De thi hsg truong 11

Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tỉnh
( Đề xuất )

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12 - Bảng A.
Năm học: 2010 - 2011.
Thời gian : 180 phút.


Section A: Phonetics.
I. Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. telegraphy
B. telescope
C. telegram
D. telegraph

2. A. weigh
B. freight
C. weird
D. neighbourhood

3. A. crabbed
B. naked
C. crooked
D. raised

4. A. intelligent
B. congratulate
C. continuous
D. opportunity

5. A. steward
B. sew
C. sewage
D. dew.


II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of others.
6. A. ingenious
B. principle
C. generous
D. volunteer

7. A. curricumlum
B. enthusiast
C. subordinate
D. democratic

8. A. telephonist
B. necklace
C. ultimate
D. moonlight

9. A. universal
B. cooperate
C. kilometer
D. community

10. A. rekon
B. protein
C. sanguine
D. technique


Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar:
I. Choose the best answer from A, B , C or D.
11. I lost too much money betting at the races last time , so you won`t .................. me to go again .
A. convince
B. impress
C. persuade
D. urge

12. Have you heard about all the complaints ? It ....................... have been a pleasant holiday .
A. can`t
B. musn`t
C. shouldn`t
D. mayn`t

13. Eighty kilometers is the ........................... fifty miles.
A. equivalent of
B. equivalent from
C. equal of
D. equal to

14. ............................., his secretary wears the most extraordinary clothes.
A. with time
B. at one time
C. At times
D. in time

15. It is essential that the professor ........................ warmly welcomed at the airport .
A. is
B. be
C. will be
D. would be


16. Mice`s mother gave him ............................ of sweets .
A. a hand
B. hands
C. a handful
D. a handfulness

 17. He must take the watch to be repaired as it ........................... over twenty minutes a day .
A. increases
B. progresses
C. accelerates
D. gains

18. When his business failed, he started again from ........................... .
A. scratch
B. blank
C. introduction
D. beginning

19. .............................. you aren`t suggesting that what he did was in anyway defensible?
A. Certainly
B. Probably
C. Undoubtedly
D. Surely

20. We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion ........................... your previous good work .
A. in the light of
B. thanks to
C. with a view to
D. with regard to

21. My car .............................. 25 miles to the litre .
A. makes
B. does
C. needs
D. goes

 22. He never had much property , and when his house was broken into by thieves, he had ............................... still .
A. less
B. little
C. a little
D. few

23. This job requires a good ........................ for figures .
A. head
B. understanding
C. brain
D. faculty

24. ........................... , we missed our plane .
A. The train is late
B. The train was late
C. The train being late
D. To be late.

25. The more you relax and be yourself, the more ........................... you are to succeed.
A. easy
B. possible
C. probable
D. likely

26. Not once ........................ his promises .
A. he is keeping
B. has he kept
C. did he keep
D. he keeps

27. I`ve always ......................... that my university was the best in the country .
A. trusted
B. respected
C. considered
D. regarded

28. The ......................... in the North of Sweden is really beautiful.
A. scenery
B. nature
C. view
D. scene

29. The forecast predicted ....................... weather with snow , sunshine , wind and thunder and that is what we`ve had .
A. differing
B. various
C. variable
D. fluctuating

30. These goods are free ........................ duty .
A. from
B. with
C. in
D