Trang 1 TRƯỜNG THPT TIÊN LỮ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM 2009 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 10 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 01. A. chorus B. technicolor C. chopstick D. character 02. A. pair B. fair C. stair D. faith 03. A. cheese B. cheer C. peer D. career 04. A. horses B. tongues C. places D. faces 05. A. walked B. danced C. laughed D. studied B. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 06. A.event B. hero C. teacher D. championship 07. A. backgroundB. humane C. romantic D. depend 08. A. wonderful B. cartoon C. visual D. passive 09. A. audience B. tournament C. embarrassed D. violent 10. A. joyfulness B. emotion C. favourite D. beautiful II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR A. Supply the correct form of the words. 11. She was very __________ at being delayed. (anger) 12. Both musically and __________ it is very effective. (lyrics) 13. His foolish mistakes __________ all of us. (amusement) 14. Why are you so __________ ? My little sister drove me crazy. (frustrate) 15. Ann gave a brilliant __________ as Juliet in the school play. (perform) B. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms of the verbs. 16. My cousin and I __________ (watch) a movie on TV last night when my brother __________ (come). 17. She always __________ (drink) a glass of milk for breakfast, but this morning she __________ (drink) a cup of coffee. 18. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep) in the room. I just __________ (put) him in bed for sleeping. 19. He __________ (come) a moment ago and __________ (turn) the TV on very loudly. 20. He __________ (learn) two languages before he __________ (move) to Canada last month. C. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. 21. The cinema changed completely at _______ end of _______ 1920s. A. an- the B. the – x C. x- the D. the- the 22. She was born _______ April, 1991. A. in B. on C. at D. since 23. We haven’t seen each other _______ last January. A. for B. on C. since D. in 24. _______ other worker’s constant objection, the director dismissed the worker. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. Inspite of 25. I spent a(n) _______ night because of my toothache. A. sleepy B. sleeping C. asleep D. sleepless 26. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely _______. A. harmed B. unharmed C. harmful D. harmless 27. A: Does Mr Tan travel to HCM city to work everyday? B: Yes. He takes a _______ bus. A. transportation B. commuter C. passenger D. daily 28. Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some _______ goods at the airport. A. free of charge B. duty-free C. fax-free D. free of duty 29. It was not until1930 _______ he became an actor. A. that B. when C. which D. in which 30. She study hard _______ her parent’sexpectation. A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met 31. We would stay at home _______. A. If it is snowing B. If it is going to snow C. If it would snow D. If it was snowing 32. If you’re too ill to come, _______. A. I’ll come over and see you. B. I wouldn’t have done all this for you. C. I asked someone else. D. I could come over and see you. Trang 2 33. All the rooms in this small hotel are _______, and that would make it too expensive to stay in. A. air-condition B. air-conditioning C. air conditioners D. air-conditioned 34. He was _______ the “golden kite” for being the best film director. A. rewarded B. given C.awarded D.enjoyed 35. When I _______, everyone _______. A. arrived / had left B. had arrived / left C. would arrive / haves D. arrived / has left. 36. I remember _______ him once in my life. A. to meet B. Meeting C. to have met D. met 37. He couldn't have known what was in the letter _______ he had written it himself. A. until B. if C. unless D. if only 38. It is an _______ book. I am _______ in it. A. interesting / interested B. interesting / interesting C. interest / interested D. interested / interested 39. Hoang is really _______ about going to Ho Chi Minh City. It will be an _______ experience for him. A. exhaust / exhausting B. exhausting / exhausting C. exhausted / exhausting D. exhausted / exhausted 40. _______ do you always go to school? - By bus A. What B. What time C. When D. How 41.This house, _______ he bought in 1990, is being repaired at the moment. A. that B. which C. what D. who 42. “No, I didn't steal anything from her,” said Henry. A. Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her. B. Henry refused to steal things from her. C. Henry denied stealing things from her. D. Henry said no to stealing things from her. 43.John never comes to class on time and _______. A. neither does Peter B. neither doesn’t Peter C. so doesn’t Peter D. so does Peter 44. Chinese New Year is _______ important holiday in Taiwan. A. a B. the C. an D. no article 45. “They received this present yesterday” means : A. This present is received yesterday. B. This present was received yesterday. C. This present received yesterday. D. This present has received yesterday. 46. Can I _______ your dictionary, please? I can’t find mine. A. look B. owe C. borrow D. lend 47. How _______ is your house from here? It’s about two hours by taxi. A. far B. many C. long D. much 48. “How long have you known him?” “_______” A. since five years B. for five years C. ever since five years D. along five years 49. _______ is yours, the red one or the green one. A. When B. which C. what D. When 50. He is _______ to do such work. A. not enough strong B. strong not enough C. not strong enough D. enough strong 51. “I did my best,” she said, “so why are you angry _______ me?” A. with B. on C. for D. of 52. They all laughed because the film was very _______. A. amuse B. amusing C. amused D. amusement 53. Tim _______ go fishing with his father when he was young. A. used to B. has used to C. is used to D. was used to 54. It’s no good _______ your father about your failure. A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told 55. The boy fell into the water and was _______. A. missed B. killed C. destroyed D. drowned III. READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage. Tropical forests have [56] __________ us with many sorts of plants for food, medicine and industry. They also reduce [57] __________ and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down the Greenhouse Effect. Trang 3 However, the tropical forests are being [58] __________ to make rooms for things like farms, ranches, mines and hydroelectric [59] __________. About twenty million hactares [60] __________ each year – an area more than twice the size of Australia. 56. A. given B. supplied C. provided D. B and C 57. A. floods B. water C. rain D. pollution 58. A. destroying B. destroyed C. endangering D. endangered 59. A. power B. station C. current D. dams 60. A. is lost B. lost C. are lost D. are losing B. Read the passage and decide the statements are true(T) or false(F). Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province of Lam Dong. Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. DaLat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Da Lat has the widestrange of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers from the town center. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat. The water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proud of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place. 61. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong. 62. There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat. 63. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center. 64. In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors. 65. People know Da Lat as a city of trees, flowers and rivers. IV. WRITING A. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first one. 66. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid. » In spite of 67. I have no right qualification and I can’t apply for the job. » If 68. The prime minister was going to open the new school. » The new school 69. Silent films didn’t become available until the late 1920s. » It was not until B. Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one in italics. 70. The picnic was cancelled because it rained. A. If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled. B. If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled. C. If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled. D. If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled. 71. If I knew his telephone number, I would phone him. A. I didn’t know his telephone number, so I couldn’t phone him. B. Because I don’t know his telephone number, I can’t phone him. C. I don’t know his telephone number. That why I can’t phone him. D. I knew his telephone number, and I could phone him. 72. “I think smoking in restaurants should be banned,” he says. A. He doesn’t think smoking in restaurants is permitted. B. He doesn’t like smoking in restaurants. C. He advised everybody not to smoke in restaurants. D. He thinks the government should ban smoking in restaurants. 73. It’s ages since I last saw you. A. I haven’t seen you for a long time. B. I didn’t see you since ages. C. I haven’t seen you since a long time. D. I didn’t see you for ages. 74. The building has been designed by a famous architect. A. A famous architect designed the building. B. A famous architect has been designed the building. C. A famous architect has designed the building. D. A famous architect was designed the building. C. Use the words given to complete a refusal letter. Dear Betty, 75. Thanks / kind invitation / daughter’s birthday. » 76. I / love / see / niece / but / unfortunately / I / afraid / won’t / able / visit you / next weekend. Trang 4 » 77. I / go / camping trip / my school students / occasion / school anniversary. » 78. What pity! I wish / give Leslie / hug / day. Thank / anyway / more. » 79. Remember / send / photos / Leslie / her birthday. » 80. Look / to / seeing / photos / lovely niece. » Lots of love, Marry . C, or D. 21. The cinema changed completely at _______ end of _______ 1920s. A. an- the B. the – x C. x- the D. the- the 22. She was born _______ April, 1991. A. in B. on C. at D. since 23. We haven’t. are _______, and that would make it too expensive to stay in. A. air-condition B. air-conditioning C. air conditioners D. air-conditioned 34. He was _______ the “golden kite” for being the best. father travels by plane, he buys some _______ goods at the airport. A. free of charge B. duty-free C. fax-free D. free of duty 29. It was not until1930 _______ he became an actor. A. that B. when