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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: 2007-2008 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Đề thi có trang) Section A: Vocabualary and Pronunciation: (2 marks) I Vocabulary: Choose one best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.(1 mark) Most orphans are bred in A workhouses B orphanages C poor-houses D rich-houses People who live in the suburbs but work in the city are called A townfolks B city-dwellers C towns people D commuters The man who is in black uniform and blows the whistle in a football match is the A defender B referee C forward D midfield link man Many people their birthdays and their wedding anniversaries A celebrate B organize C plan D take place I couldn't find your number in the telephone A department B director C directory D inquiry II Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group: (1 mark) A jeans B styles C students D labels A north B month C south D gather A helped B discovered C listened D raised A problem B love C box D hobby A school B afternoon C cook D tooth Section B: Grammar ( marks) Choose the word or phrase that has the same meaning or that best completes each sentence Please look after my little boy while I'm away A take care of B take part in C take place D take after This hotel is ………… the other one A comfortabler than B the most comfortable C more comfortable D more comfortable than She used to …… European food when she lived in London Now she is used to ……… Asian food A eating / eat B to eat / eating C eat / eating D ate / eaten This part of the river is not very nice …… swimming because the river is cold and the banks are covered ……… weeds A to / by B for / with C with / from D with / for He had ………a soft voice that we could hardly hear him A too B so C enough D such If Jim studied harder, he ……….better grades A would get B will get C would got D would have got It was nice ……… Ann to put me ……… for the night A to / off B of / up C for / up D of / on That box is light ………… for her to lift A too B such C enough D so He told me to shut up and get out A stop talking B stand up C get up D speak up 10 Mr Quang said to me "Why you want this job?" Mr Quang asked me …………… A why I want this job B why I wanted that job C why I want that job D why you wanted this job 11 This book is ………… of the three books A worse than B the worst C badder than D the baddest 12 The house …………… when we arrived A is being built B being built C was built D was being built 13 The boy is ………short to touch the ceiling A too B so C enough D such 14 We are going to have a day trip to Ba's village,…… ? A are we B are you C aren't we D don't we 15 April is the day ……… is called April Fool's Day in the West A who B whom C when D which Section C: Reading ( 2.5 marks) Read the paragraph below and the summary which follows Complete the summary by filling each gap with one suitable word from the paragraph Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce Although there isn't enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands There are other long-term effects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth's climate may become warmer A lot of the air near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods Summary Air (1) ……… …… can make people (2) …………… Consequently, some countries pass (3) …………… to control the quantity of (4) …………… in the air (5) …………… pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the lungs (6) …………… should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children's health and makes them (7)…………… in using their hands Poisonous gas from (8) ………………collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings Pollution can also have an influence on the earth's (9) …………… The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad (10) ……………… Section IV: Writing ( 2.5 marks) Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following sets of words and phrases, correct sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint Dear Mr Smith, I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory chimneys Two days ago / I decide / / my washing I wash / sheets / put them out to dry / it / be / nice sunny day / there / be / breeze When I take / washing in / I be / horrified / discover / it be covered in dirty marks I assume / breeze I mention / carry / dirt / your chimneys If this be the case / I must complain / strongest possible terms This be / not only because of my sheets / but because we have too small children / who be make / breathe same air Until this incident / I think / your chimneys / be safe and clean I must warn you / I write / local newspaper tomorrow 10 I look forward / receive your reply Yours sincerely, Mrs Jennifer Hunter -The End - ANSWER KEY Section A: Vocabualary and Pronunciation: (2 marks) I Vocabulary (1 mark 0.2 for each sentence) B D B A C II Pronunciation: (1 mark 0.2 for each sentence) C D A B C Section B: Grammar ( marks) A D C B D A B C A 10 B 11 B 12 D 13 A 14 C 15 D Section C: Reading ( 2.5 marks) (1) pollution (2) ill (3) laws (4) smoke (5) Air (6) Lead (7) clumsy (8) lead / exhausts (9) climate (10) floods Section IV: Writing ( 2.5 marks) I am writing to complain about the dirt and smoke which comes / coming from your factory chimneys Two days ago I decided to my washing I washed the sheets and put them out to dry as it as a nice sunny day and there was a breeze When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in dirty marks I assume that the breeze I mentioned carried / must have carried the dirt from your chimneys If this is the case, I must complain in the strongest possible terms This is not only because of my sheets but (also) because we have two small children who are made to breathe the same air Until this incident I thought your chimneys were safe and clean I must warn you that I am going to write to the local newspaper tomorrow 10 I look forward to receiving your reply -The End - ... up and get out A stop talking B stand up C get up D speak up 10 Mr Quang said to me "Why you want this job?" Mr Quang asked me …………… A why I want this job B why I wanted that job C why I want... wanted that job C why I want that job D why you wanted this job 11 This book is ………… of the three books A worse than B the worst C badder than D the baddest 12 The house …………… when we arrived A is... streets surrounded by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands There