HSG 11-10

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề


Reading comprehension
After the water workers went on strike, there was a___ of water.
A. drain B. shortage C. loss D. decrease
As the streets of our city become busier, people are turning more and more to the___ bicycle.
A. historical B. old - fashioned C. old- aged D. elderly
___ it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. However D. Although
As far as I’m___ it’s quite all right for you to leave early.
A. concerned B. regarded C. consulted D. bothered
I expect it will rain again when we are on holiday this year, but at last we are properly prepared___ it this time
A. about B. at C. with D. for
If only he___ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.
A. had B. has C. would have D. should have
I know him by___ but I have no idea what his name is.
A. sight B. myself C. heart D. chance
No child___ the age of sixteen will be admitted to this film.
A. before B. lacking C. except D. below
Mr. Smith was___ in a road accident.
A. wrong B. wounded C. injured D. damaged
Is it worth waiting for a table in this restaurant or shall we go___ else?
A. anywhere B. otherwise C. somewhere D. everywhere
The picture is___ the thief will be most disappointed when he tries to sell it.
A. priceless B. invalid C. unprofitable D. worthless
I’m feeling really___ I’m going to bed.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. tiring D. asleep
I can___ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. see through B. make out C. look into D. show up
Do you know the time the train___ to Birmingham?
A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. comes
Having looked the place___ the gang went away to make their plans
A. through B. over C. down D. out
When we came back from holiday our suitcase were___ by the customs officer.
A. guarded B. tested C. corrected D. examined
The child was so noisy that his mother told him not to be in such a___.
A. nuisance B. trouble C. bother D. worried
Could you be more specific about what is___ in this particular job?
A. enclosed B. concentrated C. presented D. involved
They haven’t beaten me yet, I still have one or two___ up my sleeve.
A. traps B. tricks C. jokes D. defenses
The brothers are so alike that I can’t ___ one from the other?
A. say B. notice C. mark D. tell
Sentence transformation
Finish each of the following sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
John only understood very little of what the teacher said.
( John could hardly………………………………………………………………..
Unless someone has a key, we can not get into the house
( We can only……..………………………………………………………………..
I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key.
( You can’t……..………………………………………………………………..
He prefers golf to tennis
( He’d rather…….. ………………………………………………………………..
He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Mary to the party.
( He wishes………………………………………………………………………..
Use of English
Section 1:
Fill in the blank with one appropriate word Computers are helpful in many ways: First they are