Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Hà Tĩnh Đề Thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi lớp 12
Trờng THPT Đức Thọ Môn Thi: Tiếng anh 12
Năm học : 2009-2010
Thời gian làm bài : 180 phút
( không kể thời gian giao đề)
Section one: Phonetics
Question 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. fond B. off C. follow D. honey
2. A. there B. appear C. wear D. prepare
3. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
4. A. storage B. encourage C. garage D. shortage
5. A. fat B. any C. land D. band
Question 2: Choose the word whose the main stress is placed differently from the others:
6. A. evaporate B. consulate C. contemplate D. coordinate
7. A. interrupt B. interview C. intervene D. interstellar
8. A. continent B. continue C. contention D. contain
9. A. overweight B. overdevelop C. overnight D. overhead
10. A. demonstration B. vegetation C. generation D. attraction
Section two : Grammar and vocabulary
Question 1: Circle the letter of the best answers:
1. Don't be silly! That ________ possibly be Madonna!
A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. won't D. can't
2. No sooner had we started the picnic _______ the rain began pouring down!
A. than B. when C. that D. and
3. You really shouldn't buy that car. I know the engine is fine, but most of the bodywork has been
____________away by rust.
A. eaten B. dissolve C. crumbled D. erases
4. Not only __________ visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well?
A. they plan to B. they must C. will they D. are they paying
5. I'll hand over all my files to my assistant before I _________
A. am leaving B. leave C. will leave D. shall leave

refused to allow her out at all.
A. set B. put C. hand D. lay
20. Now's a _________time to tell me you are going out this evening- I've spent the whole day preparing supper
for you.
A. right B. suitable C. reasonable D. fine.
Question 2: Fill in each numbered space with one suitable word.
The world of dreams
Most people feel that when they dream, they (0) are carried off to another world. (1) the
contrary, dreams are often connected (2) our daily lives.
(3) our whole mind (4) filled with something, when we are either very upset
(5) when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent (6) reality in symbols. It is often
said that we benefit (7) dreams because they help the spirit to heal itself. when things
(8) wrong. Dreams are therefore (9) kind of escape, almost a holiday from
(10) life, with its fears and responsibilities . It is, (11) , a strange
(12) of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns
(13) to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (14)
you are one of those people disciplined enough to write (15) down as soon as you wake up.
Question 3: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line
My ideal job
One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY
that has anything to do with physics, (1) or maths; CHEMIST
I am not the (2) type at all. In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE
complete (3) in these subjects. Neither am I very FAIL
good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) , so jobs in AMBITION
business, administration and (5) don't really interest MANAGE
me either. Moreover I find it (6) to be surrounded by IRRITATE
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative
work or (7) skills of some sort. I'd like to have the ART
chance to work outdoors (8) and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION

C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness.
D. will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years.
3. What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant?
A. Its core will cool off and use less fuel
B. Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
C. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
D. Its center will grow smaller and hotter.
4. According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of the stages that the Sun will
probably pass through?
A. Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant.
B. Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosion.
C. Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf.
D. White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, a yellow dwarf.
5. The word " there" in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to
A. our own planet
B. The outer surface of the Sun
C. the core of a black dwarf
D. the planet Mercury.
Question 2: Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition;
1. Valuable chemical products are obtained _____ volcanic substances, including gold and silver.
2. The company has laid _________strict procedures for this kind of situation.
3. You are perfectly capable _________ of making your own bed, I would have thought!
4. Keep away _____those electrical wires.
5. My friend, Howard, is very enthusiastic __________his new equipment.
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6. That boy threw a piece of stone _______the old man.
7. The geese no longer had their freedom, but they were safe _______the other fowls.
Section four : Writing
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before.

10. More and more women are now joining the pay labor force worldly.
Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction
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§¸p ¸n ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái 12 - n¨m häc 2009-2010
Section 1: Phonetics ( 1p)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D
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Section2: Grammar and vocabulary
Question1: ( 2p)
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
11. A 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. B 19.D 20. A
Question2: ( 1,5p)
1. on 2. to 3. when 4. is 5. or 6. its 7. from
8. go 9. a 10. real 11. however 12. kind/sort/type
13. out 14. unless 15 .them
Question 3: ( 1p)
1. chemistry 2. scientific 3. failure 4. ambitious
5. management 6. irritating 7. artistic 8. occationally
9. particularly 10. reasonable
Section 3: Reading
Question 1: ( 1p)
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
Question 2: (1p)
1. from 2. down 3. of 4. from
5. about 6. at 7. as