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Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage Many people work in order to earn …..21..and produce goods and services.. Services are such things as education medicine and com

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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG – MÔN TIẾNG ANH 12 Ớ12

Năm học 2010-2011 (thời gian 180phút)

I Choose one word which is pronounced differently

1 A college B course C copy D offer

2 A student B future C university D run

3 A honour B humour C hour D honest

4 A come B casual C confident D centre

5 A wear B clear C fear D near

II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others

6 A attract B install C confide D caring

7 A supportive B marvelous C counterpart D maximum

8 A compliment B attention C conical D argument

9 A marriage B value C instance D secure

10 A solution B afternoon C hospital D actually

III Choose the best answer marked A,B,C or D to complete the sentences

11.He does not show much consideration ………his wife’s wishes

A at B for C with D to

12 “Are you taking ………this term ? ” “yes ,I like cooking and embroidering That’s why

I’m taking this course.”

A housewarming B homecoming C housing D home economics

13 Should we wear our uniform at the meeting tomorrow ?

No, that only a (n) ………meeting

A unfriendly B inattentive C impersonal D informal

14 Is this secretary experienced ……….work of this sort ?

A to B on C with D in

15.He didn’t apply for the job for………… reasons

A impersonal B immature C.disrespectful D.inattentive

16 Paul was so with his examination results that he didn’t smile all week

A disappointed B delighted C unsatisfactory D unexpected

17 The president of the club is going to ……… a speech

A take B talk C deliver D say

18 After such a long and tiring Journey , we are all ……

A exhausted B exhausting C exhaustible D exhaustive

19 All my family members , especially my wife , take pride …….what I have achieved

A in B for C to D on

20 Would you …… on this pair of shoes to see if it is of the right size

A try B stand C fit D take

IV Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage

Many people work in order to earn … 21 and produce goods and services Goods are either

agricultural (like maize and milk) or … 22… (like cars and paper) Services are such things as education medicine and commerce Some people provide goods ; others provide services For example , in the same ……23… a man may buy a car or some services which help him to …24… his car

The work people do is called economic activity All economic activities together ….25… the economic system of a town , a city , a country or a world Such an economic system is sum-total

of ……26… People do and want The work people ……27… provides either what they need or provide the money with which they can buy essential commodities ……28… , many people hope to earn enough money to buy commodities and services which are non – essential but which provide some particular ….29… satisfaction , like toys for children , ….30… to the cinema

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21 A a life B their lives C a living D one’s money

22 A manufacture B manufactures C manufactured D manufacturing

23 A garage B workshop C exhibition D workplace

24 A take care B maintain C restore D decorate

25 A make up B get up C end up D take up

26 A which B what C how D that

27 A finish B fullfill C make D undertake

28 A Sure B Exactly C Similarly D Of course

29 A own B private C personal D individually

30 A visits B journeys C holiday D attention

V Put each verb in brackets in to an appropriate form

Employees protesting at the planned closure of the Magnet electronics factory have begun a protest outside the factory in Brook Road It (31)….(reveal) last week that production at the

factory , where over 3000 local people (32)….(employ) , (33)….(transfer) to the Magnet plant in Luton next month “Why (34)… (we not inform) about this earlier ? We (35)….(only tell) about this two days ago ” said Marjory Calder , representing the workforce “It’s about time companies such as this (36)….(start) thinking about how local communities (37)….(affect) by their policies Most people here are buying houses How (38)… (their mortgage payments keep up) ? And how are we going to find a job ? I wish(39) ….(know).” Reg Reynolds of Magnet (40)….(ask) what (41)…(do) to help those who (42)….(make) redundant

“The majority of our employees (43)… (offer) work at our plant in Luton” he told our reporter ,

“and every effort (44) (make) over the past month to offer early retirement to those who qualify”

When he (45)… (question) about why the workers (46)….(not tell) about the closure earlier , he

revealed that the company (47)… (promise) a government loan to keep the factory open , but that

at the last minute it (48)… (decide) not to provide the loan after all “So don’t blame the

company ,we’ve done our best” Local MP Brenda Stone (49)… (ask) to raise the matter in the

House of Commons , and told us that a letter (50)… (send) to the Minister responsible within the

next few days

VI Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals

51 My little brother is very…… about going to kindergarten (enthusiast)

52 The factory is the largest single…… in the area (employ)

53 …… using this technique are trained to ask questions precisely (interview)

54 High-school teachers must be…… to teach a particular subject (qualify)

55 It was his………… Help that caused the accident (experience)

56 It is your…… to provide us with concrete evidence (responsible)

57 As the…… Of multimedia technology has grown , teachers have used more teaching aids

(available)

58 In recent years , the country have faced great economic…… (difficult)

59 My father has very……… ideas about marriage (tradition)

60 Students start looking for ……… when they leave college (employ)

VII finish each of the following sentences in such away that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it

61 House prices have risen dramatically this year

There has ………

62 It was not only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me

Not until………

63 Although she is happily married , she sometime feels very lonely

Despite ………

64 Who owns this umbrella ?

Who does ………

65 Someone has just stolen john’s car

John………

66 Tony knew what the answer was after reading the book

By the time………

67 If I had known he was afraid , I wouldn’t have done it

Had ………

68 If you want to save your eyesight , we must operate immediately

Only by ………

69 Why isn’t this TV working ?

What ………

70 The last time it snowed here was six years ago

It………

VIII Put one suitable word in each space

Jack Park and his … 71….Dora were worried about their son Danny The boy stay out too long , not coming home … 72… very late at night This bad habit … 73… the parents anxious So one day Jack said to Mrs …74… , “I’m going to teach our son a … 75… He’s got ….76…

business being out till after midnight.” The next evening Danny left the house … 77… usual

“I’m going to a disco , ” he ….78… to his mother “There’s no need to wait up ….79….me” Then the front door shut with a bang ….80….big Danny

IX Use the following words to make sentences

Dear……,

81 I/ hear/ yesterday / you/ just/ leave/ hospital

82 This / be / very good news / and / I / relieve / hear/it

83 You / have / difficult / time / past /month

84 Hospital /one feel / too helpless / do / anything

85 I / hope / you / continue / rest / next few weeks

86 I / send / you / today / small / parcel / books and magazines

87 I / like / visit / you / next / Friday / half past two

88 please / not / make / special preparations / this visit

Yours sincerely

X Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting

89 One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed

A B C D

90 Although his bad cough , he kept on smoking

A B C D

91 I enjoyed talking to the people whom I had dinner with them last night

A B C D

92 You should take regular exercise instead of sit in front of the television all day

A B C D

93 The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do

A B C D

94 She is tired from being asked the same things every day

A B C D

XI Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals

95 This house makes me think of the place where I grew up REMINDS

96 You are always forgetting things ! MEMORY

97 Please say hello to your mother for me REMEMBER ME

98 I’m sorry , but I’ve forgotten your name RECALL

99 They said they would like me to stay with them in Florida INVITED

100 I didn’t expect to see you here LAST

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