I. PHONETICS. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. weather B. unique C. highland D. ladder 2. A. experience B. hurricane C. volcano D. material 3. A. dependence B. prepare C. prediction D. forecast 4. A. tidal B. ancient C. amount D. heavy 5. A. tropical B. commercial C. disatrous D. extensive II. VOCABULARY. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) which can best replace the underlined word / words. 6. Germination of seeds begins with the absorption of water, the swelling of the whole seed, and the cracking. | SỞ GD - ĐT HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 12 TRƯỜNG THPT XUÂN MAI NAM HỌC 2008 - 2009 Môn TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 150 phút không kể thời gian phát đề PART I. TRẮC NGHIỆM I. PHONETICS. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. weather B. unique C. highland D. ladder 2. A. experience B. hurricane C. volcano D. material 3. A. dependence B. prepare C. prediction D. forecast 4. A. tidal B. ancient C. amount D. heavy 5. A. tropical B. commercial C. disatrous D. extensive II. VOCABULARY. Choose the best option A B C or D which can best replace the underlined word words. 6. Germination of seeds begins with the absorption of water the swelling of the whole seed and the cracking of the seed coat. A. outer B. entire C. wet D. stiff 7. The object is to make our reseearch readable and understandable. A. comprehension B. comprehensible C. comprehensive D. comprehend 8. The home of Helen Keller was a crossroads where people gathered to discuss art politics and the state of the world. A. huge rural estate B. national monument C. central meeting place D. quiet refuge 9. The American Medical Assiciation has called for the sport of boxing to be banned. A. forbidden B. regulated C. reorganised D. encouraged 10. The Litlle Foxes a drama by Lillian Hellman was first introduced in New York in 1939. A. play B. novel C. music D. dance 11. The policy of separation of church and state has limited direct government support of private schools in the United States. A. restricted B. reversed C. demanded D. imposed 12. In the twentieth century drug markedly improved health throughout the world. A. recently B. consistently C. supposedly D. noticeably 13. We finally managed to get her to join us in our games. A. persuade her B. convince her C. insist her D. A and B 14. Their attempt to gain a seat in the Parliament came to a success in the end. A. showed off B. went off C. came off D. broke off 15. The most dramatic example of static .
