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ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề thi gồm 05 trang) A. LISTENING Section 1.
Questions 1-3. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer. MEDIA SURVEY Details of respondents Respondent No: 6
Name: Philip 1. ………….. Age: 2. …………..
Occupation: 3. …………..
Questions 4-6. List THREE sections of the newspapper that Philip reads regularly. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS for each answer.
4. ………………………….
5. ………………………….
6. ………………………….
Questions 7-10. Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
7. Philip’s preferred TV programmes are… A. comedies
B. documentaries C. dramas
8. His main source of information is… A. radio B. TV C. newspaper
9. Philip uses his computer mainly for… A. computer games B. coursework C. accounts
10. He uses the internet mainly for… A. sending emails B. surfing the Web C. banking Section 2.
Question 1. Choose TWO letters, A-G.
1. Which TWO of the following types of music will be performed at the festival? A. rap C. jazz E. folk music G. dance music B. rock music D. opera F. country and western
Questions 2 and 3. Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
2. When does the festival begin? A. 9th May B. 12th May C. 16th May
3. How long does the festival last? A. a weekend B. a week C. two weeks
Questions 4 to 8. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer. Event Time Ticket price Cuban music: talk 4. …………… £6 “The sounds of Scotland” 2 p.m. 5. …………… 6. …………… 7 p.m. £15 Canal boat cruise 2-5 p.m. 8. ……………
(with 7. ……………)
Questions 9 to 10. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer. 1
9. The friends intend to visit an art exhibition at the ……………. .
10. Maria should take her …………… with her. B. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify your answer
by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A. September B. government C. primary D. separate 2. A. oceanic B. comprehensible C. television D. situational 3. A. mountain B. fountain C. police D. kitchen
4. A. replacement B. confinement C. argument D. enjoyment 5. A. politics B. frequency C. algebra D. specific C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. Jane: “Should we go to London or Paris?”
Brian: “______________”
A. Let’s sleep on it and make our decision tomorrow.
B. How about tomorrow morning?
C. Let sleeping dogs lie, will you?
D. What about doing overnight?
2. Jane: “How do you like your meat done?”
Brian: “______________.” A. I don’t like it B. Yes, please
C. Well done please D. Very much
3. We had some problems when we ________ the hotel. They had reserved the room under the wrong name. A. came in B. applied for C. stayed at D. checked into
4. The curriculum at a public school is as good________ of any private school.
A. as or better than that
B. as or that better than
C. as that or better than D. or better than
5. This is what we need for our new house, ________ ? A. is it B. isn’t this C. isn’t it D. don’t we
6. Frank is a freshman at ________ University of Liverpool. A. the B. a C. an D. ∅(no article)
7. Jenny reminds me ___________ that famous actress we saw on television last night. A. about B. to C. of D. with
8. I remember __________ you somewhere but I’m sorry I forget your name. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. met
9. Higher education students need to have analytical skills so that they can analyse a problem __________. A. scientist B. scientific C. science D. scientifically
10. Nam’s brother graduated from college last month and __________ for a job. A. is looking B. looked C. have looked D. has been looking
11. Don’t be late for the job interview, _______ the employer will think you are a disorganised person. A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
12. By the time you come here tomorrow, the work __________.
A. will have been finishing B. will be finishing
C. will have been finished D. will be finished
13. I live in a pleasant room __________ a big vegetable garden. A. to overlook B. overlooked C. which overlooking D. overlooking
14. __________ the professor gave definite directions for the research paper, I was still confused. A. Because B. Although C. If D. Since
15. “Play Date” was not a very popular song when it was first recorded, but now it's starting to __________. A. go on B. keep on C. stay on D. catch on
16. She has __________ an important distinction between mental and physical illnesses. A. drawn B. planned C. done D. taken
17. UNICEF ________ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world. A. presents B. assists C. offers D. provides
18. We have made careful preparations to welcome the __________ from 40 countries. 2 A. acquaintances B. attendants C. delegates D. hosts
19. A good stereo system doesn't have to cost __________ and __________ .You can find one at a reasonable price. A. an arm - a leg B. a hand - a leg C. a finger - a toe D. a hand - a foot
20. Well, it was _______good result, but you could’ve done better! A. rather B. a bit C. a little D. a fairly
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided in each blank.
According to some (0) _scientists_ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (1) _____
(VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (2) _____ (FRIGHT)
doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (3)
_____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people
(4) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.
Before the special elastic rope (5) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph.
First-timers are usually too (6) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (7)
_____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (8) _____
(REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the (9) _____ (EMBARRASS) of
refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (10) _____ (HIGH)
and push themselves off into space.
Part 3. The passage below contains five mistakes. Write down the line numbers, the corresponding mistakes and correct them.
Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about, worrying about, and being
obsessed with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight, it is not surprised that body size
is important. More and more people are on the diet. 50% of the women and approximetely 25% of the men
in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talk between joggers- heart disease
and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that effect your weight. They include: body
type, diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be an “ideal” weight for you at the age of 27 may not be
ideal while you’re 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you are
in a specific training phase. No Line Mistake Correction 1 2 D. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle
A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10 pts)
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested
that human tears are (1) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the
moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they
are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (2) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and
will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (3) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity
since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By
fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of
enkaphalin you (5) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) _____ activity. Because
some people still regard it as a (7) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they
cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (8) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein
in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very
enjoyable – (9) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (10) _____ “weepies”.
It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together. 3 1. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display 2. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter 3. A. better B. fine C. good D. well 4. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep 5. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce 6. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving 7. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign 8. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel 9. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard 10. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in
the space provided below the passage. (10 pts)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (1) _____ their advent makes the world
a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (2) _____. And that, (3) _____ turn, depends upon
the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (4) _____ leaders, engineers and
scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main
input, can (5) _____ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources
and geography. (6) _____ the new technologies could also (7) _____ those with power to control their fellow
citizens even more effectively than in the (8) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological
society will (9) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (10) _____
our institutions to respond to new challenges.
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen
traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be
abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons
he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the
“Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United
States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and
stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that
familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed
themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient
features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama
grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack
of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard
stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When
they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors
to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after
year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and
the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation
B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle
D. The climate of the Western United States
2. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
3. The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____. A. plains B. skeletons
C. oxen D. Americans
4. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7? 4
A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
5. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____. A. lonely B. uncomfortable
C. infertile D. dangerous
6. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____. A. favored B. available
C. ordinary D. required
7. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses? A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture
B. They have tough stems
C. They can be grown indoors
D. They are not affected by dry weather
10. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass.
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
C. naturally fertilizing the soil.
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground. E. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
 The man was too __________________________________________________
2. Your silly questions distracted me.
 You drove _______________________________________________________
3. Go to the international ticket desk immediately on arrival.
 As _____________________________________________________________
4. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
 He broke ________________________________________________________
5. This problem cannot be solved instantly.
There is _________________________________________________________ Part 2. Essay writing:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
“Grades encourage students to learn”.
Write an essay (about 150 to 200 words) to express your personal point of view. _______THE END_______
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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10,11 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
(Đáp án gồm 02 trang) A. LISTENING
Section 1. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. Matthews 2. 21 3. full-time 4. sports 5. (national) news student 6. TV reviews 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
Section 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. C, E (in any order) 2. A 3. C 4. 10.30 a.m 5. £8 6. Africa Alive 7. lunch 8. £14.50 9. Bus Stop Gallery 10. Student card
B. PHONETICS. (1 pt: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D
C. LEXICO - GRAMMAR. (2 pts: 0.1p/each correct answer)
Part 1. (2 pts: 0.1p/each correct answer) 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. D
Part 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. value → valuable 6. terror → terrified 2. fright → frightened 7. low → lowered 3. long → length 8. repeat → repeatedly 4. world – worldwide
9. embarrass → embarrassment 5. tight → tightened 10. high → heights
Part 3. (1 pt: 0.2pt/each correct answer – 0.1 pt/ each finding + 0.1pt/ each correction) Mistake/ line Correction 1. Line 2: surprised surprising 2. Line 3: the a 3. Line 4: between among 4. Line 5: effect affect 5. Line 7: while when D. READING
Part 1. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D
Part 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. whether 2. put 3. in 4. union 5. free 6. but 7. enable 8. most 9. make 10. of
Part 3. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer) 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B 6 E. WRITING
Part 1. (1 pt: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
2. You drove me to distraction with your silly questions.
3. As soon as you arrive, go to the international ticket desk.
4. He broke the world record at/on his second attempt.
5. There is no instant solution to this problem.
Part 2. Essay Writing (3.0 pts)
The mark is based on the following criteria:
1. Content (1.0pt)
a. Providing all main ideas and details as required
b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively
2. Organization and presentation (0.6pt)
a. Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity
b. The essay is well-structured 3. Language (1.0pt)
a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to level of English language of
gifted upper secondary school students
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling and handwriting (0.4pt)
a. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes b. Legible handwriting 7