DE THI HSG CAP TRUONG 2010

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐẮK LẮK KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
----------------- NĂM HỌC: 2010-2011

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
( 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài ngay trên đề thi này.)
CHỮ KÝ CỦA 2 GIÁM KHẢO ĐIỂM THI SỐ PHÁCH
BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ
I. LISTENING (2 points)
Part 1: Listen to a talk between a student and his teacher about the course numbers at
universities in the United States (1,0 points)
Course number Students’ levels
(1) ______or________ freshmen and sophomores
300 or 400 juniors and seniors
800 or above (2) ______________
(3)_________________ undergraduate students- a professional degree
(4) _________________ graduate students- a professional degree
Part 2: Listen to a talk and check () whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) (1,0
points)
True False
1. A lot of whales were killed in 16 years.  
2. There used to be many whales in the Bering Sea.  
3. An American found out whales in the Bering Sea.  
4. People caught whales to get their bone and oil.  
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (8 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C, D to
indicate the correct answer. (2,5 points)
1. Are you sure you can do it on ____________?
A. yourself B. your own C. date D. secret
2. “Is dinner ready?” - “No, Mother is ___________ it ready now.”
A. doing B. cooking C. preparing D. getting

3. I just can’t __________ that noise any longer!
A. put up with B. stand in for C. sit out D. stand up to
4. You must _____________ these instructions very carefully.
A. bring out B. carry out C. carry on D. get up to
5. I don’t think we can _____________ him to change it mind.
A. make B. persuade C. suggest D. insist
6. She _____________to tell them where the money was hidden.
A. objected B. rejected C. refused D. disagreed
7. The players were cheered by their _____________as they came out of the pitch.
A. audience B. supporters C. viewers D. public
8. She acted as if she ____________ a clown before.
A. has never seen B. not saw C. wouldn’t see D. had never seen
9. It’s about time ____________ care of yourself.
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A. you took B. you take C. to talking D. you talking
10. Most of the computers in the laboratory are __________ now.
A. out of order B. out of work C. out of working D. out of function
11. This picture book, the few pages __________ are missing, is my favorite.
A. for which B. of which C. of that D. to which
12. I feel it an honour _____________ to speak about the expedition.
A. to ask B. having asked C. be asked D. to be asked
13. He spent ____________ dollars on food and drinks.
A. only few B. only a few C. very a few D. only a little
14. It’s essential that every student __________ the exam before attending the course.
A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed
15. Not until 1865__________ the first antiseptic treatment on a compound fracture.
A. when Joseph Lister tried B. when did Joseph Lister try
C. did Joseph Lister try D. that Joseph Lister tried
16. The Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot ____________.

A. must restore B. must be restoring
C. must have been restored D. must restored
17. John said that he __________ her since they__________.
A. hasn’t met – graduated B. hadn’t met – had graduated
C. hasn’t met – have graduated D. hadn’t met -graduated
18. There’s a__________ going round that the boss is getting married.
A. gossip B. news C. rumour D. word
19. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I _________so much noise when I came in.
A. didn’t make B. wouldn’t make
C. couldn’t make D. wouldn’t have made
20. Peter always tells _________truth. He never tells _________lies.
A. the- the B. a- ∅ C. ∅ - ∅ D. the -∅
21. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight _________ to the cinema.
A. rather than go B. rather than would go
C. rather than will go D. rather than went
22. _________, they would have had what they wanted.
A. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early B. If they arrived at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough D. Had they arrived at the fair early
23. It is necessary to be careful _________ your career.
A. when choosing B. when you will choose
C. when you chose D. when you have chosen
24. _________ is the most important thing I want to know when living far from them.
A. What are my parents B. My parents are
C. How my parents are D. That my parents are
25. _________that she burst into tears.
A. Such her anger was B. She was so anger
C. So angry she was D. Such was her anger
Part 2: Write the correct form of each bracketed word (of the following passage) in the space
provided in the column on the right. The first one has been done as an example. (2,0 points)
MEMORIES

I have never forget the most (0. wonder) moment in our
career when we were given the highest score for our
(1.perform) in the ice-skating championship
(2.compete) at Helsinki. We received the (3.believe)
score of nine marks of 6.0, which was the maximum
score that could be given. The (4.long) of time that we

0. wonderful

1. ………………
2. ………………
3. ………………
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had spent practicing our dance routine finally paid off.
The (5.difficult) that we had found with some of the
(6.music) pieces we had chosen was soon overcome and
becoming (7.fame) was only a matter of time.
Those were the (8.excite) days of being young and
(9.optimism) about everything and having the feeling
that our (10.popular) would never lessen.
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5. ………………
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7. ………………

8. ………………
9. ………………
10. ………………

Part 3: In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be
there. Indicate the correct lines with a tick (). For the incorrect lines, write the words that
should not be there. (1,5 points)
A VACATION IN SCOTLAND
Some friends of mine decided to go on holiday
to Scotland. They asked me if I was wanted to go too
but I had already arranged to go to Italy. I told them so
that I had been to Scotland before, so they asked me to
give them some ideas. I advised them to take up warm
clothes and raincoats. " If I were like you, I'd always
carry umbrellas!" I told them. " I doubt that whether
you'll have any sunny days." I didn't see them again
until was after their holiday. They were all very sun-
tanned, and they told to me that they had had very hot
weather. " If we had been taken your advice, we
wouldn’t have made a terrible mistake," they said.
"Luckily we were told us before we left that it was
very hot in Scotland. It is said to they have been the
hottest summer ever!
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Part 4: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable world. Write your answers in the spaces provided below the
passage. (2,0 points)
Neil Armstrong is an American (1)__________. He is known as the first man to walk on the
(2)__________. Armstrong was born (3)__________August 5
th
, 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio. From 1949 to
1952, he worked (4) __________ a pilot in the United States Navy. In 1962, he joined the NASA astronaut
programs. On July 20
th
1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon’s (5)__________.
Armstrong received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970. He resigned from NASA a
year later and (6)__________ 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinnati. In 1986, Armstrong was
(7) __________ vice chairman of the committee (8)__________investigated the space shuttle Challenger
disaster. Armstrong is also well-known for (9) __________ he said as he stepped onto the surface of the
moon: “That’s one small step (10)__________man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Your answers:
1. ……………... 2. ……………. 3. ……………. 4. ……………... 5. ……………...
6. ……………... 7. ……………. 8. ……………. 9. ……………... 10. ……………...
III. READING COMPREHENSION: (6 points)
Part 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (2,0 points)
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Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many
scientists (1)_________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2)_________ the world's

temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (3)_________ from the force of the
wind, rain and sun. (4)_________ to them, global warming is making extreme weather events; such as
hurricanes and droughts, even more (5)_________ and causing sea levels all around the world to
(6)_________. Environmental groups are putting (7)_________ on governments to take action to reduce the
amount of carbon dioxide which is given (8)_________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the
problem at its source. They are in (9)_________ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and
wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, (10)_________,
believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we
would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
1. A. give B. put C. take D. have
2. A. in B. at C. by D. to
3. A. threat B. danger C. risk D. harm
4. A. Concerning B. Regarding C. Depending D. According
5. A. strike B. strong C. severe D. heavy
6. A. raise B. arise C. lift D. rise
7. A. force B. pressure C. persuasion D. encouragement
8. A. off B. away C. up D. over
9. A. belief B. request C. favor D. suggestion
10. A. because B. however C. despite D. although
Part 2: Read the passage carefully. Then choose the item that best answers each of the questions below.
Circle A, B, C, or D to indicate your choice. (1,0 points)
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B.
Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of
consequence was constructed. By 1860, more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies.
The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid
expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the
extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard
M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been
dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a

newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a
central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
1. The main topic of the passage is_________.
A. the history of journalism
B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network
2. According to the passage, how did the telegraph enhance the business of news gathering?
A. By adding San Francisco to the network
B. By allowing for more timely reporting
C. By expanding the railroads
D. By monitoring schedules and routes for the railroads
3. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to_________.
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press
B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
D. criticize Samuel B. Morse
4. It can be inferred from the passage that_________.
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
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B. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
C. The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention
D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
5. The word “Rockies” refers to_________.
A. a telegraph company B. the West Coast
C. a mountain range D. a railroad company
Part 3: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer. (2,0 points)
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be fashionable, but they don’t want to look

exactly (1) ____________ everybody else. Not all clothes are (2) ___________ for work or school, perhaps
because they are not (3) ___________ enough, or simply not comfortable. It is easy to buy the (4)
___________ size, and find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit (5) ___________.
Very (6) ____________ clothes make you fell slim, but when they have (7) ___________ in the washing
machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be (8)
____________ enough for winter. If your shoes are not (9) __________, and if you aren’t (10) ____________
for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
1. A. alike B. like C. similar D. same
2. A. fitted B. suitable C. comfort D. equal
3. A. formal B. strict C. uniform D. suited
4. A. false B. mistake C. wrong D. error
5. A. slim B. overweight C. thin D. enormous
6. A. loose B. lose C. loosened D. lost
7. A. lessened B. reduced C. decreased D. shrunk
8. A. warm B. cold C. hot D. cool
9. A. tight B. enclosed C. firm D. waterproof
10. A. worn B. clothed C. dressed D. fitted
Part 4: Read the passage below carefully. Then choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
Circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer. (1,0 points)
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more
popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge
gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a
cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His
experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling
ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and
Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away
from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around
Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following
among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of

Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the
great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the
universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to
philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his
lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
1. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were_______.
A. published while he was traveling B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships D. based on his travel experience
2. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1847 D. 1849
3. The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. background B. message C. bottom D. dissertation
4. According to the passage, Moby Dick is_______.
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