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KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI Năm học: 2011-2012

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THÀNH PHỐ

Năm học: 2011-2012

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Ngày thi: 18-10-2012

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

I. PHONETICS (1,2 PTS)

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Identify your answer by

cycling the corresponding letter A, B, C, D.

1. A. holding B. holiday C. holistic D. homework

2. A. treasure B. insure C. measure D. pleasure

3. A. journey B. country C. trouble D. enough

4. A. thousand B. wounded C. hour D. mount

5. A. appeal B. headquarters C. league D. treatment

6. A. cruise B. increase C. paradise D. rehearse

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (7,4 PTS)

a. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.

7. You’d better not call your friends _________ night.

A. to B. on C. in D. at

8. The contractor’s recommendation is that the old building ________.

A. is needed repairing B. needs to be repaired C. need repairing D. need to repair

9. Hello. Is that 4578? Please put me ________ to the manager.

A. across B. up C. over D. through

10. Because I’ve been ill and away from school, I’ve fallen ________ with my work.

A. for B. behind C. on D. out

11. I ran _________ an interesting article about fashion while I was reading the newspaper.

A. after B. across C. away D. out

12. You can exercise your _______ to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn’t receive any money at that

point.

A. duty B. obligation C. rights D. possibility

13. “Have you got a copy of Gone with the wind?”

“You’re ________ luck. We’ve just one copy left”

A. by B. with C. in D. on

14. There is _______ chance of getting John’s money back. His son has spent it all.

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

15. He has paid his bill and left the hotel. He has _________.

A. checked in B. packed a suitcase C. checked out D. made a reservation

16. I believe that our new manager has the _______ to work well in this business environment.

A. flexiblity B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible

17. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and _________.

A. the others are not B. another is inexperienced C. the other is not D. other lacks experience

18. George __________ he could improve his test scores, but he did not have enough time to study.

A. knew to B. knew how C. knew how that D. knew how to

19. Last year Matt earned __________ his brother, who had a better position.

A. twice as much as B. twice more than C. twice as many as D. twice as more as

20. The noise of the airplanes _________ from the airport over our house was unbearable at times.

A. which taking off B. taking off C. which was taking off D. to take off

21. __________ our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.

A. However B. Although C. Despite D. Because

22. With her beauty and charm, she _______ film audiences everywhere.

A. tortured B. deceived C. captivated D. defeated

23. Most people are fairly confident that the workers will win _________ in the end.

A. through B. from C. with D. by

24. It is a ___________.

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