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SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH – LẦN 3
NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011

MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 - BẢNG A
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI 180 PHÚT ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. great B. bread C. break D .veil
2. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb
3. A. owl B. cow C. arrow D. powder
4. A. dew B. knew C. sew D. few
5. A. initial B. written C. privilege D. minor
6. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost
7. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. late
8. A. diaper B. diamond C. diary D. diameter
9. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realize
10. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group
11 .A . impressive B . composition C . manufacturing D. competition
12. A. detective B. completely C . regional D. campaign
13 A technology. B . interactive C. consider D . attachment
14. A. calculate B. attitude C. voluntary D. achievement.
15 A. agriculture B. apprentice C. associate D . disposal
Your answer
1 4 7 10 13
2 5 8 11 14
3 6 9 12 15
Part II: vocabulary and grammar
A .Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D
1 . Books are no longer the only… of stories and information .
A. source B. style C. basis D. site

Your answer
1 4 7 10 13
2 5 8 11 14
3 6 9 12 15

B . Find out mistakes and correct them .
1. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine .
A B C D
2. Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil
erosion
A B C D
3. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said.
A B C D
4. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless .
A B C D
5. They visited these beautiful views while they lived in England .
A B C D
Your answer

mistakes corection mistakes corection
1

4

2

5

3


1 3 5 7 9
2 4 6 8 10

II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
The loss of the jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countries is due mainly to
changes in technology. It is thought to be misleading to blame job losses on the shift of corporations
from the industrial countries to the Third World.
The present technological developments have been compared to a Third Industrial Revolution. The
first coming in the 19
th
century, was characterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920s
the second emerged with the use of oil and the electrodynamo. The third, the present one, is driven by
computers, biotechnology and information technology.
However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrial revolutions. The technology is
advancing so fast and productivity is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem Because of the
loss in jobs, caused largely by this new, technology, there will not be enough people with money to buy
all these products.
Technology as definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our quality of life. But as the
capacity to produce expands and the lack of purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there
can be overproduction and recession, and what happens to our standard of living?
1. What is the main point the author is making?
A. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World.
B. That technology is the main cause of unemployment.
C. That corporations have shifted to the Third World.
D. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution.
2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions?
A. The use of oil B. The use of computer
C. The use of electricity D. The use of coal
3. What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution?
A. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things.

5 He’s getting someone to mend the window.
He is having………………………………………………………………………………………….
6 - The villagers couldn’t do anything in the terrible flood.
Itwas……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7 He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident.
Not only……………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired .
That old typewriter is…………………………………………………………………………………
9. People think Columbus found America before others.
America
10. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so cold.
It was
B. Composition. ( 120 - 150 words )
“ Today traffic transportation causes a lot of the serious problems “ find some main reasons and give
your solutions.
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Part I : phonetics

destuctive 5 D lived Were living
3

C that
what C –
Give corect form of the words given below.
(5 X 1 PT for each = 5 pts)
1 irresponsibly
4
misunderstanding

2 sharpening
5
unkindness
3 belief PART III: READING
I Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word
(10 X 1 PT for each = 10 pts )
1
for 3 poorly 5 favourite

7 how 9 proved
2
as 4 exception



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