SỞ GD – ĐTVĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT BÌNH SƠN
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Part I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. mother B. love C. office D. one
2. A. family B. start C. ask D. father
3. A. school B. good C. book D. football
4. A. heavy B. headache C. weather D. each
5. A. travelling B. later C. language D. traffic
Exercise 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
6. A. rearrange B. following C. difficult D. suitable
7. A. capital B. Vietnamese C. attitude D. interesting
8. A. applicable B. conversation C. entertainment D. information
9. A. enjoy B. visit C. expect D. because
10. A. appearance B. behaviour C. consider D. memory
Part II. READING
Exercise 1. Read the following passage then answer questions 11 - 15.
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All students here come from very difficult backgrounds; there are street
children, orphans, children of war-invalids, hearing-impaired students and
young people from very poor families.
This School provides us with free training in one of these areas: Vietnamese and
Asian cooking, French and European cooking, French baking and pastry,
restaurant and catering services, domestic service, sewing and embroidery. After
one year of training at the school, full-time jobs are found for us and we could be

the progress of the human race. (17) _______.
In the same way, English scholars have studied the past and discovered many things which
were useful to men in the early days were later forgotten by others. (18) _______ .
The thirst for knowledge of the English scholars has contributed to the progress of man in
almost all fields of his activity. (19) _______. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English
have learnt English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.
As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. (20) _______, such
as in the United Nations. It is also used in all the leading universities in the world and in
international trade and commerce. As it is used so widely, (21) _______. People of all the
countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and
more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the
communication of ideas and information among the peoples of the world.
(22) _______.
PART A: Seven sentences/ clauses have been removed from the text above. Choose from sentences
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G) the sentence/ phrase which fits each gap (16-22).
A. It is for all these reasons that I like to study the English language
B. It is used in all the important meetings and conferences and debates
C. It is spoken and understood in all parts of the earth
D. Such things are now again being used, owing to the work of English scholars
E. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can
think of
F. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important
machine in the world today
G. English has indeed become a very rich language
PART B: Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
23. Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?
A. English has developed into an international language.
B. The scientific progress has contributed to the popularity of English.

occasion
profession
attitude
opinion
shopper
26. It is ______________ for the young to address the elderly by the first name in Vietnam.
27. In the countryside, there are few places of ______________ .
28. The first word of any name must be written in _____________ letters.
29. Vietnam is my country of ______________ .
30. You have to fill in an _____________ form if you want to join a school.
31. He is always late for school. It is ______________ of him.
32. My ______________ are studying English and collecting stamps.
33. After a two-period lesson, we usually have a short ______________ .
34. Please __________ the date so that I can arrange the time for the meeting.
35. Professor Lan Nguyen devoted his whole life to the teaching ________ .
36. I’m really sorry. This form is not _____________ to foreign students.
37. The ______________ of my life is to learn English well in order to pass the entrance
examination to VNU-CFL.
38. Your computer has many empty folders. You should ___________ them.
39. A good ___________ is the one who has great skills of communication.
40. On the ______________ of International Women’s Day, I wish you good health and happiness.
41. After the ______________ finishes, we have a long summer holiday.
42. What is your ______________ of the new program?
43. A housewife is often a good ______________ because she knows how to bargain.
44. The words married, divorced, separated, widow refer to ___________ .
45. What is your ______________ to the students’ learning methods?
II. GRAMMAR. Sentences 46 - 65 are incomplete. Choose from the four options given (marked
A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence .
46. Among Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Literature, ______________ subject do you like most?
A. what B. which C. A and B D. whose

61. _____________ in pairs and in groups to discuss the question.
A. Work B. To work C. Working D. A, B and C
62. Phong is a student at Chu Van An and he often rides a bike __________ .
A. to the school B. to school C. school D. A and B
63. There’s no need _____________ over your past sorrow.
A. crying B. cry C. cried D. to cry

64. There’s _____________ traffic in big cities.
A. so many B. so few C. so much D. so on
65. It’s been nice _____________ you.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Read the text about My Favourite Teacher below. Nine of
the lines contain an unnecessary word. Underline these words and write them in the spaces provided.
Tick the correct lines.
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It was an English period and all of us are waited eagerly for our
English teacher, Mrs. Hoa. She is very popular among us. In fact,
she is a my favourite teacher.
Mrs. Hoa has a short curly hair and wears thick glasses, which makes
her to look strict. However, she is usually very close and is always
ready to lend an ear to our problems. She is motherly and cares very
much for us. I remember once when I fell and hurt my knees. Mrs.
Hoa had helped me to stop the bleeding and took me to the clinic.
I used to dislike English when I was younger because I found it very
too complicated. Mrs. Hoa always makes English lessons interesting
and easy to understand it. She is very patient in explaining English
problems to us and always makes sure to everyone understands. With
her help, my English has improved quickly.
I have grown myself to love English and I always score high marks in
my English tests now. And it’s all because of my favorite teacher.

88. You/ better/ avoid/ drink/ beer/ because/ bad/ for/ liver.
_____________________________________________________________
89. It/ necessary/ bring/ conversation/ close/ before/ no one/ pay/ attention/ it.
_____________________________________________________________
90. I/ hope/ hear/ you/ soon.
____________________________________________________________
B. Rewrite without changing the meaning of the original sentences.
91. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
-> Failure __________________________________________
92. He appears to have been waiting a long time.
It ______________________________________________
93. Whatever you say, I’ll never change my mind.
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For _____________________________________________
94. You should have read the instructions.
You are _________________________________________
95. We were late because it rained so heavily.
But ____________________________________________
96. I should imagine that there are about 70 students.
At a ____________________________________________
97. I can make nothing of all this.
I _____________________________________________
98. He tried hard so that he would win the first prize.
With ___________________________________________
99. Failing prompt payment the goods must be returned by you.
You ___________________________________________
100. He owned his success to his father.
It was __________________________________________
V. Supply the correct form of the word provided in brackets in each sentence.
111. His busy schedule made him completely (access) __________ to his students.

84. What did he say about his teaching profession yesterday?
85. How many hours do you spend learning English every day?
86. Teachers usually have trouble remembering their students’ names.
87. Why don’t you consider coming over to my place?
88. You had better avoid drinking beer because it is bad for (your/ the) liver.
89. It is necessary to bring a conversation to a close before no one pay attention to it.
90. I hope to hear from you soon.
91. Failure to obey the regulations may result in your disqualification.
92. It appears that he has been waiting a long time.
93. For all you say, I'll never change my mind.
94. You are supposed to read the instructions.
95. But for the heavy rain, we wouldn't have been late.
96. At a glance, I can tell that there are about seventy students.
97. I cannot understand anything about this.
98. With hard try, he would win the first prize.
99. You must return the goods if the payment is not made on time.
100. It was his father to own his success.
111. His busy schedule made him completely inaccessible to his students.
112. He works for UNESCO in a purely advisory role.
113. The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry.
114. I’ve never known such a quarrelsome person.
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115. I don’t care if you had had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was indefensible
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