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Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete sentences.. 1 The English language is the most wide spoken language in the world.. During the 1500s, fewer than two 3 million people

UBND Huyện Đô Lương KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010

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PART A: PHONETICS

I Pick out the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

II Pick out the word whose main stress is different from that of the others.

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete sentences

1 I am not used _ in public.

2 We have known him _ we were small

3 I think we had better go to Australia _English

4 There is a river _ across Nam’s village

5 The unit of _of the USA is dollar

6 Flowers _from Holland are very expensive

7 _we go on picnic in the country this weekend? - Good idea

8 Can you _ me the difference between these two computers?

9 Unluckily, they didn’t _to the bus station in time to catch the first bus

10 Would you like _drink?- No, thanks

II Each of the following lines contains a mistake Find and correct them

1 The English language is the most wide spoken language in the world It is used as either

2 a primary or second language on many countries During the 1500s, fewer than two

3 million people spoke English All of they lived in what is now called United Kingdom Through

4 the centuries, as the result of various historical events, English spread throughout world

5 Today, about 400 million people speak English as their nation language Most of those people

6 live in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand but South Africa Another 100 million

7 people, chiefly living in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and in many African country, speak

8 English in additional to their own language Today, English is the international language of

science, technology, business and diplomacy throughout the world

III Supply the correct word form to complete sentences

IV Supply the correct verb form to complete sentences

1 I hope you don’t mind (ask) _to work overtime

2 She (not visit) _her home village since she (leave) for Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago

3 It’s not very difficult (learn) a foreign language if you try hard

4 My brother (give) _ a new bike on his next birthday

5 It’s about time you (study) seriously

PART C: SPEAKING AND READING

I Put the following sentences into the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.

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II Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word.

MY VILLAGE

Hello My name is Nam My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center It is a

beautiful (1) _ peaceful village where people (2) flowers and vegetables only It’s very famous (3) its pretty roses and picturesque scenery The air is quite fresh; Moreover, the smell of the roses makes people (4) _ cool and comfortable In the spring, my village looks (5) a carpet with plenty

of colors Tourists come to visit it so often Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t (6) the villagers much time to water the roses And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers One thing I like (7) _ about my village is (8) people are very friendly

III Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions

When you apply for a job, one of the most important things is job interview In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully

Punctuation is very necessary You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little time to relax and keep calm before the interview

You should be well- dressed Don’t wear a skirt which is too short or jeans

You also need to plan what you are going to say You have to answer a lot of questions about education and experience You may be asked many things about yourself and

especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job

You can ask the interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying for and the duties you have to do in the job

You also must try to find as much as possible about the company you want to work for

1 _ when you apply for a job

2 What about punctuation? _

3 What about clothes? _

C You should dress neatly but comfortably D A short skirt will make you more attractive

4 You may be asked about _

5 You can ask the interviewer about _

PART D: WRITING

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one

1 “How do you like my new dress, Tom?” Mary asked Tom

= Mary asked ………

2 Everyone was given the gift before her.

= She was the

3 Could I turn on the TV, Mr Lam? = Would you mind

4 Their lesson in the afternoon lasts two hours = They have

5 Mary is visiting my home village for the first time = This is Mary’s

II Write about 80 – 100 words on the following topic: How the Internet helps students in their study

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