Đề thi HSG năm 2008 mon anh văn

* Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses (1m):
1. Forming research team is an……………………. way to prepare for class presentation of school social
studies.
[ EFFECT]
2. These children cannot attend the normal classes because they cannot hear, speak, and even see. They
are……………….children. [ABLE].
3. He is a very successful player. He plays very……………………[ SUCCEED)
4. Please write your name, age and……………………..below. [OCCUPY]
5. “Ton That Tung method” enables a liver………..……..to be completed in four to eight minutes instead of
three to six hours as before. [OPERATE].
* Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (3ms).
6. Van is having a stomachache. She (eat) _______________ a lot of fruits all day yesterday.
7. He is busy now; he (write) _______________a letter.
8. My friends (sing) _______________ when I (come) _______________ into the room.
9. I usually (spend) _______________ 2 hours doing my homework every night.
10. I (not meet) _____________ him since we last (study) __________________ in the tenth form.
11. At 1p.m last Sunday, Jimmy (cycle) _________________ to the beach.
12. I (stay) ____________________ here until you come.
13. Mr. Nam used to (live) ___________________ in the countryside.
14. If I have time tonight, I (finish) ________________ the exercise the teacher gave us.
15. If I had their phone numbers, I (phone) _________________ them and ask them.
16. I finished (read) _______________ the book and went to bed.
17. He agreed (start) _________________ the job as soon as possible.
18. I enjoy (visit) ________________ places I’ve never been to before.
* Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (3ms).
19. We didn’t send the reports last month.
--> The reports were not..............................................................................................................................
20. My father waters this flower every morning.
--> This flower is .........................................................................................................................................
21. Some people will interview the new president on TV.
--> The new president will .……………………………………………………………………………….

22. He has broken his nose in a football match.
--> His nose ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
23. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
--> If you didn’t .…………………………………………………………………………………………..
24.If he doesn’t have a key, he can’t get into the house.
→ Unless he ………….. .…………………………………………………………………………………
25. If you don’t work hard, you won’t pass the final test.
→ Unless you ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
26. That book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.
 If that book were ........................................................................................................................................
27. The girl is in hospital now. She was injured in the accident.
→ The girl.………………………………………………………………………………………………..
28. Can you pick up the papers? They are lying on the floor.
→ Can you pick up the papers …………………………………………………………………………..?
29. Mr.James teaches a class for students. Their native language is Japanese.
→ Mr.James, .……………………………………………………………………………………………..
30. I work in a company. Its employees come from many countries in the world.
 I work in a company ……….....................................................................................................................
31. “Why is the sky blue?” my three-year -old son often asks.
→ My three-year -old son often asks me why ..…………………………………………………………….
32. “I came back from the U.S.A three weeks ago,” he said.
 He said that he had.....................................................................................................................................
33. “ My father isn’t very well”, Tom said.
→ Tom told me that his father …………………………………………………………………………..
* Make questions for the following answers (1m)::
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34. I did my homework last night.
→ What did you………………………………………………………………………………. ?
35. Yes, I am a doctor.
→ Are you …………………………………………………………………………………….?

36. No, she wasn’t at home at 9.00.
→ Was …………………………………………………………………………………………?
37. They often go to school at 12.00.
→ What time …………………………………………………………………………………..?
38. I am a teacher of English.
→ What do ……………………………………………………………………………………..?
* Fill in each blank a suitable preposition (IN, ON or AT) (1m):
39. Linda often goes swimming ...……..Sundays.
40. I usually stay..………. home when I am tired.
41. Her birthday is ………….. June 9
th
.
42. He got up ………….. nine o’clock and left the house silently.
43. It is often very hot ………….. summer in Vietnam.
* Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow (1 mark) .
Albert Einstein was born on March 14
th
, 1897 in Ulm, Germany. His interest in science began when he
was only five years old. But in school, he was not a very good student. Albert dropped out of school at
fifteen because he hated strict discipline and rote-learning.
When his family moved to Milan, Italy, Albert decided to study Physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He failed the Institute’s entrance exam, but after a year’s study at a
school near Zurich, he passed and entered in 1896. he graduated in 1900. then he became a private physics
and mathematics tutor for two years.
In 1902, Einstein took a job in the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. The work was not very demanding, so he
had plenty of time to develop his theories that would later change science forever. In in 1909, Einstein finally
left his job at the Patent Office and began his lifelong career in the academic world. His genius had begun to
be recognized, and by 1914 he was at the top of his profession as a member of the Royal Prussian Academy
of Sciences in Berlin. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
In 1933, when Hitler came into power, Einstein moved to the U.S.A. he became a professor at the Institute

for Advanced Study and remained there until his death on April 18
th
, 1955.
Albert Einstein is remembered as the greatest scientist in the world.
44. How did Albert Einstein work at school?
______________________________________________________________________________________
45. When did he decide to study Physics in Switzerland?
______________________________________________________________________________________
46. What did he do right after finishing university?
______________________________________________________________________________________
47. Why did he have a lot of time to develop his theories while working in the Swiss Patent Office?
______________________________________________________________________________________
48. When and Where did he die?
______________________________________________________________________________________
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