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Bài thi gồm 5 trang Tổng điểm: 100
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Part one: phonology
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts)
1 A ashamed B accuse C addition D advert
2 A brother B bath C mathematics D breath
3 A measure B decision C pleasant D pleasure
4 A wood B food C good D stood
5 A climbing B describe C suburb D club
II Choose the word with different stress pattern
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right (5 pts)
1 A engineer B responsibility C documentary D mathematics
2 A achieve B computer C equality D exercise
3 A effective B moment C province D popular
4 A offer B improve C behave D believe
5 A interesting B preference C exceptional D industry
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (10 pts)
1 The twins look so _ their father
A likely B likeness C alike D like
2 David always _ over to my house for tea at weekend
A came B went C gone D passed
3 Jane is _ of using a computer
A possible B capable C able D probable
4 _ each school year all the children were given copies of the school rules
A At first B To start with C At the beginning of D In the beginning of
5 Could you please _ exactly what you saw when you got into the room?
A inform B point C advise D describe
6 The _ air in the morning is good for your health
A sure B pure C cure D clear
7 If you are not Japanese, so what _ are you?
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8 He is always coming late, annoys everyone
A it B that C what D which
9 _ young, chimpanzees are easily trained
A When are B When C They are D When they
10 It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a medical _
A revision B control C check-up D investigation
11 You can use my bicycle _ you bring it back tomorrow
A although B as long as C nevertheless D in spite of
12 Two _ were fired, because they were always turning up late for work
A applicants B employees C staffs D employers
13 After a meal in a restaurant, you should ask the waiter for the _
A bill B prescription C receipt D recipe
14 In many ways this place _ me of my home village
A remembers B reminds C recalls D resembles
15 The old house at the end of the street has recently been _
A pulled out B pulled up C pulled through D pulled down
16 They walked for three hours before finally _ their destination
A reaching B coming C getting D arriving
17 Our flight from Amsterdam to London was delayed _ the heavy fog
A because B due from C on account of D as a result from
18 A new study group has been _ by the United Nations
A put up B made up C drawn up D set up
19 How many people do you think this hall would _?
A hold B occupy C fit D load
20 I know him by _ but I can’t remember what his name is
A sight B myself C heart D chance
II Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition (10 pts)
1 The students were angry _ being treated _ children
2 We can only guess _ her reason _ leaving her job
3 He said he broke the vase _ accident but I know he did it _ purpose
4 The police succeeded _ bringing the strike _ control
5 The temperature here rarely falls _ zero _ winter
6 Jane is very good _ Maths but she’s ignorant _ history
7 _ first we didn’t like him, but now all of us regard him _ our best friend
8 Tom and Bill have nothing _ common In fact, there’s no comparison _ them
9 Some animals look for food _ night, and sleep _ the day
10 We can’t do anything the situation now It’s _ our control
III Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets Write your answers in the spaces given (10 pts)
1 At this time tomorrow, I (be) in HCM city (have) a good time.
2 He is angry as I (not do) all the work he (assign) last week.
3 What a pity By the time I (recover) from my illness, the course (end).
4 Would you be so kind as (answer) the phone when it (ring)?
5 I clearly remember (pay) him last week I (give) him 20 dollars.
6 When my mother (retire) next month, she (work) as a teacher for exactly 25 years.
7 He (always talk) as though he (be) my boss.
8 At the moment I (read) a novel (write) by Hughes.
9 I can’t help (complain) about the lecture I (attend) yesterday.
10 We (have) dinner when the power (fail).
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2 _ _ 7 _ _
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4 _ _ 9 _ _
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IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets
Write your answers in the spaces given on the right (10 pts)
1 I can't follow you What you are saying is totally (logical) _
2 Artists are generally considered to be (imagine) but moody people _
3 The (thief) of the diamonds is being investigated by the police _
4 Most people have no real (believe) in ghosts _
5 Linda had no (suspect) that anything was wrong _
6 The firemen were (courage) enough to get into the burning house _
7 Please put the (freeze) food in the freezer _
8 George won a big prize for his (brave) _
9 The country is very (mountain) so travelling by road is difficult _
10 The rule is not (apply) in this case _
Part three: reading
I Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on
to university (1) ? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (2) ?” The decision is yours, but it may be (3) remembering two things: there is more unemployment (4) those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs If you decide to go (6) into a job, there are many opportunities for training Getting qualifications will (7) you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) you earn Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (9) possibility In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10) practical work experience
1 A former B past C later D after
2 A term B class C school D course
3 A necessary B important C worth D useful
4 A of B through C among D between
5 A skills B interests C habits D arts
6 A instant B just C straight D direct
7 A help B make C give D let
8 A while B what C where D which
9 A another B always C also D again
10 A doing B getting C making D taking
II Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions
Write your answers in the numbered spaces that follow (5 pts)
There was one thing that I found rather strange on my first day as housekeeper at Monk's House The floors in the house were very thin The bathroom was directly above the kitchen, and when Mrs Woolf was having her bath before breakfast, I could hear her talking to herself On and on she went, talk talk talk, asking questions and giving herself the answers I thought there must be two or three people up there with her When Mr Woolf saw that I looked surprised he told me that Mrs Woolf always said the sentences out loud that she had written during the night She needed to know if they sounded right and the bath was a good place for trying them out
I was not allowed to make coffee at Monk's House Mr and Mrs Woolf were very particular about coffee and always made it themselves, so Mr Woolf came into the kitchen at eight o'clock every morning to make it When we carried the breakfast tray to Mrs Woolf’s room I noticed that she had always been working during the night There were pencils and paper beside her bed
so that when she woke up she could work, and sometimes it seems as though she had had very little sleep
Mrs Woolf's bedroom was outside the house in the garden I used to think how inconvenient it must be to have to go out in the rain to go to bed Her bedroom had been added on to the back of the house; the door faced the garden and a window at the side opened out on to a field Because the writing room was small, he had had a large one built for her at the end of the garden against the church wall
I can always remember her coming to the house each day from the writing room, when I rang the bell for lunch at one o'clock she used to walk down through the garden smoking one of her favorite cigarettes in a long holder She was tall and thin and
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Mrs Woolf wore clothes that suited her well I pressed them for her and did any sewing that was necessary She was not able
to sew, although sometimes she liked to try There was one thing in the kitchen that Mrs Woolf was very good at doing; she could make beautiful bread
1 What was particularly unusual about Monk's House?
A The bathroom was next door to the kitchen B Mrs Woolf’s bedroom door opened on to the garden
C The kitchen window looked out over fields D The breakfast room was upstairs
2 What did the writer observe about Mrs Woolf's writing habits?
A She did a great deal of writing at night B She worked in the garden whenever she could
C She preferred to write in the house D She sometimes wrote in the bath
3 Mrs Woolf wore clothes which were _
A in matching colors B designed for her individually
C suitable for country life D rather dull and unattractive
4 Mr Woolf's attitude toward his wife seemed to be that _
A He found her strange ways difficult to accept B He led a very separate life
C He did what he could for her D He watched over her all the time
5 As far as the housework was concerned Mrs Woolf _
A was too busy to do any B disliked doing any
C was very bad at it D liked one or two particular tasks
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III Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word
Write your answers in the spaces that follow (15 pts)
He was born in a very poor part of London His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it
Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88 (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing His name was Charlie Chaplin
1 6 11
2 7 12
3 8 13
4 9 14
5 10 15
IV Which of the four underlined parts in each sentence below is incorrect?
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
1 There have been little change in the city since I moved here ten years ago
A B C D
2 Two of the players from the Yankees has been chosen to participate in the All Star game
A B C D
3 The video disc has the capacity to store thousand of visual images
A B C D
4 Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking
A B C D
5 They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we
A B C D
6 Mary and her sister have just bought two new winters coats at the sale
A B C D
7 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New York, are planning to attend my wedding
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8 Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital
A B C D
9 This new model costs twice more than last year's model
A B C D
10 In order to achieve the best results in this exam, it is necessary that one works as fast as possible
A B C D
Part four: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
1 You had better get back to work now
It’s
2 “I must see the manager!“ he cried
He insisted _
3 Please tell me your future plan
I'd prefer _
4 What a pity you didn't watch the match last night!
I wish _
5 'Why did you come back so late last night?" my father asked
My father wanted _
6 We couldn't drive very fast because of the thick fog.
The thick fog _
7 She wears dark glasses so that no one can recognise her
She wears dark glasses to avoid
8 He hasn't ridden a bicycle for three years
He last
9 Please don't interrupt me when I 'm writing my report
I'd rather _
10 I had expected the weather to be worse
The weather was not _
II Rewrite each of the sentences using the word given Do not change this word in any way (5 pts)
1 Harry came into a lot of money when his uncle died LEFT
2 Bill is too young to understand this problem OLD
3 Helen regrets going to bed so early last night WISHES
4 He is very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday APOLOGISES
5 I don’t know where he is IDEA
III Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1 I / not / feel like / have breakfast / this morning / because / headache
2 I / deal / this matter / later / when / have time
3 Manager / not get / well with / employees
4 She / get furious / as / nobody / take / notice / her
5 Jane / promise / keep / touch / us / wherever / she / be
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ĐáP áN Và HƯớng dẫn chấm
đề thi học sinh giỏi THàNH PHố 2008-2009
BảNG A Tổng điểm: 100 Part one: phonology
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A
II Choose the word with different stress pattern (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 B 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 C
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 đ
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 B 7 C 8 D 9 B 10 C
11 B 12 B 13 A 14 B 15 D 16 A 17 C 18 D 19 A 20 A
II Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition (10 pts)
Mỗi giới từ đúng: 0,5 đ
1 at/about - like 6 at - of
2 at – for 7 At - as
3 by – on 8 in - between
4 In – under 9 at/by - during
5 below – in 10 about - beyond
III Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets Write your answers in the spaces given (10 pts)
Mỗi động từ đúng: 0,5 đ
1 will be - having 6 retires – will have worked
2 haven’t done – assigned 7 is always talking/always talks - were
3 recover – had ended 8 am reading - written
4 to answer – rings 9 complaining - attended
5 paying – gave 10 were having - failed
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)
Mỗi từ đúng: 1 đ
1 illogical 6 courageous
2 imaginative 7 frozen
3 theft 8 bravery
4 belief 9 mountainous
5 suspicion 10 applicable
Part three: reading
I Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 đ
6
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II Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 B 2 A 3 A 4 C 5 D
III Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word (15 pts)
Mỗi từ đúng: 1 đ
1 as 6 most 11 being
2 neither 7 one 12 that
3 little 8 where 13 at
4 so 9 made 14 There
5 by 10 until/till 15 birth/childhood
IV Which of the four underlined parts in each sentence below is incorrect? (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 đ
1 A 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 C 8 A 9 C 10 D
Part four: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 It’s time you got back to work now
2 He insisted on seeing the manager
3 I'd prefer you to tell me your future plan
4 I wish I had watched the match last night!
5 My father wanted to know why I had come back so late the night before/ the previous night
6 The thick fog prevented us from driving very fast.
Or: The thick fog made it impossible for us to drive very fast.
Or: The thick fog made us unable to drive very fast.
7 She wears dark glasses to avoid being recognised
8 He last rode a bicycle three years ago
9 I'd rather you didn’t interrupt me when I'm writing my report
10 The weather was not as bad as I had expected
II Rewrite each of the sentences using the word given Do not change this word in any way (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 Harry was left a lot of money when his uncle died
Or: Harry’s uncle left him a lot of money when he died
2 Bill is not old enough to understand this problem
3 Helen wishes she hadn’t gone to bed so early last night
4 He apologises for not coming/having come to the meeting yesterday
5 I have no idea where he is
III Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 1 đ
1 I do not feel like having breakfast this morning because I have a headache/ because of my headache
2 I will deal with this matter later when I have (free) time
3 The manager does not get on/along well with the/his employees
4 She got furious as nobody took (any) notice of her
5 Jane promised to keep in touch with us wherever she was
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