UÛY BAN NHAÂN DAÂN QUAÄN 5 ÑEÀ KIỂM TRA CHOÏN HOÏC SINH GIỎI

QUAÄN 5
PHOØNG GIAÙO DUÏC VAØ ÑAØO TAÏO NAÊM HOÏC 2010 - 2011
Thôøi gian : 150 phuùt ( khoâng keå thôøi gian giao
ñeà )
Hoï vaø teân hoïc sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giaùm thò 1
Soá baùo danh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lôùp: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giaùm thò 2
Tröôøng: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STT: Soá phaùch:
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Ñieåm baèng Ñieåm baèng chöõ Giaùm khaûo I Giaùm khaûo II Soá phaùch:
soá
STT :
( Hoïc sinh laøm baøi ngay treân giaáy ñeà thi)

LISTENING (15pts)
Section I: Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE.
Write TRUE or FALSE in the space given in the answer sheet. (5pts)
1. The rebels attacked the President’s country house.
2. The USA sent ships to the area this morning.
3. There were two lost climbers.
4. The climbers got caught in a heavy rain.
5. The climbers haven’t been found yet.
Section II: Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each
blank. (2.5pts)
6. John was on holiday in _________________in January.
A. his hometown B. Switzerland C. Florida
7. In Florida, the weather was __________________.
A. warm B. wonderful C. awful
8. People in Florida were quite ____________________.
A. excellent B. fantastic C. friendly
9. John’s wife doesn’t ____________________.
A. like Florida B. go on holiday with him C. live with him
10. John’s children were ____________________last month.
A. with him B. with his wife C. with their grandparents
Section III: Listen to the recording and give short answers to the questions. (5pts)
11. Where was he during the First World War?
12. How old was he when he had to go to hospital?
13. Why did he have to go to hospital?
14. Does he still work, or is he retired now?
15. How is his life now?

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (20pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each of the following
sentences. (20pts)
16. What is your attitude ___________________smoking in public?
A. toward B. for C. with D. about
17. Have you ever anxious __________________an examination?
A. for B. about C. with D. on
18. I am very ___________________to you for what you have done for me.
A. kind B. polite C. grateful D. thanks
19. It’s no use ____________________over spilt milk.
A. to cry B. for crying C. being cried D. crying
20. Yesterday he made a(n) ____________________to see the dentist.
A. request B. appointment C. offer D. comment
21. When will you do it? - ____________________.
A. As soon as a matter of fact B. Sooner than soon
C. As early as you can D. As fast as possible
22. Are you ___________________the conference tomorrow morning?
A. attending B. taking C. coming D. talking
23. She is a newcomer _________________behavior is appreciated by others.
A. that B. whose C. her D. whom
24. The United Nations ___________________about 160 nations.
A. composes of B. concludes C. consists of D. is made up
25. I remember ___________________you before, but I have forgotten your name.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. being met
26. ___________________busy with his homework, he didn’t come to the party.
A. Being B. Having been C. He was D. Because of his
27. Our business is ____________________well.
A. taking B. doing C. making D. getting
28. This is such an important question that we can’t _________________thinking it over.
A. point B. use C. help D. stand
29. He cannot buy that bicycle because he has ____________________money.
A. lots of B. few C. quite a little D. little
30. The children shouldn’t be left alone. They are too young to fend for _______________.
A. them B. themselves C. every other D. their own
31. We don’t want any more summer vacations __________________the last one.
A. as B. such as C. the same like D. like
32. ____________________parents are doctors.
A. My neither B. Either of C. Neither of my D. One of my
33. Before she applied for her present job, she _________________for a small firm.
A. had worked B. was working C. was worked D. working
34. We always ___________________lots of photos while we’re on holiday.
A. take B. make C. catch D. do
35. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? - ________________________.
A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I am so glad.
C. Sorry, the seat is taken. D. Yes, yes. Just sit here.
READING (35pts)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank spaces. (15pts)
People have tried for over 2000 years to find a relationship
(36)____________________people’s physical features and their character, and even
(37)____________________there is a complete (38)____________________of evidence
for such an idea. It is still popular.
The Ancient Greeks were interested in the idea of human personality
(39)____________________they did not link it with outward appearance. Later, during the
Renaissance, some writers (40)____________________that there was a direct connection
between a person’s character and their face, and they called this new science would
(41)____________________you know a great deal about a person simply by analyzing
 their face. Kings and princes were (42)___________________in the science, as they
thought it might (43)_____________________them to be better judges of character, and
they believed that these new skills would (44)_____________________it more difficult for
dishonest courtiers to (45)_____________________them in.
(46)____________________the fact that nobody takes these theories seriously
nowadays, scientists are still interested in the basic idea. They have known that there is a
link between a person’s character and their build.
Extroverts and other confident, (47)__________________people are usually short
and thick set, and in contrast, people who are (48)____________________and reserved
tend to be (49)____________________and thin. There is some scientific basis to this theory
because glands have such an important effect on both a person’s build and their moods, so it
is not (50)____________________to find a link between them.
36. A. between B. among C. from D. with
37. A. still B. yet C. since D. though
38. A. lack B. shortage C. failure D. need
39. A. despite B. although C. besides D. unless
40. A. claimed B. told C. pretended D. related
41. A. allow B. permit C. let D. enable
42. A. interested B. fond C. enthusiastic D. keen
43. A. make B. allow C. let D. learn
44. A. change B. make C. let D. turn
45. A. take B. put C. set D. bring
46. A. Although B. In spite C. Even though D. Despite
47. A. shy B. timid C. withdrawn D. outgoing
48. A. conceited B. arrogant C. proud D. shy
49. A. long B. high C. tall D. great
50. A. surprising B. surprised C. interested D. interesting

II. Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word to make a meaningful passage. (15pts)
Willie Nelson is a well-known country singer. His guitar, nicknamed “Trigger”, is
(51)____________________as famous as he is. Nelson has had the guitar for more than 30
years and doesn’t play any (52)____________________guitar.
Much like Nelson, the guitar has (53)____________________a long way. It is
worn and weathered now. He’s played it so much that it has a large hole in the front. Nelson
is so sentimental about the (54)_____________________that he won’t get
(55)____________________ repaired.
Another reason Nelson loves his guitar is that many of his friends
(56)___________________autographed it. Nelson estimates (57)___________________the
guitar has about 1,000 signatures from friends, musicians, and other associates, all scratched
on the surface (58)___________________a knife. Nelson bought the guitar in 1969 without
seeing it. He had a different guitar before that, (59)____________________that one got
broken. He sent the (60)____________________one to a friend (61)___________________
said he couldn’t fix it. Nelson asked what other (62)_____________________he had. His
friend said he had a classical guitar that (63)___________________$750, and Nelson
bought it.
“And that’s (64)_____________________I got it,” says Nelson. “Right off the
shelf, unseen from a thousand miles away. When I got it, I knew that I had picked up
 (65)____________________special. I like to just sit around a room and play it. I like to
write on it. I just like the sound of it.”

VOCABULARY (15pts) Use the correct form of the words given.

66. Rubbish is damaging ______________________satellites. (communicate)

67. He expressed his strong _____________________for pop music. (prefer)
68. The ____________________was proud of the award he had won. (photo)
69. Most of their ___________________possessions were gone! (value)
70. Young people are determined to ___________________the difficulties they may
encounter in their study. (come)
71. The music show was really __________________. (fantasy)
72. The ____________________of Vietnam has been effectively controlled. (populate)
73. Buckram was the ___________________in the contest; he won the silver medal. (run)
74. Jane is a tennis ____________________. (enthusiasm)
75. You can help us carry out the survey by answering all the questions in this
_____________________. (question)

WRITING (20pts)
Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
76. Mary cooks better than her elder sister does.
Mary is _________________________________________________________
77. I started playing badminton four years ago.
I’ve ____________________________________________________________
78. They have no trouble understanding the chemistry lessons.
They find it ______________________________________________________
79. My father used to smoke cigarettes.
My father has ____________________________________________________
80. Children enjoy walking in the rain.
Children are fond _____________________________________________________
81. He is too short to be in the basketball team.
He’s not _________________________________________________________
82. How about having something to drink now?
Shall ____________________________________________________________
83. The teacher makes them do many difficult exercises.
They ____________________________________________________________
84. They believe Nadal is the best tennis player now.
Nadal is _________________________________________________________
85. They had a really good time thanks to Henry’s wonderful sense of humor.
If it _____________________________________________________________

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