SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BẮC KẠN CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
TRƯỜNG THPT CHỢ ĐỒN Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
(Thời gian 150 phut không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ tên học sinh Lớp

I. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest. (2 points)
1 A season B feature C increase D threaten
2 A necessary B approach C language D American
3 A university B use C understand D student
4 A smoke B home C photo D fog
5 A accept B accurate C success D accident
6 A scholar B school C choral D chicken
7 A importance B difficulty C desire D determination
8 A shark B warm C park D far
II. Circle your choice A, B, C or D before the best answer to complete each sentence. (5 points)
1. He showed us the house he was born.
A. which B. where C. in where D. in that
2. Mr. Smith was in a road accident.
A. dropped B. wounded C. injured D. damaged
3. You can’t leave the country a passport.
A. no B. without C. if not D. unless
4. New York is famous it skyscrapers.
A. as B. with C. for D. of
5. The cost of the hotel room doesn’t usually the price of breakfast.
A. include B. add C. contain D. share
6. If you want to have a pet, you must be ready to care of it for several years.
A. have B. take C. look D. need
7. If I were you, buy this house.
A. I’d B. I’ll C. I’d have D. I

A B C D
2. This is the school at which Uncle Ho used to studying when he was young.
A B C D
3.It was not until his father came home which he did his homework.
A B C D
4. Tom apologized to the postman for being unpolite to him.
A B C D
5. If the question were not so difficult I will be able to answer it.
A B C D
6. In spite of the car was cheap, it was in good condition.
A B C D
7. You should bring an umbrella in order protect yourself from rain.
A B C D
8. If I were you, I didn't buy that old building
A B C D
9. Have the students be told about the changes of their timetable yet?
A B C D
10. The teacher asked her weather she knew how to solve the problem.
A B C D
IV. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D(2,5 points)
The table tennis match was very enjoyable before (1)_____ lit a cigarette and ruined the evening. After
(2)_____ smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor. Unfortunately, they dropped it without
putting it out but (3)_____ paid any attention to it. Even the woman (4)_____ sitting next to the man with
the cigarette did not notice. Soon, however there was (5)_____ smoke. Suddenly flames (6)_____ up into
the air. Someone immediately ran out of the room (7)_____ the fire brigade. Two or three men got some
buckets of water (8)_____ the fire, but it was useless. Everyone in the large hall (9)_____ very frightened.
The next moment people rushed towards the main doors. Before the fire brigade arrived the whole building
was on fire. On (10)_____ the burning building, one of the firemen succeeded in rescuing an old woman.
1. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. nobody
2. A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. finishes

D. is only impressive during the summer tourist season.
VI. Circle the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence. (2 points)
1. Dangerous driving causes many accidents.
A. Causes many accidents are being driven by dangerous.
B. Accidents are caused by many dangerous driving.
C. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.
D. Many are caused accidents by dangerous driving.
2. He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam.
A. If he worked hard, he wouldn’t fail the exam.
B. If he hadn’t worked hard, he would have failed the exam.
C. He wouldn’t have failed the exam if he had worked hard.
D. He hadn’t failed the exam if he would have worked hard.
3. People believe that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
A. It is believed that severe earthquakes and tidal waves will have happened next year.
B. It is our belief that their will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
C. It is believed that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
D. Our belief is that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year. .
4. Don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed.
A. Don't forget to make the light off before you go to bed.
B. Remember making the light off before bedtime.
C. Don't forget to switch the light before bedtime.
D. Remember to switch off the light before you go to bed.
5. ''You stole my bicycle!" his neighbour said.
A. His neighbour told him to steal her bicycle.
B. His neighbour thought that he stole her bicycle.
C. His neighbour accused him of having stolen her bicycle.
D. His neighbour accused him to have stolen her bicycle.
6 . Someone has typed the document.
A . The document has typed.
B . The document had been typed.

(5points)
1-B 2-C 3-B 4-C 5-A 6-B 7-A 8-C 9-B 10-A
11-B 12-B 13-D 14-A 15-A 16-B 17-D 18-B 19-B 20-B
III. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. (2.5 points)
1-B 2-C 3-B 4-D 5-C 6-B 7-B 8-B 9-B 10-B
IV. Read the 3 following passages and circle the best answer A, B, C or D. ( 2.5points)
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. B
V. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to answer the following questions. (1 points)
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
VI. Circle the sentence A, B, C or D nearest in meaning to the original sentence. (2 points)
1-B 2-C 3-C 4-D 5-D 6- D
VII. Complete each of the unfinished sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as
the sentence beforw it. (5 points)
1. Because of the hot weather , I can’t sleep.
2. He has started to play the guitar for ten years.
3. The teacher said some students didn’t like home work.
4. If I was old enough,I could decide my own life.