Đề thi học sinh giỏi Anh Văn
Part I:Phonetics
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the
other words
1. a.modal b.model c.modest d.modern
/ou/ /o:/ /o:/ /o:/
2. a.beard b.cheer c.heard d.weird
/bi∂d/ /tلi∂/ /h∂:d/ /wi∂d/
3. a.cue b.hue c.queue d.suede
/kju:/ /hju:/ /kju:/ /sweid/
4. a.brooch b.mould c.proud d.shoulder
/br∂utل/ /m∂uld/ /praud/ /’ل∂uld∂®/
5. a.issue b.passion c.tissue d.vessel (có hai cách đọc:/’isju:/ cũng đúng )
/'i∫ju:/ /'pæ∫n/ /ti∫u:/ /'vesl/
6. a.food b.good c.look d.took
/fu:d/ /gud/ /luk/ /tuk/
7. a.clothes b.drove c.ghost d.gone
/klauđz/ /drauv/ /gaust/ /gon/
8. a.fascimile b.recipe c.sesame d.smile
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9. a.gaiety b.gene c.gesture d.margarine
/'geiəti/ /dzi:n/ /'dʒest∫ə/ /,mɑ:dʒə'ri:n, 'mɑ:dʒərin/
10. a.closure b.pleasure c.seizure d.pressure

Part II.Vocabulary
The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a
word that fits suitably in the blank space
1. The weather was terrible,so we had a very …… holiday(PLEASE)
2. Roy was dimissed after being told by his…… that he must leave in a month’s
time.(EMPLOY)
3. Why was his lecture so……?(BORE) .Perhaps he consulted his papers so often.

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Personally,
though………………………………………………………………………………………
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All in all
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C.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it
1.People can sometimes be disappointed when they know each other well.
It can
………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2.I’m sure she didn’t do it on purpose.
She…………………………………………………………………………………………
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3.What time do we have to get up in the morning.
Could………………………………………………………………………………………
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4.I’d like to make a phone call.
I……………………………………………………………………………………………
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5.Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
All the
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…(8)…Optimists are more …(9)…to start new projects and generally more prepared to
take risks. Upbringing is obviously new important in forming your …(10)…to the
world.Some people are brought up to…(11)…too much on others and grow up forever
blaming other people when anything …(12)…wrongMost optimists,on the
…(13)…hand,have been brought up not to …(14)…failure as the end of the world.They
just…(15)…on with their lives.
B.Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each sentence
More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injured each
year.The impact on you of an accident can be very serious.At a speed of only 30 miles
per hour it is the same as falling from a third-floor window.Wearing a seat belt saves
lives,it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than haft. Who has to wear
a seat bealt?
Drivers or front seat passengers in most vehicles.If you are 14 or more over,it will be
your responsibility to wear the belt.If you do not,you can be fined up 50 pound.It will be
up to the driver to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they
are wearing a seat belt of some kind. A very few vehicles have a middle front seat
between the front passenger seat and the driver’s seat, for example a bench seat.Your
vehicle may be one of them.If just one passenger sits in front,he must wear a seat belt.But
if two passengers sit in front,the person sitting in the middle will not have to wear a belt.
When you do not have to wear a seat belt.
You do not wear a seat belt in certain circumstaces, such as if you are reversing your
vehicle ,if you are making a local delivery or collection using a vehicle constructed or
adapted for that purpose,or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you
from wearing it.Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to
wear your seat belt.Remember you may be taken to court for not doing so,and you may
be fined if you can not prove to the court that you have been excused from wearing it.
Medical exemptions
Certain people ought not to wear a seat belt because of their health.it may be more risky
for them to wear a seat belt than to bein a road accident without one.But they will not
have to wear a seat belt if they get a valid medical certificate from a doctor.If you think

d.to pay the fine rather than wear a seat belt.
The end
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