ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 1

I asked Jane not to forget to phone me.. During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to.. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school.. Y

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ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 1

I Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others

1 A come B once C love D continue

2 A busy B visit C museum D conversation

3 A summer B include C instruction D compulsory

4 A increased B asked C wondered D impressed

5 A depends B years C temples D parents

II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1 A dormitory B category C priority D ordinary

2 A balcony B accident C mechanic D survey

3 A reputation B description C suggestion D pollution

4 A entertainment B information C education D television

5 A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary

III Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

1 I remember him once in my life

A to meet B meeting C to have met D met

2 He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at it has come

A last B the end C present D the finish

3 The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes for a cup of tea

A on B over C off D to

4 There was a small room into we all crowded

A which B where C that D it

5 We were so late, we had time to catch the train

A nearly B almost C hardly D simply

6 Your work has been very good this year

A so far B by far C as far as D so long

7 Give her a telephone number to ring she gets lost

A whether B in case C unless D perhaps

8 Tell me there is anything special that you would like to do

A that B which C so D if

9 It was a great success He succeeded everyone laugh

A to make B in make C for making D in making

10 He couldn't have known what was in the letter he had written it himself

A until B if C unless D if only

11 The newspaper report contained important information

A many B another C an D a lot of

12 At present our school cannot to buy all the computers it needs

A afford B have C have enough D risk

13 He saves his money buy a new car

A so that B in order to C and D so as

14 I hope all of you will enjoy taking in the projects

A advantage B notice C part D place 15.Mary searched all over the house she could not find the key

A althoughB however C because D but

16 Tom is not used to up early He is late for school very often

A get B got C getting D having got

17 I looked up their number in the telephone

A directory B list C guide D catalogue

18 I borrowed some money my friend

19.The _of Canada is the Canadian dollar.

A check B cash C currency D credit card 20.Please return _half an hour I’ll be ready _then

A in/by B in/till C after/till D by/by

21.Sarah: “ _is it to your house?” – Sally: “15 minutes by car.”

A How long B How much C How far D How often 22.She gave her son three

A 100-dollars bills B 100-dollars bill C 100-dollar bill D 100-dollar bills 23.The Russians have in controlling urban growth

A managed B attempted C succeeded D achieved

24.I can’t get how rude he was

A on B over C in D away

25.The fruit tasted sweet, rather _a peach

A more B like C as D similar

26.I wonder if I could use your dictionaries? -

A No, you don’t B You shouldn’t C I’m afraid not D Sorry, I’m afraid 27.My brother took great in playing the new toy

A delightful B delighted C delight D delightfully 28.The plane would have landed easily the thick fog

A unless B but for C because of D due to

29. _he does sometimes annoys me very much

A What B When C How D Why

30.Hardly anybody knows about it, ?

A do they B don’t they C do everybody D don’t everybody 31.It was in the countryside _

A where Tim was brought up B Tim was brought up

C that Tim was brought up D which Tim was brought up

32.A group of us _London next month

A are going to B is going to C will be going to D have been gone to 33.“So long!” is another way of saying

A “Hello!” B “Cheer up!” C “Happy!” D “Goodbye!” 34.“Don’t forget to ring me.” - _

A I asked Jane not to forget to phone me B I threatened Jane to forget to phone me

C I suggested Jane not to forget to phone me D I insisted on Jane not phoning me

35 I had no money _me when I came across a nice shirt

36 Stop that nonsense, _?

A don’t you B do you C will you D aren’t you

37 He always did _seemed right to him

A which B that C what D who

38 The curtains have _because of the strong sunlight

A faded B dulled C fainted D lighted

39 I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.

A set B bought C booked D put

40 The manager _ the man to return to work immediately

A insisted B suggested C demanded D ordered

IV Each sentence contains an error Find it and correct it

1 I used to watching TV a lot when I was little

2 Despite of freezing temperatures, the family continued with their walking holiday

3 The tennis star played badly that people thought he had been paid to lose

4 Her parents wouldn’t let her to go out at night

5 Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least two hours per week in the laboratory

6 Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday

7 A new department store was building in our town last month

8 My brother didn’t wear that uniforn since he left school.

9 My sister’s car is different to theirs

10 I wish that I received this letter before the office closed

11 Many hundred years ago, there was many villages and few towns in England

12 My telephone has been out of work for two weeks now

13 They have to do it right now, haven't they?

14 Mary was so angry with Tom that she threw a stone to him

15 I think this film is most interesting

V Put the correct form of words given to complete the following sentences

1 are trying to find new stars ( SCIENCE)

2 We are very proud of our ( FRIEND)

3 He will never forget his happy ( CHILD)

4 It is for a small child to cross the street alone ( DANGER)

5 In the free time, my father often reads newspapers ( DAY)

6 Tung was punished for his ( LAZY)

7 Last week there was an football match on TV ( EXCITE)

8 Long turned out to be the in our class ( GOOD)

9.The little village is very quiet and at night (PEACE)

10.The old hotel we used to stay at has been (MODERN)

VI Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 They (see) to go out last night

2 Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books

3 Writing many letters (make) her happy

4 Do you hear someone (cry) softly in the next room?

5 I (have) my house (paint) That's why there is all this mess

6 Either my sister or I ( be) going to visit our uncle tomorrow morning

7 The Nile (flow) into Mediterranean

8 If only I ( have ) money with me, I ( lend ) you some

VII Read the text below For questions 1 - 5 you are to choose one best answer (a, b, c, or d) to each question

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to

They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school This is

a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to 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 check up on them

Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans 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 with alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary

1 This is from a _

A parent's handbook B teenage magazine C school timetable D children's book

2 What is the writer trying to do?

A to be amusing B to be helpful C to be questionable D to be sorry

3 Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?

A because most teenagers are quiet B because teenagers don't want to talk to their parents

C because teenagers think adults are not honest D because most teenagers hate adults

4 When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?

A When people talk to them because they are really interested and not yet checking up on them

B When adults giv them a lot of money to spend

C When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school

D When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking

5 Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because

A they regard it as a mark of adulthood B women like a smoking and drinking man.

C cigarettes and alcohol are cheap D cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere

VIII Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

A doctor (1)……… worked in a village was very annoyed because many people used to stop him in the street and asked for his (2) In this way, he was never (3) for his service and

he never managed to earn much (4) He made up his (5) to put an end to this One (6)

………… , he was(7) by a young man who said to him "Oh, doctor, I've got severe pain in my left side" The doctor pretended to be interested and (8) "Shut your eyes and open your mouth" Then he went away, leaving the (9) standing in the street with his mouth

(10) and a large crowd of people laughing at him

IX Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one

1 He prefers you to pay him immediately

 He 'd rather you

2 It's a pity I can't speak French

 If only

3 We will have to postpone the date of the appointment again

 The date

4 Please don't play your music so loudly

 Would you mind

5 He couldn't pass the examination because he was lazy

 Because of his

6 Hard work is the secret of passing your exam

 So long as 7.Living in the city is exciting

 Some people find 8.There were many people on the way We couldn't drive on

 There were so 9.I asked the receptionist to wake me up at 6.30 the following morning

 " Please ''

10 He is a man of extreme honesty

 He is an

X Write meaningful sentences with cues given

1 I/ arrive/ Tan Son Nhat/ last Friday morning

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2 Mai/ meet/ me/ airport/ take/ home/ taxi

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3 Afternoon/ we/ go/ market/ near/ Mai’s house/ I/ buy/ gifts

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4 Mai/ take/ me/ Da Lat/ three days ago

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5 I/ see/ peach blossoms/ there/ like/ tokyo

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6 I/ now/ Nha Trang./Beach here/ wonderful/ food/ wonderful, too

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7 I/ enjoy/ swim/ sea/ eat/ seafood/ but/ Mai/ only like/ make/ sand castles

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8 We/ leave/ Ho Chi Minh city/ tomorrow

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9 I/ hope/ I/ take/ a boat trip/ MeKong river/ before/ come back/ Japan/ July

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10 I/ very happy/ enjoy/ so much here

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6 day 7 stopped 8 said 9 man 10 open