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SỞ GD& ĐT NGHỆ AN

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12
NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010




HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - THPT BẢNG A
(Hướng dẫn và biểu điểm gồm 03 trang)

SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 points)
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in the space provided.

1 point/ 1 correct answer × 5 = 5 points

1
2
3
4
5

D
B
D
A
C


II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space provided.

1 point/ 1 correct answer × 5 = 5 points

6
7
8
9
10

B
C
A
C
A


SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 points)
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer in the space provided.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 15 = 15 points

11. D
14. A
17. B
20. C
23. B

12. A
15. D
18. B
21. C
24. B

13. C
16. C
19. B
22. A
25. A


II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 10 = 10 points

MISTAKE
CORRECTION

MISTAKE
CORRECTION

26.
Because
Because of
31.
on the average
on average

27.
a good health
good health
32.
know to
know how to

28.
a big amount
a large/ huge/ enormous amount
33.
advertise
Advertised, or:
that/ which had been advertised

29.
Comparing
Compared
34.
rising
raising

30.
level
standard
35.
will lie
will be lying


III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the space provided.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 10 = 10 points

36. refusal
39. indecisive
42. upset
45. economics

37. informative
40. unavoidable
43. disagreement


38. lessened
41. extremely
44. alive



SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
I. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 10 = 10 points

46. that/ which
49. how
52. use
55. instead

47. expect
50. of
53. still


48. first
51. out
54. on



II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 10 = 10 points

56. B
59. B
62. D
65. B

57. A
60. D
63. C


58. C
61. A
64. A



III. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your answer in the space provided.
2 points/ 1 correct answer × 5 = 10 points
66. A
68. C
70. B

67. D
69. B



SECTION D: WRITING (25 points)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 5 = 5 points
Suggested answers:
71. We find it difficult to make ends meet these days.
72. Only when Alice and Charles had their second child, did they decide to move to a bigger house.
73. They accidentally cut off our water supplying while mending the road.
74. He needn`t have brought the umbrella along (because it didn`t rain anyway).
75. Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour/ the fact that I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

II. Use the word(s) given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
1 point/ 1 correct answer × 5 =