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Đề thi và đáp án kì thi chung kết môn tiếng Anh - Giải Lê Quý Đôn trên báo Khăn QuàngĐỏ lần 11 MTO 6 - 16/6/2010 @ LỚP 6 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

Đề thi và đáp án kì thi chung kết môn tiếng Anh - Giải Lê Quý Đôn trên báo Khăn Quàng

Đỏ lần 11 (MTO 6 - 16/6/2010)

@ LỚP 6

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1 A some B love C mother D top

2 A seat B neat C tears D teacher

3 A brown B eyebrow C grow D now

4 A houses B advice C promise D class

5 A bridge B prize C large D job

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank

6 When people are _, they want something to eat

A thirsty B hungry C sleepy D hot

7 Oanh _ good English

A speaks B speak C spoke D is speaking

8 Minh is a good student He always does good _ in any exams

A works B meals C games D jobs

9 Tom usually _ to school by bus

A makes B gets C runs D reaches

10 Helen _ dinner in the kitchen now

A cooks B is cooking C cooked D cooking

11 They didn’t have _ to say yesterday

A much B many C a few D something

12 You do it right now; it’s important

A may B would like C will D must

13 They are on a holiday by plane to Da Nang

A trip B tour C exploration D journey

Some sentences are not good English Choose the correct sentence (A, B, or C)

14 A The film you think about it, what?

B How good about the film do you think so?

C What do you think about the film?

15 A There now be many things we should do them

B We’ve got a lot of things to do now

C A lot of things are now we have to do

16 A What about to get there for eating something?

B Let’s get there to have something to eat!

C How favorite things to eat do you want to have?

17 A The picture of my family is on the wall in the living room

B My family’s picture is in the living room’s wall

C The wall in the living room has my family’s picture

18 A My younger brother brushes his tooth twice a day

B Twice every day his teeth are brushed by my younger brother

C My younger brother always brushes his teeth twice a day

Fill in each blank with the suitable word (A, B, or C)

My name is Joanna I’m twelve years old and I (19) _ from Cali in Columbia My favorite superstar is male He’s a (20) _ singer He was born in Memphis,

Tennessee (21) _ January 31st, 1981 He always wanted to be a singer and dancer

In fact, he (22) _ to sing and dance when he was (23) _ eleven years old His parents always supported and (24) _ him His career started in 1995, when he (25) _ an American boy band, NSYNC He became successful with his solo

(26) _, Justified It was a hit all over the world That was in 2002 This person is

my favorite superstar (27) _ he’s really a good singer and dancer I (28) _ him on TV last week He sang all my favorite songs He’s a great performer and he’s very good-looking Yes, my superstar’s name is Justin Timberlake

19 A go B get C come

20 A famous B well-done C world

21 A at B in C on

22 A took B made C began

23 A simply B only C really

24 A made B forced C encouraged

25 A got B joined C arrived

26 A album B picture C compact disc

27 A but B although C because

28 A looked B listened C watched

Choose the following utterances (A, B, C, and D) to fill in the blanks (questions 29 — 32) to make a meaningful conversation

_ (29)

_ I’d like fish and vegetables

_ I don’t want to eat lunch

_(30)

_ Yes, I’m too chubby

_ (31)

_ (32)

_ Yes, I go jogging for 30 minutes every morning

A _ Why not? Are you on a diet?

B _ You look quite fit Do you exercise every day?

C _ What do you want for lunch?

D _ No, You’re not You’ve got to eat anyway

Choose the appropriate responses to the utterances

33 What’s happening?

A It happens every day B Nothing! Don’t worry C She happened to see me

34 How much is this shirt?

A Not much, dear! B It is very good C A little expensive 50,000 VND!

35 Thank you very much, Minh

A That’s OK B Yes, you are right C Thanks!

36 Where have you been?

A I live there B To the market C Not at all

37 I can play the guitar

A I can play B Me too C Yes, the guitar is mine

38 I have to go

A Of course, get out! B Really? What a pity! C My apologies!

39 What was the weather like?

A It rained quite a lot B She likes hot weather! C It was like rain

40 Where does he come from?

A In the evening! B Australia! C British!

@ ĐÁP ÁN

@ LỚP BẢY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1 A nice B river C decide D remind

2 A one B won C shut D continue

3 A good B could C put D soup

4 A hole B bought C call D four

5 A maps B pilots C rooms D cakes

6 A jeans B during C age D begin

7 A touch B cloud C around D doubt

8 A stopped B cheered C passed D watched

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank

9 The boys _ to the movies

A are B have been C were D will be

10 Peter wants to _ a teacher in the future

A turn B get C become D come

11 Don’t worry I do it again; I promise

A can’t B wouldn’t C mustn’t D won’t

12 This is a gift my Mum bought for me Christmas

A at B on C in D since

13 They decided out yesterday evening

A eat B eating C eaten D to eat

14 My teacher often us difficult questions

A asks B makes C offers D puts

15 Why don’t you the trash away?

A give B throw C produce D change

16 _ I go to Mai’s party tomorrow evening, Daddy?

A May B Do C Will D Shall

17 My friend Tom is a/an _ person to talk to

A surprising B worried C excited D interesting

18 He often helps his mother with the _

A office work B house careers C household chores D homework

19 There’s someone _ at the door now Please answer the door for me

A knocked B knock C to knock D knocking

20 _ boys seem to enjoy playing soccer!

A All B Much C Lots D Any

21 He makes mistakes _ He sometimes does so

A at least B at times C in general D at once

Choose the appropriate responses to the utterances

22 Why didn’t you come to the pool yesterday?

A I didn’t see them there B It was a great time C I was doing something else

23 Shall we play that new computer game?

A It’s all right B Yes, it is C If you’d like to

24 Let’s go out for some fresh air!

A Yes, let’s B That’s right C Don’t mention it

25 Here is coming our bus!

A Pretty soon! B It is finally! C Welcome it now!

Fill in each blank with the suitable word (A, B, or C)

The circus, Cirque du Soleil, began (26) _ Montreal, Canada It was started (27) _ the Canadian Guy Laliberte in 1984 When he left college, Laliberte traveled around Europe and earned money (28) _ music in the streets Not long after he returned home, he started Cirque with (29) _ friend, Daniel Gauthier During the 1990s, Cirque (30) quickly It now does shows (31) and the number of people working for it has grown from 73 to (32) _ than 3,500

The Cirque does not have any animals, but (33) _ is music and dance and each show tells a story (34) show, which is called Varian, is about a man who could fly The show starts with him falling from the sky and (35) the story of how he has to learn to fly again

26 A at B in C on D from

27 A from B by C of D for

28 A played B plays C playing D to play

29 A their B his C its D him

30 A took B flew C grew D built

31 A over the world B the world across C all the world D the world over

32 A more B much C rather D better

33 A this B it C there D which

34 A One B Each C Every D Either

35 A speaks B says C talks D tells

Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each of the unfinished statements or

best answers the questions about the letter

Mrs Sand was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it However the doctor could not find anything wrong with her, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs Sand’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that

he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble

Mrs Sand carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting

When she got back home a couple of hours later, she found her husband waiting for her

He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, sweetheart I have done all your shopping for you."

"Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise "But how did you know what I wanted?"

"Well, when I got home I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down."

Of course, Mrs Sand had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat!

36 The story is mainly about

A Mrs Sand's skin trouble B Mrs Sand's husband’s care for her

C her husband's carelessness D her husband's misunderstanding

37 Her doctor sent her to the local hospital because

A she was not his patient

B the medical tests there would tell him exactly what her problem was

C the hospital would take good care of her thanks to the tests

D hers was a very serious case

38 The ladies' meeting lasted

A the whole morning B exactly two hours

C less than two hours D more than two hours

39 Perhaps when Mrs Sand left for the meeting, her husband

A was working in the garden B was in the bathroom

C was somewhere in the house D was out at work

40 Mrs Sand's husband bought all the things on the list because

A he wanted to help his wife with the shopping

B he wanted to buy what she was not allowed to eat

C he had nothing to do when he got home

D he himself liked them very much

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@ LỚP 8

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D)

1 Catherine was absent school yesterday

A for B from C to D at

2 My teacher doesn’t approve _ my working alone

A in B to C of D on

3 I’m not _ habit _ talking while eating

A in / on B in / of C of / on D on / of

4 Her latest novel is based _ the life David Beckham

A on B of C to D at

5 The man, I learned the news, is an old worker

A whom B from whom C from which D from him

6 Because of ill, he didn't come to school

A being B having been C he was D the fact of his

7 The old fisherman and cast his net more than four times a day

A used to going fishing B used to go fishing

C was used to go fishing D got used to go to fish

8 He found these sentences hard _

A to translate B translating C translated D being translated

9 This is such an important question that we can’t help _ it over

A to think B thinking C be thought D being thought

10 I’m sorry you that you’re sacked

A informing B inform C to inform D have informed

11 Please stop I can’t concentrate

A talk B to talk C to talking D talking

12 The children shouldn’t be left alone They are too young to look after _

A them B themselves C every other D their own

13 Justin has just come out of a little junk-shop, and he seems very

A exciting B in excitement C excited D excitable

14 The factory has over 1000 _

A employees B employments C employers D employs

15 The little boy’s _ to go to school pleases his mother

A keener B keenness C keen D keening

16 Goods in the shop are _ displayed

A attracted B attracting C attractive D attractively

17 To our _, it rained on the day of the picnic

A disappointed B disappointment C disappoint D disappointing

18 - Shall we start now? -

A Yes, we are B Yes, let's C OK, we do D No, don’t let’s not

19 Would you like to go to the cinema with me this afternoon? - _

A I'm sorry to hear that B That's a good idea

C Thank you It's very kind of you to ask me D Yes, I like

20 - Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? - _

A No, thanks B Yes, I am so glad

C Sorry, the seat is taken D Yes, yes Just sit here

Fill in each blank with the suitable word (A, B, C, or D)

(21) the teenage years, many young people are at times difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their (22) in school This is a normal development at this (23) , though it can be very hard for parents to understand It is part of becoming independent, of

teenagers (24) to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to (25) up on them

Parents should do their (26) to talk to their son or daughter about school, work and future (27) but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment (28) sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual (29) _ which may be connected with these and get help if

(30)

21 A During B At C On B Over

22 A thing B job C work D service

23 A course B connection C year D age

24 A testing B trying C working D fighting

25 A set B step C fix D check

26 A first B best C highest D most

27 A plan B attention C process D advance

28 A to B over C with D by

29 A turn B behavior C movement D pass

30 A necessary B have to C must D need to

Read the passage below Choose one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) to each question

The spaceship flew around the new planet several times The planet was blue and green They couldn’t see the surface of the planet because there were too many white clouds The spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest The two astronauts put on their space suits, opened the door, climbed carefully down the ladder, and stepped onto the planet

The woman looked at a small control unit on her arm “It’s all right,” she said to the man

“We can breathe the air … it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen “Both of them took off their helmets and breathed deeply

They looked at everything carefully All the plants and animals looked new and strange They couldn’t find any intelligent life

After several hours, they returned to their spaceship Everything looked normal The man switched on the controls, but nothing happened “Something’s wrong,” he said “I don’t understand … the engines aren’t working.” He switched on the computer, but that didn’t work either “Eve,” he said, “we’re stuck here … we can’t take off!”

“Don’t worry, Adam,” she replied “They’ll rescue us soon.”

31 What is the best title for the passage?

A A love story B The air they breathe

C How to go back to their planet D A science fiction story

32 The astronauts couldn’t see the surface of the planet because of

A the air B the clouds C the forest D the control unit

33 The air on the planet consisted mostly of