ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 12, NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017 Môn thi Tiếng Anh TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ THÁI TỔ, BẮC NINH Mã A661191

SỞ GD VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC NINH TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ THÁI TỔ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 12, NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Full name: ……………………………… Thời gian làm bài: 150’ Class: 12A…

(Ghi chú: Đề thi gồm 08 trang. Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi).

A. PHONETICS (1point) Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 p)

1. A. breathe 2. A. naked 3. A. cease 4. A. pleasure 5. A. negotiation

B. with B. coughed B. chase B. desert B. think

C. southern C. hatred C. increase C. resort C. invent

D. thorough D. sacred D. raise D. position D. enlarge Question II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5 p)

1. A. assassinated 2. A. repudiate 3. A. discipline 4. A. certificate 5. A. strategies

B. international B. habitual B. commodity B. appreciate B. positively

C. preferential C. entrench C. affectionate C. apologize C. anonymity

D. differentiate D. hormone D. behave D. classify D. neighborhood

B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES Question I: Choose the best word from A, B, C, and D that fits each blank. (2pts) 1. You look tired. Are you …………the weather?

A. on B. in C. under D. off 2. I showed the painting to an expert who …… it at about £500.

A. cost B. estimated C. assigned D. valued 3. He is very ill, and the doctors are not sure whether he will …… it through the night.

A. last B. survive C. endure D. make 4. She .......... modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.

A. looks down on B. goes in for C. fixes up with D. comes up against 5. He did not share his secrets with many people, but he …………………..in her.

A. confessed B. concealed C. consented D. confided 6. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m a little …………………...

A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice 7 This museum has more visitors than ……………….. any other in the world.

A. really B. practically C. actually D. utterly 8. Her married name is Dawson, but Graham is her............. name. A. maiden B. childish C. girlish D. virgin 9. The case for an increase in spending on education has been proved beyond the ………………..of doubt.

A. shadow B. hesitation C. suspicion D. shade 10. Her article on diet ………………….. many people into changing their eating habits.

A. surprised B. amazed C. startled D. shocked 11. This cloth ……………… very thin.

A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles 12. The upper levels of the Sun’s atmosphere are of very low ..................heats the gases there to be very high temperatures.

A. dense and solar B. density, solar activity C. density, but solar activity D. density and activity of the Sun is 13. I don’t want to burden my daughter with my problems; she’s got too much ………………..

1

A. up her sleeve B. in her mind C. in effect D. on her plate

14. My English is progressing …………………………

A. leaps and bounds B. bounds and leaps C. odds and ends D. ends and odds

15. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was …………with a

fine. A. let through B. let off C. let out D. let down

16. She relies ……………………on her parents for financial support.

A. profusely B. amply C. heavily D. severely

17. It goes ………………saying that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on the project.

A. for B. like C. with C. without

18. Unfortunately, I might have to leave for Boston …………….

A. for short notice B. under short notice C. at short notice D. to short notice

19. In spite of the fact that there is much written about Charlemagne, ……………………..

A. his character and personality are hard to visualize

B. is difficult to discover his character and personality

C. picturing his personality and character are hard things

D. you can’t figure out his personality and character

20. it’s all the same …………..me whether we go to Nha Trang or Vung Tau.

A. for B. on C. to D. as

Question II: Give the correct tense and form of the verb to fit each …