Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn: tiếng Anh - Lớp 12

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TT- HUẾ	ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 
Trường THPT AN LƯƠNG ĐÔNG Môn: Tiếng Anh-Lớp 12
	 Thời gian : 90’
I/- Choose the word or phrase that closely means the same as the underline word:
1/- The mass of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus.
A- contracted	B- absorbed	C- converged	D- focused
2/- According to Freud , dreams can be interpreted as the fulfillment of wishes. 
A- performance	B- completion	C- attainment	D- conclusion
3/- Viking sailors lauded in North American just under a thousand years ago.
A- upwards of	B- not quite	C- only just	D- just on 	
4/- Among many mammals, the father helps in protecting and instructing the young.
A- teaching	B- coaching	C- tutoring	D- cramming	
5/- Student differ widely in their desire for and ability to follow a schedule.
A- broadly	B- largerly	C- greatly 	D- thoroughly	
6/- A democratic leader delegates authority and responsibility to other.
A- disputes	B- concentrates	C- directs	D- disseminates
7/- John felt confident about his grade on the test he had just taken.
A- depressed	B- sure	C- estatic	D- uncertain
8/- A hush fell over the guests who had gathered for the wedding calebration
A- witnessed	B- gaped	C- participated	D- assembled
9/- The once beautiful flowers in the vase had withered.
A- wilted 	B- wandered	C- wavered	D- writhed	
10/- Mathematics is a compulsory subject in American high school.
A- difficult	B- easy	C- required	D- despised
II/- Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence:
1- After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building ..
 A- sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery.
 B- sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfuly	
 C- sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.
 D- sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.
2- Because the first pai of pants did not fit properly , he asked for ..
 A- another pants	B others pants	C- the others ones	D- another pair
3- The committee has met and ..
 A they have reached a decision	B- it has formulated themselves some opinions
 C- its decision was reached at 	D- it has reached a decision.
4- Alfred Adam has not ..
 A- lived lonelynessly in time previous	B- never before lived sole
 C- never lived alone before	D- before lived without the company of his friends
5- John’s score on the test is the highest in class; ..
 A- He should study lasat night	B- He should have studied last night
 C- He must have studied last night	D- He must had to study last night 
6- Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ..
 A- he must to teach a class	B- of he will teach a class
 C- he will be teaching a class	D- he will have teaching a class
7- Having been served lunch, ..
 A- the problem was discussed by the members of the committee.
 B- the committee members discussed the problem. 
 C- it was discussed by the committee members the problem.
 D- discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee.
8- Florida has not yet ratied the Equal Rights Amendment, and ..
 A- several other states hasn’t either	B- neither has some of the others states
 C- some other states also have not either states.	D- neither have several other states.
9- The chairman requested that .. 
 A- the members studied more carefully the problem	
 B- the problemwas more carefulnessly studied
 C- with more carefulness the problem could be studied
 D- the members study the problem more carefully.
10- California relies heaving on income from fruit crops, and . . . . .
 A- Florida also 	B- Florida too	C- Florida is as well	D- so does Florida.
III/- Choose the one underlined part that is wrong:
1- Since one of their members was a prisoner of war in Vietnam , the family felt badly when 
 A 	 B
Heard over the radio that the peace talks were to be discontinued.
 C D
2- Man cannot live by bread alone, or can he live without bread.
	A B C D
3- Have you read in the Columbia Spectator that Jeff’s leg was broken while playing football?
A B C D
4- Having swam two- thirds of the distance across the English channel, Dixon could not give up 
A B C D
Now.
5- George Foreman did like he said when he forecast that he would knock out Joe Frazier to win 
	A B C D
 the word’s heavy weight championship.
6- You may not realize it but the weather in Barbados during Christmas is like New York in 
	A B C D
June.
7- Stores were jammed with last-minute Christmas shoppers , but the festive spirit was slight 
	 A B C 
disrupted by homade bombs that exploded at two department stores.
	 D
8- the teacher did not encourage the student any even though the boy began to weep when he 
	 A B 
 was told that his poor marks would likely hold up his gradation.
	C	 D
9- Besides to be an outstanding student , he is also a leader in school government and a trophy- 
A B C 
winner in school sports.
 D
10- The industrial trend is in the direction of more machines and less people.
	 A B C D
IV/- Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
Allow teenagers to have some (free) . . . . . It’s the hardest lesson for a caring parent to learn. 
Trust them. If you tell teenagers you think they are not ( trust) . . . . . .they won’t try to be.
If you disapprove, be (tact) . . . . . . You might not approve, but your comments can hurt. They’ll trust you more if you (rare) . . . . . criticize.
Make them feel that you understand . What’s unimportant to you may seem (desperate) . . . . . . important to them.
Above all, you must never show their baby photos to their friends. This can only cause them real (embarrass) . . . . . .
V/- Fill in each blank with a suitable word:
 Jenny is one of my oldest friends. We first met when we were at primary school, and we have been friends ever . (1). . . . Now she is twenty years old and go to university in Leeds
 Most people would say that she is very attractive. She has a pretty (2) . . . . . with beautiful blue eyes and long brown (3) . . . . . . She’s a tall slim girl, and look good in almost anything . (4) . . . . . . the week when she’s (5) . . . . . . university , she usually (6) . . . . . jeans and an old blue denim jacket or a baggy red Norwegian jumper and a (7) . . . . . .of white tennis shoes , but when she goes (8) . . . . . at the weekend she likes bright stylish clothes.
 She great fun to be with because her sense of (9) . . . . . is wonderful. However she is also sensitive and always has time to lisen if you have a (10) . . . . . . 
 We have always been friends, and I am sure that if she gets married or moves away, we will still be close and will see each other regularly.
VI/- Use the word in brackets to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Write between two and five words:
1- I’m interested in finding out something about fire –fighting. (give)
→ Can you .............................................................fire-fighting?
2- I’d like you to advise me what to do . (advice)
→ Could .about what to do ?
3- I hate to watch late night films on TV.(stand)
→ I late night films on TV.
4- I never have enough money. (short)
→ I 
5- My sister’s certain that ghosts don’t exist . (believe)
→My sister 
6- He gave them his congratulations when they won the race. (congratulated).
→ He ..the race.
7- She couldn’t finish the race because she was injured .(prevented)
→Her injury the race.
8- The players did their best , so the manager thanked them .(for)
→The manager ..their best.
9- The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced (down).
→We must ..the numbers of cars on the roads.
10- Interrupting when someone is speaking is rude (cut). 
→It’s rude when someone is speaking.
VII/- Choose the most suitable word for each space:
 Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1). . . . . . Many (2) . . . . . . of animals are threatened , and could easily become (3) . . . . . if we do not make an effort to (4) . . . . . them. There are many reasons for this . In some cases , animals are (5) . . . . . for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (6) . . . . . as parrots , are caught (7) . . . . . , and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the (8) . . . . . where they live – is (9) . . . . . . More (10) . . . . . is used for farms, for houses or industry,and there are fewer open (11) . . . . . than there once were . Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (12) . . . . . , but these chemicals pollute the environment and (13) . . . . . wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones (14) . . . . . , unless we can (15) . . . . . this problem.
1-	A. danger	B. threat	C. problem	D. vanishing
2-	A. marks	B. more	C. species	D. forms
3- A. disappeared	B. vanished	C. empty	D. extinct
4- 	A. harm	B. safe	C. protect	D. serve
5- 	A. hunted	B. chased	C. game	D. extinct	
6- 	A. like	B. such 	C. or	D. where
7- 	A. lively	B. alive	C. for life	D. for living
8- 	A. spot	B. point	C. place	D. site
9- 	A. exhausting	B. departing	C. escaping	D. disappearing
10-A. earth	B. land	C. soil	D. area 
11-A. spaces	B. air	C. up	D. parts
12-A. products	B. fields	C. herbs	D. crops
13-A. spoil	B. harm	C. wound	D. wrong	
14-A.survived	B. over	C.missing	D.left
15-A. answer	B. calculate	C. solve	D. explain
 ANWER:
I- ( 2,5) Mỗi câu 0,25 
 1. D	2.B	3. B	4.A	5.C	 
 6. D 	7. B	8. D	9.A 	10.D
II- (2,5) Mỗi câu 0,25
 1. C	2. D	3. A	4. D	5.C
	6. C	7. B	8. D	9. D	10. D
III- (2,5) Mỗi câu 0,25
 1. B 	2. C	3. D	4.A	5. A
	6. D	7.C	8. A	9.B	10.D
IV- (1,25) Mỗi câu 0,25
 1. freedom 2. trustful 3. tactful / rarely 4. desperately 5. embarrassment
V- (2,5) Mỗi câu 0,25
 1. since 2. face 3. hair 4. during 5. at 
 6. wears 7. pair 8. out 9. humour 10. problem 
VI – ( 5) Mỗi câu 0,5 
1. Can you give me some information about fire-fighting?
 2. Could you give me some advice about what to do ?
 3. I can’t stand watching late night film on TV.
 4. I am always short of money.
 5. My sister believes that ghosts don’t exist.
 6. He congratulated them on winning the race.
 7. Her injury prevented her from finishing the race.
 8. The manager thanked the players for doing their best.
 9. We must cut down on the numbers of cars on the roads
 10- It’s rude to cut in when someone is speaking.
VII- (3,75) Mỗi câu 0,25
 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8.C
 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. C