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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP.CẦN THƠ
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÝ TỰ TRỌNG

KỲ THI HSG
LẦN THỨ 16 – NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN
Thời gian làm bài : 180 phút

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (7m)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the sentence. (1m)
1. It was decided that the cost of the project would be _____ and so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
2. We ____ up a friendship the very first time we met.
A. struck B. launched C. cropped D. settled
3. He made a number of _____ remarks about my cooking, which upset me.
A. slashing B. stabbing C. chopping D. cutting
4. The truant was ______ from school for unbecoming behavior.
A. dispelled B. repelled C. expelled D. compelled
5. The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small ______ of dialogue.
A. shreds B. pieces C. patches D. snatches
6. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and his soft, gentle voice is rather ______.
A. disembodied B. disconcerting C. dismissive D. discordant
7. The police ______ a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. came in for B. brought about C. went down with D. opened up
8. Despite all the interruptions, he ______ with his work.
A. stuck at B. held on C. hung out D. pressed on
9. You could make a formal complaint to the committee, but I wouldn’t go down that ____ if I were

National Health Service (NHS) (1) ________ ambulances are available and free for cases of
sudden (2) ________ or collapse, for accidents and for doctors’ urgent call. Special (3) _________
services, such as free dental treatment and (4) _______ and immunization of children against certain
(5) ________ diseases, are provided under the NHS to safeguard the health of (6) _______ women and
young children. Free family planning advice and (7) ________ is available from general practices
(GPs) and family planning clinics. Nation-wide screening programmes for breast canner and cervical
cancer are available to the most (8) _______ age groups among women. Improvements in the provision
and (9) ________ of cancer services are a major priority. The blood (10) _______ services collect over
2.5 million donations a year from voluntary unpaid donors.

1. A. emergent B. emergency C. urgent D. urgency
2. A. illness B. disease C. pain D. sore
3. A. prevent B. preventing C. preventive D. prevention
4. A. vaccine B. vaccinate C. vaccinating D. vaccination
5. A. infect B. infecting C. infection D. infectious
6. A. pregnant B. pregnancy C. expecting D. expectant
7. A. treat B. treatment C. treating D. maltreatment
8. A. unsuspecting B. susceptible C. susceptibility D. susceptibly
9. A. avail B. available C. availability D. unavailable
10. A. transfuse B. transfused C. transfusing D. transfusion

IV. Choose the correct verb tense for each gap of the passage. (2m)
This time last year I (1) ______ in the rain along a country road in France with a friend of mine.
We (2) _____ to go on a cycling holiday in Normandy. Neither of us (3) ______ to France before, but
we (4) _____ some French from our time at school and we (5) _____ to brush up on the basics. Now
we (6) _____ if we (7) _____ the right decision. We (8) _____ our route carefully in advance, but we
(9) ______ one important thing, the weather. It (10) _____ solidly since our arrival and that night we
(11) ______ sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station. Then the next morning as we (12)
______ down a steep hill my bike (13) _____ on the wet road and I (14) ______. I (15) ______
immediately that I (16) ______ my arm, and after a visit to the local hospital I (17) ______ the next

average speed of 42 kilometers per hour, and now, even though it has run (2) ____ of money, it still
offers impressive examples of past splendor. Tourists from all over the world come to look at the
stations lined with granite and marble and decorated with mosaics and chandeliers. Some of the names
have changed: for example, Marx Prospekt has turned (3) ____ Hunter’s Row. Some Muscovites find it
hard to take (4) ___ the changes, but they are justly proud of their underground and want to look (5)
____ it. Recently a strike was threatened, to force the government to invest in the system. The plan
came (6) ____, and so a new line and new stations will be built.
The Moscow metro stands (7) ____ among its international competitors for being almost
completely free of advertising. Although that will change soon, transport managers have promised to
see (8) ____ it that any advertising will be done tastefully. Wherever you go in the world, you won’t
come (9) ____ a grander or more impressive underground system. Whether you’re a local, seeing your
friends (10) ____ or traveling to work, or a tourist, visiting Moscow for the first time, spare a moment
to appreciate the works of art all around you, before going on with your journey.

1. A. up B. out C. by D. in
2. A. away B. down C. up D out
3. A. back B. into C. out D. against
4. A. up B. down C. in D. on
5. A. round B. into C. for D. after
6. A. off B. out C. up D. in
7. A. over B. out C. up D. for
8. A. through B. to C. off D. round
9. A. up B. out C. across D. to
10. A. forward B. off C. out D. away

VI. Choose the correct article for each gap of the passage. (1m)
People from (1)…… cultures find some of (2)…… different customs of the U.S. difficult to get
used to. Japanese students frequently say that Americans are much more physical than they would like.
They feel uncomfortable when they get (3)…… amiable hug or even just (4)…… pat on (5)… back.
English visitors complain about (6)… excessive friendliness of Americans. They recount tales of

periods of its history. Farmers’ records from April 1815 to December 1818 indicate frost throughout
the spring and summer and sharp decreases in crop and livestock markets. Since there was a time lag of
several years between cause and effect, by the time the world’s agricultural commodity community had
deteriorated, no one realized the cause.
Ecologists today warn that we face a two-fold menace. The ever-present possibility of volcanic
eruptions, such as that of Mt. St. Helens in Washington, added to man’s pollution of the atmosphere
with oil, gas, coal and other polluting substances, may bring us increasingly colder weather.

1. It is believed that the earth gets hotter when volcanoes erupt.
2. Because incoming radiation is turned into space, there is a decline in the world’s average air
temperature.
3. The effects of Tempora’s eruption were evidence of pollution’s cooling the earth.
4. The effects of Tempora’s eruption affected only Sambawa, the Dutch East Indies.
5. The cause of cold weather in England from 1815 to 1818 was volcanic ash in the atmosphere.
6. The cold weather in England from 1815 to 1818 seriously affected crop and livestock
production.
7. No one realized the cause of the deterioration of the world’s agricultural commodity market
because weather forecasts were inaccurate.
8. The deterioration of the world’s agricultural commodity community was caused by a long delay
between cause and effect.
9. No one realized the cause of the deterioration of the world’s agricultural commodity market
because there was a long delay between cause and effect.
10. If, as some scientists predict, the world ends in ice, the cause might be modern man’s pollution
of the air and volcanic eruptions.
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II. Read the passage and choose the best answer (1m)
As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones were

3. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as
A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter
B. a good old man with less religious character
C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas
D. a jolly man on horseback
4. Who was Black Peter?
A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas
B. an elf who rode a white horse
C. one of the disobedient children
D. a popular traditional figure
5. What word is closest in meaning to attributes?
A. symbols of a person B. natural qualities
C. effects D. outer appearance
6. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A. the North Pole B. Europe
C. North America D. the City of New York
7. 1823 was mentioned as a year when
A. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem
B. Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular
C. Saint Nicholas visited New York
D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed
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8. According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem
A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one
B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly
C. Santa Claus liked poetry
D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh
9. The answer Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus is an illustration for the fact that
A. the New York Sun was popular with children

5. A. fun B. pleasant C. comic D. amused
6. A. knowledge B. understanding C. conscience D. thought
7. A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk
8. A. green B. red C. grey D. white
9. A. upsetting B. injuring C. wounding D. damaging
10. A. sensations B. emotions C. spirits D. feelings
11. A. honest B. true C. right D. accurate
12. A. succeeds B. can C. achieves D. manages
13. A. casts B. actors C. players D. roles
14. A. fails B. misses C. mistakes D. drops
15. A. apart B. without C. unless D. except

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IV. Choose from the phrases A-H the one which fits each gap (0.5m)
In many regions of the world, people wear traditional costumes at festivals or holidays, and
sometimes more regularly. Americans, however, (1) ……… a long tradition. Except for the varied and
characteristic clothing of Native American peoples, dress in the United States (2) ……… or based on
the careful preservation of decorative patterns and crafts. American dress is derived from the fabrics
and fashions of the Europeans who (3) ……… in the 17
th
century. Early settlers incorporated some of
the forms worn by indigenous peoples, such as moccasins and garments made from animal skins. For
instance, Benjamin Franklin is famous for flaunting a raccoon cap when he traveled to Europe. In
general, however, fashion in the United States (4) ……… Despite the number and variety of
immigrants in the United States, American clothing has (5) ……… was often rapidly exchanged for
American apparel.

A. has rarely been specific to a certain region
B. are not as comfortable as they used to

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III. Write about the following topic (3m)
Some people say that studying the English language in an English-speaking country is the best
but not the only way to learn the language.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write a paragraph of 200 words to express your
opinion.

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