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Kì THI chọn HSG LớP 12 thpt NĂM học 2008-2009
Đề thi Môn: TIếNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi gồm 3 trang
Câu I. Nghe và điền thông tin cần thiết vào chỗ trống dới đây. KHÔNG viết quá hai từ hoặc một số.
Ví dụ: 1. Future Direction
2. Ê20
Three day cost: (1) Ê .
Payment by (2) ........ or on arrival
Accommodation:
Conference center
(3) Ê . per night
near the conference rooms
Guest House
(4) Ê per night
approximately (5) walk from Conference Center
Further documents to be sent:
(6)
An application form
Location:
Conference Center is on (7) Park Road, next to the (8) .
Taxi costs (9) Ê .or take bus number (10) .. from station.
Câu II. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân đợc phát âm khác với phần gạch chân trong các từ còn lại trong
các câu sau đây.
1. A corn B cut C cat D certain
2. A cure B during C pull D pure
3. A study B cut C bull D mud
4. A pleasure B sound C same D best

course I agreed going.
5. I just don't understand it and wondering why she did it.
6. The picture in the television is not at all clear because something needs to be adopted.
7. You can buy a newspaper at that little kiosk on the corner which is right before the cinema.
8. Never mind we are all in the same boat now and we shall have to work together on order to find a
solution.
9. These sorts of stories have been told at bedtime again and again for children from their parents.
10. Although he had made every effort to showing that he had had a change of heart and would try to
go straight in the future, nobody was in the least convinced.
Câu V. Dùng dạng đúng của động từ trong mỗi câu sau.
When I (1. go) ________ to bed last night, I (2. fall) _______ asleep immediately. I must
have been tired because I (3.work) _______ so hard for several hours. So I forgot (4. close)
_______ the windows before (5. get) _______ into bed. If I had remembered, the thief (6. not get)
________ in but he (7. give) ________ a perfect opportunity (8. enter) _______ the house. The
next time if I (9. work) ______ late, I (10. lock) ________ the house carefully.
CâuVI. Dùng dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc hoàn thành đoạn văn sau.
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human___________(1. be)
like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of ___________(2. select) as it is
commonly practised is that the forms filled in by ___________(3. apply) often fail to show people as they
really are. This means that you can follow all the best ________(4. advise) when completing your form
and still find that you are ____________(5. success) at the next stage the interview, ____________
(6. similar) in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an __________(7.
adequate) form may do surprisingly well.
Of course, your form needs to show that you have _____________(8. confident) in your
_____________(9. able) to do the job, but dont try to turn yourself into someone else a person you
have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and _____________(10. honest) are definitely the best
approach.
Câu VII. Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau và viết T (True) cạnh câu đúng, F (False) cạnh câu sai và N (No
information) nếu câu không có thông tin trong bài đọc. Ví dụ: 1. T
A language everyone knows

difficult to move or to find a (9) ______ to sit (10) _______ the train.
You can see (11) ______ more of London from one of its famous red (12) _______. Some
special visitors' buses take (13) _______ to many of the interesting places in the city on one (14)
_____ . It takes about one and a half hours, but you can (15) ______ your journey and get (16)
_______ and on again at the different places you want to visit.
London taxis are called "black cabs'. Most of them are black, (17) ______ some are not.
You can stop one if it has a " For Hire" sign on it. The drivers are always friendly and helpful.
Why not (18) _____ a boat trip along the River Thames? Boats (19) _______ Westminster
Pier and Charging Cross Pier, and they go to Tower Pier and Greenwich.
Between April and October, you can take a long boat (20) ______ to Hampton Court
(about four hours) - a beautiful palace in a big park.
Câu IX. Hãy dùng từ hoặc cụm từ cho trong ngoặc để viết lại hoặc kết hợp các câu sao cho nghĩa của
câu mới giống với các câu đã cho trớc.
1. You shouldn't decide now. You need to think about it first. (until)
2. You can use the computer in a minute. I'll have finished with it soon. (when)
3. We can leave in a minute. I need to pay the bill first. (as soon as)
4. We can discuss it later. We'll be sitting on the plane together. (while)
5. To spend all that money was a waste. (they considered)
6. He can't answer no matter what question the teacher asks him. (whatever)
7. The match was postponed to April 25th because the weather was bad. (because of)
8. Nam is 17 years old and Hung is 16 years old. (one year older)
9. What's the height which that plane is flying at? (how)
10. John didn't come to school because he had flu. (so)
Câu X. Viết lại những câu sau đây dùng từ gợi ý cho sẵn ở đầu câu sao cho nghĩa của câu không thay
đổi so với câu đã cho.
1. In the briefcase you will find a map, a file and a calculator. The briefcase _________
2. I think the last time I saw you was at Diane's house-warming. I don't think _________
3. Pierre emigrated to Brazil in 1991, and is still there. Pierre has _________
4. Are you sure that jacket is the right size for you? Does the jacket _________
5. I didn't know I had to write my name in block capitals. I wish _________

had been working
4. to close
5. getting
6. couldn't/
wouldn't have got
7. was given
8. to enter
9. work
10. will lock
Câu VI. Dùng dạng đúng của ..(1đ) Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 đ
1. beings 2. selection 3. applicants 4. advice 5. unsuccessful
6. similarly 7. inadequate 8. confidence 9. ability 10. honesty
Câu VII. Đọc và viết T/ F/ N (1 đ)- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1đ
1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F
6.N 7.T 8.N 9.T 10.F
Câu VIII. Điền từ vào chỗ trống. (2 đ)- Mỗi từ đúng cho 0.1đ
1. train
2. days
3. ticket
4. between
5. and
6. evening
7. of
8. coming/going
9. place/seat
10. on
11. much
12. buses
13. you
14. journey