Đề thi chọn HSG vòng trường21-2011

KIEN LUONG 1 SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION FOR GOOD STUDENTS
Class:……………………………….. School year: 2010- 2011
Full name:………………………….. Subject: ENGLISH - Time: 50 minutes

B. READING:(5.0ps)
I. From the clues, can you find out what country are people talking about?(1ps)

Australia – Brazil – Canada – China – England
France – Malaysia – Russia – Singapore - India


1. ………………………... It’s a country in Asia. It has the biggest population in the world. It shares a border with Vietnam.
2. …………………………It’s a country in South America. Spanish is mainly spoken here. Its most famous agricultural product is coffee and its people are crazy with soccer.
3………………………… It’s a young country in Southeast Asia. Shopping is a popular pastime. The country is considered cleanest in the world. Chinese, Malay and English are commonly spoken in this country.
4………………………… It’s a large country in East Europe. It has extremely cold winters. The country is known for its beautiful old buildings and for its many great writers. Its capital begins with letter M and ends with letter W.
5………………………… It’s a small country in Europe. Its capital city is on a river. It is famous for perfume. Its national team was soccer champions in 1998.
II. Read the following passage and answer if the statements below are true(T) or False(F): (2.0ps)
A small store sold a lot of nice jewelry, and the owner was always very careful to prevent people from stealing it.
One day a thief came and tried to steal a beautiful necklace, but the owner of the store caught him immediately and went to the telephone to call the police to come and arrest him. “ Please don’t do that” the thief said. “I’ve a wife and three children at home. And I’ll pay for the necklace”.
The owner of the store felt sorry for the man and he didn’t want to have a lot of trouble with the police, so he accepted the man’s offer to pay for the necklace and went to prepare a bill for it. But when he give it to the thief, the man looked disturbed and said, “I wasn’t intending to get anything as expensive as that. Do you have something cheaper?”.
1…………… The story mentioned a small store which sold beautiful jewelry.
2…………… The owner was very careless with his jewelry.
3…………… A thief got into the store and stole a ring.
4………….... The owner brought the thief to the police station.
5…………… The thief said that he had a wife and three children.
6…………… The owner felt sorry for the thief.
7………….. The thief said he would pay for necklace.
8………….. The thief asked for something more expensive.



III. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.Use only ONE word.(2.0ps)
Language learners learn words in different (1)……………………Some learners (2)………………… a list and put into it the meanings of new words in the mother (3)…………………….., and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two examples sentences with each new word in (4)…………………to remember how to use the word in the right way.
Many language learners do not try (5)…………………. learn all new words they come (6)………………….. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to (7)……………………… This helps them (8)……………………. important words.
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (5.0ps)
I. Choose the best word to complete sentences(1.5ps)
1. It’s ………………..to believe that he passed the exam.
a. hardly b. hard c. difficulty d. difficultly
2. City dwellers are afraid…………………traffic jams.
a. of b. off c. at d. in
3. Would you ……………………….cleaning the floor for me?
a. like b.please c. rather d. mind
4. I prefer to live in the city……………….. the country.
a. than b. to c. better d. from
5. This dish looks……………………………
a. deliciously b. badly c. delicacy d. delicious
6. I tried …………………. you but I couldn’t get through.
a. phone b. phoning c. phoned d. to phone
II. Use the correct form of word in brackets: (2.0ps)
1. My sister is front of…………………….. places. (crowd)
2. This country has a big…………………………. which makes cars. (industrial)
3. He is the only………………………… that has not run this race before. (compete)
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