de thi chon hoc gioi tinh Bac Giang 2008-2009

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Bắc Giang NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest. Circile the letter you choose (5 p)
1.A.campus B. relax C.locate D.fashion
2.A.sing B.fine C.time D.nice
3.A.gather B.ethnic C.there D.although
4.A.talked B.watched C.ordered D.stopped
5.A.exchange B.reach C.chance D.chemistry
II. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern. Circle the letter you
choose (5 p)
6.A.control B.remote C.purpose D.respond
7.A.economic B.encourage C.embroider D.experience
8.A.inspiration B.collection C.reputation D.limitation
9.A.objection B.opinion C.official D.optional
10.A.compulsory B.convient C.correspon D.communicate
III. Choose the answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence. Circle the letter you choose
(10p)
11. They…all day swimming snd sunbathing at the beach
A.passed B.used C.took D.spent
12. The hotel room…over a very beautiful park
A.viewed out B.faced up C.opened up D.looked out
13. On Sundays in England, most shops were closed and…the theaters and cinemas
A.so were B.neither were C.were too D.so weren’t
14. We didn’t…to the station in time to catch the train
A.get B.reach C.arrive D.leave
15. Either John or his brothers…the money
A.has stolen B.have stolen C.has been stolen D.have been stolen
16. I remember…the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when
A.to post B.posted C.posting D.post
17. Jane lost her case because it didn’t have…with hername on

A.a ticket B.a poster C.a label D.an identification
18. Do you know what time the train…for Leeds?
A,gets B.reaches C.arrives D.leaves
19. The policeman warned us…there
A.to not go B.not to go C.not to going D.not go
20. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he…enough time to join
A.had B.had been C.had had D.has had
IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in capital letters (10 p)
21. The weather was terrible, so we had a very…holiday PLEASE
22. I’m afraid you have been…She no longer works for you INFORM
23. When you are late for school, you should…to your teacher APOLOGY
24. Liverpool is an…city in the north of England INDUSTRY
25. There are many people living in…now in the world POOR
26. Our school has a lot of…teachers QUALIFY
27. Unfortunately, the film got…reviews FAVOR
28. We could see some strange…on her face EXPRESS
29. You should write a letter of…to tha institute INQURE
30. Environmental…is everybody’s responsibility PROTECT
V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following
sentences (10p)
31.The astronaust’s clothers (make)…from special matrrials.
32.My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (juist go)…out
33.We would have caught the last bus if we (leave)…the cinema five minutes earlier
34.Jeans (make)…about two hundered years ago
35.If you go to England, you’ll have to getused to (drive)…on the left
36.You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround)…by tall trees
37.He talked as if he (know)…where she was
38.Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (talk)…to Mrs.Luy in the playground?
39.I wrote to my penpal two weeks ago, but I (not receive)…her reply since then
40.Were Iyour age, I (do)…differently

VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (10p)
41.We wish we had a father…yours
42.When I saw Mai, I congratulated…her success in the exam
43.What do people jog…?
44.I’ve just rewarded with a book…her good study
45.They’ve left Hanoi…Sapa
46.Vietnamese woman usually wear the Ao dai, sometimes at work, and especially…their
special occassions
47.She’ll visit us as soon as she arrives…Paris
48.Nam is not very good…mathematics
49.Have you ever been…NewYork yet?-No, never
50.I’ll be waiting for you…8.00 tomorrow morning at the station
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.(10p)
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the way by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air (51)… gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and
other substances, and damages the soil with (52)…many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also
pollutes his surroundings in various (53)…ways. For examples, people ruin natural
Beauty by scattering junk and litter (54)…the land and in the water. They operate machines and
motor vehicles (55)…fill thr air with disturbing noise. Evironmental pollution is (56)…of the
most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are (57)…to the survival of all
living things. Badly polluted air can (58)…illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and
other marine life. Pollution of soil (59)…the amount of land that is available for growing food.
Environmental pollution (60)…brings the ugliness to man’s naturally beatiful word.
VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A,B,C or D by circling the
letter you choose (10 p)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization designed (61)…and
liberalize international trade. The WTO came into being (62)…January 1,1995 and is the
successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (63)…was created in 1947
and continued to opearate for almost five decades as a defactor international organization. The
World Trade Organization deals with the (64)…of trade between nations at a near-global (65)…

it is (66)…for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements and is in charge of policing
member countries’s adherence to all the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world’s
trading nations and ratified in their (67)…Most of the WTO’s current work (68)… from the
1986-1994 negotiations called Uruguay Round, and earlier negotiations under the GATT. The
organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha Development Agenda
(DDA) launchad in 2001. The WTO is (69)…by a Minister Conference, which meets every two
years, a General Council, which implements the conference’s policy decisions and is
responsible for day-to-day administration, and a director-general, who is (70)… by the Minister
Conference. The WTO’s headquaters are in Geneva Switzerland
61.A.see B.look at C.supervise D.take care
62.A.in B.on C.from D.at
63.A.that B.where C.thing D.which
64.A.rulers B.law C.standard D.stipulations
65.A.levels B.level C.degree D.scales
66.A.able B.responsibility C.responsible D.charge
67.A.state B.agency C.office D.government
68.A.goes B.comes C.derives D.come
69.A.governed B.governing C.government D.governmental
70.A.appointed B.directed C.leaded D.acted
IX. Each line of the following passage contains error. Find out and underline the error
then correct it (10p)
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year Example:0)celebrated:
Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their house 71…
and paint the walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or 72…
two days before the festive, people make Bang Chung, that is the 73…
traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Eve,the 74…
whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every members of 75…
the family should be present during the dinner in which much 76…
different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year morning, the 77…
young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In 78…

return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes. 79…
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, frieng and relatives. 8O…
X.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words (10p)
81.If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out
Unless…
82.You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches
In case…
83.Inspite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr Anderson decided ti settle Hanoi
Although…
84.All visitors to the town fall in love with it
Everbody who…
85.That man used to work wirh me when I lived in Moscow
That’s…
86.John has never been so rude to anybody
Never…
87.Her voice is so sofl that it is impossible for me to hear it
She…
88.People don’t do enough exercise, so there are a lot of heart diseases
If people…
89.They are building a new museum in the city centre
A new museum…
90.I now regret spending too much money on clothes
I wish…
ĐÁP ÁN
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D
6.C 7.A 8B 9.D 10.C
11.D 12.D 13.A 14.A 15.B
16.C 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.C
21.unpleasant/unpleasing 22.uninformed 23.apologize 24.industrialized 25.poverty
26.qualified 27.unfavorable 28.expressions 29.inquiry 30.protection

31.are made 32.had just gone 33.had left 34.were made 35.driving
36.surrounded 37.had known 38.is talking 39.haven’t received 40.would do
41.like 42.on 43.for 44.for 45.for
46.on 47.in 48.at 49.to 50.at
51.with 52.too 53.other 54.on 55.which
56.one 57.necessary 58.cause 59.reduces 60.also
61.C 62.B 63.D 64.A 65,D
66.C 67.A 68.C 69.A 70.A
IX. Each line of the following passage contains error. Find out and underline the error
then correct it (10p)
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year Example:0.celebrated:
Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their house
71.before
and paint the walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or
72.bought
two days before the festive, people make Bang Chung, that is the
73.which
traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Eve,the
74.other
whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every members of
75.member
the family should be present during the dinner in which much
76.many
different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year morning, the
77.are
young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In
78.their
return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes.
79.wrapped
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, frieng and relatives.

8O.neighbors
X.Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words (10p)
81.somebody puts some more coal, the fire will go out