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SỞ GD&ĐT THANH HÓA

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG

TRƯỜNG THPT NHƯ THANH

NĂM HỌC 2012-2013

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

Part A. Phonetics
I. Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (5pts)
1. A. confide

B. hobbies

C. convince

D. principle

2. A. kites

B. sketches

C. oranges



C. influence

D. encounter

7. A. detective

B. completely

C. regional

D. campaign

8. A. preservation

B. dictation

C. reservation

D. liberation

9. A. preserve

B. tropical

C. climate

D. temperature

10. A. advantage


3. Women……………. wear long dresses.
A. are used to

B. used to

4. He went…………… a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with

B. in for

C. over

D. through

C. been replaced

D. replaced

5. We have had the roof of our house……………..
A. to replace

B. replace

6. There was no……………..in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left.


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A. good

C. other

D. apart

C. caused

D. claimed

10. She……….. her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused

B. blamed

11…………..you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.
A. although

B. provided

C. as

D. unless

12. Radar…………….. pilots to land safely in difficult weather conditions.
A. forces

B. gets

C. enables

D. warns

2. Two miles ...(be) ... enough for her to go jogging every morning.
3. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m. He ( interview)................ job applicants at that time.
4.I didn’t do the test well. I .................(prepare) it very carefully at home.
5. Our car broke down. But for that, we………………. (to be) in time.
6. It is imperative that the letter ……………(send) at once.
7. I don’t mind her ………………(appoint) above me.
8. When I see my brother again, he ……………(finish) all his exams.
9. My father would rather that we ………………..(not leave) yesterday.
10. Jane’s train ……………….(arrive) tomorrow morning at 7.00 so we will meet him at the station.
III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (10pts)


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1. Tom spoke…………………………because he was so excited. (BREATHE)
2. Do you ever suffer from…………………. (BORE)
3. Are there any………………………rivers left in the world? (POLLUTE)
4. This new film is…………………………….good. (EXCEPT)
5. Freedom of………………is one of the fundamental rights. (SPEAK)
6. After the explosion, only two people were left…………….. (LIVE)
7. The evening was…………………..spent playing and talking. (ENJOY)
8. Everyone has a number of………..but none has many true friends. (ACQUAINT)
9. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays. We have to use it…… (ECONOMY)
10. ……………children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (ACCOMPANY)
IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (10pts)
1. The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water.
2. If I knew you were coming , I would have met you at the airport.
3. Found in 1933, The New York Sun was the first successful penny newspaper.
4. For such an experience and able teacher , discipline was not a problem.
5. Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer.


2. A. school

B. class

C. course

D. term

3. A. worth

B. necessary

C. important

D. useful

4. A. between

B. among

C. with

D. through

5. A. notes

B. papers

C. arts


C. another

D. always

10. A. getting

B. making

C. taking

D. doing

II. Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph. (10pts)
Most of the addicts are men. They come home (1)………….work, eat their meal quickly, and
then spend the evening (2)………..their computers. Some of them (3)………….programs, but
most of them (4)…………play games. Some wises say (5)……….computer is killing their
marriage. Their husbands play until three (6)……..four o’clock in the morning and all weekend.
people (7)………..these lonely wives “computer widows”.
When television became popular in the 1950s, doctors said it caused “television neck”, TV eyes
and (8)………….new illnesses, and makes their eyes tired. But worst (9)………..all, it is addictive.
That means it is (10)……….drinking, smoking or taking drugs. Some people can’t stop doing it.
III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (10pts)
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes
which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents
expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are


3. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians.

B. Unrealistic parents.

C. Their children.

D. Educational psychologists.

4. Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his father is a musician

B. his parents are quite rich

C. his mother knows little about music

D. his parents help him in a sensible way

5. The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "surprised at"

B. "extremely interested in"

C. "completely unaware of"

D. "confused about"

6. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. has won a lot of piano competitions



B. "eager to do something"

C. "not objecting to doing anything"

D. "not wanting to do something"

10. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
Part D. Writing
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence
printed before it. (10pts)
1. He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident.
Not only ……………………………………………………..
2. The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down.
It was ..........................................................................................................
3. They had hardly left home when it started to rain.
No sooner .....................................................................................................
4. Your hair needs cutting.
It’s about time you .......................................................................................
5. I only recognized him when he came into light.
Not until ……………………………………..……………………
6. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not ……………………………………………
7. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
I was ...........................................................
8. Would you mind leaving your shoes outside?

2. A

II. 1. D

2. C

3. C

4. C

5. B

3. B

4. A

5. C

Part B
I.
1. D

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. D



5. would have been

10. arrives

III.
1. breathlessly 2. boredom

3. unpolluted

6. alive

8. acquaintances 9. economically 10. unaccompanied

7. enjoyably

4. exceptionally 5. speech

IV. (tìm ra lỗi được 0.5đ, sửa lại đúng được 0.5 đ)
1. too – so

2. knew – had known

3. found – founded

4. experience – experienced

5. interested - been interested

6. calmly – calm


II.
1. from

2. on

3. make

4. only/just

5. the

6. or

7. call

8. other

9. of

10. like


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III.
1. A

2. C


3. I don’t believe whatever he says.
4. He’d rather drink tea than (drink) coffee.
5. This/ It is the most sarcastic essay that I have ever read.