Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right.. Write your answer A, B, C
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Part one: phonology
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts)
1 A switch B stomach C match D catch
2 A laughs B cars C stops D works
3 A watched B reduced C coughed D raised
4 A three B through C without D thank
5 A angle B face C page D angel
II Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
1 A collect B advise C practise D prepare
2 A improvement B resident C department D environment
3 A university B documental C historic D electricity
4 A graduation B agricultural C industrial D recommend
5 A intelligent B difficult C interesting D hospital
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (10 pts)
1 I don't think we have very much _; we have very different opinions
A together B in common C the same D similar
2 There's no point in telephoning him He's certain _ by now
A to leave B to have left C left D having left
3 She _ $20 out of the bank every Monday
A pulls B removes C moves D draws
4 _ the weather, _ the rice grows
A The warm the better B The warmer … the better
C Warm … better D Warmer … better
5 I'm _ so rudely to her
A ashamed behaving B ashamed to behave
C ashamed of behaving D ashamed for behaving
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A Even B Even though C Even if D Even when
7 When David came to Britain, he had to get used _ on the left
A driving B to drive C to driving D drive
8 Suddenly _ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate
A felt B having felt C feeling D he feels
9 Browns Ltd will have to _ sales over the coming years
A increase B enlarge C expand D extend
10 Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _ it!
A spending B using C wasting D passing
11 If no one _ to the plan, we will start work next week
A objects B avoids C minds D argues
12 Despite the bad weather, he _ get to the airport in time
A could B couldn't C was able to D almost
13 Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be _
A valuable B priceless C invaluable D worthless
14 Nick, close the door, _?
A do you B won’t you C will you D don’t
15 I’d like to exchange this blouse I bought yesterday, but I’m afraid I can't find the _
A receipt B bill C ticket D paper
16 That's a nice coat, and the colour _ you well
A matches B fits C agrees D suits
17 Cuba is _ sugar-growing areas in the world
A one of the lager B one of largest C largest D one of the largest
18 _ spotted owl is in danger of soon becoming extinct
A A B That C The D This
19 What John says _ true, but I very much doubt about it
A may be B should be C will be D shall be
20 A good student must know _
A to study hard B to be a good student
C how to study effectively D the way of efficiency in study
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets
Write your answers in the spaces given on the right (10 pts)
1 It's a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (modern) it?
2 Yesterday the headmaster gave a long but very interesting (speak) to the newcomers
3 Her ambition is to be an (economy) when she grows up
4. The situation was (hope) Nobody could do anything to help
5 There were over fifty (music) in the orchestra
6 There are over one thousand (inhabit) on the island
7 I was upset by his (refuse) to cooperate
8 In this national park, there are (vary) species of wildlife
9 The (warm) of the fire was very welcome after our long journey
10 All students have tried hard to pass the university (enter) exam
III Fill each blank with a suitable preposition (10 pts)
1 _ the age of 40, he had written three best-selling novels
2 Can you distinguish a Frenchman _ an Englishman?
3 William Shakespeare is known the most famous playwright
4 He was angry _ the mistake I had made
5 We all will benefit a lot _ a better public traffic system
6 Scientists are very concerned _ the consequences of climate change
7 Damage to the building resulted _ an unusually violent wind
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9 We both thank you _ the bottom of our hearts.
10 There is no point _ asking Sam for help
IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets
Write your answers in the spaces given (10 pts)
1 If you (be) in my position now, what (you do)?
2 John (do) the test again at the moment because he (not pass) it the first time.
3 Last time his doctor (suggest) that he (give up) smoking.
4 If he (see) the doctor last week, he (not suffer) now.
5 When I (pass) her house the other day, I saw her (water) the trees in the garden.
6 Tom (finish) this course when his father (return) next month.
7 The author (write) three novels when he (be) only 35 years old.
8 John (wish) he (know) Chinese well.
9 He prefers (play) soccer to (watch) it on TV.
10 She (read) the book for over three days, and she (read) more than two hundred pages.
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Part three: reading
I Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right (10 pts)
There was a nasty (1) at Newton crossroads yesterday morning A bus overturned, and some of the passengers were badly (2) Several (3) helped to pull the people out of the (4) and give them (5) until help arrived Soon the injured were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance, but there were so many that the (6) department there had difficulty in treating them all Most of the passengers were found to be suffering from severe (7) The bus had crashed into a brand new car and had completely (8)
it, although fortunately there was no one in the car Moreover, the new car was fully (9) The police took the names and addresses of as many (10) as possible It is believed that the injured passengers have the right to claim compensation
1 A event B accident C happening D emergency
2 A pained B wounded C knocked down D injured
3 A bystanders B spectators C audience D supporters
4 A wreckage B crash C damage D accident
5 A medicine B cures C remedy D first aid
6 A injury B ambulance C casualty D operating
7 A surprise B shock C worry D nervousness
8 A damaged B knocked C wrecked D crashed
9 A insured B guaranteed C protected D purchased
10 A suspects B witnesses C viewers D judges
II Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
Choosing the right career is very important Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest There are many careers open to each of us Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists Maybe our interests take us into the business world and such work
as accounting, personnel management or public relations Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, or engineering These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training
1 It is important to find the right career because _
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C We need money in our lives D It’s difficult to find a job
2 We can find the right career by _
A asking for some useful advice B learning some foreign languages
C travelling wherever we can D understanding our talents and the way we use them
3 We can find out what our talents are and how we use through _
A interviews with specialists B all are correct
C aptitude tests D study of books in our field of interest
4 Careers found in the scientific world are _
A Biologists, chemists, physicists B Physicists, biologists, accountants
C Businessmen, teachers, doctors D Chemists, mathematicians, technicians
5 The theme of the passage is _
A jobs in the society nowadays B applying for good jobs
C how to find a right job D unemployment
III Fill in each blank in the passage below with a suitable word Write your answers in the spaces given (15 pts)
Looking nervously around, Michael (1) up the wallet which he (2) in the street Michael was unemployed and he needed some (3) , and now he could buy food for his family
(4) first he thought it was a book, but then he saw some money in it He thought he was (5)
In (6), Michael was very (7) He didn't have enough money to pay for somewhere to live He spent most of his time (8) for work and sometimes he asked people for money
When he (9) the wallet, he saw lots of money and several (10) cards and an address inside Michael took the (11) to the address The address was at a large house in the city and the (12) was very glad to get it (13) He gave Michael a big (14) for (15) he did
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2 7 12
3 8 13
4 9 14
5 10 15
IV Identify one of the four underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
1 Despite the pills which they are available, many people still have trouble sleeping
A B C D
2 Letters sending by special delivery must be important
A B C D
3 People tend to become annoyed and short - temper whenever they get overtired
A B C D
4 Victor served as president of the school club since fifteen years
A B C D
5 Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of the earth
A B C D
6 Elephants have so long flexible trunks that they seem clumsy as they walk
A B C D
7 The new laws should be written to meet changes in our society
A B C D
8 The explanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave you
A B C D
9 Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years after moving into their present house
A B C D
10 Drug abuse have become one of America's most serious social problems
A B C D
Part four: WRITING
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Trang 5I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
1 I am very sorry I wasn't able to help with your work
I wish _
2 Linda said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting
Linda apologized
3 Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question
Eventually he managed _
4 She wants someone to check the camera for her
She wants to have _
5 The day was so cold that we stayed indoors
It was _
6 "You've broken my glasses, Frank!" said Jane
Jane accused
7 Bob plays tennis better than Mike
Mike doesn't
8 'I’ll be arriving at the airport at 10am next Friday morning,’ Jamie said
Jamie said that
9 He lost his money simply because he wasn't careful
If _
10 They made me do all the cleaning that day
I _
II Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1 how about come/ my flat/ and have/ something/ eat/ before/ go?
2 I/ remember/ have/ long conversation/ English teacher/ few days ago
3 unfortunately/ I/ not be able/ come/ your wedding
4 if I/ have/ lot/ money,/ travel/ around/ world
5 you/ like/ me/ show/ you/ best/ places/ our town?
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THE END
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Trang 6đề thi học sinh giỏi THàNH PHố 2008-2009 BảNG B
Tổng điểm: 100
Part one: phonology
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 B 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A
II Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 C 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 A
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 đ
1 B 2 B 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 A 10 C
11 A 12 C 13 D 14 C 15 A 16 D 17 D 18 C 19 A 20 C
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 modernize 6 inhabitants
2 speech 7 refusal
3 economist 8 various
4 hopeless 9 warmth
5 musicians 10 entrance
III Fill each blank with a suitable preposition (10 pts)
Mỗi giới từ đúng: 1 đ
1 By 6 about
2 from 7 from
3 as 8 about
4 about 9 from
5 from 10 in
IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (10 pts)
Mỗi động từ đúng: 0,5 đ
1 were – would you do 6 will have finished - returns
2 is doing – didn’t pass 7 had written - was
3 suggested – (should) give up 8 wishes/wished - knew
4 had seen – wouldn’t be suffering 9 playing - watching
5 passed – watering 10 has been reading – has read
Part three: reading
I Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 B 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 B 8 A 9 A 10 B
II Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow (5 pts)
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Trang 7Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 B 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C
III Fill in each blank in the passage below with a suitable word Write your answers in the spaces given (15 pts)
Mỗi từ đúng: 1 đ
1 picked 6 fact 11 wallet
2 found 7 poor 12 owner
3 money 8 looking 13 back
4 At 9 examined/searched 14 reward
5 lucky 10 credit 15 what
IV Identify one of the four underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 đ
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 A 7 A 8 C 9 C 10 A
Part four: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 I wish had been able to help with your work
2 Linda apologized for not attending/ having attended the meeting
3 Eventually he managed to make her answer the question
4 She wants to have the camera checked
5 It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors
6 Jane accused Frank of breaking/ having broken her glasses
7 Mike doesn't play tennis as well as Bob
8 Jamie said that she would be arriving at the airport at 10am the next/ the following Friday morning
9 If he had been (more) careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money
10 I was made to do all the cleaning that day
II Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 How about coming (round/over) to my flat and having something to eat before going/ we go?
2 I remember having a long conversation with an English teacher a few days ago
3 Unfortunately, I will not be able to come to your wedding
4 If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world
5 Would you like me to show you the best places in/of our town?
THE END
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