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<b>SỞ GD&ĐT HÀ TĨNH</b>
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<i>---ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC</i>
<i>(Đề thi có 05 trang)</i>
<b>KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 10</b>
<b>NĂM HỌC 2010-2011</b>
<b>MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH</b>
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
<i>(khơng kể thời gian giao đề)</i>
<i><b>Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.</b></i>
<i>Không được sử dụng bất kì loại tài liệu nào.</i>
<i><b>I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.</b></i>
1. A. nothing B. purpose C. welcome D. compare
2. A. measles B. tease C. please D. measure
3. A. especially B. weather C. exercise D. bench
4. A. thus B. with C. smooth D. maths
5. A. naked B. practiced C. beloved D. wicked
6. A. encourage B. problem C. excellent D. possible
7. A. curiosity B. cure C. business D. during
A. is postponing B. be postponed C. to be postponed D. postpones
8. Most of the courses at the banquet were completely consumed, but there _____ food still remaining.
A. were few B. was little C. were a few D. was a little
9. The four-storey house __________ on that hill is still new.
A. be built B. building C. built D. being building
10. Nam Cao devoted most of his time __________
A. to having written B. to write C. to writing D. to have written
11. I don’t think he will join us, ___________?
A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. don’t I
12. The young generation must contribute to ____________ the country.
A. building of B. the building C. the building of D. build
13. I cannot help feeling anxious __________ the exam results.
A. of B. with C. about D. for
14. In some vocational schools, the training quality is worse than ___________ used to be.
A. they B. it C. them D. that
15. When Elvis Presley died, her daughter came ___________ a fortune.
A. into B. up with C. by D. across
It’s _______ time you got home – We’ve been worried sick!
We’re definitely going to have to do something _______ increasing our market share.
2.
I should get a reply from them any ________ now.
It will only take them a ________ to update the website.
Now is the __________ of truth!
3.
4. How anyone could work in that office for years _________ end I just don’t know.
Just bet me that Doug was going to get the sack so I said: “You’re ________”
5.
To my ____________, the boss said that I could have an extra day off work.
Martin always takes great ___________ in talking to anyone about fishing.
When Erin finally started to move downhill on the skis for the first time, she laughed in _____.
6.
The local council should start a building program to meet the ______ for leisure activity.
The Major said he had no _________ of advice from people who didn’t know the situation.
This area is badly in ___________ of financial investment.
7.
Thus, to end (6)_______ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to
( 7)______ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course.
But pollution can be (8)______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find
ways to lessen the (9)______ of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause.
Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)______ businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down
on certain polluting activities.
1. A. as B. more C. less D. like
2. A. so B. while C. though D. because
3. A. Specific B. For example C. Such as D. Like
4. A. takes B. affords C. carries D. provides
5. A. about B. for C. of D. with
6. A. or B. and C. as well D. then
7. A. start B. continue C. stop D. go on
8. A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little
9. A. way B. figure C. number D. amount
10. A. forbid B. prevent C. request D. require
<i><b>VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question.</b></i>
Bill Jarvis took over our village news agency at time of life when most of us only want to relax.
D. It belonged to the railway and was part of the station.
3. Why did Bill open the shop so early in the day?
A. He liked to do as much as possible before he went to work.
B. Bill was never sure of the time.
C. The shop had to be open when the morning papers came
D. It was then that he did a lot of business.
4. We understand from the passage that the shop closed for lunch ________
A. At eleven o'clock more or less.
B. At exactly eleven o'clock.
C. Before eleven o'clock.
D. Always after eleven o'clock.
A. has just heard some very good news.
B. puts great effort into whatever he or she tries.
C. is less fortunate than he or she ought to be.
D. fails through his or her own fault entirely.
6. Why was the writer on the riverbank that afternoon?
A. He was going to do some shopping in the village.
B. He was fishing.
C. He was going to get the evening paper.
D. He was on his way home from the village
7. Why was the writer surprised when he saw Bill Jarvis?
But for ...
3. Immediately after their arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner……….
4. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
He was too...
5. Hearing that an earthquake had occurred was a great shock to us.
We were ...
6. The decorators have finished our first floor.
We have ...
7. Her hobby is one thing that she does not intend to give up.
She has ...
8. That is the best meal I have ever eaten.
I have never ... ... ... ...
9. Home computers used to be much more expensive.
Home computers aren’t... ... ... ...
10. It was a mistake of mine to park outside the police station.
I shouldn’t... ...
<i><b>IX. Writing:</b></i>
<b>CÂU IV: (2 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm:</b>
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. D
<b>CÂU V: (1 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm:</b>
1. about 2. moment 3. age 4. on 5. delight
6. need 7. love 8. rule 9. charged 10. example
<b>CÂU VI: (2 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm:</b>
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B
6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A
1. Mr. Holton wouldn't have operated if he hadn’t known (that) the rumour was malignant
2. But for Jim's greater speed, John would have won a gold medal
3. No sooner had they arrived than things went wrong
4. He was too tired to see/watch the end of the film
5. We were (greatly/very) shocked<b>to hear/when we heard</b>that an earthquake had occurred
6. We have had our first floor decorated (by the decorators)
7. She has no intention of giving up her hobby.
8. I have never eaten<b>such a good meal as that/a better meal than that</b>
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