KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 11 THPT

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SECTION A- LISTENING (20 points)
Part I. (10marks)
Question 1 – 5. You will hear a group leader talking to some students who are going to visit an
important athletics event in Birmingham. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space.

Athletics Championships

Date of college trip: 15th (1) …………………………………

Number of sportspeople who will compete: (2) ……………………………..
How the group will travel to Birmingham: by (3) ……………………………..
What group members should take on the day: (4)………………………………….
Name of the website page Bir info
Which day other details will be available to students: (5) ………………………………

Your answer:
1. …………………… 2. …………………….. 3. ………………… 4. ………………… 5…..…………
Part II. (10 marks) Question 6 – 10: Listen to the recording then choose the correct letters A-C.
6. At the start of the tutorial, the tutor emphasises the importance of……….
A interviews. B staff selection. C question techniques.
7. An example of a person who doesn’t ‘fit in’ is someone who
A is over-qualified for the job. B lacks experience of the tasks set.
C disagrees with the rest of the group.
8. An important part of teamwork is having trust in your
A colleagues’ ability. B employer’s directions. C company training.
9. The tutor says that finding out personal information is
A a skill that needs practice. B avoided by many interviewers.
C already a part of job interviews.
10. What is the tutor trying to do in the tutorial?
A describe one selection technique
B criticise traditional approaches to interviews
C illustrate how she uses personality questionnaires
Your answer
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION B – PHONETICS (10 points)
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each
of the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(05 points)
1.A. reposed B. succeeded C. proved D. housed
2.A prison B indiscipline C digest D scarf
3.A mediator B nativity C promote D fortune

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4.. says B. savior C. fade D. wave
5. A. break B. breath C. thread D. tread
Your answer :
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of
the following questions. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(05 points)
6. A. preservative B. relationship C. significant D. comfortable
7. A. campaign B. female C. humour D. partner
8. A. advice B. contact C. mature D. maintain
9. A. committee B. recommend C. understand D. volunteer
10.A attention B scientific C experience D describe
Your answer :
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION C – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (80 points)

Part I. Choose the best aanswer to finish each of the following questions by choosing the letter A,
B, C, or D. Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(20 points)
1. The chemical ……. from cars and factories make the air, water and soild dangerously dirty.
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollutants D. pollute
2. The flight instructor, _____ by the police, said that orders not to land had been given.
A. when interviewed B. interviewing C. who interviewed D. if interviewed
3. It is important to try to understand viewpoints we disagree with.
A. opinions B. thoughts C. ideas D. beliefs
4. Bill Gate, …….is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionaire
A. who B.whose C. whom D. that
5. This multi- sport event is an occasion when frienship and………….. are built and promoted
A. knowledge B. solidarity C. effort D. enthusiasm
6.The panda’s …………..habitat is the bamboo forest.
A.. nature B. natural C. naturalized D. naturally
7. I left the cake here but it has gone. The children ................................it.
A. must have eaten B. must eat C. should have eaten D. should eat
8. The ……….. friendly products are designed not to harm the natural environment.
A. environment B. environmental C. environmentally D. environmentalism
9. It was not until the late 1960s _____ on the moon.
A. when did Americans walk B. when Americans walked
C. that Americans walked D. did Americans walk
10. ....................true friendship that people all want to build up in their lives.
A. It was B. It is C. There is D. That is
11. I am now reconciled with two of my estranged siblings - not just my older brother, but my sister,
whom I hadn't spoken to for 17 years.
A. contactable B. harmonised C. opposed D. truthful
12. Gary didn't always see eye to eye with his father, and this is where the honesty shows through.
(Find the words that has opposite meaning with the underlined words)
A. disagree with B. be truthful with C. look up to D. take after
13. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the __________ for it.
A. motive B. notion C. mind D. mood
14. By the time my brother went to bed last night, he ____________ his homework.
A. had already finished B. were already finishing C. already finishedD. has already finished
15. - John: “I don't have my glasses. I can't read the menu.” - Mai: “ ______________ ”
A. What a pity! We cannot eat here. B. We’re going to buy a new pair.
C. Don't worry, it’s cheap. D. I will read it to you.
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16. Where’s that ______ dress that your grandma gave you?
A. long pink silk lovely B. pink long lovely silk
C. lovely long pink silk D. lovely pink long silk
17. They are changing weather conditions by cutting _________trees in the forests.
A. for B. on C. off D. down
18. Raw sewage was discharged ________the treatment plant directly _______the river.
A. on/ to B. from / into C. from/ with D. into/ on
19. __________ little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.
A. So B. Since C. However D. Despite
20. ____________ furniture needs supplying for the schools in the whole country will slow down the
process of the reform of education.
A. Few B. A few C. Little D. That little
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Part II: Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting. (10 points)

1. Radio stations at which broadcast only news first appeared in the 1970s.
A B C D
2. Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of
A B C D
security and lighting.
3. If Monique had not attended the party, she never would meet her old friend Dan, whom
A B C
she had not seen in years.
D
4. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial
cities today.
A B C D
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4.

Part III. Give the correct form of the verbs to finish the following sentences. Write your answer on
the numbered blanks given below. (20 points)
Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below.
1. I (study) …………. English for three years but I have never been to England.
2. By the time the police arrived, the two men (disappear) ……………….
3. I look forward to (invite) ………………. to your wedding as soon as possible.
4. She looks as if he (be) ………………. from another planet.
5. Each of these four brothers (be) ……………… very different from others.
6. The statue broke while it (move) ………………. To another room in the museum yesterday.
7. Why do you keep looking back? Are you afraid of (follow) ………………?
8. He said he was sorry as he (give) (b) ……………. Me so such trouble.
9. (Write) ………………the letter, she put it in an envelop.
10. This kitchen needs (repair) ……………… as quickly as possible.
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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Part IV. Give the correct form of the words to finish the sentences bellow. Write your answer on the
numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
1. I stayed with them during my holiday last year and their ……………….made me feel like at
home. (FRIEND)
2. I was so ……………….in the film yesterday (INTEREST)
3. Many species of rare animals are in …….. of becoming extinct. (ENDANGERMENT)
4. Badly …….. air can cause illnesses, and even death. (POLUTION)
5. You can’t pass an exam without good………………. (PREPARE)
6. It was your ………………that pulluted the environment around us.(RESPONSIBLE)
7. The …......... has caused many so called man-made disasters . (FOREST)
8. We had 25 …...........redundancies last year . ( VOLUNTEER)
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part V. Find one word to fill in each blank to finish the sentences below. Write your answer on the
numbered blanks given below. (10 points)
1. “How was your exam?” “A couple of questions were tricky, but on the _____ it was pretty easy.”
2. I can’t stand Mr. Brian. He’s always blowing his own _______- telling everyone how good he is at
everything.
3. They decided to name the new baby boy ________Grandpa.
4. Before she left for Australia she promised her parents that she would _______ them a line at least
once a month.
5. I don't know what to say to break the ____ with someone I've just met at the party.
6. It's time he ____ down and raised a family.
7. All the three boys seem to fall ____ over heels in love with her.
8. Some young people are meant to fall in love ____ each other but not meant to be together.
9. We were very impressed when we saw that she made ________ to overcome difficulties.
10. Volunteers often organize concerts to _______funds for poor children.
Your answer:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

PART VI. In most lines of this text there is one missing word. For each line put the stroke (/) in the
position of the missing word then write the missing word in the space beside the text. Tick each
correct line. (10 points)
To many people, their friends are /most important in their life. Really Example 0. The
good friends always share joys and sorrows with you and never turn their 1………..
backs you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or 2…….…..
someone you have grown up. 3….…….
There are all sorts of things can bring about this special relationship. It 4…………
may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences.
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Most us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if 5…………
we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years get to know 6…………
someone well to consider your best friend. 7…………
To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and who 8…………
understands us better anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her 9…………
your most intimate secrets. 10……….

SECTION – READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)

Part I. Read the passage and find ONE suitable word to fill in each blank to finish the passage.
Write your answer on the numbered blanksgivenbelow.(20 points)
The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous chemicals. In the past, scientists
didn’t think that these (1)............ could harm a non-smoker’s health. Recently, though, scientists changed their
opinion after they (2).............. a large group of non-smokers. They discovered that even (3)............had
unhealthy amount of these toxic chemicals in their bodies. As a (4)............. of fact, almost all of us, breath
tobacco smoke at times, (5).............we realize it or not. For example, we can’t avoid smoke in restaurants,
hotels, and other public places even though many (6)..............places have “no smoking is permitted. It is even
harder for children to (7)................. secondhand smoke. In the United States, nine million children under the age
of five live in (8).............with at least one smoker. Research shows that these children are sick more (9)............
than children who live in homes where non-smokers live. The damaging effects of (10).............smoke on
children also continue as they grow up. The children of smokers are more than twice as likely to develop lung
cancer when they are adults as children of non-smokers. The risk is even higher among children who live in
homes where both parents smoke.
Your answer:
1. 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5. 10.
Part II. Read the following passage and decide which option A,B,C,or D best fits each space. Write
your answer on the numbered blanks given below.(10 points)
In the 1972 the Australian government (1) ______ a quota system which allowed a certain
number of kangaroos to be killed or ‘culled’ every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers
claimed that the kangaroos were (2) ______ their crops. The problem is that (3) ______ two and a half
million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a futher two and a half million are killed illegally.
The animals are killed for a variety of (4) ______. The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is
sold for human consumption usually in the form of steaks – or is used as pet food. There are also
thousands of dollars to be made (5) ______ the sale of their skins.
The environmental group Greenpeace and Australia’s Animal Liberation (AAL) are now
campaigning for a ban (6) ______ the sale of all kangaroo products. They (7) ______ that this will stop
unscrupulous farmers killing the animal for (8) ______. A spokesperson for AAL said, ‘People aren’t
concerned because there are still (9) ______ six million kangaroos in Australia so they are hardly an
endangered species. People just don’t care about issues like this unless there is a real threat. But we
know certain types have already become extinct in some areas. We must act now (10) ______ it is too
late.
1. A. introduced B. produced C. turned out D. offered
2. A. enriching B. injuring C. ruining D. spoiling
3. A. while B. because C. when D. unless
4. A. results B. pretexts C. excuses D. reasons
5. A. by B. during C. for D. from
6. A. on B. of C. for D. against
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 7. A. claim B. hope C. wonder D. consider
8. A. interest B. profit C. benefit D. advantage
9. A. exceedingly B. another C. over D. above
10.A. when B. unless C. until D. before
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part III. Read the following passage and decide which option A,B, C, or D best fits each space.
Write your answer on the numbered blanks given below. (10 points)
As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America
were building with adobe-sun-baked brick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like
modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand
people, along with storerooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against
cliffs, both to make construction easier and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in
themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them “pueblos”, which is
Spanish for towns. The people of the pueblos raised what are called “the three sisters”- corn, beans,
and squash. They made excellent pottery and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could
hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni
brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so
important that it played a major role in their religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and
religious rituals to bring rain. The way of life of less – settled groups was simpler and more strongly
influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous
lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small
animals such as rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of today’s Inuit hunted seals,
walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of
blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fished for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou.
The Cheyenne, Pawnee and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between
the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its
meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide was used to make their clothing and the covering
of their tents and tips.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The architecture of early America Indian buildings
B. The movement of American Indians across North America
C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians
D. The way of life of American Indian tribes in early North America
2. According to the passage, the Hopi and Zuni typically built their homes ________.
A. in valleys B. next to streams C. on open plains D. against cliffs
3. The word “They” refers to ____________.
A. goods B. buildings C. cliffs D. enemies
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were _______.
A. very small B. highly advanced C. difficult to defend D. quickly constructed
5. The author uses the phrase “the three sisters” refers to_____________.
A. Hopi women B. family members C. important crops D. rain ceremonies
6. Which of the following is true of the Shoshone and Ute?
A. They were not as settled as the Hopi and Zuni B. They hunted caribou.
C. They built their homes with adobe. D. They did not have many religious
ceremonies.
7. According to the passage, which of the following tribes lived in the grasslands?
A. The Shoshone and Ute B. The Cheyenne C. The Hopi and Zuni D. The Pawnee and
Inuit
8. Which of the following animals was the most important to the Plains Indians?
A. The salmon B. The caribou C. The seal D. The buffalo
9. The author gives an explanation for all of the following words EXCEPT______.
A. adobe B. pueblos C. caribou D. bison

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10. The author groups North American Indians according to their _________.
A. tribes and geographical regions B. arts and crafts
C. rituals and ceremonies D. date of appearance on the continent
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION E. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
1. “It is very kind of you to help me, Lan. Many thanks.” John said
- John …………..................................................................................................................
2. I’m usually the first guest that comes to a party and the last one that leaves it.
- I’m usually the first ………………………………………………..…………………………….
3. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
- Had ………………………………………………………….………….......................
4. Considering your position, we won’t press changes.
- Under …………………………………………..………………………………………..
5. He furiously threw the book across the room.
- Such…………………………………………………………………………………………
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one.
Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. (10 points)
6. The box was too heavy for Mike to carry on his back. (WEIGHT)
…………………………………………………………………
7. All the witnesses said the accident was my fault. (BLAME)
…………………………………………………………………
8. Bill reckoned that his success was due to incredible luck.(PUT)
…………………………………………………………………
9. They are faced with the choice of two alternatives. (HORNS)
…………………………………………………………………
10. I think you have misunderstood the situation. (STICK)
…………………………………………………………………

Part III. Writing a paragraph (30 points)

Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems.

Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these
problems.

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