Đề thi chọn HSG

®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái
M«n tiÕng anh 12 n¨m häc 2006- 2007
Thêi gian lµm bµi 180 phót
A. phonetics
I. choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest.
1. A. cleaned B. played C. snowed D. brushed
2. A. surgeon B. agent C. engine D. regard
3. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure
4. A. geology B. psychology C. classify D. photography
5. A. idiom B. ideal C. item D. identical
II. choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others in each group.

1. A.erode B. involve C. reduce D. product
2. A. application B. comprehension C. resolution D. apologize
3. A. lesson B. delay C. wonder D. pencil
4. A. discussion B. assistant C. character D. expensive
5. A. happy B. allow C. career D. employ
B.vocabulary and grammar
I. give correct form of words in the brackets.
1. ………….is not enough by itself, you must work hard too.(inspire)
2. I did not know who it was with a mask on she was completely …………
(recognize)
3. Peter has gained so much weight because he can’t stop ……….(eat)
4. The Sun and the Moon are often ………in poetry. (personal)
5. she wants to be an actress but her parents ………..of her intention.
(approve)
6. this matter is very……… Don’t discuss it outside the office. (confidence)
7. Does the latest fashion ………..all of you? (attraction)
8. Don’t make mistake in your next ………….(write)

9. We can’t pass an exam without good …………(prepare)
10. It was your…………that ruined the meeting. (responsible)
1…………………………………… 6…………………………………….
2…………………………………… 7…………………………………….
3…………………………………… 8…………………………………….
4…………………………………… 9…………………………………….
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5…………………………………… 10…………………………………...
II. give correct form of verbs in the brackets.
1. They (warn) not to make much noise and (disturb) the others in the
room but they still did.
2. Hello, I (try) to phone you all the week. Where you (be)?
3. Come in, I am sorry (keep) you (wait)
4. Jim (come) to Britain 3 years ago. Next Sunday he (be) here for exactly
3 years.
5. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break) down and the driver
(try) to repair it. So we stopped to see if we could help.
6. If only I (have) a mobile. I am tired of (queue) outside the public
telephone box.
7. He (lose) the key when he (play) football.
8. He said he (be) sorry as he (give) me so much trouble.
9. Tom is a first year student. By the end of next year he (learn) english for
two years.
10. (Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.
1………………………………….. 6……………………………………
2………………………………….. 7……………………………………
3………………………………….. 8……………………………………
4………………………………….. 9……………………………………
5………………………………….. 10………………………………….
III. fill each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. The bomb was disguished………….a package.
2. She has lived there ………….before the war.
3. Driving ………..the Sun; we had to shade our eyes.
4. They export their products ……….markets………the world.
5. The document was signed ………the presence…….two witnesses.
6. Apart ……..their house……London, they also have a villa in spain.
7. I try to do my job ………the best………my ability.
8. There were papers lying ……..all ……..the place.
9. A lot ……rebuilding took place ………..the aftermath……….the war.
10. ……..our company, quality is high………the agenda.
1…………………………………. 6………………………………..
2…………………………………. 7………………………………..
3…………………………………. 8………………………………..
4…………………………………. 9………………………………..
5…………………………………. 19………………………………
IV. fill each blank with a suitable article or nothing.
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My aunt lived on...(1)..ground floor of…(2)…..old house on ..(3)….river
Thames. She was much afraid of …(4)….burglars and always locked up ….(5)…
house very carefully before she went to…(6)…bed. She also took …(7)…
precaution of looking under …(8).. bed to see if ….(9)…burglar was hiding ..
(10)..there.
1…………………………………. 6………………………………..
2…………………………………. 7………………………………..
3…………………………………. 8………………………………..
4…………………………………. 9………………………………..
5…………………………………. 10………………………………
C. reading comprehension.
I. read the passage then choose the best answer to fill each blank.
In 1900 there were fewer than 3,000 cars on the roads in France. Motorists

bought their petrol at …(1)…. The Michelin brothers,….(2)…made tyres, decided
that some sort of guidance …(3)…to be available to those motorists when
motoring from home so that they….(4)…where to go to buy petrol, to get their
cars repaired, to stay the night or to…(5)…a telephone call, and so on. They also
realized that the motorists would like to be able to obtain ….(6)…about the best
roads to take and what the surface was like on the way. So one of the brothers
completed the first guide.
It was…(7)…smaller than the present edition. It had nearly 400 pages,
almost…(8)…were devoted to technical matters and device on mechanical
problems and the laws relating to motoring…(9)…were equivalent to the modern
highway code…(10)…that time.
1. A.the grocers B.the grocer’s C.the groceries D.the grocer shop
2. A.which B.what C.who D.that
3. A.should B.must C.had better D.ought
4. A.would know B.know C.knowing D.had known
5. A.put B.make C.send D.do
6. A.some B.an information C.one information D.some information
7. A.rather B.quite C.fairly D.a few
8. A.half of them B.half of which C.the half of which D.the half of them
9. A.they B.that C.what D.which
10. A.in B.at C.on D.while
II. reading the passage then answer the questions following.
The computer age is producing an army of robots- machines that are directed
by electronic brains and which replace human labor in industrial operations.
Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man enters only at his peril, such
as the inside of a nuclear reactor.
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Also already in 1980 there were over 8,00 such robots working in industrial
plants throughout the world. The big changeover to the robot, however, is likely
to come only when their costs go down while workers’ wage continue to rise.

1. sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly
A. to fight wars C. to direct electric brains
B. to operate computers D. to take the place of human workers.
2. an observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in
A. military battles C. business offices
B. modern factories D. scientific laboratories
3. The article makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to
A. act as a teacher to human
beings
C. aid doctors in medical operations
B. replace the human brain in
producing computer
D. do tasks extremely dangerous for
humans to do.
4. which of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is
certainly true?
A. robots are becoming cheaper all the time.
B. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
C
.
Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.
D. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker.
5. The writer indicates that the widespread replacement of human labor by the
industrial robots
A. Has already begun worldwide.
B. Is starting especially in the developing nations.
C
.
Is being delayed mainly for economic reason.
D. Will not take place before the end of this century.

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting.
1. A dog should be checked regular by a veterinarian to ensure that it remains
A B C
in good health.
D
2. Bunsen burners are devices used to hot materials in a chemistry lab.
A B C D
3. Had finished their super, the boys went out to play.
A B C D
4. Do you know how getting to the post office from here.
A B C D
5. All trees, except for the three fern, is seed bearing.
A B C D
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6. We hoped that he will be able to attend the ceremony.
A B C D
7. I remember being give a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
A B C D
8. Everyone who go into the wood should recognize common poisonous
A B C
plants as poison ivy and poison oak.
D
9. Let’s go and see that film. It is said is very good.
A B C D
10. That’s not a good solving to our problem.
A B C D
1…………………………………. 6………………………………..
2…………………………………. 7………………………………..
3…………………………………. 8………………………………..

4…………………………………. 9………………………………..
5…………………………………. 10……………………………
D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the
same meaning as the sentence above it.
1. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
I was…………………………………………………………………
2. It was his incompetence which led to their capture.
If……………………………………………………………………..
3. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
I have no……………………………………………………………
4. Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.
Dispite ………………………………………………………………………..
5. He never suspected that she was a witch.
At no time………………………………………………………….
6. Nobody is more anxious to help you than your mother.
Your mother ………………………………………………………
7. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is……………………………………………………
8. Their chances of success are small.
It is not ………………………………………………………….
9. When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems?
It is high time something ………………………………………………
10. He couldn’t escape from prison because it was very secure.
The prison ……………………………………………………………...
11. “ That is lovely new dress,Jean,” said her mother.
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