ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC BÀI KHẢO SÁT CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Name: _ Năm học 2021 - 2022 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Môn Tiếng Anh A LISTENING I Listen to the tape and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word All the world knows William Shakespeare as one of the (1) poets and dramatists He was (2) in a small English town of Stratford- upon-Avon and grew up in a large family of eight (3) and four sisters, but many of them died very (4) His father, John Shakespeare, made and sold gloves William learned at a school in Stratford He married very young (5) he was about nineteen, and soon (6) to London where he worked at a theater There he began to write (7) for the theater, his plays were good and people like them Now Shakespeare (8) help his family in Stratford He (9) thirty-seven plays and some books of poems At the end of his life, he came back to Stratford and (10) there II Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the sentences People sing because A She feels happy B They love music C They want to tell a story D They know many songs What is one of the main reasons why birds sing? A They are in a bad temper B They want to give information C They are sad D They can sing many songs Which birds sing the most beautiful songs? A Male birds B Young birds which attract male birds C Female birds which attract male birds D Female birds According to the passage, a bird sings A to stop sadness B to tell strangers to keep away C to warn about the approach of people D to tell other birds to come quickly What is birds' language? A Their information B Their songs C Their singing D Their male birds B PHONETICS I Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others A laughed B missed C beloved D balanced A hour B honest C vehicle D health A special B musician C delicious D circle A expensive B exercise C excellent D exit A athletics B Thailand C think D both A nurses B buses C classes D houses A picnics B months C takes D loads A collection B comic C volunteer D concert II Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently A lovely B affect C comic D question C activity D restaurant 10 A different B listening C VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Multiple choice: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate to the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences She is doing in the garden, just walking about A anything B nothing C something D one thing Is that all would you like something else? A and B or C but D so “ you visit your hometown?” - “Once every two or three months.” A How long B How far C How often D How much “ a nice T-shirt, Trang!” - “Thank you” A How B What C It D Which Some people are used to in crowded buses and don't mind it at all A riding B ride C rode D to ride They spent a huge amount of money on the film; , it was not a big success A although B however C.but D because The Imperial Academy was regarded the first university in Vietnam A as B for C of D to There isn’t …………for dinner, so I have to go to the market A any left B some left C any leaning D some leaving The books here are more expensive than those at the bookshop A the most B much C little D more 10 He ………… English in this school since he ………… here A has taught/moved B taught/moved C taught/ has moved D has taught/has moved 11 “They listen to the music with great interest” means………… A They enjoy the music B They hate the music C They dislike the music D They never listen to that music 12 Now Mr John is morning exercise everyday A working B does C taking D making 13 There a restaurant and two hotels on our street A is B are C be D am Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the exchange 14 A: “Those girls are very good at dancing!” - B: “ ………… ” A So I! B I know, they are C Yes, they do! D They were fine, thanks Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences 15.You are not allowed to smoke in this hall A forbidden B asked C let D made Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences 16 I occasionally miss the bus so I have to take a taxi instead A never B always C sometimes D rarely II There is ONE mistake in each sentence Find, UNDERLINE and correct it “When will you decide to get married with? - “With my boyfriend, Huy” _ Huong spent half an hour to tidy the bathroom _ Do you think staying at home all day is bored? _ 4.You’d better to take your raincoat because it’s going to rain _ Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly _ 6.Tourists should add the Temple of Literature to their visit list in Hanoi _ He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health _ I don’t know what is he doing at the moment _ III Give the right form of the words in the bracket Paris is _ for the Eiffel Tower FAME All _ may be canceled because of the fog FLY This tree has a lot of yellow _ LEAF Air _ is a big problem in the big cities POLLUTE He always talks on the phone with his friend He is very TALK He failed his exam because of his _ CARE Many streets will be _ at the beginning of the next year WIDE What is the correct _ of this word? PRONOUNCE Vesak Day is a _ festival for those who follow Buddhism RELIGION 10 I visit my Granny _ a month ONE IV Put the verbs in brackets into correct form and tenses a How long you (learn - 1) _ English? b Tuan (study - 2) _ very hard since he (become – 3) _ a student c Do the girls enjoy (invite - 4) _to the parties? - Yes, a lot d What you often (do - 5) _ after school? – I help my mother (do - 6) _ the housework e Five students (not be - 7) _ enough to finish this project f She asked me (not work - 8) _ too much g The price (become - 9) _ more and more expensive these days h This bike needs (repair - 10) _, but I don’t know how to D READING I Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word My name is Nam Last weekend, I visited the countryside (1) _ my classmates The place is not very far (2) _ our town We came there by bus – a journey of two hours On arriving there, we (3) _ straight to our friend’s house His name is Song (4) _ parents are farmers We drank coconut milk and (5) _ a lot of country pancakes (6) _ that we flew kites in a paddy then we went (7) _ in the river near Song’s house We played games together Late in the afternoon, we (8) _ the countryside for the town We reached (9) _ at about p.m We really had a lot of fun For me, the countryside is wonderful It has (10) _ beautiful and interesting places than the town II Read the passage and choose the correct answer Transport in London is expensive The fare depends on the length of the journey; you can not buy or book tickets in advance Children under sixteen pay half, and those under five travel free You usually buy bus tickets from the conductor, but some buses you pay the driver Most London buses are double-deckers On the underground railway (or tube) you buy your ticket from the machine or ticket office and give it up at the end of the journey Not all trains from one platform go to the same place, so watch the signs The last train leaves at 1.15 p.m The fare depends on the of the journey A way B distance C time D lottery Children under five don’t have to when they use public transport A give B pay C buy D borrow You should buy bus tickets from the but on some buses you pay the driver A machine B driver C conductor D doctor On the underground railway (or tube) you buy your ticket the machine or ticket office A from B in C on D of Not all trains from one go to the same place, so watch the signs A airport B station C railway D platform E WRITING I Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same She last wrote to me was two months ago => She Although it rained heavily, Mr Duong still went to work on time => In spite _ What is the price of the first class ticket? => How _ She is excited about going on holiday in Egypt => She is looking _ He prefers making models to carving eggshells => He’d _ This action film interests me a lot => I _ in _ II Use the words given to make the meaningful sentences It / most / interesting / game/ I / ever / play / - _ He / be / absent / work / yesterday / because / he / bad cold/ - _ We / know / each other / since / we / children / - _ Mr Hoa / go / shop / twice / week/ - _ Traveling / train / slower / but / interest / traveling / plane/ - _ III Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning They are cutting the cake with a sharp knife (CUT) - _ Thu often uses English to talk to Dave and Mary (IN) - _ He speaks more quickly than me (AS) - _ If it doesn’t rain soon, our crop will be lost (UNLESS) - _ He didn’t pass the final exam because he was lazy (BECAUSE OF) - _