TRƯỜNG THPT NGHI LỘC II

KỲ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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SBD : SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in
the space provided.
1. A pleasure B. sure C. sugar D. insurance
2. A. launched B. naked C. baked D. watched
3. A. machine B. charade C. champagne D. echo
4. A. resign B. resound C. resource D. resonant
5. A. another B. mother C. polish D. stomach

1. 3. 5.
2. 4.

II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space
provided.
6. A. discover B. difficult C. experience D. community
7. A. introduce B. understand C. atmosphere D. biological
8. A. electronic B. education C. documentary D. pronunciation

A. into B. up C. to D. for
23. He was deaf to everything than what he wanted to hear.
A. apart B. other C. else D. except
24. He is paving the garden with flat stones of various shapes
A. path B. track C. lane D. alley
25. Just before closing, the barman asked the customers to drink
A. down B. out C. up D. on

II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
26. Many people nowadays find it increasing difficult to exist on the money they have earned.
27. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance.
28. Each of the students in the accounting class have to type their own research paper this semester.
29. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
30. He gave me the reason why for his mistakes but I did not believe him.
31. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts take place.
32. But for my parents’ attention to my study in the early childhood, I would not pass all the exams to
become a teacher of English as I am today.
33. Most of people who are attending the meeting now come from England.
34. When I opened the envelope, I was delighted to find a cheque of $1000 .
35. The manager was very astounding when they told him about the robbery.
MISTAKE CORRECTION MISTAKE CORRECTION
26. 31.
27. 32.
28. 33.
29. 34.
30. 35.

III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the space
provided.
36. People who live in cities spend their lives in an atmosphere of…noise. (continue)

48. 51. 54.
II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the
space provided.
Society does not encourage crying as a form of (56) expression. The shedding of tears to make people feel uncomfortable and
embarrassed. The (57) race is the only species that sheds emotional tears. What (58) does crying serve ?
It has been suggested that emotional tears play a role in the (59) of stress. Scientific studies have revealed that emotional
tears contain a chemical which is one of the body’s natural (60) killers. The chemical is not found in tears (61) as a response to
slicing onions. Scientists think that tears may (62) to remove substances that accumulate in the body under stress. This would
explain why many people feel much better after crying. As a result of the view that it is not (63) to cry, men tend to hold back their
tears. This may explain when men develop more stress-related diseases than women.
(64) emotion, be if a feeling of sadness or happiness , is stressful. Tears are, therefore, shed as a response to sorrow, anger
or joy. It is natural to cry. It may be (65) to hold back tears.
56. A. self B. own C. individual D. personal
57. A. mankind B. man- made C. human D. humane
58. A. service B. function C. part D. role
59. A. improvement B. increase C. getting rid D. reduction
60. A. bacteria B. pain C. wound D. injury
61. A. burst out B. shed C. burst into D. sight
62. A. drop B. burst out C. serve D. shed
63. A. manly B. humane C. human being D. strong
64. A. Sensitive B. Individual C. Personal D. Intense
65. A. useful B. useless C. harmful D. wrong

56. 59. 62. 65.
57. 60. 63.
58. 61. 64.

III. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your answer in the space
provided.
The Olympic Creed

B. It represents the solidarity and friendship of the world people
C. It represents the five man continents
D. It represents a continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics

66. 68. 70.
67. 69.

SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
71. I left out without kissing goodbye my child as I didn’t want to disturb him.

72. Gordon can hardly walk because he has such a pain in his foot

73. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble

74. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week

75. Most of the students didn’t listen to what the teacher was saying

II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
76. There were a lot of people on the bus. (with)
……………………………………………………………………………………
77. The South of England is drier than the North. ( rain )
……………………………………………………………………………………
78. It is not worth trying to make her change her mind. ( point )
……………………………………………………………………………………
79. It is a pity that you wrote that letter. ( rather )
……………………………………………………………………………………
80. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job. ( surprise)