ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10 – ( 2010- 2011) Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian : 90 phút I Read the text and then answer the questions below ( 2.5 P ) Good health is important to everyone.Without good health, you can’t perform your daily activities. You will not be able to work, study and even enjoy your food. Personal hygiene is one of the ways to good health. Personal hygiene means taking care of the cleanliness of your body.A good bath with plenty of soap and water once a day is a must in a hot country like ours .Wearing clean clothes is also important .Nails, hair and teeth must always be looked after and kept clean. Hair can be kept long provided you wash it with suitable shampoo at least two times a week.Brushing your teeth, especially after your meals is a sure way to prevent dental decay. Next is eating a balanced diet. As you know , there are so many classes of food such as carbohydrates , fat, proteins, vitamis, minerals and roughage. So,our meals must contain food from all the different classes. Growing childen must eat food containing proteins such as fish , meat, eggs , and pulses . Proteins help to build strong bodies. Carbohydrates and fat provide us with energy. Vitamins and minerals give us general good health. It is very healthy to include a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Drinks plenty of water is necessary as it replaces the water that is lost from our bodies . Regular exercise also helps to keep us in good health . Exercise can build strong muscles and bones.It also improves the circulation of blood in our bodies.Any form of exercise like jogging or swimming can be done to keep fit . Rest and ralaxation are necessary too .Our bodies need rest after being active, and one good way of resting is to sleep . We must have enough hours of sleep to allow bodies to relax . Relaxation helps to reduce our stress and tension in our daily life. We can either relax by listening to music or by doing something that we enjoy. Hence , it is good to have an interesting body. 1 Why is it important to have good health ? 2 According to the text, what should be done to have long hair ? 3 Why do growing childen need more protein ? 4 What are benefits of regular exercise ? 5 Why is it encouraged to have a hobby ? . II Complete the sentences with the correct forms of th words in brackets. ( 2.5 P ) 1. One ( advantage ) of watching TV is that there is too much violence in TV programmes. 2. The government is trying hard to deal with the problem of ( employ ) 3. If you have any ( complain ) about TV set you bought , take it back to the store . 4. Louis Braille wanted to be a( music ) , so he learnt to play cello. 5. Jack London was an American (write ) 6. Making a ( decide ) now is of great importance. 7 The authorities are discussing the worrying ( environment ) issues in the area. 8. Cheer up ! you look ( disappoint ) 9. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in (nature ) form. 10 It is very ( honest ) of him to cheat in the exam. Anwers : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 III Choose the best answer ( A, B ,C or D ) to complete the following sentences ( 2.5 P ) 1. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help a. laughing b. to laugh c. laugh d.that she laughed 2. I said that I had met her a. yesterday b. the day c. the previous day d. the following day 3. Judy going for a walk , but noone else wanted to go a. admitted b. promised c. offered d. suggested 4 There’re no more apples . We them all a. had eaten b. eat c. ate d. have eaten 5. Have you ever considered to live in another country ? a. going b. gone c. to go d. go 6. They are getting married the end of June. a. in b. on c. at d. during 7. For safety reasons , all passengers must their seatbelts while the plane is taking off or landing. a. tighten b. close c. fasten d. hold 8 We should protect plants and animals of the sea to keep its a. resource b. energy c. environment d. biodiversity 9. If Maria comes to England , it will be a good for her to improve English. a. possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d. probability 10. We found the trip to Europe a. excited b. exciting c. was exciting d. was excited Answers : 1……………… 2………………… 3…………………….4…………………5…………………………. 6……………… 7………………… 8…………………….9………………….10………………………. IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 2.5 P) My name is Phil. I’m from Canada. I (live ) 1 in a flat in Ho Chi Minh city where I am taking a Vietnamese course. It is my first time abroad. I am sharing the flat with another student (call) 2 Dev. We ( know ) 3 eachother for the just some months, since we entered the class. . Dev is from Germany. We study in the same group . Dev ( study ) 4 Vietnamese before he (come) 5 here .So he can speak a little Vietnamese . We go to class in the morning, so in the afternoon we have time to work in groups. Dev ( help ) 6 me a lot not only with my study but also in my daily life. We often practise speaking Vietnamese and do my homework together. Thanks to his help , I (make ) 7 big progress in speaking and ( listen ) 8 as well. Last week , we had a test, and I did a really good job .Our papers ( return ) 9 tomorrow. And I hope that we ( get) 10 good marks.I am very happy tohave a friend like Dev Anwers : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V . Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one.(2.5 P) 1. They think that the boy was kidnapped. The boy………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Because he behaved badly at work , he was fired. Because of…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Mrs Brown is very proud of her son’ s intelligence. Mrs Brown takes…………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. My request was ignored by everyone Nobody pays…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Janet’s training accident meant that she couldn’t take part in the race. Janet’s training accident prevented………………………………………………………………………… 6. I can’t possibly work in all this noise. It is…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. He is too inexperienced to undertake this demanding job. He is not……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I feel rather tired because I worked too hard last night If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. It is difficult for me to read without my glasses. I find………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago. He used………………………………………………………………………………………………………. VI. Find out a suitable word to fill in the gap. ( 2 P) Galileo Galilei was famous …1………his study of how thngs fall. He was the first person to….2……… experiments about this problem. Before ,people 3 that heavy things always fell …4……than light things. He …5……out that this was not true. He took a heavy ball and a …6……. ball and he dropped them both from a high place. They …7………. at the same speed. This meant that weight is not important. This is the law of falling bodies. It is ……8…… important law for understanding our world. Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VII. Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following letter ( 4.0 ) Dear Winnie, 1. Thank you / your letter / I / receive / this morning. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. You / ask / what / we / do / when / the landslide / occur. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I / not remember / things / clearly/ now/ but I / think / I / watch TV / and my sister / do / her homework/ at the time ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Suddenly / all the lights / go out / and I / frighten. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I / remember / call out / my parents / talk / quietly / in the next room. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The next minute / we / hear / a loud noise / and the whole building / begin / shake. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. It / terrible / experience /and I / never / want /go through / anything / like / again. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 We / all / safe / now / but we / very lucky. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Love, Anna VIII. Find out a mistake in each of the following sentences and then correct it. ( 1.5 ) 1. What do you do usually in the evening when you have finished work ? 2. Suddenly the old man got up , put on his hat , and leaving the room. 3. Let’s stop having a drink . It is really hot today and I feel very thirsty. 4. The construction of the new bridge hasn’t completed yet. 5. People can speak English can be understood in many countries. 6. Hiroko was born in Sapporo that is a city in Japan . Answers : 1 2 3 4 5 6 - THE END - . ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10 – ( 2 010- 2011) Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian : 90 phút I Read the text and then answer the questions below ( 2.5 P ) Good health is. dioxide occurs in the air in (nature ) form. 10 It is very ( honest ) of him to cheat in the exam. Anwers : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 III Choose the best answer ( A, B ,C or D ) to complete. student (call) 2 Dev. We ( know ) 3 eachother for the just some months, since we entered the class. . Dev is from Germany. We study in the same group . Dev ( study ) 4 Vietnamese before he (come)