Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following five sets of words and phrases five complete sentences.. Rearrange into correct order to make a logical dialog[r]
(1)TRƯỜNG HOAØNG VĂN THỤ Hoï vaø teân: ……………………………… Lớp: ……… ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP NAÊM HOÏC 2007-2008 Moân thi: Tieáng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150’ ĐIỂM TOAØN BAØI THI BAÈNG SOÁ BẰNG CHỮ I Phonetics A Pick out the word which the underlined part has a pronunciation different from that of the others words in the same line: (5pts) a head b feather c reading d leather a breath b bath c soothe d thought a lane b man c hat d hand a hour b honor c honest d honey a line b middle c life d kind a gave b slave c hat d escape a seat b meadow c feature d teach a washed b cooked c wanted d hoped a cow b know c own d bowl 10 a best b frequently c red d head B Underline the stressed syllable of the following words (5pts) remember succeed 11 toothpaste 16 balloon believe description 12 holiday 17 depend introduce machine 13 development 18 advertisement explain understand 14 vegetable 19 headache museum 10 sometimes 15 content 20 surprise II Grammar and use of English A Choose the best answer Circle the letter before the word you choose (20pts) We took _ in most activities of our school a notes b part c care d rest Please show me your library card before _ any books a lending b borrowing c selling d asking The book describes adventures that happened _ a at a long time b a long time ago c in the very old d an old time ago All the rooms in this hotel are _ (2) a air-condition b air-conditioners c air-conditioning d air-conditioned Could you _ me how the machine works? a show b indicate c explain d draw I _ the heat because I had been living there for a long time a used to b was used to c be used to d was used of The purpose of the examination was to _ the students’ knowledge of the subject a try b inspect c prove d test Jane _ spending the afternoon at the swimming pool a urged b encouraged c suggested d persuaded I can not go _ this afternoon I have to my homework a nowhere b everywhere c somewhere d anywhere 10 You have got a scholarship; you are luckier _ a as I b than me c than I d as me 11 We went to the railway station to _ to our friends a set on b say goodbye c wave at d see off 12 Each of the girls _ a lot of toys a has b have c having d to have 13 I’m very _ to meet you again a please b to please c pleasing d pleased 14 I have never experienced _ before a.so hot weather b.such hot weather c.such a hot weather d.a such hot weather 15 He worked in Paris _ the war a between b when c among d during 16 It’s about time he _ to look after himself a learnt b has learnt c was learning d were learning 17 The question is easy enough, but _ students could answer it a a few b few c less d little 18 When _ waste paper, we can save much money and labor a co-operating b destroying c recycling d creating 19 He kept on _ after the teacher had come in a to talk b talked c talk d talking 20 She came in quietly _ not to wake the baby a as if b so as c such as d if so B Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions (10pts) When does the next train leave _ Manchester? They arrived _ London when it was dark _ the time the book is finished, he will have found a agent This house consists _ five rooms (3) They often march to show their solidarity _ May Day Long ago parts of the land were covered _ sea Workers all _ the world have the same interests and feelings May Day is a good occasion _ them to show this unity I am tired _ working in the countryside 10 According _ the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on? C Fill in each blank with an appropriate word form the box (10pts) looked discouraged However Modern systems appear by middle a first TRAFFIC LIGHTS The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer It was installed outside the House of Parliament in 1686 It (1) like railway signal of the time and was operated by gas (2) , it exploded and killed a policeman and the accident (3) further development until cars became common (4) traffic lights are an American invention Red-green (5) were installed in Cleverland in 1914 Three-colour signals, operated (6) hand from a tower in the (7) of the street, were installed in New York in 1918 The (8) lights of this type to (9) in Britain were in London Automatic signals were installed (10) year later D Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following five sets of words and phrases five complete sentences (5pts) I/ write/ thank you/ lovely flowers/ you/ send me/ eighteenth birthday …………………………………………………………………………………………… I/ have/ wonderful party/ nearby restaurant/ my birthday …………………………………………………………………………………………… We/ invite/ about thirty/ my friends/ have/ dinner first …………………………………………………………………………………………… After dinner/ we/ dance/ restaurant/ close/ midnight …………………………………………………………………………………………… I/ look forward/ see you/ when you come here/ holiday/ next summer …………………………………………………………………………………………… E Rearrange into correct order to make a logical dialogue (5pts) Thank God! I was worried Well, you are lucky, your classmate found it Where did you lose it? Excuse me, I lost my school bag this morning (4) Here it is He gave it to me an hour ago In the classroom 10A I left it in the desk F Give the correct form of the words in brackets to make complete sentences.(10pts) After their summer holidays, the children looked < HEALTH > Time passes when you are alone < SLOW > Don’t things from others < DIFFER > We have a class every month < DISCUSS > The people in your country are very warm and < FRIEND > She told us about the of English in every day life < IMPORTANT > She has just had an book to read < INTEREST > Ho Chi Minh City is an important centre of Vietnam <COMMERCE> It is really an Monument < IMPRESSION > 10 Smoke and waste chemicals make the air and water <POLLUTE > G Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning (10pts) My father used to play football when he was young My father doesn’t …………………………………………………………………… Jane gave me a present on my last birthday I was …………………………………………………………………………………… “Let’s go swimming” She suggests …………………………………………………………………………… “Would you like a cup of coffee?” He ……………………………………………………………………………………… We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map If we had ……………………………………………………………………………… I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City I haven’t seen ………………………………………………………………………… It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh It takes ………………………………………………………………………………… It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this I wish ………………………………………………………………………………… They think the owner of the house is abroad The owner …………………………………………………………………………… 10 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough The sea was too ……………………………………………………………………… = = = = = The end = = = = = (5) ( Try your best ! ) (6)