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UBND TỈNH HẢI DƯƠNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi. Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D.
Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
A. PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. education B. during C. dangerous D. document
2. A. situation B. congratulation C. tuition D. statue
3. A. formation B. information C. impolite D. forget
4. A. buses B. houses C. glasses D. passes
5. A. future B. picture C. architecture D. mature
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. arrive B. surprise C. success D. equal
2. A. mathematics B. biology C. experiment D. philosophy
3. A. international B. flexibility C. considerable D. university
4. A. broken B. control C. foolish D. greedy
5. A. beautiful B. effective C. favourite D. popular
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. __________ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures, hippopotamuses are responsible for more human deaths in
Africa than any other animal.


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10. Novelists are among the most (IMAGINE) people in the world.
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. When a patient's blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists that he will not
smoke.
2. The view of the manufacturing and tourist industries are that the economy is improving.
3. A mosquito is filled with blood is carrying twice its own body weight.
4. Da Lat, where many people wish to visit, is one of the most beautiful cities in Vietnam.
5. This class has cancelled because very few students had registered before registration closed.
6. Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of security and lighting.
7. He has been working hardly throughout the term and now ranks first in the class.
8. The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read technical language, and writing correctly.
9. Alike other form of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and even run automobiles.
10. People respect George Washington because he was a honest man, and he turned out to be one of the greatest military
leaders.
C. READING
I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space.
POLAR ADVENTURER
In March 1999, Amyr Klink, a Brazilian yachtsman and polar adventurer, became the first man to circle Antarctica while
staying south of 50 degrees latitude. He ___(1)____ the most dangerous sea route in the world. Klink was already
___(2)____ known because in 1984 he had rowed across the Atlantic in a small boat. The book which he wrote, based on his
___(3)____ on that trip, had by then ___(4)____ millions of copies.
For his polar adventure, Kline built his ___(5)____ boat. He ___(6)____ off in 1998 from South Georgia and he arrived back
there 88 days later-although he ___(7)____ eleven of those days on dry land in Antarctica. He did not stop there out of
___(8)____ , but because he wanted to see the Antarctic Peninsula.
Klink knew that his ___(9)____ would be dangerous. On the way he had to be careful to ___(10)____ huge floating blocks
of ice. These icebergs, as they are called, were everywhere and ___(11)____ one of them would have been a disaster. As
Klink knew that any rescue mission would have been impossible in the rough sea, he did not ___(12)____ to take a life-boat.

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A. expect B. avoid C. escape D. refuse
11.

A. crashing B. breaking C. knocking D. hitting
12.

A. consider B. mind C. bother D. accept
13.

A. fast B. strong C. heavy D. hard
14.

A. periods B. times C. occasions D. lengths
15.

A. as far as B. apart from C. according to D. in spite of
II. There are 10 blanks in the passage below. From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable word for each
blank. (There are more words than blanks)
A. effects C. limited E. conservation G. rid I. above K. supplies

B. protects D. radiation F. disposal H. saved J. generate L. make

The Earth's resources and materials are (1)________ and scarce to ensure the survival of all living things. The use of such
materials must be prudent and there is urgency for their (2) ________.

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Our daily use and (3) ________of products have harmful (4) ________ on the environment in the long run. (5) ________ the

A. became an American soldier B. went camping all over the country
C. gave concerts for soldiers. D. left the United States.
3. The writer didn’t attend school in America because
A. his mother wanted him to go to school in England.
B. his parents did not think he was suited to formal education.
C. his mother preferred him to play outdoors in the parks.
D. he couldn’t get on with other children.
4. He was educated at home by
A. his mother and other teachers. B. an educated English lady.
C. his mother and sisters. D. teachers of languages and science.
5. The writer managed to obtain the little windmill he wanted by
A. borrowing the money for it. B. learning to read music
C. succeeded in speaking properly. D. working hard at his lessons
D. WRITING
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the best option A, B, C, or D.
1. ___________________________ advances and broadens our understanding of the complex problems of soil fertility.
A. Whatever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils B. When it adds that to the biochemical knowledge of soils
C. While it is added to the biochemical knowledge of soils D. Whomever adds to the biochemical knowledge of soils
2. _____________, because his phone is out of order.
A. There’s no need to call John B. Calling John is pointless
C. It’s worth calling John D. It’s worthwhile calling John
3. “ Do you know ________________ ?” asked the man.

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A. where is the ticket office B. where the ticket office is
C. the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
4. Susan always wins the prize because her projects ____________________.
A. extremely presented well B. presented extremely well
C. are extremely well presented D. are well presented extremely

A. It is said that the company is printing the brochures this week.
B. They are printing the brochures this week, according to the company.
C. The company is said to print the brochures this week.
D. The brochures are being printed this week, which is very good.
4. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
A. This year the rise in house prices are dramatic.
B. There is a dramatical rise in the house prices this year.
C. Never have there been a more dramatical increase in the house prices this year.
D. There has been a dramatic rise in the house prices this year.
5. We took more clothes than we needed on holiday last summer.
A. We needn’t take so many clothes when we were on holiday last summer.
B. We needed many clothes, so we took a lot of clothes on holiday last summer.
C. We needn’t have taken so many clothes on holiday last summer.
D. More clothes were needed for us when we were on holiday last summer.
6. “Let’s invite the Brown to the party this Sunday.” Mark said.
A. Mark suggested us to invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.
B. Mark suggested inviting the Browns to the party on Sunday.
C. Mark said that we should invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.

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D. Mark told us to invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.
7. I last had my teeth tested a year ago.
A. I didn’t have the dentist test my teeth a year ago. B. I haven’t had my teeth tested for a year.
C. I had not tested my teeth for a year. D. I tested my teeth the last time a year ago.
8. So great was the demand that they had to rebuild the house right away.
A. They demand that the house will be rebuilt right away. B. The house is demanded to be rebuilt right away for them.
C. They will rebuild the house right away. D. The demand was so great that they had to rebuild the house right away.
9. If only I had taken his advice.
A. I wish I have taken his advice. B. I wish I took his advice.