They went there to help make a road…………..a forest between two big towns “It was very difficult…………..there was no water to drink and no shops where we…………..buy food” said Mary “It was a[r]
(1)ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP VÒNG HUYỆN NĂM 2003 – 2004 TIME: 150 MINUTES
I. Put an accent mark over the main stressed sylable of the following words: (2 pts) Solidarity, suitcase, consider, fascinate, information, material, reference, referee, spirit, worry
II. Choose A, B or C that is the best answer by circling: (2pts) The Ruwenzori Mountains
Mary daniels is a student in England This year she ………… a very interesting summer holiday She traveled………… fifteen other people to the Ruwenzori mountains in Africa
They went there to help make a road………… a forest between two big towns “It was very difficult………… there was no water to drink and no shops where we………… buy food” said Mary “It was also very cold and wet in the mountains It is………… of the wettest places in the world
Mary stayed in the mountains………… six weeks It was hard work, but she says it was the ………… things she was ever………… she is hoping to return next year to some more there
1 A to B with C by
2 A through B on C among
3 A so B because C why
4 A cold B must C may
5 A one B some C any
6 A for B during C since
7 A good B best C better
8 A did B C done
III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets: (2 pts)
1 Her mother works (busy) ………… in the kitchen There are (many) ………… girls than boys in our class
3 We were (luck) ………… having fine weatherduring last holiday Most of them enjoy (read) ………… books
5 You must practice (speak) ………… English
(2)7 The match hasn’t been (go) ………… on very long The (fun) ………… clown made the children laugh IV Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (2 pts) Take care………… yoursefl
2 The boys always laugh………… the newcomers
3 What are you doing? Oh, I’m looking………… my pen
4 Don’t be angry………… me, listen………… what I have say Fresh air is good………… you
6 I hope she pleased………… her birthday present
7 I spoke ………… him………… my travel………… Paris
V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first: (4 pts) They will change the date of the meeting again
The date ………
2 She hasn’t finished the letter yet
The letter………
3 He thinks learning English is easy
He thinks it is………
4 I’ll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week
If………
5 It was such a boring film that we left before the end
The film………
6 Some body repaired his car yesrterday
He had………
7 The water was so cold that the children could not drink it
The water was not………
8 He never has enough money
He is always………
VI Supply the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets: (3 pts) I’m fond of (read) ………… books
2 I wish I (be) ………… a teacher soon
(3)5 Look! The train (come) ………… I (not/ want) ………… to miss it The earth is believed (be) ………… flat for along time
7 The newspaper (come) ………… ?
8 Yes, Ann (read) ………… it attentively It seems very interesting VII. Arrange the words to make complete sentences: (2 pts) a/ like/ he/ buy/ new/ to/ car/ would
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2 a/ child/ I/ him/ knew/ I/ was/ when
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3 chess/ my/ to/ used/ when/ father/ young/ he/ was/ play
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4 for/ is/ difficult/ it/ that/ to/ do/ me/ work
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5 going/ is/ house/ to/ our/ be/ by/ painter/ a/ painted
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6 my/ made/ curtains/ mother/ were/ these/ by
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VIII. Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions below: (2 pts) All the world knows William Shakespeare as one of the greatest playwrights He was born in a small Enlish town of Stralferd on – Avon His father made and sold gloves
Shakespeare got married when he was about nineteen and soon went to London where he worked at a theater
There he began to write plays for the theater Now Shakespeare could help his family He wrote thirty seven plays
Make and answer the questions: Where/ Shakespeare/ born?
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2 What/ his father/ do?
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4 How many plays/ he/ write?
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