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Sở GD&ĐT Quảng Ninh kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi CP tỉnh
lớp 12 năm học 2010 - 2011
Đề thi CHNH THC
( thi ny cú 09 trang)
Chữ ký của giám thị
Môn: Tiếng Anh (bảng A)

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

SBD:
1:
Ngày thi: 26/10/2010

Họ, tên thí sinh: Số phách
Ngày sinh:
chm ln 1:
2:
Nơi sinh:

Học sinh trng:

Ban coi thi: S phỏch
chm phỳc kho:
im bi thi
chm ln 1:

2: ......

Ghi chú: Thí sinh trả lời ngay vào bi thi này. Nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại.

I. LISTENING (3,0 points)
Activity 1: When Ted comes home, he finds three recorded messages on his answerphone.
Listen and complete the information in Ted's notebook.
1. From: Carol
About: (1) ....................................
Where: the Odeon
When: (2) ................................................
What time: (3) .........................................
Where to meet: (4) ..................................
2. From: Donald Ferguson
About: (5) .....................................
Where: (6) .....................................
When: (7) ................................................
What time: (8) .........................................
Dress: not formal
3. From: Jason
About: (9) .....................................
Where: (10) .....................................
When: (11) ..............................................
What time: (12) .......................................
Address: (13) ..........................................

Activity 2: Listen to two people, Sophie and Sally, arraging a party. Read the questions,
then listen and circle the letter A, B or C next to the right answer.
1. Who is leaving?
A. Thomas B. Trevor C. Terry

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5,0 points)
Activity 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word that has underlined part is
pronounced differently from the other three in each question.

1. A. hoped B. ended C. washed D. liked
2. A. books B. dogs C. dolls D. songs
3. A. children B. chemist C. changeable D. cherry
4. A. selfish B. suspicious C. supervisor D. busy
5. A. wrong B. sing C. morning D. finger
6. A. loyalty B. floppy C. apply D. sneaky

Activity 2: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer to complete each
sentence below.
1. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _____ a misunderstanding.
A. for B. of C. because of D. because
2. The problem _____ discussed by the board of directors when it was proposed again by
the supervisors.
A. had already B. is already C. had already been D. has already
3. He told us to use our dictionaries to _____ anything we didn’t understand.
A. look for B. look out C. look at D. look up
4. You need to be highly trained and have _____ skills to work in engineering.
A. specialised B. exact C. detailed D. specific
5. Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.
A. me B. for C. me on D. me for 3
6. Had it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they _____ much longer.
A. will stay B. would stay
C. would be staying D. would have stayed

19. We shouldn’t give the children everything they ask for; they will become completely
_____.
A. wounded B. damaged C. destroyed D. spoilt
20. At last we’ve found the information that I was looking ______
A. for B. for it C. for that D. it
21. I was ______ with the film. I had expected it to be better.
A. disappointing B. disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointment
22. The plane ______ has just taken off is an hour late.
A. it B. what C. which D. who
23. Martin is someone with ______ I usually agree.
A. him B. that C. who D. whom
24. I’d like to see the photo ______ .
A. took B. you took it C. that you took D. that you took it

Activity 3: Circle the letter A or B, C, D next to the best answer or the similar meaning to
the statements below.
1. Hello. How have you been? 4
A. Good, thanks. B. Fine. C. Thank you. D. That's right.
2. Good luck on your exam.
A. Thanks. B. Yes. C. Please. D. All right.
3. I’m afraid there’s no sugar. Do you want a coffee without any?
A. No, I don’t. B. No. C. No, thanks. D. I don’t like it
4. I’m afraid I can’t take you to the airport.
A. OK. B. That’s all right. C. Fine. D. Never mind.
5. Do you need any help?
A. Oh, yes please. B. Thanks. C. Yes, I do. D. Please.
6. Tan said: “I am going to work in Ho Chi Minh city next July.”

wide range of jobs (2)__________________ : trapeze artists,
acrobats, clowns, magicians, fire-eaters and tight-rope walkers
are all to be found in the big top.
A few circuses train their own performers, but usually they
are more interested in someone who can already demonstrate a
circus-related (3)_________________ or skill. Circus schools
are the best way of obtaining the necessary training, and can be
either connected to a large circus or else totally
(4)__________________ . Good circus performers are talented,

1. inform

2. avail

3. able 4. depend 5

III. READING: (6,0 points)
Activity 1: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the right
word in each number to complete the passage.
If you (1)_____ to be walking in your local park tomorrow and you find an
abandoned book with a label inside (2)_____ “Read and Release me”, don't just treat it

Activity 2: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best
answer.
To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s
Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud
energetic and (5)__________________ . They need to be
(6)_________________ fit and possess the necessary mental
strength to cope with the intense training and obvious demands
of job. They are also flexible and able to adapt easily to new
situations, particularly as circuses are (7)_________________
on the move. (8)___________________ , for many jobs within
the circus, good (9)____________________ is essential. Fire-
eaters and acrobats can't afford to be careless as mistakes can
have (10)___________________ consequences.
5. enthuse
6. physical 7. frequency
8. add
9. concentrate

10. disaster