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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 5 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho học sinh các trường THPT không chuyên
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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PART I. LISTENING
Susan comes to Barclays Bank and talks to a bank clerk. Listen to their conversation. Complete the following statements by filling in the relevant words. You should use no more than THREE words.
You will listen to the conversation TWICE.
Susan will be a (1) _______ student.
She wants to keep her money in a safe place with easy (2) _______.
She is suggested to open an (3) _______ Account.
The facilities the current account provides are (4) _______ and a deposit book.
There are (5) _______ of interest for this account.
If the balance is up to 500 pounds, the interest is (6) _______.
If the balance is over 500 pounds, the interest goes up to (7) _______.
The bank statement shows you the permanent record of income and (8) _______.
Cashcard can be used to (9)_______ and (10) _______ the balance.

PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).
1. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.
A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. was happy
2. I don`t want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
3. He`s left his book at home; he`s always so______.
A. forgetful B. forgettable C. forgotten D. forgetting
4. `I`m very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,` the boss said.
A. thanking B. grateful C. considerate D. careful
5. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined B. that is combined C. combining D. when combined
6. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet B. so C. for D. and
7. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ________, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However
8. “Who has brothers and sisters?”
“Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”
A. except to B. with C. from D. but
9. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.
A. charged with B. charged C. in charge D. in charge of
10. He was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the ________ routine of the office.
A. establishing B. established C. establishes D. establish
11. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is B. is known as C. known as D. that is known as
12. ________becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas are B. Giant pandas are
C. Are giant pandas D. Giant panda is
13. Her parents gave her everything she asked for. She`s a completed _______ child.
A. wounded B. spoilt C. damaged D. destroyed
14. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To B. In C. With D. From
15. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away B. out C. on D. off


II. Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each blank.
The increase in city crime is a global  phenomenon. Some people say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1 - migrate) ______ and the new people arriving from other countries bring different (2 - culture) ______ values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this idea because the most common crimes are (3 - local) ______ produced and not imported from other countries. (4 - Vandal) ______ is one of the biggest