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SỞ GD - ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 -THPT
NĂM HỌC 2006 - 2007 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. influenced B. terrified C. averaged D. accompanied
2. A. host B. most C. cost D. post
3. A. boot B. book C. hook D. foot
4. A. south B. truth C. smooth D. both
5. A. miles B. months C. lakes D. mates
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
2. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
3. A. theory B. generate C. delicious D. confidence
4. A. happen B. village C. realize D. reality
5. A. characteristic B. environmental C. documentary D. sophisticated
III. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence
below. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
1. When you are in a western country, your host may open a wrapped gift in front of you. Opening a
present in front of the gift-giver is _______ polite.
A. acquired B. considered C. known D. called
2. Even if the host doesn’t like a present, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say _______ they like the
gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.
A. how often B. what C. for what D. how much
3. _______ the low rainfall this year, the crops did not produce a high yield.
A. Since B. Despite C. Due to D. Because
4. The color of your shirt does not _______ that of your trousers.
A. suit B. fit C. harmonize D. match
5. Many people love routine jobs which promise _______.

20. The children often make _______ of Charles, which annoys his parents very much.
A. allowance B. fun C. way D. consideration
IV. Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each
of the numbered gaps in the passage below. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers (1) _____ the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other
people. When (2) _____ we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. If a
business colleague comes close than 1.2 meters, the (3) _____ common response is to move (4) _____.
Some interesting (5) _____ have been done in libraries. If strangers come too close, many people get up
and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Living in
cities has (6) _____ people develop new skills for dealing with situations (7) _____ they are very close to
strangers. (8) _____ people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and
apologize if hands touch by mistake. People use newspapers (9) _____ a barrier between themselves and
other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, (10) _____ sure they are not
looking into anyone’s eyes.
1. A. from B. to C. for D. about
2. A. anyone B. nobody C. people D. someone
3. A. most B. best C. more D. first
4. A. on B. in C. up D. away
5. A. research B. studies C. survey D. questionnaires
6. A. done B. caused C. made D. allowed
7. A. that B. where C. which D. how
8. A. Most of B. The most C. Almost D. Most
9. A. like B. as C. alike D. such as
10. A. making B. make C. be D. made
V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet and is fifth in order of distance from the sun. It is
well placed for observation for several months in every year and on average is the brightest of the planets
apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it. Jupiter’s less than 10-hour

A. students of anthropology B. geologists
C. mathematicians D. amateur astronomers
5. It can be inferred from this passage that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
A. will become brighter with time B. will one day vanish
C. will continue expanding D. is made of floating gases
VI. Fill each numbered blank in the passage with one suitable word. Write the answers on the
answer sheet.
MICROSCOPES
It happened over 300 years (1) __________ in Holland. Anton van Leeuwenhoek had a new
microscope that he (2) __________ made. One day he looked through it at a drop (3) __________ lake
water. What he saw surprised him.
The water was alive with what Leeuwenhoek called "wee beasties." The microscope made tiny
organisms look 200 times (4) __________ than life size. Leeuwenhoek was one of the first scientists to
see (5) __________ things that were that small. His work was a giant step (6) __________ science.
Today, microscopes are (7) __________ stronger. An electron microscope can make tiny
organisms look 200,000 times life size. A few electron microscopes can see individual atoms. Pictures
can be made to show the objects (8) __________ organisms much bigger. The pictures add greatly to (9)
__________ we know about tiny objects and organisms. Microscopes have come a long way (10)
__________ 300 years!
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals to complete the numbered spaces in the
passage below. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
1. SYNONYM
3. HAND
5. MATHEMATICS
7. OWN
9. STAND
2. RELY
4. FRONT
6. POSITION
8. RESIDE

5. It is not very likely that Angela will be given the leading role. (chance)
Angela has __________ the leading role.
6. When I started work I was so inexperienced that I couldn’t send a fax. (clue)
I didn’t __________ send a fax when I started work.
7. It took several months for George to recover completely from his accident. (make)
Only after several months __________ his accident.
8. Many people believe that all cats have tails, but they’re wrong. (popular)
Contrary __________ cats have tails.
9. Alan was not a confident person, and that was why he was so shy. (due)
Alan’s __________ of confidence.
10. ‘I can’t believe it – I’ve just come into $10,000!’ James shouted. (luck)
James couldn’t __________ came into $10,000.
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SỞ GD - ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 -THPT
NĂM HỌC 2006 - 2007 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (0,5
điểm; 0,1 / 1 câu đúng)
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet.
(1 điểm; 0,2 / 1 câu đúng)
1. C
2. B
3. C

3. A
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. A
V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
( 1 điểm; 0,2 / 1 câu đúng)
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
VI. Fill each numbered blank in the passage with one suitable word. Write the answers on the
answer sheet. (1,5 điểm; 0,15 / 1 câu đúng)
1. ago
2. had
3. of
4. larger
5. living
6. for
7. much
8. or
9. what
10. in
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals to complete the numbered spaces in the
passage below. Write your answer on the answer sheet. ( 1,5 điểm; 0,15 / 1 câu đúng)