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
( Bài số6) Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Họ và tên: ....................................................................... Số báo danh: ............................

Question : I
a, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. cured B. killed C. waved D. washed
2. A. though B. thing C. thought D. through
3. stays B. states C. answers D. leaves
4. dew B. knew C. sew D. few
5. garland B. garlic C. garden D. garage
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. A. report B. orbit C. promise D. schedule
2. A. available B. average C. aquatic D. athletic
3. A. potential B. apprentice C. delicate D. astonished
4. A. glorify B. imitate C. internship D. introduce
5. A. geometry B. entertainment C. independent D. engineering
Question II : (15 points) Put each verb in the brackets into an appropriate form.
1.Will you tell Watson I ...(be) in a little late ?
2. He....(work) all day yesterday.
3. The days are gone when each nation ....(be) like an island.
4. Hi, Paul ! What a nice surprise ! I ...(not think) I ...(run) into you today.
5. We always ....(remember) the wonderful winter holidays we had in Dalat.
6. That man was a little mad. He always ..(try) to improve that the earth was flat.
7. let him play with scissors in case he ...(cut) himself.
8. got everything. Nothing seems .....(forget).
9. interesting to note that our life expectancy ...(increase).
10. The experiment ....(make) when the light ...(go) out.
11. John & I ....(study) at the same school, and we ....(be) great friends ever since.
12. Two miles ...(be) enough for her to go jogging every morning.
Question :III (15 points) Choose the best answer .
1.Yesterday he won $ 500 in the lottery, so I .........a pair of new shoes.
A. got myself B. myself got C. got for myself D. for myself got
2. I am.........tired to think about that problem now.
A. much more B. far too C. nearly D. very
3. He has just bought ..............expensive new furniture.
A. an B. many C. some D. these
4. I think that shirt...........with your yellow skirt.
A. goes B. fits C. suits D. wears
5. It was a long time ..........I lived here.
A. since B. that C. ago that D. when
6. War stole his youth and his home,................ .
A. as a result B. moreover C. however D. furthermore
7. Trees..............in the village for their welcome shade include longan and mangosteen.
A. that grow B. are grown C. grown D. that grown
8. He thinks he is .........Shakespeare.
A. another B. other C. the one D. the other
9. It was Sunday........shop was open, all the others were closed.
A. the B. a C. one D. some
10. The librarian went to look in the cupboard,............rare books are kept.
A. which B. that C. there D. where
11. told you time and time............not to leave the door open.
A. over B. again C. before D. yet
12. You think he is right,............ ?
A. will