Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 10

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SỞ GD-ĐT HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHƯƠNG MỸA Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian thi: 150 phút

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A.PHONETICS (2 marks)

I. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. company B. director C. holiday D. advertise 2. A. polite B. accept C. custom D. provide 3. A. yourself B. Chinese C. exam D. member 4. A. cartoon B. fiction C. motion D. science 5. A. introduce B. industry C. character D. musical II. Pick out the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. pen B. piece C. page D. pneumonia 2. A. worked B. naked C. lacked D. picked 3. A. wonderful B. something C. month D. bottle 4. A. climb B. media C. like D. fine 5. A. cheap B. champion C. chorus D. child

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (4 marks)

Circle the letter A, B, C or D that corresponds to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. They hardly do anything nowadays,________? A. aren't they B. do they C. don't they D. isn’t it 2.I'm sure you will have no difficulty ________ the exams. A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. on passing 3.Peter: "Excuse me! Is there a chemist near here? - Passer-by: "___________" A. Yes. Take the first turning on the right. B. No, he lives far from here. C. Ok. I'll help you D. Not at all 4. I want 200 worth of Swiss Francs. What is the ________ rate, please? A. market B. exchange C. currency D. money 5. I ________ her number but the line was engaged. A. dialed B. made C. found D. counted 6.When I was a child, I ________ go to the zoo with my father on Sundays. A. was used to B. used to C. used for D. am used to 7. We haven’t seen each other ________ we left school. A. since B. for C. before D. after 8. I saw Jack yesterday morning while I ________ home from work. A. walked B. have been walking C. was walking D. am walking 9. Beside electricity, Faraday also ________ a lot of discoveries in the field of chemistry. A. produced B. manufactured C. made D. invented 10. I’ll let you know as soon as I ________ the result. A. will get B. get C. got D. am getting 11. When she ________ writing the letter, she tore them up. A. had finished B. finishes C. has finished D. was finishing

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12. Many species of animals and plants today are ________. A. endangered B in risk C. risky D. under danger 13. The children _________ leave now, it’s getting late. A. should B. had C. would D. ought 14. She had changed so much that ________ anyone recognized her. A. almost B. hardly C. not D. nearly 15. When she looked into her purse, she found that she _________ A. was robbed B. was stolen C. had been stolen D. had been robbed 16. He filled in the necessary forms and ________ for the job. A. appealed B. asked C. requested D. applied 17. She is travelling to work by train today because her car is being _________. A. stopped B. broken C. serviced D. rented 18. She refused to meet under any _________. A. circumstances B. occasion C. opportunity D. possibility 19. If you want to be healthy, you should cut ________ on your smoking. A. down B. up C. through D. out 20. Their washing machine was out of _________ so they couldn’t wash any clothes. A. activity B. order C. work D. condition 21. According to the weather ________, there will be rain tomorrow. A. information B. programme C. forecast D. news 22. Washing up has become so much easier since we bought a __________. A. dishwasher B. washing machine C. dish machine D. disher 23. This river is _________because of chemical waste from those factories. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollutant D. pollution 24. Stop worrying _________ the money- we’ll manage somehow. A. on B. about C. in D. with 25. My doctor ________ me to take up swimming as it is such a good exercise. A. suggested B. proposed …