Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh

ĐỀ THI HSG :
A. PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I/. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
1.
A.
touched
B.
talked
C.
ironed
D.
brushed
2. 
A. 
chopstick
B. 
stomach
C. 
character
D.
headache
3.
A. 
teenager
B. 
vegetable
C. 
energy
D.
regular
4.
A.
cook
B.
zoo
C.
school
D. 
noon
II. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
People say that it is (funniest/ the funniest/ the most funny/ more funny) film of the year.
Jacques Cousteau invented a deep-sea diving (ship/ boat/ equipment/ vessel).
This letter is (in/ with/ by/ on) French and I don’t speak a word of French. Can you help me?
She sometimes (reads/ watches/ listens/ plays) the funny comics in her freetime.
You shouldn’t put too (many/ much/ a little/ a few) salt into soup.
What’s the matter with you? – I have the (cold/ flu/ headache/ virus).
Yohurt is good (at/ on/ with/ for) your health.
You ought to (paying/ pay/ be paying/ pays) attention to your young sister.
It takes me half (a/ an/ the/ x) hour to get to work by bus.
The opposite of “lazy” is (good/ intelligent/ industrious/ hardly).
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
I would like to book a (fly) to Laos.
My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little (friend).
This is the most (interest) book I’ve read.
We are waiting for the (arrive) of the plane.
What is the (high) of that building?
I am an (energy) student. I play a lot of sports and run every day.
I understand (clear) what you are saying.
(Fortune) he had a serious virus.
IV. Give the correct tense or form of verbs in brackets.
Tony is upstairs in the bathroom. He (wash) his hair.
What you (have/ usually) for breakfast?
He tried to escape but the policeman (stop) him.
He (be) a taxi driver in Hanoi in 2002?
She prefers watching TV to (read) books.
How about (go) to that restaurant?
Take an umbrella. It (rain)
Most of the world’s surface (be) water.
V. Choose a mistake from the underlined words in the folowing sentences and correct it.
John usually goes to the dancing group at Saturday night.
Yesterday Tam went to school late. – So do I
In Geography, we study past and present events in Vietnam and around the world.
We can learn much things from books.
I’m tired of waiting for buses. I’m going there in foot.
When we was teenagers, we went to a lot of summer camps.
Some children doesn’t like to share their toys with others.
I can’t understand this game and she can’t, too.
B. READING
I. Read the text and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each numbered blank.
	(1) ___ the United States, many adults and children (2) ___ overweight. Some people eat (3) ___ food at meals. They also eat snacks between meals. Sometimes people eat healthy snacks like fruit or vegetables (4) ___ many Americans eat a lot of junk food such as cookies, candy and potato chips. Eating junk food can (5) ___ people gain weight.
	People also gain weight (6) ___ they don’t get enough (7) ___. People need to walk, run, ride bicycles, or walk out in health clubs and gyms. When people exercise, they (8) ___ good and have more energy. A good diet and exercise will help you (9) ___  a long and (10) ___ life.

A.
On
B.
In
C.
At
D.
From
 
A. 
is
B. 
was
C. 
were
D.
are

A. 
too many
B. 
too much
C. 
few
D.
plenty

A
but
B
because
C
although
D. 
so that

A
get
B
lead
C
urge
D. 
make

A
so
B
however
C
but
D. 
because

A
exercises
B
work
C
money
D. 
energy

A
become
B
taste
C
have
D. 
feel

A
live
B
lives
C
living
D. 
to living

A
health
B
safe
C
fair
D. 
healthy
II. Read the passage then answer the questions.
	At present, the celebration of New Year is a major celebration worldwide. It is time to say goodbye to the past and to think about new beginnings. On these days, people get together with family and friends on December 31st to eat, drink, dance and welcome January 1st at midnight. In many countries, New Year holiday lasts for several days.
	In many Western countries people make New Year’s resolutions. They make promises to themselves to make changes in their lives over the coming year, such as to quit tobacco smoking, stop drinking alcohol, lose weight, get a new job, or learn a new skill.
In many Asian countries, people also celebrate the Lunar New Year, usually in late January or early February. People spend time with family and eat special food.
Questions
1. Does New Year only occur in Asia?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What changes do people promise to make in Western countries? 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. When do people welcome January 1st?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What do you and your family often do on Lunar New Year?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
C. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. Tim’s mother works 5 days a week. His father works 6 days a week.
-> Tim’s mother works …………………………….
2. The building has five floors
-> It is ………………………………..
3. The city is not as quiet as the country.
-> The city …………………………...
4. How wide is the West Lake?
-> What ……………………………..?
5. People in this area often take a bus to work.
-> People in this area get used ………………
II. Complete the sentences with the given words.
Tien Minh/ good/ badminton play.
 …………………………………………………………………………………………………
John/ not like/ pop music/ and/ do/ Teddy.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
There/ not be/ good movies/ on/ the Megastar Theater/now.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
My father/ have/ stomachache/ and/ a pain/ his chest/ last year.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I/ be/ twenty/ my next birthday.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Marie Curie/ born/ Poland/ 1867
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Sixteen/ she/ leave school/ and/ go/ France/ study.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
иp ¸n & BIỂU ĐIỂM §Ò thi Olympic tiÕng anh 7
A. 9,5 điểm
I. 1 điểm
1. C	2. A	3. D	4. A
II. 2,5 điểm
1. the funniest	2. vessel	3. in	4. reads	5. much
6. flu	7. for	8. pay	9.an	10. industrious
III. 2 điểm
1. flight	2. unfriendly	3.interesting	4. arrival	
5. height	6. energetic	7. clearly	8. Unfortunately
IV. 2 điểm
1. Is washing	2. do you usually have	3. stopped	4. was
5. reading	6. going	7. is going to rain	8. is
V. 2 điểm
1. at -> on	2. do -> did	3. Geography -> History 	4. much -> many	
5. in -> on	6. was -> were	7. doen’t -> 	don’t	8. too -> either
B. 4,5 điểm
I. 2,5 điểm
1. B in	2. D are	3. B too much	4. A but	5. D make
6. D because	7. A exercises	8. D feel	9. A live	10. D healthy
II. 2 điểm
No, it doesn’t
They promise to quit tobacco, stop drinking alcohol, lose weight, get a new job or learn a new skill.
They welcome January 1st at midnight.
Student’s answer.
C. 6 điểm
I. 2,5 điểm
1. Tim’s mother works fewer days a week than his father.
2. It is a five-floor building.
3. The city is noisier than the country.
4. What is the width of the West Lake?
5. People in this area get used to taking a bus to work.
II. 3,5 điểm
Tien Minh is a good badminton player.
John doesn’t like pop music and so does Teddy.
There aren’t many/any good movies on at the Megastar Theater now.
My father had a stomachache and a pain in his chest last year.
I will be twenty on my next birthday.
Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867.
At sixteen/ At the age of sixteen/ When she was sixteen, she left school and went to France to study.
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