De+dap an HSG quan Ngoquyen 2009

Kì thi học sinh giỏi cấp quận năm học 2008- 2009 ( Ngô quyền)
Thời gian 150` Tổng điểm 100
Part one: Phonology
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the space given on the right. (5pts)
1. A. wood B. tooth C. cook D. pool _____
2. A.suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building _____
3. A. doubt B. debt C. comb D. club _____
4. A. thousand B. southern C. loud D. mouth ____
5. A. promised B. increased C. advised D. practised _____
II. Choose the word with different stress pattern. Write your answer (A,B,C or D) in the space provided on the right. ( 5pts)
1. A. activity B.ordinary C. intelligent D. adventure _____
2. Aindustry B.endanger C. inflation D. important _____
3. A.productivity B. financial C. agricultural D. residential _____
4. A. mechanic B.professor C. environment D. engineer _____
5. A.persuade B.reduce C. apply D. offer _____
Part two: vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the word or prase that best fits eachblank in the following sentences. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right.(10pts)
1.Her parents gave her everything she asked for. Now she’s become
a completely _____ child . __________
A.wounded B.spoilt C.damaged D.destroyed
2.Paulo is the head _____ at the Buckingham Hotel. He’s famous for
his fish recipes. __________
A.cooker B.chief C.waiter D. chef
3 My brother has always had a reputation _____ hard. __________
A.in working B. about working C. to work D. for working
4._____, the lion is a member of the cat family. __________
A. Like the tiger B.Alike the tiger C.Liking the tiger D. It is like the tiger
5. They talked about three days before finally _____ a decision. __________
A. reaching B. coming C. bringing D.arriving __________
6.It is hot in the day-time but the temperature _____ sharply at night. __________
A. slips B. drops C. descends D. reduces
7. The plate was right on the _____ of the table and could have been
knocked off at any moment. __________
A. border B. tip C. margin D. edge
8. I suppose Jack is in his _____ teens. __________
A. middle B. earlier C. late D. later
9. I bought these trousers during the sale. They were a real _____ . __________
A. cheap B.bargain C. purchase D. buy
10. I waited for him until 8:30, _____ I gave up. __________
A. which time B. at which time C. that time D. at that time __________
11. If I took the job, it would _____ to the city. __________
A. mean I moved B. mean to move C. mean my moving D. have meant moving
12. I enjoy my job as a baker, but it’s taken me over five years __________
to _____ to working at nights. .
A. be use B. get used C. used D. getting used
13. The Jacksons live in a four bedroomed bungalow in a very nice _____ area. __________
A. residents’ B.residence C.residential D.resident’s
14. There are a lot of _____ buildings in the centre of New York. __________
A. many-floored B. multi-storied C. many-story D. multi- storey
15. The village seemed strangely familiar, _____ I’d never been there before. _________
A. however B.in spite of C. although D. despite
16. Whatever _____, don’t believe him. _________
A. he says B. he’ll say C. he doesn’t say D. he should say
17. In spite of _____ a terrible headache, I finished the exam. _________
A.