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Trêng THPT DTNT– §Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 10
Quú Ch©u n¨m häc 2008-2009
Name: ................................................ M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Class: ................... Thêi gian: 150 phót
I. 1.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. watch B. chemistry C. technology D. school
2. A. house B. height C. hour D. half
3. A. end B. general C. expensive D. met
4. A. nothing B. other C. birthday D. thanks
5. A. visited B. decorated C. missed D. divided
2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer
7. A. technology B. illustration C. definition D. electronic
8. A. computer B. different C. capable D. calculate
9. A. number B. software C. manage D. invent
10. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music
II. Choose the best answers
11. Don't let children see……………..……..films.
A. horror B. horrifying C. horrified D. horrible
12. Vietnam team was warmly welcome by the…………….country.
A. local B. host C. hostess D. house
13. That girl tried to avoid ……………….. some of my questions.
A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered
14. He …………..…. at half past six, but now he ……………………. at five.
A. used to get up/ is used to getting up B. was used to getting up/used to get up
C. used to getting up/ is used to get up D. was used to get up/used to getting up
15. Hanoi National University was……………one hundred years ago.
A. begun B. established C. organised D. appeared
16. Keep silent! My father…………….. in his room.
A. is sleeping B. was sleeping C. has slept D. will be slept
17. He showed us the house………………….….he was born

A. which B. where C. in where D. in that
18. Tuan Chau island is…………….. 150kms north east of Hanoi.
A. located B. stood C. placed D. bordered
19. I’m going to meet a woman with …………. I used to study.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
20. The book ……………………….. I bought yesterday is very interesting
A. When B. Which C. Who D. Where
21. Anna is interested in …………….……… to opera singing.
A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. Listened
22. Ice …………………….…. to water if you heat it.
A. turns B. will turn C. turned D. would turn
23. ………….. Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project.
A. Since B. Although C. Despite D. In spite of
24. Madrid is famous……….……..…..its pulls
A. as B. with C. for D. of
25. Do you think the………………..should pay more taxes?
A. poorer B. poor C. poverty D. poorly
26. Amy, ……….….car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
27. He didn't go to school ……..………….his sickness.
A. unless B. because C. because of D. if
28. …………. are you learning English for? - To sing English songs.
A. What B. Where C. How D. How much
29. If you slept under a mosquito net you ………………….. bitten so often.
A. were not bitten B. won’t be bitten C. wouldn’t be bitten D. aren’t bitten
30. It was not until 2008 …………………….….I knew him
A. which B. that C. who D. then
III. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D.
31. If he had known the whole story he wouldn’t be so angry.
A B C D

32. Don't forget locking the door before going to bed.
A B C D
33. Her result at school made everybody shocking
A B C D
34. There were no chair in order that on, so we all had to sit on the floor.
A B C D
35. Although her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson .
A B C D
36. In spite being tired, he walked to the station .
A B C D
37. My sister is boring with the story.
A B C D
38. The teacher decided accepting the paper last week
A B C D
39. My brother has been playing the guitar since he is a little boy.
A B C D
40. Yesterday morning my mother bought me a new bicycle as my old one have been stolen.
A B C D
IV . 1 Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space
by circling the letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet
Most sport today is the work of skilled professionals. Football, or (41)………, is an example of a
(42)………game. The game of football was first (43)………...in Britain and then spread (44)
……….other countries. Now all countries hope to (45)………for the World Cup. However, there
are still plenty of amateur football (46)………. in Britain. They enjoy (47)…….. the game (48)
……… Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Amateur clubs can compete (49)…….. in the English
Football Association Cup (50)………… .
41. A. basketball B. skiing C. golf D. soccer
42. A. profession B. professional C. professionally D. professor
43. A. occurred B. taken C. played D. seen
44. A. to B. in C. out D. from

45. A. win B. lose C. compete D. share
46. A. makers B. players C. workers D. keepers
47. A. play B. to play C. played D. playing
48. A. in B. at C. about D. on
49. A. on B. against C. for D.by
50. A. compete B. competitor C. competative D. competition
2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
Daniel: How do you spend your day, Helen?
Helen: Well, on weekdays I get (51)…………around ten. At ten fifteen I read the paper for an
hour and (52)……………have lunch at twelve.
Daniel: Really? What time (53)……………you go to work?
Helen: I go to work (54)…………..three.
Daniel: And what time do you (55)…………. home at night?
Helen: I get home very late, (56)…………..midnight and go to bed at one (57)……………
Daniel: So, what (58)………….. you do exactly?
Helen: I’m a TV announcer. Don't you recognise me? I (59). ………weather report on KNTV.
Daniel: Oh, I'm sorry. I don't (60)………………TV.
3. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions:
They called New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly
very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full of car and
trucks, you can never find a place to park.
If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the
same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are
newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very very fast. Cab driving is
difficult job. It can be dangerous too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers
sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is
quick and it’s cheap, but parts of it are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often
fire on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean, silver trains. But you can’t see the
color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and out side.

61. What is the problem in New York ?
A. it has too many aples B. it is too big C. it looked like an apple D. it is too crowded
62. What does a cab mean ?
A. a truck B. a bus C. a taxi D. It is too crowded
63. Cab drivers in New York……………..
A. can be dangerous B. look the same
C. can be attacked by thieves D. were all born in New York
64. The world “track” can best be replaced by ………….
A. roadway B. station C. light bulb D. train
65. Subways in New York ………….
A. are quick but dirty B. have no lights C. are clothes D. often cause fires
V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning
66. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested.
She suggested ..................................................................................................
67. In spite of the cold weather, we went out.
Although...........................................................................................................
68. I have never been to this shop before.
This is the first ................................................................................................
69. My mother wrote the article last week.
The article.........................................................................................................
70. He said: "I didn’t play soccer yesterday”.
He told ............................................................................................................
71. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen
The boy whose ................................................................................................
72. Linh often played truant when he was in lower - secondary school.
Linh used to.............................................................................................
73. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ………………………………………………………………………………
74. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t carefully.
If …………………………………………………………………..………….

75. I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party last night
I wish…………………………………………………………….……………
VI. Write about the advantages and disadvantages of reading books (about 120-150 words)
Trêng THPT DTNT– ®¸p ¸n §Ò thi häc sinh giái khèi 10
Quú Ch©u n¨m häc 2008-2009
Name: ................................................ M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Class: ................... Thêi gian: 150 phót
I. 1.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1A 2C 3C 4B 5C
2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6A [kɑ:'tu:n] 7A [tek'nɔlədʒi] 8 A[kəm'pju:tə] 9D [in'vent] 10 A [bi'kʌm]
II. Choose the best answers
11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. B
III. Identify the error in each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C, or D.
31. C 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. D
IV . 1 Questions 51-60: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option
to fit each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet
41. D 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. B 50. D
2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
51. up 52. then 53. do 54. at 55. get
56. around 57. o'clock 58. do 59. give 60. watch
3. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions:

61D 62C 63C 64A 65A
V. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning
66. She suggested taking a taxi.
67. Although the weather was cold, we went out.
68. This is the first time I have been to this shop.
69. This article was written by my mother last week.

70. He told me he hadn’t played soccer the day before.
71. The boy whose bike has been stolen is bored.
72. Linh used to play truant when he was in lower-secondary school.
73. If you don’t learn hard, you won’t pass the exam.
74. If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money.
75. I wish I hadn’t gone to the party last night.
VI. Write the advantages and disadvantages of books (about 120-150 words)