HSG BU GIA MAP 2011 - 2012

1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP (Đề thi gồm 5 trang ) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN MÔN TIẾNG ANH – NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT Ngày thi: 10 – 01 – 2012 Thí sinh làm vào giấy thi được phát kèm cùng đề thi này Họ tên thí sinh …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Học sinh trường………………………………………………………………………………………………… Số báo danh……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Họ và tên giám thị 1………………………………………………………chữ ký……………………………… Họ và tên giám thị 2………………………………………………………chữ ký……………………………… ==================================================================================================================== I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. h ouse B. hard C. honour D. hand 2. A. sweater B. weather C. theater D. measure 3. A. imagined B. released C. rained D. followed 4. A. angry B. danger C. language D. mango 5. A. pleisure B. pleasure C. television D. pressure II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. nomination B. priority C. congratulate D. occurrence 2. A. charity B. energy C. separate D. pollution 3. A. celebrate B. slavery C. opinion D. minimize 4. A. suggest B. freedom C. recent D. sticky 5. A. predict B. cover C. resource D. replace III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences. 1. –“Sorry, I don’t remember ______ you here before.” A. to see B. saw C. to have seen D. seeing 2. –“______ do the buses run?” –“Every twenty minutes.” A. How far B. What time C. How often D. How much 3. During the lecture yesterday, he ______ the importance of good education. A. had stressed B. has stressed C. stressed D. stresses 4. ______ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more. A. While B. Despite C. Meanwhile D. Although 5. He asked me ______ to Mary’s birthday party the night before. A. whether I come B. if I would come C. whether I had come D. if I come 6. Have you had much experience ______ computers? A. with B. for C. in D. about 7. Enter a user name and ______ to get into the computer system. A. website B. logo C. password D. keyword 8. Don’t ever do that again, ______? A. will you B. won’t you C. don’t you D. do you 9. The puzzle had so ______ pieces that we couldn’t finish it. A. many B. much C. little D. few 10. –“ ______.” –“Oh, It’s great!” A. How is the English competition like? B. Would you like the English competition? Đ Ề THI CHÍNH THỨC 2 C. What do you like about the English competition? D. What do you think of the English competition? 11. The earlier she leaves __________. A. the sooner she will arrive B. the soonest she will arrive C. she will soon arrive D. she will arrive sooner 12. Sue has been our next-door neighbor for years; _______. A. and we hardly ever see her B. therefore, she never sees us C. so we hardly ever see her D. however, we hardly ever see her 13. If I were ten years younger, I _______ to drive a car. A. am learning B. will learn C. would learn D. learnt 14. She doesn’t work _______ as my sister. A. harder B. more hardly C. as hardly D. so hard 15. –“Would you like a cup of tea?” –“_______.” A. Yes, I do B. Yes, please C. I’m sorry D. It’s my pleasure 16. Although Tom is intelligent, _______. A. he doesn’t do well at school B. but he doesn’t do well at school C. however he does well at school D. the fact that he does well at school 17. Listen to those people. What language _______? A. do they speak B. are they speaking C. they speak D. were they speaking 18. He went to a seaside resort because he was _______ of windsurfing. A. fond B. interested C. keen D. enjoyed 19. Last Sunday was _______ that we took a drive in the country. A. so beautiful day B. such a beautiful day C. such beautiful day D. so a beautiful day 20. The weather is nice. _______ go sightseeing? A. Should we B. Shall we C. Would you like to D. Must we IV. Chang the following sentences into reported speech. 1. “Don’t throw that bottle away. We can reuse it”, said Mrs. Mai => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “If you want to learn English, I can help you”, Peter said => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Do you live here?” Tung asked => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “You must come today”, Hai said => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “What does your son want to learn?”, the man said to Mr. Duc => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… V. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition. 1. We were disappointed _______ the result. 2. In this respect, French differs _______ English. 3. I’ll come _______ to pick her up at 8 o’clock. 4. The passage is written _______English. 5. Mr. Thai is thinking of exporting rice _______ India. 6. My parents are tired _______ living in the city. 7. Jackson was late because she wasn’t aware _______ the time. 8. He was able to provide the police _______ some valuable information. 9. Translate this article _______ English for me please. 3 10. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you _______ getting wet on the way home. VI. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete these sentences. 1. After the explosion, only two people were left _______ (live) 2. There are more and more people concerning about _______pollution (environment) 3. Is Buddhism the country’s _______ religion of Thailand? (office) 4. I watch the news everyday because it’s very _______. (inform) 5. I try to speak clearly when I meet a _______. (foreign) 6. She looks _______ in her new dress. (attract) 7. The _______ have to cook rice in this contest. (participate) 8. Old people often have _______ in breathing. (difficult) 9. There were two _______ yesterday: Boxing and Swimming (compete) 10. I don’t think she has the _______ to do this work. (able) VII. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets. 1. Mr. Brown just________ (finish) reading the letter when the telephone on his desk_______ (ring) 2. Those students who__________ (fail) the exam are going to take another one held in August. 3. Hurry up or our favorite TV program _______ (be) over long before we_______ (reach) home. 4. Look! A man ____________ (run) after the bus. He wants to catch it. 5. Two robbers ___________ (put) in prison escaped yesterday. 6. It is 2 years since I ___________ (last give) presents on Christmas Day. 7. Nothing ___________ (do) about this problem for months. 8. If it ____________ (not be) for your help, I could not have passed the exam. VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Dear Thuy, We are having (1) _______ time in Hoi An. The streets here are so (2) _______ that cars are not allowed to the center of the (3) _______. Therefore, we have to (4) _______. The houses are very (5) _______but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they do business here. It seems that every house has a shop to sell (6) _______and other stuffs. The people are very (7) _______ and helpful. The food looks funny but it (8) _______ quite nice. I haven’t (9) _______ anything for you. But I will buy you some little (10) _______ lanterns. See you next week. Love Mathew. IX. Read the following passage then answer the questions below. Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a small candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly. Questions. 1. What did man probably first use fire for? => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. For what purpose was fire used by red Indians? 4 => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What was the first street light? => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. How long did the candle clock take to burn? => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock? => ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… X. Read the following passage, and then choose the answer A, B, C or D for the questions below. I’m often asked whether we will do anything about the taxes we all have to pay. Of course, what people mean is that they don’t want to pay so much. But I have to ask in return which services they would like to lose. For we cannot expect to have modern hospitals, well-kept road, good schools, or attractive parks if we are not prepared to pay for these things. Our children do not think that schools or colleges are only for the sons and daughters of the rich, as once they were. More and more of us are living longer and longer. We all feel that we should be able to see a doctor when we need to. Old people should not suffer because they are afraid of the doctor’s bill. In our society, we are proud of the fact that one is asked whether they can pay the bill before they allowed into a hospital. But if we want to continue to provide for all the needs of our society, we must remember that nothing in our life is free. My party does not promise to cut taxes immediately. But we do promise to continue all the services that our taxes pay for, and we hope to manage things so well that after a short time some taxes may be reduced Questions. 1. This is from. A. teacher’s diary B. personal letter C. a political message D. a medical book 2. Which of the following statements are true about people’s attitude to taxes? A. People are willing to pay taxes B. People prefer taxes to be reduced C. People are unwilling to pay taxes D. People mean they want to pay taxes very much 3. What are taxes used for? A. building modern hospitals B. building schools and parks C. keeping road in good conditions D. all the above answers are correct 4. Which of the following statements is not true about our children? A. Schools and colleges are not for the sons and daughters of the rich. B. Schools and colleges are not for the sons and daughters of the poor. C. Schools and colleges were once only for the sons and daughters of the rich. D. Children of the poor were not sent to school. 5. Which of the following statements is true about the writer’s party? A. They promise to cut taxes next year B. They will reduce taxes immediately C. They can’t reduce taxes right away D. They promise to manage things well XI. Read the paragraph and choose True (T) or False (F) answer. Man is only just beginning to realize how much he must look to the sea. It can be an important source of food for millions of the world. When we know how much and in what way the oceans influence the weather, we can plan the growing of crops and even work out the best time to take our holidays. But when we get to the bottom of the sea, we find things that no one dreamed existed until recently. Lands which were covered with water when the ice melted at the end of the ice age are rich in minerals. Off the South African coast, for example, is a place where there are five times the numbers of diamonds as the mines on the lands. 5 Oil is brought from the bottom of the Caspian sea. Sand with gold in it has been found off Thailand and Indonesia. But if man wants to continue gathering riches from the sea, he is going to have to look after it. Statements T F 1. There is an important source of food under the sea. 2. Lands which were covered with water when the ice melted at the end of the ice age are poor minerals. 3. When we get to the bottom of the sea, we find things that no one dreamed existed until recently. 4. Off the south African coast is a place where there are five times the numbers of diamonds as in the mines on the land. 5. Sand with silver and gold in it has been found off Thailand and Indonesia. XII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. Thank you for your help! => It was _______________________________________________________________ 2. “Don’t open the door please” said Mary => Mary told ____________________________________________________________ 3. Staying at home would be better than going out tonight. => I’d rather_____________________________________________________________ 4. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago. => It __________________________________________________________________ 5. He never has enough money. => He’s always __________________________________________________________ 6. They said that Mr. Tuan is a good teacher. => Mr. Tuan_____________________________________________________________ 7. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. => My French friend isn’t __________________________________________________ 8. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris. => I think Paris __________________________________________________________ 9. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. => It took _______________________________________________________________ 10. It’s impossible to do this because we have no time. => If we ________________________________________________________________ THE END GOOD LUCK! . VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP (Đề thi gồm 5 trang ) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN MÔN TIẾNG ANH – NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT Ngày thi: 10 – 01 – 2012 Thí sinh làm vào. are very (7) _______ and helpful. The food looks funny but it (8) _______ quite nice. I haven’t (9) _______ anything for you. But I will buy you some little (10) _______ lanterns. See you next. twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle clock