Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. In recent years there have been many (61) ________ on air pollution in newspapers and ma[r]
(1)PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
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ĐỀ ƠN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VỊNG TỈNH LỚP THCS MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 15-01-2011
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====================================================================== I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. A teenage B garbage C carriage D shortage
2 A shift B sight C hike D tidal
3 A exchange B brochure C challenge D charity
4 A wit B litter C enter D pretty
5 A decidi B collected C watched D invited
II Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. A rivalry B dormitory C documentary D nominate
7 A annoyance B government C experiment D participate A precious B terrified C innovate D commercial A intermediate B institute C interactive D innovation 10 A comprise B compulsory C correspond D communicate III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences.
11 I was responsible _ the teacher keeping the class in order while she went out A to / for B for / for C to / in D with / for
12 Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always nice me
A with B about C to D on
13 There has been a big increase the price of land recently
A to B in C with D of
14 He lives a rather lonely life He doesn’t have much contact other people
A to B on C in D with
15 She works quite hard You can’t accuse her being lazy
A at B with C of D in
16 I saw your school advertisement today’s edition of Vietnam News
A in B on C of D from
17 I’m glad Sarah is coming to the party I’m really looking seeing her again A up with B out for C forward to D back on 18 Don’t let me to interupt you Carry with your work
A out B on C over D through
19 The football match had to be called because of the bad weather
A on B out C off D by
20 Nobody believe Paul at first, but he to be right
A worked out B came out C found out D turn out
21 Parents love and support their children the children misbehave or folish things
A even if B since C if D only if
22 Ms Jackson was assigned the fifth-grade science class she has the best qualifications among the available faculty
A although B whereas C if D since
23 He felt when he failed th driving test the second time
(2)A were B was C has been D had been 25 The teacher gave us five minutes to the maths problem
A look out B find out C take out D work out 26 Every computer consists of a number of systems together
A by working B work C that work D they work 27 Mary’s father was very surprised when she told him all
A that had happened B had happened C what had happened D happened 28 Not a good film, ?
A was it B wasn’t it C did it D didn’t it 29 Mary couldn’t have got my message Otherwise she
A would reply B should reply
C would have replied D should have replied 30 I wonder where we in ten years from now
A are living B will live C will be living D will have lived 31 I think that with our solidarity we can this difficulty
A overtake B overdo C overwork D overcome
32 It’s obvious that neither the worker _ to fight the new rules A nor the manager intend B nor the manager intends C intend nor the manager D or the manager intend 33 There _ traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long
A little B a little C few D a few
34 Only if you get to the theater early _ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance A you will have B you have C will you have D you have
35 You can contact us by telephone or e-mail, _you prefer
A which B whichever C what D whatever
36.The shop was crowded _ last-minute shoppers
A of B with C for D in
37 English, he is also very good at French and Germany
A Beside B Besides C Except D Apart from
38 I’d rather you with us
A come B have come C came D are coming
39 To the one _ feelings for me so strong that the word love can’t describe them
A who B whom C whose D that
40 Don’t talk loudly Noone noise in the reading room A is allowed to make B is allowed making C allows to make D allows making 41 Many people are concerned global warming
A at B to C on D about
42 I feel as if my head _ on fire now
A be B was C were D is
43 The hotel where I stayed last summer was good, so I want to _ it to you
A introduce B show C suggest D recommend
44 When the old retire, they live on _ which the government givethem
A fee B pension C fare D salary
(3)IV Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as standard English. 46 The Chinese team have worked very hardly to get this far in the competition
A B C D
47 However cheap it is, the poor quality products can’t appeal to customers A B C D
48 Thanks for television people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and
A B C
convenient way D
49 The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended
A B C D
50 Somebody could forget to lock the door, so the thief simply walked in A B C D
V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 51 Each religion has its set of (believe)
52 Parents should encourage in their children(depend)
53 Today we have industrial air from factories and engine –exhaust fumes.(pollute) 54 The people in the area need the of food and pure water (provide)
55 English is the language in the United States (nation)
56 She’s so with her current jobthat she decided to leave.(satisfy) 57 My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little .(friend) 58 They escaped from the fire (harm)
59 I have still not received a answer to my question (satisfy) 60 These exercises are designed to your stomach muscles.(strong)
VI Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. In recent years there have been many (61) on air pollution in newspapers and magazines Scientists all over the world have warned that our asmosphere is (62) more and more contaminated, and that Man, through his carelessness, may run(63) of pure air to breathe
Automobiles and industries mainly (64) for air pollutionin most cities They pure into the air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which are very (65) to humans Worse still, these gases after a series of chemical changes, turn (66)
toxic acids They fall down in ‘acid rain’, raising the acidity in the air, soil and water to dangerous (67) and affecting not only trees but also fish and other wildlife Many industrial
countries in Europe and North America have (68) bad affects from those ‘rains’ (69) ,Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival Scientists, social organization and governments should sit down together to solve the air (70) problem
61 A programs B events C articles D columns
62 A changing B becoming C making D taking
63 A up B over C away D out
64 A bring B get C account D count
65 A harmful B powerful C awful D painful
66 A in B into C out D over
67 A amounts B ranks C points D levels
(4)VII Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D.
According to World Health Organization(WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes more death than road accidents The research found that one third of all harmful air
pollution was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria, and Switzerland This is much higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents
In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of brochitis in children and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year A lot of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution
71 What is the main idea of the text?
A Pollution and road accidents B Bad affects of cars exhaust C The necessity of making cars safer D The toll of road accidents 72 According to the passage,
A Air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents B Road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes C Long term exposure to pollution is harmless D Car fumes cause one third of premature death 73 Which of the following sentences is not true
A Car exhausts causes bronchitis and heart disease B Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution C Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths
D More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents 74 The money spent to solve air pollution is
A 27 billion Euros per year B not able to calculate
C more than to make cars safer D less than to make cars safer
75 Which of the following sentences is not mentioned as the bad affect of air pollution A Causing illness in children B Causing premature deaths
C Causing road accidents D Causing heart diseases
VIII Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage.
In addition (76) _ reducing pollution, pulic transport saves valuable city space Buses and trains (77) _ more people in each vehicleand, if they operate on their own rights of way, they can safely run (78) _ much higher speeds In other (79) _, they not only take (80) _ space but also occupy it for a (81) _ time
Public transport also play an important (82) _ in the areas of the Third World In many cities in Asia and Africa , buses make 50 to 80 perent (83) all memorized trips Buses are sometimes hopelessly overcrowded It is (84) _ uncommon to see several riders clinging to outside Yet most Third World cities have lower public transport use per person than (85) _ in Western Europe
IX Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given. 86 Nobody is to blame for the fact that the meeting was cancelled
A Everybody is responsible for the cancelled meeting
B Nobody should be held responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled C It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled
D Both B and C are correct
(5)A There are some differences in our opinion on the subject B We have the same opinion on the subject
C We have similar subjects
D We differ in opinions on the subject
88 As long as you stay calm, you will pass your driving test A It takes so long to the driving test
B You have to practice long enough to pass your driving test C Keeping calm is secret of passing your driving test
D Unless you stay calm, you will pass your driving test 89 My mother never allows me to stay up late
A I was allowed to get out of the bed late B My mother never lets me go to bed late C My mother always makes me go to bed late
D My mother does not allow me to get out of bed late 90 ‘If only I’d learn to drive’ Roger said
A Roger thinks there are too many drivers on the roads B Roger feels glad that he didn’t learn to drive
C Roger wishes he could drive
D Roger is sorry that he leart to drive
X Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. 91 Is it all right if I come to the club with you tonight
Would you mind 92 She makes her children stay at home in the evenings
She won’t 93 Thanks to Laura’s report, I was able to finish the project
Had it 94 People say that the car driver was driving very fast at the time of the crash
The car driver 95 I shut the door, but right after that I realized I had left the key inside
Hardly XI Write complete sentence using the suggested words.
Dear sir
96 I / write / you / the noise / your flat//
97 I / constantly disturbed / noise / your record player / late / night//
98 I / speak / you / number / times / this matter / and you / say / try / be more reasonable//
99 But you/ continue/ play / record player / till / early hours / the morning //
100 I hope / we / manage / sort / this pleasant
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(6)I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A A B D C
II Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6 C B D B 10 C
III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences. 11 A 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 C 16 A 17 C 18 B 19 C 20 D 21 A 22 D 23 A 24 D 25 D 26 C 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 C 31 D 32 B 33 A 34 C 35 B 36 B 37 B 38 C 39 C 40 A 41 D 42 C 43 D 44 B 45 A
IV Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as standard English. 46 C (hardly hard) 47 B (It is They are)
48 A (Thanks for thanks to) 49 A(bored boring) 50 A ( to lock locking)
V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
51 beliefs 52 independence 53 pollutants 54 provision 55 native 56 dissatisfied 57 unfriendly 58 unharmed 59 satisfactory 60 strengthen VI Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following 61 C 62 B 63 D 64 C 65 A 66.B 67 D 68 A 69 C 70 D
VII Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D. 71 B 72 A 73 B 74 D 75 C
VIII Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage.
76 to 77 carry 78 at 79 words 80 less
81 shorter 82 role / part 83 of 84 not 85 those IX Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given.
86 D 87 B 88 C 89 B 90 C
X Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
91 Would you mind if I came to the club with you tonight 92 She won’t lets her children go out in the evenings
93 Had it not been for Laura’s report I wouldn’t have been able to finish the project 94 The car driver is said to have been driving very fast at the time of the crash 95 hardly had I shut the door when I relized that I had left the key inside XI Write complete sentence using the suggested words.
Dear sir
96 I am writing to you about the noise from your flat
97 I am constantly disturbed by the noise from your record player late at night
98 I have spoken to you a number of times about this matterand you did say/said you would try to be more reasonable