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S GD & t Ngh an K thi hc sinh gii trng nm hc 20082009Trng thpt yn thnh 2 Mn thi:Ting Anh lp 12. SBD:

Thi gian:180 pht(khng k thi giangiao )

Section A - Phonetics.I.Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the

others.1. A.De'cember B.'Driver C.'Doctor D.'Teacher2. A.'Television B.'Bicycle C.'Tractor D.Ma'chine3. A.'Forest B.For'get C.'Family D.'Famous4. A.'Living B.'Drinking C.Re'member D.'Dancing5. A.Oc'tober B.'Saturday C.'Holiday D.'Summer

1.De'cember 2. Ma'chine 3. For'get 4. Re'member 5. Oc'tober

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently fromthat of the others.

6. A.Tour B.Pour C.Court D.Short7. A.Attend B.Appoint C.Action D.Avoid8. A.Purse B.Nervous C.Surprise D.Worse9. A.Wishes B.Headaches C.Finishes D.Alice's10.A.Fought B.Caught C.Bought D.Plough

6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D

Section B - Vocabulary and grammarI.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.11.If you're not too tired, we could have a..of tennis.A.match B.play C.game D.party12.He has just bought.expensive new furniture.A.an B.some C.these D.those13.Let's go for a walk, we?A.will B.won't C.shall D.shan't14..it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed mulonger.A.If B.But C.Should D.Had15.Fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas produce carbon dioxide when.A.are burned B.they burned C.burned D.are they burne16.It's an hour since he., so he must be at the office now.A.is leaving B.was leaving C.has left D.left17."Who did you take to the movies?" - "I took my six .brother"A.years old B.year old C.year D.years18.We really wanted to complain about our manager, but we didn't A.dare B.courage C.risk D.attempt19.It was only when she got to the station that she realised she had left her purseA.back B.away C.behind D.down20.When I can't decide what to do, I often a coin.A.fling B.throw C.spin D.toss21. Ive told you..not to do that.A. hundred of times B. a hundred times C. hundreds of time D. A hundred of ti22. At last he had found someone............he could vent his anger.


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A.on whom B. whom C. which D. at whom23. A ten-year-old child is not..............enough to leave his family.A. mature B. adult C. advisable D. wetty24. Fortunately the machine was not in............when it caught fire.A.order B. progress C. ruins D. use25. The president had her travel agent ...the reservations.A. make B. makes C. making D. made26. This plan wontWe have to rethink the whole idea.A. do B. work C. act D. make27. A record of complaints..kept in the pursers office.

A. are B. is C. were D. has28. Nearly all of the reporters.the press conference had questions..A. attendasked B. attendedto ask C. attendingto ask D. would attendbe asked29. I wish you .me a new one instead of having it.as you did.A. had given; repaired B. gave; to repair C. would give; repaired D. had given; to repaired30.I wish you would tell me what I..........do in this difficult situation.A. would B. should C. shall D. ought

11.A 15.C 19.C 23.A 27.B

12.B 16.D 20.D 24.C 28.C13.C 17.B 21.B 25.A 29.A14.D 18.A 22.A 26.B 30.B

II.There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find andcorrect it.31.Tom usually does as less work as he can.32.Many bridges were covered with wooden roofs to protect it from rain.33.I wish I knew you ten years ago.34.It was evident that the grass had been cutting.35.We heard on the radio that it will rain tomorrow evening.

36.I was annoying by the salesman who came to my door last week.37.Children enjoy to tell and listening to ghost stories, especially at night.38.The physician appeared nervously when he talked to the patient.39.Not only did he broke two glasses, but also he left the table dirty.40.Most of the roads are in very bad shape and need repaired.

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction31. less little 36. annoying annoyed32. it them 37. to tell telling33. knew had known 38. nervously nervous34. cutting cut 39. broke break

35. will would 40. repaired to be repaired/repairing

Section C - ReadingI.Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.

Last summer I.(41)a week at a big hotel in London. It was one of those modehotels where(42)room is the same size and(43)the same furniture, and looks jus(44) every other room. My room was 311 on the third(45) One night, quite late, I back to the hotel(46).a very good dinner with some friends. I walked into the lift and(47)the button. When the lift(48), I got out and walked to my room - or what I(4was my room. ..(50)I opened the door I saw an astonishing scene. A man wpointing a revolver(51)a woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying i


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frightened(52): "Please don't shoot me!" I turned round, ran along the corridor an(53)the stairs - I daren't wait(54)the lift - and found the night porter in the h"Quick," I cried, "Someone is(55)murdered in my room." []

41.spent 42.every 43.has 44.like 45.floor46.after 47.pressed 48.stopped 49. thought 50.When51.at 52.voice 53.down 54.for 55.being

II.Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A,

C or D.The relationship of economics to history is rather different from that of the ot

social sciences. Curious as it may sound, this relationship in many respects (kha cnh, tit) comes close to that between history and literature. Economics, after all, is tscience (in the meaning of the term) of something which men actually do. Even if tscience did not exist, men would still make economic decisions, economic predictions, aparticipate in the various forms of economic organization which, in part, it is economists function to describe. Similarly, the disciplined study of literature is concernwith something which men would also do anyway even if the disciplined study did nexist: Compose poems, act out dramas, write novels, and read them. Political science,the discipline of politics, has, it is true, many similarities to economics, particularly wheit is concerned with generalization about political structures.56.History is related to economics...........................A.in many different kinds of ways. B.in a different way from its relationshipliterature.C.in the same way as it is related to literature. D.just as political science is relato economics.57.The social science mentioned in the passage is..............................A.economics B.history C.literature D.politics58.Economics looks at............................A.all kinds of decision making. B.peoples real life behaviour.C.broad aspects of organization over time. D.the description of historical events.59.Studying literature involves.............................A.much hard work. B.putting poems and plays to music.C.looking at some normal activities of man. D.reading and writing novels.

56.C 57.A 58.B 59.C

III.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in tfolowing passage.

The threat to the environmentNowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (60

Many(61) of animals are threatened, and could easily become(62)if we do nmake an effort to(63)them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animare(64)for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (65)parrots, are caught(66), and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problemthat their habitat - the(67)where they live - is(68). More (69)is used for farmfor houses or industry, and there are fewer open(70)than there once were. Farmuse powerful chemicals to help them grow better(71), but these chemicals pollute tenvironment and (72)wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beingwill soon be the only ones(73), unless we can (74)this problem.60.A.danger B.threat C.problem D.vanishin61.A.marks B.more C.species D.forms

62.A.disappeared B.vanished C.empty D.extinct


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63.A.harm B.safe C.protect D.serve64.A.hunted B.chased C.game D.extinct65.A.like B.such C.or D.where66.A.lively B.alive C.for life D.for living67.A.spot B.point C.place D.site68.A.exhausting B.departing C.escaping

D.disappearing69.A.earth B.land C.soil D.area70.A.spaces B.air C.up D.parts

71.A.products B.fields C.herbs D.crops72.A.spoil B.harm C.wound D.wrong73.A.survived B.over C.missing D.left74.A.answer B.calculate C.solve D.explain

60.A 61.C 62.D 63.C 64.A65.B 66.B 67.C 68.D 69.B70.A 71.D 72.B 73.D 74.C

Section d - writingI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the firone.75.We arrived too late to see the first film.->We didn't..(arrived early enough/ in time to see the first film.)76."I'm sorry that I broke the glass," said Peter.->Peter apologised(for breaking the glass.)77.She can't have any more children because of her age.->She is too.(old to any more children.)

78.He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.->No sooner(had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.)79.When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.->On............(being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment.)80.We hope to hear another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future.-> We look(forward to hearing another lecture by Professor Brown in the near future.)81.I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.->What ..

(amazes me is the mistakes he makes.)82.The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him.-> The film star avoided(being recognised/ recognition by wearing dark glasses.)83.Their attitude caused us great disappointment.->We were (disappointed by their attitude.)84.Theyve been living here for six years now.->They moved (here six years ago.)85.Ill find that man, no matter how long it takes.

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(long it may take, Ill find that man.)II.Write a passage (about 180 - 200 words) about: "The importance reading newspapers"..

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