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TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG SƯ PHẠM SÓC TRĂNG TRƯỜNG THỰC HÀNH SƯ PHẠM SÓC TRĂNG ooo Đề thức THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG Năm học: 2006-2007 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Đề thi có trang) Section I: Vocabulary and Pronunciation: (2 marks) I Vocabulary: Choose one best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.( mark) You should throw these ball pens away They are _ A use B uses C.useful D useless I have to go to the library I need a lot of books for my report A dictionary B reference C periodical D section She's a _ student She often loses her pens and pencils A careless B careful C cared D care Tim made a big _ yesterday A decide B decision C decisive D decided It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a A usage B tradition C habit D meaning II Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group: ( mark) A watching B machine C kitchen D matches A cow B power C town D slow A garment B hardship C carry D garlic A middle B mile C kind D dine A smiled B worked C picked D jumped Section II: Grammar ( marks) I From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), circle the one that is not correct (2 marks) My Japanese washing machine is gooder than Jane's (A) (B) (C) (D) I asked my mother wake me up yesterday morning because I didn't want to (A) (B) (C) be late for school again (D) He used to playing computer games a lot, but now he studies very hard (A) (B) (C) (D) No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on the earth (A) (B) (C) (D) This teacher had teached at our school for forty years before he retired (A) (B) (C) (D) Your bike might steal if you leave it outside (A) (B) (C) (D) Ba often receives a lot of presents on his birthday He wish today were his (A) (B) (C) (D) birthday Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween (A) (B) (C) (D) night There was too many bad news on television last night (A) (B) (C) (D) 10 Everybody who has a fever must go home immediate (A) (B) (C) (D) II Choose the best preposition to complete each sentence: (1 mark) Nam is a good student this semester, so his mother is very proud him A about B in C at D of She is going to participate our group next week A in B on C to D for Where you live? I live 100 Tran Hung Dao Street A on B from C at D.in There is a table the middle the room A on/of B in/of C at/of D to/of My brother is good natural science subjects A in B about C on D at the way, I've got tickets for the game Would you like to go with me? A on B at C by D.from We never go out night because we live too far town A at/from B at/in C.on/from D.in/in The criminals escaped prison yesterday A out B off C to D from We had to use our neighbor's telephone becasue ours was order A out of B out off C up to D out from 10 Do you agree me, everybody? A about B with C at D to Section III: Reading ( marks) I Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space ( marks) What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometer The difference is that you can exchange money for something (1) _ A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2) _ of cinema tickets But the note itself is only a printed (3) of paper which costs almost nothing to make Thousands of years (4) _ , people didn't have money as we know (5) _ There were no banks (6) _ even shops In those days, Mr Green, the farmer, exchanged the corn he (7) grown for Mr Hive's honey This was an exchange arranged between two (8) _, each of whom had something that the other wanted But in time, most societies invented their own 'currencies' (9) that people could exchange more The different currencies began to join together, which is why (10) everyone uses a national currency A other B else C another D apart A couple B double C.few D several A slice B part C piece D side A since B past C before D ago A them B it C some D that A or B neither C and D but A had B was C did D has A jobs B things C goods D, people A for B so C by D because 10.A today B tomorrow C recently D soon II Read the following passage carefully, then choose the correct answers (1 mark) In April 1984, David Hemphleman Adams walked through Nothern Canada to the North Pole by himself He walked 400 kilometers in 22 days David is an explorer and adventurer He was the first person to walk to the North Pole by himself He was 27 years old when he did it Other people travelled to the North Pole before David but they had a sled and a dog team David didn't have a dog team David was a brave man to go on this adventure by himself He was also a lucky man because the bear and the icy water didn't kill him Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A Without a dog team B A walk to the North Pole C A brave explorer D A lucky man Who travelled with David? A Other people travelled with him B A dog team travelled with him C The first person travelled with him D Nobody travelled with him Which of the following is not true? A He walked to the North Pole by sled B He walked to the North Pole alone C He walked 400 kilometers D He was 27 years old when he travelled to the North Pole The phrase "by himself" can be replaced by which of the following? A alone B successfully C with other people D on foot Which is the main idea of this passage? A David spent 22 days walking to the North Pole B David is a lucky man because the bear didn't kill him C David was the first person to walk to the North Pole alone D Other people travelled to the North Pole before David Section IV: Writing ( marks) I Do as directed in parentheses: (1 mark) He said, "I am tired today" (change into REPORTED SPEECH) My father isn't rich He can't buy that luxury car ( combine into one sentence, using ENOUGH) The teacher said to the students, " Come here at o'clock tomorrow" (change into REPORTED SPEECH) She was very tired She couldn't say a word (combine into one sentence, using SO THAT ) No one helped him because of his laziness (turn the sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE) II Write a paragraph about 100-150 words (1 mark) Topic: There are skills in English: listening, speaking, reading and writing Which skill is the most difficult to you? Why? -The End - ANSWER KEY Section I: Vocabulary and Pronunciation (2 marks) I Vocabulary: (1 mark) D B A II Pronunciation (1 mark) B D C B C A A Section II: Grammar (3 mark) I ( marks) (C) (B) (A) II ( mark) D A C (D) (A) (B) (C) (B) (B) 10 (D) B D C A D A 10 B Section III: Reading (3 marks) I (2 marks) B A C D B A A D B 10 A II (1 mark) B D A A C Section IV: Writing ( marks) I.(1 mark) He said he was tired that day My father isn't rich enough to buy that luxury car The teacher told/asked the students to come there at o'clock the next/ following day She was so tired that she couldn't say a word He wasn't helped because of his laziness II.(1 mark) Topic sentence (0.25 mark) Supplements (0.5 mark) Conclusion sentence (0.25 mark) The End ... 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