Đề thi HSG Tỉnh( 2004- 2005)-TT Huế

Đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh- thừa thiên huế


Đề số 1 ( 2004- 2005- vòng 1)
(Time: 120 minutes)

I.Vocabulary: (30 points)

Part 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1.It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for…………………….
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this yer it looks as though we shall have a better………
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the startr gave the…………all the competitiors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. …………from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to….new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. estalish C. control D. restore
6. There is a falt at our television station. Please do not………….your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at football match are often………….
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I’m very………in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter’s wallet so I ran……….him, but I didn’t catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to.the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away.

Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Kids watch more TV

A study into children’s television (0) viewing habits reveals (VIEW)that children whose parents have a high level of (1)………………..( EDUCATE )tend to watch less television than childrenfrom less eucated family (2)…………………( BACK) . The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3)……………………..( SUBURD) areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centres, is often due to (4)………
( POOR )and a lack of other kinds of (5)……..(ENTERTAIN) in the are. Disco, cinema, theatre and sprts (6)…………(ACTIVE) offer children in urban centres a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7)………..( FEW) hours being spent in front of the box. (8)…………(COMERCE) adventure films are children’s (9)…….(FAVOUR) programmes, while twenty per cent of children said they preferred (10)…………(VIOLENCE) films and thrillers.


Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition.

1.fillin A. participate
2. turn into B. avoid punishment
3. go away C. select, choose
4. put away D. change into
5. run out of E. continue
6. get away with F. complete (a form)
7. jon in G. leave
8. pick out H. recover from
9. keep on I. use up completely
10. get over J. return something to its correct place

Your answers:
1……………….2………………3………………..4………….5………….
6……………….7……………….8………………..9…………10…………..


II.Grammar: (20 points)

Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.

I (write) (1)…………..to express my dissatisfaction of my stay t the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2)…………….the hotel in Sweeden and also (receive) (3)…………information about the hotel. I (promise) (4)……. A luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5)………..not sastified. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel 9make) (6)……….it impossible to (slep) (7)……… I (ask) (8)………….