UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN 2008- 2009

UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN



I. Circle the word which is pronounced differently from the others.(5pts)
1. a. listened
b. watched
c. learned
d. played
2. a. slim
b. thin
c. smile
d. visit
3. a. teacher
b. school
c. chemistry
d. character
4. a. who
b. where
c. why
d. what
5. a. wishes
b. teaches
c. likes
d. finishes

II. Circle the word that has the word that has different stress pattern in each line.(5pts)
1. a. conversation
b. favorite
c. uniform
d. treatment
2. a. medicine
b. attend
c. conclusion
d. attention
3. a. happy
b. allow
c. career
d. employee
4. a. discussion
b. assistant
c. character
d. expensive
5. a. computer
b. memory
c. serious
d. special

III. Choose the correct answer: Circle the letter A, B, C or D. (15pts)
1. Her…….towards me is very strange.
a. behave
b. behavior
c. behaved
c. behaving

2. How much is the car………….in Japan?
a. makes
b. making
c. to make
d. made

3. I tried my…….not to laugh.
a. good
b. well
c. better
d. best

4. I left at 6 a.m…………late.
a. so as not to be
b. so as not being
c. so as to be
d. so as not being

5. She went to the market without………anything.
a. buy
b. to buy
c. buying
d. for buying

6. It………the coldest day in Ha Noi for 40 years.
a. has
b. was
c. is
d. has been

7. Living in the countryside is not expensive, and it isn’t complex,…………..
a. too
b. either
c. neither
d. so

8. Tim’s teacher asked him to spend more time…………Spanish pronunciation.
a. in
b. of
c. at
d. on

9. It took me a long time to get used……………glasses.
a. to wear
b. to wearing
c. wear
d. wore

10. Would you mind…………the door?
a. to close
b. closing
c. about closing
d. closed

11. Will you pick me………..after the party?
a. on
b. over
c. up
d. through

12. I’ve never seen such an interesting…………….
a. performing
b. performer
c. performance
d. performed

13. It’s at least a month since…………John.
a. I last seen
b. I have last seen
c. I last seen
d. I last saw

14. The new shopping mall is quite………the present shopping area.
a. different from
b. the same
c. like to
d. similar

15. I like my sister’s house. It is a…………
a. a new beautiful house
b. beautiful house new
c. beautiful new house
d. new house beautiful


IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (10pts)
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the refuse of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of (communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise (pollute). Every evening, the (think) neighbors used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (neighbor) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what (act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (suggest) as to know how to deal woth the problem. A decision was (make) to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them (polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be (success), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the (advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of court.
V. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (10pts)
1. We (watch) our favorite TV programmes at the moment.
2. Marry and John are neighbors. They (know) each other for a long time.
3. When he came, I (cook) dinner.
4. I haven’t met him since he (move) to Ho Chi Minh City.
5. My mother is tired enough (cook) tonight.
6. The asked me (not make) noise in class.
7. My school (build) next year.
8. His doctor advised him (give) up smoking.
9. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
10. This is the first time I (eat) this cake.
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. (10pts)
The country is (1)…….beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2)………the summer holiday though they can’t live (3)………..all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4)……that they can go there whenever (5)……..find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)……..some ways they are not very different from (7)……….other. Almost every village (……..a church, the round or square tower of which can (9)………..seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)………people are buried.
VII. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before.(20pts)
1. It’s three years since we last visited Ha Noi.
- We haven’t……………………………………………………………………………
2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
- She…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You can’t take this book away.
- This book……………………………………………………………………………..
4. Huong is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60m tall, too.
- Huong…………………………………………………………………………………
5. I wrote a letter half an hour.
- It took…………………………………………………………………………………
6. She’s rather play golf than play tennis.
- She prefers……………………………………………………………………………
7. I had a cat once, but I don’t any more.
- I used…………………………………………………………………………………
8. I couldn’t go to school because of my sickness.
- Because………………………………………………………………………………
9. Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box.
- Your brother is not……………………………………………………………………
10. I study English so that I can improve my knowledge.
- I study English so as…………………………………………………………………..

VIII. Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to complete the letter. (10pts)
Dear Hoa,
1. Dave/ I/ have/ best holiday/ our lives!
2. We/ be/ Barbados/ one/ most lovely islands/ Caribbean.
3. Although/ it/ much/ smaller/ Jamaica/ there seem/ be/ much more/ do/ Jamaica.
4. Moreover/ people here/ seem/ be/ friendlier/ those/ other islands.
5. We/ stay/ most modern hotel/ I/ ever/ seen.
6. It/ large/ cool/ and/ many people/ think/ it/ best hotel / island.
7. It/ comfortable/ than/ any/ other hotels.
8. Nearest beach/ less/ hundred meters/ away.
9. So/ we/ spend/ lot/ time/ swim/ sea.
10. It/ really good/ and/ I wish/ you/ be/ here.