ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 PHÒNG GD& ĐT VŨNG LIÊM TRƯỜNG THCS LƯU VĂN MĨT MƠN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION: (4pts) PART TWO: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY& GRAMMAR: (4pts) QUESTION A: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box D earned A.wanted B needed C rented A easy B pity C deny D risky *Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box A academic B reputation C experience D intermediate B express C remember D improve A advertise QUESTION B: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences below Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box I wish I a doctor someday A am B were C will be D would be The ao dai is the _dress of Vietnamese women B traditional A tradition C traditionally D traditionalist My father to work in Ho Chi Minh City when he was young A used B is used C was used D uses 8.Minh likes news, _? A.does he B doesn’t he C.he does D.he doesn’t Most children enjoy _advertisements on TV A to watch B watch C to watching D.watching 10 This car if it is cheap A will buy B will be bought C buys D is bought 11 If we use less paper, we can save trees in the _ A religions B areas C places D forests 12 Most parents think chatting on the Internet is _ A time-release B time-wasting C time-saving D time-consuming 13 I asked Mary she liked learning Vietnamese A did B whether C has D when 14 My sister was born 4th April _ 1978 A at / in B in / on C at / on D on / in 15 Our center has many _ and native speaking English teachers A good-qualify B well-qualifying C well-qualified D good-qualified Your answers: 10 11 12 13 14 15 PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION: (6pts) ThuVienDeThi.com QUESTION A: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter I live my childhood with the seasons We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life What did the writer like most about living in the country? A Flowers in spring B Leaves in autumn C The wild animals and plants D the change of seasons What does the word “them” in line two refer to? A Four seasons B Winter and autumn C Countryside people D Plants In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries? A Spring B Summer C Autumn D Winter Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country? A Because it was frozen B Because it was contained C Because it was very fat D Because it wasn’t fresh Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? A People in the city can grow vegetables all year round B In the countryside turnips are grown in winter C The writer often eats frozen and tinned food now D Many city people think they live better than those in the country Your answers: QUESTION B: Read the passage, then choose the best word to fill in the blanks Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box Singapore is an island city of about three million people It’s a beautiful (1) with lots of parks and open places It’s also a very (2) city Most of the people (3) in high-rise flats in different parts of the island The business district is very modern with (4) of high new office buildings Singapore also has some nice older sections In Chinatown , there (5) _ rows of old shop houses The government buildings in Singapore are very (6) and date from the colonial days Singapore is famous (7) its shops and restaurants There are many good shopping centers Most of the (8) _ are duty free Singapore’s restaurants (9) Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the (10) are quite reasonable C city D village A district B town A clean B dirty C beautiful D polluted B live C buy D rent A sleep A lot B many C lots D much A is B will be C were D are B beautiful C beautify D beautifully A beauty A in B on C of D for B goods C goodness D goody A good A sell B buy C give D award 10 A priced B price C prices D pricer Your answers: ThuVienDeThi.com 10 PART FOUR: USE OF ENGLISH (6pts) QUESTION A: Find and correct the errors in the following sentences Underline the wrong word in each sentence and write the correct answer one in the space Lynn wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mary said that she will see him the following day …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lan’s sister enjoys watching television after dinner, does she? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s raining, but we can’t go to the beach …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The teacher asked me why am I learning English …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTION B: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 1.Do the test carefully or you may get bad mark If you …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.“ I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow.” She said She said …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… She must stay in bed because she was ill She was ill ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I spent half an hour writing the letter It took …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I always give my mother flowers on Mother’s Day My mother ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTION C: Put the words in brackets into the correct forms His first speech as the president made a strong on his audience (impress) Peter felt quite lonely in a new school because he has no friends He was (friend) Daisy wants to become a fashion _ when she grows up (design) He has a great of foreign stamps (collect) We watched the struggle of our team to win back the cup (hero) Your answers: QUESTION D: Write a passage of 120 – 150 words expressing your own opinion about “ The advantages and disadvantages of watching television” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END ThuVienDeThi.com ANSWER KEY PART TWO: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY& GRAMMAR: D C C A D B A B D 10 B 11 D 12 D 13 B PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION: QUESTION A: D A B D A QUESTION B: C A B C D B D B A 10 C PART FOUR: USE OF ENGLISH QUESTION A: Lynn wishes she was the most beautiful girl in the world Mary said that she would see him the following day Lan’s sister enjoys watching television after dinner, doesn’t she? It’s raining, so we can’t go to the beach The teacher asked me why I was learning English QUESTION B: If you don’t the test carefully, you may get bad mark She said she was leaving there for Hue the following day She was ill, so she must stay in bed It took me half an hour to write the letter My mother is always given flowers on Mother’s Day QUESTION C: impression friendless designer collection heroic ThuVienDeThi.com 14 D 15 C ... frozen or tinned food Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life... your answer (A,B,C or D) in the numbered box The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one... winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter I live