ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from theothe rs A please B measure C rise D pause A biscuits B magazines C newspapers D vegetables A honourable B honesty C historic D heir A bush B brush C pull D sugar A depth B with C smooth D mouth b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A hospital B mischievous C supportive D special A family B whenever C obedient D solution A biologist B generally C responsible D security A confident B important C together D exciting A possible B university C secondary D suitable II Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for A a revision B a control C an investigation D a check-up Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better A product B outcome C amount D crop When the starter gave the all the competitors in the race began to run round the track A signal B warning C shot D show from Bill, all the students said they would go A Except B Only C Apart D Separate Thenewmanagerexplainedtothestaffthatshehopedto new procedures to save time and money A manufacture B establish C control D restore There is a fault at our television station Please not your television set A change B adjust C repair D switch The crowd at a football match are often A excite B excited C exciting D excitement I'm very in the information you have given me A concerned B surprised C bored D interested I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran him, but I didn't catch him A into B after C over D near 10 If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday A put off B cancel C play D put away III Give the correct form of the words in brackets Kids watch more TV A study into children's television (0 view) viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of(1.educate) tend to watch less television than children from less educated family(2.back) The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer(3.suburb) areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to(4.poor) andalackofotherkindsof(5.entertain) in the area Disco, cinema, theatre and sports(6.active) offer children in urban centre a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far(7.few) hoursbeingspentinfrontofthebox.(8.commerce) comediesandadventurefilmsarechildren's(9.favour) programmes, while twenty percent of children said they preferred (10 violence) films and thrillers IV Match each phrasal verb with the correct meaning PHRASE VERB fill in turn into put away run out of join in pick out keep on get over MEANING A participate B select, choose C change into, become D continue E complete (a form) F leave G recover from H use up completely V Give the correct form of the verb in brackets I(1.write) to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend.I(2.book) the hotel in Sweden and also(3.receive) information about the hotel.I(4.promise) a luxury weekend However, I (5.be) not satisfied The room wascomfortable,butthetrafficfromtheroadoppositethehotel(6.make) it impossible to (7 sleep) I(8.ask) for another room, but no single rooms(9.be) available I requiredroom-serviceonenightandI(10.have) to wait for almost one hour before someone came VI Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions a She was very conscious (1) her lack of experience on her first day at work b He has a new solution (2) the problem c Nobody helped him He managed it (3) his own d The drivers (4) London kept their cars (5) the left e Thesummerholidayiscoming.Weareallexcited(6) going(7) a long trip(8) the South f The children were amazed (9) the lion show at the circus g Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are (10) full bloom VII Read the passage and complete each blank with one word MissDarbywasoneofthosepeoplewhoneverthrewanythingaway.“Youneverknowwhenyou might need it”was(1) ofherfavoritesayings.Shelived(2) herself in alarge Victorianhouseacrosstheroadfromus.AlthoughIneverwenttoherhouse,Iknewitwasfull(3) antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her housewas(4) anartgallery.Iremembermyfather(5) that she was a “Staffordshire Darby” but Ihad(6) idea what he meant.I(7) out years later that the Darbyfamilyhadmadetheirmoneyfromcoal-mininginStaffordshire.Weusedtomakeupstories(8) her My sister Alice,(9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again! VIII Read the passage and answer the questions The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning The most serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming huge areas into waste land As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing population A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities Man's whole environment is being changed in a serious way What is the process of making something dirty? …………………………………………………………… Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land in which we live? …………………………………………………………… What is the air surrounding the earth called? …………………………………………………………… What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use? …………………………………………………………… What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought? …………………………………………………………… IX Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning Example: He wrote the letter in twohours It took him two hours to write the letter The keepers feed the lions at pm every day The lions…………………………………………………………… We got lost because we didn't have a map If we…………………………………………………………… I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday I would rather…………………………………………………………… The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it It was…………………………………………………………… That was a silly thing to say What…………………………………………………………… We've run out oftea There…………………………………………………………… I last saw him when I was a student I haven't…………………………………………………………… Susan was too excited to sleep Susan was…………………………………………………………… Robert has not had a job for two years Robert has been…………………………………………………………… 10 She will complete the work only she is paid extra She will not…………………………………………………………… X a Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences All the students love the principal He is very kind (because of) …………………………………………………………… I have forgotten the tickets I’m sorry for it (having) …………………………………………………………… I saw it with my own eyes I believed it (if) …………………………………………………………… The house at the end of the street has been sold It has been empty for years (which) …………………………………………………………… It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice (wish) …………………………………………………………… b Use the given words to write about benefits of the Internet 1 As we know/ Internet/ part/ everyday life/ people/ use/ a lot of things …………………………………………………………… Firstly/ source of information/ news/ articles/ weather forecast …………………………………………………………… source of entertainment/ music/ movies/ games …………………………………………………………… finally/ means of education/ online lessons/ self study …………………………………………………………… conclusion/internet/wonderful invention/ modern life …………………………………………………………… c Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about a traditional craft village Your writing should include: - Name of the village - Where the village is - What traditional product is - How is the traditional product - How to maintain and develop this traditional product ANSWER KEY I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others B A C B B đượcphátâmlà /ʒ/; A, C, D đượcphátâmlà/s/ A đượcphátâmlà /s/; B, C, D đượcphátâmlà /z/ C đượcphátâmlà /h/; A, B, D khôngđượcphátâm B đượcphátâmlà /ʊ/; A, C, D đượcphátâmlà /ʌ/ B đượcphátâmlà /θ/; A, C, D đượcphátâmlà /ð/ b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others B C A B C cótrọngâmlàâmsố 2; A, B, D cótrọngâmlàâmsố A cótrọngâmlàâmsố 1; B, C, D cótrọngâmlàâmsố B cótrọngâmlàâmsố 1; A, C, D cótrọngâmlàâmsố A cótrọngâmlàâmsố 1; B, C, D cótrọngâmlàâmsố B A B cótrọngâmlàâmsố 3; A, C, D cótrọngâmlàâmsố II Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence D D A C B B B D B 10 A check-up: cuộckiểmtra (thườngdùngtronglĩnhvực y tế: medical check-up: buổikhámsứckhỏe) crop: mùamàng signal: tínhiệu apart from: ngoạitrừ establish: thànhlập, lậpra adjust: điềuchỉnh Tínhtừdạng V-eddùngchodanhtừchỉngười: crowd: đámđơng interested in: thích run after: đuổi 10 put off: hoãn III Give the correct form of the words in brackets education Cầndanhtừsaugiớitừ of; high level of education: trìnhđộgiáodụccao Suburban Cầntínhtừtrướcdanhtừ; suburban area: vùngngoại backgrounds family background: nềntảnggiađình poverty due to + noun: vìlý gì; poverty: sựnghèokhó entertainment kind of entertainment: hìnhthứcgiảitrí Commercials commercial (n): đoạnquảngcáo activities activity: hoạtđộng favourite Cầntínhtừtrướcdanhtừ; favourite (adj): ưathích fewer 10 violent fewer: íthơn Cầntínhtừtrướcdanhtừ; violent (adj): bạolực IV Match each phrasal verb with the correct meaning E C F H V Give the correct form of the verb in brackets am writing booked A received made sleep asked HTTD cho hành động write diễn Dùng bị động: Tôi hứa hẹn HTĐ diễn tả cảm xúc, cảm giác adj + to + V-inf: cảm thấy để làm Các câu cịn lại dùng QKĐ để kể lại việc diễn VI Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions of conscious of: nhậnthứcđược, biếtđược to solution to: phươngphápcho (vấnđềgì) on on his own: tựmình, mộtmình B D G was promised am not were 10 had in in + thànhphố on on the left: bêntrái about excited about: caohứng, phấnkhởivề 7, 8: for; to go for a long trip to: đimộtchuyếnđidàitới at amazed at: kinhngạcvì 10 in flowers in full bloom: hoanở to hếtcỡ VII Read the passage and complete each blank with one word one one of + plural noun: mộttrongsốnhững by saying by herself: mộtmình (cơấy) of full of: đầynhững (đồđạc) found find out: tìmra aboutabout:về VIII Read die passage and answer thequestions like like: giốngnhư saying remember+ somebody + V-ing: nhớlàaiđãlàmgì; say: nói no have no idea: khơngbiếtgì, khơnghiểugì who Đạitừquanhệwho thaythếcho Alice 10 never never: khôngbaogiờ The process of making something dirty is pollution Qtrìnhkhiếnchomộtthứgìđóbịbẩngọilà: làm ô nhiễm A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment Từhoặccụmtừcónghĩanhưlàkhơngkhí, nướcvàđấtnơichúng ta sốngđượcgọilà: mơitrường The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere Khơngkhíxungquanhtráiđấtđượcgọilà: khíquyển Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use Từcóthểthaythếmộtcáchtốtnhấtchotàisản, hànghóahoặcsảnphẩm ngườisửdụnglà: nguồntàinguyên A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem Khókhăncầnđượcchú ý vànghĩcáchxửlýlà: vấnđề IX Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning The lions are fed at pm everyday If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it What a silly thing to say! There isn't any tea left I haven't seen him since I was a student Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years 10 She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra X a Use the words in die brackets to combine the following sentences All the students love the principal because of his kindness I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold I wish he took the doctor's advice b Use the given words to write about benefits of the Internet As we know, the Internet is becoming an important part of our everyday life People use the Internet to a lot of things Firstly, Internet is a source of information People can get news from the articles and get information about the weather forecast every day Secondly, Internet is a source of entertainment We can listen to music, see movies or play interesting games Finally, we can use the Internet as an effective means of education We have online lessons, which are very good for self study In conclusion, the Internet is a wonderful invention of the modern life c Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about a traditional craft village Your writing should include: My name is Trang I come from Huu Bang Village - Thach That District - Ha Noi Capital Huu Bang Village is famous for wooden furniture More than fifty percent people in our village are carpenters There are lots of skillful carpenters with more than 40 years of experience in producing furniture The furniture of my village is very high quality, modern and beautiful Some of the most popular products are beds, living room tables, dining tables, kitchen furniture and many other things Producing furniture makes our village become rich and famous I think the government should give some policies to encourage this job and bring our furniture to others part of the world