ĐỀ HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG TỈNH
I. Chọn phương án đúng (A, hoặc B, C, D) tương ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần
phải sửa trong các câu từ 1 đến 15:
1. One of the best collection of paintings can be found in that famous museum of arts.
A B C D
2. Hot in the summer causes a lot of problems for people who live in this part of the country
A B C D
3. I have to spend as many as half of my income on the education of my two children.
A B C D
4. No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working.
A B C D
5. Beethoven wrote and performance some of his greatest works while he was almost totally deaf.
A B C D
6. The local hot springs now serve as a bathhouse for them tranquil little town.
A B C D
7. Smoker is the number one preventable cause of death in the world.
A B C D
8. Financial considerations play an important partly in the choice of a college.
A B C D
9. Naomi Uemura, a Japanese explorer, traveled lonely to the North Pole on foot.
A B C D
10. The main advertising media include direct mail, radio, television, magazines and
A B C
newspaper.
D
11. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids.
A B C D
12. The more than calories a person eats, the less likely he is to lose weight.
A B C D
13. At five o’clock, the traffic on Madison Avenue are so congested that walking is faster
A B C D

B. By the end of the century students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to
books and to use skills in reading them which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the
oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological changes in the century had greatly altered
what the term “reading” implied.
C. Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars
of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteen century the term “reading”
undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteen century did silent reading become
commonplace.
D. Towards the end of the century there was still considerable argument over whether
books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of
material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument
remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literary
culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books
and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
E. The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy, and thus in the number of
readers. As readers increased, so the number of potential listeners declined, and thus there was
some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less
common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as
libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other
readers.
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IV. Hãy chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văm sau,
được đánh số từ (26) đến (40).
An unlucky day
Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house

40. A. none B. no one C. neither D. both of them
V. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) ch các câu từ 41 đến 45 của bài đọc sau.
It is a common saying that we do not fully value a thing until we lose it. We often value
the love and worth of a friend when he has been taken from us by death more than when he
was with us in the flesh; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the
greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone forever; it is the sick and the ailing
who realize the value of good health. When we are young and strong, we cannot imagine what
it is to be weak and ailing. We are so used to vigorous health that we take it for granted. The
organs of our body work so smoothly that we scarcely know we have lungs and liver, heart
and stomach. But when any of these gets upset and gives us pain and sickness, we learn by
bitter experience what an unspeakable blessing it is to be well.
Loss of health makes us miserable and a burden to ourselves and our friends. It cripples
our efforts so that we cannot accomplish many of the good and great things we might have
done. It spoils our life. What must we do to keep our health?
We must be moderate in eating and drinking and wise in the choice of plain,
wholesome simple food. Gluttony has killed thousands, and strong drink tens of thousands.
We must, when young, get plenty of sleep, which is “nature’s sweet restorer”, and not try to
burn the candle at both ends. We must live as much as possible in the open air and keep our
rooms well ventilated. We must get sufficient and regular physical exercise, and keep our
body clean. And we must avoid bad habits and secret sins as we avoid the devil, and keep our
thought clean, our bodies pure. Our ideal must be the sound mind in the sound body.
41. According to the passage, we often appreciate our friends only when …..
A. they are with us B. they are good to us
C. they passed away D. they live a long way from us
42. We do not take care of our health because …..
A. we are always in good health B. most of the diseases can be cured
C. we are so accustomed to good health D. we are so busy making a living
43. Poor health makes us …..
A. useless and selfish B. unable to fulfill our expectations
C. a shame to our friends D. fail to become famous

60. The three friends all ….. for the same job.
A. requested B. applied C. intended D. referred
61. When he heard the terrible noise, he asked me what was ….. on.
A. going B. happening C. being D. getting
62. One ….. five adults takes physical exercise at least once a week.
A. from B. in C. at D. with
63. This ring is only made of plastic, so it is quite …..
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
64. In order to buy this house, he had to obtain a large ….. from the bank.
A. loan B. finance C. capital D. debt
65. You will become ill ….. you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
VII.Điền MỘT từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống từ 66 đến 75 .
Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings
pictures and (66) _______________ from around the world into millions of homes. A person
with a television (67) _______________ can sit in his house and watch the President (68)
_______________ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and
watch statesmen try to argue about peace (69) _______________ television. Home viewers
can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. (70) _______________
even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them (71) _______________ of American
astronauts as the astronauts explore out of space. In (72) _______________ to all these things,
television brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are (73) _______________ to
entertain. In (74) _______________, TV provides many more entertaining programmes than
any other kinds. The programmes include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (75)
_______________ and motion pictures.
VIII. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại.
76. A. police B. miss C. fist D. list
77. A. stopped B. needed C. sacked D. missed
78. A. stomach B. church C. toothache D. book
79. A. common B. comma C. commerce D. comb