Trêng THPT Vũng Tàu §Ò häc sinh giái khèi 10

Name: ..................................... Thêi gian: 60 phót

Class: ...................
Part I: Phonetics (2 points)
A. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. watch B. chemistry C. technology D. school
2. A. today B. worker C. about D. pop
3. A. house B. height C. hour D. half
4. A. end B. general C. expensive D. met
5. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks
6. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D. divided
B. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
7. A. technology B. illustration C. definition D. electronic
8. A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate
9. A. number B. software C. manage D. invent
10. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music
Part II: Grammar and Vocabulary: (8 points)
A. Choose the best answers
11. Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster of his school and he _______ a vacation since
then.
A. was-hadn’t had B. was-hasn’t had
C. had been-didn’t have D. had been-wouldn’t have
12. Yesterday morning my mother __ me a new bicycle as my old one ___stolen.
A. bought-was B. bought-had been
C. had bought-was D. had bought-had been
13. The lights went _______ in several villages because of the storm.
A. by B. out C. up D. off
14. My brother ______ the guitar since he ______ a little boy.
A. has started playing/ was B. has been playing/ was
C. starts playing/ is D. has been playing/ is
15. What ______ if you ______ there yesterday?
A. you will do/ are B. will you do/ are
C. would you have done/ were D. would you have done/ had been
16. That’s the house ______.
A. which I used to stay B. where I used to stay at
C. where I used to stay D. in that I used to staying
17. ______ Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project.
A. Since B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of
18. He had an _______ for a job with a foreign company two days ago.
A. interview B. interviewee C. interviewer D. interviewing
19. I’m going to meet a woman with _______ I used to study.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
20. Her uncle lived in Barcelona for several years, _______ he taught Spanish.
A. when B. where C. which D. that
21. The teacher decided _______________ the paper.
A. accepting B. accept C. to accept D. accepted
22. He found it very difficult ________________ a decision.
A. reach B. to reach C. reaching D. reaches
23. Anna is interested in ________________ to opera singing.
A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. listened
24. Each time you turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything
you ask.
A. suitable B. good C. right D. important
25. By my _______, we made a profit of £20 000 last year.
A. calculate B. calculator C. calculation D. calculated
26. Mary used to ________________ chocolate when she was small.
A. eating B. eat C. eaten D. ate
27. He should keep water ________________
A. cleanly B. clean C. clear D. clearly
28. _______, we’ll arrive before dark.
A. Hope B. Hopeful C. Hopefully D. Hopefulness
29. He didn't go to school ________________his sickness.
A. unless B. because C. because of D. if
30. She said that she would come to see you ________________
A. tomorrow B. the following day
C. the previous day D. the day before
31. ________________ on the left in England is difficult for me.
A. Drive B. Driven C. Driving D. Drove
32. Keep _______ by eating well and exercising regularly.
A. health B. healthful C. healthy D. healthily
33. A lot of fish ____________ live in the polluted sea die every day.
A. who B. whom C. which D. they
34. ____________ are you learning English for? - To sing English songs.
A. What B. Where C. How D. How much
35. You need to be more _______.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decided
36. Many animals are _______ for their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies.
A. killed B. died C. killing D. dying
37. He _______ us about his extraordinary childhood.
A. told B. said C. talked D. greeted
38. The teacher _______ each child with a friendly “Hello!”
A. greeted B. said C. told D. asked
39. The workers stopped _______ a rest because they felt tired.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
40. That girl tried to avoid _______ some of my questions.
A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered
B. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D.
41. What subjects do students to study at secondary school?
A B C D
42. Would you like going on an excursion with my class?
A B C D
43. My sister has decided become teacher of history at school.
A B C D
44. Last Sunday I stayed at home to make my homework.
A B C D
45. What languages can you say fluently?
A B C D
46. Can you speak more slow, please?
A B C D
47. I am keen in learning languages.
A B C D
48. How long does Minh stay in Da Lat - one of the most beautiful place in Viet Nam?
A B C D
49. Let's to get up early and go for a walk before breakfast?
A B C D
50. Do you mind if I sitting near the window?
A B C D
Part III: READING. (5 points)
A. Choose the best word A, B, or C to fill in the blank
In the Brazilian rainforest there is (51)________ new way of bringing (52)_______ to the people. If your
neighbour(53)______one of your chickens, you do not (54)_____to make a long, expensive journey
(55)_______the law courts in the nearest town, (56)_____, once a month, a judge arrives at each village by
boat.
(57)________ he arrives, he will listen to you and your neighbour. Perhaps he will visit the place (58)___
the chicken was stolen. Then he (59) ____ pay. The villagers think this will decide (60)____ is right.
51. A. the B. a C. 0 D.an
52. A. equal B. just C. justice D. fair
53. A. steals B. stole C. stealing D. steal
54. A. have B. has C. must D. had
55. A. at B. in C. on D. to
56. A. because B. so C. and D. but
57. A. Since B. When C. Because D. While
58. A. if B. when C. where D. which
59. A. must B. may C. have D. can
60. A. what B. which C. where D. who
B. Compete Linh Lan’s letter to her parents with the words provided.
Roman treats relatives voices Tet
newcomers special worry Braille family
Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind
November 25, 2006
Dear Mom and Dad,
It has been four months since I left home. Life in this (61)____ school has been all right as ever. I have
many new friends now but I cannot see their faces! I can only hear them through their (62)____. I
have learned many things, especially (63)___. Now I can read and write in Braille. My homeroom teacher
has helped me translate the letters into the (64)____ alphabet so that you both can read them. I miss the
whole (65)_____ very much but don’t (66)_____ about me. I’m doing all right. The letter you sent me was
also read by my homeroom teacher. She is a nice teacher with a sweet voice, and she is very kind and
helpful to us, the (67)_____ to this school. She (68)____ us like her young brothers and sisters. I
will come back home on the (69)____ holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and
Dad. Send my regards to our (70)_____, and particularly, to Grandma.
Tell her I love her and miss her, too.
Answers: 61: _____________ 66: _____________
62: _____________ 67: _____________
63: _____________ 68: _____________
64: _____________ 69: _____________
65: _____________ 70: _____________
C. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions:
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to . They often seem to dislike
being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development
at this age , though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of
teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up . Young people are usually more willing to talk if
they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them
.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plant but
should not push them to talk if they don't want to . Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some
young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol, or smoking. Parents need to
watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessarry.
71.This passage is taken from a ____
A. handbook for parents B. school timetable
C. teenage magazine. C. book for children
72. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
A. because most teenagers are quiet
B. because teenagers don't want to talk to other people.
C. because teenagers think adults are not honest
D. because most teenagers hate adults.
73. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them.
B. When adults give them a lot money to spend.
C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.
D. When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs.
74. Some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking because ___
A. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
B. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C. women like smoking and drinking men
D. they regard them as a mark of adulthood
75. The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means ___
A. feeling B. manners C.activities D. reaction.
PART III:
A. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (3 points).
76. No one has painted the door.
The door has not been painted.
77. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested.
She suggested that we should take a taxi.
78. In spite of the cold weather, we went out.
Although the weather was cold, we went out.
79. I have never been to this shop before.
This is the first time I have been to this shop.
80. My mother wrote the article last week.
The article was written by my mother last week.
81. He said: "I didn’t play soccer yesterday”.
He told me not to play soccer the last day.
82. No one in this club is a better swimmer than John.
John swims the best in this club.
83. He bought the shoes in this shop. The shoes are good.
The shoes..............................................................................................................
84. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen
The boy...........................................................................................................................
85. Linh often played truant when he was in lower - secondary school.
Linh used to.........................................................................................................
86. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date ............................................................................................................................
87. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ……………………………………………………………………
B. Give the synonym/ antonym words: (2 points)
Câu 1: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime. Synonym?
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
Câu 2: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination. Synonym?
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
Câu 3: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic. Synonym?
A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful
Câu 4: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court. Antonym?
A. failed to pay B. paid in full C. had a bad personality D. was paid much money
Câu 5: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning . Antonym?
A. elicited B. irregular C. secret D. legal