Së GD&§T Thanh Ho¸ §Ò thi chän HS giái líp 12 THPT (b¶ng A)

TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG 1 N¨m häc 2008-2009 (180 mins)

Question I : Phonetics
a. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.
1. A. wind B. mind C. kind D. blind
2. A. guidance B. dance C. far D. chance
3. A. stone B. one C. phone D. home
4. A. clean B. earn C. bean D. mean
5. A. pollute B. polite C. possible D. police
b. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others
1. A. interest B. vacuum C. century D. effective
2. A. American B. activity C. liberation D. dependence
3. A. business B. movement C. century D. invention
4. A. device B. career C. absent D. fourteen
5. A. pursue B. method C. message D. woman
Question II: Grammar
Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form .
1. Everyone in the village (concern) about the plan for the new road .
2. Automobile (use) gas limits fewer dangerous pollution into the atmosphere .
3. When you read this , I (lie) on the beach .
4. If I (drink) so much coffee , I would be able to sleep
5. The ferry (get ) into Rotterdam at 6.00 tomorrow .
6. By the time I got to the station , the train (leave)
7. By the time you (finish)getting ready , we will have missed the train.
8. As soon as I (have) a good look at the designs, I will send them back to you .
9. Nothing (see) of Pauline since her car (find) abandoned near Newbury last week .
10. For the past few days I (work) in John’s office , as my own office (redecorate).
11. In those days , if you ( have) a job ,you were lucky .
12. Did you enjoy your meal ? If you (finish) eating , I ( clear away) the plates.

Question IV: Word formation .

1. He ............ as a soldier as soon as he was old enough . ( list )
2. He was ......... of my success. ( envy )
3. There was a heavy ......... yesterday afternoon . ( pour )
4. Some people are being...... on the outskirts and have to commute to work . (house)
5. Much translation requires an understanding of technical vocabulary and ........ language . (specialize)
6. They mostly saw that they couldn’t compete with Helen in ......... (attract).
7. I’m not saying he is ........but he’s not very good with money . (honest)
8. After several ......... attempts we have finally done it (succeed)
9. You’d better drive . I’m too ...... for such traffic . (experience)
10. He may not be a handsome man , but he’s a ............. husband (rely)
Question IV: Choose the best answer.
1. ..... you should do now is take a long holiday.
A. That B. How C. What D. As
2. Don’t worry about the lunch .I’ll ................... to it .
A. succeed B. apply C. devote D. see
3. I am afraid that these regulations have to be ....... with .
A. complied B. provided C. faced D. met
4. Our thoughts ...........on our four missing colleagues
A. based B. cantered C. imposed D. depended
5. I would never have .......... Tim of being the culprit
A. accused B. convicted C. suspected D. reminded
6. No sooner had we left the house ................ it started snowing
A. and B. than C. when D. that
7. Several cars , ............... owners had parked them under the trees , were damaged.

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A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose
8. ............. you should do first is make the list of all the things you have to do .
A. That B. What C. As D. if
9. .............. we get to the theatre , the play will have started .
A. As soon as B. Until C. By the time D. Whenever
10. It’s ages ......... I last saw a decent comedy film on television.
A. that B. ago C. since D. when
11. ................ do you think you are doing , might I ask ?
A. Actually B. Just C. Whatsoever D. Whatever
12. Sorry I’m late , but I ............ call in at the supermarket on the way .
A. needed B. must C. had to D. was to
13. If the phone rings , it ........... be for me .
A. can B. will C. would D. shall
14. The burglar turned to ........... me and said , ‘don’t you recognize me?’
A. view B. regard C. face D. watch
15. When Bill saw my new car he was .................. with envy .
A. blue B. green C. yellow D. white

Question V: Reading comprehension.

a. Put one suitable word in each space.
It now seems clear that one of ...(1)... most pressing problems facing any large city at ...(2)... end of ...
(3)... twentieth century , is that of water supply . While most cities were founded ...(4)... because water was
plentifully available , on one could have foreseen ...5)...demands put upon the water supply by the sprawling ...
(6)... of today . In many cases , cities are forced ...(7)... bring water from many miles away , often to the
detriment ...(8)... the local environment , for water is not only a commodity needed by man for drinking and
washing and industrial processes . Many lakes ...(9)... once served ...(10)... breeding grounds for wild birds now
face ...(11)... uncertain future . As neighboring cities ...(12)... greater and greater demands , ...(13)... water level
of such lakes falls lower and lower , thus depriving the birds of habitat . And ...(14)... apart from this
environmental problem , there is the economic issue to consider . Who owns the water , and how much should ...
(15)... consumer pay for it ? The next time you turn on the tap , it might be worth considering some of these
problems , before you have wasted too much water .

b. Read the paragraph carefully and then choose the best answer.
The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem . Doctors think that the annual medical cost for
lung cancer , heart disease , and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million pounds .
And smoking costs society money in other ways . Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year
on sick days when people don’t go to work , on wages that you don’t get when you don’t go to work , and on
work lost at the company when you are sick .
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes . This
does not count fire started by cigarettes , which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another four
thousand . Smoking costs every man , woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two hundred and
fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages . When you add another fifty to one hundred and fifty pounds
yearly in insurance cost , that come to one hundred and sixty to four hundred and ten pounds . If everyone
stopped smoking , a family of four could have up to one thousand six hundred and forty pounds a year more .
Smoking will also cause other problems . People who don’t smoke will live longer , and so they will take
money from the government when they are older . But they will also work for more years and pay more taxes .
In the end , the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds . The good health of the people is the true
value for us all .
1. If everyone stopped smoking , all the United Kingdom .................
A. would have more money. B. would live longer .
C. would have less money D. would have no more problems
2. Every year companies lose .............. because of the disease.
A. money B. work C. wages D. time
3. If everyone stopped smoking , a family of four could have ......... more each year .
A. from 110 pounds to 260 pounds B. from 1,340 pounds to 1,430 pounds
C. from 160 pounds to 410 pounds D. 1, 640 pounds

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4. The true value for the UK of not smoking is ..........
A. more working B. more taxes C. good health D. more money
5. This text is about ....................
A. taxes which are not paid by smokers B. diseases that smokers get
C. how much smoking costs the UK D. how much the UK gets if everyone stopped smoking
Question VI: Writing
a. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it .
1. Happiness mean different things to different people.
2. If you open the door , air will circulates better .
3. The Mississippi, the longer river in the U.S, begins as a small, clear stream in northwestern Minnesota .
4. Anybody plans to attend the conference ought to send a short note to the chairperson .
5. They are going to have to leave soon , and so do we .

b Rewrite each sentence , starting as shown , so that the meaning stays the same .
1.They think the owner of the house is abroad .
The owner...........................................................................................
2. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa .
If you ..................................................................................................
3. The mechanic serviced my car last week .
I .........................................................................................................
4. The garden still needs digging .
The garden hasn’t ...............................................................................
5. I can’t get my feet into these shoes .
These shoes ..........................................................................................
6. ‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door , Barry?’ said John.
John suggested .....................................................................................
7. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday .
You .......................................................................................................
8. He couldn’t afford to buy the car .
The........................................................................................................
9. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish ....................................................................................................
10. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there .
It is such ................................................................................................
Question VII: Use these words and phrases to make complete sentences . Make changes and add any
necessary words as in the example .

Example : After / Jim / write / letter / Mary / post .

After Jim had written the letter , Mary posted it .
1. when / arrive / victim / bring / hospital / police .
2. wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday.
3. date / meeting / will / have / change / again
4. I / spend / hours / look / pen .
5. he / not interested / buy / new car .

Question VIII: Put the suitable preposition to fill in the gap in each sentence .
1. I am just .............to town to do some shopping .
2. Cambridge is 100 kms North ...................... London .
3. I’ve read the works .....................Shakespeare .
4. We both share love ................ the music .
5. When does the train ......................... London leave ?
6. It was on the point ................. leaving when the phone rang .
7. It was warm ............... the time of the year .
8. Tom and Peter sat ............... each other on the same class .
9. There is a nice painting .............. the fire place.
10. Come and sit ................... me on this chair .

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Së GD&§T Thanh Ho¸ §¸p ¸n vµ ®Ò thi chän HS giái líp 12 THPT (b¶ng A)
N¨m häc 2008-2009 (180mins)

Question I : Ng÷ ©m (10ps)

a. Ph©n lo¹i c¸ch ®äc tõ (5ps)
1. A. wind B. mind C. kind D. blind
2. A. guidance B. dance C. far D. chance
3. A. stone B. one C. phone D. home
4. A. clean B. earn C. bean D. mean
5. A. pollute B. polite C. possible D. police

b. Ph©n lo¹i träng ©m (5ps)

1. A. interest B. vacuum C. century D. effective
2. A. American B. activity C. liberation D. dependence
3. A. business B. movement C. century D. invention
4. A. device B. career C. absent D. fourteen
5. A. persue B. method C. message D. woman

Question II : Ng÷ ph¸p (15ps)

1. 1.Everyone in the village was concerned about the plan for the new road .
2. Automobile using gas limits fewer dangerous pollution into the atmosphere .
3. When you read this , I will be lying on the beach .
4. If I hadn’t drunk so much coffee , I would be able to sleep
5. The ferry gets into Rotterdam at 6.00 tomorrow .
6. By the time I got to the station , the train had left
7. By the time you have finished / finish getting ready , we will have missed the train.
8. As soon as I have had a good look at the designs, I will send them back to you .
9. Nothing has been seen of Pauline since her car was found abandoned near Newbury last week .
10. For the past few days I have been working (work) in John’s office , as my own office is being
redecorated.
11. In those days , if you had a job ,you were lucky .
12. Did you enjoy your meal ? If you have finished eating , I will clear away the plates.

Question III : wordformation .

1. He ....... as a soldier as soon as he was old enough . ( list )
enlisted
enlist (v) lªn danh s¸ch ®i nghÜa vô qu©n sù ; enlistment (n) sù tuyÓn qu©n
2. He was...... of my success. ( envy )
envious(a) ghen tÞ
to be envious of sb/st - ghen tÞ ai / c¸i g×
3. There was a heavy ........... yesterday afternoon . ( pour )
downpour (n) ma nh trót níc
4. Some people are being ..... on the outskirts and have to commute to work .
(house )
housed
to be housed on somewhere - sèng t¹m thêi ;

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5. Much translation requires an understanding of technical vocabulary and language .
(specialize)
specialized language - thuËt ng÷ chuyªn ngµnh ;
specialize in st - chuyªn vÒ c¸i g×
6. They mostly saw that they couldn’t compete with Helen in........ ( attract ).
attraction - (n) sù thu hót ;
attractiveness (n) sù hÊp dÉn
to attract sb attention - thu hót sù chó ý cña ai
7. I’m not saying he is ........but he’s not very good with money . (honest)
dishonest(a) - kh«ng trung thùc
8. After several ......... attempts we have finally done it (succeed)
unsuccessful- kh«ng thµnh c«ng
9. You’d better drive . I’m too ...... for such traffic . (experience)
inexperienced(a)- kh«ng cã kinh nghiÖm
10. He may not be a handsome man , but he’s a ............. husband (rely)
reliable(a) - ®¸ng tin cËy

Question IV: C©u lùa chän (15ps)

1. ..... you should do now is take a long holiday.
A. That B. How C. What D.As
2. Don’t worry about the lunch .I’ll ................... to it .
A. succeed B. apply C. devote D. see
3. I am afraid that these regulations have to be ....... with .
A. complied B. provided C. faced D.met
4. Our thoughts ...........on our four missing colleagues
A. based B. centred C. imposed D. depended
5. I would never have .......... Tim of being the culprit
A. accused B. convicted C. suspected D. reminded
6. No sooner had we left the house ................ it started snowing
A. and B. than C. when D. that
7. Several cars , ............... owners had parked them under the trees , were damaged.
A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose
8. ............. you should do first is make the list of all the things you have to do .
A. That B. What C. As D. if
9. .............. we get to the theatre , the play will have started .
A. As soon as B. Until C. By the time D. Whenever
10. It’s ages ......... I last saw a decent comedy film on television.
A. that B. ago C.since D. when
11. ................ do you think you are doing , might I ask ?
A. Actually B. Just C.Whatsoever D.Whatever
12. Sorry I’m late , but I ............ call in at the supermarket on the way .
A. needed B. must C. had to D. was to
13. If the phone rings , it ........... be for me .
A. can B.will C. would D. shall
14. The burglar turned to ........... me and said , ‘don’t you recognize me?’
A. view B. regard C. face D. watch
15. When Bill saw my new car he was .................. with envy .
A. blue B. green C. yellow D. white

Question V: §äc hiÓu (20ps)

a. Put one suitable word in each space ( §iÒn vµo chæ trèng ®o¹n v¨n (15ps)

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It now seems clear that one of ...(1)...the most pressing problems facing any large city at ...(2)...the end
of ...(3)... the twentieth century , is that of water supply . While most cities were founded ...
(4)...just/simply because water was plentifully available , on one could have foreseen ...5)... the
demands put upon the water supply by the sprawling ...(6)... cities of today . In many cases , cities are
forced ...(7)... to bring water from many miles away , often to the detriment ...(8)...of the local
environment , for water is not only a commodity needed by man for drinking and washing and industrial
processes . Many lakes ...(9)... which once served ...(10)...as breeding grounds for wild birds now
face ...(11)...an uncertain future . As neighboring cities ...(12)...make greater and greater demands , ...
(13)... the water level of such lakes falls lower and lower , thus depriving the birds of habitat . And ...
(14)...quite apart from this environmental problem , there is the economic issue to consider . Who owns
the water , and how much should ...(15)... the consumer pay for it ? The next time you turn on the tap ,
it might be worth considering some of these problems , before you have wasted too much water .

b. Read the paragraph carefully and then choose the best answer.
The diseases connected to smoking are a big problem . Doctors think that the annual medical cost for
lung cancer , heart disease , and other illnesses connected to smoking is between 12 and 35 million
pounds .
And smoking costs society money in other ways . Between 27 and 61 billion pounds are spent each year
on sick days when people don’t go to work , on wages that you don’t get when you don’t go to work ,
and on work lost at the company when you are sick .
This money counts the wages from people who die of cancer at young age and stop paying taxes . This
does not count fire started by cigarettes , which kill fifteen hundred people yearly and injure another
four thousand . Smoking costs every man , woman and child in the UK from one hundred and ten to two
hundred and fifty pounds each year in the lost work and wages . When you add another fifty to one
hundred and fifty pounds yearly in insurance cost , that come to one hundred and sixty to four hundred
and ten pounds . If everyone stopped smoking , a family of four could have up to one thousand six
hundred and forty pounds a year more .
Smoking will also cause other problems . People who don’t smoke will live longer , and so they will
take money from the government when they are older . But they will also work for more years and pay
more taxes .
In the end , the value of a non-smoking nation is not in pounds . The good health of the people is the
true value for us all .
1. If everyone stopped smoking , all the United Kingdom .................
A. would have more money.
B. would live longer .
C. would have less money
D. would have no more problems
2. Every year companies lose .............. because of the disease.
A. money B. work
C. wages D. time
3. If everyone stopped smoking , a family of four could have ......... more each year .
A. from 110 pounds to 260 pounds
B. from 1,340 pounds to 1,430 pounds
C. from 160 pounds to 410 pounds
D. 1, 640 pounds
4. The true value for the UK of not smoking is ..........
A. more working
B. more taxes
C. good health
D. more money
5. This text is about ....................
A. taxes which are not paid by smokers
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B. diseases that smokers get
C. how much smoking costs the UK
D. how much the UK gets if everyone stopped smoking

Question VI : ViÕt (15ps)

a. T×m vµ ch÷a lçi sai trong c©u (5ps)
1. Happiness mean different things to different people. Mean - means
2. If you open the door , air will circulates better . Circulates - circulate
['sə:kjuleit / - ngoại đô ̣ng từ - lưu hành, truyền, truyền bá
to circulate news - truyền tin
nô ̣i đô ̣ng từ
lưu thông, luân chuyển, tuần hoàn
blood circulates in the body - máu lưu thông (tuần hoàn) trong cơ thể
lưu hành (tiền)
lan truyền
news circulates quickly
tin lan truyền nhanh chóng
3. The Mississippi, the longer river in the U.S, begins as a small,clear stream in northwestern Minnesota
.
The longer - the longest
4. Anybody plans to attend the conference ought to send a short note to the chairperson .
Plans - who plans or planning
5. They are going to have to leave soon , and so do we . So do - so are

b. ViÕt l¹i c©u b»ng nh÷ng tõ gîi ý sao cho nghÜa cña chóng kh«ng thay ®æi (10ps)
1.They think the owner of the house is abroad .
The owner of the house is thought to be abroad .
2. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa .
If you don’t get / haven’t got a visa you can’t visit the United States .
3. The mechanic servised my car last week .
I had / got my car serviced last week .
4. The garden still needs digging .
The garden hasn’t been dug (yet)
5. I can’t get my feet into these shoes .
These shoes are too small for my feet / aren’t big enough for my feet
6. ‘Why don’t you put a better lock on the door , Barry?’ said John.
John suggested (that) Barry (should) put a better lock on the door
To Barry that he (should) put a better lock on the door
7. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday .
You (needn’t finish / don’t have to finish / don’t need to finish) by Saturday
8. He couldn’t afford to buy the car .
The car was too expensive for him to buy .
cost more than he could afford to buy
Was so expensive that he couldn't afford to buy / buy
9. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish I hadn’t missed your birthday party
I had attended
I had been at
I had gone to
10. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there .
It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there .

Question VII: Use these words and phrases to make complete sentences . Make changes and add
any necessary words as in the example .
Example : After / Jim / write / letter / Mary / post .
After Jim had written the letter , Mary posted it .
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1. when / arrive / victim / bring / hospital / police .
When we / they arrived , the victim had been brought to the hospital by the police
2. wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday.
I wish I had had (enough) money to buy a / the dictionary yesterday.
3. date / meeting / will / have / change / again .
The date of our meeting will have to be changed again.
4. I / spend / hours / look / pen .
I spent two hours looking for my pen .
5. he / not interested / buy / new car now.
He is not interested in buying a new car now.

Question VIII : Preposition

1. I am just ......off.......to town to do some shopping .
To be just off to somewhere = khëi hµnh , lªn ®êng , xuÊt ph¸t
2. Cambridge is 100 kms North ...........of........... London .
North of London = phÝa b¾c cña London
3. I’ve read the works .........of............Shakespeare .
4. We both share love ........of........ the music .
love of + N ( vËt ) eg : love one’s country - t×nh yªu tæ quèc
love for + N ( ngêi ) eg : A mother’s love for her children - t×nh mÑ yªu con
5. When does the train ...........for.............. London leave ?
To leave ..... for ................. - rêi tõ ®©u tíi ®©u
To leave for work - ®i lµm
To leave for school - ®i häc
To leave sb behind - bá quªn , bá r¬i ai
6. It was on the point ........of......... leaving when the phone rang .
To be on the point of doing st = to be about to do st - dù ®Þnh lµm g×
There is no point in doing st - kh«ng cã t¸c dông , v« Ých
7. It was warm .......for........ the time of the year .
8. Tom and Peter sat ......beside ......... each other on the same class .
9. There is a nice painting .....over......... the fire place-lß sëi .
10. Come and sit .........by.......... me on this chair .