ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 12 - TRƯỜNG THPT NGA SƠN

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG

NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

MÃ ĐỀ: 647

Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 12

Thời gian: 180 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

Question I. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.: (5

points)

1. A. understand B. invitation C. industry D. computation

2. A. beauty B. advertise C. suggest D. decent

3. A. garden B. ago C. youngest D. standard

4. A. climate B. attract C. advise D. deny

5. A. erode B. involve C. reduce D. product

Question II . Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

(15points)

1. It was only....... he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when

2. He got an excellent grade in his examination ......... the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.

A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although

3. Their eventual choice of house was ........ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.

A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent

4. Her business must be going rather well, ....... by the car she drives.

A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging

5. It turned out that we ............. rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t

6. I am afraid this vase is anything but antique- In fact, it is .............

A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless

7. ............... for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.

A. If it had been B. If it had not been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been

8. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ....... a cigar, supposedly to calm his nerves.

A. had it B. would have it C. would light D. would be lighting

9. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become .............offenders.

A. persistent B. insistent C. consistent D. resistant

10. He had repeatedly warned the children ........ playing too near the canal.

A. of B. with C. about D. for

11. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to .............

A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at

12. Secondary schools offer a wide ...... of subjects.

A. field B. scope C. list D. range

13. If you don’t know the language, you may have to use .......... language.

A. hand B. gesture C. head D. signal

14. The government has recently ......... the buildings in the old section of the city.

A. reformed B. adjusted C. restored D. modified

15. When he came ....., she found herself in hospital.

A. round B. off C. over D. out

Question III . There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (10points).

1. Although the dog appeared harmless, it, in fact, was quite dangerous.

2. Nobody whom was at the meeting will say anything to the press.

3. Thanks in Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project.

4. Not many of the person in Britain speak a single word of my language.

5. I will be sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here is the key.

6. Keeping calmly is the secret of passing your driving test.