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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
HUYỆN HIỆP HOÀ TỈNH BẮC GIANG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH ( LỚP 12)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Bằng số: Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ĐIỂM
BÀI THI

Bằng chữ: Chữ ký giám khảo 2:

Số phách: Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 4 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.

SECTION A: PHONETICS ( 10 Points)
Part I. (5 points) Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by
circling A, B, C or D:
1. A. habitat B. protection C. priority D. essential
2. A. conserve B. reserve C.desert C. reason
3. A. delicate B. celebrate C. private D. communicate
4. A. height B. weight C. rhinoceros D. livelihood
5. A. chew B. technology C. character D. christmas
Part II. ( 5 points) Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D
6. A. swallow B. knowledge C. comic D. digest
7. A. education B. compulsory C. technology D. intelligent
8. A. confide B. banquet C. cultural D.attitude
9. A. similarity B. independent C. generation D. diversity

23. I to get through to Jakie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of order.
A.tried B. am trying C. had tried D. have been trying
24. I’d advise your tickets well in advance if you want to travel in August.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. you buying
25. The forest provides a(n) for hundreds of species of plants and animals.
A. ecosystem B.biodiversity C.environment D. habitat
26. Secondary school students nowadays wear a uniform.
A. have to B. must C. should D.could
27. When I last Lucy, she hard to prepare for her final exams.
A. saw/ was working B. saw/ worked C. have seen/ worked D. see/ is working
28. The students were for showing up late for class.
A. fined B. praised C. awarded D. penalized
29. The first two days, no sign of the “ghostly” old lady.
A. was given B. had been given C. gave D. has been given
30. An animal perfectly in with its environment is a perfect mechanism.
A. harmony B. sympathy C. discord D. balance
Part II. (10 points) Give correct form of the words in brackets.
31. He is behaving in a very (MYSTERY) way.
32. ( MARY) customs differ greatly from society to society.
33. Mamals have been in (EXIST) for many millions of years.
34. Who volunteers to be (RESPOND) for washing the dishes?
35. The university has (AUTHOR) the use of dictionaries during language examinations.
36. Panda is (NATION) to China only.
37. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the (COMPARE) hospitality of the fans.
38. You should (FAMILIAR) yourselves with the new environment.
39. It’s education that helps with the (RICH) of knowledge of the young.
40. Are there any (SIMILAR) between them?
Your answers
31 . 32 . 33 . 34 . 35.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40

They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plant life in many parts of the
desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants.The deserts of the world are not
uninhabited. People also live outside oases, but these people aren’t farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys,
sheep .These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert
plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals they move to
another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their goats and camel hair to
the people of the oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the
people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable. No man in the desert would ever
refuse to give a stranger food and water.
61. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of .
A. clay B. sand C. rock D. small stones
62.Which of the following is true?
A. There is no plant and animals life in the deserts. B.There are no people living in the deserts
C. There is some rain in the desert but far from enough.D. People only live in the oases
63. People of the desert have to move to another place to
A. look for food for their animals B. trade their goats and camel hair
C. raise their camels and donkeys D. communicate with the people of the oases
64. The word “hospitable” has the meaning of being .
A. brave B. cruel C. strange D. kind
65. It can be conclued from the passage that life .
A. is hard in the deserts B. is happy in the deserts
C. is impossible in the deserts D. in the desers is much better now.
SECTION C: (30 points) WRITING
Part I: (10 points) Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one:
66. We haven’t seen this quiz show for two months.
→The last
67. It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here
→By the end of this week
68. No one has ever asked me that question before.

82. The ocean probably distinguishes the earth from other planets of the solar system, for scientists believe that
A B C
large bodies of water are not existing on the other planets.
D
83. The man waiting for the campers were the park ranger.
A B C D
84. T.S Eliot was equally distinguished as a poet, a criticsm, and a drammatist.
A B C D
85. Since about 1990, there was a movement to create reading environments
with appropriate lighting levels. A
B C D

THE END K Ỳ THI CH ỌN H ỌC SINH GI ỎI C ẤP HUY ỆN
N ĂM H ỌC 2008-2009
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M ÔN: TI ẾNG ANH L ỚP 12
H Ư ỚNG D ẪN CH ẤM ( B ản h ư ớng d ẫn ch ấm c ó 01 trang)
T ỔNG ĐI ỂM 100.
SECTION A: PHONETICS ( 10 Points) M ỗi c âu đ úng đ ư ợc 1 đi ểm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D A C D A D A A D C
SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 Points)
Part I: M ỗi c âu đ úng đ ư ợc 1 đi ểm
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B A D D A A A B D B


87. Reading books is generally regarded as/ to be a relaxing pastime.
88. At most British universities, the accademic year is divided into three terms.
89. If I were you, I wouldn’t do like that.
90. If I had come to the party last night, I would have met him
Part III: M ỗi c âu đ úng đ ư ợc 2 đi ểm
1. D 2.D 3. C 4. C 5. B

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