ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 10 I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others A luggage B village C stage D manage A sea B seen C sportsman D sure A article B violent C opinion D benefit A bags B cats C doors D fools A leader B leather C weather D measure b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A interesting B surprising C amusing D successful A paper B tonight C teacher D story A writer B baker C builder D career A mathematics B biology C experiment D mechanic A money B mechanic C many D mother II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets Jane (go) to England in 2001 and (study) there for years You (not drink) much, you (drive) tonight When the train to Hanoi (leave) ? - It (leave) at 7.15 tomorrow morning Mr Black sounded really unhappy this morning He (have) his car (steal) What (be) for dinner? It (smell) very delicious I (go) to London next week How long you (stay) there? Yesterday, when (open) the front door I (see) a thief in the living room My brother enjoys (watch) detective films but he doesn’t like (read) detective stories How about (reduce) the amount of water we (use) every day? 10 Wild animals (reduce) a lot in number because the forests, their home, (destroy) seriously III Give the correct form of the words in brackets Solar domestic heating systems are (economy) to use We should use solar energy It is cheap, clean and (limit) If you don’t pay your (electric) bill soon, you will be cut off In the future, many buildings will be (hot) by solar energy His office is on the (twelve) floor of this building Television is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain) I get used to (get) up early and having a bath She is a 15 (year) school girl I am going to some French - (speak) countries 10 This (mix) consists of oxygen and hydrogen IV Put a correct preposition in each blank A new pair of Jeans was given me my fifteenth birthday by my sister Jane said that her sister worked a company Korea I ran Peter, a friend mine on my way to work this morning She asked me how far it was school my house There was a bank robbery last week The robbers got 200,000 dollars Who is going to look the children while you are ? When meeting a new word you can look it a dictionary You must be present 11.30 because the last train London leaves at 12.45 9 Lucy was brought by her grandparents and educated the local secondary school 10 “Turn the TV me, will you? I want to have a rest V Put in an article in each blank if necessary She was in hurry and ate quick lunch Sweden is European country It’s in north of Europe He was appointed professor and became MP in the same year It was in 1912 that Titanic sank while crossing Atlantic I like watching TV I have just bought color TV set English in the 1960’s was different from English today Most people like rest after hard day’s work John and Mary are brother and sister VII a Read the passage and choose the best option for each question In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have brought television sets,-intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead The text is about: A the use of television at schools B teaching and learning television C educational specialists D watching TV outside school When TV first appeared, educational specialists A did not appreciate it B did not appreciate it C believed it would be useful for schooling D banned children from watching TV According to the text, TV A has not been used properly in classrooms B has been used effectively in classrooms C has not existed in classrooms D has not attracted students’ interest There are explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers A two B three C four D five Children spend their free time A reading books B reading newspapers C learning foreign languages D watching TV b Read the passage and choose the best option to complete it Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland His father was an expert in phonetics (1) a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech, in 1870, The Bells decided to (2) to America They lived in Boston, (3) Alexander taught in a school for the deaf There he began experimenting with a machine (4) help the deaf hear While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why not use electricity to (5) the human voice from one place to another? ” He began to work on a new (6) For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (7) night They rented rooms in a boarding house Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (8) They tried to send (9) through a wire Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here I want you.” Watson rushed upstairs, ran (10) Bell’s room, and shouted, “I heard you!” A Despite B During C Be D As A leave B take C move D return A which B why C when D where A for B in order C to D so that A go B get C change D send A invention B inventor C inventive D invent A by B after C and D or A others B the others C another D other A speaking B letters C speech D telegram 10 A onto B into C in D to IX Reorder the words to have correct sentences air/ am/ that/ afraid/ the/ city/ pollution/ in/ our/ getting/ worse/ and/ is/ worse/I/ sure/ that/ be/ environmental/ we/ pollution/ will/ are/controlled/ level/ there/ the/ sea/ If/ rises/,/ will/ be/ of/ floods/ in/ the/many/ parts/ world/ lose/many/ people/ and/ their/ homes/ land/,/ If /they/ will/ and/ live/ in /hunger/ poverty/ are/ countries many/ spending/ much/ time/ more/ and/ doing/money/ research/ energy/ on/ from/ waves/ sun/,/ the/ and/ the/ why/ wind/?/ can/ using/ we/ solar/natural/ save/resources/ by/ energy/ instead/ fossil/ of/fuels/ the/ way/ Internet/ we/ as/ can/ for/ use/ an/ effective/ self-study/ writing/ in/ he/ Paris/,/ met/ many/ who/ friends/ him/encouraged/ his/ in/career/ shouldn’t/ river/ we/ is/ swim/ in/ because/ this/ water/ polluted/ highly/ its/ 10 although/ job/ he/ isn’t/ has/ very/ a/ important/,/ he/ well-paid/ particularly/ X a Choose sentence that has the same meaning as the original one "Where does your father work" - He asked me A He asked me to find where my father works B He asked me to find where my father worked C He asked me where my father works D He asked me where my father worked Although he is strong, he can't lift the box A As he is strong, he can lift the box B Even though he is not strong, he can lift the box C In spite of his strength, he can't lift the box D He can't lift that box because is not strong How old you think this house is? A Do you know when the house is built? B When you think the house was built? C When you think the house is built? D When is the house built? The cakes were too stale to eat A The cakes were so stale in order to eat B The cakes were very stale to be eaten C The cakes weren't fresh enough to eat D The cakes weren't enough fresh to eat They left early because they didn't want to get caught in the traffic A They left early so that not to get caught in the traffic B They left early so to avoid getting caught in the traffic C They left early so as not to get caught in the traffic D They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic They last visited me five year ago A They haven't visited me for a long time B I haven't been visited me for a long time C They haven't visited me for five years D They have known me for five years As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home A No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home B He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected C Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport D He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home Your refusal to attend the party made everyone feel sad A Everyone felt sad when you refused to attend the party B Your attendance at the party made everyone feel sad C Everyone felt sad attending the party D You made everyone sad about your refusal to throw the party "Let's invite Tom to the party this Sunday"- Mark said A Mark suggested us to invite Tom to the party on Sunday B Mark suggested inviting Tom to the party on Sunday G Mark said that we should invite Tom to the party on Sunday D Mark told us to invite Tom to the party on Sunday 10 Anne worked too hard at the office, and this led to her illness A Anne's illness was the result of his working hard at the office B If Anne didn't work too hard at the office, she wouldn't be ill C Every time Anne works hard at the office, he is ill D Anne's illness prevented her from working hard at the office b Some people think that women should only stay at home and take care of their family Others believe that women should go to work instead of only doing housework What you think about this? Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) to express your ideas and give explanation to support your choice: ANSWER KEY I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others C D B B A C phát âm /eɪdʒ/; A, B, D phát âm /ɪdʒ/ D phát âm /∫/; A, B, C phát âm /s/ B phát âm /aɪ/; A, C, D phát âm /ɪ/ B phát âm /s/; A, C, D phát âm /z/ A phát âm /i:/; B, C, D phát âm /e/ b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A B D A B A có trọng âm âm số 1; B, C, D có trọng âm âm số 2 B có trọng âm âm số 2; A, C, D có trọng âm âm số D có trọng âm âm số 2; A, B, C có trọng âm âm số A có trọng âm âm số 3; B, C, D có trọng âm âm số B có trọng âm âm số 2; A, C, D có trọng âm âm số II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets went, studied shouldn’t drink, are driving does leave, leaves had, stolen is, smells Quá khứ đơn x2, có in 2001 should not: khơng nên Hiện tiếp diễn Hiện đơn x2 Quá khứ đơn; have + something + V3: (nhờ ai) làm Hiện đơn x2 Hiện tiếp diễn cho hành động tương lai gần x2 am going, are staying opening, saw watching, reading reducing, use 10 are reduced, are being destroyed when + V-ing: làm Quá khứ đơn, có yesterday enjoy + V-ing: thích làm like + V-ing: thích làm Câu gợi ý: How about + V-ing Hiện đơn, có every day 10 Hiện đơn bị động Hiện tiếp diễn bị động III Give the correct form of the words in brackets economical S + be + adj unlimited S + be + adj; unlimited: không giới hạn electricity Tính từ sở hữu + danh từ entertainment form of entertainment: hình thức giải trí getting get used to + V-ing: trở nên quen với việc year 15 year school girl: bé 15 tuổi heated Câu bị động twelfth Dùng số thứ tự French speaking French speaking country: đất nước nói tiếng Pháp 10 mixture This + singular noun; mixture: hỗn hợp IV Put a correct preposition in each blank to, on for; in into; of from; to away; with after; away up, in by; to up; at 10 off; for give to: đưa cho on + birthday: vào ngày sinh nhật work for company: làm việc cho công ty in + quốc gia run into a friend of mine: người bạn from to : từ tới get away: rời with: với look after: chăm sóc be away: bên ngoài, look up: tra (từ) in a dictionary: từ điển by + time: trước lúc the train to: chuyến tàu tới bring up: nuôi lớn at school: trường 10 turn off: tắt for: dành cho, cho V Put in an article in each blank if necessary a; a in a hurry: vội quick lunch nhắc đến lần đầu a; the European country nhắc đến lần đầu Dùng the trước phương hướng ; an be appointed + chức danh: định làm MP nhắc đến lần đầu the; the Dùng the trước tàu biển Dùng the trước tên biển ; a watch TV: xem TV colour TV set nhắc đến lần đầu the; English in the 1960’s English today điều cụ thể xác định a; a Rest hard day’s work nhắc đến lần đầu ; Brother sister mang nghĩa vị trí/ quan hệ gia đình khơng phải người cụ thể nên không dùng mạo từ VII Read the passage and choose the best option for each question A C A B D A ý kiến đầy đủ nhất; B, C, D chi tiết xuất (2) In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning (3) Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms (4) There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom (5) teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television Read the passage and choose the best option to complete it D C D C D A C C as a boy: bé move to: tới, chuyển tới Đại từ quan hệ where thay cho Boston to + V-inf: để làm send from to : gửi từ … tới tcri C 10 B invention: phát minh day and night: đêm ngày another: (tầng khác) speech: thoại, lời nói 10 run into: chạy vào, chạy tới IX Reorder the words to have correct sentences I am afraid that the air pollution in our city is getting worse and worse We are sure that environmental pollution will be controlled If the sea level rises, there will be floods in many parts of the world If many people lose their homes and land, they will live in hunger and poverty Why are many countries spending much more time and money doing research on energy from sun, the waves and the wind? We can save natural resources by using solar energy instead of fossil fuels We can use the Internet as an effective way for self-study In Paris, he met many friends who encouraged him in his writing career We shouldn’t swim in this river because its water is highly polluted 10 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid X a Choose sentence that has the same meaning as the original one D C B C C C A A B 10 B Câu hỏi gián tiếp, lùi although in spite of có nghĩa mặc dù; In spite of + noun Câu gốc: Bạn nghĩ nhà tuổi rồi? B: Bạn nghĩ nhà xây từ nào? stale: cũ = not fresh: không tươi Because they didn’t want to: họ khơng muốn = so as not to: không Câu gốc: Họ tới thăm lần cuối cách năm năm C: Họ không tới thăm năm năm As soon as: = no sooner than: vừa Câu gốc: Sự từ chối tham gia bữa tiệc bạn làm người cảm thấy buồn A: Mọi người cảm thấy buồn bạn từ chối tham gia bữa tiệc Câu gián tiếp; suggest + V-ing: gợi ý làm 10 Câu gốc: Anne làm việc nhiều văn phòng, điều làm cho cô ốm B: Nếu Anne khơng làm việc q nhiều văn phịng, không ốm b Some people think that women should only stay at home and take care of their family Others believe that women should go to work instead of only doing housework What you think about this? Write a short paragraph (80- 100 words) to express your ideas and give explanation to support your choice: In my opinion, women should go to work instead of only doing housework Firstly, women have enough skills and ability to lots of jobs When they go to work They not only earn money but they also make themselves become more active and flexible Secondly, they can contribute more to their family thanks to their salary It makes their family happier and more prosperous Thirdly, a working mother is a good mirror for her children to learn They can learn independence from her mother and they will become a good citizen in the future In short, we should encourage women to go to work instead of only staying at home