Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh môn Anh văn

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tỉnh n
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group.
1. A stay	B lake	C climate	D vacation
2. A summer	B include	C instruction	D compulsory
	3. A increased	B asked	C wanted	D impressed
	4. A says	B plays	C days	D raise
	5. A height	B neighbor	C weigh	D eight
Choose the word with the stress pattern
1. A design	B modern	C stylish	D sleeveless
2. A appear	B addition	C begin	D special
3. A family	B practical	C conclusion	D uniform
4. A busy	B dirty	C address	D modern
5. A noisy	B traffic	C village	D remote
Choose the best answer.
1. We’ve..............of time to catch the train so there’s no need to rush.
 A very much	B enough	C great deal	D plenty
2. The government made serious attempts to raise the..............of living.
 A standard	B cost	C level	D mode
3. He’s only in his twenties but he’s already going..............
 A smooth	B bare	C bony	D bald
4. Why don’t you do something	..............of just complaining?
 A but	B except	C apart	D instead
5. Susan couldn’t help.............. at the fat man.
 A to laugh	B laughed	C for laughing	D laughing
6. The curtains have..............because of the strong sunlight.
 A faded	B fainted	C lightened	D weakened
7. John..............very badly at Mary’s birthday party.
 A conducted	B behaved	C showed	D operated
8. When he was at school, he won the first..............for good behavior.
 A reward	B prize	C price	D present
9. She tried to .............. out of the window to see the procession more clearly.
 A bend	B curve	C lean	D slope
10. The child was told to..............for being rude to his uncle
 A warned	B apologize	C punish	d confess
Fill in each gap with the correct form of a verb in the box
seem, hear, attend, comprise, award, improve, lose, divide, keep, correspond, match, produce, consist
We................................since we first met.
Lan still................................in touch with friends from primary school.
Our class................................into four groups.
It................................easy for her to speak English to foreigners.
Her new album................................20 pop songs.
If you work hard, you’ll be................................the scholarship.
If she wants................................weight, she should go on a diet.
Please tell me if you ................................from her.
If he ................................that English school, his English will get better.
He said they would................................the working conditions.
Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it.
1. She learns not only well but also sings beautifully.
2. She gave me a pair of glasses on my twenty- two birthday..
3. This book is the same to the one you bought yesterday.
4. Of the three boys, he is the most strong.
5. I don’t know to use a computer.
6. This text is too long for me to read it.
7. I can’t get used to doing so difficult exercises.
8. He is very weak to lift this suitcase.
9. The students were interested in take trip to the National History Museum.
10. She wanted to know how long did it take to get there.
Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Jennifer seldom goes to the library.(1)..................fact she has only (2) ..................in a library twice in her whole life and yesterday was (3) ..................second time. She wouldn’t have gone yesterday (4)..................
her friend Jane asked her to (5)..................her find some books (6)................. pyramids
The library was crowded (7)..................Jane and Jennifer got there after school. (8)..................Jennifer was looking for some books for Jane, she came (9)..................some books on dress making and drawing. She (10) ..................them so interesting that she decided to (11)..................them from the library and take them home to read.
Although she tried (12)..................best, Jennifer didn’t find the books on the pyramids (13)..................her friend Jane. (14).................., she did discover that there are many books in the library(15)..................are worth reading so she can’t be sure that she’ll visit the library more often in the future.
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Feeling better
Tobi’s face felt stiff. A question was in his mind, but he didn’t know what the question even was. And he wasn’t sure if he wanted to hear the answer.
	“Come and have a drink of warm milk, “Dad said.” Nothing like it for sending the goblins away!”
	It wasn’t a goblin, it was a...”Tobi started to say, but Dad was pulling back the blankets and pushing his slippers on his feet. Tobi followed Dad out to the kitchen, and soon the steaming milk was making a warm tunnel spread out through his whole body, and Tobi was happy. Dad was great.
1. How do we know Dad was in bed?
a. He was asleep when Tobi first spoke.
b. Tobi said, “Get out of bed, Dad.”
c. He pulled back the blankets and put his slippers on.
d. Everybody would be in bed at that time.
 	2. Which sentence tells us that Tobi felt protected?
	 a. “ Come here and have a drink of warm milk.”
	 b. Tobi followed Dad into the kitchen.
	 c. “Nothing like it for sending the goblin away.
	 d. He grinned at Dad over the top of the mug.
	3. Dad suggested that Tobi was frightened by:
 a. the blankets.
	 b. goblins
 c. a pain in the stomach
 d. a loud noise
	4. What really made Tobi feel better?
 a. his father’s loving care.
	 b. the glass of warm milk.
 c. the kitchen light being on.
 d. the disappearance of the goblins
	5. What does the sentence” Dad was great” mean?
a. Tobi knew his Dad loved him.
	b. Dad could warm milk.
c. Dad was tall and strong.
d. Tobi loved his Dad.
Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.
What time does the train leave for Dove?
Could you..........................................................................?
“ How old do you think this house is?”
“When do you think..............................................................?”
This holiday is so expensive, I don’t think I can go.
It’s such.................................................................................
I thought it would be better than that.
It’s not..................................................................................
She and I had never been there before.
Neither................................................................................
Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
Despite...............................................................................
I will get home at seven, and I will give you a ring then.
I will give..........................................................................
	8. People believe the Chinese invented paper.
	 The Chinese..........................................................................
9. Everyone heard about the news before I did.
I was the ..........................................................................
	10. He wrote the letter in two hours.
	 It took..........................................................................
Do you prefer to live in the city or in the countryside? Give reasons for your choice. 
key and marking scale
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have corresponded
keeps
is divided
seems
comprises
awarded
to lose
hear
attends
improve
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learns not only – not only learns
two – second
to – as
most strong – strongest
know to – know how to
omit it
so – such
very - too
take – taking
did it take – it took
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in
been
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but
help
on
when
while
to
found
 borrow
her
for
however
which
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could you tell me what time the train leaves for Dove?
“When do you think this house was built?”
It’s such an expensive holiday that I don’t think I can go.
It’s not so’as good as I thought (it would be)
Neither she nor I had been there before.
Dispite his intelligence/ being intelligent/ the fact that he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
I will give you a ring when I get home at about 7.
The Chinese is believed to have invented paper.
I was the last person to hear about the news.
It took him two hours to write the letter
10 points
 Total 80 points/4 = 20 marks