Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 10

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1. SỞ GD-ĐT HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHƯƠNG MỸA Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian thi: 150 phút Lưu ý:  Đề thi gồm 06 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi  Thi sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. ___ A.PHONETICS (2 marks) I. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. company B. director C. holiday D. advertise 2. A. polite B. accept C. custom D. provide 3. A. yourself B. Chinese C. exam D. member 4. A. cartoon B. fiction C. motion D. science 5. A. introduce B. industry C. character D. musical II. Pick out the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. pen B. piece C. page D. pneumonia 2. A. worked B. naked C. lacked D. picked 3. A. wonderful B. something C. month D. bottle 4. A. climb B. media C. like D. fine 5. A. cheap B. champion C. chorus D. child B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (4 marks) Circle the letter A, B, C or D that corresponds to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. They hardly do anything nowadays,___? A. aren't they B. do they C. don't they D. isn’t it 2.I'm sure you will have no difficulty ___ the exams. A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. on passing 3.Peter: "Excuse me! Is there a chemist near here? - Passer-by: "___" A. Yes. Take the first turning on the right. B. No, he lives far from here. C. Ok. I'll help you D. Not at all 4. I want 200 worth of Swiss Francs. What is the ___ rate, please? A. market B. exchange C. currency D. money 5. I ___ her number but the line was engaged. A. dialed B. made C. found D. counted 6.When I was a child, I ___ go to the zoo with my father on Sundays. A. was used to B. used to C. used for D. am used to 7. We haven’t seen each other ___ we left school. A. since B. for C. before D. after 8. I saw Jack yesterday morning while I ___ home from work. A. walked B. have been walking C. was walking D. am walking 9. Beside electricity, Faraday also ___ a lot of discoveries in the field of chemistry. A. produced B. manufactured C. made D. invented 10. I’ll let you know as soon as I ___ the result. A. will get B. get C. got D. am getting 11. When she ___ writing the letter, she tore them up. A. had finished B. finishes C. has finished D. was finishing 1
2. 12. Many species of animals and plants today are ___. A. endangered B in risk C. risky D. under danger 13. The children ___ leave now, it’s getting late. A. should B. had C. would D. ought 14. She had changed so much that ___ anyone recognized her. A. almost B. hardly C. not D. nearly 15. When she looked into her purse, she found that she ___ A. was robbed B. was stolen C. had been stolen D. had been robbed 16. He filled in the necessary forms and ___ for the job. A. appealed B. asked C. requested D. applied 17. She is travelling to work by train today because her car is being ___. A. stopped B. broken C. serviced D. rented 18. She refused to meet under any ___. A. circumstances B. occasion C. opportunity D. possibility 19. If you want to be healthy, you should cut ___ on your smoking. A. down B. up C. through D. out 20. Their washing machine was out of ___ so they couldn’t wash any clothes. A. activity B. order C. work D. condition 21. According to the weather ___, there will be rain tomorrow. A. information B. programme C. forecast D. news 22. Washing up has become so much easier since we bought a ___. A. dishwasher B. washing machine C. dish machine D. disher 23. This river is ___because of chemical waste from those factories. A. polluted B. polluting C. pollutant D. pollution 24. Stop worrying ___ the money- we’ll manage somehow. A. on B. about C. in D. with 25. My doctor ___ me to take up swimming as it is such a good exercise. A. suggested B. proposed C. advised D. said 26. Don’t you get rid ___ watching TV every night? A. with B. by C. of D. at 27. Tea and refreshments ___ at break time. A. are serving B. is being served C. will be served D. will served 28. I don’t think you are right. I don’t agree ___ you at all. A. to B. about C. with D. of 29. We might have a picnic. It depends ___ the weather. A. in B. at C. on D. to 30. I save up some money ___ buy a motorbike. A. in order to B. to C. so as to D. all are correct. 31. She tried to prevent the dog ___ running into the road. A. from B. to C. at D. for 32. It’s no use ___ a language if you don’t try to speak it. A. to learn B. learning C. learn D learnt 33. Look out! That tree ___! A. will fall B. is going to fall C. is falling D. falls 34. Her mother told her : “ Make hay while the sun ___.” A. begins B. shines C. stops D starts 35. They all laughed because the film was very ___. A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. amusement 2
3. 36. A: “ ___ have you known them?” -B: “ For five years.” A. How far B. How long C. How often D. What 37. I’m very ___ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. surprised C. amazed D. interested 38. Please go in. Mrs. Jones is free ___ you now. A. to see B. seeing C. see D. saw 39. Tom sat on ___ chair nearest the door. A. the B. a C. an D. x (nothing) 40. I only found out it by ___. A. accident B. hope C. thought D. mind C. WORD FORMATION.(2 marks) Give the correct from of the given words in each bracket to complete the following sentences . 1. The cinema or the motion picture is one of the most popular forms of___ .(ENTERTAIN) 2. The natural home of plants and animals is called ___ .(HABITATION) 3. Smoking ___ your health. (DANGER) 4. Mozart is an internationally famous ___ .(COMPOSE) 5. What do you think about Hue ___ songs? (TRADITION) 6. It is too dark to see ___ .(CLEAR) 7. Here is the ___ of the bicycle which was stolen. ( DESCRIBE) 8. We went for a long walk. It was very ___ ( TIRE) 9. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not very ___ in art. ( INTEREST) 10. This is the most ___ and reliable newspaper that I’ve ever read. ( INFORM) D. ERROR IDENTIFICATION.(2marks) Part 1: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 1. My friends gave me a big surprise, that was very kind of them. A B C D 2. Ones of the most interesting things for me to do is listening to music. A B C D 3. After Tom had finished doing his homework, Tom had gone to bed. A B C D 4. It took me two hours to get here because of the roads are flooded. A B C D 5. The man about that I told you yesterday is a famous scientist. A B C D Part 2. Read the passage below and look carefully at each line including number. Each line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number. I’ve just been to see a film is called Touching the Void. It’s 0 ___is___ about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains 00 ______ in Peru. It took them many two days to reach the mountain. They 1. ___ had been decided to climb because it was in such a remote place. 2. ___ They left companion and the most of their supplies at a base camp, optimistically thinking about they would have be back in a couple of 3. ___ days. After a difficult climb, they reached the top of the mountain. It was then that everything started to go wrong. Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be 4. ___ lowered down the mountain by means of a rope. His leg it was so 5. ___ 3
4. painful that he couldn’t stand on it. E. READING COMPREHENSION (6marks) Part 1. Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each space then write your answers in the box given. Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists __1__ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase __2__ the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at __3__ from the force of the wind, rain and sun. __4__ to them, global warming is making extreme weather events; such as hurricanes and droughts, even more ___5___ and causing sea levels all around the world to __6__. Environmental groups are putting __7__ on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given __8__ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in __9__ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, __10__ , believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay. 1. A. give B. put C. take D. have 2. A. in B. at C. by D. to 3. A. threat B. danger C. risk D. harm 4. A. Concerning B. Regarding C. Depending D. According 5. A. strike B. strong C. severe D. heavy 6. A. raise B. arise C. lift D. rise 7. A. force B. pressure C. persuasion D. encouragement 8. A. off B. away C. up D. over 9. A. belief B. request C. favor D. suggestion 10. A. because B. however C. despite D. although Part 2. Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. I was reading an article last week in (1)___the writer described (2) ___ her children has changed as they (3)___ up. When they were small she had to (4)___ up with noisy games in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which (5)___ her out. If the house went quietly, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (6)___ with next. She dreaded the fact that they might (7)___ after her husband, who admitted having (8)___ an uncontrollable child who (9)___ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights. What was worse was that (10)___ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got away with the most terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shock with her children. They had (11)___ out of all their naughty behavior, and (12)___ up serious hobbies (13)___ as chess and playing the piano. They never did anything without (14)___ it over first, and coming to a serious decision. She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (15)___, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy. Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of 4
5. clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games - flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get one or two with your opponent’s hand. 1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles ___. A. has been going on since ancient times C. is losing popularity B. is a relatively recent phenomenon D. is a very expensive pastime 2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making marbles? A. agate B. glass C. rock D. clay 3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America ___. A. in the 18th century C. in 6000 B.C B. in the 1970s D. after glass marbles were developed 4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing ___. A. is a game only for children C. is played according to one set of rules B. has many variations in games D. uses only one kind of marble 5. We can conclude from lines 10-11 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is ___. A. specialized C. easy to understand B. used only by children D. derived from an ancient language F. WRITING.(4 marks) Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1.Although she felt tired, she went on working. → Despite ___. 2.Please don’t ask me that question. →I’d rather ___. 3.I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. →I haven’t ___. 4.He prefers reading books to watching TV. →He would ___ 5.He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus. →If___ 6.If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book. →Were I ___. 7.There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble. →You___. 8.“ You have won the highest prize in English Speaking Competition. Congratulation!”, John said to his girlfriend. →John congratulated ___. 9. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. 5
6. →Had it___. 10.My mother used to make us clean the house. → We used___. Part 2: Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words 1. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID) → ___ 2. I can’t possibly work in that noise (IMPOSSIBLE) → ___ 3. Do you know who this coat belongs to? (WHOSE) → ___ 4. There is no ice-cream left. (RUN) → ___ 5. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon. (WHY) → ___ 6. My friend repaired the bicycle for me (HAD) → ___ 7. I don’t know his reason for resigning (IDEA) → ___ 8. I advise you to think carefully before signing the contract.(BETTER) → ___ 9. I was never allowed to walk bared foot by my parents when I was a child. (LET) → ___ 10. “I’m sorry I have to leave early”, Mary said. (APOLOGISED) → ___ ___The end___ 6