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2 - ANY: Trong câu phủ định và nghi vấn - Dùng với danh từ số ít không đếm được và sốâ nhiều đếm được: Ex: I don’t like any milk.. Do you like any milk?[r]

PHẦN I Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi 6+7 TENSES Present simple Present progressive S + V(s-es) (be): am- is- are S + don’t/ doesn’t +V1 S+ am not/ isn’t/ aren’t S + am/is/are + V-ing S+am/is/are(not)+V-ing Do/Does + S+V1? Am/Is/Are + S+…? Am/ Is/Are +S+V-ing? Everyday, usually, after school, never, often, sometimes, always, Now, at the present, at the moment, at this time, Look! Listen, !Be careful! Hurry up! Give the correct form of these verbs: The sun (set) ……………………………………………………………………………in the West It usually (rain) ……………………………………………………………………………in the summer They (build) ……………………………………………………………the buildings at the moment Bees (make) ……………………………………………………………honey They (get) ……………………………………………………………………on the scale now The earth (circle) ………………………………………………………the Sun once every 365 days Rivers usually (flow) ………………………………………………… to the sea Don’t worry I (give) ……………………………him your message when I (see) ………………………… him Look! Jane (play) ………………………… the guitar Hurry up! The bus (come) …………………………… 10 I (not talk) …………………………………………………… to her at present 11 How often………………………… she (go) ………………………… fishing? - She (go) ……………………………………once a year 12 your friends (be)………………………… students? -Yes, they (be) 13 the children (play)………………………………………… in the park at the moment? -No, they aren’t They (learn) to play the piano 14 …………………….you (go)………………………… to school on Sundays? – Yes, I 15 My mother (cook) ………………………………………a meal now She ( cook)…………………… everyday 16 What……………………… your mother (do)………………………… at this time? - She (make)………………………………a dress 17 she often (go)…………………………… to the cinema every weekend? 18 I don’t know But she always (go) to the church on Sundays 19 The students (not be) in class at present 20 She always (wash) the dishes after meals (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now 21 My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market 22 It (rain) much in summer It (rain) now 23 Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the morning EXERCISES II Every morning , Linda ( get )……… up at She ( have ) …………… Breakfast at 6:10 After breakfast , she ( brush ) ………… her teeth She ( go ) …………… to school at 6:30 She ( have ) ……………lunch at 11:30 at school We ( watch ) …………….T.V every morning I (do ) ……………………my homework every afternoon Mai and Lan ( play ) ………………….games after school Vy ( listen ) ………………to music every night Where ( be ) ……………… your father now ? He ( read ) ……………… a newspaper What ………….you ( ) ………………? I ( be ) ……….a student Where ………….you ( go ) ……………….now ? I (go ) ………………to the market She is cooking and we ( ) …………………… the housework 10 He isn`t in the room He ( play ) ……………… in the garden 11 Look ! The birds ( fly ) ………………………… 12 I ( go ) ………………….to school by bus every day , but today I ( go ) ……………………… to school by bike 13 Listen ! Mai ( sing ) ………………………… 14 They ( play ) ………………………volleyball every afternoon They ( play ) ……………………volleyball now 15 Mai ( brush ) ………………… her teeth every morning She ( brush ) ……………………her teeth now 16 Listen ! Lan ( play ) ……………………….the piano 17 Mai ( be ) ………………….tired now 18 It is 6:00 p.m Mary is at home She ( have ) ………………… dinner with her family around six o` clock 19 Where is your father ? He is upstair He ( watch ) ………………T.V He always ( watch ) ……………………… T.V at night 20 Our teacher ( live ) …………………… on Quang Trung street 21 §ao and Mai ( ) ………………………the housework now 22 What ………………your mother ( ) ……………….? She is cooking 23 How …………………you ( go ) ……………to school every day ? 24 Nam ( go ) ……………… to work by car every day but today he ( take ) ………………………a bus 25 Where ……………… your father ( work ) …………… ? In the hospital 26 Look ! The teacher ( come ) ……………………… 27 She is very clever She ( speak ) ………………….4 languagues 28 Steve often ( smoke ) ………………….10 cigarettes a day 29 We usually ( have ) ……………………dinner at 7: 00 30 Anne ( wash ) ………………….her hair twice a week 31 Jane ( teach ) …………………English to children 32 You ( meet ) ………………….a lot of people 33 He often ( go ) ………………………….to the cinema 34 Food ( cost ) …………………a lot of money 35 Listen ! Somebody ( sing ) …………………………… 36 She is tired She ( want ) ………………….to go home now 37 How often …………you ( read ) …………………a newspaper ? 38 “ Excuse me , but you ( sit ) ……………………in my place “ “ Oh , I am sorry “ 39 “ I am sorry “ I ( not understand ) ………………………… Please speak slowly 40 What time … she ( finish ) ……………work every day ? 41 He ( not usually drive ) ……………………………to work He usually ( walk ) ………………… 43 Mozart ( play ) ……………………the piano when he ( be ) ……………three 44 Many people prefer ( fly ) …………………to ( go ) ……………… by sea 45 My mother ( go ) …………… to the supermarket yesterday evening but she ( not buy ) …………………… 46 He ( move ) …………………to Paris in 1917 and ( spend ) …………… years in Paris 47 Teenagers like ( listen ) ……………to the latest pop music 48 What ……………….you ( ) ………… tomorrow morning 49 Children shouldn`t ( drink ) ……………….coffee It ( not be ) ……… Good for their health 50 My family ( watch ) …………….T.V every night But now we ( listen ) …………………… to pop music 51 Yesterday Nga father ( start ) …………………….his new job 52 I ( meet ) ………………… her at the movie theater last night 53 He ( go ) ………………….to the English club every Sunday But last Sunday he ( not go ) ………………… there , he ( go ) ………………to the City Museum 54 My mother ( make ) …………………a dress now 55 Two years ago , she ( teach ) ………………at a village school 56 We ( travel ) ……………………………to Hue next week 57 What …………….you ( ) …………………yesterday morning 58 They usually ( have ) ………………………dinner at home , but they ( have ) ……………dinner in a small restaurant yesterday evening 59 The children ( be ) …………………….here ten minutes ago , but at the moment they ( play ) …………………….in the jard 60 Could you ( show ) ……………………me the way to the bus stop 61 Lan and Hoa ( go ) ……………… to the post office now 62 Liz ( need ) ……………….some stamps and envelopes 63 Hoa ( mail ) ………………….this letter tomorrow 64 I need ( buy ) …………… a phone card 65 He ( phone ) …………………….his parents three or four times a week 66 Nam wants ( send ) …………………… this postcard to his penpal 67 We would like ( visit ) ……………………Ngoc Son Temple 68 My hair is dirty I ( wash ) ……………….it 69 We ( have ) ………………………an English test tomorrow 70 They usually ( paint ) …………………… their house blue 71 My father ( buy ) …………………… a new car months ago 72 Nam ( help ) ……………………his father repair the radio at this time 73 I ( be ) …………………busy last night , so I ( miss ) …………….a good film on T.V 74 Mr Robinson ( watch ) …………………… T.V every night 75 Mrs Mai ( make ) ………………….all her own clothes At the moment she ( make ) ………………… a dress for her daughter 76 He ( teach ) ………………….math at this school in 1986 77 Every body ( wait ) ……………….for the president in the hall now 78 You should ( go ) ……………….to bed early 79 Lan ( be ) ………………… very tired when she ( catch ) ………… a bad cold days ago 80 She needs ( eat ) ……………… a lot of vegetables and fruit 81 I hope you ( feel ) …………………… better soon 82 He ( not come ) …………………….to the meeting last week 83 My father never ( take ) ………………….medicine 84 There ( be ) ……………nobody there when I ( arrive ) …………………yesterday 85 Yesterday , Hoa and her aunt ( go ) .to the supermarket 86 I would like ( tell ) ……………you about my family 87 Vegetables often ( have ) …………….dirt from the farm on it 88 Be careful ! The children ( cross ) ……………… the street 89 I ( be ) …………….fourteen years old next week , and so will I 90 My father ( not watch ) ……………….T.V last night He ( read ) …………… newspapers and magazines 91 You should ( add ) ……………a little salt to the spinach when you boil it 92 When ……………you ( buy ) ………this dress ? Two days ago 93 I hope you ( visit ) ……………………….Ha Noi soon 94 She would like ( buy ) …………………some bananas 95 Hoa ( receive ) ………………….a letter from her mother days ago 96 It stopped ( hurt ) ……………….afterwards 97 I like ( watch ) …………………… baseball 98 The children must ( be ) …………….back by six o`clock 99 Marconi ( invent ) ……… radio 100 The disease ( spread ) ……………… fast now 101 You ought ( finish ) ………………………your home work before ( watch ) …………… T.V 102 Hoa ( have ) ……………….a lot of friends in Hue 103 Nam and Trung always ( visit ) ……………their grandparents on Sunday 104 My father ( listen ) ……………to the radio everyday 105 The children ( like ) ……………….to play in the park 106 She ( not live ) …………………….with her parents 107 Lan ( brush ) …………………her teeth after meals 108 The students ( not go ) ……………………to school on Sunday 109 Nga ( talk ) ………………to her friends now 110 She ( be ) …………………… 14 on her next birthday 111 We ( visit ) …………………… Huong Pogoda next week 112 They ( live ) ……………….with their grandparents 113 I ( come ) ………………………back tomorrow 114 He ( have ) …………………….a lot of friends 115 She ( have ) ………………… a meeting tonight 116 M y father ( jog ) ……………………………every morning 117 We often ( play ) ……………….tennis in the afternoon upload.123doc.net What …………… you ( ) ……………….next Sunday 119 Phong ( watch ) …………….T.V everynight 120 They ( go ) …………… to the movies tonight 121 Tomorrow , She ( invite ) ………………….all friends to her birthday party 122 My brother ( listen ) …………… to music in his free time 123 Our friends ( come ) ……………………here soon 124 My father never ( drink ) ………………coffee 125 I usually ( go ) ……………….to school by bike but tomorrow I ( go ) ………………………to school by bus 126 Jane ( play ) ……………… the piano at present 127 He ( visit ) ………………… his grandparents next week 128 Jane ( play ) …………………… the piano at present 129 We ( not invite ) ……………… many friends to the party tonight 130 Hurry up ! we ( wait ) …………………….for you 131 Lan and Hoa ( read ) …………… in the library at the moment 132 We ( not come ) ……………………… here tomorrow morning 133 Listen ! The girl ( play ) ………………….the piano 134 Nam ( go ) ………………… to the English club every Saturday 134 What ……………….you ( ) …………….now I ( grow ) …………………some flowers 135 My father ( travel ) ……………… to Nha Trang next week 136 Students often ( go ) …………………to the school cafeteria at lunch time 137 You can ( find ) ………… math books on the racks in the middle 138 Look ! The teacher ( come ) …………………….here 139 She ( study ) ………………… maps in Geography 140 Ba can ( fix ) …………… the lights 141 They ( ) …………………….some experiments at the moment 142 You ( be ) …………….a famous author one day 143 He enjoys ( draw ) ………………….pictures 144 Mai ( learn ) ………………… to play the piano in her free time 145 I ( try ) …………………… to repair the radio now 146 The students ( write ) …………………an essay in Literature next Monday 147 Let us ( go ) …………………to the English club 148 I ( ) ……………….my math homework at the moment 149 Next year , my sister ( be ) ……………… a teacher 150 When they ( be ) ……………young , they ( leave ) …………….their family and ( go ) ……………………to Ho Chi Minh city 151 When ……………… Thomas Edison ( die ) …………………? In 1931 PARTS OF SPEECH OF WORD FORMS I Danh từ (Nouns): Định nghĩa: Danh từ là từ dùng để vật, việc người Phân loại danh từ: - Danh từ đếm (countable nouns): book, student, table, - Danh từ không đếm (uncountable nouns): water, grass, information, - Danh từ đơn (simple nouns): war (chiến tranh), bus (xe buýt), - Danh từ kép (Compound nouns): world peace (hòa bình giới), bus station (trạm xe buýt), Chức năng: a Làm chủ ngữ (Subject-): The children go to school every day b Làm tân ngữ động từ và giới từ: (Object): The mother gave a cake to her son c Làm bổ ngữ cho chủ ngữ (Sau keep / seem/ be/ feel/ look) (Complement): He is my best friend d Làm bổ ngữ cho tân ngữ (Sau call/ select/ name/ ) We call him Tom II Đại từ (Pronouns): Định nghĩa: Đại từ là từ dùng thay cho danh từ Phân loại đại từ: a Đại từ nhân xưng (Personal pronouns): có loại: - Đại từ làm chủ ngữ: I/ We/ You/ They/ She/ He/ It - Đại từ làm tân ngữ: me/ us/ you/ them/ her/ him/ it b Đại từ định: This/ that/ these/ those c Đại từ bất định: (Chỉ người) someone, somebody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, everyone (Chæ vaät) something, nothing, anything, everything Chức năng: Giống danh từ III Tính từ (Adjectives): Định nghĩa: là từ dùng để miêu tả cho biết thêm chi tiết danh từ Phân loại: a Tính từ miêu tả: SIZE + SHAPE + AGE + COLOR + NATIONAL + MATERIAL (kích thước + hình dạng + tuổi + maøu + quoác tòch + chaát lieäu) b Tính từ sở hữu: my/ our / your / their / her / his/ its c Tính từ số lượng: much/ little/ few/ a lot of / plenty of / each/ every/ another Chức năng: a Bổ nghĩa cho danh từ: A beautiful girl b Bổ nghĩa cho đại từ: Something new c Đứng sau keep / seem/ be/ feel/ look vàbổ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ; He looks happy d Đứng sau keep /make let + O + Adj vàbổ nghĩa cho tân ngữ We make our parents happy IV Trạng từ (Adverbs): Định nghĩa: là từ dùng để diển tả tính cách, đặc tính, mức độ, và dùng để bổ nghĩa cho động từ, tính từ, trạng từ khác cho câu Phân loại: a Trạng từ thể cách: well, carefully, quickly, hard, fast b Trạng từ thời gian: early/ late / yet/ now, today, yesterday, before, after, tomorrow c Trạng từ mức độ: too much/ too little/ very / extremely/ a lot / nearly d Trạng từ địa điểm: here/ there/ upstairs/ at home / in the garden e Trạng từ thường xuyên: always/ often/ usually/ sometimes/ hardly/ once a week Chức năng: a Bổ nghĩa cho tính từ: A very beautiful girl b Bổ nghĩa cho động từ: walk slowly; study hard; play well c Bổ nghĩa cho trạng từ: walk very slowly; study so hard; play quite well NOUN VERB WORD FORM ADJ PARTICIPLE Anger Angry Attraction Attract Attractive Beauty Beautify ADV NOTE Angrily Giaän Attractively Haáp daãn Beautiful Beautifully Đẹp Business Busy Busily Baän vieäc Care/ ful/ ness Care Careful/ less Carefully/ lessly Caån thaän Center Central Centrally Collection Curiosity Collect Attracted Collective Trung taâm Thu thaäp Curious Curiously Toø moø Dangerously Nguy hieåm 10 Danger Endanger Dangerous 11 Death Die Dead 12 Depth (độ saâu) 13 Difference Deepen (laøm) Deep Deeply Saâu Differ Different Differently Khaùc Difficult Difficultly Khoù khaên Excitingly Hào hứng 14 Difficulty 15 Excitement 16 Friend/ - ship Excite exciting Friendly Cheat Excited/ ing Baïn beø 17 Fluency Fluent Fluently Harmful/ less Harmlully/lessly Haïi 19 Happiness Happy Happily Haïnh phuùc 20 Health Healthy Healthily Maïnh khoeû 18 Harm 21 Invention Harm (gaây haïi) Invent 22 Laziness Inventory Troâi chaûy Phaùt minh Lazy Lazily Lười biếng 23 Length Lengthen Long Daøi 24 Nation/ ality Nationalize National Nước/ qtịch 25 Nature Naturalize Natural 26 Pollution Pollute 27 Practice Practice Practical 28 Prevention Prevent Preventable 29 Reason Reason Reasonable Reasonably Lyù Scientific Scientifically Khoa hoïc Naturally Polluted Tự nhiên O nhieãm Practically Thực hành Ngaên caûn 30 Science/ Scientist 31 Strength Strengthen Strong Strongly Maïnh 32 Success Succeed Successful Successfully Thaønh coâng 33 Warmth Warn Warm Warmly AÁm aùp 34 Width Widen Wide Widely Roäng 35 Wonder Wonder Wonderful Wonderfully Kì dieäu IDENTIFICATION OF WORD FORMS I Chọn danh từ: (đầu câu, sau độïng từ và giới từ)  A, AN, THE   THIS/ THAT/ THESE/ THOSE  MY/ OUR / YOUR / THEIR / HER / HIS/ ITS   EACH/ EVERY, BOTH , NO  + NOUN (Danh từ) FEW, A FEW, LITTLE, A LITTLE, ENOUGH   SOME/ ANY/ MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF   THE MOST /BEST  II Chọn tính từ: Trước danh từ, sau linking verbs, ADJ+ NOUN KEEP / SEEM/ BE/ FEEL/ LOOK + ADJ: A happy girl always smiles (happiness) Linking verbs: He’s heavy ( heaviness) III Chọn trạng từ: Giữa chủ ngữ và động từ / sau động từ thường, sau tân ngữ đầu câu, I have recently received my friend’s letter S + ADV + V(thường): The doctor told me to breathe in slowly S + V (+ O) + ADV Suddenly, he saw an accident ADV, S + V IV Chọn động từ: đứng sau chủ ngữ: My mother bought a new bike yesterday - S + V: V Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets He feels very ………… ……….………so he talks ………… ……….……… Anger She looks………… ……….………in her new coat Attraction He plays soccer ………… ……….……… Beauty Nam is always ………… ……….……… He is on his …… ……….……… this week Business Mr Han is a ………… ……….……… driver He drives ………… ……….……… Care I live on ………… ……….……… highland in Dalak Center Hoa has a fine ………… ……….……… of stamp Collect His ………… ……….……… helps him successful Curious AIDS is a……… ……….disease Danger Her parents’ ………… ……….……… makes her very sad Death Mai understands me ………… ……….……… Depth (độ sâu) There is no ………… ……….……… between my answer and his Differ We have a lot of ………… ……….……… in learning English Difficult The is an………… ……….……… football match this afternoon Excite We are very proud of our……… ……… Friend He speaks English ………… ……….……… Fluency If you smoke, it is ………… ……….……… to you Harm She sent her best wishes for my future………… ……….……… Happiness He does exercise every morning, so he is very………… ……….……… Health Exercises ………… ……….………your health Strong ………… ……….………students don’t often succeed in the tests Laziness ……… ……….are trying to find out new stars Science Nam is very………… ……….……… and heavy Strength I don’t like hot weather I like………… ……….……… weather Warmth Ha Long Bay is a ………… ……….……… Bay Wonder ADVERB CLAUSES OF TIME & REASON A ADVERD CLAUSES OF TIME: Là mệnh đề trạng ngữ thời gian bắt đầu các liên từ When, while, after/ before, as (khi), until (đến ) S +V+ When/ while/ after/ before/ as/until + S + V Chæ töông lai: When he comes tomorrow, we will welcome him Chæ hieän taïi: When it’s hot, I go swimming / As I come, he is eating B ADVERD CLAUSES OF REASON: Là mệnh đề trạng ngữ lý hay nguyên nhân bắt đầu các liên từ : because/ since/ as (bởi vì) S + V + because/ since/ as + S + V Mr Ba is late because/ since/ as she oversleeps Because Lan and Ba don’t have a tent, they never go camping C Join two sentences into one, use because/ since/ as: Lan and Ba never go camping , so they don’t have a tent I stay at home It rains Tan is late for school He misses the bus The weather is fine We have a picnic on the mountain I don’t have a bike, so I walk Nhan is free, so he flies his kites D Join two sentences into one, use when/ while/ after/ before/ as/until: It is warm I go fishing (when) My father is eating My mother cooks (while) I take a bath first Then I eat (before) Mr Quang waits for the farmer The farmer comes (until) He will come tomorrow We will welcome him (When) You will go the museum You will see a lot of valuable pictures (When) ARTICLES A Mạo từ không xác định: A,AN Examples A An : đứng trước danh từ đếm số ít để giới A ball is round I see a boy in the street thiệu điều gì chưa đề cập lần đầu An : đứng trước danh từ bắt đầu nguyên âm an apple, an inkpot, an engineer A : đứng trước danh từ bắt đầu phụ âm a book, a pen, house, a man, Những danh từ ,luôn dùng với A European, uniform, universal, university, union, eulogy, euphemism Những danh từ ,luôn dùng với AN hour, heir, herbal, honor B Mạo từ xác định: THE Không dùng mạo từ xác định: THE Đứng trước danh từ đếm không đếm Trước danh từ không đếm số ít/ đếm số nhiều nói đên đặc điểm, chủng loại, giống nòi số ít hay nhiều để giới thiệu điều gì đã chung chung đề cập, bổ nghĩa cụm giới từ with / of + N hay ñieàu maø cuõng bieát The earth is round (ai cuõng bieát) Athletes must follow a well- balanced diet The boy in the corner is my friend Sugar is sweet (nghóa chung chung) The sugar on the table is sweet ( nghóa rieâng bieät) Tigers like fresh meat The tigers in Vietnam are in danger a Teân Nhieàu hoà: The great Lakes Các đại dương: the Atlantic Ocean Caùc doøng soâng: The red River Caùc vuøng bieån: The red Sea b Teân caùc daõy nuùi: the Andes, the rocky mountains c Một vật/ người nhất: the earth, the moon, the sun, the Pope, the sky d Tên các trường học có: the School of Florida Tên các trường đại học có: the University of Tên các trường cao đẳng có: the College of e Số thứ tự đứng trước danh từ: the first World War f Tên các nước gồm nhiều từ: the U.S, the U.K g Teân caùc nhaïc cuï: the guitar, the piano h Teân caùc cuoäc chieán: the Korean war Teân hoà soá ít: Lake Geneva, Lake Erie Chaâu luïc: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia Teân moät nuùi: Mount Everest, Mount Pinatubo Teân caùc haønh tinh: Venus, Mars, Danh từ trừu tượng: freedom, happiness Tên trường học bắt đầu danh từ riêng: Quang Trung Secondary School Hung Vuong University, Hong Bang College Số đếm sau danh từ: World war one, chapter two Tên các nước gồm từ: France, Vietnam Teân caùc moân theå thao: baseball, volleyball, soccer Những từ không bị giới hạn nghĩa: breakfast, lunch, dinner, church, school, college, home, work, hospital Supply the correct word form The duty of the police is the _of law and order (MAINTAIN) Our tomatoes are nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week (RIPE) Look at this picture of Bill and his father - you can see the clearly, can’t you? (LIKE) He said ‘Good morning’ in a most _way (FRIEND) Playing for the national team for the first time was an _experience for Hong Son (FORGET) “This is not a good essay,’ said the lecturer ‘I find your arguments (CONVINCE) It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to _ it? (MODERN) George and I have been friends since _ he used to live next door (CHILD) In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _ for their animals (WARM) 10 Pele Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup (COURAGE) 11 is one of the qualities required of a social worker (FLEXIBLE) 12 Novelists are among the most _people in the world.(IMAGINE) 13 Secondary education is and free in many countries (COMPEL) 14 The song has been selected for the Sea Games 22, Vietnam (OFFICE) 15 _are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution (ENVIRONMENT) o A or An? The general rule is that we use a before a consonant and an before a vowel: a bowl, a car,a dog, but an ant, an elephant, an insect, an orange, an urn But, what is important here is not the way a word is written, but the way it sounds We choose a or an depending on the sound at the beginning of the word and whether it is a vowel sound or a consonant sound For example, take the word uniform Although it – The definite article doesn't change It is always the whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural We use the definite article - the - when we talk about a singular or plural noun which refers to a particular member of a a group The woman.The man.The door.The doors Prior Reference We often use the after the noun has already been mentioned For example: begins with a vowel - u - when we write it, when we say it the first sound is /y/ which is a consonant: uniform is pronounced ‘/junɪfɔːm/ so we say a uniform One word which is often confused is hotel Some people pronounce this word as /həʊˈtɛl/ so they would write: a hotel But other people pronounce this word as /əʊˈtɛl/ and so they would write: an hotel o The Zero Article does not exist It is a useful term to use when describing how to use articles Essentially when we talk about the zero article, we mean that we don’t use any article in front of a noun For example, when we use a noun with a preposition, we often not use an article (that is, we just use the noun on its own): I went to school but left my books at home Mother was in church and father at sea; Grandfather came to dinner later by train and Grandmother managed to escape from prison to join us When we talk about an institution, we use the zero article An Englishman, an Irishman and a Sctosman walk into a pub The Englishman ordered a bitter; the Irishman ordered a Guiness and the Scotsman ordered a whisky The first time we mention the noun we use the indefinite article and from then on we use the definite article Known Reference If both speakers know what they are talking about they can use the even though the noun may not have been mentioned before In other words, it is implied that the noun has already been mentioned Excuse me, you know what the time is? Where's the toilet? In these examples, the speaker assumes that the listener knows what is being talked about Miscellanous In addition, the is used in the following special circumstances Exceptions include: the Hague; the Matterhorn; the Mall; the White House, the United States of America We use the definite article - the - when we talk about a singular or plural noun which refers to a particular member of a a group In this example the group is all men; we want to reference a particular man so we say: The man in the hat Compare this with the indefinite article which refers to any man in the group: A man in a hat parts of day/night days festivals seasons & months midnight, midday, noon, night Monday, Tuesday Easter Winter, February superlatives ordinals oceans, seas years 1961, 1995, 2000 inventions buildings Buckingham Palace, number 10 titles streets Acacia Avenue, Pall Mall, Sunset Boulevard rivers & canals the highest, the biggest, the oldest the third man, the sixth wife the Pacific, the Black Sea the wheel, the internal combustion engine the Queen, the President, the chairperson the Thames, the Nile, the Suez the Sheraton, the Red Lion, the Natural History Museum London, New York, Tokyo, The Independent, The Daily Mirror, cities & towns newspapers Sydney, Cairo The Times mountains Everest, K2, Mont Blanc families the Browns, the Bushes countries of the United States, the United Arab countries America, Britain, Arabia union Emirates He is an artist and his wife is a continents Africa, Asia, America, Europe jobs plumber He is a Buddhist and his wife is an beliefs atheist people Joe, Mrs Smith ships the Bismarck, the Lusitanian magazines Cosmopolitan, Time mountain chains the Alps, the Highlands games football, tennis, bar billiards instruments the piano, the bag pipes He is an American and she is a nationalities Swede Exceptions include: the Hague; the Matterhorn; the Mall; the White House, the United States of America In this example, the group is all men; we want to reference a particular man so we say: The man in the hat Compare this with the indefinite article, which refers to any man in the group: A man in a hat airports Heathrow, Gatwick public buildings Retrieved from "http://www.icalweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Indefinite_Article" COMPARISONS A/ So saùnh baèng: (equality) This new house is as expensive as that one S + V + AS ADJ/ ADV AS + S B/ So saùnh hôn: (Comparatives) S + V + ADJ/ADV- ER + THAN + S2 Tính từ dài: S + V + MORE + ADJ/ ADV + THAN + S2 Tính từ ngắn: C/ So saùnh nhaát; (Superlatives) S + V + THE ADJ –EST + N Tính từ dài: S + V + THE MOST + ADJ + N Tính từ ngắn: He ran faster than his friends did Films are more interesting than plays Ex: He is more intelligent than Peter Nam is the youngest student in his class Winter is the coldest in the year Note: - Tính từ ngắn: vần và vần như: happy, pleasant, quiet - Tính từ dài: các tính từ vần trở lên : interesting, beautiful, expensive - So sánh các tính từ đặc biệt: good → better/ the best; bad → worse/ the worst; little → less/ the least;many → more/ the most; far → farther/ further/ the farthest/ further Test (comparative or superlative form) I/ Read the situations and complete the sentences Use the comparative form (-er or more )with give adjective The CD is 20.000 dong , the cassette is 12.000 dong (expensive) The CD……………………………………………………………………… The church is built in 1878 and the library in 1925.(old) The church ………………………………………………………………… Andrew hasn’t many friend Clare has lots of friends.(popurlar) Clare………………………………………………………………………… The film lasts two and a half hours, but videotape is only two hours long.(long) The film ……………………………………………………………………… It takes four hours to go by car and five hours to go by train.(slow) Going by train………………………………………… …………………… Laura’s room has a lot of pictures and flowers Mark’s room doesn’t have any pictures (interesting) Laura’s room ………………………………………………………………… Daneil can lift 90 kilos ,but Matthew can lift 120 kilos.(strong) Matthew ……………………………………………………………………… There are a lot of vehicles on the streets in the city.There are few vehicles on the streets in the countryside (Crowded) The streets in the city ……………………………………………………… The buses run every 30 minutes The trains run very hour.(frequent) The buses …………………………………………………………………… 10 Yesterday the temperature was six degrees Today it’s only three degrees.(cold) It …………………………………………………………………………… II/ Write the sentences from the notes.Use the superlative form of the adjective 1.Mark / tall /person/ his family ……………………………………………………………………………… 2.This stadium / modern / Europe ……………………………………………………………………………… 3.What /happy/ day/your life ……………………………………………………………………………… 4.The Beatles album / good / they ever made ……………………………………………………………………………… 5.Asernal /popular/team/England ……………………………………………………………………………… 6.This painting /valuable/the gallery ……………………………………………………………………………… 7.Yesterday/hot /day/the month ……………………………………………………………………………… 8.This watch/ one /cheap/you cn buy ……………………………………………………………………………… 9.That/ boring/ film /I /ever / see ……………………………………………………………………………… 10.It /bad/mistake/I/ever/make ……………………………………………………………………………… III/ Write the comparative form or the superlative form of the words in brackets Sport is……………………………….politics.(interesting) Can’t you think of anything ……………………… to say?(intelligent) It’s …………………… day of the year.(short) London is……………………………Birmingham.(big) I prefer this chair to the other ones.It’s ……………………(comfortable) The weather is getting……………………………….(bad) I like living in the countryside.It’s …………….living in a town.(peaceful) Who is ………………………in the class?(clever) That’s …………………… meal I’ve had for a long time.(delicious) 10 It was……………………….speech I’ve heard (boring) III/ Read the situations and complete the sentences Using the words in brackets I’m quite tall but you are taller.(as…… as) I’m…………………………………………………………………… Hoa and Tim are both 13 year old (the same…… as) Tim is……………………………age…………………………………… She speak English very well ,and her sister speaks well too.(as…… as) She speaks………………………………………………………her sister They lived here for a long time but we’ve lived here longer.(as…… as) They haven’t…………………………………………………………us My birthday is 12 August.Tom’s birthday is 12 August (the same as) My birthday is ……………………………………………………Tom’s Sandra spent 100 dollar ; but Susan spent 120 dollars.(as…… as) Sandra ……………………………much money……………………… Nam drive carefully,but his sister drive more carefully.(as…… as) Nam doesn’t……………………………………………………………… We left the meeting at 10 pm ; they left the meeting at 10 pm too (The same ……as) We left …………………………………time………………………… PREPOSITIONS With IN: the morning, august, summer, 2006, uniform, hospital, bed, the world, debt, prison, English, the center of, the middle of, some ways, addition, Vietnam, London, ink, the past/ future, case With ON: Monday, Saturday morning, holiday, radio, subject, foot, a farm, a chair, the beach, the phone, Christmas Day, the occasion, the south coast of, a picnic, the way to, time, a street, a floor, the right/ left, sale, the corner With AT: o’clock, first, last, present, the moment, 16 years old, the age of (15), home, school, the bus stop, the same time, a party, Mary’s house, the end of, the beginning of, night, least, once, times, work With others: for a week/ fun/ reading/ a walk - from Paris to London, from nine to five- By Nguyen Du, by shooting, by then, by the way, by far, by accident by car/ bus/ taxi/ plane - with smoke, with hands, out of date/ work/ order ADJ+ Prep: amazed, amused, delighted at – afraid of, angry with, bad at, good at, different from, fond to, familiar with, famous for, proud of, interested in, kind to/ of, pleased with, useful for, worried about, similar to, accustomed to VERBS + Prep: borrow from, compare with, crowd into, laugh at, look at/ after/ for/up, prepare for, participate, think of ,prefer to, succeed in, take part in, take care of, tell about, take to about, tune into, keep in touch, consist of NOUN + Prep: love for, habit of/ aspect of, sight of, means of, reason for, method of, pair of SOME SENTENCE PATTERNS S + V + Adj/ n ( be, look, keep, seem, taste, sound, become) S + V + Adv (walk, drive, talk, close, rise come) S + V + O + adv ( watch, read, meet, make, see) S + V + O + C (make, elect, declare, consider…) ( think, believe, find) (keep, make, let, have) (regard, recognize, appoint, consider) S + V + I.O + D.O = S + V + D.O+ to/ for + I.O (give, teach, show, award, offer, lend +to // buy, make+ for) S + V + prep + O (look at, wait for, cope with, rely on, depend on, complain/talk about, smile at…) S + V + prep + O = S + V + O (pro) + prep (put on/off, take off, turn on /off, throw away, see off S + V + O + noun clause (learn, know, show, discover, decide, understand…) There (be) + noun + prep phrase Jack looked very worried The food tastes delicious He is careful He drives slowly He watched T.V every night We made Frank armchair I find the lesson too boring Sad movie makes me cry They regard him as an excellent player Mary teaches me English.= He teaches English to me My mother bought me a hat = She bought it for me I have been waiting for you for an hour He looks at himself in the mirror He puts on his shoes = He puts them on I turn on the light, and then I turn it off I can understand what you said He showed me where the bank was There is some water in the jar There were many students in the yard EXPRESSIONS OF QUALTY (SỰ DIỄN TẢ VỀ SỐ LƯỢNG) - SOME: Trong câu khẳng định/ lời mời: - Dùng với danh từ số ít không đếm và sốâ nhiều đếm được: Ex: I like some milk Would you like some milk? - ANY: Trong câu phủ định và nghi vấn - Dùng với danh từ số ít không đếm và sốâ nhiều đếm được: Ex: I don’t like any milk Do you like any milk? * Các đại từ someone, somebody, something, noone, nothing, nobody, anyone, anything, anybody, everyone, everything, everybody cuõng duøng theo caùch treân Chuù yù No = Not + any: nobody = not any body MANY / A LARGE NUMBER OF/ A GREAT NUMBER OF/: (nhiều) Dùng với danh từ sốâ nhiều đếm được: Ex: He has many books Ex: A large number of students in our school are good MUCH / A LARGE AMOUNT OF/ A GREAT DEAL OF /: (nhiều) Dùng với danh từ số ít không đếm được: Ex: He has much time to play Ex: A large amount of * How much/ How many cuõng duøng theo caùch treân: Ex: How many eggs does she want? - She wants a dozen eggs Ex: How much beef you want? - I want 200grams of beef PLENTY OF/ A LOT OF / LOTS OF (nhiều) Dùng với danh từ đếm và không đếm được: Ex: He has plenty of books Ex: He has plenty of time to play * Very/ too/ so/ as + many/ much + noun Ex: There is too much bad news on T.V tonight FEW / A FEW/ LITTLE / A LITTLE: (ít, moät ít, moät vaøi) A FEW: (raát ít  yù phuû ñònh) C LITTLE: (raát ít  yù phuû ñònh) + Dùng với danh từ sốâ nhiều đếm + Dùng với danh từ sốâ ít không đếm Ex: I feel lonely because I have a few friends there Ex: I have very little time for reading  B A FEW: (moät vaøi yù khaúng ñònh) D A LITTLE: (moät ít, moät chuùt  yù khaúng ñònh) + Dùng với danh từ sốâ nhiều đếm + Dùng với danh từ sốâ ít không đếm Ex: You can see a few houses on the hill Ex: I need a little help to move these books More, less, fewer: A FEWER: So saùnh hôn cuûa (few - a few) B LESS: So saùnh hôn cuûa (little - a little) - Dùng kèm với danh từ đếm số nhiều - Dùng kèm với danh từ không đếm S + V + fewer + ADJ / Noun + than + S kèm với tính từ S + V + Less + ADJ / Noun + than + S Ex: He has fewer days off than we Ex: He is less scared now Do you have less free time than Hoa? C MORE: So saùnh hôn cuûa (a lot of / many /much) - Dùng kèm với danh từ đếm không đếm Ex: Do you have more hours than Hoa? - Dùng kèm với tính từ dài (Từ vần trở lên) - S + V + More + ADJ / Noun + than + S Ex: He is more tired than I MOST / MOST OF: (Phần lớn, hầu hết) A MOST + NOUN ( số nhiều :Most children / không đếm được: Most coffee) Ex: Most children are fond of sweets Ex: Most coffee is new and good B MOST OF + MY/ HIS/ HER/ YOU/ THEIR/ THE / THIS/ THAT/ THESE/ THOSE + N Ex: Most of the boys in my class want to play soccer READING D Read and answer the questions: I Hi, My name is pike and this is my son He learns in a big school in London He goes to school from Monday to Friday and doesn’t go to school at the weekend At school, he studies may things He is very much interested in math and Physics because they are his favorite subject At recess, Peter often plays basketball and he plays it very well He sometimes plays soccer after school In his free time, he always listens to music and he learns to play the guitar He hopes he will become an engineer in the future Where does Peter learn? What subject does he like? What does he at recess? What does he in his free time? Does Peter want to be an engineer or a singer? II We are all destroying the earth The sea and the rivers are too dirty to swimming in There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can’t grow enough rice to eat Wild animals are quickly disappearing We must save the earth Are we are all destroying the earth? What are too dirty to swimming in? Why is it unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities? What disappear quickly? What should we now? III I’m Linh, Pham Thuy Linh I am a new student of 7A class in Nguyen Du secondary school I am thirteen and I come from Hoa Binh I have a brother and a sister They are 500 students at a high school in Hoa Binh I live with my aunt at 20 Le Loi Street She often brings me to school by motorbike every day It is more than two kilometers from my aunt’s house to my school It takes us ten minutes to go these My telephone number is 871374 SURVERY FORM Family name: ……… …………………………………………… Brothers and sister:………… ………………………………… Name(s): ………………… ……………………………… Address : …………… …………………………………… Age: ………………………… .………………………… Telephone number: ……… ………………………………… Grade: ………………………………………………… Distance : …………… ………………………………… School: ………………………………………………… Means of transport: .………………………………… Time: ………………… .……………………… IV My name is Lan I am 12 years old I am a student at Hoang Dieu School My father is a farmer He grows vegetables and raises cattle on our farm in the countryside My mother is a teacher She is always busy at school I have an elder sister, Mai She is a nurse, and she works in a hospital I love my family very much How old is Lan?  ………………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… Who is always busy at school?  ………………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… , What does Lan s father grow?  ………………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… Where does Mai work?  ………………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… PHẦN II Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi lớp +9 PART A : PASSIVE- ACTIVE 10 He has finished the report The police captured the thief The movie disappointed us She returned the money last night The students attended the course Mr Jones teaches this class He delivers the mail every day She took that book from the desk Fire destroyed that house She will eat the cake 10 They are eating a cake English people speak English People wear glasses The children drinks whisky Our children keep a cat and a dog as pets A rooster does not lay eggs Sheep give the wool Mother did not serve dinner They left hats and coats here They cannot hold the meeting in that room 10 He has to pay the bill For the time being, Alice is teaching that group She has finished the report The police have arrested five suspects The mad dog bit the little boy The teacher corrects our exercises Mr Smith saw the accident They started a dancing class last week You should insure the package He may pay the bill for us 10 You ought to water the plants once a week The mailman is delivering the mail now Somebody has taken my briefcase The doctor ordered him to take a long rest Lightning struck the house He wrote an article about our country She has translated that novel into Vietnamese The visitor divided the gifts among the children My secretary opens the mail every morning He will publish a new book 10 10 The host treated us very kindly My wife will write the report for me His teacher has transferred him to another class You must keep dogs in the garden A stranger started the fire They will publish the book next year A French architect designed the bridge Lightning struck the house Maria won the first prize They will sign the contract tomorrow They sent him to Los Angeles Mrs Kennedy teaches the class They published the book in 1997 The police have caught the thief They gave Linda a prize for one of her books Someone has told me about her success People speak English all over the world They sell English books in that shop Someone is repairing my car at the moment People always admire this picture 10 He uses milk for making butter and cheese She makes progress every day in the world of science The author will write this novel in June Nobody will solve this hard problem Her mother will take her to hospital next week Someone will clean the room They had to cut down that tree Someone should tell Sally what happened They’re going to build a new hospital We can solve the problem 10 Someone has to finish the job They may send the man to prison We must something now I don’t like people starting at me I dislike people making jokes about me They separated the rice from the husk The boys made a fire by their camp They built this house more than one hundred years ago Every year Viet Nam exports millions of tons of rice The publisher published his book in 1996 They repaired my desk during the weekend Nobody saw her at the party last night 10 The government has not changed the regulation She didn’t introduce me to her mother Someone is cutting the grass now Someone ought to repair this window Peter is writing a letter to his friend My friends are making some phone call in the evening Bad drivers are causing many accidents People play football all over the world 10 10 They will sign the contract tomorrow We will issue the library cards soon Thuy has to finish her homework tonight People must hand in their weapons They are repairing my piano at the moment A doctor has just examined John The fire destroyed many houses yesterday Tom will return those books to the library tomorrow Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami You must keep your room tidy He is awarding the prize to the Thon Trieu team The company has ordered some new equipment I decorated the Christmas Tree yesterday The tornado destroyed thirty houses The manager should sign these contracts today Lan will clean all the glass windows Lan’s mother has to buy some oranges They performed Christmas songs 800 years ago Somebody will call Mr Green tonight These workers are building a new hospital 10 Nobody has used this room for ages Hoa sent a Christmas card to Lan last Christmas Santa Claus gives children presents on Christmas Eve Mary’s parents sent her some money Each competitor must take a bottle on the river bank Did they build this monument ten years ago? They delayed the football match People put many kinds of newspapers on the table Tom must write this essay My father has just bought a lot of new books People will publish this novel in February They are building a new hotel Betty has just sent Mai many postcards Hoa sent her mother a gift They will build many new schools in the future 10 Students must write the answer in ink He wrote all the songs on this new album They held rice-cooking festival in Thon Trieu last year We must solve this problem soon Nguyen Du wrote Truyen Kieu 10 We must something for these poor men They have to separate the rice from the husk He shouldn’t that silly thing The boy operates that tape-recorder They gave us a post card The student cleaned the room every day I had lost some of my books We believe these boys to become better The scientists found the problem The cat pulls the pan into the sink 10 He gives her a novel about a love story They were painting a house She is watering those flowers We had finished our reports in three months He ought to sell that car We have seen her at the station The librarian will give students the books He showed me the way to Thames River He was learning in his room at 8.30 yesterday You can buy me an envelope 10 We have just bought a car We have just met Jim They visited the church two years ago Mrs Green is cooking the food in the kitchen The doctor examined the patients These boys made that noise I can’t these exercises quickly She had finished the report by noon The movie has disappointed us very much They have to pay the bill before the first of the month They will ask you several questions My parents promised me a bicycle two days ago Somebody has locked the box and I can’t open it Somebody calls the president every morning Airplanes are carrying food to the flood region now Nam can repair this sewing machine People advised us not to go out alone The police ought to put the robbers in prison They had checked her handbag 10 Susan’s father has promised her a new watch 10 You will answer all the questions on the paper The earthquake has destroyed many buildings He has just killed a tiger Lan’s mother is making her a dress We saw Mrs Quyen leave her house at o’clock Mr Lam must finish this work before June My parents are going to buy a new TV tomorrow We haven’t seen Peter yet Nam and Ba are painting the fence Hoa reads a story book after dinner 10 They were building a new school here when we came He will send his parents a gift She has bought two new dresses recently You must write these music lessons in ink We saw our friends outside the church yesterday Lan saw an accident on Le Loi street yesterday People can grow potatoes in this farm I have seen that exciting film many times My father drinks a cup of tea in the morning Bill called his boss yesterday 10 Susan is phoning her boyfriend in the living room now Mr and Mrs Long were playing chess when we came His parents have just given him a new dictionary We grow rubber trees in our country He met his father at the front gate People can’t plant rubber trees in the desert We haven’t seen Peter yet Ba and Nam are painting the fence Linh reads a story book after dinner He will send his parents a gift Part B: REPORTED SPEECH I Reported speech with the introductory verb in the present simple Ex: My teacher of Geography says, “ The Sun rises in the East.” My teacher of Geography says ( that ) the Sun rises in the East S1 + says (that) + S2 + V’ + O’ II.Statements,commands, requests,advice in reported speech and indirect questions with if and whether Statement in reported speech Ex: Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.” Nam said (that) he was doing his homework then S + said (that) + S2 + V” + O” Commands in reported speech Ex1: He said, “ Can you meet me after class?” He asked me to meet him after class Ex2: “Don’t talk in class”, Our teacher said Our teacher told us not to talk in class Ex3: The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence.” The policeman ordered me to show him my driving licence Ex4: “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get an electric shock”,the man said to me The man warned me not to touch that button or I would get an electric shock S+ asked told ordered + O + ( NOT) + TO_infi warned Advice in reported speech EX: “ You should stop smoking,” my father said My father said/ told ( that ) I should stop smoking S + said/told ( that ) + S2 + Should + V_bare infi Indirect questions with if and whether Ex1: She asked me “ Do you like playing soccer?” She asked if/whether I liked playing soccer Ex2: “Will Tom be here tomorrow?” she asked Ba She asked Ba if/whether Tom would be here the day after Ex3: “ Is the Big Ben in New York city?” Nam asked Lan Nam asked Lan if/whether the Big Ben was in New York city Ex4: She said, “ Do I look alright?” She wondered if / whether she looked alright S + asked (s.b) / wanted to know / wondered + If / Whether + S’ + V’ +… WH-questions in reported speech Ex1: My teacher said to us, “ where are you going ?” My teacher asked us where we were going Ex2: Nga said, “ What time does the bank close?” Nga wanted to know what time the bank closed Ex3: She said to me, “ what’s your name?” She asked me what my name was S+ asked ( O ) Wondered Wanted to know + WH_questions + S’ + V’ Exercise Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.” …………………………………………………………………… … “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………… He said to me, “ Did your uncle plant the coffee trees in the field last year?” …………………………………………………………………………………… “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said …………………………………………………………………………… “ Does your sister take the vegetables to market everyday Minh?” Lan asked …………………………………………………………………………………… She said, “I often listen to music at night.” ……………………………………………………… “ Have they written the answers in the exercisebooks?” the teacher said to Ss …………………………………………………………………………………… Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” ………………………………………………………………………………… Nga asked, “ Did your father watch Joo Mong film last night, Nam?” ………………………………………………………………………… 10 They said, “We have to the assignments now.” …………………………………………………………… 11 Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” ……………………………………………………… 12 “Students at secondary school and high school rarely sing English songs” She said ……………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Ngan told Mai, “ Don’t feed the chickens.” ………………………………………………… 14 They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” ………………………………………………………………………… 15 My teacher of Geography says, “ The Earth moves around the sun.” ………………………………………………………………………… 16 Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.” ………………………………………………………… 17 He said, “ Can you meet me after class?” …………………………………………………… 18 “Don’t talk in class”, Our teacher said …………………………………………………… 19 The policeman said, “ Please show me your driving licence.” …………………………………………………………………………… 20 “Don’t touch this button or you’ll get an electric shock”,the man said to me ………………………………………………………………………………… 21 “ You should stop smoking,” my father said ………………………………………………… 22 She asked me “ Do you like playing soccer?” …………………………………………………………… 23 “Will Tom be here tomorrow?” she asked Ba …………………………………………………………… 24 “ Is the Big Ben in New York city?” Nam asked Lan ………………………………………………………………… 25 She said, “ Do I look alright?” ………………………………………………… 26 My teacher said to us, “ where are you going ?” ………………………………………………………… 27 Nga said, “ What time does the bank close?” …………………………………………………… 28 She said to me, “ what’s your name?” ………………………………………… 29 She asked me, “ Do you like listening to pop music.” ………………………………………………………… 30 “ Tom will be here tomorrow?” Na asked ……………………………………………… 31 “ Is Phong Nha Cave in Northern Vietnam, Nam?” I asked …………………………………………………………………… 32 Lan asked me, “ Is the Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?” ……………………………………………………………………………… 33 “Where is my new jacket?” John asked his mother ……………………………………………………… 34 “ Bring the stick here, Lucy” Hoa said …………………………………………… 35 “ I was having dinner when she came” Ngoc told me …………………………………………………………… 36 “ Don’t talk in class” the teacher told us …………………………………………… 37 “ Practice more your English, Hau” his brother advises …………………………………………………………… 38 “ Don’t make so much noise in library” the librarian told them …………………………………………………………………… 39 “ Let’s go for a show” Hennry suggested ……………………………………………… 40 “ Steve, tidy up your room now” Mrs Thu ordered ………………………………………………………… 41 “ Please, take out the rubbish” Mrs Young told the maid ……………………………………………………………… 42 “ Finish your homework before watching TV, Mary” her mother said …………………………………………………………………………… 43 Yen asked me, “ Is the Statue of Liberty in New York?” …………………………………………………………… 44 I asked her, “ Do you enjoy your Enlish class?” …………………………………………………… 45 I asked my new classmate, “ Do you visit the Taj Mahah in India?” ………………………………………………………………………… 46 “ Can you go to the concert with me tonight?” our friend asked us ………………………………………………………………………… 47 “ Where can I find the director’s office?” the woman asked me ……………………………………………………………………… 48 “ How much does it cost?” I asked the shop assitant ………………………………………………………… 49 The travelers asked, “ How long does it take to get to Ha Long Bay?” …………………………………………………………………………… 50 “ Why does Peter sing a song loudly?” we wondered …………………………………………………………… 51 “ When does the next bus leave?” she asked me ……………………………………………………… 52 She said to me, “ Are you hungry?” ………………………………………… 53 The man said to her, “ Can you play the guitar?” …………………………………………………… 54 Thu’s mother said to her, “ Are you willing to help your friends now?” …………………………………………………………………………… 55 The doctor said to the patient, “ Do you feel better now?” ……………………………………………………………… 56 The son said to his father, “ Will you come here every weekend, dad?” …………………………………………………………………………… 57 The teacher said to the students, “ Are you ready for tomorrow?” ……………………………………………………………………… 58 The tourist said to the boy, “ Do you know the way to the post office in Chu Se?” …………………………………………………………………………………… 59 The old lady said to the young boy, “ Can you read this letter?” ……………………………………………………………………… 60 The child said to the beggar, “ Are you very poor?” ………………………………………………………… 61 “ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked her ……………………………………………………………………………………… 62 He said to her, “ I will take you at home.” ……………………………………………… 63 “ Did you phone me yesterday?” Tim asked Mary ……………………………………………………… 64 “ Please wake me up at o’clock”, he said to me ……………………………………………………… 65 The teacher said to us, “ keep silent, please.” …………………………………………………… REPORTED SPEECH A Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech: I said, “ Are you planning to enter law school, Martha?”  I asked _ “What time does the movie begin?” Ed asked  Ed _ Thomas said to us,”How can I help you?”  Thomas The little girl said,” I haven’t done my homework”  The little girl The woman said,” I must go home now to make the dinner.”  The woman _ My father said,” Don’t spend too much money on your holiday.”  My father _ “I’ll tell your mother I didn’t see you”, Jim said  Jim The doctor said, “Please stay in bed for few days.” The doctor _ Helen said to herself, “Am I doing the right thing?”  Helen 10 Nancy asked, “Why didn’t you call me?”  Nancy 11 Peter’s mother said to him, “ Be modest if you have talent.”  Peter’s mother _ 12 “Please don’t tell anyone what happened,” Tom said  Tom _ 13 Fred asked me, “Can we get tickets to the game?”  Fred _ 14 The teacher asked, “Bobby, what is the capital of Australia?”  The teacher _ 15 The doctor said, “Stay in bed until you stop coughing and sneeezing”  The doctor 16 “Come and see us if you want some help,” The old people said to the newcomer  The old people _ 17 “How old are you, Mrs Robinson?” the little boy said  The little boy 18 He said, “Are you enjoying yourself?”  He 19 “Which book belongs to me?” the boy said The boy _ 20 She said “You are really a good friend of mine, Billy”  She B Change direct speech into reported speech Begin each of the sentences in the way shown 1) He said to me,”You took the money.”  He accused 2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”  The teacher asked _ 3) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”  The student apologized _ 4) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”  Boddy’s father reminded 5) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” Helen said  Helen has always dreamed 6) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”  The nurse advised _ 7) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” I said to Ann  I warned _ 8) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”  The fire chief ordered 9) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”  The man prevented 10) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.”  The instructor warned 11) The boy said to the woman, “I’ve broken the window of your house.” The boy amitted 12) My parents often said to me, “Good for you! It’s good to be independent.”  My parents encouraged _ 13) Mrs Smith said, “I would like to meet the president.”  Mrs Smith looked forward to 14) He said to the children, “Don’t swim in the lake without an adult present.”  He allowed 15) “That’s great! I’m going to France in August,” thought Henry  Henry was thinking of 16) Laura said to her roommate, “Remember to set your alarm clock for 6:00 am.”  Laura reminded _ 17) “Why don’t we go to Dalat this weekend?,” said Peter  Peter suggested _ 18) Tom said to you, “It was lind of you to help me Thank you very much.”  Tom thanked _ 19) “Let me pay for the meal I insist,” Linda said  Linda insisted _ 20) “I hear you won the lottery Congratulations!,” John said to us  John congratulated _ 21) Rose said to Gerald, “I’d like you to come to my house Sunday night to meet my parents.”  Rose invited 22) I said, “I didn’t steal the money.”  I denied _ C Conditional in reported speech He said, “If I catch the plane, I’ll be home by five.”  He said, “If I had a permit, I could get a job.”  “If she had loved Tom,” he said, “she wouldn’t have left him.”  He said, “If you have time what will you do?”  She said, “If you want to lose weight, you must eat less bread.”  He said, “If I had a map, I would lend it to you.”  He said, “If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you t the airport.”   He wondered, “If the baby is the girl what will they call her?” He said, “If I lived near my office, I’d be in time for work.”  10 She said, “If you feel ill, why don’t you go to bed?”  EXERCISES A Rewrite these sentences, using Conditional Sentences: She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties He is very unhealthy because he doesn’t take any exercise I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop The only way that I can take you is my father lends me a car He doesn’t save enough to buy a computer but he’d like to I’d like to go with you tonight but I am very busy She wasn’t able to answer the questions, so she failed the exam The reason why I didn’t phone you was that I didn’t know your phone number Without the sun, we wouldn’t exist 10 Peter was very nervous and failed the driving test 11 I can’t tell you what time it is because I don’t have a watch 12 She didn’t learn mathematics; that’s why she was cheated by that salesman 13 We missed the train because the clock wasn’t right 14 The dress is very expensive, so she can’t buy it 15 The teacher was very angry His pupils did their homework carelessly B Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: Your son wil be if he (eat) _ too much green fruit If dinner (not be) ready, we’ll go without it You shouldn’t study hard if you (want) to pass the final exam Unless he (ask) _ you, don’t give him anything What (happen) _ if I press this button? You could understand the lesson better if you (not talk) in class so much I’ll go mad unless he (turn) _ the radio off We (not have) _ to walk a long way if we hadn’t run out of petrol If the story (not be) true, the newspaper wouldn’t have printed it 10 What _you (do) _ if you (be) _ a millionaire? C Rewrite these sentences as directed: He doesn’t eat fish when he isn’t extremely hungry  If We didn’t hurry, so we were late for the concert  If In order to get a driver’s license, you must be at least 18 years old  If you _ A person must have a passport to be able to travel abroad  A person cannot travel abroad unless Ann’s having a lot of trouble because she lost her passport last week  If _ Tom doesn’t anything if you don’t tell him what to  Unless _ We must take steps to preserve natural resources, or the planet will be in danger  Unless It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well  If only The soil would become poor unless the farmer added fertilizers  If 10 You probably won’t have time, but I’d like you to come and see  If _ 11 There were such a lot of traffic; that’s why we are late  Had 12 I couldn’t have managed it without your help  If _ 13 It was her determination which enable her to get better so quickly  If 14 He doesn’t get a job, so he can’t pay his bills  If _ 15 She isn’t fit because she sits around too much  If 16 The fire brigade came immediately, so the house didn’t burn down  If 17 Sue walked to work in the rain and caught a cold If _ 18 I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class  If 19 Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch  If 20 Peter didn’t finish unloading the truck because John didn’t help him  If _ Part C: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1.QUESTIONS WITH “HOW MUCH” What + be + the price of sth ? <=> How much + be + sth ? How much + do/does + sth + cost? a.What is the price of this watch? How much………………………… ? b.What is the price of your car? How much…………………………….? c What is the price of his coat? How much…………………………….? d What is the price of her hat? How much…………………………… ? e.What is the price of these beautiful scarves? How much………………………………………… ? f.How much are these oranges? What is …………………………… ? g.How much is the pork? What is………………………………? h.How much these dresses cost? What is………………………………………… ? i.How much does the petrol cost? What is ………………………………………….? j.How much is a cup of coffee? What is………………………………………… ? QUESTIONS WITH “ HOW TO GET TO” Can you show/tell me the way to + a place? <=> Can you tell me how to get to + a place ? a Can you tell me the way to the bank? …………………………………………… b Can you tell me the way to Chu Se post office? ………………………………………………………… c Can you tell me the way to the station? ………………………………………………… d Can you tell me the way to the pagoda? ………………………………………………… e Can you tell me the way to the bank? ……………………………………………… f Can you tell me the way to Ham Rong mountain? …………………………………………………………… g Can you tell me how to get to the bus station? ………………………………………………………… h Can you tell me how to get to the bus station? ………………………………………………………… i Can you tell me how to get to Tan Son Nhat Airport? ……………………………………………………………… j Can you tell me how to get to Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum? …………………………………………………………………… k Can you tell me how to get to the Cao Ba Quat seconary school? …………………………………………………………………………… l Can you tell me how to get to Chu Se market? ………………………………………………………… HAVE-THERE IS/ARE S + have <=> There is/are a The café has a lot of tables ……………………………… b Theatre programmes usually have lots of imformation ………………………………………………………… c London has more than fifty theatres ………………………………………… d The garden has a swimming pool ……………………………………… e The system has both private and state schools ………………………………………………… f My house has four rooms …………………………… g There will be more than billion people in the world in 2020 ………………………………………………………………… h There have been more robberies in this town recently …………………………………………………………… i There will be a lot of interesting TV programmes for people ……………………………………………………………… ADJECTIVE + NOUN S + be + adj + noun <=> Noun + be + adj a The national theatre has very comfortable seats …………………………………………………… b Our university has many large classrooms ……………………………………………… c These are very valuable paintings …………………………………… d The book contains many beautiful illustrations ………………………………………………… e They are in unfavorable situations ………………………………………… f The university has got numerous outstanding professors …………………………………………………………… g The tower of the church is high …………………………………… h We have got a magnificent view from our window ……………………………………………………… i The test they did was not easy ………………………………… j The house my parents bought is comfortable ………………………………………………… WITH + NOUN- ADVERB S + V + with + noun <=> S + V + adv a He handled the chinawares with care ………………………………………… b He delivers his lecture with eloquence …………………………………………… c The students listened to their teacher with great attention ……………………………………………………………… d They waited for the football match with excitement ………………………………………………………… e The fishermen looked out to the sea with anxiety ………………………………………………………… f The candidates took their exam with impatience ……………………………………………………… g The sick people tried to endure the sufferings with impatience ……………………………………………………………………… h We received him with pleasure …………………………………… i She kissed her teacher with thanks ……………………………………… j The boy rushed out of the room with horror ………………………………………………… IT + TAKES/TOOK… S + V + time <=> It takes/ took + (SO) + time + to_infi a I accomplished this task in three months …………………………………………… b Jane spends hours a week sorting stamps ……………………………………………… c Any pictures that are taken will have to travel for minutes before they reach the earth ……………………………………………………………………………………………… d She wrote the letter in 30 minutes ……………………………………… e John finished his essay in two hours ………………………………………… f I washed all these clothes in an hour ……………………………………… g The flight to Moscow lasted three and half an hour ……………………………………………………… h We spend five hours getting to London …………………………………………… i The passengers spent one hour and a half to fly to HN ………………………………………………………… j The engineers completed the construction work in 100 days ………………………………………………………………… THE VERB “ MAKE” S + be + adj <=> S + make + O + adj a Why was she late? What………………………………………… b The critics were strongly impressed by her performance Her performance made …………………………………… c I am always nervous when I travel by air Travelling…………………………………… d He felt happy with the news ………………………………… e She felt happy with the toys The toys made………………………………… f She heard the song and she felt homesick The song made…………………………… g They were late because of heavy traffice ……………………………………………… h Nam’s sister is always sad when she sees that film ……………………………………………………… i He was successful thanks to his hard work His hard work made………………………… j We work all day and we have no time to spare Our work makes……………………………… ADJECTIVE-ADVERB S + be + adj + noun <=> S + verb + adv a They are fast typists ……………………… b He is a fluent speaker ………………………… c Peter is a hard worker ………………………… d Van is a good singer ……………………… e They are fast runners ………………………… f Morgan is a slow driver ………………………… g Tony and Bob are very good footballers …………………………………………… h We are lazy students ………………………… i Mary is an excellent dancer ……………………………… j They are frequent church goers …………………………………… 9.EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES S + be + adj S + V + adv <=> What + (a/an) + adj + n ! How + adj + S +be <=> How + adv + S + V ! a She is a very graceful girl What………………………………… b How fast he run! He is……………………… c The meal was excellent What……………………………… d This is a beautiful picture What………………………………… e She sang very beautifully How………………………………… f What a sweet little girl! She…………………………… g What a great idea! That is………………………… h What a beautiful home you have! You………………………………………… i How nice that Jane could come with you! It is……………………………………………… j How nice she is! What a……………………… 10 TO LIKE- TO BE FOND OF S + like + sth <=> S + be + fond of sth a I like detective stories I am…………………… b She likes drinking coffee She is……………………… c Children like sweets Children are……………………… d The tourists like to lie on the beach sunbathing The tourists ……………………………… e We like to go camping in the mountains We are…………………………………………… f Nobody is fond of liars Nobody………………… g She is fond of watching the sunset She…………………………… 11 LET-ALLOW S + let + O + sth <=> S+ allow + S.O + to sth a Bi let Ba keep the kitten Ba allowed……………… b The teacher didn’t let the class leave before 4:30 The teacher………………………………… c The police let the people enter the bank The police…………………………… d Our parents let us what we think we should Our parents…………………………………… e The boss disn’t let her have a day off The boss…………………………… f The national laws allow us to private businesses The national laws……………………………… g Thay don’t allow outsiders to attend their meeting They don’t………………………………… h Thay don’t allow the students to smoke in class They don’t …………………………… i She will allow her son to engage in social activities She will…………………………………… j The weather didn’t allow people to celebrate the ceremony in the open air The weather didn’t…………………………………………………… 12 THE VERB “ SUGGEST” FOLLOWED BY PRESENT SUBJ a Let’s + V S + suggest + that + S + present subj b In my opinion c S + advise d Why don’t you sth? Or S + suggest + V_ing a “Let’s go for a walk in the part,” said Ann Ann suggested that…………………………… b In my opinion you are not telling the truth I suggested……………………………… c “ I’d take a taxi if I were you”, said Peter Peter suggested………………………… d The doctor advised me to take a rest The doctor suggested………………………… e “ Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William William suggested………………………………………………… f Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer? I suggest……………………………………… g “Why don’t you go on a walking holiday?” Jane said Jane suggested………………………………………… h “Why don’t you buy a food processor?” said Mary ………………………………………………………… i The policeman told us to fit new locks on the door ……………………………………………………… j “Why don’t you buy this picture as a wedding present?” said Nga ……………………………………………………………………… 13 TO BE SUPPOSED TO a It’s one’s duty to sth b S + be + thought to + V <=> S + be + supposed to sth a It is your duty to obey him You are………………………… b Yogurt is thought to be good for you Yogurt is…………………………………… c Swimming is believed to be good for our health Swimming is…………………………………………… d Exercise is thought to us good ………………………………………… e Drinking alcohol is said to us harm ………………………………………………… f It’s your duty to be on time ………………………………… g Nobody wanted you to be hare ………………………………………… h Everybody expected the flight to be on time ……………………………………………………… i It’s your duty to help his parents with housework ………………………………………………………………… j People wanted the train to arrive at 6.00 The train was…………………………………… 14 PREFER- WOULD RATHER a S + would prefer S + would rather + S + past subj b S + like….better than <=> S + would rather…than… c S + prefer S + would rather + V a He would prefer you to tell him a story He’d rather…………………………………… b We’d prefer you not to smoke We’d rather………………………… c Daisy likes to eat fish better than meat ………………………………………………… d They like to go to the zoo better than to the cinema ……………………………………………………………… e Peter likes to be a tractor driver better than to be a farmer …………………………………………………………………… f We prefer to stay at home tonight ………………………………………… g Tony would rather watch sports on TV than play Tony prefers…………………………………………………… h Mr Ba likes to live in a city better than in the countryside Mr Ba would rather……………………………………………… i I like to be a worker beter than to be a farmer …………………………………………… j He likes to be a supporter better than to be a player …………………………………………………………… 15 THE VERB KEEP/FIND + O + ADJ S + V + O <=> S + keep/find + O + adj S + find + it ( unreal object ) + adj + to_infi a The heavy traffic annoys the residents The residents find………………………… b We must clean and tidy our school We must keep………………………… c Some visitors to Britain get depressed by the weather Some visitors to Britain find…………………………………… d Cark has no problems in marking friends Cark finds it…………………………………… e He found that it was difficult to tell them the truth He found it……………………………………………… f English pronunciation confuses us We find……………………………… g We think that learning English grammer is easy We find………………………………………………… h The office work doesn’t allow us to rest The office work keeps……………………… i We shouldn’t pollute our environment We should keep………………………… j Her words embrrassed us We found……………………… 16 TOO + ADJ + TO_INFI AND SO… THAT a S + be + too + adj + to_infi <=> S + be + so + adj + that + ( S + can’t + V_infi ) b S + V + too + adv + to_infi <=> S + V + so + adv + that + ( S + can’t + V_infi ) a This iron bar is too cold for the worker to strike ……………………………………………………… b The news is too good to be truth ………………………………………… c He spoke too fast for anybody to understand ……………………………………………………… d This tea is too hot for him to to drink …………………………………………… e The cake was too hard for me to eat ……………………………………………… f The production is too small to satisfy the need of our city …………………………………………………………………… g The problem was too complicated for them to solve in a few months ……………………………………………………………………………………… h The man was too tired to say a word ……………………………………………… i I think that my sister is too busy to help them I think …………………………………………… j Peter is too young to take part in the club ………………………………………………… 17 ADJ/ADV+ ENOUGH a S + be + so + adj + that + S + V b S + be + too + adj + to_infi <=> S + be + adj + enough + to_infi c S + V + so + adv + that+ S + V <=> S + V + adv + enough + to_infi a The water was so cold that children could not swim in it …………………………………………………………………… b Mike is too young to see the horror film ………………………………………………… c He acted so well that the audience was moved to tears ……………………………………………………………… d She isn’t very intelligent so she can’t that exercises ………………………………………………………………… e The paper mill is very large so it can satisfy the need of the whole country ……………………………………………………………………………………… f Those exercises are easy so they could finish them in half an hour ……………………………………………………………………………… g The policeman could not run very fast, so he was unable to catch the burglar …………………………………………………………………………………………… h There is no much beer, so you can’t all have a drink ………………………………………………………………… i I am very tired so I must go to bed early ……………………………………………… j Peter is too young to ride a bike ………………………………………… 18 HAD BETTER a S + advise + O + to sth b S + ought to + sth Should <=> S + had beter + sth a Jonh advised Tom not to lend them any more money …………………………………………………………………… b “ I advised you to take a holiday.” The doctor continued …………………………………………………………………… c They are advised to travel by train …………………………………………… d I advised you to put your money in the bank …………………………………………………… e I advise you not to say anything like that again ………………………………………………………… f You ought to haveyour car serviced every two years ……………………………………………………………… g They should quit smoking ………………………………… h We should train ourselves to become good citizens ………………………………………………………… i She is advised to take part in the music festival ………………………………………………………… j You ought to take a rest …………………………… 19 USED TO a S + once + past verb b S + present verb ( negative ) any more <=> S + used to + V_infi 20 TO BE USED TO a S + be accustomed to + V_ing b S + often + V <=> S + be used to + V_ing c This is the first time + The present perfect tense <=> S + be not used to + V_ing a They once started these machines by hand ……………………………………………… b He doesn’t get up late any more ……………………………………… c I don’t listen to the radio any more ……………………………………… d They don’t have a dog any more ……………………………………… e My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer …………………………………………………… f Ben is not as keen on travel as she used to be …………………………………………………… g When he was young, he usually did morning exercises in the park …………………………………………………………………………… h The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young ……………………………………………………………………………… i Before he had the car, he went to work by bike ……………………………………………………… j When I was young , I often got up early …………………………………………… k Janie isn’t accustomed to working so hard ………………………………………………… l I often get up early ……………………… m My English friend finds driving on the right difficult ……………………………………………………………… n This is the first timethat I have lived in a city with a high crime rate …………………………………………………………………………… o She has always got up early in the morning ………………………………………………… q Working a large office is a new experience for me ………………………………………………………… r My brother is accustomed to living in a cold climate …………………………………………………………… s I don’t normaly go into town by car ………………………………………… t My grandmother is not accustomed to the cold weather …………………………………………………………… u This is the first time my daughter has eaten European food …………………………………………………………………… 21 NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO a S + V + both….and… b S + V + O/C + and + O/C <=> S + V + not only….but also… c S + V + and + S + V a You are both funny and witty Not only…………………………………… b She can enjoy a good meal and she can go fishing on the lake She can not…………………………………………………………… c They ate lamb chops and fish …………………………………… d The underground is quick and cheap ……………………………………………… e Mr Nam has read a novel by Shakespear and he has seen the film made from it ………………………………………………………………………………………………… f They like field events and they like team games …………………………………………………………… g Daisy has both toothache and headache ………………………………………………… h The pavements are both narrow and crowded ………………………………………………………… i That boy was dirty and he was lazy, too ………………………………………………… j Mrs Phuong’s daughter is both beautiful and clever ………………………………………………………………… 22 CAUSATIVE FORM Causative active: S + get / ask / request / want + S.O + to sth <=> S + have + S.O + to sth Causative passive: <=> S + have + sth + P.P a Someone is going to repair my TV set tomorrow I am going to…………………………………………… b They had the porter carry their luggage to a taxi They had their…………………………………………… c They had an electrician rewire their house last month They had their house………………………………………… d I am going to ask somebody to mend your bike I am going to have…………………………………… e They had an old man cut the grass in their garden They asked……………………………………………… f Tom wanted Peter to wash that car Tom had…………………………………… g He didn’t have anymore repair his son’s bike He didn’t want………………………………………… h I requested them to carry suitcases to a taxi I had them…………………………………………… i I asked my brother to fix the flat tyre yesterday I had…………………………………………………… j The teacher asks the girls to needle work at home The teacher has……………………………………… 23 ALTHOUGH AND IN SPITE OF Although + clause <=> In spite of + Noun / gerund Despite a We went on a picnic although the weather was cold ………………………………………………………… b All of us will go to the meeting although it’s very far from here …………………………………………………………………… c Although Mr Chanh is nearly seventy, he still likes to participate in every community activity …………………………………………………………………………………………………… d Although his knowledge of English is still poor, Nam gets along very well in class discussion ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… e Minh came to class in this morning although he had a bad cold ………………………………………………………………… f Old Mr Ba attended the tree planting ceremony although the weather was awfully sultry ……………………………………………………………………………………………… g The people of HCM City will accomplish the “ green revolution” victoriously although water scarce ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… h Our country will become prosperous and powerful although we have to overcome many difficulties and hardships ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… i The guerillas will win the battle although the fascist government has many modern weapons …………………………………………………………………………………………………… j The first-year students worked all afternoon in the trenches although it rained heavily …………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 BE NECESSARY AND HAVE TO S + be + not necessary / pointless S + don’t need to S + don’t have to There is no need to S + needn’t… a It isn’t necessary to shout You…………………………… b It is pointless to repair that old typewriter That old………………………………………… c It isn’t necessary to make an appointment to see the bank manager There is no……………………………………………………………………… d In the event, the extra insurance we took out wasn’t necessary In the event, we needn’t…………………………………………………… e It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday ………………………………………………………… f It isn’t necessary to have any previous experience to apply for the job …………………………………………………………………………………… g It isn’t necessary for us to repay the loan …………………………………………………… h It isn’t necessary for me to explain all the recent absenteeism ……………………………………………………………………… i It isn’t necessary for you to the test ……………………………………………… j It will be necessary for her to give up her job soon Soon she…………………………………………………… 25 THE VERB “MAY” Perhaps + S + will or S + will probaly + V Look as if S + May <=> It is possible that Seem There’s a good chance + S + will + V In all probability / likelihood + S + will + V It’s quite likely that + S + will + V a I think it may rain It looks as if………… b The house may have been occupied for several months It looks as if……………………………………………… c It may solve my problem, but I haven’t just had time to read it Perhaps it……………………………………………………… d If I am lucky I may get the job I have applied for There’s…………………………………………… e The strikers may go back to work next week In all………………………………………… f Over the years one may become an authority on one’s hobby Over the years it is quite ………………………………………… g They might have a party at the Town Hall They probably………………………………… h Mr Grey’s business may be better than he says it is It is possible………………………………………… i George may work in a bank It is possible……………………… j Mr and Mrs Grey may have dinner in a cheaper restaurant now It is possible……………………………………………………… 26 SURPRISE-FANCY What a surprise to sth <=> Fancy + doing a What a surprise to see you here! Fancy……………………………… b What a surprise to plant vegetables on the top floor of the building! ………………………………………………………………………… c What a surprise to hear that he passed his college entrance exam! …………………………………………………………………… d What a surprise to learn well in a such a condition! ……………………………………………………… e What a surprise to learn a language in 24 hours! …………………………………………………… f Fancy having a swim in this clod weather! …………………………………………… What a surprise………………………………… g Fancy living in the condition of zero gravity! ………………………………………………… h Fancy raeding with blind eyes! ………………………………………………… i Fancy working underground for months! ……………………………………………… j Fancy cutting the trees on the lightlines! ………………………………………… 27 PROUD-PRIDE S + be proud of <=> S + pride + oneself + on a Miss Nga is proud of her cooking ……………………………………… b She is proud of being such a good cook ……………………………………………… c We must be proud of our country ……………………………………… d She is proud of having saved the drowned child …………………………………………………… e Everybody is proud of what they ……………………………………… f The girl is proud of her beauty …………………………………… g The boy prides himself on his success ………………………………………… h He prides himself on remaining calm in an emergency …………………………………………………………… i My parents pride themselves on making us what we are today …………………………………………………………………… j The president prides himself on the development of the nation’s economy ………………………………………………………………………………… 28 IT’S HIGH TIME It’s high time + S + past subjunctive a You really should be able to dress yourself by now It’s high time you…………………………………… b “ It’s time for you to go to the hospital,” Sam said to Hellen “It’s time you…………………………………………………… c When is the council going to something about the city’s traffic problems? It’s high time something…………………………………………………………… d I had better get back to work ………………………………… e The government should really something about air pollution …………………………………………………………………… f Children should be in bed by now ……………………………………… g We ought to find out how much it’s going to cost ……………………………………………………… h We haven’t visited Uncle Peter for ages ……………………………………………… i We ought to find out why he is in London ……………………………………………… 29 WOULD RATHER + CLAUSE AND IF ONLY If only + past subjunctive Past perfect subjunctive S + would rather + S + subjunctive a “It’s silly of you to worry so much!” Helen answered, laughing “ If only you……………………………………………………………… b What a pity he didn’t spend more time revising If only………………………………………………… c Would you mind not smoking in here? I’d rather………………………………… d You should admit that you’re to blame, not try to conceal it ………………………………………………………………………… e I would prefer you not to smoke in here ………………………………………………… f I don’t want you to smoke in here …………………………………………… g Please don’t interupt me when I am speaking ……………………………………………………… h Please don’t tell him …………………………… i I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday …………………………………………………………… 30 DOUBLE COMPARATIVES If + S2 + V2 + comparative adj / adv + S1 + V1 <=> the comparative adj / adv + S2 + V2 the comparative adj / adv + S1 + V1 a If you work harder, you make more products The harder you work,…………………………… b If you have a better job, you get higher pay The better the job,……………………………… c If you are happier, you look younger The happier…………………………… d If there are more people, it will be better The more people…………………………… e If they rise higher, they will fall harder The higher…………………………………… f If it rains and rains, you feel more like not going out The more it rains………………………………………… g If you get here sooner, we’ll be able to start out sooner The sooner………………………………………………… h If you hear more about it, you become more anxious The more you………………………………………… i If the letter is heavier, you have to put more stamps on it The heavier the letter………………………………………… j If you travel to more places, you find out more about the world The more places………………………………………………… PART E CONDITIONAL SENTENCES D Rewrite these sentences, using Conditional Sentences: 16 She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties 17 He is very unhealthy because he doesn’t take any exercise 18 I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop 19 The only way that I can take you is my father lends me a car 20 He doesn’t save enough to buy a computer but he’d like to 21 I’d like to go with you tonight but I am very busy 22 She wasn’t able to answer the questions, so she failed the exam 23 The reason why I didn’t phone you was that I didn’t know your phone number 24 Without the sun, we wouldn’t exist 25 Peter was very nervous and failed the driving test 26 I can’t tell you what time it is because I don’t have a watch 27 She didn’t learn mathematics; that’s why she was cheated by that salesman 28 We missed the train because the clock wasn’t right 29 The dress is very expensive, so she can’t buy it 30 The teacher was very angry His pupils did their homework carelessly E Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: 11 Your son wil be if he (eat) _ too much green fruit 12 If dinner (not be) ready, we’ll go without it 13 You shouldn’t study hard if you (want) to pass the final exam 14 Unless he (ask) _ you, don’t give him anything 15 What (happen) _ if I press this button? 16 You could understand the lesson better if you (not talk) in class so much 17 I’ll go mad unless he (turn) _ the radio off 18 We (not have) _ to walk a long way if we hadn’t run out of petrol 19 If the story (not be) true, the newspaper wouldn’t have printed it 20 What _you (do) _ if you (be) _ a millionaire? F Rewrite these sentences as directed: 21 He doesn’t eat fish when he isn’t extremely hungry  If 22 We didn’t hurry, so we were late for the concert  If 23 In order to get a driver’s license, you must be at least 18 years old  If you _ 24 A person must have a passport to be able to travel abroad  A person cannot travel abroad unless 25 Ann’s having a lot of trouble because she lost her passport last week  If _ 26 Tom doesn’t anything if you don’t tell him what to  Unless _ 27 We must take steps to preserve natural resources, or the planet will be in danger  Unless 28 It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well  If only 29 The soil would become poor unless the farmer added fertilizers  If 30 You probably won’t have time, but I’d like you to come and see  If _ 31 There were such a lot of traffic; that’s why we are late  Had 32 I couldn’t have managed it without your help  If _ 33 It was her determination which enable her to get better so quickly  If 34 He doesn’t get a job, so he can’t pay his bills  If _ 35 She isn’t fit because she sits around too much  If 36 The fire brigade came immediately, so the house didn’t burn down  If 37 Sue walked to work in the rain and caught a cold If _ 38 I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class  If 39 Because Alan never eats breakfast, he always overeats at lunch  If 40 Peter didn’t finish unloading the truck because John didn’t help him  If _ PART F: INVERSION - Đảo ngữ vì có trạng từ /cụm trạng từ đầu câu: Near the church was an old ruined cottage Often have I heard it said that he is not to be trusted Twice within my life time have was world wars taken place Such was the tale he told me - Đảo ngữ vì có (trạng) từ phủ định đầu câu: In no circumstance could I agree to such a proposal Not until all attempts at negotiation had failed did the men decide to go on strike - Đảo ngữ vì có ONLY đầu câu không phụ nghĩa cho chủ ngữ : ONLY + RARELY/ WHEN/ THEN… ONLY + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE … Only rarely has an accident occurred Only in Central Vietnam have I seen such scenery as that - Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERER đầu câu: There is a letter for you on the desk Here is your pen - Đảo ngữ vì có HERE/ THERE câu cảm: There goes the bus! Here comes George! - Đảo ngữ vì có SO/ NEITHER/ SO… THAT: I didn’t go to the movies, neither did he I went to the movies, so did he So tired was the man that he can’t work more - Đảo ngữ vì có tân ngữ phụ nghĩa tính từ phủ định đầu câu: Little help will you get from him - Đảo ngữ vì xoá bỏ IF câu điều kiện (Dùng WERE/ SHOULD/ HAD): Had I met you before, we may have been friends (If I had met you before, we may have been friends.) Were I you, I would help her (If I were you, I would help her.) Should we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately (If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.) - Đảo ngữ vì có PREDICATE (Subjective complement) đầu câu: Present at the meeting were the Prime Minister and all members of the Parliament EXERCISES Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentences – Not until a monkey is several years old ……… to exhibit signs of independence from its mother A it begins B does it begin C and begin D is it begin – ………… did Jerome accept the job o Only because it was an interesting work B Because it was an interesting work o Only because it was an interested work D The work was interesting – ……… great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered A Very B too C Such D So – …… The Charges found themselves 7-0 down A Hardly had the games begun B Hardly the games had begun C The games had hardly begun D Hardly had begun the games – Not until the fist land plants developed……………… A land animals appeared B did land animals appear C would land animals appear D the land animals appeared – Not until it was too late ……………… I call Susan A I remembered B did I remember C did I remembered D I did remember – Never before ………………… Such a wonderful child A I have seen B I had seen C I saw D have I seen – Hardly had we settle down in our seats …………… the lights went out A than B when C then D after – Only after checking three times …………certain of the answer Jim promised that never would he tell anyone else A I was B was I C were I D I were – Only when he is here, …………… A he speaks English B does he speak English C he can speak English D he does speak English Rewrite these sentences using inversion – As a boy I have climbed that hill many a time …………………………………………………………………………………… – His faithful dog sat by his site …………………………………………………………………………………… – The book that you wanted is here …………………………………………………………………………………… – The young man came into the room …………………………………………………………………………………… – He had hardly gone out when it began to rain …………………………………………………………………………………… – You should act thus and not otherwise …………………………………………………………………………………… – Keith can be held responsible for the accident in no way …………………………………………………………………………………… – I was shown how to operate the machine at no time …………………………………………………………………………………… – Miss Weaver will be offered the job under no circumstance …………………………………………………………………………………… – I will go all that way to visit him again on any account …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion You will find so many happy people nowhere else …………………………………………………………………………………… He has first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker not only …………………………………………………………………………………… They had granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner …………………………………………………………………………………… It is seldom wise to disregard the advice that he gives …………………………………………………………………………………… I had heard such ac extraordinary story never before …………………………………………………………………………………… He had rarely met such a beautiful girl …………………………………………………………………………………… He knows little what is going on …………………………………………………………………………………… They will stay in that hotel never again …………………………………………………………………………………… A movie can very seldom hold my attention like this one …………………………………………………………………………………… 10 They have invited us to their home not once …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences using NEVER, RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE I have never heard such nonsense! …………………………………………………………………………………… Our profits this year are higher than they have ever been …………………………………………………………………………………… One rarely finds good service these days …………………………………………………………………………………… Public borrowing has seldom been so high …………………………………………………………………………………… They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success …………………………………………………………………………………… The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using IN, AT , UNDER, or ON Keith certainly can’t be held responsible for the accident …………………………………………………………………………………… The children themselves are not in any way to blame for the disaster ………………………………………………………………………………… The existence of extraterrestrial is not confirmed by the report ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10 I was never shown how to operate the machinery …………………………………………………………………………………… 11 He never suspected that she was a witch …………………………………………………………………………………… 12 There has never been a time when the English language was not in a state of change ………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Miss Weaver will not be offered the job under any circumstances …………………………………………………………………………………… 14 You should not send money to us by post under any circumstances …………………………………………………………………………………… 15 We can’t exchange tickets in any circumstances …………………………………………………………………………………… 16 I won’t go out that way to visit him again on my account! …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT 17 He is my friend as well as yours …………………………………………………………………………………… 18 He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well …………………………………………………………………………………… 19 Burglars stole a thousand pounds’ worth of electrical goods, and left the flat in an awful mess …………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Tony was not only late, but he had left all his books behind …………………………………………………………………………………… 21 You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with ONLY 22 I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home …………………………………………………………………………………… 23 It wasn’t until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat …………………………………………………………………………………… 24 I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage …………………………………………………………………………………… 25 They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating …………………………………………………………………………………… 26 They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with SHOULD, WERE OR HAD 27 If the chemical were to leak, a large area of the sea would be contaminated …………………………………………………………………………………… 28 If Germany were to beat Romania, they would face Italy in the final …………………………………………………………………………………… 29 If Mr Morgan were still head master, he would not permit such bad behavior …………………………………………………………………………………… 30 If you had given it on time, you would have got a high mark …………………………………………………………………………………… 31 If she had become a lawyer, as her parents wished, she would have earned a large salary …………………………………………………………………………………… 32 If anything has gone wrong with my plan, I would have held responsibility …………………………………………………………………………………… 33 If the Government were forced into another election, it would be the favorite to win …………………………………………………………………………………… 34 If you should wish to make an appointment to see Dr Simons, she is available between 9.00 and 11.00 …………………………………………………………………………………… 35 If you should have further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice …………………………………………………………………………………… 36 If you should decide to accept the post, you will be expected to start work on 1st April …………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it 37 He spent all his money He even borrowed some from me Not only _ 38 He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang  No sooner _ 39 I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back  Hardly _ 40 He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang  Not until 41 We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months  Only _ 42 I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you  Never 43 A sleeping dog was lying under the table  Under the table _ 44 His brother had rarely been more excited Rarely _ 45 The facts were not all made public until later Only 46 If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job Had _ 47 The response to our appeal was so great that we have to take on more staff  Such 48 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder Not only 49 The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer  Little _ 50 If you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? Should 51 The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way  In _ 52 The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled  So _ 53 If the government raised interest rates They would lose the election Were 54 As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door  No sooner _ 55 There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed Such 56 It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March Seldom 57 You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked Only 58 Just after the play started there was a power failure Hardly 59 The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this Rarely _ 60 We had only just arrived home when the police called Scarcely _ 61 Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage  On no _ 62 The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record  Never before _ 63 The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began  Rarely PHẦN III TUYỂN TẬP ĐỀ THI HSG 6,7,8,9 TRÊN TOÀN QUỐC PHÒNG GD – ĐT HOAØI NHƠN ĐỀ THI HOÏC SINH GIOÛI NAÊM 2008 – 2009 MÔN : Anh - Thời gian : 90 phút I Chọn đáp án thích hợp (A,B,C,or D)để hoàn thành các câu sau (Ghi đáp án vào ô trả lời bên bài tập).( 2,0 ms) Nam English on Monday and Friday A not have B isn’t have C don’t have D doesn’t have We go to school at in the morning A a quarter to seven B seven to a quarter C seven quarter D a quarter seven to Do children have math on Monday ? -……………… A Yes, they have B No, they don’t C Yes, they don’t D No, they not have Mr Nam gets up at 7.00 and eats A a big breakfast B the big breakfast C big breakfast D a breakfast big Is her school the park ? A in front of B next C in front to D near to Is this her ? A erasers B books C an eraser D eraser Tan likes weather because he can go swimming A hot B cold C windy D foggy straight across the road A Don’t run B Not run C No run D Can’t run I hope the can repair our car quickly A mechanic B reporter C architect D dentist 10 The Bakers dinner at the moment A is having B are having C eating D is eating 11 fruit does your father produce? A How much B How many C How long D How often 12 When it becomes hot , people often feel A hungry B thirsty C happy D worried 13.The sign says “ No smoking “ You smoke A can B are not C must not D must 14 I’m playing table tennis _ you like table tennis ? A.Have B Is C Are D Do th 15 There is an English examination Friday , 11 December A at B in C to D on 16 What time _ back ? A is she coming B comes she C she does come D does she comes 17 The students have got news about their exams A many B some C any D a 18 The boy looks a little thin , he is strong A and B for C or D but 19 Mary and _ would like to join the English Club speaking A me B my C mine D I 20 There _ any milk in the glass A isn’t B aren’t C is D are YOUR ANSWERS 11 16 12 17 13 18 14 19 10 15 20 II Cho dạng đúng từ, động từ ngoặc (3ms) Example: Phong ( get ) up at o’clock get gets My brother (1)( not live) in Hanoi He (2)(live) in Ho Chi Minh City Our school (3)( have) a small garden There(4) ( be) many flowers in it What time your son(5) ( get up) every morning ? Your parents(6) ( go ) to work every day ? Nam (7)( wash) his face at 6.15 We (8)( not have) breakfast at 6.30 every morning She can (9)(speak) English He(10) (eat) a lot of meat? Where Mai (11)(be) now? She(12) (play) in the garden 10 Look! She (13)(come) 11 What there (14)(be) (15)(drink) for dinner? YOUR ANSWERS 11 12 13 14 10 15 III Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn đáp án thích hợp cho chỗ trống (2ms) I live in a house near the sea It is (1) old house, about 100 years old and (2) very small There are two bed rooms upstairs (3) no bathroom The bathroom is down stairs (4) the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place There is a garden (5) the house The garden (6) down to the beach and in spring and summer (7) flowers every where I like alone (8) my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors My city friends often stay with (9) I love my house for (10) reasons: the garden, the flowers in summer, the fee in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window A a B an C the D any A It's B It C there's D They're A and B or C but D too A between B next C near to D next to A in front B front of C of front in D in front of A go B going C goes D in goes A these are B they are C there are D those are A for B of C on D with A me B I C my D I'm 10 A a B any C many D a lot YOUR ANSWERS 10 IV Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống đoạn văn sau: (2ms) My brother lives in HCMC He -(1)- a teacher of math He goes to work (2) Monday to Saturday The school starts (3) 7.00 in the morning and (4) at eleven fifty After work, he comes back (5) and has lunch at (6) quarter past twelve In the afternoon, he (7) the housework and plays games In the (8) after dinner he watches T.V or (9) books He goes to bed at half (10) eleven YOUR ANSWERS 10 V Đọc đoạn văn sau, hoàn thành bảng tóm tắt thông tin bên dưới: (2ms) I’m Linh, Pham Thuy Linh I am a new student of 7A class in Nguyen Du Secondary School I am thirteen and I come from Hoa Binh I have a brother and a sister They are 500 students at a high school in Hoa Binh I live with my aunt at 20 Le Loi Street She often brings me to school by motorbike every day It is more than two kilometers from my aunt’s house to my school It takes us ten minutes to go there My telephone number is 5871374 SURVERY FORM Family name: ……… ………… Brothers and sister:……… ……… Name(s): ……………………………… Address…………………………… Age: …………………………… Telephone number: ……… .… Grade: …………………… Distance………………… ……… School: …………………………… How to travel: .…… Time: ten minutes VI Đoạn văn sau có 10 lỗi sai Tìm và sửa lỗi sai: (2ms) Example: live  lives Miss Lien live in a small house on Hanoi She teaches English at a school there She usually is breakfast in seven in the morning and she has dinner at twelve o'clock in the canteen of the school She teaches his students in the morning She teaches them dialogues on Wednesdays to Fridays On Mondays, she teach them grammar On the evening, she usually stays at home and listens books She sometimes goes to the movie theatre She always go to bed at ten o'clock YOUR ANSWERS 10 VII Viết lại các câu sau cho ý nghĩa không đổi bắt đầu với từ đã cho:(2ms) Does Phong’s school have forty classrooms ? → Are ………………………………………………………… Phuong has a brother, Nam →Phuong is …………………………………………….……… My father usually drives to work →My father usually goes ………………………………….… This house is small → It is The bookstore is to the right of the toystore → The toystore VIII Sắp xếp từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh:(2ms) house/ a/ Minh/ lake/ a/ lives/ in/ near ……………………………………………………………………… yard/ front/ school/There/ big/ of/ is/ our/ in/ a ……………………………………………………………………… many/ right/ the/ museum/ Are/ flowers/ the/ there/ to/ of/? ……………………………………………………………………… next/ photocopy/ What/ store/ there/ the/ is/ to /? ……………………………………………………………………… hospital/ father/ in/ the/ city/ My/ a/ works/ in ……………………………………………………………………… there/ family/ many/ in/ are/ How/ Linh’s/ people/ ? ……………………………………………………………………… his/ friend/ in/ family/ My/ Hanoi/ doesn’t/ with/ live ……………………………………………………………………… brushes/ six/ gets/ her/ o’clock/ Hoa/ at/ up/ teeth/ and ……………………………………………………………………… on/ floor/ classroom/ the/ is/ Our/ first ……………………………………………………………………… 10 Minh’s/ six/ There/ in/ rooms/ house/ are ……………………………………………………………………… IX Viết đoạn văn ngắn (khoảng 80 đến 100 từ ) kể gia đình em: (3ms) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… SELECTION ENGLISH TEST School year 2007- 2008 LEVEL Time allowed: 90 minutes I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 points) Part 1:Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points) My father is man A a old B an old C not young I’m tired I’d like A sit down B sitting down C to sit down Do you have any toothpaste? I’d like a large A tin B roll C bar Choose the word having the underlined letter pronounced differently: A pretty B get C wet D not very young D to sitting down D tube D dentist Bangkok is capital of Thailand A a B one C X D the There are girls in his class A not B no C none D any she plays the piano! A How beautiful B How beautifully C What good D What well On we often go out A nights of Saturday B Saturday nights C Saturday’s nights D none is correct I don’t want much sugar in coffee Just ., please A little B a little C few D a few 10 The weather is today than yesterday A much better B very better C too better D so better 11 A Always they their homework B They always their homework C They their homework always D They always their homeworks 12 Minh is from Viet Nam He’s A a Vietnamese B Vietnamese C a Vietnamese man D the Vietnamese man 13 Choose a word that has different stress pattern: A beautiful B vegetable C breakfast D apartment 14 What the weather like in the summer? A is B was C does D would 15 It’s very hot Why go swimming? A not we B not C don’t we D Both B & C are correct 16 At an intersection, you slow down A can B should C must D have 17 Which word has the final sound /s/: A bananas B carrots C apples D guavas 18 Don’t move You have a leg A break B breaking C broke D broken 19 If there aren’t any trash cans, we should put it in a bag and A take it to our home B take it to home C take it home D take it back our house 20 This is a photo of Miss Lan’s house To the right of house there is a well A the B a C his D my 21 Choose the word having the underlined letter pronounced differently: A keen B kite C keep D knife 22 How much is this of soap? A bar B bag C box D loaf 23 Our roads are dangerous places We A can be careful B must be careful C mustn’t be careless D Both B & C are correct 24 Make sure is no traffic A they B it C there D some 25 Let’s eat here The seems very good A list B paper C programme D menu 26 There’s a good film the Rex Cinema tonight A on / in B on / at C in / on D in / at 27 Don’t electricity A save B waste C use D leave 28 The boy suffered a very bad toothache A of B from C with D by 29 book is this, yours or mine? A What B Which C Whose D Who’s 30 “Who that horrible noise?” “It’s Nam practising the violin.” A makes B made C is making D making Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points) Mary likes attending the English contests (SPEAK) My neighborhood is for good and cheap restaurants (FAME) I like the city life because there are many kinds of (ENTERTAIN) Lan’s classroom is on the floor (TWO) These children like weather (SUN) Lan speaks English than me (WELL) The Great Wall of China is the world’s structure (LONG) What’s Mary’s .? - She’s British (NATION) We should not waste and water (ELECTRIC) 10 Let him it (HE) Part 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points) The sky is very dark I think it .(rain) David his hands He the television set (wash/ just repair) Come to see me at this afternoon I home until 4.30 (not arrive) , please! The baby .(not talk / sleep) It hard We can’t anything until it (rain / stop) Would you mind on the light? I hate in a dark room (turn / sit) II READING (25 points) Part 1: Put these sentences in the right order to complete the passage Number has been done for you as an example (10 points) A For example, you can get hot dogs B a famous fast food restaurant Do you C Today fast food is very D the same as one in MacDuff’s in Tokyo! E a fast food restaurant, you can F and boxes MacDuff’s is the name of G You can even take it home H know that a beefburger in MacDuff’s in London tastes I get different kinds of food cheaply and quickly J or beefburgers in paper bags K popular throughout the world In Your answers: 10 11 C Part 2: Complete the following letter with the appropriate words The first letter(s) of each word is (are) given (15 points) Dear Mum and Dad, Hi I’m on (0) ho_liday_ in Vietnam with Ted and Booby We (1) arr _ in Dalat yesterday It is a very beautiful city and is (2) kn _ as the city of Eternal Spring Dalat is very famous for its (3) water _, lakes and flower gardens The first two days the weather was fine, warm and sunny, so we did some (4) sight _ I took a lot of photographs On Thursday we went shopping Everything was cheap, so we bought lots of (5) sou _ and two nice sweaters for you In the evening we had (6) d _ at a lovely little restaurant and then went to a coffeehouse to (7) e _ Trung Nguyen Coffee Last night we went to the theater and didn’t get back (8) un _ 11pm So, we got up late this morning and (9) dec _ to have a relaxing day at the hotel So, that’s(10) wh _ I’m now Love, Mark III Writing: Make meaningful sentences using the following cues (20 points) What time / Nga / get / morning? You / can / games / afternoon / but / must / homework / evening Lan / walk / ride / bike / school? When / it / hot / we / often / go / swim What / there / front / your house? If / you / not feel / well / should / see / doctor What color / your baby / eyes? My father / years / old / mother I / beef/ so / sister 10 Hoa / learn / languages / bad THE END ĐỀ THI HSG NĂM 2008-2009 Question I: Choose the word that has a different the stressed syllables from the others of each group: A greeted B needed C collected D looked A nature B mature C picture D future A friendly B pretty C type D study A gave B slave C hat D escape A mounted B dated C enjoyed D handed Question II: Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group: A legal B leg C lemon D lend A property B necessity C Russian D lecturer A Canada B Chinese C Malaysia D Australia A begin B visit C become D release 10 A listen B decide C dispose D begin Question III: Put the verbs into correct tense or form: 11 Last night we (not stay) at home, but we (go) to the cinema 12 Hoa (keep) _ her teeth very careful She (brush) _ her teeth twice a day 13 I’d like (go) fishing I (go) _ fishing when I (have) _free time 14 _You (do) _ your homework yesterday? 15 When _you ( buy ) _this comic ?- I (buy) it two days ago Question IV: Complete the blank with one suitable word: English is my mother tongue Besides, I can speak French and Spanish I studied the two languages when I was at high school Now, I am still learning Spanish at the University As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy After studying a language, practice is very necessary and useful Traveling to the country where the target language is spoken is very helpful, but if you cannot speak the language well enough you will certainly have troubles I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am trying to learn Reading is another good way to learn Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important thing Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first 16 How many languages can the writer speak? A B C D 17 The writer has learnt Spanish _ A in Spain B at high school C at University D B and C 18 Traveling may cause troubles if _ A you cannot speak the language well enough B you can speak the language well enough C you can speak the language bad enough D you can communicate in the target language 19 Some useful ways to practice your target language are _ A reading books in the language B listening to the radio and watching TV in the language C seeing films in the language D all are correct 20 According to the writer, what should be mastered first? A Vocabulary B Vocabulary and grammar C Writing skill D Reading skill Question V: Choose the incorrect words underlined (A, B, C or D) and correct them: 21.My father along with his friend are drinking tea in the living room A B C D 22.He has less friends in his class now than he had last year A B C D 23.I remember that I have something new to told you A B C D 24.It ‘s important for every students to have a book A B C D 25 He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health A B C D Question VI Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences 26 _ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities A Most B Most of C A few D Few 27 Peter with I _ your proposal A don’t accept B doesn’t accept C am not accept D are not accept 28 17.19 You have made _ mistakes in your writing A so much B a lot of C little of D much of 29 She had worked _ she made herself ill A such hard that B such hardly that C so hardly that D so hard that 30 I go _ work _ bus A to - on B to - by C at - by D at - on 31 I like living here _ it’s near the shops A but B and C because D so 32 We arrived on time _ the traffic was bad A although B even C in spite of D despite 33 It was _ we could not go out A such cold that B so cold that C very so cold D too cold that 34 Tom : How are you feeling today ? Mary : _ A Yes B Thank you C I’m sorry D Not too bad 35 California, with the population of more than 23 million, is _ populous state in the US A as B more C most D the most 36 Peter sometimes helps me _ my homework A to B C with D all are correct 37 He had spent _ writing an essay about his childhood A a large number of time B a great deal of time C a few time D many time Question VII Insert the correct form of the words in brackets: (2 ms) 38 My teacher…………………….me to take this exam (courage) 39 He has the…………………to become a professional football player (able) 40 Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of……………… (thirsty) 41 We try to bring our work to……………… (satisfy) 42 The……………… of the question was requested (repeat) 43 The teacher checks for regular……………… (attend) 44 Farmers can protect their land by ……………… rotation of crops (year) 45 Well, I think that the prices in Dong Thap supermarket are ……………… (reason ) 46 Mrs Pike is ……………… she can’t have a child of her own (Child) 47 The ……………… of the moon for the earth causes tides (attract) 48 Several toxic gases are very ……………… to our health (harm) 49 This company offered a lot of ……………… jobs (attract) Question VIII Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original sentences: 50 Shall we go to the movies ? → Let's _ 51 Ba is a quick swimmer → Ba swims _ 52 I don't like pork They don't like pork → I don't like pork, and 53 Lan has a toothache → She should _ 54 The green dress is cheaper than the black dress → The black dress _ 55 Let’s come to my house after school → What about _ ? 56 Mr Tam drinks more coffee than Mr Lam → Mr Lam _ Phßng gi¸o dôc Tam §¶o đề thi học sinh giỏi N¨m häc 2007 - 2008 Môn Tiếng anh Lơp đề bài I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A sure B saw C send D sit A new B sew C few D knew A image B arcade C take D days A plays B looks C wants D helps A decided B preferred C listened D enjoyed A much B drug C buffalo D future 10 A A A A horrible teenager languages education B B B B hour together goes collection C C C C hundred guess watches question D D D D hold regular dresses celebration II/.Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital ( 15 Points ) 1/ English is an ………………… and important subject INTEREST 2/ In electronics they learn to repair ……………appliances HOUSE 3/ The most popular ………… at recess is talking ACT 4/ Hoa is having a check-up MEDICINE 5/ In the countryside, people often know all the people in their NEIGHBOR 6/ You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ……… ADDICT 7/ I’d like a nice orange JUICE 8/ Edison’s most famous ……… was the electronic bulb INVENT 9/ This dictionary is very for you to learn English USE 10/ I have time to play than my friends LITTLE III/ Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.(5 points) 1/ I bought this dress at the on Hang Bai street A clothes’ store B store of closes C clothes store D closing store 2/ Isn’t it easy to learn English well ? - ……………………… A No, it is B No it does not C Yes, it is D Yes It does 3/ There are two churches in the town and ………………of them are extremely old A each B all C both D most 4/ My joke made the whole class ……………… A smile B laughing C laugh D crying 5/ Mr Nam ………………… to work yesterday A wasn’t drive B not drive C didn’t drove D didn’t drive 6/ The news on TV last night …………………… very good A was B has C were D be 7/ Lan did not know the world Hoa didn’t …………………………… A so B neither C either D too 8/ The boss wants his ………………… to type some letters A secretary B novelist C journalist D musician 9/ If he eats all that food, he eats……………………… A quite much B too many C quite many D too much 10/ Mr Robinson speaks Vietnamese very…………………… A skillfully B good C fluently D best IV/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.( 10 points) 1/ We can’t go out now because it (rain ) …………………… 2/ They (meet) .their teacher at the moment 3/ We (visit ) ………………….the museum at the moment We (visit ) ………… it once a year 4/ Hai ( not write ) ……………… to her parents last week She ( phone ) … …… them 5/.Duy ( not visit)… ………the museum with his class last Sunday because he (catch ) …… a cold 6/ How much it ( cost ) …………….to mail a latter to England ? 7/ Take these pills and you ( feel ) ……………… better then, Ha V/ Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided ( 10 points ) From at nine in the morning until four afternoon Mr Tuan works in A B C the fields with his father D There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning A B C D My Dad always has a three-weeks vacation A B C D Mr Ba soon got used to travel to work by bicycle A B C D The doctor says you should spend a little time to play video game A B C D The public library in the city has thousand of good books A B C D What does the new student like ? - Oh, she is tall and beautiful A B C D Ba is in class 7A and he enjoys the school very much A B C D My father always has a lot of houseworks to A B C D 10 There is a ten-floors building in front of my house 10 A B C D VI/ Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.(20points) Americans like sport very much One of the (1) popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football All the high schools(2) universities have their own teams In winter the most popular kind of sports (3) basketball There is usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4) and ice Many people like skiing and skating In the other two (5) , millions of Americans enjoy baseball The schools have their games in (6) ., but the most important professional games are played during summer Many people listen to the games (7) the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) the newspapers Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) fishing They like to stay outdoors (10) it is warm during the months of June, July and August VII: Use the words given to complete the following sentences you / better / eat / too / candies / because / they / not good / your teeth Hoa / measure / height / weigh / the scale / the moment Mr.Lam / now wear / face mask / protect him / breathe / dust last year / brother / work / engineer / printing factory what / wide / the West Lake? this morning / I / eat / bread / and / drink milk / breakfast ……………………………………………………………………… “ balanced diet” / mean / you / eat / variety / foods / without / eat / much / anything ………………………………………………………………………… children / spend / only / small part / free time / play / electronic games ………………………………………………………………………………… public library / city / have / thousands / books / and / Lan / begin / borrow books regularly ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10.video games / good fun / but players / must / careful …………………………………………………………………………… VIII/ Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank In the United States of America, the national language is (1) English Four hundred years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) language to this country Now in the USA, people speak (3) English Most of the words are the (4) in American and British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5) in England Canada is (6) to the North of the United States of America It is the larger (7) the United States In Canada, many people (8) English because they also came from England many years (9) But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) because they came from France A also B like C as D not A French B English C Chinese D Canadian A British B American C Russian D Chinese A various B similar C same D like A B say C talk D speak A lies B situated C at D in A than B as C more D less A say B tell C talk D speak A ago B later C there D here 10 A France B.French C Russian D Italian IX/ Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that the meaning not change: It took Mr Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday Mr Hoang spent What is the price of this cap ? How much .? You shouldn’t eat too much meat You’d Lan is the youngest of the three sisters Lan has Our house is older than any other house in the living centre Our house Mai usually works hard Mai is usually a……………………………………………… There are eight hundred stamps in Hoa’s collection Hoa’s collection How heavy is the chicken ? What ? How much is this book ? What is ? 10 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV I prefer The end KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP Naêm hoïc : 2006 – 2007 Môn : Tiếng Anh - Phân môn : Đọc –Viết Ngaøy thi : 26 /5/2007 Thời gian : 150 phút ( Không kể phát đề ) I Choose the right word or phrase that completes the sentence ( Chọn đáp án thích hợp )( ,0 ms ) UBND HUYỆN HOAØI NHƠN PHÒNG GD HOAØI NHƠN This film is _ than the one we saw last week A as good B gooder C more good D better She is a singer nor an actress A nor B both C neither D either You can’t speak Russian _ A Either can I B Neither can I C Neither can’t I D.I can’t neither I know that he in the library at this moment A works B worked C is working His choice of words very good A is B are C be "Let's go dancing ?" "Yes, let's" A will we B don’t we C we She made ……… mistakes on her last examination D was working D being D shall we A a little B few C little D none " did he go out?" "A few minutes ago" A how long B when C how much time D how many times His father is a very good friend of A them B their C theirs D themselves 10 The children are playing in the schoolyard A happy B happily C happier D happiness 11 It's very kind you to say so! A in B to C for D of 12.The United States has a of around 250 million A population B people C countries D cities 13 Peter got quickly and went to school A dress B dressed C dressing D dresses 14 I am ready and ……… A she isn't too B neither is she C so is she D she is too 15 …… she plays the piano! A How well B How good C What well D What good 16 He became most famous …………………… the fairy tales A with B about C for D by 17 Qui Nhon City is……………………………………Ho Chi Minh City A smaller B smaller than C bigger D bigger than 18 How long will it you to get there A go B need C have D take 19 He is one of the _ in the world A busyest man B busiest C much busy man D most busy man 20.This book is different _ the one I had A with B of C to D from YOUR ANSWERS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 II Read the following passage and choose the best answer ( Đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu trả lời đúng )( 2,0 ms) Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults ( người lớn) Some learn at school , others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends But not many are lucky enough to that Most people must work hard to learn another language Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why all these people want to learn English ? It is difficult to answer that quetion Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects They study their own language , and mathematics and English ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics and another language , perhaps French , or German , or Spainish ) Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their high studies , because some of their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English According to the writer , A only adults learn English B no children like learning English C English is only useful to teenagers D English is popular in much of the world Many people learn English by A watching videos only B hearing the language in the office C talking with the film star D working hard on their lesson Many boys and girls learn English because A English can give them a job B it's included in their study courses C.their parents make them D.they have to study their own language In America or Australia many school children study A English as a foreign language B English and Mathematics only C such foreign languages as French , German , and Spainish D their own language and no foreign language Many adults leanr English because A their work is useful B they want to go abroad C most of their books are in English D it helps them in their work YOUR ANSWERS III Read the following passage and choose the best answer ( Chọn đáp án đúng để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau )( 2,0ms) SINGAPORE Singapore is an island city of about three million people It's a beautiful (1) with lots of parks and open spaces It's also a very (2) city Most of the people (3) in high rise flats in different parts of the island The business district is very modern with (4) of high new office buildings Singapore also has some nice older sections In China town, there (5) rows of old shop houses The Government buildings in Singapore are very (6) and date from the colonial days Singapore is famous (7) its shops and restaurants There are many good shopping centers Most of the (8) are duty free Singapore's restaurants (9) Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the (10) are quite reasonable A district B town C city D village A large B dirty C small D clean A live B lives C are living D lived A lot B lots C many D much A is B will be C were D are A beauty B beautiful C beautify D beautifully A in B on C at D for A good B goods C goodness D goody A sells B selling C sell D sold 10 A priced B price C prices D prier YOUR ANSWERS 10 IV Fill each place with ONE suitable word ( Điền vào chổ trống từ thích hợp )(2,0 ms) Fishing (1) my favourite sport I often fish for (2) _ without catching anything But this does not worry me Some fishermen (3) _ unlucky Instead of catching (4) , they catch old boots and rubbish I am even less lucky I never catch anything-not even old boots After having spent whole mornings (5) the river I always (6) home with an empty bag "You must give up fishing ! " my friends (7) _ : " It's a waste of (8) " But they don't realize one important thing I'm (9) interested in fishing I am only interested sitting on the boat and doing nothing at (10) YOUR ANSWERS 10 V Read the following passage and complete it with the words in brackets ( sử dụng từ cho sẵn điền vào chổ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn.)( 2,0ms) is head life makes of wife between after dress and The modern father looks (1) _ his children and helps in the house , even if his (2) _ does not go out to work The division (3) the roles of the mother (4) the father is no longer very clear , and dad does his share of child care : He can change the baby , (5) _ the children and make the dinner This new image (6) the father is , of course , completely different from the still dominant , traditional dad , who represents authority , is the (7) _ of the household and (8) all the "important" decisions His wife is responsible for the domestic side of family (9) _ while he (10) _ the one who advises or punishes as necessary YOUR ANSWERS 10 PARTVI Read the following passage carefully , and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) ( Đọc đoạn văn sau chọn câu đây là dúng (T) hay sai (F) ).( 2,0ms) London, the capital of Great Britain, is situated on the Thames River It is the largest city in Europe with a population of over million It is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End The city is small in area but it is the commercial heart of London Many banks and offices are situated there The Tower and St Paul's Cathedral is very large and fine It was built in 1710 The famous English architect Christopher Wren planned and built St Paul's Cathedral If the city may be called the commercial heart of London, Westminster is the center of the administration We can see the Houses of Parliament there It is a beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben Westminster Abbey is opposite the Houses of Parliament The West End with the best and most expensive clubs, restaurants and theatres, beautiful houses and parks is the place where rich people live Working people live in the East End where there are no parks or gardens and no fine houses London is the capital of Great Britain London is the largest city in the world The East End is one of the four parts of London The Tower is a commercial heart of London Westminster is the center of education The Houses of Parliament have a tower and a very big clock called Big Ben You can find the most expensive clubs in the East End Rich people live in the West End You can go to parks in the East End 10 Working people don't live in London YOUR ANSWERS: ………………………2 ……………………… ………………………… ………………………… …………………………… …………………… …………………… ………………………… ………………………… 10 ………………………… VII Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it ( Viết lại câu sau cho nghĩa câu không đổi ) Theo ví dụ ( 2,0 ms ) Ví duï : My height is one metre forty centimetres  I am one metre forty centimetres tall The souvenir shop is on the left of the hotel The hotel ………………………………………………………………………………………… What interesting films they are ! >How …………………………………………………………………… I often walk from my house to the zoo in fifteen minutes It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lan likes English and Maths most Lan’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Remember to write a letter to me Don’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My teacher rides a bike to the school everyday My teacher goes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… My school has fifty teachers and eight hundred pupils There …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The bananas cost ten thousand dongs The bananas ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Nga is my friend I ………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 I never go to school late I ……………………………………………………………………………… VIII Write a short paragraph about your school ( about 120 words ) ( Viết đoạn văn khoảng 120 từ nói trường bạn )( 3,0 ms) MY SCHOOL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Phòng giáo dục tam đảo đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp §Ò bµi I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: A looked A bath A study B watched B father B success C stopped C theater C surprise D carried D health D sugar A children A danger A whole A socket A engineer A comment 10.A overhead B charity B angry B when B notice B excited B equipment B teammate C charm D champagne C language D passage C where D while C enroll D mobile C experiment D exhibition C improvement D development C speaker D bean II Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: Someone… .tickets are free A said me B said me that C told me D told to me When she lived in the countryside, she ……………….in the river A was swimming B used to swim C has swum D is used to swimming Saigon ……………more than three hundred years ago A was built B has been built C was building D built It is nearly ten years ……………….I saw her A when B since C for D while Would you mind if I……………a photo ? A take B took C would take D am going to take Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town A got B brought C fetch D took They ……………me if I could speak Japanese A told B said C asked D talked Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ? A about B on C of D for Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp………………… A collecting B collector C collect D collection 10 There were ……………… flowers that I couldn’t dicide what to buy A so many B so few C so little D so much 11 She doesn’t like Spainish……………she has to study the language A so B though C but D when 12 It took him six years to ……………as a doctor and now he is a good doctor A make B C qualify D become 13 She asked me………………………………………… A if I like pop music or not B whether I like pop music or not pop music or no D if I liked pop music or not C if I liked 14 My brother and I …………………………………… A am having a wonderful time here are having a wonderful time here B am having a wonder time here D are having a wonder time here C 15 Don’t shout, dear I can’t ………….the shout ! A stand B sit C listen D hear C as D for 16 He laughs ………………of her funny face A because B since 17 What are you ……………? A looking - My pen, I’ve lost it B looking for C looking after D looking at 18 Why don’t you …………… with you university study ? A go in B go on C go by D go at C strict D stricter C answer D pick 19 Of my parents, my father is ………………… A the stricter B the strictest 20 Who is going to ………………the phone ? A reply B respond III Build sentences based on the words given: There / used / be / Church / near / post office / my town While / I / open / letter /, phone / ring I / be / very pleased / see / Tom / again / after / long time You / look / thinner You / lose / weight ? You / think / you / make / radio / work again ? I/ buy/ book/ days ago A man/ said/girl/ there/ cafe/ nearby When/ I/ see/ Nancy/ yesterday/ she/ drive/ car They / know / each other / months 10 Nam's teacher / teach / him / he / come / here / 2000 IV Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences : Mary spent hours ( repair ) her bike They advised him ( not/ cross ) the street aganist the red lights He and his sister (not/ meet) my friends since last Christmas She (work) here since she left school ? Everyone ( read) this novel, let us ( discuss) it I ( know) her for six years, when I met her, she (work) in a Law office They’d rather (walk) than (go) by car V Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning of sentences: NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my…………………… FRIEND People in the countryside is…………………… FLY All …….…between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog HIGH Do you know the ……………of S.t Paul’s Cathedral ? KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good ………… on the street names COMFORT The hotel was large and ………………… CHILD During his the family lived in Cornwall WEIGH Every woman nowadays seems to want to loose HELP It’s a nice shop and the assisstants are all polite and very 10 LUCK The keys were locked inside the car , aside window was open VI Find the mistakes in the following sentence and correct them ( one mistake in each sentence ) : You know , it is difficult to me to make him understand what I mean A B C D My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer A B C D I will come and stay with you and your family on March A B C D Let’s gathering somewhere for a coffee after this wonderful meeting A B C D I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore A B C D The collect of stamps made him become famous in the country A B C D Let’s practise listening to English programs in the radio A B C D 8.What about play tennis in stead of going to the cinema ? A B C D Don’t turn on the TV, please I am so tired to watch it A B C D 10 They turn in the radio to listen to some news 10 A B C D VII Complete the second sentence so that it has a similer meaning to the first: “ Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan Henry Both of the chairs are uncomfortable Neither of…………………………………………………… They will have to change the date of the meeting again The date Peter spent three hours repainting his house It………………………………………………………… They’ ve lived here for six years They moved……………………………………………………… I’ve never read a more romatic story It’s the…………………………………………………………… Noone works harder than Barbara Barbara………………………………………………………………… I haven’t met him for two years It’s Richard can cook very well Richard is a 10 The film’s ending is dramatic The film VIII Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket: For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) flying is no more dangerous (2) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer It is known, however, that most accident occurs (3) taking off and landing when a (4) decisions are vitally important The people (5) job it is to look (6) the passengers, the stewards and stewardnesses play an important part in helping passengers to (7) safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8) .such care of is all part of the total experience (9) other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (10) , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films 10 A although A than A while A leader’s A whose A for A.feel A given A Any A way B too B as B during B chief’s B which B up B rest B kept B No B kind C and C then C for C driver’s C their C after C experience C shown C All C sort D because D with D through D pilot’s D that D round D lie D taken D Not D part IX Read the following passage then answer the questions below: Every year people in many countries learn English Some of them are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school Others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in the office or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English Why all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in nglish According to the writer English is learn by A young children B adults C teenagers D all are correct In the line of the second part, the word “it” refers to A.country B young childen C.English D question Where many boys and girls learn English? A at home B at school C in evening classe D in the office Why adults learn English? A Because they want to see movies in English B Because they need it for their job C Because they are foced to learn it D Because it’s not difficult to learn What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge? A Children like reading English newspapers B People in many countries learn English C English is one subject in school D Some books are written in English -The end Phßng gi¸o dôc TAM §¶O §Ò thi häc sinh giái Năm học : 2008 - 2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian:150 phút §Ò BµI I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper 1.A though B enough C cough D rough 2.A chair B cheap C chorus D child 3.A missed B closed C called D planned 4.A fat B any C gas D hat 5.A physics B basic C sailor D subject II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper 6.A scissors B object C wardrobe D transmit 7.A comfortable B commercial C generous D demontrate 8.A experiment B assistant C sociable D equipment 9.A advice B beauty C picture D postcard 10.A theater B career C cinama D gallery III- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the following sentences Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper 11 David’s school ………… is very bad this term A report B period C day D semester 12 People go to a …………… to look at the famous works of art A stadium B gallery C theater D fair 13 I’d like to go …………… very much A camp B to camp C a camp D camping 14 Hoa is reading short stories ………… Jack London A of B from C by D with 15 John ………… Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out A insisted B suggested C invited D helped 16 This book is …………… that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time A so interesting B so interested C such interesting D too interesting 17 “Let it be” is a famous song …………… It is one of the best works by this band A singing by the Beatles B was sung by the Beatles C sung by the Beatles D sang by the Beatles 18 He ………… the train ticket at home A took B put C brought D left 19 She was ………… of watching television A interested B tired C tiring D pleased 20 My mother ………… me that I should wake up earlier A told to B said C was told D said to 21 Our teacher asked us …………… in class A not to talk B to not talk C no talk D without talking 22 Peter broke his leg when he fell ………… his bike A in B on C off D of 23 You should …………… your lesson before the examination A read B look C revise D study 24 Hung is …………… the crossword puzzles A intelligent enough to B intelligent enough C enough intelligent D enough intelligent to 25 Her math result is …………… than hern English result A bad B bader C worse D well 26 His father is very proud ……………… him A of B with C on D about 27 Yesterday I came ………… your brother when I was going to school A of B to C about D across 28 Students should work ………… to make their parents happy A hard B hardly C in hard way D more hardly 29 Keep all dangerous things out of children’s ………… A hands B place C reach D head 30 When I was young, I used …………… on a farm A to live B live C to living D living IV- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following sentences Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper 31 This coffee is too to drink heat 32 I can’t tell the …………… between the twins differ 33 A fairy appeared and…………changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes magic 34 He drove ………… and he had an accident care 35 I feel so that I’m going to bed sleep 36 Why was his lecture so ? bore 37 How many are there in a year in Vietnam ? celerbrate 38 have warned the local people of the disaster science V- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper These days most people, especially young girls, like(36)…….slim Our grandparent’s tastes were different(37) ……ours but nowadays(38)……seems to enjoy(39)…….fat people The only thing(40) ……is wrong with this is what a(41)…….said to me the other days: “I don’t mind (42)…… these foods if they will help me(43) ………weight but why they taste so awful ?” The reason(44)…….this is that the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so the only sensible advice I could give my friend was “Eat normal food, but (45)………less.” 39.A to looked B to look C they look D look 40.A from B of C as D with 41.A anymore B none C everyone D no one 42.A to look at B looking C looking at D to look 43.A it B that C what D who 44.A.friend of mine B my friend C friend of me D friend of my 45.A to eat B eat C eating D the eating 46.A gain B put on C loose D lose 47.A of B why C for D that 48.A eat B to eat C eating D be eating VI- Read the following passage, then answer questions 46-50 After each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work She walks into the living room and looks at her three children They are 14,13 and years old They are watching TV The living room is a mess.There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa Games and toys are everywhere.Rene is angry,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then housework all evening I’m not going to housework!”Rene doesn’t housework She doesn’t clean or wash dishes She deosn’t wash clothes, either Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty All the children’s clothes are dirty Every garbage basket is full The house is a mess Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise The kitchen is clean The children clean the kitchen ! The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll the housework again But you have to help me.” Now Rene and her three children the housework together Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV ! 49 When Rene came home from work, she found the house …………… A clean and dirty B dirty and tidy C dirty and untidy D clean but untidy 50 Rene told her children ………………… A to the housework B she couldn’t housework C not to housework D she wouldn’t housework 51 TWo weeks later, the house was ……………… A very clean B a mess C tidy D rather dirty 52 Some days later, the house was clean again because …………………… A she couldn’t let it that way B her children did housework C her chidren didn’t housework D she did housework again 53 Now Rene does housework again because ………………… A her children help her B they can watch TV together C her children wash their clothes D her chidren don’t it VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one 54 The movie was very bad I couldn’t see it - The movie was not …………………………………………… 55 “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us - He told ……………………………………………………… 56 The garage is going to repair our car next week We are going 57 In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t well at school - Although ……………………………………………………………… 58 You must see the headmaster - You’ve ………………………………………………………………… 59.Remember to check your flight numbers Don’t 60.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears The news VIII- Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence 61 Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis 62 You / not / want / sell / house last year ? 63 He / stop / smoke / save / money 64 My brother / not drive / carefully / I 65 It / difficult / prevent / people / park here THE END đề thi chọn đội tuyển anh _ M«n tiÕng anh (150 phót) QuestionI:Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5p) A artificial B province C special D facial A clear B dear C wear D hear A fan B bad C catch D wash A prefer B better C worker D teacher A buildings B schools C zoos D markets Question II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others (5p): A completely B decided C company D develop A average B aquatic C athletic D accustomed A schedule B report C promise D orbit A potential B delicate C apprentice D astonished A technique B treatment C guidance D plastic Question III Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10p): 1.The teacher gave back the papers which marked A was B has been C had been D have been Mrs Ramsay was accustomed in this rickety house A by living B to living C with living D lining Neither Mary nor her two brothers _ superstitious A is B was C are D have If my candidate had won the election, I _ happy now A am B was C would be D can be I _ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments A go on B carry on C get on D put on People have different ways of preparing _ A their exams B to exams C for exams D in exams Lack of sleep can have a noticeable _ your performance at work A effect to B effect in C affect on D effect on I’ve got to see the dentist for a check - up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to _ A have anything done B be done something to C let anything be D make something done done He climbed up the tree _ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off A so B in order C so that D for 10 Next summer, we’re _ a swimming pool built in our garden A making B deciding C letting D having Question IV Each of the following sentence has one mistake Identify and correct the mistakes(10p): 1.These televisions are very expensive for us to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later A B C D Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity to A B C D lease the apartment After she had bought for herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle A B C D The food that Mary is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious A B C D Buying clothes are often a very time - consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are A B C D rarely the ones that fit him or her The next important question we have to decide is when we have to submit the proposal A B C D John decided to buy a car in the morning , but in the afternoon he change the mind A B C D Many theories on conserving the purity of water have proposed, but not one has been as widely accepted A B C D as this one Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time A B C D 10 It has been a long time since we have talked to John, isn’t it ? A B C D Question V Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p): My tooth was really , so I went to see the dentist (pain) She extremely about the history of art (know) I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _ for the job (qualification) Thousands of people are living in after earthquake (miserable) She has an command of the language (impress) You can always rely on Barbara She is very _ (depend) I watch the news everyday because it’s very _ (inform) A holiday in America can be _ cheap (surprise) I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _ to better my knowledge (courage) 10 Many chemicals have a _ effect on the environment (disaster) Question VI Read the passage and choose the best option(10 p) You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he has the most famous man in England He became (1) while still at the university, mainly (2) of his sporting achievements He as, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump He was (3) a popular sport journalist He was so famous that letters addressed to “ Mr Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him (4) any difficulty His college, although it has a quite different name, (5) known as “ Fry’s College” Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6) They point out that he lived at a time (7) standards were quite low and (8) was much easier to well in several sports It is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes However, it is only fair to judge him (9) the standards of his (10) time There is no doubt that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence A fame B rich C well-known D common A because B that C which D thus A so B too C also D of A with B without C no D not A be B which C what D was A achievements B succeed C famous D expect A then B when C which D that A him B men C they D it A at B beneath C out of D to 10 A single B owe C own D private Question VII : Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word : (10p): There is much more water than land (1) the surface of the earth The sea and oceans (2) nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3) land If you traveled over the earth (4) different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time (5) on water than on roads or railways We sometimes forget that (6) every mile of land there is four miles of water There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7) to use two words to describe We use the word seas to (8) those parts of water surface which (9) only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide (10) very deep Question VIII : Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question (10p): One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water Having clean drinking water is basic human right But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that not exist anywhere else in the world But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake everyday Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them Most industries simply ignore the regulations The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore Water is free to everyone A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source We should something now According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is A acid rain B industrial pollution C safe water shortage D population explosion Many sources of water are not drinkable because of _ A acid rain B industrial pollution C garbage D all A, B, C, are correct What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia? A It contains a rich variety of animals and plants B It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it C It has 1,300 rare species that not exist anywhere else in the world D The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly? A nearly 16 B exactly 16 C exactly 15 D less than 15 What is the message to reader? A We should take action to protect our water resources B We should take all water resources into account C We should limit the use of water resources D We should encourage people to use safe water Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p): They’ve been living here for six years now -> They moved You should take two tablets every four hours -> Two tablets should I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party -> I really wish “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother -> I asked my brother “I’ll see you here tomorrow ”said Sue ‘And don’t be late’ -> Sue said she People say that the bus driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash -> The bus driver is said They think the owner of the house is abroad -> The owner My flute is being repaired at the moment -> I am 9.“ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat” he asked -> He suggested 10 He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work -> He objected Question X Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage about the birth of a computer (10p): Most people/ think/ computers/ very modern inventions,/ products / our new/ technological/ age But actually/ the idea/ computer/ be /work out/ over two centuries ago/ a man/ call/ Charles Babbage Babbage/ bear/ 1791/ and grow/ be/ brilliant mathematician He/ draw up/ plans/ several calculating machines/ he / call “engines” But despite/ fact that/ he/ start/ build/ some/ these/ he never/ finish/ any of them Over the years/ people/ argue whether/ his machines/ ever work Recently, however,/ the Science Museum/ London/ finish/ build/ engine based/ one / Babbage’s designs It/ take/ six years/ complete/ and/ more/ four thousand parts/ specially/ make Whether/ it/ work/ not/, the machine/ be/ show/ special exhibition/ the Science Museum/ remind/ people/ Babbage’s work./ Question XI : (10p) Write a paragraph of about 100 - 120 words about the following topic : “What should we to save energy ? ” You may use the following suggested ideas : - get a plumber to check cracks in the pipes - Take a shower instead of a bath - Turn off the lights, the fans, air conditioner when no one is in the room - Turn off the faucet after using - Keep the fridge door closed or prepare food carefully before turning on the stove - Travelling by bikes or public buses instead of using motorcycles -The End đề THI HSG ( Thêi gian lµm bµi 150 phót) Section I: Pronunciation Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three A says B plays C days D raise A feather B leather C feature D measure A vanish B variety C champion D miraculous A nature B natural C volcano D waste A maximum B anxiety C examination D complexion Section II: Vocabulary and Grammar I Choose the best answer from A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences I am …………of making excuses for your rudeness to our friends A annoyed B worried C tired D angry He finished the paintings …………for the exhibition A in good time B for the time being C from time to time D time after time Hello Is that 21045? Please put me………to the manager A across B up C over D through So little……… that the neighbors could not settle their differences A they agreed B agreed did they C did they agree D they did agree Which you want, this pen or that one? – I want…… A both B all C them D other Twenty miles…………a long way to walk A are B was C is D were It’s difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep………… A raising B growing C gaining D rising After………to make a speech at the ceremony, John stayed up late to write it down A telling B having told C being told D has told The dentist told him to open his mouth……… A broad B wide C broadly D widely 10 Venice,………has a lot of old houses built on water, is a city in Italy A where B which C that D whose II Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters Television can make things more…….… because it brings both ( MEMORY) sounds and pictures 2.Tim is one of the … …on a boat trip on Lake Michigan (PARTICIPATE) 3.Professor Smith has joined the company in an……….capacity (ADVISE) 4.They were so alike It’s sometimes impossible to……between them (DIFFERENT) 5.Saving energy means reducing ………….bills (HOUSE) 6……….who spend most of their time in front of a computer (YOUNG) don’t have enough time for studying and playing sports 7.We must all protect the environment to……… a better world (SURE) for our grandfather.) 8.The …….of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance (FREQUENT) A label on a package of food must not be………… (LEAD) 10.Some people believe that traveling by plane is……… safer (CONSIDER) than other form of travel III.There are 10 mistakes in the passage Find and correct them Hawaii was the last state join the United States It became the 50 th state in August 21st , 1959 Hawaii is the southernmost state in the country It also is the only state making up entirely of islands Hawaii is nicknamed the Aloha State Aloha is a greeting by the Hawaiian language It can mean “hello” or “goodbye” Most Hawaiians would probably say that aloha is the expression of welcome Million of tourists visit Hawaii to enjoy its mild climate and sparkling beaches Hawaii is made up of majority islands and 128 islets (small islands) Honolulu, where is on the island of Oahu, is the capital of Hawaii and its largest city About three-fourth of Hawaii’s people live on Oahu About three-fourth of Hawaii’s people live on Oahu The island of Hawaii is large of the islands It is sometimes called the Big Island Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 10 Section IV: Reading I Choose the correct answer to complete the passage In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from Entertainment industries …(1)… for your leisure time You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book Sometimes it seems that reading is …(2)… because, …(3) …you’re a fast reader, it can take a plentiful amount of time to finish a novel, for example But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply Book publishers haven’t been… (4) …to realized this and are now selling a product which needn’t take up a much of your time but still tells you an excellent story The new product is the audio book – cassette recordings of short novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves Audio books are …(5)… new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing …(6)… One of the attractions of audio books is that they’re… (7)… listening to the radio, only better You can listen to what you want and when you want, and you won’t ever… (8)… anything Much of their appeal …(9)… in their flexibility For some people, audio books can be much more enjoyable way of …(10) …knowledge than reading A chase B compete A neglected B declined A in spite B no matte A behind B slow A partly B approximately A ever since then B all the time A as B same A pass B lack A stands B belongs 10 A grasping B catching C oppose D pursue C lessened D disposed C regardless of D even if C delayed D overdue C roughly D relatively C up until now D from then on C like D both C miss D lose C bases D lies C gaining D raising 10 II.Fill in each gap with one suitable word An important development of English outside Great Britain occurred …(1)…the colonization of North American American English may be considered to …(2)…the English spoken in Canada, …(3)…the Canadian variety retains some features of British pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary The most distinguishing differences …(4)…American English and British English are in pronunciation and vocabulary There are slighter …(5)… in spelling, pitch, and stress as well …(6)…American English also has a tendency to be more rigid in matters of grammar and syntax, but at the same…(7)… appears to be more tolerant of the use of neologisms Despite these differences, it is often difficult to determine – apart from context –…(8)…serious literary works …(9)…been written in Great Britain or the U.S./Canada or , for that matter, in Australia, New Zealand, …(10)… South Africa Your answers: ………… ………… …………… …………… 3…………… …………… …………… …………… …………… 10 …………… III Read the following passage and choose the correct answers: In the 1950s The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular The Beatles changed pop music They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs The Beatles did not have a long career Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970 They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them - their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenir! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them The passage is mainly about ………………… A how the Beatles became more successful than other groups B why the Beatles split up after years C the Beatles’s fame and success D many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song The four boys of the Beatles ………………… A came from the same family B came from a town in the north of England C were at that same age D received good training in music The word ‘sensational’ is closest in meaning to ………… A notorious B bad C shocking D popular The first songs of the Beatles were ……………… A written by themselves B broadcast on the radio C paid a lot of money B written by black Americans What is not true about the Beatles? A The members had no training in music B They had a long stable career C They became famous when they wrote their own songs D They changed pop music The Beatles stopped their live performances because ………… A They had earned enough money B They did not want to work with each other C They spent more time writing their own songs D they were afraid of being hurt by fans The year 1970 was the time when ………… A they split up B They changed pop music C they started their career D They stopped singing live What the fans of Beatles often did was ……………… A sing together with them B take their clothes as souvenir C ask them to write more songs D ask them why they would separate Some songs of the Beatles now ……………… A are still famous as they used to be B became too old to sing C are sung by crazy fans C are the most famous 10 The tone of the passage is that of ………………… A admiration B criticism C neutral D sarcasm Section IV: Writing I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking I’d rather………………………………… He didn’t succeed in his career until he was 50 It wasn’t …………………………………………… He has been a journalist for 10 years His career…………………………………… As Michael became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters The more……………………………………………………………… I regret saying that to him I wish………………………………………………………………… “If I were you, I would phone her immediately” John said to Bill John……………………………………………………………… I’m sure she didn’t see a ghost She can’t…………………………………………………………… He doesn’t know much about life in America Little…………………………………………………………… Despite his illness, he went to the station with his friends Even though………………………………………………………… 10 We have a six deadline for this work This work…………………………………………………………… II Use the following words or phrase to write complete sentences We/know/other/since/children ………………………………………………………………………………… Most/ people/invite/reception/old/friends ………………………………………………………………………………… Please/pay/attention/what/I/say ………………………………………………………………………………… It/about/time/you/house/repainted ………………………………………………………………………………… I/wish/stop/stick/nose/people’s business ………………………………………………………………………………… London/stand/Thames/divide/2 equal parts ………………………………………………………………………………… He/insist/invite/mother-in-law/restaurant ………………………………………………………………………………… When/we/get/home/children/probably/watch/television ………………………………………………………………………………… Reference book/must not/take/reading room ………………………………………………………………………………… 10 It/be/boring/movie/that/I/fall/asleep ………………………………………………………………………………… III Write an essay on the following topic (about 150 – 200 words): Some people say that there shouldn’t be examinations because they make students feel stressed Do you agree or disagree with this idea? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end MỘT SỐ ĐỀ THI CỦA TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG GIA LAI VÀ LÊ HỒNG PHONG TPHCM A PRONUNCIATION Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as in the other word of the group: (1m) A- other B- sunny C- shock D- nothing A- honour B- home C- her D- have A- ploughed B- laughed C-locked D- placed A- senses B- houses C- places D- offices A- great B- wheat C- complete D- magazine B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I/ Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D of the following sentences (2ms) The doctor advised him to give smoking A- out B- up C- in D- on This restaurant is famous Chinese dishes A- in B- with C- at D- for The salesman showed us the washing machine A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work Have you ever had to stay for a long time? A- in the bed B- in bed C- on the bed D- on bed 10 It was very of you to break that coffee cup A- careful B- carefully C- careless D- carelessly 11 Of my classmates and , Tom’s intelligent A- I / more B- I / the mostC- me / more D- me / the most 12 Bats are fascinating . have many interesting and amazing qualities A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they C- animals / They D- animals / Because they 13 It is believed causes sleeplessness A- too much coffee B- that too much coffee C- when too much coffee D- too much coffee that 14 The watt is named after James Watt, British engineer who developed steam engine in the 1760s A- a/a B- a/ the C- the/a D- the/the 15 It’s too late now He failed the test He should harder then A- study B- studiesC- be studying D- have studied II/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper tenses: (1,4ms) My elder sister always complains that I am the untidiest person she ( 16 ever, see) and that I seldom tidy my room I (17 really, have) a nice surprise when I got to my room yesterday because someone (18 tidy) my room carefully On the table ( 19 be) some flowers and a note which ( 20 say) “Hung, I ( 21 get) married in a few weeks’ time This is the first time I (22 do) it for you and I believe it is also the last time” C READING I/ Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word (1,6ms) Last week, Minh invited me (23) his birthday party I spent a long time (24) what I should buy as a present for him Finally, I chose a small, blue alarm clock After (25) for it, I asked the salesgirl to (26) it up On the day of the party, I arrived at Minh’s house punctually at seven o’clock Minh was very (27) to see me and (28) me for the present Many of our (29) had already arrived We talked about the soccer (30) the previous night between France and England II/ Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (1m) Tim was ten years old He was not a very good pupil, and he did not like having to homework, because he preferred doing other things in his free time Frequently he did not his homework, and when he did it, he always made a lot of mistakes Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Tim’s homework and saw that he had got all his sums right The teacher was very pleased and rather surprised He called him to his desk and said to him, “You got all your homework right this time, Tim What happened? Did your father help you?” Usually Tim’s father helped him with homework, but the evening before this, he had not been able to, because he had not been at home, so Tim answered “No, sir He was busy last night, so I had to it all myself.” Questions: 31 What kind of homework did Tim’s teacher expect to see from him? 32 Why was one of his teachers surprised one day? 33 What did the teacher think had happened? 34 How was all of Tim’s homework when his father helped him with it? 35 What did Tim have to when his father was away from home? _ D WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1,5 ms) 36 My brother is too young to go to school My brother is not _ 37 Without air, there would be no life on this planet If there _ 38 May I borrow your pen? Would you mind 39 Michael laughed when I told him the joke The joke 40 I am amazed by the mistakes he has made What ! 41 Wall Disney created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse The cartoon _ 42 A man answered the phone He said Tom was out The man who 43 My grandfather often went for a walk along that river bank My grandfather used 44 In spite of heavy rain, my father went to work Although 45 Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth It II/ Composition: Within 150 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of having a TV at home.(1,5 ms) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A PRONUNCIATION Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffrently from those of others (1m) 1) A- colonial B- cooperation C- patriot D- period 2) A- encouraged B- filled C- joined D- helped 3) A- break B- deceive C-retreat D- succeed 4) A- contains B- crowds C- joins D- keeps 5) A- distant B- passenger C- traffic D- tram B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I> Tick the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (1m) 6) The salesman showed us the washing machine A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work 7) She bought a new computer A- to her son B- for her son C- her son with D- her son 8) Jan arrives, we will have finished this exercise A- By the time B- Until C- Now that D- Since 9) Bats are fascinating . have many interesting and amazing qualities A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they C- animals / They D- animals / Because they 10) He says he enjoys job as a baker but it has taken him over a year to to working at night A- be used B- get used C- used D- getting used II> Give nouns of those words (1m) 11) to believe 12) boring 13) to discover 14) to treat 15) tired III>Supply the correct tenses of verbs in brackets (2ms) Jack London (16 bear) in to a poor family, and he (17 have) to work during his school years He (18.meet) many difficulties when he (19 try) to become a writer In his famous novel “Martin Eden”, the poor young hero meets a rich girl He (20.be) ashamed (21.tell) her that he (22.never, read) any poems, and that he (23 never, even, hear) the names of some of the world’s greatest poets With her help, he (24.begin) to read and study Martin (25.become) famous, but the novel doesn’t end happily C READING COMPREHENSION Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word (2ms) We are all slowly destroying the earth The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in There is so much smoke in the air (26) it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities In one well_known city, for (27) , poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that policemen have to (28) oxygen masks We have cut down so (29) trees that there are no vast of wasteland all (30) the world As a result, farmers in part of Africa can not grow (31) to eat In certain countries in Asia, there is too (32) rice Moreover, we not take enough care of the countryside Wild (33) are quickly disappearing For instance, tigers are rare in Indian now because we (34) killed too many for them to survive However, it isn’t enough simply to talk (35) the problem We must act now before it is too late to anything about it D WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1,5 ms) 36 I don’t like to be asked stupid questions I don’t like 37 “What time does the delegation come? The manager wanted 38 We couldon’t answer those two difficult questions Those two difficult questions were _ 39 People say that Picasso has been one of the greatest painters of all time Picasso is said _ 40 If I were you, I wouldn’t like you I advised 41 We felt bored with the match The match _ 42 Learning English is not easy It is _ 43 The play lasted four hours It was a _ 44 I can’t the exercise because it is not easy It is such 45 She should turn off the light before going to bed Her faher asked her _ II/ Composition: Within 150 words, write about your opinions of reading book in spare time (1,5ms) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A PRONUNCIATION Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part (1m) A too B food C soon D good A leaf B deaf C of D wife A lose B close C rose D chose A cooked B kissed C moved D watched A bury B friendly C pretty D pleasant B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences (2,2ms) My cousin got up late in the morning because his alarm clock did not _ A turn off B take off C put off D go off _ is a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and pieces of furniture A A plumber B A goldsmith C A carpenter D A bricklayer I don’t like shopping I’ll come with you A however B but C therefore D because Peter passed his driving test, surprised everybody A who B that C it D which 10 Alice and Stan are _ married They love each other a lot A happy B unhappy C happily D happiness 11 I forgot to thank them _ me A to help B help C about helping D for helping 12 is London from Oxford? A How long B How far C How often D How long away 13 Have you seen the fridge _ on T.V last night? A advertising B advertised C was advertised D to advertise 14 Our English teacher enjoys reading, _? A aren’t you B doesn’t he C don’t we D aren’t we 15 Malaysia is divided two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia A in B by C of D into 16 We often go to visit our friends in Bristol, is only 30 miles away A where B which C that D who II/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses (1,2ms) */ A: Where’s Lily? B: She (17 study) _ at the library A: When she (18 get) _ back home? B: In an hour or so Probably around o’clock A: How long she (19 study) at the library? B: Since o’clock this afternoon A: she (20 study) _at the library everyday? B: Not everyday, but often */ If money (21 grow) on trees, all of us (22 be) rich C READING I/ Read the text and then answer the questions which follow (1m) The construction of the Hanoi Opera House started in 1901 and was completed in 1911 It was designed by two architects Broger and Harloy and was the first opera house in Hanoi With a seating capacity of 900, the Hanoi Opera House is a building of great cultural, but also historical significance In fact, it is the place where the people saw the appearance of the red flag with a star on 17 August 1945 Besides, it also witnessed a demonstration to support the August Revolution In 1997, with the aid of the French Government, the theatre was repaired in accordance with its original design Provided with the best technical equipment, it is home to various high-quality performances 23 How long was the Hanoi Opera House constructed? _ _ 24 Who were its designers? _ _ 25 How many seats can the Hanoi Opera House provide? _ _ 26 Why is it not only of great cultural significance but also an important historical place? _ _ _ 27 How was the theater repaired in 1997? _ _ II/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word (1,6ms) Pulau Paya, a tiny island situated 32 kilometers off Luala, (28) _ about to become Malaysia’s first national marine park It has (29) _ about two years for work on the project to be completed For those (30) _ enjoy outdoor life, the marine park is (31) ideal place to visit It offers facilities for jungle journeys and camping sites Activities (32) swimming, sailing, boating, fishing, and diving can (33) _ found here In addition, there are plans to set (34) centers for the hiring of diving equipment and boats Now, the authorities are trying to encourage local fishermen to use their boats for transporting tourists, thereby making the (35) _ more accessible D WRITING I/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means as the same as the sentence printed before it (1,8ms) 36 The last time he visited Ha Long Bay was years ago He hasn’t _ 37 What a pity I don’t know how to use a computer I wish 38 She said to her son, “How many engineers are there in your factory?” She asked _ 39 Nobody has invited her to the concert She 40 If Hoa’s parents lived near Hanoi, she would see them on weekends Hoa doesn’t _ 41 Shall we play tennis for a change? Why ? 42 “Someone’s coming”, he said to me, “Get behind the screen” He said 43 He hurried He didn’t want to be late for the lecture He hurried in order _ 44 In spite of his age, he still enjoys life Although he A PRONUNCIATION Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part (1m) A laughed B weighed C watched D washed A houses B places C boxes D leaves A folk B flow C row D now A chopstick B chemical C chat D charity A her B who C hour D home B USE OF ENGLISH I/ Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences (1,8ms) Please turn the radio _ It’s too loud A on B off C up D down I’m really _ going to my friend’s party on Saturday I haven’t been out for ages A enjoy B expecting C looking for D looking forward to My mother often gives me advice _ water A to save B how to save C on how to save D about how to save She’s always so to me A says B say C to say D saying 10 Don’t wait for me I late It depends on the traffic A will be B might be C must be D can be 11 This part of the river is safe enough _ A for the children to swim in B for the children to swim in it C to the children swim in it D to the children swim in 12 The book _ the school library is very interesting A borrowed in B borrowed from C borrows from D borrows at 13 She isn’t wearing her coat it is very cold now A because B so C although D however 14 Tom: How about going out for dinner tonight? Mary: _ A Oh, thank you B Yes, please C I’m afraid not D No, I don’t want to II/ Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (1,4ms) a/ The children (15 make) a lot of noise now I (16 be) _ afraid they (17 wake up) my father, who (18 sleep) _ in the next room b/ A: Where is Hoa? B: I (19 not see) _ her today c/ Tom: Where were you at o’clock last night? Mary: I (20 dance) _ at my friend’s party d/ A: the newspaper (21 come) _? B: Yes, Tom is reading it III/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper forms (1m) The newspaper is a common means of (22 communicate) _ You can find out the news in your city or in the world You can also find out the (23 day) _ weather forecast In (24 add) _, newspapers offer financial news, employment, (25 advertise) , (26 entertain) , and T.V and radio guides C READING I/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word (1,6ms) Among the festivals celebrated (27) _ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (28) _ the Mid-August Festival Large (29) of small round moon cakes (30) eaten on this day, and children (31) carrying colourful paper lanterns which come in all shapes; the more popular (32) are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies (33) _ to them the moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival As the moon (34) , tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess II/ Read the passage and answer the questions below (1m) There are many sources of pollution in our modern world At present, the most serious sources are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills Factory chimneys give out smoke that contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide These gases combine with water vapour in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid When it rains, these acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all It has harmed water life by turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous In big cities, the exhaust fumes build up and cause a health danger to human beings Therefore, today some large cities have to ban cars from the city center to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases to solve the problem of air pollution 35 Name some of the sources of pollution in our modern world _ _ 36 Why is smoke from factory chimneys harmful to our environment? _ _ 37 What from car exhaust fumes are poisonous? _ _ 38 What has harmed water life? _ _ 39 How can the problem of air pollution be solved in big cities? _ _ D WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it (1m) 40 “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said Lan suggest 41 “Don’t wait for me if I am late, Hoa”, He said He told 42 Sally’s parents gave her a bicycle for her birthday Sally 43 He is weak because he doesn’t any exercise If he 44 Mrs White has a son She showed me a photo of him He is a policeman Mrs White showed II/ Complete the letter by using the words and phrases provided You can make any necessary changes (1,2m) Dear Kumiko, 45 I / be / very happy / receive / parcel / send _ _ 46 What / good idea / send / selection / different kinds of food / your country _ _ 47 I / enjoy / eat / very much / so / my family _ _ 48 You say / your letter / you / like / to send / parcel / English food _ _ 49 I / just post one / you _ _ 50 In / parcel / be / information / prepare / eat / food _ _ Love, Mary The end II/ (1,2ms) “Ba wants to write a letter inviting his aunt, who has just finished her two-year course of Environmental Studies in Australia, to come and talk about conservation in that country at the weekly meeting of his school’s English-Speaking Club.”  Use the promps to help him write the letter: Dear Aunt, 45 - How / you? I / hope / everything / be / O.K / you / since / get home / Australia _ _ 46 - English-Speaking Club / going / meeting / next Wednesday morning _ _ 47 - We / discuss / some solutions / conserve / country’s forests _ _ 48 - think / if / come and talk / conservation / Australia / it / very useful / us _ _ 49 - I / sure / all / club members / interested / your talk _ _ 50 - Please / let / know / if / can come _ _ Your nephew, Ba The end _ A.PRONUNCIATION I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (1m) A tomb B comb C dome D home A about B sound C young D account A brother B thick C they D that A character B.check C chair D chalk A hoped B asked C washed D received II Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the others (0,5m) A surprise B report C advise D fertile A persuade B mango C master D lecture A stranger B finish C behave D recent A honour B perfume C moment D cancel 10 A interested B temperature C ambulance D machinery C has said D is saying B USE OF ENGLISH I Circle the best answer (A,B,C or D) (2,5ms) 11 He to have made a serious mistake A is said B says 12 David is short He’s not to be a policeman A so tall B tall enough c quite tall D tall as 13.“Would you like a cup of tea?” The person is A giving advice B offering something C asking permission D making a request 14 I him to arrive in time for dinner A hope for B attend C expect D think 15 he liked chocolate, he tried not to eat it A As B Though C Since D Despite 16 What will you if you the final exam? A pass B passes C passed D will pass 17 My parents saw me at the railway station A in B for C up D off 18 “Excuse me, you know what time the museum opens?” The person is A making a request B expressing a preference C asking for information D asking permission 19 In Australia, a tropical storm is called a A typhoon B hurricane C cyclone D tornado 20 I remember the letter a few days before going on holiday A to receive B receiving C to have received D received C explained D directed 21 The policeman me the way A told B said 22 the time you reach the station, the train will have left A At B On C By D In 23 “Actually, I think I’d rather have a Chinese meal ” The person is A expressing a preference B refusing to something C giving advice D making an offer 24 I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you me a favour A make B C find D pick 25.I tried to them from going but they wouldn’t take any notice A warn B refuse C forbid D prevent C hasn’t D shouldn’t 26 He had to leave early, he? A didn’t B mustn’t 27 There is no in going to school if you’re not willing to learn A reason B aim C point D purpose 28 I’ll show you around the city when you to visit me A are coming B will come C will be coming D come 29 Excuse me, but you think you could turn your music down a bit? The person is A asking permission B making a request C giving advice D making a suggestion 30 His eyes were bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front A such B too C so D very C for D with 31.She did all the work her own A on B by 32 He says he’s been to restaurant in town A many B every C.all D most 33 It took Michael a long time a pair of shoes that fitted him A to find B finding C for finding D found C beginning D is beginning 34 Give me a word with “S” A begins B began 35 “I know, we could walk along the river How about that?” The person is A giving advice B asking for information C making a suggestion D asking permission II Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given (1m) 36 Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of (Entertain) 37 The key was locked inside the car , a side window was open.( Luck) 38 Burning coal is an way of heating a house Gas is much cheaper (Economy) 39 She received a lot of from her mother (Encourage) 40 Do you know Trinh Cong Son? He was one of the most famous in our country (Music) III.Circle the letter A, B, C, or D of the underlined part which is not correct (1,5ms) 41 Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories especially on Halloween night A B C D 42 Peter’s new sports car cost much more than his friend Dave A B C D 43 Mary usually arrives at the office at nine o’clock, but because the storm she was A B C two hours late D 44 Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister A B C D 45 The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired A B C D IV Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings remain the same (1,5ms) 46 “Why don’t you put your luggage under your seat, Mary?” he said  He suggested 47 Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job  In spite 48 That’s the last time I go to that restaurant  I certainly 49 He was a fool to say that  It was 50 It’s a pity I can’t go to the game next Sunday  I wish C READING I Read the following passage and answer the questions below (1m) Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and preventing many diseases In spite of all the information available about diets, Scientists still believe that good nutrition can be simple There are several basic rules to follow Keep fat intake low Eat foods high in carbohydrates, which are the starches in grains, legumes (beans and peas), vegetables, and some fruits Avoid too much sugar Limit salt Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, which are high in vitamins A healthful lifestyle is an active lifestyle Lack of proper physical exercise can cause tiredness, irritability, and poor general health Physical fitness requires both aerobic exercise, such as running, bicycle riding and swimming, and muscle-strengthening exercices, such as weight-lifting Good health is acquired by saying no to bad habits such as smoking, drinking and overeating and by avoiding situations that are constantly stressful People can take their lives and their happiness into their own hands Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the first step Note: (1)Nutrition: Dinh dìng ; (2)Irritability: TÝnh dÔ næi nãng, dÔ bÞ tøc giËn;(3) Intake: lîng( ¨n) vµo Questions Complete the sentences with the details from the passage 51 Three kinds of food that you must avoid having too much of are , , and 52 Three problems that lack of physical exercise can cause are , , and 53 Two kinds of aerobic exercise mentioned in the passage are , and 54 Grains, legumes, vegetables and some fruits contain 55 Fruits and vegetables contain a lot of II Fill each numbered space with an appropriate word (1m) Paper (56) an important place in our lives The books we read and write are (57) .of paper Our history and scientific inventions have all been recorded(58) .paper This,(59) , is changing Other (60) of storing information are becoming common Computers can (61) an enormous amount of information in a (62) smaller space Computer faxes, electronic mail, and (63) Internet are only three examples of technology(64) have replaced paper Who knows, perhaps one day people (65) not use paper to write at all! A PRONUNCIATION I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0,5m) A ethnic B depend C impress D region A fool B moon C food D foot A low B bow C know D slow A laugh B plough C enough D cough A wealth B cloth C bathe D marathon II Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others (0,5 m) A fortunately B entertain C recommend D disappear A discuss B operate C argument D separate A survive B fashion C palace D memory A mysterious B mineral C material D minority 10 A museum B advertise C popular D genius B USE OF ENGLISH I Circle the best answer A,B,C,or D (2ms) 11 The man and animals _ you saw on TV were from Australia A who B whom C which D that 12 We feel very _today A happy B happiness C happily D happen 13 He’s an _of Vietnam News Office A edit B editor C edition D editorial 14 Please _the radio I’m very tired A get off B go off C turn off D see off 15 The choice may _until you’ve grown up A to delay B to be delay C delay D be delayed 16 We must congratulate him _his passing the driving test first time A on B in C for D of 17 Thanks a lot for your help Without it I _the task A couldn’t perform B couldn’t have performed C didn’t perform D was not able to perform 18 Everyone is ready, _? A isn’t he? B isn’t she? C aren’t they? D is he? 19 Your letter was received the week _last A before B after C ago D from 20 No one knows how many books _lost A had been B have been C had D have III Put the word in the brackets into the correct form (1m) 21 He got into _while swimming and had to be rescued.(Difficult) 22 There is a _faucet in your kitchen (Drip) 23 For further _on the diet, write to us at this address.(Inform) 24 _is better than cure (Prevent) 25 _is a film or radio or television program giving facts about something (Document) III Circle the letter A,B,C,or D of the underlined part which is not correct.(1m) 26 Recent scientists have become extremely worried about the world’s A B C D population 27 It’s always better to study vocabulary in connection by reading A B C D 28 I sometimes wonder about my old friend, where is she now, and what A B C D she’s doing 29 It took me a long time to get up from my illness A B C D 30 He talked to Ann throughout the evening, so nothing he said changed A B C D her opinion IV Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same (1m) 31 He no longer has long hair and a thick moustache He used to 32 She hasn’t been to Paris before This is the 33 Mary told me not to forget my tennis racket Mary said, “ .” 34 She couldn’t come to class because of illness As she 35 We have run out of tea There C READING I Read the passage carefully Then answer the questions below.(2ms) People who know Salley Ride say she is intelligent and confident She also thinks deeply about things, but she is not always serious She is fun and enjoys humour but she is in a hurry to get on to more important things At high school she became interested in science At university she studied English and physics After completing her studies at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher In 1977, she was one of the 1,000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program when she was 25 She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978 As part of her training, she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer She married during her training Her husband, Havley, is also an astronaut They not plan to have any children yet Questions 36 How old is Salley Ride now?  37 Is she a pleasant woman? How you know?  38 Who did she marry?  39 What did she in 1977?  40 Give the fact from the text to prove that Salley Ride is intelligent  II Put one suitable word in each space (2ms) I have recently taken up cooking as a hobby A lot (41) _ my friends find this very amusing as I'm not very (42) _at it yet It’s much (43) difficult(44) _I thought it was There are so(45) _things to remember to and it’s very easy to(46) _ mistakes Last week I invited several people round so I could try out a new (47) _ Everything was ready in the kitchen, so I relaxed with my guests and we (48) _ a drink But I’m not(49) _to giving dinner parties and I suddenly remembered that the kitchen was still in the freezer We had to wait two hours(50) _dinner! KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2007-2008; KHÓA NGÀY 20-6-2007 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (MÔN CHUYÊN) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề A CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK The police stated that the accident soon A will be investigated B had investigated C is being investigated D would be investigated There are chances that Manchester United the last match against Juventus A won B will win C has won D would win to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser A Being not B Not having been C Have not bee D Having not been Hardly the captain of the team when he had to face the problems A had he been appointed B did he appoint C was he being appointed D was he appointing It is six years we moved to Chicago A when B that C since D after I think he will join us, ? A doesn’t he B won’t he C will he D I I am sorry I have forgotten a table at the restaurant for you A reserving B to reserve C having reserved D to be reserved our children may be, we cannot go picnicking in this weather A Though excited B Excited as C Because of excitement D Exciting I am leaving the key under the pot in the garden you should be home earlier than usual A because B in case C so that D though 10 Be patient you won’t succeed A because B or C unless D otherwise 11 Sweating increases vigorous exercise or hot weather A during B when C at the time D for 12 Goddard developed the first rocket to fly faster A than sound is B as does sound C than sound D as sound is 13 Herbs in soups and sauces A are used to be B are often used C often use D get used to being 14 Studies indicate collecting art today than ever before A there more people B more people that are C that there are more people D people there are more 15 Susan couldn’t help when I told her the joke A laughing B laugh C to laugh D laughed 16 Your hair needs You’d better have it done tomorrow A cut B to cut C being cut D cutting 17 Regina, you have never met before, is a genius in painting A that B whose C whom D whomever 18 Doctors advise too many hours watching television A not to spend B not being spent C not spend D not spending 19 Quite people have complained about his behavior people have voiced their support for him A a few / Many B very few / Some C a lot / Few D a few / Very few 20 finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it A Who B The person who C Whoever D Man who 21 As soon as you hear the alarm, you all have to leave the building A on the verge B under law C at no time D without delay 22 have tried their best to protect the environment, but their efforts seem to be nothing compared to what people are doing to harm it A Poachers B Industrialists C Conservationists D Producers 23 The passage that the first settlers were Spanish A refers B instills C implies D infers 24 There are not many interesting of news in the ‘Evening’ A parts B articles C loads D items 25 On November 5, a lot of firework is off in England A set B gone C sent D burned 26 Can you give me the for tomato soup? A formula B recipe C order D method 27 Jane likes watching films, but she is not keen on any kind A specially B certainly C largely D particularly 28 In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists that the building of the bridge be stopped A banned B complained C said D recommend 29 Police believe that there is a between the crimes A chain B link C connector D mixture 30 If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the to get in A break B interval C refreshment D half-time 31 From now on, you have to responsibility for the sales figures A get B acquire C assume D accept 32 Children have to respect to their parents and teachers A show B take C feel D express 33 , the reports are not good enough to be printed A On my own B Out of the ordinary C If you ask me D Telling the truth 34 During the war, we many relatives A lost touch with B take for granted C made a mention of D set an example for 35 You should pay to what the instructor is saying A attendance B intention C convention D attention 36 The jokes Jack tell are as old as A the earth B the mountains C the hills D the oceans 37 The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now with age A old B yellowed C blackened D torn 38 You can contact us if anything with our plan A goes wrong B comes bad C is out of luck D loses control 39 It is knowledge that you have to drink more fluids when you have flu A common B popular C widespread D updated 40 As soon as Kate failed to the job the third time, she got the A promotion B recommendation C rearrangement D sack 41 Can I ask a favor you, Mark? Could you please move this sofa backwards? A for B of C with D to 42 I read the contract again and again avoiding making spelling mistakes A with a view to B In view of C by means of D in terms of 43 This kind of product has to be used days purchase A by / of B within / of C on / on D on /after 44 Too many tests and exams have put high school students pressure A in B on C under D into 45 The president refused to make any judgement the situation A on B with C for D of 46 your effort and talent, we wonder if you can work full time for us A Regarding B In regard of C With respect to D On behalf of 47 Let’s move to the next item on the agenda A in B by C up D on 48 I am fed hanging around here with nothing to A up on B out of C up with D by 49 I not know my uncle is doubt everything he sees A with / about B in / of C of / for D in / with 50 Xmas, more shopping is done A On B For C At D In 51 On farms, when the cattle are too ill, farmers often have to put them A in B down C up D away 52 my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist A Despite B As for C Due to D Instead of 53 The professor broke her lecture when she heard a cell phone ringing A away B in C off D out 54 I could not the peak of the mountain in the foggy weather A get over B make out C see through D go into 55 We all need friends whom we can when we are in trouble A call on B break off C live on D go by 56 Constantly staying in cold weather may bring pneumonia A in B about C up D on 57 Don’t let poachers get hunting animals They deserve to be punished A off B out of C on D away 58 I was named a wealthy relative of my Mom’s A after B to C as D in on 59 I cannot stay up late at night; I prefer in early A going B breaking C turning D doing 60 My little son is learning how to his shoes A put off B get on C take to D up B IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE 61 Graham Bell was once a teacher who ran a school for the deaf in Massachusetts A B C D 62 Telephoto, a process for sending pictures by wire, has been invented during the 1920s, and the first transcontinental telephoto was sent in 1925 A B C D 63 The immune system is the bodies way of protecting itself against viruses A B C D 64 What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems A B C D 65 However cheap it is, the poor quality products cannot always appeal to customers A B C D 66 If you not keep my secret, I will reveal surely yours A B C D 67 Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him A B C D 68 So far Linda has been writing novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the new world A B C D 69 The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your A B C D 70 You mustn’t have seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of this city A B C D C PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 71 A chapter B yatch C manage D panel 72 A example B feed C ink D inhumane 73 A junior B humour C stew D purify 74 A hall B doll C chalk D forecast 75 A recite B reconcile C refund D reproduce Choose the word whose stress pattern is pronounced different from that of the others: 76 A relax B recognize C realize D relatively 77 A permanent B power C permission D carpet 78 A photography B minority C heroic D amateur 79 A practicality B politician C uncontrollable D comfortable 80 A managerial B determination C unbelievable D inability D VOCABULARY Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets: 81 At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a _ ovation (STAND) 82 The university has the use of dictionaries during language examinations (AUTHOR) 83 A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant, _ (ALTERNATE) 84 It is very difficult to find Mrs Burton’s shop, for it was from all others in the street (DISTINGUISH) 85 When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the _ hospitality of the fans (COMPARE) 86 The teacher’s criticism has _ Tom’s interest in learning (DIE) 87 The staff’s bad behavior has brought to the whole company (GRACEFUL) 88 Panda is _ to China only (NATION) 89 Traditional _ are a good source of fun and entertainment (CELEBRATE) 90 The public were angry with the Minister’s to tell the truth about the bribery (REFUSE) Fill each blank with an appropriate word formed from one of the words in the list below: similarity – suit – advise – value – fit – dispense – predict – water – foolish – warn It is astonishing how many people set off to climb Mount Olympus in completely (91) clothing The weather conditions on the mountain are notoriously (92) _but people are (93) into thinking that just because the bottom is sunny, the summit will be (94) warm and bright Nothing could be further from the truth Bearing in mind that “ (95) _ is forearmed”, consult the local climbing club about likely conditions before setting off Such local knowledge can be absolutely (96) and you would, to put it mildly, be extremely (97) _ to ignore it Whatever the likely weather, a good pair of boots is (98) _ and is some form of (99) _ And it is a steep climb so it goes without saying that a reasonable level of (100) is essential E REWRITE WITHOUT CHANGING MEANING 101 It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone - You should 102 I could realize how important the family is only after I left home - Not until 103 Mrs Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play - Mrs Green is proud of what 104 The recruited very few young engineers - Hardly 105 Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning - We have booked five rooms, only 106 Jane seems to come to the performance lat - It looks 107 I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help - Had it 108 Success depends on hard work - The harder 109 Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working - Such 110 Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client - Competent F CLOZE TESTS Supply each blank with one word: The director has overall responsibility for the artistic side of a production and must (111) all the rehearsal and keep an (112) _ on all the backstage and technical departments (113) _ Directors tend to have (114) personalities and can be temperamental But the success or (115) _ of a play is in their (116) It is their job to (117) _ out the imaginative qualities in the actors in order to get the best response from them Some directors let actors decide on their own interpretation while (upload.123doc.net) _ give detailed instruction as to (119) they want the parts to be played Some directors also (120) on duties, such as planning a season’s program and supervising the budget Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank: You can rob a bank without leaving your house these days Who needs stocking (121) , guns and getaway cars? If you’re a computer whiz-kid, you could grab your first million (122) _ with nothing more dangerous than a personal computer, a telephone and a modern to (123) _them All you have to is to dial into the networks which like the computers in large organizations together, type in a couple of passwords and you can rummage (124) _in the information that’s stored there (125) _your heart’s content Fortunately it isn’t always quite as easy as it appears But, as more and more information is (126) _and stored on computer, whether it is details of your bank account or the number of tins of baked beans in the stockroom at the supermarket, a computer crime seems set to grow A couple of months ago a newspaper reported that five British banks were being (127) _to ransom by a gang of hackers who had managed to (128) _their computer The hackers were demanding money (129) _revealing exactly how they did it In case like this, banks may consider paying just so that they can protect themselves better in the future As with (130) else, hackers start young in the States A 12-year-old boy in Detroit was (131) _of entering a company’s credit rating computer and (132) _the numbers he found there His mother told reporters that he spent up to 14 hours on his computer during the weekend Prevention is probably easier than detection, and many companies now spend lots of time and money (133) programs using passwords and codes Of course all this is no use (134) _if computer users tell each other their password, stick it on their screen so they don’t (135) it or use passwords like “password” It all happens There are plenty of software companies which specialize in writing software that makes computers hacker-proof One company in the States set (136) to prove that its system can defeat hacker by asking over 2000 of them to try to hack it The hackers were given weeks to discover the secret message stored on PCs in offices in New York and San Francisco The message (137) : “The persistent hunter who (138) his prize (139) becomes the hunted.” You will be relieved – or perhaps disappointed – to learn that (140) hacker managed it 121 A covers B veils C masks D helmets 122 A supported B armed C provided D tampered 123 A connect B link C combine D join 124 A further B out C about D off 125 A off B to C with D within 126 A dealt B progressed C tackled D processed 127 A held B asked C kept D captured 128 A turn off B break into C get into D come up with 129 A on the verge of B with exception of C in answer to D in return for 130 A anything B everybody C nothing D somebody 131 A able B capable C possible D enabled 132 A scattering B dumping C distributing D loading 133 A thinking B discovering C devising D manufacturing 134 A of all B in all C even D whatsoever 135 A forget B notice C bother D mention 136 A about B out C off D away 137 A read B is read C was reading D had been read 138 A offers B reaches C obtains D wins 139 A now and then B now and again C sooner or later D safe and sound 140 A none B not any C neither D hardly G Read the following passages and choose the best answer to the questions: KETCHUP The sauce that is today called ketchup ( or catsup) in Western cultures is a tomato_based sauce that is quite distinct from Eastern ancestors of this product A sauce called ke-tjap was in used in China at least as early as the 17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was made of picked fish, shellfish, and spices The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called kechap The Indonesian ketjab derives its name from the same source of the Malysian sauce but is made from very different ingredients The Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a week , cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process results in a dark, thick and sweet variation of soy sauce Early in the 18th century, sailors from the Bristish navy came across this exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and Singapore and brought samples of it back to England on return voyages English chefs tried to recreate the sauce but were unable to exactly because key ingredients were unknown or unavailable in England; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt to recreate the special taste of the original Asian sauce Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 18th century England, appearing in a number of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to menus from the period The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of the 18th century that tomatoes became a main ingredients in the ketchup of the United States It is quite notable that tomatoes were added to the sauce and that tomatoes had previously been considered quite dangerous to health That tomato had been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; however, early botanists had recognized that tomato was a member of the Solanecaea family, wich does include a number of poisonous plant The leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, though of course the fruit is not Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing tomatoes at lavish feasts, often receive credit for changing the reputation of the tomato Soon after Jefferso had introduced the tomato to American society, recipes combining the new fashinonabe tomato with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap began to appear By the middle of the 19th century, both of the tomato and tomato ketchup were stables of the American kitchen Tomato ketchup,popular though it was,was quite time-consuming to prepare In 1876,the first mass-produced tomato ketchup, a product of German-American Henry Heizn,went on sale and achieved immediate success From tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number of other products, including various sauces, pickles, and relishes 141 It is not stated in paragraph that A the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century B the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce C the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species D the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 142 “it” in paragraph refers to A a salt brine B a week C the resulting solution D this process 143 What ingredient is not used to make Indonesian sauce? A soy beans B sugar C salt D mushrooms 144 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and walnuts were A difficult to find in England B not part of the original Asian recipe C not native to England D transported to England to Asia 145 The phrase “became quite the rage” in paragraph means A became an anger B became strange C became popular D became a protest 146 The author mentions the English version at the beginning of the third paragraph in order to A indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph B explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous C make a reference to the topic of the previous pharagraph D provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes 147 According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant A was considered poisonous plants B is related to some poisonous plants C has edible leaves D has fruit tat is sometimes quite poisonous 148 the word “staples” in paragraph could be best replaced by A standard elements B strong attachment C necessary utensils D rare alternatives 149 Where in paragraph can the following sentence go in? “It turned from very bad to exceedingly good” A at the beginning of the paragraph B before the sentence “ Soon after Jefferson …” C before the sentence “By the middle of the 19th century …” D at the end of the paragraph 150 Tomato ketchup is closest to the word A ketchap B ke-tjap C ketjab D kechap THE BEATLES In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular The Beatles changed pop music They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs The Beatles did not have a long career Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970 They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them 151 The passage is mainly about A How the Beatles became more successful than other groups B Why the Beatles split up after years C The Beatles’ fame and success D Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song 152 The four boys of the Beatles A Came from the same family B Were at the same age C Came from a town in the north of England D Received good training in music 153 The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to A Notorious B Bad C Shocking D Popular 154 The first songs of the Beatles were A Written by themselves B Broadcast on the radio C Paid a lot of money D Written by black Americans 155 What is not true about the Beatles? A The members had no training in music B They had a long stable career C They became famous when they wrote their own songs D They were afraid of being hurt by fans 156 The Beatles stopped their live performances because A They had earned enough money B They did not want to work with each other C They spent more time writing their own songs D They were afraid of being hurt by fans 157 The year 1970 was the time when A They split up B They changed pop music C They started their career D They stopped singing live 158 What the fans of the Beatles often did was A Sing together with them B Take their clothes as souvenirs C Ask them to write more songs D Ask them why they should separate 159 Some songs of the Beatles now A Are still famous as they used to be B Became too old to sing C Are sung by crazy fans D Are the most famous 160 The tone of the passage is that of A Admiration B Criticism C Neutral D Sarcasm KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - khóa ngày 20-6-2007 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.6 pt) A set B head C heat D dead A machine B inspiration C exchange D champagne A pleased B erased C increased D amused (4-20) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (3.8 pts) The examination will be held June, 2007 A in B on C at D to _ the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families often enjoy the Seder A In B On C Over D At Wearing uniforms help poor students feel equal _ others A up B on C off D to The boy was greatly proud _ his success at school A on B of C at D in Cong Vinh seems to be well-qualified _ the latest position A in B by C for D of He read his article on the website last night, ? A doesn’t he B didn’t he C did he D hasn’t he 10 Are all the students used _ their summer vacation in the countryside? A to spend B spend C to spending D spending 11 Passover in Israel and by all Jewish people A is hold B is celebrating C celebrates D is celebrated 12 “When will Mr Ba retire? He began for the company thirty years ago.” A to be worked B to working C will work D to work 13 If Ba were rich, he around the world A should travel B travelled C could travel D must travel 14 They are still playing on the field _ it is raining heavily A though B because C but D despite 15 Study harder _ A if you will pass the exam B and you will pass the exam C unless you pass the exam D or you will pass the exam 16 The girl wishes she in Nha Trang for the festival next week A will stay B could stay C is staying D can stay 17 On the way to school, Long often stops _ a newspaper A to buy B buy C buying D bought 18 The cooker is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern A why B who C which D whose 19 _ “Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.” _ “ _” A That’s a fine day B That’s a good trip C Yes, please D Yes, let’s 20 _ “Thank you very much” _ “ ” A Are you worried? B You’re welcome C Not all D Nothing 21 For most households, lighting for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill A accounts B applies C asks D prepares 22 Ho Chi Minh City will _ temperatures between 25oC and 30¬¬oC tomorrow A experience B arrive C achieve D occur (23-30) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.6 pts) Mr Brown and some (23) conservationists are on a very dirty beach now Today they are ready to make the beach a clean and beautiful place again After listening to Mr Brown’s instructions, they are divided (24) three groups Group I needs to walk along the shore Group should check the sand, (25) _ group has to check among the rocks Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be (26) by Mr Jones He will take the bags to the garbage (27) _ Each member will be given a map to find the right place They won’t eat the picnic lunch (28) by Mrs Smith until the whole area is clean (29) _ are eager to work hard so as to refresh this (30) area 23 A voluntary B volunteers C volunteering D volunteer 24 A in B to C into D onto 25 A or B and C because D though 26 A selected B chosen C collected D elected 27 A dump B yard C area D place 28 A happened B provided C achieved D shown 29 A Them all B They all C All them D All they 30 A spoiling B spoil C spoiled D spoils (31-34) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.8 pt) 31 You’re tired as you got up too late to watch TV last night A B C D 32 The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get a lot of informations A B C D 33 The bus is such an inexpensive means of transport that people take them very often A B C D 34 She has been playing as a professional tennis player from 1990s A B C D (35-38) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (0.8 pt) 35 The Internet has helped students study more (EFFECT) 36 It is that our environment is more and more polluted (DISAPPOINT) 37 We are trying to have a(n) world (POLLUTE) 38 I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _ to better my knowledge (COURAGE) (39-42) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (0.8 pt) Mrs Lan: What’s the matter, Mrs Linh? Mrs Linh: I’ve just received my latest electricity bill It’s so enormous Mrs Lan: Let me see It’s 350,000 VND What an enormous bill it is! Mrs Linh: I paid 200,000 VND last month I don’t know why it’s higher this month Mrs Lan: Which counter is installed in your house? Mrs Linh: The usual mechanical counter was replaced with an electronic counter at the beginning of this month It is said to run more exactly and be more convenient for the power officials to record monthly electricity numbers Mrs Lan: I don’t know what happens The usual mechanical counter is still used in my house Why don’t you complain to the Power Department of Ho Chi Minh City about it? Mrs Linh: Thanks for your advice I am writing a complaint letter right now 39 The bill Mr Linh received last month was lower than the latest one 40 Mrs Linh has spent 550,000VND on electricity in the last two months 41 Mrs Lan insisted that the electrical counter is wrong 42 Electricity numbers are recorded every month (43-46) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.6 pts) 43 Ba said, Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?” Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t 44 The last time she went out with him was months ago It is 45 There was too much snow for us to go out There was such 46 Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class Nobody ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT Trường học THPT Lê Hồng Phong – HCM Lớp học 10 Năm học 2005 Môn thi Anh văn Thời gian 120 phút Thang điểm 10 I Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 marks) His house has been sold $ 1,000,000 A at B for C in D with Bread is usually wheat A made of B made with C made by D made from Peter, can I you a drink? A buy for B buy to C buy D invite It isn't quite that they will come to our party A sure B exact C certain D right goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home A On time B At once C There D Early Don't hurry! There is no need A running B to run C run D you run Mike had hoped his letter A her to answer B that she answer C that she would answer D her answering Please write your answers ink A in B with C of D by Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him to than you A fewer work B less work C little work D least work 10 He spent half a year this house A to build B building C built D on building 11 Will you the door open? A leave B allow C permit D give 12 What food should you eat if you want to on weight? A take B get C put D carry 13 It is a skirt A French cotton flowered B cotton French flowered C flowered cotton French D flowered French cotton 14 Do you know the beautiful girl ? A sit in the car B sat in the car C sitting in the car D who sit in the car 15 The weather was cold I wish it warmer A had been B has been C were D was 16 Dickens wrote a lot of interesting stories A his is one of England's best-known writers B as one of England's best-known writers C besides one of England's best-known writers D one of England's best-known writers II Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense and form (2 marks) Last night Mrs Leidner (1 to go) to her room to rest as usual after we just (2 to finish) dinner I (3 to settle) her on her bed with plenty of pillows and her book I (4 to leave) the room when she (5 to call) me back 'Don't go, nurse, there (6 to be) something I (7 to want) to say to you.' I (8 to turn) round and she (9 to tell) me to shut the door I (10 to do) it as I (11 to tell) She (12 to rise) up from the bed and (13 to begin) to walk up and down I (14 can) see that she (15 to make) up her mind to something and I (16 not to like) to interrupt her III Arrange the numbered sentences to make a complete dialogue (1.25 marks) a Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight b Tonight? You must be joking - it's too cold What about coming round to my place? We could watch TV or something? c Look, if you really want to go somewhere, you could come with me to the library d Hi, Michael! How are things? e Oh, I think it's half past eight or something I'll just get the paper and have a look Just hang on for a minute f Hi, Liz Good, thanks What's new with you? g Well I was thinking of going to the school library to a bit of study What have you got in mind? h OK Just joking What time does it start? i I thought we could just go for a walk May be down to that park near the beach k Oh, come on l Watch TV? That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere That new Jane Fonda film is on in town How about that IV Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2.25 marks) The last time I went to the theatre was three years ago It is 'Who did you go to the cinema with?' she said to me She asked We are sorry we couldn't come to your birthday party We are sorry not 'I was born in 1983' Mary said to Peter Mary told The milk was so hot that the boy couldn't drink it The milk was He was very sad as he got a very bad mark in English If he You can't expect everyone in the village to help you, can you? Not everyone There must be a good explanation for his absence I'm People said she had passed the exam She was V Read the text carefully and the exercises below it (1 mark) Everybody loves movies We see them at theatres and we watch them on TV They are popular with children and adults, too We can learn from them or we can have a good time watching them We also call movies 'motion pictures' 'Motion' is a noun for 'moving' People tried to show motion in pictures for centuries Even prehistoric artists showed animals running in theier cave pictures Near the end of the 19th century several Europeans and Americans tried to make movies No one knows who made the first one New York City had the first movie theatre in 1894 People put money in a small machine and looked into it at the movie By 1900, movies were popular all over Europe and the United States They were not very good, but people liked them because they were new and different Every year people invented ways to make movies better They invented machines to show the pictures on a screen Then everyone could see the motion pictures on the front wall of a theatre instead of inside a small machine In 1927, inventors add sound to movies Then they added color Today it costs several million dollars to make a movie However, movie makers collect million dollars from people at movie theatres because everyone loves movies te T if the sentence is true, and F if it is false a Children like movies, but most adults not b We can learn from motion pictures c Prehistoric artists showed motion in the cave paintings d An American made the first movie e Movies were popular in Europe at the end of the 19th century f Movies are the same today as they were in 1920 g Inventors added sound and color to movies at the same time h It is expensive to make movies VI Fill each of the numbered blanks with a suitable word (1.5 marks) The country is more beautiful than town and pleasanter to live Many people think and go to the country the summer holidays they cannot live all the year round Some have a cottage in the village so that they can go there whenever they can the time English villages are not all alike, but some ways they are not very 10 from each other Most villages are so 11 to some small town that people can go there to buy 12 they can't find in the village shops UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA Xà HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự – Hạnh phúc KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 10 tháng 02 năm 2009 Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) ( Đề gồm trang ) PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts ) Question : Listen to the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE The passage will be read twice : Computer won’t be able to touch the lives of people who live in distant villages From your own room, you can search the news you want from all over the world on the Internet Computers are not very useful in some areas such as business Computers can work during the night while we are sleeping and give us a report we want the next morning Question : Listen to the passage then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete each sentence The passage will be read twice : Environmental pollution is the result of ………… A natural disasters B industrialization C careless use of natural resources D both B and C Avoiding environmental pollution is……… A uneasy B possible C very easy D serious By wearing a mask when getting out of houses, people want……… A to protect their faces’ skin from the sunlight B to avoid cold or hot atmosphere C not to inhale traffic fumes and chemical wastes D not to inhale all kinds of pure air Nowadays, if living indoor we…… A can protect ourselves from pollution B cannot avoid toxic indoor pollution C can inhale quite pure and safe air D can protect ourselves when doing housework PART II : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts ) Question : Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE : It is important to have healthy teeth Good teeth help us to chew our food They also help us to look nice How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day- once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit Chocolates, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay Good teeth help us to chew our food and to look nice The decay usually begins firstly inside the tooth or from the blood The decay spreads inside the tooth after it begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth Dentists can help us keep our teeth healthy Dentists can help us brush our teeth twice a year Most people go to see a dentist before they have toothache We should brush our teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste Some kinds of food are good for our teeth while some others are harmful Question : These announcements appear at some places only Match each announcement proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears : Announcements Shake well before using Staff only ! Don’t feed the animals Use no hooks ! Appearing places A At the zoos B On the front doors of a building C On boxes or bottles of medicine D On the doors of toilets ( – ) with a Ladies / Gentlemen Push in Keep gate closed ! Speed limit – 80 mph E F G H I On motorways On bags of sugar or flour In front of a cinema or theatre Railway station On the way or on the doors to some rooms or offices J Inside the gates of kindergartens Question : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage : outside, through, but, travel, churches, experiments, ago, remember, taught, who As you turn on the radio for your favourite programme, you ever wonder how you can hear those sounds? How they…( )…through the air and reach your radio exactly as they are sent out? It all began nearly a hundred years…( )…when a young Italian called Guglielmo Marconi discovered how to send sounds…( )…the air Marconi was born in Boloyma in northern Italy in 1874 His father was a rich Italian businessman, and his mother was a Scot…( )…had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music The family lived in a countryhouse just …( )…Boloyma When he was a boy, people did not think that Marconi was clever He was a quiet boy who spoke little …( )… thought a lot He liked to sit and read science books in his father’s big library He also liked to …( )…with electricity For most of his early life, he was…( )… at home He did not go to school PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts ) Question : Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case : a) chair , church , chemist , change , choice b) great , neat , heat , seat , meat c) simplify , apply , reply , supply , primary d) garment , generation , gold , gasoline , golf Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each case: a) sunset , sun-glasses , sunflower , sunlight , sunburnt b) junkyard , benefit , sewage , trash , garbage c) amusing , rollicking , joyful , terrible , pleasant d) enlarge , widen , golden , enrich , deepen Question : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form : Last Tet my classmates and I ( visit ) Rach Mieu Bridge The bridge ( open ) on January 19, 2008 Since then, there ( be ) hundred thousands of visitors coming to see the bridge This suspension bridge ( connect ) Ben Tre to Tien Giang They ( start ) the construction in 2002, and thousands of workers ( work ) hard for years to offer a huge gift to the local people on the occasion of Tet Before the bridge was put in use, people ( travel ) across the large river by ferry-boat or wooden boat It ( take ) the passengers a lot of time to travel across Rach Mieu ferry-boats during the Lunar Tet for many years Question : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets : Vietnamese people are very…………….( friendliness) Over a million…… ( publish) of this work have been sold since 2000 The…… ( communicate ) throughout the world has been easier thanks to the Internet The speed of cars and motorcycles is……….( limitation ) inside the city The reason for his absense is very clear It is…… ( deny ) Do you know the ………( widely ) of this lake? Ho Chi Minh City is…… ( locate) on the bank of Sai Gon River Helen was introduced to many other stamp…….( collection ) at the meeting Question : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones : He won a prize at the competition because he spoke English fluently Because of…… Mr Le said to his daughter, “ Do as many exercises in English as you can.” Mr Le advised…… I think no other flowers are as beautiful as rose I think rose…… They will open the flower garden to the public for ten days The flower garden…… The pagoda is very small A lot of visitors cannot stay inside at the same time The pagoda is not……… My father hasn’t driven any car for 10 years The last time…… The weather is not good They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain If…… When he was young, he went swimming every morning He doesn’t it anymore He used……… PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts ) Question 10 : Write a letter to your friend to tell him/ her how your family prepared to celebrate last Lunar Tet ( in about 120 to 150 words – You mustn’t use your real name and address ) Question 11 : Your friends and you were chosen into the team of good students to sit for the examination of gifted students in English You are discussing on a plan to study and practise for the exam.Rewrite the conversation in about 15 to 20 conversational exchanges -The end -