TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC TÂY BẮC BÀI THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 10 (2022 – 2023)

TRƯỜNG TH, THCS, THPT MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

CHU VAN AN Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không tính thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 07 trang)

Name: ………………………………………………………. Score: ……………………../100

A. LISTENING (20 scores): (Bài Nghe gồm có 02 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 02 lần)
SECTION 1 QUESTIONS 1 - 10
I. Listen and choose the correct answer

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B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (30 scores)
I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
21. The answer Henry gave was so confusing that his lecturer could hardly make ______ of it at all.
A. sense B. meaning C. interpretation D. intelligibility
22. Considered America’s first great architect, ______.
A. many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
B. it was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
C. Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
D. Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson.
23. “Jack, can you help me push the piano to the corner of the hall to ______ our party?” said the teacher
A. give place to B. make place for C. take room for D. make room for
24. The surrealistic movement in art in the 1920s and 1930s placed ______ is pictured in the unconscious
and often incorporated dreamlike images.
A. to emphasize it B. an emphasis on what
C. an emphasis on it D. emphasize what
25. “Frankly, Ms. Adamson works ______ that her figures never need ______,” said the General Manager.
A. such efficiently that / to check B. so efficient that / checking
C. such an efficient that / to be checked D. so efficiently that / to be checked
26. It is highly recommended that language learners in general and English learners ______ should learn the
language in the native community so as to master it.
A. in particular B. on the whole C. in short D. on the other hand
27. Lama: “What’s your greatest phobia, Carolina?
Carolina: “______”
A. I’m afraid not. B. I haven’t made up my mind.
C. What an absurd idea! D. Worms, definitely.
28. Waiter: “How would you like your steak, sir? Man: “______”
A. Not too bad B. Very good C. Rare, please D. Yes, of course I like it
29. I'm sure it's not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don't remember ________
anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told
30. _______appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. What the Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

31. The woman tried to break into a security file for which she was not (AUTHORITY) ______.
32. Life (EXPECT) ______ for both men and women has improved greatly in the past 50 years.
33. Julie Johnson and Mark Thomas, aged 19 and 20 (RESPECT) ______, are taking part in the competition.
34. Ants and bees are described as _________insects. (INDUSTRY)
35. After hours of going from one hotel to another, we ________ found one which was not fully booked.
(EVENT)
36. The (PREDICT) ______ weather in the mountains can make climbing extremely hazardous.
37. Both sides have shown a distinct lack of (ENTHUSIAST) ______ for discussion.
38. I don’t like to be visited or phoned too much at home. I like my _______. (PRIVATE)
39. Librarians spend a lot of their time _________ books. (CLASS).
40. The soil has been _________ by erosion. (POVERTY)

31. 34. 37.

32. 35. 38.
33. 36. 39.

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C. READING (30 scores)

I. Choose the most suitable heading from the box for each paragraph below. There is ONE
EXTRA heading that you DO NOT need to use. (10 scores)

HEADINGS
A. The amount that American eat
B. Americans even getting fatter
C. Changing meal times everywhere
D. Why Americans love fast food
E. Unhealthy American schools
F. How American schools deal with obesity among teenagers

40: ______
In the past year, the adult obesity rate rose in 48 of America’s 52 states. Despite the campaigns to
make people aware of the dangers of over-eating, about 119 million, or 64% of US adults are either
overweight or obese. Worryingly, this figure is predicted to rise to 73% by the end of this year. What does
this mean for America? Already 300,000 deaths each year are caused by obesity (only smoke kills more
people), and the annual cost to the country is around $100 billion.

41: ______
Many people blame for the fast food industry, along with sedentary life styles, for the worrying
increase. The average American now consumes about three hamburgers and four portions of French fries
every week. That’s 90 grams of fat and 2.250 calories (the average person needs about 2.000 calories a day).
A recent survey found that every month 90% of America children eat at least one meal in fast food
restaurant.

42: ______
Most Americans know that fast food isn’t good for them. It is high in calories, fat, salt and sugar. Yet
fast-food restaurants are part of American life. After World War II, higher salaries and productivity, together
with technological developments and increased consumerism, made fast food restaurants popular. It
presented a modern lifestyle, and is still a popular place for teenagers to get together with friends. The food
is cheap, and many say they love the taste. The advertising is often aimed at children, with offers of
entertainment and free gifts.

43: ______
Another in fast food sales – not only in the USA, but all over the world – is our increasingly busy
lifestyles. In the past, families ate a home-cooked meal together at dinner time. These days, meals can be
eaten at any hour of the day, and people rely on easy, instant food – not always nutritious – that is available
“24/7”. America invented the “TV dinner”, and it is something most people around the world now enjoy.

44: ______
Finding nutritious food is also difficult in schools, which is often have contracts with fast food supplies
and drinks companies. Teenage boys in the US each drink an average of 868 cans of fizzy drinks per year.
Exercise in school has become less important too. A recent report showed that half of all US teens aged 12 –
21 got only America’s problem – Europe is also getting faster. It is estimated that over one million children in
the UK are obese and this number has trebled over the past 20 years.

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II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (10 scores)

Paul Bunyan is perhaps America’s best-known folk hero. A fictional logger of incredible
strength, he was most likely based on an actual nineteenth-century logger from the northern
United States or Canada. As a folk hero, he struck a chord with Americans on some level, perhaps
Line because he was incredibly strong but also because he was hard-working and capable, ingenious
(5) in solving problems, and fun-loving.
Though there is evidence that Paul Bunyan tales were part of oral tradition in the nineteen
century, Paul Bunyan stories did not appear in written form until the early twentieth century.
Journalist James McGillivray included descriptions of Bunyan in a series of essay entitled “The
Round River Drive” which appeared in a number of Midwestern newspapers between 1906 and
(10) 1910. However, it was through an extensive advertising campaign that Paul Bunyan moved solidly
into print.
Recognizing the appeal of Paul Bunyan as a figure for his company’s advertising, William
Laughead, an advertising executive for the Red River Lumber Company, initiated a campaign that
consisted of a series of publications featuring Paul Bunyan. For several decades, the company
(15) distributed these publications free of charge and made no attempt to obtain a copyright on them.
In fact, the company vigorously encouraged other writers to make use of Paul Bunyan because it
felt that the use of this character enhanced the name recognition of the Red River Lumber
Company inasmuch as the name of the folk hero and the name of the company had become
interwoven.
(20) The Bunyan stories published by Red River and further circulated by others were tall tales
of gigantic proportions. In these tales, Banyan is depicted as a man of superhuman proportions,
who is strong, hard-working, entrepreneurial, and innovative. In one story, for example, Paul is
credited with digging the Great Lakes in order to create a watering hole for his giant ox, Babe. In
another of these tales, Paul caused an entire winter of blue snow to fall by swearing a blue streak
(25) after he injured himself by smashing his thumb with a large hammer. A third story in the series
describes Paul’s role in establishing the Mississippi River.
Fascination with Paul Bunyan has continued to grow, and today he is a standard of
American folklores. The prevalence of Bunyan as a figure of folklore today is evidenced by
references to him in countless stories, cartoons, poems, and songs as well as the numerous
community festivals and logging competitions featuring Paul Bunyan that can be found
throughout the sections of the country where logging has strong tradition.
45. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. present the actual feats of a real-life logger
B. provide an overview of American folktales
C. describe logging in North America
D. discuss a “larger than life” folk hero
46. It is NOT stated in the passage that Paul Bunyan is known for his ______.
A. unusual strength B. dedication to work
C. ingenuity in difficult situations D. serious nature
47. The passage states that Paul Bunyan tales first appeared ______.
A. in oral stories B. in advertising C. in newspapers D. in a series of essays
48. Which of the following CANNOT be inferred about the Red River Lumber Company’s advertising
campaign featuring Paul Bunyan?
A. It endured for quite a time.
B. The company did not protect its ownership of the stories.
C. The campaign did little to enhance the company’s profitability.
D. The company wanted the name Paul Bunyan to be known as widely as possible.
49. The pronoun “them” in line 14 refers to ______.

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 A. publications B. series C. decades D. writers
50. The word “interwoven” in line 17 could be best replaced by ______.
A. unfashionable B. mixed together C. not compatible D. too separate
51. Where in the passage does the author discuss a weather phenomenon that Paul Bunyan supposedly
caused?
A. Lines 3-5 B. Lines 14-17 C. lines 20-23 D. Lines 25-29
52. The word “countless” in line 27 could be best replaced by the expression ______.
A. an overestimated number of B. an insubstantial number of
C. a large number of D. a specified number of
53. Which paragraph describes the plots of some of the tales of Paul Bunyan?
A. The second paragraph B. The third paragraph
C. The fourth paragraph D. The fifth paragraph
54. The author’s tone in this passage is ______.
A. humorous B. neutral C. sarcastic D. pessimistic

III. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. (10 scores)
Childhood is the time when there are (55) ______ responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has
good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, (56) ______ he may do. It is improbable that he will ever
again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In (57) ______, life is always
presenting new things to the child - things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too
well-known. A child finds pleasure playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a
marvellous adventure. (58) ______, a child has his pain. He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks
older people are: he is continually told not to do things, or being punished (59) ______ what he has done
wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.
When a young man starts to (60) ______ his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of
school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. He can no longer expect (61)
______ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he
spends most time playing about in a day he used to as a child, he will be hungry. And if he breaks the laws of
society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps
out of troubles and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (62)
______ in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society.
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be
unhappy. With old age (63) ______ wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old
can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their grandchildren growing
up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of
having come (64) ______ the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and
rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
55. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
56. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. whosoever
57. A. short B. term C. reality D. addition
58. A. However B. But C. Therefore D. Moreover
59. A. because B. for C. at D. by
60. A. take B. have C. create D. earn
61. A. other B. another C. others D. someone
62. A. progress B. achievement C. improvements D. accomplishments
63. A. coming B. come C. came D. had come
64. A. out B. across C. through D. back

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D. WRITING (20 scores)
Write an essay on the following topic:
Nowadays young people lack an understanding of how to manage their finances after they finish high
school. Explain why they do not know how to manage money and how this can be changed.

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