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<b>TRƯỜNG THPT QUANG TRUNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG</b>
<b> NĂM HỌC 2010-2011</b>

<b>MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI LỚP 12</b>
<i>(Đề thi gồm 05 trang) </i> <i><b>Thời gian: 150 phút</b> ( không kể thời gian giao </i>
<i>đề )</i>

<b>Chữ ký G.Thị</b>

1)
2)

<b>Họ và tên:... Sinh ngày:.../.../19…...</b>
<b>Lớp:... SBD:...Phòng thi:...</b>

<b>Ngày thi:………</b>
<b>Chữ ký G.Khảo</b>

1)
2)

<b>Điểm bằng số</b> <b>Điểm bằng chữ</b>

<i><b>Học sinh làm bài bằng cách viết A, B, C, hay D vào phần ANSWER hay viết</b></i>
<i><b>từ ngữ vào phần chừa trống của đề thi. </b></i>

<b>SECTION A. PHONECTICS: </b>(10pts)

<b>I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the</b>
<b>rest.(5pts) </b>

1. A. current. B. turn C. fun D. under

2. A. further B. fertile C. heard D. mother

3. A. mountain B. southern C. mouth D. count

4. A. tiny B. island C. river D. wind

5. A. coast B. lost C. most D. whole

<b>ANSWER</b>: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. _______ 4. ______ 5. ______

<b>II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (5pts)</b>

6. A. disappear B. engineer C. education D. attachment

7. A. consume B. reflect C. local D. between

8. A. curtain B. enclose C. contain D. remember

9. A. distance B. glorious C. exciting D. journey

10. A. tremendous B. enormous C. serious D. describe

<b>ANSWER</b>: 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. _____

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<b>SECTION B. VOCABULARY: </b>(10pts)

<b> </b>Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete
the passage. (10pts)

<b>ON</b> <b>THE</b> <b>MOON</b>

In 1969, the first astronauts from Earth (1) ... on the Moon. They had
( 2) ... for the trip for a long time and knew their mission (3) ...
doing things that had never been done before. The astronauts wore special heavy
boots to ( 4) ... them from floating off into space. On the Moon, they had
time to take Moon rocks and soil (5)... before returning to Earth.

1. A. landed B. flew C. went D. ran

2. A. managed B. planned C. prepared D. tried

3. A. included B. involved C. aimed D. concerned
4. A. help B. prevent C. avoid D. make
5. A. models B. pieces C. brands D. samples

<b> ANSWER:</b> 1. _____ 2. ____ 3. _____ 4. ______ 5. ______

<b>Antarctica</b> is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is (6)
____ in the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is
surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.4 million km2 (5.4 million sq ml), it is the
(7) ____ continent in area (8) ______ Asia, Africa, North America, and South
America. Some 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice, (9) ________ averages at least
1.6 kilometers (1.0 mile) in (10) ________.

6. A. situated B. occupied C. lay D. resided
7. A. five-largest B. fifth-largest C. largest-fifth D. largest-five
8. A. on B. from C. after D. throughout
9. A. that B. which C. where D. on which

10. A. depth B. thickness C. length D. width

<b> ANSWER:</b> 6. ____ 7. ____8. ______9. ____ 10. ______

<b>SECTION C. GRAMMAR: </b>(25pts)

<b>I. Write the verbs into the correct form: </b>(5pts)

1. We were a few minutes late, so the film (start)___________________ when we
got to the cinema.

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5. It (rain) ___________________________ for two hours and the ground is too wet
to play on.

<b>II. Write a correct preposition into each blank:</b> (10pts)

1. We stopped at a small village _____________ the way to London.

2. I haven't seen her since she left home _____________ work this morning.
3. You had better take ______________ your coat if you' re too hot.

4. After his death, his hometown was named _________ him.
5. The thieves broke the door down ______________ a hammer.
6. Buon Me Thuot is well-known ___________ its coffee.

7. Vietnam is __________ the top exporters of rice.
8. The bridge is still ___________ construction now.

9. The women's liberation varied ___________country _____________ country.
10. The building is 508 meters ___________ height.

<b>III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first</b>
<b>one. </b>(10pts)

1. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late.

In spite _______________________________________________________
2. The police think the burglar got in through the bathroom window.

The burglar ___________________________________________________
3. Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane's interests.
Jane is _______________________________________________________
4. Thanks to your help, I finished it in time.

But for _______________________________________________________
5. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either.

Neither _______________________________________________________

6. If I hadn't examined the photograph myself, I would have thought it was a fake.
Had __________________________________________________________

7. Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they?

The tickets ____________________________________________________
8. Nobody does it better than you.

There isn't _____________________________________________________
9. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.

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The man ______________________________________________________

<b>SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION:</b> (15pts)

<b> </b>I. FILL IN EACH GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD IN
CAPITAL LETTERS. (5pts)

Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical (1. FIT )
__________________ and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy (2.
WEIGH) ___________________; building and maintaining healthy bone density,
muscle strength and joint mobility; promoting physiological well-being; reducing
surgical risks; and (3. STRONG) __________________ the immune system. (4.
FREQUENCY) __________________ and regular aerobic exercise has also been
shown to help prevent or treat serious and life- threatening chronic conditions such
as high blood (5. PRESS) __________________, obesity, heart disease, Type 2
diabetes, insomnia, and depression.

II. FILL IN EACH NUMBERED BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD.<b> (10pts)</b>

News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening
in the city, in the country and in the (1) _________________. The news media can be
classified (2) ______________ two general categories: the categories of print (3)
_______________ and electronic media. Print media use the written (4)
_________________ to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air
waves to (5) _________________ news into homes, offices and public places.

Print media art usually (6)______________into magazines and newspapers.
Most newspapers print news daily. For example, the newspapers "The New York

Times" is (7) _________________weekly, for instance, Newsweek and Time
magazines are published once a week. The electronic media are generally divided
into radio and television. (8) ________________ news is news that you listen to. In
the United States many radio stations (9) ________________ five minutes of news
every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch.

In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news
on TV at six o'clock in the evening. In the future, new categories of news media will
develop, even today computers are beginning to (10) __________________ the
transmission and reception of news.

<b>E. WRITING: </b>(10pts)

<b>Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.</b>

1. The professor decided to allow the students to take the examination a second time
A B C

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2. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted
A B C

to a good university.
D

3. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he
A B C

needed at his office.
D

4. Many people agree that writing letters are a nice way of keeping in touch.
A B C D

5. A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitational
attraction. A B C D

6. The computer-based tests will test your ability to understand spoken
A B

English, to read non-technical language, and writing correctly.
C D

7. They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am.
A B C D

8. Financier Andrew Mellon donated most of this magnificent art collection to the
A B C

National Gallery of Art, where it is now locating.
D

9. Could you tell me how can I get to the arts gallery, please?
A B C D

10. There were too many books on the shelves that I didn't know which
A B C

one to choose.
D

<b>ANSWER:</b> 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
6. ________ 7. _______8. ________9. _______ 10. ______

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