ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 6

I. a. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. cheap B. champagne C. chain D. choose
2. A. bill B. fill C. fridge D. live
3. A. television B. sugar C. section D. conversation
4. A. profession B. picture C. special D. information
5. A. amuse B. bush C. tube D. cure
b. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.
l. A. majority B. minority C. partnership D. enjoyable
2. A. appearance B. measurement C. counterpart D. cultural
3. A. romantic B. following C. summary D. physical
4. A. determine B. appearance C. develop D. different
5. A. contractual B. significant C. Asian D. demanding
II. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1. Peter used to ________ swimming every Friday when he was a student.
A. went B. goes C. going D.go
2. There was such a huge outside the stadium that it looked like we’d never get inside.
A. team B. class C. crowd D. group
3. My friend me that he was going to take a driving test.
A. spoke B. told C. said D. talk
4. The teacher advised the children and see the dentist regularly.
A. went B. going C. go D. to go
5. Carmen that you are making a mistake by turning down their offer.
A. thinks B. is thinking C. is thought D. has thought
6. When you the intersection of Fifth and Broadway, turn right.
A. come B. reach C. get D. arrive
7. I asked my friend he wanted to go out with me.
A. that B. which C. who D. if
8. I’m learning English I want to get a better job.
A. or B. but C. therefore D. because
9. I admire so many actors, it would be hard to say who my one is. .
A. perfect B. favorite C. better D. best
10. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”.
“ ”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes, so do I C. I'm very happy D. Yes, it is
11. Mary never cooks, ?
A. did not she B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she
12. I think their house is I’ve ever seen.
A. the most beautiful B. more beautiful
C. most beautiful that D. more beautiful that
13. “What do you know about the new chairperson?”
“ My assistant, worked for him for years, says he’s a wonderful man.”
A. that B. she C. who D. whose
14. “I’m having lunch with Sue Peterson tomorrow.”
“Please her my regards when you see her.”
A. give B. you give C. to give D. be giving
15. “Dose this jacket belong to you?”
“No, and I’m not sure it is.”
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
16. They left the restaurant because there was nothing on the they wanted to eat.
A. list B. program C. menu D. catalogue
III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. As soon as she arrives, we (have) dinner.
2. If we stayed in tonight, what we (do) ?
3. She said that she (call) back later.
4. My father (smoke) a lot, but he quited ten years ago.
5. My car (repair) at the moment. I had an accident last week.
6. The movie star’s picture (take) when he was shopping with his girlfriend.
7. She started the job last month, and she already (give) a raise.
8. When we (check in) , I’ll ask for a window seat.
9. Celebrities often (see) at the best New York restaurants.
10. If we don’t use less electricity, global warming (get) worse.
IV. Give the correct form of the bolded words in brackets.
1. Bien Hoa is an city in the south of Vietnam. (industry)
2. She felt alone and (friend)
3. English and French are Canada’s language. (office)
4. He wants to make a good on everyone he meets. (impress)
5. I had my trouser because it is too short. (long)
6. How serious is her ? (ill)
7. is a source of income for radio, TV and newspapers. (advertise)
8. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very (fashion)
9. There used to be a big tree at the to this village. (enter)
10. Jeans made in China are sometimes cheap. (surprise)
V. Put in a/ an/ the or  in each blank.
1. She was in hurry and ate quick lunch.
2. Swede is European country. It’s in north of Europe.
3. Both of my sisters attended Havard University.
4. It was in 1912 that Titanic sank while crossing Atlantic.
5. Did you come by air?
No, I came by sea.
6. We are going to tea with Smiths today. Shall we take car?
7. If you want to study physics, you will first have to take several math classes.
8. Most people like rest after hard day’s work.
9. John and Mary are brother and sister.
10. Were you sick?
I had fever. I think I have flu.
VI. Fill in the blank with a correct preposition.
a. In the area, she is famous (1) ________ the best singer.
b. These species of animals are (2) ________ danger (3) ________ extinction.
c. Whom does she fall (4) ________ love (5) ________?
d. Mai failed to give satisfactory reasons (6) ________ her absence (7) ________ class.
e. Bill is jealous (8) ________ anyone who has something he hasn't.
f. I’d rather you paid (9) dollar instead (10) VND.
VII. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a word given.
starve unless words food hope work
rid means accounts let’s living example

The need for money (0) comes from the fact that different people in society produce different
things. This (1) that people depend on each other for goods and (2) Let us take the
(3) of a farmer who produces more food than he requires and a carpenter who earns a (4)
by selling the tables and chairs that he has made. It will be obvious that (5) some
means of exchange is found, the farmer will not be able to get (6) of his surplus food and the
carpenter, having nothing to eat, will (7) to death! Clearly, the possible means of exchange for
them to use will be barter - in other (8) , to exchange a certain amount of one kind of goods ((9)
say flour) for a certain amount of another (tables or chairs, in this case).
Obviously, barter can (10) only in a very simple society. In an advanced society one can’t
go around carrying things in the (11) that he can exchange them for the right things he needs.
So, we need something that will stand for the goods and services that we want to exchange. That (12)
for the origin of money.
VIII. Read the passage and decide true (T) / false (F) / or not given (NG) for each statement.
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important
ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak
English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how
many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but
it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-
fifth of the land area in the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New
Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in
universities are written in English. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English.
More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. More than half of the scientific
and research journals are in English. English is the language of international communication.
No. Statement T/F/NG
1. Chinese is the most important language.
2. About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages.
3. Vietnamese speak English as their first language.
4. 75 percent of the world’s mail is in English.
5. 40 percent of the world’s radio stations use English.
6. English has more speakers than Chinese.
7. People in India speak English as their second language.
8. People in New Dehli cannot speak English.
9. People in France speak English as their foreign language.
10. People in Australia also speak English.
IX. Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning.
1. “Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me.
The receptionist asked
2. It’s a pity that we don’t have a video camera.
I wish
3. If possible, you should keep the car in a garage at night.
If possible, your
4. Cheaper tickets are available from some travel agents.
Some travel
5. There are usually long waits at the airport.
You usually have
6. We spent five hours getting to London.
It took
7. My father hasn’t smoked since he was thirty.
My father gave
8. Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class.
No one
X. Write in full sentence using the given words.
Example: I/ be/ teacher/.
I am a teacher.
1. Nam/ Mary/ be/ pen pals/ over four years/.
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2. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ on/ way/ primary school/ when/ little boy/.
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3. It/ very difficult/ Vietnamese students/ study/ abroad/.
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4. new stadium/ build/ this area/ next month/.
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5. After/ finish/ degree/ English,/ she/ went on/ study/ Law/ Harvard university/.
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6. The book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens/.
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7. They/ spend/ all day/ practise/ song/ they/ sing/ Lan’s next birthday/.
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8. She/ read/ a book/ write/ Nguyen Nhat Anh/ now./
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b. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about a traditional Vietnamese special food. Your
writing should include:
- Name of special food
- When people often eat this food
- How to make this food
- Do foreigners like this food? Why?