Đề Thi HSG

Sở GD & ĐT Hà Nội
 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

Trường THPT Ngọc Tảo
Năm học: 2008-2009
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10
Thời gian: 180 phút


Họ và tên: ………………………………………Lớp………………………………………….

I. PHONETICS
A. Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. machine B. school C. stomach D. chemistry
2. A. description B. question C. attraction D. information
3. A. although B. without C. thank D. these
4. A. food B. good C. tooth D. tool
5. A. heavy B. bear C. measure D. eat
B. Find the word that has stressed syllable different from the others.
6. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer
7. A. manage B. shortage C. village D. teacher
8. A. remain B. convenient C. volunteer D. memorable
9. A. maintain B. marine C. challenge D. device
10. A. important B. community C. organize D. diseases
II. VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR
A. Choose the best answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence
11. I am going to have my eyetomorrow.
A. to test B. test C. testing D. tested
12. Nobody could hear hershe spoke too quietly.
A. so B. however C. although D. because
13. Keep silent! My father…… in his room.
A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. will be slept
14. I’d like to contributethe school Red Cross fund.
A. on B. to C. with D. for
15. Hoang Anh Tuan …….injury to win the Olympic silver.
A. recovered B. suffered C. avoided D. overcame
16. In my father’s ……., it is essential to eat vegetable every day.
A. idea B. opinion C. confidence D. principle
17. He showed us the house……….he was born
A. which B. where C. in where D. in that
18. Madrid is famous……..its pulls
A. as B. with C. for D. of
19. Life here is much easier than it………
A. would be B. used to be C. was D. had better
20. Will you …….after the party.
A. call me off B. get me on C. take me up D. pick me up
21. Last summer, we had ……. holiday in Spain
A. a two week’s B. a two – weeks C. two – week D. a two – week
22. . Amy, car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
23. He…….ever goes to bed before midnight.
A. almost B. hardly C. nearly D. scarcely
24. He retired early……..ill – health.
A. on behalf of B. on account of C. believe D. imagine
25. You …… better be careful not to miss the train.
A. had B. would C. should D. did
B. Choose the appropriate sentence from the box below to fill in each gap to complete the following conversation.
Ann: Goodbye everyone! (26
Jolly: Where are you going?
Ann: To Australia. (27
Jolly: When are you coming back?
Ann: Well, (28
Jolly: It sounds great! (29
Ann. Thanks. (30

I’ll send you postcards.
We’ve going on a two – week tour of Australia.
I’m taking my family to visit the Great Barrier Reef
I’m going on holiday
Have a good time!


C. Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box
preserved
housed
labourers
outbuildings

village
life
community
fields