Đề thi HSG tiếng Anh số 10

PHÒNG GD - ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ TÀI Năm học: 2010- 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Phân môn : Đọc hiểu và viết
Ngày thi: 06/10/2011
ĐỀTHI ĐỀ XUẤT: Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
( Không tính thời gian phát đề thi)
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B: READING: (12ms)
Part I : In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences . (2ms)
1. Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are rapidly ………………...
a. giving out b. out of order c. taking off d. running out
2. Only when you grow up ........................ the truth.
a. you know b. do you know c. you will know d. will you know
3. My uncle, ……………….. you met yesterday, is a lawyer.
a. whose b. that c. whom d. Both B and C are correct
4. I will have your car ……………….. soon.
a. repaired b. repairing c. to repair d. being repaired
5. You can rely ………… Jack. He always keeps his promise.
a. in b. for c. on d. with
6. We received her letter after she ………….to a new house.
a. has moved b. had moved c. was moving d. would move
7. He lives…………….but he doesn’t feel……….. because he has plenty to do.
a. alone – lonely b. lonely – alone c. single – alone d. alone - singly
8. The purpose of the examination was to…………...the students’ knowledge of the subject.
a. try b. inspect c. prove d. test
9. You……………..any longer.
a. ‘d better not to wait b. hadn’t better not wait
b. ‘d better not wait d. hadn’t better waiting
10. …………………..you start at once, you’ll be late.
a. If b. Unless c. When d. As soon as

Part II: Filling in each space with one appropriate word . (1,0m)
The city of Nha Trang is becoming ……..(1)…… popular .with the tourists in recent years. Yet , with a population ……..(2)……. 300,000, Nha Trang still retains its small town atmosphere . This resort town is ……..(3)……… for its miles of beach and the friendliness of its ……..(4)…… . The city is flanked by nearly ten kilometers of prime beach ……..(5)……… the water is warm year round. The ……..(6)……… temperature in Nha Trang is 260 C. Nha Trang has also lowest level of humidity in all of Viet Nam. Today, Nha Trang ranks among the ……..(7)………. of all beaches in Viet Nam. Nha Trang is 1,287km south ……..(8)………Ha Noi, 624km south of Hue and 442 km from Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon). Nha Trang ……..(9)……… several famous islands. The most notable are Hon Tre, Hon Yen, Hon Rua ……..(10)……… the Spratly islands...

Part III: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the words (A,B,C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it. ( 0.5 m)
ENGLISH SPELLING
English was first written down in the 6th century. At that time, writers had to use twenty-three letters of Latin alphabet to write down what they heard. Because English has sounds that do not exist in Latin, they added letters to represent the forty-four sounds of English. This resulted in some irregular spelling. After the Norman invasion of England of 1066, French became the language spoken by the king and the other people in positions of power and influence. Many French words were introduced and the spelling of many English words changed to follow French patterns. The result was a rich and irregular mix of spelling.
The printing press was invented in the 15th century. Many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages, especially Dutch. They often paid little attention to how English words were spelled. Sometimes technical decisions were made to give column of print straight edges. To do this, letters were taken off the ends of words and sometimes added to words. With time, people became used to seeing words spelled in the same way. Fixed spellings were therefore created by printers’ decisions. Spoken English, however, was not fixed. It continued to change,