Tài liệu ĐỀ ÔN THI HSG SỐ 01

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 1
ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
BÌNH PHƯỚC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 15-01-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word whose part underlinedpart is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5pts)
1. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
2. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration
3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
4. A. cleaned B. repaired C. planned D. laughed
5. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
II. Choose the word with the main stress placed differently from the others in each group. (5pts)
1. A. extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
2. A. friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
3. A. method B.quiet C.major D.electric
4. A. produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
5. A. interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to
the correct word or phrase (10 pts).
1. The social services are chiefly _______ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your_______
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper
3. It was a hot day, and many people were_______ their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting

4. After a lot of difficulty, he _______ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
5. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious_______ .
A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury
6. The country’s annual_______ of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977
A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production
7. he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth_______ .
A came out B. came through C. went out D turned out
8. Jane was shocked when I disagreed with her . She’s so used to getting her own_______ .
A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views
9. When he sings, he has the _______ ability to make songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
10. The management are making _______ to increase the company's efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
11. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano.
A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed
12. Rarely________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12.
A. do children B. children have C. children D. are children
13. Have something to eat before you________.
A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left
14. What made you more interested ________ learning English?
A. on B. in C. with D. to
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15. When they get together, all they talk _______ is football.
A. to B. with C. about D. on
16. Jim wishes he _______ Jane to his birthday party last night.
A. invited B. would invite C. have invited D. had invited
17. ________ from Bill, all the students said they would go to the party.
A. Apart B. Only C. Except D. Separate
18. Jane is going to go abroad next month and she's having a ________ party on Sunday.

A. birthday B. farewell C. wedding D. anniversary
19. I had no ________ a place to live. In fact it was surprising easy.
A. difficulty to find B. difficulty finding
C. difficulty when I find D. difficulty while finding
20. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.
A. to repair B. repairing C.being repaired D. be repaired
21. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
22. We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
23. Stacey seems like a bright student. She's always the first ______ her work.
A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finished
24. We were shocked to hear the news of your ______.
A. having fired B. to be fired
C. having been fired D. to have been fired
25. I think I hear someone ______ the back window. Do you hear it, too?
A. trying open B. trying to open C. try opening D. try to open
26. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care______ others.
A. in B. on C. to D. of
27. They have no money and are forced to live on ______.
A. fund B. saving C. charity D. donation
28. 'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ______.
A. leaving B. that she left C. to leave D. in leaving
29. I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ______ his talk tomorrow.
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. to hearing
30. I don't blame you ______ to go outside in this awful weather.
A. not wanting B. for not wanting C. not to want D. not to have wanted
31. They asked ______ our bags outside the exam room.
A. to leave B. us to leave C. we leave D. us leaving
32. She was the first in her family ______ a college education.

A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
33. A child's vocabulary _______ through reading.
A. expands B. expends C. expels D. exposes
34. The lecturer recommended ______ a number of books before the exam.
A. reading B. to read C. us reading D. to have read
35. If you saw a lawyer, he'd advise you _______ legal action.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. for taking
36. Hardly _______ to the bus-stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. did they get B. they had got C. they got D. had they got
37. We are going to get our house _______ next week.
A. painting B. to paint C. painted D. to be painted
38. He advised me _______ anything about it for the time being.
A. didn't do B. not do C. don't do D. not to do
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39. We managed to ______ over $4,000 through donations and other events.
A. deposit B. donate C. raise D. exchange
40. The children were warned ______ in the lake without an adult present.
A. not swim B. not to swim C. not swimming D. to not swim
41. She'd wanted to know if I ______ Paul recently.
A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. would see
42. He apologized _______ not being able to complete the poem.
A. in B. on C. of D. for
43. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.
A. recite B. announce C. explain D. appoint
44. The winner of the contest was given a(n) _______ for her excellent performance.
A. bonus B. reward C. fine D. award
45. My teachers always encourage _______ hard at school.
A. to work B. us to work C. working D. that we work
46. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty _______.
A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. to walking

47. His doctor suggested that he _______ a short leave of absence.
A. will take B. take C. would take D. took
48. It is no use _______ to school if you _______ to work hard.
A. going - do not ready B. to go - do not ready
C. going - are not ready D. go - are not ready
49. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.
A. in B. at C. on D. during
50. Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.
A. excited B. interested C. keen D. concerned
51. ______ the furniture ______ arrived yet.
A. None / has B. None / have C. None of / has D. None of / have
52. Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework.
A. seems B. seem C. seemed D. has been
53. Neither Jane nor her brothers _______ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip.
A. need B. needs C. is needing D. has need
54. The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _______.
A. is used to be B. was used to be C. used to be D. is used to being
55. If I were you, _______ and tell her you're going to be late.
A. I phone B. I'll phone C. I'd phone D. I'd have phoned
56. Let the boy _______ it himself before you offer to help.
A. try B. to try C. trying D. will try
57. I suddenfy came __ a very valuable book when we was in the bookshop.
A. up B. into C. across D. down
58. Prices are going _____ in a worry way.
A. up B. over C. away D. off
59. Does he tell you how he is getting _____ his new colleagues?
A. on with B. on of C. away with D. out of
60. _____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. On behalf B. In place C. Instead D. On account
IV. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10pts)

1. When I (look) _______ at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try)_______ to open it.
2. When we (get)_______ to the restaurant, we (find) _______ that nobody (remember) _______ to reserve a table.
3. The doctor (examine)_______ him, and (find)_______ that he (break)_______ his arm.
4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb)_______ while I (be) _______ out.
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5. We (be)_______ a few minutes late, so` the film (already start)_______ when we (get) _______ to the cinema.
6. As soon as she arrived England, she (find)_______ that the language (be) _______ quite different from the English
that she (learn)_______ at school.
7. " Good afternoon. Can I help you ? "
" Yes. I (bring)_______ my watch to you for repair three weeks ago. Is it ready yet ? "
8. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell) _______ her.
9. I'm going to bed. I (work)_______ for hours and I'm tired.
10.We (cook)_______ all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock we still weren't ready.
V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (5pts)
1. I am afraid you have ............ me because that is not what I meant (understand)
2. We had to take out a .........from the bank to buy the car. ( lend)
3. Everyone was very ...........by the good news. (heart)
4. On a ...........day we receive about fifty letters. (type)
5. Freedom of ...........is one of the fundamental rights. (speak)
6. Irregular verbs must be ............ (memory)
7. Carl is studying to become a .............. (law)
8. We have decided to interview only the best six ............for the job (apply)
9. Uncle George lives in an attractive .............part of Sydney. (reside)
10. Everyone is worried about the ............of the rainforests (destroy)
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (20pts)
A. Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The (1)_______ of
the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the importance of which cannot (2)_______
overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us (3)_______ both entertainment (4)_______ information.
The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form (5)_______ is recognisable to us today.
The books read by the Romans , (6)_______ , have some similarity to the ones we (7)_______ now. Until the

middle of the 15
th
century, in Europe, all books were (8)_______ by hand. They were often beautifully
illustrated and always rare and (9_______ .With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication
and distribution of books, making knowledge (10)_______ widespread and accessible.
B. Jogging is running slowly (1) _______ long distance. Most joggers begin (2) _______ they hear jogging is
very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people (3) _______ weight. It can also help
them feel better(4) _______ themselves. Ronald Robbins, (5) _______ is forty-two years old and works in an
office, began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat. At (6) _______ be could only run about
100 yards. It (7) _______ him three months to be able to run a mile. But two years later, he ran (8) ………. a
marathon race
- over twenty-six miles. Mary joggers, like Donald Robbins, feel that (9) _______ they can succeed in jogging,
they succeed in other things and quite often this feeling helps them at (10) _______ jobs.
VII. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10pts)
1. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry _______
2. In this respect, French differs_______ English
3. I'll come _______ to pick her up at 8 o'clock.
4. The passage is written_______ English .
5. Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice _______ India.
6. As I was coming out of the room, I collided _______ somebody who was coming in.
7. The people next door are furious _______ us _______ making so much noise last night.
8. When I realized I was wrong. I apologized _______ them _______ my mistake.
9. She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her _______ being lazy.
10. It’s stupid _______ her to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
VIII. Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. (10pts)
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Do you remember I told you I was trying to get a part-time job as a waiter at a Japanese restaurant? Well, I
finally got (1).................. . Of course, I haven’t been working there long, (2)............... I can already tell it’s a
wonderful place (3)................ All the staff are very friendly and helpful. Besides, (4)................ pay is good and
they let us eat (5)................ we want after work. I work only as a main job is to take orders from the (7)...............

, give the orders to the cooks, and take the (8)................. to the customers. I often have to describe (9)...............
different Japanese dishes. Sometimes Japanese customers speak to me in Japanese, (10).............. me to know the
language. I love that work experience very much
1. A. them B. that part C. one D. then
2. A. however B. in contrast C. but D. on the contrary
3. A. to work B. working C. at work D. to working
4. A. one B. an C. a D. the
5. A. what B. when C. how D. whose
6. A. of B. during C. on D. around
7. A. manager B. waiters C. customers D. cooks
8. A. food B. menu C. bill D. drinks
9. A. no B. lots C. many D. both
10. A. expected B. has expected C. to expectingD. expecting
IX. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (15pts)
1. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
=> Martin’s …………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
=> Had his …………………………………………………………………………………...
3.The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter.
=> Only after …………………………………………………………………………………
4. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
=> I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Mary was the only student absent from class.
=> Apart ……………………………………………………………………………………...
6. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
=> Older people have ………………………………………………………………………...
7. Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
=> Jena has only ……………………………………………………………………………..
8. He does almost no work.
=> He hardly …………………………………………………………………………………

9. I had expected the weather to be worse.
=> The weather was not ……………………………………………………………………...
10. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
=> Not only …………………………………………………………………………………..
11. We had never been so happy before.
=> We were …………………………………………………………………………………..
12. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
=> John congratulated………………………………………………………………………...
13. They have read us an interesting story.
=> An…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
=> On ………………………………………………………………………………………...
15. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
=> It‘s high time……………………………………………………………………………..
X. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5pts)
1.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier. should
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