De thi hsg tinh 2003-2004

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
Năm học 2003-2004
A.VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (25 points)
I.Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given.
1.When he retired, he was…………………………with a gold watch. (PRESENTATION)
2.The……………………….of this company depends on you! (SUCCEED)
3.I wish he wouldn’t keep…………………………....so much. (ARGUMENTS)
4.When I spoke to her, I………………………what he wanted. (EXPLANATION)
5.I can’t………………………your reason for being late. (ACCEPTED)
6.If things go wrong, don’t be……………………. (ENCOURAGE)
7.Being able to type is a………………………..office skill. (BASICALLY)
8.Don’t send a receipt, that is………………………. (NECESSARILY)
9.She is an extremely…………………………...sales representative. (PERSUASION)
10.I’m sorry, but I……………………….with you completely. (AGREEMENT)
II.Put each verb into a suitable tense, or into the passive in a suitable tense.
1.I’m sorry I (not write) haven’t written to you lately but my house (break into)……………... a few weeks ago and I (feel) ………………………………rather upset since then.
2.Before we (get)………………..married, you (promise)……………………………that you (help)…. ………………....with the housework.
3.She told us that she (just phone)………………...…………..the man office and that our order
(send)……………………..on the previous day.
4.I (not realize)………………………….that the electricity bill (have to pay)…………………. …………….last month and now the (cut off)………………………………..
5.Nothing (do)……………………about the hole in the road so far and so I (think)…………… ……………a letter (should write)…………………………………..to the local council.
6.As soon as the house (decorate)………………………..................., we (want)…………..…... ……………………..to go away for a few days.
B.READING (35 points)
I.Reading the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits space.
ARE YOU THE PERSON YOU’D LIKE TO BE?
Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn’t have done or something you didn’t do which you should have? At one (0)…..or another we probably all have. There’s no (1)…..in getting depressed about it now – it’s no (2)…..crying over a spilt milk. However, there may be some (3)…..in thinking about exactly what happened and why because we might be able to (4) …..some conclusions for the future. One thing we all do now and again is to lose our (5)….. with a friend or close (6)….. . The odd thing is that we more display great anger (7)…… someone we’re (8)……of than towards strangers. The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to let off a bit of steam in a safe (9)……, whereas the (10)……of insulting a stranger or a (11)…..at work could be far more serious.
Being honest is usually (12)…..of as a virtue and undoubtedly this is the (13)….. On the other hand, we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone, (14)…..them exactly what we feel, and then have found ourselves (15)…..with feeling of guilt and remorse. Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?
0. A.occasion B.hours C.time D.day
1. A.reason B.purpose C.point D.advantage
2. A.use B.point C.value D.benefit
3. A.gain B.profit C.goodness D.worth
4. A.draw B.make C.do D.take
5. A.temper B.mind C.anger D.head
6. A.relationship B.member C.familiar D.relative
7. A.at B.with C.towards D.about
8. A.keen B.fond C.friendly D.familiar
9. A.circle B.area C.surrounding D.environment
10.A.effect B.consequences C.conclusion D.punishment
11.A.staff B.mate C.professional D.colleague
12.A.thought B.considered C.regarded D.believed
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