/ It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired.. She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten.[r]
(1)ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI –L4
I Choose the word whose part underlinedpart is pronounced differently from the others in each group 1. A almost B not C gold D post
2. A uniform B ticket C tide D inspiration 3. A great B bread C break D steak 4. A cleaned B repaired C planned D laughed 5. A beds B doors C students D plays 6. A filled B landed C.suited D wicked 7. A of B cafe C knife D leaf 8. A leisure B pressure C treasure D pleasure 9. A laugh B plough C enough D cough 10.A dog B sorry C doctor D worry
III Choose the word or phrase Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase The social services are chiefly ……… with the poor, the old and the sick
A Influenced B related C suffered D concerned I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your…………
A blood B storm C explosion D temper It was a hot day, and many people were………….their way to the beach A taking B hitting C making D setting After a lot of difficulty, he ………….to open the door
A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious………… A damage B pain C wound D injury The country’s annual……… of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977 A produce B growth C outcome D production he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth……… A came out B came through C went out D turned out
8 Jane was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own………… A mind B way C opinion D views
9 When he sings, he has the ability to make songs sound good A sparse B rare C infrequent D scarce
10 The management are making to increase the company's efficiency A measures B steps C moves D deeds IV Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets (10pts)
1 When I (look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it
2 When we (get) to the restaurant, we (find) that nobody (remember) to reserve a table The doctor (examine) him, and (find) that he (break) his arm
4 I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out We (be) a few minutes late, so` the film (already start) when we (get) to the cinema
6 As soon as she arrived England, she (find) that the language (be) quite different from the English that she (learn) at school
7 " Good afternoon Can I help you ? "
" Yes I (bring) my watch to you for repair three weeks ago Is it ready yet ? "
8 I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late Someone (already tell) her I'm going to bed I (work) for hours and I'm tired
10.We (cook) all day for the party that evening and by o'clock we still weren't ready V Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (5pts) I am afraid you have me because that is not what I meant (understand) We had to take out a from the bank to buy the car ( lend)
3 Everyone was very by the good news (heart) On a day we receive about fifty letters (type)
(2)9 Uncle George lives in an attractive part of Sydney (reside) 10 Everyone is worried about the of the rainforests (destroy) VII Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition (10pts)
1. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry …… 2. In this respect, French differs…… English
3. I'll come …… to pick her up at o'clock 4. The passage is written …… English
5. Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice …… India
6. As I was coming out of the room, I collided …… somebody who was coming in The people next door are furious …… us …… making so much noise last night When I realized I was wrong I apologized …… them …… my mistake
9 She works quite hard You can’t accuse her …… being lazy 10 It’s stupid …… her to go out without a coat in such cold weather
VIII Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank
Do you remember I told you I was trying to get a part-time job as a waiter at a Japanese restaurant? Well, I finally got (1) Of course, I haven’t been working there long, (2) I can already tell it’s a wonderful place (3) All the staff are very friendly and helpful Besides, (4) pay is good and they let us eat (5) we want after work I work only as a main job is to take orders from the (7) , give the orders to the cooks, and take the (8) to the customers I often have to describe (9) different Japanese dishes Sometimes Japanese customers speak to me in Japanese, (10) me to know the language I love that work experience very much
1 A them B that part C one D then
2 A however B in contrast C but D on the contrary A to work B working C at work D to working
4 A one B an C a D the
5 A what B when C how D whose
6 A of B during C on D around
7 A manager B waiters C customers D cooks
8 A food B menu C bill D drinks
9 A no B lots C many D both 10 A expected B has expected C to expecting D expecting IX Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (15pts)
1 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.>Martin’s ……… Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.>Had his ………… 3.The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter.>Only after ……… I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home >I’d rather ………
5 Mary was the only student absent from class.>Apart ……… It’s difficult for older people to learn a language >Older people have ……… Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.>Jena has only ……… He does almost no work > He hardly ………
9 I had expected the weather to be worse.>The weather was not ……… 10 It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.>Not only ………
11 We had never been so happy before >We were ………
12 “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend >John congratulated………… 13 They have read us an interesting story >An………
4 Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it >On ………… 15 The last storm destroyed Lan’s house >It‘s high time……… X Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (5pts)
(3)Híng dÉn chÊm ®iĨm L4 I 0,5đ /câu
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 D 5 C 6 A 7 A 8 B 9 B 10 D
II 0,5đ /câu
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 C 6 A 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 A
III. 1đ /câu
Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Đáp án D D C A D D A B B C
IV 0,5đ /động từ 1 looked - had tried
2 got - found - had remembere 3 examined – found - had broken 4 had been disturbed - was 5 were - had already started - got
6 found - was - had learned / had learnt 7 brought
8 had already told 9 have been working 10.had been cooking V 0,5đ /từ
1. misunderstood memorized 2. loan lawyer 3. heartened applicants
4. typical residential
5. speech 10 destruction
VII. đ /giới từ
1 out 2 to 3 over 4 in 5 to
6 with 7 of
8 with – for 9 to – for 10.of VIII 1 đ /câu
1.C 2 A 3.A 4.D 5.A
6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D
IX 1 đ /câu
1.Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life.
2.Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he wanted. 3.Only after a new pay offer, did the workers call off the strike.
4.I’d rather go out for meal than stay at home.
5.Apart from Mary every students was present in class. 6.Older people have difficulty in learning a language. 7.Jane has only made a little progress at school. 8.He hardly does any work.
9.The weather was not as bad as I had expected.
10.Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest. 11.We were happier than ever before.
12 John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking. 13 An interesting story has been read to us.
14 On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it. On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it.
15 It’s high time Lan repaired her house / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired. XI. đ /câu
1.You should not have gone to bed so late.
2 She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten. 3 He insisted on talking although no one was listening.
(4)The end