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(1)Phòng Giáo dục Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi
Lê Chân Năm học 2005-2006
M«n thi : TiÕng Anh líp
Thêi gian: 150 ( Tỉng ®iĨm : 100 )
-Question 1.Listen to the conversations and fill in the table.You will hear each conversation twice.(5pts)
Conversation Where What they want
1 At the bank a
2 b b
3 d c
Question Listen to the conversation between Hoa ,a school girl and her doctor and circle the best answer ( A ,B , C or D ) ( points)
1 Hoa’s got
A a sore throat B a headache C a toothache
2 She’s sick because she last night
A went out B had a shower C stayed up late
3 She got cold while she was
A staying in bed B doing her homework C cooking Her temperature is
A 39 C B 40 C C 38 C
5 The doctor asks her to
A open her eyes B sit down C open her mouth
6 Hoa should stay in bed for
A days B days C days
7 Hoa should take the tablets
A before meals B after meals C during meals
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Question Pick out the word whose bold part pronounced differently from the rest.Write your answers in the box ( points ).
1 A fat B any C gas D hat
2 A weather B there C maths D than
3 A bread B cheap C tea D season
4 A sugar B sunny C school D seafood
5 A well B better C semester D wet
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Question Choose the best answer : A, B ,C or D Write your answers in the box ( 20 points) In winter, most of the time the sun
A isn’t shining B doesn’t shine C didn’t shine D won’t shine Boys often learn mathematics than girls
A better B good C best D well
3 We shouldn’t be on any subjects
A lazy B lazier C lazily D lazilier
4 Students often study harder when for exams
A passing B preparing C sitting D taking
5 The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth a packed lunch
A take B to take C taking D taken
6 If I were you, phone and tell her you’re going to be late
A I’d B I’ll C I’d have D I
7 The evening with my old school friends brought a lot of memories
A up B in C round D back
8 You look terribly tired You really to get more sleep
A should B ought C must D could
9 You’d better stop spending money, you’ll end up in debt
A if B in case C otherwise D unless
10 I’m afraid you’re not to take your driving test You’ll have to wait until you’re 17
A old enough B too old C very old D enough old
11 What’s London like these days ? I haven’t been there
A late B lately C later D latest
12 You put the car in the garage I’m going out in it later
A mustn’t B can’t C haven’t D needn’t
13 When British people go abroad, it takes them several days to get used to on the right hand side of the road
A drive B driven C driving D drove
14 By the year 2005, many people currently employed their job
A have lost B will have lost C will be losing D are losing
(2)A lie down B touch down C settle down D put down
16 I couldn’t concentrate on my homework, because my brother kept me silly questions A interrupting B interrupted C to interrupt D interruption
17 I am terrified breaking down on a motorway at night
A for B with C from D of
18 I have never well with my brother We have got completely different personalities
A got off B got on C got away D got up
19 I want to know more about the of the people:what they everyday and how they spend their free time
A work B lifestyle C products D ways of talking
20 I am wearing a suit today because I want to make a good
A friend B custom C involvement D impression
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Question Give the correct form of the words on the right to complete the passage.Write your answers in the box (8 points)
Linda de Vere Hardy, who died last week, was not at all a (0) conventional _ (convention) woman of her generation In the 1920s she was (1) _ (determine) to learn to fly, and became the first woman to become a fully (2) _(qualify)pilot Her solo (3) _ (fly) from London to Delhi was one of the greatest (4) _ (achieve) of the early days of aviation Her (5) (marry) to Angus Hardy took place after the end of the Second World War.With his(6) (encourage),she wrote a number of detective stories in the 1950s that achieved great (7) (popular) .In 1962, her husband’s tragic (8) (die) in a car crash ended her literrary, and she spent the rest of her life on an isolated island off the coast of Scotland
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Question Read the passage, then decide which sentences are true (T) and which are false ( F ) Write your answers ( T or F ) in the box ( 10 points )
The plan to join the British Isles to the European continent by boring a tunnel under the sea between Dover, England, and Calais, France, was originally proposed in the second half of the nineteenth century The bill authorizing the work was rejected in 1883 The plan was again proposed in 1930 by many enthusiastic supports The tunnel was to be the longest ever made and engineering wonder However, the estimated cost, the military risks, and the doubts as to the feasibility of construction led to the rejection of the proposal in June 1930 Finally, in the 1980s, the proposal was accepted and tunnelling began
1 The plan to unite the British Isles with the European continent has been proposed three times The plan to unite the British Isles with the continent has been rejected three times
3 It was believed by some that the tunnel posed a threat to national security Some people did not believe that the tunnel was a viable idea in the 1930s Tunneling originally began in Calais , France
6 The plan was rejected in 1883 because the people were bored
7 The construction of the tunnel led to the rejection of the proposal in 1930 The tunnel made in 1930 was the longest ever made
9 The supporters of the tunnel wanted to hire a wonderful engineer 10 The estimated cost of the tunnel was prohibitive in 1930
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Question Read the text below and choose the correct word for each gap Circle the letter next to the correct word ( A, B, C or D ) ( 10 points)
Sally
After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday James Tuke, a farmer who (1) sheep, lost his dog, Sally, when they were out (2) together a fornight ago
(3)to the farmhouse (5) her own But she wasn’t there Over the next few days I (6) as much time as i could looking for her I was afraid that I would never see her (7) Then a neighnbor said she had heard an animal crying while she was out walking near the (8) of a cliff I rushed out and found Sally on a shelf of rock half way down She was thin and (9) but she had no (10) injuries She was really lucky !
A goes B grows C keeps D holds
2 A working B worked C work D works
3 A behind B beside C ahead D around
4 A but B so C and D even
5 A by B on C with D of
6 A used B spent C gave D passed
7 A more B again C further D after
8 A edge B side C border D height
9 A poor B dull C weak D broken
10 A strong B hard C rough D serious
Question Fill in each blank with a suitable word Write your answers in the box (10 points)
I arrived (1) London at last.The railway station was big, blank and dark I didn’t know the (2) to the hotel, so I asked a porter I not (3) spoke English very carefully, but aslo very clearly The porter, however, could not (4) me.I repeated my questions several (5) and(6) the end he understood He answered me but he spoke (7) slowly but I could not understand him My teacher never spoke English (8) that ! The porter and I looked at (9) other and smiled Then he said something and I understood it “ You’ll soon (10) English !” he said i wonder, in England, each man speaks a different language The English understand each toher but I don’t understand them ! Do they speak English ?
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Question Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one given (15 points)
1.The nurses’home is behind the hospital
The hospital My appointment with Dr Gibson is at ten o’clock
At ten o’clock I have It would be a good idea to take more exercise
He advised me They built the bridge in 1990
The bridge He can’t buy a watch because he doesn’t have enough money
If he How much does the book cost ?
.How much is ? 7.His shirt is more expensive than my shirt
My shirt doesn’t I feel very difficult when I speak English
It is difficult We will put out to sea if the weather is good
Provided 10 Do not blame me if the tin-opener’s broken
It is not 11 The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours
It is a 12 Please check for damage before signing the delivery
Do not 13 The fact that every child has the same educational opportunities is essential
It is 14 John did not celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing
Not until 15 You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out
(4)Start and close your letter with: Dear Jimmy,