ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 6

ĐỀ THI SỐ 03
Môn: TIẾNG ANH

SPEAKING
I. Choose the word whose inderlined part is pronounced differentlt from the others
1. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked
2. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition
3. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead
4. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn
5. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond
II. Matching the question in column A with the suitable answer in column B
A B
1. ……. What do you think this machine is A. Yes, sir
for?
2. ……. Would you mind if I opened the B. Tall, thin, short curly hair
door?
3. ……. Would you like to go through the C. I have no idea
departure lounge?
4. ……. What does the countryside look D. Too quiet
like?
5. ……. What does he look like? E. Please go ahead

VOCABULARY
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D
1. To jog means to……………..
A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully
2. To quit means to……………
A. give up B. begin C. start D. sleep
3. To reduce means to......
A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise
4. To assist means to…………
A. hire B. like C. hate D. help
5. I am looking forward to………….you some day.
A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees
6. The opposite of failure is.....
A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm
7. The opposite of enemy is………..
A. army B. friend C. dog D. cat
8. The opposite of agree is……………
A. fly B. dream C. refuse D. grow
9. What is she doing?
A. Nothing B. Doing C. Feeding D. Sweeping
10. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite………….
A. outgoing B. shy C. generous D. kind

II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words.
1. All (FLY)……………….…. between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog.
2. There is plenty of (ENTERTAIN)..................................... for young people in this city.
3. It's (USE).......................... to complain; you won't get your money back.
4. During his (CHILD)……………………….… the family used to live in the country side.
5. He is such (a/an) (HELP)……..………………person that no one likes him.

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
1. My friend……………. the answer to the question now.
A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows
2. I think I'll buy this pair of shoes. They.. …………..me really well.
A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted
3. I'll tell my uncle all the news when I ……………… him.
A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see
4. I've got my key. I found it when I …………………. for something else.
A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking
4. "All these photographs......................with a very cheap camera," he said.
A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking
5. I wondered ……………… the tickets were on sale yet.
A. what B. whether C. when D. where
7. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please............ the table?
A. lay B. put C. make D. take
8. Our neighbors are very.......................on camping holidays.
A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen
9. There are some one following us. I think we...............in this area.
A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed
10. Walt Disney..................the character of Mickey Mouse
A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created
11. Would you like to go to the cinema?
- No, thanks. I'd…………….stay at home.
A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer
12. Did they ask you what examinations you've...................?
A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained
13. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is................ any other lake in the world.
A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than
14. Most people prefer………………money to................ it.
A. spend- earn B. to spend – earning C. spending- earn D. spending- earning
15. Our teacher made us ……………. harder.
A. working B. to work C. work D. works
16. The plane will……………… in a few minutes.
A. take off B. land C. group D. both A&B
17. The teacher told the student…………………….
A. what to do that B. which to do that
C. how to do that D. by how to do that
18. He is used to...................in public.
A. the speaking B. be speaking C. speak D. speaking
19. Do you think I should practice............English every day?
- Yes, if you want to improve it.
A. on listening B. to listen C. listened D. listening
20. I am not old enough……….... the car.
A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive

II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting

1. Peter, l'd would like you to meet some very special people.
A B C D
2. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day
A B C D
3. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers?
A B C D
4. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
A B C D
5. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school
A B C D

IlI. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form
WIKI WEBSITE
"Wiki" means "quick" in Hawaian. The word is used to describe websites that (1. WRITE)
………… by people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the
information on the page. The first wiki website (2. CREATE)………by Ward Cunningham in
1995. Since then, wiki guidebooks, wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias
(3. PUBLISH)...............on the Internet. The most popular online encyclopedia is "wikipedia".
Over 22 million entries (4.ADD).............................. since it started, and it is now the most
detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia create
or of Wikipedia, the work (5. DO)..............................by 20.000 people who regularly edit the
pages. The amazing thing is that the information is completely free.

READING
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word
celebration custom gather gifts midnight
particularly symbolize ring bring display

In Scotland, the biggest (1)………………of the year is "Hogmanay". "Hogmanay" is the Scottish
word for New Year's Eve. On 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework
(2)...................at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people (3)
………………… in the streets, coffees and bars. Then at 12 o'clock, church bells (4)
…………………… all over the city. After midnight people go "first footing". This is a Scottish
(5)………………. that dates back hundreds of years. "First footing" is visiting your neighbours
after (6)…………………. on New Year's Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their
right foot step first, to (7) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three (8)………………… :
a piece of coal, a piece of "short bread" (a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts (9)
………………… warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after
midnight is a man with dark hair, that is (10). …………………. lucky.

Il. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket.
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole
idea quite terrifying, (1).................... flying is no more dangerous (2)…………… any other form
of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident
occurs (3)…………….. taking off and landing when (4)....………… decisions are vitally
important.
The people whose job it is to look (5)………. the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play
an imporant part (6)……… helping passengerste to (7) ……… and comfortable. Indeed for
many passengers being (8)......... the total experience (9)………… other form of travel involves
waiting for people in quite the same (10)……….. with food, drink, newspapers, magazines,
music, and even video films.

1. A. although B. too C. and D. because

 2. A. than B. as C. then D. with
3. A. while B. during C. for D. through
4. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
5. A. for B. up C. after D. that
6. A. of B. on C. in D. off
7. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie
8. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken
9. A. any B. no C. all D. not
10. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part

WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.
1. Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………….…
5. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid.
→ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then.
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

II. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
Tom works hard as a student.
→ Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
2. It is good exercise to run a mile a day
→ Running ………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. It's a great pleasure to be with you.
→ Being …………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. We didn't see her at all.
→ She ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Tom is not as tall as Peter
→ Peter ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend
→ Her father asked her: “………………………………………………………………………..”
7. The step- mother doesn't treat the little girl in a normal way.
→ The little girl …………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Do you mind my smoking?
→ Do you mind ………………………..………………………………………………………….
9. No one works harder than Barbara.
→ Barbara …………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He told his customer: "Please bring it back if it doesn't fit well"
→ He told ……………………………………….…………………………………………………
11. The last time we saw him was in 1988
→ We haven't …………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer.
→ It took …………………………………………………………………………………………..
13. You will not be accepted if you don't finish your homework.
→ Unless ………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. "Don't swim out too far, boys" I said
→ I warned………....……………………………………………………………………………..
15. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
→ Because of …………………………………………………………………………………….