DE THI HSG TIENG ANH LOP 10

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TRƯỜNG THPT TIÊN LỮ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM 2009
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
I. PHONETICS
A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
01. A. chorus B. technicolor C. chopstick D. character
02. A. pair B. fair C. stair D. faith
03. A. cheese B. cheer C. peer D. career
04. A. horses B. tongues C. places D. faces
05. A. walked B. danced C. laughed D. studied
B. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the
others.
06. A.event B. hero C. teacher D. championship
07. A. backgroundB. humane C. romantic D. depend
08. A. wonderful B. cartoon C. visual D. passive
09. A. audience B. tournament C. embarrassed D. violent
10. A. joyfulness B. emotion C. favourite D. beautiful
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
A. Supply the correct form of the words.
11. She was very __________ at being delayed. (anger)
12. Both musically and __________ it is very effective. (lyrics)
13. His foolish mistakes __________ all of us. (amusement)
14. Why are you so __________ ? My little sister drove me crazy.
(frustrate)
15. Ann gave a brilliant __________ as Juliet in the school play.
(perform)
B. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms of the verbs.
16. My cousin and I __________ (watch) a movie on TV last night when

my brother __________ (come).
17. She always __________ (drink) a glass of milk for breakfast, but this
morning she __________ (drink) a cup of coffee.
18. Be quiet! The baby __________ (sleep) in the room. I just
__________ (put) him in bed for sleeping.
19. He __________ (come) a moment ago and __________ (turn) the
TV on very loudly.
20. He __________ (learn) two languages before he __________
(move) to Canada last month.
C. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
21. The cinema changed completely at _______ end of _______ 1920s.
A. an- the B. the – x C. x- the D. the- the
22. She was born _______ April, 1991.
A. in B. on C. at D. since
23. We haven’t seen each other _______ last January.
A. for B. on C. since D. in
24. _______ other worker’s constant objection, the director dismissed
the worker.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. Inspite of
25. I spent a(n) _______ night because of my toothache.
A. sleepy B. sleeping C. asleep D. sleepless
26. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely _______.
A. harmed B. unharmed C. harmful D. harmless
27. A: Does Mr Tan travel to HCM city to work everyday?
B: Yes. He takes a _______ bus.
A. transportation B. commuter C. passenger D. daily
28. Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some _______ goods
at the airport.
A. free of charge B. duty-free C. fax-free D. free of duty
29. It was not until1930 _______ he became an actor.

A. that B. when C. which D. in which
30. She study hard _______ her parent’sexpectation.
A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met
31. We would stay at home _______.
A. If it is snowing B. If it is going to snow
C. If it would snow D. If it was snowing
32. If you’re too ill to come, _______.
A. I’ll come over and see you. B. I wouldn’t have done all this for
you.
C. I asked someone else. D. I could come over and see you.
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33. All the rooms in this small hotel are _______, and that would make it
too expensive to stay in.
A. air-condition B. air-conditioning
C. air conditioners D. air-conditioned
34. He was _______ the “golden kite” for being the best film director.
A. rewarded B. given C.awarded D.enjoyed
35. When I _______, everyone _______.
A. arrived / had left B. had arrived / left
C. would arrive / haves D. arrived / has left.
36. I remember _______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. Meeting C. to have met D. met
37. He couldn't have known what was in the letter _______ he had
written it himself.
A. until B. if C. unless D. if only
38. It is an _______ book. I am _______ in it.
A. interesting / interested B. interesting / interesting
C. interest / interested D. interested / interested
39. Hoang is really _______ about going to Ho Chi Minh City. It will be
an _______ experience for him.

A. exhaust / exhausting B. exhausting / exhausting
C. exhausted / exhausting D. exhausted / exhausted
40. _______ do you always go to school? - By bus
A. What B. What time C. When D. How
41.This house, _______ he bought in 1990, is being repaired at the
moment.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
42. “No, I didn't steal anything from her,” said Henry.
A. Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her.
B. Henry refused to steal things from her.
C. Henry denied stealing things from her.
D. Henry said no to stealing things from her.
43.John never comes to class on time and _______.
A. neither does Peter B. neither doesn’t Peter
C. so doesn’t Peter D. so does Peter
44. Chinese New Year is _______ important holiday in Taiwan.
A. a B. the C. an D. no article
45. “They received this present yesterday” means :
A. This present is received yesterday. B. This present
was received yesterday.
C. This present received yesterday. D. This present
has received yesterday.
46. Can I _______ your dictionary, please? I can’t find mine.
A. look B. owe C. borrow D. lend
47. How _______ is your house from here? It’s about two hours by taxi.
A. far B. many C. long D. much
48. “How long have you known him?”
“_______”
A. since five years B. for five years
C. ever since five years D. along five years

49. _______ is yours, the red one or the green one.
A. When B. which C. what D. When
50. He is _______ to do such work.
A. not enough strong B. strong not enough
C. not strong enough D. enough strong
51. “I did my best,” she said, “so why are you angry _______ me?”
A. with B. on C. for D. of
52. They all laughed because the film was very _______.
A. amuse B. amusing C. amused D. amusement
53. Tim _______ go fishing with his father when he was young.
A. used to B. has used to C. is used to D. was used to
54. It’s no good _______ your father about your failure.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told
55. The boy fell into the water and was _______.
A. missed B. killed C. destroyed D. drowned
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the
passage.
Tropical forests have [56] __________ us with many sorts of
plants for food, medicine and industry. They also reduce [57]
__________ and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down the
Greenhouse Effect.
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However, the tropical forests are being [58] __________ to make
rooms for things like farms, ranches, mines and hydroelectric [59]
__________. About twenty million hactares [60] __________ each year
– an area more than twice the size of Australia.
56. A. given B. supplied C. provided D. B and C
57. A. floods B. water C. rain D. pollution
58. A. destroying B. destroyed C. endangering D. endangered

59. A. power B. station C. current D. dams
60. A. is lost B. lost C. are lost D. are losing
B. Read the passage and decide the statements are true(T) or
false(F).
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province
of Lam Dong. Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who
have been there once. DaLat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls
and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different
colors and various species. Da Lat has the widestrange of orchid
varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has
many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three
kilometers from the town center. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the
South of Da Lat. The water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat
people are very proud of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the
first place.
61.  Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.
62.  There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat.
63.  The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center.
64.  In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different
colors.
65.  People know Da Lat as a city of trees, flowers and rivers.
IV. WRITING
A. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to
the first one.
66. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
» In spite of
67. I have no right qualification and I can’t apply for the job.
» If
68. The prime minister was going to open the new school.
» The new school

69. Silent films didn’t become available until the late 1920s.
» It was not until
B. Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one
in italics.
70. The picnic was cancelled because it rained.
A. If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled.
B. If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled.
C. If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled.
D. If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled.
71. If I knew his telephone number, I would phone him.
A. I didn’t know his telephone number, so I couldn’t phone him.
B. Because I don’t know his telephone number, I can’t phone him.
C. I don’t know his telephone number. That why I can’t phone him.
D. I knew his telephone number, and I could phone him.
72. “I think smoking in restaurants should be banned,” he says.
A. He doesn’t think smoking in restaurants is permitted.
B. He doesn’t like smoking in restaurants.
C. He advised everybody not to smoke in restaurants.
D. He thinks the government should ban smoking in restaurants.
73. It’s ages since I last saw you.
A. I haven’t seen you for a long time.
B. I didn’t see you since ages.
C. I haven’t seen you since a long time.
D. I didn’t see you for ages.
74. The building has been designed by a famous architect.
A. A famous architect designed the building.
B. A famous architect has been designed the building.
C. A famous architect has designed the building.
D. A famous architect was designed the building.
C. Use the words given to complete a refusal letter.

Dear Betty,
75. Thanks / kind invitation / daughter’s birthday.
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76. I / love / see / niece / but / unfortunately / I / afraid / won’t / able /
visit you / next weekend.
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77. I / go / camping trip / my school students / occasion / school
anniversary.
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78. What pity! I wish / give Leslie / hug / day. Thank / anyway / more.
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79. Remember / send / photos / Leslie / her birthday.
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80. Look / to / seeing / photos / lovely niece.
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Lots of love,
Marry