Page 1 ĐỀ THI CHỌN LỌC HSG NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 5 I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. food B. foot C. school D. afternoon 2. A. more B. score C. word D. store 3. A. like B. life C. film D. child 4. A. hurry B. surface C. curtain D. urgent 5. A. rubbish B. suburb C. lunch D. consume 6. A. worked B. pumped C. watched D. contented II: Choose one best answer to complete each sentence 7. My brother _____ to work by bus, but he has just bought a motorbike. A. didn't use to go B. uses to go C. has used to go D. used to go 8. A new factory _____ in our town recently. A. is built B. will be built C. was built D. has been built 9. I live in Hanoi, _____ is Vietnam’s center of culture, economics, and politics. A. that B. which C. what D.who 10. The old _____ our care. A. needs B. need C. to need D. needing 11. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could _____make ends meet. A. hardly B. hard C. harder D. easy 12. They introduced new farming methods, _____resulted in bumper crops. A. that B. which C. who D. whose 13. There_____ never_____ such excitement before. A. has/ been B. have / been C. will / been D. is / been 14. I_____ David James for two weeks. A. has seen B. saw C. see D. have not seen 15. The baby _____ wonderfully up to now. A. behaves B. is behaving C. has behaved D. behaved 16. He_____ in this town since he was born. A. lives B. lived C. is living D. has lived 17. The magazine _____ made I read on the plane was interesting. A. Who B. Whom C. Which D. Where 18. The coffee _____ by the time I got up this morning. A. Was already B. Has already been C. Had already been D. Would have already 19. We _____ to get up early when we lived in the countryside. A. not used B. didn’t use C. were used D. hadn’t used 20. The government is doing nothing to help ______. A. the poor people B. the poor ones C. the poor D. the poors 21. It rained all the time, ______ was a great pity. A. which B. that C. what D. who 22. The flowers _____ you bought yesterday are still fresh. A. where B. which C. when D. who 23. I’m bored _____ watching the advertisements on T.V. A. with B. on C. of D. in 24. _____ that road _____ ? It was badly damaged by the floods last month. A. Is / repaired B. Has/ repaired C. Have/ repaired D. Has/ been repaired 25. I _____ a new house last year, but I _____ my old one yet. A. buy/sell B. bought/sell C. haven’t bought/sold D. bought/haven’t sold 26. The teacher _____ was ill cancelled her maths lessons. A. who B. which C. whose D. what 27. ______ your house painted last year? A. Had B. Did C. Was D. Have Page 2 28. The secretary ______ I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was. A. which B. whose C. that D. ø 29. He will rings up when he _____ in Paris. A. arrives B. will arrive C. arrived D. would arrive 30. The lift is out of order, _____ is too bad. A. whom B. which C. who D. where III: Choose the mistake 31. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work. A B C D 32. Bob wasn’t out of his house since he was given a computer. A B C D 33. Mr. Ba isn’t on the phone, that makes it difficult to contact him. A B C D 34. The stories what I’ve told you are all true. A B C D 35. The girl whom you met last night was used to be a singer. A B C D IV: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences. The six-month-old The Vang Trang Khuyet photography club. Which comprises 19 deaf, mute or mentally retarded children, is now having its first exhibition in Hanoi. More than 50 colour photos are on display at the exhibition room featuring the beauty of daily life seen through the eyes of these disabled children. The subjects are simple and peaceful: old men reading books on the sides of Hoan Kiem lake, labourers hard at work, or chickens looking for food. The children’s passion for talking pictures has stimulated them and helped them escape their sorrow. 36. The Vang Trang Khuyet club’s members are all A. Disabled children B. Deaf children. C. Dumb children. D. Blind children. 37. The club’s members are now A. Teaching photography to other children B. Studying photos C. Taking photos. D. Reading books 38. The club’s members are exhibiting their photos A. In Hanoi B. For the first time. C. Next to Hoan Kiem lake. D. Both A and B 39. The subject of their photos is A. The sorrow of being disabled. B. The beauty of daily simple life. C. The beauty of Hanoi. D. The club’s members 40. Thepassion for taking photos has helped them A. Make friend B. Earn money C. Escape their sorrow D. happy. V. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which means the same or nearly as the original sentence. 41. It was my breakfast time when Susan rang. A. When Susan rang, I have just finished my breakfast. B. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang. C. Susan rang after I had had my breakfast. D. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang. 42. They spoke too quickly for us to understand. A. They spoke quickly so that we could to understand it. B. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t to understand. C. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand them. D. They spoke quickly enough for us to understand them. 43. I didn’t use to like football. A. I don’t like football. B. When I was young, I liked football, but now I don’t. C. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do. D. I wasn’t accustomed to football. 44. “I’m going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.” A. She said she was going to Ho Chi Minh City soon. B. She said she is going to Ho Chi Minh City soon. C. She says she was going to Ho Chi Minh City soon. D. She said she went to Ho Chi Minh City soon. 45. “The film will be interesting.” Page 3 A. I thought the film will be interesting. B. I think the film would be interesting. C. I thought the film would be interesting. D. I thought the film is interesting. . Page 1 ĐỀ THI CHỌN LỌC HSG NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 5 I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the. has seen B. saw C. see D. have not seen 15. The baby _____ wonderfully up to now. A. behaves B. is behaving C. has behaved D. behaved 16. He_____ in this town since he was born. A. lives. D. She said she went to Ho Chi Minh City soon. 45. “The film will be interesting.” Page 3 A. I thought the film will be interesting. B. I think the film would be interesting. C. I thought