TEST OF ENGLISH (No 16)

Full name:………………………….. Class: 11 B9 Time: 90 se

Question I:
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others (5points)
1. A. health B. bread C. appear D. heavy
2. A. sugar B. since C. storm D. symptom
3. A. arrived B. experienced C. failed D. discovered
4. A. pronounce B. round C. sound D. pour
5. A. walls B. rewards C. sticks D. spectators
b- Choose the words with the different stress pattern from the others (5points)
1. A. basketball B. wonderful C. education D. trustworthy
2. A. surround B. restrict C. remove D. manual
3. A. planet B. affect C. annoy D. excuse
4. A. famous B. climate C. language D. attend
5. A. extensive B. decorate C. distinguish D. acquaintance
Question II: Put the verbs given in brackets into their appropriate tense or form
(10 points)
1. My clothes are not in the room. They (take)……… them away
2. The statue broke while it (move) ……….. to another room in the museum.
3. Why are you all laughing? Tom (tell you)………….. his funny story?
4. We (finish) ………all our housework by tomorrow evening
5. The results (announce)………..tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock
6. He would never miss (go)………..to such a good party.
7. At this time next week they (sit)……..on the train on their way to Paris.
8. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)…………….
9. Make sure the door (lock)………….before you go to bed
10.It always rains when the windows just (clean)………………..
Question III: Supply the correct forms of the words in the capital letters
(10 points)
1. Their ………. has lasted a life time. friend
2. Everyone has a number of...…but none has many true friends. acquaint
3. Cats are supposed to have nice …………. live
4. The evening was ………..spent playing and talking. enjoy
5. The cost of ………..must be paid by the buyer. carry
6. After his illness, he started worrying that he was …………. weigh
7. He lives in an attractive….part of Sydney RESIDE
8. We must learn about keeping the environment …………. pollute
9. He finds it difficult to accept ……from others. CRITICISE
10. The film is entertaining but full of historical…….. ACCURATE

Question IV: Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition (10 points)
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1. I’m not familiar…..his name, but his face seems familiar…..me.
2. We are very grateful……our friends……of all their assistance.
3. Mr. Howell, our boss, recommended George……a promotion.
4. There’s no way we can prevent people…..talking…..this matter.
5. Don’t you think you should try to be friendly……your classmates?
6. Did the officials of the company express interest……your plan?
7. At present my daily expenses are just about equal……my income.
Question V :Fill in each numbered blank one missing word. (20 points)
Mr. John Bradley was surprised to find a letter..1..for him on his desk when he
arrived at work. Before..2... it, he hung up his coat and took out his glasses.
“Dear Mr. Bradley,” he read,” we are sorry to..3..you that your services are..4.. longer
required...”He couldn’t believed it. After..5..for the company for thirty years, he had
been made redundant, one Monday morning without..6..warned in any way at all.
There was no point in..7..the letter. The ending was..8.. “Thank you for your loyalty
and dedication over the years, and we hope you will enjoy..9.. more time to spend.
”The company wanted him to go away quietly and enjoy his premature retirement. He
was fifty-two. How could he manage to find another ..10..at his age ?” He knew that
firms were not interested in..11.. people over forty-five, let alone over fifty. Could he
still afford to..12..his daughters to their expensive school ?He sat back in his chair and
looked out of the window, ..13.. what to do next. He decided to leave the office as soon
as..14.. He did not want anyone to see him while he left so..15.., so he put on his coat
and for the last time closed the office door ..16..him then left the building.
Out in the street, it had begun to rain. He had forgotten to bring his..17..that morning,
so he turned up his overcoat collar and walked towards the station to ..18..his train
home. He didn’t know what to say to his wife. The thought of..19.. news to
her..20..him feel sick.
Question VI: Choose the most suitable word given for each space in the text.
(15 points)
Have you ever asked yourself what you are working for? If you have ever had
the time to (1)....... this taboo question, or put it to others in moment of weakness or
confidentiality, you (2)..............well have heard some or all of the (3)........... It’s the
money of course, some say with a smile, as if explaining something to a small child.
Or it’s the satisfaction of (4).........well done, the sense of achievement behind the
clinching of an important (5)............I worked as a bus conductor once, and I can’t say
I(6)............the same as I staggered along the swaying gangway trying to (7).........out
tickets without falling over into someone’s lap. It’s the company of other people
perhaps, but if that is the (8)........., what about farmers? it is the conservation in the
farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job? Work is power and a sense of status
say those (9)............ have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that
nobody has yet recognized their leadership (10).........Or we can blame it all on
someone else, the family or the taxman. I suspect, and say this under my (11)........,
that most of us work rather as Mr. Macabre lived, hoping for something to (12)....up.
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We’ll win the pools, and tell the boss what we really think. We’ll scrape together the
(13).......... and open that little shop we always dreamed of, or go (14).......the world,
or spend more time in the garden. Once day we’ll get that (15)...........we deserve, but
until then at least we have something to do. And we are so busy doing it that we won’t
have time to wonder why.
1. A. propose B. meditate C. consider D. launch
2. A. might B. can C. will D. should
3. A. below B. rest C. following D. latter
4. A. a work B. a job C. a task D. an effort
5. A. deal B. position C. job D. engagement
6. A. enjoyed B. wished C. hoped D. felt
7. A. make B. turn C. issue D. give
8. A. one B. case C. question D. former
9. A. people B. must C. who D. to
10. A. qualities B. status C. property D. requirements
11. A. oath B. suspicion C. breath D. pressure
12. A. move B. turn C. ease D. end
13. A. resources B. opportunities C. rest D. money
14. A. round B. over C. into D. to
15. A. ambition B. station C. vocation D. promotion
Question VII: Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer (A, B, C or
D). (5 points)
During the last 400 years, most scientists have relied on mathematics for the
development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist,
Michael Faraday did not make use of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor
Blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and
writing.
In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphrey
Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of
Davy’s life embittered with jealousy.
Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to
produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between
electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a
wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for
making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity
affects chemical substances because Faraday believed that money should be given to
the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However, Queen Victoria rewarded
him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867.
1. Which of the following statements is not true about Faraday?
A. He didn’t make use of mathematics to develop his inventions
B. he just knew how to read and write.
C. He was born in a rich family.
D. His father was a blacksmith.
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2. Humphrey Davy hired Faraday to work as a ..........................
A. chemist B. bottle washer C. scientist D. professor
3. All of the following are mentioned as Faraday’s achievements except..........
A. his invention of dynamo
B. his discovery of the effects of electricity on chemical substances
C. his invention of electric motor in 1821.
D. his discovery of magnetism
4. Faraday got a stipend and a house as a reward from............
A. Humphrey Davy B. his father C. Queen Victoria D. his friend
5. Faraday died in.....................
A. 1867 B. 1831 C. 1812 D. 1821
Question VIII: Finish each of the following sentences in such away that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 points)
1. I’m sure he took your briefcase by mistake.
 I’m sure he didn’t...............................
2. My boyfriend is very short-tempered.
 My boyfriend loses.......................................
3. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
We’d rather.............................................................
4. The fate of the two climbers is unknown.
 It is a mystery.........................................
5. I do not enjoy cooking for five hungry children.
Cooking.........................................
6. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
 Despite.........................................................................................................................
7. You might fall if you are not careful.
Be careful.......................................................
8. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
 The date.............................
9. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”
 He suggested.........................
10. I started working for the company a year ago.
 I’ve................................................
Question IX: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete
sentences. (10 points)
1. snow / keep / fall / and / workmen / tired / try / keep / roads / clear
2 People/prefer/watch/TV/days/listen/radio
3 They/enjoy/spend/weekend/seaside
4. wish /know / English / well
5. He / the first / arrive / and the last / leave

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 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 11
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 20/4/2009
A- ®¸p ¸n
Question I: (10 points)
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
b- Choose the words with the different stress pattern from the others:
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
Question II: Put the verbs given in brackets into their appropriate tense or form
(10 points)
1. have taken 6. going
2. was being moved 7. will be sitting
3. Has Tom been telling 8. have been repaired
4. shall/will have finished 9. locked
5. will be announced 10. have just been cleaned
Question III: Supply the correct forms of the words in capital letters (10 points)
1. friendship 6. underweight
2. acquaintances 7. residential
3. lives 8. unpolluted
4. enjoyably 9. criticism
5. carriage 10. inaccuracies

Question IV:Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition (10 points)

1. with/ to 4. from / about
2. to / for 5. with
3. for 6. to 7. to
Question V : Fill in each numbered blank one missing word. (20 points)
1-waiting 5-working 9-having 13-wondering
2-opening 6-being 10-job 14-possible
3-inform / tell 7-finishing 11-employing 15-depressed
4-no 8-obvious 12-send 16-behind
17-raincoat / umbrella 18-catch 19-breaking 20-make

Question VI: Choose the most suitable word given for each space in the text.
(15 points)
1. A 6. D 11. C
2. A 7. D 12. B
3. C 8. B 13. D
4. B. 9. C 14.A

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 5. A 10. A 15. D

Question VII: Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer. (5 points)
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
Question VIII: Finish each of the following sentences in such away that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 points)
1. I’m sure he didn’t mean to take your briefcase.
2. My boyfriend loses his temper very easily.
3. We’d rather you didn’t smoke.
4. It is a mystery what happened to the two climbers.
5. Cooking for five hungry children gives me no pleasure.
6. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I’ll help you this time.
7. Be careful or you’ll fall.
8. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
9. He suggested me that I should put my luggage under the seat.
10. I’ve been working for the company for a year.
Question IX: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete
sentences (10 points)
1. The snow kept falling and the workmen grew tired of trying to keep the roads clear
2. People prefer watching TV these days to listening to the radio.
3. They enjoy spending the weekend at the seaside.
4. I wish I knew English well.
5. He was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

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