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(1)§Ị thi häc sinh giái líp -thcs Năm học 2010 - 2011
Môn thi : tiÕng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group (10pts)
1 A.sun B sure C success D sort A evening B key C envelope D secret A.kissed B helped C forced D learned A.dear B hear C bear D clear A.both B south C truth D smooth
6 A.few B new C threw D knew
7 A.beds B doors C students D plays A.question
9 A the 10.A.occasion
B protection B th us
B condition
C aviation C these
C production
D exception D th ey D mission Question 2: Choose the best answer (10pts)
1 Let’s wait until the rain ……
A stops B will stop C has stopped D is stopping
2 The roads are slippery It …… heavily last night
A must rain B must be raining C must be rained D must have rained This problem is difficult for me I haven’t make …… my mind yet
A to B in C up D on
4 This book gives a brief …… of the history of the castle the details of the art collection in the hall
A reference B article C outline D research
5 If you try your best , you’ll …… your classmates
A keep up with B lose track of C take care of D put an end to When in Rome ……the Romans
A like B as C same D the same
7 We……in a specialist when he grew worse
A put B talked C saw D called
8 My plans for starting a restaurant fell…… for lack of capital
A on B through C down D up
9 It was difficult to guess what her …… to the new would be
A feelings B reaction C capital D opinion
10 Our main …… to export are rice , coffee and rubber
A products B produce C production D producibility Question 3: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (10pts)
1 She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it There is someone behind us, I think we (follow)
3 The police (pay) no attention to Clare's complaint because she (phone) them many times before
4 Jane (not wear) her glasses at the time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive)
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5 On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso
6 Anyone who (not finish) his work won't be allowed to leave now Listen! I (hear) somebody knocking at the front door
(2)Question 4:Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (10pts) The _of the bird flu is worrying
2 Congratulations! You have made _ progress in your study so far
3 No _ details about the celebration have been given He has spent many _nights examining the question He is in the government; he is a well-known _ The result was, however, _ What a shame ! You must make a quick _about who wins the contest People who eat a lot often become _
9 It was a long, slow film I nearly died of _ 10 Graham hates queuing; He is very _
(break) (remark) (far) (sleep) (speak) ( satisfy) (decide) (weigh) (bore) (patient) Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer (10pts)
The Internet is celebrating its 30th birthday this year Its universal accessibility has (1) _it the most powerful and cost -effective tool in business and personal communication It currently has 60 million users and has a growth (2) _of 200,000 users per month Not surprisingly, it has also created a great (3) _ of millionaires under the age of thirty The Internet was developed by scientists, (4) _ as a way for the American government to withstand nuclear attacks, so it was (5) _ used in the field of military Who (6) _ 30 years ago that its applications would have (7) _ so many areas of our present-day life? And in the years to (8) _, the Internet is (9) _ the key factor not only in
communication, but also in the (10) _ of knowledge on the planet Earth.
1.A taken B made C changed D set
2.A number B speed C rate D development
3.A deal B amount C lots D number
4.A originally B first C generally D ultimately 5.A totally B mainly C importantly D major 6.A would think B will have thought C would have thought D will think 7.A done B effected C affected D had
8.A go B be C run D come
9.A coming B being C getting D becoming 10.A.riches B richness C enrichment D rich
Question 6: Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (4pts)
DIET AND WEIGHT
Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about and obsessing with their weight Since many people start jogging to lose weight (perhaps you’re one of them), it is not surprising that body size is important More and more people are on a diet,
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(3)27 may not be ideal when you are 54 And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when in a specific training phase
1.What are most of joggers who are overweight worried about? A Their weight B Their height C Their jogging D The distance To many people, _
A body size is not a problem B body size is very important C they not care about their body size D jogging is a waste of time In the US, _
A nobody is on a diet B 25% women are on a diet C obesity is appreciate D nearly 25% men are on a diet What are the most talked among joggers?
A Body size B Lung cancer C Heart disease and high blood pressure D Diet
Question 7:Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions (10pts) We wish we had a father yours
2 When I saw Marry I congratulated her her success in the exam What people jog ?
4 I've just rewarded her a book her good study They've just left Hanoi Dalat their holiday paper, many other products can be recycled
7 We should provide any child a chance to go to school He doesn’t take much exerc ise apart walking
Question 8: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct (10pts)
1 In the 1920s cinema became an important art form and one of the ten largest industry in the US A B C D
2 In some cases , advertisements make people to buy things that they not really want A B C D
3 George told Mary that he has seen this film three times A B C D It was so nice weather that we would like to go to the beach A B C D
5 Though it is one of the rarest metals , gold was one of the first to be discover A B C D Although polar bears hunt other animals , they seldom rarely kill people A A B D
7 Hanoi has been the economic , culture , andpolitical center of the Vietnamese A B C D
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8 The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmostphere A B C D
9 Nearly all chemical agents are harmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken A B C D 10.By measuring the color of star , astronomers can tell how hot is it
A B C D
(4)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 ……… 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 ……… 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 ………
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Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1 B 2.C 3.D C D C C A 9.B 10.A Question 2: Choose the best answer.
1 10
A D C C A B D B B A
(5)1 learnt - has forgotten are being followed paid - had phoned
4 wasn’t wearing - didn’t notice - was driving are
6 hasn’t finished hear
8 paid
Question 4: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. outbreak
2 remarkable further sleepless speaker
6 unsatisfactory decision overweight boredom 10.impatient
Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer. B
2 C D A B
6 A C D D 10.C
Question : Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Question 7: Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1 like on for
4 with - for for - for besides with from
Question 8: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct
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1 10
D C B A D B D B D D
Question 9: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. 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)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
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