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Sở GIáO DụC & ĐàO TạO NgHệ AN Kỳ THI HọC SINH GIỏI TRƯờNG NĂM HọC 2007 -2008 MÔN THI : TiÕNG ANH LíP 12 Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm Bằng số : B»ng ch÷ : Họ tên, chữ kí giám khảo Sè ph¸ch I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the three ones in each group A beat B dream C bread D meat A repair B special C letter D forget A sell B sit C some D sure A worked B laughed C decided D finished A church B scholar C catch D children A holiday B arduous C student D calendar A annual B basic C average D capacity A age B together C college C change A biology B discovery C philosophy D clockmaker 10 A temperature B nuclear C reduce D produce Your answers : 10 II.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each sentence Music is clearly different language A with B from C in D of I wish I had enough money a computer A buying B to be buying C buy D to buy catch up with his studies, he worked through the Summer A In order to B To C For D A & B When I was a little boy, I hide and seek with my friends A was playing B used to play C am playing D was being played you the entrance university exam when graduate from high school? A Will / take B Do / take C Can / take D Are / take While I was staying at your house yesterday, my father in the rice field A was working B worked C is working D will work You will have from what you have done today! A to suffer B suffering C to be suffered D suffer John tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D has usually played I’m sure I locked the door I clearly remember it A locking B to lock C locked D to be locking 10 What would you if you a million pounds A win B won C will win D A & C 11 Could you me twenty dollars until next paydays ? A let B provide C borrow D lend 12 If Mai hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she injured A has been B would has been C would be D would have been 13 Neither Canada nor Mexico that citizens of the United States have passport A require B to require C requiring D requires 14 The bus wouldn’t stop you ring the bell A when B if C if not D unless 15 Dalat, we visited last Summer, is one of the most interesting places of interest in Viet Nam A where B that C which D at which 16 He is worker I’ve ever met A the most clever B the most cleverest C the cleverest D more clever 17 She’s been working in this bakery for a long time She the heat A used to B uses C is used to D used 18 I always remember the stories told by my grandmother when she was alive A which is B which were C which was D which are 19 the broken bikes yet? A Have- repaired B Has- been repaired C Were- repaired D Havebeen repaired 20 It was Mr Jack donated his blood to that poor farmer A where B that C who D whose Your answers : 11 16 12 17 13 18 14 19 10 15 20 III Identify the mistakes marked by A, B, C or D The car was driving very fast when another one suddenly was crossing the road A B C D The flower is such beautiful that I must stop to admire it A B C D He would rather playing music than listen to others A B C D We’d like to sit on the banks of the river instead of walk aimlessly A B C D I go to school in order to I can get more knowlege A B C D It takes me two days to finish my work last week A B C D The doctor tells us not to talking so loud in the hospital A B C D I gave my son the money since last week A B C D If you don’t this, you would be punished A B C D 10 The man, who house we’ve just visited, is an artist A B C D Your answers : 10 IV Read the following passage, then choose best answer One of my hobbies is collecting stamps I have been a collector since I was about seventeen years old, and this year, I have reached my sixtieth birthday I began collecting stamps in the Summer of 1962 I was very sick and I had to be off school for a couple of months I was really bored So my grandfather brought me a stamp album with a lot of stamps I took to it immediately I was fascinated by the beautiful colors and the mysterious names of faraway places Now I have one of the largest collection French stamps in the country It is really an interesting hobby and has given me hours of enjoyment People think it must be very alone but it isn’t at all You can go to fairs and exhibitions and meet other peole who share the same interest It needn’t be expensive, either What does the passage mainly discuss? A the advantages of stamp collecting B stamp collecting as a hobby of an old man C the reason the old man began to collect stamp D one of the largest French stamp collection The old man has been collecting stamps for A twenty three years B thirty three years C forty three years D fifty three years What does it in line refer to? A the stamps B the stamp album C the school D the hobby of collecting stamps Collecting stamp is a hobby which the author finds………… A enjoyable B time- consuming C costly D boring According to the passage, stamp collecting is not lonely because………… A collectors can join clubs for them B collectors can meet other people sharing the hobby at fairs and exhibitions C collectors can travel around the world D stamps come from many countries in the world Your answers : V Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage Tomorrow I’m going (1)………… to Viet Nam with my Australian husband My family…(2)…… to Australia 25 years ago when I was only I …(3) ……… back to Viet Nam with my mother 10 years ago and we stayed there for only a fortnight I am very…(4)…… about the trip tomorrow We are going to spend …(5)…… months visiting my relatives as well as my friends and…(6)……… around If we still have time and money we …(7)…… some other South East Asian countries …(8)……… Thailand and Singapore I used …(9)………to these countries on business but this time will be …(10)……… because it is our holiday A to fly B flying C to be flying D fly A moves B moved C has moved D will move A go B have gone C went D am going A excited B exciting C to excite D to be exciting A a little B much C a few D so A travel B travelling C to travel D to be travelled A visited B would visit C will visit D visit A like B for C from D as A going B.to go C to be gone D go 10 A different B differently C difference D differ Your answers : 10 VII Fill in each blank with one suitable word Ernest Hemingway, one …(1)…… the greatest writers in American literature, was born in America (2)…………1899 He was the second of the six…(3)……… As a young man he was (4)……… active In 1918 he …(5) …… his country and went to work …(6)…… a driver in Italy where he was badly …(7)…… He began his …(8)…… career in 1922 and stayed in Paris in the same year In 1954 he …(9)…… a Nobel Prize Later in his life, he became very ill and returned to…(10)…… in America until his death 1961 Your answers : 10 VII Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first Why don’t we go to the cinema tonight? Let’s……………………………………………………………… I have to spend an hour finishing my homework It takes…………………………………………………………… Although he was sick, he went to school yesterday In spite of………………………………………………………… 4.Japanese cars are more expensive than Vietnamese cars Vietnamese cars…………………………………………………… Nga can play guitar very well Nga is……………………………………………………………… He started learning English three years ago He has……………………………………………………………… Knowing English is very useful It is ………………………………………………………………… Mai is a good student Her parents passed away last year Mai, whose………………………………………………………… A robot can housework Housework ……………………………………………………… 10 There will be a shortage of water unless it rains If …………………………………………………………………… VIII Composition “ What you often when you have free time?” Write an essay (about 120- 150 words) to answer this question …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… The end ANSWER I Identify the word whose underlined is pronouned differently from the three one in each group (1 point for correct answer x 10 = 10 points) C A D C B B B B B 10 A II Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (1 point for correct answer X 20 = 20 points) B D D B A A A C A 10 B 11 D 12 D 13 D 14.D 15 A 16 C 17 C 18 B 19 D 20 B III Identify the mistakes marked by A, B, C or D (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10 points) D B A D B A B A B 10 B IV Read the following passage, then choose the best answer (2 points for correct answer X = 10 points) B C B A B V Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10 points) A B C A C B C A B 10 A VII Fill in each blank with one suitable word (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10 points) of in children very/quite/really left as wounded /injured writing won 10 live/ settle VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10 points) Let’s go to the cinema tonight? It takes me an hour to finish my work In spite of her sickness, he went to school yesterday 4.Vietnamese cars are not as expensive as Japanese cars Nga is a good guitarist He has learnt English for three years It’s useful to know English Mai, whose parents passed away last year, is a good student Housework can be done by a robot 10 If it doesn’t rain, there will be a shortage of water IX Writing (20 points) - contents : 30% - grammar & vocabulary : 30% - style :40% TOTAL : 100 points / = 20 points ... C locked D to be locking 10 What would you if you a million pounds A win B won C will win D A & C 11 Could you me twenty dollars until next paydays ? A let B provide C borrow D lend 12 If Mai... met A the most clever B the most cleverest C the cleverest D more clever 17 She’s been working in this bakery for a long time She the heat A used to B uses C is used to D used 18 I always remember... talking so loud in the hospital A B C D I gave my son the money since last week A B C D If you don’t this, you would be punished A B C D 10 The man, who house we’ve just visited, is an artist A B C