Đề thi chon học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12
Section a: Grammar & Vocabulary (40 điểm)
Part I. (25 điểm) /Hãy chọn một đáp án đúng nhất trong các câu sau bằng cách khoang tròn đáp án
A, B, C, hoặc D
1. I gave up the job, ...........................the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
2. Everyone was asleep when the enemy ...............................
A. was attacking B. attacked C. had attacked D. attacking
3. The girl .............................. is our neighbour.
A. talks to the lady over there B. is talking to the lady over
C. was talking to the lady over there D. talking to the lady over there
4. Dogs are good travelling companions. They will go ................. you take them.
A. whichever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
5. Mr Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he .................... champagne.
A. is drinking B. will drink C. has drunk D. drinks
6. All of us are waiting for the man ............................. son was lost.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
7. Don’t ask me anyting about sports. I like .................. football .......................tennis
A. neither/ nor B. both/ and C. not only/ but also D. either/ or
8. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ..................................
A. sight B. view C. presence D.appearance
9. Lomonosov was not ................... a great scientist but also a very talented poet.
A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarely
10. Let’s go out for a walk, .............................?
A. do we B. don’t we C. won’t we D. shall we
11. Everybody in both cars ................... in the accident last night.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
12. Several ........................... are known to cause cancer to develop.
A. chemists B. chemistry C. chemicals D. chemicals
13. The more he tried to explain, .................................................. ................
A. the most confused we got B. the much confused we got

C. the more confused we got D. the many confused we got
14. He always .................................................. ......
A. avoids to meet me B. avoiding to meet me
C. avoids meeting me D. to avoid meeting me
15. There was a lot of traffic .........................................
A. and we got to the airport on time B. but we managed to get to the airport in time
C. because we had to get to the airport on time D. so that we could get to the airport in time.
16. He ............................... the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.
A. was studying B. studied C. had been studying D. had studied
17. He’s even worse than his sister ..................... maths.
A. at B. with C. in D. for
18. She was busy ........................... a variety of articles to the customers.
A. with introducing B. introducing C. for introducing D. in introducing
19. “Is this pattern important?” - “It’s ........................... to study well.”
A. that important B. important enough C. enough important D. important
20. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he ...................... seven different schools
because his parents moved frequently.
A. had attended B. had been attending C. was attending D. attended
Part II. (10 điểm) Em hãy tìm một lỗi sai trong các phần gạch chân bằng cách khoanh tròn mộtt
trong các phương án A, B, C, hoặc D và sửa lại cho đúng
Ví dụ: 0. His parents were disappointed about his grade in the math exam.
A....................B.................C….........D...................................... ..............
21. The horses used to playing polo are not of any special breed or of any definite size.
A....................B............................ ................C................................. .D..........................
22. When we eventually arrived almost three hours late, the platform was in completely darkness.
A............................................ B................................................. ..... C...............D......................
23. The vacuum tube did an important contribution to the early growth of radio and television.
A..........................B..............C....... ..........................................D....... .....................................
24. Never in my life I have seen such a big horse
A ............... B...............C...............D................. .................................................. ...........

25. The guard offered to lend me his mobile but I just thanked him about that
A ............B.............. C .................................D................ ........................
26. The United States receives a large amounts of revenue from taxation of tobaco products.
A.........................B ....................................C.......D..... ..........................
27. My computer has an internet connect which gives me access to all sorts of information.
A.........................B....................... .............C...............................D.. ................
28. Ho Chi Minh city, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country.
A....................B............................ .................C.................D.............. .........
29. Henry’s friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.
A.................B.......................C....... ...........................D...................... .....................
30. Not only cigarettes and too alcohol is believed to be harmful to one's health.
A........................B..............C....... .................D................................ .......
Part III. (10 điểm) Em hãy điền dạng đúng của từ in hoa vào mỗi chỗ trống để hoản thành đoạn văn:
Nowadays it is important to be well - ...................................(31) if you
want to get a good job. To be ...................................(32) it is generally neccessary to be well - educated.
Therefore, many people who are
badly-educated fell they are a ............................(33). They fell unable to complete even the
simplest ................................(34) form. More ............................(35) should be given to these people to
continue their studies. Otherwise, much .............................(36) can rerult from doing
boring work. Many ........................(37) people are waiting their time in monotonous job. Instead, they
should be finding ..................................(38)
in their occupations, ............................(39) are very worried about this
situation and many have started training and education schemes. As a
rerult itis hoped that a greater number of people will qualify for more ...................................(40) work in the
future.
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section B: reading (30 điểm)
Part I. (15 điểm) Em hãy chọn một phương án A, B, C, hoặc D tương ứng để hoàn thành đoạn văn
Money is something we all take for granted in our lives. Some of us may............................ (41) we had more

of it. But we all recognize it when we see it, whether in the ...............................(42) of coins, notes or
cheques. It is difficult to imazine how peole ................................(43) without money. In the earliest periods
of human history, people used to exchange things they had ..............................(44) of for things that they
were in ........................(45) of. For example, they might offer food for tools. This ....................................(46)
of exchange, which is known as “barter”, has many disadvantages. Certain goodsmay be difficult to carry,
they may not...................................(47) long, or may be impossible to .................................(48) into smaller
units. It can also be difficult to know the ....................................(49) of something compared with other
goods.
............................(50) historians, the first money, in the sense we........................(51) it
today, ................................ (52) of good coins produced about2,500 years ago. Gold, being a very precious
metal, was a ......................................(53) material.
The introduction of gold coins was ............................(54) to everyone and they were still being used at the
beginning of this century, although they have now been ....................................(55) by paper money and
coins made of ordinary metals.
41. A. wish B. hope C. expect D. desire
42. A. image B. desire C. form D. figure
43. A. arranged B. spent C. dealt D. managed
44. A. sufficient B. supply C. plenty D. amount
45. A. need B. want C. lack D. demand
46. A. procedure B. method C. operation D. business
47. A. last B. stay C. continue D. remain
48. A. devide B. reeduce C. decrease D. share
49. A. rate B. worth C. level D. charge
50. According to B. Judging C. Depending from D. Agrreing with on
51. A. suppose B. realize C. estimate D. understand
52. A. created B. consisted C. developed D. composed
53. A. suitable B. right C. just D. correct
54. A. positive B. good C. acceptable D. fine
55. A. taken over B. reformed C. put away D. replaced
Part II. (10 điểm) Em hãy điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn.

Robbie williams and his school day story
On my first day at school I saw all these kids crying as they said ................................(56) to their mums, but
I was more concerned with playing with the boys. I told Mum to go home; she was ........................ (57)
upset than I was!
After Millhill Primary School I went ..........................(58) to St Margaret Ward which was the local High
School. I was there untill sixteen and .................................(59) with eight or nine GCSEs. I was a good boy
at school because I never got caught. I did the normal things that you would expect from a fourteen-year-old
.............................(60). I didn’t smoke, but I went to the smokers’ corners. And you won’t allowed to wear
sport shoes, so I’d always ............................(61) them on. I always used to be the one that
would ......................... (62)the class laugh. Then as soon as the teacher turned .............................(63), I’d sit
straight and the rest of the class would be ................................(64) and the teacher would
tell ............................(65) off.
Part III. (5 điểm), Em hãy đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi sau đây bằng cách chọn đáp án A,
B, C hoặc D cho mỗi câu hỏi:
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant
language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around1350, after having
incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until
the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as
Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread
around the globe as a rerults of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary
work. That small enslaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world.
As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international
business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, more than 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English.
Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology,
advertising, media, internatonal airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are 700 million English
users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of
nonnative users of any language in the world.
66. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The number of nonnative users of English.

B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an internatonal language.
D. The use of English for science and tecnology.
67. English began to be used beyond England approximately.............................
A. in 1066 B. around 1350
C. before 1600 C. after 1600
68. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world
EXCEPT .....................................
A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion
C. missionaries. D. colonization
69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Most of the information stored on computer systems is in English.
B. Only one thirds of the world’s science writing is in languages other than English.
C. English is the only language used in tecnology, and advertising.
D. International airports and air controllers use mostly English.
70. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of aEnglish are there in the world
today?
A. A quarter million B. Half a million C. 350 million B. 700 million.
section C: writing (30 điểm)
Part I. (10 điểm). Em hãy chọn một đáp án đúng nhất trong các phương án A, B, C hoặc D là câu
hoàn thành các từ cho sẵn
71. The/ comfortable/ hotel/ stayed/ was/ we / where/.
A. The hotel was comfortable where we stayed.
B. The hotel was where we stayed comfortable
C. The hotel where was comfortable we stayed
D. The hotel where we stayed was comfortable.
72. Now/ abroad/ I’m/ in/ interested/ longer/ no/ studying/.
A. Now I’m no longer studying in interested abroad.
B. Now I’m no longer interested in studying abroad.
C. Now no longer I’m interested in studying abroad.

D. Now studying abroad no longer interested in I’m.
73. have/ she/ got/ a/ would/ new/ if/ color TV/ had/ money/ she/ bought/ enough/.
A. She would got bought a new color TV if she have had enough money.
B. She would have had a new color TV if she got bought enough money.
C. She would have got a new color TV if she had bought enough money.
D. She would have bought a new color TV if she had got enough money.
74. their/ airport/ to/ do/ will/ they/ go/ meet/ tomorrow/ the/ son/.
A. They will go to meet their son to the airport tomorrow.
B. They will go to meet their son tomorrow to the airport.
C. They will go to the airport to meet their son tomorrow.
D. They will go tomorrow to the airport to meet their son.
75. the / a / in / of / in / has / years / changes / number / system /Vietnam / education /undergone/ recent.
A. The recent Vietnam in education system has undergone a number of years in changes.
B. The undergone education system in Vietnam has recent changes in a number of Vietnam.
C. The education system in Vietnam has undergone a number of changes in recent years.
D. The number of recent years in a system has undergone education changes in Vietnam.
76. the/ about/ a/ are/ house/ in/ we/ buying/ countryside/ thinking/
A. We are thinking about buying in the countryside a house.
B. We are thinking about buying a house in the countryside.
C. We are thinking buying a house about in the countryside.
D. We are thinking buying about in the countryside a house.
77. Robots/ and/ cleaning/ cooking/ house/ in/ over/ take/ the/ the/ will/.
A. Robots will take over the house in the cooking and cleaning
B. Robots will take the cooking and cleaning over in the house.
C. Robots will take over the cooking and cleaning in the house.
D. Robots in the house will take the cooking and cleaning over
78. famous/ show/ will/ all/ be/ most/ the/ in/ singers/heard/ this/ pop/.
A. All most the famous pop singers will be heard in this show.
B. All most the famous pop singers will be in this show heard
C. All the most famous pop singers will be heard in this show.

D. All the most famous singers pop will be heard in this show.
79. no matter / door / the / hard / tried, / open / how / I / I / not / could.
A. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door.
B. No matter how I tried hard, I couldn’t open the door.
C. No matter the hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door.
D. No matter very hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door.
80. English/ simplicity/ American/ tends/ spelling/ towards/ in/.
A. English tends towards American spelling in simplicity.
B. American tends towards English in simplicity spelling.
C. American English tends towards simplicity in spelling.
D. American English tends in spelling towards simplicity.
Part II. (10 điểm) Em hãy viết lại những câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi
81. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she said
She reminded him .................................................. .................................................. .........