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TỈNH AN GIANG
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẦU
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ĐBSCL _ Năm học 2010 – 2011
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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
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Số mật mã : Phần này là phách
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I. LISTENING :
No suggestion
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR ( 7ms)
A. Multiple choice : (3 ms)
1. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake
2. People who are unemployed can receive the ____________ .
A. pension B. dole C. scholarship D. allowance
3. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ________ . any solutions.
A. looked into B. thought over C. got round to D. come up with
4. I have never seen _____________ before .
A. such good film B. so good film C. so good a film D. such good a film
5. We've got a very good ____ in the local newspaper this morning. They must have liked the play.
A. critic B. article C. write-up D. praise
6. The accused man was proved innocent and was ______________ .
A. liberated B. excused C. interned D. acquitted
7. As we were driving along a car suddenly ______________ in front of us.
A. set out B. put up C. pulled out D. stepped in
8. I know for _________ that he was at the scene yesterday. .
A. exact B. certain. C. true D. correct
9. She's certainly a _________ writer; she has written quite a few books this year.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. prolific D. successful
10. I’ll _________ the idea with the other members in the family and let you know. .
A. discuss B. argue C. explain D. talk
11. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
12. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned .
A. around B. about C. thinking D. planned
13. They live in a very _____________ populated area of Italy .
A. sparsely B. scarcely C. hardly D. barely
14. The _________ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June .
A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. imaginary
15. Automobile production in the United States _________
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B. has been rather erratic recently
C. has been erratically lately D. are going up and down all the time
16. While attempting to reach his home before the storm ______________ .
A. the bicycle of John broke down B. it happened that John's bike broke down
C. the storm caught John D. John had an accident on his bicycle
17. Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _________ the risk of damaging your health .
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
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18. Do you think Ms. Brown will _________ for Parliament in the next. election? .
A. sit B. run C. walk D. stand
19. I ________ my best suit - everyone else was very casually dressed.
A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear
C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have worn
20. He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily B. with very little margin
C. with a very high score D. All are correct
21. It has rained for four days without letting up.
A. thundering B. freezing C. increasing in intensity D. slackening
22. Are you sure you told me ? I don’t recall _________ about it .
A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have been told .
23. There are two small rooms in the beach house , ______________ served as a kitchen .
A. the smaller of which B. the smallest of which
C. the smaller of them D. smallest of that
24. Last year , Matt earned ____________ his brother , who has a better position .
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
25. The doctor insisted that his patient _____________ .
A. he did not work too hard for three months B. take it easy for three months
C. take it easy inside of three months D. could take some vacations for three months
26. _______ we have finished the course , we should start doing more revision work .
A. For now B. Now that C. Ever since D. By now
27. Some very important issue was __________ all his attention .
A. taking up B. taking off C. taking out D. taking in
28. I wish you ‘d stop chatting and ________ with some work .
A. get down B. come on C. get on D. come back
29. Jane changed her major from French to business __________
A. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment B. hoping she can easier get a job
C. with the hope for being able to find better a job D. hoping to find a job more easily
7. This university's programmes _________ those of Harvard.
A. come second to B. are first C. are second only to D. are in second place
Answer :
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C
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B. Word form : (1m)
In developing nations, the (1) _____ of food is the primary cause of malnutrition. Famine, drought,
war, and (2) ____________ systems of food distribution contribute to the (3) ________ problem
of world hunger. Many countries have little or no reserves of (4) _______ land or water: in
addition, some, such as Bangladesh and other Southeast Asian nations, cannot afford to buy food
from other countries. Some countries have enough resources to grow food but governmental (5)
________ of agriculture and poor policy decisions have resulted in (6) _______ diets.
In addition to (7) _______ disorders, there are certain diseases that contribute to malnutrition by (8)
_______ with the body's (9) ________ or utilization of (10) ______ .
1. A. availability B. available C. inavailability D. unavailability
2. A. reliable B. unreliable C. reliant D. reliance
3. A. ongoing B. going C. outgoing D. gone
4. A. fertility B. fertilize C. fertile D. fertilized
5. A. neglectful B. neglect C. neglectfulness D. neglecting
6. A. adequate B. imadequate C. unadequate D. inadequate
7. A. dietetic B. dietary C. dietarian D. dietetics
8. A. interfering B. interfere C. interfered D. being interfered
9. A. absorptive B. absorbed C. absorption D. absorbent
10. A. nutrients B. nutrition C. nutritious D. nutritionist
Answer :
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
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C. Use the correct verb tense / form : (1 m)
I heard the sound of children playing in the street outside. I listened more closely. Their words
(1) _______ with death, injury and revenge. The names they called out were all from the latest
series of so-called children's films (2) ________ in the cinemas. They were in a fantasy world.
It (3) ______ that these boys were playing in this way only because of the films they (4) ______ ,
and that this will encourage them to grow up into violent adults.
I disagree with that. It is true that if they (5) _____ these things they (6) _____ these particular
games, but I am sure they would be playing other games of equal violence, as young boys(7)
_______ . Moreover, if (8) ________ to get this natural violence out of their systems at an early
age, they are less likely to grow up into violent adults.
To sum up, I would say that violence in the cinema (9) _____ people to be violent, with the
exception of a very few. However, it (10) ____ people ideas about how to put violent feelings into
practice.
1. A. were all associated B. have associated C. associated D. associate
2. A. showing B. were shown C. to show D. being shown
3. A. can be said B. could be said C. should be said D. would be said
4. A. saw B. were seeing C. had seen D. see
5. A. didn’t see B. saw C. had seen D. had not seen
6. A. would not be playing B. wouldn’t have played C. would not play D. would play
7. A. had always done B. are always doing C. have always done D. always did
8. A. allowing B. allowed C. it allowed D. it allows
9. A. did not encourage B. does not encourage C. encourage D. encourages
10. A. must give B. will give C. is to give D. may give
Answer :
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D
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D. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or article : (1 m)
1. The police wanted Ted to call at the station. They wanted him to call _____ them.
A. at B. in C. on D. up
2. The writer got on the bus but he didn't know where to ________
A. get down B. get off C. get out of D. get over
3. This is an experiment. The astronauts will be trying something ________
A. on B. out C. in D. with
4. We are appreciative _________ their efforts.
A. of B. for C. in D. over
5. She was unequal ___________ the demands placed on her.
A. towards B. with C. for D. to
6. You know your problem? You get too wound up _________ things.
A. with B. for C. under D. about
7. I was _______ the impression that I had paid you ______ the work you did _______ me.
A. on ... for ...for B. under ... for ... for
C. under ... on ... for D. under ... for ... with
8. The professor interceded _________ the review board on my behalf.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
9. It was _________ January after we went to Greece .
A. a B. an C the D. no article
10. Winton Churchill has been called __________ of ________ century .
A. the / the B. a / a C. a / the D. the / a
Answer :
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5.. D
6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A