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PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP THCS MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 15-01-2011 ĐỀ THI SỐ Thời gian làm 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề) Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi phát kèm với đề thi ====================================================================== I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others A what B bottle C clock D hole A faxed B offered C studied D borrowed A machine B suggestion C shouting D emotion A deny B terrify C energy D liquify A sample B simple C sugar D solar II Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others A minority B priority C necessary D facility A unpolluted B infrastructure C disappointment D intermediate A economic B mathematics C environmental D electricity A grocery B comfortable C rivalry D withdrawal 10 A practicality B politician C uncontrollable D comfortable III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences 11 Are you fond pop music A in B of C with D on 12 I started to fell afraid going out alone at night A in B at C of D for 13 I’ve been working this project for an hour A in B on C with D for 14 They wanted us to pay cheque A for B in C on D by 15 PO box stands ‘post office’ box A as B like C for D by 16 Have you had any experience computer A in B on C with D about 17 I had no idea that he was lying to me I was completely take A over B off C down D in 18 It is wrong to the poor A look down B look down on C look upon D look up to 19 Why don’t you for a more famous school A come up B get on C go in D look out 20 Hard work can often make for lack of intelligence A up B in C into D out 21 The children are allowed to watch television after dinner they have finished their homework Homework must come first A unless B only if C even if D incase 22 Some fish can survive in salt water, other species can live only in fresh water A since B unless C if D whereas 23 down the street, I ran into an old friend A While walking B When walked C Having walked D During walking 24 Last night police said that they the missing girl A find B have found C were finding D had found 25 If you’d only listened to my advice, you so many problem A won’t have B hadn’t had C wouldn’t have D wouldn’t have had 26 There used to be a military in Red Square on May Day A celebration B demonstration C festival D parade 27 in the garden all day? You look exhausted A Are you working B Do you work C Did you work D Have you been working 28 A few people have that they can actually see the brightest stars during full daylight A such good eyesight B so good eyesight C so good an eyesight D such a good eyesight 29 There’s no point to study if you feel tired A try B to try C trying D in trying 30 Ninety percent of occur around the Pacific Rim known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ A volcanoes B typhoons C tsunamis D earthquakes 31 That’s quite silly What are saying is A reason B reasonable C reasonably D unreasonable 32 I think UFOs are no longer humam being’s They are real A experience B interest C entertainment D imagination 33 “We ‘re going on a trip to Halong bay next week.” “Really? !” A Good luck B Have a nice time C It’s your pleasure D Take your time 34 They were very kind to me They treat me their own son A like I’m B as though I’m C if I was D as if I were 35 the furniture arrived yet A None / has B None / have C None of / has D None of / have 36 Will you the door open? A leave B allow C permit D give 37 What food should you eat if you want to on weight? A take B get C put D carry 38 It is a skirt A French cotton flowered B cotton French flowered C flowered cotton French D flowered French cotton 39 Do you know the beautiful girl ? A sit in the car B sat in the car C sitting in the car D who sit in the car 40 The weather was cold I wish it warmer A had been B has been C were D was 41 Dickens wrote a lot of interesting stories A his is one of England's best-known writers B as one of England's best-known writers C besides one of England's best-known writers D one of England's best-known writers 42 I remember him once in my life A to meet B meeting C to have met D met 43 He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at it has come A last B the end C present D the finish 44 The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes for a cup of tea A on B over C off D to 45 There was a small room into we all crowded A which B where C that D it V Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as standard English 46 Mold is extremely destruction to books in a library A B C D 47 You can only be infected by HIV in a limited number of ways A B C D 48 If she hadn’t had a good knowledge of English, she couldn’t be accepted by the travel bureau A B C D 49 Jane appears to lose some weight Has she been ill A B C D 50 In spite of the terribly weather, tourists keep coming here in large numbers A B D D V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence 51 Laziness is normally the cause of (poor) 52 Why don’t you discard this old broken bicycle? It’s now ( use) 53 Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete (satisfy) 54 I was bitterly when I didn’t get into university (disappoint) 55 pollution is being considered as a great global problem.( environment) 56 I became _ aware that no one else was laugh (comfortable) 57 It's important to spend your time (produce) 58 Most country villages now have been (electricity) 59 To my , she remembered my name (amaze) 60 She was numb with cold, and her words were hardly. (distinguish) VI Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage The wind controls our planet's weather and climate But how much we understand about this complete force(61) can kill and apread fear One night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (62) by strong winds Gusts of over 130 km/h (63) through the region Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage was (64) and 19 billion trees were blown down in just a few hours Although people thought of this (65) hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (66) storm They remain far better known than much more serious storms of January 25, 1990, (67) most of Britian was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h On this occasion, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather (68) issued accurate warnings Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the (69) of the wind It is one part of the weather that people generally not give a second (70) to, but across the world the wind plays a crucial role in people's lives 61 A what B when C which D where 62 A occured B beaten C attacked D struck 63 A blew B flew C spread D ran 64 A created B caused C resulted D paid 65 A like B unlike C as D same 66 A power B lenght C strenght D force 67 A until B when C while D where 68 A forecasters B systems C conditions D pattern 69 A strenght B pressure C power D roar 70 A thought B care C help D attention VII Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D As computers have beeb become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of picture, computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing in fields in computer science It is used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art, government, education, research, training and medicine One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to design, generally referred to as computer-aided design (CAD) One of its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting For three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely heavily on CAD Automobile, spacescraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their performance Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional madel, and even go for simulated "walk" through the rooms or around the outside of the building Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to creat graphs, chart, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and economic data As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and cartographic materials Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process 71 What does the passage mainly discuss? A Routine use of computer B Computer graphics applications C The rapidly growing field of computer science D Computers as the architects of the future 72 The word "it" in line three refer to A computer graphics B computer science C production of picture D computer 73 Arcording to the passage, architects use CAD to _ A inspect buildings B make cartographic materials C create graphs D create three-dimensional models 74 Arcording to the passage, engineers use CAD for _ A a simulated "walk" through model rooms B rendering machine parts C making cost models D advertising 75 The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about _ A computer animation B flight training C cost models D applications of CAD in medicine VIII Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage There are at (76) 2,000 different languages in the world Of all these languages, English is the most (77) used It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captain all over the world It is also the first language (78) _ sports and science So it is very important to learn English Chinese is also an important language because it has the greatest (79) _ of speakers There are not only over one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people living (80) China Chinese is widely spoken in many (81) of Asia and Africa Russian is spoken in (82) Europe and Asia French is widely understood (83) Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia From more than 2,000 languages, the United Nations has (84) _ six of them for business (85) are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and spanish IX Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given 86 Marta doesn’t have a camera, so she can’t take photographs of the city A Unless Marta had a camera, she could take photographs of the city B If Marta has a camera, she can take photographs of the city C If Marta had a camera, she could take photographs of the city D Unless Marta had a camera, she couldn’t take photographs of the city 87 Their chances of success are small A It’s very likely that they will succeed B They will definitely be successful C It’s not very likely that they will succeed D They won’t have any chance of being successful 88 The company turned down Bill’s offer A The company offered Bill a job B The company rejected Bill’s offer C The company accepted Bill’s offer D the company discussed Bill’s offer 89 Noone but James knew how to show the problem A The problem couldn’t be solved by anyone B Everyone knew how to solve the problem C James was the only one who could solve the problem D Only James could solve the problem 90 Sue could hardly find a seat in the dark theater A Sue had some difficulty finding a seat B Sue found a hard seat because the theater was dark C Sue couldn’t find a seat in the dark D Because the theater was dark, Sue found it hard to find a seat X Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them 91 he forgot about the document until he got the office => Not until 92 Alan worked too hard at exam time, and this led to his illness => Alan’s illness 93 It was careless of you to leave the window open last night => You should 94 That question cannot be answered satisfactorily => There is 95 Nobody does it better than Jackson => There isn’t XI Write complete sentence using the suggested words 96 The old castle / believe / build / three hundred years ago// => 97 The village / I / bear / very far / here// => 98 He’s trying / get used / work / late// => 99 The harm of smoking / question / not / entirely / settle// => 100 By / time / firefighters / arrive / house / already / burn / ashes// => THE END ANSWER KEYS I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others D A B C C II Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others C B C D 10 D III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences 11 B 12 C 13 D 14 D 15 C 16 A 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 C 22 D 23 A 24 D 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 A 29 C 30 A 31 D 32 D 33 B 34 D 35 C 36 A 37 B 38 A 39 C 40 A 41 D 42 B 43 A 44 B 45 A V Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as standard English 46 B => destructive 47 B => with 48 C => couldn’t have been 49 A => to have lost 50 B => terrible V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence 51 poverty 52 useless 53 satisfaction 54 disappointed 55 environmental 56 uncomfortably 57 productive 58 electrified 59 amazement 60 distinguishable VI Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage 61 C 62 D 63 A 64 B 65 C 66 D 67 B 68 A 69 C 70 A VII Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D 71 B 72 A 73 D 74 B 75 A VIII Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage 76 least 77 widely 78 of 79 number 80 outside 81 parts/countries 82 both 83 in 84 chosen 85 They IX Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given 86 D 87 B 88 C 89 B 90 C X Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them 91 Not until he got the office did he remember about the document 92 Alan’s illness was caused by working too hard at exam time 93 You should not have left the window open last night 94 There is no satisfactory answer for that question 95 There isn’t anybody else who does it better than Jacson XI Write complete sentence using the suggested words 96 The old castle is believed to have been built three hundred years ago 97 The village where I was born is very very far from here 98 He’s trying to get used working late 99 The harm of smoking is a question that has n’t entirely been settled 100 By the time the firefighters arrived, the house had already been burn to ashes ... have lost 50 B => terrible V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence 51 poverty 52 useless 53 satisfaction 54 disappointed 55 environmental 56 uncomfortably 57 productive 58 electrified... university (disappoint) 55 pollution is being considered as a great global problem.( environment) 56 I became _ aware that no one else was laugh (comfortable) 57 It's important to spend... 11 B 12 C 13 D 14 D 15 C 16 A 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 C 22 D 23 A 24 D 25 D 26 D 27 D 28 A 29 C 30 A 31 D 32 D 33 B 34 D 35 C 36 A 37 B 38 A 39 C 40 A 41 D 42 B 43 A 44 B 45 A V Find and correct