PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

18-19 NS
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Part A : PHONETICS (5points)

I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest of the group. ( 3 points )
1. A. increase B. exercise C. because D. choose
2. A. devotion B. congestion C. suggestion D. question
3. A. forward B. steward C. coward D. award
II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of
the group. ( 2 points )
4. A. conductor B. conference C. confidence D. context
5. A. migrate B. inhabit C. character D. diversity
Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (45 points)
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15 points )
6……….. from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
7. Would you care for……….. cup of tea?
A. another B. more C. one other D. some more
8. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to……….. new procedures to save time and
money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
9. They took pride……….. being the best players of the school.
A. in B. with C. on D. for
10. She’d prefer to go out ……….. home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay
11. Scientists and engineers have invented filters and other methods of removing……….. from
industrial wastes.
A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutants
12. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
13. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ……….. your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
14. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ……….. examination.
A. write B. written C. wrote D. writing
15. Either Peter or his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken B. has taken C. have taken D. have been taken
16. We can tell you that we often have a friendly……….. in our class.
A. atmosphere B. air C. matter D. impression
17. These clothes are fashionable and………... Do you agree with me?
A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely
18. He……….. to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors B. rumored C. has rumored D. was rumored
19. Don’t ……….. to any conclusion before you know the full facts.
A. leap B. rush C. dive D. fly
20. When shall we meet: at 7.30 or 8.00? – I don’t mind. ………..
A. Either time B. Neither of them C. Both time D. Neither time
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II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 points)
21. If you (not visit) __________ the museum, we’d better go there today.
22. Comrade Lee was found (work) __________ at great attention in the library.
23. Less than half of the cans of paint ______ (use) up to now.
24. After three days of rain, I’m glad that the sun (shine) __________ again.
25-26. Can you imagine what I ___ (come) across when I ____ (roll) up the carpet yesterday.
27. The sunlight (come) __________ through the window wakes me up early in the morning.
28. The cowboy (wound) __________ by an arrow fell off the horse.
29. Tom was the last student (call) __________.
30. – You have just missed the bus. – All right. I _______ (walk).
III. Supply the correct form of the words given in parentheses. (10 points)
Priscilla Presley, (31) _________ (ACT) and widow of Elvis Presley, entered the acting
profession quite (32) __________ (ACCIDENT). On being asked to do a television (33) __________
(COMMERCE) for a well-known shampoo, she took what turned out to be an important (34)
_________ (DECIDE): to take acting classes.
She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute (35) ________ (SHY) at being in the public
eye, but to her (36) _________ (AMAZE) she loved every minute. Her extreme lack of confidence
stemmed from the early days of her (37) _________ (MARRY) to Elvis, which she remembers were
often spent sitting in dark, (38) _________ (DEPRESS) hotel rooms away from the glare of publicity,
which Elvis was so (39) _______ (ANXIETY) to avoid.
Film work, including the highly (40) __________ (SUCCESS) slapstick comedy The naked
Gun, quickly followed the television contract.
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (5 points)
41. We both share a love ……………… music.
42. Why can’t you look at the problem…………… my point of view?
43. Who’s the woman dressed…………. green?
44. The boss has been ill …………………flu for the last week.
45. This document is very important …………your case.
V. Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. (5 points)
46. Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food, and even run
automobiles.
47. We knew there was a gas leak because it smelled really badly inside the house.
48. There is a large amount of work must be done before we can let our hair down.
49. She said that she would come to Australia to practice speaking English next year.
50. He slept soundly in his bed when the bomb went off.
Part C : READING ( 25 points )
I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (10 points)
Albert Einstein
Best known (51) _________ his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged
(52) _________ one of the greatest scientists in human society. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein
did (53) _________ in all his school subjects, with the (54) _________of mathematics, which was his
(55) _________ subject.
While (56) _________as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of
Relativity. This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (57) _________ a
person looks at them. In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. This new theory
created a controversy (58) _________ many scientists did not agree with him. In the end, simple
experiments (59) _________ Einstein to be correct. Einstein was (60) _________the Nobel Prize for
his work in physics.
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.(10 points)
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 When I was a boy, children always objected to (61) ............. school uniform but teachers were
keen on it because they said all of us looked (62) ............. . Otherwise, they said, children would
complete with each other and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see straight
away (63) ............... In recent years, however, many schools have (64) ................. the idea of making
children wear uniform but, funnily enough, now that children can wear what they like, they have
adopted (65) ............. . When some journalists visited a (66) .............. , they found that all the boys
and girls were dressed (67) ................ jeans. One girl said she would rather (68) ................. wear a
coat instead of a jersey because no one wants to look different from the other children in the class.
Parents may not be as happy about this as children, but they (69) ............... , because this new kind of
uniform is one that the children like, not something they have been forced to wear, and it is also (70)
............... than school uniforms used to be.
61. A. wearing B. dressing C. wear D. dress
62. A. like B. to be like C. alike D. to be alike
63. A. what poor they are B. what poor they were
C. how poor they are D. how poor they were
64. A. left over B. taken off C. put off D. given up
65. A. an own uniform B. a uniform of their own
C. a proper uniform D. a uniform of his own
66. A. London school B. London’s school C. school of London D. school at London
67. A. on B. by C. in D. which
68. A. to die than B. to die that C. die that D. die than
69. A. ought B. should C. had D. would
70. A. much more cheaper B. much more C. much cheaper D. more cheaper

III. Read the following passage carefully. Then choose the best answer to each question.
Each student at an engineering college in Canada gets a steel ring upon graduation in addition to a
graduation certificate. There is a story behind the unusual ring. Several years ago, a graduate from this
engineering college designed an iron-steel bridge. Unfortunately, because of many mistakes in his
design, the bridge collapsed soon after it came into use. This event shook the engineering college, and
the college authorities decided to take back the framework of the iron-steel bridge and use it as raw
material for making rings to give the students upon their graduation. The college wants the students to
remember this lesson forever so as to avoid making such mistakes again.
71. Upon graduation, each student is given a steel ring as __________.
A. gift from the college B. a warning to avoid making mistakes in design
C. a warning not to make an iron-steel bridge D. a model to make design
72. The wrongly-designed iron-steel bridge was finally __________.
A. sold at a low price B. put into use
C. used again after repairing D. made into many steel rings
73. The ring is quite unusual because __________.
A. it has a sad story B. it is different from others
C. it is very expensive D. its design is excellent
74. The best title for the passage is __________.
A. A great mistake B. A warning ring C. A lesson to be remembered D. A shocking event
75. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. This bridge has been used ever since it was built.
B. The iron-steel bridge collapsed soon after it came into use.
C. The bridge collapsed because it was designed by a poor student.
D. The iron-steel bridge didn’t come into use until it collapsed

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 Part D : WRITING ( 25 points )
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. ( 10 points )
76. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
→ It’s better to avoid ..........................
77. People think that the owner of that house is abroad.
→ The owner ..…………..…………
78. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman.
→ Not …………………...………...
79. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce.
→ The baby cries because of……………...
80. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
→ John could hardly......................
81. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.
→ No matter ..........................
82. As my grandmother grows older, she becomes more intolerant.
→ The older.....................
83. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.
→ They suggested that ..........................
84. Mary wishes she had spoken her mind at the meeting.
→ Mary regretted...........................
85. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school.
→ Even.......................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the
word given. (5 points)
86. The job received over a hundred applications. (applied)
→ Over a hundred people.....................................................the job.
87. Our future is in your hands, my dear! (depends)
→ Our future ........................................................, my dear!
88. I’d rather you didn’t use the office phone. (mind)
→ Would you.............................................the office phone.
89. I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive things in life. (wish)
→ I...................................................give you all the expensive things in life.
90. Dicken’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (without)
→ Dicken .................................................. last novel.

III. Write no more than 120 words about the media you like best. ( 10 points )

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