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KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Năm học: 2008-2009
PART A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest in the same line:
1. A. literature B. apprehension C. adventure D. facility
2. A. recommend B. recollect C. reclaim D. recognition
3. A. preferable B. derivation C. preparation D. preliminary
4. A. envelopes B. communicates C. headaches D. judges
5. A. hatched B. learned (adj) C. dedicated D. needed
II. Choose the word whose prominent stress is different from the others in the
same line.
6. A. computer B. imagine C. property D. horizon
7. A. electric B. luxury C. architect D. mineral
8. A. arithmetic B. assassinate C. agriculture D. contributor
9. A. preservation B. potentially C. perversity D. magnificent
10. A. trigonometry B. dramatically C. photochemical D. documentary
PART B: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
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I. Choose the answer among A, B, C, or D which best fills the blank in each of
following sentences.
11. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be used …… .
A. up B. all C. whole D. at all
12. I do not think that purple shirt …… with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
13. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for 2 hours today after an accident ……
several vehicles.

A. containing B. connecting C. involving D. including
14. The company directors asked the government to …… in the dispute and prevent a
strike.
A. intervene B. interact C. intercept D. interpose
15. After the campaign a special medal was …… to all combatants.
A. gained B. awarded C. earned D. deserved
16. The usual reason for exemption from tax does not …… in this case.
A. apply B. impose C. regard D. concern
17. We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no …… for them.
A. request B. claim C. requirement D. demand
18. In the legal profession, men …… women by 5 to 1.
A. outnumber B. supersede C. overcome D. outclass
19. I must take this watch to be repaired as it …… over 20 minutes a day.
A. increases B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains
20. That was absolutely delicious. Can you give me the …… ?
A. formula B. instruction C. prescription D. recipe
II. Choose the correct word form among A, B, C or D to fill each of the blanks
to finish the following passage.
Every weekend in Britain thousands of walkers head off into the countryside with the
necessary (21) …… to enjoy their hiking. One thing they will not leave behind because
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it is considered an absolute (22) …… is their Ordnance Survey Map. These maps are
(23) …… to the walkers as they are very (24) …… , with up-to-date details about every
part of the country. The Ordnance Survey (25) …… in the eighteenth century and was
(26) …… intended to provide the army of the time with maps. Before this most maps
were (27) …… and unreliable. Better maps were thought to be important because the
country felt (28) …… by invasion from abroad or (29) …… at home. The organization
is still wholly owned by the Government, but it is recently given (30) …… fund status,
which allows it to reinvest any profits.
21. A. equip B. equipment C. equipped D. equipments

22. A. necessity B. necessary C. necessitate D. necessarily
23. A. valueless B. valuable C. value D. unvaluable
24. A. informant B. information C. informative D. inform
25. A. beginning B. began C. begin D. begun
26. A. originate B. origin C. originally D. originates
27. A. accurate B. inaccurate C. accuracy D. unaccurate
28. A. threatening B. threat C. threatened D. threaten
29. A. rebelling B. rebellion C. rebel D. rebels
30. A. trader B. trade C. traders D. trading
III. Choose the most suitable preposition among A, B, C or D for each
numbered gap to complete the passage.
If you look at the sky (31) …… a clear night, you will see that there are so many
twinkling lights that nobody is able to count them all. Most of these lights are stars.
They are (32) …… big moving balls in the sky. The stars we see (33) …… night are
much farther away (34) …… our sun, which is also a star. Some of these stars are like
our earth, they are (35) …… more solid material. They are called planets. They shine
just as a mirror does when you hold it (36) …… the sunlight. Instead (37) …… giving
(38) …… the light of their own, these planets reflect the light (39) …… our sun. The
other planets of the sun are much closer (40) …… our planet earth than the stars are.
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However these other planets are very far away. It would take a spaceship traveling
more than 60,000 miles an hour about five months to reach the nearest one.
31. A. on B. at C. in D. from
32. A. as B. like C. above D. under
33. A. on B. at C. beside D. beyond
34. A. between B. of C. from D. next
35. A. from B. by C. of D. in
36. A. to B against C. opposite D. across
37. A. along B. from C. with D. of
38. A. up B. back C. out D. in

39. A. from B. of C. with D. by
40. A. to B. away C. from D. within
IV.Choose the correct verb form among A, B, C or D for each numbered gap to
complete the passage.
I (41) …… up while flight attendant was serving breakfast. The plane was crossing the
Channel, and when I looked out of the window, I could see ships far below. I (42) ……
home after along time abroad, I had been away for over 20 years. I didn’t know what to
expect. I wondered whether things (43) …… much
The plane landed and the bus took us to the terminal building. After (44) …… my
luggage, I walked out of the baggage hall. I didn’t know whether anyone (45) there
to meet me. But when I appeared, I had a big surprise. Almost half my family were
there. It was wonderful.
“You (46) …… the old town,” my sister told me. “Almost everything has changed
since you last (47) …… it. They are building a new bridge at the moment. They (48) it
for the past three years, but they (49) ……it yet.” I’ve been back for nearly a month
now. And my sister was right. The place looks very different, but strangely enough it
still (50) …… the same, because the people that I love are here. I’m leaving again in a
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few weeks’ time, but I know that even if I’m away for 20 years again, this will always
be my home.
41. A. waked B. woke C. awake D. awaken
42. A. come B. am coming
C. was coming D. have been coming
43. A. had changed B. had been changed
C. have changed D. have been changed
44. A. colleted B. collecting C. having collected D. collect
45. A. is B. are C. were D. would be
46. A. don’t recognise B. didn’t recognise
C. won’t recognise D. wouldn’t recognise
47. A. see B. seen C. have seen D. saw

48. A. build B. built
C. have been building D. have built
49. A. haven’t finished B. hasn’t finished
C. haven’t been finishing D. hasn’t been finished
50. A. feel B. feeling C. felt D. feels
V. In each line below, four words or phrases have been underlined. Choose the
one word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that would not be accepted in standard
English.
51. Even though the girls have all ready visited ST. Augustine, they want to return to the
A B C D
Castillo de San Marcos.
52. The refugees are very upset because they have been deprived to their homeland and
A B C D
their families.
53. If it had not been for the computerized register tape from the grocery store, I never have
A B C
been able the figure on my expenditures.
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D
54. Our new television came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components.
A B C D
55. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
A B C D
56. Tim hopes go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits.
A B C D
57. The political candidate talked as if he has already been elected to the presidency.
A B C D
58. The teacher tried to make the classes enjoyable experiences for the students so they
A B
would take a greater interest in the subject.

C D
59. The streets are wet. There must be a heavy rain last night.
A B C D
60. John said he will invited some of his friends to dinner so Mary had to buy some more
A B C D
food and drink.
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by
choosing the best option among A, B, C or D.
The forest from which Man takes his timber is the tallest and most impressive plant
community on Earth. In terms of Man’s brief life, it appears permanent and un
changing, save for the season growth and fall of the leaves, but to the forester, it
represents the climax of a long succession of events.
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No wooded landscape we see today has been forest for all time. Plants have minimum
requirements of temperature and moisture and, in ages past, virtually every part of
Earth’s surface has, at some time, been either too dry or too cool for plants to survive.
However, as soon as climatic conditions change in favour of plant life, a fascinating
sequence of changes, called a primary succession, occurs first to colonize the barren
land and the lichen surviving on bare rock. Slowly, the acids produced by these
organisms crack the rock’s surface, plants debris accumulate and mosses establish
shallow root-holes. Ferns may allow and, with short grasses and shrubs, gradually form
a covering of plant life. Roots broke even deeper into the developing soil and
eventually large shrubs give way to the first trees. These grow rapidly, cutting off
sunlight from the smaller plants, and soon establish complete domination – closing their
ranks and forming a climax community which may endure for thousands of years. Yet
even this community is not everlasting. Fire may destroy it outright and settlers may cut
it down to gain land for pasture or cultivations. If the land is then abandoned, a
secondary succession will take over, developing much faster on the more hospitable
soil. Shrubs and trees are among the early invaders, their seeds carried by the wind, by

birds and lodged in the coat of mammals.
For as long as it stands and strives, the forest is a vast machine storing energy and the
many elements essential for life.
61. Why do we tend to think the forest as permanent?
A. Because the trees are so tall.
B. Because it is renewed each season.
C. Because our lives are comparatively short.
D. Because it is an essential part of our life.
62. What has sometimes caused plants to die out in the past?
A. Interference from the foresters.
B. Variations in climate.
C. The absence of wooded land.
D. The introduction of new types of plants.
63. In a “primary succession”, what makes it possible for mosses to take root?
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A. The type of rock. B. The amount of sunlight.
C. The amount of moisture. D. The effect of lichens.
64. What conditions are needed for shrubs to become established?
A. Ferns must take root.
B. The ground must be covered with grass.
C. More soil must accumulate.
D. Smaller plants must die now.
65. Why is a “secondary succession” quicker?
A. The ground is more suitable.
B. There’s more space for fewer plants.
C. Birds and animals bring new seeds.
D. It is supported by the forest.
II. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D which best fills each of the
blanks.
It is true that there have been great (66) …… in technology over the last forty years.

For examples, the uses of mobile phones and email communication are common these
days. (67) ……, machines could never do as good a job as a human, especially when it (68)
…… to interpreting what people are (69) …… . Of course, machines can translate plain
statements such as “Where is the bank?” but even simple statements are not always (70)
…… because meaning depends on more than just (71) …… . For instance, the word
“bank” has a (72) …… of different meanings in English. How does a translating machine
know which meaning to take?
In order to understand what people are saying, you need to take into account the (73)
…… between speakers and their situation. A machine cannot (74) …… the difference
between the English expressing “Look out” meaning “Be careful!” and “Look out”
meaning “Put your head out of the window”. You need a human being to (75) …… the
situation.
(76) …… with written language, it is difficult for a machine to know how to translate (77)
…… because we rarely translate every word (78) …… the contrary, we try to take into
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consideration how the idea would be (79) …… in the other language. This is hard to do
because every language has its own way of (80)…… and saying this.
66. A. advances B. steps C. progress D. advantages
67. A. Moreover B. In addition C. However D. Besides
68. A. arrives B. goes C. comes D. reaches
69. A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling
70. A. obvious B. direct
C. straight D. straightforward
71. A. grammar B. vocabulary C. words D. sentences
72. A. number B. variety C. plenty D. couple
73. A. relations B. relationship C. attitude D. action
74. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
75. A. interpret B. understand C. think D. believe
76. A. However B. In contrast C. Similarly D. In addition
77. A. exactly B. righteously C. rightfully D. accurately

78. A. With B. For C. On D. By
79. A. translated B. expressed C. spoken D. said
80. A. doing B. working C. making D. creating
PART D. WRITING
I. Choose the phrase or clause A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
81. I have never seen …… before.
A. such good film B. so good film
C. so good a film D. such a good film
82. Only when I saw the photograph …… he was your brother.
A. that I realised B. did I realise
C. that I realise D. do I realise
83. …… your help, I wouldn’t have been successful.
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A. Had not it been for B. Were not it for
C. Had it not been for D. Were it not for
84. It is a biological fact that children …… their parents.
A. take up B. take to
C. take after D. take out
85. Andrew suggested …… a class re – union.
A. to his ex – classmates that they should have
B. his ex – classmates to have
C. his ex – classmates that they should have
D. that his classmates had
86. I understand that the governor is considering a new proposal …… .
A. what would eliminate unnecessary writing in government
B. who wants to cut down on the amount of writing in government
C. to cause that the amount of papers written in government offices will be reduced
D. that would eliminate unnecessary paperwork in government
87. Jane changed her major from French to business, …… .
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment

B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. hoping to find a job more easily
D. with the hope for being able to find better a job
88. The doctor insisted that his patient …… .
A. that he not work too hard for three months
B. to take some vacations for three months
C. taking it easy inside of three months
D. take it easy for three months
89. Richard was asked to withdraw from graduate school because …… .
A. they believed he was not able to complete research
B. his ability the finish the research was not believed or trusted
C. it was decided that he was not capable to complete the research
D. he was deemed incapable of completing his research
90. The committee members resented …… .
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A. the president that he did not tell them about the meeting
B. the president not to inform them of the meeting
C. the president’s not informing them of the meeting
D. that the president had failed informing themselves that there was going to be a
meeting.
II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as the
sentences printed before.
91. Criteria like language or tribe can become the basis for political disintegration.
Political disintegration……………… …………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………
92. Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation which gave rise to
them.
Language group conflicts………… ………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
93. It is not certain that John will get the job.

It is not ………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
94. Waiting for buses irritates me.
Waiting for………………………………………….………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
95. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said.
She flatly…………………………….……………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………
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96. We regret to inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.
Much to our regret…………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
97. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
Such was………………………………………… …………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
98. You can’t expect me to pay for the ticket.
There’s no …………………………………………………………………………………
99. Some people simply can’t remember historical dates.
Some people find ……………………………………………………………………………
100. You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones anywhere.
Nowhere……………………………………………………………………………………
THE END
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