ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
LISTENING
Cán bộ coi thi cho học sinh nghe bài hội thoại 3 lần. Lần thứ 1 nghe và dừng lại cho học
sinh trả lời 5 phút, lần thứ 2 cho học sinh nghe và dừng lại 5 phút và lần cuối cùng cho học
sinh nghe và hoàn thiện trong vòng 10 phút.
Listen to three people from different countries and choose the best answer
AL WHEELER
1. He comes from
A. France B. Spain C. Mexico D. Canada
2. Winters in his country are
A. Short and cold B. long and hot C. long and cold D. short and hot
3. Summers in his country are
A. Short and cold B. long and hot C. long and cold D. short and hot
4. In summer, he
A. goes sailing and plays baseball B. goes sailing and plays football
C. goes surfing and plays badminton D. goes swimming and plays tennis
5. His favourite season is
A. Spring B. summer C. Autumn D. winter
MANUELA DA SILVA
1. She is from
A. Italy B. German C. Mexico D. Portugal
2. She doesn’t like
A. Spring B. summer C. Autumn D. winter
3. She always meets friends in
A. coffee bars B. cinemas C. discotheques D. restaurants and bars
4. For the music, she loves
A. R&B B. classic music C. Brazilian music D. pop and dance
5. Among four seasons, she loves
A. Spring B. summer C. Autumn D. winter
TOSHI SUZUKI

active teacher and passive class.
II. Choose the best answer
1. The best title for this passage is
A. Self-motivation
B. The Montessori Method
C. Educating Subnormal Children
D. A new system of Education
2. In 1894 Maria Montessori
A. opened a new day care centre
B. worked as a psychiatrist
C. taught normal pre-school children
D. disciplined retarded children
3. The author implies that Maria Montessori believes that
A. children need strong discipline.
B. it is important that teachers instruct children clearly
C. teachers should be very active
D. children will learn by themselves
4. With which phrase could the words rich in best be replaced?
A. having an abundant supply of
B. with a number of expensive
C. containing deep and strong
D. that amuses children with
5. The author implies that in this method of education, the most important things are
A. teachers
B. rules
C. materials
D. observers
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
Choose the best answer:
1. The passport she carried was …………

15. Is it true …………the law says there is no smoking in restaurants in this city?
A. that what B. what C. if D. that
16. Today, many serious childhood diseases …………by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. prevent C. can preventD. can be prevented
17. Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to establish
more shelters to care for those…………have homes.
A. who don’t B. who doesn’tC. which don’t D. which doesn’t
18. It’s a beautiful day. Would you like to go…………?
A. to sail B. sailing C. to sailing D. for sailing
19. Next month I …………Derek for 20 years.
A. know B. will have known C. am knowing D. have known
20. Several …………sleeping under the tree.
A. of lions were B. lion was C. of the lions was D. lions were
21. Did the teacher explain how …………this problem?
A. do we solve B. can we solve C. to solve D. solve
22. Only if you promise to study hard…………to help you.
A. will I agree B. agree I C. I agree D. I will agree
23. …………arrived for you this morning.
A. Furniture B. A furniture C. Some furniture D. Some
furnitures
24. I expect Mary…………here early tonight. She should arrive in the next half hour.
A. to come B. coming C. having come D. to have come
25. I wish Janet …………to the meeting this afternoon.
A. could come B. came C. can come D. will come
26. I…………with you on that subject.
A. am agreeing B. am agreed C. agreeing D. agree
27. I …………be there at 6 p.m. for the meeting, but my car won’t start. Could you
please give me a lift in your car?
A. will B. may C. supposed to D. have got to
28. To the best of my………….., he married a French girl.