1 ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH - LỚP 12 THPT Môn : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian 180 phút PART ONE : PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. architect b. parachute c. archaic d. psychology 2. a. border b. embroider c. embark d. bomb 3. a. owl b. cow c. arrow d. powder 4. a. dew b. knew c. sew d. few 5. a. initial b. written c. privilege d. minor 6. a. foreign b. continent c. scholarship d. almost 7. a. hasty b. nasty c. tasty d. late 8. a. diaper b. diamond c. diary d. diameter 9. a. organise b. promise c. paradise d. realize 10. a. bought b. sought c. drought d. fought B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group. 1. a. director b. machinery c. encourage d. excellent 2. a. intelligent b. population c. opportunity d. economics 3. a. attack b. fancy c. eruption d. familiar 4. a. condition b. experiment c. indicate d. ability 5. a. concentration b. accustomed c. revolution d. preferential PART TWO : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A .Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d 1 . It is believed that there is a ……….between the two crimes . a . join b. chain c. link d. connector 2 . Books are no longer the only …… of stories and information . a. source b. style c. basis d. site . 3 . She was asked to give a full …… of her camera when she reported it stolen . a. account b. detail c. information d. description 4. You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn’t know what it………. a. signified b . meant c . showed d. talked 5. In Britain , it’s polite to open a present when you …… it . a. admit b. allow c. attend d. receive 6 . He was told to ……… for being rude to the guests . a. excuse b. apologise c. forgive d. confess 7 . Would it be ……… for you to see me tomorrow morning ? a. fit b. successful c. possible d. worth 8 . Since he moved house , he hadn’t had much ………with his friends . a. connection b. contact c. business d . meeting 9. You’ll have to………….a better idea than that if you want to win . Họ tên: Đồng Văn Quang Tr ờ ng THPT Tân K ỳ 2 a. come in for b. get down to c. bring out d. come up with 10. The great prize in …………soccer is commonly known as the World Cup . a. professor b . experienced c. amateur d. professional 11. My father often does ………with people from other countries in the region . a. business b. finances c. affairs d. economy 12. The doctor who performs operations at a hospital is called a(an)……………. a. operator b. physician c. surgeon d. dentist 13. He still hasn’t really ………the death of his mother . a. recovered b. got over c . cured d. treated 14. Which word is incorrect ? a. bamboos b. photos c. pianoes d. tomatoes 15. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ……of the clock . a. hands b. pointers c. arms d. fingers 16. At the end of the winter . The price of winter clothes in the shop usually……… a. drops b. lowers c. sinks d. reduces 17. Dinner will be ready soon . Can you please ……table ? a. lay b. settle c. make d. put 18. The question of late payment of bills was … at the board meeting . a. risen b. raised c bought d. taken 19 . Mr. Jones has …………painting since he retired . a. taken up b. taken of c. taken over d. taken in 20. Modern buildings should ……….with the surrounding area. a. suit b. fit c. blend d. join 21. There was nothing special about his clothes……….from his flowery tie . a. but b. except c. other d. apart 22. He went ………a bad cold just before Christmas . a. down with b. in for c. over d. through 23. In the old day, people believed that world was flat and the ships would fall of the…………. a. boundary b. edge c. border d. limit 24. Who was the first person ……… the South Pole ? a. reaching b. who reaches c. to reach d. reached 25. His name was on the ………of my tongue . but I just couldn’t remember it . a. end b. point c. edge d. tip B . Find out mistakes and correct them . 1. before television become popular , people used to entertain each other in the evening by a b c playing games ,and saying stories. d 2. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine . a b c d 3. Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil erosion. a b c d 4. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said. a b c d 3 5. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless . a b c d PART THREE : READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d . With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about . Computer “viruses “ programs designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation homes and universities. These viruses spread exponentially , much like biological contagion , and then disrupt the affected systems. The virus secretly attaches itself to alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the computer’s clock . Then , any program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections. Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration , businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing soft wares . Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed . 1. which of the following is the best title of this passage ? a. deleting files b. sharing software c. be aware d. stop the clock 2. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by …………………… a. setting the clock correctly c. keeping clean b. spreading programs by telephone d. not using shared software 3. The virus is ……………………………………………………. a. a program b. an insect c. a disk d. a microbe 4. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be …………………. a. health researchers c. computer users b . medical personnel d. government workers 5. If the virus infects a computer , the result would probably be …………………… a. sick personnel b. dead telephones c. lost information d. a broken computer B. Read the following passage. Choose the best word from a, b, c or d . Around the age of sixteen ,you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life . Do you stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1)… ? Do I leave and start work beginning a training (2)….? The decision is yours, but it may be (3) …… remembering two things : there is more unemployment (4) …….who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) …….will have a big advantage in the competition . For jobs, if you decide to go (6) …….into a job, there are many opportunities for training . Getting qualification will(7)… you to get on more quickly in many careers and evening classes allow you to learn (8) ……you earn . Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (9)…… possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (10)…practical work experience . 1. a. after b. later c. then d. past 2. a. school b. class c. course d. term 3. a. worth b. necessary c. important d. useful 4. a. between b. among c. with d. though 5. a. notes b. papers c. arts d. skills 6. a. straight b. just c. direct d. rather 7. a. make b. help c. let d. give 8. a. where b. while c. when d. what 9. a. also b. again c. another d. always 10. a. getting b. making c. taking d. doing C. Fill into numbered blank with one suitable word 4 Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well , we are hardly even (1)…. of it. But illness can come ,even (2)….we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3)……attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4)… them once they struck . The result was that many children died .About a century ago , however , scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)…The cause of many diseases was known ,and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spreads , the world became (6)….safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many (7)…of the world people can expect to (8)…for years . And what do we except to by the year 2005 ?. Undoubtedly, (9) …science will continue to advance . Some people will be able to (10) … medical problem that are unavoidable today. PART FOUR :WRITING A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence above it. 1. You can hand in your report to either professor Williams or his secretary. Both……………………….……………………………………………………………… 2. Mary gets better grades in English than she does in math. Mary’s grades……………………………………………………………………………. 3. They have neither time nor money to take a long trip right now. They don’t have …………………… …………………………………………………… 4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice. It…………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. If I had worked hard, I would have failed the exam. Tom regretted……………………………………………………………….……………… 6. He’s getting someone to mend the window. He is having……… ……………………………………………………………………… 7. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired. That old typewriter is not………………………………………………………………… 8. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking. Mrs. Scott prides… ……………………………………………………………………… 9. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed. There’s no point……… …………………………………………………………….…… 10. The railway worker do not intend to call off their strike. The railway worker have no ………….………………………………………………… B. Composition. (120 – 150 words) “Today traffic transportation causes a lot of the serious problems “find some main reasons and give your solutions. THE END 5 ANSWER KEY PART ONE : PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (10 pts ) 1b 2d 3c 4c 5 d 6 d 7 b 8 d 9 b 10 c B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group. (5pts) 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b PART TWO : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 25PTS) A .Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d 1c 2 a 3 d 4 b 5d 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 d 10 d 11 a 12 c 13 b 14 c 15 a 16 a 17 a 18 b 19 a 20 c 21d 22 a 23 b 24 c 25 d B . Find out mistakes and correct them ( 5pts ) 1d telling 2a be lying 3a destructive 4c what 5b whereas PART THREE : READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d . (5 X2 = 10 PTS ) B. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer from a, b, c or d .( 10 PTS ) 1b 2c 3a 4b 5d 6 a 7 b 8 b 9 c 10 a C. Fill into numbered blank with one suitable word (10pts ) 1 aware 2 when 3 disease 4 cure 5 changed 6 much 7 parts 8 live 9 medical 10 solve PART FOUR: WRITING A. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence above it. (10pts ) 1- Both professor Williams and his secretary can take your report. 2- Mary’s grades in math are not as good as grades in English. 3 - They don’t have time or money for along trip. 4- It is a fact that she has a beautiful voice. 5- Tom regretted not having worked harder to pass the exam . 6- He is having the window mended. 7- That old typewriter is not worth repairing. 8- Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking. 9- There is no point in getting Tim lend you his car. 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 c Họ tên: Đồng Văn Quang Tru ờ ng THPT Tân K ỳ 6 10- The railway workers have no intention of calling off their strike. B. Composition. ( 15pts } - good spelling and grammar : 10 pts . - good style and meanings : 5 pts Total: 100 pts ; 5 = 20 pts . 1 ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH - LỚP 12 THPT Môn : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian 180 phút PART ONE : PHONETICS A. Pick out the word whose underlined. Họ tên: Đồng Văn Quang Tru ờ ng THPT Tân K ỳ 6 1 0- The railway workers have no intention of calling off their strike. B. Composition. ( 15pts } - good spelling and grammar : 10 pts. harder to pass the exam . 6- He is having the window mended. 7- That old typewriter is not worth repairing. 8- Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking. 9- There is no point in getting