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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày 30 tháng 10 năm 2007
Đề chính thức Môn : ANH VĂN
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 5 trang )
PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2 pts. )
Question 1 : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then state whether the following
sentences are TRUE or FALSE :
1. A lot of the changes in American family in the last 30 or 40 years are similar to those in
Viet Nam and in other parts of the world .
2. One- fifths of marriages in the United States ends in divorce .
3. Our father often helps our mother in doing the housework .
4. Children in the United States have more opportunities to take part in activities outside
the homes today .
Question 2 : Listen to the passage in the tape two times then pick out the information to
answer the questions :
1. The main food of many people in the desert comes from the………………….
2. This kind of fruit contains a lot of ……………………….
3. In the Gobi desert, goats provide people with …………………….
4. In the desert, it’s safer for people to get water from the ………………… than from
some cacti .
PART II : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 8 pts.)
Question 3 :Pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each blank :
1. I borrowed my sister $100 because I was…………… money .
A. short in B. short of
C. short on D. short for
2. Everyone in our family says best wishes to…………… in the early morning of the first
day of the New Year.

5. Buffaloes have been tamed for over 5,000 years ago .
A B C D
6. Liquids take the shape of any container of which they are placed.
A B C D
7. A good carpentry must possess a wide variety of skills.
A B C D
8. The temperature changes very great between the lighted side and the dark side of
A B C D
the moon.
Question 5 : Complete these sentences, using the suitable form of the words in brackets :
1. There will be a special ………….for these patients of bird flu.( separated )
2. I think you should write something more for your instruction. It is ……….( complete )
3. ……….is very important in scientific experiments .( accurate )
4. ……….is a person who follows or attends a course for doing something.( train )
5. I don’t want to go at first, but later I have to because of her……… ( persuade )
6. The ………. problem should be solved before the end of this month.( theory )
7. The forest fire seemed to be……… by the rain yesterday.( weak )
8. They worked …………after their demand had been refused.( patient )
Question 6 : Complete these sentences with proper prepositions or adverbs :
1. This word has a lot of meanings.You should look it……in a dictionary.
2. Jenny usually comes back her country………Christmas Day.
3. Don’t use pencils.Please write the letter…… ink.
4. My father made …… his mind to settle in the South.
5. Did you pick …….lots of English while you were in England?
6. Minh couldn’t start his motor engine.I think it ran…….fuel.
7. A thief broke into his office last night and stole all money…… the safe.
8. Time is off now.Please hand …… your papers.
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PART III : READING COMPREHENSION ( 6pts. )
Question 7 : Match each of these short articles ( 1- 8 ) with its related main idea ( A – J ) :

Finally, the movers come. They carry the things carefully onto the lorry at the car park.
Then, they arrange the things neatly so that they will not move about when the lorry is
moving. Finally, the lorry driver gets into the driver’s seat and starts the lorry. Mr Lam
and his family get into the family car and drive to their new house.
7. “ Look! There is a bird building a nest in that tree,” said Ginny excitedly. Ginny and her
friend, Nora, hid quietly behind a bush. They wanted to watch the bird building its nest
and did not want to frighten it away. “ Look at how fast it is weaving the straws into its
nest ,”Nora said.” It is going to lay some eggs. Soon, we will see a few baby birds in that
tree ,”Ginny said eagerly.
8. Last year, Chinese New Year fell on February. A few days before the New Year ,
Vincent and his family went shopping for new clothes and shoes. His mother bought
some cloth to sew new curtains for their home. His sister helped their mother to bake
cookies. On New Year’s Eve, his mother cooked a lot of delicious food for the reunion
dinner. That day, the whole family swept, mopped and cleaned the whole house. They
also decorated the house beautifully.
RELATED MAIN IDEAS :
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A. A good place for those who like reading and working quietly.
B. Nature always brings excitement and joyfulness to everyone.
C. Who was the best friend of the children in the village?
D. Do you know that bamboo trees are their favourite food ?
E. Millions of young people all over the world love pop music.
F. It is the typical animal that only exists in Australia but nowhere else.
G. Is moving to a new house an easy or difficult work for the family?
H. Reading is not only a good habit for writers but also for students.
I. Which is the most popular means of transport ? By train or by lorry ?
J. The happiness for the whole family- Preparing for the New Year Celebration .
Question 8 : Fill in each of the numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the
meaning of the passage :
In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow roads with many shops lying together along

I’m Jamie,”he said to Hannah.”Can I see you again?” So Hannah gave him her
phone number.
E. Suddenly, a man ran across the road. He was wearing a dark coat so Hannah
didn’t see him until it was too late. Although she tried to stop, she hit the man.
Hannah panicked. She didn’t stop and she drove to the coffee bar as fast as she
could.
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F. Two minutes later he said:”The next song is by Coldplay. It’s called Yellow and
it’s for a beautiful girl who’s dancing over there.”Hannah knew that the song was
for her because she was wearing a yellow dress.
G. Next day Jamie phoned Hannah and invited her to dinner. He took her to a very
romantic French restaurant and they talked all evening. After that, Jamie and
Hannah saw each other every day. Every evening when Hannah finished work
they met at 5.30 in a coffee bar in the High Street. They were madly in love.
H. But when she arrived Jamie wasn’t there. She phoned him, but his mobile was
turned off, so she waited for ten minutes and then went home.
PART IV : WRITING ( 4 pts. )
Question 10 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that
they remain the same meaning as the old ones :
1. You can call me up at anytime you make up your mind.
Whenever………….
2. We flew by aeroplane, otherwise, it would have taken us 2 days to go to Ha Noi by train.
If…………………
3. He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident.
Not only……………
4. Man continues to chop down rare timber from forerests.
Rare timber …………
5. They couldn’t come to the office on time even though they left their houses for work very
early .
However …………….