Đề thi HSG 10-vòng trường 2008-2009

Së gd & ®t phó thä Trêng thpt long ch©u sa Kú thi chän häc sinh giái líp 10 N¨m häc 2008-2009 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian: 180 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) A. PhÇn tr¾c nghiÖm. I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D of the word whose underlined part pronouned differently from the rest.(10pts) 1. A. business B. send C. noisy D. workers 2. A. poor B. sure C. thought D. tour 3. A. hour B. heat C. height D. hospital 4. A. picked B. thanked C. missed D. lived 5. A. chemistry B. school C. character D. church 6. A. flow B. row C. cow D. know 7. A. starts B. walks C. demands D. hopes 8. A. foot B. school C. look D. cook 9. A. wrong B. doctor C. boss D. sport 10. device B. advice C. service D. price II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D whose stress is different from the others. ( 10pts) 11. computer B. museum C. important D. delicate 12. research B. discover C. locate D. arrest 13. prevent B. protest C. graduate D. interpret 14. thirteen B. divide C. married D. decide 15. display B. lecture C. different D. grocery III. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence ( 30 pts) 16. “When … again?” – “ When he …., I’ll let you know”. A. he comes/comes B. will he come/will come C. he comes/will come D. will he come/comes 17. She prefers walking to school … riding her motorbike. A. to B. than C. for D. instead of 18. She… live in France when she was a child, so she … cold weather of winter. A. used to/ is used to B. was used to/use to C. is used to/ was used to D. used to/used to 19. …. was the play written? – Shakespeare. A. Which B. By whom C. Who D. How long? 20. After his father’s death, he … from Australia to France to find work. A. came B. went C. migrated D. moved 21. …the age of 60, he retired…. Presidency. A. At/from B. In/off C. Under/for D. On/away 22. David Backham has been a …. soccer player. A. worldly-famous B. world-fame C. famous-world D. world-famous 23. This is the second time she has been here, …. A. has she? B. isn’t this? C. hasn’t she? D. isn’t it? 24. They never came to class late, and …. A. neither did we B. so did we C. we did either D. neither we did 25. If you are…, you are kind and helpful to other people. A. caring B. polite C. sociable D. out-going 26. . I think he is …… his time looking for a job there; they are not taking any staff on at present. A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing 27. It was very good …. you to help Dave with his homework. A. for B. to C. with D. of 28. I’m fed up … this weather! Where’s the sunshine gone? A. about B. from C. at D. with 29. Geogre finds it hard to … pace with the rest of the maths class. A. pick B. get C. keep D. stay 30. The firm went bankrupt and their shares became… A. priceless B. unvaluable C. unworthy D. worthless 31. My book, … I bought last week, is very interesting. A. which B. that C. who D. A & B are correct 32. English people are…. of their literature. A. interested B. keen C. famous D. proud 33.The shelf …. those old books. A. used to be to holding B. is used to holding C. was used to be holding D. used to be used to hold 34. We saw many people and dogs … were walking in the park. A. that B. who C. whom D. which 35 …… the extremely bad weather in the mountains, my friends decided not to cancel their trip across the mountain pass. A. Because of B. Inspite of C. Even if D. Even though 36. A large number of students in the school ……in English speaking club. A. takes part B. taking part C. take part D. has taken part 37. The …. were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane began its desent. A. customers B. riders C. flyers D. passengers 38. I consider …. the job but in the end I decided against it. A. to take B. working C. taking D. to work 39. When I … at the airport yesterday, I … my cousin and a couple of friends. A. arrived/met B. arrived/meet C. was arriving/met D. arrived/was met 40. Who … some food yesterday? A. did buy B. bought C. were bought D. buy 41. His mother accused him …… breaking the vase A. on B. with C. of D. for 42. She took part in a forest …. project five years ago. A. conservative B. conservation C. conserve D. conservator 43. The whale is an endangered species. A. threatened B. contaminated C. mysterious D. dangerous 44. My brother … tickets to the concert. A. have given B. has been given C. gave D. was being given 45. Jim passed his driving test, … surprised everyone. A. which B. who C. what D. when IV. Find the incorrect underlined part . Circle your choice A, B, C or D ( 10 pts) 46. As soon as John will get a good job, he is going to buy a flat. A B C D 47. She hardly knows nothing about it. A B C D 48. There is not many information available on that subject. A B C D 49. Students arrived late will not be permitted to enter the classroom. A B C D 50. Some students seem unable to express exact what they want to say. A B C D 51. She has to look at her little brother when her mother is cooking in the kitchen. A B C D 52. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole. A B C D 53. She is no longer young enough to entering the a beauty contest. A B C D 54. If you don’t work hard, you cannot expect to be succeed. A B C D 55. Helen likes to lisen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going shopping. A B C D V. Read the text below and decide which A, B, C or D best fits each space.( 30 pts) Mentoring Many adults in America and increasing numbers elsewhere ….( 56) part in mentoring schemes. A mentor is an adult who provides support and friendship to a young person. There are …(57) different …(58) of mentoring: passing on skills, sharing experiences, offering guidance, sometimes the most …(59) thing to do is just listen. Mentoring is open to anybody-no particular …(60) experiences is required, just a desire to make a …(61) to the life of a young person who needs help. This may seem a difficult thing at first, but many people find they have real …(62) for it. The support of a mentor can play an important …(63) in a children’s development and can often make up … (64) a lack of guidance in a young person’s life. It can also improve young people’s …(65) towards society and build up their…(66) in dealing with life’s challenges. For the mentor, it can be incredibly rewarding to know that they have had a significant …(67) on a child and helped to give them the best possible …(68) in life. In deed, it is not only adults who are…(69) of talking on this role, there is now an increasing …(70) for teenagers to mentor young children, for example by helping them with reading or other school work. 56. A. hold B. give C. take D. form 57. A. number B. numberous C. double D. massive 58. A. approach B. times C. supplies D. ways 59. A. helpful B. willing C. kind D. unlikely 60. A. trained B. difficult C. professional D. skilled 61. A. home B. switch C. difference D. distance 62. A. ability B. skill C. strength D. talent 63. A. piece B. part C. hope D. section 64. A. to B. for C. with D. over 65. A. attitude B. impression C. agreement D. conduct 66. A. work B. belief C. confidence D. influence 67. A. desire B. consequence C. experience D. influence 68. A. availability B. risk C. chance D. difficulty 69. A. able B. capable C. good D. efficient 70. A. want B.wish C. demand D. lack VI. Read the passage and choose the best answers( 10pts) USING TIME WIDELY Grover Cleveland was one of the Presidents of the United States. When he was only nine years old, he wrote down some good advice. Here is his advice, rewritten to make it simpler. Time is devided into seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years and centuries. If we expect to become great and good men, we must improve our use of time when we are young. Many of our great men were poor boys. As boys, these men had small means of obtaining an education. Improving their use of time when they were young and in school helped them to gain their standing. Andrew Jackson, for example, was a poor boy. He improved his use of time when he was young. After he became President of the United States, he was able to guide and direct a growing nation. Many people have said that time is the most valuable thing we have. Do you agree? Do you use your time to good advantage? What are some ways you might improve your use of time? 71.What is the main topic of the passage? A. Cleveland’s boyhood B. becoming President C. doing good work in school D. making good use of time 72. The word obtaining is close to… A. conducting B. improving C. getting D. inspiring 73. Which of the following is not true? A. Some poor boys become great men. B. Andrew Jacson ran for President, but never won. C. Jacson was a poor boy D. Improving our use of time is helpful 74. Grover Cleveland’s advice was on A. how to use time widely B . how to become a President C. how to get rich C. how to obtain an education when one was young 75. The phrase “ to good advantage” in the last paragraph can be replaced by A. valuably B. selfishly C. fruitfully D. respectably B. PhÇn tù luËn VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 20 pts) 1. I was late for school because I …. ( sleep) 2. John has just graduated from university. He wants a job with good chance of …. ( promote) 3. Come to stay at our hotel. We’re sure to give the greatest … and good service. ( comfortable) 4. He’s always …. to his mother ( help) 5. This statue is in an excellent state of …… ( preserve) 6. My teacher …. me to take this examination. ( courage) 7. They ride their bicycle to the countryside for …. ( please) 8. John is old enough to be … of his parents ( depend) 9. Do you think music is a very effective …. way of protest? ( violence) 10. His …. makes his parents feel sad. ( lazy) VIII.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 20 pts) 1. Malcom….( want) to be a scientist when he …( be) a teenager. After his graduation from high school, he ( go) to college and … ( stay) there for five years. Then several years later, after he …( obtain) his doctorate he …. ( work) as a researcher in one of the world’s biggest laboratories in the USA. 2. That man … ( teach) in this school since 1985. Before he …(come) here, he …(live) in Hue. Now he …. (live) in the suburb and … ( come) to school every day on his bicycle. 3. When she … (go) out of the house this morning, she ….(take) her umbrella because it…(rain) 4. I ….(wait) for two hours but she… (not come) yet. 5. He …( have) coffee for breakfast every morning. 6. I … (stay) here until he …( answer) me. 7. Mary looks forward to …(pass) the final examination. IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 20 pts) 1. He tries hard, but he cannot master English pronounciation. No matter how………………………………………………………………………………. 2. He would prefer you to pay him immediately. He’d rather you……………………………………………………………………………… 3. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. The furniture was ………………………………………………………………………… 4. Women’s fashions did not become popular until the 1990s It wasn’t ……………….……………………………………………………………………. 5. Although he is old, he often plays tennis. In spite of……………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Jane couldn’t play the guitar so well without her teacher’s help. Had it……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. You really should be able to dress yourself now. It’s high time…………………….………………………………………………………… 8. Mary said to Ann: “ I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to your party last week” Mary………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today. I wish……………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I had the dentist check my teeth yesterday I had….……………………………………………………………………………………. X. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word in the brackets. The second sentence must be as close as possible in meaning to the first. Don’t change the word given. ( 20 pts) 1. Winning the football pools meant we could buy a new car. ( enabled) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. He’ll settle down and then his performance will improve. ( once) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. I don’t really want to visit museum. ( rather) …………………………………………………………………………………………… You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed. ( point) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Does using the hotel swimming pool cost extra? ( pay) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s two years since I last saw Tom. ( seen) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. The flight to Ha Noi lasted two hours. ( took) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. I always wore a uniform but I don’t now.( used to) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. “Please don’t leave me on my own”, Martin said to us. ( begged) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t play football” ( prevented) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. XI. Find only one word to complete the following sentences. ( 20 pts) 1. She is going to learn …… to make own clothes. 2. Ann suddenly left the class without a … 3. Prevention is better than…… 4. I hardly … ask how much it costs! 5. I wish you wouldn’t … complaining all the time. 6. Jane is … to be the most outstanding player in the team. 7. If you really can’t … to your friends, why not phone them? 8. As soon as Sheila finish telling the joke, everyone burst out … 9. I wish you would stop …… so much noise late at night. 10. I’d rather the children didn’t turn on the television ……. permission. The end! Sở gd & đt phú thọ Trờng thpt long châu sa hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 10 Năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh B. Phần trắc nghiệm. 1.B 21. A 41. C 61. C 2. C 22. D 42. B 62. A 3. A 23. D 43. A 63. B 4. D 24. A 44. B 64. B 5. D 25. A 45. A 65. A 6. C 26. A 46. B 66. C 7. C 27. D 47. C 67. D 8. B 28. D 48. B 68. C 9. D 29. C 49. A 69. B 10. C 30. D 50. C 70. C 11. D 31. A 51. B 71. D 12 A 32. D 52. B 72. C 13. C 33. D 53. C 73. B 14. C 34. A 54. D 74. A 15. A 35. B 55. D 75. A 16. D 36. C 56. C 76. 17. A 37. D 57. B 77. 18. A 38. C 58. D 78. 19. B 39. A 59. A 79. 20. C 40. B 60. C 80. L u ý: Từ câu 1 đến câu 10; Từ câu 16 đến câu 55 mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm Từ câu 11 đến câu 15; Từ câu 56 đến câu 75 mỗi câu đúng cho 2 điểm. C. Phần tự luận VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. ( 20 pts) ( mỗi câu đúng cho 2 điểm) 1. overslept 2. promotion 3. comfort 4. helpful 5. preservation 6. encouraged 7. pleasure 8. independent 9. nonviolent 10. laziness VIII.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 20 pts)( mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm) 1. wanted; was; went; stayed; had obtaied; worked. 2. has taught; came; had lived; lives; comes. 3. went; took; was raining 4. have been waiting; hasnt come 5. has 6. will stay; answers 7. passing IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 20 pts) ( mỗi câu đúng cho 2 điểm) 1. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t master English pronunciation. 2 He’d rather you paid him immediately . The furniture wasto expensive for me to buy. 4. It wasn’t until 1990s that women’s fashion developed. 5. In spite of his old age, he often play tennis. 6. Had it not been for her teacher’s help, Jane couldn’t have played the guitar so well. 7. It’s high time were able to dress yoursefl/could dress yourself 8. Mary apologized An for not coming to her party the week before. 9. I wish the weather were better today. 10. I had my teeth checked by the dentist yesterday. X. Rewrite the following sentences, using the word in the brackets. The second sentence must be as close as possible in meaning to the first. Don’t change the word given. ( 20 pts)( mçi c©u ®óng cho 2®) 1. Winning the football pools enabled us to buy a new car 2. Once he has settled down, his performance will improve. 3. I would rather not visit museum 4. There is no point in trying to get Tim to lend you his car/There is no point in trying to borrow Tim’s car. 5. Do I have to pay extra to use the hotel swimming pool? 6. I haven’t seen Tom for two years. 7. It took ( us) two hours to fly to Ha Noi 8. I used to wear a uniform. 9. Martin begged us not to leave him on his own 10. The bad weather prevented us from playing football. XI. Find only one word to complete the following sentences. ( 20 pts)( mçi c©u ®óng cho 2 ®iÓm) 1 how 2. word 3. cure 4. dare 5. keep 6. said 7. write 8. laughing 9. making 10. without . end! Sở gd & đt phú thọ Trờng thpt long châu sa hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 10 Năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh B. Phần trắc nghiệm. 1.B 21. A 41. C 61. C 2. C 22. D. Së gd & ®t phó thä Trêng thpt long ch©u sa Kú thi chän häc sinh giái líp 10 N¨m häc 2008-2009 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian: 180 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) A. PhÇn. …(59) thing to do is just listen. Mentoring is open to anybody-no particular …(60) experiences is required, just a desire to make a …(61) to the life of a young person who needs help. This may