TA 12 HSG 23-11-2010
UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI QUỐC GIA
SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 12 THPT NĂM 2010

Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi : 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi : 23/11/2010
Đề thi có 15 trang , gồm 04 phần ( I, II, III và IV )
• Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
• Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
• Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp lên đề thi ( ở những chổ dành sẵn )
Chữ ký Giám khảo I : Chữ ký Giám khảo II :
Điểm từng câu Tổng điểm ( số )
Câu 1 ……………….
Câu 2 ……………….
Câu 3 ……………….
Câu 4 ……………….
Câu 5……………….
Câu 6……………….
Câu 7……………….
Câu 8……………….
Câu 9………………
Câu 10…………
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I. LISTENING ( 4/20 points).
• Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và
kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước
tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh ( bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: Questions 1 – 10

4. At enrolment, all students
A. must show a letter of acceptance from their faculty
B. need not show their letter of acceptance
C. need not bring any identification
D. must prove their level of English proficiency
5. Students who have paid their fees
A. should go to the International Students’ Office
B. are guaranteed a place at university
C. must get a bank cheque
D. should pay a further $ 10,000
6. The student Card
A. is issued before enrolment
B. has the student’s identification number
C. is issued by the Library
D. is not laminated
7. During university term, the Library will be open
A. from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
B. from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm
C. from 8.30 am to 9.00 pm
D. from 4.00 pm to 9.30 pm
8. If anyone who hasn’t paid their fees for this semester yet, where should they go?
__________________________________________________________________
9. As regards paying the fees, what is a word of advice?
________________________________________________________ .
10. Why don’t you have to bring a photo for Student Cards?
Because the enrolling officer will _______________________ and put it on the card, so it’s all
done at once.
Part 2 : Questions 11 – 25
Listen to a newsreader talk about a disaster and fill in the missing information in the numbered
space.

person’s application form by either circle the choice or by supplying the information.
Swallow Life Insurance

Name of Applicant
(26) ………………………..

Address (27)
………………………..
………………………..
………………………..
Postcode (28)
………………………..
Age (29)

………………………..
 Height (30)
………………………..

 Weight (31)
………………………..

Marital Status (32)
………………………..
Single Married Divorced Widowed
MEDICAL HISTORY

Serious illness
(33) ………………………..
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(40) ………………………..
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR ( 6/20 pts.)
Part 1 : Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer
( A, B, C, or D ) in the numbered box.
41. In the last century, it was widely …………… that Indian fakirs were capable of superhuman
feasts.
A. held B. grasped C. kept D. shaken
42. We may win, we may lose – it’s just the …………… of the draw!
A. strike B. odds C. chance D. luck
43. Claims for compensation could …………… run into billions of pounds.
A. far B. much C. well D. most
44. Trespassers will be …………… .
A. perpetrated B. persecuted C. proscribed D. prosecuted
45. A traveler looks down on anyone who seems to be a(n) ……………tourist
A. only B. sole C. mere D. lone
46. We welcome the new regulations, which become .…………… on the first of next month.
A. effective B. efficient C. efficacious D. effete
47. He’ll never be able to come .…………… with his failure to win the tournament.
A. down B. round C. to terms D. up
48. He’s on his own now – he’ll have to ………… his own canoe!
A. row B. steer C. paddle D. ride
49. Most people buy their houses with a loan which they then pay back ………… 25 years.
A. over B. during C. with D. throughout
50. People who are squeamish are afraid of the ………… of blood.
A. spectacle B. view C. sight D. look
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Your answers
41. 46.
42. 47.

either the couple going through a selection process of (56) _________
(COURT) or the marriage may be arranged by the couple's parents or an
outside party, a matchmaker.
A pragmatic (or 'arranged') marriage is made easier by formal
procedures of family or group politics. A responsible authority sets up or
(57) _________ (COURAGE) the marriage; they may, indeed, engage a
professional matchmaker to find a suitable spouse for an (58) _________
(MARRY) person. The authority figure could be parents, family, a religious
official, or a group consensus. In some cases, the authority figure may
choose a match for purposes other than marital (59) _________
(HARMONIZE) .
0. wide
51. _________
52. _________
53. _________
54. _________
55. _________
56. _________
57. _________
58. _________
59. _________
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