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(1)đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh vòng Năm học 2009 – 2009\\10
M«n thi : TiÕng anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi 90 ThÝ sinh lµm bµi vµo tê giÊy thi.
I Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words.
1 A shoes B pens C letters D parks
2 A three B marathon C without D thank A weight B eight C height D neighbor A jogged B cooked C gained D smiled A chemical B machine C headache D chemistry II Choose the best answer.
1 This film is for …… only People under 18 may not see it.
A adults B children C pupils D infants 2 The villagers were very……….during the strong earthquake
A terrify B terrifying C terror D terrified 3 Mr Smith has never smoked in the office,…………?
A hasn’t he B has he C hasn’t Mr Smith D has Mr Smith 4 There’s a lot of information to learn in ……….
A cartoon B folk music C newsreel D violent film
5 With ……… …. TV, viewers are able to question about the show by using their remote controls
A interactive B color C black and white D cable 6 Jeans are considered the…… …. .of youth and health
A fashion B material C symbol D design
7 In Viet Nam, all those …… … .live apart from families try to come back home at Tet A whose B who C when D which
8 Millions of tons of garbage …….….into the oceans since the 20th
century.
A are thrown B were thrown C have thrown D have been thrown 9 If they replace these bulbs by energy-saving bulbs, they…… …. .a lot of money every year
A could save B would save C. will save D save 10 His family is aware ……… saving energy
A with B. in C at D of 11 I wish I ……….President Ho’s Mausoleum in Ha Noi someday
A will visit B could visit C can visit D visit 12 In the past, some people hated…… …. in big cities
A. living B lived C live D lives 13 Playing computer games……….popular among children nowadays
A is B are C.was D were
14 He was in ………….of a large number of men
A management B leadership C charge D direction 15.I have just bought two cars; ……… is economical but……….is not
A some /others B some / other C one / the others D one / the other 16 It was………….an interesting film that everyone stayed till the end
A so B such C very D too
17 I had to wear……….uniform when I work in the hotel
A a B some C any D an
(2)A who B whom C which D where 19 My sister is an expert on wildlife and its………
A conserve B preserve C reservation D conservation 20 Does the grass need……… ?
A be cut B to cut C cutting D being cut
III Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets You must tell me the truth I insist on (tell) the truth How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
3 My brother (join) the army when he was young Fred was pleased (admit) to the college
5 There were some people (row) on the river
6 Alex has a test tomorrow that he needs to study for He (not watch) TV right now English (speak) all over the world
8 She was writing a letter when the telephone (ring) I (not see) Lan since June
10 She asked me what my hobbies (be)
IV Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences : ( 1.5 pts )
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social economic and entertainment happenings, among other things Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday Most dailies also have a weekend edition Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business and classified advertising Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of…
A political and social happenings
B economic and entertainment happenings CD other different events all A, B and C 2 Three types of newspapers are…
A daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and special-interest newspapers B weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers, yearly newspapers
C daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and monthly newspapers
D weekly newspapers, monthly newspapers and special-interest newspapers 3 Most daily newspapers publish…
A only one edition every weekday B one edition every weekend
C at least once every weekday and once at weekend D one different edition for one different section 4 Weekly newspapers usually focus on…
A local happenings B national happenings
(3)A modern, up-to-date but expensive B cheap, up-to-date and convenient worldwide
C quick, cheap and convenient D modern, quick and up-to-date
V Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. John finished his essay in two hours
-> It took ……….……… This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike
-> This iron bar is so……… ……… She couldn’t tell you about this because she felt ashamed
-> Because of……….……… She is a girl of great beauty
-> She……….……… She went to bed early because she was tired last night
-> She was tired I’m sorry I’m not good at English
-> I wish “I’m having a wonderful time here.” said Nga
-> Nga said “When does your vacation start?” asked she
-> She asked me They have just built a supermarket here
-> A supermarket ……….……… 10 They made him wait for two hours
-> He……… ………… VI Write a letter to your friend Tell him / her about your place you have visited recently The following cues may help you.
- place
- how to get there - weather
- sights - souvenirs - how you feel
* (Don’t use your real name and address)
Phòng gd - đt hồng lĩnh đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh vòng 1 Năm học 2009 - 2010
(4)Thời gian làm 90 phút (không kể giao nhận đề) Đáp án biểu điểm
I Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words (5 x 0.35 = 1.75 pts)
1 D parks C without C height B cooked B machine
II Choose the best answer (20 x 0.35 = 7.0 pts)
1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 C 7 B 8 D 9 C 10.D
11 B 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.C
III Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets.(10 x 0.35 = 3.5 pts)
1 being told
2 have……….been joined
4 to be admitted rowing
6 should not be watching is spoken
8 rang
9 haven’t seen 10 was
IV Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option ( A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences : ( x 0.35 = 1.75 pts )
1 D A C A 5 B
IV Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10 x 0.35 = 3.5 pts)
1 It took John two hours to finish his essay
2 This iron bar is so cold that the worker cannot strike it Because of feeling ashamed, she couldn’t tell you about this She is a beautiful girl
5 She was tired, so she went to bed early last night I wish I was/were good at English
7 Nga said she was having a wonderful time there She asked me when my vacation started
9 A supermarket has just been built here 10 He was made to wait for two hours
VI Write a letter to your friend Tell him / her about your place you have visited
recently The following cues may help you (2.5 pts)