LỚP 10 ANH 2

A. LISTENING : ( 20 X 0.2 = 4pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 . Bài nghe gồm 4 phần; thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc mỗi phần câu hỏi.
 . Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc
 . Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1:Complete the following form using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER.( You will listen to the recording once only)(1pt)

SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION

Example Answer
Family name: Mackinlay
First name: (1) ……………………
Country of origin: (2) ……………………
Date of Arrival: (3) ……………………
Number of tenants: (4) ……………………
Length of stay: 2 weeks
Purpose of visit: (5) ……………………

Part 2: You will hear a man called Toby Merchant talking on the radio about his job as an
engineer.Listen and choose the most suitable answers. ( You will listen to the recording twice
)(1pt)
6. When did Toby get a job with Atkins Engineering?
A. when he was a university student
B. as soon as he finished university
C. six months after he finished university
7. What is Toby working on at the moment?
A. a new motorway B. houses and flats C. a new airport
8. When Toby began working, he was surprised to spend so much time
A. talking to other people B. sitting in an office C. designing buildings
9. Young people often don’t choose engineering because they think
A. it’s hard to get a job B. it’s probably boring C. it’s not well paid
10. What is a disadvantage of the job for Toby?
A. He finds it difficult to take holiday.
B. He can’t organize his spare time.
C. He works too many hours.
Part 3: Listen to the conversation between two friends and decide whether the statements are
True (T) or False (F) ( You will listen to the recording twice ) (1pt)
11. Andy is writing an essay about different ancient civilizations.
12. The land where Aztecs used to live is now part of the USA.
13. It was very important for a boy to know how to fight well.
14. Wendy thinks it was a shame not all girls went to school.
15. The king didn’t make important decisions all by himself.

Part 4:You will hear part of a radio programme about bags for walkers. For questions 16 - 20,
complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer in the
corresponding numbered boxes.( You will listen to the recording twice ) (1pt)
BAGS FOR WALKERS
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Rod’s shop sells bags and other (16)_____________________ equipment.
A backpack could spoil your holiday if it doesn't fit your back.
A 35-litre bag is good for (17)_____________________
An upright bag is recommended for people who are going to climb up
To protect breakable items choose a bag with a (18)_____________________
A bag with two compartments inside will allow you to separate your belongings.
External pockets can be used to carry tools that are sharp or dirty.
It is important that shoulder straps are (19)_____________________
A horizontal bar will prevent shoulder straps from falling
Padded parts of the bag should have plenty of (20)_____________________ so that sweat can
escape.
B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: (3pts)
Part 1:Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D ) which best completes each sentence. (1pt)
1. The students are going to________ an experiment to determine the melting point of cotton.
A. buy into B. carry out C. rage on D. come to mind
2. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the_______ of her children.
A. care B. reason C. concern D. sake
3 I didn't mean it! It was just a slip of the ________  ! Please forgive me. 
 A. hand  B. mind  C. mouth  D. tongue
4. The villagers are __________ about the proposed motorway.
A. up in arms B. on the air C. in the air D. on the alert
5. He __________ several thousand pounds when his grandfather died.
A. came into B. came up C. came down to came round
6. He is a talented actor but his lack of ambition holds him ____________
A. in B. back C. up D. over
7.Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.
A. accompanied B. followed C. involved D. associated
8. It’s too late to phone Jill at work, at any ______________
A. case B. time C. situation D. rate
9. Of course, we don’t need this dictionary at present, but in the long _______it may prove
useful.
A. run B. time C. future D. perspective
10. Sheila had butterflies in her ____________ before the interview.
A. face B. heart C. palms D. stomach
Part 2:Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (1pt)
11. Did you know that Oscar Wilde __________ in Paris during his final years?
A. Has been living B. had been living C. had lived D. lived
12. If he ______ as honest as you believe, he wouldn’t have done that.
A. were B. would be C. would have been D. have been
13. “ I’m freezing.” “ You__________more warmly.”
A. could dress B. should have dressed C. may have dressed D. must have dressed
14 . “So, whose fault was it ?Jane’s or Brian’s?”
“__________fair, they were both partly to blame.”
A. Being B.To be C.To have been D. Having been
15. “Did you hear anything about last month’s Barclays’ robbery?”
“Yes eventually the robbers _______ given a ten- year sentence.”
A. were not being B. were not to be C. were D. were not have been
16. .............quickly we ran, we just couldn't catch up with the van.
A. Although B. Much C.Even D. However
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17. Out of the water ______.
A. jumped the penguins B. the penguins jumped
C. did the penguins jump D. the penguins jump
18. It is vital that everyone_______ aware of the protection of the environment.
A. is B. be C. are D. were
19. ________ the demand for tickets that people queue day and night.
A. So was B. That was C. Such was D. This was
20. The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.
A. by no means B. by means of C. by all means D. in the mean time
Part 3:Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete the passage. (0) has
been done as an example.(1pt)

According to some (0) scientists (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (21) _____
(VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (22) _____
(FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from
bridges attached to a (23) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now
been tried by over one million people (24) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to
grow. Before the special elastic rope (25) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of
nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (26) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and
when they are finally (27) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad
smiles on their faces, saying (28) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some
people, it is only the (29) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that
finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (30) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into
space.
C. READING:(5pts)
Part 1: For questions 31- 40, read the following passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or
D) best fits each gap. (1pt)
While (31)________ everyone accepts the goal of developing (32)_______ in the three "R's" -
reading, writing, and arithmetic - it often seems impossible to (33)_______ agreement on any
goal beyond that. In the broadest (34)________, the conflict over educational goals can be
(35)_______ as a conflict between conservatives and liberals, or, (36)_______ they are
sometimes called, essentialists and progressives.
The conservatives, or essentialists, tend to identify a desirable education with the transmission of
the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense (37)_______ featuring the three R's at the elementary-school
level, and academic studies or strong vocational or business courses in the secondary school.
They put emphasis on the training of the mind and cultivation of the intellect.
The liberals, or progressives, tend to be interested in the development of the all-roundchild, not
merely in training the child's mind or in preparing the child for adult life in a remote future. They
emphasize rich, meaningful school living in the present, and they view subject matter as a
resource (38)________ total human development (39)_______ as a goal in itself. They do not
downgrade content but believe it should be (40)_______ not for their own sake but as a means of
fostering thought and inquiry.
31. A. most B. mostly C. almost D. utmost
32. A. talents B. actions C. skills D. techniques
33. A. get B. accomplish C. take D. reach
34. A. terms B. words C. letters D. means
35. A. viewed B. thought C. counted D. named
36. A. but B. when C. although D. as
37. A. subject B. curriculum C. object D. program
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38. A. at B. in C. of D. for
39. A. but for B. rather than C. instead D. better
40. A. inquired B. required C. acquired D. Requested

Part 2 : For questions 41-50, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (1pt)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (41) _____ theiradvent makes the
world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (42) _____. And that, (43)
_____ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especiallyof politicians, managers, trade
(44) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists. The newtechnologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on
knowledge and information as their main input, can (45) _____ human being from many of their
current constraints for exampleconstraints of resources and geography. (46) _____ the new
technologies could also (47) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more
effectively than in the (48) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological
society will (49) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity
(50) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.
Part 3 : Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions 51-60. (1pt)
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a governmenttrain
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caughtin a
snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see whathad become
of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw hisoxen, living, fat, and
healthy. How had they survived?The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands
trampled underfoot in theirhaste 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 cultivatedplant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would
cure and becomenourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that
familiarbluejointgrass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or
evenhopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow madeit
possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wildgrasses did just
that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superiorto the cultivated eastern
grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, ormesquite grass, not only were they
immune to drought; but they were actually preservedby the lack of summer and autumn rains.
They were not juicy like the cultivated easterngrasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did
not need to be cured in a barn, but driedright where they grew on the ground. When they dried in
this way, they remainednaturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to
fend forthemselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh
grassyear after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by
themelting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air curedthem
much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
51. 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
52. 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 maynot be completed factual.
53. The word “they” in line 5 refers to _____.
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A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
54. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 6?
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.
55. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
56. The word “preferred” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
57. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in thesecond
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.
58. 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
59. 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
60. 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
Part 4: Read the following text and do the tasks that follow.(2 pts)
A. A condition that causes children to dislike being hugged and sometimes reject all physical
affection is closer to being understood following research into the part of the brain responsible
for our senses. Scientists at Northwestern University, Illinois, and the University of Edinburgh
explored fragile X syndrome, a condition associated with hypersensitivity to sounds, touch,
smells and visual stimuli that can result in social withdrawal or anxiety. Hypersensitivity is a
condition in which the person affected responds in an excessive way to contact with the world
around them. Some sufferers are even hypersensitive to material on their skin.
B. The scientists found that critical phases in the brain’s development may be wrongly timed in
people with the condition. This may result in delayed communication between certain neurons in
the brain. By recording electrical signals in the brains of mice, bred to exactly copy the effects of
the condition, the researchers found that connections in the brain’s sensory cortex were late to
develop fully. The study, published in the journal Neuron, found that normal neural connections
in the sensory cortex occur much easier than previously thought: in the first week of pregnancy
in mice, which is equivalent to the middle of the second trimester (or fifth month) of pregnancy
in humans. In fragile X syndrome, the mistiming also has a domino effect, causing further
problems with the correct wiring of the brain. The hope is that by understanding how and when
the functions of the brain are effected in fragile X syndrome, a therapy may become possible.
C. “There is a “critical period” during development, when the brain is very plastic and is
changing rapidly,” said Anis Contractor, from the Geinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern
University. “All the elements of this rapid development have to be coordinated so that the brain
becomes wired correctly and therefore functions properly.” People with the syndrome have
cognitive problems as well as sensory problems that make them physically weaker. “They have
tactile defensiveness,” Dr Contractor said. “They don’t look in people’s eyes, they won’t hug
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their parents, and they are hypersensitive to touch and sound. All of this causes anxiety for
family and friends as well as for the fragile X patients themselves.” Peter Kind, who led the
study at the University of Edinburgh, said: “We know there are key windows during which the
brain develops, both in the womb and afterwards. The general principle is that if these time
windows have shifted, then that could explain the cognitive problems.”
D. Professor Kind said that this could be demonstrated by the fact that a child with cataract (a
medical condition in which the lens of the eyes becomes less and less transparent) that was not
corrected would become permanently blind in the affected eye, whereas an adult would be able
to regain their sight after an operation. “We’ve learnt that theses changes happen much earlier
than previously thought, which gives valuable insight into when we should begin therapeutic
intervention for people with these conditions,” he said. “It also has implications for the treatment
of autism since the changes in the brains of people with fragile X syndrome and autistic people
are thought to significantly overlap.” Autism, as many people know, is a disability that affects
how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they make sense of the
world.
E. Fragile X syndrome is as common as cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that commonly affects
the lungs and causes breathing difficulties, and that affects about 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 8,000
females worldwide. The Fragile X Society believes that there are many people who have the
fragile X syndrome but have never been diagnosed. It shows up in early infancy and
progressively worsens throughout childhood, causing intellectual disability as well as social,
language and behavioural problems.
F. Fragile X syndrome is caused by a gene mutation on the X chromosome- one of the two
chromosomes that determine the gender or sex of a person. The mutation interferes in the
production of a protein called fragile X mental retardation protein. Fragile X is so-named
because the X chromosome appears broken or kinked. Tim Potter, of the Fragile X Society, said:
“ We welcome any research that helps us understand fragile X and which may open the way to
reversing the effects or preventing them ever happening.
Task 1. The Reading Passage above has eight paragraphs A-H. From the list of headings
below, choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. Write the appropriate numbers
(i-ix) in boxes 61-66. Paragraph A has been done for you.
List of Headings
i. How fragile X syndrome was discovered
ii. The genetic basic of fragile X syndrome
iii. Fragile X syndrome and developmental delays in the brain
iv. New treatments for fragile X syndrome
v. The comparative frequency of fragile X syndrome
vi. Research into understanding fragile X syndrome
vii. Reasons for the increase of fragile X syndrome
viii. Other conditions related to cognitive development
ix. Examples of the symptoms of fragile X syndrome
61 paragraph A __________
62 paragraph B __________
63 paragraph C __________
64 paragraph D __________
65 paragraph E __________
66 paragraph F __________
Task 2: Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
People with fragile X syndrome are extremely sensitive to sensory (67)
…………………………….. Some sufferers are even hypersensitive to clothing. The condition is
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the result of connections within the (68) ……………………………. of the brain not being made
at the right time. Instead, the neurons of people with the condition establish connections later
than should happen, which is normally in the second (69) …………………………. of pregnancy
of humans. By understanding how the brain’s (70) ……………………..…. are affected,
scientists hope to develop a treatment.
D.WRITING (6pts)
Part 1 : Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their
meanings remain unchanged. (1pt)
1. I would never have finished the assignments without your contribution.
But for ______________________________________________________
2. Why did you worry so much? I told you I was safe with Carol.
You needn’t ____________________________________________________
3. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last thing ___________________________________________________
4. A rise in temperature in the next century seems likely.
In all ________________________________________________________
5. I was surprised when he said he wouldn’t work overtime.
His__________________________________________________________

Part 2 : Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight
words, including the word given. (1pt)

1. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (consideration)
→………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The baby likes her nurse at once .(takes)
→………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now.(halved)
→………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election. (likelihood)
→………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident (prompt)
→………………………………………………………………………………………….
Part 3 : The table below shows household spending on various items as a percentage of the
total in a Chinese city in 1990 and 2005. Summarize the information by selecting and
reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.(1.5pts)

Write at least 150 words

ITEM 1990 2005
Food 56 43
Clothing 11 6
Household appliances 7 7
Medical service 1 6
Transport and communications 2 9
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 Recreation, education and culture 12 15
Accommodation 5 8
Other 6 6
TOTAL 100 100

Part 4 : Write an essay of about 200-250 words on the following topic(2.5pts):

In recent years, the family structure has changed, as well as family roles. What types of
changes are occurring? Do you think these changes are positive or negative?

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