ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN NĂM 2011 I/ Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of. the other words 1/ a. singular b. dictates c. cost d. pleasure 2/ a. huge b. garage c. finger d. dangerous 3/ a. enough b. though c. tough d. rough 4/ a. creative b. creature c. breathe d. clean 5/ a. good b. foot c. pool d. look II/ Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. 6/ a. contract b. continent c. constant d. consider 7/ a. confidence b. conference c. conductor d. context 8/ a. distant b. distribute c. distinct d. district 9/ a. elevate b. element c. elegant d. evacuate 10/ a. bookstore b. between c. theatre d. superman III/ Choose the best answer among a, b, c or d that best completes each sentence. 11/ Children ……… full-time education at the age of 7 here. a. enter b. start c. begin d. set off 12/ We like to give our employees the chance to ……………… their education. a. continue b. extend c. prolong d. A and B 13/ I was lucky because I had a …… education. a. very good b. decent c. excellent d. All are correct 14/ ……. Education is not available for all families. a. Nursery b. Early c. Pre-school d. All are correct 15/ She lay awake half the night worrying, but ……………. a decision in the morning. a. arrive at b. come to c. reach d. All are correct 16/ I ……………… a ceramics course at the local college. a. did b. attended c. took d. All are correct 17/ I enrolled ……………… the modern art course. a. for b. in c. on d. All are correct 18/ My old headmaster said he would ………… me very good reference. a. send b. write c. give d. B and C 19/ About 15.000 years ago, northern Wisconsin ………………. under ice a mile deep. a. buried b. was burying c. was buried d. had buried 20/ Edward was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the routine of the office. a. established b. establishing c. establishes d. establish 21/ The Mayan Indians …………… an accurate and sophisticated calendar more than seven centuries ago. a. were developed b. developed c. are developed d. have been developed 22/ George is ………………. Lisa. a. marry with b. marry to c. married with d. married to 23/ The rescuers ……………… for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain climbers. a. were praised b. praised c. were praising d. praising 24/ When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The ground had been lightly ……… with a dusting of snow during the night. a. covering b. cover c. covers d. covered 25/ We can’t even walk in the storm. Let’s wait in the hallway where we will be ……………… the strong winds until things quiet down. a. protected from b. protected by c. protecting from d. protecting from 26/ The police have to try to catch the men ……………… drive dangerously. a. who b. whom c. they d. which 27/ Nowadays a computer ……… to do that job. a. uses b. is used c. was used d. has used 28/ I spoke to a boy …………… father is a famous scientist. a. who’s b. whom c. whose d. that’s 29/ The size and shape of a nail depend primarily on the function ……………… intended. a. which it is b. for which is c. which it is for d. for which it is 30/ We’ll talk about the pupils ……………. parents are deaf and dumb. a. who b. whose c. their d. which 31/ I invited 20 people to my party, some of them are my former classmates. A b c d 32/ If I had studied carefully, I wouldn’t make so may mistakes. A b c d 33/ This job suits students whom want to work during holiday. A b c d 34/ The man for who the police are looking robbed and the bank yesterday. A b c d 35/ Hai Phong is the place which I was born and grew up. A b c d 36/ If our college hadn’t been on fire , we wouldn’t have had to move to another town. a. Because our college was on fire, we had to move to another town. b. We were in trouble moving our college to another town. c. Our college was set on fire, but we move to another town. d. Unless our college was on fire, we wouldn’t have to move to another town. 37/ It is difficult to start looking for a job at my age. a. I’m young, so it is difficult to start looking for a job. B. It is difficult for me to get employed at my age. c. Getting employed at such ages is also difficult. D.I don’t think I can start looking for a job now. 38/ The USA is a country of high youth unemployment. a. The USA is a country of young people. B. It is the USA that has a great number of young people. c. High youth unemployment is found in the USA. D. We find high youth unemployment a problem in the USA. 39/ He wrote an article which indicated that he disliked the president. a. In order to fight again the president, he wrote an article. b. The article written by him was used for indicating the president. c. He wrote an article indicating that he disliked the president. d. A and B are correct. 40/ That smoking has a bad effect on our health has been proved. a. That smoking, which has a bad effect on our health, has been proved. b. It has been proved that smoking is harmful to our health. c. Smoking badly effects our health is true. d. That bad effect of smoking on our health has been proved. Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening, she phoned to (41) ……………… me that what she really wanted to do was a (42) …………………. round the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another country. She has seen several advertisements in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good (43) ………………. to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply for the job. The reply (44) …………… a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (45) ……………… doing what she had set out to do. 41. a. say b. talk c. tell d. speak 42/ a. picnic b. trip c. voyage d. journey 43/ a. way b. path c. route d. manner 44/ a. was b. took c. passed d. spent 45/ a. of b. in c. about d. from If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children. However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children. Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be a successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “ When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 46/ The main idea of the passage is …………………… a. how parents should make a child a musician b. how parents should bring up a child c. what differences there are between two kinds of parents d. what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach. 47/ Michael is lucky because …………………. a. his parents help him in a sensible way b. his family is rich enough to have a car c. his father is a musician in orchestra d. he is free to do anything that he likes best 48/ Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that ……………… a. he has to do his best to do everything b. he has made great progress in music c. he is afraid that he may disappoint them d. he often wants to kill himself some day 49/ It is one of parents’ mistakes if …………………… a. they want their child to be a musician b. they help their child to win music competitions c. they don’t care for their child’s education much d. they make their child try to achieve too much. 50/ According to the author’s opinion, ……………………… a. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want b. parents should be supportive of their children c. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything. d. Unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children. . ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN NĂM 2011 I/ Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently. orchestra d. he is free to do anything that he likes best 48/ Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that ……………… a. he has to do his best to do everything b. he has made great progress. classmates. A b c d 32/ If I had studied carefully, I wouldn’t make so may mistakes. A b c d 33/ This job suits students whom want to work during holiday. A b c d 34/ The man for who the police