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Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Tiền Giang
Trường THPT Chuyên Tiền Giang
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN I
Năm học : 2010-2011
1. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY:
Question 1: WORD CHOICE (10 pts)
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D:
1.The Red Cross is ……….. an international aid organization .
a. intriguingly b. intrusively c. intrinsically d. intrepidly
2. Everybody believes he will be the winner of the 100-meter ………………
a. match b. competition c. contest d. race
3.These football players had no strict ………………until they joined our club.
a. practice b. education c. exercise d. training
4. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into …………………
a. practice b. reality c. fact d. deed
5.Because of the dominance of retail chain stores, most shopping centers show the same bland
……. and no imagination
a. similarity b. likeness c. equality d. uniformity
6.The evidence that carbon dioxide levels are rising is …………..
a. inevitable b. unavoidable c. indelible d. undeniable
7.The opera singer was …….. by the reception she received from the audience.
a. deluged b. overwhelmed c. inundated d. flooded
8. Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer stands up in the House of Commons and gives a . . .
............. of what is seen as the economic outlook for the country.
a. forecast b. foretell c. foresee d. forego
9. He told us the usual things about how everything had gone wrong - it was a typical ……….. .
luck story.
a. solid b. hard c. stiff d. black
10. They were so impressed with the way she reacted to their questions that they didn't ............. to
offer her the job.
a. delay b. hesitate c. waiver d. dither
KEY : (10 pts)
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
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Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Tiền Giang
Trường THPT Chuyên Tiền Giang
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN II
Năm học : 2010-2011
1. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY:
Question 1: WORD CHOICE (10 pts)
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D:
1.The Red Cross is ……….. an international aid organization .
a. intriguingly b. intrusively c. intrinsically d. intrepidly
2. Everybody believes he will be the winner of the 100-meter ………………
a. match b. competition c. contest d. race
3.These football players had no strict ………………until they joined our club.
a. practice b. education c. exercise d. training
4. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into …………………
a. practice b. reality c. fact d. deed
5.Because of the dominance of retail chain stores, most shopping centers show the same bland
……. and no imagination
a. similarity b. likeness c. equality d. uniformity
6.The evidence that carbon dioxide levels are rising is …………..
a. inevitable b. unavoidable c. indelible d. undeniable
7.The opera singer was …….. by the reception she received from the audience.
a. deluged b. overwhelmed c. inundated d. flooded
8. Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer stands up in the House of Commons and gives a . . .
............. of what is seen as the economic outlook for the country.
a. forecast b. foretell c. foresee d. forego
9. He told us the usual things about how everything had gone wrong - it was a typical ……….. .
luck story.
a. solid b. hard c. stiff d. black
10. They were so impressed with the way she reacted to their questions that they didn't ............. to
offer her the job.
a. delay b. hesitate c. waiver d. dither
KEY : (10 pts)
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Tiền Giang
Trường THPT Chuyên Tiền Giang
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN III
Năm học : 2010-2011
Question 3: WORD FORM (10 pts)
Complete the following sentences with a word formed from those in the list
ROMFORD COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB
Hello all members!
Well come to another edition of the club newsletter.
A list of (1) …………….. events for the autumn is being prepared . It will be displayed on the club’s
(2) ………………. . Sadly our intended celebrity guest, the actor George Wells, has had to (3)
………….. from the summer fair. However, we are pleased to announce that we have lined up a (4)
………….in the shape of Bethan Rogers, the folk singer.
Meanwhile, we are looking for (5) ……………. To help run both the cloakroom and the (6) ………..
Stall. If you are interested please let me know as soon as possible. The cost (7) …………. to the fair
for non-members has been agreed at $2.50. Members will, of course, be free. As you know, Professor
Byatt, who has been associated with the club for 15 years, is retiring at the end of term. In (8)
…………………
Of his support and enthusiasm, we are planning to hold a little (9) …………… for him. Mrs Byatt has
suggested we buy him a gold watch. Please send any (10) ……………. you would like to make to
me by Friday 30th.
KEY:
1. come 4. draw 7. present 10.admit
2. contribute 5. voluntary 8. recognize
3. notice 6. fresh 9. place
1. forthcoming 2. noticeboard 3. withdraw 4. replacement
5. volunteers 6. refreshment 7. admittance 8. recognition
9. presentation 10. contribution (s)
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Trường THPT Chuyên Tiền Giang
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN IV
Năm học : 2010-2011
Question 4 : VERB FORM (10 pts)
Put the verb in parentheses in correct tenses.
The world is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why this (1. happen)......................... ? One
answer is that it could simply be part of a natural process. After all, there (2. be) ......................... ice
ages and long periods of warmth, so we could just (3. experience) ......................... another warming
trend. This kind of answer (4. have) ......................... more supporters a few years ago. What scientists
now (5. believe) ......................... is that human activity is the cause. For more than two hundred years,
human ……………….. gradually (6. change) ......................... the atmosphere, mainly as a result of
industrial pollution. We (7. create) ......................... an atmosphere around the earth that, like a giant
glass container, (8. let) ......................... heat from the sun through and then (9. hold) ......................... it
in. …………… temperatures and sea levels (10. keep) ......................... rising? The general answer is
unfortunately yes.
KEY
1. is ……happening 2. have been 3. be experiencing
4. had 5. believe 6. have …. been changing/ have been …. changing
7. have created 8. lets 9. holds
10. Will … keep
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Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Tiền Giang
Trường THPT Chuyên Tiền Giang
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN THỨ XI
Năm học : 2010-2011
READING
Question 1: (10pts)
Choose the answer (A, B,C, D) which you think fits best .
The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that
convert hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million
years and is thousands of times larger than Earth.
By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like.
About 5 billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface
temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear
reactions. The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance
to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures
on the Earth will become too hot for life to exist.
Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After
it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge
amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white
dwarf.
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost
its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be
dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the Earth’s surface.
1. What is the primary purpose of this passage?
A. To alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun.
B. To discuss conditions on Earth in the far future.
C. To present a theory about red giant stars.
D. To describe changes that the Sun will go through.
2. The word “fueled” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. powered B. bombarded C. created D. propelled
3. The word “state” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. shape B. condition C. location D. size
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf.
B. has been existence for 10 billion years.
C. is rapidly changing in size an brightness.
D. will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years.
5. What will probably be the first stage of change as the Sun becomes a red giant?
A. Its core will cool off and use less fuel.
B. Its surface will become hotter and shrink.
C. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
D. Its center will throw smaller and hotter.
6. When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on Earth?