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Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai BỘ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP NĂM 2021 TRƯỜNG THCS VÂN ĐỒN Đề số SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5 marks) A hear B clear C near D tea A cleaned B finished C stopped D washed A seen B sit C sure D say A those B thanks C father D brother A hat B garden C harm D farm II Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation The first one has been done for you (10 marks) A I don’t know but I’ll anything I’m good with my hands and I’m a hard worker B I’m going to ask you some questions, OK? What kind of jobs have you had? C Thank you very much D Why did you leave it? E What did you there? F Next, please! G I used to cut sheets of plastic H My family moved to this city at the beginning of this year and I need to change my job I The last five years, I worked in a plastic factory J What you want to here? K Why don’t you fill out an application in the office It looks like we’re going to have an opening next week I’ll call you SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai III Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (10 marks) The house was very small they enjoyed living there A but B as C because D since I’m really angry with her She is always so to me A says B saying C to say D says I don’t know many people in the neighborhood I wish that I more people A know B have known C will kow D knew It’s so hot today Let’s go out for a drink, ? A will we B we C should we D shall we The train will leave in five minutes so you better hurry up A had B should C will D would I don’t remember this machine Can you show me how? A however B to operate C how to operate D whatever Susan was very pleased the birthday present her father gave her A of B with C from D to He’s a drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar A full B strong C heavy D high The novels by Mark Twain attract a lot of children A writing B written C being written D to be written 10 Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary? Paul: A Yes, let’s B Great C No, of course not D Yes Here you are IV Use the correct form of verbs in the brackets (10 marks) The children (1 make) a lot of noise now I (2 be) afraid that they (3 wake up) my father, who (4 sleep) in the next room Peter: Where is Paul? Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Nam: I (5 not see) him today Tom: Where were you at o’clock last night? Mary: I (6 dance) at my friend’s party Na's brother (7 buy) this English book for her two weeks ago She (8 like) it very much He asked me (9 clean) these windows We (10 learn) English since we were in grade V There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it (8 marks) During The Second World War, almost a third of a million people was killed Their father often takes them to the park for pleasure in Sunday mornings He is the only person which helped me a lot when I lived in Ky Son Life in the city is often noisy than in the country Lucky, Nga still had enough time to finish her test It is very interesting learning English The homeworks that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday unless you have made prior arrangements to turn it in late Mr Brown isn’t in his own car, he is driving someone else car VI Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences (8 marks) Hanoi is much more from Kuala Lumpur DIFFERENCE Mr John caused an accident yesterday He drove very CARE Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and resources Ba is the student in his class NATURE GOOD The told us not to take reference books out of the school library LIBRARY Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero MOUNTAINOUS The consumers want products that will work and save money EFFECT Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Lan Anh is because she misses her parents and friends very much HAPPY SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION VII Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (5 marks) Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get Children also learn math to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life Parents send their children to school to A play better B learn English C prepare for their future D make them grow up Why children have to learn their native language? A To learn foreign languages B To communicate fluently with other people around them C To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage D To know about nature According to the passage, children learn history to know about A people and historical events B practical uses in life C events of the history D the mankind How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A Five B Seven C Six D Four Most of the things children learn at school A are useless B have no use C are not necessary D have some practical uses SECTION D: WRITING Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (10 marks) The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow The heavy snow My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young My mother used You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day If It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again The novel Please don’t ask me such silly questions Would you mind not ? "Is Phong Nha cave in Quang Binh province?”, Jane said to her friend Jane asked Hung’s friends gave him a lot of gifts on his last birthday Hung He started working as an actor ten years ago He has 9.It often took my mom half an hour to get to work by underground every morning last month My mom spent 10 Couldn’t you take a bus to the station this morning? Wasn’t ? IX Composition (14 marks) “Do you like living in the city or in the country? Why?” Write a composition to express your idea on this (You should write within 150 – 180 words) ĐÁP ÁN Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5*1 = marks) D A C B A II Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation The first one has been done for you (10*1 = 10 marks) F B I E G D H J A K 10 C SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR III Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (10*1 = 10 marks ) A B D D A C B C B 10 C IV Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (10*1 = 10 marks) are making am will wake up is sleeping haven’t seen was dancing bought likes to clean 10 have learned V There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it (8*1=8 marks) Mistake Correction Mistake Correction was were Lucky Luckily in on learning to learn which who The homeworks The homework noisy noisier someone else car someone else’s car VI Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.(8*1=8 marks) different carelessly natural best librarian mountain effectively unhappy SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION VII Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D: (5*1 = marks ) Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai C B A A D SECTION D: WRITING VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (10*1 = 10 marks) The heavy snow prevented / stopped the match from starting My mother used to work / to be a worker in a factory when she was young If you practice speaking English every day, you can improve it The novel was so interesting that I read it again and again Would you mind not asking me such silly questions? Jane asked her friend if / whether Phong Nha cave was in Quang Binh province Hung was given a lot of gifts on his last birthday He has worked / has been working as an actor for ten years My mom spent half an hour getting to work by underground every morning last month 10 Wasn’t it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning? Đề số I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Circle A, B, C or D (1 pt) A persuade B innovation C replace D profitable A remote B purpose C control D solar A. champagne B. sugar C. singer D. shoes A plow B know C flow D window a. coach b. cull c. cease d. cut II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others Circle A, B, C or D (0.8 pt) A exchange B invite C economic D embroider A hamburger B minority C material D linguistics A intermediate B documentary C reputation D communicate Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai A benefit B environment C wonderful D category III Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle A, B, C or D (3.0 pts) 1.Where are the photos ………………… at the Christmas party? A taking B taken C were taken D have taken The smaller the room is, the…… furniture it needs A fewer B smaller C more D less Nowadays, chatting and eating at recess the most common activities in the USA A is B are C was D were Let’s listen to the radio, ? A will we B shall we C will I D shall I We don’t want like that A talking B being talked C talked D to be talked It is easy for people to get to internet A contact B access C use D information The two capital cities are …… A similar B very difference C the same D the same to In the past, people got the …… news from town criers A newest B newer C latest D recent .you don’t feel like it, you don’t have to take it A What B If C How D Whether 10 Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese are also widely spoken in Malaysia A Moreover B In addition to C In addition D Addition 11 How can I know book is yours? They are so alike A what B which C whose D the Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai 12 Minh is motivated to study he knows that a good education can improve his life A therefore B however C because D so 13 When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut the electricity supply to the flat A down B out C across D off 14 Bob’s been … … work for six months now A on B out of C over D under 15 After arriving home, they usually ………………… their uniforms A take out B put out C take off D put off IV. Give the correct form of the words in bold in the same line Write your answers on the numbered blanks Example: (0)- increasingly (2.0 pt) Traffic Trang | Vững vàng tảng, Khai sáng tương lai Public opinion surveys show that people are becoming (0) increasingly concerned about a range of problems with traffic It is clear from simple (1) that the traffic on our streets is increasing (2) _ year by year It is also a fact that many drivers don’t observe the speed limit in (3) town centers In fact, most drivers go (4) _ faster What is equally (5) _ to many people is the pollution caused by traffic, which causes many health problems So what should be done about the problem? One possible (6) to the problem is the (7) _ of park- and – Ride schemes by the local councils These work in the following way: councils provide cheap (8) INCREASE OBSERVE DRAMA OPERATE CONSIDER WORRY 6 SOLVE _ facilities on the outskirt of town and free bus services 7.ADOPT to the town centers 8 PARK Another is to stop the building of out-of-town (9) centers, SHOP which people rely on their cars to get to A (10) _ in the 10 REDUCE cost of using public transport might also help to persuade us to leave our cars at home V Supply the correct form of the VERBS in bracket Write your answers in the numbered spaces (1.6 pt) A few days a go, I (0 learn) learned that someone plans to knock down the White Horse Inn This pub (1 be) the centre of the village life for centuries It (2 stand) _ at our crossroad for over 500 years It (3.be) famous in the old days, and Shakespeare once (4.stay) there, they say I (5.live) in Brickfield all my life The plans (6.know) about for less than a week and already there’s a “Save Our Pub” campaign Last week we (7.be) happy, but this week we are angry We (8.stop) _ them, you’ll see VI There is one mistake in each sentence, Underline it and write your correction in the space provided below (1.0 pt) I’m going out now If anybody phones while I shall be out, can you take a message? His parents wouldn’t let him to go out alone Would you like to work at an university, Mary? Trang | 10