ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
LỚP 10 – ( 2010- 2011)
Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian : 90 phút

I Read the text and then answer the questions below ( 2.5 P )
Good health is important to everyone.Without good health, you can’t perform your daily activities.
You will not be able to work, study and even enjoy your food.
Personal hygiene is one of the ways to good health. Personal hygiene means taking care of the
cleanliness of your body.A good bath with plenty of soap and water once a day is a must in a hot country
like ours .Wearing clean clothes is also important .Nails, hair and teeth must always be looked after and
kept clean. Hair can be kept long provided you wash it with suitable shampoo at least two times a
week.Brushing your teeth, especially after your meals is a sure way to prevent dental decay.
Next is eating a balanced diet. As you know , there are so many classes of food such as carbohydrates ,
fat, proteins, vitamis, minerals and roughage. So,our meals must contain food from all the different
classes. Growing childen must eat food containing proteins such as fish , meat, eggs , and pulses . Proteins
help to build strong bodies. Carbohydrates and fat provide us with energy. Vitamins and minerals give us
general good health. It is very healthy to include a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet. Drinks plenty
of water is necessary as it replaces the water that is lost from our bodies .
Regular exercise also helps to keep us in good health . Exercise can build strong muscles and bones.It
also improves the circulation of blood in our bodies.Any form of exercise like jogging or swimming can
be done to keep fit . Rest and ralaxation are necessary too .Our bodies need rest after being active, and one
good way of resting is to sleep . We must have enough hours of sleep to allow bodies to relax .
Relaxation helps to reduce our stress and tension in our daily life. We can either relax by listening to
music or by doing something that we enjoy. Hence , it is good to have an interesting body.
1 Why is it important to have good health ? 2 According to the text, what should be done to have long hair ? 3 Why do growing childen need more protein ?

2. I said that I had met her
a. yesterday b. the day c. the previous day d. the following day
3. Judy going for a walk , but noone else wanted to go
a. admitted b. promised c. offered d. suggested
4 There’re no more apples . We them all
a. had eaten b. eat c. ate d. have eaten
5. Have you ever considered to live in another country ?
a. going b. gone c. to go d. go
6. They are getting married the end of June.
a. in b. on c. at d. during
7. For safety reasons , all passengers must their seatbelts while the plane is taking off or
landing.
a. tighten b. close c. fasten d. hold
8 We should protect plants and animals of the sea to keep its
a. resource b. energy c. environment d. biodiversity
9. If Maria comes to England , it will be a good for her to improve English.
a. possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d. probability
10. We found the trip to Europe
a. excited b. exciting c. was exciting d. was excited
Answers :
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6……………… 7………………… 8…………………….9………………….10……………………….

IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 2.5 P)
My name is Phil. I’m from Canada. I (live ) 1 in a flat in Ho Chi Minh city where I am
taking a Vietnamese course. It is my first time abroad. I am sharing the flat with another student
(call) 2 Dev. We ( know ) 3 eachother for the just some months, since we entered the class.
. Dev is from Germany. We study in the same group . Dev ( study ) 4 Vietnamese before he
(come) 5 here .So he can speak a little Vietnamese . We go to class in the morning, so in the

I find…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He still smokes but he smoked a lot 2 years ago.
He used……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Find out a suitable word to fill in the gap. ( 2 P)

Galileo Galilei was famous …1………his study of how thngs fall. He was the first person to….2………
experiments about this problem. Before ,people 3 that heavy things always fell …4……than light
things. He …5……out that this was not true. He took a heavy ball and a …6……. ball and he dropped
them both from a high place. They …7………. at the same speed. This meant that weight is not important.
This is the law of falling bodies. It is ……8…… important law for understanding our world.
Answers
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5 6 7 8

VII. Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following letter ( 4.0 )

Dear Winnie,
1. Thank you / your letter / I / receive / this morning.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. You / ask / what / we / do / when / the landslide / occur.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. I / not remember / things / clearly/ now/ but I / think / I / watch TV / and my sister / do / her homework/
at the time
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Suddenly / all the lights / go out / and I / frighten.

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