ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 I.Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới được phát âm khác các từ còn lại. a. hour b. honest c. honour d. high a. rise b. rice c. eyes d. dies a. education b. station c. question d. information a. though b. through c. theatre d. thirsty a. keep b. lean c. fit d. piece II.Chọn một từ / nhóm từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống trong những câu sau. 1. The judge __________ the pedestrian for the accident. a. accused b. charged c. blamed d. sued 2. Even after I washed the coat, it still had some __________ marks on it. a. weak b. faint c. thin d. uncertain 3. The car bursts into ________ , but the driver managed to escape. a. fire b. burning c. flames d. heat 4. After the water workers went on strike, there was a __________ of water. a. drain b. loss c. shortage d. decrease 5. From the hotel, there is a good _________ of the moutains. a. vision b. sight c. picture d. view 6. I took someone else’s coat from the cloakroom by ____________. a. mistake b. error c. forgetfulness d. fortune 7. She always _________ the crossword in the paper before breakfast. a. does b. writes c. makes d. works 8. I’m sure they were ___________ lies ! a. saying b. talking c. speaking d. telling 9. He always did well at school __________ having his early education disrupted by illness. a. on account of b. in spite of c. in addition to d. even though 10. She emptied the __________of her purse on the table. a. money b. contents c. items d. valuables III.Xác định dạng thích hợp của từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc. 1. As she is so ( 1 – satisfaction ) ________ with her present job she’s decided to leave. 2. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ( 2 – trouble ) _________ everyday. 3. The ( 3 – frequent ) _________ of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. 4. She was the only visitor ( 4 – admission ) ___________ into the sick room. 5. Although he was not ( 5–enthusiasm ) __ about helping with the washing up, he did so all the time. 6. In some areas water has to be boiled to ( 6 – pure ) _________ it. 7. To be successful, an artist must show great ( 7 – origin ) __________. 8. I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely ( 8 – recognize ) ____. 9. The factory’s ( 9 – put ) _________ has increased considerably in the past few years. 10. Thank you for your ( 10 – time ) _________ delivery of the parcel. IV.Tìm một từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống trong những câu sau. A – Memory is the ability (1) _____ store and recall information. Without it, we (2) ____ be unable to see, hear or think, and would have no language or (3) ____ of who we are. In (4) ____ , we would be vegetables, without intellect, mentally (5) _______. This may (6) _____ strange since one hears of people (7) ___ their memories who despite this are (8) ______ of perceiving, thinking and talking. Why is this (9) _______ if they have lost their memories? The (10) ________ is simple. Human memory is not a (11) ______ function, like the heart or liver. It (12) ______ of a number of complex, interconnected systems which serve different (13) ________ and behave in very different (14) ________. This system interact with each other and can be (15) _______into three major systems called long – term, short – term and sensory : (16) ________ other words, you do not have a memory. You have a several memories. Consequently, someone who is said to (17) _____ lost his memory is someone who has something (18) _____ with one or (19) _____ of these systems. If all of them (20) ______ been lost, the person would be unconscious and probably dead. B - A good memory is a great (1) __ in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by (2) __ what he hears when he is a small child, and some children like boys and girls who live (3) ______ with their parents seem to learn two (4) ______ as easily as one. In school, it’s not so easy to learn a second language because the people have so (5) ____ time for it, and they are busy (6) ______ other (7) _________ as well. The best (8) _ for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with something (9) _ we know already, or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our mind. That is why it’s better to learn words (10) ___ sentences, not by themselves, or to see, feel what a word means when we first use it. V.Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây và chọn đáp án đúng . One of the most feared monsters of Greek myth was Sphinx. This creature, with a woman’s head attached to the body of a winged lion, frightened travellers outside the city of Thebes. She promised not devour them if they answered her riddle : “ What walk on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night?”. Until Oedipus met Sphinx, no one escaped being eaten, but Oedipus gave her the correct answer – MAN. Her power lost, Sphinx threw herself from a cliff. Ancient Egypt had many huge sphinx – like monsters. Carved statues of winged lions with human or animal heads guarded the Pyramids of dead rulers from tomb – robbers. One monument, over 4,800 years old, is a tourist attraction today. 1. The hunting – ground of the Sphinx was outside a. Greek cities b. Egyptian cities c. Thebes d. Corinth 2. Travellers unable to answer Sphinx’s riddle were a. Asked a second riddle b. imprisoned c. eaten d. kept as slaves 3. In the riddle, the span of one day – morning, afternoon, and evening – refers to man’s a. life – span b. childhood c. adulthood d. old age 4. When Oedipus answered Sphinx’s riddle, she a. was killed by him b. died a natural death c. threw herself from a cliff d. threw herself into the sea 5. Egytian sphinx – like monsters were meant to frighten a. dead Pharaohs b. live rulers c. tomb – robbers d. travellers VI. Viết lại các câu sao cho nghĩa của chúng không thay đổi, bắt đầu bằng các từ cho sẵn. 1. He didn’t forget and neither did she. He remembered 2. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. Not only 3. Italy is the country I’d like to visit most. I’d like to visit 4. If Mary had worked hard enough, she wouldn’t have failed in her exam. Mary didn’t 5. Although we were very tired, we agreed to play table tennis Tired VII.Sử dụng những từ / cụm từ cho sẵn dưới đây để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh. 1. He / remind / father. 2. What / prevent / you / come / earlier ? 3. spend / money / cosmetics. 4. swimmer / seem / difficulty / manage / shore / end. 5. Hardly / I / finish / speak / door / open. 6. We / grieved / learn / husband’s death. 7. boys / clever / solution / problem / quickly. 8. He / declare / himself / member / worker’s union. 9. By / time / he / come / back / wife / live / alone / 12 years. 10. It / nuisance / have / wait / hour / next bus. VIII. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai ở những câu dưới đây. 1. Without transportation, our modern society couldn’t be existed. 2. If we had no transportation,we would have to spend most of our time to raise food and other animals 3. Transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolation farm. 4. Transportation enables teams of athletes competing in international sports contest. 5. In times of disaster, transportation can rush aid to people in areas striking by floods, famines etc 6. During the 1800s, people seldom left their towns or farms, because travel is difficult even for short distances. 7. Weather or geographical conditions may determine the type of transportation using in the region. 8. Automobiles provide the most important mean of passenger travel in the US. . ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 I.Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới được phát âm khác các từ còn lại. a. hour b. honest. strange since one hears of people (7) ___ their memories who despite this are (8) ______ of perceiving, thinking and talking. Why is this (9) _______ if they have lost their memories? The (10) ________. be unable to see, hear or think, and would have no language or (3) ____ of who we are. In (4) ____ , we would be vegetables, without intellect, mentally (5) _______. This may (6) _____ strange