Prepared by: Nguyen Dinh Hung - 1 - ĐỀ THI HSG TOÀN QUỐC NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 002 I. PHONETICS Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest or the word has the different stress from the rest. 1. A.reduce B. recommend C. relate D. remind 2. A.windows B. expressions C. doors D. students 3. A. character B. machine C. schooling D.chemistry 4. A. applicant B. stay C. sad D. catergory 5. A. carefully B. stressful C. September D. primary 6. A. university B. information C. certificate D. education 7. A. awareness B. nation C. date D. face 8. A. popular B. shut C. sun D. runner 9. A. cooked B. stopped C. finished D. visited 10. A. interview B. impression C. addition D. remember II. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR Choose the best answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 11. The book …… I bougt at Nguyen Van Cu bookshop last Sunday is very interesting. A. where B. who C. that D. whom. 12. If Mary sells her flat in California, she ………… much money. A. gets B. would get C. will get D. is getting. 13.They would be happy if we……………. A. had come B. would come C. come D. came. 14. The man ………….you met last night is the head of the university. A. whom B. that C. (nothing) D. all are correct 15. My boss told me to tell him the reason………. I had been late for work. A. why B. who C. where D. when 15.Schooling is compulsory for all English children … the age of 5 ……. 16. A. at/ of B. at/ at C. from/ at D. at/ from 16. Viet Nam imports a lot of motorbikes …….in China. A. making B. make C. to make D. made 17. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your rÐsumÐ to the company. A. recommendation B. experience C. curriculum vitae D. certificate 18. This is the woman ………motorbike was stolen yesterday. A. whom B.that C. who D. whose 20. If I _______________ you, I would not do like that. A. were B. am C. would be D. was 21. I often come to visit the school ________________ I used to teach when I was in Nghe An. A. why B. when C. which D. Where 22. ______________ you study harder, you will fail the GCSE exmination. A. Unless B. If C. Although D. Because 23. She wants to be come a teacher of English so she applies ____________the new post of teacher in Ngoc Tao High school. A. for B. about C. at D. with 24. In Viet nam, all children ……. age ……six start to go to school A. from/ to B. at/ at C. from/ at D. at/ of 25. She is at work now. If she ……. At home, I …… her A. is/ will visit B. were/ would visit C. was/ would visit D. would be/ would visit III. ERROR RECOGNITION 26. Hoa is always comes to class late, that makes her teacher angried A. comes B. that C. fmakes D. angried Prepared by: Nguyen Dinh Hung - 2 - 27. The academic year in Britan are divided into three terms. A. academic year B. in C. are D. divided 28. If he passed the exam, he would have been given a nice present by his parents. A. passed B. exam C. given D. by 29. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of applying and your resume to the company. A. the B. send C. applying D. to 30. The films made in Korea are an interesting ones that attract a lot of audiences all over the world. A. made B. are C. an D. audiences IV. WRITING: Choose the best answer for each sentence: 31. Hung did not call Lan because it was too late. A. Hung will call Lan if it is early. B. If ti were not too late, Hung would call Lan. C. If it was early, Hung would call Lan D. If it had not been so late, hung would have called lan. 32. He didn't hurry, so he missed the bus. A. If he hurried, he wouldn't miss the bus. B. If he had hurried, he might catch the bus. C. If he had hurried, he could have caught the bus. D. He didn't miss the bus if he hurried. 33. We/ go/ picnic/ if / it/ be / nice/ last weekend A. If it had been nice last weekend, we would have gone for a picnic. B. If it was nice last weekend, we went for a picnic. C. If it is nice last weekend, we would go for a picnic. D. If it would be nice last weekend, we would have gone for a picnic 34. They have translated Kieu story into many languages A. Many languages have been translated into Kieu story. B. Kieu story has been translated into many languages. C. Kieu story have been translate into many languages. D. Kieu story have been translated into many languages. 35. Do you know the boy who sits next to Hoa? A. Do you know the boy sits next to Hoa? B. Do you know the boy sitting next to Hoa? C. Do you know the boy to be sitting next to Hoa?. D. Do you know the boy who sit next to Hoa? V. READING Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in each of the space. When you first apply for a job, you might not succeed in getting it. It’s always a good idea to ask them to explain to you what prevented you from beating the other candidates. Don’t complain about the situation, but ask them to advise you on what you can do better next time. Perhaps the interviewer disproved of or disagreed with something you said. Perhaps they just glance at your application and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another candidate. Don’t regard it as a failure, but recognize it as chance to learn more. As long as you don’t worry too much about it and continue to believe in yourself, you’ll eventually find the chance you’ve been waiting for. Then your family and friends will be able to congratulate you on your success. 36: You might ____________when you first apply for it A. succeed in getting a job .B. have a job. C. fail in getting a job .D. get a job. 37: What could you do if you didn’t succeed in getting a job? A. quit it B. forget everything C. find another job D. ask the interviewers for explanation 38: It is a good way to ask the interviewers ______________ Prepared by: Nguyen Dinh Hung - 3 - A. helping B. to supply you a job. C. pay you money D. to advise you for the next time 39: You fail in the job interview because of ____________ A. your failure B. interviewer’s disagreement C. you’re not good D. you’re not confident. 40: What is the best title for the text? A. Failing a job interview B. The causes of failing a job interview C. Advice for a job interviewee D. Failure of an interviewer. . Prepared by: Nguyen Dinh Hung - 1 - ĐỀ THI HSG TOÀN QUỐC NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 002 I. PHONETICS Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Perhaps the interviewer disproved of or disagreed with something you said. Perhaps they just glance at your application and saw something that made it easy to choose between you and another. rÐsumÐ to the company. A. recommendation B. experience C. curriculum vitae D. certificate 18. This is the woman ………motorbike was stolen yesterday. A. whom B.that C. who D. whose 20. If I