The roads are rough in………..areas, so it’s hard to travel by road (mountain) 8.. The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will be………outside the city (hou[r]
(1)Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp - Quận Ba Đình – Hà Nội
Môn thi : Anh văn ; Thời gian : 120 phútI Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts)
1 You ever (1- be) to England? – Yes, I (2- go) there years ago If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year It’s difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks
4 The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven)
6 Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$ I forgot (10- cash) a cheque I’d rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him
1-………2-……… 3-………
4-……… 5-……… 6-………
7- ……… 8-……… 9-………
10-……… 11-……… 12-………
II Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (2pts)
1 It was over 30 feet in length That’s how ……… it was (length/tall/large/long) He set up a new world record He ………a new record (did/player/created/found) Secondary schools offer a wide ……… of subjects (list/range/field/scope)
4 Since the ……….of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically (approach/inauguration/initiation/advert)
5 I can’t that report today I’ve got far too much other work to……… (catch up on/go in for/get away with/cut down on)
6 While you’re away from the office on business trips, you will be given a daily………of 25 pounds towards meals and accommodations (allowance/price/permit/money)
7 My brother has………in the military (joined/entered/served/participated) The discovery was a major……….for research workers
(breakdown/breakthrough/break in/break out)
III Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2pts)
1 My teacher……….me to take this exam (courage)
2 He has the………to become a professional football player (able) Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of………(thirsty) We try to bring our work to………(satisfy)
5 The……… of the question was requested (repeat) The teacher checks for regular……….(attend)
7 The roads are rough in……… areas, so it’s hard to travel by road (mountain) The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will be………outside the city (house)
IV Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverb particles (3pts)
(2)3 The watch is still……….guarantee
4 We can only guess………….her reason………… leaving
5 ………being questioned………the police, she was released……… charge Her father’s illness cost a cloud……… her wedding day
V Fill in the blanks with one missing word (3pts)
A doctor who worked in a village was very (1)………… because many people used to stop him in the street and asked his (2)……… In this (3)………… he was never (4)………… for his services, and he never managed to earn much money He made (5)…………his mind to put an (6)……… to this One day, he was (7)
……… by a young man who said to him “Oh doctor, I’m so glad to see you I’ve got a (8)……… pain in my left side” The doctor (9)……… to be interested and said “ Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (10)………of your mouth” Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street (11)……… his tongue hanging out and a large (12)……… of people laughing at him
VI Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it (3pts)
1 We believe that he will become rich some day -> Our………
2 Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go camping -> The bad weather prevented…………
3 I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn’t think I was a thief -> In case………
4 Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test -> As long as………
5 His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency -> The more………
6 The President is the statesman I admire most of all -> There is…………
VII Make a complete letter (2pts)
Dear Julia,
1 I/be/sorry/it/take/so long/reply/your letter You/please/know/I come/London/next weekend It/seem/long time/we/meet
4 I/wonder/you/like/go/see/film/play