SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO NGHỆ AN ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KỲ THI CHỌN
TRƯỜNG THPT NAM ĐÀN I HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 12 THPT NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Môn : Anh văn
Thời gian làm bài : 180 phút

SECTION A- PHONETICS
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. measure B. occasion C. decision D. mission
2. A. introduction B. suggestion C. renovation D. intervention
3. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. wastage
4. A. monkey B. hunger C. hunter D. banker
5. A. daughter B. laughter C. taught D. caught

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II. Put a tick ( √ ) to the words which are stressed on the second syllable.

industry

economy


petroleum

acupuncture


considerate

solemnity


promise

individual


delicate

advantage




SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I.Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
11. The soldier was punished for ____________ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting
12. She is _____________ to leave as soon as possible.
A. cautious B. anxious C.worried D.nervous
13. Nobody seems to be ________control of those children.
A. under B. over C. with D. in
14. She _________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
15. I think he ________ all that is necessary.
A. has done B. did C. had done D. would do
16. They’d like to move to London, but their children will never agree ________.
A. with going B. to go C. with go D. going
17. To get a passport, he must send his birth ________ and to photos.
A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card
18. There was no ________in waiting longer than half an hour,so we left.
A. good B. use C. worth D. point
19. _________you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.
A. although B.provided C. as D. unless
20. Radar _______ pilots to land safely in difficult weather conditions.
A.forces B. gets C. enables D. warns
21. You should consider the ________ carefully before you make a decision.
A. pros and cons C. spick and span
B. safe and sound D. odds and ends
22. Is he _________ enough to take on so much responsibility ?
A. elderly B. ancient C. ripe D. mature
23. We have had the roof of our house _________
A. to replace B. replace C. been replaced D. replaced
24. Imagine you ________ a flight, would you have gone by train?
A. haven’t booked C. don’t book
B. hadn’t booked D. won’t book
25. Saturday or Sunday? _________ day is fine. Come whenever you like.
A. Neither B. Both C. Either D. None
26. They had _________ ashtrays on the table.
A. Two square glass C. square two glass
B. glass square two D. two glass square
27. I went to Spain on holiday ________, but I made a lot of friends there.
A. single B. alone C. lonely D. free
28. Tom said, “Please tell me about it. ________ if I’ve heard the story before.”
A. I stopped you C. I’ll stop you
B. I’ve stopped you D. I’m stopping you
29. In Britain it is _______ for children to attend school between the ages of 5 and 16.
A. enforced B. obliged C. compulsory D. made
30. I’m not _________ to your plan but it needs modifying.
A. objected B. opposed C. disputed D. conflicted

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II. Read the text below. Use the word given in bracket to form a word that fits in the space.
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (31)________(depressed) away. It improves