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SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI - LỚP 12
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
TRƯỜNG THPT PHONG ĐIỀN

Thời gian: 150 phút (
Không kể thời gian giao đề)A. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR ( 40 points)
I. Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle
the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase.
1. T he football match was televised…… from the National Stadium.
A. alive B. live C. life D. living
2. We are lucky to get tickets for the first……. of the new opera.
A. publication B. operation C. action D.performance
3. The bad weather… the plane being delayed.
A. caused B. made C. set off D. resulted in
4. He regrets…… Ann the truth. He shouldn't have trusted her.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. have told
5. That old woman asked me…… a coin but I didn't have any.
A. with B. for C. by D. of
6. A man is walking towards me. …… man is carrying… parcel.
A. A / the B. The/ a C. Ø/ the D. The/ Ø
7. Wow ! How interesting! That is…… story.
A. so nice B. such a nice C. such nice D .nice
8. Trees and shrubs are needed to … land.
A. conserve B. preserve C. replace D. discard
9. Several important methods were… for preserving food in the nineteenth century.
A. seen B. covered C. prepared D. invented
10. Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth… they are middle- aged.

3. Trade has gone from bad to wore and staff ( lay)… off now.
4. He became addicted to (smoke)… . He really regretted not taking his father's
advice.
5. On the first of the next month, he (be) … in prison for 5 years.
6. He died of lung cancer. He ( smoke) …. a lot.
7. He suggests that a petition (be)…… drawn up.
8. He pretended (forget)…… the nam's name.
9. I don't appreciate ( interrupt) … when I'm speaking.
10.He was tired of for he (work) … all day long.
11.He can't but ( accept)… the judge's decision as final.
12.Last night I was very tired. I didn't learn my lessons. I (watch) T.V the whole
night.
13.we watched them ( play)…… football.
14.He always talks as if he (adress) a public meeting
15.If my candidate had won the election, he ( be) happy now.
B. READING (30 points)
I.Part 1 Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word. The first gap has been done
as an example.
The Captainthe Enemy is a novel(1)…who… was written by Graham Greene in 1988. It is a
story(2)…. a boy, Victor Baxter,(3)….father (40)…. . he calls the Devil loses him in a game of
backgammonto a man(5) … is only known as the Captain. The Captain,(6)…. real nameis never
revealed, appears to be a sort(7)……criminal. (8)… the boy has been taken from his boarding
school, he was brought(9)……by a woman called Lisa, (10)… is the Captain’s mistress. From
time to(11)… the Captain returns(12)……visit them,(13)… for months on end they are alone
together.(14)……this time a close relationship develops(15)……them, and Lisa treats Victor as
if he was her son. Eventually, the Captain goes to live in Panama, (16)… tells them that they can
not join him there(17)… he has made enough money. (18)……he is eighteen, Victor leaves Lisa
and get his own flat, but(19)… her death in a road accident he flies to Panama to meet the
Captain.
II.Part 2:Rearrange the following sentences into a paragraph.

D. have the Surgeon General
/
s approval.
2. Statistics show average smokers smoke
A. less than they did in the past
B. more than they did in the past.
C. the same as they did in the past
D. none of the above
3. It is predicted that the number of deaths from lung cancer this year will be
A. reduced from the number last year.
B the same as the number last year
C. 9.000 more than last year
D. 111.000
4. The percentage of women
/
s lung cancer deaths is
A. equal to that of men
/
s lung cancer deaths
B rising annually
C. about half the percentage of men
/
s lung cancer deaths
D. an indication that women are not susceptible to lung cancer
5. You many infer from the passage that lung cancer
A. can be treated effectively.
B. is always related to smoking
C. will cause cigarettes to be taken off the market
D. currently has no infallible cure
III. WRITING (30 points)


ĐÁP ÁN:
A. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: 40 points
I.Part 1. (15 points) one point for each correct answer
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5. I think that it will (may)(might)(is going likely to) rain.
6. Dave can’t have put any salt in this sauce. It’s completely tasteless.
7.The burglar is thought to have got in through the bathroom.
8. Despite his/ inexperience/ lack of experience/the fact that he wasn’t experienced he got a job.
9. The cake was too hot for me to eat.
10. For 2 months now the police have been looking for him.
II.Part 2. (20 points)
Total marks: 100 points