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<b>§Ị thi chän häc sinh giái tiÕng anh lớp 12</b>
<b>năm học 2008 - 2009</b>

<b>Question I: Put the verb in the brackets into the correct form.</b>
1. While he ( shave ) he cut himself.

2. The milk is boiling over. She ( forget ) to take it off the stove.
3. He ( do ) nothing before he sees me.

4. The river became deeper after it ( rain ) heavily.

5. If you ( not get ) here before 6 p.m, they will have eaten and drunk everything.
6. I ( be ) in Hanoi for 4 years now, but I ( live ) in Saigon before that.

7. It is obligatory that you ( remove ) your shoes before entering.

8. I always hear you ( argue ) with your sister. What’s wrong between you?
9. He wishes he ( pass ) the exams.

10. Suppose every word of this ( be ) true, what action would the committee wish to
take?

11. We would rather ( stay ) at home than ( attend ) the wedding.

12. ( Convince ) that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.
13.Should he fail the exams, I ( be ) very sad.

<b>Question II:</b> <i><b> Give the right form of word in the bracket.</b></i>

1. Are there any ……… rivers left in the world? <b>( pollute )</b>
2. After having drunk a lot of wine, he came back home ……. <b>( steady )</b>

3. His …… will lead to misfortune one day. <b>( curious )</b>

4. He has changed beyond ……… <b>( recognize)</b>

5. The crowd showed its ………. by shouting insults at the players. <b>( approve )</b>
6. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the

…….species. <b>( danger )</b>

7. Australia is famous for its …….. beauty. <b>( scene )</b>

8. There are several …….. mistakes in this letter. <b>(punctuate)</b>
9. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was ……. <b>( intend )</b>
10. I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on, she was completely ………..

<b>( recognize)</b>
11. It was ………. of me to mislead you like that. <b>( forgive )</b>
12. The price of the house includes many existing …….. and fittings. <b>( fix )</b>

13. Water is an …….. liquid. <b>( odour )</b>

14. He examined the parcel …….., as he had no idea what it could be. <b>( suspect )</b>
15. After ……. attempts, Minh finally passed his graduation exam. <b>( repeat )</b>
<b>Question III: </b> <i><b>Rewrite the following sentences.</b></i>

1. Nancy told me the secret, despite having promised not to do so.
Though ………..

2. You didn’t come home early so the house was broken into and things were stolen.

Had ………

3. He said that nobody had given him money.

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4. It’s not normal for me to have to work this hard.
I am not ……….

5. If you were in the situation I’m in, you’d feel the same.
If you put ………
6. John hasn’t done any revision since the spring term.

The last time ………..
7. Martin needn’t have paid for all our tickets.

It ……….

8. My parents think I should go to university rather than start a job immediately.
My parents would prefer ………

9. The manager wrote a long ungrammatical report.
The report ………..
10.As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.

The ………..

<b>Question IV:</b> <i><b>Find out one mistake in each sentence below then correct it.</b></i>
1. The goat was one of first animals to be domesticated.

2. In 1983 the fossilised claw and bones of a dinosaur was found in Surrey, England.
3. Hippocrates, a famous Greek doctor who lived 2,500 years ago, swore an oath to

preserve life and working for the benefit of everyone.

4. The number of time he spends gardening is increasing every day.

5. Many Swedish farmers belonging to agriculture cooperatives which distribute their
crops.

6. Three hunred years ago, a microwave oven would have seemed like magic,
because nobody would have been able to explain how they worked.

7. Monkey use their foot to eat food, to gesture, and to climb.

8. Photographs from a satellite are frequently used to generate the information is
needed to produce a map.

9. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly the
Sun.

10. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated.

<b>Question V:</b> 1) Find the word that has its underlined part pronouned differently
<i><b>from the others.</b></i>

1. A. would B. should C. shoulder D. could

2. A. lose B. chose C. close D. rose

3. A. missed B. washed C. hoped D. removed

4. A. retreat B. thread C. peanut D. defeat

5. A. cholera B. character C. charcoal D. mechanic

<i><b>2) Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the others.</b></i>
1. A. portable B. temperature C. marvelous D. reminiscent

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4. A. actually B. accurate C. satellite D. political
5. A. bookstore B. between C. theater D. superman
<b>Question VI:</b> <i><b>Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.</b></i>

1. She is drinking ……. a cup.
2. Are you acquainted ……the lady.

3. My birthday is …..the first …….the month.

4. Miss White was very upset …….the news of her father’s death.
5. Many people died …..the way, when crossing the plains.

6. Don’t put …..until tomorrow what you can do today.

7. Teachers are responsible ……. the principal …..their teaching.
8. This sweater will keep you safe …..the cold.

<b>Question VII: </b> <i><b>Rewrite the sentences with the given word in the brackets.</b></i>

1. There is no ice-cream left. <b>( run )</b>

We ………

2. Working outdoors is much nicer than working in an office. <b>( nice )</b>
Working ………..

3. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. <b>( thankful )</b>
I’d like to say ………

4. I’d prefer you to start work next week. <b>( rather )</b>
I ………

5. Jo’s training accident meant she couldn’t take part in the race. ( prevented)
Jo’s training ………

<b>Question VIII:</b> <i><b>Fill one suitable word in each blank in the following passage.</b></i>

<b>Zoo – Then and now</b>

Modern zoos are different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos
were places ..(1)..people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The
animals lived in cages that were made of concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy
to ..(2)..clean. Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide
in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. Although the zoo keepers ..(3)..good
care of the animals and feet them well, many of animals did not thrive: they behaved in
strange ways and they offen became ill.

In ..(4)..zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given ..
(5)..freedom in larger areas so that they can live more as they would in nature. Even the
appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages and streams ..

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