PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 98

I. Choose and circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others. (1.0 p)
1. A. write B. wonderful C. world D. weekend
2. A. lazy B. supply C. energy D. factory
3. A. site B. kite C. high D. sit
4. A. sound B. down C. touch D. account
5. A. music B. singer C. send D. singular
6. A. machine B. washing C. brush D. chin
7. A. months B. cousins C. compulsory D.
consuming
8. A. gather B. brother C. although D. thought
9. A. danced B. answered C. washed D. looked
10. A. theater B. teaching C. speaking D. reading
I. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (2.0 ps)

1. I watch the news every day because it’s very _______________. (inform)

2. Many Vietnamese _________ for Tet by cooking special foods (preparation)

and tidying the house.

3. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very (fashion)
_____________.

4. The teacher told me that besides improving grammar and (pronounce)

vocabulary, you should work harder on your _______________ .

5. The _____________are scheduled to take off at 10:00 and (fly)

10:30.

6. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven ______of the (wonderful)
ancient world.

7. My brother is a stamp_________________. (collect)

8. It’s hard to find ________________at this time in Dien Bien (accommodate)
Phu city.

9. My Linh is a famous singer in Vietnam. She sings (beauty)

_________________.

10. We must learn about keeping the environment (pollute)

_________________.

II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in
each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. (1.5 p)
1. We should __________________ wasted paper to save money and labour.
A. select B. destroy C. recycle D. produce
2. The Malaysian unit of _____________ is the ringgit, consisting of 100 sen.
A. money B. currency C. monetary D. dollar
3. Oil, coal, and natural gas are _____________ .
A. solar system B. nuclear power C. hydropower D. fossil fuels
4. You should get a _______________ to check if there is any crack in the pipe.
A. electrician B. teacher C. carpenter D. plumber
5. Remember to turn off the _________ after using to save water.
A. lights B. televisions C. faucets D. gas stoves
6. Her mother did a _______________ job when she was a student.
A. part – time B. part – times C. parts – time D. parts - times
7. The librarian asked us ____________________ so much noise in the reading
room.
A. didn't make B. not to make C. don't make D. not made
8. A ______________faucet can waste a lot of water a month.
A. dripping B. running C. cutting D. dropping
9. Would you mind if I smoked here? - ____________________ .
A. No, I'm sorry B. I'd rather you didn't
C. Yes, certainly D. Yes, of course not
10. My sister will have a ______________ Course of English next month.
A. two – month B. two – months C. two month D. second - month
11. My house_________________________in 1986.
 A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built
12. ______________ is a large building in a college or university where students
live.
A. Academy B. Hall C. Institute D. Dormitory
13. I think we should use shower ________________ bath to save water.
A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. in case of
14. If you get up early, you_____________________late.
A. weren't B. wouldn't be C. aren't D. won't be
15. Nobody went to the party, _________________?
A. does he B. do they C. didn’t they D. did they
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete sentences. (2.0 ps)
1. You always (play) ______________________ computer games. You ought to go
out and play badminton, soccer or volleyball.
2. I hate (do) ______________________ the housework.
3. This is my house. We (live) ______________________here since 2005.
4. When the mail man came, I _________________(cook) dinner.
5. All buildings in Japan (heat)______________________by solar energy in 2020.
6. Look! She ___________________(climb) the mountain.
7. Would you mind if I ___________________ (use) your motorbike? - Please do.
8. What would you rather ____________________(do) tomorrow morning?
9. My teacher suggests ______________ (make) posters on energy saving and
hanging them around our school.
10. I wish I ___________ (know) your phone number. If I __________(have) it, I
would call you.
11. Homework must be______________(do) before ______________(go) to class.
12. Although I___________________(live) in China for months. I'm not used
________________ (eat) their food.
13. Miss Chi said she ________________(visit) Hue the next day.
14. I _________________(write) to my pen pal two months ago, but I __________________ (not
receive) his reply since then.
15. Those boys __________________(speak) English are my students.
16. This book tells you how (win)____________________at chess.
II. Choose and circle the word or phrase which best completes sentences. (2.0
ps)
1. Susan used to __________ camping when she was a student.
A. went B. goes C. going D. go
2. He is not_______ drive a car.
A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for
3. The teacher advised the children __________ and see the dentist regularly.
A. went B. going C. go D. to go
4. The Eiffel Tower____________ by the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave
Eiffel for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889.
A. is designed B. was designed C. were designed D. designed
5. My father was taking a shower while my mother ____________ the weather
forecast.
A. watched B. watches C. is watching D. was watching
6. I _______________________my room yet.
A. haven’t cleaned and tidied B. cleaned and tidied
C. have cleaned and tidied D. clean and tidy
7. You have never been to Ho Chi Minh city,____________, Peter?
A. doesn't he B. have you C. aren't you D. haven't you
8. The man______________ to Hoa is my English teacher, Mr John Smith.
A. talks B. to talk C. talking D. talked
9. A newspaper ____________is published every day is called a daily newspaper .
A. which B. what C. it D. its
10. ________ the traffic was bad yesterday, Miss Nga arrived at her office on time.
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D. Despite
11. People are destroying their environment. _______________, they will suffer
from pollution.
A. However B. Therefore C. But D. So
12. It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.
A. am B. was C. were D. had been
13. I don't really believe his story. - ________________ .
A. I don't, too B. I don't neither C. I don't either D. Neither don't I
14. Unless you ____________all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered B. are answering C. answer D. would answer
15. Let’s go out for dinner, _______________?
A. are we B. don’t you C. will you D. shall we
16.He got wet ______________ he did not take a raincoat.
A. so B. because C. but D. though
17. ___________________ waiting for me a few minutes?
A. Would you like B. Why don’t we
C. Would you mind D. Could you please
18. Last Sunday it was _____________wet_____________ we couldn’t go to the
movies.
A. so-that B. too-to C. less-than D. such-that
19. " What time does the manager come back?" the customer asked.
The customer wanted ____________________________________.
A. knowing what time the manager came back
B. to know what time the manager came back
C. to know what time the manager comes back
D. to know what time does the manager come back
20. The government has had new houses _____________ in the rural areas.
A. build B. building C. built D. to be built
III. Find the mistake marked A, B, C or D in the following sentences. (1.0 p)
1. We suggest planting more trees along the streets having more shades and fresh
air.
A B C D
2. I haven’t heard from Lan since a long time.
A B C D
3. Mai didn’t went to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because of her sickness.
A B C D
4. If you are in difficulties with anything, we would help you by all means.
A B C D
5. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
A B C D
6. My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema.
A B C D
7. They asked me where was I going to spend my vacation that summer.
A B C D
8. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
A B C D
9. If we pollute the water, we would have no fresh water to use.
A B C D
10. Your new bicycle is more cheap than John’s.
A B C D
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to fill in each gap. (2.0
ps)
One of the most serious problems (1)_______________ human life is the
dirtying and poisoning of air and water. It is the pollution of our environment.
Air pollution (2)____________ when wastes are poured into the atmosphere
and the air becomes contaminated and unpleasant to (3)____________ . We depend
(4) __________ life on the air we breathe. As the air becomes more and more (5)
_______________, hazards to health increase. Today we have industrial air
pollutants from (6) ______________ and mills and engine - exhaust fumes. That’s
(7) _____________ some large cities have to ban cars from the city centre to wipe
out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases and (8) ______________
chemicals from industrial smoke stacks in (9) _____________ to clean the air in
our living environment as much as (10) ______________ .
1. A. threatening B. threatened C. threatens D. to
threaten
2. A. occurs B. exits C. makes D. becomes
3. A. breath B. breathing C. breathe D. breaths
4. A. on B. for C. at D. about
5. A. pollution B. to pollute C. polluting D. polluted
6. A. household B. factories C. schools D. offices
7. A. what B. how C. why D. who
8. A. clear B. fresh C. dangerous D. lovely
9. A. but B. as C. so D. order
10. A. well B. possible C. long D. able
II. Read the following passage, choose the correct option to complete the sentence. (2,0 ps).
Albert Einstein was born on March, 14th, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His interest in science
began when he was only five years old. But in school, he was not a very good student. Albert was
dropped out of school at fifteen because he hated strict discipline and route- learning. When his
family moved to Milan, Italy, Albert decided to study Physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of
technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He failed the Institute’s entrance exam, but after a year’s
study at a school near Zurich, he passed and entered in 1896. He graduated in 1900. Then he
became a private Physics and Mathematics tutor for two years.
In 1902, Albert Einstein took a job in the Swiss Parent Office in Bern. The work was not
very demanding, so he had plenty of time to develop his theories that would later changed the
science forever. In 1909, Albert Einstein left his job at the Parent Office and began his lifelong
career in the academic world. His genius had begun to be recognized, and by 1914 he was at the
top of his profession as a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. In 1942,
he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, but he continued working in the Institute for
Advanced Study. He died on April 18th, 1955.
1. Albert Einstein was born in ________, Germany.

A. Milan, Italy B. Ulm, Germany C. Berlin, Germany D. Albert Einstein

2. He liked science when he was ___________ years old.

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

3. He was keen on ___________ so he decided to study it.

A. Physics B. Mathematics C. English D. Biology

4. He failed the Institute’s entrance exam in _________.

A. 1990 B. 1942 C. 1895 D. 1896

5. The Swiss Federal Institute of technology is in_______________.

A. Albert Einstein B. Ulm, Germany

C. Berlin, Germany D. Zurich, Switzerland

6. After graduating in 1900, he worked as a tutor for______________years.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2

7. The work was not very demanding, so he had ________ time to develop his theories

A. a little B. a lot of C. a few D. some

8. His talent was only recognized when he started working in the______________.

A. academic world B. university C. Swiss Parent Office D. Milan,

9. He was at the top of his profession when he was _________ years old.
 A. 42 B. 35 C. 34 D. 33

10. After getting the Nobel Prize in 1942, he _______________.

A. stopped working and retired B. continued working

C. died of lung cancer D. returned to Ulm, Germany

PART E: WRITING (5.0 ps)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 ps)
1. They have sold that old house for a week.
=> That old
house_____________________________________________________.
2. Tim was very intelligent. He could do this difficult exercise.
=> Tim was intelligent
enough___________________________________________.
3. I can’t remember the answers to these questions.
=> I
wish____________________________________________________________.
4. "What games do you often play?"
=> He asked
me_______________________________________________________.
5. My little daughter loves watching cartoon on television.
=> My little daughter is
interested_________________________________________.
6. It is such an intelligent boy that we all admire him.
=> The boy is
so______________________________________________________.
7. He said: " Do you visit Hue citadel?".
=> He asked
me_______________________________________________________.
8. The boy spends 3 hours a day learning English lesson.
=> It takes
___________________________________________________________.
9. If I had a lot of money, I would buy a new house.
=> Were I
___________________________________________________________.
10. Anne couldn’t go to university because of her financial difficulties.
=> Because she
had____________________________________________________.
II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original
sentence. Use the word given.(Do not change the form of the given word) (2.0
ps)
1. He cannot speak Chinese. I can’t speak Chinese. (neither)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
2. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Bao. (most)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
3. “How about going camping this Sunday morning?” Mai says. (suggests)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
4. Linh likes the country life more than the city life. (prefers)
=>
_________________________________________________________________.
5. Minh didn’t go to school on time. He got up late. (because)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
6. We usually played folk games when we were young. (used)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
7. Tuan is too young. He can't drive a car. (enough)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
8. Minh is a 7-year-old boy. He must go to school. (time)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
9. Did you usually wear jeans when you were young? (use)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
10. Ba studies English hard. He wants to study oversea. (in order to)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
III. Use cue words or phrases to complete these sentences. (1.0 p)
1. These exercises / too difficult / us / do / without / mistakes.
=>________________________________________________________________
2. He / can’t / go / work / bicycle / because / live / far / office.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
3. If / Mai / have / lot / money / she / travel / around / world.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
4. I / not see / Hoa / since / we / leave / school.
=>
_________________________________________________________________.
5. Minh / not / old / enough / get married.
=>
_________________________________________________________________.
6. I / promise/ I / not / play / computer / games /any more.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
7. phone / ring /while / Lan / sleep /10:00 / last night.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
8. We / suggest / go / school / bike / to / protect / the environment.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
9. We / have to / work / hard / order / pass / exam.
=>
_________________________________________________________________.
10. My teacher / ask / me / not / talk free / in class.
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
 __________________The End__________________

II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original
sentence. Use the word given.(Do not change the form of the given word) (6.0
ps)
1. He cannot speak Chinese. I can’t speak Chinese. (neither)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
2. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Bao. (most)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
3. “How about going camping this Sunday morning?” Mai says. (suggests)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
4. Linh likes the country life more than the city life. (prefers)
=>
_________________________________________________________________.
5. We usually played folk games when we were young. (used)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.
6. Ba studies English hard. He wants to study oversea. (in order to)
=>________________________________________________________________
_.