SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TP.

HCM
CỤM CM IV
TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG AN LẠC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI
KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CỤM IV (LẦN THỨ VII)
2022- 2023
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Khối 10
Thời gian: 120 phút
Đề có 6 trang
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Full name: _________________________ Class: ____________________
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
PART ONE: WORD CHOICE:
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1. He got an excellent grade in his examination _______ the fact that he had not worked
particularly hard.
A. on account of B. despite of C. in spite of D. despite
2. Burning coal is an _______ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.
A. economy B. economic D. economical D. economize
3. There was no _______ in continuing cheering for him. The race was over.
A. point B. value C. worth D. profit
4. I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could _______ me a favor.
A. make B. do C. pick D. find
5. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quiet _______.
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
6. David’s married Elizabeth?” – No, I don’t believe it! You’re pulling my _______.
A. toe B. leg C. mind D. hair
7. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very _______ girl.
A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagining
8. Even after you move to New York, we’d really appreciate it if you would take the time to
_______ with us.
A. keep in touch B. keep in mind C. drop a line D. stop over
9. Robert is completely _______ in his new book on photography.
A. absorbed B. interested C. exhausted D. occupied
10. “But son, you are my own _______.”
A. flesh and blood B. body and soul C. heart to heart D. skin and bone
PART TWO: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE:
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1. Were she _______ the truth, she would tell you about it.
A. tell B. to tell C. told D. had told
2. I would rather _______ my holiday in Egypt than in Turkey. I really can’t stand the food.
A. take B. had taken C. have taken D. to have taken
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3. _________________, he remained optimistic.
A. Though badly injured he was C. Badly injured as he was
B. As he was badly injured D. As badly injured he was
4. Your windows need _______. Would you like me _______ them for you?
A. to clean – to do B. to clean – doing C. cleaning – to do D. cleaning - doing
5. The boy broke a window when they _______ football.
A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. play
6. Emily is motivated to study _______ she knows that a good education can improve her life.
A. therefore B. as C. because D. because of
7. These pills are _______ than those coated with sugar.
A. more bitter B. bitter C. much bitter D. much bitterer
8. All the students _______ native language is not English are put in this class.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
9. My wife and I _______ up since last summer in order to buy a new house.
A. saved B. save C. have been saving D. had been saving
10. _______ snow that covers _______ top of _______ mountain is _______ beautiful sight.
A. The-the-the-the B. -the-a-a C. The-the-the-a D. --a-the
PART THREE: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1. She _______ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
2. As you’ve arrived late, you’ll have to _______ the time you have lost.
A. make up to B. do up to C. do up for D. make up for
3. It’s no good pretending; you’ve got to _______ reality.
A. bargain for B. come up against C. get down to D. face up to
4. He always runs _______ of money before the end of the month.
A. out B. back over C. up D. down
5. When I got _______ the plane, my family was waiting for me.
A. on B. off C. of D. down
6. We use a dictionary to look _______ the meaning of new words.
A. at B. for C. into D. up
7. In order not to lose its market share, his company must _______ the latest technological
developments.
A. drop in B. fall apart C. wear out D. keep up with
8. We have to _______ our notes once again to make sure we have learned all important details
before the exam.
A. pull down B. put up with C. take in D. go over
9. The orphan was brought _______ by his aunt.
A. up B. about C. away D. in
10. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned _______.
A. down B. on C. off C. up

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 PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question (10 points)
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and
then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation ticket, a US
rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travelers are called commuters.

The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or subway, but
most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and sleep in their cars
until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they can live in quiet bedroom
communities away from the city, but another reason is ‘white flight’. In the 1960s most cities began to
desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer separate schools for white and black children.
Many white families did not want to send their children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the
suburbs, which have their own schools, and where, for various reasons, few black people live.

Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a day
travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities are surrounded
by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the stockbroker belt because it
contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are becoming dormitory towns, because
people sleep there but take little part in local activities.

Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and evening rush
hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads. Commuters on trains
rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using their mobile phones, though
this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of people now work at home some days of
the week, linked to their offices by computer, a practice called telecommuting.

Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into town each
day. Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an arrangement for people
who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities have a public service that helps
such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved for car-pool vehicles. But cars and
petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to drive alone because it gives them more
freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which
buses take drivers into the centre.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, Oxford University Press, 2000)
1. All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each day in
the US and / or Britain EXCEPT _______.
A. car pooling / sharing C. traffic lanes for car pooling
B. park-and-ride schemes D. free car parks in the city centre
2. The word “desegregate” in paragraph 2 most probably means _______.
A. end racial discrimination C. become worse in quality
B. improve the quality D. begin to re-equip
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 3. As mentioned in the passage, commuters usually _______.
A. talk to each other during train journeys C. go to work at different hours
B. cause traffic congestion on the roads D. go home from work at different hours
4. Which of the following is NOT true about the London commuter belt?
A. It surrounds London. C. it is like “bedroom communities” in the US
B. It is home to some wealthy business people D. It is central London
5. It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where people
_______.
A. take part in local activities C. contribute to the local community
B. are employed locally D. stay for the night
6. The passage mentions that many Americans are willing to travel a long distance to work in
order to be able to live in _______.
A. comfortable bedrooms C. quiet neighborhoods
B. city centers D. noisy communities
7. The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. related to B. connected to C. satisfied with D. shared with
8. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A. driving alone B. car pool C. traveling together D. petrol / gas
9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
B. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
C. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
D. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain.
10. Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most
probably agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year.
PART FIVE: CLOZE TEST
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. (10 points)
Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries. As (1) _______ as
1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The number of public
school libraries increased dramatically (2) _______the federal government passed the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1964, (3) _______ provided funds for school districts to improve their
education programs and facilities, including their libraries. (4) _______, many educators claim that since
the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising (5) _______
of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.
Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts
(6) _______ in funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public school expenses.
Therefore, the libraries of the public schools tend to reflect the (7) _______ capabilities of the

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communities in which they are located. Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (8)
_______ abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support. In (9) _______,
school districts in many poor areas house their libraries in ordinary classrooms or in small rooms. The
libraries in such areas are generally staffed by volunteers, who organize and (10) _______ books that are
often out-of-date, irrelevant, or damaged.
1. A. freshly B. recently C. frequently D. newly
2. A. though B. with C. during C. when
3. A. that B. who C. which D. this
4. A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. Consequently D. Otherwise
5. A. fine B. fee C. cost D. sum
6. A. go B. come C. rely D. stay
7. A. educational B. economical C. political D. financial
8. A. for B. with C. on D. by
9. A. country B. converse C. contrast D. conflict
10. A. attain B. obtain C. contain D. maintain
B. WRITING:
PART ONE: OPEN CLOZE TEST:
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word
in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
Throughout the history people have worn clothing of one description or another. Apart from
protection against the weather, clothes were (1) ______ often used to show the wearer’s status and
wealth. Over the years, numerous fashions in clothing have come and gone. (2) ________ some of these
have been popular for relatively short periods, others have (3) ________ longer.
(4) ________ the first half of the 20th century, the ability to follow fashion was limited to those
who had the money to (5) ________ so. But following fashion did not only demand money, it also
required large amounts of leisure time. Wealth people took fashion very (6) ________ and close attention
had to be paid to detail. Wearing the correct clothes for different occasions was very important, despite
the fact that this often meant (7) ________ clothes five or six times a day.
More recently, fashionable clothes have come (8) ________ the reach of ordinary people. The
traditional craft of dressmaking, (9) ________ usually involved sewing by hand, was both costly and
slow. But today, large-scale manufacturing has made it easier for people to keep up with changes in
fashion (10) ________ having to spend a great deal of money.
PART TWO: WORD FORM
Give the correct form of the words in the following sentences. (20 pts)
1. She was ________________ when she was very young. (SUCCESS)
2. ________________ at school is more and more common now. It should be eliminated as soon as
possible. (VIOLENT)
3. Lisa is very ________________. She always manages to look good in photographs. (PHOTO)

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 4. He is ________________ for his charitable activities than for his business in the steel industry.
(KNOW)
5. Water ________________ are things such as detergents, pesticides, oil, and other chemicals.
(POLLUTE)
6. A recent report has warned of global food ________________ unless the current system of
farming and food distribution is changed. (SHORT)
7. Ben was too ________________ to complete the marathon race. (EXHAUST)
8. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to ________________ these
two. (DIFFERENT)
9. Tom was so tired that he fell ________________ at his desk. (SLEEP)
10. In Vietnam, many ________________ crafts such as weaving and embroidering are now being
revived. (TRADITION)
PART THREE: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original one, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. (20 pts)
1. “I didn’t break the window!”, the student said.
→ The student denied ________________________________________ .
2. I left there quietly in order that I wouldn’t disturb everybody.
→ So as ___________________________________________________ .
3. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it
exploded.
→ Despite _________________________________________________ .
4. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
→ If ______________________________________________________ .
5. She was so angry that she couldn’t say anything.
→ Such ___________________________________________________ .
6. We can’t wait to watch the program. (FORWARD)
→ We are __________________________________________________ .
7. Success depends on hard work. (MORE)
→ The harder ________________________________________ you are.
8. Joe isn’t feeling very well today. (WEATHER)
→ Joe is feeling a bit _________________________________________ .
9. I think that his question is very easy. (CAKE)
→ I think that his question is __________________________________ .
10. The boy looks exactly like his father. (TAKES)
→ The boy ________________________________________________ .

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