KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI Năm học: 2011-2012
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THÀNH PHỐ
Năm học: 2011-2012
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 18-10-2012
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
I. PHONETICS (1,2 PTS)
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Identify your answer by
cycling the corresponding letter A, B, C, D.
1. A. holding B. holiday C. holistic D. homework
2. A. treasure B. insure C. measure D. pleasure
3. A. journey B. country C. trouble D. enough
4. A. thousand B. wounded C. hour D. mount
5. A. appeal B. headquarters C. league D. treatment
6. A. cruise B. increase C. paradise D. rehearse
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7,4 PTS)
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
7. You’d better not call your friends _________ night.
A. to B. on C. in D. at
8. The contractor’s recommendation is that the old building ________.
A. is needed repairing B. needs to be repaired C. need repairing D. need to repair
9. Hello. Is that 4578? Please put me ________ to the manager.
A. across B. up C. over D. through
10. Because I’ve been ill and away from school, I’ve fallen ________ with my work.
A. for B. behind C. on D. out
11. I ran _________ an interesting article about fashion while I was reading the newspaper.
A. after B. across C. away D. out
12. You can exercise your _______ to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn’t receive any money at that
point.
A. duty B. obligation C. rights D. possibility

26. It’s a long walk tomorrow. We need to _________ as early as possible.
A. set up B. set in C. set off D. set down
27. The little children watched the performance in _______ amazement.
A. wide-eyed B. cross-eyed C. eagle-eyed D. hawk-eyed
28. By the time the ambulance had arrived, a crowd of ________ had gathered.
A. spectators B. passers C. onlookers D. viewers
29. The main cause of the strike was the management’s refusal to give further consideration to the question of
paying _________.
A. differentials B. differences C. subsidies D. opportunities
30. In the last month I was ___________ my affairs in England and saying goodbye to all my friends.
A. switching off B. hanging up C. winding up D. fading away
b. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the passage.
In the not-too-distant past farm animals were able to live natural lives in what we would now term ‘free-range’
conditions. Such farming methods however, were not able to supply enough for the rapidly growing population of
the world and the increasing demands on food (31. CONSUME) _____________. In order to cope with this rising
demand, factory farming methods were introduced along with the development of genetically engineered (32.
GROW) ____________ hormones, which resulted in a massive increase in food production. However, these
developments in the use of factory farming and drug (33.TREAT) ___________ have led to a (34. SPREAD)
_______________ feeling that animals are being caused a lot of distress and that the quality of the food itself
suffers as a consequence. Certainly, many people (35. AGREE) ________________ with the idea of keeping
animals in one building for their entire (36. EXIST) ______________ and argue that more emphasis should be
given to (37.ALTERNATE) _________________ farming methods. A growing number of people are choosing to
eat organic food, supporting farmers who use free-range methods, a system which has proved to be both
(38.ECONOMY) __________________ and more humane.
c. Find a suitable preposition for each of the phrases below then use the combination to complete the
sentences given. There are more phrases than you need.
the time being far bounds no means tune duty the question
39. Of all houses we’ve looked at, this one is ______________ the best.
40. We can’t use this piano because it is _______________________. It needs repairing.
41. The government has decided to shelve its plans raise the school leaving age to eighteen at least

polluting resort, Gluttonness in Scotland turns out to be more than an equal for the eco-tourism rainforest options
when you factor in the huge carbon footprint that your flight would otherwise create.
52. A. strain B. damage C. stress D. harm
53. A. increment B. step C. foot D. degree
54. A. deny B. suffer C. rough D. abstain
55. A. search B. crave C. long D. wish
56. A. combination B. included C. package D. combo
c. Match the following sentences with the appropriate response.
Answers Possible stimulus You say
57. ______
58. ______
59. ______
60. ______
61. ______
62. ______
57. I got away with missing afternoon school last Friday, so I’m going to
try taking all of Friday off next week.
58. Would you like to choose which hotel room you want?
59. Do you always get a good horse at the riding stables you go to?
60. You’re playing against the best player in the competition!
61. Did you manage to persuade Jane to come on holiday with you?
62. I dreamt that Elton John invited me to one of his parties last night!
A. No such luck!
B. Don’t push your luck!
C. You should be lucky!
D. We’ll take pot luck.
E. Just my luck!
F. It’s the luck of the draw.
d. Answer the questions by referring to the article below. Choose from the list of methods of transportation
in Bangkok for each question and write in the gaps. Some of the choices may be required more than once.

popular option is the Chao Phraya Express Boat, basically an aquatic bus plying up and down the river. The basic
service plies from Wat Rajsingkorn (S4) all the way to Nonthaburi (N30) for 6 to 10 baht depending on distance,
stopping at most of Rattanakosin’s major attractions including the Grand Palace, the Temple of Dawn, etc. In
addition to the basic service, there are express service flagged with yellow or orange flags, which stop only at major
piers and should be avoided unless you’re sure where’re going. The new signposting of the piers is quite clear, with
numbered piers and English route maps, and the Central station offers easy interchange to the BTS Saphan Taksin
station. In addition to the workaday express boat, there is also self-proclaimed Tourist Boat which stops at a
different subset of piers, offers commentary in English and charges twice the price. The boats are slightly more
comfortable and not at a bad option for hop or two, but don’t get bullied into buying the overpriced day pass. Canal
boats also service some of Bangkok’s many canals (khlong). They are cheap and immune to Bangkok’s traffic
jams, just watch your step when boarding and disembarking! One particularly useful line runs up and down Khlong
Saen Saep, parallel to Petchaburi Rd, and provides the easiest access from the city center to the Golden Mount.
Finally, for trips outside the set routes, you can hire a long tail river taxi at any major pier. These are fairly
expensive and will attempt to charge as much as 500 baht/hour, but with haggling may be suitable for small groups.
To circumvent the mafia-like touts who attempt to get a (large) cut for every ride, agree for the price of the shortest
possible ride (half an hour etc), and negotiate directly with the captain when on board.
C. By bus: Local buses, mostly operated by the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), are the cheapest but
also the most challenging way of getting around, as there is bewildering plethora of routes, usually marked only in
Thai. Bus stops usually list only the bus members that stop there and nothing more. They are also subject to
Bangkok’s notorious traffic, often terribly crowded, and many are not air-conditioned. The hierarchy of Bangkok’s
buses from the cheapest to the best can be ranked as follows:
* Small green bus, 3.50 baht flat fare. Crowded, no air-conditioning, no fan, famously suicidal drivers, not
advisable for more than short hops.
* Red bus, 4 baht flat fare. BMTA-run, more spacious and fan cooled (in theory). Unlike other buses, a subset of
these runs through the night.
* White/blue bus, 5 baht flat fare. Exactly the same as the red buses, but operated by private concession.
* Blue bus, air-conditioning, 8 baht for the first 8 kilometers, up to 20 baht max. BMTA-run and quite comfortable.
* Orange bus, air-conditioning (Euro 2), 10 baht for the first few kilometers, up to 20 baht max. BMTA-run, new
and comfortable.
* Purple Microbus, 25 baht flat fare, fixed number of seats so never crowded. Some of these are Skytrain feeder

tuk-tuk driver gas coupons and commissions for bringing customers). The shops’ salesmen are pushy, but you are
free to leave after five or ten minutes browsing. In case you actually want to get somewhere, and you’re an all-male
party, be careful with the tuk-tuk drivers, they will usually just ignore your destination and start driving you to
some other places. Insist continually on going only to your destination.
IV. WRITING (6,0 PTS)
a. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
71-72. Let’s go to Japan for our holiday this year.
Why _______________________________________________________?
73-74. “How long have you been learning English?”, Nam asked.
Nam wanted to know __________________________________________
75-76. “Helen, would you like to come and have lunch with me next Sunday?”, Mary asked.
Mary invited ______________________________________________
77-78. “Do you think a smile is a sign of friendliness and interest? ”, he asked.
He asked me _____________________________________________
79-80. The students in my class are going to organize a surprise party on the occasion of October 20
th
tomorrow
evening.
A ________________________________________________________________________________
b. Use the suggested words below to make meaning full sentences.
81-82. Who / you / think / be / blame / accident / this morning/ ? /
________________________________________________________________________________
83-84. Only/ when/ you/ know/ truth/ ,/ you/ make/ decision/ whether/ change/ habits/./
________________________________________________________________________________
85-86. I/ afraid/ something/ urgent/ come/ so/ I/ not/ able/ see/ you/ tonight/ ./
________________________________________________________________________________
87-88. Before/ you/come/ conclusion/ that/ he/ fault/ should/ take/ age/ account/ ./
________________________________________________________________________________
89-90. Because/ the/ importance/ body/ language/ ,/ you/ want/ know/ what/ yours/ say/ how/ interpret/ people’s/ ./