Sở GD&ĐT Tuyên Quang Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 12
THPT
Năm học 2007-2008

Đề chính thức Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 135 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 09 trang

I. Listening
Youll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the
best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, or C.
1. You overhear this man in a shop.
He wants to change some paint because
A. he doesnt like the color.
B. he thinks there is something wrong with it.
C. he finds it makes him ill.
2. This woman is complaining at a railway station enquiry office.
She is angry because
A. her train is late
B. her train has been cancelled.
C. she thinks the train service is very poor.
3. These two people are having an argument.
Are they arguing about
A. the climate?
B. the weather outside?
C. the snowfall in recent years?
4. This is a conversation between a man and a woman.
Is the man
A. a policeman?
B. a garage mechanic?
C. a judge or other official in a court of law?

12. The advanced course in literature ________French.
A. turned off me B. turned me away C. turned me off D. turned me against
13. When we fly to Ho Chi Minh city, we’re going to _________over in Da Nang to visit
some friends.
A. stop B. come C. arrive D. go
14. He died ____heart failure______Thursday night. His wife is still suffering_____shock.
A. for/ at/ for B. of/ on/ from C. from/ on/ from D. at/ on/ from
15. They succeeded ________escaping________the burning house.
A. on/ off B. in/ from C. in during D. on/ from
16. It never occurred _______me to ask him_____proof________his identity.
A. for/ for/ of B. to/ for/ of C. to/ for/ for D. for/ for/ for
17. He is not independent_______any means. He depends______his father for everything.
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A. by/ on B. by/ upon C. at/ on D. A or B is correct
18. Scientists can’t agree on_______related to other orders of insects.
A. that fleas are B. how fleas are C. how are fleas D. fleas that are
19. Fish have nostrils__________are used for smelling, not for breathing.
A. they B. what C. whom D. that
20. It is believed________causes insomnia.
A. too much caffeine B. that too much caffeine
C. it is too much caffeine D. too much caffeine
21. The stimulation that infant animals receive affects their behaviour______they become
adults.
A. during B. since C. because D. when
22. _______sighting an approaching car, some drivers tend to speed up.
A. When slowing down instead of B. Instead when slowing down at
C. hen instead of slowing down D. Instead of slowing down when
23. Ballet dancers, ________actors, must spend many hours a day practicing before a
performance.
A. like B. the like C. the same D. same as

A. Otherwise B. If only C. What if D. If so
35. They are ugly and expensive. _________people buy them.
A. Already B. Yet C. Thus D. Hence
Part 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Of the 530 students (36-apply)___ (37-admit)___ to the Mathematics Faculty of Oxford
University ten-year-old Ruth Lawrence, from Hudderfield, (38- win)____the highest
marks. Ruth’s parents, computer experts, (39- realize) their child had an usual gift for
mathematics (40- coach) _____her at home. Ruth also (41- like)_____history, geography
and (42- play)________the piano. The enrolment of ten-year-old mathematical genius in
Oxford University creates problems both for Ruth and her lecturers. A special program
(43- draw)_______up her in which study (44- combine)_______with elements of play.
Ruth Lawrence is not without ambition: she (45- dream)_______ of becoming a doctor of
sciences and professor of mathematics.
Answers: 36_____________________ 41_____________________
37_____________________ 42_____________________
38_____________________ 43_____________________
39_____________________ 44_____________________
40_____________________ 45_____________________
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Part 3: Read the text and decide which is the best word A, B, C, or D to complete the gap
46-53. An example is given (0).
I have learned, often the hard (0) way, that there are a few simple rules about how to
make life easier both before and after the journey. First of all, you must always check and
double-check departure times. This is absolutely essential. It is amazing how few people do
this really carefully. Once I arrived at the airport few minutes before ten. My secretary had
got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10.50. I walked calmly
to the departure gate, thinking I (46) _________had a little time to spare. I hadn’t bothered
to take a good look at the ticket. The clerk at the desk told me politely but firmly that the
departure time was 10.15 and that, (47)_________to international regulations, the flight
was ‘now closed’.

class who wrote in this way. He was a nuisance in poetry lessons as he would giggle and
make faces and could never be persuaded to read aloud. His silly behaviour made me
believe that he didn’t like poetry. However, when I gave class a test in which they had to
write down some poetry they had learned by heart, Halliday seemed to know the most.
Halliday had a special dislike for art and I allowed him to read during this period. He never
volunteered for drama and refused to make a speech. Football was the one thing at which
he excelled, but the sports teacher decided that he did not assert himself enough and he
made another boy captain. This boy - his name was John Jones - could hardly read or write.
All attempts to make him work failed, but he captained the team with amazing skill.
I remember an occasion when he led our school eleven out of the changing rooms for a cup
match against our fiercest rivals, the team from nearby Winterton School. The Winterton
girls’ hockey team had already beaten our own girls’ team and this - plus their excellent
start to the season – had raised their morale to a fearsome level. Even so, John played like a
true professional. Our only scorer, he made good use of Halliday’s passes and scored a
goal for every two that the Winterton players could manage between them. Though
Kingston lost, the match was a triumph for Captain Jones!
In spite of all this, the pupil who impressed me most in the end was David Halliday.
He gained my admiration on a day when I had his class for art. They came into the hut
shouting and pushing and I sent them out again and told them they would not have a lesson
until they walked in properly. They thought it was fun to waste as much time as possible,
and they jeered and cheered outside the hut. I let them go on for a minute. Suddenly the
noise stopped and in marched Halliday.
‘They are all right now’, he said. ‘I’ve got them lined up.’ I looked outside and sure
enough the pupils of class 2D were arranged like well drilled soldiers; they were in order
of size and in perfect line – so still I could see them shivering in the chilly air. ‘Walk in
quietly’, Halliday commanded. They obeyed their superior officer and the lesson began.
Halliday himself, as usual, refused to work. ‘Can I just sit and have a nap?’ he asked. After
the help he had given me I could hardly refuse.
54. Halliday stood out from the other pupils because of his
A. beautiful handwriting B. bad behaviour

pupils.
Part 2: For questions 61-70, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the
end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an
example at the beginning (0)
There is nothing to match the (0) warmth and cosiness of a WARM
genuine log-fire. The luxury and sheer (61)____________of sitting RELAX
back and watching the progress of fire and flame is almost (62)_________. BELIEVE
A log-fire appeals to all the senses. Yes, you can (63)____________taste ACTUAL
and smell the (64)_____________of newly cut timber – and then enjoy FRESH
the sight and sound of the minor (65)________________as it burns. EXPLODE
Logs hiss for a while before they (66)__________burst in the heat, FINAL
so the moment of (67)______________comes as a climax after lots of DESTROY
suspense!
All of this is very (68)____________, and the thing that makes it more DRAMA
enjoyable than ever is that one’s feet are up and one’s whole body is
being bathed in tropical heat. It’s a (69)_____________experience! MARVEL
Answers:
61.____________ 62.______________ 63.______________ 64.______________
65.____________ 66.______________ 67.______________ 68.______________
69.____________
IV. Writing
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Part 1: For questions 71 – 80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the word given.
70. He had to have his door mended. (someone)
He had to___________________________his door.
71. The box was too heavy for John to carry the box on his back. (weight)
Because of_________________________________________carry the box on his
back.

States
A B
on the four Thursday in November.
C D
84. A square is a geometric shape which is as long as is tall and which has four right
angles.
A B C D
85. The incidence of which is now referred to as cryovolcanism, or ice volcanoes, is quite
A B C
high on the surface of Triton, one of the moons of Neptune.
D
86. Neither oil drilling or gas exploration can be prevented from steadily changing the face
A B C D
of Arctic.
87. Water and petroleum are the only two liquids what occur in large quantities in nature.
A B C D
88. Solar astronomers have recently observed bursts of coherent radio waves coming from
a
A B C
specific locations on the sun’s surface.
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D
89. Substances such as DDT become more concentrated in each successively level in an
A B C D
ecological pyramid.
Part 3: You are required to write a papagraph of at least 150 words to talk about “The
benefits of forests to human life”