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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH - (Vòng 1)
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (35 points)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C
or D next to the correct word or phrase.
1. We don't allow in the classrooms.
A. people smoke B. smoke C. people to smoke D. to smoking
2. What a dangerous thing to do! You have been killed!
A. may B. can C. must D. might
3. By the time I applied, all the holiday vouchers used up.
A. had been B have been C. were D. are
4. I felt as if I a confidence.
A. have betrayed B. would betray C. had betrayed D. am betraying
5. The candidate to have withdrawn her application.
A. claimed B. said C. denied D. reported
6. How could you have him for your brother?
A. confused B. considered C. thought D. mistaken
7. It is vital that we a change in people's attitudes.
A. bring down B. bring back C. bring about D. look after
8. We'll have to down the options before coming to a decision.
A. slow B. narrow C. bring D. wind
9. The grocer's shop since the supermarket opened.
A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed
10. In ten year's time the population of the world to 500 million.
A. grows B. is growing C. has grown D. will have grown

(8) (auxiliary verb) hurt their feelings. We can always try to make it (9)
(preposition) to them next time but unfortunately the damage has (10)
(auxiliary verb) done and our relationship with that person (11)
(modal verb, future) never quite be the same again.
On the other hand, we sometimes do (12) (very or too?) much for
someone else because we want to please them and then feel we have damaged (13)
(pronoun) own interests in doing so. When friends (14) (
auxiliary verb) involved we may find it difficult to say "no" when they ask us to (15)
( do or make?) them a favour, but true friendship should mean that we can say
"no" without risk to relationship.

II. READING (35 points)
Part 1: Read the text about booking a flight and put the following sentences in the correct
order. There is one sentence that you don't need to use. Write the letters A, B, C, next to the
numbers. Number 1 has been done for you as an example.

When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell the travel
agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go. The travel agent
will then type the information into a small computer. After checking everything on the computer
screen, he/she will send the information to a central computer. The central computer contains all
information about bookings and destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are the most suitable
flights. It also shows whether the flights are fully booked or not. The information which is now shown
on the small computer screen is continually changing as other bookings are made in other parts of the
world.
The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name and
address as well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket (by
cheque or by credit card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for payment.
When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types the information into the computer as well.
Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s.
A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.


1. mixture
2. chosen
3. meant
4. a little
5. forecasts
6. represent
cross-section 7. carried out
8. results
9. opinions
10. wrong
11. studied
Part 3: Fill in each numbered space with ONE suitable word
The world of dreams
Most people feel that when they dream, they (0) are carried off to another world.
(1) the contrary, dreams are often connected (2) our daily lives.
(3) our whole mind (4) filled with something, when we are either very
upset (5) when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent (6) reality in

It's
10. They estimated the price, including all the costs.
Taking
11. He always chairs the meeting because he is the managing director.
As
12. It was such an appalling sight that we reeled back in horror .
So
13 We like pasta but we don't have it everyday.
Although ?
14. If someone had called the fire-brigade immediately, the tragedy might have been avoided .
If the
15. It's impossible that we stayed at the same hotel, in that case.
We
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If a line has a
word which should not be there, write the word.
The stadium is only a few minutes away from where I live so I usually 0 
go to the matches on the foot. I put on my team's colours and set off with a 00 the
couple of friends from work. I always feel a sense of excitements as I turn 1
to the corner and the tall floodlights come into view at the top of the main 2
stand of the stadium. By the time we will get to the stadium, there are big 3
enough crowds, all heading in the same direction. As soon as we get 4
inside, the chanting begins and the suspense builds up. I have been to a lot 5
of games which were utterly boring: the weather was such cold and drizzly 6
and the game finished in a goal-less draw. After going games like that, some 7

fans expressed their disappointment through acts of violence but I just look ahead 8
to the next game. Violence on and off of the pitch is the biggest problem in 9
football, but the behaviour of some of the stars also gives the game a bad name. 10
If we take Maradona of Argentina: he was, as everyone knows it, a great 11