ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI TỈNH – LỚP 12 THPT MÔN TẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THPT TÂN KỲ NĂM HỌC 2008 –

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TRƯỜNG THPT TÂN KỲ ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI TỈNH – LỚP 12 THPT

NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian: 180 phút

PART I: PHONETICS

A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. great B. bread C. break D. veil

2. A. border B. embroider C. embark D. bomb

3. A. owl B. cow C. arrow D. powder

4. A. dew B. knew C. sew D. few

5. A. initial B. written C. privilege D. minor

6. A. foreign B. continent C. scholarship D. almost

7. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. late

8. A. diaper B. diamond C. diary D. diameter

9. A. organise B. promise C. paradise D. realize

10. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought

B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.

11. A. impressive B. composition C. manufacturing D. competition

12. A. detective B. completely C. regional D. campaign

13. A. technology B. interactive C. consider D. attachment

14. A. calculate B. attitude C. voluntary D. achievement

15. A. agriculture B. apprentice C. associate D. disposal

PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

A. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

1. Books are no longer the only _____ of stories and information.

A. source B. style C. basis D. site

2. You’ll have to _____ a better idea than that if you want to win.

A. come in for B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with

3. Would it be _____ for you to see me tomorrow morning ?

A. fit B. successful C. possible D. worth

4. You would look up a word in a dictionary if you didn’t know what it _____.

A. signified B. meant C . showed D. talked

5. My father often does _____ with people from other countries in the region .

A. business B. finances C. affairs D. economy

6. Which word is incorrect ?

A. bamboos B. photos C. pianoes D. tomatoes

7. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the _____ of the clock.

A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers

8. At the end of the winter. The price of winter clothes in the shop usually _____.

A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces

9. The question of late payment of bills was _____ at the board meeting.

A. risen B. raised C bought D. taken

10. Modern buildings should _____ with the surrounding area.

A. suit B. fit C. blend D. join

11. There was nothing special about his clothes _____ from his flowery tie.

A. but B. except C. other D. apart

12. He went _____ a bad cold just before Christmas.

A. down with B. in for C. over D. through

13. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it .

A. end B. point C. edge D. tip

14. Alice finally _____ the job because she couldn’t stand its high pressure anymore.

A. admitted B. accepted C. adopted D. quit

15. The campaign raised far more than the _____ of $20.000.