Đề thi HSG (08-09)

Trường THCS Thanh Dung

Đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện năm học 2008-2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Give correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Lan ------------ (not have) many friends in her new school.
Who you -------------- (talk) to on the phone now, Minh?
Mai -------------- (live) in Hanoi for 3 years so far.
My friend ------------- (come) to see me yesterday.
He came in while I --------------- (work).
Many poeple ---------------- (never / see) snow.

II. Give correct form of the capital words
Today Ba is ----------- because he misses his parents. HAPPY
My sister is a stamp ------------- COLLECT
When I go to the library, I sit and read about ----------- things. WONDER.
The most popular ------------- at recess is talking. ACT
His ----------- at the party embarrassed everyone. BEHAVE
How much do you----------- ? WEIGHT
We must remember to eat ---------- SENSE
Then, Hoa ---------- a pan and stir-fried the beef. HOT

III. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning stay unchanged.
“ I have to go to the school library ”. Nga said.

-> Nga said that ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learning English is really quite easy.

-> It’s ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John took the book.

-> The book ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hoa is young. She can’t see the horror film.

-> Hoa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tan is better cook than Quang.

-> Quang cook -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Poeple will break the glass bottles into small pieces.

-> The glass --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box

children has help important interesting
learn libraries problems see use


Books play a very ---(1)--- part in our life. It ‘s true that every family ---(2)----- books. We can ----(3)----- books everywhere. We can -----(4)------ many things frombooks. Books ------(5)------ us in self-education and deciding -----(6)---- in life.
Today, there are a lot of public -----(7)------ in our country and all poeple have the right to -----(8)----- them.
Each year hundreds of new books for -----(9)------ appear in Vietnam. The books are very -----(10)----- and children like reading them very much.
*Answer:
1. ------------------------------------ 6. -----------------------------------
2. ------------------------------------ 7. -----------------------------------
3. ------------------------------------ 8. -----------------------------------
4. ------------------------------------ 9. -----------------------------------
5. ------------------------------------ 10. ---------------------------------

V. Complete the sentences, using sugested words/phrases.
hear / how / Vietnam / Tim / about / in / live / students / like.

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show / to / post office / can / me / the / you / the way / nearest?

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me / last / uncle / the / One Pillar Pagoda / take / see / Sunday / my / to.

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she / not go / yesterday / tired / Lan / school / beacause / be / to.

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buy / stamps / mail / Nam / some / overseas / need / for / to.

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Answer key:

I. 3 points (each correct sentence get 0,5 pt.s).
1. doesn’t have
2. are you talking
3. has lived
4. came
5. was working
6. have never seen
II. 4 points (each correct sentence get 0,5 pt.s).
unhappy
collector
wonderful
activity
behaviour
weigh
sensibly
heated
III. 3 points (each correct sentence get 0,5 pt.s).
Lan said that she had to go to the school library.
It is really easy to learn English.
The book was taken by John.
Hoa is not old enough to see the horror film.
Quang can’t cook as well as Tan.
The glass bottles will be broken into small pieces.
IV. 5 points (each correct gap get 0,5 pt.s).
important 6. problems
have 7. libraries
see 8. use
learn 9. children
help 10. interesting
V. 5 points (each correct sentence get 1 pt.s).
1. Tim likes hearing about how students live in Vietnam.
2. Could you show me the way to the nearest post office?
3. My uncle took me to see One Pillar Pagoda last Sunday.
4. Nga didn’t go to school yesterday beacause she