ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH QUẢNG NGÃI (Đề thi này gồm 05 trang, không kể tờ phách) I/ LISTENING: (3 pts) II/ VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR & PRONUNCIATION ( 8pts): Section 1: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (1pt) 1. A. photo B. below C. wonder D. lotus 2. A. forest B. resort C. reason D. visit 3. A. health B. speak C. each D. seat 4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen 5. A. desk B. garden C. weekend D. event Section 2: Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the letter before the word or phrase you choose.:(2pts) 1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she …… tomorrow. A. comes back B. will come C. is coming D. has come 2. He is thought ……… in a foreign country when he was 20. A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. has worked 3. We got our car ………yesterday. A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. washed 4. Get me some stamps,……… ? A. have you B. will you C. do you D. don’t you 5. Some large cities have measured to ………… air pollution. A. fight B. minimize C. cover D. grow 6. When Bill retires, he’s going to ……… golf. A. take after B. take off C. take down D. take up 7. He drank only ……… water. A. a lot of B. much C. a little D. less 8. I’d like to ………. an appointment to see the doctor. A. do B. say C. organize D. make 9. It isn’t quite ………. that he will be present at the meeting. A. interested B. certain C. exact D. right 10. Paper money ……… for over a thousand years. A. used B. is used C. has used D. has been used 11. The dentist told me more careful when I brushed my teeth. A. have been B. being C. be D. to be 12. When Lan looked in her purse she found her ring had been A. stolen B. thieved C. robbed D. broken 13. Tom can speak two languages. One is English. is French. A. Other B. Another C. The other D. Others 14. Did you ask your father some money? A. after B. for C. in D. at 15. The children kept about the clowns that they liked most of all. A. talking B. talked C. to talk D. talk 16. I’m sorry, I forgot ________ your letter. It is still here, in my pocket. A. post B. to post C. posting D. posted 17. If you _________ forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot. A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking 18. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work _________ it is more convenient. A. although B. however C. as D. moreover 19.There isn’t ………….food in the house. A. none B. no C. some D. any 20.Hoa had made plans …… she returned to Hanoi. A. when B. after C. as soon as D. before Section 3: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (2.5pts) 1. The gas from the chemical factory was ……………………….harmful. (EXTREME) 2. Pablo Picasso was a very ……………………… artist. (CREATE) 3. It’s ………. ………………of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY) 4. I found the whole experience absolutely………… …………… . (EMBARRASS) 5. Since ………. ……………has been so poor the class is being closed. (ATTEND) 6. It’s hard to imagine the ……… …………….of hand phones nowadays. (POPULAR) 7. He gets angry if you …………………… with his idea. (AGREE) 8. Some designers have …………………. the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN) 9. Her boring essay is the ……………………. one that I have ever read. (LENGTH) 10. They are members of an international …………………………. (ORGANIZE) Section 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the words or phrases given. (2.5pts) 1. He’s the best player our team has ever had. NEVER Our team………………………………………………………………good player. 2. Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking. TAKES Mrs Scott…………………………………………………………………………… 3. It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise. WOULD If I……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. It’s not difficult to make bread. EASY Bread………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I haven’t done any gardening for three months. WAS The last………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Hoa regrets not watching that film last night. WISHES Hoa…………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Although her leg hurt, Jill finished the race. PAIN In spite………………………………………………………………………………… 8. There was too little time to go back home by bike. NOT There .………………………………… …………………………… 9. Doing the same things every day gives me no pleasure. ENJOY I ………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. SHOP It ……………………………………………………………………………………. III/ READING COMPREHENSION (4pts) Section 1: Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage. (2pts) Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world. 1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces 2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent 3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons 4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches 5. A. on B. in C. by D. with 6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering 7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth 8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even 9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant 10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured Section 2: Read the text and fill only one suitable word in each blank. (2pts) Bill Gates is a very important person in the (1)………. industry. He (2)………. been chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is (3)……… the richest person in the world. How did he do it? He learned a lot (4)……… his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and (5)…… a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard (6)……… you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she enjoyed (7)……… to parties. From this, he learned something else: (8) …… you want to work hard and play hard, you have to (9)…… . a schedule. When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. (10) …… most of his friends were playing, Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and (11)……… it when he was eight years old. Bill’s childhood was not all work, (12)…… . He (13) ………. to play a lot of sports- swimming, water, skiing, tennis. He was very serious (14) ……… sports. He loved winning and he hated (15)……… . When Bill got older he spent more and more (16) …… working- and playing- (17)…… a computer. Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer (18)……… for the personal computer. Once he was thinking about the future, he realised something important. He thought that every home was (19) ………. to have a computer, and every computer would (20)………. software- his software. He said, “I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.” And he did. *Answer: 1……………… 2………………3…………… 4………………… 5…………… 6…………………7………………8…………… 9…………………10…………… 11……………….12…………… 13……………14…………………15…………… 16……………….17…………… 18……………19…………………20…………… IV/ WRITING (5pts) Section 1: Complete the following letter using the words or phrases provided. (2pts) 50 Batement Street Oxford Dear Jane, I write/tell/how much/enjoy/few hours I spend/you and your family last week 1) …………………………………………………………………………………… I/be/England since/beginning/October and this/be/first invitation to dinner/English family 2)……………………………………………………………………………………… I find/conversation/interesting/and I/glad/practice/English 3)………………………………………………………………………………………… I’d also/like/congratulate you/excellent cooking 4)………………………………………………………………………………………… I/grateful/helpful information/you/give/courses/English 5)………………………………………………………………………………………… I hope/find/suitable school/next few days 6)………………………………………………………………………………………… You give/best wishes/parents? 7)………………………………………………………………………………………… I/look/see/you next month 8)………………………………………………………………………………………… Yours sincerely, Richard Section 2: It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so? Write a passage (not more than 200 words) about your idea. 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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH QUẢNG NGÃI (Đề thi này gồm 05 trang, không kể tờ phách) I/ LISTENING: (3 pts) II/ VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR. lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard (6)……… you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she enjoyed (7)……… to parties. From this, he learned something else:. the world’s first computer (18)……… for the personal computer. Once he was thinking about the future, he realised something important. He thought that every home was (19) ………. to have a computer,