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Së GD & §t NghÖ an K× thi häc sinh giái trêng n¨m häc 2008-2009
Trêng thpt yªn thµnh 2 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh líp 12. SBD:………
Thêi gian: 180 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Section A - Phonetics.
I.Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A.De'cember B.'Driver C.'Doctor D.'Teacher
2. A.'Television B.'Bicycle C.'Tractor D.Ma'chine
3. A.'Forest B.For'get C.'Family D.'Famous
4. A.'Living B.'Drinking C.Re'member D.'Dancing
5. A.Oc'tober B.'Saturday C.'Holiday D.'Summer
1.De'cember 2. Ma'chine 3. For'get 4. Re'member 5. Oc'tober
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
6. A.Tour B.Pour C.Court D.Short
7. A.Attend B.Appoint C.Action D.Avoid
8. A.Purse B.Nervous C.Surprise D.Worse
9. A.Wishes B.Headaches C.Finishes D.Alice's
10.A.Fought B.Caught C.Bought D.Plough
6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D
Section B - Vocabulary and grammar
I.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
11.If you're not too tired, we could have a ..of tennis.…………
A.match B.play C.game D.party
12.He has just bought .expensive new furniture.……………
A.an B.some C.these D.those
13.Let's go for a walk, we?…………
A.will B.won't C.shall D.shan't
14 ..it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.………
A.If B.But C.Should D.Had
15.Fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas produce carbon dioxide when .…………
A.are burned B.they burned C.burned D.are they burned
16.It's an hour since he ., so he must be at the office now.…………

A.is leaving B.was leaving C.has left D.left
17."Who did you take to the movies?" - "I took my six .brother"…………
A.years old B.year old C.year D.years
18.We really wanted to complain about our manager, but we didn't ………
A.dare B.courage C.risk D.attempt
19.It was only when she got to the station that she realised she had left her purse ..………
A.back B.away C.behind D.down
20.When I can't decide what to do, I often a coin.…………
A.fling B.throw C.spin D.toss
21. I’ve told you ..not to do that.……
A. hundred of times B. a hundred times C. hundreds of time D. A hundred of time
22. At last he had found someone............he could vent his anger.
A.on whom B. whom C. which D. at whom
23. A ten-year-old child is not..............enough to leave his family.
A. mature B. adult C. advisable D. wetty
24. Fortunately the machine was not in............when it caught fire.
A.order B. progress C. ruins D. use
25. The president had her travel agent ...the reservations.……
A. make B. makes C. making D. made
26. This plan won’t We have to rethink the whole idea.………
A. do B. work C. act D. make
27. A record of complaints ..kept in the purser’s office.……
A. are B. is C. were D. has
28. Nearly all of the reporters .the press conference had questions ..…… ……
A. attend asked B. attended to ask … … C. attending to ask… D. would attend to be asked…
29. I wish you .me a new one instead of having it .as you did.…… ……
A. had given; repaired B. gave; to repair C. would give; repaired D. had given; to be repaired
30.I wish you would tell me what I..........do in this difficult situation.
A. would B. should C. shall D. ought
11.A 15.C 19.C 23.A 27.B

12.B 16.D 20.D 24.C 28.C
13.C 17.B 21.B 25.A 29.A
14.D 18.A 22.A 26.B 30.B
II.There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
31.Tom usually does as less work as he can.
32.Many bridges were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from rain.
33.I wish I knew you ten years ago.
34.It was evident that the grass had been cutting.
35.We heard on the radio that it will rain tomorrow evening.
36.I was annoying by the salesman who came to my door last week.
37.Children enjoy to tell and listening to ghost stories, especially at night.
38.The physician appeared nervously when he talked to the patient.
39.Not only did he broke two glasses, but also he left the table dirty.
40.Most of the roads are in very bad shape and need repaired.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
31. less little 36. annoying annoyed
32. it them 37. to tell telling
33. knew had known 38. nervously nervous
34. cutting cut 39. broke break
35. will would 40. repaired to be repaired/
repairing
Section C - Reading
I.Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.
Last summer I .(41) a week at a big hotel in London. It was one of those modern hotels where (42)… … … …
room is the same size and (43) the same furniture, and looks just (44) every other room. My room was 311… … … …
on the third (45) One night, quite late, I got back to the hotel (46) .a very good dinner with some friends. I… … … …
walked into the lift and (47) the button. When the lift (48) , I got out and walked to my room - or what I… … … … …
(49) was my room. ..(50) I opened the door I saw an astonishing scene. A man was pointing a revolver (51)… … … …
a woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying in a frightened (52) : … … … "Please don't shoot me!" I
turned round, ran along the corridor and (53) the stairs - I daren't wait (54) the lift - and found the night… … … …

porter in the hall. "Quick," I cried, "Someone is (55) murdered in my room."… … [ ]…
41.spent 42.every 43.has 44.like 45.floor
46.after 47.pressed 48.stopped 49. thought 50.When
51.at 52.voice 53.down 54.for 55.being
II.Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
The relationship of economics to history is rather different from that of the other social sciences. Curious
as it may sound, this relationship in many respects (khÝa c¹nh, chi tiÕt) comes close to that between history and
literature. Economics, after all, is the science (in the meaning of the term) of something which men actually do.
Even if the science did not exist, men would still make economic decisions, economic predictions, and participate
in the various forms of economic organization which, in part, it is the economist’s function to describe. Similarly,
the disciplined study of literature is concerned with something which men would also do anyway even if the
disciplined study did not exist: Compose poems, act out dramas, write novels, and read them. Political science, or
the discipline of politics, has, it is true, many similarities to economics, particularly where it is concerned with
generalization about political structures.
56.History is related to economics...........................
A.in many different kinds of ways. B.in a different way from its relationship to literature.
C.in the same way as it is related to literature. D.just as political science is related to economics.
57.The social science mentioned in the passage is..............................
A.economics B.history C.literature D.politics
58.Economics looks at............................
A.all kinds of decision making. B.people’s real – life behaviour.
C.broad aspects of organization over time. D.the description of historical events.
59.Studying literature involves.............................
A.much hard work. B.putting poems and plays to music.
C.looking at some normal activities of man. D.reading and writing novels.
56.C 57.A 58.B 59.C
III.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the folowing passage.
The threat to the environment
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (60) Many (61) of animals… … … …
are threatened, and could easily become (62) if we do not make an effort to (63) them. There are many… … … …

reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (64) for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some… …
birds, (65) as parrots, are caught (66) , and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that… … … …
their habitat - the (67) where they live - is (68)… … … …. More (69) is used for farms, for houses or industry,… …
and there are fewer open (70) than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow… …
better (71) , but these chemicals pollute the environment and (72) wildlife. The most successful animals on… … … …
earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (73) , unless we can (74) this problem.… … … …
60.A.danger B.threat C.problem D.vanishing
61.A.marks B.more C.species D.forms
62.A.disappeared B.vanished C.empty D.extinct
63.A.harm B.safe C.protect D.serve
64.A.hunted B.chased C.game D.extinct
65.A.like B.such C.or D.where
66.A.lively B.alive C.for life D.for living
67.A.spot B.point C.place D.site
68.A.exhausting B.departing C.escaping D.disappearing
69.A.earth B.land C.soil D.area
70.A.spaces B.air C.up D.parts
71.A.products B.fields C.herbs D.crops
72.A.spoil B.harm C.wound D.wrong
73.A.survived B.over C.missing D.left
74.A.answer B.calculate C.solve D.explain
60.A 61.C 62.D 63.C 64.A
65.B 66.B 67.C 68.D 69.B
70.A 71.D 72.B 73.D 74.C
Section d - writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
75.We arrived too late to see the first film.
->We didn't ..……………………………………………………………………
( arrived early enough/ in time to see the first film.)…
76."I'm sorry that I broke the glass," said Peter.

->Peter apologised………………………………………………………………
( for breaking the glass.)…
77.She can't have any more children because of her age.
->She is too .……………………………………………………………………
( old to any more children.)…
78.He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
->No sooner……………………………………………………………………
( had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.)…
79.When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
->On ............……………………………………………………………………
( being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment.) …
80.We hope to hear another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future.
-> We look………………………………………………………………………
( forward to hearing another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future.)…
81.I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
->What ..………………………………………………………………………
( amazes me is the mistakes he makes.)…
82.The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.
-> The film star avoided………………………………………………………
( being recognised/ recognition by wearing dark glasses.)…
83.Their attitude caused us great disappointment.
->We were ……………………………………………………………………
( disappointed by their attitude.)…
84.They’ve been living here for six years now.
->They moved …………………………………………………………………
( here six years ago.)…
85.I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.
->However ………………………………………………………………………
( long it may take, I ll find that man.)… ’
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