Bồi Dưỡng HSG Anh 10

KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM 2008
TRƯỜNG THPT LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN KHÓA NGÀY 13 - 4 - 2008
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

A. LISTENING : ( 2ms)
I. Listen to the tape twice and then choose the best option:(1m)
The man was (1)………….. when his little daughter came to him. She was crying because she had lost a coin. The man said to her that money wasn’t important. About a week later, the man (3) ………….. in the lottery. They were all very happy and they had a little party. The man put the wallet with the money on the table, and they were all enjoying themselves. The daughter threw all the money out of the window and explained to the father “ But Daddy, you said (4)…………….”
1. a. at home b. at house c. at hall d. at horse
2. a. lull b. love c. learn d. life
3. a. wet b. won c. warm d. gained
4. a. money is importance b. money is important
c. money isn’t importance d. money isn’t important
II. Listen to the tape three times and then fill in the gaps with suitable words or
phrases (1 m)
1. How far ……………………………………………?
2. ……………… to my house for lunch on Saturday ?
3. ………………..those ear-rings ……………………?
4. …………………………………………………… ?
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 6 ms)
I. Choose the best option:( 2ms)
1. He was offered the job ………….his qualifications were poor
a. although b. in spite of c. because of d. because
2. It’s no use …………. a language if you don’t try to speak it
a. learned b. to learn c. learn d. learning
3. He …………. me to take a lawyer to the court with me
a. advised c. suggested b. threatened d. insisted
4. She came in quietly ……………the baby
a. in order to not wake b. so as not to wake
c. to not wake d. to wake
5. ……………you have no keys, you ‘ll have to get back before I go out
a. If b. Although c. Unless d. As
6. I really prefer just about anything …………..watching TV
a. from b. or c. than d. to
7. Gold ……………..near San Francisco in 1848 and the gold rush started the following year
a. has been discovered b. discovered c. was discovered d. is discovered
8. I regret ……………. you that we can’t approve your application
a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. informed
9. If I had gone to the bank this morning, I …………money from you now
a. would not borrow b. would not have borrowed
c. will not borrow d. will no have borrowed
II. Give the correct from of the words in brackets: ( 2ms)
1. He is engrossed in doing ( SCIENCE) …………….. research
2. They entered the areas without ( PERMIT) ……………..
3. He wants (WIDTH) ……………… his knowledge of the subject
4. The giant panda is a(n) (DANGER) ……………..species
5. What makes the computer a (MIRACLE). …………device ?
6. You may be surprised at the large (VARIED) ……………..of animals in national parks
7. The architecture in the downtown area is a successful (COMBINE) ………….of old and new
8. He came first in the poetry (COMPETED) ……………..
III. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets (2ms)
Mary (1. have) ……………….to go to New York last week, but she almost (2.miss) ……………the plane. She (3. stand) ………………in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (4. realize) ………….. that she (5. leave) …………….her passport at home. Fortunately, she ( 6.not/ live)………….. very far from the airport so she (7. have)…………..time to go home to get the passport. She (8. get) ……………. back to the airport just in time for her flight
C. READING COMPREHENSION: (6ms)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best