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Sở Giáo Dục – Đào Tạo Kỳ thi chọn Học Sinh Giỏi cấp Tỉnh
Sóc Trăng Năm học 2010-2011
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Đề chính thức

Mơn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12
(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút, khơng kể phát đề)
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-Thí sinh làm bài trên dề thi.
- Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước.
Đề thi này có 07 trang

Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Điểm (bằng số) Điểm (bằng chữ)
A/-Listening (2.5ms)
Section 1 (1.25 ms)
Helen Grant , a university lecturer, is talking about job. Listen to the piece twice and
answer the questions below:
1. Does the speaker believe that there has been equality of opportunity for
men and women?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. What is her example to prove that men still expect their jobs to take priority ?

B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D.

1. I went shopping for buying some fruits this morning.
A B C D
2. Why didn’t you came to my party last night?
A B C D
3. When did you last went to the theatre?
A B C D
4. I often listen to classical music while I do my homework.
A B C D
5. My brother prefers to go to concerts at weekends.
A B C D
6. Much superstitions and symbols are connected with Halloween.
A B C D
7. Furniture makers use glue to hold joints together and sometimes to
A B C
reinforce it
D
8. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago.
A B C D
9. The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.
A B C D
10. Liquids take the shape of any container which in they are placed.
A B C D
Part 2 (2ms)
These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to
complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D.
1. In addition to their homes, the Pomo Indians or California built dance houses
religious ceremonies.

Part 3 (1m)
Use the right preposition
1. Stop wasting time! Get to my office ……… the double.
2. I met him at the party and he asked ………… you.
3. My mother never gives anyone a tip ……… principle.
4. He gets up ……… five.
5. Not until the office phoned me did I find out …………. the meeting.

1. 2 3 4 5
Part 4 (2ms)
Fill in each of the following spaces with the correct form of one of the verbs
provided. Use each verb only once.

do finish cause have start say
meet use fail speak occur listen
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A student learning English occasionally (1) the following problems
when he (2) ……… to talks or lectures. It is difficult to decide where on word
(3) and the next one (4) …. .In speech, many sounds (5) a
student difficulty and he (6) ……… to identify them. Some words in
English, which (7) …………. very commonly, (8) …… a weak form. An
overseas student (9) …………… them with difficulty. In addition, many students
sometimes (10) …………… not hear the unstressed syllable in a word. This
problem never arises in print.
1. ……………… 2……………………. 3. ……………… 4. ………………
5. ……………… 6……………………. 7 ……………… 8 ………………
9. ……………… 10. ………………….

2._____ Sometimes students go to school to pay their tuition fees.

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3._____ There are some requirements about the learning hours that students must
complete in a year.
4._____ There is no way to find out whether students are learning adequately.
5._____ Students can be provided with learning programs that best suit them.

Part 2 (2ms)
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit
each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D.

The Alexandra Palace in the north London was built with private funds as a
“People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was
extremely well (1) …… until, two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was
(2)………………. by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured,
(3)………………… other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was
the size of a football pitch . Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events
(4)……………. there – from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from
elephant displays to bicycle matches – it always (5)…………… at a loss and by 1877
much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (6)
………………only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, whose principal duty was to (7)……….
the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, (8)
……………… to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be covered.

1. A. inhabited B. attended C. crowded D. visited
2. A. installed B. overtaken C. renewed D. replaced
3. A. among B. between C. from D. around
4. A. performed B. set C. staged D. laid

1 Hill Street
Cambridge
CB1 2EU

Dear Sir,
I write / reply / your advertisement / yesterday’s Evening Guardian.
a) ………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
In it you say / you look / secretary / good typing skills who be fluent / French /
Engligh.
b) ………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
I just complete / two-year bilingual secretarial course / my local college.
c) ……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
At / end / course I pass all / exam / good marks.
d) ………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………
Before I start it / I spend / year / France / living / French family.
e) …………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………

While I be there / I learn / speak French fluently.
f)…………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………

I be very grateful / you send me more information about / job / application
form.
g)………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………….

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