Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 12 THPT cấp thành phố (TP HCM) năm học 2021-2022 Mã A687324

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 THPT CẤP THÀNH PHỐ

TP HỒ CHÍ MINH KHÓA THI NGÀY: 7-4-2022 – NĂM HỌC: 2021-2022

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề này gồm 4 trang

PART ONE. Multiple choice (20 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. “I propose that the meeting _______.”

A. should postpone B. be postponed C. has been postponed D. postpones 2. Sean had made a silly mistake, but he is lucky _______ a second chance.

A. to be giving B. to be given C. to have been giving D. to have been given 3. Jeremy _______ wear glasses when she reads; she’s nearsighted.

A. has to B. must C. can D. may 4. Don’t be so careless like that again. You could _______ have spoiled the party.

A. surely B. possible C. well D. soon 5. Who was the receptionist _______ the phone at the time?

A. answering B. was answering C. having answered D. to answer 6. Let’s go to the beach; it’s _______ to sit indoors.

A. nice enough B. so nice C. too nice D. such nice 7. When we were in Athens, I bought a _______ statuette.

A. white beautiful marble little B. marble beautiful little white C. beautiful marble little white D. beautiful little white marble 8. Overexposure to the sun can produce _______ some toxic chemicals.

A. more than damage to the skin B. more damage than to the skin C. more damage to the skin than D. damage more than to the skin 9. Oxygen and nutrients reach the body’s tissues _______ from the blood through the capillary wall.

A. pass B. by passing C. to be passing D. have passed 10. Barely _______ the fire broke out.

A. when the fuel pump exploded B. exploded the fuel pump when C. had the fuel pump exploded than D. did the fuel pump explode when 11. Electricity and gas supplies have been seriously _______ by the floods.

A. alerted B. disrupted C. destroyed D. erupted 12. He was offered a deal _______ a multi-million-pound contract, a new car and a house in London.

A. comprising B. holding C. having D. consisting 13. People often _______ darkness with mystery.

A. relate B. connect C. associate D. resemble 14. The roar of the crowd _______ the music which was playing in the background.

A. deafened B. muted C. cut D. drowned 15. The rubber is _______ to snap if you stretch it any more.

A. liable B. prone C. probably D. due 16. You need to be able to _______ every small chance you have.

A. take advantage of B. make fun of C. take effect of D. make allowance for 17. The sound quality was poor, so we couldn’t _______ appreciate the music.

A. greatly B. easily C. properly D. widely 18. Ian Mills won the election _______ all the odds.

A. despite B. against C. without D. below 19. Having _______ a lot of problems at work, my father came home tired but happy.

A. broken into B. got through C. come up against D. brought round 20. The Piranha is a(n) _______ fish which is very dangerous for other creatures living around it.

A. eaten-flesh B. flesh-eaten C. eating-flesh D. flesh-eating

PART TWO. Word forms (40 pts) A. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (20 pts) 1. The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the _______ spread of English. (ubiquity) 2. Why do we always talk about _______ duties; it merely suggests the idea of sex discrimination. (wife)