Đề thi chọn HSG

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN (ĐỨC THỌ 2010-2011)
I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from the others.
1. A. promise    B. horse        C. exercise        D. practise
2. A. monkey    B. money       C. donkey        D. ink
3. A. kids         B. roofs           C. banks          D. hats
4. A. local        B. locate          C. lonely         D. love
5. A. washed    B. considered   C. booked        D. hoped
6.A. homour     B. honest         C. honey          D. heir
7.A. cell             B. call           C. cat                D. count
8. A. bed          B. setting        C. get               D. revise
9. A. sound       B. touch       C. down                D. account
10. A. meal        B. bread          C. meat            D. reason
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Jane has been sleeping for almost 11 hours. Don`t you think we should wake her........? (on, to, up, down)
2. John had his house..........into last night.
(breaking, break, broke, broken)
3. We had to use our neighbor`s car today because ours was............(out of work, out of order, off duty, off work)
4. I`m .......... the habit of reading in bed. (in, on , of, with)
5. Jack has right to know. He ought .......... the news immediately. (be told, told ,being told ,to be told)
6. I don`t feel good. I............home from work tomorrow.
(stay, am staying, will have stayed, stayed)
7. The book.........of ten units.
(comprises, consists, makes, has)
8. It`s raining heavily now. If only I.............an umbrella.
(have, having, had  had , had)
9. Don`t wear that dress because it doesn`t ... your yellow T-shirt. (match ,like, suit, fit)
10. Mrs Brown is very.............. She goes to church every day. (religion, region, religious, churchgoer)

III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1. He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost.
2. It`s time you (decide) what (prepare) for the party.
3. When I (come) to his house, he (work) in the garden.
4. I think your garden need (weed) and you had better (have) it done  tomorrow.
5. Last month prices went up,but this month they (fall) a little.
6. The experiments (do) when the lights went out.
7. Listen! I think someone (knock) at the door.

IV. Give the correct form of the words in
1. I tried my best , however, I was..................            success
2. It is not.........to wear short skirts at the moment      fashion
3. She had an.................command of the language.     impress
4. The baby slept.........                      peace
5. The............were warmly welcomed by the local leader and people.  participate
6. He had no............but having to make his own decision.  choose
7. Daisy wants to become a fashion...when she grows up. design
8. Barbara is very..................about birds.She knows a lot about them .      knowledge
9. I am just a beginner in................with you.      compare
10. Don`t believe him, he is a very............person.     rely

V. Rewrite the following sentences beginning as directed
I started joining in the dancing club a year ago.
=> I have been...............
2. Because of his bad behavior at work,he was fired.
=> Because.....................
3. My English friend finds it difficult to use chopsticks.
=> My English friend isn`t......
4. It`s a pity I didn`t attend the lecture yesterday.
=> I wish...............
5. Tim`s mother is making him study hard for the exam.
=> Tim............
6. "Would you like to have dinner with me ?"Laura said to Johnny.
=> Laura invited ...
7. The "aodai" was frequently worn by both men and women.
=> Both..................
8. I have never heard a more amusing story than this one.
=> This is...............
9. She left quietly so that she wouldn`t disturb the baby`s sleep.
=> So as..................
10. Can they control the city traffic more effectively ?
=> Can the city traffic.......?

VI. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box. (2,5 marks)
 College      difficult        evening    hard       language
newspapers   studies      subjects    teenager useful

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