ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP HUYỆN

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môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút

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Find the word which is pronounced differently in the underlined part (0,5 pts)

1
a. begin
b. pagoda
c. argument
d. vegetables

2
a. faded
b. baggy
c. pants
d. added

3
a. ethnic
b. whether
c. those
d. clothing

4
a. deny
b. deposit
c. benefit
d. respond

5
a. casual
b. material
c. champagne
d. campus


II.Choose A, B, C or D that recieves the second stress syllable. (0,5pts)

1. A. hungry
B. supper
C. letter
D. away

2. A. package
B. before
C. baker
D. furniture

3. A. sister
B. manager
C. about
D. envelope

4. A. conflake
B. tomorrow
C. bookshop
D. English

5. A. historic
B. summer
C. pancake
D. language


III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters( 1 pt)
1. My new car is more . . . . . . . . . . than the one I had before. (economy)
2. Are there any ...........rivers left on earth ? (pollute)
3. There was a .............of water here last year. (short)
4. The ………. of television made Alexander Graham Bell famous. (INVENT) 5. Your son is very honest. You should be ………. of him. (PRIDE)
6. He drives so…………….that he often has accidents. (care) 7. What is the ………. mountain in the world? (HIGH)
8. Japan is an ………………………country. (industry)
9. She feels ………. because she misses her parents in Hue. (HAPPY)
10. I think these thin clothes are……………… .for cold weather. (suit)

IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.(1pt)
Pay the bill within one week or the water will be cut………
What letter ……. the alphabets has eyes?
My teacher has a great love………. his students.
I’m so worried…………. my brother who was away.
The bus was full. They couldn’t get……..

V. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given in the brackets so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it. (1 pt )
1. They decided to say good bye as they didn`t have things in common. ( since)
2. They won`t go unless you give them money.                                         (provided)
3. She is an excellent ballet dancer.                                                            (dances)
4. It`s a pity my father can`t speak English.                                                ( only)
5. "Do these clothes belong to you? " said Liz to me.                                  ( if )
6. In spite of having a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.   ( Although)
7. Whose bag is this?                                                                                       ( belong )
8. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.                                           ( not )
9.They usually wore jeans when they were young.                                           ( used )
10. The teenagers aren`t buying  that model these days.                                   ( by )
VI. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)
1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.
A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought
C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought
2. Picasso was a famous artist who ___________some extremely interesting pictures.
A. invented B. decorated C. painted D. discovered
3. If you wish to learn a new language, you must ______________ classes regularly.
A. follow B. present C. attend D. assist
4. The teacher didn`t explain the reason ________ he was punished.
A. what B. which C. how D. why
5. I remember ___________you before, but I have forgotten your name.
A. to meet B. met C. meet D. meeting
6. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.
A. was playing B. were playing C. played D. have played
7. I saw your school`s ________ in today`s edition of The Vietnam News.