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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LONG AN
TRƯỜNG THPT LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN

ĐỀ THI THỬ NĂM 2011
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG
Môn: TIẾNG ANH PART A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line:
1. A. literature B. apprehension C. adventure D. facility
2. A. recommend B. recollect C. reclaim D. recognition
3. A. preferable B. derivation C. preparation D. preliminary
4. A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges
5. A. hatched B. learned (adj) C. dedicated D. needed II. Choose the word whose prominent stress is different from the others in the
same line.
6. A. computer B. imagine C. property D. horizon
7. A. electric B. luxury C. architect D. mineral
8. A. arithmetic B. assassinate C. agriculture D. contributor
9. A. preservation B. potentially C. perversity D. magnificent
10. A. trigonometry B. dramatically C. photochemical D. documentary

PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

II. Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D to fill each of the blanks
to finish the following passage.

Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the countryside with the
necessary (21) …… to enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because
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it is considered an absolute (22) …… is their Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are
(23) …… to the walkers as they are very (24) …… , with up-to-date details about every
part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (25) …… in the eighteenth century and was
(26) …… intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this most maps
were (27) …… and unreliable. Better maps were thought to be important because the
country felt (28) …… by invasion from abroad or (29) …… at home. The organization
is still wholly owned by the Government, but it is recently given (30) …… fund status,
which allows it to reinvest any profits.
21. A. equip B. equipment C. equipped D. equipments
22. A. necessity B. necessary C. necessitate D. necessarily
23. A. valueless B. valuable C. value D. unvaluable
24. A. informant B. information C. informative D. inform
25. A. beginning B. began C. begin D. begun
26. A. originate B. origin C. originally D. originates
27. A. accurate B. inaccurate C. accuracy D. unaccurate
28. A. threatening B. threat C. threatened D. threaten
29. A. rebelling B. rebellion C. rebel D. rebels
30. A. trader B. trade C. traders D. trading III. Choose the most suitable preposition among A, B, C or D for each
numbered gap to complete the passage.


expect. I wondered whether things (43) …… much
The plane landed and the bus took us to the terminal building. After (44) …… my
luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (45) there
to meet me. But when I appeared, I had a big surprise. Almost half my family were
there. It was wonderful.
“You (46) …… the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything has changed
since you last (47) …… it. They are building a new bridge at the moment. They (48) it
for the past three years, but they (49) ……it yet.” I’ve been back for nearly a month
now. And my sister was right. The place looks very different, but strangely enough it
still (50) …… the same, because the people that I love are here. I’m leaving again in a
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few weeks’ time, but I know that even if I’m away for 20 years again, this will always
be my home.
41. A. waked B. woke C. awake D. awaken
42. A. come B. am coming
C. was coming D. have been coming
43. A. had changed B. had been changed
C. have changed D. have been changed
44. A. colleted B. collecting C. having collected D. collect
45. A. is B. are C. were D. would be
46. A. don’t recognise B. didn’t recognise
C. won’t recognise D. wouldn’t recognise
47. A. see B. seen C. have seen D. saw
48. A. build B. built
C. have been building D. have built
49. A. haven’t finished B. hasn’t finished
C. haven’t been finishing D. hasn’t been finished
50. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. feels


60. John said he will invited some of his friends to dinner so Mary had to buy some more
A B C D
food and drink.

PART C. READING I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the best option among A, B, C or D.

The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant
community on Earth. In terms of Man’s brief life, it appears permanent and un
changing, save for the season growth and fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it
represents the climax of a long succession of events.
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No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time. Plants have minimum
requirements of temperature and moisture and, in ages past, virtually every part of
Earth’s surface has, at some time, been either too dry or too cool for plants to survive.
However, as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant life, a fascinating
sequence of changes, called a primary succession, occurs first to colonize the barren
land and the lichen surviving on bare rock. Slowly, the acids produced by these
organisms crack the rock’s surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish
shallow root-holes. Ferns may allow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form
a covering of plant life. Roots broke even deeper into the developing soil and
eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees. These grow rapidly, cutting off
sunlight from the smaller plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing their
ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years. Yet
even this community is not everlasting. Fire may destroy it outright and settlers may cut
it down to gain land for pasture or cultivations. If the land is then abandoned, a

D. It is supported by the forest. II. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D which best fills each of the
blanks.
It is true that there have been great (66) …… in technology over the last forty years.
For examples, the uses of mobile phones and email communication are common these
days. (67) ……, machines could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it (68)
…… to interpreting what people are (69) …… . Of course, machines can translate plain
statements such as “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always (70)
…… because meaning depends on more than just (71) …… . For instance, the word
“bank” has a (72) …… of different meanings in English. How does a translating machine
know which meaning to take?
In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into account the (73)
…… between speakers and their situation. A machine cannot (74) …… the difference
between the English expressing “Look out” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out”
meaning “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human being to (75) …… the
situation.
(76) …… with written language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate (77)
…… because we rarely translate every word (78) …… the contrary, we try to take into
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consideration how the idea would be (79) …… in the other language. This is hard to do
because every language has its own way of (80)…… and saying this.
66. A. advances B. steps C. progress D. advantages
67. A. Moreover B. In addition C. However D. Besides
68. A. arrives B. goes C. comes D. reaches
69. A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling
70. A. obvious B. direct
C. straight D. straightforward

85. Andrew suggested …… a class re – union.
A. to his ex – classmates that they should have
B. his ex – classmates to have
C. his ex – classmates that they should have
D. that his classmates had
86. I understand that the governor is considering a new proposal …… .
A. what would eliminate unnecessary writing in government
B. who wants to cut down on the amount of writing in government
C. to cause that the amount of papers written in government offices will be reduced
D. that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in government
87. Jane changed her major from French to business, …… .
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. hoping to find a job more easily
D. with the hope for being able to find better a job
88. The doctor insisted that his patient …… .
A. that he not work too hard for three months
B. to take some vacations for three months
C. taking it easy inside of three months
D. take it easy for three months
89. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because …… .
A. they believed he was not able to complete research
B. his ability the finish the research was not believed or trusted
C. it was decided that he was not capable to complete the research
D. he was deemed incapable of completing his research
90. The committee members resented …… .
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A. the president that he did not tell them about the meeting
B. the president not to inform them of the meeting

96. We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.
Much to our regret…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

97. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
Such was………………………………………… …………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

98. You can’t expect me to pay for the ticket.
There’s no …………………………………………………………………………………

99. Some people simply can’t remember historical dates.
Some people find ……………………………………………………………………………

100. You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones anywhere.
Nowhere……………………………………………………………………………………
THE END