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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI – LẦN 1
Thời gian: 120p
Name: ______________________ Class: _____
Teacher’s words

PART A – LISTENING. (15pts)
Question I. Listen to the teacher talking to her class about a visit to a museum and
complete the notes below. (5pts)
School trip to London
Date:
Tuesday (1) _____________________
Destination:
(2) _____________________ Museum
Means of transport: (3) _____________________
Times:
Leaving school at (4) _____________________ A.M
Back at school at 9 P.M
At the museum:
Special (5) _____________________ and talk.
Price:
15 £ (pounds) each
Question II. Take a tour of London by listening to this tour guide. Read the
questions and choose the correct answer. (5pts)
6. The tour takes ________ hours.
A. 2
B. 3

C. 4
7. At Madame Tussauds Museum you can see ________.
A. maps of London
B. models of famous people
C. famous shops
8. Oxford Street is a famous street for ________.
A. drinking tea
B. eating
C. shopping
9. Big Ben is a ________.
A. tour guide
B. clock
C. bridge
10. You can see great views of London from ________.
A. Oxford Street
B. Houses of Parliament
C. London Eye
Question III. Listen and decide if each statements is True (T) or False (F). (5pts)
11. “Marley and me” is based on a book.
12. John Grogan is the character of “Marley and me”.
13. “Marley and me” seems to be a comedy.
14. The book that “Marley and me” based on is a bestseller.
15. You can find the book that “Marley and me” is based on in the libraries.
PART B – PHONETICS, LEXICO AND GRAMMAR. (35pts)


Question IV. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others. (3pts)
16. A. rugged
B. naked

C. worked
D. wicked
17. A. tanks
B. laughs
C. volunteers
D. compliments
18. A. oceanic
B. decide
C. socialize
D. delicious
Question V. Choose the word whose stress partern differs from that of the others
(2 pts)
19. A. summer
B. father
C. invite
D. student
20. A. material
B. souvenir
C. volunteer
D. energetic
Question VI. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (8pts)
21. Five days _______ time for you to finish your assignment.
A. is maximum
B. are maximum
C. have maximum
D. has maximum
22. ______ having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster.
A. because of
B. in spite of

C. despite of
D. although
23. She is _______ a singer nor an actress.
A. both
B. nor
C. either
D. neither
24. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times ... my country,” he said.
A. as much as
B. more than
C. as many as that in D. as high as that in
25. They hardly believe him and .....................
A. so do I
B. neither do I
C. I do, either
D. I believe him
26. He was born in England. English is his __________.
A. mother tongue
B. first language
C. foreign language
D. A&B
27. My son was hit __________ a stick while he was working in the field.
A. by
B. with
C. without
D. out
28. There is always __________ traffic in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong
B. full
C. heavy

D. many
Question VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense and write
your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
29. My younger sister enjoys (take) ____________________ to the park by my parents
every weekend.
30. Solar panels (install) ____________________ on the roof the house to catch
sunlight in the future.
31. My friend was made (pay) ____________________ back the book.
32. (Drive) ____________________ fast on busy streets is very dangerous.
33. You (be) ____________________ angry If he refuses to help you?
34. The men (drink) ____________________ together when an argument broke out.


35. The Olympic Games (hold) ____________________ every four year.
36. His brother, together with his grandparents, (just arrive) ____________________ at
the station.
37. These two boys look identical. They (be) ____________________ twins.
38. Jack is not about (play) __________________ video games when he stays at home.
Question VIII. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete
sentences and write your answers into the box below. (7 pts)
39. To make chung cake, the rice and green bean has to be ____________________ in
water. (SOAK)
40. Her ____________________ was so great that she broke a glass. (ANXIOUS)
41. Don’t wait for him. He is ____________________
(BELIEVE)
42. She has cut herself and it’s ____________________ quite badly. (BLOOD)
43. Bell ____________________ demonstrated his invention. (SUCCESS)
44. Ha Long Bay was ____________________ by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
(RECOGNITION)
45. My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. She thinks they are

____________________ SUITABLE
Question IX. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts in each sentence and
correct it. (5pts)
46. The populate of the world has increased in mordern time
A
B
C
D
47. Most of these boys prefer playing soccer than staying indoor.
A
B
C
D
48. Mice is among the animals that cause damage to crops.
A B
C
D
49. There is a ten- floors building in front of my house.
A
B
C
D
50. Laura as well as all her classmates were very happy that she won the scholarship
this time.
A
B
C
D
PART C – READING
Question X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the

passage. (10pts)
Alice is a new English friend of (51) _________________ . She is very (52)
__________________ to tell me about her new (53) __________________ Her lessons
begin at nine each morning and (54) __________________ until half past ten. Then she
has a (55) __________________ for a quarter of an hour. During this time, she usually
(56) __________________ to her friend about many things such (57) ______________


the last class or last night’s movie, every day, she has five (58) __________________ in
the morning and three in the afternoon. Alice’s favorite (59) __________________ is
English. The first term lasts four months from September to December. Alice tries her
(60) __________________ to become a good student in the class.
Question XI. Fill in the blank of the following passage with the words given A, B, C
or D. (10pts)
The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry. Before 1950 about
one million people traveled abroad each year (61) ______ by the 1990s the figure had
(62) ______ to over 400 million every year.
Such largest number of tourists, (63) _________, are beginning to cause problems. (64)
________, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. (65)
____________ parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported (66) _________
with old tins, tents and food that have been (67)__________.
But at a time when we have greater freedom to travel (68) _______ ever before, more
and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday (69) _______ causing
problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday guide called Holiday
That Don’t Cost the Earth. It (70) ______ you how you can help the tourist industry by
asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on
holiday.
61. A. as
B. but
C. when

D. because
62. A. risen
B. gone
C. raised
D. flown
63. A. so
B. but
C. therefore
D. however
64. A. therefore
B. however
C. for instance
D. example
65. A. even
B. every
C. any
D. many
66. A. to be covered B. being covered
C. be covered
D. to cover
67. A. put away
B. thrown away
C. given up
D. tidied away
68. A. when
B. then
C. while
D. than
69. A. without
B. out of

C. beside
D. instead
70. A. offers
B. tells
C. gives
D. says
Question XII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (10pts)
To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s
Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud
Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton,
Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to
Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved in with her grandparents in


Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later qualified to be a
teacher.
Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her
grandmother at the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was
published in 1908, and in the next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery,
the heroine of the book is taken in by an elderly couple who lives in the fictional town
of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events from her life in Cavendish into
the Anne books.
In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario,
where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her
prominence, and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have
helped create a warm picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several
movies, a television series, and a musical play have been based on her tales, and today
visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book.
71. The main purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. show the similarities between Montgomery’s life and that of her fictional character
Anne.
B. contrast Canadian children’s literature with that of other countries.
C. provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward Island.
D. introduce Montgomery and her Anne books.
72. According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily ________.
A. by her grandparents B. in an orphanage C. by her mother D. by her father
73. Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book
Anne of Green Gables?
A. From 1874 to 1908
B. From 1911 to 1913
C. From 1908 to 1911
D. From 1913 to 1918
74. The word “elderly” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. kindly
B. old
C. friendly
D. sly
75. In the Anne books, the main character lives in ________.
A. the town of Cavendish
B. the town of Avonlea
C. Saskatchewan
D. Ontario
76. Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books?
A. They were not as successful as Montgomery’s later works
B. They were influenced by the works of Mark Twain
C. They were at least partially autobiographical
D. They were not popular until after Montgomery had died



77. Ontario was the place where
A. Montgomery wrote other books
B. Montgomery got married
C. Montgomery wrote two sequels
D. Montgomery became famous
78. The word “prominence” in line 11 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. excellence
B. reputation
C. effort
D. permanence
79. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 12?
A. a person in a novel
B. nature
C. a written symbol D. location
80. All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT ________.
A. a television series
B. movies
C. a play
D. a ballet
PART D – WRITING.
Question XIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in
brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (5 pts)
81. In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
Even though ____________________________________________________________
82. Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use ____________________________________________________________
83. Mary will only come to the party if Peter is invited.
Unless. ________________________________________________________________
84. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less.

She thought Rome _______________________________________________________
85. Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go to the beach.
The bad weather prevented ______________________________________________
Question XIV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD
GIVEN. You must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the words
given. (5 pts)
86. My grandfather was sixty when he learnt to swim. (AGE)
 My grandfather _______________________________________________________
87. She intended to find out who is responsible for the accident. (INTENTION)
 She ________________________________________________________________
88. I enjoy reading cookery books very much. (PLEASURE)
 ___________________________________________________________________
89. They cancelled the match because of the bad weather.
(CALLED)
 The match __________________________________________________________
90. I can't wait to watch the samba parade in Rio Carnival. (FORWARD)
 I am _______________________________________________________________