Sở GD & ĐT Thanh Hoá ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HS GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Trường THPT Cẩm thủy 1 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Hệ 3 năm

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Question I . (5 points) Phonetics
a, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. looked B. missed C. stopped D. united
2. A. smooth B. both C. month D. think
3. A. host B. lost C. most D. post
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. A. predict B. receive C. label D. behave
2. A. document B. celebrate C. energy D. pedestrian
Question II. (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
1. He still.... (have) a pain in his leg now, but it ... (get) better.
2. -I understand you ....(have) an unpleasant experience at the weekend.
- What ...(happen) ?
3. I’m sorry about the noise last night. We ...(have) a party.
4. You look tired. You ....(work) too hard ?
5. When I arrived home, she was busy ....(get) lunch ready.
6. Imagine you ...(be) in London now, Where you ...(like) to visit ?
7. I’m hungry because I ....(not have) breakfast or lunch.
8. No one expected that he ...(be) so successful.
9. It’s about time something ....(do) about traffic problems in big cities.
10. I still remember ....(take) to Thu Le zoo once.
11. The boat was made ...(return) by the police.
12. Is there anything here worth ...(buy) ?
Question :III (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. My pen is out of........... ink.
A. the B. ( C. an D some
2. The museum,..........we wanted to visit, was shut when we got there.
A. that B which C. what D. where
3. Unexpectedly, the lights .............out and we were left in darkness
A. went B. turned C. put D. gave
4. Did Ann’s parents leave her any money ?- No. She has to support............
A. her B. all alone C. herself D. on her own
5. Most children feel............. on New Year’s Eve .
A. excited B. exciting C. excitement D. being excited
6. How........ does the plane fly ? - It flies at 6oo m p h.
A. far B. long C. quick D. fast
7. The man sat down, took off one shoe, and then........... .
A. other B. the other C. another D. the rest
8. My brother has refused that job, ......... the attractive salary.
A. although B. despite of C. in spite of D. because of
9. Let’s go to the beach tomorrow, ........... ?
A. shall we B. shan’t we C. will you D. don’t you
10. There was a small room into...........we all crowded.
A. it B. that C. which D. where
11. We started early ............ to miss the train.
A. so that B. so as C. not in order D. in order not
12. Have I.............you about how Mary is getting on at school ?
A. told B. said C. answered D. explained
13. Because of the rain, I was ............. .
A. late an hour B. an hour late C. late for an hour D. late of an hour
14. Jamie was .............. excited to sit still for long.
A. very B. too C. so D. much
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