Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 6 - Trường Chuyên Hà Nội - Amsterdam

TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN HÀ NỘI – AMSTERDAM 
ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC HÀ NỘI - AMSTERDAM
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 6
Ngày thi: 25/3/2011
Thời gian làm bài: 60phút.
A. PHONETICS 
I. Choose one word with different pronunciation of the underlined part. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided (5 pts.) 
1. A. peace 	B. east 	C. bean 	D. pear
2. A. sure 	B. sugar 	C. sing 	d. mission 
3. A. chocolate 	B. classmate 	C. lemonade 	D. participate
4. A. practises 	B. rises 	C. fixes 	D. misses 
5. A. grapes 	B. photographs 	C. motorbikes 	D. tables
II. Choose the word with different stress pattern. Write A, B, C or D in the space provided (5 pts.) 
1. A. toothpaste 	B. sandwich 	C. cartoon 	D. chocolate 	 
2. A. aerobics 	B. activity 	C. badminton 	D. basketball 	 
3. A. police 	B. gymnast 	C. teacher 	D. farmer 
4. A. different 	B. dangerous 	C. difficult 	D. delicious 
5. A. visit 	B. unload 	C. receive 	D. correct 
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the sentences. Write A, B, C or D in the box (10 pts.) 
1. How ________ kilos of beef does she want? 
A. many B. much C. any D. about 
2. I don’t like vegetables but my sister ________. 
A. do B. likes C. does D. would like 
3. “Would you like some apples, Lan?” – “No, ________. I’m full. Thanks.” 
A. I wouldn’t B. I don’t C. I’m not D. I don’t like 
4. “Is that your father?” – “Yes, ________.” 
A. it’s B. he is C. that is D. it is 
5. “How ________ oranges would you like?” – “A dozen, please. And ________ tea.” 
A. much / some B. many / any C. much / any D. many / some 
6. “Does Mary like ________?” – “Yes. She goes jogging every morning.” 
A. jog B. to jog C. jogs D. jogging 
7. “I’d like some meat, please.” – “How much ________?” 
A. do you like B. do you want C. you’d like D. you need 
8. This is a / an ________ comedy. 
A. American terrific old B. terrific old American 
C. terrific American old D. old American terrific 
9. Which cinema ________? 
A. do you want to go to B. do you want to go it C. you want to go D. do you want to go 
10. He has a garage. The garage is ________. 
A. him B. of him C. his D. of his
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Give your answers in the space provided (10 pts.) 
1. “What you still (do) here at this moment? It (be) 11p.m. ” – “Nothing.” 
2. My life is boring. I just (watch) television every night. 
3. There (be) a teacher and forty three students in the classrooms. 
4. They (have) English from eight to ten in the classroom today. It (be) just nine fifteen now. (Not let) anyone (disturb) them. 
5. Look. The man at the corner table (glance) my way to see if I (listen). 
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Give your answers in the space provided (10 pts.) 
1. Susie is so (CARE)careless . She’s always breaking things. 
2. My mum prefers cooking on a gas (COOK) cooker . 
3. I love the way they’ve designed this cup without a (HAND) _____. 
4. Should I write British or English as my (NATION) nationality ? 
5. Experienced (TRAVEL) travelling will enjoy our hotel’s comfortable double rooms. 
6. My best friend gives me lots of help with my (PERSON)personal problems. 
7. (SAFE) _____ at work is very important. 
8. I’m afraid that the answer is (CORRECT) collection , so you haven’t won today’s top prize. 
9. I hope I haven’t hurt your (FEEL)feeling by saying that. 
10. You have to practice a lot if you want to work as a (MUSIC)musician . 
PART C. READING 
I. Complete the passage by filling in the blanks with the words from the box. Write your answers in the answer box (6 pts.) 
Different owners guard friends useful
serve policeman police blind do
Which are better, dogs or cats? For me, the answer is easy. Dogs! 
Dogs are both more fun and more (1) than cats. For one thing, dogs are sociable, playful animals. They love their (2). and are always full of joy to see them. In addition, dogs (3). people in many ways. Pet dogs (4). their owners. The (5). use dogs for many jobs, and seeing-eye dogs help (6). people.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. Write A, B, C or D in the box (6 pts.)
Litter on Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is also the highest trash pile in the world. About 400 people try to reach the top every year. This many climbers means a lot of trash. 
It is very dangerous to climb Mt. Everest. The air is very thin and cold. Most people carry bottles of oxygen; they could die without it. When the oxygen bottles are empty, people throw them on the ground. When strong winds rip their tents, people leave them behind. They don’t have the energy to take the trash away. They only have enough energy to go down the mountain safely. 
Trash is a terrible problem. Since people first began to climb Mt. Everest, they have left 50,000 kilos of trash on the mountain. Several groups have climbed the mountain just to pick up the trash. When people plan to climb the mountain, they have to plan to take away their trash. 
1. What is the main topic of the passage? 
A. Wind on the mountain 
B. A problem with trash 
C. A dangerous mountain 
D. Climbing safely 
2. Where do climbers put their empty oxygen bottles? 
A. On the ground B. In trash cans C. On their back D. In their tents 
3. Why do climbers leave their trash on the mountain? 
A. Special groups will pick it up. 
B. The wind will blow it away. 
C. They don’t have the energy to take it away. 
D. Other climbers will use it later. 
4. How much trash is on the mountain? 
A. Four hundred kilos B. Four thousand kilos C. Five thousand kilos D. Fifty thousand kilos 
5. Why do climbers on Mount Everest carry bottles of oxygen? 
A. The weather is cold. 
B. Climbing makes them tired. 
C. The air is very thin. 
D. They are thirsty. 
6. In line 7, people leave them behind, what does the word them refer to?
A. Tents	B. Oxygen bottles	C. Strong winds	D. Other climbers
II. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that its meaning stays the same (20 pts.) 
1. The beach is close to the hotel, so we can walk there. 
We can go  because it’s close. 
2. How are you today? Are you still ill? 
How do you do today ? Are you still ill? 
3. My coffee is very sweet! I can’t drink it! 
There is . . I can’t drink it! 
4. Whose are these gloves? 
Who ? 
5. Frances is a very good pianist. 
Frances plays  
6. Ricardo is a very bad footballer. 
Ricardo is very bad footballer
7. My house is quite near the train station. 
My house isn’t noisy near the train
8. How about going to the top of the tower to look at the view? 
Why ..? 
9. Kay’s favorite subject at school is physics. 
The subject Kay is favorite is physics most at school is physics. 
 10. Young children like Disneyland.
Disneyland is popular cartoon of the young children is favorite