De So Khao HSG 12

Trờng THPT Cao Lộc Đề sơ khảo kì thi chọn học sinh giỏiLớp 12 THPT năm học 2006-2007 Môn: English 12 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút Không kể thời gian giao đề I, Choose the best answer to c

Trờng THPT Cao Lộc Đề sơ khảo kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi

Lớp 12 THPT năm học 2006-2007 Môn: English 12

Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20p)

1.In the hotel lobby the detective caught…….of the man who had been hired to follow

2 What are you looking…….in my bag? Get out of here!

3 “ Go on, finish the detest It needs…….up because it won’t stay until tomorrow

4 Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he…… to them regularly

1

A Is waiting B Will write C Should write D Would write

5 Andrew couldn’t …… him self laughing at the Maggie’s face.

6 If only we…….more time, we could have seen more of the country

A Had B Have had C Had had D Would have had

7 They took the baby to church to be…….

8 Babies have to learn how…….before they can walk

9 She was unhappy…… her childhood

10 The twins look so…….their father

11 Katie really……her mother She has got the same character

12 There are…… supplies of finish in the river

13 Ann…….tea very often

A Doesn’t drink B Don’t drink C Didn’t drink D Hasn’t drink

14 My brother……me for weeks

A Hasn’t phoned B Didn’t phone C Isn’t phone D Not phone

15 She can’t get home ……she has no money

16 The water company will have to … off water supplies while repairs to the pipes ear carry out

17 If you are not too tired we could have a ……of tennis after lunch

18 ……Accepting your job offer I’d like to know a bit more about the company

19 Can you … the papers with you when you come to see me please

20 Can you tell me the…… of these shoes?

II Read the passage, then choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D ( 15p ):

The driving instructor

I’m a drivingtest examiner I (0 )……A….my own driving school for twelve years before applying to become an examiner in 1966 Since then I’ve (1) …… to examine lorry and bus driver and instruct trainee examiners I (2) ……that I’ve assessed 16.000 people and passed around half of them The first lorry driver I passed ( 3) ……tears However, the most (4)…….reasons for failing are not being ready and being too (5)……In wardly I’m telling the candidates not to do something stupid like(6)……out into moving traffic, but I’m not (7) … to tell them how to drive

When I (8) ….my own test I was extremely nervous and had to (9) … with a very strict and unfriendly examiner We’re taught nowadays to put people at their (10) ….We pass everyone who’s up

to (11) …., but people often present themselves too soon I’ve never been offered money to pass anyone, (12)… one man asked me if he could make me change my (13)… .I then (14)……him to the police My ambition is to be a supervising examiner in (15)… off test center in a lager area

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6 A Make B Pull C Pick D Stand

III, Fill in each the numbered spaces in the passage with only one word (20p)

Bob Geldof was born in 1953 in Dublin, where he went to school (1) he was an intelligent students, he left school with few qualifications He had (2) variety of Jobs in England, Spain and Canada (3) eventually becoming a successful pop star

However, he is now best known for the work he had done (4) help starving people in Ethiopia Like many other people he (5) shocked by television (6) of people dying of hunger there in 1984 He therefore decided that he (7) persuade famous British pop (8) to make a record together, and (9) the profits from (10) to send money and food The record, called “Do they know it’s Christmas?” was a great success and (11) a lot of money, all

of (12) was used in Ethiopia

It soon became clear that much (13) money was still needed and so in 1985 Geldof organized two huge contents in the same day one in England and the (14) in the United States Many of the world’s best known pop start played and sang, all of them performing without (15) paid the concerts were (16) on television through out the world, and it has (17) estimated that that nearly a billion people saw some (18) all of the broadcast While they were (19) they live performance on television, people was asked to send money and many (20) so in Britain alone, over forty million pounds was given

Answer:

1 ……….

2 ………

3 ………

4 ………

5 ………

6 ………

7 ………

8 ………

9 ………

10 ………

11 ………

12 ………

13 ………

14 ………

15 ………

16 ………

17 ………

18 ………

19 ………

20 ………

IV, Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given Do not change the word given (20P)

1 What exactly id happening? (going)

………

2 There were a lot id people on the bus (with)

………

3 You were in my dreams last night (about)

………

4 Tina rewrote the French book in Spanish (from)

………

5 I think a rest would do you good (from)

………

6 I find working here really enjoyable (enjoyable)

………

7 I study hard, so I spend a lot of time in the library (means)

………

8 I’ll be home late (until)

………

9 We used to spend Sunday afternoons working in the garden (would)

………

10 Paul is different from what he used to be (has)

………

V, Write the correct forms of the words in brackets (10p)

A friend of mine, Judith Neison (1 presently, work) in the international sales division at an electronics firm She (2 just, return) from a trip to Japan She (3 ask) (4 go) to Japan because she can speak Japanese When she (5 be) a business student at Boston university, she (6 study) Japanese until she (8 go) to Tokyo last year While she was there, she (9 speak) Japanese everyday and (10 enjoy) every minute of it She’s anxious to return

Answer:

1 ………

2 ………

3 ………

4 ………

5 ………

6 ………

7 ………

8 ………

9 ………

10 ………

VI, Complete the sentences to make a complete passage using the words given (20p)

1 How/ lovely/ you/ your letter

………

2 All the Vietnamese students/ stay/ us/ you/ first/ write/ us/ Hanoi

………

3 I/ delighted/ news/ your marriage

………

4 We/ well/ I/ busy

………

5 I/ return/ visit/ Japan/.It/ wonderful/ trip

………

6 Languages school/ close down/ we/ longer/ students/ Haddington

………

7 The school/ move/ Edinburgh

………

8 Give/ love/ girls/ boys/ tell/ them/ write/ me

………

9 Who/ know/ we/ meet/ sometimes/ future

………

10 Wishes/ you/ everyone

………

THE END

I, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (20p)

II Read the passage, then choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D ( 15p):

III, Fill in each the numbered spaces in the passage with only one word (20p)

1 Though/ although

2 A

3 Before

4 To

5 Was

6 Pictures/ reports, shots, ?

7 Would/ should, must

8 Singers/ starts/ musicians/ groups

9 Use/ utilize

10 It/ this

11 Made/ raised

12 Which

13 More

14 Other

15 Being/ getting

16 Shown, broadcast/ live

17 Been

18 Or

19 Watching/ viewing

20 Did

IV, Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the word given Do not change the word given (25P)

Example: This hotel is cheaper than that one (as )

That hotel isn’t as cheap as this one

1 What exactly is

2 The bus was crowded with people

3 I dreamed about you last night

4 Tina rewrote the French book in French into Spanish

5 I think you would benefit from arrest

6 I am enjoying working here

7 I study hard and this means spending a lot of time in the library

8 I won’t be home until late

9 We would spend Sunday afternoon working in the garden

10 Paul has changed

V, Write the correct forms of the words in brackets (10p)

1 Is presently working

2 Has just returned

3 Was asked

4 To go

5 Was

6 Studied

7 Had never had

8 Won’t

9 Spoke

10 Enjoyed

VI, Complete the sentences to make a complete passage using the words given (20p)

1 How lovely to receive your letter

2 Of all the Vietnamese students, who stayed with us

You are all the first to write to us from Hanoi

3 I am delighted to hear the news of your marriage

4 We are all well and I’ve been busy

5 I’ve just returned from a lovely visit from Japan It was wonderful trip

6 The language school has closed down and we no longer have any students in Haddington

7 The language school has moved to Edinburgh

8 Give my love to all the girls and boys and tell them to write to me

9 Who knows perhaps we may meet sometimes in the future

10 Best wish to you and every one