Đề chọn HSG anh 12 (NA) 2010-2011

SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011


Full name:………………………………… Class:………………….
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 THPT
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. architect B. parachute C. archaic D. psychology
2. A. advent B. adverb C.advertise D. advance
3. A. dealt B. dreamt C. heal D. threaten
4. A. naught B. hymn C. button D. fence
5. A. possession B. address C. guess D. mess

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II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. method B. invention C. intense D. effective
7. A. writer B. carefully C. origin D. compete
8. A. director B. machinery C. excellent D. encourage
9. A. intelligent B. population C. opportunity D. economics
10. A. advisable B. admirable C. reliable D. desirable

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SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
11. The landlord of this apartment _________ me about $ 50 per month in rent.
A. draws B. charges C. takes D. costs
12. He had a good _________of the exam result when he saw his daughter’s face.
A. report B. thought C. idea D. news
13. When the teacher came in, they pretended __________.
A. to read B. reading C. being reading D. to be reading
14. We insist that a meeting _________as soon as possible.
A. be held B. is held C. were held D. will be held
15. He kept his marriage secret for years, but eventually the truth _________.
A. came out B. came through C. went out D. turned out
16. She is objecting to _________ money on the project.
A. me invest B. my investing C. I invest D. me invested
17. – “Who is Marry getting married to?” – “Oh, to some guy _________ since childhood.”
A. has known her B. has been known her
C. she has known D. who she has been known
18. –“Do you like frog’s legs?” – “_________ them, I don’t really know.”
A. Never try B. Not to have tried
C. Never having tried D. Never had tried
19. It is believed that there is a _________ between the two crimes.
A. join B. chain C. link D. connector
20. If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the _________ to the city.
A. points B. signs C. plans D. ways
21. We were so late that we __________ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
22. They turned _________at the party, despite the awful weather.
A. round B. in C. back D. up
23. I wish I __________ her the truth earlier.
A. would tell B. had told C. have told D. told
24. There wasn`t __________ news in his letter.
A. a great many B. hardly any C. a great deal of D. a large number of
25. You’ll have to _________ a better idea than that if you want to win.
A. come in for B. get down to C. bring out D. come up with
26. – “Why is John’s mother upset with him?” – “He hasn’t done his homework, nor _________ to.”
A. he intends B. he does intend C. intends he D. does he intend