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Sở Giáo dục - Đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi thành phố lớp 12
Hải Phòng Năm học 2007 - 2008
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Hệ 3 năm -Bảng B
Thời gian: 150 phút
(Bài thi gồm 06 trang. Tổng điểm: 100)

Điểm bài thi: Bằng số: _______ Bằng chữ: _________________________

Tên, đơn vị công tác của hai người chấm thi:
1: ___________________________________________________________
2: ___________________________________________________________

Số phách:
(do Chủ tịch Hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)
Ghi chú: Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào đề thi này. Không viết bằng bút chì, bút mực đỏ.
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I. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest. (5 points)
1 A season B feature C increase D threaten
2 A necessary B approach C language D American
3 A nearby B difficulty C healthy D documentary
4 A university B use C understand D student
5 A smoke B home C photo D fog
6 A accept B accurate C success D accident
7 A further B furniture C purity D surgery

A. to listen B. listening C. listen D. listened
13. The Eiffel Tower is still ...............man-made structures in the world.
A. a very high one B. highest one C. the higher one D. one of the highest
14. The park...............hundred of species of endangered animals.
A. contains B. consists C. composes D. holds
15. Is modern English different ....................old English?
A. from B. of C. in D. on
16. Do you know who ................... the washing machine?
A. discovered B. invented C. founded D. realized
17. What books ................................Mark Twain's best works?
A. considered B. consider C. are considering D. are considered
18. It’s essential to....................the environment.
A. care B. protect C. prevent D. restrict
19. Trees, grasses and other plant life......... an important part in the natural circulation of water
and thus help conserve it.
A. make B. play C. keep D. have
20. He asked me ......................... the book I borrowed from the library .
A. if I found B. if I had found .
C. whether I have found D. whether I found
21. The water in this river is ....................... for all of us to swim.
A. clean enough B. too clean C. enough clean D. clean
22. Neither Kim nor his friends ............................ good at math.
A. is B. has been C. are D. be
23. If you want to find an answer ........................ this question, please have a look at "Vietnam
Economy 1990 - 2000" book.
A. for B. on C. about D. to
24. Since Le was so shocked by the sad news, she found herself ..................... with tears.
A. trembled B. to tremble C. be trembling D. trembling
25. Never staying up late at night is the first thing ............... if you want to stay young and beautiful.
A. remember B. to remember C. remembering D. remembered

________ 1.5 billion people live. In China, the importance (5) ________ to learning English is
such that a televised teaching course drew audiences of (6) ________ to 100 million. But this spread
of English throughout the world is relatively recent. In the late sixteenth century English was spoken
by just (7) ________ five million people. The arrival of English in North America was the key step in
its (8) ________ expansion. The United States is a huge commercial market and this has tended to
promote the English language in many (9) ________ nations. About eighty per cent of the data stored
on the world ‘s computers is believed (10) ________ in English and nowadays insufficient knowledge
of English can be a problem in businesses.
1 A being B been C is D be
2 A to B or C and D with
3 A official B office C original D main
4 A which B who C that D where
5 A attached B attaching C attach D which attach
6 A having B on C up D down
7 A below B beneath C less D under
8 A nation– wide B world – wide C country – wide D world– through
9 A others B another C other D various
10 A is B to be C being D that
Passage B:
Revising for exams is not as easy as it looks. You will need to work out which routine suits you best,
and (1) _______ stick to it. Some people like studying at night when it's quiet, whereas others find the
early morning is a (2) _______ time to get things done. You might enjoy (3) _______ to music while
you revise, but this can be unhelpful. Can you really concentrate (4) _______two things at once? So

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think (5) _______you turn your radio on!
Your diet is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than usually
(6)_______period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly. No missed meals, no
junk food, or endless cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well. If you've got fed up with (7)

seriously (15) _______ by the digging needed to make way for modern telephone, television and
other cables.
1 A as far as B as long as C as soon as D as well as
2 A play B show C act D serve
3 A scale B size C range D area
4 A called B known C titled D referred
5 A in B away C up D out
6 A bring B make C take D find
7 A turn B place C order D reach
8 A opposite B close C next D nearby
9 A junction B touch C contact D taste

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10 A more B else C most D other
11 A Throughout B Beyond C Without D Outside
12 A therefore B whilst C however D despite
13 A risk B threat C danger D warning
14 A stand in for B face up to C put up with D face back on
15 A concerned B disturbed C interfered D involved

V. Circle the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence. (5 points)
1. She can't possibly stay up to finish her homework tonight.
A. She can't do her homework tonight.
B. It is absolutely possible of her to stay up to finish her homework tonight.
C. She can't possibly get up to finish her assignment tonight.
D. It is impossible for her to stay up to finish her homework tonight.
2. Can you tell me her address? .
A. Do you know what is her address?
B. You know what is her address?