Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi THPT môn Tiếng Anh

TEST 07
Full name: ..	Class..
I. Listen to the conversation, tick T for True, F for False (5pt)
T
F
1. Saint Giong is worshipped for defending the Ming
2. The preparations for the festival begin two month beforehand .
3. The festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month.
4. There is a performance of quan ho singing when night falls.
5. This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage.
II. Listen to the tape, put the words to complete sentences.(5pt)
Today I’m going to tell you about the xoe dance, a (6). dance of the Thai ethnic group in Vietnam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations.
The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and (7)... life. It is performed in both public and private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals, or family reunions.
The xoe dance has more than 30 (8) based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the xoe vong or “circle dance” because it expresses social unity. People young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with (9). hats. paper fans or scarves.
Old people say they shouldn’t (10)with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married.
III. Choose the underlined part is pronounced differently from of the others.(5 pts)
11. A-want
B-basketball
C-family
D-camp
12. A-passage
B-teenage
C-cottage
D-village
13. A-ploughed
B-weighed
C-coughed
D-borrowed
14. A-cable
B-station
C-answer
D-latest
A. knife	B. socket	C. desk	D. bookshelf
IV. Choose the words whose stress pattern isn’t the same as that of the others. (5pts)
16. A-material
B-ocean
C-dolphin
D-yesterday
17. A-appear	
B-explain
C-polish
D-perform
18. A-neglect
B-appointment
C-remember
D-hygiene
19. A-sensible
B-continue
C-example
D-contestant
20. A-expensive
B-different
C-abundant
D-tendency
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (10 pts)
21. If there (be)..more trees in this area, the air would be fresher. 
 22. Do you think snail mail still (use).in 2050?
23. Chau has decided (study).archeology at the university. 
24 + 25. The researchers say that they (work)..hard (find)a vaccine for the Ebola virus disease. 
26. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because she (speak). to the teacher. 
27. Sinbad and his men (leave).the cave while the giant (sleep)..in his lair. 
28. My brother detests (surf)the Net. 
29. It (get) ..hotter and hotter in June. 
30. He (allow)(open)..a new restaurant on the main road by the city council. 
VI. Circle best optionA, B, C, or D to complete the sentences below. (5 pts)
31. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except 
B. Only 
C. Apart 
D. Separate
32. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay 
B. than staying 
C. rather than staying 
D. rather than stay 
33. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good 
B. such a good 
C. so good an 
D. such good
34. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own 
B. of yourself 
C. of you 
D. of your
35. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken 
B. has taken 
C. have taken 
D. have been taken 
36. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.
A. atmosphere 
B. air 
C. matter 
D. impression
37. How is you holiday in New Zealand?
 A. Really	B. Awesome	C. Absolutely right	D. Sure
38. ‘I have a terible headache” – “I...................you an aspirin”
 A. have got	B. will get	C.get	D. would get
39. My brother had never been abroad ....................he joined the army. 
 A. since	B. until 	C. during	D. while
40. Before the meeting finifhed, they had aranged when ................next
 A. they met	B. They to meet	C. to meet 	D. meeting
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets. ( 10 pts)
41. 
Your__________must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company. 
(apply)
42. 
These shops have goods for sale at .. prices.
(attract)
43. 
These countries are ..............................in exporting shrimps. 
(prefer )
44. 
The newspaper is a means of ..............................
(communicate)
45. 
The oceans are becoming extremely ...............................
(pollute)
46. 
He can’t hear because of his ...............................
(deaf)
47. 
The roads are rough in......................areas, so it’s hard to travel by road
(mountain)
48. Nothing could him 	(satisfaction)
49. Burning coal and oil releases other gases ..to humans 	(harm)
50. In electronics they learn to repair .appliances 	(house)
VIII. Correct mistakes (10pts)
21. There is fewer work in the evening than there is in the morning. 
 A B C D
22. Hundred of houses were destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas. 
 A B C D
23. Many people injured in the storm because they hadn’t been prepared for the disaster. 
 A B C D
24. Our grandmother used to be telling us fairy tales when we were small. 
 A B C D
25. Of the millions of stars in the galaxy, how much are suitable for life?
 A B C D
56. When there are low sales, companies often decide developing new products.
 A 	 B	 C	 D
57. I had something eating and then I began to feel better.
 A B C D
58. Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of earth.
 A B C D
59. Something is seeming different- Are you wearing a new skirt?
 A	 B	 C D
60. My parents are always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted. 
 A B C 
 IX. Rearrange the conversation between Nam and Phuong in the correct order. Write numbers from 61 – 65. The first (0) is done for you. (5pts)
A. In the Vietnamese culture, strong members in a family have to help me the weaker and less fortunate members of the family. 
B.I think the woman follows her career and she also supports the family. 
C. The man, or husband, serves as the head of the family. He takes care of money matters and is responsible for providing for the family. 
D. The same in Viet Nam, Nick. We try to get every achievement for our family. 
E. The husband and children share the housework, and they have a happy relationship in their home, I think. 
F. It is an extended family, including three generations living in the same house, typically including parents, children, grandparents, and sometimes, unmarried uncles and aunts. 
G. From a very young age, children are taught to take care of their parents when they become old. 
H. The woman is in charge of the home and raising the children. 
Nick: Can you tell me about the typical kind of family in Viet Nam? A nuclear family or an extended one, Mai?
Mai: (61)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: Yeah, I see. What is the role of the man or the father in the family? 
Mai: (62)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: How about the role of the woman? 
Mai: (63)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: I think the society in Vietnam has changed a lot. Is there any change in family life? 
Mai: (64)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: How to deal with the housework? 
Mai: (65)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: Yeah, the same situation in England now, Mai. Are there any family traditions in Viet Nam? 
Mai: (6)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: In other Asian countries, every member of family tries to do good actions so that their family will have good fame, and the parents feel happier. 
Mai: (7)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: Are there any traditions or customs for children in Viet Nam? 
Mai: (8)________________________________________________________________ 
Nick: They are lucky, because in England many parents have to go to a nursing home when they get very old. 
Mai: We think we owe our parents so much. One of the most well-known Vietnamese proverbs is, “The debt we owe our father is as great as Mount Thai Son; the debt we owe our mother is as inexhaustible as water flowing from its source.”
 X: Complete each blank with one suitable word. (5 pts)
Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating .It consists of far more than just making noises . To talk and also to (66)____ by other people, we have to speak a language ,that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very( 67)___. The basic voca
bulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well	But the more idea you can (68)____ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (69)____thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (70)_......whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
66.A. be spoken	B. be examined	C. be understood	D. be talked
67.A. easy	B. important	C. simple	D. expensive
68.A. need	B. grow	C. express	D. pass
69.A. main	B. certain	C. full	D. most
70.A. show	B. ask	C. understand	D. know
XI: Read and answer (5pts)
Mumbai, which is located on the western coast of India, is the capital of Maharashtra state. It is home to Bollyhood, the center of Hindu movie industry, and the film “Slumdog Millionaire” was based there. Poor people have to live in slums. In the slum, they have to live with many problems. They have to go to the toilets in the streets and there are open sewers. Children play among sewage wastes and doctors deal with 4000 cases of death a day because of lack hygiene. Next to the open sewers are water pipes which can crack and take in sewage. There are toxic wastes in the slum including hugely dangerous heavy metals. Dhara is made of 12 different neighborhoods and there are no maps or road signs. The further you walk into Dhara from the edge, the more crowded the area becomes. People live in very small slums, often with many members of their extended families. 
71. What is Mumbai’s function in Maharashtra state?
..................................................................................
72. What is the setting for the film “Slumdog Millionaire”?
..................................................................................
73. Where are the toilets in the slum?
...................................................................................
74. What is the effect of open sewers?
....................................................................................
75. What happens when you go further into the slum?
.....................................................................................
XII: Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the text. (10pts)
Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to (76) of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer (77)one side of the other. Nearly every school (78).. its football team and every boy in Britain (79) much about games. He can tell you the name of the (80)  in most important teams. He has a picture of (81). and knows the results of many matches.
	In Britain the football season (82) .. in the middle of August, usually (83) the second saturday in April. At the beginning of the (84). all the school teams and the professional teams (85) . very hard. They want to win their matches.
XIII. Rewrite sentences. ( 10 pts)
86. He is slower and more careful driver than I am.
- He drives .
87. The visitors spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand what he said.
- The visitors spoke too ..
88 I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
-> I’m very sad not _______________________________________________________________.
89. They think the chair was made in the 17th century. (thought) 
à . 
90. He never takes any notice of his teacher’s advice. (attention)
-> ...
91. Do you realize what the time is, Tom?” asked his sister.	 (realized)
-> .
92. Sue is the only person who has replied to the invitation.	 (nobody)
-> ...
93. We are friends although we have disagreements about some things. (despite)
 -> .  
94. Is he familiar with the weather yet? (used)
-> Has yet?
95. That’s the strangest story I’ve ever heard! 
-> I have never.
XIV. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10 pts)
96. children / spend / only / small part / free time / play / electronic games.
97. public library / city / have / thousands / books / and / Lan / begin / borrow books regularly.
 98. There/ transport rules/ but/ many people/ not seem/ really interested/ follow/ them. 
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Some people/ ride/ motorbikes/ the pavements/ rather than/ waiting/ a traffic jam 
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100.Another problem/ the increase/ the number/ cars/ the road. 
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101.For a long time/ people/ use water/ power machines. 
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Cars/ use solar energy/ instead/ gas/ by the year 2030. 
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Most employees/ have/ lunch/ food shops/ near/ working areas. 
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Mr Lam/ wear/ face mask/ protect him/ breathe/ dust. 
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Last semester /my class/ there/ be / total of 98 days / absence / due/ sickness.
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