TRƯỜNG THPT
ĐÔ LƯƠNG 1
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH lỚP 10 THPT
Thời gian 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)

Điểm bài thi
(bằng số và chữ) Giám khảo
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
Số báo danh
(Thí sinh ghi)
Số phách
(Hội đồng thi ghi)

SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure
2. A. increase B. widespread C. death D. residential
3. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. photographed
4. A. realize B. teacher C. reason D. feature
5. A. treated B. asked C. sacred D. suggested
Your Answer:

5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet
6. Washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are _______.
A. working machines B. useless machines C. sewing machines D. labour-saving
machines
7. Both she and her husband are _______ work.
A. out of B. for C. on D. in
8. Tom is having someone _______ the newspaper to her.
A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. who brings
9. They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.
A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling
10. You've got to try to keep _______ as you grow older.
A. act B. active C. action D. actor
Your Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
1. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals.
2. The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured.
3. All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday.
4. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon.
5. She left her job soon to devote more time into her family.

4. 9. 5. 10.
III. Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right.
1. He is behaving in a very _______ way.
MYSTERY
2. Marry wants to _______ her knowledge of the subject.
BROAD
3. His _______ to retire surprised all of the workers.
DECIDE
4. Some people _______ didn't come.
INVITE
5. It is _______ to turn off the lights when it is bright enough.
ECONOMY
6. My _______ opinion is that the students should be doing more work outside the
classroom.
PERSON
7. These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs _______.
EFFECT
8. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _______ of inventions was produced.

than one cell, unlike bacteria and other life forms with only one cell. Cells are the building
blocks of living things. (5) _______.
A. Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food.
B. They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth.
C. Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on around
them.
D. They roam the land.
E. Animals come in all sizes.

Your Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

II. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.
Conservation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals,
mineral deposits, soils, clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels (1) _______ as coal, petroleum,
and natural gas. (2)_______ resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and (3)
_______. A renewable resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such
as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. The goal of
renewable resource conservation is to ensure (4) _______ such resources are not consumed faster
(5) _______ they are replaced. Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that cannot
be replaced (6) _______ can be replaced only over extremely long periods of time.
Nonrenewable resources (7) _______ fossil fuels and mineral deposits, such as iron ore and gold
ore. Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus (8) _______ maintaining an
adequate supply of these resources well into the future. Natural resources are conserved for their
biological, economic, and recreational values, as well as their natural beauty and importance to
local cultures. For (9) _______, tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both

5. David went home before I arrived.
 When I arrived,

6. The station clock showed half past ten.
According
…………
7. I’m always nervous when I take exams.
Taking

8. When did you buy your laptop?
How long
?
9. It is not worth asking Ms. Hoa to help.
There’s no

10. If people drive faster, it is more dangerous.
 The II. Make right sentences using the following suggestions.
1. Mike/ offer/ opportunity/ study abroad/ yesterday.


2. Why/ you/ not/ consider/ visit/ me?


3. Many species/ plants/ animals/ danger/extinction.


4. If we/ not/ protect/ wildlife now/ there/ nothing / left/ future generations.