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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VềNG TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT
CÀ MAU NĂM HỌC 2009-2010

Mụn thi: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 20 – 12 – 2009
(Đề thi gồm cú 8 trang) Thời gian: 180 phỳt (Khơng kể thời gian giao đề)

Hóc sinh laứm baứi vaứo ủề thi naứy

ẹIỂM
TOAỉN BAỉI THI
Gia
ựm khaỷo 1

(Hó, tẽn vaứ
chửừ kyự)
Gia
ựm khaỷo 2

(Hó, tẽn vaứ
chửừ kyự)
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Chuỷ tũch Hẹ ghi)

Baống
chửừ

Baống
soỏ


C. didn’t have to go D. should have gone
10. There was nothing they could do _______ leave the car at the roadside where it had
broken down.
A. unless B. instead of C. than D. but
PART II: (1.0 pt) Find ONE mistake in each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to
indicate your answers.
1. The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world
A B C
mourning for him.

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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D
2. Found in the 12
th
century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s oldest universities.
A B C D
3. Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it.
A B C D
4. However small, the sitting room is well designed and nicely decorated.
A B C D
5. Educated in the UK, his qualifications are widely recognized in the
A B C
world of professionals.
D
PART III: (1.5 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the
numbered spaces provided. (0) has been done as an example.

A CHANGE OF CAREER
Wildlife (0)_____ had always been a hobby for Mark Chester, but PAINT

Your answers:
1/ 6/
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2/ 7/
3/ 8/
4/ 9/
5/ 10/

PART V: (1.0 pt) Insert A, AN, THE or ỉ (zero article) where necessary. Write your
answers in the numbered spaces provided under the passage.
(1)____ whales live in (2)_____ sea and are being hunted to extinction. (3)______ men
who hunt them for (4)_____ money will lose their jobs when all (5)_____ whales are dead.
Then (6)____ sea will die because (7)_____ whales live on (8)_____ plankton, (9)_____ little
creatures will grow too many and (10)_______ sea will not to be clean and clear.
Your answers:
1/ 6/
2/ 7/
3/ 8/
4/ 9/
5/ 10/

PART VI: (1.5 pts) Supply the correct form of the VERBS in the brackets to complete
the passage. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.
In the relative short span of twenty-five years there has been an incredible evolution in
the size and capabilities of computers. Today, computers smaller than the tip of your fingernail
(1. have) the same capacities as room-sized machines of twenty years ago. The first computers
(2. develop) around 1945. They were so large that they (3. require) special air-conditioned
rooms. About twenty years later, in 1960s, desk-sized computers were developed. This (4.
represent) a gigantic advance. Before the end of the same decade, however, the third
generation of computers, which (5. use) simple integrated circuits and which (6. be) even

Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (1)_________ it would be
possible to set up a “village” under the sea. A special room was built and lowered
(2)_________ the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived
(3)_________ a depth of 40 feet. At a (4)_________ lower level, another two divers stayed for
a week in a smaller “house”. On the returning to the surface, the men said that they had
experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (5)_________ many interesting scientific
observations. The captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of
(6)_________ the seabed. He said that some permanent stations were to be set up under the
sea, and some undersea farms would provide food for the growing population of the world.
The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (7)_________ the bottom of the sea.
On four occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary
(8)_________ of the marine life, some of which had never been seen before. During their stay,
Commander Cousteau and his divers reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering
of an immense (9)_________ of crabs which numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They
also found out that it was (10)_________ to move rapidly in the water in a special vessel
known as a “diving saucer”.
1/ A. which B. what C. how D. whether
2/ A. underneath B. into C. down D. below
3/ A. in B. at C. on D. from
4/ A. any B. more C. much D. some
5/ A. made B. exercised C. caught D. done
6/ A. implanting B. transplanting C. growing D. cultivating
7/ A. inquiring B. exploring C. imploring D. enquiring
8/ A. systems B. forms C. breeds D. castes
9/ A. pack B. herd C. school D. flock
10/ A. able B. possible C. hardly D. capable

PART III: (1.5 pts) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D
which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.
Sometimes you know things about people the first time you see them, for example. That

5. Intuition described in the passage can be explained by means of _______.
A. styles B. languages
C. patterns D. behaviours

PART IV: (1.5 pts) Read the following passage and complete the numbered blanks with
the words in the box.
Next to influenza, food poisoning is probably the most common minor ailment which
Singaporeans have to put up with. It is regarded by most people as (1) _____ serious than
suffering from a cold because (2)______ symptoms-stomachache, cramps, nausea, vomiting
and diarrhea usually clear up (3)______ a few days. In many cases, the victims (4)_______
not need to see a doctor or miss a day’s work. The disturbing thing is that the number of cases
(5)_____ more serious food poisoning is (6)_______ the rise.
Food poisoning is caused by eating contaminated food. The bacteria in the food can get
into the food from the air or through agents such as insects which come into contact with food.
Some forms of food (7) ______ carry bacteria or other parasitic organisms. Examples of such
food include selfish, especially oysters which grow in polluted waters, and raw meat which
(8)_______ not been properly refrigerated. Certain foods such as milk, eggs and meat are
prone to bacteria growth, (9)______ they are high in protein and moisture. The best way to
prevent food poisoning is (10)______ observe the rules of hygiene. If food prepares do not
abide by strict sanitary regulations, serious incident of food poisoning will continue to escalate.

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before do within has
less therefore its to

PART III: (4.0 pts) Write a paragraph about 200-250 words expressing your own
opinion about the topic: “Should marriages be arranged by parents or left to the choice
for the young people concerned?”

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