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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM 2009 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 10 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
I PHONETICS
A Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
01 A chorus B technicolor C chopstick D character
03 A cheese B cheer C peer D career
04 A horses B tongues C places D faces
05 A walked B danced C laughed D studied
B Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the
others.
06 A.event B hero C teacher D championship
07 A background B humane C romantic D depend
08 A wonderful B cartoon C visual D passive
09 A audience B tournament C embarrassed D violent
10 A joyfulness B emotion C favourite D beautiful
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
A Supply the correct form of the words.
11 She was very at being delayed (anger)
12 Both musically and it is very effective (lyrics)
13 His foolish mistakes all of us (amusement)
14 Why are you so ? My little sister drove me crazy.
(frustrate)
15 Ann gave a brilliant as Juliet in the school play.
(perform)
B Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms of the verbs.
16 My cousin and I (watch) a movie on TV last night when
my brother (come)
17 She always (drink) a glass of milk for breakfast, but this
morning she (drink) a cup of coffee
18 Be quiet! The baby (sleep) in the room I just
(put) him in bed for sleeping
19 He (come) a moment ago and (turn) the
TV on very loudly
20 He (learn) two languages before he
(move) to Canada last month
C Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
21 The cinema changed completely at _ end of _ 1920s.
A an- the B the – x C x- the D the- the
22 She was born _ April, 1991.
23 We haven’t seen each other _ last January.
24 _ other worker’s constant objection, the director dismissed
the worker
A Because B Because of C Although D Inspite of
25 I spent a(n) _ night because of my toothache.
A sleepy B sleeping C asleep D sleepless
26 The waste from the chemical factory is extremely _.
A harmed B unharmed C harmful D harmless
27 A: Does Mr Tan travel to HCM city to work everyday?
B: Yes He takes a _ bus
A transportation B commuter C passenger D daily
28 Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some _ goods
at the airport
A free of charge B duty-free C fax-free D free of duty
29 It was not until1930 _ he became an actor.
30 She study hard _ her parent’sexpectation.
31 We would stay at home _.
A If it is snowing B If it is going to snow
C If it would snow D If it was snowing
32 If you’re too ill to come, _.
A I’ll come over and see you B I wouldn’t have done all this for you
C I asked someone else D I could come over and see you
Trang 233 All the rooms in this small hotel are _, and that would make it
too expensive to stay in
A air-condition B air-conditioning
C air conditioners D air-conditioned
34 He was _ the “golden kite” for being the best film director.
A rewarded B given C.awarded D.enjoyed
35 When I _, everyone _.
C would arrive / haves D arrived / has left
36 I remember _ him once in my life.
A to meet B Meeting C to have met D met
37 He couldn't have known what was in the letter _ he had
written it himself
38 It is an _ book I am _ in it.
A interesting / interested B interesting / interesting
C interest / interested D interested / interested
39 Hoang is really _ about going to Ho Chi Minh City It will be
an _ experience for him
A exhaust / exhausting B exhausting / exhausting
C exhausted / exhausting D exhausted / exhausted
40 _ do you always go to school? - By bus
41.This house, _ he bought in 1990, is being repaired at the
moment
42 “No, I didn't steal anything from her,” said Henry.
A Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her
B Henry refused to steal things from her
C Henry denied stealing things from her
D Henry said no to stealing things from her
43.John never comes to class on time and _.
A neither does Peter B neither doesn’t Peter
44 Chinese New Year is _ important holiday in Taiwan.
45 “They received this present yesterday” means :
A This present is received yesterday B This present was received yesterday
C This present received yesterday D This present has received yesterday
46 Can I _ your dictionary, please? I can’t find mine.
47 How _ is your house from here? It’s about two hours by taxi.
48 “How long have you known him?”
“ _”
A since five years B for five years
C ever since five years D along five years
49 _ is yours, the red one or the green one.
50 He is _ to do such work.
A not enough strong B strong not enough
C not strong enough D enough strong
51 “I did my best,” she said, “so why are you angry _ me?”
52 They all laughed because the film was very _.
53 Tim _ go fishing with his father when he was young.
A used to B has used to C is used to D was used to
54 It’s no good _ your father about your failure.
55 The boy fell into the water and was _.
A missed B killed C destroyed D drowned
III READING COMPREHENSION
A Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.
Tropical forests have [56] us with many sorts of plants for food, medicine and industry They also reduce [57]
and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down the Greenhouse Effect
Trang 3However, the tropical forests are being [58] to make
rooms for things like farms, ranches, mines and hydroelectric [59]
About twenty million hactares [60] each year
– an area more than twice the size of Australia
56 A given B supplied C provided D B and C
57 A floods B water C rain D pollution
58 A destroying B destroyed C endangering D endangered
59 A power B station C current D dams
60 A is lost B lost C are lost D are losing
B Read the passage and decide the statements are true(T) or
false(F).
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province
of Lam Dong Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who
have been there once DaLat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls
and flowers Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different
colors and various species Da Lat has the widestrange of orchid
varieties in the country Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has
many picturesque waterfalls The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three
kilometers from the town center The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the
South of Da Lat The water pours down like a white shade Da Lat
people are very proud of it They always boast to tourists about it in the
first place
61. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong
62. There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat
63. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center
64. In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different
colors
65. People know Da Lat as a city of trees, flowers and rivers
IV WRITING
A Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to
the first one.
66 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
» In spite of
67 I have no right qualification and I can’t apply for the job.
» If
68 The prime minister was going to open the new school.
» The new school
69 Silent films didn’t become available until the late 1920s.
» It was not until
B Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one
in italics.
70 The picnic was cancelled because it rained.
A If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled
B If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled
C If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled
D If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled
71 If I knew his telephone number, I would phone him.
A I didn’t know his telephone number, so I couldn’t phone him
B Because I don’t know his telephone number, I can’t phone him
C I don’t know his telephone number That why I can’t phone him
D I knew his telephone number, and I could phone him
72 “I think smoking in restaurants should be banned,” he says.
A He doesn’t think smoking in restaurants is permitted
B He doesn’t like smoking in restaurants
C He advised everybody not to smoke in restaurants
D He thinks the government should ban smoking in restaurants
73 It’s ages since I last saw you.
A I haven’t seen you for a long time
B I didn’t see you since ages
C I haven’t seen you since a long time
D I didn’t see you for ages
74 The building has been designed by a famous architect.
A A famous architect designed the building
B A famous architect has been designed the building
C A famous architect has designed the building
D A famous architect was designed the building
C Use the words given to complete a refusal letter.
Dear Betty,
75 Thanks / kind invitation / daughter’s birthday.
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76 I / love / see / niece / but / unfortunately / I / afraid / won’t / able /
visit you / next weekend
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77 I / go / camping trip / my school students / occasion / school
anniversary
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78 What pity! I wish / give Leslie / hug / day Thank / anyway / more.
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79 Remember / send / photos / Leslie / her birthday.
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80 Look / to / seeing / photos / lovely niece.
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Lots of love,
Marry