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Đề chính thức
(đề gồm 7 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT

Năm học 2010 - 2011

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 10/10/2011 Điểm của bài thi Họ, tên và chữ kí của giám khảo
Số phách
(do chủ tịch HĐCT ghi)
Bằng số: Giám khảo 1:
Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2:

PART I: LISTENING (3 points)
 There is a piece of music at the beginning and at the end of the listening part.
 You have 30 seconds to read each question before listening.
 Each recording is played twice with an interval of 10 seconds.

A. 3.13 B. 3.30 C. 3.33
4. While waiting for the train, he didn't buy ________.
A. a newspaper B. a bar of chocolate C. a packet of chocolate biscuits
5. The packet of biscuits actually belonged to ________.
A. the man B. the speaker C. someone else
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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PART II: PHONETICS (1 point)
Question I: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. coach B. chore C. chorus D. check
2. A. shared B. helped C. asked D. laughed
3. A. rough B. tough C. cough D. enough
4. A. idea B. wise C. bride D. determine
5. A. cliffs B. friends C. claps D. compliments
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Question II: Pick out the word that has different stress pattern from the rest.
1. A. village B. begin C. pity D. column
2. A. suspicious B. marvelous C. physical D. argument
3. A. computer B. dependence C. discovery D. obviously
4. A. innovation B. identify C. understand D. disappear
5. A. generate B. confidence C. engineer D. energy
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART III: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (5 points)
Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by choosing the letter

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suddenly (6. realise) ________ that they (7. stop) ________ talking and laughing. The silence was
worrying. I (8. rush) ________ upstairs and opened the door of their room. They (9. admire)
________ their wall which they had just finished painting blue, green and yellow. "We (10. paint)
________ too, Mum" they said.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question III: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words. (1 point)
Football is the most important sport in Italy (1. unite) ________ the country when the (2.
nation) ________ team (Azzurri) plays the football season, running from September to June,
culminates with the final Coppa Italia (3. compete) ________ , the equivalent of the English FA Cup.
Italy's football, like an (4. obsess) ________, reaches a climax (5. one) ________ every four years
when the World Cup is held. Other sports throughout the year also attract a large number of (6. follow)
________, so fans are never at a (7. lose) ________ for varied activities. For most big sporting events,
tickets can be obtained at club outlets or at the venue. Agencies provide tickets but often at (8. inflate)
________ prices. People should beware of buying (9. enter) ________ tickets from touts at popular
events as their expensive tickets may be (10. valid) ________
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question IV: There is one mistake in some of the following sentences. Underline the mistakes
and correct them in the space provided. Put a tick () next to the correct sentences. (1 point)
1. When I arrived at the station, John has been waiting for me for an hour. ……………………

2. I think that you must have difficulty to find her house. ……………………


up exercises we are going to start (9) ________ today are designed to get you out of breath, so keep
your heads well clear of water. These exercises may well be different (10) ________ anything you are
used to as we'll be doing some jumping and hopping in the water.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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PART IV: READING (4 points)
Question I: Read the following passage and use ONE word to fill in each gap. (1 point)
In countries where parents are legally obliged to make (1) ________ their children receive a
satisfactory education, school is compulsory for all children. Pupils usually attend (2) ________ school
up to the age of 11 or 12. Then they move on to (3) ________ school, where they stay for the next five
years or so. Most schools have (4) ________ at the end of the school year to test pupils' progress. If
their marks are not good (5) ________, they may have to do extra work to catch up and in some
countries, they (6) ________ the school year. Teachers write reports about their pupils and these can
be discussed with parents. Most pupils attend (7) ________ schools, which are free. However, some
parents send their children to private schools, where the (8) ________ may be quite high. If parents
work abroad, they may send their children to a (9) ________ school, where pupils live for up to three
months at a time. Pupils at these schools only go home at the (10) ________ of each term.
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Question II: Read the passage carefully and choose a suitable word to fill in each blank. (1 point)
Getting good results in your studies come from (1) ________ good study habits. The best place
to study is a comfortable room with good (2) ________. The best chair for studying should be one
which you would be comfortable in, (3) ________ so comfortable that you may fall asleep in it after a
while! Before you study, look for a (4) ________ environment without distractions. If you find your
home too noisy for studying, try the library or community center (5) ________.

businessman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He could not remember even
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simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile
phone for about six hours a day, everyday of his working week, for a couple of years. His family
doctor blamed his mobile phone use but his employer's doctor did not agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech
machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies
agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about. As the
discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use
your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really
need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future,
mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise
not to use your mobile phone so often.
1. According to the passage, mobile phones are popular with young people because ________.
A. they are indispensable in everyday communications
B. they make them look more stylish
C. they keep the users alert all the time
D. they can not be replaced by regular phones
2. The changes possibly caused by mobile phones are mainly concerned with ________.
A. the mobility of the mind and body B. the smallest units of the brain
C. the arteries of the brain D. the resident memory
3. The word "means" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. meanings B. expressions C. method D. transmission
4. The word "potentially" mostly means ________.
A. obviously B. possibly C. certainly D. privately
5. "negative publicity" most likely means ________.
A. information on the lethal effects of mobile phones
B. widespread opinion about bad effects of mobile phones.
C. the negative public use of mobile phones

"I wouldn't ____________________________________________________________"
3. She discovered a new chemical element in her experiment.
Her experiment resulted __________________________________________________
4. I'd prefer you not to disturb me when I'm reading.
I'd rather ______________________________________________________________
5. Her son is so weak that she hardly leaves him alone.
Such _________________________________________________________________
Question II: Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word so that the new one has a similar
meaning as the one preceded. You must not change the given word. (1 point)
1. I haven't seen my granddad for over 5 years. (LAST)
_____________________________________________________________________
2. The power went out as soon as I turned on the computer. (NO)
______________________________________________________________________
3. Both John and Jim don't wear helmets when going to school. (NOR)
______________________________________________________________________
4. They worked together to clean up the mess after the storm. (HANDS)
______________________________________________________________________
5. There's nothing new about the generation gap in every family. (HILLS)
______________________________________________________________________

Question III: Passage writing (2 points)
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