Đề thi học sinh giỏi Anh Văn lớp 12

Trường Phổ Thông Dân Tộc Nội Trú
 Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế
đề thi học sinh giỏi anh văn lớp 12
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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I/. Phonetic: (20 points)
	A/. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
A. conserve	B. preserve	C. serve	D. resourse
A. metal	B. element	C. envirnonment	D. immense
A. guidance	B. good	C. give	D. gesture
A. discussion	B. exception	C. revision	D. attention
A. tolerate	B. behave	C. liberate	D. deliberate
A. wonder	B. one	C. once	D. woman
A. status	B. station	C. statue	D. stable
A. language	B. land	C. England	D. bank
A. define	B. decline	C. determine	D. mine
A. unsatisfactory	B. unreal	C. unable	D. united
	B/. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the other words:
A. property	B. supposed	C. particular	D. apparent
A. obstacle	B. tendency	C. generous	D. attraction
A. encounter	B. tolerate	C. desire	D. involved
A. expensive	B. minimize	C. reasonable	D. imitate
A. disappointed	B. employment	C. nationality	D. optimistic
A. prevent	B. erosion	C. forest	D. exhause
A. pollution	B. irrigate	C. concerned	D. restric
A. mineral	B. forbid	C. recycle	D. discard
A. generous	B. define	C. future	D. horrible
A. preservation	B. reservation	C. dictation	D. liberation
II/. Vocabulary and Grammar:
	A/. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect:
The old man told the children didn’t play too loud.
 A B C D
John as well as his family members enjoy their life in the city.
 A B C D 
This is the most intersting story I have never read.
 A B C D
My father gets satisfied from his scientific research.
 A B C D
Many people agree that collecting stamps are enjoyable.
 A B C D
The number of people who survived the Titanic shipwreck in 1912 were quite small.
 A B C D
Although well he did at school, he never seemed to be satisfied with the result.
 A B C D
He refused to allow anyone use his car again.
 A B C D
The performance was not a success; only few people came to enjoy it.
 A B C D
In spite terrible weather, tourists keep coming here in large numbers.
 A B C D
	B/. Choose the best alternative (A , B , C or D) to complete each sentence.
“Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I told her.
	Which of the following sentences expresses the same idea as above.
I told her to bring it back if it doesn’t fit	
I told her that she should bring it back if it didn’t fit.
I told her to bring it back if it didn’t fit.
I told her bring it back if it didn’t fit.
Natural resources should be safeguarded and preserved .. they can continue to be used and enjoyed.
A. since	B. in order that	C. because	D. therefore
Having put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
	Which of the following sentences expresses the same idea as above.
After I put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
After I have put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
After putting the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
After I had put the child to bed, I phoned the doctor.
Laws restricing hunting and fishing are meant to p rotect  species.
 	A. threatening	B. threatened	C. under threat	D. threat
Dirty air is chiefly a city problem.
A. mainly	B. importantly	C. firstly	D. principally
. Minerals, we must cut waste and recycle the material in discarded products.
	A. When we conserve	B. conserving	
	C. so that we conserve	D. to conserve
We can reclaim land by irrigating deserts, draining swamps, and ..
A. to push back the sea	B. and then push back the sea
C. we push back the sea	D. pushing back the sea.
The robbers were wearing masks to avoid .
	A. being recognised	B. recognising	
	C. people recognising them	D. to be recognised
By the time you . (finish) cooking they .. (do) their homework.
A. have finished --- will do	B. are finishing --- will be doing
C. finish ---- will be doing	D. finish – will have done
It has been a long time since they met.
 Which of the following expresses the same idea as above.
	A. They didn’t meet for a long time.	B. They haven’t met for a long time.
C. They haven’t met since a long time	D. They didn’t meet a long time ago.
They showed  determination to overcome the obstacles at work.
 A. agreat deal of	B. a great amount of	 C. a great many	D. a great level of
Am I expected to know all the irregular verbs .. heart?
 A. from	B. by	C. with	D. for
I wish I had chosen English to study at school.
From this sentence we understand that
	A.The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so.
	B. The speaker is not studying English
	C. The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school.
	D. The speaker regrets having chosen English to study at school.
Who was the first person  the South Pole.
	A. to reach	B. who reaches	C. reached	D. reaching.
You really must make some .. if you are going to succeed.
	A. effort	B. attemp	C. try	D. work
She was very surprised . The grade she received.	
	A. at	B. on	C. of	D. about
His computer is not capable . Running this software.
	A. of	B. up	C. off	D. in
Were you aware . the regulations against smoking in this area ?
	A. in	B. with	C. off	D. of
Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office.
	From this sentence we understand that.
	A. She didn’t want to make him angry, so she left.
	B. She left the office when she saw how angry he was.
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.
	D. He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left.
By next August Charles will have worked here for seven years.
	From this sentence, it is true to say that 
A. Charles no longer works here.
	B. Charles has now worked here for seven years.
	C. Charles is going to work here for the next seven years.
	D. Charles is at present working here.
Jane is going to be late. His car has ..
	A. broken out	B. broken up	C. broken in	D. droken down.
If you carmera is faulty, you should return it to the 
	A. creator	B. manufacturer	C. inventor	D. builder
Disposing of waste and rubbish is a hard problem to ..
	A. carry out	B. put up	C. get away	D. deal with
The village was completely .. in an earthquake.
A. collapsed	B. destroyed	C. ruined	D. broken
We decided not to go camping because of the . rain.
	A. great	B. amount	C. heavy	D. extra
I was in such a hurry that I left one of my bags .
	A. out	B. aside	C. on	D. behind
Mrs Hill had her money stolen and couldn’t . his hotel bill.
	A. pay up	B. pay	C. pay for	D. pay out
They .. all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
	A. passed	B. used	C. spent	D. occupied
We didn’t . To the station in time to catch the train.
	A. get	B. reach	C. arrive	D. make
Our team . The match by two goals to nil.
	A. beat	B. defeated	C. overcame	D. won
C/. Choose the correct tense of the verb (A, B, C or D) to complete the paragraph:
Last week (61. walk) ....... home after playing tennis when it (62. start) .......
 Raining very heavily.”Oh, no I (63. get) ....... soarked before I (reach) .......home,” I thought. “I wish I (65. remember) .......to bring my raincoat.” But unfortunately I (66. leave) ....... it at home.”How stupid of me!” I (67. always forget) ....... to bring it with me.” Luckly just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift.” ....... (68. you/ go) home?” she asked,”or (69. you /want) ....... to go for a drink?” “I think I’d rather you (70. take) ....... me home”,I said.
A. was walking	B. walked	C. am walking	D. walk
A. start	B. started	C. is starting	D. was starting
A. will get	B. got	C. will have got	D. would have got
A. reach	B. reached	D. will reach	D. have reached
A. remember	B. remembered	C. have remembered	D. had remembered
A. had left	B. have left	C. leave	D. left
A. am always forgetting B. always forget	 C. always forgot	D.will always forget
A. Do you go	B. are you going	C. Did you go	D. will you go
A. will you want	B. do you want	C. did you want	D. have you wanted
A. take	B. took	C. will take	D. would take
D/. Choose the best word form (A, B, C or D ) to complete each of the following sentence:
He has very high ....... of his only son
	A. expect	B. expectation	C. expected	D. expecting
Don’t depend on him; he’s very ....... person.
	A. reliable	B. unreliable	C. rely	D. relied
I think it’s very ....... of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week.
	A. reasoned	B. unreasoned	C. reasonable	D. unreasonable
This book is very intersting. I think it is worth .......
	A. read	B. reading	C. be read	D. to be read
Have you ever considered ....... as a teacher.
	A. work	B. to work	C. worked	D. working
I am afraid I don’t find basketball very .......
A. interest	B. interested	C. interesting	D. interests
Would you mind ....... the window?
	A. me to open	B. me opening	C. my opening	D. my open
Ther surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was .......
	A. success	B. successful	C. unsuccessful	D. succeed
What ....... do you need to become a doctor?
	A. qualify	B. qualifications	C. qualified	D. qualifying
I like your new car. What ....... is it?
	A. branch	B. make	C. name	D. label
III/. Fill in each gap with a suitable word: (10 points)
	 My dear children,
	It’s hard to believe that I’ve been here for a month. The time passes so quickly and there,s so much to do. I’ve managed to see all the members of the family. I (81) ....... as much time as I can with the children.
	 Last week I (82) .......Mark and Michelle to the circus. (83) ....... never been there before as they live quite far from the nearest city and (84) ....... parents (85) ....... have time to drive them there. I think that’s (86)....... grandmothers are for. As you can imagine the (87) ....... were very excited. They loved everything . Mark fuond the wild animals the (88) ....... exciting and Michelle is going to be an acrobat when she (89) ....... up.
	 How are you managing with me? Please don’t forget to water my plants. I am planning to leave here (90) ....... the end of the month.
	 My love to you all,
IV/. Writing: 
	Complete the following sentences so that it remains its original meaning (10 points)
I study English so as to improve my English.
 I study English so that .
He can’t apply for the job because he is old.
 If 
I regret selling my car.
 I wish 
Somebody has suggested abolishing icome tax.
 It
“I wouldn’t go swimming on a day like this if I were you” Brain said to Tom.
 Brain advised ..
THE END
Trường Phổ Thông Dân Tộc Nội Trú
 Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế
Đáp án đề thi học sinh giỏi anh văn lớp 12
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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Từ câu 01 đến câu 90 đúng mỗi câu được 01 điểm.
Từ câu 91 đến 95 đúng mỗi câu được 02 điểm
I/. Phonetic: (20 points)
	1. B	2. C	3. D 	4. C	5. D
	6. D	7. C	8. C	9. C	10. D
	11. A	12. D	13. B	14. B	15. B
	16. C	17. B	18. A	19. B	20. C
III/. Vocabulary and Grammar: (60 points)
	21. C	22. C	23. D	24. B	25. D
	26. D	27. A	28. C	29. C	30. A
	31. C	32. B	33. D	34. B	35. A	
	36. D	37. D	38. A	39. D	40. B
	41. A	42. B	43. C	44. A	45. A
	46. A	47. A	48. D	49. B	50. D
	51. D	52. B	53. D	54. B	55. C
	56. D	57. B	58. C	59. A	60. D
	61. A	62. B	63. A	64. A	65. D
	66. A	67. A	68. B	69. B	70. B
	71. B	72. B	73. D	74. B	75. D
	76. C	77. C	78. C	79. B	80. B
III/. Fill in each gap with a suitable word (10 points)
	81. spend	82. took	83. they’d	84. their	85. never
	86. what	87. children	88. most	89. grows	90. at
IV/. Writing: (10 points)
I study English so that I can improve English.
If he were young, he could apply for the job.
I wish I hadn’t sold my car.
It has been suggested that income tax should be abolished.
Brain advised Tom not to go swimming on a day like that.
Trường Phổ Thông Dân Tộc Nội Trú Cộng hoà xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
 Tỉnh Thừa Thiên Huế	 Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh Phúc
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danh sách học sinh dự thi học sinh giỏi
môn anh văn - năm học: 2006 - 2007
Số TT
Họ và Tên
Học sinh lớp
01
Viên Thi Hương
12C
02
Hồ Thị Hằng
12C
	Huế, ngày 14 tháng 11 năm 2006
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