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UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12- THPT
Thời gian làm bài:180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 07 tháng 4 năm 2009
Số phách (do hội dồng ghi) Điểm bài thi: Bằng số ……………… (bằng chữ …………………….…………….)
Chữ ký của người chấm thi:
Số 1 ………………………………… Số 2: ……………………………………….
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* Ghi chú: Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. Đề thi gồm 05 trang.
Part 1 (0.5 pt): Circle the letter next to the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. idiom B. ideal C. idol D. identical
2. A. ready B. steady C. steak D. stealth
3. A. traffic B. stall C. landscape D. examine
4. A. hear B. spear C. dear D. swear
5. A. muddle B. smuggle C. ambush D. mutter
Part 2 (0.5 pt): Find the word with the different stress in each sentence.
1. A- enormous B- element C- animal D- elephant
2. A- property B- astronomer C- attitude D- summarize
3. A- discovery B- composer C- apologize D- competition
4. A- iron B- forest C- forget D- teacher
5. A- occupation B- inflation C- international D- understand
Part 3 (1 pt): Put an appropriate preposition into each gap
1. The rainy season has set …………… early this year.

10. The car burst into ……………… but the driver managed to escape.
A. heat B. flames C. fire D. burning
11. He thought that if he admitted that he was afraid of swimming he would lose ……………. with
his friends.
A. weight B. nerve C. face D. regard
12. “Well, the fact is- I took the money from the safe!” ………………… the bank clerk.
A. apologized B. confessed C. regretted D. entreated
13. He wasn’t responsible. He wasn’t …………………
A. blame B. to blame C. blaming D. for blame
14. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, ……………… them more fragile.
A. make B. and to make C. thereby making D. which it makes
15. Edwards was named after one of his father’s distant …………
A. family B. brothers C. members D. relations
Part 5 (2 pts): Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
Ask hundreds of people what they (1. do) …………………… on a certain day in August next year,
or the year after, and there (2. be) ……………………. only one reply. Provided of course that the
people you (3. ask) ……………… (4. belong) …………………. to the Elvis Presley Fan Club.
Although the King of Rock and Roll (5. die) ………………… nearly two decades ago, his fans (6.
meet) ………………. every year since then outside his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show
respect for the singer they (7. love) ………………. so much.
Jean Thomas, a fan from Catford in South London, (8. visit) …………………. Gracelands, the house
where Elvis (9. suffer) ………………… his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five years. “The first
time I (10. borrow) ………………. the money from my Mom, as I (11. not work) ………………
then. But two years ago I (12. get) ……………… married and since then I (13. work)
………………… in my husband Chris’s garage. Chris and I (14. go) ……………… together last
year and we (15. think) ……………… of spending two or three months in the USA next years. I
(16. always want) ………………… to visit some of the places where Elvis (17. perform)
…………………, like Las Vegas, for example”. Jean says that Elvis (18. be) …………………. her
obsession ever since she (19. be) ………………… ten years old, and she (20. own)
………………… every single one of his records, good or bad.

10. Last year, the head injury ……………… her for life. (DEAF)
Part 8 (1.4 pts): Read the passage below and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
In some rural agricultural societies, the collections of available fuel such as firewood, dung cake
and agricultural waste can take 200 to 300 person-days per year. As well as being time consuming,
the typical patterns of collection lead to deforestation, soil erosion, and ecological imbalances. In the
future, experts predict that even if food supplies are adequate for rural population, fuel supplies for
domestic use may not be.
In the light of such considerations, a team in Indian has developed a solar oven for home use. The
oven is cheaply constructed, easily operated, and extremely energy efficient. The device consists of
an inner and outer metal box, a top cover, and two panes of plain glass. The inner box is painted
black to absorb maximum solar radiation. The space between the two boxes is filled with an insulting
material such as rice husks, which are easily available materials for insulationare ground nutshells or
coconut shells. An adjustable mirror mounted on one side of the oven box reflects the sunlight into
the interior, boosting the temperature by 15-30 degrees Celsius. This is most useful during the winter
when the sun is lower. Inside the oven, a temperature between 80 and 120 degrees Celsius above
ambient temperature can be maintained. This is sufficient to cook food gradually but surely. Trials
have shown that all typical food dishes can be prepared in this solar device without loss of taste or
nutrition.
1. This passage is mainly about:
A. deforestation in the rural agricultural societies
B. use of rice husks in an insulation material
C. design and use of a solar oven
D. maintenance of temperature in a solar oven
2. Which one of the following reasons is NOT mentioned for using rice husks as insulating material?
A. They are easily available. B. They don’t attract insects.
C. They don’t rot easily. D. They reflect sunlight.
3. According to the passage, the use of an adjustable mirror increases the oven temperature by…
A. 80-120 degrees Celsius B. at least 80 degrees Celsius.
C. up to 30 degrees Celsius D. up to 15 degrees Celsius
4. Where would this kind of oven be most useful?

platform for man to reach out and touch the distant stars and secrets of the Universe.
Part 10 (1.5 pts): Read the following passage and choose the correct answer that best fits each
space.
STREET PAPERS
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the (1)
_______ of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly (2) _______. But all over the
world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (3) _______. By selling “street papers”
they no longer need to beg for a (4) _______.
The concept of the street paper is (5) _______. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people who
buy it at a (6) _______ price of 30 p and sell it to the public for 70 p, keeping 40 p for themselves. If
they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (7) _______ and pay for them later.
Every paper seller receives training and is given a special (8) _______ badge.
The paper itself (9) _______ articles of general and social interest, film and book (10) _______,
cartoons and the (11) _______ celebrity interview. Advertising and sales (12) _______ most of the
income, and all profits go (13) _______ into helping homeless people.
The Big Issue is the street paper of the British homeless. It was set up in 1991 and (14) _______ then
it has helped hundreds of people to get (15) _______ the streets and back into society.
1. A. sight B. vision C. look D. view
2. A. usual B. common C. rare D. routine
3. A. heads B. shoulders C. hands D. mouths
4. A. life B. living C. being D. pay
5. A. easy B. straight C. plain D .simple
6. A. stuck B. steady C. held D. fixed
7. A. credit B. cheque C. cash D. card
8. A. character B. personality C. manner D. identity
9. A. consists B. contains C. keeps D. gets
10.A. stories B. reviews C. opinions D. views
11.A. sometimes B. often C. occasional D. seldom
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3. Every year/ thousands/ tones/ rice/ exported/ from Vietnam/
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4. He/ try/ stop/ smoke/ many times/ but/ not succeed/ yet.
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5. If /drivers / not observe/ traffic regulations/ they / stopped/ fined.
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6. The two neighbouring countries/ now/ try/ normalize/ relationship/ after / politic conflicts.
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7. There/ seem/ disagreement/ between/ two/ reports.
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8. I/ feel/ is /uncomfortable/ stay in/ such/ room/ where/ everybody/ keep/ shout/ all the time.
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9. Hardly/ I/ close/ eyes/ have/ terrible dream.
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10. robber/ customers/ lie/ floor/ force/ cashier/ put/ money/ sack.
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