De thi HSG tinh Yen Bai 2009-2010

Đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Yên Bái
NĂm học 2009-2010

Question 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others’ (1 point).
1. A. primary B. divide C. comprise D. religion
2. A. impressed B. closed C. wished D. stopped
3. A. practical B. pattern C. fashion D. tradition
4. A. clothes B. think C. without D. therefore
5. A. please B. teacher C. pleasure D. easy
6. A. took B. school C. food D. choose
7. A. town B. grown C. flower D. down
8. A. internet B. invent C. media D. spend
9. A. what B. who C. which D. why
10. A. says B. stays C. sprays D. lays
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Question 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (2 points).
1. They decorate their house ________ flowers and color lights before the party.
A. by B. with C. from D. for
2. Students are still worried about the exam ________ they have prepared well for it.
A. but B. so C. although D. and
3. The animal which ________ chosen to be the logo of SEA Games 23 is the buffalo.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
4. Have you ever seen ________ UFO in your life?
A. a B. an C. the D. Φ
5. I recently went back to the town in ________ I was born.
A. where B. which C. that D. it
6. What would you have done if you ________ Lee Min Ho at the studio?
A. see B. saw C. had seen D. have seen
7. This exercise needs ________ on time.
A. finish B. to finish C. to be finish D. finishing
8. ________ to Singapore? Yes, I was there last year.
A. Did you ever go B. Have you ever gone C. Have you ever been D. Were you ever
9. Who do you take ________, your mother or you father?
A. after B. before C. off D. on
10. It`s difficult for foreigners to get used ________ on the left in England.
A. to drive B. to driving C. drive D. driving

Question 3: Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets (2 points).
Nearly all the (1.discover) ________ that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The (2.invent) ________ of the book is one of the human kind`s greatest (3.achieve) ________, the importance of which can`t be underestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us with both (4.entertain) ________ and information. The (5.produce) ________ of books began in ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is (6.recognise) ________ to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some (7.similar) ________ to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century in Europe, all books were written by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and (8.expense) ________. With printing came the (9.possible) ________ of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making (10.know) ________ more widespread and accessible.
Question 4: Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2 points).
A friend of mine, Dave, (1.work) ________ in the Asian sales department of the Microsoft for a year now. He (2.just/return) ________ from a business trip to Vietnam. He (3.ask) ________ (4.go) ________ because he can speak Vietnamese. When he (5.be) ________ a business student at Harvard university, he (6.study) ________ Vietnamese for four years. He (7.never/have) ________ the opportunity to use his Vietnamese until he (8.go) ________ to Hanoi last year. While he was there, he (9.speak) ________ Vietnamese