Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people.. Vietnamese speak English as their first language.. People
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 6
I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
2 A appearance B measurement C counterpart D cultural
II Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1 Peter used to swimming every Friday when he was a student
2 There was such a huge outside the stadium that it looked like we’d never get inside
3 My friend me that he was going to take a driving test
4 The teacher advised the children and see the dentist regularly
5 Carmen that you are making a mistake by turning down their offer
6 When you the intersection of Fifth and Broadway, turn right
7 I asked my friend he wanted to go out with me
8 I’m learning English I want to get a better job
9 I admire so many actors, it would be hard to say who my one is
10 “Would you like to have dinner with me?”
“ ”
A Yes, I’d love to B Yes, so do I C I'm very happy D Yes, it is
11 Mary never cooks, ?
12 I think their house is I’ve ever seen
13 “What do you know about the new chairperson?”
“ My assistant, worked for him for years, says he’s a wonderful man.”
14 “I’m having lunch with Sue Peterson tomorrow.”
“Please her my regards when you see her.”
Trang 215 “Dose this jacket belong to you?”
“No, and I’m not sure it is.”
16 They left the restaurant because there was nothing on the they wanted to eat
III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1 As soon as she arrives, we (have) dinner
2 If we stayed in tonight, what we (do) ?
3 She said that she (call) back later
4 My father (smoke) a lot, but he quited ten years ago
5 My car (repair) at the moment I had an accident last week
6 The movie star’s picture (take) when he was shopping with his girlfriend
7 She started the job last month, and she already (give) a raise
8 When we (check in) , I’ll ask for a window seat
9 Celebrities often (see) at the best New York restaurants
10 If we don’t use less electricity, global warming (get) worse
IV Give the correct form of the bolded words in brackets.
1 Bien Hoa is an city in the south of Vietnam (industry)
2 She felt alone and (friend)
3 English and French are Canada’s language (office)
4 He wants to make a good on everyone he meets (impress)
5 I had my trouser because it is too short (long)
6 How serious is her ? (ill)
7 is a source of income for radio, TV and newspapers (advertise)
8 My sister wears nice and new clothes She looks very (fashion)
9 There used to be a big tree at the to this village (enter)
10 Jeans made in China are sometimes cheap (surprise)
V Put in a/ an/ the or in each blank.
1 She was in hurry and ate quick lunch
2 Swede is European country It’s in north of Europe
3 Both of my sisters attended Havard University
4 It was in 1912 that Titanic sank while crossing Atlantic
5 Did you come by air?
No, I came by sea
6 We are going to tea with Smiths today Shall we take car?
7 If you want to study physics, you will first have to take several math classes
8 Most people like rest after hard day’s work
9 John and Mary are brother and sister
10 Were you sick?
I had fever I think I have flu
VI Fill in the blank with a correct preposition.
a In the area, she is famous (1) the best singer
b These species of animals are (2) danger (3) extinction
c Whom does she fall (4) love (5) ?
d Mai failed to give satisfactory reasons (6) her absence (7) class
e Bill is jealous (8) anyone who has something he hasn't
Trang 3f I’d rather you paid (9) dollar instead (10) VND.
VII Read the passage and fill in each blank with a word given.
The need for money (0) comes from the fact that different people in society produce different
things This (1) that people depend on each other for goods and (2) Let us take the (3) of a farmer who produces more food than he requires and a carpenter who earns a (4) by selling the tables and chairs that he has made It will be obvious that (5) some means of exchange is found, the farmer will not be able to get (6) of his surplus food and the carpenter, having nothing to eat, will (7) to death! Clearly, the possible means of exchange for them to use will be barter - in other (8) , to exchange a certain amount of one kind of goods ((9) say flour) for a certain amount of another (tables or chairs, in this case)
Obviously, barter can (10) only in a very simple society In an advanced society one can’t
go around carrying things in the (11) that he can exchange them for the right things he needs
So, we need something that will stand for the goods and services that we want to exchange That (12) for the origin of money
VIII Read the passage and decide true (T) / false (F) / or not given (NG) for each statement.
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but
it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English English is the language of international communication
1. Chinese is the most important language
2. About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages
3. Vietnamese speak English as their first language
4. 75 percent of the world’s mail is in English
5. 40 percent of the world’s radio stations use English
6. English has more speakers than Chinese
7. People in India speak English as their second language
8. People in New Dehli cannot speak English
9. People in France speak English as their foreign language
10. People in Australia also speak English
IX Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning.
1 “Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me
The receptionist asked
2 It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera
I wish
3 If possible, you should keep the car in a garage at night
If possible, your
4 Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents
Trang 4Some travel
5 There are usually long waits at the airport
You usually have
6 We spent five hours getting to London
It took
7 My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty
My father gave
8 Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class
No one
X Write in full sentence using the given words.
Example: I/ be/ teacher/.
I am a teacher
1 Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/
2 I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when/ little boy/
3 It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/
4 new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/
5 After/ finish/ degree/ English,/ she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard university/
6 The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/
7 They/ spend/ all day/ practise/ song/ they/ sing/ Lan’s next birthday/
8 She/ read/ a book/ write/ Nguyen Nhat Anh/ now./
b Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about a traditional Vietnamese special food Your writing should include:
- Name of special food
- When people often eat this food
- How to make this food
- Do foreigners like this food? Why?
ANSWER KEY
I a Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
1 B được phát âm là /∫/; A, C, D được phát âm là /t∫/
Trang 52 D được phát âm là /ɪ/; A, B, C được phát âm là /ɪ/
3 A được phát âm là /ʒ/; B, C, D được phát âm là /∫/
4 B được phát âm là /t∫/; A, C, D được phát âm là /∫/
5 B được phát âm là /ʊ/; A, C, D được phát âm là /ju:/
b Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
1 C có trọng âm là âm số 1; A, B, D có trọng âm là âm số 2
2 A có trọng âm là âm số 2; B, C, D có trọng âm là âm số 1
3 A có trọng âm là âm số 2; B, C, D có trọng âm là âm số 1
4 D có trọng âm là âm số 1; A, B, C có trọng âm là âm số 2
5 C có trọng âm là âm số 1; A, B, D có trọng âm là âm số 2
II Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1 used to + V-inf: đã từng làm gì
2 crowd: đám đông
3 tell + somebody + that: nói với ai rằng
4 advise + somebody + to + V-inf: khuyên ai làm
gì
5 Hiện tại đơn
6 reach: đi tới, tiến tới
7 Câu hỏi yes/no gián tiếp
8 because: bởi vì
9 favorite: ưa thích
10 would you like là câu đưa ra lời đề nghị; A là câu trả lời đồng ý với đề nghị
11 Câu hỏi đuôi
12 So sánh nhất trong câu hiện tại hoàn thành
13 Đại từ quan hệ who thay cho my assistant, không dùng that vì không để that sau dấu phẩy
14 give + somebody + possessive adj + regards: gửi lời hỏi thăm của ai tới ai
15 whose: của ai
16 menu: thực đơn (trong nhà hàng, quán ăn)
III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1 will have
Tương lai đơn
2 would do
Câu điều kiện loại 2
3 would call
Câu gián tiếp cho thì tương lai đơn: will would
4 used to smoke
used to + V-inf
để chỉ thói quen trong quá khứ
5 is being repaired
Hiện tại tiếp diễn, có at the moment; câu bị động
6 was taken Quá khứ đơn; câu bị dộng
7 has been given
Hiện tại hoàn thành, có already; câu bị động
8 check in Hiện tại đơn để chỉ thời điểm trong tương lai
9 are seen
Hiện tại đơn, có often, câu bị động
10 will/may get Câu điều kiện loại 1
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 industrial
Tính từ industrial bổ nghĩa cho danh từ city
2 friendless
S + feel + adj;
friendless: không có bạn
3 official
Tính từ official bổ nghĩa cho language
6 illness
Tính từ sở hữu her + danh từ
7 Advertisement Danh từ làm chủ ngữ; advertisement: quảng cáo
8 fashionable
S + look + adj; fashionable: hợp thời trang
9 entry
Trang 64 impression
make a good impression: tạo an tượng tốt
5 lengthened
have + something + V3: (nhờ ai) làm gì
the + danh từ; entry: lối vào
10 surprisingly
Trạng từ surprisingly bổ nghĩa cho tính từ cheap
V Put in a/ an/ the or in each blank.
1 be in hurry: đang vội
quick lunch được nhắc đến lần đầu
2 European country được nhắc đến lần đầu
Dùng the + phương hướng
3 Havard University là tên riêng và được nhắc đến lần đầu không dùng mạo từ
4 Dùng the + tàu
Dùng the + đại dương
5 by air: (đi) bằng máy bay
by sea: (đi) bằng đường biển (tàu thuyền)
6 go to tea: đi tham dự tiệc trà
the + họ: gia đình nhà
7 physics nghĩa là môn vật lý, là tên môn học được nhắc đến một cách chung chung
Không dùng mạo từ vì chỗ trống không phải danh từ
8 most + plural noun: hầu hết
rest và hard day’s work được nhắc đến lần đầu
9 brother và sister đều được nhắc đến một cách chung chung
10 fever và flu được nhắc đến lần đầu
VI Fill in the blank with a correct preposition.
1 for
Famous for: nổi tiếng về điều gì
2 in
3 of
be + in danger of: đang có nguy cơ bị
4 in
5 with
Fall in love with sb: yêu ai đó
6 for
reason for: lý do cho
7 from absence from: vắng mặt khỏi
8 of
Be jealous of sb: ghen tị với ai đó
9 in pay in: thanh toán bằng
10 of instead of: thay vì
VII Read the passage and fill in each blank with a word given.
1 means
mean: nghĩa là
2 food
food: lương thực
3 example
example: ví dụ
4 living
earn a living: kiếm sống
5 unless
7 starve starve to death: chết đói
8 words
in other words: nói cách khác
9 let’s let’s say: ví dụ như
10 work work: làm việc
11 hope
Trang 7unless: nếu không
6 rid
get rid of: thoát khỏi
hope: hy vọng
12 accounts account for: chiếm
VIII Read the passage and decide true (T)/ false (F)/ or not given (NG) for each statement.
Đáp án xuất hiện trong các câu sau.
(1) There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones (2) Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages .
(6) Chinese is the language with more speakers than English,
(10) It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand .
(4) More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English.
(5) More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English .
IX Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning.
1 The receptionist asked (me) if I was a member of that club
2 I wish I had a video camera
3 If possible, your car should be kept in a garage at night
4 Some travel agents sell/ offer/ have cheaper tickets/ make cheaper tickets available
5 You usually have to wait a long time at the airports
6 It took us five hours to get to London
7 My father gave up smoking when he was thirty
8 No one is as intelligent as Mary in her class
X a Write in full sentence using the given words.
1 Nam and Mary have been pen pals for over four years
2 I used to walk past this/ the temple on my/ the way to primary school when I was a little boy
3 It is very difficult for Vietnamese students to study abroad
4 The/ A new stadium is going to/ will be built in this area next month
5 After finishing a/ the/ her degree in English, she went on studying Law at Harvard university
6 The book (which) you read last night was written by Charles Dickens
7 They spent all day practising the song which they will sing on Lan’s next birthday
8 She is reading a book written by Nguyen Nhat Anh now
b Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about a traditional Vietnamese special food Your writing should include:
My name is Huyen Trang I come from Vietnam Vietnamese are skillful cookers We have lots of special foods such as spring roll, seven colourful sticky rice, noodles and other delicious food I think noodles is the most popular food for both Vietnamese people and foreign tourists We can enjoy noodles any time we would like We can eat noodles for breakfast, for lunch or dinner It’s not only delicious but it’s also cheap Noodles is made from rice It’s cooked with chicken or beef Foreigners like noodles very much because it’s delicious and easy to eat In conclusion, I think Vietnamese special food is really various and delicious