Trêng THPT DTNT– §Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 10 Quú Ch©u n¨m häc 2008-2009 Name: M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Class: . Thêi gian: 150 phót I. 1.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. watch B. chemistry C. technology D. school 2. A. house B. height C. hour D. half 3. A. end B. general C. expensive D. met 4. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks 5. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D. divided 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 6. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer 7. A. technology B. illustration C. definition D. electronic 8. A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate 9. A. number B. software C. manage D. invent 10. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music II. Choose the best answers 11. Don't let children see…………… …… films. A. horror B. horrifying C. horrified D. horrible 12. Vietnam team was warmly welcome by the…………….country. A. local B. host C. hostess D. house 13. That girl tried to avoid ……………… some of my questions. A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered 14. He ………… …. at half past six, but now he ……………………. at five. A. used to get up/ is used to getting up B. was used to getting up/used to get up C. used to getting up/ is used to get up D. was used to get up/used to getting up 15. Hanoi National University was……………one hundred years ago. A. begun B. established C. organised D. appeared 16. Keep silent! My father…………… in his room. A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. will be slept 17. He showed us the house………………….….he was born A. which B. where C. in where D. in that 18. Tuan Chau island is…………… 150kms north east of Hanoi. A. located B. stood C. placed D. bordered 19. I’m going to meet a woman with …………. I used to study. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that 20. The book ……………………… I bought yesterday is very interesting A. When B. Which C. Who D. Where 21. Anna is interested in …………….……… to opera singing. A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. Listened 22. Ice …………………….…. to water if you heat it. A. turns B. will turn C. turned D. would turn 23. ………… Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project. A. Since B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of 24. Madrid is famous……….…… … its pulls A. as B. with C. for D. of 25. Do you think the……………… should pay more taxes? A. poorer B. poor C. poverty D. poorly 26. Amy, ……….….car had broken down, was in a very bad mood. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 27. He didn't go to school …… ………….his sickness. A. unless B. because C. because of D. if 28. …………. are you learning English for? - To sing English songs. A. What B. Where C. How D. How much 29. If you slept under a mosquito net you ………………… bitten so often. A. were not bitten B. won’t be bitten C. wouldn’t be bitten D. aren’t bitten 30. It was not until 2008 …………………….….I knew him A. which B. that C. who D. then III. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D. 31. If he had known the whole story he wouldn’t be so angry. A B C D 32. Don't forget locking the door before going to bed. A B C D 33. Her result at school made everybody shocking A B C D 34. There were no chair in order that on, so we all had to sit on the floor. A B C D 35. Although her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson . A B C D 36. In spite being tired, he walked to the station . A B C D 37. My sister is boring with the story. A B C D 38. The teacher decided accepting the paper last week A B C D 39. My brother has been playing the guitar since he is a little boy. A B C D 40. Yesterday morning my mother bought me a new bicycle as my old one have been stolen. A B C D IV . 1 Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet Most sport today is the work of skilled professionals. Football, or (41)………, is an example of a (42)………game. The game of football was first (43)……… .in Britain and then spread (44) ……….other countries. Now all countries hope to (45)………for the World Cup. However, there are still plenty of amateur football (46)………. in Britain. They enjoy (47)…… the game (48) ……… Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Amateur clubs can compete (49)…… in the English Football Association Cup (50)………… . 41. A. basketball B. skiing C. golf D. soccer 42. A. profession B. professional C. professionally D. professor 43. A. occurred B. taken C. played D. seen 44. A. to B. in C. out D. from 45. A. win B. lose C. compete D. share 46. A. makers B. players C. workers D. keepers 47. A. play B. to play C. played D. playing 48. A. in B. at C. about D. on 49. A. on B. against C. for D.by 50. A. compete B. competitor C. competative D. competition 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Daniel: How do you spend your day, Helen? Helen: Well, on weekdays I get (51)…………around ten. At ten fifteen I read the paper for an hour and (52)……………have lunch at twelve. Daniel: Really? What time (53)……………you go to work? Helen: I go to work (54)………… three. Daniel: And what time do you (55)…………. home at night? Helen: I get home very late, (56)………… midnight and go to bed at one (57)…………… Daniel: So, what (58)………… you do exactly? Helen: I’m a TV announcer. Don't you recognise me? I (59). ………weather report on KNTV. Daniel: Oh, I'm sorry. I don't (60)………………TV. 3. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions: They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full of car and trucks, you can never find a place to park. If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very very fast. Cab driving is difficult job. It can be dangerous too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt. If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often fire on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out side. 61. What is the problem in New York ? A. it has too many aples B. it is too big C. it looked like an apple D. it is too crowded 62. What does a cab mean ? A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. It is too crowded 63. Cab drivers in New York…………… A. can be dangerous B. look the same C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York 64. The world “track” can best be replaced by …………. A. roadway B. station C. light bulb D. train 65. Subways in New York …………. A. are quick but dirty B. have no lights C. are clothes D. often cause fires V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning 66. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested. She suggested 67. In spite of the cold weather, we went out. Although . 68. I have never been to this shop before. This is the first 69. My mother wrote the article last week. The article . 70. He said: "I didn’t play soccer yesterday”. He told 71. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen The boy whose 72. Linh often played truant when he was in lower - secondary school. Linh used to . 73. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam. If ……………………………………………………………………………… 74. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t carefully. If ………………………………………………………………… …………. 75. I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party last night I wish…………………………………………………………….…………… VI. Write about the advantages and disadvantages of reading books (about 120-150 words) Trêng THPT DTNT– ®¸p ¸n §Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 10 Quú Ch©u n¨m häc 2008-2009 Name: M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Class: . Thêi gian: 150 phót I. 1.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1A 2C 3C 4B 5C 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 6A [kɑ:'tu:n] 7A [tek'nɔlədʒi] 8 A[kəm'pju:tə] 9D [in'vent] 10 A [bi'kʌm] II. Choose the best answers 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B III. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D. 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. D IV . 1 Questions 51-60: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet 41. D 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. B 50. D 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. 51. up 52. then 53. do 54. at 55. get 56. around 57. o'clock 58. do 59. give 60. watch 3. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions: 61D 62C 63C 64A 65A V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning 66. She suggested taking a taxi. 67. Although the weather was cold, we went out. 68. This is the first time I have been to this shop. 69. This article was written by my mother last week. 70. He told me he hadn’t played soccer the day before. 71. The boy whose bike has been stolen is bored. 72. Linh used to play truant when he was in lower-secondary school. 73. If you don’t learn hard, you won’t pass the exam. 74. If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money. 75. I wish I hadn’t gone to the party last night. VI. Write the advantages and disadvantages of books (about 120-150 words) . D.by 50. A. compete B. competitor C. competative D. competition 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Daniel: How do you spend your day, Helen? Helen:. general C. expensive D. met 4. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks 5. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D. divided 2. Choose one word whose stress