Choose the correct answer for each the gap to complete the following paragraph(10ms) An increasing number of people are now going on……….(0) to Egypt.. Last year, for example, about one [r]
(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG TRÀ Trường THCS Hương Trà
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THỊ XÃ Năm học : 2011 – 2012
Môn : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm : 150 phút
I Choose the word or pharse which best completes each sentence (20ms) I telephoned the station to make ……… of the time of the train
A Sure B true C real D right
2 He told me that he………
A Had already the film seen B The fime had already seen C Had already seen the film D Had seen already the film Bread is made…….bread flour and yeast
A from B in C by D up
4 We should use cloth bags…… of plastic bags
A besides B instead C apart D without
5 Farmers collect household and garden waste to make…………
A floor coverings B glassware C compose D pipes He was very…… with cancer last year
A ill B poor C desease D badly
7 Would you like to…… Some money for your family to have a holiday
A rise B grow C increase D raise
8 He has a very quiet …… life is that big, empty house
A by himself B alone C lonely D only
9 Last Tuesday her son was absent……school because of his sickness
A at b from C to D off
10 The children ……….to go at once
A will B had better C much D have
11 He missed the bus, ………?
A didn’t he B doesn’t he C hadn’t he D shouldn’t he 12 She was very sad……… good marks in the final test
A not get B not to get C to not get D not getting 13 Last night I ……… TV when the phone rang
A watched B have watched C was watching D was watch 14 I’ll try ………best to improve my English pronunciation
A me B.mine C.the D my
15 people can now have things ……… refrigerator and dishwashers
(2)16 They try to make fire by …… pieces of bamboo together
A rubbing B making C separating D judging
17 For many people, window shopping is an enjoyable …………
A pleasure B habit C hobby D experience
18 we should some thing to help ………….victims
A accident B flood C blood D rich
19 I am sorry My sister is out Would you like to …… her a message
A leave B write C say D see
20 She is very lucky because she has……… friends
A a lot of B much C lot D lots
II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5ms)
21 A small B law C tall D plane
22 A worked B cleaned C helped D asked
23 A quiet B industry C relative D participant
24 A thing B there C their D this
25 A arrive B abroad C around D armchair
III Find the word that has different stress from the other three in each question (5ms)
26 A person B enough C picture D people
27 A market B decorate C custom D design
28 A sunlight B scatter C tealeaf D environment
29 A recycle B plastic C pleasure D natural
30 A prevent B future C chemical D liquid
IV Identify the one underlined expression that must be changed for the sentence to be correct Then find the number of the question on the answer sheet and blacker the corresponding letter and correct the mistake Number O has been done for you (10ms)
O A O B C O D.O plays play
Answer sheet
31 A O B O C O D O
32 A O B O C O D O
33 A O B O C O D O
34 A O B O C O D O
35 A O B O C O D O
36 A O B O C O D O
37 A O B O C O D O
(3)39 A O B O C O D O
40 A O B O C O D O
O I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life A B C D 31 It not difficult to remember all the students’ names in a class A B C D 32 I don’t know how explain all these things to you immediately A B C D
33 The teacher was pleasing that the students all want to know more about what he was explaining
A B C D
34 I definitely think I know what things can be reuse so that I can save natural resources A B C D
35 We can reused things like envelopes, glass, plastic bottles and old plastic bags A B C D
36 And instead going out for a walk, we stay at home and watch TV A B C D 37 As students we ought follow our parents’ and teachers’ advice A B C D 38 She thinks disobeying parents and teachers are not good
A B C D
39 You know, you just melt the mixture until it become a liquid A B C D
40 It is my hobby go camping with friends in the mountains at weekends A B C D
V Choose the correct answer for each the gap to complete the following paragraph(10ms) An increasing number of people are now going on……….(0) to Egypt Last year, for example, about one and a half million………(41) visited Egypt The …….(42) of Egypt is about fifty million and the ……(43) is EL Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people Although the …… (44) is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average …………(45) from October to March is not too high The most………….(46) sights are the pyramids at Giza However, it is also pleasant to ……… (47) Alexandria, port Said and several other places and as much……… (48) as possible in the time available A ………….(49) to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent ……….(50) there from Cairo
0 A holiday B visit C excursion D trip
(4)42 A people B citizenship C nation D population
43 A principal B head C state D capital
44 A temperature B climate C condition D position 45 A weather B measurement C climate D temperature
46 A famous B known C visited D requested
47 A search B inspect C examine D visit
48 A viewing B inspecting C sightseeing D looking
49 A picnic B trip C guide D entertainment
50 A flights B travels C journeys D voyages
VI Read about eight places in Sydney, Australia then decide which place is suitable for each person (10ms)
A The Harbourside Development is one of the world’s most exciting places to shop It’s found right on the edge of Sydney Harbour, and there are over 200 shops, selling everything from home-made sweets to the very latest in fashion; from Australian souvenirs to Swiss watches and Japanese cameras
B The Australian Wildlife Park has been specially built to give people an extra close look at Australia’s native animals Have your photo taken with a kangaroo, touch and feed koala bears There are talks every afternoon about these animals, which are only found in this part of the world Excellent souvenir shop
C A visit to the Australian Museum is like an adventure across Australia There are exhibitions on the people and their way of life, and the whole continent Talks and guided tours help to make your visit unforgettable There’s also a café and a good bookshop, selling excellent maps
D The Opera House This is a 20th century masterpiece of engineering and offers top
international performances A guide tour lasts two hours and is available any day between am and pm Special “backstage” tours are available on Sundays E The State Library is in the oldest part of Sydney There are free film screenings,
guided tours and educational activities It has regular exhibitions of books on science and technology Learn to use a microcomputer, watch a video , or look through the Library Shop
F Surrounded by the modern city, the Rock is the oldest part of Sydney and full of history On weekends there are outdoor concerts and street theatre to enjoy Every Saturday and Sunday there is a market where it is possible to buy the works of local artists
G One of the world’s leading museums, the Powerhouse Museum has over 25
(5)H Taronga Zoo has Australia’s finest collection of rainforest birds and a sealife centre which has many of the fish that can be found off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand Taronga is also famous for its large group of South East Asian monkeys Snacks available at café
1 Mr Binh is an engineer and would like to spend a day looking at modern inventions and scientific discoveries His 12-year-old daughter will probably go with him Mrs Huong and her young son want to spend a day out and see some of the animals
that Austrlia is famous for Mrs Huong also wants to buy present to take home Before she leaves Australia, Mai wants to spend a day shopping She is looking for
something special for her father, who is interested in art She dislikes large shopping centers
4 Mr Long is hoping to spend six months touring round the whole of Australia Before setting off he wants to find out as much as possible about its history and inhabitants
5 Mr Trung is interested in modern buildings, and always likes to get to know as much as possible about them He also enjoys listening to music
51 52 53 54 55
VII Give the correct form of the word in the bracket (5ms)
56 Every week, there are two……from Ha Noi to Nha Trang (FLY) 57 My aunts lives in a … area of the country (MOUNTAIN)
58 This temple was built by the local…… Over 100 years ago (INHABIT) 59 Mr Thanh is having…… for his bad back (TREAT)
60 It’s difficult to find…… at busy times in this time (ACCOMMODATE) VIII Rewrite the following sentences by using the words given (20ms)
61 I would like you to help me to put the chairs away
Do you mind ……… ? 62 Please don’t make noise; I’m very tired
I’d rather ………
63 The weather was so cold that the children could not swim in it
The weather was not……… 64 This is the best computer I have ever used
I have never………
65 He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through internet for ages
(6)66 Trung’s parents gave him a computer on his birthday
Trung………
67 “Can you turn down the radio” Miss Jackson said to Mary
Miss Jaskson asked if ……… 68 It is necessary for you to set up early
You don’t ………
69 I had a cat once, but I don’t any more
I used ………
70 No one helped Thanh repair the bicycle
Thanh repaired ………
IX Use the cues to complete each sentence of the following letter (15ms) Dear Thuy An,
71.Thank you / lovely letter / tell me / your holiday
………
72.I / be / glad / hear / you / good time / family / Tam Dao Mountain Resort
……… 73.I / just / have / wonderful holiday / cousins / Ha Noi
……… 74.We drive / Ha Noi / Quang Ninh / and / visit / lots / interesting places
……… 75.We / stay / hotel / which / five minute-walk / sea
……… 76.We / spend / most / time / swim / sea / and / lie / sun
……… 77.We / hire / boat / sail / Ha Long Bay / visit / beautiful caves
……… 78.We / a lot / photographs
……… 79.Now I / be ready / new school year
……… 80 Look forward / see / you / and / classmates
……… Yours,
(7)ĐÁP ÁN I, II, III (30ms)
1 A C A B C A D C B 10.D
11.A 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.A
21.D 22.B 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.B 27.D 28.D 29.A 30.A IV 1Oms
31.A It not difficult It’s not difficult 32.B How explain How to explain 33.C was pleasing was pleased 34.B reuse reused
35.B reused reuse 36.A instead instead of 37.B ought ought to
38.D are not good is not good
39.D become a liquid becomes a liquid 40.B go camping to go camping
V 10ms 41.C 42.D 43.D 44.B 45.D
46.A 47.D 48.C 49.B 50.A VI 10ms
(8)VII 5ms 56.flights
57.mountainous 58.inhabitant 59.treatment
60.accommodation VIII 20ms
61 Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away? 62 I’d rather you didn’t make any noise; I’m very tired
63 The water was not warm/ hot enough (for the children) to swim in 64 I have never used a better computer than this
65 It’s ages since he last chatted with his classmates through the internet 66 Trung was given a computer on his birthday
67 Miss Jackson asked Mary to turn down the radio 68 You don’t need / have to set off early
69 I used to have a cat
70 Thanh repaired the bicycle himself IX 15ms
71.Thank you for your lovely letter which tells me about your holiday
72.I was glad to hear that you had a good time with your family in Tam Dao mountain resort
73.I have just had a wonderful holiday with my cousins in Ha Noi
74.We drove from Ha Noi to Quang Ninh and visited lots of interesting places 75.We stayed at a hotel which was five minute-walk to /from the sea
76.We spent most of our time swimming in the sea and lying in the sun 77.We hired a boat and sailed around Ha Long Bay to visit beautiful caves 78.We took a lot of photographs
79.Now I am ready for the new school year