ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN -THỊ 1

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
2. Over the years, She (collect) thousands of stamps.
3. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) the guests."
4. We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
5. I can't help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
6. I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it (send) by air
7. The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.
8. I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. That company has 2000 ............ (employ)
2. I don’t know why they call him a ............. (lie)
3. The old hotel we used to stay at has been .................... (modern)
4. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the ......rainforests in the world.
( tropic)
5. The little village is very quiet and .............at night. (peace)
6. Women nowadays have more ..........to participate in social activities (free)
7. The .........of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. (arrive)
8. She cut herself and it's ...........quite badly. (blood)
9. His parents are very ............of him (pride)
10. Every week, there are two ...........from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. (fly)
Question 3: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)...........the world. Some people say that jeans are
the "uniform" of (2) ............ But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started
(3) ...........two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) ...........in Genoa
was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a saleman (5) ..........California began
selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6) ..............they were so strong, "Levi's
pants" became (7) ........ with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (8)............; Levis began
making his pants with blue cotton (9) ............called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United
States and Europe began (10) .........jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
1. A.in B. on C.over D.above
2. A.youth B. young C. youger D.youngest
3. A.lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A.make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A.in B. on C. at D. with
6. A.Although B. But C. Because D. So
7. A.famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
8. A.late B. later C. latest D. last
9. A.cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
10. A.wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
Question 4: Choose the one sentence that has same meaning to the root one.
1. Would you mind waiting outside the office?
A. Did you wait outside the office?
B. Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?
C. Will you wait outside the office?
D. Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?
2. I used to go to the cinema on Saturdays .
A. I usually went to the cinemal on Saturdays.
B. I got used to going to the cinema on Saturdays.
C. I didn’t go to the cinema on Saturdays
D. I usually go to the cinema on Saturdays.
3. You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.
A. if you took more exercise, you would feel healthier.
B. If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier.
C. If you were healthier, you would take more exercise.
D. If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy.
4. "Do you know Trang's address?" he asked me.
A. He asked me for Trang's address.
B. He asked me if someone knew Trang's address.
 C. He asked me if I know Trang's address.
D. He asked me if I knew Trang's address.
Question 5: a/ There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it.
1. If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.
2. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.
3. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he?
4. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
5. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. Translate this article .. .. .. ..English for me, please.
2. Donna is thinking of importing flowers ............Vietnam.
3. They have only been there ............. a few minutes.
4. The canoe overturned and evryone fell ............the deep water.
5. I'll come ........to pick her ...........at 8 o'clock
Question 6: Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. "Please call me at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning", said Mai
2. "Are you interested in this Language Center?"Asked Lan
3. "We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month," said Mrs Chi
4. "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Linh.
5. "You must come today," Hoa said.
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. Vinh keep forgetting is homework  Vinh is .....................
2. I would like you to help me put the chairs a way. Do you mind................
3. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.  I'd rather.........................
4. This is the best computer I have ever used.  I have never......................
5. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages.It's ages.........
6. We haven't seen her since we left university.  The last time............................
7. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure. My brother enjoys......................
8. Keeping the environment clean is very important.  It's...............
9. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000  Minh has.........................
10. Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner  How....................................

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN -THỊ 2

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. They (see) to go out three times a day.
2. Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books.
3. Writing many letters (make) her happy.
4. Do you hear someone (cry) softly in the next room?
5. I (have) my house (paint) . That's why there is all this mess.
6. Either my sister or I ( be) going to visit our uncle.
7. The Nile (flow) into Mediterranean.
8. If only I ( have ) money with me, I ( lend ) you some.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ...........over a long distance. (speak)
2. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's ............. (wise)
3. The scouts do the ................work (volunteer)
4. Nowadays, scouting is popular ................ (world)
5. The scouts also help the .............and street children, (old)
6. We're very impressed by the ..........of your town's people. (friend)
7. I must clean this ..............floor. ( dirt)
8. It was ............not to write down the address. ( fool)
9. Is it possible to .........between a hobby and an interest? (distinct)
10. Thousands of people have been made..........by the war (home)
Question 3: Choose the best answer (a, b, c or d ) for each space
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years ..1....., newspapers
were being produced using techniques unchanged for ..2.. hundred years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed
them on...3... the printer. The printer who was a ..4.... skilled man, set up the type. ......5... was then
collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be...6.......
 Nowadays what ...7.....? The journalists type their stories into a coputer. The ...8 ..... checks
their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may
control the printing.
........9.. can be no doubt about it., producing a newspaper in an entirely different ..10.......now
1.a.before b. after c.ago d. yet
2.a.a b.some c.an d.over
3.a.to b.by c.through d.with
4.a.hardly b.mostly c. partly d.very
5.a.They b.Which c.This d.All
6.a.switched b.started c.stopped d.moved
7.a.gives b.occurs c.goes d.happens
8.a.computer b.editor c.typist d.printer
9.a.It b..There c.You d.We
10.a.skill b.work c.management d.business
Question4: a) Change these sentences into passive voice
1. They make these artificial flowers of silk.
2. He has spelt this word wrongly
3. How do people learn English?
4. Who looked after the children when you were away?
5. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago.
b) Change the following sentences into reported speech
1. "Listen to me and don’t make a noise,"said the teacher to his students.
2. "I'm tired of eating fish " said Mary to Helen.
3. "Let me help you make the sandwiches," Lan offered.
4. "You must do your homework everyday," said Mrs Hoa to us.
5. "There isn't much rain in the south of the country," said Peter.
Question 5: a/ There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it.
1. Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with mary and me
2. Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation.
3. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the
opportunity to lease the apartment.
4. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant.
5. It spent a long time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there.
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. My parents are tired ..........living in the city.
2. Jacson was late because he was not aware ..........the time
3. Three prisoners escaped ...........the prison in May
4. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry...........
5. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ........getting wet on the way home.
Question 6: a) Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.
1. Mr brown feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. (not only....... but also)
2. He didn’t say any word and left the house (without)
3. He had stolen a gold watch. He was sent to prison. ( for)
4. She came home early so that she might have plenty of time to cook dinner.( to )
5. Lan has a nice voice. Everybody likes it. ( such .....that)
b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year.
2. The noise / the traffice/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/
3. Look! / sun / set / mountains
4. In my life/ I / never be/ Pac Bo Cave.
5. It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop.
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. He said: `` We must have a party to celebrate this`` He said that ....................
2. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing So far I ..........................
3. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t ..................
4. They usually wore jeans when they were young.  They used................
5. We couldn’t go to school this morning because of the heavy rain. Because ...............
6. Practice speaking everyday or you can't improve your English.  If ..........
7. Hard work is the secret of passing your exam So long as.............................
8. You donot have to pay for elementary education in Viet Nam.
Elementary education ............................
 9.He was a fool to say that It is.........................................
10.Living in the city is exciting Some people find ..............................

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN -THỊ 3

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha.
2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer),I think he must( go) out
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.
4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
5. A great deal of time (be) spent for his exercise.
6. We want (pay) better wages.
7. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
8. You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.
Question 2:Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following
passage.
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the ..............(1- refuse) of the inhabitants of
No.13 to have any form of ............(2-communiate) with them. The trouble started over what is known
as noise ..............( 3 - pollute). Every evening, the ...........(4- think) neighbours used to turn up the
volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not
knowing what ............(6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any ............
(7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to
talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them .......
.............(8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not
turn out to be ............(9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on
the ..............(10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A .........(1) to put money? The land on the
edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of .....
............(2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have .............(3) than one meaning. The
tricky part is figuring out ...........(4) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on .............(5) things. First, it depends on the
words and ............(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you
context clues. .................(7), the meaning depends on how the word is ............(8) in the sentence. Is it
a noun, a verb, ................(9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech
will ..............(10) you discover the word's precise meaning.
Question4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before
printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often
these people were unnable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so
big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because
they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to
write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said
ordinary people could not learn to read.
The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and
expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In
many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own
microcomputers but also know how to use them.
1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?
a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
d. All rich people bought books.
2. Why were books wanted brfore printing presses were invented ?
a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.
c. Because books were dear and magical.
d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.
3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
a. They were only for intelligent people.
b. They were too expensive to buy.
 c. They were large and expensive at first.
d. Only people who could use them buy them.
4. What situation has throughly changed nowadays?
a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers
b. A lot of computers are sold
c. Even children can use a computer
d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word
and write it in the blanks given.
BICYCLES
The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel . The first 0/ .......for...........
Bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago. At 1/ .......................
First, bicycles were much expensive. Only rich people could 2/ .......................
buy one. These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/ .......................
the ones we have them today. Later, when bicycles became 4/.......................
cheaper, many lot people bought one. People started riding 5/ .......................
bicycles to work and in their with free time. Today, people use 6/ .......................
cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/ .......................
don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/ .......................
cycle to work . They say that there have are too many cars in 9/ .......................
town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/ .....................
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.
2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.
3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.
4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.
Question 6: Do as directed
1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job,too.
(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well )
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
( join into one sentence, using : neither...............nor)
3. People say that the price of gold is going up. ( change into passive voise.)
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?" ( change into Reported speech)
5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago. (Use the ordinary word order)
6. He was given a gift. So were you. ( Join into one sentence, using "as well")
7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this ( start with "No matter........"
8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it. ( Combine into one sentence)
9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. ( rewrite with: difficulty)
10.The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
(Combine with: Thanks to ...........which............)

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