ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others )
1. A. supposedly /səˈpəʊzɪdli/ B. markedly /ˈmɑːkɪdli/ C. allegedly /əˈledʒɪdli/ D.
determinedly/dɪˈtɜːmɪndli/
2. A. endure/ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/ B. feature/ˈfiːtʃə(r)/ C. procedure /prəˈsiːdʒə(r)/ D. measure/ˈmeʒə(r)/
3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community
4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable
5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
1. A. possi’bility B. disap’pointed C. manu’facture D. ‘instrument
2. A. en’vironment B. mystery C. con’tribute D. ter’rific
3. A. de’ficiency B. psy’chology C. eco’logical D. com’petitor
4. A. recom’mend B. ‘difficulty C. ‘admirable D. ‘document
5. A. en’couragement B. ‘interviewer C. ac’knowledge D. mi’raculously
Pp tách âm để đọc từ (3 pp)
+ 2 phụ âm khác nhau đứng liền nhau
+ 2 phụ âm giống nhau khi phát âm thì đọc là 1 pâm
+ 1 phụ âm đứng giữa 2 nguyên âm, tách trước phụ âm
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______
science fiction really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
2. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding:Ghế gấp
3. I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across B. around C. out D. over
4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
 A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that (=because) we couldn’t solve anything in the end
5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this
fact.
A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot
6. This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
7. Round and round (đảo ngữ) ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the
housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave B. have left
C. has left D. to have left
9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines B. presupposes: giả định
C. concerns D. presents
10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times B. from day to day
C. every now and then D. on the occasion
11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail thất hứa B. failure
C. trouble = D. mistake
12. One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.
A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to
13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
14. I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate
S+ have+ sb+ V bare+ st = S+ have+ st+ Ved/3
S+ get+ sb+ to V+ st = S+ get+ st+ Ved/3
15. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
16. _______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
17. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect
18. _______ team sports require cooperation.
A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All
19. Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.
A. there are that more people B. more people that are
C. that there are more people D. people there are more
20. Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and
vegetables.
A. from B. of C. in D. for
21. Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.
A. a - a - a - a B. the - the - the - the
C. the - the - a - a D. a - a - the - the
22. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud
noise.
A. being there B. should there be (đảo ngữ câu đk loại 1) C. there was D.
there have been
23. The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.
A. is the way B. that the way C. which way do D. the way
24. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific:sung mãn
25. The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible: ko thể đọc đc( vì chữ quá xấu) B. indelible: ko thể xóa đc C.
illegible: ko thể đọc đc ( vì quá hư hỏng) D. unfeasible: ko thể đọc đc( vì câu từ quá
cao xa)
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1.go) _had gone_ out and they
(2.sit) _were sitting_ in the dark.
b. What tune (3. play) _was being play_ when we (4. come) _came_ in?
c. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear) _had worn/had been wearing_
her seat belt, she (6. not hurt) _wouldn’t have been hurt_ so badly.
d. It is vital that no one else (7. know) _(should) know_ about the secret government operation.
S+ suggest/ recommend/ admit/ deny+ that+ S+ (should)+ V bare
It+ be+ adj+ that+ S+ (should)+ V bare
e. It seems strange to be standing here, (8. look) __ out at Sydney Harbor.
f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) __ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
g. _To rank_ (10. Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in
which it was created.
III. There are 9 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt)
It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have been solved. Until quite
recently people got used to thinking that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the
connection with astronomy seems much more important. Egyptologists have often asked
themselves how long it spent (took) to build them and why people built them in the first place.
Experts came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians may have believed that in the River Nile
was the earthly equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza
Pyramids are in promotion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the (bỏ) chance.
Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being projected through shafts to reach at
(bỏ) their goal of the Orion constellation.
Use+ to V
Used to+ V bare
Get used to+ Ving
Be used to+ Ving
Be used to+ Ving
IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets.(1.5 pt)
It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1. INTERACT)
_interaction_ and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of
communication has undergone a dramatic transformation, not for all the good. Email, while (2.
DOUBT) _undoubtedly_ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully
(3.FUNCTION) _functional_ and that the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE)
_inaccuracies_ has had a (5. SIGNIFY) _significant_ effect on certain people’s behaviour, both
at home and business. For those people, the use of email has become irresistibly (6. ADDICT)
_addictive_ to the extent that it is (7. THREAT) _threatening_ their mental and physical health.
Addicts spend their day (8. COMPULSION) _compulsively_ checking for email and have a (9.
TEND) _tendency_ to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people spend
four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two working days a
week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) _production_ is something employers are well
aware of.
PART THREE: READING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each
of the following questions.(2.0 pts)
In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the
economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and
transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as
canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct
ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by
providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.
 In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large
amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensive licensing and inspection programs.
Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the
nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing
fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable
commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as
lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments
experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or
consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by
businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during this period, the federal
government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the
development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several
courses of action. It established a national bank to stabilize banking activities in the country and,
in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed
for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating
in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence
alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although
maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates
throughout the nineteenth century.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States's rights versus federal rights.
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenth century.
D. Regulatory activity by state governments.
2. The word “effect” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. value B. argument C. influence D. restraint
3. All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved statevernments in the
nineteenth century EXCEPT _________.
A. mining B. banking C. manufacturing D. higher education
4. The word “distinct” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. separate B. innovative C. alarming D. provocative
5. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and railroads
were _________.
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
6. The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following EXCEPT_______.
A. licensing of retail merchants B. inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing D. control of lumber
7. The word “setting” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. discussing B. analyzing C. establishing D. avoiding
8. The word “ends” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. benefits B. decisions C. services D. goals
9. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West.
C. It increased the money supply in the West.
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions.
10. Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal government in the
nineteenth century?
A.Control of the manufacture of gunpowder.
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked.
C. Regulation of the supply of money.
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands.
II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
The British are widely (1) _____ to be a very polite nation, and in (2)______ respects this
is true. An Italian journalist once commented of the British that they need (3) _____ fewer than
four “thank you” merely to buy a bus ticket. The first, from the bus conductor means, “I’m here.”
The second accompanies the handing over of the money. The third, again from the conductor, (4)
____ “Here is your ticket.”, and then the passenger utters a final one as he accepts the tickets.
Such transactions in most (5) ____ parts of the world are usually conducted in total silence. In
sharp contrast to this excessive politeness with strangers, the British are strangely lacking (6)
_____ ritual phrases for social interaction. The exhortation “Good appetite”, uttered in so (7)
______ other languages to fellow-diners before a meal, does not exist in English. The nearest
equivalent – Enjoy your dinner! – is said only by people who will not be partaking of the meal in
question. What’s more, the British (8) ____ happiness to their friends or acquaintances only at the
start of a new year and at (9)_____ such as birthdays, (10) _____ the Greeks routinely wish all
and sundry a “good week” or a “good month”.
Your answers:
1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________
5.____________ 6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________
9._____________ 10.____________
III. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks. (2.0 pts)
Media and advertising
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is
here to (1) ______. There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2)
______ a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with
radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more?
Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes
taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the
hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) ______
drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ? On the other hand did it increase
anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures]
and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8) ______ in all, television
proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything,
but above all, eagerly watched. For no (9) ______ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored
by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as
collecting stamps, we never turned it off. We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny
(10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
1. A. be B. stay C. exist D.
prolong
2. A. with B. over C. by D. on
3. A. screen B. danger C. machine D.
reason
4. A. that B. far C. many D. what
5. A. programme B. personality C. audience D.
tense
6. A. comedies B. programmes C. perhaps D.
consequently
7. A. taken B. presented C. capable D.
accompanied
8. A. Taken B. All C. Somewhat D. Thus
9. A. one B. matter C. difference D.
reason
10. A. fault B. reflection C. situation D. consciousness
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2.0 pts)
1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
--> Get _the work fininshed by lunchtime and you can go
home___________________________________________________________________
2. You haven’t done your work, have you?
 It’s about_time_for you to do your work/ did your
work____________________________________________________
It’s ( high/about) + time for sb to do st
= it’s (high/about) time sb+ Ved/2
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
 Only on his _fourth proposal did she accept to marry
him_____________________________________________________
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
 He attributed_his win/ victory/success/achievement to good
luck_______________________________________________________
5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
 That takes me_back to the time i climbed to the top
off________________________________________________________
6. People rumour that he is rich but stingy=mean: ki bo.
What__people rumour is that he is rich but
stingy_____________________________________________________________
7. Such a ridiculous proposal isn’t worth serious consideration.
There is__no point in considering such a ridiculous
proposal_______________________________________________________________
8. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very_thought of his face at that moment makes me
laugh________________________________________________________________
9.We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
There is an_absence of animals in a vast area after the forest
fire_____________________________________________________________
10.The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
So intense _was the hated for frank’s new policies that they went on
strike_____________________________________________________________
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the
brackets. Do not alter the word in any way. (2.0 pts)
1. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. (dawned)
________________________________________________________________________
2. After the scandal, he was asked to resign. (HAND)
________________________________________________________________________
3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)
________________________________________________________________________
4. My father is not feeling well these days. (weather)
________________________________________________________________________
5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)
________________________________________________________________________
6. His arrival was completely unexpected. (took)
________________________________________________________________________
7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
________________________________________________________________________
8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)
________________________________________________________________________
9. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (monopoly)
________________________________________________________________________
10. It’s uncertain whether the band’s tour will take place. (BALANCE)
________________________________________________________________________
III. Essay writing (2.0 pts)
Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit
students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is
better?
In about 250 words, write an essay to express your opinion, using specific reasons and examples
to support your opinion.
(You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space.)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………