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TRƯỜNG THPT CAO LỘC ĐỀ SƠ KHẢO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

MÔN: ENGLISH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20p)

1.In the hotel lobby the detective caught…….of the man who had been hired to follow
A. Glance B. View C. Vision D. Sight
2. What are you looking…….in my bag? Get out of here!
A. Through B. After C. For D. Up
3. “ Go on, finish the detest. It needs…….up because it won’t stay until tomorrow.
A. Eat B. Eating C. To eat D. Eaten
4. Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he…… to them regularly.
A. Is waiting B. Will write C. Should write D. Would write
5. Andrew couldn’t …… him self laughing at the Maggie’s face.
A. Help B. Stop C. Escape D. Avoid
6. If only we…….more time, we could have seen more of the country.
A. Had B. Have had C. Had had D. Would have had
7. They took the baby to church to be…….
A. Named B. Christening C. Christened D. Baptism
8. Babies have to learn how…….before they can walk.
A. Creep B. Craw C. Stride D. Stroll
9. She was unhappy…… her childhood.
A. During B. For C. While D. As
10. The twins look so…….their father.

instruct trainee examiners. I (2) ……that I’ve assessed 16.000 people and passed around half of them.
The first lorry driver I passed ( 3) ……tears. However, the most (4)…….reasons for failing are not
being ready and being too (5)……In wardly I’m telling the candidates not to do something stupid
like(6)……out into moving traffic, but I’m not (7) … to tell them how to drive.
When I (8) ….my own test I was extremely nervous and had to (9) … with a very strict and
unfriendly examiner. We’re taught nowadays to put people at their (10) ….We pass everyone who’s up
to (11) …., but people often present themselves too soon. I’ve never been offered money to pass
anyone, (12)… one man asked me if he could make me change my (13)…. .I then (14)……him to the
police. My ambition is to be a supervising examiner in (15)… off test center in a lager area.
0 (example)
A. Run B. Help C. Kept D. Possessed
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A. Resulted B. Succeeded C. Qualified D. Mastered
2.

A. Count B. Number C. Judge D. Estimate
3.

A. Burst into B. Turned back C. Carried on D. Set off
4.

A. Simple B. Regular C. Average D. Common
5.

A. Tense B. Tight C. Stretched D. Stiff
6.

A. Make B. Pull C. Pick D. Stand
7.

students, he left school with few qualifications. He had (2) variety of Jobs in England, Spain
and Canada (3) eventually becoming a successful pop star.
However, he is now best known for the work he had done (4) help starving people in Ethiopia.
Like many other people he (5) shocked by television (6) of people dying of hunger
there in 1984. He therefore decided that he (7) persuade famous British pop (8) to
make a record together, and (9) the profits from (10) to send money and food. The
record, called “Do they know it’s Christmas?” was a great success and (11) a lot of money, all
of (12) was used in Ethiopia.
It soon became clear that much (13) money was still needed and so in 1985 Geldof
organized two huge contents in the same day one in England and the (14) in the United States.
Many of the world’s best known pop start played and sang, all of them performing without (15)
paid the concerts were (16) on television through out the world, and it has (17)
estimated that that nearly a billion people saw some (18) all of the broadcast. While they were
(19) they live performance on television, people was asked to send money and many
(20) so in Britain alone, over forty million pounds was given.

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Answer:
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10. Paul is different from what he used to be. (has)
……………………………………………………………………………………
V, Write the correct forms of the words in brackets. (10p)

A friend of mine, Judith Neison (1. presently, work) in the international sales division at an
electronics firm. She (2. just, return) from a trip to Japan. She (3. ask) (4. go) to Japan because she
can speak Japanese. When she (5. be) a business student at Boston university, she (6. study)
Japanese until she (8. go) to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she (9. speak) Japanese everyday
and (10. enjoy) every minute of it. She’s anxious to return.
Answer:
1. ………………………………
2. ………………………………
3. ………………………………
4. ………………………………
5. ………………………………
6. ………………………………
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9. ………………………………
10. ………………………………
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VI, Complete the sentences to make a complete passage using the words given. (20p)

1. How/ lovely/ you/ your letter.
………………………………………………………………………………………

I, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20p)

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. D
11. A 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. B
16. A 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B

II. Read the passage, then choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D ( 15p):

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. D

III, Fill in each the numbered spaces in the passage with only one word. (20p)

1. Though/ although
2. A
3. Before
4. To
5. Was
6. Pictures/ reports, shots, ?
7. Would/ should, must
8. Singers/ starts/ musicians/ groups
9. Use/ utilize
10. It/ this
11. Made/ raised
12. Which
13. More
14. Other
15. Being/ getting


8. Won’t
9. Spoke
10. Enjoyed
VI, Complete the sentences to make a complete passage using the words given. (20p)
1. How lovely to receive your letter
2. Of all the Vietnamese students, who stayed with us
You are all the first to write to us from Hanoi
3. I am delighted to hear the news of your marriage
4. We are all well and I’ve been busy
5. I’ve just returned from a lovely visit from Japan. It was wonderful trip.
6. The language school has closed down and we no longer have any students in Haddington
7. The language school has moved to Edinburgh
8. Give my love to all the girls and boys and tell them to write to me
9. Who knows perhaps we may meet sometimes in the future
10. Best wish to you and every one.