03.-SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2006 – 2007
TIÊNG ANH 12
Thời gian 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Choose a word or phrase that best complete each sentence; then write A, B, C, or D, on your ANWSER SHEET.
1. It was very difficult for the inspector to …………. what recommendations he should
make.
A. realise B. settle C. solve D. decide
2. The job of student lodgings officer ………. a great many visits to landladies.
A. concerns B. offers C. asks D. involves
3. It is ……….. knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thorne quarrel violently several
times a week
A. common B. complete C. normal D. usual
4. Of course I/m a Christian …………. I expect everyone who works here to be a Christian too.
A. since B. then C. and D. but
5. Wild ducks always fly in a definite ………….
A. figure B. fomula C. shape D. formation
6. It/s ………….. long time since he last saw his brothers and sisters.
A. such a B. so C. very D. too
7. He played an active …………. in politics until he was well over 80.
A. scence B. job C. position D. part
8. He retired early ………… ill-health.
A. on be half of B. ahead of C. on account of D. in front of
9. The managers agreed to …………. the question of payment.
A. balance B. control C. discuss D. increase
10. We have no ………. in our files of your recent letter to the tax office.
A. account B. memory C. list D. record
11. Growing the same ………. year after year makes the soil poor.
A. crop B. tree C. soil D. field
12. Farmers ………. the soil with fertilizers.
A. enlarge B. enrich C. enclose D. enter
II. Make all the changes and additions nescessary to produce, form the following eight sets of words and phrases, eight sentences which together make a complete letter. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. Note carefully from the example what kind of alternations need to be made.
EXAMPLE : I / wonder / why you / not / reply / last letter.
ANSWER : I was wondering why you had not reply to my last letter.
Dear Mr Brown,
I be happy / get letter / offer job/ your company.
13. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
You / not tell/ when / want me / start work / for you.
14. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
My present employer / expect me / stay him / end month.
15. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
We think / about buy / house/ the office.
16. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
My wife / be anxious / find / good school / chilren / attend.
17. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
She worry / not be able / continue / study /same subjects.
18. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Let hope / problems / not take / long solve.
19. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
I look forward / start work / you.
20. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
21. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o/ clook the following morning.
Please………………………………………………………………………………………
22. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going ………………………………………………………………………………
23. “I don/t think John will come”, sail Bill
Bill doubted ……………………………………………………………………………….
24. We couldn/t drive because of the fog.
The fog prevented ………………………………………………………………………….
25. I/m sorry that I didn/t finish my homework last night.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………………………
26. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.
It ……………………………………………………………………………………………
27. The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor.
Unless ………………………………………………………………………………………
28. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it
The water was not ………………………………………………………………………. ….
29. You must see the manager tomorrow moring.
You/ve ……………………………………………………………………………………….
30. That/s an insulting name to use for him.
Don/t call ……………………………………………………………………………………..
IV. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.
Statistics reguarding cigarette smoking are anything but encouraging. The Federal Trade commission recently anounced that in 1980 Americans