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LẦN THI THỨ XXVI – NĂM 2021 TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH Ngày thi: 03/04/2021
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Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Khối 10 LÊ HỒNG PHONG
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. (40PTS)
I. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (5 PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. -"Shall I call Eddie at home?" - "I think he _____ now." A. will be working B. is going to work C. is to work D. will work
2. Sue _____ from a severe bout of flu at the time. A. recovered B. used to recover C. would recover D. was recovering
3. -"What lie did Liz tell you this time?" - "She claimed ______ before she was two." A. that she could write B. to writing C. about writing D. that she would write
4. - "______ you were ill, we wouldn't have come." -"Don't be silly! I always enjoy your company." A. Were we to know B. Had we known C. Had we to know D. Should we have known
5. The committee asked that not only candidates but also the invigilator _____mask in the exam room. A. would wear B. to be wearing C. wear D. had been wearing
6. -"You're looking tired." -"I'm exhausted. I wish my neighbors _____ loud music when I'm trying to sleep." A. haven't played B. wouldn't play C. won't play D. hadn't played
7.-"Where've you been Mary?" -"Well, my tutor_____ some research into post graduate studies." A. made me to do B. had me to do C. got me to do D. put me do
8. The Browns haven't arrived as yet. They _____their bus. A. are likely missing B. have likely been missing C. are likely to have missed D. likely are missing
9. I'd sooner you ______the deal in writing by the end of next week. A. confirmed B. have confirmed C. will confirm D. confirm
10. Shall we get _____? It's getting late. A. to go B. go C. going D. gone
II. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS) Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. His new song caught _____ right away and entered the top ten the week after its release. A. on B. up C. off D. over
12. I'm really thirsty. I could do ______ a cup of tea. A. for B. at C. on D. with
13. To avoid an argument, she fell _____ her husband's plans. A. in for B. in with C. out of D. away from
14. I only get _____ watching TV when the children are in bed. A. out of B. off with C. round to D. on with
15. They offered to buy her a BMW but she's holding _____ a Porsche. A. out for B. out on C. back with D. up with
16. If we keep _____ the plan exactly, we're certain to succeed. A. up B. on C. to D. with
17. When they heard the fire alarm, the audience made _____ the exit. A. into B. up C. over D. for
18. The lecturer had difficulty in putting _____ his ideas. A. across B. forward C. on D. through
19. Jane was so determined to become a model that her parents couldn't talk her _____ it. A. down to B. round about C. out of D. away from
20. I'm trying to work _____ how this device was put together. A. on B. with C. for D. out
III. VOCABULARY (10 PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. Fighting among rebel soldiers ______ last night and a curfew has now been imposed on the city. A. enhanced B. aggravated C. heightened D. intensified
22. Mrs. Hurston was in deep ______ after her husband's unexpected death. A. regret B. grief C. lament D. disturbance
23. She ______ her finger on a sharp rose thorn. A. stung B. bit C. stabbed D. pricked
24. Numerous ______ have prevented us from going to the lakeside again this year. A. inhibitions B. deterrents C. impairments D. adversities
25. This city has four million ______. A. residents B. occupants C. inhabitants D. settlers
26. The new situation has ______ a lot of anger and dissatisfaction. Our duty now is to encounter it in the most sensible way. A. devised B. struck C. originated D. provoked
27. The sergeant was furious because he hadn't been ______of the manoeuvers. A. notified B. announced C. referred D. communicated
28 .I ______ the notice-board quickly, looking for secondhand cars for sale. A. scanned B. peered at C. scrutinized D. inspected
29. The ______ boards in the staircase would always wake us up whenever somebody climbed up at night. A. screeching B. cracking C. roaring D. creaking
30. I was rather at a ______ in the beginning because I was the only person of different origin. A. displeasure B. discomfort C. disadvantage D. disinterest
31. The optician says you have to wear glasses, like it or ______ it. A. jump B. lump C. dislike D. loathe
32. Getting everything ready by tomorrow ______ working at night. I'm afraid nobody will agree to stay after hours. A. obliges B. implements C. entails D. indicates
33. You may think I am an old man, but I can assure you I am still ______ strong. A. doing B. running C. making D. going
34. This year's series of open-air plays ______ with a performance of "Electra". A. stems B. originates C. derives D. commences
35. The ______ of the project has been suspended because of the inadequate financing. A. implementation B. establishment C. installation D. exploration
36. Your daughter may not do her best at mathematics or chemistry, but she definitely ______ at English literature. A. improves B. accomplishes C. excels D. masters
37. Somebody as conceited as Ron needs bringing down a ______ or two. A. step B. notch C. peg D. rung
38. It required a harsh reprimand to ______ Joshua from leaving the camp at night again. A. detain B. defy C. deter D. deprive
39. Mrs. Jackson was on the point of going out of her apartment when she was ______ short by a phone call from her husband. A. caught B. halted C. brought D. stopped
40. Due to inflation, my savings have______ gradually to practically nothing. A. shrank B. dwindled C. reduced D. diminished
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS): Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space. PASSAGE A
What is the (41) ______ between an argument and a quarrel? Look the word "quarrel" up in a dictionary and you will find
it defined as an "angry argument". It seems that "angry" is the key word here. Both quarrelling and arguing involve
disagreements but it is only during the former that we become angry or upset. We may raise our voices or even display
aggressive behavior when quarrelling, (42) ______ in an argument, we maintain a (43) ______ tone of voice and refrain
from physically threatening our opponent. An argument is a discussion or debate in which two or more people put forward
different or opposing views. They may not be personally concerned in the issues under discussion. (44) ______, the
process is an objective, intellectual one. Evidence and (45) ______may be used in order to support the speaker's point of
view and possibly to convince the other(s). A quarrel, however, is personal, bound up with the ego and the participants'
sense of self. For instance, things that the opponent may have said or done in the past are often dragged (46) ______ at
random as and when they occur to the speaker, in (47) ______the logical marshalling of ideas which arguing involves. A
quarrel may result from a (48) ______ of personalities, may hurt the participants and may be sincerely regretted
afterwards. Given that there are hot-tempered people around, they may get carried away in an argument so that it
degenerates (49) ______ quarrel, but it should, generally speaking, be a dispassionate exchange of views (50) ______ 41. A. differential B. divergence C. discrepancy D. otherness 42. A. nevertheless B. when C. whereas D. however 43. A. steady B. level C. plain D. monotonous 44. A. Largely B. Admittedly C. Particularly D. Consequently 45. A. logic B. reason C. ration D. sensibility 46. A. on B. up C. back D. forth 47. A. comparison with B. tandem with C. opposition to D. contradiction 48. A. clash B. juxtaposition C. conflict D. paradox 49. A. down to B. up to C. into D. onto 50. A. better than B. other than C. more than D. rather than PASSAGE B
Prime numbers have been well known to mathematicians for (51) ______considerable time, in fact since Eratosthenes
discovered the principle in the third century BCE. These are numbers which can only be divided by one and by themselves,
such as three and five, and are important (52) ______they are the components of integers – (53) ______numbers.
Recently, there has been a breakthrough in understanding these unusual (54) ______.
This advance concerns the Twin Prime Conjecture – an idea that there are an infinite number of prime number pairs
which are separated from each other by only two numbers, for example 11 and 13; 17 and 19; 29 and 31; 41 and 43; 59
and 61. It seems that prime numbers (55) ______ in this pattern with surprising frequency, (56) ______ with smaller
numbers. As the numbers get larger, however, the (57) ______ also increases dramatically. This has led to the question
of whether there may (58) ______ be a ceiling to how many twin primes can be discovered.
With a new technique for identifying smaller than average gaps between primes, researchers believe they are closer
to solving this riddle. They hope that this will enable them not only to identify the frequency and location of an indefinite
number of twin primes, but may also shed light on another (59) ______, the Riemann Hypothesis, which concerns an
infinite sum of numbers known as the Zeta function, and (60) ______there is currently a tantalizing bait of one million dollars. 51. A. such B. certain C. the D. some 52. A. in that B. now that C. much as D. just as 53. A. round B. undivided C. whole D. cardinal 54. A. figures B. indexes C. sequences D. series 55. A. happen B. materialize C. occur D. emerge 56. A. definitely B. particularly C. specially D. namely 57. A. intervention B. interval C. interpolation D. interference 58. A. in fact B. instead C. as shown D. by the way 59. A. mystification B. eccentricity C. chimera D. enigma 60. A. why B. where C. in which D. for which
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS): Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question. PASSAGE A
Nearsightedness, or myopia, results when the eye becomes too long from front to back. Ordinarily, light passes through
the corneal lens and focuses images on the rear portion of the eye, known as the retina. The myopic eye is so long that the
images focus in front of the retina, making objects at a distance blurry. In the farsighted or hyperopic eye, the eye is short;
images focus behind the retina, causing nearby objects to blur.
Animal and human babies usually begin life slightly hyperopic. As they grow, their eyes lengthen until all images fall
perfectly on the retina, a process called emmetropization. By the first grade, nearly all children have perfect vision.
Researchers do not know what mechanisms spur the eye to grow to a length that matches flawlessly the eye's optics.
It takes work to see at varying distances, even when vision is "perfect." Reading, for instance, requires tiny muscles in
the eye to accommodate for the short focus by making the lens rounder. When images do not fall in focus on the retina,
whether as the result of myopia or hyperopia, corrective lenses can be recruited to do the work.
Increasingly, people in developed countries have come to rely on corrective lenses. Sometime between starting school
with perfect vision and beginning high school, up to 50 percent of kids in the United States become myopic. In places like
Taiwan and Hong Kong, where kids typically study 10 to 12 hours per day, 70 percent of older students need to squint to see the blackboard.
61. The condition called myopia develops when _____.
A. the distance between the corneal lens and the retina is increased
B. the lens of the eye can no longer focus
C. light is unable to pass through the corneal lens
D. light focuses on the retina
62. The process called emmetropization _____.
A. eventually produces myopia in first graders
B. produces blurry images on the retina
C. corrects the initial condition of hyperopia most newborn babies have
D. corrects the myopia that most newborn babies have
63. The mechanisms behind the process of emmetropization _____. A. are perfectly understood B. remain a mystery C. have been fully explained
D. have never concerned researchers
64. A corrective lens is used to ensure that _____.
A. images fall in focus on the retina
B. the corneal lens becomes rounder C. distances do not vary
D. tiny muscles in the eye work
65. Indications are that myopia among high school students _____.
A. depends on climatic and geographical differences
B. is on the decline in developed countries
C. results from squinting in the classroom
D. results from an increased reading load PASSAGE B
The Hutterites call themselves the human version of a bee colony. Members of this Christian sect, who first settled in the
United States in the 19th century, shun personal gain and pour their efforts into a well- oiled collective enterprise.
Hutterite ideology stresses the shared fate of the group and warns against the sin of selfishness. Anyone who withholds
help from others in need, turns lazy, or otherwise undermines community health draws stern reprimands from church elders.
Failure to heed these warnings results in forced exile.
Hutterite leaders are elected democratically and undergo a long probationary period before acquiring full power. When a
colony grows too large – which is not uncommon, as the Hutterites have long experienced high birth rates – it sorts into two
groups of equal size, skill, and compatibility. A lottery determines which group stays and which moves to a new location.
Such practices sound downright strange to the average suburbanite or city dweller. Indeed, end-of- the-millennium
Western societies seem to spawn far more self-absorption than sacrifice for any “greater good.” But the bee like tactics of
Hutterite colonies highlight an evolved human capacity for thinking in groups and advancing group interests, even at the
expense of personal strivings, asserts David Sloan Wilson, an evolutionary biologist at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
“Groups can be functional units in their own right, and individuals sometimes behave more like organs than like organism,”
Wilson contends. “As a result, altruism is a common feature of both human and biological nature.”
66. Hutterites are characterized by their _____. A. pride B. greed C. selflessness D. individualism
67. A Hutterite who displays laziness and ignores warnings to reform _____.
A. is made to leave the group B. turns selfish C. reprimands church elders
D. shares the fate of the group
68. Which of the following does NOT apply to Hutterite leaders?
A. They have to elect deputies.
B. They have to prove themselves worthy.
C. They are chosen by the group.
D. They do not automatically assume full power.
69. What accounts for the division of many Hutterite colonies?
A. The skills of their members become unequal.
B. The members are unable to live together peacefully.
C. Too many immigrants join the colony.
D. New births within the colonies swell their population.
70. Wilson maintains that Hutterite practices _____.
A. mirror the average contemporary Western society.
B. reflect how strong an effect altruism can have on our actions.
C. prove that personal striving is an overwhelming force.
D. have a high capacity for self-absorption. PASSAGE C
It is well known that in many countries around the world people become ill and die from an inadequate food supply. A
lesser known but equally troubling problem, however, is referred to as “hidden hunger,” which does not cause feelings of
hunger in the stomach but instead causes damage to the immune system, birth defects, and slower brain activity due to a
lack of vitamin and mineral nutrients.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, “hidden hunger” is having an alarming effect on developing countries,
even those where people have enough to eat. An insufficient amount of iron in the diet can lower the intelligence quotient
(IQ) of children by five to seven points and an iodine deficiency cuts it by 13 more points. As a result, the collective brainpower
of entire nations is diminished as the number of children with mental incapacities grows. Iron deficiency in adults affects
productivity. It is estimated that the Gross Domestic Product in the most affected countries has been lowered by 2 percent.
An Indian study showed that when iron was added to the diets of tea leaf pickers, their productivity increased by 20 percent.
The report encourages governments to enrich common foods with nutrients during processing. Even if people are
instructed to take a vitamin pill daily, many will not comply. Adding nutrients to everyday foods such as soy sauce, salt, and
cooking oil is the most efficient way to reach the majority of the population. In the United States, cases of two serious birth
defects dropped by about 20 percent after the government began adding folic acid, a nutrient found in nuts, to flour. The
tragedy of “hidden hunger” is that it can be easily solved. Enriching foods with nutrients is a simple process that costs only a
few cents per person per year.
71. What is “hidden hunger”? It is _____.
A. feeling hunger pains B. not getting enough to eat C. a damaged immune system
D. not getting enough nutrients
72. According to the passage, what lowers productivity?
A. slower brain activity B. iron deficiency in adults
C. damage to the immune system
D. folic acid deficiency in children
73. What does the United Nations recommend? A. adding iron to tea B. adding nutrients to food
C. encouraging people to take vitamin pills
D. encouraging people to use more everyday foods like salt
74. What was the result of adding folic acid to a common food?
A. It increased productivity.
B. It lowered rates of birth defects.
C. It increased the consumption of flour.
D. It solved the problem of hidden hunger.
75. In paragraph 3, what reason does the author give for calling “hidden hunger” a tragedy? A. It can be avoided. B. It affects so many people.
C. So many people aren’t aware of it.
D. It affects only developing countries. PASSAGE D
Based on their study of ancient bones, a group of evolutionary scientists is offering a new explanation for how humans
evolved as creatures with large brains. These scientists studied the chemical composition of the bones of early modern
humans, who lived in Europe about 20,000 to 28,000 years ago, and of Neanderthals, who lived in the same area from
28,000 to 130,000 years ago. Among other things, they analyzed the levels of carbon and nitrogen isotopes found in these
bones. The isotopes are thought to be the chemical signature of a diet rich in fish and seafood. Their findings suggest that
while Neanderthals were mainly meat-eaters, early modern humans derived up to half of their dietary protein from fish.
Fish contains a plentiful supply of omega fatty acids, which are crucial to brain development. Two of these fatty acids
that seafood contains in high levels - docosahexaenic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) - make up 60 per cent of the
brain’s structural material. The former is vital for the development of neuron membranes, the latter for the construction of
blood vessels in the brain. These chemicals, however, are scarce in other foods, even in meat. Thus, the researchers who
conducted this study argue that the early modern humans’ diet provided them with an evolutionary edge over the smaller-
brained Neanderthals who for a while coexisted with them but then died out. It provided them with excess energy and
nutrients that could be directed towards brain growth.
76. What does the author say about arachidonic acid?
A. It is plentiful in both fish and meat.
B. It makes up 60% of the brain’s structural material.
C. It is necessary for the development of neuron membranes.
D. It helps to build blood vessels in the brain.
77. According to this passage, a major difference between Neanderthals and early modern humans was that _____.
A. Neanderthals ate more fish
B. Neanderthals died out later
C. early modern humans ate more fish
D. early modern humans had a poorer diet
78. What does the word “edge” near the end of the second paragraph refer to? A. advantage B. speed C. weapon D. food
79. This research explores the link between _____.
A. evolution and science. B. meat and fish. C. diet and lifestyle.
D. nutrition and brain development.
80. What did the researchers conclude about a diet rich in fish and seafood?
A. It is better than a diet containing a lot of fatty acids.
B. It led to the evolution of bigger brains.
C. It can add dangerous chemicals to the body.
D. It does not provide as many nutrients as a diet rich in meat. B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST (20 PTS): Read the texts below and complete each space with ONE suitable word. PASSAGE A
One of the fastest growing areas of business training nowadays is intercultural training. I recently attended a seminar of
this type and, although (1) _____of it were fairly interesting, in general I found it was not practical (2) _____ to be really useful
in a day-to-day sense. I have always believed that experience is the best teacher. In fact, I think that perhaps the most
enjoyable way to study (3) _____diversity is to observe what, when and how other nations eat.
On my last visit to the United States I spent a weekend with a family I know. (4) _____many other American families they
always keep their fridge (5) _____stocked so that any member of the family can help (6) _____to food if and when they feel
hungry. Only once during my visit (7) _____the whole family sit down together to eat a cooked meal, and my hostess
explained that this was a special (8) _____in my honor as normally they were (9) _____too busy at weekends with social or
sporting events to eat together. In my view, experiences like these tell us more about the role of family life and attitudes to
time in America than any (10) _____ could do. PASSAGE B
Health experts have warned that the currently soaring obesity levels in European children may (11) _____create health
problems of epidemic proportions within the next three (12) _____. Over the past ten years, obesity in six-year olds has
doubled while the number of obese fifteen-year olds has trebled. If present trends continue, by 2030 between 60 and 70 per
cent of Europeans will be (13) _____ and 40 to 50 per cent will be obese. The (14) _____ rise in weight-related diabetes,
high blood pressure, heart disease and some forms of cancer will place intolerable strains on health services unless steps
are (15) _____to address the problem.
The explosion in child obesity can be put (16) _____to the increasingly inactive lifestyles of modern children. Many
parents, worried lest their children should come to harm from traffic or strangers, discourage them from playing outdoors and
instead (17) _____up ever more opportunities for sedentary entertainment in the home. (18) _____should the influence of
the food industry be underestimated; (19) _____spends one thousand times more on advertising fast foods and convenience
foods in Europe and America than the total budget for promoting health in the same (20) ______ regions.
II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. The company’s publishing operations include business and consumer ______. (PERIOD)
2. Yesterday the company ______ a soaring 28 percent rise in profits for the year to December. (VEIL)
3. Such changes are ______ to even the best-trained eye. (PERCEIVE)
4. As soon as the meeting began, however, ______ differences emerged. (RECONCILE)
5. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catastrophe of ______ dimensions for the whole world. (PRECEDE)
6. Her legs were______ by the very high heels which she wore. (LONG)
7. School officials hope the ______ project can help both the teenagers and retired people. (GENERATE)
8. Farmers are discouraged from applying______ chemicals nowadays. (INSECT)
9. Our ______ trip covers everything during your trip abroad apart from travel insurance. (INCLUDE)
10. Not only large cities but also ______ places have been badly affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. (FLING)
PART 2: Complete the passage with the appropriate forms from the words given in the box. PERFORM SHINE DEPRIVE SPECTACLE EARN STRIP PRIVILEGE RESENT GROUND COURAGE
Childhood self-esteem can overwhelm academic disadvantage or social (11) ______ in determining future earning
power, according to major new research.
There is now clear evidence that the (12) ______ of people who had higher self-esteem at age ten (13) ______ those
of their peers whose academic performance was better at the same age. Bright children often have higher self-esteem, as
do some from more affluent (14) ______. But the study compared children from similar families and still found that those
who were psychologically well-balanced at ten were now (15) ______ their peers.
The research also found, surprisingly, that it is not unusual for children to have high academic achievement and low self-
esteem, leading to significant later underperformance in the job market. A spokesman for the British Association for
Counsel ing said:” (16) ______ for children doesn't come only from crude parental hostility at home; it can just be (17)
______ or the constant feeling that they're making you tired. Children pick that up. Nor is it only (18) ______children who
suffer. All too often you can ask affluent parents who the important people in their child's life are - teachers, friends and so
on - and they haven't a clue.”
Bearing out the findings of this research, many (19) ______ successful entrepreneurs were (20) ______ academically
when they were at school but had the advantage of supportive families.
III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. 1
Family history is one of the Britain's fastest growing passions. Genealogy used to be
considered the preserve of bearded boffins or snobbish eccentrics, but now thousand of
people who would scorn the idea of ploughing through academic tomes of historic
information were eagerly delving into official archives and public records in an effort to hunt 5
down their ancestors. Some are motivated by curiosity and the desire to piece together a
family tree; some hope to add excitement to their lives by digging up a colorful or illustrious
forebear. As a hobby, it's slow and time-consuming; some enthusiasts have spent years
poring over records of births, marriages and deaths in search for an elusive ancestor.
However, the advent of the Internet has made things much easy and may partly explain the 10
explosion of interest in tracing one's root. A host of online databases allow you to look up a
specific surname quickly and instead of visiting your local public record office to examine the
official files, it is now probably possible to carry out much of your research online. Even so,
the results may not be whom you hoped for. A friend of mine spent two years trying in vain
to trace her family back to a famous eighteenth century novelist; what she came up instead 15
is a forefather of the same name who had been the local hangman!
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VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS): Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. Her opinions on the new management policies were very different from those of her fellow workers. (ODDS)
→ She was _______________________________________________________________________________________
2. You must remember to lock the drawer, whatever you do. (ACCOUNT)
→ On ___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. I said nothing because I was afraid of offending her. (FEAR)
→ I remained _______________________________________________________________________________offence.
4. He was dismissed for neglecting his work. (LED)
→His ___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. You have to be more co-operative or your colleagues won't respect you. (UNLESS)
→ You will not be held _____________________________________________________________________________
6. She claimed she handed in her resignation as a result of provocation. (PROVOKED)
→ She claimed ___________________________________________________________________________________
7. You were wrong when you assumed that we would support your project. (READ)
→ You should ____________________________________________________________________________________
8. Politicians’ language is so ambiguous that I don’t understand what they really mean. (INKLING)
→ Such _______________________________________________________________________what they really mean.
9. You will infuriate him if you don’t keep it secret. (HAT)
→ Keep _________________________________________________________________________________ the bend.
10. He admits he’s not one of the important members of the organization. (COG)
→ He ___________________________________________________________________________________________
THE END OF TEST – BEST OF LUCK