SỞ GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT
QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Vòng 2)
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Khóa thi: Ngày 11 tháng 10 năm 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
(Đề thi gồm 07 trang)

Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
* Giám thị không hướng dẫn hoặc giải thích gì thêm.

SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu:
 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần
và giữa các phần có một khoảng trống thời gian chờ.
 Mọi hướng dẫn làm bài cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. Listen to the story and fill in the following blanks according to what you hear.
An elderly woman told the police that, as she entered a (1) …………., she was jostled
by a woman behind her. A few minutes later, as she was about to pay for a moustache
remover at a nearby store, she discovered that her wallet was missing from her purse. (2)
………… the woman who had pumped into her had cleverly stolen her wallet. This type of
theft is called pick-pocketing.
Perhaps an even more personal kind of theft is known as housebreaking, or burglary.
After such an intrusion, the victims often report a feeling of violation. They seldom
(3) ……………. the comfort and security level they used to have in their home. They
constantly feel like they are being watched; they feel that if they go out, the burglars will
again come in. They feel uncomfortable when they are at home, and they feel uncomfortable
when they aren’t at home.
Burglars get lucky or make their own luck. Sometimes (4) ……………. forget to lock
all their windows or doors. Sometimes burglars will break a window, cut through a screen

→ ………… …………………………………………………
13. Where did her dog make a mess?
→ ………… …………………………………………………
14. Could she see the sign?
→ ………… …………………………………………………
15. How did she feel?
→ ………… …………………………………………………
SECTION TWO: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
16. The company has just got a big order and the workers are working round the
……………….
A. day B. clock C. hour D. night
17. ……………. long, I'm sure you will be speaking English ………………. a native
speaker.
A. After/ like B. Before/ like C. After/ with D. Before/ with
18. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your ….………… .
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D. temper
19. Everyone in our family says best wishes to …………… in the early morning of the first
day
of the New Year.
A. ourselves B. themselves C. one another D. the others
20. You will have to go for an interview tomorrow, but don't worry. It's just a …………… .
A. form B. format C. formation D. formality
21. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to ………………… .
A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at
22. Do you need to give your speech another or do you already know it by
heart?
A. break-down B. check-up C. run-through D. mix-up
23. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his ………………. until it
was

jogging.
41. There were clashes between friend and myself at times but I …… really … him
every
serious trouble.
42. The bomb …………… with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
43. They are going to ……………… a lot of criticism for increasing bus fares by so much.
Part 5. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct,
and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by the
number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number.

0. √…
00. will
44. …
45. …
46. …
47. …
48. …
49. …
50. …
51. …
52. …
53. …
Cars became popular as a quick and comfortable way of getting around. This is still true
when you will drive along a quiet country road or a modern motorway. As far as getting
from one place to another in the city is concerned, it is a different story. Whenever I
want to get up anywhere in a hurry, I leave the car at home and go on foot. It often turns
out to be much more quicker. I still make the mistake now and again of thinking the car
is an efficient means of a transport. The other day my wife was feeling a bit under the
weather. She had been having terrible headaches for some long time and she decided she
couldn’t take it any more and asked from me to give her a lift to the doctor, whose

D. all languages should have a written form.
55. According to the passage, writing ……….…
A. represents speech, but not perfectly.
B. is imperfect, but less so than speech.
C. developed from imperfect speech.
D. is represented perfectly by speech.
56. In the author’s judgment……………………
A. writing has more advantages than speech.
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does.
D. writing is more real than speech.
57. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of
…….
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech .
B. people who speak many languages.
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write.
D. severely handicapped children.
58. According to the author, one mark of civilized society is that it ……… …
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing.
B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech.
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly.
D. keeps written records.
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space.
A recent university research project investigated the attitudes of postgraduate science
students (59) ……… …… the learning of English vocabulary. The results were surprising.
I’ll mention three of them.
Firstly, most of the students think that (60) ………… … every word in English has
just one meaning. This is, of course, completely contrary to the facts. A glance at any English
dictionary will show this. The student will frequently find seven or eight meanings listed

focus and, if so, what direction will it take?
C. I would respond to the latter question on a positive note. The music industry is one
of the major generators of income in Britain and musical skill and talent will continue to be
important in preparing individuals to work in a variety of professions, in particular those
related to the media.
D. This represents a fundamental change from traditional practice and it will be
accompanied by the need to respond to demands for public accountability. Viewed positively,
this should provide an opportunity for all those involved in music education to demonstrate
the high quality of music tuition available.
E. There seems little doubt that the widening access to music is likely to continue,
fulfilling as it does so many human needs. On a national level, no major state occasion is
without music. For individuals, it provides opportunities for numerous activities, formal and
informal.
F. One of the best-recognised functions is that of providing an outlet for emotional
expression. Its influence on our moods can be therapeutic. It provides a means of
communicating which goes beyond words and provides us with shared unspoken
understandings.
G. Developing in parallel with this trend is a likely increase in the number of people,
across the whole age range, who wish to actively participate in music making. Such activities
are likely to be community based and will reflect the musical traditions of that community
whatever they may be.
H. While these results are still to be successfully replicated, other data from Europe
has indicated that an increase in .group music lessons can have positive effects on social
relationships in school and on concentration in young children and those with behavioural
difficulties.
Music - The Challenge Ahead
Technological advances continue to transform our lives at work, at home and in our
leisure activities. Susan Hallam discusses their impact on music in Britain.
In the latter part of the 20
th

(73) ……………….
If this vision of the future is to be realised, what does the music profession need to do
in preparation? The focus of instrumental tuition will need to change. Ways will need to be
found to enable more people to learn to play a range of instruments, throughout their life
span.
(74) …………….…
Crucial to the success of the process will be the training of musicians. They will need
to be able to motivate, inspire and teach learners of all ages, develop skills for working with
large and diverse groups and acquire the communication, social, entrepreneurial and
management skills necessary for community work.
(75) ……… ……
Finally, we need to strive towards raising the profile of music itself. Music plays a
crucial role in our lives but all too often it is taken for granted. Those involved in the music
profession at all levels need to work actively together to ensure that this changes.
SECTION FOUR: WRITING
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between
three and five words, including the word given.
76. I never have enough money. (SHORT)
 I …………………………………
77. I’ve got to get a new computer. (NEED)
 What I really new computer.
78. I can’t describe people as well as you can. (BETTER)
 You’re I am.
79. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO)
 We tickets for the concert.
80. I hate to watch late night films on TV. (STAND)
 I …………………………… late night films on TV.
81. The players did their best, so the manager thanked them. (FOR)
 The manager …………………….………… their best.