SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG
CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ
NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐIỂM BÀI
THI
Bằng số:…………………
Bằng chữ:
Chữ ký GK 1:
Chữ ký GK 2:
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SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
Part I: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by
circling A, B,C or D. (5pts)
1. A. says B. decays C. plays D. stays
2. A. decided B. wanted C. crooked D. booked
3. A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
5. A. passion B. pleasure C. decision D. measure
Your answers: 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
Part II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or
D. (5pts)
6. A. decide B. invite C. enter D. attack
7. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
8. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
9. A. endangered B. temperature C. educated D. fashionable
10. A. individual B. television C. possibility D. understanding
Your answers: 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____

23. ______ there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.
A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although
24. If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish the work more quickly.
A. take my hand B. take my fingers C. help me D. pick me up
25. - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not ______ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
26. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car drove on.
A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. shone
27. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go for an interview.
A. finely B. boldly C. smartly D. clearly
28. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
29. They are going to make ______ excursion next month.
A. a two-week B. two-weeks C. two weeks' D. a two-week's
30. Do you know the man ______ over there?
A. interviewed B. interviewing C. to interview D. interviews
31. The problem _____ never occurred.
A. I had expected it B. which expected C. I had expected D. that I had expected it
32. _____ any of the _____ in your class have tickets for the lecture series?
A. Do / student B. Does / student C. Do / students D. Does / students
33. The little boy pleaded _____ not to leave him alone in the dark.
A. on her mother B. her mother C. with her mother D. at his mother
34. She didn’t get____well with her boss, so she left the company.
A. at B. on C. through D. up
35. She used to work as a typist, _____she?
A. did B. didn’t C. use D. wouldn’t
Your answers: 21:______ 22:______ 23: _______ 24: _______ 25:_______
26:______ 27:_______ 28:_______ 29:________ 30:_______
31:______ 32:_______ 33:_______ 34:________ 35:________
Part III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (10 pts)

53. Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her sickness.
A B C D
54. Our neighbour will look for the garden when we go on holiday.
A B C D
55. There’s a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn’t it?
A B C D
Your answers: 46:………………………… 51:…………………………
47…………………………… 52:…………………………
48: ………………………… 53…………………………
49…………………………… 54:…………………………
50…………………………… 55…………………………
SECTION C: READING (25 POINTS)
Part I. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word. (10 pts)
John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He always (56)…….on music and played
in pop groups (57)…….school and Art College. John got married(58)……. Cynthia in 1962
and they had a son, (59)…… name was Julian. At that (60)……., John was , member of a
group (61)…….”The Beatles”. Many beautiful songs (62)…… written by John and
wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They (63)…… scream and
faint when “The Beatles” played, and lot of people (64)………their hair cut in a Beatles
styles. Soon everyone had heard of “The Beatles” and John was (65)…… richer than he had
ever been.
Your answers: 56:………………………… 61:…………………………
57…………………………… 62:…………………………
58: ………………………… 63…………………………
59…………………………… 64:…………………………
60…………………………… 65…………………………
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Part II. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
Jack London was the famous American novelist and short story writer. He was born in

raising the level of (76)…….in the soil, in lakes and in rivers to (77)…….levels, and
destroying not only trees but also fish and (78)… wildlife. The industrialized world is slowly
waking up the fact that urgent (79)… is needed to reduce air pollution, otherwise our (80)
…….will be damaged beyon repair.
71. A. being B. been C. being on D. going
72. A. at B. in C. by D. for
73. A. damaged B. caused C. destroyed D. polluted
74. A. responsible B. damaged C. polluted D. pollutants
75. A. up B. over C. into D. to
76. A. acids B. acid C. acidities D. acidity
77. A. damaging B. causes C. dangerous D. polluting
78. A. another B. other C. the D. others
79. A. parts B. country C. need D. action
80. A. environment B. government C. world D. areas
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SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS)
Part I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one (10pts)
81. The hostess showed us her collection of paintings. Half of them had been bought from
Europe.
→ The hostess……………………………………………………………………………………
82. Nobody told me that Susan had been in the hospital.
→ I ……………………………………………………………………………………………
83. The old lady said, “We had to live on the roof of our houses for several days.”
→The old lady told us …………………………………………………………………………
84. The children could not return schools unless it stopped raining.
→If……………………………………………………………………………………………
85. The whole city had to live in water because of the heavy rain for many days.
→Because……………………………………………………………………………………
86. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.

→………………………………………………………………………………………………………
-The end-
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG
CỤM CHUYÊN MÔN HIỆP HÒA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN
HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP CƠ SỞ
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
M«n: TiÕng anh líp 12
(Híng dÉn chÊm cã 2 trang)
Tæng ®iÓm: 100 ®iÓm
SECTION A: Phonetics (10 points)
Part I: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1A 2D 3A 4D 5A
Part II: 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
6C 7C 8C 9A 10B
SECTION B: Grammar & Vocabulary (45 points)
Part I: 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
11. had already gone 12. is sent 13. broke-was being moved 14. were not
15. would have caused-had been 16. loves-goes 17. can be found
18. must/might have smoked 19. stealing/having stolen – driving/having driven
20. teaches
Part II: 15 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
21D 22D 23D 24C 25C
26B 27C 28C 29A 30A
31C 32C 33C 34B 35B
Part III: 10 pts (Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm)
36. salty 37. historical 38. Urbanization 39. catergory 40. informal

92. My sister wishes she could speak English as fluently as a native speaker.
93. That book, which is very thick, belongs to my young sister. (Thiếu dấu phẩy không cho điểm)
94. A good teacher makes/ should make her students like her lessons.
95. Since the beginning of the course I’ve never been late for class.
96. The habitats for endangered animals are being seriously damaged and polluted.
97. Today books are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment, and you can keep a book
forever and need it many times.
98. If someone phones me, tell him or her to call (me) back after 7p.m
99. Huynh Duc used to be the best footballer of/in our national football team.
100. We are going to get /are getting married next month, and we want you to come to our/the
wedding.
___________The end___________
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