- 1 - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 – VÒNG TRƯỜNG MÔN : TIẾNG ANH- Năm học 2010-2011 Thời gian: 180 phút I. PHONETICS: 10 pts A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words (chọn từ mà phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ kia) 1. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked 2. A. pens B. dogs C. boots D. lies 3. A. moon B. mood C. blood D. soon 4. A. angry B. ask C. hat D. bad 5. A. easy B. please C. pleasure D. teacher B. Underline the stressed syllable of the following words (gạch dưới những âm tiết nhấn của các từ sau) influence – accuracy – elementary – humanity – employee II. VOCABULARY: 20 pts A. Give the right form of word given in brackets (cho dạng đúng của từ) 1. Her sudden ………………………………… gave us a big surprise (arrive). 2. Do you like this new ………………………………… of apples (vary). 3. I was late because I ………………………………… how much time I’ll need (estimate). 4. My son could never be a teacher. He’s far too ………………………………(patient). 5. ………………………………… covers the sky at night (dark). 6. Vietnam declared its ………………………………… in 1945 (depend). 7. I’m ………………………………… of spiders (terror). 8. I couldn’t sleep for a week. I suffered from constant ………………………………… (sleep). 9. Small children are very ………………………………… in their behaviour. They just copy what they see (imitate). 10. There was a sudden ………………………………… of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (burst). B. Choose the correct answer to fill in each bland (chọn đáp án đúng) 1. She ………………………………… her neighbour’s children for the broken window. A. complained B. blamed C. accused D. denied 2. He let the letter ………………………………… onto the floor. A. fall B. falls C. falling D. fell 3. The house is old and it’s in bad ………………………………… A. condition B. damage C. state D. situation 4. He couldn’t afford to ………………………………… his car repaired. A. pay B. make C. do D. get 5. Of course he can lift that ! He’s as ………………………………… as a horse. A. tough B. big C. heavy D. strong 6. Can you deliver this letter ………………………………… hand? A. with B. by C. in D. to 7. The firemen fought for three hours before they managed to ………………………………… A. give up B. put out C. break off D. cut back 8. We have agreed ………………………………… the need for firm action. A. for B. on C. in D. at 9. After Joe’s mother died, he was ………………………………… up by his grandmother. A. brought B. taken C. grown D. drawn - 2 - 10. I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown ………………………………… to the noise of the trains. A. accustomed B. familiar C. unconscious D. aware III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES : 25pts A. Find the part that needs correcting (tìm lỗi sai cần sửa). 1. Mrs Taylor smokes usually 20 cigarettes a day and her health is A B C badly affected. D 2. Many habits such as smoking, staying up late, and overeating can be A B C harm to our health. D 3. There can’t be enough rice this year for the country because of bad A B C whether. D 4. Jimmy felt happily when he heard the interesting news. A B C D 5. We are talking about the old man and his dog which are living next A B C door to us. D B. Put the verbs in the correct tense: 1. When my father (1)………………………………… (retire) next month, he(2) ………………………………… (teach) for 30 years. 2. He heard the clock (3) ………………………………… (strike) six and knew that it was time for him (4) ………………………………… (get) up. 3. I wish I (5) ………………………………… (know) you needed the book. I (6) ………………………………… (buy) it for you in London. 4. Ask your friends (7) ………………………………… (sit) on the same bench (8) ………………………………… (exchange) the papers you and they (9) ………………………………… , (10) ………………………………… (correct) the grammatical mistakes you can find in your friends’ paper. C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the written one. 1. My shoes need to be cleaned before the interview.  I must have ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. Just when I arrived at the station, the train was starting to move.  No sooner ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Let’s take some flowers to Aunt Penelope”, Jane suggested.  Jane suggested ………………………………………………………………………… 4. they were unable to finish their tennis game because of a heavy shower.  A heavy shower ………………………………………………………………………… 5. Whoever did that must have been a very brave person.  Only ……………………………………………………………………………………………… … 6. Nancy is proud of being a good cook.  Nancy prides ……………………………………………………………………………… - 3 - 7. driving at that speed is dangerous, whether you are an experienced driver or not.  However ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Please don’t give me an injection.  I’d rather ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I’m sure it wasn’t Mrs Elton you saw because she is in Bristol.  It can’t …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.  Had it not ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Mathen didn’t listen to what his doctor told him (NOTICE).  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 12. I found this film quite disappointing (LET)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 13. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? (WISH)]  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 14. I’d like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me (THANKFUL)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… 15. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided (OUGHT)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… III. READING COMPREHENSION: A. Cloze Test: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word: How are things with you? Since I saw you last, I’ve been ill. By the (1) ………………………………… I arrived home after seeing you on Monday, I had an awful headache. I though that perhaps my eyes were tired (2) ………………………………… I’ve been working so hard so I took some aspirins and went to bed. However, when I woke up the next morning the headache was (3) ………………………………… than ever and my throat was (4) ………………………………… . I tried to get up but my arms and my legs were stiff. I saw the doctor and she (5) ………………………………… me I had a temperature. She said I probably had flu. She advised me to take some medicine and (6) ………………………………… in bed. The medicine was horrible and it didn’t make me feel any (7) ………………………………… . I felt sick and I didn’t want to eat anything at all (8) ………………………………… I was very hungry. I have almost (9) ………………………………… now and I’m going to start work again tomorrow. I still have a slight cold and a cough but my chest doesn’t hurt when I breathe. Can we meet on Sunday ? I’m looking forward to (10) ………………………………… you. 1 . …………………………………………………… 2. …………………………………………………… - 4 - 3. …………………………………………………… 4. …………………………………………………… 5. …………………………………………………… 6. …………………………………………………… 7. …………………………………………………… 8. …………………………………………………… 9. …………………………………………………… 10. …………………………………………………… B. Paragraph understanding: Read the following passages and choose from the list A  G the sentences which best summarises each part (1  5) 1 + Like technical difficulties, studio audiences are just another common feature of television life, and yet to many of us, they remain a mystery. Watching them getting excited on game shows, for example, we sit back and ask ourselves - just who are these people? 2 + Of all the audiences for live entertainment, the studio variety is widely considered to be the lowest of the low. I have heard it said that even people who work in television, treat studio audience with scorn-or, as an cameraman put it, “like cattle”. 3 I had assumed that studio audiences were made up of silly people desperate for two seconds of fame. But there’s no such thing as a typical studio audience. They come from all classes, professions, and income groups. Television tries to attract different types of people for different types of programmes. 4 Those of us who prefer to watch television from can’t see why anyone would want to watch television from a studio . Why would anyone bother to apply for tickets, travel long distances, and suffer hours of boredom in the discomfort of a studio just to watch they can see at home? 5 One theory is that people hope that for a second they might appear on television. I didn’t believe this until I spoke to Angela. Why had she come? “It was a chance to appear on television”. Another theory is that people are curious to take a look behind the scenes. But the most common explanation. I heard was simply a case of “a friend gave me a ticket”. a. Studio audiences consist of all kinds of people b. For some people, being a studio audience is freferiable to watching TV at home. c. It’s hard for some people to understand the reasons for wanting to be in a studio audience. d. Studio audiences play an important part in the making of television programmes. e. Members of studio audiences are sometimes not regarded with respect. f. People become part of a studio audience for various reasons. g. Viewers wonder what kind of people are in studio audiences. C. Choose the best answer A, B, C, D to fill in the blank of the passage: Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay at school and hopefully go on to university (1)……………? Do I live and start work or 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 - 5 - people who have the right (5) …………………. Will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to (6) …………………. Into a job , there are many opportunities for training . Getting qualificationswill (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. through 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 V. WRITING: 20 pts Write a short passage (from 80 to 100 words) about the topic: “ In what ways is television useful for your study?” the end Success comes to you! . - 1 - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 – VÒNG TRƯỜNG MÔN : TIẾNG ANH- Năm học 2010-2011 Thời gian: 180 phút I. PHONETICS: 10 pts A. Pick out the word whose underlined. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… III. READING COMPREHENSION: A. Cloze Test: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word: How are things with you? Since I saw you last, I’ve been ill. By the. listen to what his doctor told him (NOTICE).  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 12. I found this film quite disappointing (LET)  ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 13. Don’t