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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP

TƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO

ĐỀ THI SỐ 3

ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày làm bài 14 – 08 - 2010

I Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part

II Choose a word that has different stress pattern.

III Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

11 The social services are chiefly with the poor, the old and the sick

A Influenced B related C suffered D concerned

12 I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your

13 It was a hot day, and many people were their way to the beach

A taking B hitting C making D setting

14 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door

A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized

15 The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious

16 The country’s annual of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977

17 he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth

A came out B came through C went out D turned out

18 Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own

19 When he sings, he has the ability to make songs sound good

20 The management are making to increase the company's efficiency

21 I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to

22 I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down again!

23 Simon in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else

A confided B intimated C confessed D disclosed

24 It’s time we …the bus

25 He wants to his room

26 the birthday Nam’s mother, he made her a big cake

27 Take the bus, and at Oxford Circus.

28 We went by train to west of England

29 They all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach

30 This jacket is the kind of thing I want Can I

31 The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep

32 Viet got up late he couldn’t catch the first bus

33 Nam wishes he have to clean all the windows

34 The secretary I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was

35 When you get to the station, I for you outside

36 We expected him at eight but he finally at midnight

37 A cheque is all right, but I’d rather you me cash

38 We started early to avoid being late for work

39 In the newspaper there a lot of news about the earthquake

40 The old in her village always others' help

A is living / need B living / need C living / needs D lived / need

41 "Which of these two men is Chinese?" " is"

A Both of them B All of them C none of them D Neither of them

42 My shoes are dirty I'd better take them before I come in

43 This subject, , is very important

A Which we are going to discuss B which is going to discuss

C that we are gong to discuss D A and B are correct

44 I' m very tired , I have to finish my homework before going to bed

45 Why don't we go for a picnic this weekend?

A What do you want to suggest? B Yes, please

46 Vietnam, is in South-east Asia, export rice

47 Have you ever heard this song in Vietnam

48 You'll be ill you stop working so hard

49 She demands that we _ there on time for the show

50 Man will have a barber his hair

IV Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

Example: (0) depression

EXERCISE

Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (0) away It

improves your body and your mind and (51) you to perform

better in the work place at home

Proper (52) is essential if you want to get the most from

exercise and you should also take into (53) your heart rate It

can be (54) to do too much, which is why all good fitness

instructors emphasise the (55) of "listening to your body”

When you first start you should use good (56) ., because

it's essay to make the mistake of using the equipment

(57) or doing too much at one time Start slowly and build up

gradually

Exercise should not be seen as a (58) task; it can

be as essay as a quick walk To increase your fitness

(59) ., exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week and

you will notice a (60) in your body and mind in a few weeks

DEPRESSED ABLE

BREATH CONSIDER HARM IMPORTANT JUDGE

CORRECT

DEMAND STEADY DIFFERENT

Question 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary (12 points).

The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea An American sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on 5 November 1872 - bound for Genoa in Italy, with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol

A month later - on 5 December - she (61 sight) east of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia By an amazing coincidence, the master of the British ship, Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain Benjamine Spooner Briggs (62 dine) together in New York the night before the Mary Celeste (63 set sail) So Morehouse (64 realize) , that the Mary Celeste (65 sail) in the wrong direction What could be the ship doing, he (66 wonder) .? Having hailed his friend's ship and got no reply, he (67 go) to investigate There (68 be) .nobody on board Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter (69 all vanish) The last entry in the ship's log was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (70 be) within six miles of the Azores

An enquiry (71 hold later) in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery of the Mary Celeste ( 72 never solve)

Question 6: Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word The first gap has been done as an example (15 points).

EVOLUTION

It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the past, having changed by a general process called evolution But this theory has been widely accepted for little (73) than a hundred years The present theory of evolution wasdeveloped (74) two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working independently

When he was a young man (75) 22, Darwin went as naturalist on a

round-the-world, map-making cruise aboard a British naval survey ship, HMS Beagle The cruise began

in 1831 and lasted (76) 1836 In the Galapagos islands, Darwin came (77)

a group

of birds, later to become known (78) “Darwin’s finches” They were similar

to one (79) in their colour, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (80) the same finch stock, (81) each had a different kind of beak and was adapted (82) a different way of life (83) were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers and various other types

Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (84) types had been blown to the islands in bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (85) the various forms In the years after the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited (86) their environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (87) well adapted would die out

VII Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each space(10 points).

There people jumed (88) … a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (89) … Mr Peter Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield (90) … his Avenger estate car home (91) … Work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car He stopped, (92)

… was unable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the fames He then (93) … to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (94) …, but (95) … also failed to have any effect (96) … he telephone for a (97) …, but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burnt out

88 A into

89 A flames

90 A dorve

91 A to

92 A but

93 A wandered

94 A hospital

95 A this

96 A at length

97 A police car B on

B petrol

B has driven

B from

B because

B jumped

B garage

B those

B finally

B ambulance

C out of

C smoke

C was driving

C at

C although

C walked

C library

C that

C at the end

C taxi

D over D sparks D was driven D in D so D ran D swimming pool D these D Terminally D fire engine Question8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points). 98 I came home, it began to rain => Barely ………

99 Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped => Poor………

100 John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice => Did………

101 Maryam is poor, but people easily believe that she is a millionaire when she talks => Maryam talks………

102 We admire Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest => We look ………

103 She dresses in red so that everyone will take notice of her => She dresses in red so………

104 It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down => It is so………

105 He is so strong that he can lift two tables at the same time => Such………

106 Turn off all the faucets before going out => All………

107 “ You will be successful at any cost!”, said the teacher to Jason

=> The teacher demanded that ……….

108 “ I can’t work with Daisy any more.” John said to the boss

=> John couldn’t put………

109, “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend

=> John congratulated………

110 They have read us an interesting story

=> An………

111 Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it

=> On ………

112 The last storm destroyed Lan’s house

=> It ‘s high time………

Question 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points).

113.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow will

=> They say tomorrow ………

114.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock takes

=> The plane to Rio ………

115.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down is

=> It looks like that old bridge ……… 116.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk must

=> You ……… ……… 117.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said promised

=> She………

upload.123doc.net.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier should

=> You……….………

119.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them warned

=> She……….……

120 He would not stop talking although no one was listening insisted

=> He ………

121 The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen apart

=> The house was completely ………

122 They continued to look for the girl till it got dark search

=> The ………

ANSWER KEYS

21.D 22.C 23.A 24 B 25 A 26 C 27 B 28 C 29 D 30 A

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61 was

63 set

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had set

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realized 65 wassailing 66 wondered

67

went

68 was 69 had

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70 had been

71 was

later

held

72.has

never

been

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until/till

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across/u pon

78 as

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another

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from

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but/alth ough

82 to

83

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these

85 into 86 to

87

less/not

98 Barely had I come home when it began to rain

99 Poor as he (Peter)is, Peter (he) usually helps the handicapped

100 Did John take his doctor’s advice, he wouldn’t be sick

101 Maryam talks as if she were a millionaire

102 We look up to Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest

103 She dresses in red so as to be taken noticed of / so as for everyone to take notice of her

104 It is so interesting a book that I can’t put it down

105 Such is his strength that he can lift two tables at the same time

106 All the faucets should (must) be turned off before you go out

107 The teacher demanded that Jason be successful at any cost

108 John couldn’t put up with Daisy (any more)

109 John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking

110 An interesting story has been read to us

111 On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it

On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it

On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it

112 It’s high time Lan repaired her house / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired

113 They say tomorrow (it) will be colder

114 The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock

115 It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down.

116 You must be very tired after your long walk

117 She promised not to come home late from the party

upload.123doc.net You should not have gone to bed so late

119 She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten

120 He insisted on talking although no one was listening

121 The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen

122 The search for the girl went on till it got dark