De thi giao vien gioi cap huyen viet yen 2011-2012

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 (2008-2009)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
section a: Phonetics (10 points)
Part I. (5 pts) Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D.
1. A. add B. answer C. aspect D. mechanic
2. A. white B. while C. who D. which
3. A. fiction B. invention C. education D. question
4. A. chemistry B. mechanic C. character D. parachute
5. A. death B. health C. disease D. spread
Part II. (5 pts) Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D
6. A. inexpensive B. psychology C. patriotic D. scientific
7. A. women B. labour C. independent D. children
8. A. secretary B. intelligent C. necessary D. comfortable
9. A. computer B. accurate C. instruction D. destroy
10. A. achievement B. arrangement C. enclosure D. reference
section B: Grammar & Vocabulary (30 points)
Part I. (20 pts) Complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D.

11. He looked such a fool with his hair dyed green that I just……laughing at it.
A. couldn’t enjoy B. didn’t stop C. can’t help D. couldn’t help
12. I … more money on teachers if I …… the Minister of Education.
A. spent / was B. will spend / were C. would spend / did D. would spend / were
13. Do you know any restaurants ……?
A. where have a really good meal B. where we can have a really good meal
C. which has a really good meal D. that we can have a really good meal
14. Sally was very disappointed with the exam result. She …. a bad mark before.
A. had got B. had ever got C. never had got D. had never got
15. The girl …… mother I was talking to has left the room.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
16. My sister and I …… the piano when our guests …… last night.
A. had played / arrived B. were playing / arrived
C. played / arrived D. were playing / were arriving
17. She’s a dancer, so I’ll buy a pair of …… shoes for her birthday.
A. dances B. dancer`s C. dance D. dancing
18. If you …… to Paris tomorrow, please telephone me first.
A. were going B. are going C. will go D. had been going
19. I don`t mind how you deal with the problem. It`s …… you.
A down on B in at C up to D over by
20. Have you seen the place ……the graduation ceremony will be held in?
A. in that B. where C. is where that D. which
21. My uncle was …... ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.
A. critically B. deeply C. fatally D. seriously
22. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used…..
A. up B. all C. whole D. at all
23. Her mother told her not to be too ……and advised her to try to do things herself.
A. dependable B. depending C. dependent D. independent
24. Give me your telephone number ……I need your help.
A. in case B. so that C. unless D. whether
25. The question was easy enough, but ……students could answer it.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. a great number of
26. If you want to speak English fluently, you have to practice …… English every day.
A. speak B.