®Ò thi häc sinh giái líp M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) Lu ý: §Ò thi cã 03 trang I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words a head b feather c reading d leather a cow b show c borrow d slow a gave b slave c hat d escape a grew b knew c few d new a cell b cube c nice d rice a eight b height c weight d weigh a hour b honour c honest d honey a line b middle c life d kind II Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences I’d like to a three- minute call to Lodon a make b phone c set d I’m afraid there are no seats left Every seat is a.full b reserved c served d free My office is on the 19th of that tall building a flat b block c stage d floor You’d better hurry if you want to the last train a go b be for c catch d travel Don’t worry I have to pass your house anyway, so I’ll give you a(n) a elevator b lift c move d riding They have worked for the company 20 years a for b until c since d more than .he gets to the airport, he’ll check in his luggage a Wherever b However c Although d As soon as He ownes you a lot of money, ? a isn’t it b doesn’t he c hasn’t he d has he “ Would you mind turning the fan on?” - “ ” a Yes, please b No, thank you c Not at all d No, I’m not 10 If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Saturday a play b cancel c put off d put away III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense Something ( happen ) to Jack I ( wait ) .for him long and he ( not come ) yet When I arrived, the room ( clean ) Before John ( move ) to California in 1990, he ( live ) in New York for 10 years George as well as his brother ( not go ) to the cinema very often The Prime Minister ( speak ) on T.V tonight? Jim didn’t know about the change of the plan He ( not tell ) by anybody This time next month I ( sit ) on the beach IV Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it “ I think you should go by train,” he told us He advised I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home I’d He only paid a few hundred dollars for the motorbike The motorbike May I borrow your newspaper? Would you mind ? James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract James didn’t The car was too expensive for him He The passengers don’t realize how lucky they have been Little We only send you books after receiving the money Only after the money V Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets This new regulation will, of course, ( simple ) the situation Is there any ( necessary ) to treat her so badly? I had my trousers ( long ) .because they were too short She is a ( study) at the same college as me You’re always tired in the morning You should go to bed ( early ) In ( add) to the names on the list, there are six other participants The thing I hate about John is his ( rely ) He examined the parcel ( suspect ) ., as he had no idea what it could be VI Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter Dear Carol, I / never / forget /stay / with / your family / last summer Thank / very much / invitation / spend three weeks / August/ your family / Scotland I / love/ come / unfortunately / I /be unable / accept My cousins / live / in Canada/ stay / us / August 3rd / August 18th As it / be / first / visit / this country / I / plan show / them around It / be / possible / visit / you / September instead I certainly need/ rest after / cousins go back/ Canada Please tell / September be convenient? I/ look forward / see you all again 10 Give / regards / family Love, Mary VII Fill in each number space with one appropriate word Nowadays there is plenty of good amusement available for young children , and of course , seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also ( ) them to read Of course, books are no (2 ) the only source of stories and information There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the ( 3) a child find in a book and are equally valuable in helping to (4 ) vocabulary and concentration.Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned, mainly (5 ) too many of them spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age ( ) Too many television programmes are not ( ) for children They had better watch the programmes designed( 8) young children Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it serialised on ( ) , so children will pounce on books which feature their favourite television characters and videos can ( 10 ) a new dimension to a story known from a book The end / Híng dÉn chÊm ®Ò m«n tiÕng Anh Lu ý chung: Tæng ®iÓm toµn bµi: 10 ®iÓm Kh«ng lµm trßn I Tæng sè 0,8 ®iÓm ( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm ) c b a b c d a b II.Tæng sè ®iÓm.( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm) a- make c- catch d- As soon as 10 c- put off b- reserved b- lift b- doesn’t he d- floor a- for c- Not at all III.Tæng sè ®iÓm ( Mçi ®éng tõ ®óng 0,1 ®iÓm ) has happened – have been waiting – hasn’t come was being cleaned moved – had lived doesn’t go Is speaking hadn’t been told will/ shall being sitting IV.Tæng sè 1,6 ®iÓm ( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm ) He advised us to go by train I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home The motorbike cost him only a few hundred dollars Would you mind lending me your newspaper? James didn’t sign the contract till/ until he had spoken to his lawyer He could not afford to buy the car Little the passengers realize how lucky they have been Only after the money has been received we send you books V.Tæng sè 1,6 ®iÓm ( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm ) simplify lengthened earlier unreliability necessity student addition suspiciously VI.Tæng sè ®iÓm ( Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm ) I never forget the good time of my staying with your family last summer Thank you very much for your invitation to spend three weeks next ( in/ during) August with your family in Scotland I would love to come but unfortunately I am ( shall be ) unable to accept it My cousins who live ( are living ) in Canada are going to stay with us from August 3rd to August 18th As it is their first visit to this country, I am planning to show them around Would it (will it ) be possible to visit you in September instead? I will certainly need a rest after my cousins have gone back home to Canada Please tell me whether September would be ( is / will be ) convenient for you I’m looking forward to seeing you all again 10 Give my regards to your family VII.Tæng sè ®iÓm ( Mçi tõ ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm ) 4 encourage longer pleasure increase because group suitable For television 10 add ... after the money V Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets This new regulation will, of course, ( simple ) the situation Is there any ( necessary ) to treat... go to bed ( early ) In ( add) to the names on the list, there are six other participants The thing I hate about John is his ( rely ) He examined the parcel ( suspect ) ., as he had no idea... My cousins / live / in Canada/ stay / us / August 3rd / August 18th As it / be / first / visit / this country / I / plan show / them around It / be / possible / visit / you / September instead