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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)

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


(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 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.
2. ………………
3. ………………
4. ………………

5. ………………
6. ………………
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


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)
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4Part 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to

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
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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

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

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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_______.

Part 2. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. (1,0 points)
1. The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
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2. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the
greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to
the pollution of air.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor
of air pollution.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest
contributors of air pollution.
3. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
4. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12

A. ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM
I. LISTENING (2 points)
Part 1 (1.0 points) :

1. 100 or 200 2. graduate students 3. 500 4. 700
Part 2(1.0 points):

1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (8 points)
Part 1: 25 x 0,1 = 2,5

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. C

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B

Part 2: 5 x 0,2 = 1,0

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C

Part 3: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C
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9Part 4: 5 x 0,2 = 1,0

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A

IV. WRITING (4 points)
Part 1: 10 x 0,2 = 2,0
1. Not only did Tom arrive late, but he (also) started complaining./(as well)
2. She regretted not having applied for the job in the library.
3. It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
4. It's India that I’d like to visit most/ more than any other country in the world.
5. The driver is said to have been listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
6. Without the improvement in export sales, the company wouldn't have had a successful year.
7. I wish I had gone to your birthday party last night.
8. Jane is interested in collecting stamps from foreign countries.