Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops... When do city people often go the country.[r]
(1)SỞ GD&ĐT……… KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP NĂM HỌC 201…-201… KÌ THI HSG LỚP NĂM HỌC:… ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A PHONETICS I Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions of to10 ( 2points) A good B mood C noon D pool A music B student C use D study A thank B month C within D eighth A whisper B whistle C who D why A chapter B chemist C cheese D rich A feather B heat C meat D seat A missed B worked C hated D watched A cow B brown C how D grow A third B fire C first D sir 10 A relaxes B watches C misses D lives II Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in the following questions of 11 to 15( 1point) 11 A morning B college C arrive D famous 12 A writer B teacher C builder D career 13 A attend B option C percent D become 14 A cartoon B western C teacher D theatre 15 A eleven B yesterday C attitude D evening B LEXICO-GRAMMAR I Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions of 16 to 25 ( 2points) 16 You have plenty of time to finish your breakfast There _ any school today A doesn’t be B aren’t C not being D isn’t 17 They tell me he is _ a lot of money in his new job A having B earning C gaining D profiting 18 It is no good _ him to see you off A to expect B expecting C of expecting D for him to expect 19 Go on to the _ exercise when you have finished this one A all B other C either D every 20 Now, the weather is cold on our vacation I wish it _ warmer A was B were C would be D had been 21 The shop are always of people at Christmas time A full B stuffed C busy D crowded 22 How many photographs _ of the Sydney Opera house every year? A are taken B took C were taken D are taking 23 Miss Anna working in this school ten years ago A starts B started C has started D have started 24 Jennifer lives in a small apartment _ the ground floor A under B by C in D on 25 That is the interesting film I’ve ever seen A more B even C most D very II Complete the following sentences from 26 to 35 with the correct preposition( 2points) (2) 26 The problem is becoming serious We have to something it 27 I prefer this chair the other one It’s more comfortable 28 The river divides the city two parts 29, 30 “Have you ever been Borle?” “No, I’ve never heard _ it?” 31 What have you done with the money you had? What did you spend it _? 32 Don’t ask me to decide I’m not very good making decisions 33 What you think the best solution _ the problem 34 There has been a big increase the price of land recently 35 He doesn’t have much contact other people III Fill the blanks from 36 to 45 with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided ( 2points) 36 You must be _ when you open that door CARE 37 claim that the virus among seals was caused by pollution ENVIRONMENT 38 James received a lot of from her teachers and friends COURAGE 39 Using electricity is an _ way of cooking Gas is much cheaper ECONOMY 40 Thousands of people were made by the earthquake in Japan HOME 41 The love for books is helpful in _ the pupils’ knowledge DEVELOP 42 Since its _, television has attracted millions of viewers INVENT 43 My favorite form of _ is playing the guitar ENTERTAIN 44 I really don’t think he has the to this job ABLE 45 This professor explained his ideas with great _ CLEAR IV Complete the sentences from 46 to 55 with the right from of the verb given in brackets ( 2points) 46 Listen! I think someone (knock) _ at the door 47 Her youngest brother (get) a new job a year ago 48 By the time you receive this letter, I (leave) for Japan 49 You won’t know what to unless you (listen) carefully 50 While we (fish) _, someone came to the house and left this note 51 The window-cleaner (come) _ at eight tomorrow 52 I have reminded you once; I (not do) _ it again 53 If you (not change) _ your wet clothes, you may catch a cold 54 You shouldn’t get John (type) _ this report, he’s a careless man 55 London (have) an underground train system since the nineteenth century C READING COMPREHENSION I Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D for questions from 56 to 65 ( 2points) Clothes can tell a lot about a person Some people like colorful (56) _ because they want everyone to (57) at them and they want to be the centre of attention (58) people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are colorful or fancy They not want people to look at them Clothes today are very different (59) the clothes of the 19th century One difference is the way they look For example, in the 19 th century, all women (60) _ blouses with long skirts But today, (61) not always wear blouses with long skirts Sometimes they wore short skirts Sometimes they wear pants Another difference between the 19 th century (62) _ today is cloth In the 19th century, clothes (63) _ made only from natural kinds of cloth They were made from (64) , wool silk or line But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth A lot of clothes are now made (65) nylon, rayon, or polyester 56 57 58 59 A clothes A see A Some A of B suits B watch B Few B from C shirts C look C The C with D trousers D laugh D Other D on (3) 60 A wear B worn C wearing D wore 61 A children B women C men D students 62 A and B but C from D with 63 A are B were C will be D have been 64 A plastic B metal C cotton D wood 65 A by B with C in D from II Read the following passage and answer the questions from 66 to 70 by choosing A, B, C or D The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought pipes into each house Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops 66 When city people often go the country? A At the weekends B All the year round C At Christmas D The summer holidays 67 What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village? A They can have their houses rented B They can go to the country at weekends C They can go to the country wherever they can find the time D All are correct 68 What is the common feature of English villages? A They have church B They have a village green C They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green D They have running water 69 What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages? A The village green B The church C Running water D The Internet 70 What can villagers when their villages are close to small towns? A They can go there to buy whatever they want B They can go there to buy cheaper things C They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops D They can go there to buy luxury goods D WRITING I Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting from 71 to 80 ( 2points) 71 The exercises were such difficult that we couldn’t them A B C D 72 I wish you can help me with that difficult problem A B C D 73 She was so lazy that she punished by her teacher A B C D 74 In the afternoon we went to boat in the river A B C D 75 I got up late this morning, that I didn’t have time for breakfast A B C D 76 Uncle John said that he would go to Nha Trang tomorrow A B C D 77 A stranger asked me how far was it from my house to the school A B C D 78 The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday A B C D (4) 79 Barbara never listens to music on the radio, doesn’t she? A B C D 80 Would you like reading the story about the invention of the telephone? A B C D II Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given ( 2points) 81 “You’d better not lend them any more money, Tom,” said John 82 You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry 83 Mai is too young to see the horror film 84 That factory is producing more and more pollution 85 Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job 86 He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it 87 You can’t see the house from the street 88 I can’t cook as well as my mother does 89 He failed to win the race 90 “They won’t correct your papers before Friday,” he said -> John advised Tom ……………… -> Unless …………………… -> Mai is not ……………………… -> More and more pollution …… ->Nam now wishes that ………… -> He’s used to …………………… -> The house ………………… -> My mother ………………… -> He didn’t ………………………… -> He said …………………………… III Make meaningful sentences from the sets of words and phrases provided ( 2points) 91 It / a nice morning/ May 92 My friends/ I / take / a boat trip / the Mekong Delta 93 We / see / a lot of women/ plant/ rice / rice fields 94 After an hour/ we / stop by/ island/ and / visit/ snake farm/ see the snakes 95 At noon/ we listen/ traditional music/ play / local people 96 Then we / have lunch / rice and fresh food / fruit garden 97 After the meal/ we continue / trip/ floating market 98 There we / enjoy / buy / fruit and many local specialties 99 At pm/ we visit/ famous pagoda/ before/ coming / home/ coach 100 The trip/ very interesting/ we/ enjoy/ very much _ The end _ (5)