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 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) 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 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 main tenance 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: