Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp trường môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Trường THCS Đồng Lộc

TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỒNG LỘC KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG
 NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
A. PRONOUNCIATION
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1 .A. talked B. visited C. rented D. fitted
2. A.spring B. exciting C. traditional D. swim
3. A. Orchestra B. chat C. lunch D. teacher
4. A. meat B. coffee C. bread D. tea
5. A. dirty B. early C. learn D. near
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences:
1. Lan swims very( skillful/ skillfully/ bad)
2. Would you like to go with me (on/ in/at) Friday
3. Nam likes milk ( so do I /too, do I / neither do I)
4. Phuong is a famous ( play soccer/ soccer player/ soccer play)
5. You (must/ should/ shouldn’t) eat too much candy. It’s not good for your teeth.
6. She wants (being/ to be/ is/ be) an English teacher.
7. Vietnamese students have ( less/ little/ fewer/ many) vacations than American students
8. Tokyo is (small/ smaller/ the smallest/ very small) than Mexico City.
9. How (many/ much/ long/ often) bananas are there in the fridge?
10. He looks different (at / with /on / from) his father.
11. Is it easy( to find/ finding/ finds /for finding) an apartment in Hanoi?
12. Mai is very ( interest / interesting/ interested / interestedly) in computer. Computer
science is her favorite class.
13.A journalist is a person who ( mends cars/ makes films / sells thing/ writes for a newspaper)
14. I divided the sweets (during / between / into / among) several boys.
15. He was only ten, but he ate (as much as / more that / much that / as much than ) his
father did.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following
sentences.
1. We can’t go out now because it (rain ) .
2. How much it ( cost ) .to mail a latter to England ?
3. Take these pills and you ( feel ) .. better then, Ha .
4. Lan (not have) ..many new friends in her new school.
5. Her mother (buy) .................. her a new bike two days ago?
6. Who (talk) ..on the phone, Nam?
7. Hurry up! The bus (come) .
8. My mother (make) ................................ a big cake for my bithday next week.
9. Hoa used ( look) ......................after her younger brother.
10. She ( return ) as soon as She finishes her work
IV.Give the correct form of the word to finish the sentences.
1. Don’t( worried) about me. I can take care of myself.
2. The noise in the city kept Hoa (wake) at night.
3. You must be careful when playing video games because they can be (addict)
4. Edison’s most famous ( invent) was the electronic bulb.
5. This dictionary is very (use )for you to learn English.
6. It is ( danger ) to drive and make a call at the same time.
7. Do you like the (color) flowers in the garden?
8. I don’t believe him because he is very ( care )
9. Is your mother a (type) ?
10. In ( add ) to that, my bike tires was flat.
V. Find a mistake in each sentence and corect it
1.They grow much beautiful flowers in their garden .
2. I can’t speak Chinese and neither can’t my brother
3. The public library in the city has thousand of good books.?
4. He is a fast runner. He runs fastly.
5. When I am ill, My mom looks at me.
6. Would you like going to the movies tonight ?
7. How tall is it from Hoa’s house to the zoo ? -About 6 kilometers.
8. My mother likes watching TV than listening to the radio.
9. Henry is going to stay on Viet Nam for two weeks .
10. Do you want some chicken for lunch ?
C. READING
VI. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank:
In the United States of America, the national language is (1)....... English. Four hundred
years ago, some English people came to North America to live and they brought (2).......
language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3)...........English . Most of the words are the (4)............
in American and British English, but the American say some English words not as
people (5)........... in England. Canada is (6).......... to the North of the United States of
America. It is the larger (7)......... the United States. In Canada, many people (8)............
English because they also came from England many years (9)......... But in some parts of
Canada, people speak (10)............ because they came from France.
1. A. also. B. like. C. as. D. not.
2. A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Canadian.
3. A. British. B. American. C. Russian. D. Chinese.
4. A. various. B. similar. C. same. D. like.
5. A. do. B. say. C. talk. D. speak.
6. A. lies. B. situated. C. at. D. in.
7. A. than. B. as. C. more. D. less.
8. A. say. B. tell. C. talk. D speak.
9. A. ago. B. later. C. there. D. here.
10. A. France. B.French. C. Russian. D. Italian.
VII. Read this passage carefully then do the task given below.
Indians in North and South America ate popcorn thousands of years. Scientists
found some ears of popcorn in New Mexico, a state in the United States. They were
5.600 years old. Farmers probably learned to raise popcorn first before they planted
other kind of corn. Farmers now raise popcorn in the United States, Australia,
Argentina, South Africa and South Europe
Corn was an important food for the Indians. It was also important for the religion.
When Columbus and other Europeans visited the New World, they saw this. When the
Indians and Europeans had their first Thanksgiving, they ate popcorn. Today
Thanksgiving is an important holiday in the United States, but people don’t usually eat
popcorn for this holiday now.
In the 1920s, people started selling popcorn at movies. Now most movie theaters
in the United States sell popcorn. Popcorn and movie go together very well.
Is popcorn good for you? Yes, it is. However, some people put a lot of salt and
butter or vegetable oil on it. It tastes good that way, but it is not very good for you.
1. Where did popcorn come from?
2. The word “raise” in line four closely means ______________.
A. feed B. grow C. eat D. have
3. When did movie theaters start selling popcorn?
4. Where do farmers grow popcorn?
5. The word “However” in line 11 closely means _______________.
A. and B. if C. so D. but
C. WRITING
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences in such another way which has the same
meaning as the first sentence.
1. It takes me two hours each day to do my homework.
I spend 
2. He looks after the sick people.
He takes ..
3. My mother cooks very well.
My mother 
4. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is 
5. Lan is more intelligent than her sister.
Lan’s sister isn’t 
6. Do you enjoy listening to music?
Are you .
7. We have a two - month summer vacation.
Our summer vacation lasts .
8. Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
I prefer 
9. Hoa didn’t go to school because she was ill .
Hoa didn’t ....................................................................................................................
10. It isn't important for you to finish the work today.
You don't.....................................................................................................................
IX . Use the given words to write meaningful sentences:
1. Ba / go / doctor / yesterday/ because / he / awful / stomachache.
2. Traveling / train / be/ slower/ but /interesting/ traveling/ plane.
3. What/ you/ going/ do/ tonight?
4.You/ know/ who/ invent/ telephone?
5. The doctor / advise / me / do exercise / everyday