Hue - THPT Hoa Chau 2008-2009
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Đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi khối 12
Môn : Tiếng Anh Năm học : 2008-2009
I.Choose the best word from A, B , C or D that fits each blank :
1. People who take on a sencond job inevitably ………… themselves to greater stress.
A. offer B . subject C. field D. place
2. The building work must be finished by the end of the month………… of cost.
A. ignorant B . thoughtless C. uncaring D. regardless
3. Sarah’s friends all had brothers and sisters but she was a(n) ………… child.
A. singular B. individual C. single D. only
4. ………. from being embarrassed by his mistake , the lecturer went on confidently with his talk .
A. Distant B. Far C. A long way D. Miles
5. The increased pay offer was accepted although it ………… short of what the employees wanted .
A. fell B. arrived C. came D. ended
6. The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had ………….. a little money each week .
A. put by B. put in C. put apart D. put down
7. His poor handling of the business ……… on negligence.
A. bordered B. edged C. approached D. neared
8. After the accident , there was considerable doubt …………. exactly what had happened .
A. in the question of
B. as to
C. in the shape of
D. for
9. Price increases are now running at a(n) ………….. level of thirty per cent .
A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
10. The police …….. a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.
A. came in for C. went down with
B. brought about D. opened up
11. The stage designed was out of this ………….. but unfortunately the acting was not so impressive .
A. moon B. planet C. world D. earth
12. To discuss this matter with anyone else would …………..our professional regulation.
A. contradict B. counteract C. contrast D. contravene
13. I…….. on the grapevine that George is in line for promotion.
A. heard B. collected C. picked D. caught
14. This monument is ………….. to be memory of distinguished former students.
A. erected B. dedicated C. commissioned D. associated
15. To begin studying chemistry at this level , you must already have proved your ability in a related …………..
A. line B. discipline C. region D. rule
16. This sad song movingly conveys the ……….. of the lovers’ final parting .
A. ache B. argument C. anxiety D. anguish
17. Do you expect there will be a lot of ………….. to the project from the local community ?
A. rejections B.disapproval C. disagreenment D. objections
18. As a ……… parent , my main concern is balancing the needs of a small child with the need to earn a living .
A. solo B. single C. sole D. solitary
19. By the time we got home , we were ………… frozen and starving hungry .
A. extremely B. very C. absolutely D. exceedingly
20. She says that unfortunately , in the ………….circumstances , she cannot afford to help us .
A. ongoing B. contemporary C. actual D. present
II. Read the following dialoguage between two students . Put the verbs in brackets into one of the following tenses : Present Simple , Present Continuous , Past Simple , Past Continuous , Present Perfect Simple , Present Perfect Continuous , Past Perfect Simple , Future Simple , Future Perfect , Future Continuous
A: Hi Julie . How was your summer break ?
B: Geart ! I can’t belive it’s all gone so fast !
A: So , what (1)…………….(you do)since you got back ?
B: Well, the main thing has been moving all my stuff into the house I(2)………… (share)with four others from next Saturday . It(3)…………(belong) to the university and it’s really nice .
A: Great ! Well , while you (4)…………..(move), I was revising for my exams in October .
B: You(5)……….(joke)!You don’t have exams already , do you ?
A: Yes , well, you know I(6)………….(fail) a couple of my June exams . So now I have to retake them.
B: Oh yes , I(7)…………(competely forget).How awful !
A: At least they (8)………..(be) over soon . Anyway . what’s it like in your new place ?
B: Well . it’s complete chaos at the moment but with luck we (9).................................. ………………(unpack) most of the boxes by the weekend .
A: Listen, if there’s anything I can do , just tell me , won’t you ?
B: Hey thanks but I think we(10)…………..(do) all the main things.Anyway, you should be concentrating on your exams !
III. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the same line .
THE ENVIRONMENT:
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
These days it is (0) impossible to open a newspaper POSSIBLE without reading about the damage we are doing
to the environment . The earth is being
(1)…………… and the future looks bad . What THREAT
can each of us do ?
We cannot clean up our(2)……………rivers and POLLUTION
seas overnight . Nor can we stop the (3)………… APPEAR
of plants and animals. But we can stop adding
to the problem while(4)……… search for SCIENCE
answers , and laws are passed in nature’s
(5)………. . DEFEND
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle
(6)……………, but some steps are easy to take : cut COMPLETE
down the amount of (7)………. you do , or use DRIVE
as little plastic as possible . It is also easy to
save energy , which also reduces(8)…………. HOUSE
bills . We must all make personal(9)………… DECIDE
to work for the future of our planet if we want
to (10)………. a better world for our grand- SURE
children.
IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word .
Men have lived in groups and societies(1)………….all times and in all places , as (2)…………..as we know . They do not seem (3)……………….to survive as human begings (4)……………………...they live in (5)………………cooperation with one(6)…………….. . The most basic of (7)……………….human groups is the family in (8)………………. various forms . The most important reason for this is the simple (9)……………….that human beings take many years to (10)……….............. . In (11)……………. they are the most helpless of all earthly creatures . For several years after (12)…………… , a child has to be (13)………………, clothed and protected day and night . In all societies such duties normally fall (14)………………. a family group of some (15)………………. .
Men(16)………….. groups for countless (17)……………… reasons . For instance , it is (18)……………….by cooperating that they are able to (19)……………. their environment and defend(20)…………… .
V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it .
1. You have done really well to pass your driving test so quickly.
She congratulated……………………………………………………………………..
2. This is the first time that I have seen an eclipse of the sun .
Never …………………………………………………………………………………
3. No situation is more depressing than being unemployed .
Being ………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Provided your handwriting is legible , the examiner will accept your answer .
So long as the examiner……………………………………………………………….
5. I admit he’s clever , but I don’t think we he’ll solve this problem …………
However ………………………………………………………………………………
6. The thinking is that he has been targeted to succeed the president .
He is …………………………………………………………………………………..
7. The house collapsed because of faulty building work .
It was …………………………………………………………………………………
8. They are not going to reach an agreement before it’ s too late .
By the time …………………………………………………………………………...
9. Many people died because of the lack of medical facilities .
It………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He managed to complete the sculpture although his eyesight was failing.
Despite ………………………………………………………………………………..
VI. Guided sentence building : Build a complete sentence with the given words.
1. Parents/should/discourage/children/smoke .
2. Society/still/discriminate/women.
3. Government/promise/deal/problem/unemployment/young people.
4. Thousands/ people/ make/ homeless/war.
5. No longer/pneumonia/tuberculosis/threat/humanity.
6. Complete/ disappointed/boss/bad behaviour/she/make/mind/give/job.
7. I / terrified/prospect/alone/such/large/house.
8. Mr.Backer/take/charge/office/while/director/away/vacation.
9. What measures/they/going/take/prevent/viruses/AIDS/ spread/country?
10. Survivors/adrift/raft/six days.
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Answer key
I.
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. B
16. D 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. D
II.
1. have you been doing
2. ’ll be sharing
3. belongs
4. were moving
5. ’re joking
6. failed
7. have completely forgotten
8. ’ll be
9. will have unpacked
10. ’ve done
III.
1.threatened 6. completely
2. polluted 7. driving
3. disappearance 8. household
4. scientists 9. decision
5. defence 10. ensure
IV.
1.at 11. infancy
2. far 12. birth
3. able 13. fed
4. unless 14. to
5. close 15. kind/sort/type
6. another 16. form
7. these 17. other
8. its 18. only
9.fact 19. control
10. develop 20. themselves/it
V.
1. She congratulated me on passing my driving test so quickly .
2. Never before have I seen an eclipse of the sun .
3. Being unemployed is the most depressing situation .
4. So long as the examnier can read your handwriting , he will accept your answer .
5. However clever he may be , I don’t think he’ll solve this problem .
6. He is thought to have been targeted to succeed the president .
7. It was faulty building work that caused the building to collapse/the collapse of the building .
8. By the time they reach an agreement , it will be too late .
9. It was the lack of medical facilities that caused the death of many people/many people to die .
10. Despite his failing eyesight , he managed to complete the sculpture .
IV .
1. Parents should discourage their children from smoking .
2. Society still discriminates against women .
3. The government has promised to deal with the problem of unemployment among young people .
4. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the war .
5. No longer is pneumonia and tuberculosis a threat to humanity .
6. Completely disappointed with her boss’ bad behaviour , she made up her mind to give up the job .
7. I’m terrified at the prospect of being alone in such a large house .
8. Mr Baker will take charge of the office while the diretor is away on his vacation .
9. What measures are they going to take to pervent the spread of AIDS in our country ?
10. The survivors were adrift on a raft for six days .
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