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TRƯỜNG THPT HÀM RỒNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT
Đề chính thức Năm học 2010 – 2011(vòng 2)

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian 180 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi gồm có: 5 trang

Question I (10 points)
A. Circle one word which has underlined part different from the others. Identify your
answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. A. chorus B. Christian C. cholesterol D. check
2. A. cost B. most C. post D. cold
3. A. suitable B. biscuit C. building D. guilty
4. A. tissue B. press C. permission D. pressure
5. A. knife B. knit C. know D. key
B. Circle one word with the main stress placed differently from that of the others in each
group
1. A. appropriate B. emotional C. pronounce D. situation
2. A. promise B. expensive C. constructive D. original
3. A. primitive B. particular C. continuous D. connected
4. A. enlarge B. endanger C. homesick D. snow-white
5. A. science B. information C. calculation D. invitation
Question II (15 points)
Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. The gun went _____ as he was cleaning it, but luckily he wasn't hurt
A. out B. by C. off D. over
2. If you _____ a crime, you must expect to suffer the consequences
A. perform B. make C. do D. commit

Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets
1. We couldn't risk (leave) him at home alone
2. If you have written the letter I (post) it
3. He (sleep) for 10 hours. You must wake him up
4. Peter (wash) his hands. He just (repair) the T.V set
5. I sat down at the desk and (wonder) why my father's letter (not arrive) yet. I (write) to
ask him to send me some money at once
6. I suppose when I (come) back in two years' time, they (pull) down all these old buildings
Question IV (15 points)
Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter
1. She was extremely _____ about the history of China KNOWLEDGE
2. The cost of _____ to the show is quite reasonable ADMIT
3. It may be _____ to force them into making a decision,
and if you upset them they are quite likely to overact PRODUCE
4. Tom spoke _____ because he was so excited BREATHE
5. Even the most _____ person ought to appreciate the
beauty of this music SENSE
6. This knife is very blunt. It needs _____ SHARP
7. Due to the clerk's _____ we missed the train STUBBORN
8. The thing I hate about John is his _____ RELIABLE
9. She left school with good _____ QUALIFY
10. We walk in the streets where the noise of traffic
is almost _____ DEAF
11. The situation is so _____ in some cities now that
it is difficult to see any solution CHAOS
12. The heroine had a _____ love affair with the butcher PASSION
13. I'll resign if you continue to _____ everything I say REGARD
14. He is an expert in technology. We call him a _____ TECHNIQUE
15. _____ is a profession of an accountant ACCOUNT
Question V (20 points)

_____, or someone might run into it. Before anything even happens people have worked
themselves up into a (9) _____ of anxiety. And when something does happen, they're (10)
_____ to explode. In fact, it's their very anxiety about losing control that (11) _____ them
lose control.
This isn't to (12) _____ that all offenders have psychological problems of driving
powerful sports cars. In fact, most of them are (13) _____ ordinary human beings who have
no history of violence. There is (14) _____ something deep in our nature that (15) _____
when we start up a car engine.
1. A. found B. thought C. treated D. intended
2. A. once B. even C. since D. now
3. A. Set B. Stuck C. Held D. Fixed
4. A. path B. way C. course D. route
5. A. However B. Besides C. Although D. Despite
6. A. outcome B. event C. issue D. effect
7. A. worry B. fright C. fear D. concern
8. A. up B. down C. out D. off
9. A. state B. condition C. feeling D. case
10. A. good B. prepared C. near D. ready
11. A. causes B. leads C. makes D. forces
12. A. inform B. say C. tell D. announce
13. A. purely B. fully C. exactly D. perfectly
14. A. openly B. directly C. clearly D. frankly
15. A. excites B. awakens C. disturbs D. upsets

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B. (5 points)
Read the following passage and answer the questions by circling A, B, C of D
The Nobel prizes, awarded annually for distinguished work in chemistry, physics,
physiology or medicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund

A. Because it is a tribute to the king of Sweden
B. Because Alfred Bernhard died on that day
C. Because that day was suggested by Nobel's will
D. Because the Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust
Question VII (5 points)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it (5 points)
1. They continued to say that I was to blame
> They persisted
2. I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course
> I took it

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3. He didn't get his visa until last Monday
> It was
4. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
> On
5. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later
> Only when
B. Make all changes and additions necessary to pro duce complete sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases (5 points)
1. you/ favor/ capital punishment?
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2. many people/ low opinion/ her new novel
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3. They/ object/ work/ Sundays/ last week
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4. The book/ good/ not worth/ read twice
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