Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 12 năm học 2012 – 2013 môn tiếng Anh

SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN
Đề dự phũng



(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013

Mụn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 THPT - BẢNG A
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phỳt




Họ và tên thí sinh: ........................................................................................................................
Ngày tháng năm sinh: ..............................................................................................................
Số báo danh

Học sinh trường: ............................................................................................................................
Số phách



Họ và tên, chữ ký giám thị 1:
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Họ và tên, chữ ký giám thị 2:
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Chỉ dẫn:
1. Đề thi gồm 05 trang. Thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trước khi làm bài.
2. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi (ghi câu trả lời vào các ô được đánh số phía dưới đề của mỗi phần).
3. Thí sinh giữ gìn cẩn thận bài làm. 
4. Nếu thí sinh làm sai, dùng thước gạch, không dùng bút tẩy màu trắng. Thí sinh chỉ được dùng bút một màu xanh hoặc đen để làm bài. Không dùng mực màu đỏ. 
5. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. 
6. Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.























SỞ GD & ĐT NGHỆ AN
Đề dự phũng



(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 12 
NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013

Mụn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 THPT - BẢNG A
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phỳt
ĐIỂM
HỌ TấN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO
SỐ PHÁCH
Bằng số:…………………………………..
Bằng chữ:………………..……………….
Giỏm khảo 1: ………………………………………
Giỏm khảo 2: ………………………………………



SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 	 A. surprise	B. promise	C. devise 	D. realise
2. 	 A. health	B. heal	C. stealth	D. dealt
3. 	 A. hopeful	B. postal	C. local	D. opposite 
4.	 A. cherish	B. chorus	C. chaos	D. scholar
5.	 A. southern	B. account	C. south	D. amount

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II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question
6. 	A. epoch	B. equivalent	C. epic 	D. episode
7. 	A. argument	B. architect	C. artistic	D. arduous
8.	A. delinquent	B. subsequent	C. frequently	D. consequent
9. 	A. victorious	B. scandalous	C. vigorous	D. dangerous
10. 	A. support	B. bilingual	C. colleague	D. evaluate

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SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
11. What Marilyn did at the party was certainly ______ bad taste.
	A. of 	B. about 	C. in 	D. under
12. Your room is messy. Please ______ as much junk as possible and clean it up.
	A. get rid of 	B. make clean of 	C. drop a line 	D. stop over
13. Sorry, but that book is ______ . We’ll get some copies from the publisher next Monday.
	A. out of print 	B. out of order 	C. off shelf 	D. out of stock
14. We ______ gas, so we have to wait until a car passes by.
	A. gave out on 	B. ran out of 	C. walked out on 	D. disposed of
15. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
	A. view 	B. sight 	C. regard 	D. prospect
16. The move to a different environment had brought about a significant ______ in Mary’s state of mind.
	A. impact 	B. effect 	C. influence 	D. chance
17. She ______ regretted having been so unkind.
	A. bitterly 	B. severely 	C. fully 	D. awfully
18. The color of the handle does not ______ so long as it is the right size.
	A. worry 	B. affect 	C. matter 	D. concern
19. In some countries environmental organizations have been ______ to inform people and gain their support.
	A. put up 	B. made up 	C. carried out 	D. set up
20. This clock ______ on two small batteries.
	A. goes 	B. works 	C. runs 	D. moves.
21. ______ Jenny, everyone admires him for fine sense of humor.
	A. Except for 	B. Apart 	C. Except 	D. Unless
22. After police found drugs there, the disco was ______ 
	A. closed down 	B. banned 	C. ignored 	D. abolished
23. The insured man was taken to hospital and ______ for international injures.
	A. cured 	B. healed 	C. operated 	D. treated.
24. According to the ______ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave.
	A. laws 	B. rules 	C. terms 	D. details
25. Picasso was a ______ cubist painter.
	A. artistic 	B. celebrated 	C. colorful 	D. knowledgeable.

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PREPARING A DINNER PARTY
Giving a dinner party is a wonderful way of entertain people. You can also make new friends and give other the chance to get to know each other better.
It needs plan, though. First, make a guest list, with different kinds of people and a mixture of women and men. Don’t invite couples because of they aren’t so much fun.When you know that can come, find out what they like to eat and drink. Note down any who are vegetarians, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious reasons.
Then plan their menu. Included a first course, a choice of main courses and a dessert, plus lots of people’s favorite drinks.
The next thing to do is the shopping. Make sure you buy more than enough of everything, but that someone can help you carry it!
On the day, start cooking early. Give people appetizers like Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, such they don’t get hungry if they have to wait. Serve the delicious meal, sit down with your guests and have a good time – you’ve earned them!


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III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
34. How are you getting on with your (CORRESPOND) ______ course in Russia?
35. What time do you (USE) ______ start work?
36. There was ice on the pavement, which made it very difficult to walk as it was so (SLIP) ______.
37. I could never be a teacher. I am far too (PATIENT) ______.
38. I don’t know what the matter with Tommy is lately. His (BEHAVE) ______ seem to be getting worse and worse.
39. It is becoming (INCREASE) ______ difficult to find a job nowadays.
40. Why money can’t exactly buy you (HAPPY) ______ at least it helps you suffer in comfort.

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SECTION C – READING
I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambition to control all the areas around the Mediterranean Sea led him and his French soldiers to Egypt. After loosing a naval battle, they were forced to remain there for three years. In 1799, while constructing a fort, a soldier discovered a peace of stele (a stone pillar bearing an inscription) known as the Rosetta stone, in commemoration of the town near the fort. This famous stone, which would eventually lead to the deciphering of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics dating to 3100 B.C, was written in three languages: hieroglyphics (picture writing), demotic (a shorthand version of Egyptian hieroglyphics) and Greek. Scientists discovered that the characters, unlike those in English, could be written from right to left and in other directions as well. The direction in which they were read depended on how the characters were arranged. Living elements (animals, people, and body parts) were often the first symbols, and the direction that they face indicated the direction for reading them. 
Twenty-three years after the discovery of the Rosetta stone, Jean Francois Champollion, a French philologist fluent in several languages, was able to decipher the first word - Ptolemy - the name of an Egyptian ruler. This name was written inside an oval called a “cartouche”. Further investigation revealed that cartouches contained names of important people of that period. Champollion painstakingly continued his search and was able to increase his growing list of known phonetic signs. He and an Englishman, Thomas Young, worked independently of each other to unravel the deeply hidden mysteries of this strange language. Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols, while Champollion insisted that the pictures represented words. 

41. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Napoleon’s Great Discovery	B. Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone
C. Thomas Young’s Great Contribution	D. The importance of Cartouches
42. Napoleon’s soldiers were in Egypt in 1799 because they were __________
A. celebrating a naval victory	B. looking for the Rosetta Stone
C. waiting to continue their campaign 	D. trying to decipher the hieroglyphics
43. Why was the piece of newly discovered stele called the Rosetta Stone?
A. It was shaped like a rosette	B. It was to honor Napoleon’s friend Rosetta. 
C. The town near the fort was called Rosetta	D. The fort was called Rosetta.
44. The person who was responsible for deciphering the first word was __________
A. Champollion	B. Thomas Young	C. Ptolemy	D. Napoleon
45. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
A. cartouches contained names of prominent people of the period. 
B. Champollion and Thomas Young worked together in an attempt to decipher the hieroglyphics 
C. one of Napoleon’s soldiers discovered the Rosetta stone
D. Thomas Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols

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II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
	Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always, to be successful? Having someone around who always (46) ______ the worst isn’t really a lot of we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, it looks (47) ______ rain. But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (48) ______ it.
	You can change your view of life, (49) ______ to psychologists. It only take a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (50) ______. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (51) ______. Optimists are more (52) ______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
	Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (53) ______ to the world. Some people are brought up to (54) ______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything wrong. Most optimists, on the (55) ______ hand, have been brought up not to failure as the end of the world – They just with their lives.
46. 	A. worries	B. cares	C. fears	D. doubts
47. 	A. so 	B. to	C. for	D. like
48. 	A. with	B. against	C. about	D. over
49. 	A. judging	B. according	C. concerning 	D. following
50. 	A. result	B. reason	C. purpose	D. product
51. 	A. supply	B. suggest	C. offer	D. propose
52. 	A. possible	B. likely	C. hopeful	D. welcome
53. 	A. opinion	B. attitude	C. view	D. position
54. 	A. trust	B. believe	C. depend	D. hope
55. 	A. opposite	B. next	C. other	D. far

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III. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.
The interview is one of the most important parts in the job search process. When an employer invites you to an (56) ______, he/she is indicating an interest in yourself. The interview gives both of you the opportunity to exchange enough information to determine if you are a good "fit" for each (57) ______. Think of an interview as a highly focused professional conversation. You should (58) ______ the limited amount of time you have learning about the employer's needs and discuss the ways you can meet (59) ______ needs. In many cases, you will interview at least, twice before being employed for a position. Once in a brief screening interview and at (60) ______ once again in a more serious meeting when you may also talk to many of your potential coworkers.
A job interview is a strategic conversation with a purpose. Your goal is (61) ______ show the employer that you have the skills, background, and ability to do the job and that you can successfully fit into the organization. The interview is also your (62) ______ to gather information about the job, the organization, and future career opportunities to figure out if the position and work environment (63) ______ right for you. Most employers do (64) ______ hire people based on certificates or diplomas alone. Personality, confidence, enthusiasm, a positive outlook, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills count heavily (65) ______ the selection process.

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SECTION D – WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

66. I’m having a number of troubles now because I lost my passport last week. 
→ If I .................................................................................................................................................
67. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her. 
→ Hardly ..........................................................................................................................................
68. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. 
→ The team leader criticized ...........................................................................................................
69. I only made that terrible mistake because I was thinking. 
→ If I ...............................................................................................................................................
70. When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall. 
→ The police caught ........................................................................................................................

II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
71. What a surprise to see you here! (FANCY)
→ .....................................................................................................................................................!
72. John’s behavior at the party annoyed me (WAY)
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
73. The plane will leave on time no matter whether the weather is good or bad ( REGARDLESS)
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
74. The old lady will discuss the matter only with her son (APART)
→ .....................................................................................................................................................
75. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test. (CAME)
→ .....................................................................................................................................................

III. Write a composition about 150 – 200 words on the following topic: 

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFIDENCE

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