Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.. They asked me what did happen lastnight, but I was unable to tell them.[r]
(1)PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP THCS MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 13-09-2011
Thời gian làm 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi phát kèm với đề thi ====================================================================== I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1 A climate B Budhism C Hinduism D impress
2 A beach B peaceful C recreation D meat
3 A impressed B wanted C wished D stopped
4 A summer B difficult C much D currency
5 A proud B pronoun C enough D around
II Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1 A quiet B receive C couple D wedding A delightful B important C everyone D develop A arrive B birthday C forward D feeling A begin B silver C dinner D people A anniversary B activities C librarian D American
III Choose the best answer
1 The social services are chiefly _ with the poor, the old and the sick
A Influenced B related C suffered D concerned I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your _
A blood B storm C explosion D temper
3 It was a hot day, and many people were _ their way to the beach
A taking B hitting C making D setting
4 After a lot of difficulty, he _ to open the door
A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized
5 The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious _
A damage B pain C wound D injury
6 The country’s annual _ of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977
A produce B growth C outcome D production
7 he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth _
A came out B came through C went out D turned out
8 Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own _
A mind B way C opinion D views
9 When he sings, he has the _ ability to make songs sound good
A sparse B rare C infrequent D scarce
10 The management are making _ to increase the company's efficiency
A measures B steps C moves D deeds
11 I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to _
A soul B mind C spirit D heart
12 I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down _ again!
A even B still C yet D right
13 Simon _ in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else
A confided B intimated C confessed D disclosed 14 He’ll never pass his driving test _ He takes more lessons
A unless B if C because D when
15 The teacher encouraged us _ good compositions
A write B to write C writing D wrote
16 To quit means to _
(2)17 I asked him whether _ leaving for the capital last night
A is he B he is C he was D was he
18 I _ bread and eggs every morning
A used to eat B am used to eating C am used to eat D used to eating 19 She spoke softly to him _ nobody else could hear a word
A because B unless C although D so that
20 One _ of our new house is that it has no garden
A dislike B complaint C disadvantage D pity
21 The Vietnamese people worship their ancestors
A fossils B elders C forefathers D heirs
22 The teacher says “ The time is up “ This means that the period of time has _
A begun B ended C passed D continued
23 This house needs _ because it looks very old
A clean B to clean C cleaned D cleaning
24 My father sometimes _ the washing up after dinner
A washes B makes C takes D does
25 Never put _ until tomorrow what you can today
A off B from C on D of
26 Look ! There is a _ of fish in the water
A bar B school C slice D block
27 She never comes on time It is no use _ for her
A waiting B to wait C waited D wait
28 The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly
A retired B working C business D jobless
29 She telephoned while I _ dinner
A cooking B was cooking C have cooked D was cooked
30 I am not ready and _
A she isn’t too B neither is she C so is she D she is neither 31 The computer isn’t woking It _ this morning
A broke down B let down C turned down D put down
32 It’s time the children _ to bed
A go B going C went D going
33 To reduce means to _
A increase B decrease C destroy D rise
34 Hung _ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside
A used to B is used to C has used to D who used to
35 If I _ you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow
A am B could be C were D would be
36 You have never been to Ha Long Bay, _ ?
A have you B haven't you C you have D you haven't
37 If only I _ play the guitar as well as you
A would B shall C could D might
38 There's no need to be nervous You're quite capable _ your final exam
A of passing B passing C to pass D pass
39 As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she _ to meet a friend somewhere else
A promised B had promised C has promised D promised
40 " Does Jack know about your project" "Yes, I told him _ to do"
A what was I planning B what I have planned C what did I plan D what I was planning
IV Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
(3)3 Why Long (not/ want) _ to play soccer last sunday ? I don't know Hung's sister I (never/meet) _ her
5 If more and more trees (die) _, the climate (change) _ What she (do _ if it rains ?
7 I like (play) _soccer on sunday
8 Hoa prefer (listen) _to music to watching T.V
V Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket: The machine stopped working due to _fault (ELECTRICITY) They had a quarrel after _about who was responsible (AGREE) Her parents _ her to apply for the job (COURAGE)
4 I was late because I _how much time I’d need (ESTIMATE) He is very generous and everyone admired his _ (SELF)
6 In the summer, Hoi An gets rather _ because many visitors visit the city. (CROWD)
7 The Cotswolds is an area of great _ in England. (BEAUTIFULLY)
8 The letter was _ yesterday but I haven’t received it yet. (SEND)
9 In Britain, women couldn’t study at universities until the 19th century. (MEDICAL) 10 The president made a _ on New Year’s Day. (SPEAK)
VI Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1 They asked me what did happen lastnight, but I was unable to tell them
A B C D
2 Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
today A B C D
3 These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not
A B C D
4 Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments
A B C D
5 Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America
A B C D
6 Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet
A B C D
7 Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Hallowen night
A B C D
8 One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth
A B C D
9 I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in
A B C D
10 Despite of the heavy snow, she went out
A B C D
VII Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word
(4)breakfast and lunch I had to ride a bike to school every day I went swimming and tried water-skiing and sailing It was wonderful But (10) most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent
VIII Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F). In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day In the old days many girls from working- class family in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses Once a year , it was usually on Sunday in March , they could visit their mothers They went home and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families People call the day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday
Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day It is the last Sunday in March
In 1914 , President Woodrow Wilson and congress agreed that the second Sunday in March should be observed as Mother’a Day in American.On that day , children give their mothers flowers , presents,and cards to show their love to their mothers Today , millions of Americans celebrate Mother’s in some way More than 150 million Mother’s Day greeting cards are bought each year It is also one of the busiest days of the year for the flower industry, Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts, clothes, perfume , jewelry , and books or tickets to the theater are given to mothers People who cannot be with their mothers on that day usually send them presents or call them on the phone
1 Mother’s Day has its origins in American
2 Mother’s Day was originally a day when servants were given a holiday to visit their families Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May all over the world
4 Many Americans give their mother flowers on Mother’s Day
5 Children who cannot visit their mothers o Mother’s Day often call on them the next day Mother’s Day is a national holiday
IX Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and…(1)…in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important …(2)… someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…home , as many matches are played then It …(4)… also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then…(5)…on after the match for a meal or a drink Some parents , friends or other students will travel with the team to support…(6)…own side When a school team win a match , the whole feel proud ,…(7)…only the players It can also mean a school… (8)…well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing …(9)… national and international teams so that the school has some really…(10)…names associated with it !
1 A having B being C taking D putting
2 A If B As C Then D So
3 A at B on C for D from
4 A ought B is C can D has
5 A being B staying C leaving D spending
6 A their B its C our D his
7 A but B however C and D not
8 A turn B makes C comes D becomes
9 A up B to C for D beside
10 A old B new C common D famous
X Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow will
=> They say tomorrow ……… 2.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock takes
(5)=> It looks like that old bridge ……… 4.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk must
=> You ……… ……… 5.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said promised
=> She……… 6.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier should
=> You……….……… 7.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them warned
=> She……….…… He would not stop talking although no one was listening insisted
=> He ……… The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen apart
=> The house was completely ……… 10 They continued to look for the girl till it got dark search
=> The ………
Xi Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr Pike Smith
Dear Mr Smith,
1. I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory / chimneys
=> 2. Two days ago / I / decide / / my washing
=> 3. I wash / sheets / put them out to dry / it / be / nice sunny day/ there / be / breeze
=> 4. When I take / washing in / I / be / horrified / discover / it / covered / in dirty marks
=> 5. I / assume / breeze I mention / carry / dirt / your chimneys
=> 6. Until this accident / I think / your chimneys / be safe and clean
=> 7. I / suggest / your factory / fit / new filters to its chimneys / as the dirt and smoke / dangerous
=> 8. I look / receive your reply
=> Yours sincerely,
Mrs Jane Hunter
(6)ANWER KEYS
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other: a c b d c
II Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1 b c 3.a 4.a a
III Choose the best answer
1.d 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.b 10.c
11.d 12.c 13.a 14.a 15.b 16.a 17.c 18.b 19.d 20.c 21.c 22.b 23.d 24.d 25.a 26.b 27.a 28.d 29.b 30.b 31.a 32.c 33.b 34 A 35.C 36.A 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D
IV Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1 didn't eat / didn't feel Have you washed ? Why didn't Long want ? have never meet die / will change what will she ? playing listening
V Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket:
1 electric disagreement encourage estimated selflessness 6.overcrowded beauty sent medicine 10 speech
VI 10 points
1 A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A
VII Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word
1 because when with though example helped myself much own 10 the
VIII Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F). F T 3.F T F F
IX Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D
X Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1 They say tomorrow (it) will be colder The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock
3 It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down You must be very tired after your long walk
5 She promised not to come home late from the party You should not have gone to bed so late
7 She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten He insisted on talking although no one was listening
9 The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen 10 The search for the girl went on till it got dark
X Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr Pike Smith
Dear Mr Smith,
1 I am writing to complain about the dirt and smoke which come from your factory chimneys / coming from your factory chimneys
2 Two days ago, I decided to my washing
3 I washed the sheets and put them out to dry because it was a nice sunny day and there was a breeze
4 When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in dirty marks
5 I assume that the breeze I mentioned carried the dirt from your chimneys
6 Until this incident, I thought your chimneys were safe and clean
7 I would suggest that your factory should fit new filters to its chimneys as the dirt and smoke are really dangerous
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