UBND TỈNH KONTUM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008- 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 25/ 11/ 2008
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Số điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Số phách
ĐỀ BÀI
Học sinh làm bài vào mục Your answers tương ứng ở dưới mỗi mục trong tờ giấy thi
này. Riêng mục Listening 1, học sinh tick (√) vào ô tương ứng
Part ONE- LISTENING (30 points)
Listening 1: Ryan is talking about what he has done in his life. Listen to Ryan talking
about his life and tick the things he has done.
Ryan
1 Worked for a big company
2 Stayed in an expensive hotel
3 Eat out
4 Flown in a jumbo jet
5 Cooked a meal for ten (or more) people
6 Met a famous person
7 Driven a tractor
8 Been to hospital
9 Won a competition
Listening 2: Ann goes to the ticket office. Listen to the recording and complete the
following statements NOT MORE THAN TWO WORDS.
1. Ann wanted a_____________ ticket to Bristol.
2. Ann paid the ticket by_____________.
3. The ticket cost her_____________.
4. The train would leave from_____________ One.
5. The clerk gave Ann her ticket and the_____________.
Your answers
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10._________ I would like to say how pleased I am to be here.
A. Primarily B. Foremost C. Earliest D. First
11.The independent arbitrator managed to_________ the confrontation between the
union and the employers.
A. refuse B. confuse C. refute D. defuse
12.When I heard the footsteps behind me I was_________ that I would be attacked.
A. horrified B. terror-struck C. terrorized D. terrified
13.His illness made him_________ of concentration.
A. incompetent B. unable C. incapable D. powerless
14.Has the committee_________ a decision yet?
A. done B. made C. arrived D. voted
15.I am a bit hungry. I think_____________ something to eat.
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A. I’ll have B. I’ll be having C. I’m going to have D. I’m
having
16.What do you plan to do when you_____________ your course at college?
A. finish B. will finish
C. have finished D. is going to finish
17.Where_____________? Which hairdresser did you go to?
A. did you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. did you have cut your hair D. did you have your hair cut
18.‘Shall I stay here?’ ~ ‘I’d rather_____________ with us’.
A. you come B. you to come C. you would come D. you came
19.I_____________ saying what I think.
A. believe B. believe in C. believe for D. believe when
20.Somebody ran in front of the car as I was driving. Fortunately I_____________ just
in time.
A. could stop B. could have stopped
C. managed to stop D. must be able to stop

5.__________________________ 6.__________________________
7.__________________________ 8.__________________________
9__________________________ 10.__________________________
Part 3: Each line of the passage below contains an error that needs correcting.
Underline and correct these errors. Write your answers on the right column
Your answers
The history of Western medicine can be traced to Hippocrates, the 0. a
Greek physician who lives on the island of Cos. Few particulars 1.
are known of the life of Hippocrates, but the establishment of the 2.
school of medicine in Cos was regarded as his most important achievement. 3.
The school emphasized reason and observation and regard disease as having 4.
natural, or supernatural, causes. Reason and observation are important 5.
elements of modern medicine. In addition to a systematic body of empirical 6.
knowledge free from superstition, the school of Hippocrates evolved as a 7.
tradition of the high standards of conduct. Today, the Hippocratic oat, 8.
which defined the duties and moral obligations of a physician, is taken by 9.
all medical students when completion of their training. 10.
Part 4: Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition. Write your answers at the
answer part below the task.
1. He carried a bag_____________ his hand.
A. in B. on C. by D. through
2. They were terrified_____________ being killed in an air raid.
A. with B. by C. of D. for
3. Mrs. Parker was very upset_____________ the news of her father’s death.
A. with B. over C. of D. to
4. Barbara has been very concerned_____________ her mother’s poor health.
A. about B. with C. to D. against
5. He works hard_____________ his children’s happiness.
A. because of B. due to C. for the sake of D. by
6. These families are distinct_____________ one another.

at the answer part below the task.
1. David: How was your trip to_____________ coast?
Trevor: Wonderful. ____________ Sun shone all day. We had_________ great time.
2. Henry: Would you like_____________ cigarette?
Nick: No thanks. I’ve given up smoking. It’s_____________ bad habit.
3. Sarah: What’s your brother doing now? Has he got a good job?
Laura: Yes, he is a soldier. He is in_____________ army. He loves it.
It’s_____________ great life, he says.
4. Mark: Why were you late for your meeting?
Sarah: Well, I first had to go to_____________ hotel I had booked into. I took
_____________ taxi from_____________ airport, and_____________ driver got
completely lost. It was_____________ terrible nuisance. _____________ man
was_____________ completely idiot.
5. My neighbor was in_____________ hospital because of a heart attack.
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Your answers
1. ______/______/______ 2. ______/ ______ 3. ______/______
4. ______/______/______/______/______/______/______ 5. ______
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
Reading 1: Choose the best answer by writing A, B, C, or D at the answer part below
the task.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can
substantially increase their children’s language development. It’s surprising, but true. How
parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children’s language development.
If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child’s
language skills increase.
A study was done with two- or three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the
thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control
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B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become
C. Children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively.
D. Children who read actively act six months older.
Your answers
1._________ 2._________ 3._________ 4._________ 5._________
Reading 2: Fill in each gap with ONE word given. Write your answers at the
answer part below the task.

discussion controversy modern distinctive facilities
wonderful meeting masterpiece symbol strange
worlds fields
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous
(1)
_____________ buildings in the
world. Officially opened in 1975, its eye-catching and
(2)
_____________ shape was the
dream of a Danish architect called Utzon. Unfortunately, his design for the interior could
not be completed for financial reasons. Nonetheless, the building was finally ready after
14 years of
(3)
_____________ and argument, and is now acclaimed as a
(4)
_____________ of modern architecture. World-class performances are regularly given
in the Opera House by Australian artists from the
(5)
_____________ of opera, ballet and
theater.
Your answers

2. In countries like Britain the weather changes all the time.
 The weather is very_________________________________________________
3. He found out the key which he lost a long time ago.
 The key___________________________________________________________
4. Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
 If you had told me___________________________________________________
5. Please don’t say things like that.
 I wish_____________________________________________________________
6. I am always nervous when I face a lot of people.
 Facing____________________________________________________________
7. I’ve warned you not to go near that dog.
 I’ve warned you about________________________________________________
8. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station?
 Does your aunt need________________________________________________?
9. The mother came and lived with them to take care of their children. That was their
request
 It________________________________________________________________
10.You lied to them, which was wrong
 You______________________________________________________________
Writing task 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible
in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in bold letters. The words
must not be altered in any way.
1. Jo’s training accident meant
she couldn’t take part in the race (prevented)
_______________________________________________________________________
2. I am fed up with his
behavior. (enough)
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Writing task 4:
Many people keep dogs and cats as companions. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of pet ownership for the animals involved. (not more than 200
words)
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