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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TIỀN GIANG
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG
CỬU LONG LẦN THỨ 16 TẠI TỈNH TIỀN
GIANG
ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 04 tháng 01 năm 2009
(Đề thi có 08 trang)
Chú ý: Mỗi câu hỏi thí sinh làm trên 01 tờ giấy riêng biệt

Câu 1:LISTENING ( 3.0 điểm )
PART 1: Listen to a talk and circle A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer.
1. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. How to become young entrepreneurs.
B. How to meet rich, famous people.
C. How to become wealthy people.
D. How to have qualities of rich people.
2. Who is the audience?
A. Young entrepreneurs.
B. University students.
C. Rich businesspeople.
D. Famous millionaires.
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the talk?
A. The rich have qualities that make them different.
B. Not all the qualities that rich people have are good.
C. Meanness is one quality people should have to get rich.
D. Rich people’s appearance is very different from ours.
4. What did Matthew Freud do to get money when young?
A. He helped his friends with their homework.

2. People who are unemployed can receive the ____________ .
A. pension B. dole C. scholarship D. allowance
3. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ . any
solutions.
A. looked into B. thought over C. got round to D. come up with
4. I have never seen _____________ before .
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film
5. We've got a very good ____ in the local newspaper this morning. They must have liked the
play.
A. critic B. article C. write-up D. praise
6. The accused man was proved innocent and was ______________ .
A. liberated B. excused C. interned D. acquitted
7. As we were driving along a car suddenly ______________ in front of us.
A. set out B. put up C. pulled out D. stepped in
8. I know for _________ that he was at the scene yesterday. .
A. exact B. certain. C. true D. correct
9. She's certainly a _________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. prolific D. successful
10. I’ll _________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know. .
A. discuss B. argue C. explain D. talk
11. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
12. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned .
A. around B. about C. thinking D. planned
13. They live in a very _____________ populated area of Italy .
A. sparsely B. scarcely C. hardly D. barely
14. The _________ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June .
A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. imaginary
15. Automobile production in the United States _________
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years

A. he did not work too hard for three months
B. take it easy for three months
C. take it easy inside of three months
D. could take some vacations for three months
26. _______ we have finished the course , we should start doing more revision work .
A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now
27. Some very important issue was __________ all his attention .
A. taking up B. taking off C. taking out D. taking in
28. I wish you ‘d stop chatting and ________ with some work .
A. get down B. come on C. get on D. come back
29. Jane changed her major from French to business __________
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better a job
D. hoping to find a job more easily
30. This university's programmes _________ those of Harvard.
A. come second to B. are first
C. are second only to D. are in second place
B. Word form : (1.0 điểm)
In developing nations, the (31) _____ of food is the primary cause of malnutrition. Famine,
drought, war, and (32) ____________ systems of food distribution contribute to the (33)
________ problem of world hunger. Many countries have little or no reserves of (34) _______
land or water: in addition, some, such as Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian nations, cannot
afford to buy food from other countries. Some countries have enough resources to grow food
but governmental (35) ________ of agriculture and poor policy decisions have resulted in (36)
_______ diets.
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In addition to (37) _______ disorders, there are certain diseases that contribute to malnutrition
by (38) _______ with the body's (39) ________ or utilization of (40) ______ .
31. A. availability B. available C. inavailability D. unavailability

47. A. had always done B. are always doing C. have always done D. always did
48. A. allowing B. allowed C. it allowed D. it allows
49. A. did not encourage B. does not encourage C. encourage D. encourages
50. A. must give B. will give C. is to give D. may give
D. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or article : (1 .0 điểm)

51. The police wanted Ted to call at the station. They wanted him to call _____ them.
A. at B. in C. on D. up
52. The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to ________
A. get down B. get off C. get out of D. get over
53. This is an experiment. The astronauts will be trying something ________
A. on B. out C. in D. with
54. We are appreciative _________ their efforts.
A. of B. for C. in D. over
55. She was unequal ___________ the demands placed on her.
A. towards B. with C. for D. to
56. You know your problem? You get too wound up _________ things.
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A. with B. for C. under D. about
57. I was _______ the impression that I had paid you ______ the work you did _______ me.
A. on ... for ...for B. under ... for ... for
C. under ... on ... for D. under ... for ... with
58. The professor interceded _________ the review board on my behalf.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
59. It was _________ January after we went to Greece.
A. a B. an C the D. no article
60. Winton Churchill has been called __________ of ________ century .
A. the / the B. a / a C. a / the D. the / a
E. Mistake recognition : (1.0 điểm)
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Câu 3: READING ( 4.0 điểm)
PART 1: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle
A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (0) has been done as an example.