ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Dành cho học sinh THPT) tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc có đáp án Mã A685450

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 12 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

(Dành cho học sinh THPT) Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) ———————————— A. LISTENING Listen to the dialogue 3 times and answer the following questions. (Write no more than three letters or an appropriate number for each answer) 1. How many members does the cycling club have currently? ………………………………………………………….......... 2. How much does Youth Membership cost? ………………………………………………………….......... 3. From whom must you get a signature when applying to join? ………………………………………………………….......... 4. How long does it take to process a membership application? ………………………………………………………….......... 5. How often do family rides take place? ………………………………………………………….......... 6. How long are the Saturday rides usually? ………………………………………………………….......... 7. When must you get for your bike? ………………………………………………………….......... 8. When is the next camping tour? ………………………………………………………….......... 9. What is happening on May 5th? ………………………………………………………….......... 10. How much discount do members get at Wheels Bike Shop? …………………………………………………………..........

B. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three 1. A. socialize B. contact C. background D. formality 2. A. prolong B. contact C. conscious D. common 3. A. African B. Japanese C. partner D. Canada 4. A. signal B. sign C. colleague D. regard 5. A. cloth B. trustworthy C. clothing D. brother

C. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR I. Choose from the four options given marked A, B, C and D one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. Please…............ favour.

A. do me a B. make me a C. do my D. make my 2. Mrs. Edwards…............. history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.

A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching 3. There have been protests from animal right groups about …......... on animals.

A. experience B. experiments C. expiration D. trials 4. Faraday’s accomplishments seem more wonderful when we realize that he had very........... education.

A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 5. A: “What are the office hours where you work?” B: “ …............., everyone comes in at eight and leaves at five.”

A. General B. In generally C. In the general D. In general

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6. Lots of people…............ Yoga to relax.

A. practice B. take up C. give up D. take in 7. It isn’t quite…........ that he will turn up at the meeting.

A. certain B. exact C. right D. sure 8. After waiting for an hour he realized that the bus was…................ to come.

A. improbable B. impossible C. uncertain D. unlikely 9. …............ being tired, I went for a picnic with my family.

A. That B. Though C. Since D. Despite 10. You…............... have told that joke. Everybody has heard it too often.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t 11. At around two years of age, many children regularly produce sentences......... three or four words.

A . are containing B. containing C. contain D. contains 12. The first plant-like organisms probably ............ in the sea, perhaps three billion years ago.

A . life B. living C. lived D. it was living 13. These tennis courts don't ......... very often. Not many people want to play.

A . got used B. used C. get used D. get use 14. I would rather ........... nothing than ...........that book.

A . do - to read B. do - read C. doing - reading D. done - read 15. Do you want ....... with you or do you want to go alone?

A . me coming B. me to come C. that I come D. that I will come

II. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C or D. You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable standard written English. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. Draft horses are the tallest, most powerful and heavy group of horses.

A B C D 2. Acting …