it (5)_________
The first time you give it in front of an audience, it will come out
nothing like the one you prepared.
It is the same with being interviewed. It is not enough to look at a
question and say, ‘Yeah, I know the answer to that one.’ You need to
practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to yourself in front
of a mirror. Seek out a (6) _________ and have the session videotaped.
Then you will have two opinions – the interview’s and your own. You
will find you get a completely different (7)________ when listening to
yourself than when you are watching yourself saying something. Just
as your voice always sounds different on tape, so do your (8) _______.
You will be glad the image is captured on tape and not in a potential
employer’s mind. For maximum effect, you should (9)________ your
answers and go through a second mock interview. This should help
with any (10)________ and give you more confidence for the real
interview.
Write your answers here
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ADVISE
BENEFIT
PRESENT
NOTICE
SPEAK
ORAL

PROFESSION
IMPRESS
RESPOND
VISIT
EASE


0. advisable

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

SECTION III: READING (4 points)
PART 1: Read the article below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in the numbered table below. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Students and jobseekers keen to get onto the course or into the workplace of their (0)________
hope that voluntary work will help them (1)________ from the crowd. This chance to
(2)________ experience – personally and professionally – is (3)________ on the wish-list of
young people.
A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (4)________ said volunteering had
improved their lives, particularly those (5)________in conservation or heritage work.
Businesses recognise its importance and get to (6)________their profile in the community,
while staff get a break from their daily routine to develop ‘soft skill’, (7)________initiative
and decision-making. One volunteering organisation is (8)________ another survey to find out
if volunteering does make a difference in the workplace, or if it is something businesses do
simply to improve their (9)________ .
Not (10)________are business-sponsored placements becoming more common, the
government is also investing money and aiming to (11) ________volunteers. The push is
clearly on to make volunteering as attractive as possible to everyone.
And the more people who participate, the more the act fulfils its (12) ________of making the
world a better place.
0. A. alternative
1. A. stand out
2. A. win
3. A. extreme
4. A. similar

5. A. committed
6. A. raise
7. A. such
8. A. governing
9. A. representation
10. A. only
11. A. claim
12. A. aim

Write your answers here
0. B
1.

B. choice
B. lift out
B. achieve
B. high
B. the same
B. associate
B. increase
B. such as
B. guiding
B. look
B. just
B. recruit
B. direction

C. option
C. pick out
C. collect

C. sharp
C. alike
C. connected
C. arouse
C. such like
C. conducting
C. image
C. merely
C. bring
C. mark

2.
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D. election
D. point out
D. gain
D. strong
D. too
D. involved
D. motivate
D. such and such
D. directing
D. figure
D. simply
D. enter
D. design

3.

4.
8.
12.

5.
9.

6.
10.

7.
11.

PART 2: Look at the sentences below about a hotel. Read the text to decide if each sentence
is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, write C. If it is incorrect, write I.
Write your answers in the numbered table below.
1. During the 1980s, few tourists used to go to the Arctic in summer.
2. People came in large numbers to Jukkasjärvi to see the Arctic Hall.
3. The artist encouraged people to sleep in the Arctic Hall.
4. Each winter, guests come and sleep in the hotel before it is finished.
5. Progress when building the hotel is influenced by the weather.
6. The temperature inside the hotel changes according to the temperature outside.
7. Some clothes are provided by the hotel.
8. Guests should buy boots which fit as tightly as possible.
9. Items ordered through the ICEHOTEL shop will be delivered to your home.
10. It is possible to take a train from the airport to the IceHotel.

THE ICEHOTEL

For many years the Arctic was a popular destination in the summer season to see the land of
the midnight sun but in winter the few inhabitants had the snow and ice to themselves. By the
end of the 1980s it was decided that the dark and cold winter should be seen as an advantage.
In the winter of 1990 the French artist Jannot Derit was invited to have the opening of an
exhibition in a specially built igloo (a building made of snow) in the little town of Jukkasjärvi
on the frozen Torne River. The building, named Arctic Hall, attracted many interested visitors
to the area. One night a group of foreign guests decided it would be a good idea to sleep in the
Arctic Hall. The following morning the brave group were very pleased with their experience
and the idea of an ice hotel was born. Today it is world famous.
As soon as winter begins, a team of snow builders, architects and artists from all over the
world come to Jukkasjärvi and they make the hotel for that year. As one part is completed, it
opens to visitors and overnight guests, while the other parts are still being built. The first part
is completed in December and each week after that a new part opens, until January 7th when
the hotel is completed. As the ICEHOTEL is built under the open sky, using the natural
materials of the winter season, the finishing date depends on nature and therefore there are
sometimes changes to the plan. In the spring, as the weather gets warmer, the hotel melts.
Inside the hotel, the temperature is never colder than –5 °C to –8 °C, however cold it may be
outside. Winter outer clothes such as warm overalls, hats and gloves are included in the cost of
guests’ stay at the hotel. In addition to this, it is a good idea for guests to bring sweaters and a
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scarf as well as plenty of woolen socks and to choose footwear that is larger than normal to
allow space for thick socks.
If you are planning to come to the hotel, you can buy warm sweaters, woolen socks and much
more on the ICEHOTEL website. You can order these and the equipment you will need at the
same time as you book your visit. The items will be delivered to your room when you check in.
The hotel is in the village of Jukkasjärvi, 200 km above the Arctic Circle but only 15 km from
Kiruna airport and 17 km from Kiruna train station. Transport by bus can be arranged from the
airport or train station to the IceHotel.

Write your answers here
1.
2.
6.
7.

3.
8.

4.
9.

5.
10.

PART 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks below. Write your answers in the
numbered table.
The Atmosphere of Venus
Venus, also called the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the second-closest planet to
the sun and the brightest object in the night sky. The planet orbits the sun every two hundred
and twenty four Earth-days and is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet because the
two share both a similar size and bulk. What is not similar, however, is Venus’s atmosphere in
comparison to Earth’s atmosphere.
The atmosphere on Venus is much heavier and has a higher density than that of Earth.
Venus’s atmosphere also expands significantly higher than Earth’s atmosphere although a
thick cloud cover makes the surface of Venus nearly impossible to see unless observed
through radar mapping.
While the pressure and temperature of Venus’s upper atmosphere are comparable to
those of Earth, the heat and pressure of the lower atmosphere are not unlike a furnace. Venus’s
atmosphere is very thick due to a composition consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, and a

small amount of nitrogen. If man could survive the extreme heat of Venus’s surface (400
degrees Celsius), then he would have to contend with a surface pressure that is more
than 90 times that of Earth. Venus’s extremely high temperature is thanks to the greenhouse
effect caused by such a large amount of carbon dioxide. The greenhouse effect is a process by
which the sun’s infrared radiation is more readily absorbed by the atmosphere. Just like in a
real greenhouse used to grow plants years round, the proliferation of carbon dioxide traps
radiation and warms Venus’s atmosphere. Due to this phenomenon, Venus boasts a higher
atmospheric temperature than Mercury, even though Venus is twice the distance from the sun.
However, scientists postulate that Venus’s atmosphere was not always so hot. [A]
Studies show that large bodies of water were once on Venus’s surface but that eventually
evaporation of all the water caused the runaway greenhouse effect which regulates the planet
today. [B] Thus Venus has become a critical study for today’s scientists, as human being are
only beginning to struggle with the early stages of the greenhouse effect. [C] Our problems do
not stem from evaporated water supplies but from a propagation of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases due to industrial and automobile emissions. [D]
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Another interesting characteristic to note regarding Venus’s atmosphere is that its
daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures are not that far removed from each other.
This is due to the thermal inertia, the ability of a substance to store heat despite changing
temperatures and the transfer of heat by Venus’s strong winds. Although winds on the surface
of Venus move slowly in comparison with Earth’s winds, Venus’s air is so dense that a slowmoving there can move large obstructions and even skip stones along the planet’s surface.
In 1966, humankind made its first attempt at sending a recording instrument into
Venus’s atmosphere. The Venera 3 probe did collide with Venus surface; however, the abrupt
impact caused its communication system to fail, and it was unable to send and feedback. In
1967, Venera 4 successfully enter Venus’s atmosphere and was able to take many readings,
one of which recorded that Venus’s atmosphere was between ninety and ninety-five percent
carbon dioxide. Subsequent Venera probes were sent into Venus’s atmosphere, but most of
them succumbed to the crushing air pressure.

Questions 1-7: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
passage.
1. According to paragraph 1, Venus is named the Morning Star and Evening Star because
A. it is very bright
B. it is close to the sun
C. it can be seen from evening till morning
D. it is used to find the direction by sailors
2. The word that in paragraph 2 refers to
A. size
B. bulk
C. atmosphere
D. density
3. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence in
paragraph 3? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
A. Earth experiences greater surface pressure than Venus.
B. If a man could survive its surface pressure.
C. The surface pressure and heat of Venus are much greater than those on Earth.
D. Venus’s surface temperature and pressure make it uninhabitable by humans.
4. According to paragraph 3, the greenhouse effect on Venus is owed to
A. the small amounts of nitrogen
B. the rapid increasing amounts of carbon dioxide
C. growing plants
D. the high atmospheric temperatures
5. In paragraph 4, the author of the passage implies that Earth
A. might suffer the same greenhouse effect as Venus
B. once had an atmosphere similar to Venus’s
C. has bodies of water similar to those on Venus today
D. is experiencing a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
6. Look at the four blanks […] in paragraph 4 that indicate where the following sentence could

be added to the passage.
Although the causes are different, the ramifications are the same.
Where would the sentence best fit?
7. The word propagation in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. generation
B. elimination
C. evaporation
D. desecration
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Question 8: Complete the brief summary of the passage by selecting the THREE answer
choices that express important ideas in the passage. The introductory sentence for the
summary is provided bellowed.
Scientists look at Venus to predict Earth’s future.
●…………………………………………………
●…………………………………………………
●…………………………………………………
Answer Choices
A. Venus once had large bodies of water that elaborated and cause a rapid increase in
carbon dioxide.
B. Earth’s wind has a greater velocity than Venus’s because the air movement on Venus is
denser and can even more large obstructions.
C. Spaceships landing on Venus, though often crushed by Venus’s atmosphere, have
revealed much about its carbon dioxide filled atmosphere.
D. If man could survive the hot temperature of Venus, then he would have to contend with
the great surface pressure.
E. The first space probe of Venus was made in 1966.
F. Scientists are concerned that conditions on Earth that propagate significant quantities of
carbon dioxide will produce a greenhouse effects similar to Venus’s.

Write your answers here:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
PART 4: You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to fly a plane. Eight
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from paragraphs A-I the one that
fits each gap (1-8). There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use. Write your
answers in the numbered table below.
Learning to Fly
I had been testing cars and motorcycles for over twenty years. I couldn’t take any more. It
wasn’t terribly exciting and, in any case, new cars were beginning to look identical and drive
similarly. What I needed was a new challenge.
1
Unfortunately, I wore glasses. The Royal Air Force wouldn’t consider anyone for pilot
training unless they had perfect eyesight. Halfway through an aptitude test, they realised that
my eyes were far from perfect. I didn’t stand a chance.
2
It was an obvious choice. It’s just twenty minutes’ drive from my home. It’s very quiet, too, so
the £90 per hour for the training is spent flying in the air, not waiting on the ground for other
planes to take off.
3
It took me a whole year to get my private pilot’s license. It started well, with my first solo
flight coming after just seven hours. Then came all the studying, the exams, the hard work. I
never thought I’d get to the end of it.
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Then came last winter and the end of the course was in sight. For weeks, the weather was so
terrible that for most of the time it was impossible to fly. Strong winds, heavy rain and even
snow and ice made flying conditions extremely hazardous.
5
But finally the first of three practical exams arrived – the navigation test. The examiner sets
you a course that you have to plan according to the weather, and then fly with him sitting
beside you.
6
I passed this test, but I don’t know how. The second test involves flying cross-country to two
other airports, which you can choose, and landing at both. The important thing is to give the
right messages to the air-traffic control people and understand their replies.
7
After this alarming episode, the exercises in the flight-handling test were simple. As we
complete the sixth exercise, the examiner suddenly turned to me and said, ‘Congratulations –
you’ve passed!’
8
I wasn’t sure why, because we usually land as slowly as possible. Then I turned round and
realised straight away: we were being followed by a British Airways jumbo jet!
A. A week which we had set aside for finishing the course came and went with no possibility
of getting in the air at all. And besides the problems with the weather, my second son was born,
and that made it even more difficult to find the time for lessons and studying.
B. But the real reason I chose this club was that a friend of mine, Andrew Wilkins, is the chief
instructor there. He impressed me by taking me out for a free flight just so that I could see
what it was like.
C. Unfortunately, I got myself lost this time and flew too far east. I completely missed the first
airport. However, I flew over a car factory I recognised and managed to get back on course.
D. Along the way, he’ll take the controls and fly off course, just to get you lost. Then he’ll

hand back the control to you and expect you to find your way home.
E. One day I was asked by an air-traffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead. I said
yes, and immediately it disappeared into a cloud. I just didn’t know what to do.
F. At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me. So I had
to delay my plans to become a pilot for quite a while. It was twenty years, in fact, before I
finally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire.
G. Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times. The highlight so far was
flying up to Birmingham International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me. As
we approached the way, the air-traffic controller came on the radio asking for as much speed
as our little plane could manage.
H. For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and
flying instructions.
I. This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40th birthday, which started me thinking
about what I’d been doing all those years. When I left school all I had really wanted to do was
fly.
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SECTION 4: WRITING (6 points)
PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentences printed before it.
1. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.
 Should ___________________________________________________________________
2. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
 I cancelled ________________________________________________________________
3. Her success went beyond her expectation.
 Never ____________________________________________________________________
4. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.

The
more
_________________________________________________________________
5. They will not announce the findings until next week.
 No announcement __________________________________________________________
6. Both of the lifts were out of order.

Neither
___________________________________________________________________
7. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
 The operation left __________________________________________________________
PART 2: Finish each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the
sentences printed before it, using the word given. DON’T CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN.
You must use between three and five words, including the word given. There is an example
at the beginning (0).
0. You must do exactly what the manager tells you. (CARRY)
 You must
carry out the manager’s
instructions exactly.

1. I would like to be able to speak French. (HAD)
I wish ________________________________________________________ speak French.
2. It was raining cats and dogs. (TORRENTS)
 The rain was ______________________________________________________________
3. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)
The two theories____________________________________________________________
4. It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking. (HAVE)
 You ____________________________________________before you borrowed my book.
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5. When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites. (FAVOURITE)
 This record used ______________________________________ mine when I was younger.
6. My sister finds commuting every day annoying. (PUT)
 It’s difficult for my sister ___________________________________________ every day.
7. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (RED-HANDED)
The police ________________________________________________________________
8. The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder. (NOTHING)
 The North Sea is ____________________________________________ the Mediterranean.
PART 3: In class, you have been discussing the statement ‘Old people should be looked
after by members of their family or it is better for them to live in nursing-home’. Your
teacher has asked you to write an essay expressing your own opinion.
Write your essay in 250-300 words.
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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HÓA

Năm học: 2015 - 2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12-THPT

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

Ngày thi: 10 tháng 3 năm 2016
Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm có 07 trang

Họ tên thí sinh: ......................................................

Phòng thi số:..........Số báo danh:.............

PART A: PHONETICS (5pts)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line. (2pts)
1. A. famous

B. nervous

C. favourite

D. mountain

2. A. through

B. enough

C. rough

D. tough

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words
in each question. (3pts)
3. A. passion

B. encourage

C. occasion

D. depend

4. A. participant

B. publicity

C. competitive

D. Individual

5. A. limitation

B. documentary

C. government

D. interactive

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15pts)
6. ..............1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
A. It is not until

B. It was not until

C. Not until

D. Until in

7. I really appreciate________ to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself.
A. you to offer

B. you are offering

C. your offering

D. that you

offer
8. My friend’s uncle has been________ MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years.
A. a

B. an

9. - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!”

C. the

D. Ø

- Mary: “………….”

A. Lovely, I think so

B. No problem

C. Of course not, it’s not costly

D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in

10. My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair I bought last month.
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B. three times as much as

D. as much three times as

11. We bought some ________.
A. German lovely old glasses

B. German old lovely glasses

C. lovely old German glasses

D. old lovely German glasses

12. After years of neglect, there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.
A. restoration

B. preservation

C. conservation

D. Refurbishment

13. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is_____ the law.
A. beyond

B. over

C. above

D. Onto

14. On the_____, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.
A. contrary

B. contrast

C. opposition

D. opponent

15. You had your house decorated, .............. ?
A. hadn’t you

B. didn’t you

C. weren’t you

D. haven’t you

16. A part – time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests.
A. pursue

B. chase

C. seek

D. catch

17. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the
pond, .............., and the pond’s location.
A. what the quality of the water is

B. how is the water quality

C. the quality of water

D. what is the water quality

18. __________ its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine.
A. In view of

B. As a result of

C. Thanks to

D. Despite

19.______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown

B. Plants grown

C. Plants that grow

D. To grow plants

20. ______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical
illusion.
A. What the Moon

B.The Moon which

C. When the Moon

D. That the Moon

Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words. Find and write the word(s) on
your answer sheet (10 pts) (Questions 21-30).
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As you will see from my curriculum vitae, I have attended university, where I studied
English and Law. After finishing my course, I took a job in a travel agency in Paris and now I
organise few hours for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United States.


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Although I enjoy this very much, I feel I need to get more experience and it would seems to
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me that working as a specialized tour guide in England would help me for do that. I would
rather work in an English-speaking country, as I need to practise my English. I spend one
year at London University, which it was most useful. I did much conversation classes and at
first I thought that I would find them difficult. However, they turned out to be very enjoyable.
I will have no any difficulty in coming to England for an interview if you will let me know in

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plenty of the time. I enclose details of my present employer who will be too pleased to send

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you a reference.

Question III: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (10pts)
31. By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people (kill)_________.
32. Tom will never forget (send)______ to a boarding school when he was just 8 years old.
33-34. The accident (report)_______(cause)________ by a reckless motorist.
35. Many people (invite) ______ to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily.
36. In her report, she mentioned (treat) ______ at a hospital abroad last year
37. Hardly our teacher (enter)________the classroom when it started to rain.
38. Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony Orchestra
and 17 traditional musicians, (come)_________to Vietnam since yesterday.
39. The police are stopping all the cars. They (look) _______ for the escaped prisoner.
40. My uncle would rather that I ( not leave) _________ yesterday.
Question IV: Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (10pts)

41. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _______ species. (DANGER)
42.There are some ______ and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in Vietnam.
(SIMILAR)
43. He resigned for a ___________________ of reasons.

(VARIOUS)

44. We have to decide to interview only the best six __________ for the job.

(APPLY)

45. Her son is always mischievous and ______, which annoys her very much.

(OBEY)

46. Sugar is the_________ of healthy teeth.
47. What percentage of the city’s _______ live in poverty?

(DESTRUCTION)
(HOUSE)

48. When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of ______(POWER)
49. Mr. Pike has_________ his wife by three years.
50. I was a bit_______ by my performance in the first exam, but I decided
to make an extra effort in the ones left.
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30pts)

(LIVE)
(MORAL)

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Question I: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for
each space. (10pts)
Childhood is the time when there are (51)_________ responsibilities to make life difficult. If a
child has good parents, he is (52) _________ , looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is
improbable that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in
return. In (53) _________, life is always presenting new things to the child- things that have lost their
interest for older people because they are too well- known. A child finds pleasure playing in the rain ,
or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvellous adventure. But a child has his (54)
_________ .He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually told
not to do things, or being punished (55) _________ what he has done wrong. His life’s therefore not
perfectly happy.
When a young man starts to (56) _________his own living, he becomes free from the
discipline of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. He can no
longer expect (57) _________ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he
wants to live comfortably. If he spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a child, he will
be hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go
to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the
greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (58)_________ in his job and of building up for
himself his own position in society.
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old
to be unhappy. With old age (59)_________wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely
given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their
grandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a
useful one, feel the happiness of having come (60)_________ the battle of life safely and of having
reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
51. A. little

B. a few

C. a little

D. few

52. A. eaten

B. fed

C. feeded

D. fetched

53. A. short

B. term

C. addition

D. reality

54. A. injury

B. difficulty

C. problem

D. pain

55. A. because

B. by

C. at

D. for

56. A. take

B. have

C. create

D. earn

57. A. other

B. another

C. others

D. someone

58. A. progress

B. achievement

C. improvements

D. accomplishments

59. A. coming

B. come

C. came

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60. A. out

B. across

C. through

D. back

Question II: Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (10pts)
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in___61___.Many species
of animals are threatened, and could easily become ____62__ if we do not make an ___63___ to
protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for
other valuable ___64___ of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught ___65___ and sold
as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat-the place ___66____ they live-is
disappearing. More ___67___ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open
spaces ___68___ there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops

but these chemicals ___69__ the environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on
earth - human beings- will soon be the only ones ___70___ unless we can solve this problem.
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (10 pts)
For many people who live in cities, parks are an important part of the landscape.
They provide a place for people to relax and play sports, as well as a refuge from the often
harsh environment of a city. What people often overlook is that parks also provide
considerable environmental benefits.
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One benefit of parks is that plants absorb carbon dioxide—a key pollutant—and emit
oxygen, which humans need to breathe. According to one study, an acre of trees can absorb
the same amount of carbon dioxide that a typical car emits in 11,000 miles of driving. Parks
also make cities cooler. Scientists have long noted what is called the Urban Heat Island
Effect: building materials such as metal, concrete, and asphalt absorb much more of the

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sun’s heat and release it much more quickly than organic surfaces like trees and grass.
Because city landscapes contain so much of these building materials, cities are usually
warmer than surrounding rural areas. Parks and other green spaces help to mitigate the
Urban Heat Island Effect.
Unfortunately, many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land is

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already being used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urban
environment. However, cities could benefit from many of the positive effects of parks by
encouraging citizens to create another type of green space: rooftop gardens. While most
people would not think of starting a garden on their roof, human beings have been planting
gardens on rooftops for thousands of years. Some rooftop gardens are very complex and

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create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work.
Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and garden
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spaces, but without taking up the much-needed land. Like parks, rooftop gardens help to
replace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen. They also help to lessen the
Urban Heat Island Effect, which can save people money. In the summer, rooftop gardens
prevent buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce cooling
bills. In the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concrete

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radiate so quickly, leading to savings on heating bills. Rooftop vegetable and herb gardens
can also provide fresh food for city dwellers, saving them money and making their diets
healthier. Rooftop gardens are not only something everyone can enjoy, they are also a

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smart environmental investment.

71. Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigatebelongs to which of the following word
groups?

A. exacerbate, aggravate, intensify

B. obliterate, destroy, annihilate

C. allay, alleviate, reduce

D. absorb, intake, consume

72. Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that ........................
A. cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens
B. some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens
C. most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens
D. most people prefer life in the country over life in the city
73. According to the passage, the Urban Heat Island Effect is caused by the fact(s) that ..................
a. cities are warmer than nearby rural areas
b. building materials absorb more of the sun’s heat than organic surfaces
c. building materials release the sun’s heat more quickly than organic surfaces
A. b and c

B. a and b

C. a

D. a, b, and c

74. Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best describes the main
difference between parks and rooftop gardens?
A. Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not.
B. Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private.
C. Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not.

D. Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not.
75. The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except ........................
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B. savings on heating and cooling costs
C. better food for city dwellers
D. improved air quality
76. According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that
they ........................
A. decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
B. replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
C. do not require the use of valuable urban land
D. are less expensive than traditional park spaces
77. The author’s tone in the passage is best described as................................
A. descriptive

B. passionate C. informative

D. argumentative

78. Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's claim that
rooftop gardens are good for the environment?
A. Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share.
B. More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants can
remove from the air.
C. Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants.
D. The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of planting a

rooftop garden.
79. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed.
B. A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored.
C. A viewpoint is established and then defended.
D. A thesis is presented and then supported.
80. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely endorse a program
that ..................
A. permitted the construction of buildings in city park land provided they have rooftop
gardens.
B. extended discounts on plants to customers who use them to create rooftop gardens.
C. offered free admission to schools willing to take their students on field trips to the city
park.
D. promised vacation getaways to cooler destinations for those trapped in the city at the
peak of summer.
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Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5pts)
81. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
 Had ___________________________________________________
82. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The ___________________________________________________
83. My decision to get up to dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
 The moment ___________________________________________
84. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him.
 He is the most __________________________________________

85. We were all shocked by his reaction.
 His reaction came_________________________________________
Question II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible
in meaning to the sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word. (5pts)
86. I left my last job because I didn’t really agree with my manager’s approach.

(EYE)

I left my last job because I_______________________ with my manager.
87. All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault.

(BLAME)

All the witnesses said that___________________________ the accident.
88. It was childish of him not to accept my apologies.

(REFUSED)

 He _________________________________________________ of him.
89. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.

(EARS)

 What ____________________________________________ last night.
90. She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time.

(FOUND)

 She _______________________________________ the class on time.
Question III. Essay writing (10pts):

Some people say that cell phones have improved modern life. Others believe that cell phones
have caused many problems to people. What is your opinion? In about 150 - 200 words, write an
essay to assert your point of view on this problem.
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HOÁ

Năm học: 2015-2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

HD CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC

Lớp 12 THPT
Ngày thi: 10/03/2016
Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang.

A- ĐÁP ÁN
PART A: PHONETICS (5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1.D

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

PART B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (45 điểm - Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Question I.
6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.D

Question II.
WORD

LINE

WORD

LINE

21.

Few

3

26.

much

8

22.

Who

3

27.

any

9

23.

Would

5

28.

will

10

24.

For

6

29.

the

10

25.

It

7

30.

too

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Question III
31.

will have been killed

36.

having been treated

32.

being sent

37.

had our teacher entered

33.

was reported

38.

has come

34.

to have been caused

39

must be looking

35.

Invited

40.

hadn’t left

Question IV

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41.endangered

42.similarities

43.variety

44. applicants

45.disobedient

46.destroyer

47.households

48. powerlessness

49. outlived

50. demoralised/
demoralized

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
(Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Question I
51.D

52.B

53.C

54.D

55.D

56.D

57.C

58.A

59.B

60.C

61. danger

62. extinct

63. effort

64. parts

65. alive

66. where

67. land

68. than

69. pollute

70. left

71. C

72. A

73. A

74. D

75. A

76. C

77. C

78. B

79. C

80. B

Question II.

Question III.

PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
81.

- Had it not been for the heavy rain, we could have had our picnic.
- Had it not rained heavily, we could have had our picnic.

82.

The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

83.

The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing.

84.

He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem

85.

His reaction came as a shock to us all

Question II (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
86.

I left my last job because I didn’t really see eye to eye with my manager.

87.

All the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident.

88.

He refused to accept my apologies, which was childish of him

89.

What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.

90.

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Question III. Essay: (10 điểm)
Marking criteria:
+ Task completion (4 điểm)
Tuỳ theo khả năng hoàn thành về bố cục và những yêu cầu nội dung cho mỗi phần ( mở bài,thân
bài,kết luận) giám khảo có thể chấm từ 1-4 điểm.
+ Grammatical accuracy and spelling 3 điểm: bài viết không có lỗi chính tả và từ ba lỗi ngữ pháp
trở xuống được cho 3 điểm tối đa. Cứ 4 lỗi chính tả hoặc ngữ pháp trừ 1 điểm (Trừ không quá 3
điểm).
- Coherence and cohesion (tính mạch lạc và sự liên kết câu, đoạn) – 3 điểm:
Tùy mức độ mạch lạc, liên kết câu, liên kết đoạn của bài viết, giám khảo có thể chấm 1-3 điểm.
B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20
Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25

Tổng số điểm thí sinh làm đúng
Điểm bài thi =

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