ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
Thời gian : 150 phút
I. Choose the word whose part underlinedpart is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
(5pts)
1. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
2. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration
3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
4. A. cleaned B. repaired C. planned D. laughed
5. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
6. A. filled B. landed C.suited D. wanted
7. A. of B. cafe C. knife D. leaf
8. A. leisure B. pressure C. treasure D. pleasure
9. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
10. A. dog B. sorry C. doctor D. worry
II. Choose the word with the main stress placed differently from the others in each group. (5pts)
1. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
2. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
3. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
4. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
5. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
6. A. extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
7. A. friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
8. A. method B.quiet C.major D.electric
9. A. produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
10. A. interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next
to the correct word or phrase (10 pts).
1. The social services are chiefly ……… with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your…………
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper

1. I am afraid you have me because that is not what I meant (understand)
2. We had to take out a from the bank to buy the car. ( lend)
3. Everyone was very by the good news. (heart)
4. On a day we receive about fifty letters. (type)
5. Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights. (speak)
6. Irregular verbs must be (memory)
7. Carl is studying to become a (law)
8. We have decided to interview only the best six for the job (apply)
9. Uncle George lives in an attractive part of Sydney. (reside)
10. Everyone is worried about the of the rainforests (destroy)
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (20pts)
A. Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The (1)
……………….of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the importance of which cannot (2)
……………….overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us (3)……………….both entertainment
(4)………………. information. The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form (5)
………………. is recognisable to us today. The books read by the Romans , (6)………………., have some
similarity to the ones we (7)……………….now. Until the middle of the 15
th
century, in Europe, all books
were (8)……………….by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and (9)
………………. . With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of
books, making knowledge (10)………………. widespread and accessible.
B. Jogging is running slowly (1) ………. long distance. Most joggers begin (2) ……….they hear jogging is
very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people (3) ……….weight. It can also help
them feel better(4) ……….themselves. Ronald Robbins, (5) ……….is forty-two years old and works in an
office, began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat. At (6) ………. be could only run about
100 yards. It (7) ……….him three months to be able to run a mile. But two years later, he ran (8) ………. a
marathon race - over twenty-six miles. Mary joggers, like Donald Robbins, feel that (9) ……….they can
succeed in jogging, they succeed in other things and quite often this feeling helps them at (10) ………. jobs.
VII. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10pts)

Martin’s …………………………………………………………………………………
2. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
Had his …………………………………………………………………………………
3.The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter.
Only after …………………………………………………………………………………
4. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Mary was the only student absent from class.
Apart ……………………………………………………………………………………
6. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
Older people have ………………………………………………………………………
7. Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
Jena has only ……………………………………………………………………………
8. He does almost no work.
He hardly …………………………………………………………………………………
9. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather was not ……………………………………………………………………
10. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only …………………………………………………………………………………
11. We had never been so happy before.
We were …………………………………………………………………………………
12. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated………………………………………………………………………
13. They have read us an interesting story.
An…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It‘s high time……………………………………………………………………………
X. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5pts)

7. brought
8. had already told
9. have been working
10.had been cooking
V. 0,5đ /từ
1. misunderstood 6. memorized
2. loan 7. lawyer
3. heartened 8. applicants
4. typical 9. residential
5. speech 10. destruction
VI.1đ /từ
1. invention 2. be
3. with 4. and
5. that
6. however 7. read
8. written 9. expensive
10. more
1. for 6. first 2. because 7. took 3.lose 8. in 4.about 9. if 5 who 10. their
VII. 1 đ /giới từ
1. out 2. to 3.over 4. in
5to
6 with 7. of 8. with – for 9. to – for 10.of
VIII. 1 đ /câu
1.C 2. A 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D
IX. 1 đ /câu
1.Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life.
2.Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he
wanted.
3.Only after a new pay offer, did the workers call off the strike.
4.I’d rather go out for meal than stay at home.