De thi hoc sinh gioi tinh

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
Năm học 2002-2003
A.VOCABULARY (30 points)
I.Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1.You look tired. Why don’t you have a ........?
A.lie B.rest C.stay D.stop
2.What’s the time now? It’s ….. twelve o’clock.
A.at B.near C.nearly D.most
3.Could you ….. a picture of us with my camera?
A.take B.make C.get D.do
4.Why don’t people put their rubbish in the litter ……..?
A.bottles B.bins C.stops D.boxes
5.I don’t need as many as twenty. Just give me ……….
A.a hundred B.thirty C.zero D.a dozen
6.Who’s going to help me….. the balloons for the party?
A.blow down B.blow up C.get down D.get up
7.Charles has been out of ……. for over a year now.
A.work B.job C.employ D.employed
8.I........ have toast but I wasn’t very hungry this morning.
A. nearly B.normally C.quite D.well
9.Take your overcoat with you ……. it gets cold.
A.although B.in case C.unless D.until
10.We had to………. the macth because of the bad weather.
A.call back B.think over C.call of D.get out
II.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1.She was the only………………………….left in town. (INHABIT)
2.Her ………………………….wants $10,000 for her safe return. (KIDNAP)
3.It was…………………………. so they had to drive very slowly. (FOG)
4.I live in the …………………………. part of the country. (SOUTH)
5.We must make a ………………………….about where to go. (DECIDE)
6.What kind of ………………………….is new in this town? (ENTERTAIN)
7.Is there any more…………………………. about the accident? (INFORM)
8.What’s the correct…………………………. of this word? (PRONOUNCE)
9.The train made a late…………………………. . (DEPART)
10.She gave a…………………………. of the new computer. (DEMONSTRATE)
III.Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition.
1.We’ll have to use the stairs.The lift is………………of order.
2.Surely Peter can’t do all that work………………his own.
3.Turn right………………the traffic lights and you’ll see the cinema.
4.This letter is full ………………mistake.Could you do it again?
5.You’re very diffirent……………… your brother.
6.Parents are responsible……………… educating their children.
7.Could you explain this rule……………… me?
8.Helen is excited………………winning the prize.
9.I am very busy……………… my lesson and tasks today.
10.Who’s the woman dressed……………… green?
B.GRAMMAR (20 points)
I.Match each sentence on the left with the best response on the right. Use each response once only. The first one has been done for you.
A
 B

1.He was very tired and it was very late
a.unless the bus comes soon.

2.They couldn’t buy any ice-creams
b.so he didn’t get good marks.

3.He decided to go by plane
c.if you promise not to drive it too fast.

4.They spoke to the old man very slowly
d.before her father came home.

5.Some of the questions in the test were very hard
e.while I was having a bath.

6.Take an umbrella with you
f.until she found some she liked.

7.She told her boyfriend that he should leave
g.but he still didn’t go to bed.

8.Unfortunately the phone rang
h.although he hated flying.

9.You can borrow the car
i.so that he could understand what they were saying.

10.She tried on at least 12 pairs of shoes
j.because they didn’t have enough money.

11.We’ll be late for work
k.