Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.. The social services are chiefly______ with the poor, the old and the sick.[r]
(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP
TƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 3
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày làm 14 – 08 - 2010
I Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
1 A tool B moon C soon D cook
2 A chemistry B champ C church D champion
3 A cough B though C rough D tough
4 A fear B tear C bear D hear
5 A invention B question C information D protection
II Choose a word that has different stress pattern.
6 A person B enough C picture D people
7 A rainfall B children C religion D different
8 A extreme B generous C lonely D clothing
9 A friendly B extra C along D orphanage
10 A method B quiet C major D electric
III Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 11 The social services are chiefly with the poor, the old and the sick
A Influenced B related C suffered D concerned 12 I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your
A blood B storm C explosion D temper
13 It was a hot day, and many people were their way to the beach A taking B hitting C making D setting 14 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door
A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized 15 The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious
A damage B pain C wound D injury
16 The country’s annual of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977 A produce B growth C outcome D production 17 he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth
A came out B came through C went out D turned out 18 Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own
A mind B way C opinion D views 19 When he sings, he has the ability to make songs sound good
A sparse B rare C infrequent D scarce
20 The management are making to increase the company's efficiency
A measures B steps C moves D deeds
21 I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to
A soul B mind C spirit D heart
22 I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down again!
A even B still C yet D right
23 Simon in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else A confided B intimated C confessed D disclosed 24 It’s time we …the bus
A catch B caught C catching D to catch
25 He wants to his room
A decorate B decorator C decorative D decoration
26 the birthday Nam’s mother, he made her a big cake
(2)27 Take the bus, and at Oxford Circus
A get out B get off C get down D get away
28 We went by train to west of England
A a – the B the - the C.Ø – the D.Ø - Ø
29 They all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach
A used B passed C occupied D spent
30 This jacket is the kind of thing I want Can I
A.try it on B dress in C take it off D wear it
31 The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep
A falling B leaving C going D feeling
32 Viet got up late he couldn’t catch the first bus
A then B so C as D when
33 Nam wishes he have to clean all the windows
A don’t B doesn’t C wasn’t D didn’t
34 The secretary I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was
A which B whose C when D whom
35 When you get to the station, I for you outside
A shall waiting B shall wait C waiting D shall be waiting 36 We expected him at eight but he finally at midnight
A appeared B appears C appearing D appear
37 A check is all right, but I’d rather you me cash
A pay B paid C would pay D had paid
38 We started early to avoid being late for work
A so that B in order that C so D so as
39 In the newspaper there a lot of news about the earthquake
A be B are C is D were
40 The old in her village always others' help
A is living / need B living / need C living / needs D lived / need 41 "Which of these two men is Chinese?" " is"
A Both of them B All of them C none of them D Neither of them 42 My shoes are dirty I'd better take them before I come in
A away B up C on D off
43 This subject, , is very important
A which we are going to discuss B which is going to discuss C that we are gong to discuss D A and B are correct
44 I' m very tired , I have to finish my homework before going to bed
A Although B Moreover C Therefore D However
45 Why don't we go for a picnic this weekend?
A What you want to suggest? B Yes, please
C That's a good idea D How's that
46 Vietnam, is in South-east Asia, export rice
A where B which C that D when
47 Have you ever heard this song in Vietnam
A singing B sing C sung D being sung
48 You'll be ill you stop working so hard
A unless B when C until D if
49 She demands that we _ there on time for the show
A should be B be C is D are
50 Man will have a barber his hair
(3)IV Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
Example: (0) depression
EXERCISE
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (0) DEPRESS _ away It improves your body and your mind and (51) you to perform better in the work place at home
Proper (52) is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into (53) .your heart rate It can be (54) to too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the (55) of "listening to your body” When you first start you should use good (56) , because it's essay to make the mistake of using the equipment (57) or doing too much at one time Start slowly and build up gradually
Exercise should not be seen as a (58) task; it can be as essay as a quick walk To increase your fitness (59) , exercise for 20 minutes a day, to times a week and you will notice a (60) in your body and mind in a few weeks
DEPRESSED ABLE
BREATH CONSIDER HARM
IMPORTANT JUDGE
CORRECT DEMAND STEADY DIFFERENT Question 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary (12 points).
The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea An American sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on November 1872 - bound for Genoa in Italy, with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol
A month later - on December - she (61 sight) east of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia By an amazing coincidence, the master of the British ship, Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs (62 dine) together in New York the night before the Mary Celeste (63 set sail) So Morehouse (64 realize) , that the Mary Celeste (65 sail) in the wrong direction What could be the ship doing, he (66 wonder) ? Having hailed his friend's ship and got no reply, he (67 go) to investigate There (68 be) nobody on board Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter (69 all vanish) The last entry in the ship's log was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (70 be) within six miles of the Azores
An enquiry (71 hold later) in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery of the Mary Celeste ( 72 never solve)
Question 6: Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word The first gap has been done as an example (15 points).
EVOLUTION
It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the past, having changed by a general process called evolution But this theory has been widely accepted for little (73) _ than a hundred years The present theory of evolution was developed (74) _two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working independently
(4)of birds, later to become known (78) _ “Darwin’s finches” They were similar to one (79) _in their color, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (80) _the same finch stock, (81) _each had a different kind of beak and was adapted (82) _a different way of life (83) _were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers and various other types
Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (84) _types had been blown to the islands in bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (85) _the various forms In the years after the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited (86) _their environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (87) _well adapted would die out
VII Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each space(10 points).
There people jumped (88) … a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (89) … Mr Peter Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Brimfield (90) … his Avenger estate car home (91) … Work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car He stopped, (92) … was unable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the fames He then (93) … to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (94) …, but (95) … also failed to have any effect (96) … he telephone for a (97) …, but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burnt out
88 A into 89 A flames 90 A drove 91 A to 92 A but 93 A wandered 94 A hospital 95 A this 96 A at length 97 A police car
B on B petrol B has driven B from B because B jumped B garage B those B finally B ambulance
C out of C smoke C was driving C at C although C walked C library C that C at the end C taxi
D over D sparks D was driven D in
D so D ran
D swimming pool D these
D Terminally D fire engine Question8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points).
98 I came home, it began to rain
=> Barely ……… 99 Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped
=> Poor……… 100 John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice
=> Did……… 101 Maryam is poor, but people easily believe that she is a millionaire when she talks => Maryam talks……… 102 We admire Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest
=> We look ……… 103 She dresses in red so that everyone will take notice of her
=> She dresses in red so……… 104 It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down
=> It is so……… 105 He is so strong that he can lift two tables at the same time
=> Such……… 106 Turn off all the faucets before going out
(5)=> The teacher demanded that ……… 108 “ I can’t work with Daisy anymore.” John said to the boss
=> John couldn’t put……… 109, “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend
=> John congratulated……… 110 They have read us an interesting story
=> An……… 111 Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it
=> On ……… 112 The last storm destroyed Lan’s house
=> It ‘s high time……… Question 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points).
113.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow will
=> They say tomorrow ……… 114.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock takes
=> The plane to Rio ……… 115.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down is
=> It looks like that old bridge ……… 116.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk must
=> You ……… ……… 117.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said promised
=> She……… upload.123doc.net.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier should => You……….……… 119.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them warned
=> She……….…… 120 He would not stop talking although no one was listening insisted
=> He ……… 121 The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen apart
=> The house was completely ……… 122 They continued to look for the girl till it got dark search
=> The ………
I Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
1 A tool B moon C soon D cook
2 A chemistry B champ C church D champion
3 A cough B though C rough D tough
4 A fear B tear C bear D hear
(6)II Choose a word that has different stress pattern.
6 A person B enough C picture D people
7 A rainfall B children C religion D different
8 A extreme B generous C lonely D clothing
9 A friendly B extra C along D orphanage
10 A method B quiet C major D electric
III Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 11 The social services are chiefly with the poor, the old and the sick
A Influenced B related C suffered D concerned 12 I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your
A blood B storm C explosion D temper
13 It was a hot day, and many people were their way to the beach A taking B hitting C making D setting 14 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door
A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized 15 The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious
A damage B pain C wound D injury
16 The country’s annual of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977 A produce B growth C outcome D production 17 he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth
A came out B came through C went out D turned out 18 Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own
A mind B way C opinion D views 19 When he sings, he has the ability to make songs sound good
A sparse B rare C infrequent D scarce
20 The management are making to increase the company's efficiency
A measures B steps C moves D deeds
21 I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to
A soul B mind C spirit D heart
22 I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down again!
A even B still C yet D right
23 Simon in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else A confided B intimated C confessed D disclosed 24 It’s time we …the bus
A.catch B.caught C.catching D.to catch
25 He wants to his room
A.decorate B.decorator C.decorative D decoration 26 the birthday Nam’s mother, he made her a big cake
A.in - at B.in - of C.on - of D on - for
27 Take the bus, and at Oxford Circus
A.get out B.get off C.get down D get away
28 We went by train to west of England
A.a – the B.the - the C.Ø – the D.Ø - Ø
29 They all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach
A.used B.passed C.occupied D.spent
30 This jacket is the kind of thing I want Can I
A.try it on B.dress in C.take it off D.wear it 31 The noise of the traffic prevented me from to sleep
A falling B.leaving C going D feeling
32 Viet got up late he couldn’t catch the first bus
(7)33 Nam wishes he have to clean all the windows
A don’t B doesn’t C wasn’t D didn’t
34 The secretary I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was
A which B whose C when D whom
35 When you get to the station, I for you outside
A shall waiting B shall wait C waiting D shall be waiting 36 We expected him at eight but he finally at midnight
A appeared B appears C.appearing D appear
37 A cheque is all right, but I’d rather you me cash
A pay B paid C.would pay D had paid
38 We started early to avoid being late for work
A so that B in order that C.so D so as
39 In the newspaper there a lot of news about the earthquake
A be B are C is D were
40 The old in her village always others' help
A is living / need B living / need C living / needs D lived / need 41 "Which of these two men is Chinese?" " is"
A Both of them B All of them C none of them D Neither of them 42 My shoes are dirty I'd better take them before I come in
A away B up C on D off
43 This subject, , is very important
A which we are going to discuss B which is going to discuss C that we are gong to discuss D A and B are correct
44 I' m very tired , I have to finish my homework before going to bed
A Although B Moreover C Therefore D However
45 Why don't we go for a picnic this weekend?
A What you want to suggest? B Yes, please
C That's a good idea. D How's that 46 Vietnam, is in South-east Asia, export rice
A where B which C that D when
47 Have you ever heard this song in Vietnam
A singing B sing C sung D being sung
48 You'll be ill you stop working so hard
A unless B when C until D if 49 She demands that we _ there on time for the show
A should be B be C is D are
50 Man will have a barber his hair
A cut B to cut C cutting D to cutting
IV Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
Example: (0) depression
EXERCISE
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (0) away It improves your body and your mind and (51) enables you to perform better in the work place at home
Proper (52) breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into (53) consideration.your heart rate It can be (54) harmful to too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasise the (55) importance of "listening to your body”
DEPRESSED ABLE
BREATH CONSIDER HARM
(8)When you first start you should use good (56) judgement., because it's essay to make the mistake of using the equipment (57) incorrectly or doing too much at one time Start slowly and build up gradually
Exercise should not be seen as a (58) incorrectly task; it can be as essay as a quick walk To increase your fitness (59) steadily, exercise for 20 minutes a day, to times a week and you will notice a (60) difference in your body and mind in a few weeks
JUDGE CORRECT DEMAND STEADY DIFFERENT Question 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary (12 points).
The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea An American sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on November 1872 - bound for Genoa in Italy, with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol
A month later - on December - she (61 sight) was sighted east of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia By an amazing coincidence, the master of the British ship, Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain Benjamine Spooner Briggs (62 dine) dined/ had dined together in New York the night before the Mary Celeste (63 set sail) set sail/ had set sail .So Morehouse (64 realize) realized., that the Mary Celeste (65 sail) was sailing in the wrong direction. What could be the ship doing, he (66 wonder) wondered ? Having hailed his friend's ship and got no reply, he (67 go) went to investigate There (68 be) was nobody on board Captain Briggs, his wife and two-year-old daughter (69 all vanish) had all vanished The last entry in the ship's log was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (70 be) had been within six miles of the Azores.
An enquiry (71 hold later) was later held in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery of the Mary Celeste ( 72 never solve) has never been solved
Question 6: Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word The first gap has been done as an example (15 points).
EVOLUTION
It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the past, having changed by a general process called evolution But this theory has been widely accepted for little (73) more than a hundred years The present theory of evolution wasdeveloped (74) by two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working independently
When he was a young man (75) of / at 22, Darwin went as naturalist on a round-the-world, map-making cruise aboard a British naval survey ship, HMS Beagle The cruise began in 1831 and lasted (76) until/till 1836 In the Galapagos islands, Darwin came (77) across/upon a group
of birds, later to become known (78) as “Darwin’s finches” They were similar to one (79) another in their colour, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (80) from the same finch stock, (81) but/although each had a different kind of beak and was adapted (82) to a different way of life (83) There were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers and various other types
Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (84) these types had been blown to the islands in bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (85) into the various forms In the years after the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited (86) to their environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (87) less/not well adapted would die out.
(9)There people jumed (88) … a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this morning They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (89) … Mr Peter Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield (90) … his Avenger estate car home (91) … Work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car He stopped, (92) … was unable to open the bonnet He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could not put out the fames He then (93) … to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (94) …, but (95) … also failed to have any effect (96) … he telephone for a (97) …, but by the time it arrived, the car was totally burnt out
88 A into 89 A flames 90 A dorve 91 A to 92 A but 93 A wandered 94 A hospital 95 A this 96 A at length 97 A police car
B on B petrol B has driven B from B because B jumped B garage B those B finally B ambulance
C out of C smoke C was driving C at C although C walked C library C that C at the end C taxi
D over D sparks D was driven D in
D so D ran
D swimming pool D these
D Terminally D fire engine Question8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points).
98 I came home, it began to rain
=> Barely ……… 99 Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped
=> Poor……… 100 John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice
=> Did……… 101 Maryam is poor, but people easily believe that she is a millionaire when she talks => Maryam talks……… 102 We admire Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest
=> We look ……… 103 She dresses in red so that everyone will take notice of her
=> She dresses in red so……… 104 It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down
=> It is so……… 105 He is so strong that he can lift two tables at the same time
=> Such……… 106 Turn off all the faucets before going out
=> All……… 107 “ You will be successful at any cost!”, said the teacher to Jason
=> The teacher demanded that ……… 108 “ I can’t work with Daisy any more.” John said to the boss
=> John couldn’t put……… 109, “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend
=> John congratulated……… 110 They have read us an interesting story
=> An……… 111 Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it
=> On ……… 112 The last storm destroyed Lan’s house
(10)Question 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (10 points).
113.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow will
=> They say tomorrow ……… 114.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock takes
=> The plane to Rio ……… 115.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down is
=> It looks like that old bridge ……… 116.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk must
=> You ……… ……… 117.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said promised
=> She……… upload.123doc.net.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier should => You……….……… 119.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them warned
=> She……….…… 120 He would not stop talking although no one was listening insisted
=> He ……… 121 The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen apart
=> The house was completely ……… 122 They continued to look for the girl till it got dark search
=> The ………
ANSWER KEYS
1 D A B C B B C A C 10 D 11 D 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.C 21.D 22.C 23.A 24 B 25 A 26 C 27 B 28 C 29 D 30 A 31 C 32 B 33 D 34 D 35 D 36 A 37 B 38 D 39 C 40.C 41.D 42.D 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.B 47.C 48.A 49 B 50 A 51
enables 52 breathin g
53 conside ration
54 harmful
55 importa nce
56 judgem ent
57 incorrec tly
58 demanding
59 steadily
60 differen ce
61 was sighted
62 dined/ had dined
63 set sail/ had set sail
64
realized 65 wassailing 66 wondered
67 went
68 was 69 had all
(11)vanishe d 71 was
later held
72.has never been solved
73 more
74 by
75 of 76 until/till
77 across/u pon
78 as
79 another
80 from
81 but/alth ough
82 to
83 There
84 these
85 into 86 to 87
less/not
88 C 89 A 90 C
91 B 92 A 93 D 94 B 95 D 96 B 97 D 98 Barely had I come home when it began to rain
99 Poor as he (Peter)is, Peter (he) usually helps the handicapped 100 Did John take his doctor’s advice, he wouldn’t be sick 101 Maryam talks as if she were a millionaire
102 We look up to Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest
103 She dresses in red so as to be taken noticed of / so as for everyone to take notice of her 104 It is so interesting a book that I can’t put it down
105 Such is his strength that he can lift two tables at the same time 106 All the faucets should (must) be turned off before you go out 107 The teacher demanded that Jason be successful at any cost 108 John couldn’t put up with Daisy (any more)
109 John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking 110 An interesting story has been read to us
111 On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it
On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it
112 It’s high time Lan repaired her house / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired 113 They say tomorrow (it) will be colder
114 The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock
115 It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down 116 You must be very tired after your long walk
117 She promised not to come home late from the party upload.123doc.net You should not have gone to bed so late 119 She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten 120 He insisted on talking although no one was listening