SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BẮC GIANG
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HOÁ CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh - LỚP 12 Phổ thông
Ngày thi: 31/3/2013
Thời gian làm bài 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
ĐIỂM
BÀI THI
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
Chữ ký giám khảo 1:
Chữ ký giám khảo 2:
LƯU Ý:
- Đề thi gồm 06 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
SECTION A: LISTENING (15 POINTS)
I. You will hear a student and an advisor talking about the facilities at the college. Listen carefully and
answer questions from 1 to 5. You will hear the information twice. (5 pts)
1. If the student has to get medicines, there’s a prescription charge of _____.
A. £ 6.15 B. £ 6.50 C. £ 5.16 D. £ 5.60
2. Where is the student living at the moment?
A. at a hotel B. at a hostel C. in the Sport Centre D. at his own apartment
3. Counseling service is on the _____.
A. North Campus B. Central Campus C. South Campus D. West Centre
4. If the student wants to make a note, the number is _____.
A. 09100625913 B. 90100625913 C. 09100762593 D. 09007625913
5. The fee you have to pay to get a pass is _____.
A. £ 12 B. £ 22 C. £ 32 D. £ 42
II. You will hear part of a lecture on Wildlife. Listen carefully and answer questions from 1 to 10.

A. electric B. electricity C. electronic D. electrify
5. Let’s _____ the place; it looks so gloomy and unpleasant.
A. miss B. abandon C. depart D. disappear
6. Mary's mother _____ her against taking too much luggage on her trip.
A. warned B. recommended C. encouraged D. reprimanded
7. The context _____ you learn something can affect how well you remember it.
A. which B. in which C. on which D. that
8. The Chinese widen their eyes to politely express anger, _____ the Europeans regard this expression as a sign of
astonishment.
A. though B. however C. where D. whereas
9. The curriculum at the public school is as good ______ of any private school.
A. or better than B. as or better than that C. as or better that D. as or better than those
10. Some people don’t agree with _____ very young and pretty criminals.
A. committing B. enforcing C. imprisoning D. offending
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
a. I’m sorry I (1. not be) _____ in when you came round. I would like (2. see) _____ you .
b. It was our fault to keep Jane (3. wait) _____ so long. We (4. inform) _____ her in advance.
c. The number of students (5. attend) _____ English courses (6. probably reduce) _____ next year.
d. I'm sorry; we seem (7. run) _____ out of coffee. We (8. have) _____ some tea instead?
e. Just relax, Anthony. As soon as your sprained ankle (9. heal) _____, you can play soccer again. At this time next
week, you (10. play) _____ soccer again.
Your answers:
1. _________________________ 2. _________________________
3. _________________________ 4. _________________________
5. _________________________ 6. _________________________
7. _________________________ 8. _________________________
9. _________________________ 10. ________________________
III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (10pts)
Most of us want to be healthy all our lives. Doctors say that to achieve this, (1. prevent) _____ is better than
cure, so they advise us to avoid certain (2. active) _____ like smoking, (3. excess) _____ drinking or taking certain

_________________
V. Complete the following dialogue. (5 pts)
Town Information Office, Brighton, Sussex
Tourist: Good morning. Could you suggest what we could visit here? Are there any old buildings, for example?
Officer: Well, there’s the Royal Pavilion. It’s very famous.
Tourist: It sounds interesting. (1) ___________________________________________________________?
Officer: Take the number 14 bus from here; it goes straight there.
Tourist: How often does it run?
Officer: At a quarter to and quarter past four.
Tourist: (2) ____________________________________________________________________________?
Officer: Oh, it only takes about 10 minutes, so it’s not far.
Tourist: (3) ____________________________________________________________________________?
Officer: Every day, including weekends. Opening hours are 10 am to 4 pm.
Tourist: (4) ____________________________________________________________________________?
Officer: No, not very. It costs 200 for adults and 50p for children.
Tourist: That’s a lot. We’ve got three children.
Officer: Well, why don’t you get a family ticket? That’s much cheaper.
Tourist: (5) _____________________________________________________________________________
Officer: You’re very welcome. Goodbye.
SECTION C: READING (30 POINTS)
I. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez died from respiratory problems, (1) ____________ 58. He had been
seriously ill with cancer for over a year. (2) ____________ had been much speculation over whether or not he would
regain his health to resume his presidential duties. Venezuelan vice-president Nicolas Maduro informed the nation
on Tuesday evening, (3) ____________ Venezuelans that Mr. Chavez had died, "after battling a tough (4)
____________ for nearly two years." Maduro speculated that Chavez's cancer was started by foul play. He said:
"We have (5) ____________ doubt that Commandant Chavez was attacked with this illness. We don't have a single
doubt. The established enemies of our land specifically tried to (6) ____________ the health of our leader."
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Hugo Chavez was a highly popular leader in his country (7) ____________ continually championed the causes

Children across the street were celebrating the fall of the first snowflake. This was what Nadia longed for but she
was not like them. She was not allowed to play in the snow.
Nadia’s parents were slaves. They worked for Mr. and Mrs. Flinch who had made it clear that Nadia must not be
near their children. She longed to learn to read and write. Every morning, she would hear the children talking
excitedly about school. They dressed well unlike Nadia. She had scruffy clothes and unkempt hair. Whenever she
tried to neaten herself, her parents would quickly stop her and admonish her. She did not belong to the upper
classes.
Nadia heard the key turning in the lock. She jumped up in anticipation of what her parents would have. Their
employers were kinder during winter and Nadia would sometimes be lavished with the children’s old clothes and food.
Nadia saw her parents’ faces as they entered. They were beaming with delight. Almost falling out of their hands
was a whole turkey! Nadia could not believe her eyes. The turkey would last for days. She would not have to scrimp
on the leftovers that she usually had.
The snow couldn’t wait. All she wanted to do was taste the succulent turkey.
1. Nadia wished that she could _____.
A. look at snow B. talk to the children C. touch the snow D. play with the children
2. It was easy to tell that Nadia was not in the upper class because ______.
A. she had long hair B. she did not know where the school was
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C. her clothes were dirty D. her parents were afraid of Mr and Mrs Flinch
3. Nadia wanted to go to school so as to _____.
A. talk to the children B. meet the teachers
C. be able to get out of the house D. be literate
4. Nadia “jumped up” as she _____.
A. was very hungry B. knew that her parents would have something for her
C. needed new clothes for winter D. wanted to ask her parents if she could go to school
5. The first thing that Nadia thought of when she saw what her parents had brought home was _____.
A. how long the turkey would last B. how kind Mr and Mrs Flinch were
C. the type of leftovers she had been eating D. her parents had not let her down
IV. Choose the most appropriate heading from the list A - G for each part (1- 5) of the article. There is one
extra heading which you do not need to use. The first has been done as an example. (5 pts)

Not too many people like exams and most of us get nervous. But if you’ve followed your plan and put the effort into
revising, then there is no need to worry or panic. Hopefully these tips will have helped you. Give it your best shot-
that’s all that anyone can expect of you.
SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (10 pts)
1. The alarm went off just as they came out of the building.
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 Scarcely ____________________________________________________________________________
2. The only way you can become a good football player is by training hard every day.
 Only by _____________________________________________________________________________
3. I'd prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me.
 I'd rather he _________________________________________________________________________
4. I shall never lend Robert any money, no matter what happens.
 Under no ___________________________________________________________________________
5. It seems that no one predicted the correct result.
 No one _____________________________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Wilson says he's sorry he didn't attend the meeting yesterday morning.
 Mr. Wilson sends _____________________________________________________________________
7. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
 The heavy rain _______________________________________________________________________
8. The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep.
 It __________________________________________________________________________________
9. Paul smashed a window and damaged the television too.
 Not only ____________________________________________________________________________
10. Provided your handwriting is legible, the examiner will accept your answer.
 So long as the examiner can ____________________________________________________________
II. Use the word given to write the second 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 word given . (5pts)
1. Teams of experts are examining the damage to the building. (examined)
 ___________________________________________________________________________________