Së gd & ®t thanh hãa trêng thpt hËu léc i ®Ò thi Häc sinh giái khèi 10 Năm học: 2009-2010 Môn thi:TiÕng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 70 câu, gồm 03 trang. Question I. Choose a word that the way of spelling underline sound is different from the others 1. A. bread B. clean C. speaker D. bean 2. A. healthy B. army C. dry D. lyrical 3. A. seats B. friends C. books D. forests 4. A. change B. gentle C. religions D . integral 5.A. challenging B. chemistry C. church D. chocolate Question II. Put in the correct tense of each verb in bracket: 1. I decided (stay) . at home last night. 2. He (not begin) to learn Russian if he had known the difficulties. 3. I (not invite) to party very often. 4. You (finish) . your test yet ? 5. By the time I got home yesterday, my parents (go) to bed. 6. The meeting ( finish) at 6 p.m yesterday. 7. What (you/ do) when he came ? 8. The sun (rise) .in the East. q uestion III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letter. 1. What the lecturer has told us was very INTEREST 2. If he was driving more ., he would not cause an accident. CARE 3. Some people had food .and they didn’t enjoy their visit. POISON 4. She is a .learner. She often gets high mark. SUCCESS 5. He is in the government; he is a well-known . SPEAK 6. It is too dark to see . CLEAR Question IV. Choose the best answer. 1.Lan is a .student.……… a.working hard b.hard -worked c.hard- working d.hard- work 2.The movie was we don’t like it. a. disappointed b. disappointment c. disappoint d.disappointing 3.The meeting has been cancelled .the chairman’s absence.…………… a. because b. because of c.despite d.although 4.A person who is at the same class as you at school or college is called a a. roommate b. friend c. classmate d. student 5.More than 50 films .in Hanoi since June. a. have been shown b. were shown c. have shown d. showed 6.The teacher house is next to mine came from New York. a. which b. whose c. who d. that 7. My city is famous .its beautiful landscapes. a. with b. for c. of d. at 8. Our teacher always encourages . a.we try our best b.us try our best c.we to try our best d. us to try our best 1 9. They took immediate action to .the forest fire from spreading. a. protect b. prevent c. preserve d. conserve 10. There isn’t any movie theater in my neighborhood, .there are a lot of video stores a. but b. so c. and d. nor Question V: Fill in each blank with one suitable word Nairobi National Park, Kenya Nairobi National park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may .1 . surprised at the large variety of animals . 2 live there. Visitors , especially children, can .3 there to learn how to recognize the different species .4 . animals and plants. They also .5 about the habits of animals and how one species .6 dependent upon an other for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage , .7 . lots of orphaned or abandoned animals .8 . taken care of. Question. VI Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences. 1. We spent the evening to play chess last night. 2. The first World Cup was hold in Uruguay in 1904. 3. I like pop music because it helps me relaxing. 4. Mai is really exciting about going to London. 5. If it will rain, I’ll stay at home and watch TV. Question VII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition 1. Tan is interested .studying astronomy. 2. Paul borrowed a book .the library. 3. I was surprised .his reaction to what I said. 4. Please take care .my children while I’m away. 5. He is standing .front of a large audience. 6. What is the main reason .the decrease in whale populations ? 7. When I saw Mary I congratulated her . her success in the exam. 8. Do you know any songs Van Cao ? QuestionVIII Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning 1. Mary didn’t begin to read until she was eight. It wasn’t 2, You wouldn’t speak English well if you didn’t have more practice. Unless you 3, They are cleaning the school yard. The school yard . 4,Can you speak English at the club ? Can English . 5, A bull was blocking the road, so we didn’t arrive on time. If a bull hadn’t 6, How long have you met him ? When 7, Tom hasn’t seen Mary since 1990. 2 Tom last . 8, We bought a car last week. A car Question IX. Read the passage and answer the following questions. A national park is a large piece of land in which animal are free to come and go. Trees and plants grow everywhere. People go to a national park to enjoy nature. Many people stay in campgrounds in national parks. They sleep in tents and cook their food over campfires. They also walk on trails or paths in the park. Yellowstone is the world’s oldest national park. It became a national park in 1872. It is also the world’s largest park. Yellowstone is famous for its geysers. These holes in the ground shoot hot water into the air. There are about seventy geysers in the park. The most famous is Old Faithful. About every hour Old Faithful shoots hot water hundred of feet into the air. Two and a half million people visit this beautiful park each year. Visitors are not allowed to pick the flowers. They must not feed or hunt the animals, either. Questions: 1. Why do people go to a national park ? 2. When did Yellowstone become a national park ? 3. Is Old Faithful the most famous national park ? 4. What mustn’t visitors do in Yellowstone ? Question X. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box below. and but kinds weighs food animal with for much many The elephant is the largest .1 .to walk on earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. A big elephant eats 300 pounds of .2 .a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephant can be trained to carry logs .3 their trunks. They also use their trunks 4 .drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two 5 of elephants : the African elephant .6 the Indian elephant. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as .7 .as 12, 000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and 8 .up to 800 pounds. ------------------------ The End ------------------------- Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: Sè b¸o danh §¸p ¸n ®Ò thi HSG tiÕng Anh 10. 3 Question I. 1,5points (5x 0,3) 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B Question II. 2,4 points (8x 0,3) 1. to stay 2. would not have begun 3. am not invited 4. Have you finished 5. had gone 6. finished 7. were you doing 8. rises Question III. 1,8points (6x 0,3) 1. interesting 2. carefully 3. poisoning 4. successful 5. speaker 6. clearly Question IV. 2,4 points (10 x 0,24) 1.c 6.b 2.d 7.b 3.b 8.d 4.c 9.b 5.a 10.a Question V. 2,4 points (8x 0,3) 1.be 5.learn 2.that(which) 6.is 3.go 7.where 4.of 8.are Question VI. 1,5points (5x 0,3) 1.to play -> playing 2.hold -> held 3.relaxing -> relax (to relax) 4. exciting -> excited 5. will rain -> rains Question VII. 2,4points (8x 0,3) 1. in 5. in 2.from 6.for 3.at (by) 7. on 4.of 8. by Question VIII. 2, 4 points (8 x 0,3) 1. It wasn t until Mary was eight that she began to read.’ 2. Unless you had more practice, you wouldn t speak English well.’ 3. The school yard is being cleaned. 4. Can English be spoken at the club ? 5. If a bull hadn t been blocking the road, we would have arrived on time.’ 6. When did you meet him ? 7. Tom last saw Mary in 1990. 8. A car was bought last week (by us). Question IX. 1,2 points (4 x 0,3) 4 1. People go to a national park to enjoy nature. 2. It became a national park in 1872. 3. No, it isn’t. 4. Visitors mustn’t pick the flowers , feed or hunt the animals. Question X. 2 points ( 8 x 0,25) 1. animal 2.food 3. with 4.for 5.kinds 6.and 7. much 8.weighs (Thang ®iÓm 20. §iÓm bµi thi lµm trßn ®Õn 0,25 ) 5 . Së gd & ®t thanh hãa trêng thpt hËu léc i ®Ò thi Häc sinh giái khèi 10 Năm học: 2009-2 010 Môn thi: TiÕng Anh Thời gian: 120 phút. ------------------------- Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: Sè b¸o danh §¸p ¸n ®Ò thi HSG tiÕng Anh 10. 3 Question I.