Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 - Kỳ thi chọn HSG thành phố Hải Phòng năm học 2007-2008

n it's quiet, whereas others find the 
early morning is a (2) _______ time to get things done. You might enjoy (3) _______ to music while 
you revise, but this can be unhelpful. Can you really concentrate (4) _______two things at once? So 
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think (5) _______you turn your radio on! 
 Your diet is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than usually 
(6)_______period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly. No missed meals, no 
junk food, or endless cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well. If you've got fed up with (7) 
_______ you're doing, or find it hard to concentrate, go for a walk to clear your head. (8)
_______exercise will help to keep your body fit and your brain working (9) _______ Finally, you also 
(10) _______to take time off. Go out occasionally, see your friends, make time to relax. Then you 
will return to your studies fresh and full of enthusiasm! 
1 A then B than C after D often 
2 A best B good C worse D well 
3 A to listen B having listened C listen D listening 
4 A on B in C of D for 
5 A unless B if C before D after 
6 A stressy B stressed C stressing D stressful 
7 A which B what C that D who 
8 A Strongly B Every C Regular D Always 
9 A well B energetic C good D correct 
10 A must B should C need D may 
Passage C: 
TREES FOR LIFE 
Trees are amongst the biggest and longest-living things on the Earth, some dating back longer 
than the oldest buildings. But (1) _______ being nice to look at, trees also (2) _______ an 
important role in improving the quality of our lives. 
 On a world-wide (3) _______ forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using 
up the gas (4) _______ as carbon dioxide and giving (5) _______the oxygen we need to breathe. At 
local neighbourhood level, trees also (6) _______ important environmental benefits. They offer shade 
and shelter, which in (7) _______ reduces the amount of energy needed to heat and cool (8)
 _______ buildings; at the same time, they also remove other impurities from the air we breathe. 
Urban trees are especially important because for many people they provide the only daily (9) 
_______ with the natural world. What's (10) _______ urban trees also provide home for birds, small 
animals and butterflies. (11) _______ the trees we would lose the pleasure of seeing these creatures in 
our cities. Regrettably, (12) _______ , trees in cities are now coming under (13) _______. There is a 
limit to the level of pollution they can (14) _______ and, down at street level, their roots are being 
seriously (15) _______ by the digging needed to make way for modern telephone, television and 
other cables. 
1 A as far as B as long as C as soon as D as well as 
2 A play B show C act D serve 
3 A scale B size C range D area 
4 A called B known C titled D referred 
5 A in B away C up D out 
6 A bring B make C take D find 
7 A turn B place C order D reach 
8 A opposite B close C next D nearby 
9 A junction B touch C contact D taste 
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10 A more B else C most D other 
11 A Throughout B Beyond C Without D Outside 
12 A therefore B whilst C however D despite 
13 A risk B threat C danger D warning 
14 A stand in for B face up to C put up with D face back on 
15 A concerned B disturbed C interfered D involved 
V. Circle the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence. (5 points) 
1. She can't possibly stay up to finish her homework tonight. 
 A. She can't do her homework tonight. 
 B. It is absolutely possible of her to stay up to finish her homework tonight. 
 C. She can't possibly get up to finish her assignment tonight. 
 D. It is impossible for her to stay up to finish her homework tonight. 
2. Can you tell me her address? . 
 A. Do you know what is her address? 
 B. You know what is her address? 
 C. Do you know what her address is? 
 D. Can you know her address? 
3. People believe that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. 
 A. It is believed that severe earthquakes and tidal waves will have happened next year. 
 B. It is our belief that their will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. 
 C. It is believed that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. 
 D. Our belief is that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. . 
4. Don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed. 
 A. Don't forget to make the light off before you go to bed. 
 B. Remember making the light off before bedtime. 
 C. Don't forget to switch the light before bedtime. 
 D. Remember to switch off the light before you go to bed. 
5. ''You stole my bicycle!" his neighbour said. 
 A. His neighbour told him to steal her bicycle. 
 B. His neighbour thought that he stole her bicycle. 
 C. His neighbour accused him of having stolen her bicycle. 
 D. His neighbour accused him to have stolen her bicycle. 
VI. Complete each of the unfinished sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the 
sentence beforw it. (10 points) 
1. He can do it better than his friends. 
His friends ..................................................................................................................................................... 
2. She didn't say a word as she left the room. 
She left the room ........................................................................................................................................... 
3. That is the most shocking story I have ever heard. 
I have ............................................................................................................................................................ 
4. He got to the station late and missed the train. 
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By the time ................................................................................................................................................... 
5. I'm trying to eat fewer fatty foods. 
I'm trying to cut ............................................................................................................................................ 
6. The school was founded ten years ago. 
It is ten .......................................................................................................................................................... 
7. So far I have written ten pages of my letter. 
 I am ............................................................................................................................................................. 
8. " Let 's go for a walk in the park," said Andrew 
Andrew suggested that ........................................................................................................................ 
9. His second attempt on the world record was successful. 
He broke ................................................................................................................................................ 
10. I 'm sure he doesn't know that his brother is seriously ill. 
He couldn't ............................................................................................................................... 
VII. Write a passage (of about 150 words) about the importance of fresh water in our daily life 
and what we should do to protect it . (10 points) 
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