KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 (2)

1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Lan is the of the two girls.
A. prettiest B. prettier C. pretty D. most pretty
2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
To lack means to
A. be without B. keep secret C. be with D. be weak
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space ( from number 03 to number 15):
A year with overseas volunteers
I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated
village in Chad, about 500 kilometers, from the capital. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock as
conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I soon got used to (3)… there. The
people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how…(4)… the countryside was.
One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used
to…(5) a long time every day (6) heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organization and
arranged to…(7) some pipes delivered. We built a simple pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It
wasn’t perfect- there were a few (8), but it made a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running
water before. And not …(10)did we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had
been… (11) in the sun all day.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well…
(12)doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was…(13) working for a charity.
Finally, there’s one more reason why I will never….(14) working for OV. A few months before I left, I
met and fell in love…(15)another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to England.
C©u 3. A. live B. lived C. living D. lives
C©u 4. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D. sweet
C©u 5. A. spend B. spent C. spends D. spending
C©u 6. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding
C©u 7. A. make B. let C. have D. allow
C©u 8. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D. punctures
C©u 9. A. which B. that C. they D. who
C©u 10. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also
C©u 11. A. lied B. lay C. laying D. lying

C©u 12. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price
C©u 13. A. considering B. thinking C. going D. planning
C©u 14. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose
C©u 15. A. at B. to C. for D. with
C©u 16: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mr. Brown around the country if he saved enough money.
A. will travel B.
would
travel
C. has traveled D. traveled
C©u 17: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I have’t seen your brother recently.
A. suddenly B.
immediatel
y
C. quietly D. lately
C©u 18: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined
A. superb B. suppose C. Support D. Supply
C©u 19: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
We are very anxious about the result of the exam.
A. careful B. careless C. excited D. worried
C©u 20: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Can you give me a for a fruit cake.
A. prescription B. receipt C. recipe D. description
C©u 21: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric .
A. current B. shock C. attack D. feeling
C©u 22: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A,B, C, or
D) :
If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.

C©u23: Choose a word that has different stress pattern
A. government B. annoyance C. experiment D. participate
C©u 24: Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A. Listen B. Talk C. Spell D. Pronounce
C©u 25: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The teacher says, ‘The time is up’ .This means that the period of time has
A. begun B. ended C.
been
interesting
D.
seemed
long
C©u26: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of Uncle Ba
A. came round B.
came
across
C. came over D. came into
C©u 27: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Our flat is very small. We wish we another bedroom.
A. have B. had C. have had D. will have
C©u 28: Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.
A. The picture is too high for her to reach. B. She is not tall enough to reach the picture.
C. She is too short to reach the picture. D. She is such a tall girl that she can reach the picture.
C©u 29: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A. studious B. adult C. public D. thunder
C©u 30: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It good.
A. makes B. smells C. feels D. flavors

C©u 31: Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The square clock costs $5. The round clock costs $7.
A. The round clock is more expensive than the
square clock.
B. The square clock is cheaper than the round
clock.
C. The square clock doesn’t cost as much as the
round clock.
D. The round clock costs less than the square
clock.
C©u 32: Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?
A. Did you remember to post the letter for me? B. You didn’t forget to post the letter for me, did
you?
C. Didn’t you forget to post the letter for me? D. You forgot to post the letter for me, didn’t
you?
C©u33: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.
A. If he promises to try harder, I will never help
him.
B. If he promised to try harder, I wouldn’t help
him.
C. Unless he promises to try harder, I will never
help him.
D. Unless he doesn’t promise to try harder, I will
help him.
C©u34: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to it.
A. increase B. widen C. extend D. lengthen
C©u35: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.
A. heirs B. elders C. fossils D. forefathers
C©u 36: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A. landed B. rose C. attacked D. disappeared
C©u 37 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Another word for baggage is
A. luggage B. equipment C. carriage D. furniture
C©u 38: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:
A. stage B. village C. manage D. baggage
C©u 39: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English
A. very by
well now
B. by well very now
C. very well
by now
D. by very well now
C©u 40 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.
A. I used to
have
breakfast
with coffee.
B. I get used to having breakfast with coffee.
C. I am not
used to
having
coffee for
breakfast

D. I didn’t use to have coffee for breakfast
C©u 41: Choose a word that has different stress pattern
A.
deforestatio
n
B.
documentar
y
C.
representiat
ive
D. satisfactory
C©u 42: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I think his story is completely incredible.
A. insufficient B. incomparab C. unimportan D. unbelievabl
le t e
C©u 43: Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A. gloves B. boots C. sandals D. shoes
C©u 44: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C,
or D) :
We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walk for (D) five hours.
C©u 45: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A. sugar B. symbol C. sample D. solar
C©u 46: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
Both Jane and her sister speak Vietnamese fluently.
A. Jane speaks
Vietnamese
more
fluently
than her

sister does.
B. Jane doesn’t speak Vietnamese as fluently as her sister.
C. Jane speaks
Vietnamese
fluently but
her sister
doesn’t.
D. Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently and so does her sister.
C©u 47: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The company asked for additional information.
A. necessary B. emphatic C. certain D. further
C©u 48: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
If Mai comes to England, it will be a good for her to improve her English.
A. possibility B. opportunity C. advantage D. experience
C©u 49: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.
A. In spite of
the fact that
meeting a
lot of
difficulties,
they finally
went
through the
forest
B. Even though meeting a lot difficulties, they finally went through the
forest.
C. Although
they met a
lot of

difficulties,
they finally
went
through the
forest.
D. Though they met a lot of difficulties, but they finally went through
the forest.
C©u 50: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C,
or D) :
I (A) asked her (B) whether (C) was there a fridge (D) in the kitchen.
C©u 51: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a of bread.
A. loaf B. pound C. packet D. bit
C©u 52: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The man we met on tthe train was the headmaster.
A. whose B. whom C. where D. which
C©u 53: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Some authors are too to criticism.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. sensational D. senseless
C©u 54: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C,
or D) :
(A) It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.
C©u 55: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C,
or D) :
(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (from number 56 to 60):
Last year we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had
been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it
was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early
because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by car. We reached the

seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and channels in
the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay
longer, so much the better.
C©u 56:.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?
A. a week B. a few weeks C. a month D. a few months
C©u 57:. Who went to the seaside the first time?
A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s familyD. The writer and his friend
C©u 58:. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?
A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It was good
C©u 59:. How did they travel to the seaside?
A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air
C©u 60:. When did they reach the seaside?
A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p. m D. at 8 p. m
§Ò thi m«n tienganh
(§Ò 2)
C©u 1 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The teacher says, ‘The time is up’ .This means that the period of time has
A. begun B. ended C. been D. seemed long
interesting
C©u 2 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric .
A. shock B. attack C. current D. feeling
C©u 3 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I have’t seen your brother recently.
A. lately B. immediately C. suddenly D. quietly
C©u 4 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It good.
A. flavors B. smells C. feels D. makes
C©u 5 : Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A. public B. studious C. adult D. thunder

C©u 6 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I think his story is completely incredible.
A. insufficient B.
incomparabl
e
C.
unbelievabl
e
D. unimportant
C©u 7 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
Both Jane and her sister speak Vietnamese fluently.
A. Jane speaks
Vietnamese
more
fluently than
her sister
does.
B. Jane doesn’t speak Vietnamese as fluently as her sister.
C. Jane speaks
Vietnamese
fluently but
her sister
doesn’t.
D. Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently and so does her sister.
C©u 8 : There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :
If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.
C©u 9 : Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined
A. superb B. suppose C. Support D. Supply
C©u 10 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Can you give me a for a fruit cake.
A. recipe B. receipt C. prescription D. description
C©u 11 : There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :
(A) It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.
C©u 12 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to it.
A. increase B. widen C. extend D. lengthen
C©u 13 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Lan is the of the two girls.
A. prettier B. pretty C. most pretty D. prettiest
C©u 14 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a of bread.
A. bit B. pound C. packet D. loaf
C©u 15 : Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A. sample B. symbol C. sugar D. solar
C©u 16 : Choose a word that has different stress pattern
A. government B. experiment C. annoyance D. participate
C©u 17 : There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :
We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walk for (D) five hours.
C©u 18 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Another word for baggage is
A. carriage B. equipment C. luggage D. furniture
C©u 19 : There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :
I (A) asked her (B) whether (C) was there a fridge (D) in the kitchen.
C©u 20 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Our flat is very small. We wish we another bedroom.
A. have had B. had C. will have D. have

C©u 21 : There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :
(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.
C©u 22 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.
A. I get used to
having
breakfast
with coffee.
B. I used to have breakfast with coffee.
C. I am not
used to
having
coffee for
breakfast
D. I didn’t use to have coffee for breakfast
C©u 23 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
If Mai comes to England, it will be a good for her to improve her English.
A. experience B. possibility C. advantage D. opportunity
C©u 24 : Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:
A. village B. manage C. stage D. baggage
C©u 25 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The man we met on tthe train was the headmaster.
A. whose B. where C. which D. whom
C©u
26:
Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?
A. Did you remember to post the letter for me? B. You forgot to post the letter for me, didn’t you?
C.You didn’t forget to post the letter for me, did you? D. Didn’t you forget to post the letter for

me?
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question ( from number 27 to numberm31):
Last year we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had been to the seaside
several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days
came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the
journey by car. We reached the seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and
channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so
much the better.
C©u 27.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?
A. a week B. a few weeks C. a month D. a few months
C©u 28. Who went to the seaside the first time?
A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s familyD. The writer and his friend
C©u 29. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?
A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It was good
C©u 30. How did they travel to the seaside?
A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air
C©u 31. When did they reach the seaside?
A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p. m D. at 8 p. m
C©u 32 : Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A. sandals B. boots C. gloves D. shoes
C©u 33 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.
A. fossils B. forefathers C. elders D. heirs
C©u 34 : Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The square clock costs $5. The round clock costs $7.
A. The round
clock is
more
expensive
than the

square
clock.
B. The round clock costs less than the square clock.
C. The square
clock is
cheaper than
the round
clock.
D. The square clock doesn’t cost as much as the round clock.
C©u 35 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.
A. Even though
meeting a
lot
difficulties,
they finally
went
through the
forest.
B. In spite of the fact that meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went
through the forest
C. Though they
met a lot of
difficulties,
but they
finally went
through the
forest.
D. Although they met a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the
forest.

C©u 36 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
To lack means to
A. be without B. be weak C. keep secret D. be with
C©u 37 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
When I was turning out my cupboard I this photograph of Uncle Ba
A. came round B. came across C. came over D. came into
C©u 38 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English
A. by well very
now
B. by very well now
C. very well by
now
D. very by well now
C©u 39 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
We are very anxious about the result of the exam.
A. worried B. careful C. excited D. careless
C©u 40 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.
A. If he
promises to
try harder, I
will never
help him.
B. Unless he promises to try harder, I will never help him.
C. If he
promised to
try harder, I
wouldn’t
help him.

D. Unless he doesn’t promise to try harder, I will help him.
C©u 41 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A. landed B. attacked C. disappeared D. rose
C©u 42 : Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The company asked for additional information.
A. certain B. emphatic C. necessary D. further
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space( from number 43 to number 55):
A year with overseas volunteers
I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village
in Chad, about 500 kilometers, from the capital. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock as conditions were
much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I soon got used to (3)… there. The people were always very
friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how…(4)… the countryside was.
One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used
to…(5) a long time every day (6) heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organization and arranged
to…(7) some pipes delivered. We built a simple pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect-
there were a few (8), but it made a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running water before. And
not …(10)did we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had been… (11) in the sun all
day.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well…
(12)doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was…(13) working for a charity.
Finally, there’s one more reason why I will never….(14) working for OV. A few months before I left, I met
and fell in love…(15)another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to England.
C©u 43. A. live B. lived C. living D. lives
C©u 44. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D. sweet
C©u 45. A. spend B. spent C. spends D. spending
C©u 46. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding
C©u 47. A. make B. let C. have D. allow
C©u 48. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D. punctures
C©u 49. A. which B. that C. they D. who

C©u 50. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also
C©u 51. A. lied B. lay C. laying D. lying
C©u52. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price
C©u 53. A. considering B. thinking C. going D. planning
C©u 54. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose
C©u 55. A. at B. to C. for D. with
C©u 56 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mr. Brown around the country if he saved enough money.
A. would travel B. has traveled C. will travel D. traveled
C©u 57 : Choose a word that has different stress pattern
A.
representiati
ve
B. satisfactory C.
deforestatio
n
D.
documentar
y
C©u 58 : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Some authors are too to criticism.
A. sensible B. sensational C. senseless D. sensitive
C©u 59 : Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.
A. She is too
short to
reach the
picture.
B. She is such a tall girl that she can reach the picture.
C. She is not

tall enough
to reach the
picture.
D. The picture is too high for her to reach.
C©u 60 : Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A. Listen B. Spell C. Talk D. Pronounce