Đề thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh lớp 6

I/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle your answers.
1. My hands were so cold that I couldn't.my coat buttons.
open B. remove C. put out D. undo
2. I don't think that purple shirt with your yellow skirt..
suits B. goes C. fits D. wears
3. I'm ..money every week to buy a new bicycle.
making for B. getting over C. putting aside D. turning in
4. I have been planting trees all day and I'm ..
worn out B. taken in C. run down D. grown up
5. He always felt that he was living in the of his famous father.
dusk B. gloom C. shadow D. mist
6. Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school .
A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account
7. In Britain, children start . school at the age of five.
A. kindergarten B. secondary C. nursery D. primary
8. It’s time for break. The bell has ..
A. gone off B. struck C. rung D. sounded
9. I bought these shoes in the sale. They were a real .
A. cheap B. economy C. bargain D. purchase
10. If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent .
A. investment B. profit C. deposit D. interest
11. Edward was named after one of his father ‘s distant .
A. family B. brothers C. members D. relations
12. Jane and Brian got married a year after they got .
A. divorced B. proposed C. engaged D. separated
13. Graham works well in class but, but his . could be better.
A. rudeness B. behaviour C. politeness D. acting
14. Julie had a terrible . with her parents last night.
A. row B. discussion C. argue D. dispute
15. Parents have to try hard to understand the younger .
A. generation B. people C. adolescents D. teenagers
16. My father likes to be called a senior citizen, not an old age .
A. person B. relative C. gentleman D. pensioner
17. It is hard to get . parts for this car if something goes wrong.
A. extra B. spare C. additional D. emergency
18. Don’t touch the wire! You’ll get an electric .
A. surprise B. current C. charge D. shock
19. This knife is really . . I’ll have to sharpen it.
A. blunt B. dull C. flat D. frank
20. Don’t forget to . your alarm clock for 6.30.
A. put B. set C. ring D. go off
II : Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Circle your answers. (0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks)
1. We sent a present for the children living next door.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. Penny took three exams and managed to succeed them all.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the ferry.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4. The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last year. Another two millions
(A) (B) (C) (D)
are jobless.
5. The President often contradicts himself. He often says something which doesn’t agree
(A) (B) 
with what he says earlier.
(C) (D)Spelling presents a major problem to many students – and, indeed, native speakers – of English. This is (1) ______ surprising when you consider just how illogical the English spelling (2) ______ is. The spelling of such basic words as right, through, once, and who seems to (3) ______ no relation to their (4) ______ . And how can the words go, sew, and thoughall rhyme with each other?
There have been attempts in the (5) ______ to reform English spelling. The playwright George Bernard Shaw was an enthusiastic (6) ______ for a more phonetic approach. In a clever illustration of the absurdity of English spelling he suggested that the word fish be (7) ______ by the letters “ghoti”: the gh from enough, the o from women, and the ti from nation. When he died in 1950 he (8) ______ a large part of his estate to promote spelling reform.
So why do we persist in spelling words the way we do, despite the efforts of reformers like Shaw? One reason is that we are too (9) ______ with the words as they are currently spelled. It is certain that any change in the rules would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to enforce . Another is that there is (10) ______ a variety of regional accents within the English speaking world that it would be unfair to select just one as the standard model for spelling.
1. A. just B. hardly C. nearly D. strongly
2. A. system B. procedure C. method D. schedule
3. A. hold B. keep C. carry D. bear
4. A. voice B. speech C. vocation D. pronunciation
5. A. history B. years C. past D. ages
6. A. campaigner B. demonstrator C. champion D. candidate
7. A. described B. represented C. signed D. written
8. A. willed B. left C. gave D. divided
9 A. accustomed B. used C. friendly D. familiar
10. A. many B. quite C. such D. so
III: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (1 x 15 = 15 marks)
THE TREASURE HUNTERS
Have you ever dreamed of finding hidden treasure and wondered what you (1) ______ if you were lucky enough (2) ______ find a fortune? Well, for Martin James, a professional hunter it 3) ______. all in a day's work, because that is how he (4) ______ a living. During his highly successful career, he (5) ______ discovered over 80 different shipwrecks, including one of the biggest cargoes of gold that has ever (6) ______ found. However, Martin would be the first to point (7) ______ that not all of his discoveries are as dramatic (8) ______ that. (9) ______ you are prepared to put in a great deal of hard work and careful research, treasure hunting is much less romantic (10) ______ it sounds. Just sailing around in the hope of finding something would (11) ______ a waste of time. Martin (12) ______ a great deal of time in museums and libraries looking at old maps and shipping records. (13) ______ this way, he can work out (14) ______ ships have sunk and where, and it is only then that he can begin to look (15) ______ them.
1. ..... 2. ..... 3. .....
4. ..... 5. ..... 6. .....
7. ..... 8. ..... 9. .....
10. ... 11. ..... 12. .....
13. ... 14. ... 15. ... 
IV/ Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions: (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and Bill was entering through the door, both at once. So I only had time to take one quick look at her before I turned to face him. All very confusing. What that first glimpse showed me was that time had thickened her figure but didn’t seem to have made much difference to her face. It still had good skin and youthful outlines. She was holding a bunch of roses – must have been cutting them in the garden while waiting for me. The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch. It was quite an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time.
Bill seemed longer and thinner. His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey. Apart from that, twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had already, when I knew him, begun to spread across his face. Or was that all? I looked at him again, more carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel. Weren’t his eyes different somehow? More inward  looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at something else, something he was keeping hidden or perhaps protecting.
Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth. For the first ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything. Bill had forgotten me altogether, that much was clear. He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch, very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute a big sub scription to his African project. I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was talking earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while actually thinking about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to concentrate. So I did. I let him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the daughter, who seemed to be acting as parlour maid, showed in another visitor. Evidently we were to be four at lunch.
1. What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill?
A. They had both lost weight.
B. They were more withdrawn.
C. They hadn’t changed at all.
D. They had changed in subtle ways.
2. When they all started talking, the writer
A. relaxed at last.
B. stopped dreaming.
C. spoke most to Hazel.
D. began to remember things.
3. The writer found the first part of their conversation
A. sentimental.
B. irritating.
C. uninformative.
D. trivial.
4. Why did Bill speak seriously?
A. He wanted some money from the writer.
B. He did not remember the writer.
C. His wife was present.
D. He was talking about the past.
5. In the end the writer found Bill’s conversation
A. monotonous
B. convincing
C. thought-provoking
D. instructive
V: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
1. It's a long time since we spoke to your sister.
We .................................................. .................................................. ......................... .
2. "Why don't you leave now. That's what I'd do." 
If .................................................. .................................................. ........................... .
3. Jill was the only person who came late. 
Everyone .................................................. .................................................. ............... .
4. This matter is so complicated that we don't know how to deal with it.
So .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ........................................ .
5. It's a pity you didn't ask us to spend the time with you.
If only .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .............................. .
VI: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
1. I'm afraid that we haven't got any eggs left. (run) 
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2. Let me tell you what I think you should do. (advice) 
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3. The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced. (down) 
.................................................. .................................................. ............... .
4. Come on Thursday or Friday. It' s all the same to me. (difference) 
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5. Amanda has improved a lot this term. (progress) 
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