Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Bắc giang
Đề chính thức
Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2007 - 2008
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (lớp 12)
Ngày thi: 06 tháng 4 năm 2008
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
điểm
Bài thi
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:..
Chữ kí Giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
Chữ kí Giám khảo 2: ...............................................................
L u ý: - Đề thi gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
section a: Phonetics (10 points)
Part I. (5 pts) Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
by circling A, B, C or D.
1. A. add B. answer C. aspect D. mechanic
2. A. white B. while C. who D. which
3. A. fiction B. invention C. education D. question
4. A. chemistry B. mechanic C. character D. parachute
5. A. death B. health C. disease D. spread
Part II. (5 pts) Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B,
C or D
6. A. inexpensive B. psychology C. patriotic D. scientific
7. A. women B. labour C. independent D. children
8. A. secretary B. intelligent C. necessary D. comfortable
9. A. computer B. accurate C. instruction D. destroy
10. A. achievement B. arrangementC. enclosure D. reference

A. up B. all C. whole D. at all
23. Her mother told her not to be too ……and advised her to try to do things herself.
A. dependable B. depending C. dependent D. independent
24. Give me your telephone number ……I need your help.
A. in case B. so that C. unless D. whether
25. The question was easy enough, but ……students could answer it.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. a great number of
26. If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day.
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoken
27. The cattle ……. in the field now.
A. is grazing B. graze C. are grazing D. has grazed
28. Children should be …… to realize their full potential.
A. discouraged B. encourage C. encouraged D. courage
29. If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me.
A. were alive B. alive C. would be alive D. had been alive
30. The boy always does his homework before class …… by the teacher.
A. so as not to be punished B. so as to be punished
C. so that not to be punished D. in order that not to be punished
Part II. (10 pts) Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Your answers
31. The United State gained (DEPEND) …………. from Britain in 1776.
32-33. It is the (WRITE) ………………..English which is not
(SYSTEM) …..................phonetic that causes difficulties to foreigners.
34. The criminal was sentenced to one year’s (PRISON) ………………….
35. The doctor has (repeat)………………. advised him to stop smoking.
36. She spent most of her (SAVE)……………………..on clothes.
37. He (OCCASION) ……………………………gets up early in winter.
38. This knife is very blunt. It needs (SHARP)………………………………
39. I don't know what's the matter with Tommy lately. His (BEHAVE)......
seems to be getting worse and worse.

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view point was in favour of the poor and socialism. He read a lot of books of Karl Marx. He was influenced
by Marxist Party theory and the October Revolution. In 1885, he joined the Socialist Labour Party but in
the last years of his life, he moved away from the working class and in 1916 he left the party. In 1916, he
committed suicide because of despair dream. He used an overdose of morphine and drowned himself in
the sea. He was an adventure novelist, a socialist reformer and a prominent socialist who often signed
under the line “Yours for the revolution, Jack London”
51. Jack London quit school in ……
A. 1876 B. 1890 C. 1895 D. 1916
52. He had a/an …… life.
A. rich and adventurous B. poor and quiet
C. adventurous and poor D. rich and quiet
53. He was in favour of ……
A. self teaching B. capitalism
C. the rich and the poor D. the poor and socialism
54. Why did he commit suicide?
A. Because he left the party.
B. He used to have a dream.
C. Because of socialism.
D. Because of despair of life and disillusion with American dream.
55. Jack London died at the age of ……
A. 39 B. 40 C. 41 D. 42
Passage 2:
It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us
to look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the
tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there then the decay slowly spreads
inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill
the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are
growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a

62. A. more B. most C. less D. least
63. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destroying D. destroys
64. A. extremely B. extreme C. hardly D. rarely
65. A. feed B. feeding C. to feed D. fed
66. A. increase B. increasing C. decrease D. decreasing
67. A. of B. with C. about D. in
68. A. complete B. completely C. total D. whole
69. A. to B. for C. of D. forward
70. A. is B. are C. have D. has
section D. writing (30 points)
Part I. (10 pts) Find and circle one mistake from the four options A, B, C or D in each sentence below.
71. We have to apply new technology to reduce waste as well to recycle used materials.
A B C D
72. Cotton is one of the most popular fiber used to make clothes.
A B C D
73. There is a motel at the corner of this street, where the travelers can stay there.
A B C D
74. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
A B C D
75. The manager was honest, clean, well-dress and clever but he never tried to be polite to us.
A B C D
76. The celebration of Tet holiday, like many other Vietnamese traditions, are said to originate from China.
. A B C D
77. He was the first athlete arrived the finish and won the gold medal.
A B C D
78. He will surely fail the exam unless he will study harder.
A B C D
79. More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans.
A B C D
80. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital

94. New York/ exciting/ city/ I/ ever/ visit/.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
95. That book / very thick/ belong/ my young sister/.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Part IV. (5 pts) Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
96. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic.
A. They left early so that not to get caught in the traffic.
B. They left early to avoid getting caught in the traffic.
C. They left early so as to not get caught in the traffic.
D. They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic.
97. If he doesn’t apologize, I will never invite him here again.
A. Unless he apologizes, then I will never invite him here again.
B. Unless he apologizes, or I will never invite him here again.
C. Unless he apologizes, otherwise I will never invite him here again.
D. Unless he apologizes, I will never invite him here again.
98. Mr. Brown, who lives near my house, is very helpful.
A. Mr. Brown is helpful enough to live near my house.
B. Mr. Brown, that is my next door neighbour, is of great help.
C. Mr. Brown is very helpful; We live next door to him.
D. Mr. Brown doesn’t live far from us so he’s very helpful.
99. You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. John anywhere.
A. Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. John.
B. Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker like Mrs. John.
C. Nowhere won’t you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. John.
D. Nowhere you will find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. John.
100. It’s possible that the teacher didn’t understand what I meant.
A. The teacher may not understand what I mean.
B. The teacher might not understand what I mean.
C. The teacher might not have understood what I wanted to say.
D. It is impossible that the teacher understood what I meant.