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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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Question I: Phonetics (5points )
Part A: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 3points )
1. A. bear B. near C. dear D. fear
2. A. with B. both C. thing D. think
3. A. money B. mother C. donkey D. other
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group (2points).
1. A. transform B. office C. failure D. holiday
2. A. effort B. effect C. deafness D. speaker
Question II : Verb forms (12 points )
Give the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1. Look! They (put) sugar in their grapefruit before they eat it.
2. The race (start) as planned if the weather clears.
3. Tom was tired because he (study) hard all day.
4. George (fall) off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling.
5. Before you (leave), don’t forget to shut the windows.
6. If I (know) we would have (wait) so long, I (bring) along a book.
7. It is raining now. It (rain) for 2 hours.
8. I knew I (not be) the first (arrive), because I saw smoke (rise) from the chimney.
Question III: Word forms (10 points).
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. Tom is a friend of mine. He is …………. FRIEND
2. How ……… of you to break that cup! CARE
3. His long ………….made us bored and sleepy. SPEAK
4. He never takes his father’s……… ADVISE
5. Although they are poor, they are living……. HAPPY

A. run down B. mopped up C. called off D. wiped out
12. ……….of an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the
London Road.
A. Through B. Owing C. Because D. Since
13. It was ……a simple question that everyone answered it correctly.
A. so B. such C. much D. too
14. The other day I came …………a really beautiful old house in the back street of
Birmingham.
A. across B. over C. by D. down
15. He said he’d come to the meeting ……….he might be a little late.
A. although B. even C. whereas D. unless
Question V: Reading (15 points )
Part A: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word (10 points)
Have you ever followed the instructions for knitting something or have you read a (1)_____ of music? If you have, you
have behaved in a similar way(2)____ a computer. A computer obeys a program to (3)_____ a particular task. Just(4)_____ a
knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece of music in lines and dots,(5)_____ a computer program is expressed in the
form of programming language.(6)_____ the English language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a
program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming languages, which only a few are well known and widely used. The most popular
language(7) _____ is used in offices and factories is called Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records
of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran in order to carry out calculation. (8)_____ , neither of these two programs is very
popular with people working in home computers. Basic is(9)_____ popular language for home computers,(10)______ because
it is easy to learn and use.
1. A. bit B. slice C. piece D. sheet
2. A. to B. as C. so D. from
3. A. carry on B. carry out C. carry over D. carry through
4. A. alike B. by C. so D. as
5. A. so B. as C. thus D. such
6. A. So B. Like C. Same D. By
7. A. that B. which C. what D. it

Question VI: Writing (20 points)
Part A: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and
correct it (5 points)
1. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back.
2. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time.
3. He is so slow as he never gets to class on time.
4. Ann prefers going swimming than playing table tennis.
5. Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London.
Part B: Combine each pair of the following sentences, using the word in brackets.
1. Ann studied every subject very hard. She won her school's Best Student Prize this
year. (so)
2. Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8. Her teacher of Vietnamese was very
happy. (so)
3. They can help us clean up the beach. They are certain. (that)
4. We go by plane. It will be quicker. (if)
5. The water is highly polluted. We can't swim in this river. (because)
6. My father went to work. It rained very hard. (although)
7. Mai tried her best. She failed the final exam last year. (but)
8. Ba sold his old newspapers. Ba bought textbooks for the new school year. (and)
Part C: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 points).
1. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I ……………………………………………………
2. They made him wait for two hours.
 He was……………………………………………
3. I must leave now, or I will miss the bus.
 I will miss………………………………………….
4. I can’t see that far.
It is too………………………………………………
5. She’s a slower driver than I am.

7. breathlessly 8. luxurious 9. editorial 10. excitement
Question IV: (15 points).
1. C 2. A 3. B. 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B. 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.A
Question V: Reading (15 points )
Part A:(10 points)
1. C 2. A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B
Part B: ( 5 points)
1. A 2.D 3. B 4. C 5. B.
Question VI: Writing (23 points)
Part A: (5points)
1. will she she will
2. of readingto read
3. asthat
4. thanto
5. but her brothers and sisters alsobut also her brothers and sisters
Part B: ( 8 points)
1. Ann studied every subject very hard, so she won her school's Best Student Prize this year.
2. Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8,so her teacher of Vietnamese was very happy.
3. They are certain that they can help us clean up the beach.
4. If we go by plane, it will be quicker.
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5. We can not swim in this river because the water is highly polluted.
6. My father went to work although it rained very hard/ Although it rained very hard, my father went to work.
7. Mai tried her best, but she failed the final exam last year.
8. Ba sold his old newspapers and bought textbooks for the new school year.
Part C: (10points)
1. I lent him my book, but he forgot to return it.
2. He was made to wait for two hours.
3. I will miss the bus if I don’t leave now/ unless I leave now.
4. It’s too far (for me) to see.