KỲ THI HỌC SINH
GIỎI TỈNH LẦN
XVII Năm học : 2010-2011
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KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LẦN XVII
Năm học : 2010-2011
 Exercise: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
words
1. A. university B. student C. volunteer D. museum
2. A. game B. organize C. angry D. college
3. A. win B. wine C. wrong D. wet
4. A. read B. teach C. please D. break
5. A. hour B. honest C. vehicle D. happy
6. A. blood B. food C. childhood D. understood
7. A. music B. city C. send D. said
8. A. church B. child C. chemistry D. cheese
9. A. sword B. wear C. wet D. swamp
10. A. surgery B. curtain C. cure D. curdle
11. A. heal B. head C. seal D. lean

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42. A. plough B. rough C. tough D. enough
43. A. wild B. wide C. white D. bewilder
44. A. possibly B. psychology C. special D. program
45. A. situation B. aspiration C. statue D.
lecture
46. A. drive B. bike C. idea D.
winning
47. A. supply B. reply C. why D.
rhythm
48. A. possession B. address C. guess D. mess
49. A. coming B. ocean C. contrary D.
obstacles
50. A. toothache B. therefore C. thrill D. author

I. Stress:
1. Dấu nhấn trong từ có 2 âm tiết thường nằm ở: + vần thứ 2 đối với động
từ.
+ vần thứ 1 đối với danh từ hoặc tính
từ.
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Notes: Đối với những từ tận cùng là đuôi: en, er, on ……… và một số
từ không nằm trong quy luật này nên cách phát âm những từ này
phải dựa vào từ điển để phát âm cho chính xác.
2. Dấu nhấn trong từ có hơn 2 âm tiết thường được phát âm dựa trên những
quy luật sau:
a. Dấu nhấn thường nằm ở vần trước ion, ial, ical, ity, itive, itant, ic, ous, ual :

1. A. sulphur B. sulphuric C. undergrowth D. tissue
2. A. solidify B. section C. scalpel D. process
3. A. independent B. whether C. open D.
together
4. A. sugar B. double C. enough D. argue
5. A. special B. medicine C. language D.
experience
6. A. gallery B. everyone C. reservation D.
guitarist
7. A. police B. government C. modern D.
consequent
8. A. safeguarding B. resources C. sanguine D.
property
9. A. part – time B. obstacle C. mineral D.
outnumber
10. A. element B. erosion C. gesture D. foreign

C. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each goup:
1. A. private B. property C. approach D.
foreign
2. A. outnumber B. continent C. scholarship D.
illustrate
3. A. nation B. possess C. themselves D.
provide
4. A. different B. instruction C. anything D.
singular
5. A. meaning B. business C. recognize D.
prediction
6. A. example B. following C. homonym D.
difficulty

20. A. begin B. mountain C. kingdom D.
passage
21. A. dinosaur B. calendar C. eternal D. history
22. A. document B. develop C. opponent D. astonish
23. A. definition B. production C. situation D.
politician
24. A. photography B. qualification C. occasion D.
Canadian
25. A. ancient B. edible C. visual D.
delicious
26. A. personal B. entry C. personnel D.
sample
27. A. accordance B. understand C. acupuncture D.
incomplete
28. A. appropriate B. emotion C. pronounce D.
situation
29. A. cultivate B. machine C. terminate D.
operate
30. A. prediction B. judgment C. intelligent D.
compulsion
31. A. unlucky B. displeased C. courage D.
encourage
32. A. combination B. illustration C. comprehension D.
origin
33. A. follow B. apology C. experience D. direct
34. A. explain B. obtain C. promise D.
suspect
35. A. national B. complain C. alone D.
accept
36. A. community B. peninsula C. participant D.

little / a little
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Notes:  few – little: ( ít, không nhiều ), thường mang nghóa phủ đònh và chỉ một
số lượng rất ít.
 a few – a little: ( một vài, một ít ), thường mang nghóa khẳng đònh và chỉ
một số lượng nhỏ
Eg: A large number of students have part time jobs nowadays.
 A large number of và A great deal of được dùng trong câu khẳng đònh.
 Much/ Many được dùng trong câu phủ đònh và nghi vấn, câu khẳng đònh
có so, such, too, as
 Only a few = few, Only a little = little
4. ALL – MOST – SOME – NO……….
 all , most, some, no + ( adjective ) + plural noun / uncountable noun
 all of, most of, some of, none of + determiners ( a, an, the, my, his, this, that…… )
+ noun
+ pronouns ( them , us……. )
Eg: Most of her friends live abroad.
All children are fond of candy.
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. When we were on holiday, we spend too money.
A. a lot of B. many C. much D. lots of
2. We couldn’t buy anything because of the shops were open.
A. all B. half C. most D. none
3. I think that lemon juice on fish makes it taste better.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
4. don’t visit this part of the town.
A. The most tourists B. Most of tourists C. Most tourists D. Most the
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A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
16. Her employer gave her a good recommendation because she makes mistakes in
her work.
A. a few B. little C. very few D. some
17. I don’t want to buy any of these books. I have got
A. all B. all them C. everything D.
them all
18. The shop is very quiet. There are customers have come in.
A. a few B. a little C. only a few D. only
a little
19. paintings have been sold.
A. A large number of B. a great deal of C. much of D.
many of
20. The tickets cost , so we can’t afford them.
A. too much B. too many C. so much D. so
many

II. Prepositions and Phrasal verbs:
1. Giôùi töø sau tính töø (SGK- trang 71)
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2. Cụm từ: Verb + Noun phrase + Preposition (SGK- trang 88)
3. Giơiù từ theo sau GO: (SGK- trang 131)
4. Giới từ đi với thời gian:
 AT: dùng để chỉ thời điểm ( at 5 o’clock/ at midnight/ at noon/ at night/ at
lunch time/ at Christmas/ at the weekend … )
 ON: dùng chỉ ngày, ngày tháng, ngày tháng năm… (on Monday/ on
Sunday morning/

A. at/ on B. on/ at C. at/ at D. to/ of
7. Your hairstyle is quite similar me.
A. of B. to C. from D. with
8. Hurry up or you will be late school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
9. What he said was contrary common sense.
A. for B. about C. of D. to
10. I don’t think he was present the meeting yesterday.
A. about B. in C. at D. on
11. Are you serious learning to be an architect?
A. for B. about C. with D. at
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12. She has become very famous her novels.
A. for B. about C. on D. in
13. What is the difference a boat and a ship?
A. between B. from C. under D. with
14. We are all bored this game.
A. about B. at C. for D. with
15. The cameras prevent motorists speed.
A. by B. from C. for D with
16. A great number of people are involved the use of English.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
17. English is used an access to world scholarship and world trade.
A. to B. for C. like D. as
18. There were a power failure and all the lights went
A. up B. out C. after D. along
19. The police went the burglars.

33. Many young people want to be independent their parents nowadays.
A. on B. up C. from D. of
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34. Why are two schools so from each other.
A. similar B. same C. different D. afraid
35. The child is very at arithmetic.
A. quick B. prefect C. sad D. rich

III. Word form and word meaning:
1. Nouns: Danh từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Chủ ngữ của câu ( S )
b. Sau tính từ hoặc tính từ sở hữu ( adj + N, her/ his/ my/ their/ ‘s ……… + N )
c. Sau mạo từ: a/ an/ the ( a/ an/ the + adj + noun )
d. Sau giới từ: ( of, in, on, from, to, about, with ) hoặc từ chỉ số lượng ( a few/
little, some, any, much, most…
2. Adjectives: Tính từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước danh từ, bổ nghiã cho danh từ
b.Sau động từ “ to be” hoặc động từ “ linking verbs" ( get, seem, keep, make, become,
feel ………. )
c. Sau các cấu trúc: so…. that, enough…, too…. to, dạng so sánh ( more, most, less,
as as. )
3. Adverbs: Trạng từ thường đứng ở các vò trí sau:
a. Trước hoặc động từ thường: ( S - V …. + adv hoặc S + adv + V …. )
b. Trước tính từ: ( be, seem … + adv + adj … )
c. Đầu câu ( sau dấu phẩy ) hoặc cuối câu.
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Exercise: Choose the best answer:

10. He did some odd jobs at home
A. disappointment B. disappoint C. disappointed D.
disappointedly
11. Don’t be afraid. This snake is
A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D.
unharmed
12. During his , his family lived in the United State.
A. child B. childhood C. childish D.
childlike
13. Jack London wrote several novels on adventure.
A. interest B. interestedly C. interesting D.
interested
14. He failed the final exam because he didn’t make any for it.
A. prepare B. preparation C. preparing D.
prepared
15. The custom was said to be a matter of
A. convenient B. convenience C. conveniently D.
convene
16. She is in her book.
A. absorbed B. absorbent C. absorptive D.
absorb
17. As she is so with her present job, she has decided to leave.
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D.
unsatisfied
18. Although her visit wasn’t , we made her welcome just the same.
A. expect B. expected C. expectation D.
expecting
19. He plays the piano well.
A. tolerate B. tolerable C. tolerably D.
tolerance

A. conserve B. protect C. destroy D. reclaim
31. This new kind of generator can generate a current of high
A. potential B. intensity C. preference D.
absorbent
32. The children always get on long journey.
A. harmless B. restless C. motionless D.
speechless
33. Most of the rivers flowing through big cities are with chemical waste factories.
A. polluted B. eroded C. mixed D. flooded
34. It is necessary for the host to make his guests feel comfortable and
A. relaxed B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relax
35. A laser beam’s is strong enough to kill cancer cells.
A. intention B. intensity C. intend D. intensive

IV. Prefixes and suffixes: out, super, sur, sub, under, over
1. Don’t be ; everything will be all right.
A. over anxious B. overbearing C. overnight D. oversea
2. You should eat more. You are a bit
a. underweight B. overweight C. out weight D.
weightless
3. She her husband by five years.
A. outrun B. outweighed C. outlived D.
outnumbered
4. We protest against their treatment of prisoners.
A. subhuman B. superhuman C. surhuman D. over
human
5. There is a determination to problems.
A. overwork B. overturn C. overwrite D.
overcome
6. Boiled meat can keep in ______________ containers and shipped to other countries.

To V: thông báo một tin xấu
 Try + V-ing: thử làm gì đó
To V: cố gắng làm gì đó
 Need: nếu chủ ngữ chỉ người: S + need, require, want + to V
Nếu chủ ngữ chỉ vật: S + need, require, want + V- ing or to be V(pp)
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Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. Many young people are fond of football and other kinds of sports.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
2. They couldn’t help when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed
3. Your house needs .
A. redecorated B. redecorating C. being redecorated D. to
redecorate
4. I remember them to play in my garden.
A. to allow B. allow C. allowing D. allowed
5. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid
by the supervisors?
A. to recognize B. to be recognized C. recognizing D. being
recognized
6. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather equally.
A. treat B. be treated C. have treated D. treating
7. Did you accuse Nam of a plate? Well, I saw him it off the table with
his elbow.
A. break/ knock B. breaking/ knocking C. to break/ to knock D. breaking/
knock
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word
C. She left the room saying a word D. She left the room to say a word.
21. My father wanted me a pilot.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
22. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy something.
A. write B. writing C. to write D. to writing
23. My teacher doesn’t allow us while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
24. We have plenty of time. We needn’t
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
25. I promised on time. I mustn’t late.
A. be/be B. to be/to be C. to be/ be D. be/to be
26. Mary and I are looking forward you.
A. of seeing B. for seeing C. to seeing D. to see
27. I’m sure that he knows this new machine.
A. to use B. using C. how using D. how to use
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28. Psychiatrists and doctors have failed people not to drink.
A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. told
29. The students are used to in the school library.
A. working B. work C. to work D. worked
30. Our room needs up.
A. tidied B. to tide C. tidy D. tidying
31. Mercury’s low gravity makes you very light in a spaceship.
A. feel B. feeling C. to feel D. felt
32. “ Was the test long?”. “ Yes, John was the only one it”
A. to finish B. finishing C. finished D. finish

4. The simple past tense: (thì quá khứ đơn)
S + Ved/2 (Động từ “to be”: S + was / were)
Adverbs: yesterday, last, ago, in (2005).
Diễn tả một sự việc diễn ra tại một thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ.
5. The past continuous tense: (thì quá khứ tiếp diễn)
S + was / were + V -ing
Diễn tả 1 sự việc đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm trong quá khứ ( at 7:00 last
night)
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Diễn tả 2 sự việc song song diễn tả trong quá khứ ( với các liên từ :
when, while, as)
6. The past perfect tense : (thì quá khứ hoàn thành)
S + had + Vpp
Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm hoặc 1 sự việc khác trong
quá khứ
Thường được dùng cùng với thì quá khứ đơn ( trong câu có các liên từ:
before, after, until)
7. The simple future tense: (thì tương lai đơn)
S + will / shall + V(bare) (Dùng “be going to + V” diễn tả tương lai
gần)
Adverbs: tomorrow, in the future, next…, in six days (trong 6 ngày tới)
8. The present perfect continuous : (thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn)
S + have / has + been + V-ing
Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, kéo dài liên tục đến hiện tại(
wait, sleep, study….)
Ex: I have been waiting for her for 3 hours/ since 3 o’clock
9. The future continuous: (thì tương lai tiếp diễn).

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2. After her performance, she invited the audience to ask questions.
A. she finishes B. finished C. finishing D. she will
finish
3. His father of cancer last year. A. will die B. has died C. died D. had
died
4. The train when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. has just left D. had just
left
5. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department.
A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has
telephoned
6. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered B. doesn’t enter C. wasn’t entering D. hadn’t
entered
7. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick.
A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling
8. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and family several times.
A. return B. will have returned C. am returning D. have
returned
9. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew on the company annual
report.
A. was working B. had been working C. has worked D. works
10. When my parents for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first
time.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. arrive D. will have
arrived
11. The last time I in Athens, the weather was hot and humid.

21. I’m very tired over four hundred miles to day.
A. I drive B. I’ve driven C. I’m driving D. I’ve
been driving
22. I’m busy at the moment . on the computer.
A. I work B. I’m worked C. I’m working D. I worked
23. Our friends meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
24. I will tell Anna all the news when her
A. I’ll see B. I’m going to see C. I see D. I’m seeing
25. Don’t worry, I here to help you
A. be B. will be C. am going to be D. won’t be
26. When I entered the room, everyone
A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced
27. Before the invention of the steamboat there no way to cross the ocean.
A. has been B. could have been C. had been D. would be
28. He said that he his homework since 7 o’clock.
A. had done B. did C. has done D. was doing
29. Tom said everything ready when the match
A. will be/starts B. would be/started C. is/started D. will
be/started
30. How long able to drive? - Since 1990.
A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you
31. She won't get married until she 25 years old.
A. is B. will be C. had been D. was.
32. Look. The yard is wet. It last night.
A. must rain B. couldn’t have rained C. must have rained D. should
have rained
33. After Mary her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D. will have
finished

standing
44. A. was realizing B. realized C. had realized D. would
realize
45. A. was leaving B. left C. had left D. would
leave
46. A. hadn’t lived B. doesn’t live C. didn’t live D. hasn’t
lived
47. A. had B. had had C. has D. has had
48. It is an hour since he , so he should be at office now.
A. left B. has left C. had left D. was
leaving

B. Transformation of tenses:
 Notes: a. It + be + time + since + simple past
b. It is the first/ second/ third …… time + present perfect
c. The last time + simple past
d. Present perfect + since + simple past
 Exercise: Rewrite these sentences:
1. The last time she had a swim was ten years ago.  She hasn’t
…………………………………………
2. I have never met such a famous person before.  It is
…………………………………………………
3. I last saw him when I was a student.  I haven’t
…………………………………………………………
4. I haven’t come there for two years.  I last
…………………………………………………………
5. I have studied English for seven years.  I started
…………………………………………………………
 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
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C. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago. D. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a
long time.
7. He hasn’t smoked a cigarette for a week.
A. It is for a week that he hasn’t smoked a cigarette. B. It is a week since he last smoked a
cigarette.
C. It is a cigarette that he smoked a week ago. D. It is a week ago that he smoked a
cigarette.
8. It started to rain at 2 o’clock and it is still raining.
A. It has been raining at 2 o’clock. B. It has been raining since 2
o’clock.
C. It has been raining for 2 o’clock. D. It has been raining in 2
o’clock.
9. They had finished their tea and then they left.
A. They finished their tea after they had left. B. After they had left, they finished their tea.
C. They had left before they finished their tea. D. After they had finished their tea, they left.
10. John began playing the piano 10 years ago.
A. John played the piano 10 years ago. B. John has played the piano for
10 years.
C. John used to play the piano 10 years ago. D. John doesn’t play the piano
anymore.
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20C. Subject and verb agreement:
1. Singular SUBJECT + singular VERB
Plural SUBJECT + plural VERB
 Notes: a. Singular noun:Là danh từ không đếm được: butter, water, happiness, work,
information

2. Here some accounts that you must check.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
3. A lot of homework me tired.
A. make B. makes C. have made D. are making
4. Not only Mr. Pike but also his sons tea.
A. likes B. like C. has liked D. liking
5. Mathematics us with many aspects.
A. helps B. help C. have helped D. helping
6. The United States of about 160 nations.
A. consists B. consist C. consisting D. have
consisted
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7. Coffee contains caffeine, and
A. tea does so B. so tea does C. so does tea D. does tea
so
8. Both Tom Mary are students. A. and
B. nor C. or D. with
9. Plenty of milk consumed everyday.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
10. Neither you nor I responsible for the bad result.
A. are B. is C. am D. be
11. Ten thousand dollars a large sum of money.
A. are B. is C. were D. being
12. Each of us a book report next week.
A. will have B. has C. is having D. have
13. I can not speak Spanish. –
A. So can I B. Neither can I C. Either can I D. Neither

2. I will never see him again.  Never

3. He no longer lives in this town.  No longer

4. I have never heard such a lie in my life.  Never

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5. We had hardly started when it began to rain.  Hardly

 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. No longer this typewriter. I’ve just bought a computer.
A. I use B. I do use C. do I use D. I using
2. out of the house than it began to rain.
A. No sooner I got B. No sooner I had got C. No sooner had I got D. No
had I got sooner
3. Did you think here before?
A. she has come B. has she come C. she had come D. had she
come
4. Tom was not only late, but he had left all his books behind.
A. Not only Tom was late, but he had left all his books behind.
B. Not only had Tom left all his books behind, but he was late.
C. Not only was Tom late, but he had left all his books behind.
D. Not was Tom only late, but he had left all his books behind.
5. Seldom exactly as illustrated.
A. the designs are reproduced B. did the designs reported
C. are the designs reproduced D. the designs did reported
6. He no longer plays in an orchestra.


2. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
A. was there B. was he C. were they D. wasn't it
3. Jogging is good for our hearts, ?
A. aren’t we B. aren’t they C. doesn’t it D. isn’t it
4. The film wasn’t as good as you expected, ?
A. wasn’t it B. was it C. wasn’t the film D. was the film
5. The building used to be a library, ?
A. doesn’t it B. didn’t it C. isn’t it D. wasn’t it

II. Passive:
1. Form: BE + Vpp ( ed/ 3 )
2. The structures:
Tenses Active Passive
1. Simple present S + V(s/es)
2.Present continuous S + am/is/are +V-ing
3. Present perfect S + has/have + Vpp
4. Simple past S + Ved/2
5. Past continuous S + was/ were +V-ing
6. Past perfect S + had + Vpp
7. Simple future S + will + V(bare)
8. Modal verbs S + can/could/should/must/may +
(bare)

9. Động từ đặc
biệt:
Have / Get
S + have + O (person) + V (bare) + O
(thing)
S + get + O ( person ) + to V + O (

9. I am going to get Harry to repair my car. 

10. They used to make little boys climb the chimneys to clean them. 

 Exercise: Choose the best answer:
1. This word wrongly.
A. spells B. is spelt C. is spelling D. is spell
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2. The story I’ve just read Jack London.
A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by
3. I’m going to go out and .
A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. my hair be cut D. cut my hair
4. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should
A. be have called B. been called C. have been called D. be called
5. Something funny in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
6. We by a loud noise during the night.
A. were woken up B. are woken up C. were working up D. woke up
7. Some film stars difficult to work with.
A. are said be B. are said to be C. say to be D. said to be
8. People say that some Americans are superficially friendly.
A. Some Americans are said as being superficially friendly.
B. Some Americans are said that they are superficially friendly.
C. People are said that some Americans are superficially friendly.
D. Some Americans are said to be superficially friendly.
9. I still can believe it. My bicycle last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D . stole