S GD&T Ngh An

K thi chn hc sinh gii tnh

Nm hc 2007-2008

D B

Mn thi:

ting anh lp 12 thpt bng a

( thi c 05 trang)

Thi gian: 180 pht (khng k thi gian giao )

S bo danh

H v tn th sinh:
......................................................................................................................

Ngy thng nm sinh:

.............................................................................................................

S phch
Hc sinh trng:
.........................................................................................................................

H tn, ch k gim th 1:

H tn, ch k gim th 2:

................................................................

................................................................

Ch dn:
1. thi gm 05 trang. Th sinh kim tra s trang trc khi lm bi.
2. Th sinh lm bi trc tip vo thi (ghi cu tr li vo cc c nh s pha
di ca mi phn).
3. Th sinh gi gn cn thn bi lm.
4. Nu th sinh lm sai, dng thc gch, khng dng bt ty mu
trng. Th sinh
ch c dng bt mt mu xanh hoc en lm bi. Khng dng
mc mu .
5. Gim th khng gii thch g thm.
6. Th sinh khng c s dng bt c ti liu no k c t in.

S GD&T Ngh An
D B

Mn thi:

K thi chn hc sinh gii tnh

Nm hc 2007-2008

ting anh lp 12 thpt bng a

Thi gian: 180 pht (khng k thi gian giao )

im bng
s: ......................................

H tn, ch k GK
1: ........................................

im bng
ch: ....................................

H tn, ch k GK
1: .......................................

S phch

SECTION 1: VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps.
1. Was the test long? Yes, John was the only one _____ it
A. to finish
B. finished
C. could finish
D. has finished
2. How should we do this? It should be done _____ we did it yesterday.
A. the same way as
B. as the same way as
C. as the same way than
D. as the same way
3. Is your new house large? Not really, but _____ to this apartment, it seems
large.
A. comparing
B. in comparing
C. compared
D.
by comparing
4. What did John do after he fell? He kept running _____ his pain.
A. even though
B. unless
C. however
D.
despite
5. Have you been to Chicago recently? Yes, I ______ there last May.
A. went
B. go
C. have gone
D.
have been
6. Are there any dinosaurs living now?Oh, no. They have _____ for millions of
years.
A. been made extinct B. been extinct
C. extinct
D.
been extinct
7. Do you like frogs legs? _____ them, I dont really know.
A. Never trying
B. Not to have tried
C. Never having tried
D. Never had tried
8. Its really cold today! I hate going out in this weather.
Yeah, I _____ dont want to get out of bed.
A. too
B. even
C. only
D.
very
9. What are they talking about? They are discussing problems _____ the
budget.
A. concerning
B. concerning to
C. concerned
D.
concerned to
10. Do you think John is smart? He is _____ can be.
A. more clever as
B. as clever as he
C. more clever than
D. so
clever he
11. Do you like Australia? Oh yes, I think its one of _____ in the world.

A. the most beautiful

B. most beautiful places
C. most beautiful place
D. the most beautiful place
12. How did John do the test? Although he tried hard, _____ failed.
A. but he
B. he still
C. he moreover
D. so
that he
13. How long will these batteries last? About six months, in general _____ .
A. operated
B. operate
C. operating
D.
operation
14. You havent seen my notebook, have you? No, but I didnt know you _____ for it.
A. should look
B. were looking
C. have looked
D.
could
be looking
15. Are you starting a club? Yes, do you want _____?
A. to get consider
B. to be considered
C.
to
consider
D. be considered
16. Werent you surprised to hear about the robbery last night?
No, things like that are always _____ in this neighborhood.
A. to happen
B. happened
C. happening
D.
happen
17. Who is Marry getting married to? Oh, to some guy _____ since
childhood.
A. has known her
B. has been known her C. she has known
D.
who she has been known
18. When is your party? Next Sunday. I hope you _____ come.
A. can
B. could
C. would
D. should
19. Why is Johns mother upset with him? He hasnt done his homework,
nor _____ to.
A. he intends
B. he does intend
C. intends he
D. does he
intend
20. What is Bill going to do after the test? The only thing he can do is
_____.
A. he waited
B. waiting
C. he waits
D. wait
SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION
1. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in each gap in this
passage
A MONSTER IN THE LAKE
A 34-year-old librarian from Clifden in County Galway claims she and her
friend spotted a large serpent-like monster in Lake Fadda in western Ireland on
Wednesday afternoon as the were picnicking near the __1__ of the lake. Local
police are __2__ the story, which follows a series of similar reports in __3__ years.
Researchers at Trinity College, Dublin have also __4__ interest in the reports.
Georgia Cranberry, the wife of a local businessman, __5__ what she and her friend
saw at about three oclock last Wednesday as a huge monster writhing in the
water __6__ a snake, about 30 metres __7__ . Her friend, Mary Reilly, a shop
assistant in a department store in Galway, __8__ the story and added: We were
__9__. The creature was enormous and it swam with its mouth open. It was __10__
like those pictures of the Loch Ness Monster.
More __11__ were not available as before they were __12__ to take a
photograph of the monster it disappeared below the __ 13 __ of the lake, which is
half a mile long. The description given to police by the two women __14 __ that of
other eyewitnesses of incidents involving strange creatures in the lakes of
Connemara. Local people have been __15__ not to swim in the lake.

1A. bay
2A. inquiring
exploring
3A. recent
4A. taken
5A. said
described
6A. as
7A. distance
8A. believed
confirmed
9A. terrible
terrifying
10- A. only
11- A. events
12- A. managed
13- A. top
14- A. suits
15- A. denied
warned

B. beach
B. searching
B. last
B. found
B. told

C. coast
D. shore
C. investigating

C. final
C. seen
D. got
C. claimed

D. these
D.

B. like
C. similar
D. such
B. distant
C. further
D. offshore
B. checked
C. repeated
B. terrified

C. terrorized

D.

D.
D.

B. similar
C. just
D. lot
B. information
C. news
D. details
B. allowed
C. able
D. possible
B. waves
C. surface
D. depth
B. matches
C. goes
D. reminds
B. ordered
C. informed
D.

2. Fill in each gap with a suitable word

A WORLD LANGUAGE
The English language is big business: every day more and more people
around the world are learning English __1__ a foreign language and more and
more people __2__ making a living from providing English in various forms,
including teachers, writer and publishers. __3__ Britain, the English language is
one of the countrys __4__ important sources of income.
English is quite unique in the history __5__ the worlds languages: an
amazing one in seven people in the world speak __6__, which makes it
undoubtedly the first world language in history. __7__ English, Latin, French and
Greek were also to some extent international languages __8__ none of them ever
managed to reach either the number of users that English has __9__ the incredible
range of situations in __10__ English is used today. For example, 75% of the
worlds correspondence and 60% of the worlds telephone conversations are
carried __11__ in English. Chinese also has a billion speakers, but __12__ a Chinese
businessman meets a Spanish colleague at a conference, they __13__ almost
certainly use English as the medium of communication, __14__ Chinese or
Spanish. English has also become the language of science: two third of scientists
write __15__ research papers in English and the majority of doctors in the world
learn English as the part of their study.
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below:
Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People
are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture and other supplies to the
Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the
floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to
the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
1- What does this notice concern?
A. dangerous roads.
B. safety precautions
C. help for flood victims
D. warning about weather
2- What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. medicine
B. clothing
C. food
D. furniture
3- In addition to supplies, what is needed?

A. teachers
B. new bridges
C. places to stay D. volunteers
4- The word devastating floods in lime 1 refers to those that ______
A. cause a lot of damage
B. are very short
C. happen suddenly
C. last for a long time
5- The word donating in line 2 is closest meaning to _____
A. selling
B. buying
C. taking
D. giving
SECTION 3: writing
2. Rewrite the following sentences
1. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
Its
hours
..................................................................................................................................................................

2. I think we should speak English in class.

I

suggest

..................................................................................................................................................................

3. I can not go on a picnic with you because Im not free today.

If

..............................................................................................................................................................................
...

4. I cant sing beautifully, so I cant join them now.

I

wish

..........................................................................................................................................................................

5. Mr. Pike played soccer after school everyday when he was a schoolboy.
Mr.
Pike
used

to

.....................................................................................................................................................

6. I didnt arrive in time to see her.

I

wasnt

..........................................................................................................................................................

early

7. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 oclock the following morning.

Please ................................................................................................................................................
.....................
8. The postman was bitten by our dog.
Our
dog
....................................................................................................................................................................

9. She wont open the door if she doesnt know who it is.
Unless ..................................................................................................................................................
......................

10. Although Tom took a taxi, he still arrived late for the interview.
In

spite

........................................................................................................................................................................

2. Write sentences using the suggested words below:

Dear Sir,
1. I / see / schools advertisement / TV / last night.

.................................................................................................................................................................
.....................

2. I / interested / learn English /and / I / like / information / school.

.................................................................................................................................................................
.....................

3. I / study / English / four years / but / want / improve / speaking / listening skills.
.................................................................................................................................................................
.....................

4. I / be / very graceful / if / you / send / details / courses / fees.

.................................................................................................................................................................
.....................

5. I / look / forward / hear / you / soon.

.................................................................................................................................................................
.....................

Yours faithfully,
Jimmy Cook
3. Write about 150-200 words about The importance of Internet in
learning English

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S GD&T Ngh An

K thi chn hc sinh gii tnh

Nm hc 2007-2008

D
B

p n Mn ting anh lp 12 thpt bng a)

1.
2.
3.
4.

A
A
C
D

5.
6.
7.
8.

A
D
C
B

9. A
10.B
11.A
12.B

Section 1:
13.D
14.B
15.B
16.C

17.C
18.A
19.D
20.D

Section 2:
Q1:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

D
C
A
A
D

6. B
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. C

12.
13.
14.
15.

11. D

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

as
are
in
most
of

6. it / English
7. before
8. but/although
9. or
10. which

11. out
12. when
13. will
14. not
15. their

3. D

5.D

C
C
B
D

Q2:

Q3:
1. C

2. A

4. A

Section 3: Writing
Q1:
1. Its hours (and) hours since Mary rang.
2. I suggest we (should) speak English in class.
3. If I was /were free today, I could go on a picnic with you.
4. I wish I could sing beautifully, so/and I could join them now.
5. Mr. Pike used to play soccer after school (everyday) when he was a schoolboy.
6. I wasnt early enough to see her.
7. Please wake me at 8 oclock tomorrow!
8. Our dog bit the postman.
9. Unless she knows who it is, she wont open the door.
10. In spite of taking a taxi, Tuan still arrived late for the interview
Q2:
1. I saw your schools advertisement on TV last night.
2. I am interested in learning/to learn English and Id like (to have/get/obtain)
(some) information about the/your
school.
3. I have studied/been studying English for four years but I want to improve my
speaking and listening skills.
4. I would/will be graceful if you (could) send (me) details of (the) courses and/as
well as (the) fees.
5. I look/am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Q3:

Vocabulary
Grammar
Style