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TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
KHỐI 11
Năm học : 2008 - 2009
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A. STRUCTURE – GRAMMAR :
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (4m.s)
1) Most of the undeveloped countries need a lot of ....................... aid.
A. together B. unselfish C. mutual D. friend
2) He is too ....................... to lend me his bicycle.
A. selfish B. enthusiastic C. helpful D. pleasant
3) He is a .............person because he is always friendly with everyone.
A. helpful B. good-natured C. honest D. quick-witted
4) If you want to get a good result in every work, you should have a.............
A. loyalty B. sympathy C. constancy D. unselfishness
5) A person or thing that is loved and admired very much is a(n) ..............
A. ideal B. idea C. idol D. fan
6) A short part of a film or movie that is shown separately is called a ......
A. picture B. clip C. news D. cartoon
7) She ..................... shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.
A. looked B. stared C. glanced D. sighted
8) This ........................ girl was disliked by the rest of the class.
A. helpful B. sneaky C. unselfish D. generous
9) I’ve never fallen in such a(n) ............................ situation before.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confused D. confusing
10) A date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important event is a(n) ............................... .

A. birthday B. celebration C. wedding D. anniversary
11) He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he is ....................... .
A. joyful B. enthusiastic C. reserved D. calm
12) Steve thought his ........................... with Helen was changing.
A. relate B. relative C. relation D. relationship
13) He is ............................ for his elderly parents.
A. paying attention B. looking C. caring D. taking care
14) He is smartly ........................ when he comes to an interview.
A. dressed B. put on C. worn D. undressed
15) John had agreed ......................... me in his office.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to be met D. being met
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16) it’s important for the figures ......................... regularly.
A. to update B. updating C. to be updated D. being updated
17) It is no good ............................ sorry for yourself.
A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt
18) The man wanted to avoid ...................... on security cameras.
A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen
19) Peter ........................ to go in for the exam.
A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided
20)I tried ........................... the bus, but I missed it.
A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught
21) To do the work for a humane society is ......................... .
A. friendly B. mutual C. voluntary D. thoughtless
22) There is a special fund for the severely ....................... .
A. orphan B. volunteer C. aged D. handicapped
23) The ...................... of this society is to provide community education for street children.
A. mission B. work C. job D. duty
24) The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ......................... .
A. action B. activity C. donation D. organization

25) We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
26) Shy people often find it difficult to ........................ group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in
27) I am ......................... to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.
A. capable B. excused C. unable D. disliked
28) ....................... it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
29)......................... that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew
30) I hate ....................... a child ........................ .
A. see/ crying B. see/ cry C. seeing/ to cry D. seeing/ cry
31) The ........................... of masses is an essential educational way of our party and people.
A. generalization B. role C. duty D. universalisation
32) The loving-peace people have been working for the ......................... of World Peace.
A. access B. glory C. success D. promotion
33) A group of people from a particular or of a particular race living in a country where the main group
is of different culture or race is called...........
A. mountaineers B. ethnic minority
C. nations D. undeveloped people
34) The new tax policy comes into effect next month.
A. comes into use B. begins to apply C. starts D. A & B
35) A situation in which something is happening or a lot of things are being done is a(n) ...............
A. work B. action C. activity D. happening
36) The most important thing we should do now is to tackle the problem of widespread ................
A. illiterate B. illiteracy C. literate D. literacy
37) “Don’t forget to ring me”
A. I advised David to ring me B. I reminded David to ring me
C. I offered to be rungD. You promised to ring me
38) A situation in which people organizations compete with each other to find out who is the best at

something.
A. participation B. competition C. activity D. performance
39) To make something develop or become more active.
A. to encourage B. to enhance C. to stimulate D. to strike
40) A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group.
A. contestant B. competitor C. examinee D. representative
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6.................... 7.................... 8................... 9.................. 10..................
11.................. 12.................. 13................. 14................ 15..................
16.................. 17.................. 18................. 19................ 20..................
21.................. 22................. 23................. 24................ 25..................
26.................. 27................. 28................. 29................ 30..................
31.................. 32................. 33................. 34................ 35..................
36.................. 37................. 38................. 39................. 40..................
B. READING:
PART 1 - Give the correct word – form for each sentence using the suggestions. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.
1. Lasers are used as ……..................…… accurate scalpels. MIRACLE
2. He stepped on some ………............……… glass. BREAK
3. What is your ……………............……… for this problem ? ARGUE
4 Be careful. The streets are ………....................... after the rain. SLIP
5. The police are trying to find some more ………............…… PROVE
6. She received a lot of ……………............… from her mother. COURAGE
7. There is no real ………............… between men and women. EQUAL
8. His bad ……............…… made his parents upset. BEHAVE
9. Tropical diseases are …………............… rare in Europe. COMPARE
10. All the newspapers praised the ……............… of the firemen. BRAVE
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………..

PART 2 - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank. ( 2 m.s )
Write the answers after the numbers.
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS.
For many young people, sport is a popular part of school life and (1) ………… in one of the
school teams and playing in matches is very important. (2) ………… someone is in a team it
means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) ……………
home, as many matches are played then.
It can also (4) …………… travelling to other towns to play against other school teams
and then (5) …………… on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or
other students will travel with the team to (6) ……………… their own side.
When a school team wins the match, it is the whole school feels proud, (7) ………… only
the players. It can also mean that a school (8) …………… well-known for being good at certain
sports and pupils from that school may end up playing (9) ………… national or international
teams so that the school has some really (10) ………… names associated with it !
1- A. having B. being C. taking D. putting
2- A.If B. As C. Then D. So
3- A. at B. on C. for D. from
4- A. evolve B. permit C. involve D. cancel
5- A. being B. staying C. leaving D. spending
6- A. support B. play C. fight D. enable
7- A. but B. however C. and D. not
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8- A. turns B. makes C. comes D. becomes
9- A. up B. to C. for D. besides
10- A. famous B. old C. new D. common
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………..
PART 3 - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.
THE WILDLIFE

A- Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these
chemicals pollute the environment and harm wildlife.
B- There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or
other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as
pets.
C- The most successful animals on earth – human beings will soon be the only ones,
unless we can solve this problem.
D- Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger.
Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make an
effort to protect them.
E- For animals and birds, the big problem is that their habitat – the place where they
live – is disappearing. More land is used for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer
open spaces than there once were.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
PART 4 - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph. ( 2 m.s )
Write the answers after the numbers.
Air pollution is a cause of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws
limiting the amount of smoke that factories can produce. Although there is not enough
information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution
causes lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The
lead from petrol produces a poisonous gas that often collects in busy streets surrounded by high
buildings. Children who live there cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy
when they use their hands.
There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to
increase, the Earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may melt and
causes serious floods.
1. The passage is about …………………….
a. air pollution b. ill health c. exhaust d. Earth’s climate
2. Some governments have passed ……………………. to reduce the air pollution.

a. human b. smoke c. laws d. buildings
3. Doctors ……………………. that air pollution causes lung diseases.
a. thought b. believed c. realized d. proved
4. The word “…………………….” in the passage means “air in or around a place”.
a. atmosphere b. smoke c. pollution d. climate
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5. Air pollution in most cities mainly causes by gasses from ……………………. .
a. home smoke b. exhaust of cars c. factories d. natural gases
6. Poinsonous gas is ……………………. to children’s health.
a. harmful b. harmless c. harmfully d. harmlessly
7. Children effected by poinsonous gas find it ……………………. to use hands.
a. easy b. difficult c. comfortable d. useful
8. What will happen if the Earth becomes warmer ?
a. There will be floods. b. There will be laws about pollution.
c. The children will be clumsy. d. The gases will increase.
9. Many serious floods happens because the earth’s temperature ……………………. .
a. decreases b. increases c. changed d. is controlled
10. Air pollution effects dirrectly to the ……………………. .
a. children b. governments c. buildings d. Earth’s weather
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………..
PART 5 - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.
There are 1-.................................. that make it difficult for me to understand. First,
2-...................................... as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading. I
sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken. Second, 3-...................................
have a wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third, there
are a lot of 4-........................................ These expressions also differ depending on the area a
speaker is from. Finally, there are 5-..................................... These sounds are difficult for me
to distinguish./.

A- native speakers
B- sounds that do not exist in my native language
C- several things of spoken English
D- idioms and slang expressions
E- many words are not pronounced
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
PART 6 - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.
conditions insurance power according little
labour first problems who wages
Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by
migrant workers (1) ................... migrate or move from area to area (2) ...................... to the crops
that need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers
when they (3) ..................... arrived in the United States. Often they had (4) .................. with the
English language or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country.
A person looking objectively at the (5) .................. of these workers might say that their
way of life was (6) .................... better than slavery. They were housed in sub-standard
conditions, received (7) ................... far below minimum, and had no medical or (8) ....................
benefits. The migant workers had no (9) ..................... unions that could bargain for better wages,
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