PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.
1. A. come B. once C. love D. continue
2. A. busy B. visit C. museum D. conversation
3. A. summer B. include C. instruction D. compulsory
4. A. increased B. asked C. wondered D. impressed
5. A. depends B. years C. temples D. parents
II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary
2. A. balcony B. accident C. mechanic D. survey
3. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution
4. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
5. A. decorate B. disappoint C. festival D. primary
III. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. I remember ______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met
2. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come.
A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish
3. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ______ for a cup of tea.
A. on B. over C. off D. to
4. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded.
A. which B. where C. that D. it
5. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
6. Your work has been very good ______ this year.
A. so far B. by far C. as far as D. so long
7. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
8. Tell me ______ there is anything special that you would like to do.

23.The Russians have ____________in controlling urban growth.
A. managed B. attempted C. succeeded D. achieved
24.I can’t get ____________how rude he was.
A. on B. over C. in D. away
25.The fruit tasted sweet, rather ___________a peach.
A. more B. like C. as D. similar
26.I wonder if I could use your dictionaries? - ______________.
A. No, you don’t B. You shouldn’t C. I’m afraid not D. Sorry, I’m afraid
27.My brother took great ____________in playing the new toy.
A. delightful B. delighted C. delight D. delightfully
28.The plane would have landed easily ____________the thick fog.
A. unless B. but for C. because of D. due to
29.___________he does sometimes annoys me very much.
A. What B. When C. How D. Why
30.Hardly anybody knows about it, ____________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. do everybody D. don’t everybody
31.It was in the countryside _____________.
A. where Tim was brought up B. Tim was brought up
C. that Tim was brought up D. which Tim was brought up
32.A group of us ___________London next month.
A. are going to B. is going to C. will be going to D. have been gone to
33.“So long!” is another way of saying ____________.
A. “Hello!” B. “Cheer up!” C. “Happy!” D. “Goodbye!”
34.“Don’t forget to ring me.” - _____________.
A. I asked Jane not to forget to phone me. B. I threatened Jane to forget to phone me.
C. I suggested Jane not to forget to phone me. D. I insisted on Jane not phoning me.
35. I had no money _______me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. by B. at C. on D. over
36. Stop that nonsense, _______?
A. don’t you B. do you C will you D. aren’t you

5. In the free time, my father often reads...................... newspapers. ( DAY)
6. Tung was punished for his ......................... ( LAZY)
7. Last week there was an ........................... football match on TV ( EXCITE)
8. Long turned out to be the ........................... in our class. ( GOOD)
9.The little village is very quiet and .............at night. (PEACE)
10.The old hotel we used to stay at has been .................... (MODERN)
VI. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. They ____________(see) to go out last night.
2. Passengers____________ (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books.
3. Writing many letters ____________ (make) her happy.
4. Do you hear someone____________ (cry) softly in the next room?
5. I ____________ (have) my house ____________ (paint) . That's why there is all this mess.
6. Either my sister or I ____________ ( be) going to visit our uncle tomorrow morning.
7. The Nile ____________ (flow) into Mediterranean.
8. If only I ____________ ( have ) money with me, ____________I ( lend ) you some.
VII. Read the text below. For questions 1 - 5 you are to choose one best answer (a, b, c, or d) to each
question.
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to.
They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is
a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming
independent, of teenagers trying to to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more
willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to
check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans but should
not push them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in
trying to be adult may experiment with alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual
behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
1. This is from a ___________.
A. parent's handbook B. teenage magazine C. school timetable D. children's book
2. What is the writer trying to do?

 Would you mind ............................................................................................................................................
5. He couldn't pass the examination because he was lazy .
 Because of his ................................................................................................................................................
6. Hard work is the secret of passing your exam
 So long as.......................................................................................................................................................
7.Living in the city is exciting
 Some people find............................................................................................................................................
8.There were many people on the way. We couldn't drive on .
 There were so.................................................................................................................................................
9.I asked the receptionist to wake me up at 6.30 the following morning.
 " Please .......................................................................................................................................................... ''
10. He is a man of extreme honesty.
 He is an...........................................................................................................................................................
X. Write meaningful sentences with cues given
1. I/ arrive/ Tan Son Nhat/ last Friday morning.
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2. Mai/ meet/ me/ airport/ take/ home/ taxi.
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3. Afternoon/ we/ go/ market/ near/ Mai’s house/ I/ buy/ gifts.
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4. Mai/ take/ me/ Da Lat/ three days ago.
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5. I/ see/ peach blossoms/ there/ like/ tokyo.
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6. I/ now/ Nha Trang./Beach here/ wonderful/ food/ wonderful, too
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7. I/ enjoy/ swim/ sea/ eat/ seafood/ but/ Mai/ only like/ make/ sand castles.
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8. We/ leave/ Ho Chi Minh city/ tomorrow.
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