đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi trường năm học 2008-2009
Môn : Tiếng Anh Khối 12
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

Câu 1: Ngữ âm (1 điểm)
Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác các từ khác:
1. a. name b. flame c. man d. fame
2. a. how b. town c. tower d. slow
3. a. count b. should c. sound d. found
4. a. check b. cheese c. chemistry d. cherry
5. a. smells b. cuts c. opens d. plays
Câu 2 (3 điểm)
Chọn một từ hoặc nhóm từ đúng nhất trong số a, b, c, d điền vào khoảng trống của mỗi câu.
1. I’d to have my shoes …………………… at once.
a. repair b. repairing c. repaired d. being repaired
2. The teacher encouraged ………………………… good compositions.
a. us write b. us to write c. us writing d. us to writing
3. All planes ……………………… before departure.
a. will checked b. will has checked c. will be checked d. will have checked
4. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he …………………… in his examination.
a. would fail b. wouldn’t fail c. wouldn’t have fail d. won’t fail
5. Although he tried hard, ………………………
a. but he failed b. yet he failed c. however he failed d. he failed
6. …………… the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
a. Nevertheless b. Meanwhile c. Despite d. he failed
7. we were made …………………………… all the cleaning in the house.
a. do b. to do c. doing d. done
8. It’s very cold in here. Do you mind ………………… I close the window?
a. Whether b. as if c. if d. for
9. …………………………… that I can’t think of anything to say.
a. I am too astonishing b. I am so astonished
c. I am very astonished d. I am too astonished
10. Hardly ………………………… attack people.
a. have snakes b. do snakes c. snakes to d. snaked have
11. He seldom goes fishing ……………………………?
a. doesn’t he b. is he c. does he d. isn’t he
12. I want some water, but there is …………………………… left in the bottle.
a. no b. less c. none d. any
13. ………………………… weather! We can’t go out for a walk now.
a. How terrible b. What terrible c. How a terrible d. What a terrible
14. She spoke quietly to him …………………… nobody else could hear a word.
a. because b. if c. although d. so that
15. Each of you ……………………………… a share in the work.
a. have b. has c. having d. going to have
Câu 3: Từ vựng (1 điểm)
Sử dụng dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành tốt nhất các câu sau.
1. Motor-racing is an extremely ……………………………… sport. (RISK)
2. The room is too narrow. It needs …………………………… (WIDE)
3. The ……………of the building has shocked a lot of people. (DESTROY)
4. She always listens ……………………to what she is told. (ATTENTION)
5. Vietnam declared its …………………………… in 1945. (DEPEND)
Câu 4 : ĐỌC HIỂU (3 điểm)
A. Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây và chọn một từ thích hợp trng khung để điền vào mỗi khoảng trống có đánh số. Viết các câu và từ thích hợp vào giấy làm bài.

Money is something we take for granted in our lives. Some of us (1) ……………………… we had more of it, but we all recognize it when we see it, (2) …………………………… in the
forms of coin, notes, or cheques. It is difficult to imagine how people manage (3)………………… money. In the earliest period of human history, people used to exchange