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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ LỚP 12 THPT (CHUYÊN) NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐIỂM
CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 1 CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO 2 PHÁCH
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I. LISTENING: ( 20 marks)
Listen carefully and answer the questions below. Each part will be read aloud three times.
PART 1. Listen to people talking about their weekend. Blacken TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)-(5
Marks)
a Don didn’t want to go to dancing with his girlfriend at the weekend. T F 1
b They stayed at home and watched TV. T F
a The man met a wonderful girl during his weekend. T F 2
b They are going to get married next weekend. T F
a The woman spent most of her weekend at the gym. T F 3
b She’s going to participate a bodybuilding competition. T F
a The man didn’t enjoy his weekend. T F 4
b He spent all her weekend playing computer games. T F
5 The woman had a bad weekend. T F
6 Teresa watched the baseball game on TV on Sunday. T F
PART 2. Listen to four people talking about the taxi service. Complete the table (10 Marks)

b Is the money good?

6 What does Tony do? 2

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 marks)
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle your
answers. (0.5 x 15 = 7.5 marks)
1. He was at the……….of his career when he was assassinated.
A. pride B. height C. glamour D. power
2. My brother is really too kind; everybody takes ………of him.
A. profit B. advantage C. cost D. example
3. One person…… seven in the world speaks perfect English.
A. from B. within C. for among D. out of
4. Is it necessary that I …… here tomorrow ?
A. were B. am being C. be D. would be.
5. He always felt that he was living in the ……of his famous father.
A. dusk B. gloom C. shadow D. mist
6. Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school ……….
A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account
7. In Britain, children start ………. school at the age of five.
A. kindergarten B. secondary C. nursery D. primary
8. It’s time for break. The bell has ………
A. gone off B. struck C. rung D. sounded
9. I bought these shoes in the sale. They were a real ……….
A. cheap B. economy C. bargain D. purchase
10. If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent ……….
A. investment B. profit C. deposit D. interest


THE FACTS ABOUT SUGAR
Packet sugar from the supermarket (1) (extract) from either
sugar cane or sugar beet. These products (2) (mix) with hot water, which
(3) (dissolve) their natural sugar. Sugar (4)
(also find) in fruit some of which, such as dates and grapes (5)
(contain) very high amounts of sugar. To be a little more specific, sugar should (6)
(call) sucrose. Sucrose (7) (make up) of two substances: glucose, which
(8) (use) for instant energy, and fructose, which (9)
(last) longer as a source of energy. The sugar in fruit is mainly fructose. So when we (10)
(eat) fruit, we (11) (also eat)
quite large amount of natural sugar. Some scientists (12)
(believe) too much sugar (13) (eat) in sweets, cake and biscuits. It
(14) (say) to be generally bad for the health although nothing
(15) (definitely prove) so far. How ever it (16)
(know) that sugar (17) (cause) tooth decay. As one expert put it: "If other
foods (18) (damage) our body as much as sugar (19)
(damage) our teeth, they (20) (ban) immediately."
Part 4: Read the text and 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. (1 x 10 = 10 marks)
A LETTER OF APOLOGY

I am writing to apologise for the (1) ……………………… of your
Happy Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen. (2) ……………………
our luxury coach was involved in a (3) ……… ……… in France a
week ago, and our driver has been (4) ……… ……… obliged to
remain there for the moment. The coach was travelling on a road
(5) ……… ……… for heavy traffic and the accident was
(6) ……… ……… . Luckily none of our passengers suffered any
(7) ……… …… … and we have complained to the authorities that


(8) at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (9) increasingly heavy
demands on it. The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air,
energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (10) us fed, comfortable, healthy and active.
If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will last indefinitely. But if we use them
wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.

1. A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
2. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows
3. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely
4. A. alone B. individual C. lone D. only
5. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
6. A. quite B. greatly C. utterly D. completely
7. A. development B. result C. reaction D. product
8. A. stopped B. narrowed C. reduced D. cut
9. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making
10. A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep

Part 2: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the space provided. (1 x 13 = 13 marks)

THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Are you interested in sport? If so, you will know (1) ______ the biggest international sports event in
the world – the Olympic Games. It (2) ______ place every four years. Every top athlete would like
to take part in the games and they dream about winning a gold (3) ______. Of course, to succeed (4)
______ the games they must train for them very (5) ______. If a sportsman injures himself just
before the games, he has to (6) ______ for another four years before he can compete in the next
ones. Over the years, more and more sports have (7) ______ included in the games. In 2004, there
were at least 28 sports in the summer games but some people say there were more. It (8) ______ on
whether such sports as aquatics are counted as separate sports. Not only do sportsmen and women

joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour he was offered
a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where eventually he became both an actor and a film
director.
In his films we see the influence of his early life: a strong feeling of pity for the poor, a romantic
view of women (he worshipped his mother) and a love of applause. His comedies were immediately
successful. As well as making policemen look foolish, he also often used the situation where people
find themselves in a ridiculous position, but refuse to admit they have a problem. The best example
of this is the drunken man who, though obviously drunk in the way he walks and talks, tries to
pretend he has not touched a drop. One of his most famous roles is the little tramp who tries but
fails to be a gentleman, and so makes us laugh. His films are not always comic; they are often sad
and some, like The Great Dictator, contain a strong political message.
As a director he was known to be a perfectionist and sometimes made actors repeat a scene many
times until he was finally satisfied with it. Many of the people he worked with found him mean and
tyrannical, but it was probably his early experiences of poverty that made him so anxious to be
successful. He is undoubtedly the most popular comedian of all time. He died in Switzerland in
1977 at the age of 88. There is now a statue of him in London, the city of his birth.

1. Although the family were poor ______
A. they got on well with each other.
B. they quickly became famous.
C. things had once been better.
D. they were able in make ends meet.
2. His mother’s career ended when ______
A. she began to drink too much.
B. she went mad.
C. she became too old.
D. her husband left her.
3. What he liked most about the theatre was ______
A. that it helped him to forget his problems.
B. the money he earned.


1. When I look at him I can’t help thinking he is your twin brother.
Judging by .
2. I wish somebody had warned me against the danger.
It’s such a pity .
3. Supposedly, he committed the crime alone.
He is .
4. You may not believe it, but we did cover the distance in less than two hours.
Believe it .
5. Some of your customers asked about you while you were absent.
During

Part 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (1 x 5 = 5
marks)

1. Let's pay a surprise visit to Julia while we are here. (drop)
.
2. I can't bear so much air pollution! (put)
.
3. Karen hurt her leg, so she couldn't play tennis. (since)
.
4. It is certain that the criminal will be sentenced for life. (bound)
.
5. Finally, I'd like to thank the head teacher, Ann Coles . (in)
.

Part 3: Write a short essay on the following topic. Your essay should be between 200-250 words long.
In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good
idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details. (15 marks)

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