TRƯONG THCS THI TRÂN HUNG HA đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp Tháng 1- Năm học 2010-2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) A. PHONETICS. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (2 pts) 1. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen 2. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound 3. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin 4. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour 5. A .cook B. flood C. book D. woman B. GRAMMAR VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS I. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistakes. (2 points) 1. Lan didnt go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness. A B C D 2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 3. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so my son. A B C D 4. Dont eat these vegetables. They are poison. A B C D 5. She felt tired because she stayed up late watch TV A B C D II. Choose the best options A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (3points) 1. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day. A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before 2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation. A. Although B. Providing C. Nevertheless D. Even 3. The computer wont work unless you _________ these cables. A. connect B. connected C. don't connect D. didnt connect 4. Lets go to the zoo, _________? A. dont we B. dont you C. shall we D. will you 5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend. A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn 6. Not once _________ his promises. A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept 7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished. A. what B. which C. how D. why 8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, arent they? A. protect B. protective C. protected D. protections 9. Dont tell me I didnt lock the door last night. I remember __________ it. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 10. Ill give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation. A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since 11. Would you mind _________ in this library? A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. dont smoke 12. Those mushrooms are ________. Dont eat them! A. poisoned B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poison 13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday. A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played 14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of The Vietnam News. A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement 15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school. A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly III. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (2pts): 1. My new car is more . . . . . . . . than the one I had before. (economy) 2. He didn't feel happy because he worked . . . . . . . (success) 3. We must make a . . . . . . . . . . about where to go. (decide) 4. I hope there wont be too much . . . . . . in getting a work permit. (difficult) 5. . . . . . . . , the weather was so bad that we couldnt go out. (fortune) D. READING I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. (3 points) My home is in the air I an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ______ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ______ me. Everything is tiring music, traveling but what can I do? I am not (3) ______ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ______ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ______ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ______ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)______ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I dont (9)______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ______ a musician. 1. A. most B. full C. complete D. more 2. A. for B. to C. in D. by 3. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known 4. A. and B. so C. while D. that 5. A. far B. too C. much D. more 6. A. stay B. go C. D. spend 7. A. but B. since C. even D. which 8. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow III. Fill in the gap with the word given in the box.(3pts) ( river /is / the / soil / cutting / with / into / clothes/ causing / forests ) Our rivers, streams , and seas are being dirties by activities on land. Many has been (1) too many trees over the years and we now faced (2) the problem of deforestation. Soil erosion result when(3) are cut down carelessly. As erosion occurs, (4) and other land derbris are washed (5) our rivers. Mortor boat pollute(6) with gas and oil emissions.Most soaps and detergent contain photphates, and subtance that (7) damaging to(8) environment.Washing (9) and bathing in rivers and streams send these photphates out to the seas, (10) damage to fish and marine life. E. WRITING. I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it (3 points) 1. We arrived too late to see the first film. We didnt . 2. Would you mind not smoking in here? Id rather 3. If I dont leave now, Ill miss the train. Unless 4. Why dont we go out for a walk? My father suggested 5. Toan looks nothing like his father. Toan doesnt 6. I started working in this factory in 2003. I have 7. This is the first time I have phone her. I havent 8. She often takes her childen to school. Her childen . 9. Its useful to get access to the Internet. Getting 10 I feel asleep because the film was boring The film was so . II. Rewrite sentences.(2pts) 1. David / sad / because / not / pass / exam. 2. It / often / me / fifteen/ minutes / get / school / foot. 3. How far / it/ your / house/ the /school ? 4. My brother/ can / guitar/ but / not play/ piano. 5. Susan / not/ much/ time/ write / her friend. 6. We /have/ protect / environment / save / natural resources. 7. This / not only / pollute / water / but / it / kill / marine life. 8. Our oceans / be / become /extremely / polluted. THE END THE END . killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow 2 III. Fill in the gap with the word given in the box.(3pts) ( river /is / the. haven’t 8. She often takes her childen to school. Her childen 9. It’s useful to get access to the Internet. Getting 10 I feel asleep because the film was boring The film was so II. Rewrite. faced (2) the problem of deforestation. Soil erosion result when(3) are cut down carelessly. As erosion occurs, (4) and other land derbris are washed (5) our rivers. Mortor boat pollute(6) with gas