SỞ GD & ĐT TUYÊN QUANG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 135 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. LISTENING
You’ll hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, or C.
1. You overhear this man in a shop. He wants to change some paint because
A. he doesn’t like the color.
B. he thinks there is something wrong with it.
C. he finds it makes him ill.
2. This woman is complaining at a railway station enquiry office. She is angry because
A. her train is late.
B. her train has been cancelled.
C. she thinks the train service is very poor.
3. These two people are having an argument. Are they arguing about
A. the climate?
B. the weather outside?
C. the snowfall in recent years?
4. This is a conversation between a man and a woman. Is the man
A. a policeman?
B. a garage mechanic?
C. a judge or other official in a court of law?
5. The speaker in this extract is a very keen gardener. He is talking about his success in growing
A. a type of fruit.
B. a type of vegetable.
C. some flowers.
6. In this extract you are listening to someone speaking to quite a large group of people. Is he giving
A. a history lecture?
B. a talk at a gardening club?
C. advice to medical students?
7. This extract comes from a talk on the radio. Is this speaker describing

A. that fleas are B. how fleas are C. how are fleas D. fleas that are
19. Fish have nostrils _______ are used for smelling, not for breathing.
A. they B. what C. whom D. that
20. It is believed _______ causes insomnia.
A. too much caffeine B. that too much caffeine C. it is too much caffeine D. too much caffeine
21. The stimulation that infant animals receive affects their behaviour _______ they become adults.
A. during B. since C. because D. when
22. _______ sighting an approaching car, some drivers tend to speed up.
A. When slowing down instead of B. Instead when slowing down at
C. hen instead of slowing down D. Instead of slowing down when
23. Ballet dancers, _______ actors, must spend many hours a day practicing before a performance.
A. like B. the like C. the same D. same as
24. The man was in _______ health that the family began to consider whether he could continue to live in
his home.
A. such bad B. too bad C. such worst D. so badly
25. _______ other cells in the body, nerve cells are not healed or replaced when they are damaged or
destroyed.
A. Different B. Unlikely C. Unlike D. But
26. More ivory obtained from elephants in Africa _______ those in Asia.
A. rather than B. more than C. than from D. as well as
27. He pretended _______ me as she passed me in the street.
A. not seeing B. not to be seen C. not see D. not to see
28. You _______ out yesterday without a coat. No wonder you caught cold.
A. shouldn’t have gone B. haven’t gone C. hadn’t gone D. mustn’t have gone
29. If you _______ late, you would know what we are talking about now.
A. were not B. have not been C. had not been D. are not
30. Never before _______ in an earnest attempt to resolve their differences.
A. have the leaders of these two countries met B. the leaders of these two countries have met
C. have the leaders of these two countries meet D. met the leaders of these two countries
31. The number of chromosomes in a cell _______ from species to species.

have at least a little of the local currency with you when you arrive in a country. This can be absolutely
essential if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. A few years ago, I was sent to Tulsa,
Oklahoma. I flew there from London via Dallas with very little time to (49) _____ planes in between. I
arrived there at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only (50) _____ to get to the hotel
was by taxi and, since I had no American dollars, I offered to pay in British pounds instead.
‘Listen, buddy. I only take real money!’ the driver said angrily. Luckily, I was able to (51) _____
a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was very embarrassing.
The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your (52) _____
before you leave. It may be very different from the weather at home. I feel sorry for some of my
colleagues who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in March or April, when it is still fairly cool in places
like London, Berlin or New York, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning
to get quite warm during the day. Few people understand just how important it is to have a right sort of
clothes with you in these days of rapid air (53) _____.
0. A. path B. road C. way D. street
46. A. still B. yet C. then D. already
47. A. regarding B. relating C. according D. referring
48. A. period B. time C. term D. age
49. A. exchange B. change C. transfer D. alter
50. A. way B. manner C. path D. route
51. A. borrow B. lend C. gain D. beg
52. A. goal B. aim C. objective D. destination
53. A. travel B. trips C. journeys D. voyages
III. READING
Part 1: You are going to read a teacher’s memories of a class she taught. For questions 54-60,
choose the answer (a, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Halliday’s writing leaned very much back to the left. He was the only pupil in the class who wrote
in this way. He was a nuisance in poetry lessons as he would giggle and make faces and could never be
persuaded to read aloud. His silly behaviour made me believe that he didn’t like poetry. However, when I
gave class a test in which they had to write down some poetry they had learned by heart, Halliday seemed
to know the most.

C. the Kinston team, led by John Jones D. John Jones and David Halliday
57. The match was a triumph for John Jones because _____.
A. his team won. B. he scored all Kingston’s goals.
C. he made good use of Halliday’s passes.
D. he was chosen as Kingston’s captain in stead of Halliday.
58. After being turned out of the hut, class 2D started behaving themselves because
A. the teacher refused to let them in until they did. B. they had to obey their superior officer.
C. David Halliday sorted them out. D. they wanted to get in out of the cold.
59. David Halliday’s teacher _____.
A. admired his memory for poetry. B. admired his strong personality.
C. realized that he deserved to be captain of the football team.
D. realized that he deserved to read or rest during art lessons.
60. Halliday wanted a nap because _____.
A. he hated art. B. he thought he deserved it.
C. he was lazy. D. he had worked so hard organizing the pupils.
Part 2: For questions 61-70, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0)
There is nothing to match the (0. WARM) warmth and cosiness of a genuine log-fire. The luxury
and sheer (61. RELAX) __________ of sitting back and watching the progress of fire and flame is almost
(62. BELIEVE) __________. A log-fire appeals to all the senses. Yes, you can (63. ACTUAL)
__________ taste and smell the (64. FRESH) __________ of newly cut timber – and then enjoy the sight
and sound of the minor (65. EXPLODE) __________ as it burns.
Logs hiss for a while before they (66. FINAL) __________ burst in the heat, so the moment of
(67. DESTROY) __________ comes as a climax after lots of suspense!
All of this is very (68. DRAMA) __________, and the thing that makes it more enjoyable than
ever is that one’s feet are up and one’s whole body is being bathed in tropical heat. It’s a (69. MARVEL)
__________ experience!
IV. WRITING
Part 1: For questions 71 – 80, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and

A B
four Thursday in November.
C D
84. A square is a geometric shape which is as long as is tall and which has four right angles.
A B C D
85. The incidence of which is now referred to as cryovolcanism, or ice volcanoes, is quite high on the
A B C
surface of Triton, one of the moons of Neptune.
D
86. Neither oil drilling or gas exploration can be prevented from steadily changing the face of Arctic.
A B C D
87. Water and petroleum are the only two liquids what occur in large quantities in nature.
A B C D
88. Solar astronomers have recently observed bursts of coherent radio waves coming from a specific
A B C
locations on the sun’s surface.
D
89. Substances such as DDT become more concentrated in each successively level in an
A B C D
ecological pyramid.
Part 3: You are required to write a papagraph of at least 150 words to talk about:
“THE BENEFITS OF FORESTS TO HUMAN LIFE”