E - ĐỀ THI HSG – THCS - 2013

I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others. (2.0m)
1. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour
2. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound
3. A. chair B. cheap C. chemist D. child
4. A. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escaped
5. A. sample B. symbol C. sugar D. solar
6. A. three B. thanks C. think D. there
7. A. space B. planet C. volcano D. state
8. A. nation B. pollution C. question D. information
II. Pick out the word that has the main stressed different from the others. (1.0m)
1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie
2. A. religious B. compulosory C. convenient D. comfortable
3. A. design B. admire C. unique D. fashion
4. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous

III. Choose the best answer. (3.0ms)
1. A great…………..for the World Cup Finals 2002 was built in Tokyo last year.
A. ground B. stage C. platform D. stadium
2.He seldom goes to the cinema,……………………..?
A. does he B. is he C. doesn’t he D. isn’t he
3. Children ………….good food if they are to be healthy.
A. have B. receive C. eat D. need
4.He felt very tired……………..he worked very hard.
A. although B. but C. because D. and
5. We have a lot of well-……………teachers here.
A. qualify B. qualified C. qualification D. qualifier
6. If she tires to learn hard, she…………the exam very easily .
A. pass B. passed C. can pass D. could pass
7. We’re disappointed that people have ____________ this area.
A. spoiled B. bored C. disturbed D. broken
8. A ____________ faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
A. running B. cutting C. dripping D. dropping
9. We shouldn’t use too many plastic bags because they are very hard to ____________
A. soften B. heat C. melt D. dissolve
10. We can save natural ____________ by using solar energy.
A. products B. forests C. lands D. resources
11. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar
12. ............................... you hurry, you won`t catch the bus
A. As B. Unless C. If D. Except
IV. Fill in each gap with a proper preposition. (2.0ms)
1. Are you satisfied …………….the result of the finial test?
2. I think the food has gone………………It smells awful.
3. Mai is preparing ……………..the picnic tomorrow.
4. This tree has been struck…………..lighting many times.
5. Mr Bill is very worried ………….this electricity bill.
6. My mother is very keen…………………..growing rice.
7. His bicycle is different………………mine.
8. The bin needs empting. It is full…………..rubbish.
V. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.(2ms)
1. I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really (comfort)…………………………
2. John’s (know) ……………………of Math is amazing for a boy of his age.
3. He was (hope)………..........when he did the test badly.
4. Do you think you have the (able)..............................to pass the test?
5. We started our trip on a beautiful (sun)……….............. morning.
Many (visit) ................... come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day.
7. We often take part in many (culture)..................activities at school.
8. Air and water (pollute)...................can make people fall ill.
VI. Choose the underlined words