SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT
Môn Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps.
1. –“Was the test long?” – “Yes, John was the only one _____ it”
A. to finish B. finished C. could finish D. has finished
2. –“How should we do this? – “It should be done _____ we did it yesterday.”
A. the same way as B. as the same way as
C. as the same way than D. as the same way
3. –“Is your new house large?” – “Not really, but _____ to this apartment, it seems large.”
A. comparing B. in comparing C. compared D. by comparing
4. –“What did John do after he fell?” –“He kept running _____ his pain.”
A. even though B. unless C. however D. despite
5. –“Have you been to Chicago recently?” –“Yes, I ______ there last May.”
A. went B. go C. have gone D. have been
6. –“Are there any dinosaurs living now?”–“Oh, no. They have _____ for millions of years.
A. been made extinct B. been extinct C. extinct D. been extinct
7. –“Do you like frog’s legs?” – “ _____ them, I don’t really know.”
A. Never trying B. Not to have tried C. Never having tried D. Never had tried
8. – “It’s really cold today! I hate going out in this weather.”
– “Yeah, I _____ don’t want to get out of bed.”
A. too B. even C. only D. very
9. – “What are they talking about?” – “They are discussing problems _____ the budget.”
A. concerning B. concerning to C. concerned D. concerned to
10. – “Do you think John is smart?” – “He is _____ can be.”
A. more clever as B. as clever as he C. more clever than D. so clever he
11. – “Do you like Australia?” – “Oh yes, I think it’s one of _____ in the world.”

Cranberry, the wife of a local businessman, __5__ what she and her friend saw at about three o’clock last
Wednesday as “a huge monster writhing in the water __6__ a snake, about 30 metres __7__ “. Her friend,
Mary Reilly, a shop assistant in a department store in Galway, __8__ the story and added: “We were
__9__. The creature was enormous and it swam with its mouth open. It was __10__ like those pictures of
the Loch Ness Monster.”
More __11__ were not available as before they were __12__ to take a photograph of the monster it
disappeared below the __ 13 __ of the lake, which is half a mile long. The description given to police by
the two women __14 __ that of other eyewitnesses of incidents involving strange creatures in the lakes of
Connemara. Local people have been __15__ not to swim in the lake.

1- A. bay B. beach C. coast D. shore
2- A. inquiring B. searching C. investigating D. exploring
3- A. recent B. last C. final D. these
4- A. taken B. found C. seen D. got
5- A. said B. told C. claimed D. described
6- A. as B. like C. similar D. such
7- A. distance B. distant C. further D. offshore
8- A. believed B. checked C. repeated D. confirmed
9- A. terrible B. terrified C. terrorized D. terrifying
10- A. only B. similar C. just D. lot
11- A. events B. information C. news D. details
12- A. managed B. allowed C. able D. possible
13- A. top B. waves C. surface D. depth
14- A. suits B. matches C. goes D. reminds
15- A. denied B. ordered C. informed D. warned

2. Fill in each gap with a suitable word
A WORLD LANGUAGE
The English language is big business: every day more and more people around the world are
learning English __1__ a foreign language and more and more people __2__ making a living from

2. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
It’s hours
2. I think we should speak English in class.
I suggest
3. I can not go on a picnic with you because I’m not free today.
If I
4. I can’t sing beautifully, so i can’t join them now.
I wish
5. Mr Pike played soccer after school everyday when he was a schoolboy.
Mr Pike used to
6. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
I wasn’t early
7. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please ”
8. The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our dog
9. She won’t open the door if she doesn’t know who it is.
Unless
10. Although Tom took a taxi, he still arrived late for the interview.
In spite
2. Write sentences using the suggested words below:
Dear Sir,
1. I / see / school’s advertisement / TV / last night. 2. I / interested / learn English /and / I / like / information / school. 3. I / study / English / four years / but / want / improve / speaking / listening skills.

5. D 10. C 15. D
Q2:
1. as 6. it / English 11. out
2. are 7. before 12. when
3. in 8. but/although 13. will
4. most 9. or 14. not
5. of 10. which 15. their
Q3:
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5.D

SECTION 3: WRITING
Q1:
1. It’s hours (and) hours since Mary rang.
2. I suggest we (should) speak English in class.
3. If I was /were free today, I could go on a picnic with you.
4. I wish I could sing beautifully, so/and I could join them now.
5. Mr. Pike used to play soccer after school (everyday) when he was a schoolboy.
6. I wasn’t early enough to see her.
7. “Please wake me at 8 o’clock tomorrow!”
8. Our dog bit the postman.
9. Unless she knows who it is, she won’t open the door.
10. In spite of taking a taxi, Tuan still arrived late for the interview

Q2:
1. I saw your school’s advertisement on TV last night.
2. I am interested in learning/to learn English and I’d like (to have/get/obtain) (some) information about
the/your school.
3. I have studied/been studying English for four years but I want to improve my speaking and listening
skills.
4. I would/will be graceful if you (could) send (me) details of (the) courses and/as well as (the) fees.