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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 - THPT
THANH HOÁ Năm học 2010-2011
Đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề.)

Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
It (1- be) a long day, but by 9 o’clock the children (2- go ) to bed. They ( 3- clear ) away
the supper things and now they ( 4- look ) forward to a couple of hours in front of the
television. Unfortunately the film ( 5- be ) rather boring. Jim soon ( 6- fall) asleep and Sue (
7- start ) to think about all her work. She ( 8- be ) sure she ( 9- hear ) a noise outside the
window, so she ( 10- look ) up. A shadow ( 11- move ) slowly through the garden. Her heart
( 12- race ). She ( 13- turn ) out the light so that she (14-can ) see better. There ( 15- be )
nobody there. But she ( 16- see ) that it ( 17 - snow ) earlier that evening, and across the
grass there ( 18- be ) a line of footprints. A fox (19- walk ) across right in front of their
window, and now it ( 20 - look ) at her from the far corner of the garden.
Question 2: Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters
The Cotswolds is an area of great beauty in England.
It has a number of 1 villages and small towns with DELIGHT
lovely old buildings that have remained 2 since CHANGE
the area was a major 3 centre several centuries ago. COMMERCE
The countryside in the area is 4 and most of the CHARM
buildings there are made from an 5 type of ATTRACT
light stone that is particular to the Cotswolds.
In the summer, the Cotswolds can get rather 6 CROWD
but it is always possible to find pretty places that do not
have the 7 of the more well-known villages and FAMOUS
towns. There is no 8 of pleasant hotels and SHORT
9 inns for visitors to stay in and the Cotswolds TRADITION

Most of 12 were dozing in the afternoon heat when we were woken by a
sudden noise, which 13 like a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved and then stopped
at the side of the road, I remembered all the stories I 14 heard about bands of
robbers who used to attack travellers on deserted roads 15 this. Many of the other
passengers looked as bewildered and frightened as I 16 have looked.
My neighbour, however, reassured me, “Nothing to worry 17 . Only a burst
tyre. But we shall have to wait 18 he changes the wheel.”
My cousin Anwar met me the bus station, “Well, there you 19 ”, he said, “I
was beginning to wonder what had 20 to you.”
Question 5: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
space.
The most 1 car races are the Formula One Grand Prix. These are races
between the fastest racing cars driven by the best drivers. These races cover a distance of
500 to 600 km and attract a lot of 2 . But, have you ever wondered what it’s really
3 to drive a Formula One car ? All professional drivers would agree 4 one
thing. That it’s 5 like driving an ordinary car.
6 from being extremely fast, a Formula One car doesn’t weigh 7 ,
considering how powerful the engine is. The brakes are very responsive. So much so that a
car going 100mph can stop in just four seconds.
Going at such high speeds plus wearing a helmet 8 the driver’s head to weigh
about 35 kilos! This is the weight they have to carry around for the 9 race and the
thousands of gear changes.
To 10 themselves, the driver must wear overalls which have four layers and
are fireproof. This, plus the hot weather (as the races occur 11 the summer),
combined with the heat coming from the car, make it unbearably hot.
Obviously, you have to be a good driver to handle a Formula One car but it’s also
a(n) 12 that you have to be very fit. A driver needs very good upper-body strength
since the driver’s arms, shoulders and neck are under 13 strain during a race.
14 , why do drivers put themselves through all this ? Maybe they’re just
crazy 15 cars, speeding, races

j. I not pay/ your bill/ decorating/ until/ house/ painted properly.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Spruce
Question 7: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances.
Under
2. Let’s go home at the end of the second act.
As soon as
3. Fancy you and I meeting in the middle of Africa like this !
It’s really odd
4. Tony knew what the answer was after reading the book.
By the time
5. The painting is thought to have been stolen by one of the attendants
One of the attendants
6. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
Before these
7. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well .
If only
8. Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
Norman’s house may
9. People who haven’t been abroad shouldn’t criticise foreign customs.
Nobody who
10. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward.
I have 4

Số báo danh:

4. might 9. might
5. might 10. could
b- ( 5 points )
1. on 2. with 3. for 4. out 5. about
Question 4: ( 20 points )
1. next 6. because/ as / for 11. very 16. must
2. to 7. there 12. us 17. about
3. an 8. with 13. sounded 18. while
4. on 9. had 14. had 19. are
5. twice 10. which 15. like 20. happened
Question 5: ( 15 points )
1. B- important 6. C- Apart 11. B- during
2. A- spectators 7. A- much 12. A- fact

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3. D- like 8. B- causes 13. A- great
4. D- on 9. C- entire 14. C- Finally
5. D- nothing 10. C- protect 15. B- about Question 6: ( 10 points )
a- I am writing to complain about the work your company did in my house last week.
b- Three men arrived on Monday to paint the inside walls.
c- They used the wrong colour and dropped/ spilled paint over the carpets.
d- They also broke a valuable vase.
e- The foreman assured me they would repaint the walls.
f- I went away on business and did not return until Friday.
g- All the walls were still the same colour.
h- The foreman also promised that the company would pay for the damage to the

6 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 – THPT
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2001-2002
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH ( BẢNG A)
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Question I: Use correct tenses of the verbs in barackets.
1. After ( stop ) by the police. the man admitted ( steal ) the car but denied ( drive ) at 100
miles an hour.
2. There were many houses ( blow ) in the storm.
3. My father ( work ) in the factory for 30 years and he is not planning ( retire ) yet.
4. The first plane ( explode ) just as our plane ( land ) but the pilot skifully climbed up again
before touching the tarmac. All the people who (wait ) for us witnessed the incident.
5. If you ( swim ) this afternoon, you shouldn't eat too much now.
6. By the end of next monh he ( be ) here for ten years.
7. Neither the president nor his representatives ( be ) to attend the meeting.

Question II: Choose the best answer
1. The final…… of the play will take place on saturday.
A: action ; B: performance ; C: view ; D: sight
2. As it hasn't rained for several months , the war a ………of water.
A: waste ; B: shortage ; C: drop ; D: less.

10. She is quite……? she plays the flute and the piano. ( music )
11. This bottle contains a…… poison ( die )
12. She left school with good… ( qualify )

Question IV: correct mistakes in the following sentences
1. On this record twins play piano duet
2. There are going to be fog and a cold weather all next week.
3. I spent very interesting holiday at the lake Coniston in England.
4. There is a wonderful scenery in eastern part of Turkey.
5. The half way through the meal we realized that waiter had said.

Question V: finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
sentence writen before it.
1. His passport was no where to be found.
No one……
2. Why didn't i think of that before ?
I should…….
3. Couldn't you find a better hotel ?
Is this……
4. My parents find fault with everything I do.
No matter……
5. There aren't many people who have read this novel to the end but John is one of them.
John is one of……
6. I lent my car to that man
That's…….
7. We haven't received confirmation of our hotel booking yet.
Our hotel booking hasn't…
8. I haven't seen that man here before.
This…….