TRƯỜNG THPT NGHI LỘC II

KỲ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in
the space provided.
1. A pleasure B. sure C. sugar D. insurance
2. A. launched B. naked C. baked D. watched
3. A. machine B. charade C. champagne D. echo
4. A. resign B. resound C. resource D. resonant
5. A. another B. mother C. polish D. stomach

1. 3. 5.
2. 4.

II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space
provided.
6. A. discover B. difficult C. experience D. community
7. A. introduce B. understand C. atmosphere D. biological
8. A. electronic B. education C. documentary D. pronunciation

9. A. Arabic B. aerobics C. Lunatic D. politics
10. A. airport B. effort C. excuse D. program
6. 8. 10.
7. 9.

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer in the space provided.
11. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A. damage B. wounded C. broken D. killed
12. I have learnt all the irregular verbs ________.
A. by heart B. by the heart C. in the memory D. from memory
13 . It is wrongly believed that natural resources will never be_____.
A. used off B. used out C. used away D. used up
14. The child hurt himself badly when he fell the bedroom window .
A. out from B. down C. out of D. over
15. Paul was always arriving late, and in the end he was
A. pushed B. sacked C. thrown D. refused
16. The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were to his argument.
A. closed B. dead C. careless D. indifferent
17. According to the of the contract, tenants must give six months’ notice if they intend to leave
A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details.
18. Visitors are to beware of pickpockets
A. advised B. commanded C. informed D. notified
19. Do you know anything about the city we are going to visit.
A. what B. which C. where D. in which
20. The dustmen the rubbish everyday.
A. pick B. deliver C. bring D. collect
21. After next week. I will be completely free all my worries.
A. for B. with C. out of D. from
22. Don’t jump conclusion ; we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.

A. into B. up C. to D. for
23. He was deaf to everything than what he wanted to hear.
A. apart B. other C. else D. except
24. He is paving the garden with flat stones of various shapes
A. path B. track C. lane D. alley
25. Just before closing, the barman asked the customers to drink
A. down B. out C. up D. on

II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
26. Many people nowadays find it increasing difficult to exist on the money they have earned.
27. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance.
28. Each of the students in the accounting class have to type their own research paper this semester.
29. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
30. He gave me the reason why for his mistakes but I did not believe him.
31. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts take place.
32. But for my parents’ attention to my study in the early childhood, I would not pass all the exams to
become a teacher of English as I am today.
33. Most of people who are attending the meeting now come from England.
34. When I opened the envelope, I was delighted to find a cheque of $1000 .
35. The manager was very astounding when they told him about the robbery.
MISTAKE CORRECTION MISTAKE CORRECTION
26. 31.
27. 32.
28. 33.
29. 34.
30. 35.

III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the space
provided.
36. People who live in cities spend their lives in an atmosphere of…noise. (continue)

37. A right amount of calcium added to our food will help to our week bones. ( solid)
38. When Bill and Jean retire, they are planning to spend all their on a Mediterranean holiday. ( save)
39. A holiday in America can be cheap. ( surprise)
40. The National Examination is held in early July. ( Enter)
11. 14. 17. 20. 23.
12. 15. 18. 21. 24.
13. 16. 19. 22. 25.
41. People say that body language gives more away about us than ( speak)
42. Acceptance notices will be sent to whose scores meet the requirements of admission.( apply).
43. Over 7,200 animal species around the globe are with extinction. ( threat)
44. Thank you for your delivery of the parcel . (time)
45. They celebrate their ……………………… on 4th July. (DEPEND)

36. 39. 42. 45.
37. 40. 43.
38. 41. 44.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided.
Jogging is running slowly (1) ……………………… long distance. Most joggers begin (2) ………………… they hear
jogging is very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people (3) ……………………… weight. It can
also help them feel better (4) ………………………… themselves. Ronald Robbins, (5) …………………………… is
forty-two years old and works in an office, began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat. At (6)
…………………………… he could only run about 100 yards. It (7) …………………him there months to be able to run a
mile. But two years later, he ran (8) ……………………… a marathon race over twenty-six miles. Many joggers, like
Ronald Robbins, feel that (9) …………………………… they can succeed in jogging, they succeed in other things and
quite often this feeling helps them at (10) ……………………… jobs.

46 ………………… 49. 52. 55.
47. ………… 50. 53.

48. 51. 54.
II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the
space provided.
Society does not encourage crying as a form of (56) expression. The shedding of tears to make people feel uncomfortable and
embarrassed. The (57) race is the only species that sheds emotional tears. What (58) does crying serve ?
It has been suggested that emotional tears play a role in the (59) of stress. Scientific studies have revealed that emotional
tears contain a chemical which is one of the body’s natural (60) killers. The chemical is not found in tears (61) as a response to
slicing onions. Scientists think that tears may (62) to remove substances that accumulate in the body under stress. This would
explain why many people feel much better after crying. As a result of the view that it is not (63) to cry, men tend to hold back their
tears. This may explain when men develop more stress-related diseases than women.
(64) emotion, be if a feeling of sadness or happiness , is stressful. Tears are, therefore, shed as a response to sorrow, anger
or joy. It is natural to cry. It may be (65) to hold back tears.
56. A. self B. own C. individual D. personal
57. A. mankind B. man- made C. human D. humane
58. A. service B. function C. part D. role
59. A. improvement B. increase C. getting rid D. reduction
60. A. bacteria B. pain C. wound D. injury
61. A. burst out B. shed C. burst into D. sight
62. A. drop B. burst out C. serve D. shed
63. A. manly B. humane C. human being D. strong
64. A. Sensitive B. Individual C. Personal D. Intense
65. A. useful B. useless C. harmful D. wrong

56. 59. 62. 65.
57. 60. 63.
58. 61. 64.

III. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your answer in the space
provided.
The Olympic Creed

Pierre de Coubertin got the idea for this phrase from a speech given by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot at a service for
Olympic champions during the 1908 Olympic games . the Olympic Creed read “the most important thing in the Olympic
Games is not to win but to take part , just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle . The
essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well ” The Olympic Flame is a practice continued from the
ancient Olympic Games . In Olympia (Greece ), a flame was ignited by the sun and then kept burning until the closing of
the Olympic Games . The flame first appeared in the modern Olympic at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam . The
flame itself represents a number of things , including purity and the endeavor for perfection . In 1936 the chairman of the
organizing committee for the1936 Olympic Games, Carl Diem , suggested what is now the modern Olympic Torch relay
.The Olympic flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by women wearing ancient style robes and using a curved mirror
and the sun . Olympic Torch is then passed from runner to runner from the ancient site of Olympia to the Olympic stadium
in the hosting city . the flame is then kept alight until the Games have concluded . The Olympic Torch relay represents a
continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics

66. What is the most important thing in the Olympic Games according to the Olympic Creed?
A. to win the gold medal B. to beat the competitors
C. to take part in the competitions D. to respect and abide the rules
67. When did the Olympic Flame first appear?
A. in 1914 B. in 1920 C. in 1928 D. in 1936
68. What is not true about the Olympic Flame?
A. It is lit at the ancient site of Olympia in Greece
B. It represents the purity and the endeavor for the perfection and many other things .
C. it is lit by means of a curved mirror and the sun
D. It is lit by strong Greek men
69. Who was Carl Diem ?
A. He was the athlete who won the gold medal in men’s 100m running at the 1936 Olympic Games
B. He was the chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Olympic Games
C. He was one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games
D. He was the runner who carried the 1936 Olympic torch to the stadium of the hosting city
70. What does the Olympic Torch relay represent?
A. It represents a number of things, including purity and the endeavor for perfection

B. It represents the solidarity and friendship of the world people
C. It represents the five man continents
D. It represents a continuation from the ancient Olympic Games to the modern Olympics

66. 68. 70.
67. 69.

SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
71. I left out without kissing goodbye my child as I didn’t want to disturb him.

72. Gordon can hardly walk because he has such a pain in his foot

73. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble

74. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week

75. Most of the students didn’t listen to what the teacher was saying

II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
76. There were a lot of people on the bus. (with)
……………………………………………………………………………………
77. The South of England is drier than the North. ( rain )
……………………………………………………………………………………
78. It is not worth trying to make her change her mind. ( point )
……………………………………………………………………………………
79. It is a pity that you wrote that letter. ( rather )
……………………………………………………………………………………
80. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job. ( surprise)

……………………………………………………………………………………
III. Write a composition about the following topic ( about 200 words):
What is your favorite job in the future ? Give the reasons for your answer.





































































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