- 1 - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH - LẦN II PART I : VOCABULARY ( 20pts ) A . Choose the word/ phrase which best completes each sentence : 1. Please sit down and yourself at home . A. do B. made C. help D. get 2. When her father was younger , he a fortune selling clothes . A. did B. made C. does D. makes 3. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve ? A. overcome B. passed C. succeeded D. obtained 4. Have you been for an yet ? A. overview B. inspection C. appointment D. interview 5. Jane to write back as soon as she got my letter but months can go by before I get a reply these days . A. has always used B. always use C. always used D. is always used 6. It was not until she arrived in class realized she had forgotten her book. A. and she B. when she C. she D. that she 7. We have been informed that animals at the 200 are starving to death. A. most of B. almost the C. most all D. most of the 8. The firm went bankrupt and their shares became A. priceless B. unworthy C. invaluable D. worthless 9. Two of the boys in the art class were doing self- portraits by looking at in the mirror . A. each other B. oneself C. themselves D. one another 10. The shop assistant me so much for the book . A. cost B . requested C. required D. charge B. Complete each sentence by giving the correct form of word in bracket : 1. The book describes the between a mother and her son . (RELATE) 2. There is a lovely description of the author’s early (CHILD) 3. The teacher warned the children that if they again, they’d be punished. ( BEHAVE) 4. Great works of art like the Mona Liza are ( PRICE ) 5. What a lovely painting ! Your daughter much be very (ART ) 6. Librarians spend a lot of their time books . ( CLASS ) 7. Some people claim to be able to the future . ( TELL ) 8. “ A Taste of Death ” is about two famous men who are found in a church . ( DIE ) 9. In the past few years this area has become heavily . ( INDUSTRY ) 10. Please don’t be so , I can’t do all the work by my self . ( REASON ) PART II : READING PRACTICE ( 30 pts) A. Cloze Test : Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word : ENDANGERED SPECIES The future of the African elephant depends on man . No (1) can human beings and (2) animals live in harmony throughout vast areas of (3) continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have increased as well - 2 - (4) his numbers. There are regions , (5) as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan , (6) the old relationship may remain for a (7) more years or even generations but in general it has gone . Conservation , (8) it is to be effective , must be a positive , constructive policy, (9) it is wishful thinking to imagine otherwise, (10) in the case of the elephant. And if this is not yet true of the whole of (11) , it soon will be for the increase (12) the human population is almost universal .Where human (13) and wild animals find themselves in competition (14) each other, the animals will lose . Even if there appears to be (15) room for both, man will not tolerate for long a situation in (16) elephants and other creatures make even occasional raids (17) his fields of food or economic crops. For many years this has been (18) major cause of conflicting interests and (19) of the reasons why so many elephants have been (20) to control their numbers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. B. READING COMPREHENSION : Read the following text and choose the best answer for each question : Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it to day emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Normal invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. During the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade ( including slave trade ), colonization , and missionary work. Thus , small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems world wide is in English. Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers . Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world. 1. What is the main topic of this passage ? A. the number of nonnative users of English B. the French influence on the English language - 3 - C. the expansion of English as an international language D. the use of English for science and technology 2. As used in line 3 , the word “ elements ” is not similar to which of the following : A. declaration B. features C. curiousities D. customs 3. English was spoken in in the 1600s . A. England B. Wales C. Scotland or Ireland D. all are correct 4. According to the passage all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries D. colonization 5. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England ? A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600 6. The word “ enclaves ” in line 9 could best be replaced by which of the following ? A. communities B. organizations C. regions D. countries 7. The word “ proliferated ” in line 10 is closet in meaning to which of the following ? A. prospered B. organized C. disbanded D. expanded 8. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “ constituting ” in line 17 ? A. looking over B. sitting down C. doing in D. making up 9. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world to day ? A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million 10. According to the passage what does the writer mean ? A. English is very important to master B. English is necessary for business, technology advertising , media , international airports and air traffic controllers C. English is used in many countries in the world . D. A, B , C are correct C. FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH THE BEST FIT : (A, B , C , D ) Mr John Brown lived his entire life in a small town in the North of England . He never left the house (1) he had been born, never married, never went on holiday and had no friends . He worked in a local factory for (2) forty years but even the people who had worked with him for years (3) very little about him . He wore the same clothes year in year out, and (4) he shopped regularly at the local store, he bought only the most basic foodstuffs, never changing his purchases from one week to the next . So (5) he died last month neighbors and local people were astonished to learn that Mr Brown was not just a rich man, he was in fact (6) millionaire . He had no bank account, no money invested anywhere but in the various drawers, cupboards and boxes in the house there were hundreds and thousands of bank (7) and coins . It took police over two weeks to clear the house and the bank clerks took just as long to (8) all the money. “We had absolutely no idae that he had been hiding his money over the years ” one of his neighbours (9) “ In fact We used to feel sorry for him, We thought he was a poor old man unable to (10 ) anything better for himself !” 1. A. which B. where C. who D. what 2. A. until B. above C. over D. across 3. A. reminded B. held C. had D. knew 4. A. although B. but C. because D. however 5.A. while B. when C. during D. that - 4 - 6. A. the B. this C. a D. one 7. A. papers B. money C. letters D. notes 8.A. number B. count C. guess D. make 9. A. said B. spoke C. mentioned D. told 10. A. pay B. spend C. afford D. give PART III : GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (25 tps) : A. Fill in each blank one suitable preposition (5 tps ) : 1. The boss has been ill flu for the last week . 2. I am very impressed your work . 3. I wasn’t pleased my exam result . 4. I am disgusted Stephen the way he treats Julia . 5. We all agree most things . 6. What does it mean if you dream fire ? 7. She is not only indifferent other people, she is very rude them as well. 8. The party went on dawn . 9. I know he is slow understanding . B . Give the correct form of verb in bracket (5 tps ) : 1. What’s the matter ? You (hurt) your leg ? How you (do) it ? 2. I (consider) buying a house but I already (change ) my mind . 3. We (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that we (lose) our tickets . 4. I can’t help (feel) sorry for the hungry children . If only there (be) peace in the world . 5. She’s always forgetting (give) back the money she borrowed from me . 6. I’ll never forget (meet) the King . B. Sentence – Transformation (10 tps ) : 1. They arranged for the police to arrest the man.  They had 2. I’m planning to sell this car and buy another one .  I’m thinking 3. Card games are not my speciality, although I can play a bit .  I’m not 4. Don’t pay any attention to what he says .  Don’t take 5. “ Let’s go for a walk in the park ” said Andrew .  Andrew suggested 6. His rude behaviour is too much for me (PUT)  His rude behaviour 7. John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing (NOT)  Not until 8. We have no seats left for the concert on December 14 th (BOOKED )  All the seats 9. I don’t know which dress to buy . I can’t decide (MIND )  I don’t know which dress to buy. I can’t 10. They accused me of causing the accident (BLAME )  They put D . Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them . (One mistake in each sentence ) 1. Our Spanish professor would like us to spend more time in the laboratory to practise our pronunciation . 2. It was him who came running into the classroom with the news . 3. Even though she looks very young , she is twice older than my twenty- year-old sister . - 5 - 4. Mr Peter used to think of him as the only president of the company . 5. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it ? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. IV . WRITING (25 pts ) Your close friend has just passed the exam of university of education. Write a letter about 100 to 150 words to share his feelings . THE END ! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU ! . - 1 - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH - LẦN II PART I : VOCABULARY ( 20pts ) A . Choose the word/ phrase which best completes each sentence : 1. Please sit down. 10. A. pay B. spend C. afford D. give PART III : GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (25 tps) : A. Fill in each blank one suitable preposition (5 tps ) : 1. The boss has been ill flu for the last week. 3. Even though she looks very young , she is twice older than my twenty- year-old sister . - 5 - 4. Mr Peter used to think of him as the only president of the company . 5. The price of crude